Lichess
Auto-checked Jul 8, 2026Unscored — replay pendingLoads in 0.3 s
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Verification history
- First verified
- Jul 8, 2026
- Last verified
- Jul 8, 2026
- Check depth
- Auto-checked — an automated liveness check confirmed it loads and boots. We have not hand-replayed it recently.
- Current status
- ok
auto-check: HTTP 200 in 252ms, title "lichess.org • Free Online Chess", screenshot captured 2026-07-09
Our take
Lichess is the free-software counterweight to chess.com: every feature — unlimited games, computer analysis, tactics puzzles, studies, opening explorer, tournaments and eight-plus variants — is free, with no ads and no premium tier, funded by donations and run as a nonprofit on open-source code. Casual games work without an account; a free account adds ratings and history. It hosts millions of games a day, so pairing is instant at any strength, at any hour, in any time control.
In one line: Everything chess.com charges for, free — no ads, no diamond tier, open source.
At a glance
By Max Gamlet · checked as described in how we verify.