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The best free, adless Chess server (lichess.org)
submitted 3 months ago by sag@lemm.ee to c/opensource@lemmy.ml
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If you love Chess use this instead of Chess.com

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[–] 0485919158191@lemmy.world 32 points 3 months ago

I agree. I am subscriber of theirs. They provide immense value, for free.

[–] Psyhackological@lemmy.ml 29 points 3 months ago

I don't want to brag but I'm one of these people that have lifetime donation. They do the amazing job.

[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 25 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Long ago, I made an app that controlled a headless Firefox instance and would manipulate a Chess.com webpage via an API. Then I found a guy to help build a custom wooden chess board I could monitor with an ESP32 and make calls to that API for moves, bridging a real board in a DIY setup. Never did finish the board, but realizing now I should have released the API layer.

In any event, glad Lichess exists.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

How does it display opponent moves?

[–] mrmetaverse@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

probably magnets.. or lights...

or Magic

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 4 points 3 months ago

Magnets are magic

[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 2 points 3 months ago

An LED in the corner of each square would light up an existing piece and the place to move it to. The Pi would ping the API, which would compare the current location to the board on the webpage to determine the change.

[–] ooterness@lemmy.world 18 points 3 months ago

Every time I see "lichess", it makes me think about "lich-ess", i.e., a female undead wizard.

[–] sem@lemmy.ml 17 points 3 months ago

Written in Scala ❤️

[–] mukt@lemmy.ml 11 points 3 months ago

Lichess actually has some stuff not there on chess.com. One of the heavyweights in open source world.

[–] dallying9468@lemmy.one 10 points 3 months ago

And the level is better on lichess, even if that's difficult to find 2800+ players.

[–] Luvs2Spuj@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Took me awhile to adjust as I was used to the .cum UI, but it really is great.

[–] 3laws@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm also used to cum.

[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I used to spend so many nights with chess cum

[–] antipiratgruppen@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 months ago

You chessed in your pants?

[–] chip@feddit.rocks 1 points 3 months ago

I shudder imagining that a stupid company could make .cum domains actually happen. Looking at you Google and your .zip trolling.

[–] wiki_me@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago

I played it for a while i could not save games against the computer so i could play them later.