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Users of the site can play online chess anonymously and optionally register an account to play rated games. Lichess is ad-free and all the features are available for free, as the site is funded by donations from patrons. [5] [6] [7] Features include chess puzzles, computer analysis, tournaments and chess variants.
P. V. Nandhidhaa playing online chess on Chess.com A chess game on Lichess that ended in a smothered mate. Online chess is chess that is played over the Internet, allowing players to play against each other. This was first done asynchronously through PLATO and email in the 1970s.
CCRL (Computer Chess Rating Lists) is an organisation that tests computer chess engines' strength by playing the programs against each other. CCRL was founded in 2006 to promote computer-computer competition and tabulate results on a rating list.
A dedicated chess computer has been purpose built solely to play chess. A graphical user interface (GUI) allows one to import and load an engine, and play against it. A chess database allows one to import, edit, and analyze a large archive of past games.
The internet chess server Lichess facilitates play of the game, referring to it as "antichess"; [5] after regular chess it is the most popular variant on the site in terms of numbers of games played. [8] Since 2018 the site has hosted an annual "Lichess World Championship" for the variant.
Play free chess online against the computer or challenge another player to a multiplayer board game. With rated play, chat, tutorials, and opponents of all levels!
In August 2022, the Play Magnus Group accepted an offer to be acquired by Chess.com at a value of 800 million kr (US$80 million). The Play Magnus Group owns brands and businesses including the chess server chess24, the mobile app Play Magnus, the Champions Chess Tour, and the chess improvement website Chessable. On December 16, 2022, the ...
Stockfish finished second in TCEC Season 4 and 5, with scores of 23–25 first against Houdini 3 and later against Komodo 1142 in the Superfinal event. Season 5 was notable for the winning Komodo team as they accepted the award posthumously for the program's creator Don Dailey , who succumbed to an illness during the final stage of the event.