lichess
Short description
Anyone can play online chess anonymously, although players may register an account on the site 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. For registered players, Lichess uses a Glicko-2 rating system. A chess engine is also provided for guidance.
Tournaments
- Titled Arenas - featuring some of the best players in the world playing bullet chess. Magnus Carlsen won the first titled arena, and has regularly competed and won events since then
- Streamer Team Battles - players playing in a tournament and trying to obtain as many points as possible for their favorite streamer. Previous participating chess streamers include Andrew Tang, Sergei Shipov, Antonio Radić, Illya Nyzhnyk, Sergei Zhigalko, and Fiona Steil-Antoni
- Quarterly Marathons - Four times a year Lichess hosts a seasonal 24h marathon event, with top finishers earning a trophy on their profiles.
Chess variants available
- Regular chess
- Antichess (Losing chess)
- Atomic chess
- Chess960 (Fischer Random Chess)
- Horde (a variant of Dunsany's chess)
- King of the Hill
- Racing Kings
- Three-check chess