lichess

This free and open-source chess game is available online and offline.

Created by chess enthusiasts, this app is open source and completely free.

• Boasting over 150,000 daily active users and rapidly growing.
• Play various chess formats: bullet, blitz, classical, and correspondence.
• Participate in arena tournaments.
• Find, follow, and challenge other players.
• Track your game statistics.
• Sharpen your skills with chess puzzles.
• Enjoy numerous game variants, both online and offline: Crazyhouse, Chess 960, King of the Hill, Three-check, Antichess, Atomic chess, Horde, and Racing Kings.
• Analyze games using local computer evaluation.
• Access server-based computer analysis with move annotations and game summaries.
• Explore an unlimited opening database.
• Utilize an endgame tablebase explorer.
• Play against an offline computer opponent.
• Engage in Over The Board mode for offline play with a friend.
• Use a standalone chess clock with customizable time settings.
• Edit the board setup.
• Available in over 80 languages.
• Designed for phones and tablets, with landscape mode support.
• 100% free, ad-free, and open source!

Similar to lichess.org, this application is open source and free software (GPL v3). It remains entirely free and ad-free, guaranteed.

Mobile application source code: https://github.com/veloce/lichobile

Website and server source code: https://lichess.org/source

What's New in Version 8.0.0

Last updated December 10, 2022

We regularly update the app with new features, enhancements, and bug fixes.

Release notes and further information: https://github.com/veloce/lichobile/releases

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