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Lichess

Open-source chess server and platform

Game Servers ★ 18.6k stars Hard setup AGPL-3.0

Lichess is a free, open-source chess server. The full platform, including game play, analysis, puzzles, and tournaments, can be self-hosted, though it is a large multi-service application.

Key features

  • Real-time chess gameplay
  • Analysis board and engine
  • Puzzles and tournaments
  • Open API

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Full-featured chess platform
  • Completely ad-free

Trade-offs

  • Very heavy to self-host
  • Complex service architecture

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