Which chess variants are available on Lichess ?

Chess variants are games related to chess but using either additional pieces, different starting positions, a different number of players, or different rules. More details can be found on this wikipedia page, or in The Classified Encyclopedia of Chess Variants, by David Pritchard, available in PDF. Lichess allows to play several chess variants. When creating […]

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How to play against the computer without registration

You can play against the computer on lichess.org for free and without registration by following these steps: As you can see on the screen capture, you can also choose a different chess variant and fix a limited time control. Step 4: that’s all, you can start to play ! As you can see, playing against […]

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