Free online Chess server. Play Chess now in a clean interface. No registration, no ads, no plugin required. Play Chess with the computer, friends or random opponents.
Play
Create a game Tournament Simultaneous exhibitions
Learn
Chess basics Puzzles Practice Coordinates Study Coaches
Watch
Lichess TV Current games Streamers Broadcasts (beta) Video library
Community
Players Teams Forum Questions & Answers
Tools
Analysis board Opening explorer Board editor Import game Advanced search
Sign in
Reconnecting
FEN
PGN
[Event "Casual Correspondence game"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/8Jxytl4v"] [Date "2025.07.26"] [Round "-"] [White "Anonymous"] [Black "marinela0102"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.07.26"] [UTCTime "08:49:53"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "1500"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C20"] [Opening "English Opening: The Whale"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. c4 { C20 English Opening: The Whale } Ba3 3. bxa3 Nf6 4. Qe2 O-O 5. Qd3 d5 6. cxd5 Qxd5 7. Qxd5 Rd8 8. Qxd8+ Ne8 9. Qxe8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
Computer analysis Move times FEN & PGN