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
[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/E18we7tr"] [Date "2026.06.25"] [Round "-"] [White "EdChiriac"] [Black "Marcus01"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.06.25"] [UTCTime "16:44:36"] [WhiteElo "1156"] [BlackElo "1556"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-2"] [BlackRatingDiff "+3"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Van't Kruijs Opening"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e3 { A00 Van't Kruijs Opening } e5 2. Bc4 d5 3. Bb5+ c6 4. Bxc6+ bxc6 5. d4 e4 6. f3 exf3 7. gxf3 Qh4+ 8. Kd2 Be6 9. e4 dxe4 10. fxe4 Qxe4 11. d5 Bxd5 12. Kc3 Qxh1 13. Bf4 c5 14. Bxb8 Rxb8 { Black wins on time. } 0-1