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 "Casual Correspondence game"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/TBgtUMTY"] [Date "2026.07.20"] [Round "-"] [White "Margarint20"] [Black "Anonymous"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.07.20"] [UTCTime "15:35:25"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Van't Kruijs Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e3 { A00 Van't Kruijs Opening } e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Bb4 4. Bb5 Bxc3 5. dxc3 c6 6. Ba4 b5 7. O-O bxa4 8. Nxe5 Ba6 9. Qf3 Bxf1 10. Kxf1 g6 11. e4 Nh5 12. Qxf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0