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/bEZ1DLww"] [Date "2026.06.19"] [Round "-"] [White "Anonymous"] [Black "Alex2017"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.06.19"] [UTCTime "15:35:11"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "1500"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense: French Connection"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nc3 e6 { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense: French Connection } 3. Qe2 Nb4 4. b3 Nxc2+ 5. Kd1 Nxa1 6. Ba3 Nxb3 7. axb3 Qf6 8. f4 e5 9. Qd3 Qxf4 10. Qb1 d5 11. Bd3 Qh6 12. Nh3 Bxa3 13. Ke1 Bxh3 14. Qa2 Be7 15. Qc2 Bh4+ 16. Ke2 Bg4+ 17. Kf1 Qf6+ 18. Kg1 Bf2+ 19. Kf1 Bh4+ 20. Kg1 Qf2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1