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Embed lichess in your site

Do you have a website, and want to add a playable live chess section?
Add the following line to your site html: 

<script src="https://chess-academy.net/embed?w=1016&h=650"></script>

The w and h parameters control the width and height of the chess window.



Embed the Chess TV in your site

Just add the following line to your site html: 

<script src="https://chess-academy.net/tv/embed?theme=auto&bg=auto"></script>

Parameters:

  • - theme: Controls the board theme. Available themes: blue, blue2, blue3, canvas, wood, wood2, wood3, maple, green, marble, brown, leather, grey, metal, olive, purple.
  • - bg: Controls the background color. Available backgrounds: light, dark.



Embed the daily puzzle in your site

Just add the following line to your site html: 

<script src="https://chess-academy.net/training/embed?theme=auto&bg=auto"></script>

Parameters:

  • - theme: Controls the board theme. Available themes: blue, blue2, blue3, canvas, wood, wood2, wood3, maple, green, marble, brown, leather, grey, metal, olive, purple.
  • - bg: Controls the background color. Available backgrounds: light, dark.

The text is automatically translated to your visitor language.



Embed a chess analysis in your site

Create a study, then click the share button to get the HTML code for the current chapter. 

<iframe width=600 height=397 frameborder=0
src="https://lichess.org/study/embed/XtFCFYlM/GCUTf2Jk?theme=auto&bg=auto"
></iframe>

Parameters:

  • - theme: Controls the board theme. Available themes: blue, blue2, blue3, canvas, wood, wood2, wood3, maple, green, marble, brown, leather, grey, metal, olive, purple.
  • - bg: Controls the background color. Available backgrounds: light, dark.

The text is automatically translated to your visitor language.



Embed a chess game in your site

On a game analysis page, click the "FEN & PGN" tab at the bottom, then "Embed in your website". 

<iframe width=600 height=397 frameborder=0
src="https://lichess.org/embed/MPJcy1JW?theme=auto&bg=auto"
></iframe>

Parameters:

  • - theme: Controls the board theme. Available themes: blue, blue2, blue3, canvas, wood, wood2, wood3, maple, green, marble, brown, leather, grey, metal, olive, purple.
  • - bg: Controls the background color. Available backgrounds: light, dark.

The text is automatically translated to your visitor language.



Lichess HTTP API

Lichess exposes a RESTish HTTP/JSON API that you are welcome to use.


Read the HTTP API documentation



Lichess Widgets

Let your website/blog visitors know that you're playing on lichess!

See rubenwardy.com/lichess_widgets/ for widgets with your username and rating.