Hi, fellow chess heads! I wanted to pick your brains to help me create a chess goal and plan for the upcoming year. First, here's a little background on my current chess situation. I'm in my early 40s and played a lot when I was younger, and some in my 30s, but work and other things got in the way. But now I'm looking to be more active in the sport. I'm not looking to get titles but to do OTB games and a few tournaments, get that experience, and be a more active player.

Here's my goal:

1. Reach a 1000-1500 rating by the end of 2025 (And get an actual FIDE rating)

2. Do at least six local rated tournaments in my state

3. Purchase a Smart Board where I can train as well.

Study Plan:

1. Study one Opening every other month (Using Chessable - recommendation always appreciated)

2. Study End game every other month (Using Chessable - recommendation always appreciated)

3. Do 5 -10 Puzzles a day and study them (Using LiChess, focusing on the topic I'm on that month)

4. Play one 15+ game every other day and analyze it once without the engine and then with the engine.

Thank you for reading this and giving me feedback. I can't wait to continue improving.

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The history of chess and its connection to gambling is a long and complex one. Chess, as we know it today, originated in India around the 6th century AD, and was later popularized in Persia and eventually spread to Europe through the Arab world.

Chess was initially known as "Chaturanga" in ancient India, which translates to "having four arms" or "four divisions." It was played on an 8x8 square board with pieces that represented the four branches of the Indian army: infantry, cavalry, elephants, and chariots. The game was considered a sacred activity, and its rules were detailed in the ancient Indian text, the Mahabharata.

When chess spread to Europe through the Islamic world, it became known as "Scacchi" in Italy. The Italian version of the game introduced new pieces, such as the bishop and the queen. The modern-day rules of chess emerged in Europe during the 15th century.

As chess spread throughout Europe, it became a popular pastime among the nobility and upper classes. Gambling was also a common practice among these groups, and chess became a natural fit for this type of activity.

In the Middle Ages, chess was often played with large sums of money at stake. The winner would receive a significant amount of cash or other prizes. This led to the development of professional chess players, who would travel from town to town competing in tournaments and betting on the outcome.

Today, chess and gambling are still closely linked. Professional chess players often receive significant sponsorship deals from casinos and online gaming sites. Chess tournaments are also often held in conjunction with sports events or festivals that feature other forms of entertainment.

Some popular examples of chess tournaments that often feature significan sponsorship deals with bookmakers and involve betting include The World Chess Championship, which is often sponsored by major bookmakers, The London Chess Classic, which features a £100,000 prize fund, The Sinquefield Cup, which features a $100,000 prize fund

>write concluding paragraph on how lichess is feeding impoverished indians into jaws of unibet

vvThe history of chess and its connection to gambling is a long and complex one. Chess, as we know it today, originated in India around the 6th century AD, and was later popularized in Persia and eventually spread to Europe through the Arab world.

Chess was initially known as "Chaturanga" in ancient India, which translates to "having four arms" or "four divisions." It was played on an 8x8 square board with pieces that represented the four branches of the Indian army: infantry, cavalry, elephants, and chariots. The game was considered a sacred activity, and its rules were detailed in the ancient Indian text, the Mahabharata.

When chess spread to Europe through the Islamic world, it became known as "Scacchi" in Italy. The Italian version of the game introduced new pieces, such as the bishop and the queen. The modern-day rules of chess emerged in Europe during the 15th century.

As chess spread throughout Europe, it became a popular pastime among the nobility and upper classes. Gambling was also a common practice among these groups, and chess became a natural fit for this type of activity.

In the Middle Ages, chess was often played with large sums of money at stake. The winner would receive a significant amount of cash or other prizes. This led to the development of professional chess players, who would travel from town to town competing in tournaments and betting on the outcome.

Today, chess and gambling are still closely linked. Professional chess players often receive significant sponsorship deals from casinos and online gaming sites. Chess tournaments are also often held in conjunction with sports events or festivals that feature other forms of entertainment.

Some popular examples of chess tournaments that often feature significan sponsorship deals with bookmakers and involve betting include The World Chess Championship, which is often sponsored by major bookmakers, The London Chess Classic, which features a £100,000 prize fund, The Sinquefield Cup, which features a $100,000 prize fund

>write concluding paragraph on how lichess is feeding impoverished indians into jaws of unibet

hello, is it possible to speed up bots response time? without having to handle source code

i would love to learn and practice against an easy to beat bot, which don't simulate delay

For recreational playing the rating is just a score to help the platform with matching you with players of somewhat similar strength so that you me chance of winning and chance of losing are roughly the same. Don't let that score define who you are. Don't let it take away the enjoyment of playing a good match.

I'm a total beginner, but as a new account I got ELO 1500. Now I'm playing games where I get destroyed, which is pretty demotivating. I had a couple of games where the opponent resigned because they made a mistake (they'd surely destroy me anyway if they continued) in the beginning. I played 12 games and my ELO is still above 1000 despite the beatings. This seems very unfriendly to beginners ...

Anyone else having issues accessing the Lichess?

in the browser version we can change puzzle difficulties from easy to normal to hard...

we should have the same feature in mobile...

I set my difficulty to +600 on browser, but the same did not apply to the mobile version of lichess on the same account...

have been getting back into chess and playing standard variant stockfish 3 (fairy-stockfish 14 level 3) with random starting position consistently. i've noticed that as soon as the computer loses its queen either through a straight queen trade or even a winning trade its moves suddenly become much more careless and i have a much easier time defeating it. some games i will try to capture the computer's queen at a loss as soon as possible to gain this advantage. is this something anyone else has experienced? maybe i'm just worse playing with the opponent's queen on the board haha

Hey Lichess, sorry to say but I don't wanna hit resignation button every time I leave the game. Feel free to resign it immediately yourself. I don't care about losing rating points or anything, it's just a stupid game if you ask me. If I wanna get my original rating back I go ahead and run an engine against some pay pig donor dude or something. Thanks for your understanding!

If members report a suspected cheater here, and then other members check it out for themselves, look at the suspects games etc, wouldn’t that make sense? To mass report to get cheaters banned? I assume the number of reports are so high that lichess struggles to ban all cheaters, so to even have a look at cheaters, they need multiple reports, something we could do.

Why do they refuse to ban the most obvious cheaters? I’m not talking kramnik cheaters. I’m talking about 27 wins in a row, all of which are at 95-99% accuracy. Accounts created days ago, and then when you check months later, they’re still there (usually inactive because cheaters don’t care about chess). In 10,000 games, at 2200-2400, lichess believes I have never faced a cheater. Sad. I’m going to chess.com, even though it’s a monopoly, because lichess is refusing to acknowledge cheating on any level.

Hi, so I was wondering, if there is an spectator to the game, could he message moves to my opponent? Is there a way to forbid spectators? thanks

A shocking new study reveals that a disturbing majority of online chess players are simultaneously sitting on the toilet while playing games. This behavior is not only unacceptable as a matter of good manners, but it also poses a significant risk to the integrity of the game, as evidenced by numerous documented cases in competitive over-the-board tournaments. Instances where players have been caught sitting in toilets with their phones active while playing tournaments are becoming increasingly common, sparking calls for greater accountability and stricter enforcement of online conduct guidelines. Lichess must take note of this trend and adapt its own policies to ensure a fair and respectful environment for all players.

Lichess, as a leading online chess platform, has a responsibility to protect the integrity of its games and promote a culture of respect among players. The recent trend of toilet-sitting players raises serious concerns about the platform's ability to prevent cheating and maintain a fair environment for all users.

The solution is clear: Lichess must take drastic measures to combat this trend and ensure that all players are held accountable for their actions during games. One effective way to do this is by implementing front and back facing cameras that always broadcast during online games. This would make it impossible for players to hide their activities, including toilet-sitting, without being detected. The benefits of this solution are numerous:

1. Cheating prevention: With both front and back-facing cameras broadcasting the game, there will be no room for cheating. Players will not be able to secretly use external devices or access information without being caught.

2. Enhanced player accountability: By making all activities visible, players will be more mindful of their behavior during games. They will be less likely to engage in bad etiquette, such as sitting on the toilet while playing.

3. Improved gaming experience: With a clear and transparent environment, players can focus on improving their skills and enjoying the game without distractions.

Lichess must take a firm stance against this trend and establish clear guidelines for player behavior during online games. By implementing front and back facing cameras that always broadcast during games, the platform can help create a fair, respectful, and enjoyable experience for all users.

The question is no longer whether toilet-sitting players exist, but how to address this issue effectively. Lichess must act swiftly to combat this trend and ensure that its platform remains a haven for chess enthusiasts who value fair play and good sportsmanship.

Over the weekend I was in an area without internet access and I timed-out on two of my correspondence games. For one I went down -12 points, the other -25. My opponents went up +10 and +6 respectively.

I'm wondering why the differences?

Hey! Very new user here. chessbeginners recommend this app and I've largely loved it. However, I had my mother download it (she needs to brain exercises) and we've had trouble starting a game. When I go to my "active games" list it shows 5 active games between us. I even went through and played some to check-mate and they're still in the populated list of games.

Does it just take a while to update? Or can I manually delete a game from this list?

Any help would be greatly appreciated! Have loved the app so far and this is the first little UX hiccup.

Lichess is always giving me lower enemies so I decided to create a game 0 200+ just so I won't play with lower players. But it gave me a lower player. I thought I did something wrong and created a new game. It gave me a lower player again. I got really mad. What is the problem?

I have an idea where after you play ~100 games, you get an option where AI plays against you, but with your playing style i.e. your frequent openings, your most likely move in a scenario etc.

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New features you'd like to see?

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I feel like players on lichess are actual chess players, if that makes sense, I’m 1000 rapid on chess.com and about 1100 on lichess, and the first thing I notice is that I feel like lichess players are more creative, they’ll play moves that I think are objectively bad, but have a hard time actually refuting, whereas when a chess.com player blunders, it’s usually a lot more obvious, at least in my experience, and also people on chess.com resign a lot, whereas unless it’s a clearly decisive endgame, lichess players take a much longer time to resign, if they do at all, not to mention the percentiles are crazy different, I’m ~82nd percentile on chess.com, but I’m barely 20th percentile on lichess

Am I crazy? Or is there actual merit to thinking lichess players are more likely actual chess players that take the game seriously?

I'd like to talk to the player with whom I play, but I see just text chat. I have read that there is an option to turn voice chat on, but I know where it is and if it still exists.

I play anonymously on lichess, therefore no ratings are lost, nor gained...basically nothing at stake, just warm ups. About 70% of players abandon their games in losing positions; similar figures from chess dot com as well.

When there's nothing at stake, what pleasure does one get to let the opponent wait until the clock runs out?

Why did Lichess schedule those two simultaneously???

One happens once a month and one happens 4 times a year and they could't find a way to not overlap them?

I tried almost all but no success. How to solve this one? https://lichess.org/learn#/18

I wish you all best of luck, you can ask me anything about Marathon (i made 2 top500 in summer 23 and summer 24 marathon), i like to give advices !

Hey all,

I am having issues unblocking lichess for students at my school. We use Zscaler

At first the site didnt load.
After whitelisting .lichess.org the webpage loaded, but was only text
After whitelisting .lichess1.org the webpage loaded, but seems like CSS or JS code was blocked.

I have been unable to figure out why this is the case. Howerver it seemed to work in firefox, but not chrome?

Any ideas on this?

I read somewhere that once you get to around 2000 on Lichess, your rating is less I flared co pared to the other site and at lower levels. Is there any truth to this? If you wouldn’t mind sharing your ratings for both sites (and FIDE/USCF, if you have it) that would be great, thanks!

People no longer resigning, they just leaving games, i have noticed this in the past like 2 weeks now it's becoming so frequent

There are roughly 40k players online right now. The lobby shows something like 10-12 to choose a game from. What about the other thousands?

Hey guys,

Is anybody here knowledgeable on how the 10+0 / 10+5 and 15+10 pools compare in terms of how easy it is to find opponents at around 2000 rating?

I'm trying to work a bit more on my calculation and was contemplating the possibility to play in the 15+10 pool, but I'm afraid that I will be only playing lower rated players.

Has anybody over 2000+ been able to consistently face strong opponents in the 15+10 pool?

Thanks!