Introducing the ultimate chess experience with our free and open-source chess game, crafted out of pure passion for the game. Whether you're a novice or a grandmaster, our platform is designed to cater to all chess enthusiasts without any cost or ads, now and forever. With over 150,000 daily users and a rapidly growing community, you'll never run out of opponents or challenges.
Experience a variety of gameplay options from bullet to blitz, classical, and correspondence chess. Dive into the excitement of arena tournaments, or casually challenge and follow players to test your skills. Track your progress with detailed game statistics and sharpen your tactics with our extensive collection of chess puzzles.
Explore numerous chess variants that keep the game fresh and exciting. Whether online or offline, enjoy Crazyhouse, Chess 960, King of the Hill, Three-check, Antichess, Atomic chess, Horde, and Racing Kings. Enhance your understanding of the game with local and server-based computer analysis, complete with move annotations and game summaries. Delve into the unlimited opening explorer and endgame tablebase to master every phase of the game.
For those looking to practice offline, our application offers an offline computer opponent and an Over The Board mode to play with friends. Customize your experience with the standalone chess clock featuring multiple time settings and the versatile board editor. Available in 80 languages and optimized for both phones and tablets with support for landscape mode, our app ensures a seamless chess experience wherever you are.
As a proud open-source project, our mobile application is shared under the GPL v3 license. You can explore the source code of the mobile app at https://github.com/veloce/lichobile and the website and server at https://lichess.org/source. Our commitment to being 100% free and ad-free remains unwavering, ensuring that the joy of chess remains accessible to everyone.
What's New in the Latest Version 8.0.0
Last updated on Dec 10, 2022, our latest version 8.0.0 brings continuous updates with new features, improvements, and bug fixes to enhance your chess experience. For detailed release notes and more information, visit https://github.com/veloce/lichobile/releases.
