What's The Story Behind Lichess.org
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I heard so many stories from other members in this forum about lichess.org and a few of my friends are members of lichess.irg. So I want to know the story behind lichess.org for the sake of curiosity?
Start from here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lichess
Aug 20, 2025
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"Lichess was founded in 2010 by French programmer Thibault Duplessis. The software running Lichess and the design are mostly open source under the AGPL license and other free and non-free licenses. The name Lichess is a 'combination of live/light/libre and chess'."
-Wikipedia
Aug 20, 2025
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#6
Even though it's not-for-profit, many of its employees are paid, as well as its founder, Thibault Duplessis, who receives a salary of $60,000 a year... much less, however than what he would receive if it were a normal business.
They depend entirely on donations for all operating costs and provide the same services regardless of whether or not the user is a contributor.
Aug 20, 2025
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#7
There's no doubt that Duplessis is passionate about chess, but I think the idea that this is in contrast to those who founded and run chess.com, and accusing them of "only caring about money" is an example of being cynical to the point of absurdity.
Lichess formed when the rook in chesscom was removed from the game. He felt betrayed so he went on to create his own empire, "Lichess.org"
Aug 20, 2025
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Miguella-Blade wrote:
Lichess formed when the rook in chesscom was removed from the game. He felt betrayed so he went on to create his own empire, "Lichess.org"
amazing, all this time and i was unaware of that. some fantastic posts on this forum.