what is the difference between chess.com and lichess 
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The difference is that Lichess has almost zero cheat detection. There are multiple users that got banned from Lichess because their friend reported them as a joke for cheating. And Lichess ratings are inflated. And you can't see your rating if you are not playing!
Jun 23, 2025
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Earliest wrote:
NirvaanAkula wrote:
what is the difference between chess.com and lichess
Lichess is basically just chess.com but with free features.
-Free lessons (even payed courses like silmans endgame course and Wood pecker method are there)
- Free puzzles (puzzle rush, Puzzle battle, plus more and its customizable meaning you can select which type of puzzles you want to focus on)
- Free Game Review (Kinda similar to chess.com game review)
- AND MORE STUFF
Just alot more free learning resources overall. so its literally the best website for people with no learning materials (like books or courses). the only problem being that the elo system is different from chess.com meaning a 2000 chess.com is stronger than a 2000 lichess
if lichess is a free web that has these properties, why to people still join chess.com?
nope
Chess.com allows people to play chess, isn't it superb?
Jun 23, 2025
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MrChatty wrote:
Chess.com allows people to play chess, isn't it superb?
same in chess.com
NirvaanAkula wrote:
MrChatty wrote:
Chess.com allows people to play chess, isn't it superb?
same in chess.com
Yes chess.com has the same functionality as chess.com
not realy. The rules are not from FIDE
if you know real well the rules...here is at least a diffence about drawing for insuficient material
here if user 1 have a knigh and a KING and user 2 has opponent a peon.. and time for user 2 is finished - then is called draw. NOT in case of FIDE rules. In Fide rules they consider that user 2 is hit in the brain and put himself in aid chess mate position
its an example
FIDE consider worst case possible. Here they consider normal behaviour
Hi there!
Is chess.com a good website or not?
let us as per you !
I say it is avarage because some awards can't be unlocked.