Chess.com vs lichess.org

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AunTheKnight

Stop comparing them both…

Plus, half your comparisons aren’t even true. 

Ziryab

Lately the Lichess app seems broken.

Ziryab
Gambit_Man wrote:

I feel that Chess.com is superior. It has way more features. The analysis tools are more intuitive. And the video lessons here are also pretty awesome. 

The Lichess layout is also kind of confusing, imho.

 

"Intuitive" is a by-product of familiarity. I find iPhones intuitive. My nephew says the same about Android. Put me on a Mac, however, and I'm lost. I've been using PCs since they were DOS based.

I find both Lichess and Chessdotcom intuitive because both are familiar from endless hours playing and learning at each site.

Kowarenai

oh this is still a thing well like i have stated before hand in the past i like both sites and truly wish to stay neutral as they both have their own advantages and in the end of the day both contribute to promoting and supporting the chess community. i fee like there doesnt always have to be a rough brawl with toxicity between the two but a simple shake of hands and just smile knowing they are both really good chess sites which we all love and enjoy ❤️

"theres this inherent belief that it has to be one or the other but of course you can use both" - John Barthomolew 

Kowarenai
Gambit_Man wrote:

I feel that Chess.com is superior. It has way more features. The analysis tools are more intuitive. And the video lessons here are also pretty awesome. 

The Lichess layout is also kind of confusing, imho.

that statement is false, lichess has all the same features chess.com has with a more simplistic layout and actually cares about chess while chess.com goes for a social gaming approach which enrages users like @llama or @optimissed who hate the bugs and features here like the auto bots of just bad system in general with forums and games. lichess also has the better engine for analysis and the only thing better which you stated is the videos

Kowarenai

chess.com is a social gaming site while lichess is a caring chess site, thats how it is

Thugnificentthustle
Lol
Stil1
Fuchuina wrote:

lichess also has the better engine for analysis

This used to be true, but now they're both equal. (They both currently run Stockfish 14.1 + NNUE.)

Though it'd be nice if either site added Lc0 as an alternative analysis engine ...

Kowarenai

doesnt lichess have leela?

ChessBooster

one advantage of chess.com is that at least when faced with cheater, your rating is compensated and you are getting private messages which tells you faced cheater, at least here and there, which is fair

on lichess never got such message...

 

Kowarenai

i view thibault as a nice man he wouldnt ever do that

Kowarenai

i wonder if he plays here @thibault

PawelMastalski
Hay
ChesswithGautham
epic-doge hat geschrieben:

And lichess if you create 2 accounts, u get after few minutes caught, but here, a bit morr time. And here, there are lessons and bots and if you want patron in lichess you need credit or paypal but here its more. And i looked up top chess websites and i saw chess.com was 1st place. So chess.com is better.

!WARNING! A TROLL HAS SPAWNED. RUN FOR YOUR LIFE

Ziryab

I have a lot more mouse slips playing on Lichess and the app hasn't worked in months.

AunTheKnight
Praveen_bhat97 wrote:

So, finally I got this hot topic! I just want to be honest and tell my opinion here....As far as my experience is concerned, I felt that chess.com is much better than lichess in every aspect. And players here are much more stronger. As someone has already mentioned, I feel chess.com rating is more or less similar to the actual FIDE rating...Other than this, the site's interface is very user friendly. I think this is the best part of chess.com. Of course, puzzles are quite good also. I would also tell that lichess is doing great considering the fact that it's a FREE website! We must know that the best things in the world will never be free!!😉

Almost all of what you stated was false. 

Kowarenai
Praveen_bhat97 wrote:

So, finally I got this hot topic! I just want to be honest and tell my opinion here....As far as my experience is concerned, I felt that chess.com is much better than lichess in every aspect. And players here are much more stronger. As someone has already mentioned, I feel chess.com rating is more or less similar to the actual FIDE rating...Other than this, the site's interface is very user friendly. I think this is the best part of chess.com. Of course, puzzles are quite good also. I would also tell that lichess is doing great considering the fact that it's a FREE website! We must know that the best things in the world will never be free!!😉

cool

Kowarenai

well yeah its not really true but i still respect his opinion

Kowarenai
Ginarook wrote:
Fuchuina wrote:

doesnt lichess have leela?

No. Thibault called her an obnoxious troll as well, then banned her

ok gina i think you are just joking at this point cause leela is there...

JamesBW09

Chess.com is better