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If anyone is interested in online chess, https://lichess.org/ https://lichess.org/ is a really interesting project. It is non-for-profit, avoiding freemium upse

If anyone is interested in online chess, https://lichess.org/ https://lichess.org/ is a really interesting project. It is non-for-profit, avoiding freemium upselling and instead relying on user donations Here is a great talk by the founder https://youtu.be/LZgyVadkgmI https://youtu.be/LZgyVadkgmI And here is the open-sourced code. https://github.com/lichess-org https://github.com/lichess-org

jka 6y ago
Very enjoyable talk, thanks for sharing. Funny (amusing) to hear that lichess' competitors would pay professionals not to pay on lichess. Perhaps unsurprising in the era of influencers?
- oli5679 6y ago
  Yes Thibault Duplessis is a very funny guy and has made something great without capturing any personal value!
- x32n23nr 6y ago
  > Funny (amusing) to hear that lichess' competitors would pay professionals not to pay on lichess That is true, nevertheless, many of the same Grandmasters still play using anonymous accounts. For obvious reasons, we should not point out which accounts these are.
matsemann 6y ago
As a lichess player myself I have to say I find it a bit tone deaf and annoying that it's peddled in every context chess.com is mentioned.
- newen 6y ago
  It’s because lichess is pretty significantly better than chess.com while being free. Creates that extra motivation to make that post.
- jka 6y ago
  Under that perspective I'm perhaps guilty of mentioning lichess unnecessarily, but I do think the site is an interesting phenomenon (i.e. providing cutting-edge technology, at no cost to users, without advertising or tracking). Raising awareness of alternatives is good, but yep I think it's also fair to be critical of the way that awareness is generated.
- oli5679 6y ago
  I think it's an interesting phenomenon and worth spreading some info about, both because of the technical aspects and the philosophy of the creator I prefer. I do the same in person with friends, and if they ignore me, or try it and prefer chess.com then not too much harm done:).
- nmfisher 6y ago
  I have a chess.com account and wouldn’t have heard about lichess if not for this post.
- chongli 6y ago
  I think it’s entirely warranted, given that lichess does not have the budget to sponsor big name chess streamers. The only thing that keeps lichess going is the user base.

jka 6y ago

Very enjoyable talk, thanks for sharing. Funny (amusing) to hear that lichess' competitors would pay professionals not to pay on lichess. Perhaps unsurprising in the era of influencers?

oli5679 6y ago
Yes Thibault Duplessis is a very funny guy and has made something great without capturing any personal value!
x32n23nr 6y ago
> Funny (amusing) to hear that lichess' competitors would pay professionals not to pay on lichess That is true, nevertheless, many of the same Grandmasters still play using anonymous accounts. For obvious reasons, we should not point out which accounts these are.

matsemann 6y ago

As a lichess player myself I have to say I find it a bit tone deaf and annoying that it's peddled in every context chess.com is mentioned.

newen 6y ago
It’s because lichess is pretty significantly better than chess.com while being free. Creates that extra motivation to make that post.
jka 6y ago
Under that perspective I'm perhaps guilty of mentioning lichess unnecessarily, but I do think the site is an interesting phenomenon (i.e. providing cutting-edge technology, at no cost to users, without advertising or tracking). Raising awareness of alternatives is good, but yep I think it's also fair to be critical of the way that awareness is generated.
oli5679 6y ago
I think it's an interesting phenomenon and worth spreading some info about, both because of the technical aspects and the philosophy of the creator I prefer. I do the same in person with friends, and if they ignore me, or try it and prefer chess.com then not too much harm done:).
nmfisher 6y ago
I have a chess.com account and wouldn’t have heard about lichess if not for this post.
chongli 6y ago
I think it’s entirely warranted, given that lichess does not have the budget to sponsor big name chess streamers. The only thing that keeps lichess going is the user base.