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It's worth noting many of these points are subjective, and I disagree with all of the bullets in favor of chess.com. I'm 2100 Elo on Lichess for what it's worth
by anikan_vader 5y ago
It's worth noting many of these points are subjective, and I disagree with all of the bullets in favor of chess.com. I'm 2100 Elo on Lichess for what it's worth.
1. I prefer the way Lichess handles right clicks, knight movement tracking, and tracking arrows.
2. 4-player chess: The author mentions that it's their favorite variant to watch. I can't say I've heard that opinion before. Personally I tend to stick to vanilla chess, but it's worth noting that Lichess has many different variants available.
3. Games start faster: I've found games start faster on Lichess for me.
4. Varied playing sounds: Lichess also has different sounds for captures. Personally I turn the sounds off for slow chess since they're annoying, but I can't find my rhythm without them when playing bullet.
5. Multiple premoves: Actually it's much easier to win endgames on Lichess when you have 1 second left, since Lichess does not deduct time from your clock when you make premoves.
6. Social media: I've never seen any content from either on social media.
This comment is admittedly just a massive diss of chess.com, but it's not all bad. I think the main reason many people prefer chess.com is that it's familiar from the streams of the likes of Nakamura and Rozman. This is simply because chess.com pays streamers with the money they receive from premium users, whereas Lichess is free.
- doopy1 5y agoI prefer to play on my phone as opposed to with a mouse. I like short games 3 mins and under. I've tried so much to like chess.com, but it's just so much worse than Lichess. Chess.com feels choppy, I don't like the style of the pieces, and the app just kind of bugs me in comparison. I'm not a strong player, but I play a ton... maybe we are just creatures of habit and like the apps we are used to?
- mrpotato 5y ago> This is simply because chess.com pays streamers with the money they receive from premium users, whereas Lichess is free. Not only that but they also hold tournaments (ie: PogChamps which was a great success IMO) and they also have tournament analyses (ie: 2021 World Championship). They even have good production value! (outside of covid related limitations). That being said, I agree with your diss of chess.com and will mention that I only play on lichess.
- anikan_vader 5y agoGood point. While I never use chess.com, I did find their commentary on the recent championship with Fabi to be pretty amazing. On the other hand, all of the money they spend on content like that is super effective marketing. It's a lot like how Coke will sponsor sports matches. Still, feelings of good will are feelings of good will.