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Curious, why do you subscribe to chess.com? What does it offer that lichess does not?

by smugma 4y ago

edgyquant 4y ago
For me it’s just leagues better. The UI/UX is nicer, the lessons are nice videos with a roadmap to understanding chess, etc. The only benefit I ever got from Lichess is that it’s open source which is nice.
- jokethrowaway 4y ago
  The ux is indeed nice but I'm not paying to have stockfish nnue wasm running on my phone. I personally wouldn't use much more than analysis and I can just get it for free exporting the game. Puzzles feels like their better quality than lichess but I've heard discording opinions.
  - Scarblac 4y ago
    For puzzles, Chesstempo was the first site to generate them automatically from games, and it's still the best at them.
- throwaway6977 4y ago
  I disagree with almost everything you just said, as someone who has bounced back and forth for almost 4 years now.
  - dubeye 4y ago
    The poster only mentioned two things. So you answer just makes me think you just don't admire commercial chess sites! To take the video lessons, chess.com are clearly leagues ahead of lichess. They can pay the contributors to produce quality productions. You can't really open source the time of experts .
    - throwaway6977 4y ago
      I agree with most everything you just said!
      - edgyquant 4y ago
        Thanks for proving my point those arguing in favor of lichess aren’t being honest
        throwaway6977 4y ago
        You're welcome? Are you always immediately hostile towards people who disagree with you on niche website preferences? Frankly, who gives a shit about someone's opinion who can't even handle a comment like 'I disagree with you' without hurling personal insults.
    - forty 4y ago
      Isn't all open source built from the time of experts? (Not experts in chess, but in programming, design, etc) :) I mean in theory, nothing prevent a professional chess player to make a nice video lesson and share it for free. And there is no reason to assume this video would not be as good as videos made for money (just like it's the case for software)
      - edgyquant 4y ago
        We’re talking about chess experts, not programmers
wjossey 4y ago
Both platforms are worth supporting. Com does a lot of great events and creates great content, and I like supporting it. I also prefer their UX. Lichess has Maia bot, some good course material as well, and I like to use my lichess account sometimes as an “alt” where I can experiment with less stress about losing rating. Rating doesn’t matter, but it still makes me queasy if I tilt 100 points while trying out a new opening.

Curious, why do you subscribe to chess.com? What does it offer that lichess does not?

by smugma 4y ago

Curious, why do you subscribe to chess.com? What does it offer that lichess does not?

For me it’s just leagues better. The UI/UX is nicer, the lessons are nice videos with a roadmap to understanding chess, etc. The only benefit I ever got from Lichess is that it’s open source which is nice.

jokethrowaway 4y ago
The ux is indeed nice but I'm not paying to have stockfish nnue wasm running on my phone. I personally wouldn't use much more than analysis and I can just get it for free exporting the game. Puzzles feels like their better quality than lichess but I've heard discording opinions.
- Scarblac 4y ago
  For puzzles, Chesstempo was the first site to generate them automatically from games, and it's still the best at them.
throwaway6977 4y ago
I disagree with almost everything you just said, as someone who has bounced back and forth for almost 4 years now.
- dubeye 4y ago
  The poster only mentioned two things. So you answer just makes me think you just don't admire commercial chess sites! To take the video lessons, chess.com are clearly leagues ahead of lichess. They can pay the contributors to produce quality productions. You can't really open source the time of experts .
  - throwaway6977 4y ago
    I agree with most everything you just said!
    - edgyquant 4y ago
      Thanks for proving my point those arguing in favor of lichess aren’t being honest
      - throwaway6977 4y ago
        You're welcome? Are you always immediately hostile towards people who disagree with you on niche website preferences? Frankly, who gives a shit about someone's opinion who can't even handle a comment like 'I disagree with you' without hurling personal insults.
  - forty 4y ago
    Isn't all open source built from the time of experts? (Not experts in chess, but in programming, design, etc) :) I mean in theory, nothing prevent a professional chess player to make a nice video lesson and share it for free. And there is no reason to assume this video would not be as good as videos made for money (just like it's the case for software)
    - edgyquant 4y ago
      We’re talking about chess experts, not programmers

wjossey 4y ago

Both platforms are worth supporting. Com does a lot of great events and creates great content, and I like supporting it. I also prefer their UX. Lichess has Maia bot, some good course material as well, and I like to use my lichess account sometimes as an “alt” where I can experiment with less stress about losing rating. Rating doesn’t matter, but it still makes me queasy if I tilt 100 points while trying out a new opening.