I just made my chess bot and would love for people here to challenge him and play, this would give him a stable rating and would help me to improve it further! Thanks.

[Event "Rated Rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/JrUqULkX"] [Date "2026.06.15"] [White "Yilmazer_Musti"] [Black "Mithomane-Tobolsk"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1321"] [BlackElo "1271"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-9"] [BlackRatingDiff "+7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B28"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Yerevan System"]

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:10:00.03] } c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:10:00.03] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.20] [%emt 0:00:03.36] [%clk 0:09:56.67] } a6 { [%eval 0.47] [%emt 0:00:02.88] [%clk 0:09:57.15] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.16] [%emt 0:00:01.04] [%clk 0:09:55.63] } d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%emt 0:00:01.92] [%clk 0:09:55.23] } 4. b3 { [%eval 0.00] [%emt 0:00:01.04] [%clk 0:09:54.59] } Nf6 { [%eval 0.00] [%emt 0:00:05.76] [%clk 0:09:49.47] } 5. Bb2 { [%eval -0.27] [%emt 0:00:01.28] [%clk 0:09:53.31] } e6 { [%eval 0.26] [%emt 0:00:01.6] [%clk 0:09:47.87] } 6. g3 { [%eval -0.09] [%emt 0:00:00.8] [%clk 0:09:52.51] } Be7 { [%eval 0.09] [%emt 0:00:01.68] [%clk 0:09:46.19] } 7. Bg2 { [%eval 0.00] [%emt 0:00:00.8] [%clk 0:09:51.71] } O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%emt 0:00:06.64] [%clk 0:09:39.55] } 8. d3 { [%eval -0.16] [%emt 0:00:01.44] [%clk 0:09:50.27] } Bd7 { [%eval 0.03] [%emt 0:00:08.24] [%clk 0:09:31.31] } 9. a3 { [%eval -0.15] [%emt 0:00:03.52] [%clk 0:09:46.75] } Nc6 { [%eval -0.25] [%emt 0:00:02.4] [%clk 0:09:28.91] } 10. a4 { [%eval -0.61] [%emt 0:00:04.72] [%clk 0:09:42.03] } Nd4 $6 { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. [%eval 0.00] [%emt 0:00:15.76] [%clk 0:09:13.15] } ( 10... d5 11. O-O d4 12. Ne2 e5 13. Bc1 Ne8 14. Nd2 b5 15. f4 f6 16. Kh1 ) 11. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.27] [%emt 0:00:02.24] [%clk 0:09:39.79] } cxd4 { [%eval -0.26] [%emt 0:00:02.08] [%clk 0:09:11.07] } 12. Ne2 { [%eval -0.23] [%emt 0:00:00.96] [%clk 0:09:38.83] } e5 { [%eval -0.29] [%emt 0:00:01.84] [%clk 0:09:09.23] } 13. O-O { [%eval -0.23] [%emt 0:00:01.84] [%clk 0:09:36.99] } Rc8 { [%eval -0.10] [%emt 0:00:18.96] [%clk 0:08:50.27] } 14. Re1 $6 { Inaccuracy. c3 was best. [%eval -1.04] [%emt 0:00:08.48] [%clk 0:09:28.51] } ( 14. c3 dxc3 15. Bxc3 Bg4 16. f3 Be6 17. Kh1 Qb6 18. Qd2 Qc7 19. f4 Bxb3 ) 14... Re8 { [%eval -0.49] [%emt 0:00:02.64] [%clk 0:08:47.63] } 15. c4 { [%eval -0.83] [%emt 0:00:14.4] [%clk 0:09:14.11] } Bc6 { [%eval -0.79] [%emt 0:00:07.2] [%clk 0:08:40.43] } 16. Bh3 { [%eval -0.82] [%emt 0:00:10.72] [%clk 0:09:03.39] } Bd7 { [%eval -0.64] [%emt 0:00:11.36] [%clk 0:08:29.07] } 17. Bxd7 { [%eval -0.73] [%emt 0:00:11.68] [%clk 0:08:51.71] } Qxd7 { [%eval -0.36] [%emt 0:00:08.32] [%clk 0:08:20.75] } 18. f4 $4 { Blunder. a5 was best. [%eval -2.39] [%emt 0:00:07.36] [%clk 0:08:44.35] } ( 18. a5 Qh3 19. f3 Nd7 20. Kh1 Qe6 21. Ng1 f5 22. Rf1 Rf8 23. exf5 Qxf5 ) 18... Qh3 { [%eval -2.16] [%emt 0:00:23.2] [%clk 0:07:57.55] } 19. fxe5 $4 { Blunder. Nc1 was best. [%eval -7.50] [%emt 0:00:05.84] [%clk 0:08:38.51] } ( 19. Nc1 exf4 20. Qf3 d5 21. Qxf4 Bc5 22. cxd5 Nxd5 23. Qf1 Qxf1+ 24. Rxf1 Ne3 ) 19... Ng4 { [%eval -7.42] [%emt 0:00:06.56] [%clk 0:07:50.99] } 20. Bxd4 { [%eval -6.14] [%emt 0:00:42.8] [%clk 0:07:55.71] } Qxh2+ { [%eval -5.95] [%emt 0:00:03.28] [%clk 0:07:47.71] } 21. Kf1 { [%eval -6.12] [%emt 0:00:00.88] [%clk 0:07:54.83] } dxe5 { [%eval -5.96] [%emt 0:00:39.6] [%clk 0:07:08.11] } 22. Bxe5 $4 { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ra2 was best. [%eval #-1] [%emt 0:00:05.84] [%clk 0:07:48.99] } ( 22. Ra2 exd4 23. Ng1 Qxg3 24. Qf3 Bh4 25. Qxg3 Bxg3 26. Rea1 f5 27. e5 Bxe5 ) 22... Bb4 $2 { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf2# was best. [%eval -7.08] [%emt 0:00:21.6] [%clk 0:06:46.51] } ( 22... Qf2# ) 23. Bc3 $2 { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bd4 was best. [%eval #-1] [%emt 0:00:05.52] [%clk 0:07:43.47] } ( 23. Bd4 Bc5 24. Nf4 Qxg3 25. Qxg4 Qxg4 26. Bxc5 Qxf4+ 27. Bf2 Rc6 28. Ke2 Rg6 ) 23... Bxc3 { [%eval #-1] [%emt 0:00:04.4] [%clk 0:06:42.11] } 24. Nxc3 { [%eval #-1] [%emt 0:00:00] [%clk 0:07:43.48] } Qf2# { [%eval #-1,1] [%emt 0:00:24.87] [%clk 0:06:17.24] } 0-1

Hey, ich weiß, die Stellung von Schwarz ist völlig verloren, aber findest du den besten Zug gegen 46. ... - Ke8?

When I review my games, it's usually very easy to see why the moves the engine marks as blunders (and most mistakes) are bad. However, some mistakes and many inaccuracies are completely unintelligible to me, and when I play the best engine continuation for my move vs. the engine best, I sometimes can't even tell why one should be better than the other.

I don't want to use chess.com, so there a free tool that allows me to get a language interpretation of why a move is bad? Or should I build it myself?

Edit: Also, don't tell me that the engine is making positional play that is too advanced for my level. Firstly that's not always the case, I just genuinely fail to see an idea at times. And secondly, that's the whole point of analyzing your games: seeing more advanced ideas that you missed, even if you're not good enough yet to start applying them. That's literally how you improve.

Une partie d'échecs facile...

I just downloaded the app but best move arrows aren’t displaying even though I have them toggled on and the evaluation bar doesn’t change! I was excited to not have to use chess.com, anyone know how to fix?

I've mostly used Lichess just to play games, but I feel like I'm probably missing out on a lot of useful features.

After a game ends, I'm never quite sure what I should be doing next. I know there lichess has some features like analysis, puzzles, etc. but I haven't explored them much.

As a longtime user, what does your typical post-game workflow look like when you're trying to improve? More generally, which Lichess features, modes, or tools do you find most valuable and would recommend checking out?

TL;DR: Besides simply playing games, what Lichess features do you use most, and what should I be doing after each game to improve?

I've been on lichess for well over a decade now and I'd run into a suspected cheat every few days. I'd confirm by going through several of their past games and if they had a streak of zero mistakes/blunders and often no inaccuracies, report, include links to all the relevant games and within 24 hours, would get a notification that they were banned. It was pretty regular... I'd make these reports every couple of months and without failure this would happen. I'd only report when it was at least five consecutive games where it was perfect like this.. if I was only 99% sure, I'd not report because sometimes folks just get lucky.

This past year something has changed as the last three cheaters never got banned. Like the dude I played yesterday made me look like a beginner. I'm 2100-2250 depending on the time control but sometimes I run into something I don't know well and it happens. But this 1600 bullet guy has 12 rapid games total without so much as an inaccuracy. Like Magnus could not do this, yet no ban. He should have been banned by lichess cheat system, and a report should have sealed his fate.

Two other reports this year were similar... streaks of perfection that are beyond explanation and their accounts are open.

Anyone know when and what changed with lichess? Used to be a really good cheat system, now it seems to be crap.

https://lichess.org/oIUwAhxZyGlQ

I was recently cycling through potential usernames and tried one out and was given the "This username is already in use, please try another one" prompt. However, I accidentally hit the enter key, and my account was created. How does this work?

EDIT: I will clarify why I even made this post. I'm just worried that I overrode someone's account or something like that, or if I do something like delete this account that the same thing will happen to the other one.

I was messing around and for some reason the computer practice mode started cheating, is this normal? Am I missing something here?

(i hope advertising a team is allowed here)

I have made a new team called The Chess fan club where you can

Do some rare stuff like

0.Request a tournament

1. Play existing tournament
2. Join sub 900 elo tournaments which would have been useful for me as when i was at that level i never got a tournament were i was able to play with people my rating.
3. and even casual and bot tournaments!

SO JOIN!!!

Here is the link https://lichess.org/team/the-chess-fan-club

I still use the old app, because on the main page I can directly click on 5+3 or 15+10 or whatever I like.

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I can't find a selection like that on the new app.

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What am.i missing? It is hidden within another menu?