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Great looks interface detailing but not as good as an experience as you may think
Let s compare it to chess com 1 Lichess has more detail and options to play with than chess com such as multiple 3-dimensional chess sets and sound effects if that s your kind of thing There is more customisation in the experience and neither are slacking I use both sites 2 The members and community of chess com are more helpful and there is better communication If this is your kind of thing avoid lichess 3 There s all sorts of cool buttons to play with on lichess compared to chess com which is a lot simpler and has less buttons to play with Lichess is actually more well-assorted as chess com uses the zen mode on the settings making it awkward to use while playing and more time-consuming Lichess even has a latency test to tell you your ping and server latency and compensates for the disconnection bad ping whilst chess com isn t as smart with this 4 Chess com is better for playing chess but lichess is better for analysing as they are up-to-date and have stockfish 11 whereas chess com is only stockfish 10 That version is already 1 year old Lichess has neither emojis nor chat and makes the experience diluted and confused Overall chess com is a safer bet and lichess is awkward in some situations but still a decent site overall 5 Chess com is more realistic with ratings AND better with the pre-moves game Lichess doesn t take away time for pre-moves and chess com takes away 1 second for every ten of those Lichess makes start ratings at 1500 making them easier to remember whereas it s not realistic at all Chess com doesn t fare too well either but you can choose your start rating whether it s 800 or 1800 which makes it more realistic