#blitzchess (3+2) is my most addictive hobby, and I love it.

Such a good game for learning determination: losing a queen at the beginning, but managing to win in the end since the opponent let their guard down; having just a king in the endgame, but manipulating it into a draw...

And despite being 99.9% anonymous, #lichess is surprisingly social.

Freie Software in der Schule: Lichess

Welche Software lässt sich verwenden, um Schüler:innen das Schachspiel näher zu bringen? In diesem Artikel werden die Möglichkeiten von Lichess, einer freien Schach-Plattform präsentiert.

#FediLZ #Schach #LiChess #Unterricht #Linux

https://gnulinux.ch/freie-software-in-der-schule-lichess

person on #lichess wishing me "good night" after beating me, melts my heart

Using the #Lichess database Giordano de Marzo and Vito Servedio have explored a new #chess opening classification based on how often the openings appear in the same repertoire. The results are recently published on @Nature : https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-31658-w

With #opendata we can do amazing things!