For chess enthusiasts seeking a comprehensive and free gaming experience, look no further than this exceptional open-source chess app. Crafted with a deep passion for the game, it's available to everyone at no cost, boasting an impressive community of over 150,000 daily users that's rapidly expanding.
This versatile app caters to all chess preferences, allowing you to engage in bullet, blitz, classical, and correspondence matches. Dive into the excitement of arena tournaments, connect with the global chess community by finding, following, and challenging players, and track your progress with detailed game statistics.
Sharpen your skills with an array of chess puzzles and explore numerous variants such as Crazyhouse, Chess 960, King Of The Hill, Three-check, Antichess, Atomic chess, Horde, and Racing Kings, all playable both online and offline. Enhance your gameplay with local and server-based computer analysis, including move annotations and game summaries, and delve deeper with an unlimited opening explorer and endgame tablebase explorer.
For those times away from the internet, enjoy offline play against the computer or with a friend using the Over The Board mode. The app also features a standalone chess clock with multiple time settings and a board editor for custom setups. With support for 80 languages and optimized for both phones and tablets in landscape mode, this app ensures a seamless experience across devices.
Proudly 100% free, ad-free, and open-source, this app mirrors the ethos of lichess.org, adhering to the GPL v3 license. It promises to remain free and ad-free indefinitely. For those interested in the technology behind it, the source code for the mobile application is available at https://github.com/veloce/lichobile, and for the website and server at https://lichess.org/source.
What's New in the Latest Version 8.0.0
Last updated on Dec 10, 2022
We're committed to enhancing your chess experience with regular updates that bring new features, improvements, and bug fixes. For detailed release notes and more information, visit https://github.com/veloce/lichobile/releases.
