ShareChess - create chess GIFs and install additional styles for Lichess
I made a website to create customized chess GIFs, with the big collection of piece and board styles that can be installed on Lichess.
The goals of the project are to:
- create the best, open alternative for commercial GIF makers that integrates with Lichess (but allows you to import any games via PGN),
- create the biggest collection of chess pieces and board designs that can be used on Lichess (and other sites as well).
The project is already fully functional, with a great selection of board styles and chess sets. You can also use it to share replays of your chess games (including anonymous sharing).
The website does not store uploaded games in the database. The whole game is always encoded in the URL.
The project works on desktop and mobile, and can be installed as a standalone app by adding the website to the home screen on your phone.
Link: sharechess.github.io
Source code: GitHub page
Small sample of the available board styles:
How to install the styles on Lichess:
Video: https://sharechess.github.io/vid/stylus.mp4
If you want to contribute to the project, you can:
- contribute the source code on GitHub,
- create or suggest a board design (for image-based boards prepare 1440p board and 1640p background image as can be seen here) and contact me on Reddit or create an issue on GitHub,
- create new pieces set (SVG format, as can be seen here) and contact me on Reddit or create an issue on Github,
- report bugs and suggest enhancements here or on GitHub issues.
Hope you will find the project useful. Here's a GIF of my favorite chess game on the default settings:
Link to the game: Vassily Ivanchuk vs Garry Kasparov | Linares, Round 1 | February 23, 1991