Lichess vs Chess.com
An ongoing war on both platforms.Simply which one is better?Introduction
This is a topic disputed by many. So many people ask which website is the best.In reality both websites have their ups and downs
Lichess pros and cons
Pros
- Lichess is free and always will be
- Lichess has many unlimited puzzles
- Lichess organizes tournaments each hour.
- Top world masters play on lichess too
- Lichess has many additional features such as piece sets, Backgrounds etc
- You can even buy lichess merch
- Has a option called study which is useful for beginners
- Has a opening explorer
- Unlimited stockfish
Cons
You are more likely to meet a cheater on lichess.
When lichess crashes you might lose even in a winning position
Chess.com pros and cons
Pros
Chess.com has many users
It has a lot of variants that lichess does not have
It provides useful lessons with tutorials
Cons
Costs money to unlock the full site
Limited puzzles
Limited bots
Ads
Conclusion
To be a good player i recommend playing on both sites. Also it is worth the money to get a premium account in chess.com if you improve. Also it would be better if people stopped forum threads about this topic. Both websites are useful in their ways