Lichess Changelog - April 2025

Also available at https://lichess.org/page/changelog Mobile updates Broadcast refactoring and bug fixes https://github.com/lichess-org/mobile/pull/1545, https://github.com/lichess-org/mobile/pull/1542, https://github.com/lichess-org/mobile/pull/1536, https://github.com/lichess-org/mobile/pull/1533, https://github.com/lichess-org/mobile/pull/1532, https://github.com/lichess-org/mobile/pull/1509, https://github.com/lichess-org/mobile/pull/1365 Work on player's result screen in broadcasts https://github.com/lichess-org/mobile/pull/1569, https://github.com/lichess-org/mobile/pull/1555, https://github.com/lichess-org/mobile/pull/1554 Play a notification sound on new messages https://github.com/lichess-org/mobile/pull/1466 (thanks https://github.com/vincendep) HTTP request logs screen https://github.com/lichess-org/mobile/pull/1442 (thanks https://github.com/vincendep) Added colors to user performance page. https://github.com/lichess-org/mobile/pull/1504 (thanks https://github.com/ItsDang) Refactor opening fetching to use FEN instead of moves https://github.com/lichess-org/mobile/pull/1553 (thanks https://github.com/okmsbun) Cloud and engine analysis refactoring/tweaks https://github.com/lichess-org/mobile/pull/1528, https://github.com/lichess-org/mobile/pull/1498, https://github.com/lichess-org/mobile/pull/1500 Use RichText widget to display study chapters title https://github.com/lichess-org/mobile/pull/1489 (thanks https://github.com/vincendep) Color ratingDiff of 0 yellow instead of red https://github.com/lichess-org/mobile/pull/1382 (thanks https://github.com/cioccarellia) Fix Clock Orientation for Better Readability in Landscape Mode https://github.com/lichess-org/mobile/pull/1531 (thanks https://github.com/okmsbun) Fix clock orientation by adding inverted opponent view https://github.com/lichess-org/mobile/pull/1525 (thanks https://github.com/okmsbun) Fix board hue filter to only apply to the background https://github.com/lichess-org/mobile/pull/1511 Fix: prevent move list from resizing when first move is made https://github.com/lichess-org/mobile/pull/1574 Fix best move arrow toggle https://github.com/lichess-org/mobile/pull/1576 Fix typo in setting_dev_env.md https://github.com/lichess-org/mobile/pull/1585 (thanks https://github.com/awan1) Site updates Add Stockfish 17.1 https://github.com/lichess-org/lila-stockfish-web/pull/5, https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/pull/17274, https://github.com/lichess-org/fishnet/commit/b1786d2770a59b0ec85773678ca4d67f090155a6 Add RhosGFX piece set https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/pull/17131 (thanks https://github.com/gloyens), https://github.com/lichess-org/lila-gif/pull/176 Add a reply button in non-game chats. https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/pull/17214 Live board chat plugin for broadcasts https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/pull/17226, https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/pull/17253 Blogs: disclose sponsored content, affiliate links or commercial advertisement in posts https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/pull/17121 Choose 960 start position on the analysis board https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/pull/16978 Show user's connection strength while playing https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/pull/17140 Allow victory claims in games from challenges https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/pull/17120 Limit arena standings recalculations to 3 days after https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/pull/17204 Reorganize UI on small viewport https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/pull/16969 (thanks https://github.com/yafred) Add explanation for draw claims by insufficient material. https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/pull/17114 Minify newspaper theme https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/pull/17128 Make password reset confirmation louder to maximize chance it is read https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/pull/17163 Allow text wrapping in board menu https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/pull/17211 (thanks https://github.com/Sama-004) Always include the latest rating in chart rating history https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/pull/17207 (thanks https://github.com/viczommers) Add translatable fields https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/pull/17216, https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/pull/17130, https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/pull/17086, https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/pull/17166 (thanks https://github.com/yafred) Add replacement for Norwegian 'å' character https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/pull/17162 (thanks https://github.com/bastianpedersen) Display all the squares of the board even if screen is small (blind mode) https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/pull/17025 (thanks https://github.com/yafred) Play crazyhouse in accessibility mode https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/pull/16997 Don't schedule elite tournaments more than a week in advance https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/commit/6224e80cdb4e870a6d318974b201a9732701297f Prevent bots from berserking from the web UI https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/commit/ad72bc2f34667e76e575feb31457021c8e44b92f Allow importing PGN without a chapter name https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/commit/e68c94770ab789cd0b17b79cb11a81278770127c Add bi-monthly browser upgrade nag for older unsupported browsers https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/commit/1ba82d1bc0bb7e8f02e34a5e7f799c130878725c Let bots join 60 tournaments at once; 20 for other users https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/commit/4fceb3e36e0f08a34efefe878150d30ac3c6e393 Keep players color when rematching a bot from position https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/commit/c8902fd6b70d13e3bf3f29fcd36c2e846a122411 Fix triggering success for two practice chapters instead of one https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/pull/17075 (thanks https://github.com/yugarinn) Fix Missing Learn from Mistakes Next button on Mobile https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/pull/17052 (thanks https://github.com/ChaseNelson) Fix draw claims as explanations for imported games https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/pull/17191 Scalachess: Fix Typo: bitshop -> bishop https://github.com/lichess-org/scalachess/pull/634 (thanks https://github.com/joshuarayton) Development tooling Lila-docker: Github codespace devcontainer https://github.com/lichess-org/lila-docker/pull/150 Lila-docker: Add quick start option https://github.com/lichess-org/lila-docker/pull/149 Lila-db-seed: Create special playbanned user for testing https://github.com/lichess-org/lila-db-seed/pull/67 API updates Add doc for /api/puzzle/replay/{days}/{theme} https://github.com/lichess-org/api/pull/425 Study chapter import - name is not required https://github.com/lichess-org/api/pull/427 New team swiss filters https://github.com/lichess-org/api/commit/2be8453d1f4c58d659bff06871de666d6b11ff35 Clarify that timestamps are int64 https://github.com/lichess-org/api/pull/429

Board Yeet not mentioned? :(

@eszkozok only commit in 2025/03, not 2025/04

That's a lot ! Thanks for all the work !

Was all of this done in 8 days?

@WildWizard said in #5: > Was all of this done in 8 days? 2023/03/1 – 2023/03/31

@SergioGlorias said in #6: > 2023/03/1 – 2023/03/31 Ok I see now. Just wondering because you would have to have very fast coders to do all this in 8 days.

>Choose 960 start position on the analysis board github.com/lichess-org/lila/pull/16978 Finally! Thanks a lot, lichess team!

Some great effort by the Lichess team this month.

Amazing effort and awesome work! Thank you Lichess Team!