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Two players on one computer

is there a way for two players to play chess one against the other on lichess on the same computer ?
thanks a lot
It is possible on chess.com via the analyze board but here they don't have one. I hope it will be added in the future I find it very useful for puzzles and games. Also while watching games it would be cool to have an extra analyze board option.
thank you, asdfafsdah, it's a possibility, but it not the best way, especially in chess 960, where we must set ourselves the initial position. And castling is not automatic, we must build it ourselves by moving the king and the rook separately. The game looks like a perpetual pieces position change. In the "en passant" capture, we must remove ourselves the pawn we take, it's not automatic as well
I have not tried this, but I think it is possible.

In principle, your log in is for your browser. So if you open lichess using Mozilla Firefox, and also using Google Chrome, you can possibly log in using two different user names.

Then you can switch windows and play against each other.
thank you cafestream, I'll try it if I can. But it would be a nice feature if two players could play against each other on the same computer by using only Google Chrome (for example)
hey, i have an idea! why not play with a real chess set against each other!
cafestream, farnsworth: You could even do it with two windows of the same browser using private mode.
ortolan: Yea, you are really pushing forward the discussion.
ortolan, you are right but I know people having a computer but no real chess set :)
thank you all for your replies
ortolan does have a point - the fact that it is so difficult to make this idea work suggests that lichess is not a tool well-suited for local play. Personally I would suggest installing one of the myriads of chess software out there; heck- even Windows 7 comes with a chess game.

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