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LICHESS or Chess.com?

#2

@LUKEw123 : Now to PLAY so chess.com offers games for 1 minute to every 5 minutes but LICHESS they offer ANYTIME from 3 seconds to NO LIMTS!!! so Lichess wins this one and to addtion they have 2 options of chatting which I personally like.

What do you mean by "1 minute to every 5 minutes" ?
(Sidenote: If I remember correctly, chess.com also has a chat feature.)

NEXT ONE BOTS Now listen you may think chess.com will win this one and yes they do BUT we Lichess users have stockfish at levels 1-10 so we still got what we need but still chess.com offers so many options from 400-grandmaster with different carecters so honestly chess.com wins

I agree that chess.com wins in the bot category, but not only for the reason you mention. Yes, the variety of bots is fun, and some have great character and I really enjoyed their different playing style. (My favourite was a Halloween bot with a 3000+ rating who started off in the most awful openings, losing material or at least getting himself in a very bad starting position, but then subsequently played with superhuman strength so that I could never beat him, despite trying hundreds of times.)
But the biggest problem here on lichess for me personally: the stockfish level jumps are way too big!
I win most of my games against level 5.
But I stand no chance at all against level 6.
There should be something in between, because right now I cannot play challenging games against bots here unfortunately.

Other players have said the same here:
https://lichess.org/forum/general-chess-discussion/stockfish-strength-2

> @LUKEw123 : Now to PLAY so chess.com offers games for 1 minute to every 5 minutes but LICHESS they offer ANYTIME from 3 seconds to NO LIMTS!!! so Lichess wins this one and to addtion they have 2 options of chatting which I personally like. What do you mean by "1 minute to every 5 minutes" ? (Sidenote: If I remember correctly, chess.com also has a chat feature.) > NEXT ONE BOTS Now listen you may think chess.com will win this one and yes they do BUT we Lichess users have stockfish at levels 1-10 so we still got what we need but still chess.com offers so many options from 400-grandmaster with different carecters so honestly chess.com wins I agree that chess.com wins in the bot category, but not only for the reason you mention. Yes, the variety of bots is fun, and some have great character and I really enjoyed their different playing style. (My favourite was a Halloween bot with a 3000+ rating who started off in the most awful openings, losing material or at least getting himself in a very bad starting position, but then subsequently played with superhuman strength so that I could never beat him, despite trying hundreds of times.) But the biggest problem here on lichess for me personally: the stockfish level jumps are way too big! I win most of my games against level 5. But I stand no chance at all against level 6. There should be something in between, because right now I cannot play challenging games against bots here unfortunately. Other players have said the same here: https://lichess.org/forum/general-chess-discussion/stockfish-strength-2
#3

Hello @weeknights I understand what you are saying. I play chess.com on my phone so that is why I said that I will fix it in a little bit( this was written April 15 8:27 AM central USA time).

Hello @weeknights I understand what you are saying. I play chess.com on my phone so that is why I said that I will fix it in a little bit( this was written April 15 8:27 AM central USA time).
#4

Also I know chess.com has a chat feature but not a Voice chat one But that is just my opinion, and for the 5 minute one, sencie I play phone it will only let me choose a minute and then 5,10,15 so on but that maybe different on computer.

Also I know chess.com has a chat feature but not a Voice chat one But that is just my opinion, and for the 5 minute one, sencie I play phone it will only let me choose a minute and then 5,10,15 so on but that maybe different on computer.
#5

@LUKEw123 : Fix what ?
Sorry, I didn't you know were playing on a phone. I think the full-fledged website versions for both lichess and chess.com offer any time limit you may want to chose.

@LUKEw123 : Fix what ? Sorry, I didn't you know were playing on a phone. I think the full-fledged website versions for both lichess and chess.com offer any time limit you may want to chose.
#7

I’ve played on both sites. One thing I’ve noticed is lichess is has way more people to play with on casual. On chess.com people almost take rating more seriously and do not play casual games. Also there is this werid skill difference for rated vs casual on chess.com. I have often beaten players rated 1700-1900 and bear In mind, even tho I don’t play rated I know my skill level is around 1600 on the site. At least one advantage of playing a 1800 casual on cc is they play proper variety of openings and I can play for a win. On lichess 2000+ Is the point they play proper variety of openings but then their middle games are too strong.

I’ve played on both sites. One thing I’ve noticed is lichess is has way more people to play with on casual. On chess.com people almost take rating more seriously and do not play casual games. Also there is this werid skill difference for rated vs casual on chess.com. I have often beaten players rated 1700-1900 and bear In mind, even tho I don’t play rated I know my skill level is around 1600 on the site. At least one advantage of playing a 1800 casual on cc is they play proper variety of openings and I can play for a win. On lichess 2000+ Is the point they play proper variety of openings but then their middle games are too strong.
#8

yes thank you just wanted it to be more interactive with the article so thank you.

yes thank you just wanted it to be more interactive with the article so thank you.
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