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submitted 2 years ago by sag@lemm.ee to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

If you love Chess use this instead of Chess.com

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[-] Psyhackological@lemmy.ml 32 points 2 years ago

I don't want to brag but I'm one of these people that have lifetime donation. They do the amazing job.

[-] 0485919158191@lemmy.world 32 points 2 years ago

I agree. I am subscriber of theirs. They provide immense value, for free.

[-] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 25 points 2 years ago

Long ago, I made an app that controlled a headless Firefox instance and would manipulate a Chess.com webpage via an API. Then I found a guy to help build a custom wooden chess board I could monitor with an ESP32 and make calls to that API for moves, bridging a real board in a DIY setup. Never did finish the board, but realizing now I should have released the API layer.

In any event, glad Lichess exists.

[-] ryannathans@aussie.zone 6 points 2 years ago

How does it display opponent moves?

[-] mrmetaverse@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

probably magnets.. or lights...

or Magic

[-] ryannathans@aussie.zone 4 points 2 years ago

Magnets are magic

[-] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 2 points 2 years ago

An LED in the corner of each square would light up an existing piece and the place to move it to. The Pi would ping the API, which would compare the current location to the board on the webpage to determine the change.

[-] sem@lemmy.ml 18 points 2 years ago

Written in Scala ❤️

[-] ooterness@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago

Every time I see "lichess", it makes me think about "lich-ess", i.e., a female undead wizard.

[-] mukt@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago

Lichess actually has some stuff not there on chess.com. One of the heavyweights in open source world.

[-] dallying9468@lemmy.one 11 points 2 years ago

And the level is better on lichess, even if that's difficult to find 2800+ players.

[-] Luvs2Spuj@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Took me awhile to adjust as I was used to the .cum UI, but it really is great.

[-] 3laws@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

I used to spend so many nights with chess cum

[-] antipiratgruppen@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 years ago

You chessed in your pants?

[-] chip@feddit.rocks 1 points 2 years ago

I shudder imagining that a stupid company could make .cum domains actually happen. Looking at you Google and your .zip trolling.

[-] wiki_me@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

I played it for a while i could not save games against the computer so i could play them later.

this post was submitted on 01 Aug 2024
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