From the innovators and creators at lichess.org, Lichess is another fun addition to the World of Board games. Go beyond your mobile screen and play it bigger and better on your PC or Mac. An immersive experience awaits you.
About the Game
Lichess is a clean, fast way to play and study chess, whether you’ve got five minutes or a whole evening. Built by lichess.org and its community, it packs casual games, serious rated matches, and study tools into one free app. Prefer a bigger screen? It runs nicely on BlueStacks, too.
Game Features
- Play Your Way: Jump into quick real-time games or take your time with correspondence matches. Rated or casual, blitz or classical—it’s your call.
- Arena Tournaments: Join fast, rotating arena-style events and keep the games coming back-to-back.
- Battle Bots or Humans: Match up with players around the world or test yourself against online bots whenever you want.
- Puzzles and Themes: Sharpen your tactics with thousands of themed puzzles you can solve online or offline.
- Puzzle Storm: Race the clock in a high-speed puzzle mode that’s all about accuracy under pressure.
- Deep Analysis: Review your games with Stockfish, either locally on your device or on the server, and spot what you missed.
- Study Together: Build interactive study chapters, add notes and variations, and collaborate with friends or coaches.
- Board Editor: Set up any position, explore ideas, or rehearse tricky endgames from scratch.
- Over-the-Board Tools: Use a digital chess clock and play face-to-face on one device with a friend.
- Watch Live Chess: Catch broadcasts from major tournaments, tune into Lichess TV, and follow your favorite streamers.
- Make It Yours: Pick from multiple board themes, piece sets, and custom backgrounds; supports system colors on Android 12+.
- Language Support: Play comfortably with translations available in 55 languages.
- Free and Open-Source: Community-powered and ad-free by design—just chess, no distractions.
Start your journey now. Download the game on BlueStacks, invite your friends, and march on a new adventure.
