Steinar H. Gunderson: Lichess
I wish more pages on the Internet were like Lichess.
It’s fast. It feels like it only does one thing (even though it’s really
more like seven or eight)—well, perhaps except for the weird blogs.
It does not feel like it’s trying to sell me anything; in fact, it feels like
it hardly even wants my money. (I’ve bought two T-shirts from their
Spreadshirt, to support them.) It’s super-efficient; I’ve seen their
(public) balance sheets, and it feels like it runs off of a shoestring
budget. (Take note, Wikimedia Foundation!) And, perhaps most relieving
in this day and age, it does not try to grift any AI.
Yes, I know, chess.com is the juggernaut, and has probably done more
for chess’ popularity than FIDE ever did. But I still go to Lichess
every now and then and just click that 2+1 button. (Generally without
even logging in, so that I don’t feel angry about it when I lose.)
Be more like Lichess.
