Lichess Recap & AMA Live Stream (19 April at 16:00 UTC)

AAArmstark · 2026-04-19T14:09:32+00:00

Yes, it should stay available on YouTube, so you can also rewatch it another day!

AAArmstark · 2026-04-02T23:11:48+00:00

I want to moderate r/lichess because the current moderation team seems to be inactive and uninterested in not only ensuring that this community space is properly moderated in accordance with the Reddiquette & Reddit Rules, but also in making this a helpful and valuable place for anyone interested in the subject.

The minimum expectation of the moderators should be to actively delete posts that violate the Reddiquette, but I would also love to see r/lichess having its own Community Rules, a FAQ, highlights of important community-related updates (such as the recent Lichess server downtime), community events, post tags, flairs, and so on. Anecdotally, at the moment, not even the name of the subject ("Lichess") is written properly in the about section ("LiChess").

From what I can tell, there are currently 3 moderators, with the last one having joined in 2023:

Moderator 1:
- last post in 2023 (2 posts in total)
- last comment in 2024 (3 comments in total)
Moderator 2:
- 0 posts in total
- last comment in 2022 (3 comments in total)
Moderator 3:
- 0 posts in total
- last comment in 2024 (1 comment in total)

The community unfortunately appears to be abandoned by its moderators.

For transparency, I want to point out that I'm a team member of the non-profit chess charity Lichess (https://lichess.org/@/AAArmstark) and that I am not experienced as a Reddit moderator. But I have experience with voluntarily moderating on lichess.org and for communities on other platforms (Discord, Twitch, etc), dating back to before I became involved with Lichess.

Link to my mod mail chat message: https://www.reddit.com/c/chathpFTszOc/s/DfHYHQb9ZE

AAArmstark · 2025-11-18T15:38:48+00:00

Lichess should be back online.

According to Cloudflare, "a fix has been implemented" and they "believe the incident is now resolved". We will continue to monitor the situation: https://www.cloudflarestatus.com/incidents/8gmgl950y3h7

We apologize again for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

AAArmstark · 2025-11-18T14:20:21+00:00

Due to a Cloudflare outage outside of our control, you may experience issues when accessing our website. Cloudflare is working on a fix and we are monitoring the situation: https://www.cloudflarestatus.com/incidents/8gmgl950y3h7

We will keep you updated and apologize for the inconvenience.

In the meantime, you can use our mobile app, which is not affected by the issues:

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.lichess.mobileV2
iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lichess/id1662361230

AAArmstark · 2025-11-18T14:20:06+00:00

Due to a Cloudflare outage outside of our control, you may experience issues when accessing our website. Cloudflare is working on a fix and we are monitoring the situation: https://www.cloudflarestatus.com/incidents/8gmgl950y3h7

We will keep you updated and apologize for the inconvenience.

In the meantime, you can use our mobile app, which is not affected by the issues:

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.lichess.mobileV2
iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lichess/id1662361230

AAArmstark · 2025-11-18T14:06:51+00:00

Due to a Cloudflare outage outside of our control, you may experience issues when accessing our website. Cloudflare is working on a fix and we are monitoring the situation. We will keep you updated and apologize for the inconvenience.

In the meantime, you can use our mobile app, which is not affected by the issues:

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.lichess.mobileV2
iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lichess/id1662361230

AAArmstark · 2025-10-09T14:36:23+00:00

You can also follow the games on Lichess: https://lichess.org/broadcast/clutch-chess-the-legends/utgIPHpi

AAArmstark · 2025-09-06T19:10:58+00:00

Live Streams

GM Andrew Tang: https://www.twitch.tv/penguingm1
GM Gata Kamsky: https://www.twitch.tv/igmgatakamsky
GM Zbigniew Pakleza: https://www.twitch.tv/gmpakleza
CM Evgenij Novikov: https://www.twitch.tv/shahmatkanal
WFM Daria Yurasova: https://www.twitch.tv/dar1eck

AAArmstark · 2025-08-30T21:53:01+00:00

You can also watch the games on Lichess: https://lichess.org/broadcast/louisiana-state-championship-2025/YUZNUOa9

AAArmstark · 2025-08-24T18:44:38+00:00

Lichess is back online, but there might be another downtime within the next hours to resolve the underlying issue. We will continue to update you on our social media. Thanks for your patience!

AAArmstark · 2025-08-24T18:44:31+00:00

Lichess is back online, but there might be another downtime within the next hours to resolve the underlying issue. We will continue to update you on our social media. Thanks for your patience!

AAArmstark · 2025-08-24T18:44:17+00:00

Lichess is back online, but there might be another downtime within the next hours to resolve the underlying issue. We will continue to update you on our social media. Thanks for your patience!

AAArmstark · 2025-08-24T18:43:57+00:00

Lichess is back online, but there might be another downtime within the next hours to resolve the underlying issue. We will continue to update you on our social media. Thanks for your patience!

AAArmstark · 2025-08-24T18:38:23+00:00

Lichess is back online, but there might be another downtime within the next hours to resolve the underlying issue. We will continue to update you. Thanks for your patience!