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Hi @InkyDarkBird , I'm sorry, I wasn't implying it was Lichess's responsibility to be compatible with these other sites. I was merely pointing out that the "other site" (read: c****.com , which I didn…

if you want/need to import a PGN from another site, please note that their PGN export is broken for crazyhouse. placement of a knight on the board is rendered as : 27. $146@g7 instead of: 27. N@g7 If …

Here's a team I created for those that would like to play the "no castling" variant: lichess.org/team/no-castling-experiment If you're interested, please join.

@bluelightwasmymind , from the article Kramnik writes: "The win/loss percentages for both White and Black are similar to classical chess, suggesting that the no-castling variant should be quite playab…

Having read this article by Kramnik and watched a video of AlphaZero playing against itself with "no castling" , I think this would be a fun addition to the chess variants on lichess. Also, it would r…

nice, thank you @achja . For any other readers of the topic, this is the relevant FIDE section on the above link: "6.9 Except where one of Articles 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.2.3 applies, if a play…

Thank you, all, this is very interesting. This appears to be possible with rook or knight pawns. Is it possible if Black's pawn was on the C, D, E, or F files?

Thank you @Ben2006Tor for your response. Good to know there is that helpmate position with a rook pawn. What about with a knight's pawn?

In this game, https://lichess.org/dCGkqYl9Szef , my flag fell and I lost, why? If I had lost the pawn it would've been a draw, correct? I can't conceive of how white could have mated me in this situat…

for the lobby grid view which shows users seeking a game, it would be helpful if the "hero" user's rating was shown as well. simplest would be a horizontal line annotated by teh game type/time control…