Is Lichess Puzzles free?

Yes. Lichess Puzzles is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.

How long does Lichess Puzzles take?

One quick round, then you can leave. We file it under "A minute" — endless chess tactics drawn from real losing positions.

Does Lichess Puzzles work on a phone?

Yes. Lichess Puzzles works on a phone as well as it does on a laptop.

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Lichess Puzzles

Endless chess tactics drawn from real losing positions

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lichess.org

A minute · Works anywhere

Free, no sign-up · online since 2013

What Lichess Puzzles actually is

Millions of tactical positions harvested from real games are served one at a time, rated against your own puzzle rating so difficulty tracks you. Themes can be filtered, so you can drill only forks, only endgames, or run Puzzle Storm against a three-minute clock.

Why it is worth your time

Every position actually occurred in somebody's game, so the winning move is never an artificial construction, only a chance one player missed.

Common questions

Is Lichess Puzzles free?: Yes. Lichess Puzzles is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.
How long does Lichess Puzzles take?: One quick round, then you can leave. We file it under "A minute" — endless chess tactics drawn from real losing positions.
Does Lichess Puzzles work on a phone?: Yes. Lichess Puzzles works on a phone as well as it does on a laptop.
What kind of site is Lichess Puzzles?: We list it under Mind Benders — one more round, then bed. definitely. Every position actually occurred in somebody's game, so the winning move is never an artificial construction, only a chance one player missed.

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Mind Benders

Lichess Puzzles

Endless chess tactics drawn from real losing positions

Visit lichess.org More Mind Benders

lichess.org

A minute · Works anywhere

Free, no sign-up · online since 2013

What Lichess Puzzles actually is

Why it is worth your time

Every position actually occurred in somebody's game, so the winning move is never an artificial construction, only a chance one player missed.

Common questions

Is Lichess Puzzles free?: Yes. Lichess Puzzles is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.
How long does Lichess Puzzles take?: One quick round, then you can leave. We file it under "A minute" — endless chess tactics drawn from real losing positions.
Does Lichess Puzzles work on a phone?: Yes. Lichess Puzzles works on a phone as well as it does on a laptop.
What kind of site is Lichess Puzzles?: We list it under Mind Benders — one more round, then bed. definitely. Every position actually occurred in somebody's game, so the winning move is never an artificial construction, only a chance one player missed.