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Lichess Feedback - The introduction of swiss and round robin for tournaments on lichess#86

As a Lichess user, of course I always want more features, especially the ones like Swiss tournaments that I would probably use! But as someone with practically zero knowledge of how much work it is to…


Arcticpenguin
Lichess Feedback - The introduction of swiss and round robin for tournaments on lichess#82

@Wolfram_EP #81 That is certainly true, the only way to get the most fair pairings is to wait for each round to finish. I also think there is sufficient demand for a pure Swiss system despite the draw…


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Lichess Feedback - The introduction of swiss and round robin for tournaments on lichess#80

I like the idea of Swiss tournaments where everyone plays the same number of games against similarly ranked opponents so playing better is rewarded more than finishing faster. I like how quick pairing…


Arcticpenguin
General Chess Discussion - Reaction Icons#9

I think #8 biscuitfiend is right, the cartoony style of these reaction buttons clashes with the clean look of Lichess. However, maybe it wouldn't look so bad if the icons were redone in a way that bet…


Arcticpenguin
Lichess Feedback - [Feature request ] ⅛+0 time control#70

Maybe we can just skip ahead to 0+0. You have whatever your ping is to make a premove before you find out what your opponent played. If you make an illegal move, you lose on time. (Note: This time con…


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Lichess Feedback - uhh my last game should be a draw#16

#10: "it's simple: don't make a rule that insults the intelligence of the players. If you allow a game to continue whereby the only chance of winning is for the opposing player to make ridiculous mist…


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Lichess Feedback - Why is there 270 Million Games in the Lichess Database but only 40 Million in Opening Explorer ?#7

Isn't the Opening Explorer only indexing rated games where the average rating is >1600? From searching in the games explorer, 40 out of 270 million seems about right for the number of games meeting th…


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Lichess Feedback - How do you insert pictures into your profile page?#8

I'm pretty sure that's a Knight, not a penguin...


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Lichess Feedback - Hide computer analysis#5

This is really handy for analyzing games, thanks! One thing, when the computer analyzes a game it adds annotations for blunders (??), mistakes (?), and inaccuracies (?!) that stick around even after y…


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Lichess Feedback - Change to donations system#10

Just out of curiosity, why not give the patron icon for a length of time proportional to the amount of money donated for people who prefer larger, one time transactions (i.e. $5 = 1 month, $50 = 10 mo…


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