"On Lichess, the server is much faster than on Chess.com..." — Alexey Sarana Compares Chess Platforms

Alexey Sarana

Serbia's No. 1

“[Question: What are the differences between Lichess and Chess.com for you?]

On Lichess, there are much fewer prizes, that’s the first thing. But also, the server is just much faster. When you make a move, it is transmitted instantly. That is why those who play Blitz and Bullet very fast are significantly stronger on Lichess than on Chess.com.

On Chess.com, if we play with a 3-minute time control, it does not mean we will finish the game in 6 minutes. We will finish in about 6.5 minutes, because each move is transmitted to the server and so on. In this regard, Lichess is much better because everything happens instantly.

Other than that, they are not much different. Currently, Chess.com is better in terms of anti-cheat. We play with Proctor, anti-cheating works better with it. On Lichess, I do not know if there is any anti-cheat.

Because mostly very fast time controls are played there, many 3+0 games. Maybe fewer people cheat there. There, it is more important to win quickly, so I would say that on Lichess, people do not cheat.”