Lichess

Lichess is an open-source app for playing and learning chess, offering various kinds of games and puzzles.

What can I beemind with Lichess?

The Lichess integration can track all your chess games, or all your games that fall under a specific category (blitz, puzzle, bullet, correspondence, classical, rapid). For each game you play, +1 will be added to your Beeminder goal.

Can I enter manual data for games played outside Lichess?

Nope, we just get data from Lichess, so unless they add this feature of tracking offline games, you'll need to set your goal in terms of games you want to play on Lichess specifically.

Can I set it up as a Do Less goal?

Yes, if you have a premium subscription that gives you access to custom goals! If you encounter any trouble, just contact the support team with the details and we can help you troubleshoot.

It seems like my authentication expired!

Yes, Lichess authentication does expire, seemingly after about a year. You can re-add it from your account settings: just select Lichess from the list and step through authentication as normal, and the issue with your goal should resolve.

Lichess sample goal setup

  1. Head to create a new goal.
  2. Click the Lichess icon to start a new goal using Lichess data.
    The Lichess icon
  3. Click on the "Connect to Lichess" button to go to Lichess and approve us to access your Lichess data.

    Beeminder icon + Lichess icon, above a button "Connect to Lichess"
    It will redirect you to Lichess, so make sure you press "Authorize" on that page!
  4. It's time to pick your rate! I've set things up so I have to play one game a day, in any category. I've also selected the option to "Start this goal with extra leeway", so that I don't need to start immediately. I've given myself four days of buffer, and that gives me four days before I need to play my first game.

    Beeminder+Lichess: "I want to play more games on Lichess! I pledge to average +1 game per day. Game type = All." The button to add extra safety buffer is checked and an extra box has appeared to enter the number of safe days you need.
  5. Next, you need to give your goal a name, and you can also add a brief goal description.

    "Give your goal a name", showing "chess" entered as the goal's name (which forms the URL), and a short description saying "Playing more games!"
  6. Finally, choose your initial pledge. This is the amount you will pay the first time you derail on the goal. After derailing, the pledge will increase by default — use the dropdown below to control how high it goes by selecting the cap. In the example below, I have chosen to start at a $5 pledge, which will increase each time I derail, until it reaches $270 — the pledge cap. (To read more about pledges and payments, check out some FAQs!)

    If you want to start out with a sort of trial period, you can choose to start the goal at $0. If you do that, the pledge will automatically increase to $5 after seven days. If you derail before that, it will also increase to $5.

    Screenshot of the "Starting Stakes" screen. The text says "Your pledge will increase each time you derail until you reach your pledge cap (which you can adjust below)", with a demonstration below showing the pledge progression: 5, 10, 30, 90... to the pledge cap, which currently shows $270. Below, a checkbox button allows you to choose to "Hold the pledge at $0 for 7 days while I get my feet wet"
  7. And that's it! Step through the preview and confirmation screens, and your graph will be created. I have four days to do my first session, or I'll have to pay $5!
    8. Example Lichess-linked graph showing 1 game due in 4 days. The Lichess logo appears on the right above a green button that allows you to fetch the latest data.


Keywords: autodata integrations, chess, games, cool kids version of chess.com

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