# Lichess Integration
**URL:** https://community.playchessup.com/t/lichess-integration/3067
**Category:** ChessUp 2
**Created:** [March 30, 2025, 9:47am UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/lichess-integration/3067 "2025-03-30T09:47:49Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Tironei](https://community.playchessup.com/u/Tironei)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2025, 9:47am UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/lichess-integration/3067/1 "2025-03-30T09:47:49Z")
Hey everyone,
I recently linked my Lichess account in the ChessUp app, but when I try to select Lichess on the chessboard, it says that the integration is “coming soon.”
I’m a bit confused – why is it already possible to link my Lichess account if I can’t actually use it for playing yet?
Has anyone else experienced this or knows more about it?
Thanks in advance!
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### Author:  [@Criptix](https://community.playchessup.com/u/Criptix)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2025, 9:49am UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/lichess-integration/3067/2 "2025-03-30T09:49:07Z")
You can play lichess with the app and connected to the board. To play with board only, that is comming soon.
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### Author:  [@Tironei](https://community.playchessup.com/u/Tironei)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2025, 10:00am UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/lichess-integration/3067/3 "2025-03-30T10:00:55Z")
Thank you, but how is that supposed to work? On [Chess.com](http://Chess.com), I also connect the board to the app and then play using the buttons on the chessboard. I’m wondering why it would work differently on Lichess. Also, I’m a bit confused about the difference between the “Board Only” mode and the one that isn’t “Board Only” – in what way would I still need my phone in that case?
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### Author:  [@DavidS](https://community.playchessup.com/u/DavidS)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2025, 11:03am UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/lichess-integration/3067/4 "2025-03-30T11:03:42Z")
What they are saying is that you can play on [chess.com](http://chess.com) when your phone is off or without the app on the phone. Because the board is integrated with the site.
Wirh lichess, the board is linked to the app/phone so you require the Bluetooth connection of your phone to play. It looks exactly the same except your phone is nearby.
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### Author:  [@Tironei](https://community.playchessup.com/u/Tironei)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2025, 4:12pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/lichess-integration/3067/5 "2025-03-30T16:12:02Z")
Thank you very much 🙂
I tried it, but entcountered some technical problems.
I decided that I stay with the [chess.com](http://chess.com) integration xD
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### Author:  [@Jeff](https://community.playchessup.com/u/Jeff)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2025, 3:41pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/lichess-integration/3067/6 "2025-03-31T15:41:35Z")
The Lichess feature is next up for release - almost ready. Sorry for the wait on the feature.
It will work much like [Chess.com](http://Chess.com) and no app will be required.
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### Author:  [@Tironei](https://community.playchessup.com/u/Tironei)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2025, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/lichess-integration/3067/7 "2025-04-01T18:01:18Z")
Oh that‘s very cool. Thanks for answering Jeff 🙂
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### Author:  [@fatherjameslinton](https://community.playchessup.com/u/fatherjameslinton)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2025, 8:58pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/lichess-integration/3067/8 "2025-04-18T20:58:20Z")
When is an estimate of when it is coming out?
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### Author:  [@Tironei](https://community.playchessup.com/u/Tironei)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2025, 9:02pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/lichess-integration/3067/9 "2025-04-18T21:02:32Z")
The official roadmap states that the Release is planed for this month
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### Author:  [@Janzu](https://community.playchessup.com/u/Janzu)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2025, 11:33pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/lichess-integration/3067/10 "2025-04-18T23:33:49Z")
I think I read somewhere that it may move up to May due to previous version taking longer than anticipated to release. But soon either way.
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### Author:  [@Jeff](https://community.playchessup.com/u/Jeff)
#### Post date: [April 21, 2025, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/lichess-integration/3067/11 "2025-04-21T16:57:42Z")
Save games is rolling out very soon, then we are full onto lichess.
As it is a major release, the actual launch date is TBD, but we are talking weeks now (not months).
Lichess has a good API and we have already worked through it in our apps - so it should go well. We have already played a couple of test games on the boards (without User Interface, etc - just hardcoded game launches). Looks very promising that we will get this implemented without too much issue. Hopefully it is mostly User Interface work.
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### Author:  [@fatherjameslinton](https://community.playchessup.com/u/fatherjameslinton)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2025, 7:05pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/lichess-integration/3067/12 "2025-05-12T19:05:32Z")
@jeff When is lichess going to come out. The road map said last month it would come out but it hasn’t.
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### Author:  [@Jeff](https://community.playchessup.com/u/Jeff)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2025, 9:37pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/lichess-integration/3067/13 "2025-05-12T21:37:09Z")
In the middle of coding right now - not sure on exact date for beta release yet.
We are in the count the weeks on one hand stage at this point, best guess 2~3 weeks for a basic beta release (i.e. basic online play). Unknown on full public release.
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### Author:  [@Izayahsimer](https://community.playchessup.com/u/Izayahsimer)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2025, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/lichess-integration/3067/14 "2025-05-29T19:25:58Z")
Is Liches still coming out in may
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### Author:  [@Criptix](https://community.playchessup.com/u/Criptix)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2025, 5:13am UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/lichess-integration/3067/15 "2025-05-30T05:13:37Z")
It will be hard for May. It’s not into beta yet.
I prefer that the programming of [lichess.org](http://lichess.org) is done good instead of fast and very buggy release. So hang on there, you will be happy some day because it’s the next update.
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### Author:  [@Jeff](https://community.playchessup.com/u/Jeff)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/lichess-integration/3067/16 "2025-05-30T14:31:42Z")
We are playing on the alpha (internal) release now. I will update all after the weekend on how close it is.
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### Author:  [@Jeff](https://community.playchessup.com/u/Jeff)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2025, 12:20am UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/lichess-integration/3067/17 "2025-06-03T00:20:24Z")
Ok -lichess is out on beta. You can test it in the wild now
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### Author:  [@Southernrun](https://community.playchessup.com/u/Southernrun)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2025, 3:10am UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/lichess-integration/3067/18 "2025-06-03T03:10:48Z")
Works smooth, no blitz time options?
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### Author:  [@Criptix](https://community.playchessup.com/u/Criptix)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2025, 3:16am UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/lichess-integration/3067/19 "2025-06-03T03:16:02Z")
If you chalange a friend on lichess (Maya bots for me atm) you select blitz. Just updated but I saw 5.
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### Author:  [@Southernrun](https://community.playchessup.com/u/Southernrun)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2025, 3:29am UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/lichess-integration/3067/20 "2025-06-03T03:29:56Z")
Guess I just missed those. Thanks
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