Mid-Game ◆

What it is

Drop into the middle of a real game. Swing the engine's evaluation by your piece's worth from where you started and hold it for two moves — or play for the king and go for mate. Running out of time loses.

Real games. Real pressure. Real progress.

Android version coming to Google Play.

How it plays

• Pick a game length — Pawn, Knight, Rook, Queen, King, or a Classic game from the starting position with a 1, 5 or 10 minute clock.
• Start mid-game. Below 1800 you begin from middlegames that real players at your level reached; famous games arrive as you climb.
• Bots that play like people. Every level is calibrated to how humans at that rating actually move — their mistakes included.
• Find an opponent. Matchmaking pairs you with a player near your rating; rematches, friends and a lobby chat come with it.
• Learn from it. Every move is classified and explained, and each game ends with a short report on what went right, what went wrong, and what to work on.
• Glicko-2 ratings — the system Lichess runs — kept on your account, or in your browser if you play as a guest.

Accounts

Play as a guest with nothing but a name, register with a username and password, or press Sign in with Google and just pick a username — no password. Your rating and match history follow your account to any device.

Details of what is stored and why are in the privacy policy.