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To report a player, use the report form.

You can also reach that page by clicking the report button on a profile page.

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Only reporting players through the report form is effective.

It is called "en passant" and is one of the rules of chess.

Try this little interactive game to learn more about "en passant".

Castling is only prevented if the king goes through a controlled square.

Make sure you understand the castling rules.

Try this little interactive game to practice castling in chess.

If you imported the game, or started it from a position, make sure you correctly set the castling rights.

According to the FIDE Laws of Chess §6.9, if a checkmate is possible with any legal sequence of moves, then the game is not a draw.

It is possible to checkmate with only a knight or a bishop, if the opponent has more than a king on the board.

Make sure you played a rated game. Casual games do not affect the players' ratings.

If you faced an error page, you may report it:

• In the Lichess Feedback section of the forum
• As a Lichess website issue on GitHub
• As a Lichess mobile app issue on GitHub
• In the Lichess Discord server

Please describe what the bug looks like, what you expected to happen instead, and the steps to reproduce the bug.

Please refer to our Security policy.

If you found a new bug, you may report it:

• In the Lichess Feedback section of the forum
• As a Lichess website issue on GitHub
• As a Lichess mobile app issue on GitHub
• In the Lichess Discord server

Please describe what the bug looks like, what you expected to happen instead, and the steps to reproduce the bug.

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You may send an appeal to /appeal.

False positives do happen sometimes, and we're sorry about that.
If your appeal is legitimate, we will lift the ban ASAP.

However if you indeed used engine assistance, even just once, then your account is unfortunately lost.
Do not deny having cheated. If you want to be allowed to create a new account, just admit to what you did, and show that you understood that it was a mistake.

Do not send direct messages to moderators.

You may send an appeal to /appeal.

False positives do happen sometimes, and we're sorry about that.
If your appeal is legitimate, we will lift the ban ASAP.

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We will never display any kind of ads, we won't track our players, and we won't sell or buy traffic or users.

Please do not email us about marketing, tracking, or advertising.

We encourage everyone to block all ads and trackers.

We are not selling, to anyone, for any price. Ever.

You are welcome to use Lichess for your activity, even commercial.

You can show it in your videos, and you can print screenshots of Lichess in your books.

Credit is appreciated but not required.

You may request the deletion of your Lichess account.

First, close your account.

Then send us an email at [Click to reveal email address.] to request the definitive erasure of all data linked to the account.

Complete this form if you are the original copyright holder, or an agent acting on behalf of the copyright holder, and believe Lichess is hosting work(s) you hold the copyright to.

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Please explain your request clearly and thoroughly. State your Lichess username, and any information that could help us help you.