Public chess, for a stake.
Post a challenge for any amount. Anyone can accept. The winner takes the pot.
Log in with Lichess to playHow it works
- Post a challenge. Pick a stake and a time control. It goes on the public board for anyone to take.
- Someone accepts. Both sides are staked, and the game opens on Lichess straight away, with no lobby and no waiting screen.
- Winner takes the pot. The result settles automatically. Draws and aborted games return both stakes.
Why the result can be trusted
BitChess doesn't judge games. Every match is a real, rated game on Lichess, and we read the outcome from them, along with their anti-cheat marks. We handle the matchmaking and the stakes; the chess stays where it's already trusted.
Stakes are points right now, not money.