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by jstx1 1207 days ago
lichess.org > chess.com or any other paid chess platform
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qsort 1207 days ago
This one is actually baffling to me. The only dimension where chess.com is better is that it has better players at the very top end... which is not a concern for anybody except ultra-high level GMs.
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XCSme 1207 days ago
It's a bit unclear for me how they can provide all the development and maintain the servers running. Are the donations enough?
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node_monk 1207 days ago
They're spending ~$34k/month according to the cost breakdown sheet from https://lichess.org/patron, which is about 6,800 $5/month patrons.

They must also have a lot of $10 or more/month patrons.

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willkc 1206 days ago
They must run ads too, right?
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node_monk 1202 days ago
Nope, they don't https://lichess.org/blog/YF-ZORQAACAA89PI/why-lichess-will-a....
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node_monk 1207 days ago
Totally! lichess nails it.
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