Telnet or FICS/ICS-compatible frontend clients.
LIC.LU
Letzebuerger Internet Chess
A telnet-first chess server: classic rules, rated games, human or bot opponents, spectators, correspondence mode, and historical educational replays.
No email. Username and password only.
Rated/unrated, public/private, live/correspondence.
Live public games and champion replay sessions.
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Registered5181
Online25
Total games0
Active games1
Updated: 2026-04-11 01:38:18 UTC
FICS/ICS compatibility: style-12 stream and frontend-friendly command aliases.
Plain old chess. No gimmicks. Historical matches are clearly marked as educational reenactments and are excluded from player stats.