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# lichess-bot
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A bridge between [Lichess Bot API](https://lichess.org/api#tag/Bot) and bots.

## Features
Supports:
- Every variant and time control
- UCI, XBoard, and Homemade engines
- Matchmaking
- Offering Draw / Resigning
- Saving games as PGN
- Local & Online Opening Books
- Local & Online Endgame Tablebases

## Steps
1. [Install lichess-bot](https://github.com/lichess-bot-devs/lichess-bot/wiki/How-to-Install)
2. [Create a lichess OAuth token](https://github.com/lichess-bot-devs/lichess-bot/wiki/How-to-create-a-Lichess-OAuth-token)
3. [Upgrade to a BOT account](https://github.com/lichess-bot-devs/lichess-bot/wiki/Upgrade-to-a-BOT-account)
4. [Setup the engine](https://github.com/lichess-bot-devs/lichess-bot/wiki/Setup-the-engine)
5. [Configure lichess-bot](https://github.com/lichess-bot-devs/lichess-bot/wiki/Configure-lichess-bot)
6. [Run lichess-bot](https://github.com/lichess-bot-devs/lichess-bot/wiki/How-to-Run-lichess%E2%80%90bot)

## Advanced options
- [Create a custom engine](https://github.com/lichess-bot-devs/lichess-bot/wiki/Create-a-custom-engine)


## Acknowledgements
Thanks to the Lichess team, especially T. Alexander Lystad and Thibault Duplessis for working with the LeelaChessZero team to get this API up. Thanks to the [Niklas Fiekas](https://github.com/niklasf) and his [python-chess](https://github.com/niklasf/python-chess) code which allows engine communication seamlessly.

## License
lichess-bot is licensed under the AGPLv3 (or any later version at your option). Check out the [LICENSE file](https://github.com/lichess-bot-devs/lichess-bot/blob/master/LICENSE) for the full text.