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Lichess Open Chess Intelligence

Lichess Open Chess Intelligence MCP for AI. Track live tournaments and pull player stats.

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Connect to your AI in seconds.

Lichess.org Open Chess Intelligence connects your AI client directly to the Lichess API. It pulls live tournament broadcasts, fetches real-time player ratings, and tracks who is currently playing on Lichess TV.

You get raw chess data, match histories, and daily puzzles without writing custom API wrappers.

What your AI can do

Get daily puzzle

Fetches the official chess puzzle of the day for tactical training.

Get leaderboards

Pulls the top player rankings and ratings across all chess variants.

Get player data

Retrieves public profile information and ratings for a specific user.

+ 7 more capabilities included
Track live tournament broadcasts

Fetch ongoing official tournament feeds and board evaluations in real time.

Pull player match histories

Retrieve recent games, PGN data, and activity logs for any specific user.

Monitor who is playing right now

Check live Lichess TV channels and see which grandmasters are currently online.

Analyze player ratings and stats

Get detailed profile data and rankings across all chess variants for a given account.

Fetch daily training puzzles

Grab the official puzzle of the day to use in tactical training routines.

Inspect team rosters

List all members belonging to a specific Lichess team or club.

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Lichess Open Chess Intelligence MCP (10 tools)

Fetch live chess data, pull player stats, track tournament broadcasts, and check who is online using these ten tools to power your chess workflows.

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Get Daily Puzzle

Fetches the official chess puzzle of the day for tactical training.

Get Leaderboards

Pulls the top player rankings and ratings across all chess variants.

Get Player Data

Retrieves public profile information and ratings for a specific user.

Get Tv Channels

Shows which grandmasters are currently playing live on Lichess TV.

Get Team Members

Lists every player currently registered to a specific Lichess team.

Get User Activity

Pulls the recent activity log and game history for a specific player.

Get User Games

Fetches the detailed match history and PGN data for a user.

Get Users Online Status

Checks if a specific list of players is currently online.

List Broadcasts

Lists all ongoing official tournament broadcasts and live matches.

List Live Streamers

Shows which chess streamers are currently broadcasting live.

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Claude AI

1

Open Claude Settings

Go to claude.ai, click your profile icon, then navigate to Customize → Connectors.

2

Add Custom Connector

Click the "+" button and select Add custom connector. Paste your Vinkius endpoint URL:

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Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token from cloud.vinkius.com. For OAuth-protected servers, expand Advanced settings to add credentials.

3

Start a conversation

Open a new chat. The Lichess Open Chess Intelligence integration is available immediately — no restart needed.

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Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and more

The Model Context Protocol standardizes how applications expose capabilities to LLMs. Instead of operating in isolation, your AI gains direct access to external platforms, live data, and real-world actions through secure, standardized connections.

This connection provides 10 powerful capabilities that interface natively with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other compatible AI platforms. No middleware. No custom integration required.

Refreshing tabs to track live chess matches is a waste of time.

You want to follow a major tournament or check if a specific grandmaster is online. You open Lichess, click the tournament tab, find the broadcast, click the specific board, and copy the PGN. Then you open a new tab to check the player's profile, copy their rating, and switch back to see if the game ended. You do this five times for five different boards.

With this connector, you just tell your agent to pull the live broadcast feed and fetch the player profiles. It grabs the PGNs, the ratings, and the online status in one shot. You get the exact data you need in your chat window without touching a mouse.

Lichess Open Chess Intelligence MCP turns web scraping into a single command.

You stop clicking through team rosters to see who is active. You stop manually copying puzzle FEN strings. You stop guessing which streamers are actually live right now. Every piece of data that used to require three clicks and a copy-paste is now just a text prompt.

Your agent handles the API calls, parses the JSON, and hands you the raw chess intelligence. You just read it and make your decision.

What your AI can actually do with this

You want to track chess matches, analyze player stats, or just see who is live right now. Doing this manually means refreshing browser tabs, copying PGN strings into analysis boards, and guessing who is actually online. This connector changes that. It gives your AI agent direct access to the entire Lichess ecosystem.

Because it lives on Vinkius, you just connect your preferred client once and the data flows. You ask about a specific player, and your agent pulls their recent match history, ratings across different time controls, and current online status. You want to follow a major tournament, and your agent fetches the live broadcast feeds and board evaluations.

It handles the API rate limits and data parsing behind the scenes. You just talk to your agent in plain English and get the exact chess intelligence you need. You can scout an opponent's opening repertoire, track a grandmaster's live stream, or just grab the daily puzzle to warm up.

No custom API wrappers, no manual data entry, no switching between five different tabs just to figure out who is playing what. It turns a fragmented web interface into a single conversational command.

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Questions you might have

Does Lichess.org Open Chess Intelligence MCP let me play games? +

No. This is a read-only data connector. It pulls stats, puzzles, and broadcast feeds, but it cannot execute moves or interact with active game boards.

Do I need a Lichess API key for Lichess.org Open Chess Intelligence MCP? +

You do not need one to start, but adding your Personal Access Token in the settings significantly increases your rate limits for heavy data pulls.

Can Lichess.org Open Chess Intelligence MCP track live move-by-move engine evaluations? +

No. It fetches the current state of live broadcasts and TV channels. For deep move-by-move engine analysis, you need to feed the pulled PGNs into a dedicated chess engine.

How many players can I check at once with Lichess.org Open Chess Intelligence MCP? +

You can check multiple players at once using the online status tool, but you should keep the list under 50 usernames to avoid hitting API rate limits.

Does Lichess.org Open Chess Intelligence MCP work with Cursor and Claude Desktop? +

Yes. It works with any MCP-compatible client, including Cursor, Claude Desktop, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Can Lichess.org Open Chess Intelligence MCP pull PGN files from official tournaments? +

Yes. The list_broadcasts tool fetches active tournament feeds and extracts complete PGN data for every board. You get the raw move sequences to analyze tactical patterns without manual copying.

How do I get the daily puzzle using Lichess.org Open Chess Intelligence MCP? +

The get_daily_puzzle tool pulls the current Lichess puzzle directly into your chat. It returns the FEN string and the solution moves so you can practice tactics immediately.

Does Lichess.org Open Chess Intelligence MCP show who is streaming right now? +

Yes. The get_tv_channels tool checks the platform for active top-level games. Your agent will tell you exactly which Grandmasters are playing live on Lichess TV at that exact second.

Can my AI agent actually monitor a specific world championship game as it happens? +

Yes! Use the list_broadcasts tool to find the tournament and then identify the specific match ID. The agent will retrieve technical updates and moves directly from the Lichess official transmission feed.

Do I need a paid account to access the Lichess technical data? +

No. Lichess is a non-profit organization and all public data is free. However, providing a Personal Access Token (PAT) is highly recommended to ensure stable performance and higher rate limits during deep analysis sessions.

How do I see who are the top players currently competing in a specific variant like 'Crazyhouse'? +

Simply ask the agent to run the get_leaderboards or get_top_10_variant_leaderboard tool. It will retrieve the elite rankings for all supported variants, including the player's rating and title status.

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