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Shogi players can use Lishogi, an open-source server forked from Lichess and described as free and ad-free.
About Lishogi
Lishogi is an open-source online shogi server forked from Lichess and described as free and ad-free. The GitHub repository hosts the code behind lishogi.org, which supports real-time and correspondence games against other users, play against engines such as YaneuraOu and Fairy-Stockfish, puzzles, studies, tournaments, simuls, forums, teams, a search engine and shogi variants. Analysis can run locally in the browser or be distributed across the server with shoginet.
The project is written in Scala 2.13 with the Play framework and a TypeScript web client, with shogi logic contained in scalashogi, and is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License 3 or any later version. Supported browsers are the last 10 versions of Chrome-based browsers and Firefox, with Safari 12+ receiving reasonable support; older browsers, including any version of Internet Explorer, will probably not work. Local analysis is fastest in Chrome-based browsers and second fastest in Firefox.
Key features
- Real-time and correspondence games against other users
- Play against engines including YaneuraOu and Fairy-Stockfish
- Puzzles, studies, tournaments and simuls
- Local analysis or server analysis distributed with shoginet
- Forums, teams, search engine and shogi variants
- Scala 2.13 server with TypeScript web client under AGPL-3.0
Best for: Shogi players who want a free, ad-free place to play and study, and developers interested in its open-source codebase.
Good for
- Described as free and ad-free
- Open source under the GNU Affero General Public License 3 or later
- Covers play, puzzles, studies, tournaments, simuls and engine games
Watch out for
- Only the last 10 versions of Chrome-based browsers and Firefox get full support
- Local analysis speed varies by browser, slowest outside Chrome-based and Firefox
- Older browsers, including any version of Internet Explorer, probably will not work
Lishogi at a glance
- Category
- Gaming › Tabletop & Board Games
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Lishogi FAQ
Is Lishogi free to use?
The project describes lishogi.org as free and adless.
Which browsers are supported?
The last 10 versions of Chrome-based browsers and Firefox have full support, Safari 12+ has reasonable support, and older browsers will probably not work.
Under what license is the code released?
The GNU Affero General Public License 3 or any later version, at the user's choice.
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