April 9, 2026
Take Take Take… or Give Give Give?
Lichess and Take Take Take Sign Cooperation Agreement
Open‑source checkmate: Lichess powers TTT; fans cheer, skeptics watch the suits
TLDR: Lichess will run Take Take Take’s new play zone while staying free and open. Fans hailed an open-tech win and fresh competition, with a few warning about corporate creep and dropping jokes about the “Take” name and an OpenAI-style playbook.
The chess internet just burst into applause as Lichess agreed to power Take Take Take’s new play zone — and the comments hit like a blitz match. The vibe? Huge open‑source win with Lichess staying free and community‑run, plus TTT chipping in money and visibility while funneling players into Lichess accounts, all with Lichess’s privacy and moderation intact. “This is huge,” cheered one fan, while others framed it as the anti–walled garden move that could force the big platforms to up their game.
But it wouldn’t be the internet without side‑eye. One top comment joked that “Take Take Take” is finally giving for once, while another dropped a spicy comparison to “OpenAI’s modus operandi.” Supporters like ddp26 argued the obvious: open tech wins on value, and it’s not just vibes — Lichess is ridiculously optimized, as users pointed to a nerd‑favorite deep‑dive. Still, protective fans like yewenjie pleaded: don’t let the Lichess brand get swallowed by corporate money.
So the board is set: Lichess becomes an infrastructure layer for free online chess, TTT skips building a closed system, and the community is split between victory laps and watchdog duty. Checkmate to walled gardens? The comments are already keeping score.
Key Points
- •Take Take Take will build its new play zone on Lichess’s infrastructure.
- •Lichess remains free/libre and open-source, with no changes to its platform or principles.
- •Players using the Take Take Take app will create Lichess accounts and play on Lichess servers.
- •Take Take Take will contribute to Lichess, including financial support and increased visibility.
- •Lichess positions this as a win for open source and healthy competition in the online chess ecosystem.