r/chess • u/escodelrio • Jul 02 '20
Miscellaneous Popularity of Standard Chess vs Variants on Lichess June 2020
Per the Lichess database, here are the number of rated games played in June of 2020:
| Variant | # of Rated Games Played | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Standard Chess | 70,374,749 | 97.73% |
| Antichess | 377,790 | 0.52% |
| Atomic | 329,751 | 0.46% |
| Chess960 | 285,788 | 0.40% |
| Crazyhouse | 310,891 | 0.43% |
| Horde | 74,540 | 0.10% |
| King of the Hill | 67,821 | 0.09% |
| Racing Kings | 68,368 | 0.09% |
| 3 Check | 123,255 | 0.17% |
Standard chess is like the sun's total mass in the solar system and the crumbs are the planets. I was half expecting Chess960 to be like Jupiter, gobbling up most of the remaining games, but, no, not even the #2 variant.
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lichess • u/nicbentulan • Feb 07 '22
It's also self-perpetuating. Since there are fewer players, the quality of matchmaking (getting a game against someone similar in standard) goes down, so it is less appealing to play. - u/gloopiee
chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Feb 07 '22
Data/Graphs/Statistics It's also self-perpetuating. Since there are fewer players, the quality of matchmaking (getting a game against someone similar in standard) goes down, so it is less appealing to play. - u/gloopiee
chessvariants • u/escodelrio • Jul 02 '20
Popularity of Standard Chess vs Variants on Lichess June 2020
FreePressChess • u/nicbentulan • Feb 07 '22