Lichess Horde

Welcome to the official Horde team!

This is the home of the Horde Variant

For the World Championship join the Horde WC Team.

The 2025 Horde World Championship begins January 12th!

Message @Dude128 for any sponsoring.

Beginner Friendly Resources

A guide to Horde by The House Discord.
Another guide by PhilippeSaner.
How to approach strategy in horde - A blog on how to understand strategy in horde by DIAChessClubStudies
The Laws of Horde Chess - a compilation of instructive games by mindhunter0101.
Introduction to Horde Opening Theory - a study on basic opening theory by Sinamon73.

Intermediate Friendly Resources

Horde Opening Stuff - a study on 1. d5 and 1. e5 by Stubenfisch.
My Horde repertoire - a study on his repertoire by Svenos.
a6 b6 setups for black - a study on a sound opening setup by Stubenfisch
Opening Traps - a study on a bunch of unique opening traps by Matvei-e2e4
Horde Tactical Motifs - A study with 31 Horde Tactical Motifs by Benoni2018.
Lessons from my crazy horde journey A blog post on the Journey to 2300 of Ilikeblitz

Advanced horde Resources

Diablo's Fortress - A study on a unique fortress found by Diablo4747
Horde ideas - Some horde ideas by Matvei-e2e4
The Lore of the Horde Lord - A study by maretate which goes deeper into horde chess.
Engine horde games - Engine games by Stubenfisch
Anti-Computer rook shuffles By the Former World Champion Horde_Coach
The variantsbot gambit By Matvei-e2e4

Horde Puzzles By @Matvei-e2e4
https://lichess.org/study/EOTmemYA
https://lichess.org/study/tzVuG4RN
https://lichess.org/study/9Ixbde4Z/EW4DPxS2

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