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| Type of business | Internet chess server, Social media website |
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Type of site | Internet chess server |
| Available in | 57 languages |
List of languages Afrikaans, Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese, Chinese (Hong Kong), Chinese (Taiwan), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, Flemish, French, Galician, Georgian, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Uzbek, Vietnamese | |
| Founded | May 2007 |
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| Industry | Internet |
| Employees | 400+[1] |
| URL | www |
| Registration | Optional |
| Users | 150 million+ |
| Current status | Active |
| Written in | Java,[2] JavaScript, PHP |
Chess.com is an internet chess server and social networking website.[3] One of the largest chess platforms in the world,[4] the site has a freemium model in which some features are available for free, and others are available for accounts with subscriptions. Live online chess can be played against other users in daily, rapid, blitz or bullet time controls, with a number of chess variants available. Chess versus a chess engine, computer analysis, chess puzzles and teaching resources are offered.
Chess.com said it reached 100 million users on December 16, 2022,[5] and has about 11 million daily active users as of April 2023.[6] Chess.com has hosted online tournaments including Titled Tuesdays, the PRO Chess League, the Speed Chess Championships, PogChamps, Online Chess Olympiads and computer vs. computer events.
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- ^ Team (CHESScom), Chess com (December 16, 2022). "Chess.com Reaches 100 Million Members". Chess.com. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ Richtel, Matt (April 24, 2023). "The Stealth Campaign That's Getting Your Kids Hooked on Chess". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 12, 2024.