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Type of site | Internet chess server |
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| Available in | |
| Dissolved | January 31, 2024 |
| Owner |
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| URL | chess24 |
| Registration | Yes |
| Launched | 2014 |
| Current status | Defunct |
chess24.com was an Internet chess server in English and ten other languages, established in 2014[1] by German grandmaster Jan Gustafsson and Enrique Guzman.[2][3] Chess24 also provided live coverage of major international chess tournaments, and hosted their own online tournaments, including the Magnus Carlsen Invitational.
In March 2019, chess24 merged with Magnus Carlsen's company Play Magnus AS in a transaction that made the former chess24 owners the largest shareholders in Play Magnus.[3][4] In 2022, Play Magnus was purchased by Chess.com, which made Chess.com the owner of chess24.
In December 2023, the chess24 team announced that they will be closing their site and apps by the end of January 2024.[5] The website officially closed down on January 31, 2024, and its address began redirecting to the Chess.com news page.
- ^ "Happy Birthday to chess24". chess24.com. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ "About us". chess24.com. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ a b Bjerknes, Christian (2019-03-25). "Sjakkekspert inntar Magnus Carlsens spillselskap". Dn.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2019-03-17. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
- ^ McGourty, Colin (2019-03-15). "chess24 and Play Magnus join forces". chess24.com. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Chess24 to close on January 31". new.chess24.com. Retrieved 21 December 2023.