Learning: You never lose when you learn! Life and chess are both about learning, growing, experimenting, failing and then getting back up again with greater knowledge and understanding.We encourage everyone to follow the golden rule of treating others how you would like to be treated. Kindness: We believe that everyone deserves to be treated with respect.We strive to be a community where chess fans from around the world can feel safe and happy while they grow as chess players. supports many world class chess players, coaches, and professionals by paying them to create awesome content.Ĭ tries to be more than a chess site.This team is entirely virtual (no office) and represents 35 countries!
employs more than 400 people as programmers, content editors, and member support. hosts more than ten million chess games every day. But we never imagined what would become! We imagined a place where people could build their chess home online and all in one place: to play in a safe and friendly environment, find friends, save their games, tell their chess stories, share ideas, and learn from each other. Over the next several years, Jay and I poured our life savings, our hearts, and most of our waking hours into building. We became friends through our shared passion for the game. There were places to play online, but none of them felt like home. We met 10 years earlier in college, where I first became addicted to chess - and Jay was the chess club president. As the #1 platform for online chess, we are focused on growing the game by building great products, making learning and improving easier, and delivering great chess content and events to our fans.īut who are we? Where did come from? Where are we going?Ĭ started in 2005 when two friends - Jay and Erik (that's me!) - decided the world needed a better chess website. 's mission is to help people enjoy their lives through the game of chess.
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