chess24.com

chess24.com is an Internet chess server in English and nine other languages, established in 2014[1] by German grandmaster Jan Gustafsson and Enrique Guzman.[2][3]

chess24.com
Type of site
Internet chess server
URLwww.chess24.com
RegistrationYes
Launched2014 (2014)
Current statusActive

Among people collaborating with chess24 are World Champions, Grandmasters and International Masters like Magnus Carlsen,[4] Viswanathan Anand, Peter Svidler, Rustam Kasimdzhanov, Francisco Vallejo,[5] David Anton Guijarro, Dorsa Derakhshani, Lawrence Trent, Sopiko Guramishvili, and Hou Yifan.[6]

chess24 provides live coverage of major international tournaments on the website and also on YouTube with commentary by players such as Yasser Seirawan, Peter Leko, and Tania Sachdev.[7][8] chess24 offers users the option of playing chess against each other using various time controls, playing with modified versions of Stockfish, joining informal online tournaments, as well as watching videos on chess. There are e-books about many chess topics, online chess courses available for members, and a daily news feature.

There is also an option of "going premium" (paying for membership) on chess24.[9] Going premium allows deeper Stockfish analysis and also participation in events such as Banter Blitz, which allows Premium members to play with collaborators of chess24. Reviews have tended to favour rivals Chess.com and Lichess in terms of the playing experience, while suggesting that chess24 has richer educational video content.[10][11]

In March 2019, chess24 joined forces with Magnus Carlsen's company Play Magnus AS in a transaction that made the former chess24 owners the largest shareholders in Play Magnus.[3] [12]

Tournaments

From September 2019 to April 2020, chess24 held the first international Banter Blitz Cup, an online blitz chess tournament featuring players such as Magnus Carlsen, Gata Kamsky, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, Parham Maghsoodloo, David Antón Guijarro and Leinier Domínguez with a $50,000 prize pool for players and $5,000 for streamers.[13] It was won by Alireza Firouzja in the final against Magnus Carlsen.[14][15]

From April to May 2020, chess24 held the Magnus Carlsen Invitational, an online rapid chess tournament which was won by Magnus Carlsen. This was expanded to form a conceptual tour including the Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge, and culminating in a Grand Final, featuring Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura.[16][17][18][19]

See also

References
  1. "Happy Birthday to chess24". chess24.com. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  2. "About us". chess24.com. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  3. Bjerknes, Christian (2019-03-25). "Sjakkekspert inntar Magnus Carlsens spillselskap". www.dn.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  4. https://chess24.com/en/live/video/magnus-carlsen-on-the-grand-chess-tour---much-more
  5. https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/de.cisha.live-static-files/presskit/chess24com_presskit_en.pdf
  6. https://chess24.com/en/learn/advanced/video/hou-yifan-my-career-so-far/hou-yifan-introduction
  7. "Carlsen vs. Ding Liren | Nakamura vs. Dubov | MCCT Semi-finals | Day 1". YouTube. August 9, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  8. https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments
  9. https://chess24.com/premium
  10. "lichess vs chess24 vs chess.com – Which is the Best Chess Website?". iChess. June 22, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  11. Torres, Luis (June 14, 2020). "Chess.com vs Chess24 vs Lichess: The Ultimate Review". Chesscience. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  12. McGourty, Colin (2019-03-15). "chess24 and Play Magnus join forces". chess24.com. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  13. Martínez, David (2019-09-25). "Banter Blitz Cup Schedule". chess24.com. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  14. Colin, McGourty (2020-04-16). "Firouzja beats Carlsen to win the Banter Blitz Cup". chess24.com. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  15. Barden, Leonard (April 9, 2020). "Chess: Magnus Carlsen prepares for meeting with prodigy Alireza Firouzja". The Guardian. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  16. chess24 staff (May 14, 2020). "The $1M Magnus Carlsen Tour: A New Era for Chess". chess24. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  17. Barden, Leonard (May 15, 2020). "Chess: Magnus Carlsen announces $1m online series as viewer numbers surge". The Guardian. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  18. Doggers, Peter (Jun 4, 2020). "Dubov Wins Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge In Armageddon". Chess.com. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  19. Doggers, Peter (August 16, 2020). "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals: Nakamura Scores Again". Chess.com. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
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