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Dec 1, 2023 · The current CEO of Chess.com is Erik Allebest, who co-founded the company with Jay Severson in 2005. Jay and Erik were college friends who later reconnected and decided to turn their love of chess into a website where they as chess players could feel at home.
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Mar 19, 2024 · "Recognition by Fast Company as one of the 50 most innovative companies in the world is a testament to the creative energy of our team and the vibrant, global chess community that we serve," said Erik Allebest, Chess.com’s CEO.
In 2005, Internet entrepreneur Erik Allebest and partner Jarom "Jay" Severson, who met as undergraduate students at Brigham Young University, bought the domain name and assembled a team of software developers, redeveloping the site as a chess portal.
Jun 21, 2023 · Chess.com, the world’s leading chess platform, has been named in TIME’s prestigious 100 Most Influential Companies of 2023 list. The site, founded in 2005 by college friends Erik Allebest and Jay Severson, is part of an impressive list, which you can find here.
We can say that Erik Allebest is somewhat of a Mark Zuckerberg of the chess world: in the mid-2000s, Eric, a student, bought the domain http://chess.com, which today has become the largest and...
Aug 23, 2021 · How Chess.com scaled a massive community. Nobody thought the old game of chess could turn into a real business in a world with internet. Frankly, there was a time when Erik Allebest, Chess.com’s founder, didn’t think it would and even tried turning his attention to a bigger, sexier market.
Erik Allebest, CEO of Chess.com, on the story of how we got the domain and why chess online started! Erik has disrupted the world of Chess forever. He started by making the company's logo a Pawn,...
With over 1 million games played every day, Chess.com is the leading online chess platform and mobile app. CEO Erik Allebest shares his journey building a #d...
Erik Allebest is the current CEO of Chess.com, one of the largest and most popular online chess communities with over 100 million registered users. He co-founded the platform with Jay Severson in 2007, and together, they have built a thriving business that has revolutionized the way people play and learn chess.
