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  1. www.chess.com › article › viewWho is the CEO of Chess.com? - Chess.com

    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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  3. www.linkedin.com › in › erikallebestErik Allebest - Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area ... - LinkedIn

    View Erik Allebest’s profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billion members.

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  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ChessChess.com - Wikipedia

    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.

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  6. www.youtube.com › watchAn interview with Erik Allebest, CEO of chess.com - YouTube

    Jan 6, 2024 · 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...

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  7. yourstory.com › 2023 › 04Chess.com's Meteoric Rise: From $55k Domain to $500M Online ...

    Apr 20, 2023 · Erik Allebest co-founded Chess.com in 2005 with Jay Severson, after selling his chess equipment business. Chess.com is now the world's largest online chess platform, with over 100 million users, $100 million in revenue, and a powerful SEO advantage.

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  9. www.chess.com › news › viewIt’s TIME To Acknowledge Chess: Chess.com Named In ...

    Jun 21, 2023 · Erik Allebest, co-founder and CEO of Chess.com, the world's leading chess platform, talks about the site's rise in popularity and influence. He praises chess for its power to impact and improve lives and shares his vision for growing the game.

  10. www.deseret.com › 2023/1/30 › 23578327How Chess.com became the world’s most popular chess website ...

    Jan 31, 2023 · How two BYU grads launched the world’s most popular chess website. When the domain chess.com was up for auction, Erik Allebest and Jay Severson pounced. They ended up reinventing a thousand-year-old game. Published: Jan 30, 2023, 9:00 p.m. MST. View Comments.