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Chess.com launched a poker site and is planning even more classic games
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The biggest name in online chess quietly launched its first companion site in beta back in May: Gambit , a free online poker website where players can learn the game without risking any real money. Now that Gambit has launched, Cheng’s leaning into the community and social side of the platform more, following Chess.com’s lead, and getting content creators more involved.
AI is a key reason Chess.com was finally able to expand into other games after nearly 20 years, according to Cheng. “I think the biggest advantage that it’s provided is essentially being able to read our existing codebase and our design system and apply consistent patterns to how we develop Chess.com over to a different platform and do so quickly,” Cheng said.
“Our primary business model of Chess.com is a subscription, but most people play Chess.com for free,” Cheng said.
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What's still developing
- The biggest name in online chess quietly launched its first companion site in beta back in May: Gambit , a free online poker website where players can learn the game without risking any real money.
- “Our primary business model of Chess.com is a subscription, but most people play Chess.com for free,” Cheng said.
- AI is a key reason Chess.com was finally able to expand into other games after nearly 20 years, according to Cheng.
- “I think the biggest advantage that it’s provided is essentially being able to read our existing codebase and our design system and apply consistent patterns to how we develop Chess.com over to a different platform…
- Now that Gambit has launched, Cheng’s leaning into the community and social side of the platform more, following Chess.com’s lead, and getting content creators more involved.
Sources
- The Vergelink