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chess24.com was an Internet chess server in English and ten other languages, established in 2014 [1] by German grandmaster Jan Gustafsson and Enrique Guzman. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Chess24 also provided live coverage of major international chess tournaments, and hosted their own online tournaments, including the Magnus Carlsen Invitational .
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Gustafsson was involved in the Chess24.com project, for which he was a host and analyst; the chess historian, Edward Winter, named him as one of the top five Internet chess broadcasters. [8] [9] He is also a poker player and in 2007 co-authored a book on poker together with Dutch professional poker player, Marcel Lüske. [10]
Outside of her playing career, Rudolf is a regular chess commentator at high-profile tournaments, having worked with both Chess.com and chess24. She was the official commentator for the 2018 World Chess Championship together with her childhood idol Judit Polgár.
In 2019, Play Magnus AS merged with the chess website chess24, consolidating into the Play Magnus Group. Following the merge, the holding company of the two former chess24 owners (Jan Gustafsson and Enrique Guzman) became the largest shareholders in Play Magnus Group. [7] [8] In October 2020, Play Magnus Group was listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
Chess.com is an internet chess server and social networking website. [3] One of the largest chess platforms in the world, [4] the site has a freemium model in which some features are available for free, and others are available for accounts with subscriptions.
This was first done asynchronously through PLATO and email in the 1970s. In 1992, the Internet Chess Server facilitated live online play via telnet, and inspired several other telnet-based systems around the world. Web-based platforms became popular in the 2010s and grew considerably amid the COVID-19 pandemic, alongside a trend of ...
The video feed on the official website was only available after paying a fee. Live commentary was provided by Agon and Chess24. Prior to the match AGON tried to deny other websites to show moves of the match. AGON went to court over this but lost their case. [39]