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He is the co-founder of Chessable together with David Kramaley ─ a chess education website dedicated to teaching chess in a systematic manner. [9] The project was launched in November 2015 and the website was officially launched on February 22, 2016.
They reported this increased their fear for their own safety. As a result, Sterzel and Tye chose to leave China and moved to Los Angeles in 2019. [16] Following his departure from China, Sterzel's YouTube channel took a sharp turn into criticism of the Chinese government, using video titles such as "How China is slowly KILLING us all." [11]
In August 2022, the Play Magnus Group accepted an offer to be acquired by Chess.com at a value of 800 million kr (US$80 million). The Play Magnus Group owns brands and businesses including the chess server chess24 , the mobile app Play Magnus , the Champions Chess Tour, and the chess improvement website Chessable.
The listing raised 300 million kr (US$30.2 million) for the company, giving it a valuation of 796 million kr (US$85.8 million). After the listing, Magnus Chess, an entity controlled by Carlsen and his family, owned only 9.5% of Play Magnus Group.
The Champions Chess Tour 2021, known for sponsorship reasons as the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour, [1] [2] was a 10-month long series of 10 online chess tournaments featuring the world's top players, playing for a prize money pool of US$1.5 million. [3]
The Wangu goldfield is one of China’s most critical mining hubs and the country has invested nearly 100 million yuan for mineral exploration in the area. China produced about a tenth of the ...
On 12 March 2012, Youku reached an agreement to merger with Tudou in a stock-for-stock transaction, the new entity being named Youku Tudou Inc. [7] In 2014, it had more than 500 million monthly active users, with 800 million daily video views. [8] Youku is one of China's top online video and streaming service platforms, along with iQiyi, Sohu ...
Island in Between (S. Leo Chiang and Jean Tsien): S. Leo Chiang reflects on his relationship with Taiwan, the United States, and China from the islands of Kinmen. Watch on the New York Times