chesscom

There is so much more to our report than what was focused on in the WSJ article. The full report will be shared shortly…

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Chess can - and should be - both serious and unserious. Magical and fun. Competitive and collaborative. Infinitely enjoyable in every way.

Thanks :D

Regium spent a total of $2,000 on ads with Chess.com before it was discovered. We have earmarked that money for later this year to be given away to a charity of choice by the winner of the “Best Swindle” prize. More details coming later this year. But again, it wasn’t that much money, and we aren’t keeping it. :) - Chess.com

Hello HN! Erik from Chess.com here. Happy to answer any questions. If you are interested, when you are done reading the interview above, you can learn more about how we run our company here: https://www.chess.com/blog/erik/how-chess-com-s-100-person-v...

Keep in mind, this was a “Rapid” event with quicker than normal time controls. It was meant to be an exciting event for fans and to test the engines at quicker speeds that humans can both follow and enjoy. It certainly produced exciting games (in my opinion)!