Garry Kasparov launches a community-first chess platform

Post by erostrate » Sat, Apr 17, 2021, 5:55 AM UTC

Bootvis wrote: post #60

erostrate wrote: post #59

Current landscape of chess platform as I understand it: lichess: non-profit, free and open source, community oriented, high quality tech, growing userbase, amazing founder ornicar, much loved by its users and supporters including me. Regular online competitions well attended but doesn't organise major events. Doesn't really do things like video lessons or partnership with streamers as far as I know, probably due to n…

I follow chess quite a lot but I still don’t know how chessable, which has major GM support, relates to chess24.

Post by axaxs » Sat, Apr 17, 2021, 6:26 AM UTC

ycombinete wrote: post #51

axaxs wrote: post #49

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I'll vouch for that. I hadn't even heard of lichess, just went looking for an Android chess game to play to pass the time. The app is stellar, and not full of garbage like the others. My only complaint is how it's pronounced. Can't help but think of leeches.

I defaulted to “lie-chess”, and that’s where I’m staying.

Post by Lapsa » Sat, Apr 17, 2021, 6:33 AM UTC

erostrate wrote: post #59

Current landscape of chess platform as I understand it: lichess: non-profit, free and open source, community oriented, high quality tech, growing userbase, amazing founder ornicar, much loved by its users and supporters including me. Regular online competitions well attended but doesn't organise major events. Doesn't really do things like video lessons or partnership with streamers as far as I know, probably due to n…

Post by kzrdude » Sat, Apr 17, 2021, 6:39 AM UTC

indigochill wrote: post #42

radicalcentrist wrote: post #38

> "I was so happy because it was the first time where we could see chess as a positive factor," he said. "We had so many years with chess being seen as potential destruction and something that could push kids to the dark area of psychological instability." This surprises me, could someone expand a bit on this? I've only ever heard chess referred to positively in popular culture. I would assume most non chess players'…

In the west, at least, Bobby Fischer went down what some might consider a pretty dark path. Fugitive status from the US for violating cold war sanctions, choice words about 9/11, and remaining on the run from the US for the rest of his life in Iceland. That said, I grew up as a chess nerd and although I knew vaguely that Bobby Fischer was a tragic figure (largely thanks to "In Search of Bobby Fischer", despite the mo…

Post by erostrate » Sat, Apr 17, 2021, 6:56 AM UTC

kzrdude wrote: post #64

erostrate wrote: post #59

Current landscape of chess platform as I understand it: lichess: non-profit, free and open source, community oriented, high quality tech, growing userbase, amazing founder ornicar, much loved by its users and supporters including me. Regular online competitions well attended but doesn't organise major events. Doesn't really do things like video lessons or partnership with streamers as far as I know, probably due to n…

Chess.com is not lead by IM Danny Rensch alone. He has a C-title (chief chess officer). I did a double take there because that would be an amazing fact. Danny Rensch is one of the best things with chess.com overall. Wikipedia can tell you about which the leaders of chess.com are https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess.com