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Chess.com had roughly one million daily active users before COVID-19

“Because before, before COVID and Queens Gambit, we had like a million daily active users, and we were shocked at that.”

Erik Allebest Aug 13, 2026 ▶ 9:50 How Chess.com Became the World’s Biggest Chess Community with CEO Erik Allebest

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Chess.com succeeded by doing the exact opposite of standard VC playbooks

“We literally just did like all the opposite of that. Like I hired my friend from San Jose state. We worked remotely. We didn't raise any money. We didn't pay any money for customer acquisition. We picked a tiny market.”

Erik Allebest Aug 13, 2026 ▶ 35:51 How Chess.com Became the World’s Biggest Chess Community with CEO Erik Allebest

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