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Chess.com Launches New Poker Site, Plans More Classic Game Sites with Player Ratings - Thanks to AI Protyping

In May Chess.com "quietly launched" a free educational poker site named Gambit, reports The Verge, where players can learn the game and improve an Elo-like rating without risking real money. And next Chess.com will expand into more classic games, including go, backgammon, and mahjong: Like Gambit, Chess.com is developing Elo-style rating systems for these games, as well. [Chess.com's chief growth…

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In May, Chess.com quietly launched a free educational poker site called Gambit, where players can learn and improve their skills without risking real money. Chess.com is expanding into more classic games, including go, backgammon, and mahjong, with Elo-style rating systems. The company's chief growth officer, Albert Cheng, mentioned that the development of these new sites is happening quickly, aided by AI, particularly in coding tasks.

Cheng noted that AI helped the team read the existing codebase and design system, allowing them to apply consistent patterns to the development of Chess.com on different platforms. He emphasized that while AI speeds up coding, human oversight is necessary. Gambit currently has zero or near-zero AI-created assets, and without AI help, launching a new site would need a larger team or be more disruptive.

The poker site has already attracted 75,000 members, who have played nearly 20 million hands and completed 100,000 lessons. The site now hosts a daily poker tournament, and will broadcast the event with live commentary on Twitch and YouTube.

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