The app registers the “pre-move” and carries it out the instant the other player’s move is complete. The prevalence of pre-moves gives bullet chess an added element of trickery that the ...

The app registers the “pre-move” and carries it out the instant the other player’s move is complete. open image in gallery The deceptively calm board of bullet chess ( Chess.com ) ...

From Netflix shows such as “The Queen’s Gambit” to its rock and roll superstar Magnus Carlsen, the popularity of chess has never been stronger.

From Netflix shows such as “The Queen’s Gambit” to its rock and roll superstar Magnus Carlsen, the popularity of chess has never been stronger.

In contrast, Chess.com has been geared primarily to providing a competitive playing arena, while its viewing events have a successful formula of 5/1 and 3/1 blitz and 1/1 bullet.

Meanwhile, users on the Chess.com platform ballooned from 1 million in March 2020 to 4 million in June 2020, a move that Chess.com attributed to the pandemic, streaming on Twitch, and The Queen ...