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Chess.com expands beyond chess with poker site Gambit, eyes go and mahjong next

Chess.com quietly launched a free educational poker platform called Gambit in May, letting players learn poker and build an Elo-style rating without real-money stakes. The company says it's now developing similar rating systems for other classic games like go, backgammon, and mahjong, using AI-assisted coding to build these platforms faster with smaller teams.

games.slashdot.org · 2026-08-30

Chess.com expands beyond chess with free poker platform Gambit

Chess.com has launched Gambit, a free-to-play online poker site built to teach the game without real-money betting, following a beta test that started in May. The site mirrors Chess.com's design, including bot opponents, tournaments, review tools and lesson modes, plus its own rating system to keep gameplay engaging. The company says more companion games beyond poker are planned.

theverge.com · 2026-08-30