Chess.com 宣布获得来自 CVC Capital Partners 的新一轮投资。随着该平台进入第三个十年，这家私募股权公司将加入现有投资者 General Atlantic 的行列。
这项投资于周四宣布。Chess.com 创始人兼首席执行官 Erik Allebest 表示，公司仍将专注于推广这项运动并服务于全球国际象棋社区。
Allebest 表示：“二十年前，我们着手为热爱国际象棋的人们建立一个空间。我们认为 CVC 是一个出色的合作伙伴，它将与 General Atlantic 一起，帮助我们在第三个十年继续推动这一使命。”
CVC 执行合伙人兼体育、媒体与娱乐业务负责人 Nick Clarry 指出了国际象棋的文化重要性。CVC 将利用其在媒体版权和赞助方面的专业知识，与 Chess.com 合作开发其平台。
自 General Atlantic 于 2022 年投资以来，Chess.com 的会员人数已增长至超过 2.65 亿，日活跃用户达到 1,000 万。此次交易的财务条款未予披露。General Atlantic 重申了对该公司的投资承诺。
Kazakh-based Freedom Holding has acquired ChessBase, the leading chess software company, with a €5 million investment aimed at modernization and AI integration. The Hamburg-based firm will retain its headquarters and leadership. The deal was confirmed in a press release on Thursday.
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Chess featured prominently at a clinical symposium on Brain-Computer Interface technology held in Shenzhen. FIDE Treasurer Zhu Chen attended the event, highlighting the game's potential in advancing medical research.
BlitzChamps V will feature eight NFL players competing in chess on May 26 at 5:30 p.m. ET. The event offers a $100,000 prize fund for chosen charities.
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The new docuseries Grandmasters debuted to a full house at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York on Saturday. The series spotlights top chess players including Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann along with the sport's evolving landscape.