What did our team do this last week?
This week I asked our team to write a brief sentence about one thing they worked on to make life better for our members (you!). They didn't all respond, but here you go. Maybe it's interesting. I don't know?!
| Sam | Assistant Content Editor | I informed our members about Titled Tuesday and PRO Chess League previews and reports. |
| Matt | Support and Professional Relations | I helped thousands of viewers have the best possible viewing experience for the PRO Chess League. |
| Dallin | Product Designer | I made it easier for members to join and sign up for premium memberships. I also created a fun new way for club members to stay connected across the site. |
| Matias | Live Chess Developer | I made it possible for you to draw arrows and mark squares while you stream your live chess games |
| Tyler | Quality Assurance | I am helping test a new update that will help chess kids, parents, and coaches better experience live play with members from around the world on ChessKid. |
| Igor | Sysadmin | I kept the site from going down during database disasters. Noone noticed there was a disaster? Exactly! : ) |
| David | Marketing | I made it easier for chess players from all countries in the world to find our web and our apps (in their language) through the different search engines and app stores. |
| Rich | Fair Play Team | I caught and prevented hundreds of cheaters from abusing our members. I helped dozens of customers with their support questions. |
| pete | editor | I made our content more relevant, readable, and enjoyable for our members. |
| Ivan | chesskid developer | I prepared chesskid to handle an increase of members started working on making lessons better for kids. |
| Gerard | Anti-abuse | I located and prevented the further creation of accounts from a spam attack (1000+ accounts in one day) |
| Vladimir | Developer | I made it easier for our members to find the content they are lookin for. |
| Bojan | CK developer | I made it more fun to play vs computer on ChessKid. |
| Slava | Developer | I introduced translated content to our mobile apps and made clubs leaderboards point counting more accurate. |
| Andy | Developer | I worked on improving performance across the site, making the user interface faster to load and more snappy to use. |
| Amelia | Support Team | I translated troubles into successes by listening, understanding, reporting, and responding. |
| Saša | Developer | I improved performance of several under-the-hood operations which may affect many parts of the site. |
| Zarko | Developer | I am making it easier for members to subscribe on iPhones and iPads. |
| Aleksandar | Developer | I made it easier to search and find what you want on Chess.com. |
| Yuri | Live Chess Developer | I made it possible to play faster games and fixed bugs for a flawless experience in live chess. |
| Stefan | Translation Manager | I enabled members to enjoy more of Chess.com in their native languages. |
| Nathan | Engine Wrangler | I made the engine play faster in Vs Computer and fixed some bugs. |
| Ben | Developer | I improved systems and teams so we can more quickly detect and respond to code and operation problems before most players notice. |
| Bogdan | Developer | I developed and implemented a new interface for the Drills so they will be more fun. |
| Mike | Content Dude | I helped coaches understand how the tools of ChessKid could make their programs more robust and help kids play more chess. |
| Mike | Developer | I made it easier for people to upgrade their account and fixed an important PayPal bug. |
| Winner | Developer | I made it possible for members to choose their preferred font in the Chess.com Browser Extension. |
| Brian | Developer | I improved our search rankings and helped get us listed on Google News. |
| Vladimir | Android Developer | I worked on giving members free trials on Android. |
| Chuck | Front End Developer | I am making it easier to start a new chess game and solve tactics. |
| Pablo | Live Chess Server Developer | I made live chess more stable by optimizing some database queries and fixed some bugs. |
| JD | Support | I help produce the ProChess League so members can spend a fun day watching the best chess on the net. |
| Matt | Billing/Membership Support | I helped members who do not have credit cards make their desired upgrade more easily through alternative payment methods. |
| Dan | Developer | I recently rolled out “Saved Analysis” for in-progress Daily Games allowing users to better capture their thoughts and annotations while the game is fresh in their minds. |
| Michael | Developer | I worked on making it easier for our developers to release new features and bug fixes more quickly. |
| Marcos | Developer | I worked on integrating a new payment platform that will allow users from all over the world to benefit from our premium features. |
| Rodrigo | ChessKid Developer | I helped make ChessKid smoother for coaches and parents. |
| Vitaly | Developer | I sped up the game play and archive pages. |
| Tony | Developer / Team Lead | I managed the release of a new Android update and am working on adding free trials. |
| Erik | CEO | I made people fill out this form about what they did this week. |
| Nikola | Sysadmin | I worked on making it quicker to update the Android app. |
| Martyn | Developer | I worked on making the home page load faster. |
| Nik | LiveChess Developer | I fixed a bug in tournaments and made live chess more stable. |
| Shaun | Support Director | I made sure members had a complete and errorless experience on Chess.com by advising them of the best setup for their computers and browsers to access our site. |
| Michael | Video Editor | I brought our Chess.com members a great new video by Jon Ludvig, the latest Chesscenter, and a Chesskid instructional video. |
| Slavko | Front End Developer | I made the forum "Quote" button easier to find and made our emails look better. |
| Gena | Live Chess Server Developer | I worked to make live chess more stable for members with poor connections and to reduce disconnections. |
| Michael | Product / QA | I discussed and tested dozens of new features for our iOS app. Look for a new release soon! |
| Peter | Director of Content | I wrote a piece on the upcoming Women's World Championship and recorded ChessCenter. |
[Please Note: Don't send me Tech Support, Abuse Reports, or other "Site" issues. Please contact Chess.com Support for those things. But I do love thank you notes and personal messages! Thank you!]
Yes, I am the guy who started Chess.com (along with Jay, Igor, Piotr, and many others). I have 3 amazing daughters, one wild son, and a wonderful, patient wife! I learned chess when I was 8 years old. Since then I have been playing, studying, and enjoying it regularly. I prefer semi-open and closed positions that blow up tactically (like the Closed Sicilian, King's Indian, Glek etc).
Want to know more about how Chess.com got started? Read about it here!