Meet the man behind chess's digital revolution — Chess.com CEO Erik Allebest! How does Chess.com catch cheaters? What's Erik's response to Kramnik's accusations? From Netflix's upcoming Hans Niemann documentary to a major GM ban — join us for an insider look at Chess.com! Plus: watch our intense blitz battle where Erik tries to destroy me. Don't miss this episode!

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Links to what's discussed in the podcast:

https://www.chess.com/blog/FairPlay/chess-com-fair-play-report-are-there-too-many-upsets-in-titled-tuesday

My podcast with MY CHESS COACH: https://youtu.be/x5crqbtsWjs?si=_Jjt3mMYH5wCawik

My podcast with MVL: https://youtu.be/6sIBWByqqG8?si=n2pFdaFD558MNOBW

My podcast with Anish: https://youtu.be/x41meg64OxM?si=MHcuDsNNOs6gLMUj

My podcast with Kramnik that got me blocked by him: https://youtu.be/YKzes4eteb4?si=5nUg3RNqeHXnqANK

My podcast with Naroditsky: https://youtu.be/OKeb-WRMYpM?si=B3cfMHORtC6gEoMc

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00:00 — Intro

02:19 — 20 years of chess evolution

04:02 — Is chess still underrated?

05:49 — 2026 will change chess

07:09 — Netflix's Hans Niemann story

09:35 — Chess.com in 20 years

12:16 — VR chess: Future or fantasy?!

13:36 — Chess.com roadmap

19:45 — AI coaches coming soon

23:30 — Is Chess.com a unicorn?

24:46 — How many users today?

25:38 — Thoughts on Lichess.org

26:38 — Who's the real competition?

28:44 — Magnus's new TakeTakeTake app

30:31 — Chess.com team

33:13 — Was Kramnik right?!

35:47 — Fighting online cheating

40:42 — The real scale of cheating

43:11 — "We have a secret cheater program"

50:10 — How we catch cheaters

53:44 — Major GM ban coming!

54:15 — Erik as a chess player

55:15 — Blitz battle

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My name is Greg Mustreader, I am a Candidate Master in chess, an entrepreneur and host of several podcasts.

On the Chess with Mustreader channel, I interview top chess players, play against chess AIs, analyze the most interesting chess games and combinations of today and of the past, as well as show you my path in chess and the way I work on my chess improvement (including recaps from the tournaments I play).

I live in Almaty, Kazakhstan and travel the world extensively (been to 50 countries). I'm 31 years old, I have a girlfriend, three dogs and four cats. I speak English, Russian, German, and a bit of French and Chinese.

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