What we measured
We loaded chess.com in a real browser, accepted the cookie banner, and scored what came back. Every number below is on a 0–10 scale where 10 is best.
- Ad restraint
- 10
- Design
- 8
- Reach
- 9
- Editorial
- 5
- Signal-to-noise
- 5
- Access
- 8
- Cadence
- 8
- Independence
- 4
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Clutter, hierarchy, typography and whitespace, scored from our screenshot
Tranco rank for the registrable domain, capped where the feed is a section
Curated judgement of the writing, not a measurement
How much of the feed is the thing you subscribed for
How much is readable without a paywall or a login
Whether it publishes often enough to be worth a slot
Ownership, and how much it constrains what gets covered
What it looks like
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Latest from Chess.com News
Straight from the feed. This is what the ticker would be showing you right now.
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- Lazavik Ousts Nepomniachtchi, Joins Arjun, Nihal, Niemann In Quarterfinals
- So Leads Sinquefield Cup; Divya Deals Kosteniuk 3rd Loss
- Carlsen, Nakamura, Firouzja, Abdusattorov Reach Esports World Cup Playoffs
- Kenyan Chess Star Hawi Kaloki Dies At 19 Ahead Of Olympiad Debut
- Aronian Wins From Lost Position; Lee, Tan On 2/2
- Shreyas Royal, Bodhana Sivanandan Make History As Youngest-Ever British Champions
- Titled Tuesday Vet Wins First Ever
- Esipenko, Wei Yi Join Carlsen & Co. In Esports World Cup Last 16
- 🏀 Wemby, GothamChess Headline Hoop Gambit Festival
- Caruana Scores 1st Win In Sinquefield Cup; Tan, Divya, Lee Lead Cairns Cup
- 10-Year-Old Aarit Kapil Wins GM Tournament To Score 2nd IM Norm
- National Masters Chiu & Awatramani Beat Super-GMs Xiong & Awonder For 2nd Title
- 'Orangutan' Opening Stars Again For Xiong In Bullet Brawl
- 16-Year-Old Alice Lee 🏆 Wins Women's Speed Chess Championship
Where it sits in Culture & Arts
- #33 The Film Stage72
- #34 The White Review72
- #35 Chess.com News71.5
- #36 DJ Mag71.5
- #37 Artnet News71