Chess.com reviews

4.1

74% would recommend to a friend

(92 total reviews)
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Erik Allebest

84% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Chess.com has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 92 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Chess.com employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Mídia e comunicação industry (3.7 stars).

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92 reviews
5.0
Jun 29, 2023
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

- Proactive team where everybody is 100% dedicated; - Reciprocal trust relationship; - Payment always in time; - Diversity-inclusive, company is pro all human rights; - Work for CHESS, the ultimate millennial game!

Cons

- There might be a bit too many meetings, which is totally understandable but perhaps they could be more spaced and objective.

5.0
May 23, 2026

Amazing culture with no significant downsides

Anonymous employee
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing culture and team mission, best place I've worked in.

Cons

In ~2y there haven't been any

5.0
May 15, 2026

Great place to work, with room for improvement

Anonymous employee
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

- Generally relaxed work culture - Incredible flexibility due to remote work - 99% of people here are good people and fun to work with - Interesting though still niche product - Seeing incredible growth in recent years

Cons

- Below market pay (they are working on this) - Lack of clear strategy at times, feels reactive - Senior leadership hired externally has generally been terrible, with a couple exceptions (need more internal promotions/growth) - Lack of solid retention incentives for top talent (though this is slowly improving, a bit late however)

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