Chess.com enters the poker arena! Launching the brand new poker learning website Gambit

Chess.com launched Gambit, a free poker learning platform designed for beginners, with no real-money gambling and no commission. Chess champion Magnus Carlsen also shared similarities between the two strategy games.

With a well-known chess website boasting millions of daily active users launching a poker platform and training courses, poker may be poker experiencing a surge in popularity among chess players.

Gambit by Chess.com Launched, this is a free poker software that allows players to compete against bots, friends, and other online users. Users can also learn poker basics, take poker strategy courses, and track their poker data.

Designed specifically for beginners

Gambit's goal is to help new players get to know the game without worrying about losing money or being forced to make in-app purchases.

Chess.com In a blog post in May, Chief Growth Officer Albert Cheng stated, "It's like this: a poker website built specifically for learning. No real money gambling. No rake. Just applying the strategy manual for chess, which works for millions, to poker."

Gambit is available for desktop computers as well as iOS and Android systems.Chess.com Users will find it very familiar because both share the same interface and graphic design.

The website allows players to play cash games against bots, friends, and other online users. It also offers tournaments such as the five-minute blind Speedrun and the Gambit Cup.

The website also offers a monthly leaderboard of the best players, showcasing the current champion and all tournament results.

The connection between chess and poker

Poker has long been closely associated with chess, both of which are strategic competitive games.

Michael Addamo, a top high-stakes player, once told PokerNews that he learned about poker through chess; and retired poker legend Mike “Timex” McDonald later became an excellent chess player.

Meanwhile, chess grandmaster and author Jen Shahade has also had a successful career as a PokerStars pro, while chess streamers like Alexandra Botez have become regulars on tournament poker sites.

Magnus Carlsen, considered one of the greatest chess players of all time, also dabbled in poker. PokerNews interviewed the chess champion at the 2023 European Poker Tour (EPT) Monte Carlo event, where he discussed the similarities between the two games.

Carlsen stated, "I think there are more similarities between poker and chess than people realize. Of course, chess has perfect information, but you still often base your decisions on imperfect calculations. In that sense, they are similar in one respect."

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