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About Chessever

Built by chess players,
for chess players.

Chessever is the definitive mobile platform for chess enthusiasts worldwide. We combine real-time tournament tracking, player analytics, and game analysis into one seamless experience, making professional chess accessible to everyone.

2
Platforms
iOS & Android
24/7
Live Coverage
Real-time updates
FIDE
Data Source
Official ratings
AI
Coming Soon
Powered by Vertex AI
01 . Our Mission

Making professional chess
accessible to everyone.

Chess is experiencing a global renaissance. Millions of new players are discovering the game, yet following professional chess remains fragmented across scattered websites, outdated interfaces, and disconnected platforms.

Chessever solves this by providing a unified, beautifully designed mobile platform where fans can follow live tournaments, track their favorite players, and analyze grandmaster games, all in real time. We are building the go-to companion app for the chess community.

Our target audience spans from casual chess fans who want to follow major tournaments like the World Chess Championship, to serious players and coaches who need detailed game analysis and player statistics at their fingertips.

02 . Our Product

A chess app designed
with obsessive detail.

Available on iOS and Android. Chessever combines live tournament coverage, player analytics, and game analysis into a single, beautifully crafted experience. Currently in active development with new features shipping regularly.

Live Tournament Tracking
01

Live Tournament Tracking

Follow world-class chess tournaments in real-time with move-by-move updates and engine evaluation.

Player Profiles & Stats
02

Player Profiles & Stats

Detailed player cards with FIDE ratings, performance history, and head-to-head records across all formats.

Personalized Feed
03

Personalized Feed

Curate your experience by following grandmasters, rising stars, or players from your region.

Game Analysis
04

Game Analysis

Review games with full notation, engine lines, and interactive board navigation.

Live
Fully Launched

Available on App Store and Google Play

In Progress
AI Features

Vertex AI-powered coaching and chess history agent

Planned
Educational Content

AI-generated lessons and niche historical chess analysis

03 . Our Team

Chess expertise meets
engineering precision.

Our founding team combines world-class chess knowledge with deep technical expertise. We understand the game from both sides of the board, and both sides of the screen.

GM Vasif Durarbayli
Founder

GM Vasif Durarbayli

Chess & Product Vision
FIDE Rating
2627
World Rank
#126
GM Title
Since 2010
Based In
St. Louis, MO

Grandmaster Vasif Durarbayli is one of Azerbaijan's top chess players with over two decades of competitive experience. At age 14, he became the youngest player to represent Azerbaijan's Olympic chess team, a record that still stands. A two-time Azerbaijani Chess Champion (2021, 2023) and World Cup Top 16 finisher (2021), Vasif brings deep understanding of what chess players and fans need from a modern platform.

Berkay Can
Software Engineer

Berkay Can

Engineering & Technology
Role
Lead Engineer
Focus
Full-Stack & Mobile
Experience
Since 2018
Based In
Istanbul, Turkey
ReactReact NativeNext.jsFlutterGCPAWSDockerPostgreSQLSupabaseFirebaseAI Integrations

Berkay is a full-stack software engineer who has been building mobile and web applications since 2018. He works across React, React Native, Flutter, and Next.js on the frontend, with GCP, AWS, Docker, PostgreSQL, Supabase, and Firebase powering the backend. He also integrates cutting-edge AI tools into production apps. At Chessever, Berkay architects and builds the entire platform, from the mobile apps on iOS and Android to the real-time backend that powers live tournament tracking.

04 . Our Journey

From concept to platform.

2025
Founded

Chessever concept born from a shared passion for chess and technology

2025
MVP Launch

First mobile app released on iOS and Android

2025
Growing

Expanding features, building community, and scaling infrastructure

2026
AI Integration

Developing AI-powered coaching and historical chess analysis tools

05 . Industry Context

The chess renaissance
is just beginning.

Since 2020, online chess has experienced unprecedented growth. Chess.com surpassed 150 million members, and streaming platforms have made chess a mainstream spectator sport. Yet the tools for following professional chess have not kept pace.

Chessever fills this gap with a mobile-first platform purpose-built for chess spectators. Combined with emerging AI capabilities through Google Cloud's Vertex AI, we are developing intelligent features like automated game analysis, personalized coaching insights, and a niche historical chess query agent that makes decades of chess history instantly accessible.

As a digital-native tech startup, Chessever is built entirely on cloud infrastructure and positioned to scale globally as chess continues its rapid growth trajectory.

Follow chess better.

Download Chessever and join a growing community of chess enthusiasts.