MUSE Platinum

2025

Hans Niemann vs. You: Largest AI-Powered Online Chess Battle

Entrant Company

it.com Domains

Category

Event - Entertainment

Client's Name

PER:FORM

Country / Region

United Kingdom

On November 13, 2024, Hans Niemann vs. You made history at Web Summit Lisbon—one of the world’s largest and most influential tech conferences. The event brought together 106,638 players from 132 countries to challenge Grandmaster Hans Niemann in an unprecedented online chess showdown. Organized by it.com Domains in partnership with World Chess and Web Summit, it shattered records—including Garry Kasparov’s famous "vs. the World" match—setting a new benchmark for online chess participation.

Hosted on the custom-built chess.it.com platform, the match was open to all, supported by an AI assistant that helped the "World Team" strategize in real time. After 71 moves and 42 minutes of intense play, Niemann won the game, proving once again why he’s one of the most talked-about players in chess today.

For it.com Domains, the event was more than just a game—it was a marketing success. It reached 223 million people, appeared in 735+ media publications, and a promotional video featuring Niemann alone gathered 6.5 million views.

What made Hans Niemann vs. You stand out? A seamless mix of AI, global participation, and a player who commands attention far beyond the chess world. This wasn’t just about breaking records—it was about reshaping online competition and proving how technology can bring people into the game like never before.

Credits

it.com Domains
Andrey Insarov
PER:FORM
Polina Druzhkova
PER:FORM
Elena Kalnitskaya
PER:FORM
Tanya Shapovalova
PER:FORM
Svetlana Polozkova
PER:FORM
Gleb Solovyev
PER:FORM
Alexandra Kusilova
PER:FORM
Viktor Antipenko
PER:FORM
Mariia Danilchenko
PER:FORM
Iuliia Guseva
Web Summit
Lorcan Fox
Web Summit
Michael Harnett
Web Summit
James Canty III
Web Summit
Raquel Coelho
World Chess
Nadezhda Panteleeva
World Chess
Ilya Merenzon
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