chess.com - dns.ninja

chess.com

DNSSEC⚠️ Not signed
A2606:4700::6812:8943🇺🇸 Cloudflare2606:4700::/44 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US ✓ In HTTPS hints
A2606:4700::6812:8a43🇺🇸 Cloudflare2606:4700::/44 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US ✓ In HTTPS hints
A2606:4700::6812:8b43🇺🇸 Cloudflare2606:4700::/44 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US ✓ In HTTPS hints
A2606:4700::6812:8c43🇺🇸 Cloudflare2606:4700::/44 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US ✓ In HTTPS hints
A2606:4700::6812:8d43🇺🇸 Cloudflare2606:4700::/44 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US ✓ In HTTPS hints
A104.18.137.67Cloudflare104.18.128.0/20 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US ✓ In HTTPS hints
A104.18.138.67Cloudflare104.18.128.0/20 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US ✓ In HTTPS hints
A104.18.139.67Cloudflare104.18.128.0/20 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US ✓ In HTTPS hints
A104.18.140.67Cloudflare104.18.128.0/20 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US ✓ In HTTPS hints
A104.18.141.67Cloudflare104.18.128.0/20 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US ✓ In HTTPS hints
NSdan.ns.cloudflare.com ⭐
A2606:4700:58::adf5:3b6c🇺🇸 Cloudflare2606:4700:50::/44 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US
PTRdan.ns.cloudflare.com
A2803:f800:50::6ca2:c16c🇨🇷 Cloudflare2803:f800:50::/45 LACNIC generated route6 for CloudFlare Latin America S.R.L
PTRdan.ns.cloudflare.com
A2a06:98c1:50::ac40:216c🇺🇸 Cloudflare2a06:98c1:50::/45
PTRdan.ns.cloudflare.com
A108.162.193.108🇺🇸 Cloudflare108.162.193.0/24 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US
PTRdan.ns.cloudflare.com
A172.64.33.108🇺🇸 Cloudflare172.64.33.0/24 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US
PTRdan.ns.cloudflare.com
A173.245.59.108🇺🇸 Cloudflare173.245.59.0/24 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US
PTRdan.ns.cloudflare.com
NSsue.ns.cloudflare.com
A2606:4700:50::adf5:3a91🇺🇸 Cloudflare2606:4700:50::/44 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US
PTRsue.ns.cloudflare.com
A2803:f800:50::6ca2:c091🇨🇷 Cloudflare2803:f800:50::/45 LACNIC generated route6 for CloudFlare Latin America S.R.L
PTRsue.ns.cloudflare.com
A2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2091🇺🇸 Cloudflare2a06:98c1:50::/45
PTRsue.ns.cloudflare.com
A108.162.192.145🇺🇸 Cloudflare108.162.192.0/24 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US
PTRsue.ns.cloudflare.com
A172.64.32.145🇺🇸 Cloudflare172.64.32.0/24 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US
PTRsue.ns.cloudflare.com
A173.245.58.145🇺🇸 Cloudflare173.245.58.0/24 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US
PTRsue.ns.cloudflare.com
MXaspmx.l.google.com ⭐
A2607:f8b0:4004:c1f::1a🇺🇸 Google2607:f8b0:4004::/48
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A142.251.163.27🇺🇸 Google142.251.163.0/24
PTRwv-in-f27.1e100.net
MXalt1.aspmx.l.google.com(5)
A2800:3f0:4003:c14::1a🇨🇱 Google2800:3f0:4003::/48
A192.178.234.26🇺🇸 Google192.178.0.0/15
PTRncsclj-in-f26.1e100.net
MXalt2.aspmx.l.google.com(5)
A2a00:1450:400b:c02::1a🇮🇪 Google2a00:1450:400b::/48
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A172.253.116.26🇺🇸 Google172.253.116.0/24
PTRdj-in-f26.1e100.net
MXalt3.aspmx.l.google.com(10)
A2a00:1450:4009:c0f::1b🇬🇧 Google2a00:1450:4009::/48
PTRyulhrs-in-f27.1e100.net
A192.178.223.26🇺🇸 Google192.178.223.0/24
PTRyulhrs-in-f26.1e100.net
MXalt4.aspmx.l.google.com(10)
A2a00:1450:400c:c23::1a🇧🇪 Google2a00:1450:400c::/48
PTRyubrupd-in-f26.1e100.net
A172.253.157.26🇺🇸 Google172.253.0.0/16
PTRyubrupd-in-f26.1e100.net
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TXTgoogle-site-verification=-IEcIDuCPFtP5lGt2Ew4szUAHS72-etgZlx1gMV6pio
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TXTyandex-verification: 839b791a7c251c8d
HTTPSHTTP/3, HTTP/2 ✓ hints match
IPv4 hints104.18.137.67, 104.18.138.67, 104.18.139.67, 104.18.140.67, 104.18.141.67
IPv6 hints2606:4700::6812:8943, 2606:4700::6812:8a43, 2606:4700::6812:8b43, 2606:4700::6812:8c43, 2606:4700::6812:8d43
SOAdan.ns.cloudflare.comdns@cloudflare.com serial=2411619952

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DNSSEC🔒 Signed (DS record present)
NSa.gtld-servers.net ⭐
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SOAa.gtld-servers.netnstld@verisign-grs.com serial=1786257014
rank #3070 globally
rank #1598 in the tld
Semrush Rank:#735 Keywords:420,026 Traffic:3,806,678/mo
WOT: SAFE (94/100)
📈 Tranco rank: #873
chess.com - Tranco Rank (30d: ↓-6)864866868870872874876Jun 28Jul 8Jul 18Jul 28Aug 7Rank#866#872

Chess.com

Chess.com is the world's largest online chess platform, offering live games, puzzles, lessons, and tournaments to players of all skill levels. Founded in 2007 by Erik Allebest and Jay Severson, the site has grown to over 150 million members worldwide. The platform hosts millions of games daily and features computer analysis, opening explorers, and training tools powered by AI.

Key Services

  • Live Chess: Play blitz, bullet, rapid, and daily correspondence games
  • Puzzles & Lessons: Thousands of tactical puzzles and video courses from grandmasters
  • Tournaments: Regular online events including titled player arenas and championship qualifiers
  • Chess.com TV: Live broadcasts of major chess events with commentary
  • Computer Analysis: Game review with engine evaluation (Stockfish-powered)

Infrastructure

  • DNS: Cloudflare nameservers (dan.ns.cloudflare.com,sue.ns.cloudflare.com)
  • Hosting: Cloudflare CDN with 5 anycast IPv4 addresses (104.18.137-141.67)
  • IPv6: Full dual-stack support (2606:4700::6812:89-8d43)
  • Email: Google Workspace (5 MX records via aspmx.l.google.com)
  • Security: HTTP/3 and HTTP/2 enabled; DNSSEC not currently signed

The domain was registered in 2005 and acquired by the current ownership to build the chess platform that launched in 2007. Chess.com acquired Play Magnus Group in 2022, adding the Magnus Chess Academy and other chess educational brands to its portfolio.

Subdomains

destek.chess.com
links.chess.com
assets-configurator.chess.com
er.chess.com
bucket.chess.com
events.chess.com
speech-assets.chess.com
live3.chess.com
oauth.chess.com
daxmareba.chess.com
assets-flair.chess.com
blog.chess.com
www.chess.com
email.chess.com
cccc.chess.com
live2.chess.com
amplitude.chess.com
client-packages.chess.com
error-pages.chess.com
client-metrics.chess.com
esm.chess.com
live.chess.com
merch.chess.com
danielrensch.chess.com
client-metrics-cf.chess.com
assets-sdui.chess.com
marketing.chess.com
link.chess.com
dd.chess.com
dovidka.chess.com
assets-ds.chess.com
access.chess.com
sdui.chess.com
desktek.chess.com
assets-design-system.chess.com
assets-coaches.chess.com
text-and-audio.chess.com
bobby.chess.com
api.chess.com
suporte.chess.com
courses.chess.com
gcp-prod.chess.com
assets-themes.chess.com
services.chess.com
chess24.chess.com
admin.chess.com
go.chess.com
tracking.chess.com
support.chess.com
text-and-audio-cdn.chess.com

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DNS History

31 records (17 active, 14 former)

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●NSdan.ns.cloudflare.com2026-02-14 → 2026-08-09 · 3 obs
○ 2022-01-02 15:52:42
● 2026-02-14 19:58:40
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○NSns-111.awsdns-13.com2016-01-18 → 2022-01-02 · 5 obs
○ 2016-01-15 12:43:52
● 2016-01-18 00:17:04
● 2022-01-02 15:52:42
○ 2026-02-14 19:58:40
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○NSns-1390.awsdns-45.org2016-01-18 → 2022-01-02 · 5 obs
○ 2016-01-15 12:43:52
● 2016-01-18 00:17:04
● 2022-01-02 15:52:42
○ 2026-02-14 19:58:40
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○NSns-1633.awsdns-12.co.uk2016-01-18 → 2022-01-02 · 5 obs
○ 2016-01-15 12:43:52
● 2016-01-18 00:17:04
● 2022-01-02 15:52:42
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○NSns-719.awsdns-25.net2016-01-18 → 2022-01-02 · 5 obs
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● 2016-01-18 00:17:04
● 2022-01-02 15:52:42
○ 2026-02-14 19:58:40
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○NSns1.cdnetdns.net2015-08-22 → 2016-01-15 · 5 obs
○ 2009-01-30 18:38:42
● 2015-08-22 15:46:48
● 2016-01-15 12:43:52
○ 2016-01-18 00:17:04
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○NSns1.zerolag.com2009-01-30 → 2009-01-30 · 3 obs
● 2009-01-30 18:38:42
○ 2015-08-22 15:46:48
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○NSns2.cdnetdns.net2015-08-22 → 2016-01-15 · 5 obs
○ 2009-01-30 18:38:42
● 2015-08-22 15:46:48
● 2016-01-15 12:43:52
○ 2016-01-18 00:17:04
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○NSns2.zerolag.com2009-01-30 → 2009-01-30 · 3 obs
● 2009-01-30 18:38:42
○ 2015-08-22 15:46:48
○ 2026-08-09 06:54:00
●NSsue.ns.cloudflare.com2026-02-14 → 2026-08-09 · 3 obs
○ 2022-01-02 15:52:42
● 2026-02-14 19:58:40
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●MXalt1.aspmx.l.google.com2018-12-19 → 2026-08-09 · 3 obs
○ 2018-02-24 20:34:30
● 2018-12-19 04:43:14
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●MXalt2.aspmx.l.google.com2018-12-19 → 2026-08-09 · 3 obs
○ 2018-02-24 20:34:30
● 2018-12-19 04:43:14
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●MXalt3.aspmx.l.google.com2018-12-19 → 2026-08-09 · 3 obs
○ 2018-02-24 20:34:30
● 2018-12-19 04:43:14
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●MXalt4.aspmx.l.google.com2018-12-19 → 2026-08-09 · 3 obs
○ 2018-02-24 20:34:30
● 2018-12-19 04:43:14
● 2026-08-09 06:54:00
●MXaspmx.l.google.com2018-12-19 → 2026-08-09 · 3 obs
○ 2018-02-24 20:34:30
● 2018-12-19 04:43:14
● 2026-08-09 06:54:00
○MXmail.chess.com2009-01-30 → 2018-02-24 · 4 obs
● 2009-01-30 18:38:42
● 2018-02-24 20:34:30
○ 2018-12-19 04:43:14
○ 2026-08-09 06:54:00
●A104.18.137.672026-02-14 → 2026-08-09 · 3 obs
○ 2022-01-02 15:52:42
● 2026-02-14 19:58:40
● 2026-08-09 06:54:00
●A104.18.138.672026-02-14 → 2026-08-09 · 3 obs
○ 2022-01-02 15:52:42
● 2026-02-14 19:58:40
● 2026-08-09 06:54:00
●A104.18.139.672026-02-14 → 2026-08-09 · 3 obs
○ 2022-01-02 15:52:42
● 2026-02-14 19:58:40
● 2026-08-09 06:54:00
●A104.18.140.672026-02-14 → 2026-08-09 · 3 obs
○ 2022-01-02 15:52:42
● 2026-02-14 19:58:40
● 2026-08-09 06:54:00
●A104.18.141.672026-02-14 → 2026-08-09 · 3 obs
○ 2022-01-02 15:52:42
● 2026-02-14 19:58:40
● 2026-08-09 06:54:00
○A198.8.89.1382020-12-01 → 2021-01-22 · 5 obs
○ 2019-09-22 15:51:26
● 2020-12-01 09:05:46
● 2021-01-22 16:49:56
○ 2021-05-04 23:40:34
○ 2026-08-09 06:54:00
●A2606:4700::6812:89432026-02-14 → 2026-08-09 · 3 obs
○ 2022-01-02 15:52:42
● 2026-02-14 19:58:40
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●A2606:4700::6812:8a432026-02-14 → 2026-08-09 · 3 obs
○ 2022-01-02 15:52:42
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●A2606:4700::6812:8b432026-02-14 → 2026-08-09 · 3 obs
○ 2022-01-02 15:52:42
● 2026-02-14 19:58:40
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●A2606:4700::6812:8c432026-02-14 → 2026-08-09 · 3 obs
○ 2022-01-02 15:52:42
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●A2606:4700::6812:8d432026-02-14 → 2026-08-09 · 3 obs
○ 2022-01-02 15:52:42
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○A34.117.44.1372021-05-04 → 2022-01-02 · 5 obs
○ 2021-01-22 16:49:56
● 2021-05-04 23:40:34
● 2022-01-02 15:52:42
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○A67.201.34.1762009-01-30 → 2009-01-30 · 3 obs
● 2009-01-30 18:38:42
○ 2015-08-22 15:46:48
○ 2026-08-09 06:54:00
○A68.71.245.52015-08-22 → 2019-09-22 · 9 obs
○ 2009-01-30 18:38:42
● 2015-08-22 15:46:48
● 2016-11-23 06:44:42
○ 2016-12-16 21:14:00
○ 2018-02-24 20:34:30
● 2018-12-19 04:43:14
● 2019-09-22 15:51:26
○ 2020-12-01 09:05:46
○ 2026-08-09 06:54:00
○A68.71.245.82016-12-16 → 2018-02-24 · 5 obs
○ 2016-11-23 06:44:42
● 2016-12-16 21:14:00
● 2018-02-24 20:34:30
○ 2018-12-19 04:43:14
○ 2026-08-09 06:54:00

🔍 DNS Trace

📋 Delegation Chain

ZoneNameserversGlue
coma.gtld-servers.net, b.gtld-servers.net, c.gtld-servers.net, d.gtld-servers.net...-
chess.comdan.ns.cloudflare.com, sue.ns.cloudflare.com12 records

✅ Authoritative Response

Server:108.162.192.145

NS records: dan.ns.cloudflare.com, sue.ns.cloudflare.com

🔒 DNSSEC Status

⚠️ Insecure (no DNSSEC)

No DS record for chess.com (unsigned zone)

⏱️ Timing

Total: 181ms | Queries: -

📄 Records

TypeCountSample Data
A5104.18.139.67, 104.18.141.67...
AAAA52606:4700::6812:8b43, 2606:4700::6812:8c43...
NS2dan.ns.cloudflare.com, sue.ns.cloudflare.com
MX5aspmx.l.google.com (pri: 1), alt3.aspmx.l.google.com (pri: 10)...
TXT10anthropic-domain-verification-dw7mcs=Wrv, cursor-domain-verification-3n0gag=LnwL6m...
HTTPS1{"priority":1,"target":".","alpn":["h3",
SOA1dan.ns.cloudflare.com dns.cloudflare.com

📌 Glue Records Collected

Total: 12

Out-of-bailiwick: 12 (dan.ns.cloudflare.com, dan.ns.cloudflare.com, dan.ns.cloudflare.com...)

Analysis

Hierarchy

chess.com is the parent domain of destek.chess.com, links.chess.com, assets-configurator.chess.com, er.chess.com, bucket.chess.com and a few other host names.

IP Addresses

chess.com directs to 10 IP numbers: 104.18.137.67, 104.18.138.67, 104.18.139.67 and 7 other.

Two other host names, along with text-and-audio.chess.com, api.chess.com and suporte.chess.com, also share IP numbers with chess.com.

Name Servers

chess.com has two authoritative name servers — dan.ns.cloudflare.com and sue.ns.cloudflare.com.

chess.com shares its NS records with other domains, for example chesskid-5.com, haciendakaanac.com, majavrban.com and two others.

chess.com shares at least some of its name servers with other domains, including angelataratuta.com, rfpl.co.in, valora88partners.click and two others.

These name servers are frequently seen alongside the name servers nile.ns.cloudflare.com.

DNS names with 6 IP addresses:

dan.ns.cloudflare.com points to 108.162.193.108, 172.64.33.108, 173.245.59.108 and 3 other IP addresses.

sue.ns.cloudflare.com points to 108.162.192.145, 172.64.32.145, 173.245.58.145 and 3 other IP addresses.

Mail Servers

chess.com is handled by five mail servers: aspmx.l.google.com, alt1.aspmx.l.google.com, alt2.aspmx.l.google.com and two others.

There is at least a partial MX overlap between chess.com and other domains, including tec.ba, xd-design.info, enthusiast.gg and two others.

These mail servers tend to appear in combination with mail servers alt3.aspmx.l.google.com, alt4.aspmx.l.google.com, aspmx2.googlemail.com and 3 others.

Host names that have two IP addresses:

aspmx.l.google.com resolves to 142.251.163.27 and 2607:f8b0:4004:c1f::1a.

alt1.aspmx.l.google.com resolves to 192.178.234.26 and 2800:3f0:4003:c14::1a.

alt2.aspmx.l.google.com resolves to 172.253.116.26 and 2a00:1450:400b:c02::1a.

alt3.aspmx.l.google.com resolves to 192.178.223.26 and 2a00:1450:4009:c0f::1b.

alt4.aspmx.l.google.com resolves to 172.253.157.26 and 2a00:1450:400c:c23::1a.