Online Chess Business For Sale

Business description

InstantChess.com is one of the three leading online chess playing zones, subscription fee-based providers in the world.

In contrast to two other providers, which are mostly oriented on professional chess world, InstantChess.com is positioned as a place for casual playing targeting office workers allowing them to digress from routine and relive stress during work breaks.

The site does not require registration or any downloads so all that is needed is just a single click to start playing. To encourage workers to spend 10-15 minutes a day playing its slogan is -InstantChess.com is a cup of coffee compatible.

Property information

Location:

www.InstantChess.com;

Operations: 1 full-time employee is located in the office in Moscow, 1 part-time employee is working from home;

Developments: 2 part-time emplyees;

Servers: 4 servers are located in San Antonio, Texas, USA

Other information

Expansion potential:

1. Scaling its web-application onto mobile platforms for Nokia S60, iPhone and Mobile Java. The company has already developed a pilot version for S60,(developed and documented design and currently seeking for partner – www.gchess.com)

2. Instant Chess Club – an integrated hardware and software solution that puts chess activity into any intranet. Literally it is a Mini InstantChess inside school or university network with an improved community tools (chat, forum, webmessaging)
and internal chess events (tournaments)

3. Integration into popular Internet portal or web site, which will provide successful synergy.

Competition / Market:

The following products and services are the main competitors of InstantChess.com: 1. Solitaire, FreeCell and other games included in standard delivery of Windows; 2. Yahoo! Games and MSN Games available online for free.

Support & training:

1 year technical support and/or works on integration into other service

Reasons for selling:

The change of the company business

Trading hours:

24/7

Financing available:

'Net profit' is annual EBIT

Website:

www.instantchess.com