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Our support team is happy to help you 24 hours a day, 365 days a year!\n\nABOUT CHESS.COM:\nChess.com was created by chess players and people who love chess! \nTeam: http://www.chess.com/about","facts":{"developer_id":329218552,"developer_url":"https://www.chess.com","first_released":"2009-10-29T03:18:55Z","support_url":"http://support.chess.com/","privacy_url":"https://www.chess.com/legal#privacypolicy","website_url":"https://www.chess.com/","app_version":"4.10.33","release_notes":"Hi chess fans! Today's new version improves app quality, removing a couple of bugs that could cause the app to crash. We hope you enjoy it! 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