Thibault Duplessis is a French software developer and chess player who is the founder and chief executive officer of Lichess[1], the second most popular chess site in the world.[2]
Biography
editDuplessis born in France in 1984, and started programming Casio calculators in high school. He studied computer science at University, afterwhich he worked for a few years as a software engineer. In 2010, he started Lichess as a hobby.[3] He has described himself as an average player.
As a non-profit organization, Duplessis relies on volunteers to help him grow Lichess.[4]
References
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