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Brand page · Games · United States

Chess House Top 5% worldwide Top 5% in the United States Top 5% in Games Top 1% in Games in the United States
chesshouse.com·🇺🇸 Canton, United States· Shopify·Since 1996

Chess House traffic, ads & competitors 144k visits a month, 18 active Meta ads, Gravity score 557.

Chess House — Chess House is an online retailer specializing in chess sets, boards, pieces, electronics, tables, books, and school chess supplies. The company aims to make chess approachable and delightful while supporting critical thinking skills through play. In September 2026 chesshouse.com drew an estimated 144k visits, up 7% on the month before. It ranks #30 of 3,092 Games brands in the United States.

chesshouse.com@thechesshouse 3.1kFacebookLinkedIn 98Trustpilot 3.2Meta Ad Library 18

Updated Traffic Sept 2026Meta ads 7 Oct 2026Google ads 20 Oct 2026Instagram Sept 2026Trustpilot Oct 2026Catalogue Oct 2026Gravity score 2 Nov 2026

Estimated traffic
144k
+7% vs. August 2026
Instagram followers
3.1k
126 posts · @thechesshouse
Trustpilot
3.2
1 review · 1 in 12 months
Meta ads
18
active · on Google since 2021
Products
79%
in stock · 249 collections
Rank in the United States
#30
of 3,092 in Games
LinkedIn
98
followers · 21 employees
Earned media value
€33.2
per month, Instagram

Gravity score

557/ 1000 · 9 of 10 indicators rated
Brand Power516
Momentum542
Performance613

Percentiles within 56 peers: Games brands in the United States with 100K–1M monthly visits. Recomputed nightly, last on 2 Nov 2026.

How the score is calculated

About the store

Chess House is an online retailer specializing in chess sets, boards, pieces, electronics, tables, books, and school chess supplies. The company aims to make chess approachable and delightful while supporting critical thinking skills through play.

01 · Traffic

Chess House website traffic

The traffic card of the Gravity brand page: the latest month and its two trends. The monthly curve, 24 months of history, the audience by country, the traffic sources and the category comparison are for members, free to start.

Chess House drew an estimated 144k visits in September 2026, up 7% on the month before and down 5% over three months.

  • Worldwide#69,041of 4.5m sites · Top 5%
  • In United States#22,761of 1.2m sites · Top 5%
  • Games, worldwide#172of 13,383 brands · Top 5%
  • Games, United States#30of 3,092 brands · Top 1%
Monthly visitssource Sept 2026

144k

estimated visits in September

1 mo ▲ +6.6%4 mo ▼ −4.7%

The monthly curve, 24 months of history and the category comparison.

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02 · Reviews

Chess House reviews

The review cards of the Gravity brand page: the Trustpilot page, with its star distribution and the brand's tiers against the index, and the Google reviews. The TrustScore history and the review velocity against the category are for signed-in members.

Chess House holds 3.2 out of 5 on Trustpilot over 1 review, 1 of them in the last twelve months: 0% of customers give five stars and 100% one star.

Trustpilotread 21 Oct 2026
3.2TrustScore · 1 review · 1 in 12 months
Top 40% rating quality
5 ★0%
4 ★0%
3 ★0%
2 ★0%
1 ★100%

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Review velocity, TrustScore history and the category comparison are on the Gravity brand page.

03 · Products

Chess House best-selling products

The top three products in the catalogue, in the store's own best-seller order, with price and stock. The full catalogue, the rankings over time and the ads that lead to each product are for signed-in members.

Chess House sells on Shopify, 79% of its catalogue in stock. The best seller is How to Play: Rules of Chess Guide, at US$4.00, followed by 3 3/4" Heavy Club & Tournament Chess Pieces - Half Set - 17 Pieces and 20" Vinyl Roll-up Chess Board.

ProductsCatalogue read Oct 2026
Catalogue mixOct 2026
Board Games3%
Educational Software1%
Games0%
Print Books0%

Share of the catalogue by product family.

Activity mixdominant: Games
Games70%
Books11%
Computer Software7%
Videos2%
Hobbies & Creative Arts1%

The dominant category places Chess House in its comparison group.

Prices and ratingsstore data
Average rating
4.79 / 5
Rated products
57% of the catalogue
In stock
79%
Upper price quartile
US$219.00
Currency
USD

05 · Influencers

Chess House influencers

The creators who tag @thechesshouse on Instagram, found by Gravity by Benchr in their posts. One is shown here; the full list, the audiences and the contact details are for signed-in members.

Creators tag @thechesshouse on Instagram, led by Casa dos Tabuleiros (12k followers, 0.4% engagement).

Influencersaccounts tagging @thechesshouse · Instagram
AccountProfileFollowersEngagementTagsRelationship
CCasa dos Tabuleiros@casa.dostabuleiros · 🇵🇹 PTDecoration garden diy Creator12k0.4%1Tagged @thechesshouse
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06 · Competitors according to Gravity

Chess House competitors and alternatives

Gravity picks competitors from the index itself: same category, same market, similar size. The closest are named here; their figures, the full list and the side-by-side comparison are for subscribers.

Gravity by Benchr finds competitors for Chess House among Games brands in the United States. The closest is Chess, then House of Staunton, Royal Chess Mall, Chessnut, Bryght Labs, Particula.

CompetitorsGames · United States · similarity out of 100
BrandSimilarityGravity scoreEst. trafficInstagramTrustpilotMeta adsProducts
Chessshop.worldchess.com
House of Stauntonhouseofstaunton.com
Royal Chess Mallroyalchessmall.com
Chessnutchessnutech.com
Bryght Labsplaychessup.com
Particulaparticula-tech.com
Competitors Gravity finds for Chess House. Similarity, Gravity score, traffic, social, reviews, ads and catalogue are for subscribers.Compare Chess House with Chess

07 · Company

Who is behind Chess House?

Legal entity, funding and distribution, as the Company tab of the Gravity brand page shows them. Where Gravity has nothing on file, the line says so rather than disappearing.

Chess House is a company based in Canton, United States, founded in 1972 according to LinkedIn, on a domain registered in September 1996. It employs about 21 people.

Legal entityGravity index, Nov 2026
Entity country
🇺🇸 United States · Canton
Founded
1972, per LinkedIn
Domain registered
24 Sept 1996
Status
Operating
Employees
21 on LinkedIn
DistributionGravity index, Nov 2026
Own store
chesshouse.com · Shopify · USD
Catalogue
249 collections
Retailers
None recorded
Open jobs
None recorded

08 · What people ask about Chess House

What people ask Google about Chess House.

10 answers built from the data on this page, each one sourced to Gravity by Benchr, which say so when we don't know.

Is Chess House a legit company?

According to Gravity by Benchr, Chess House is a brand based in Canton, United States: its website has existed since September 1996, it sells on a Shopify store, it employs 21 people on LinkedIn, it has 3,096 Instagram followers. Those are the marks of an established brand, not a pop-up shop. Source: Gravity by Benchr brand index, November 2026.

What is Chess House known for?

Chess House is an online retailer specializing in chess sets, boards, pieces, electronics, tables, books, and school chess supplies. The company aims to make chess approachable and delightful while supporting critical thinking skills through play. Gravity by Benchr classifies it under Games, with Board Games making up 3% of the catalogue. Source: Gravity by Benchr product classification, October 2026.

Chess House prices: how much is it?

Chess House's best seller, How to Play: Rules of Chess Guide, sells US$4.00 on chesshouse.com. 79% of the catalogue is in stock. Gravity does not track prices daily: check chesshouse.com before buying. Source: Gravity by Benchr catalogue reading, October 2026.

Does Chess House have a discount code?

Gravity by Benchr does not collect discount codes. What Gravity observes: Chess House advertises on Facebook and Instagram and on Google, where its offers often run. Check chesshouse.com for current promotions. Source: Gravity by Benchr ad records, October 2026.

Where can I buy Chess House?

Chess House sells on its own website, chesshouse.com, a Shopify store. Gravity by Benchr lists no retailer or marketplace for the brand. Source: Gravity by Benchr retailer data, November 2026.

Who is behind Chess House?

Gravity by Benchr records a company based in Canton, United States, founded in 1972 according to LinkedIn, on a domain registered in 1996, with 21 employees on LinkedIn. Gravity publishes no personal data about founders. Source: Gravity by Benchr company records, November 2026.

Is Chess House doing well?

Not at the moment. Gravity by Benchr estimates about 144,000 visits to chesshouse.com in September 2026, up 7% in a month and down 5% over three months. Chess House ranks #30 of 3,092 Games brands in the United States in the Gravity index. Source: Gravity by Benchr estimated traffic, September 2026.

Which platform and tools does Chess House use?

Gravity by Benchr identifies chesshouse.com as a Shopify store (standard plan, not Shopify Plus), selling in USD. It advertises through Meta and on Google since October 2021. Source: Gravity by Benchr platform and advertising records, November 2026.

What is Chess House's ad budget?

Gravity by Benchr does not publish a spend figure for Chess House on this page. What Gravity observes: an active Meta advertiser, on Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Audience Network, Threads. The estimated monthly spend band, derived from the EU reach of each ad, is on the Gravity brand page. Source: Gravity by Benchr Meta Ad Library records, October 2026.

Who are the biggest Games brands in the United States?

Among Games brands in the United States in the Gravity by Benchr index, Chess House ranks #30 of 3,092 by estimated traffic. Its closest competitors on the same market are Chess, House of Staunton, Royal Chess Mall, Chessnut and Bryght Labs. Source: Gravity by Benchr competitor analysis, same category, same market, similar size, November 2026.

Gravity by Benchr indexes more than 4 million e-commerce brands across 150 countries. Figures on this page are estimates, updated monthly; the Gravity score is recomputed nightly. Not affiliated with Chess House.