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I believe @Whiskersgalore ( a family member of mine) joined chess.com in April 2007 , and is still a member on this site, but under a different username now !
Dec 19, 2021
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#43
Woollensock2 wrote:
I believe @Whiskersgalore ( a family member of mine) joined chess.com in April 2007 , and is still a member on this site, but under a different username now !
The memberships didn't start until May 2007. @jay was the first actual joined member.
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/community/what-is-the-first-member-in-chess-com?page=1
Any accounts with dates before that were inherited from the site importing from another site.
A correction to my post # 44 ……..I meant to say it was April 1st
There are trolls around these types of questions saying 'wELL tHe fIrSt pLaYeR wAs [insert most random and dumb name here] and then talk about nonsense. Even Google couldn't show me something real.
Princess_Stormy wrote:
It's not me..
ok that's pretty obvious tho so ye...
Jan 20, 2024
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#48
Nathan1800rapid wrote:
ChessMasterRowen wrote:
Who is the first member of chess.com not including @chesscom
I'll bet 1million dollars that Batgirl is older than me.
And you have to be the one that made the account.
is it because you were born in 2008 or after that 
Jan 20, 2024
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#51
McallisterSci wrote:
when did chess.com open?
2007 when it was a site with sign ups but planning and design started earlier.
https://www.chess.com/blog/erik/why-and-how-i-started-chess-com
batgirl wrote:
@Erik and @Jay joined May 7, 2007; @Piotr joined May 8, 2007. Those were the Big Three. @billwall joined sometime in May 2007, but since he closed his account the exact date isn't evident (I think it was the 24th though). @batgirl joined June 13, 2007. @Patzer24 joined June 26, 2007.
Most of the staff we know, e.g. @Kayt, @Brenda, @Jacyln, @Brotherjosh, @Alex, @sean, @jdcannon, @Amelia, joined much, much later- in the double-digits. Even @danielrensch, one of the oldest, didn't join until 12-20-2008.
I rarely run into someone who joined earlier than I, but they do exist. Most people move on. eventually.
it says may 18
Jan 23, 2024
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#57
Interesting piece of bumping ! ….. better than most bumping that goes on around here !
I found this mysterious account and its the oldest I've ever seen. Older than the founders... curious... Who is this?
https://www.chess.com/member/coup_d_etat
it was the first GM