Month: June 2020

[Hwan Cho] This article discusses a 5 time American World Champion, Hikaru Nakamura who was able to spread the game of chess to other popular twitch streamers like XQC and mentor them in the game of chess. With the COVID-19 pandemic, Hikaru Nakamura was able to focus more on his stream and popularize the game of chess. Recently, there has even been a twitch competition called POGCHAMPS that was strictly on the game of chess.

Hikaru Nakamura is the top-ranked blitz chess player in the world—and his channel has seen a meteoric rise as he coaches streamers in the ancient game. In March, an average of 2,000 people tuned in live to watch Hikaru Nakamura on Twitch. His fanbase has since grown to 366,000 […]

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[Hwan Cho] This article concerns specific chess matches that happened during the pogchamps chess tournament, where twitch streamers played each other. Specifically, this article discusses two players, Yassuo and xQc, where Yassuo was able to secure a decisive victory against xQc.

Out of a Ruy Lopez, Yassuo took down fan-favorite xQc in their Group B match-up. The second day of the Chess.com PogChamps brought tense action in both clashes. A rivalry was born between NymN and SlikeR, when trash-talking in chess was redefined live on broadcast. Meanwhile, the much-anticipated clash […]

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[Hwan Cho] In this article, it discusses a chess match between two grandmasters, Viswanathan Anand and Veselin Topalov, and how although Anand faced some serious difficulties in his competition, he was able to secure a victory against Topalov through the help of other grandmasters, which resulted in his 4th world title.

Viswanathan Anand (right) playing the final game against Veselin Topalov In the 10th anniversary of his Sofia world championship clash, new facts emerge about Vishwanathan Anand’s bitterly-fought contest Chess enthusiasts might remember the summer of 1972, in Iceland’s capital of Reykjavic, to have been hotter than usual. Both Boris […]

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[Hwan Cho] Twitch streamers from around the world have all met together in a chess competition hosted by chess.com. However, many streamers are hit with copyright strikes regarding their music.

It wasn’t easy, but Boxbox’s central attack left Ludwig defenseless. The Chess.com PogChamps ‘ first round ended with three decisive results, as Papaplatte, Forsen, and Boxbox were each able to earn three points from their respective openings. Once again, fans from all over the world tuned into Chess.com’s broadcast, […]

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[Hwan Cho] As face to face contact has been prohibited due to the Coronavirus, many grandmasters are utilizing streaming platforms like Hikaru Nakamura to continue their chess games. However, through these online chess games, there have been many conflicts between these grandmasters which are shown in this article.

(Getty Images) https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/sporting_news/98/11/hikaru-nakamura-getty-ftr_11htlm1rzu28717kcekfnsarwq.jpg?t=1379354114&w=500&quality=80 Chess has experienced a surge in popularity during the coronavirus pandemic , but the flock of new players to the game and rise of streaming on Twitch has disgruntled some old-guard grandmasters. Hikaru Nakamura, a grandmaster who is top-five ranked in rapid and blitz formats, has […]

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[Hwan Cho] This article references to Hossein Ensan, a professional poker player, and argues that chess should be considered a sport because it requires intellectual contest between the two players.

2019 World Series of Poker winner, Hossein Ensan. It’s laughable hearing people say chess is not a sport. They think calling it a sport would be to give it a status it does not deserve. I’d like to speak to the Master of Sports (or whoever makes these decisions). […]

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