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You are 100% correct. We expected to see a drop in activity after the interest in show reduced, but we're still hitting records day after day. Crazy.

• dilyevsky 6y ago
  My theory is online streaming is more of a factor than the show
  • ajkjk 6y ago
    yep. From what I've seen: it's because a bunch of chess Twitch and Youtube people have been building up communities + meme-scapes around the game. QG added a bunch of new people who found the online community and got into it -- especially because with the pandemic people have been wandering the internet searching (unintentionally) for new hobbies to get invested in.
    • zappo2938 6y ago
      Oh, wow. I didn't think about how it is now also a spectator sport like esports.
      • dilyevsky 6y ago
        The bongcloud attack changed everything
        • ajkjk 6y ago
          sounds like a joke but it's really true. edit: and all of r/anarchychess
    • kzrdude 6y ago
      Chess.com has deals with most of the prominent streamers, too