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likely due to queens gambit (netflix show) and shotgun king having some influence for both being viral hits
by chaosbutters314 4y ago
likely due to queens gambit (netflix show) and shotgun king having some influence for both being viral hits
- lofatdairy 4y agoDon't forget the cheating scandal and Carlsen declining to defend the WC title. Both made it into the mainstream news which at the very least caused people to search for chess.
- lukev 4y agoYes, the article covers those (some of them don't fall into the time period under discussion.) There's a few possible drivers that are no doubt helping but it does appear that between one thing and another, chess itself is going viral.