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Also Magnus Carlsen being relatable to young people, Hikaru Nakamura ,the world's best best speed chess player, having fun and dishing out sass on YouTube and T
by wongarsu 4y ago
Also Magnus Carlsen being relatable to young people, Hikaru Nakamura ,the world's best best speed chess player, having fun and dishing out sass on YouTube and Twitch, and lots of good commentators and players making great content on popular platforms.
Lots of factors built the base that was able to turn the interest from Queen's Gambit into a lasting and growing phenomenon.
- mcv 4y agoMagnus and Hikaru are absolutely fantastic ambassadors for chess. Very relatable indeed, and that does a lot to get rid of chess's old stuffy image.