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I'm super excited to see the impact this will have on our noble game. I think it could see a real surge in popularity in the years ahead. And at the age of 22,

I'm super excited to see the impact this will have on our noble game. I think it could see a real surge in popularity in the years ahead. And at the age of 22, Magnus is only just getting started.

aet 13y ago
What do you think about freestyle chess?
edias 13y ago
It will be interesting to see if Chess, or other boardgames for the matter, will benefit from streaming services as much as video games have. I've seen the Chess-Network on twitch.tv break 1k viewers which is tiny compared to the 300k League of Lengends and Dota 2 tournaments but still a substantial amount regardless.
- ramidarigaz 13y ago
  Chess Network broke 4.5k within the first two minutes of last night's game. I imagine it went higher but I accidentally fell asleep :(
  - robryan 13y ago
    Yeah, it got up to around 20k on at least one of the games.
- primitivesuave 13y ago
  I get really annoyed with the commentators on Chess Network, they have a tendency to overanalyze and talk way too much. The best commentator I've found is an Australian named Mato: youtube.com/matojelic
  - whtrbt 13y ago
    Austrian?
    - nebffa 13y ago
      He is European-born but has lived in Australia for some time now.
  - e2e8 13y ago
    Your first sentence is confusing me, so I just want to clarify. Chess Network is one guy name Jerry who streams on twitch and uploads videos on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/user/ChessNetwork http://www.youtube.com/user/ChessNetwork http://www.twitch.tv/ChessNetwork http://www.twitch.tv/ChessNetwork
booop 13y ago
Chess champions come and go, but why would Magnus becoming the champion affect the game any differently than his predecessors?
- maaaats 13y ago
  The first obvious one is that he is from the western world. No matter what may be politically correct, that will be positive in the western world compared to a Russian or Indian having the title. Secondly, he is young, athletic and smart, getting a lot of media attention.

I'm super excited to see the impact this will have on our noble game. I think it could see a real surge in popularity in the years ahead. And at the age of 22, Magnus is only just getting started.

aet 13y ago

What do you think about freestyle chess?

edias 13y ago

It will be interesting to see if Chess, or other boardgames for the matter, will benefit from streaming services as much as video games have. I've seen the Chess-Network on twitch.tv break 1k viewers which is tiny compared to the 300k League of Lengends and Dota 2 tournaments but still a substantial amount regardless.

ramidarigaz 13y ago
Chess Network broke 4.5k within the first two minutes of last night's game. I imagine it went higher but I accidentally fell asleep :(
- robryan 13y ago
  Yeah, it got up to around 20k on at least one of the games.
primitivesuave 13y ago
I get really annoyed with the commentators on Chess Network, they have a tendency to overanalyze and talk way too much. The best commentator I've found is an Australian named Mato: youtube.com/matojelic
- whtrbt 13y ago
  Austrian?
  - nebffa 13y ago
    He is European-born but has lived in Australia for some time now.
- e2e8 13y ago
  Your first sentence is confusing me, so I just want to clarify. Chess Network is one guy name Jerry who streams on twitch and uploads videos on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/user/ChessNetwork http://www.youtube.com/user/ChessNetwork http://www.twitch.tv/ChessNetwork http://www.twitch.tv/ChessNetwork

booop 13y ago

Chess champions come and go, but why would Magnus becoming the champion affect the game any differently than his predecessors?

maaaats 13y ago
The first obvious one is that he is from the western world. No matter what may be politically correct, that will be positive in the western world compared to a Russian or Indian having the title. Secondly, he is young, athletic and smart, getting a lot of media attention.