Opinion | Mask requirement hinders athletic achievement, Opinion | Death of malls prompts public space loss, Election judges guide voting smoothly through pandemic, New generation of voters emphasizes early voting, By Matthew Krauter, Columnist September 17, 2020. Stefan Löffler of ChessTech argued PogChamps made a foolery of the participants, and that “letting beginners play for an audience is something one should never do.”. Many might hear chess and begin to yawn, imagining two skinny high schoolers with glasses hunched over a board in silence for hours — riveting stuff. All this contributes to the economy of the chess community.
0:00. I’m describing, of course, the Pogchamps chess tournament on Twitch. Most importantly, beginners are having fun. Being a novice isn’t something to be ashamed of. ... Ludwig's knee is very talented.
While the rest of the sporting world has been frozen amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a high stakes tournament pitted stars against each other in front of a live audience of 87,000 with $50,000 at stake. Mailbag: Answering biggest Illini preseason questions, Repurposed ice arena leaves ice sports in the cold, UI cancels spring break, postpones start of semester, “A tall order”: Inside UI’s COVID testing lab, Underwood faces challenges of assembling non-conference schedule, The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871, The Daily Illini • © 2020 The Daily Illini • Privacy Policy • FLEX WordPress Theme by SNO • Log in. Continue browsing in r/LudwigAhgren. They all receive coaching from high level players such as WFM Alexandra Botex and GM Hikaru Nakamura. This took me a week to sketch and color lol.
... Ludwig wanted a SHORT story, so I made a SHORT story! View Comments. The New York Times observed 41.2 million hours of chess viewed on Twitch between March and August, nearly four times the total viewership in the preceding six months. The audience of Twitch is young, and the time-tested game has to embrace a modern culture to expand its fanbase.
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4.0k. The 1,500 year old game reached a milestone 150,000 concurrent viewers on Twitch, and at one point PogChamps was the most viewed stream on the entire platform. Gatekeeping beginners from the chess community is off-putting and damaging to the community as a whole.
Chess viewership has skyrocketed with the success of PogChamps. Beginners watching others at their skill level being supported by the best players are encouraged to devote time to improving.
W h ile the rest of the sporting world has been frozen amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a high stakes tournament pitted stars against each other in front of a live audience of 87,000 with $50,000 at stake. Löffler represents a subcommunity whose admiration for the highest level of competition blinds them to the harsh reality that not everyone can be World Champion Magnus Carlsen.
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share. A second iteration of the tournament shared similar success. Political pundit David Pakman, the “Mountain” and poker streamer EasyWithAces add to the diversity of the event. Settings. They improve by playing, taking lessons, joining local groups like Illini Chess Club on campus and buying strategy books. 4.1k.
PogChamps throws those stereotypes out the window, pitting “Game of Thrones” star and strongest man in the world, Hafthor “The Mountain” Bjornsson, against Dota 2 esports streamer TFBlade.
I’m describing, of course, the Pogchamps chess tournament on Twitch. Some in the chess community are unhappy with the success of PogChamps.
50.4k. It’s an easy game to learn, but incredibly difficult to master. Interested yet?
save hide report. This often results in an “armageddon” endgame where game deciding moves are made in a split second. The games are fast paced, with both players receiving only 10 total minutes of move time.
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As PogChamps has illustrated, chess players come in all shapes and from all walks of life.
I’m describing, of course, the Pogchamps chess tournament on Twitch. PogChamps is successful because it targets new audiences that would never have been reached if the virtual tournament had invited the most elite players in the world. 2.4k.
Ludwig appearing in a chess video. Chess would do well to remember there’s a time and place to revere the highest level play, but that it is not the only valid form of play.
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Veteran coaches commentate over their amateur play, who provide rapid analysis of the games and speculate what moves the players might make next. The highly entertaining format in tandem with many being home-ridden due to COVID-19 lockdowns has produced a massive chess boom. Ludwig when chess.com hosts him. It’s incredibly accessible to viewers new to chess, and the inevitable blunders send the hosts into entertaining frenzies. As chess writer Irving Chernev once said, “every chess master was once a beginner.” The accessibility of the game is where the true beauty of chess lies. 68 comments. WE CANNOT LOSE THE CARS BED.
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PogChamps’ roster of competitors draws heavily from the gamers of Twitch, featuring big names such as CallMeCarson, xQc and Ludwig Ahgren. Lebron James and the NBA don’t get upset that middle school basketball players have fans at their games even though they consistently miss shots, the professionals support the beginners.
ile the rest of the sporting world has been frozen amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a high stakes tournament pitted stars against each other in front of a live audience of 87,000 with $50,000 at stake. PogChamps doesn’t advertise itself as the pinnacle of play, it’s unabashed amateur level entertainment.
85 comments. share. WE MUST GET THIS TO TOP SO LUD WILL REMEMBER TO SAVE THE RACE CAR WHEN MOVING STREAM LOCATION.
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