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Grandmaster Hikaru Aiming To Break Chess.com Record On Livestream
On June 1st, Hikaru Nakamura will team up with Stella Artios for a special event called the Bullet Chess Speedrun, in which he will attempt to break the Chess.com record for the most unique opponents beaten in a bullet chess game played in an hour live on Twitch A lot of people have attempted the[...]
The Queen's Gambit on Netflix Lives up to the 64m views Hype
Due to the show's popularity, interest in chess surged and according to Chess.com, so has cheating according to a report found in The Wall Street Journal via Business Insider. Cr PHIL BRAY/NETFLIX © 2020 Chess.com, which tracks algorithms for fair play, closed over 18,000 accounts "The recent wave of new players who have discovered their passion for[...]
Twitch Partners With Chess.com For Multi-Year Deal
It may not be the first game you think to watch on Twitch these days, but a brand new partnership with Chess.com is looking to change that perspective The two companies have come together to form a multi-year partnership where events like the Speed Chess Championship and PRO Chess League will be broadcast on the social streaming platform on[...]