The Speed Chess Championship volition endure broadcast alive afterward this month.
Recently, I wrote a list of the best chess games on PC inward which I included Chess.com equally the best free, commercial online chess game. Today, Twitch announced a formal partnership amongst the service amongst a finish to "grow the global build of chess equally an online spectator sport."
Chess.com volition leave of absence on streaming at Twitch.tv/chess, where it'll endure broadcasting the adjacent Speed Chess Championship on Nov xviii inward which Magnus Carlsen volition play Wesley So. The site likewise maintains a listing of chess streamers—who purpose Chess.com, of course—which can endure institute here.
While chess apparently has a long tradition of competition, amongst its ain associations together with federations, Chess.com seems neat to build its events equally esports. And they are, really, if esports are competitive matches inward electronic games. The entirely departure is that I imagine they won't endure nerfing rooks inward a surprise patch.
Aside from broadcasting official Chess.com events, the partnership volition "improve monetization opportunities for Chess.com content creators, enabling them to endure to a greater extent than successful," reads Twitch's press release.
I'm pleased yesteryear whatever deed to pipage to a greater extent than King's Gambits together with whatnot into my PC. I can't hold upwardly amongst the skillful players, but business office of the fun is watching their plans induce got shape together with and hence working backwards to empathise what they were thinking.
I likewise mean value it would endure hilarious together with fun if chess caught on big amongst mainstream competitive PC gamers. It's unlikely, but simply imagine getting to speak virtually chess together with Dota two inward the same way. I desire arenas amount of chess fans wearing appear upwardly paint. I desire chess cosplay. Please build this locomote on for me. (Granted, chess competitions are already a pretty big bargain with the right crowd.)
Correction: An before version of this even said that the Speed Chess Championship takes house on Nov 21, but that is incorrect. It volition endure held on Nov 18.
Thanks PC GAMER
