EPTWorld Chess Championship 2013 - Page 38
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urboss
Austria1223 Posts
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nFo
Canada56 Posts
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Malli
Germany138 Posts
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Aelfric
Turkey1496 Posts
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Musicus
Germany23580 Posts
On November 13 2013 22:21 urboss wrote: Chess on twitch is second in viewer count after LoL!! Don't fool yourself, not even 20k viewers for the world championship. Dead game! On a serious note, that's really cool. Btw can somebody tell me how common draws are on that level? How often do check mates happen? | ||
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Grumbels
Netherlands7032 Posts
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FueledUpAndReadyToGo
Netherlands30548 Posts
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Mafe
Germany5966 Posts
On November 13 2013 22:24 Musicus wrote: Don't fool yourself, not even 20k viewers for the world championship. Dead game! On a serious note, that's really cool. Btw can somebody tell me how common draws are on that level? How often do check mates happen? In such a world championship series, 60%-80% draws 0,00% checkmates. | ||
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Orome
Switzerland11984 Posts
edit: and yeah, the draw rate's usually higher in a wc match | ||
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Musicus
Germany23580 Posts
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FueledUpAndReadyToGo
Netherlands30548 Posts
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Germany4057 Posts
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marvellosity
United Kingdom36161 Posts
On November 13 2013 22:31 FueledUpAndReadyToGo wrote: holy crap 2.55 million prizemoney!? offlinesports>esports Chess has been around a little longer | ||
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urboss
Austria1223 Posts
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Germany23580 Posts
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States46520 Posts
On November 13 2013 22:33 Musicus wrote: Note how all the commentators seem to be grandmasters .His predictions and explanations are really helping a chess noob like myself understand the game better | ||
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FueledUpAndReadyToGo
Netherlands30548 Posts
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Musicus
Germany23580 Posts
On November 13 2013 22:36 FueledUpAndReadyToGo wrote: Are the players allowed to use this move simulation thing the commentator does? Or is it all in the head? All in the head, I think they only have a notepad. | ||
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Arevall
Sweden1133 Posts
On November 13 2013 22:36 FueledUpAndReadyToGo wrote: Are the players allowed to use this move simulation thing the commentator does? Or is it all in the head? All head. | ||
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Musicus
Germany23580 Posts
On November 13 2013 22:35 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: His predictions and explanations are really helping a chess noob like myself understand the game better Yeah the twitch guy also seems to know his stuff. But I can recommend http://chennai2013.fide.com/anand-carlsen-video-with-commentary/ , the have 2 commentators analysing the game and simulating moves. It's also cool to see the players thinking, walking around etc. | ||
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