The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Chess@lemmy.ml · 9 months agoThe explosion in popularity, personalities, and memes over the last few years has been awesome to see.lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1143arrow-down115
arrow-up1128arrow-down1external-linkThe explosion in popularity, personalities, and memes over the last few years has been awesome to see.lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Chess@lemmy.ml · 9 months agomessage-square22fedilink
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvernlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·edit-29 months agoTyler1 is playing chess now? I don’t know how to feel about this. 1500 elo… Okay, fair enough, I can see there being some transferrable skills.
minus-squareBargsimBoyz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·9 months agoI wouldn’t put it as a highlight myself. Let the spotlight be on good chess streamers who care about the sport VS someone just doing it for the lol.
minus-squareThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·9 months agoI’ve never watched him, but apparently he won “chess streamer of the year” recently, which surprised a lot of people.
minus-squareSerinus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-25 months agoIt’s been pretty incredible. He started from absolutely nothing, just ground the everliving hell out of the game, and after a year he’s… good.
Tyler1 is playing chess now?
I don’t know how to feel about this.
1500 elo…
Okay, fair enough, I can see there being some transferrable skills.
I wouldn’t put it as a highlight myself.
Let the spotlight be on good chess streamers who care about the sport VS someone just doing it for the lol.
I’ve never watched him, but apparently he won “chess streamer of the year” recently, which surprised a lot of people.
It’s been pretty incredible. He started from absolutely nothing, just ground the everliving hell out of the game, and after a year he’s… good.