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What is PogChamps

Chapter 4
Handbook of Research on Pathways and Opportunities Into the Business of Esports
PogChamps is an online chess tournament for amateur chess players. PogChamps is sponsored by chess.com and has involved 16 amateur players playing chess online. The games are often viewed by over 100,000 people via Twitch-tv, a popular streaming platform for gamers. Rainn Wilson, a leading actor in the TV series, The Office, was a participating player in PogChamps 3.
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What Competitive Chess Can Learn From eSports: Present and Future Prospects
William M. Bart (University of Minnesota, USA)
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 19
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7300-6.ch004
Abstract
The purpose of this chapter is to explore what competitive chess can learn from eSport. The chapter begins with an examination of eSport based on a highly informative article on eSport in Sports Illustrated. Following that examination are a review of relevant scholarly articles on eSport and its relationship to chess and a brief introduction to standard chess. After that examination is a review of the PRO Chess League, which is an example of how eSport can influence competitive chess. The chapter ends with a commentary on future prospects of what competitive chess can learn from eSport. The chapter presents an optimistic perspective of competitive chess influenced by eSport, with certain cautions. However, the future of competitive chess influenced by eSport will depend on the capacity to obtain sponsors and on the capacity of fans to comprehend and appreciate the fast-paced moves in the games.
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