Pogchamps 2 final 9pm Sunday 06 Sep
Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2020 2:01 pm
I don't think we have had a thread on Pogchamps yet.
My feeling is, as the chess establishment, we are supposed to be dismissive of chess.com organising a tournament of very weak chess players. A transparent attempt by a site to increase its viewership by inviting players with large audiences playing other games. Something of an affront to our dignity.
But I have to admit I am quite enjoying it. The final is between the Hearthstone player Rumay Wang (Hafu) and the League of Legends player Jesper Terkildsen (Gripex90). Realistically, both players probably below 100 ECF. I expect the final viewership will be better than top GM events.
Not all the players treated chess with respect, but some of them certainly have. Hafu's 80 hour a week grind to improve her Elo 300-400 points in a month is quite inspiring.
With a nod to our pedantry thread, I am also quite enjoying hearing eSports players using their terminology when trying to find their way playing chess. The Hearthstone players unselfconsciously referring to checkmate as "Lethal" amused me. But I particularly like the verb "to throw", not just in the sense "I threw that game" (away). But also used mid game if the trend of the game is negative. "I am throwing so hard, I need to concentrate"
My feeling is, as the chess establishment, we are supposed to be dismissive of chess.com organising a tournament of very weak chess players. A transparent attempt by a site to increase its viewership by inviting players with large audiences playing other games. Something of an affront to our dignity.
But I have to admit I am quite enjoying it. The final is between the Hearthstone player Rumay Wang (Hafu) and the League of Legends player Jesper Terkildsen (Gripex90). Realistically, both players probably below 100 ECF. I expect the final viewership will be better than top GM events.
Not all the players treated chess with respect, but some of them certainly have. Hafu's 80 hour a week grind to improve her Elo 300-400 points in a month is quite inspiring.
With a nod to our pedantry thread, I am also quite enjoying hearing eSports players using their terminology when trying to find their way playing chess. The Hearthstone players unselfconsciously referring to checkmate as "Lethal" amused me. But I particularly like the verb "to throw", not just in the sense "I threw that game" (away). But also used mid game if the trend of the game is negative. "I am throwing so hard, I need to concentrate"
