Last week, the Twitch chat took on British Chess Grandmaster Simon Williams in Ripstone's Pure Chess Grandmaster Edition. And, together, they eventually bested the grandmaster.
Twitch vs Pure Chess Grandmaster ran for four hours on September 9 and spanned three matches. During the event, Twitch users voted for chess commands using the Twitch chat. In the first match, which went on for two hours, Williams was able to secure a win, though Twitch chat was no slouch. In the second match, Williams was blindfolded while playing, relying only on Ripstone employee Mike Rose to read moves to him. He won that one, too.
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Twitch vs Pure Chess Grandmaster ran for four hours on September 9 and spanned three matches. During the event, Twitch users voted for chess commands using the Twitch chat. In the first match, which went on for two hours, Williams was able to secure a win, though Twitch chat was no slouch. In the second match, Williams was blindfolded while playing, relying only on Ripstone employee Mike Rose to read moves to him. He won that one, too.
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