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		bmacho 67 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Magnus Carlsen Wins the Freestyle (Chess960) World... It's not chess but a variant. Maybe it has ~10-100 times less viewer base.

thatswrong0 67 days ago | [–]

I wish it was more popular - it’s more enjoyable to watch and play since it’s not nearly as much prep / memorization

traes 67 days ago | [–]

I suspect Magnus draws a similar level of attention regardless, it's probably closer to half the viewer base

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