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What Competitive Chess Can Learn From eSports: Present and Future Prospects
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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