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Day 16 - Matt Thomas vs Dhanalolgjam, 2018 World Chessboxing Title match
Proud to call him our official ambassador, Mat Thomas is not only a rated chess player - he is a Chessboxing World Champion. World champ, Streamer & Commentator, he's also the founder of Brawl for a Cause - a nonprofit…
Event3 changesStore - Checkmate Showdown
Day 15 - Naroditsky vs Ortiz Suarez, 2019 US Chess Championship
He's a successful chess commentator, capable of predicting the outcomes of games and also a grandmaster, reaching a peak rating of 2647. With a current rating of 2619, we predict that he has a goal in mind - to overcome…
Store1 change - Checkmate Showdown
Day 14 - CDawgVA vs Sajam, 2021 Chesscom Tournament Arc 2
Today's demo setup involves two YouTube creators that we know and love. One is your current PogChamps champion and the other is a figure in FGC that we all listen to: It's CDawgVA vs Sajam! Taken from Chesscom's Tournam…
Store1 change - Checkmate Showdown
Day 13 - Bai vs Liren, 2017 Chinese Chess League
Play our demo today! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1803410/Checkmate_Showdown/
Store1 change - Checkmate Showdown
Day 12 - Belenkaya vs Botez, Mogul Chessboxing Match 2022
Two electrifying performers both on and off the chessboard - how could we not go with Dina Belenkaya & Andrea Botez for today's demo setup?! Andrea Botez is a chess player, commentator, streamer and (now) chessboxer She…
Event4 changesPerformanceStore - Checkmate Showdown
Day 11 - DeepBlue vs Kasparov - 1996
Today's setup is IBM Supercomputer DeepBlue vs GM Garry Kasparov. The match was played in 1996 to see how well the supercomputer would do. Learn more about Kasparov and this famous match here! Steam post image
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Day 10 - SonicFox & GothamChess vs SqueexTV & GMBenjaminBok, Twitch Rivals 2023
Last summer, Twitch Rivals hosted another Hand & Brain chess match that pairs a streamer with a titled chess player. International Master & YouTuber GothamChess teamed up with 6-time EVO champion SonicFox who is not onl…
Store2 changesGameplay - Checkmate Showdown
Day 9 - Paul Morphy vs the Duke of Brunswick and Count Isouard, Paris 1858
Before World Championships, before FIDE, before ELO even existed, chess was still going strong. Let's travel back in time to the 1800's when Paul Morphy was deemed to be the "greatest chess master of his era". Born in N…
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