After the tremendous success of the award-winning series the Queen’s Gambit, chess boxing, and memes, Chess has made a monstrous return to mainstream media and the homes of millions of people worldwide. In fact, the most popular chess website Chess.com just surpassed the threshold of ten million active daily users. No grandmasters or analysts in the world could have successfully predicted this historic rise in popularity.
To fully comprehend this unprecedented resurrection of Chess, one must look towards the success of the legendary miniseries the Queen’s Gambit, which began streaming in October 2020. After the initial release, hundreds of thousands if not millions of players flocked or returned to Chess. To be more specific, since its Netflix debut, Sixty-two million member accounts have watched the seven-episode limited series over the first 28 days of its release. In addition, I played Chess competitively for five years and completely burned out towards the middle of high school. However, after binging this legendary show, my passion for Chess remerged tenfold. Nowadays, I find myself playing several hours a week against those who share my love for the beautiful game.
Chess boxing appears to be another not very intelligent but ambitious idea that seems to fail in theory but excel in practicality. In December of 2022, various streamers on Twitch and Youtube brought in millions of viewers over just one day. With the event combining the pool of hobbyists in boxing and chess, Chess was given another opportunity to explode in popularity, elevating the influence of Chess to where it continues to expand today.
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