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The opening's name is thought to originate either from Chess.com user "Lenny_Bongcloud", who used the opening with little success, [1] or more generally in reference to a bong, a device used to smoke cannabis, humorously implying that one would need to be intoxicated to think that using the opening is a legitimate strategy.
In late 2020, White's popularity grew due to his Twitch streams about chess and Among Us (during its 2020 popularity spike) with popular streamers such as Sykkuno, Pokimane, Nigahiga, Valkyrae, Trainwreckstv, and Disguised Toast. [42] [43] In June, White participated in the first PogChamps chess tournament, which Chess.com hosted.
Nickname Real name Country Team Game(s) Career Thor: Thor Aackerlund: United States: Camerica (spokesperson), considered to be one of the first professional gamers [1]: Tetris, Nintendo World Championships
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Hans Moke Niemann (born June 20, 2003) is an American chess grandmaster and Twitch streamer. [1] He first entered the top 100 junior players list on March 1, 2019, and became a FIDE grandmaster on January 22, 2021.
Mittens is a chess engine developed by Chess.com.It was released on January 1, 2023, alongside four other engines, all of them given cat-related names. The engine became a viral sensation in the chess community due to exposure through content made by chess streamers and a social media marketing campaign, later contributing to record levels of traffic to the Chess.com website and causing issues ...
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Gukesh Dommaraju (born 29 May 2006) is an Indian chess grandmaster and the reigning World Chess Champion.A chess prodigy, Gukesh is the youngest undisputed world champion, the youngest player to have surpassed a FIDE rating of 2750, doing so at the age of 17, and the third-youngest to have surpassed 2700 Elo at the age of 16.