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Re:Magnus Carlsen to stage richest online chess tournament i... by cjlars on Thursday April 02, 2020 @12:06PM (#22760491)
It's not strictly true that chess is the only sport that is the same whether played over a board or online, poker comes to mind, and in fact most board games would qualify.

Regardless, as a chess fan it's great to see them adapt to the current circumstances.

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Re:Magnus Carlsen to stage richest online chess tournament i... by tW4r on Thursday April 02, 2020 @12:29PM (#22760735)
Online poker misses a lot of non verbal communication (intentional or not)
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Re:Magnus Carlsen to stage richest online chess tournament i... by AllanHoustonSt on Thursday April 02, 2020 @01:08PM (#22761161)
Live tells aren’t taken that seriously or considered a significant factor outside of laymen.

That said I do think the dynamics of poker change more than most other board/card/table games when going from live to online or vice versa, with my extremely limited understanding of chess, go, and Magic.

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