Re:Magnus Carlsen to give up World Championship title
by KingOfCoders on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @01:30PM
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If find it suspicious calling a match interesting when people need to have "Interesting guests in the studio between moves. Interact with audience through questions from chat etc." - I always found that suspicious with the NFL too.
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Re:Magnus Carlsen to give up World Championship title
by magicalhippo on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @07:13PM
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The overall match can be interesting, while still having some periods of lower intensity. The guests are typically celebrities which also has some relation to chess, for example a famous actress being an avid amateur chess player as well.
The guests will typically join in on the discussion of the positions, and as such often serves as a proxy for the viewers by asking questions like "but why doesn't he just do X now" and similar.
It doesn't always work but overall I think it's been a positive addition to their broadcasts.