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r/chess is lame...

Removed because we don't allow memes/jokes

God forbid they have something that colors outside the lines.

    • Quimby [any, any]
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      3 years ago

      I mean, Carlsen is the biggest name in chess since maybe Kasparov or Fischer. And there's a strong argument to be made that he's the best of all time. those sorts of figures always reignite interest and get fame and money that may not be representative of the sport as a whole. It was the same in tennis with Federer and Nadal, golf with Tiger Woods, swimming with Michael Phelps, etc etc

    • Ram_The_Manparts [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      I'm from the same country as him and I'll pretty regularly get youtube ads and shit with him shilling online gambling sites lol

    • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      Chess is very strange when it comes to who makes money from marketing/promotion. I have no idea about the numbers are but I assume the world champion gets ~95% of the contracts, players in the top 10 get a scrap (here or there) and everybody else gets nearly nothing or nothing at all.

      million dollar companies sponsoring him

      It's a easy tie-in for companies who want to seem "clever" or "smart". And from their perspective - he's probably pretty damn cheap. The same is true for magazines, etc. I bet he's appeared in Vogue at least once or twice.

      • fox [comrade/them]
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        3 years ago

        The WC of chess earns a good slice of the pot from the tournaments they attend, but make a lot more on their personal brand. Books, appearances, autographs etc. Not too many sponsorships in chess that I can think of, it's not nearly high profile enough like other sports.

        Of late there's more money coming in for chess pros by way of streaming on Twitch and selling online course packs. YouTube videos too, there's a few chess players making good money there.

        But yeah, mostly none of the money in chess comes from playing chess.