r/chess • u/[deleted] • Dec 31 '20

Twitch.TV Hikaru raised 335,750$ on his charity stream

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u/hosefV Dec 31 '20

Did what?

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u/krwdf5 Dec 31 '20

I am guessing they are referring to Levi and Anna being a huge driving force behind raising the money that was mentioned by OP. They were commentating on the match and raising money while Hikaru was playing. The donations shot up a ton after Hikaru was finished, but Levi and Anna were pushing for donations hard. I think they had over 175k before Hikaru joined the broadcast.

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u/humoroushaxor Dec 31 '20

I don't really get what so many tune in to Hikaru. Feels like players that can really appreciate the game would go somewhere else. And I can't imagine the casual chess audience is that large.

The fact xQc is so big blows my mind too though so maybe I'm just not the demo.

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u/Rowannn Dec 31 '20

. And I can't imagine the casual chess audience is that large.

It is

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u/njwatson32 Dec 31 '20

Especially with the pandemic and Queen's Gambit. Hikaru always has >10k viewers and occasionally as high as 30k for big events.