Too Much Magnus? & Has chess TV Gone digital?

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ReefKayoss

So i been watching the meltwater champions chess tour finals from a month or two back n i`m really enjoying it, i tried watching a coupla other chess tournaments but sum of em (especially the older OTB ones) are not too entertaining, no commentary, poorly presented n even no game board showing on screen, n sum of em were jus hard to follow...anyway the CCT is really cool, i like the vibe, studio looks amazing, the interviews n stuff are cool and it is presented in a way that is easy to follow and entertaining even for a new chess player, the games are well paced and i think David Howell and Jovanka Houska do a good job on commentary too, my only real criticism is that it is basically the Magnus Carlsen show, dont get me wrong i really like Magnus, he is the 1st Chess player i really heard about n dude is clearly a genius, probably my favourite player and he seems like a top guy BUT i am on to maybe day 5 or 6 now and every single day they show all 4 of Magnus`s games in full n kinda squeeze in wots left of the other players games around this during Magnus`s breaks...i get that he is the world champion and of course i wanna watch him play but it seems a lil unfair on the other players that they dont get anywhere near the same kinda screen time, there was a match between Wesley So and Anish Giri on the episode i watched last night but they chose to show Magnus vs Hikaru instead (i like Hikaru too but he sucks against Magnus) i really like Giri and i wudda much rather watched the match between him and So as on paper it looks a much better match up, wud it not be better to show maybe 2 of Magnus`s games n give the other players sum extra exposure? anyway i dont wanna ramble on too much jus wondering wot y`all think about this, do you get too see enuf of your favourite players? is there a reason they dont really show the other players games? does all Chess TV revolve around Magnus? does this frustrate anyone else too? and jus as a final note i do like the format of this tour but i hope OTB games are not gonna be replaced for online games entirely, world championship matches at the very least shud always be OTB but we do live in the digital age so i was wondering your thoughts on this too...is this the future of chess or is it jus coz of covid?

Arnaut10

They probably have some kind of agreement, I like Saint Louis coverage of some tournaments you should check it out too if you like great commentary/show and games :)

ReefKayoss
Arnaut10 wrote:

They probably have some kind of agreement, I like Saint Louis coverage of some tournaments you should check it out too if you like great commentary/show and games :)

Cool, i will hav a look, thanks..

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