online chess | the spirit of speed chess 🎃
online chess has been a huge influence all over the world with many fans and players getting to do things from playing elite users such as hikaru nakamura, joining in competitive events, contributing to the community, making articles and of course improve your general play. online chess has a few rules compared to OTB chess that makes it much more excited for the average chess fan and today i will show you why chess.com is such a awesome site.
#1 premoves
one of the things that make OTB chess different from online or at least very interesting is the feature of premoving which is a very fun option to add in your settings. premoves allow you to pre make a move before your opponent moves acting as a preset which can be very useful in time scrambles and lots of short formats such as blitz and bullet. to add premoves, simply go to settings and enable them, they really make online quite different and unique
here we can see grandmaster eric hansen from the chess streaming popularity family known as chessbrah which has grown enormously and gotten lots of fans. during the video its a time scramble and while the upside to premoving can be that you can anticipate or move quicker presetting moves than your opponent, they can also be dangerous if you preset risky moves which is how tricks such as lefonging come into play to punish reckless premovers.
#2 streamers and arenas
as i mentioned chessbrah streamer and creator eric hansen, chess streaming has popularized the game especially under the pandemic which came as a huge victory for the community on the site. speed chess is exciting not just cause they are very fast and thrilling games but cause you are also given the chance of even playing any legends in the pool for free by just joining viewer arenas which is a fun and amazing way to play your streamers.
a chess legend which has undoubtedly promoted the chess community with streaming speed chess is none other than chess elite and the speed demon known as hikaru nakamura who is well known online for his amazing skills and full knowledge on the board. hikaru partnered with multiple events like pogchamps, the world cup, magnus chess tour, and even played for big ones such as the SCC, antonio cake event, and bullet championship alongside many.
you may join his incredible skills as he would always do arenas in the fan club he owns and to follow or see other chess streamers, go to https://www.chess.com/streamers where you will able to find some streamers live on their chess channels for some fun and nice educational entertaining lessons. becoming a chess.com streamer will help you allowing you to promote your brand, interact with viewers and fans and even making a bit of money from it so its fun.
#3 the competition and insane leveled events
chess.com not only offers people to have the chance of facing legends such as nakamura or even being a streamer and having incredible fueled time scrambled but also allows us to spectate events like the SCC and more. they recap events with blogs and like myself i will be applying for the chess.com top blogger title as that will one of my main goals this year. earlier today we had the site recap carlsen on a amazing victory at tata steel which was impressive.
the site has made multiple events and the competitive pool is very admiring to spectate at the highest level with members such as @firouzja2003, @erichansen, @BigFish1995, @Polish_Fighter3000, @chefshouse, and of course @hikaru alongside @magnuscarlsen who comes as the big champion when returning to play in the speed chess championship event. all of these hard warriors fight in the big showdowns going for many things like money, ratings, and more not only for the chance of improving but to show everyone they have the ability and potential to become incredible fighters at the highest speeds against the best.
one huge event many chess fans will enjoy is seasons 9 of arena kings which be one of the best opportunities for players to face people like hikaru and more elite which is a exciting moment for any chess fan and free for all to compete with in the main stage. the thing i love about chess.com and speed chess is that you dont have to be an extremely skilled or high leveled person to be able to join and compete amongst the amazing players we have.
#4 the communities and contributions
over the pandemic and many changes the chess.com community along with many members of the amazing site have all come together popularizing many things from sub battles, memes, collaborations, and even the legendary bongcloud. the thing that makes speed chess fun is knowing that you can always have tricks on your sleeve and that if both of you want to be quite stylish, you might even agree together on going for a bongcloud draw.
the influence of the chess communities along with all the support is what makes speed chess so popular, the more that we get many to help promote chess.com the more that we get many incredible moments such as hikaru bongclouding against jeffery and speedruns by the speed demon himself. overall the things that make speed chess what it is are pretty much mixed between all the support, donations, and just dedication from the fans so huge credit.
#5 grinding and fighting for glory!
everyone of course plays online for many reasons but the most main reason it has succeeded is cause once again every member wants to improve their skill and get better at the game itself which requires lots of grinding and determination to do. i always say that its better to take the fight from the big dogs and learn from playing the harder challenges as they make you better and the site has even launched a new "leagues event" which shows everyone going at the bone for hours without end all the way playing for skill and points which is a thrilling event to see including multiple masters and players all around the world for free 
i hope everyone has seen many of the reasons why people like speed chess and why many would use things like arenas, events, premoves/tactics, and just playing in general. online chess is quite different from OTB but it still has brought attention towards everyone across the chess community and we should all thank chess.com for giving us the opportunity to play and showcase our talent and overall have a good and fun experience, cheers everyone ❤️
