I love all ideas for chess NFTs. Would love to see chess games and chess tournaments playing in metaverses one day and me having Bobby Fisher avatar 😁!
Chess collectibles as NFT?
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Jan 7, 2022
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NFT seems to be a huge grifter thing.
Cryptocoin at least has a function. You can buy things and store money.
I'd say NFT is like holding a baseball card, except a baseball card is still a physical thing. An NFT is like hold the e-receipt for the baseball card, hoping someone else will think that the e-receipt is worth something.
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Jan 7, 2022
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An NFT is a way for artists to release digital art. Sure, sure a digital file (and baseball card) can be copied, an NFT is cryptographically signed (yeah math!) by the creator to verify it's authenticity. The supply of NFTs can be limited just like an initial release of baseball cards.
Some digital assets (like crypto coins) have a function... many are speculative and used as a security (not as a currency for buying things). However... there are stable coins.
I agree, FIDE and Chessbase may be trying to cash in on the trend. The trading card concept from Chess Pep is offering them for free. They even have a tactics trading card.
A solution in search of a problem = ponzi grifter fandango.
Jan 7, 2022
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@Easytarget can you elaborate what the grift is (especially if the NFT is free)?
In fact, the technology behind NFTs do solve a problem... and that is ownership of digital assets. This can be very important for digital art. Although the digital art can be easily copied, the ownership cannot. NFTs also give digital artists and other content creators the ability to earn royalties on the sale of their work in a way that is not possible with physical art. This is what's cool and interesting with NFTs.
This forum includes many collectors that appreciate knowing the authenticity of items they own.
Kasparov is already selling them.
Jan 7, 2022
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binomine wrote:
I'd say NFT is like holding a baseball card, except a baseball card is still a physical thing. An NFT is like hold the e-receipt for the baseball card, hoping someone else will think that the e-receipt is worth something.
I like this analogy. From my very, very limited understanding, if the e-receipt is an http url, then if what you bought is pointing to a baseball card one day then it could be pointing to a picture of a cat the next. If the e-receipt is on ipfs, you are guaranteed that it is pointing to the baseball card but only if the file still exists.
If you had bought an NFT for a movie on Blockbuster, then good luck getting that movie now -- it is not guaranteed to be permanently stored. So you would be advised to store the movie the e-receipt is pointing to as soon as you got it and store it somewhere safe (there are companies which do this). But you don't need the e-receipt for that. You bought the e-receipt, not the movie. And anybody who can read the NFT, which is everybody, can also use that e-receipt to get the movie.
There might be NFTs where some limited digital rights are also included in the NFT along with the "e-receipt" but how common is this and of what value?
Please correct me if I am wrong about this because this NFT stuff does not make practical sense to me other than as a way to support artists.
Jan 7, 2022
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#10
An NFT is like an electronic receipt. More specifically, it is a cryptographic token that exists on a blockchain. Others can view that token on the blockchain and see what wallet it resides in. The owner of that wallet can prove they own the wallet by signing a message with the associated private key.
The content that the NFT represents is not stored on the blockchain. As you mention, the content can be stored in IPFS or any other file store.
One could copy and view content represented by an NFT. If claiming ownership of it is important to you than you'd want to own the NFT. Do you want a photo copy of the baseball card or an authentic original?
Jan 7, 2022
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#11
Do you want a photo copy of the baseball card or an authentic original?
For digital content, what is the difference?
"One could copy and view content represented by an NFT. If claiming ownership of it is important to you than you'd want to own the NFT"
But you only have ownership of the link to the content, not the content itself (depending of course on how the NFT is worded).
Jan 7, 2022
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@mrokapi most digital content is licensed (like movies and music). But even with CD/DVD you are only licensed to use the content. In fact, some NFTs actually grant full copyright to the owner of the NFT (this was one of the unique things of BAYC).
You own a cryptographic token that represents the content. The token is not a link (like a url). the token is not the content. The token represents ownership of the content (or at least whatever rights were granted).
"For digital content, what is the difference?" Agreed, copies of digital content is not the same as a photocopy of a baseball. A copy of digital content is typically identical and indistinguishable from the original. The NFT is used for proving ownership of the digital content (if that is wanted or needed by the owner). "Authenticity" and scarcity is important to some people.
Jan 7, 2022
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#13
It will be interesting to see how many people buy into this NFT idea in general. I won't be, but I'm only one guy.
Jan 7, 2022
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#14
The Chess Pep one is free. I’m curious what people think of the different concepts for an NFT. Trading card, game, move, piece..
Check my NFT board & pieces collections which you can actually play with at chess.com
https://twitter.com/BSyrtw/status/1479738024799916033
Interesting conceptually, but I like things I can hold in my hand. Thus, for me, none of the items the OP mentioned would be of interest.
here you can mint a chess nft for free. looks pretty. haven't figured out what to do with it yet thought
if somebody knows, let me know!
https://worldchess.com/news/all/the-ultimate-chess-nfts-according-to-hyperenthusiastic-digital-a/
and this one is mine, base on my favorite opening with black: the hyper accelerated dragon pterodactyl variation (just the name I mean) https://worldchess.com/nft/538495935
KingsOfThe64_NFT_Boards wrote:
Check my NFT board & pieces collections which you can actually play with at chess.com
https://twitter.com/BSyrtw/status/1479738024799916033
For 6.5USD? Give it away for free!
Has anyone heard of the Pow! Comics NFTs? They have a great story and just launched their first two NFTs. The big plus is that when you own their NFT, you can suggest which direction the story will go. And when you have more NFT, the more power you have when it comes to voting. https://opensea.io/collection/powcomics
What are your thoughts about chess NFT collections?
Which ideas do you like most:
I know it's hard for NFTs not to be tarnished due to the hype in crypto asset trading, however, NFTs are a great fit for chess. FIDE and Chessbase appear to be cashing in on the popularity.