When Bull Riding Meets Chess: Game Makes Its Move At 2024 PBR World Finals
Unleash the beast! Chess played its part at an unlikely event over the weekend—the 2024 Professional Bull Riding World Finals.
As PBR celebrated its most prestigious event of the year at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, two cowboys playing the game flashed up on the big screens.
When bull riding and chess meet 🔥 @PBR pic.twitter.com/qNQVAEx1ym
— Chess.com (@chesscom) May 19, 2024
Brady Fielder, world number eight, took on his fellow Australian bull rider Callum Miller for a promo clip announcing PBR’s forthcoming collaboration with Chess.com.
Both are known fans of the royal game, with Fielder especially being a regular presence on Chess.com. According to the promo, it was he who came out on top.
Fielder also performed well in the bull riding on the final championship Sunday of the season. He went 2-from-4 and collected a third-place aggregate finish, winning $178,600. Miller finished 42nd in the overall season standings and picked up $21,500.
Brazil’s Cassio Dias was crowned 2024 PBR World Champion for the first time and Rookie of the Year, becoming just the second rider in history to win the two coveted honors in the same season.
He can ride bulls, but how good is his Spanish game?
Leon is an award-winning former national newspaper journalist now working for Chess.com, having previously been chess24 and Chessable. His main mission is to spread the word about chess, but he is also a keen league player and secretary of Battersea Chess Club in London. In his previous career as a reporter/editor, Leon worked for The Telegraph, The Daily Mail, and The Sun, breaking many chess stories as well as writing general news and features. As an ex-hack, Leon is still always on the hunt for a good chess tale.
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