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Bulgarian chess streamer Volen "Witty Alien" Dyulgerov nearly lost his mind during a blitz game against Magnus Carlsen. The two met during the first online Chess Club Showdown tournament on Chess.com, where players were paired with opponents at random. The 16th world champion was playing for Team Liquid.
Dyulgerov started screaming loudly the moment he saw Carlsen's nickname at his table, and ripped his T-shirt off. During the game Volen shouted several times: "Magnus! Magnus!" Soon the Norwegian chess player made a mistake, and the streamer delivered two checks in a row with the black pieces.
Carlsen resigned on move 21, and Dyulgerov took off his pants out of joy, still yelling. The emotions were so strong that the Bulgarian player even started running in circles around the room and clutching his heart.
In the end, Dyulgerov's team 9z Globant won the tournament with a $25,000 prize pool, while Carlsen's Team Liquid finished second. The competition featured 4,400 players from nine esports teams.
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Bulgarian chess streamer Volen "Witty Alien" Dyulgerov nearly lost his mind during a blitz game against Magnus Carlsen. The two met during the first online Chess Club Showdown tournament on Chess.com, where players were paired with opponents at random. The 16th world champion was playing for Team Liquid.
Dyulgerov started screaming loudly the moment he saw Carlsen's nickname at his table, and ripped his T-shirt off. During the game Volen shouted several times: "Magnus! Magnus!" Soon the Norwegian chess player made a mistake, and the streamer delivered two checks in a row with the black pieces.
Carlsen resigned on move 21, and Dyulgerov took off his pants out of joy, still yelling. The emotions were so strong that the Bulgarian player even started running in circles around the room and clutching his heart.
In the end, Dyulgerov's team 9z Globant won the tournament with a $25,000 prize pool, while Carlsen's Team Liquid finished second. The competition featured 4,400 players from nine esports teams.
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