Chess is Having a Cultural Moment and It's Not Because of One Netflix Show Anymore

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Chess had a Netflix-driven boom a few years ago that was expected to fade. Instead the game has maintained elevated participation and now seems to be genuinely growing in cultural relevance. Online chess platforms are reporting sustained increases. Chess content on YouTube has dedicated audiences in the millions. The game has found a new generation who discovered it through streaming and stayed because the game itself is good. Local chess clubs reporting new members. Schools adding chess programs. Competitive chess streaming as entertainment in its own right. Something about chess seems to resonate particularly well with the current cultural moment around slow focused activities as counterpoint to everything else moving fast.