The famous streamer Speed played a chess game with Manny Pacquiao and more than 200 000 people watched the game live on Youtube. In the recent Speed Chess Championship aka SCC, Carlsen and Firouzja final had 100k on Youtube
Speed, known online as IShowSpeed, is an American internet personality and online streamer. Manny Pacquiao is a boxing legend from the Philippines. And while it is true than Carlsen had enjoyed much larger audience levels, it is also true that the the attention Manny Pacquiao receives may well be historically higher. Pacquiao has generated approximately 20.4 million total pay-per-view (PPV) buys and $1.29 billion in revenue.
This is not the first time Pacquiao plays chess. An year ago he played with Klay Thompson.
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Nakamura analyzes Speed vs Manny Pacquiao
