Bartosz Rudecki
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| Country | Poland |
| Born | 14 April 1999 Radomsko, Poland |
| FIDE rating | 1846 (February 2022) |
| Peak rating | 2007 (June 2017) |
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| Years active | 2020–present | ||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Gaming | ||||||||||||||||||
| Games | Chess, Teamfight Tactics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Followers | 269,000.[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total views | 9.7 million | ||||||||||||||||||
| Associated acts | GMPakleza, BotezLive | ||||||||||||||||||
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Follower and view counts updated as of 10 February 2021. Search Bartosz Rudecki on Amazon.
Bartosz Rudecki (born April 14, 1999), also known as xntentacion, is a Polish Twitch streamer and a chess player. During the Online Chess boom [3] in early 2021, Rudecki rapidly gained popularity, and for over one month was the #1 most watched streamer in Poland[4].
Early life
Bartosz Rudecki was born in Radomsko, Poland on April 14, 1999[5]. He attended K.K Baczyński High School in Radomsko[6]. As a junior chess player, he played in multiple tournaments, including the European Youth Team Chess Championship in 2017[7]. In 2018, he began studies at the Warsaw School of Economics, which he represented in Polish University Chess Team Championships[8][9].
Career
In August 2020, Bartosz Rudecki created the channel called "xntentacion" on Twitch streaming platform. He started to stream regularly in September of that year, playing mostly TeamFight Tactics and League of Legends, with an average viewership around 10[10]. At the end of the year, streaming chess became his main activity on his channel. Around that time, the Netflix TV show The Queen's Gambit was released, causing a surge in chess interest. On January 7, 2021, Rudecki created a YouTube channel. He also began to collaborate with American chess streamers, including Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura, which brought the attention of a wider audience[11].
On April 8, 2021, Rudecki took part in the All-Stars Bullet Chess Championship, organized by Chess.com, along with other chess celebrities, such as WFM Alexandra Botez, WFM Anna Cramling, WGM Qiyu "akaNemsko" Zhou and GM Maurice Ashley[12][13]. Rudecki won against Alexandra Botez, but lost to Qiyu Zhou, who eventually won the whole tournament[14]. Live broadcast of the event on Rudecki's channel was watched at the peak by 58,570 viewers, setting a record for Polish Twitch Livestreaming[15][16].
References
- ↑ "xntentacion". Social Blade. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ↑ "xntentacion". YouTube. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ↑ Dean, Grace. "Online Chess Boom Follows 'The Queen's Gambit' Success". Business Insider. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
- ↑ "Polish streamers ranking, April 2021". streamerzy.pl. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
- ↑ Jahr, Przemysław (2017-04-14). "Bartosz Rudecki". Chess in Poland (in polski). Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ↑ Editorial office (2016-09-09). "II LO w Radomsku: Bartosz Rudecki najlepszy w szachowym maratonie". Radomsko Nasze Miasto (in polski). Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ↑ "EUROPEAN YOUTH TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - OPEN SECTION". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
- ↑ "AZS SGH Facebook Post (Warsaw School of Economics chess club)". Facebook (in polski). Retrieved 2022-02-11.
- ↑ "Rudecki, Bartosz vs Kanicki, Krzysztof - Polish University Championships 2021". Chess.com. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
- ↑ "xntentacion - Statistics". TwitchTracker. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ↑ Rudecki, Bartosz, Youtube, xntentacion's Youtube video, retrieved 2022-02-13
- ↑ Team, Chess.com. "2021 Bullet Chess Championship Presented By SIG". Chess.com. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ↑ Doggers, Peter. "All-Stars Bullet Chess Championship 2021, Presented By SIG". Chess.com. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ↑ Doggers, Peter. "Nemo Qiyu Zhou Wins All-Stars Bullet Chess Championship 2021 Presented By SIG". Chess.com. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ↑ "xntentacion - Streamer Overview & Stats". TwitchTracker. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ↑ Lenarczyk, Krzysztof Telewizja Polska (2021-04-09). "Szachista pobił rekord oglądalności polskiego Twitcha". sport.tvp.pl (in polski). Retrieved 2022-02-12.
External links
- Bartosz Rudecki rating card at FIDELua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Bartosz Rudecki player profile at Chess.com
- Bartosz Rudecki on Twitch.tv
- Bartosz Rudecki's channel on YouTube
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