Poker and chess boom in Brazil – Tribio de Cianorte

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Classic poker and chess are classified by the IMSA (International Mental Sports Association) as sports for the mind and have certainly become very popular in Brazil. Today, both sports are professional in the country and have millions of players who contribute to putting Brazil’s name at the top of the shelf in all competitions.

Next, to keep you informed about poker and chess in Brazil, we will contextualize the key facts and contexts that help explain the heyday of these styles in our country.

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chess

Chess has a vast and well-known history, and the sport has undergone a major transformation since its inception in India. The game, as we know it today, appeared in the middle of the fifteenth century and on European soil – during the Cultural Renaissance.

since Contemporary chess pieceswith one king, one queen, two bishops, two knights, two rooks, and 8 pawns, was only unified in the 19th century.

However, in Brazil, this surname came into use in the mid-19th century, still in the colonial period. It is worth noting, as a relevant historical fact, that the first national magazine to publish an article on this method was “Ilustração Brasileira”, in 1876.

With the rise of chess in the country in the first decades of the twentieth century, in 1924 the Brazilian Chess Confederation (CBX) was created. Since then, CBX has been mainly responsible for organizing official tournaments on national territory.

In 2022, CBX ended the year with the highest number of chess events in the entire history of the sport in the country. In total, 632 official tournaments were held in the period, including events played online.

Furthermore, 2022 also saw the best Brazilian participation in the Chess Olympiad – 15 points were added and 21st place overall was achieved. The event was held in India, in the city of Chennai, and witnessed the participation of the major powers of the sport and Uzbekistan was the great champion.

Poker

Modern poker, the most famous card game on the planet, was born in the United States, in the city of New Orleans, in 1829. Influenced by French immigrants, the first form of the game was played with a miniature deck of only 20 cards. . . However, the basic order of poker hands was already established at that time.

After all, in this traditional card method, it is necessary for players to understand the order of poker hands to increase their chances of beating their opponents. By definition, it consists of different suits of five cards, with the designation Royal Flush The hand is considered unbeatable In poker.

Therefore, Royal Flush is taken into account when the opponent has the following sequence of cards: Ace, King, Queen, Jack and Ten of the same suit.

Although poker is a secular sport, it gained notoriety in Brazil in the 2000s, a period in which the first major online poker platforms were introduced in the country – which, in fact, contributed to the democratization of this game. Sports in reality. . In this way, Brazilians now have easy access to poker, accessing the game anywhere with an internet connection.

It didn’t take long for poker to win the hearts of Brazilians. What was a niche method in the mid-2000s has become a passion for about 7 million people, according to CBTH (Brazilian Texas Hold’em Federation).

We are proud of: Brazil is the country with the largest number of representatives in the top 50 global online poker rankings

In recent years, Brazil has established itself as one of the biggest online poker powers in the world. It is no coincidence that in the PokerStake world rankings, Brazil finished the third quarter of 2023 with 20 competitors among the top 50 players on the planet.

Therefore, such dominance places the country at the forefront of sports globally, superior to other great powers such as the United States, Sweden, Germany, Canada, the United Kingdom, Finland, and others.