[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":124},["ShallowReactive",2],{"creator-dr-scull":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"birthYear":6,"body":7,"botId":74,"botImageUrl":75,"botPlaystyle":76,"botRating":77,"chessComUsername":6,"chessableUrl":6,"country":78,"countryCode":79,"dateModified":80,"description":81,"extension":82,"fameRank":83,"faq":84,"fideId":6,"imageUrl":75,"instagramUrl":6,"knownFor":97,"lichessUsername":6,"linkedinUrl":6,"meta":101,"name":21,"navigation":102,"openings":103,"path":116,"podcastName":25,"podcastUrl":117,"reviewedBy":6,"seo":118,"slug":119,"stem":120,"tagline":121,"tiktokUrl":6,"title_chess":6,"twitchHandle":6,"twitchUrl":6,"twitterUrl":6,"websiteUrl":6,"wikipediaUrl":6,"youtubeHandle":6,"youtubeSubscribers":6,"youtubeUrl":122,"__hash__":123},"creators/creators/dr-scull.md","Dr. Scull (Chess Journeys) — Play His Chess Bot on Chessiverse",null,{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":68},"minimark",[10,15,27,30,41,45],[11,12,14],"h2",{"id":13},"about-dr-scull","About Dr. Scull",[16,17,18,22,23,26],"p",{},[19,20,21],"strong",{},"Dr. Scull"," is the host of the ",[19,24,25],{},"Chess Journeys"," podcast, a show that has\nbecome a quiet fixture in the online adult-improver community. 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