[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":138},["ShallowReactive",2],{"creator-hanging-pawns":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"birthYear":6,"body":7,"botId":82,"botImageUrl":83,"botPlaystyle":84,"botRating":85,"chessComUsername":86,"chessableUrl":86,"country":87,"countryCode":88,"dateModified":89,"description":90,"extension":91,"fameRank":92,"faq":93,"fideId":86,"imageUrl":83,"instagramUrl":86,"knownFor":106,"lichessUsername":86,"linkedinUrl":86,"meta":111,"name":112,"navigation":113,"openings":114,"path":127,"podcastName":86,"podcastUrl":86,"reviewedBy":86,"seo":128,"slug":129,"stem":130,"tagline":131,"tiktokUrl":86,"title_chess":86,"twitchHandle":132,"twitchUrl":133,"twitterUrl":86,"websiteUrl":134,"wikipediaUrl":86,"youtubeHandle":135,"youtubeSubscribers":86,"youtubeUrl":136,"__hash__":137},"creators/creators/hanging-pawns.md","Hanging Pawns — Play His Chess Bot on Chessiverse",1990,{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":76},"minimark",[10,15,24,31,46,50],[11,12,14],"h2",{"id":13},"about-hanging-pawns","About Hanging Pawns",[16,17,18,19,23],"p",{},"Hanging Pawns is the YouTube channel of ",[20,21,22],"strong",{},"Stjepan Tomić",", a Croatian chess\ncontent creator known for unusually thorough, long-form videos. Where many\nchess YouTubers favour fast, entertaining game commentaries, Stjepan goes the\nother way: hour-long deep dives into a single opening line, or careful\nwalk-throughs of classic master games.",[16,25,26,27,30],{},"He came to serious chess relatively late, and a recurring theme on the channel\nis the ",[20,28,29],{},"adult improver journey"," — what works, what does not, and how to think\nabout training time when you are not a child prodigy with a coach. That honest,\nstudy-driven framing has built a large, engaged audience of self-taught club\nplayers.",[16,32,33,34,37,38,41,42,45],{},"His repertoire and content lean toward classical mainstream lines: the\n",[20,35,36],{},"Italian Game"," and ",[20,39,40],{},"Open Sicilian"," as White, the ",[20,43,44],{},"Slav"," as Black. 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He is best known for long-form videos that work through specific openings and chess concepts in unusual depth, as well as for chronicling his own improvement journey as a self-taught adult player.",{"question":98,"answer":99},"What is Hanging Pawns' chess rating?","Stjepan is a strong club player rather than a titled professional. His Chessiverse bot is calibrated to 2198 Elo, modelling his typical online playing strength.",{"question":101,"answer":102},"Where can I watch Hanging Pawns?","His main home is YouTube at @HangingPawns, where he uploads long-form opening series, master-game analyses, and improvement updates. He also streams on Twitch at twitch.tv/hangingpawns.",{"question":104,"answer":105},"How can intermediate players use Hanging Pawns' bot to improve?","The bot rewards careful study and punishes lazy moves rather than tactical chaos. 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