[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":128},["ShallowReactive",2],{"creator-perpetual-chess":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"birthYear":6,"body":7,"botId":79,"botImageUrl":80,"botPlaystyle":81,"botRating":82,"chessComUsername":6,"chessableUrl":6,"country":83,"countryCode":84,"dateModified":85,"description":86,"extension":87,"fameRank":88,"faq":89,"fideId":6,"imageUrl":80,"instagramUrl":6,"knownFor":102,"lichessUsername":6,"linkedinUrl":6,"meta":107,"name":108,"navigation":109,"openings":110,"path":119,"podcastName":25,"podcastUrl":120,"reviewedBy":6,"seo":121,"slug":122,"stem":123,"tagline":124,"tiktokUrl":6,"title_chess":6,"twitchHandle":6,"twitchUrl":6,"twitterUrl":125,"websiteUrl":120,"wikipediaUrl":6,"youtubeHandle":6,"youtubeSubscribers":6,"youtubeUrl":126,"__hash__":127},"creators/creators/perpetual-chess.md","Perpetual Chess (Ben Johnson) — Play His Chess Bot on Chessiverse",null,{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":73},"minimark",[10,15,31,38,45,49],[11,12,14],"h2",{"id":13},"about-perpetual-chess","About Perpetual Chess",[16,17,18,22,23,26,27,30],"p",{},[19,20,21],"strong",{},"Ben Johnson"," is the host of the ",[19,24,25],{},"Perpetual Chess Podcast",", which since\n2016 has become one of the most consistent and widely respected chess shows\nin English. 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