some details about planned dragon-human match

[Chessqueen]

Actually I made a typographical error when I posted the money that he got donated during the Komodo Dragon Knight Odds, I counted $9,390.00 after the 5th game, but somehow I posted $1,390, now I noticed that I made a Typographical error.

[Uri Blass]

I am not sure how to count the money.

I see in game 1 in the first second in the top of the screen the following:
1)ItchyChimera 9.99$
2)puzzledpawn 20$
3)pixelchess 10$

In second 4 I see also
4)U1300Karpov 9.0$(I guess 9.00$ but I do not get the last digit but only part of it)
Later in second4 I see
5)oSoMagical 2.15$ and I am not sure o is the first letter.
In second 20 I see at the top of the board

6)lawfulwaffle10 2.00$
7)huynsuppahman 9.99$

In the beginning of second 22 I see in the top of the screen also
8)RyokoTK:
but I have no idea how much money did he give because later in second 22 I see only .00 and I have no idea what is written earlier and I see also
9)2k:3$

So far it seems to have 9 different donators.

10)oSoMagical 2.15$(Donator 5 and I am not sure if it is another donation)

second 40 I see
11)lawfulwaffle10 2.00$(donator 6 and I am not sure if it is another donation
12)huynsuppahman 9.99$(donator 7 and I am not sure if it is another donation)
seocond 48 I see
13)RyokoTK: 9.99$(donator 8 and I am not sure if it is another donation)
14)labib2911:20$(donator 10 because earlier donators are mentioned earlier)

second 58 I see
15)rakelly617653 9.99$(A new donator that I call donator 11)
16)ItchyChimera 9.99$(donator 1)

second 67 I see
17)puzzledpawn 20.00$(donator 2)
18)pixelchess 10.00$(donator 3)

second 72 I see
19)U1300Karpov 9.00$(donator 4)
second 76 I see
20)leguevara 4.20$(A new donator that I call donator 12)
second 87 I see
21)huynsuppahman 9.99$(donator 7)
22)huynsuppahman 9.99$(donator 7 maybe 2 donations of this donator)
second 95 I see
23)fluxstrax 49.99$(A new donator that I will call donator 13)
24)lawfulwaffle10 3.00$(donator 6 and here the first time when I see the same donator with a different money)

second 102 I see again
25)lawfulwaffle10 3.00$
second 105 I see
26)FrodoFraggins 9.99$(A new donator that I will call donator 14)
second 114 I see
27)puzzledpawn 20$(donator 2)
28)jaa928 99.99$(A new donator that I will call donator 15)
second 123 I see
29)coyneollary 6.00$(A new donator that I will call donator 16)
30)fartyparty927 49.99$(A new donator that I will call donator 17)
second 135 I see
31)Bozorg55 20$( A new donator that I will call donator 18)
32)cdallas357 9$(A new donator that I will call donator 19)
33)oSoMagical 5$(Donator 5)
Second 143 I see
34)2k:3$(Donator 9)
35)oSoMagical 2.15$(Donator 5)

Total money that I counted in the first 2:30 minutes 474.53 dollars

continue to count donators:
second 170 I see
36)lawfulwaffle 2.00$(donator 6)
37)huynsuppahman 9.99$(donator 7)
38)RyokoTK: 9.99$(donator 8)
second 184
39)labib2911:20$(donator 10)
40)rakelly617653 9.99$ (donator 11)
41)ItchyChimera 9.99$(donator 1)
second 197
42)puzzledpawn 20.00$(donator 2)
43)pixelchess 10.00$(donator 3)
44)U1300Karpov 9.00$(donator 4)
second211
45)leguevara 4.20$(donator 12)
46)huynsuppahman 9.99$(donator 7)
second 221
47))huynsuppahman 9.99$(donator 7 different donation)
48)fluxstrax 49.99$(donator 13)
49))lawfulwaffle10 3.00$(donator 6)
second 235-236
50)lawfulwaffle10 3.00$(donator 6 new donation)
51)FrodoFraggins 9.99$(donator 14)
52)puzzledpawn 20.00$(donator 2)
second 250
53)jaa928 99.99$(donator15)
54)coyneollary 6.00$(donator 16)
55)fartyparty927 49.99$(donator 17)
second 263
56)Bozorg55 20$(donator 18)
57)cdallas357 9$(donator 19)
58)oSoMagical 5$(Donator 5)
second 275
59)2k 3$(Donator 9)
60)oSoMagical 2.15$(Donator 5)
second 296
61)lawfulwaffle10 2.00$(donator 6)
62)huynsuppahman 9.99$(donator 7)
63)RyokoTK: 9.99$(donator 8)
second 300
64)labib2911:20$(donator 10)

total money in the second 2:30 minutes
448.23$
together with 474.53$ we have in the first 5 minutes 922.76$

[lkaufman]

Actually I made a typographical error when I posted the money that he got donated during the Komodo Dragon Knight Odds, I counted $9,390.00 after the 5th game, but somehow I posted $1,390, now I noticed that I made a Typographical error.

That's quite a lot of donations; do we have any way to compare that to how much his typical shows take in in donations? Of course this was a four hour show, so assuming the sixth game took in a similar amount per game to the first five that works out to about $5600 per each two hour segment, so this is the figure to compare to an average two hour show.

[Uri Blass]

In the next 2:30 minutes I count
9.99+9.99+20+10+9+4.2+9.99+9.99+49.99+3+3+9.99+20+99.99+6+49.920+9+5+3+2.15+2+9.99+9.99+20+9.99+9.99+20+10+9=465.23 dollars
In the next 2:30 minutes
4.20+9.99+9.99+49.99+3+3+9.99+20+99.99+6+49.99+20+9+5+3+2.15+2+9.99+9.99+20+9.99+9.99+20+10+9+4.2+9.99+9.99+49.99+3=483.42 dollars
Ben complained about not hearing a noise of a donation but later he started to hear things.

next minute we have 3+9.99+20+99.99+6+49.99+20+9+5+3+2.15
at second 617 I heard a noise together with the first 99.99 in the sum
at second 630 I heard a noise together with the second 20 in the sum
at second 646 another noise together with 2.15
at second 659 another noise when no number is written and maybe noise is connected to numbers that we will see later.

Number of noises is clearly smaller than number of donations that I practically see so I am not sure what does the noise mean and I am not sure if my counting is correct.

[Chessqueen]

Actually I made a typographical error when I posted the money that he got donated during the Komodo Dragon Knight Odds, I counted $9,390.00 after the 5th game, but somehow I posted $1,390, now I noticed that I made a Typographical error.

That's quite a lot of donations; do we have any way to compare that to how much his typical shows take in in donations? Of course this was a four hour show, so assuming the sixth game took in a similar amount per game to the first five that works out to about $5600 per each two hour segment, so this is the figure to compare to an average two hour show.

All that I know is that the same day of GM Finegold vs Komodo Dragon Knight Odds, GM Finegold 2 hours prior he was already on his regular show making Money by getting donations, so he probably on that day alone made over $15,000.00, and that is besides what you paid him to Play Komodod Dragon. Therefore, GM Finegold would be happy to accept another Komodo Dragon Challenge in the near future

Note: I wonder if he pay taxes at the end of the years for receiving donations

[lkaufman]

Actually I made a typographical error when I posted the money that he got donated during the Komodo Dragon Knight Odds, I counted $9,390.00 after the 5th game, but somehow I posted $1,390, now I noticed that I made a Typographical error.

That's quite a lot of donations; do we have any way to compare that to how much his typical shows take in in donations? Of course this was a four hour show, so assuming the sixth game took in a similar amount per game to the first five that works out to about $5600 per each two hour segment, so this is the figure to compare to an average two hour show.

All that I know is that the same day of GM Finegold vs Komodo Dragon Knight Odds, GM Finegold 2 hours prior he was already on his regular show making Money by getting donations, so he probably on that day alone made over $15,000.00, and that is besides what you paid him to Play Komodod Dragon. Therefore, GM Finegold would be happy to accept another Komodo Dragon Challenge in the near future

Note: I wonder if he pay taxes at the end of the years for receiving donations

I wonder what is the motivation for people to donate so much money? I'm just curious. It's not like donating to feed the poor or cure cancer, he is obviously doing well, and since you can watch for free why would people be motivated to donate more than a token amount? I'm just not familiar enough with today's online world to understand this. If there is some way we could finance Dragon vs. GM events by donations we could do a lot more of them or more interesting formats involving multiple GMs, but I don't really know what makes this happen. Is it just having a certain type of personality? There are lots of GMs who can explain chess very well, but most are not making a lot of money as streamers.

[Chessqueen]

Actually I made a typographical error when I posted the money that he got donated during the Komodo Dragon Knight Odds, I counted $9,390.00 after the 5th game, but somehow I posted $1,390, now I noticed that I made a Typographical error.

That's quite a lot of donations; do we have any way to compare that to how much his typical shows take in in donations? Of course this was a four hour show, so assuming the sixth game took in a similar amount per game to the first five that works out to about $5600 per each two hour segment, so this is the figure to compare to an average two hour show.

All that I know is that the same day of GM Finegold vs Komodo Dragon Knight Odds, GM Finegold 2 hours prior he was already on his regular show making Money by getting donations, so he probably on that day alone made over $15,000.00, and that is besides what you paid him to Play Komodod Dragon. Therefore, GM Finegold would be happy to accept another Komodo Dragon Challenge in the near future

Note: I wonder if he pay taxes at the end of the years for receiving donations

I wonder what is the motivation for people to donate so much money? I'm just curious. It's not like donating to feed the poor or cure cancer, he is obviously doing well, and since you can watch for free why would people be motivated to donate more than a token amount? I'm just not familiar enough with today's online world to understand this. If there is some way we could finance Dragon vs. GM events by donations we could do a lot more of them or more interesting formats involving multiple GMs, but I don't really know what makes this happen. Is it just having a certain type of personality? There are lots of GMs who can explain chess very well, but most are not making a lot of money as streamers.

I believe that what most people who follow GM Finegold stream like about him is that he has a childish grown up personality. and say some stupid comments that only a teenager would say online, therefore a lot of young chess followers connect with that type of personality

Simply watch and listen to his comments carefully :

Here is the video of game 1


Here is the video of game 2


For instance compare how Kingscrusher makes his comments being so serious which is just about right for his age

[Uri Blass]

time of commenting the game that most of it is playing the game:
35:22 game 1
35:29 game 2
37:08 game 3
36:15 game 4
40:19 game 5
42:20 game 6

Total time is more than 200 minutes
Considering it seems he got an average of almost 200 dollars per minute(and I tried to look also at the numbers in some random minutes that are not near the beginnings) then it seems that he got donations of something near 40000 dollars during the match.
I am not sure if it is correct and maybe simply the same people who donate appear more than once in the top of the screen.

I often see them with the same donation but sometimes I can see them also with a different donation so I am not sure.

[Uri Blass]

Actually I made a typographical error when I posted the money that he got donated during the Komodo Dragon Knight Odds, I counted $9,390.00 after the 5th game, but somehow I posted $1,390, now I noticed that I made a Typographical error.

That's quite a lot of donations; do we have any way to compare that to how much his typical shows take in in donations? Of course this was a four hour show, so assuming the sixth game took in a similar amount per game to the first five that works out to about $5600 per each two hour segment, so this is the figure to compare to an average two hour show.

All that I know is that the same day of GM Finegold vs Komodo Dragon Knight Odds, GM Finegold 2 hours prior he was already on his regular show making Money by getting donations, so he probably on that day alone made over $15,000.00, and that is besides what you paid him to Play Komodod Dragon. Therefore, GM Finegold would be happy to accept another Komodo Dragon Challenge in the near future

Note: I wonder if he pay taxes at the end of the years for receiving donations

I wonder what is the motivation for people to donate so much money? I'm just curious. It's not like donating to feed the poor or cure cancer, he is obviously doing well, and since you can watch for free why would people be motivated to donate more than a token amount? I'm just not familiar enough with today's online world to understand this. If there is some way we could finance Dragon vs. GM events by donations we could do a lot more of them or more interesting formats involving multiple GMs, but I don't really know what makes this happen. Is it just having a certain type of personality? There are lots of GMs who can explain chess very well, but most are not making a lot of money as streamers.

I do not know exactly but I read the following comment often in the chat:
"The more you donate the more you learn! Please donate here
https://streamlabs.com/gmbenjaminfinegold and or subscribe "

Maybe people who donate more get an option to see some things that not everybody can see but even in this case I do not understand why
it seems that people donate not one time but many times during the videos.

Maybe the information about donators is simply misleading and every donator appear with the same donation multiple times.

[Uri Blass]

I do not see that ben finegold is so rich based on the following links that I found by searching in google so I wonder what is correct

https://www.wiki.ng/en/wiki/ben-finegol ... phy-707162
https://statsmash.com/calculator/ben-finegold-net-worth