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Here's Jan's AI fan video
Fusion of art and technology, this AI-generated masterpiece celebrates the upcoming Chess Olympiad. Leveraging the power of Suno for the music and lyrics creation, Midjourney for the visuals, and Videobolt for the music/photo visualisation, this video unveils a captivating world where music, visuals, and poetry intertwine to capture the essence of chess. Inspired by the strategic depth and competitive spirit of the game, this unique fan art project offers a fresh perspective on the world's most beloved board game. Join us on this extraordinary journey as AI brings chess to life.
Here's FIDE's official video:
But, we won't just stop here because Jan also has a special chess story. He's an adult improver — a very category in our chess community which is completely taken over by talented kids. He's back to the board.
Jan says, "My father taught me the rules when I was six. I beat him at nine and he never played against me again. Since then I'm always playing chess on and off, with like 3-5 years of breaks in between. I only played, but never learned."
Jan adds: "And I was happy with that until I joined the Chess Dojo last November. Back then I thought why not see where this can lead to and it is great to see myself improving now. I like the mental state I'm in when thinking for more than 5 minutes. The world around myself somehow vanishes."
Jan stumbled upon Chess Dojo while browsing the internet. "I never knew how to study chess and was in clear lack of a plan. Here was where I found learning easy as an adult improver and buddies to practice and train with."
"I wish I was a kid again. Because of the free time that I back then had and could have spent for chess and being 53 I start noticing that learning take just a little longer nowadays of course," says Jan. But he's on track.
In fact, Jan is also another example that chess and music go together. "I'm playing the piano since the age of 6. In my free time I have been the manager for Alan Broadbent, a two-time Grammy Award winning jazz pianist, composer, arranger and conductor. We stopped working in the middle of the pandemic. I guess that additional freetime now also made me look into chess again. As I like music and am interested in Artificial Intelligence it was only natural to see what AI can do for music creation. Then I went into research and this is the result!"
So, watchout all chess sharks! Here comes Jan with his moves!
— International Arbiter Naveen Karthikeyan
Here are the lyrics:
Checkmate Dreams
[Verse 1]
Pawn to e4, the game's on fire
Knights jumping round, got strategy to inspire
Bishops slicing diagonals, precision's attire
Queens rule the board, true chess empires
[Verse 2]
Castling kings, fortifying thrones
Rooks roaming straight, cracking bones
Every move's a poetry, hearts made of stones
Cerebral warriors, minds sharper than drones
[Chorus]
Cheering on, national team supreme
Chess Olympiad, they living the dream
Brains battling, on a 64 square scheme
Every move, so grand, stealing the scene
[Verse 3]
Clock ticking down, adrenaline rush
Spectators silent, you can hear a pin drop hush
Notes on the board, sweet mental crush
Strategies unfolding, no time to blush
[Verse 4]
Endgames tight, kings in a bind
Queen sacrifices, a mastermind
Fighting till the end, no peace to find
Their victory's a melody, precisely timed
[Chorus]
Cheering on, national team supreme
Chess Olympiad, they living the dream
Brains battling, on a 64 square scheme
Every move, so grand, stealing the scene
