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To this point, both Chess and Broodwar had been played on raw talent and imagination. Brilliant players like Joseph Blackburne in Chess and GARIMTO in Broodwar triumphed by their clever and unorthodox ideas, but had little in the way of serious preparation compared to the greats of today.

That was all to change as two highly innovative players shot to the top, revolutionizing their respective games. In Chess, Wilhelm Steinitz became the first official World Champion, and developed the first rigorous theory of the positional elements of the game. Meanwhile, BoxeR brought an unprecedented level of training in basic mechanics and micro to the game of Broodwar, dominating the game with his highly entertaining style.

Both BoxeR and Steinitz cemented their dominance by emphatically overcoming an extremely powerful and aggressive rival; for BoxeR it was YellOw, while for Steinitz it was Anderssen. Today, BoxeR and Steinitz are remembered as pioneers who laid the way for all future players.

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