6/22/2016 – One of the most popular youtube video channels is run by Kurt Hugo Schneider. The young US-American can boast of seven million followers which makes him more popular than the NBA. Schneider is also an excellent chessplayer and was once one of the most promising talents in the US. But he then decided to use his creativity to change modern music.
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Schneider's technically and artistically sophisticated video clips have stunned critics and public alike. Schneider, who was born in 1988 in Baltimore, grew up in a suburb of Philadelphia and visited the Wissahickon High School where he met Sam Tsui with whom he later started to make music. Tsui sang cover versions and medleys, Schneider accompanied him on piano and made videos of these sessions. In the following video Schneider's technical tricks turn singer Sam Tsui into a band of four Sam Tsuis.
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In 2010 Schneider, whose grandparents on his father's side are both from Vienna and whose older sister studied classical piano, finished his studies at Yale with a "magna cum laude" degree in mathematics.
But in his youth Schneider's passion was not music nor mathematics but chess. With 15 Schneider became National Junior Champion and was one of best junior players in the USA. During his time at Yale he was part of the chess team and competed in the Pan-American Championships. Here's a wild game he won against WFM Yulia Cardona from Cuba.
Yulia Cardona - Kurt Schneider
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1.e4
1,185,008
54%
2421
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1.d4
959,510
55%
2434
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1.Nf3
286,503
56%
2441
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1.c4
184,834
56%
2442
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1.g3
19,892
56%
2427
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1.b3
14,600
54%
2428
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1.f4
5,954
48%
2377
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1.Nc3
3,911
50%
2384
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1.b4
1,791
48%
2379
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1.a3
1,250
54%
2406
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1.e3
1,081
49%
2409
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1.d3
969
50%
2378
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1.g4
670
46%
2361
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1.h4
466
54%
2382
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1.c3
439
51%
2425
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1.h3
289
56%
2420
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1.a4
118
60%
2461
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1.f3
100
47%
2427
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1.Nh3
93
66%
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1.Na3
47
62%
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Please, wait...
1.e4e62.d3c53.Nf3Nc64.g3g65.Bg2Bg76.0-0Nge77.Re1d68.c3e59.a3b510.Be30-011.d4cxd412.cxd4Bg413.d5Na514.Nc3a615.h3Bd716.b3f517.Rb1h618.Qd3Qc719.Rec1Qb720.Qd2g521.exf521.Nd1
would have been nasty because f4 fails tof4scheitert an22.Qxa5fxe323.Rc7+-21...Bxf522.Rb2Rac823.g4Bh724.h4b425.axb4Qxb426.hxg5
26...Rxf3!?27.gxh6?!The engines want to take the rook:27.Bxf3!?e428.Nd1Qxd229.Rxc8+Nxc830.Rxd2exf331.Ra2Nxb332.gxh6Be533.Rxa6
with a winning position for White. Black's pieces are scattered and the white
pawns are strong.27...Qxg428.hxg7?White loses control. Better was28.Qd1e429.hxg7Qxg730.Bd4Qg5=28...Nf529.Ne2Rxc1+30.Qxc1Nh431.Ng3Nxg232.Kxg2Be433.Kg1?
33.Kf1Qxg334.Qc8+Kxg735.Qd7+Kh836.Qd8+Qg837.Qxa5was more stubborn.33...Rxg3+Now Black's
attack crushes through.34.fxg3Qxg3+35.Kf1Bd3+36.Re2Qh3+37.Kg1Bxe238.Qe1Qxe3+39.Kh2Qf4+40.Kg1Qg4+41.Kh2Bf30–1
But around 2006 Schneider reconsidered his chess career. He felt that to become one of the very best he would have to focus exclusively on chess - which he did not want to do. Schneider again turned to music. With great success.
Kurt Schneider
He published his musical productions on his own youtube channel which attracts more than seven million followers. On the popularity scale of all music channels Schneider is currently on place 34 and in the popularity scale of all youtube channels he is on place 121.
Kurt Schneider is considered as an outstanding example how the internet and the new platforms have radically changed the music business. Previously, the artists had to pursue music publishers to beg for a contract and these contracts were often to the artist's disadvantage. Today, music publishers are keen to work with artists such as Schneider who in this cooperation still keeps the right to his artistic freedom.
Just saw this article today. Really nice, thank you. Also, very insightful. Totally agree with your POV on artists and the Internet.
Mackz 7/16/2016 06:06
this is what you call an allrounder
kyi 6/23/2016 04:34
Mr. Schneider made a right choice in selection of his career by finishing his studies in mathematics first at the prestigious Yale university. For most people, it is difficult to earn a living by playing chess alone. Chess is a kind of hobby for most people. He also has a bright future in his musical career. Musician can earn money much better than that of chess players. Former world chess champion Max Euwe was a mathematician and professor of mathematics. I am sure, Mr. Schneider will have a bright academic career in mathematics just like Euwe and can now pursue his chess career to full extent. Like chess, mathematician needs a lot of brain power to calculate and solve complex mathematical problems and his skill in mathematics will also sharpen his chess skill.
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