3 Ridiculous Chess Puzzles Sent By My Viewers

[@kajacx]

3:13 I'm like "why can't the pawn just take the knight?", so don't worry, your constant reminding of where the pawns are actually moving is definitely still needed.

[@BigDBrian]

if only it were a backwards pawn =)

[@davinwilfredo7233]

Same

[@vacantvisionary]

Hahaha I came into the comments with the same question so thank you for the reminder

[@Peirloz]

then how the white pawn become knight ?

[@SomeCatThatExists]

@@cosmaraniax1672 it can move if u can block/kill the piece from the king

[@MaybeStevYT]

Props to Ben for putting Devil Vortex saws in the first puzzle What a legend

[@prohakerofficial]

gd?

[@ink404maus8]

Sometimes, you don't need a Queen or Rook. Sometimes, you wanna get a Knight.

[@arashkarimi6077]

L9l

[@erikldm]

The guy who made the puzzle that looks like devil vortex saws is absolute mastermind

[@ReliableExcavationDemolition]

you came from the aeon video?

[@telex101-x2m]

i did

[@Geomasterinagame]

A fellow dasher I see

[@telex101-x2m]

its a family

[@conradolosada7835]

GD REFERENCE!!!!!

[@skylite7174]

There is just one problem, this is the devil vortex sawblades 💀

[@name_unbekannt9976]

Damn, beat me to it

[@seembeamcheem]

haha 54 saws

[@sendxx]

LMAO

[@banzaigd]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@PaGDu333]

Hold up

[@stoneplayzminecraft]

i love the fact that we all noticed Devil Vortex saws in this puzzle... man the GD community is everywhere

[@Hempt809]

He sacraficed THE GRASSS

[@goldenboy86gd]

im only here cuz of that tbh i dont even remember how to play chess

[@vladislavzmeu7768]

YESSIR BUT NOW ITS EXPANDING, 2.2 IS OUT RAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

[@stoneplayzminecraft]

@@vladislavzmeu7768 yep lmao

[@prohakerofficial]

i didnt see it

[@drippymissouri]

Hey Nelson. The first puzzle in the video isn't actilly possible to achieve in a normal game, but it is a meme position. It references a famous geometry dash meme. Geometry dash is a game where you jump over obstacles and try to beat the level without running to a wall or a spike. Some levels in this game are really difficult, especially the ones made by the community. One of these levels is Devils Vortex. Some parts of the level were automatic, so the level was way easier. The creator used these to fake verify the level, and to not act suspicious, he removed the pads and added saws to the top, in a very similar position to the 1st chess puzzle position. He was called out, and those saws were immortalized into geometry dash memes.

[@theintegercyclolcyc]

hi sikky

[@hsunfish]

It was made by a Russian grandmaster

[@bobczech7774]

it is actually possible to reach in a normal game

[@Thatdartmonke-je4dz]

We need to send this to sikky

[@trueriver1950]

​@@bobczech7774possible in a contrived game, I would say

[@supernova3241]

Normal people: wow this is an interesting puzzle Me: hehe devil vortex chess

[@borysthecuber7339]

0:01 for devil vortex

[@greenguydubstep]

it’s just the Devil Vortex Saws.

[@resurrection124]

yeah, devil vortex saws are superior

[@applejuices]

They're built different lol

[@schirmc1]

The bigger puzzle is getting the pieces in that starting position.

[@Zambolotable]

Somehow those white pawns got around the black ones without taking a single piece

[@kamekaha52]

its devil vortex saws

[@ayuballena8217]

@@kamekaha5254

[@DiabolicalOrganisation]

start position 💀

[@coc235]

​@@ZambolotableMaybe the black pawns got around them instead?

[@SundanceMLD]

While you are talking about chess, I’m talking about how it’s Devil Vortex Saws. Edit: Hi GD reddit.

[@mrsimplerr]

YEAH

[@ImTrashAtValorant]

Josh deluxe

[@futbol_rolf9624]

IT’S EVERY WHERE WHYYYYY

[@jwcfive7999]

I had to read that 6 times to make sure I was not incorrectly applying random geometry dash knwoledgt

[@IlllIIllllllIII]

Gmd playah

[@fuzionvlogs2662]

BEN IS A REAL ONE DEVILS VORTEX SAWS 🔥🔥🔥

[@kinjoko]

why devil vortex tho???

[@applejuices]

Those are some oddly arranged sawblades

[@shrimpolojee]

THATS LITERALLY WHAT I WAS THINKING BRUHJHH

[@nikitan7722]

getoutofmyheadgetoutofmyheadgetoutofmyhead

[@ARandomCanadian]

ok good I’m not the only one

[@nguyentruongphu1383]

@@nikitan7722 Get. Out. Of. My. Head.

[@Electrofunk1938]

Only thing i see is devil vortex saws

[@fabricer.9426]

The knights run is ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS!!! 😮🤩

[@Thaileable]

I know

[@Thaileable]

Wow

[@simbahit]

Yeah , by the way I knew the whole pattern in the beginning

[@Carl-Gauss]

Wow, this Bishop vs Knight geometry is really beautiful!

[@djr3hab]

G E O M E T R Y

[@Solysis5]

@@djr3hab DASH

[@Electrofunk1938]

@@Solysis5 DEVİL VORTEX SAWS

[@indianboy9575]

@@Electrofunk1938 Get out of my head Get out of my head Get out of my head Get out of my head

[@TheVehicles0]

@@indianboy9575 *slowly climbs into your head with devil vortex saws in your sleep and implants them into your head in a way they can't get out*

[@Thatdartmonke-je4dz]

IS THAT A GEOMATRY DASH REFERENCE!!!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

[@kandanganxiaomi262]

Devil Vortex Saw blades????....

[@kevingilliam6807]

I had never knew why you would ever need to promote to a bishop. This answered a question I've literally had for decades.

[@AbdulSamad-jr6fi]

Yeah, promote it to queen and then use it as a bishop, so that if you need it to move like a rook, you can use that moves

[@G00dN1ghT]

@@AbdulSamad-jr6fi its to prevent stalemate

[@AbdulSamad-jr6fi]

@@G00dN1ghT What is a stalemate?

[@tokeiyatsura9480]

@@AbdulSamad-jr6fi a stalemate is a scenario when it's the opponent's turn but they don't have a legal move, plus, their king isn't checked, so they can't move but they don't lose. It's a stalemate, a draw.

[@G00dN1ghT]

@@AbdulSamad-jr6fi it's a draw when somebody has no legal moves

[@nghiaaoquang6521]

props to whoever decided that it was a good idea to make the devil vortex saws into a chess puzzle

[@omnigodguy]

Thanks for featuring my chess puzzle, Nelson!

[@balkan495]

I found another way of beating it. You can move king to (from our perspective) h2. There, if the black king tries to attack, the white king will attack him and if he tries to run, the pawn will attack him.

[@HippopotamusPencil]

@@balkan495 I have no idea in which puzzle the King can go to h2, but I think what you're saying is to move the king next to the other king. This is not allowed in chess, mainly because your king would get captured by the king. Even if you can capture the king back on the next move, that's second place, which isn't a great score in a game for two players.

[@edderiofer]

Or rather, the puzzle you stole from Ernest Pogosyants, who published it in 1963.

[@omnigodguy]

@@edderiofer Isn't he a clarinet player?

[@Spacebug111]

@@omnigodguy have you ever played geometry dash?

[@windowsmoke]

3:25 I would like to point out that Ben did not make this puzzle himself. It was composed in 1963 by Погосянч, Эрнест Левонвич, Or Ernest Ivanovič Pogosianč (this may be the wrong translation to English as I am not Russian)

[@LackOfBrain]

It's devil vortex saws I believe Ben made it Can you send the link where you got this information?

[@windowsmoke]

​@@LackOfBrain if you input the position into a problem database like yacpdb it will come up with the position, I can't send a link because it deletes it.

[@maxtonhughes2629]

​@@windowsmoke Yeah... sure

[@mrlitty8330]

Whoever made that Devil Vortex chess puzzle is a genius

[@SariSorta]

Why is Devil Vortex in Chess

[@uiinpui]

ikr it sucks

[@applejuices]

Help me

[@Sohcahtoa14]

Thank you ben for blessing us with devil vortex ❤❤

[@Jan_Heckmann]

The first Puzzle actually locked familiar.

[@Dar7K7]

😂😂😂😂

[@Shy_Abi]

ToshDeluxe

[@BOBGAMING-iy4pl]

W for people finding the devil vortex saws by ben

[@The_ultimate_silly_goober]

TOSH DELUXE

[@stevestolarczyk8972]

Thank you so much for always pointing out at the start which way the pawns are moving and now for the new graphic. Really helpful. You're a great communicator.

[@stevestolarczyk8972]

And pointing out the numbers of the files, too!

[@wasifchowdhury2004]

@Mihail Parshin There were 3 positions in the video bruv

[@Qkano]

Ancient Indian chess pieces always had faces on them so it was obvious which way they were heading :)

[@Holidayl]

Why does the thumbnail look like devil vortex saws 💀

[@applejuices]

Lol

[@wojciechwira8482]

Everything would be fine but why there are devil vortex saws?

[@Firey69]

Hey man! I’m a beginner and your videos really help. I just want to say thanks for helping us beginners out. Hope you’re reading this!

[@sylviaafonso]

You aren't the only one for sure

[@AcuLuckIsReal]

@@sylviaafonso fax

[@someonesomeone7000]

I hope you eventually reach one of these positions and these puzzle videos help

[@tannerbenson7864]

If you need another source of advice and help, gothomchess is another great youtuber! Not saying this guy is bad but if you just want some variety

[@Firey69]

@@tannerbenson7864 I watch him too bro 🗿

[@n018b5]

Ah yes the classic devil vortex gambit (kings knight variation).

[@maurafreitas2717]

This should be an atual thing lmao

[@dhruvyt5831]

*TOSH DELUXE*

[@help8282]

D E V I L V O R T E X

[@The_ultimate_silly_goober]

2 1 S A W S

[@juicetinthemakar]

2:38 'I think most of you guys can get this' My 700 elo a*s crying in the corner:

[@lorenzodiambra5210]

king to b8=win

[@omeraras55]

Devil Vortex Saws

[@BobChess]

This is very crazy puzzles! Sacrifice 3 pieces for a draw! Love your content

[@christopherheckman7957]

It's actually a useful skill. In a tournament game that I played, I dropped some pieces, which took the air out of me. After a couple of moves, I realized that he had started ganging up on my king, but it was in a stalemate position. Then I got the stalemate idea and ended up drawing the game. I'd post a position from it, but the sacrifices turned out to be unsound; there was a way for his king to escape the checks without stalemating me.

[@alexandrudanciu7874]

I did that once and got stalemate. Sacrificed 3 pieces indeed

[@wuhuislander]

The thumbnail is unintentionally one of the funniest things of all time (only Geometry Dash players would understand)

[@JXChannel]

dosh jeluxe

[@applejuices]

Devil vortex moment

[@lead4dinner737]

Hey just wanna let you know that the way you go through these challenges is very helpful for my brain, and that I’ve improved immensely in chess since I started watching your videos!

[@Nullicity]

is that first puzzle by any chance named Devil Vortex

[@ReliableExcavationDemolition]

aeon?

[@Nullicity]

@@ReliableExcavationDemolition no man i just like chess

[@bettercalldelta]

DEVIL VORTEX SAWS NOOOOOOOO GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD

[@The_ultimate_silly_goober]

GET DEVIL VORTEXED

[@wyattmeche2378]

Thank you for the bishop knight trap, it has helped me a lot in my endgames

[@awang_ir]

I think it's better to explain some chess principals while solving puzzle for educational purpose. The knight trap trick with bishop & king combo is so helpful. Keep up the good work

[@Dar7K7]

Devil Vortex Saws LOL

[@handleless85]

The first problem reminded me of what is called a ladder in Go. I wouldn't be surprised if this was the inspiration for the puzzle.

[@Shy_Abi]

The first problem reminded me of what is called the Devil Vortex Saws in GD. I wouldn't be surprised if this was the inspiration for the puzzle.

[@ImOneOfThem23]

Devil Vortex 😱😱😱

[@realdragon]

Thanks for puzzles, they are very relatable situations I very often find myself in. Now I know what to do when it happens again

[@Ammar-Farid-2007]

Yooo my puzzle is there Thx Nelson Edit: I actually constructed this puzzle myself

[@MintBunHunter]

Really cool puzzle, how much time did u spend on it?

[@Ammar-Farid-2007]

@@MintBunHunter around 30 min to 1 hour

[@mrsimplerr]

Broooo why is Devil Vortex in the thumbnail?

[@applejuices]

Maybe the puzzle was hacked?

[@mrsimplerr]

@@applejuices LMAO

[@DutchDread]

I'm proud of myself for solving the first chess puzzle despite never having played a single game of chess.

[@lorenzodiambra5210]

king to b8=win

[@dabestgrimmreaper4]

king b8 is mate in 2, d6 pawn to d7 so you can't move back, then king goes to a8, and e4 bishop to b7 mate. if white decides a7 pawn to a8 promote to queen then black moves d7 pawn to d8 queen mate, if white promotes a7 pawn to a8 knight then it's mate in 3, b6 king to c6, a8 knight to c7, d7 pawn to d8 queen mate. unless im missing something, just about every move from b8 is mate. Could always check stockfish to make sure but white's only move is to solve the puzzle.

[@SkyQuakee]

This first puzzle was really devilish, its a hell of a vortex to solve

[@puppetmaster579]

Solved Ben's puzzle. It wasn't too hard, but I love the beauty of it. Whoever you are, thank you!

[@synapsayer]

yea, that arrangement of pieces Is very beautiful... It reminds me of a random assortment of 54 saws above a level in a certain rhythm game 75% through it

[@maurafreitas2717]

​@@synapsayerDEVIL VORTEX IS EVERYWHERE

[@aarneon24]

@@synapsayer*devil vortex will never escape from you ;)*

[@AbouTaim-Lille]

I like the defensive way in the second puzzle you used to trap the knight. In chess u can either move Ur pieces to give them more strategic roles and take other pieces which we can call the offensive way. But u can also play to limit the choices of Ur opponent. And maybe give him no good moves which is the defensive way.

[@remo_cappucino3882]

9:47 Can't Black still force a draw if Knight to e5 is played in this position?

[@chompyzilla]

Bd4. Black’s knight is pinned. If black king moves anywhere but f8, it allows white’s promotion, so it must go to f8. Then bishop captures knight.

[@ashwinpayghan9076]

​@@chompyzilla bishop can't capture or it will be a stalemate

[@alvemaster]

@@ashwinpayghan9076 it wont. The king has plenty of moves to make

[@XenoTheTurtle]

@@ashwinpayghan9076 Black can't force stalemate there, I believe. After Bd4, black can go for Kf8. If Bxe5, the king is stalemated on top of the pawn. But If White goes Bc5 after Kf8 then Kg7 is forced, then just promote pawn into queen and congrats.

[@himal_gamerz69]

Bro that's really a checkmate in 1 by Qc7 at 1:55

[@mrult28]

King takes A7?

[@SkooolBoi]

Never knew ToshDeluxe played chess!

[@Skyliiii]

JoshDeluxe

[@feysteii]

omg its the devil vortex saws no way in chess

[@dinkle-1]

stop. stop. why is it the devil vortex saws

[@YukaiCheng-p3u]

White king in top chess laugh for a whole day after watching the first puzzle😂😂😂😂

[@timothywootton5331]

I'd be curious to know how on the first puzzle you would ever be in that position.

[@bananamonkeygaming14]

You wouldn't

[@dabestgrimmreaper4]

Not physically possible unless black traded which would ruin the puzzle because it requires black to have every piece sadly.

[@ragnablade5397]

@@dabestgrimmreaper4 it’s apparently possible according to a comment long game plan

[@Spacebug111]

shh, he dosent know

[@drippymissouri]

It is referencing a famous geometry dash meme

[@dyllonbarreau2124]

Catching knights in the endgame is the bane of my existence puzzle 2 was very informative.

[@DjVortex-w]

The funny thing about the first one is that the position is impossible to be reached in a normal game (which is trivial to see by the fact that black has not lost any piece, meaning that it's impossible for the black and white pawns on the a and b files to pass each other.)

[@ChilledOutGuild]

It may actually be possible. The black pawns could have moved from their starting ranks. If the a rank pawn takes a piece on the b rank, it would allow white's pawn to pass, then black's b pawn takes a piece on a6 you get this sort of position, repeat for white's second pawn.

[@DjVortex-w]

@@ChilledOutGuild I suppose so.

[@Superman-nb2qn]

I did it :) 1. a4 Nf6 2. Nc3 Ne4 3. Nd5 Nf6 4. Nb6 axb6 5. a5 Ne4 6. a6 Nf6 7. a7 Ne4 8. Nf3 Nf6 9. Nd4 Ng4 10. Ne6 Nf6 11. Nc5 bxc5 12. b4 Ne4 13. b5 Nf6 14. d4 cxd4 15. Ra6 bxa6 16. b6 Ng4 17. Bb2 Nf6 18. e3 Ng4 19. Bb5 Nf6 20. Bc6 dxc6 21. Qd3 Ng4 22. b7 Nf6 23. Qb5 cxb5 24. Ba3 Ng4 25. Bd6 cxd6 26. c4 Qc7 27. c5 Qxc5 28. Kd2 Qh5 29. Kd3 Qxh2 30. Ke4 Qxh1 31. Kd5 Nxf2 32. e4 Nd7 33. Kc6 Nf6 34. Kb6 Bh3 35. e5 Rc8 36. g3 Rc1 37. g4 Rd1 38. Kc7 g6 39. Kc8 h5 40. Kc7 h4 41. Kc8 Rh5 42. Kc7 Rf5 43. Kc8 Rf3 44. Kc7 Rg3 45. Kc8 Rgg1 46. Kc7 Bh6 47. Kc8 Be3 48. Kc7 Bd2 49. Kc8 Bb4 50. Kc7 Bc5 51. Kc8 N6e4 52. Kc7 Nc3 53. Kc8 Nd5 54. Kb8 Nb4 55. Kc8 Nc6 56. Kc7 Na5 57. Kb8 Kd7 58. Ka8 Kc7 59. g5 Kb6 60. Kb8 Nd3 61. Ka8 Nxe5 62. Kb8 Nf3 63. Ka8 Nxg5 64. Kb8 Rc1 65. Ka8 Rc4 66. Kb8 e5 67. Ka8 e4 68. Kb8 e3 69. Ka8 Bf5 70. Kb8 Be4 71. Ka8 f5 72. Kb8 f4 73. Ka8 f3 74. Kb8 Ne6 75. Ka8 Ng7 76. Kb8 Nf5 77. Ka8 g5 78. Kb8 g4 79. Kc8 g3

[@HarpanW]

@@Superman-nb2qn bro-

[@albingrahn5576]

@@Superman-nb2qn epic

[@BlocksOfGoldGD]

Devil vortex saws 😂

[@Z_emily]

WHY THE DEFIL VORTEX

[@SomeStupidAccount01]

0:02 Nah this reminds me of something else

[@Quadzx]

DEVIL VORTEX SAWS

[@shelvinzachary9754]

I have a question for 14:23 why not take the queen after the king moves to the corner?

[@duskDrifter_]

A queen versus two rooks and a knight is an unfavorable endgame (plus your pawns are on the same file, on a corner, and your king is stuck there, so even if material was even its probably better to draw)

[@arkasha6649]

1:55 but what if you move your queen to c7 so it puts black king in check, takes away escape tile and is also defended by king, and also nothing else can take the queen?

[@thedagnus1011]

King a7?

[@caspro0420]

@@thedagnus1011 or just take the queen with the horse

[@reverie391]

​@@thedagnus1011King a7 is still mate, the queen takes the escape square

[@lutimstrickshots9253]

Great video as always! The positions were spectacular. When can we have the next episode of Stump the Chump?

[@macerunner4674]

NOT THE DEVIL VORTEX SAWS

[@icantthinkofaname9560]

Hey man thank you so much i always get my self on the first puzzle position

[@pyr0man1iac85]

Devil Vortex saws

[@sol_mental]

Wow, that night and bishop endgame was super cool. Absolutely now way I could do it in a real game xD

[@applejuices]

I can never unsee it

[@Jothamvw]

8:45 is very interesting to me. Never saw it that way, and I'm around 1500 on Lichess...

[@GregoriousApartment]

Indeed!

[@albingrahn5576]

brutal way to treat a knight

[@c0smic.dw3ller]

lichess ratings are far from accurate tbh

[@Achieve.cookie]

The worst part of the video is that my opponent also watching this video.

[@sushantmondal]

You and your content, both have something in common Sir Nelson. Both are awesome!

[@Grif_17]

Ben: “I had a rough game”

[@camdenyu1302]

Hey I really liked that second puzzle and was wondering if that endgame win was still possible if the queening square was on the opposite color of the bishop. I think there would be complications for the King's ability to block out the knight nearing the edge of the board but, it could just be the same end result I don't know. Love these showcases and the video itself!

[@senaluffyzoro]

for the second puzzle I was looking at the line Kg5 as second move, followed by K x pawn on the forced ..Nf8 (to avoid promotion) and it feels like it can also win

[@tiomakras7776]

Yoo devil vortex saws/pieces at the preview epic

[@realcyclogic]

DEVIL VORTEX RAHHHH

[@Pnatz]

1:54 In this scenario, the white queen could simply move to c7 for a checkmate, eh? Since the black pawn is facing down, there is nothing black could do about it. I think I am missing something but the only thing I see is a win.

[@lorenzodiambra5210]

king to b8=win

[@bugoobiga]

0:34 thumbs up for this

[@yomama3896]

Beautiful knight checkmate problem is, in the first move if you promote the pawn on b7 you can still checkmate him

[@Jadenette11111]

"Ben, how do you come up with this?" Oh trust me, there is definitely a reason... A Deluxe reason...

[@adambenamor9553]

A tosh deluxe reason

[@The_ultimate_silly_goober]

A devil reason

[@mrsilver8517]

Everyone: 'what's your process ben?' Ben: 'Happened to me when I was playing as black.'

[@hx823]

I did pick up the key move in puzzle 1 with the underpromotion theme. :)

[@tintinfan007]

This proves that the queen doesn't rule the game, and the knight has its own value

[@electricmaster23]

Hey! Just a small little thing: the pieces seem a little pixelated; is it possible to capture the pieces in a higher quality?

[@Top.G.Andy.C]

3:12 what's stopping the pawn from killing the Knight? That ends your Knight chase against the king...

[@starsyt3164]

Nooooo!

[@briansrandomstuff411]

BLUNDERING all your pieces to achieve stalemate is a WILD idea!😂😂

[@jinkela7295]

For the 1st puzzle, if you play against Martin, you can still win even if you start with b8=queen (the worst move for white in the position according to the engines).

[@electricmaster23]

Champion6a's puzzle is an excellent endgame exercise!

[@ralkadde]

Thank you for that nice collection. One remark at 14:37: Better as Qb7+?? Rxb7 -+, or Qxa6+ Kb8 Qc8+ with repetition, is simply Qb8+ with immediate stalemate.

[@afkgamersk9910]

Anyone here from aeon's video??

[@balkan495]

On the first one, you can also move king to (from our perspective) a7. There, if the king tries attacking, the king will attack him and the pawn on b7 will attack him if he tries to run.

[@himmelsdemon]

I don't understand what you mean. Do you mean at the end of the puzzle? Or by h2, do you mean a7?

[@balkan495]

@@himmelsdemon yeah I got confused, move it to a7

[@rini_6982]

Who let Devil Vortex play chess 💀⁉️

[@rngesus66]

I wonder what his reaction were when he saw all these comments mentioning devil vortex

[@alyvav.trauma2440]

8:00 You were so focused on the bishop/knight game that you forgot to explain that instead of the knight black can move its king to f7 after whites king moved to f5.

[@vandansawai2380]

btw the first one is almost like the composition , if i remmeber correctly, "Napolleon's Flight from Moscow". The 'hussars' chased the black king from the a1-square, moscow, across a river and into pairs. then mate by discovered check

[@leeozbun7259]

If I remember correctly, tosh delux hacked devil vortex

[@viggen2252]

What about queen takes instead of rook takes c5 on 12:33? Forcing him to either move his king and loose the queen or trade queens which means no checkmate?

[@michate9300]

Yeah i also see that. Still think thats a way to win possibly, as the two rooks also arent checkmating you after that