A brief history of chess - Alex Gendler

Trace the storied history of the game of chess, from its origins in 7th century India to the computer software we use today.
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The attacking infantry advances, their elephants already having broken the defensive line. The king tries to retreat, but the enemy flanks him from the rear. Escape is impossible. This isn’t a real war- nor is it just a game. Over the 1,500 years of its existence, chess has been known as a military strategy tool, a metaphor for human affairs and a measure of genius. Alex Gendler shares its history.
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[@chess]

Beautiful visuals and amazing storytelling!

[@cuberchez818]

lichess is better

[@Nietabs]

Hamburger

[@marvira]

@@cuberchez818 why not both? Both is good, enjoy what you can

[@Factoumil]

Chesssssss

[@Unpug]

Yes!

[@fakinell9630]

*why is no one talking about how good the art style is*

[@fancygoat1352]

It’s my favorite of the TED Talk styles

[@samuelthompson7497]

The animators are Remus and Kiki, two ridiculously amazing animators that went to my art uni

[@kavairburke8061]

Ikr

[@anduro7448]

Can we talk about that shithouse perspective

[@anirudhpuranik5222]

Yup, it's beautiful

[@bonnebalante2284]

"chess has been known as a tool of military strategy,a metaphor for human affairs and a benchmark for a genius" that line hits different

[@lucasolguin]

Yeah, I've seen too many times that one Magnus video

[@serbiamp4]

OH LET ME IN YOUR WOOOORLD

[@hindustanimapper]

YOOO...LEMEINTOWOOOOOOLKUVAICHI....SPLILISSPLILILISHVA...LOLLAIVALIVAINSHWAA

[@Anupamchess]

nooooooooooooo gonna bee wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy jo knowwwwwwwwwwww its uts by bullyeeei onokay nooooooo neiii noooooo ow thats whyyyyyyyy

[@user-ex3gc5gk6y]

That one atomic edit

[@anibeto7]

So from India, it travelled to Persia(Iran), then after Arab conquest of Persia, Arabs learnt about the game. From them, it slowly spread to Europe and Central Asia. Chaturanga(Sanskrit) became Chatraanj(Arabic) and then Chess(English). It also had a different route where it spread to South East Asia and China and eventually Japan. Shikamaru from Naruto used to be a master of Japanese version of this game.

[@anykso]

Actually it was chaturanga in india then chatrang in the sassanid empire then shatranj in arabic empire because the persian consonant ch does not exist in arabic

[@thomaskennedy5728]

Buddhist pilgrims and other silk route traders spread it to the east.

[@TheKingofTheUniverse.]

made from India and spread by Arab Caliphate

[@shko1259]

Thank you for helping me with my essay!

[@cobaltblue2756]

There's something confused me , he's mentioned go or weixin in china is completely different with chess , even ai could beat human champion only recently

[@azzikri3020]

"Mom let me explain how my brother died. So Nf3, Qg5, Bh7, Qf8 checkmate"

[@seal2013]

Lol thats dark

[@yogirajraikar2044]

Highly underrated comment

[@dba6097]

I dont get it

[@michaellooks8397]

@@dba6097 those are shorthand for chess movements. The first letter represents the piece being moved, then the second letter & number together represent the square on the board the piece is moving to. The specific ones used in OP's comment don't matter (as far as I know), they're just saying it would be hilariously cold of the son to say the shorthand of the movements to explain the brother's death.

[@dba6097]

@@michaellooks8397 Ah, I understand the moves. But I dont understand if there's something special on those moves 😅

[@MrChileLimon]

' did you know, the treadmill was originally a torture device?' Still is, buddy

[@mergalmamavoir8715]

I just can't 😂

[@richardharepax123]

And sadly people buy them when you can walk outside for free

[@blackmage1276]

@@richardharepax123 ok boomer

[@jeanardcontentvillarina1761]

If your a fatty like me then yes

[@richardharepax123]

@Aziz Calva-Navarro I live in a crowded city but we have nice trails and see the wild life.rain and winter I have a coat and studies have shown you loose more weight when cold. As for when you need to be home you walk on your free time but if you still want the treadmill okay by me

[@guillermogambincantera3052]

For all that enjoy the queen piece, it was originated in medieval Spain during the reign of Isabella the first.

[@sherlynn7211]

ohhh,, now that's cool! I'm just learning chess,, all this info is fascinating!

[@robbiewalker2831]

@@sherlynn7211 the video mentioning the Queen being inspired by strong female leaders, I can’t help but think of Deborah, Boudicca, and Mulan.

[@animegod978]

@@robbiewalker2831 I am not sure but i think the general of army was just renamed as queen.

[@robbiewalker2831]

@@animegod978 If you want to know who they are, well, they are as follows: Deborah is the name of the only Female Prophet of the Bible who not only was Wise and Courageous, but helped win the Battle of Mount Tabor. Boudicca led Celtic tribes to fight against Romans who invaded their homeland. and Mulan is a legendary figure who uses her brains to strategize on how they can win against an invading army.

[@animegod978]

@@robbiewalker2831 no i didn't ask who they were , I just said that general was renamed as queen

[@GetHype_]

Imagine telling your brother's death from a game. "Your son died in the battlefield. I'm truly sorry for your loss... anyways, pawn e4". - Prince of the Gupta Empire

[@exa0710]

Let's play a game, e5

[@insidejob234]

​@@exa0710 bishop c4

[@exa0710]

@@insidejob234 I was expecting GetHype to respond, but ok: Nc6

[@pustota7254]

bbrh

[@midoriya7097]

"I'm so sorry for your loss, your son sacced his king"

[@aby5755]

*dude dies* brother: aight lets make a game out of this

[@unclepodger]

You could make a religion out of this

[@graskok2863]

He just wanted to explain to his mother how his brother died.

[@TimetoCheckmate]

😂

[@akshaysk9937]

😂😂😂🤦

[@akshaysk9937]

@@unclepodger they already had a religion

[@shravani4986]

I feel so frustrated with the king piece. Like the whole kingdom is trying to save you and you just move one square at a time like you don't give a damn

[@will__mem9rno]

we live in a society...

[@AdityaSharma-kz2dl]

😂😂👍

[@sarban1653]

The king piece and queen piece should swap functions.

[@radicalbradical3164]

@@sarban1653 but then you won't be able to checkmate the king as easily making the game close to impossible

[@sarban1653]

@@radicalbradical3164 Then checkmating the queen should be the objective. Kings are powerful soldiers IRL.

[@aryanharsh9939]

Ludo and snakes and ladders are also from india, ludo is called chausar/choupar/choupat in sanskrit, and pachissi in hindi which is also the word from where romance languages and usa english gets the name "parques", it was much more famous in ancient india comparatively to chaturanga. There is a 4 player chess too called chaturaji different fron chaturanga

[@Oobservatory_X]

You forgot chanda ripoff of ludo

[@vimdhayakjigulambipurwale4536]

Ludo and snake aur chess indus valley civilization se proof milta hai 😊

[@charlenecrawford7166]

Whoever animated this did SO good! I wish every animation was this cool looking and smoothly transitioning

[@Cherry-da-bomb]

Bishop and pawn: *infront of each other* "Uh..., well this is akward."

[@nenggo2540]

Ya, literally

[@pmathewizard]

Two wrestler facing each other

[@zhouwu]

What? Can someone please explain this joke? Is it about taking it literally or something?

[@norsaki6980]

​@@zhouwu It's just regarding basic chess rules

[@zhouwu]

@@norsaki6980 Ok. I'll just nod and smile and pretend I understand what you're talking about.

[@joshuaramirez5399]

*when the most important piece is the weakest*

[@kumrumb]

Im 14 and this is deep

[@NotQuiteFirst]

The king isn't the weakest piece, especially in the endgame it is a powerful fighter, but don't let that get in the way of your deepity

[@Wisdom.Phoenix]

Not in the endgame

[@iblamelance5350]

Joshua Ramirez Pans are weaker than the king tho

[@oscaralonso4699]

@@iblamelance5350 pawns can increase in rank and become queens. Not only that but togheter, pans make powerful defenses and traps. The king ,on the other hand, is helpless.

[@kavyapareek2567]

Thanks to Gupta king for giving us such a masterpiece game 👍🏻

[@urlosthairtie]

No problem mate my pleasure 👍

[@gagan__007]

It will be not perticularly by him, but by their citizens

[@pivotalpancake5454]

I always go back to this video from time to time. The animation, the story and how the pieces have their own little personality. I wish there was an actual set with the design of the pieces.

[@-Emiel-]

Imagine being smart enough to interest people for ages

[@Leon-pn6rb]

Gupta Empire was one of the grandest in the history of mankind. I wonder why it's not recognised and remembered as well..

[@generalnawaki]

@@Leon-pn6rb western centrist and far east centrist narratives.

[@aadisharma281]

Bruh they cheated to defeat Kasparov

[@rafindradzakyatha8740]

@@Leon-pn6rb exactly my thought also, coz the same way goes for Srivijaya empire in southeast asia

[@jancimegapower2528]

@@aadisharma281 well its controversial match at best.

[@aarushsingh2801]

Let’s take a moment to appreciate the gorgeous animation in this video, it’s goddamn beautiful

[@dawarrior95]

Came to say the same.

[@CrazyCreationAe]

I agree 👍

[@cout3618]

True

[@sipahrom]

The ending is so adorable and delightful. amazing animator.

[@nealneilnil1319]

great excellent design

[@theunknown4602]

Thanks India for chess and more important inventions, I can't imagin my the world without India. Lot of love India from France❤❤❤.

[@buzzwithdrip6347]

Jhoot bolke kuch nahi hoga, sabko pata hai tu Indian hai

[@mrinangochakraborty5733]

@@buzzwithdrip6347 but, it's a fact that India invented chess

[@buzzwithdrip6347]

@@mrinangochakraborty5733 baat to sahi hai

[@waylonpark2340]

@@mrinangochakraborty5733 But This Kind Of Self Love Hits Different. It's Like Rahul Gandhi Making A Fake Account Twitter And Praising Himself

[@bapparawal2457]

In Mahabharat , chess is shown used Krishna to teach his nephew strategies of war. So it's much older than Gupta Empire and already used to teach war strategies. Many other Indian games are similar in that aspect like Kabbadi.

[@louisvergoby8615]

I came for a brief history of cheese but i was not disappointed

[@filipluzza3121]

:-D

[@everyone9399]

😂😂😂

[@kiarona.]

Ahaha I came here *from* a brief history of cheese!

[@holysong2099]

C'mon man, the thumbnail's so clear

[@areascoda2912]

I think you meant to say “while watching” instead of “for”

[@osse1n]

A chess game is a perfect representation of LIFE *"I made one single move - now what?"*

[@vinayKumar-bt8pr]

Mogga kuduvu

[@thuse5532]

aye! often you can find your personality in a game of chess!

[@up9948]

Now make the appropriate sacrifices, look forward for the end game, and see more steps ahead than life can throw its problems at you. N when u fall, start all over again.

[@Phurngirathaana]

Apply Mulberry milkshake on your face

[@tatleman5314]

As in the life of many, you fail to think through the many possibilities life has to offer.

[@generalkenobi6687]

Interestingly, in my country, Russia, the bishop and the queen are still called "the elephant" (Слон) and "the advisor" (Ферзь (comes from the persian word فرزین‎ (ferzin) - advisor) ).

[@ace71]

We call rook as elephant in India and bishop as senani( head of the army)

[@dkin7685]

​@@ace71 no bro u are wrong, rook is called nauka(boat),knight is called ghora(horse), bishop is called gaja(elephant) and queen is called mantri(minister),pawn is called boro(infantry), and king always remains king

[@ace71]

@@dkin7685 i said in India lol

[@davidmella1174]

Thanks for mentioning other chess variants like shogi, Ted-ed! I got interested in the game and am now helping spread the game outside of Japan.

[@moisesmunoz415]

Lol that last scene with the sad computer was awesome.

[@BruceRodriguez]

So sad :( :'(

[@aadisharma281]

Bruh they cheated to defeat Kasparov

[@chaylahhannah5995]

Yea I agree it was funny.

[@thebinlgbtisbabadook7832]

I was like nooo! don't hurt him!

[@affanafrizalgani9494]

Somehow I felt sorry for the computer :')

[@keh1396]

Imagine all this history, and the final chapter is Charlie beating XQC in 6 moves

[@perisaizidanehanapi7931]

Throbbing

[@user-dk9my1hk2i]

THROBBING

[@theprofessor1554]

Hikarus soul left his body on that checkmate

[@tainotthatguy8551]

Yes

[@bryanmiralda1277]

Pog

[@lettuce1626]

It hurts me every time I think about how a computer can easily beat the best chess players.

[@LondonPrime.]

Yea but the people who made the computers can’t beat the best chess player

[@lettuce1626]

@@LondonPrime. I know. Which is why it hurts. No human can beat the computer

[@normalperson397]

Computers can beat us at basically anything that involves thinking.

[@lettuce1626]

@@normalperson397 well once you understand tic tac toe, you can basically win or draw every time

[@hercules2606hd]

Think of it as the best chess players can only lose by the best chess computers. Only the best can defeat the best. Even the best chess computers lose sometimes though, just like real players

[@horridohobbies]

A very amusing, educational, enlightening, eloquent and articulate survey of the history of chess! Much thanks!

[@gramps2364]

“The treadmill was originally a torture device.” *Always has been*

[@ritupandey2324]

I am laughing at your name

[@chandubhanarkar3383]

@@ritupandey2324 Me too

[@trunghungpham9414]

Lol why did they recommend that? It has nothing to do with chess

[@jrviade85]

😂😂😂

[@liamrivers3283]

@@trunghungpham9414 probably because it’s another “history of” video

[@licoriceluv906]

The devs of this game are so lazy, haven't released an update in 3 centuries

[@marquis911]

You don't need to fix what isn't broken.

[@logicaltips4107]

@@marquis911 Bruh, the queen needs a movement nerf though

[@doctorpanigrahi9975]

More computing power is needed to solve this Game.

[@TheSuperJCN]

there are some community mods to enhance some aspects of the game

[@ripkhanna]

Lmao

[@forrest_gunkk9376]

1:02 First ever gaming console/platform

[@ArsonOnNeptune]

I don’t know if this makes sense to anyone else, but in my head, Chess takes place on an ice skating rink. Like the pawns have the little walker thingies, The knights know how to jump, the queen is gliding around having the time of her life, and the king is like “Im sOoO good at ice skating” and then can barely move.

[@chrisdawson1776]

Not funny.

[@kinbycatuwu9341]

I like your comment

[@yeetionary]

@@chrisdawson1776 not...everything is *meant* to be funny though...

[@chrisdawson1776]

@@yeetionary 🤓

[@yeetionary]

@@chrisdawson1776 _Not funny._

[@paulbechayda7750]

The Mother: Where is your brother? Is he alright? The Son: Alright, Let's play a game.

[@fatimaalaa2659]

My mind is too underdeveloped to get this joke

[@kapilsethia9284]

@@fatimaalaa2659 0:52

[@SreejithCassi]

So who killed your bro?

[@FireAndBlood23]

Hahaha

[@RadioactiveLizard_]

star wars refrence

[@vaibhavbagaria3184]

In India, the "Queen" piece is still called the minister/advisor or "mantri"/"wazir" as in Hindi/Urdu.

[@alymohamed2738]

Arabic countries also still call it "wazir"

[@Abhishek-sr2pu]

@KAUSHIK KUMAR I thought many indian call it rani? As we odisha at least call it rani.

[@arunsooknarine4738]

@@Abhishek-sr2pu hmm maybe it got reintroduced but as the european form and then translated? That would explain why two versions exist

[@ashwinidixit5981]

We call it Rani Women empowerment 🙌

[@117_rubicat3]

@@Abhishek-sr2pu we call it rani ʘ‿ʘ

[@koushik5437]

PROBably the most well thought fluent,smoothest animation with fun and interesting elements....remarkable work....!

[@alexandrugurgu7126]

Te pomenești ca scopul acestui desen animat este să facă, din tine, amanta perfectă! Imaginație, gestionarea emotiilor, intuiție, dorință, supunere si dominație... 😊

[@TachiTekmo]

*15th Century:* These _chess_ games will be the moral downfall of our civilization! *20th Century:* These _video_ games will be the moral downfall of our civilization!

[@LeventK]

Oof. I got it. Nice comment This comment deserves more likes Underrated!

[@ZR3009]

Extra boomer jokes

[@prophetofprosperity1107]

Schmuffering and Schmilling.

[@allanjbucknol4414]

*21 Century

[@washmonument]

21st century not 20th century

[@plontetris3297]

I really like the quotes at the start of the animation, especially how it relates to the video

[@kuyaMeg]

I love the art style used in this video. The animation is really great and very entertaining while learning.

[@shibshankarmandal974]

We the Indians gave birth to this extraordinary game which has now taken over the world. It was invented during Gupta Empire. In Sanskrit it's called Chaturanga. I ❤ this game.

[@crzahmed9707]

The original game yes, but the modern game has many things,Player movements, Pieces that originated in Africa and western Europe (Around 1000-1500 A D).Most importantly the Queen piece,added by Queen Isabella of Spain I think

[@animedc69]

​@@crzahmed9707in India we don't call it queen. It is minister for us

[@animedc69]

​@@crzahmed9707chess has nothing to do with Africa

[@observantmagic4156]

@@animedc69no bishop is mantri. Rook is haathi and knight and queen will remain ghoda and raani. Get your facts right friend.

[@Johnathan737]

P@jeet get somewhere else to poop 💩

[@praveenas4675]

Me: Time to study! Ted Ed: *uploads* Me: Well, it's about chess! I have to watch it! CHESS IS IMPORTANT! *proceeds to procrastinate*

[@TEDEd]

May we suggest our video on time management as your next watch: bit.ly/TEDEdTime 😉And then get to studying, Praveena!

[@praveenas4675]

@@TEDEd OMG you actually replied! Ok I will watch the video...and THEN I'll study HAHAHA

[@sumdude5172]

@@TEDEd You're not helping

[@lordx4641]

@@TEDEd What is gupta empire though

[@surajpradhan3055]

@@lordx4641It was an ancient Indian empire founded by Chandragupt-1, you can google about it to learn more...

[@bearcatstudios6504]

Imagine if the prince from the Gupta empire never died and chess never became a game

[@franklinrosales8603]

*TVA arrives *

[@amankumarsingh6744]

Then people will focus on how the king become immortal

[@johnvermintide]

Kang: i have a new game. That game sucks. And garry kasparov never became legend. So is magnus carlssen. Its called conquest.

[@alfredprieto1294]

Arabs developed CHESS. so who cares.

[@chinaesedog-eater]

I would be depressed. But i can still play checkers.

[@PAIN_DOC_]

Amazing visual imagery and great storytelling👏👏 Keeps you on board from inception till the very end just like the beautiful game of Chess itself.

[@commentnahipadhaikar2339]

It was called Chaturanga, derived from Charturangini army. It was in army that had 4 organs foot soldiers, cavalry, elephant and chariots.

[@dahomeboi9759]

For anyone wondering the moves of the weak advisor piece, It moved like a bishop, but could only move 1 square in each direction, but it was later buffed to 2, and then it got heavily buffed into the Queen. Little bit of chess history for you

[@Artist_of_Imagination]

The queen is actually not queen but vazeer (supreme minister) Little bit chess history for you too

[@jewellui]

So very useless? Interesting.

[@maltt8715]

omg Gabe nerf queen

[@azryafriadi3979]

Man this new patch is broken

[@plasmakitten4261]

Minister was originally king but not checkable basically

[@xerisz7163]

Imagine they introduce Queen today, everyone would call for nerf, too OP

[@mohesk]

Xerisz you don’t know the rook do you?

[@cringename4391]

2 rooks and open field check mate or 1 rook and a king castled without a rook blocking is also checkmate

[@goergejohn6986]

Queen's only used in west. It's still called the minister most places I've been and rightly so as it's the most mobile and powerful pawn. Just like how it would be in a constitutional democracy.

[@adamhedley8924]

@@goergejohn6986 cool story bro

[@sargismkrtchyan9598]

In Armenia we still use "Shahmat" as a name for this game Great animation and explanation!

[@Coolbro069]

Thanks so much for making of this video! Love it

[@Murpler]

Imagine your grieving of your sons death, and then your other son was like, i made this game to represent your sons death mom, while she was bawling.

[@rupkathamandi5698]

Restoration 10000

[@hemjeetnongthombam5828]

ooooffffff

[@Gooseman3513]

imagine the other son just say stuff like "he died like this. f3, d5, g4, Qh4 checkmate"

[@chickensandwich2]

In India, chess pieces even now are named as - King - raja (king) Queen - Mantri (Minister) Bishop - Senapati (general) Knight - Ghoda (horse) Rook - Hathi(elephant)

[@yj9032]

Abhishek Talukdar *hindi names. In different languages there are different names. Don’t get confused. Hindi =/= India.

[@keshavsingh8583]

@@yj9032 most names are derivatives of Sanskrir btw what are the names in your native language...

[@scandy7518]

King= ರಾಜ (king) Queen= ಸೇನಾಧಿಪತಿ (general of army) Rook=ಆನೆ (elephant) Bishop=ರಥ (chariot) Knight=ಕುದುರೆ(horse) Pawn=ಪಾದಾತಿ (foot soldier)

[@keshavsingh8583]

@@scandy7518 As I can't understand the script could you write the names in English script...

[@shyamlal6730]

Even the chess is called "Shatranj"

[@CraZyrious]

We still waiting for Chess 2

[@Byhbyhbyh]

The animation style is very captivating and vivid Ted ed is just amazing 👏 Don't stop please 🙏

[@syahrilyusniar8846]

do you know who animate this video ?

[@Byhbyhbyh]

@@syahrilyusniar8846 No

[@shakunrelhan2944]

Moral : always explain things to your mother, it can REALLY cause miracles...

[@andymwes]

The Queen: welcome back from battle, where's your brother? The prince: aight so you see this board. Say this is the battle field...

[@shyamlal6730]

Now the queen is the most powerful 🤣🤣

[@vishalr1228]

Queen: oooo that looks fun I wanna play too prince: No wait !!!

[@shi117]

TED Ed and Kurzgesagt, the two channels that still maintains my interest even after 10 years.

[@WarmBreezeStudios]

There's something I don't understand in this part: 3:02 - 3:14 Why did the church remain suspicious in games and why was chess been briefly banned in France? Apart from that, I really love the animation style, narration and the colours and details of chess boards and pieces in this video! It's my most favourite Ted Talk!❤♟

[@kavinkamaraj4556]

Ig coz players were "sacrificing" their 'Bishops' all the time

[@AL4N22_PELIT]

Because it kept people from visiting churches, reading the bible and such.

[@Anonymous-8080]

Cos Magnus is not French

[@WarmBreezeStudios]

@@Anonymous-8080 Ah! I found this which now makes sense to me: In December 1254, King Louis IX (1214-1270) of France banned chess under pain of a fine after returning from a Crusade. He called chess a useless and boring game. But I totally disagree with this as Chess is my favourite board game and it gives me a workout♟🙂🥰

[@gaeig]

Because of why today dancing and singing is prohibited in Islam

[@Idontcare-qy9yb]

This story clearly shows how people of ancient world were so interested in intelligence otherwise it would have been very hard for this great intellectual game to exist for thousands of years

[@seamusdoyle4884]

r/imsosmart

[@DanielBoonelight]

..yet they still reverted to religion; couldn't've been *that* interested.

[@MrShanester117]

That’s the most nonsense comment I’ve ever heard

[@Morec0]

Lol, this comment chain reeks of "my intelligence is superior, I don't need a good body". Kids, if you read this, no one cares how big your IQ is, only how good you look. Go to the gym.

[@DanielBoonelight]

@@Morec0 #justasbadforsure

[@KamalSharma-uq1jb]

Snake and ladders were also Invented in India ..it's ancient name was "Moksha Patam"

[@logat1847]

Kamal Sharma Ancient India has many great wonders

[@nggaknormal]

India should start game developing industry

[@anirudhpuranik5222]

@@nggaknormal it would've been great back in the days...🤣🤣 Now there's nothing as creative from India. Golden history of India has taken so many turns, I feel sad for it. Cultures that are only remembered, though only sometimes, and live to the fullest, no more.

[@NOU-iw3gb]

Not India. These were kingdoms and were developed by kshatriyas and brahmins.

[@_-AB-_]

@Stellvia Hoenheim , Don't fret. you can have all you want.

[@brunnoduarte4542]

2:20 There is a mistake: in Go pieces are placed at intersections of board.

[@fratini.]

It's a beautiful video, but it has some mistakes, like the dark square on the bottom right corner of the board 3:19 Another mistake is the mention that Kasparov lost to Deep Blue, period. When in fact, he won the first match (4-2), and lost to the improved version dubbed 'Deeper Blue' one year later.

[@adamaguiar1555]

“Only a machine could defeat the dominant Russians” Bobby fischer: “am I a joke to you?”

[@tteerabeats9116]

No cap

[@nberg1998]

Magnus Carlsen

[@OM-et4qj]

Didn't Kasparov cheat using an actual machine?

[@yohanncunche6089]

So true

[@AGrayPhantom]

@Vasilijan Nikolovski You're not wrong. Also, he eventually went mad, and eventually refused to play anything besides random chess (where the pieces are placed randomly at the start).

[@distortion1553]

Minecraft players: complain that they need updates Chess: I don't have such weaknesses

[@jamesross4593]

Chess has had many rules changes ajd updates over time. Bobby Fischer even created a new rule set that randomizes starting position. There is a lot of debate about how chess needs to change now that computers can figure everything out.

[@jasonstewart8612]

@@youraveragebedwarssweat5922 I don’t know exactly when, but there was a recent update that prevents you from castling with a promoted pawn

[@jasonstewart8612]

@@youraveragebedwarssweat5922 yeah I play chess too lol I know what rapid is. I just remember they had to change the wording of the rule cause someone thought they could castle with a promoted pawn because technically neither the rook or the king moved, just the pawn. They didn't have to make a new rule or anything though that would be kinda funny.

[@jasonstewart8612]

@@youraveragebedwarssweat5922 when you promote a pawn to a rook, you cannot castle the king with the newly created rook.

[@markcoloway]

@@jasonstewart8612 you can't because newly created rook have to switch places with two of original rook for that.. In both cases you have to move the original rook.. and the rule goes , you can't castle if king or " rooks" have moved from there square..

[@khaleedairil1975]

In Malay and Indonesian the game is still called Catur probably based on its Indian root word Chaturanga. What an amazing game where thousands of varieties exists. Too bad only the European version of the game become the mainstream version

[@ace71]

Imperialism

[@whitejester]

The reason the European is the mainstream is due to simplicity. The simpler the game, the more mainstream it is. Which is why football (soccer) is so mainstream.

[@khaleedairil1975]

@@whitejester maybe partly true besides another huge reason as the other guy said. Imperialism. Other chess varieties are played only on their geographical borders. Europe pushed the version of the game far and wide thru their colonies.

[@cobaltblue2756]

Yes , it's whitewashed and using many Christianity symbols , it's shame i hope to play original piece

[@anurupsil8216]

Well chatur is great name to be use because in sanaskrit chatur means clever and someone have to be clever to win in chess.

[@El_Omar2203]

Great informational video and I love the stylized artstyle!

[@beware_ofdogg]

Imagine your brother describing your death to your mother with pieces of a game board and some one seeing that and going “boy that looks fun.”

[@captainrozario3212]

"The one who broke the Soviet's domination over the game was IBM's deep blue." Bobby Fischer: B***h please!

[@EchoAvenger]

THANK YOU!!!!

[@nexalusthegreat1630]

was literally thinking the same thing hahaha. especially considering kasparovs view of the Russian government

[@amandastanciu9294]

😂😂

[@electivire1001]

I mean after Fischer's few years on top there were just more Russians so he more disrupted it than broke it

[@ncm2738]

Spasky will remember that

[@prfctmn_2262]

this kind of learning absolutely make history more fun to learn..not boring at all..

[@jesseclark7105]

Absolutely gorgeous animation. Reminds me of the Rocky and Bullwinkle episodes, but smoother and more clever with transitions.

[@aaaadit5155]

How much do I have to pay to get this turned into a feature length film?

[@arrowghost]

I'll be happy to see the history from classics like Paul Morphy, Capablanca & Mikhail Tal, then modern games played by Boris Spassky VS Bobby Fischer, Kasparov VS Karpov and lastly the rise of Magnus Carlsen

[@OutrayChess]

if you like to see chess dramatized then check out our channel. We are film-makers who are really into chess and use our free time to do fun and crazy chess videos.

[@aaaadit5155]

Outray Chess I did, it’s pretty cool

[@OutrayChess]

@@aaaadit5155 awesome! Consider subscrbing. We are releasing new content soon.

[@johnvuillemot4805]

@@arrowghost you skipped several generations there buddy

[@varideasfitidea]

Interesting fact, Chaturanga in Indonesia becomes Catur which also mean 4. I believe it was adopted from sanskrit word. Check is called sekak, which usually fit in to Javanese language.

[@ankitshrivastava7356]

There are lots from word taken from sanskrit around the world including english.

[@engineer3230]

Indonesia had majapahit So sanskrit would be a common thing in past

[@Shahanshah101]

@@engineer3230 before Majapahit Indonesia used to have over 100 Hindu and Buddhist Kingdoms/Empires.

[@gordonlekfors2708]

catur does indeed come from the Sanskrit word for 4. similarly, the Latin word for 4 is quattuor. they are cognants since they are both ancient Indo-European languages.

[@byron-ih2ge]

Indonesians followed their own version of hindu-buddhism like untill just 400 yrs ago so they have a tonne of indigenised version of indian influences

[@dinoquest4429]

0:30 HE SAID IT

[@ibrahim_yasser2512]

HE SAID THE THING

[@vario6492]

In Czech, we call bishop an "archer" (střelec) and knight a "rider" (jezdec)

[@Idn5244]

Checkmate Its a simple spell but quite unbreakable

[@QuarterLifeCrises]

We're in the endgame now

[@lordx4641]

What is gupta e.pire though

[@QuarterLifeCrises]

@@lordx4641 it was an empire that ruled most of the Indian subcontinent from 3rd to 6th century. Also called the Golden Age of India.

[@lordx4641]

@@QuarterLifeCrises but wasnt this period where world got maths as it is today?

[@QuarterLifeCrises]

@@lordx4641 yes, the Gupta period saw mathematicians like Aryabhatta, who basically invented trigonometry, and they also developed the decimal system, among other things.

[@yichern4351]

4:51 No one ever remembers that Kasparov won the first game against Deep Blue ._.

[@LeventK]

No i am

[@ignacio_alberiann]

The second game was when Kasparov won

[@LeventK]

@@ignacio_alberiann rofl

[@wisnuops]

Yes. In 1996?

[@ZR3009]

It's not that I don't remember. I literally didn't know.

[@Shayman_03]

I liked how at 0:33 and at 5:14 showed that even good chess player/system against person with power, had to surrender, indicating that no matter how good you are at something you can easily face loss in that either by bullying or luck....... And also understanding/predicting human nature is more tough and comlex than any other things

[@dr.ashutoshdiwakar3303]

The game was really made by a pioneer scholar ' Shes' . He was a student of Vedic Mathematics and a scholar of Mahabharat. He read Mahabharat, and formulated this game. He presented the game to King Bhalit Rai of Sindh. In return , he demanded some wheat or rice pieces. But.... It should be in a special series. Put two granules in 1st block, four in 2nd, eight in 3rd and so on till 64th block. And eventually, the ministers found that it is not possible as the wheat demanded cannot be grown in the whole earth , if we take the oceans as lands too...... 'Shesh' in some of it scriptures says that there is a very secret , and of course tough, Mathematics working in the Chess. If one knows that,, no one can defeat him ( not even computers..😎😎)

[@matlabkuchbhi3060]

A magician formulated that formula, and he build a mechanical machine, which used to play chess... And no one was near to beat it...

[@dr.ashutoshdiwakar3303]

@@matlabkuchbhi3060 Can you please tell me the reference of your saying.....

[@urlosthairtie]

I remember reading this story in a tinkle comic book when i was younger, good days!

[@shivishshukla2929]

Glad you mentioned chaturanga. Proud to from the country where this brilliant strategy game began.

[@hypernovic5301]

Which country ?

[@chetannagar5933]

@@hypernovic5301 india 🇮🇳

[@YTworld-69]

Isn't it called shatranj

[@gaming4life834]

@@YTworld-69 Shatranj is called in Urdu (Turkish Originally)

[@YTworld-69]

@@gaming4life834 Oh ok 👍 Thanks for info

[@Arjun-xr5kd]

The word oldest exists. ! India : ahhh! Here we go again !

[@legendaryhuman3887]

😂 why word "india" is always there in oldest things

[@Harry-bs1qg]

Indians and greeks were once top in inventing stuff during ancient days.

[@tanaypatel109]

love this comment

[@user-kt3jn7wx5f]

@@Harry-bs1qg although Greeks were also influenced by Bharat...not to mention the wars Greeks n Romans loose while battling with our country...🙌🙌🙏🙏🙏

[@xxhamedxx01]

@@Harry-bs1qg Yes and they also never forget to worship their beloved cows!

[@franciscusradityapamarta4645]

2:33 Comically large chess board

[@SpaceGuyTDG810]

Lol

[@samuelkwak1816]

0:27 Your welcome

[@Chadeshwor]

Chess is the combination of sport, science and art.

[@user-zx5dr7vm9w]

Thanks India for inventing such an extraordinary Game, The Chess'.

[@hrutikpisal6403]

Thank you dude 😊

[@hamzamehmood1976]

In Pakistan we call it "Satranj"

[@himanshnegi832]

@@hamzamehmood1976 same in india

[@johnrubensaragi4125]

India easily get bored lol Edit: in a good way.

[@SuperBhavanishankar]

@@johnrubensaragi4125 curious minds gets bored 😜

[@gatoarabe3750]

0:31 * luxury starts playing*

[@stargazeronesixseven]

Fascinating history of Chess indeed! Love the Cleverly Animated parody to tell this engaging tutorial! 🕯🌷🌿

[@II-V-I]

Actually coloring Kasparov in red is a bit of an injustice, because he was always an opponent of the soviet regime as opposed to Karpov whom he considered to be a marionette...

[@a_karch]

this is actually quite insensitive, just casually throwing in politics, regardless of players and, well, the sport itself, because yeah that russians lets paint them the most stereotypical soviet way cus no one cares. And not just "look big scary boo USSR" but also personificating that on Kasparov. What a joke, otherwise would be a great video

[@thenablade858]

@@a_karchWhat? He still represented the Soviet team. You’re acting like they painted him as Ted Bundy.

[@thenablade858]

That’s nice. He still represented the Soviet team. Kasparov’s personal politics don’t matter. His status as a Soviet symbol did.

[@vall432]

You forgot about June Ninth When Chariles White won with 4 moves

[@zachwhite4107]

This was in my recommended and I was waiting for the God to be mentioned

[@edwinlundmark]

True, but it was actually 6 moves

[@bullshitdepartment]

Yes

[@JuanR20421]

YES SIRRRR

[@mastermind8047]

@@edwinlundmark Legends say he defeated his mighty opponent with 1 brilliant move.

[@el_alex_sc]

0:32 OOOH LEMME IN YOUR WORLD🗣️

[@baijayantasenchowdhury9806]

In India, We still call it the gojo (war elephant) instead of Bishop. Also, it is rook (war ship) instead of a castle.

[@MyThoughts19902X]

4:37 How many of you thought that it was Bobby Fischer?

[@someperson9052]

Yah! How could they not mention him?

[@deepakha1750]

I thought Fischer too....

[@lightscameras4166]

@DJ Keeler Yeah well Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov were major chess champions, most people say were better than Fischer, and both were Soviet

[@tombatty7315]

Fischer isn't important to chess, no more important than any other world champion, the video is about the different phases of chess not any players or games

[@someperson9052]

@Carlos Elias Olivares (Student) True... but what does that have to do with anything? He was still a huge part of chess history

[@martinkhoe]

In Indonesia, modern/ordinary chess as we know today is still called "Catur" . Remember the Indian Sanskrit origin in the beginning of the video?

[@vikramssctelugu6148]

yes culturally indonesia is close to india... but now its became islamic

[@puneetmishra4726]

Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Combodia and other southeast asian nations share so much with India from Ramayana to Chaturanga. Our cultures are very close

[@romilgupta7461]

@Cuddling Cthulhu that was chola empire not gupta empire

[@alberteinstein4935]

@Light Yagami nope. I'm Indian and this claim is false. Hinduism spread later in south east asia, after Greeks attacked following fall of mauryas. Wtf. Only cholas had territories out of India.

[@gamersmitra7993]

@@alberteinstein4935 cholas were sanathanis too.

[@sherlynn7211]

Most enjoyable video,, fantastic graphics too! makes this game more personable !

[@magicmjk09]

Brilliant, informing and fun animation. Bravo!

[@arkae09]

Here after watching The Queen’s Gambit

[@isaandtai]

Same 😂

[@richardcurrie4038]

You got me 😂

[@wadhaalotaibi3092]

+1

[@kensalvador9509]

Ahahah me too

[@granttimmons1999]

Learn to play chess it is insane

[@rdvanbilgic341]

5:10 That poor robot holds a dear place in my heart

[@wetsber]

Instantly recognized Remus & Kiki's work, such fun animation for such a fun subject!

[@Handles_Are_Bad_Lol]

"chess has been known as a tool of military strategy, a metaphor of human affairs, and a benchmark of genius" LET ME IN YOUR WOOOOAAARLLLARROOLD

[@Andrew-kh7rz]

Am i the only one who likes the game but sucks at it?

[@heathenfire]

Here! I went for chess classes I was younger, but I was never really that good at it. I've given up trying to get good at it, but I'm still fascinated by it and like the game

[@amankodimela8499]

Yeah me too IM with you

[@charanpreet_]

Virtual high five bro

[@djsalud9946]

Just keep practicing! Try playing some online games and learning through KZbin and you'll get much better!

[@stanislawwitkowicz918]

Me too!

[@janeduoz576]

what a great animation at 5:05 I can literally feel the characters

[@pettycashweb]

Indian names of pieces Queen = Minister/Wazir Rook = Chariot Bishop = Elephant Knight = Horse Pawn = Soldier

[@ardavan2550]

All of them are english except wazir that is a persian word friend😐😂

[@NawazSharif-iy2fw]

modern day chess is from persia

[@karanrajak_19]

​@@NawazSharif-iy2fw Everything is Indian, Western and Arabic people have just changed appearance and names 😂

[@NawazSharif-iy2fw]

yeah according to you indians whole world is indian and everything belong to indians you people are just mad to claim such things atleast respect for other humans too who do alot of inventions and discoveries look at your indian still is underdeveloped toiletless nation because of your such thinking of claiming all other peoples works according to you indian first bulb also may be made in india but actually made by the western a wise person said treat other how you want to be get treated so if you expect respect in return you should also respect others instead of claiming everything and call it is indian or belong to indian @@karanrajak_19

[@gagan__007]

Rook and bishop should be interchanged

[@yenmyyen6114]

a great brief history with many beautiful visuals."chess has been known as a tool of military strategy,a metaphor for human affairs and a benchmark for a genius "i LOVE THIS LINE