Anish Giri Challenged Me To A Game Of Chess

I played @AnishGiriOfficial a super GM ranked 10th in the world right now who has peaked at the rating of 2798, in the El Retiro Park in Madrid. Hope you enjoy the game :)
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[@JuanRodriguez-im6ul]

"Why is my bishop so bad?", "You put it there". That's the best definition of Chess I've ever heard

[@DC66DC]

Even better was later on she says "how am I worse" and anish says "you've given up that Bishop you hated it was protecting everything" hahaha

[@scripter5951]

Shut up

[@Historyden]

That was pretty funny

[@Geoarc_1440]

Cool that Anish and Magnus were just willing to play with people in the park. They seemed very chill

[@julianhodgson1202]

No one can so no to Anna:)) - back in the day I played her mum Pia several times - she was an extremely strong player (her dad wasn’t too bad either!).

[@KillOnS]

@@julianhodgson1202 They played random people too (like you and me)

[@ankurgupta9106]

@@KillOnS They did? Video?

[@KillOnS]

@@ankurgupta9106 Just look up clips

[@wolfgangdevries127]

Well, they are chess players.

[@chess]

Hey, I know that guy! Good game! 😄

[@someone-jl4sj]

@@bhaveshdas7819 lol

[@skorpid-tm4531]

@@bhaveshdas7819 lmao yep agreed 100%

[@BREAKocean]

@@bhaveshdas7819 apples and oranges

[@japphan]

@@BREAKocean I prefer apples.

[@_Solo_520]

@@bhaveshdas7819 XD

[@c33money]

0:35 "You didn't talk too much at the time, that became a thing later" Legend

[@ChristomirRackov]

They both talk A LOT, don't they? ^_^ LMAO

[@rhyss5618]

lmaoo

[@animerandomness]

Anish is awesome. He plays the game, wins, and then goes over variations with Anna after the game. You love to see it. \m/

[@brandondaniels9471]

I muted the video when he started going over the variations with her... to keep the video realistic 🤣

[@Yanimalyan]

Are you aware how attractive Anna is in both personality and looks? He didn't only go over variations with her, he is the one who challanged her to play the game in the first place, even though the difference in skill makes it like playing against a toddler for him. Usually, the weaker player is the one challenging the stronger player, hoping that he agrees to play at all

[@gerryfromthevoid8986]

He's like Beth Harmon's coaches

[@joshs7160]

@@Yanimalyan It's not that fucking serious.

[@daevydjae]

Great chess players love to learn more from even better chess players. She'll take that 30-second lesson at the end to heart. Watch Anna's rating go up a 1000 just by playing these Super GM's.

[@tomriley5790]

Love how Anna was "I don't know if you remember me" Anish "I remember everything :-)" Similarly - "Why is my bishop so bad? " "It was protecting everything..." Lovely to see you both playing :-)!

[@renhaoheng8029]

wait why are the two examples similar

[@BobCharlton]

@@renhaoheng8029 'cause while anish remembers everything her white bishop protects everything.

[@456death654]

Still don’t see the resemblance

[@456death654]

@@ya6n no..

[@morninglift1253]

@@456death654 No, you are exactly correct. Most people do not look deeper while you do.

[@DavidBadilloMusic]

"Please don't look at this game with an eval bar afterward" He knew exactly that knight to c5 from him was not a good move, yet he still played it!

[@funkfireman]

Not a good move according to a computer but a good move for him.

[@neerajnongmaithem392]

He knew that it was objectively bad but he also knew that Anna won't be able to find the right move in such a complicated position with little to no time

[@funkfireman]

@@neerajnongmaithem392 Okay, thanks for that, I've just watched it through again and I'm not good enough at chess to disagree with you. Although I would say the next move he made with the knight the computer says was the best move which wouldn't have been possible if he hadn't made the "bad move" first. Like I say though you're probably better at chess than me. I've played for a long time on and off but as soon as I get to the 1500s I nearly always lose.

[@SamaraVidZ]

@@funkfireman It's actually very common to get a "best move" right after blundering, since the computer looks at the position objectively as if it was new each turn. (Ex: You realize your queen is trapped, so you trade it for a bishop out of desperation, the computer will say it's "best move" since the blunder already happened last turn, you're making the best out of the current situation)

[@funkfireman]

@@SamaraVidZ Yeah I get that and I do agree with the comment Neeraj has made above. I'm just saying that if he deliberately made the first move which the computer thinks is dodgy knowing that the next move he could then make with the knight is the best move. Then technically for him the first move is also a good move as long as that's his plan and it works out which it did. lol :)

[@zywoomeister3654]

Anish is one of a kind, such a gem. He is funny, confident yet sweet at the same time.

[@Bobby.Kristensen]

Get a room

[@andrewmanzano4792]

@@Bobby.Kristensen please elaborate on what you mean. The world would love to know

[@bathanhnguyen7927]

@@Bobby.Kristensen nice try to be the clown but no one understand...

[@Thomaat116]

Its a nice intelligent balance.

[@rohangeorge712]

@@Bobby.Kristensen pretty sure they have one. ;)

[@vsevolotti]

It is ridiculous that he immediately knew the eval bar is swinging

[@markrabideau4067]

I mean you can say that about almost any blitz game to be fair

[@blackpuppy3940]

@@markrabideau4067 no its not right

[@YourShorts_guy]

@@markrabideau4067 Hikaru : oww than i don't exist

[@lalalalalalalalalalalalalalaIa]

@@markrabideau4067😹😹

[@michaelbauers8800]

"Why is my bishop so bad? You put it there." - Truer words were rarely spoken. Then "How I am worse?" ... "You've given up the bishop you hated, it was protecting everything.", Harsh, but I presume a super GM is rarely wrong about such things :)

[@pugsnhogz]

This is why he is a super GM... the clarity over the board. No value judgments, just configurations of pieces and squares that convey an objective truth.

[@sahand_rwandzy]

Women☕️

[@trentarnold2670]

@@sahand_rwandzy I dare you to play her

[@Jugement]

@@sahand_rwandzy Nah, its just a streaming habit. He plays to win, she plays for entertainement

[@rohitchakravarthi94]

3:42 Eval bar pointing Anish made a blunder then Anna Making a blunder the next move, after that Anish accurately pointing saying don’t look at the eval bar it will be swinging. Wow these GMs have a computer inside their brain 🧠

[@nonaligned293]

He was dead on about the eval bar.

[@dr.corneliusq.cadbury6984]

Interesting that he could tell it was “swinging.” He could tell his own move had a bad eval (but still played it?)

[@KillOnS]

@@dr.corneliusq.cadbury6984 Probably wanted to make the game interesting knowing Anna still couldn't convert those small advantages

[@pneumonoultramicroscopicsi4065]

@@dr.corneliusq.cadbury6984 never happened to you realizing that you blundered a move right after you play it

[@Cowtymsmiesznego]

@@pneumonoultramicroscopicsi4065 I think it's more that those "bad" (ChessNetwork calls them "hope chess") moves have a good chance of working against weaker players. Similar to how you can play for a win with Black if your opponent is lower rated. So Anish is making the game interesting, giving her a chance to win if she finds the right moves, but also giving himself good practical chances (especially with low time) if she fails to find the reply - all in one. It's all for fun but it also makes a lot of sense to play like that. An alternative could be playing very solid and if Anna doesn't make serious mistakes herself, slowly grind her down. But that's not without risks too - there is only so many moves you can make in 2mins.

[@alexeyvlasenko6622]

I think it's necessary to experiment with questionable moves every once in a while, or one will not improve anymore. In fact, I think when chess AIs are being trained, they have some chance to make a random, almost always bad move rather than the one they evaluate as the best one. If this is not done, they fall into unproductive patterns, where they plateau at some level of skill and cease improving. It's probably the same with humans.

[@mathisj6582]

... for the chessable joke alone, this was worth it. :) Anish, what a cool dude.

[@TTM9691]

I love how humble you are, that you are just having fun with the game and if you win you're happy but if you lose, you've had fun and you take it as a learning opportunity. And I love how he took the time to talk about what had gone wrong at the end. LOVE your channel!

[@hortehighwind8651]

There’s just something so funny about how honest and direct Anish is.

[@markn.7914]

Anish is such a class act, he’s one of my my fav GMs up there with Magnus, Dayna and Eric Hansen

[@albertbatfinder5240]

Anna is remarkable how she can communicate with everyone, on her level or theirs. She could sit down with the Queen of England, a movie star or a 5 year old, and each would find it fun. That the chess is irrelevant is an especial credit to her parents.

[@pugsnhogz]

She is a natural interviewer! Very positive communicative presence, and good with rapport.

[@randomrainbow8423]

​@@pugsnhogz how nice of her to be good with GM Richard Rapport

[@arkadiuszwasilewski5840]

1:51 - You don't like your position? I never thought Anish would say to me that he didn't like his position. LMAO

[@paularized1]

Interesting game. Anish just knew exactly what he was doing the whole way. Amazing how talented some of these guys are.

[@BeatPoet67]

Well yes. He just exploited the mistakes of a weaker player without much effort. And that's no disrespect to Anna. She'd destroy me. It is what it is.

[@eliasvonbrille]

Obviously he knew what he was doing since he is, you know, a Grandmaster. It's kind of expected. And it wasn't a good game from him at all. He said it himself. "Please don't look at this game with an eval bar." Of course it's to be expected with two minutes, but still he made a lot of mistakes.

[@mikecantreed]

Why is it amazing? It’s a benoni and he’s like 800 points higher rated.

[@henkoosterink8744]

@@mikecantreed Only 800?

[@Elegyforthend]

@@henkoosterink8744 huge difference between 2000 and 2800.

[@ryanjones4150]

I don't play chess, I barely know how, but I love watching Anna's videos, it's so fun to watch her. There is something so pure about very high level players of any game just going to the park and playing people for the love of it.

[@prim16]

You guys just look so chill together, it's awesome

[@youpvandijk4144]

'Are you able to take there?' 'Yes, CHESSable' 😂 Gotta love Anish

[@elwhagen]

You just gotta love Anish! Such a nice and humble super GM. And Anna is of course always a happy energy packet!

[@sir_vival3087]

"Thats the worst bishop in history" I think Nepo and Fischer would like to have a word with you

[@marktaylor5722]

Maybe Kasparov after Ivanchuk cornered his would disagree!

[@Tx66]

Anish is such a great guy. What a legend

[@erniernolds1416]

Legend??? Legend is Alehin, Morphy, Magnus or Tal. Anish is great player and nice guy not legend.

[@vascodagama5402]

@@erniernolds1416 he has achieved more than anything you could have ever imagined, he is top player in his country, so yeah mister he is a legend

[@Lights480]

@@vascodagama5402 not really. even Magnus himself need to prove even more at this state, so no.

[@vascodagama5402]

@@Lights480 says you Magnus has proven enough 5 times wc, you kidding how much more can one expect from a man, he has proven plenty and top commentators and gms consider him the best, and all the top 10 classical rated players are legend whether you think that or not, cuz you don't really have the qualification to judge them so yeah

[@joshs7160]

@@vascodagama5402 but can he beat stockfish!? /s

[@maxducoudray]

I like the way Anish moves his pieces and hits the timer smoothly, where a lot of people flail at it when on a short timer.

[@Misteribel]

True, but then you haven’t seen him in the armageddon match against Jordan van Foreest in Tata Steel/Wijk aan Zee, one or two years ago. It was crazy, hitting the clock like maniacs, with the pieces flowing over the board and ultimately he lost to Foreest.

[@joshs7160]

I'm here for all this Anish simping

[@baconian_road_construction]

Lifelong players of the game basically have those movements burnt into their muscle memory, I always found it really satisfying to watch. Every GM has their own unique way of doing it. My favorite is Fischer's piece handling, it was really snappy and sort of aggressive.

[@krishnabirla16]

He could just see the eval bar in his brain. Fucking crazy. 3:45

[@xyliahvortex661]

ikr

[@benrahmayounes1414]

He know that move from here was blunder

[@Lightrojsp]

“Why is my bishop bad” ….“ you put it there” 🤣🤣🤣

[@AnCoSt1]

"Have you met Hikaru yet, Anish?" "In general, yes. But not here."

[@whocares2277]

"Who is that?"

[@Marveryn]

that what i love watching grandmaster and master in general stopping for a moment to explain to their opponent things that could had save a positions or move that caught them by surprise

[@Thejasond1979]

Good game, very cool of Anish to give you a three minute head start. Mad props to both of you, good banter too.

[@alexseleni3314]

Anish really saw that backwards knight and immediately found the exact tactic.

[@iIluminator]

So sick that Anish even knows that the engine bar is swinging while it actually is. xD

[@atomisten]

it's cool how he even predicted the eval bar swinging.

[@frednimzowi9852]

Hey! Of course Anish knows his stuff: I was thinking exactly about this e4-e5, ...dxe5, f4-f5 sac which is typical in Benoni positions. You could check it at the moment you played f5 or even the previous move instead of Qg4. Ask your dad about this plan, for sure he knows some Tal games with that plan. You could even check similar ideas before your g4-g5 plan. But that one was interesting, even though I wouldn't play so personally. Anyway that was nice. Not only you, Anish talks much more nowadays 😉😅

[@Idkaname-co9oh]

3:58. I like how he knew the past few moves they made weren’t very good but to regular players you would think he was playing the best moves.

[@lpg1331]

7:17 Anish: "Games these days just last 7 minutes..." LMAO I'm dead! If you know you know.

[@crazyboysince1998]

Hikaru vs Ian haha a truly epic repeat

[@grantmail4112]

When he gave away 3 minutes off the clock I thought that was his 1st mistake! .. it turns out he doesn't make mistakes.

[@ameenagha]

anish is such a genuine and nice guy tbh

[@ericbonow4809]

Bravo! Anish's OTB banter was fantastic.

[@DevajyotiChakraborty]

Games these days last 7 minutes haha

[@bongbongmarcosjr3783]

These videos are gold. You’re like every super GMs younger sister lmao

[@gilean6179]

grats pres.

[@timjacob991]

I love how before the game even started, Eval Bar showed Anish favorable hahaha

[@coolcat23]

Anish is such a nice guy. I loved that he gave Anna some tips.

[@mmathems395]

The conversation at the end was the chatter of experts. Nice game and thank you for this content Anna : )

[@razorback9926]

I used to have a GM buddy. He would get 1 min, I got 10. He never lost, he simply thinks while my clock is running. He also played blindfolded and never lost. GM’s are on a different level, one we regular people can’t comprehend.

[@MetaMan09]

You know they good cause even the computer is confused 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@tahir2443]

"i am chess-able" lmao, i love anish

[@Thundergod213]

4:05 please dont look at the eval bar, Lol just at that moment it was swinging indeed

[@UnwarrierChicken]

Anna is a cool personality, since most chess players are somewhat shy. Nice! Good game

[@m4g153]

Anish is so cool in person, honestly the coolest pro chess player in person i have seen :)

[@davidescobedo6163]

Wow! Anish and Magnus had a chance to play against you !!!

[@kfleetwood]

What a thrill to play Anish, he’s so easygoing. Anna is cool and friendly as always. She loses with grace and learns/teaches from mistakes.

[@hb7137]

1:35 " Anish giri passed the vibe check"

[@Jm29q]

I like how the game started with the eval bar being -1.5, knowing that Anish is better.

[@kaidoChess]

4:26 ‘why is my bishop so bad?!’ .. ‘you put it there’ 😂😂

[@uovocosmico]

We need more players like Anish

[@chrisken8902]

Does he remember EVERYTHING what we talked about in Germany when I was 6 (years old) ? Anish begins to quote -minute after minute- what Ann said ,,,

[@johngalbicsek5567]

"I want a link to my youtube on our Instagram" Once he knew he was winning had me rolling

[@bizboh]

5:11 “are you able to take there? Yes I’m chess-able” 😂😂 And saying it with a straight face too

[@luisitogonzales3169]

"i'm gonna stop you from comming in" -anna cramling

[@eliasvonbrille]

"Please don't look at the game with an eval bar afterwards" Me watching it with a live eval bar 👀

[@Historyden]

The grin on his face is pretty funny almost like I know with that move you are a goner

[@betendeberta1126]

Anna: "Can i do this?" Eval bar literally every time: No

[@cybernijntje7837]

after Anish's Qa5 I think e5 followed by f5 is the way to go here in these positions

[@togeka6295]

"This is the first time we are playing right?" xD Starting the game with a disrespect, nice.

[@royroyrojo1118]

In the opening after white plays Bd3, there is some interesting line like b5 offering a free pawn. So suprising that a super gm like anish didnt go to that line.

[@robertdougherty614]

I just recently discovered your channel. You make chess fun again. Thank you!

[@faustocastro5968]

Anish really down to Earth. And you have a great laugh miss

[@badjaeaux]

super GMs can beat anyone blindfolded so not only they remember, but also can do board analysis by thought

[@SCuttherapper]

I watch so many videos just to hear Anna speak and laugh, she could do audio books, synchronization or asmr 😄

[@blindknitter]

Some chess players are class. Anni joking with Anna, then talking about different lines she could have tried - no rancour or showing off, just loving the game. Reminded me of Spassky, my favourite gentleman of chess.

[@yuryprokhorov7]

Damm that is why i like chess. Grandmasters are so chill and welcoming

[@muhammaduzair8244]

"Why is my bishop so bad? " "You put it there"

[@Someone-nv1cj]

A lot of anishes moves were not the best but thats the thing about being a super gm against low rated players, you need one tactic and you can just try in the end and will still probably win the game even from a bad position

[@hxcktt1402]

Anish: blunders Anish: Don't look at this game with an eval bar. Me: Why and how was that a blunder 😂

[@wynoglia]

Yeaaay! Loving these Edit: aw Anna's always so humble. Idk a lot of ppl (outside the community) take it as a lack of confidence and weakness, but I think it's cool Edit2: wow, even after consecutive best and brilliant moves from Anish crazy how the eval is still dead even 3:22

[@regzzuse280]

Have you met Hikaru yet Anish? -In general, yes! 😂

[@NoName-xc6cg]

I didn't think the evaluation bar swings so much in so high level games

[@notsimple5215]

I love how anna has the same manerism with her mom like "can i do this?" And do it anyway.

[@kingcarisma]

Her: "Am I actually just.." Him: "Yeah, yes.."

[@scrufmkgruf940]

"how have you thought for 10 seconds?" "that explains my position I think" XD

[@knightrider585]

I am noticing the eval bar swinging wildly. Anish then points out while playing that the eval bar is swinging wildly. haha

[@qwe1231]

Wasn't wearing my glasses, was briefly waiting for arrival of an Amish girl

[@nyx1133]

Anis Giri:...You gave up the vishop you hated, it protecting everything... sometimes the piece we though that is useless we ended giving it up and losses everything.... Same thing in life, we will not knows someone's worth untill their gone

[@bharatmirchi]

"Try to stop you from coming in" That's what my last fling said 😄

[@Luccc83]

the little head nod at 2:28 by Anish hahaha

[@Ravill]

Yo anna i'd suggest show time on the screen too alongside digital board, because its hard to see the clock from the camera. I dont know how easy/hard it would be for you to do that though...

[@aryaanmittra5636]

I love anish!!!

[@daudnobel]

7:23 game these days last 7 minutes LOL

[@ottolehikoinen6193]

'please don't look at the eval bars after this one', Anish Giri after a?? - move.

[@pneumonoultramicroscopicsi4065]

Anish predicted the evaluation bar

[@squirrelgray945]

"It definitely became a thing later.." Cracking up so early into this video.

[@suryanshdwivedi9043]

I love how the eval bar at the beginning favours black, which it normally favours white. I do not know whether it was done on purpose, but it is hilarious.

[@blackiechan6704]

Qe agradable machacho y annie es una machacha mui risueña. Ojala algun dia pueda jugar tambien como astedes machachos👏👏👏👍✌

[@RodrigoVargas72]

This proves that chess, after all, is all about two people having fun together. 😊

[@josephgomez7368]

‘Playing like your dad” knows who you are and low key watches the channel

[@JoelRosenfeld]

"Why is my bishop so bad?!" ... "You put it there."

[@user-dc9nd7sy8w]

Аниш сразу же заулыбался после хода пешкой на g5 поставив коня на h5!! А так очень даже напрягся в начале)))

[@wafee1671]

Thoses birds sound is perfect music for chess i love outsides chess

[@jasonhe5578]

Stockfish knew that Anish was playing black so it gave him a -1.5 advantage at the start