The REAL Difference Between A Grandmaster And A 2000 In Chess (Part 2)

[@jennifers6055]

Pia is so sweet. She'll invite you in to the living room, make you homemade lemonade and then crush your spirit. 🤣

[@plty3931]

Ill leave before she brings the chess board. Pre resign 😂

[@saiyampawar2927]

@@plty3931 abort

[@jennifers6055]

@@plty3931 You missed the pivotal moment when she locked the door with her key. "Now youse can't leave..." 🤣

[@chillappreciator885]

​@@plty3931 tactical thinking) What if she sees far then you?

[@plty3931]

@@jennifers6055 jennifer you’re scaring me 😂

[@germanoscheller5095]

Anna please this type of content is absolutely perfect... analysing positions is a crucial element of chess for all levels of rating and this different perspectives are so instructive.

[@user-yc3fw6vq5n]

I agree!

[@Sangsstuff]

And the fact that you translate your mothers moves to a level where mortals can understand it is crucial for this video because Pia is obviously so far above everyone else here that her explaining her moves is like her trying to explain why you can't drink ice even though it's water to a toddler.

[@MedOmarBh]

Minus all the screaming and the drama

[@deancollinsdroid]

Agree.......I would watch many different versions of this video

[@TriedNot2Hate]

I love how Anna is so proud of her mom guessing all of Magnus' next moves.

[@mogheakshay4407]

Anna is so excited that her mom got magnus moves

[@callisoncaffrey]

It's actually "Magnus's". With names you do the 's. Learned that over at Ross's Game Dungeon.

[@nvs0p]

why@@callisoncaffrey

[@callisoncaffrey]

@@nvs0p It's written in some book somewhere and people agreed to do it that way like it is with all grammar rules. The rule here is with names you always do the 's, with things you do s' if they end with 's'.

[@Oblitus1]

@@callisoncaffreyI came here for the chess, but also got a nice lesson in punctuation. Thanks, cc, for the unexpected bonus.

[@aceme9514]

Anna, for the 100000th time: my plan is unstoppable! Also Anna: wait...

[@sangyoungpark9950]

Haha, this contrasts so much from Pia’s calmness

[@mmazz414]

Her gusto is so contagious xD

[@kayelle8005]

That’s what we love about her. So joyous in her love of chess.

[@Patowtow]

Best one is at 8:15, where she thinks her move will be amazing, and one second later... "It doesn't work!!" 🤣

[@calebwhiting8744]

Several big differences I notice with Pia: * At the beginning she spent much more time evaluating the position. * Once she had had thoroughly evaluated things from a positional perspective, she proceeded to calculate a large number of concrete lines. This let her blitz out a lot of follow-up moves. * She plays the endgame effortlessly. Therefore she looked to take it to a slightly winning endgame as quickly as possible.

[@martinpaddle]

Also, the positions she got into were never too complicated. Anna tried to force things tactically and got into positions where it's very easy to miss something.

[@4saken404]

The biggest thing to me was the whole nature of her evaluation. It was like taking a step back to see the larger picture. And it just seemed to effortless and intuitive for her. It just shows that she literally doesn't even see the board in the same way as most people. I'm super curious how Magnus Carlsen sees a board but it's probably so far past the scope of mere mortals that it can't even be explained. And that's not really hyperbole. He can literally play 10 people at once while blindfolded. Intelligence and chess knowledge aside just his working memory alone is off the charts.

[@lornakcindespire671]

Wow, it was impressive how fast Pia managed to force the engine to concede pieces. Such a class in positional chess.

[@maxime_vhw]

Why did i watch this. I dont even know the pawn names

[@jonaskennedy]

The one on the left is named Henry

[@Wind2030]

She is super cute and with good soul. Go to Sweden. You will be fascinated by the number of options.🎉

[@L0wBap]

Henry is my favourite pawn ​@@jonaskennedy

[@honeyholly001]

Which ones are the pawns?

[@stevengrant4117]

George, Robert, Albert, Gertrude, Alejandro, Dick, Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff, Steve

[@cix8836]

Pia is incredible, effortlessly breaking down the position at an instant and explaining it so poetically

[@obscurelines]

Anna went into a complex tactical line which computers will always calculate better than humans. Pia went for a simplified endgame that reduced the possibilities and meant she could match the calculation powrler of the engine (on its setting).

[@MrSupernova111]

More accurately, Anna had a half baked plan while Pia had a pretty accurate long term deep strategy to retain the advantage. The positional understanding between them two is night and day.

[@jeromep1899]

That’s not more accurately buddy. Just a different wording.

[@CR-bs1tl]

Literally have a grandmaster giving commentary on Magnus end game. Anna: yeah whatever let's just show this quickly. LET HER TALK! SHE'S A GENIUS

[@abdallababikir9154]

exactly what I was thinking, but it was still worth watching.

[@Dylan-ge6dn]

I love hearing Pia's positional commentary

[@Z3r0XoL]

shes her mom

[@CR-bs1tl]

@@Z3r0XoL yes

[@ThePepperfly]

Love how Anna is analyzing her mom. No problem following her thought process, very excited by it, and absorbing every bit of it. How fun!!

[@danlee9049]

Ok I have to pause this. I remember about 15 years ago, father's day, Pia was playing on gamecolony sitting there a stout 3000 destroying everyone in the lobby. And she was the kindest, warmest, most wonderful lady to me. So nice to see this video! Godbless her and her family! Happy Thanksgiving!

[@samfisherniallcase5692]

Pia really demonstrating her positional awareness here, I doubt Dad would have played it like this lol, we may have seen a more attacking game from him, similar to Anna's game. Great video!

[@robertakerman3570]

Thank You Pia!

[@AriochThe]

Throughing the same board on all three could've been a feast

[@AizenSosuke.070]

Literally she just showed what being a Grandmaster is

[@louiscarrillo6670]

my god your mom analyzes fast and accurate. sharp intellect. a joy to try and learn from. deep insights.

[@ashleyrobinson5463]

would love to see one where both your mom and dad compare a chess position like this, given they claim they are of equal strength, would be great to see the differences in their thought process

[@deefstes]

This is just phenomenal content! I loved getting this glimpse into these great minds. The only thing additional that I would have loved to see was Pia analysing Anna's moves from earlier and see how well she predicted the computer's defensive lines which Anna missed.

[@billselznick586]

Yes 100% this would have made a great addition to the video.

[@jockez3581]

Always love the collabs between Anna Cuteling and Pia Calmling!

[@Primitive_Code]

Perv.

[@julseu_lol]

lmao that's actually clever

[@kennethdonaldson3753]

exactly

[@AnodyneHipsterInfluencer]

Perfect description.

[@HanzShaoPing]

I bet Pia really loves that her daughter brings so much joy in her life.

[@machintruc9457]

That’s disturbing… she looks so sweet, kind and gentle while she’s kicking asses 😂

[@RuairiODonnellFOTO]

You just won't think she is calm and sweet when you play against her. She's evil and I love it! So many moves analyzed from the first positive, scary how she tree search her decisions. Impressive

[@scruffy59]

The 3 different approaches by players at different levels also shows how rich the game of chess is.

[@matt-lang]

I love your videos with your parents! It's so cool to see the differences in approach and your mom does a great job of explaining her thinking in each position.

[@Nu63]

I've been watching chess vids non-stop since the beginning of the pandemic and this was the best rating comparison I've seen - I thought your path followed the safest logic, your mom found the safest winning path, and Magnus used a narrow winning position to slam dunk on his opponent.

[@SmithBeatZ1]

She's come a long way. I love the excitement she has.

[@Beery1962]

Pia always sounds so calm. That level of calm is not even in the same universe as me. If I could ever be that calm about chess, I'd probably be around 1500 now, rather than my peak of 1250 that I have right now.

[@vitezjura]

My advice is practice tactics and watch attacking chess masters, that could raise you to 1500 maybe.

[@ifwecouldvote]

Lame. I'm 1800 and only 12.

[@Beery1962]

@@ifwecouldvote Of course you are. You're a kid. I didn't start playing until I was in my 50s. If you started in your 50s, you'd be lame too. There's more to life than chess, kid, and in those things, you're going to be lame, because you're wasting your time with chess..

[@ifwecouldvote]

I'm joking ​@@Beery1962 I've never played chess in my life 😅

[@ifwecouldvote]

@@Beery1962 was a joke. Never played chess in my life mate 😄

[@stephenkoya7816]

Her positional understanding is superb! She made winning the game so easy! GG

[@willb5240]

I don't have a clue how Chess works, but what a sweet mom and daughter doing this together. Made it fun to watch something I don't understand.. : )

[@JasonPryor]

Something truly *clicked* for me when watching this: Expert players do not get easily startled or surprised! They are so certain about their tactics or defense, there is nothing fragile about their playing that takes it away from them. Sure, there may be moves that they did not expect, but it doesn't offset them on a whim. This is a revelation I got watching this video, and 2 others of yours ... you and your mother have an amazing way of communicating the HEART-game of Chess, not just the head-game! Thank you both so dearly! As a yet-to-be-ranked player, I won my very next game after watching this video - playing by certainty and assuredness, rather than "Oh I hope my opponent doesn't notice what I'm about to do!" aka pseudo-tactics ;-)

[@leedsmanc]

The main difference I noticed, which was revealed when Pia said "I Can't Resist!" was that PIa instinctively distrusts attacking moves when she can't see the mate, whereas I think Anna wanted to heap on pressure as much as possible, and didn't have that distrust of the move. It wasn't that Pia calculated the engine's refutation, it was that she was comfortable assuming that there was counter-play and wanted to play safer moves that made sense positionally.

[@ruddyxmax]

Pia is amazing, she played a similar plan like Magnus with different development. But Magnus being a bit more aggressive

[@Homitu]

Such a good video breakdown! This solidifies my chess aspirations: I want to study and learn enough to get nearly as good as Anna, but I don't think I could ever become as good as either of her parents no matter how much practice and studying I do. I also love how much joy you both found in the moves of this game. You adored your mom's analysis, finding it beautiful. Then your mom found Magnus' approach so elegant and beautiful it brought a huge smile to her face. It's amazing that such a simple game can provide such endless nuance and joy!

[@shaner3723]

Best learning chess video i have ever seen !! First thing about GM is calmness in evaluating position, taking time, thinking pawn structure, thinking end game, thinking no risk. AMAZING !!

[@ImJonnyR]

As someone between Anna's and Pia's playing strength this was actually super fascinating to watch. In the initial position my thoughts also immediately went towards Rb1 and Qb4. In general, my thought process matched Pia's much closer, though it may have more to do with stylistic differences. I think Pia's calculation was much cleaner than I would have calculated and she was super fast at evaluating a lot of things I would have struggled more with. Also her accuracy when they went through Magnus and Grishuk's actual moves was really impressive. I also wonder if part of the difference is just the environment of the players. Similar to Pia, most of my chess development has been in more of an over the board classical time control environment, whereas Anna seems to have a lot more of the internet speed chess "education" (quotes because I can't come up with a better term, not meant in a negative way). Anna was quick (often faster than me, despite the rating gap) to spot attacking ideas, but was often missing some of the defensive concepts.

[@naistor]

What would you recommend to someone trying to get started in chess?

[@zdenekburian1366]

@@naistor This: go in my ytube homepage under info, there is a link to a chess pdf interesting for you, I cannot write it here because ytube algorythm would censore it

[@naistor]

@@zdenekburian1366 thanks, brother/sister, much appreciated

[@realchicagophill]

That was a new level of mom knows best.

[@Skogsgroen]

Your mom is a gem, she's so humble somehow while calculating everything like the grandmaster she is!

[@Avokado34]

Pia’s humble confidence and calm demeanour is so amazing. Really wholesome to watch. 😍

[@Erik_001]

Yay another instructional video with Mom. Love these. Thanks!

[@adamscottv]

This is so wholesome. Warms my heart that there are such good people in the world.

[@kayelle8005]

Absolutely. Oddly healing if you don’t have a great family dynamic to see a loving family together interacting like this.

[@MrUtubePete]

It was great to see how 3 players with different ratings treated the same position!

[@igortseitkin2961]

This is an amazing way of teaching chess - talking through all your thought process!! Thanks for this video!!

[@patbrown463]

I am a novice when it comes to chess, but I appreciate these videos very much. I enjoy learning! Thank you to you and your mother.

[@TWolf317]

That was super instructive. I love how before she (Pia) looked at any tactics she evaluated the pawn structure and strong vs. weak pieces. Only then did she look at tactics. I'm going to remember that.

[@benjaminbarry5589]

Your mom is a genius.

[@tednottodd]

I find this really helpful. So many times when you watch these types of videos, they start rattling off squares like we are also grand masters. My brain just doesn't move that quickly. She is teaching concepts. Perfect.

[@Sangsstuff]

Loving the difference both in skill level and style but also personality. And the encouragement between mother and daughter almost made me tear up. Such a wonderful relationship!

[@andrewwebber421]

It’s so great seeing Anna’s excitement and love for playing chess, really getting into the details of the different positions and how people play them differently.

[@DCsWiseMan]

Wow that was so graceful and tactical, Mom is brilliant, thank you so much for sharing your thought process

[@_xilar]

0:02 grandma

[@a_doggo]

Wow. Pia is amazingly good at chess. Thanks Anna, this was a really great demonstration, and we also got to compare to the 2850+ Magnus! So cool! Great idea!

[@aaronrendon7210]

that was probably the best 30minutes I've had in 2022! love the excitement in both your voices for this game we adore so much! Thanks for the analysis & Happy Holidays to you all!!

[@KirkpatrickSounds]

Fantastic and informative as always - thanks Anna!

[@brandonlarranaga2813]

The difference is incredible. Her mom is truly special. There's levels in everything.

[@yoniziv]

One of the best chess videos ever. You both are great, thanks for posting!

[@aashayatulshah9290]

Your mom is very wholesome, she explains the ideas really well, wish to see her start her own channel where she analyses her games

[@mahyu21]

Please make this kind of video more often becoz we get to learn variety of thought process from different rating players. I trully enjoy this and learn more 😊

[@alessandroblanchi]

Such a lovely and sweet mom

[@Panam511]

The main difference I see is that your Mom always take a time to analyse first the structure of the pieces.

[@Joostmhw]

I could listen to your mom analysing a position all day, so clear and soothing

[@jennyohara4011]

We had this 9 year old kid walk into our chess club last week..unrated and he won the blitz 7 from 7 top rated was Jamie Kenmure who lost to him.. was unbelievable night...

[@andrewmik]

What's the name of a kid?

[@henriqueassissilva6264]

@@andrewmik bobby fischer

[@webcrawler9782]

Anna: 🎵Yes yes I'm winning🎶 Engine:♟ Anna: NOOOOOoooOOO!!😭

[@willworth9610]

This format is great. Lovely to see you and your mum working through positions together. Thank you!

[@tylermoreauu]

i don’t play chest or know anything about it but it was in my recommended and couldn’t help but watch the whole thing

[@nathanmermilliod3135]

This was a really great video. I learned a lot about endgame analysis

[@renukaparvin1471]

this series is very helpful

[@infernalflamezz7480]

Really like this video and the concept of it!

[@const_null]

anna's enthusiasm at 27:00 was so cute djjdjdjsj

[@lewisweakland]

Wow, great content and fantastic to see the comparison between your analysis and play compared to your mom's. Your mom seems so calm and cerebral in the way she goes about things. Awesome!!

[@elligue]

Thanks for the lovely chess lektion from you two true chess-enthusiasts, me being a Swedish Magnus Carlsen-fan living in Málaga. ¡Qué sigáis divulgando la alegría del ajedrez! Un saludo.

[@aaahtex902]

**EVERY TIME I WATCH ANNA & HEAR HER CRAZY HAPPINESS, I GET 100% HAPPIER MYSELF = THANK YOU YOUNG LADY!!!**

[@kazthor]

and the "Dory" moment is: 6:24 "Anna don't get too excited' .....2 secs later: ' WOOOOOOO"

[@melvinaquino3273]

Woaw Pia makes it look so easier

[@DLo44]

this was just the most perfect approach to a chess video ive ever seen. doesnt hurt that youre moms voice is so lovely and youre just about as beautiful as it gets. but besides the aesthetics, it was an incredible way to get inside the mind of multiple chess masters to show HOW we should be thinking. well well done!

[@user-kg2bt7pi5k]

Fabulous quality content. Tactics and accurate visualization so important even at 2000

[@administracionpublicaycien1264]

that was soooo amaziiing! many of my moves were like Anna`s played, but her mom destroyed every kind of my dignity lol

[@francisengevik9517]

Loved it. You both are good explainers! Thanks for the video!🤓

[@DCth2]

one of the most educational chess YT videos i've seen. strategic vs tactical approach from mom vs anna

[@Agnarian]

Watching your mom's process is really amazing! Love that you have access to someone to be able to do video's like this.

[@christiaanoosterveen8528]

This was the first time in my life that I heard a grandmaster think 'chess'. Love your videos. Very exciting and addicive!

[@sympholiloquist7404]

It's readily apparent that the only thing in this world your mom loves more than chess; is you. You can see it in her eyes how proud she is to have you as her daughter, and how concerned she is for your character development. Truly a beautiful soul. The greatest repayment you could give to her for all the years she's been your solid foundation in life is to take care of yourself in such a way that she doesn't have to worry about you. Stay true, stay smart and stay OUT OF TROUBLE! God bless you Momma Cramling.

[@brannonwyndesor2442]

I want to just sit and watch Mom narrate matches all day.

[@BlackSun3Tube]

So cool to see Anna and her mom together, so sweet and clever is her mum talking and playing (even with Anna talking a bit too much aside and disturbing her mother concentration, ahah). Very , very nice! Thanks to both for that :)

[@Flossboyss]

“dont get too excited” *gasps for air*

[@landen99]

I think that knight e5-g6 was the best choice for Anna at 8:06 as it opens a lot of options all at once to check and to pin, and it stops his queen to e7. But the black rook makes king on h1 a constant danger and weakness not to be forgotten.

[@honestloz]

Wow 😮 that was a brilliant video. The difference between Anna & her mum was like night & day. It really opened my eyes to see how grandmasters think compared to us mere mortals 😢 I also loved how excited Anna was when her mum was explaining her thought process and getting all the best moves 😊 you can tell how proud they are of each other & the love is there for all to see. Go lady's 👍 👏 👏

[@mathieum1943]

It's impressive how good they are at thinking straigh, and keep concentration having a chitchat in the meantime, not even mentionning the capacity to remember all the paths in the future and the outcoms.

[@ReinodeEpifania]

Watch your mother with you bought tears to my eyes. Great Content!

[@suyashkarnad5391]

4:36 Yeah it is winning. In this position, Anna can sacrifice the ROOOOOOOKKKKKKKK Rxe6. And the point is, if fxe6, then we go Qf7+, Kh8 and Nxe6, threatening Qh5#. So, opponent must give up the queen for the Rook and we win

[@robhead22]

Wow! Pia is so calm yet formidable! Great win! This whole series is extraordinary. What a gift for us all. Thank you!

[@Erebus369]

Gosh it takes a lot of patience and it's great to see your mum think through the plays

[@arande3]

This is interesting to me, because when I get really good at a skill, it becomes very intuitive and it’s hard for me to describe exactly what I’m doing, and in fact, if I try to it screws with my ability to perform it

[@lake5044]

6:23 Anna: "No Anna don't get too excited don't get too exci-" Anna: "OHHHH :OOOO"

[@simonc9874]

Omg this was so much fun. Your mum's absolutely outstanding! Tell your mum hey hey and Tack! 😂 From a Brit immigrating to Sweden this year. 😍

[@crazykhespar8487]

Im glad she does this stuff with you

[@ronclough7216]

Two amazing woman. And much respect to your mother for kindling your amazing spirit that is so amazing.

[@theresnothinghere59]

Imagine having a sweet mom that also happens to be a GM and also follows your career and your internet stuff

[@tibiloft7471]

Moma Pia has harmony in her voice, quite an angel :)

[@davidfranklin5426]

Interesting how, at 8:30, when Anna blunders and does her takeback (no biggie, we all blunder) she doesn’t even consider Qxe7 Kxe7 Ng5 and Black is totally tied up.

[@graven29]

GM analysis is always so incredible. I'm so impressed how they see right through a position.

[@j.4941]

Wow this is so amazing. After seeing some Anna videos watching pia here is like realizing „wow: you can actually perform a heart transplant with a scalpel better than with an axe!“ Great video!

[@jurgen4466]

Väldigt intressant genomgång från två olika skickliga spelare.🎉😊

[@roughrosa]

Wow, mom sounds like a professional commentator. She has a potential with her excellent descriptive analysis and very good calm voice. If this is a game of bowling for tv appearance, she would be paid sitting in commentator’s booth and does her thing. Excellent.

[@simozerrik6096]

Your mom is so sweet i love your videos with her ❤ your so lucky to have a mom like her.