I BEAT FABIANO CARUANA *My Best Game*

[@Vicar307]

Fabi has no ego, that was so cool

[@aonutsihasnouith]

Fabi has a healthy ego where he doesn’t act narcissistically but still moves with the poise and confidence justified by his skill level. I don’t think he has no ego, but rather just the right amount as an elder statesman of the game.

[@ASDasdSDsadASD-nc7lf]

@@aonutsihasnouith Vicar has no idea what ego means. His ego is at the highest level and perfectly normal.

[@Quimusik]

Explain​@@ASDasdSDsadASD-nc7lf

[@R.Akerman-oz1tf]

He opened w/a "beef" joke.

[@davidjoseph7142]

I’d really like to see Fabi be #1 for at least a moment, he deserves it, the more I watch him the more I really like him.

[@jameskwon9996]

Caruana is a humble and classy man

[@SpecialSpot7]

No? He's doing it to get the ladies

[@jameskwon9996]

@@SpecialSpot7 🤣 perhaps

[@mynameisnotio]

Italian origin style ;)

[@swiftsword6489]

I actually think what he did is somewhat disrespectful because he clearly didn't try which is what Anna wanted. But, it's just a casual, friendly game so I don't think it's such a big deal plus he gave Anna a good title.

[@GreysonZ]

​@@swiftsword6489how is that disrespectful

[@stevenbrodeur3023]

What a gentleman, even saying he was fine in the beginning giving Anna all the credit. With all the hate and drama going around with top players, this was a nice video to watch.

[@Abandoned_One]

Fabi: "The cow is, it's just worse than giving your rook away..."

[@berncanudo9429]

And then he did both😂

[@AdamAdam-jx6ed]

He was probably trolling anna 😂😂

[@SaschaEderer]

I’m pretty sure Fabi blundered on purpose, to keep my interest up in chess. Ma cha for more inf (crypt cuz sahwdonbas)

[@rmilrta]

@@SaschaEderer No reason to think that really.

[@hagridps1674]

@@rmilrta I mean it's such a obvious blunder and it's the second best player in the world that just did it while not being in a time scramble, i think it's very very unlikely to happen so naturally

[@jonathanmaxim2411]

Fabi is now my favourite chess figure by far. Lovely man, no ego, humble. Be like Fabi!

[@jbthepianist]

This was Anna’s plan all along. 1) Create and promote a meme opening 2) Induce GMs to play it against her. 3) Super GM scalp 🎉🎉🎉

[@droidgeist]

4D Chess

[@timkbirchico8542]

and to talk a lot. very distracting.

[@zvonimirtosic6171]

Anna is a super GM in banter. In that field, she can destroy anyone.

[@AkosHorvath-yr3hr]

This win more about seducing Fabi than make him to use that openning. But still Fabi only let her win if she plays good so... Deserved win. Still hope we can see them together soon, hopes seducing was not only for one stupid win to promote channel, then it was my last video what I watched, I know Anna a humble nice girl, it would rly surprise me.

[@jbthepianist]

@@AkosHorvath-yr3hr You’re a complete weirdo. Get help.

[@Rival_abc]

Fabi: "its just a game for me" Anna: " sleep stealer for a long time🥹 "

[@milowiosky4586]

That's not what they said.

[@SaschaEderer]

I’m pretty sure Fabi blundered on purpose, to keep my interest up in chess. Ma cha for more inf (crypt cuz sahwdonbas)

[@swede10000]

That’s cool of mr Caruana, maybe he agrees with Paul Morphy, being good at chess is a sign of a wasted life.😉

[@rmilrta]

​@@SaschaEderer No reason to think that really.

[@Nox.INkRecords]

A dear diary moment.

[@Dude-etiquette]

You can see how much that meant for Anna and Fabi knew it. Such a great guy

[@CBEEBLE]

Fabi is my favourite. The way he glides the pieces across the board it’s so fluid - almost like a flow state. Makes it look absolutely effortless.

[@zurdau1822]

fluent not fluid

[@CBEEBLE]

@@zurdau1822 Nope. I meant fluid as in able to flow easily: smoothly, elegantly or effortlessly but fluent would obviously also apply.

[@dero2430]

You're glazing him like he's a donut...

[@CBEEBLE]

@@dero2430 Nope. That would be unholey.

[@leofighting118]

​@@CBEEBLE you mean "*unholy*" ?

[@doug3691]

Congratulations Anna! And Fabi, you're such a good sport. A very wholesome video. Thank you, both.

[@OutrightIgnite]

"Where's the win Fabi"...as a low ELO player trying to convert winning positions, I feel that in my soul.

[@JoaoBorgesSr]

Caruana makes chess look easy, it’s so nice to see him play. It looks effortless to him. He also seems like a real humble and genuine person, what a gentleman.

[@Nordan-xx3th]

Fabi clearly saw the Mate in 44 in that final posistion, thats why he resigned :)

[@hermionelovegood9814]

I think he saw the win way before he resigned.

[@abhijitkulkarni320]

No the eval bar was still showing some winning chances for white and that's what he also thought and he was still trying to grind it out, but once it showed that there's a forced sequence to mate he also surmised that and resigned

[@hermionelovegood9814]

@@abhijitkulkarni320 The eval bar didn´t see winning chances for white. It just didn´t see the mate yet. Fabi was playing on because Anna is not an engine and she was clearly struggling to find the win.

[@mathiaslaustrup]

​@@abhijitkulkarni320lol no

[@plutothree1]

Fabi is a class act. It takes a lot of magnanimity to use this garbage opening, knowing that he's giving someone an advantage they wouldn't ordinarily have. He did prove just how bad the opening really is.

[@Avesim13]

Fabi has to be the kindest and most down to earth of the super GMs. It's really refreshing.

[@blanchae]

I didn't really know much about Fabiano before and now that Anna has "introduced" him on her channel, I can see what a great guy he is. Thoroughly, enjoyed the coffee chess game.

[@jet357]

Congratulations...that was a hard fought win. And Fabi was as gracious as ever. Kudos to him too.

[@fess04]

i think it wasa 3 fold draw after all

[@patsitekick]

a "win"... 😉

[@brandonr2906]

Lol at 15:04 "it was a three-fold". So he got the draw but let her play on. Good guy Fabi.

[@bryceb3194]

Yeah, 12:51 - 13:02 for those that missed it. It was a draw by repetition. EDIT: this does not seem to be a three-fold. The position was only repeated 2 times.

[@ivaerz4977]

This is not some high level tournament rules don't apply here.

[@michaelbauers8800]

@@ivaerz4977 IMO the rules apply, but...three fold does depend on some player claiming it.

[@jadensmiley6297]

You have to call it though so this would be official if rules applied

[@richterhrr]

Where is the threefold? The rook positions from the time Anna moves her king to h7 are: f1/f2/b5 - f1/f2/a5 - f1/f3/a5 - f1/f3/b5 - f1/f2/b5 (2nd time) - f1/f2/a5 (2nd time) - f1/f3/a5 (2nd time) - f1/f3/b5 (2nd time). And then she moves the king to g8. No position is reached a third time.

[@XDSDDLord]

I never understand why grandmasters insult you, try to trick you, or play mind games, so I'm glad there are at least some decent high-ranking players out there. I really enjoyed the vibes in this video.

[@dieminervaeule]

The thing is, if all GM's behaved like Caruana, chess probably wouldn't have got that much attention. Chess in this time and age is entertainment too, hence the success of people like the Botez sisters, for example. Guys like Fabio just don't sell.

[@tolkienfan1972]

In tournaments that behvior is illegal.

[@XDSDDLord]

@@tolkienfan1972 I believe people should be nice without having to be forced to follow rules.

[@exapsy]

@@dieminervaeule people dont get personality traits after they become chess GMs. It's more than likely that those GMs youre speaking about had those personality beforehand. It's not about "who sells", Magnus didn't become a 5-time WC because he sells, he became a WC because he's great. Neither Hikaru waited for the moment to become one of the best chess players in the world to become adversarial and kind of a dick sometimes. I understand your logic, but it simply doesn't apply IRL

[@dieminervaeule]

@@exapsy You didn't understand me fully, I guess. Yes, I know that their personalities didn't come with their titles. I'm just saying that chess wouldn't be nearly as popular as it is today if the top players were all like Caruana, and that the players who contributed the most to chess becoming popular (Gotham for example) did so because they are able to sell the game due to being entertaining, and not solely because of their chess skills.

[@krisbude9607]

what a great guy. Unlike some other super grandmasters, he is really humble, nice and well spoken, I think this video will change many people's mind.

[@idownvotememes]

"I'm very aggressive." -the most soft-spoken man

[@-_Nuke_-]

🤣🤣🤣

[@evanlane1690]

Man, the way he played that and how well she did. I love this game, and Fabi is now my favorite super GM. Very classy of him, and excellent play by her even under crazy stress.

[@mustafamar1437]

Civilisation is playing chess, chatting nicely and having good manners. I felt so happy watching these two winners be civilised.

[@dragonbowlsupper]

Fabi might be the sweetest person in the world

[@richterhrr]

Fabi calmly: "Losing my rook, that was maybe not the right idea." 😂

[@blakeburroughs7721]

Congratulations Anna what an accomplishment I live in St. Louis and got to meet Fabiano a couple weeks ago. Such a nice guy.

[@nicolasaloni4282]

Fabi is an adorable human being!

[@sthrwars]

Fabi played that endgame so beautifully!!! I didn't know two rooks vs one could be so difficult to play! It didn't seem at all that Anna had a whole rook of advantage! That was the most grandmaster moment of the game for me!

[@johns6795]

Yeah. Danya (Daniel Naroditsky) did something similar when he played the Botez sisters and Dina Belenkaya simultaneously . He beat the Botez sisters but was losing against Dina in what looked like a slam dunk. But he gave Dina fits in the endgame and ultimately wound up getting a draw. Because he was a gentleman, otherwise he could have won on time as Dina still needed a lot of accurate moves to get the win.

[@Jefferson-ly5qe]

Yes quite amazing to seem him defend a lost position so accurately and patiently! I know the feeling of being on the other side and being unable to convert the win too well haha

[@falconfira]

I like that on the fade out it showed him starting to go over that end game position with you.

[@JonathanSchmallippe]

Among GMs, nobody has better sportsmanship as Fabi

[@subhradipdas2320]

After the video with Hikaru, my respect for Fabi increased by miles...

[@jamiemarr1155]

Regardless. Hikaru set the bar so low it's not even funny. This guy is genuinely a cool cat

[@lalalalalalalalalalalalalalaIa]

hikaru is so annoying

[@alier3217]

It's hard to say that Anna didn’t prepare, like a smiling devil. Moreover, the fact that this video was uploaded in 4K while the other video from the same café was uploaded in a much lower resolution tells me that this wasn't exactly a spontaneous game. Caruana is truly a great guy, but after watching this video, my admiration for Hikaru has grown even more.

[@-_Nuke_-]

@@alier3217 can you explain further?

[@pipokatz]

Anna:"Do you think it was a draw at some point?" Caruana:"It was a threefold😅"

[@mhqa_]

No 3 fold occurred at any moment.

[@dumbahhperson]

@@mhqa_ There was a three fold opportunity there, which the best player in the world saw but chose not to play

[@Sunilkatagi1311]

12:51​@@mhqa_

[@roadwheels1]

Watch starting at 12:57

[@hermionelovegood9814]

@@roadwheels1 There was only a two-time repetition. The same position was never repeated three times. When Anna said "and now I can´t go back" she was aware of the repetition and avoided getting it a third time.

[@dakotadak100]

ACTUALLY....COWS DO HAVE HORNS! Farmers cut them off so their heads fit through feeding gates.

[@AnthonySouls]

Thanks. I didn't know that

[@vladbrad27]

Came here to say that, please upvote, this truth has been hidden from the masses for too long.

[@futurefox128]

So true! And kinda sad... apparently they cut the horns off so frequently that humankind doesn't even remember they grow horns.

[@m.rubland6737]

They cut them off because you should not have so many animals in one space, they get stressed and hurt each other. One way is to give them more space, the other way is to cut off the horns.

[@stormcrow7838]

Polled cattle breeds have been selectively bred to lack horns. Many cattle are born without horns now.

[@nickyork8901]

Her joy at the end was so lovely. Fabi is a great guy.

[@timowilli-n3z]

For Anna, as she said herself, this was the greatest day of her life. For Fabi, it was tuesday.

[@ninety_ldn]

The whole video was such a joy to watch, beautiful to see you two enjoy the game. And to see the sweet happiness at the end is amazingly lovely.

[@thorazine0076]

Fabi was showing Anna would would happen if the best players in the world played the 'Cow Opening'

[@JimmyBoosterCrate]

Threefolds passed up by Fabi: 12:30 Ra8+ Kd7 Ra5 13:04 Rb8+ Kh7 Rb5 13:09 Ra8+ Kh7 Ra5

[@OlovNordlund]

I so love how chill and nice Fabiano is! When Hans Niemann recently lost to Levy Rozman he was devastated. I understand these guys don't lose often. But it's nice to see some humility and grace among the giants of the game. Big congrats on the win, you really deserve it Anna!

[@AnthonySouls]

lol, yeah, but it would suck to be turned into clickbait, lol. But yeah, Hans handled it in the worst way possible, NGL.

[@Z6D4C4]

@@AnthonySouls I mean, it's for content. I assumed he was just playing it up for stream.

[@devadathans5506]

Fabi had a 3-fold but he didn't want to make Anna sad lol.

[@JeanneNorthcutt]

@@Z6D4C4 He definitely was but he comes off as immature no matter what the intent. I prefer the way Fabi acts, he’s so zen.

[@AsianTankPilot]

I wanna be friends with a guy like Fabi. So chill and brilliant.

[@AJIN0071981]

The person who invented cow opening won't play that opening; rather she asks her opponents to play that opening so that she can win.. Wow wonderful strategy. It's like the Trojan horse in Troy war.

[@salmarwow]

Trojan cow. Here, fixed this for you.

[@ASDasdSDsadASD-nc7lf]

Winning is winning regardless of method.

[@michaelbauers8800]

A good point sir :)

[@natelefon6925]

Trojan cow

[@tonyfletcher7524]

No she has invented an opening and wants others to try it

[@chandie5298]

A game played between two genuinely nice people and good human beings. great to see.

[@malexarlow]

Such a humble gentle man. No ego with nothing to gain in a match like this. 2 of the loveliest people in chess ❤😊

[@theherk]

1:47 The fact that you changed grief to beef has me rolling. 😂

[@pepijnvdl123]

Yeah the subtitles are pretty bad, but its probably done by AI or some poor minimum wage editor

[@10storme]

@@pepijnvdl123 I find it incredibly annoying personally. Rather have no subtitles at all than terribad ones

[@VocalSammy]

​@@pepijnvdl123 I think it was just a pun used because of the "cow" opening...you get it? Beef? The subtitles didn't seem bad on this video.

[@BRyan-qk8qc]

Love how she can play and commentate at the same time! She’s amazing and very HUMBLE❣️She’ll inspire MANY to join the world of chess. Bravo Anna🥳🥳

[@richterhrr]

Good to see that even Super-GMs blunder rooks sometimes :) Congrats to you, Anna, for spotting it and converting the win!

[@deceaton7495]

I absolutely love Anna love her energy when she gets so excited when she won but fabi is such a gentleman

[@davidnelson4960]

I hope Fabi wins the championship 2026. The man is such a class act.

[@jacksdaddy13]

Congrats Anna! You tend to talk yourself down a bit but you really are a great player. Fabi was total class how he handled that loss. Great video.

[@neaituppi7306]

Even though I don't know enough to even understand openings, and whether they are good or bad. I love that she has manipulated players to either comment on it or try it, as a meme.

[@Kris-qc4jt]

Actually in nature cows (female cattle) usually would have horns, too! It's a thing with the farmers, they remove these (which is not too nice) to make it easier for themselves...

[@Lionhearted626]

“Spiritually bad” is quite funny. 😆 What a pleasure to see Fabiano play!

[@mikeschierkolk6995]

Thank you Anna. You are a breath of fresh air in high level competition. You make sure we all remember ... it's just a game. Thanks again.

[@lornakcindespire671]

Congratulations!!! what a game. This meeting with Fabi is awesome, you should upload all games :D

[@dmitryzelenko7975]

Congratulations, Anna, you deserved this victory!

[@Mack777]

"I was actually there" "Oh, I didn't know that" "Well not in the venue" lol

[@ASDasdSDsadASD-nc7lf]

She got trapped by her own inherent honesty :D

[@michaelbauers8800]

Yeah, that cracked me up. "Well, I was kinda in London, I was on the closest continent to London...at some time" ;) j/k

[@Paul_Rich]

1:13 Anna glancing at the camera thinking "this interview is going to make great content for KZbin"

[@recumbentrocks2929]

That was such a fun game. Fabi seems a really humble guy and a good sport too. Thanks for sharing this Anna.

[@coisavioleta]

Great game Anna! The only sad part is we don't get to see the discussion after the game.

[@Mars145]

The truth is that Fabiano is at the top level because of his openings. He can memorize openings 30+ moves and through the opening he gains such good advantages even against grandmasters at the top level. Without a familiar opening, he's much worse with middle games and end games because of his disadvantage from openings.

[@joelmacandtosh8527]

He did not only refute the opening itself, but also the logic behind naming it the cow opening😂😂

[@lancesnodderly9803]

Anna really is the most wholesome content creator in chess. Kudos to Fabi and her for just being down to earth and brilliant players

[@dougjustdoug6391]

Did he just call it the "bull" opening?

[@peterliljeholmen5703]

He said ’bull’ but it sounded as if he meant ‘dull’…

[@coisavioleta]

Fabi wins opening naming game for sure. The Cow is the Bull (half a word) opening, and his opening was to be the Goat. Such a quick and subtle wit.

[@-_Nuke_-]

bull oppening is more fitting ;) bullshit xD

[@Goalie69]

Fabi is by far my favourite chess super GM Best of luck to him for future❤

[@RidzkiSamsulhadi]

congrats Anna! that end game was fun to watch

[@gamalyelg]

Fabi instantaneously became my favorite super GM. The guy is simply so inspiring! ❤

[@wagsman9999]

Well done! "Cows don't have horns." Lol. What a nice guy.

[@TooCuteToSell]

I would’ve loved to hear the postmortem of this game and hear what he thought happened and why he lost.

[@GilfreeMA-107]

Nice job Anna!

[@GreatWaterCircus]

Two really nice people who both enjoy chess, and the Cow opening was a cool thing for Fabiano to play in honour of Anna ... He lost when he gave up the rock, but he played brilliantly. Anna well done.

[@Leikjarinn]

Humble Young Master With An Old Soul

[@kaig.8467]

Congratulations for the win! You keep having joy with chess - nice to see. Go on!

[@RyanMorey1]

amazing long term strategy by anna: invent an opening so famous but also bad your opponents have no choice but to play it against you and lose!

[@jeffbreedlove7437]

I think we just learned how cool Fabi is. Total class act. And good job Anna! It was hard to play well in the end game and not make a mistake with little time left. He tried everything at the end to lure you and you didn't take the bait.

[@Kane-ib5sn]

Fabi was about to say: "it was a draw"...so, he threw the rook in there, to make things interesting, and let Anna play-on...of course Fabi likes Anna...don't we all? - doing the Cow opening just to make Anna a little more receptive...come on. someone likes Anna.

[@BeefJimMurphy]

That endgame was FANTASTIC! Thank you Anna! Thank you Fabi!

[@AnthonySouls]

I think Fabiano was hoping for a KF8 move for a while with his Rook, lol at 12:40. That might have been his only chance for a mate. Hoping that Anna didn't see it,:) It would be interesting to see more people playing the cow so you can get stats on its win rate. I wonder if the cow really does give you a bad middle game or not. Good job on the win. It does seem like Anna's and Fabiano's energy meshes well together, like their vibes get along.

[@dumbahhperson]

Tyler 1 got to 1900 w the cow

[@NotTheUnsub]

I didn't know that Fabi's playing style is aggressive. Now that I know, I think you both have similar styles (tactile and do some deep think calculating lines). He has such a calming demeanor. Good game Anna, congrats! I did have to chuckle seeing you stressing trying really hard and him just smiling at 12:51

[@marcelosoares429]

He let her win !! Pure gentleman

[@kinshuksrivastava6128]

Watching Anna play against Fabi was so relaxing after watching her play with that Nakamura guy....

[@tomriley5790]

Levy beats Hans, Anna beats Fabianno, there's something in the water!

[@bobbynygaardchrisitansen6874]

I guess Hans wouldn't be relaxed about losing as Fabi.

[@ASDasdSDsadASD-nc7lf]

So you are saying they are drugging people to get the wins?

[@brentwaits954]

yeahh he was def being nice and let you feel good about yourself by letting you win

[@EnochKOfficial]

0:16 bro started to dust 💀

[@hellnuker753]

The way that Fabi just defend a lost position... what a true chess player

[@nellieb6585]

I love everything about this video but my favourite moment is definitely “where’s the win!?😭😭” I realated to her frustration and Fabi was so nice to let her play on even though it was a draw

[@DzmitryShaplyka]

Ana invented the cow to beat Fabiano Caruana. That's some 2900 action here

[@okayest_amateur]

I think a better explanation of the cow opening is that cows are slow and this is a very slow opening. cows take their time to go to pasture and so if you are playing the cow opening you are slow to grab the middle of the board. instead you let your opponent do that. Thats the way I understand it.

[@Telefiend]

Again, he's such a genuinely good dude, and playing the cow is epic

[@Prometheus4096]

Cows do have horns. But they are removed. Just like pigs get their tails cut off.

[@michaelbauers8800]

I had to look this up, because I was surprised cows, I mean specifically female bovines, do have horns. Weird.

[@NickDyers]

i like Fabi, an aggressive calm chess player who does not have NPD problem. when he lose, he said "my fault", not throwing tantrum and accusing the opp as "cheater".

[@mwegankanda6594]

GMs are different. You could be a rook up but he's still able to toy around with you.

[@Toku91]

That Fabi guy is so calm and collected.. I like his attitude

[@VikInks]

Fabi is the nicest guy ever

[@karaz8280]

"this actually means a lot to me" i almost cried!! What a great chess duo!

[@OIP_1]

watching fabi calmly hold off in that endgame for so many moves was amazing. great game!

[@TweetyPAK7]

Fabi holds no airs. He just plays great chess. So enjoyable to watch. I love his name...it's like the color of a horse. Go Anna!😊

[@neaituppi7306]

I hadn't played chess for years, because when I would go to this library years ago, there was a guy there that would play speed chess, and he would just beat me relentlessly, to the point I didn't want to play, he was a nice person, but he thought that was how someone would learn, but I never learned a fucking thing. But I got "simply chess" on steam, for free. And just played a game, expecting to lose, against the computer. But I actually won. And I did, at least the first 4 moves of the cow opening that I could remember. I really have no idea what I was doing with the opening. But now I will try to understand openings more. I was just shocked I won. I was still so traumatized from being blasted every time I played that guy, I almost ended the game part way through. But then I realized I might have a chance of winning, I found I could see moves. But the game wasn't a timed game.

[@arthurmorgan655]

5:58 😂is it the first time Anna realized cows don’t have horns 😂❤adorable

[@Vera-n7l2c]

Cows actually do have horns. Unfortunately they get cut of in conventional farming.

[@SoloDamon]

This guy is really great 👍😊

[@Matteroosky]

"I gave you so much beef over this opening online..." I see what you did there.

[@spdrasr3]

Look beyond the chess. This has all the hallmarks of a great romance. The nerves, the intrigue, commonality, the gaze, Fabi letting the lady win. All the pieces are there. 😊