It Took Me 30 Seconds To Realize He Was a Chess Master

[@alieninsectbass]

Random dude: *Captures a pawn* Anna: Oh you're over 2100

[@subscrieber2692]

it's about how he did ;)

[@raynlaze1339]

Or Random dude: *sets the clock* Anna: Oh you're over 2100

[@artemkras]

Anna: sets the clock Random dude: Oh, you're a 10

[@EricDocken]

LMAO

[@Citadel1974]

If I were playing and said "Should I move the horsie or the pointy hat guy?" she'd also be able to guess my ELO pretty quickly 😉

[@SteveAbrahall]

I know I know - I hate the Jumpy horsie things as well! :-)

[@szalary]

If someone mentioned ELO, I would respond, "Electric Light Orchestra?" and that would also be pretty telling

[@allmight8127]

Officially they should be renamed to horsie and pointy hat guy im sold

[@cegrewex]

Move the bald guys first. That's what the theories say.

[@pasta0328]

Better to start with one of the bowling pins

[@RenXray]

THIS IS MY TEACHER! JOEL VAN DER WERF

[@stephenruh2474]

Anna: “Only good players play the Nimzo Indian” Me, a bad player: “I need to learn the Nimzo Indian”

[@Mr12Relic]

I recommend The Pirc for black. It's an extremely passive defensive opening that most opponents will overextend against.

[@jimmybelgium]

@@Mr12Relic the pirc is just the kings indian but against e4. its about as aggressive as an opening as you can play as black!

[@MrPanetela]

Knight's Journey land on every square just once 1. e2 2. g3 3. f5 4. h6 5. g4 6. e5 7. c6 8. d4 9. f3 10. h2 11. g1 12. e1 13. c2 14. b4 15. d3 16. f2 17. h1 18. g8 19. f6 20. h7 21. g5 22. e4 23. c5 24. d6 25. f7 26. h8 27. g9 (back to the starting point)

[@csabaivancsik9350]

@@Mr12Relic Pirc is losing by force if the opponent is prepared deep enough

[@josefmalar7837]

better to learn completely "My system".

[@valuemastery]

It's amazing to watch both of them having a conversation, while at the same time casually playing world class chess. I need to focus 110% on the board just to not blunder any pieces... 😅

[@shieh.4743]

😂

[@laserquant]

Same thoughts. 😂 Absolutely amazing.

[@IAmHeisenberg]

What's so amazing about it?!

[@mangasprai]

​@@IAmHeisenberg that you can't do it

[@paulbrennan4163]

How to fool Anna that you are a high-rater player: figure out how the clock works.

[@artemkras]

Known to give you +0.1 second advantage.

[@januszkrechowiak1147]

hahahaha XD

[@VenancioPineda]

I didn't know that people talk that much while playing chess. This is good as I am just here to practice my conversational english and have no idea about chess.

[@srdjagunjic]

Anna: Oh no I have 5 seconds left Also Anna: Let me waste more than a minute of my time by chatting

[@HeyHoHereSheGoes]

Anna’s tactic: CHAT TO HIM. Joel’s tactic: CHAT TO HER. perfectly matched :)

[@lukasvandewiel860]

They will make beautiful grandmaster children.

[@dougjustdoug6391]

Evenly matched.

[@ChessEntertain]

Kind of, he is 2100+ she is 2000-2050

[@perpetualbystander4516]

He is 2140 (because he said so), and Anna is 2100 (because she....well, she also said so). 🙄

[@ChessEntertain]

@@perpetualbystander4516 Well dude this is Anna Cramling's FIDE rating: std 2045 rapid 1983 blitz 1985

[@perpetualbystander4516]

@@ChessEntertain I don't know anything about that, I just listened to what was said in the video.

[@winchester9953]

What a nice guy!

[@grigorkushev3029]

i enjoy their playing and look this aroud 20 times , very pure. Much love from Republic Bulgaria

[@Abcelien]

Anna can tell he’s 2100 in a second, I can tell he’s Dutch in the same time 😂

[@kellyfan_forever]

What doe 2100 means?

[@koslaz2708]

Both parents masters??? So Anna met her male version.

[@R.Akerman-oz1tf]

Who knew? That was kool.

[@goldnutter412]

Seems so ! lucky guy

[@Memesifoundonfacebook]

he looks like her long lost brother LOL, Same smile and teeth, and hair color

[@yeshaheh]

TRUE

[@sebastianavalos1917]

kind of... Cause Anna s parents Are GrandMaster

[@brucecrane9605]

You bring smiles to the chess board wherever you play. Win or lose you and your opponent enjoy the match. Chess Princess

[@danresler6816]

Chess queen!

[@phillipemery5199]

Running out of time is becoming your trademark Anna😮

[@TuckerBrennanNJ]

It's kind of infuriating to watch

[@utetennisfan5458]

In a tournament, sure, but this is just for fun. It's nice to see her chat with the opponent.

[@TravFletch]

Becoming…it’s already became lol

[@eagle-eye29]

Anna's followers know time has never been her friend. She has been doing better lately 🫣

[@eagle-eye29]

@@TuckerBrennanNJhmmm I could say "don't watch" but that would be ruder than your comment 😂

[@MarkLikesCoffee860]

I can tell you're a chess master because you're looking at the chess pieces instead of my chest pieces.

[@mikemclenison8200]

That was fun to watch!

[@SUNoftheLIGHT]

that lady in the back is really into it

[@12354rony]

Lol I was about to comment shout out to her

[@RobErt-xn9lo]

Charming guy

[@Xochimique]

I like how you see a thrash talker and you're like "he's not a threat, I'm gonna mess with him." Then you see this guy and you're immediately like "Oh, sh*t! Gotta focus."

[@Kawa12er]

Lol yes

[@pek5117]

Damn, that was brutal. He really knows what he was doing.

[@NotTheUnsub]

Good draw! Interesting how you spotted his tell by the way he was comfortable with the clock etc. at the start.

[@childofardour3200]

Isn't it a loss by Anna instead of a draw? She ran out of time.

[@artstudent13]

I love watching your videos and content ❤

[@Michael-Ray]

Every time Anna goes up against a superior opponent she lets out her nervous laughter 😅

[@outdoortherapy6596]

I love how you have a conversation whilst playing.

[@JohnDoe-tx8lq]

Anna is chatting on her time to make content, would have been closer if she'd been concentrating... 😎

[@ann_onn]

Closer than a draw?

[@nzd3742]

​@JohnDoe-tx8lq Umm.. Not sure what match you were watching, but it was a draw by repetition.

[@JohnDoe-tx8lq]

@@nzd3742 🤣 moron

[@iflick7235]

She's the chatter box, then the game progresses.

[@AlexanderStrauffon]

Te felicito, Anna. Tienes talento y dedicación, y se nota que disfrutas lo que haces. Qué bien que te dediques a algo que en verdad te gusta.

[@nicholasbuttery511]

She also does a good Magicians Assistant allegory .

[@exceligence]

Funny I saw her checkmate because I saw Hikaru do it yesterday. At the end she can put bishop on the last slot F8. I wondered why not doit.

[@d_l2392]

No checkmate, because Qxe5 would have saved him.

[@jcmangan]

Both of my parents are Aspergers too. 😉

[@CheesyBeaver]

Personally, I don’t find the games as technical when they don’t end in checkmates. Feel like a lot of higher ranked games just end with time

[@שמעון-ק2ח]

I think she had a straight out mate, but her flag might have fallen in 5 seconds. Probably not, but maybe yes. She was lucky to have the half point available so she took it!

[@TomVennix]

The problem white has is, if you play something like bishop f8, then black's queen can take on e5 and cover the g7 square. White is very much winning, but there's no knockout and that's pretty stressful if you have 5 seconds on your clock.

[@JuliusBjornsson]

@@TomVennixyou’re right. Taking the draw, might have been a good decision. I think the best move would have been to play Bd6 and black would lose another pawn with a much weaker king

[@Spyder638]

Anna: "I'm going to get a good knight too, it's going to be beautiful" 1 second later: Knight is taken Anna:

[@johnyliltoe]

I need to learn chess just so I can can understand this better.

[@jarisundström]

Really interesting, players and this match. It was a joy to follow this.

[@KDawg5000]

There should be a money slot on the clock, and you can buy more time. The winner of the game takes the money home.

[@ILoveVydija]

I never played chess competitively, only vs bots, when the guy touches the pieces to rearrange them properly I understood also

[@spinnenbein1]

Because he knows all beginning openings from books.that can see everybody, the fast opening is a glue!

[@tubelev]

Im not very good at chess, but i think the bishop to f8 would have won her the game, no? (5:13)

[@andy164501]

Bishop C6-F8 Queen F7-G7 Checkmate. Even if black Queen takes Pawn E5, you still continue to play with a bishop and queen right up against the king. Would have been interesting to see that play out a bit more. Guess I'm not seeing what Anna was so she took it to a draw. Dunno, I'm not chess master.

[@Smile_sd]

U have the best soul ever & the best laugh I've ever heard..thank u 4 that

[@Primitive_Code]

He's Joel Embiid's brother.

[@reapercarl5047]

Bishop to f8? I think was what she missed, i cant tell if she paniced or was bein nice

[@mcronrn]

Being nice would be my guess. She’s gotta work on that killer instinct! WWGD? What would Gary do? 🤣🙏

[@matthewlambrick6621]

Bishop F8 doesnt work because the knight is guarding the queen on c3. Anna found the best line with Qf8+, Kh7 and Qxf7+

[@d_l2392]

No, Qxe5 would have saved him.

[@Argonith15]

She could then just gobble the two kingside pawns and probably has a winning endgame. But looking at how high the evaluation bar is there probably is something tactical I’m not seeing.

[@masterxyr]

eval bar loved your position but I was out of time too to figure out how to win from there lol

[@sverige1947]

5:13 What if She moved the Bishop in e7?

[@Big_BadaBom]

At 5:13 can't you just bring your bishop up to f8 and check mate on your next move?

[@earlyriser8998]

Good draw and I agree ...you could tell....

[@Birmasaldus]

My rating was 2760 when i was 3yo, i used to play chess while swimming, cooking and running

[@Kamamura2]

He should not have exchanged her isolated pawn off, also opening the second file was a mistake, he should have traded off the queens and play the endgame of good knight versus bad bishop.

[@michaelx1770]

Putting your fingers in your forehead before moving a piece is the most Chess body language thing in earth

[@EarthSurferUSA]

2:10 Should have moved knight g5, your attack was strong there (2 bishops and a queen). Or the Bishop all the way to h6 to bust up that castle. But, I will watch the rest and see what you did with the Bishop on f4.

[@EarthSurferUSA]

Bummer.

[@brinthair]

U could take his queen in the last part of the game

[@robertoperez4029]

In Mexico we have a saying that goes like this: “en el modo de agarrar el taco, se conoce al que es tragón” Which roughly translates to: “The way someone holds a taco reveals if they’re a glutton”

[@enyayachi]

Joel 🐟🔁

[@SirVampyr]

Aaah, time trouble again :D But well made draw. Definitely the right choice here :D

[@MrPanetela]

i often wondered what would a chess game played with 24 pieces on a chessboard of 12 ranks and 12 files would feel like. And what abilities would the extra four pieces possess and their 4 pawns. has anyone looked into that? okay, i know, the game is hard enough as it is now why rock the boat.

[@bootman26]

I love these vids!

[@nickedname7048]

I concentrated very hard on the moves. I got lost about the fifth move and there went the concentration

[@motabhai7115]

Seems Anna met her match!

[@EarthSurferUSA]

I saw 2 blunders. As soon as he castled, and she still had power, she should have attacked that castle, even if it meant sacrificing a piece to open it up. Later, she lost too much power to do it.

[@MivaYT]

Opponent: *breaths* Anna: ahhhh so you are 2140 rated and your parents met in Amsterdam and are both grandmasters right?

[@kellyfan_forever]

First they talk a lot but then they have to be concentrate, she realizes its not easy with him

[@VALERIOMINORA]

Sarò immodesto (e sicuramente non so per nulla giocare a quei ritmi di pressione), ma a 5,13 io avrei messo l'alfiere in f8 affiancando la regina e (non mi pare il nero potesse fare molto in una sola mossa, nemmeno con la sua regina) e alla successiva Regina in G7, matto. Comunque bravissimi, sia chiaro! E per fortuna umani

[@TheMimiNewHappy]

Congratulations! 🎉

[@kylekay1800]

I’m new to chess so I might have got this wrong but couldn’t of Anna just gone bishop f8 and then queen g7 checkmate?

[@mcronrn]

Without checking w an engine, I think so too. She was being nice - that’s my guess 🤷🏻‍♂️🙏

[@kurtiskuchcinski2628]

Qxe5 would prolong the game, but she was out of time anyways.

[@zieh1667]

@@kurtiskuchcinski2628 yeah thats what i thought, the game would be prolonged although white's position would be better. the white pawns could advance and for the black Q to move, white Q could eat those black pawns and be on pawn advantage. She could have won but she still has this time problem, like her mother tho

[@AnthonySouls]

@@kurtiskuchcinski2628 I don't think Qxe5 would delay it by much. Wouldn't Qxg6 basically seal the deal? I think it would take around 3 moves for a checkmate, but I am bad at visualizing moves, lol. I think she had enough time. Edit: Looked it over, and yeah, Qxe5 would prolong it. It's a pesky position. I need to get better at visualizing moves.

[@AnthonySouls]

Yeah, I analyze the game with stockfish, and it doesn't show any checkmates within the top 10 moves. Qe8+ was the move it said was best. The bishop one was the 4th best move, and the black gets their queen to e5 and f6 to foil it.

[@michaelh5720]

Very cool channel 👍🏻👍🏻

[@peterjansen4826]

A gentleman's draw, how nice of him. He would have won based on time, right?

[@RGP_Maths]

What do you mean? There's no way for him to avoid the repetition.

[@peterjansen4826]

@@RGP_Maths I probably missed that. I play beginner-level chess. Thanks for pointing it out.

[@ILoveMaths07]

Towards the end, what if Anna had moved her bishop to f8 to trap the King?

[@njvalueinvestor]

It was a good game, more focused thanNemo. He was also in "training" mode. Rematch !

[@harfenueglebarfenuegle8192]

Anna would immediately tell from my body language that I'm a loser

[@russ254]

you have many fine qualities

[@brujo4790]

Was the play in the end to bring the bishop F8?

[@ElMariachi1337]

Hope you enjoyed NL!

[@Pichess2011]

Your videos are so interesting; I love watching them. I'm also learning to make chess videos like Hikaru Nakamura. I think this helps me practice my English and review the chess knowledge I've learned. I enjoy playing bullet chess on Chesscom, and my rating is over 2400. I hope to play a game with you someday. From a 12-year-old chess girl in China.❤❤❤

[@mrboyban]

bishop D6,queen f5, seems the most obvious move in there.

[@uncle_matula]

you could bring a game with Judit sometime, I'd like to see it :D

[@steffanusarifheruwatono6149]

She should be able to check mate him

[@Yes-bk9cl]

Evil people online will not let novices run out of time... Instead they will keep adding extra time to the lost position...

[@MrBenhadad007]

Win by Time is no win for me

[@LeftLib]

So if I can figure out how to use the clock then that makes me 2100? I always wondered if there was a shortcut...

[@virut564]

Didn't knew Baus played chess too

[@ManuelDornbusch]

2:07 any reason to take with pawn? I would have given taking with knight a long thought. Can anybody tell me, if that would have been a) also good b) not so good c) blunder?

[@randomtask99]

Got to be over 2200 to be a Master but he was 2140.

[@MB-xe8bb]

They need to increase the time. After all the build-up, the climax is ..... no end-game -- I'm out of time. Fizzle, fizzle.

[@SunAndMoon-zc9vd]

I don't play chess, but have learned about The Cow and The Nimzo Indian. Does The Cow belong to the Nimzo Indian? Is it like in India where the cows are holy or something like that?

[@Kimiwimi2]

Inthought was not allow to talk, it could be annoy for other player You never know,... What kind of person is your oponnent 😮😮😮

[@EarthSurferUSA]

Well, if your opponent does not want to be talked to,---then talk to him/her. What do you do to win? Give them a massage and a glass of wine? Oh yea, when I knock down a tournament, there will be all kinds of new rules just because of me. But I will win first. :)

[@kirtanOfficial]

Wasn’t Qf7+ Kh8 Bf8 basically winning on the spot (you have to sac some pieces to survive)?

[@RealChessiver]

Are you ganna play in the Vasteras open this year if you are in Sweden?

[@gordonfarrer9692]

At the end, why not push your bishop to f8 with your Q on f7 to threaten mate? Am I missing something?

[@maverick_tt]

I dont play Chess at all, really like this video

[@sagesaith6354]

so ... Joel WHO? Groenwould? and who are his parents ?

[@Fletcher2007]

Они созданы друг для друга.

[@Azul_Monterrubio]

yes i think the same they could make so beautiful kids

[@scrubomega2030]

Is there something I don't know about chess? How did her King and Rook move in the same turn??

[@rolandocastaneda4429]

Those two should get married and have babies.

[@klauseuler9186]

Titled parents children Tuesday?

[@mangasprai]

Fastest friendzone ever

[@TweetyPAK7]

Anna! You were winning! 🤦🏻‍♀️ Good game though!

[@davidmatsis32]

If she m oved the bishop down with her queen she would of had a good chance to win

[@josephmak0865]

I think Anna will win if given few more seconds

[@thegoodthebadandtheugly579]

Sherlock, did you discover the side bar?

[@stereomois]

My best showing at a school tournament was second place. I lost to a kid from another town that was barely, but clearly, better than me. Our match game I was able to predict his moves but felt I was always a step behind him as I couldn't do it within my timeframe. Had a chance to practice with him since we qualified for the next tournament and I could beat him a few times, but he kept improving, too.