Banter Blitz with GM Vishy Anand | chess24 Legends of Chess

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[@DaDankStrafe]

Anybody else think he sits so still and quiet that sometimes you think you've accidentally paused the video? 😂

[@arnabdutta1775]

Lol🤣

[@Millipede666]

yeah... bit of a downer to watch. Magnus is far more entertaining.

[@purplemonkeydishwasher9818]

Millipede666 considering he doesn’t stream that often I thought he did pretty darn well. Plus, the point of these (I think) is to get to know what these great players are like and how they think when they’re playing.

[@adamsmith4559]

Dude was a sniper in another life

[@DaDankStrafe]

I disagree that this was disappointing. Think about how lucky we are to see world champions live streaming and commentating their high level games in real time. This is something technology has only made possible in the last 10-15 years.

[@sanchimishra4597]

Vishy sir you have paved a path for the chess players in India . Lots of love and respect to you sir.

[@IRON--MAN]

From me also 😁❤

[@Chivoyage]

Lol, Anand doesn't get dirty flag at 18:40 "I don't know what he's trying to do". Legend though, real calm.

[@Wisdom.Phoenix]

This video keeps interrupting my ads

[@mathematicaltricks8300]

your wit is sharp

[@garrettwilliams11211]

I've legit never seen this many ads in a video. There's like two per game.

[@sebastianshaw210]

Poor peasant either get brains and use a blocker or buy youtube premium

[@vdodenstein5754]

"This is not gonna end well." Made my day...

[@glum_hippo]

Notice how Vishy doesn't wait with his hand on the mouse. Try letting go of the mouse during your own blitz games and see your rating jump 1000 points...

[@MrGodofcar]

lol

[@Swagtorian]

5:32 i was like that 1400 guy doing very well with white he challanged central knight took bishop and so on then i saw da flip board and ok it makes sense

[@Eorzat]

It was the opposite for me. I was like "Why is Anand playing these kind of ugly moves?" and then the flipped board happened.

[@kulkidspin7691]

Woaw this made my day, i cant believe i missed this, banter blitz is the best thing that ever happened to chess, thanks chess24 for introducing us to the minds and thoughts of the legends 💙

[@QuakePhil]

18:50 "Not really sure what white is doing there" Nobody: "TRYING TO FLAG YOU!!!!"

[@jayantamondal719]

A five time world chess champion GM surely deserves better challengers!

[@jblglw]

.."Okay...what the hell let's have some fun."

[@jeremysilwoman]

19:04 Me after losing every bullet game

[@boredash4020]

great name ;)

[@foreverbooked2964]

But let's just acknowledge that a 1950 rated player beat the legend Vishy Anand himself

[@foreverbooked2964]

@garden patterns I know but we call vishy one of the fastest players ever. To make him lose on time against you is a pretty big achievement

[@omkarparopkari]

@@foreverbooked2964 that reputation comes from OTB, not online chess, to be fair.

[@preshx18]

It shows vishi is not used to online chess

[@aryandhawan1216]

Great to see vishy sir playing ! He plays in such a calm and composed manner . You r a legend sir !

[@shanugaur8218]

19:00 similar thing happened in tata steel india when vishy lost to anish giri on time "he should have focused more on time" he was on must win to qualify for London chess grand chess tour finals

[@ryancarter4334]

Yessss wanted this for so long. Vishy is a legend.

[@ryancarter4334]

@@borislavivanov5281 Yeah true, disappointed he only played 2 2000+ players.

[@foreverbooked2964]

@@borislavivanov5281 perhaps there weren't many challenges from 2000+ players

[@t-rexkalita1379]

@@foreverbooked2964 because 2000+ players are afraid of vishy!!

[@foreverbooked2964]

@@t-rexkalita1379 could be.

[@palashdubey2973]

The best thing about this video is the (1) in the video description.

[@mrbeanfan7217]

wat?

[@ujjwalmisra547]

Maybe coz he is playing banter blitz for the first time

[@boredash4020]

@@ujjwalmisra547 no when they do that it means there will be a (2) and a (3) and so on, so he will do more

[@sayso2135]

@@chessandmathguy I think it was edited

[@zxgh]

Wow!! When did Vishy do a banter blitz and how come this was never advertised in twitter!!!

[@derventio2860]

Anand and Kramnik are noble chess legends. Both iconic. ... Let the younger ONLINE generation FLAG them ... History will on ly remember ANAND and KRAMNIK.

[@Steve.Dennis]

Brilliant! Looking forward to more of these sessions from Vishy!

[@ex0duzz]

Can't believe Anands banter blitz has less than 100k views. Anands style is so natural and effortless, even more principled...? Completely different feel to the younger generation like Carlsen or Naka.

[@parthasarathibhattacharyya7166]

The guy who beat vishy on time got bragging rites forever!!!!

[@yeayeawhatevasureokayy]

This is amazing. I've been following Vishy for 27 years. Top 5 GOAT in my book.

[@Uditsinghparihar]

Magnus should better be no. 1 in that book.

[@rcroyc1528]

@@Uditsinghparihar Here comes the Magnus fanboy.

[@Uditsinghparihar]

Anirban RoyChowdhury : it’s not fanboying, his elo rating is highest ever achieved by a human in history.

[@rcroyc1528]

@@Uditsinghparihar *Was. And Caruana is a top 10 player OAT then ?

[@ajinkyap7102]

Magnus is a legend i agree but look beyond him please there are so many amazing players why are people blinded by this idea of no 1

[@jonathancrawford2379]

Brilliant player. Very entertaining to watch such a mild mannered GM deliver devastating attacks.

[@karezaalonso7110]

He's so mild and mellow he lost to 1900 player lol. Just shrugged it off and kept on playing.

[@amineasli1322]

Very clean games from Vishy, simple yet effective plans.

[@mikecantreed]

I think Kamsky should consider giving the FFL title to Vishy.

[@crazyim5]

One of the GOATs play banter Blitz and you didn’t manage to find any rated opponent or a human outside Turkey?

[@Gunanimbuzz]

They should play only with turkey.

[@hanafuda]

The Turks came out in style that day. Old rivalry with India, it seems.

[@gaBBarSlnGh]

This is Gold. Thank you Chess24

[@haggaisimon7748]

Vishy is just brilliant. Such a gentleman! Gives hope to the world. Each time I see an Indian I recall Vishy.

[@orcatreloaded]

Just here to look at Sir. Sir is an inspiration. On how to be a gentleman in personal life and how to be competitive in prof life

[@RaptureReady2025]

Brilliant plays here... genius !

[@AUFalcon64]

"And check, were in business" 22:29 what a beast

[@alunodavida664]

That 1400 guy should be really proud! Very impressive.

[@ciprianchirilov1039]

I dare anyone to find a bigger gentleman than Vishy in the game

[@Imetfreedom]

Thank you sir, you are a model as human and as chess champion. Like many people, a bit desappointed not to see big struggle and better level of your opponent. It was like Mike Tyson fighting with 7 years old kids. But I guess this banter was just a gift for weak players of chess24, something generous as we know you are. In any case, we'll see the power of your art prety soon in the next tournament where you are clearly the biggest legend actually. Be happy.

[@nitinkumariet0]

This man single handily developed the Game of Chess in a country like India with Billions of peoples...great respect from the bottom of my heart

[@Danumurti18]

Calm play but precise, great style!

[@Imrandela1920]

He sips of water and chews it, like his chewing his opponents 😁

[@TheTinaben]

All the best for the upcoming tournament Vishy!

[@pukulu]

Vishy apparently does not play a lot of online blitz. It's easy for him but he was surprised that he ran out of time in a game. His opponents were badly overmatched strategically and tactically in nearly every game, and his knowledge of opening theory is quite impressive too.

[@yviruss1]

a) Felt like India invaded Turkey. b) He is slightly better than Ding at banter. c) Hope he manages his clock well in the actual tournament.

[@yasinyurdayan1930]

sen türkiyeyi tanıyamamıssın

[@yviruss1]

@@yasinyurdayan1930 English please.

[@erdemersayin]

@@yviruss1 He said something like 'You don't know Turkey yet' (facepalm as a Turkish citizen).

[@yviruss1]

@@erdemersayin Thanks for the translation.

[@TropicalPianist]

Anand for a Lichess bullet or blitz tournament. Anand vs Tang let’s go.

[@keshavsoni9116]

Vishy rocks

[@alasinistra1434]

At 46:50 we have an attack masterpiece

[@viswanathananand9598]

I like this man

[@ryaghnaramansanthosh3140]

To those who complaints about him for not playing against 2000+ rated players, remember he have nothing to prove to you. He is 5 time champion. Its a great opportunity for intermediate players to challenge the former world champion. Thanks to chess24.

[@HansHenrikBay]

Turkey vs Vishy :) And no high rated players to give some resistance

[@Ole-er9jw]

Perheps this is the warm up.

[@merthayriaydin9465]

Vahap and Mustafa didn't play yet :)

[@gavinjones861]

Legend. I wish he would play more higher rated players during the session though.

[@MohiUddin-kl1go]

coolest guy.

[@Connaruto]

Enjoyed a lot

[@tgwnn]

1:28:49 why take the rook on e8 if you can target your opponent's weakness in the centre?

[@avikumarirm]

Thats the only move that we humans instantly saw but vishy probably overlooked because he was focussed on D pawn

[@jblglw]

If they had an automatic sign up for Premium if Vishy accepted your challenge option, I would have been in in a heartbeat. Well, worth the price to sit across the board of this legend.

[@dhimanbhattacharyya4246]

It was a very good gesture by him to choose some lower rated players. Imagine you are 1400 and vishy selects you as an opponent! Not many supergms would do that I think, but Vishy goes out of way to promote and popularise chess always

[@rajendiranrajendiran4042]

At 18:55,you could also go for black 1.R takes e1+,2.R takes e1,B takes c3,3.Re4,B takes a5,4.Q takes a5...vishy sir

[@apolitical1161]

Enjoyed watching

[@maverickm44]

Love Vishy Anand...thank you chess24. Please more such sessions...also invite Kasparov, Karpov etc. legends

[@IRON--MAN]

Karpov and Kasparov retired....Kasparov plays occasionally, but karpov retired completely

[@FlamingSteveMC]

Good luck with coming back to India. Our germany although is beautiful but on a long time not nice :D

[@olyou835]

Wow the legend himself. Love it, I saw bit too generous here and there 😏 and truly sportsmanship manners. He flagged intentionally lol.

[@stan335]

27:22 Rxf6 looks like winning a piece.

[@Brianro33]

I had to check with an engine because I never believe I saw a better move than a GM, but indeed Rxf6 (+8.5) is much better than Nxe5 (+2.5)

[@inemanja]

According to the camera angle, Vishy turned the laptop upside down

[@ChrisHyde537]

Gosh, I’m even more impressed with Vishy playing at 3am according to my phone. The man has stamina and a strong will.

[@The__weekday]

He has stamina, but he was playing in the evening hrs.

[@deepaksinghpatwal5755]

It started around 3:30 pm IST .

[@ChrisHyde537]

Patwal Time 😄

[@ChrisHyde537]

Rahul Abey so, my phone was wrong. I’ll have to upgrade

[@Ole-er9jw]

In europe,norway it started 2pm .anand = strong player!

[@kiranjith9287]

Brutal😂👏🏼

[@jasondoe2596]

My favorite player :D

[@duskoveselinovic2060]

What the hell, let's have some fun!!!

[@RitvikOhriLM10]

even vishy can miss Qc8+ at 28:20

[@Ole-er9jw]

"What the hell,lets have some fun" -lets blunder something..

[@lukacalov1988]

Vishy's move was better cuz his oponent resigned after 2 seconds -Ben Finegold

[@MassimilianoFarris]

very nice games and lessons by Anand. it would have been more fun if he had accepted some challenges from more high rated players than the ones he chose...

[@CapitanSombreroMotovlogs]

What a beast!

[@RCorreaPinheiro]

Is it possible to get the PGN of some games played?

[@ravikumarkothamasu]

Every indian chess player must like this video.hi Jan please bring more with Vishy.

[@TheAkreptimi]

Nice guy

[@akawojo]

I hope Kramnik will take on some players above 2000 Elo. such a snoozefest. second game KID was nice though.

[@pranjalparashar8445]

VISHY SIR 🙏🏻

[@davidgindi1192]

@1:28:45 Anand misses a free rook with check!! Crazy how even he misses obvious moves

[@3sm1rost84]

yeah, I noticed it too. Unfortunately blunders can happen to anyone, even the strongest players from time to time.

[@ricardoguzman5014]

33:57--Btk2 may reveal more than you think. Maybe he wants this kind of game on the chessboard. Find out who Dennis Rader is.

[@Thumolero]

Vishy looks like a god

[@kannu5264]

The Legend is here.

[@nupursharma6869]

He is best

[@KhairulImam10100]

Forgot about the time 😆

[@neanderthal10000ac]

01:31:03 grande finalização!

[@mikewood8813]

Game 2 opponent was 2301.

[@skchaubey007]

The Legend it's self

[@MrGodofcar]

himself*

[@troubleshooter24]

Anand vs Turkey it seems

[@karezaalonso7110]

Why censored audio at 29?

[@adamstewart247]

Eric Rosen vs Anand... most chill match ever..who else wants to see it? Maybe Hikaru helping Eric to make it more fair?

[@h0axyboi486]

Gosh the audio

[@zepofidvn]

27:30 Rxf6

[@karezaalonso7110]

1:28 Missed QxR+

[@Chesstastic5000]

At 1:33:56 was Nfxe4 playable?

[@anujku]

Beautiful attack out of nowhere 1:15:00

[@zxgh]

Why is Vishy named as Kovai ? Coimbatore to denote his hometown?

[@jibiteshsaha4392]

1:30:57 QUEEN SAC😱😱😱🔥🔥

[@avikumarirm]

Its Anastasia's mate

[@matthewviramontes3131]

28:21 Vishy missed 1. Qc8+! nabbing the Rook.

[@BotAtChess]

Vishy missed the rook alot of times in this stream only. Maybe he isn't used to people blundering pieces😬

[@BotAtChess]

You can check out 1:28:49 also

[@majormoha8826]

@@BotAtChess was that the real Kasparov !!

[@BotAtChess]

@@majormoha8826 of course not

[@majormoha8826]

@@BotAtChess thanks I wondered cause Anand said I didn't play him in a while .

[@bhnjhbjhbkgkkvhnhmbm]

I was expecting: "Hello frinds!"

[@Ole-er9jw]

-agadmator :-) haha

[@foreverbooked2964]

@@Ole-er9jw its hello everyone not hello friends

[@avikumarirm]

And as of this position we have a completely new game

[@TropicalPianist]

27:23 Rxf6 Rxf6 Rxf6 free bishop 28:21 Qxc8 wins a rook. He was playing or ? Lol

[@petrenkovski]

Exactly. I checked the comments to see if somebody noticed that white can play Rxf6, as the pawn is pinned.

[@bojandolinar1535]

@@petrenkovski Thought the same. When he said "And I think I am winning .... a pawn here" I was sure he was about to say he was winning a piece.

[@0692115575]

Bad opponent... bad banter blitz for Anand

[@doxfie.]

Turkey Blitz

[@Slywolf1992]

That poor 1041 player lol

[@methylbenzodiazepine]

1:28:45 Qxe8+

[@chintanmehta7192]

Starts at 3:36

[@stalkinglikecandy]

How about that banter, huh?

[@mcawesome4150]

He looks like an Indian dad trying to order something online 😂