My Opponent Became a Grandmaster at 12 YEARS OLD?!

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[@BigFatSandwitch]

Bro talks more than Gukesh, Pragg and Arjun combined

[@MartialartsSpirit-on7ze]

Is not hard 😭

[@AdityaPal_sciencepal]

Add 10 more Nihals to their party and still barely makes a difference

[@prrockzed]

More than probably all the top 10 Indian chess players combined(minus Vishy and Vidit). Bro has great talking and chess skills.

[@mrflamingo1004]

He's been Americanized

[@Joseph-nh6in]

@bigfatsand Because they directly told him to talk through his moves.

[@coolberg5026]

damn he managed all three girls in chit chat while playing chess..

[@MrPanda-sw4lf]

And winning, damn

[@SCORP1ONF1RE]

hott girls, and winning

[@warrioremperor6320]

He’s a hobbit he’s not getting any girls

[@rabbittko1421]

​@@SCORP1ONF1RE Relax there bud

[@paolorossi8470]

@@rabbittko1421

[@coltith7356]

5:09 Bro went on a side quest and decided to give a chess lesson in the middle of the game 💀

[@boss_exe.99]

😂

[@RajAgarwal-pg7kn]

Hes a teenager, you dont haave to do much to distract him tbh.

[@bmno.4565]

Dina could have channeled her mommy side though.

[@vickistine9388]

@@bmno.4565😂😂😂

[@TopRamenPlays]

😂😂💀💀💀

[@Aditya_1706]

😢☠👿

[@uprollsariotvan]

@@bmno.4565 that sounds hella predatory

[@bunpeishiratori5849]

I used to play him regularly at the local New Jersey tournaments when he was about seven years old. He was between about 1600 and 1800 at the time so it was an even match. But it didn't take long before he was competing with -- and beating -- the best players (experts and masters) at the events. And then he stopped coming because it was no longer helpful for him to be playing amateurs. His sister comes to the tournaments now. She's about 1600 but you can tell that she has a lot of talent and will quickly become an expert. I also wouldn't be surprised if she's a master by the time she's eighteen.

[@mg9854]

Like Pragg and Vaishali...I can't wait to see that happen! Sibling duos competing against each other.

[@Zwellop]

I'm so impressed dude is a giga prodigy and also super outspoken

[@apet1572]

i mean not exactly hard to be outspoken when you're bombarded with questions lol

[@libertas12]

@@apet1572 you could still answer oneliners

[@Superman-os7dy]

Bro says Jai US instead of Jai bharat.

[@ShubhamNayak-oi4rn]

First time they failed in trash talk

[@MikeChamp]

Nah.

[@shreyasshanker858]

Couldn't go too hard on teenager I guess

[@kenharry4370]

Their not very good trash talkers(period)

[@Chess1503]

They always fail in trash talk until they play in a group against one 😂

[@ShubhamNayak-oi4rn]

@@Chess1503 that's true

[@kirtigupta9753]

Abhimanyu was a legendary warrior from The Mahabharata who knew how to break through the Chakravyuh(battle formation with concentric circles) but didn't know how to exit it.

[@amatya.rakshasa]

and Arjun was his daddy!

[@Ps_10_10]

@@amatya.rakshasa lol

[@lazaglider]

Seems like a genuinely nice young man. Wish him all the best.

[@mmathems395]

He's very polite.

[@imperfectmammal2566]

He seems like a nice guy, but his dad will be his downfall. His Dad legit uses his twitter to bash other people and create unnecessary controversies with people. He is more mature than his dad. its genuinely embarrassing.

[@mmathems395]

@@imperfectmammal2566 That's a very strange situation. I can't just believe that. I have to see it for myself. Regardless of what his dad has said, I hope that he grows to understand that you can't turn a hoe into a housewife - without getting into a mess.

[@JackCraft-tm9hj]

​@@imperfectmammal2566no you wrong it's his dad who made him a grandmaster! I pushed him and disciplined him to play every day

[@Aditya1998pandey]

11:07 Abhimanyu's "huh?" to women's candidates definitely surprised Alexandra 😂

[@harshrajbasant]

Its a more sophisticated way of saying 'aayein'?😂

[@boomerang8909]

Judit Polgár was groomed to play only with men, so she would feel the similar way to Abhi's response.

[@sebastiendorvily9028]

That man said let me play ultra precise!! He was holding back.. 😭😭

[@rajeevprabhu1954]

Bro saying he's a introvert and then trash talking flabbergastically with 3 hottest chess players -_-

[@bowxfire5275]

I don't see hikaru levy and magnus there 0_o

[@rajeevprabhu1954]

@@bowxfire5275 You talking bout the kids?

[@rohit0-s1v]

​@@bowxfire5275 hikaru is hottest chess player 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@andrei-cezarbleaje5519]

that does make him an extrovert

[@Fakeshridhar]

Diana tried her best to pull out Indian out of him.

[@uprollsariotvan]

Dina*

[@Roshhuu]

😂

[@user-dg6qj2pf1e]

Wym

[@deebhai6540]

Indian ke andar se kon sa indian nikal rhi thi bhai lekin😂

[@ankitSinghsayzz._]

Yes by asking him bout Meditation 😂

[@skrillex4u]

This guy talking with 3 ppl and still defeating them I was collectin pokemon cards at his age

[@gregoryfray4366]

I like how the 3 of them look at each other like "is this guy for real" 🤣

[@boxofcans461]

He's cooler than i thought

[@gregoryfray4366]

@@boxofcans461 he needs to touch some grass though

[@bnkiyt]

@@gregoryfray4366 I know you are used to touch grass(pub3s) of your uncle.. but not everyone's a perv3rt like you.

[@bowxfire5275]

​@@gregoryfray4366does he tho? I mean he's probably gonna get a better career in chess than touching grass.

[@MrPanda-sw4lf]

@@gregoryfray4366 He's got a better career than you can in your dreams. Also, history will rememer him not you.

[@guesthousemoabit]

I really appreciate that the Botez fam work so collaboratively all the time. They are such great vehicles to getting to know the international chess community. For example, I've never heard of Abhimanyu before and it's interesting getting an idea about who he is and how he thinks. Thanks Botez!

[@BhavyaHemani1]

do NOT let levy know that abhi became a GM at the age of 12 💀😂

[@fauge7]

He already covered it...

[@BhavyaHemani1]

@@fauge7ever heard of a joke??

[@AlexanderTheGreat871]

​@@BhavyaHemani1Even gta6 gonna come out before levy becomes a GM

[@divyaanshverma8304]

​@@BhavyaHemani1 Joke was bad and had been used a lot of times , try something innovative next time

[@BhavyaHemani1]

@@divyaanshverma8304 bro wtf go get a life tryna argue with me….go get a life you wierdo

[@nileshgosavii]

10:28 Citizenship gambit , Accepted variation 😂

[@nileshgosavii]

@@rohan1748 i know. Its a joke. Hence the 😂 emoji.

[@bowxfire5275]

He did get Gukesh right tho.

[@nileshgosavii]

@@rohan1748 okay genius. Don't you think there might be tiny possibility that his father does not have citizenship. And if he said something against the us or favoured any other nation, it might get difficult for his father to get PR or citizenship. Why tf do u have to be so technical about the joke bro? Get a life. And BTW he is getting coached by an Indian GM. It was Sagar Shah who did a fundraiser few years ago so that he could become youngest GM ever. So yeah, i would expect him to root for someone from India. Ps. I don't want to argue over this shit. Let me know if you want me to delete this comment.

[@rohan1748]

@@nileshgosavii no bro I'll delete mine...you took a lot of effort to write your comment so please keep it.Just add 'father' to your joke 😂

[@Superman-os7dy]

So just because of personal gains, he is favoring the US instead of India? Cool!!

[@saiarun5012]

Abhimanyu is one cool guy. He does play in a very strategized manner.

[@penguinclap8815]

Just like he did in chakravyu....oh wait wrong one

[@sarthak1109]

​@@penguinclap8815bro don't joke, why everything is dark suddenly 😂

[@penguinclap8815]

@@sarthak1109 I'm sorry 😅 Mahabharata's battle was EPIC CHESS so the similarity

[@helmutalexanderrubiowilson6835]

kid can talk with the three at the time give advantage and still win efforlesly..... very impressive

[@gilachess]

It's like playing against a talking stockfish !!

[@whamjampamham]

talkfish

[@pthelo]

This is the least that Dina has spoken in any video I've seen. Is she ok‽!

[@pthelo]

Ok - she started waking up around 11 minutes in.

[@mg9854]

Bruh they have a GM who speaks more than these 3. She didn't need to open her mouth at all!

[@MadChristoph]

He is a man of focus, three beautiful women won't make him lose

[@carlosalcibiades2065]

He speaks more than Anish. Bright future.

[@naveenkp8305]

I just need someone who looks at me like how Dina looks at Abhi...life will be a full circle

[@adarshkumar9336]

I noticed too Dina too .. FBI FBI 🤣🤣

[@JamesMiller-lb3sk]

This man really handled these three really well

[@justinbouchard]

this guy is amazing and you guys seemed to all be having a freaking blast

[@iseriver3982]

I like how Andrea just wants to sit and listen to Mishra that she forgets to move.

[@danply4700]

14:05 But where is your knight going? *Slowly taking with the pawn...*

[@HandOfDoom0225]

This guy is chitchatting while playing world class chess. I have to be fully concentrated when I play and still blunder some pieces.

[@rishabhpartap]

Muscle memory solidified by almost two decades of highest quality hard work.

[@atulbesra822]

To non Indians, Abhimanyu was the son of Arjun in the Indian epic "Mahabharata". 😀

[@johnbrooks6243]

Who asked

[@Animesh-b7n]

@@johnbrooks6243 joe... joe mama

[@godanuragop8244]

@@johnbrooks6243 ur mama

[@Shwetankdhyani]

Who is Joe's mama? Who is Joe? Why are we dragging Joe's mama?

[@07me3012]

Won’t this just create more questions? Who’s Arjun? What’s Mahabharata? Why is this relevant?

[@RafaelbySuzannah]

He seems like a sweet young man very very intelligent maybe even a little on the spectrum and it’s not fair that he’s being distracted so much but it’s so funny! Love these quirky chess channels. I’m not even a chess player. I am barely a novice chess player, but I love this and I love the clothing that red jacket is fantastic.

[@lucifermorningstar5249]

6:32 Dina cant get vidit out of her mind.

[@OG-Gangstaa]

Afterall he is the father of her children

[@harshrajbasant]

​@@OG-Gangstaawhat?😅

[@OG-Gangstaa]

@@harshrajbasant you should go watch the clip of her roast with vidit to get the joke.

[@harshrajbasant]

@@OG-Gangstaa thanks man. That was hilarious

[@ahbarabraham6154]

Already had been handicapped, was interrupted by 3 noises = and still win 👏👏👏

[@sarathipaul7909]

Vidit needs to see this video and finally pop the question. I can wait anymore 😭

[@nouyed]

Lets see how he does against dina next...

[@aryanchoudhury7859]

11:16 Andrea's laugh 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@rishabhpartap]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@quiet7632]

Imagine riding this easy. I can't talk when I play, I need my half a lobe of a brain to figure out the best way to blunder.

[@gilberth15]

Abi seems so nice!! Great video.

[@suerayss]

Dina the Chess Freud trying to drag him to the couch and get out his fantasies but the dude bamboozled his way out of with his mouth.

[@Auxius.]

Well.. *I* could beat him if he would give me four moves.. HA!

[@mlloser8318]

lol

[@Hello-jh1rq]

Same

[@mmathems395]

And he answered every single question that was asked 😅 How did this one get away?

[@federicoaprile2046]

legend says that bro couldn't sleep that night.

[@whynotlin7998]

Too much pressure on himself, all these records he set for himself to break. Just live and breath chess and if it comes it comes. Don't be like Ali Reza in the candidates (x2). I truly believe if Ali Reza didn't psych himself up both times, he would've placed better.

[@bananamonkeygaming14]

"if it comes it comes" is pretty terrible advice, if you want to make progress you can't just hope for the best, especially if you're aiming for the top

[@xtanpx]

One advice doesn't work on all. If it makes his life worth it, then so be it.

[@atulbesra822]

He is an underage kid. So the three ladies could not raise themselves to their trash talking best as they would have while facing someone like say Vidit.

[@Parasuraman-ey4wo]

Nice young guy. Seems very smart - looks like he would ace the IIT-JEE, looks and talks like many 17-years olds who got within the top 200 AIR (All India Ranks). He seems that good.

[@boss_exe.99]

Dina tempted to know which was his 2nd home land 😂

[@mg9854]

why tho?

[@emotionalIntelligence2078]

I hope he continues chess....and not talk his way out.

[@calm713]

Chess is just a board-game. I never can lose sight of that.

[@Nish_Poudel]

Bro is only GM who successful trash talked 3 of them .

[@vladimirputin1143]

13:24 dina belenkaya 😮 just trying to being indian mom❤

[@saadazim2]

So happy to hear abhi plays cr . Chess and cr are the only games i play . Someone i can relate to just missing 2000 elo

[@zaynevanday142]

GM at 12 what so he didn’t got to School at all ? He just played Chess all day since he was 2 😂😂😂😂

[@K.S_20087]

Chess is nore important

[@alcubierrevj]

Abhi vs. Andrea Botez!!!!! OK, let's use the Hasbro board!

[@himanshuagarwal9219]

Finally a Grandmaster who beats 3 very chatty women in talking along with Chess.

[@suryavarchasvi]

He predicted Gukesh would win the candidates from India after Fabi!!

[@AllmondISP]

I'm still waiting for the end ceremony of the Sardinia's chess tournament you won Alexandra. When is it gonna be uploaded?

[@simondewitt7161]

I learned at 2.5 as well. Grandfather taught me and I played Battle Chess where the pieces came to life and fought each other. I stopped playing chess to play sports, but people always assume kids are stupid (and they are) but you would be surprised how young they can learn and how quickly if you give them the chance

[@SuperKripke]

2:25 You're almost ready for Magnus. This is your warmup.😅

[@Lol_lets__play_chess]

Never seen Dina so silent

[@madd5]

God, the confidence LOL

[@dieselCric]

Bro is treating them like bros !! Thats why its easy to talk and win at the same time ! 😂😂😂 dont fall for girls tactics 😂😂

[@isaacthapa33]

7:47 that was soo cheap🤷🏼‍♂️

[@LiTTle_CountrYBoY]

He toyed them all 😂

[@chessartst1339]

Alexandra should have her own computer eval bar on how to lose the queen the fastest on every move

[@sirtainlee8725]

He's perfectly normal!

[@matthew9536]

Dina asking all the real questions haha

[@tomatogamer228]

9:31 ayyoo Dina bitin lips💀

[@mg9854]

😑

[@debasishraychawdhuri]

"I don't remember who is playing in the women's candidates, so I will pretend I don't remember the men's either"

[@t0_much_ink]

I miss the streams 😔

[@dominikklein5104]

Respect much fkin respect..

[@iamDamaaldumeel]

*6:30** Playing focused chess is the best meditation.*

[@ahmadyahyal]

14:55 🤓😂😂😂🤓🤓😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 ladies more questions 😂😂😂

[@user-vt7nv1od7b]

4:21 TAKE THE PAWN WITH THE HORSEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@rickrick5041]

Sure he's a grandmaster but 2 of them are very strong and the other is strong. He had to give white and 2 or 3 moves and all kinds of distracting chatter. He couldn't ignore the chatter and concentrate on the game because they kept asking him question after question. He did an amazing job to still beat them

[@user-vt7nv1od7b]

7:10 Knight takes G5 for trade I think

[@kooskoekemoer]

Alexandra flexing at the end when he said she played better that Andrea.

[@Movietimeei]

Bro literally said "I don't really want to go outside"

[@boomerang8909]

10:25 Reminder: Alex was born in Dallas, Texas. Notice which country she's cheering.

[@GRIMRAJ]

He is not introvert at all .... Gukesh pragg they r....he is ultra extrovert

[@MXDJR12]

your so good and love your vids keep doing what your doing

[@boomerang8909]

7:45 Alex has a habit of hacking a Botez opponent.

[@imviiku]

Good to see outspoken Chess player for once. Indian kids are too Timid

[@ab-tl2zt]

he was born and raised in the us, definitely makes a difference

[@cloudstrife7083]

when you realize that this guy played more chess in 1 year than most of us in our entire life in term of hours

[@dionoliveira4058]

Gracious how you let them old insecurities slide by for friends of the game.

[@justjim9723]

hes definitely not shy around gals, the other indian champion got flustered playing all three of them.

[@jazazzaza]

10:20 turns out its true tho, if you wanna go that way

[@AdityaPal_sciencepal]

Blud speaks Yapanese.

[@Digitron001]

shut

[@user-hf4jz8uj5n]

Bruh what. I hate gen z slang words

[@VARMOT123]

You are indian and saying the word blud. Ffs

[@AdityaPal_sciencepal]

​@@VARMOT123 do explain why me being Indian matters. Also, I live in US.

[@andrisman6865]

this is a best video so far, well done sisters!

[@Black_Knight2306]

There is a stunning difference between two cultures even though the ethnicity is same. Pragg or Gukesh grew up in India and Abhimanyu grew up in US and their characters are accordingly.

[@wayne7594Vruce]

They convert from native to english language in mind but he is fluent in English

[@arofficial3344]

?

[@Alton7771]

Am I the only one finds a funny that Alex is asking Abi about a social life.

[@user-5fd4tr9sd]

It's Abhi not Abi

[@boomerang8909]

10:32 From India, Dommaraju Gukesh and Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa!

[@nehcrow]

dude did not stop talking once

[@Cr1mson_Ic3]

All the people talking in the back was so unnecessarily annoying

[@adeebh1238]

Guy managed the yapping of all three and still won the games with disadvantages

[@livegamingyt2833]

i have to admit this is too much interesting video of all time

[@SOURCElm]

Bro isnt Against them. Bro will join them.

[@mikabottoli9268]

This is the best chess channel I've ever seen

[@adarshkumar9336]

From 9:00 onwards focus on Dina and her expressions: FBI

[@linuxbasic3399]

these 3 met their match...