Can 2 Girls Beat a Top Grandmaster Blindfolded?

[@chess]

Fabi's got true sight

[@SashaProstokvashka]

Yep😂

[@Jakobmu]

monday left me broken

[@know_how_games]

​@@JakobmuTuesday I was through with hoping

[@Jakobmu]

@@know_how_games wednesday my empty arms were open

[@Jakobmu]

@@foreveralone8698 thank the stars it's friday

[@ruddyminaya7273]

Gave me chills how well Fabiano knew how to move the pieces on the chess board while he was blindfolded. The best representation of the word passion.

[@FivesEyes]

Fabi would win tranquilized

[@thecalculatedcreativecoder1428]

​@@FivesEyesFabi would adopt these noobs if he was completely drunk and had severe brain damage.

[@jamesrayson4478]

its the italian hand gentures that helped him through the storm

[@xxxxxxxxxxxx_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

If that blows your mind, watch Magnus play 3 simultaneous games blindfold and crush everybody. It is the final proof we needed that Magnus is not a human being.

[@Rohannn0007]

​@@xxxxxxxxxxxx_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxbut he is

[@seya_2]

He's not just the 3rd highest rated players, He's also the 3rd highest rated player of all time.

[@dodonganngooi1]

Dumb

[@hangman8514]

Who's 2nd

[@Undead_starfish]

@@hangman8514 hikaru maybe?

[@Mike1production]

Kasparov hit over 2850 in his peak

[@Frank-wr2nf]

@@Undead_starfish kasparov

[@Checkmate_Edits]

"He's blind but he saw more than you" "I'd like to see you beat the blind man" "We both lost to the blind man" - Botez Sisters 2023 💀

[@hrozba99]

"U just spoiled the whole thing"

[@Checkmate_Edits]

@@hrozba99 sorry 💀 But what did u expect lol

[@shadowAliboss]

😂🤣

[@PoochieCollins]

I thought it was a missed opportunity that they didn't hit on him. It'd be nice to see the two ladies getting minxy at face value, and homeboy's much more likely to make a mistake.

[@pusheen0405]

@@PoochieCollins bro what

[@MussieA]

You know you're playing a GM when he declines your botez gambit!

[@jaydubbs3902]

Alex is soooo competitive "I'm gonna flag a blind man!" She kills me 😂😂

[@perpetualbystander4516]

It would've been hilarious to see Magnus take over as soon as Fabiano was blindfolded. He would scratch his head like crazy, trying to understand what the hell just happened. 😅😂🤣

[@KDlearns]

Amazing idea 😂

[@TroyBarnett]

That would be funny. I'd watch that.

[@moon4tzuyupokeonce41]

Magnus or Hikaru, that's a great idea and would love to see it...

[@evelynn4273]

might as well use stockfish

[@kiyo211]

​@@evelynn4273but that wouldn't be funny

[@Peter-hz3vs]

We all know that caruana is gonna win even he has to go against both Alex and andrea😂😂. They should secretly switch andrea with Hikaru to prank him

[@menachempike4489]

Fabi is better than magnus

[@salvadorarreolarodriguez6165]

@@menachempike4489 50 - 50 ...

[@bong8654]

​@@menachempike4489Bro what😂

[@menachempike4489]

I meant hikaru 🤣

[@throwawaychannel4807]

@@menachempike4489 Hikaru is world NO 2 fabi is world NO 3. Last time hikaru and fabi played in classical hikaru beat him.

[@Yurio]

Blindfolded chess player asking if the game is touch move is not something I thought i'd ever see

[@MegaClank]

He didn’t see it either 😂

[@Lobi10879]

It’s always impressive to see people being able to remember the entire board and be able to play in your head. I remember seeing people just talk and play by saying where they move, while keeping up a conversation.

[@LuisTrivelatto]

I think that at his level it doesnt even constitute a handicap. Its basically the same thing (excepy for moving the pieces of course haha) Its amazing

[@Slayteee]

he played with 90.5 accuracy against andrea and played 88.8 (it was 92.0 if he had played Ne5 check but he refused because of touch move) against alexandra

[@Budha3773]

Sheesh fabi is a beast

[@reecesowka8681]

Can’t believe that’s even possible. Not even against beginners either wow

[@brooka630]

he'd probably do better if he took it seriously

[@chanddd2]

I would never imagine he was also gonna play the pieces himself. Thats nuts.

[@JohnPaulCauchi]

Honestly fabi's hand-eye(?) co-ordination blindfolded is the most impressive part, like years of OTB and he just knows where the pieces are physically in space. Nbd7, Nf8 and particularly the smoothness Bb7xNe4 was wild lol EDIT: AND Bxd4

[@phen-themoogle7651]

Plot-twist: The blindfold is see-through lol jk

[@mrgamerbros359]

@@phen-themoogle7651jeah that’s what a lot of people think … fuck Fabi for being so damn good !!

[@iseriver3982]

Fabi literally playing the pieces has just upped the ante of blindfold chess.

[@kingkillah101]

pretty boss

[@wsemenske]

Moving pieces is harder, but it does provide info for where the pieces are (though fabi doesn't need that) I would be better doing blindfolded if I could touch the pieces

[@vishrutkrishna8469]

This is a huge flex. Fabi is a total stud. ❤ 2-0. Beat her without taking the hanging queen Beat her by voluntarily accepting a touch-move rule 🙏fab

[@Peter-hz3vs]

I mean not taking the queen is one of the best move as well. He is just so confident even when he can't see the board. Any of us mortals would just take the queen just to be safe.

[@vishrutkrishna8469]

​@@Peter-hz3vsYeah it is. But he did it with a blindfold on

[@user-ii4nm6fk7x]

Not taking the queen was the best move

[@Blinkers2007GameDev]

Wait, He threatened mate.. Didn't he? I thought not taking the queen was the best move

[@Blinkers2007GameDev]

@@user-ii4nm6fk7x Exactly. Threatening mate a couple of times while taking other pieces still doesn't solve the queen hanging issue.

[@justbleedprod.9414]

There’s something about Fabi blind folded at 5:09 saying “I’m not sure about that” that is completely hilarious

[@ngare.k]

Botez gambit at it’s finest. Doesn’t matter the odds

[@TheReddaredevil223]

Fabi is really the #2 player not the #3 player. I know Hikaru briefly overtook him but to call him the world #3 because he wasn't #2 for a few months is kind of insulting.

[@rand504]

Bro why are you making him move the pieces himself when he's blind 😂

[@spookyboyxl3318]

He wanted to do that

[@macchiavelli199x]

i feel them, he's the 3rd highest rated of all time, might as well just get him in trouble from the get-go lmaoo

[@Yurio]

I thought it was hilarious, plus we all knew he would win regardless so its better content lol

[@alokkumar8642]

That is the only way in which this matchup even makes a bit of sense. If Fabi doesn't need to move pieces he is just too strong for them even blindfolded and the matchup wouldn't have made any sense. I remember Vidit smoking Alex blindfolded playing on four different boards simultaneously and Vidit is not even as strong as Fabi. Only with this piece moving odd there was some very simmering hope for Botez sisters if they could have somehow managed to flag him.

[@nikitakucherov5028]

When a grand master doesn’t take your queen you can literally resign immediately

[@calculatorade]

Being blindfolded vs you two is a huge advantage.

[@i_never_asked_for_an_alias]

xD

[@gior987]

+2

[@PoochieCollins]

He should've used that line, would've leveled up his charisma.

[@kartikeyagobhil1951]

Spitting facts

[@montagdp]

ROFL

[@joseluizcarvalhosilva8055]

calling him a "top 10 player" is a massive understatement

[@tristan7720]

1:02 GYYAATTTT

[@j-slowsongs7641]

He is soo modest and I love his vibe! Keep it up Fabi!! Hope to see you on the next GCT 2024 in Romania🔥🔥

[@markd.7129]

I once played blindfolded. After my opponent opened with D4, i countered by knocking all of my pieces across the board.

[@florianlipp5452]

being blindfolded was actually an advantage for Fabi: he got less visually distracted by his opponents...

[@douweodh4146]

That’s what I thought too

[@asherm4767]

But would Fabi really be distracted?

[@LoganNagol]

What’s crazy is Fabi could have done this at the age of 12 lol

[@viveviveka2651]

Probably even when much younger.

[@AdamLischinsky]

@@viveviveka2651 Nah, Fabiano wasn't really a prodigy. definitely a late bloomer for chess. He was only like 2160 FIDE at age 12. I remember beating up on him when he was 10 or so at chess camp - he was rated around 2000 USCF then (like 1900 FIDE), which is OK, but certainly nothing special compared to non-American kids, and he seemed weaker, definitely a pushover in blitz. Although, I thought he was really small, but it turned out he was just several years younger (well, he's also kinda small)!

[@user-lb4ew7gr2j]

@@AdamLischinsky yeah a grandmaster at 14 certainly isn't a prodigy

[@TOP10World1]

Yeah yeah you beat him, and now he's top 3 and one of the best players ever, where are you? better stop letting ego talk homie!@@AdamLischinsky

[@ElijahEller]

Fabi is the 39th youngest player to become a grandmaster in history. So, definitely not a late bloomer for chess. And also, definitely a prodigy by any measure, since there have only been 38 grandmasters younger than him in history. @@AdamLischinsky

[@WonderOfU_Jojos]

The mirror:🗿

[@2highbruh]

ooooh...culltured men huh

[@Kira28720]

The mirror where lol

[@WonderOfU_Jojos]

@Kira28720 1:02

[@Kira28720]

@@WonderOfU_Jojos Damn that...

[@nastyc6052]

To those that dont realize how difficult this is remember he has to memorise where each of his opponents pieces are placed

[@princeantisocial]

And have a conversation at the same time

[@julius7506]

You don't realize it's actually easy for a GM. Carlsen has done it with 5 boards blind folded. In 1934, Alekhine played 32 boards blind fold simultaneous. Current record is 48 boards. And none them touched the pieces.

[@Ibethepappy]

Fabi doesn’t need a blindfold. Just take his glasses away from him. 🤓🤓

[@williamgrammer9549]

It’s really cool when large creators bring out relatively lesser known super GMs to a wider audience

[@experiment0003]

but Fabi is a well known super GMs... Magnus, Hikaru, and a tie between Alireza and Fabi. Daniel is not a super GM. Gotham Chess is not a super GM.

[@williamgrammer9549]

@@experiment0003 he’s well known in the chess community. Not to a wider, more casual audience.

[@antoniopinto2627]

He played Blitz twice and won twice blindfolded, these top chess players are just amazing

[@D.U.D.E-]

Wtf! I had no idea you could move the pieces blindfolded too. That's the first time I've seen such a feat. Usually someone else moves the pieces for them. That was incredibly cool to see.

[@jorgesolano1703]

this was awesome, yes the blindfold, yes the charisma of the botez sisters, yes the expertise of fabi, but it was also the wholesomeness of the situation, not so much a chess clickbait freak skill video but a friendly setup of close friends enjoying the game

[@LEOZAMAN]

Me: Closes eyes for a sec My Mind: Where am I 😅😅

[@lebannen6056]

It would be cool to see two players playing both blindfolded, moving the pieces like Fabi but without any help in fixing the position of the pieces so that the chessboard would be a mess by the end and the players would be really confused while playing

[@anymsjsgb5827]

thank you to the mirror at 1:01

[@alexeyamosov664]

Horny jail awaits

[@mohidfida5841]

Bro😭😭😭😭

[@AmericanIdiotPolitics]

down bad lol

[@samuraicheems2442]

Not even I'm that down bad

[@pouyaahmadi3706]

The Mirror behind, Was the Most valuable player in this video !!!

[@呂皓恩]

First time seeing a GM move actual pieces when playing blindfolded.🔥🔥

[@emiljano.1616]

1:02 gyatttt

[@UNDER-TONE01]

I thought I was the only one😢

[@tonixgamer3226]

1:01 i gyat something in my eyes

[@platofin]

This vid was great! Consider using mics for this tho, that echo is crazy on the camera audio

[@5yotub]

Botez Gambit: Declined & checkmate

[@bryantcullen1377]

It is unreal he can do this blind. Absolutely insane.

[@johnwalker1058]

I'm just blown away with this type of content showing us the scale of different chess players' abilities. Super GMs are just unreal. Facing an expert and a master, while blindfolded and still winning easily. Aside from the blindfold chess playing, I couldn't believe that Fabi could also seem to keep track of the physical locations of the pieces in space and not be like knocking pieces over trying to move them himself.

[@mikecantreed]

Who is the master? Alex’s peak rating is 2000 and Andrea is nowhere near as strong.

[@patheddles4004]

@@mikecantreed Alex is the master: her peak rating is 2092 (April 2016) , and she's a WFM. That being said, I don't think Andrea qualifies as an expert. My understanding is that expert means 2000+, and Andrea's peak rating is 1773 (June 2018). Bonus: Fabi's estimated 2400 ELO blindfolded would put him more or less on par with Levy Rozman. That could be an interesting match-up.

[@JaredLucas]

I was actually distracted by the nice board. Awesome that you're making them!

[@ColHogan-bu2xq]

Always a pleasure to watch such sympathetic people playing together. Long live BotezLive !

[@iseriver3982]

'its really hard to play a higher rated player' Alex, 2023

[@felixaddes]

Fabi vs Hikaru with blindfolds would be quite the spectacle

[@張謙-n3l]

I love how when his opponent claimed that he should move his accidentally touched pieces, he is feeling fine about that

[@idonttakenaps]

0:02 Ding, Liren the hec

[@Chicagostayscoldd]

They should make blind chess an event if it isn’t already.

[@miyamoto900]

Alex got entire bakery ;-)

[@LightningGunne]

Alex getting intimidated once again by the feeling of playing a top GM? hey, at least you didn't scream this time!

[@LightningGunne]

@@sitbone3...you do remember that time Alex had to play Hikaru in a Titled Tuesday, don't you

[@TOP10World1]

"I'm trying to survive" 1:03 me too buddy

[@colkestrel]

That was some mad skills displayed by Fabi there.

[@jarifahmed7444]

Playing blindfolded against Botez sisters is easier, because they wouldn't be distracting you

[@jstuckless]

Botez gambit in the first game, that's the content we love and expect.

[@donkeyking475]

2 girls, 1 checkmate

[@shyguybutbraveonwifi3703]

Top GM doesn't do justice to how good Fabi is! He's literally one of the best chess players ever.

[@bloodcake1337]

mirror is mvp

[@nedstarks4142]

I would love to see super GM play without a board. Like Sherlock Holmes 😂

[@tenningale]

0:02 Bobby Fischer was 2785... in 1972. Higher than both of the 2023 World Championship players. Crazy.

[@RaineriHakkarainen]

Caruana scored 8,5/10 in St Louis scoring elo tournament world record 3080! Karpov in Linares 1994 11/13 elo score 3040! Alekhine in San Remo 1930 elo score 3040! Fischer and Kasparov their best tournament scores only 2990! Fischer beat the weakest champion Spassky only 17 wins 11 losses! You can not lose 11 times against blunder maker Spassky! Capablanca would beat awful Spassky 8 wins 6 draws zero losses! Carlsen would beat Spassky 6 wins 6 draws zero losses! My old computer tought 5:22 minutes Capablanca-Reti game move and solved! Same computer tought only 4:37 minutes Kasparov-Kramnik game move and solved! The computer telling the truth Capablanca better than Kasparov!

[@aboodrezq2113]

5:17 I will not take the Queen ♥️🥰 I will just checkmate you☠️☠️💀

[@Philson]

6:39 Fabi without glasses looks better!

[@brycehammerton4542]

A friend of mine beat me in a whole other room while he was playing online poker lol I would call out the moves to him.

[@PratyayDey]

I hate how so many of the comments are about mirror reflections. Some people are truly slaves to their lust. And then they complain why women get more attention and stuff. Bruh, u give them the attention.

[@teomantunabaysal377]

Fabi is so calm😂

[@scarekrow1264]

i would like a format called "2 Girls 1 Cup" more - like you both training super hard for the "Chess World Cup"

[@raven12387]

Fabi doesnt wear glasses, the glasses wear Fabi

[@acuegra]

He should play gotham, both of them blindfolded

[@KrumovBobby]

Caruana puts on the blindfold: YOU... ARE NOT... PREPARED!

[@DeSilsky]

Beautiful video. I love Fabi, he is my favourite player, and I love you both, Botez sisters, you are fun, you are beautiful and you produce nice and amazing videos and make the chess world a better place. Don't you ever change. Regards from Madrid.

[@mbulelolomo2381]

Where can one play chess in Madrid weekly?

[@valnovanoth]

6:38 Alex stare at Fabi was like: "this gentleman not only won blindfolded, but without killing my sister's queen and with such grace... I'm wet"

[@englishwithchris13]

What's going on with the captions at the beginning? 😂 "Can he shake my ass blindfolded?" Erm, what am I watching... 😂

[@anuj68]

Great vid, love fabi and the botez sisters. Also, this would have been way funnier with the wobbly pieces board 😂 😂

[@jesterfonseka8854]

Gyatt damn 1:02 mirror😂

[@MuhammadIqbal-dp2es]

5:21 Finally classic Botez Gambit

[@samafshar]

3:38 Someone stole the shampoos on the other side of the table.

[@stianaslaksen5799]

Huge respect for Caruana for always being mannered, well spoken and a kick ass chess player.

[@burgandi]

"it'd be bad if we beat you, so this was for your own good. " blundered in the opening, clutched a draw. 💀

[@T90-z6s]

to me it's more impressive that he can move the pieces blindly rather than him winning 🤣

[@AdAstraStakePool]

2 girls 1 grandmaster

[@utkarshmishra1161]

He don't get distracted 😂😏

[@floolo1]

they made one of the highest rated players ever play the game blind, moving his own pieces while doing so and on top of that wear their merch 😱💀

[@Sahl0]

lol Caruana wearing da Botez merch

[@hiranyabhbaishya1460]

Alex's reflection on the mirror tho

[@jordanmartens5591]

Honestly I think it would be easier to play you guys blindfolded than not blindfolded

[@kunjupulla]

That mirror did his job 😀

[@LightofAidan]

Ah. The classic Botez Gambit.

[@Matthew-bu7fg]

if Fabi was blind, drunk and feeling sick... I might just win a pawn off him

[@JigsawLV]

Decent setup placement in relation to the mirror behind Fabi

[@androide81]

So, Paul Morphy played blindfolded a lot, what I don't know if he moved the pieces himself or somebody just moved for him. Impressive what Fabiano can achieve

[@syauqiachmad]

just so you know fabi wore advance thermal goggle , it displays surround if something "hot" around...

[@Thete]

I feel like the higher your elo, the less being blindfolded actually matters. A 1000 couldn't even make it to the middlegame, a 2000 could play a full game but at a diminished capacity, and a super-GM pretty much just plays like normal.

[@mrchess8522]

Crazy how they did everything to distract Levy when he played them blindfolded, but they were super nice to Fabi :)

[@y.k.2143]

well, Fabiano is GM, you gotta respect that competence and hard work, while Levy is just an entertainer, so it's necessary to keep things fun and simple.

[@musaevdes]

1:18 Left side, don't thank me

[@nabilsayed1733]

damn🥵

[@benjieleones3817]

5:56 "if you do what?" bro🤨🤨

[@JorgeSoto-iv2hn]

Never in my life have I ever played chess blindfolded. If I’m asleep I can move the pieces so I could checkmate your opponent.

[@Markoshirzadapool]

1:01 that’s a loose position ! He can capitalise on if he castle !