Can You Actually Get the Rarest Move in Chess?

[@LikeGG]

The thing is... Now that there's at least 2 documented cases of this move happening it it no longer the rarest move in chess

[@leonhard6327]

time for Hikaru and croissant to work their way up until all rare checkmates are no longer rare but just a way to flex on someone

[@alisaglam2465]

people being able to do it doesnt really make it any less rare tho (maybe statistically if we talk about a more common one that has less people that did it).

[@WatermelonDoge]

croissant now needs to do the doubly disambiguated knight capture checkmate because im pretty sure that is also tied for the rarest move in chess

[@Chex_Mex]

​@@alisaglam2465I didn't watch the original video saying this was the rarest move but we have to talk about what we mean by "rare". I think they mean "unlikely to see in a real game played by two players trying to win", in which case that's probably right. I have no clue how they calculated the odds though if they used that definition

[@babyflintis]

W tho to croissant for doing this tho😊🎉

[@JamesRowles-w7r]

Normal people: Won 20 million dollar lottery Croissant:

[@Fudgeball360]

Normal people?!

[@HydrochloricGaming]

@@Fudgeball360yeah everyone wins the lottery 0 dollars specifically

[@Miaucraft25]

​@@HydrochloricGamingnah, -1000 dollar

[@HydrochloricGaming]

@@Miaucraft25 oh yeah lol

[@dodoaf1]

@@Miaucraft25nah -10 dollars

[@shreyjain3197]

the 1 in 342 billion probability is for getting the move randomly, if ur actively trying to get the move, its the probability is not THAT low but still incredibly difficult

[@RottenFishbone]

Not randomly, organically. Even then its debatable because the esoteric moves are likely not organic.

[@Coppermeshman]

Esoteric? ​@@RottenFishbone

[@ManishTiwari-sj7gi]

Who tf would promote bishops after bishop randomly in normal games bro

[@abigailmcdowell4248]

The odds stated in this video, calculated in the other video, is just based on how many times the move has occured in a database of games, so it's in mostly normal play yes, so intentionally trying for it will make it significantly rarer, but it's not the odds of it occuring "randomly"

[@extrastepsrequired5373]

No shit sherlock

[@Cutyofoot]

Croissant: Can you actually get the rarest move in chess Hikaru:

[@starsandsus3725]

to be fair he said "human" and..

[@catslowgamin]

​@@starsandsus3725alien man

[@Frogloveryt]

We got croissant shirtless reveal before GTA 6

[@TheChessRobloxian]

10:47 If I stalemated again, an innocent pedestrian WOULD be getting hit by my computer..

[@Azariy0]

When a knife ad scams you and you throw your TV at an immigrant.

[@Alphabetatralala]

You do realise that because of you this isn't the rarest chess move anymore ? Let's train those knights checkmate then, shall we ?

[@SusDoctor]

"Grandmaster Croissant" don't you want that title?

[@EnkhjargalanEnkhsaikhan]

Nikaru hakamura -Croissant

[@minecraftwoodman9589]

my way of saying everyone’s name :)

[@yeeterdeleter0117]

​@@minecraftwoodman9589 winecraftmoodman

[@MirjanaDimitrovski]

deeteryeleter​@@yeeterdeleter0117

[@1_divinity]

​@@yeeterdeleter0117deeteryeleter

[@anitarawatnegi5129]

After translation it was Nikaru didn't cry

[@thisaccountiscracked3695]

Bro just keeps doing harder things in each video, I'm surprised Bro hasn't checkmated Stockfish with only a king and a pawn. 😭

[@remcovanhartevelt588]

You can't checkmate with only a king and a single pawn, perhaps if you do it in the same way the redit post does the 3 bishops checkmate

[@gaviantxc8213]

​@@remcovanhartevelt588you can promote the pawn

[@randomthingswithbrennan]

@@remcovanhartevelt588you can if you promote it’s considered sufficient checkmating material

[@eyallevin6302]

@@remcovanhartevelt588 ya you can, promote

[@M1m1s]

​@@remcovanhartevelt588r/whoosh

[@GabesHacks]

Low rated players don't resign because their opponents are low rated and might mess up. I'm rated around 750 right now (I'm trying) and there are games when I've blundered my queen and still won. Even if I'm down to only my king, I wait it out and make them seal the deal because they can either run out of time or stalemate me.

[@tiyaghosh2600]

HE IS ALBERT EINSTEIN

[@nozveli]

im 500 and ive turned so many losing games into stalemates cause ppl at my skill level dont usually see them

[@LolCat361]

Came for Doubly Disambiguated Capture Checkmate, stayed for shirtless Croissant.

[@eagleandrewchess]

I just realised one thing: I did a regular double disambiguated bishop checkmate instead of a capture one... gg bro

[@jectlikeslearning2014]

WAIT WHAT ONLY ONE GUY GOT IT IN LICHESS WAS I U

[@Jp19Sr-cp5bq]

Bruh

[@Turtle-.-]

Wait, to get a row and column identifier on a bishop for a checkmating move in chess notation, it would have to be a capture no?

[@Corridor3000]

​@@Turtle-.- discovered attack

[@Turtle-.-]

@@Corridor3000 How would a discovered attack have a column and row identifier for the checkmate though?

[@Mr.VestaYT]

Croissant:Can You Actually Get the Rarest Move in Chess? me:Yes

[@reachvidurmurali]

Turns out NO actually

[@Mr.VestaYT]

@@reachvidurmurali it is possible tho

[@reachvidurmurali]

@@Mr.VestaYT I'd rather not waste a week thank you

[@bop9444]

​@@reachvidurmurali its possible You just arent willing to do it

[@KouroshKryptic]

@@Mr.VestaYT what is this comment

[@Galaxygamer9400]

Croissant loves hell even more than Satin himself

[@explore9451]

Satin

[@gameymcgamer847]

Satin

[@Tanck1to5-bn8ft]

Sitout

[@SaadXD3500]

The new video : Can you promote all your pawn into queens ?

[@THEarrasBuddhist]

Probably no, it would be checkmate before

[@M1m1s]

​@@THEarrasBuddhistyou can, thechnically, but it's tough.

[@flaviogattamorta2132]

1:18 when Black Resigns "Why though?" and +9 eval pops up... good vid and effort btw

[@Jake-yf6wt]

2:02 "and this made me wonder, what am i doing with my life-"

[@rishterm]

Yes, that is what he said in the video

[@Jake-yf6wt]

@@rishterm the main reason im saying this is because how abnormal it is

[@276З]

Yeah we’re watching the same vid man, don’t worry

[@coclayla3]

3:29 I love how captions say that he's ai

[@Galaxy-w8j]

Lmao

[@RupertAndCheese]

You're mixing up chance and incidence. It's not 'less likely' than winning the lottery, it's less common; chance has nothing to do with it.

[@Cole.Elders]

Gotta love Paganini's 24th Caprice 1:03

[@StarNova9]

Ever since I saw the rarest moves video I wondered when you'd try to do the doubly disambiguated checkmate

[@KinmAdm]

Great, now get the doubly disambiguated knight checkmate >:) Btw good job on doubly disambiguating your opponent:D

[@KouroshKryptic]

6:15 the bishop on the top can't take because it would be single-disambiguated

[@Nearthy]

7:55 "Nikaru Hakamura" is wild 🤣

[@Zozz-tw9vn]

Almost as wild as cagnus marlsen 💀

[@englishstudy7906]

I think this might be impossible but u can try it too En-passant royal fork with a pawn checkmate Do like this: U will need setup like this For example, *black king on f7* and *black queen on d7* *black pawn on e7* for white *white rook on g file or g1* *2nd rook on a file 8th rank or just a1* *white pawn on f5* *queen behind that pawn on e3* or on E file *2 dark squared bishop* on *c3 and b4* and *knight on g7* Even though queen can move we still want *pawn to move to e5* *then our pawn on f5 capture the pawn leading to a royal fork* queen can't do anything except taking the pawn by *Qxe6* then our *queen on e3* *capture* the queen by *Qxe6#* that's how it is done even though this is not proper checkmate but this is the only way

[@Vitrivius]

an en passant can lead to a royal fork tho? knights can jump over pieces

[@englishstudy7906]

@@Vitrivius U will need setup like this For example, *black king on f7* and *black queen on d7* *black pawn on e7* for white *white rook on g file or g1* *2nd rook on a file 8th rank or just a1* *white pawn on f5* *queen behind that pawn on e3* or on E file *2 dark squared bishop* on *c3 and b4* and *knight on g7* Even though queen can move we still want *pawn to move to e5* *then our pawn on f5 capture the pawn leading to a royal fork* queen can't do anything except taking the pawn by *Qxe6* then our *queen on e3* *capture* the queen by *Qxe6#* that's how it is done even though this is not proper checkmate but this is the only way

[@lubomirkubasdQw4w9WgXcQ]

i actually had a dream today about the rarest move in chess. and now i got this reccomended. youtube is mind reading confirmed

[@lubomirkubasdQw4w9WgXcQ]

ok

[@undefinedmonoxide]

Vertical Castling Checkmate: *jumpscares in chess rules*

[@Light_Yagami-y6j]

High quality content! Keep up the good work.

[@Bettarn]

7:56 Is that the world-renowned, cheese grandmother Hakamura?

[@Spyder016]

This is the funniest chess channel ever I love your videos

[@lillyrose6568]

Loved the video! Editing is amazing. One recommendation is to not overdo it with the funny cut-offs. Looking forward to your next video! :)

[@TroyBoyJoy]

challenge idea: promote every pawn that you have

[@jectlikeslearning2014]

into a literal bishop

[@crimson14828]

@@jectlikeslearning2014promoting all of his pawns into one singular literal bishop

[@yourlocalcomrade7580]

​@@crimson14828i acknowledge you as a funny person

[@necroscaper]

Underrated ahh channel

[@kitebrethren]

LMAO THE SEVERE AND CONTINUOIS LAPSE IN JUDGEMENT

[@carlosocasio9946]

This video is a masterpiece my guy. Amazing job!

[@kenshigpo]

Bro shouldve just played the lottery instead and wouldve won

[@grass_unmastered]

Now attempt the double disambiguated bishop capture that forces the opponent to play forced en pessant stalemate

[@ryanwang8377]

M1 "oh my god i just need to-" opponent resigns

[@LilTimaPlaysGames]

Bro is the camman18 of rarest things but in chess

[@kostan69420]

toddler moment

[@LilTimaPlaysGames]

@@kostan69420 reel

[@jeffreymimay0203]

LOVE THIS CONTENT MAKING CHESS VIDEO ENGAGING AND ALSO ENTERTAINING IN UNIQUE WAY! SUBCRIBED BRO

[@twa9342]

This is INSANELY impressive. The resilience is unbelievable. Hats off.

[@ianchandler9993]

the 8-bit Paralyzer is the icing on the meme cake

[@HighlanderE30]

And there is Hikaru.

[@qiqillo1]

After all your games, even the fact you achieved it, the move is even rarer

[@flameninja5016]

A actually well edited chess video

[@42isthegod]

3:57 the simpsons are coming to chess

[@ExFabian]

7:46 Siivagunner detected

[@lawrencecataylo7712]

I dunno what that song is. Sounds familiar.

[@Cereal-c4l]

The editing has improved a lottt bub👍

[@c-r-y-0]

hold on let me cook doubly disambiguated rook castling O-O-O discovered capture checkmate

[@marialetiziadistefano8318]

You're so underrated, keep up the good work

[@PoggersCloud]

This guy is so underrated, he should have a million subscribers

[@DrTrash0]

would you rather have 20 million dollars or get a rare move in a centuries old game? Croissant:

[@Deathstalker-d4b3st]

'Lets waste hours of my life for virtual pixels to show exactly what I want' - Croissant, probably (also love the new humor style, keep it up)

[@H3yden]

not before 50k, but before 100k. Congrats on 63k. New Sub.

[@KylarCham]

Nikaru Hakamura 💀

[@BlazqeX]

I don’t think this move is hard at all, his “probabilities” are calculated by (position occured) / (games EVER played) which is not accurate at all. Also, when you’re actively trying to get that position unlike calculating those randomly played games, it’s really easy to promote to 3 bishops in a game if you think about it, like if your opponent doesn’t resign and you have like 4-5 pawns, you’re getting it! In addition, when you’re getting higher in ELO people often don’t resign in blitz games and have more common sense to play chess, which helps you a lot to complete this position. I would say this would take maybe 30 minutes at minimum and a few hours if you’re unlucky. 1 in 50-100 chance? Not 300 billion or whatever his number was. Just wanted to point that out, this isn’t a hate comment, I hope your channel goes well and you continue achieving extraordinary goals and make astonishing videos amidst this dark chess world. Gl!

[@nehuga571]

bro played trillions of games of course he would get that checkmate

[@MonolithproductionsT]

Some kid just got checkmated by the rarest move in chess and probably will never even know

[@iyaubutcool]

Cool, now do this in bullet with knights ONLY.

[@gmdFrame]

This absolutely incredible! Dood job, you did it!

[@yeeterdeleter0117]

3:05 -19 is crazy 🤣🤣🤣

[@covid19sama]

Now we just need someone to have Stockfish do this checkmate and we'll have gotten all the mileage out of this move that we can

[@reubengribler589]

this is an amazing short form video, you’ll be famous in no time

[@Sombot.V]

he did it (kinda) he hadn't fully boxed the king in yet, he would have had to move his rook from g6 to g7 then white move his king to c4 he moves rook b3 to c3 and white moves king back to d5 and then he would checkmate pope g8 to e6. tho of course when he checkmated he covered the c4 square with the pope (covering all 9 squares but there were only 7 covered before the check, so is this still the same checkmate?).

[@TriSKorean]

Who's gonna tell him: Hikaru got it like a week after the video calculating the move was uploaded.

[@PJvierennegentig94]

this guy has that dedication that we all need

[@jimmyh2137]

Now you have to do the Double disambiguated KNIGHT capture checkmate

[@THEarrasBuddhist]

NEXT CHALLENGE: WIN 100 CONCECUTIVE GAMES WITHOUT LOSING OR DRAW Rules: 1. Startoff from 800 Elo

[@VTEAM229]

we need this

[@taintwasher3703]

He'd gain about 800 ELO ain't no way you going all the way up to 1600 without running into stockfish

[@teimuraztavberidze]

and kids, thats why you should always resign so that the opponent wouldnt achieve more

[@badorni69]

meanwhile hikaru who got it second try: edit: apparently his opponent was in on it tho which I didn't know tbf

[@robo3007]

Have you ever thought about attempting a forced checkmate?

[@yeeterdeleter0117]

So... winning?

[@robo3007]

@yeeterdeleter0117 Yes, but where your only legal move is to checkmate

[@yeeterdeleter0117]

@@robo3007 oh that's fun

[@Noob-l5h]

Finnally a SRi Lanken has entered the spotlight

[@martianunlimited]

What about, the double disambiguated knight capture double check? :) (not sure if it is possible to do that with a bishop.. but i found 4N3/7k/8/8/4N1N1/8/2Q5/4K3 w - - 0 1 as a possible setup for that)

[@newbie4789]

That Sri Lankan kid who just learned about the video game "Liechess" for the first time was the real hero

[@lilsardine5]

hardest thing is getting your opponent to do an opening

[@alkabahuguna2699]

The fact that hikaru did this and the other rare moves in 30 min is mind blowing

[@Woohoo8888]

bros gonna get every rare rarity in chess now

[@AA-pk6fo]

came for the chess, stayed for the OF reveal

[@MalaysiaIsProChannel]

Ah yes, Nikaru Hakamura, the best world champion chess

[@McGoomba]

my ahh who would never resign:

[@Tetracontakaitetragon]

Nice job dude! :D

[@RazaKhan-h9x]

9:55 😂😂😂😂😂😂 stalemated

[@peterp.z2592]

i love you croissant you are the best youtuber ever

[@arjundesamsetti7052]

imagine he resigned one move before mate

[@frebbykiller6095]

3:56 the homer on the right i was laughing at him for no reason whatsoever xd

[@Jominer08]

8:39 just play g3 and let him take???

[@Woohoo8888]

you know its a good day when croissant drops

[@jtoh_yt_guy]

now do it as a friendly war, gl buddy

[@MonkeyBanjo7]

first video ive watched of yours! I loe the editing! I love chess! your commentary is amazing! i will forever try to help you maybe ifi run into you MB7Clove! Also Subbed :D

[@wheatleymanboy]

*stares at camera* GET OU-

[@Toucan101]

Bros the next hikaru

[@MagmaPlaze]

That little homer simpson over there 3:54

[@alsatusmd1A13]

The term “disambiguated move checkmate” only has meaning in short-form or compressed notations.

[@gefecedordj5838]

PLay the Reti opening: Drunken Calvary Variation

[@marisolhowe9933]

Ngl I think you should've just bought a lottery ticket instead

[@Reformy.6z]

Feels like those odds for minecrafts things lmao💀

[@BarnitaChatterjee]

Always love it when you upload your videos! Congratulations! Chessnotatione4

[@aloonne]

so no one is going to talk about homer hiding in the wall in 3:57?

[@Randombaconplayzz]

*_-nawh-_*

[@BaoChauLe-s5m]

3:57 wait homer?

[@Enrico_Pucci_M1H]

WHY IS NOBODY TALKING ABT THIS 😭

[@Barcelonafan100]

Yea