CHESS CHALLENGE ACCEPTED with Michelle Khare!

[@ImCalebRosengard]

Anna is by FAR the best teacher ever in this community

[@g413n]

Danya is a great teacher too

[@hydra_dragon7397]

@@g413n and levy

[@hydra_dragon7397]

@@g413n and rosen

[@hydra_dragon7397]

@@g413n and hikaru

[@clawsoon]

Anna is great. She always prepares well for her students, listens to them to know where they're at, and puts the right challenge in front of them to take the next step. I've been surprised to find myself learning really useful stuff from Andrea Botez, too. She's not a natural chess player, but she has mental checklists that help her focus her easily-distracted mind on the most important things on the board every turn. For a weak player like me that's really useful, especially in the middle game.

[@wajne2]

I've seen quite a few of these Pogchamp coaching sessions (including Naroditsky, Levi and Nakamura) and I believe Anna is the best for the least experienced students. She is very patient and focuses on the thought process moreso than specific openings and situations. Also I love that these sessions are available for free!

[@dustinjames1268]

I agree The other trainers obviously had their strengths, but people like levy tend to assume you know basic concepts whereas Anna is willing to explain them all out Pacing is another huge difference, levy talks very fast but Anna tries to enunciate and be heard

[@shakeyfly]

This lady LISTENS. This was really enjoyable, intelligent and helpful. She retained crazy amount from the others.

[@Searcher626]

Oh yeah, to listen (and try to understand, remember, use this information) is quite a rare skill among people!

[@anonymeanonym5033]

She has done so much but is still so humble. Mad Respect. And Anna loved you as usual:)

[@ixnon]

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[@tokukao8987]

Anna is a freaking awesome teacher, but wow I don't think I could handle learning chess in front of a live audience, awesome job Michelle! She found patterns that I was too slow to even recognize lol

[@ALPHASOG]

I think everyone would love to hear: "Very good thinking" from Anna with that beautiful smile on her face. That is the strongest reason to play chess! :-D Thanks for great video.

[@rolfhenning8793]

And anyone would break down over the dreaded “sure”😭

[@maelstrom197]

Michelle is a very attentive learner. She seems to take on board everything her teachers say. Watching some of the PogChamps 2 tutoring videos, it's sort of difficult to watch with how nervous they are to get the answer wrong, but Michelle isn't afraid of that, she gives what she thinks is the right answer, and always takes on board the feedback she gets from it. I think she needs to work on her situational awareness, seeing what's attacking what, what's defending what, that sort of thing, but once she's got that, she'll be a very strong contender for PC3 winner.

[@ramachandra776]

Michelle khare may have taken up one of her toughest challenges yet . As anna said once , chess is easy to learn but takes a lifetime to master .

[@iamalittleboat]

With that dedication Michelle's becoming an early favourite, - on the other hand I feel like everyone is putting in so much effort this time around! This will definitely be the best pogchamps yet :))

[@IcarusGravitas]

I got to see this live and I'm definitely rooting for Michelle!

[@AngryWindmill]

How did she do? I've discovered Anna only recently

[@stevelaesch4163]

my goodness. nothing but immense respect for both Anna and Michelle. Especially for Michelle, because she ventured way out of her comfort zone to take on an unfamiliar challenge with nothing but a lot of pain, humiliation, and suffering at least in the short term. No, seriously. If we grow by persevering through failure, and gain wisdom by learning what doesn't work, then this makes her a hero in my book. And Anna! Such generosity of spirit! Damn. Wonderful to see players supporting each other like this. All of us benefit from it.

[@kccambe]

i literally just got into chess so idk how they do it but i’m obsessed with chess vids

[@genesisPiano]

Because of Netflix' The Queen's Gambit?

[@crowstar9069]

Basically being obsessed with chess, is one of the first steps to become good.

[@kccambe]

@@genesisPiano i actually already got into chess a bit but then i watched the queen's gambit and it was even deeper and i gained much more appreciation for it so it may as well have been

[@exquisitecorpse4917]

1. Study 2. "Chess is amazing! Invest a little time, get good results!" 3. Study 4. "Chess is the worst! Waste hours of your life for nothing!!!" Repeat.

[@pedrodesanti6266]

@@kccambe pog champz lessons are very good, look for others gms teaching streamers

[@Searcher626]

Michelle obviously is a good thinker. She asked the qestion "What questions do you ask yourself when choosing a move?" Right questions allow good thinkers to learn fast. It`s an example of meta-thinking. Bad thinkers don`t ask such questions. Good and bad thinkers are seen from afar. I`d answer the question more concretely - first of all, 1. Look at the position of the kings. 2. look at the squares the piece will immediately take under control (also at the x-rays) 3. Look at the unprotected pieces. If you still have enough time, also look at the squares it can attack later, and so on. But first things first.

[@cindygrape]

I knew very little of chess (like how pieces move) but I've been getting your videos in my yt recommended (maybe because of kevin?) and now I'm hooked! I was sure I wouldn't get it but after watching one of your coaching videos I won my very first bot game I ever tried 😱 you're such an amazing teacher and so wholesome 😊 thank you for these!

[@davidgustavsson4000]

I watched her lesson with Levy too. She's probably my favorite for the tournament, she's delightful.

[@okyeahbutwhythoe1804]

she’s wearing a CallMeKevin shirt, that’s true love

[@LeatheredSmoke]

She'll get to see his... Many leather bound books..

[@AngryWindmill]

She once said that she was gradually stealing all his merch including the Jim Pickens mug, it was so funny

[@Obyvvatel]

She's smart, definitely a sleeper agent for pogchamps

[@omgwerockhard]

and not that bad to look at either xD

[@JMUDoc]

Anna is like a basket of kittens. And the basket is made of chocolate. And the kittens are made of ice cream. Delightful lady.

[@johnjameson6751]

It is beautiful to see how patient you are Anna, while you make a video that is so compelling to view. No wonder you are so loved.

[@NoHeros247]

Michelle is my idol and the reason I have grown to love trying new things even now as a 24 yr old man.

[@M-F-H]

Lol @ "even now as 24yr old". 😂 Most of us are at least twice as old! 😉 Hope you don't give up trying new things when you're 50 or 60 years old! 😉🤞🏼

[@NoHeros247]

@@M-F-H definitely won't super sad when I meet people my age or younger that don't like to try new things.

[@MHK_JoseRizal]

I love Anna"s videos I hope to watch more

[@SonicsniperV7]

"The only participant that has ever taken notes" QTCinderella: Am I a joke to you?

[@SkepticalCaveman]

Well, Anna didn't coach her, so she didn't know that.

[@JMUDoc]

"QTCinderella: Am I a joke to you?" If so, a bad one - she's one of the most irritating streamers I've ever encountered.

[@caz3100]

Hi Anna, I'm quite new to chess. This was the first stream I watched by you and I would just like to say that you are a PHENOMENAL teacher. In just a few weeks I've been able to start beating my friends at chess and have become very interested in the game. Your patience and different explanations for strategies are very helpful and help me improve and grow. Thank you for being fabulous and amazing and I look forward to watching your videos in the future :)

[@k_ralph9391]

1:33:00 A better way to discribe why a forcing move like Rc7 gains time is because the opponent has now no time to take the knight on b5 but has to move his queen and now you got the time save your knight or even atack with the knight on A7 to win the next piece.

[@Philippiller]

Anna I recently stumbled across your Beth Harmon Bot Videos and I am now completely obsessed with you and chess. Started playing and I just have to thank you for the content you make! You are just a delight to watch and listen to

[@alfonsomacias1569]

I'm her because of her video but I became your subscriber cause you're an amazing teacher and seem like a awesome person

[@gwerneckpaiva]

I was there the whole live :)

[@AlgorithmDG]

She's clearly very dedicated, but you can only learn so much in one month when it comes to chess. . . I'm very interested to see how she'll do. She makes awesome content though, very cool!

[@gillespie2482]

Michelle will be the most improved player during the tournament

[@u140550]

Uh not exactly, Michelle and pokimane as far as the newbies are the most improved; but as far as all other opponents no. We have veterans that are coming in, and they have been training so they have competition.

[@gillespie2482]

@@u140550 So what you're saying is that Charlie getting from 1100 to 1200 is more improvement than Michelle getting from 500 to maybe 900? Huh?

[@InfiniteUniverse88]

Either her or Pokimane. They should be sparring partners.

[@skyevox4641]

I want to become a streamer. Purely so I can take part in Pogchamps and get lessons from Anna.

[@chrisgk7494]

Anna for lessons of this length, i think timestamps would be a nice addition for the KZbin video.

[@shashank22]

Anna is very wholesome to watch!

[@whukriede]

I believe Anna Rudolf has become my favourite KZbinr.

[@SweGoat]

2:03:15 Actually, rooks on the 7th are sometimes called blind pigs. (I think Nimzowitsch coined the term)

[@noraeld5020]

This was actually really helpful, you're a good teacher and an understanding one too

[@davidrobins1021]

2:03:00 I've heard two rooks on the seventh rank being referred to as "pigs on the seventh"...don't know if this is universal or whether it's a country-specific colloquial term.

[@JavierGarcia-sd9tj]

I think it's something of English in general but only English. In Spanish, for instance, you would never hear smth like that; "torres en séptima" (rooks in seventh) and that's it.

[@genesisPiano]

Yeah, I've heard a rook on the 7th as being called a pig, too

[@racheeeed]

Anna is such a sweetheart and a great teacher !

[@u140550]

i'm going to be excited when this comes out on her channel!!! love her videos!!!

[@nou-kc1ws]

yi same

[@JavierGarcia-sd9tj]

23:21 Lol that sounded like Tal's spirit playing an opening xd.

[@noski1240]

this is such a positive and helpful video, thank you!

[@jirivesely441]

She is realy clever for absolute beginner in chess, great. Your style of couching is amazing.

[@PhoenixBlade538]

Anna is so encouraging; it's so nice :)

[@samvchess6266]

I love how you say a pawn promotion to queen is a "fairytale story" 1:00:05 that is so sweet!

[@JarHead54321]

I feel like I learned so much from this video! Thank you so much Anna, love your content~ 😊

[@shannonmichael4773]

I feel bad cause I have never heard of this Michelle person but she makes all my accomplishments seem as basic as counting to 10 or something lol 😆.

[@carmenurgell3640]

Me encanta como les enseñas, eres una gran maestra y una profesional. Que gran aportación a la comunidad de ajedrez que tanto nos hace falta, trayendo a influencers y enseñarles este gran maravilloso deporte mental. No entiendo mucho el inglés, cuando comió el caballo limpio, no sé si lo hiciste expresamente o se lo explicaste o lo hiciste para ver si era capaz de ver por ella misma que podía ganar la torre también con el alfil en b7, y esperaste para ver si lo veia y se daba cuenta de la amenaza o no. Pero me gustó que viera también ganar la columna con la torre y más siendo jugadores principiantes, aún que lo más normal es ganarla con la torre de a en esa posición, pero de igual manera está genial que ya ves esas jugadas, donde la columna y la posición queda abierta, y se pueden jugar diferentes alternativas y líneas jugables. ♥️♥️

[@onagaxxxx3331]

I saw a bit of her Lesson with Levi. It seems she had more fun with Anna.

[@chrisbotos]

Anna is such a wholesome person! Although Levy is also a very good teacher.

[@hyperactivejaz]

I often start and stop chess because I know it’s a game that will influence an analytical view of life. And I want to hone that skill.

[@nationalgeo2191]

Michelle to the top. Genius plays.

[@Searcher626]

What Ann teaches, can be generalized to not only chess. So these are not only chess, but in some degree general thinking lessons. CHESS CHALLENGE ACCEPTED sounds like queen`s gambit accepted:)

[@mjaisi5346]

15:22 what about Qxg4, Nxg4, Bb5+ and the only defender is the queen so Qd7 and then take it with the bishop. sacing the queen for more pieces and better position as the king has to take the bishop and be out in the open and you have more pieces

[@jaredseecharran4548]

Nice tactical find but it’s just an equal trade (bishop and queen for bishop and queen) most likely slightly better for white still tho

[@aggilos6127]

Great crossover!!

[@JavierGarcia-sd9tj]

28:34 Woah, that was such a change of tone. From little girl to mariner xD and sounded so natural though.

[@DaveLH]

I'm amazed at the number of things Michelle has done! A true Renaissance woman! I think the Pogchamps finals may come down to Michelle vs. Poki! (Yay Girl Power!) And am I the only one who thinks she looks a bit like Colette from "Ratatouille"...? (I mean that as a complement.) Has she ever tried being a chef? (I can see QTCinderella giving her lessons for that.)

[@DaveLH]

And I'm amazed this session went for over three hours -- That's dedication!

[@Juancholoco710]

Id love to learn from Anna. 🥰

[@thefozzybear]

Chess rules have changed throughout history, The Queen could only move 2 squares but the power and influence of Queen Isabella allowed the Queen to move the full distance of the board. And castling wasn't allowed.

[@CamiAlvarez90]

The best teacher ever ☺️

[@avanikumari4415]

Anna op. Never been so early!!!!

[@justinbrock800]

I don't not like the long castle though with the bishop guarding c8

[@sagarnanda9457]

Anna rocks 💫

[@JackOfAllTrades0404]

MORE GIRLS IN CHESS! MORE GIRLS IN CHESS!

[@casewhite5048]

1:20:00 Rc7 if the queen moves the bishop is hanging

[@Hsel-lc1wt]

Qd8 guards bishop

[@casewhite5048]

@@Hsel-lc1wt knight a7 attacks the other bishop but yeah they talked about it I just had not got that far cause it was taking a long time

[@jasonhoerner9954]

I’ve heard it called “seventh rank invasion”, where two rooks, or rook and queen, reach the seventh rank.

[@wisebluehillwarrior6411]

Surely you mean pigs on the seventh.

[@Mia-jw5hh]

@@wisebluehillwarrior6411 I think that’s an english thing, could be wrong there though

[@JavierGarcia-sd9tj]

I know it's unlikely that you read this but Anna, if you give her another class bear this in mind: she seems from time to time a little bit scared of doing or proposing something that might be wrong or taken as silly, encourage her to talk out loud her thinking process even more so you can give her even better further advice (at the same time making the stream more entertaining). Tell her not to be afraid of getting wrong 'cause the more fearlessly she explores possibilities the more likely she is to see something further or better and to not be so restrained thinking she might get it wrong, 'cause she's just started learning so this is the time to be wrong sometimes, when being wrong is safer, expectable and also can help you leading yourself towards better thinking processes and away from inaccurate ones. I think that might help her gain confidence and learn in a more "easygoing" way.

[@pltncllyyrs7386]

watching this on midnight because I saw it is so recent lmaoo

[@InfiniteUniverse88]

Michelle should play against Pokimane. From an instructor standpoint, it would kill two birds with one stone. In a single game, they would see where both players need to improve. Often, engine lines are too advanced for humans to understand. A human selecting which positions to provide feedback on is much better than relying too much on engine analysis. Lastly, Michelle vs Pokimane would simply make good content.

[@lucasoscar]

so knights on the rim are DIM or GRIM? i hears grim previously

[@orlock20]

The position would be grim and the player would be dim for playing it.

[@KayveMusic]

after 1..Bc8 2Ra8 black should have tried 2..Nd6

[@k_ralph9391]

i would not bet on michelle right now. but at least Anna has proven ahe can take a student from zero to hero in a month!

[@dworkina.9015]

I'm not a good player. Problematic 1000 ELO for lichess, but it was very difficult to watch how she could initially replace the bishop with a rock standing on a8, and she ignored it. Then when the bishop fell on another trap on the A6, and could be taken for free and again it was ignored.

[@InfiniteUniverse88]

She didn't even know the value of the pieces when she did that. There's an exercise on Lichess for that. It should be standard practice for students to do those exercises so that their trainer can better gauge their skill level. Also, by doing those beginner exercises, the student will improve their skill level. The order people learn things matters. Lichess ranks the exercises in a logical order. Streamers always teach things that are too advanced, only to find out there was something more elementary the student should have known first. With that said, the castlemania motif was a major breakthrough. Even though everything else probably went over her head, at least there was that.

[@brianbigley1986]

Round these parts, rooks on the seventh is called “piggies on the seventh”.

[@knottreel]

Anna rules!

[@UrbanNilssonOssian]

Someone should meme up the phrase "Doing the Hafu grind"

[@ronyan1]

Unfortunately she's not playing many games, nothing compared to Hafu.

[@UrbanNilssonOssian]

@@ronyan1 To be honest, no one compares to Hafu

[@rafaelcarmona7651]

Órale con el momento épico 2:02:21 cuando te das cuenta que puedes ganar la partida jajajajaja

[@juliannevardomarinmarin8561]

Ana porque no creas un canal en español, seguro te va muy bien !!!

[@nicholasanonymous6796]

Every beginner should watch this, nice video but bishops value are 3.25 & probs 7.5 if you have the bishop pair:)

[@wisebluehillwarrior6411]

Well, yes, but those values are quite relative to the position, and isn't very helpful to a beginner. The added fact that knights tend to be better in closed positions and bishops better in open positions, makes it no less complex.

[@michael2244]

I would rather have a knight in the end game.

[@nicholasanonymous6796]

@@wisebluehillwarrior6411 agreed

[@Tom-oi1xc]

Bishop: 3.33 Knight: 3.05

[@nicholasanonymous6796]

@@Tom-oi1xc yep those are alphazeros estimates of the value. And no human input was made to alphazero so no bias in those estimates. But yes those are on average estimates (all positions). The bishop is better on avg no doubt esp the bishop pair.

[@Skurian_krotesk]

I just wanted to say that i am a fan of your red bandana. I have OCD when it comes to the color red and you are wearing all the good colors. Red white and black and gray is all i have in my closet. That is highly satisfying and i can sleep in peace now.

[@Bobstew68]

Let's not impose on Michelle the idea that her goal for the (presumed upcoming) chess episode of Challenge Accepted is to win Pogchamps 3. Love her tryhard attitude, but let's not set the bar of success for her.

[@wsemenske]

I'd say winning the consolation bracket should be the goal

[@michaelh878]

Hafu won against a much tougher lineup so it's not impossible.

[@kevantatum8724]

I thought it was funny when she started saying "bang" in the lines. Reminiscent of andrea botez.

[@sparkysummons4454]

I’ve seen almost all of her videos and I can say with confidence that even if she had no life experience in chess, she is a favorite for winning this season. My money is on her and I’ll fight anyone who says anyone else has a chance.

[@KayveMusic]

who are all those old guys on your shirt, Anna? wanna move to Stockton, California?

[@Warcheiftan]

she's good

[@anisulislam1]

1:15:20

[@tomislav2814]

2:00:00 for 1000 years she become 4 category!

[@l.diggityjames8022]

How much do I put you to train me?!?!?!

[@orlock20]

A pawn rush? The Ponziani Opening or the Kings Indian Four Pawn Attack.

[@SuperArtiLove]

I went to school with Michelle's fiance Garrett. Great guy and honest to goodness happy to see them together. Let's play some chess!

[@michael2244]

Anna is nice =)

[@gatormcklusky5850]

keep putting wood on the fire. lol

[@Isocca]

Anna accent is so damn cute >:3

[@carmenurgell3640]

Tras torre a8 tienes Cd6, protegiendo alfil y la pobre ya se saturaria jajaja. Es normal a niveles principiantes, saturarse con facilidad. Sobretodo deben perder el miedo a capturar piezas o crear amenazas, cuando te están atacando una pieza y ganar tiempos creando otras amenazas. Pero eso lo perderán con el tiempo.

[@yutahd1224]

I liked your nintendo switch

[@ellieflavia]

I am commenting here because there are 169 comments and now theres 170 comments

[@ellieflavia]

:flushed:

[@metalworker87]

have you ever thought of selling your own lip balm. i bet you cuold fin alot of support and make some good money!

[@michael2244]

Hey she was just on GothamChess very suspicious

[@xavierincepierre7773]

i think michelle bit off a bit more then she can chew with this challenge

[@JimmyDaGent796]

I will not be impressed unless she destroys Magnus ten nothing in classical chess by the end of the month.

[@King-cv2gb]

yass early

[@tomislav2814]

she st....!

[@johnmeyer3730]

I am totally distracted by Michelle's crop top.