Chess Grandmaster was SHOCKED When He Saw My Opening...

[@LukasDorian]

"So do you see the face?" "Yeah, I think so" ~Eric Hansen, definietely not seeing any cow on the board.

[@johntomlinson-j6x]

LOLOLOL🤠

[@ditlevpihlbisgaard4829]

The Cramling Gambit: A special kind of fork that guarantees that you either beat a GM or get a GM to advertise your opening. A truly brilliant move ‼️

[@Dave1507]

This might be this mysterious 4D-Chess that some people are talking about, only this time it's real.

[@GregHinz-jt6nq]

Stupid

[@SteveT-v6n]

This is not her opening. People have used it before she could suk on her mummas titties. Hikaru, for example.

[@DavidSmith-mt7tb]

This is actually called a Xanatos gambit, where with either outcome you win, just for different reasons

[@FoxxyMoxxy13]

Her resilience to keep playing and promoting the cow is what I absolutely love about Anna 💚

[@AB-tc8lx]

Use the cow against the chess game on your phone You will win 8 out of 10 times

[@ColeckZz]

​@@AB-tc8lxwhat kind of weak ass engine are you playing against?

[@sonnit8223]

Shit opening

[@Benjamin-rm2nt]

I'm still trying to figure out where all that enthusiasm comes from.....I buy mine in a caffeinated beverage that comes in a plastic lined aluminum can from the sketchy convenience store down the street every day.....and I'm still tired 😮‍💨

[@GregHinz-jt6nq]

The cow is stupid Anna , give it uo

[@skiddwister9143]

This was gold. Funny, friendly, and Anna used a GM to advertise her Cow Opening. 🤣😂

[@yeahtbh.161]

It's not hers but she's a massive tryhard

[@pluto9000]

@yeahtbh if it's not then where did it come from?

[@DavidKnowles0]

someone found it in some very old chess book that no one had ever read. @@pluto9000

[@SebastianSora]

I sincerely appreciate that you take the time to add subtitles to the entire chess game. There are people who speak another language and understand English a little if it is written. For me it is a way to practice my English and I am delighted to see your content.

[@simplicity6564]

I like this guy. He is polite but honest about her opening. He's also confident, not cocky. There's a bit of friendly chest bumping going on.

[@celesefernal2490]

I love how Anna talked her opponent into playing the cow while she plays a normal opening

[@CarlosSamuel-ms9ee]

Maybe that was the plan all along?

[@jm52995]

I wanna see more than one of her openings if you know what I mean

[@VColossalV]

​@@jm52995do you comment this often?

[@Purple_Freedom_Ninja]

@@jm52995 bruh.

[@JimmyBoosterCrate]

@@jm52995 you think you're clever or something?

[@CharlieFleed]

Eric: "I don't judge a book by its cover". Also Eric: has calculated all the main 20-moves-deep variations by that point.

[@andyclark8991]

Charlie espero que tengas un buen día 😁

[@zw3565]

She tricked him lol. And that is how you put yourself in a win win situation. If Anna beat him then she beat a GM and if she doesn't she showed how good her opening she created is. Good video

[@עמית-ג6כ]

i love how insulted he was when he realized she used him to advertise her cow opening. great guy

[@SpaceCadet4Jesus]

The last rule that Anna didn't tell Eric was that every fourth move the players have to go "MOOOOO" or it doesn't work.

[@ATCQ94]

Yes 😂

[@Patorc1]

Damn, she had no chance against that opening.

[@rev1nth64]

anna cramling is my favourite chess youtuber ,shes so cheerful and fun loving,i enjoy watching her content

[@ItsYouAreNotYour]

Shes the only girl who can smile and you see all 32 teeth at once.

[@Famezonen]

Type of person you want to marry and enjoy life correctly

[@Tocinos]

​@@Famezonencringe

[@SusMaryosepI-kh8bn]

And she’s natural. That’s really how she is

[@GulDukat479]

I love how Anna refuses to give up on the cow 😂😂💪

[@AB-tc8lx]

If you use the cow against the chess game on your phone, you will win 8 out of 10 times

[@GulDukat479]

@@AB-tc8lx Really? I get crushed, lol.

[@jacobwagon3391]

Man that was Awesome! I was so enthralled by the game and Anna's talking. 🥺👏🏾

[@horaceball5418]

shes hot

[@AliceLucindaBronte]

Two of the nicest people in chess.

[@scottgriz]

I played the Cow Opening against my daughter who is learning to play. I’m a novice myself but it played really well and was fun to see how it could work even against someone who isn’t playing traditional openings. It went as you say. She gained control of the center but I was able to regain it soon after. I feel like a pro now. 😂

[@Insharai]

I personally love these style of openings xD king's fianchetto opening is the one I think I use I think ; with a similar intent to let my opp have as much space to blunder pieces as possible

[@enkaperson]

Eric is very respectful and honest at the same time.

[@Nautilus1972]

I love playing your Cow Opening in blitz chess and just watching my opponents clock ticking away (especially when I open as white)... it's almost unbeatable in blitz once this happens. Your first 10 moves are always so quick, no thinking, but your opponent must think. I was losing rating playing 10 minutes and longer .. thinking I was just getting so old and my brain was deteriorating. But in blitz, the Cow is KIng!

[@the98thcent]

I dunno what level you are...at 2100, I'm gonna just play similar to Anna, grab the centre and castle. Obviously a titled player would beat me with the cow but unbeatable is a strong word...

[@justajumpingypsygirl]

I imagine it's because it's unfamiliar to older players so they have to think. Once they become familiar with the new format I bet it won't win as consistently.

[@lukebrennan5780]

That was NICE. Eric was a perfect foil. Really enjoyed this.

[@Chances1957]

Anna, you’re a fantastic ambassador for Chess. You’ve got me interested in Chess again.

[@G503-e8p]

Same here as well

[@gs.558]

I love how she wins her advirtising by letting him win. That's well played

[@trevorbrzycki6628]

That moment when he realizes the 5head ploy of him playing the cow and winning with it was just amazing

[@tonyaustin4629]

Eye contact is hard for this gentleman.

[@alaexanderhawkins6324]

He knows that if she locks him in eye contact, he'll play like he's only 1500.

[@The_Nizz]

Gotta love how Eric embraces the Anna's mindset and goes along in the cow-puns and cow-metaphores I feel like he could make a decent content creator (if he has a YT, please let me know :o ) Gotta love Anna at the end XD "I lost, therefor I won"

[@sofiahenriques3798]

he is on yt! chessbrah

[@Mtl-zf9om]

Eric Hansen has the most Canadian name and look. 😅

[@wraithwrecker_]

The dry banter is so funny. Very entertaining game!

[@bug_catcher]

I'm glad that Eric understood the atmosphere of what a roaming cow feels like as he played the opening.

[@Verbalaesthet]

I mean I gotta give it to Anna, it is not easy to come up with your own opening that is playable.

[@sophiaisabelle027]

Seems like you're both capable of doing great openings. We wish you all the best.

[@andyclark8991]

Sophia espero que tengas un buen día 😁

[@elbigotesdelatienda]

I don't even play chess. I watch your videos because your enthusiasm and positiveness are contagious and you're lovely. I love seeing you play older people and kids, regardless of rank, but I swear all these high rank young dudes are a bunch of cocky a-holes...

[@the98thcent]

You should start playing chess

[@mattrobinson3947]

Same

[@Nurturing2]

My thoughts precisely❣️ I’m here to cheer her on!!! Thankfully, this young man was very nice.

[@hermaeusmora424]

She lost the match but won the war, by getting him to freely advertise her opening.

[@BrianBull]

Ouch I could see the pain in Anna's eyes when she saw he opened up the file lol

[@zathras11b53]

Little does Eric know that Anna gets $1 every time the cow opening is played.

[@yesno9592]

@zathras11b53 🐄 ®️ ™️

[@slowbro-]

The cows are multiplying!!! xD

[@trassage]

By losing that battle, she emerged victorious from the war. There's a devious mind behind that charming angelic innocence :)

[@NoThanksblahhhh0751]

Yes but did she go into the match to intentionally lose ? I’m just curious because I can’t tell if that’s it or maybe she was gonna play to see how he plays her opening while trying to win... good video of course either way I just wanna end my need to know feeling.

[@xphilster]

@@NoThanksblahhhh0751 She did not lose intentionally. In fact, Eric is a GM and WAY above Anna's level, she doesn't stand a chance against that caliber of a player even when he plays a bad opening.

[@adamgarner4149]

0:09 LOL the hurt in her eyes and voice... haha meme worthy..

[@janmolekula3900]

I bet Eric was shocked when he first saw Alexandra Botez opening too.

[@S.Trades]

😲

[@jameshalterman7022]

I have an old computer with an IBM drive and it plays your opening on level 4 out of 8.

[@plywoodcarjohnson5412]

Cool! I must say that 1. It is good for fast play (staying low) 2. If you move both knights to the kingside, you can make more use of them (instead of one left and one right. 3. If you first fianchetto your queenside bishop, first move a3 second b4, then bishop fianchetto and THEN, you play the Cow, you get pretty good result. (You sac a and b pawn and exchange sac the q rook, and your bishop will prevent castling)

[@DanielHatchman]

It's really a win win for Anna either the cow is a great opening or she beats Canada's top player.

[@gunjanrakhunde1260]

🤣🤣

[@FatherTau]

I love the dynamic & dare I say, “chemistry”? Nice to see this side of Eric, too.

[@EZtheGreat1]

This was a fun vid he follows your flow really good

[@freydawg56]

Honesty the best twist at the end I've seen in a while based on his expression in his eyes.

[@diegovd7215]

This was not a Chess game, it was a Psychological operation ^^ :)

[@Erik_001]

Nice to see Eric on the channel. Thanks.

[@BunniBuu]

Eric is playing chess while Anna is playing chess chess

[@joshuahitchins1897]

Eric realizing the 4D chess at the end.

[@brucecrane9605]

You make chess a fun game while respecting the nature of the game. I love the COW.

[@SchighSchagh]

Eric was a very good sport to be faux-confused the entire time; then at the end he legit could not work out whether winning the game was a good thing or not. well done Anna 🐮

[@NoThanksblahhhh0751]

I don’t think he was faking the confusion when he realized that at the end of the match. I they were talking through things with each other the whole match which he said was new to him. I’m guessing he probably dies not do social media videos while playing chess whatsoever, while Anna is very use to a lot of input and distractions... I’m trying to see him in a collaboration with the Botez sisters while Lev is screaming “the rook!”. Sensory overload for him but Anna can do that and not miss a beat. I think he was honestly new to a KZbin video while playing and trying a new opening and Anna doing some basic Anna trash talk asking him what he’s gonna do with His pieces etc... was all new and fun but the faux-confusion was just confusion imo.

[@countryman032]

​@@NoThanksblahhhh0751I can't even tell if this is next level sarcasm or if you don't realize who he is.

[@bernardhargreaves9009]

totally busted!! well done, that guy totally criticized and regretted... wahahaha!!! Anna is clever, i really enjoy and respect that. makes awesome content in chess. cant wait for more! wish you streamed chess more =)

[@InnerHacking]

She doesn't just plays chess in the board, in life too.

[@EarthSurferUSA]

Good chess players know very little of life off the board. The game consumes you, and it becomes an escape from reality many times.

[@alrivers2297]

​@@EarthSurferUSA I believe it

[@magic_hotel]

We need an anti-Cow system for Black to play - let's call it the Electrified Fence Variation.

[@bravotwozero8119]

I don't have a clue about chess but I find your enthusiasm refreshing to watch.

[@kevinbrennan-ji1so]

Good to see him so open-minded and not condescending about the opening. But, like he said, he is pre-disposed to a defensive game, so maybe it's not too far a stretch for him. I like this guy - he trash talks, but does so in an almost polite, good-natured way.

[@bigdream_dreambig]

"I was just outside enjoying the weather..." 🤣

[@drdylanman]

Great job advertising The Cow! He had no idea he was helping you. haha I hope you do some tutorials on playing the cow and playing against someone using it (should someone use it. hehe)

[@dowaliby1]

When he said I don't judge a book by its cover, I would have to play it though (or words to that effect) it gave her the perfect opportunity to invite him to try it in the game.

[@jenskreibach9424]

Interesting that both play different games with different targets and both won.

[@your_average_joe5781]

I like that you are willing to show your losses. We can't win them all 👍

[@kaspervercruysse5710]

well it's not really a shame to lose to someone like Eric

[@agentspencer6276]

Anna's playing 3D Chess. Knowing "The Cow" will get its much-deserved praise.

[@sunraku91]

Anna ure awesome, love u🤣 everyone told u that the cow isnt good but u fight for it, even trash talk the GM 🤣

[@lloyddale3818]

Erics cow grew horns and bashed up Anna's matadore.

[@Sagerydian]

"I use words to confuse you" - "I was expecting to be confused though" HAHA!

[@ArthursYoutubeChannel]

I have an opening called the DOG. I take out my King and Queen and chase the pieces around like a mad dog. It dosent work but its fun while it lasts.

[@EarthSurferUSA]

My first 4-6 favorite opening moves are, rushing both the rook paws up the board as fast as I can. It frees up the powerful rooks and changes the entire history of the game.

[@wizardvega724]

There's so much wrong with this. I'm not trying to be rude but there's a few problems with this. First, rooks don't do well with a full board. They are much more powerful at the end of the game when they have open space. Second you have ruined your fortress that you get after castling. Third, and its hard to explain this without a board in front of us... But if you spend your first 6 moves touching only your outer pawns while the other player touches each of their minor pieces once along with two central pawns the difference in the squares that player can hit compared to you with a full pawn line is monumental. The kids I taught chess in an after school program really liked your proposed way of playing and I'd have to destroy them to show why it wasn't the best plan.

[@kitrichardson2165]

Robert James Fischer- when an opponent’s piece enters your territory, it must be dealt with

[@betorockmetal]

The part where he says "Ohhh" kills me lol.

[@nobody7557]

"Its just like -1 with white" xD

[@Jay.McCarty]

AC:"What do you think of my opening?" EH:"Your Mom would be disappointed." 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@heyyou6154]

The dude sounded mean at the beginning but quickly recovered to being a Canadian.

[@DedBeretta]

He was playing chess, she was playing him. Awesome.

[@kurakeekookuku1808]

it seems this GM is very nice guy

[@iangossett7450]

“We have lots of cows in Canada” 😂😂

[@Mundo_do_Ray]

I have seen this cow opening, about 15 years ago. I had this friend who always opens like that

[@LysanderLH]

This is how psychopaths speak when being questioned about their mindgames, behaviour and acts.

[@EarthSurferUSA]

psychology. I will leave that sewer study to you.

[@LysanderLH]

@@EarthSurferUSA probably safest for the rest of us if you do.

[@ValRoyD]

Anna’s like, “Ok, I’m going to have a gun, you’re going to have a knife…”

[@iseriver3982]

Aman can't look at the cow. The memories of defeat are still fresh. He hasn't mooooved on yet.

[@BrokeAgain]

guy played well... he made it look so easy... geez

[@darrynmccutcheon2195]

Not sure if I've seen Eric being so diplomatic and reserved before. He clearly appreciates Anna's enthusiasm but....

[@SwolfieTv]

"my cows are happy" 😂

[@juliamanaraze1864]

lol they like eachother and it’s cute to watch

[@Wesmin]

"What does your mom think of this opening?" I knew what was coming but it was still funny.

[@stanleyroberts4381]

Anna was doing some serious trash talking 😂

[@priapushk996]

"It was passive. It didn't look good." My man prefers tighter openings.

[@neaituppi7306]

I used to watch chessbrah and Eric Hansen on twitch. It was the only chess channel I watched on there. I started to when I watched a Hutch video, where Eric Hansen played him blindfolded.

[@RedEyedMedia]

Hes so polite lol

[@Darklightbeam]

You didn’t attack the king, you had Queen back up too. Oh dear Gpx

[@glrabbitry6895]

Things you can ask in Chess and on a third date: "Soooo, have you heard about my opening...?"

[@Jumpersplace]

Damn. This kid thinks on levels most of us don't even know exist. I can only imagine her IQ... Keep loving life, Anna!

[@leftynotliberal]

I admire your thick skin and cheery attitude when dealing with the social misanthropes of the chess world. He was determined not to like you and you fished him in.

[@wonderfullife3567]

You should propose a "cow" strategy to some Indian chess master, they would LOVE it😂

[@juankherrera147]

😂😂

[@ThomasLiljeruhm]

Smart of you to let him win ;)

[@DavidEmerling79]

I'm not sure why any chess player would want/need to "advertise" an opening unless they're actually writing a book about that opening or have some kind of product that features that opening. The reality is this: ANY opening works if your opponent is rated 600 points below you. Eric could've drawn his first four moves out of a hat, at random, and still have found a way to win.

[@geekconnoisseur]

The real fun part of the Cow Opening is that it wasn't recorded before as an opening move, and for that, that's kinda unique in Chess, whether it is good or not, that's not the point.

[@spudjuice9314]

Love the banter. The fart jokes from the peanut gallery not so much.😂

[@cxde11]

Anna is like the harry potter of chess

[@ynnebbenny]

The term 'double ententre" strongly comes to mind.

[@josecintron85]

Pia says if Anna plays the Cow on any real tournament, she will be kicked out of the family.

[@sum_andres31]

Guys, he really looks so shocked

[@oakleypankratz8547]

“We have lots of cows” … Chiliwack calling

[@Natefirethemagnets]

People hate what they don't understand. For instance, the cow.