Chess Master Pretends To Be A Beginner Player

Woman Grandmaster Dina Belenkaya had a surprise while playing some games at a park in Romania. She was challenged by someone who said he was 1500 ELO, but turned out not to be true. Drop a like and tell us in the comments if you figured out who he was!
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[@vamsikrishnabommu7414]

8:50 they aint playing chess. they playing distraction game. why do you wanna know the best memory with his grandpa. and secretly you thought you could distract him with your all your manipulation haa.. also i dont like your tone of speaking Dina, if it was me i would have shut your mouth for good

[@CorpusFisty]

holy hell

[@xerophyte2004]

Pin of guilt

[@Vlade-Dottie]

How many instances of Dina attempting to cheat are there? 😂

[@princesscharis]

wow you took some things seriously, Dina was concentrating on trash talk which is part of chess game and part of entertainment for your ass to watch which you seem not to appreciate it at all. Secondly if this was an official match she has grand chances to win against this guy which they have a very close rating. The whole video is a prank against Dina and she still uploaded it for OUR entertainment. You should apologize to this grandmaster and show the respect she deserves.

[@Ballkist1]

the trash talker Dina got a trash-talker in her chat damn the duo is just insane

[@wks2291]

Can we have one where a Chess Master pretending to be a beginner gets beaten by another Master pretending to be a beginner?

[@georgeapolo6749]

Already have one

[@nicolbolas8758]

old stuff to pretend to be a beginner, better hype up and tell everyone you will beat them easy and say insane rating :D

[@Namaride]

Watched one like that. They both became confused. Both thinking im trolling this beginner.

[@kanwarsingh0]

@Master Marc Subliminals noiceee

[@IchGluckspilz445]

Don't you just love it when the cocky, loud, emotional and distracting gets beaten by the humble?

[@AethernaLuxen]

I’m actually impressed she can talk that much while playing chess

[@wlee6685]

Think she was doing a Black Widow technique on him, She may have lost the first match but i think she would have maybe won a second round as she was interrogating him the whole time.

[@GeorgeWassouf66]

But she lost

[@hamwhacker]

That was great fun ❤❤❤😂😂😂

[@user-bi1yk6df5l]

One Tactic. District the other 😊

[@datguy7250]

@@TotalMobilizationOfLifeForce k captain cheese, maybe you should lay off the drugs and focus more on getting some dough

[@fares__farhi]

She tried to teach him the basics 😂😂😂 and he showed interest also 😂😂😂

[@edjarrett3164]

I really loved this chess encounter. She thought she could dominate based on a rating, while he remained ultimately humble through all the conversation and play. And, then crushed her. It’s always important to never show your cards. Well done!

[@gransacowea9240]

"he remained ultimately humble" he literally lied.

[@nax9924]

literally lying. our friend here: oh so humble

[@morninglift1253]

She didn't think she could dominate based on rating. She assumed what we all assumed. She believed that he was better than 1500 but couldn't be close to her ability. Another mistake is she knew he was probably lying but like most people in these situations, thought he was lying only a little bit. He was lying about EVERYTHING. 😆 This video is a good demonstration of human behavior.

[@zacharysherry2910]

Magnus shows his cards to everyone and it's always a royal flush

[@tilasole3252]

Yes. The POS lied. A shame she did not punch him in the face. Now THAT would be entertaining!

[@charles6084]

Dina, I think he taught you a valuable lesson, never underestimate your opponent. Fun to watch how you tried to teach him the basics of chess.

[@michaelvincent7115]

It's a work lol

[@polokucoch8112]

I don't think she underestimated her opponent. She took this word that he is 1500 rated player and was being helpful to try to help him at the beginning. Later did she realize that he was lying. 🤣

[@charles6084]

@@polokucoch8112 You're right, in the beginning she was just trying to help his game. That will teach Dina for being the "nice girl". So lesson learned is crush everyone regardless of rating. 🔨☠🌪

[@polokucoch8112]

@@charles6084 Destroy!! 🤣🤣

[@matteocardetta3393]

Agree she was in good faith

[@TheAngelOfDeath01]

Poor Dina. Never underestimate your opponent. Sitting there trying to belittle a 1500, turning out he's a 2400. Hahaha! The entire time I was like, yeah, this guy is holding back, being polite and all.

[@TheAngelOfDeath01]

@TSMsroha Zhenya Well, he's pretending to be a 1500 ELO player, but in reality, he's a 2400 rated player. What is why Dina is baffled after the game.

[@beastmasterbg]

@TSMsroha Zhenya 1500 is the normal start of every new player in chess usually most people in online chess. Depending on your wins or losses you gain more points or lose more points. So from 1500 to get to 2400 you need to learn a lot and win a lot and have 1000+ games usually.

[@cringekiller348]

@beastmasterbg Not really. Most people star under 1000.

[@beastmasterbg]

@@cringekiller348 yeah true

[@Buggolious]

@@beastmasterbg people def dont start at 1500

[@williethomas5116]

His demeanor was so quiet and confident. I am surprised you didn't pick up on the hustle. It was a fantastically well played game.

[@hoggar1452]

She does the talking, and he does the checkmating!

[@kudzem]

His name is Alex Banzea, a Romanian IM, streamer, KZbinr and a very cool guy, I love his content

[@josejaviersotocontreras78]

Yeah an dina collab with him in youtube

[@Gcode_Shmaaly]

The Jobava London system he teaches has been helping my blitz game a lot

[@kudzem]

@@Gcode_Shmaaly Very good opening, Hans loves it too

[@Iamwrongbut]

His channel is awesome. He’s a great teacher

[@benevolent2077]

Can tell he is Romanian. Every Romanian I’ve seen are so white it’s like they never go outside 🤣😂 so pale lmao Romania is a horrible nasty country what every Romanian ever told me why they flee to other European countries to live 😆

[@jorenboulanger4347]

"Danya, my future husband." "Does he know?" 🤣

[@pacojonesvaior9212]

Of course… he is running.. lol

[@FerrisFlyer]

So cool. Loving the banter between these two. Both giving as good as they got.

[@ranfigueroa8089]

Banter? Hahaha!! The woman is only one who's bantering herself.

[@johnherrera9283]

I respect the fact that you still uploaded the video even though you lost to someone better than you.. Would be crazy to see a rematch one day & you beat him & show us how far dedication towards the game or anything in life can get you

[@DinaBelenkaya]

You won’t believe but that actually is very much possible 😉

[@nana-uj2yz]

i mean if they stopped uploading videos where they lose the channel would be pretty dead (trashtalk mode : on)

[@tdb4763]

@TheBelenkaya it's not you're average at best.

[@jacksondill11]

She isn't gonna beat Alex lol

[@proosee]

I'm not a strong player, but I believe I can recognize strong chess player just by the way he grabs his pieces and how quickly he presses the clock after move. Also, someone who's beginner usually first touch a piece which takes instead of piece that will be taken. I think it worked in every video of that kind I saw.

[@JimmyBoosterCrate]

Yeah, strong players aren't very good at mimicking weak players. Their chess behavior is too deeply anchored.

[@StephenDoty84]

Yeah, good point. Someone once said if he throws someone a basketball and sees how he catches it an holds it, he can tell if he's a pro or not.

[@denusklausen3685]

@@JimmyBoosterCrate cause they are autistic mate.

[@NaryVynnsark]

@@denusklausen3685 like you?

[@denusklausen3685]

@@NaryVynnsark lmfao, its not something to get butthurt about, they just are... Didn't even mean it negatively lol

[@user-ex7kv5gu8g]

Damn she got humbled real quick😂😅

[@Leon-te1gx]

This is Alex Banzea, a true chess hero!

[@mrducky6322]

I love how long it took her to realise he knows what he’s doing

[@mustafaaa772]

wht was he doing?

[@-Whiz-]

@@mustafaaa772 playing good

[@-Whiz-]

@Dee Dee where’s checkers?

[@edabreu7871]

Staying humble is an art form. That way you will never underestimate your opponent.

[@FMDedits]

Don’t be patronising; it’s embarrassing when you’re wrong like this. She took his word at the beginning. She was being trusting and open, not overconfident.

[@shabuttahbeatz4928]

@@FMDedits 6:25

[@brandonmcgee1678]

@@FMDedits you upset lol?

[@twistedshades5560]

I aslo do not think she underestimated her opponent. And if she did, she'd be right to. Ratings say a lot about a player. You dont typically expect a 1500 elo player to turn out a GM so you adjust your playstyle accordingly. This is a strategy done in all online games basically. If your opponent is bad, you dont play like you'd with good people in order to not lose because they cant see baits or other tactics, so you look for quicker ways to finish it all.

[@Xx_uwu_senpai_swagman_xx]

@@FMDedits your opinion which is false 😂

[@charles6084]

Dina, great video. That was funny as hell when you realized your game was in trouble and you started to panic.

[@DinaBelenkaya]

Yes! Didn't see that one coming

[@an_as5822]

Actually she posted this video. Thats humble. Many players never post their loss

[@charles6084]

@@an_as5822 It was fun to watch. I'm glad she did post it.

[@shashank.k]

@@an_as5822 Absolutely. I was thinking the same. She sure has the courage.

[@paysonfox88]

With respect, that guy was a country champion, and the same ELO as Dina roughly. He and She both in the 2400's.

[@wildliferox2]

Just watched the Mogul Chess Boxing Championship match between a you and Andrea in December, damn that was a fierce fight, that looked pretty real to me. Glad to see the two of you are still talking! Andrea she is some fighter that girl, and you did well just keeping your guard up. Kudos to both of you.

[@Fr33domSouL]

hilarious 😂I like the way u start to panic etc. This video is very entertaining and funny at the same time!

[@scottharvey6892]

Papa Botez strikes again. The ultimate prankster.

[@corto1950]

She is unique, to play against '1500' and talk all time and try to reduce his mindset on game is amazing , his Level nevertheless is 3 feet higher, his calm, gives streight answers, allways looking on board, amazing , up until she realize he is wery good player and she trys to concentrate without talking but even than was 2 late bcz he allready took major figures of hers

[@jasonpetersen879]

What does 1500 and 2400 mean

[@corto1950]

@@jasonpetersen879 watch the vid

[@TheGrzB]

@@jasonpetersen879 It's ELO ranking points more You have better You are

[@mushroomhunter3606]

The funny truth is a elite male player will always destroy a elite female player because men have the natural special ability of thinking and reacting quickly especially in stressful situations which is why men are kings of chess and airplanes

[@omzy8700]

@@TheGrzB I’m not familiar much with the ranking ,I’m just a regular guy that play it sometimes ,what is ranking point that you will need to be considered pro?

[@jasmineolivine]

How he fooled anyone into thinking he was a beginner, with the geometry of that cranium, is beyond me 🤷

[@dejanpinter7644]

Man, can't believe that chessboard with legs stayed in the middle of the screen so perfectly. Jolly good show.

[@MarshallMatare]

Damn poor man wanted to be in the video

[@mkplusultra4171]

I've been teaching my 7 year old nephew Chess and now he loves it and it's kind of creepy how well he already is at the game lol. Today I walked in on him watching ur videos lol.

[@DinaBelenkaya]

Send your Nephew a hello!

[@ghnnr]

future gm 😮

[@tzastin.]

You created a monster.

[@ghnnr]

@@tzastin. little guy is gonna be like magnus when he grows up haha

[@dontwatchmewatchtv8039]

Should put a ball in his hands instead , and have him play some sports

[@coolhand4585]

I love how she was talking so much arrogant trash and he just took her apart.

[@benzpanes3276]

I'm impressed how she can be so focus while being talkative

[@yooanto9465]

that's women job their mouth never stop up and down they can use it in many ways.

[@marisacillahi1537]

@@yooanto9465😂😂😂

[@ptabraham984]

hahaha casual sexism so funnny

[@cliverosfield69]

​​@@ptabraham984 it is indeed

[@Vivungisport]

Mouth jogging, keeping the leader in shape.

[@timhassler3488]

2:15 when he played B4 really quickly it became obvious to me that he was a strong player

[@ElectroNz2k]

same

[@crispy0snake183]

Danger levels!

[@a-train69420]

That was definitely the first sign. The backwards retreating move with the bishop at 3:13, while simple, told me that he was at least 2000, as lower level players will almost NEVER move the bishop back to its starting square. Pretty much every move after 5:05 confirmed that he was a master, and that's definitely when Dina started to catch on as well.

[@chilfghfh1949]

The thing that made it obvious for me was the title

[@Namelesslyroaming]

@@a-train69420 what app are you guys using

[@rodneyhighwaystar1]

Loved his composure! and even the young lady, she sounded so genuine :)

[@silviucp]

I liked at the beginning when she teaches him how to play 🤣

[@SuperBloopie]

You know what's crazy? I can tell the moment where he took control of the trash talking conversation and made her lose her focus. He was pretty much giving nonsense answers the whole time, but right when he recognized an area where he could make her think with emotion about something she cared about, she instantly lost focus. You can see right when they start talking about working out on their face muscles how the conversation shifts.

[@volodymyrstepanov7068]

This is great. Thanks for posting. Gotta love these surprise "underdog" upsets :)

[@DinaBelenkaya]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@eddychess9074]

Who don't know Alex Banzea ? His videos are amazing and his course on London on Chessable very nice.

[@boomerang8909]

Apparently she doesn't. 🤣🤣🤣

[@channel-ch2hc]

Chessable courses available almost all 60% off from original price

[@MagisterVeritas]

9:02 'let's give a little checkarino' then the look Dina gave Andreea

[@princesscharis]

This is such a great video, Dina took his queen and hid it like she is 5 years old! I just love it.

[@TravFletch]

Love it👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 made you humble so quick all that trash talk🤪🤣

[@turdeaugottago114]

always a pleasure to watch your content! thank you :)

[@cityvibegirl]

Made respect for posting this video Dina! Just goes to show, street players can be hustlers, never let your guard down...

[@TomFernandezSC]

this was fun to watch. ty for posting. Dina is great at her trash talking. lol

[@paulchatel2215]

There was this French guy who said that Dina is a Russian with an American accent so now she's confident enough to say she's 'from America' ahah

[@timcannon5384]

Ahh now I get it. Dina definitely has an accent we don't get over here in the States from many native speakers, lol.

[@pekkanikkonen2495]

I agree. Takes many years to learn languages

[@davidcarr9772]

@@timcannon5384 Canadian and nothing wrong with being Russian

[@davidcarr9772]

@@pekkanikkonen2495 Maybe for some

[@wakagaka]

@@davidcarr9772 no. for some it doesn't take years.

[@ollivier75]

so happy to hear about your wedding plans with danya. congrats to you two ! 😄

[@titanszs]

is it for real

[@drpp5448]

Shes so good with conversation. makes it even more entertaining to watch

[@stevesteve8098]

Chess is a game of strategy... The conversation is deliberately probing & designed to disrupt his mental concentration...

[@nelsonOW]

she rizzed him up

[@Singedbeast]

I love how he played along with the pointless chatter 😂😂 1:00

[@lohiasam3495]

Andrea knew she wasn't a match so used the "alot of people are waiting" excuse... 🤣🤣🤣

[@milanmatejic2954]

Post losess and earn massive #respect from entire YT community. Not only chess ones. Bravo!

[@TheSirCal]

New Subscriber, gotta say I love the arrows on the board showing what you threaten. Perhaps consider green arrows showing what you defend - but at the same time this may get a bit busy on the board. Anyway, Great content!

[@trustnoone98]

You can basically tell by the way he picked up and moved 1.d4 that he was stronger than 1500. If a WGM doesn't have a winning position by the end of the opening, thet are playing someone with skills. If that person is chatting away like it's nothing, they are strong.

[@TimMcGann]

I know how to play chess, but never play and I actually enjoyed this immensely.

[@elijahsalvatore7390]

haha the way you tried to take the queen without trying to not make him notice :)

[@joshallday95]

I’m glad he won! Good job bro 👍👏💪🏼

[@juraiwolkov6484]

The lesson to learn here really isn't about underestimating your oppenent. It's not to overestimate yourself.

[@olieantonetti7393]

Sun Tzu would be proud of the young man in the video. When able to attack, feign disorder. When strong, feign weakness. When far, appear near, and when near far, appear near. The most important lessons are: 1) All warfare is based on deception. 2) Know the enemy, and know yourself and you will not fear the outcomes of 100 battles because victory will be yours. 3) If you know the enemy, and not yourself, then for 100 battles, you will see 50 defeats and 50 victories. But if you know not yourself, and your enemy, for 100 battles, 100 defeats.

[@iceswallow7717]

Do not camp on low ground due to flooding

[@zyluw7238]

This felt like a first date gone wrong lol🤣

[@sohanmakhija4467]

Dina *small talks really nicely throughout the game* also Dina: I was trash talking him for a long time.

[@oscarcoiley]

love this! keep it up

[@MS-rx8it]

oh hey, i bought this guy's london course not too long ago. it's a really good course. y'all should buy it if you're interested in the london.

[@kyokitagawa7977]

We need to get you over to the Coffee Chess Club. Your skills and trash talk would be entertaining. Keep up the good work Dina 👩🏻💪🏻

[@andrewmartinez8303]

"I need help" Proceeds to do the talking for her as she tries to concentrate 🤣🤣

[@sevenstarsword9014]

This is the perfect 'Never judge a book by its cover" quote

[@alfred2791]

Can we have a beginner player with secret headphones in the ear and Magnus Carlsen in a Van telling him what the move he should do playing against a grand master?

[@utkarshthakur2054]

lol that would be good

[@phikersky5098]

@@MidwestFarmToys 😂what

[@FOLMAN97]

we deserve a game where a beginner pretend to be master while another master pretend to be a beginner and both get beaten by the board that pretend to be the timer.

[@timo4040]

she was such a good sport. That was really fun and enjoyable. Thanks for the 10 mins of enjoyment

[@Vlade-Dottie]

A good sport wouldn’t have taken opponent’s queen without capturing it 😂

[@gegaoli]

Had to rewatch this. Love this classic.

[@vict0rioustv189]

She wasn't perspicacious enough of her surroundings. You should never underestimate your opponent, her hubris was her downfall. Humble yourself.

[@anthonymichaeldurkin6244]

thank you or using the word perspicacious.....

[@happycanine]

In a wrong way..

[@aleyorch44]

Ironic

[@leobgoo6350]

8:18 call your friend as a distraction for when you are losing. What a 💩move.

[@cichobosieniewgra]

And that's why you always have to respect and never underestimate your opponent. Come prepared, always!

[@alfsgr]

I love rewatching this video. Dina's reaction is so authentic and hilarious. At 7:27 she said "You don't want to be an IM any more?" 😂

[@ajays5698]

Their reaction 10:06 after he tells his actual rating😂

[@jerrysince98]

They were trying so hard to distract him

[@kartikeyasharma6056]

Damn alex banzea was the person who does london system rating climg along with caro kann too👌👌

[@UhtredOfBamburgh]

*Deploys her distractions sidekick:* "So vat is fondest memories of you grandfather?" lol

[@rayansalalima9731]

I'm not a particularly strong player but I can definitely hold my own against strong players. I always lose bit I also win by some miracle. By the way I love the way you were so polite

[@Manny44667]

"He's a beginner? So.. 1500?"😭😭 shot out to all 1500's that have been playing for years😭😂

[@charlesatud3205]

When she tried to hide the queen got me 🤣🤣🤣

[@blueblazer115]

When she asked “How long have you been playing?” He should’ve said “I played for a long time, since I was a little kid. I played with my dad, Martin.”

[@purveyoroftruth7096]

As a non native English speaker, you showed intelligence and wit while playing a high level player. I’m impressed

[@brandonm5163]

Where is she from? I thought she said Canada or US... But her accent is strong.

[@mikec4390]

@@brandonm5163 She's from Russia.

[@lucasmatheus3313]

what does that matter

[@mikec4390]

@@lucasmatheus3313 Because it makes the content more entertaining when viewers can understand everyone and those in the video can understand each other well enough to have that kind of back and forth. It would be distracting and frustrating for many if they were incoherent, whether that's due to a language barrier or giving off a vibe that they could be a future Darwin Award winner. The dude gave a compliment. Why does it matter to you so much that you have to criticize for it?

[@lucasmatheus3313]

@@mikec4390 I'm a non native english speaker too buddy. His sentence made me ask to myself "why that hell speaking english has to do with playing good chess?" It didn't make any sense to me, but now I got it, he was giving the guy a compliment for his english :) And YES, I totally agree with you, it makes the content way more entertaining!!!

[@sammyspaniel6054]

I love her witty humility. She has a great balance of edgy but kind.

[@jiraiYT]

This was entertaining for both the chess and commentary 🤣

[@shkelqesiamadhe6915]

Belenkaya was mad to lose at a 1500 (that would be utter humiliation), and utterly relieved when she realized that he was a 2400. She herself has a peak rating of 2364, so this was a normal loss.

[@wavemaker2077]

She is pretty good if she reached 2364.

[@athena9029]

There's a reason why even Chess has gender divisions. Hou Yifan herself said it, and retired because of it, ELO for men and women is completely different. 1000 dudes can destroy WGMs any day.

[@wavemaker2077]

@@athena9029 I don't get why Hou Yifan has to retire because of gender division. The rule is stacked in her favor. She is the strongest female player so she can win a lot of female tournaments. Then she can join the men's tournament since men's tournament are open to female players.

[@lilkurva180]

@@wavemaker2077 Because if she went to male tournaments she'd get destroyed by the worst player there. No point in being humiliated

[@DiningPhilanderer]

This is such a fun video to watch :)

[@JaquaOnYT]

Not going to lie this was my first time watch you and I thought the Chess Master was the KZbinr. 😂😂😂

[@itsbonkerjojo9028]

0:51 Albert Einstein casually walks out getting bored . Let me make another superduper bomb formula 😂

[@paulpolpiboon9535]

Chess players always seem so mature

[@gunstargizmo]

He blew his 1500 ELO cover early in the game. Prank aside, he's a good gentleman and skilled player.

[@chad1755]

I wondered if it was Alex Banzea early into the game. Plays the London, sounded and looked like it could have been him, but I wasn't sure. He puts out awesome teaching content. I have learned some great London stuff from him!

[@egonschiele8404]

This is called a humbling lesson.

[@arquis5274]

Nice game!👌 love that girl behind, she was really interested enjoying the game!😍

[@quidproquo3933]

that scoot back and smile “you’re not 1500” was really cute. Cheers

[@unknown-rx6qj]

(8:25) ahhhh dang... *Rook: D6->D2 {nope} ~Queen: ->F4, take pawn, then Pawn: E4->E3 or take Rook C8 then Castle: D5->D2 *his Queen would be vulnerable during exchanges leaving u w/Queen 《logic》 *He would have to pull a piece already off board... ~unless ur playing "unlimited / any pieces"... *I don't see a clock, not a tournament, but both players are ranked... *Decision goes to player opposite of player using pawn/gain piece... Honestly Girl... u should took that pawn earlier when I mentioned it 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ Let's see what happens

[@EnriqueRamirez-rm5kt]

"I was born this way".. He thought them the biggest lesson... Being humbled

[@jeanpaulfelix4095]

For those that dont know IM Alex Banzea is possibly the best streamer on KZbin. really funny and very professional.

[@badjaeaux]

Dina is so fun to watch

[@dyengchow]

Wednesday is just casually watching the humble guy unravel his true identity.

[@guinnes125]

It is one of the weirdest conversion i heard for a while 😂

[@ayyboi4298]

I like how sabina is in the back watching it go down lol

[@josephbrownbrown8212]

i was like wow she's going to checkmate him on her next go! he's going to have to check her king on every move! can he pull this off ? and how he won with the pawn was so beautiful. PS i was not following the conversation.

[@iceswallow7717]

0:30 - “Danya, my future husband” “does he know?” *question unanswered* xD

[@anthiskm]

she actually enjoyed every second of it

[@nelsonOW]

she rizzed him up

[@henkhakkertoene]

this is the cutest trashtalk i've heard ever...

[@timw7784]

She has to fill any little silence with talking 😂