Chess Trash Talker Says He'll Smoke Me, So I Bet $100

This hustler was coming in hot, ready to challenge Alexandra. Besides having some impressive chess skills he turned out to be a pretty good rapper too! Drop a like and tell us in the comments what videos you'd like to see more of on our channel.
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00:00 Trash Talker Rap
00:58 Game Starts
05:28 Critical Position
09:46 Outro

[@TTM9691]

What a turnaround! Plus: this was a particularly good video because she sort of interviewed him about his life's experience with chess! So it's a trash talk game....with an interview! Alex is juggling three things during this video! Liked the written commentary tips as well.

[@seheyt]

And learning how to play dirty on the clock on the fly

[@i_n_c_r_y_p_t_o]

@@seheyt ??

[@joabjohnstone5217]

He chatting to the camera and didnt see her move the bishop to threaten the queen thats all it was

[@joabjohnstone5217]

@@JimBalter no he didn't see it the move happened when he was looking at the camera its why he lost his own fault

[@davedave-ei9ip]

Not really she's kind of a tool during the game because she keeps saying how bad she's playing. Nobody likes it when you make stupid excuses especially if you win

[@w2lkm2n]

The main reason I like Alex is because she is genuinely interested in people and pays attention to them when they speak, tell stories, etc. Very rare nowadays IMO.

[@VAL3NTIN3]

Unlike her sis?

[@NotQuiteFirst]

You mean she knows it will make more viral content if she gets a sob story from the opponent

[@chiryalways3546]

Qg8 + Followed by R x C8...and her Queen on e5 still hanging! OVER-RATED BOTEZ ESCAPED FROM DEAD LOST!🙄😒🙈...and many people from here or her followers are still considering her one of the best "chess players"...I mean What The hell!

[@jsixers2154]

@@chiryalways3546 shut up

[@Belldandyxinxin]

it's for content

[@itskmillz]

That blunder was so brutal. He should have used some more of his time to calculate there

[@Jacob32905]

He should have been calculating a mate.

[@HiFiAwardTour]

Should have gone Qb7 instead of moving his rook

[@SubZeroMG4u]

@@HiFiAwardTour he had Qf8 check then he could take the queen ... :D

[@JeffGraw]

​@@HiFiAwardTour Qb7 gives black mate in 4

[@cristianconstantinescu9610]

@@HiFiAwardTour and loosing both rooks, nope

[@rgetso]

He got pissed when he realized you got him. Sweet recovery from the mid-game mistake to take down the trash talker. Nice.

[@X00000370]

Trash Talker snatched defeat from the jaws of victory...

[@michaelangelo2192]

Frfr what the heck was Rxc8? 🤣

[@michaelbauers8800]

Too busy trying to seem cool to play good chess :)

[@KingCrimsonYT-rw6cb]

He wasnt really a trash talker...

[@MarvelousMaterial]

@@michaelangelo2192 So 6:47 ...whats the best move for white...its not a simple decision

[@michaelangelo2192]

@@MarvelousMaterial When I was watching live, my initial impression was just Qf8 (literally the only check), Kd7 is forced, and then Rxc8. Looks completely and easily winning for white

[@jasonuerkvitz3756]

His disappointment at the end was really heartbreaking. I didn't want Alex to lose, but at the same time, I didn't mind him winning. His nervous tic of pushing the clock button multiple times was sort of hilarious. Nice come back win, Alex!

[@ModernWelfareThree]

Reckon he's a long-time speed chess hustler, great angling though.

[@joabjohnstone5217]

He lost because he was yelling at the camera when she moved the bishop to threaten the queen thats all there is to it

[@JimBalter]

@@joabjohnstone5217 Um, no. He took a lot of time to respond to that move but somehow missed the obvious Qf8+

[@joabjohnstone5217]

@@JimBalter because he looked away from the move made der

[@jakemccoy]

It was not hilarious at all. $100 was at stake.

[@rhoonah5849]

That was a VERY impressive comeback especially with so little time left!

[@JohnDoe-qz1ql]

It was.

[@bkboy119]

Blunder on queen's trade?

[@gandalfthegreen1827]

@@bkboy119 He had the time too.

[@brandontodd14]

Even more impressive when her opponent tried to cheat and it didn’t work lol

[@2ndBadBat]

She gave up a full minute just talking and chatting which gave him much better chance.

[@Robfenix]

I recognize that multi-tap on the clock. Back in the day, clocks were less reliable and everything was manual and one developed a multi-tap habit to make sure it went down.

[@greg5326]

Love how you tell him he is not hitting the clock right, could waste your time while he is making a move, and he won’t change, so you start hitting the clock twice two. Too funny.

[@Welcome2Niches]

lmao yes! I loved that. Turnabout's fair play!

[@flowrbrain5]

he may have a palsy is the only thing - maybe he couldn't help it

[@Welcome2Niches]

@@flowrbrain5 but he was able to not do it a few times so he could help it.

[@razorback9926]

Don’t get mad, get even!

[@torfinnzempel6123]

@@Welcome2Niches not really. That is a tick. Where one is compelled to repeat an action multiple times. It takes specific concentration not to do the tick. If you noticed how he fidgeted his leg while playing, it's the same, he would have had to specifically concentrate on NOT fisgeting to hold that leg still, and even then it would be only last for a couple of seconds before that leg started bouncing again.

[@joe_shmo]

Went from cutting his victory promo to "aww man" hangs head and walks away lol nice comeback win!

[@johnsmoak8237]

This guy was really smooth. Definitely has more stories just waiting to be told. Great game Alex!

[@bad2thenucleus]

Great game! Always love the "underdog" coming out on top (and the trash talkers taken down!)!

[@everettchun5164]

So nice that you gave him a chance with the clock, and then turned the clock hustle on him. Great job coming back!

[@Durzo1259]

Good god. I have never, ever, been so 100% sure that a side was totally screwed... and then she somehow wins it.

[@Name-ru1kt]

She was in such a dam good spot after she traded knights. But she failed to see how to convert it. Attack right side or castle that way. Yes castling opposite normally means attack their king but the bishops make that task impossible. She was too worried about where his queen would go when she just had to put her rooks and behide the pawns push and try not to blunder mate

[@bas182341]

she only posts wins..

[@Durzo1259]

@@bas182341 Then you clearly haven't watched much of this channel where she posts losses all the time.

[@peterman8848]

​@@bas182341 lol, she posts way more losses than wins

[@nathanielrobles3284]

He just screwed it.

[@vtmatteo]

Props for a comeback win while dealing with the clock pressing and crazy talk

[@martindrexler9486]

love their conversation throughout big O is funny. great game!

[@320speed]

I love how his mood changes from 6:06 - 9:38 😂🤣

[@semasiologistics]

Man he messed that one up so, so bad. Had a free rook and totally threw his advantage right in the eternal bowels of fire hell.

[@semasiologistics]

@Mr. Mr. Yes, exactly, she loses her queen, he loses his rooks, which isn't where she wanted to be, and which she admitted (of course). So, no, he messed that up because in the end he threw away his advantage. The build up wherein her bishop was hanging and would be lost as well as her queen... that was his. He could have taken the bishop, lost rook, queen takes rook, rook take queen, king takes rook. Queen vs no queen, pretty much a lost game. I haven't looked back to the specifics, but that's what I remember seeing in the video. Her own admission around that time as well says a lot.

[@CyanBlackflower]

That happens when one talks too much.

[@harryflashman3141]

He was also gaming by the multi-press. I get it online when you are down to 10 seconds and they offer a draw.

[@giboneygiboney8447]

@@semasiologistics yea Qf8+ Kd7 Rxc8 is the winning line. If Rxe5 instead, then Alex has 2 rooks and a pawn to his queen, which is technically winning for Alex. At least, it is much worse for him than Rxc8

[@sundvisson]

What about Q-f8 check

[@STS232323]

What a great game. Wonderful atmosphere, you dont see people connecting like this in other sports.

[@cityvibegirl]

Alex you're a rock star! I've learned so much from you and Anna and I've been playing since I was 5 - ever heard of fractured chess? That was my dad's way of teaching.

[@cityvibegirl]

Oh and I'm 50 something

[@ksmith8708]

Alex, you are a class act. Everyone should take the same approach. Thanks for sharing!

[@Evghenios79]

When she asked early on about his "late game" it felt like a foreshadowing of what would happen. If i were him, since I had her on the timer i'd just keep stalling instead of trading pieces, until her time would run out. But he went for gold! :)

[@nulnoh219]

Brave man.

[@supernintendochalmers6628]

Oh boy he got quiet real quick towards the end there... 😂😂😂 👏👏👏

[@harrycallahan8573]

He just gets up and quietly walks away. 😂😂

[@D.HansonOfficial]

Why are people acting as if he is an idiot because he missed one move. It's called a blunder it happens.

[@jimuren2388]

At one point RxB was strong. At another point Qf8+ was winning. Anyway, he missed a few moves ...

[@septidelaucer1267]

@@jimuren2388 Ok lets see you play botez next

[@jimuren2388]

@@septidelaucer1267 Sure, watching on KZbin is different from playing live. The guy seemed pretty sweet, maybe he was working hard not to take $100 off the poor lady LOL.

[@igorz4582]

@@jimuren2388 guy keeps rambling and says to call him big o talking about his hard life, it's a friendly chess match not an introduction to your life lol

[@a_changedworld]

FR FR

[@JustinBlazzzee]

That guy could be a star if he started his own channel. He was oozing personality.

[@alexlopez4313]

A lot of great people prefer to just live their lives, instead of living on the metaverse for people they'll never know

[@day245]

You mean methadone?

[@nickpeloquin5594]

@@day245 even if he is an ex drug user that doesn't mean shit he'd probably still smoke you

[@declaredjeans7555]

@@day245 You obviously don't know how methadone work, if you think it makes you personable..

[@mitchbogart8094]

Is he going to reply regarding his multiple times of repeated button pushing which stops his time but keeps the opponent's running? If that were allowed, it takes away the merit reward for being able to think fast. For those that like his personality, he is a purposeful cheater if he doesn't admit wrongdoing and hides behind a claim of it being an involuntary nervous tick!!

[@fridolin64]

This man had victory in his hand and threw it away!

[@amirfarid91]

Queen to c8

[@ems3832]

It appears he's actually thrown most of his life away, so we shouldn't be too surprised...

[@fridolin64]

@@ems3832 Effettivamente....

[@alexeypunov2642]

Hey Alexandra, you finding Be8 on 6:45 was awesome. There's not so many moves for white to find here, with the pace of the game I was also trapped on calculating the options and the only one found is Qf8+ checking the king and getting this very important tempo to take the rook and keep the queen threatened. So I'm not surprised he messed it up, that was a great finding by you.

[@solaris415]

Qf8+ was the game-winning move there

[@marcohangman5312]

That tapping lol, it’s a muscle memory of a hustler, it’s part of their game. Specialy when u mention the 100 bucks, u just summon the hustler demon back from hell.

[@squodge]

Yup, that's what I was thinking. It's not a 'tick' as some people have stated. He knows what he's doing - it's a distraction technique to get your opponent to focus on the fake 'tick', thereby taking their concentration away from the game. I often trash talk when playing against good players. I start spouting things like "I remember that time I ended up with just 2 rooks, no other pieces, and I got whitewashed. Made me realise how valuable it was to have at least 1 knight". And then I see the player squirming as I try to capture their knights 😂

[@penssuck6453]

He played really well...until he botched that exchange combination. The sad part is that it was an easy take-order: Qf8+ Kd7. Rxc8 (and the rest is elementary)

[@TreBros]

Awesome come back win at the end came when it counted! Never give up!

[@dwcushman1]

Haha taking advantage of your opponents mistakes is what great players do. Way to go Alex!!

[@PrestonK92]

Definitely need some post game analysis for us rookies :D

[@BeefJimMurphy]

Great game Alexandra! Love the IRL chess streams and tournaments. Keep up the good work!

[@shawnwienstroer5573]

She’s genuinely humble. So rare

[@Jokester1338]

Best part of the video is the guy in the background just cussing the whole time lol

[@andrewburnett9677]

New York videos always fun to watch, keep the coming.

[@BusyB07]

What park is this

[@Dreamlink91]

I think he Is confusing the timer with a Cat.

[@VinnytheBuddha]

I love how him correcting his double tap meant “do it slower and more precise “ 😂

[@mabblers]

That was an amazing game. Great playing on the edge of peril to victory.

[@anhad6494]

Mate This man was something else 😅👍

[@moali68]

He wasn't watching the board at around 6:45, thus he didn't really track her move and ends up giving up his queen. It was that brief but simple mistake, which cost him the whole game. Damn, she really cleaned house with that end game.

[@citizenshipp4152]

Shrewd observation, Muhammad Ali.

[@kamalofdeka]

Still Qxe6+ was possible. Qxe6 Qxe6 Rxe6+ comes with check. Then Kxe6 Rxc8 not only wins a pawn but also a winning game. g6 is about to fall next

[@GoofyGolfer217]

Exactly what I saw

[@GoofyGolfer217]

He clearly didn’t realize that had moved there and she knew it.

[@craig7350]

I like the multiple grimacing and the perseverance for the win... haha

[@VakarianG]

He looks like the chess hustling version of Andy Serkis! Keep going man!!

[@marcjohn9404]

After that moment when he started talking shit into the camera he fell apart lol. Classic overconfidence right there.

[@bilzo]

Great game. Absolutely love Alexandra. She’s an absolutely phenomenal chess player with a wonderful mind for the game. Kind, beautiful, goofy and you can tell she really enjoys talking with her opponents. She’s a real gem

[@garthnoakes3725]

Lots of real patzer moves doesn't make a great game....

[@AtlantaGuns]

The look on her face after he made that huge mistake with his queen 😂 Poor guy he had a shot

[@alexismamadou2193]

Sum hot spicy chess. That OG tune was muted away so swiftly😂👏

[@bobbymorane5166]

7:05 For sure Qf8 + and it was the guaranteed win, Alexandra had no chance of winning this game unless her opponent concentrated a little more instead of blah the whole game !

[@user-ex5rf6xg8o]

Он пожалел Александру!

[@bobbymorane5166]

@@user-ex5rf6xg8o ??

[@CyanBlackflower]

100% agree.

[@eugenerademaker4145]

I did not find the Qf8 myself. thanks looks like a good move indeed

[@tannerman46]

I think that's a part of his strategy. Did you notice how much he talked when Alex had under a minute of time left? By talking, he's distracting his opponent and throwing off their game.

[@Harshreality298]

This dude started believing his own hype. Gave away a solid position

[@muirislandjim453]

Absolutely Amazing. What a come back! Awesome well done 👍🏻👍🏻

[@DarrenLikesDanger]

He was trying to be slick with the multi taps on the clock. I’m glad you called him out on it.

[@HaonDlo]

Honestly I don’t think he was just trying to be slick. If you look the multi-tapping happens nearly every time he uses the clock, even after she talks to him about it. Most likely he had experience in the past where he lost a large portion of time due to the clock not registering his touch. The simplest solution? Hit it multiple times. At this point he does it automatically. After she asks him to stop he is trying hard to focus on the game, so he still accidentally multi-taps without really realizing.

[@septidelaucer1267]

he wasn't

[@Lucaplayshorts]

If you watch his hand in his lap, it’s shaking, so I don’t think he was trying to be slick, maybe nerves? Actually that doesn’t give an impression of slickness if done deliberately anyway.

[@zaidbamarni]

Qf8 check 6:51 Look at her face she knew it 😂

[@rodrigo9ato]

The tapping... 🤣🤣

[@jx4219]

She trashtalked him out of it. Nicely done!

[@greypilgrim3281]

Authneticty is the new currency of the internet. Alex is amazing and likable because she’s real. She’s authentic. A great role model for all.

[@trolled740]

@Sham Mirza yes, that's why you're watching

[@whatsuphelp]

Stop simping

[@DanteFlipstein]

New?

[@antred11]

Well, I have an inkling that her looks may not be completely uninvolved when it comes to her popularity ...

[@samarkand1585]

I mean she basically made an ad for the Marine Corps

[@tim_bbq1008]

more of this, please. I was on the edge of my seat until he rooked it.

[@kargs5krun]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Wolfsbane909]

13 seconds left on the clock!!! I love how every time he lies he animates with his hands. Born in the 80s and been playing for 40+ years 🤣

[@son2425]

This was the video that turned me into a botez fan! This dude is cool af! I have a feeling I'm gonna turn into him in a few years

[@chibs3666]

"I was born as an orphan", lost me right at the start 😆

[@ehhe4381]

How does that work? Your father is dead and your mother dies when giving birth to you?

[@vaibhavsingh4108]

🤣🤣

[@l.d.t.6327]

If your father dies during pregnancy, and your mother dies while giving birth or in late pregnancy dies in an accident and they can still get the baby out alive (both cases are rare but do happen), you are an orphan at birth. If your parents die shortly after you were born, you weren't born as an orphan, but in practice this doesn't differ much. I don't see what's funny about that...

[@seheyt]

@@l.d.t.6327 If this is your opening tag-line/rap I'm sure it's fine to just appreciate the paradox as the funny thing it's intended to be

[@l.d.t.6327]

@Chris Canavan II I was born as a party pooper!

[@Themethodmix]

Incredible comeback…no way I saw that coming.

[@robertgrey5993]

It is so incredible that they can jest with each other and still play a credible game.

[@SmoothJK]

This is why you need to use the light switch style timer...

[@JohnDoe-cw4lf]

That was CLOSE - You ALMOST had it !!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@320speed]

That was so satisfying but sad at the same time. He was a trash talker that talked too much trash. Needed to concentrate more.

[@Slacker1967]

Look at him run away with his tail between his legs. 😂 Less talk more chess!

[@Shadowdragon_TV]

"Talk that ish now, you was running ya f*ckin mouth" That guy at the end. 🤣🤣🤣

[@savannahfoster7830]

I love how she let's her own timer run why he talks and listens respectfully

[@onemillionpercent]

it buys her time to think without pressure

[@dansrod5952]

@@onemillionpercent i dont think ypu get it

[@onemillionpercent]

@@dansrod5952 ?

[@bernimoulang5408]

@@onemillionpercent you just don't get it

[@onemillionpercent]

@@bernimoulang5408 k

[@base12_mathematics]

she spend her own clock time to get to know him for 90 seconds out of 300 seconds, that's why she's behind.... great video! great connection with people and awesome comeback things i got out of this: 1. professional chess trained players knows the game isn't over until it's over. their rigorous training allows them to have better stamina than casual amateurs - especially end games 2. in his effort to try to win by time, he did not time manage well - there are moves he had enough time to come up with quality play to not allow alex to catch up and end up forcing too many moves too fast and lost. 3. when people ask me how long i play chess, i generally try to play it down to as little time as possible. if i win, i'll look better. so he's doing the opposite, 40+ years of playing and then lost, that a big risk - X-rated man :)

[@carlietoway1167]

Everybody runs their mouth until they can't no more😅😅😅😅😂😂😂😂

[@pauldew62]

That guy sitting next to him talking that ish after he lost 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@billcook4768]

I’ve played many a game vs chess hustlers in the park. Everything they do is intentional.

[@Grap3_S0da]

wow I cannot believe she saved that in the end. When I saw that blunder I was sure it was all over.

[@lexilunke525]

These Hustlers are so arrogant at first but they mentally shatter after they realize they are going to lose and instantly run away and cry.

[@EarlYorkII]

“You almost had it” 💀💀💀 high level insult

[@Ricochet622]

wow great come back! Alex's end game is 💪

[@alfredMonty]

Alexandra started playing his game when she ended up having to tap the clock multiple times lol

[@johncarson5436]

The second he got overconfident, he lost and you inflated his head with all those compliments to make that happen.

[@Kelsdoggy]

What a come back. Poor guy. He is a great player to be fair

[@DrizztRed]

i can only look at the multi tapping at the end :D :D :D

[@OneEyedJack01]

Hustlers gonna hustle. That double tap clock thing isn't an accident. It's angle to catch someone unaware and run down their clock.

[@JosephWagoner16]

Alex is playing 25/50 BB with world famous degens, and then shows up with nothing but amazing displays of humanity a few weeks later. Truly an awesome lady! (And, I'm gonna have to remember that double tap angle. I've never seen it, and there's a couple of OtB players here that it'll be funny to annoy.)

[@mitchbogart8094]

It would have been fair and cool for her to keep pushing her button until he agreed to stop. The fact that she didn't do that is even more cool!

[@ChilIdeas]

The end was foreshadowed lol. He had the advantage, but he hates the endgame.

[@BigLouWelds]

You can tell he was mad lol. Great game 👏🏼👏🏼

[@bustavonnutz]

To be fair, he did totally call you out on your hustle lmao but yeah he was humbled for sure; can't judge a book by its cover when it comes to chess. Getting beat by a 10 year old taught me that.

[@rockwell7043]

7 year old for me. 3 nights in a row. Proud of my son.

[@Chunda8]

Don't feel bad, they are hardcore about it these days, I blame Fischer. My good friend and co-worker in (inner suburban Maryland) had an uncle that was a GM (maybe top 200 or so?) who would coach him. He had been playing for years and was pretty serious. He went to the local mall and an 8 year old prodigy wiped the board with him.

[@aviakaabrahamlanger8767]

The NBA really likes hot babes

[@askapk]

What was the hustle? I missed it.

[@goldenpony822]

Kids can have mad skillz

[@brucecrane9605]

Very nice job. Played so well under pressure when you weren't at your best.

[@dvlpr]

That was a sick comeback

[@onehandfencer3912]

I can't believe he lost.

[@sappo504]

That was a very satisfying win. I felt like I won that one.

[@oftheHowl]

You didn't, Alex did. Do you normally feel like you're the person in the video and getting their achievements?

[@Immortal_46]

Wow Be8 what a wonderful move my dear. You stunned him and smoke him out right there. I love that magical move. Cheers!!!!

[@call4adventure57]

I do believe she has become more wholesome since I've last watched her play

[@jumalegacy9645]

This guy had the match but he messed up when he started over bragging haha

[@user-iy2lp3wt1d]

Employee: sir, would you like to include fried fries in your order? This man: allow me to introduce myself! Employee: sir, I just need to take your order. This man: I’ve been doing this since the 80s!!

[@loganburntitus6948]

i could feel her annoyance at him constantly messing up the timer.

[@Al-mx6ru]

When you know your good but stays humble. That's class. You dnt belittle them. But hold a conversation with them. 👍

[@Welcome2Niches]

That comeback! Him letting you take that Queen was his downfall!

[@louishauger3057]

Can believe he that blunder he made. I was starring at the Board like what was he doing

[@davidcarr9772]

Easy when your spectator for any sport

[@dionisioiacobelli6689]

You can hear the panic in his talk .

[@synt3897]

Openings teach you openings. End games teach you chess