Danny Stomps Arin at Chess for 40 Minutes - Game Grumps

DISCLAIMER: this video may make less sense if you don't know how to play chess
I swear I was working on this compilation over New Years anyway and then I somehow willed new episodes into existence, I should have probably used this power to bring back Punch Out instead!
#gamegrumps
#gamegrumpscompilation
#chess

[@Slimurgical]

Danny beating Arin in Chess is like Danny is pistol whipping a blind kid and I can't stop laughing because it's the blind kid's idea to get pistol whipped.

[@antoniochartrand1582]

God I just got to the part he's like "WHAT THE HELL MAN?! WHAT DO YOU LIKE THIS?! I'M A FUCKING CHILD!" when I read this.

[@arogue7579]

Lmao, I'm dying bc that legit sounds like what arin would suggest XD

[@woahnico]

LMFAAAAOOOOO DEFINITELY THE BLIND KIDS IDEA

[@brockkirtley3813]

This is the funniest comment ive ever fucking seen

[@thorinium1111]

I love it 💖😍

[@hylind1912]

"Calm the fuck down, nothing has happened yet." -Shang Tsung, the Art of War

[@eliyugend4660]

"Your soul is mine!" -Sun Tzu, Street Fighter II

[@jarraffe]

@@eliyugend4660 "Die 1000 Deaths" -Akuma, King of Fighters 98

[@erikdefibaugh9348]

I love everyone in this thread

[@eliyugend4660]

@@erikdefibaugh9348 we love you too

[@HuladeHoopla]

"What can possibly go wrong." Kratos - Metal Gear Rising - Revengeance

[@Amuro1X]

My favorite recurring gag is Danny repeatedly explaining what en passant is over the years and Arin never learning, except it's not a gag and Arin just 100% forgets every time.

[@gingerinajacket8519]

TBF, the only way I remember is that it is saying "Oh but if you had moved to THIS square first I would have been able to take it... OH WAIT I STILL CAN" when it doesn't work like that for any other piece.

[@emPtysp4ce]

Holy hell

[@nickkennedy9034]

google en passent

[@DeathnoteBB]

@@gingerinajacket8519I remember learning about fancy moves in chess and trying it out. The other person said “No you can’t do that” and I gave up caring about the fancy rules since nobody believes they exist anyway

[@Craglicious]

​@@emPtysp4cenew response just dropped

[@easyacheoven]

Arin moaning about how he's bad at chess and Dan insisting he can do it if he tries is the exact swap of Dan moaning that he can't draw and Arin insisting he can do it if he tries

[@DUHRIZEO]

Arin also just wants to make an entertaining show lol dude is insanely smart outside of Grumps.

[@summbuddie9120]

@@DUHRIZEO no he’s not, he’s a loveable schmuck

[@yoindianbro]

@@DUHRIZEO he didn't finish highschool tho? Doesn't mean he's stupid tho

[@diddlyharbo9527]

@@DUHRIZEO arin had dumb brain but he's a good lad

[@DUHRIZEO]

@@diddlyharbo9527 give a listen to his interviews if you wanna, that's where I got my thoughts from. He's got one with Jacksepticeye, and the most recent one is with a dude name Joey called "off the record". The guy employs, runs, and does a ton of shit. Totally dumb brain now and then for sure, I just like to remember he's got another side that I'm really envious and impressed with too, and think that's pretty sweet.

[@micheljavert5923]

I have never played a game of chess against anyone like Arin. He plays like he's being slowly, methodically fed into a wood chipper. And I can't tell if he's playing it up for comedic effect or genuinely going to pieces so fast that Danny is being hit with shrapnel.

[@EbonMaster]

I think its a bit of both. Dan seems to feel that he's getting genuinely frustrated even if he's probably playing that up.

[@Morgast]

I am genuinely upset this doesn't have more likes. The sheer imagery of this made me ugly laugh for two minutes.

[@carlinianam0s]

@@Morgast agreed. I read "slowly, methodically" and was thinking they were describing how chess players usually play (slow and methodical). I was not expecting the rest of the sentence

[@MrToddino]

@@Morgast all your laughing is ugly laughing, sorry

[@kaimerry1587]

It's been awhile since I laughed this hard at a youtube comment. Thank you kind stranger.

[@Tetrasaurus_]

I like how this one could be titled "Game Grumps Chess Compilation" and it would mean literally the same thing.

[@CertifiedPsychiatrist]

this is one of the funniest comments I have ever read

[@nickmacon300]

No One: Not even Dan Avidan: Arin Hanson: "CHESS IS A GAME OF SKIIILLLLLLLLLL"

[@Thedaisydog]

Absolutely fucking ruthless

[@TheStickCollector]

This is the only time where the alternative title is used instead of the original title

[@GBfanatic15]

@@nickmacon300 a skill he most certainly does not have XD

[@MithosOkuu]

17:06 I will never get tired of Arin's scream. It's like he's getting deleted together with his pawn, it's so f*cking funny.

[@jajajasputin8927]

This comment made me lose it thank you

[@lindsayshanks7555]

Every time I hear his scream from how on, I will just think of Arin turning to dust as he watches a pawn being listed off the board Thank you for this mental image, it's killing me XD

[@PolarBear-rc4ks]

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊​@@lindsayshanks7555

[@KaptinScuzgob]

everybody wants to make a chess game where the pieces actually attack, but nobody wants to make those attacks animate for less than half an hour each

[@leavemealone802]

Ironically, we already have a (sort of) chess game where the pieces actually do attacks that last for less than half a hour. Is called fire emblem 😂

[@tonyjackson4078]

Dynasty Warriors? It's shitty chess, but chess.

[@burgbass]

There’s also the Civilization games, sorta

[@grayfox6518]

Something like the Megaman Battle Network animations comes to mind.

[@jasonwalker4003]

ok unironically the Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix wii game has some sick attack animations for wizards chess. The pawns were dope as fuck, they had two swords they would pull out and slash at the angles with, it was immensely satisfying and that game convinced me to kinda learn chess

[@choicebandmetapod1439]

Arin is so calm at the start of this and by the end he's just losing his shit 5 turns in

[@karipannell845]

right, it’s just a steady descent and it’s incredible

[@miguelvega4888]

Sounds like a normal day on twitter for him

[@General12th]

It's Arin's slow-but-steady decent into an industrial wood chipper.

[@dimsufferer9951]

Welcome to arin gets slaughtered, the series

[@trouty606]

There may come a day where Arin finally beats Danny at chess. And I think I'll be able to hear Arin's "OOOHHHHHHH" victory scream all the way out here in the midwest.

[@cllifjumperPT]

Fuck, I'll hear it over here in Portugal XD

[@Molue_]

@@cllifjumperPT It'd be like when Krakatoa exploded, it'll be detected on seismographs on the other side of the planet three separate times, long after no one can even hear it anymore.

[@trouty606]

@@Molue_ Somehow the soundwaves will carry into space and it'll be what makes first contact with alien life

[@Molue_]

@@trouty606 I'm not so sure about that, I'm pretty sure what they'd be detecting is the caustic radiation caused by a massive influx of cathartic rage particles that would be traced all the way back to having originated in the region of southern California, USA; on the planet Earth.

[@Manigeitora]

It'll be on par with TETSUOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@oopsiethatsgay3203]

33:00 "Arin, Honey what are you doing man?" That sums up every game perfectly

[@Fredlyy]

30:15 the fact that Arin almost did the King's Indian Defense opening completely by accident is honestly impressive

[@BigManDaichi]

Give enough monkeys typewriters, and they'll eventually recreate all of Shakespeare's work. Same principle.

[@Himmel.Himmel]

@@BigManDaichi my god this comment? it’s so perfect?

[@shaynehughes6645]

You name enough movements and he'll eventually recreate one

[@C_R112]

@@Himmel.Himmel Have you never heard that before?

[@DML897]

@@BigManDaichi It was the best of times, it was the BLURST of times?!

[@jamesdutcher8513]

The way Danny is calm, and even giving Arin advice, is so sweet, then you hear Arin screaming at the top of his house-bound lungs about shits and fucks and bitches and asses

[@jocab3674]

Perfect synergy

[@hranf]

“…knights, Arin.” “…….IT’S A FUCKING HORSE!!!!”

[@memenatsuki2577]

Arin honey, what are you doing? Gkd dammit I can’t find the timestamp where dam said that

[@OddballKitten]

​@@memenatsuki257733:01

[@Manigeitora]

​@@memenatsuki2577 I think that was actually in the checkers episode where Arin makes a move that allows Dan to do like five jumps in a row, getting him all the way across the board and an instant king.

[@spiderdude2099]

I love how arin constantly expects Dan to go for these risky plays and baits, and he just ABSOLUTELY never does.

[@SolstaceWinters]

It really shows the kind of players each of them are. Arin is absolutely a risk-it-on-the-biscuit kinda player, where Dan prefers to play everything extremely safe. Arin is willing to throw everything away on a gamble that might improve his odds, while Dan refuses to risk ANYTHING that doesn't guarantee he'll make back at least what he put into it. That's why, I think, Arin's much better at Monopoly than Dan, and Dan's much better at Chess. Those games reward those kinds of play-styles. Not always in Monopoly's case, but Monopoly is the kinda game where you can't get anywhere if you aren't willing to take a little bit of risk, and Dan doesn't risk.

[@chanticleerthetale-teller8385]

@@SolstaceWinters is he better at monopoly though? Last time I checked, Dan’s got more wins in their one-on-one matches than Arin?

[@SolstaceWinters]

​@@chanticleerthetale-teller8385 I'm not sure. I'd have to sit through all their games again to find out. I know they usually both get smoked by the NPCs, and I know Arin has a tendency to make seemingly intentionally bad decisions and investments to "make the game more interesting". Whether or not they are actually intentional is anyone's guess, but the core of what I was driving at is that the games reflect those two quite well, and favors those playstyles. Chess favors a calm, level-headed, riskless playstyle like Dan clearly prefers, while Monopoly leans more toward being willing to risk more to win big. I don't know off the top of my head how many games the Grumps have played as 1v1's, but I know they generally play with NPCs, and I can't recall that many 1v1 games, so the sample size can't be very big. We'd have a clearer idea of who was better if they did, say, 50 1v1 games, or 100. Bigger sample size would equate to a more accurate calculation, because math is fun like that. And again, there's whether or not Arin's intentional willingness to make bad plays for the sake of the show is actually a thing to consider. Of course, Monopoly is NOT a game that is best played with TWO people. You really do need more than two to get anything done because once all the properties are bought up, the only other player in the game has no incentive to trade with you at all because that can risk you winning (and as I mentioned in my first post, Dan seems to HATE risk and will actively avoid it wherever possible). You really need at least three players so you have someone you can potentially play off of when the other person is uncooperative. And I'm sure tons more factors I'm too dumb to consider at the moment. But if I myself were a betting man, I'd wager Arin, if he were to put his mind to it, he'd probably best Dan time and again. I genuinely think he throws away games of Monopoly with bad plays for the sake of "making the game interesting" as he puts it. And that's usually his undoing, because Dan is unflinching and unwavering in his resolve to NEVER trade unless he is getting better than he gives. He's the kinda player who won't give you a dollar if you ask to trade him four quarters, he'll insist on at least an additional penny for the effort you put him through. But as we've seen, where NPCs are involved, they BOTH get blasted time and again, so ultimately, I think "good at the game" is a relative term.

[@Lucifersfursona]

@@SolstaceWinters man I respect Danny so much but if he wanted $1.01 in change for a dollar I’d be like. Angry 😂

[@misterroboto1]

@@SolstaceWinters ...But Dan won way more monopoly games than Arin, no? As of july 2022, Dan had won 7 and Arin only 2. As for chess: anyone with even a modicum of experience can see that Arin's "traps"- if you can call them that- were obvious to the point of being farcical. Dan not falling for them is not him being "extremely safe" but simply reflects the fact that he's not a complete beginner at the game. What Arin was doing is commonly called "hope chess" and you see it all the time in beginners' games. We've all done it at some point or another in our chess career, so I certainly won't fault Arin for that.

[@ILovetheYOUTUBYS]

2:28 the fact that dan actually gets to perform an En Passant against arin is amazing. its the MOST situational move someone can make. i've been playing chess my whole life and i've gotten to do that move maybe twice? its the cherry on top of an already great series of episodes.

[@VivaLaDnDLogs]

The first time someone did that to me completely blindsided me. I'd never even heard of it!

[@ILovetheYOUTUBYS]

@@VivaLaDnDLogs same thing happened the first time I got to do it to someone else. They called me a cheater and checked google for the rules XD

[@hotdog8109]

Holy hell

[@tibik.8407]

@@ILovetheYOUTUBYS To be fair it does sound like something your annoying brother would make up if he wants to break up a stalemate.

[@winkie3331]

This is so cool thank u for sharing that

[@thelaughingrouge]

Arin: "Alright let's play some chess... why do I hear boss music?"

[@gargoyles9999]

Ave Maria

[@jokerbeatser5172]

Dan checkmating Arin on move 7 will always be my favorite moment in Grumps history and i don't think anything will change that ever

[@matthewgallaway3675]

When was this?

[@gravitysushi5050]

@@matthewgallaway3675 30:54

[@matthewgallaway3675]

@@gravitysushi5050 Thank you

[@sailormoon262]

Especially with Arin's immediate regret

[@nickmacon300]

IM A FUCKING CHILD

[@sampdesigns]

I love the visual of Arin being just so fucking excited to play chess and then cutting to this -every- time.

[@ubermaster134]

I know this exact feeling

[@Mr.Smiley_J]

15:50 is one of my favorite moments. "Tick tick, bitch! People are watching this!" So savage.

[@teatox2876]

Same💀

[@teenamazingsquad.2042]

I need more of that Dan attitude

[@mayathepsychiic]

35:00 that would actually be kind of a fun april fool's episode on dan lol, if they recorded separately they could have a high level chess player sat next to arin whispering moves to him while he acts like he's playing like normal. i'd love to see dan's reactions lol

[@aymuhspunj]

Power Hour ft. Hikaru Nakamura.

[@3AsYouWish9]

@@aymuhspunj YES PLEASE

[@badger6882]

Hikaru as the rat from ratatouille

[@mayathepsychiic]

@badger6882 LMAO sat up there pulling his hair to light up his brain w the right move? maybe this was how hans cheated all along

[@fukkthisnewupdate8882]

​@@mayathepsychiicis that the dude who got caught cheating with anal beads?

[@popmcpop9676]

Arin letting out a primal scream every time he loses a pawn tells me he doesn't have the heart for chess

[@Kaisarfire]

Danny: I don't know that much about chess. Also Danny: Ah! En passant!

[@thesyndrome43]

"I don't know what to say, man. You said 'Hey Dan can we play some chess?' and I said 'Are you sure?' and you said 'Yes, definitely', then you IMMEDIATELY got panicked and screamy" I died

[@General12th]

So did Arin's hopes and dreams of ever beating Dan at chess.

[@roxasthegreek]

Danny always explaining En Passant gives me Yu Gi Oh vibes of "I play Pot of Greed! It allows me to draw two more cards!"

[@James.D.B.]

To be fair, I had played Chess for atleast a year before hearing about En Passant

[@yung_ickle5694]

but Pot Of Greed lets you draw 3 cards?

[@coolsnowmanjoe9380]

@@yung_ickle5694 You would be thinking Moray of Greed, my friend.

[@yung_ickle5694]

@@coolsnowmanjoe9380 nah it definitely Pot of Greed, that's what the card do

[@whatastandupguy3050]

@@yung_ickle5694 I’ve never played Yugioh in my life and even I know that it lets you draw two cards

[@Slimurgical]

29:14 I love how Arin's freakouts can be heard as a very faint echo through Dan's microphone.

[@CrazeeAdam]

My favorite is like the most recent. When Arin confidently says: "I'm going to do something that's a little stupid" *1 second later* Dan: "checkmate" xD like without hesitation.and Ally starts laughing in the back on top. Arin goes into full petty mode calling them bullies

[@gargoyles9999]

He’s a neural net processor a learning computer

[@Underpantswher]

30:52

[@dudeguyoverlord]

I love it so much "I'M A FUCKING CHILD, DUDE!"

[@virgilscott2732]

It's so disrespectful, but it's the funniest shit I've ever witnessed

[@deboreynolds]

He shouldn't have been stupid then... oh wait...

[@R4yj4ck]

14:40 “It’s a fucking horse dude!” *cuts and one of the knights is gone* Well it looks like they’re going on strike until you respect them Arin.

[@FunkVT]

I loved that cut so much, glad to see someone else enjoy it too

[@yaddabluh8726]

Arin and Dan have reached the point in their relartionship where they're just a married couple playing chess and board games to pass time.

[@Nocturne22]

Dan's "Arin, honey, what are you doing?" at 33:01 really brings it home.

[@lilr6199]

@@Nocturne22 with Ave Maria in the background

[@nickmacon300]

Dan: Arin, if you wanna be taken seriously as a chess player, you have to call it a knight. Chess Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura: Just take the juicer, dude

[@demon-hunter1498]

tha... that can't be a thing...

[@nickmacon300]

@@demon-hunter1498 kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5ekh2ejpa-hbKM

[@Arlanalt]

@@demon-hunter1498 post pogchamps chess is crazy lol

[@aymuhspunj]

Dan : I've never heard such a defeatist attitude... "Sixteen moves down the line, Im fucked!" Chess Grandmaster and Twitch Streamer, Hikaru Nakamura : Hmm, if I take, then takes takes. Takes takes takes. Take. Takes takes takes takes.

[@nickmacon300]

@@aymuhspunj also Hikaru: "But then if I go back and then takes, takes, takes, takes, takes, takes, takes, and takes then...am I even better? Whatever chat, I don't wanna think, let's just castle.

[@kayleighbrown459]

Arin is a very creative, and emotionally inelegant human being. He is however, someone who once got stuck in the hub level of Sonic DX for 10 minutes because he didn't notice the giant glowing door.

[@kayleighbrown459]

@S4MM-E He's not an idiot....he's just....not super smart at some stuff that needs concentration

[@kayleighbrown459]

@S4MM-E In fairness, there's a difference between a lack of inelegance and being unable to pay attention.

[@kayleighbrown459]

@S4MM-E And I'd imagine if his job wasn't making funny videos on the internet that would be an important skill to learn.

[@kayleighbrown459]

@S4MM-E I mean, yeah....but we're judging that based on how good he is at videogames. Like, it's not a factor I would measure inelegance beside, ya know. Like I wouldn't go up to Steven Hawkins and be like "But how are you Magora's Mask?"

[@kayleighbrown459]

@S4MM-E Yeah we can judge how good he is at playing videogames and being funny but we can't base a completely arbitrary factor like inelegance in amongst that.

[@andresirigoyen]

30:45 - 32:20 has got to be one of my favorite GG moments ever. I could barely breathe for 2 minutes

[@potaterjim]

*super calm, relaxed voices* "Alright so just FYI Dan is going to win" "Well you don't know that" *literally the next ten seconds* "Arin you need to stay calm"

[@nickmacon300]

Chess is to Arin what Horror Games are to Dan. I love it.

[@littlebigb5370]

31:00 I imagine Arin looking back at the popular kids at school as he says that before turning back around and immediately realizing what Dan did.

[@Eightane]

17:12 If there's ever an "Arin's Self Confidence Gets Tested" part 3, this is definitely going on it.

[@rosePetrichor]

there's something endearing about Dan being really proud of his chess knowledge when he did en passant but then calling it 'en passé' repeatedly

[@wendi_the_dog5779]

When i was in chess club the teacher told us it was called a do Si Do

[@polarstriker3854]

I had always heard it called en passe until recently, though I’m far from an about chess player

[@dylanglassgow7458]

i need them to play 5d chess with multiverse time travel so i can watch arin somehow win

[@TimMitch13]

12:23 is a top tier Game Grumps moment and you can’t convince me otherwise

[@algernon7272]

CHYECK

[@hopepapernacky]

chhyUck

[@HJG3]

39:01 That cut was MAGNIFICENT "Oh dude I could EASILY lose this!" cut to just UTTER DEVASTATION

[@hocuspocusfocus6229]

"Arin, honey, what are you doing man?" HAAHahaha that part and Arin losing in 7 moves killed me.

[@sanbell]

I love how IMMEDIATELY defeatist Arin gets

[@chohouse711]

Arin going insane 4 moves into a chess game is my favorite. You are the best for making a video of entirely that.

[@justan324]

i so wanna see them play real chess on a board, i so bet 5 min in arin would flip the board in rage

[@DroWarriorOfLight]

Probably one of my favorite out of context moments of them playing chess last time was the whole *Ave María plays on the background* Arin: "I wrote this song, do you like it?" *blunders a knight (horse?) to a pawn*

[@Jprodigy3730]

*Dan moves pawn for the first time* Arin: FUCK MY FUCKING LIFE THIS GAME IS IMPOSSIBLE

[@lukedawson5485]

Arin incoherently screaming then calmly saying “everything’s fine” is a huge mood

[@Shad0wj3ster567]

"I'll tell you why...." *music punctuates the pause* "Boy I'm screwed...." 38:25

[@brutalboy1000]

I love how Arin says calls a knight a horse and even states that it's never depicted as a knight even though Battle Chess clearly has a piece that's a knight.

[@bookworm4133]

35:40 you can tell Arin's power level has increased because he said knight and not horse

[@thestrengthofyourwill9831]

I am truly glad that I played on the chess team during grade school so I could truly appreciate how much Dan was kicking Arin’s ass

[@LostApotheosis]

I dont know anything about chess and my learning disability makes visualizing the moves near impossible. Is Dan actually pretty good? I could never contextualize whether he was a passable player or actually skilled because I have no idea what I'm looking at.

[@thestrengthofyourwill9831]

@@LostApotheosis Dan is of a fairly average skill level. He’s not bad, but definitely not a professional (understandably). Arin’s problem, as pointed out by Dan, was that he kept panicking and never thought out half of his moves, constantly going “let’s see what happens”. Danny kept winning because he decided to look at what could potentially happen with each move, while Arin usually just moved pieces around the board while panicking. TLDR: Dan kept winning because Arin was too scared of him

[@throwaway1743]

I just have so much respect for Arin that he would willingly put himself in the crosshairs of the chess community to get BRUTALLY roasted. Because goddamn, this is like 200-level shit

[@blueroses4112]

I can sympathize with Arin; I know just enough about chess to play it really badly!

[@DUHRIZEO]

To be fair, unless you're in a club that's good enough 😂

[@MikesterMF]

God I would just fucking love if they did one episode of queen's gambit with Arin playing against the main character. Just this very dramatic show, with Arin flipping the fuck out, while Dan giggles and cheers him on.

[@Z.DeAllen]

34:36 How did you possibly not include the rest of that segment?? It was hilarious with Dan calmly closing the episode immediately followed by Arin saying "I'm gonna lay face down on a radiator." I died. Awesome upload tho. I love their chess episodes.

[@chaosmiles07]

"I'm gonna do something real stupid..." _immediate regret_

[@WilliamPorygon]

"Yes, I know what en passe is... but explain it to the audience so they know"

[@blacklab27]

“When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard." - Sun Tzu 31:02 - Arin 2022

[@Xynam0]

32:59 This is one of the moments we see them as an old married couple dealing with Arin's dementia

[@bassoonatic]

This could have been called "Danny explains en passant to Arin for 40 minutes"

[@CozieGhosty]

I was hoping this would be made! Also I love "Tick tick, bitch! People are watching this!"

[@hanonondricek411]

"Arin, we're doing a game show here, you gotta make a move..." earlier.

[@gargoyles9999]

Boy I wish I could dunk like the greats

[@Manigeitora]

@@gargoyles9999 Michael Jordan...

[@hopefulhyena3400]

I would love to watch these two try to play dragon chess. I feel like Dan would go "oh! interesting. That's complicated" and Arin would have a heart attack.

[@gentleseal1778]

“I’m gonna do something stupid, and we’ll see how it turns out.” Instant checkmate. The comedic timing on this was crazy

[@tepimo]

My favorite genre of Game Grumps Vs. is Arin having 15 enraged panic attacks in a single episode while Danny calmly sweeps the floor with him

[@Kokolowolf]

It's endlessly hilarious to me that the best move Arin made (I think?) and the closest he came to winning (maybe?) was purely because Danny couldn't tell what the pieces were

[@JazzyRedMusic]

The best part about the day Arin beats Dan at chess is that while Arin's being triumphant and screaming and crying, Dan will just be like "Good game Arin! Congrats!! :)"

[@FalconFighterPilot1013]

“-Ucking Bi-!!!” You always-!!!” -Arin “Loses at Chess” Hanson

[@DWN037]

35:33 feels like I'm playing Portal 2 and I just got to the part where Wheatley acts like some big genius before completely losing composure-

[@idrkginaf4204]

"AEERRRRRRRRR, everythings fine-" is my favorite quote of all time

[@i_omor.]

15:41 It's so visceral. I love it lmao

[@geoffreymesser2121]

When I was a kid, like younger than ten years old, I would play chess against my grandfather and he would always mercilessly destroy me. Rather than be angry, I was determined to beat him just one time. This reminds me of that time in my life, makes me want to play chess again.

[@MegaPenguin-bl7hd]

Did you ever beat him?

[@geoffreymesser2121]

@@MegaPenguin-bl7hd regrettably I did not haha. He beat me until the day he died.

[@NielsMulvad]

So did mine, but he didnt play chess

[@felixmalcherek2919]

Same story but with my dad :D He kept wrecking my impatient 10-yr-old ass (who kept insisting on ignoring the middle in order to play with the bishops on the edges XD), until I learned the virtue of patience and going defense first, where we got stuck in an endless loop of ties, all the way until I noticed that I was significantly better in the endgame (I was about 16-17), started going for the E4 openings and trading everything away until we reached endgame and then just squeezed him down to 2v1 pawns XD Now my dad is trying hard to not let us reach endgame, but I still manage to drag him into either continuous exchanges until I'm a pawn up, or a trap where he loses a major piece and then just choke him out :D Once I managed to win in like 8 moves by just going aggressive as shit with the queen from a D4 opening XD

[@geoffreymesser2121]

@@felixmalcherek2919 heeeeeell yeah man, you definitely know more than I do XD rockin’ stuff. Good work!

[@JT_Lich]

This video is very educational! For instance, I just learned that "en passant" exists!

[@LadyWhiteMage]

Over and over and over again 😆

[@EverythingisGoodieBud]

On passé you mean 😆

[@JT_Lich]

@@EverythingisGoodieBud google said it was spelt en passant ... now I know Google is a liar

[@simulacrumdei6462]

It's the only thing i remember from the chess games on my ds :V

[@TubaFire11]

@@EverythingisGoodieBud isn't it "en passé?" Also literally every page on chess I've seen lists it as en passant. JS

[@Dr-Peppy]

37:39 - “You think you’re protected by your FUCKING PAWNS.” It’ll never cease to make me laugh.

[@beef5010]

15:51 “Tick tick bitch, people are watching this” dan’s mind games are on another level 😭

[@d5o1001]

Arin's overwelming self loathing that turns into a meltdown that then turns into unjustified confidence that then turns into complete and total freak out, is the absolute best. I am so glad he commits to the rage.

[@ReddFiveOhOh]

something about Danny constantly trying to calm Arin down multiple times because Arin starts losing it 10 turns in is hilarious when you get to the clip of Danny checkmating Arin on turn 7 like suddenly it makes sense for Arin to lose his shit because you can get checkmated at any point if you don't know what's possible lmao

[@ComradeBlinkyUwu]

Arin is acting like the chess board is a demon possessed Ouija board, I love it. I've never seen chess be this exciting and dramatic!

[@theresanoelle]

"This game will never last." -Arin Hanson, about a game that has existed for centuries

[@jackal04]

I’m exactly like Arin when I play chess. Sometimes I’m so excited to play then after the first move I feel utter despair with the knowledge that I’m totally screwed.

[@ricozotv]

33:42 Will you die by the sword? OR WILL YOU LIVE BY THE DIE!!!! I quote this every now and then, more than I care to admit

[@leavemealone802]

The world needs balance. Arin must always be bad at chess, and Dan Needs to lose every Mario Party game ever

[@shaynehughes6645]

So Arin is bad at games and Dan has bad luck?

[@leavemealone802]

@@shaynehughes6645 basicly lol

[@cameronprice4922]

Funny thing is that Dan won a game of Mario party.

[@dimsufferer9951]

Would you say that's because Mario Party is kind of a game of luck while “Chess is a game of skiiiiiiill”

[@cmrobbins88]

30:55 “CHECK this shit out” - Our Video Game Boy, 2022 and all of eternity

[@pottedplant37_]

22:28 this is somehow the greatest piece of Chess advice I've heard to date

[@jacknapier8201]

"I could easily lose this" *Gilligan Cut to Arin with just a pawn*

[@BeazerProductions]

Dan is a true homie for providing backup vocals at 11:20

[@lulashlyn728]

Watching this as someone who’s managed to learn nothing about chess or how it works for 15 years, I can say with confidence that I could still probably beat Arin in a game

[@thewolfofthestars1847]

Danny is just here having a chill time and Arin's playing a fucking suvivial horror game

[@Jonaegh]

"I don't have the brain for that tho!" "You literally just did it!" "No one understands me!" This exchange is actually between a struggling student who doesn't believe in themselves and a kind-hearted teacher helping them through it

[@thedomoking]

The same nervous energy that makes Arin bad at chess is also what makes him good at games like Bloodborne.

[@thememelord6510]

I haven’t watched the play through though I really doubt he’s good at blood borne

[@thedomoking]

@@thememelord6510 He made it through the entire game, plus dlc. You have to be at least good at the game to finish it.

[@diegogonzalez5746]

12:25 Best moment, no doubt

[@EvanGlobal]

1:53 gets me every time. Arin’s delivery is perfect

[@LooseCo]

Danny always beating Arin at chess will never stop being funny

[@sangheili333]

Chess is the physical form of that, "I am a genius!" *2 seconds later* "Oh no!" meme

[@ihatepenguinshaterofallpen1832]

31:04 fuckin killed me😂😂

[@DiscoSamurai]

Same! I'm laughing my ass off. xD

[@nickmacon300]

Arin actually is pretty darn good at evaluating the quality of his position. If only he knew like just one opening for the white and black pieces, he'd have a chance

[@4040bsc]

This may be the best Grumps collection on all of KZbin. It perfectly captures Arin’s endless struggle in wanting to prove he’s the videogame boy by beating Danny at chess, while also showing Danny’s continued mirth and bemusement towards Arin’s steady descent into rage and madness.

[@Phoenix0F8]

"This game will never last." Literally the most consistently played game across the scope of human history

[@Shazibee]

That is the joke.

[@reaganshumate726]

Sometimes I like to put on game grumps chess videos and imagine that I’m a 15th century serf that stumbled upon two unhinged noblemen playing chess in a park with a crowd slowly gathering around

[@zzskyninjazz1821]

I can imagine Arin five minutes into a chess match to be sweating profusely and having his head in his hands trying to think of a way

[@AtlasBlizzard]

I know how Arin feels. I could never beat my best friend at chess either. The difference is that I quickly stopped wanting to play chess as a result.

[@glitch164]

Dan: Cool and collected while taking different steps and planning his approach. Arin: Falls onto quick gimmicks and humor rolls as a means of reassurance as he easily panics and moves his pieces without proper forethought because he is unfamiliar with this type of strategic board game.

[@i_garfed_on_the_carpet]

The thumbnail is beautiful

[@_Prismatica]

I actually understand Arin completely with this. I'm so horrible at chess and always feel dumb playing it. But I have this idea in my head that it's such a fun strategy game and that I love playing it, even though every time I do, I turn into a bitter scrooge haha