Hammond & May try to play chess while downing shots

[@WhatNextVids]

We knew you'd like this one! It's so amazing to see all of your positive feedback on the channel rebrand thus far! We feel there is so much potential with What Next and we have plenty of content like this in the can to show you guys. Thank you to all of you who have watched and subscribed 🙂 - Mike

[@adambendinelli]

[White "James May"] [Black "Richard Hammond"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 f5 2. exf5 c5 3. f6 Na6 4. Bb5 Nc7 5. Nc3 Nxb5 6. Nd5 Nd4 7. fxe7 Nxe7 8. c3 b5 9. cxd4 Nxd5 10. Qe2+ Qe7 11. d3 b4 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Qh5+ g6 15. d5 gxh5 16. Kd2 Rg8 17. Re1 Rxg2 18. Nf3 Ba6 19. Re5 Bg7 20. Rhe1 d6 21. Rxh5 Rg1 22. Re6 Bc3+ 23. Kc2 Rc1+ 24. Kxc1 Bxd3 25. bxc3 Rd8 26. Ne5 dxe5 27. d6 b3 28. Rxe7+ Kf8 29. Rxh6 bxa2 30. Rh8# 1-0

[@thestingray1983]

This is absolutely brilliant! Hammond Vs Cpt Slow in any drinking game is absolutely fenomenal material to watch! I really hope to see more content like this. 😂

[@docfish21_94]

you should do a version of this for sim racing as that would be hilarious, and also it guessing them not being all to familiar with it could be even more funny

[@hugog930]

Please get the trio back together for a drinking game of monopoly 🙏

[@chriss-p6901]

Please give us something like this more often!

[@janimizer1725]

I love how Hammond still says ''If you've just joined us'' at random intervals as if its a TV programme

[@caerphoto]

what, you mean you DON'T start watching youtube videos at a random point in the middle?

[@95lal]

Boomer speak

[@EVEMASTER99]

Always cracks me up when Clarkson did it on Amazon

[@lomfmur]

@@caerphoto tbh i thought it was live streamed

[@rickygrenadier6303]

Old habits die hard..

[@chess]

What a layer this adds to the game! This was great fun!

[@pneumonoultramicroscopicsi4065]

You should try it with grandmasters

[@fishtankben]

@@pneumonoultramicroscopicsi4065 there is alot of Carlsen streaming (and winning) while completely smashed

[@pneumonoultramicroscopicsi4065]

@@fishtankben not hammond smashed i don't think lol

[@Ripper346.]

@@pneumonoultramicroscopicsi4065 I think Ben refers to this watch?v=K-Kz7bo5tKE . It seems drunker than Hammond

[@TONAL03]

Next round Danny vs Hess and the winner has to challenge one of the Chessbrah.

[@SalemShanouha]

I would watch a whole series of May and Hammond playing different games. Monopoly next?

[@CrispyPinguin]

no "risk" a strategy game

[@frantisekignacdolihal6910]

...but James is known to cheat in Monopoly.

[@legomaster7982]

yes

[@Methras]

Yes! Monopoly next, that would be awesome!

[@AndrewGibson22]

Or if you want a short game of monopoly, have Clarkson along.

[@oblivious5396]

i love how Richard getting slightly drunker after every drink is actually visible

[@perrysmtih262]

When he started rambling about not being able to prove the Gin was real, I was just thinking, "Don't worry! We can tell it's real!"

[@potatopirate5557]

Hammond has a breathtaking technique- explaining every bit of thought process out loud to your opponent. 😅

[@zachhaywood1564]

This made me literally laugh out loud 😂😂

[@gazzertrn]

Thats how you loose .

[@andrewkarsten5268]

@@gazzertrnI never knew loose was a verb…

[@Vicus_of_Utrecht]

@@gazzertrn *lose

[@mr_niceman]

@@andrewkarsten5268 i always loose in chess, I wish i can tense for once

[@mannydcbianco]

"You are thinking about it, which I'd say technically is cheating!" -- Richard Hammond, while playing chess

[@sluggo3slug]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Fullyfunctional]

Just what i needed. One hour of James and Hammond bickering. One hour to forget all the other bullcrap on this planet. Thank you.

[@J.D.M.R]

100%

[@DjangoUnSkilled]

2:22

[@SouthendLad600]

I'd even add some more weird things the guys could come in with during the game.

[@travisspaulding5835]

Seems like Hammond mostly bickering and James just being increasingly patient with him 😅

[@gregorysmith9706]

INDEED.

[@classymuffin4589]

I love that half the game is them making moves that don't particularly do anything followed by the other saying "oh that was genius".

[@unclegeorgesspeedandfeed]

Amazing how civil they are when it's just two of them together. Throw a third one in and all he'll breaks loose.

[@GieterHero]

Clarkson, you infantile pillock!

[@bennicholson5733]

You can't play chess with a hammer 😂

[@jout738]

Jeremy always comes to do something like burning James May house, like in the one episode and then that itself sets them on loose making James bit angry.

[@FiatUno2003]

You can't play chess with an orangutan

[@solomonrex3955]

"Behold my genius: I have attached a chess board to a V8"

[@Danker19991]

Trust me Hammond, after your fourth shot no one had any doubts that it was real gin.

[@georgpernice9123]

hehehe

[@TheHutchy01]

"If you play your go now, I'll break your face with this plate" occured midway through that statement!

[@eenayeah]

Imagine telling James and Richard 20 years ago, on Top Gear--a car show, mind you--that 20 years later they'd be playing chess while drinking and that hundreds of thousands of people would still be watching them.

[@marioxdc123]

"and where is Jeremy?" asks James "He has his own farm and does manual labour"

[@ssisnake]

Don't forget to mention that they are drinking a Gin made by May himself.

[@Corkoth55]

And explaining that Amazon has the budget to produce a TV show.

[@OfficialUSKRprogram]

a million views, a million views on that video, I don't think back then they would ever think that the 2020s would be the years where they're most popular.

[@Kerpath]

@@OfficialUSKRprogram They were by far more popular back in the day google top gear views its actually hard to comprehend knowing there was no internet/social meida

[@lindseycaldwell9559]

I just love that they're calling them "prawns." I didn't realize that those little pieces were crustaceans lol.

[@SpaceMissile]

I thought James was joking the first time, but now I'm legitimately wondering if maybe that's an English thing. 😅

[@badcornflakes6374]

​@@brandiiiiiiii I've heard Canadians do that too many times. It's pretty corny but funny nonetheless.

[@user.8102]

​@@SpaceMissilena its just funny😂

[@Oswadomob]

No we don’t call them prawns in England. They’re joking.

[@tomaustin8866]

Probably for the algorithm to avoid any bad words that may limit the audience

[@dr.celsius886]

James: "explains one move ahead" Richard: "This is a level of thinking I can't fathom"

[@WralthChardiceVideo]

I mean if he could he could probably visualize what happens if he enters corners with too much speed and maybe avoid his regularly scheduled crashes.

[@FuckFeminists]

@@WralthChardiceVideo I like your thinking

[@mattyartell9575]

I don't know why Hammond was convinced that we'd think they were using water instead of gin. I'd be much more likely to believe that he was pretending to drink a glass of water which was really gin.

[@handlesarefeckinstupid]

He is quite gin centric.

[@BeeABaw]

“It’s definitely not Gin for legal reasons”

[@Potatotree50]

So true.

[@NGC-7635]

This must be the world record for the longest gin commercial ever.

[@goldgeologist5320]

Lol

[@keiztrat]

It's May's own brand too xD

[@clarebearr5357]

Ryan Reynolds is kicking himself.

[@rhyshowcutt7407]

27:19 is actual carnage 😂 James laughing like a duck and hammond VISIBLY fuming to find out he was joking

[@jonahmcconnell8053]

As an avid chess player this was simultaneously hilarious and horrendously painful to watch

[@Go_Coup]

I'm horrible at chess, but this was still painful.

[@DaLilVivi96]

I bet it was 🤣👍

[@KevinCrouch0]

Don't tell May!

[@ogre8453]

Do you have a rating Jonah?

[@pallasathena1555]

I was like “HOLD THE CENTRE FOUR!” At the start 😂

[@RickVG02]

You guys have completely figured out what content works best for this channel! Hats off to everyone involved!

[@maxmattt]

All the best content involves alcohol.

[@vanivan5202]

They aren't...kinda. If you will look at the recent video, they wanted to expand the idea of this channel to have more different content, not just related to drinks and food. However, probably after critique in the comments they just decided to delay/completly throw out some of the videos.

[@WhatNextVids]

Thank you! Plenty more to come!

[@MartynStanleyAuthor]

@@WhatNextVids Prepare to lay down the livers of James Tiberius May and Richard E. Hammond on the Altar of Social Media :P. The more liver cirrhosis the more engagement! First to a million likes gets the gold coffin! :D

[@robinaart72]

@@WhatNextVids can I suggest the 3 of them starring in a new series of 'only when I laugh' - set in a liver transplant ward (or a rehab clinic)

[@shaneoz4006]

I love the fact that this is over an hour. Nights sorted

[@mannydcbianco]

lol, too true. They could put episodes up like this on Amazon Prime Video and I'd watch and love every second on them. Doesn't have to be episodes of The Grand Tour that costs 30 million to make and takes four months to film and edit. Could just be drunken games of chess involving James, Richard and Jeremy, or even just random bickering at the pub, and I'd be happy.

[@pilchard7199]

Literally use these long challenge vids to go to sleep at night lol

[@DaveSimkus]

Yes! I hope they make more of these long, unedited videos. This is better than watching a movie.

[@osamabitcoin]

Take my money and show us these legends in this format regularly. This was hysterical and peaceful simultaneously

[@ikeatable1]

I put the game through Stockfish, and the analysis bar had a seizure in the first five moves alone. Great content, even greater for people who play chess.

[@abi9113]

what’s stockfish ?

[@lihtsalt_raits]

​@@abi9113Chess AI

[@Wegky]

@@abi9113chess ai

[@beanlegion8529]

@@abi9113chess algorithm that’s currently the strongest in the world. In analyzes the positions and gives a number that indicates the strength of white and black and the best move that should be made. Basically they handed each other the game multiple times in the first few moves but didn’t know

[@jonathandonovan1802]

the most powerful chess engineused by everyone, grandmasters as well

[@matenw.9530]

00:03 James waves to the camera 00:39 roules clarification 03:59 end of rule clarification 04:20 james fails the first move of the game 07:36 that's what Mindy said later 09:54 Mike pours Hammond a drink 12:56 plop 13:36 it escalates 15:12 james drops another prawn 15:38 1 17:31 james taps his clock and Mike gets snacks 18:35 hammond cheats by not having a drink 19:07 hammond calls Mike a scottish muppet and stops playing 20:21 hammond's wotsits madness unfolds 21:51 james nearly discovers hammond cheating 26:22 hammond thinks about girls and motorcycles 27:15 hammonds starts playing again 29:30 james forgets hammonds name 31:17 hammond breaks the 4th wall 32:10 hammond decends into wotsits lunacy 34:25 hammond is sorry 35:24 hammond screws himself over 36:30 wotsits insanity 37:45 hammond nearly gets divorced 40:13 his soul leaves hammonds body, he commences playing the didgeridoo 43:35 hammond is a rough and ready little viking 45:46 hammond summarizes the series vikings 48:27 the door opens magically 54:32 a terrible mistake 01:01:22 hammond isn't vaping 01:04:41 james eats a crisp 01:05:10 mike definitely can be heard 01:06:45 hammond loses a finger 01:07:20 hammond spricht deutsch 01:11:30 hammond names the essence of drivetribe 01:14:51 finally, the end 01:16:11 james finds a finished game of chess interesting

[@samlowdon313]

You should take this up as a profession 😂

[@failedabortion1894]

Dear Lord

[@Cryptic555]

why did i read some of these in jeremys voice xD

[@matenw.9530]

@@Cryptic555 yees me too, like a top gear intro in an alternate universe

[@Cryptic555]

@@matenw.9530 Exactly that xD

[@blackdog6969]

I like this Richard Hammered guy. Uses his liver as a distraction on the battlefield, an unusual tactic but potentially very clever. I really hope he doesn't have to do any driving or something like that though, like as a job for instance

[@CueVueTV]

SUPER underrated comment!

[@twichy6438]

@@CueVueTV Agreed!

[@shaneclark7383]

10:10 "Message from the crew, mobilize a bit more." Hammond and May proceed their 1 hour game of chess.

[@nyChannel09]

Why we love the 2 of them: H:"...but we are older and wiser now." J:"Oh yes." H:"More sophisticated." J:"Yes." H:"More intellectual." J:"Yes."

[@superbot3994]

J: "Very clever. But not as useful as this..." H: "F*CK!... Excuse me! I do apologise." J: "He just said 'f*ck.'"

[@bencodykirk]

Hamster's attempt to "prove" that it was REAL gin by swilling it around in the glass wasn't convincing... but when, two minutes later, he suggested using a Wotsit as a straw... I was convinced. 😂😂

[@erikbukovac5944]

i think that him sticking them in his nose was the real proof it was real gin

[@bencodykirk]

@@erikbukovac5944 Yes, and Wotsit Wolverine too!

[@banter2143]

@@benjamindavis4974 usually they wouldn't give real guns to these two

[@loxburry]

James surveying the room about whether Richard had already been wearing glasses and coming to no conclusion was magical (23:46)

[@I_Stole_A_BTR-80]

"I don't trust playing chess against you, because...you read stuff" Richard Hammond

[@AIRJordan0225]

Can you do this bi-annually or quarterly or something? This was hysterical. I’d love to see Jeremy play but I would assume he’d just take 16 shots right off the hop and claim he won

[@annemariefleming]

Jeremy would hit the board with a hammer and walk off claiming he won, lol!

[@Ficii1]

@@annemariefleming While holding L on his forehead and saying loseeeer in his childish way.

[@lollerich]

They'd die

[@JRufu]

Not that I wish raging alcoholism on either of wonderful men... but this was two greats in a truly honest format. Something special.

[@sodaaccount]

They should call the format PawnHub :D

[@Landini100]

It’s fascinating that I’ve learned more about May and Hammond’s personalities and methods of thought in just over an hour then I have in twenty years of watching just about every show they’ve done many times over. They really are exceedingly funny. An hour and a half very well spent!

[@Corkoth55]

I love seeing their real personalities

[@ThelouwseFD]

Hammond: we can't prove to you that it's real gin Also Hammond after a few shots : 37:12 Don't worry we believe you 😅

[@Mpr91]

I lolled

[@poopypuppy9412]

@@Mpr91 Definitely burst out laughing

[@powerhour5823]

"It had to be done"

[@tomheadington4762]

I think I counted 8 shots in by that point 😭

[@HerecomestheCalavera]

He could have just been acting though. I'm annoyed that I even have to question if it is real alcohol or not. So many videos are totally faked that it is hard to believe anything is legitimate.

[@SockCloset]

I love how their calling pawns “prawns” even before they’ve taken any shots

[@ryanmac8829]

Out of the OG trio, May would be the guy I'd want to drink with. Hammond and Clarkson are awesome but May just seems like someone you could get hammered with and have an epic conversation.

[@Geheimnis-c2e]

What's more, he'd be going for hours just using the drinks you have as a base for the conversation and branches out from there. Best kind of people to be on a table with.

[@gewglesux]

couldn't agree more

[@gewglesux]

Going on about the War or something silly that Churchill or Monty did or should't have

[@GoinDownhill361]

An hour - long podcast of these two talking life and cars while drinking g&t's. I'd subscribe lightning fast!

[@ca5cada4eva]

Watch the LEGO building episode there's a lot of car history and information in there

[@IvanCherganski]

Any time whe get of these two talking I'll gladly take to be honest. Occasional visits from Jezza would be lovely too. Perhaps less crunchy foods if l had to nit pick though

[@armchairracer007]

I've always said that all 3 of the guys should do a podcast where they just talk about whatever they want. I guarantee that would be one of the most listened to podcasts...IN THE WORLD

[@jackharvey9808]

I’d honestly pay money to watch the trio play board games for a couple of hours

[@elvistwatty]

Feel like Clarkson would be fun but a sore loser

[@dd11111]

As woud I.

[@testaccount4191]

didn't they do that and james stole money from the monopoly bank

[@maisiefarrell8010]

I'd rather see three beautiful girls in my bungalow love me)

[@CaptHollister]

Personally, I've lost interest in Clarkson's loudmouth, but I'm happy to watch anything with Hammond and May.

[@Randomonkey232]

We need more James May's. He feels like such a throwback and couldn't be farther from fitting into modern media culture. Its so refreshing, its like a therapy session. It cleanses my brain.

[@dipertag]

Brilliant vid. As a chess player, I suggest a chessboard overlay in the corner so that viewers can easily see what is happening in the game. It is much like the above shot you use but slightly easier to discern the pieces and can be constant even with camera changes.

[@thomasmeyers5165]

i see this as a low budget and just fun game to play with eachother for the camera. having to hire an animator to notate and then visualize the moves might be more than they are willing to do for a throwaway fun video

[@BigFatCock0]

@@thomasmeyers5165 They have more money in their bank accounts than you could dream of. It's not a particularly complicated animation.

[@francofoohs2667]

@@thomasmeyers5165 Its not even animation, any video editor can do that. Its the same level of complexity as the x appearing over the pieces that they already did.

[@Stewz66]

This would have made the video substantially more dramatic and engaging

[@mOTHgOBLIN]

​@@BigFatCock0 just because they have money doesn't mean they HAVE to spend it. They produced this and released it for fun, it's not a business venture so why would they spend a lot of money on it. James has other shoes to fund, and I'm sure he would rather fund his hobbies

[@stevenmacdonald9619]

I'm still crying at 'I haven't thought my argument through, but I have steepled my fingers' 🤣🤣🤣

[@DaveSimkus]

And James completely ignored that golden moment.

[@WhatNextVids]

It was very tough for the camera crew to hold themselves together for this shoot 😂

[@stevenmacdonald9619]

@@WhatNextVids I'm not surprised, yet still a very pro performance. Only refills wearing white gloves would have made it feel more like the old days watching snooker finals at the Crucible Theatre. Hammond and his... I'm not competitive, I'm not competitive... I'M SOOOO COMPETITIVE 🤣🤣🤣 Get on to Amazon and buy Last of the Summer Wine from the BBC. Call it last of the Summer Gin, with Clarkson, Hammond and May, set it in Yorkshire which will delight Clarkson. Make Hammond play Compo, and have may play Peter Sallis' character, except he says cheese even more. Oh hold on, I'm crossing characters here. The theme would be the Top Gear Theme played really, really slowly cos age, and the new Compo, would say have you seen my Smallest Cog, every time he sees Nora Batty (Played by Mrs.Hammond) 🤣🤣🤣 It's scary to think how easily it would work with those three. Oh and a *uck could be bleeped from every other paragraph of dialogue. Sitcom gold!!

[@stevenmacdonald9619]

@@DaveSimkus His dignity is sometimes his comedy. That and inciting bad language. He got many *ucks in, a bollocks at the end, but I didn't catch a *ock anywhere?? Has he copyrighted *ock and cheese yet? Ohhhh on seconds thoughts, probably best not to. Don't Google it, just please don't Google it.

[@stevenmacdonald9619]

@@fabilan7123 Ohhh mate, you have to watch it all. Watching two perfectly reasonable gentlemen get plastered on gin, whilst playing chess, is like a fuse to a Medieval cannon. You know it's going to blow at some point, you just can't time when a man puts giant wotsits up his nostrils, like you used to.

[@Matty88301]

25 Minutes in at the moment, and Richard still seems to be adamant that James is some kind of grand master in disguise just waiting to pounce lol. These guys will live forever :)

[@beatmasterbossy]

I tuned in 58 minutes and 40 seconds into this video... because I like to jump to random spots on KZbin videos. Fortunately, Richard anticipated my chaos perfectly and gave me a little catch-up

[@ODTries]

Been waiting ages for a sequel, this is what we want on KZbin! Quality content 👍

[@WhatNextVids]

Thank you!

[@ChristofferETJ]

One hour and seventeen minutes. I would argue that this is quantity as well as quality.

[@StraightEdgeZap]

in case anyone wants the full notation of the game to run it through an analysis and watch the eval bar go nuts: 1. e4 f5 2. exf5 c5 3. f6 Na6 4. Bb5 Nc7 5. Nc3 Nxb5 6. Nd5 Nd4 7. fxe7 Nxe7 8. c3 b5 9. cxd4 Nxd5 10. Qe2+ Qe7 11. d3 b4 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Qh5+ g6 15. d5 gxh5 16. Kd2 Rg8 17. Re1 Rxg2 18. Nf3 Ba6 19. Re5 Bg7 20. Rhe1 d6 21. Rxh5 Rg1 22. Re6 Bc3+ 23. Kc2 Rc1+ 24. Kxc1 Bxd3 25. bxc3 Rd8 26. Ne5 dxe5 27. d6 b3 28. Rxe7+ Kf8 29. Rxh6 bxa2 30. Rh8# 1-0

[@annemariefleming]

Funniest game I've seen in years, lol!

[@JoMiFoGo]

someone send this to guess the elo

[@vaderdudenator1]

Following

[@franktriggs]

Send it to Agadmator to do an analysis video on it lol

[@ddogger99]

The most incredible part is that James made a brilliant move on turn 26 according to stockfish (1:02:00)

[@agentPLINY]

I love how Hammond has to vocalize every single thought in his brain 🤣

[@cleverusername9369]

Brain?? What brain?

[@egeerdem8272]

great television tho lol

[@bedfordshiremodeller4491]

​@@cleverusername9369I lov the way Hammond is mumbling with every single panicking move that he try,s to make before he even makes the move himself

[@RaindropsBleeding]

It's been years since top gear. I forgot how much I absolutely loved the witty antics between you two. Also Hammond procrastinating for 20 minutes was the most riveting part of the whole thing.

[@Brilembi]

Hammond stalling every move with utter nonsense is the funniest part of this

[@02smithm1]

1:13:14 The most James May moment ever. Truly excellent.

[@cleverusername9369]

It would only be more James May if he named the pieces.

[@SpaceMissile]

reminds me of when they made the Caterham together.

[@himanshumundepi]

OCD MAY

[@wlaaaaaaaaaa123]

Ik this is two years old, but if we could get another one of these chess game videos at some point would be amazing 😂🥹 I enjoyed this very much!!

[@poppyharlow4448]

as someone that plays chess quite seriously, this was a very interesting game. A lot of strange moves but it certainly was intriguing to see two hammered british blokes go at a game that started e4 f5

[@pepineros4681]

@@jennbennett9390 1. … f5 is objectively one of if not the worst possible replies to e4 but that’s assuming you’re not taking a shot every time you capture. In this format it may well be a great way to force your opponent to drink as early as possible 😂

[@saltanachan8255]

@@pepineros4681 ngl, if I was playing this game, I would sacrifice half my pawns at the beginning just to make them either 4 drinks ahead or have some positional advantage

[@HawkOfGP]

"Interesting" is one way of putting it. The quality of the game might've been slightly higher if they'd had some regard for their queens. But it was entertaining in a different way.

[@StraightEdgeZap]

and they also think that pawns are pieces!

[@judahhawi3925]

Maybe a little late, but for others who would like to follow the game... 1. e4 f5 2. exf5 c5 3. f6 Na6 4. Bb5 Nc7 5. Nc3 Nxb5 6. Nd5 Nd4 7. fxe7 Nxe7 8. c3 b5 9. cxd4 Nxd5 10. Qe2+ Qe7 11. d3 b4 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Qh5+ g6 15. d5 gxh5 16. Kd2 Rg8 17. Re1 Rxg2 18. Nf3 Ba6 19. Re5 Bg7 20. Rhe1 d6 21. Rxh5 Rg1 22. Re6 Bc3+ 23. Kc2 Rc1+ 24. Kxc1 Bxd3 25. bxc3 Rd8 26. Ne5 dxe5 27. d6 b3 28. Rxe7+ Kf8 29. Rxh6 bxa2 30. Rh8#

[@mareksogars2954]

As someone who avidly plays and studies chess, watching these two barge at each other on the black and white squares like headless chickens whilst being hammered is truly a fascinating watch

[@MirrorMonolith]

Just perfectly put🤣

[@hornetgags]

I loved this...it was like watching Hammond's descent into madness in real time.

[@10Milleca09]

I just love the fact that they drink shots like it's a real punishment, but they drink their GIN Tonic without even making a noise. Just like if it was a soft drink 😂😂😂

[@redboyjan]

Always the way in drinking games, between punishment shots

[@theguvnor1171]

Well to be fair the gin and tonic is like it says gin AND tonic With some ice as well: the ice would dilute it so that helps and the tonic water helps with the taste of the gin as opposed to the NEAT gin ( meaning gin on its own) They were taking a shot of, no ice, no tonic, just gin ( Your average beer is ~4-6 percent abv ,alcohol by volume, Gin, however on average is ~37.5-50 abv ,abv can be summed up as the higher the number the stronger the drink ,given the fact they are drinking Asian parsnip normal strength ,as dictated via the colour of the label on the bottle, James's gin which is 40 percent) so imagine having to take a shot of 40 percent gin every time you take a piece, you'd get sloshed rather quickly. TLDR; their reactions to the drink are not as strong in the fish bowl because they put stuff in the drink to make the drink not as strong

[@Sniperboy5551]

@theguvnor1171 Do you know just how dumb someone would have to be to need that explanation? There are plenty, I’m sure, but I think most people intuitively understand how abv works.

[@oneprizeonegoal]

Hammond: I’m trying to distract you.. May: it’s your go! 🤣

[@JAMGAM-pb9rf]

As an ADHD ridden man child I have to say I really wouldn’t have the patience to watch a video like this if it involved anyone else, but these 2 and their witty chemistry have me completely engaged

[@Marsh__]

I’m the same 😂 I’ve come back to it 4 times and I’m not an hour in yet

[@sayawolf1061]

Haha same, I feel bad for fast forward it at times 😅

[@bridgetdinning4587]

Y’all just need to do something else and have it on in the background.

[@jonathanoxlade4252]

If these two played battlefield and they both got into a tank and James may screaming Hammond as he gets the tank stuck lol 🤣 would make gaming hilourus these 3 in a movie or a game would have me dead from laughing the chemistry between them I Is uncanny lol 🤣

[@Ellamarss]

I had to watch in X2 honestly

[@daunteuflay4859]

This was so refreshing. No music. Hardly any editing. Unscripted content. I wish the Grand Tour did more of this. The last few specials have been alight but they feel so over scripted with a monstrous budget going towards silly explosions and childish gags. The Grand Tour producers ought to realize that.

[@aljones75]

Yes, totally agree. Gave up on The Grand Tour and I loved old Top Gear which also did get sillier and more scripted towards the end. It isn’t required to that level, their chemistry and interactions are more than enough. Wish they’d see that too. For example the Vietnam Special was probably the peak, there will obviously have been scripted elements but it’s not as apparent.

[@SunRabbit]

Yes, I really appreciate the "no music" part. Too distracting.

[@chilldude30]

Personally, I don't care for the grand tour. I much prefer this video as an hour of entertainment. I'm sure the amazon execs would be utterly baffled at this

[@dicedeacon]

@@SunRabbit I only like it because it allows me to practice music while viewing

[@MrMaryaddy87]

Agree!!!

[@mrmole6213]

Thank you all for making this. It helped me out with a very emotional and rough ride home. It’s always nice to have a smile.

[@smithyc2051]

This is the best game ever cos it can literally go on forever or until the drink makes you keel over 😂😂😂

[@verstappen9937]

I feel like you can do that with monopoly too

[@nicolaunionsspezialfiliall3962]

Technically yeah, but not literally.

[@smush5653]

I love how tactically James played this given the unique rules. he focused on taking less pieces thus drink less while going for the check mate.

[@dougyboote]

May's Like a dad playing with his child and just toying with him

[@martinbobfrank]

I did that when teaching and playing with my grandkids, who had never played chess before. It's surprising how they caught up within a game or two and started making surprising moves.

[@punker2534]

While his kid just smashes down all the snacks

[@chillinoutmaxin4630]

@@punker2534 and sticks them up his nose 🤣

[@Nicholas2207]

this was fun to watch. never boring with these two

[@mugen5111]

Love how May starts explaining at the start, and immediately calls the pawns prawns 🤣

Hammond also said that rooks are castles, and James concurred.

[@eljanrimsa5843]

@@TheCompositeKing And in German we use the same ancient Persian word as the verb, but the normal word for "tower" as a noun.

[@700killerkid]

"Mate I don't know what game you've been playing but I was there when they made it and the people who made it called them prawns"

[@settratheimperishable4093]

@@eljanrimsa5843 same in Sweden (and probably the other nordic countries too)

[@josephc.9520]

​@ I've always called it a castle, to make castling more confusing

[@adhusky]

I can't belive I have just watched for over an hour and a quarter, two blokes play chess. But I would watch it all over again. 🤣

[@StreetPreacherr]

What's next, DARTS or BILLIARDS? Maybe CRIBBAGE? Or if they could get Jeremy to join then then could actually just PLAY GIN!

[@eloquentsarcasm]

Yes! Ever since the Lego episode I've been hoping for something like it. They know as much about chess as I do, so this is gonna be a hoot.

[@priceyblackwinter2338]

"If you have your go now, I'll break your face with this plate" - Richard Hammered

[@vanamutt43]

it's ridiculous how entertaining this was lol

[@Wolfsbane1100]

The extremely, extremely funny thing to me, personally - I started this video, left it running, stepped away for a few minutes. I came back right around the 7:40 or 7:45, right after Hammond had moved his piece. "If you've just joined us -" perfectly on time

[@hondafrk]

This is gold. Please continue this series! I have no interest in chess or any other board games but I’ll watch these two all day.

[@dominotheory7331]

Love it , as close as I can get with hanging out with the lads. Thanks so much.

[@miguelvega7769]

The heavens have answered our prayers and got these 2 for an hour talking and drinking 😂😂😂YES

[@mch1684]

And at a abandoned safe house? Should we be worried?

[@jackhemsworth7515]

34:21 Hammond is right. there's actually been studies on that effect. a room with no distractions, a taser on the table, and put a single person in that room for half an hour, with no sense of how long has passed.. they'll tase themselves as they don't like boredom.

[@smithyc2051]

Hammond at the end standing up with his hands on the table questioning where it all went wrong 🤣🤣🤣🤣👏🏻

[@Bef090]

Two of the best TV personalities ever. I will watch any of the trio do any of the things.

[@PandaPandora777]

This is exactly what I needed! I could happily watch an entire series of this!!! Please do more!!!

[@CeltHDfifa]

Can we just appreciate that they probably wont make any money doing this but are doing it as pure fan service only. Love them to bits.

[@yw9686]

Keeping on keeping on, ya know? 😉

[@cabnbeeschurgr]

They don't need to make money they're already multimillionaires m8

[@johnj2401]

Free advertisment, keeps them relevant. Increases fanbase. Increases opportunity and potential earnings. Who knows the real intention except them.

[@The_dude_channel]

True but they are promoting May’s gin

[@skeletonjam]

@@cabnbeeschurgr there is no such thing as too much money

[@KomradZX1989]

Never in a million years would I have thought I would LOVE watching James May and Richard Hammond play chess and drink JUST AS MUCH as I loved watching them on Top Gear and Grand Tour!!! I never knew this channel existed until this video recommendation by YT. You got a new subscriber in me! Cheers from St. Louis, Missouri 🇺🇸

[@cleverusername9369]

It's the bickering

[@jeanlind7540]

I love these two, Lego was great. Please continue these great antics.

[@king_krule9504]

This was very interesting. I dont think I've ever watched an hour long video in its entirety without skipping certain parts. Well done to the both of you

[@cleverusername9369]

You need to work on your attention span. There's medication for ADD.

[@Cyberlightning101]

more content like this please, honestly being a fly on the wall with these guys in a room is just brilliant

[@FionaMu]

I like this because I love the banter between you guys.

[@MrKingkez]

That's why i watch TopGear and grand tour, not much of a car guy but i love watching these guys together. Kind of a if some one loves what they are talking about you can go along for the ride and not need to understand it

[@Dr.RobertTHC]

1:01:22 hammond vaping like a high-schooler does in class is so funny lol

[@Doober117]

Nothing like watching a couple of older gentlemen that have limited knowledge on chess whilst drinking a bit of gin, best Sunday ever.

[@SD-vi7kv]

Best video ever made on KZbin. Didn’t know how they’d use this channel but this is more perfect than I could have imagined

[@andromidius]

Hammond has a distinct advantage - he badgers James so much that there's no way he'll be focused, and Hammond doesn't know what he's doing anyway so the concept of a 'plan' is beyond him.

[@TheTouchdownBrown]

7.5 minutes into an hour and 17 minute video. "I don't want this to be hideously short" Mission accomplished

[@Kronos0999]

Lol, that "prawn" for a pawns really was done on purpose because there's no way those two very smart men, especially someone pedantic like James didn't know better.

[@MarquitoRH]

We did that as kids 50 years ago

[@RhotoActual]

At one point towards the beginning Hammond laughed and said something to the effect of: "Stop saying it like that" after James had said "Prawns" so I totally think he knew what he was doing lol

[@tsu177]

Maybe because it would sound like another word and get the video demonitized

[@Kronos0999]

@@tsu177 No. And you have anime pfp

[@thewackycabbage461]

@@Kronos0999 Says the one with something probably out of Lord Of The Rings.

[@zaixai9441]

20:28 had me in stitches "how can you put me off when it's your go"

[@MrVita-je9od]

Even with an hour playing chess while drinking shots of gin, James's OCD kicks in 1:13:13 🤣🤣🤣

[@ashleydionne9447]

You have to keep doing these- you guys are f-ing hilarious and it definitely helps get through the work day

[@thegemgem]

I think this might just be my favorite video on the internet. Thanks Hammond, May, and all involved bts! 💛

[@abchernin]

The "Is it too early to be defensive?" @07:44 as a chess opening approach warms my heart immeasurably.

[@rexenkhoo6795]

i have just binged them building lego while taking shots, this, them making poached eggs, hammond drinking james gin for the first time, them making gin and tonic while videocalling and i have to say i havent laughed sooo hard in awhile. i just wish clarkson maybe can be a cameo in one or two episodes

[@EeekiE]

This should be an annual tradition. It doesn’t need to be hurried up, either.

[@hwcollector7237]

I’ve never watched a full game of chess before. This was gold 😂

[@juleslefumiste9204]

What was the second move then?

[@josephc.9520]

​@@juleslefumiste9204 F5 is truoy one of the moves of all time

[@tomwilliam9810]

James May, who has a speculated net worth of around £40 million, offering, if not slightly insisting, to eat a wotsit that has been up Richard’s nose for 5 quid is why they put “drink responsibly” labels on alcohol.

[@BitTheShed]

He really does hahaha

[@TheHutchy01]

You can have all the money in Britain, but a £5 pub bet is sacred.

[@cinco_de_la_tarde]

This has confirmed to me that if I could have a drink with any of these gents, it'd be Hammond. He's a riot. James is the man you meet for a cup of tea and a great chat.

[@suzytaf]

I have loved watching this. I'd love to play a game or just hang out with them and have drink. Huge fan and when ever I need a laugh I watch old episodes with them. Thank you for the entertaining shows y'all have given us to enjoy.

[@dmgroberts5471]

Poor Hammie is so intimidated by how smart he thinks May is - not necessarily how smart May actually is - that he's convinced himself that May has some grand, multilayered strategy, and he's second guessing everything he does.

[@Human_2.0]

Don't call him "hammie" sounds like a sandwich for midgets

[@manuharter6382]

Watched the whole video. Every second was worth its time.

[@pamboskourtoulos5239]

I love these three guys, grew up with them and enjoy everything they put on youtube.....keep it up. Bless you all.

[@Laz_Arus]

You've had too much gin yourself. There were only 2 of them. 😁

[@pamboskourtoulos5239]

@@Laz_Arus Of course just trying to remember Jeremy

[@DB-sj8km]

I will never get tired of watching the boys do…basically anything together. It’s sad that Jeremy is no longer collaborating, but hope he invites them to be on his show or they find some way to reunite occasionally.