GM Plays THE COW vs Anna Cramling!!

When your opponent dares to use your own spells against you!!
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[@_JeffJeff_]

Bro thinks he's Anna Cramling 💀💀

[@jadethronson6629]

Anna Cramling, please marry me

[@ITZ_HIM]

@@jadethronson6629 💀

[@condor5912]

@@jadethronson6629 💀

[@atti_odyssey]

@@jadethronson6629💀

[@tripanzo]

@@jadethronson6629💀

[@chess]

The Cow is on the rise! 🐄

[@_JeffJeff_]

As well as Anna Cramling

[@doji-san]

THe COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!! Let's GO!!!!!

[@Nothing__________...lalala]

*Welcome*

[@aaronchan1088]

I played this opening once and won... I rarely play these misc openings to try to throw my opponents a curveball.

[@professorx3060]

@@aaronchan1088 wow, so 100% win rate

[@vladislavgritsenko3636]

Despite Anna's loss,the cow opening prevails,100% winrate in otb classical,so still a win in a way)

[@TymexComputing]

Why "despite" ? She wasnt playing the Cow - oponent was - so she lost :)

[@aaronchan1088]

She was better off playing Nxh3+ followed by Bxh3. She needed to keep her bishop pair to have any shot at winning. She made some small mistakes before trailing by TWO minor pieces.

[@TheXLAXLimpLungs]

​@@TymexComputing did you even read the entire post? Despite the loss it was a win for Anna

[@TymexComputing]

@@TheXLAXLimpLungs ITs not long - "Despite Anna's loss, the cow opening prevails." - Youre talking that Anna was not lost but the cow prevails? So the evaluation doesnt count. But i mentioned why "despite anna's loss" - she lost against the cow, period. The opening won even that she plays it but here she played against the cow.

[@donyode8302]

@@TymexComputing That´s not how english works... "Despite Anna´s loss" (even though Anna lost) "the cow opening prevails" (the Cow opening hasn´t lost yet). Since Anna created the Cow Opening the poster of the comment is saying that it is still a win in a way for Anna, since her opening won and proved it is not just a meme opening but can work in classical.

[@brun4775]

Nice of the guards to let Hikaru make videos from his cell.

[@OGRE_HATES_NERDS]

i get it because

[@cybereye911]

Bro roasted And Praises Anna Cramling at the same time ☠️👽

[@sa9245]

Hikaru keeps it real. Not insult intended but he isn't going to be soft. But I think if Anna sees this she'll definitely take it as instructive rather than an insult.

[@Mejoree113]

I don't think it's roasting. He even said, he's a much higher rated player, that's not an insult just fact. Anna played a strong game, probably above her rating, even if she lost she did well.

[@cybereye911]

@@Mejoree113lol strong game I don't know about her other games but this will sure 1600 level game unnecessary sacrifices without plans

[@sebolatanakinlosotu702]

@@cybereye911 I strongly agree with you, one would assume before going for a sacrifice a 2100 player would at least calculate 3-4 moves down the line while looking at opponent's defensive resources, she played impulsively and below her rating regardless of her opponent being a GM

[@wimpymcsteel4458]

@@sebolatanakinlosotu702 Anna is a bit overwhelmed in this tournament. It is her first classical tournament in years, and she is producing content for 3 KZbin channels at the same time. Her specialty is blitz, and it shows as she misses the big picture sometimes. Hikaru highlighted her play, rather than his friend's, for a reason - she is someone to keep an eye on.

[@AndresGomez-ct7qb]

Well, damn. This was a quick upload. Anna Cramling's stream ended less than 30 min ago 😂

[@Daniel_Harmon]

😂😂

[@Amadeus_Flyfishing]

I love how both players went for a fun and interesting game rather than the usual theory

[@Usurp3r69]

3:43 “Big Black Center” now I finally know what people mean by BBC

[@martinpaddle]

Amna gets a free game analysis by a super GM, couldn't ask for more.

[@phil5978]

The thumbnail though 💀

[@FraserElphick]

She threw the game 100%. The cow must prevail!

[@professorx3060]

12:00 "there's no bishop to mate with" 💀

[@ariadnepyanfar1048]

Anna never expected The Cow to be played in classical chess, especially by serious players. She designed (rediscovered) The Cow as a symmetrical opening that would be easy for beginner chess players to remember and have fun with, despite it putting white at a slight disadvantage, and black at a bad disadvantage. For beginners-facing-beginners the opening disadvantages aren’t going to make a difference. She thought through the name to find an English word for an animal that she thought beginner English-as-a-second-or-third-language learners would be familiar with. It was also a joke birthday gift to her GM dad, and her GM mum *hated* it and roasted her mercilessly. Juan said he might use it once, maybe, and Pia told him she’d leave him if he used it in a tournament. Neither of them used it once anywhere until Anna begged and pleaded for them to come online and on camera for a one-off experimental game. To me Galperin obviously chose to take The Cow classical for two reasons that I think are very intertwined. In researching her he came across her pet cow. And he realised that with their comparative ratings, he had some wiggle room to handicap himself. So in playing the cow, he makes the game more fun/challenging for himself by taking an opening handicap instead of taking the white advantage against a much lower rated player. And he gives her a present that he can afford to give. He plays the Cow, and Anna being Anna, she is thrilled whether she wins or loses that The Cow was played. She was definitely disappointed she lost. But still thrilled for her Cow. So excited in her KZbin video. And Pia turned out to have a lot of fun when forced to play the cow as a favour for her KZbinr daughter. Much more than even the indulgent Juan. It’s not what Pia is used to. Pia doesn’t handicap herself when she plays, she’s a relentless shark in sweet packaging. So The Cow gave her an entirely new experience in chess, beyond playing a new opponent. Being a shark even with such a handicap thrilled her.

[@Nishki-v-Sharkata]

Thank you.

[@sebolatanakinlosotu702]

Nobody is reading all that chief.

[@bravosix2960]

@@sebolatanakinlosotu702I read all that. Pretty easy tbh, plus the whole KZbin font is not hard on the eyes. It is a little, but on phone it reads fine and quick.

[@teambellavsteamalice]

For low rated players the opening has one huge advantage. If you're only used to e4-e5, you will probably lose everything else against a player with a reasonable opening knowledge. I'd rather play the cow than the Sicilian, it's slow but you get your opponent out of familiar theory waters.

[@bullbandit2799]

This was a interesting read, thank you.

[@dritslem4711]

Now we're waiting for the development of the Fence Defense to contain the Cow!

[@landedzentry]

Funny thing is cows can walk through any fence, even the electric ones...they choose not to. A cow if you've met one up close is something to be respected. It's great name.

[@Mike_James36]

Hikaru loves BBC (the Big Black Center)

[@MuscleBandit]

He certainly talks like someone who loves a big black centre!

[@iPat24Rick]

I think we should make this abbreviation permanent so we can get such headlines like “Anna Cramling gets destroyed by bbc” Would get more views for chess I think.

[@Scongi]

Anna Crawling couldnt handle Hikaru s BBC 😂😂

[@Jossandoval]

​@@iPat24Rick Since Anna was playing black, this should be "Anna get destroyed after deploying her BBC".

[@Nunyabisinas]

​@@Scongihikaru's not even BBC.. he's more likely a SAC

[@icansee..--0]

Tyler1 just got disrespected 💀💀

[@CanariasCanariass]

😂😂😂😂

[@Akshat.Joshi.2024]

Whats his rating?

[@mittarimato8994]

@@Akshat.Joshi.2024 his height times 10

[@sa9245]

@@Akshat.Joshi.2024I think it is 1600ish?

[@lacedunlaced2319]

@@mittarimato8994💀

[@pnutbutrncrackers]

Bittersweet: Anna went down, but the Cow jumped over the moon!🐄🌙

[@DDHDTV]

learned a lot here, the thing with playing tactical vs positional vs lower rated opponents. helps also undestanding oneself

[@MickeyGSinger]

Clearest and most concise explanation of chess game I’ve seen so far

[@ruthxk7844]

It's been a while since I watched one of your recaps and I had just forgotten how well you explain :') coming back for more, thanks Hikaru and good luck on the Candidates!!

[@alberik666]

Free coach for Anna...coming from Hikaru is just amazing

[@Uhtredrag1080]

So glad you're covering this.

[@mannmarktang]

“Don’t ask me about the origins” had me dying laughing.

[@nordicgardener]

Wow, Hikaru is the master in passive aggressive self-assertion.

[@scorpionking857]

He's so envious of The Cow :)

[@anywhywho]

Yeah he is like Kramnik, he made his point a million years ago that Anna didn't create a brand new opening, however she did popularize it. He might as well claim that Botez didn't invent blundering the queen. I still love that he's covering Anna's game.

[@samiahmed4673]

Hikaru is a Goat, not a cow

[@GaladorLP]

no. thats Magnus. TZhere can't be A GOAT only the GOAT (in a certain topic)

[@sonoman123]

​@@GaladorLP Hikaru is the GOAT. Magnus is the GOD.

[@7lexanderp634]

I do agree the Openning setup was really beautiful 🤩

[@Russellbeta]

Nice to see you cover her game. Interesting one with that double sac.

[@user-cp2bo3zm9s]

Hikaru makes recaps faster than players make their moves❤

[@Tuberino]

Tyler is not going to be happy with that reference lol

[@debrascott8775]

" but, alas we do see it." 😂

[@TruthLivesNow]

Thank you for reviewing it for us. Watching the game I can say that Anna concentrated every move, had to be more aggressive near the end due to time trouble. Looked like a gg to me.

[@wimpymcsteel4458]

Gotta love this chess community, highlighting and encouraging lower level play! Awesome breakdown.

[@LifeOn2WheelsVlog]

I love the Cow Opening xD

[@Veptis]

"don't ask me abou the origins" says the spreader of wooden shield, guccireza, and others

[@JamesMiller-lb3sk]

Props to Anna for trying to fight

[@gheffz]

Brilliant analysis, H.

[@wolke2383]

anna watching this is so grateful for having such a tremendous analysis for her game for free, keep up hikaru!

[@zivkobabz]

The description of this video should have been the title. It's so good.

[@avonneave2131]

Excellent insights Hikaru, cheers, all the best regards from here on the West Coast side of Australia 🌏🇦🇺🙏🖖🤟🐨👽

[@tookaysevon]

Great recap! Claps for the constructive and instructive comments!

[@danieljunior7821]

A game analyzed by a SUPER GM like Naka is just amazing !!!

[@almarmanithorsteinsson5269]

Volcano eruption just started here in Iceland again!

[@boopmcdoop7841]

Hikaru's cadence is iconic

[@AsianTankPilot]

Great analysis!

[@Scongi]

The cow is rising suddenly. Even at elos around 1000 I have faced my first cow recently...

[@RonDiani]

And a guy played the drake opening against me 😂from chess crash

[@Scongi]

@@RonDiani the khm and khm opening... Which variation was it?

[@suhansaha5936]

BBC (big black center)😂😂😂😂😂 hikaru you are best in both chess and jokes

[@TJHeezy]

Thanks Hikaru, nice to be back

[@binks2413]

Tyler 1 catching a stray 😂

[@juancruz1367]

Hikaru's yelling like Gilbert Gottfried! 😄

[@Imrandela1920]

Bull is Magnus, Then Cow is .....

[@okolenmi7511]

It looks like kidnappers mistook the target this time.

[@thegoodgeneral]

Love that Anna is treated as everyone’s younger sister in chess.

[@keemo63301]

I would still invite Anna to play against over any other personality. So charming.

[@pancreasdragonheart9765]

I like that I made the COW opening as a kid 20 years ago when starting playing chess.

[@Call_Me......Vk12]

Hikaru premoving the recap

[@Pharisaeus]

Cow has now 100% win rate in classical chess ;)

[@ezequielsanchez5722]

Man, love this video 😂😂

[@MikkoRantalainen]

Great recap!

[@OvercookedOctopusFeet]

I wish i could see in real time the look on a chess streamers face when Hikaru rightly points out that their "creation" is nothing more than a silly meme. Truth burns 🔥

[@utetennisfan5458]

What do you think her reaction would be?

[@OvercookedOctopusFeet]

@@utetennisfan5458 Anna's humble, she'll just chuckle. I'm thinking more of the other less humble meme opening "creators" who actually thing they have created something "new" and revolutionary just because they gave it a goofy name to appeal to their young audience.

[@salvadorsempere1701]

She must possibly agree...

[@BioDeus]

I think she would agree that it's a meme open.

[@robertx1603]

I believe she created/ discovered/named it when she was a kid, so it’s just a lighthearted thing for her.

[@KingLo]

The Cow is a great way to make a mess.

[@knuthansen8524]

Yeah i love openings with animal names like teh hippo. My favorite "animal name opening" is teh "bird opening" ofc. I love it. :) Animal openings are op!

[@nickloughren1919]

Moooo 😂😂 can someone convince her to moo it makes the opening all the more fun 😂😂😂

[@OscarIna0fTimeVODs]

3:46 hey Hikaru, I think in chess terminology, a big black center is shortened to BBC

[@eahco8476]

A minute and a half and we already talking about BBCs big black centre 😂

[@melvinaquino3273]

Anna must be Happy tho

[@wynoglia]

man it's been a minute since I've seen hikaru and haha he rly got that algorithm voice and intro on lock edit: 2:15 hikaru sounds like a frustrated uncle here like "don't ask me about that meme"

[@asdfasdf-mn8iu]

While i do not particularly like hikaru's general attitude and behaviour at times, one has to recognize and appreciate the amount of subtle memery the guy gets into his videos, it's a treat and nobody else in the chess community seems to be that good at it (at least from my knowledge). The BBC made an appearance a bit too often in this video i feel, but the cow opening being strong when played by good players and the reference to tyler1 made me chuckle or even laugh out loud.

[@deevnn]

Excellent recap...

[@ayushpresents8770]

Bro is milking FM’s now 😂

[@JustAnotherCommenter]

Ayo wdym by milking 🤨

[@pratyushranjan3913]

@@JustAnotherCommenter the fact that the opening is named 'cow' does not help here 💀

[@mmathems395]

Thank you for this coverage Hikaru. This was actually good to watch and listen to, and definitely very educational for me, and for Anna. I'm pleased to hear that she created good chances to win. Hopefully she can evaluate in favour of the better moves next time around. Something I like here in this particular content is the objective commentary, and I'm thinking that that's something which has been missing in the world of chess content. So, I now see a better side of you where your insulting of chess babies had shaped my first impressions. Turns out you can be cool too. Good stuff. If you're reading this comment then do me a favour by smashing those like and subscribe buttons - Hikaru came up with the goods here.

[@era9153]

One thing to note is that he is a streamer, therefore a bit of stirring and playing a bit of a character for chat is expected, for content of course :)

[@mmathems395]

@@era9153 Thank you for clarifying, I get it.

[@bobkish824]

Anna is milking the cow opening for all it's worth.🐄🥛

[@user-io1en7zv4y]

I think she lost on purpose to demonstrate the effectiveness of the Cow. 😂

[@professorx3060]

That's what going on...

[@averageandyy]

Thank God the kidnapper lets hikaru record

[@IvanMartinez-ew4rd]

The sad part of this is, as Anna herself said, she didn't know how to play AGAINST the cow opening.

[@raskreia8326]

That thumbnail face expression 😂😂😂

[@Jingho]

Rise, The Cow

[@TheLiverX]

I can only imagine one witty comma in the video title

[@jennystrandqvist1568]

Na6 the main villain, basically a piece down while it is not playing. Had it been active or at least been on d7 to make Bg4 not a check or something like that... maybe the actual piece sacs had worked alright.

[@roastghost901]

"Moo moo moo moo moo, moo, moo moo, moo" - Hell Bovine

[@chicoloco4984]

Anna getting a bad position off the bat makes one wonder if she actually studied any theory on "her" own opening. Just to show that she doesnt take "her" opening seriously.

[@SunBane67]

hikaru cow speedrun when?

[@CodeGr88n]

"Ah, la vaca"

[@cabina51]

WELCOME BACK EVERYONEEE FOR TODAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYS VIDEOO

[@jazazzaza]

that Big Black Centre tho

[@yoursecretadmirer4682]

@3:18 hikarus talking about pawn moves and says allowing an en passant threatening the rook was a good play.....

[@Reversed-Reality]

BIG BLACK CENTER 😂😂

[@sa9245]

Hikaru cow opening speed run please!

[@matthewd3302]

Big Black Center, ah that must be what BBC stands for! *Returns from Google mortified

[@Zraknul]

Animal facts: cows are how you refer to female adult hippos, the same as cattle.

[@3141micha]

All hail the Cowking!

[@entertainingvideos1351]

Do Alexandra Botez's game. She had a shocking victory.

[@alberik666]

PLEASE ANNA I WANT YOU TO REACH TO THIS...LETS SEE HOW MUCH CAN YOU LEARN AND IMPROVE FOR YOU NEXT GAME USING HIKARU TIPS....

[@user-ul9dv2iv9s]

The power of running a successful channel! I wonder what her dad is making of this all. And her mum Pia called the game which on its own is a lot of fun and if nothing else is worth the price of entry into the world of the family Cramling.

[@santodedeusadriano]

*Anna Cramling levou uma Bellon !!*

[@folkereicht5746]

nice, cool to see

[@younesouladbenali5218]

1:29 😂

[@Flukitkaato]

Bro disrespected tf out of anna

[@roban939393]

new meta is always op

[@Hilltycoon]

1:28 You should start calling this a "BBC" (Big Black Center)