GothamChess Challenges Fabiano Caruana At Push-Up Chess

U.S. Chess Champ Fabiano Caruana invented his own variant at the Chess.com Global Championship; Push-Up Chess! ‪@GothamChess‬ was the first to challenge him as they faced-off for a late night chess workout!
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[@chesscourselearn8109]

Levy and fabi, the dream became a reality.

[@keyok0]

WOW-WOW-WOW, ur cooking shitty rap

[@ramachandra776]

Push up chess , chess boxing . Chess is becoming more physical day by day . 😁 .

[@charlespanache7047]

I predict a steroid scandal and testing for ELO enhancing drugs within a year

[@samirbhandari9615]

Playing chess without breathing*

[@CreatorOfAllCaillous]

Underwater chess

[@bradhoehne8369]

Back when I had a bit more energy, and a particularly crazy friend and fellow chess enthusiast, I invented a variant of this where you had to do 20 (or 10, if you're lazy) pushups (or sit-ups) before you took any piece. The fun part of this variant is you could force your opponent to do a lot of pushups by trading down into an endgame- of course at the expense of you yourself doing the same number of pushups. A different variant is you have to do a certain number of pushups for each piece you either capture or move (whichever you choose), with the number depending on their traditional "point" value- which you could multiply by some integral value to increase difficulty: pawn = 1*N pushups, Bishop/Knight = 3*N pushups and so on. Finally, there was the variant that that same friend of mine and I spontaneously invented at an outdoor "full size" chessboard in Zurich Switzerland, which happened to be next to a 50m tall pedestrian tower with a spiral staircase that led up to a viewing platform. Here's how it worked: One made a move and then sprinted to the tower and moved a spare piece up to the next step up, then sprinted back to the board. When you got back, your opponent had to instantly make a move and then they sprinted off to the tower to move the piece one higher step. Each move made the player sprint higher and higher up the tower. You could take as much time as you wanted, but this gave your opponent more time to think. A single game was a great workout. In case you're curious, the exact location of this insanity took place here: 47.414755 N, 8.538398 E

[@futureflash3479]

This sounds intense but fun!!

[@allisterfield6028]

sounds like punishment for winning though, cuz often the winner wouldve most likely taken more pieces than the loser

[@sirtrix.]

winning just becomes more difficult @@allisterfield6028

[@maaartinkovar]

Well you win and also you get the better workout of you two, that’s a win-win 😀

[@ptrblz]

Nice, those were pretty clean push ups, 60 is quite an amount, guys handled them well

[@greatrevan_]

"It's pleasure to play with you and not my brother" ~Fabigi

[@digital_gravity]

Dang, towards the end Fabi had more than 3 mins and Levy was down to seconds.

[@GilMonteverde]

what else would we expect tho xD

[@MrTaubenfeld]

Danny Rensch, Daniel Naroditsky, Robert Hess, Fabiano Caruana, Nemo, Levy, Eric Rosen, James Canty III ..!!!! OMG i really love to watch they're content. and now they are in 1 room chilling.. I've learned a lot from them.. love you guys ❤

[@theeffectoflogic3]

Their*

[@saucehc]

@@theeffectoflogic3bro failed 2nd grade english

[@ablaze4447]

Is it just me, or do Levy and Fabi seem like siblings

[@gonzachambi3937]

Next one: Hikaru vs Wesley So doing some biceps curls 😅😅😅

[@ekie7473]

Then Magnus and Anish doing some pull ups

[@gonzachambi3937]

That would be amazing to see!

[@CesarPerez-cn8nr]

Wow their form is better than some body builders

[@FadelessChill]

Thats insane Im gonna try this with my friend Lmao

[@lilmentor3]

this video is amazing! some of my favorite chess players/streamers!!! Good stuff!

[@samsonwu5753]

Alternative to 60 push ups is each time you lose a piece, you have to do the same number of an exercise as that piece is worth, ie lose a pawn, 1 push up, queen means 9. you can only play your move after the exercise set is completed

[@The_Jim]

You should probably double the piece worth and then a 10 push up punishment for losing

[@vivekjoshi5207]

Both were great...the game and the push-up contest...Fabi is just ready for any challenge..!

[@4aryannaircoaj428]

Levy's flower shirt looks like Hikaru's pineapple shirt

[@conariestbene9125]

We need a full stream of this

[@Duluper]

I've always had an idea for a variant of chess called "Disguised King", Basically normal chess but a random piece will be the piece you have to checkmate, and the selected piece will act like a king. It will be random on a chess site but on a board you can either agree on which piece the "king" will be or you can just let someone else choose it. To identify which piece is the "king", one of the players must try to use the selected piece, which then would be told that that is the "king", both players will then know which piece is the "king" (Yes, the king can be selected as the piece you have to checkmate) If there is a piece chosen but the selected piece has 2 clones, (eg: knight, rook, bishop, pawn) then you have to checkmate ONE of the knight, rook, bishop or pawn (If there is a flaw or a suggestion pls reply)

[@ephrembiruk3658]

Bro, this is awesome!!

[@ankitrai96]

It's like mixing apples and oranges

[@alonzomuncy6871]

.... I would probably need to do like daily correspondence chess if I tried this...

[@The_savvy_Lynx]

Another possibility: Doing pushups gives you extra time. Maybe 5-10s per rep? And if youre really good you can think about your move while doing the pushups.

[@ptrblz]

Yes this sounds good, that would make it more wholesome and interesting

[@Chessdummy]

Been there Mr.225. Man you and Fabi could pass for twins!

[@darylsantos5839]

Fabi and gothom got the face like twins

[@keeganlogsdon5090]

Naroditsky and Eric in the background lol. What a get-together.

[@ajaybenjamin3087]

Gym Master Fabiano Caruana

[@juusolinja7639]

love these videos

[@elizabeth4689]

I love how nemo is just chilling in the background lol

[@Anwarare]

Who is that

[@prinshiahirwar5698]

​@@AnwarareWGM And fide master, she has a youtube channel dedicated to chess

[@PetroVICI315]

What a cool crew, great vibe :D

[@eggrollmachine6615]

Fabi is really fit ..

[@aurtus8959]

danya in the background just looking around

[@ezmaze42]

Dubov would be insane at this

[@pakiaoo7]

wow! their form is good

[@petargadev6630]

Damn the whole house is heavy hitters

[@fn3200]

I would love to watch some content by levy and fabiano

[@omaryasser9077]

Can u guys match up Ian vs hikaru I really want to see them making push ups

[@jaheim1872]

noo the cliff hanger i want more

[@soisaus564]

*_" hmm.. okay. What about marathon chess? "_*

[@rad2147]

this is easily the best room to be in the entire world and that's a fact

[@TJHeezy]

So much going on in this video. The Danny v Eric match Almost like a second bit of content

[@SA-gf3th]

Two of the cool looking chess guys

[@shevankaseneviratne1724]

these are the avengers of chess

[@Philson]

Levy lost on the pushups AND the chess match?

[@sushilganesh07]

Magnus oncr said, Fabi is the fittest chess player.

[@anscisphydiennh1244]

Somehow Eric got nerdier than Fabi here😬😬

[@dankness420]

Theres an interesting level of stratagy here, do you do pushups when your move is obvious, so you can blitz it out right after? or do you try to think about the position while doing pushups? I think for high level players that can easily keep a postion in thier head its obvious, but what about less experienced players?

[@uujuu316]

Great content!

[@Caduceus444]

Everyone should try that who doesn't belive that chess players can get tired during a tournament.

[@therobloxser28]

MORE VIDS LIKE THIS PL

[@Hunni125]

"he's probably out cheating" him:

[@lukecalos4442]

And then people say chess is not a sport, cuz there is no physical activity

[@mayurdave6632]

I wanna see the Danny v Canty match

[@arunvasudevan3961]

Chess is a sport after all

[@nikitakucherov5028]

All I learned is that Eric smoked Danny and Danny is struggling to figure out where he went wrong 😅

[@efrainhidalgo4741]

Good job Levy

[@relaxingrainandnaturewiths7650]

Fabi is machine like in endgame

[@shaunmeyer8822]

What does that make Magnus...?

[@raidenborders5289]

Double monk strap😫 Very tasteful

[@jasonkoch3182]

World Pushup Hess Hampionship anyone?

[@TheOneRealTom]

Levy: "At least I did my push-ups." Reality: 💀 No one: there is a really hot girl in the room!

[@mikecantreed]

Gotham impressive form

[@jeneb100]

SUPER. TEN ČAS.

[@asdf14051]

... AND CHEATS!

[@YChess]

Gotham said Fabi challenged him, huh

[@Consultoriodeavaliacaofisica]

Very good! Muito bom! 💪🏽♟️

[@shiina29]

Why can't we have this youtube "influencer" house?

[@srinivasreddy3821]

Awesome

[@dk7gaming14]

Can someone pls explain me the idea of knight sacrifice at 5:16

[@AndreiTheSoapEater]

I'm going to make a complete guess. In obvious terms, he's trying to attack the rook or maybe a pawn break. But honestly I think he's trying to "scare" the opponent. Crazy moves like that can cause people to overthink and make bad moves out of it. Especially when people do not have a decent amount of time on the clock. This isn't a bad strategy, but it's also not a good one. I'm not 100% sure although.

[@hashirirfan4899]

Indoor game who?

[@GregTurismo]

Funny idea but way too many voices. Also a year ago? What the KZbin?

[@ElonMuskShorts207]

just do 60 on the first move.

[@user-gy4xp2tu6f]

are they twins?

[@michaelburrell4685]

I would probably do two sets of 30. I can do more but after about 35 they slow down. And then any of these fine gentleman would proceed to crush me on the board. And I would count it as an honor and a privilege.

[@mrpizza6503]

Fabi good form but levy half reps

[@fujiapple9675]

Who is this Fabiano Caruana look alike? Is he a streamer or something?

[@mmaforever594]

So much brain power in one room

[@franklywithvenky1014]

Nemo literally doesnt care...just guys doing guy things

[@xju303]

levy is fit

[@bhratagaming1490]

Who is the girl behind there 🤔??

[@FenceThis]

I don’t get the rules.. - why not just take 60 right away ?

[@timt8027]

hahahaha i knew it. Levy, as much as i love him, has trouble doing 20 push ups in a row. hilarious. He's always bragging about fitness and stuff even though he's as skinny as spaghetti.

[@kaspervanderveken9706]

Levi only did 59 push-ups and couldn't even count right. How cheesy.

[@dexlus7593]

How many push-ups can you do? 10? Lol

[@polishxaviour4162]

He just miss counted one push up you're needlessly nitpicking

[@Moskalineludy]

fabi flared his elbows too much and arched his lower back, so it was 3x easier for him

[@khytron06]

@@Moskalineludy barely easier dude its def not 3x easier

[@jackhanma6553]

@@khytron06 It isnt barely easier. You dont do a lot of pushups because most people can do 60 of those pushups but only 10 of perfect form pushups

[@Pejatube]

Idiocracy in the thumbnail.

[@philudoh5859]

Looooool

[@IntunericulVine]

funy :)

[@Mr._Polly_Potts]

First

[@ahmed.abdelaleem]

3:24 danny being annoying lol

[@garycarter6773]

How about thanking subscribers during game? ;) @GMHIKARU