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‪@HafuHS‬ and ‪@EasyWithAces‬ faced off in Round 2 of Pogchamps and all the commentators were absolutely blown away by her level of play. She's looking like a serious contender for the Pogchamps crown!
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[@chess]

Watch more amazing chess from Hafu! kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKSshmSbmrd2abM&ab_channel=Chess.com

[@samigator9323]

No comments?

[@arianna8093]

@@samigator9323 XD

[@DCdabest]

*Hafu just vibing* Commentary: Truly 5D moves.

[@chess]

lol

[@kaltakus]

Not even vibing, almost panicking over every move "I think I'm throwing"

[@ikewood6372]

@@kaltakus you would have been ‘overthinking’ too this tournament is huge

[@lordviciouz9797]

@@ikewood6372 pog champs is like... The bottom of the barrel of skill in chess tournaments... Most of the people who play chess regularly could beat the contestants. Like probably not even a high rated player

[@ikewood6372]

@@lordviciouz9797 difference being that these are brand new players with millions of people watching and high expectations are placed on them. And there’s a cash prize... that’s enough to make anyone in these comments sweat.

[@ivaneiaraujo5202]

I see that a lot of people are thinking that the commentators are over complimenting Hafu, but here is the thing, until one month ago she only knew the pieces movements. It is very rare to see someone improve so fast. Her moves are incredible because she should not be seeing those tactics being a begginer in the game. Not that the moves per si are that difficult for any experienced player.

[@Rommerio007]

her dedication is just off the roof

[@Rommerio007]

and plus points for her personality ofc

[@jacknapier3531]

She has just been playing 8h/day for 30days + straight. What did you expect? Combine that with IM/GM tutoring and oh well.

[@pokemonrampagemake]

@@jacknapier3531 You would expect similar improvement, but you wouldn't expect this dedication from most people. Hafu has found a lot of success in many games due to her dedication, so I do think that praise is warranted.

[@jacknapier3531]

@@pokemonrampagemake Agreed my dude. Her dedication is off the roof.

[@geesegoose6174]

"she's skipping his turn, that's a new level of disrespect" She just knew any move from white was still losing 😂

[@stevethea5250]

time?

[@timofeinahimov5647]

@@stevethea5250 8:57

[@stevethea5250]

@@timofeinahimov5647 I don't understand how she skip his turn lol

[@timofeinahimov5647]

@@stevethea5250 me too)

[@aevetic9182]

@@stevethea5250 she did rook h1 and then rook f1 immediately

[@litapd311]

hafu is the godliest gamer i know. i don't know of a single competitive game where she does not rise to the top within weeks of starting. started as a wow pro, then hearthstone, league, tft, runeterra, among us, and chess. there are people better than her at a specific game, but i've never seen someone be so good at so many games so quickly. she's really just that hardworking with a great growth mindset

[@otherwords1375]

Let's be honest, it's not just hard work (although that's a factor). If you can master so many strategy games so quickly, it has something to do with intrinsic intelligence. Look at the Polgar sisters -- they all had exactly the same training regiment in chess and only one of them became an international star.

[@crowstar9069]

@@otherwords1375 She just loves to play, it became natural for her.

[@anshi5098]

@@otherwords1375 Yeah. Its about talent as well. She must have a massive IQ.

[@phorg6999]

@@otherwords1375 Rather than intrinsic intelligence, it's more accurate to say personalities and latent interest. The Polgar sisters are all extremely good at chess, but one is better than the others. Your training can be the same, sure. But if you have more interest, you'll focus more and spend more of your free time on it. Intrinsic intelligence makes it sound like it's a genetic thing. It really isn't at all. Growth mindset yo :p

[@morgiewthelord8648]

@@otherwords1375 the Polgars are proof that talent isnt as important.

[@andrewconsidine6681]

I know Hafu from Among Us and clicked on this out of curiosity. Her status as one of the scariest impostors makes sense now.

[@soIatido]

true, it seems that hearthstone players like toast and hafu excel in mind games like among us. and the fact that she is 1200 after only a month of playing chess is surprising

[@vectoor91]

@@soIatido Hafu was one of the highest ranked hearthstone arena players, and one of the highest ranked tft players, and one of the highest ranked world of warcraft arena players back in the day. She just masters every game she plays seriously.

[@FizzyCape]

@Mr Glass she was a god at wow arena

[@FizzyCape]

@Mr Glass world of Warcraft, the game hearthstone is based on

[@laszlobandi6456]

actually got to know her better from his boyfriend's videos, dogdog is also a big brain hearthstone player and big memer, kinda funny how she acts around him, shes really dominant once she knows her stuff, quick on the thinking, trolling her friends a bit but respectful all the time. btw she brought toast into tft.

[@J.R.Swish1]

Great move by Daniel, infiltrating the PogChamps arena, collecting some intel to get his pupil Charlie an advantage when he makes his epic return to the battle grounds. Good one

[@Renji9031]

Classic Kabuto Yakushi maneuver.

[@dash2240]

Why would Danya go collect info for his teacher Charlie, the fuck type of role reversal is this

[@Renji9031]

@@dash2240 Keisei gyakuten.

[@J.R.Swish1]

@@dash2240 Charlie was too tired because he kept winning too much and didn't have time to teach Daniel, so Daniel was doing him a favor by teaching himself so Charlie didn't have to. Simple

[@Leradarr]

@@guptadagger896 r/whooosh

[@andrevitalpardue5097]

The fact that chess is cool now is awesome. When I was playing, it was just the me and the loneliest nerds.

[@-5249]

smartest*

[@thotfortwice]

I think it might have a bit to do with the release of The Queen's Gambit on Netflix, it seems to have brought a lot of newfound interest to chess.

[@risu.1]

@@thotfortwice @Thot for Twice I don't watch Netflix, so what got me interested in chess again was Charlie's throbbing victory over xqc. Still, I heard that the show is good, along with other several positive reviews, so I might consider watching it some time.

[@jerrynelson7502]

@@risu.1 I don't watch TV at all except for sports and I ended up watching the Queen's Gambit. Very good show.

[@maxe159]

@@thotfortwice The Queen's Gambit definitely helped, but Chess was getting really big with the Pandemic. A lot of streamers started picking it up, and celebrities too. Then TQG came out and cemented that chess could be entertaining.

[@omfgjegkedermig12]

Pretty wild to see so many petty comments trying to minimize hafus victory. They're just salty long term players that are jealous of her fast improvement.

[@billowen3285]

Yeah it sucks haha she's a beast and I've played years and she's almost as good as me rip

[@FizzyCape]

@@billowen3285 she is just unnaturally good at skill games. She was a top player in wow arena, hearthstone, and tft.

[@fili0938]

Hafu is incredibly intelligent that's for damn sure. But don't overestimate her accomplishments in this tournament. She's playing against terrible players

[@ShiroCh_ID]

@@FizzyCape and best impostor in amongus

[@jondoe384]

That's a wild generalization

[@KM-jb3vg]

Hafu slowly leaning more over and her legs just getting higher in frame is so funny and cute

[@IcarusComet]

L vibes

[@nir9670]

weirdo

[@KM-jb3vg]

@@atcupmusic ? Strange replies all round but 200 likes kinda outshines 3 negative so whatever

[@adamya1639]

@@IcarusComet L theme plays, hafu gets automatic win

[@195achmadmaulana4]

yikes. weirdo.

[@jasongent4088]

Levy, at 4:46 - "Hey, you're disrespecting my student!" Levy, at 10:35 - "The *only* thing that could happen here is if Hafu disconnects. She's just playing lights out chess." That's game recognizing game right there, folks. (Nothing but love, Levy...I just had to point it out.)

[@NSACinder]

Hafu is just one of those people who can pick up something and be great at it. Reminds me a lot of Reckful r.i.p. She was always one of the most impressive hearthstone players to me.

[@BrandonShere]

Rip Reckful.

[@Dream146]

She works hard, plus she's played a rediculous amount of hearthstone so a lot of experience in considering value trades and lines.

[@jedinxf7]

@@Dream146 and tempo /initiative. it's a very natural transition between hearthstone and chess, I expect.

[@kuroru69]

I want her to pick mma next.

[@ac9901]

@@Dream146 and she's fucking smart, smarter than probably 90% of us

[@HateTappers]

6:23 Look at Hafu HAHA

[@spoppyboi6427]

laawwlll duuuud

[@PickYourPoisson]

I wish I could be that focused on a chess game. Maybe I'd finally improve from my last plateau

[@ManMan23016]

That's the level of focus where if you see it you should promptly begin to shit yourself

[@soltrice]

i do that all the time LMAO

[@qacousrtmusic9748]

This happened to hiksru once, i probably have the video on my "watch later list" as i thought it was kinda funny

[@WaningLoon]

i like how everyone's in their room but fintan's just in the void

[@TheBoardandThebord]

Daniel’s Kasparov is pretty good.

[@michaelmoccio2225]

Honestly there were 4 commentators today

[@LetsPlayerAbo2]

@Eni Gjinaj During the first few minutes, Daniel imitated Kasparov's voice. Around the 10-minute mark, too.

[@googlemademedoit806]

Its more than Good its damn near spot on LOL. The "You know"s really put the nail in the coffin

[@The34gl3]

It's perfect.

[@yamieruki]

Never heard of him c:

[@acsu96]

Daniel's impression is pretty solid LOL I also like how Levy was saying Hafu can't lose when she's up two pawns, reminds me of that video where Kasparov is going over memorable games and he's looking at his game with Anand and he says he's "two pawns up, let me emphasize, TWO pawns"

[@racim.boussa]

8:59 She's skipping his turn that's a new level of disrespect OMG

[@zanavi]

Please enlighten me bro. I dont know anything about chess

[@sparknazo]

@@zanavi the rules of chess is cornering the king checkmate and every piece has a certain way they move learn how to use the pieces and protect your king

[@coolsquirtlesquad]

All I know is how the pieces move individually. I have no idea how to really play chess so why do I get hooked to chess videos??

[@xyex]

Even when you don't know how to play you can still recognize the skill involved in great plays.

[@billowen3285]

@@xyex how?

[@rlalduhsaka6746]

Its hafu🤷

[@benny7899]

Not hooked you say? Go watch queens Gambit on Netflix that'd get you hooked hahah

[@laszlobandi6456]

I had a friend who was in some local tournaments, I beat him after a few games, learned his tricks. I had some embarrassing losses, but he showed me how to attack from coverage as it seems like a random move and it's only chess after you move your other piece, so basically you get a free move. before that, I was just reacting to moves and seemed mostly random. I still feel it's a bit random to me, and I would be bored memorizing stuff, but now that I watched a few videos I'm sure I would beat some of the people who I played with before.

[@simtaylor4203]

15:25 love to see Andrea growing as a commentator - keep it up guys. This game particularly will help a lot of the chess community appreciate pogchamps - great game and fairly reasonable play from both players

[@12jswilson]

Aces just made a mistake in the late opening and missed a tactic to lose the bishop. Hafu played amazing. I think missed an absolutely crushing move near the end with b5! after Kb1. Queen has to go to c1 to get traded off or else the rook falls. Either way, well played.

[@DaveLH]

If you compare Andrea here to, say, the "Legend of the Hot Gold Pants" video (on BotezLive), I think you can see how much she's matured in just the past year.

[@Arirezz]

I feel like she was pretty disrespectful to be quite honest. Seems like she was excessively one sided and didn't seem to care what the other commentators said unless it was in favor of hafu.

[@hipeople1265]

Hafu: am I throwing pros: best move me: **audience retention**

[@markolvera2965]

It’s kinda funny that they agreed the opening and all the commentators were like ... What

[@Samael1302]

My respect for hafu is over the top of the roof now. Omg. Literally I'm shocked on how she's really that smart, now I understand why she's so good at other games *cof* among us

[@Obyvvatel]

this thumbnail is gold

[@RubyPiec]

True

[@somedudewatchintv5297]

Well It definitely got me to click

[@shashlik7959]

Prophet

[@Ketszercsip]

apart from misspelling "possessed"

[@atharvakokaje5818]

Looks like King Crimson from JoJo lol😛🤣

[@mr.smartypants8807]

I have only ever played chess twice. I don't know why this is here, but i'll watch and nod like i know what's going on.

[@turtle_7777]

Sams

[@TheRovardotter]

That last knight move was class.

[@PeterSodhi]

@Hafu is exactly what PogChamps needs - a real freaking Champ.

[@l00d3r]

She is very good indeed - she has put in a lot of work and study for this. I also think Dogdog played the best two games of the event the day before Hafu. They are both going to be hard to beat.

[@PeterSodhi]

@@l00d3r yep her vs QT is a contrast of studying vs whining

[@peachy6009]

Damn these simps everywhere lmao. No wonder she is overhyped.

[@Meffuw]

@J E Yikes dude

[@adamlagerqvist8111]

@J E haha funny joke my dude

[@zeresk4387]

She is so smart its scarry

[@soIatido]

screw Charlie and xQc, this is the true chess grandmaster.

[@smortboi1320]

@@soIatido Charlie and xQc is a really funny game, but Hafu is just better. Although she doesn’t have the mind of a GM, she clearly has the potential to be.

[@themadclown4077]

@@smortboi1320 hopefully not shes only got into chess like month ago lol. Very skillful and dedicated though.

[@smortboi1320]

@@themadclown4077 more than a month ago, but yeah, I get what you mean.

[@retrofritter7439]

Her and dog have actually been working so hard at this

[@Ketszercsip]

Wagamama vs Hafu would be the ultimate game of the tournament

[@AngeloGene]

Goku vs Jiren but in chess. xD

[@pedrochalaco1]

@@AngeloGene xqc is vegeta🤭

[@codetaku]

@@AngeloGene We already got an incredible 7-match Hikaru vs Magnus series this year, I'm pretty sure Wagamama vs Hafu is closer to Hercule vs Videl. Two ordinary, very strong humans.

[@tdreamgmail]

Waga made a lot more blunders

[@kokok488]

Wagamanga

[@pspuser1100]

I've watched hafu since the early hearthstone days, and to see her come this far in chess so soon is not surprising to me. She's incredibly smart

[@jordanr8899]

I have no idea what going on 🤣🤣🤣 I’m just listening to the praises for Hafu

[@Pro-Christ]

me not knowing anything: interesting interesting i see i see

[@rossdelman641]

Hikaru: what's the best move chat?

[@perseverance6994]

Wouldn't expect anything less from a hearthstone player

[@ComodinZero]

The Kasparov impresion is awesome jaja

[@GOLEM-yf4mx]

time?

[@nathanieltroy2769]

@@GOLEM-yf4mx about 2.40

[@choojunwyng8028]

That Kasparov impression was spot on... even the stutters!

[@anthonygoodson6736]

As a North Carolinian, I've never heard the expression "Oh my Lands"

[@Avalas1986]

Being from NC, I think I heard my grandma say it once maybe. This is from memory so I could be wrong.

[@Finnyke]

That's Danya, he might be saying total nonsense

[@jys5219]

Wagamama vs Hafu would be the ultimate game of the tournament

[@Tx66]

such an awesome, positive and encouraging vibe here. 110% wholesome

[@kassandracabalan1485]

Btw hafu is moving pretty much everything the host are saying and I can tell they are very impressed

[@HexxuSz]

acttually she did not play that well white just allowed very obvious moves

[@curtisholsinger6023]

@@HexxuSz Clean chess with simple winning moves can also be beautiful chess. If I make a blunder against my opponent, I may be playing badly, but it's still on my opponent to recognize the chance and take it. And Hafu did. Congratulations to Hafu, the winner of this match.

[@litapd311]

@@HexxuSz i'm sure you know a lot more than the GM and IM commentators

[@HexxuSz]

@@litapd311 i am sure u know so little than u have no idea what you just watched, those people hype the games up and the moves these are normal moves literally everyone sees. i have been sports candidate so i know fuck i am talking about

[@CL-jq1xs]

@@HexxuSz what is a sports candidate?

[@megapop1016]

5:08 gosh you just threw the game right there

[@RRandomGGuy]

im here for the girl who made MoistCr1tikal And PewDiePie looks like impostor

[@keithdiaz6147]

I've always been impressed with Hafu back in her hearthstone days, I'm glad to see she's still kicking ass even in chess.

[@iLoveBagons]

though I am new to Chess, but still surprised to see Hafu here. I thought she was a hearthstone player.

[@Hansengineering]

She's a world class Among Us player.

[@themadclown4077]

I mean shes really into amoung us for several months now

[@NueLei]

Me: agreeing with the commentators. Also me when I don't know a single thing about chess: *visible confusions*

[@ChevronSeven]

Strategy was always too bothersome for me. Whenever I played chess I'd just play on impulse... Am I bad at playing chess? Yes. But I'm just too lazy to think ahead😅

[@BlxxdLxst17]

truly a blitz player

[@rupertgarcia]

Just keep practicing. You're bound to get better in no time. 😉

[@BlxxdLxst17]

but sameee bro. i move on instinct

[@sensen4161]

Love chess but god i hate thinking sometimes lol

[@zir456]

I always move without long thinking since It could change my mind after thinking more about other Move, also I'm using Feeling and if I won then people would think I don't need to think or whatever but, I just think when You play many time then why thinking of a move that has happen a lot and only think if Its a new move from History of You playing... ¯\_( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)_/¯¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@zapdery]

I love chess and I love hafu, good job recommendation page, you did well

[@RayVitoles]

The Nd2 move at the end was the cherry on top

[@RobertKaucher]

I just watched a vid from Hikaru where he was reading and discussing an article that essentially called pogchamps a disgrace to chess where the players were just being laughed at by the commentators. Clearly, the author never watched this or most of the other episodes. This just inspires me. I want to see Hafu improve. I want to see Fintan improve. I just love it. I enjoy watching the SGMs play but I LOVE watching this because I have walked in their footsteps. I am, we all are POGCHAMPS.

[@ZOLTN54]

You're right, the commentators make me hope for a day I never have to hear gothamchess' voice again.

[@Chris-xu4yp]

I lived in North Carolina Charlotte for 18 years and have never said oh my Lance

[@10thletter40]

Well, it's "lands" but yeah.

[@morgiewthelord8648]

Lands. And noone cares

[@retardery1488]

@@morgiewthelord8648 stfu

[@zeezmusic7245]

Damn that Kasparov impression was amazing lol

[@internetcommenters5101]

She has a plan Hafu:i think im throwing

[@franciscosaiote7238]

Hafu is one of the best players I’ve seen period. She just masters every game she lays eyes on

[@AngeloGene]

Hafu is kind of a 1500 to 1700 elo player disguised as a 1200+ Compared to the rest (except for one in particular that I know of), her power level is over 9000.

[@LeventK]

I'm 1400 and i have games with %95+ just be in your day

[@AngeloGene]

@@LeventK Okay, that's intimidating... Maybe I overestimated her? I'm just a 1000+ elo player. Sorry. ✌😅

[@LeventK]

@@AngeloGene believe me i'm not an advanced but an advanced can okay beat a grandmaster in their day.

[@kaishah2822]

I wouldn’t say hafu is 1500-1700 just yet based on some her calculation, but she is definitely stronger than 1200 maybe 1320ish.

[@yaasdpalala4492]

Hafu is probably 1250

[@Giovanni1972]

I really liked their cooperative pre-game prep and agreements: no tricks and help each other despite them being opponents (on the board). Cudos to both players! I'm very impressed by Hafu.

[@nonebelievingbeliever3753]

I've come a long way my...with a big trophy push in summer from 1000 to 1445 and I'm happy to say I no longer blunder pawn and take advantage of positional weaknesses...

[@J.R.Swish1]

I think 3 commentators is a bit much While all of them are good by themselves and add decent amount of insight into the game, 3 of them together kinda clutters the audio a bit since it's hard to not talk over each other in these types of situations. Daniel is PogU though, I hope to see more of him commentating in PogChamps

[@leapingfury]

3 commentators is way more fun than 1

[@elliotbaker5416]

8:30 I’ve never lost to Magnus so therefore I am better than Naroditsky

[@Your_choise]

1:57 “I am not Erik Rosen” XD

[@literal-tree]

20:44 imagine if she played the badass move c5 and managed to bait him into not seeing it was defended

[@kassandracabalan1485]

Hafu is just so talented but she's very low-key tho she's so great on chess and she learns everything so fast

[@hpy2101]

she is 1200 :D jesus christ simp.

[@kassandracabalan1485]

@@hpy2101 im not a simp im just impressed

[@Zevven]

@@hpy2101 after only 1 month of playing

[@ac9901]

@@hpy2101 LMAO she mentioned on stream that she quit chess for the reason that a professional chess player told her that she'd only reach 2000 in a year even if she trained everyday. She's smart and you're not, and you're salty af

[@ultimateloser3411]

Me: Plays an opening trap Stockfish: He's playing beyond his rating

[@mrinfinity5557]

I think at 16:00 if hafu had gone and went g5|b5 that would have been better, skewering the rook behind, forcing a trade where black still has advantage, and opening the rook's file if they do go for the trade

[@mtn85]

i don't say it but "oh my lans" comes from "oh mylanta" which comes from the heartburn medication called mylanta

[@mtn85]

it's some strong KKona type stuff trust me

[@MagnateXL]

17:45 i can't believe she didn't move the knight to E2, that was GG (if you see the plan you know is over)

[@mr.fishstick_yt9955]

Wait how?

[@ceen0382]

YOOO I'm from NC and never heard Oh My Lans lmaooo

[@RyanMCLNY]

Me too, we don't actually say that.

[@mtn85]

i've heard people say "oh mylanta" so i guess it comes from that, but it is pretty deep KKona shit

[@mareksicinski3726]

oh my lands no?

[@TheIceCreamMan1990]

I've lived in the Greensboro area my whole life, I've been to Charlotte, Raleigh, Outerbanks, mountains, all over; I've never heard 'oh my lans'.

[@kaltakus]

This dude forsure misheard "oh my lanta" lmfao

[@shawnmatt5]

From marinating people in among us to destroying people in chess. Hafu is for sure big brain.

[@MosheSchorr]

That Kasparov impression is 🔥🔥🔥

[@imightbebiased9311]

I prefer to believe that it's less that Hafu played out of her mind, and more that Aston Villa just collapsed in the face of stronger opposition, once again. :D

[@MNtoCali]

They both agreed on openers so they knew what they were going into. Not impressive

[@10thletter40]

It isnt more or less impressive. They both knew the opening and thus had to figure out how to counter it

[@greenspartan9100]

Unnecessary jab at villa 😂

[@5hizzyy]

i know hafu from among us and i got curious so i clicked and so far i have no idea what the fuck is happening but i think she’s making pochamp plays cause they all seem surprised

[@4152808]

coulda just answered the tourney format question there at the end..

[@ingers.4653]

He deflected that hard

[@marshnick9862]

It's more to do with broadcasting inexperience . He would have been wary of the time

[@zestaai7162]

In the beginning could hacu have put knight B4 then the same knight to C2 putting the king in check and taking his queen??? Would that work?

[@blafoon93]

I wonder what easywithaces would do against pawn from b7 to b5 at 18:48 because there isn't any really good options for his queen and after moving the queen black will either have the option to force a trade of queens or can attack the queen with the knight opening up the d file for the rook at the same time. At the very least Hafu would get a free pawn on f4 I'm pretty sure.

[@kbeazxc]

lmao at 10:04 i was like why is yo queen dodging when the rook has no support ;-;

[@justscrollinginthecomments7930]

I know you JoJo fans saw that thumbnail and thought about King Crimson

[@painapple4023]

21:23 can someone pls tell me wuts the purpose of puttin Rook to E1? I mean it was idiotic

[@KatieLifts]

he's rated 1000, maybe he somehow visually messed up the diagonal and thought that the queen was protecting the rook

[@rumblinggod]

Hafu: plays chess on a regular basis also getting taught by IM and GMs Everyone else: How is she so good wtf

[@peachy6009]

She is good. But this over hyping is just from simps.

[@ehabebrahem2793]

She practiced alot

[@luckerooni7628]

@@peachy6009 It's more the pace at which she is increasing in skill that impresses me. Lots of people have great coaches and play a lot. Few people get to 1500 in like a month or whatever she's at.

[@joserobaine398]

i think the impressive thing is not how good she is but how fast she got good, like in the beggining at the month she bearly knew how to move pieces

[@crowcrow760]

Is easer to get good with IM's and GM's coaching you sure but every participante got the same oportunites. Is Impressive her dedication and she also cleary has a better mind for chess than many of other participantes

[@grownupgaming]

17:33 whats the best move here?

[@johnh5225]

10:24 Why is Kb8 a possible move? I thought O-O-O was only with Kc8

[@sobritaufek]

Yup, if she wants to castle, should be Kc8.

[@johnh5225]

@@sobritaufek but why is Kb8 highlighted as a possible move when she picks the king? Some kind of bug?

[@goatythecringeyone7686]

20:00 I don't play chess, but couldn't he has kamikazed his bishop into B7 to pressure the king, take a pawn and give him time to move his queen? (Since Hafu would be in check, lest she moved her king as planned).

[@artwithlaur]

Levy talked about that several times in the video. So if you're a non chess player and noticed it good job. Although your reasoning for it isn't the best mindset for why he should do it

[@wronghole5955]

1:12 Hafu could have advance her horse and place her bishop next to the queen and if Fintan took the bait by eating the bishop hafu's horse could eat the queen and check both queen and rook.

[@chase4671]

In any tactical game, Hafu is the terminator, so scary, so good lmao

[@Hao1981]

Agreeing on exact openings was kind of a bummer to hear. But I understand. I would say yes to that as well if i was playing.

[@Creesekush]

Definitely rooting for Hafu

[@davidlewis6728]

21:19 just wondering, wouldn't it have been smarter for him to move the king forward towards the horse? worst case scenario he is forced to trade a queen for a queen and a rook for a rook, with the horse possibly getting away. am i missing something about the rules of this particular game?

[@dennis9129]

Still a mate in 3 after Kc1, hafu double checks the king with horse to b3. This forces the king to move back to b1, allowing her to take the rook with her queen. Only legal move for fintan is to block the check with his queen after which hafu just takes the queen with checkmate.

[@davidlewis6728]

@@dennis9129true, i was thinking pa2 to nb3 but i guess then the queen would no longer be blocked and could check the king. thank you for helping me understand this.

[@dingusrevolver]

Damn they got Watto to commentate on this game. Incredible

[@Haluna11]

Maybe it would be clearer if you actually wrote pogchamps2 in the title

[@sanga1380]

15:20 I’m not that good but even I can see. Queen takes F4 check. If Rook F4 then knight capture queen check and fork the rook.

[@victoriahuang1627]

@sanga I dont know what you mean by fork the rook but if you moved rook to either D1 or D2 then king can just take, but it was also fintands move not hafus

[@sanga1380]

@@victoriahuang1627 yeah I know. It was just a possibility also forking just means that you win a piece by targeting multiple. Most commonly checking in order to take a piece

[@aidenhastings6341]

Daniel, I got your Kasparov impression right away haha

[@RachelZamstein]

I think I was possessed earlier when I killed in blitz

[@hl-felix1353]

I live in mc and never heard “oh my lands”

[@byronjurkouich6094]

Why not knight to D2 at 20:28?

[@Ramboost007]

That Kasparov impression was really good

[@ssenkrad67]

So the best tft player when the game launched, good in mtg, a dangerous impostor and now chess prodigy. Hafu is realy smart

[@herakles6185]

She was the best arena hearthstone player but Kripp got all the praise.

[@MrScrubby55]

Hafu has potential to become a prodigy in the chess community

[@Detz0325]

is that hafu from wow?

[@Life-Sky]

Hafu becomes really good at everything she does, it's more than just intelligence, she mastered the art of learning.

[@karamiljayaprakash7315]

Both @itshafu and @easywithaces were coached by IM Anna Rudolf.

[@777redhood]

first time hearing or watching hafu..think im in love

[@samgarncarz8172]

Slander Eric Rosen again and I'll commit crimes levy

[@bruh-jv5wo]

Damn a wipeout fan... nice

[@magnifico_joven7063]

i am no expert at chess and i am learning by watching these kinds of videos

[@coolboy-qc4eb]

hafu has big brain. cant be underestimating her if you follow her gaming achievements.