I Made GothamChess Try the Cow Opening

When I was in Paris I stumbled upon ‪@GothamChess‬ at a park and we played a game of chess! Do you think he liked the cow opening? :D
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[@LigerQ4]

If Anna plays the Cow, mom is gonna play the Butcher.

[@einnaoeilifu2648]

I see what you did there.

[@bradbaldauf2854]

I guess her mom has a beef with the cow opening

[@shawnhorton2000]

Diablo 4 reference

[@AJIN0071981]

Hence we can enjoy good steak

[@SeanApplePie]

Thats a funny one!

[@drake4931]

Gotham was trying his best to sound polite when she asked about the cow opening 😂

[@mikeymcmikeface5599]

Before going "this is so stupid".

[@supC_]

It’s not even necessarily objectively bad, but it’s just so completely ill-suited to Levy’s generally aggressive, tactical playstyle that I can totally see why he doesn’t like it.

[@mohammedalkhodairy]

I mean he is right? They are moving the knights 4 times and white lost all of his advantage

[@dimitralex1892]

i don't want to be rude, but i totally heard him in my head answering "it's a piece of sh!t" :'D but no hard feelings, i like anna and the cow :)

[@AbstractVideo1992]

levy don't understand the fashion behind the cow's opening its the new trend =)

[@pureevil1574]

Anna: it’s a draw Gotham: it’s a draw Stockfish: _hold my beer_

[@sentryogmixmaster]

if Stockfish hands you a _bear_ ...you take the bear!

[@bobon123]

Actually Levy got the evaluation perfectly right. He said "Yes, it was a probably a draw" to which she replied " _The moment I said it was a draw,_ it was a draw!", but Gotham disagreed with this last added detail. And that is true: it was a draw with perfect play at 10:18, but it was not a draw anymore at 10:42 when she said "This is a draw, Levy". She made a mistake with Kd5 at 10:21, and after that Levy was winning as it is possible to see from the eval bar.

[@andregomesdasilva]

I simulated it it it doesn't seem to be a mistake

[@FireFlyIsMaWife]

i like how a fish just hands you a bear

[@cloudninenine8831]

lmao

[@Workhorse1011]

Anna rebelled against her parents by inventing the cow lol

[@grafvonvorneundeinskometen7893]

she didnt invent the cow tho

[@jak6744]

@@grafvonvorneundeinskometen7893she didn’t 😮

[@user-ri2oj6yz6c]

@@grafvonvorneundeinskometen7893 Where else did you see it?

[@jerotoro2021]

Anna: IT'S NOT A PHASE MOM

[@tonyhawk123]

I'm pretty sure when two GM's consider conceiving a child, the first question they ask is “but when it grows up what if it invents a bad chess opening?” They played the odds and it went horribly wrong!

[@fishkeen2476]

Anna! You could have said 'cowculate' in which case Levy would have instantly lost.

[@anitraahrens905]

😂 Great point! 😅

[@joaogeraldo8078]

Cowculate the mooove, hahaha

[@robertakerman3570]

@@joaogeraldo8078 Re cow Q lating Question: @ 7:34 Wh Bish check. Why not move the King to the left E8? Haven't watched beyond that point yet.

[@TheHadMatters]

@@joaogeraldo8078 Way underrated comment thread.

[@Velhotin]

More like lost it

[@badoli1074]

I love how Levy is afraid of her mom.

[@HeHe-mi9vl]

She is a gm

[@subodhyakkha380]

She is gm ,one of the top players . Defeated Juan multiple times ,same Juan who held himself against Mikhail tal and won.

[@theresnothinghere59]

She is at hikaru level, something like that

[@TheLeopard2A6]

@@theresnothinghere59 bruh.. she is 2450. 😅monkaS

[@bigdoggetom6549]

@@TheLeopard2A6 Which is crazy, she seems a stronger player than that Still, a good 1000 points above Levy, plus she's actually a GM. And the way she shuts him down whenever they play is hilarious. He'll make a move and she looks at him like a disappointed mother

[@clauslarsen8971]

Him: "The cow opening is just not a good opening" Her: "This was the best game I had against you though" Him thinking: "Yes, because you forced me to use the cow opening"

[@plasmatr]

The egg opening is an opening that is well-known for its sturdiness. It can develop into either the omelet opening or the chick opening, which the chick opening can then mature into the chicken opening or the annoyingly aggressive rooster opening.

[@PoochieCollins]

Very funny ;-p

[@MetaKnight68]

But which was invented first, the Chicken or the Egg?

[@jasonjenkins6373]

the egg opening is easy to crack

[@andreasstenklv9022]

or if you're black you can mature it into the cock block defense

[@lolraacheel]

I SERIOUSLY want to see that second game!!!

[@m.rubland6737]

"It´s like a pair of shoes. Looks different on everybody." - "So it works for some people, is this what you are saying?" Anna always finds a positive aspect and focuses on that - it´s her characteristic way.

[@user-td9rp8bl4n]

That’s her privilege showing

[@FlashAm]

Props to Levy's hostage holder for allowing him to go outside and play chess. What a kind soul!

[@kylekilcrease590]

Whos his hostage holder?

[@Countryballsatwarnoob]

​@@kylekilcrease590it's a joke, it's because he looks like he's hostage in his vids

[@benjaminwellington8297]

I love Anna's energy.

[@belpack8989]

I would pay thousands of dollars to have Anna's energy.

[@mohamedsaeed7688]

is this how she always is or does she have a crush on levy

[@Dae-Ying-Kim12345]

* true ! *

[@jackclarke9209]

@@mohamedsaeed7688 always like this. she's so happy all the time, or at least according to her videos and i love it.

[@TheLeopard2A6]

@@XHenocide a little overextended but nvm. 😅

[@xdesolation4852]

she's so chaotic but in a very calm way

[@brawdygordii]

Anna: "We have to do it sometime, might as well be in Paris, right?" Pia: "You wait till I get you home, young lady!"

[@Lucas99g36]

Ayo

[@wyattseals3251]

What a sentence!

[@kristofnagy7813]

Sus😳

[@Hustwick]

Lucy: Levi's on the couch when he gets back.

[@triplemania5550]

Levi: Are we still talking about chess?

[@lroknrobn]

Levy should develop his own opening and call it the Porterhouse

[@JunkBondTrader]

and make the variations: The well done variation, rare variation.

[@bawseeeee602]

​Cow opening, halal variation

[@frankmarshall578]

He's the one that's taught me how to play the beefeater

[@JustAPerson26183]

The bat opening:gotham chess variation

[@skriabinfly]

I suggest the Slaughterhouse

[@maxkendal5152]

If the Cow is played by both players, does it become the Herd Variation?

[@gilashroot8697]

Maybe heard with bad spelling and then hard without the "e" in herd 😂😂😂. I absolutely love this comment.

[@Taliontales]

Levy: Time to demonstrate my endgame technique (on a generally winning position) 4 moves later: Position is dead drawn

[@edpavez]

I watch Hikaru and Levy for the analysis, but Anna is the one who gives always chill vibes and delivers the comfort food content of chess. It's so refreshing watching someone not taking themselves so seriously in chess. I wish Levy could just relax and be more playful, like Anna.

[@IFGchannel931]

I think Levy is playful enough, just in his own sarcastic / grumpy way

[@pollystyrene99]

i love the friendly trash talk, like a chess family. so much fun.

[@nerd26373]

You and Gotham did amazing in this match. No doubt you'll reach further heights from this point on.

[@RingsLoreMaster]

Anna will be World Champion

[@sniklegem]

I love how Gotham loves to give his good friend grief about her opening. I just love how they seem to be actual friend IRL.

[@s1gmap175]

I am never really watch or into chess , but i love Ana's energy and personality. She is entertaining

[@ecospider5]

She is definitely pulling in a new crowd because of that. Which is great.

[@RingsLoreMaster]

At her best she's hilarious

[@JustMe-ty2rp]

I agree. I haven't played chess much at all in the last 20 years (maybe a couple of dozen games), but watching her and the people she plays against has gotten me excited to start playing again.

[@gilashroot8697]

Me too. I feel the same about Mr. Gotham though. He is super sweet.

[@Fizzify]

LOL Nemo in the background though

[@Rio-un5jl]

I love when Anna goes somewhere, hopping to play chass there

[@JuanRodriguez-im6ul]

It was nice of Levy's kidnappers to let him go out for a game of chess with Anna

[@renerpho]

Anna is Levy's kidnapper.

[@no-onethe2nd537]

finally someone remembered he was kidnapped

[@Mr.dontPlay79]

​@@no-onethe2nd537no way seriously?

[@superdan2593]

@@renerpho I think it's Pia.

[@Rukazor]

This was a fun video between two great players and great content creators! Wonderful

[@JustSchalke04]

i actually play the cow often in my 3 min games. Since im really terrible at chess it helps me to not blunder in the opening, since its pretty defensive and my mid to lategame is pretty solid ^^

[@michaelyeung2126]

really fun to see these two play, great much joy and fun, and friendship.

[@daevydjae]

I always love it when these chess players talk it out after the game, what moves can be done, what's possible.

[@AFeigenbaum1]

Jardin du Luxembourg ... near the Orangerie and Musée du Luxembourg ... right by the rue Férou gate entrance, Porte Férou ... I've played chess there and I'm also a member of the Marshall Club in NYC ... our paths have almost crossed twice ... fun ... you must shop for a chess set at Variantes ... on 29 Rue Saint-André des Arts ... near Place Saint-Michel ...

[@valeriekeefe8898]

I find the key idea of the Cow is it makes it hard to develop the bishops without trading them and then you often have a bishop pair. But I have been absolutely crushing with this opening.

[@dvxv4016]

Average 6 elo player

[@valeriekeefe8898]

@@dvxv4016 I'm 1000.

[@AmplifyChris]

This both are so wholesome. What kind persons.

[@Ironsmiler]

Anna your enthusiasm is infectious.

[@seldom_bucket]

😂 the look on his face when they said 'are you gonna play the cow'.

[@freeandfighting3069]

I used a modified cow opening to first draw & then next game beat a friend of mine who is ~2100 strong; He has kick my butt at least 12-15 times. I have/had a provisional rating of 1250; have not competed in a decade or more. I play many games out of Chess Life (life member) & have read/played the games in many chess books for many years. Your videos & other's videos on KZbin have taught me a great deal of strategies & tactics & has improved my game immensely. Thank you & keep up the Good Works! FREE

[@Joe_SharkSkin]

I’ve recently started playing Chess for the first time. The community seems really nice, nice to see these recommended KZbin content creators go against each other

[@jonathanlongoria5421]

I played against the opening today and lost. You created a good opening Anna.

[@SuperChessGames]

Two of the best chess KZbinrs in one video!

[@clatusmerino]

What about Nemo in the background?

[@mangotreebs7749]

missing eric rosen :(

[@anossolo6869]

@@clatusmerino he meant Nemo and Gothamchess

[@blackpinkinyourareaaa7846]

@@anossolo6869no lol

[@CodexPermutatio]

Three actually. You can see Nemo sitting in the background.

[@ecospider5]

I think the cow is good right now because it brings people outside their prep. It’s not great but it is good enough to play because your opponent has to play pure theory.

[@junipermeisje6300]

Yes, I think her father should have played the cow in a contest before she released the first video about it. It might have worked then, because of the surprise factor. Now everyone knows it, it’s too late. She created her own downfall of the cow.

[@brawdygordii]

@@junipermeisje6300 Despite the fact that her father was forbidden from playing it in tournament by Pia, it was her Birthday gift from her to him. As I've pointed out elsewhere, the real beauty of the cow opening is that all their opponents now have to get studied up on it, whether it's used or not 🙂

[@johnod203]

I love both of these chess influencers!! Anna is a hoot and Gotham is one as well!!

[@guidomista1377]

we need part 2

[@TreeBreezeL]

Gotham is so lucky to be able to play chess with you!

[@blizzard2099]

And everything in Gotham's attutide said "She's lucky I allow her some of my time". Dude acted like he didn't want to be there.

[@CloverAugustus]

​@@blizzard2099dude what? Stfu with the stupid assumptions 🤣🤣🤣 levy was chill the whole time

[@perpetualbystander4516]

@jfl5800 Yeah, but he always acts that way whenever he plays against Anna. As if he doesn't like her. 😟 But I think he finds her extrovertedness exhausting, 'cause he is quite introverted compared to her. So we shouldn't really judge Levy too hard, 'cause it's not Anna he doesn't like, just her vivid energy, which apparently seems to annoy him quite a bit. And even sometimes almost makes him livid. 😄

[@kahunalaguna8999]

Why is he lucky? Other way around dude 😂😂

[@tonyhawk123]

Levy is an introvert? I wouldnt say introverts dress up to cheerlead women during a boxing match!

[@tankotee9755]

I think 500 years from now people will still play the cow opening and know the name Anna.

[@paulbrennan4163]

They will also still be arguing whether or not it is a good opening.

[@Dae-Ying-Kim12345]

* 500 years later people still play this , but shouldn't call cow ! *

[@user-ur2yj1to4u]

To bad she did not invent it it's called the Van't Krugis and has been around a long time, no one plays it because it is garbage.

[@johnsallie3181]

​@@Dae-Ying-Kim12345By then cows will rule the world and one will invent a stupid "human" opening..to the cow-sternation of its moo-m.

[@karrawr9538]

"you scared I was gonna bring my mom?" made me LOL

[@vincent7520]

The Jardin du Luxembourg is the best for playing chess ! Right at the intersection of the Quartier Latin, Saint Germain, Montparnasse districts… it is calm and quite airy for a French Garden. It is a large park too…

[@AGenericAccount]

i like how nemo zhou is just chilling behind the virtual board lol

[@EarlHiggins]

I thought that was her!

[@Ttavoc]

Sad story behind the Cow: I showed it to my dad - which is a chess crack. And he meant: "Looks somewhat familiar... He got out his Chessbooks and we looked through them together (I didnt unterstand a thing of the systematic but hey - my Dad is the Chess genius in the family. Not me) and finally he found it: Its propagated in "The Defense Game" from 2002. But my dad thinks its even older. It was only the first book he found it in. Nevertheless: He found it as an easy to learn Opening and overall I had a very nice evening together with my dad while we waltzed books. Something we rarely do and should do more often.

[@sdsign4229]

Did the book say who made this opening? What’s its real name?

[@Ttavoc]

@@sdsign4229 The author didnt state it and presented at his own invention. He called it „The D-System“ The whole book is around the thing of testmatches against the Chessmaster Computer and documentes the system over somewhat of 200 pages. May Dad meant it is even older but that what we found

[@d33two]

That king went down in a dramatic fashion, just as time ran out.

[@jsmariani4180]

With these two, chess is incidental to the entertainment.

[@aprylvanryn5898]

I feel cheated I didn't get to see the egg vs the cow

[@blizzard2099]

Me too. I'm guessing she might upload it in a couple of days (hope so).

[@SamsNotFunny]

I love your energy Anna

[@jimmmyz169]

Kind of reminds me of that opening where the king goes forward but here it's the knights blocking everything multiple times over because why not right

[@SpongesVII]

Bong clout

[@FPL_Habesha]

"It's like a pair of shoes " classic Levy😂

[@TweetyPAK7]

Fun match! Y'all are good opponents!

[@Matheolh123]

“We have to do it at some point, why not in Paris” I bet Levi, (humble as he is) was thinking all chess through that comment 😂

[@jaybestnz]

It is incredible that someone would come up with a whole new opening.

[@xes2241]

as a beginner I use it a lot on bullet games and it worked so far(mostly putting bishops on d2-e2 and then castling). Went from around 500 to 850 in about 2 months. Usually not because I play much better than the opponents, but because they find unknown moves so they spend time trying to reply them (sometimes they blunder free bishop on c5 or f5 as knights wouldnt be a threat with other openings)and I can move faster as after a few games, I can reply safely most of their usual responses. If I get time advantage then it's all about keeping a fast and solid defense, and not blundering free pieces, while searching good attacking points. If time is similar, then i try to be agresive at middle or endgame, but usually positions are not much unbalanced at these ratings if it hasn't been a major blunder, and I use to struggle a bit at later stages, but not because of the cow itself

[@Valmidenio]

I love it when she laughs. So ❤funny

[@poke_amv8867]

11:48 Show me the egg 💀💀💀

[@johntatum1951]

Anna and Levi matches are a lot of fun! The cow wins and the cow loses!

[@Jefuslives]

Oh man! I want to see the second game.

[@masonwilliams5321]

so THIS is where gotham was being held hostage if you know, you know

[@Person01234]

And now we know the kidnapper is probably Nemo.

[@Etroplied]

@@Person01234 possibly

[@Etroplied]

I figure that Levy’s kidnapper was out of Paris with Gotham by the end of the day. Assuming his kidnapper was smart.

[@SNPiru]

The cow opening definitely grows on you

[@kineahora8736]

Ana is so sunny. Delightful. Levy seems like a good guy too.

[@PoochieCollins]

Anna's adorable, ft. impossibly short skirt girl.

[@RingsLoreMaster]

Hey! I wanted to see the egg! Also, the 2 of u proved (no matter what Levy said on the NewsHour) that the longer formats are more enjoyable because they have time for humor.

[@gilashroot8697]

Agreed. The egg against Anna is on Levi's channel (Gotham Chess). It is really good.

[@Ooouikillem]

now we know levy’s thoughts on the sun “it’s alright”

[@jamesduggan7200]

One must never underestimate the value of being able to correctly count the number of pawns on the board.

[@RyzenRTX89]

The smile of Nemo❤

[@Nautilus1972]

I love the cow (as black). It confuses a lot of people when they see it and they just push forward ... and get crushed in the end game. Thanks Anna!

[@ChatterboxAleman]

instead of RF3 maybe c4 check if he moves his king to b4 Ra1 wins.

[@SillySproutsTV-di1zw]

I love hearing Anna say Chass

[@Michaelzehr]

I can't get over the calmness you both show. I strain and veins bulge on my forehead in a 10 minute game, and you're both casually having a conversation while sitting in a park in Paris moving the ivory pieces around like it's nothing.

[@RageCage1701]

To be fair, we're talking about playing a game in a park in Paris, not like, being in a trench while under heavy fire. Let's keep perspective.

[@shriram5494]

Gretchen, stop trying to make “The cow opening” happen. It’s not going to happen.

[@RobinKerkhof]

"We'll always have Paris." ❤

[@iwal1645]

It was like poetry in Chessdom, the ballerina dance against the young nave, his nimble moves and her defense, a delight in chess moves, good show both of you. Thanks for bringing back chess to my life again. You guys make it fun.

[@George_Bland]

what

[@dock12231]

this is awesome

[@improveourselves3929]

Show us the egg.

[@dsmj7389]

The three of them see the whole board and can envision several moves ahead. I wish I had started chess at the age of 8.

[@crircensj1327]

this made me smile thank you!

[@grantlawler4872]

“We have to do it at some point, why not do it in Paris” 😃😉

[@mooseclamps]

Ana's pretty young. We try not to sexualize her.

[@OrionARS]

​@mooseclamps I mean she's 21, but I understand not wanting to sexualize her lol

[@dunetiger]

@@OrionARS It's a reference to Community.

[@KolyaBennett]

​@@mooseclampsWhat age would be ok??? Weirdo.

[@verybluevans]

If you don’t get it, you’re streets behind🤷‍♂️

[@patriciomiranda9545]

Anna is so nice 🌻

[@Artu2002]

"Show me the egg" - Anna to Levy, 2023.

[@thankyoubishop]

nemo in the back just glowing lol

[@archivist17]

Straight into the video with 100% Anna energy! 😀

[@jhandsky]

As a fellow cow, seeing Levy use the cow, felt like a "one of us, one of us, one of us" moment.

[@rg1809]

Levy probably should not have been playing chess "on this beautiful day in Paris".

[@GuardianOfTheTruth]

I've been reading the comments under this and some other Anna's vids and it appears that her laughter makes a whole lot of other people laugh. It's a bit of a scary thought because one of these days she may encounter someone whose laughter makes her laugh and that may cause an unstoppable chain reaction where they both continue to laugh with exponentially growing intensity thus breaking the time-space continuum and the entire universe goes poof and I really, I mean REALLY want my druid to hit level 100 first, so please be careful 😮

[@judsongordy8872]

Man I was in Paris 2 weeks ago. Wish my timing would of been a little better! Also, stay safe Anna.

[@turbo8628]

A wild Levy appeared! Anna used the cow. "It was not very effective"

[@usibistro]

Finally. Now we know who were in Paris.

[@GroovyCODM]

You know you succeeded as a nerd when you are surrounded by beauties

[@rcnhsuailsnyfiue2]

Levy is such a diva! Keep having fun playing the Cow, Anna. Don’t let yourself get boring like your opponent 😂

[@rorymacintosh6691]

I just don’t know how they can talk and play at the same time. Basically they are just 1 million time smarter than me. Sigh. Such good fun, both so light, fun and classy in their own way. Love them both!

[@notoverlyacerbic9574]

either player wins, "omg,i told you!,the cow does it again"! this opening is the greatest you guys.

[@FoxxyMoxxy13]

Would love to see Magnus play the cow

[@lewisfromspain2915]

He would milk the cow until there was no drop left.

[@xfritzthecatx3782]

I didn't see who posted this at first, I just saw the video title.... Thank God it was chess related, that could have been worded better 😅

[@xfritzthecatx3782]

Sorry, maybe a bad joke, but it happened in real time for me! Love ur vids, I've learned alot from you

[@dustinluce1163]

Anna - your theme song should be 'for all the cows' by the foo fighters

[@semasiologistics]

She’s improved her English quite a lot. Nice job, Anna. Lui aussi, je ne savais pas qu’il est français lui. Il parle très bien en anglais. Bravo

[@douglaswilson3978]

You are awesome girl..🥰

[@feawing7254]

Such an amazing, beautiful, wholesome and inspiring person playing chess in summertime Paris 🤩 Anna is cute as well I guess..

[@Dirkus17]

Still need to play him in London and Munich.

[@Meguminoda9]

Hahaha this video is very fun to watch, I laughed a lot. It is great! I would like to see more content like this ❤