I Played 5x5 Chess for 1 Week... (it was bad)

I mastered mini chess in 7 days and it was pretty fun...
Cyranno-Lossi (chess coach) - www.chess.com/member/cyrano-l...
It was technically 7 days because i started a little before this. You can see me playing it in my last video. Also some parts of this video are exaggerated a wee bit. I still can't believe I didn't win that last match though, I really thought I had that.

[@The_Croissant]

If you want to play this variant of chess. You have to go and make it on chess.com custom variant section 🥐

[@farouqbaiti4315]

What about a 5x5 Chess but it has Fairy Pieces?☝🏻

[@daveee3941]

How do you find it

[@TheGlaiveDominatrus]

@@daveee3941 Play -> 4 player and variants -> Most popular -> scroll down

[@Itsgoingeverywhere]

The croissant speaks!!!😂

[@fuskaren]

How?

[@apersunthathasaridiculousl1890]

“It was never about the victory, but the free chess lessons we got along the way” -🗿

[@The_Croissant]

Inspirational message sir 🥲

[@dandinzin]

He payed with ✨ *exposure* ✨

[@christianmiranda4345]

​@@The_Croissant🎉ļĺ

[@sergavet]

Ngl respect to nyarar for giving you the win on the game where you lost on time. 5x5 chess seems fun af

[@dakjac5087]

This man had Alto's Odyssey music in the background like we wouldn't notice.

[@neilcreation]

Your videos can bring in a lot of new players. Great work

[@reneeproulx2469]

how do you get the 5x5 set up?

[@White_Cashier2]

Its only on computer and if you are on computer then its pretty easy

[@agustinlopezcarignano9490]

This video is awesome. Good editing, a very cool new chess variant and a real result instead of making people believe you won. New subscriber pal

[@RepentInReprise]

THE ZUGZWANG!! Lol I love how Nyarjar yells that xD

[@WaranaSJ]

could u play blindfold games simultaneously? that seems like a good challenge

[@debo4776]

Just curious if anyone knows where I can play this?

[@Bludeatsweirdstuff6702]

read pinned comment

[@NeoPlietsch]

Great Video! 5x5 Minichess is such an interesting experience 😃

[@sebastmine]

i agree, You also have good Videos NeoPlietsch.

[@michaelcarroll5801]

Is there castling?

[@phase0400]

You technically never won a single match against him, chess is like that sometimes. Dedication was amazing though.

[@458tha2]

How are you crossy bro?

[@The_Croissant]

im doin great wbu?

[@Youtube_official_FreeFun]

Crossyant

[@mathmagician8191]

11:08 Kb1 does not draw, Kd4 defends the e3 pawn and threatens to take with the bishop on a3. After Ke1 Bxa3 Qd1 Qc5 white is in zugzwang, so Rb5 is forced, after which Rb2 forces a rook trade The next best moves are Qb1 or Ke1, which lead to being checkmated in 12 moves. After that trading rooks is next best, leading to being checkmated in 8 moves

[@playingchillchess]

The nice thing about 5X5 is that you don t need to study openings like you normally do in normal chess.

[@dudebroguymate]

You don't need to study any openings in normal chess either until you reach about 2000 ELO. And most people never will so it's fair to say that you don't need to study openings in chess. Of course you'll learn the most basic ones and a couple side lines just by playing, but there's no need to study. All you need to do until you reach master level is play play play tens of thousands of games.

[@thatonefrenchguy937]

Rf10 is a move in this chess board, why?

[@The_Lahmacun123]

Croissant can you get every move in 1 chess game? (Blunder inaccuracy misses etc)

[@chilnkbefraine7399]

W idea

[@chilnkbefraine7399]

WE. WANT. EN. PASSANT. MATE. NOW.

[@homersimpsons1018]

7:00 W song

[@venisontron]

I think 5x5 chess is solved and is known to be a draw with perfect play, from this starting setup

[@Jirremanguycool]

Very cool video :)

[@DeuceGenius]

Got whooped on. Whole game looks like zugzwang

[@adithyan5347]

Noice

[@Hchess69]

nice vid

[@camerondale6529]

"there's no B1!"

[@jkid1134]

I hope your journey does not end here

[@OrbitalCubingLiterally]

Nice

[@Mr.IITn.ArAvGauTaM]

Omg did he just said , if u like H²O...😂😂😂

[@Nebyla]

This guy gives so many Minecraft KZbinr vibes that he even uses the same text format at 2:28 haha, great videos tho ❤

[@dsdsd1]

there's a mistake at 0:08 chess players have no friends💀

[@Emporer_flimsy_whale]

WRONG!

[@vistagreat9994]

@@Emporer_flimsy_whale I mean, you're right, but... No you're just correct why did the comment you reply to get 34 likes

[@Cid_Kangenoh]

Now it's time to master 5x5 after seeing this vid

[@zhuoqitong4617]

What's the music from 1:35-1:50?

[@Isaaczsf]

Karl Jenkins- Allegretto from Palladio

[@jaquinlaner9128]

Is mini chess solved?

[@mathmagician8191]

According to wikipedia it has been weakly solved as a draw

[@jaquinlaner9128]

@@mathmagician8191 damn still nice to know thank you

[@davidzhang8002]

i eat crois🥐

[@Captain_MelonLord]

at 6:23, I don't think you lost your rook. You could play g11+ and force his king to capture then play h10+ to push his king back again and now you play kg9 to guard your rook.

[@mathmagician8191]

That leaves you in a worse position, but playing Kg9 straight away draws (after h10+ Kxh10 Qxf10 there is Qxd11 threatening checkmate on h11, leading to the queen going between d11 and e12 with the rook blocking until there is a draw by repetition)

[@Captain_MelonLord]

@@mathmagician8191 But why would he play h10+? He could start by playing a simple d9, which now forces Zugzwang of either moving the queen to undefend the rook, or moving the king to undefend the rook, or playing a pawn move which just stalls having to move either your king or queen. Also, this sequence threatens a massive exchange in the center but their pawn is too close to promotion so it's a loss.

[@Captain_MelonLord]

@@mathmagician8191 But rethinking my first line, I now agree it is a bad line.

[@mathmagician8191]

@@Captain_MelonLord after d10, white has a checkmate in 13: 1. h10 hxg10 2. fxg10 Rd12 3. Kf9 Qe9+ 4. Qxe9 axe9 5. g11+ Kg12 6. Kxe9 Re12+ 7. Kf9 Kh11 8. Rf12 Kxh10 9. g12=Q Rxf12+ 10. Qxf12+ Kh11 11. Qe11+ Kh10 12. Qd11 Kh9 13. Qh11# after Kg11, white has a checkmate in 8: 1. h10+ Kg12 2. Qd9+ Rf11 3. Qxf11+ Qxf11 4. Rxf11 d10 5. Rg11+ Kh12 6. gxh11 d9 7. Kg10 d8=Q 8. Rg12#

[@tamaskosa4456]

I was expecting more explanation of the strategies instead of just a montage of your games played at super fast speed.

[@farouqbaiti4315]

Don't worry, you tried your best.😉 So I count that as a draw.🙂

[@Checkmate_chronicles12]

Hahah ….look my game brother 🔥

[@Zeptonixmusic]

I call it Ches

[@Jacob-ns8rc]

Lost all 3

[@ixam338]

at 6:23 you were surviving (and maybe winning) after d4+, Kxd4, e3+, Ke5, Kd2 (v:

[@mathmagician8191]

According to my engine, Kd2 is the best move and leads to a draw, because after e3+ Kxe3 Qxc3, there is Qxa4 threatening checkmate on e4. Rc4 is the only move to block the threat and then there is Qb5+ Rc5 Qa4 which repeats moves. It does say d4+ is the second best move, and suggests your line as best play except for choosing Kd5 rather than Ke5, but it continues by black trading down into a king and pawn endgame where it takes opposition and eventually wins a pawn (the endgame might also be a draw though)

[@ixam338]

oh wow that line is really cool hahaha, I never would have thought of that@@mathmagician8191

[@super_hand9785]

8:17 missed a rook sacrifice

[@mathmagician8191]

According to my engine the rook sacrifice gives +2.3, but Qg8 gives +5.7 with a principal variation leading to a won KRvK endgame. Either of those are much better than a draw though. Edit: Qg8 leads to mate in 19

[@dakshina7124]

😄❤

[@alexanderelsen9397]

He's right rook b1 was the move.

[@Ucf2]

😢

[@KD-cf8tg]

11:15 there's no b1😂😂

[@mathmagician8191]

The board is labelled wrong, it labels b1 as e8

[@jonathanfaulkner-lm2gw]

Still lost

[@karlotodorov2327]

lets 1v1

[@RAYDENBRYCETCO]

6:53 what

[@parkerjacobs973]

Your editing is making me dizzy, let me watch the board god damn

[@karlotodorov2327]

hey

[@user-uj5dr6pq7m]

You messaged my friend Ashan LMAO, justashb 1:33

[@ghassan8897]

The 18th like

[@ShortL.]

Kwasont

[@speed999-uj5kr]

Loved the video and your efforts , but in previous video of enpassant checkmate u sounded so gæ ... Please don't do that brother, anyways keep going 👍🏿

[@lonelyPorterCH]

All that training for nothing^^

[@smallguest7025]

First. Even im not a sub😂

[@elbrown503]

First lol

[@Duolingoer]

Nope

[@jarvispoulton9652]

*second*

[@Onecoolnerd-qi4st]

Can I add u