I Played England’s Youngest Chess Master

[@VeddeRob]

He remembered the game. I cannot remember what I ate Saturday..

[@kubagornowicz]

But you ate something? :)

[@EtichettaBlue]

i don't remember what i ate 1h beafore!

[@adrianwright8685]

If you practised every day remembering what you ate last Saturday you would!

[@Fiffi_sound]

Well, its propobly not very nerve wrecking what you ate for dinner.

[@PeterManger]

Totally.

[@Chaz06]

Ethan just beat 3 GMs and held an IM to a draw in a single tournament.

[@liamdavis-g4o]

Yet he couldn't beat Anna? I find that hard to believe.

[@K9_Jay]

@@liamdavis-g4o well if it is true then it's because he is best at rapid, not blitz/bullet, where he can analyse more and do perfect moves...

[@liamdavis-g4o]

@@K9_Jay Ya but beating 3 GMs and losing to a 2100? Doesn't seem likely.

[@K9_Jay]

@@liamdavis-g4o u can have a single bad move out of 4 games, in which getting a draw is good, IMs and GMs arent much different when they can both successfully convert games from a winning position...

[@destyniiskywalker]

@@liamdavis-g4oHe timed out, if you didn't see? Classical chess lasts hours by contrast

[@antoniotruong5647]

"Who's your favorite chess player in the world Ethan?"...(without hesitation)..."Hikaru Nakamura". It was at this moment that Anna Cramling decided to end this kids career.

[@hungerforthemore]

wait why??? 🤣

[@bernardsoul5186]

I just discovered this channel, I'm not sure what that's referencing

[@antoniotruong5647]

@@hungerforthemore Because he should have said "Anna Cramling"🙂

[@MF175mp]

What would happen if he said Botez

[@rmp5640]

@@antoniotruong5647lol you trippin, kid might be more successfull than her in tge future and you are talking about “career ending” 😂

[@majormoron605]

Poor kid couldnt even properly reach the board while sitting down...

[@ASDasdSDsadASD-nc7lf]

The person who calculated the distance from the marble seat to the marble table should be arrested.

[@paprikapringless9526]

@@ASDasdSDsadASD-nc7lf yeah there’s like a whole ass trench between them it’s atrocious

[@johnmahugu]

maaaan i couldnt stop smiling all through the game. he will be a great man soon.

[@rnapol3266]

Anna is evil

[@UncleWally3]

What’s also impressive is Ethan Pang not only remembering the last game he played with Anna, but being cognizant of what did, and didn’t, happen during the match. Yikes!

[@goldnutter412]

Yikes. lol

[@sirloin8745]

No, that happens. Like soccer players, or well, any other sport players.

[@trailguy]

I think it was Kasparov who indignantly told an opponent “well you made the moves” referring to a previous match that his opponent didn’t recall. Arrogant genius.

[@joeyblogsy]

He said he remembers the game he didn’t say the moves so you don’t know for sure. Yikes.

[@RandomStoryTeller-3]

My back is hurting just by watching them sitting like that

[@ASDasdSDsadASD-nc7lf]

The person who calculated the distance from the marble seat to the marble table should be arrested..

[@doublestarships646]

Hahahaha I thought the same thing

[@mementomori7266]

That was my first thought!! The bench is so far away and the table is so low!

[@sthir1667]

Same

[@garyclarke9685]

For me it was my head watching them pound the clock every 20 seconds which I find is pointless & distracting & not needed

[@lauracarreras4220]

This boy so brilliant and elegant! Cheers to Ethan!

[@TheLawyartist]

OMG, I was at this chess club about a month ago, so random. I watched a 6 year old destroy so many adults, his dad just keep smiling.

[@januiful]

3:40 Chess board casually going home after a long day

[@lukeskywalker6809]

:D

[@mahdyybettayeeb4484]

😂😂😂😂

[@Gruemoth]

Dude I can't 🤣🤣

[@krissdevalnor9786]

😂😂😂

[@beltransanchez5571]

Ethan is going to comeback with a vengeance. You can see he is not gonna let this one go hahaahhah

[@NotTheUnsub]

Loved the video. Had a little bit of everything! 1) Humor (I don't know what was funnier, your nervousness at the beginning playing Ethan or the reaction by the other players listening to your nervousness) and the unintentional of course, mic mishap, 2) intense game - I won't spoil but knew was intense as video was more about the chess than banter during playing and 3) ultimate sportsmanship and class by you (makes me admire Anna even more) by politely reminding Ethan to touch his clock after he moved, you playing touch move when you saw that you could have taken his rook after touching your pawn and decreasing a your clock time a bit after the mic oops! Congrats Anna! Congrats Ethan!

[@nastinka939]

Also after winning, reminding him of his previous wins ("i had nightmares") in order not to let his self-esteem sink

[@yarenciv1284]

England has him and bodhana. The top 2 9 year olds in the world. The future of the country’s chess is looking bright

[@enriquemarcelobarbano1033]

Faustino Oro tiene 10 , y está en el máximo nivel !!!

[@steverodgers1979]

@@yarenciv1284 Maybe...but your cricket is still hopeless 🇦🇺🤠

[@yarenciv1284]

@@enriquemarcelobarbano1033faustino is ofc incredible but he was born in 2013 while these 2 I mentioned were in 2015, he’ll turn 11 in a month. At that age I think this is a significant age gap

[@yarenciv1284]

@@steverodgers1979 I’m not from england lol. I just see a lot of promising young talents from there that I found worth noting. We have Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş where I’m from

[@La_belleT]

Ethan is so adorable. Calm and collected and just loved how he needed to stand up for the last minute of the game

[@nicolaspeters2555]

Wow, Anna you are a genius, that was tense, onlookers impressed and applause. He is focussed on chess, not so good at the small talk . . . yet. A bright boy. Enjoyed, thank you.

[@pusangmakulit44]

the kid be like: "can u pls stop talking and just play the game"

[@Masterofnoodles]

true I also hate small talk :D

[@frankrault3190]

@@Masterofnoodles Then don't react.

[@danresler6816]

Just like her mother.. "can I go here...."

[@kianlian6007]

Soooooo GOOD to see this rematch by these two fantastic human beings! Great sportsmanship from both sides. Fully demonstrated how you can be competitive and still be modest and respectful. Thank you!

[@clee888]

aw she reminded the kid to click the timer even though he's rated so high...i get influencers have to "look" nice but Cramling seems more genuine

[@primem1]

Condescending!

[@qadile]

Fun game, and what a fine young player Ethan Pang is. Mistakes on both sides but some great tactics too. And it always brightens my day to watch a new game from Anna and meet her opponent and hear her happy laughter. Chess is about having fun and making friends! And also hearing the lamentations of their tutors but that's another thing...

[@tumbllweed]

What a well composed young boy. Watching all of these young kids play top notch chess is amazing.

[@enricomassaro7437]

that touch-move was a class act, kudos Anna :)

[@kimoda9451]

i love how anna's british accent came out when she said, did you just play the english championship! LOL. adorable, we all do a bit of that!! anna is so kind and welcoming. i think she'd even be kind playing me...after stomping me in 3 moves! LOL

[@smartkids1705]

Haha😂 I am in London so this is common

[@icolky5272]

Aww you’re really nice to him and he seems like a really sweet and super smart kid

[@carlosalcibiades2065]

Poor Ethan, he ended up gasping

[@phillisob]

You know it's serious when the kid prodigies stand. 😂

[@NunYaBiz404]

5:56 what is that dude at the back even doing!? Why's he dressed like a board!? 😂

[@Mamuk12]

rey engima's father

[@johnwhite6005]

Why so close?

[@wickywills]

To play chess, one must become chess.

[@thanossnap4170]

Why not? He became the board. He's the one.

[@plantlifeforever6994]

Bro has his head and his outfit in the game

[@bintube5269]

Ethan must think you're crazy.

[@alana9832]

She's kinda weird sometimes.Pretty but weird!😳🤔😂

[@Gochsener]

I'd love an analysation of this match. The opening follow up, then not taking the rook and still coming back from an almost even position was a great comback!

[@user-hm9fv7mx9nwashboardwillie]

Congratulations! It's fair to say that you are helping to build Chess into an international sport.😊

[@alexanderlicudine2431]

The fear in Anna’s voice when she says “WAIT you’re ethan” gets me LMAO

[@RafaelbySuzannah]

I think he’s amazing just even the way he behaves and standing he’s as tall as Anna sitting

[@petersson-s4l]

hi

[@dondidotchi]

Kids this days are lethal 😮

[@StephenStaver]

What a cool kid.

[@dinafoxm]

Aww so amazing. Feel like chess is one of the games / sports that is such an equaliser. On the board, age, gender, background don't matter (that much). Of course there are still mental and structural barriers in the chess space, but I love seeing people any age playing each other.

[@bigdadgo]

Anna, I admire how you were so kind and sweet to that boy.

[@VinukaWijerathna]

omg you played against Ethan Pang congrats on winning against him Anna

[@vonsch76]

The cute way Anna gets schocked in the beginning is just being herself 😅

[@d.jensen5153]

It is indeed Anna being herself. It must be a character flaw of mine that I desperately wanted her to rein in her reactions.

[@davegladstone4151]

Both of you are incredible! Loved watching this!

[@networkg]

Love how the mic difficulties cause a pause in the intense clock play at 10:30

[@CE55555]

He took the mic off on purpose 😂

[@Aydan131]

That was the most aggressive e5 I've ever seen...😂

[@peggymiller3045]

"Gracious words refresh, restore and revive the soul." ~ Lailah Gifty Akita Anna, you are truly gracious.

[@nutbrown607]

Ain't that the cutest little CM you ever did see

[@joeyblogsy]

👀

[@TheRooster1988]

Anna, it's so fun to watch her play.

[@ramonhelbig1823]

Anna used the secret wiredrop-timewasting-confusion-tactic to get Ethan out of his game.

[@Robert-y4t9q]

To achieve a GM norm, one must beat 14 GM's, both at home and overseas. So, when Ethan said that it would take him a long time to become a GM, that was an accurate assessment.

[@airgead5391]

Nice from Anna: she let Ethan keep the microphone.

[@travisnell6849]

This kid just beat three GMs in a classical tournament!

[@richarderbe678]

Anna. Your kindness and humbleness and good nature to everyone you meet is remarkable. You are more than an ambassador of the game, but many could learn to be kind to others watching your channel. Bravo. “ should have taken the rook….” Ethan will. Be exciting to watch over the years.

[@renter007]

Anna knows what sportsmanship is about. Young Master Ethan will remember this and carry it forward. Such a talent this young boy.

[@passengerplanetearth]

3:40 "Are you at all intimidated by me?...okay, I am not getting an answer..." Young dude is too much of a gentleman to openly laugh in your face, gg :-)

[@corderitahxc]

such a pointless thing to say

[@passengerplanetearth]

@@corderitahxc Thank you! 🙂

[@corderitahxc]

@@passengerplanetearth just to be sure i was talking about that thing she said you pointed out. now that i look into my response it seems ambiguous……

[@passengerplanetearth]

@@corderitahxc Oh, I thought you meant me, thanks for clearing that up!

[@hopefullyanonymous3466]

@@corderitahxcAnna is a covert narcissist, that response is telltale. Her superiority is challenged with such a young genius

[@mr.positive6817]

I loved that you reminded him to clock

[@justin_t]

I have to say Anna has improved

[@dezaknar0]

Revenge of the Cramling

[@uiremote]

Hahaha she got a whole PTSD of her last meeting with him at the beginning 😂

[@mdc123-v2v]

9 years old and a 2200 rating is just mind-blowing. Anna definitely had the advantage of experience here, and was able to adapt based on her previous games, where Ethan is still partially reliant on the object of surprise. In a few more years he'll have the table time at an elite level and be pretty unstoppable. I'm very interested in Anna's current rating though, she must be about the same as in FIDE?

[@missouriskies]

My back hurts just watching.

[@xGamerN4]

He is so cute!! How could you resist hugging him Anna

[@jtj31794]

@Anna, I had an idea for your channel that I'd love to see you do. I'm fairly new to chess, and I know a lot of people would be more interested in playing if the daunting theory was understood. You've also talked a bit about studying and prep before in your videos and tournament play. What if you created a channel series going through the theory and the different openings. Personally I like the Reti and Kings Indian. Having a series explaining the theory and lines with your enthusiastic persona would be amazing!

[@Phillydispatcher]

You are both so humble. Both so amazing! I watch your matches all the time. You are a sweet "Queen Gambit" Love your mind, soul and game play you rock young lady!

[@gunners4129]

Even at his age, I would've remembered playing Anna too

[@8javed]

WOOOWWW! I was hardly breathing n d last 8 minutes of the game.👀Congrats, Anna!🏆

[@xavierpierre1676]

these children are so adorable and so good at chess the future legends

[@aes7247]

You could actually hug him after the game ))

[@juliamanaraze1864]

He was so shocked he lost at the end, he just kept standing there haha. It was sweet, I think her beating him created the fattest crush. Lol so sweet.

[@petersson-s4l]

hi

[@tednguyen7258]

ethan would date you julia

[@jamielondon6436]

Love how Anna's reacting to a 9yo like he's somekind of nightmare monster … which apparently he is. ;-)

[@akash0damawale12d]

Anna loves kids ❤ she is always so happy when she specially plays with kids😊

[@batuhansahin6757]

Such a class game on both sides

[@travisstoll3582]

Ethan seems like a super cool kid.

[@macmistral]

You are a sweet heart for how you dealt with him.

[@Youa113]

If ethan can play at that level at his age he will be a legend when he grow up :) good game Anna and Ethan

[@RichardArmstrong-it4sc]

That boy has all kinds of movement, wobble and speed tricks.

[@7expresstrain]

That game brought some life and personality into the kid by the end. Love it!

[@scottm8579]

His favorite chess player is Hikaru, whose hands are faster than Marvel's the Flash. Amazing hand speed.

[@doug3691]

Strong play, and a good video. Take care and best wishes to both.

[@WilliamPapadopoulos-s9w]

How nice of you, going easy on the kid and not taking his rook!

[@andy164501]

I kept hollarin, "TAKE THE ROOK!!" lol Great game, Anna.

[@RZ-ey9jk]

And one can see how nervous you are, Anna 😂

[@Sky_Burger88]

its all part of her pysch out game.

[@macmistral]

He already has that crazy chess prodigy crazy vibe but seems a nice kid.

[@tennissir1986]

Her smartest move - was to sit on the wooden bench. 😀

[@ronbirnbaum1968]

Nice win, Anna!!

[@UnknownMusician]

The answer to a question Anna asked in the beginning is "Sooner than Levy"

[@chuckyvdp1221]

Me 9 years old: playing with masters of the universe figures Ethan: sorry bro i m a chess master!! 😂😂😂😂

[@johnnydawson7675]

Pang does not mutter things go gain an unfair advantage. She should learn from his good sportsmanship.

[@Mamuk12]

just realised this video loops perfectly

[@joeyblogsy]

He could have played Queen takes rook and after queen takes rook queen takes rook check followed by rook takes queen up material.

[@DevlinDomini]

A lot of chess streamers seem to have bad dreams about competing with kids.

[@info781]

Same in tennis, very age obsessed.

[@gussta777]

I don’t even play chess but your videos are so fun to watch! I met you when you were in Jordi Wild podcast!

[@JezzBowden]

It's stupid without an inc. It's a normal game until 30s are left, then it's just chaotic nonsense.

[@jrcash7546]

I really enjoyed that game! Probably my favourite so far 🙂

[@Grandliseur]

"It's check. Move the king!" - In speed c., don't you just take the opponents king when this happens! And ending the game.

[@NONAMEISSHOWING]

he even speaks and moves like Hikaru. What a kid!

[@brucecrane9605]

I've never been so entertained by a chess match. I look forward to your next encounter with Ethan. Chess Princess

[@arxhunt5692]

He remembers what happened tomorrow

[@glukoagkalitsas]

wow... you got engaged!! congrats

[@MasterInHD]

You only see this prodigies online. In my home country the best U10 player is about 1400.

[@baddiecentral22]

Everybody loves Hikaru

[@petersson-s4l]

hi

[@Grandliseur]

Just realized you say check. Back when i played tournaments, I think we didn't say that with high rated players. I'm starting to forget.😊

[@jennj6107]

I warn my 16 year old son about playing against 9 year olds. They either have no idea how to play and play random moves or they annihilate you.

[@EliJustChillin]

As a casual chess player this was amazing to me, cause I've never seen a child play like this!

[@tubers9447]

Ethan can deliver maximum Emotional damage to anyone that opposes him