I Sneaked In To a Premier League Club to Play Chess

[@neaituppi7306]

I watch these mainly because she talks to everyone like they are the most engaging, interesting people ever.

[@Ron.S.]

She has an amazing emotional intelligence

[@elvisburgerking8675]

@@Ron.S. by talking banal nonsense and smiling, you distract opponent every time and win by auto playing memorised moves.

[@Ron.S.]

@@elvisburgerking8675 interesting. But she’s very nice regardless

[@reedlilley]

Would be really great for Rady to take Anna out to play some football next!!!

[@christopherwilliams6369]

Madam

[@MartinTreadgold]

Or just take her out on a date

[@reedlilley]

@@MartinTreadgold I was more-so thinking it would be cool for them to trade skills live on video! Rady could show Anna some football skills!!!

[@GuiBu-m7w]

I imagine Anna playing football.. laughting and kicking the ball everywhere 😊 please do a vidéo Anna

[@kyleradant21]

Did anyone else die a little when they said 2002

[@jmurray2018]

5 years later I was born and then I started dying and I still can’t play chess all hope is lost for me 😁

[@franklyfishin2327]

Making me feel my age and Secondly I was like look at Anna shooting her shot lol

[@kyumi__]

@@franklyfishin2327 What do you mean by that? If you mean what I think, she has a boyfriend.

[@PeterBoelen-c3t]

Yeah almost lol

[@sews1523]

it was interesting to hear. it felt like they're older at first, but it put things in perspective

[@3zyPL]

I like how he's practically dead on the board for the last 5 minutes of the video, but they are still talking and chilling and stalling and being nice :D

[@TooCuteToSell]

Yesss second date needed!

[@martindmunro]

​@@TooCuteToSell she has a boyfriend, no? A Norwegian gamer

[@Glenn_Sweden]

@@martindmunro Don't even bother with facts here... Despite Anna being very friendly, having a good sense of humor and above all being a gifted and skilled chess player, some people are always gonna concentrate on commenting on her appearance, dating and/or s_x life... Isn't this internet swamp simply beautiful?!

[@Ka3ron]

I m so proud to see Radu Dragusin playing chess ! Hello from Romania !🇷🇴

[@vera39440]

More interviews like this please! Chess has so many connections to so many different aspects of life. I think the more casual-intermediate levels are more in tune with these aspects of chess, as the top level is simply focused on success on the board. Interviews with people outside of the chess world are super interesting for that reason

[@Jenny-t8y]

Her grace is unmatched.

[@richu6048]

Yes but as someone from England I died a little inside how she pronounced Tottenham

[@3zyPL]

Thank you bot!

[@thomasnind4813]

"I can speak 14 languages, as long as they are English."

[@christopherwilliams6369]

I challenge

[@thomasnind4813]

@@christopherwilliams6369 - Shakesperian English - Body Language (English Dialect) - Scottish English - Irish English - Chess, as long as it starts with the London (although I never decline a queen's gambit) - The Language of Love - British Sign Language (limitted) - Maritime Slang - Sailor's Cant - Thief Speak - Cockney Rhyming Slang - Poetic, the language of poetry - Disco - Hipsterese (You probably haven’t heard of it)

[@attila_the_hunk9685]

Anna flexes every guest she meets with; "..my parents are GrandMasters.." 😂 She's adorable.

[@Theckonestroh]

Pls if your parents where grandmasters they would have seen she talks when she is nerves.

[@ramachandra776]

Ray and Anna have something in common . Both are children of international sportspersons . Dragusin's parents represented Romania in basketball and volleyball . While our Anna is a literal chess princess . 😊

[@NGold879]

Big fan of both Anna and Radu, and it was great to see them play together! Go Spurs!!!!!!!!

[@rhd-_-2854]

As a romanian who watches chess and football i was never expecting this collab

What a lovely discussion and rapport. Let this be the beginning of chess and football engagement.

[@philipchatz]

You should watch the 10 min interview with Pep and Magnus if you haven’t already.

@@philipchatz Many thanks. I shall.

[@defyg3]

Looks more like the beginning to a relationship 😅

[@justforlaughs0646]

Congratulations Anna you have a great channel and a better soul 👊

[@iceman2.0]

much respect to the footballer for continuing to fight after WQ was already infiltrating his side and then resigning when he needed to. Thanks to you both for this enjoyable relaxing watch! 👍👍

[@DeanusMcWildthing]

Oh my lord. It's not often two of your favourite but completely unrelated things come together like this. I love Tottenham and Anna. This was great. Nice try Drag. 😊

[@FREAKIE90]

I like my fellow Romanian because he is one of the most succesful people in Romania but actually so humble. Radu and David Popovici make a good team as ambasadors of their sport

[@whatsup_3554]

8:30 yes we are all secretly thinking of plants

[@user-cb3qr9dt2k]

I always get inspired to play when I see Anna videos.

[@tompackman]

Would love more videos of you challenging and talking to other sports people!

[@ProPro-f3c]

Oaauu ce surpriză! Bravo Radu! Ne ai făcut mândri de tine! Din nou!

[@CSRunner7]

Yess!! Love Anna & Spurs so a perfect combination 🔥🙌

[@ericjaume34]

8:56 Anna is doing a move 😊

[@justforlaughs0646]

😂😂

[@RealityNonSequitur]

I thought the same thing! I was like oh damn, she ain't playin games, she spittin game!

[@anthonykelly4432]

the chemistry between these two is strong.

[@Alex.1Q84]

OMG. The crossover i didn't know i needed. I'm from Romania, and also follow Anna here on youtube. Oh, man. I'm blown away. Let's go Radu Dragusin!

[@arjenlaan4103]

That seemed pretty good for 1100, I'd say honour was kept up indeed. Fun game! Interesting conversation too.

[@mnemex]

1200, I think? And yeah, it was really impressive for 1200, even with him missing the trap and then making it worse by (unforced) moving his queen. I've been 1300, and that's a level where you hang pieces, so for his level his play was really strong.

[@Smannellites]

Great game and interview. Two lovely people. 🙂

[@Auxius.]

Anna thinking about plants in tournaments. 8:25

[@ducomaritiem7160]

When I see a chessboard, I immediately think of plants...

[@leaweilbrenner9595]

You guys are so cute together! Very inspiring too and so kind to each other while having fun playing chess! Thank you for sharing that nice moment!

[@andrekulik]

There are also f1 drivers playing chess would be awesome to see you against carlos sainz

[@israelmadrid9789]

Next, Mo Salah from Liverpool???

[@mo3544]

Yes please

[@angelgxiiiaranibar438]

the cow vs the goat

[@emanuelenicolo6131]

@@angelgxiiiaranibar438the cow vs messi?

[@Primitive_Code]

Son Heung Min. He looks like he's good at chess.

[@Nithinnnn600]

Will be antony

[@Jemike5]

Anna really likes him. The body language speaks wonders. The lean-in and the animation when speaking. Also, how he was able to be relaxed and provide context.

[@doug3691]

He was competitive for quite a while.

[@olan1225]

I'm literally 5 minutes in to this video uploaded on the football teams KZbin because it appeared on my homepage, and then this gets uploaded. 🤯

[@ieorlich]

He definitely knows how to play chess. He is not rookie. I would say he is an intermediate player. As far I can tell, from the confort of my bedroom and my computer, he just did a few long term mistakes in the mid-game and 1 big blunder. Also he recognized he was done. A rookie doesn't even noticed that...

[@johnhonai4601]

What was the blunder though?

[@montedog100]

@@johnhonai4601 Queen should have retreated to protect check mate when pressured by rook

[@alinandreipopescu989]

Awsome video, congratulations ! ❤️❤️🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴

[@robertocalderon7755]

I came here to see if the video had a good team, but it’s only Tottenham…

[@DroneXMusic]

Atleast it’s not united

[@maurukaze]

Which team do you play for? I guess it might be better than Tottenham

[@rikktavy8830]

You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either

[@jmurray2018]

I came here to see great comments but it’s only you

[@rikktavy8830]

@@robertocalderon7755 You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either

[@Primitive_Code]

Trent Alexander Arnold is also good at chess. He's played Magnus before.

[@BlackpoolJohn]

HE PLAYS FOR MY TEAM, IF YOU FROM NORTH LONDON YOU WOULD SAY "TOTNUM" THAT IS THE BEST WAY OF DESCRIBING IT.

[@ultimatedumbass4640]

COYS

[@brucecrane9605]

Everyone knows you're a very good chess player, but you are even a better person. Chess Princess

[@richardjames6947]

I love the authenticity of Anna's personality. She is truly a beautiful person and with her humor and enthusiasm, very desirable to be in her presence. Their children would have great genetics.

[@FergusJohnston]

You are doing WELL. It's an adverb. He was a very good opponent. I was impressed by his level. I don't think I could have played as well (good?) against you!

[@TSM-908]

I started at age 4 playing my father ( not a professional but a good club player level). He never let me win and I eventually beat him when I was 14. Playing for my birthday money. I won, he never played me again as he said he couldn’t teach me anything more. I played for Dundee Chess Club and Scottish Ladies chess icon Nancy Elder was the club’s mentor. The author of Queens Gambit died so there was only the one book. It could have had a sequel as at the end of her game Vasily Borgov gives Beth the king. There could have been a message inside a specially hollowed out king that says he needs to defect. The special agent asked Beth to look out for messages. Pity it would have been a good idea for the sequel.

[@ounalan]

Contrarily, I started playing chess at 4, with my brother, 12 years older but had no idea, knew only how the pieces move, but no e.p. I started playing at clubs when I was 14, I had mediocre success in chess, I taught my sun how to, he won South Wales u13 championship, but eventually quit chess since he never managed to beat me.

[@TSM-908]

@@ounalan I was 3rd in Rhodesian junior schools championship as a 14/15 year old. I should have won but lost a game to a girl with amazing cleavage - teenage boy hormones kicked in and I lost. I helped start a chess club in Edinburgh called Westerhailes and it jumped to 2nd division. I love chess but at 68 and no playing in tournaments during my IT Career meant that I lost my game and knowledge stagnated to 1982 level.

[@Now4wheels]

Good game and i enjoyed watching you both. He is a good football player too in one of the top premier league teams.

[@markihd9360]

any chess game with 90min +30s can go on for 6h...even the actual world championship match

[@zo7034]

COYS COYS COYS. Being an Anna fan and a spurs fan, this is super cool.

[@sebastiantrif1601]

Drăgușin is a man full of talent 😊

[@Thomas42316]

Elsker viden og elsker alt det du legger ut på yt❤

[@scoobydoop]

Really good. You could invent a new version of chess? Like chess boxing. 4 games of chess round a pitch and players rotate from playing football or playing chess. Each game won= 1 goal. Last game to finish ends match.

[@Sams-ch1jg]

Chess speed dating would be interesting.

[@Andrewthestagehand]

He actually played a solid game. He should have broken up her pawn chain earlier before the black bishop could live forever in E5.

[@TheDJkarsy]

Nooooo Anna nooooo, anyone but spurs! Nah joking aside that’s awesome you got an actual premier league player in one of your videos. Well done!

[@Chillaxer599]

Pia doesn’t watch Anna play to de-stress. 😂

[@grgjsp]

Glad we confirmed that Queen’s Gambit was actually based on Pia Cramling’s life.

[@alinsofan501]

honestly you two have a great chemistry. and i saw this from just one video. i hope you will play again after Radu improves and feels he is ready. waiting for match 2!

[@rockguitarmodes]

What a great video, and good chess principles

[@thaba3773]

Did i see that before!? I am almost sure i saw this guy playing Chess and talking about the tv serie Queen's Gambit!

[@nyrol]

This video was published a month ago on the football club's yt channel.

[@ditokelio7860]

Could go to West Ham next, they do lots of things with youtubers and their striker(micheal antionio) said he has played chess since he was a kid and likes it a lot

[@ounalan]

In my time the rated games time control was 40 moves - 150 min and 60 min - 16 moves after that. We usually adjourned the games after 5 hrs play. Since the AI is so developed, there is no more room for adjourning any more. My longest game was 6 hrs, I won, but I don't remember how I managed to go home after that.

[@nrg_runs]

When worlds collide. I’m both a Tottenham fan and a chess fan (and also a runner) 😃 Great interview, great match♟️

[@nicolasfernandez5605]

El futbol y el ajedrez tienen mucho mas en comun de lo que cree la gente. Por ejemplo, si se gana el mediocampo en ambos juegos las chances de ganar el partido son altas, otra cuestion es hacer creer que se ataca por derecha cuando se hace por izquierda. Sacrificar piezas para mejorar otras es algo que sucede en el futbol y el ajedrez.

[@ryannovel8892]

At 7:38, the guy missed the opportunity to take the pawn on e3 with g4 horse, and that move would force the queen or the rook to move.

[@mnemex]

That would hang the knight. That pawn is covered by a bishop at c1. I missed it for a few seconds too.

[@masemax99]

1:20 Anna wasn't taught how to talk until she was at least 3 years old :D

[@martynwinn3028]

The way Anna says ‘Tottenham’ will always live rent free in my head 😂

[@osteouk]

Not a Spurs fan, but respect. Well done lad.

[@jiggs8073]

they're gonna bang i'm calling it

[@musicalneptunian]

If big Ange played chess he would only play gambits.

[@davidfenn4444]

What a nice guy.

[@deano22-c7i]

Humble lad👍

[@lukebrennan5780]

OH! this was so GOOD. Thank you both!

[@Alton7771]

You know you’re a chest nerd when you sneak into a Premier league game and all you wanna do is play chess

[@squideronipepperoni]

the pure stress on his face when you moved the pawn at 25:00 lmao

[@MashTec]

Now rematch on the football field against Cramling 😂

[@leland4286]

Anna we want to see the two of you on the field together.

[@oddknack]

Great interview! Thanks

[@panzerknackerpaul2061]

Looks better than 1200, Mr. Dragusin.

[@zieo5864]

Tot-in-ham😂😂😂

[@seancooper5007]

aye, haha

[@TooCuteToSell]

Lol I love how Google translate this to “dead in ham” hahaha

[@shamisoncamilleri6938]

totally agree with you at 4:40 1 wrong move and you will get punished

[@celesteiriarte6099]

Anna es tan agradable ❤

[@thomasnind4813]

D8 is not checkmate - because the pawn is Off Side. There are no black defending pieces on 8th rank except the goalie

[@waragainstsleepx2517]

You should see if you can set up a Chess match against Mo Salah.

[@TycTycHehe]

Finally, this game without a shaking camera.

[@ruzziasht349]

Tottenham get battered, everywhere they go!!!

[@matheuscastello6554]

this is so cool!! nice to see this football 🤝 chess bridge :)

[@YUISmusic42]

7:34 black night goes e3? would that be a better move?

[@jrolaer]

Hello! I am one of the followers sometimes I watch your yt content, you have beauty and mind in the field of Chess and I am also a small youtuber now I apologize because I used your picture as a thumb nail titled "Checkmate in two moves" and if it is against your will. I can delete it at any time. thank you

[@Caudillo1995]

Not surprised it’s a Tottenham player. They have A LOT of free time. Fútbol fans, iykyk

[@floryn730]

bravo dragusin,te salut din Romania!

[@poteryal_trusy]

it’s delightful to watch Anna flirt so elegantly

[@jakobjas4212]

I'm going to go ahead and guess that you didn't sneak in.

[@kevinwellwrought2024]

A standard chess set would help.

[@GolfRaffi]

I need a girl to look at me the way Anna looks at Rady

[@ChristomirRackov]

His name is actually Radu, not Rady. Also, Anna has a boyfriend (who is also a streamer) ;)

[@musicjunk1000]

who? ​@@ChristomirRackov

[@joeblow2426]

Anna is always friendly and smiley 😀.

[@jamesharvey-j5f]

I am probably 500 rating or something. I had a game in brazil with an old timer in a bar. I don't think he trains properly, smoking and alcohol probably. we both made a ton of blunders. my end game - I locked one of my castles in with pawn and knight.... and got forked non stop. - didn't defend my king properly and couldn't castle early game. we wound up drawing. when players are no good, there tends to be really big swings..... I lose focus after early game, didn't ask myself, what does the other guy actually want to do. my account of the chess game was probably less than interesting for you. 😅

[@Marek_189]

19 minutes of the movie bishop c6 then queen h3 then queen g2 checkmate

[@tyronelol]

I Snuck Into a Premier League Club to Play Chess

[@natehart1988]

She is as bad at sneaking as she is good at chess. They had a jersey with her name on it waiting for her!

[@gridirongrace9121]

Nice first date😂

[@mk33km]

Great collab

[@haeleth7218]

A bit unfair to keep him talking/distracted in the game. Fischer, Karpov or Kasparov would have called the arbiter.

[@destyniiskywalker]

Anna your hair looks amazing!

[@szlatnik]

Is it just me, or... shouldn't Anna have let him have White? If I'm playing someone, and I suspect they will be outmatched but I don't want to give them odds because I DON'T KNOW just how outmatched they will be, I give them White. Pro tip- if you are a 1400-plus USCF player and you are playing someone who hasn't played in a live tournament or is just recreational, and you don't want to give them odds, AT LEAST let them be White

[@nmnash68]

Anna, I would love for you to play a game of chess against former undisputed heavyweight world boxing champion Lennox Lewis