Maxime Vachier-Lagrave GIANT Chess vs IM Danny Rensch

The world's #4 chess player, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, takes on Chess.com's Danny Rensch in a giant chess bullet match -- who will be fast enough to manage these ridiculously sized pieces?
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[@knivetsil]

I seriously would LOVE for this to become a popular activity. This is what chess boxing should have been. Also, imagine the theory that could develop when moving kingside pieces takes more time than moving queenside pieces. You could even have insane variants where the clock is 20 yards away from the board, or have odds matches where the stronger player's pieces are much heavier than the weaker player's. The possibilities are endless.

[@vp4744]

And you're allowed to cuss in your native langauge only on the way to the confessional booth. Then once you enter the booth, Maurice, Jen and Yasser would randomly taunt you for the benefit of the world watching while you sweat. Make it pay-per-view, and profit$.

[@stademeister15]

I'm going to start investing now in a giant chess set. Daniel Rensch, I'm interested in a chess mentorship. Would you accept the privilege of tutoring me as I attempt to attain mastery of chess?

[@yggdrasil9039]

I'm a 1300 on Lichess. I have priceless advice for you: "Make good moves; Avoid bad moves". Ponder deeply on this advice: it will serve you well in future.

[@JeromeIsTheMan]

Like what Lasker said: "When you see a good move; stop. Try and look for a better one."

[@ori5021]

not in bullet chess :) btw is tal was a good blitz player?

[@luxnox9303]

lol notice how they stick to playing the side of the board with the timer.

[@kromm-li7ek]

Hahah yes, that's why Maxime played English :D

[@chesschad81]

@@kromm-li7ek Maxime played the Sicilian as black, and e4 as white.

[@FlowerBoyWorld]

mvl has all sorts of tactics 😅

[@luca_castellari]

yeah and that doesn't make much sense, for the game I mean. They should have something like a remote to click the clock. Probably there would be less movement but the game would make more sense.

[@shanerigsby9030]

They should centralize the clock, three feet behind center on each side with a large screen displaying time on the side.

[@RemoveChink]

Wtf where is the arbiter? Castled with both hands!

[@gofer123guy]

Technically the ruling on that is not standardized some chess federations use others do not as per the description nakamura gave as to how he accidently made that blunder being that of being more familiar under the federation that supports his action.

[@fastpace101]

gofer123guy USCF 2 allowed, international 1 enforced. Source: interview you mentioned.

[@tgwnn]

touched the rook first as well

[@TymexComputing]

Even the capture with two hands is forbidden - because of this you should touch the clock with the same hand that you touched the piece/pieces :)

[@GoUtes92]

I think this is something I need to do. Not necessarily for the sake of improving my chess, but for the sake of losing weight.

[@arsenalfanrichi]

Yeah, well if Smack talking was excercise you'd be golden, Danny. ;)

[@joachimrv]

Haha, lol.

[@TymexComputing]

The effect is positive no matter who wins the match :)

[@zylan98]

I feel bad for the guy holding the camera onto the timer

[@vivebourgogne]

Is it Robert Hess ?

[@garrettcasey1452]

5:27 "playing time control gambit" - Danny Rensch lol

[@hutchmusic-ux5mi]

There's maybe no one in the world who has found their niche in life better than Danny Rensch. His motormouth enthusiasm is so infectious, his teaching and commentary so engaging, and his actual chess knowledge and skill so strong (if you disagree just bear in mind he regularly takes games, even series of games, from some of the world's best players, and he's technically an amateur) that there's no more perfect ambassador for the game imaginable. All hail the Renschmeister!

[@lepredator189]

Yes!

[@hutchmusic-ux5mi]

Daniel Rensch Credit where credit's due dude. Of course I tactfully left out your fashion sense and occasionally dodgy facial hair. And don't even get me started on Crossfit... ;) Thanks for all your hard work Danny. There really are those of us out here who appreciate it. Keep ringin' those bells.

[@alfredoag3]

Congrats World Champion...

[@ducanhdinh8574]

Just realised this comment was made before the chess boom, before pogchamps,... Damn Danny goes way back.

[@zakthayer9315]

@@ducanhdinh8574 damn right brother man

[@MarkBlakeney]

LOL, those games are won or lost on fitness ..

[@vp4744]

They are won or lost on matching your strategy to your fitness level. You know those long bishop open lines don't mean a thing if you can't move fast for the kill.

[@imluvinyourmum]

I would like to see it on a bigger board with bigger pieces so we can keep track

[@onatpiranbilen1920]

This is actually a tremendous creative way of playing chess, its actually a type of training in crossfit called, AMRAP(as many rounds as possible). Just imagine if the pieces were to be weighted and instead of lifting them, push them through the board so you re activating all your body. The more the time passes, the moré exhausted you re which translates into a more difficult thinking process as the more you play the less sugar is left in you brain. Think seriously about that.

[@sarbasov]

1:44 he said in Russian "рокировка", which means castling :)

[@chaseedwards7011]

time control gambit hahaha im dying

[@AryRazo]

well played two pieces for a rook Dann

[@manmoth_1990]

Danny, you should get your revenge against Magnus this way! Just a and b-file him to death.

[@melmondz8598]

I wish chess will be like this so that they will be included in the Olympics :D

[@lepredator189]

It'll still take a while for people to understand what's going on.

[@anamelesscommenter9700]

LePredator1 I misread that as a racist joke, lol.

[@maxthexpfarmer3957]

They are considering chess for the 2024 Olympics, so maybe somebody could convince them to do this.

[@exedeath]

Chess is already considered sports by olimpic comitte. To be at olympics, the comittee need to consider it a sport (and it also the extra rule that it can't use engines), there are sports that they consider a sport but its not at olympics, chess is one of them.

[@gralek2154]

Who said chess is not a sport?

[@pawnsarepiecestoo]

finally! you've been promising us this video for quite awhile now :)

[@pawnsarepiecestoo]

that was so much fun to watch!

[@Breeelax]

Maxime with a Dortmund jersey. I like him more now :) btw: great fun. Always nice to see Danny trash talking and then getting rekt :D

[@BlkKnt69]

The most enjoyable video I will watch all day. Thank you gentlemen.

[@DennisGr]

in all seriousness tho, the average 1400 elo player would crush me in this because after 30 seconds i just collapse from exhaustion.

[@1905parth]

Dennis Grießner just need to mate him in less

[@RandomPerson-fg1jf]

As a 1400, I assure you, I would collapse from exhaustion first.

[@pierrem6056]

A chess genius and a BVB fan, this guy is perfect.

[@saldan3985]

Idea : Chess tournament is played on a giant football stadium and the two players are playing in a raised pavilion shouting their moves through a megaphone. That'll be one hell of a spectacle.

[@HAL09000]

World Giant Bullet Chess Champtioship! Why has this received so little attention in the news? The "intern" deserves kudos for remaining bent over for the entire match. He didn't even budge from the head butt.

[@jacoboribilik3253]

Ok, now I want to see Ben Finegold and Williams playing this plaease!!!!

[@andreassamuel6307]

Kasparov and Anand lolll

[@shucklesors]

gotta get the defibrillator and an ambulance team waiting at the side

[@williamvance3956]

Touch move, Danny 😂

[@williamvance3956]

+Daniel Rensch My heart

[@williamvance3956]

+Daniel Rensch 5:42

[@oguzistil9876]

if we think creativly, we can make fun. this giant chess, bug house or others... you make my days all the time. thank you all!

[@LotsoSheeps]

anybody else not realize that you could see the game in the top right of the screen because you thought watching them run around was so much more fun

[@gianniguiliana155]

At least there is a good taste in football teams.

[@yggdrasil9039]

Surely a candidate for the Olympic Games, especially if you had to play a 25, 50 or 100 game series.

[@yggdrasil9039]

You could also have a chessboard 100 metres by 100 metres. That would be for the Usain Bolt version.

[@MrHaVko1]

Maxime is a good sportsman

[@jacobpotts7954]

Around 7:30 in , when MVL’s king is on h8, Rensch has mate in two but missed it

[@digital_gravity]

That kick by Danny at 2:34 is me in many bullet games. 😜

[@edukt90]

Can we have more of this?

[@redhaegar]

finally :) waited so long for this video

[@fabricer.9426]

I LOVE it !!!! 😂 Thank you so much Danny for such crazy games 😂😂😂😂 And finally : Bravo à mon compatriote Maxime !!!!!!!! 👍

[@Miter_everyCorner-uk6on]

not only you execise your brain.. but your cardio as well😂😂

[@vallecend6855]

I'm exhausted watching this

[@dabeamer42]

I was waiting for someone to take a piece to the head, as the players throw the pieces they've taken, and do so more and more wildly as the match goes on.

[@micperez819]

There should be actual chess tournaments like this but each player's button for the timer should be on their side of the board

[@flavafee]

what a great way to combine mental and physical fitness! where can i play? XD

[@Enderman-en3dv]

Is this how Magnus Carlsen stays in shape?

[@joerickpaderogao6598]

clearly exhausting but fun!

[@lynnpv6564]

This is the Tryintogetsomerest opening : loved this one :)

[@rumiexistence]

Imagine if this replaced boxing completely.

[@drazenano409]

this actually looks like a very fun idea, I would love to play this with someone XD

[@obiwankenobi3058]

People: chess isn't a sport MVL:

[@UNHAPPYMEXICANS]

How big would they have to make the board for an endurance runner to beat a super GM?

[@matheuscosta5330]

I would sacriface the Queen in the beggining, so i dont have tô run too much

[@andromedasiddhik2792]

solid tactic

[@repotip1]

BULLET? Lol, gotta try that with oversized chess.

[@roncho]

LOL excercise your brain your heart your legs your arms... everything right here folks

[@matthewfanous8468]

yup, you guys are the PERFECT mix between introvert and extravert... KNOWS CHESS, AND PLAYS IT BY RUNNING

[@drarunaj]

Good idea. Playing chess and whole workout😀

[@ftmvooardillafoucault6168]

with this format,, 2 vs 2 can be interesting 1st player from 1st team move the piece, 2nd player hit the clock 1st player from 2ns team move the piece, 2nd player hit the clock 2nd player from 1st team move the piece, 1st player hit the clock and so on... and the distance from clock to board should not be 1 meter like in this video,,, but 1 football field length......................

[@rohinandgaonkar9013]

Who says indoor games doesn't increase fitness.😂😂😂😂

[@OoGaGajR]

this is freaking cool! looks like im watching tennis game.

[@winstonsmithamm]

I play a4 and b4 even with regular size pieces.

[@MM-eb6pr]

Danny Rensch is the most crazy guy i ever see in my life Only Danny can create such games , Big Chess / Crazy House ....etc danny what next football Chess ?

[@imranhq13]

Danny is such an entertaining guy

[@AlexanderCheong]

"Who needs to castle" hahaha

[@andreassamuel6307]

I feel tired just by watching. Lol real chess sport XD

[@yggdrasil9039]

If each of the pieces weighed 30kg, this could be the heavy weight division.

[@cat1800]

when your mom tells you to play chess and your dad tells you to do some exercise :

[@cheeseburger0000]

What size are the chess pieces

[@ijl1i_iji_1lij__j1i_j1i_l1ji_l]

where did you buy?

[@mahirfaisalrup6148]

Where is the giant clock for the giant chess

[@geometricart7851]

dude I getting tired just watching this. That last game where Max delays taking the exchange to get his queen in a better spot was beautiful

[@anguslau4468]

2:30 Kxe1 He almost surrendered his King And 3:12 You cant castle with both hands

[@TheShadowblast123]

FIDE WATCHES OVER ALL OF YOUR CASUAL GAMES SHHHHHH NO TALKING TRESH THEY WILL FIND YOU AND PUT YOU IN JAIL. to be fair though under uscf you're allowed to use 2 hands. and I'm pretty sure the rule doesn't account for knee high pawns and waist high queens

[@Ethanolgas9000]

This would be hilarious with a giant clock

[@christiangomez5623]

this looks awesome!

[@adamcunningham8248]

1:13 most physically trying way to play chess on the planet is almost certainly chess boxing. The second most is probably when the Russians play in a frozen lake, ice chess? If you know of any CRAZY chess variants like those please comment below.

[@BJGunners]

danny is hilarious, playing good chess while entertaining everyone

[@positivefreq]

where can i buy these pieces???

[@habibalikhan2137]

Talk about physical and mental exercise at the same time bro!

[@imluvinyourmum]

Well the strategy is to make moves that also conserve energy ahaha, different element

[@jeffgreen3376]

Danny. You had two dark-squared bishops in the first game and one of them has him in check. lol 2:20

[@Averagebum21]

This is the way chess should be played, guys!!

[@jeffgreen3376]

Whoever said that chess isn't physical? "I'm so out of shape, I get winded playing chess". lol I think that jumping over the pieces saved you some time on the clock, even though it almost killed you. Great job, Danny.

[@thenanomango5938]

Now this is a sport

[@alfredoag3]

Hail the new giant bullet world chess champion, Mister Rensch...

[@seppukun208]

Make each piece weight 10kg... now that would be a freaking workout! And a workplace health hazard 😆

[@aabishegaabi6047]

Welcome everyone from 2021 !!

[@emir2591]

This looks fun

[@learnwithalwyn9627]

Interesting, i m gonna have it in my home!

[@elxekko8679]

I thougth ve' heard : Enrroque? Im wrong?

[@morningstaralan]

11:01 He threw it into the bushes

[@moh7361]

Is this at blue mountain?

[@vaclavbastl500]

And people say chess isn't a sport

[@Leafarik]

Illegal games! Castling with both hands 😜

[@imluvinyourmum]

The should make the pieces heavier so it takes longer to move them

[@CSmr-cc7ge]

Thats why chess is a sport

[@davidrobins1021]

Who said chess isn't a sport?

[@Justs99171]

MVL looks so non athletic, but it's Mr. Rensch stench that's suckin' air.

[@cyrusvanbeethoven4626]

Danny you the man! I'm a fan. I also don't think you are fat. That guy commenting earlier who said that is a hater, and he's just jealous of your chess skills AND physique. I want you to make more videos of bullet chess, blitz, and rivals against the Ginger GM! Please! - How soon till you become a Grandmaster? What else do you need to do? - What makes you my favorite chess player, is that you're still hungry for more knowledge and doing your all to get better. I've loved your videos like 'the road to 2500' n such. Keep up the good work my friend. You're chess skills are great btw.

[@cyrusvanbeethoven4626]

You're welcome bro. Can we be friends on Chess.com? How can I get notified when you are live streaming so I can comment n such?I'd like to partake in your events! I'd also like to eventually play against/with you if I had the chance! I'd love the chance to learn from you honestly. (I'll get crushed 1v1, but it would be a pleasure lol). My user name on Chess.com is CyrusVanB.

[@aarontenghq]

imagine if this is crazyhouse ..

[@aperson4075]

How to work out

[@cameronstark7193]

Damn, I thought this was my idea

[@sovietspycrab718]

I have been there, Giant king made of wood

[@EGarrett01]

8:02

[@damienmeyer9500]

Mvl : je sors faire un peu de sport!

[@hilbert2547]

why he is wearing a BVB shirt?

[@magnusmohit]

It's Both mental and Physcial stress😂😂😂😂

[@jacobrattin8590]

Damn Danny you need to start doing some cardio my man!