My GM Dad Challenged Me To A Chess Match

I finally played an OTB chess match against my dad, GM Juan Manuel Bellon Lopez who has been 5x times spanish champion!
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[@crazyspace6792]

I like to imagine that her Dad moves slowly in everything he does and then goes rapid fire when he plays her in chess.

[@yetresa]

thats exactly what i was thinking xD

[@nonameb9988]

lmao he did fr

[@Creepy___]

literally chess Yoda

[@sshowerss8780]

"my bishop is terrible" dad gives biggest quietest head nod in existence

[@joealonzo6857]

Anna: I'm one of the weaker players he's playing against. 99% of the chess world: I wish I was that weak.

[@alcubierrevj]

Joe Alonzo, you ain’t lying

[@pradiptosensarma1672]

😅😅

[@NoName-fo7mz]

She’s pretty awful tbh

[@Jo-Jo8vs]

Would say more 99,9%.

[@jemoderjevade5132]

Anna Cramling is bad asf bro

[@MadSnake123]

13:12 I love how Dad mode enters even while on GM Mode.

[@shafip]

Lovely🥰

[@C_R_O_M________]

It wasn't his dad mode so much as it was her "wounded puppy" tone when she asked to take back the move! What human can resist that?

[@andreasberger4]

Juan: wins 10 - 0 Anna: damn that's an adoption Juan: what a coincidence

[@falseteller468]

lmao

[@secretunknown2782]

That one right there is a violation

[@aritramanna7900]

🤣🤣

[@jovepacayr7311]

Legendary comment

[@wvme]

why didn't she win the first game at 5:45?

[@justinkornfeld7979]

Shoulda tried the scholars mate..lol no mercy for his daughter.

[@zacharysherry2910]

"I never go easy" -Anatoly Karpov (playing a 3 year old)

[@burnts1enna]

It wouldn’t be fair to Anna if he did. And it wouldn’t be doing her any favours!

[@jessehardin8500]

I was hanging out with some ppl and there was a chess board. So I asked if anybody knew how to play and this 12 yr old girl said she did. I asked her if she was any good and her mom and this other woman that was there started talking about how good she was and most likely she'd beat me so I scholar mated her twice in a row. Then I taught her how to do it and defend then I played her normally.

[@tommybear4458]

He totally showed her mercy let her take a whole move back

[@gollarithwik4623]

Even if she did her dad will back counter because his parents were the ones who taught her everything about chess

[@zacharysherry2910]

Your dad's strength in chess always surprises me no matter how many times you show him off!

[@josemari2758]

This man is a chess legend in Spain

[@shuriya5237]

Experience matters and practice

[@simona9046]

@@josemari2758 The guy was hated by the Spanish

[@gffg387]

@@simona9046 Really? Why?

[@marc-etiennemercier6584]

@@gffg387 Lemme guess... he's from Catalonia?

[@nephisto2]

It's cool how competitive he is. How fast he goes for the clock shows just how committed to winning he is. That's against his daughter. I wonder how he felt about playing in the higher stakes venues.

[@tonydesmet7389]

Hahaha, I now understand why Anna always underlines that it is her mom that taught her to play chess. Her dad would have killed all her motivation and enthusiasm for the game by totally crushing her over and over again 😀

[@bernie4366]

I can't imagine how amazing it must have been for Anna growing up. No wonder she's always smiling and laughing. What a life.

[@Nathan-fp7bb]

For what? Cause her dad knows chess?

[@bernie4366]

@@Nathan-fp7bb Because he loves his wife and daughter and treats them gently and well, because her dad knows chess and passed it down to her, and now they can have beautiful moments together playing chess that she will remember for the rest of her life and know that she was loved as a child and a woman.

[@_trismegistus]

@@Nathan-fp7bb Also the traveling the world part.

[@capello85]

I didn't know Anna but she was invited by a Spanish KZbinr for am interview. She grew up in Málaga but moved to Sweden and the change was tough and difficult to adjust due to the language, life style and weather. She said is only 21! Very mature for her age

[@klopf8]

@@Nathan-fp7bb Yes.

[@agathor350]

I always find it so wholesome after Anna plays her parents and asks questions after the matches and they always explain the position to her. Such a sweet family

[@magic_hotel]

There should be a regular all-play-all family tournament, with Uncle Dan included. We could call it the Cramling family olympiad, or CRAMILIAD for short.

[@Saitawa]

Ye

[@Christiaan1958]

Yeaaaa...sick of it already!

[@cupidok2768]

Is that an ocean

[@Christiaan1958]

@@cupidok2768 could very well be😂

[@cupidok2768]

@@Christiaan1958 where is this

[@daveconvoy5793]

Anna. You need to shake your legs more to win. That’s your dads secret you couldn’t see 😃

[@WayOfHaQodesh]

Haha... Yes, another man who's got the same shaking leg... Knew I wasn't alone.

[@piratemercenaryhajrudin6893]

Shakes of excitment. We turn back into children at old age after all

[@bones392]

good game think the exsperience was the crucial in this one

[@djoniebie]

pump up the jam!

[@ifnyou]

@@djoniebie When this song was first played on television, people thought it was real, and were terrified that jam would be pumped directly into their homes.

[@davidchapamusicofficial]

Your dad is brilliant. I can only imagine the number of scenarios his brain processed during that match.

[@davidr9876]

9:30 Anna - "What is going on here?" What is going on is your Dad enjoying...and I mean THOROUGHLY enjoying spending time with his daughter. It's a true joy when our older kids still want to spend time with us.

[@henriquelovatti6916]

He knows in that moment the qeen will be traped 3 moves ahead

[@lachartgallery6306]

I play chess with my Dad too, mostly online, over the board as often as I can be there. He's 91 and I'm very lucky to still have him. Such a great hobby to share ❤

[@jabeesguerra4898]

Holy shit, Juan Manuel Bellon Lopez is your dad!? I could never forget how he ripped Georgiev Kiril with a pawn sac then queen sac, and your dad was like an underdog by 150 points! That game was featured in the ChessMaster software's built-in game collection. Fun times. :D

[@dustinrupert620]

No, he would have been more like Juan Cramling.

[@rage2348]

@@dustinrupert620 what?

[@TjMoon91]

@@dustinrupert620 Why try and correct someone if you have no idea what you’re talking about?

[@johngrocockpuigcerver]

@@dustinrupert620 For some reason she took her mother's surname first

[@dustinrupert620]

@@TjMoon91 because i have common sense. And general european education.

[@stuartatkins5425]

This is great. I remember playing scrabble with my dad (he was a scholar; I was a college drop out) and never winning a game until he was 80 and I was 47, He never gave me an inch. I loved every minute of the competition.

[@robdubent]

Haha your dad is awesome. The opening trap done so easily 🤣🤣🤣

[@davidmartin7163]

What’s the name of that opening trap?

[@FatherManus]

@@davidmartin7163 The Fajarowicz Gambit

[@2002wnox]

It's great that you get to play with your parents and both are brilliant. The interaction is priceless! Thank you for sharing this.

[@kai-uweheinz]

That was apart from the game such an insight into the father-daughter relationship and the sweetest Anna I’ve seen so far. God bless you!

[@roscosanchez4649]

Yes, but who's the daughter?

[@kai-uweheinz]

@@roscosanchez4649 tyf pointing that out. I just corrected it.

[@robertakerman3570]

Both, Anna's chess and Her hair-getting better everyday.

[@MiD3]

Your dad seems to be very warm person. Very enjoyable to watch games with him

[@jaemincha2575]

This is such wholesome chess content. Go dad!

[@rickytocoolforu]

love it, family is truly everything. Great video.

[@Cjloken]

The Lay-out of this video is great! Showing the time on the table is a nice touch

[@Self-Duality]

Aside from the riveting matches, what a beautiful room!

[@rickrick5041]

Where is it?

[@brawdygordii]

Is Metaphysics when some people see beautiful rooms and others see beautiful blondes? :-)

[@Self-Duality]

@@brawdygordii Not quite 😉

[@gcrocha1000]

@@rickrick5041 or at her house or at her parente house. I think that both live on spain though

[@jiverriver]

I would love to watch Pia play a blitz game against Juan on your channel

[@amigosXcorrespondenc]

Great dad, great player. Thanks for the vid Anna, was fun!

[@JorgeGarcia-sg7me]

I think this is lovely. I really admire the good vibes that you transmit playing

[@TEKRific]

Beautiful setup, nice, entertaining games! Thanks for sharing!

[@danbeuscher9679]

Watching your father play was like watching a Maestro conduct an orchestra! Thank him for this video.

[@nickmoore5105]

Production quality on this is through the roof, awesome job Anna

[@Pieter_Holland]

Thank you so much for these games. I learned a lot!

[@rbanderas]

This is awesome, for the games but even more because of having and enjoying your dad as a an opponent. Priceless!

[@alwayscurious5265]

It's incredible how fast your dad's brain computes all his moves! Your parents are such beautiful humans! Love to you all :)

[@simonperell4918]

I love how Anna talks through her thought when she plays, just like her mom. Super wholesome

[@Philson]

Seriously, what a lovely family!

[@snarkyboojum]

Very cool to watch your dad play. Thanks for sharing!

[@moosewild4239]

Liked the way he wrecked pawn structure in first game and the queen trap was great. Great video.

[@johntatum1951]

I thought old folks were slow. Her Dad is super quick and does not need to really think at all. He knows way ahead of time...:)

[@osmarraymundocardenasenriq2659]

Este video representa el amor de una hija a su padre! Al igual que el amor del padre hacia su hija, es muy bonito ver este video. Saludos desde México

[@extraterestrial]

I feel like he calculated every move leading up to these games before she was even born. The way he looked at her and laughed like, "sweetheart, you lost this game a loooong time ago"😆

[@petezm]

You father is a legend! My favorite Spanish chess player of all time Really, really aggressive player He reminds me a romantic period (the best period in my opinion)

[@Florence_Judiel_Rafael]

I love Anna's smile when she win against her father.

[@jamesrockefeller7808]

Very wholesome it's awesome to make such good memories and have them on video

[@BlackSun3Tube]

Those family shared moments are really precious, like life jewers, for them. I must say, I do more concentrate on players attitudes than on chess play itself, loving little smiles, regards, etc. Very cool :)

[@scottharvey6892]

I love you Anna but your Dad is my all-time favorite chess player to watch at chess.

[@jeffro7856]

Just came across your channel, 2x GM parents!!!! That is amazing.

[@TreBros]

That was cool thank you and thanks to your dad (and mom when you put her on the channel) sharing your games with us all! How cool, 2 grand masters, and you competing and winning sometimes! That has to feel too good! Have a good one and glad I found your channel! I love chess! I'm lower level than you but would love to vs you one day!

[@indillana]

Hey Ana! Es genial ver a tu padre en uno de videos! Mi padre le conoció bien en la mili, jugaron muchas partidas juntos, seguro que se acuerda de él :-)

[@Potbelly76]

The look on Juan's face as he sprung the Fajorowicz trap -- classic!

[@mikemonohon197]

Thank you, Anna for being a good family member 🌹and Juan for being always the gentleman

[@JABARDELLI]

Thanks Anna! I love watching these matches. You are very skillful, animated, and have an unbeatable personality!!!! ✌️❤️❤️✌️

[@henrysawson2165]

The dad is a true professional. Note the right leg twitch as he awaits his opponent's next move. We observed an identical trait in medicine and law students studying hour after hour in various university libraries in Australia (in the pre-internet days). It is a classic attribute of intelligent people in deep thought.

[@twiss9341]

Interesting.

[@zacharysherry2910]

We who?

[@henrysawson2165]

@@zacharysherry2910 No, it was a study by We Chin and Simon Yao. We Who, whilst a scholar of some note, was not a co-author.

[@a.c.5509]

What about Math students ?

[@TheBiffsterLife]

Did We do the Works?

[@quicktastic]

The goal would be to learn a little bit with each loss to a master and also just to cherish the time spent with your dad.

[@dethspud]

Aw. That was wholesome as heck, One of those " my heart is with Anna but my money is on Juan" kinda deals. ^_^

[@dpgedward5947]

what a great dad letting you win some games

[@atticusmasselink]

I love your dad he's so wholesome

[@alcidesfuentes4734]

Hola Anna, tu padre tiene un estilo de juego espectacular, yo he analizado varias partidas de él y la verdad es que es bien creativo, un auténtico jugador de ataque, combinativo, gracias por subir tantos videos muy bonitos, saludos.

[@JeanFrancoisGouin]

Juan is a G, that second game queen trap was CRAZY ! 🔥

[@joseluna7765]

Wonderful event, to see / know your dad; dad & daughter match!

[@stevenwells7719]

"I like to win" this match was delightful to watch. Thank you.

[@percyvolnar8010]

OMG. Your DAD is AMAZING! What an awesome man!

[@tyrano1982]

Your dad is amazing!

[@freudenberg101]

He's smiling because he's suspecting his daughter is about to beat him and that's even a better win for him.

[@richardsrensen4219]

what a lovely family there is a atmosphere of friendliness

[@OscarMunozRamos0530]

Que bárbaro! Juan es un excelente maestro al no mostrar piedad ante su hija jajajajaja

[@ven11235]

You are a good soul, GOD bless you and your family. Many in chess have inflated egos, it is refreshing to see how humble you are.

[@passage2enBleu]

The way you look at your dad is priceless.

[@benfox6292]

I love the fun you guys are having.

[@stevenwells7719]

It's so great to see a father and daughter having a great relationship... so uncommon these days.

[@zerere_]

Uncommon throughout the history to be fair.

[@ravensirony8415]

Juan nodding his head in the first game about Annas bad bishop made me laugh

[@FreeZZaacks]

This dad’s a w for real! Gm or not u can see the love he’s got for his daughter in his eyes

[@JoeReves]

Catching Anna stifling a mischievous grin at her father. I love watching the two of you play each other ;-)

[@coolcat23]

It was great seeing you having some calm and quiet moments and congratulations on winning three times against such a strong player! P.S.: Always a treat to see your parents; they are both such sweet people.

[@miguelsanchez3346]

Un maestro nunca pierde el toque, un placer poder verle jugar. Saludos.

[@riversrjr]

I subscribed Anna. You have 2 really nice parents. I enjoy watching and listening to your play by play and recaps. Ty

[@imover9999]

You have such lovely parents. Really enjoying this video and I'm only 1 minute in. Actually learning some things too.

[@saltyninja]

A typical night at the Cramling house growing up I imagine: Mom & Dad: So what do you want to do tonight Anna? Anna: Play 100 games of chess?? ALL: COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@josem5924]

Como sabía que Juan iba a cerrar con un saludo Español. Grande Juan el próximo en castellano completo. Saludos desde Madrid

[@happylifesamson2156]

Underbart å se på er !!! 😍 vilken passion

[@Kane-ib5sn]

Anna's weakness is time management. she's going to have to force herself to use only so much time in the early stages.

[@PowaLife]

Sube más partidas de tu padre porfa, es un placer verlo jugar y expresarse

[@znarkz]

Please speak english

[@JohnPaulCauchi]

@@znarkz please learn spanish

[@rodolfobarroso3471]

Totalmente de acuerdo

[@manelorozco1017]

Tal cual aprender español igual que sabemos inglés nosotros jejeje

[@alejandrogomezarce3996]

terrible los giris

[@paulwilliams182]

No go backs 13:13, even with that your dad it’s super good, the fact he played tal made him even cooler

[@abcdefgcdefg5178]

I absolutely love the videos with your parents

[@frankottobre3856]

love this!! and love you Anna!!

[@evaalsinacarreras636]

Es un placer ver jugar padre e hija con tanto nivel! gracias por las partidas!👌😃

[@alejandrogalvezmontes3033]

Hablando en inglés cuando son españoles 🙄

[@avgoldhead7207]

He played against Tal and Karpov two of my favorite players. Even though I'm not really good at chess that has to be amazing!

[@8jean8]

thanks for the awesome content!

[@markszoke488]

I lova watch how u love and play chess. I started play chess with my dad again. (We're pretty amature and play without clock, but I learn a lot from these videos, keep it up!) Great conent!

[@AdrianLopez-lu9we]

Qué gran jugador es tu padre, Anna! Hazle una página y que venda cursos!!

[@machintruc9457]

Anna at every dad’s firsts moves : « Oh no… » He’s so good, that’s impressive !

[@charlespatrick8650]

he's SO good!

[@Tehom1]

Great games, nice to see them play together. And Juan bounces even more than Anna!

[@dash_r_media]

There should be a three-player tournament between Juan, Pia, and Anna every year.

[@renardmagic8443]

Una leyenda viva del ajedrez. Es increíble verle mover las fichas sus partidas son de una gran belleza.

[@lamam9058]

Old man still got it, that poor girl

[@guidoeehg1140]

Dad's right leg only stops trembling when he makes his quick move. Always revved up for his next attack.

[@poisonivy8775]

quality content, Anna

[@TheChessGiant]

Dang the whole family is titled

[@circleviii1801]

it's really nice to see that trap at 9:50 again. I think the first time it was ever played was on ICC banter blitz vs GM maxim dlugy. it blew my mind when I saw it then lol

[@spaceman6681]

honestly, her personality is amazing