Playing Co-Op Chess With 170 ELO Partner (Stream Highlight)

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Dan and I played a co-op chess variant called Hand and Brain where one player calls out a piece that the other player must move, without telling them what to do with it. It led to some goofs, some gaffes, and a lot of laughs -- check it out!

[@MrTypXY]

Green Light for this Video.

[@FuturisticOtter]

The most verdant green

[@virtualsnake1994]

The most yellow mixed with blue light ever considered.

[@victorino1018]

Irish spring

[@DashOfInsanity]

NL: " You should move a knight." Dan: moves a knight NL: *fucking wheeze* Oh yeah, this is gonna be poggy.

[@DanGheesling]

Pawn pawn pawn will never let you dawn

[@makura412]

It's pawn o'clock, babeh !

[@Ryroe]

PON RIICHI

[@koiiinu]

the legend

[@Northernlion]

our pawns will blot out the sun

[@mrcrime2954]

pawnicity

[@Zebo12345678]

"Let's say... Knight" "THAT'S CALLED THE OLD FASHIONED FORKICITY!" "...I'm gonna give that one a red" "What!? It can't be harm- oh"

[@georgecastaneda1779]

"You have another rook!" A good lesson in object permanence.

[@lonewarri0r237]

I died of laughter each time he yelled rook

[@joshalvarez298]

I was rolling when he kept saying rook!

[@TheTrueEvilSpud]

This is precisely why Dan has separate names for his king and queen-side pieces

[@latersatyr]

I love Dan's "Wouldn't have been my move" to the correct move. He's just so sure that hanging pieces is the way to win.

[@charliepekin8940]

"I DON'T EVEN HAVE A ROOK ANYMORE!!!!!"

[@sjsharks0510]

Dans pure excitement for an amazing move, for that piece to immediately get captured by a piece he didn’t see is so pure

[@nosir5596]

When Dan is saying "If they wanna trade I'll trade" for literally no reason 4 moves into a game I can only imagine NL feels exactly like Levy felt

[@calinguga]

timestamp?

[@gavinp3575]

@@calinguga 40:45

[@Hirz]

NLs face was cosplaying "hide the pain harold" so many times. This was the most entertaining worst chess I've ever seen.

[@sparkyhobo1]

I loved his sinking down into the chair

[@Eclipse8502]

I like when NL advises the move, Dan makes a move that leaves pieces hanging, and NL groans like he’s having teeth pulled without anesthesia

[@louieberg2942]

And then Dan giving the orange light for the advice

[@NinjaZombeh]

Playing alongside a former Big Brother runner up! My Man's movin' up in the world!

[@arciks11]

Dan is technically a runner up too.

[@Awesomewithaz]

@@arciks11 isnt that who he was talking about bubba?

[@kikosilva96]

The absolute BM

[@Shines.22]

Errr streamer can I please acquiesce a horsey to make a tasty fork, or err perhaps I could gambit a Cersei Lannister spoon?

[@stevenlee7]

I haven't finished the video yet and I'm unsure if this is a comment or a Daniel quote from the episode

[@oivindification]

2:01:59 this is the greatest chess game I have ever seen. The unstoppable 8 pawn blitz attack

[@matrub2097]

49:35 Dan: takes a Night instead of the Queen. NL: "green light for sure"

[@RichardVanTassel]

ok i was wondering if the little i know about chess was all wrong haha

[@alexanderjhannon]

C1-F4

[@jetaimemina]

@@RichardVanTassel Van Tassel? Are you related to the Van Garretts?

[@timrthoward7007]

@@alexanderjhannon still a queen for a knight

[@travismattingly1414]

"That's BM though... Its a draw." YOU HAVE A SECOND ROOK! I was fucking dying

[@sialiasialis.]

To sum up exactly why I love Daniel can only be defined by that Knight move.

[@ImEverythingYouCrave]

bro what is your pfp

[@scran7346]

@@ImEverythingYouCrave dude, lol

[@swishyb]

@@ImEverythingYouCrave thats orochimaru i think

[@ThatGuy-c]

​@@swishybHMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmM

[@qszwax57]

Link for those of you that left before this masterpiece: 2:02:00

[@arciks11]

Big Brother Runner Up's Immortal Pawn Game

[@Ch4rmander]

I was losing my mind

[@AthosJosue]

@@arciks11 Now that is a true pawn gambit xD

[@TyrannisUmbra]

@@Ch4rmander I am upset that this cursed game was allowed to exist but I am glad to have been alive to experience it

[@MMLauritsen]

Me when I'm home alone.

[@ronaldduttweiler1578]

If your knight has a fork and one of the pieces forked is also a knight, you don't actually have a fork. This is the kind of analysis that I need

[@MarcoDiSilvestre]

NL: "You should move a rook, AKA a Castle" Dan: *Actually Castles* NL: "Not what I had in mind"

[@anders_x3]

1:32:10 "You should move your Rook" literally one(1) option. "Love it"

[@tomoko157]

Northerlion's reaction to Dan saying "I thought that was a bad move from you," had me dying 1:24:09

[@TheGoopster]

1:55:09 the "NOOOOOOO-" cut off into "I see it now" has me laughing out loud - incredible content

[@ctdlegion8401]

You can tell how far NL's personal growth has come by how he's able to laugh off some of these calls, I would lose my mind

[@stevencleere4912]

"with 170 ELO partner" You can just say Dan.

[@dabounaaj]

I already watched this entire session on Dan's channel but I think I'm about to rewatch the entire thing because NLs facial expressions at some of Dan's moves add a whole new dimension of entertainment to this

[@macstar95]

Yeah I had to watch the VOD half way through Dans video because NL's face is too priceless.

[@Ryroe]

What I did was syncing up Dan's video with NL's twitch vod before this video came out, for maximum dual face expressicity. The visual comedy makes it ten times better!

[@macstar95]

@@Ryroe 5head

[@Ryroe]

Spoiler: Transcript of the greatest game in here: - Pawn - Pawn - Pawn - Pawn - Pawn - Pawn - Pawn - Pawn - Pawn - Pawn - Pawn - Pawn - Pawn - Pawn - Pawn - Pawn - Pawn - Pawn - Pawn - Pawn - Pawn - Pawn - Pawn - Pawn - Pawn - Pawn - Pawn - Pawn - Rook - Queen - Rook - Queen - Rook - Queen CHECKMATE By 170 ELO GM Gandhee Sling

[@connorhornsey6717]

DON’T TELL ME HOW TO PLAY CHESS!

[@sametalkan569]

The whole thing was on another level. Thanks for the transcript. I can now study this variation.

[@acediadekay3793]

2:02:00

[@CFord256]

The transcript is wrong. There were only 16 Pawn moves, the transcript has 28 of them. Then It ended with - Pawn - Queen - Rook - Queen - Queen

[@Ryroe]

@@CFord256 k thx.

[@jackharmon2562]

Oh I'm cracking up and getting so frustrated at the same time.

[@fisheatsyourhead]

lmao i thought you were exaggerating with 170 before those knight moves in the opening

[@highlandersteve9953]

That's genuinely what his ELO is - it's not a joke about his skill level at all.

[@DGTLCLANGAMING]

I am beyond shocked that they won the game where it was 10 moves in and Dan had only said pawn. That might have been the most entertaining thing I have ever seen in my life, this whole video is hilarious from start to finish. Please do this again but with the longer times, my stomach hurts from laughing and my gourd is infinitely pogged

[@atl663]

100% agree. I haven’t laughed so hard in a while 2:01:55 for my future reference

[@DGTLCLANGAMING]

@@atl663so many hilarious moments, Dan's delivery of "dont you tell me how to play chess!" Makes me laugh every time

[@kikosilva96]

That draw when Dan kept moving the same rook was hilarious, you could see the pain in NL's face

[@Not_Pie]

Absolutely lost it at 1:25:15 “you could have gotten a free pawn”

[@KMR-232]

Well, they did get the free knight at 49:35 though, isn't it?

[@occiferjehons2329]

Got to love hearing Dan say "Hmmm That's not the move I would do!" and see Ryans face start to change like Bilbos when Frodo shows him the ring.

[@oivindification]

1:34:09 this is the greatest moment I've ever seen. "But...but hear me out...send in the hounds.." INSANE BLUNDER LMAO. NL's facial reaction is just amazing.

[@alexl.1098]

I like how it says (stream highlights) but it's the whole stream.

[@thomasemory6793]

The whole stream is the highlight.

[@jeltehoekstra2952]

@@thomasemory6793 quality content

[@TheDrewjustforyou]

"I refuse to castle into that nightmare"

[@AznUzer]

Knightmare

[@Htown1738]

1:10:36 NL's look of pure terror as he realizes Dan's imminent blunder

[@Eclipse8502]

Henceforth this move will be called the Dan’s red fork .

[@Waghabond]

"gonna give that one a red.." "what!? it can't be harmed!..Ohhh... :("

[@Tofu_Town]

When the boys are drift compatible though. Oh baby

[@Snowyy201]

Today, we're CANCELING the apocalypse

[@b3nlr242]

I THINK that this guy MAYBE watches Game of thrones

[@saykhia]

What gave it away

[@OneMoreMeme_INeedYou]

This was so much fun, would love to see another segment of this

[@fredrikbystrom7380]

100% sure yayitogrillo was intentionally stalling to keep the timer somewhat even between NL and them.

[@TILsquared96]

Also my favorite part of that match: yayitogrillo: this chatbox is dangerous Northernlion: no

[@Kracklezz]

Every time Dan says "Wouldn't have been my move, but okay" it's a beautiful moment

[@shaybcakes6309]

Dan: I really feel like we're vibing NL: *massaging head to keep the aneurysm from blowing*

[@Thegreatkrok]

Amazing stuff, this needs to happen more. Also would love see you coaching Dan up to 1k on like 5 or 10 minute. Also would LOVE you to analyze these games with Dan so you can discuss how his brain was working. I think it would be a great learning experience for everyone!

[@gavinjenkins899]

Calmly, "You should move faster. I would say probably at least 10x faster?"

[@TJGibson0]

2:02:00 for Glory

[@ThatBartsim23]

2:01:55 that's gotta be the best chess coach I've ever seen.

[@Dan-Mezza]

So it would seem...

[@Rollie-qi3ph]

Dan: A3 was wide open NL: THERE’S NOTHING ON A3

[@luminiscental6074]

49:23 duuuuuude the queeeeeen

[@MarkTheDead]

This is maybe my new all-time favorite NL+Dan series.

[@joexbayer]

I have a feeling Dan likes Game of thrones

[@joshz6975]

1:28:10 love the distress, followed by the pondering, followed by frustration haha

[@arkurianstormblade4109]

NL finally must know what it feels like to be youtube comment section.

[@stickypepsi3236]

10:43 NL really had to repeat what Dan said like it was a riddle to translate the Danglish.

[@no1everknows]

Watching Dan Move that same knight around in multiple games was killing me. I kept saying "There are two knights, Dan." Eventually it reminded me of the episode of Star Trek: TNG where Picard is being tortured (Doubly funny cause NL kinda looks like Picard) and I just pictured a ragged tortured Ryan screaming "THERE. ARE. TWO. KNIGHTS."

[@chrisdejong7010]

There's something charming about watching new players play. I love this guy.

[@CrackedDota]

One of those videos you dont think you'll watch all of, and then suddenly notice its dark out, and the video is almost done.

[@frenchalor]

The sequence of events starting at 1:34:24 is absolutely stupendous.

[@Gefo__]

this was so painful to watch yet so entertaining. I paid for the whole seat but only needed the edge.

[@zoeyfurie7449]

this may be the greatest thing to come out of 2020 and I'm not even joking Dan shouting "You idiot!!" at Ryan's misclick had me dying

[@Punkledunk]

Now I know how Hikaru and Levy feel when watching sub battles.

[@khamuratal1173]

Dan unironically making the 4000 IQ galaxy brain moves at the two hour mark.

[@kal6957]

Watching NL slowly sink into his chair as Dan thinks of a move with 10 seconds on the clock killed me.

[@crystalmaniac1648]

bro I love everytime NL makes a move and Dan goes 'Not what I would've done' And how NL doesn't even comment, just merely raises his eyebrows or something. Quality as always.

[@yoslo6832]

Dan yelling “NOOO... I see it now” was pure laughable pog

[@MCeeEscher]

NL comparing this game mode to piloting a jaeger is highly galaxy brained.

[@Msatk342s]

Already saw this on Dan's channel, i thought you wouldn't upload this since you haen't uploaded any other GECS', but i'm leavin' a like brother

[@prawtism]

What's GECS, Guldan Egg Championship Series?

[@notnetherme]

@@prawtism i dunno but i hear theres like a hundred of em

[@Mashamazzi]

@@jpryan90 did he have hair?

[@apfelkrieger1]

I never loved a video as much as this one

[@leomar8577]

This has to be the funniest video of Dan and NL. I haven't maxed out on pogs and laughter like this since the Team Unity Tuesday Warzones.

[@arciks11]

1:34:00 NL gives Dan exactly what he wanted.

[@SchadenfreudeUY]

I love Dan's ability to hang the same piece 2 moves in a row

[@rogerhou27]

Enjoyed the hand and brain chess, but I think you guys should leave the last min or 30 secs to the hand so there won't be as many flagged losses. I've seen others play and that's what they do as well. I think it would be fun to see you do this again with those parameters.

[@kokosan09]

I'm not here for the chess, I'm here for NL's face journey 😂

[@etopowertwon]

Top 10 anime betrayals: 1:28:28 "I don't have a rook anymore" 1:44:35

[@thunderface9128]

Good 10 bro

[@chessgoalsyt]

This was hilarious watching the passive aggressiveness intensify, along with NLs priceless facial expressions!

[@lukesorensen9432]

NL saying "he doesn't know" as he fails to capitalize on the only point of his series of moves is pure content; 1:56:35

[@Phished123]

This is so good, I love trying to figure out what Dan had in mind whenever he has a visceral reaction to NL making *the correct* move.

[@IkEisawesome7]

No one ignores free pieces and defenses quite like Daniel

[@jesseengland5967]

I love how Dan seems to think about chess almost as if its a football game.

[@strider984]

this comment speaks to me

[@phoenixfeiren7639]

I can tell that NL is a man of culture for listing Cait Sith as one of this top three FF7 characters.

[@dr.wumbologist7818]

I havent laughed that hard in a while. The game with the first 502 moves being pawn and his reaction really got me.

[@kinkkku]

170 elo player: 400 elo? This is taking candy from a baby.

[@aykay1468]

Co-Op? I think you meant Versus

[@Sacharias1]

They're playing cooperatively on the same team.

[@juanjif]

@@Sacharias1 'Cooperatively' is a strong word

[@williamlefort2720]

@Azoraqua The joke was that Dan is so bad its more like NL is fighting him.

[@alienrenders]

Dan's play is what chess was meant to be. All heart. I find it funny how he REFUSES to move the knight back to the 3rd rank (or 6th). He just will not do it. He also doesn't like development moves. Like moving a bishop one space up "This is the only spot for it, so.... ok... I guess" or something like that. lol. And yeah, you can't fork a knight with another knight. His optimism is infectious though. :)

[@normalmighty]

I'm not gonna lie, I've caught myself in a couple of late night games thinking "You fool! Now I can move my knight here and fork your king, Queen and knight all at once!" And not seeing the flaw until right after I make the move

[@BrianRampage]

Dan losing his mind at the triple fork in game one was incredible

[@AhNoWiC]

Dan's that D&D character with 20 Charisma but 4 Wisdom leading the party into increasingly absurd and dangerous scenarios.

[@umbaupause]

"Yes, I am here!" Misses the click, prompt completely vanished from his world for a minute. I love it. I know it's the dumbest detail but never change.

[@coldmoon2725]

Im not sure why but dan getting pogged up is contagious happiness.

[@bigmiraclewhips]

What I learned from this video is - if Dan was a parent to all the chess pieces, child services would probably remove the bishops from his care due to neglect. Most of the games they didn't even move from their starting square.

[@Pattonator14]

It's so good that the one time he went into analysis to show how far up they were, he picked the moment where he'd been the one at fault for a 30 point swing back in the opponent's favour lmao

[@kaychubies]

Loving the stream highlights. I know you said you're gonna be doing more twitch in the future, and if you're keeping the highlights and VODs like this, 2021 will be the year of the pog

[@doctordumbass9425]

10:41 I love nl's brain here lol

[@dimmer1981]

Those where two hours of Dan repeatedly causing me brain damage through bad chess moves. I loved it, give more!

[@max_forsberg]

Please! More of this, this is a joy to watch

[@Ihasnotomato]

this is one of those "oh I'll just watch 5 monutes'" but end up watching the whole thing kind of vids, maximum poggers dude

[@TheDrewjustforyou]

Holy duck. I don't normally enjoy Dan content. This was brilliant. Please do more of this content? Missed mate in 1, forgotten pieces, hanging pieces never capitalized on. And laughter the whole way!

[@TheJacksonFaller]

14:10 missed rock tinted, aka mate in 1

[@MilkerName]

3:49 🌟 *Dan:* "WOAH! We got- We gotta..!- We got a check..! And a- A steal??" 🤩🥺 *Ryan:* "Daniel, I think.. You should move a PAWN." 😌 *Dan:* "NOOOOH!!!!" 😭

[@drewminister2524]

The McCloud attack strikes again. I could not stop laughing 😂

[@AWildGrickit]

I can't remember the last two hour long video that had me audibly chuckling this consistently.

[@merihanldegi8860]

Thumbs up if NL should do this with GothamChess Levy, it should be a different kind of fun at higher ELOs :)

[@sunchips18]

Oooh, that actually sounds really fun.

[@Krisenaa]

This needs to happen