Opponent Plays THE COW OPENING In Official Chess Tournament

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[@averellgamble2130]

Hey Anna, I'm Axel, the guy in the video. Thanks for the game, it was nice meeting you ! Long live the cow !

[@AnnaCramling]

Thank you so much for the game!!

[@beastmtl]

@averellgamble2130 Je pense que tu voulais dire crawl et non creep ;) pour ton ouverture. Great video again Anna!

[@daviss4101]

Axel, I think the creep opening is better than the cow. Just need to find ways to develop the Queen side. Sorry Anna. In exchange, I will sub to your channel. 🎉

[@averellgamble2130]

Yes, ma traduction était approximative, je pense en effet que crawl est mieux haha ! Merci ;) @@beastmtl

[@sdjdavies42]

You seem like an awesome dude, Axel

[@bobbyhanson346]

I can hear Pia now: "Axel made an interesting opening. Very interesting. Not what I would do."

[@SilentAdventurer]

Exactly!

[@EponaDreams-AmbientDreamscapes]

Yes, I can hear her say it

[@paddington1670]

PIA FTW

[@Knvkl]

That is absolutely an opening.

[@neaituppi7306]

He put his shoulder into it.

[@chess]

What a flex!

[@urgmax2410]

Make the creep an opening

[@jordanmcmorris5248]

The creepy crawly is already an opening

[@Famezonen]

Real chess rizzzz. Man of culture.

[@christo_tall4203]

Not really

[@RipunBaruah]

The first 4 comments in this comment really making a sentence😂

[@fabrecyril1163]

he is probably too shy and too humble to say it; but Axel is one of the best poker players of his generation. This is the very first time I've commented on a KZbin video and I wanted to say that I really appreciate your content! THANKS!

[@AllThisOverASliceOfGabagool]

I knew he looked familiar and then it hit home. Axel is a bloody brilliant player!

[@nikedoesthings]

I love Axel, he came prepared

[@spindoctor6385]

We need a hybrid of the two openings here, The creeping cow would be popular just because of the name.

[@MrBisque]

Nice! I was thinking creeping cow too and found you beat me to replies.

[@daviss4101]

What a bizzare name.😂

[@frenches1995]

it's a fun tournament idea to make a tournament where white plays the creep and black plays the cow.

[@aimpointrod]

Axel is a great poker player. He's won a total of more than $1.5 million at poker tournaments, including 136,000 euro at a live tournament in France.

[@Fuzcapp]

really loving this format with the voice over explanations. It's great. Nicely editing in the actuality as well - nice touches.

[@BradfordtheEclectic]

Yes, she's so polished that you seamlessly follow her games without even thinking about the production. You're right there watching the game holding a consolation pint after dropping out.

[@Robmonster]

If you are writing cow theory you'd better play the right moooOOOOoooves

[@scubadawgy]

Brilliant!

[@kg4wwn]

@@scubadawgy Udderly Brilliant.

[@jlucy401]

Lmao

[@danwilliams8626]

😂

[@justpeachyrl]

I heard this in Anna’s voice for some reason 😂

[@licht3457]

It’s officially an opening now

[@ManusMagus]

French "ramper" To crawl, creep, trail Or otherwise to move out of the opening like molasses, it's like a single-sided cow. Try adapting it to the cow double-sided style, can be "the creeping cow" with horns turned inwards

[@davidlg571]

Opponent: Hello, nice to meet you! My name is Axel Anna: *your name means shoulder in Swedish*

[@QuentinSingvogel]

Could be worse though... In German his name literally means armpit :D

[@Fuzcapp]

And in English of course, it means the bit between two wheels. And then there's Axl Rose ... well, we won't go into the origin of THAT (not with sweet Anna around ...)

[@msch2229]

No it doesn't.@@QuentinSingvogel

[@ThW5]

@@msch2229 Well, it's Achsel in German and oksel in Dutch, both mean armpit. Saterland Frisian seems to have acsle as shoulder too. The Old English version used to mean both things in the run of time...

[@Thricecube57]

He's right - he's a man of culture.

[@stcredzero]

I think playing cow-cow openings was very gentlemanly to Anna. Because, if a side loses to the Cow, the Cow still wins! EDIT: Then, in the 2nd game, it became, you showed me yours, now I show you mine!

[@fierymongoose9945]

A man of cowture.

[@Alagachak]

Men of culture assemble! We still want words with the cameraman from the Anna & Botez arm wrestling thing!

[@PeteQuad]

I choked when he said that lol

[@flyerminer]

This man bringing the cow to you as his opening move is the equivalent of a chess pickup line. You are a smooth operator, Axel. 😉

[@Fuzcapp]

He's got some competition from the Italian though ...

[@davidjoseph7142]

One really cool thing about this tournament is that you are meeting some realy cool people. Also I like your tournament videos more because there is more suspence in addition to the banter between players and commentary of the game.

[@hasansunnuoglu3872]

Shoulder with cow opening should be Eva Bergman’s next movie’s name which plots on rural Sweden

[@cantreachme9]

Congrats Anna!! He played your opening! You're officially a celebrity now 😂❤

[@Gotyapaco]

Enjoyed cordial interaction between the players. Good sportsmanship.

[@rorowwa1]

Epic battle between shoulder and inventor of the cow.

[@yadaroni]

The smile when Anna saw the Cow opening, worth it. Well played sir.

[@scottharvey6892]

Cow ain't no joke. I got beat by the Cow yesterday in a frustrating locked-down position. Think it was the first time I lost against the Cow but certainly could tell that opponent knew some theory and had been playing it for quite awhile. The Cow ain't no joke.

[@oliverschwarz8069]

In Fact, Axel in german means Shoulder too. Well, actually it means armpit, but i wouldnt have said that one either.

[@gutschke]

It's spelled differently though. But you are right, if you just hear it spoken, you can't tell the difference.

[@DataBeingCollected]

The Checkered Pasture: The Complete body of Cow Theory by Anna Cramling

[@scottharvey6892]

clever, clever!

[@DFGdanger]

I think she should hire Ben Finegold to write it: "Moo like a Grandmaster"

[@AnElt999]

The previous guy is just chilling with the beer you bought him

[@tiffinimorgan1867]

I love that he says he knows it because he is a man of culture! haha

[@bernardducharme4085]

I've been working on the Black Knight's Tango lately, and seeing this game of Cow, I imagined a push in the center followed by a knight manoeuver Nd7-Nf6, wich could give a nice position attacking on the king side and could be called the Cow Tango variation, or the Mexican Cow.

[@plushquasar653]

“DO YOU KNOW WE NAME PEOPLE SHOULDER IN SWEEDEN?” Lmao. Had a couple of pints in ya I see! 😂

[@WhiteGandalfs]

He really investigated his opponent and made the game as such to a present. THAT's flirting at higher levels :D

[@arthurbraden4102]

In Game 2 Axel's opening is unfortunately old news as creative/prolific GM Duncan Suttles often played the KIA with Nh3, and then many times followed with f3/Nf2/e4 (60's 70's), including Suttles vs. Hort Polanica Zdroj 1967, Suttles vs. Polugaevsky Belgrade 1969, Suttles (2470) vs. Keene (2435) Skopje 1972, Suttles (2425) vs. Andersson (2595) Thessaloniki 1984. Because of his influence I have tried this in a couple of serious tournament games, as well as speed chess in the 80s.

[@gutbeta1]

Well plaid. You bring a smile to my mornings. Love the actual plays with commentaries. You do it very well.

[@garynovak7977]

The king/queen fork was a thing of beauty.

[@davidlg571]

2:26 NO WAY Congratulations!!!! That's actually awesome

[@DataBeingCollected]

This is chess history. Axel has brought us the paleron de boeuf variation of Anne’s opening.

[@RSarosdy]

Axel (aka The Shoulder) was such a great sport! First he played the Cow opening! Then he showed you the Creep opening which he invented when he was 12! Hard to say which is better since the time allotment was so short in the Creep game. But both are part of chess history a la Anna now!

[@conornelson91]

la rampante, don't call it the creep opening 😂

[@evilbob840]

If she wants to use the English at least call it "creeping" instead of "creep" -- there is a huge difference.

[@gdmclean]

The way to a woman’s heart is through her opening.

[@sebu1301]

Underrated comment

[@TheB657]

Thanks for these vids. They truly help in learning the game. Cannot be ever grateful to all streamers.

[@arturgajewskiphotog]

Now we need a tradition in which the player who wins the game with the cow opening has to say "Moo!" while shaking hands.

[@richardthorne2804]

That was so cool that he opened up with the cow. I did that today as well. I got killed.

[@BeforeThisNovember]

Should’ve played a vegan

[@dougjustdoug6391]

Killed or grilled?

[@richardthorne2804]

@@dougjustdoug6391 that would’ve been better

[@vlaekershner7305]

I did too. h5 is so annoying.

[@Wyl7]

@@dougjustdoug6391 or smoked?

[@richardli4038]

anna basically did to his opening what her parents did to her. pia’s critical ‘it’s not very good’ and juan’s supportive ‘i will play it in a game’

[@jamesduggan7200]

You have to like how the winning line began with B:f2, which was the essence of "La Rampant" (the creep). Very nice combo with the rook sac - great game Anna - enjoyed

[@NotTheUnsub]

Guess it was only fitting how the Cow vs Cow game ended. The Creep (as in creeping up, not creepy person) opening is a bit like the King's Indian but with a knight in place of a pawn. Between the two, I like the Cow more because that doesn't feel as awkward to set up as The Creep. Looking forward to the next video!

[@bassmaster9781]

It is always a pleasure watching you: .Play chess. .Talking. .smiling. .joking around with other people. .having fun. Love and good vibes from holland 🇳🇱

[@giacomo5626]

There is a book on the cow! It's called "The defense game" from pafu, someone show this to Anna

[@majormoron605]

Cow vs cow! That's almost as epic as hikaru's and magnus' double bongcloud

[@Philopantheon82]

Hi, i am Axel's cousin, didnt see him for long. Happy that he played Anna. Best wishes man, love you.

[@brucecrane9605]

I never thought I'd love watching a chess match until I discovered how entertaining and skilled you are at chess. You are the Chess Princess.

[@Wesmin]

Beer was almost spit on the chess board there when she saw the opening. What a fun game! I get stressed thinking about both the cow and creep openings, not in my wheelhouse at all, but it was so fun watching you two play them!

[@traida111]

what a gigachad, just feeding the content for us. what a guy

[@myveryprosongs]

You have no idea how reassuring it is to see you draw. With all your knowledge and skills and intuition and talent. God it makes me wanna play chess even more, cuz sometimes I beat myself up too much when this happens to me. But it happens to the best 😇

[@traida111]

5:05 I feel he was doing an impression of the great carlini lol

[@LILZRTY]

This is great! Been playing the cow with friends and have had pretty good success with it.

[@TheW12345]

nice of anna to let him play white again after he played cow in the first game

[@AibatZhomart]

Axel is such a good person! Dream to had him as a friend!

[@Bjawae]

Truly enlightening when you bring you own art in to change the playing field.

[@Bjawae]

My own example is Smite and the Goose Chase to maneuver an entire team like a shepard without "boots" , a staple item. Did it so many times, they took boots out of the game entirely and made a new game mode.

[@Bjawae]

Every time friendly team OCD for their own strategy had them screaming at me to buy boots, I was way ahead of them, and they never knew why I was running like a mad hatter when they couldn't see on the mini-map with what I saw with my own eyes. Very few saw the opportunity of time and placement, using the definition of speed (distance over time) to line up everything like a good shephard. There were other items for speed that scaled damage off the bat that made me faster with the same amount of gold.

[@John-fr8gg]

That makes sense. Your shoulder joint is an axel of sorts.

[@nybsfp7486]

Actually, the interesting part about the Cow is that if you both play it, it’s like a mutual handicap

[@PatGunn]

"The cow needs some center too"

[@spodule6000]

That openening with Nh3, Bg2 and Nf2 isn't new. It's called the Paris opening IIRC. It's mentioned in BCO.

[@WayOfHaQodesh]

Ahhh, come on Anna, what a cliffhanger!... Laughed heartily when the two cows meet on the battlefield, both smelling the flowers. Brilliant 2 games. Hoping you get the 3rd place spot.

[@kwasi0166]

Hi Anna! I just started playing the COW, and have won every single game in a row. I did not think it would be a good opening, but now I have changed my mind. At least people are not booked up on it. Thanks for showing it to us. I am shocked so far.

[@danwilliams8626]

I have yet to try playing the cow 🐮, but I really like watching it. Great job winning that round!

[@jimicrack29]

anna so nice to opponents she has a great greeting smile

[@Sourcemind333]

Such dramatic music - I hope it is reserved only for Cow opening games! I am mesmerised

[@-Salty.]

need to try the new drake opening for sure

[@shanastroskyphazer8172]

Awesome Anna ! fascinating games. The cow Trumps the creep. I think I was playing the creep opening back in the day too. BTW got my favorite colors down to 3 . Sky Blue, Sunset Orange, or Sunrise Yellow...... Love ya Anna !!

[@woodreauxwoodreaux6298]

Now Anna knows how Goku felt when Cell tried a Kamehameha on him.

[@songoku-jx3cb]

Goku didn’t create the kamehameha .

[@bearsuitattack]

@@songoku-jx3cbno, but he made it famous

[@btlarkin]

Great match and narration. Thank you Anna & Axel.

[@arthurbraden4102]

GM Duncan Suttles was known for many creative ways to play on the kingside with the KIA, including other ideas after Nh3.

[@jimicrack29]

like way you look in there eyes yet they dont

[@gofanatico3495]

The french dude seems such a nice guy. Overall a tough competition. ❤

[@nathanbeer3338]

I see, Cow opening is so superb when both opponents play it there cannot be a winner.

[@thomasma8924]

Anna, watching you is better than not watching you, good luck in all your games 😄 and Axel shouldered his responsibility playing the Cow.

[@blipco5]

This is the reason we love Anna. ❤

[@benjaminbrewer2569]

You can call the book. “Chess dairy”.

[@kendallsmith1458]

"Where's the Beef?"

[@bygino3.0]

Brava Anna, è sempre bello vedere ragazze allegre e cordiali. Continua così!

[@dragonbowlsupper]

How are all the players in this tournament so good looking?! In my area all the board game players are swamp goblins.

[@KimJongStin]

All people in your area are

[@vickjr98]

Ouch. That's harsh

[@rocmiraclepallares7504]

I just wanna know if the Italian guy won or lost the final

[@Dude-etiquette]

I’m so glad Anna didn’t lose to the cow opening

[@adamswords4409]

Fastest way to make friends with Anna over the board is to play the cow. 😂

[@palin3639]

Wait, his 2nd opening is actually known as the "Block opening" as much as I know. My friend taught me this around 20 years ago.. Very interesting

[@toddhamo4763]

I only caught a portion of this, and I was not familiar with the term "cow opening". Why did she not move lightning-fast throughout the game, especially the opening? Same with him. I don't get it. The clock ticks, for each player, obviously. Can someone explain, please?

[@carrollthorn1141]

Anna,you have the BEST sense of humor playing chess that I have ever seen on You Tube!!! The sisters can't hold a candle to you!!!

[@danward8720]

Well done Anna. You managed you time well and didn't bog yourself done in useless banter. You focused yourself. When you do that you are almost unbeatable.

[@DerekMoffitt]

Thats how i played when i was a kid, i thought i was so cool didnt know it was an actual opening i always called it my "castle defense" even though castle is an actual move haha

[@TheRagev3]

@AnnaCramling I learn a lot from watching your videos, been gaining a lot of confidence in my own moves from watching you make the same kind of moves that i would always disregard because i always presume “well the internet would think there’s a better move here.” I guess my main question is where would i go to learn more chess theory?

[@magnificify]

"Rampante" is more like "crawling" than "creeping". I guess he meant like "creeping forward". It could also be used as for something that is "building up"

[@geekconnoisseur]

Rampant in French also means aggressively ambitious.

[@andrebenoit404]

Tyler1 is writing most of the cow book moves at this point xD

[@katis999]

Congrats, Anna and Axel

[@doug3691]

Experimental Openings AND it's an Anna video--I never stopped smiling!

[@sket179]

Axel isn't playing for prosecco. He was playing for hearts.

[@OlleJonasson-pr8lu]

I'm going to London and try my luck together with the Cow. And tell them who invented it.

[@joeyspoor45]

if I search or use the analyics mode, I don't see the cow opening anymore seems replaced with "Van't Kruijs Opening"

[@YayComity]

Anna beats the creep... and his opening. 😮 No the guy was perfectly nice and a really good sport. Anna seems to bring out the best in people.

[@ShuptahNeelakandan-cg4tn]

I like the creep opening more than the cow opening but i think cow is more better and winning.

[@Griffex394]

Axel Hallay. He's a legit pro poker player, nice.

[@ottovonbismarck2975]

Funny Axel in german means armpit!

[@mizofan]

This is wonderful, a good man :) Well done, Anna.

[@mrjim1973]

I have an opening that I call the bull. Looks similar to the cow, but slightly more aggressive. It's been a fun way to open. Would love to share.

[@LP750-4SV]

15:30 Smash the french creepy opening😂😂