I carry my chess set in my car, just in case someone wants to throw down. I love this game.
@mobbarley89598 жыл бұрын
I live in Tucson. Hit me up.
@MassivePenguinPing8 жыл бұрын
Mob Barley I'll play you my first move is d4.
@MassivePenguinPing8 жыл бұрын
firmly grasp it on chess.com maby 1300 in standard I'm not good and my account is juan2023
@mobbarley89598 жыл бұрын
my rating changes alot since i play five minute blitz games and my performance changes depending on what else i have going on at the time
@mumble978 жыл бұрын
D5
@bornsideways8 жыл бұрын
What a lovely little film!
@thenylon10038 жыл бұрын
short*
@koko408005 жыл бұрын
Except the part at 1:55 saying "Washington Square Park 1970s" was ripped off from 'Men Who Would Be Kings' (on YT), and it's not from the '70s but from the late '80s....Baron if you're going to steal ("borrow") footage at least attribute it properly and don't mislabel it, Clown
@BanditXVIII10 жыл бұрын
You know something was wrong when "The Terror" pulled out a cigarette at 11:50 hahaha. He was already pulling out the victory smoke.
@spacemodulated9 жыл бұрын
I beat Elementary once in 91 after taking lessons from Richard Gilmartin. I didn't like playing blitz so it was a rapid game. The strongest player in the whole park was Poe, a legit FIDE player, who's shown in this video for about two seconds. Simon couldn't play at all, half the guys in this video were selling weed posing as chess players. There was a Brazilian IM named Oscar who was destroying dudes w time odds all day.
@MrSupernova1116 жыл бұрын
Your story sounds more accurate than this video. lol
@sebastianorellana91254 ай бұрын
Beating someone with time odds? 🤯
@markrobertparker2 жыл бұрын
******* this is one of the coolest most motivational documentaries ever allegedly made with a non smartphone camera*************
@mofomartianp10 жыл бұрын
This is a fantastic documentary, thankyou for making this.
@soakedbearrd12 жыл бұрын
Love it. Washington square park really is the reason I started playing blitz chess. Good players, most are 1700+.
@kellensarien903910 жыл бұрын
One of my favourite videos on KZbin. Thanks to everyone in it and everyone behind the camera.
@michaelcinelli87932 жыл бұрын
Shoutout Nashan, he’s a strong player and a good teacher
@ProjectLiam7 жыл бұрын
Some people boldly go into the world to create art, play sports, do science, even warfare, but if you want to do all four, you play chess.
@Henriii-fk3tl11 ай бұрын
Nice
@TataMataAkrobata10 жыл бұрын
''you come to new york with no money? police!'' heheheheh
@Hazedream10 жыл бұрын
that was awesome...wish it was a longer documentary.
@thetraveler911 жыл бұрын
nice documentary. I wish it were longer.
@ThatGuyOverThere01010 жыл бұрын
wow fantastic! my grandfather and i have played chess for years and it never gets old
@wildmansamurai36638 жыл бұрын
Excellent video
@johnvonhorn29428 жыл бұрын
Imagine if those guys heard the theme song from a "Few Dollars More" and looked up and saw Vesselin Topalov, Magnus Carlson, Viswanathan Anand, Anatoly Karpov led by Garry Karparov riding into town. That would be such an epic moment. Perhaps those guys would play members of the public and raise money for charity.
@chillyepicblox9 жыл бұрын
Wow... I'd love to play one of these guys one day.
@soakedbearrd10 жыл бұрын
Great short documentary, captures the spirit. I live in NYC and my first exposure to the clock was in Washington Square Park. I've been a blitz player every since. In the late nighties, there were a few masters and a few experts playing for money. Crafty and agile would be what I would describe as the overall theme of the park as far as playing style is concerned.
@koko4080010 жыл бұрын
I think there were a lot more masters in the park back then....Check out "Men Who Would Be Kings" (on KZbin) it's a chess circle doc from the late eighties and shows legendary hustlers like Vinnie Livermore, and other master strength hustlers Most of the guys in this film are way below master strength...Nowadays a lot of them won't really gamble, you just have to pay them to play them, and if you win you just get your money back....It's because a lot of them aren't strong enough to bet against strangers straight up....Some of these guys are like 'B' or 'C' players
@soakedbearrd10 жыл бұрын
Yeah that's true. The weaker players play straight up, not true gambling. The stronger ones usually play 5 a game, winner takes pot. The arabic guy in this video is a master, I've played him a few times and have seen him play other strong players. I'm about class A, and I beat many of the straight up players easily, so the class C, B quote seems accurate.
@calidude14610 жыл бұрын
nashan and the terror are my favorite street knights. much respect to them. i'd love to play chess with them someday :)
@fookinspork156610 жыл бұрын
Great to see a insight into the chess culture in NY,and very awesome of the guy to pass down the knowledge to youngins and getting them interested in the game
@lovelylanafansweetie42405 ай бұрын
This video is a Hidden gem ❤
@sumeruchatterjee18 жыл бұрын
Anyone here know the real name of the last guy "The Terror"? He taught me Alekhine's Defense in 2012 and I bought him Mamoun's falafel in return.
@victoraraoz758 жыл бұрын
Alekhine's Defense is the shit... is what I play the most
@MrSupernova1116 жыл бұрын
Alekhine's Defense is garbage. I trash it all the time in bullet games. Never had anyone try it on me in rated classical games.
@AYstrength7 жыл бұрын
Did anyone of you guys noticed the movie is in white and black? like chess on purpose :)
@koko4080010 жыл бұрын
The footage at 1:57 *"Washington Sq. Park 1970s" is not from the 1970s It is taken from"Men Who Would Be Kings" (on youtube) and it was filmed in 1988...When the chess circle was apparently much more vibrant
@danielgonzalez204210 жыл бұрын
Great vid! thanks for sharing...
@hughcipher669 жыл бұрын
Brilliant. ...makes me miss the tables in downtown S.F.
@RML-dv7hg7 жыл бұрын
"I gets paid, I know how to get the money" *white guy walks away from the $5 game* lol
@zstephen18 жыл бұрын
I've heard so many legends about these dudes, ever since then I've always wanted to go play them. Awesome video!!
@wa1ufo9 жыл бұрын
I am a USCF rated player and I love this film. Well done!
@mikef40717 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this video! +1 Spreading the right spirit!
@rezganger9 жыл бұрын
Great film! Thanks.
@J4v3XpH4C311 жыл бұрын
Last time I was in NYC .. the park was still closed, and you might find two or three players in Union Square ... I agree it just isn't the same.
@dl733sak10 жыл бұрын
Great movie,thanks for posting.
@tubewatcher388 жыл бұрын
Nice film. So no more chess in Wash. Sq. park? Where do they play now?
@10letsgomets8 жыл бұрын
they play there again now.. Union Square is also a large scene...
@tubewatcher388 жыл бұрын
Seth Schiffman Thanks
@DiamondQualityREC11 жыл бұрын
Very well done, a nice portrait of these players
@RIZ2NE110 ай бұрын
12:27 is that John Leguizamo ?!
@Donjohnas8 жыл бұрын
Really nice film, ty!
@shizyninjarocks10 жыл бұрын
Fascinating! I'd love to see follow up.
@azarlane95532 жыл бұрын
Folks need to understand that most of these hustlers didn’t need to be great chess masters or reach a certain level/rating nor did they even want to. So saying things like, “Anand or Magnus could wipe the floor with them” is besides the point. For the hustlers, it wasn’t so much about chess as it was making some easy money. Advancing in chess proficiency was too much work and headache for the average hustler, unless you happen to also be a natural. But who needs that when you have to earn money? Serious players who challenged the hustlers were often intentionally avoided because they stole business away from easier prey. If they knew you were good, they would often decline playing with you until a chump showed up instead to play and get taken in. Sometimes hustlers would grudgingly accept to play with a proficient opponent if business was too slow that day. Arrests sometimes happened if the hustlers sold contraband on the sly - on the side, and perhaps many of them did. They learned all the chess tricks and traps that the average person wasn’t privy to. Was it thievery? No, because their moves were legit (for the most part). All they needed was to be just a little bit better than the average player. That’s all. Add on to that personal charm, the gift of gab, psych tactics, peacocking, and giving lessons to rich kids sporadically when their family was out strolling about around the park. But in the end, Street Chess never pays off. It has no Union, no Job-security and no 401-k pension plan. For many of the players who were already on welfare and food stamps and who weren’t reporting their earnings, chess hustling was easy, extra money in the pocket. When you get to be too old of a chess hustler, you don’t attract as many people as the newer, more flashy, personable, younger and more confident players. So the old dinosaurs disappear and are replaced by new blood, starting the cycle all over again. Another thing, you couldn’t just become a chess hustler at Washington Square Park. There was a pecking order. Certain players had their specific spots that you couldn’t trespass, unless you want to get retribution. It was almost like a mafia, and the players often saw each other as a brotherhood or club and good luck getting your foot in the door! Also…if you didn’t show up to your spot for longer than a few days, your spot was taken by another more virulent chess hustler. This forced you to not take too many days off or you would lose your spot. So once you earned your spot, you had to protect it for dear life, because the chance may not come again. This also meant that oftentimes you had to show up and hustle even though you lost the joy of the game several years before. But money is money.
@H0rcrux11 жыл бұрын
Is that John Leguizamo @12:27?
@azarlane95532 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know what Wall Street spot Sweatpea was referring to at 11:11 and where? Anyone ever go there to play?
@jov63723 жыл бұрын
This is awesome !
@JosephQuast9 жыл бұрын
Thanks man....very good.
@victoraraoz758 жыл бұрын
1:26 John Leguizamo... what's up with that!? hahaha
@happyhornet10008 жыл бұрын
They don't have a place like this in London, because it rains all the time! :-(
@someguywithapineapp9 жыл бұрын
Awesome short film, insightful as fuck!!
@StopFear9 жыл бұрын
Insightful "as fuck"? What does that even mean?
@someguywithapineapp9 жыл бұрын
Whatever you perceive it to mean :) Where I come from, fuck is a very useful adjective.
@wa1ufo9 жыл бұрын
+Hotrocklson Yep!
@hip360hop9 жыл бұрын
+StopFear it means its insightful... as fuck
@poorvidatreK11 жыл бұрын
Very nice work
@davidrussell20138 жыл бұрын
this was awesome. where's your current work ? awesome stuff..
@Yornek110 жыл бұрын
I like "The Terror" most then "Crazy Harry" funny and paranoid respectively lol.
@eitanpaster56925 жыл бұрын
Nashan taught me the basics!
@palmerpong58065 жыл бұрын
Nashan's the best in the park right now, over 2000
@Evid3nzMatterz12 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the upload.
@whitenightf37 жыл бұрын
This should be in every city in the world. I feel inspired to go to Covenant garden in London and take my set, board and clock with me.
@illlwill19903 жыл бұрын
Harry is a great speaker 7:30
@DJBASHTHEFUTURE8 жыл бұрын
Is that John Leguizamo? at12:27
@azarlane95532 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@edmoala8 жыл бұрын
Lawrence Taylor @ 1:10?
@pikagelaum7 жыл бұрын
GREAT!!!
@tropicalpalmtree7 жыл бұрын
love games like this played out on the street
@gabrieldocarmo468511 жыл бұрын
Chess is awesome! Best strategy game ever invented
@michaelkibble7405 ай бұрын
I hope they open the chess area again
@jerronataylor85645 жыл бұрын
Nice story! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
@ullezwei11 жыл бұрын
a very nice video...thanks for sharing...:-)
@VikingII10 жыл бұрын
If I were Aronian or Shirov or something, i'd stop by these places and just blast these dudes off the board for fun.
@BrilliantOrb10 жыл бұрын
but their elitist so they wont ever be caught around these commoners with out a camera around for a photo opportunity.
@blahplayhard409210 жыл бұрын
I think a year ago Nakamura played a bunch of money games in San Francisco. Nobody recognized him and of course he won every game. He tweeted that he won $100 or something.
@kevinwilliams61039 жыл бұрын
it is not even worth their time....these guys would not win 1 game out of 1000. i play there all the time...have beaten most of the guys shown. Nishan is good for a park player...about 1900...
@capt-morgan2769 жыл бұрын
3:53 ... weird as I could not find anyone from njscf.org's list of previous champions with the first or middle name Sean, let alone a person with the same name winning five times...
@Jspence018 жыл бұрын
it's probably a pseudonym
@jerryanstey70587 жыл бұрын
Very interesting video
@gregquinn781711 жыл бұрын
you could be right....ill have ot look into it.
@MarieDinaNYC10 жыл бұрын
I know many of t he men in your film. It's a pity you didn't really capture the essence of them.
@koko408005 жыл бұрын
See 'Men Who Would Be Kings', much more of an insider account....this film looks like it was made by an art school wanker who probably never spent time in the chess circle otherwise, and didn't really know his subjects
@helvegen58 жыл бұрын
so did they reopen the park eventually?
@jeffgreen33768 жыл бұрын
That's what I was wondering too. I've always wanted to visit it. The closest I got was Pritchard Park in Asheville, NC. They didn't gamble there though.
@gregquinn781712 жыл бұрын
where can i find this "appendix of blitz chess" because i think you are making things up
@C4rt3Bl4nch39 жыл бұрын
12:27, john leguizamo?
@christianterry47599 жыл бұрын
+Carte Blanche I noticed him too, so im not crazy. that's gotta be him or some one who looks exactly like him. pretty sweet if you ask me.
@C4rt3Bl4nch39 жыл бұрын
Haha yeah, I can see him doing chess...
@careyfrancis90599 жыл бұрын
this is interesting during the 1970 during my life when i learn how to play chess in the 70's
@koko408009 жыл бұрын
That clip "Washington Square Park '70s" is not from the 1970s It was lifted straight from "Men Who Would Be Kings" (also on KZbin), which was filmed in the late '80s and is a much more interesting film about the chess circle IMO Also check out "For Love Or Money"
@splashbeats_11 жыл бұрын
a nice little documentary i stumbled across i see...
@adamcunningham82488 жыл бұрын
havent I seen this before in color?
@brunosupertramp111 жыл бұрын
has the chess area reopened now??
@GeoffreyBernardo12 жыл бұрын
Is the chess area still closed? Why did they close it in the first place?
@Sabo62912 жыл бұрын
i played there 2 months ago the area is still open
@Woofers6178 жыл бұрын
Do people still play in Washington Square Park? Seems like everyones at Union Square when I walk by..
@AlexRaxach8 жыл бұрын
there's where the phrase "under the table" comes from; under that table of chess on that hot corner where nobody knows anything and everything happens... under the table.
@FuncraftVideos8 жыл бұрын
what happens
@jf135797 жыл бұрын
I luh the chess bidness
@Prosper-ns2kn4 жыл бұрын
What kind of ranking would these street players have?
@ymcax11 жыл бұрын
Is the chess area still closed?
@PreFromJersey8711 жыл бұрын
good watch
@NandoLeriv10 жыл бұрын
*GREAT*
@EarthSurferUSA2 жыл бұрын
Look how a child "lights up" and smiles when he/she figures something out. It leads to real happiness from achievement. It is our nature to figure things out, figure out reality and better our lives. That child is as full of potential as any person who was ever born. Then we send them to state run school to destroy all that potential, which is what the adults here (and everywhere), have already lived through. Is this "living"? I think the child has it right. It a true free society, we would wake up with the excitement, exhilaration and wonder of a child,---every morning of our lives. That folks, is "Living". :)
@laserpuffle36910 жыл бұрын
i am absolutely positive chess does not have more possibilities than electrons in the universe
@drieaz10 жыл бұрын
there are more possibilities in chess than molecules in the observable universe
@johnrainmcmanus631910 жыл бұрын
alex drieaz Atoms.
@laserpuffle36910 жыл бұрын
alex drieaz When I said possibilities I was talking about arrangements the pieces can be put on the board. If we are talking about the amount of paths the game can take, there are an infinite amount of those.
@TheInfallibleChase10 жыл бұрын
not infinite. its definitely finite, but there are indeed more continuations of a chess game than particles in the universe.
@laserpuffle36910 жыл бұрын
***** The game only ends when the players want it to, if they don't want to, the game can go on forever
@jdshadrick3310 жыл бұрын
john leguizamo @12:27
@Sabertooth9949 жыл бұрын
Jerry Shadrick Yea. I was wondering if anyone noticed.
@zoidlover9 жыл бұрын
6:08 The Bishop!
@jamesrowan77369 жыл бұрын
7:10 Oh dear... poor move!
@gregquinn781712 жыл бұрын
its not in washington square park chess..and in fact..its not illegal under USCF or FIDE rules for speed chess...feel free to google FIDE speed chess rules.
@IETCHX6911 жыл бұрын
Nice to see color doesn't matter here !! Aaaaand, I'm drankin'...
@jonahdaniel31211 жыл бұрын
harry gives me chess lessons and lectures me like every week hes like a second father to me kinda lol
@tyrrellgels8527 жыл бұрын
@ 12:00 The Kid says is He takes Your Knight You lose the Game lol the Man is smoking a cigarette giving this Young year old Boy 2nd hand smoke seriously
@Altair56510 жыл бұрын
So how strong are these guys in blitz chess? 1500 - 2000 ?
@kevinwilliams610310 жыл бұрын
Nashan is around 2000-2100. I play him regularly...excellent players. In the part range is probably all the way from 1200 to 2200
@ZaKaTaKofSteel11 жыл бұрын
One of my friends/coworkers and I play "Shit-talk Chess" all the time. It's hilarious...
@serpico10611 жыл бұрын
crazy harry has the same voice as Denzel in Malcolm X
@MrKe4bss10 жыл бұрын
"Chess Is Life!"
@RafaelBorgesRDB11 жыл бұрын
Indeed. As far as I know, there are precisely 169.518.829.100.544.000.000.000.000.000 possibilities only for the 10 first moves, and 2,5x10^116 for a whole 40 moves average game!
@JaggerG10 жыл бұрын
@Peterplayingguitar: Searching For Bobby Fischer perhaps? Kid learns to play in central park, gets a more credentialed tutor, they express apparently conflicting philosophies, and are both respected in the end. Less about Chess, though. More about life values.
@principiisobstaetrespicefinem11 жыл бұрын
There are less than 10^46 possible chess positions, and about 10^82 atoms in the universe. The number of electrons is probably of the same magnitude, given the hydrogen concentration...