The REAL Difference Between Grandmasters In Chess

In this video my mom GM Pia Cramling and my dad Juan Manuel Bellon Lopez played out the exact same position to show people the difference between how grandmasters think in chess depending on their style. The position was from a Magnus Carlsen game. Hope you enjoy :)
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[@jashepoon]

Anna is absolutely milking the fact that both her parents are GMs, and I'm all here for it

[@sleazeberg]

Right? Every video is "... my Grandmaster parents..." Honestly I think it's really smart because the term grandmaster probably does really well with the KZbin algorithm.

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

Every video is my parents this, my parents that. She needs to focus a bit more on herself.

[@heyhowyoudoin]

@@PreservationEnthusiast lmao she needs to do absolutely nothing, she can do whatever the f she wants. The video was lovely and her parents are awesome. I’d sub if they had a yt channel tbh

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

@@heyhowyoudoin Oh come on, she's had chess poured down her throat most of her life and lived a world of chess. Yet she can't manage any better than about 2000 rating. If she spent less time obsessing about her parents, and concentrated on her own game, she might do rather better!

[@heyhowyoudoin]

@@PreservationEnthusiast Oh Boy. So first and foremost, she obviously chose to be a content creator first and chess player second. And then again, why would you even care? If you spent less time obsessing about what she’s doing, and concentrated on your own life, you might do better in general.

[@crazyoncoffee]

It’s stereotypical, but I love how their chess styles line up with their nationalities. Sweden: “maybe we should do this, maybe we should do that, consider what they will think.” Spain: “¡ATTACK!”

[@chriszhang1660]

France: 🏳️

[@riseagainstthemachine6079]

@@chriszhang1660 Germany: Attack France, flip the board if enemy is not french

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

@@chriszhang1660 France is bad at chess for its population/size.

[@fabricebacquart]

@@chriszhang1660 Yeah let's discount all the previous history and focus on just 1 war. -_O

[@chriszhang1660]

@@fabricebacquart May I recommend the War of 1812, the Franco-Prussian War, and the one they lost to Vietnamese to you, my dear?

[@gffg387]

Pia is so harmonious and calm, taking very little risk and punishing bad moves from the opponent. Juan is very chaotic and take risks with almost every move he makes. Pia won, Juan drew beautifully.

[@AltairCreedZ]

Yes, also it's kinda bad to play tactical against computers because they will always find a sharper tactic and the response to those tactics tends to be really obscure for most human players, that's why everyone says it's better to play solid against computers.

[@yunoewig3095]

@@AltairCreedZ this engine does not play to the highest level, so this may not apply

[@AltairCreedZ]

@@yunoewig3095 engine always plays the best moves and makes very intentional mistakes

[@yunoewig3095]

@@AltairCreedZ I don't actually know how the lower rated engines work, they are kinda weird

[@The_Scouts_Code]

The viewers won

[@keep1t5imple5tupid]

I once walked in on my parents playing chess. Mom was positional, dad was being aggressive.

[@sebastiandd9153]

Poetry

[@Droller]

This feels like a bed joke.

[@agamerscoven]

Sounds like your dad got the Mate.

[@wisecounsel6135]

@@agamerscoven nice

[@Dopamine-.-]

@@agamerscoven noice

[@maccastrewth]

Dad's forced stalemate was an absolute mic drop. Almost better than a win

[@ping7979]

Can you explain for a noob why it was a draw?

[@arjankroonen4319]

@@ping7979 White's turn to make a move, King is only piece left but cannot move anywhere because all surrounding fields are under attack. No possible move -> draw (stalemate).

[@tyblu7667]

Win is always better, but it was a great move

[@nihalbhamrah4726]

@@arjankroonen4319 no legal move

[@kademcgill2599]

Forcing your opponent to not win while you're down material. Chad behavior.

[@influentia1patterns]

Anna’s parents are so good at chess that when they get into an argument they immediately recognize it’s a 3fold repetition and change topics

[@hata6290]

LMFAO WHAT

[@clocked0]

​@@hata6290Neither wants a draw

[@boggy6060]

I wonder if they dream about it as well. Imagine calling out chess positions in your sleep.

[@andrebenites9919]

His tactical stalemate was more brilliant than a win

[@misterscottintheway]

That feels like a silly thing to say. A win is a win

[@israeltrujillo-sba6747]

No he's right. Beauty is more important, tal would change his 10 wins for the 1 beautiful win of Rashid N. His win will be shown on all chess books ever and so many videos dedicated to its beauty. While no one will remember a boring win. I'll remember that great stalemate by her dad

[@israeltrujillo-sba6747]

Let's also remember his style is probably more effective against humans in certain time signatures. While hers is perfect against computers

[@misterscottintheway]

Lol that's ridiculous. He got himself into a "great stalemate" because he played recklessly to begin with. If he had played better he would have avoided the entire situation.

[@israeltrujillo-sba6747]

@@misterscottintheway go watch some of games of Rashid Nezhmetdinov and why he's such an emblematic figure of chess. Then you'll know why your comment is not relevant to beauty

[@googlewhackthis]

I know that GMs are ridiculously good, but watching him find that stalemate was something else altogether!

[@Hensley_Jb]

That was amazing

[@ithinkthereforeitalk935]

And he is old and def not at his best, imagine what he would have done to any female GM in his prime...

[@trinidaddy]

@@ithinkthereforeitalk935 ah, look at you, just like bobby "no biches" fischer, except without the fame, and talent, and skill, and really any redeeming qualities in general. But what's impressive is how you ended up being even more of an unsociable fck up than he was.

[@i.g.l.z.9215]

@@ithinkthereforeitalk935 you mean like, marry one? :)

[@tobechinese]

👏

[@anderslarsen4412]

Juan is a very smart man. He gave Anna some great content, while making sure that his wife ended up happy too. 😀

[@princeantisocial]

Facts but he’s really tactical

[@ruthxk7844]

hahaha ABSOLUTELY

[@rodrigopessoa1795]

he won on the chess of life

[@mightycarolus2882]

The IQ on that man I swear! :D

[@my_stash]

definitely one of the smart Juans..

[@rokhnroll]

Mum plays with cool and calm calculated momentum, Dad plays like he is sword fighting with parry and riposte. I can see why Anna got excited with Dad playing, he was taking risks to expose the opponent.

[@blanktrigger8863]

Yeah, has a very very old play style that doesn't really exist anymore because of how the engines changed things. It's a great look into what chess used to be like.

[@prince2132]

Anna has dad's character and chess play and not at all like mom. Mom is a very strong player with so so much calmness. She is not at all impulsive which is is the reason for her strong chess moves.

[@mightycarolus2882]

but she looks more like her mom, so she got the best and funniest of both I guess :)

[@gellertgrindelwald4720]

It feels safe watching pia playing. It's like you know everything is gonna be alright in the end. As for Juan it's like please think for few more second, you are making me sweat😅. But very entertaining. Love both of them.

[@samfisherniallcase5692]

Pia is so wholesome, and Juan is hilarious 😂 , always awesome to have them on stream and in videos ❤️ Great video Anna!

[@robertakerman3570]

So much fun.

[@samfisherniallcase5692]

Grandmasters can magically teleport. Noted. 😆

[@AnnaCramling]

😂😂

[@nonamem2932]

Only one reply let me fix that

[@Droller]

Only two reply let me fix that

[@tasneemayham974]

Only three replies let me fix that!

[@omg8724]

Only four replies let me fix that

[@jean-baptistegrenouille3692]

Now I understand why Anna laughs so hard all the time. Cause the Dad is so funny!

[@eiylakaplan8041]

I wish the engine had played the same lines against them, it would have been interesting to see the difference in how they navigate the same position.They played the same first 2 moves and it was the engine that deviated

[@kevinh.3865]

yeah, it should be the same move.

[@ian9toes]

Anna should have forced the original move

[@theherk]

I love that your dad strikes me similarly to other great players as just awesome players that think in ways I can't even imagine. But Pia like, actually blows my mind. Her thought process is amazing, and I hold her in very high regard.

[@dethspud]

These videos with Pia and Juan are always a lot of fun. 😀

[@carlo_cali]

always

[@dariesknox7168]

I love it when Juan said mama don't play like this.

[@brandonteel505]

You can feel the love between this family. I came for the chess and stayed for the authentic joy of their company together. Cheers!

[@andreasstavrinides6980]

Completely agree with that.

[@gcdsuite8471]

There is no question Juan and Pia both have tactical and positional feel of the board as per video. What I noticed is that Pia seems to be more calculative and tried to play it safe , while Juan played more intuitive and seemed to be the risky/double edge type of player.

[@johanwestin3030]

Probably why juans rating is wgat it is now. Refuses to play boring still.

[@GAME4WAR]

Because he's a man.

[@Keatsounet]

This was the best video I saw in a whiiiile :D I love how your mom is calm and clever while your father is all talent and fire ! Very nice people the 3 of you

[@dariesknox7168]

I can't get enough mom saying that's a funny move.

[@omarna5859]

super cute and intelligent family 😊

[@attilahalmai4590]

North calmness and mediterranean, south fire.

[@jaybee4288]

Spain isn’t Mediterranean lol

[@johndeleon8741]

@@jaybee4288Hey, say that again, but this time have a look at Google's Maps first.

[@DAVIDMILLER-nc9vo]

Well, this is a most lovely family. These parents share great parental skills. The result is a very fine player, teacher, encourager and promoter of chess. I bet there are many young girls who are following Anna in her KZbin channel. It's always a delight to see her videos. And thanks to Mom and Pop for their participation. FUN TO WATCH!

[@tehkokhoe]

Pia's chess is my dream, the moves are so gentle, yet so unforgiving.

[@pramodhsrihari493]

Pia won the game, Juan won our hearts.

[@obscurelines]

loving this format. Would love to see you do it with Danya, Hikaru etc. A real sense of how players attack differently.

[@ajtatosmano2]

hikaru said that at the top the difference starts to get smaller because modern supergms tend to play close to the engines (classical). it would be interesting in a blitz scenario

[@obscurelines]

@@ajtatosmano2 yes, that makes sense. There's a good video from about a year ago where Levy and Hikaru individually analyse the same position and they exist in different universes - the sheer calculating power that a supergm has is their difference.

[@DarthVader-wk9sd]

@@obscurelines He isn't referring to calculating ability. He is saying that at the top level players don't really have styles have play

[@obscurelines]

@@DarthVader-wk9sd yes. Understood. I was just saying that in that specific case the difference between an IM and SGM was the capacity for speedy calculation. However, there must be some differences between SGMs other than brain power. Even in chess they still express interest in types of games, be it closed, or quick transition to an end game etc. They are still limited by the amount of research they can do in different lines

[@WilliamSt.Clair1399]

The love this family exudes is. so wholesome it is lovely to see.

[@thomashan4963]

Mom so calm .. Dad so energetic. Both strong GMs Thanks for the video

[@SnattanWasTaken]

Imagine having two GM's as parents, you'd be able to learn so much

[@bobbyjonas2323]

Yet still not breaking 2000 Elo 🤣

[@salvadorsempere1701]

Just for the record, Bellon rating today is 2311 while Pia rating is 2459. So Pia is significantly stronger.

[@Somm_RJ]

Yes. Juan is significantly older, peaked earlier, thus, retired earlier, thus declined earlier. On their peak, they are about the same.

[@mompomil]

You and your parents have an amazing chemistry together! Maybe the lack of perspective, being so relatively young, could make you think that's a common thing. It's not, it's really not. You trully are something special

[@kevinbecker8016]

I just got to say this type of video is brilliant! Absolutely love your parents and I’m jealous that they are not my parents. Fantastic work, all three of you are wonderful and give out such positivity. Your dad‘s confidence when he decides a move is awesome, and when your mom decides she is so calm, cool, and collected. Please make more of these videos.

[@ralphderkapitaen9875]

if its about chess, mom is more methodical and analytical. But if its about just having fun, dad is a crack-up...made me laugh a lot! both parents are golden though! thanks for sharing

[@moosewild4239]

WoW. How your dad figured that out at the end was amazing and your moms game was great also. Really fun watching them play. Great video.

[@stefaniewongsw]

I love how when Pia magically teleports herself into the video at 0:15, she immediately holds Anna's hand ❤

[@krisobe]

The most wholesome Chess family in the world! keep up the great content :) PS: I love these types of videos. Great way to practice on improving tactics and just finding the best or 2nd best move of the position.

[@tang0kat318]

Your Mom did a great job playing that, Really love the live commentary, not too many variations being calculated at least on camera, but straight to the point!

[@darylgraham4313]

Being able to share such a deep appreciation of any game with your entire family would be so rewarding.

[@boobysmiles]

This was awesome! Would love to see more like this, with your parents or with any other players who have different styles like you and a friend.

[@tang0kat318]

Your Dad just got the coolest stalemate I have seen! I really enjoyed it!

[@eliericksson.8950]

"If it is gonna draw it must be nice draw." I LOVED THAT HAHA

[@exilibrius]

Being more focused on what you can do to the opponent rather than considering what he can do to you reminds me a lot of hard lessons I've received. And it wasn't chess. That one is valid in a lot of fields. Love your content

[@cy7125]

It's great to see three great and different chess players at the same time, but even more the harmony in your family. Stay healthy!

[@sacokhan]

I loved watching your family having fun together, really stopped observing the moves and watched you laughing and conserving with each other. You have so cute personality and are so blessed to have such parents :)

[@michaeltrolove2290]

Thanks for being you Anna! Enjoying your parents and bringing their experience and love for the game to the channel also. Great enthusiasm, positive and educational content. Keep on going Anna and family!

[@velvelcook9944]

This was my favorite video! Loved seeing the different styles and personalities! And would love to see more like this.

[@PeckiePeck]

This was such an instructive video. I really like watching your and your parents' analysis of games as they're progressing.

[@lukastux3024]

I love content featuring your fantastic parents!! So instructive to listen to their thoughts

[@davida1d2]

So good! That stalemate aswell. Loved it. Mom and dad are incredible strong.

[@frenches1995]

omg your dad is so fun to watch he could almost go as a comedian!

[@ryanmocerino7698]

omg i can’t remember the last time a chess video made me giggle uncontrollably. you’re parents are awesome we want more of them on the channel

[@zoomer7356]

His dad play dangerously, and that evoke people emotional response. Mom is just superb, brilliant!

[@VA3KAMA3]

Do more of this! Absolutely fun to watch!

[@coreyduffelfan]

What a great and wholesome video! Would love to see more content like this! 😊

[@Avadhuta2003]

Your Mom and Dad both are really fun to watch. I am waiting for a part 2 . Btw your dad literally reminds me of Mikhail Tal.

[@johnnemaric1577]

Anna is joyful, credit to yr folks for raising such a child. World needs more like her.

[@diamantyzeiraj2218]

I would deffinitely watch this videos if you make more of them. Very instructive and fun!

[@Irisishunter]

Every video with your parents in, is fantastic, your Mum exudes warmth

[@patricioferrari4667]

It´s lovely to see the interaction with her parents. Congrats on making chess so enjoyable Anna!

[@ianseaweed]

Fascinating and so fun to watch. They have such different styles so what a combination you learned from!

[@baytar82]

That stalemate was beautiful, more exciting than a win also mom's happy🙂

[@johndelatorre4794]

Well done Anna, you always do a great job and make the videos fun. How good is it to have two wonderful parents at your side who are happy to help you any way they can 😀. We're helping our son with his online business and its an honour for us and a source of shared purpose in our family. As a parent only one thing is more rewarding than watching your child succeed and that is watching them be a great person. Your parents would be proud on all fronts, keep up the good work.

[@dirkpuhlmann7321]

One of the most entertaining chess videos in a long time! Bravo.

[@michaelmelen9062]

This is fascinating. Thank you for posting this! You have very interesting & thought-provoking videos.

[@danielapw.8146]

26:10 i love the moment when shes explaining her own style, while her mother is just watching her super proudly

[@mefunnyknow]

Your moms the logical side of the brain and your dad is the creative side ❤ beautiful to see !

[@KetamineUser69]

brotha?

[@cheddarsunchipsyes8144]

@@KetamineUser69chicken broth

[@thehierophant1314]

20:12 😂 my favorite part, you and your dad are everything!

[@matt-lang]

This is immediately one of my favorite videos you've done!

[@hafl8]

This series is amazing. I love these format.

[@BlackSun3Tube]

There must be astonishing familly chess parties at home! Cool parents for Anna, they let her move them for a public demonstration, so much love through this :) Congrats and best thoughts to all three :)

[@TravisHirkala]

The look on your dad’s face when you told him he doesn’t have to win because your mom won! I really enjoyed this. I would love to see each other’s reactions to how their games were played out. I think your dad got a little too obsessed with pushing the pawn and lost too much material in the process. Genius recovery though!

[@richterscales]

Reminds me of what another GM said about how Tal's risky sacrifices weren't really unsound, because if things went wrong he always had a draw option ready to go.

[@timothydavis3703]

Love the way Anna loves her parents. And she's so proud too. The way she is able to laugh with her dad.

[@rafaela.coutocabral8067]

so instructive these videos!!! I think seeing the difference in the thought process ... as well as intuition at play ... wow!!!! keep these coming. I subscribed!

[@zorax15]

you have such wonderfull parents. Both completely different in their personality but asbolutely nice people. I liked how your father was so much more imulsive while your mother was calculating every move. Very nice video and I love the chemistry between you and your parents. subbed Edit: I feel like a total tool but why does the engine offer a draw when there's only on white king while there's a king, a queen, a knight and several pawns for black?

[@RoseColoredIris]

I was confused the first time it happened to me too. It's because white has no legal move. You are not allowed to move your king into check. So Juan put his king into a position that would result in a check if it moved and then forced the engine to take his last two pieces. Thus resulting in a stalemate.

[@StCreed]

In chess the rule is that if you don't have a legal move left (or only repeating ones) you draw. Anna's dad basically put himself in a position where had no legal moves so it was an automatic draw.

[@PDSnape]

it would make very good series of videos if you could get you GM mom to analyse a given set of positions - and her next move. Her assessment of position is very instructive. As regards your father if you could match him against Rosen and see who could stalemate the other first 😂

[@leonardovieiradesouza8115]

Your parents are awesome Sending lots of love for your beautiful family from this Chess aficionado in Brazil

[@MegaNardman]

Anna's parents are absolute treasures. I love how much passion they both have for the game, but come about it it two completely different ways!

[@joejoe-ds8xr]

entertaining and highly educational, makes you realize how far off one is from a GM and also how much more there is too learn

[@scottharvey6892]

Greatest parents on the planet. Can't get enough of them!

[@cdanielh128]

Very fun watching so many variations of play. Thanks so much! Everyone well done!

[@FredPlanatia]

what fun, chess in the family, and a bit of mom and pop rivalry. It really highlights that the character of the chess player is expressed in their play.

[@mrjohnp555]

That draw by your dad was awesome and funny at the same time :)

[@mariomaurer1958]

Why is it a draw? Can you please explain

[@kishidek]

I would love to see you and your father in a video only speaking spanish (we only had the luck to appreciate it in your game against rey enigma, and it was great).

[@pablomunoz7407]

best video ever, mom is super cool to hear . so calm and fun to hear because she explains a lot

[@pineapple3832]

im really glad anna shares her familys stories with us because she has such a unique chess family and shes just fun to listen to and watch Also i just came back to the US from Spain(Bilbao) and i loved it so much. I wish my country was more like it im debating moving there.

[@d0dgecity]

You have no idea how lucky you are to have two parents still together, that love you & each other, are both top class in their profession, and are both v. smart and charming.

[@deniscardozo7484]

Anna. Que lindo puedan compartir esta pasión con tus padres. He leído sus carreras y es fabuloso lo de ambos y lo que has logrado tú. Me estoy volviendo fan de tus videos. ¿Qué consejos me podrías dar si quiero mejorar en mi juego? ¿Qué guía de estudios puedo implementar? Lamentablemente yo descubrí el ajedrez de grande pero eso no me ha impedido ir aprendiendo por las mías algunas cosas.

[@williethomas5116]

I think I love Anna's mom. She is amazing. Anna gets her calm demeanor from her. She gets her sass from her dad.

[@knighterrant5772]

The Spanish Tal. Not a bad nickname, I have to say! Lots of comments have already said this, but *all* the streams with your parents have been just great.

[@JEZZE4322]

Momma is a bad ass and dad is very entertaining

[@fore101]

Fabulous! Love ❤️ your Dad’s enthusiasm

[@jackh1749]

What a sweet and brilliant family you have Anna! All of you!! ❤

[@oscarmunozsoriano9164]

Your dad is so funny and a genius!

[@jordanmcmorris5248]

The real difference is one is a Slytherin and one is a Gryffindor!

[@MrRebornsama19]

Awsome and wholesome!! It's always great to see those two. :)

[@kylecox6177]

Love this, which I could see their boards side-by-side to be able to watch the differences unfold turn-by-turn.

[@dandymcgee]

I wanted to see them react to each other's moves haha

[@edimarcamacho8978]

I started learning the game about 5 days ago and today I got my first win against a 1300 player. I'm currently rated 450, lots of stuff to learn but I have to say it felt quite good

[@stone6315]

22:00 love this moment, where as soon as her dad spots the draw he smiles wide.

[@zada4a]

I ran the game through engine and at the time of the draw tactic, the eval is mate in 16 for black. So that draw really was the best that could be done in the situation, great find wow

[@woahblow4127]

I want to see your family take on Hikaru or Magnus