The Zugzwang

[@vic_710]

My dumbass really thought black pawn should move upwards 💀💀

[@adeemmmm]

U r not wrong, if u play black then black move upward

[@notreallyknown3628]

Actually not wrong thats the only way to draw because aint no way black gonna win

[@chardbar6959]

@@adeemmmmnot the pawn tho. You’d move the king

[@adeemmmm]

@@chardbar6959 i was talking about the direction not the pieces

[@ColiFlow]

@@adeemmmm the comment was talking about the pawn though

[@modok_ff]

I would've blundered and played kd6😅

[@fuge4738]

Bro isn't that move better? I mean i would've played it so it's probably not

[@lewisjones284]

@@fuge4738no, because you would be zugzwanged yourself. Opponent defends, and you have no choice but to move away from your pawn, allowing the opponent to capture. Kd6 Kf5

[@surreal.1]

​@@fuge4738 you need to defend your pawn on the next move after enemy king attacks

[@drenz1523]

​@@surreal.1 but you cant... there is no path to do that since that path is attacked by the pawn

[@surreal.1]

​@@drenz1523 that's why you play Kd7

[@breaddles11]

As a German, i can confirm that his pronunciation of Zugzwang is way better than his pronunciation of Zwischenzug...

[@holdeen1012]

Your german is wonderful

[@thechessnerd]

gracias amigo ❤️

[@scoreprogamez6667]

@@thechessnerd switches to Spanish 😂

[@jerahmeelgubatan4554]

my dumbass brain in chess thought the black king could move upwards to protect the pawn once more..

[@4jaks]

I love how much you react to comments. Ur very good at chess, How long have you been playing chess for??

[@thechessnerd]

Thank you ❤️ I have been playing for 16 years since the age of 5 :)

[@heyocherry]

good vid as always

[@thechessnerd]

thank you so much ❤

[@anchovybushwack472]

Situations like this make me think there should be an option to pass your turn

[@shahanaahmed3441]

After that I would've put my pawn straight so it would be a draw.

[@lexisclayborn]

The white moved into check with the first move

[@hzky]

Nice

[@thechessnerd]

Thanks G!

[@ignDEADSHOT]

Bro , Will you organise the viewers tournament today?

[@guywhogamezz]

im pretty sure black was losing because that pawn is much farther away from queening than the white one

[@saloejka]

Bishop on I9 saves the day.

[@Gereeen]

quick question when will there be an end game where there is two pawns in the middle and the kings close to them in opposite directions

[@michaelhutson1631]

Trebuchet endgame

[@lukafulltv94]

my ass would play king d6 and zugzwang myself

[@Pat_1321]

I was so confused for a sec

[@sqytter4291]

but if the black king would move E4 after the zugzwang it would be a draw right

[@Pk_hunter1]

when the king moved close to black pawn was check

[@cheesebombed]

That one black h7 pawn: 🤯 Would still be losing though.

[@constantinaandreou3787]

I remembered the time when Hikaru pronounced that, I won’t even try to type it

[@mo_3924]

It is an absolutly normal word in germany. Zug means train, (to) pull or (to) move Zwang means to be forced. The forced moved

[@mo_3924]

*The forced move

[@sageunix3381]

This is called a trebuchet

[@IshworiShrestha-mk1xw]

We can't go in that square because of the pawn

[@Xerjayyy]

King 4e?

[@vigulantic]

Btw: Black pawn downward, white pawn upward.

[@nitrogamer8899]

bro u cannot put the king in the spot where the pawn is protecting

[@videoseeker117]

Am I the only one thought put the king to 4E to stalemate the game

[@danielgomes4951]

The White usually has an advantage at symetrical postions

[@abelardomanansalajr.5804]

King cant go to d7 cuz of pawn protection square tho..?

[@mr.explorer9913]

The pawn would've got it

[@themarushin]

So since the begin of this puzzle black was already in a zuzgswan

[@kweetong3327]

My dumbass pawn can just use en-passant to oof the king

[@joexyhsd9600]

Zugwang sounds german

[@ThomasNimmesgern]

...because it is.

[@endfel3561]

Dam on black history month? That's crazy

[@Ralph_Ghost]

What if Black Kf6 instead of Kg6 then promote pawn to queen

[@milinpatel851]

What if you just circle around your pawn

[@pher8902]

Does King D6 work for white too?

[@itzbugbotboiz4196]

For the last move. Why not king d7 instead of d8?

[@nicho105nicho]

It is to protect the white pawn

[@zoro635]

Why not Kd7 immediately instead of shouldering with Ke7?

[@therealmstoltz7032]

Kd7 is the best move in that spot, in the video he just wastes 2 moves

[@larahvelplund7226]

Why didnt the Black pawn take the King?

[@noaw.x]

They go downwards

[@namitasingh6844]

why are the kings on the wrong side of the boaed

[@Bruhzo]

What about Kf6?

[@mo_3924]

Blocked from the pawn

[@Bruhzo]

@@mo_3924 I just realised

[@themantikormc]

the z in the german word zugzwang is probounced very hard and very different from how you pronounced it

[@jesschrimes5031]

Hé just moved into check

[@ncsmusic-mw1ii]

Why do you have to shoulder the black king when you could just play kd7 and promote the pawn?

[@Leo-lb5ll]

The German language has been slaughtered again

[@brunca_xd7994]

What if kf4

[@arabsaood]

I would have played king f6 pawn e7 king f7 pawn e8 made a queen then try to checkmate or stalemate

[@quackatit]

Nah f6 would be check.

[@_._deadguyvibing_]

Black pawn to e7 white king chases...black pawn to e8...white king takes it...black king chases white pawn...both tale each other's pawn...no zugzwang??

[@k.apowell5688]

Why doesn’t black go to king F6?

[@Heli_copter816]

Yeah

[@noaw.x]

because that's check

[@GokuBlack_7]

What if you play queen e4?

[@nicho105nicho]

The black pawn still gets taken and the white pawn is protected

[@GokuBlack_7]

oh ok

[@dachenklayalmario7938]

How about f6

[@Mat-vh5ei]

"Chess is a strategy game" Rng: Hi

[@gtgplays0758]

How do you move the king to d7😂😂 that’s a check

[@tyguy275]

the pawn is moving the other way

[@gtgplays0758]

@@tyguy275 right 😂 it was 3am for me

[@justinmacugay5178]

bro the move of white king is a wrong move because black pawn is defending d7 square

[@bencebucholcz4287]

If you push you pawn as blavk its draw

[@potato_1523]

Black shouldve gone d7

[@petarstankovic6858]

Why not just going in a circle untill somebody looses patience or is a draw i mean black could've escaped the zucgwang by playing f6

[@ZBREAD.]

Pawn is protecting that square 0 iq

[@aqeemqadir793]

Bro isn't check for white king when it moves to d7? edit: bro I forgot that pawns can't move backwards 💀

[@braydenbailey8923]

Or king to f8 draw

[@peen6315]

bro imagine being this good at chess and being attractive too 😧

[@jadenmatthewconcepcion7919]

why am i thinking this is kinda racist

[@marycatamco9979]

I might call this racist

[@jamesbenz9812]

Why does black not take

[@I.m_old-_-]

Y cant he play e4

[@nirmalasingh9090]

So black could not play ke4

[@Happyiyad]

No dude, pd7 is a draw

[@ZBREAD.]

Bro what? There is no p in chess

[@shahanaahmed3441]

Surely you can just push your pawn and make a draw. Common sense abit fr

[@Adventurer-te8fl]

The pawns are blocking each other

[@michak2193]

Kd7 was faster

[@piglinplayz8391]

Stop black hate. let black win sometimes :(

[@Pharaoh_Cursed]

i will eat a cat

[@thelegendaryplayer5572]

94th comment chess account name blueshars

[@pillrat]

I felt the zugzwang coming inside of me

[@juansarria7457]

Ayo

[@hzky]

uhh…

[@revelari]

🤣

[@FootballTbg9]

Fellow Michael Storen fan

[@supershaw09]

@@FootballTbg9 I’m so much of a Michael Storen fan I can feel this comment section coming inside of me

[@hexivist5303]

Nice

[@thechessnerd]

Thank you ❤

[@Titanbucketman]

My guy did a illegal move

[@whynot111]

Nice

[@kohinoorbanerjee4009]

Nice

[@thechessnerd]

Thank you! ❤

[@mr.maccaman2]

Nice

[@SilverMosty]

Bro, this exact position happened with me and my friend was, it was my first ever zukzwang, and then I promoted and won the game, I also had the white pieces as well. 😅

[@anonymousbanana204]

Would've been way better if you placed the board in correlation to where the pieces are headed.

[@ThorfinnBus]

Ig Kd7 was more clean instead of Ke7. Red carpet could be bought faster.

[@ankushghosh8712]

Can't he play kd7 instead of wasting a move shouldering?

[@minecraft_bf_fan8750]

You should take queen after sacrifise the game

[@visheshsinghi6634]

The pawn is attacking the king in the first move

[@futbolover10]

Wait you can’t do king d7 cuz pawn can just take the king

[@lyleliamronnie2782]

Why is it always the black king that always loses

[@btw_rukzamkze6782]

These boards are never gonna happen tho

[@oljohnreyes3303]

yooo i think thats kinda racist

[@crackeyboi13]

Nice

[@thechessnerd]

Thank you! ❤

[@epochhp8899]

Nice

[@thechessnerd]

Thank you! :)

[@RoninPlaysYT]

Wait why do u need to go e7

[@VASHU_2211]

That's racist

[@cabbage.god1]

No it's just a tie

[@ImNewHereTV]

You are wrong

[@XxMKxD]

Aint kd7 a check?

[@Dad_Of_Atreus]

Black pawn is moving downwards so how is it a check?

[@Pasta_Pest]

Move the pawn forward, he takes pawn, you take his pawn, stalemate It’s a draw loss situation

[@alexwijaya6857]

I remembered this is called trebuchet

[@bettercallaryan]

reach is back lessgo

[@distrxint]

but if black goes king e4?

[@nicho105nicho]

The black pawn still gets taken and the white pawn is protected