WHAT?! I Played Brazil’s Best Chess Player!?

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I had no idea that I was playing Grandmaster Krikor Mekhitarian!
What an honour for me to get to play him!
I really enjoyed this game, and I hope you did too. I just wish I'd have known it was him before the game, and then I might have focused a ton more, but overall I'm pretty happy with how I played.
If you want to join the discord you can here:
/ discord
Or my twitch streams at:
/ owen4real
Become a channel member here:
/ @blunder_man
Shout out to my channel members!
Thank You so much for supporting me:
Jofa3099, Alfonso López, André Rodrigues, Firionn, Gonzalo Poblete, levendlicht

[@GMKrikor]

Hey there, nice seeing you enjoyed the game as well! Great work with the channel, keep it up man and good luck in your improvement at chess!

[@kel3ndr0s2]

como tu raciocina tão rápido mesmo dormindo esse horario? já são 12h

[@Blunder_Man]

Thanks so much brother! You're a big inspiration, and I learned a lot from our game! Hope you get over your cough :D

[@UnSkilledJP]

Krikão brabo!!

[@underson.lima00]

Certo, Neymar do xadrez!

[@BrazilSuperpower]

KRIKOR SOU SEU FAN NÚMERO 1❤

[@chesscomPT]

Nice game against GM Krikor! Keep it up!!

[@Blunder_Man]

Wow thanks so much chesscomPT!! You too!! Keep posting the amazing content!!

[@Sergio.A.Carneiro]

Saudações aqui do Brasil. Mais alguém chegou até aqui pelo link canal do Mestre KRIKOR?

[@Blunder_Man]

Greetings my friend!!

[@Sergio.A.Carneiro]

I really liked your channel here on KZbin and immediately subscribed to it. I hope your channel grows a lot and brings more incredible matches.

[@Blunder_Man]

@@Sergio.A.Carneiro obrigado!!! Haha!!

[@marcelopedrosa629]

Na verdade cheguei aqui através de um comentário na speedrun do Krikão da massa!

[@Sergio.A.Carneiro]

Através do link?

[@visio-zt1jq]

Fall in chess with krikor:😁 Fall in chess with supi:💀💀☠️

[@Tonhao55]

Coé mn kkkkkkk desmoralizando o krikor

[@Blunder_Man]

I've heard he's a bigger monster

[@Skywalker-II]

Greetings from Brazil 🇧🇷. The chess community here in Brazil is quite large. You are a good chess player. keep up the hard work

[@Blunder_Man]

Thanks skywalker! I will keep focused on improving! Thanks for watching my videos! It means a lot!

[@aleksandrivanovitch1755]

Saudações aqui do Brasil. Vim pelo Krikor, parabéns você joga muito bem

[@Blunder_Man]

Thanks so much brother! Great to have you here! Thanks for watching the videos :D

[@DanielVictorDVZero]

Very wholesome and educating, it's always nice to see an untitled player versus a titled player! I hope you have more fateful encounters like this in the future. Greetings from Brazil! :)

[@Blunder_Man]

Thanks so much Daniel! I'd love to play some strong players again in the future, I'm sure I will again, but for now I need to focus on improving haha

[@FurtivaMente]

O youtube me entregou esse vídeo por que sabe que sou fã do Krikor. Esse GM brasileiro é um monstro!

[@Blunder_Man]

Well I hope you enjoy the video brother! Thanks for stopping by!

[@rafaelcastro1811]

It's quite interesting seeing both point of view of the game as a brazilian, keep up the good work man

[@Blunder_Man]

Thanks so much Rafael! Hopefully I did the translations okay? I spent ages using chat gpt to convert them hahaha

[@rafaelcastro1811]

The translation is fine. I played you once on the blitz stream tho

[@Blunder_Man]

@@rafaelcastro1811 oh awesome stuff! Did you win?

[@rafaelcastro1811]

@@Blunder_Man I did! I was raffagchess if you can remember

[@Blunder_Man]

@@rafaelcastro1811 I seem to remember a Brazilian destroying me, were you about 1800 rating?

[@quatroquatroSJSU]

coming from the krikor channel. Great game yo ! Hello from Brazil !

[@Blunder_Man]

Quatro!! Thanks for coming over to my channel! I hope you enjoy the videos!

[@luisfelipecanever9505]

Greetings from Brazil! I had already watched the game from his perspective and it is nice to see your point of view. Good luck to you!

[@Blunder_Man]

Thanks Luis! Great to meet you here!!

[@gabrielrodriguesquintilian3828]

Brazil mentioned? Of course it is! Nice video man, hugs from Brazil🇧🇷🗣️🔥

[@Blunder_Man]

Thanks Gabriel! Glad you enjoyed the video!!

[@hortaserj]

Nice match! It's great that Krikor recognized you and promoted your channel! More chess content to watch every day here! Love from BR 💚💛💙

[@Blunder_Man]

Thankyou brother!! I'm really happy to meet you! I hope my content is enjoyable/helpful! What's your chess rating?

[@leandroearth]

Wow.... Nice vid.... It's always with great joy I watch talking our Brazilian chess. Krikor (name of his father, his name is Sevag) is a very talented player, he is motivating all Brazilian to play chess. He's a very charismatic person Nice video

[@Blunder_Man]

Thanks brother! Glad you enjoyed watching!

[@icon6343]

Great video dude! I'm from brazil and i always watch krikor playing, he saw the queen sacrifice so fast, its just an art seeing this guys playing

[@Blunder_Man]

Yes, he's very talented, I really enjoyed watching it from his perspective

[@nefrita2]

Hello Blander Man. Beautiful Nick I'm Brazilian and a fan of Master Krikor. I watched your match against him and saw your video analyzing the game. I sent him several messages with the link to his analysis. I hope you continue to progress in chess.

[@Blunder_Man]

Thank you brother! I hope you enjoyed the game!!

[@PedroHenrique-vs3mf]

Greetings from Brazil haha That guy is a monster, lasting 23 moves is already great

[@Blunder_Man]

Thanks for watching Pedro!

[@howdoiremovethis]

I'm looking forward to the rematch...in 2 years time

[@Blunder_Man]

Hahaha, I would be honoured to have you watching me for two years straight, I'm just hoping I can improve a lot by then! I think this new book that I got is really helping me see the game differently! But yeah, these things take time, especially for people who get into it seriously a lot later on in life, but it doesn't mean I can't improve!!

[@fianchero]

Wow nice game. This is one of those games where you can learn sooo much

[@Blunder_Man]

Thanks fianchero! Hope you enjoyed and learned something! :)

[@wilhelmvon007]

That was a pretty good game! Congratulations for your channel and keep the good work! Greetings from the Brazilian chess community.

[@Blunder_Man]

Thanks brother! Thanks also for watching the video! Glad you enjoyed!

[@JeanKercher]

SleepReRun is a trap!!! Hahahaha 😂great content man. Regards from Brazil !!!

[@Blunder_Man]

Thanks jean! Glad you enjoyed the content :D

[@Troniix_]

The Queen Sac was nuts. Incredible Game

[@Blunder_Man]

He's a GM for a reason haha

[@brunomanso9428]

I'm a big fan of Krikor, but the strongest Brazilian players are Fier and Supi currently.

[@Blunder_Man]

I've been told haha, thanks for letting me know!

[@eduardobruno2198]

greetings from brazil! krikor is a really strong player but you played nice! keep doing the good work regards

[@Blunder_Man]

Thanks brother!! Thanks for stopping by!!

[@randalrsilva]

Great game! I follow regularly Krikor's sleeprerun and saw this game. Then YT recommended to me your video. It's great to see good fellas on the board. Now is time to face Alexandr Fier and Supi, both also GM's from Brazil. It will be great content 4 your channel. Good luck! And best regards from Brazil!

[@Blunder_Man]

I don't think I'm at this kind of level yet, I'm still only a 1700, but I'll keep climbing and trying to get there! Thanks for checking out my video brother!

[@randalrsilva]

@@Blunder_Man My friend, you're already above the great majority of mere mortals in the chess world (including me, 1000 in rapid) lol. Keep on playing and keep on advancing. Got a subscribed! Cheers, mate!

[@Blunder_Man]

@@randalrsilva Will do brother!! Thanks so much!

[@devlabz]

Cheers from brazil \m/ nice to see your perspective of the game bro!

[@Blunder_Man]

Glad you enjoyed brother!!

[@ricardolucas8825]

Coming in later because I usually watch the videos in the order YT wants haha. Loved to see both visions of the game, this series is about concepts and learning, so we usually see why the game went wrong, but not what was the thought process behind it, what went missing on the analysis of the other player. Hope the best for your channel and for your future as a chess player!

[@Blunder_Man]

Thanks Ricardo! Really appreciate you stopping by, we're all trying to improve! Great to meet so many Brazilians who are passionate about chess!

[@henriqueoliveiramachado8763]

Very nice seeing Krikor ever here. Hes a monster in chess. His content is a little too advanced for me, but i watch every one of his videos and its very nice to see him apreciated. Its also very cool to play a GM and watch his criticism on your moves so maybe you could learn something.

[@Blunder_Man]

Yeah, agreed! Thanks for checking out my video!

[@gustavocsauer]

Your video appears as a suggestion because of Krikor. Keep it up man! Nice game!

[@Blunder_Man]

Thanks brother!! Thanks for watching my video! Appreciate you!

[@luca-nn2hp]

Looks like you get some folowers! Very humble man! Keep playing!

[@Blunder_Man]

I will! Thanks Luca!!

[@shargal]

Congrats, man. Krikão da massa (Just like we say here in Brazil) is in another Level. Try to play against Raffa Chess.

[@rne0508]

Great game man! I saw this video on Krikor's channel, Krikor is a monster!

[@Blunder_Man]

Thanks rne!!! Yeah he is haha, I hope one day I'll be able to play him again! But I've a lot of improving to do first!

[@ruanpablo2082]

Grande Jogo, Krikor é um monstro

[@Blunder_Man]

He is indeed! Thanks for watching brother!

[@brunopinheiro2909]

Nice played! GG

[@Blunder_Man]

Thanks brother Bruno!

[@FabioBittar]

Nice video, mate. Krikor is not only a very good GM, he's also a great guy.

[@Blunder_Man]

He seems like a nice guy 😂😂😂

[@alanfranklin]

Fair play man you fought well Krikor is a strong GM. I watched your game on his channel the day he posted 😂. Cheers from a Brazilian living in Ireland. 😃

[@Blunder_Man]

Oh no way! What part of Ireland you in? I'm currently living in England but I went to Galway last week for a wedding

[@alanfranklin]

@@Blunder_Man yeah thanks for the YT algorithm 😂 I’m in Dublin.

[@paracletusrevelation4080]

Krikor is among the three best chess playera in Brazil

[@Blunder_Man]

Yes, very strong it seems

[@belengodengo1]

É meu amigo, jogar com o Nosso Mestre Krikao não é para qualquer um. Saudações do Brasil!

[@Blunder_Man]

Thanks for watching my video!!! Great to meet you, friend!

[@MrAlvaroCalasans]

I got here by chance, but have seen the game before on Krikor's channel. Very nice to see both perspectives of the game. You just got a new sub.

[@Blunder_Man]

Thanks so much Alvaro! Wow, what are the chances!? Haha!

[@MadJJay]

English: Yoh have one more subscriber my friend! Português: Você tem mais um inscrito meu amigo!

[@Blunder_Man]

Thanks so much my friend! I hope you enjoy the content here haha!

[@SilentTM]

Much love from BR

[@Blunder_Man]

Much love brother! Hope you enjoyed the video!

[@Thierrybianquezi]

Wow fiquei deverás surpreso com o Krikor na thumb, não esperava.

[@teus6335]

Nice match. It was amazing to folllow a play for another perspective.

[@Blunder_Man]

Really glad you enjoyed it Teus!! Thanks for visiting my channel!

[@feliperafaelwanner6158]

I love Krikor! great video!

[@Blunder_Man]

Glad you enjoyed bro!!

[@kayquealbuquerque7213]

Who translated the video for you man? The translation seems very accurate and KZbin subtitles don't do it well

[@kayquealbuquerque7213]

And congratulations, sorry for my english mistakes, its not my first languange

[@Blunder_Man]

I actually had to use chat gpt and I copied the automated cc from his video and had to match it up. It took me ages, but I managed to get it after a while haha

[@mistergg4549]

Belo vídeo amigo, sempre bom ver pessoas de fora reconhecendo os monstros que temos aqui. Você é muito bom, parabéns! :)

[@Blunder_Man]

Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for watching brother!

[@leonardocamargo5269]

Wowow..... That was a crazy game. I saw it by Krikor's channel. It is so enjoyable perceiving a video by a Krikor's speedrun victim perspective (joking) hehehe... Very good played Blunder Man. Now I'm following your channel as well. Congrats! Greetings from Brazil.

[@Blunder_Man]

It's great to meet you Leonardo! I will try to keep improving! Great to have you here!

[@GaelPrado]

Greetings man, keep it up with chess! You're playing quite well I'm laughed hard with neymar of chess hahahaha

[@Blunder_Man]

Glad you enjoyed! Hahaha

[@joels.7161]

Somos do Brasil, parabéns por ter enfrentado nosso GM

[@Blunder_Man]

Haha thanks for watching :)

[@yyshayy]

One more brazilian friend for you here hahahaha great game. Keep the good work, cheers!

[@Blunder_Man]

Ah thanks brother!! Many thanks!

[@BrunoRodrigues-fp8xw]

O krikor tá famoso na gringa 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@victorfagundescarvalhomelo7248]

Nice work! This video was really well made. 😊

[@Blunder_Man]

Thanks victor!! Glad you enjoyed my friend!

[@gusta.mrqs48]

Grande Krikaoo, amassa eless🎉

[@eric-rmbh]

Wow what an awesome content 🇧🇷

[@Blunder_Man]

Thanks so much Eric!!

[@alexandrepedroso6705]

Congratulations on the game and the video

[@Blunder_Man]

Thanks for coming by Alex!!

[@guivldo]

Greetings from Brazil.

[@Blunder_Man]

Greetings brother

[@joaopedrotozibarbosa3441]

Krikor is one of the excellent players of Brazil. Watch GM Luis Paulo Supi as well

[@gabriel5sb370]

Good player, subscribe and will watching your channel. Krikor is my favorite GM in Brazil. 😅

[@Blunder_Man]

Wow! Thanks for the sub! He is now my favourite player in Brazil too 😂😂😂

[@kazyzz0482]

W video bro I was here because of Krikor but I'm defnetly staying to watch more of your content! New sub! (Sorry for the poor english of mine)

[@Blunder_Man]

Your English is fantastic! Great to meet you brother!! Thanks for the sub! I hope you enjoy my daily rating climb videos! haha

[@tiagorizzo3002]

Legal jogar contra o nosso Grande Mestre Brasileiro Krikor! Deve ter sido uma partida emocionante! Congrats!

[@Blunder_Man]

Thankyou bro!! Thanks for stopping by!

[@gatogamisan3538]

Coming from Krikor, and wow, you are so nice, I really like your vids... keep up the good work!

[@Blunder_Man]

Great to have you here brother! Thanks for coming to my channel :D

[@dannielbarboza99]

a brilliant hii from brazil !!

[@Blunder_Man]

Hello Mr Barboza! Thanks for watching!

[@Daniel220309]

nice game bro!

[@Blunder_Man]

Thanks Daniel!

[@BrendoGoncalves-tm4ci]

Caramba, Krikor joga demais, mas você também jogou bem, Blunder Man, parabéns, não é fácil enfrentar um GM.

[@Blunder_Man]

Thanks Brendo!! I will try to play better in the future!! Thanks for the encouraging words!!

[@MrThecordeiro]

Subscribed because of this game...hahaha. Good content

[@Blunder_Man]

ah thanks so much brother!! appreciate you!

[@levendlicht]

Playing against a GM... phew. Did you know beforehand, or only after the game? I like your content BTW... no content like 'WIN IN 15 MOVES WITH THIS OPENING' or some crap like that, usually by some GM with a stellar ELO rating, but something I can relate to. So looking forward to your next game!

[@Blunder_Man]

I had no idea he was a GM until after the game, if I'd have known I might have taken some more time in the early game to focus haha, but I need to respect every opponent, regardless of their rating! Thanks so much for your kind words! Did you just become a channel member? I see you have the badge!! Thanks so much brother!!

[@levendlicht]

@@Blunder_Man Yeah, I see it as a small token of appreciation. Only channels with a gazillion views can make money on youtube, but the best content usually comes from small channels like yours. So I thought it would be a good idea to buy you a cup of coffee so you can stay sharp :) Maybe we can play a game one day if my rating is up a bit (just started to play, and still dabbling around 1200).

[@Blunder_Man]

@@levendlicht 1200 is very solid! Yes brother, I'd be more than happy to get a game in if you had a webcam, I could add it in and could be cool to see! I've been doing a few of these kinds of videos on Saturdays, so I'd def be down in the future some time!

[@ildemarmarinatofortes]

Brasileiros invadindo os comentários em 1, 2, 3...

[@Blunder_Man]

Hahaha

[@pat30d]

Eu sou fã do Krikor! Ele joga muito, é didatico e ensina de maneira simples e eficiente!

[@Blunder_Man]

Yeah if I spoke Portuguese I'd be watching his stuff!

[@MNGabrielBraganca]

Brazil S2

[@Sergio.A.Carneiro]

Brasileiros invadindo o canal do gringo 😂

[@marcosmarcatto155]

Congrats! Amazing Video.

[@Blunder_Man]

Really glad you enjoyed it brother!!

[@Helder.Menezes]

Krikor! Brasil!!!! 🇧🇷 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@Blunder_Man]

Hahaha

[@luizfelipevenosa8876]

Krikor é uma engine enjaulada kkkkk gg bro

[@Blunder_Man]

Thankyou brother!!

[@marcoroberto8677]

Wonderful game! You played well! if it was me I had lost in 10 moves! Congrats!

[@Blunder_Man]

Thanks Marco! You're too kind haha

[@randomvibes1040]

saudações da brasil, parabens pelo jogo, vou ficar na torcida pela revanche alguma hora dessas !!!

[@Blunder_Man]

haha if Krikor ever wants a rematch (I don't know why he would) I will gladly give it my best shot!

[@brasilimperio4870]

Ual! Muito bom! Foi ótimo ver o ponto de vista dos dois jogadores.

[@Blunder_Man]

Thanks my friend!

[@jpgames1272]

Eu vim pelo vídeo do Krikor, muito bom ver os dois pontos de vista.

[@Blunder_Man]

Thanks for coming over brother! And I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@luaraguiar819]

Parabéns pela partida. Estou no mesmo nível de rating que você está no momento e você jogou bem demais! But Krikor is a really a monster.

[@Blunder_Man]

He is, maybe we can play some time !!

[@fracarolli]

Great video, mate! Subscribed! Hope I can get to your level soon and play you!

[@Blunder_Man]

I'd love the challenge brother! What's your current elo?

[@fracarolli]

@@Blunder_Man I'm at around 1400 right now.

[@Blunder_Man]

@@fracarolli not far! You'll be 1700 in no time!!

[@Songs_For_Hearts]

THE KRIKOR IS MY PREFERENCIAL CHESS PLAYER HERE IN BRAZIL; THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO; VERY NICE!

[@Blunder_Man]

Glad you like it! Thanks for watching my friend!

[@ricardolopes5665]

Caiu na vila Krikão fuzila

[@ExcelMVS]

Tropa do Brasil !!

[@Blunder_Man]

haha

[@raulfmiranda]

Muito bom ver o comentário de ambos! Faz mais vídeos assim! É bom pra aprender inglês e xadrez ao mesmo tempo! Joga uma partida contra o Raffael Chess também. Ele tem o maior canal de xadrez do Brasil.

[@Blunder_Man]

I'd gladly welcome some games against other people! I like making content where you can see both sides reactions! However, I am quite a small channel, so these things will take time haha

[@ildemarmarinatofortes]

Boa partida, acompanho sempre as temporadas de speed do Krikor. Ganhou +1 seguidor 👍

[@Blunder_Man]

Thanks so much brother!

[@HelderPraga]

Greetings from brazil Coming from krikor chanel

[@Blunder_Man]

Greetings Helder!

[@britomat]

ótimo vídeo mano 👏

[@belengodengo1]

Pra jogar com o Nosso Mestre Krikao tem q ter coragem! Kkkkkkkk

[@Blunder_Man]

Thanks lads!! Haha, I wish I knew it was him before I played the game!

[@kaleoleitholdt9356]

A very well done video!

[@Blunder_Man]

Thanks so much kaleoleitholdt! Thanks for stopping by my channel!

[@MrNavarro85]

greetings from Brasil

[@Blunder_Man]

Greetings my friend! Thanks for saying hello!

[@joahabybatistabrasil4423]

Brazilian here, krikor such a legend!!

[@Blunder_Man]

great to meet you brother!

[@nunofigueiroa947]

The best Brazilian chess player is Alexandr Fier

[@Blunder_Man]

Oh? I saw krikor won the Brazilian cup a few times, so I assumed he was currently the best, my apologies!

[@xadrezaficionado]

Nowaday, Brazilian chessplayers consider Krikor the most popular chessplayer in Brazil. Among the Brazilian active GMs, he is the third rating. The first in rating is Luis Paulo Supi, and the second, Alexandr Fier (known as "no fear").

[@nunofigueiroa947]

@@xadrezaficionado actually, No Fear just crossed 2600. Supi is 2580 right now. But it is more than that - Fier's games are always masterpieces, with so many tactics and messy positions. It's exciting to watch!

[@xadrezaficionado]

@@nunofigueiroa947 I prefer players with less messy positions, and more positional approach, like, e.g., Capablanca, Karpov, Rubinstein, Rafael Leitão, Krikor, or Supi. It's a question of style. I'm not saying I'm right, it's a preference of style.

[@nunofigueiroa947]

@@xadrezaficionado yea, that is cool too… funny thing is that I play more solid positions because I’m terrible with tactics ahahah but love to see mess on the board

[@parizialexandre]

The best player in Brazil is Luis Paulo Supi

[@Blunder_Man]

I've heard, guy is a bigger monster?

[@flyingsteaks]

nice age of empires cushion! ggs

[@Blunder_Man]

You're the first person to mention my cushion hahaha! Wololololoooo

[@luanmagalhaes6456]

Jogou bem amigo !! o complicado que era um GM 🫡

[@Blunder_Man]

Thanks brother! Haha

[@nauak_6820]

É o krikor,não tem jeito🎉

[@Blunder_Man]

haha

[@Gqisoaml.123]

Hello, c0mrade. I'm From 🇧🇷. And, as a noob on chess I can say: GM Krikor is not the beast brasilian chess player, actually, GM Luís Paulo Supi is better ( of course, if we use FIDE rating). Although, thanks for the content and take care my friend.

[@Blunder_Man]

Thanks for informing me! Brazilian chess seems to have quite a rich history!

[@Gqisoaml.123]

@@Blunder_Man Sure! Search for "mequinho", you will be surprised. Although in Brazil, unfortunately, we don't support sports( in general, of course).

[@yang.9193]

Seu vídeo está bombando

[@Blunder_Man]

Thanks for coming by!

[@felipebatistadeassis7165]

Krikor is among the 3 best in Brazil, along with Fier and Supi

[@Blunder_Man]

Yes, I've been told, should I change my video title? Haha

[@felipebatistadeassis7165]

​@@Blunder_Man Oh, it's not necessary, Krikor is considered by many to be the best. And Congratulations on your channel!

[@Blunder_Man]

@@felipebatistadeassis7165 okay! Thanks brother!

[@pandazorrao458]

Nice video mate! Lovely accent btw

[@Blunder_Man]

Thanks for watching brother!

[@felipemendes2773]

KRIKAO...

[@Fly2SkyGAMING]

amazing

[@Blunder_Man]

Glad you enjoyed bro!!

[@matheusalexandreVET]

Um salve do Brasil!

[@Blunder_Man]

@@matheusalexandreVET 😂😂😂

[@Blunder_Man]

Great to meet you brother :)