Chess Grandmasters Solve Insanely Hard Puzzles At MIND-BLOWING Speed

The Grandmasters are back and ready to solve some more INCREDIBLE DIFFICULT Chess puzzles from our team at Chess.com! How quickly can Levon Aronian, Fabiano Caruana, and Le Quang Liem solve these puzzles?
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[@LordTreyHowdy]

Fabi solves puzzles like he's mad at them, Levon solves them like a kid in a candy store.

[@neon1899]

That's Fabi's secret. He's always angry

[@sieger358]

​@@neon1899underrated comment:)

[@donquixote8462]

I identify with Fabi

[@melverys]

@@donquixote8462I identify as Fabi

[@gabrielmoreno9455]

I don't think he is mad, he is just shy, which is alright too

[@ArashFallah]

Levon seems like someone who you could just hangout and chill.

[@jrobinson3k1]

He's always smiling and laughing. He's a joy to watch.

[@khatch5454]

Armenians ...

[@ophiolatreia93]

Sounds like you want to polish his lighthouse

[@alecyerikian8073]

​@@khatch5454 yeah

[@retrogamer3907]

With

[@maxfrobin8930]

Levon is like that one crazy uncle who just knows about the weirdest, most obscure information but somehow manages to make it relevant to the conversation at hand.

[@saifuddinkhedapa2890]

I dont know how to say but this comment is literally the perfect one

[@ilovecatplayingchess]

frfr

[@Alexastic]

LMFAO

[@chhaikleanbay6093]

Levon is simply amazing!

[@screamer22222]

Such a chill guy

[@giokspa3913]

Levy*

[@glassofwater5140]

Levon Daratt

[@merdishakki]

He is just guessing all the moves and luckily enough he got em right.

[@dontethunderstone6662]

@@merdishakkiare you stupid?

[@whenthingsfly4283]

With the rook endgame I think Fabiano being able to calculate Black's responses as well was definitely noteworthy. But yeah Levon was a machine this round

[@AserehtGracilla]

Fabiano is good at complex positions give him a complex position and he will be able to solve it quickly

[@Z3nt4]

That's what they all did though. One of the best and quickest ways to improve is to make an active effort to see the game from both sides so you can understand what your opponent wants to do and stop them. At that level they calculate everything from both ends, and often when they struggle it has more to do with them trying to figure out the response to their moves rather than the moves themselves.

[@hansg9826]

​@@Z3nt4 well the video specifically showed Liem saying "I don't know black's response"

[@whenthingsfly4283]

@@Z3nt4 sort of yes, sort of no. Whilst Chirilla was saying White's responses for Levon and Qiem and then the GMs responded with Black's best move afterwards, Fabiano was saying Black's responses as well. He just got a little stuck at the end.

[@kidchess888]

How uncle Roger will say "Fuiyoh!" 😂

[@garthowen8292]

Lev is insane at blind calculation, but i must admit, Fabim being able to sit there for 20s and figure out what he missed shows real mental

[@johnbowman3630]

fortitude.

[@heffum5107]

I paused the video for each, finally got the last one right and Fabi asks if it's even a puzzle 💀💀💀

[@Silent_wraith441]

Emotional damage

[@fabiocosta7952]

That's because every move is forced and the sequence is short, if you keep doing puzzles, learning patterns and improving your calculation you'll be able to solve puzzles like this instantly

[@felpin5511]

Lol

[@authority1883]

Reminder of how strong Levon is

[@Heddomasuta]

one of the best to ever play

[@Wyvernnnn]

He's the best tactical player with grischuk but they're both imbalanced

[@lucasmatsuoca]

2013-2016 Magnus was like clearly Top 1 and Levon clearly Top 2, many people including me were anxious to a possible WCC match between them, unfortunately Levon did'nt manage to pull of his best at the candidates

[@buni3629]

As someone who plays the Vienna I was stunned at him pulling it out at the Poland tournament. He won too, what a player, especially at that age, he's aged pretty well i would say.

[@michagosawski1490]

Kramnik was (still) at least as strong as Levon back then. The 2013 London Candidates (as well as as that year’s World Cup) proved Carlsen-Kramnik would be THE ideal WCC match.

[@BostonRubyEric]

Theres a reason Magnus said Levon was his fave opponent

[@megselv6633]

Levon is the only player who would frequently outplay Magnus in the middle game in magnus' peak years,

[@williamrobert9898]

@@megselv6633 He is also the top player who won the most amount of games in Classical against Magnus alongside Vishy, both tied at 8 wins each

[@veselinjokanovic3032]

Also Hikaru said Levon is the best player to never play a World Championship match.

[@anmol.1338]

Levon seems such a fun person to be around, not judging based off just this one interview!

[@notoverlyacerbic9574]

I can watch Levon all day.. he is such a pleasant individual..

[@Gabriel-ns2cn]

My favorite chess player

[@trevorsmith8950]

Watching Le struggle at 5:35 and then Levon almost instantly grasp the Ke5! idea is incredible. Levon is a freak, my favorite player no doubt.

[@nicolagemusa]

That's the difference between a gm and a super gm

[@Julie-xz3jb]

​​@@nicolagemusaThey are both super GMs

[@aries2764]

⁠@@nicolagemusaAs of now, Le is higher on the fide list than Levon. Next time do your homework 😉

[@shashishekhar----]

​​@@aries2764Levon is the 4th highest rated in history, forms and everything is temporary, next time you do your homework 👍

[@aries2764]

@@shashishekhar---- so what? both are super gms anyway, you and the other dude can't read or what?

[@vishrutkrishna8469]

12:02 Fabi is confused like why did they give such a simple puzzle suddenly

[@KarlMarxBR700]

He was actually trying to be funny but he is socially awkward lol

[@vishrutkrishna8469]

@@KarlMarxBR700 I found it funny

[@jordanvespa720]

​@@KarlMarxBR700 I wouldn't say Fabi is socially awkward, but he did seem off this video, not like his usual self

[@silverfullbuster9177]

@@jordanvespa720 yh I agree. In plenty of other videos he seems like a chill guy but I could tell right away in this video that he wasnt himself

[@elonif4125]

@@jordanvespa720Yeah, probably just a bad day.

[@jayasinghrathod8683]

Levon is such a genius. Absolutely loved some of his games over the years. Guy is definitely underrated.

[@radscorpion8]

exactly, they just happen to be overshadowed by magnus who is a super genius :P

[@bhamdeezy4654]

Two things.. Levon is an absolute BEAST. & #2, yall should post more of these. It was really fun to work through together! Great video!

[@Longbajubi]

Levon is that dad who always win in a certain thing and laugh exactly like him.

[@garry3465]

As Garry chess once said "The chess world is a better place when Aronian is playing well"

[@joaoguimaro6116]

GM Aronian was on fire 🔥

[@axelgilbert7220]

For the record, here are the composers of the studies : 2 Kasparyan (after fifth move!) 3 Szaja Kozlowski 4 Alexei Troitsky 5 Herbstmann and Kubbel (after first move) Composers' names should always be mentioned.

[@TheArizus]

A video with fabiano, levon and Le quang liem. Perfect combination of friendly personalities

[@TheChessGenie]

Levon is so wholesome!

[@bryantcullen1377]

I can't even imagine what their regular lives are like with such amazing memories. These people are truly special.

[@Kindred1a1]

From a neuropsychologist/chess beginner point of view this is amazing. Specifically, how the language of chess (Nf6, Qxg6, etc) combined with the mental representation of the board is so automatized in their brain that it's almost like they are bilingual (or trilingual, English + native language + chess lol). Really cool to see. EDIT: Im calling it the "language of chess", but I realize it's not a language in and of itself. I meant that it reminds me of language because of how automatic it is for them. They use it so efficiently that a line sounds like a full sentence :D

[@colorsofsound4782]

Yes, but what is even more fascinating is that the area of the brain which is utilised a lot in chess positions is the same area that is used for facial recognition and not language.

[@offensivebias8761]

​@@colorsofsound4782 patterns

[@guillaumecouture8729]

​@colorsofsound really interesting. Where did you hear this? Studying those brains must be fascinating

[@omerzalman-fe2fr]

From a human perspective I think the game is very good

[@hidude1354]

I'm not sure it's the language itself that's really that exciting; it's essentially jargon just like how engineers or doctors talk with those in their similar profression because in chess, that is the traditional way of speaking. The mental representation part is really cool though, especially with the ability of not only remembering a position but being able to make a move on a position you have memorized

[@KironKabir]

Lev has a wealth of chess knowledge. His Armenian GM colleagues always speak highly of him

[@calob3927]

Levon is like the skate boarder who is also an enigmatic genius 😂

[@mattkim96]

Aronian! Seems like such a pleasant person to sit across. So long as it’s not over a chess board.

[@ButlersTraining]

fabiano actually saying "whats the puzzle" at the last one caught me off guard

[@posadist681]

that made me fall out my chair 💀

[@Tsuyuri193]

Well if you play chess long enough then puzzles stop being puzzles on chess because you have seen it all

[@thechesslobster2768]

A mate in 4 being so simple it's laughable, lol.

[@TrickyDickyGaming]

Love how levon just laughs his way to the answer like it’s the easiest thing in the world. Effortless

[@bulelanibotman]

Levon is such a puzzle king

[@wonkywonky6307]

Levon was crazy! Fantastic puzzle-solving from him, and he clearly demonstrated great knowledge regarding these studies, most of them him having seen before.

[@vickmackey24]

Levon must be a beast at puzzle rush.

[@SweetDream2346]

Levon vs Hikaru puzzle rush?

[@Da_roook]

​@@SweetDream2346that would be dun to watch

[@benjaminlarson8791]

Levon's having a great time and I can't help but smile watching him.

[@laubchess07]

Brilliant Video, would love to see more of this

[@seya_2]

Liem Le is a blitz beast

[@abhijitsarkar7257]

levon has incredible mental toughness,his wife died in 2020 but he is still a top player after such devastating personal loss,as someone said the reason they are top player because they are mentally tough

[@kianushmaleki]

I love to see how Levon gets excited. I love him. Go Levon

[@mathwizard296]

12:40 SUPER GM LEVON WITH THE REVERSE UNO OF TRICKING HIM INTO THINKING HE DIDNT SOLVE IT THEN SOLVED IT IMMEDIATELY HAHA

[@anuragparasharsarmah1045]

Damn levon came prepared for puzzle rush

[@RossPacino]

Grandmaster Aronian seems like a pretty chill dude

[@aimarwadjo]

Levon is a brilliant puzzle solver 🤯

[@carlosfnicolau]

Great video! Bring more please!

[@tmsztrsz]

Levon solves the position before I even realize where are the pieces

[@Diegogomez-df4wj]

What a chill guy is levy

[@wdiddy1]

Watching super GMs show why they're super is so cool, the things their minds recall and can store is amazing.

[@kayblis]

I wish this was an hour longer.

[@TheRealMissingLink]

It's just insane how they can do that.. incredible. Love these vids too!!!

[@theunknown21329]

Levon is simply amazing to watch. Cheerful, fun guy who also happens to be a legend!

[@travissorenson9554]

“What did you think I didn’t solve it?” Is kind of a badass thing to say after going perfect

[@kafkaesquee521]

Fabi found the last one so easy he had to pause and confirm what the goal was lol.

[@zmattchiasson]

Love these, keep it up

[@bencaruso1346]

Congrats Levon! How do they calculate so deep so fast like that?!?

[@bannedfromtv2102]

Levon is just nuts

[@generalfishcake]

Levon is an absolute beast. A smiling beast

[@alexds8389]

Amazing. I didn t know Levon and I will follow him, his mind speed is insane.

[@sharanteja9486]

Levon is simply amazing man .. such a joy to watch him solve .. :)

[@Notorious224]

Hikaru is better

[@ergwer45624]

@@Notorious224 don't think so, Hikaru is better under 5 minutes though

[@fencserx9423]

I love Fabi being so concerned on the last one. The danger sense of “Oh sht am I dumb? What am I missing”

[@patricio1163]

Levon no tan solo es el más rápido e inteligente sino el más simpático, termina de resolver un problema y se mata de risa con el entrevistador 😂

[@daffkuh621]

none of them have a tan bro

[@jameschiu4162]

I need more videos like these! That was a blast to watch.

[@mrbeastfan9579]

Levon is easily the most chill guy

[@TheReddaredevil223]

From the very first puzzle Levon is blowing my mind

[@wearytrader535]

Thanks for the video, helped me realize I'm slow at puzzles because I concentrate too much on one line at a time instead of scanning for good candidate moves. Once I found Qg7 for the final puzzle it was easy! But I thought too long about the lines that quickly went wrong

[@AlexWyattDrums]

Yeah, it seems guys on that level find the first move instantly bc their intuition and experience is on such a high level, then it’s matter of technique to calculate the rest without even looking. Mind blowing.

[@PartidasInmortalesdeAjedrez]

These guys are ridiculously good!

[@guillermadogarcianurizado]

Andale Perro

[@sniffableandirresistble]

That's so super human to do that with nothing more than a glance ❤

[@temhirtleague-chess]

Levon is just a bright light of Chess.

[@justsomeboyprobablydressed9579]

Just incredible. Well done, gentlemen.

[@bigjooh7339]

Aronian- Ahhhhh!! Opponent- Resign

[@teejayB21]

fabi thinking outside the box thats why he take time..true genius

[@filipkazacu9260]

Levon passed the vibe check 😂

[@cunningham4500]

Levon is a monster.

[@Ddxcv98]

Levon pretending to struggle with the last one 😆

[@chanky1000]

That Kasparyan study with Qa3 Rd2 Rb2 was so DISGUSTING, I went and took a shower

[@adityachatterjee079]

Levon seems to have fun solving these puzzles

[@hkalkiki9148]

In love with this kind of content

[@stoutlager6325]

Man, Lev is a monster at these.

[@FaqUrNwoBS]

kind of incredible that they recognize puzzles out of thousands if not tens of thousands of puzzles

[@santiagomosquera563]

Levon is a vibe hahah

[@epicchess2021]

Levon on that last puzzle 😂😂

[@xxFortunadoxx]

Holy shit. I cannot get enough of Levon. He's so awesome.

[@MAT3RO1]

Levon a lil jokester at the end 😂😂

[@yasseindahshan3556]

Levon is a Legend.

[@zakirsaid2398]

Simply Amazing!!👍👍

[@seinfan9]

Even when they're incorrect, they're doing some amazing analysis by memory.

[@Philson]

Levon is everyone's best friend

[@ashanmaynard4085]

We can't judge Fabi just based on these puzzles only.(I saw some comments) Inside a game, you have to handle pressure and psychological weaknesses, one opponent is totally different from the other, so chess is a combination of all of these. In that manner, Fabi outplays both of these two.

[@user-ro9md9wp3j]

Also, Fabi is clearly in a bad mood here for whatever reason so he’s not playing at his best. I know that the average chess player has the emotional intelligence of a goldfish so this is worth pointing out.

[@KarlMarxBR700]

@@user-ro9md9wp3j Tactics are only one part of the game, Fabi is by far the strongest in positional game, he understands the structure and long-term plans better

[@KarlMarxBR700]

Tactics are only one part of the game, Fabi is by far the strongest in positional game, he understands the structure and long-term plans better

[@jordanvespa720]

​@@user-ro9md9wp3j Yeah I caught that as well, he didn't seem like his usual self this video

[@Chess4EveryoneFun]

Le quang liem!!!

[@connahbourton5097]

Levon is great man I’d love to meet that guy😂

[@belhaddim5116]

More of these!

[@gigas81]

Levon Aronian had a string of games long ago where he was destroying opponents in a tournament with the black pieces so badly it made you think twice if white going first had any advantage :P

[@ddenti99]

I love this kind of video

[@kidchess888]

Levon, the laugh of a splendid "Joker"!! 😂

[@supar6142]

Levon is a beast and Joy to watch

[@gitiy44]

dude levon is monster!

[@NightHawkOW]

Love this content

[@JPCPSeto]

They're all great but Levon is just from another planet

[@some1koko903]

Levon is a genius

[@koalalala3939]

Fabi looks like somebody forced him to go to this event 😅

[@quarkraven]

Levon is amazing at these!

[@InspiringVibesVideos]

levon showing dominance

[@commanderdj]

For puzzle 2 stockfish says you can play b2 after Rd2 instead of Rxa3

[@whitewolf1610]

Yo I like this series so much ❤