8-Year-Old Kid SHOCKS Chess Master 

Thank you @annacramling for playing me! I didn’t say it but you are one of my favourite chess players. I hope to have a rematch some day soon!

That kid would absolutely crush me

Anna at her 50s: "I beat the current world champion once. He was a little shorter back then"

Him helping her set up her pieces was very cute. Hope to see this kid as a top player in the future.

Its crazy how he can do so well in complicated positiins, and his downfall was a simple mistake. Thats easy to fix though! He's going places!

When I was 8, I was running around in a Zorro costume.

I love that you played him with respect from the handshake. So much fun to watch.

It might sound bad, but I'm really glad Anna didn't hold back against him - he definitely was up for the challenge and has probably flattened loads of unsuspecting opponents in the past, and this will teach him that he still has some learning to do and hopefully will motivate him to see that others still have a lot they can teach him! It really seemed like this game was going to be a draw at a couple of points, so he really held his ground and the smallest slip up could have led to his victory!

Anna, your videos were the first chess videos I ever watched a couple months ago. You got me in the chess and I just wanted to give you a small thanks. Keep being a good example for the game!

gotta love a kid with confidence in what he's doing

That kid mature way beyond his years! Quiet confidence.

Years ago I played a female chess player. 8 years old she was of Chinese descent. About 12 moves in the game she thinks for about a minute. After that every moves she made was instantaneous. She had the whole game figured out in a minute at the 12th move. Impressive. She is now an international chess grand master. Ty Maïli-Jade Ouellet.

One blunder in the endgame, otherwise the little mofo would've cleaned your clock. Dang.

The kid played very well, as did Anna. One mistake decided the game, as so often happens. He definitely showed his graciousness with his comment on here. And Anna was adorable and classy as always. They both have very bright futures in chess.

It must have been refreshing to play someone who didn't try to hit on you.

Anna, I've never seen you so quiet.

I love your extreme positivity and friendliness towards other players.

Anna is always so kind love it ❤

Well can't say he didn't make you work for it. 🤝 GG

At 8 years old, I played chess with the Knight and Bishop pieces reversed on the board. This kid is amazing.

He totally had you until the one miscalculation. Great game

Anna, you are most impressive when playing children. You are such an unassuming and humble master. What a good spirit you have!

Maybe it’s just me but the last couple of seconds where you are admiring his innocents and talent is the cutest 💚

Not the last time we're going to see that young man at the board. Loved watching. Chess Princess

Better beat him now.... cuz in a couple years, he may be unstopable.

The young lad is sharp. No doubt. I enjoyed watching this video very much.

wow, no disrepect to anna and ty for posting, but the 8 year old was just amazing

Aw wholesome vid! Thanks for the great content Anna❤😊

He’s amazing. I love how he tilts his little head when he’s thinking his next move 🥰

Jules is so polite and strong. Congratulations.

He had only one blunder, he played very well 👏

That kid would destroy me!

If the world was full of Anna's, it would be a utopia.

WOW. You play so good. The last minute of your time you made so many moves it was crazy.

Dude, he was NOT happy!

This kid is going places! Good game!

That was an interesting end game, of which I only understood some of the moves. The kid played great.

Anna your so good with children you will be a great mother one day!

He wasn't sticking around at the end... he had business to attend to

He held on really well till near the end where he blundered positionally which cost him the rook and the game.

Anna is always super focussed on winning, even against an 8 year old, at the expense of any chess discussion. I like to see discussion between a top adult player and a child, let the child explain their strategy and reasoning and give some feedback ... As a kid whenever I played adults, if they didn't offer me any wisdom or tips or advice I thought "big deal might as well be playing against a computer", but some adults showed me where I went wrong and gave me tips. Those were the encounters I loved ... In this game the kid lost out due to impatience in the endgame leading to wasting some moves and inefficiency, and perhaps he overcommitted on the left side. If I was that kid I'd have loved to hear feedback like that. At the end Anna called out "good luck with your Chess", but the kid was already gone. There was a post "thank you for playing me", nah, I don't see it, I don't see that the kid would've especially enjoyed this game. Parents maybe stepped in to write the post ... Perhaps I am unfair in expecting Anna to be interactive when maybe she is more nerdy that appearances and not a natural at conversation or being social like that.

He needs to learn not to let people like her distract him with small talk while the game is in progress. She uses small talk, especially in the beginning, to distract her opponent.

He knew who you were.

I love the way you are interacting with your opponent❤❤❤❤❤❤

Felicito a la chica, muy humana ella, porque todo el tiempo le preocupo mas el niño que su partida, felicidades a ambos😊

He's 8 and he's putting (very experienced) Anna, under pressure! Respect!

That kid is a beast! Wow!

Me encantó esa línea de peones adelantada, Anna, avanzaban como espartanos. Que increíble ese niño, juega rápido y bien! Se retorció hasta el final jajajaja. Buena partida!

Stunning game, Jules_ pity you had to rush off to another game!

That kid was actually SUPER good at chess danggg!! And only 8 :O

I ❤ Anna, I don’t play chess, never found many people who would. Anna keep doing what you’re doing ❤️

I like that you weren't easy on him. He'll beat you next time.

Brilliant little kid

wait till this kids a adult and he will absolutely crush everyone

you made the children cry. he will get back to you soon.

Anna, wish you could do a video about this video and take us through the rationale of every move. ...8 yrs old and brilliant

At 1:46 the tone shifts from pleasantries to "Oh he knows what he's doing".

Relentless pressure on the boy

I thoroughly enjoyed this episode!

You showed no mercy !

Anna always makes great content.

He'll go far.

I appreciate the difficulty of playing under time pressure but there were a series of blunders and missed opportunities toward the end, a mate by black was disregarded at around 3/4 of the game...

One of the most intelligent players I’ve ever seen her go against…and he was 8 😳

Wow these Kids amaze me, he stayed right with you right up to the End game 🤠

When I was 8 I was still figuring out how the lamp inside the fridge knew that I was opening the door.

Great at chess, but he never looked her in the eye.

Lots of options but I prefer just checking with the bishop ...

That kid is awesome chess player.

he had you 2 times and missed it. but well played

LOVE your Content. Thank you so much

young men and old alike luv Anna ;) good match and ty for sharing!

Like your GM Mom, he never takes his eyes off the board.

I love how- in chess - it would be a sign of disrespect to take it easy on a kid. He’s gonna be great someday, and they all know it! then they hit him with some cheerful humility. Great game!

I have to admit I was rooting for him to time you out ! He did great ! ..

when he turns 9, don't accept a rematch!

He plays really well and intuitively, quickly finding sensible moves. Astonishingly mature play. At 2:55 Anna exchanges into an ending where he has weak doubled and isolated pawns but it's Bishops of opposite colours which makes it very drawish. At 3:55 I was expecting him to play f4 and take advantage of his doubled rooks to exchange his weak f pawn. Playing f3 and allowing g3 is a bit risky. At 6:45 I thought Anna would play Ke5 when the d pawn looks doomed. After Rc8 it then looks like Bb7 wins a pawn, but Re8 (threat Re2) would make it tricky; maybe Kf1 Re3 Bxa6 Rxf3+ Ke2 Rf2+ ... looks good for Black. In the ending his R and B get on to passive squares, but at 8:35 he can try Rd1 (Rh4 is tempting but fails to Kg5) to threaten both Rd4 and Rd5. The actual error is Kg1, after which the game is lost (see evaluation bar). After Rd8 Bxf5 Rd1+ Kg2 Rd2+ Black mops up White's b pawn and the passed c pawn will win. Kf1 just shortens the agony. Shows the importance of keeping your pieces active in the middlegame and endgame!

Wow. I have never seen you so worried in a game lol. Jules is going to only get better.

The wee kid could find moves in seconds rather than the minutes it'd take me. Did wince with the mate blunder, not surprised he left so soon I know how he felt.

Another two years and Anna would be struggling to draw against the kid . 🤪

Hi Anna, thanks for such a cool channel. My son lives in Tasmania (I’ll be there from December). I do a lot of live streaming and was thinking of promoting their club through streaming, sometimes in remote places like sidewalks etc. Please will you let me know what system you use so that you can display live images and the chess set overlay. What make and model chess set do you use? Thank you.

Anna you give me so much anxiety with how little time you have left on your clock lol

... He better pull his bishop back, last chance ... ... you should still move you damn KING ...

For real....this was close 🙂

hes so mature

Anna once again reiterating, when you sit down to play a kid... take them to the endgame.

Anna is really good with kids

Rook should have been on D8 about half a game ago when he was putting his bishop in useless places, take the pawn and check but at least you still have the same checks now that his bishop is buried ...

1:38 Thought he was going to say Anna was his favourite chess player

Anna you are great with kids, that was a pleasant chess game. Have an awesomeness day.

Decent match, can see when he folds.

So glad to watch beatiful lady playing chess

“Hello!” “Hi” “Hi” “Hi” *Anna cackles maniacally for several seconds*

The Wisdom teaches us that sometimes it is preferable for us to be in situation of looser than winner mainly when we feel that our situation of looser can encourage, gives hope and be helpful to the who we deliberatly make a winner.❤

I don't even know what pieces can do what moves.

... please finally attack his lonely bishop, please ...

The horse is strong with this one.

Saludes desde los Ángeles I love your videos 😃🇲🇽👍

fun game ! well done !

Brilliant. Both of you