DID I GET A NORM??? 

The fact you keep smiling and have such a philosophical approach to chess is an inspiration to us all! Good luck for your final match 🙂

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“When we resist the lessons failure teaches us, that’s when we don’t grow.” You are always open to those lessons, and it’s made you wise because of it. We’re supportive because of who you are, Anna! Thanks again for sharing your passions with the world. Just do your best and keep pressing forward!

Anna is so sweet, reporting on how she lost her chance for a norm, with that huge smile on her face, her love of life and chess just shines through. GL tomorrow Anna, we all believe you'll get that first norm soon. You are good enough just stay the course and you'll get there.

so proud of you. your games were great to study and analyze and good luck tomorrow.

Really sad for the loss Anna but the fact that this is the closest you’ve been to a norm means you’ve been improving!! Amazing tournament by far we hope to see your journey to GM!

This girl’s positivity is unbreakable. Her parents did a great job raising a lump of happiness like Anna (and she’s a competitive chess player can you believe that?). You’ll get your norms if you want and by chance even if you don’t, you’ll still be awesome! 😊

There is more honesty in the first few minutes than in all the other chess sites! I am hopeless at chess but always been attracted to it. Your videos are the ones I go to for inspiration and learning. Can't wait until you have cracked the 2500 level!

You'll get your norm eventually, Anna! Keep your head up and keep working on your chess. You are amazing!

The tournament series are my favourite Anna videos. Keep it up and good luck in the final round!

9:10 I can definitely relate to time management troubles even for my daily job which is software development. I often find myself pondering between two acceptable ways forward and end up spending too much time trying to decide which one is better for long term future. If both are acceptable, just pick one that looks better intuitively and continue with your life. You cannot calculate all the variables into the future accurately enough that you could truly make the absolutely perfect choice anyway.

I'm glad to hear you'll be doing even more tournaments in 2024. I find the tournament content the most interesting stuff you publish. :)

I love your tournament recaps, thank you and good luck!

These are so fun to watch, and your analyses are always super interesting and informative!

It's bittersweet but I can feel her pain and at the same time her optimism. Anna is a real person and I celebrate her victories and suffer her defeats. A RU-vidr the way it was supposed to be. Maybe I'll have the privilege to play her someday. I'll probably lose.

I am genuinely tearing up watching these videos. Your passion for chess is so inspiring, and I am looking forward to watching you compete in more tournaments!

You are a treasure to the chess community. Your enthusiasm is contagious! We are all rooting for you : )

Teaching us is a form of practice that might explain your rating improvement too! I'm thrilled that you plan to play more tournaments because it's so fun to follow them! Good luck tomorrow!

Otroligt inspirerande! Nu kan jag inte sluta titta - tack 🥂

It's only a matter of time until you become a grandmaster, Anna. Your passion is sooo contagious and we love it. I had an "interest" in chess, but you've made me learn to love it. Good luck to you in 2024!

I love it when you explain your thought process in order to choose your moves. I really learn a lot that way. Best of luck always!

It's always great to see you playing chess as good as you can and your community trying to do it's best to support you. Only to try being even better next time around.

Anna, you've got quite a lot to be proud of! I know the more tournament time you get the easier it will be to manage all the emotions, thoughts and mental fatigue that comes with competing at a high level. We'll be here to cheer you on! Best of luck and have fun tomorrow!

I’m excited with you about competing more Anna. Love to see the passion in it, I’m sure you’ll keep improving with you continuing striving into the direction, and eventually you’ll get your well deserved norms! I like your positivity too. It seems like your parents are very supportive of this journey which is awesome. Regardless of wins, draws or losses, your videos and game recap are always enjoyable and fun to watch, I watched your last two games in a row! ❤

Absolutely love watching these videos and the self-analysis you present helps those of us several hundred rating points below.

I paused after the introduction to say something. The fact that you are already || this close to a Norm is already proof that you are improving and reaching new heights. I can't wait to watch the rest of the video to find out if today is the day or if we wait for another day (because everyone knows it's coming), but regardless of the outcome *at this time*, know that you already have all of the evidence and reassurance you need. (Yesterday's game is even more proof of that!!!) Good Luck!

You have so much to be proud of. Watching you play during this tournament inspired me to start getting back into Chess after not playing since I was young. You are an inspiration to many. I wish you the best in the rest of the tournament.

Just imagine one day Anna gets all of her WIM norms, and all the big chess youtube channels (gotham, agadmator, etc) review the game to celebrate her success

It does feel like the last few games have come from fatigue sadly ☹️ but that's the nature of any tournament really! You've done so well Anna...keep that smile and those spirits high!

Not only are you playing great, i also have the idea the edits of these vids have improved dramatically the past few days. Love these recaps!

shes so brave talking about the loss its so vulnerable i llove how brave she is for doing that , keep it up anna dont give up your great and positive you will succeed

Anna in every ep: "I need to just play solid" Also Anna in every ep: "I made this really weird move" But also, why we all love you!

Can't wait to see you get that Norm! The journey has been awesome, but in due time Anna!

Your analysis gets better and better. Don't let one loss get in your head. You will get the norm eventually.

Cool to hear you will be playing more tournaments. It´s a pleasure following you through them. And for sure your WIM norms will finally come !

This is so exciting!!! Anna going to start competing more!!! Start studying more!!! I can't wait to watch the journey! Thank you for sharing it with us Anna!!

It’s been great watching your performances in this tournament. Congratulations on your efforts so far and good luck for tomorrow 🙏

You have the right attitude Anna! Excited for your continued growth, and I love your sense of humor! Enjoy the chess of your Final game! Grats to Sweden!! : )

Love this kind of content. I'm rooting for you in the future tournaments 💪

Anna, thank you for sharing your journey. keep it up!! Congrats to the Swedish team. You´ll get there.

CONGRATULATIONS ANNA!❤

I started playing chess few months ago and I am not really good at it but i really enjoy it and want to improve and seeing you share you gains and loses inspires me to just keep showing up and it doesn't matter if i win or loss eventually it all will pay off Thanks ❤

This has been great Anna and fam... thank you for sharing this journey

Keep up the good work.

A terrific thing about you Anna is your spirit win or lose. The desire to keep playing is wonderful

These move-by-move analyses are so helpful to me and I enjoy your commentary so much. I hope you continue to play (and win) these tournaments and provide your recaps so I continue to grow as a player and teacher. I am teaching my 8-year-old grandson to play chess and he joined the chess club at school. I taught him the London opening for white, so I asked him what he did if he played black because I hadn’t taught him a black opening yet and he said, “I just played the London because I didn’t know what else to do.” So I have a lot more work to do and your analytic description and mental processes is so helpful to me and to him too. Thanks a million for all you do for your fans. It’s a lot more helpful than you realize. BTW, I am teaching him the KID and PIRC for black. I think that will give him good opportunities to get to the middle game in solid positions. Ciao.

Proud of you Anna, you’re a joy. Thanks for sharing your journey.

Today im sick so im happy you uploads a 20min video that make mt day thank you ❤🎉

Can’t help but feel that you need to improve your time management in these OTB games! 😬 Entertaining as ever. Your enthusiasm is inspiring. Keep at it!

Your honesty and openness about both your highs and lows, good moves and bad, is very refreshing. So is your smile and laughter. Best of luck in the next tournament, Anna!

From Canada. I so enjoy watching your journey. Your honesty makes it fun. Bravo!

Is not about winning Is about what you learn You can do better no matter what

This has become my favourite daily thing, :) Good luck tomorrow!!!

I really appreciate your commentary on your games. You have really helped me understand chess at a different level. Best of luck to you moving forward

I like your attitude, Win, lose or draw you just take it in stride. From analysis, you learned something why that move is good and why that move is not. My point is, you are such a joy to watch.

you learn more from losses than win

Great Anna! Keep up the good work Can I ask what are the music that you used in the video, both at the start and at the end? Thnx You’re amazing.

Fantastic post game analysis and breakdown of how your mental processes went. I am sure you will get a norm and earn your WIM soon. I look forward to more tournaments from you. Congratulations on a good tournament results overall.

The presence of you felt so peaceful, have a peace of mind when playing tomorrow!good luck

Your laughter is always so iridescent, so warm, so splendid.

NOTIFICATION SQUAD👏🏻 you still did well Anna we are so proud of you❤

Bra jobbat, Anna, du är bäst i alla fall. Good job, Anna, you're the best anyway.

why do you always beat yourself.. you should stop playing where you beat yourself when you got the game won.dam you keep thinking an lose the game

Anna, you make me want to learn chess! I love your enthusiasm. You are such a beautiful soul. You are on an epic journey to getting those norms in 2024, and I will be there to watch and support you! You got this Anna. ❤️

I'm loving these videos of you showing us your games. Thank you for the great educational and friendly content.

Oh! Cool! More tournaments! I like how you cover them. Before and after. And certainly of what is in the middle!

You truly inspire me. Besides great analysis, you're so positive, and that really helps me. I'm glad you're competing more, and wishing you all the best.

This emotional rollercoaster in your face right after the game… having watched the recap to the end, it all makes sense.

The good news is Anna you've no pressures on getting the norm this tournament but your time will come. I'm sad for you your one of the kindest Chess players who deserves that norm keep going

Love you! You'll get the norm with a little more study and experience. Congratulations on the huge increase in rating!

I love your tournament recaps. They capture both the chess tactics in a way that is easy to understand even for beginners, and also the feelings and the drama of the games. They are my favourite chess analysis videos on youtube. I am very exited to hear that you want to compete more in 2024, both because I love these videos and because it looks like you are having so much fun competing!

Thank you so much for sharing your experience in this tournament in real time like this and for being so honest about how you played and how you are feeling, even when you have lost and are feeling a bit raw. You have a lot of fans who want you to do well and who have learned a lot from your videos. I owe you a lot as an improving player from your hints and tips and just seeing and hearing you analyse games. So please keep it up - we are all behind you.

This recaps have been so so entertaining and I’m so happy to hear that you’ll keep competing. We’ll all keep supporting you!

Anna, I am so enjoying watching your enthusiasm and smiles for the game. Remember, "nothing worthwhile comes easy". Remembering that got me through law school and after with tough cases. You are doing great. Keep up the good work.

Anna, keep doing these competitions! Your videos are superb. You are improving. Keep going. You WILL get there.

Really excited to hear you're going to compete more. The chess against strangers videos are great, but I've got to admit, I've been looking forward every day to see how you're going in this championship. Good luck with the rest of your tournament 😊❤

Thanks for sharing. I'm rooting for you, even if you're not Norwegian. That's a Wirtual joke; I'm a Californian. I saw you on Wirtual's channel, and watched a couple of your videos, and now I've been watching other chess channels and studying to start playing human opponents for fun online. As a child, I played chess and was disappointed that I wasn't better at it more easily, and didn't want to invest the patience to learn the game. Now, I like to relax by patiently learning casual things, so I'm glad I've discovered the online chess scene. Coming back to your channel after watching some others, I think yours is my favorite. The way you speak about your thoughts, I'm able to understand very well, and so I can really keep up with what's going on and learn from it.

Too bad. Keep going! You're learning a lot and doing great!

Great videos! I clicked on Gotham and then saw your video, I left his for yours right away! I really enjoy your tournament series. Good job!

Anna! Try your best, look forward and enjoy it! All the best, support you.

i love watching your videos and analysises of your own games! thank you for your great chess entertainment.

4:42 here Anna teaching me about d4 positions, love it! I almost never play d4 and theory videos about d4 somehow feel boring so it's extremely valuable for me to feel the energy from someone who actually plays and breathes d4... specially when paired with smiles like yours!!

Anna - thank you for sharing these games - I am only 1 year in on my chess journey and I find that when you explain the moves of your games I can better understand and appreciate all of the positions. It seems pretty clear to me that even when you don’t win you still win by gaining valuable experience & expertise - looking forward to tomorrow’s results - best of luck

This is why we support you…. Because you’re not the “Norm” Love your videos I learn a lot. No matter what we all do we always have good and bad days. You got this!!!

Thank god I found your channel Anna, so much of positivity. Love everything about you.

You're so nice, Anna! Congratulations for being who you are! Good luck on your chess carreer!

You have the most beautiful soul! Your vids always send me off with a lil sunshine! So proud of what you've achieved so far and I know you'll only get better

All part of the journey. I am excited to see your game analysis tomorrow and your performance in December :) Good luck!

You have an excellent approach in using your mis-steps to not only learn further about chess, but yourself as a person, and tactics for development of both going forward!

No e visto ninguna partida de el equipo de España , no se ni siquiera si participa, y tus partidas las he visto todas . El esfuerzo constancia y pasión acaban pagando, desprendes un aura de competitividad que hace que nos motivemos nosotros también en lo que nos gusta y que no tengamos miedo en ser ambiciosos , were going up baby !!, maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but we are going to get it 💪💪💪❤‍🔥❤‍🔥

Go for it, Anna! I love your videos and how open you are about your results.

You did great Anna! keep up the good work, you'll get your NORM soon!

It's fascinating to see how you stay so upbeat and positive after a loss like this. Really inspiring. Wish you all the best for the last game!

I love this type of content from you. Do more tournaments!

Glad att se din kanal växt så mycket, välförtjänt 😊! Esroy orgulloso de ti!

Having some idea of what's going on around you and what going on with your rating and stuff really makes these recaps more than just recaps. This is more fun to watch when we know the environment, "characters" involved, stakes, etc.

absolutely adore your channel. I've learned a lot, i enjoy simultaneously. Reaching 2000 is my dream

Never settle for being a side pawn. Always be their main piece.

Your tournament coverage/recaps are the best, and the reason I watch... You'll get the norm, hang in there and keep at it. We're all cheering you on....

You've likely heard it more than a thousand times, but here it is again: we grow more from our losses than from our victories. You are an amazing player and will only get stronger and stronger. That's the wonderful thing about chess, just when you think you've mastered something, you find it has more to teach you. I am thrilled for you and how lucky you are to be able to play with your mother in a tournament. Enjoy these days thoroughly; in your later years these memories will be even more precious to you.