How I Accidentally Won a Chess Tournament 

Him clapping back with “I didn’t even need to go to a tiebreaker” against Sardouche was just cold

All jokes aside, ludwig's commentary is fuckin god tier.

Hikaru: makes intelligent criticism of Ludwig's chess abilities XQC's interpretation: *Ludwig is a BOT*

sardouche: "i wont even need a tie breaker ill beat him so quick" ludwig: "you're right about the tie breaker"

The “how I accidentally” series is goated

Hess and Ludwig are such a great duo. I'm so glad that Hess found him and they both stuck together

"I think he slept with one of the judges" ludwig~2021

Hess is so wholesome; when you're not around, he says good things about you. That's the type of friend everyone needs in life.

"Ludwig is a bot" -guy who got mated in 6 moves

Not gonna lie, it would be so entertaining to see the reverse of this tourney, with youtubers/streamers being the brains and GMs being the hand. It would be so bad with the gms reacting on how to play

Something very underrated about this format is how well you and your coach feel each other, the Brain has to think differently than usual. The Brain player doesn't suggest the piece that makes the best move always, if you deem the move unfindable for your Hand player, or if the risk they make a wrong move instead is too big to take. That doesn't take any credit away from Lud, because he still has to execute what Hess is cooking, but it's something worth appreciating. Hess wasn't the strongest Brain in the tournament, Ludwig wasn't the strongest Hand in the tournament, but they sure as hell were the strongest Hand and Brain in the tournament.

I’ve watched this video so many times, his commentary is just so good

I don't follow chess at all but Ludwig's storytelling makes everything interesting.

15:16 what a calm rally cry That man is a legend

Hess is such a homie for saying ludwig is playing well to his chat when he thought ludwig couldn't hear

this is like my 6th full watch of this video, Lud is just so damn good at commentary. feels like i’m watching an anime, especially with the music

People are really under acknowledging how impressive that counter to the pirc is, the fact that Hess saw that is crazy

These are literally the best of the best Ludwig videos

That bishop sacrifice. 👏

I also accidentally won a chess tournament once. I was acting too aggressively and got my queen and a bishop in a REALLY bad position, essentially guaranteeing my loss, but then I was like "well, if I can't win, I may as well just delay the inevitable and put him in check at the cost of my queen". I moved my queen to take his pawn, then started to say "cheeeccccck..." before realizing that he couldn't take the queen because my bishop was in the same diagonal, and his rook couldn't take my queen because he castled, so it was on the other side of the king. I continued "...mate?", and that's how I turned a certain second place into a first XD

I honestly hope this vid gets Hess some more clout from RU-vid frogs. Lud was spot on when he said Hess is the sweetest human ever. Even if you don’t like/know chess his streams are worth putting on while doing HW or some other activity bc of how positive and wholesome they are. Also he’s the king of dry humor which is why him and Lud work so well together.

This tournament was straight out of the anime. Ludwig fought against almost all of his greatest chess rivals (we are only missing Charlie) and beat them because of the power of friendship.

Damn when Hess was saying all the good stuff about lud and he heard it from his speaker is actually such an anime inspiration moment.

"Admittedly they did give him an extra 3 minutes of extra time i dont know why i think he slept with one of the judges" THAT WHOLE PHRASE BURSTED MINE LUNGS

I've come to realise that Ludwig accidentally does a LOT of things..

Hess is such a beast, finding an opening trap of the opponent and it actually works and also, you need good chemestry to pull this off, like he had to find the best move that ludwig would see, that's an insane challenge, and they pulled it off

19:35, wait that was a sacrifice? looked like an even trade

God Tier commentary for 1000, doesn't matter how strong he is as a chess player he is a perfect speaker

As a big NL fan, this ludwig rivalry arc is amazing content

Anything he wins, he puts accidentally in the title. Nah man, you’re not bad. You’re goated and really good.

I didn't know Hess existed. I always watched and followed other Chess personalities, like Hikaru, GothamChess, and Eric Rosen. Hess seems like such a wholesome guy, and comes up with some pretty wicked strats it seems. Not sure if he is still going, but he's def someone I have to watch now if he is

18:47 "And I was already down a pawn in the first 10 moves" Nah fam i'm pretty sure you're up a pawn.

The “how I accidentally” is the absolute best series EVER...

“That’s your streamer. Show some support.” That was really cool :)

Lud showing respec on hutch is enough and was enough to make a grown man cry.

great vid lud, one of my favorites yet, I hope we get more videos as thought out as this after daily uploads end.

I unironically would die for egg daddy northernlion in a hivemind episode.

Props to Sir GMHess tho @15:20 for backing up and supporting losewig.

at 18:30 i love how he added La Espada to intensify it

imagine you're having a chess tournament about a dope thing and you are really good

I’m more happy for Hess. Knowing him, he would’ve felt like he let Lud down if they lost

“The biggest not the best” - Ludwig 2021

Insert "call the ambulance...., but not for me" meme.

Omg watching Hess get pumped for him it melts my heart

Hess seems like such a good guy, and their chemistry is really good too

Freaking love Hess. He’s THE guy you want in your corner

“The best chess player on twitch tv” hikaru: 😐 Gotham: 😐

Sardouche: "We won't need to go to tiebreaker" Ludwig: " *Your right, I won't* "

I need a Ludwig NL crossover chess video

I am the most invested when Ludwig plays chess even though I am terrible at it. I'm always on the edge of my seat praying for a win, and we got this big win with Hess

this video was actually amazing the commentary, the suspense, Ludwig being amazing in general it definitely deserves millions of likes and views

21:47 the eh! is in sunc with the music ow my lord that was harmony

Hess is a fantastic coach and was the perfect guy for Lud

Ludwig and Northernlion needs to happen! (But I heard Ludwig promised NL a spot on Mogul Money 👀)

"I black mailed the son of a b**** we're gonna win." Had me 🤣🤣🤣

4:30 this whole rant is about the wrong move. Hikaru said “pawn” hoping for a queenside attack, but xQc played g4 (the mistake). You even see that this is the mistake with the clip you played of Hikaru’s reaction to the move. After you took back with your pawn, it wasn’t up to xQc whether to take back with the rook or the pawn; Hikaru picks the piece, remember?

15:43 that’s straight up a believe in the me that believes in you moment

Hess is such a nice guy and a good coach, love him

i’ve been watching northern lion since around 2013 and it’s so amazing to me how he still does it, daily isaac uploads for over 6 years and now he’s interacting most popular people on twitch regularly, i love it

These story/commentary style videos are probably the best kind of content.

Hess is a legend. 😂

I've never seen anyone able to tell a story as well as Ludwig. He can make the most mundane and dull event into the most compelling narrative ever.

Great storytelling! I feel like it ends a bit randomly without showing the reactions when you guys won

6:32 lol

Ludwig: Hangs fork with the bishop and rook Also Ludwig: my opponent was starting to play well

I had both you and NLs streams up during all 3 of those games, it was some top tier chess content

This was such an epic tournament to watch live, both Hess and Ludwig really deserved the W

From accidentally winning a Pokémon tournament, to a Poker tournament, to a Trackmania tournament, and finally to a Chess tournament. Lud does it all.

I love Hess and Ludwig being homies, so this is the best gift possible.

17:55 northernlion is actually super fast, it was andrea using up all of their time.

Genuinely a good vid Lud. Loved the whole thing.

Just seeing lud beeing more terrifide by the fundy match than the final game made me smile

I love seeing Hess hyped up when lud wins a game

So to make a long story short u owe Northernlion a spot on hivemind

Hess' motivational speech was a great moment

This is one of my favorite chess videos and reminds me of why I love the game even though I am not particularly good at it.

28:03 top ten anime comebacks

Ludwig's chess rivalry with Sardoche is like playing gen 1 Pokemon and losing all of your rival's battles only to finally beat him in the Champion battle.

saldoche said he would not need a tie breaker but actully ludwig did not need it

15:56 That My Hero Academia background music. **Chef's kiss**

Lud: "Best chess player on Twitch" Hikaru: Am I a joke to you

19:00 Ludwig flexes he won a pawn back when he was actually up the pawn :)

Such an amazing turn of events! Good win Ludwig!

You know robert is a true homie the moment he backs ludwig up when someone talks shit about him in the chat. Big ass W

19:24 that's not a sac dawg that's just a trade

sick video, love the synergy between you and hess, man. CONGRATS AGAIN!

As someone who's grown up not only in the melee community but also watching NL's content for years this shit is amazing content for me

7:02 - pawn on e4: yeah, we create a centre

love the chess content. would be hella sick to see more.

Hess really seemed to know how to help you, you seemed to know what he meant, that was truly fucking awesome.

6:30 "They gave him tree minutes of extra time, i don't know why, i think he slept with one of the judges" XDDDDDDDDDD

Hess is so underrated. He's a legend!

No better feeling than beating a player who says gg too early

I want ludwig to keep doing random things in life so he always has storytime videos to make.

Hess is such a great man! So calm and composed

Lud you manage to make chess hype as hell even for someone who has no clue about the strategies. Great video

6:01 Sykkuno (in Ludwig’s head, probably): excuse me?

such a great story teller - respect lud

The story about hutch playing chess is the same thing that got me into chess! The tsunami opening is still one of my favorites!

the you say run made this so perfect.