How I Almost Became European Chess Champion (Girls U18) 

Anna is alway with full of energy.. she seems so fun to be around

That Anna joke was adorable, trying to lighten the mood in a stressful situation is such a lovely trait in people.

Your combination of honesty, candidness and humor are amazing, and not so easily done! Excellent commentary.

"But after analyzing the game I realized that end games are actually hard" - Anna Cramling 😆 Anna is so naturally hilarious!

What an emotional rollercoaster. It's cool that you took away big learnings.

Wow this is so inspiring, I’m relatively new to chess but thank you for sharing this so passionately! Your channel is very educational and improved my chess a lot! I’m still in 700 but hope i can get better and better like you

Your chess stories are so heart warming whether they are about your parents or you yourself. And you ARE funny Anna Cramling You are!

Your analysis is fun and full of excitement; also, lots to learn from your analysis. Its like a chess lesson. Very great and would love to see more of your game analysis.

Thank you for sharing! It is a window to those who do not succeed, but can learn from it. Must have been emotional for you.

Great description of what must be a hard game to look back on!

A great analysis, and a reminder that defeats in life are temporary. You seem very happy now being an ambassador for chess, and sharing your experiences through social media. I've really been enjoying your videos since I found your channel about a week ago.

I love when you analyze games in this detail. Please do more!

This was a great video and you told the story so interestingly and so honestly. I would love to see more videos like this, either your games or just other games that you find interesting.

Congrats Anna, great tournament and great video. Had you not respected your opponent as much based on the ratings i believe you would have won. This is why Chess is a sport, competitive, threatening, tactical, mentally challenging. Glad you found a way to bring these experiences to all of us. This was quite eye opening !

Magnífico análisis, Anna. Aunque es más duro, siempre se aprende más de los errores que de los aciertos.

Loved this analysis and the emotional background. Thanks Anna!

Thank you for your chess lessons, Anna. I can report my games have increased in grade and general understanding since watching your tuition videos.

You have such a beautiful voice!!! Also a wonderful story teller, really make the audience easily picture things you went through and are very well spoken! ❤

Damn! I don't know how you managed to stay so positive and enthusiastic after that tournament. I gained a new respect and understanding of how much you must love chess. My only hope and wish for you is that you get back on that tournament horse so to speak and join the ranks of the highest rated players in the world and be recognized among your peers as a force to be reckoned with in Chess. Good luck to you Anna! I'll continue to watch you grow as a chess player and look forward to seeing a GM next to your name.

Nice videos… I didnt believe it at first when u said Slovakia🤣I had to rewind.. sending love from Slovakia❤️🇸🇰

You need to play more tournaments again Anna!

Really enjoyed this video Anna, thanks for sharing

3 min in and I have NO idea what you are explaining...I know absolutely NOTHING about chess/never played...but am absolutely fascinated by the game breakdown... Well Done!👊

You just growing Anna, it will come through the process of time (the years of chess that you love.)

I'm truly impressed. Well done, Anna.

You are very brave to share what was obviously for you a hard experience! You know a LOT more about chess -- and about the human experience of chess -- than many GMs!

Great commentary and lesson.

I really hope you know how precious you are Anna. ❤️

Glad you shared this with us. The Anna joke didn't get laughter out of me, but I was smiling on the outside while giggling inside, which counts for laughing though it doesn't show as bombastically as laughter. It's my way of saying I really liked your coherence throughout the game, you seemed to be really committed throughout the early game to the statement "I am not trading my black bishop for yours without compensation" which was legitimate, after trading the bishop for something extra you could finally focus on the game but a part of you seemed to me to think the job was completed after you proved the value of your bishop, which created cracks in your ability to shut off outside influence and concentrate for a small while. By the time you recovered, the endgame was fast approaching and your oppenent ultimately closed the deal through end-game experience, which you managed to gain thanks to this loss, so we can call it a win-win in a sense. All in all a truly inspiring tale. My advice if you are still getting those "pick the wrong piece moments" would be "after a local win, try adding an hint of self-deprecation to remind yourself that what is done is done in good as well, and the game is still ongoing"; otherwise, if you don't risk to lose on time under the given time-management "let your clock run out a bit longer than needed when you feel you've finally gained something significant and use that time to turn some of that enthusiasm and relaxation back into focus", which would be the ideal way to deal with the situation after taking an appropriate amount of time to bask in your own achievement, I leave that up to your time management, which also needs positive reinforcement.

That end game, super instructive as you say.

Great game explanation - I learned a thing or two.

So cool, you thinking about all the other Anna’s at such a critical time. Wondering what they’re thinking about these days

You're a lot like your mum, positional player. I've learned so much from you, mum and dad. Never stop being amazing Anna!

Hey, sounds like you did better than you thought you would. You only get better by playing people better than you. Keep up the great work and get back Into tournaments If you enjoy them.

More video like this!! Super nice 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

Your review of your game is entertaining and informative. I am looking forward to being a consistent follower of your work, really good stuff.

Hi Anna, I have just started watching your chess videos and love them. I know nothing about chess but would like to learn to play. There are lots of computer apps out there. If you could recommend a couple of the better free ones available online, i would be most appreciative? Thank you so much. BTW, my favorite short video of you is the one where you ask the Italian gentleman to sing a bit of opera for you! It looked like he blew you right off your chair!! Sooooooo Funny!

Why does white go Qe2 (13:12), couldn't she have done Ne7 with a fork that threats bishop and check? Any reason for that not being a good idea? thanks!!

I did enjoy thank you Anna

Thanks a lot for sharing this story. On the one hand, it looks like it was a rather pivotal game for you since you were so close to doing a lot better in the tournament with potential positive ripple on effects on the subsequent tournaments. On the other hand, you probably weren't quite ready yet in terms of experience. In any event, it is great that this game, although heartbreaking, delivered a very important chess lesson to you. I hope you'll consider to continue playing competitively. We love your chess videos but we also want you to make the most out of your chess potential.

Bra jobbat!

Yes that is a good point. Failure or adversity should do nothing more than inspire you to do better to be better. It is the only way to overcome.

Hey Anna, love what you're wearing today, looking good!

Any plans on coming back to competition some day ? I really enjoyed watching your recaps of the Olympiad, and generally explaining your thought process right after the games.

I think you are funny, Anna. Creativity I like it. Have fun. Why not. You have such joy. Anna.

It seems clear you need to get back into competitions. You are in a good place and you know you could do well.

Ngl that Anna joke was pretty funny

Wish I knew you in person u seem so funny by the way the game was nice but It has a sad ending I felt like crying hihi

Your sense of humour hasn´t changed too much, it seems. However, you´ve found an audience who appreciate it XD

Oh...so that's how it all ended, and started. I enjoyed hearing about it.

greetings from slovakia :) u got my attention in first 5 seconds :D

Thanks for sharing this story! Chess is hard, lol

I'd love to know how many lines of the new opening you learned overnight! Do you know the raw data, for example 1.d4 Nf6, 2.c4 e6 and so on, or do you remember it by attacking and defending ideas, or both?

Nice. Your best tournament was in my city :)

16:40 beginner me, would have taken the white pawn with the black queen Qd3xPf5

Chess is art. Abstract is beauty.

ANNA IS THE NAME!

This was so educational for me, a beginner.

I like the way you say "chasse" and "chack mate".

Amazing!

you're European Chess Champion (Girls U18) in our heart

Hearing your thoughts and feelings were interesting but very normal responses, I can beat an 1800 but drew against a 1400 a few weeks ago, but it motivated me to study, your RU-vid account is more important to you than competitive chess, maybe because it gets you more validation at this stage in your life.

Stick with it Anna. Ask any great sporting icon, the losses hit hard, but it’s how you bounce back that makes you great. Persevere and you’ll be a GM in good time.

Keep going Anna. You are still young, and you can get an IM norn, if you like.

For me your a world 🏆 champion in whatever you do 🤩

Anna you are an angel.

I def feel like my endgame needs the most work. It’s an art in itself for sure.

Okay, new sub here. Have seen a few videos now. One question I have to ask; How the hell did you acquired a valley girl accent?

Hola, sólo vine a aprender ajedrez y mirarte Anita!!!

"For some reason I took the C-Kt instead of the F-Kt. and that was a really stupid thing." Na it wasn't It was just Nerves. I remember one time, we where bringing up a new TV service, and a Senior Engineer with over 30 Years Experience, through the wrong switch. So this new Customer's intro to us was like 30 Sec of Dead Air. Very Costly actually. No need to kick yourself your not an Engine, You were under 18 a very young lady who had a human moment. Love the Analysis; you are such a gift to Chess. Blessings, BB.

Why can't her queen take the pawn on f5 at 16:08? Doesn't that hold the position together and simultaneously threaten the bishop?

Queen A5 turned out well.

We love u

Btw... I just started playing chess and paying attention to chess an I notice the Anna thing too. I just didn't want to say anything but there sure are a lot of Annas playing chess!

@29:18 I realized that Anna is actually way younger then I thought she was lol

I dont want to psychoanalyze, but narratively, if this story was a movie, the story at 2:10 or so when anna talks about making the joke about how all the annas are doing well with no reaction is really insightful to the character. because our anna is underrated and didnt expect herself to perform so well (nor did anyone else), you could look at that comment as a kind of attempt to fit in and say that she, anna, is there rightfully. and the lack of response indicated that the other competitors did not feel like anna fit in with them. again, if this were a movie adn the writers added that part intentionally, thats what id make of it. i know real life doesnt always have stories like that.

i think you should try again to fulfill your potential! vlogging your experience in tournaments would be such good youtube content also

We all love your energy and sense of humour, Anna. Do you think chess can enhance creativity?

Pls do the tournament one more time

Unbelievable.

Anna... you got engaged!!!!? Well done

Your energy and love of chess is an inspiration to us 1200's who wish to be 1500's. Keep channeling. Love the variety of content.

Isn’t there Nd6 at 21:20?

I like this video very much.

About moving the wrong knight, I have accidentally picked up the wrong pawn and played 1. b5 instead of the Sicilian. LMAO, so the same thing happens to me

would you ever get a square off Grand Kingdom Set ?

you have to get back at tournaments again and compete, use the lose as a motivation. Best luck for you

I will say this on every video until it comes to fruition. How is it that Anna is not as famous as someone like Eric, Levi, Botez sisters, Hikaru (cannot stand watching him), etc? 200k subs, c'mon folks let's pump those numbers up.

This was a heartbreaking video lmao

You are amazing whether you win or lose.What are future plans?

Have you considered getting back into competitive chess?

Anna, have you played in any tournaments since this one in 2019? Remember that short-term frustration and disappointment are part of the growing process! DO NOT stop now! Believe me, Anna...In just a few short years you can achieve the WGM norm if you keep playing competitively in strong tournaments.

Anna soon you will be the GM

U look superb♥️

Anna no! We don't play e4 in the catalan as white... at least not for a while

I think it's just remarkable that you even remember a game you played 3 years ago in such detail. Is brunette your natural hair color? I didn't even recognize you, but it looks better brunette.

21:24 knight fork is missed

i'm a bit curious as to why chess tournaments are divided between women and men. i understand age divions, but gender...?

«Almost “ is not counting:))

Why are all games played in torunaments BLITZ ......Qa5 I like that move Anna.