I Was SHOCKED When I Heard This Chess Hustler's Rating 

Wash grown men ?? Didn't anyone report it to cps?

@@kungfreddie I would imagine he meant as a caregiver.

@@Karthunk care-giver? Well I did give me "carefulness" to her sexy legs fer 11 mins and 23 secs.

​@@Karthunk 😂 I think in this context wash = beat

@@Karthunk really?? *whoosh*

he did not seem to want to tell it tho

This is a great idea!

@@OGRE_HATES_NERDS LMAO!

Hey, here's an idea: start your own channel instead of telling others what to do.

@@LeslieJayBoschPhoto What a moronic edgy comment lmao

True. He's also aware that most players don't have a strong grasp on closed positions and he can anticipate and exploit errors. He wouldn't be playing so casually against a GM.

That is in Washington Square park in New York City. It is indeed lovely

@@MrSupernova111 Would anyone play casually against a GM?

@@LJDS1979 . Yes, Magnus regularly plays casual garbage against other GMs and wins. Others do it too.

@@wpoleg . I hope to visit soon and play some chess there. NYC also has a famous chess store which I want to visit and maybe get a souvenir.

He was so nice!

@@AnnaCramling I am a mediocre chess player at best, and it would be "fun" to play against such an opponent, while they "explain" what they are doing; and especially how I am messing up, (and what I should have done instead!) By the way, when I was growing up in Istanbul, I once played against another student six years older than me and defeated him with a scholar's mate, while his friends watched. His response? He slapped me very hard across the table and stormed out of the classroom. (I was only 12-years old!) His "peers" had a "talk" with him, and he ended up apologizing to me, though I was not so enthusiastic after that event.

@@mustafastokely4962 don’t let one event dictate your life. That person sounds horrible but not all chess players are like that

@@AnnaCramling What are you ranked?

How did he won the first game?

When she said that, Danny played h4. Which quite "aggressive" compared to other moves. Also an author once said, even an aggressive player plays positional when the position ask for it. (I can't remember the title of the book and the author.)

'Aggressive' is to 'defensive' as 'Tactical' is to 'positional' You can be both aggressive and positional, just like you can be tactical and defensive.

It's because they are playing the modern defence, H4 is considered aggressive in comparison to main line variations.

@@sachacek yeah I think so. The only difference between the two openings are a certain move order. I would still consider this the three pawn system in the modern defence

she was more aggressive, he was very good at delaying his castles

I agree. Often she purposely takes on stronger players; I learn from them the most. My hat is off to her. No ego (that smack talk gets old).

When you are pro level at a competitive hobby like this, you relish in your defeats and learn from them rather than grieving the "loss"

She's very selective.

I agree the smile of Anna in fantastic!

⚠️Spoiler alert ⚠️

@@lazarogarcia767 only a spoiler alert if you read the comments before watching the video...why would you read the comments before seeing the video? I mean...you know people will be talking about the video that they just watched....so yeah...spoilers

You only get better by paying better players. Only a moron would like to play just keep beating people.

@@mjcole12 most people read comments while watching the video

We all know Danny wrote this

Well played by both Anna and Danny!

Thank you for inventing chess

@@JohnnyEMatos wtf lol

@@JohnnyEMatos nah man you better be joking 💀

I’ve always been told to Castle early and castle often, thought it was strange that he castled so late but when he did he could see why.

@@azzajohnson2123 I think for beginners and intermediates its good to stick with basic rules. But at a certain level - or with a certain kind of genius, you can just see entire games in a whole different perspective and on another level. Almost as if you are playing another game. At least that is why I feel when I watch high quality commentary and explanation on games played by the best of the best players in the world.

He also moves his castles into moat positions. Motor boats around the castle to protect the kingdom. Then takes his unicorn and bashes them! I know literally zero about chess but this is fun to watch. I make up my own games. Just sayin' that's cool too.

Every time I delay castling I seem to get into some sort of situation where I can't castle, so I usually do it first chance I get.

not so aware of healthy eating though.

can you explain what positional awareness means in this context? very interesting take

@@MrOeyoenne Positional awareness in chess refers to a player's ability to understand and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the positions on the board. This involves recognizing key positional elements that influence the game's outcome, beyond immediate tactics or material gain. Key aspects of positional awareness include: 1. **Piece Activity**: Understanding the optimal placement and activity of your pieces. Active pieces control more squares, have more potential to influence the game, and are generally more valuable. 2. **Pawn Structure**: Evaluating the arrangement of pawns, including pawn chains, isolated pawns, doubled pawns, and backward pawns. Good pawn structure can support strong piece play and control important squares. 3. **King Safety**: Ensuring your king is well-protected, especially in the middlegame, while looking for opportunities to expose your opponent's king. 4. **Control of Key Squares and Files**: Recognizing the importance of controlling central squares, open files, and key diagonals. This control can lead to more effective coordination of pieces and opportunities to penetrate the opponent's position. 5. **Weaknesses**: Identifying weak squares, weak pawns, and other vulnerabilities in both your position and your opponent's position. Exploiting these weaknesses can be crucial in gaining an advantage. 6. **Space Advantage**: Evaluating who controls more space on the board. Having more space allows your pieces to maneuver more freely and restricts the opponent's options. 7. **Coordination and Harmony**: Ensuring your pieces work together harmoniously. Well-coordinated pieces can support each other and create more powerful threats. 8. **Plan Formulation**: Developing long-term strategic plans based on the positional factors of the game. This might involve preparing pawn breaks, maneuvering pieces to better squares, or transitioning to favorable endgames. In summary, positional awareness in chess is about understanding these and other strategic elements, allowing a player to make decisions that strengthen their overall position and increase their chances of success in the game. From chat gpt

and humble

He lets the walking do the talking for sure

Says it like it’s nothing! Very calm demeanor too.

I'm a 40 player.

he backed it up for sure

Yeah, and she sure tired distracting him. His focus is OP, good for him.

A walk in the park would be a good idea

@@NotQuiteFirst Damn

@@NotQuiteFirst that one hit to close to home :(

@@CubeWorldBrothers Today is the first day of the rest of your life, make it happen bro

Does that make you feel small soft boy

Thanks for the feedback!! :)

I think the clock was impossible to read in this video, but in other videos this didn't seem to be an issue. I don't know chess well so an explain on why they end early might be nice. Maybe just as written comments though? I usually watch videos on at at 1.5x to 2x, but these I have to watch at 1x and feel tempted to switch to 0.5x

Wait didn't she just flag in this case?

@@stephenJpollei Right. I couldn't tell why the resignation. Please tell why it was hopeless.

@@jbr84tx Because she dropped both bishops. After her last move, Ba6, white simply plays Qxa5, attacking both the other rook and the bishop, so she'll lose one of those as well. In the first game, black threatened Qh1+ Kc2 Nc5 and then Qb2# ... white can only defend by moving the rook and bishop out of the way to give the king an escape hatch, but will lose material in so doing ... e.g., Re6 Qa1+ Kc2 Nc5 Bf3 Qxa2+ Kd1 Qxb3+ Qc2 a2 Qxb3 Nxb3 Kc2 Nd4+ etc.

Agreed. Really endeared by the fun-loving feel of the video.

Was just about to make a similar comment lauding her posting such a fun video despite that it was 2 losses.

far outweighs the skill with which you play lol. dude droppin dissses

Lol i see the excuse in the title

@@soothingseas Right???

@Lordeverfall100 ?

@Lordeverfall100 wtf

When you're as good as he is, there's no need to be loud and boastful. The biggest dogs are usually also the calmest.

you don't need to brag when you are a master

@@yesyouareright9800 ❤

Being “humble” makes insecure people feel more comfortable in their shoes

Haha I'm in danger

Var det här i sverige?

@@JTtheking134 ne NY tror jag, men hälsade från Sverige då jag befinner mig där :)

When your game is as strong as his, trash talking is not needed any more

@@markonikolic1386 Hikaru is quite good too bash his opponent on stream tho ;)

Before the 2nd game when Anna said now she was mentally prepared, knowing he was a 2300, I was expecting at least a little light trash talk from him like maybe, "This time no excuses, then, hehe." But nah, just humility and class all the way.

i have literally never seen this guy at washington square park before, and i am out there with my chess set pretty consistently. so odds are he just brought a set and sat down with it, waiting for players.

Correct answer is a little above stockfish

Lol not even close. Magnus or Alireza would’ve crushed that 2300 day and night

@@cazorla82 r/whoosh

😂😂😂

🤣🤣

Poor (rated) anna is shocked by 2300. Try practicing with 2800-3200 stockfish.

Being “humble” makes insecure people feel more comfortable in their shoes

Because he's had a lifetime of training also, he claims to be 2300 level irl, which means he either was on the road to IM himself at some point or w.e. you don't get that strong by being a random street player lol

@@OArchivesX True, he most likely had some serious training from a mentor and maybe plays to maintain his strength as a hobby.

@@OArchivesX I was being facetious with the “random guy in the park” comment. Obviously, he’s a brilliant player with years of experience. My point was that one needs not have accolades or prestige to be an excellent chess player. He’s an inspiration. No silver spoon, no access to enormous financial or knowledge resources…but still he casually crushes an opponent that had all those exact advantages. Chess doesn’t care about background.

@@You1uji Youll probably see these types of players pop up a lot more in the next few years honestly. With the explosion of online chess, youre already starting to see very strong un-titled players beating other titled players. People can play a lot and get very strong and do tons of tournaments without ever stepping foot into a FIDE rated event with online chess. So new young players are going to start popping up with insanely strong ratings but no official FIDE titles. But yea, for this guy to do it before the internet got really big and online chess as a mainstream thing, very impressive. He almost definitely could get a title if he actually wanted to.

She is like 19. He looks mid 30s.

Do you have mental disability or something? Anyone is able to play chess professionally. It is a matter of practice.

They aren't elite 💀

It’s not that bad just take a serious week and look at some lessons @GMHikaru has some great lessons on chess posted. Once you learn what the battlefield looks like the war becomes so much more fun.

Don’t count yourself out like that.

This is illegal right?

@@ronenfe yes

@@ronenfe No, in this case it was legal. She moved her bishop back to its original place before playing the other move, which she was allowed to do because she hadn't yet hit the clock to end her turn (i.e. they're playing "clock move" rather than "touch move" rules).

@@tubesomething Those are not the official rules. Don't they have to agree on that before the game starts?

@@ronenfe It's a game in a park, not a championship match for points, so the rules will be more relaxed and fluid, like playing with friends where the goal is more to have fun. You'll also see other minor rules breaks like people adjusting their pieces when it's their opponents move, using a different hand for the clock, moving pieces with both hands (in castling), trash talking, etc etc.

It's just natural you don't lose often in a park when you're 2300

Yeah, if he went against another 2300 player, he'd lose ~50% of the time. An equal is an equal.

💯

Lady empowerment.

You can tell he would be just as humble if he lost. But I doubt that happens very often.

I don't think playing against bots says much about your skill level though. Because bots will blunder the most ridiculous pieces, just given enough time. And on the opposite side of things, they hardly ever blunder in endgames, where a human player would. Compared to human players, you will find some people know opening lines, whereas other lower rated players don't. Your mileage, at your own elo rating, therefore might vary.

@@PHeMoX either way, i think higher elo irl would on average give you a better chance against a bot

For me, it was John Nunn. For John it was Vishy Anand.

@@TomJones-tx7pb Vichy is kicking ass again.

@@Annihilator_5024 Yes but at the same time, a 1300 rated bot doesn't really play like a 1300 human would. It would generally be stronger than that irl rating, depending slightly on the odd blunder it randomly throws in. I like playing bots, but beating them doesn't mean much.

@@alexarsenault8854 the Averbahk and Samisch variations is what made me stop...i loved his move order though....Bobby Fischer and Kasparov both played the KID too...i think its not just popular anymore maybe because of top players like MVL leading the grundfeld movement

Hey I use engine fist 5 move from engine then play random move . Then exchange al major piece . Drag opponent to endgame hahahahaha he will lose on time or loss with pawn. I use smartphone for cheat u can also try some much of fun. And never get ban.

@@Indiamaisabchorhai lol if you're using the engine for any amount of moves your opponent isn't really losing to you, he's losing to the engine.

@@Distractionalist dude I say engine means engine Only for fun

@@Indiamaisabchorhai As in, you play against an engine? Or, you're using the engines assistance against a human opponent?

The Dragon Ball Z version of this match: "Danny, what's your chess rating?" "It's over 9000." "What?! 9000?? There's no way that can be right!" 😝😝😝😝😝

@@rethink_it well, i worked there and they have programs to try and make a change so you dont come back but some always do. and yeah, they have recreational stuff in there. worse things happen when they're cooped up too long. and not everyone there is a violent criminal. some are in there for traffic tickets/possession or drug use. had a sergeant locked up in our facility for a domestic abuse call. you know what he did? he yelled at his wife during an argument. neighbors called the cops, he went to jail. i was working the segregation units and saw him so im like "oh hey sarge." he was back to work the next day lol

@@rethink_it its easy money if you're willing to put in some work and there's chance to climb the ranks if that's what you want. can be dangerous but its pretty easy once you figure out your system on how to run your unit.