Unboxing a 1000 dollar chess set by Purling London 

Box: *FRAGILE* Anna: *SLAMS IT ONTO TABLE* This box is worth a thousand dollars!

I would have chosen a different opening strategy...

"I'm capable of breaking whatever it is." That's the confidence!

White see Black plays French Defense Anna: "You resign"

Wow 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 0-1

I don't even understand anything about chess except for the most basic rules but now I want a 995$ chess board just for the aesthetics

And it still is my favourite set, thank you Purling! ❤️ For those who keep recommending box cutters: the intro was inspired by my boyfriend's, Call Me Kevin's, content -- since most people didn't see the clumsiness was exaggerated and left in the video on purpose, I get it: I ain't funny 🤷‍♀️ And I will not be making comedy skit attempts. No need to be mean about it, though. Much love, Anna xx *Edit (July 2021): To this day I keep receiving comments along the lines of "she's an idiot, can't even open a box" so I removed the skit from the video. RIP comedy attempts, and shoutout to all the internet people who wouldn't care to read the comment I left here pinned but do care to be toxic toward others.

I received my set yesterday , because of your review. Absolutely beautiful. My grandson beat me 6 -1. He promised me he would teach his kids how to play on this set. He is only 13 now. Hopefully I am around , if not the chess set will be for sure. Thank you again for the review.

Philidor: "Pawns are the soul of Chess" AlphaZero: "Yeah whatever, dude."

Wow! Great video Anna! 🌈🏁👑✨ Thank you so much for your kind words about our Stone Chess and bespoke games. Such a fun film! Hope you have a lovely evening ahead. Greetings from London, Simon, Colm and Nette 🌈🏁👑✨

Anna: The Queen always stays on her own color Fischer Random: Am i a joke to you?

My chess set: 3$ Board I found at the 2nd hand store Plastic pieces from a 7$ chess/checkers set at kmart 😞

"White goes on the right" and "queen on her color" were the two lil sayings i learned as a kid. awesome vid, thanks for sharing!

“I deserve such a beautiful present.!” It’s a gorgeous set.

I think I finally understand why Anna and Kevin are a thing.... they have the same vibe and the box issue just demonstrated it... Q e D .... Love the content from both of you!

Watching Anna open that box was adorable.

Her accent is so enchanting to hear.

I am not sure why youtube algorithm is recommending this after a year. Whatever the reason it is, I am glad to watch this beautiful video with beautiful chess board! Sending love from a fan to anna all the way from Malaysia ~

Such a fun video Anna, congrats on your new chess set!

I'm not a chess player but I appreciate beauty, and that chess set 😍

Never seen someone with such a high IQ, struggle so hard to open up a box :D

French Defense, best by test.

The way she pronounced purchasing was simply adorable..

“I’m capable of breaking whatever it is” - I think we’re all in agreement with you there.

watching anna attempt to open boxes could be its own channel

6:27 Most baffling resignation ever.

Really a beautiful chess set!!!! Congrats Anna!

“I’m a professional box opener” -Appears to have never opened a shipping box in her life. CUT THE TAPED SEAMS NOT THE ENTIRE BOX

6:26 king is like "oh no it's the french defense"

Oh I never saw anything about this manufacturer in the collector's scene. Incredible craftsmanship

People saying Anna should use a knife as if Kevin is allowed to be in the same building as sharp objects

Beautiful chess set. I love the alibaster sets with green dark pieces and squares. I wouldn't play with a stone set, but they're a beautiful piece of artwork.

This is making me want to buy a fancy chess even though I only have £10 in my purse...

It's really satisfying watching master level chess players struggle to open boxes!

its awesome, ty for the unboxing

I just went and looked. The red and black is killer looking

Somebody Buy Anna a Box Cutter! :-)

Anna: struggles to open the box Also Anna: i'm a professional box opener.

It's a beautiful set!

These sets are so beautiful

Wow, what a nice gift. So nice to see it. I'm very happy for you. Interestingly, alabaster illuminates when held to light. It appears that this effect is achieved by the final stage of production, which is polishing. A nice touch me thinks. Would be nice to play a slow and relaxing game by candlelight perhaps.

The nicest thing about this beautiful chess set is you can easily play with it. So many "nice" chess sets are not very playable. Anna, you're a lucky girl :)

I just loved this little vid. and the chess set is beautiful as the owner !!

Stunning set. Congratz

Priorities: when you open $1,000 chess set with $0.03 scissors

It's really lovely how happy she is unboxing this chess set. She went back to her childhood for some minutes!

Beautiful. Your videos constantly bring a smile to my face.

Wow! What a lovely chess set!

The rule I learned to properly orient the board is, "white to the right." It rhymes.

Dark square on the left? Yes, but the way my dad taught me to remember it is "White to the Right". Nothing like a rhyme for memory!

I really love the chess pieces anna

That is a beautiful chess set. Enjoy your new set Anna.

She puts a whole new meaning to the word “struggling”.

Definitely need a scissor upgrade. Those ones are just not cutting edge technology.

The genuineness.. lovely piece

Incredible set. I loved seeing it.

Wait am I going to be jealous? Yes I'm jealous.

Anna: "This box is worth $1000!" Also Anna: *bounces the board in her hands*

Oh wow, this looks beautiful, I'm so envious!

i love watching Anna struggling to open boxes

Why wasn’t the London system on the board? A perfect return gift it would have been!

If you play speed chess with that, you would probably damage it.

Beautiful video Anna love your humor as well! I have to add that those scissors are the whimpiest scissors I’ve ever seen ha!

That gorgeous chess set brought joy to my heart also, congratulation! You are very lucky... enjoy it!!

Wholesome as always, Anna! Perhaps this gorgeous chess set was sent as an early birthday present to you! Stay wonderful! :D

Those chess pieces looks shinier than my future.

Beautiful classic design.

Elegant and lovely... Nice set! Love it.

I don’t know where to start Me: I guess opening is a good start

Anna: Beats GMs Anna again: Can't open a box

This is a gorgeous set. Amazing.

Loves this class Anna✌️

Nice sett! And even easier to remember right = white.

Play with it against Alexandra!

I love the classic design of the pieces, this is a set meant to play with not just decoration.

Beautiful chess set

It makes me so happy seeing her so happy about this lmao

just me or do the squares seem a bit too small...pieces fit too tightly, for 1k would prefer squares to be a bit roomier

That is breathtaking!

that looks like an awesome set.

Sweet board. I got lucky thrift shopping at my local antique stores and found a marble board that weighs probably 40 lbs or more and found these demons vs barbarians ceramic pieces a few weeks later. Altogether about $50 for a completely one of a kind legendary set and i cant even remember the last time i had someone to play with at this point. Stupid pandemic. Not that i was very good anyways, but still fun to play.

How does she even figure out how to get out of her house in the morning! Haha

Gorgeous! And also is the chess set

I really how she demonstrated how it isn't easy to know over the pieces, that's a key characteristic of a quality chess set

Alpha zero: what are you doing? =]]

Can you still perform the wooden shield on it?

That's a pretty nice set, good for you, bravo!

Oh só beatifull chess set Anna!!

Will this set keep me from hanging my queen?

Skip to 1:49 for when she has managed to open the box XD

Thanks for sharing, nice set. I would love to hold those pieces.

nice set love

*everyone: god the unboxing part kinda....*cough* hurts *cough* Me: this is why the great callmekevin chose her to be his worthy lover

Aww, I love how genuinely happy she is about this 😊 she's didn't make the video because they paid her, she did it because she was genuinely grateful for the new chess set. Anna's the sweetest! (P.S. I loved the beginning with the scissors 🤣🤣🤣)

I want the Red Black version so much.

she opened that box like a true chess master

You seem like a very sweet lady. I hope you enjoy your new chess set! Congratulations!

I've always assumed that a high chess rating is a sign of exceptional general intelligence; that one couldn't reach the highest levels of the game without being incredibly smart. But now I've watched an IM trying to open a box....

I think at 2:41 ,that pull was actually untying a Very Pretty Bow Knot hidden inside.

I've been looking for a super nice chess set for a long time. Yours is beautiful.