I played Stanely in 2022 when his rating was about 1600 compared to mine, which was around 2100, losing to him hurt at the time but seeing how quickly his rating has shot up and how good a player he is and what a nice chap he is, the hurt has gone :)
You are one of the real ones Anna you were extremely respectful and you went as far as to make this video and detail all the things you didn't know and what you learned and were very nice to your competition you may think this is normal behaivor but the world is full of narcisists and disrespecful "players" if you will. It's very heart warming for me to watch you play with so much respect and it's clear to me that your heart is made of gold. A pleasure to watch you "lose" as it is to watch you "win". Those were in quotes because you know what I mean.
I don't play chess but I am strangely drawn to chess videos. This is the most captivating match I've ever watched simply because you narrated what you were thinking and what your options were. I felt like I was right there with you. Great video.
I like the videos, too. I always feel like I shoudl start playing, but then I realize that it sucks so much of your life, that could be spent playing other board and video games.
Kids these days are incredible. Just the other day I was beaten by a 10 yr old kid who during the game was having an existential crisis about how 10x2 is 20 and 10x3 is 30, but he couldn't understand why 20x2 wasn't also 30. Meanwhile he's playing middlegame pawn sacrifices that I couldn't comprehend even with 5 minutes staring at the board. I love chess :D
@@GCTACOBATMAN It never ever did that before. No, that's totally new. Never in the history of the world did schools tell kids what to think. It's only recently. Can you imagine the Jesuits (brilliant educators by the way, and that is not sarcasm), for example, telling children what to think? No, because it never happened before.
It is so generous of you to show your losses, no matter how painful to you they may be. They are painful to me to see you lose, not to mention in my own bumbling games I am in my own realm of pain..... daily, Lol. Thank you for demonstrating such courage.
Lol she let him win. She missed very obvious moves on three occasions, and she even broke it down as "I knew I needed to do this...but I did this instead," and "I was afraid he was going to do this..." and then she let him do it. I'm terrible at chess and I could see it. And she's beaten grandmasters before, like come on
So many chess content creators wouldn't put a loss like this on, but you did, and your comments were very interesting, and as usual you were so gracious before and after the game. Bravo Anna.
Huh? She said you shouldn't count this as losing on timing, and she was right. This was hopeless long before the last few moves. If not for the convienance of the clock running out, she should have just resigned before her last actual move. I'm sure she would have still lost if you gave her another 3 minutes on the clock, but that might have been by running out the clock too, because running out the clock is what happens when a good chess player who doesn't want to resign has no idea how to save the game, which I'm sure is what happen here. Did you pay attention to the material on the board at that point? It was 5 pawns and knight vs. 7 pawns and a rook, and one of her pawns was doubled!
Yes, doesn't look very dynamic at first (which is why for years masters all played 2 c4) but clearly a lot more to it than meets the eye! White develops pressure surprisingly rapidly.
No way! I played Stanley in March in a blitz, I took him to the last few minutes, but way too strong in the end. Lovely to see you taking on an English player Anna ❤
Ar 5:23 I quite like 1. ... 0-0-0 Stops the fork and attacks the Knight on d5. If 2. Nxe7+ Nxe7 3. Bxe7 Rh8-e8 pinning the Bishop allowing taking it the next move and giving you two centralised rooks. If 2. Bxe7 Rh8-e8 and you have the pin plus attack on d5 Knight If 2. N-b6+ Kb8 I know it's easy to analyse a blitz game retrospectively and perhaps I am missing something, but I do like it as a potential way out of the Knight's fork threat.
Yeah, she, a master, made beginner-level inaccuracies that even I could see. And she was taking forever thinking about these terrible moves, too. I understand letting an opponent win if they're younger for whatever reason, but to let him win so obviously is just insulting, and I think Stanley deserved a straightforward game.
@@bernardsoul5186 Anna didnt know the theory and got behind on time in a complex position, she certainly didnt let Stanely win, I feel thats a bit insulting to both players to say that. I think if Anna had played Nd5 instead of Qd5 she may have had a better game but she was a pawn down and was trying to get some play for the pawn as she would probably lose the ending.
@@russellwhite-e5n she definitely does know the theory, she's gone to chess camp plenty of times and she studies with her mom before every FIDE tournament
Now this is the way to watch chess! I love the commentary as to what you're think and discussion of strategies. You definitely have a winning formula here. 💯
I liked this kind of video. I am entertained and learning at the same time lol. I wouldn't mind seeing more of the games from this tournament explained in this way. Thanks for sharing!
@Samuel_H_B yeah I think after Kd2 in that line you could go Ne4 to check the king and potentially force an exchange of the white bishop and free your queen that way?
At higher levels this is what chesss boils down to: playing pre-packaged, pre-tested moves and gambits ("knowing the theory") to either trap people who don't know it, or put you in the best possible position for middle game. Memorization, memorization, memorization.
That kid in the background at 7:04 digging for buried treasure effortlessly switches between both - IMHO, sod the Chess what he's doing takes real talent. I hope he's rewarded for his endeavours
@@Hylebos75 Stockfish is an extremely powerful chess bot that even the No. 1 chess player has no chance of beating it. This means it can find the best moves so it can also help chess players prepare for their games. In this case, white played Jubava London System opening and if black cannot suprise white with unexpected move, then black is just walking right into white's game plan. White already know what is the best response to black's moves. Therefore, you have to do unexpected but strong moves that your opponent didn't expect and didn't study. Otherwise, you're playing against moves that opponent prepared using Stockfish or other materials.
At 4:00 , why the kid dosn't play knight A4 to B6 ? A very good Fork between her Queen D5 and the Tower A1. Bigger pressure and worth it to the exchange : Tower for Knight ???
I only play chess once a decade or so, but at 3:25 of the vid why didn't she just move either her pawn to H6, to back off the bishop, OR her pawn to B5, to back off the knight? I'm totally confused, why waste a move for something that might happen later when you can just control the board now so he can't set up later? Thanks to anyone who answers.
I’m not a chess player but i enjoy watching your videos . I think it’s pretty cool how you show your wins and losses . This kid Stanley was definitely “Toys ain’t Us.!” You being humble shows great character. More so does anyone not notice the kid in the background dig’n in his nose and he was definitely Not on the clocc Cuzz he stayed in there for awhile . Anyways keep doing your thing . I’m gonna keep watching baby girl
1. ...Qe6+ 2. Kd2 Rd1 3. Re1 (her queen is trapped) Ne4 (to block) 4. Rxe4 Qg6 5. Rxg4 In this line she's lost a knight and a bishop instead of only the rook. Or simply take the rook on e1 with the queen and accept the exchange.
I'm so happy for Stanley. I've no doubt that beating Anna meant much more to him than beating Stanley would have meant to Anna. Plus, she is very gracious as well. She just seems like such a decent human being.
Quick question Anna, how did you manage to retain the same corner seat for the entirety of this blitz tournament? I notice you had such a vantage position for filming all your games. Was that specially arranged for you?
3:25 what if she had taken the pawn in C5 with her bishop? If he takes her bishop with his knight she can play her Q in A5 (check) and he loses the knight. Am I missing something?
Question/ what an i missing? At around the 3 min and 15 sec of video, after white move his knight to a4, why doesn't black move Q-a5 check and then next move capture the white knight on a4 if white didn't move it or if white moved knight- c3, Black plays pawn on D4x knight on c3?
White blocks check with Bd2 (attacking the queen). If she takes the knight with her queen, the pawn on b2 moves to b3, attacking the queen. Her queen is now trapped and will be captured. So, instead of taking the knight, she would retreat with the queen, losing tempo.
Canty made a Chessable course on the Jobava! This thing is insane, and the kid played it really well. I've had to play counterintuitive ideas just to counter it.
@@sgib199 Well, White has to get out of check first. Qe2 allows a queen trade, Be2 takes the pressure off, Kf1 loses the right to castle but may be best. After Rd8, the black Q is not quite trapped (if Bc4, Qf5) but White certainly has a clear advantage. Still, it's not as bad as what happened in the game.
@@iankemp1131 Here's what I see: 1. ...Qe6+ 2. Kd2 Rd1 3. Re1 trapping her queen. Now, attempting to block with knight will lead to loss of the knight AND a bishop, or the loss of the queen if blocking with the other knight. ( edit ) I'm not saying Qe6+ is a bad move. Just that attempting to save the rook on a1 after that is a mistake.
@@sgib199 Ah, very interesting. I had missed Kd2 as it looks such an odd move. There are some complicated tactics based on an immediate Ne4+ and potentially Bxg5+ possibly after Bxf3 - move order could be important. White wins according to the computer, but over the board at blitz there could be chances.
@@iankemp1131 Yes, I agree that anything can happen in blitz. But I think she was already getting behind in time and he seemed in command. Staying on offense would be better for her (after the Qe6+) works better than trying to save that rook.
At 3:26, my gut feeling is to go Qd5, when Anna did that later, he brought out the knight to f3, then I'd take the pawn on c5 with the bishop, he takes that bishop with his knight, you take the knight with your queen. Now you're up a pawn and his attack is stopped on that side.
You are my queen gambit!! Most of the streamer doesn't choose to show when the lose. You do. This is my kind of Champion. I am happy to see that exemple of modesty from an strong player like like you
@@gtrbarbarian not offending anyone with my comment, she is a decent master at the game, that's why it's catched my mind to know if she is feeling stressed or is going through a tough time
@@AnkhArcRod true, every mistake counts, but in blitz games, I've noticed she spends a long time thinking of the next line, while most blitz players just calculate two to three moves ahead
Were these FIDE games or 5 minutes not ranked games? I used to be nationally ranked and was also a Certified Tournament Director (e.g., 1970s). Back then, we had to keep a log of our moves (descriptive or algebraic); I take it from this video that documenting your moves is no longer required. Does anyone still do it?
What’s special about you is that you celebrate the game of chess and of being a good sport, I don’t know anyone who is like you and you deserve a lot of credit.
It's like going to math test only to find out there's that one task which you didn't prepare at all and you just try to struggle your way through. The difference is Anna is recording everything, now that takes character.
These young players are so fearless Stanley played a great offensive game causing you problems throughout it is incredible they’re able to get so good at such a young age Stanley probably plays many games in a day Chess is second nature to him
Thanks for the game Anna!
gg wp :)
Ty SBF
Bro thinks he's, Stanley.
Stanley too strong
Is this the actual Stanley that played?
I played Stanely in 2022 when his rating was about 1600 compared to mine, which was around 2100, losing to him hurt at the time but seeing how quickly his rating has shot up and how good a player he is and what a nice chap he is, the hurt has gone :)
Sure you did, bot
@@timothyandrewnielsen We played at the Southend quickplay tournament in UK April 22. Why would anyone want a bot to say this?
@@russellwhite-e5n your username is user-ve4fp8ej1b
What's his rating now?
@@timothyandrewnielsenAre you a bot? Am I a bot? Who‘s a bot, who not? 🤖
I like that you show your loss. It shows humility. The world needs more of that.
No man its already very humid over here
Dont need more humidity
@@architboraste209 Oh I see you what you did there... You tried to make a funny.
@@dabunnisher29 tu thoda aaichigand h kya
She lost. Why is it impressive. Everyone loses
You are one of the real ones Anna you were extremely respectful and you went as far as to make this video and detail all the things you didn't know and what you learned and were very nice to your competition you may think this is normal behaivor but the world is full of narcisists and disrespecful "players" if you will. It's very heart warming for me to watch you play with so much respect and it's clear to me that your heart is made of gold. A pleasure to watch you "lose" as it is to watch you "win". Those were in quotes because you know what I mean.
His power is clearly in his hair. You should have known the outcome the moment you sat down.
Samson Jr
@@wwaynemcg Sideshow Bob
@@mikejames4271 Sideboob Show. If you catch my drift. Juss sayin.
Tabletop game anime protagonist hair
I LOVE the fact that you're so honest with no ego.....Youi're a PRIZE for humanity not just Chess.
Not sure your point...
I don't play chess but I am strangely drawn to chess videos. This is the most captivating match I've ever watched simply because you narrated what you were thinking and what your options were. I felt like I was right there with you. Great video.
I like the videos, too. I always feel like I shoudl start playing, but then I realize that it sucks so much of your life, that could be spent playing other board and video games.
173 people. Stanley came 6th.
spoiler alert. thanks a lot
@@VeganKolachelol what your not even on the video. shut up
@@VeganKolache don't look at comments before you've watched the video. That is on you
Still, she was very weak in the early game ... not a 2200 elo game
@@zangrat lol, it was sarcasm. It's ok, I get that nerds to have a sense of humor.
Stanley is the man! One of the nicest kids you could've run into. Awesome player too.
not a man
I definitely guessed the other gender when I saw him.
No, he isn't.
2 things:
The man doesn't shake a woman's hand first
The man does not sit when the woman is standing (coming)
@@SpaceJamCZE Lol you're mentally ill
Kids these days are incredible. Just the other day I was beaten by a 10 yr old kid who during the game was having an existential crisis about how 10x2 is 20 and 10x3 is 30, but he couldn't understand why 20x2 wasn't also 30. Meanwhile he's playing middlegame pawn sacrifices that I couldn't comprehend even with 5 minutes staring at the board. I love chess :D
Haha "an existential crisis", one of the funniest comments ever :D
The school system isn't teaching anymore as much as it's telling children what they should think. 😢
I lost against a three month old yesterday - crazy times.
@@GCTACOBATMAN Depends where in the world you are.
@@GCTACOBATMAN It never ever did that before. No, that's totally new. Never in the history of the world did schools tell kids what to think. It's only recently. Can you imagine the Jesuits (brilliant educators by the way, and that is not sarcasm), for example, telling children what to think? No, because it never happened before.
6:55 kid in the back is digging for gold
Damn thats terrible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was thinking the same thing, hopefully he is not touching any of the chess pieces
He was successful!
In germany we would say he is drilling for oil 😅
@@presidentdonaldbump150 Why? He dug it out and is now richer than you, how is that in any way terrible?
It is so generous of you to show your losses, no matter how painful to you they may be. They are painful to me to see you lose, not to mention in my own bumbling games I am in my own realm of pain..... daily, Lol. Thank you for demonstrating such courage.
its a game, she did not broke her arm to be "painful" to lose xD
Lol she let him win. She missed very obvious moves on three occasions, and she even broke it down as "I knew I needed to do this...but I did this instead," and "I was afraid he was going to do this..." and then she let him do it. I'm terrible at chess and I could see it. And she's beaten grandmasters before, like come on
Stanley seems like a great person.
he is he’s my best friend
@@SM12457your face needs work, his hair is flawless
Indeed great; he's not just Stanley...listen to Anna, he is STAN LEE 🎉🎉❤
you should hear his parable
he is
I love that Anna shows her wins and her losses.
At 4:35, Qe6+ followed by Rd8 defends against the fork. In-between checks, easy to miss, especially when low on time!
So many chess content creators wouldn't put a loss like this on, but you did, and your comments were very interesting, and as usual you were so gracious before and after the game. Bravo Anna.
So many chess content creators wouldn't let an opponent win and stream it, showing all the obvious moves she missed
Anna vs the clock? I’ve never seen this before.
Hehe. :)
Huh? She said you shouldn't count this as losing on timing, and she was right. This was hopeless long before the last few moves. If not for the convienance of the clock running out, she should have just resigned before her last actual move. I'm sure she would have still lost if you gave her another 3 minutes on the clock, but that might have been by running out the clock too, because running out the clock is what happens when a good chess player who doesn't want to resign has no idea how to save the game, which I'm sure is what happen here. Did you pay attention to the material on the board at that point? It was 5 pawns and knight vs. 7 pawns and a rook, and one of her pawns was doubled!
@@davealan5685 relax, its a running joke :)
@@davealan5685 teach me the ways of the sperg
What is is name more than Stanley?
Is there more matches of him on youtube?
Organizers were like: We need more chess tournament in our chess tournament!
Ha. That's a good one.
I've lost to that opening many times and my response was always "what happened?". It is a very powerful opening.
Yes, doesn't look very dynamic at first (which is why for years masters all played 2 c4) but clearly a lot more to it than meets the eye! White develops pressure surprisingly rapidly.
So sick, I love seeing people in the flow, just doing something as simple/complicated as chess at such high levels. Great video 👍
No way! I played Stanley in March in a blitz, I took him to the last few minutes, but way too strong in the end. Lovely to see you taking on an English player Anna ❤
Stanley looks like the most chill guy! Would love to hear his voice :D Loved this video
I'd love to see more of these blitz matches.
Tanks for thoses videos. Love the story tell telling as well as the voice-over. Definitivelly going to look at more and more of this format !
I can’t wait for the video on that double cow game we saw at the end!
Yes! I came here for that one as well!
Indeed, more than one cow on the board at the end of the video: is that called "Cow Opening, Herd Defense"?
you are always learning so much even when you lose. You are so graceful whether you win or lose. I am so Proud of you!!! Please show the other games.
Ar 5:23 I quite like 1. ... 0-0-0
Stops the fork and attacks the Knight on d5.
If 2. Nxe7+ Nxe7
3. Bxe7 Rh8-e8 pinning the Bishop allowing taking it the next move and giving you two centralised rooks.
If 2. Bxe7 Rh8-e8 and you have the pin plus attack on d5 Knight
If 2. N-b6+ Kb8
I know it's easy to analyse a blitz game retrospectively and perhaps I am missing something, but I do like it as a potential way out of the Knight's fork threat.
I think it ends up even at the bottom of the board but then he takes the bishop on d1 and she is down a piece.
Yeah, she, a master, made beginner-level inaccuracies that even I could see. And she was taking forever thinking about these terrible moves, too. I understand letting an opponent win if they're younger for whatever reason, but to let him win so obviously is just insulting, and I think Stanley deserved a straightforward game.
After 2 Nb6+ Kb8 Bxe7 if Nxe7 Kxd1 if Bd1 moves Be7 moves White is a piece up.
@@bernardsoul5186 Anna didnt know the theory and got behind on time in a complex position, she certainly didnt let Stanely win, I feel thats a bit insulting to both players to say that. I think if Anna had played Nd5 instead of Qd5 she may have had a better game but she was a pawn down and was trying to get some play for the pawn as she would probably lose the ending.
@@russellwhite-e5n she definitely does know the theory, she's gone to chess camp plenty of times and she studies with her mom before every FIDE tournament
4:40 with the fork, wouldn't the best move have been to bring the queen back to d8? Getting it out of the way and protecting the rook?
I love that you share your losses. Thanks for showing us so much growth!
I'm so happy to know that you have the humility to show a loss. No one is perfect, and I admire you for showing this video
Now this is the way to watch chess! I love the commentary as to what you're think and discussion of strategies. You definitely have a winning formula here. 💯
How can you place the Queen at d5 and miss the fork with knight going b6? :/
I liked this kind of video. I am entertained and learning at the same time lol. I wouldn't mind seeing more of the games from this tournament explained in this way. Thanks for sharing!
I love the opening Stanley used. It's the one I learned from my grandfather over thirty years ago.
What's it called?
4:47 instead of taking his knight you could have check him with your queen, right? Like that you would still have your queen and rook
@Samuel_H_B yeah I think after Kd2 in that line you could go Ne4 to check the king and potentially force an exchange of the white bishop and free your queen that way?
@Samuel_H_B @plamenn ...Ne4 (protect the queen) 2. Rxe4 Qg6 3. Rxg4
Losing a knight and a bishop. She'd be better taking the rook on e1 with queen.
7 months in I just saw this, but yes, please show all the games back to back in the tournament. Well done Stanley.
I like that you show games that you win, draw and lose.
A teenage boy who could concentrate enough to play masterfully with Anna sitting in front of him has to be an extreme rarity. Kudos to this kid.
Female distractions can only take you so far
At higher levels this is what chesss boils down to: playing pre-packaged, pre-tested moves and gambits ("knowing the theory") to either trap people who don't know it, or put you in the best possible position for middle game. Memorization, memorization, memorization.
Is that a copypasta?
@@StanislavHronek It's an original statement, but an obvious one if you think about it.
@@qwe1231 I see I said it because it sounded like something similar I have seen before so I thought it was some famous copypasta
That kid in the background at 7:04 digging for buried treasure effortlessly switches between both - IMHO, sod the Chess what he's doing takes real talent. I hope he's rewarded for his endeavours
In today's days and age, if you cannot bring your opponent out of the book, then you are playing against stockfish.
As someone who's never played chess, what does that mean?
@@Hylebos75 Stockfish is an extremely powerful chess bot that even the No. 1 chess player has no chance of beating it. This means it can find the best moves so it can also help chess players prepare for their games. In this case, white played Jubava London System opening and if black cannot suprise white with unexpected move, then black is just walking right into white's game plan. White already know what is the best response to black's moves. Therefore, you have to do unexpected but strong moves that your opponent didn't expect and didn't study. Otherwise, you're playing against moves that opponent prepared using Stockfish or other materials.
At 4:00 , why the kid dosn't play knight A4 to B6 ? A very good Fork between her Queen D5 and the Tower A1. Bigger pressure and worth it to the exchange : Tower for Knight ???
Yes, let's see some more of these games Anna!
I get into similar situations playing my kid.
I think the future looks very bright for all of you talented whippersnappers
Yes Anna, I would love to see more of your games explained like this.
Dude he put his side back in order so dang fast too.. and reset clock. Dudes a wizard.
playing against sam bankman-fried
ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
😂
Sams smarter cousin
*jr
I only play chess once a decade or so, but at 3:25 of the vid why didn't she just move either her pawn to H6, to back off the bishop, OR her pawn to B5, to back off the knight? I'm totally confused, why waste a move for something that might happen later when you can just control the board now so he can't set up later?
Thanks to anyone who answers.
I have played Stanley and met him multiple times, he destroyed me. Very strong young player who recently became a CM
Great that you showcase and analyze both your wins and losses. The losses are probably the more instructive.
Awesome, love the interaction with these brilliant chess players
yes! we want to see more of the games
I’m not a chess player but i enjoy watching your videos . I think it’s pretty cool how you show your wins and losses . This kid Stanley was definitely “Toys ain’t Us.!” You being humble shows great character. More so does anyone not notice the kid in the background dig’n in his nose and he was definitely Not on the clocc Cuzz he stayed in there for awhile . Anyways keep doing your thing . I’m gonna keep watching baby girl
He said, "That was Easy..."
You can tell she was in awe. That is the shock and awe expression.
4:43 Qe6+ gets out of the fork
I also thought that. But since they're playing with so little time the quality of the moves suffers tremendously. Cheers
@@pb2806the move was obvious
1. ...Qe6+ 2. Kd2 Rd1 3. Re1 (her queen is trapped) Ne4 (to block) 4. Rxe4 Qg6 5. Rxg4
In this line she's lost a knight and a bishop instead of only the rook.
Or simply take the rook on e1 with the queen and accept the exchange.
A 1400 could have seen that I don’t know how she’s above 2000
@@sgib199 instead of Ne4 to block play bishop takes night
at 3:25 - what about bishop takes pawn, he takes bishop with knight, then check with the queen and win the knight?
I'm so happy for Stanley. I've no doubt that beating Anna meant much more to him than beating Stanley would have meant to Anna. Plus, she is very gracious as well. She just seems like such a decent human being.
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Quick question Anna, how did you manage to retain the same corner seat for the entirety of this blitz tournament? I notice you had such a vantage position for filming all your games. Was that specially arranged for you?
I think it would be decent if you mentioned your opponent's name in the title or in the video description, at least if he won.
3:08 wouldn't pawn b5 be a good option? Because he can't move the Knight away
Sure he can. Knight B6
I am learning a lot by watching beautiful Anna playing and explaining her game!
3:25 what if she had taken the pawn in C5 with her bishop? If he takes her bishop with his knight she can play her Q in A5 (check) and he loses the knight. Am I missing something?
Jesus... When I did read the title I suddenly realized in how many ways the internet f*cked up my mind.
Touch grass…
Gross. Stop rotting your brain and log off
Question/ what an i missing?
At around the 3 min and 15 sec of video, after white move his knight to a4, why doesn't black move Q-a5 check and then next move capture the white knight on a4 if white didn't move it or if white moved knight- c3, Black plays pawn on D4x knight on c3?
White blocks check with Bd2 (attacking the queen). If she takes the knight with her queen, the pawn on b2 moves to b3, attacking the queen. Her queen is now trapped and will be captured.
So, instead of taking the knight, she would retreat with the queen, losing tempo.
Definitely want to see the double cow game.
3:21
Cant you do the Bischop G4?
I am newb, so i am asking, isnt that better than what you did?
This video title with no context is wild
Of course we want to see more of your games from this tournament!
Of course we want all of the games ! Haha
4:46 Queen D6 make an aggressive move giving you time to reposition. Adjusting to the fork?
Canty made a Chessable course on the Jobava! This thing is insane, and the kid played it really well. I've had to play counterintuitive ideas just to counter it.
@AnnaCramling @here Why was castling not considered 5:06? Any reason it would be bad in the long term?
Dude has awesome hair.
yeah he does !!
Always frustrating when you get caught in the opening by a prepared variation :( At 4:40 surely Qe6+ is the way to avoid the Knight fork?
Queen easily gets trapped on e6 leading to more material lost.
@@sgib199 Well, White has to get out of check first. Qe2 allows a queen trade, Be2 takes the pressure off, Kf1 loses the right to castle but may be best. After Rd8, the black Q is not quite trapped (if Bc4, Qf5) but White certainly has a clear advantage. Still, it's not as bad as what happened in the game.
@@iankemp1131 Here's what I see:
1. ...Qe6+ 2. Kd2 Rd1 3. Re1 trapping her queen.
Now, attempting to block with knight will lead to loss of the knight AND a bishop, or the loss of the queen if blocking with the other knight.
( edit )
I'm not saying Qe6+ is a bad move. Just that attempting to save the rook on a1 after that is a mistake.
@@sgib199 Ah, very interesting. I had missed Kd2 as it looks such an odd move. There are some complicated tactics based on an immediate Ne4+ and potentially Bxg5+ possibly after Bxf3 - move order could be important. White wins according to the computer, but over the board at blitz there could be chances.
@@iankemp1131 Yes, I agree that anything can happen in blitz. But I think she was already getting behind in time and he seemed in command. Staying on offense would be better for her (after the Qe6+) works better than trying to save that rook.
No pause or anything 😭
on 03:20 isnt it a good move to bring the queen to a5 an kill the horse next move?
7:35 me on the right!
Really, you were there?
@@SM12457yeah I have played her otb before aswel
@@manmaychopra4241 You're in the white shirt on the right?
@@SM12457nah go one second before . In blue jumper
@manmaychopra4241 Oh I see now. Nice!
Can you capture on C5 first..Nxc5..then Qa5+ forking the knight???
The hair is spectacular.
At 3:26, my gut feeling is to go Qd5, when Anna did that later, he brought out the knight to f3, then I'd take the pawn on c5 with the bishop, he takes that bishop with his knight, you take the knight with your queen. Now you're up a pawn and his attack is stopped on that side.
Sideshow bob
You are my queen gambit!! Most of the streamer doesn't choose to show when the lose. You do. This is my kind of Champion. I am happy to see that exemple of modesty from an strong player like like you
Why are so many kids defeating you recently?
The chess world is brutal. Unlike other sports and games, younger generation is more dangerous. Feels bad.
@@gtrbarbarian not offending anyone with my comment, she is a decent master at the game, that's why it's catched my mind to know if she is feeling stressed or is going through a tough time
@@AnkhArcRod true, every mistake counts, but in blitz games, I've noticed she spends a long time thinking of the next line, while most blitz players just calculate two to three moves ahead
I dont thing she is a great player at Blitz chess...average at best
Well played, Stan!
Strong pressure from the start!
Were these FIDE games or 5 minutes not ranked games?
I used to be nationally ranked and was also a Certified Tournament Director (e.g., 1970s). Back then, we had to keep a log of our moves (descriptive or algebraic); I take it from this video that documenting your moves is no longer required. Does anyone still do it?
What’s special about you is that you celebrate the game of chess and of being a good sport, I don’t know anyone who is like you and you deserve a lot of credit.
Definitely would love to watch more exciting games from the blitz tournament.
I watch so many of your games and forget to like and comment! Thanks for showing me your games and explaining your thinking Anna!
kudos to you too anna for not uploading only the victories and for reallyappreaciating people :)))))
5:30 can someone explain the theory as to why she could have just taken the bishop with her g7 pawn?
As to why that wasn’t an option?
Can't imagine being able to play blitz. Stanley was a little stud, and you are just plain awesome.
@4:42 why did you not move your queen to e3 to check his king and beat his fork?
1:08 "Play the cow." 😂
@4:40 why not move queen to E6 to check the King and save the rook?
I’m way over my head here, but still find these videos very entertaining. It’s uplifting to witness your gracious attitude whether you win or lose.
It's like going to math test only to find out there's that one task which you didn't prepare at all and you just try to struggle your way through. The difference is Anna is recording everything, now that takes character.
It is important to hide the bishop under the table before the game. So it neither can't be threatened nor stolen.
4:38 why not check to e6 and possibly save both pieces from fork?
These young players are so fearless Stanley played a great offensive game causing you problems throughout it is incredible they’re able to get so good at such a young age Stanley probably plays many games in a day Chess is second nature to him