Hikaru isn't a player I particularly like, but I gotta give it to him He's one of the MOST expressive people in the whole chess scene. His face isn't just a "window to the soul"; it's a got damn highway
@@epicchess2021wait???? this a chess channel...bro,I thought this was all Thailand fighting roosters championship league. I just thought u was using code words for the rooster fights and the winning moves. well I got egg on my face
0:52 I push rook pawns in the opening. It confuses my opponent because they're not sure I'm confident with the opening, which makes them confident, which gives me confidence, because I KNOW they're not actually confident. I win every time.
🤣🤣 I think you might have just outdone Hans 😁 thanks a lot for the channel support much appreciated, hoping to do more in that membership area in coming 12 months
Talk your sh*t now, Nieman Hikaru is going to seethe and rage watching you win championships when he retires? More like, he'll be watching all the times he took you to chess school and have a lovely time in retirement
How can I submit some clips and general memery? I'm not on social media. Also, what file types? As always, thanks for the insight and the chest pain from laughing while recovering from bronchitis.
I like the coverage, but the trying to be “hip” vernacular is just rolling my eyes into my skull. “Pawn cube, or pube.” “Prawn to c ships.” “Stockwhale.”
Always love seeing a Pube on the chessboard. On another note, I am a man who has yet to experience the 'fear of that close shave just down below the waistline' mainly because the thought of shaving anywhere near my manhood has never entered my mind. Am I missing out? If so, I'll put the Lawn Mower 5.0 Ultra on my Christmas list. The fiancée will be delighted I'm sure. Thanks for another great video and epic commentary from Epic Gouda.
"consider subscribing it really helps my self esteem" HAHA u r funny,, been watching for a little while now!! keep up the awesome content!! u are really helping us learn over time!!
That R2D2 bit.. You dont know me, we will sadly never get to know eachother... but I love you😂😂😂. I never understood parasocial relations untill your channel. My girlfriend needs to chill. Building that Epic Cheese shrine in the shed makes totally sense after that joke. Lifegoals: 1) Achieve world peace. 2) Get an awkward fan-pic with Epic Cheese
Oh yeah great game I saw hikaru covered it, I imagine Levy will too, and for that reason I think I’ll skip sorry , each video takes a lot of effort of course and that game gonna be a bit oversaturated i Think, but yeah great game haha and great achievement on second African American to get GM title !! Edit: and yeah agreed on the name haha so much play you can do with that 🤣
I very much enjoyed this video (as always). My only complaint is that you did not give me enough time to find the winning move. 8.7m seconds isn't enough for those of us who aren't using an engine.
@ I’m back, baby. Headed to Costa Rica on Thursday, but their internet doesn’t prohibit Google. Lots of amazing videos to catch up on here. One suggestion: you should have a tell-all, exposé interview with someone (whose face is blurred and voice disguised) talking about Kramnick cheating during TT.
I'd like to apologise to the epic cheese community for failing to find the winning move even after 8.7 million seconds. I have let myself and the community down with such appalling lack of cheese tactics. It is an unforgiveable transgression in which I thinnk only time itself will heal the great wound it has caused.
I dislike the inflated egos and the endless drama they cause. I'm aware it makes chess more popular but I doubt its good for the sport nor for the players, being hugely popular isn't always a good thing for people's mental health (hi there Ding), plus there's all the not-so-popular people who want in because of the money (hi there Vlad). I like players who don't see every match as a battle for domination between personalities but as a contest between equals, that's why I prefer the Indian, Iranian and Chinese players.
@@epicchess2021 Please don't take this as negative criticism of your videos but of certain GMs. I love the dry humor, the wordplay and the whiff of irony with which you treat certain players (I know you can't go to far).
To be pedantic, it's a pawn square, so a "pair." But since a square is a 2D analogue of a cube, pube suits it just fine. +1.1 in evaluation, but M2 in humour!
Hikaru knew what he was doing when making that face. Awesome.
Hikaru isn't a player I particularly like, but I gotta give it to him
He's one of the MOST expressive people in the whole chess scene. His face isn't just a "window to the soul"; it's a got damn highway
In this case I dislike him less than Nieman, so I'm happy to see him dunking on that Narcissist.
Not only awesome, Epic 😎
2700 elo level comment.
Nah Hikaru knew what he was doing ten moves before.
Hahaha the Hikaru Star Wars robots 😂😂😂 golden
FTW ❤
Hikaru would have his hands full trying to raise Hans. Best he didn’t adopt him.
Yeah but with this game Hikaru did adopt him… maybe it’s not too late to return him…
4:20 the legendary pube pawn structure. What a time to be alive
It's an absolute banger. A gamechanger!
Lawnmower 5.0
😂
420 pube, truly a great era to exist🙏🏻🙏🏻
@@joshthoughts6177 XD
You really make the best chess content by far. It’s not even close lol
Thanks very much glad you're enjoying!
@@epicchess2021wait???? this a chess channel...bro,I thought this was all Thailand fighting roosters championship league. I just thought u was using code words for the rooster fights and the winning moves. well I got egg on my face
the comments are sooooo good!
the one with the starwars robots was hilarious
Haha thanks glad you enjoyed
1:15 should be called the Taj Mahal of chess
Hans Mahal
Very good. I thought it looked like a sombrero
the picture at the end where Hikaru helps mini hans playing with lego, made me laugh so hard, thanks! :-)
Always up for a good Hans decimation 🎉
I used to find your sense of humor too cheesy. But now I realise it's just Epic cheese and I love it! X-D.
This is my favourite chess channel!
Haha yeah fair enough thanks a lot tho glad you’re enjoying overall!
Time to change your batteries supplier, Hans.
"we have a pawn cube, otherwise known in the industry as a pube"
I died right there😂
Haha 😆😁
Such a beautiful bathtub such as that, hikaru didnt know what to do, hans playing with his bubbles.
Cowboy from Hans... nice. I saw Pantera live back in the 90s.
Hans should make sure he can actually back up what he says lol
Look what that old man did to moke.
7:11 Hikaru knew how cool he looked with his hair blowing 😂
The cheese peaks for itself
Hikaru whispers calculations in the ponies ears to keep them calm before the attack
I'll watch it twice - can't let you lose that epic esteem without trying something
Haha thanks very much
"Lovely double Es" amazing =)
TIL there are pubes in chess.
there were SO many great games in this tournament
0:52 I push rook pawns in the opening. It confuses my opponent because they're not sure I'm confident with the opening, which makes them confident, which gives me confidence, because I KNOW they're not actually confident. I win every time.
🤣🤣 I think you might have just outdone Hans 😁 thanks a lot for the channel support much appreciated, hoping to do more in that membership area in coming 12 months
@@epicchess2021 I'm happy you got a chuckle!😄 Looking forward to more members content!
I play rat variation anytime it's possible just cause I like the name...
I'm not good at chess... 😅
I always love Hikaru's impressions
Talk your sh*t now, Nieman Hikaru is going to seethe and rage watching you win championships when he retires? More like, he'll be watching all the times he took you to chess school and have a lovely time in retirement
Nice one again James! Entertaining as well as educational
Glad you enjoyed it thanks very much!
The pawn “pube” just got me 🤣🤣🤣
The only move to escape a dbl check in any position is a king move!
True , nicer way to through it, I feel like you just simplified an equation 😁
@@epicchess2021 Yes , When you play a dbl check knowing that the king must move it makes it much easier to calculate the ensuing position.
The most fun hilarious chess channel ever. Love your work bro. 😂
Glad you enjoyed it thanks a lot!
All those top GM are very naughty boys
5:30 "knight ... protecting the king". So he can take back if his king is taken...
Epic chess and chessdawg are the only chess channels where I watch every video.
the star wars robot joke is golden :D and some people say, chess is boring... ridiculous.
How can I submit some clips and general memery? I'm not on social media. Also, what file types?
As always, thanks for the insight and the chest pain from laughing while recovering from bronchitis.
Haha thanks a lot my email is epicchess2021@gmail.com and oh wow glad to hear you’re recovering!! And that it gave a laugh 😁😆
I like the coverage, but the trying to be “hip” vernacular is just rolling my eyes into my skull. “Pawn cube, or pube.” “Prawn to c ships.” “Stockwhale.”
the robot one was really slick :)
The way Hans talks I'd thought he would have no trouble winning against such an old player. 😮
Is Nieman really 3100? It seems he’s always blundering.
IT is a cube and a powntangle too! 😆😆😆😆
Epic commentary - keep it up!
Always love seeing a Pube on the chessboard. On another note, I am a man who has yet to experience the 'fear of that close
shave just down below the waistline' mainly because the thought of shaving anywhere near my manhood has never entered my mind. Am I missing out? If so, I'll put the Lawn Mower 5.0 Ultra on my Christmas list. The fiancée will be delighted I'm sure. Thanks for another great video and epic commentary from Epic Gouda.
🤣🤣this made me laugh, no comment haha
Loved Hikaru and the robots Thanks James.
😁😆 no worries thanks for your support as always!
I do enjoy your commentaries :)
Thanks a lot!
It's amazing Hikaru was able to beat one of the true Super GM prodigies of our generation (or perhaps all time)
LOL Yes the Star Wars joke was hilarious!
We are very disappoined as he broke the rooktangle!
What, what?
A rooooktangle !!!! 😂😂😂😂
Chess spoke for itself once again 😂
Pikachu decimated Hen’s Kneemince
Great question 'Do you even rook lift bro?' .
So, I found Qc7 within seconds. Does it make me a grandgrandmaster?
Extremely funny commentary bro lool
4:19 a pawncirclejerk.
Helps my self esteem😂
"consider subscribing it really helps my self esteem" HAHA u r funny,, been watching for a little while now!! keep up the awesome content!! u are really helping us learn over time!!
Haha thanks very much
The chess speaks for itself
Getting stung by this fantastic commentary from Hectic Bees
😁😆
The GigaChad Reclines
I get the feeling Hikaru will be fuelled by Hans hate for a good few years yet ;)
Epic chess back on top here
Hans Smoke Niemann 😂😂😂
This is the channel where Jim Davidson meets Nigel Short.
don't really know him I'm afraid! JD not NS haha
Love some Eephus Chedder!!
😆
Pure gold... poor Christian lol
Yeah I have rinsed the poor guy on that clip by this stage 😂😁
Doesn’t matter. When Hans loses, he’ll just get his Daddy Kramnik to whine & say “cheater”.
Bishop in a boat!
Awesome video 😂
That R2D2 bit.. You dont know me, we will sadly never get to know eachother... but I love you😂😂😂. I never understood parasocial relations untill your channel. My girlfriend needs to chill. Building that Epic Cheese shrine in the shed makes totally sense after that joke. Lifegoals:
1) Achieve world peace.
2) Get an awkward fan-pic with Epic Cheese
Hahaha glad you enjoyed yeah I was cracking up editing it 🤣
Edit: I had to look up that word parasocial that’s a new one on me! Cool word 😁
LOL! Peak brit comedy.
Haha thanks
Found Hikarus Qc7 in exactly 2 seconds. I am only Elo 1000. Could only see the discovered check. The rest was intuition and luck.
Pawn cube = Pube👏👏👏👏👏
I needed 8, 700 001 seconds I am a very naughty boy.
🤣🤣
Septic cheese? 🤣
R2-D2 & C-3PO
If only hikaru could have remembered
Game request?
Levy's recent game purely because his opponent was called BREWINGTON HARDAWAY. That is an #EpicChess name.
Oh yeah great game I saw hikaru covered it, I imagine Levy will too, and for that reason I think I’ll skip sorry , each video takes a lot of effort of course and that game gonna be a bit oversaturated i Think, but yeah great game haha and great achievement on second African American to get GM title !!
Edit: and yeah agreed on the name haha so much play you can do with that 🤣
Hans is such a joke. Just, damn lol
I see epic chess, I click and like.
Haha thanks very much
I very much enjoyed this video (as always). My only complaint is that you did not give me enough time to find the winning move. 8.7m seconds isn't enough for those of us who aren't using an engine.
Just hit pause lol
🤣🤣 noted haha and good to see you in the comments hope you’re keeping well! Thanks as always for the support
@ I’m back, baby. Headed to Costa Rica on Thursday, but their internet doesn’t prohibit Google. Lots of amazing videos to catch up on here. One suggestion: you should have a tell-all, exposé interview with someone (whose face is blurred and voice disguised) talking about Kramnick cheating during TT.
Epic Chess here, or Epic Chest Hair? Wind blowing? Butt flaps? I'm confused. But I don't even care.
Haha that’s a good one I like that cheers
No Rooktangle?! Boo!
I'd like to apologise to the epic cheese community for failing to find the winning move even after 8.7 million seconds. I have let myself and the community down with such appalling lack of cheese tactics. It is an unforgiveable transgression in which I thinnk only time itself will heal the great wound it has caused.
🤣🤣❤️
your videos are so fking funny hahaha
Thanks a lot glad you enjoyed cheers for watching
Qc7! What happens if h1?
Maybe bishop drops I think
@@epicchess2021 Sure. I thought we could find a mate.
Gigakaru😂
31 move moment😅
Nice
consider suscribing, really helps my self-esteeem XD
Spicy cheese 😊
Epictetus Channel.
👁👄👁 mushrooms
Keep the double entendres and wordplays a coming.
Haha will do Thanks for watching
Why are Hans losses so satisfying to watch??🤣
😆
Can you cover mvl vs arjun pls😇
I saw he had a few good games today! Ended In A draw tho which was a shame, I’ll have a think but idk which video yet sorrry
@epicchess2021 i know its less epic when it ends in a draw, but its still epic cus mvl let arjun have 2 queens and still managed to draw
I’d have enjoyed the analysis much more if it weren’t for the forced banter.
yeah not for everyone I appreciate, sorry to hear!
I dislike the inflated egos and the endless drama they cause. I'm aware it makes chess more popular but I doubt its good for the sport nor for the players, being hugely popular isn't always a good thing for people's mental health (hi there Ding), plus there's all the not-so-popular people who want in because of the money (hi there Vlad). I like players who don't see every match as a battle for domination between personalities but as a contest between equals, that's why I prefer the Indian, Iranian and Chinese players.
Yeah fair enough igu
@@epicchess2021 Please don't take this as negative criticism of your videos but of certain GMs. I love the dry humor, the wordplay and the whiff of irony with which you treat certain players (I know you can't go to far).
Rc2 no it's c3 not cr or maybe P30? Takes Takes lol
To be pedantic, it's a pawn square, so a "pair." But since a square is a 2D analogue of a cube, pube suits it just fine. +1.1 in evaluation, but M2 in humour!
Haha thanks yeah artistic license 😄😆
I subbed to help your self esteem - at the expense of mine. Keep up the good work!
Haha thanks a lot
a2d2 b2d2 c2d2 e2d2 f2d2 ...
mfw
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