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@@Elensar bro, Wirtual playing copyrighted music is getting out of hand the past month or so Good luck getting him to stop 😂 We are super thankful for the chess sounds you edited in, that’s a lot of work ☺️
@@qnonymou5 Want pieces on the board for chances at counterplay. Maybe you can attack the opponent’s king, which is hard to do with no pieces. Also, simplifying (trading pieces) makes things more clear for the winning side some of the time. A winning king and pawn against lone king endgame is easy enough to win. With a rook on each side, the winning method becomes a little bit more difficult. Of course, this is pogchamps, so you still don’t want to trade pieces to create maximum chaos. The opponent can’t blunder a piece if you don’t give them the opportunity
@@qnonymou5 yes, that’s the entire point of king and pawn endgames, king and queen vs lone king is too trivial already also the side that’s down a queen for minimal compensation should avoid trading anyway. at the level where players do not instantly resign after that major blunder, just leave more pieces so the winning side can have more chances of placing the queen on an unsafe square, or otherwise win by checkmating
It's so cool of this big-time streamer to bring attention to an upstart board game. Maybe this chess thing will catch on? Also, I see Buckley is a fan of the Botez Gambit.
That was a sick game 1 by Wirtual. Other than missing the difficult to spot bishop capture that opened up by the self king pin, the play was pretty solid
If you disregard the like 30 suboptimal turns then you are absolutely right ^^ I think he played pretty well for someone who hasnt played chess all that long, but calling the game sick is a bit of an overstatement
@@dom4in637 Considering the level that many of these non-chess streamers come into pogchamps with, the play was solid. Of course the game was messy, but Wirtual did *much* better than I expected when clicking on the video.
Not sure you saw this after, but at 4:03 you can play 23...R8xc3 (taking his bishop with the rook you have on c8), and he cannot take back with the pawn since it is pinned to the king. Playing 23...R2xc3 (taking with the rook you have on c2) would not work since that rook would no longer be pinning the pawn to his king.
I love chess content just as much as trackmania! Love the new style of vid hope u keep it up during and after pog champs if you still feel motivated to play chess
The first game was reasonable - for a 600 or maybe 700 rated player, and the second game was maybe a tiny bit better, but for his accounts' ratings, it isn't great. He did spot a few things that most 700's would miss, but he also missed things that 600's would see. He isn't very consistent, but I think with enough training he can get far.
@@thenachocheeseburger9637 I disagree hard. For someone with no opening knowledge, he plays very very well. He has a good general sense, which some people take hundreds of games to develop and some never do.
@@DomenG33KI don’t know how many games he has played but he definitely in the first game did not play 1000+ as a 1000 who doesn’t really know openings (I only learnt the basics and basic openings) his play isn’t that high he may sound better but he is just saying his thoughts in a different way then normal for me at least and he used a lot of time calculating
@@icecream5125 You overvalue your play by a large factor. Watch any high ranked player play in your elo and you will notice that 1200 lets say make massive blunders all over the place. And im not talking about pawn chains, or knigh mobility, but full blown out 1 move and 2 move blunders. He made only a few blunders and they were minor compared to alot of 1000+ rated players. He has very good intuition and decent speed for a complete begineer. Many many people (some i know personally) have tried playing hard and learning hard for months and Wirtual would still beat them 8/10 times from just natural skill... But of course he is still just a beginner and has tons to learn and makes tons of mistakes... Cheers!
@@DomenG33K I agree that for a beginner, he is playing well. A good beginner will often place around 700 in ELO, which i think is where he belongs (for now). He definitely has potential, but he is no 1100.
Rgf2, Rg1 for white, Rf8f3, if Rg3 from black to block the check, he can Kxe3 which leads to mate by bring King to f4 after and rook exchange without a trade option for white. If Kg4 to run away from the check, then Rxe3, then Rg3 for white, then it's winning position for black easily.
I was quite surprised to see you in the intro. Will be tuning in to watch the fun. If you play 1300 level or greater - you can ace this whole competition. glhf! Also expected ohne Pixel to show up or something. Did you take any offers for coaching?
Crazy tactic at 12:50 with Bxd5 cxd5 Nxd5 if Qd8 to protect the fork on c7 then Nf6 to check the king while also attacking the queen. If Qe5 to protect the fork then f4. Correct if I'm wrong but I think this works.
@@_Gam3r😂 i felt like that at first qd8 means move queen to d8 and nf6 means move knight to f6, but if the knight takes a piece on f6, or any piece takes an opponents piece, you put an x to show the take, so nxf6 shows that. I hope this sort of helped. Also knight is an n and not a k because the king is k
If Nf6+, Qxf6. Also, what if they play Qd6 to protect fork? Overall, I think taking the pawn with knight first is better, as you get a strong bishop in the center, and your pieces become a lot more active and useful for only losing 1 point of material. I'm not sure if it's the best move, but it's quite a good move in that position.
Pawn to H5 here 05:52 would've been so good man. If king G3 you go Rook F3 checkmate. If king H3 you go rook F3 again checkmate. But all things considered well played Wirty-chan, Buckley and Elensar. Fun games to watch :D
dang, wirtual is actually signficantly less clueless at chess than a lot of the pogchamps participants i've seen in the past. he might genuinely have a chance at doing decently in the tournament!
When white played pawn a4 instead he could play rook g4 pinning the rook to the king which forces a rook trade, then if you try to stop the a+b pawns he takes all your pawns and wins
Nice Games. You have some understanding. With some practice you could be quite good. But dont forget to analyse nearly every game. Also if you don't know an opening just play safe. Dont blunder pieces or pawns. Even at 2000+ elo you dont need to know openings, but it would help.
I'm at 2167 rn, and from experience, I feel it's quite useful to study at least one opening you can play against anyone at around 1600 elo. One that I would recommend to most people is the Modern Defense as black, and for white, if you know like 8-10 moves of Spanish Game/Ruy Lopez opening, it helps a lot.
@@albedo2433 I am moving around 2000 and I'm doing just fine without ever studying an opening. I learned a lot about openings via analysing my games but never studied them explicitly. (Also i usually loose because some dumb blunders in the middle game)
@@The_Panthersame, iam just too lazy to completely study an opening, but i do completely know kings indian, and just the start of the london, and the reti, but none of them were studied, i just saw them played on a vid and thought they looks fun to play😂
@@albedo2433ruy lopez is boring, but also isnt 10 moves not enough? There is like 20 moves where the engine thinks its book moves, which means it has the most theory, which makes lazy people just not wanna learn it as a whole
Wirtual is no longer a racist. He is a chessist
Here before Idk if this will go viral
Fr😂
here too
If he payed Shogi, he would become a mishoginist.
Chesster
The fact that Elensar not only lost to Wirtual but then had to edit a video of him losing to Wirtual is very funny
threw for content, you know how it is 😉
Sure you did @Elensar , sure you did.
He also should have beaten you way earlier, I was screaming when he didn’t see it
@@Elensar bro, Wirtual playing copyrighted music is getting out of hand the past month or so
Good luck getting him to stop 😂
We are super thankful for the chess sounds you edited in, that’s a lot of work ☺️
"and then Wirtual got this fork..." *Magnus starts playing saxophone*
Woo da dooooo… wooo da doooooooo… woo da doo da woo da woo da dooooooo
@@SuprSBG 😁
W comment
*GothamChess starts playing jazzy drums*
Good to see wirtual's main channel is really branching out into other genres.
Yeah! Screw the second one!
wait THAT'S the main channel?
@@rltt379 now has more subscribers, and it is a joke that this is his main now, with how long it takes for an upload on "Wirtual"
@@babch0 I know
@@babch0main has twice but joke is accurate
That's a weird COTD, it's wonderful what you can create in the editor
Just a tip: If you are losing you do not want to exchange pieces.
Why not?
@@qnonymou5 Want pieces on the board for chances at counterplay. Maybe you can attack the opponent’s king, which is hard to do with no pieces.
Also, simplifying (trading pieces) makes things more clear for the winning side some of the time. A winning king and pawn against lone king endgame is easy enough to win. With a rook on each side, the winning method becomes a little bit more difficult.
Of course, this is pogchamps, so you still don’t want to trade pieces to create maximum chaos. The opponent can’t blunder a piece if you don’t give them the opportunity
@@TheOneWhoHasABadName i would just think that a King and a Queen vs Lone King K’s better in end game
@@qnonymou5 yes, that’s the entire point of king and pawn endgames, king and queen vs lone king is too trivial already
also the side that’s down a queen for minimal compensation should avoid trading anyway. at the level where players do not instantly resign after that major blunder, just leave more pieces so the winning side can have more chances of placing the queen on an unsafe square, or otherwise win by checkmating
@@TheOneWhoHasABadName that makes a lot of sense, actually
It's so cool of this big-time streamer to bring attention to an upstart board game. Maybe this chess thing will catch on?
Also, I see Buckley is a fan of the Botez Gambit.
I think they need to iterate a bit more, chess 2 surely a banger tho
Buckley was one move behind. The backrank attempt was a solid idea, but Wirt saw it early enough :)
The knight moves in a wirtuaL
That was a sick game 1 by Wirtual. Other than missing the difficult to spot bishop capture that opened up by the self king pin, the play was pretty solid
If you disregard the like 30 suboptimal turns then you are absolutely right ^^
I think he played pretty well for someone who hasnt played chess all that long, but calling the game sick is a bit of an overstatement
@@dom4in637 Considering the level that many of these non-chess streamers come into pogchamps with, the play was solid.
Of course the game was messy, but Wirtual did *much* better than I expected when clicking on the video.
@@gilolaes4725The level of half the participants is similar "Martin bot", who plays random moves.
Not sure you saw this after, but at 4:03 you can play 23...R8xc3 (taking his bishop with the rook you have on c8), and he cannot take back with the pawn since it is pinned to the king. Playing 23...R2xc3 (taking with the rook you have on c2) would not work since that rook would no longer be pinning the pawn to his king.
I love chess content just as much as trackmania! Love the new style of vid hope u keep it up during and after pog champs if you still feel motivated to play chess
I sometimes get the feeling it’s alike to trackmania in some ways with all the things you need to be actively thinking about, potentially, at once!
Yes! I'm so excited to see my favorite streamer in Pogchamps! Good luck and I hope you have a good experience 😀
This is so awesome, I love chess and I love your commentary on games so I’m really excited to see this
Was so excited to see your name on the list Wirtual, I'll be rooting for you!
You're really good at identifying threats for someone in your rating range. I was impressed - you got this tourney in the bag!
The first game was reasonable - for a 600 or maybe 700 rated player, and the second game was maybe a tiny bit better, but for his accounts' ratings, it isn't great. He did spot a few things that most 700's would miss, but he also missed things that 600's would see. He isn't very consistent, but I think with enough training he can get far.
@@thenachocheeseburger9637 I disagree hard. For someone with no opening knowledge, he plays very very well. He has a good general sense, which some people take hundreds of games to develop and some never do.
@@DomenG33KI don’t know how many games he has played but he definitely in the first game did not play 1000+ as a 1000 who doesn’t really know openings (I only learnt the basics and basic openings) his play isn’t that high he may sound better but he is just saying his thoughts in a different way then normal for me at least and he used a lot of time calculating
@@icecream5125 You overvalue your play by a large factor. Watch any high ranked player play in your elo and you will notice that 1200 lets say make massive blunders all over the place. And im not talking about pawn chains, or knigh mobility, but full blown out 1 move and 2 move blunders.
He made only a few blunders and they were minor compared to alot of 1000+ rated players.
He has very good intuition and decent speed for a complete begineer. Many many people (some i know personally) have tried playing hard and learning hard for months and Wirtual would still beat them 8/10 times from just natural skill...
But of course he is still just a beginner and has tons to learn and makes tons of mistakes...
Cheers!
@@DomenG33K I agree that for a beginner, he is playing well. A good beginner will often place around 700 in ELO, which i think is where he belongs (for now). He definitely has potential, but he is no 1100.
That move at 6:20 is pure pain
Rgf2, Rg1 for white, Rf8f3, if Rg3 from black to block the check, he can Kxe3 which leads to mate by bring King to f4 after and rook exchange without a trade option for white.
If Kg4 to run away from the check, then Rxe3, then Rg3 for white, then it's winning position for black easily.
“I’m white, I’m supposed to be taking control” 🤣🤣
As a player who loves both trackmania and chess i loved this content. Its like the best of both worlds.
hey wirtual, nice to see you afain active in the main channel, so cool to have you back, keep up with the amazing content, cheers m8
oh yeah we need more of this
Love the new main channel video!
I was quite surprised to see you in the intro. Will be tuning in to watch the fun. If you play 1300 level or greater - you can ace this whole competition. glhf!
Also expected ohne Pixel to show up or something. Did you take any offers for coaching?
You're actually pretty good at the game already, keep practicing! 🙂
Sticking to basic rules and taking W, great job! Nice to see something different on the channel
1:07 wth is twitter?
Cant wait for the GM coaching sessions. You're better than most already
YES. MORE OF THIS, PLEASE!
buckleys picture LMAO😂
0:20 buckley got the drip
Wirtual is a one of the players of any games he plays!
Wow elensar! What a quick edit
"And on the list you can find names like...." I don't know who any of those people are, but glad they could attend.
cant wait for another wirtual video
Yesssssss more ludtual content
4:07 you could’ve taken his bishop there, the pawn is pinned
That clip of xqc just malding with his feet flying everywhere absolutely killed me.
What a collab
Friendship ended with Trackmania Wirtual, friendship begun with Chess Wirtual
I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR OVER A YEAR THANK GOD
its was streamed like a week ago
@@tefhypr.2 I meant since I saw Gotham Chess in his TH-cam recommended like a year ago
and he sacrifices…
that’s right. you guessed it.
THE ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK
Crazy tactic at 12:50 with Bxd5 cxd5 Nxd5 if Qd8 to protect the fork on c7 then Nf6 to check the king while also attacking the queen. If Qe5 to protect the fork then f4. Correct if I'm wrong but I think this works.
If Qd8 and Nf6, just Qxf6
@@TheS1lentX I realized that like 5 minutes after i posted. I feel dumb now
i dont understand a single word
@@_Gam3r😂 i felt like that at first qd8 means move queen to d8 and nf6 means move knight to f6, but if the knight takes a piece on f6, or any piece takes an opponents piece, you put an x to show the take, so nxf6 shows that. I hope this sort of helped. Also knight is an n and not a k because the king is k
If Nf6+, Qxf6. Also, what if they play Qd6 to protect fork? Overall, I think taking the pawn with knight first is better, as you get a strong bishop in the center, and your pieces become a lot more active and useful for only losing 1 point of material. I'm not sure if it's the best move, but it's quite a good move in that position.
I have never screamed at the screen so much
Wow this is exactly what i needed
Lets see how writuals competetive brain will handle this
Pawn to H5 here 05:52 would've been so good man. If king G3 you go Rook F3 checkmate. If king H3 you go rook F3 again checkmate. But all things considered well played Wirty-chan, Buckley and Elensar. Fun games to watch :D
Un passant kill the move
Probably best is rook to f3
Doesn't work, White can take back H5 with "en passant"
@@ez7958 Damn en passant, i always forget x(
@@PhO3NiX96 I never remember that rule x(
13:10 our race-ist
This guy, he can do it
That intense music
With a few lessons from Gotham this man will be a menace
Pulled a Wirtual with that laddermate
its time for wirtual to pull a Mufat
I'm glad I don't know chess well. So this was enjoyable to watch and learn!
good luck wirtual
My dream is to see Wirtual getting coached by Daniel Naroditsky
dang, wirtual is actually signficantly less clueless at chess than a lot of the pogchamps participants i've seen in the past. he might genuinely have a chance at doing decently in the tournament!
Pogchamps got me into chess, so this is amazing
Not what i expected LOOOOOL
That first game had so many blunders haha
The intensity is more than gm championships
Hey @Wirtual , i think you’d like to try the wooting keyboards, they are Hall effects keyboards and are pretty good
Putting this here to boost the video in the algorithm so we get more chess videos
I would love to see some commentary from Levy of GothamChess.
Game 1 after king F2 you can play c8rook takes bishop, the pawn defending it is pinned to the king by your other rook.
When white played pawn a4 instead he could play rook g4 pinning the rook to the king which forces a rook trade, then if you try to stop the a+b pawns he takes all your pawns and wins
Well played though! Strong late game awareness
i just got a chess add before it even started
Wirtual, in the seocnd game you had a Brilliant move I think, check the game review on that.
Where do you see that? I just see the inaccuracies mistakes and blunder icons
Fun to finally see a norwegian being good at chess
Perhaps we can have a crossover and GothamChess plays some Trackmania
Collab with Levy when?
Imagine Levy driving trackmania!
4:03 missed a free bishop
good luck
Nice Games.
You have some understanding. With some practice you could be quite good. But dont forget to analyse nearly every game.
Also if you don't know an opening just play safe. Dont blunder pieces or pawns.
Even at 2000+ elo you dont need to know openings, but it would help.
I'm at 2167 rn, and from experience, I feel it's quite useful to study at least one opening you can play against anyone at around 1600 elo. One that I would recommend to most people is the Modern Defense as black, and for white, if you know like 8-10 moves of Spanish Game/Ruy Lopez opening, it helps a lot.
@@albedo2433 I am moving around 2000 and I'm doing just fine without ever studying an opening.
I learned a lot about openings via analysing my games but never studied them explicitly.
(Also i usually loose because some dumb blunders in the middle game)
@@The_Panthersame, iam just too lazy to completely study an opening, but i do completely know kings indian, and just the start of the london, and the reti, but none of them were studied, i just saw them played on a vid and thought they looks fun to play😂
@@albedo2433ruy lopez is boring, but also isnt 10 moves not enough? There is like 20 moves where the engine thinks its book moves, which means it has the most theory, which makes lazy people just not wanna learn it as a whole
@@adnanassaf350 10 moves is good enough at 1500-1600 elo range, especially since the opening only really starts on move 3 after white plays Bb5.
Hurts my eyes to watch these guys play endgames
Ay yo, welcome to the space
never thought that watching someone playing chess can be interesting
So many blunders both side ahahah
Wirtual against Papaplatte would be so nice
yay wirty chan finally play chess
@Elensar what happened to your poppy end-screen music?
I muted the audio track by accident 🤐
nice end game
6:43 rook to h2, king g3, rook f3 should be checkmate we think
King takes Rh2
Anna Cramling as a coach? Lucky you
I saw you on the Pogchamps roster and I said to my friend, ‘Bro! Sapnap is against Wirtual in chess! When do you see that ever?’
I have no idea how chess works but ill still watch
I'm glad my local Norwegian raceist is playing chess
Take your time to think in a 10 minute game 😭
Truly another Øyvind "I don't like how caged in I feel. I'm white, I'm supposed to take control" Iversen classic
Chess is temporary, 5d chess is forever.
We are slowly making every single human beeing addicted to ches. YEAS!
When are you playing in pogchamps Wirtual?
Wirtual, better defend your central Pon by developping your Knight instead of moving the pawn.
In reality he has got a tiny speaker in his ear while Magnus Carlsen tells him what to play and they'll end up splitting the 100k 50/50
Both norwegian i might add
I move pawn to AO1 race
You will be the favourite dude!
WirtualTM more like WirtualCH
I don't even know what is happening
Did you get a coach? I remember in the first season a lot of them got GM coaches
Love the 34 notifications.
YESSSS
Someone send this to Gotham for Guess the Elo :D
yup
gothamchess x wirtual when