@@MrSwift-od2xz Absolutely. If anyone doesn't believe this, watch Hikarus face after Eric says it at 22:30. You see him calculating and decides it's a good plan
ElUnico4444 English or American? No on in England says “A” like Hikaru does, we say “Ah”ntonio As opposed to “Ay”ntonio... (I know the Ay doesn’t really work but that America “A” sound just doesn’t exist in the UK English)
Eric is seriously one of the nicest guys. He's impeccably polite and sincere. What's even more impressive is how forbearing he is even when his conversation habits earn some odd reactions from Hikaru. Eric, you're a cool dude!
@Luke Dunford Actually A in french is pronounced A, but when followed by an N it literally becomes a new nasal vowel, its not like in english where you just say both vowels
@Luke Dunford Well actually I am french ^^ And im not talking about double A's. I actually meant when followed by an "N".( I changed it) A name such as Albert or Arthur arent pronounced like in english as "aye" but rather as Eric's Ahn-tonio
In addition to that, in english, you just pronounce the A then the N, as two separate phonem, where as in french it is just one nasal sound, one sole phonem: "an"
@Luke Dunford No an in french is a third sound, not like in english where you actually pronounce the N in Antonio. At some point, your tong touches the back of your upper teeth to do the "N". That doesnt happen in french when you say the first syllable of "Anthony"
14:49 Agadmator putting his bishop there so Gotham can deliver checkmate to Rosen, 14:55 Gotham moves his queen to safety and wipes Agadmator's sneaky smile off his face
I wonder if Levy saw that. Honestly, I’m not sure it would’ve been the right move because he loses his queen. His queen was what ended up giving him winning chances in the end
Yeah it's easier to attack people next to you than across from you, so having the person opposite die early on is really bad. Levy would have been stuck between 2 people who can each focus their attentions on him.
As someone who has been named Anton and being Croatian I have been called every variation of the name such as: Ante(my preferred name), Antun, Antonio, Antoni, Toni, etc.
Also the final example from Hikaru is a hilariously bad kind of an example "Like we all say it's SAN ANTONIO" Yes, you all say that in the country where Kansas and Arkansas dont rhyme lmao
The first part of this video where Eric is made fun of, and where he literally is right about the whole name thing, but still stays humble says so much about my g Eric. Shoutout to you for being right but having the decency not to flex about it
I love how they kept trying to tell Eric he was wrong about everything and every time he just ignored them because he was right. “It’s pronounced ANtonio” Antonio: “it’s pronounced AHNtonio” “Eric you shouldn’t have set that checkmate up on hikaru” > wins the game like 4 moves later
I think he just meant it was unfortunate for Eric cause Levy’s the one who ended up w the points for mating Hikaru. I know sometimes they can sound like know it alls but I don’t think this was one of those times lol
This is so awesome to watch for a nerd. The chess. The diplomacy. The backstabs. The confusion. The bantering. The respect towards eachother and all the laughs. This is the perfect chess drinking game. And I love that Eric with his soft, diplomatic voice makes everyone like him and not feel him as a threat - and then suddenly he has a million queens. Haha! I'm watching this for the third time. This is so entertaining from so many perspectives. And the funny thing is that Eric didn't plan to be so likeable and adorable, he was just himself drinking tea. And he has no idea why he has such high ranking in this chess bloodbath. This is like a cheerful card game without the cards. It's a gem.
Just to reiterare my previous post in a different way. If you want a summarization (hah!), notice how Eric starts off by making everyone laugh by having a funny and respectful story towards Antonio. Everyone liked it, because how could you not? Eric spoke from his heart. He WAS sad he didn't meet Antonio (and slightly because he wasn't a part of the VIP section), but he's not grasping on to his prestige or street rep while explaining it and was fine with making it into a joke, slightly on his behalf in the tone of the joke. That Eric's not bantering back - which a ridiculous majority of all chess players would have done - made it so wholesome. Funny and wholesome. Let the joke be, it was funny and Eric has no reason to bark. Great success. Then notice how Eric basically won't question a move by his opponents and argues why it was done, to try to convince a logical favour by persuasion. He only gives compliments for good moves, he's never barking. If persuading someone succeeds, you're in the positive, but most of the time you're in a negative because of natural suspicion or straight up failure. That's the aggressive style of someone showing and feeling threat. Eric's just keeps his stuff together, humbly explains he was lucky nearing 2000 in just a couple of games and has no clue what is going on. When Eric is heavily under attack, he just makes a verbal observation that he is under heavy pressure and feels sad concern. Nothing else. He doesn't ask for any favours of truce, he just expresses his sadness of a multiple threat that he doesn't question or accuse anyone of. Master diplomacy. The pressure towards Eric is released and the chaos ensues. Then on to the backstabbery: Eric chose to attack Hikaru in a critical moment - which lead to Hikaru losing, while they're yelling why Eric made such a noob mistake. Momentarily after, GothamChess is also eliminated. Then he has only Agadmator left and he has nothing. Look at that, the chess noob nearing 2000 in 4 player chess just won - with a million queens. Hmm, another lucky win. So in 4 player chess you have the chess, the diplomacy, the backstabs, the confusion and the bantering. Eric is legendary at diplomacy (who the hell would dislike Eric who plays chess?), promising at backstabbing, very solid in chess, and tries to use his diplomacy in the bantering by not bantering and only make positive comments. And all that from that I just think Eric is a guy who likes chess and tries to be who he is. It's so genuine and humble. Everyone would love to have you as a real friend, Eric. That's why we follow your channel. There are far better players out there if you want high end stuff that few understand, but you're like a tea drinking chess buddhist. When other chess players would've raged, you mutter, take another sip of your tea and accept reality for what it is. You even tell a joke about it, at your expense if so chosen by others. Continue being yourself, regardless which deep wounds life might reflect upon you. Always stay true for us if you doubt yourself. You're never alone. We love you man - and we have never met you. Fandom? No, just pure respect and giving some man hugs to a guy that tries to live his life in a dark world, like many who are mentally struggling far more. Regardless of the gap or the distance towards the Abyss. We all struggle and many need a much more humble world perspective like yours on the Internet. To stop staring into the darkness and instead focus on a growing light. All that you have told me through your chess videos and being yourself.
Hikaru is so mean all the time I don’t understand why he can’t just enjoy the game like Eric he has to talk so much shit and call everyone’s move stupid
@@katiealvarado7115 so does Magnus carlsen and every other super GM out there and everyone calling Hikaru toxic but Eric Hansen is more toxic than Hikaru
@@John_Ass Just because other people are toxic in the chess community doesn’t excuse Hikaru’s huge ego. Too bad Hikaru isn’t that intelligent or well-mannered to compensate for his elitism and resorts to picking fun and being rude (Mainly to Levi). It’s most likely one of the reasons they don’t play with each other anymore. As Levi surpassed Hikaru in popularity. Tldr; Hikaru’s kinda of a douche
@@adosanclips4945 man Eric Hansen really know how to play the victim mentality right, yeah Hikaru a bad person for doing charity, every time he play chess and lose he throw his chair and insult his opponent and yeah apparently Hikaru the only one who smash his table every time he loses and yeah he and Levi are apparently enemy now...ffs
Honestly he was the most impressive to me. The checkmate that he saw that literally nobody else did was brilliant and I’m glad he said something because otherwise nobody would’ve known how smart that move was.
@@Cowboyfan6496 I was watching from his perspective as that was happening, if you're thinking of his board defensively like how he was playing it stuck out a lot, just super hard to see other people's boards from that point of view with how little time you have
I feel deeply that his first goal wasn't necessarily to win, but to get four queens. Instinctually, as well as aesthetically pleasing, the complimentary attacking and defensive power is an order or more greater than two. The concept of sacrificing a promoted queen for a "real" piece is just a bad play. A promoted queen has all of the ability of the original, so its origin doesn't matter.
@@DoffanShadow That is true, but just like standard chess, you will have to trade throughout the game. Trading the 1pt Queen for the "real" pieces is better than an actual piece for equal piece trade, as the goal IS to get the most points. Trading with an opponent while the other two are not focused on you will be essential. Especially when those other two are attacking the opponent you're trading with. Like in standard chess, aim to trade with the least valuable/point pieces. Otherwise, no one can get anywhere or people will team up on you for having the most pieces.
Man, Eric could be a scientist or a philosopher with all those questions. He asks questions that doesn't get to be asked all the time, but they make sense. Also I just noticed how he's so sociable.
This was so funny to watch. Antonio and Eric introduction, Agmator telling Eric to mate and marry Levy, Hikaro having his soul leaving his body when checked by Eric...
Levy was the worse EDIT : Hikaru was clearly mad at him because of his attitude, Hikaru then started acting like "bro what's wrong with you, cocky bastard ?", and at the end i just think he deeply disliked Levy.
Yes and you can literally see his brain going from relaxed into hyper gear trying yo figure out if he can somehow worm himself out of the situation, then realizing that he needs to hope for a blunder and the anxious anticipation of Levy's move. That was some vivid facial expressions for a chess game.
I feel like Hikaru doesn't take Eric serious though.. sometimes when Eric says something, Hikaru makes some weird faces which makes me feel like a little bit awkward, but it could be just me... ^^
@@j.p.8811 yes I understand. My point is the lack of humility and being a GM are intrinsically linked. Listen to old Fisher interview on Dick Cavett, he described the world championship as a battle of ego, the goal not being to win, but utterly crush the ego of the man across from you. Honestly it's a sign of respect if he thinks you are good enough that he needs to assert himself. I have seen other videos, particularly where he is not playing where he puts on airs of humility but that is not his nature. I've seen effort to avoid it, to appear humble but it is not his essence, his essence is that of most all GMs, particularly world champion contenders, barely contained egomaniac.
@@KittSpiken yeah but then again, while there are world champions like fisher, there are some who are pretty humble like Tal, spasky, and (maybe) Karpov. Having a ego is something that does not depend on your skill at something but rather your personality. Sure, being a super gm can increase your ego, but usually you would already have one from the start. And I don’t mean that as bad thing, hikaru might have a big ego but he treats others with respect, and at the end of the day that’s what really matters.
So glad Eric won, and especially that he unexpectedly contrived Hikaru's downfall. And then, hilariously, "oh, that was a terrible idea"; a few moves later, Eric wins the entire game.
But wait a minute! If Green did capture the pawn with the Queen, who gets the check mate points? And isn't it kinda a stalemate for Red? Because Red didn't have any legal move left at that point.
@@tomjordan4123 Green would get the checkmate points and blue would get nothing, even though he helped. Red doesn't have any legal move but he's also in check (twice).
18:16 Hikaru is a GM and I'm a nobody at chess. So correct me if I'm wrong. Here, isn't it a bad strategy to trade the Queen? Because even though it's just worth 1 point when captured, it has the activity exactly worth the other 9 point Queen. So it's only just grossly undervalued in terms of points when captured. So having more Queens will make you immensely stronger and at the same time, the opponent can't trade his original Queen with yours since he'll get only 1 point while you get 9.
Josin Thomas Hikaru probably thinking at as if he was playing 2 player as when you promote a queen you can sack it as you have a spare Even though there is another 2 players meaning that trading is worse than keeping it
Josin Thomas although hikaru idea was wrong Agadmator moved his pawn queen to block the check from Eric bishop as his pawn queen was also attacked by hikaru Agadmator later took Eric bishops as it was pinned to the King so it was basically dead
2:40 Eric: “I actually saw you in real life...” Antonio: “Wait, What? How?” Eric: “Well you toweling off after your shower and.... uh never mind. So you guys ready for some chess? Or what?”
Couldn't catch the stream yesterday. 7 min in this video and I'm loving the dynamic. Eric awesomeness blending well with Agadmator dry humour. Try and do this again in the future, Rosen!
I watched this live and it was such a treat to see my favourite four online chess contributors (I have no idea what is the appropriate term to use) together. 4 player chess still really confuses me, but this was so great
@@crab_striker1961 yeah, I've listened to a bunch of his commentaries along with hikaru of recent events and find him entertaining. I've also watched a lot of his videos and find them very instructional. I think Eric is the most instructional, but levy a close second
My my my...what can I say...I can't believe this. All of my favourite chess TH-camrs in one video. I literally can't believe this. This is probably my most favourite video in 2020 and best collab after Avengers Endgame.
Watching 4 of my favorite Chess streamers go at it...very funny how they razz each other, and here comes Eric for the win after seemingly having a quiet strategy!
Everyone: Tactically thinking and trying to play the best possible moves
Eric: Connect 4
crushing victory. triple check mate. domination. connect 4!
The only thing I'm sad about is he never connected his 4 queens :(
That actually made the queening happen.
@@MrSwift-od2xz Absolutely. If anyone doesn't believe this, watch Hikarus face after Eric says it at 22:30. You see him calculating and decides it's a good plan
Yeah, pawn chains are great
17:36 Levy passes the paper towel to Eric
Made me laugh
Gold
God that was so perfectly synced 😂
Lol I never saw that until you said it.
Such an underrated comment!
I am Italian... and we say “A”ntonio Eric is correct... Nakamura has strong English accent when speaking Italian
ElUnico4444 yeah lol I studied Latin for 3 years and when Hikaru said that I was thinking my whole life was a lie
yes absolutely
ElUnico4444 English or American? No on in England says “A” like Hikaru does, we say “Ah”ntonio As opposed to “Ay”ntonio... (I know the Ay doesn’t really work but that America “A” sound just doesn’t exist in the UK English)
Of course the UK people think that they are the only country that speaks "English" and can have an "English" accent.
Meanwhile in France: "O"ntonio ...
17:38, accidental perfect sync for gotham to pass the roll of paper towels to eric?
Omg that’s amazing
Lmao
I legit thought they were beside each other.
I was tryna look for someone else seeing it 😭
Yes kmao
Watch Hikaru's smile disappear as Eric puts him in check 34:40
Eric: "Plot twist"
😂😂😂😂
Every time this video shows up in my recommendations I'll click on it just to see this bit again, it's so funny
Eric is the man
😂 😂 😂 Lol he was tryna make sense of life in that moment. 😂 😂 Now he knows how it feels 😂.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Hikaru: I speak Italian
Also Hikaru: doesn't know how Antonio is pronounced
Someone in the comments said that Hikaru's Italian has an American accent
@@beam3932 and it’s true
viva l'italiaaaa
I'm italian
I got triggered by that
Eric: Oh no, my Queen!
The rest of them: _oh no, Eric's queens_
Oh no... anyway
I like ur comment 👍🏻.. Lol
Lol so funny
Queen Gambit Advanced
I need exact time
Eric saying “thank you” after ever time Antonio compliments his move is too wholesome
ye
i know
Excessively wholesome is Eric's brand.
I cant decide if antonio or eric is more wholesome
Wow!! 👍👍👍
Levy: "Eric that was a bad move!"
Eric: 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸
fax bro, i think that was a really good move, but agads check was a bad move lol he gave eric the free mate earlier.
That's Eric's whole shtick, isn't it? He sets traps by making moves that look a lot worse than they actually are.
that it was all part of the plan
Eric is seriously one of the nicest guys. He's impeccably polite and sincere. What's even more impressive is how forbearing he is even when his conversation habits earn some odd reactions from Hikaru. Eric, you're a cool dude!
yeah dude hes very polite and hikaru is just a borderline bully even with levy:/
Touche
Nah he's fake and Hikaru sees right through it, like a nerd trying to be cool
@@ImOnTeamBringIt LMAO what
@@ImOnTeamBringIt haha what you can't fake being Eric rosen
Eric is so polite and super chill, I really like him.
yo tell me he doesnt remind u of those chill quite homies
Reminds me of those psycho killers who keep quiet but are the most dangerous ones
@@acousticmeatus8141 lol wtf
@@something623 lmfaooo
@@acousticmeatus8141 lmfao
"I've met you in real life, from a distance."
"How?"
better to ask: WHY?
Ne dion barış ab
Dear Antonio,
I wrote you but still ain't callin'
@@Chakkaly I left my cell, my pager, and my home phone at the bottom.
Those comments by eric were so awkward, i cringed
"In what language is that Ahn-tonio?"
Practically in any except for English
Hahaha so true
@Luke Dunford Actually A in french is pronounced A, but when followed by an N it literally becomes a new nasal vowel, its not like in english where you just say both vowels
@Luke Dunford Well actually I am french ^^ And im not talking about double A's. I actually meant when followed by an "N".( I changed it) A name such as Albert or Arthur arent pronounced like in english as "aye" but rather as Eric's Ahn-tonio
In addition to that, in english, you just pronounce the A then the N, as two separate phonem, where as in french it is just one nasal sound, one sole phonem: "an"
@Luke Dunford No an in french is a third sound, not like in english where you actually pronounce the N in Antonio. At some point, your tong touches the back of your upper teeth to do the "N". That doesnt happen in french when you say the first syllable of "Anthony"
14:49 Agadmator putting his bishop there so Gotham can deliver checkmate to Rosen, 14:55 Gotham moves his queen to safety and wipes Agadmator's sneaky smile off his face
the dissapointment in agad's voice when he says "Alright...." is palpable
I wonder if Levy saw that. Honestly, I’m not sure it would’ve been the right move because he loses his queen. His queen was what ended up giving him winning chances in the end
Yeah it's easier to attack people next to you than across from you, so having the person opposite die early on is really bad. Levy would have been stuck between 2 people who can each focus their attentions on him.
"I actually saw you from real life...at a distance"
Agadmator: *Visible Confusion*
Agadmator : Sad because you were not VIP or we didn't meet?
Eric : With straightest face ever, "Both"
I mean why would you not say that with a straight face? I don't get it
Hikaru: *IM WEAK*
I am Italian... and we say “A”ntonio Eric is correct... Nakamura has strong English accent when speaking Italian
@@shaylaliliana5161 what does that have to do with this comment
@@silentoccasion4359 He’s spamming that on every comment that has Antonio and Eric
I feel like not playing 4 players chess is more relaxing than playing 4 players chess
-Eric Rosen (Covid-19 Era)
Lmao I think he meant to say something else it just came out the wrong way
@@choosefreedom4725 I think he just meant that the pre game chat was chill and relaxing while the game itself may be somewhat stressful
6:14 for anyone that is wondering
Lmao
Hikarus reaction
the whole time i'm just expecting agad to suddenly start narrating the game lol
and it was at this move that we have a completely new game
haha yes
Feel free to pause here and figure out how to stop Eric checkmating me.
Captures, captures and there is nothing more to be done here.
@@styot And if you just want to enjoy the show...
“In what language is it pronounced Antonio”
-Hikaru
I can 100% confirm, as a Croatian, that Eric is right lmao
Yeah hikaru’s ego makes him very dumb. Plus in Italian, it’s An - Toh - Nio, not Entouniou
I can also confirm it, as Kazakh and as Russian speaking. It is Антонио, not Энтонио
As someone who has been named Anton and being Croatian I have been called every variation of the name such as: Ante(my preferred name), Antun, Antonio, Antoni, Toni, etc.
Spanish too, Ahn-tonio, not ant-tonio
Also the final example from Hikaru is a hilariously bad kind of an example "Like we all say it's SAN ANTONIO"
Yes, you all say that in the country where Kansas and Arkansas dont rhyme lmao
The first part of this video where Eric is made fun of, and where he literally is right about the whole name thing, but still stays humble says so much about my g Eric. Shoutout to you for being right but having the decency not to flex about it
"We can all get Queens and enjoy life"
- Eric
Man of principle
True... True ...
Sultan Eric
I friggin love the awkwardness and how multiple jokes don't get a reaction whilst I'm cracking up
Yea I love it too
Eric at 6:14 : "I feel like not playing 4-way chess is more relaxing than playing 4-way chess."
Quote of the day
You can see Hikaru grinding his gears thinking over that that statement immediately after
@@Um4dbr0dUd3 he's like "I GUESS he's right..?"
@@SoggyWetCheese he hates to admit he is wrong
Bottom left dude all about making confused faces and squinting
35:22 Antonio: "So what? It's me against Eric's Queens?" Lmao
F
Eric winning this was one of the most satisfying things ever. Like everyone except antonio were being arrogant, and he destroyed them. Perfection
fr i mean levy wasnt that arrogant compared to hikaru but yea
Hikaru was talking so much shit and came last so good
why Levy always has to lick Hikaru ass
Hikaru realizing he was the first to lose: “I’m outa here”
I love how they kept trying to tell Eric he was wrong about everything and every time he just ignored them because he was right.
“It’s pronounced ANtonio”
Antonio: “it’s pronounced AHNtonio”
“Eric you shouldn’t have set that checkmate up on hikaru”
> wins the game like 4 moves later
Well, he shouldn’t ve set that checkmate. Him winning doesn’t have to do witch him setting the checkmate up
I think he just meant it was unfortunate for Eric cause Levy’s the one who ended up w the points for mating Hikaru. I know sometimes they can sound like know it alls but I don’t think this was one of those times lol
I mean they could have asked about the prinuciation in actual Croatian to uh I dont know. .... Agadmator ... may be
@@sprfede No, it was actually a really good move on his part. Getting rid of the biggest threat to his position.
@ Hikaru had the best position, next to Eric.
It doesn't matter how many points Levy had, he wouldn't have survived more than 3 turns.
This is so awesome to watch for a nerd. The chess. The diplomacy. The backstabs. The confusion. The bantering. The respect towards eachother and all the laughs. This is the perfect chess drinking game. And I love that Eric with his soft, diplomatic voice makes everyone like him and not feel him as a threat - and then suddenly he has a million queens. Haha! I'm watching this for the third time. This is so entertaining from so many perspectives. And the funny thing is that Eric didn't plan to be so likeable and adorable, he was just himself drinking tea. And he has no idea why he has such high ranking in this chess bloodbath. This is like a cheerful card game without the cards. It's a gem.
Just to reiterare my previous post in a different way. If you want a summarization (hah!), notice how Eric starts off by making everyone laugh by having a funny and respectful story towards Antonio. Everyone liked it, because how could you not? Eric spoke from his heart. He WAS sad he didn't meet Antonio (and slightly because he wasn't a part of the VIP section), but he's not grasping on to his prestige or street rep while explaining it and was fine with making it into a joke, slightly on his behalf in the tone of the joke. That Eric's not bantering back - which a ridiculous majority of all chess players would have done - made it so wholesome. Funny and wholesome. Let the joke be, it was funny and Eric has no reason to bark. Great success.
Then notice how Eric basically won't question a move by his opponents and argues why it was done, to try to convince a logical favour by persuasion. He only gives compliments for good moves, he's never barking. If persuading someone succeeds, you're in the positive, but most of the time you're in a negative because of natural suspicion or straight up failure. That's the aggressive style of someone showing and feeling threat. Eric's just keeps his stuff together, humbly explains he was lucky nearing 2000 in just a couple of games and has no clue what is going on. When Eric is heavily under attack, he just makes a verbal observation that he is under heavy pressure and feels sad concern. Nothing else. He doesn't ask for any favours of truce, he just expresses his sadness of a multiple threat that he doesn't question or accuse anyone of. Master diplomacy. The pressure towards Eric is released and the chaos ensues.
Then on to the backstabbery: Eric chose to attack Hikaru in a critical moment - which lead to Hikaru losing, while they're yelling why Eric made such a noob mistake. Momentarily after, GothamChess is also eliminated. Then he has only Agadmator left and he has nothing. Look at that, the chess noob nearing 2000 in 4 player chess just won - with a million queens. Hmm, another lucky win.
So in 4 player chess you have the chess, the diplomacy, the backstabs, the confusion and the bantering. Eric is legendary at diplomacy (who the hell would dislike Eric who plays chess?), promising at backstabbing, very solid in chess, and tries to use his diplomacy in the bantering by not bantering and only make positive comments. And all that from that I just think Eric is a guy who likes chess and tries to be who he is. It's so genuine and humble.
Everyone would love to have you as a real friend, Eric. That's why we follow your channel. There are far better players out there if you want high end stuff that few understand, but you're like a tea drinking chess buddhist. When other chess players would've raged, you mutter, take another sip of your tea and accept reality for what it is. You even tell a joke about it, at your expense if so chosen by others.
Continue being yourself, regardless which deep wounds life might reflect upon you. Always stay true for us if you doubt yourself. You're never alone. We love you man - and we have never met you. Fandom? No, just pure respect and giving some man hugs to a guy that tries to live his life in a dark world, like many who are mentally struggling far more. Regardless of the gap or the distance towards the Abyss. We all struggle and many need a much more humble world perspective like yours on the Internet. To stop staring into the darkness and instead focus on a growing light. All that you have told me through your chess videos and being yourself.
@@carpetclimber4027 preach
If anyone reads the ice and fire books, eric is just littlefinger here, except littlefinger plans to be likeable :D
@@carpetclimber4027 is this what the kids call simping?
@@badcornflakes6374 that word lost all its original meaning
Pretty insane that looking back at this now, we have three of the best chess TH-camrs and Hikaru in this video.
Right? Three best and one bestest
Hikaru is so mean all the time I don’t understand why he can’t just enjoy the game like Eric he has to talk so much shit and call everyone’s move stupid
@@katiealvarado7115 so does Magnus carlsen and every other super GM out there and everyone calling Hikaru toxic but Eric Hansen is more toxic than Hikaru
@@John_Ass Just because other people are toxic in the chess community doesn’t excuse Hikaru’s huge ego. Too bad Hikaru isn’t that intelligent or well-mannered to compensate for his elitism and resorts to picking fun and being rude (Mainly to Levi). It’s most likely one of the reasons they don’t play with each other anymore. As Levi surpassed Hikaru in popularity. Tldr; Hikaru’s kinda of a douche
@@adosanclips4945 man Eric Hansen really know how to play the victim mentality right, yeah Hikaru a bad person for doing charity, every time he play chess and lose he throw his chair and insult his opponent and yeah apparently Hikaru the only one who smash his table every time he loses and yeah he and Levi are apparently enemy now...ffs
Everyone else: Trying to use logic to win
Antonio: haha pawn go brrrr
Honestly he was the most impressive to me. The checkmate that he saw that literally nobody else did was brilliant and I’m glad he said something because otherwise nobody would’ve known how smart that move was.
@@Cowboyfan6496 I was watching from his perspective as that was happening, if you're thinking of his board defensively like how he was playing it stuck out a lot, just super hard to see other people's boards from that point of view with how little time you have
Eric is different,Y'all talkin while this man is thinking about how to have a happy ending with multiple queens in his bed .
btuh
Couldn’t have said it better
I-
OH MY WAHT! He's an anime protagonist, confirmed.
@@m.6019 expecifically an haren one
everyone: 😭 No you can't just queen all your pawns and win!
eric: He he, connected pawns go brrr
He He, connect four
I feel deeply that his first goal wasn't necessarily to win, but to get four queens. Instinctually, as well as aesthetically pleasing, the complimentary attacking and defensive power is an order or more greater than two. The concept of sacrificing a promoted queen for a "real" piece is just a bad play. A promoted queen has all of the ability of the original, so its origin doesn't matter.
@@DoffanShadow That is true, but just like standard chess, you will have to trade throughout the game. Trading the 1pt Queen for the "real" pieces is better than an actual piece for equal piece trade, as the goal IS to get the most points. Trading with an opponent while the other two are not focused on you will be essential. Especially when those other two are attacking the opponent you're trading with. Like in standard chess, aim to trade with the least valuable/point pieces. Otherwise, no one can get anywhere or people will team up on you for having the most pieces.
“Not a good move on your part, you REALLY messed that up”, “really?”... goes on to win
35:13 Levy is ragging now.
the dynamic between antonio and eric is so wholesome and polite
In the moment that Eric's queen checked Hikaru, he knew he was in trouble 34:45.
His smile was even gone instantly
eric: *menacingly drinking tea*
Don’t underestimate the (oh no my) king
His happiness vanished right away.
hahhaa
he's wishing levy wouldn't see it 😂
The chemistry between these four people is insane... I can't stop laughing lmao
Erik is right when he says it’s nice to watch them not play 4 player chess
yeah id happily watch these guys just talk for an hour lmao
They have nearly zero chemistry, they are just Entertainer on there own
@@alpatex agreed
watch samay's streams
Man, Eric could be a scientist or a philosopher with all those questions.
He asks questions that doesn't get to be asked all the time, but they make sense.
Also I just noticed how he's so sociable.
Wdym by sociable, he was by far the quietest one from all of em
dim yeah prob
He's such a good guy!
He is probably a human capybara 🌚
This was so funny to watch. Antonio and Eric introduction, Agmator telling Eric to mate and marry Levy, Hikaro having his soul leaving his body when checked by Eric...
Ah yes, the first thing you should tell someone you're formally meeting for the first time: I saw you from a distance😂😂😂
Eric's philosophy:
When in doubt, connect four
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I love how calm and relaxed Eric is. He's got such an inviting atmosphere it makes the combination of personalities great.
Eric and agadmator where the most humble in the stream and they both last longest.
Levy was the worse
EDIT : Hikaru was clearly mad at him because of his attitude, Hikaru then started acting like "bro what's wrong with you, cocky bastard ?", and at the end i just think he deeply disliked Levy.
@@psychozirus9085 yea I legitimately can't stand that gothamchess dude as well. So annoying.
@@psychozirus9085 Timestamp?
@@t_kon Why is he gaming so many subs so fast tho
The chemistry between these four people is insane... I can't stop laughing lmao
34:44 "Plot twist." Eric said.
eric directly after that: *menacingly drinking tea*
Best moment. Hikarus face is priceless
“I feel so accomplished” says Eric after tricking 2 GMs and 1 IM haha so humble
Agad isn't a GM, he's the lowest rated player among them.
He’s not even a FM CM or NM
34:45 Hikaru's reaction is epic. He didn't saw that coming. 😂😂😂😂
Yes and you can literally see his brain going from relaxed into hyper gear trying yo figure out if he can somehow worm himself out of the situation, then realizing that he needs to hope for a blunder and the anxious anticipation of Levy's move. That was some vivid facial expressions for a chess game.
I just re-watched the last 10 minutes of this game 4 times in a row. So satisfying to see Eric calmly wipe the floor with these legends.
IMRosen: *getting shit on for making a "bad move"
Also IMRosen: *wins game*
Always gambiting
Spoiler alert
@@turbosoggy5412 dont know why people who dont want spoilers would look in comments.
braindead alert
Lamb lol I just going to quickly scan through the comments to see what people are saying about the video... ahh spoiler
@@turbosoggy5412 what did you think the comments were going to be about lol
34:40 and watch Hikaru’s face… I busted out laughing Eric, you brilliant savage!
frrrr taught the arrogant man a lesson about ego
Watching Hikaru's face drop as Eric checks him.... priceless
Expecailly for how annoying he was this game
fr
34:44
Agadmator: what is that?
Eric: Plot twist
eric: *menacingly drinking tea*
_Oh NO!_
Eric in the calmest tone possible:
*i feel threatened*
“I have no idea what I’m doing” *wins instantly* Classic Eric.
Antonio: "I see youre trying to set up a checkmate"
Levy: "I literally have no idea what Im doing rn"
35:00 Eric lowkey saw that coming. His expressions are similar to the ones in his video where he trap the opponents queen right away😂😂
the arrogance of Hikaru and then the look on his face when he gets mated is priceless
yeah he looked like he was forcing a smile at the beginning, his whole face was twitching at one point lol
@@huitlang931 fr
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Hikaru's face when you check him is golden. 34:44
His face at -32:44 tho
He realizes he's mated
And then *sips tea* (or coffee)
yeah and then quickly left the stream, even super GM can not caught every threat ...
@OSCAR RAMIREZ levy: that's not a good move Eric.
Eric: shut up and watch, kiddo
I feel like Hikaru doesn't take Eric serious though.. sometimes when Eric says something, Hikaru makes some weird faces which makes me feel like a little bit awkward, but it could be just me... ^^
Thats Eric's greatest advantage, his opponents underestimate him!
@@j.p.8811 a chess GM with an ego? The thought of it.
@@j.p.8811sure you can, but you're not a GM contending for best in the world.
I don't mean that as a slight, it's a feature.
@@j.p.8811 yes I understand. My point is the lack of humility and being a GM are intrinsically linked. Listen to old Fisher interview on Dick Cavett, he described the world championship as a battle of ego, the goal not being to win, but utterly crush the ego of the man across from you.
Honestly it's a sign of respect if he thinks you are good enough that he needs to assert himself. I have seen other videos, particularly where he is not playing where he puts on airs of humility but that is not his nature. I've seen effort to avoid it, to appear humble but it is not his essence, his essence is that of most all GMs, particularly world champion contenders, barely contained egomaniac.
@@KittSpiken yeah but then again, while there are world champions like fisher, there are some who are pretty humble like Tal, spasky, and (maybe) Karpov. Having a ego is something that does not depend on your skill at something but rather your personality. Sure, being a super gm can increase your ego, but usually you would already have one from the start. And I don’t mean that as bad thing, hikaru might have a big ego but he treats others with respect, and at the end of the day that’s what really matters.
15:07 "Oh wow, that pawn is really going places" - Agadmator
what a wonderful quote.
That pawn will grow up to have a beautiful career
And then it only moved 1 up
i just love how eric emotionlessly checkmates everyone as he sips coffee
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agadmator is about generally any check: "ooo. that's nice"
That's cool
Ooooo That was a nice comment
How fast hikaru facial expression changes at 34:40 when he is suddenly checked is priceless 😂😂😂
That's what I talkin about lol 🤣
Hikaru at 34:40 :D
Hikaru at 34:46 D:
17:35 it actually looks like Eric picked up the tissues from Levi 😂
passing tissues under the table
Omg Eric's face 35:40 When he thought they were playing teams for a moment
I love how everybody is complimenting each other while they're all tactically trying to destroy each other at the same time.
😂
Except one person
Except hikaru
yes Eric is correct in europe its Antonio with A
Antonia?? Lmao
Not in Italy lol
I am spanish and thats totally false
@@klariskb4497 depends where in Italy do you live
@@klariskb4497 in quale posto d'Italia si dice Entonio?
Eric at 35:37: "I've so many queens...I don't know what to do." Best line of the match.
14:48 Everyone missed the fact that Levy had mate in 1 on Eric
Yeah but he woudve lost HIS queen
@@t-gaygaygay8164 Yeah true
@T-Gay GayGay, also by "sacrificing" the queen it would've been way more points for the mate
@@diegobrazzalotto3391 Short term gratification...
Yeah a quee sac for checkmark doesn't work the same in 4 player.
I love how Hikaru just has a minute the whole time
Bullet training
I love how the debate over the pronunciation of Antonio has its own entire segment in the video
1:04 I didn't know that Hikaru needed Stockfish for pronunciations.
He also has Google translate In his ceiling
36:08 "oh no.. coming from behind" - agamator
So glad Eric won, and especially that he unexpectedly contrived Hikaru's downfall. And then, hilariously, "oh, that was a terrible idea"; a few moves later, Eric wins the entire game.
exactly it was a good idea
2:48 nakamuras face says it all. “Eric, my friend, we are gonna need some context.”
alternate title: eric and his harem
“What language says Antonio like that”
The language from which that exact name comes? REALLY?
He said it wrong in every language he meant. Including the language it was made.
@@kevChess eric is right on the pronunciation of the A
@@Nic221293 i know
I absolutely loved this. Big fan of Eric and Agadmator. Loved that I actually learned his name & got to see him play in the same video!
Finally,
The Gods have assembled
Really it’s like if Zeus, Poseidon, Hades and Bob met.
@@icantthinkofaname5950 Ahh yes, Bob the Greek God of ...
@@savepangolins5196 burgers..?
@@savepangolins5196 lmao
@@icantthinkofaname5950 who would be bob in this case
"It's like kAsparov vs kesparov"
Hikaru:critically thinking his whole life
Levi and Hikaru bickering while Eric and Antonio just send their pawns up board is priceless
I like how Hikaru’s smile fades away at 34:44
👁👄👁
Nobody:
Antonio: "That's a Nice check"
I like how far chess on TH-cam has come... Compared to say 10 years ago. 5 even!
Yes!
the trick is defending first and after the other 3 players destroy each other we destroy the survivor because we now have a material advantage
23:36 Hikaru is lucky because green could've played Qxp, checkmating red ("stealing" from blue).
But wait a minute! If Green did capture the pawn with the Queen, who gets the check mate points? And isn't it kinda a stalemate for Red? Because Red didn't have any legal move left at that point.
@@tomjordan4123 Green would get the checkmate points and blue would get nothing, even though he helped. Red doesn't have any legal move but he's also in check (twice).
@@johnchessant3012 Ahh I see, yes it actually wasn't a stalemate. So the green steals the point.
Thanks
19:15 summing up my whole chess experience
😂😂
"I don't understand"
Levy and Hikaru had some lowkey salt at the end. gg eric
highkey
@@j.p.8811 Facts
18:16 Hikaru is a GM and I'm a nobody at chess. So correct me if I'm wrong. Here, isn't it a bad strategy to trade the Queen? Because even though it's just worth 1 point when captured, it has the activity exactly worth the other 9 point Queen. So it's only just grossly undervalued in terms of points when captured. So having more Queens will make you immensely stronger and at the same time, the opponent can't trade his original Queen with yours since he'll get only 1 point while you get 9.
Josin Thomas Hikaru probably thinking at as if he was playing 2 player as when you promote a queen you can sack it as you have a spare
Even though there is another 2 players meaning that trading is worse than keeping it
Josin Thomas
although hikaru idea was wrong
Agadmator moved his pawn queen to block the check from Eric bishop as his pawn queen was also attacked by hikaru
Agadmator later took Eric bishops as it was pinned to the King so it was basically dead
I agree keeping queen is better or at least trade with a rook
This game is for points and bishop's are worth too many points so it is worth it
Well,you can trade your queen for another if you're up in material
34:42 Look on Hikaru's face when he realises he's the one checked 😂
Eric - "I saw you once in real life, from a distance"
Hikaru: ??????
2:40
Eric: “I actually saw you in real life...”
Antonio: “Wait, What? How?”
Eric: “Well you toweling off after your shower and.... uh never mind. So you guys ready for some chess? Or what?”
Couldn't catch the stream yesterday. 7 min in this video and I'm loving the dynamic. Eric awesomeness blending well with Agadmator dry humour.
Try and do this again in the future, Rosen!
I watched this live and it was such a treat to see my favourite four online chess contributors (I have no idea what is the appropriate term to use) together. 4 player chess still really confuses me, but this was so great
Is this gothamchess guy really one of your favorites ? Seems like a pretty annoying person.
@@crab_striker1961 yeah, I've listened to a bunch of his commentaries along with hikaru of recent events and find him entertaining.
I've also watched a lot of his videos and find them very instructional. I think Eric is the most instructional, but levy a close second
Hikaru laughing when Eric is trying to introduce him self 😭
i just waited for "oh no my rook" but actually his rook.
14:50 agadmator is so wholesome, he did it for his sister
My my my...what can I say...I can't believe this. All of my favourite chess TH-camrs in one video. I literally can't believe this. This is probably my most favourite video in 2020 and best collab after Avengers Endgame.
Best collab, overtaking avengers endgame.
If Botez was here somehow... It would be a million times better than Avengers!
Remove Gotham and we’re good
Hey Eric. How about a collab stream with agadmator in the future??
I would love to see that
Watching 4 of my favorite Chess streamers go at it...very funny how they razz each other, and here comes Eric for the win after seemingly having a quiet strategy!
34:44 the change of facial expression by Hikaru😂
frrrrrrrrrrrr
That intro conversation had no right to be that funny 😂