The main reason I like Alex is because she is genuinely interested in people and pays attention to them when they speak, tell stories, etc. Very rare nowadays IMO.

What a turnaround! Plus: this was a particularly good video because she sort of interviewed him about his life's experience with chess! So it's a trash talk game....with an interview! Alex is juggling three things during this video! Liked the written commentary tips as well.

That blunder was so brutal. He should have used some more of his time to calculate there

That was a VERY impressive comeback especially with so little time left!

Trash Talker snatched defeat from the jaws of victory...

His disappointment at the end was really heartbreaking. I didn't want Alex to lose, but at the same time, I didn't mind him winning. His nervous tic of pushing the clock button multiple times was sort of hilarious. Nice come back win, Alex!

He got pissed when he realized you got him. Sweet recovery from the mid-game mistake to take down the trash talker. Nice.

I recognize that multi-tap on the clock. Back in the day, clocks were less reliable and everything was manual and one developed a multi-tap habit to make sure it went down.

Love how you tell him he is not hitting the clock right, could waste your time while he is making a move, and he won’t change, so you start hitting the clock twice two. Too funny.

Man he messed that one up so, so bad. Had a free rook and totally threw his advantage right in the eternal bowels of fire hell.

This man had victory in his hand and threw it away!

Oh boy he got quiet real quick towards the end there... 😂😂😂 👏👏👏

That tapping lol, it’s a muscle memory of a hustler, it’s part of their game. Specialy when u mention the 100 bucks, u just summon the hustler demon back from hell.

Why are people acting as if he is an idiot because he missed one move. It's called a blunder it happens.

Props for a comeback win while dealing with the clock pressing and crazy talk

I love how him correcting his double tap meant “do it slower and more precise “ 😂

Good god. I have never, ever, been so 100% sure that a side was totally screwed... and then she somehow wins it.

That guy could be a star if he started his own channel. He was oozing personality.

This guy was really smooth. Definitely has more stories just waiting to be told. Great game Alex!

He looks like the chess hustling version of Andy Serkis! Keep going man!!

Went from cutting his victory promo to "aww man" hangs head and walks away lol nice comeback win!

"I was born as an orphan", lost me right at the start 😆

He just gets up and quietly walks away. 😂😂

These Hustlers are so arrogant at first but they mentally shatter after they realize they are going to lose and instantly run away and cry.

7:05 For sure Qf8 + and it was the guaranteed win, Alexandra had no chance of winning this game unless her opponent concentrated a little more instead of blah the whole game !

I love how his mood changes from 6:06 - 9:38 😂🤣

Everybody runs their mouth until they can't no more😅😅😅😅😂😂😂😂

Alex you're a rock star! I've learned so much from you and Anna and I've been playing since I was 5 - ever heard of fractured chess? That was my dad's way of teaching.

When she asked early on about his "late game" it felt like a foreshadowing of what would happen. If i were him, since I had her on the timer i'd just keep stalling instead of trading pieces, until her time would run out. But he went for gold! :)

So nice that you gave him a chance with the clock, and then turned the clock hustle on him. Great job coming back!

Best part of the video is the guy in the background just cussing the whole time lol

What a great game. Wonderful atmosphere, you dont see people connecting like this in other sports.

He played really well...until he botched that exchange combination. The sad part is that it was an easy take-order: Qf8+ Kd7. Rxc8 (and the rest is elementary)

He wasn't watching the board at around 6:45, thus he didn't really track her move and ends up giving up his queen. It was that brief but simple mistake, which cost him the whole game. Damn, she really cleaned house with that end game.

She trashtalked him out of it. Nicely done!

Look at him run away with his tail between his legs. 😂 Less talk more chess!

Great game. Absolutely love Alexandra. She’s an absolutely phenomenal chess player with a wonderful mind for the game. Kind, beautiful, goofy and you can tell she really enjoys talking with her opponents. She’s a real gem

New York videos always fun to watch, keep the coming.

love their conversation throughout big O is funny. great game!

That was an amazing game. Great playing on the edge of peril to victory.

After that moment when he started talking shit into the camera he fell apart lol. Classic overconfidence right there.

Authneticty is the new currency of the internet. Alex is amazing and likable because she’s real. She’s authentic. A great role model for all.

Hey Alexandra, you finding Be8 on 6:45 was awesome. There's not so many moves for white to find here, with the pace of the game I was also trapped on calculating the options and the only one found is Qf8+ checking the king and getting this very important tempo to take the rook and keep the queen threatened. So I'm not surprised he messed it up, that was a great finding by you.

Sum hot spicy chess. That OG tune was muted away so swiftly😂👏

Mate This man was something else 😅👍

Alex, you are a class act. Everyone should take the same approach. Thanks for sharing!

That was EPIC!!! You fed his hustler ego and it caused him to underestimate the danger you put him in!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

I like the multiple grimacing and the perseverance for the win... haha

Definitely need some post game analysis for us rookies :D

I think he Is confusing the timer with a Cat.

Haha taking advantage of your opponents mistakes is what great players do. Way to go Alex!!

Great game! Always love the "underdog" coming out on top (and the trash talkers taken down!)!

I love how she let's her own timer run why he talks and listens respectfully

He was trying to be slick with the multi taps on the clock. I’m glad you called him out on it.

"Talk that ish now, you was running ya f*ckin mouth" That guy at the end. 🤣🤣🤣

13 seconds left on the clock!!! I love how every time he lies he animates with his hands. Born in the 80s and been playing for 40+ years 🤣

This dude started believing his own hype. Gave away a solid position

Qf8 check 6:51 Look at her face she knew it 😂

The look on her face after he made that huge mistake with his queen 😂 Poor guy he had a shot

It would have been fair and cool for her to keep pushing her button until he agreed to stop. The fact that she didn't do that is even more cool!

To be fair, he did totally call you out on your hustle lmao but yeah he was humbled for sure; can't judge a book by its cover when it comes to chess. Getting beat by a 10 year old taught me that.

Awesome come back win at the end came when it counted! Never give up!

She’s genuinely humble. So rare

she spend her own clock time to get to know him for 90 seconds out of 300 seconds, that's why she's behind.... great video! great connection with people and awesome comeback things i got out of this: 1. professional chess trained players knows the game isn't over until it's over. their rigorous training allows them to have better stamina than casual amateurs - especially end games 2. in his effort to try to win by time, he did not time manage well - there are moves he had enough time to come up with quality play to not allow alex to catch up and end up forcing too many moves too fast and lost. 3. when people ask me how long i play chess, i generally try to play it down to as little time as possible. if i win, i'll look better. so he's doing the opposite, 40+ years of playing and then lost, that a big risk - X-rated man :)

Hustlers gonna hustle. That double tap clock thing isn't an accident. It's angle to catch someone unaware and run down their clock.

0:55 she went for the daps but remember he’s 50 😂

Great game Alexandra! Love the IRL chess streams and tournaments. Keep up the good work!

Incredible comeback…no way I saw that coming.

That $100 "pee-qwayed" his interest 😂 Never heard that pronunciation before

Alexandra started playing his game when she ended up having to tap the clock multiple times lol

I’ve played many a game vs chess hustlers in the park. Everything they do is intentional.

The way she grabbed the chess piece secretly at 9:13

Missed a great tactic at 3:23 which ended up turning the advantage to white. Bb4, Bd2, Bxd2, Qxd2, Rxe5. You would have been steamrolled at 4:52 had he found Rxc6, or at 6:48 Qf8+.

I love this guy, he is my age and sounds like he would have respect for the old-school hip hop

That was CLOSE - You ALMOST had it !!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

9:25 .... what was that? Would someone kindly explain? Was a piece illegally placed?

The end game comment early on was ominous. If you are slightly behind as a top player then take it to the end game where top players excel. I knew once she got there she would have too much for him. His temperament let him down when he held an advantage.

Wow. Such a good game. I thought you were going to lose when you missed the B-d4 @ 3:22. Came back to win when he made the slightest mistake. It shows how good a player you are.

Employee: sir, would you like to include fried fries in your order? This man: allow me to introduce myself! Employee: sir, I just need to take your order. This man: I’ve been doing this since the 80s!!

Nice job shutting this clod up, Alex!

6:45 please god fall into the trap lol

The second he got overconfident, he lost and you inflated his head with all those compliments to make that happen.

wow great come back! Alex's end game is 💪

I don't think he was so much a "trash talker" as much as he was just being confident. Still, whether confident or otherwise, he was talking and I like it when talkers get their tails handed to them and leave dejected - as this man did. He definitely left unhappy and he was not expecting to lose (insert evil laugh). 😈😆

...smooth talker but once he realized he blew a won position he went to the double tap scumbag thing and lost all respect...

That was so satisfying but sad at the same time. He was a trash talker that talked too much trash. Needed to concentrate more.

The end was foreshadowed lol. He had the advantage, but he hates the endgame.

That guy sitting next to him talking that ish after he lost 😂😂😂😂😂😂

more of this, please. I was on the edge of my seat until he rooked it.

Alex is playing 25/50 BB with world famous degens, and then shows up with nothing but amazing displays of humanity a few weeks later. Truly an awesome lady! (And, I'm gonna have to remember that double tap angle. I've never seen it, and there's a couple of OtB players here that it'll be funny to annoy.)

2:46, he moves the queen to Aleksandra's white-square bishop's aim, next big brain move should have been pawn d5-d4, no?

i can only look at the multi tapping at the end :D :D :D

She's awesome. Brilliant mind, and so polite

At 4:50 he should have taken the bishop on c6, would’ve been a winning move: Rc2 X Bc6

This is why you need to use the light switch style timer...

“You almost had it” 💀💀💀 high level insult

He didn't miss the move, just wanted to keep the game going.

In the critical position, I think we need Qf8+ Kd7 then Rxc8. Black cannot recapture as the queen is still hanging, along with the e8 bishop. Lots of ways to go wrong there though, nice job complicating a lost position to make the comeback.

Absolutely Amazing. What a come back! Awesome well done 👍🏻👍🏻

I was screaming at the screen when he missed Qf8 + it was game over