There is a headless man in shorts dancing in the background who apparantly whispers ideas in Eric's head. It's kind of poetic in an absurd way.

You know the boys are doing well when they can afford a male stripper for the hippo speedrun.

You know the vibe is right in the house when they have backing dancers

56:50 Hansen special. I wouldn't see it in a million years. Love these videos, the true art of war

I didn’t know there were GMs at the 2300 level, after doing some research LevGutman has been playing for a long time and is 77 years old.

Surely you content deserves serious acknowledgement. Definitely made me sharper in my own games. I really appreciate it.

The underpromotion at 45:55 is fking hilarious, particularly since it was so hard-fought for. I bet the other guy was pissed 🤣

These hippo speedrun videos are making my days :)

56:50 insane

53:08 "JOHNNY FUCK OFF BUDDY" 😂🤣🤣

14:28 🤣 that reveal of the account

This is the best chess stream I've seen. Headless helping dancing man makes it gold 😂

Greek for "water horse", the hippopotamus is most closely related to pigs, whales and dolphins.

never have this dude on again

Man dancing in the background is a physical representation of how my soul feels when I watch Eric’s hippo videos 🙏🏻

Most awaited video of the full week for me

man this opening above 1900 has evolved too much into complex theory.

big 2 is a really fun game, we play it a lot here in Singapore where we mostly call it by its cantonese name, dai di.

Those are some really solid vibes coming out of our boy JohnnyDJ

Johnny feeling himself lmao

I'm sorry but the KO button is a must, please get your house together, these wins deserve a tasty finish

man's got the lightest dancing lmao

So far I think that there were only 2 losses, one very suspicious in this video.

zero dancing would have been better

"Life's free, man." - Johny

The mighty hippo... makes me want to play this in my games

The Hippo is BURNING🔥🔥

14:50 defeated a 2500 with 99.3 accuracy

That boy johnny got some fruity ahh dance moves

46:15 eric's signature move

Dancing bear comment had me weak. Not past me 😂😂😂

30:25 "My bishop say HI" 🤩🤩🤩

53:10 Eric almost lost. This shit had me dyin 😂

At 22:06, would a better move be to throw in a check with Qd5+, then take his bishop with the f2 pawn and trade everything off? I realise the position is completely winning anyway but it was a cool variation I saw that saves white’s queen from the tactic black was attempting!

A little commentary goes a long way. How many of us do you think really had any idea what that queen sac was about?

Whats the playlist?

That mate at 57 minutes in has my hog ROCKED

That first checkmate was disgusting, holyyyyy

Magnus has the Botez sisters dancing to Cotton Eye Joe, then you show up with the Great Value Stefon???

seeing a dancing guy in the background is really weird when you hear the music on youtube and dont understand they play a comppletely different type of music on the stream where this came from.

Hell yeah let’s go

that first combo was Naaaassssty

aman on ecstacy in the background for a long time

Also grew up playing "Big 2," only we called it Pusoy Dos.

Is that John Cleese in the background?

Hippo Friyay

damn that smothered mate would've been filthy. That horsey woulda slid in there like butter. Also, I kept waiting for homie in the back to break out into twerk. He needs some company back there. Maybe a pretty rave girl. untz untz untz

Anda bien perico el de atras

I'm 2800 rapid online on multiple now banned accounts, but I'm only 450 in live classical. Any advice for me?

nice

Bro drop the playlist

Bro played the actual Hasbulla😂😂😂😂😂

Waiting for part 16 😂😂😂

Big 2!

I LOVE THIS!! PLEASE TAKE KT ALL THE WAY TO GM 😎

1:01:22 can't unsee that

Cant concentrat on chess board because of Johne;)

OMG Hasbullah given KO to Eric.

🕺🔥🚒

Jonny could get it but not for his dancing. 😅

Why do they dance in the background it's so awkward 😂

Hasbullah hammers hippo

Would Rook G8 at 50:30 been a good move?

Did I spy an off screen bong rip to zero 53:57

Not only could Hasbulla beat you irl but also in chess 😭

That's me in the third game :)

very nice defense by white

Do we ever see Johnny's face in this video?

56:49 trust me

I just couldn’t understand why the smothered checkmate don’t work at this position 9:19

That Hasbulah guy cant be legit aint no way thats crazy

Hippo and dancing, what more can you ask for?

The double knight 💀

Eric I know your goated but did you really think you could beat hasbulla? Blasphemy

The dancing guy is tripping me out

So is Eric taking it in the rear end in life and the chess board? I am confused?

My man GM being 2200. What happened to my man

That green screen of a guy dancing is very funny

Ledge. Teach me some lines

Lovin the Hippo Eric! The extra goofy hips in the background, Not so much….‘Yikes plus!

We need more Johnny Boy during titled Tuesday as well!!!!

I think Johnny is my spirit animal

am i the only guy who doesnnt get y theres always someone dancing, is it a joke or are they just odd chess guys ?lol

Cherry-evans dancing in the background was new

Terribly cringe dancer in the background almost makes this seem like a parody channel.

Why this GM has so few ELO?

wait thats Johnny. for 30 mins I thought for sure that was Aman grooving in the background! PLOT TWIST . PS. I can't get past 1000 or so playing only the hippo so watching you play is very annoying. haha

dancing headless dude is entertaining but very unprofessional from chess brah..Aman would never allow for that.

Yoooo

why is there always someone dancing ?

There must be a girl dance in the background

I dont mind the dancing but I challenge Eric to do a sober speedrun.

It was cringe. You just lose to a normal player and you think he was cheating?

I just don't understand Eric's thinking. Why would he choose a male dancer instead of a female one? It's so clear that 90% of his audience is male. And as we all know, male folks are heterosexual 80%+ of the time, so why not cater to a wider audience by featuring a diverse group of performers? It's not just about demographics, it's about creating an experience that appeals to most of us. By featuring a wider range of dancers with different styles and backgrounds, Eric could create a more dynamic and engaging show that appeals to a broader range of people.

Where are the running hippos? Disliked