Anna, your mom, Pia, does such a great job commentating on your chess matches. Please pass along a multitude of gratitude to her for "Making Chess Come Alive!"

Ah yes, the everyday necessities for any Chess player: - Lipstick - Banana - Glasses - Pen

Anna coined a new word "bombastle" at 5:47 meaning "bombard with rook and pieces". "He started bombastling me". I like it. Very evocative.

You should continue brining a banana to the table so opponents will know you by the fearsome nickname Banana Anna.

Anna is just so good at chess. Glad she showed no fear in this game.

What I love about chess is how the game can turn around - one mistake, and you're defending instead of attacking. Good game Anna!

Great comeback Anna! I'm SO glad that you beat him as he did appear quite aggressive by his play and also the way he stood up at times and almost lurked (hope that his standing nearby didn't distract you) as you where thinking your moves. I loved when your g5 move trapped his bishop.

Thanks for the analysis, I always learn from it. Lovely close up!

Congrats, Anna! Love these recaps!

My days are incomplete until I watch your chess games. Thank you for the fun you exhibit during your competitions and providing chess strategies that you make fun to learn.

You play better and better and in the last game, also faster. Good luck Anna.😊

the most enthusiastic chess player in the world! i remember when Anna used to bounce in her chair in her videos!

Love it! Well done and great spirit and confidence for this round. Keep it up!!

Great Game Anna !! Good luck for the tournament!!

Well done. Thanks for the walkthrough of the game!

Anna is a great ambassador for chess. Her enthusiasm and joy are contagious. You don't have to be a stereotypical socially awkward boy to enjoy and excel. I hope she inspires others like her and some become GMs.

it’s so cute when she comes closer to the camera to say bye 😫

I enjoy your videos very much, your families enthusiasm for the game made me want to start playing again after many years. I bought a new board and started teaching my 8 year old son how to play. Good luck, sending support from Canada.

Great recovery. Fun game to watch with you adapting well to the evolving positions.

Very good game Anna, you find so many accurate moves, and you slayed some time demons!

Best of luck, love your analysis after each game👍

Fantastic to see how you evolve and adapt, love your growth GG Anna

Great finish Anna! Good luck in your next game!

Great effort Anna. Keep up all the great content. You really are made for this type of life 😊

BOMBASTLE!!!!! GG's! I'm already looking forward to your next game. Good luck!

Well done. Congratulations on the win. Your defence was solid. I was worried about f3, but you had a tempo and good harmony.

in 8:29 Anna says "none of us have the level of an engine" well, you and your opponent may not, but Pia sure does!

Congratulations, Anna! Really happy for you! Good luck in the next game.

Good luck for Round 5! You are awesomely contagious with your enthusiasm for chess!!

"Chess is really fun. Especially when you win!" Well said and well played! Keep having fun!!

GG Anna! Wish you the best for round 5!

12:25 ❤ Pia commentary hours long chess game with the enthusiasm of someone commentating a fast short race 😂

Great job, Anna. Very happy to see you playing well. 🎉

Congratulations, Anna! Well played!

I'm very happy that you trusted your intuition and made it! congratulations!

enhorabuena y mucha suerte Anna! 💪

Anna in the thumbnail: 😈 Anna during the video: 😁🤗

Felicitaciones Anna!!

"None of us are Stockfishes..." So true.

"I'm really excited about it." We are too.

Play games so good that you will make the pieces feel like be dancing valses in your hands!

So happy for you ❤ congrats on your win

You have it all Anna. Two thumbs up 👍 👍 and good luck in the tournament.

I literally have tears in my eyes and on my cheeks because of your win and your joy.

You counter-bombastled him! GG! Go Anna!

Another win, cool! This is so much fun to watch! Wow do you play at another level, it's almost like I am playing a different game completely. Chess is really cool that way. When I play and get in time trouble I play to simplify and try to draw. Also getting an opponent in time trouble sometime generates a win, so if I have time and can make them think more to move, I try that. I play 10 minutes games with no time extensions... I am still finding the cow a useful opening as well, thanks again!!!

"Bombastle" sounds like a portmanteau of "bombastic" and "hassle" and I love it.

Pia's reactions are priceless! 😃

Good coping with many setbacks! glad you were playing faster! Good luck!

bombarding, although "bombasting" is an interesting use of "bombast" as a verb

Congrats Anna love your videos.

Early in the morning 10am….😂. Love to watch you play Anna. Thank you.

WOOO congrats on the win! 🎉

Merci beaucoup pour ce partage. Bravo pour cette victoire.

Saw you with Harry Mack What an incredible talent...! 😮

I am beginning to watch these videos as if they were basketball's. Very entertaining and instructive for an amateur. Amazing work.

Fantastic, nice match Anna. That's it, follow your instincts. Congrats and good luck in the next match. Chess Princess

Beautiful game Anna.

Congrats Anna! Good luck! Talking about pep talk, it's good to use a second person talking to yourself, it lowers the anxiety level (says the psychology).

Looks like you improved your time management with this game! Good Luck in the next match Anna!

Thank you for a good description and well done for the win

I've seen your bullet games, and your instincts are wonderful. Trust them!

congratulations !!! great game!!

Have a fun day Anna. Winning and learning are both valuable. Hope you achieve both.

Congratulations on trying something new especially against a strong player. Well done and enjoying both watching the games as well as the commentary from your mom.

Congrats on the win and good luck tomorrow!

In bocca al lupo Anna

It’s great she calls 10am early. I definitely resemble that.

Congrats on the win

Ggs, good luck 🍀 🙏🏼

Great win Anna!

Great game Anna .

I loving the 4k content looks so so good

Great game, Anna!!!

Great game!! 👏👏

Well done Anna! GG!!

Early at 10 AM!!! oh my LOL. "I was looking at some crazy lines here". Mom's reactions are awesome.

Always good luck to you!

Anna,your a warrior! Keep having fun doing this, Best of luck taking over this, 💛🌼 get’em!..

Congratulations on your win!

You have had some great games with good opponents in this tournament. I enjoy your Mom's commentary and how excited she is when you find the best moves. Also her "oh no she went ... that was not a good move". She is so proud of your playing and says you use a lot of time the same as her. Good games yesterday and good luck today. 💄🍌👓🖋🖊

Oh to have Pia's mind! Love her commentary so much. Thank you for another wonderful video, Anna.

Fingers crossed for your Next Game

Good game Anna!!

Congrats Anna

Well done, very excited for you.

Snyggt spelat, Anna. Lycka till i nästa rond. / Leif

Gefeliciteerd met je overwinning🏆

Cool head under pressure… awesome 🙌

Wow! Anna closing in on 1 million subscribers soon.

Well done, Anna! 😊❤

11:45 I remember asking in chat about your inner monologue and if you were giving yourself pep talks

nice win!

Congrats Anna!

great game

Nicely done. Carry on.

I'm not a chess expert, although I have played quite well some years ago. I like to follow your games on this site because I appreciate the way you describe your thought patterns and the way you make decisions during your games. Fot me, this level of authenticity is one of your trademarks. I have noticed something that I want to convey to you from a psychological perspective. One of the words you use most frequently when describing your games is "scared" (or scary, or other words of the same meaning). You often use this vocabulary when you are in a tricky situation (which is normal, I guess) and, especially, when you take a long time before reaching a decision. And, also, it seems to me, when you take a decision that you regret afterward. I wonder how this "fear factor" influences your game. I have come to think that if you were able to better manage this "fear factor" in your chess playing, you would be able (1) to improve your game overall, (2) to make better decisions in difficult situations, especially in the middle game, and (3) to better manage your energy level thoughout your games. In particular, it seems to me, the more you describe yourself as "scared", and the more you take a defensive attitude. That makes me think that you are a far better player that what you think you are, if you only could set aside this "fear factor" and play more intuitively, or more creatively. Your knowledge of chess theory is really impressive and you have good people around you. Take that as the foundation on which you can use your obvious intelligence and creativity. Again, I'm not a chess expert. But I really think that your goal of "2200 in 2024" (or even better in 2025, who knows) is something that will be so much easier to reach if you can manage this side of your mindset. Anyway, I really do love to follow your chess progress and I won't stop doing it, even when you're scared for more than half the games you play. And, yes, I really do enjoy those games when you give chess lessons to unsuspecting players (who, by the way, rarely deal with this "fear factor"). Hope this can be useful, Pierre

You should always add your mom’s reaction right at the end of the game, wether you win or loose.

Congrats good game

Well played!