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

Made me laugh

Gold

God that was so perfectly synced 😂

Lol I never saw that until you said it.

Such an underrated comment!

Omg that’s amazing

Lmao

I legit thought they were beside each other.

I was tryna look for someone else seeing it 😭

Yes kmao

😂😂😂😂

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 😂.

😂😂😂😂😂😂

Oh no... anyway

I like ur comment 👍🏻.. Lol

Lol so funny

Queen Gambit Advanced

I need exact time

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

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

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.

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

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 ...

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

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

ye

i know

Excessively wholesome is Eric's brand.

I cant decide if antonio or eric is more wholesome

Wow!! 👍👍👍

F

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

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"

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

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

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

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...

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

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

Man of principle

True... True ...

Sultan Eric

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

35:13 Levy is ragging now.

Yea I love it too

eric directly after that: *menacingly drinking tea*

Best moment. Hikarus face is priceless

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.

frrrr taught the arrogant man a lesson about ego

fr

btuh

Couldn’t have said it better

I-

OH MY WAHT! He's an anime protagonist, confirmed.

@@m.6019 expecifically an haren one

Agad isn't a GM, he's the lowest rated player among them.

He’s not even a FM CM or NM

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 😂

That pawn will grow up to have a beautiful career

And then it only moved 1 up

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.

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

fr

exactly it was a good idea

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 🌚

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

Bullet training

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

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.

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

😂

Except one person

Except hikaru

eric: *menacingly drinking tea*

_Oh NO!_

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

yeah he looked like he was forcing a smile at the beginning, his whole face was twitching at one point lol

@@huitlang931 fr

fr

That's cool

Ooooo That was a nice comment

His face at -32:44 tho

He realizes he's mated

And then *sips tea* (or coffee)

exactly, and then gothamchess says it's "not a good move", and gets mated immediately after haha. Hikaru is so bitter he cant stay to see Eric dominate 35:51

yeah and then quickly left the stream, even super GM can not caught every threat ...

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.

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.

frrrrrrrrrrrr

He also has Google translate In his ceiling

That's what I talkin about lol 🤣

Hikaru at 34:40 :D Hikaru at 34:46 D:

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?

I am russian and yh, that was nice. I also like how he pronounced r sound

he can speak russian with near perfect accent, lol

@@yogetrekt8243 ohuel

Expecailly for how annoying he was this game

fr

passing tissues under the table

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

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

highkey

@@j.p.8811 Facts

👁👄👁

😂😂

"I don't understand"