Not only the biggest, but the bestest. Ludwig7 Ludwig7 Ludwig7 Ludwig7 Ludwig7

This was unironically such a good video time flew by like it was nothing.

So is this that Queen's Gambit show everyone's been talking about?

"I'm just a chess player for fun" -Ludwig "I'm just a hero fun" -Saitama

5:35 someone in chat says: "i bet this is 5:37 in youtube time" Ludwig is so predictable

This entire video feels like a heist movie, where he takes us move by move through the biggest scam we've seen in modern chess history

Wtf I didn’t even realize how long this video was, I was so enveloped in the storytelling.

This is unironically one of the best KZfaq videos I've seen in a while

44:04 "chat's so fast no one will see im gay" - temurtammy

Jesus Lud is so good at telling stories. Actually super engaging, it’s unreal. How does he even do that I need to know

The time is 2.10 AM and I'm scrolling through youtube for some short and chill video to watch and then go to sleep after it. Little did I know that youtube recommendations hurls this masterpiece of a video at my way and I start watching it and suddenly it's 3AM and I enjoyed every second of the time I did not realise had passed. Thank you Lud. Just subscribed.

The musical timing in this video is absolutely masterful. The entire video feels like a locker room speech.

This is probably the greatest video Ludwig has ever made. He's an amazing storyteller, and you can tell he's been getting better at it over the last few months. This is his magnum opus.

As someone in the chat already said. He's a gifted storyteller

This is honestly one of the best youtube videos I have ever watched. This genuinely seems like you wrote this like a story with clear conflicts and perfect resolutions. I don't know if this was all your editors work or if you had some part in this, but i'd like to give whoever made this an oscar.

The tournament arc of this anime is really intense. Usually the MC just tries their best and brute forces through it, but here we had an entire strategy outside of the actual game. They say history is written by the victors, but in this case it was written by Ludwig.

This was unironically a very uplifting story that highlights personal achievement regardless of skill level and persisting to your goal and even if you don't reach it you persist still to the next opportunity. Sure this is a chess thing but I'm gennuinely inspired atm by having watched this all the way through. Great effort Lud, I'm glad you've seen a new peak and are excited to find the next one.

Alternate title, "How I intentionally Committed Arson in Arizona for Twitch Viewers"

26:23 is one of my all time favorite lud quotes

i couldnt hold myself anymore when he pulled out the classic Dvoretskys Endgame book hahhahahaha . 18:10

Ludwig: becomes a father His new video: “How I accidentally left my son”

this video is fire

"for the first time ever, I feel like I'm a streamer that people know about" and now not even 10 months later he's the most subbed to streamer of all time :') ludwig7

Coming back to this years later, it's probably the most pivotal moment in lud's streaming career

Ludwig says “accidentally” but definitely planned this out for months

Here while the title is still "How I accidentally became the biggest chess streamer of all time"

"I'm a streamer! I've never gotten up before noon ever!" lol hikaru's stream schedule is really early in the morning since his viewers come from across india and russia

anyone else watch till 47:27

At 5:36 a dude guesses that the KZfaq video is at 5:37 and damn was he close

I only watched parts of this tournament, it's fun to get your whole story

Hikaru after the, "who gave him the latvian gambit advice?"--12:25, o_O

I’m a bit late to the party here but I can confidently say this was in my top 5 of favorite KZfaq videos I’ve ever watched. Your storytelling is unmatched, you were eloquent and masterful in the analysis of your games and in your recalling of every event down to a T, there was humor and heartbreak and conflict and flashbacks throughout the entire thing, and there was even an important moral to the entire story: keep trying even in failure and take any victories, no matter how small, when you can. The music playing in every segment of the video fit perfectly every time as well. The last few minutes of the video were actually a little tear-inducing because of your beautiful wrap-up and takeaways from the event as well as your optimism about both the event and the future of the community. I’m shocked at how the clock seemed to go from 11 PM to 12 AM during a video that felt so much shorter. Both Ludwig and whoever edited this video should be extremely proud of themselves. (I swear this video also cured my migraine.)

TL;DR the real chess victory is the friends we made along the way

Damn this man has a gift for this stuff I just sat here for 47 minutes hearing about a chess competition, of all things, and enjoyed every second of it. I'm just a youtube frog tho I've seen his videos for months and based on the clips of how youtube frogs get treated I don't go to his streams but damn he is such a great content creator and will keep watching all of his youtube videos daily.

09:49 THE PASSION IN THIS MANS VOICE! and that sudden realization is just too good man...

This chess tournement brought me to your channel, i have been benging the youtube content and the twitch streams, i'm glad you entered the tournement ! New fan among a lot of new ones i'm sure

When are we getting the pink hoodies, lud?

That one guy in chat "Heat wave in Norway, can't sleep" relatable

Ludwig is one of the only KZfaqrs who can make me sit still and actually pay attention to a video for 40+ minutes.

This is unironically one of the best video the Ludwig has made, shout out to the editor too and this really shows how influential music can be in speeches.

I knew he would find a way to clickbait without winning the consolation bracket, so proud

The storytelling and timing with music turned this from "im watching a recap of what i saw" to "this a good ass story"

It’s crazy that how Hans is in massive drama with Magnus and yet just two years ago he was coaching Ludwig😅

Yo wtf, The editor absolutely nailed it with the soundtrack! Absolute legend of a story! God bless

Ooh rough this dude named "chess" has him beat by 23k. Yikes Lud, clickbait much?

40:59 The JoJo could not physically synce up any better. This is the power of Requiem.

"She blew me off the whole entire event" No wonder you weren't focused

I was there for most of it but these vids help fill me in. Great vid and that mate in 2 speech got me dying

11:05 when Lud is talking in time with the music that was pretty neato

Ludwig never ceases to impress with his storytelling skills

This is the greatest emotional rollercoaster I've ever been on , never before have I been so invested in a final battle!

Ludwig: "How I accidentally became the biggest chess streamer of all time". Antonio: "Hold my beer." You are both great chess streamers. Thumbs up to you both.

Ludwig's content goes through anime arcs. This was literally a tournament arc

This was a rollercoaster of emotions...from hype about a scam, to hype about your skills, to doubt that you could close it, to inspired by your journey. It's not even about viewers, name recognition or an "inner circle". It's about respect as a content creator. And in my opinion, there's nobody better. Props to the journey that led you here and excited for the journey ahead. Ludwig7

Props to Ludwig for making a 47 minute video on chess that was so much fun to watch. I somehow found this one year later and I am happy that I did :)

Ah, it's finally here; been eagerly waiting for this one. It was a fun ride, truly. You earned yourself many new fans, myself included. So, with all due respect, Ludwig, I congratulate you on an awesome show and performance. Keep being awesome, man. Btw. can't wait for PogChamps 2, or whatever is coming up. :)

At 5:33 someone in chat says "I bet this is 5:37 KZfaq time" and that guy was spot on wtf

Shake killed it with the editing on this video, had a blast watching it

Lud’s such a great storyteller me with my adhd with literal no interest in chess engaged in a 40 min vid getting shivers at certain times proves it

5 months later, he is playing among us and Minecraft with everyone.

And I thought he escaped the “accidentally” joke

Loving these longer videos we've been getting in quarantine, it's fun to get some more Ludwig content

I didnt know ludwig liked chess. I enjoyed the vid cause i just got into chess like 2days ago plus ludwig's voice and storytelling really just never bores u lol

ludwig and editor-san make these kinds of videos sooo hype

That speech at the end tho, you're unironically an inspiration Lud ggs man

Damn, genuinely cried a little at that ending. That was some MAJOR anime storytelling.

I tried to solve the puzzle for a good 10 minutes not being able to figure it out just for it to be nearly impossible 💀

Wow, this was unironically one of the best videos I have seen in a while. It really was great

ludwig is genuinely so good at story telling, it's amazing

Ludwig Looks Like One Of Those "i am not a weeb" weeb

This dude is such a storyteller, love him

16 mid roll ads Ludwig: how I accidentally became the richest chess streamer

Honestly one of my favorite videos you’ve made. Love the underdog stories!

5:36 Bluejay was so close. Thought it was 5:37 in KZfaq time lmao actually a prophet

“With the subject line, urine” - Ludwig

i dont play chess or even watch it, but this was such an emotional rollercoaster. holy

This is like a double edged sword video. In one hand: biggest chest streamer The other hand: lost the biggest chess match in twitch history.

Just discovered your stream/yt last week and I just wanna say what a fun, engaging streamer you are, man. Keep it up!🤟🏼

You did very well considering and have a good reason to be very proud of yourself, and thankful to those that helped, or even tried to help you be better at chess. I was impressed and enjoyed your contributions during that match. Thx.

Song at 23:07 is We're Finally Landing by Home

Maybe I’m just too high but this video lowkey inspirational asf.

I watched this 2 minutes after it came out and I have to say it might be the best put together and entertaining stream video on KZfaq that I’ve seen. Bravo Lud and Polite

I watched the whole video and you got yourself a new sub. Good stuff man!

I already knew bout Lud but man this video made me instantly like, subscribe and save it in a playlist. This was truly an anime epic gamer moment

The intro is gonna make no sense once Lud changes the title

45:05 "watashi no uso" fits perfect there, great music choice

At this point I really think Ludwig is a legitimate shonen character, he comes up big everytime people say he should be long gone

This is the exact video I listened to at work when I was cleaning and got me into you. This is the EXACT video that popped up and I was introduced to.

Nobody: Ludwig: HoW I AcCiDeNtAlLy BeCaMe TaLl

bruh i kinda cried a lil bit when watching this live..The music timing is perfect

This was one of the best videos by Lud. I think the whole thing felt like a movie.

I've never heard of you or seen you play, but damn I just watched/listened to allll of that on 1x very cool storytelling man, and congrats on the achievements so far!

Today I found out that 29th May is officially “Put a Pillow in Your Fridge Day” mark it next year!

If Ludwig can turn a story about entering and playing in a chess tournament into something this hype, what can’t he do?

Thank you for sharing your story, Ludwig. You're such a good story teller, no joke. You kept me hooked on this video for the whole time. And to add to that, while I was typing this comment, I ended up watching two full 3-min ads without being able to skip them because I wanted to write this so badly, and I'm a slow typer. xD

I kept putting this video back but I finally watched it and the story telling was fantastic

I’ve rewatched this vid like 5 times while playing smash listing to it in the background

Actually very inspirational for me personally for some reason.

I was genuinely sad when I saw that he lost but this is one of the best videos I have ever watch

Dude this is one of the best videos i've ever watched, hands down. wow