I Got Paired Against Alexandra Botez In a Chess Tournament

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8 ай бұрын

Anna Cramling gets paired against Alexandra Botez in the final round of Titled Tuesday (a big chess tournament only available for titled players with a lot of $ on the line! Hope you enjoy the video :)
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@bobbybeast1000 4 ай бұрын

This channel ACTUALLY got me playing chess again after years and years - I like the enthusiasm Anna brings to the game, its so authentic !!

@ToxicGamer86454 4 ай бұрын

lol That is the simp in you talking.

@bobbybeast1000 4 ай бұрын

@@ToxicGamer86454 no simping, she truly loves the game, comes by it honestly, and I’m now playing chess and enjoying it….. even against the computer!! I will agree Anna is very pretty, and if we were pretty young white women, we’d use that to its full marketing advantage in whatever KZfaq business we had too. It’s unfair and unfortunate, but whatever. Believe me, I don’t simp LOL.

@joshuawood362 3 ай бұрын

simp

@GS-dz5kr 3 ай бұрын

@@ToxicGamer86454 that's the misanthrope in you talking 😉

@GustavoLaurent 3 ай бұрын

@@bobbybeast1000 you dont need to explain to a random lol. Anna has a lovely personality

@Ozzy.Kopec1 8 ай бұрын

“Got to play a little bit faster”. Has there ever been a match she did not say that 😊

@zw3565 8 ай бұрын

That does seem to be her weakness is the clock. Very good chess player. Enjoy her videos.

@lukasaudir8 8 ай бұрын

That's muscle memory

@The_Real_Sensei 5 ай бұрын

@@zw3565 solution is to just play classical... but do you think she's a god in classical?

@fritzlange7934 5 ай бұрын

And better

@judsongordy8872 3 ай бұрын

She gets into time pressure even when she plays classical lol@@The_Real_Sensei

@TruthLivesNow 8 ай бұрын

This is exactly the type of game that Alexandra is best at!

@miguelaprendizaje.2918 3 ай бұрын

Which one? Botez is master?

@germandelperson 7 ай бұрын

Anna has to be my favorite chess streamer

@josephninosky6057 4 ай бұрын

Better than Eric Rosen?

@mirtos39 8 ай бұрын

When she loses, it always seems to be on time. Its definitely her weakness.

@kjetilknyttnev3702 8 ай бұрын

This was lost long before her timetrouble.

@kc-jm3cd 8 ай бұрын

They are good at tactics and drop in queens

@psychohist 8 ай бұрын

Time management and play in time trouble is arguably Alexandra Botez's biggest strength as well.

@Ism0Lait3la 8 ай бұрын

@@kjetilknyttnev3702Nah, she was spending way too long on simple decisions and was low on time for no reason

@kjetilknyttnev3702 8 ай бұрын

@@Ism0Lait3la I disagree. Positionally hopeless after about 12-13 moves. No activity, blocked files, horrible king position. She still had a minute by then. Her whole problem, as far as I see it in these games, is that she is playing too reactionary, and can't settle on one or two ideas or gameplans. It's the biggest reason why she won't get to a rating of 2400 and above. Her opening theory is ok, her endgame is ok, she is decent at calculation, but strategically it's lacking.

@raterus 7 ай бұрын

I love that the one of my "suggested shorts" next to this video is from Alex titled "I destroyed Anna Cramling!"

@galapagos1809 4 ай бұрын

Loved your commentary.. "Don't call me a turtle, not right now..." Your streams are so entertaining

@NhatHuyChess Ай бұрын

Wow, what an exciting match against Alexandra Botez! I'm just a 6-year-old chess enthusiast, but I was on the edge of my seat watching this. Your strategic moves and quick thinking really showcased your skills. Even though it was a tough game, I loved how you managed the pressure, especially when you planned to break Alexandra's bishop pair and the tricky situation with your queen. It was a bit scary when you were running low on time, but you kept your cool. Can't wait to see your next game, and maybe I can learn some more great moves. Chess is awesome, and so are you!

@El_Diavolo 5 ай бұрын

Chess & Techno. Gotta love this times.

@wishiwsthr 4 ай бұрын

What a great matchup!

@the_game 8 ай бұрын

ok cool music for once at 4:30 what u got playin' there?

@thechuckberryfan98 8 ай бұрын

Regardless of the result, I’m sure that you enjoyed the challenge. Good game. Better next time 😉

@andrewcrane5105 2 ай бұрын

I think the 90s "Blade" music adds a lot haha

@setashua2327 3 ай бұрын

absolutely loving !

@Angel-Six Ай бұрын

You are both such good players!

@DJStatexFreudIanSlip 5 ай бұрын

Does Alex have a stream of this from her end?

@drdylanman 8 ай бұрын

I'm so bummed at this result but it was fun to watch! I've given up trying to follow what you're doing and why. haha Maybe you could do a video analysis of a game and describe what you're doing in response to what your opponent is playing, and what you think your opponent is thinking or might be thinking for their next move, etc. An instructional video! haha That's the ticket! 🙂 Just a thought from a huge fan and terrible player. hehehe

@Katarina-wr2hi 5 ай бұрын

same same same!

@manu_toxxic 3 ай бұрын

Exciting match. Gracias a las dos

@visionbishop9517 7 ай бұрын

Wondering why she didn't kick the bishop with pawn push early?! Or with knight attack

@GS-dz5kr 4 ай бұрын

Alex is like the Magnus to Anna's Hikaru

@mr.finkle4677 3 ай бұрын

And you are like my nut sac

@and_I_am_Life_the_fixer_of_all 2 ай бұрын

andrea is hans niemann

@youtubechangemynamewhy Ай бұрын

I enjoy this channel much more than the other one.

@knight-radiant1 5 ай бұрын

Far be it for me to question a 2200, but when Botez played pawn to b4, could a Bxb4 work?

@p0gr 5 ай бұрын

where is the link to the mirror video?

@CoraMorry-hw3mp 8 ай бұрын

Your an amazing player, never doubt yourself! You’ll win next time

@scottspeig 8 ай бұрын

You need lessons from Eric Rosen on blitzing those moves at the end - I haven't seen anyone play as fast as him when down to 3 seconds and he wins quite often at that stage!

@asdfasdf-mn8iu 6 ай бұрын

I mean, Eric Rosen almost adopted the botez sisters both in a video, only the final game was drawn. Alex is probably a bit better than Anna, so that's not quite the fair comparison. It's as saying "Magnus can win games with 5 min vs. 30 sec", get lessons from him :D

@TheDannyDowling 8 ай бұрын

Seemed like Alex played to ruin the pawn structure and then Anna was hesitant to exchange pieces, so the Queen got chased into a corner.

@TheDannyDowling 8 ай бұрын

Anna, I mean that you need strong pawns in the opening so you have confidence and can attack

@artlesscalamity348 8 ай бұрын

I think it took her too long to see b4. It’s comforting that even super good players like Anna can miss things sometimes

@brofenix Ай бұрын

GG Alex, that was a cool game haha

@johntatum1951 6 ай бұрын

Alex is pretty good these days...she is the best of the Botez sisters for sure.

@ivan_pozdeev_u 5 ай бұрын

That's not such a large candidate pool 😀

@joeoliva4415 5 ай бұрын

Andrea would kick her butt at chess-boxing though!

@draconisgubernator 5 ай бұрын

I would get lost on a desert island with both

@jordandesmet6593 5 ай бұрын

In the English language we use the word “better” when comparing two things.

@MrBadger 5 ай бұрын

My daily affirmation at work = "What is the worst thing that can happen?" In machining and in chess, sometimes you just have to send it.

@wishiwsthr 7 ай бұрын

I love Alex because I met you through her, so I'm not sad that you lost this one.

@CocoDave37 Күн бұрын

Ibiza house music and after about 30 seconds one is like, Okay that's enuf! LOL

@danchase2023 4 ай бұрын

Wat happened with the bishop black at 1:05? It looks like she took her own bishop with a pawn, and I didn't see where it went. What kind of move is that? Was it taken by the white knight, does this mean the software lets you do your moves ahead of time?

3 ай бұрын

Yes, you can set up conditional responses ahead of time

@CarlMassop 8 ай бұрын

It’s the music for me 🔥🙌🏿✌🏿

@chriscostelloe8942 28 күн бұрын

Chess newbie here…why does it seem like small amounts of time are added to their clock at times?

@grolly1255 8 ай бұрын

Whats the name of the first song?

@xnick_uy 8 ай бұрын

I like her facial expressions, especially around 4:40

@canterburyworkshop5631 5 ай бұрын

Anna has to be my favorite chess screamer! 😇

@davidignacio3009 5 ай бұрын

You are such a joy to watch. Win, lose or draw, you have a happy disposition.

@shkelqesiamadhe6915 8 ай бұрын

Streaming and being kind in a bullet is impossible

@fabianalejandro432 7 ай бұрын

Nice match and nice Techno! Saludos desde Barcelona.

@tiagobordin6580 8 ай бұрын

really tesnse game, now I am gonna watch alex pov

@jackblack1675 3 ай бұрын

Love to watch your channel. Hate the music loop, though. Feels like I'm losing brain cells.

@yogi9631 5 ай бұрын

just loooooove anna 🥰🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍 especially when she concentrates intensify

@DerekDavis213 4 күн бұрын

Hou Yifan of China is the highest ranked female chess player in the world. Very impressive. She is ranked at 119th. Magnus is at 1st place.

@BodhiPolitic 5 ай бұрын

It's ok Anna, you'll get her next time!

@delturge 8 ай бұрын

That was tough. Good playing anyway, though.

@bobpratt3207 Ай бұрын

Anna allowed Alex to play aggressively early in the game which led to some questionable piece exchanges and duplicating moves. That allowed Alex to take out Anna's defense.

@marbarf2378 4 ай бұрын

playlist?

@elasticharmony 8 ай бұрын

That h file is the whole problem, you had to play to safe which takes to much time.

@justjim9723 8 ай бұрын

one thing I've noticed in some of your losses: you are behind on time. talk when its their turn and don't worry about us viewing. we would rather see u win :)

@TruthSurge 5 ай бұрын

Why is your description written from the 3rd person perspective instead of first? Like... didn't you write it? It should really say "I got paired with", right? Also, got since by the time people watch... it's already over in real life? I got paired with so n so.... watch and find out who won. etc.

@donevans1884 7 ай бұрын

Great game .

@thomasmount7388 4 ай бұрын

nice tunes to play chess too!

@Bob1Mack 2 ай бұрын

Pardon my ignorance, but what exactly happened at 0:55? It looked like Anna took one of her own bishops.

@andycheng2207 2 ай бұрын

The knight eat the bishop, he did a premove

@fore101 8 ай бұрын

Time killer

@user-nq4sp9zq7j 8 ай бұрын

Why not D5E4 and B5B5 instead - isnÄt that material loss of 2? Seems like a big blunder

@xxx333mmm 8 ай бұрын

u should always take that bishop on d3 better exchange for it rather than the knight that took on g6 ...

@Kallaste. 2 ай бұрын

Why the heck can't I see the actual moves happening at :56? It looks like something weird is going on.

@jboisvert77 7 ай бұрын

I really like the background music, Anna !!! It makes watching the game even more exciting !!!!!!!!!

@raduungureanu2080 3 ай бұрын

i was just about to say the music is so annoying

@CabinFever52 5 ай бұрын

Would love to watch, but the music is driving me nuts.

@IceCenders 5 ай бұрын

3:13, was the knight on d7 hanging? What am I missing?

@IceCenders 5 ай бұрын

@@LtwtMyles Oh yeah! I'm real dumb. Thanks!

@trlavalley9909 8 ай бұрын

Would love to see you and Alex in a short Rapid match, maybe 15min Game, something where its more about your skills, and less about the clock.

@GabrielMercader 8 ай бұрын

Time management is part of the game and related to skill. Being good at one time mode does not directly equate to being good at them all, however.

@trlavalley9909 8 ай бұрын

@@GabrielMercader Well we'll just disagree there Chess is ultimately about Calculation, which takes time, the shorter time control the lower the Quality of the play. My personal hero Viktor K. was always in time trouble even on Classical Controls, he was also the 2nd best player in the world for like 10 years.

@juanpabloaguayogomez2736 8 ай бұрын

@@trlavalley9909I agree

@scottspeig 8 ай бұрын

Knowing Anna, she'd still have time management issues no matter how long the game is!!

@michaelmilne9914 7 ай бұрын

@@scottspeig If that is the case, I haven't watched enough games to know for sure, then it is a narcissism personality trait. We have have this trait, it is a question of recognizing it and changing. Consistently being late or slow, especially for smart people, is a sign you are trying to draw attention to yourself. It is a tactic for people to bend to you. This may be helpful at times in chess but not if it gets you in time trouble consistently. Use when an opponent has made a bad move to let them stew in it, or maybe after a loss of a piece. Otherwise trust yourself and keep moving as a plan.

@hugovangalen 7 ай бұрын

What am I missing here at 0:56 - 0:57? Is this game using different rules? Edit: Nevermind, I didn't notice and understand the concept of pre-move at the time.

@thomasmount7388 4 ай бұрын

Your comment confused me. What are you seeing that makes you ask? I'm seeing Nxg6 Pxg6

@danchase2023 4 ай бұрын

@@thomasmount7388 I saw it too, it looked like she took her own bishop with the pawn. The only thing I can figure is that the white knight took the bishop, and she took the white knight. I deduced it by the fact that both the white knight and bishop disappeared in one move. Is there a feature that let her move her pawn prior to the other person making their move or something?

@officerdonut7066 8 ай бұрын

Anyone got the track id at 4:10?

@ciobinator 8 ай бұрын

i believe its Aleph One - Gum Arabic

@Poliss95 7 ай бұрын

1:31 Qd5 instead of d6. Opens up lots attacking opportunities. Qd6 is weak.

@topquark22 5 ай бұрын

Why does Alex's flag show USA? I thought she was Canadian. Could be wrong

@TheOnceandFutureJake Ай бұрын

Man, it feels like she loses on time more than actually being beaten.

@reveng3r 5 ай бұрын

Cow opening asainst Botez Gambit Classic variation?

@Gochsener 4 ай бұрын

I love her energy so much and she's really good, but she just chills too much in the beginning. It's so painful to watch, she has to understand that time per move is a very valuable metric to improve, for her it's her biggest weakness

@simonraess2772 3 ай бұрын

What is happening at 0:55 - black pawn takes black bishop? How? Why? 🤔

@valyesti 3 ай бұрын

the white knight took the black bishop and the black pawn took the white knight

@joshuacress5174 8 ай бұрын

I would have definitely blundered that Queen. 😂

@Andrea_Manconi 20 күн бұрын

lol Anna, don't panic so much! 😂

@chrisken8902 3 ай бұрын

Get 'er !! You're a tiger !! (grr, grrr !) - [ almost inaudibly, like a small kitten ]

@sonericss 2 ай бұрын

Anna is truly a fighting girl! Like IT ;)

@dillcifer 8 ай бұрын

Chess daht cahm has the character bots for Anna and Alex both at 2100. They aren’t gonna give anyone a leg up in this rivalry 😂😂😂

@sepia2008 6 ай бұрын

Im a romanian and I still place my bets on you Anna

@meram4473 8 ай бұрын

She's thinking like she's playing classical lol

@Felix28966 8 ай бұрын

Anybody knows what DJ set she was listening to?

@jige1225 6 ай бұрын

Don't want to know

@Chewy427 3 ай бұрын

Why botez didnt play Na4 after you played c5

@EliasAxelPettersson 8 ай бұрын

at 2:50, why not Bxd7 for white? If Nxd7, then Nxd5 is winning for white. This highlights why c5 was not good. A big miss for Botez.

@GG-wi7ev Ай бұрын

Chess and Techno interesting!!!

@darylallen2485 2 ай бұрын

Pare hablando en inglés y empiezas hablando en español. Nesecito más anna en los otras idiomas!

@X00000370 8 ай бұрын

Though we couldn't see it Alex was probably wearing that "goofy" hat...

@FernandoAV-ArsMeliora 13 күн бұрын

Qué risa me dio verla toda emocionada por jugar con la rival

@brianfergus839 3 ай бұрын

7:49 that would be me on the first move 😵‍💫

@texmotene9306 3 ай бұрын

Who won?

@omarbrignoni3439 8 ай бұрын

This is the turtle comment section, lol.

@Ovsdrak 8 ай бұрын

Casi hacías Dc7?? XD, e hiciste la misma cara que yo 😮

@paulwilden1582 8 ай бұрын

My sympathies

@MrRabiddogg 5 ай бұрын

you should have one of your parents secretly play as you against her

@Snowkobbie 8 ай бұрын

I name this game: "Queen in the corner pocket"

@davevaebutuoy 5 ай бұрын

She was probably watching your stream while playing you!

@andraslibal 3 ай бұрын

I understand there needs to be some time keeping in chess but these games seem so ridiculously time pressured ... everything probably has a natural pace and 5 minutes is not the pace of a chess game

@davidb7425 23 күн бұрын

What in the world happened between 0:55 and 0:56? Anna's h7 pawn took her OWN g7 Bishop?! Oh, I see, that move was reversed with the next move, where Alex's e5 Knight must have first taken Anna's Bishop, because after the0:56 move, the Knight just... disappears. I see what happened now, but it was certainly, at first. Never mind.

@davidb7425 23 күн бұрын

... certainly confusing, ...

@joshpeller2391 29 күн бұрын

Her time management skills prevent her from getting to 2300

@stevec6002 6 ай бұрын

But only 2 mistakes and 1 blunder for how freaking fast they were playing? I'm rated like 400 and have like 10 blunders and no time limits, lmao. This was fun.

@takumi2023 5 ай бұрын

Right I'm only 800 and I'm the same.

@Kjetil-wn6ls 7 ай бұрын

Jaja Anna Cramling.

@LOGANoAce 3 ай бұрын

“Don’t call me a turtle” lmao but holy molyyyyyyy bro every video I watch of you, you’re losing on time with complicating every situation. You have so much potential it’s sad that you got that trait from your mom, even tho your mom is beast GM!