Anna's problem is that she thinks according to the opponent's rating. We have seen going for draws at very promising position against better rating and losing to lower rated players by playing risky. A famous grandmaster of the past was once asked with whom is he going to play on the next round of a tournament and he responded ''I have the black pieces against white'' . This is what everybody should think about during a game.

I don't think Anna's problem here is underestimating her opponent it is more that I feel she tends to overthink in blitz games, calculating numerous moves making her get in time trouble which makes her accidentally blunder her pieces

Love these Blitz style recaps where you talk over the actual game footage. Really cool! Please keep doing them!

I think the most impressive thing about her was how calm she was 🤣 (as someone who panics a lot mid-game 🥵)

I like this format of real-time commentary/analysis of a blitz game. Not sure if the music helps or hurts - it ratchets up the tension nicely but is also unnatural to the situation. Also, I agree with other commenters here - if you're using your competitors for content then you really should do them the courtesy of mentioning their name in the video and the description (unless they have asked not to be named, of course). It's simple manners.

That background music really fitted with how intense the match was..

Fun game to watch! Congrats to your opponent on the achievement. I always find it intimidating when I’m visibly struggling over the board and my opponent is cool, calm, and collected. She looked like a sniper

Holymoly - Bad Time mismanagement!! AGAIN ANNA !! Hope you get well soon !! Keep up the fight !!🙏🙏👍👍

I haaven't played chess in over 40 yrs. But watching Anna makes me want to try it oput again. thanks Anna.

During the whole game, I said to myself that she had to play Kh1 otherwise with the lack of time there would be a blunder, unfortunately that happened. It's a lesson that I learned from several defeats, when you play f3 or f4 move the king to h1

Time trouble is Anna's favorite activity 🤣

awh anna hope u feel better soon!

I've never been good at playing chess, mostly because I hate remembering positions and I might be not the greatest strategist to put it slightly. When I was in my best, somehow I ended up in my province / state chess tournament and ended up (after 5 rows of games) in a game with the top 3 in the province. I didn't expected to win and I didn't, but after the game she said I was a challange and that it's a pitty that I'm not playing regularely in tournaments. This was like 20 years ago and I've never forgotten that compliment.

The most important aspect: It's fun watching, and hopefully as well fun playing - always for both opponents.

That was a fun one to watch but I feel so nervous for you, Anna. If you have the desire, you’ll make your goals so, keep it up 👍

Get well soon Anna. Love your videos.

Get well soon Anna! You are still the best!

Nice going Anna! Good luck!

There is a German saying "Hochmut kommt vor dem Fall". (Pride comes before a fall). And it often is true. Get better soon, Anna!

Love the format! GL in future games... Also, the more I watch your videos, the more I start to realize that after a certain rating threshold winning is not about your "hard" chess skills anymore, but about your "soft" skills such as the ability to stay grounded... I think it's the mix of adrenaline and cortisol that ruined the games and careers of thousands of otherwise amazing chess geniuses... Stay strong, Anna! We root for you.

Feel better soon!

I hope your voice returns soon and you feel well again. Blessings Anna!

Get well soon💪

Great video. I had a match yesterday against 300 rating lesser…..and got down material and position. fought back but yes. Never ever underestimate your opponent. Ever .

great editing, Anna! :)

El millón está muy cerca🎉🎉🎉🎉

Firm handshake and a murderers smile 😂

Good recovery Anna! Thank you for the explanation, I thought in the beginning, you were partying too much ;)

Get well soon sweet girl! ❤

Excellent idea displaying the clock.

Get well, Anna!

Wonderful! And I hope you join her in the championship world of competitive chess!

she had 40 seconds. My guess is she calculated the line of queen b3 g5 bishop

Is rare to see Anna not talking or smiling while playing only focusing on the chess and traying to win

I hope you are feeling better. I noticed you are on the verge of 1M subscribers, WOW. You are a true ambassador to the sport of chess. Chess Princess

"Remind yourself that overconfidence is a slow and insidious killer".

Wow! What a crazy match! 😁

Wow, Anna struggling with time trouble.... did not see that coming :)

Feel better!

I am so happy for you. You always learn from your mistakes. I am very proud of you.

Seems to be a theme. Play controlled book opening chess and Anna doesn’t know it. Anna over extends into a messy position then runs out of time and blunders.

Feel better Anna

Get well, soon, Anna! :D

Get well soon mate

Get well soon, Anna !

Time is Anna's biggest opponent.

Feel Better Anna

:o impressive game, that girl is savage. Also, Anna sounds like a tough girl with the cracked voice hahaha

Ooh.. loving the raspy voiceover 😂

Muy buena partida 😃

It feels like Anna keeps learning the lesson to not underestimate someone because of their rating.

Black is a very talented player, cool, calm and collected and a born winner!

3 minutes is not enough time for good chess. 5 minutes is short enough.

4:30 how to get out with the knight: my thought, without pause - Nxe4, Bxe4, Nxa6, if bishop comes back - we move back to c7, and then we can retreat to b5

Get well soon!

Bruce Lee 🥋 said decades ago in Enter the Dragon 'Never underestimate your opponent'. 😁

9:21 you said that before....the last time you underestimated your opponent

Hope you are feeling better now Anna

Anna: You should consider not playing blitz games & get some instruction in time management, before resuming. Lack of time management skills also impacted your standard time control games in Reykjavik & Menorca.

Amazing video, as usual :)

When you play someone you believe to be lower rated than you, you play more confidently and decisively than you do when you play someone you believe to be higher rated. The actual rating, as in this case, is immaterial.

She almost drew with arjun recently. Very good player

Fun game! Please take care of yourself and hope that you get well soon!

A bit ironic to dedicate an entire video to this remarkable player yet, never even mentioning her name. 🤷‍♂️

This girl this girl🤌😅

There are players in Asia, Africa and other Arab nations that never really get the chance of a spotlight but are incredibly strong, and it's beautiful

I have seen her in a few tournaments before

I supose one lesson is never think you know someones rating just because you think you know someones rating lol

6:16 I'm trying to find if Qxd4 would have been a better aggressive move but I'm sure I'm missing something.

Anna, why did you record all of these when you are sick ? Don't hesitate to take your time off !

Get well soon!!

Es raro, Ana sabia que entrar a fondo con ese caballo apoyado por el alfil era peligroso. Y si, un probervio dice que el ajedrez es un charco pequeño donde puede nadar un mosquito o hundirse un elefante.

Great video. I am new to this ... how does Anna get more time when there are less than ten seconds on her clock?

Almost at one million subscribers. Wow!

I thought you made nostalgic atmosphere of the upcoming problems with that voice..😂

Your graciousness is admirable, Anna. Now, get up, dust yourself off, and go kick some butt!

She has a perfect pronunce

At 1:04 it’s interesting. I’m never seen anyone castle this way before. She moves her King first - from memory it’s required (if you touch your Rook first you technically can’t castle in “touch-move” I believe) - but then loops her rook behind the King to occupy the Bishop square. But the Rook move is kind of a nifty little maneuver I think. I’ve never seen anyone do it quite this way before. (All chess players have their “signature moves” I think. Like one cool one is when taking, lifting the captured piece first and using the same hand move your piece to the captured square. Some guys will “click” the pieces for emphasis.). (As a side note the girl doesn’t seem “cocky” but she seems to have real confidence in her ability. It’s like she’s played this game a thousand times before since she moves fairly quickly.)

she set up the cow with one of her knights lol!!

When i saw you with your serious playing face and this unstable sick voice, i felt in love again 😍... Like the guy from Trackmania 😑hope you enjoy Spain even on defeat

Anna: I would like to respectfully suggest that you try a few games where you do whatever you need to do NOT to know what your opponent's rating is. Be blissfully ignorant of their rating! You sometimes think a game will be easy or hard based on your opponent's rating but then you are surprised because they played differently from your expectations. Put a blindfold on as far as your opponent's rating is concerned! Forget your opponent! Just play the pieces! As Bobby Fischer once said: "All that matters on the chessboard is good moves!" (Just a suggestion! I love watching your games and listening to your commentary! So thank you!)

Any day now, Anna. 1,000,000

Get well soon.

She's a great player

That was an exciting end to the game. But I must admit, I was thinking throughout feeling for your squeaking voice. The squeaking sounded like me a few years back when I got laryngitis. Started as a really bad sore throat. Then my voice started to squeak while talking like you in this video. Then I completely lost my voice for about 10 days. Hope you feel better soon!

Cramling,you have no style, you don't give your opponent's name

Music is quite facinating

Whats with the dead-fish-handshakes?

Thank you for highlighting this young woman Anna. I also appreciated your commentary. Gg

Anna, now you not only sound like Andrea Botez, you also play like Andre Botez. Will you also bring on some techno stuff?

Get well on your voice beautiful Anna, soon!

Its so k anna,u did well.

Content de revoir Ulla car elle me manque Ulla

Always time at like 50/50 moves midgame.

Lesson: Don't underestimate your opponent, and do not be overconfident with ourselves.

Tomorrow she is going to be back on stream finally😃

I also tend to play much worse when facing a "lower-rated" opponent. Lost rapid games to 900 simply by playing absolute garbage moves. It´s incredibly frustrating...

your smile😍

You have fought a lot of prodigy. So i think you should play Praggnanandha (Pragg)

What abt h4 instead of castling? Thats how i used to play this