Checkmate by En passant

During one of the livestreams at / chessnetwork a viewer proposed I try to give checkmate via En passant to the computer. So we had just a little fun one day with this challenge, attempting to do such against Stockfish Level 1 with time controls 5|2. When I challenged Stockfish Level 1, I mistakenly challenged it to a game where the side with black was without a queen knight. Whoops! Fun fact: I only realized this error when I was editing for this very video. :) En passant is a special move in chess, one that far too many players do not know about. Maybe with the help of this video more players will learn about this unique pawn capture. In my experience, those unaware of the En passant rule can be found not only baffled when it is observed during a game for the first time, but sometimes also accusatory of an opponent that he/she has cheated!! :)
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  • @franzluggin398
    @franzluggin3987 жыл бұрын

    You don't see a notation like that every day: 86. f4 gxf3# e.p.

  • @Jivvi

    @Jivvi

    7 жыл бұрын

    Wouldn't it be 86.f4 gxf4 e.p.# ?

  • @franzluggin398

    @franzluggin398

    7 жыл бұрын

    I'm pretty sure the destination square of your pawn is the one you write down. I think the idea behind e.p. is that you capture the pawn while it is moving past your pawn. In this case while it is on f3.

  • @Jivvi

    @Jivvi

    7 жыл бұрын

    Sorry, yes I meant 86.f4 gxf3 e.p.#. My point was shouldn't the checkmate symbol go after the whole move notation, rather than before the e.p.

  • @franzluggin398

    @franzluggin398

    7 жыл бұрын

    Oh, yes, sure. My bad.

  • @classicalmpk2681

    @classicalmpk2681

    5 жыл бұрын

    86... gxf3#. You dont need to precise e.p.

  • @briangerra5236
    @briangerra52367 жыл бұрын

    Do it with level 8 next

  • @bormisha

    @bormisha

    6 жыл бұрын

    He probably can run level 8 on a really slow computer with a tight time control

  • @ChessNetwork
    @ChessNetwork7 жыл бұрын

    If you do not know what En passant is and/or do not know why black is starting without a queen knight, read this video's description. :)

  • @adetunjiadeobaiii5829

    @adetunjiadeobaiii5829

    7 жыл бұрын

    I thought you were going to set it up where the White King was being checked by the black F pawn after En passant was conducted. In other words, some hypothetical arrangement where the White King is on E2 or G2. (Basically, I thought the pawn would be the checkmating piece...)

  • @codigobranco

    @codigobranco

    7 жыл бұрын

    I had thought the same situation. And I thought it could actually been done. On move 66 where is black to move at 7:08 : Kc2 Rc4 Kd2 Qf4 If Ke2 Qd4 If Kd3 Qd4 Ke2 then any move that don't give check with rook on b8, queen on h1(it has to stay in the 8th rank, or bishop on g7. And white will be forced to move the pawn. But the only problem here is that white doesn't need to move the pawn 2 squares ahead... :(

  • @codigobranco

    @codigobranco

    7 жыл бұрын

    Sorry, queen on h1 needs to be there to defend the pawn.

  • @psilohead

    @psilohead

    7 жыл бұрын

    I almost never play en passant captures in OTB games with casual players because I don't want to explain why it isn't cheating.

  • @rcksnxc361

    @rcksnxc361

    7 жыл бұрын

    psilohead lol

  • @renegade1701
    @renegade17017 жыл бұрын

    How about delivering mate by castling queenside?

  • @diegeigergarnele7975

    @diegeigergarnele7975

    5 жыл бұрын

    That's way easier

  • @ivancrescenzi7194

    @ivancrescenzi7194

    4 жыл бұрын

    See the game of lasker vs spassky, white could have won by castling queenside

  • @gatbeatbox8656

    @gatbeatbox8656

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ive done that

  • @mythicalmonke8895

    @mythicalmonke8895

    3 жыл бұрын

    Eric rosen

  • @Zeppelin616

    @Zeppelin616

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ivancrescenzi7194 Lasker died just a few years after Spassky was born. Lasker vs George Alan Thomas is the game you were likely referring to

  • @IronicTB
    @IronicTB7 жыл бұрын

    I once played a game where after my pawn move, my opponent stopped and said to me, "You know, there's this obscure rule called the en passant..." I then replied to him, "I know, and you can do that if you want." He looked pretty excited to do it just because it's something you hardly ever see. However, after that en passant it was mate in 4, my game. It was pretty funny.

  • @j.b.5422

    @j.b.5422

    4 ай бұрын

    worthy sacrifice

  • @zlac
    @zlac7 жыл бұрын

    Now do it by giving final check with the actual pawn!

  • @pairot01

    @pairot01

    7 жыл бұрын

    The problem is you can't force the last pawn to move 2 squares, you just have to make the set up and hope

  • @fudgyboo

    @fudgyboo

    7 жыл бұрын

    Joaquin Pirotto well in this case the final pawn did have to move both squares in order to block the bishop.

  • @pairot01

    @pairot01

    7 жыл бұрын

    Fudgyboo Read the comment before replying, saves you looking like an idiot.

  • @fudgyboo

    @fudgyboo

    7 жыл бұрын

    Joaquin Pirotto what are you talking about? I said that in this case the final white pawn HAD to move both squares. Why are you so mad?

  • @pairot01

    @pairot01

    7 жыл бұрын

    Fudgyboo Yes, but the original comment asked to give checkmate with the actual pawn. I said this could not be forced. Stop being a smartass and read what you are disagreeing with, then think about it for 5 seconds, and only then reply.

  • @TWPO
    @TWPO7 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful! This was such a blast to watch, thank you for putting a smile on my face with every upload!

  • @itzzroyalty9068
    @itzzroyalty90687 жыл бұрын

    the coolest thing a nerd could possibly do!

  • @ruthlessyoungman6562
    @ruthlessyoungman65627 жыл бұрын

    I'm actually surprised you were able to do that!

  • @nathanielfaerman

    @nathanielfaerman

    6 жыл бұрын

    Jack Manuel i did it as well, and im only 1000 rating

  • @ChristianP1999
    @ChristianP19997 жыл бұрын

    I think an interesting challenge would be to try to make your opponent's king visit all 64 squares and checkmate him on the last one.

  • @dandiaz19934
    @dandiaz199347 жыл бұрын

    WOWOWOW -- man, it felt so rewarding seeing that happen!! Good job Jerry :) @ChessNetwork

  • @ChessNetwork

    @ChessNetwork

    7 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Dan, you're the man! :)

  • @NXeta

    @NXeta

    6 жыл бұрын

    Now kiss

  • @brianlyao
    @brianlyao7 жыл бұрын

    This could turn out to be a start of a fun series where you take on these kinds of crazy challenges. I'd definitely watch it.

  • @helvegen5
    @helvegen57 жыл бұрын

    Jerry the man, the myth, the legend!

  • @rokus1145

    @rokus1145

    7 жыл бұрын

    helvegen 27

  • @studipity

    @studipity

    7 жыл бұрын

    SCOTT STERLING

  • @sarahbell180

    @sarahbell180

    7 жыл бұрын

    Frank de Jongh Legend27....

  • @AK-xe2ly
    @AK-xe2ly7 жыл бұрын

    watched that live, very impressive

  • @pianoman173
    @pianoman1737 жыл бұрын

    Wow, that's some serious logic, well done!! Who could possibly dislike this?

  • @michaelvatcher6315

    @michaelvatcher6315

    7 жыл бұрын

    38 peaple

  • @yasir5422

    @yasir5422

    5 жыл бұрын

    people who thought it was hack

  • @AA-100

    @AA-100

    5 жыл бұрын

    Those who thought that move was illegal

  • @flookaraz
    @flookaraz7 жыл бұрын

    unreal amount of skill to get that down

  • @InfiniteUniverse88

    @InfiniteUniverse88

    3 жыл бұрын

    Especially given the time controls. I would have a lot more trouble with the middle game than the endgame, since the endgame is a similar to 2100-2400 rated Lichess puzzles.

  • @yugimotobutjacked3231
    @yugimotobutjacked32317 жыл бұрын

    That's really cool

  • @CriminallyRegarded
    @CriminallyRegarded7 жыл бұрын

    get rekt stockfish level 1

  • @waterpidez6732

    @waterpidez6732

    5 жыл бұрын

    XD

  • @iamnotuta2658
    @iamnotuta26584 жыл бұрын

    My level of anxiety is going up because its only one move to be checkmate

  • @TheJayMoses
    @TheJayMoses7 жыл бұрын

    Of all of the hundreds of videos I have watched I have to say, this is one of my favorites.

  • @glenm99
    @glenm997 жыл бұрын

    That was amazing! But I think he was ready to do it just before he said "I think I'm ready to do it." At 6:22 there's a forcing (I think) line 64. ... Qd3+ 65. Kc1 Bh6+ 66. f4 gxf3# e.p. The situation in game, where the queen gives check on e4 instead of d3, gives the king the option of going to c3 instead of c1. Stockfish conspired a little bit.

  • @Royquah
    @Royquah7 жыл бұрын

    the knight was so tricky even Jerry forgotten about it

  • @Stanimir7
    @Stanimir77 жыл бұрын

    Can you do a video of the style of your how to solve chess puzzles where you try and solve the Christmas puzzle from lichess?

  • @InfiniteUniverse88
    @InfiniteUniverse883 жыл бұрын

    Let's up the ante by requiring the pawn to be the checkmating piece.

  • @Naeuio
    @Naeuio7 жыл бұрын

    Way to Go Jerry! Amazing game , love you!!!

  • @kittygirl27
    @kittygirl276 жыл бұрын

    at 6:22 you had qd3 kc1 bh3+ f4 gxf3#, which would've been mate a few moves earlier potentially?

  • @shmurdy
    @shmurdy7 жыл бұрын

    Wow, can't believe you didn't notice that there wasn't a queenside knight. Even i didn't notice until i read the description LOL

  • @bloonseliminator
    @bloonseliminator7 жыл бұрын

    is it possible to give a smothered mate through promotion of a pawn to a knight... against stockfish 1?

  • @_earthworx_
    @_earthworx_7 жыл бұрын

    awesome dude, thank-you for your videos.

  • @dieyoung
    @dieyoung3 жыл бұрын

    Is he setting the level and move that he is training to win by in the beginning? I'm a noob

  • @mrquin6822
    @mrquin68227 жыл бұрын

    At Minute 6:14: You could have played Qd3+ and Bh6+ to win earlier and with the same idea.

  • @ginoginoh
    @ginoginoh7 жыл бұрын

    Amazing! Really cool video!

  • @wincofoods8962
    @wincofoods89627 жыл бұрын

    Checkmate using knights only (promote pawns to knights)

  • @snowfloofcathug

    @snowfloofcathug

    7 жыл бұрын

    Winco Foods I've done that, it's fun xD especially when you get like 8 knights (only against super easy computers, never tried it as a challenge)

  • @superlightningsam4503

    @superlightningsam4503

    6 жыл бұрын

    Winco Foods Hikaru Nakamura did it with 6 knights.

  • @deathslinger218

    @deathslinger218

    5 жыл бұрын

    Took me 5 knights on a lv1 ai

  • @deathslinger218

    @deathslinger218

    4 жыл бұрын

    @JediNxf7 i did 9 on a 200 ai...

  • @Juanbaez_
    @Juanbaez_7 жыл бұрын

    Check out this #chess game: Jhonnybaez vs SanchicoBCN - www.chess.com/live/game/2092786097

  • @Juanbaez_

    @Juanbaez_

    7 жыл бұрын

    here is a pawn en passe

  • @hillbillyphysicist376
    @hillbillyphysicist3767 жыл бұрын

    Try a pawn promotion to a knight to give mate

  • @shmurdy

    @shmurdy

    7 жыл бұрын

    I think that was the answer to one of the tactics he did on tactics trainer a while back.

  • @TheFlyingBackup

    @TheFlyingBackup

    7 жыл бұрын

    That comes up so much in chess puzzles it's not that unexpected any more.

  • @michaelvatcher6315

    @michaelvatcher6315

    7 жыл бұрын

    yep it was

  • @rahimo01

    @rahimo01

    6 жыл бұрын

    I've seen.a game like that

  • @johnvuillemot4805

    @johnvuillemot4805

    5 жыл бұрын

    I had it in a game, mate in three and the mate was like that. I missed it in the game and captured my opponents queen Instead

  • @Baruch.Goldstein
    @Baruch.Goldstein3 жыл бұрын

    Holy hell

  • @Lebraun77
    @Lebraun777 жыл бұрын

    This was fun to try and to see done, very cool idea.

  • @tammythompson1094
    @tammythompson10947 жыл бұрын

    amateur in chess question: why would the rook jump from its home position to D7 in front of king? Where do I find this answer?

  • @bcolt
    @bcolt Жыл бұрын

    I about had a stroke watching that checkmate then I saw the title

  • @thomasna535
    @thomasna5356 жыл бұрын

    Why did computer (white have to move two squares instead of one)?

  • @m3hdim3hdi
    @m3hdim3hdi6 жыл бұрын

    how can i change lichess to this black theme ?

  • @alphonsofrett2757
    @alphonsofrett27577 жыл бұрын

    Would you play the challenge again with both Knight's?

  • @BigBossHuntelaar
    @BigBossHuntelaar7 жыл бұрын

    That really showed off some skill! very well played :)

  • @marekkollamnn3138
    @marekkollamnn31387 жыл бұрын

    you went for it! wow pretty amazing

  • @michaelvatcher6315
    @michaelvatcher63157 жыл бұрын

    i did it after a couple attempts and its pretty HARD. but at the end of the match your happy and proud that you did it.

  • @freddyt55555
    @freddyt555556 жыл бұрын

    That was like watching a cat batting a mouse around for 9 minutes before finally eating it.

  • @jasonrobletto2123
    @jasonrobletto21237 жыл бұрын

    That was sick

  • @TheMiwaro
    @TheMiwaro7 жыл бұрын

    Could this be done with just the pawn?

  • @overnightdelivery
    @overnightdelivery7 жыл бұрын

    lol at the commenters calling you CheeseNetwork when you kept moving the Queen around to buy time. But hey.. it was perfectly legal to do so.

  • @mmmmlemons
    @mmmmlemons7 жыл бұрын

    this was so cool

  • @sullivannix4509
    @sullivannix45097 жыл бұрын

    That was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen in chess

  • @michaelmiller7833
    @michaelmiller78337 жыл бұрын

    Why bishop f3 instead of g2?

  • @brandonjoncas7601
    @brandonjoncas76017 жыл бұрын

    totally worth the watch

  • @masterchip27
    @masterchip277 жыл бұрын

    It's funny because I just watched your "greatest endgame puzzle" with the pawns promoting to knights and what not, and I thought to myself "the only thing crazier would be an en passant checkmate on top of it all".

  • @AlphaZero4000
    @AlphaZero40005 жыл бұрын

    I didn't even realize that there was no queen knight in the starting position.

  • @mizofan
    @mizofan7 жыл бұрын

    You're a clever guy, I'm just a mushroom

  • @michael2lido
    @michael2lido6 жыл бұрын

    Were u aiming for mate with en passant or just mate?

  • @steveburke1519
    @steveburke15196 жыл бұрын

    I once seen a game in an old book where a very strong player wagered a weak one that he (the stronger) could force the weaker player to mate him. Stalemate and 50-move rule draws were considered a loss. The entire game was well over 100 moves, but the stronger player forced the weak one to give mate by capturing all but one Bishop, pinning it on b8 with K on a8, when K could only move from a8-a7, eventually lifting the pin at just the right time so a check along the a-file forced the B to interpose and give mate. I've tried to do that a few times against my engine, always either mating, stalemating or drawing by 50-move rule. Even saving back pawns to reset the rule eventually failed. You should try it. A live human would even be harder, it seems to me, as the computer doesn't understand it can win by giving away or blockading its own pieces, but a human could try those tactics.

  • @KillianDefaoite
    @KillianDefaoite7 жыл бұрын

    That was beautiful. Thank you.

  • @ChessNetwork

    @ChessNetwork

    7 жыл бұрын

    +Killian Defaoite Thanks Killian :) Your logo really stands out. 😄

  • @KillianDefaoite

    @KillianDefaoite

    7 жыл бұрын

    Senpai noticed me! I'm a huge fan, Jerry. Thanks for all the work you put in. And great performance at the spring marathon! 11 hours is legendary!!!

  • @luise.mercadorojas9305
    @luise.mercadorojas93057 жыл бұрын

    Your level of coolness has just increased.

  • @bencheevers6693
    @bencheevers66936 жыл бұрын

    Wouldn't you have been screwed (or at least would have needed to reconfigure) if instead of the King moving to c1 he moved to c3? How did you know he would make that move instead of moving towards your rook?

  • @zoz0boy
    @zoz0boy7 жыл бұрын

    You sir. Are doing great mind exercises. You remind me of myself.*cries in proud tears*

  • @jesusthroughmary
    @jesusthroughmary6 жыл бұрын

    My man didn't even realize he was giving Knight odds to a computer, lol.

  • @ukaszadamczewski6186
    @ukaszadamczewski61867 жыл бұрын

    Amazing!

  • @krys3001
    @krys30016 жыл бұрын

    In boxing (or probably any combat sport), this would be called 'showboating'.

  • @vishalchavda3663
    @vishalchavda36637 жыл бұрын

    Can u tell me which software is this? I wanna learn with chess analysis software.. so suggest something..or put any link

  • @lordadamson

    @lordadamson

    6 жыл бұрын

    that's just lichess.org the engine is called stockfish

  • @skauge6848
    @skauge68486 жыл бұрын

    7:56 A wild Scamaz appears

  • @MrTripcore
    @MrTripcore3 жыл бұрын

    Isn't there a rule where you can't have the same move three times? Like how the king moved up and down

  • @yungsam64
    @yungsam647 жыл бұрын

    very cool, Jerry.

  • @LJLMETAL
    @LJLMETAL7 жыл бұрын

    Nice Mate!

  • @therealpyromaniac4515
    @therealpyromaniac45157 жыл бұрын

    Nice one Jerry

  • @1fgchamp
    @1fgchamp7 жыл бұрын

    This was painful to watch. He had the board under control but weaved the king around the board. But maybe it's not as easy as it looks

  • @dimitriskontoleon6787
    @dimitriskontoleon67877 жыл бұрын

    So you need the king on corner or last line. Block with rocks the 2 lines and with bishop (or Queen) the last room. Later cheak with bishop forces to block by pawn. Very tricky. Cool strategy

  • @glenrocha3377
    @glenrocha33777 жыл бұрын

    You should try checkmate via castling

  • @user-iq1rn9zp5b
    @user-iq1rn9zp5b7 жыл бұрын

    good job Jerry!

  • @rescrel
    @rescrel7 жыл бұрын

    That was cool, though I was expecting the en passant pawn to be attacking the king.

  • @Dunbarius
    @Dunbarius7 жыл бұрын

    Damn that was pretty sweet

  • @Richard_Nickerson
    @Richard_Nickerson5 жыл бұрын

    Had to take every single piece. Woof

  • @igorzuljic
    @igorzuljic7 жыл бұрын

    LEGEND

  • @pyronetic9613
    @pyronetic96137 жыл бұрын

    WOW! Worth making a KZread series with different type of mates against Stockfish 1?

  • @maximevenema5681
    @maximevenema56815 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant

  • @C_Sparky
    @C_Sparky3 жыл бұрын

    Me: I Just beat the AI on Intermediate level! (head high, chest out) This Guy: I manipulated the whole game to checkmate by En Passant...

  • @0g1f6
    @0g1f64 жыл бұрын

    7:00 corner queen to d1 - checkmate?

  • @dharmanggajjar6184
    @dharmanggajjar61847 жыл бұрын

    Now this is something new :D

  • @zakkafm
    @zakkafm3 жыл бұрын

    imagine if the bot knew your intention and went Kc3 instead

  • @lktsang9731
    @lktsang97317 жыл бұрын

    Don't play chess... If there's another piece on the square the opposing pawn jumped can you capture 2 pieces with the pawn at once?

  • @Misclickable

    @Misclickable

    7 жыл бұрын

    You can't move your pawn if there's a piece in front of it. The piece would prevent it from moving.

  • @rcksnxc361

    @rcksnxc361

    7 жыл бұрын

    LK Tsang en passant only works for the turn the enemy pawn moves forward 2 spaces

  • @zytlib6758
    @zytlib67586 жыл бұрын

    1:24 why not Rxe2?

  • @bluetube767
    @bluetube7673 жыл бұрын

    Is capturing the queen a bad move? Or he just didnt see it. 1:45

  • @forgottenpygmy
    @forgottenpygmy7 жыл бұрын

    I remember a game I played where I took en passant and the pawn that took gave checkmate.

  • @wamuq
    @wamuq7 жыл бұрын

    nice touch with the chat !

  • @hundredmarker4772
    @hundredmarker47726 жыл бұрын

    If chess were made today: You cannot make that capture because you do not have the "En Passant" Power Card equipped. (Hint: Purchase loot boxes to acquire Power Cards!)

  • @amisha1948
    @amisha19485 жыл бұрын

    Amazing

  • @addison6536
    @addison65363 жыл бұрын

    holy hell

  • @babischatzis5620
    @babischatzis56207 жыл бұрын

    very good!

  • @ChipsAndDipps
    @ChipsAndDipps2 жыл бұрын

    Holy Hell!

  • @Checkm8isFEELINGood
    @Checkm8isFEELINGood7 жыл бұрын

    Next challenge: Checkmate with 4 knights, but without using your king (he just stays on the edge of the board).

  • @FromTheMountain

    @FromTheMountain

    7 жыл бұрын

    That one isn't that difficult, is it? Well, except for the fact you can't castle, I guess.

  • @Orbrun
    @Orbrun7 жыл бұрын

    Now do it without a discovery check.

  • @emokehaupt8584
    @emokehaupt85847 жыл бұрын

    I wanted to mate While using the files, checking, laterally, forcing the Block and mating

  • @ninjamaster224
    @ninjamaster2247 жыл бұрын

    are pawns unable to be promoted into knights?

  • @ninjamaster224

    @ninjamaster224

    7 жыл бұрын

    I mean in the program/website he was using. it looked like the pawn was instantly promoted into a queen.

  • @Tymon33
    @Tymon337 жыл бұрын

    @chessnetwork 6:12 shouting at the screen Qb3 ... nice video!