We knew you'd like this one! It's so amazing to see all of your positive feedback on the channel rebrand thus far! We feel there is so much potential with What Next and we have plenty of content like this in the can to show you guys. Thank you to all of you who have watched and subscribed 🙂 - Mike

@adambendinelli

Жыл бұрын

[White "James May"] [Black "Richard Hammond"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 f5 2. exf5 c5 3. f6 Na6 4. Bb5 Nc7 5. Nc3 Nxb5 6. Nd5 Nd4 7. fxe7 Nxe7 8. c3 b5 9. cxd4 Nxd5 10. Qe2+ Qe7 11. d3 b4 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Qh5+ g6 15. d5 gxh5 16. Kd2 Rg8 17. Re1 Rxg2 18. Nf3 Ba6 19. Re5 Bg7 20. Rhe1 d6 21. Rxh5 Rg1 22. Re6 Bc3+ 23. Kc2 Rc1+ 24. Kxc1 Bxd3 25. bxc3 Rd8 26. Ne5 dxe5 27. d6 b3 28. Rxe7+ Kf8 29. Rxh6 bxa2 30. Rh8# 1-0

@thestingray1983

Жыл бұрын

This is absolutely brilliant! Hammond Vs Cpt Slow in any drinking game is absolutely fenomenal material to watch! I really hope to see more content like this. 😂

@docfish21_94

Жыл бұрын

you should do a version of this for sim racing as that would be hilarious, and also it guessing them not being all to familiar with it could be even more funny

@hugog930

Жыл бұрын

Please get the trio back together for a drinking game of monopoly 🙏

@chriss-p6901

Жыл бұрын

Please give us something like this more often!

I love how Hammond still says ''If you've just joined us'' at random intervals as if its a TV programme

@caerphoto

Жыл бұрын

what, you mean you DON'T start watching youtube videos at a random point in the middle?

@azaboy2

Жыл бұрын

Boomer speak

@EVEMASTER99

Жыл бұрын

Always cracks me up when Clarkson did it on Amazon

@loganamurray64

Жыл бұрын

@@caerphoto tbh i thought it was live streamed

@rickygrenadier6303

Жыл бұрын

Old habits die hard..

What a layer this adds to the game! This was great fun!

@pneumonoultramicroscopicsi4065

Жыл бұрын

You should try it with grandmasters

@fishtankben

Жыл бұрын

@@pneumonoultramicroscopicsi4065 there is alot of Carlsen streaming (and winning) while completely smashed

@pneumonoultramicroscopicsi4065

Жыл бұрын

@@fishtankben not hammond smashed i don't think lol

@Ripper346.

Жыл бұрын

@@pneumonoultramicroscopicsi4065 I think Ben refers to this watch?v=K-Kz7bo5tKE . It seems drunker than Hammond

@TONAL03

Жыл бұрын

Next round Danny vs Hess and the winner has to challenge one of the Chessbrah.

Hammond has a breathtaking technique- explaining every bit of thought process out loud to your opponent. 😅

@zachhaywood1564

Жыл бұрын

This made me literally laugh out loud 😂😂

@gazzertrn

10 ай бұрын

Thats how you loose .

@andrewkarsten5268

9 ай бұрын

@@gazzertrnI never knew loose was a verb…

@Vicus_of_Utrecht

9 ай бұрын

@@gazzertrn *lose

@mr_niceman

9 ай бұрын

@@andrewkarsten5268 i always loose in chess, I wish i can tense for once

i love how Richard getting slightly drunker after every drink is actually visible

I would watch a whole series of May and Hammond playing different games. Monopoly next?

@CrispyPinguin

Жыл бұрын

no "risk" a strategy game

@frantisekignacdolihal6910

Жыл бұрын

...but James is known to cheat in Monopoly.

@legomaster7982

Жыл бұрын

yes

@Methras

Жыл бұрын

Yes! Monopoly next, that would be awesome!

@AndrewGibson22

Жыл бұрын

Or if you want a short game of monopoly, have Clarkson along.

"You are thinking about it, which I'd say technically is cheating!" -- Richard Hammond, while playing chess

Amazing how civil they are when it's just two of them together. Throw a third one in and all he'll breaks loose.

@GieterHero

Жыл бұрын

Clarkson, you infantile pillock!

@bennicholson5733

Жыл бұрын

You can't play chess with a hammer 😂

@jout738

Жыл бұрын

Jeremy always comes to do something like burning James May house, like in the one episode and then that itself sets them on loose making James bit angry.

@FiatUno2003

Жыл бұрын

You can't play chess with an orangutan

@solomonrex3955

11 ай бұрын

"Behold my genius: I have attached a chess board to a V8"

I just love that they're calling them "prawns." I didn't realize that those little pieces were crustaceans lol.

@SpaceMissile

8 ай бұрын

I thought James was joking the first time, but now I'm legitimately wondering if maybe that's an English thing. 😅

@badcornflakes6374

6 ай бұрын

​@@brandiiiiiiii I've heard Canadians do that too many times. It's pretty corny but funny nonetheless.

@user.8102

4 ай бұрын

​@@SpaceMissilena its just funny😂

@Oswadomob

3 ай бұрын

No we don’t call them prawns in England. They’re joking.

@tomaustin8866

3 ай бұрын

Probably for the algorithm to avoid any bad words that may limit the audience

Imagine telling James and Richard 20 years ago, on Top Gear--a car show, mind you--that 20 years later they'd be playing chess while drinking and that hundreds of thousands of people would still be watching them.

@marioxdc123

Жыл бұрын

"and where is Jeremy?" asks James "He has his own farm and does manual labour"

@ssisnake

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget to mention that they are drinking a Gin made by May himself.

@Corkoth55

Жыл бұрын

And explaining that Amazon has the budget to produce a TV show.

@OfficialUSKRprogram

Жыл бұрын

a million views, a million views on that video, I don't think back then they would ever think that the 2020s would be the years where they're most popular.

@Kerpath

Жыл бұрын

@@OfficialUSKRprogram They were by far more popular back in the day google top gear views its actually hard to comprehend knowing there was no internet/social meida

Just what i needed. One hour of James and Hammond bickering. One hour to forget all the other bullcrap on this planet. Thank you.

@Inkbink04

Жыл бұрын

100%

@DjangoUnSkilled

Жыл бұрын

2:22

@SouthendLad600

Жыл бұрын

I'd even add some more weird things the guys could come in with during the game.

@travisspaulding5835

Жыл бұрын

Seems like Hammond mostly bickering and James just being increasingly patient with him 😅

@gregorysmith9706

Жыл бұрын

INDEED.

I put the game through Stockfish, and the analysis bar had a seizure in the first five moves alone. Great content, even greater for people who play chess.

@abi9113

2 ай бұрын

what’s stockfish ?

@lihtsalt_raits

2 ай бұрын

​@@abi9113Chess AI

@Wegky

2 ай бұрын

@@abi9113chess ai

@beanlegion8529

2 ай бұрын

@@abi9113chess algorithm that’s currently the strongest in the world. In analyzes the positions and gives a number that indicates the strength of white and black and the best move that should be made. Basically they handed each other the game multiple times in the first few moves but didn’t know

@jonathandonovan1802

Ай бұрын

the most powerful chess engineused by everyone, grandmasters as well

James surveying the room about whether Richard had already been wearing glasses and coming to no conclusion was magical (23:46)

As an avid chess player this was simultaneously hilarious and horrendously painful to watch

@Go_Coup

Жыл бұрын

I'm horrible at chess, but this was still painful.

@DaLilVivi96

Жыл бұрын

I bet it was 🤣👍

@KevinCrouch0

Жыл бұрын

Don't tell May!

@ogre8453

Жыл бұрын

Do you have a rating Jonah?

@pallasathena1555

Жыл бұрын

I was like “HOLD THE CENTRE FOUR!” At the start 😂

I don't know why Hammond was convinced that we'd think they were using water instead of gin. I'd be much more likely to believe that he was pretending to drink a glass of water which was really gin.

@handlesarefeckinstupid

Жыл бұрын

He is quite gin centric.

@BeeABaw

Жыл бұрын

“It’s definitely not Gin for legal reasons”

@Potatotree50

Жыл бұрын

So true.

Hammond: we can't prove to you that it's real gin Also Hammond after a few shots : 37:12 Don't worry we believe you 😅

@Mpr91

Жыл бұрын

I lolled

@poopypuppy9412

Жыл бұрын

@@Mpr91 Definitely burst out laughing

@powerhour5823

Жыл бұрын

"It had to be done"

@tomheadington4762

Жыл бұрын

I think I counted 8 shots in by that point 😭

@HerecomestheCalavera

Жыл бұрын

He could have just been acting though. I'm annoyed that I even have to question if it is real alcohol or not. So many videos are totally faked that it is hard to believe anything is legitimate.

I love how Hammond has to vocalize every single thought in his brain 🤣

@cleverusername9369

Жыл бұрын

Brain?? What brain?

@egeerdem8272

8 ай бұрын

great television tho lol

Trust me Hammond, after your fourth shot no one had any doubts that it was real gin.

@georgpernice9123

Ай бұрын

hehehe

@TheHutchy01

Ай бұрын

"If you play your go now, I'll break your face with this plate" occured midway through that statement!

James: "explains one move ahead" Richard: "This is a level of thinking I can't fathom"

@WralthChardiceVideo

Жыл бұрын

I mean if he could he could probably visualize what happens if he enters corners with too much speed and maybe avoid his regularly scheduled crashes.

10:10 "Message from the crew, mobilize a bit more." Hammond and May proceed their 1 hour game of chess.

I love that half the game is them making moves that don't particularly do anything followed by the other saying "oh that was genius".

This must be the world record for the longest gin commercial ever.

@goldgeologist5320

Жыл бұрын

Lol

@keiztrat

Жыл бұрын

It's May's own brand too xD

@clarebearr5357

Жыл бұрын

Ryan Reynolds is kicking himself.

Hamster's attempt to "prove" that it was REAL gin by swilling it around in the glass wasn't convincing... but when, two minutes later, he suggested using a Wotsit as a straw... I was convinced. 😂😂

@erikbukovac5944

Жыл бұрын

i think that him sticking them in his nose was the real proof it was real gin

@bencodykirk

Жыл бұрын

@@erikbukovac5944 Yes, and Wotsit Wolverine too!

@banter2143

Жыл бұрын

@@benjamindavis4974 usually they wouldn't give real guns to these two

"If you have your go now, I'll break your face with this plate" - Richard Hammered

As an ADHD ridden man child I have to say I really wouldn’t have the patience to watch a video like this if it involved anyone else, but these 2 and their witty chemistry have me completely engaged

@Marsh__

Жыл бұрын

I’m the same 😂 I’ve come back to it 4 times and I’m not an hour in yet

@sayawolf1061

Жыл бұрын

Haha same, I feel bad for fast forward it at times 😅

@bridgetdinning4587

Жыл бұрын

Y’all just need to do something else and have it on in the background.

@jonathanoxlade4252

Жыл бұрын

If these two played battlefield and they both got into a tank and James may screaming Hammond as he gets the tank stuck lol 🤣 would make gaming hilourus these 3 in a movie or a game would have me dead from laughing the chemistry between them I Is uncanny lol 🤣

@Ellamarss

Жыл бұрын

I had to watch in X2 honestly

I love the fact that this is over an hour. Nights sorted

@mannydcbianco

Жыл бұрын

lol, too true. They could put episodes up like this on Amazon Prime Video and I'd watch and love every second on them. Doesn't have to be episodes of The Grand Tour that costs 30 million to make and takes four months to film and edit. Could just be drunken games of chess involving James, Richard and Jeremy, or even just random bickering at the pub, and I'd be happy.

@pilchard7199

Жыл бұрын

Literally use these long challenge vids to go to sleep at night lol

@DaveSimkus

Жыл бұрын

Yes! I hope they make more of these long, unedited videos. This is better than watching a movie.

You guys have completely figured out what content works best for this channel! Hats off to everyone involved!

@maxmattt

Жыл бұрын

All the best content involves alcohol.

@vanivan5202

Жыл бұрын

They aren't...kinda. If you will look at the recent video, they wanted to expand the idea of this channel to have more different content, not just related to drinks and food. However, probably after critique in the comments they just decided to delay/completly throw out some of the videos.

@WhatNextVids

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Plenty more to come!

@MartynStanleyAuthor

Жыл бұрын

@@WhatNextVids Prepare to lay down the livers of James Tiberius May and Richard E. Hammond on the Altar of Social Media :P. The more liver cirrhosis the more engagement! First to a million likes gets the gold coffin! :D

@robinaart72

Жыл бұрын

@@WhatNextVids can I suggest the 3 of them starring in a new series of 'only when I laugh' - set in a liver transplant ward (or a rehab clinic)

James May, who has a speculated net worth of around £40 million, offering, if not slightly insisting, to eat a wotsit that has been up Richard’s nose for 5 quid is why they put “drink responsibly” labels on alcohol.

@trevorn2351

8 ай бұрын

He really does hahaha

@TheHutchy01

Ай бұрын

You can have all the money in Britain, but a £5 pub bet is sacred.

"I don't trust playing chess against you, because...you read stuff" Richard Hammond

I like this Richard Hammered guy. Uses his liver as a distraction on the battlefield, an unusual tactic but potentially very clever. I really hope he doesn't have to do any driving or something like that though, like as a job for instance

@CueVueTV

Жыл бұрын

SUPER underrated comment!

@twichy6438

Жыл бұрын

@@CueVueTV Agreed!

Can you do this bi-annually or quarterly or something? This was hysterical. I’d love to see Jeremy play but I would assume he’d just take 16 shots right off the hop and claim he won

@annemariefleming

Жыл бұрын

Jeremy would hit the board with a hammer and walk off claiming he won, lol!

@Ficii1

Жыл бұрын

@@annemariefleming While holding L on his forehead and saying loseeeer in his childish way.

@lollerich

Жыл бұрын

They'd die

@JRufu

Жыл бұрын

Not that I wish raging alcoholism on either of wonderful men... but this was two greats in a truly honest format. Something special.

@sodaaccount

Жыл бұрын

They should call the format PawnHub :D

Poor Hammie is so intimidated by how smart he thinks May is - not necessarily how smart May actually is - that he's convinced himself that May has some grand, multilayered strategy, and he's second guessing everything he does.

1:13:14 The most James May moment ever. Truly excellent.

@cleverusername9369

Жыл бұрын

It would only be more James May if he named the pieces.

@SpaceMissile

8 ай бұрын

reminds me of when they made the Caterham together.

00:03 James waves to the camera 00:39 roules clarification 03:59 end of rule clarification 04:20 james fails the first move of the game 07:36 that's what Mindy said later 09:54 Mike pours Hammond a drink 12:56 plop 13:36 it escalates 15:12 james drops another prawn 15:38 1 17:31 james taps his clock and Mike gets snacks 18:35 hammond cheats by not having a drink 19:07 hammond calls Mike a scottish muppet and stops playing 20:21 hammond's wotsits madness unfolds 21:51 james nearly discovers hammond cheating 26:22 hammond thinks about girls and motorcycles 27:15 hammonds starts playing again 29:30 james forgets hammonds name 31:17 hammond breaks the 4th wall 32:10 hammond decends into wotsits lunacy 34:25 hammond is sorry 35:24 hammond screws himself over 36:30 wotsits insanity 37:45 hammond nearly gets divorced 40:13 his soul leaves hammonds body, he commences playing the didgeridoo 43:35 hammond is a rough and ready little viking 45:46 hammond summarizes the series vikings 48:27 the door opens magically 54:32 a terrible mistake 01:01:22 hammond isn't vaping 01:04:41 james eats a crisp 01:05:10 mike definitely can be heard 01:06:45 hammond loses a finger 01:07:20 hammond spricht deutsch 01:11:30 hammond names the essence of drivetribe 01:14:51 finally, the end 01:16:11 james finds a finished game of chess interesting

@samlowdon313

Жыл бұрын

You should take this up as a profession 😂

@failedabortion1894

Жыл бұрын

Dear Lord

@Cryptic555

Жыл бұрын

why did i read some of these in jeremys voice xD

@matenw.9530

Жыл бұрын

@@Cryptic555 yees me too, like a top gear intro in an alternate universe

@Cryptic555

Жыл бұрын

@@matenw.9530 Exactly that xD

Why we love the 2 of them: H:"...but we are older and wiser now." J:"Oh yes." H:"More sophisticated." J:"Yes." H:"More intellectual." J:"Yes."

@superbot3994

Жыл бұрын

J: "Very clever. But not as useful as this..." H: "F*CK!... Excuse me! I do apologise." J: "He just said 'f*ck.'"

As a 1400 rated chess player, this was one of the chess games of all time.

@AdamSmith75th

Жыл бұрын

Of all the chess games I’ve ever seen, this is by far the most recent

@sl6269

Жыл бұрын

As a 500 elo player I agree

@cleverusername9369

Жыл бұрын

I've watched many chess games in my day, and I rank this game as among them.

@thegamingtaco6283

Жыл бұрын

as a 2300, absolutely

@C0ncep1t

11 ай бұрын

@@thegamingtaco6283 Hey man, do you any advice for if I'm stuck. My elo started sky rocketing in like 2 weeks , but ever since I've reached 1100, I haven't been able to progress.

27:19 is actual carnage 😂 James laughing like a duck and hammond VISIBLY fuming to find out he was joking

I’d honestly pay money to watch the trio play board games for a couple of hours

@elvistwatty

Жыл бұрын

Feel like Clarkson would be fun but a sore loser

@dd11111

Жыл бұрын

As woud I.

@testaccount4191

Жыл бұрын

didn't they do that and james stole money from the monopoly bank

@maisiefarrell8010

Жыл бұрын

I'd rather see three beautiful girls in my bungalow love me)

@CaptHollister

Жыл бұрын

Personally, I've lost interest in Clarkson's loudmouth, but I'm happy to watch anything with Hammond and May.

Out of the OG trio, May would be the guy I'd want to drink with. Hammond and Clarkson are awesome but May just seems like someone you could get hammered with and have an epic conversation.

@Valigarmanda

Жыл бұрын

What's more, he'd be going for hours just using the drinks you have as a base for the conversation and branches out from there. Best kind of people to be on a table with.

@gewglesux

Жыл бұрын

couldn't agree more

@gewglesux

Жыл бұрын

Going on about the War or something silly that Churchill or Monty did or should't have

I just love the fact that they drink shots like it's a real punishment, but they drink their GIN Tonic without even making a noise. Just like if it was a soft drink 😂😂😂

@redboyjan

Жыл бұрын

Always the way in drinking games, between punishment shots

@theguvnor1171

8 ай бұрын

Well to be fair the gin and tonic is like it says gin AND tonic With some ice as well: the ice would dilute it so that helps and the tonic water helps with the taste of the gin as opposed to the NEAT gin ( meaning gin on its own) They were taking a shot of, no ice, no tonic, just gin ( Your average beer is ~4-6 percent abv ,alcohol by volume, Gin, however on average is ~37.5-50 abv ,abv can be summed up as the higher the number the stronger the drink ,given the fact they are drinking Asian parsnip normal strength ,as dictated via the colour of the label on the bottle, James's gin which is 40 percent) so imagine having to take a shot of 40 percent gin every time you take a piece, you'd get sloshed rather quickly. TLDR; their reactions to the drink are not as strong in the fish bowl because they put stuff in the drink to make the drink not as strong

@Sniperboy5551

5 ай бұрын

@theguvnor1171 Do you know just how dumb someone would have to be to need that explanation? There are plenty, I’m sure, but I think most people intuitively understand how abv works.

Take my money and show us these legends in this format regularly. This was hysterical and peaceful simultaneously

I'm still crying at 'I haven't thought my argument through, but I have steepled my fingers' 🤣🤣🤣

@DaveSimkus

Жыл бұрын

And James completely ignored that golden moment.

@WhatNextVids

Жыл бұрын

It was very tough for the camera crew to hold themselves together for this shoot 😂

@stevenmacdonald9619

Жыл бұрын

@@WhatNextVids I'm not surprised, yet still a very pro performance. Only refills wearing white gloves would have made it feel more like the old days watching snooker finals at the Crucible Theatre. Hammond and his... I'm not competitive, I'm not competitive... I'M SOOOO COMPETITIVE 🤣🤣🤣 Get on to Amazon and buy Last of the Summer Wine from the BBC. Call it last of the Summer Gin, with Clarkson, Hammond and May, set it in Yorkshire which will delight Clarkson. Make Hammond play Compo, and have may play Peter Sallis' character, except he says cheese even more. Oh hold on, I'm crossing characters here. The theme would be the Top Gear Theme played really, really slowly cos age, and the new Compo, would say have you seen my Smallest Cog, every time he sees Nora Batty (Played by Mrs.Hammond) 🤣🤣🤣 It's scary to think how easily it would work with those three. Oh and a *uck could be bleeped from every other paragraph of dialogue. Sitcom gold!!

@stevenmacdonald9619

Жыл бұрын

@@DaveSimkus His dignity is sometimes his comedy. That and inciting bad language. He got many *ucks in, a bollocks at the end, but I didn't catch a *ock anywhere?? Has he copyrighted *ock and cheese yet? Ohhhh on seconds thoughts, probably best not to. Don't Google it, just please don't Google it.

@stevenmacdonald9619

Жыл бұрын

@@fabilan7123 Ohhh mate, you have to watch it all. Watching two perfectly reasonable gentlemen get plastered on gin, whilst playing chess, is like a fuse to a Medieval cannon. You know it's going to blow at some point, you just can't time when a man puts giant wotsits up his nostrils, like you used to.

Hammond stalling every move with utter nonsense is the funniest part of this

The crew at 10.00 saying there needs to be more movement on the board probably don’t understand that nobody is here for the chess

I love how their calling pawns “prawns” even before they’ve taken any shots

as someone that plays chess quite seriously, this was a very interesting game. A lot of strange moves but it certainly was intriguing to see two hammered british blokes go at a game that started e4 f5

@pepineros4681

Жыл бұрын

@@jennbennett9390 1. … f5 is objectively one of if not the worst possible replies to e4 but that’s assuming you’re not taking a shot every time you capture. In this format it may well be a great way to force your opponent to drink as early as possible 😂

@saltanachan8255

Жыл бұрын

@@pepineros4681 ngl, if I was playing this game, I would sacrifice half my pawns at the beginning just to make them either 4 drinks ahead or have some positional advantage

@HawkOfGP

Жыл бұрын

"Interesting" is one way of putting it. The quality of the game might've been slightly higher if they'd had some regard for their queens. But it was entertaining in a different way.

@StraightEdgeZap

Жыл бұрын

and they also think that pawns are pieces!

@judahhawi3925

Жыл бұрын

Maybe a little late, but for others who would like to follow the game... 1. e4 f5 2. exf5 c5 3. f6 Na6 4. Bb5 Nc7 5. Nc3 Nxb5 6. Nd5 Nd4 7. fxe7 Nxe7 8. c3 b5 9. cxd4 Nxd5 10. Qe2+ Qe7 11. d3 b4 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Qh5+ g6 15. d5 gxh5 16. Kd2 Rg8 17. Re1 Rxg2 18. Nf3 Ba6 19. Re5 Bg7 20. Rhe1 d6 21. Rxh5 Rg1 22. Re6 Bc3+ 23. Kc2 Rc1+ 24. Kxc1 Bxd3 25. bxc3 Rd8 26. Ne5 dxe5 27. d6 b3 28. Rxe7+ Kf8 29. Rxh6 bxa2 30. Rh8#

Brilliant vid. As a chess player, I suggest a chessboard overlay in the corner so that viewers can easily see what is happening in the game. It is much like the above shot you use but slightly easier to discern the pieces and can be constant even with camera changes.

@thomasmeyers5165

Жыл бұрын

i see this as a low budget and just fun game to play with eachother for the camera. having to hire an animator to notate and then visualize the moves might be more than they are willing to do for a throwaway fun video

@ElMoShApPiNeSs

Жыл бұрын

@@thomasmeyers5165 They have more money in their bank accounts than you could dream of. It's not a particularly complicated animation.

@francofoohs2667

Жыл бұрын

@@thomasmeyers5165 Its not even animation, any video editor can do that. Its the same level of complexity as the x appearing over the pieces that they already did.

@Stewz66

Жыл бұрын

This would have made the video substantially more dramatic and engaging

@mOTHgOBLIN

Жыл бұрын

​@@ElMoShApPiNeSs just because they have money doesn't mean they HAVE to spend it. They produced this and released it for fun, it's not a business venture so why would they spend a lot of money on it. James has other shoes to fund, and I'm sure he would rather fund his hobbies

The extremely, extremely funny thing to me, personally - I started this video, left it running, stepped away for a few minutes. I came back right around the 7:40 or 7:45, right after Hammond had moved his piece. "If you've just joined us -" perfectly on time

i have just binged them building lego while taking shots, this, them making poached eggs, hammond drinking james gin for the first time, them making gin and tonic while videocalling and i have to say i havent laughed sooo hard in awhile. i just wish clarkson maybe can be a cameo in one or two episodes

As someone who avidly plays and studies chess, watching these two barge at each other on the black and white squares like headless chickens whilst being hammered is truly a fascinating watch

@MirrorMonolith

Жыл бұрын

Just perfectly put🤣

in case anyone wants the full notation of the game to run it through an analysis and watch the eval bar go nuts: 1. e4 f5 2. exf5 c5 3. f6 Na6 4. Bb5 Nc7 5. Nc3 Nxb5 6. Nd5 Nd4 7. fxe7 Nxe7 8. c3 b5 9. cxd4 Nxd5 10. Qe2+ Qe7 11. d3 b4 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Qh5+ g6 15. d5 gxh5 16. Kd2 Rg8 17. Re1 Rxg2 18. Nf3 Ba6 19. Re5 Bg7 20. Rhe1 d6 21. Rxh5 Rg1 22. Re6 Bc3+ 23. Kc2 Rc1+ 24. Kxc1 Bxd3 25. bxc3 Rd8 26. Ne5 dxe5 27. d6 b3 28. Rxe7+ Kf8 29. Rxh6 bxa2 30. Rh8# 1-0

@annemariefleming

Жыл бұрын

Funniest game I've seen in years, lol!

@JoMiFoGo

Жыл бұрын

someone send this to guess the elo

@vaderdudenator1

Жыл бұрын

Following

@franktriggs

Жыл бұрын

Send it to Agadmator to do an analysis video on it lol

@ddogger99

Жыл бұрын

The most incredible part is that James made a brilliant move on turn 26 according to stockfish (1:02:00)

*James looks away to ask a question* Hammond: "oh come back james" 😂😂😂 I love this

It's been years since top gear. I forgot how much I absolutely loved the witty antics between you two. Also Hammond procrastinating for 20 minutes was the most riveting part of the whole thing.

It’s fascinating that I’ve learned more about May and Hammond’s personalities and methods of thought in just over an hour then I have in twenty years of watching just about every show they’ve done many times over. They really are exceedingly funny. An hour and a half very well spent!

@Corkoth55

Жыл бұрын

I love seeing their real personalities

James undoubtedly names his pieces between turns. "This one's Steven, this one's Jeffrey..."

@redjohndeble9862

Жыл бұрын

"The bishops are Solomon and Gregory and the knights are Arthur and Frederick"

@StockportJambo

Жыл бұрын

"You're not playing chess, you're naming the pieces!"

@suckieduckie

Жыл бұрын

For some reason that strikes me more as a Clarkson thing.

@yuh-fv7ds

Жыл бұрын

@@suckieduckie haha Clarkson came up with the joke, funnily enough. DIY Caterham + Ground Force episodes iirc

@medilyesoudhini7411

Жыл бұрын

@@yuh-fv7ds JAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMES!!!!!!!!!!!STOP FILING!!!!!!!!!!

I think this might just be my favorite video on the internet. Thanks Hammond, May, and all involved bts! 💛

D' Artagnan the walrus is going to occupy the home screen of my phone for a while now

Love how May starts explaining at the start, and immediately calls the pawns prawns 🤣

Жыл бұрын

Hammond also said that rooks are castles, and James concurred.

@eljanrimsa5843

Жыл бұрын

@@DanLyndon And in German we use the same ancient Persian word as the verb, but the normal word for "tower" as a noun.

@700killerkid

Жыл бұрын

"Mate I don't know what game you've been playing but I was there when they made it and the people who made it called them prawns"

@Aerojet01

Жыл бұрын

I think they both had a few before the camera was switched on.

@settratheimperishable4093

Жыл бұрын

@@eljanrimsa5843 same in Sweden (and probably the other nordic countries too)

It... Really hits me in the heart seeing how much older these two gents have become

@redX111t

Жыл бұрын

Look who's talking

@alanpartridge3972

Жыл бұрын

Everyone ages

@BlueZirnitra

Жыл бұрын

James was always old. Hammond just grew a beard and left puberty.

@cleverusername9369

Жыл бұрын

You've aged the exact same amount. It's called "time"

@FiatUno2003

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's called time. It moves at considerable speed and makes people age

7.5 minutes into an hour and 17 minute video. "I don't want this to be hideously short" Mission accomplished

I knew Hammond has always been my favorite for a reason. What a ridiculously fun man. Attempting chess with Hammond gin one day.

25 Minutes in at the moment, and Richard still seems to be adamant that James is some kind of grand master in disguise just waiting to pounce lol. These guys will live forever :)

Lol, that "prawn" for a pawns really was done on purpose because there's no way those two very smart men, especially someone pedantic like James didn't know better.

@marcdaniels9079

Жыл бұрын

We did that as kids 50 years ago

@RhotoActual

Жыл бұрын

At one point towards the beginning Hammond laughed and said something to the effect of: "Stop saying it like that" after James had said "Prawns" so I totally think he knew what he was doing lol

@tsu177

Жыл бұрын

Maybe because it would sound like another word and get the video demonitized

@Kronos0999

Жыл бұрын

@@tsu177 No. And you have anime pfp

@thewackycabbage461

Жыл бұрын

@@Kronos0999 Says the one with something probably out of Lord Of The Rings.

You can watch James' face get merrier and merrier throughout the episode

Any time I feel sad or hopeless, I remember that I live in a world, in a time where these beautiful genius morons are up to capers like this for our collective enjoyment. Thanks for everything, lads

An hour - long podcast of these two talking life and cars while drinking g&t's. I'd subscribe lightning fast!

@ca5cada4eva

Жыл бұрын

Watch the LEGO building episode there's a lot of car history and information in there

@IvanCherganski

Жыл бұрын

Any time whe get of these two talking I'll gladly take to be honest. Occasional visits from Jezza would be lovely too. Perhaps less crunchy foods if l had to nit pick though

@armchairracer4900

Жыл бұрын

I've always said that all 3 of the guys should do a podcast where they just talk about whatever they want. I guarantee that would be one of the most listened to podcasts...IN THE WORLD

This was so refreshing. No music. Hardly any editing. Unscripted content. I wish the Grand Tour did more of this. The last few specials have been alight but they feel so over scripted with a monstrous budget going towards silly explosions and childish gags. The Grand Tour producers ought to realize that.

@aljones75

Жыл бұрын

Yes, totally agree. Gave up on The Grand Tour and I loved old Top Gear which also did get sillier and more scripted towards the end. It isn’t required to that level, their chemistry and interactions are more than enough. Wish they’d see that too. For example the Vietnam Special was probably the peak, there will obviously have been scripted elements but it’s not as apparent.

@SunRabbit

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I really appreciate the "no music" part. Too distracting.

@chilldude30

Жыл бұрын

Personally, I don't care for the grand tour. I much prefer this video as an hour of entertainment. I'm sure the amazon execs would be utterly baffled at this

@dicedeacon

Жыл бұрын

@@SunRabbit I only like it because it allows me to practice music while viewing

@MrMaryaddy87

Жыл бұрын

Agree!!!

Hammond struggling to say precious - “preshush” 😂

Richard skipped a drink when he took james' bishop... Party foul!

This is better than the current Top Gear.

@CHRIS_HITCHCOCK

Жыл бұрын

Hardly a fair comparison. I’ve broken my leg and shoulder in a bike crash and that was better than the latest top gear. Having a large Northern pillock shouting at me for an hour is no man’s definition of entertainment. Harris and Flintoff can stay though.

@Mazurecki56

Жыл бұрын

Not a high bar to beat, watching paint dry is better than current Top Gear.

@justinhamilton8647

Жыл бұрын

I spent two weeks in the psych ward, in complete isolation, with absolutely no stimulation. I’d rather spend a year in there again than watch current Top Gear.

May's Like a dad playing with his child and just toying with him

@martinbobfrank

Жыл бұрын

I did that when teaching and playing with my grandkids, who had never played chess before. It's surprising how they caught up within a game or two and started making surprising moves.

@punker2534

Жыл бұрын

While his kid just smashes down all the snacks

@chillinoutmaxin4630

Жыл бұрын

@@punker2534 and sticks them up his nose 🤣

I love how they’re losing their sanity with every shot

I would really like to see more of this type of content, richard and James doing stuff together

I love how tactically James played this given the unique rules. he focused on taking less pieces thus drink less while going for the check mate.

Been waiting ages for a sequel, this is what we want on KZread! Quality content 👍

@WhatNextVids

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@ChristofferETJ

Жыл бұрын

One hour and seventeen minutes. I would argue that this is quantity as well as quality.

This should be an annual tradition. It doesn’t need to be hurried up, either.

move the prawn 🦐

I loved this...it was like watching Hammond's descent into madness in real time.

Hammond has a distinct advantage - he badgers James so much that there's no way he'll be focused, and Hammond doesn't know what he's doing anyway so the concept of a 'plan' is beyond him.

Only Ham and May could turn an ancient strategy game played by kings into a college drinking game. I LOVE IT!

"You're not a man over-troubled by dignity."

As a chess player...i just want to point out that Hammond's opening move F5 (out of a possible 20), is statistically the worst opening he could have picked...

@nevize6660

Жыл бұрын

well i guess burning the board would have been worse

@haveaniceface7290

Жыл бұрын

A landmine

@timeodaneosetdona

Жыл бұрын

Yep. After 1. e4 f5 2. e x f5 c5 instead of 3. f6 3. Qh5+ just wins by force (3…g6 4. f x g6 Nf6 5. g7+ Nxh5 6. g x h8 = Q and White is a rook ahead just for starters)

@frankj2879

Жыл бұрын

@@timeodaneosetdona but how was James May expected to see a queen move that far away lol

@MichaelCoombes776

Жыл бұрын

I get why f4 is bad, but why is it worse than a3, a4, h3 or h4?

Hammond: I’m trying to distract you.. May: it’s your go! 🤣

Jeremy, James and Richard should all be knighted for all of the amazing entertainment they have given us over the last few decades, they have sincerely made everyones life better.

@frederickphelps2380

Жыл бұрын

"Arise, Sir Richard... Oh, you already have."

"It's thinking that's the problem, it doesn't get you anywhere"

34:21 Hammond is right. there's actually been studies on that effect. a room with no distractions, a taser on the table, and put a single person in that room for half an hour, with no sense of how long has passed.. they'll tase themselves as they don't like boredom.

Can we just appreciate that they probably wont make any money doing this but are doing it as pure fan service only. Love them to bits.

@yw9686

Жыл бұрын

Keeping on keeping on, ya know? 😉

@cabnbeeschurgr6440

Жыл бұрын

They don't need to make money they're already multimillionaires m8

@johnj2401

Жыл бұрын

Free advertisment, keeps them relevant. Increases fanbase. Increases opportunity and potential earnings. Who knows the real intention except them.

@The_dude_channel

Жыл бұрын

True but they are promoting May’s gin

@skeletonjam

Жыл бұрын

@@cabnbeeschurgr6440 there is no such thing as too much money

James may played a brilliant move this game

it's ridiculous how entertaining this was lol

This was great! More of this please.

Love it , as close as I can get with hanging out with the lads. Thanks so much.

This is the best game ever cos it can literally go on forever or until the drink makes you keel over 😂😂😂

@verstappen9937

Жыл бұрын

I feel like you can do that with monopoly too

@nicolaunionsspezialfiliall3962

Жыл бұрын

Technically yeah, but not literally.

I can't belive I have just watched for over an hour and a quarter, two blokes play chess. But I would watch it all over again. 🤣

@StreetPreacherr

Жыл бұрын

What's next, DARTS or BILLIARDS? Maybe CRIBBAGE? Or if they could get Jeremy to join then then could actually just PLAY GIN!

this was fun to watch. never boring with these two

we need more of this

Make a tournament for Grandmasters to play in with these rules, and call it the 'Hammond-May Variation'.

The heavens have answered our prayers and got these 2 for an hour talking and drinking 😂😂😂YES

@mch1684

Жыл бұрын

And at a abandoned safe house? Should we be worried?

"I'm going to smash your face with this plate" Then proceeds to explain why we should abandon any notion they were not drinking alcohol. I think we were convinced prior to that but cheers Hammond nonetheless! In every sense of the word cheers.

almost half the drink ended up on the table by the end of this

Hammond at the end standing up with his hands on the table questioning where it all went wrong 🤣🤣🤣🤣👏🏻