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

@bait1s

3 жыл бұрын

hey popular board game chess

@dracormc7473

3 жыл бұрын

*chess has become sentient*

@SkiPi_rl

3 жыл бұрын

PogU Chess

@charlie.blonde

3 жыл бұрын

Chess chess chess chess chess

@dancibotaru6613

3 жыл бұрын

pog

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

@RobinNashVideos

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah. I'm sure chess is very hype if you know how it works, but Ludwig managed to make this such an entertaining story, even for someone like me, who doesn't know anything about chess.

@ethiopiop7638

3 жыл бұрын

jeez you made me look at how long this video was, i thought it couldnt've been more than 20 minutes

@imticklishhehe6977

3 жыл бұрын

Ethiopiop M.P. I did the same exact thing lol

@Doge-wv1tq

3 жыл бұрын

Ethiopiop M.P. same man, i didn’t even know it was this long, i was so surprised once i saw it was 47 mins

@toritennant

3 жыл бұрын

Literally. I was 30 minutes in when I checked I how long the video was and it felt like 15 minutes

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

@jasonpetri8013

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@kennstdunicht1283

3 жыл бұрын

Oh no this one is the botez gambit show

@mirawaismehmood4520

3 жыл бұрын

No it is the botez gambit

@eh1095

3 жыл бұрын

IM DYING

@jamesnialG

2 жыл бұрын

@@eh1095 me too. I have cancer. What do you have?

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

@rakshith7016

3 жыл бұрын

"I'm a streamer for Fun" sykkuno

@randomthings8732

Жыл бұрын

@@rakshith7016 Whats next? I'm a gamer for fun?

@HCR_

Жыл бұрын

@@randomthings8732 "I'm a gamer for fun" -Me

@robotninjago

Жыл бұрын

@@randomthings8732 *WE'RE ALL GAMERS FOR FUN*

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

@mikeyfreeman6803

3 жыл бұрын

How would one predict that lol

@happyfancybabyhippo8877

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikeyfreeman6803 when he starts doing an intro for youtube

@Tom..

3 жыл бұрын

@timbee nope, if you check his twitter he didnt notice it until the video was up, insane coincidence.

@brando2624

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikeyfreeman6803 KZread voice and the intro

@osuplaeyurreallygood

3 жыл бұрын

we share the same name :)

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

@aniusers

3 жыл бұрын

we have outsmarted his outsmarting.

@smaragdchaos

3 жыл бұрын

nice reactions

@UCLASeraph

3 жыл бұрын

Gahah snipe

@HeizouShikanoin

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@JINX1441

3 жыл бұрын

Caught in 4k

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

@nutegunray1618

2 жыл бұрын

same

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

@khonshu456

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@gtrampflips5035

3 жыл бұрын

unironic isn’t a word

@Lacie9

3 жыл бұрын

@@gtrampflips5035 What makes a "valid word"? whether it's used and understood. It's in most dictionaries (and most people will understand what it means) so it's valid

@SaintShion

2 жыл бұрын

@@gtrampflips5035 colloquialism is valid speech. Its the dictionary professor

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

@Firnienarya

3 жыл бұрын

mogul moves

@maestrofeli4259

3 жыл бұрын

ludwig was the great pretender after all

@pingyofdoom

Жыл бұрын

Finally this scam has been usurped, introducing Hans Neimann.

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

@inversionist5928

3 жыл бұрын

His charisma is maxed out

@JordanMetroidManiac

3 жыл бұрын

Infunsionist The pink hoodie of PogChamps provides +15 charisma

@Zaknafein999

3 жыл бұрын

He majored in English so he knows great ways to put sentences together :P Helps to be charismatic

@seangalloway7823

3 жыл бұрын

its the charisma and also he does a great job queuing up the music to add to the effect. Gives you another level of immersion.

@rilken2326

3 жыл бұрын

BA in English

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.

@telly9072

3 жыл бұрын

This saved me from doing this.

@Paavetti

3 жыл бұрын

@@telly9072 Happy to help. Even though it was not a mistake by anymeans

@maxkuntzelaers2435

3 жыл бұрын

Lol same for me, but he entertains so good

@somepotato8702

2 жыл бұрын

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

@javiervega4567

2 жыл бұрын

its 2:10 for me as i read this

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.

@ckmk4206

3 жыл бұрын

Factual definitely agree

@zayk7095

3 жыл бұрын

Check out his Pokémon tournament video I think it was perhaps on par or even better! As well as his poker wins, those I always come back to every few months

@xlur8949

3 жыл бұрын

@@zayk7095 i agree

@EvanGaoTV

3 жыл бұрын

@@zayk7095 TRUE the poker streams are just a classic that I can always fall back on. Also pokemon is the best story telling, most hype recounting of an event ever

@WildSatoriForest

3 жыл бұрын

pokemon vid

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.

@MexiJovi

3 жыл бұрын

I know right. I was motivated throughout the whole video😂

@richardmoshenski-dubov8200

3 жыл бұрын

Bramblestar5 Ludwig alt account confirmed

@yeetogaming9628

3 жыл бұрын

@@richardmoshenski-dubov8200 nah bro, just another person inspired by this amazing story

@SoleilGrace

3 жыл бұрын

the fact that i didn't even realize this video was 40+ minutes long and I was already at 37 minutes until I read this comment

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.

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

@TheOneAvocado

3 жыл бұрын

Same, I came back just for that

@awsomesaucers97

2 жыл бұрын

"You better not spread your cheeks to moist critical's thhhrrrrrooobin *o*k... or else I'm coming..." Hold on homie... pause...

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

@ninjallama7456

3 жыл бұрын

he is

@v1b3z77

3 жыл бұрын

I was literally thinking the same thing. He had me on edge the whole vid.

@otto7848

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. He could've just said that chess.com went down and viewers shifted to him *in a 5 min video*

@PerfectMo

2 жыл бұрын

@@otto7848 whats the fun in that

@otto7848

2 жыл бұрын

@@PerfectMo you're funny

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

@aadisahni

3 жыл бұрын

Correction: How I ACCIDENTALLY intentionally commited arson in Arizon for twitch viewers

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.

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”

@mr.pockets8523

3 жыл бұрын

"How I accidentally pushed Qt down the stairs"

@orange9911

3 жыл бұрын

Mr. pockets if the baby dies: “So I lost the court case...” or “So I was found guilty...” If the baby lives: “How I accidentally lost 2,550$ to child support”

@mr.pockets8523

3 жыл бұрын

@@orange9911 " Why I stopped gifting subs"

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

@joemeister_

3 жыл бұрын

truemeggies

@sigves.n.1848

3 жыл бұрын

Same lol

@kyleisbelle9180

3 жыл бұрын

Same lmao

@cakecakes31

3 жыл бұрын

I was here

@henry55

3 жыл бұрын

wdym

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

@thatguy12332

Жыл бұрын

subathon?

@dragon__soup

Жыл бұрын

@@thatguy12332 of course that was huge, but I feel like this is what really put lud on the map. The subathon is what took him to the moon. You gotta walk before you can fly

"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

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

@prayanjega1437

3 жыл бұрын

slime lit the fire

@fredrikflo5264

3 жыл бұрын

He was probably off stream saying to himself “THE PLAN IS SIMPLE”

@Vern01

3 жыл бұрын

No but becoming the biggest was pure dumb luck. If Chess.com hadn’t gone down, or hosted someone else, he wouldn’t be the biggest chess streamer

@Vern01

3 жыл бұрын

He was just in the right place at the right time

@mikuchibeats2458

3 жыл бұрын

hmmm.. ludwig a pyro?

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

@juandiegocuevas3229

3 жыл бұрын

I had no idea what he was talking about

"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

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

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

@gavinstoner22

3 жыл бұрын

Damn that's impressive how close he was

@lujee-8908

3 жыл бұрын

I think the editor might have timed it on purpose

@varce7415

3 жыл бұрын

@@lujee-8908 On the editors twitter, he posted that he didn't see it 2 hours after it was uploaded

@rastko.2026

3 жыл бұрын

holy shit that's actually impressive

@damnisthatapro6702

3 жыл бұрын

I’m late but it was actually spot on there are frames where his chat is on screen and yt says 5:37

this video is fire

@fredriklindholm9046

3 жыл бұрын

gör en ny pvp but hcim season 2 :(

@xXSlyFoxDogXx

3 жыл бұрын

Wow I didn’t think you’d watch Ludwig

@GeorgeAlexanderTrebek

3 жыл бұрын

Chess, completed.

@Augusto888

3 жыл бұрын

Sucking at chess, completed.

@accentor713

3 жыл бұрын

Trash fk

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

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

@user-uv2cp1qd1j

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

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

@vixenow1674

3 жыл бұрын

No, the real chess victory was the 100 gifted subs

@adamthegreat605

3 жыл бұрын

@@vixenow1674 ikr I was so happy when he beat him

When are we getting the pink hoodies, lud?

@roraaaaaaa

3 жыл бұрын

We already have them if you wash them right

@roraaaaaaa

3 жыл бұрын

It's a very 200iq thing to do

@gungnir5031

3 жыл бұрын

That used to be a red hoodie

@efrenuribe748

3 жыл бұрын

He said in the summer season so soon

I’m a bit late to the party here but I can confidently say this was in my top 5 of favorite KZread 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.)

anyone else watch till 47:27

@brucewayne2184

3 жыл бұрын

F*ck no, I ain't watching that long

@Tyler-bp4md

3 жыл бұрын

@@brucewayne2184 its just the length of the video. every bit of the video was not just equally but more engaging as it went on. 47 minutes. thats one thirtieth of your day. i imagine you spent around 9 hours sleeping. so what the heck are you doing instead?

@iamchanman4041

3 жыл бұрын

Holy shit, i can't believe I watched all of this video

@amanfern

3 жыл бұрын

yeah

@chrishansen1080

3 жыл бұрын

@@Tyler-bp4md its bruce wayne he fights crime on a 9 to 5 daily basis

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

@MrSharkbay

3 жыл бұрын

Relatable. 32 grader i morgen, håper du får sove du også haha

@Ryuh04

3 жыл бұрын

Enig med deg der chief

@jamemhm

3 жыл бұрын

* norwegian *

@inhalemyants9569

3 жыл бұрын

wow folkens ser jeg skriver på norsk

@CookieKex

3 жыл бұрын

Same here in sweden, hope y'all are doing well

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.

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

@estherross4808

3 жыл бұрын

There's a face that flashes up at 24:21, wtf is this for?

@judestinks

3 жыл бұрын

@@estherross4808 Thats a thumbnail for a song, because lud plays the music live on stream

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

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

@xqcenjoyer69

3 жыл бұрын

Ikr

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

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

The fact that Hans neiman was his coach for the final match is insane

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

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

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

This dude is such a storyteller, love him

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

@connorbradshaw579

3 жыл бұрын

Uhhh yeah that is weird wtf Edit: his comment is still partially visible at 5:37 so he was exactly right

@tobys7026

3 жыл бұрын

A better time stamp is 5:35

@saw7191

3 жыл бұрын

Blue 7119 or 5:36

@mikeyfreeman6803

3 жыл бұрын

That's crazy lol, especially with stream delay and shit

@MysticleMonster

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe it was a time traveler revealing him/herself :O

Ludwig never ceases to impress with his storytelling skills

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.

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

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

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

@hamsnadwich6767

3 жыл бұрын

Hey we have the same name

@armen2503

3 жыл бұрын

"count what you have now"

@MVPmailman

3 жыл бұрын

@@hamsnadwich6767 hey WE have the same name

@qntoslive2902

3 жыл бұрын

Eli Patterson we don’t have the same name!

@ReiDosSnipers

3 жыл бұрын

waiting for another goner so i can do the joke

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

“With the subject line, urine” - Ludwig

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

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

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. :)

@glowco.717

3 жыл бұрын

Pogchamps 3 HYPE

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

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

@Yaya_inc

3 жыл бұрын

He is

@blaisel9079

3 жыл бұрын

That's actually true because he is

@MEEPdragon

3 жыл бұрын

AYAYA Pog

@mr.pockets8523

3 жыл бұрын

Aka I'm not a "virgin" virgin

@qntoslive2902

3 жыл бұрын

Thats called a closeted weeb

And I thought he escaped the “accidentally” joke

@ColinBoyardee

3 жыл бұрын

how i accidentally got back into the accidentally joke

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Watching in December 2022 when Hans is a cheater

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 :)

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

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

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

At 23:50 there’s to ways to win I think, move the queen (crown) to the bottom left of the king so under the pawn to the left of the king and the to the left of the pawn under the king

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

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

@canadianbutt2759

3 жыл бұрын

why? is it statutory

@nerdnugget3492

3 жыл бұрын

that's my birthday

@Tech-cy9yo

3 жыл бұрын

its put a pillow ON your fridge not in

@junielovesu

3 жыл бұрын

@@nerdnugget3492 no that's put a pillow on your fridge day

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

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

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 KZread that I’ve seen. Bravo Lud and Polite

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.

Ludwig was just playing the ‘Botez Gambit Declined’ he obviously saw that his opponent’s queen was hanging

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

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

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

37:04 This was neither a caro khan nor a gambit

did hans let you borrow his beads?

Nobody: Ludwig: HoW I AcCiDeNtAlLy BeCaMe TaLl

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

i have rewatched this several times and it just keeps getting better.

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

Actually very inspirational for me personally for some reason.

I swear PogChamps was just a contest to see who would blunder less XD

@wsemenske

3 жыл бұрын

That's not even a joke, that’s the same a normal chess

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.

This video was so entertaining. You let us through the whole journey without it getting boring. Inspirational

Ludwig has lampost energy

@davidmorison9855

3 жыл бұрын

he has can energy

@royal8469

3 жыл бұрын

lol

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

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!

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