The fun part of this video is that a Finnish person on his way from Norway to Finland stopped in Kiruna, Sweden and played chess. He will remember this match a long time.

@DFGdanger

10 ай бұрын

The question is will he remember the laughs and ice cream, or will be forever haunted by the blunders? :P

@front331

10 ай бұрын

He was on his way back to Oulu.

@bacca71

10 ай бұрын

@@DFGdanger He will forever remember the beautiful, laughing girl he played chess with, which will make him recall the taste of that particular banana ice cream.

@midou4371

10 ай бұрын

@@bacca71 cringe

@RahimRahmat

10 ай бұрын

@@bacca71 O^o ...... "what a very suspicious remark to make....."

That man was so friendly. I was having a bad day today and this just slightly elevated my mood seeing two strangers just smiling and having a short happy episodes in their lives.

@florianwei2019

9 ай бұрын

he is not very friendly to fishes.

One of the things I love about Europe is that you can have a half Swede, half Spanish person carry on a conversation with a Finn in fluent English. As an American, I'm only remotely fluent in one language, so was very appreciative that I was able to generally easily communicate with people from all over Europe while walking the Spanish Camino last summer.

@Leonardo_Doratelli

10 ай бұрын

I’m from Italy and I can speak Italian, English, Albanian and I study French at school

@NorwegianMapperandflags

10 ай бұрын

@@Leonardo_Doratelli wow

@wyattblessing7078

10 ай бұрын

I speak American English, and Redneck English, with a smattering of Southern Hillbilly English. Oh and a few words and phrases of Mexican Spanglish.

@bjarnesverdson1069

10 ай бұрын

Another funny thing is. She might have been able to speak Swedish with him as well. Since about 300000 (about 5% of the population) Finnish people speak Swedish as a main language. And the rest who are Finnish speakers. Have mandatory Swedish classes at school.

@soyyoroaldo

10 ай бұрын

Yes, I noticed that too about how they spoke English so fluently. However, what Americans don’t realize is that in speaking English you’re already automatically speaking three languages fluently. Because England was twice brutally overrun and colonized - by the Romans in the time of Hadrian and Normans (French) in 1066 - there are three languages that make up English - Saxon, Latin, and French. English often has three words for the same thing we’re all completely fluent with - time, era, epoch for example - where other European languages have only one. The English vocabulary is vastly larger than its European counterparts. The reason English is the “world’s language” so to speak - why a Spanish born girl meeting a Finn in a far northern Swedish town speak English to each other - is not because English power and hegemony and “colonization” (indeed, as I’ve said, if you want to talk about colonization think of the English!) - but, basically, because it’s the best choice to serve as the “world’s language”. Artificial efforts that it be something else for vaguely or overtly political reasons - like Esperanto - are inadequate creaking failures, unpleasant to even try to learn. By committee is just not how language is made! Language is an organic living thing. Wonderful that these two people here have English at hand to speak with each other. The point is communication, nothing else.

I wish that sheep could play chess, playing the cow against a sheep would be epic

@garynovak7977

10 ай бұрын

She kind of did play the cow against a sheep. 😁😁

@johnb6723

10 ай бұрын

Lol.

@moveabledo

10 ай бұрын

Yes, I lol-ed for realsies!

@Composer_

10 ай бұрын

Mr cow

@lestmak

10 ай бұрын

I see what you did there!

I'm not much of a chess player, but I'm a photographer. The visual storytelling and creative cinematography are really nicely done. This wasn't a chess video. This was a short film.

@JonasCraftUltimate

10 ай бұрын

oh shut up lol

@AndrewPalmerJazz

10 ай бұрын

@@JonasCraftUltimate Unappreciative of the arts?

@relcnt

10 ай бұрын

bros lying

@goodnewseverybody739

10 ай бұрын

As an American of Swedish decent I love this video. Great landscapes, random friendly people and chess, nice.

@whatareyoudoingthis4

9 ай бұрын

This was just a good vlog essay type video and you're just horny as hell

I'm not surprised the Sweeds ignored her. They are not known for being outgoing toward strangers.They are warm and friendly up close, but can be shy and seem aloof from a distance. But a Finn was the one to step up first? They are the only people known to be less social. What are the odds?

@testertesteb4915

10 ай бұрын

Its not even about not being outgoing to strangers. They more like to leave people minding their own business

@WaywardChess

10 ай бұрын

From my experience as a Swede, Swedes being like you describe is true compared to the US, but it’s not like we are shy to strangers. Of course some are, but many people are very friendly and outgoing too. Also, since so many people from other countries come to Sweden from countries that are poor or at war, many other cultures that are more social mix in Sweden which has made most Swedes more outgoing as a result of that

@Bawamba

10 ай бұрын

haha 😁

@blizzard2099

10 ай бұрын

Maybe I'm wrong but my thought was that you wouldn't live there if you wanted attention brought on yourself. So people are probably discreet by nature (or at least toward strangers, which they must not see that often). With Anna, a beautiful flashy stranger, installed right there with her filming gear, they were probably intimidated or taken aback in some way. Again, just a thought.. I may be wrong.

@Bawamba

10 ай бұрын

Kiruna is a small town where veryone know eachother. The iron mine up there is like where everyone who lives there work. So it's like you said that not many outsiders get there. And it looked like she was there durin daytime, which may be the reason everyone was at work as well. But even if it was weekend, it's most likely ppl wont come up since it's a camera up and they dont want to bother. If it was closer towards the evening, and weekend, I bet some ppl would come out after they start drinking xD@@blizzard2099

I like that Anna can stay so sparklingly positive even when being completely ignored.

@RobbieStacks90

10 ай бұрын

She has such an amazing personality, so, even if she weren't shooting chess videos, a lot of people would still gravitate toward her.

@blizzard2099

10 ай бұрын

Uhhh... it's probably because she didn't film herself frowning, lol.

@LSam01

10 ай бұрын

@@blizzard2099 When someone is frowning soon or later it's gonna be show, look hikaru lol

@Minecraftrok999

5 ай бұрын

Well it's Sweden, they really don't like to engage with strangers. Probably even more so in such a remote town.

This is so weird. I basically did this in 2001. Except I didn't go to Kiruna to play chess, I went there for no reason. However I did talk to some people playing chess on a small travel set and they asked me to play - so I did 😊

@TankVEN15

9 ай бұрын

how old are you then?

@chidoking09

3 ай бұрын

I met Anna Crambling in Malmö and I lost hard.

Your parents must be so so proud of you. There's never a cloudy day when Anna is there.

@JackFate76

6 ай бұрын

Or she just doesn’t film them.

This wasn't just a KZread video, this is a beautiful cinematographic piece, you rock Anna

Every two years in Marostica, north of Italy, they play a real (staged) chess game with human pieces on a huge chessboard in the center of the city. They choose some spectacular game with 16 to 20 moves, to last around 20 minutes. It is surrounded by 600 or so actors/extras with medieval dress, horses... you should go there next time!

She's always laughing. And you can tell that it's not a fake laugh, that she's genuine.

@coachmcguirk6297

10 ай бұрын

Like a female beavis and butthead.

@Composer_

10 ай бұрын

Nah its fake

@susanhanji1189

10 ай бұрын

@@Composer_ bruh

@Composer_

10 ай бұрын

no one is that happy, its obv for the camera, when's the last time u seen her sad on camera?@@susanhanji1189

@itsgoodiewoodie

10 ай бұрын

Laugh is an ice-breaker. It's also way to escaoe socially akward or uncomfy situations.

Thanks Anna - you are a breath of sweetness and sunshine in a world that has forgotten the value of simply sharing moments together. God Bless you.

Glad you found someone...he was such a nice guy!

I'm from a small village in Italian Alps, and in Italy we are considered pretty antisocial people. But damn, if a girl with a chessboard stood in the middle of the village like that I'm 100% sure that someone would have talked to her 😂😂

@MI-cq7fc

10 ай бұрын

You really consider yourselves antisocial people? I'm from Spain, maybe I wouldn't consider Italians quite as outgoing as us, but I would say in general they are quite social, in my experience at least

@mmazz414

10 ай бұрын

​@@MI-cq7fc We are social when given the opportunity, but at the same time, we really enjoy our peace and quite.

@MI-cq7fc

10 ай бұрын

@@mmazz414 I think this is everyone though, at least to a certain level! I myself need my peace and quiet as well, but love being outgoing in many situations. I think Italy has amazing and extremely friendly people

@mmazz414

10 ай бұрын

Totally agree.@@MI-cq7fc

@Alexander-dt2eq

10 ай бұрын

well Kiruna is not that small. its a town and since nothing big around, must feel like a center of the whole region

Her energy is 10 out of 10, every time when she smile, i feel like she is smiling for a reason. Her smile is such a love such an enjoy. I really need it these days

So true. I've worked in international health for 40 years and have played chess in the remotest places (eg rural Zimbabwe; Alta Krai; Tibet; Kyrgyzstan). Once I was in West Papua at a bus station and noticed a chess board propped against a bus stop. I picked it up and within seconds a young boy came out of a cubicle with a set and gestured for me to play. As always, a crowd gathered. No need to be multilingual; chess is a universal language.

Excellent entertaining video . Didn't know Anna was quarter Finnish . Hope this series continues with Anna travelling to remote locations .

@publicanimal

10 ай бұрын

There is a population of Swedes in Finland so she might technically have a Swedish ancestor from Finland.

Aw! What a lovely fellow Risto was. Looking forward to your upcoming travels!

@erik....

10 ай бұрын

Risto

@SuspenduAuGaffa

10 ай бұрын

@@erik.... Thanks! Edited

I laughed so hard when I saw on move two that you were gonna play the cowOf course Anna plays the cow here! MOOOOOOOOOOO!! Also Anna if you see this, the cow is my go to opening for black and has done incredibly well for me. Very few know how to play against it at the lower and middle levels. I recommend it to anyone not at the upper levels because it immediately gets people off their opening theory. It's perfect if you're like me and hate opening theory with a passion and just want to get to normal chess asap. Thanks Anna!!

@trrlii913

10 ай бұрын

As soon as I noticed it was the cow I had to laugh too!

this was simply a blast to watch all the way through. great video!

An amazing short film. You spread so much joy and act as an ambassador not only for chess but for how we should treat each other. The finnish guy clearly was a winner this day even if he had no chance against you. I'm glad I found this channel!

These type of chess videos are really interesting. I think you’re doing great with these chess based adventures

Loved the video!😊 So excited to where your going next!

OMG Anna I literally didn't know you make such videos! I love these SOOO MUCH! It's like a vlog + Chess combined!!! My two favs 😭

Great idea! I was in Kiruna once but in february when it was -20C°. Unfortunately i didnt find someone to play chess with, but I still had a great time doing a daily tour with a dog sledge and visiting the ice hotel. I realy love sweden like I love chess! Hope your next destination will be Luleå my favorite city in sweden :)

I haven't played chess in many years but I really enjoyed it back when I did play. Your passion for it is absolutely inspiring and I plan to get myself a board very soon. Keep on creating this wonderfully fun and wholesome content!

I really like how you're seeking discomfort and also trying out new fun chess video ideas. Looking forward to your chess trip through Sweden.

Anna, your videos are so funny and entertaining. I’m in the UK and unbelievably I recognised the scenery in Kiruna from a Nordic crime tv series I’m currently watching. Stay safe!

Risto is a nice man. He came from Finland to play chess with Anna.

you played this one so respectful, like starting the conversation on your own turn, and not holding back while still respectfully praising the guy for seeing his mistakes even though there is a clear skill difference.

I absolutely loved this! The music and story telling is so perfect!

Anna, you are a joy to watch. Really. Probably one of the most jovial person I ever saw. never change.

Wonderful video. Thank you for sharing such a fun day. I laughed and smiled many times. Take care and peace out.

Det här börjar bli min favoritkanal. Feel good chess! Love it! Du är grym Anna. Hoppas på att få spela med dig någon gång

this is the first ever Anna Video i watched and I gotta say I love the vibes here

No matter where you’re at, I’ll always want to play chess with you, Anna! What a kind guy he was too lol

I love these type of videos. Where im from is populated, small city, wish there was a public place to play chess especially since its a bit of a tourist spot. I should try and make it a thing somehow, but im a beginner at chess still. Lucky guy, got to play chess with anna and ICE CREAM!

@blizzard2099

10 ай бұрын

I'm not very good at chess but, like you, I'd be tempted to try doing something like this just to meet people in a fun way. It'd be weird though to lose to every random stranger while I'd be the one challenging them....

@fintan9218

10 ай бұрын

@@blizzard2099 right 😅, i think theres lots of beginners like us though since so many people have started playing in last three years or so. One of my favorite aspects of chess is the wide range of people who play.

I freaking love your channel, Anna. You're just a genuine, fun person with no inhibitions. I hope to play you one day!!

Pls do more videos like this! They are so much fun!!

That's the best 10 minutes of my day - thanks!

Meanwhile in Norway, we're playing chess with Magnus on saturdays and playing football with Haaland and Odegaard down the street.

@Checkmate_Edits

10 ай бұрын

(I've only been to norwey once and they all know each other lol, so this is a joke)

@front331

10 ай бұрын

What about John Arne Riise?

@Checkmate_Edits

10 ай бұрын

@@front331 He comes to the neighbourhood on wednesdays

Like a mini travelogue. Lots of laughing and fun during the game. Fun to see!

Thats's such a wholsome video, I love it!

Anna is a ray of sunshine with a kind heart, I always feel happier after watching her. :)

He played like he was hungry for ice cream.

@trrlii913

10 ай бұрын

My strategy I would play f5 first move and set up for getting immediate scholar mate. Because I am ice cream scholar

anna is such a vibe, laughing all over & staying positive! good content :) thank you for the video

Very good initiative going out and make chess more well known. It takes a charming person like Anna to do that in a sucessfull way.

if you think that chessboard is gigantic you absolutely have to take a look at the square of Marostica in Italy! every two years the historical game is played with real characters in costume.

You might not find a lot of people to play chess with there, but that one person who does want to play might be one of your most wholesome encounters

Rolig idé för en video. Jag älskar norra Sverige. Ska jag någonsin bo i Sverige igen så får det bli där uppe.

Risto was quite good! Wonderful video, Anna! I look forward to more of your adventures!!

Kudos to Risto for being such a good sport!

I love you videos! you carisma is absolutely astonishing

Luv the editing - visually you are branching out

Also traveled from Stockholm (where I was working at the time) to Kiruna to see the midnight sun. Definitely a very quiet place, not much going on. The Ice Hotel is nearby and interesting to visit. You can tour the some of the rooms even if you're not staying.

I’ve been to that chess board. It was in the spring of 1986. I played at that chess board. A friend of mine from Montreal Canada and I played at the chessboard. I wonder why they took the pieces away?

I'm so glad that Chess was able to help Anna survive Sweden's most isolated city, if the man hadn't played a game of chess with her, we all know that she would have spontaneously combusted and failed the challenge.

@alekya815

10 ай бұрын

Exactly I’m so glad things worked out for her. Always in my thought and prayers ❤️

Always enjoy watching Anna's content, full of positivity, passion for chess, and innocence for human connections.

Being with Anna in the most remote city in one of the most remote nations in the world sounds like paradise.

Anna with chess,she has a increible talent of chess,i Love your videos Anna,hugs from spain! 🇪🇦✨

The most swedish part about this video is the only person who agreed to play wasn't actually from sweden

im glad you were SAFE travelling alone like that, although I imagine a small town like that is quite safe.

Yay! I've been patiently waiting for Anna to drop another video. He was a nice man.

Such good content

How could anyone ignore such beauty?

We used to have a large chess board, like the one Anna walked on in this video, in my hometown of Coventry in the UK. The pieces were kept in a local sports shop. My friend from school and I used to play a game there on Saturdays when we went into the main city for a few hours. It was really hard to keep track of where everything was on the board though, you had to walk around it constantly to see what was going on.

There's a large chess board in Örnsköldsvik too by the docks, last time i was around there was also pieces!

So Anna's grandmother is from Finland. That's why Anna's mother looks like Tove Jansson.

@Tocinos

2 ай бұрын

That's why your mother looks like Lizzo

Could you imagine? Being out on vacation, traveling Europe and happening upon an Anna out in the wild?!! 😊 and even better, she has a set and wants to play!!! 🤩

That was a really nice video. Thank you.

It's fun to see strangers connecting. I think I was more appreciative of that than any of the chess stuff.

Un lugar tranquilo y bonito. Jugaría contigo si tuviera la ocasión, aunque perdería sin duda, pero al menos vería de cerca la pasión que muestras al jugar.

Nice Video🎉

Love the Musik at the end, makes me nervous when you chat so much with clock running 🙃

The cinematography of this was so nice!

The most positive person in chess strikes again. Your content, along with a few others, got me playing. Thank you.

You best video yet. That had me laughing all the way through

det här känt lite som en "Uppdrag: Mat" video, och den var helt fantastisk! :D

Love your videos, your enthusiasm is getting me interested in Chess again. Wait there I will play with you.. though maybe it won’t last long!

I played your mother in a simultaneous exhibition in January; she seemed so lovely. Only one of the 20 players managed to draw her, so if you ever come to Gotland, make sure to challenge him.

@stennordenmalm9900

8 ай бұрын

Hi, I was looking for a comment about Pia, and finally! I am sure not many here knows about her mother as a world class chess player. Ckeers!

Hello, can you do a video series climbing from a 200 rating to a 2000 rating? And while playing you teach us about your strategies/tactics on how to defeat your opponent. I think that might be a good one. Thanks. 🙂

@visionbishop9517

10 ай бұрын

I see you're new to chess.Any idea how long that would take?

@ExbotHero

10 ай бұрын

@@visionbishop9517 She has basically done that already. If I remember correctly it took 14-15 hours.) 0 to 2000 rating. It's in her library of videos.

Loved the way the guy matched Anna's energy there. That's a hard task to achieve, but such good vibes.

I love these wholesome videos. Definitely my favorite.

Wait! Did you really buy him an ice cream without buying one for youself? o.O

Anna truly has those Golden retriever vibes

I love Anna's attitude! so positive.

Always look forward to your uploads. Such a beautiful country

You are amazingly kind and outgoing it's a pleasure to see such a sweet soul.....❤

Anna, you should go to Finland and do a chess/table tennis collab with the Pongfinity guys. :-)

@peterlustig4300

10 ай бұрын

Ja bitte, dann habe ich alles gesehen

We have a large chessboard in the middle of Kyiv. I'm not sure who responsible for pieces but you can play in day only

Anna you dream of making chess bigger and you are doing the best thing possible by showing experience that is fun no matter win or lose. I am so happy to see this kind of joyful experience in chess, rather than always try to crush opponents, gaining elo, and outlearning your opponent with 15 moves of the Najdorf. Just simple, joyful chess for everybody. This game especially needs more of that. It's the missing piece on the board.

Anna you inspired me to open my own channel ❤

When I think about Sweden I think about Yngwie Malmsteen & a cute chess player.

This is such a beautiful video. I never expected this to be so warm and full of life. Chess really can unite the world. I think sports is a good way to see common humanity. The best part is that the man was so positive and fun. Anna you are a very good host and the whole video radiates positivity.

i was in kiruna a few years ago cause it was the closest town with an airport to that ice hotel haha. seeing you there in the summer is quite the contrast!!

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@MoMatcha

10 ай бұрын

@@sitbone3 to bang your mom in years. I put a bag on her head.

I like your channel. I learned to play through a friend and by reading a book when I was 15yrs old. He helped me gain a little skill (without the clock) so my experience is only as a casual player. This was extremely challenging for me because I had a very hard time focusing. I was diagnosed with ADHD 20 years later after my wife kept insisting that I should be tested. If I had been medicated back then, I imagine my ability to focus would’ve changed my life including making me a better player.

I met a Finnish guy in Birmingham, England, and I thought he was from Yorkshire. 'A bit further north than that', he said.

I have been to kiruna in summer 2022 to hike the kungsleden (very beautiful by the way) and i actually found a big chess board in a childrens playground. I first thought that was going to be the one your showing, but apparently they have multiple giant chess boards in kirunas ground.