This is a chess game I played with Demis Hassabis after a recent podcast we did together. Check out the full episode here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/eZqml5KfZr2optI.html

@TheArtimusMaximus

Жыл бұрын

What is your rating, Lex?

@k1mfor

Жыл бұрын

Interview with Magnus Carlsen (#1 chess player) would be very interesting

@gamerfortynine

Жыл бұрын

Chess? I lost my grandparents due to this game. The secret is dont win. If you win they assume your better, but its just a game with clear rules. Folks who follow rules may be great at games, but they loose at life.

@mathewhill5556

Жыл бұрын

Fascinating conversation. I loved the PC game Black and White. It was formative to my development.

@sixmonthssleep3057

Жыл бұрын

Along with the above comment, Demis was also Pinned by Lex Friedman.

You can lose on purpose to your guests all you want Lex, we know you're a robot 😁

@Bluth53

Жыл бұрын

You're an excellent subscriber of this robot - he still has ways to go, to fool you in this Touring Test ;)

@alexandrenr

Жыл бұрын

Agad!

@JohnDoe-dx1on

Жыл бұрын

Wow Agad WTF. For those that don't know, Agad is arguably the most important chess individual on the internet / youtube or the most famous non-grandmaster ever haha. Absolute legend.

@HeyltsKenzi

Жыл бұрын

The man, the myth, the Legend Antonio "Agadmator" Radiç

@mothicbeauty

Жыл бұрын

LMAO

Lex, playing chess with your guests should be a standard thing at this point. Make a separate video out of it, add it to the end of the podcast, or hell you can even overlay it onto the screen during the conversation. These videos are gold.

@GeneralBlorp

Жыл бұрын

Concur 👍

@fortheloveofking

Жыл бұрын

I wanna see Malice play lol Edit: in black and white suits

@mathewhill5556

Жыл бұрын

That would honestly be really cool.

@thefrankiepalmeri

Жыл бұрын

Yes. Do this, Lex.

@hightwelve9991

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

When a former champion tells you, "good move, I'm impressed", it means you are finished 🤣

@NomaD10111

Жыл бұрын

Lmao

@santishorts

Жыл бұрын

Just for the record, I don't know what Demis is a champion of, but he is 2200 FIDE Elo, which is definitely superior than 99.9% of mere mortals who just know the rules of chess, but he would get demolished by International Masters and Grandmasters (who have ratings from 2400 all the way to 2800).

@bobibufi1389

Жыл бұрын

he was just being polite. Lex didn't make any major obvious mistakes but his play was far from impressive even at club level

@insectpolitician7278

Жыл бұрын

@@MoreCreativeThanSpielberg Still doesn't make him a chess champion.

@silent_monk

Жыл бұрын

@@insectpolitician7278 OP said former champion, which is accurate ;). Demis is a 5 time Pentamind champion.

Very entertaining segment!

@turboflutter9325

Жыл бұрын

Hi Kevin 👁 👋

@siyamukelocebekulu5149

Жыл бұрын

Please help me get better k could do with a free trial 😅

@homo_sapiens_sapiens

Жыл бұрын

Hey

fun to watch! "is there any way out of this?" - "no, not really" 🤣😂

@kennethhicks2113

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking Rd2 then Bd1, can't take, then Be2, he has to move rook and I think this could be drawn. Thoughts?

@Evanderj

Жыл бұрын

@@kennethhicks2113 pawn to f4

@maloxi1472

Жыл бұрын

@@kennethhicks2113 Nope, still lost 😄 Demis had a huge positional AND material advantage here. Lex fought very well though. I'm impressed that he even considered an exchange sac to salvage the position, much too late unfortunately.

@floridaLise

Жыл бұрын

You can tell that Mr Hassabis is a humble guy. Very kind.

There is so much fun watching this. Thank you Lex and Demis!

Somehow "like" just doesn't seem enough. Thanks as always Lex. (And thank you Demis.) What a fun watch! Can't wait to read the book.

You lost once, but you can lose two times….well said Demis

@ste2158

Жыл бұрын

You can tell dude is mad competitive even though he seems really nice on the outside. That was also the feeling I got when I watched the AlphaGo documentary. Dude is a killer inside

@floridaLise

Жыл бұрын

LOL YES ... why is this fun to lose twice?

@parthprashar8498

Жыл бұрын

@@ste2158 I think it was just fun banter with lex. And i concur that to get good at chess you need to have somewhat of that killer instinct and desire to win.

@davisonyeoguzoro9232

Жыл бұрын

Dennis is very smart, I discovered him when I watched the AlphaGo documentary. He was a professional chess player before

Wonderful to watch the game. Gracious guest.

00:21 For non-chess players (life myself who had to look it up) the white pieces are preferred because they make the first move.

The most chilled Video ever for me , a classical background music and that made my day

I went through a period where I played a ton of chess and it began to take over my mind. I even dreamed chess. I quit, and was relieved that real life was much easier and less stressful.

@utsavprasad4882

Жыл бұрын

Fr dude. All night i used to have a visual of pieces moving on the board.

@GonFreeccs123

Жыл бұрын

Just started a few weeks ago and the same thing happened to me haha. I got to the point where even dreams not about chess started featuring a board subtly in the background. Still enjoy the game but breaks are necessary.

@billj4525

11 ай бұрын

I remember dreaming of chess, and thinking of all kinds of puzzles in my head when trying to fall asleep when I was a kid in middle and high school. I was a prodigy when I was a teen and was playing chess 5-6 hours a day during school days, and much more than that on weekends, and really wasn't paying attention in school or focusing on my studies at all, because all my focus was on improving chess. Chess actually gave me insomnia as well. I did get to a a very high level, but I don't believe that kind of obsession is a good thing. I have always been a perfectionist and very competitive, and it's something that can definitely be a blessing and a curse.

@terrormilk384

5 ай бұрын

im just starting and already feeling it kinda starting to make crazy cause id be in a store shopping waiting in line thinking about different openings and how they variate lmao

The animation is just awesome... Well done Lex

Agadmator’s analysis and commentary is as iconic as the games he reviews, truly the Salman Khan of the chess education world

@danieldanielson2650

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the hint

@YSFmemories

Жыл бұрын

i don't follow this, but has lex ever revealed how strong he is?

@CyrusLogie

Жыл бұрын

@@YSFmemories looking at the game, he's about 1200

Love this chess segment!!!

This one was hugely enjoyable. Somehow the interplay of interviewer and interviewee meshed perfectly. Both of them came up with great ideas!

this is like the fastest game of chess i have seen... i dont go out of my way to watch it tho and havent played in years.... loved this in high school

@Diagnoc

Жыл бұрын

5 min each is the traditional blitz time. Nowadays some players play at even much faster paces online, even one minute per game, with the crazyness that you can expect.

@xplicitstyle

Жыл бұрын

The best players play great chess in 15 second games called Ultra Bullet. Or most commonly 1 minute games kzread.info/dash/bejne/mZydq9utj66ep9Y.html

@MoIotov

Жыл бұрын

there's a lot faster

@vibovitold

Жыл бұрын

@@Diagnoc for OTB blitz I think it is more traditional to use some time increment (a few seconds per move on the top of the initial 5 minutes per player). for online chess I agree, 5 minutes is definitely the most popular format

Absolutely fascinating!

I love chess this was fun to watch... good chess etiquette from both players

beautiful dedication on the book.

I have never felt more relaxed and satisfied than I was when I watched this. Well done Lex

@alexandreabashia

Жыл бұрын

try meditation

I've been on the biggest chess obsession recently and to see Lex play made my freaking week

@mevinr72

Жыл бұрын

Do you mean weak? And if so why?

Gotta love this guy. You can see how passionate he is about the game.

You played so solid Lex, stop being so humble all the time

@liamweinberg4902

Жыл бұрын

He doesn’t seem to practice or know the ideas but he still plays like a 1600 at least.

@floridaLise

Жыл бұрын

Humility is the secret for getting all the girls.

@elonif4125

Жыл бұрын

@@liamweinberg4902 More like 1300, I would say. Still really impressive when you think that he doesn’t play often.

@billj4525

11 ай бұрын

@@liamweinberg4902 He doesn't play like a 1600, but he did play a solid game. He plays like a 1000-1200, but you really need to see a lot more games of a person to determine how good they are at chess. He played much much better this game than previous games where his play seemed much under 1000. His consistency in chess is a real problem, and I think he's looked at games of stronger players, but he doesn't appear to understand a lot of the concepts behind his own moves.

@billj4525

11 ай бұрын

@@elonif4125 Yeah, I would say between 1000-1300. He played a much much better game than previous chess games I have seen him play. He's a brilliant guy and i'm sure he has the potential to be a very very strong player

Wonderful stuff!

Awesome video to share with us, thank You and greetings from Tallinn! :)

You know things getting serious when Lex brings a 45 liters bottle of water.

4:25 You were on point Lex. There was a smart move that you missed. Right after he took the second pawn you had 1 …Bc6 forking his rook and the knight. It’s not exactly winning a piece yet, because white still has 2.Nc3 counter attacking your rook, but then 2 …Rc2 3. Rb3 Rc8 and you’re back in the game! Note whites knight is constrained and can’t be easily defended by the other rook because of back rank mate issues.

@inemanja

Жыл бұрын

That's what I was thinking too. Then I checked with the engine: Lex's move was better - gives +3.3 (for white), while Bc6 gives +7.5. So... It's confirmed - Lex is a robot.

@darreneriksen

Жыл бұрын

Had the same thought.

Hey lex at 4:33 you could have played Bc6! with a double attack on the rook and knight, after Nc5 you can take the rook on b7. I think Demis Hassabis noticed it too afterwards

@adriandurlej9266

Жыл бұрын

I know i was yelling Bc6 loool. Checked with an engine and white actually has Nc3 which attacks black rook offering a trade of rooks. Black then shouldn't take whites rook because the position is not in his favour at all (especially with the bishop v knight endgame and white having a huge pawn majority), Thus blacks best move is to save his own rook by going Rc2, With best play white continues with a +2 advantage lol.

@LarryRevell

Жыл бұрын

@@adriandurlej9266 Thats great but if Lex was wise enough to notice a follow up of Rc2 with an attack on the knight and the pawn this would have won back a pawn. Nc3 is great but Nc5 offers an opportunity for the e6 pawn

@billj4525

Жыл бұрын

@@LarryRevell Nc5 loses the rook to the knight though since black would just take it with his bishop. Black has to play Nc3 after Bc6 to attack whites rook and retain his advantage, and if Rc2 to attack the knight, then white plays Rc7 with an attack on blacks bishop retaining the advantage.

Very cool. Nicely done both of you.

“My time ran out” “That means you lost once, but keep playing so you can lose twice” Savage

I was not surprised to learn Lex does chess. More people like this guy.

The fourth - often forgotten - agent is pressing the clock after your move.

Demis himself was a chess master since he was 11. Lex playing solid is very interesting to watch

Lex - "You have to take notes of what moves you've taken?" Lex's subconscious - "I could either break your jaw or choke you..."

@duskanddawn0335

Жыл бұрын

at some point after a too cocky comment your mind goes there

@peter5.056

Жыл бұрын

@@duskanddawn0335 hahahah....I'd actually trust Lex with my life. If he hands me a backpack that he says is a parachute, I'd jump without checking it.

@jonasjorgensen8759

Жыл бұрын

@@peter5.056 why?

@peter5.056

Жыл бұрын

@@jonasjorgensen8759 because he lives his life with love in his heart, and when it comes to technical details, he's METICULOUS....and he's an engineer. Typically, and I know plenty of engineers myself, software, civil, and mechanical, and they are all some of the most solid characters I know of.

I'm surprised. That was insanely good.

Me too, i want to make a game with Demis, one of the greatest genius of all the time :)

I love this content

Gratitude to you gentlemen for being game changers by unconditionally following your passions and for having the courage and humility to be yourselves. Shout-out to Anna Rudolf for making me aware of the inspiring existence of Alpha Zero with her video on the game against Stockfish you mentioned. Will have to order the book, for it might be the prelude to how AI teaches humanity new thought patterns and how to play 'the long game' as opposed to the 'short term gains game'. ✨

SO glad you played NB4 @ 2:19. Made me happy

Lex honestly played very well for the first half of the game!

Good game and good fun!.. When I work on my endgame, I find my middle is lacking, work on middle, need more openings... repeat ad infinium! Ty for sharing.

Such a wholesome video.

late game parallel rooks is always the nail in the coffin.

Lex missed a winning move when Demis got greedy taking the second pawn, could've skewered the knight and rook, and when he went for a counter attack on his rook, sacrificed the rook to take a pawn attacking the other rook and still maintaining the initiative, getting a pawn back and opening a key file next to his king. he was winning!

@The_Shrike

Жыл бұрын

Yes he had bc6, but either having an exchange for two pawns or a piece for three definitely won’t be winning, and the pawns might even pose a problem

That was pretty good. You held up well for quite a long time. You just got ground down eventually.

I must have played this exact same game with my father 50 times. It gets boring when I keep losing. He was such a brilliant man.

This was entertaining, play chess more with guests!

@anand_dudi

Жыл бұрын

exactly

At 4:35 black bishop could attack both rock and knight of white by moving to C6.

@emico__

Жыл бұрын

but knight to c3 defends it

@rsKayiira

Жыл бұрын

@@emico__ No it doesn't!!

@emico__

Жыл бұрын

@@rsKayiira why not?

@pabis6817

Жыл бұрын

@@emico__ it doesn’t but he attacks the rook on a2 but then lex could attack the k on C3. He’s up the exchange with the fork and should be winning if he can stop the central pawns. Still impressive by lex not having any massive blunders up until that point.

@emico__

Жыл бұрын

@@pabis6817 Yeah he can attack the knight on c3 but only with 2 possible rook moves. If he plays rook c2 i play rook b3 if he plays rook a3 i play rook c7 So we trade or nothing really happens, i don't see how that is game winning?

Does anyone have a link to the alpha zero vs stockfish game they mentioned here?

Lex's Lloyd Christmas Cosplay is on point.

Just watched the video of you playing chess with RZA from 3 months ago, what a coincidence! Loved the podcast with Hassabis, really sparked interest in the topic of AI, gonna look into taking an elective on the topic. Be safe in ukraine Lex, hope you get to Zelensky.

Such a nice guy

Should have finished! The narration was really interesting. Just shows much better the pros are.

Idk if it leads to better lines or not but personally I would have held onto my dark square bishop as taking the knight gives white the semi open file and reinforces their center when the pawn recaptures. Also I believe just on principle it's generally not good to lose the bishop pair for a knight unless you have some sort of tactic or strategy in mind.

4:31 At first I thought Nxe4 is a mistake by Demis because of Bc6 by black attacking two pieces but it seems Nc3 saves the piece. Demis played Nxe4 very fast so I am not sure whether he saw Bc6 Nc3 Rc2 Rb3 sequence in advance or not.

@dialgapalkia

Жыл бұрын

Still, bishop for rook would've been a good trade. I reckon Demis was just being a bit cheeky though.

No joke, this was the most interesting chess game I've seen, because I felt like I had a chance to understand it.

thank you for this ..

Awesome game! 🙂 You should play chess more often on your channel! I am sure a lot of people would love it!

Lex is awesome. This was very entertaining.

Good Game ! That's a nice chess board too

Great guest

I'm rated around 1300 in chess and play quite like Lex. I would also do pretty well for the first 10 or so moves but slowly lose the advantage against a good player in the middle game and get squeezed out without making a single major mistake. Against good players the small details matter, for example I didn't like his bishop for knight swap - I don't think he gained any positional advantage from it and he could have further developed instead. Just small things like that make you lose momentum.

lex u should have 1 little game of chess with most of your hosts that are willing either at the begining or end end of the podcast its real fun to watch

"you can lose twice" lmfao

I get stuck in that corner every damn time... Every time

This is like the Lex version of Hot Ones.

At min @5:42. Is white knight takes pawn on g7 a good move , instead of d4-d5 ?

at 4:30 bishop to c6 was an amazing move for lex threatning both the knight and rook.

@Hayekenshort

Жыл бұрын

but then knight c3 counter attacks the rook on b2

Just commenting after watching so i haven't looked at the game very carefully but maybe still had some chances with Bd5 after Nxe4? My guess is black is still probably worse but then you have and exchange or a piece for several pawns at least

I love these chess ones

Great game Lex!

When I watched this the first thought I had was, lex is a hustler 🤣

Was bishop to c6 not a crushing move at 4:32 for lex? Maybe I missed something.

@Diagnoc

Жыл бұрын

Maybe not crushing (White would play Nc5 and the game keeps going, at least for some time), but you are right that bishop to c6 was the best move and Lex’s last chance to save the game at that point.

@arkoraa

Жыл бұрын

Definitely not great for Demis but he can escape the fork with this line: Bc6 Nc3, Rc2 Rb6, then players decide if they want to trade pieces

Lex's move pawnA7 -> A5, it was game over. It allowed white to start the attack

As Lex’s timer runs out and they agree to keep playing -Demi’s ‘ so you’ve lost once, but you can lose twice.’

When enjoying your channel and its diversity,there is nothing better than wanting more...I sought out other ways to view this and wandering into the Go top players (your guest) competing with A1.Much appreciation to you both for being thought provoking about our egos and humanity.

@pattycakesxo1758

Жыл бұрын

I wondered days later after watching the video of the world champion Go player in the 1st game ever against AI, when he had indicated he was beaten-did the AlphaGo in the 2nd game attempt to remind him or pysch him out by feigning surrender in a seemingly random move before beating him 🤔

I first remember reading about Hassabis in a PC gaming mag, in an article about Theme Park. I was disgusted to learn he was 17 when he was developing the game. I was a 27 yo Physics dropout at the time. I'd also had a ZX Spectrum as a teenager. Where did it all go wrong?! Raw intelligence mostly and application (probably less than 0.0001%). I'm happy to see he's a fundamentally decent guy who just happens to be very intelligent. Whereas I will never master Quantum Mechanics and will remain an average kind of dude who posts on social media now and again. C'est la vie.

@rehamb.o9534

Жыл бұрын

Sad

@alekhinesgun9997

Жыл бұрын

The average kind of dude wouldn't even begin to try and master quantum mechanics, you’re already plenty of steps ahead of the average man my friend!

Lex, you're the man!

More please.

omg did you guys see the Knight C3 fork or am I missing something there

It's so great to see that a genius like Demis, who will definitely create sentient AI one day in the next 20 years, is extremely down to earth and has a great sense of humor.

@delrayking5724

Жыл бұрын

Ai can never be sentient

@user-mb1ts7zj8z

Жыл бұрын

@@delrayking5724 sweet dreams to you

this was great :)

next time increase the width of the table by one meter and we have new time control in chess: "correspondence blitz"

Demis is such a cool guy. Lovely man

I like the stretching and chess-playing combo. It could be the new thing.

I've been a beginner for about 30 years but have been watching Magnus play online games and talking his way thru it. So over my head but fascinating

@MusicbyWordPlay

Жыл бұрын

I would suggest that you watch lower level players as well as high-level players. It's the same in any sport, but honestly sometimes the masters are SO good that it's very hard to follow what they are actually achieving with every move they make, whereas with lower level players it becomes very obvious over time what they are ATTEMPTING to do, and you actually end up learning more.

I'm old enough to recall the "chess move chip" that wasn't so much software as now.

Well done, guys.

Instead of Rxe6, could Lex have played Rg8 (threatening Rxg2)? Not sure it would work but seems like a better hope maybe?

Now play 5D chess with multiverse time travel

That was fun!!

Please have more rounds together!!!

Lex has got a lot better since that game with the Wutang guy.

Next episode Lex code in c++ with podcast guest.

You could interview Eric Rosen, or Levy Rozman (GothamChess) on your show.

As an avid chess player with well over 50,000 games I'm quite surprised that this game didn't suck. It was actually quite entertaining.

Could you interview Michael Singer, author of 'The Untethered Soul' among other life changing works?

At 4:35 Bc3 would've been pretty good. I also thought eventually you would connect your rooks on the A-file but it didn't really happen