Never Doubt Grandpa - A Crazy Chess Problem

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8/2p5/8/8/5P1k/p7/7P/2K5 w - - 0 1
Puzzle Details:
Grigoriev, 1937
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  • @BobChess
    @BobChess Жыл бұрын

    Grandpa is always the greatest chess player!

  • @breadmusic1

    @breadmusic1

    Жыл бұрын

    Imagine Magnus C.'s grandpa?

  • @francescogirella6085

    @francescogirella6085

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@breadmusic1 i just wanted to write Magnus Grandpa

  • @hero-gaming_yt8377

    @hero-gaming_yt8377

    Жыл бұрын

    Like me :D (Homestly, it is a pretty easy endgame puzzle. I could do this OTB w no problem.

  • @mistytrussell642

    @mistytrussell642

    Жыл бұрын

    I’m looking at this and it was 4mins ago!

  • @thomastheapostle6044

    @thomastheapostle6044

    Жыл бұрын

    i raped my grandpa

  • @roblodocus2539
    @roblodocus2539 Жыл бұрын

    It’s incredible what intricacies come from such a seemingly simple position. And that these puzzles keep coming, so different from all the ones that came before. That little pawn formation against the king though is quite practical, and worth remembering.

  • @BigDBrian

    @BigDBrian

    Жыл бұрын

    with two pawns connected by a knight jump? Yeah, though it only works with the king in front of the less advanced pawn, or the blockade doesn't work

  • @BlckJack123
    @BlckJack123 Жыл бұрын

    I love these story puzzles. This one is great because it is a very realistic problem that could easily happen in a real game.

  • @timothywahib6082

    @timothywahib6082

    Жыл бұрын

    you have a really cool profile picture

  • @trystanlamm6943

    @trystanlamm6943

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@timothywahib6082 you do too

  • @lutimstrickshots9253
    @lutimstrickshots9253 Жыл бұрын

    Suggestion: Cannonball chess Every two moves, Martin fires a cannon at a random square and if your piece is on that square it dies. But Martin's pieces have put on cannonball-proof armor so the cannonballs don't do anything to them. Good luck!

  • @dankninja9434

    @dankninja9434

    Жыл бұрын

    All fun until ur king gets cross mapped

  • @ilmaio

    @ilmaio

    Жыл бұрын

    Chess don't need improvements to be funny.

  • @Maxmaxmax63
    @Maxmaxmax63 Жыл бұрын

    Please more chess problem analysis like these. You absolutely make the best ones of these on youtube and I can’t get enough.

  • @fredericlauren

    @fredericlauren

    Жыл бұрын

    Personally I can get enough, but I still encourage OP to post more. Great puzzles

  • @datomagariaa
    @datomagariaa Жыл бұрын

    I thought endgames were so easy but this video made me change my mind.

  • @RR11333
    @RR11333 Жыл бұрын

    After watching hours of Chess Vibes over the past year, this one was pretty easy. :)

  • @dangit506
    @dangit506 Жыл бұрын

    I can't even calculate 3 moves ahead but this blew my mind ⚡

  • @tottenvillelegend826
    @tottenvillelegend826 Жыл бұрын

    Love this!! Thanks for sharing!

  • @mitchratka3661
    @mitchratka3661 Жыл бұрын

    I thought it was black to move when first looking and thought it was a draw, I'm like 700-800elo and saw the white pawn had a good shot of making it without much calculation especially with white first.

  • @miodragcristianiovanov229
    @miodragcristianiovanov229 Жыл бұрын

    A very nice one, like a thriller that keeps adding twists to the plot! Thank you for the content!

  • @cringeconnoisseur6037
    @cringeconnoisseur6037 Жыл бұрын

    1:55 confused me completely because I calculated KB3 almost immediately lol

  • @Michaelzehr
    @Michaelzehr Жыл бұрын

    The only thing I knew for certain was that the obvious answer was wrong or incomplete :D Thanks for the puzzle, keep on posting them.

  • @angelussangeluss1567
    @angelussangeluss1567 Жыл бұрын

    4:40 - Why should black king support its pawns if he could eat the white one? E.g. instead of ...a2 should be ...King h5 and he has enough of time and space to eat both white pawns. So, I believe it's a draw) Or 4:42 instead of ...King g3 should be ...King a5 with the same idea: If f5 - ...King g5 If a4 - ...King g6 SO I believe it's a draw) P.S. My first idea before deep analysis was - it's a draw because each King can eat the opponent's pawn. The only problem will bw with pawn on c2 - it should analysed and calculated deeper.

  • @AwestynJaxxxson
    @AwestynJaxxxson Жыл бұрын

    Hey Nelson, Love your stuff buddy ❤️ Would you consider making a video comparing the pros and cons of d4 and e4?

  • @hrayrbarseghyan5453
    @hrayrbarseghyan545310 ай бұрын

    Found, this was amazing, thanks

  • @skakdosmer
    @skakdosmer Жыл бұрын

    Wonderful stuff

  • @cjanimationsph
    @cjanimationsph Жыл бұрын

    This actually happened to me 4 months ago when I was playing chess for 2 months and getting third runner up in school but I was shocked when my grandpa actually demolished me in chess

  • @mrbarcode.
    @mrbarcode. Жыл бұрын

    This reminds me of my friend and his grandpa. He was really good at chess, his grandpa was also really good at chess and would throw puzzles like this at him.

  • @luuduonghy659
    @luuduonghy659 Жыл бұрын

    Black actually can attempt to c8 and promote to knight, caused a check but will had no chance to win the game Promote to bishop or rooks end up same as promote to queen

  • @jameshess7109
    @jameshess7109 Жыл бұрын

    Usually I don't see the answers to these puzzles quickly and just watch the video but I was proud of myself for spotting the full answer to this one immediately

  • @vinay6800
    @vinay6800 Жыл бұрын

    Can you create more such videos ? It was so much fun!!!!! 🤩

  • @Shaun_GTI
    @Shaun_GTI Жыл бұрын

    Awesome 👍 could you do a video on how to analyze a game? I have no idea what I'm doing

  • @torbith5374
    @torbith5374 Жыл бұрын

    I did saw the first move being h3 but the on forward it was just insane and really hard to see but atleast I did guess that white was gonna win

  • @anupamamohaniya1065
    @anupamamohaniya1065 Жыл бұрын

    I want you to make a video on mac Leod opening for white. This opening made me win many matches. Can you please make video on it

  • @kusumgupta4966

    @kusumgupta4966

    Жыл бұрын

    I would consider that opening please make a video on it @chess vibes. That is actually a good opening .

  • @prplt

    @prplt

    Жыл бұрын

    well if he makes it more people will know about it so you won't win as much 😂

  • @bungmatisoundsystem8636
    @bungmatisoundsystem8636 Жыл бұрын

    Well done

  • @elivjo11
    @elivjo11 Жыл бұрын

    I got the all of the moves right but missed the pin 💀

  • @svokxz6435
    @svokxz6435 Жыл бұрын

    I am getting much better at these puzzles.

  • @dsgdhanitha
    @dsgdhanitha Жыл бұрын

    Is Nelson making those thumbnail pictures with A.I.

  • @keysystem

    @keysystem

    Жыл бұрын

    yep. this one is cursed

  • @teomartini1105
    @teomartini1105 Жыл бұрын

    1:42 the king can go to h5 and catch the pawn

  • @lyrimetacurl0
    @lyrimetacurl0 Жыл бұрын

    I thought of putting the king there but only because you can take whichever pawn black pushes.

  • @arthurgraton7165
    @arthurgraton7165 Жыл бұрын

    at 1:16 What is stopping black from going King H5? - If white goes F5, black can chase and eat - If white goes H4, black goes G6 and can eat whichever pawn moves first then chase the other one. Can't really see a way for white to win against that but then again, I'm not a great chess player.

  • @pranavshankar6222
    @pranavshankar6222 Жыл бұрын

    And The Grandson is lucky to have a GM granddad

  • @gemmken
    @gemmken Жыл бұрын

    jokes on you, our grandpa saw his grandpa go to war

  • @legendarygamerbob7252
    @legendarygamerbob7252 Жыл бұрын

    The king protects pawn

  • @indranildas8929
    @indranildas8929 Жыл бұрын

    Super crazy!!

  • @jessemorrison2578
    @jessemorrison2578 Жыл бұрын

    But if you don't chase the pawn after the initial push

  • @chibimonikad
    @chibimonikad Жыл бұрын

    I’m surprised I found that as quickly as I did

  • @anshikatripathi2796
    @anshikatripathi2796 Жыл бұрын

    bro your one video with the title you did not see in between if we play Qeeight that changes thing pls don't ignore it

  • @qudratxojamusayev6785
    @qudratxojamusayev6785 Жыл бұрын

    The word Grand in Grandmaster is taken from Grandpa

  • @user-ij4qs7ju1y
    @user-ij4qs7ju1y Жыл бұрын

    5:03 But what if you underpromote to knight?

  • @HNBGamer

    @HNBGamer

    Жыл бұрын

    Ka3 then Black can't check anymore

  • @Tzizenorec

    @Tzizenorec

    4 ай бұрын

    Then you have a knight, against a queen. It's better than getting skewered, but you're still going to lose.

  • @dimitriskontoleon6787
    @dimitriskontoleon6787 Жыл бұрын

    Endgame table base problem

  • @lutimstrickshots9253
    @lutimstrickshots9253 Жыл бұрын

    Mittens grandpa strength: 69420

  • @UnknownGuy35
    @UnknownGuy35 Жыл бұрын

    I saw everything including the replacement

  • @pranavshankar6222
    @pranavshankar6222 Жыл бұрын

    And maybe Mr. Reti comes to Grandson’s rescue!

  • @PavlosPapageorgiou
    @PavlosPapageorgiou Жыл бұрын

    Didn't see the first pattern but got the rest

  • @Sotsirhc
    @Sotsirhc Жыл бұрын

    king to b3 was the first thing i saw lol

  • @mynona5155
    @mynona515511 ай бұрын

    I wasn‘t able to see it right away but at some point I was

  • @Hue_Sam
    @Hue_Sam Жыл бұрын

    In this position, White wins. Scenario 1: h3, kxh3 Trap move, intended to force black to take. If black does take like shown, they will lose to a ladder promotion. Scenario 2: h3, Kh4 In this scenario which is more likely to happen than Scenario 1, we have to force black’s king into a position not winnable for them. Black cannot push passed pawn on the A file due to it being countered with Kb2. Scenario 3: h3, c5 The problem shown on video.

  • @arciks11
    @arciks11 Жыл бұрын

    Before I watch it further... h3? King doesn't need to immediately go to b1 to intercept. he can wait for pawn to advance and then go b2.

  • @Kio_vidz
    @Kio_vidz Жыл бұрын

    grandson beinmg that one "smartass" kid which wisdom is on - but he though it's just incomplete + like his brain. xD

  • @intresting3131
    @intresting3131 Жыл бұрын

    How to able to solve this type of puzzles?

  • @alimollahosseini7838
    @alimollahosseini7838 Жыл бұрын

    i fond that king move

  • @killmeslowlyOfficial
    @killmeslowlyOfficial Жыл бұрын

    I calculated 3 different ways, white winning in one of them

  • @killmeslowlyOfficial

    @killmeslowlyOfficial

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm also only about an 850 ELO but normally beat 1100's I just don't consider myself 1000 elo

  • @killmeslowlyOfficial

    @killmeslowlyOfficial

    Жыл бұрын

    And I guessed the king to B3 correct hell yeah

  • @christopherlehmann5952
    @christopherlehmann5952 Жыл бұрын

    But what if he made a knight and not a Queen in the end then it'd be a check and might end in a draw

  • @blim8777
    @blim8777 Жыл бұрын

    At 2:45, after Ke3, if white moves Kb3 (the black king will protect the pawn in d3) and then pushes the f pawn, the black pawn will not promote with check, therefore white ust need a queen trade to win the game, won't it be enough?

  • @victorfinberg8595
    @victorfinberg8595 Жыл бұрын

    Brilliant. so many reversals

  • @daisyjohnson5187
    @daisyjohnson5187 Жыл бұрын

    What about d1 king move? I was thinking about that one first.

  • @MrBAKI1997
    @MrBAKI1997 Жыл бұрын

    Nice pawn endgame. Aha aha I like it xD

  • @fanart2482
    @fanart2482 Жыл бұрын

    Expect but however you do left weakest ( like me I mean I play for 6 month ( not always ) and become advance ( 1800 )

  • @thetaomegatheta
    @thetaomegatheta Жыл бұрын

    But what about the knight? /s

  • @link-jb8yy
    @link-jb8yy Жыл бұрын

    I got this problem right without pausing! Proud of myself

  • @JackSucksAtLife_TurdBoi
    @JackSucksAtLife_TurdBoi Жыл бұрын

    I saw the move but don't know what to do after that🤓

  • @niconeedsanap8130
    @niconeedsanap8130 Жыл бұрын

    I saw king b3 but i didnt know the cool part

  • @akubukanpfyro
    @akubukanpfyro Жыл бұрын

    thx, grandpa Kasparov.. lol

  • @user-pt6mg2gt9w
    @user-pt6mg2gt9w10 ай бұрын

    That's 20 moves ahead damn

  • @Tzizenorec

    @Tzizenorec

    4 ай бұрын

    It's a lot easier with this few pieces on the board.

  • @ProHakerGaming
    @ProHakerGaming Жыл бұрын

    I was able to see that one 🎉

  • @michaelowino228
    @michaelowino228 Жыл бұрын

    Good video.

  • @sussyballssniffer
    @sussyballssniffer Жыл бұрын

    amazing position :D

  • @j.thomas1420
    @j.thomas1420 Жыл бұрын

    Pawns puzzles are the best.

  • @kisaragireion
    @kisaragireion Жыл бұрын

    Didn’t know grandpa’s first name is Mikhail and last name is Tal

  • @johnnyonsy1516
    @johnnyonsy151610 ай бұрын

    I'm currently on 150 elo and solved this position easily but if u may ask why I am 150 elo well that's bc I resign when I get bored and after I actully lose by checkmate I lose hope and get scared of playing

  • @cesprwastaken
    @cesprwastaken Жыл бұрын

    How about Kb3 resulting in promotion withnout check

  • @aidenlouisaduna2386
    @aidenlouisaduna2386 Жыл бұрын

    I got the end game right Does that count?

  • @robbroertjes7489
    @robbroertjes7489 Жыл бұрын

    Nelson good teacher

  • @rhinelandmonarchy4662
    @rhinelandmonarchy4662 Жыл бұрын

    as a 500 elo, i solved every single move correctly, when do i become GM?

  • @hisoplssubillmakevideos6063
    @hisoplssubillmakevideos6063 Жыл бұрын

    Im also the best in our school and i challenged my grandpa and he checked me in 13 moves

  • @shresthmaithani9524
    @shresthmaithani9524 Жыл бұрын

    Pls correct me if i am wrong but i think at 3:15 king c2 is a checkmate and black wins right ?

  • @-qwer-8507

    @-qwer-8507

    Жыл бұрын

    No, black king still can move one tile up or down

  • @XxxHenry_StickminXxx

    @XxxHenry_StickminXxx

    Жыл бұрын

    Are you new? Queen can't move like a knight

  • @Qave_
    @Qave_ Жыл бұрын

    I saw h3 and I kind of saw all the other moves

  • @E.EE.
    @E.EE. Жыл бұрын

    At 0:46 it’s blacks turn to play and he wins

  • @The_Aikon
    @The_Aikon Жыл бұрын

    I know an ai thumbnail when i see one

  • @JamesColemanChess
    @JamesColemanChess6 ай бұрын

    That was Reti’s study on steroids! Beautiful!!

  • @Yapp1ng
    @Yapp1ng Жыл бұрын

    no way i got th eright move when i saw the puzzle

  • @oansdwalsadwpaksld
    @oansdwalsadwpaksld Жыл бұрын

    GRANDPAAAAA

  • @w4rt953
    @w4rt953 Жыл бұрын

    Solved this one immediately, move is h3

  • @lynixi163
    @lynixi163 Жыл бұрын

    So at 4:45. From my understanding the Grandson wants a draw with white. Can't he play Kb3 after black moved Kg3. In this way he would get the black pawn either way after the next move with either Kxc3 or Kxc2 if black decides to push the pawn to c2. It's gonna be a draw since there is only the pawn on h3 left and the black king is right next to it? Or am I missing something

  • @Tzizenorec

    @Tzizenorec

    4 ай бұрын

    After Kb3, Black plays Kd3. Then, assuming both players push pawns to queen, White gets a free move but he can't use that move to skewer the king and queen (because Black's king and queen aren't lined up). So the game works out to be a draw.

  • @lynixi163

    @lynixi163

    4 ай бұрын

    @@Tzizenorec But that doesn't make sense. How could the Black King go from Kg3 to Kd3. He skips 2 whole lines. f and e line. There is no chance for black whose King is on g3 to protect the pawn on c3.

  • @Tzizenorec

    @Tzizenorec

    4 ай бұрын

    @@lynixi163 Oh, sorry I got your idea mixed up with a different Kb3 line that I thought of. In the line that you were looking at, if White plays Kb3... then Black plays Kxf4 and the game is a draw. Because "the Grandson wants a draw with white" was a misunderstanding. The grandson is trying to show that _Black_ can get a draw. The grandfather is trying to show that White can get a win.

  • @doggo1424
    @doggo1424 Жыл бұрын

    I got it all right

  • @kales901
    @kales901 Жыл бұрын

    YO HOW DID I FIND THAT KING TO B3 BEST MOVE!?

  • @andyclark8991
    @andyclark8991 Жыл бұрын

    I looked at it straight away, win for white.

  • @deepakjeina121
    @deepakjeina121 Жыл бұрын

    To be honest as a 2000 rated I already saw that 👌👌

  • @severanceflames2201

    @severanceflames2201

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm 1100 rated and I saw it.

  • @bawpt1590
    @bawpt1590 Жыл бұрын

    4:37 what if instead of try it g to get to the same board state blacks king goes up to get the pawn to the left of him and then rushes over to the next pawn so there would only be kings left

  • @byeguyssry

    @byeguyssry

    Жыл бұрын

    I assume you want the Black king to move to h5, then g6, before going to f5 to capture the white pawn? When the Black king moves to g6, White plays pawn to h4. If you continue to f5, White plays h5, and you're back at the position of the pawns being a knight's move away. Or you can play h5, and White plays f5, and you have the same problem

  • @snopdogg2x

    @snopdogg2x

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@byeguyssryWhat? You can get the second pawn, because if you don't push, you lose the pawn and the king can make it to the pawn and its a draw. You don't have time to push the pawn on the side and king will inevitably make it to the promoting pawn and its a draw. You can't move twice in a game

  • @byeguyssry

    @byeguyssry

    Жыл бұрын

    @@snopdogg2x sorry, I don't understand what you mean. What moves are your proposing?

  • @bawpt1590

    @bawpt1590

    Жыл бұрын

    @@byeguyssry I see what you’re saying thanks for pointing that out

  • @joan7864
    @joan7864 Жыл бұрын

    Bro grandpa 5000 elo 💀💀💀

  • @pranavshankar6222
    @pranavshankar6222 Жыл бұрын

    Grandpa is GM Matanovic

  • @puppykiller1217
    @puppykiller1217 Жыл бұрын

    this puzzle took me 2 mins to solve damn

  • @prakashacharya4210
    @prakashacharya4210 Жыл бұрын

    Yes i saw it

  • @SerajAlhorany
    @SerajAlhorany Жыл бұрын

    The grandpa is Hans

  • @GodzillaFreak
    @GodzillaFreak Жыл бұрын

    Nice AI pictures for the thumb

  • @mysterymask4610
    @mysterymask4610 Жыл бұрын

    I did find the move

  • @miloz5558
    @miloz5558 Жыл бұрын

    I'm under 1000 and saw that instantly

  • @vittalachar3358
    @vittalachar3358 Жыл бұрын

    I have defeated stockfish at maximum level