Chess Grandmasters Solve Insanely Hard Puzzles At MIND-BLOWING Speed

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  • Опубликовано: 8 июн 2023
  • The Grandmasters are back and ready to solve some more INCREDIBLE DIFFICULT Chess puzzles from our team at Chess.com! How quickly can Levon Aronian, Fabiano Caruana, and Le Quang Liem solve these puzzles?
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  • @LordTreyHowdy
    @LordTreyHowdy 11 месяцев назад +2831

    Fabi solves puzzles like he's mad at them, Levon solves them like a kid in a candy store.

    • @neon1899
      @neon1899 11 месяцев назад +207

      That's Fabi's secret. He's always angry

    • @sieger358
      @sieger358 10 месяцев назад +17

      ​@@neon1899underrated comment:)

    • @donquixote8462
      @donquixote8462 10 месяцев назад +19

      I identify with Fabi

    • @melverys
      @melverys 10 месяцев назад +24

      @@donquixote8462I identify as Fabi

    • @gabrielmoreno9455
      @gabrielmoreno9455 9 месяцев назад +7

      I don't think he is mad, he is just shy, which is alright too

  • @ArashFallah
    @ArashFallah 11 месяцев назад +4284

    Levon seems like someone who you could just hangout and chill.

    • @jrobinson3k1
      @jrobinson3k1 11 месяцев назад +115

      He's always smiling and laughing. He's a joy to watch.

    • @khatch5454
      @khatch5454 11 месяцев назад +21

      Armenians ...

    • @ophiolatreia93
      @ophiolatreia93 11 месяцев назад +19

      Sounds like you want to polish his lighthouse

    • @alecyerikian8073
      @alecyerikian8073 11 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@khatch5454 yeah

    • @retrogamer3907
      @retrogamer3907 11 месяцев назад +2

      With

  • @maxfrobin8930
    @maxfrobin8930 11 месяцев назад +2363

    Levon is like that one crazy uncle who just knows about the weirdest, most obscure information but somehow manages to make it relevant to the conversation at hand.

  • @chhaikleanbay6093
    @chhaikleanbay6093 11 месяцев назад +3430

    Levon is simply amazing!

  • @whenthingsfly4283
    @whenthingsfly4283 11 месяцев назад +1569

    With the rook endgame I think Fabiano being able to calculate Black's responses as well was definitely noteworthy. But yeah Levon was a machine this round

    • @AserehtGracilla
      @AserehtGracilla 11 месяцев назад +28

      Fabiano is good at complex positions give him a complex position and he will be able to solve it quickly

    • @Z3nt4
      @Z3nt4 11 месяцев назад +36

      That's what they all did though. One of the best and quickest ways to improve is to make an active effort to see the game from both sides so you can understand what your opponent wants to do and stop them. At that level they calculate everything from both ends, and often when they struggle it has more to do with them trying to figure out the response to their moves rather than the moves themselves.

    • @hansg9826
      @hansg9826 11 месяцев назад +5

      ​@@Z3nt4 well the video specifically showed Liem saying "I don't know black's response"

    • @whenthingsfly4283
      @whenthingsfly4283 11 месяцев назад +17

      @@Z3nt4 sort of yes, sort of no. Whilst Chirilla was saying White's responses for Levon and Qiem and then the GMs responded with Black's best move afterwards, Fabiano was saying Black's responses as well. He just got a little stuck at the end.

    • @kidchess888
      @kidchess888 11 месяцев назад +1

      How uncle Roger will say "Fuiyoh!" 😂

  • @garthowen8292
    @garthowen8292 11 месяцев назад +883

    Lev is insane at blind calculation, but i must admit, Fabim being able to sit there for 20s and figure out what he missed shows real mental

  • @heffum5107
    @heffum5107 11 месяцев назад +360

    I paused the video for each, finally got the last one right and Fabi asks if it's even a puzzle 💀💀💀

    • @Silent_wraith441
      @Silent_wraith441 11 месяцев назад +74

      Emotional damage

    • @fabiocosta7952
      @fabiocosta7952 10 месяцев назад +9

      That's because every move is forced and the sequence is short, if you keep doing puzzles, learning patterns and improving your calculation you'll be able to solve puzzles like this instantly

    • @felpin5511
      @felpin5511 Месяц назад

      Lol

  • @authority1883
    @authority1883 11 месяцев назад +1299

    Reminder of how strong Levon is

    • @Heddomasuta
      @Heddomasuta 11 месяцев назад +94

      one of the best to ever play

    • @Wyvernnnn
      @Wyvernnnn 11 месяцев назад +36

      He's the best tactical player with grischuk but they're both imbalanced

    • @lucasmatsuoca
      @lucasmatsuoca 11 месяцев назад +82

      2013-2016 Magnus was like clearly Top 1 and Levon clearly Top 2, many people including me were anxious to a possible WCC match between them, unfortunately Levon did'nt manage to pull of his best at the candidates

    • @buni3629
      @buni3629 11 месяцев назад +9

      As someone who plays the Vienna I was stunned at him pulling it out at the Poland tournament. He won too, what a player, especially at that age, he's aged pretty well i would say.

    • @michagosawski1490
      @michagosawski1490 11 месяцев назад +1

      Kramnik was (still) at least as strong as Levon back then. The 2013 London Candidates (as well as as that year’s World Cup) proved Carlsen-Kramnik would be THE ideal WCC match.

  • @BostonRubyEric
    @BostonRubyEric 11 месяцев назад +489

    Theres a reason Magnus said Levon was his fave opponent

    • @megselv6633
      @megselv6633 11 месяцев назад +156

      Levon is the only player who would frequently outplay Magnus in the middle game in magnus' peak years,

    • @williamrobert9898
      @williamrobert9898 11 месяцев назад +61

      @@megselv6633 He is also the top player who won the most amount of games in Classical against Magnus alongside Vishy, both tied at 8 wins each

    • @veselinjokanovic3032
      @veselinjokanovic3032 3 месяца назад +19

      Also Hikaru said Levon is the best player to never play a World Championship match.

  • @notoverlyacerbic9574
    @notoverlyacerbic9574 11 месяцев назад +363

    I can watch Levon all day..
    he is such a pleasant individual..

    • @Gabriel-ns2cn
      @Gabriel-ns2cn 11 месяцев назад +8

      My favorite chess player

  • @anmol.1338
    @anmol.1338 11 месяцев назад +432

    Levon seems such a fun person to be around, not judging based off just this one interview!

  • @vishrutkrishna8469
    @vishrutkrishna8469 11 месяцев назад +86

    12:02 Fabi is confused like why did they give such a simple puzzle suddenly

    • @KarlMarxBR700
      @KarlMarxBR700 11 месяцев назад +16

      He was actually trying to be funny but he is socially awkward lol

    • @vishrutkrishna8469
      @vishrutkrishna8469 11 месяцев назад +6

      @@KarlMarxBR700 I found it funny

    • @jordanvespa720
      @jordanvespa720 11 месяцев назад +10

      ​@@KarlMarxBR700 I wouldn't say Fabi is socially awkward, but he did seem off this video, not like his usual self

    • @silverfullbuster9177
      @silverfullbuster9177 11 месяцев назад +5

      @@jordanvespa720 yh I agree. In plenty of other videos he seems like a chill guy but I could tell right away in this video that he wasnt himself

    • @elonif4125
      @elonif4125 3 месяца назад

      @@jordanvespa720Yeah, probably just a bad day.

  • @jayasinghrathod8683
    @jayasinghrathod8683 11 месяцев назад +148

    Levon is such a genius. Absolutely loved some of his games over the years. Guy is definitely underrated.

    • @radscorpion8
      @radscorpion8 8 месяцев назад +2

      exactly, they just happen to be overshadowed by magnus who is a super genius :P

  • @trevorsmith8950
    @trevorsmith8950 11 месяцев назад +159

    Watching Le struggle at 5:35 and then Levon almost instantly grasp the Ke5! idea is incredible. Levon is a freak, my favorite player no doubt.

    • @nicolagemusa
      @nicolagemusa 8 месяцев назад

      That's the difference between a gm and a super gm

    • @Julie-xz3jb
      @Julie-xz3jb 5 месяцев назад +13

      ​​@@nicolagemusaThey are both super GMs

    • @aries2764
      @aries2764 4 месяца назад +6

      ⁠@@nicolagemusaAs of now, Le is higher on the fide list than Levon. Next time do your homework 😉

    • @shashishekhar----
      @shashishekhar---- 4 месяца назад +4

      ​​@@aries2764Levon is the 4th highest rated in history, forms and everything is temporary, next time you do your homework 👍

    • @aries2764
      @aries2764 4 месяца назад +2

      @@shashishekhar---- so what? both are super gms anyway, you and the other dude can't read or what?

  • @Longbajubi
    @Longbajubi 11 месяцев назад +74

    Levon is that dad who always win in a certain thing and laugh exactly like him.

  • @garry3465
    @garry3465 11 месяцев назад +114

    As Garry chess once said "The chess world is a better place when Aronian is playing well"

  • @joaoguimaro6116
    @joaoguimaro6116 11 месяцев назад +108

    GM Aronian was on fire 🔥

  • @bhamdeezy4654
    @bhamdeezy4654 11 месяцев назад +83

    Two things..
    Levon is an absolute BEAST. & #2, yall should post more of these. It was really fun to work through together! Great video!

  • @TheArizus
    @TheArizus 11 месяцев назад +59

    A video with fabiano, levon and Le quang liem. Perfect combination of friendly personalities

  • @axelgilbert7220
    @axelgilbert7220 10 месяцев назад +20

    For the record, here are the composers of the studies :
    2 Kasparyan (after fifth move!)
    3 Szaja Kozlowski
    4 Alexei Troitsky
    5 Herbstmann and Kubbel (after first move)
    Composers' names should always be mentioned.

  • @bryantcullen1377
    @bryantcullen1377 11 месяцев назад +38

    I can't even imagine what their regular lives are like with such amazing memories. These people are truly special.

  • @ButlersTraining
    @ButlersTraining 11 месяцев назад +155

    fabiano actually saying "whats the puzzle" at the last one caught me off guard

    • @posadist681
      @posadist681 11 месяцев назад +12

      that made me fall out my chair 💀

    • @Tsuyuri193
      @Tsuyuri193 11 месяцев назад +2

      Well if you play chess long enough then puzzles stop being puzzles on chess because you have seen it all

    • @thechesslobster2768
      @thechesslobster2768 11 месяцев назад +3

      A mate in 4 being so simple it's laughable, lol.

  • @KironKabir
    @KironKabir 11 месяцев назад +32

    Lev has a wealth of chess knowledge. His Armenian GM colleagues always speak highly of him

  • @TheChessGenie
    @TheChessGenie 11 месяцев назад +79

    Levon is so wholesome!

  • @calob3927
    @calob3927 11 месяцев назад +43

    Levon is like the skate boarder who is also an enigmatic genius 😂

  • @wonkywonky6307
    @wonkywonky6307 11 месяцев назад +10

    Levon was crazy! Fantastic puzzle-solving from him, and he clearly demonstrated great knowledge regarding these studies, most of them him having seen before.

  • @Kindred1a1
    @Kindred1a1 11 месяцев назад +203

    From a neuropsychologist/chess beginner point of view this is amazing. Specifically, how the language of chess (Nf6, Qxg6, etc) combined with the mental representation of the board is so automatized in their brain that it's almost like they are bilingual (or trilingual, English + native language + chess lol). Really cool to see.
    EDIT: Im calling it the "language of chess", but I realize it's not a language in and of itself. I meant that it reminds me of language because of how automatic it is for them. They use it so efficiently that a line sounds like a full sentence :D

    • @colorsofsound4782
      @colorsofsound4782 11 месяцев назад +32

      Yes, but what is even more fascinating is that the area of the brain which is utilised a lot in chess positions is the same area that is used for facial recognition and not language.

    • @offensivebias8761
      @offensivebias8761 11 месяцев назад +27

      ​@@colorsofsound4782 patterns

    • @guillaumecouture8729
      @guillaumecouture8729 11 месяцев назад

      ​@colorsofsound really interesting. Where did you hear this? Studying those brains must be fascinating

    • @omerzalman-fe2fr
      @omerzalman-fe2fr 11 месяцев назад +1

      From a human perspective I think the game is very good

    • @hidude1354
      @hidude1354 11 месяцев назад +2

      I'm not sure it's the language itself that's really that exciting; it's essentially jargon just like how engineers or doctors talk with those in their similar profression because in chess, that is the traditional way of speaking. The mental representation part is really cool though, especially with the ability of not only remembering a position but being able to make a move on a position you have memorized

  • @mattkim96
    @mattkim96 11 месяцев назад +47

    Aronian! Seems like such a pleasant person to sit across. So long as it’s not over a chess board.

  • @TrickyDickyGaming
    @TrickyDickyGaming 11 месяцев назад +42

    Love how levon just laughs his way to the answer like it’s the easiest thing in the world. Effortless

  • @benjaminlarson8791
    @benjaminlarson8791 11 месяцев назад +4

    Levon's having a great time and I can't help but smile watching him.

  • @laubchess07
    @laubchess07 11 месяцев назад +1

    Brilliant Video, would love to see more of this

  • @kianushmaleki
    @kianushmaleki 11 месяцев назад +3

    I love to see how Levon gets excited. I love him. Go Levon

  • @vickmackey24
    @vickmackey24 11 месяцев назад +60

    Levon must be a beast at puzzle rush.

    • @SweetDream2346
      @SweetDream2346 11 месяцев назад +1

      Levon vs Hikaru puzzle rush?

    • @Da_roook
      @Da_roook 10 месяцев назад

      ​@@SweetDream2346that would be dun to watch

  • @bulelanibotman
    @bulelanibotman 11 месяцев назад +32

    Levon is such a puzzle king

  • @TheRealMissingLink
    @TheRealMissingLink 11 месяцев назад

    It's just insane how they can do that.. incredible. Love these vids too!!!

  • @mathwizard296
    @mathwizard296 9 месяцев назад +5

    12:40 SUPER GM LEVON WITH THE REVERSE UNO OF TRICKING HIM INTO THINKING HE DIDNT SOLVE IT THEN SOLVED IT IMMEDIATELY HAHA

  • @carlosfnicolau
    @carlosfnicolau 11 месяцев назад +1

    Great video! Bring more please!

  • @theunknown21329
    @theunknown21329 2 месяца назад +1

    Levon is simply amazing to watch. Cheerful, fun guy who also happens to be a legend!

  • @wearytrader535
    @wearytrader535 11 месяцев назад +3

    Thanks for the video, helped me realize I'm slow at puzzles because I concentrate too much on one line at a time instead of scanning for good candidate moves. Once I found Qg7 for the final puzzle it was easy! But I thought too long about the lines that quickly went wrong

    • @AlexWyattDrums
      @AlexWyattDrums 11 месяцев назад +3

      Yeah, it seems guys on that level find the first move instantly bc their intuition and experience is on such a high level, then it’s matter of technique to calculate the rest without even looking. Mind blowing.

  • @sharanteja9486
    @sharanteja9486 11 месяцев назад +2

    Levon is simply amazing man .. such a joy to watch him solve .. :)

    • @Notorious224
      @Notorious224 11 месяцев назад

      Hikaru is better

    • @ergwer45624
      @ergwer45624 11 месяцев назад

      @@Notorious224 don't think so, Hikaru is better under 5 minutes though

  • @Diegogomez-df4wj
    @Diegogomez-df4wj 8 месяцев назад +1

    What a chill guy is levy

  • @abhijitsarkar7257
    @abhijitsarkar7257 10 месяцев назад +7

    levon has incredible mental toughness,his wife died in 2020 but he is still a top player after such devastating personal loss,as someone said the reason they are top player because they are mentally tough

  • @aimarwadjo
    @aimarwadjo 11 месяцев назад +13

    Levon is a brilliant puzzle solver 🤯

  • @RossPacino
    @RossPacino 11 месяцев назад +10

    Grandmaster Aronian seems like a pretty chill dude

  • @anuragparasharsarmah1045
    @anuragparasharsarmah1045 11 месяцев назад +22

    Damn levon came prepared for puzzle rush

  • @wdiddy1
    @wdiddy1 10 месяцев назад +3

    Watching super GMs show why they're super is so cool, the things their minds recall and can store is amazing.

  • @jameschiu4162
    @jameschiu4162 11 месяцев назад +4

    I need more videos like these! That was a blast to watch.

  • @fencserx9423
    @fencserx9423 10 месяцев назад +2

    I love Fabi being so concerned on the last one. The danger sense of “Oh sht am I dumb? What am I missing”

  • @alexds8389
    @alexds8389 11 месяцев назад +1

    Amazing. I didn t know Levon and I will follow him, his mind speed is insane.

  • @seya_2
    @seya_2 11 месяцев назад +21

    Liem Le is a blitz beast

  • @patricio1163
    @patricio1163 11 месяцев назад +23

    Levon no tan solo es el más rápido e inteligente sino el más simpático, termina de resolver un problema y se mata de risa con el entrevistador 😂

    • @daffkuh621
      @daffkuh621 10 месяцев назад

      none of them have a tan bro

  • @travissorenson9554
    @travissorenson9554 11 месяцев назад +5

    “What did you think I didn’t solve it?” Is kind of a badass thing to say after going perfect

  • @zmattchiasson
    @zmattchiasson 10 месяцев назад

    Love these, keep it up

  • @tmsztrsz
    @tmsztrsz 11 месяцев назад +8

    Levon solves the position before I even realize where are the pieces

  • @bencaruso1346
    @bencaruso1346 9 месяцев назад +10

    Congrats Levon! How do they calculate so deep so fast like that?!?

  • @kafkaesquee521
    @kafkaesquee521 10 месяцев назад +4

    Fabi found the last one so easy he had to pause and confirm what the goal was lol.

  • @kayblis
    @kayblis 11 месяцев назад +14

    I wish this was an hour longer.

  • @zakirsaid2398
    @zakirsaid2398 11 месяцев назад +1

    Simply Amazing!!👍👍

  • @justsomeboyprobablydressed9579
    @justsomeboyprobablydressed9579 11 месяцев назад

    Just incredible. Well done, gentlemen.

  • @PartidasInmortalesdeAjedrez
    @PartidasInmortalesdeAjedrez 11 месяцев назад +6

    These guys are ridiculously good!

  • @hkalkiki9148
    @hkalkiki9148 11 месяцев назад

    In love with this kind of content

  • @sniffableandirresistble
    @sniffableandirresistble 10 месяцев назад +1

    That's so super human to do that with nothing more than a glance ❤

  • @TheReddaredevil223
    @TheReddaredevil223 11 месяцев назад +3

    From the very first puzzle Levon is blowing my mind

  • @bannedfromtv2102
    @bannedfromtv2102 11 месяцев назад +9

    Levon is just nuts

  • @belhaddim5116
    @belhaddim5116 11 месяцев назад

    More of these!

  • @mrbeastfan9579
    @mrbeastfan9579 4 месяца назад +2

    Levon is easily the most chill guy

  • @Ddxcv98
    @Ddxcv98 11 месяцев назад +3

    Levon pretending to struggle with the last one 😆

  • @ddenti99
    @ddenti99 11 месяцев назад +1

    I love this kind of video

  • @epicchess2021
    @epicchess2021 11 месяцев назад +3

    Levon on that last puzzle 😂😂

  • @generalfishcake
    @generalfishcake 13 дней назад +1

    Levon is an absolute beast. A smiling beast

  • @teejayB21
    @teejayB21 2 месяца назад

    fabi thinking outside the box thats why he take time..true genius

  • @xxFortunadoxx
    @xxFortunadoxx 4 месяца назад +1

    Holy shit. I cannot get enough of Levon. He's so awesome.

  • @filipkazacu9260
    @filipkazacu9260 10 месяцев назад +4

    Levon passed the vibe check 😂

  • @adityachatterjee079
    @adityachatterjee079 11 месяцев назад +1

    Levon seems to have fun solving these puzzles

  • @Chess4EveryoneFun
    @Chess4EveryoneFun 11 месяцев назад +12

    Le quang liem!!!

  • @kidchess888
    @kidchess888 11 месяцев назад

    Levon, the laugh of a splendid "Joker"!! 😂

  • @gigas81
    @gigas81 10 месяцев назад +2

    Levon Aronian had a string of games long ago where he was destroying opponents in a tournament with the black pieces so badly it made you think twice if white going first had any advantage :P

  • @MAT3RO1
    @MAT3RO1 11 месяцев назад +1

    Levon a lil jokester at the end 😂😂

  • @NightHawkOW
    @NightHawkOW 11 месяцев назад

    Love this content

  • @JPCPSeto
    @JPCPSeto 8 месяцев назад

    They're all great but Levon is just from another planet

  • @FaqUrNwoBS
    @FaqUrNwoBS 11 месяцев назад +1

    kind of incredible that they recognize puzzles out of thousands if not tens of thousands of puzzles

  • @santiagomosquera563
    @santiagomosquera563 11 месяцев назад +5

    Levon is a vibe hahah

  • @connahbourton5097
    @connahbourton5097 8 месяцев назад

    Levon is great man I’d love to meet that guy😂

  • @stoutlager6325
    @stoutlager6325 11 месяцев назад +1

    Man, Lev is a monster at these.

  • @cunningham4500
    @cunningham4500 11 месяцев назад +8

    Levon is a monster.

  • @temhirtleague-chess
    @temhirtleague-chess 10 месяцев назад +2

    Levon is just a bright light of Chess.

  • @whitewolf1610
    @whitewolf1610 11 месяцев назад

    Yo I like this series so much ❤

  • @supar6142
    @supar6142 11 месяцев назад

    Levon is a beast and Joy to watch

  • @gspaulsson
    @gspaulsson 10 месяцев назад

    In the first one, I got as far as Qxg6+,fxg; Nf6 dbl check, Kh8 (forced), but I got stuck on the idea of Bf8+, when Bh5 blocks, and didn't think of Bg7, the sacrificial double check. KxB forced, Rh7+ (N on f6 covering). Then Kf8 or f6, Rf7#. It's actually fairly obvious when you know it's a composition, not from a game -- then you don't calculate, just look for what's beautiful. The nagging loose end: what if he doesn't take the Queen? then Kh8; Qh7#, all tied up with a bow. Lovely.

  • @jslilyandaspen
    @jslilyandaspen 11 месяцев назад

    Bro im so excited for the upcoming tournament in my school!

  • @koalalala3939
    @koalalala3939 8 месяцев назад +1

    Fabi looks like somebody forced him to go to this event 😅

  • @FlavioBarrosProfessor
    @FlavioBarrosProfessor 10 месяцев назад +1

    No that I didn't knew before, but now a realize how a sheet of a player I am...this guys are insane!! Especially Levon

  • @julianrodriguez757
    @julianrodriguez757 11 месяцев назад

    Levon es una gran persona, tiene mucho carisma

  • @bigjooh7339
    @bigjooh7339 11 месяцев назад +2

    Aronian- Ahhhhh!!
    Opponent- Resign

  • @cristiancamiloramossuarez5013
    @cristiancamiloramossuarez5013 10 месяцев назад

    Levon es un crack disfruta de los problemas Fabi y le también aunque s es equivoquen veían su error y eso también es impresionante .

  • @youuuuuuuuuuutube
    @youuuuuuuuuuutube 10 месяцев назад +1

    Fabiano on the last one "What's the puzzle?" :D Because it was so easy, he was wondering if that was the puzzle at all.

  • @gitiy44
    @gitiy44 9 месяцев назад +1

    dude levon is monster!

  • @commanderdj
    @commanderdj 11 месяцев назад +1

    For puzzle 2 stockfish says you can play b2 after Rd2 instead of Rxa3

  • @quarkraven
    @quarkraven Месяц назад

    Levon is amazing at these!

  • @yasseindahshan3556
    @yasseindahshan3556 11 месяцев назад +1

    Levon is a Legend.