Random Strangers In London TRY To Solve IMPOSSIBLE Chess Puzzles

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  • Опубликовано: 6 фев 2024
  • We sent David Howell out on the streets of London to see if he could find some folks to solve chess puzzles, but with a catch!
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Комментарии • 231

  • @xn3287
    @xn3287 4 месяца назад +300

    Howell should be a fake GM, no way a grandmaster gets this level of social skills

    • @linsqopiring6816
      @linsqopiring6816 4 месяца назад +4

      @@sidmate13/videos
      All Australians seem to be like that. Wonder why that is.

    • @soulfulmaple
      @soulfulmaple 4 месяца назад

      he's not Australian he's British and isn't he supposed to be studying to be a lawyer? Heard that in his commentary.@@linsqopiring6816

    • @tanjinpang
      @tanjinpang 4 месяца назад +3

      Anish in X be like......

    • @muazbinanis7378
      @muazbinanis7378 4 месяца назад

      bro is a commenttator, what do you expect?

    • @noobdernoobder6707
      @noobdernoobder6707 3 месяца назад +1

      My picket fence neighbour is a GM. Except when his wife orders him to cut the hedges he seems quite normal and likeable, too.

  • @saeedjalali7339
    @saeedjalali7339 4 месяца назад +146

    Do you play chess?
    kid: Yeah I play for England.

  • @minimoogle3335
    @minimoogle3335 4 месяца назад +193

    Me when i see a puzzle?.. Sac the Queen!

    • @TearTheRoof0ff
      @TearTheRoof0ff 4 месяца назад +5

      That one was an instant Levy

    • @exKGBagent
      @exKGBagent 4 месяца назад +4

      God save the queen

    • @user-cv6ft9oe8c
      @user-cv6ft9oe8c 4 месяца назад +4

      ​@@TearTheRoof0ff"sac the queen....can you sac the queen ???o he sac'ed the queen he sac'ed the queen oh he sac'ed the queen....
      he said ....he said ....I'm going to the restaurant in Toranto"

    • @TearTheRoof0ff
      @TearTheRoof0ff 4 месяца назад +4

      @@user-cv6ft9oe8c That whole sequence went through my head lol.

    • @abyssalocean6399
      @abyssalocean6399 4 месяца назад

      10 yard penalty

  • @jeanhuntervega3579
    @jeanhuntervega3579 4 месяца назад +118

    Chess has definitely become modernized and is globally popular again on the internet

    • @bawseeeee602
      @bawseeeee602 4 месяца назад +1

      Daddy Andrew Tate did that

    • @shahariarshahed2175
      @shahariarshahed2175 4 месяца назад +3

      ​@@bawseeeee602Queen's gambit

    • @jonathanp89
      @jonathanp89 4 месяца назад

      The Carlson/Niemann drama is what got me into it.

    • @Art--Deco
      @Art--Deco 3 месяца назад +2

      Pandemic is what did it

  • @avalonaura4076
    @avalonaura4076 4 месяца назад +31

    That last puzzle is actually pretty easy. Not necessarily because its easy, but because it's so famous as a study that even amateur chess players might have seen it on instagram and tiktok.

    • @OttoIncandenza
      @OttoIncandenza 4 месяца назад +3

      I've never seen it and I have like a 300 rating and easily solved it. I have beaten my 1500 rated friend before though so idk. Maybe I have good intuition *shrugs*

    • @PMA65537
      @PMA65537 4 месяца назад +6

      It's got so few moves available it's not hard to calc all of them.

    • @victorfinberg8595
      @victorfinberg8595 3 месяца назад

      that last puzzle is pretty easy ... not because it's easy
      you have been watching agadmator ...

    • @UmaDevi-zg1pd
      @UmaDevi-zg1pd 3 месяца назад +1

      ​@@OttoIncandenzabruh either your friend was loosing on purpose of u are not a 300 !!
      Way way above 300 bro ! Good stuff

  • @tookaysevon
    @tookaysevon 4 месяца назад +64

    Give me some David Howell any time. I love this guy.

    • @maze_s
      @maze_s 4 месяца назад

      Please support me

  • @Pratapan
    @Pratapan 4 месяца назад +129

    David Howell acts too modest for a former 2700 player. If GothamChess had David’s rating, he would strut around the streets with his nose high up in the air crashing into every single New York building.

    • @tomsmith4452
      @tomsmith4452 4 месяца назад +5

      Lol. Very true.

    • @2020cine
      @2020cine 4 месяца назад +5

      That's why a figure like levi was so needed

    • @bladekiller2766
      @bladekiller2766 4 месяца назад +1

      Loooool

    • @linsqopiring6816
      @linsqopiring6816 4 месяца назад

      @@2020cine/videos
      They both have their place.

    • @titusa04
      @titusa04 4 месяца назад +10

      This would get the pin of shame on one of Gotham's videos

  • @rocker1260
    @rocker1260 4 месяца назад +33

    2:00 love that they are playing on Lichess :)

  • @Schmated64
    @Schmated64 4 месяца назад +31

    I have the privilege of playing the youngster, Rock now and again. He’s a phenomenal player and a nightmare to face.

    • @linsqopiring6816
      @linsqopiring6816 4 месяца назад +1

      Rock is his real name lol?

    • @simplyphotoshop8035
      @simplyphotoshop8035 3 месяца назад

      I was shocked to find out that’s a boy not a girl

    • @jaswik2023
      @jaswik2023 Месяц назад

      @@simplyphotoshop8035 You're not alone lol

  • @Itsjaysupreme1
    @Itsjaysupreme1 4 месяца назад +10

    Every city needs a streetclub like FourCorner - big props to James!

    • @RobinLovechild
      @RobinLovechild 4 месяца назад +2

      James is brilliant and FourCorner is an excellent idea and a welcoming community.

    • @jamesrichards8584
      @jamesrichards8584 4 месяца назад +1

      Thanks man!

  • @amrittuladhar
    @amrittuladhar 4 месяца назад +12

    When I grow up, I want to be like David Howell. Too bad I’m 7 years older than he is 😭

  • @StartUpwithSid
    @StartUpwithSid 4 месяца назад +4

    David is too humble to be a GM. Guys c'mmon you have a 2700 + rated player infront of you. I just love Howell and his way of interaction.

  • @Chess_Guy_7
    @Chess_Guy_7 4 месяца назад +43

    3:27 bro said pragg love it ❤️

    • @ineptec
      @ineptec 4 месяца назад +2

      Here's hoping Pragg can win the candidates.

    • @Chess_Guy_7
      @Chess_Guy_7 4 месяца назад +2

      @@ineptec hope for the best 💥

    • @merdishakki
      @merdishakki 4 месяца назад +2

      Jai bhole ki! Jai shree ram! Jai Maa Kali! Jai Hind!

  • @trashl0rd
    @trashl0rd 4 месяца назад +2

    David's a class act.

  • @germanoscheller5095
    @germanoscheller5095 4 месяца назад +34

    4:59 GUY???? oh my...

    • @brainboy6655
      @brainboy6655 4 месяца назад +5

      had the same reaction😭

    • @PavanU_
      @PavanU_ 4 месяца назад +1

      i didnt realise until i read your comment haha

    • @JimmyBoosterCrate
      @JimmyBoosterCrate 4 месяца назад +4

      I'm a long haired guy myself and I fell for it too 💀

    • @theoneandonlykk86
      @theoneandonlykk86 4 месяца назад +5

      Wait, did he call her a guy by mistake or is it really a guy?

    • @gr8chess
      @gr8chess 4 месяца назад +4

      you all need to calm down its not that deep lol

  • @prasetyowidodo8475
    @prasetyowidodo8475 4 месяца назад +1

    it is very interesting to see video content with a public social vibe

  • @emranahmed5711
    @emranahmed5711 4 месяца назад +5

    David howell is such a spicy character 😂

  • @tejasvashuklaapsb5930
    @tejasvashuklaapsb5930 4 месяца назад +54

    that guy will definitely be a future grandmaster

    • @darrak1
      @darrak1 4 месяца назад +22

      isn't it a girl? :D

    • @felixreichmann9295
      @felixreichmann9295 4 месяца назад

      ​@@darrak1it's a boy for sure

    • @linsqopiring6816
      @linsqopiring6816 4 месяца назад +12

      @@darrak1Even hearing the voice I thought so until Howell used "he" lol.

    • @michaeloconnor6264
      @michaeloconnor6264 4 месяца назад +5

      Ya,the kid in the red shirt should cut his hair,dont want him getting bullied. Just sayin,

    • @linsqopiring6816
      @linsqopiring6816 4 месяца назад +15

      @@michaeloconnor6264/videos
      Maybe he shouldn't have to cut his hair not to be bullied?

  • @jamesrichards8584
    @jamesrichards8584 4 месяца назад +8

    Founder of @fourcornerclub here (dude in the cap). Apologies for my performance. Was baffed to have David just rock up randomly. So great.

  • @TheAmanov
    @TheAmanov 4 месяца назад +2

    It took me 20 seconds to solve EASY puzzle. Dead serious, took me in total 3 seconds for both MEDIUM and HARD puzzles.

  • @disco_sugar
    @disco_sugar 4 месяца назад

    nice segment

  • @lwgaming5464
    @lwgaming5464 4 месяца назад +9

    When i solve a puzzle i first see hikaru's ceiling and if that doesnt work then i watch a video😂

  • @AthrunWilshire
    @AthrunWilshire 4 месяца назад +15

    The hard one was the only one I got immediately. That pretty much sums up my chess. Overthinking easier stuff and instantly get the harder stuff.

  • @lukastux3024
    @lukastux3024 3 месяца назад

    1:39 😂😂😂😂 "I'm pretty good"

  • @WoWDart
    @WoWDart 4 месяца назад

    Each of these we're past daily puzzle. Good video idea.

  • @lotniskofan664
    @lotniskofan664 4 месяца назад +20

    everyone who watchs chess content on RUclips and Twitch and is interested in the game probably has seen the 3. Puzzle with Ra6 before like the little boy. It is a well known puzzle in the chess bubble... my impression

    • @tomsmith4452
      @tomsmith4452 4 месяца назад +2

      Yup. Paul Morphy composed this puzzle😊

    • @Pornaphobia1
      @Pornaphobia1 4 месяца назад

      Dw I just thought hmmm I've seen that but I forgot what to do

    • @linsqopiring6816
      @linsqopiring6816 4 месяца назад

      Props to him for volunteering that though. I'd just let them think I was smart lol.

    • @dylanmeyer6614
      @dylanmeyer6614 4 месяца назад

      I only occasionally do chess puzzles, and I only really do ones from actual games rather than composed ones like the last one, so it took me a min of trial and error in my head to get it. I am 1700 OTB so I would be expected to get it I feel. Howell is a true gentleman.

    • @tomoasakura
      @tomoasakura 3 месяца назад

      yeah i thought it would be too well-known to be hard :)

  • @brians132
    @brians132 4 месяца назад

    I'm around 1,100 level and got the 1st one and the last one fairly quickly. The second one was a little harder, I was inclined to move the rook first for a fishing pole trap checkmate, but didn't notice the potential of the black Queen to then go to d1 and deliver a back rank checkmate on the white King. So the white Queen has to move before the white rook does.

  • @bobbynygaardchrisitansen6874
    @bobbynygaardchrisitansen6874 4 месяца назад

    if you do tactics you see those puzzles all the time. My TT rating is around 2200. the last one if you have never seen it can be tricky if you haven't seen it before.

  • @NicolaeCobzaru
    @NicolaeCobzaru 3 месяца назад

    Legend has it that Howell is still in the park playing chess. (he's known for having very long games)

  • @dominikmuller4455
    @dominikmuller4455 4 месяца назад

    The hardest one is quite well known but still very cool

  • @NathanLipetz
    @NathanLipetz 4 месяца назад +1

    The 1st one was really obvious to me

  • @datasherlock
    @datasherlock 4 месяца назад

    Where was this event? I'd love to catch-up and play with other chess lovers in London!

  • @JD-xw3tj
    @JD-xw3tj 4 месяца назад

    Weirdly enough I got the easy and hard quickly but overcomplicated the medium one and got it wrong

  • @danfrederiksen1607
    @danfrederiksen1607 4 месяца назад +5

    Nice. Got them all. First one probably took me the longest because I focused on the queen rook options first. I've only played a handful of games but I've done a fair bit of puzzles.

    • @linsqopiring6816
      @linsqopiring6816 4 месяца назад +2

      Yea the first one was harder than the second because of all the distractions.

  • @Man12354
    @Man12354 3 месяца назад +1

    This puzzles very easy all three.

  • @George_Bland
    @George_Bland 4 месяца назад

    I only got medium can't believe I missed the M1!

  • @RafaelKTokoi
    @RafaelKTokoi 4 месяца назад +1

    I love the last puzzle! If I'm not mistaken it was created by Paul Morphy himself
    If you ever have to explain what is zugzwang to someone, show them this puzzle. It's also easy to remember how to set the position up 😊

    • @linsqopiring6816
      @linsqopiring6816 4 месяца назад +1

      Pawn promotion in a King and pawn vs king endgame is a better example when the attacking king has opposition. The simpler the example the better for beginner students.

  • @MaharshiRay
    @MaharshiRay 4 месяца назад +1

    plz tell me I'm not the only one who got the last one instantly while making a mistake with the first two 😅

  • @Youtube_Stole_My_Handle_Too
    @Youtube_Stole_My_Handle_Too 3 месяца назад

    5:12 yet, he would never be the new Magnus if he had not that much integrity.

  • @tristan7720
    @tristan7720 4 месяца назад

    This rook a6 puzzle is way too famous

  • @ioan1545
    @ioan1545 4 месяца назад +5

    The first one had mate in 1 and a mate in 3. Can you say a forced mate in 3 is a wrong answer?

    • @abdullahalsabbagh1815
      @abdullahalsabbagh1815 4 месяца назад +10

      If the idea is to find the quickest way to win I guess you could say it's a wrong answer

    • @bishalthapa3783
      @bishalthapa3783 4 месяца назад

      Yeah...Its wrong And its useful in board chess...sometimes you physically cant move 3 pieces so...Finding quick mate is necessary...

  • @uifwastaken
    @uifwastaken 4 месяца назад +1

    They were both too easy and too known but yea, i love chess content in public:)

  • @aerialphotographyRDT
    @aerialphotographyRDT 3 месяца назад +1

    Where in London is this please?

  • @AkashSingh-tl6bs
    @AkashSingh-tl6bs 4 месяца назад

    4:57 big oopsie

  • @MagicSmoke11
    @MagicSmoke11 4 месяца назад +2

    Nice to hear "Prag" in fav player list from these guys😂❤

  • @linsqopiring6816
    @linsqopiring6816 4 месяца назад +1

    Was anyone thinking the answer to the hardest one was something like 1.Ra5 a6 2.Rh5 then the black bishop goes somewhere 3.Rh7 then the black bishop goes somewhere on the same diagonal again. 4.Rxb7 then if the black bishop goes back to b8 to guard against the mate on a7 white plays 5. Rxb8# and if 4.... a5 5.Rxa7#

    • @moseru131
      @moseru131 4 месяца назад

      After 2. Rh5, how can rook move 3.Rxb7 ?

    • @linsqopiring6816
      @linsqopiring6816 4 месяца назад

      @@moseru131Thanks for pointing out the error. I've edited it now, so I hope it's right this time.

  • @dniendkdksmd27839
    @dniendkdksmd27839 4 месяца назад

    I took 10 sec for all 3 combined

  • @backdoorguy1
    @backdoorguy1 4 месяца назад +5

    solved all of em within a few secs, I'm not even that strong but these are 1800-2000 level at max

  • @knorrkzk.4688
    @knorrkzk.4688 4 месяца назад

    I didn't get the 2nd but I got the 3rd lol

  • @Kwanazaj
    @Kwanazaj 4 месяца назад

    I've seen the hard one way too many times

  • @yagamilight1231
    @yagamilight1231 4 месяца назад

    Love David 😃😍

  • @huybaconhair1508
    @huybaconhair1508 4 месяца назад

    Miss the easiest puzzle and solve hardest one💀

  • @pokemonjynx1019
    @pokemonjynx1019 3 месяца назад

    sunny london

  • @vik24oct1991
    @vik24oct1991 3 месяца назад

    the hardest puzzle here was to guess that long haired kid was a boy, I solved it just before the third puzzle.

  • @studdpuppy85
    @studdpuppy85 4 месяца назад

    I got the first two instantly, the hard one took me one minute. Not too bad I guess.

  • @amanshukla8740
    @amanshukla8740 3 месяца назад

    I was able to solve the easy and hard one but i couldn't solve the medium. 😂

  • @BobChess
    @BobChess 4 месяца назад

    I don't know I am right but if I can sacrifice THE ROOK and THE QUEEN. I will do it

  • @11pupona
    @11pupona 3 месяца назад

    very easy! I saw all of them in under 5 seconds.

  • @roadtosucces1757
    @roadtosucces1757 4 месяца назад

    Best commentator here

  • @Lamcuyp572L
    @Lamcuyp572L 4 месяца назад

    The last puzzle was a famous study by tal right?

  • @mr._baum153
    @mr._baum153 4 месяца назад

    That was so easy

  • @mathildewesendonck7225
    @mathildewesendonck7225 3 месяца назад

    I‘m a 600 and I‘m really bad at puzzles, but I found the two first ones 😊

  • @enchanteratsuma9519
    @enchanteratsuma9519 4 месяца назад

    That was the easiest thirty pounds I could have won.

    • @RobinLovechild
      @RobinLovechild 4 месяца назад

      £15, although how they say it makes that less than 100% clear. (but I was there)

  • @pokemonjynx1019
    @pokemonjynx1019 4 месяца назад +2

    that medium was easier than the easy one

  • @walidovicvald2978
    @walidovicvald2978 4 месяца назад

    I didn't solve the first one but solved the second and third 😅

    • @maze_s
      @maze_s 4 месяца назад

      Please support me

  • @tomoasakura
    @tomoasakura 3 месяца назад

    AYOOO i visited that very same park when I went to london hoping to play street chess and no one was there 🥲

  • @itzprogamer1014
    @itzprogamer1014 4 месяца назад +4

    I struggled on the Easy one and solved he medium and hard one in like 5 seconds each. How did people miss the medium one just sack the queen for a rook mate

  • @siddkotharia
    @siddkotharia 4 месяца назад +1

    It was very easy ...

  • @why_50_5eri0u5
    @why_50_5eri0u5 4 месяца назад

    4:01

  • @OkeraBascome
    @OkeraBascome 2 месяца назад

    The last one prob the easiest

  • @yassinesafraoui
    @yassinesafraoui 3 месяца назад

    I solved the hard one in 2 minutes, man it hits hard 🔥

  • @pacisking
    @pacisking 4 месяца назад +2

    feel like the third one was easier than the second one

  • @tomasbrotanek2839
    @tomasbrotanek2839 4 месяца назад +3

    weirdly enough.... that first one took me the longest. I saw the other ones in a second, because patern recognition

    • @legendary3952
      @legendary3952 3 месяца назад +1

      Same
      The “easiest” was the hardest to me but I got the others done correctly and pretty fast
      Bit confused why that is 😜

  • @dennphilip5021
    @dennphilip5021 4 месяца назад

    this guy

  • @EROK1R
    @EROK1R 3 месяца назад

    I don’t get why rook h3 queen h7 doesn’t work.

  • @tybaltyrant1
    @tybaltyrant1 4 месяца назад

    Lol I only got the hard one 😅😅

  • @abdalmonemmohammed3365
    @abdalmonemmohammed3365 4 месяца назад

    Why don’t u guys do this in Italy for example? I don’t see any chess related activities here😂

  • @jonathanp89
    @jonathanp89 4 месяца назад

    Did anyone else manage to solve the easy and hard but not the medium one? That's what I achieved lol.

  • @samueltoro2688
    @samueltoro2688 4 месяца назад +1

    i love chess

    • @maze_s
      @maze_s 4 месяца назад

      Please support me

  • @user-je8ly8uk6v
    @user-je8ly8uk6v 4 месяца назад +2

    That were 3 puzzles that I saw immediately (1600). These puzzles should be solves easiely with a bit thinking 😂

  • @brians132
    @brians132 4 месяца назад

    @ 1:27 - his wife probably says the same thing...😆

  • @karthikkamathp
    @karthikkamathp 4 месяца назад +1

    I got the last puzzle correct, but missed the first two😂

    • @muchograndeyolatengo
      @muchograndeyolatengo 4 месяца назад +2

      Yeah I also found the last one the easiest for some reason. I think it has something to do with the fewer options and also how fast you can rule them out one by one.

  • @personwhoexists7689
    @personwhoexists7689 4 месяца назад

    Where do I find sunny London?

    • @RobinLovechild
      @RobinLovechild 4 месяца назад

      it's "when" - this was in August 2023

  • @rg7535
    @rg7535 4 месяца назад +2

    I like the video, but “impossible puzzles”? I hate being that guy, but literally took me less than 10 seconds to solve them.

    • @enderduck4253
      @enderduck4253 4 месяца назад

      Evidently impossible for the random 1100s and 1400s in London

  • @sebaa1095
    @sebaa1095 4 месяца назад

    Too easy puzzles. I mean yes, third one is trickier but i have literally seen that problem too many times already. Guess i would have look like a genius in this video.

  • @JadenYukiBruceLee
    @JadenYukiBruceLee 4 месяца назад

    Weirdly the last one was easiest for me probably because not many choices then second to last was second easiest and the first one took me the longest still though found all pretty quick my brain does like computer

  • @Diffusion8
    @Diffusion8 4 месяца назад

    Ba6 immediately

  • @med7at10
    @med7at10 4 месяца назад

    I solved them all and I'm 1200 😢

  • @linsqopiring6816
    @linsqopiring6816 4 месяца назад +1

    This *guys* going to be a superstar.
    Surprised me lol.

  • @lyndlyaa
    @lyndlyaa 4 месяца назад

    3/3

  • @husnucihanyucel6300
    @husnucihanyucel6300 4 месяца назад

    Nice 👍

  • @xxx333mmm
    @xxx333mmm 4 месяца назад

    these are easy not impossible

  • @attention_shopping
    @attention_shopping 4 месяца назад

    ez puzzles

  • @owuorseth4975
    @owuorseth4975 4 месяца назад

    I solved all the puzzles 😂😂, I'm I also a future grandmaster?...😅lol

  • @aadityawanve
    @aadityawanve 4 месяца назад

    I got easy, lost mind in medium n hard was agaun easy

  • @k4v4x
    @k4v4x 4 месяца назад

    „1100 rapid so its pretty good“ saying that to a 2600 otb GM hurts XD guy needs a reality check

  • @tomoasakura
    @tomoasakura 3 месяца назад

    I thought morphy's puzzle would be too famous to be hard :/

  • @santishorts
    @santishorts 4 месяца назад +16

    "I'm rated 1100 on 10 minutes so I'm pretty good" lol, no mate, you would get demolished at a chess club.

    • @garthowen8292
      @garthowen8292 4 месяца назад +2

      Yeah but he's had 2 beers

    • @timwattrus7886
      @timwattrus7886 4 месяца назад

      He was obviously being sarcastic

    • @Stephen-N
      @Stephen-N 4 месяца назад +1

      calm down kid, he is better than like 90% of the population if you think the amount of people that don't play and someone who has played a few games would be around 500-1000. no need to try and talk down to him because someone at a chess club would be him.

  • @ParkChunDae
    @ParkChunDae 4 месяца назад

    eh i solved the hard puzzle the fastest and the easy one the slowest

  • @Simplement724
    @Simplement724 4 месяца назад +4

    Every decent player has seen the Ra6 puzzle, should have given a tougher final one