Oh, I believe it. It does appear though that Greg could have just resigned, but let the game continue to the end for the kid's sake. It came across as being a very selfless and generous way to handle the game. By the way I'm not what anyone would call a chess player; I know how the pieces move and that is almost literally the extent of my knowledge of the game.
The kid is 10 and you are all expecting him to act like an adult. Let him be a kid, because if he tries to act all mature and shit like you want him to, he's gonna regret not being able to be himself at such a young age.
Shahade handled this pretty well. I played a lot of tournaments in the 90s and early 2000s. I never liked playing against kids. Some kids were fine, but others were bad winners and worse losers. It's not much fun winning a game when your opponent bursts into tears or wipes all the pieces off the board and runs out of the room.
even though greg blundered a piece at the start.. it's still pretty impressive for this kid to be able to take it all the way to a win against a player this much stronger than him. especially in blitz where the value of a piece is significantly less, elo-wise.
Akash Moothedath Did you even watch the match... he fucked up so many times by touching the wrong pieces, but because it wasn't competition level he could change his mind.
ricky bobby He's a kid.... he understands a game. He probably doesn't understand social behavior. He doesn't understand and won't care for some time,,because all he cares about is the game. He doesn't and shouldn't care if sore losers comment on a video of him playing a game. His opponent seems impressed and actually enjoys it a bit.
ricky bobby It's true, ricky-- but we can cut him some slack. He's young, and he was filled with excitement and joy at the prospect of beating Greg. His behavior is an indirect way of showing how much respect and admiration he has for Greg. We've all been cocky and arrogant at some time or other-- he will mature and learn. Greg is the hero of this vid in my opinion.
God damn you people, that kid is 10 years old how the fuck can you judge him for being "cocky" or not "humble enough" ? He's achieving something amazing and he's young, no shit he's gonna get hyped up ! It's just funny, they're both pros and can poke each other for their mistakes without taking it personal, open your mind a little !
Samuel Sevian (born December 26, 2000) is an American chess prodigy. He holds the record for the youngest ever United States Grandmaster at the age of 13 years, 10 months, and 27 days. He also holds the record for the youngest ever United States International Master at 12 years and 10 months. He has also broken records at becoming National Expert and Master. Sevian was World Champion for U12s in 2012.
To everyone complaining about Samuel's "manners:" 1. He is acting like a kid. 2. He is a kid. 3. This is for fun. 4. He knows how to play formally (check out other videos of him playing, like the one where he walks around a room playing a couple dozen people simultaneusly.)
Very interesting and entertaining, the guy who lost the game took it so well and like a gentleman, if only everybody was like that , what a wonderful world we would live in :)
At the age of 12 years 3 months Samuel Sevian (The "kid" here) became the youngest I.M. in history. A world champion U12. He's destined for great things. As for the moaning about his bad behavior here it must be remembered he's only 10 years old and this was a casual game with lots of laughter and fun for everyone. Even the loser laughs along. Great. Chess at it's very best . . . . . .
oh come on guys, he's a kid. if you were winning against an IM i'm sure yaa'll would react the same way. plus, this was just a friendly game, obviously touch moves/dropping pieces were excused. it's like yaa'll just started playing chess yesterday.
damn... this kid is impressive.... dont know who he is, I guess hes supposed to be this young prodigy? But I surely wouldnt play against him in a trillion years... id lose 2 seconds in....
i wonder how they both "knew", that, when the IM lost his knight @0:26 without much protection to come out equally of the exchanges, he was about to lose the game. is it because of the rapidness of those blitz games? ..i mean in a "normal" chess game, you could think of a strategy to pull off a win, after losing a knight at the beginning of a game, right?
Paul Davis It isn't an automatic loss, but at that level (master and above) it's very hard to come back from. Not only is he down the exchange (not a whole piece), but he is also down a pawn with a terrible position in the opening. Very hard to recover.
He didn't exactly lose a knight. He just went down a pawn. A pawn is still winning though. In a normal game, a pawn can sometimes be a death sentence when playing someone your rating.
Making a mistake that costs you material at this level is almost an automatic loss. With players this good, you can't just pull off a win with less pieces without somehing extraordinary happening.
RODRIGOCELEBRONI you don't know of what you speak. Touch-move is in effect only in formal tournament games. In speed chess, there is no such rule - the move ends when you push your clock.
RODRIGOCELEBRONI Not in blitz, the rules are a little different: it's touch-clock move, even if you have touched and dropped the piece, if you have not touched the clock, you can take your move back. Another small difference is that the king can be captured, resulting in an immediate win for the one who captures it (an illegal move is a warning, but an illegal move that leaves your king en prie may lose the game).
Everyone is hating but I love the kid! What a little champion! I wish I was half as good as him! aussieshooter (I accidentally deleted this comment-- sorry! ES)
13 years 10 months and 27 days. Meet Sam Sevian, the youngest American grandmaster in history, achieving GM faster by far than Ray Robson or Bobby Fischer.
Well in Bobby Fischer's day, it was much harder to get the grandmaster title. You basically had to win a strong international competition, or perform extremely well in a very strong international competition as Bobby did.
This isn't just some random kid. He's a prodigy who was the best player in the world under age 12, youngest expert and master in U.S. history and a certain GM in a few years.
We all make mistakes. In speed chess, which I hate, every move would be a mistake. If these two played three games, guess who'd win. But no doubt this kid could trounce me anytime. Still, he better get a real job.
This video was from a few years ago, but now this kid is currently the world's youngest GM and has a higher rating than his IM opponent in the video. He will probably not need any job besides chess for the rest of his life.
For all those hating on the kid, you need to understand the context. Greg has probably beaten everyone in that room dozens if not hundreds of times in a row in blitz, and so they couldn't pass up the opportunity to bust his balls a little.
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It's actually quite amazing how Shahade recovered from the blunder, at 2:35 he could have: Bxc4 Rxc4, Rxd2 Rxd2 and Bxd2 and Shahade would have a bishop vs a rook and could maybe pull off a draw.
Longest 7up commercial ever
Man that kid was straight chugging that 7up can like there's no tomorrow.
He kept on drinking his 7 up every 2 seconds
The kid might have beaten Greg, but he absolutely destroyed that can of 7-up.
What a gracious and good guy Greg was. He let the kid have his moment.
Oh, I believe it. It does appear though that Greg could have just resigned, but let the game continue to the end for the kid's sake. It came across as being a very selfless and generous way to handle the game. By the way I'm not what anyone would call a chess player; I know how the pieces move and that is almost literally the extent of my knowledge of the game.
Plot twist: This is a commercial for 7-Up
that would be awesome
That's the secret of his power.
LOL
The plot remains the same.
That would not surprise me! XD
that was a spiked 7up with Adderall
It wasn't the kid... It was the 7up
This would make for a brilliant 7UP ad
The kid is 10 and you are all expecting him to act like an adult. Let him be a kid, because if he tries to act all mature and shit like you want him to, he's gonna regret not being able to be himself at such a young age.
Shahade handled this pretty well. I played a lot of tournaments in the 90s and early 2000s. I never liked playing against kids. Some kids were fine, but others were bad winners and worse losers. It's not much fun winning a game when your opponent bursts into tears or wipes all the pieces off the board and runs out of the room.
7-Up......
.....The drink of Champions
1. Pause
2. Press 6
3. Stare into his eyes
4. Freak the fuck out
Avery Hall bahahaha hmmmm this is so great my dear none friend ! Can I piss in your pocket abit more please pretty please
Dane Mitchell Permission granted, good sir.
Dane Mitchell Er, I will have to draw the line there. But thanks for the offer. Good sir.
***** push shit up hill
Avery Hall And that drink wasn't even caffeinated!
What in the actual fuck? 10 year old kid is excited to beat an IM at the age of 10. I would be too.
And, this is how 7 Up became an illegal substance in chess.
that was epic, thank you!
It takes me 10 mins to shit in toilet with maximum pushing power.
Nice fun game. Too bad his table manners don't match his rating....=)
The most humble kid ever
the asian guy at the back cracks me up
The IM makes one mistake, but the kid is good enough to capitalize immediately, and plays without a mistake to the end. Well done.
Love the enthusiasm. One mistake early on and the kid knew he had him. Funny! Can't blame a 10-year-old for being excited!
even though greg blundered a piece at the start.. it's still pretty impressive for this kid to be able to take it all the way to a win against a player this much stronger than him.
especially in blitz where the value of a piece is significantly less, elo-wise.
How many liters did that 7 up can had anyways
Lol this kid is so overexcited.
Raul Gomez Pssst! Be free and express yourself do what comes naturally.
PlanetRockJesus He's only 13 now.. So back in 2010 he was 9.. He's the youngest GM in US history as of two weeks ago..
lol he is smarter than all your family together
TheAnalv Smartness is irrelevant, when you have such a bad attitude.
Kids tend to be overexcited. They'll poop their pants if you tell them you're going to Disneyland.
Probably would have ended differently if it was competition rules.
Actually the kid now is an IM himself, and can probably beat Greg.
Akash Moothedath Did you even watch the match... he fucked up so many times by touching the wrong pieces, but because it wasn't competition level he could change his mind.
NewAgeGod Yeah, but it's 3 years later and this kid is actually rated higher than Greg now.
Oliver Kozlowski greg lost his touch ages ago. So its no surprise lol.
Sam Sevian is now almost set to be a GM. So in classic time control at present, he would beat Greg. At least he would have a + score against him.
He easily won against an International Master (IM). Since this was back in 2010, I'd say that at the age of 11 - 12 he's already a GM.
It's a blitz. These things happen.
lil arrogant
Lol if you were a 10 year old or whatever and a prodigy, you might be a bit arrogant in describing yourself because you believe its fully the truth.
you are right
ricky bobby He's a kid.... he understands a game. He probably doesn't understand social behavior. He doesn't understand and won't care for some time,,because all he cares about is the game. He doesn't and shouldn't care if sore losers comment on a video of him playing a game. His opponent seems impressed and actually enjoys it a bit.
ricky bobby It's true, ricky-- but we can cut him some slack. He's young, and he was filled with excitement and joy at the prospect of beating Greg. His behavior is an indirect way of showing how much respect and admiration he has for Greg. We've all been cocky and arrogant at some time or other-- he will mature and learn. Greg is the hero of this vid in my opinion.
Ok there was definitely something funky in that 7-up.
ADHD? Or extremely high blood sugar? Maybe both.
he purposely let him win right?
soakedbearrd I think he's a gm now
gm's are usually 2300+
Doubt it
IM Greg Shahade vs ---------->10 year old chess master
I thought Master was 2300+? Expert 2000+. And GM maybe 2500+?
The boy is a good player but i dont like him cuz he shows off too much
YouTuB3r he's only 10 in this video. chill out
greg let hem win
Nevel of iCarly?
"Classic" - Quote of the match.
I know you want speed but that doesnt mean you have to shake and move all of the pieces when moving just one.
showing off drinking so fast in front of his friends lol.
is not a chess master it is jus speed chess everyone is making bloopers
The kid is now actually an IM, and junior world champion.
Still. I can see that this kid is amazing. It is crazy that a kid can have such a grasp of such a complicated game. He's obviously master material.
No he is playing international master Greg Shahade
I thought my 20-year-old cousin was good but holy crap...
That kid is such a boss drinking that 7'up
As he was 10 in 2010, I am now even more inspired to improve my chess as I'm just about his age.
Time to study his strategies for hours on end...
God damn you people, that kid is 10 years old how the fuck can you judge him for being "cocky" or not "humble enough" ?
He's achieving something amazing and he's young, no shit he's gonna get hyped up ! It's just funny, they're both pros and can poke each other for their mistakes without taking it personal, open your mind a little !
Samuel Sevian (born December 26, 2000) is an American chess prodigy.
He holds the record for the youngest ever United States Grandmaster at the age of 13 years, 10 months, and 27 days.
He also holds the record for the youngest ever United States International Master at 12 years and 10 months.
He has also broken records at becoming National Expert and Master.
Sevian was World Champion for U12s in 2012.
To everyone complaining about Samuel's "manners:" 1. He is acting like a kid. 2. He is a kid. 3. This is for fun. 4. He knows how to play formally (check out other videos of him playing, like the one where he walks around a room playing a couple dozen people simultaneusly.)
this kid is Samuel Sevian
That's the trouble with playing young chess players. The good ones rub it in while they are kicking your ass.
Very interesting and entertaining, the guy who lost the game took it so well and like a gentleman, if only everybody was like that , what a wonderful world we would live in :)
Greg was being a great sport. Good game to both players.
I like to knock pieces off the board in blitz games
Anybody else wishes he would of taken a decent swing of that freaking drink!
10 year old chess master. Wow!! I once played a 7 year old chess master. Simply amazing to play chess so well at that age.
At the age of 12 years 3 months Samuel Sevian (The "kid" here) became the youngest I.M. in history. A world champion U12. He's destined for great things. As for the moaning about his bad behavior here it must be remembered he's only 10 years old and this was a casual game with lots of laughter and fun for everyone. Even the loser laughs along. Great. Chess at it's very best . . . . . .
oh come on guys, he's a kid. if you were winning against an IM i'm sure yaa'll would react the same way. plus, this was just a friendly game, obviously touch moves/dropping pieces were excused. it's like yaa'll just started playing chess yesterday.
But this is stupid. Greg lost his knight and rook like a beginner chess player
Congratulations that young kid is now youngest Grandmaster in US history
Way to go Sam
Today I learned that being a chess master at 10 years old doesn't make you any less of a little shit.
1:40
- CLASSIC!
Dear god, it´s hilarious!
Needs to learn some chess manners and etiquette. Home-schooled and unsocialised, as is so often the case.
I love it how he just gets up and walks away.
That was incredible sportsmanship.
damn... this kid is impressive.... dont know who he is, I guess hes supposed to be this young prodigy? But I surely wouldnt play against him in a trillion years... id lose 2 seconds in....
That kid really got on my nerves yes he was good but he should try being more humble. 😄
They made history that day.
the kid is a super sayian of chess fueled by rage, sweat, and 7-up
i wonder how they both "knew", that, when the IM lost his knight @0:26 without much protection to come out equally of the exchanges, he was about to lose the game. is it because of the rapidness of those blitz games? ..i mean in a "normal" chess game, you could think of a strategy to pull off a win, after losing a knight at the beginning of a game, right?
Paul Davis
It isn't an automatic loss, but at that level (master and above) it's very hard to come back from. Not only is he down the exchange (not a whole piece), but he is also down a pawn with a terrible position in the opening. Very hard to recover.
He didn't exactly lose a knight. He just went down a pawn. A pawn is still winning though. In a normal game, a pawn can sometimes be a death sentence when playing someone your rating.
styloverte116
Uh, as stated several times earlier in the thread, he lost a pawn and an exchange.
Making a mistake that costs you material at this level is almost an automatic loss. With players this good, you can't just pull off a win with less pieces without somehing extraordinary happening.
losing a knight is pretty resignable at this kind of level
Touched must be moved. Ilegal move, game lost.
RODRIGOCELEBRONI technicality..who cares.. they having fun..
what is wrong with you people. they are both enjoying it..and remember he's a kid.
RODRIGOCELEBRONI you don't know of what you speak. Touch-move is in effect only in formal tournament games. In speed chess, there is no such rule - the move ends when you push your clock.
RODRIGOCELEBRONI Not true in some blitz or bullet games, only true in championship games.
Maybe they weren't playing like that
RODRIGOCELEBRONI Not in blitz, the rules are a little different: it's touch-clock move, even if you have touched and dropped the piece, if you have not touched the clock, you can take your move back. Another small difference is that the king can be captured, resulting in an immediate win for the one who captures it (an illegal move is a warning, but an illegal move that leaves your king en prie may lose the game).
Greg shows incredible class to put up with those sassy snots with grace and a smile. Good guy Greg.
This is is beyond incredible. damn wish i had his talent.
Everyone is hating but I love the kid! What a little champion! I wish I was half as good as him!
aussieshooter
(I accidentally deleted this comment-- sorry! ES)
13 years 10 months and 27 days. Meet Sam Sevian, the youngest American grandmaster in history, achieving GM faster by far than Ray Robson or Bobby Fischer.
Not better though.
Well in Bobby Fischer's day, it was much harder to get the grandmaster title. You basically had to win a strong international competition, or perform extremely well in a very strong international competition as Bobby did.
the IM surely has some humors lolll.... "stalemate" lmao that made my day
This isn't just some random kid. He's a prodigy who was the best player in the world under age 12, youngest expert and master in U.S. history and a certain GM in a few years.
We all make mistakes. In speed chess, which I hate, every move would be a mistake. If these two played three games, guess who'd win. But no doubt this kid could trounce me anytime. Still, he better get a real job.
This video was from a few years ago, but now this kid is currently the world's youngest GM and has a higher rating than his IM opponent in the video. He will probably not need any job besides chess for the rest of his life.
whats a real job?
Stalemate! :D
Dude, I love this kid. People be bitchin' cause they jelly. Funny as fuck for his age.
my favorite bit is Kayden commenting on the lack of time when Greg is down a rook and passed a pawn.
For all those hating on the kid, you need to understand the context. Greg has probably beaten everyone in that room dozens if not hundreds of times in a row in blitz, and so they couldn't pass up the opportunity to bust his balls a little.
That boy seems annoying to me. Haha but he is pretty good!
and it this was a viral ad ?
“It’s vídeo? Thank you!” TOP part
They should probably give him diet 7up cus it looks like he's on amphetamine or something. Nice game tho
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This kid is freaking hilarious.
They were just hanging out in a friendly way, plus the kind's jokes were pretty legit.
yes. If you get a pawn to the end of the board you can replace it with any piece that has been previously captured
Mmmmmmmm 7oup
not cool at all the kid brags so much.I hate it
It's actually quite amazing how Shahade recovered from the blunder, at 2:35 he could have: Bxc4 Rxc4, Rxd2 Rxd2 and Bxd2 and Shahade would have a bishop vs a rook and could maybe pull off a draw.
SAMUEL SEVIAN became the youngest GM in the history of usa. 23/11/2014!!
Never say never!
Glad to see the top dog had a good sense of humor about getting beaten.
The fact that he actually says check out loud annoys the hell out of me
I'm happy that everyone is smiling, even afterwards, no egos are good egos.
This is the best 7up commercial ive ever seen.
The young master just beat So in US Chess Championship 2015
I hope the kid doesn't get too cocky later in life...
This kid is his own Sprite commercial.
He was just excited and buzzed on a can of sugar
Plot twist, this is a viral ad for 7up.
Sam did very well in the US national championship. He played the best vs the super GMs than the other grandmasters did
Thanks for filming their faces, the most important part of a chess match.