A brief history of chess - Alex Gendler

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  • čas přidán 11. 09. 2019
  • Trace the storied history of the game of chess, from its origins in 7th century India to the computer software we use today.
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    The attacking infantry advances, their elephants already having broken the defensive line. The king tries to retreat, but the enemy flanks him from the rear. Escape is impossible. This isn’t a real war- nor is it just a game. Over the 1,500 years of its existence, chess has been known as a military strategy tool, a metaphor for human affairs and a measure of genius. Alex Gendler shares its history.
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  • @chess
    @chess Před 2 lety +9880

    Beautiful visuals and amazing storytelling!

    • @cuberchez818
      @cuberchez818 Před 2 lety +220

      lichess is better

    • @Nietabs
      @Nietabs Před 2 lety +68

      Hamburger

    • @marvira
      @marvira Před rokem +194

      @@cuberchez818 why not both? Both is good, enjoy what you can

    • @Factoumil
      @Factoumil Před rokem +19

      Chesssssss

    • @Unpug
      @Unpug Před rokem +11

      Yes!

  • @azzikri3020
    @azzikri3020 Před 2 lety +16510

    "Mom let me explain how my brother died. So Nf3, Qg5, Bh7, Qf8 checkmate"

    • @seal2013
      @seal2013 Před 2 lety +712

      Lol thats dark

    • @yogirajraikar2044
      @yogirajraikar2044 Před 2 lety +388

      Highly underrated comment

    • @dba6097
      @dba6097 Před 2 lety +124

      I dont get it

    • @michaellooks8397
      @michaellooks8397 Před 2 lety +556

      @@dba6097 those are shorthand for chess movements. The first letter represents the piece being moved, then the second letter & number together represent the square on the board the piece is moving to. The specific ones used in OP's comment don't matter (as far as I know), they're just saying it would be hilariously cold of the son to say the shorthand of the movements to explain the brother's death.

    • @dba6097
      @dba6097 Před 2 lety +109

      @@michaellooks8397 Ah, I understand the moves. But I dont understand if there's something special on those moves 😅

  • @bonnebalante2284
    @bonnebalante2284 Před rokem +430

    "chess has been known as a tool of military strategy,a metaphor for human affairs and a benchmark for a genius" that line hits different

    • @lucasolguin
      @lucasolguin Před 10 měsíci +20

      Yeah, I've seen too many times that one Magnus video

    • @serbiamp4
      @serbiamp4 Před 10 měsíci +17

      OH LET ME IN YOUR WOOOORLD

    • @hindustanimapper
      @hindustanimapper Před 8 měsíci +1

      YOOO...LEMEINTOWOOOOOOLKUVAICHI....SPLILISSPLILILISHVA...LOLLAIVALIVAINSHWAA

    • @Anupamchess
      @Anupamchess Před 2 měsíci +1

      nooooooooooooo gonna bee wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy jo knowwwwwwwwwwww its uts by bullyeeei onokay nooooooo neiii noooooo ow thats whyyyyyyyy

    • @user-ex3gc5gk6y
      @user-ex3gc5gk6y Před měsícem

      That one atomic edit

  • @anibeto7
    @anibeto7 Před 2 lety +1127

    So from India, it travelled to Persia(Iran), then after Arab conquest of Persia, Arabs learnt about the game. From them, it slowly spread to Europe and Central Asia. Chaturanga(Sanskrit) became Chatraanj(Arabic) and then Chess(English). It also had a different route where it spread to South East Asia and China and eventually Japan. Shikamaru from Naruto used to be a master of Japanese version of this game.

    • @anykso
      @anykso Před rokem +75

      Actually it was chaturanga in india then chatrang in the sassanid empire then shatranj in arabic empire because the persian consonant ch does not exist in arabic

    • @thomaskennedy5728
      @thomaskennedy5728 Před rokem +24

      Buddhist pilgrims and other silk route traders spread it to the east.

    • @TheKingofTheUniverse.
      @TheKingofTheUniverse. Před rokem

      made from India and spread by Arab Caliphate

    • @shko1259
      @shko1259 Před 11 měsíci +7

      Thank you for helping me with my essay!

    • @cobaltblue2756
      @cobaltblue2756 Před 10 měsíci +3

      There's something confused me , he's mentioned go or weixin in china is completely different with chess , even ai could beat human champion only recently

  • @aby5755
    @aby5755 Před 4 lety +4807

    *dude dies*
    brother: aight lets make a game out of this

  • @MrChileLimon
    @MrChileLimon Před 4 lety +14155

    ' did you know, the treadmill was originally a torture device?'
    Still is, buddy

    • @mergalmamavoir8715
      @mergalmamavoir8715 Před 4 lety +165

      I just can't 😂

    • @richardharepax123
      @richardharepax123 Před 4 lety +318

      And sadly people buy them when you can walk outside for free

    • @blackmage1276
      @blackmage1276 Před 4 lety +130

      @@richardharepax123 ok boomer

    • @jeanardcontentvillarina1761
      @jeanardcontentvillarina1761 Před 4 lety +24

      If your a fatty like me then yes

    • @richardharepax123
      @richardharepax123 Před 4 lety +48

      @Aziz Calva-Navarro I live in a crowded city but we have nice trails and see the wild life.rain and winter I have a coat and studies have shown you loose more weight when cold. As for when you need to be home you walk on your free time but if you still want the treadmill okay by me

  • @GetHype_
    @GetHype_ Před rokem +567

    Imagine telling your brother's death from a game.
    "Your son died in the battlefield. I'm truly sorry for your loss...
    anyways, pawn e4". - Prince of the Gupta Empire

    • @exa0710
      @exa0710 Před rokem +17

      Let's play a game, e5

    • @insidejob234
      @insidejob234 Před rokem +9

      ​@@exa0710 bishop c4

    • @exa0710
      @exa0710 Před rokem +6

      @@insidejob234 I was expecting GetHype to respond, but ok: Nc6

    • @pustota7254
      @pustota7254 Před rokem +2

      bbrh

    • @midoriya7097
      @midoriya7097 Před 10 měsíci +6

      "I'm so sorry for your loss, your son sacced his king"

  • @guillermogambincantera3052
    @guillermogambincantera3052 Před rokem +751

    For all that enjoy the queen piece, it was originated in medieval Spain during the reign of Isabella the first.

    • @sherlynn7211
      @sherlynn7211 Před rokem +19

      ohhh,, now that's cool! I'm just learning chess,, all this info is fascinating!

    • @robbiewalker2831
      @robbiewalker2831 Před rokem +31

      @@sherlynn7211 the video mentioning the Queen being inspired by strong female leaders, I can’t help but think of Deborah, Boudicca, and Mulan.

    • @animegod978
      @animegod978 Před rokem +9

      @@robbiewalker2831
      I am not sure but i think the general of army was just renamed as queen.

    • @robbiewalker2831
      @robbiewalker2831 Před rokem +6

      @@animegod978 If you want to know who they are, well, they are as follows:
      Deborah is the name of the only Female Prophet of the Bible who not only was Wise and Courageous, but helped win the Battle of Mount Tabor.
      Boudicca led Celtic tribes to fight against Romans who invaded their homeland.
      and Mulan is a legendary figure who uses her brains to strategize on how they can win against an invading army.

    • @animegod978
      @animegod978 Před 11 měsíci +8

      @@robbiewalker2831 no i didn't ask who they were , I just said that general was renamed as queen

  • @-Emiel-
    @-Emiel- Před 4 lety +7384

    Imagine being smart enough to interest people for ages

    • @Leon-pn6rb
      @Leon-pn6rb Před 4 lety +367

      Gupta Empire was one of the grandest in the history of mankind. I wonder why it's not recognised and remembered as well..

    • @generalnawaki
      @generalnawaki Před 4 lety +235

      @@Leon-pn6rb western centrist and far east centrist narratives.

    • @aadisharma281
      @aadisharma281 Před 4 lety +40

      Bruh they cheated to defeat Kasparov

    • @rafindradzakyatha8740
      @rafindradzakyatha8740 Před 4 lety +72

      @@Leon-pn6rb exactly my thought also, coz the same way goes for Srivijaya empire in southeast asia

    • @jancimegapower2528
      @jancimegapower2528 Před 4 lety +12

      @@aadisharma281 well its controversial match at best.

  • @shravani4986
    @shravani4986 Před 3 lety +13416

    I feel so frustrated with the king piece. Like the whole kingdom is trying to save you and you just move one square at a time like you don't give a damn

    • @will__mem9rno
      @will__mem9rno Před 3 lety +1234

      we live in a society...

    • @AdityaSharma-kz2dl
      @AdityaSharma-kz2dl Před 3 lety +135

      😂😂👍

    • @sarban1653
      @sarban1653 Před 3 lety +328

      The king piece and queen piece should swap functions.

    • @radicalbradical3164
      @radicalbradical3164 Před 3 lety +949

      @@sarban1653 but then you won't be able to checkmate the king as easily making the game close to impossible

    • @sarban1653
      @sarban1653 Před 3 lety +244

      @@radicalbradical3164 Then checkmating the queen should be the objective. Kings are powerful soldiers IRL.

  • @aryanharsh9939
    @aryanharsh9939 Před 2 lety +212

    Ludo and snakes and ladders are also from india, ludo is called chausar/choupar/choupat in sanskrit, and pachissi in hindi which is also the word from where romance languages and usa english gets the name "parques", it was much more famous in ancient india comparatively to chaturanga. There is a 4 player chess too called chaturaji different fron chaturanga

  • @kavyapareek2567
    @kavyapareek2567 Před rokem +105

    Thanks to Gupta king for giving us such a masterpiece game 👍🏻

    • @urlosthairtie
      @urlosthairtie Před 6 měsíci +5

      No problem mate my pleasure 👍

    • @gagan__007
      @gagan__007 Před 2 měsíci +3

      It will be not perticularly by him, but by their citizens

  • @fakinell9630
    @fakinell9630 Před 4 lety +8746

    *why is no one talking about how good the art style is*

  • @Cherry-da-bomb
    @Cherry-da-bomb Před 3 lety +3565

    Bishop and pawn: *infront of each other*
    "Uh..., well this is akward."

    • @nenggo2540
      @nenggo2540 Před 3 lety +48

      Ya, literally

    • @pmathewizard
      @pmathewizard Před 3 lety +41

      Two wrestler facing each other

    • @zhouwu
      @zhouwu Před 3 lety +21

      What? Can someone please explain this joke? Is it about taking it literally or something?

    • @norsaki6980
      @norsaki6980 Před 3 lety +132

      ​@@zhouwu It's just regarding basic chess rules

    • @zhouwu
      @zhouwu Před 3 lety +68

      @@norsaki6980
      Ok.
      I'll just nod and smile and pretend I understand what you're talking about.

  • @charlenecrawford7166
    @charlenecrawford7166 Před 2 lety +49

    Whoever animated this did SO good! I wish every animation was this cool looking and smoothly transitioning

  • @theunknown4602
    @theunknown4602 Před 2 lety +61

    Thanks India for chess and more important inventions, I can't imagin my the world without India. Lot of love India from France❤❤❤.

    • @buzzwithdrip6347
      @buzzwithdrip6347 Před 2 lety +10

      Jhoot bolke kuch nahi hoga, sabko pata hai tu Indian hai

    • @mrinangochakraborty5733
      @mrinangochakraborty5733 Před 2 lety +5

      @@buzzwithdrip6347 but, it's a fact that India invented chess

    • @buzzwithdrip6347
      @buzzwithdrip6347 Před 2 lety +2

      @@mrinangochakraborty5733 baat to sahi hai

    • @waylonpark2340
      @waylonpark2340 Před 2 lety +4

      @@mrinangochakraborty5733 But This Kind Of Self Love Hits Different.
      It's Like Rahul Gandhi Making A Fake Account Twitter And Praising Himself

  • @joshuaramirez5399
    @joshuaramirez5399 Před 4 lety +14700

    *when the most important piece is the weakest*

    • @kumrumb
      @kumrumb Před 4 lety +879

      Im 14 and this is deep

    • @NotQuiteFirst
      @NotQuiteFirst Před 4 lety +1195

      The king isn't the weakest piece, especially in the endgame it is a powerful fighter, but don't let that get in the way of your deepity

    • @Wisdom.Phoenix
      @Wisdom.Phoenix Před 4 lety +262

      Not in the endgame

    • @iblamelance5350
      @iblamelance5350 Před 4 lety +169

      Joshua Ramirez
      Pans are weaker than the king tho

    • @oscaralonso4699
      @oscaralonso4699 Před 4 lety +436

      @@iblamelance5350 pawns can increase in rank and become queens. Not only that but togheter, pans make powerful defenses and traps. The king ,on the other hand, is helpless.

  • @louisvergoby8615
    @louisvergoby8615 Před 4 lety +4074

    I came for a brief history of cheese but i was not disappointed

  • @pivotalpancake5454
    @pivotalpancake5454 Před rokem +61

    I always go back to this video from time to time.
    The animation, the story and how the pieces have their own little personality.
    I wish there was an actual set with the design of the pieces.

  • @lettuce1626
    @lettuce1626 Před rokem +154

    It hurts me every time I think about how a computer can easily beat the best chess players.

    • @LondonPrime.
      @LondonPrime. Před rokem +25

      Yea but the people who made the computers can’t beat the best chess player

    • @lettuce1626
      @lettuce1626 Před rokem +6

      @@LondonPrime. I know. Which is why it hurts. No human can beat the computer

    • @normalperson397
      @normalperson397 Před rokem +28

      Computers can beat us at basically anything that involves thinking.

    • @lettuce1626
      @lettuce1626 Před rokem +5

      @@normalperson397 well once you understand tic tac toe, you can basically win or draw every time

    • @hercules2606hd
      @hercules2606hd Před rokem +1

      Think of it as the best chess players can only lose by the best chess computers. Only the best can defeat the best. Even the best chess computers lose sometimes though, just like real players

  • @keh1396
    @keh1396 Před 3 lety +12459

    Imagine all this history, and the final chapter is Charlie beating XQC in 6 moves

  • @osse1n
    @osse1n Před 4 lety +2911

    A chess game is a perfect representation of LIFE
    *"I made one single move - now what?"*

    • @vinayKumar-bt8pr
      @vinayKumar-bt8pr Před 4 lety +11

      Mogga kuduvu

    • @thuse5532
      @thuse5532 Před 4 lety +32

      aye! often you can find your personality in a game of chess!

    • @up9948
      @up9948 Před 4 lety +62

      Now make the appropriate sacrifices, look forward for the end game, and see more steps ahead than life can throw its problems at you. N when u fall, start all over again.

    • @Phurngirathaana
      @Phurngirathaana Před 4 lety +1

      Apply Mulberry milkshake on your face

    • @tatleman5314
      @tatleman5314 Před 4 lety +5

      As in the life of many, you fail to think through the many possibilities life has to offer.

  • @davidmella1174
    @davidmella1174 Před 2 lety +27

    Thanks for mentioning other chess variants like shogi, Ted-ed! I got interested in the game and am now helping spread the game outside of Japan.

  • @bapparawal2457
    @bapparawal2457 Před rokem +29

    In Mahabharat , chess is shown used Krishna to teach his nephew strategies of war. So it's much older than Gupta Empire and already used to teach war strategies. Many other Indian games are similar in that aspect like Kabbadi.

  • @moisesmunoz415
    @moisesmunoz415 Před 4 lety +1205

    Lol that last scene with the sad computer was awesome.

  • @paulbechayda7750
    @paulbechayda7750 Před 4 lety +1810

    The Mother: Where is your brother? Is he alright?
    The Son: Alright, Let's play a game.

  • @horridohobbies
    @horridohobbies Před 2 lety +11

    A very amusing, educational, enlightening, eloquent and articulate survey of the history of chess! Much thanks!

  • @ArsonOnNeptune
    @ArsonOnNeptune Před rokem +357

    I don’t know if this makes sense to anyone else, but in my head, Chess takes place on an ice skating rink. Like the pawns have the little walker thingies, The knights know how to jump, the queen is gliding around having the time of her life, and the king is like “Im sOoO good at ice skating” and then can barely move.

  • @gramps2364
    @gramps2364 Před 3 lety +4096

    “The treadmill was originally a torture device.” *Always has been*

  • @aarushsingh2801
    @aarushsingh2801 Před 3 lety +10665

    Let’s take a moment to appreciate the gorgeous animation in this video, it’s goddamn beautiful

  • @koushik5437
    @koushik5437 Před 2 lety

    PROBably the most well thought fluent,smoothest animation with fun and interesting elements....remarkable work....!

  • @Ray31476
    @Ray31476 Před rokem

    Thanks so much for making of this video! Love it

  • @licoriceluv906
    @licoriceluv906 Před 3 lety +11643

    The devs of this game are so lazy, haven't released an update in 3 centuries

    • @marquis911
      @marquis911 Před 3 lety +646

      You don't need to fix what isn't broken.

    • @logicaltips4107
      @logicaltips4107 Před 3 lety +1070

      @@marquis911 Bruh, the queen needs a movement nerf though

    • @doctorpanigrahi9975
      @doctorpanigrahi9975 Před 3 lety +132

      More computing power is needed to solve this Game.

    • @TheSuperJCN
      @TheSuperJCN Před 3 lety +229

      there are some community mods to enhance some aspects of the game

    • @ripkhanna
      @ripkhanna Před 3 lety +9

      Lmao

  • @Murpler
    @Murpler Před 3 lety +1123

    Imagine your grieving of your sons death, and then your other son was like, i made this game to represent your sons death mom, while she was bawling.

  • @generalkenobi6687
    @generalkenobi6687 Před rokem +30

    Interestingly, in my country, Russia, the bishop and the queen are still called "the elephant" (Слон) and "the advisor" (Ферзь (comes from the persian word فرزین‎ (ferzin) - advisor) ).

    • @ace71
      @ace71 Před 11 měsíci +5

      We call rook as elephant in India and bishop as senani( head of the army)

    • @dkin7685
      @dkin7685 Před 11 měsíci +2

      ​@@ace71 no bro u are wrong, rook is called nauka(boat),knight is called ghora(horse), bishop is called gaja(elephant) and queen is called mantri(minister),pawn is called boro(infantry), and king always remains king

    • @ace71
      @ace71 Před 11 měsíci +1

      @@dkin7685 i said in India lol

  • @Byhbyhbyh
    @Byhbyhbyh Před 2 lety +6

    The animation style is very captivating and vivid
    Ted ed is just amazing 👏
    Don't stop please 🙏

  • @TachiTekmo
    @TachiTekmo Před 4 lety +3384

    *15th Century:* These _chess_ games will be the moral downfall of our civilization!
    *20th Century:* These _video_ games will be the moral downfall of our civilization!

  • @bearcatstudios6504
    @bearcatstudios6504 Před 3 lety +5304

    Imagine if the prince from the Gupta empire never died and chess never became a game

    • @franklinrosales8603
      @franklinrosales8603 Před 2 lety +330

      *TVA arrives *

    • @amankumarsingh6744
      @amankumarsingh6744 Před 2 lety +244

      Then people will focus on how the king become immortal

    • @johnvermintide
      @johnvermintide Před 2 lety +102

      Kang: i have a new game. That game sucks. And garry kasparov never became legend. So is magnus carlssen.
      Its called conquest.

    • @alfredprieto1294
      @alfredprieto1294 Před 2 lety +1

      Arabs developed CHESS.
      so who cares.

    • @chinaesedog-eater
      @chinaesedog-eater Před 2 lety +19

      I would be depressed. But i can still play checkers.

  • @PAIN_DOC_
    @PAIN_DOC_ Před 6 měsíci

    Amazing visual imagery and great storytelling👏👏 Keeps you on board from inception till the very end just like the beautiful game of Chess itself.

  • @shibshankarmandal974
    @shibshankarmandal974 Před rokem +100

    We the Indians gave birth to this extraordinary game which has now taken over the world. It was invented during Gupta Empire. In Sanskrit it's called Chaturanga. I ❤ this game.

    • @crzahmed9707
      @crzahmed9707 Před 7 měsíci

      The original game yes, but the modern game has many things,Player movements, Pieces that originated in Africa and western Europe (Around 1000-1500 A D).Most importantly the Queen piece,added by Queen Isabella of Spain I think

    • @animedc69
      @animedc69 Před 7 měsíci +12

      ​@@crzahmed9707in India we don't call it queen. It is minister for us

    • @animedc69
      @animedc69 Před 7 měsíci +11

      ​@@crzahmed9707chess has nothing to do with Africa

    • @observantmagic4156
      @observantmagic4156 Před 7 měsíci +1

      @@animedc69no bishop is mantri. Rook is haathi and knight and queen will remain ghoda and raani. Get your facts right friend.

    • @Johnathan737
      @Johnathan737 Před 4 měsíci

      P@jeet get somewhere else to poop 💩

  • @andymwes
    @andymwes Před 4 lety +552

    The Queen: welcome back from battle, where's your brother?
    The prince: aight so you see this board. Say this is the battle field...

    • @shyamlal6730
      @shyamlal6730 Před 3 lety +13

      Now the queen is the most powerful 🤣🤣

    • @vishalr1228
      @vishalr1228 Před 3 lety +19

      Queen: oooo that looks fun I wanna play too
      prince: No wait !!!

  • @adamaguiar1555
    @adamaguiar1555 Před 4 lety +3317

    “Only a machine could defeat the dominant Russians”
    Bobby fischer: “am I a joke to you?”

    • @tteerabeats9116
      @tteerabeats9116 Před 4 lety +32

      No cap

    • @nberg1998
      @nberg1998 Před 4 lety +55

      Magnus Carlsen

    • @OM-et4qj
      @OM-et4qj Před 4 lety +11

      Didn't Kasparov cheat using an actual machine?

    • @yohanncunche6089
      @yohanncunche6089 Před 4 lety +3

      So true

    • @AGrayPhantom
      @AGrayPhantom Před 4 lety +72

      @Vasilijan Nikolovski
      You're not wrong. Also, he eventually went mad, and eventually refused to play anything besides random chess (where the pieces are placed randomly at the start).

  • @kuyaMeg
    @kuyaMeg Před 9 měsíci +3

    I love the art style used in this video. The animation is really great and very entertaining while learning.

  • @kindaca7950
    @kindaca7950 Před 4 měsíci +5

    No matter how much people troll India on internet, we gotta admit it contributed so much to the world of intellectual minds.

    • @Alakazam001
      @Alakazam001 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Number system
      Decimal system
      Fibonncai sequence
      Algebra
      Trignometry
      Chess
      Surya siddhanta
      And many more
      The list doesnt end.

  • @distortion1553
    @distortion1553 Před 3 lety +2143

    Minecraft players: complain that they need updates
    Chess: I don't have such weaknesses

    • @jamesross4593
      @jamesross4593 Před 2 lety +88

      Chess has had many rules changes ajd updates over time. Bobby Fischer even created a new rule set that randomizes starting position. There is a lot of debate about how chess needs to change now that computers can figure everything out.

    • @jasonstewart8612
      @jasonstewart8612 Před 2 lety +4

      @@youraveragebedwarssweat5922 I don’t know exactly when, but there was a recent update that prevents you from castling with a promoted pawn

    • @jasonstewart8612
      @jasonstewart8612 Před 2 lety

      @@youraveragebedwarssweat5922 yeah I play chess too lol I know what rapid is. I just remember they had to change the wording of the rule cause someone thought they could castle with a promoted pawn because technically neither the rook or the king moved, just the pawn. They didn't have to make a new rule or anything though that would be kinda funny.

    • @jasonstewart8612
      @jasonstewart8612 Před 2 lety

      @@youraveragebedwarssweat5922 when you promote a pawn to a rook, you cannot castle the king with the newly created rook.

    • @markcoloway
      @markcoloway Před 2 lety +5

      @@jasonstewart8612 you can't because newly created rook have to switch places with two of original rook for that..
      In both cases you have to move the original rook.. and the rule goes , you can't castle if king or " rooks" have moved from there square..

  • @vaibhavbagaria3184
    @vaibhavbagaria3184 Před 3 lety +2462

    In India, the "Queen" piece is still called the minister/advisor or "mantri"/"wazir" as in Hindi/Urdu.

    • @alymohamed2738
      @alymohamed2738 Před 3 lety +205

      Arabic countries also still call it "wazir"

    • @Abhishek-sr2pu
      @Abhishek-sr2pu Před 3 lety +163

      @KAUSHIK KUMAR I thought many indian call it rani? As we odisha at least call it rani.

    • @arunsooknarine4738
      @arunsooknarine4738 Před 3 lety +75

      @@Abhishek-sr2pu hmm maybe it got reintroduced but as the european form and then translated? That would explain why two versions exist

    • @ashwinidixit5981
      @ashwinidixit5981 Před 3 lety +114

      We call it Rani
      Women empowerment 🙌

    • @117_rubicat3
      @117_rubicat3 Před 3 lety +32

      @@Abhishek-sr2pu we call it rani ʘ‿ʘ

  • @jesseclark7105
    @jesseclark7105 Před 5 měsíci

    Absolutely gorgeous animation. Reminds me of the Rocky and Bullwinkle episodes, but smoother and more clever with transitions.

  • @shi117
    @shi117 Před rokem +32

    TED Ed and Kurzgesagt, the two channels that still maintains my interest even after 10 years.

  • @dahomeboi9759
    @dahomeboi9759 Před 4 lety +923

    For anyone wondering the moves of the weak advisor piece,
    It moved like a bishop, but could only move 1 square in each direction, but it was later buffed to 2, and then it got heavily buffed into the Queen.
    Little bit of chess history for you

    • @Artist_of_Imagination
      @Artist_of_Imagination Před 3 lety +58

      The queen is actually not queen but vazeer (supreme minister)
      Little bit chess history for you too

    • @jewellui
      @jewellui Před 3 lety +14

      So very useless? Interesting.

    • @maltt8715
      @maltt8715 Před 3 lety +8

      omg Gabe nerf queen

    • @azryafriadi3979
      @azryafriadi3979 Před 3 lety +45

      Man this new patch is broken

    • @plasmakitten4261
      @plasmakitten4261 Před 3 lety +10

      Minister was originally king but not checkable basically

  • @praveenas4675
    @praveenas4675 Před 4 lety +1743

    Me: Time to study!
    Ted Ed: *uploads*
    Me: Well, it's about chess! I have to watch it! CHESS IS IMPORTANT! *proceeds to procrastinate*

    • @TEDEd
      @TEDEd  Před 4 lety +119

      May we suggest our video on time management as your next watch: bit.ly/TEDEdTime
      😉And then get to studying, Praveena!

    • @praveenas4675
      @praveenas4675 Před 4 lety +57

      @@TEDEd OMG you actually replied! Ok I will watch the video...and THEN I'll study HAHAHA

    • @sumdude5172
      @sumdude5172 Před 4 lety +28

      @@TEDEd You're not helping

    • @lordx4641
      @lordx4641 Před 4 lety +5

      @@TEDEd What is gupta empire though

    • @surajpradhan3055
      @surajpradhan3055 Před 4 lety +11

      @@lordx4641It was an ancient Indian empire founded by Chandragupt-1, you can google about it to learn more...

  • @khaleedairil1975
    @khaleedairil1975 Před rokem +43

    In Malay and Indonesian the game is still called Catur probably based on its Indian root word Chaturanga. What an amazing game where thousands of varieties exists. Too bad only the European version of the game become the mainstream version

    • @ace71
      @ace71 Před 11 měsíci +8

      Imperialism

    • @whitejester
      @whitejester Před 10 měsíci +2

      The reason the European is the mainstream is due to simplicity. The simpler the game, the more mainstream it is. Which is why football (soccer) is so mainstream.

    • @khaleedairil1975
      @khaleedairil1975 Před 10 měsíci +4

      @@whitejester maybe partly true besides another huge reason as the other guy said. Imperialism. Other chess varieties are played only on their geographical borders. Europe pushed the version of the game far and wide thru their colonies.

    • @cobaltblue2756
      @cobaltblue2756 Před 10 měsíci +7

      Yes , it's whitewashed and using many Christianity symbols , it's shame i hope to play original piece

    • @anurupsil8216
      @anurupsil8216 Před 7 měsíci +3

      Well chatur is great name to be use because in sanaskrit chatur means clever and someone have to be clever to win in chess.

  • @forrest_gunkk9376
    @forrest_gunkk9376 Před 2 lety +12

    1:02
    First ever gaming console/platform

  • @Idontcare-qy9yb
    @Idontcare-qy9yb Před 3 lety +1920

    This story clearly shows how people of ancient world were so interested in intelligence otherwise it would have been very hard for this great intellectual game to exist for thousands of years

    • @seamusdoyle4884
      @seamusdoyle4884 Před 2 lety +34

      r/imsosmart

    • @DanielBoonelight
      @DanielBoonelight Před 2 lety +29

      ..yet they still reverted to religion; couldn't've been *that* interested.

    • @MrShanester117
      @MrShanester117 Před 2 lety +23

      That’s the most nonsense comment I’ve ever heard

    • @Morec0
      @Morec0 Před 2 lety +19

      Lol, this comment chain reeks of "my intelligence is superior, I don't need a good body".
      Kids, if you read this, no one cares how big your IQ is, only how good you look. Go to the gym.

    • @DanielBoonelight
      @DanielBoonelight Před 2 lety +8

      @@Morec0 #justasbadforsure

  • @KamalSharma-uq1jb
    @KamalSharma-uq1jb Před 4 lety +385

    Snake and ladders were also Invented in India ..it's ancient name was
    "Moksha Patam"

    • @logat1847
      @logat1847 Před 4 lety +31

      Kamal Sharma Ancient India has many great wonders

    • @nggaknormal
      @nggaknormal Před 4 lety +16

      India should start game developing industry

    • @anirudhpuranik5222
      @anirudhpuranik5222 Před 4 lety +22

      @@nggaknormal it would've been great back in the days...🤣🤣 Now there's nothing as creative from India. Golden history of India has taken so many turns, I feel sad for it. Cultures that are only remembered, though only sometimes, and live to the fullest, no more.

    • @NOU-iw3gb
      @NOU-iw3gb Před 4 lety

      Not India. These were kingdoms and were developed by kshatriyas and brahmins.

    • @_-AB-_
      @_-AB-_ Před 4 lety +4

      @Stellvia Hoenheim , Don't fret. you can have all you want.

  • @prfctmn_2262
    @prfctmn_2262 Před rokem +1

    this kind of learning absolutely make history more fun to learn..not boring at all..

  • @pettycashweb
    @pettycashweb Před 2 lety +38

    Indian names of pieces
    Queen = Minister/Wazir
    Rook = Chariot
    Bishop = Elephant
    Knight = Horse
    Pawn = Soldier

    • @ardavan2550
      @ardavan2550 Před rokem +5

      All of them are english except wazir that is a persian word friend😐😂

    • @NawazSharif-iy2fw
      @NawazSharif-iy2fw Před 6 měsíci

      modern day chess is from persia

    • @karanrajak_19
      @karanrajak_19 Před 5 měsíci +1

      ​@@NawazSharif-iy2fw Everything is Indian, Western and Arabic people have just changed appearance and names 😂

    • @NawazSharif-iy2fw
      @NawazSharif-iy2fw Před 5 měsíci

      yeah according to you indians whole world is indian and everything belong to indians
      you people are just mad to claim such things atleast respect for other humans too who do alot of inventions and discoveries
      look at your indian still is underdeveloped toiletless nation because of your such thinking of claiming all other peoples works according to you indian first bulb also may be made in india but actually made by the western
      a wise person said treat other how you want to be get treated
      so if you expect respect in return you should also respect others instead of claiming everything and call it is indian or belong to indian @@karanrajak_19

    • @gagan__007
      @gagan__007 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Rook and bishop should be interchanged

  • @chickensandwich2
    @chickensandwich2 Před 4 lety +2557

    In India, chess pieces even now are named as -
    King - raja (king)
    Queen - Mantri (Minister)
    Bishop - Senapati (general)
    Knight - Ghoda (horse)
    Rook - Hathi(elephant)

    • @yj9032
      @yj9032 Před 3 lety +243

      Abhishek Talukdar *hindi names. In different languages there are different names. Don’t get confused. Hindi =/= India.

    • @keshavsingh8583
      @keshavsingh8583 Před 3 lety +110

      @@yj9032 most names are derivatives of Sanskrir btw what are the names in your native language...

    • @scandy7518
      @scandy7518 Před 3 lety +147

      King= ರಾಜ (king)
      Queen= ಸೇನಾಧಿಪತಿ (general of army)
      Rook=ಆನೆ (elephant)
      Bishop=ರಥ (chariot)
      Knight=ಕುದುರೆ(horse)
      Pawn=ಪಾದಾತಿ (foot soldier)

    • @keshavsingh8583
      @keshavsingh8583 Před 3 lety +39

      @@scandy7518 As I can't understand the script could you write the names in English script...

    • @shyamlal6730
      @shyamlal6730 Před 3 lety +90

      Even the chess is called "Shatranj"

  • @plontetris3297
    @plontetris3297 Před 4 lety +173

    I really like the quotes at the start of the animation, especially how it relates to the video

  • @El_Omar2203
    @El_Omar2203 Před rokem +1

    Great informational video and I love the stylized artstyle!

  • @WarmBreezeStudios
    @WarmBreezeStudios Před rokem +15

    There's something I don't understand in this part: 3:02 - 3:14
    Why did the church remain suspicious in games and why was chess been briefly banned in France?
    Apart from that, I really love the animation style, narration and the colours and details of chess boards and pieces in this video! It's my most favourite Ted Talk!❤♟

    • @kavinkamaraj4556
      @kavinkamaraj4556 Před rokem +6

      Ig coz players were "sacrificing" their 'Bishops' all the time

    • @AL4N22_PELIT
      @AL4N22_PELIT Před rokem +3

      Because it kept people from visiting churches, reading the bible and such.

    • @Anonymous-8080
      @Anonymous-8080 Před 7 měsíci

      Cos Magnus is not French

    • @WarmBreezeStudios
      @WarmBreezeStudios Před 7 měsíci

      @@Anonymous-8080 Ah! I found this which now makes sense to me: In December 1254, King Louis IX (1214-1270) of France banned chess under pain of a fine after returning from a Crusade. He called chess a useless and boring game. But I totally disagree with this as Chess is my favourite board game and it gives me a workout♟🙂🥰

    • @gaeig
      @gaeig Před 5 měsíci

      Because of why today dancing and singing is prohibited in Islam

  • @xerisz7163
    @xerisz7163 Před 4 lety +309

    Imagine they introduce Queen today, everyone would call for nerf, too OP

    • @mohesk
      @mohesk Před 4 lety +2

      Xerisz you don’t know the rook do you?

    • @cringename4391
      @cringename4391 Před 4 lety +1

      2 rooks and open field check mate or 1 rook and a king castled without a rook blocking is also checkmate

    • @goergejohn6986
      @goergejohn6986 Před 3 lety +5

      Queen's only used in west. It's still called the minister most places I've been and rightly so as it's the most mobile and powerful pawn. Just like how it would be in a constitutional democracy.

    • @adamhedley8924
      @adamhedley8924 Před 3 lety +4

      @@goergejohn6986 cool story bro

  • @aaaadit5155
    @aaaadit5155 Před 4 lety +467

    How much do I have to pay to get this turned into a feature length film?

    • @arrowghost
      @arrowghost Před 4 lety +10

      I'll be happy to see the history from classics like Paul Morphy, Capablanca & Mikhail Tal, then modern games played by Boris Spassky VS Bobby Fischer, Kasparov VS Karpov and lastly the rise of Magnus Carlsen

    • @OutrayChess
      @OutrayChess Před 4 lety +1

      if you like to see chess dramatized then check out our channel. We are film-makers who are really into chess and use our free time to do fun and crazy chess videos.

    • @aaaadit5155
      @aaaadit5155 Před 4 lety +1

      Outray Chess I did, it’s pretty cool

    • @OutrayChess
      @OutrayChess Před 4 lety +1

      @@aaaadit5155 awesome! Consider subscrbing. We are releasing new content soon.

    • @johnvuillemot4805
      @johnvuillemot4805 Před 4 lety

      @@arrowghost you skipped several generations there buddy

  • @Shayman_03
    @Shayman_03 Před 2 měsíci

    I liked how at 0:33 and at 5:14 showed that even good chess player/system against person with power, had to surrender, indicating that no matter how good you are at something you can easily face loss in that either by bullying or luck.......
    And also understanding/predicting human nature is more tough and comlex than any other things

  • @wetsber
    @wetsber Před měsícem

    Instantly recognized Remus & Kiki's work, such fun animation for such a fun subject!

  • @Arjun-xr5kd
    @Arjun-xr5kd Před 3 lety +1582

    The word oldest exists. !
    India : ahhh! Here we go again !

    • @legendaryhuman3887
      @legendaryhuman3887 Před 3 lety +93

      😂 why word "india" is always there in oldest things

    • @Harry-bs1qg
      @Harry-bs1qg Před 3 lety +306

      Indians and greeks were once top in inventing stuff during ancient days.

    • @tanaypatel109
      @tanaypatel109 Před 3 lety +14

      love this comment

    • @user-kt3jn7wx5f
      @user-kt3jn7wx5f Před 3 lety +89

      @@Harry-bs1qg although Greeks were also influenced by Bharat...not to mention the wars Greeks n Romans loose while battling with our country...🙌🙌🙏🙏🙏

    • @xxhamedxx01
      @xxhamedxx01 Před 3 lety +35

      @@Harry-bs1qg Yes and they also never forget to worship their beloved cows!

  • @shakunrelhan2944
    @shakunrelhan2944 Před 3 lety +323

    Moral : always explain things to your mother, it can REALLY cause miracles...

  • @commentnahipadhaikar2339
    @commentnahipadhaikar2339 Před 2 lety +15

    It was called Chaturanga, derived from Charturangini army.
    It was in army that had 4 organs foot soldiers, cavalry, elephant and chariots.

  • @sargismkrtchyan9598
    @sargismkrtchyan9598 Před 2 lety +9

    In Armenia we still use "Shahmat" as a name for this game
    Great animation and explanation!

  • @beware_ofdogg
    @beware_ofdogg Před 3 lety +208

    Imagine your brother describing your death to your mother with pieces of a game board and some one seeing that and going “boy that looks fun.”

  • @varideasfitidea
    @varideasfitidea Před 3 lety +813

    Interesting fact, Chaturanga in Indonesia becomes Catur which also mean 4. I believe it was adopted from sanskrit word. Check is called sekak, which usually fit in to Javanese language.

    • @ankitshrivastava7356
      @ankitshrivastava7356 Před 3 lety +86

      There are lots from word taken from sanskrit around the world including english.

    • @engineer3230
      @engineer3230 Před 2 lety +63

      Indonesia had majapahit
      So sanskrit would be a common thing in past

    • @Shahanshah101
      @Shahanshah101 Před 2 lety +56

      @@engineer3230 before Majapahit Indonesia used to have over 100 Hindu and Buddhist Kingdoms/Empires.

    • @gordonlekfors2708
      @gordonlekfors2708 Před 2 lety +15

      catur does indeed come from the Sanskrit word for 4. similarly, the Latin word for 4 is quattuor. they are cognants since they are both ancient Indo-European languages.

    • @byron-ih2ge
      @byron-ih2ge Před 2 lety +24

      Indonesians followed their own version of hindu-buddhism like untill just 400 yrs ago so they have a tonne of indigenised version of indian influences

  • @stargazeronesixseven
    @stargazeronesixseven Před 2 lety +2

    Fascinating history of Chess indeed! Love the Cleverly Animated parody to tell this engaging tutorial! 🕯🌷🌿

  • @neverrruuii
    @neverrruuii Před rokem

    Can we just appreciate the opening animation? It was amazing!

  • @Idn5244
    @Idn5244 Před 4 lety +801

    Checkmate
    Its a simple spell but quite unbreakable

    • @QuarterLifeCrises
      @QuarterLifeCrises Před 4 lety +23

      We're in the endgame now

    • @lordx4641
      @lordx4641 Před 4 lety +3

      What is gupta e.pire though

    • @QuarterLifeCrises
      @QuarterLifeCrises Před 4 lety +8

      @@lordx4641 it was an empire that ruled most of the Indian subcontinent from 3rd to 6th century. Also called the Golden Age of India.

    • @lordx4641
      @lordx4641 Před 4 lety +3

      @@QuarterLifeCrises but wasnt this period where world got maths as it is today?

    • @QuarterLifeCrises
      @QuarterLifeCrises Před 4 lety +10

      @@lordx4641 yes, the Gupta period saw mathematicians like Aryabhatta, who basically invented trigonometry, and they also developed the decimal system, among other things.

  • @yichern4351
    @yichern4351 Před 4 lety +452

    4:51
    No one ever remembers that Kasparov won the first game against Deep Blue ._.

    • @LeventK
      @LeventK Před 4 lety +6

      No i am

    • @ignacio_alberiann
      @ignacio_alberiann Před 4 lety +18

      The second game was when Kasparov won

    • @LeventK
      @LeventK Před 4 lety +2

      @@ignacio_alberiann rofl

    • @wisnuops
      @wisnuops Před 4 lety +1

      Yes. In 1996?

    • @ZR3009
      @ZR3009 Před 4 lety +8

      It's not that I don't remember. I literally didn't know.

  • @fratini.
    @fratini. Před rokem +6

    It's a beautiful video, but it has some mistakes, like the dark square on the bottom right corner of the board 3:19
    Another mistake is the mention that Kasparov lost to Deep Blue, period. When in fact, he won the first match (4-2), and lost to the improved version dubbed 'Deeper Blue' one year later.

  • @nisrineslimani8767
    @nisrineslimani8767 Před 9 měsíci +1

    we should really take a moment to thank the animator for the great visuals. Good Job 👍

  • @captainrozario3212
    @captainrozario3212 Před 3 lety +2724

    "The one who broke the Soviet's domination over the game was IBM's deep blue."
    Bobby Fischer: B***h please!

    • @EchoAvenger
      @EchoAvenger Před 3 lety +102

      THANK YOU!!!!

    • @nexalusthegreat1630
      @nexalusthegreat1630 Před 3 lety +159

      was literally thinking the same thing hahaha. especially considering kasparovs view of the Russian government

    • @amandastanciu9294
      @amandastanciu9294 Před 3 lety +5

      😂😂

    • @electivire1001
      @electivire1001 Před 3 lety +150

      I mean after Fischer's few years on top there were just more Russians so he more disrupted it than broke it

    • @ncm2738
      @ncm2738 Před 3 lety +7

      Spasky will remember that

  • @shivishshukla2929
    @shivishshukla2929 Před 4 lety +297

    Glad you mentioned chaturanga. Proud to from the country where this brilliant strategy game began.

  • @brunnoduarte4542
    @brunnoduarte4542 Před 2 lety +6

    2:20 There is a mistake: in Go pieces are placed at intersections of board.

  • @dr.ashutoshdiwakar3303
    @dr.ashutoshdiwakar3303 Před rokem +13

    The game was really made by a pioneer scholar ' Shes' . He was a student of Vedic Mathematics and a scholar of Mahabharat. He read Mahabharat, and formulated this game. He presented the game to King Bhalit Rai of Sindh. In return , he demanded some wheat or rice pieces. But....
    It should be in a special series.
    Put two granules in 1st block, four in 2nd, eight in 3rd and so on till 64th block.
    And eventually, the ministers found that it is not possible as the wheat demanded cannot be grown in the whole earth , if we take the oceans as lands too......
    'Shesh' in some of it scriptures says that there is a very secret , and of course tough, Mathematics working in the Chess. If one knows that,, no one can defeat him ( not even computers..😎😎)

    • @matlabkuchbhi3060
      @matlabkuchbhi3060 Před 10 měsíci +1

      A magician formulated that formula, and he build a mechanical machine, which used to play chess... And no one was near to beat it...

    • @dr.ashutoshdiwakar3303
      @dr.ashutoshdiwakar3303 Před 10 měsíci +3

      @@matlabkuchbhi3060 Can you please tell me the reference of your saying.....

    • @urlosthairtie
      @urlosthairtie Před 6 měsíci

      I remember reading this story in a tinkle comic book when i was younger, good days!

  • @MyThoughts19902X
    @MyThoughts19902X Před 4 lety +533

    4:37 How many of you thought that it was Bobby Fischer?

    • @someperson9052
      @someperson9052 Před 4 lety +50

      Yah! How could they not mention him?

    • @deepakha1750
      @deepakha1750 Před 4 lety +7

      I thought Fischer too....

    • @lightscameras4166
      @lightscameras4166 Před 4 lety +1

      @DJ Keeler Yeah well Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov were major chess champions, most people say were better than Fischer, and both were Soviet

    • @tombatty7315
      @tombatty7315 Před 4 lety +9

      Fischer isn't important to chess, no more important than any other world champion, the video is about the different phases of chess not any players or games

    • @someperson9052
      @someperson9052 Před 4 lety +11

      @Carlos Elias Olivares (Student) True... but what does that have to do with anything? He was still a huge part of chess history

  • @Andrew-kh7rz
    @Andrew-kh7rz Před 4 lety +5678

    Am i the only one who likes the game but sucks at it?

    • @heathenfire
      @heathenfire Před 4 lety +139

      Here! I went for chess classes I was younger, but I was never really that good at it. I've given up trying to get good at it, but I'm still fascinated by it and like the game

    • @amankodimela8499
      @amankodimela8499 Před 4 lety +41

      Yeah me too IM with you

    • @charanpreet_
      @charanpreet_ Před 4 lety +30

      Virtual high five bro

    • @djsalud9946
      @djsalud9946 Před 4 lety +48

      Just keep practicing! Try playing some online games and learning through CZcams and you'll get much better!

    • @stanislawwitkowicz918
      @stanislawwitkowicz918 Před 4 lety +3

      Me too!

  • @magicmjk09
    @magicmjk09 Před rokem

    Brilliant, informing and fun animation. Bravo!

  • @HamiroCat
    @HamiroCat Před 11 měsíci +5

    "Chess has been known as a tool of military strategy a methaphor for human Affairs.And a BenchMark for Geniuses." And then Magnus honest reaction edit comes in

  • @vall432
    @vall432 Před 3 lety +1004

    You forgot about June Ninth When Chariles White won with 4 moves

  • @diptosarker810
    @diptosarker810 Před 3 lety +522

    The only thing important to know is that "Ghoda" is a respectable animal.

  • @Handles_Are_Bad_Lol
    @Handles_Are_Bad_Lol Před rokem +6

    "chess has been known as a tool of military strategy, a metaphor of human affairs, and a benchmark of genius" LET ME IN YOUR WOOOOAAARLLLARROOLD

  • @HighSoldierTF2Official
    @HighSoldierTF2Official Před 2 lety +34

    It's kind of the best game ever.
    It lasted ages, and never needed many changes throughout the years.

    • @JamesMandolare
      @JamesMandolare Před 11 měsíci +2

      I think the last change was the promotion of the pawn when it gets to the last row in 1862 in Britian.

  • @tucody8497
    @tucody8497 Před 3 lety +255

    “Ah yes. He has reached the state of bongcloud .”
    -Arabian poets, 7th A.D.

  • @lucysushi1
    @lucysushi1 Před 4 lety +352

    I love a good game of chess! Chess club members put your hands up!

  • @elisea2431
    @elisea2431 Před 2 lety

    Loved the ending scene , nice animation.

  • @proedits995
    @proedits995 Před 7 měsíci

    Dang. This video gave me so much information that i never knew about, Love this

  • @ErikB605
    @ErikB605 Před 4 lety +604

    The highest rating achieved by a human: 2882
    The highest by AI: 3487

    • @hannibalburgers477
      @hannibalburgers477 Před 4 lety +9

      Interesting. Very nice.

    • @-_Nuke_-
      @-_Nuke_- Před 4 lety +92

      Thing is that this scale is not linear... The distance between 800 and 1500 is 700 points but for a Human the distance between 2882 and 3582 is "infinite"! Therefore if we had to make this scale linear the AI should have a rating of 300.000 or even more...

    • @hannibalburgers477
      @hannibalburgers477 Před 4 lety +119

      @@-_Nuke_- You used therefore so i believe you

    • @ErikB605
      @ErikB605 Před 4 lety +14

      @@-_Nuke_- The scale measures how many wins someone achieved. Giving other players of similar or higher skilled players more weight than bad ones. So the only thing it measures is if some player can be expected to win against another. If there weren't a hundred other AIs in the Range of 2000-3480 the same algorithm would have been scored far lower. It doesn't tell you anything about the actual skill.

    • @individuotipo
      @individuotipo Před 4 lety +41

      The scale is logarithmic. Every 400 points, one player is 10x better than the other. The chances of a 2000 ELO points player beating a 2400 ELO points is one in ten. Probably he or she would draw two and lose eight. 700 ELO points separating the best player and the best machine, its almost 1:100 chance. My rating is 1200, roughtly 1682 points between me and Magnus Carlsen, 1:10.000!

  • @user-zx5dr7vm9w
    @user-zx5dr7vm9w Před 4 lety +1095

    Thanks India
    for inventing such an extraordinary Game,
    The Chess'.

  • @vario6492
    @vario6492 Před rokem +6

    In Czech, we call bishop an "archer" (střelec) and knight a "rider" (jezdec)

  • @1luvAdriana
    @1luvAdriana Před měsícem

    I just keep on repeating the video because of this brilliant animation!

  • @tomjames9926
    @tomjames9926 Před 3 lety +1581

    No wonder why Indians are so good in Mathematics and Chess games.

    • @taitslong3417
      @taitslong3417 Před 3 lety +81

      Only 1 world champion produced this far

    • @orzuodinaev3067
      @orzuodinaev3067 Před 3 lety +68

      I would say "no wonder why Russians are so good at them"

    • @KershalJC
      @KershalJC Před 3 lety +46

      Yes because you are an indian lmao. Stop being a narcissist lol.

    • @randomturd1415
      @randomturd1415 Před 3 lety +155

      @@taitslong3417 there's no funding in the entire country tbh, only Anand got funded by some oil company cuz he comes from the richest state

    • @alok5065
      @alok5065 Před 3 lety +175

      @@taitslong3417 coz most Indians are interested only in cricket and most funds are diverted to cricket otherwise India can produce more world champions

  • @prabaldeepsingh8493
    @prabaldeepsingh8493 Před 4 lety +169

    My friend pulls out a chessboard
    Me : ITS BIG BRAIN TIME

  • @DrawStuffWhatever
    @DrawStuffWhatever Před 2 lety

    Man, I really like Remus & Kiki's animation style. You can recognise it in a heart beat

  • @Grimisu
    @Grimisu Před 2 lety

    These visualizations and animations are out of this world.