Super GM Wesley So solves three studies without a chess board!
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- Wesley So is a world class GM. Rarely do we get to see the thought process of a player of such high calibre. How does a 2765 rated player actually think? When Wesley was in India for the Tata Steel Chess India 2018, IM Sagar Shah caught up with him at the Taj Bengal Hotel and gave him three studies to solve. The catch? Wesley had to solve them blindfolded!
So here's our suggestion. Watch the video as the position is being called out. Once the position is setup, pause the video and think about the solution. Only after you have found the answer, restart the video and go over Wesley So's thought process. You will be able to compare your thinking with one of the best chess players in the world today!
Video: Sagar Shah
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I tried to do it blindfolded around 2pm, and I just woke up now at 6pm. That was a good sleep.
Lol
Looool
You had us on the first half ngl
Mood
Actually lmao'ing
I play like I'm blindfolded.
hahahaha
I play like I am asleep.
LMAO, made my year.
Lol, I laughed harder than I should've
LOL
that moment you realize that you could never be a super GM
Lord of the Pies Start playing already
_/\_
:(
Serious question, what are the chances of a dude in his 30's who is currently at around 1500 rating to become a GM while still holding a job and taking care of a family.
@@undeadnightorc 2000 is quite possible, becoming an IM is very unlikely, and I think you should scratch the idea that 30yo could become a GM. It's not like I want to discourage you, but most GM follows the same recipe. Start from the young age, have certain talent different from 99.9999999% of people, and train rigorously for years.
Wesley So is such a nice person
Wesley so nice
Not to his real mother....lol....bye........!
@@goodlooking5554 Okkkkkkkkkkkkkéeeeeeéeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeddddddeeeeeeeeeeeeee loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.........l
Le malicieux Cx Cx
He looks so humble like Senator Manny Pacquiao too … nice people
Wesley is my favorite super-GM. He shows you can compete at top levels without arrogance. He takes his wins and his losses the same way with grace. This was incredible. Thanks for sharing.
Agreed! I really wish he wins the World Championship some day.
from elite gms only naka seems to be a bit arrogant.
@@edwardshowden5511 IMO it just comes across like that because he's a bit awkward lol. If you check Naka's streams I think you'll find he's not arrogant.
I met Nakamura a few months ago at the finals of the PRO Chess League in San Francisco. He was actually very nice, smiled and spoke openly. There was no arrogance. As a matter of fact, one could argue that Carlsen is the only arrogant elite player.
"You must have contempt for your opponents, Josh."
"I don't feel that."
So seems more like Waitzkin than Fischer
Im hopeless. I couldnt even remember where I placed my phone and it's on silent.
Lmao 🤣
Did you found it
@@ankitt_v not yet
Word on the street is he is still looking for it. May be he should ask mr So where it could be and the calculation to the most probable spot.
bruh i am even more forgetful in nature. I keep a pen in my hand and search for it everywhere until someone points that out to me.
My advice to anyone wanting to play blindfold chess is to iniatially do it with an empty board in front of you to look at. It's a very useful crutch to start getting used to blind calculation in my opinion.
I'm pretty good at calculating an empty chess board. It's when you start imagining pieces on the board that it begins to get difficult.
@@SlyMaelstrom XD
@Daniel Ger***The most I can muster is the nine empty squares in the bottom left corner, after that, my working memory runs out
Better advice is to lay off the drugs.
I was trying to be serious; it will be very helpful to start with. It's not easy right away, but we can all do it with some practice and interest in the game!
Spoiler alert:
Wesley So is now the official 1st fischerandom World Chess Champion❤😂
Yeah, he destroyed Magnus. Never seen MC beaten SO bad.
I love how you make the Fischer Random in one word
Joseph it's more iconic when you spell it that way..hahahaha
Love you 3000 that’s the same as chess960 right?
sampson623 yes it is👍
humility is his main asset....he is a legend in my eyes
i would love to see Wesley in a world championship match vs Magnus
Umm no his asset is work ethic.. thats how winning is done
@@petergianakopoulos4926 According to the Bhagavad-gita, humility is the first sign of knowledge, because it shows that we understand how small and vulnerable we are. It also opens the gate to more and higher knowledge, so Patrick Liang definitely has a point. A person who is not humble is blinded by his pride.
Uh, they are on a different level. I am a decent player approximately 2000 but the way top players can visualize things in their minds is amazing.
blindfolded chess is not a top player thing. Any one can do it. And if you can visualize a chess board you will be good vizualizing others spacial problems to, like a 4x4x4 tic tac toe board or non squares things. i think i could solve the first one even not been really good
2000 rating in what chess website?
@@1estab41 Fide
@@crowcrow760 good for you. I find it impossible to 'see' a whole chessboard, let alone put pieces on it. playing strength about 2000
@@talstory it took me like 3 or 4 weekends to start to "see" something. Trying to think in a method. Im not that good but i try to divide the board at 4. Each one of this small boards are the same. all start with the same color. Than just observe how each diagonal relate to it other (from one small board to the other) all start to make some sense. That works for me. Than you can put the peaces on board like would do on a real one. to get used with than. than move bishops and Knight. than pratice with puzzles and games with week friends
7:30 He peeked! (Kidding.)
lmao
HAHAHHAHAHA
you have to do more of these. super interesting to see him figure it out.
Very inspiring to watch. Shows you how talented and skilled this top GMs are. I agree with Wesley when he says the only way to improve at blindfold is to practice, overall chess strength is useful but it is not the main ingredient. I find that having an awareness of the pawn structure, squares and tension at all times is more useful than trying to remember the position of all pieces all the time.
Thanks Sagar for this video and thanks to Wesley for the recommendations suggested towards the end of the video!
He destroyed Magnus Carlsen in 960. And Carlsen is a calculating genius. So awesome!
Yeah! "SO" Awesome 😎
just won the Skilling Open as well! He beat Magnus in blitz!
Both amazing and sort of discouraging for chess mortals like us...
Don't get discouraged improving at chess requires time and dedication. Never, ever give up! Always work hard!
You can't win if you give up!
@@jjsoledad8553 I know but this kind of stuff just make me realize that I'll never be good...
@@morelrenaud2339 with a mindset like that you won't be good
@@asdfghjkllkjhgfdsa8725 well maybe, but sometimes, you have to be objective...
@@1estab41 What the fuck did you just say ? Learn english and write a coherent sentence next time.
This clip was so intense. Thanks to both of you.
Watched it again after Wesley won the Skilling Open against Magnus
This made me realise that I'm just stupid lol
Very nice video! Thank you, Wesley and ChessBase India!
Keep bringing this kind of videos my friend, thank you.
A good video, and good interviewing skills by both sides
This is unbelievable. He found the underpromotions in the second puzzle so fast, all without a board
Sisyphus Thx now I know I have to look for underpromotions.
it's literally his job
Wow this channel is fantastic! Great insight into how the mind of a super GM works, thanks!
I rewatched this video again after a month and I don't remember anymore the solutions to the puzzles.
"Ah b6 and d6 so many pawns" had me dying
One can only admire him. The talent and humility as well.
please more of these puzzle solving videos from strong gms! they are great!
Great video! Very instructive to struggle with these compositions and hear him think through them. Also I have never seen Wesley on video before, he has very striking eyes.
Here after wesley beat magnus to win the skilling open. All hail the champ!
When you were asking .."So who can kick ass Carlson?"..you had the answer all the way.
Rare and beautiful combination of genוuisity and humbleness.
Super grandmaster calculate superbly
Great player and a great person
What a sweet guy! Such a gentle soul
I am proud because both of us are Filipinos. But too bad for him because he has less support here from the Philippines 🥺 Still, all of his supporters here supports him fully ☺️
Narinig mo ba siya mag tagalog o ako lang yun? 12:14
Such a nice and humble guy for someone at his level
That's impressive!
Wesley has it all, very intelligent, nice kid and killer smile
What the heck. I can't even imagine the starting position of the kings and queens in my mind.
Amazing interview! Wesley is great!
Wow. Amazing. A beautiful mind.
He is so humble ❤️ & generous person
Congratulations to the first official Fischer random world champion
10:36 when teacher is questioning a riddle but u already knows it .
Great video, beautiful postitions
Amazing and very humble Wesley So!
Seems like a nice guy. I cant picture where 1 piece will be when planning strategy.
big fan of chess india youtube channel, salutes from Spain mates
I really like Wesley So as a person, and I really respect him as a top player who is willing to take his time to share how he analyses positions. Thanks to Sagar Shah for this video!
"Very nice puzzle, very sweet." The beautiful game of chess!
the kante of chess
Wow! That's impressive. After 40 years of playing and studying chess (about 1800 elo), even if my positional understanding can be improved my lack of visualisation in this blindfold format and hence tactical comprehension is painfully apparent and probably not rectifiable.
Wesley So is such an amazingly kind person. Have you seen the incredibly kind things he has said to and about magnus carlsen after magnus had
So humble
Wesley has to be the nicest and most humble superGM ever
Sagar sees any famous GM, time to create some blindfold chess video and again make the audience amazed
My gosh I cannot even name the squares
Most appealing player in professional chess.
Amazing Vision.
He is so humble.
Genius working!
Amazing 👏
You are the man Wesley! So cool (and sad for me) to watch that.
Player of his caliber,it is no challenge at all by the this Monday November 13th I was in Kolkata iccr venues which was a rest day before the blitz Tata rapid,and in an interactive session I took a selfie and like he was absolutely down to earth.
Very beautiful studies! Also, the skills of elite players like So is truly phenomenal. But its clear that players like So had formal instruction to learn this beautiful patterns.
At 10:00 he mentions it is very important for the king to be on g5 to control the dark squares. Can someone explain why this is?
Also Wesley So is amazing!
Edit: i see it now, the reason was beause the squares not covered by the king would either be taken by the knight or would lead to a FORK. This part of the puzzle was insane
It only means that the black rook cant go to those squares. That means the black rook is completely trapped.
Only available move for rook is either takes for king and knight or get forked by knight
really impressive the solve that first problem
Wow! You are so amazing!
#LoveFromThePhilippines
jusy a really gentle guy.....
This man is a blessing.
Blindfolded is just insane to me
Visualization skills of Wesley 🤩
Obviously a very talented and bright individual and also seemingly very kind hard good for him what a Class Act
¡Brillante!
@Chessbase the only thing you have to improve is to show board position during live matches. The camera angles are very bad and I have eye sight problems
Wow... Very nice puzzles
keep it Wesley,we are still so proud of you even though you switch Federation.
Philippines do not deserve a world-class talent like Wesley. He would never have peaked had he stayed here.
Its because incompentency of phil gov. He have every right to move to us.
@@ui6144 GM So became Super GM on 2013 he still represent the Philippines that time. It was on 2014, when he switched to represent the USA. He got the highest title or 2nd highest title(considering World Chess Champion as the highest title) in chess when he was still in the Philippines. Until he become a World Chess Champion while representing the flag of USA, I would disagree on your statement that he did not reached his peak during his residency in the Philippines.
Though I agree that if he wants a better compensation for his talent Philippines is not the right place for him.
A beautiful guy and an absolutely brilliant player.
I couldn't even find the solutions. This man is insane.
10:55 Wesley So studies from the same source as Ludwig, now it makes sense
cool studies ! great skills
Wow. Beast!!
It's so easy to get behind someone as down to Earth as Wesley and support him , Congrats on winning the Fischer Random Chess Tournament mate , you'll forever be the first Champ!!!.
Wesley seems like such a nice person. He’s really humble for his skills unlike a certain 2 highest rated rival GMs.
subtitles on this are golden
1:00 i knew it he is the one who is really the GOAT .. we thought it's in the audience
The guy asking questions said the puzzles “are not very tough one” ... they seem so difficult
I wonder in the second positon after Re5, Rxe5, d7, if black can't play Re6+ and after Kg5 capture on Rxb6, If white then promotos to a queen on d8=Q, it is a stalemate because the black rook is pinned to the king from white's queen?
👏🏼 awesome
He'll be Skilling Open Winner in Future.
In the first one, wouldnt rook e1 after kg3 with ideas of rh1 then rxh2 also draw?
Wesley beats magnus in fischer random, airthings and now the opera ... wesley is the next chess world champion..
uh-oh By the end of the video I couldn't even remember the first puzzle.
i hope you can feature Dubov or Firo next..thank u
When did Ip man become a super GM?
That’s racist but funny! I like the comment hahaha. I get mistaken for Jet Li myself when I was younger.
Super Impressive
1:00 so he es the goat I always hear in almost all matches videos in this channel.
Amazing Guy !!!
Proud filipino. 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭