BenjyFishy/Rubius + More Thrilling Pogchamps 3 Matches!
It's Day 4 of PogChamps 3 featuring @elrubiusOMG, @Daniel Negreanu, @benjyfishy, and @neekolul!
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rubius vs daniel was cancer
1:28:19 ah yes....pokimani
The battle of Fortnite Players
And retired content creators
Anna is so adorable, love the commentary from both of u
Why does neeko look so different here compared to the her first match?
Much better host then the first two days..thos other two guys where always trying to be funny isntead of explaing chess
I think this is the first day that the commentary felt like it had chemistry while the last few felt distant maybe due to hikarus ping with levy cross country and daniels akwardness but still.
Is there a "Daniel cam" video somewhere on youtube? Would love to hear his own thoughts & comments while playing.
40:27 good meme levy
Drinking game: -Take a drink every time Levy says “frankly” -Take a drink every time Levy says “credit” -Take a drink every time Levy says “on that note”
Take a drink every time xQc finds an excuse to avoid playing a match
What did Ludwig say at 1:24:08 that got edited out?
Sometimes Anna is looking like she is about to cry while smiling. That is cute.
I think Neeko has Chess in her heart... she was talking about Texas problems in the second game... and she moves pieces like... holy shit... super confident... I calculate 3 f times to move something !
Anna is like a mother... "I'm so proud of my boy".... she would be a great mother !
The 1st game was so hard to watch... And I'm rated 850 lol
DNegs gotta a bit lucky there.
I was cheering for Daniel but now I am seriously a fan of rubis. There are so many good players
Simp for Anna gang
1:18:09 this why I enabled only dragging pieces. Such a shame.
Get so nervous when players keep clicking on their pieces while thinking. That's where mis-clicks happen.
arrows bro
Daniel plays too loosey goosey, he's gotta stop eating sandwiches at the chess board
40:27
at 1:53:40 when they are suggesting to pin the 2 knights and get one, since the pawn is putting the pressure there. I still think one can defend that playing by tempo. after e4, Bishop xf6 attacking a rook, lets say they still go pawn x g3, we take the rook and if they take on g2 we take with the king. at this point either bishop or the knight may get lost as well but thats one of the 2. and quality goes a rook and a knight vs 2 knights & bishop or something similar but still not bad. Perhaps they can choose other follow up, but just making a point that not all is lost. after e4 there is also another way to play... knight f5 attacking the other knight, this can be ignored or taken in either e2 or e5 but continuosly attacking same quality pieces, white fights back and in this line the pawn that first moved to e4 doesnt get into the castling area of the king.
Anna's voice sounds like the butch's girlfriend (the boxer's gf) in pulp fiction
Everyone spying on me is going to have to kill themselves for doing it.
Daniel just wants everyone to know that everything you do on the chessboard conveys information
Does anybody know the song in 58:00?
While I live in northern california watching all these streamers complain about no power is so annoying. Something I dealt with every single year in the winter... and then this neeko girl ughhh holy complaing about "rich" people while she probably makes over 300k a year. LMAO
As someone who lives in a place where typhoon season destroys houses and electric poles while having no power occasionally not in typhoon season, I don't really care if they complain. I'd complain too if it's in a first world country where power outages aren't that common lol
lol, humans can never be satisfied, eh
Ludwig... man wtf Argues with a hypothetical viewer then destroyed them Ageism ❌ Factism ✅
I was really disappointed with the whole Rainn “oh no my queen” business but this day was awesome!
Neeko pretty much played a delayed bongcloud, that is pretty cool :)
What's the side bet Daniel has to make him care about a tournament with such a relatively low prize?
I love how Anna is happy and just smiling the whole time
That's a rough life neeko, I lived off romen and Mac and cheese for years so I feel your pain if you can't boil water, so dramatic
I don't know what is more pathetic. Seeing such absurd games of pure noobs or listening to the commentators as if it was a good game. This is not chess. This is a fucking circus.
I bet Rubius feels so depressed and sad and mad and so disappointed right now
Is Daniel a legit 1157? I've never seen anyone above 600 play that bad.
@Taylor Kroll 🤣🤣🤣
you obviously haven’t watched me
1:13:10 song name pleeeease! :)
days by flow :))
Why didn't Pokimane play?
Her opponent, xQc, didn't have power or internet so he couldn't play. Hence she couldn't either.
Anna is adorable, " this game is so high level", no Anna this game is very low level, that's why I'm watching, it's like a train wreck that I have to watch
no. no more likes. pls lets keep it this way.
You're one of those people who'd watch a high school production and complain it's not as good as Broadway.
Benjy is actually incredibly good
Es demasiado imbecil rubius jajajaj
This is the worst PogChamps line up ever. Where is Horsen, where is Belle Delphine? Why do you have French streamers?
This has to be a joke
Belle Delphine? Are you kidding me? and what about the french streamers?
Levy is, by far, the most entertaining commentator I have ever seen.
Tbh he's rather mediocre at it, Danya and Rosen are vastly superior in both color and substance.
@Divine Plants Yeah, so I've gathered.
@Mateja Đedović He goes by Danny
@Divine Plants No. I meant Rensch.
@Mateja Đedović Naroditsky? He’s an incredible teacher, I guess he just had insane nerves for his Pogchamps 3 debut. Check out his Speedrun series on his channel from Episode 1, search “Daniel Naroditsky” ...probably the best comprehensive chess instruction I’ve ever seen on KGcode. If you meant Danny Rensch, I think he does a great job also as far as the chess but like some said here, Hikaru is the best online speed chess player in the world, Naroditsky is right up there with him in rating. They will be the most knowledgeable commentators, especially if Danya (Naroditsky) finds his footing.
35:55 what song was that?
Ecuador - Sash!
Love ludwig as pause entertainment too!
And the music during his game was so epic!!! 1:21:00
Honestly, Ludwig is legit hilarious
Fantastic first match! Rooting for rubius in loosers bracket!
Seeing Rubius and Daniel Negreanu face each other in a chess match is the most random thing I've ever witnessed
1:21:00 POG
Damn rubius-daniel was a total blunderfest I felt pain watching it
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This is a really cool event. I enjoy this more than watching professional chess, tbh.
Anna is a great commentator. Builds excitement, gives information and always with a smile.
when is xqc vs pokimane ?
Texas is scary rn.
Pretty sure xqc lost power since he lives in austin.
2:31:34 unintentional bongcloud😂
That's not bongcloud.
01:21:20 what is that music ledwig play ?
Look up "In the Hall of the Mountain King"
44:20
Did I see Daniel Negreanu ?
33:16 you can say, "Kf8" pre-moves count as soul reads imo.
Rubius 2nd game was brilliant!!! Unlucky result, but VERY GOOD game!
36:08 Whaaat? Neither Levy or Anna knew it's Sash's Ecuador. Such a classic.
Rebius is exactly like a spanish version of xQc. He got a lot of good ideas and active moves, but having a trust issue with himself that make him losing the chance or wasting too much time unnecessary. Feel bad for him though in both games, this guy got a potential.
Ludwig “Rainn didn’t throw” Yeahhh sorry Lud but I’m not listening to a 1000 tell me the difference between 1000 and 2000 ELO moves lol. You would need to know what a 2000 ELO move looks like to know the difference, and you don’t. He was just trying to be nice and encouraging to Neeko.
@Shawty wanna dealer charlie, lud, sardoche gonna get stomped, idk the others
Exactly it’s so obv he wasn’t trying to discourage his opponent by destroying her. His first game alone just tells u that he’s one of the favorites to win this tournament. I can’t wait to see the better players like Charlie, lud, sardoche, benjy to go up against him
u mean michelle? lul
I'm almost 1000 rated (969) and I still have zero idea what opening I'm playing. I just play what seems to make sense at the moment. If I'm white I move the king pawn and get the bishop and horses out in what order makes sense to the situation. If I'm black I just mix it up and see what happens. I hate it when they move up the queen pawn. The only response that seems to work for me is moving up the King's pawn one space.
There's a million youtube videos on chess openings. Check out Gotham's videos.
@fx 490 it is called the king's pawn but most people refer to its as the e pawn or the d pawn. Because then you can say I play e4 or e3.
I'd suggest playing the English opening, London system or the king's Indian as white and accelerated dragon for black.
@Qimodis But It is called the king's pawn????????
Looking up basic openings isn’t that tough
Anna and Levy crushed the commentary today, very entertaining
@Anton Struzik according to a timestamp comment it was postponed
Is the match between xQc and pokimane in this video? I scrolled through the whole thing and didn’t find it they were supposed to play on that day
this stemmed from being in team hikaru broadcasting the chessable matches, definitely a well taken opurtunity for them both
Yeah the banter and chemistry those two have going is great.
My two favorite commentators. This is truly a pogchamp moment
@Spencer Twiddy Hikaru and Nardotsky are top tier too, but the Anna+Levy combo is where it's at for me.
Actually on second thought my top-tier lineup would be Daniel Naroditsky and Levy Rozman
What about hikaruuuuuu?
When is Pokimane playing?
Simp
Wow. Benjy is really playing some clean chess.
Drinking game: take a shot every time Gothem says “fantastic” 🤗
Alcohol poisoning brother
@J Weezy That is a draw with best play, consult Dvoretsky's manual
I would but the endgame would be my head in the toilet
I don't care much about actual chess, as in the grandmasters and stuff. This pogchamps stuff is fun though, because it's a lot more relatable. I've given it a shot at seeing how high my rating would come out. I'm at 969 now, but my opponents are getting a lot harder. I played against someone yesterday that was 1356 rated at one point, but dropped down to 991 somehow. It would be cool if I could make it to 1000. I've heard that anything under 1200 isn't considered good, but I think differently. I'm at around the 70th percentile right now. 1200 must be top 10%.
@rikoLas ye, if you're going for a tournament, you should beabove 1500
I believe under 1200 or even under 1400 is considered beginner
900 is already good enough imo( for casual players ).
Neeko played the Hikaru Bong Cloud and nobody is talking about it
It wasn't a proper Bong Cloud if I should say, since it wasn't a king move on second or third move, but yeah I do understand what you mean
Love the bong cloud from Daniel in his second game
Day 4: 5k out of 100k.. lmao they thinking they’re going to get 100k in donos.. biggest disappointment they must feel
They're just not promoting it properly. They're mentioning it infrequently, and they never read out usernames from people who donated, nor do they provide the opportunity for a comment to be read aloud. They could totally get 100,000 if they get their shit together
me encanta este tipo de contenido porque me ayuda bastante en mi ajedrez
anna is the best color commentator in pogchamps
Do you have a moment to talk about the Prophet Daniel Naroditsky?
DNEGS STORMROLLING IT
Good grief Levy is annoying - overly biased and apparently has ADHD. Perhaps he shouldn't be casting...
He's great, fck you. He's not even biased either. He was also rooting for Rubius even though Daniel was his student.
Good commentary this episode. Very fun.
Anna is pretty
@Agent 58 🥲
Simp
Rubius gonna annihilate the losers bracket if he doesn’t make it in the winners
So far mrbeast is the only other good player in the losers bracket
Losing 4 , i dont see him making it in the winners , which means he is prolly going to pull off a ludwig ,except maybe win that side’s final as well
Levy in the house!!
1:20:16 the greatest PogChamps break of all time
Watching it as I read this.
Basically all the ones with ludwig, he did one with the inception of watching the stream and pretending to punch it
Rubius really is the spanish xQc. When he blundered his Queen in the second game, I laughed just as hard as when xQc blundered. Well done!
He wastes so much time. When I play against someone who wastes a lot of time, I try to speed up a bit myself. If you get to the point where the opponent has 1 min left while you have 3 minutes or more, you've basically won, unless you're far behind. They'll start blundering while you have time to look for forks.
xQCc might advance to the Championship bracket 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Well "might" is an understatement.
It’s obvious Neeko doesn’t give 2 shits. Why is she even in pogchamps?
Daniel might get into championship bracket at this point, but he is gonna get eliminated immediately if he misses this many hanging pieces.
@Anton Struzik Their match was postponed because xQc didn't have electricity. There was a blackout in Austin (where he lives) or something.
Why isn’t the match between poki and xQc in this video? They were supposed to play on that day
very true
Liberals are foaming at the mouth to criticize Texas, just a week ago they were all fleeing there for better pastures to get away from California. Texas freezes over which never happens and suddenly it's terrible. California can't even handle the same problems they've been dealing with for decades
@TheDrag0nSlayer secede? In what world would texas want that? Literally they would benefit nothing and have no army. Stop saying stupid things just bc you hear it from 3 ppl.
This is an Amateur chess competition sir, not a soap box.
Sir, this is an Amateur Chess tournament. No politics plz, also, they're getting shit on because they wanted to secede for decades but come crawling back to the feds at the drop of a hat, unlike California. Classic whataboutism and poorly structured bad faith take. You make it too easy.
What are you doing ranting here on a chess channel for you fool, go post this somewhere else.
2:26:50 Me, sitting alone in my dark cold apartment in Texas. 😔
@R1pperduck Awesome! Hope everything else is up and running soon!
@ArchesBro yeah it's not the cold that sucks, its that EVERYTHING is shut down. No fuel, no food, no water, no lights. But power came on last night so i think we're fine now actually lol
@Alex Lopez Maybe my comment wasn't that clear. my bad. I'm responding to Skydog who is also in Wisconsin... which if you don't know, last week it was mostly -15 degrees F without wind chill and it snowed to start off. So the roads have been frozen because the salt wont melt the ice when it is this cold. It isn't a big deal for us, but I realize everything must be messed up in Texas at this point with such cold temperatures.
@ArchesBro texas is prepared for 100 degree weather, happens every year. This is the first time its snowed in a decade where i live in texas and it has happened twice in two months. This doesnt happen, so the power grid was definitely not prepared but they should be.
Skydog, it isnt even that bad, you are used to it, just like I am. It snows with cold weather in Texas and the whole system breaks down. The roads in Wisconsin have been frozen all week and no one cares, its a bit different
what happened to the rooks at 38:25 of the Rubius v Negreanu game when the view changed from the commenter's view to Rubius's view
@Jake D Must have. I'm very curious what the missing moves were.
I think the stream went down.
Sadge TEXAS SNOW = NO XQC
is Neeko there for playing chess any more??
Tik tok th0t
I was thinking the same thing. She doesn’t give a shit at all
rubius has one of the most annoying faces i’ve ever seen lmao
D:
He misses so much as well
I feel bad for Rubius and Neeko.
@ChzzzInTheBox that's how you should study chess :v Studying opening doesn't lead to win, it's better to study midgame, which lead to checkmate or endgame which leads to win. Sure, opening traps exist, but that thing relies on chance that the opponent cannot refute it.
@Flaze07 that's the mentality of Ludwig. He said that after their match.
@ChzzzInTheBox he did, but it's probably better if he spent the time on puzzles / midgame. Openings doesn't have to be perfect, just follows the principle. Your opening can be very engine and very winning, but if your midgame and endgame is worse than your opponents, the opening doesn't mean anything
@Flaze07 yes. That's why he fell off after the early game. But still, he did study something
@ChzzzInTheBox no no, openings for gm prepped is good. Openins for beginners prepped isn't good, cus Mr. Beast / most beginners just memorized the lines without knowing what the lines are for ( the ideas ). So they cannot follow up well enough edit: ( I'm beginner too btw )
Time stamps with the games in description would be huge , think about it chess.con
@Taylor Layton The indicators are made by adding the timestamps into the description, so you are both correct
On twitch they make their vods sub only. I doubt they’ll put that effort on their yt vods for free
@Taylor Layton no you can do them on streams easily I see it occasionally
or just put the little indicators in the video itself like gotham does. maybe it's hard to do on a live stream video ? not sure..
22:43 Negreaunu v Rubius game 1 55:40 Negreaunu v Rubius game 2 2:29:18 Neeko v benjyfishy Game 1 2:45:20 Neeko v benjyfishy game 2
What happened to x and poki?
I love you
f3!!
El rubius hace una de genio y una de novato, jaja.
He’s half-genius half-pepega
Good stuff, chat was pretty cringe but what can ya do?
@Qimodis so I see you're part of the problem
@Qimodis Have you even been on the internet, bruh?
@Exquisite Corpse those are all funny, lmao at the bizarre tinted goggles thinking ppl are some imaginary vision of right wing or smth
‘Cringe’ lol not rly
Exquisite Corpse nah even if someone types those it’ll be impossible to read because of the waves of KEKW spam
Made recap of the games if anyone is interested in checking it out : )
@fx 490 why does it matter if they are invited to a tournament? Your problem is with people who YOU claim to be good and not making content? This is chess elitism and I wouldn’t think you’d support that if you were watching a pogchamps tournament which is literally the opposite. If you wanna talk about irrelevant your opinion is a prime example. Chess isn’t my main content either and if your problem is with the legitimately then that shouldn’t be based of points of authority (I.E rating) but based solely on if its right or not, I do it for entertainment and your notion and stance is purely idiotic and pathetic. If you fail to see that it’s not my problem. This will he my last reply because I won’t further humor what I can only assume to be a troll
@Visor :P Well they ARE invited to the PogChamps tournament. I don't recall you ever being invited in any. Also chess aren't their main content so your statement is irrelevant.
@fx 490 I find it ironic that you comment that on a pogchamps video where these creators make chess content and have less points than me
@fx 490 Aslong as he is enjoying what he's doing he will improve along the way, I just started last year : )
@Visor :P I'd suggest getting a little bit better if you want to make content about chess. Just saying.
Does someone know the name of the intro song?
Rubius no gana una xD
No gana pero la verdad hace grandes jugadas, tal vez con más tiempo...