“The Queen’s Gambit” has thrust this iconic game back into the spotlight! For this list, we’ll be looking at the most fascinating facts about the game of chess. Our countdown includes The Pieces Look Like They Do for a Reason, “Checkmate” Has a Cool Origin Story, There Are Billions of Potential Play Combinations, and more! How close are you to becoming a Grandmaster? Let us know in the comments below!
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2:35 – ah yes, the famous random-moves-for-stock-video opening.
Videos idea: Squidward vs Mr.Big head
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Rooks represent yay ay
4:44 Sagar Shah Proud Student
5:30 There is an Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, which has five volumes. It goes over every single one of these over 1,000 openings.
4:48 for all the sagar bhai fans.
In Estonian & Finnish language the chess piece "knight" is called "Ratsu" that literally means "riding horse". ♘,♞
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Chasebase India ❤😁
4:44 Sagar Shah proud student
Samay should have been shown here
This was a fresh one. Loved it
Next video : Top 10 anime battles of chess
Sagar shah thumbnail. Sagar op
even as a chess person, HOW ARE THERE 1,000 DIFFERENT OPENINGS?! I might need to learn a few then. also 1 game took nearly a WHOLE DAY?! 20 HOURS?! GEEZ!
My father taught me… great memories…
Hathway
Its sagar shah clip added on watch mojo
Reminds how a hunger games actor/jesus won a match within a few moves
If you think chess has a lot of move probability, wait till you heard about Warhammer 40K
I've fool trapped somone only once before and it was incredibly satisfying
Thank you, thank you for a video about my name. BTW what do they call Chinese Checkers in China? Ans: Checkers.
Im sorry but no fuck you chess was not created by the Islamic faith i mean for the fact that a Bishop is a Bishop not an imam
Netflix The Queen's Gambit making chess popular again.
Why does this video feel like it was uploaded in 2007
La dame est la pièce la plus puissante (The queen is the most powerful piece).
Finally a good top 10 from watchmojo and it gives some knowledge! Thanks
Edit : I know most of the topics but it is a good video tho
Saying chess prevents Alzheimer’s is like sayings an orange prevents starvation. It’s not chess as much as it is exercising your brain doing any mind stimulating activity.
Are you going to do top ten staircases in video games
white vs. black for centuries.
I can't belive how much people started to play chess because of TV show
checkmate = الشيخ مات
I never played chess before I definitely need to try it out.
When i want to play chess but i have noone clsoe to me that plays it😥😥
Haven't watched the show but glad so many people are now getting interested in chess because of it! It's a great game which I learned as a child, playing against my father or grandfather. I'm only now learning to play GO which is also super fun and ancient for those of you who wanna check that out I really recommend it!
Gustavo Fring vs Walter White felt like intense Chess match.
Liking chess brought me here.
WatchMojo just discovered "The Queen's Gambit".
Everybody gangsta 'till WatchMojo makes a video about CHESS.
2 /the Shannon Number 40000000 Chess move with strategy
How about a top 10 top 10 videos?
Considering how it's been mostly dominated by Russians for decades, I always thought it was a Russia game.
Wu-Tang Clan members Rza, Gza, and Masta Killah are avid Chess players.
Did watchmojo really just use middle eastern related videos for gupta empire? Lmao I thought you guys did research 😂😂
suprice they didnt have top players in the world can play blindfolded simultaneously
vs over 10 oppenents,, if that isnt mindlbowing then what is?
No rice/grain legend i am desapointed
Why didn't you add the mythical tale of the chap who invented chess? He was tasked with creating a new game for the Emperor of China to invent a game. All he asked for payment was that he be paid in rice grains. He asked "Master I ask you for just one thing. Take your chessboard and place on the first square one grain of rice. On the first day I will take this grain home to feed my family. On the second day place on the second square 2 grains for me to take home. On the third day cover the third square with four grains for me to take. Each day double the number of grains you give me until you have placed rice on every square of the chessboard. Then my reward will be complete.’ (This equated to more rice than can exist)
Eventually the Emperor realized this folly and executed the inventor.
Brilliant musical too!
I hate how the board at 0:45 is sideways
Wow 20 hours to make 269 moves that's crazy. Why clocks are used a lot now. That averages out to only 13 moves per hour…..that's extremely deliberate
This has been the best watchmojo video for a while.