I love how when a GM says blundered, it's when they mess up their structure a bit and maybe lose 0.1 of an advantage, but when I say I blundered, it's when I left my queen hanging with checkmate in 2 after sacrificing my rook thinking I made a brilliant move.

I can imagine how frustrating it must be playing against Pia cramling. You are being run over by the opponent and when you look up its just a sweet lady having a good time.

her mum has such a calming and soothing voice and yet she's so good it's scary. like a silent assassin

Pia talking through her moves is actual ASMR

Levy against Anna: I'm gonna go grab a drink Levy against Mom: *sweating nervously*

Levy vs Anna; Jokes around Levy vs GM; Straightening his back every 4 seconds

Pia is the cutest, quietest, kindest, softest & gentlest assassin ever.

I like how Pia suddenly realized she need to rush and is down to like 20 seconds. And immediately plays a brilliant move. I wish I played brilliant moves when I was rushed. Sigh, I guess not everyone can be a grand master.

Love how your Mom doesn't shit talk. She is just quiet and intimidating.

i love how pia sacrificed the rook against levy himself 💀

So generous of GM Pia to think out loud against her lesser opponents. Such a wonderful person.

When Anna said… “mom just smiles when she looks at my games” lmfao😂 I’ve watched enough of her vids now to have seen the smile she is talking about. But there is also mom love in her eyes when she does it 😊

Pia always seems so gentle and kind... and yet at the same time absolutely terrifying.

In first game at 8:20 when Pia realises she’s got only 10s and proceeds to make double exclamation mark move under time pressure What a legend

Funfact: This type of nervousness around stronger players was the reason many players disliked and some players outright hated playing Judith Polgar or Gary Kasparov. Anand was infamous for often being intimidated by Kasparov which contributed at least to some crushing losses Anand had against him. Psychology plays a certain role despite all the rationalization and professionalism over the board. Kramnik at one point gave an extensive interview talking about how he won against Kasparov in 2000, and admitted that it was mostly a psychological trap since Kasparov, the best player of all time, was so much stronger (Kasparov 2849, Kramnik 2770). The thing with the Berlin defense appeared fairly late during his preparation, roughly 6 weeks before the match, more like an accident, but an accident Kramnik jumped on and made a key to ambush Kasparov. The general plan was to play things Kasparov did not excel in or did not like. Sounds simple but Kramnik said in regular tournament chess exactly that was very difficult to do because Gary was (and kind of still is) the leading expert in the Najdorf and the Grünfeld. He also said Gary was the significantly better player and he needed to shock-attack him, gain +0.5 or +1 and hold on to it like there is no tomorrow, which has to do with the statistic nature of chess. Even a player that much stronger struggles with equalizing in only 15 games ...and this is why since 2000 the chess world championship was never again the match of the definitive 2 best players nor was the world champion always clearly the best classical chess player. 12 games is not enough to determine that. 24 is slightly better but technically still not enough to minimize statistical variance. Kramnik also hoped that Kasparov would be more occupied than usual and not sit at the board at his 100% due to all the press work of the world champion and by the fact that Kasparov was involved in the improvement of chess engines via consulting work. Some of the preparation also went against the Najdorf-Sicilian and the Grünfeld-Indian. Kramnik also said that he knew Kasparov was at that time already heavily relying on engines but back then certain things were out of the understanding and beyond the capabilities of those engines so that he tried to achieve positions in which engine preparation would not help Kasparov. Overall, Kramnik succeeded by putting together this very specific anti-person strategy...he was one of the few players openly saying "I am not afraid of Kasparov. Let him do his gesturing at the board. I sometimes enjoy it when he makes a face because i may have made a good move he did not anticipate as much.". However, Kramnik winning led to the absolute BONKERS situations that until Kasparov's retirement in 2005 the BY FAR and UNDISPUTED best player in the world was not world champion, plus, all the obnoxious antics, politics and intrigues by FIDE to stall and to prevent a re-match so Kasparov could never win his title back... I can understand Magnus not being happy with the world championshop mode. And I agree with Kasparov and Karpov who both say the mode should be like back in the days: Play until a certain amount of wins, e.g. +6, draws do not count, have a decisive lead over your opponent, e.g. +2 or +3 (6-2, 6-3), and just have a large but limited amount of games allowing to determine the true best player in classical chess, e.g. 50 games, 60 games, maybe 80 games. Play for the title only every 3 to 4 years. That would make it a real high-end battle.

Levi -"I have so many ideas but none will work. Her- oh, good. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

This as 10 minute game would be so much fun

When he says something like, "I thought I had a plan.... but... I don't have any moves." She answers quietly, "Oh yes, that's good you don't have moves," lmao

I love how Anna is helping her GM mom against an IM by reminding her of time 😂

Never seen Levi like this before. The respect he got for Anna's mom, how he maintains himself and play is such a classy side of Levi I haven't seen before. This chess game is super fucking wholesome and descriptive/representative for the chess times we're in. Love everything about this vid

Her mom is literally a legend in women chess history

we need a "classical" (timeless) match between them while them explaining their every move!

Shes so intense, no move went unthought about, much respect for someone who respects the game like that

such quiet whispery games -- makes you realize how much Anna's giggly banter makes her videos fun to watch

Long awaited match! Gotta say though, the silence is filled with tension and you can tell Levy is focused all in!

She’s so generous speaking her thoughts aloud.

Pia is like the best mum, art teacher, psychologist and serial killer. And also chess player on Sundays.

Great content. No pushy ads or self promo, no long intro. Just a clean and accurate title, and straight into the action. ty!

Two masters at work. It’s a privilege to be able to watch them.

Gotham was sneaky and was confident in his clock abilities. GM mom was clearly overwhelmed with clock management.

very nice of Anna to bring out small creators like gothamchess on her channel

At 9:45 when mom said "This is what Polgar played with me the first time", Levy's mood completely changed 😂

Pia: sits at the board. Levy: *why do i hear boss music?*

I love how in the first game it just looked like she was having a hard time just for her to destroy levy at the end

I loved this. Mom is so sweet and this guy was lovely too. So nice to see.

I love how Pia is always in deep concentration even when she's very obviously winning

I love how they are supporting each other during the game haha Pia seems like the sweetest person on earth! You are so lucky Anna ❤

Iit looks like Levy moves quickly and confidently and Pia is scrambling, until you realize she's actually checkmating and flagging him at the same time.

your Mom is such a sweetheart!!!! Love hearing what she's thinking while she plays!

At 12:25, when she said "I know what your plan is, but what is mine", 2 things happened 1. Its so cool to see how a grandmaster thinks 2. Levy was probably just like I don't even know what my plan is

Your mom has the fantastic ability to soothe and terrify you at the same time. It's incredible to watch!!

This was such an amazing match to watch. I love that levy was going all out on attacks while pia was silently planning her moves.

Pia's calculations are so spot on. Watching with the Eval bar & seeing how calm she is is almost surreal.

Pia literally always has the best poker face and watching her analyze at 100% holding nothing back shows so much respect to levy, what a game

08:25 sacrificing the rook for a brilliant move! Levy screams: And she sacrificed…THE ROOOOK!!!

i absolutely adore your mom. pia cramling content always warms my heart.

Respectfully and absolutely not in a creepy way, Pia's calm and quiet voice when she's thinking outloud has a really soothing effect on my brain.

Would love to see these two play with more time on the clock!!!! Felt like each time it was getting good they had no time to think!

I love when your Mom and GothamChess play together - both great players and kind people. Make another video of them together!

Good to see Leon Trotsky is playing chess again.

I love how Anna is so nervous for her mom to win.

8:25 Pía panics and picks a brilliant move, I panic and I hang mate in one

This was some next level Chess ASMR from a GM lol

Levy at the first game: How dare you use my own spell against me 😂

Pia is so awesome. She's giving advice to her opponent on the board. You're so lucky to have a mother with such a beautiful soul Anna

I absolutely love how much respect Levy has for Gia. He sees some of what moves she may make, but she definitely sees a few moves ahead of him and he's like "damn, you are a professional"

Pia is so nice while she takes your soul. She's so sweet about it that you thank her for it when it's done.

8:22 Oooh I'm running out of time *immediately launches a hurricane of attacks*

Pia's thought filled, soft spoken mumblings are a chess lover's ASMR gold mine! just delightful

8:23 "do I have 9 seconds?" casually plays killer move

I LOVE THESE VIDEOS OMGGG. Such high level and amazing people!! ^^

Your mother is so sweet to watch. Such a calm, intelligent person. It's wonderful to watch her. Especially, since, I would assume, she hasn't played competitively in years.

Watching Pia play and listening to her explain how she's crushing her opponent in her soft whispering voice is some soothing ASMR stuff right there

Anna: "You think that's going to work against a GM? A quick checkmate?" 😂😂😂 dying

Watching them play is how i picture me and another 300 rated beginer looking stressfully and trying not to blunder

I love your mom! She’s so cool. Just her whole being is amazing. She’s special.

Pia is so humble and Levy has so much respect for her. A very interesting encounter. Thanks Anna for this 🥰🥰🥰🥰

I love how Pia with a very calming voice just completely dismantles Levy.

Chess mom is humble. Best mom. I have never seen a sweeter checkmate.

Talking about the first game, the fact that they reached a totally new game at the 10th move, with Bxh6, for me is awesome. Untill then, 11 match between GMs have been played still and the most recent in august 2022

The more I get into chess the more interesting it is to see different styles of play. Her being SO positional is really interesting. Her saying that the doubled pawns in the first game being a blunder while not being that bad was so amazing because it really showed how she thinks. Each move is as much for the position that she wishes to reach as for being a good move to threaten.

When you make your move and Pia says "yes," it's a wrap.

I really enjoy watching the speed chess type games, the 5:00 time is a good happy medium imo, the decision making abilities are challeneged, fun to watch!

Your mother is adorable. I have a sense that she thinks differently about chess than most other GMs I’ve seen.

This video has the most relaxed energy ever. Your mom talking quietly to herself. Levy just enjoying the moment. Lovely people, lovely interaction.

This is the first video I’ve ever been able to hear two great players play both talking out loud the whole time. It all went over my head but was still so cool

I would LOVE to see you guys play to winner, no timer. Just as the games getting good the times out

it’s so funny when they have so little time left but they continue chatting like normal

Can we appreciate how gentle Pia is, with the clock button.

Uggghh she is good. I would love to see her get a 20 or 30 or 60 minute match vs some people. She seems to love setting up rock solid positions

That mom is lovely she has such a pure soft soul❤

Imagine if you want to date the daughter, you have to defeat her parents 😂

I sometimes cant believe thats Anna's mother. She has such a calm, soothing voice! 😂

I loved every minute of this. So cool to observe the interplay of personality and chess skills of these two. I only wish this video were longer. Levy almost panicked early in the first game, but Pia and Anna kept him occupied and he calmed and started enjoying the game. All around wholesome. And Pia's playing style is remarkable!

Levy against Anna: lemme get some water and a banana Levy against her mom: *stressing*

I don't know why but this lady is just so sweet. I could close my eyes and listen to her voice all day. 💕

I absolutely adore Pia. She is my favorite player period. So kind.

Is it just me or is watching Pia play super relaxing?

Pia: "Yes, very normal to play like that." The sweetest way to roast someone 😂

She said oh no I have 9 seconds and casually made a brilliant move

Pia and Anna talk so similarly especially 19:35 the way she said "i lost on time, okay yes"

I like that after the friendly match ends, regardless who wins, they still are talking about positions and whatnot. Dedication to the craft.

what a soft-spoken mom, but absolute monster on the board!

I love how she whispers your demise softly, gangster lol

Mom is adorable. What a strong player and a great source of wisdom. She laid the smackdown on you.

Pia has such grace, observing her playing chess is calming

Two phenomenal players no matter how the game ends.

Wow, what a display of brilliant moves out of apparently nowhere. Pia takes such care setting her pieces on the BEST squares.

We can all appreciate the fact that Anna always makes sure to bring us amazing chess content

I wouldn't mind a 15 minute game between these two.