He’s 19, a Grandmaster… and He Made Me Regret Everything

What's your name, Grandmaster? My name is Daniel. Daniel? Yes. And your surname? My name is Daniel Darda. I'm from Belgium. Darda! Ah! I think I've heard your name already. So what's your rating? Like around 26.50. 26.50, yeah. So if you beat me, you win €10. Okay. And if I win, how much do you offer me? €100? Yes. Are you cheering for me? Yes. No, no. No, yes. Yes, yes! Okay, let's go! Don't cheer for her. It's the first time that you... Well, probably you have already played with players like me. But how easy do you think it will be to beat me? I don't know. Nothing too special at this point. I hope. Wow. This respect was strong. I like it. You know, I'm married to a Grandmaster. Oh, really? So I know how they used to talk. Sometimes he says, Oh, this weak player, I played at €20.200. I'm €21.00! Okay, but... Focus! Okay, focus. You need to upgrade your trash talk a bit. For my €100.00. Okay, Italian game, I'm Italian. You chose the wrong opening. I used your own spells against you, it's okay. You're teaching me a lesson in my own country. Okay, let's see. Oh, but you don't go... Okay, boring, symmetrical, you know. Yeah. Okay, do you want to draw? Not yet, no. Not yet? I'll try my chances, it's okay. I respect that. Let's play H6. Alright. Have you ever seen that? At a game like this a while back, so yeah. And what did you do in this game? I won. Ah, pity. Okay, but I played like this when I was a little kid. Yeah? All the time. It's the simplest opening for a beginner, so I get it. Thank you. Are you always so kind? Yeah, yeah, of course. Wow. Well, not over the board, no. Okay. That's impressive. How old are you? I'm 19. Oh, you're very young, okay. Yeah. You have time to learn how to talk to guys, you know. I'll become mature in a couple of years. No, no, you're good, you're good. How many hours do you study chess every day? I mean, it's fairly random, to be honest. Depends how I wake up, but... Can be somewhere between four and eight, I suppose. Okay. Somewhere six, six in the middle. What does it decide if you study eight or four? If I wake up tired or full of energy, you know. What do you do at evening to be full of energy the next day? I sit in my couch usually, just nothing special. Okay. Must be more than that. Must be more than that, no secrets here. I'm trying to understand the secrets, you know. Yeah, yeah, I understand. It's a safe space, but it's nothing special. So if you would give... There are lots of people here around. If you could give one advice that is valid for everyone about chess, what would you tell them? Yeah, just work your ass off and go for it, I guess. That's good enough. Okay. And more chess-wise, this is more mindset, right? Yeah, of course. I mean, but mindset is a big part of it, I would say. Just chess-wise, I don't know. Depends, but for beginners, just pick a simple opening. Just don't do anything too crazy. What opening would you pick if you would just start over as a beginner? I'm showing it to you right now. Italian game is a simple one, I suppose. So you don't need anything special to beat me? I don't, no. No, I hope, I hope. I don't want to get too cocky yet, but... Oh my god! Look at him! I respect that, to be honest. Thank you, thank you. Okay. So you didn't castle yet? I'm keeping it flexible. I played a lot of fish at random, so... I know how to time it. Yeah. I don't. I'm a beginner. Okay. Let's defend this pawn one more time. That's a good move. How am I playing so far? Huh? How am I playing so far? Decent. I'm not very happy, necessarily, but... I still have time, so it's okay. Is your decent a compliment, I guess, right? Yeah, that's the best you will get. Oh, this guy. Okay. That's funny. Imagine I beat you. You will cry today. If I beat you. Okay. I'm risking a lot of aura right now, so... No, no, it's okay. I think you're fine. Yeah, he's losing. He's losing, guys. I like you. I won't anymore. Okay. You have to speed up a bit, maybe. I know, I know, I know. No pressure, but I'm just, you know... I know, but... I am not sure how to... deal with this. Let's do this. Okay. Can you please take some time to think about... Alright, I'll pretend to use time. So, for example, tell me what is the idea of your next move. I just want to push the pawn with the idea that your king is here and mine is not, so I want to checkmate you. So, based on that, I'll play this. Okay, thank you for giving me a little bit of time. And if you want to take this, I will push B5, and then I'll try to take with the rook, so... Thank you for telling me that, by the way. But I guess you knew this, but still... I mean... Maybe you didn't. Thank you! The respect. I like that. Okay. I respect the respect. Okay, I will go back with the knight. Look at the defense. That's a great move. Do you believe that? No. I really don't like grandmasters. Except my grandmaster. He's the only kind guy. Yeah. No, I'm kidding. You're also always trash-talking, so... I'm used to that, at least. Right. Oh, now you opened the center. I'll try to create some chaos, you know? Oh, but I love chaos. Okay, show me. I really love chaos. Okay. Let's start with this. Closing down. Okay. Yeah, not bad. I might actually use some time now. Yes. Can you explain all your calculations? There's not much calculation behind this. I just want to do something here. Probably. I'm not sure. But I should speed up. Let's bring the other rook. One minute left. Okay, I will go. For Gotham Chess. Don't make me nervous. Are you nervous? No. Were you a little bit? I mean, when you took it with all that confidence, yeah. But now, I don't know. So I will smash it with confidence. Yeah, yeah, sure, sure. Every single piece. Okay, let's centralize. Okay. Do you have 100 euro with you? Yeah, yeah, don't worry about that. I won't need it, but let me just... This is looking good. Okay. I'm running for my life. Where is the checkmate? You're not running very far, I think. But let me find the easiest. Okay. It cannot be too bad. Let me just take a queen. Look at my defense. Everything is protected. Yeah, sure thing. What are you doing? No time, no position. New queen. Or rook. That'll do it. Okay. I think it's time... Where's my money? ...for Fredro. Yeah, oh, no, no. I'm kidding, GGs. Thank you. Wait, let me give the prize. Thank you very much. Thank you. I really need it. I didn't make a prize. If you enjoyed this video, you will love this one. I played the greatest thrashtalker in London. Check it out. Thank you for watching.