8-Year-Old Chess Prodigy Challenges 79-Year-Old British Chess Champion
2023 ж. 18 Қыр.
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What happens when two people more than TWO generations apart come together for a chess match? 79-year old British Chess Champion Peter Lee and 8-year-old Chess Phenom Bodhana Sivanandan sit down in to see which generation comes out on top
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People don’t realise how difficult it is for a 79 year old to still play like that, you decline drastically.
Are you in your 80s?
@@SevenEllenno maybe he's not buuttttttt iii aaammmmmmm
What an ignorant comment 😂 not all people over 80 decline rapidly. My grandmas 94, had a double masectomy 3 years ago and goes swimming daily and owns of Australia’s biggest companies and I’d bet every cent I have she (and millions of other people over 80) could out think your tiny mind any day of the week
Lol you don't decline rapidly if healthy and active. He probably hasn't studied playing chess at this level for a while, whilst this genius is totally focused on chess.
George Soros is still alive & kicking...and still very evil!
Just the behavior when she wanted to tell her opponent about the check he missed shows how much respect she has. I really hope that she will go places in the future! 😊
Wow she smashed it good for her
8:50
Of course he told about it, when why would she let her opponent cheat for victory.
What does peter gain by wining as you say ......@@jout738
@@jout738 you completely misunderstood the point of the comment
It was the cutest thing when she looked at him and said "Peter it's check" 😂 poor peter
I hope she takes some time to be a little girl and have fun with her friends so she doesn’t burn out. ❤
@@ankiking people say this all the time but playing with toys isn't the only kid like thing that should be associated with children. Children can be really into dancing and other sport, maths, literature and etc and like to do them competitively. Though I do think that she should try and maintain a social life.
@@ankiking What does being a little girl really mean? Is it about trying and discovering new things? She can learn a lot through playing chess and also socialize with other kids. She can either do that in school or at a chess academy. Besides, most children her age are too into their iPads to engage in such activities.
Lol😂
@@sugarzblossom8168 Exactly what I expressed.
she had my mans STRESSING 😭
I admire him trying his hardest to keep up despite his age. Reminds me of my grandfather.
my grandpa just spends like 2 minutes thinking about his move only to blunder everything
me 2 my grandfather thought me
he probs just wants to let you win@@kairon5249
That's one of those accidentally agist lines we're all guilty of at some stage in our lives. "You're doing well despite your age", "Not bad, for a girl" "You're articulate, for a black man (Zootopia)". It's in there with all the others.
@@SevenEllen Absolute tripe. Old people cognitively decline and yes this has been shown particularly in chess. Women likewise are less physically adept than men.
Kudos to him for being willing to risk losing to a child and having it broadcast, lots of ppl especially men would think their ego is too precious
Nice misandry.
Feminist spotted
Only a feminist would say it in such a hateful way.
Misandry = Feminism. Feminism = misandry. This is an openly misandrist comment. Simple stuff. The idea that men will have their egos upset by losing to an 8 year old, Christ. Who do you think it is who plays with kids (assuming the Mother has allowed on in the family)? It's usually men. Fathers, Uncles, brothers, cousins, teachers. In my experience, women hate playing with their kids. Women are also terrible at instilling any sense of competitive spirit in children. Again, that comes from men.@@suslarry7
Because many women have sensitive ego's as well. Feminist love to generalize men all the time, and men get sick of it.
What a sweet old man and what a humble child, two beautiful human beings. I hope Bodhana becomes a chess GM and I hope she wins the world chess championship one day.
She will certainly become a GM if she sticks with chess.
I really hope Peter a long life and can witness her becoming a GM.
She will be GM for sure. It's more of a question of whether she could be a super GM.
9:06 "Pee-tah ... Pee-tah - it's check!" When they do the movie of her life - or his life - that line has got to be the climax!
Peter*
Whoosh! @@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek
@@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerekwith a British accent it sounds like pee-tah😂
@@whateveriguess6211 Not with my and many other british accents... also that's not the spelling.
@@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek first time on the internet? go read a dictionary if you care so much about spelling on a yt comment lol. and majority of British accents will sound like peetah when saying Peter...
Both of them are extremely inspiring for what they are capable of doing at their ages. The video editing was great as well.
I frankly disagree. The new age maintain focus edits were nausea-inducing
@@nicholasgarcia6402contrarian
@@nicholasgarcia6402and the music was so goddamn blaringly loud for no reason.
OMG, she’s an angel. “Maybe slightly better” she demurely replies when he asks if she thought she was winning (which she was).
No she wasn't. As she said, she was only slightly better.
But still in the other two games, he had his ass handed to him.
@@sparshbansal7386 No he just lost, his rating was a lot higher, he is just out of form clearly
She isn't 1800 strength. The only reason she is still 1800 and not above 2000 is because she hasn't played enough games to increase her rating
@@kairon5249 Yeah exactly, I get he is far past his prime but no way a 2300 degrades all the way to 1800 lol. Weird how they found the most washed out, past their prime national champion. Almost like they want the non chess fans to think an 8 year old could be that level
Just the beauty of chess game without boundaries no age, no gender, no limitations just pure chess skill
This would not have been possible some years ago. Girls and women allways had a tough time to be taught and supported in chess and beeing treated as serious opponents. Good for Bodhana she is very selph confident.
You are wrong
you meant by some years like 80 years ago? chess isn't sexist @@Overlordsen
@@Alice58302more like 20 years ago. in which world are you living?
@@Overlordsen Yeah, well it's definitely easier for women these days because of evolution of the game and all the improvements in engines. They're able to memorize things now that help him them improve and understand the game much faster. Would not happen many years ago, or it was much harder to say the least.
He's adorable towards her, and shes such a good player and good kid generally. Their mannerisms are so adorable to watch, but wow she has a bright future and good sportsmanship!
Bodhana is a serious force of nature. I have watched her play in junior tournaments for a couple of years now; she plays with such accuracy and I have never seen her lose against another junior. Truly a phenomenal player and I am excited to see how far she can go.
When you think that she just started playing during lockdown :O, self-taught from youtube videos. She literally is a chess genius.
@@S___________D Dad is not a bad player mind you. He is probably around 1500 or so. She gets a lot of support from coaches and clubs but she has an immense talent and desire to win games; this is not something I see from her peers.
@@ThePawnslayerChessVideosher dad is 1200 strong... Played him at cafe chess
1:51 He said "shoot" and they made it sound like he swore
Do you reckon it was just shoot? I thought it seemed inappropriate for him to say sh*t, it seemed weird
they were both so wholesome, I loved it
Yeah, they both were very cool people. Awesome personalities from very different generations. She's of course just an adorable little girl as well, but her understanding of chess is incredible, and she's very very mature for her age obviously.
Somehow bored of the over use of the term “wholesome”😊
Chess is a young person's game because you lose the ability to calculate quickly when you get old. For 79 I think Peter did very well.
He did decent, and more importantly he said he barely plays, and hasn't played a rated game in almost 40 years. He played maybe 1800 or 1900, which I think is reasonable give what we know. If he was in practice and playing rated games then he wouldn't have done so well, but given what we know he did play well.
Also just thinking that ches takes a lot of stamina and that goes. That's why he clearly dropped off a lot in the last game.
Longer time controls
Yes, mental stamina and concentration. As you get older you can only focus and concentrate fully for short(er) periods of the day. @@martinperring5286
Agism. Casual agism EVERYWHERE. I can't unsee it now I've learnt about it. "Sweet old man" "For his age, he's so (insert positive word here)." We wouldn't speak like this about people in their 20s, 30s, 40s, or 50s.
5:48 the excitement and pride in his voice is everything. What a lovely and wholesome video this is, love it.
The other old chap had no idea what was going on
"Now I'm retiring" Lovely way to end a video haha
This was such a delightful watch. Go far Bodhana. In Indian languages, Bodhana derives from Sanskrit for passing down knowledge as teachings, exposition.
bodhana is a tamil gal
@@srikarreddy5714 i said the girl is tamil. dont get butthurt becoz most chess grand masters in India are also tamilians. i didnt talk about any language here, so apply burnol and sit down
@@srikarreddy5714 Damn, the hatred is dazzling. You could have stopped with the first sentence lol
@@srikarreddy5714 dude you okay?
@srikarreddy5714 languages don't "steal", languages evolve and if sanskrit, english, french, etc. had words for concepts that other languages don't have a word for it then those words are adopted and adapted in other language; that's why we have etymological studies, to investigate were words come from. For example the *english* word "cream", comes from the *old french* "creme"/"cresme", and the old french comes from the *latin* word "crāmum/chrisma" and that one comes from *greek* word "χρῖσμα"/"khrîsma", and that comes from Gaulish word "Crama" and that from the *proto-indo-european* word "(s)krama". None of them stole nothing from someone, all those words are fruit of the influences of a culture to another culture.
" Do you want to go up the stairs? I have never been up the stairs " Almost always takes a child to show an old person a new way to live life.
everybody gangsta until they hear "peter its check"
8:50 most adorable moment in chess I seen. Superb video.
They were both very humble. Bodhana is a very grounded and curious young lady, who behaves very politely and doesn't seem to have any arrogance about her amazing success so far. Peter is a charming and grandfatherly figure, who was happy to show Bodhana around the building and who had no shame in admitting his own shortcomings against an 8-year old chess player. Bravo to both.
Her eyes are incredible. Utterly calm and profound. Her thinking is extremely deep, exhibiting extraordinary maturity for her age.
Really? I thought she looked like a normal, though very bright, kid.
9:32 is the most incredible pawn structure I've ever seen.
Was about to ask if anyone saw that connect 7
I have had the pleasure of meeting Peter in person a few times, he's a bridge player who has done rather well. Just as this video demonstrates, he is a generous, polite and friendly person. Well done to Bodhana, for your success, and your professional attitude. Of course your family and friends are proud of you, but so are many people all around the world.
forget the chess - what a wonderful display of respect and humility
young man ain't retiring. he is gonna practice hard now for his revenge game.
no use.. prodigy is a different breed by itself, by the time he practice this girl will become tenfold stronger.
Very nice video. Bodhana comes across as modest and polite. Peter Lee is also returning to competitive chess with Epsom in the Surrey League this season, which is great to see.
Revenge time.
Her voice is so cute. What an angel. I'll be cheering her on always.
Yeah, she's adorable. A very friendly girl for her age, but a bit shy, but a lot of kids are.
you say "shy" like it's a negative lmao. the shy ones are usually the smart, perceptive ones.@@billj4525
These two have an instant grandpa granddaughter chemistry. Adorable video.
My money was on her from the start 😄 Peter says he's played one rated game in the last 48 years, in which case you can forget rankings entirely... For someone still playing pre-engine chess, Bodhana's command of modern opening theory alone should seem like some sort of black magic
Damnn she started during COVID and is that far ahead at age 8 insanee
If she continues at this rate she will be a regular competitor at the candidates
an absolutely incredible video .. made my day .. superb editing .. the background music , the scene where she quietly tells peter it is check , peters graciousness and approach.. simply superb... made me emotional
What a great sport Peter is and such humility.
The way she organizes words to make sentences,shows mind of a future world champion
More of this type of content, thank you.
Incredibly charming and respectful manner , clearly immensely talented with a great passion for the game . She must have great parents keeping her level headed whilst being kind and supportive . Good luck to her
I guess I am one of the lucky few who can say they beat Bodhana back when she wasn't as famous lol. Granted, it was a friendly OTB game and this was back when she was like 1300 ECF lmao. Had no idea she would become England's rising star back then!
i was lucky enough in the early 70's (?) to play a young girl named baraka shabazz (sp) several times at the anchorage, alaska chess club. i beat her a few times and lost a few times. ultimately, she moved back east and became one of the strongest women players of her time. interesting to catch young talent on its way up . . . and realizing that they have moved far beyond you and on to the upper reaches of the game. very exciting to see a talented young player take hold and start to improve. good luck to all our young players.
1:51 he said “shoot”! Look at his lips make an “oo” sound, bleeping it makes him look bad when he’s known as such a polite person
ikr
Cursing doesn’t make you a bad person… it’s really no that serious kid
@@GetLoose-bx2qr it’s generally frowned upon to curse right in front of a child you’re sitting opposite from in a quiet room, might not make someone a bad person but I’m certain Peter wouldn’t do it
Watching her repeat 'It's check' was so funny
Peter is such a sport and what a lovely human he is.
From what I can tell as a lowly 2000, she's extremely underrated. Such accuracy. She will get far.
This is so sweet.. what a lovely kind gentleman and what a precious child
I like when she is looking at him waiting for him to move, already knowing what she is going to do next.
What wonderful individuals. Both for their age aswell. I love how polite both are and love to see the curiousity. The exchange is so interesting. A truely beautiful sight to see.
What a brilliant video idea!! Loved how you take time to show the human side of the players as well
Great concept and production quality, more of these please
Brilliant moves on both sides. Was a pleasure to watch. All the very best for her, Bravo!!!
Such a wholesome video. Peter is a delight and the girl, (Bodhana?) is so polite and respectful. She'll be a real contender in a few years
The beauty of chess bridging the old and the young. Bodhana, hope to see more of you❤
You can see that even though Peter has only played 1 rated game since he retired, he still had all the passion and pride of a master so it must have been a difficult pill to swallow. I know that he's going to cheer for Bodhana with proud eyes as she takes over the world in the future years.
What a delightful video. All the best Bodhana, I'm sure you can become grand master one day, and so much grace from Peter.
Both of them were great! Really loved this video. Hopefully Bodhana Sivanandan has a bright future and shoots for something higher than the Women's World Chess Championship!
I agree. I hope she gets away from just playing the girls/women’s league soon. Personally I don’t understand why they still exist. You get better by playing harder players. I believe a lot of the top female players would be much better if they had to play Magnus regularly.
I had that idea once and never really gave it any thought
She's one of the best 8 yr olds.We'll see!
@@ecospider5It's simple enough, if they all played in the open league, there wouldn't be any women players at all in the top tournaments. If there were no women at all in the top tournaments, girls wouldn't feel inspired or even welcome to get into chess as they'd feel it's male dominated. And on and on.
@@user-qw3vw2dk1d Apparently they said she's the highest rated 8 year old the world for boys and girls.
"Draw?" and she agrees. Such a nice girl. Best of success to her.
THEY'RE BOTH SO DARN ADORABLE :D
I remember when my grandfather taught me chess when I was 8, 8 years later i still remember how the game works and was able to learn the basics in a few days almost a week because I had remembered the movements of each individual piece. My grandfather passed away recently but I will always carry his legacy with me on the chess board. Always respect your elders no matter what!!
He is still playing very good even his brain has been starting to slow down when he reaches 60 year old
Yeah, he's amazing for 80 and not having played any rated games in 40 years. He's still around 1800 maybe.
i dont think your mind really starts to decline significantly until you're past your early 70s really. i've had near 80 year old philosophy professors reciting and engaging with some of the most dense intellectual material with ease, so even past that age its very possible to keep your mind sharp.
@@CoolDrifty
@@CoolDrifty ye sure maybe they can still do that but not good like before their 60s
Such a polite young lady, this was so wholesome
I love this! So cute and the 70 year difference in their age showing thr passion for them. He was so sweet showing her around and showing her the respect to play as an equal. A great video over all.
Wonderful watch. Love this type of content
i see what a distinguished gentlemen
Yes, any self-respecting distinguished gentleman would loudly say "eh, shit" (1:50) in front of a 8-year-old because he made a bad move in a board game 😅
@@ArCgon that changes nothing.
@@seldom_bucketwell it was definitely not appropriate to say it in front of her. Remember, she's eight.
@@ArCgon Lol come on man. Give him a break, you can't be serious. Overall he was a very distinguished kind gentleman. Based on your comments, and I know very little about you, but I get the feeling you're the opposite of him in that regard.
@@GamingShark05 Of course not, but he's a 80 years old and made a mistake. Generally the guy was a distinguished kind man. I think you can kind of tell from the video and look past that part. I think they both actually had very unique interesting personalities from two different generations. Enjoyed the video.
this video is so wholesome!
This is so heartwarming. The amount of respect shown by both players is lovely and adorable. I hope that we implement such wonderful behaviour in all aspects of life.
Yessir!
That's fascinating! Child prodigies are incredible and a wonder. Good for her 😊
This is amazing, huge congratulations to the girl.
A LOT OF RESPECT & admiration for this humble grand master! And my lady the future will be at your feet!
I feel so proud watching this girl. Good for her, hope she has an amazing future!
So Proud of her , Making Britain a force again in The Chess World.
I love this video, and its deserves to go viral!
More content like this... it reminds us all why we love the game of chess. And it's super wholesome.
Both players are an absolute inspiration. Good luck and good health to both
this is so beautifully shot and edited!
How cute. They compliment each other perfectly . Neither one can play with someone their own age but they play well together.
i love these 2. should have a series
Love everything about the video and both them. That chess clock they have is so cool and premium!
Never played chess , but seeing this video is an wholesome experience
The video editing and the score is really great❤
Such a beautiful video. She was so sweet telling him "it's check."
It's just cool how Chess can unite people across multiple generations. 71 years between them, but nothing but respect across the board.
Peter gives off kindly grandfather vibes. What a gentleman.
Just interesting and inspireing peoples playing chess. We need more of this.
Absolutely beautiful contrast. They're both quite charming.
I love the bookcase overflowing with books in the background. Great setting to play a game of chess.
the strongest chess player of today fights the strongest chess players of history, the strongest chess player of today starts by doing a domain expansion
Her blitz rating is higher than her standard, which is not uncommon for the very young. Or they played with no time controls, he might win. Or she might die of boredom.
A lot of people have slightly higher blitz ratings at all ages these days. People just play so much blitz as opposed to standard.
I don't think he beats her in any time control. He still plays decent, but he's under 2000 now for sure. Not playing anywhere near his old rating obviously, but we knew that wouldn't happen. She's better in all controls I bet is my point.
She is underrated in standard.
Wow, this was so beautiful! Thank you for posting this!
an absolute delight to watch to people of that different age share a passion.
Fantastic encounter and demonstrates the Agelessness of our great passion , Chess!!
How lovely from both of them! :)
having a proper role model is so key to these young kids, i never really had one growing up
They are so kind to each other , so much respect for each other. Hopefully she will go places and will enjoy 🙏🏽
The pawn chain in the last game was impressive
That was really nice, lovely video.
Peter is an absolute gentleman, Bodhana is the most delightful young lady and both have impeccably manners.
5:47 total proud grandpa vibes there ... 2 gentle human beings ...
That was just so beautiful to watch.
Good to see Peter well recovered from his recent broken leg. He'll need to put in some training before the rematch though.
Would like to see more of the game! Fun video though
You can see how passionate they both are about chess ♥︎ very wholesome