Hammond & May try to play chess while downing shots

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  • Опубліковано 16 лип 2022
  • Who wants to play normal chess when you can introduce some gin into the mix? The rules are simple - if you take a piece, you take a shot. Enjoy over an hour of Richard Hammond, James May, a chess board, and slightly too much alcohol…
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  • @WhatNextVids
    @WhatNextVids  Рік тому +2362

    We knew you'd like this one! It's so amazing to see all of your positive feedback on the channel rebrand thus far! We feel there is so much potential with What Next and we have plenty of content like this in the can to show you guys. Thank you to all of you who have watched and subscribed 🙂 - Mike

    • @adambendinelli
      @adambendinelli Рік тому

      [White "James May"]
      [Black "Richard Hammond"]
      [Result "1-0"]
      1. e4 f5 2. exf5 c5 3. f6 Na6 4. Bb5 Nc7 5. Nc3 Nxb5 6. Nd5 Nd4 7. fxe7 Nxe7 8.
      c3 b5 9. cxd4 Nxd5 10. Qe2+ Qe7 11. d3 b4 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Qh5+ g6
      15. d5 gxh5 16. Kd2 Rg8 17. Re1 Rxg2 18. Nf3 Ba6 19. Re5 Bg7 20. Rhe1 d6 21.
      Rxh5 Rg1 22. Re6 Bc3+ 23. Kc2 Rc1+ 24. Kxc1 Bxd3 25. bxc3 Rd8 26. Ne5 dxe5 27.
      d6 b3 28. Rxe7+ Kf8 29. Rxh6 bxa2 30. Rh8# 1-0

    • @thestingray1983
      @thestingray1983 Рік тому +20

      This is absolutely brilliant! Hammond Vs Cpt Slow in any drinking game is absolutely fenomenal material to watch! I really hope to see more content like this. 😂

    • @docfish21_94
      @docfish21_94 Рік тому +13

      you should do a version of this for sim racing as that would be hilarious, and also it guessing them not being all to familiar with it could be even more funny

    • @hugog930
      @hugog930 Рік тому +27

      Please get the trio back together for a drinking game of monopoly 🙏

    • @chriss-p6901
      @chriss-p6901 Рік тому +2

      Please give us something like this more often!

  • @janimizer1725
    @janimizer1725 Рік тому +8528

    I love how Hammond still says ''If you've just joined us'' at random intervals as if its a TV programme

    • @caerphoto
      @caerphoto Рік тому +940

      what, you mean you DON'T start watching youtube videos at a random point in the middle?

    • @azaboy2
      @azaboy2 Рік тому +168

      Boomer speak

    • @EVEMASTER99
      @EVEMASTER99 Рік тому +514

      Always cracks me up when Clarkson did it on Amazon

    • @loganamurray64
      @loganamurray64 Рік тому +186

      @@caerphoto tbh i thought it was live streamed

    • @rickygrenadier6303
      @rickygrenadier6303 Рік тому +159

      Old habits die hard..

  • @SalemShanouha
    @SalemShanouha Рік тому +8927

    I would watch a whole series of May and Hammond playing different games. Monopoly next?

  • @potatopirate5557
    @potatopirate5557 Рік тому +2555

    Hammond has a breathtaking technique- explaining every bit of thought process out loud to your opponent. 😅

    • @zachhaywood1564
      @zachhaywood1564 Рік тому +23

      This made me literally laugh out loud 😂😂

    • @gazzertrn
      @gazzertrn 9 місяців тому +7

      Thats how you loose .

    • @andrewkarsten5268
      @andrewkarsten5268 9 місяців тому +20

      @@gazzertrnI never knew loose was a verb…

    • @Vicus_of_Utrecht
      @Vicus_of_Utrecht 8 місяців тому +8

      @@gazzertrn *lose

    • @mr_niceman
      @mr_niceman 8 місяців тому +26

      @@andrewkarsten5268 i always loose in chess, I wish i can tense for once

  • @unclegeorgesspeedandfeed
    @unclegeorgesspeedandfeed Рік тому +1775

    Amazing how civil they are when it's just two of them together. Throw a third one in and all he'll breaks loose.

    • @GieterHero
      @GieterHero Рік тому

      Clarkson, you infantile pillock!

    • @bennicholson5733
      @bennicholson5733 Рік тому +233

      You can't play chess with a hammer 😂

    • @jout738
      @jout738 Рік тому +54

      Jeremy always comes to do something like burning James May house, like in the one episode and then that itself sets them on loose making James bit angry.

    • @FiatUno2003
      @FiatUno2003 Рік тому +82

      You can't play chess with an orangutan

    • @solomonrex3955
      @solomonrex3955 10 місяців тому +145

      "Behold my genius: I have attached a chess board to a V8"

  • @chess
    @chess Рік тому +9232

    What a layer this adds to the game! This was great fun!

    • @pneumonoultramicroscopicsi4065
      @pneumonoultramicroscopicsi4065 Рік тому +407

      You should try it with grandmasters

    • @fishtankben
      @fishtankben Рік тому +302

      @@pneumonoultramicroscopicsi4065 there is alot of Carlsen streaming (and winning) while completely smashed

    • @pneumonoultramicroscopicsi4065
      @pneumonoultramicroscopicsi4065 Рік тому +25

      @@fishtankben not hammond smashed i don't think lol

    • @Ripper346.
      @Ripper346. Рік тому +20

      @@pneumonoultramicroscopicsi4065 I think Ben refers to this watch?v=K-Kz7bo5tKE . It seems drunker than Hammond

    • @TONAL03
      @TONAL03 Рік тому +6

      Next round Danny vs Hess and the winner has to challenge one of the Chessbrah.

  • @Fullyfunctional
    @Fullyfunctional Рік тому +3074

    Just what i needed. One hour of James and Hammond bickering. One hour to forget all the other bullcrap on this planet. Thank you.

  • @lindseycaldwell9559
    @lindseycaldwell9559 Рік тому +871

    I just love that they're calling them "prawns." I didn't realize that those little pieces were crustaceans lol.

    • @SpaceMissile
      @SpaceMissile 7 місяців тому +22

      I thought James was joking the first time, but now I'm legitimately wondering if maybe that's an English thing. 😅

    • @badcornflakes6374
      @badcornflakes6374 5 місяців тому +4

      ​@@brandiiiiiiii I've heard Canadians do that too many times. It's pretty corny but funny nonetheless.

    • @user.8102
      @user.8102 3 місяці тому +1

      ​@@SpaceMissilena its just funny😂

    • @Oswadomob
      @Oswadomob 3 місяці тому +2

      No we don’t call them prawns in England. They’re joking.

    • @tomaustin8866
      @tomaustin8866 2 місяці тому

      Probably for the algorithm to avoid any bad words that may limit the audience

  • @oblivious5396
    @oblivious5396 12 днів тому +7

    i love how Richard getting slightly drunker after every drink is actually visible

  • @mannydcbianco
    @mannydcbianco Рік тому +1307

    "You are thinking about it, which I'd say technically is cheating!"
    -- Richard Hammond, while playing chess

  • @eenayeah
    @eenayeah Рік тому +2747

    Imagine telling James and Richard 20 years ago, on Top Gear--a car show, mind you--that 20 years later they'd be playing chess while drinking and that hundreds of thousands of people would still be watching them.

    • @marioxdc123
      @marioxdc123 Рік тому +334

      "and where is Jeremy?" asks James
      "He has his own farm and does manual labour"

    • @ssisnake
      @ssisnake Рік тому +73

      Don't forget to mention that they are drinking a Gin made by May himself.

    • @Corkoth55
      @Corkoth55 Рік тому +50

      And explaining that Amazon has the budget to produce a TV show.

    • @OfficialUSKRprogram
      @OfficialUSKRprogram Рік тому +12

      a million views, a million views on that video, I don't think back then they would ever think that the 2020s would be the years where they're most popular.

    • @Kerpath
      @Kerpath Рік тому +13

      @@OfficialUSKRprogram They were by far more popular back in the day google top gear views its actually hard to comprehend knowing there was no internet/social meida

  • @ikeatable1
    @ikeatable1 Рік тому +530

    I put the game through Stockfish, and the analysis bar had a seizure in the first five moves alone. Great content, even greater for people who play chess.

    • @abi9113
      @abi9113 Місяць тому

      what’s stockfish ?

    • @lihtsalt_raits
      @lihtsalt_raits Місяць тому

      ​@@abi9113Chess AI

    • @Wegky
      @Wegky Місяць тому

      @@abi9113chess ai

    • @beanlegion8529
      @beanlegion8529 Місяць тому

      @@abi9113chess algorithm that’s currently the strongest in the world. In analyzes the positions and gives a number that indicates the strength of white and black and the best move that should be made. Basically they handed each other the game multiple times in the first few moves but didn’t know

    • @jonathandonovan1802
      @jonathandonovan1802 Місяць тому +6

      the most powerful chess engineused by everyone, grandmasters as well

  • @agentPLINY
    @agentPLINY Рік тому +262

    I love how Hammond has to vocalize every single thought in his brain 🤣

  • @Danker19991
    @Danker19991 Рік тому +1341

    Trust me Hammond, after your fourth shot no one had any doubts that it was real gin.

    • @georgpernice9123
      @georgpernice9123 Місяць тому +1

      hehehe

    • @TheHutchy01
      @TheHutchy01 14 днів тому +3

      "If you play your go now, I'll break your face with this plate" occured midway through that statement!

  • @mattyartell9575
    @mattyartell9575 Рік тому +824

    I don't know why Hammond was convinced that we'd think they were using water instead of gin. I'd be much more likely to believe that he was pretending to drink a glass of water which was really gin.

  • @loxburry
    @loxburry Рік тому +336

    James surveying the room about whether Richard had already been wearing glasses and coming to no conclusion was magical (23:46)

  • @ThelouwseFD
    @ThelouwseFD Рік тому +1949

    Hammond: we can't prove to you that it's real gin
    Also Hammond after a few shots : 37:12
    Don't worry we believe you 😅

    • @Mpr91
      @Mpr91 Рік тому +16

      I lolled

    • @poopypuppy9412
      @poopypuppy9412 Рік тому +7

      @@Mpr91 Definitely burst out laughing

    • @powerhour5823
      @powerhour5823 Рік тому +40

      "It had to be done"

    • @tomheadington4762
      @tomheadington4762 Рік тому +17

      I think I counted 8 shots in by that point 😭

    • @HerecomestheCalavera
      @HerecomestheCalavera Рік тому +7

      He could have just been acting though. I'm annoyed that I even have to question if it is real alcohol or not. So many videos are totally faked that it is hard to believe anything is legitimate.

  • @jonahmcconnell8053
    @jonahmcconnell8053 Рік тому +2966

    As an avid chess player this was simultaneously hilarious and horrendously painful to watch

    • @Go_Coup
      @Go_Coup Рік тому +113

      I'm horrible at chess, but this was still painful.

    • @DaLilVivi96
      @DaLilVivi96 Рік тому +6

      I bet it was 🤣👍

    • @KevinCrouch0
      @KevinCrouch0 Рік тому +3

      Don't tell May!

    • @ogre8453
      @ogre8453 Рік тому +4

      Do you have a rating Jonah?

    • @pallasathena1555
      @pallasathena1555 Рік тому +7

      I was like “HOLD THE CENTRE FOUR!” At the start 😂

  • @dr.celsius886
    @dr.celsius886 Рік тому +671

    James: "explains one move ahead"
    Richard: "This is a level of thinking I can't fathom"

    • @WralthChardiceVideo
      @WralthChardiceVideo Рік тому +5

      I mean if he could he could probably visualize what happens if he enters corners with too much speed and maybe avoid his regularly scheduled crashes.

  • @shaneclark7383
    @shaneclark7383 6 місяців тому +50

    10:10 "Message from the crew, mobilize a bit more."
    Hammond and May proceed their 1 hour game of chess.

  • @JAMGAM-pb9rf
    @JAMGAM-pb9rf Рік тому +746

    As an ADHD ridden man child I have to say I really wouldn’t have the patience to watch a video like this if it involved anyone else, but these 2 and their witty chemistry have me completely engaged

    • @Marsh__
      @Marsh__ Рік тому +18

      I’m the same 😂 I’ve come back to it 4 times and I’m not an hour in yet

    • @sayawolf1061
      @sayawolf1061 Рік тому

      Haha same, I feel bad for fast forward it at times 😅

    • @bridgetdinning4587
      @bridgetdinning4587 Рік тому +2

      Y’all just need to do something else and have it on in the background.

    • @jonathanoxlade4252
      @jonathanoxlade4252 Рік тому +2

      If these two played battlefield and they both got into a tank and James may screaming Hammond as he gets the tank stuck lol 🤣 would make gaming hilourus these 3 in a movie or a game would have me dead from laughing the chemistry between them I
      Is uncanny lol 🤣

    • @Ellamarss
      @Ellamarss Рік тому +1

      I had to watch in X2 honestly

  • @NGC-7635
    @NGC-7635 Рік тому +272

    This must be the world record for the longest gin commercial ever.

  • @bencodykirk
    @bencodykirk Рік тому +749

    Hamster's attempt to "prove" that it was REAL gin by swilling it around in the glass wasn't convincing... but when, two minutes later, he suggested using a Wotsit as a straw... I was convinced. 😂😂

    • @erikbukovac5944
      @erikbukovac5944 Рік тому +53

      i think that him sticking them in his nose was the real proof it was real gin

    • @bencodykirk
      @bencodykirk Рік тому +9

      @@erikbukovac5944 Yes, and Wotsit Wolverine too!

    • @banter2143
      @banter2143 Рік тому +3

      @@benjamindavis4974 usually they wouldn't give real guns to these two

  • @classymuffin4589
    @classymuffin4589 6 місяців тому +23

    I love that half the game is them making moves that don't particularly do anything followed by the other saying "oh that was genius".

  • @02smithm1
    @02smithm1 Рік тому +274

    1:13:14 The most James May moment ever. Truly excellent.

    • @cleverusername9369
      @cleverusername9369 Рік тому +10

      It would only be more James May if he named the pieces.

    • @SpaceMissile
      @SpaceMissile 7 місяців тому

      reminds me of when they made the Caterham together.

  • @shaneoz4006
    @shaneoz4006 Рік тому +435

    I love the fact that this is over an hour. Nights sorted

    • @mannydcbianco
      @mannydcbianco Рік тому +33

      lol, too true. They could put episodes up like this on Amazon Prime Video and I'd watch and love every second on them. Doesn't have to be episodes of The Grand Tour that costs 30 million to make and takes four months to film and edit. Could just be drunken games of chess involving James, Richard and Jeremy, or even just random bickering at the pub, and I'd be happy.

    • @pilchard7199
      @pilchard7199 Рік тому +3

      Literally use these long challenge vids to go to sleep at night lol

    • @DaveSimkus
      @DaveSimkus Рік тому +2

      Yes! I hope they make more of these long, unedited videos. This is better than watching a movie.

  • @RickVG02
    @RickVG02 Рік тому +1185

    You guys have completely figured out what content works best for this channel! Hats off to everyone involved!

    • @maxmattt
      @maxmattt Рік тому +47

      All the best content involves alcohol.

    • @vanivan5202
      @vanivan5202 Рік тому +7

      They aren't...kinda. If you will look at the recent video, they wanted to expand the idea of this channel to have more different content, not just related to drinks and food. However, probably after critique in the comments they just decided to delay/completly throw out some of the videos.

    • @WhatNextVids
      @WhatNextVids  Рік тому +75

      Thank you! Plenty more to come!

    • @MartynStanleyAuthor
      @MartynStanleyAuthor Рік тому

      @@WhatNextVids Prepare to lay down the livers of James Tiberius May and Richard E. Hammond on the Altar of Social Media :P. The more liver cirrhosis the more engagement! First to a million likes gets the gold coffin! :D

    • @robinaart72
      @robinaart72 Рік тому

      @@WhatNextVids can I suggest the 3 of them starring in a new series of 'only when I laugh' - set in a liver transplant ward (or a rehab clinic)

  • @rhyshowcutt7407
    @rhyshowcutt7407 11 місяців тому +48

    27:19 is actual carnage 😂
    James laughing like a duck and hammond VISIBLY fuming to find out he was joking

  • @tomwilliam9810
    @tomwilliam9810 Рік тому +112

    James May, who has a speculated net worth of around £40 million, offering, if not slightly insisting, to eat a wotsit that has been up Richard’s nose for 5 quid is why they put “drink responsibly” labels on alcohol.

    • @trevorn2351
      @trevorn2351 7 місяців тому +2

      He really does hahaha

    • @TheHutchy01
      @TheHutchy01 14 днів тому +2

      You can have all the money in Britain, but a £5 pub bet is sacred.

  • @AIRJordan0225
    @AIRJordan0225 Рік тому +1199

    Can you do this bi-annually or quarterly or something? This was hysterical. I’d love to see Jeremy play but I would assume he’d just take 16 shots right off the hop and claim he won

    • @annemariefleming
      @annemariefleming Рік тому +75

      Jeremy would hit the board with a hammer and walk off claiming he won, lol!

    • @Ficii1
      @Ficii1 Рік тому +29

      @@annemariefleming While holding L on his forehead and saying loseeeer in his childish way.

    • @lollerich
      @lollerich Рік тому

      They'd die

    • @JRufu
      @JRufu Рік тому +3

      Not that I wish raging alcoholism on either of wonderful men... but this was two greats in a truly honest format. Something special.

    • @sodaaccount
      @sodaaccount Рік тому +1

      They should call the format PawnHub :D

  • @blackdog6969
    @blackdog6969 Рік тому +492

    I like this Richard Hammered guy. Uses his liver as a distraction on the battlefield, an unusual tactic but potentially very clever. I really hope he doesn't have to do any driving or something like that though, like as a job for instance

    • @CueVueTV
      @CueVueTV Рік тому +5

      SUPER underrated comment!

    • @twichy6438
      @twichy6438 Рік тому +1

      @@CueVueTV Agreed!

  • @dmgroberts5471
    @dmgroberts5471 Рік тому +17

    Poor Hammie is so intimidated by how smart he thinks May is - not necessarily how smart May actually is - that he's convinced himself that May has some grand, multilayered strategy, and he's second guessing everything he does.

  • @10Milleca09
    @10Milleca09 Рік тому +144

    I just love the fact that they drink shots like it's a real punishment, but they drink their GIN Tonic without even making a noise. Just like if it was a soft drink 😂😂😂

    • @redboyjan
      @redboyjan Рік тому +10

      Always the way in drinking games, between punishment shots

    • @theguvnor1171
      @theguvnor1171 8 місяців тому +4

      Well to be fair the gin and tonic is like it says gin AND tonic With some ice as well: the ice would dilute it so that helps and the tonic water helps with the taste of the gin as opposed to the NEAT gin ( meaning gin on its own) They were taking a shot of, no ice, no tonic, just gin ( Your average beer is ~4-6 percent abv ,alcohol by volume, Gin, however on average is ~37.5-50 abv ,abv can be summed up as the higher the number the stronger the drink ,given the fact they are drinking Asian parsnip normal strength ,as dictated via the colour of the label on the bottle, James's gin which is 40 percent) so imagine having to take a shot of 40 percent gin every time you take a piece, you'd get sloshed rather quickly.
      TLDR; their reactions to the drink are not as strong in the fish bowl because they put stuff in the drink to make the drink not as strong

    • @Sniperboy5551
      @Sniperboy5551 4 місяці тому +3

      @theguvnor1171 Do you know just how dumb someone would have to be to need that explanation? There are plenty, I’m sure, but I think most people intuitively understand how abv works.

  • @jackharvey9808
    @jackharvey9808 Рік тому +796

    I’d honestly pay money to watch the trio play board games for a couple of hours

    • @elvistwatty
      @elvistwatty Рік тому +76

      Feel like Clarkson would be fun but a sore loser

    • @dd11111
      @dd11111 Рік тому

      As woud I.

    • @testaccount4191
      @testaccount4191 Рік тому +15

      didn't they do that and james stole money from the monopoly bank

    • @maisiefarrell8010
      @maisiefarrell8010 Рік тому

      I'd rather see three beautiful girls in my bungalow love me)

    • @CaptHollister
      @CaptHollister Рік тому +2

      Personally, I've lost interest in Clarkson's loudmouth, but I'm happy to watch anything with Hammond and May.

  • @nyChannel09
    @nyChannel09 Рік тому +238

    Why we love the 2 of them:
    H:"...but we are older and wiser now."
    J:"Oh yes."
    H:"More sophisticated."
    J:"Yes."
    H:"More intellectual."
    J:"Yes."

    • @superbot3994
      @superbot3994 Рік тому +5

      J: "Very clever. But not as useful as this..."
      H: "F*CK!... Excuse me! I do apologise."
      J: "He just said 'f*ck.'"

  • @osamabitcoin
    @osamabitcoin Рік тому +94

    Take my money and show us these legends in this format regularly. This was hysterical and peaceful simultaneously

  • @Wolfsbane1100
    @Wolfsbane1100 Рік тому +40

    The extremely, extremely funny thing to me, personally - I started this video, left it running, stepped away for a few minutes. I came back right around the 7:40 or 7:45, right after Hammond had moved his piece.
    "If you've just joined us -" perfectly on time

  • @matenw.9530
    @matenw.9530 Рік тому +1744

    00:03 James waves to the camera
    00:39 roules clarification
    03:59 end of rule clarification
    04:20 james fails the first move of the game
    07:36 that's what Mindy said later
    09:54 Mike pours Hammond a drink
    12:56 plop
    13:36 it escalates
    15:12 james drops another prawn
    15:38 1
    17:31 james taps his clock and Mike gets snacks
    18:35 hammond cheats by not having a drink
    19:07 hammond calls Mike a scottish muppet and stops playing
    20:21 hammond's wotsits madness unfolds
    21:51 james nearly discovers hammond cheating
    26:22 hammond thinks about girls and motorcycles
    27:15 hammonds starts playing again
    29:30 james forgets hammonds name
    31:17 hammond breaks the 4th wall
    32:10 hammond decends into wotsits lunacy
    34:25 hammond is sorry
    35:24 hammond screws himself over
    36:30 wotsits insanity
    37:45 hammond nearly gets divorced
    40:13 his soul leaves hammonds body, he commences playing the didgeridoo
    43:35 hammond is a rough and ready little viking
    45:46 hammond summarizes the series vikings
    48:27 the door opens magically
    54:32 a terrible mistake
    01:01:22 hammond isn't vaping
    01:04:41 james eats a crisp
    01:05:10 mike definitely can be heard
    01:06:45 hammond loses a finger
    01:07:20 hammond spricht deutsch
    01:11:30 hammond names the essence of drivetribe
    01:14:51 finally, the end
    01:16:11 james finds a finished game of chess interesting

    • @samlowdon313
      @samlowdon313 Рік тому +69

      You should take this up as a profession 😂

    • @failedabortion1894
      @failedabortion1894 Рік тому +30

      Dear Lord

    • @Cryptic555
      @Cryptic555 Рік тому +81

      why did i read some of these in jeremys voice xD

    • @matenw.9530
      @matenw.9530 Рік тому +18

      @@Cryptic555 yees me too, like a top gear intro in an alternate universe

    • @Cryptic555
      @Cryptic555 Рік тому +4

      @@matenw.9530 Exactly that xD

  • @stevenmacdonald9619
    @stevenmacdonald9619 Рік тому +142

    I'm still crying at 'I haven't thought my argument through, but I have steepled my fingers' 🤣🤣🤣

    • @DaveSimkus
      @DaveSimkus Рік тому +12

      And James completely ignored that golden moment.

    • @WhatNextVids
      @WhatNextVids  Рік тому +25

      It was very tough for the camera crew to hold themselves together for this shoot 😂

    • @stevenmacdonald9619
      @stevenmacdonald9619 Рік тому +1

      @@WhatNextVids I'm not surprised, yet still a very pro performance. Only refills wearing white gloves would have made it feel more like the old days watching snooker finals at the Crucible Theatre. Hammond and his... I'm not competitive, I'm not competitive... I'M SOOOO COMPETITIVE 🤣🤣🤣 Get on to Amazon and buy Last of the Summer Wine from the BBC. Call it last of the Summer Gin, with Clarkson, Hammond and May, set it in Yorkshire which will delight Clarkson. Make Hammond play Compo, and have may play Peter Sallis' character, except he says cheese even more. Oh hold on, I'm crossing characters here. The theme would be the Top Gear Theme played really, really slowly cos age, and the new Compo, would say have you seen my Smallest Cog, every time he sees Nora Batty (Played by Mrs.Hammond) 🤣🤣🤣 It's scary to think how easily it would work with those three. Oh and a *uck could be bleeped from every other paragraph of dialogue. Sitcom gold!!

    • @stevenmacdonald9619
      @stevenmacdonald9619 Рік тому +2

      @@DaveSimkus His dignity is sometimes his comedy. That and inciting bad language. He got many *ucks in, a bollocks at the end, but I didn't catch a *ock anywhere?? Has he copyrighted *ock and cheese yet? Ohhhh on seconds thoughts, probably best not to. Don't Google it, just please don't Google it.

    • @stevenmacdonald9619
      @stevenmacdonald9619 Рік тому

      @@fabilan7123 Ohhh mate, you have to watch it all. Watching two perfectly reasonable gentlemen get plastered on gin, whilst playing chess, is like a fuse to a Medieval cannon. You know it's going to blow at some point, you just can't time when a man puts giant wotsits up his nostrils, like you used to.

  • @SockCloset
    @SockCloset 7 місяців тому +17

    I love how their calling pawns “prawns” even before they’ve taken any shots

  • @barneycooper2620
    @barneycooper2620 Рік тому +805

    As a 1400 rated chess player, this was one of the chess games of all time.

    • @AdamSmith75th
      @AdamSmith75th Рік тому +165

      Of all the chess games I’ve ever seen, this is by far the most recent

    • @sl6269
      @sl6269 Рік тому +26

      As a 500 elo player I agree

    • @cleverusername9369
      @cleverusername9369 Рік тому +35

      I've watched many chess games in my day, and I rank this game as among them.

    • @thegamingtaco6283
      @thegamingtaco6283 11 місяців тому +7

      as a 2300, absolutely

    • @C0ncep1t
      @C0ncep1t 10 місяців тому +5

      @@thegamingtaco6283 Hey man, do you any advice for if I'm stuck. My elo started sky rocketing in like 2 weeks , but ever since I've reached 1100, I haven't been able to progress.

  • @ryanmac8829
    @ryanmac8829 Рік тому +381

    Out of the OG trio, May would be the guy I'd want to drink with. Hammond and Clarkson are awesome but May just seems like someone you could get hammered with and have an epic conversation.

    • @Valigarmanda
      @Valigarmanda Рік тому +31

      What's more, he'd be going for hours just using the drinks you have as a base for the conversation and branches out from there. Best kind of people to be on a table with.

    • @gewglesux
      @gewglesux Рік тому

      couldn't agree more

    • @gewglesux
      @gewglesux Рік тому +1

      Going on about the War or something silly that Churchill or Monty did or should't have

  • @Gopnik_Aerospace
    @Gopnik_Aerospace Рік тому +125

    Hammond stalling every move with utter nonsense is the funniest part of this

  • @priceyblackwinter2338
    @priceyblackwinter2338 15 днів тому +2

    "If you have your go now, I'll break your face with this plate" - Richard Hammered

  • @I_Stole_A_BTR-80
    @I_Stole_A_BTR-80 6 місяців тому +2

    "I don't trust playing chess against you, because...you read stuff"
    Richard Hammond

  • @poppyharlow4448
    @poppyharlow4448 Рік тому +469

    as someone that plays chess quite seriously, this was a very interesting game. A lot of strange moves but it certainly was intriguing to see two hammered british blokes go at a game that started e4 f5

    • @pepineros4681
      @pepineros4681 Рік тому +87

      @@jennbennett9390 1. … f5 is objectively one of if not the worst possible replies to e4 but that’s assuming you’re not taking a shot every time you capture. In this format it may well be a great way to force your opponent to drink as early as possible 😂

    • @saltanachan8255
      @saltanachan8255 Рік тому +31

      @@pepineros4681 ngl, if I was playing this game, I would sacrifice half my pawns at the beginning just to make them either 4 drinks ahead or have some positional advantage

    • @HawkOfGP
      @HawkOfGP Рік тому +7

      "Interesting" is one way of putting it. The quality of the game might've been slightly higher if they'd had some regard for their queens. But it was entertaining in a different way.

    • @StraightEdgeZap
      @StraightEdgeZap Рік тому +2

      and they also think that pawns are pieces!

    • @judahhawi3925
      @judahhawi3925 Рік тому

      Maybe a little late, but for others who would like to follow the game...
      1. e4 f5 2. exf5 c5 3. f6 Na6 4. Bb5 Nc7 5. Nc3 Nxb5 6. Nd5 Nd4 7. fxe7 Nxe7 8. c3 b5 9. cxd4 Nxd5 10. Qe2+ Qe7 11. d3 b4 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Qh5+ g6 15. d5 gxh5 16. Kd2 Rg8 17. Re1 Rxg2 18. Nf3 Ba6 19. Re5 Bg7 20. Rhe1 d6 21. Rxh5 Rg1 22. Re6 Bc3+ 23. Kc2 Rc1+ 24. Kxc1 Bxd3 25. bxc3 Rd8 26. Ne5 dxe5 27. d6 b3 28. Rxe7+ Kf8 29. Rxh6 bxa2 30. Rh8#

  • @mareksogars2954
    @mareksogars2954 Рік тому +245

    As someone who avidly plays and studies chess, watching these two barge at each other on the black and white squares like headless chickens whilst being hammered is truly a fascinating watch

  • @dominicmillns5856
    @dominicmillns5856 Рік тому +7

    The crew at 10.00 saying there needs to be more movement on the board probably don’t understand that nobody is here for the chess

  • @rexenkhoo6795
    @rexenkhoo6795 Рік тому +33

    i have just binged them building lego while taking shots, this, them making poached eggs, hammond drinking james gin for the first time, them making gin and tonic while videocalling and i have to say i havent laughed sooo hard in awhile. i just wish clarkson maybe can be a cameo in one or two episodes

  • @mugen5111
    @mugen5111 Рік тому +172

    Love how May starts explaining at the start, and immediately calls the pawns prawns 🤣

    • @MikkelHojbak
      @MikkelHojbak Рік тому +16

      Hammond also said that rooks are castles, and James concurred.

    • @eljanrimsa5843
      @eljanrimsa5843 Рік тому +2

      @@DanLyndon And in German we use the same ancient Persian word as the verb, but the normal word for "tower" as a noun.

    • @700killerkid
      @700killerkid Рік тому +1

      "Mate I don't know what game you've been playing but I was there when they made it and the people who made it called them prawns"

    • @Aerojet01
      @Aerojet01 Рік тому

      I think they both had a few before the camera was switched on.

    • @settratheimperishable4093
      @settratheimperishable4093 Рік тому +1

      @@eljanrimsa5843 same in Sweden (and probably the other nordic countries too)

  • @carducho
    @carducho Рік тому +310

    An hour - long podcast of these two talking life and cars while drinking g&t's. I'd subscribe lightning fast!

    • @ca5cada4eva
      @ca5cada4eva Рік тому +7

      Watch the LEGO building episode there's a lot of car history and information in there

    • @IvanCherganski
      @IvanCherganski Рік тому +8

      Any time whe get of these two talking I'll gladly take to be honest. Occasional visits from Jezza would be lovely too.
      Perhaps less crunchy foods if l had to nit pick though

    • @armchairracer4900
      @armchairracer4900 Рік тому +2

      I've always said that all 3 of the guys should do a podcast where they just talk about whatever they want. I guarantee that would be one of the most listened to podcasts...IN THE WORLD

  • @Marcomanexists
    @Marcomanexists 3 місяці тому +6

    *James looks away to ask a question*
    Hammond: "oh come back james"
    😂😂😂 I love this

  • @RaindropsBleeding
    @RaindropsBleeding 11 місяців тому +13

    It's been years since top gear. I forgot how much I absolutely loved the witty antics between you two. Also Hammond procrastinating for 20 minutes was the most riveting part of the whole thing.

  • @daunteuflay4859
    @daunteuflay4859 Рік тому +250

    This was so refreshing. No music. Hardly any editing. Unscripted content. I wish the Grand Tour did more of this. The last few specials have been alight but they feel so over scripted with a monstrous budget going towards silly explosions and childish gags. The Grand Tour producers ought to realize that.

    • @aljones75
      @aljones75 Рік тому +17

      Yes, totally agree. Gave up on The Grand Tour and I loved old Top Gear which also did get sillier and more scripted towards the end.
      It isn’t required to that level, their chemistry and interactions are more than enough. Wish they’d see that too. For example the Vietnam Special was probably the peak, there will obviously have been scripted elements but it’s not as apparent.

    • @SunRabbit
      @SunRabbit Рік тому +4

      Yes, I really appreciate the "no music" part. Too distracting.

    • @chilldude30
      @chilldude30 Рік тому +5

      Personally, I don't care for the grand tour. I much prefer this video as an hour of entertainment. I'm sure the amazon execs would be utterly baffled at this

    • @dicedeacon
      @dicedeacon Рік тому +3

      @@SunRabbit I only like it because it allows me to practice music while viewing

    • @MrMaryaddy87
      @MrMaryaddy87 Рік тому

      Agree!!!

  • @dipertag
    @dipertag Рік тому +512

    Brilliant vid. As a chess player, I suggest a chessboard overlay in the corner so that viewers can easily see what is happening in the game. It is much like the above shot you use but slightly easier to discern the pieces and can be constant even with camera changes.

    • @thomasmeyers5165
      @thomasmeyers5165 Рік тому +20

      i see this as a low budget and just fun game to play with eachother for the camera. having to hire an animator to notate and then visualize the moves might be more than they are willing to do for a throwaway fun video

    • @ElMoShApPiNeSs
      @ElMoShApPiNeSs Рік тому +45

      @@thomasmeyers5165 They have more money in their bank accounts than you could dream of. It's not a particularly complicated animation.

    • @francofoohs2667
      @francofoohs2667 Рік тому +53

      @@thomasmeyers5165 Its not even animation, any video editor can do that. Its the same level of complexity as the x appearing over the pieces that they already did.

    • @Stewz66
      @Stewz66 Рік тому +4

      This would have made the video substantially more dramatic and engaging

    • @mOTHgOBLIN
      @mOTHgOBLIN Рік тому

      ​@@ElMoShApPiNeSs just because they have money doesn't mean they HAVE to spend it. They produced this and released it for fun, it's not a business venture so why would they spend a lot of money on it. James has other shoes to fund, and I'm sure he would rather fund his hobbies

  • @TraderGems
    @TraderGems Рік тому +58

    I think this might just be my favorite video on the internet. Thanks Hammond, May, and all involved bts! 💛

  • @senorita_crafty
    @senorita_crafty 23 години тому

    I love how they’re losing their sanity with every shot

  • @TheBundaBaron
    @TheBundaBaron Рік тому +822

    It... Really hits me in the heart seeing how much older these two gents have become

    • @redX111t
      @redX111t Рік тому +20

      Look who's talking

    • @alanpartridge3972
      @alanpartridge3972 Рік тому +27

      Everyone ages

    • @BlueZirnitra
      @BlueZirnitra Рік тому +141

      James was always old. Hammond just grew a beard and left puberty.

    • @cleverusername9369
      @cleverusername9369 Рік тому +6

      You've aged the exact same amount. It's called "time"

    • @FiatUno2003
      @FiatUno2003 Рік тому +5

      Yeah, it's called time. It moves at considerable speed and makes people age

  • @Landini100
    @Landini100 Рік тому +318

    It’s fascinating that I’ve learned more about May and Hammond’s personalities and methods of thought in just over an hour then I have in twenty years of watching just about every show they’ve done many times over.
    They really are exceedingly funny.
    An hour and a half very well spent!

    • @Corkoth55
      @Corkoth55 Рік тому +6

      I love seeing their real personalities

  • @jordant764
    @jordant764 Рік тому +9

    You can watch James' face get merrier and merrier throughout the episode

  • @karinamorales1421
    @karinamorales1421 Рік тому +41

    I knew Hammond has always been my favorite for a reason. What a ridiculously fun man. Attempting chess with Hammond gin one day.

  • @dougyboote
    @dougyboote Рік тому +82

    May's Like a dad playing with his child and just toying with him

    • @martinbobfrank
      @martinbobfrank Рік тому +2

      I did that when teaching and playing with my grandkids, who had never played chess before. It's surprising how they caught up within a game or two and started making surprising moves.

    • @punker2534
      @punker2534 Рік тому +3

      While his kid just smashes down all the snacks

    • @chillinoutmaxin4630
      @chillinoutmaxin4630 Рік тому

      @@punker2534 and sticks them up his nose 🤣

  • @yuh-fv7ds
    @yuh-fv7ds Рік тому +134

    James undoubtedly names his pieces between turns. "This one's Steven, this one's Jeffrey..."

    • @redjohndeble9862
      @redjohndeble9862 Рік тому +11

      "The bishops are Solomon and Gregory and the knights are Arthur and Frederick"

    • @StockportJambo
      @StockportJambo Рік тому +7

      "You're not playing chess, you're naming the pieces!"

    • @suckieduckie
      @suckieduckie Рік тому +3

      For some reason that strikes me more as a Clarkson thing.

    • @yuh-fv7ds
      @yuh-fv7ds Рік тому +4

      @@suckieduckie haha Clarkson came up with the joke, funnily enough. DIY Caterham + Ground Force episodes iirc

    • @medilyesoudhini7411
      @medilyesoudhini7411 Рік тому +3

      @@yuh-fv7ds JAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMES!!!!!!!!!!!STOP FILING!!!!!!!!!!

  • @adam.r.parsons
    @adam.r.parsons Рік тому +4

    Hammond struggling to say precious - “preshush” 😂

  • @EeekiE
    @EeekiE 2 місяці тому +3

    This should be an annual tradition. It doesn’t need to be hurried up, either.

  • @Kronos0999
    @Kronos0999 Рік тому +245

    Lol, that "prawn" for a pawns really was done on purpose because there's no way those two very smart men, especially someone pedantic like James didn't know better.

    • @marcdaniels9079
      @marcdaniels9079 Рік тому +5

      We did that as kids 50 years ago

    • @RhotoActual
      @RhotoActual Рік тому +4

      At one point towards the beginning Hammond laughed and said something to the effect of: "Stop saying it like that" after James had said "Prawns" so I totally think he knew what he was doing lol

    • @tsu177
      @tsu177 Рік тому +4

      Maybe because it would sound like another word and get the video demonitized

    • @Kronos0999
      @Kronos0999 Рік тому +1

      @@tsu177 No. And you have anime pfp

    • @thewackycabbage461
      @thewackycabbage461 Рік тому

      @@Kronos0999 Says the one with something probably out of Lord Of The Rings.

  • @Matty88301
    @Matty88301 Рік тому +148

    25 Minutes in at the moment, and Richard still seems to be adamant that James is some kind of grand master in disguise just waiting to pounce lol. These guys will live forever :)

  • @Skilber
    @Skilber Рік тому +18

    I would really like to see more of this type of content, richard and James doing stuff together

  • @augustjohannesvanaselja2653
    @augustjohannesvanaselja2653 8 місяців тому +4

    D' Artagnan the walrus is going to occupy the home screen of my phone for a while now

  • @hornetgags
    @hornetgags Рік тому +81

    I loved this...it was like watching Hammond's descent into madness in real time.

  • @ODTries
    @ODTries Рік тому +250

    Been waiting ages for a sequel, this is what we want on UA-cam! Quality content 👍

    • @WhatNextVids
      @WhatNextVids  Рік тому +10

      Thank you!

    • @ChristofferETJ
      @ChristofferETJ Рік тому +4

      One hour and seventeen minutes. I would argue that this is quantity as well as quality.

  • @TippiGordon
    @TippiGordon 2 місяці тому +2

    "You're not a man over-troubled by dignity."

  • @Nicholas-vk7kq
    @Nicholas-vk7kq Рік тому +12

    this was fun to watch. never boring with these two

  • @StraightEdgeZap
    @StraightEdgeZap Рік тому +462

    in case anyone wants the full notation of the game to run it through an analysis and watch the eval bar go nuts:
    1. e4 f5 2. exf5 c5 3. f6 Na6 4. Bb5 Nc7 5. Nc3 Nxb5 6. Nd5 Nd4 7. fxe7 Nxe7 8.
    c3 b5 9. cxd4 Nxd5 10. Qe2+ Qe7 11. d3 b4 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Qh5+ g6
    15. d5 gxh5 16. Kd2 Rg8 17. Re1 Rxg2 18. Nf3 Ba6 19. Re5 Bg7 20. Rhe1 d6 21.
    Rxh5 Rg1 22. Re6 Bc3+ 23. Kc2 Rc1+ 24. Kxc1 Bxd3 25. bxc3 Rd8 26. Ne5 dxe5 27.
    d6 b3 28. Rxe7+ Kf8 29. Rxh6 bxa2 30. Rh8# 1-0

    • @annemariefleming
      @annemariefleming Рік тому +9

      Funniest game I've seen in years, lol!

    • @JoMiFoGo
      @JoMiFoGo Рік тому +120

      someone send this to guess the elo

    • @vaderdudenator1
      @vaderdudenator1 Рік тому

      Following

    • @franktriggs
      @franktriggs Рік тому +40

      Send it to Agadmator to do an analysis video on it lol

    • @ddogger99
      @ddogger99 Рік тому +58

      The most incredible part is that James made a brilliant move on turn 26 according to stockfish (1:02:00)

  • @nightwing.3378
    @nightwing.3378 Рік тому +79

    This is better than the current Top Gear.

    • @CHRIS_HITCHCOCK
      @CHRIS_HITCHCOCK Рік тому +9

      Hardly a fair comparison. I’ve broken my leg and shoulder in a bike crash and that was better than the latest top gear. Having a large Northern pillock shouting at me for an hour is no man’s definition of entertainment. Harris and Flintoff can stay though.

    • @Mazurecki56
      @Mazurecki56 Рік тому +7

      Not a high bar to beat, watching paint dry is better than current Top Gear.

    • @justinhamilton8647
      @justinhamilton8647 Рік тому +6

      I spent two weeks in the psych ward, in complete isolation, with absolutely no stimulation. I’d rather spend a year in there again than watch current Top Gear.

  • @stormtrooper4204
    @stormtrooper4204 Рік тому +4

    This was great! More of this please.

  • @dominotheory7331
    @dominotheory7331 10 місяців тому +2

    Love it , as close as I can get with hanging out with the lads. Thanks so much.

  • @smithyc2051
    @smithyc2051 Рік тому +209

    This is the best game ever cos it can literally go on forever or until the drink makes you keel over 😂😂😂

  • @smush5653
    @smush5653 Рік тому +117

    I love how tactically James played this given the unique rules. he focused on taking less pieces thus drink less while going for the check mate.

  • @sirdetmist3204
    @sirdetmist3204 Рік тому +7

    Jeremy, James and Richard should all be knighted for all of the amazing entertainment they have given us over the last few decades, they have sincerely made everyones life better.

  • @ashleydionne9447
    @ashleydionne9447 Рік тому +2

    You have to keep doing these- you guys are f-ing hilarious and it definitely helps get through the work day

  • @andromidius
    @andromidius Рік тому +16

    Hammond has a distinct advantage - he badgers James so much that there's no way he'll be focused, and Hammond doesn't know what he's doing anyway so the concept of a 'plan' is beyond him.

  • @oneprizeonegoal
    @oneprizeonegoal Рік тому +10

    Hammond: I’m trying to distract you..
    May: it’s your go!
    🤣

  • @gatrainor3904
    @gatrainor3904 21 день тому

    "It's thinking that's the problem, it doesn't get you anywhere"

  • @MonotoneTim
    @MonotoneTim Рік тому +7

    If you ever do another one of these (please do!) it’d be great to have the board shown all the time.

  • @vanamutt43
    @vanamutt43 Рік тому +76

    it's ridiculous how entertaining this was lol

  • @LegendCampbell
    @LegendCampbell 19 днів тому +1

    Richard skipped a drink when he took james' bishop... Party foul!

  • @TheTouchdownBrown
    @TheTouchdownBrown Рік тому +2

    7.5 minutes into an hour and 17 minute video. "I don't want this to be hideously short"
    Mission accomplished

  • @miguelvega7769
    @miguelvega7769 Рік тому +47

    The heavens have answered our prayers and got these 2 for an hour talking and drinking 😂😂😂YES

    • @mch1684
      @mch1684 Рік тому

      And at a abandoned safe house? Should we be worried?

  • @adamhuskins1165
    @adamhuskins1165 Рік тому +54

    I can't belive I have just watched for over an hour and a quarter, two blokes play chess. But I would watch it all over again. 🤣

    • @StreetPreacherr
      @StreetPreacherr Рік тому +1

      What's next, DARTS or BILLIARDS? Maybe CRIBBAGE? Or if they could get Jeremy to join then then could actually just PLAY GIN!

  • @jeanlind7540
    @jeanlind7540 Рік тому +4

    I love these two, Lego was great. Please continue these great antics.

  • @MarcelPolman
    @MarcelPolman Рік тому +4

    Honestly the best piece of entertainment I have EVER seen.

  • @CeltHDfifa
    @CeltHDfifa Рік тому +260

    Can we just appreciate that they probably wont make any money doing this but are doing it as pure fan service only. Love them to bits.

    • @yw9686
      @yw9686 Рік тому +2

      Keeping on keeping on, ya know? 😉

    • @cabnbeeschurgr6440
      @cabnbeeschurgr6440 Рік тому +28

      They don't need to make money they're already multimillionaires m8

    • @johnj2401
      @johnj2401 Рік тому +41

      Free advertisment, keeps them relevant. Increases fanbase. Increases opportunity and potential earnings. Who knows the real intention except them.

    • @The_dude_channel
      @The_dude_channel Рік тому +16

      True but they are promoting May’s gin

    • @skeletonjam
      @skeletonjam Рік тому +5

      @@cabnbeeschurgr6440 there is no such thing as too much money

  • @DrTFW1
    @DrTFW1 Рік тому +113

    As a chess player...i just want to point out that Hammond's opening move F5 (out of a possible 20), is statistically the worst opening he could have picked...

    • @nevize6660
      @nevize6660 Рік тому +15

      well i guess burning the board would have been worse

    • @haveaniceface7290
      @haveaniceface7290 Рік тому +29

      A landmine

    • @timeodaneosetdona
      @timeodaneosetdona Рік тому +1

      Yep. After 1. e4 f5 2. e x f5 c5 instead of 3. f6 3. Qh5+ just wins by force (3…g6 4. f x g6 Nf6 5. g7+ Nxh5 6. g x h8 = Q and White is a rook ahead just for starters)

    • @frankj2879
      @frankj2879 Рік тому +2

      @@timeodaneosetdona but how was James May expected to see a queen move that far away lol

    • @MichaelCoombes776
      @MichaelCoombes776 Рік тому

      I get why f4 is bad, but why is it worse than a3, a4, h3 or h4?

  • @gofigureimresilient
    @gofigureimresilient 5 місяців тому +2

    I sure hope they do more of these

  • @pamew
    @pamew Рік тому +14

    Any time I feel sad or hopeless, I remember that I live in a world, in a time where these beautiful genius morons are up to capers like this for our collective enjoyment.
    Thanks for everything, lads

  • @jackhemsworth7515
    @jackhemsworth7515 Рік тому +70

    34:21 Hammond is right. there's actually been studies on that effect. a room with no distractions, a taser on the table, and put a single person in that room for half an hour, with no sense of how long has passed.. they'll tase themselves as they don't like boredom.

  • @smithyc2051
    @smithyc2051 Рік тому +64

    Hammond at the end standing up with his hands on the table questioning where it all went wrong 🤣🤣🤣🤣👏🏻

  • @Orville-Tootenbacher
    @Orville-Tootenbacher Рік тому +1

    The world needs more of this

  • @echo1180
    @echo1180 Рік тому +3

    Richard Hammond Vaping is actually hilarious