I am soooooo proud of Arin. It took him 14 minutes to lose his first piece. That's such great progress in his game. He also didn't lose his mind 4 minutes in. Less entertaining for us but super positive for him. Way to go Big Cat
I actually find it way more entertaining to see Arin improve and feel like he has a fighting chance than to watch him continue to fail and know what I'm in for every time they play chess.
"I know you want to be taken seriously in the chess world and a good start to that would be not calling them horses" "Those are ponies" -Hikaru Nakamura
@@GwynC sorry man, they tried their best, but that was *not* Ave Maria. Maybe that's what the game was playing, but they were singer was a bit too different
I imagine Arin was doing a very 80s training montage having to do with chess and solving chess scenarios, all set to a very upbeat and inspirational song, ironically sung by Dan.
have one 4 bar period where Dan's competitiveness gets the better of him and he starts slagging off Arin; have Arin not acknowledge the song's lyrics at all until "Arin is a bitch~/He'll never beat me at chess..."
@@myrmidonmamori Is this different from the time when Arin did this and moved himself into checkmate so the game did it and Dan didn't even have to do anything?
A whole episode and Arin didn't get eaten alive by his usual chess despair-spiral, he's definitely improving. Clearly his dad was promoted to the Nintendo chess division.
@@Manacra13 Well Dan does things outside of Game Grumps that he gets money for so it's not completely impossible that it's not money that was Originally Arins
Dan correcting Arin when he called them horses, needs to be in an animation side by side with the superliminal episode of arin by himself saying "if dan were here he'd say they're not horses, they're knights" bit
When you're new to chess you're always going to lose and it will often be because you didn't notice one move out of 20. I think Arin gets nervous not about losing a piece, but viewers knowing he's not seeing something. He's gotten much better even if he still freezes up, and honestly, who cares. He's new to the game and also trying to put on a show and most viewers aren't even looking at the screen themselves. He and Dan are doing great, and the chess vids are always bangers.
Arin struggling desperately in an unwinnable game of chess with Ave Maria playing in the background is going to be a pivotal moment in the eventual game grumps anime.
26:10 the exact moment that Arin's Brain said "i can't hold this sophisticated act up any more!!! i need to do something!!!!" i want these chess videos to be recorded with the asmr mic in the future xD
What I expected: Arin raging over Chess while Dan casually tells him "I'm not that good" What I got: A beautiful and heartfelt song about Dads working at Nintendo.
Imagining them all goth'd up in a room just like this with the mood lighting and music and still having this same conversation just makes it much better
@Aquarius Rattus Lmfao dude you spelled Arthur wrong twice. And in your poorly thought out comment you also attempted to make fun of Arin who has clearly watched Arthur and whose career you’re supporting by watching this episode. Find something better to do with your time.
Gosh, I hope a "my dad works at Nintendo" GG remix comes from this. I dunno if Em One, Atpunk, MovieMaster, or Master Sword (among others) still make GG remixes, but I know the amazing Tony Quackston still does! 💜
Wow was just thinking about if Arin was still working on his chess game to finally one day overthrow Dan 😂 can’t wait to see who’s humbled this time! The grump head blurring that matched the dialogue was awesome editors! Keep it up 👏
15:48 Arin: >Has everything complete defended, does not have to do anything Also Arin: "What do I do?? I'm losing everything! I can't defend anything!" >moves his king towards the center of the board pointlessly, UNDEFENDING a pawn that was defended
14:07 Fantastic Arin, what an out of the blue reference One that, through the entirety of that drawn out, weird voice singing Dan absolutely had zero idea what you were referencing, or couldn't remember at the time. You can tell by how he replies lol
I feel like there's a small percentage of Game Grumps viewers that probably does their loudest and most intense "Yelling at Arin for being bad at games" while watching these chess videos. Bless them. Bless them.
Really craving a GG Animated of this where the only scene is the two of them sitting at a chess table and talking but the actual animation is like insane quality lol
Dan sitting with his hands folded, face shadowed, planning, plotting. Arin sitting in a too big chair, staring at the board as elevator music gradually rises into high pitched hysteria. An eye twiches.
Dan asking Arin if they can get new Chess pieces like a kid pointing something out at the store and then Arin responding just like a father is so funny
Songs included in this video: -My Dad Works at Nintendo -Napalm Death -The Sound of Your Impending Demise -Arthur Theme as performed by Zapp Branigan -Mein Vater Arbeitet Bei Nintendo -Tomorrow (Is When I'm Going to Pee on You) -Somebody's Birthday's Coming Up I tell ya if I saw one of those commercials for this CD I'd buy it
this title is so ominous in the best way possible also I love the background music for this game - in the course of one round of chess we went from a soulful night in a smoky jazz lounge to a suspenseful thriller to a night at the opera and finally landed in a 18th century garden party
If the Grumps actually listened to Napalm Death while playing chess, I think I'd die. Come to think of it, Barney would be a wildcard of a guest Grump.
I feel like I’ve heard arin refer to the knights as horses and then Dan correct him at least three times over the course of these games and it’s so comforting
I am soooooo proud of Arin. It took him 14 minutes to lose his first piece. That's such great progress in his game. He also didn't lose his mind 4 minutes in. Less entertaining for us but super positive for him. Way to go Big Cat
Same! I love to see that he's really thinking hard about his moves and understanding how Dan can counter them!
As much fun as it is to watch Dan blow Arin’s back out in chess I am excited to watch Arin’s progress at learning more chess
Captain Velvet what if arin & dan were one piece characters?
I actually find it way more entertaining to see Arin improve and feel like he has a fighting chance than to watch him continue to fail and know what I'm in for every time they play chess.
Granted they started with legal moves shown which basically gave him 5 free turns lol
the eternal battle of Dan’s “They’re called knights, no one will respect you calling them horses” vs Arin’s “THEYRE FUCKING HORSES” rages on
"I know you want to be taken seriously in the chess world and a good start to that would be not calling them horses"
"Those are ponies" -Hikaru Nakamura
In Arin's defence, only the English and the French call them "knights". Everybody else in Europe calls them "horses" or "riders" or "jumpers".
Apparently Arin has never heard of Sargent Reckless.
i mean he's right, there's no man on them so they're just horses
@@SayaAensland I'd 'ave called 'em Chazzwazzers
Arin singing 'My dad works at Nintendo' as Ave Maria is an all-time GG moment.
It's incredible that Ave Maria is one of the least and yet most fitting songs for a Game Grumps video lmfao
My Dad Works At Nintendo Starbomb album when?
I feel like they wrote an entire album over the course of this episode
Im gonna need A Gg remix stat
This vid is certainly prime grump material
Loved their beautifully soft and slow rendition of "my dad (works at Nintendo)"
It's Ave Maria
@@GwynC sorry man, they tried their best, but that was *not* Ave Maria. Maybe that's what the game was playing, but they were singer was a bit too different
@@AtomicFlounder42 yeah you're right haha it's kinda close
Imagine if "Triforce the Fourth" happened and they had a song called "My dad works at Nintendo"
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I imagine Arin was doing a very 80s training montage having to do with chess and solving chess scenarios, all set to a very upbeat and inspirational song, ironically sung by Dan.
Eye of the tiiiiigerrrrr
@@ssjakuma Holy shit I NEED NSP to cover this now
Montage with him boxing giant foam chess pieces like a B-list fight scene or I’m not going
@@Lucifersfursona Only if the foam chess pieces beat him repeatedly. XD
have one 4 bar period where Dan's competitiveness gets the better of him and he starts slagging off Arin; have Arin not acknowledge the song's lyrics at all until "Arin is a bitch~/He'll never beat me at chess..."
Arin:"I'm about to do something pretty stupid right now😎"
Dan: mates in 1*
Arin" FUCK!!!!"
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And this isn't even the first time that exact thing has happened in this game!
@@myrmidonmamori I wish I understood what you said!!! But I cant watch the video rn watching god of war gameplay
Mr. 63 what if chess ultra were a 30's cartoon?
@@myrmidonmamori Is this different from the time when Arin did this and moved himself into checkmate so the game did it and Dan didn't even have to do anything?
I didn't expect such an excellent spoken word performance of the Arthur opening theme in a Game Grumps chess video.
Neither did I! I wonder if Dan didn't get it, hence his interjections building on the verses.
@@benjaminoechsli1941 he absolutely didn’t catch it, lol
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I freaking loved it. PBS Kids for life!
100% Danny just thought he was off on a tangent.
"If you want to defeat your enemy, buy them the chess piece they want, and then don't utilize it." - Arin Tzu, art of war
Fart* of War
@@Alexisilver that's a nice war, it'd sure be a shame if someone *farted* on it.
26:15 I thought I was going to die from laughing at Arins sudden Donald duck impression of frustration
Not sure if it was intentional or not, but his noises were the intro to "Le Castle Vania - LED Spirals" from John Wick
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I'd walked away from my computer for a moment to go grab something from my wardrobe and almost collapsed in laughter hahaha
Nothing quite like Dan’s gentle calm as Arin slowly unravels into chaotic madness 😌 a relaxing cup of coffee as we *drink the tears* ☕️😂
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but he did it slowly this time! progress.
Zen Solipsist what if arin & dan swap bodies?
mmm, salty coffee
Arin reciting the Arthur theme in a funny voice was certainly unexpected. Took me a minute then I was like "waaait a second, I know this"
Arin reciting the Arther theme made me smile❤
He didn't have to go that hard, he did that for us 💜
Same!
Was very nice
Arin immediately buying the pieces he didn’t really want to buy just for Dan was very sweet
Anytime they play chess I get so happy especially with this version cause Arin losing his mind while the gentle music plays makes me cry laugh
"My dad works at Nintendo" is a perfect starbomb track. With Arin saying stuff in the bg. 10/10 please make another album.
I like to imagine that arin and Dan are in like a super fancy chess club and just hearing arin freak out and scream in the club just makes me laugh
especially the “I can’t stop farting” but around the 31 minute mark
We need a game grumps animated for that 😂
everyone is in suits sipping tea and you just hear Arin screaming about then being horses in a dirty tee-shirt, basketball shorts,one sock and sandals
A whole episode and Arin didn't get eaten alive by his usual chess despair-spiral, he's definitely improving. Clearly his dad was promoted to the Nintendo chess division.
"Chess Despair Spiral" is the name of my new band
Arin singing the Arthur theme while Dan has no idea what's going on was fantastic.
I was amazed he remembered all the lyrics.... I've long since forgotten them lol
The Arthur theme? I believe you’ll find that’s the lyrics to Girlchan in Paradise
idk what i love more. dan getting scared in horror games, or arin having a melt down in chess
Dan: *blessing my ears with improvised singing*
Arin: *falling deep into a madness spire of rambling and desperate plotting, no clear end in sight*
Dan's gentle crooning of My Dad Works at Nintendo was genuinely lovely
I love Dan’s humor and Arin’s chaos so much
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Dan's "I am the night" reference hits different today... RIP Kevin Conroy.
WHAAT!?!?
i always knew i'd find out about someone dying this way. i was hoping it would be funnier.
Wait what
Dan: I’ll pay you with my own money!
Arin: *not realizing he owns the company Dan works for and is being paid with his own money*
I mean that’s not entirely true, once Dan has put in his hours it’s his money.
@@QuasarKnightGaming but he still got it from Arin originally. I’m just saying Arin is paying for it either way.
@@Manacra13 Well Dan does things outside of Game Grumps that he gets money for so it's not completely impossible that it's not money that was Originally Arins
Arin quoting the Arthur theme song and Dan having not a clue what he's referencing is very on-brand
Dan correcting Arin when he called them horses, needs to be in an animation side by side with the superliminal episode of arin by himself saying "if dan were here he'd say they're not horses, they're knights" bit
I never get tired of a nice relaxing game of chess with Arin's confused babbling and the beautiful Dad Works At Nintendo song
26:00 the faint laugh of a man that knows whats coming
When you're new to chess you're always going to lose and it will often be because you didn't notice one move out of 20. I think Arin gets nervous not about losing a piece, but viewers knowing he's not seeing something. He's gotten much better even if he still freezes up, and honestly, who cares. He's new to the game and also trying to put on a show and most viewers aren't even looking at the screen themselves. He and Dan are doing great, and the chess vids are always bangers.
Came for the atmospheric friendly chess game and got sing-talked Arthur theme song. Thank you Gamegrumps, made my day!
and then literally right after that Arin cusses and starts talking about cucks lol
@@skippythealien9627 lol yeah
Arin struggling desperately in an unwinnable game of chess with Ave Maria playing in the background is going to be a pivotal moment in the eventual game grumps anime.
It is heartwarming to hear Arin consider the result of every possible move, even if they all suck
the back and forth dan and arin not understanding eachothers references is gold.
Gonna need a full version of the My Dad Works at Nintendo piano ballad
Arin at the beginning.: 🎩
Arin by the end: 🦆
26:10 the exact moment that Arin's Brain said "i can't hold this sophisticated act up any more!!! i need to do something!!!!" i want these chess videos to be recorded with the asmr mic in the future xD
14:10 Arin's going to summon PBG if he keeps on singing Arthur's theme lol
10:04 i ascend... they sing so beautifully here 🥰
What I expected: Arin raging over Chess while Dan casually tells him "I'm not that good"
What I got: A beautiful and heartfelt song about Dads working at Nintendo.
Imagining them all goth'd up in a room just like this with the mood lighting and music and still having this same conversation just makes it much better
Arin lovingly reciting the Arthur theme song while it goes over Dans head and he just replies with random silliness is a classic grumps moment 😂
@Aquarius Rattus Lmfao dude you spelled Arthur wrong twice. And in your poorly thought out comment you also attempted to make fun of Arin who has clearly watched Arthur and whose career you’re supporting by watching this episode. Find something better to do with your time.
Gosh, I hope a "my dad works at Nintendo" GG remix comes from this. I dunno if Em One, Atpunk, MovieMaster, or Master Sword (among others) still make GG remixes, but I know the amazing Tony Quackston still does! 💜
Where are you Sbassbear?!
Don't worry Arin, in Brazil the knight is called the horse, so you are right. Just in a another country and language.
But a win is a win
they only call it a knight in england and france, basically
Wow was just thinking about if Arin was still working on his chess game to finally one day overthrow Dan 😂 can’t wait to see who’s humbled this time!
The grump head blurring that matched the dialogue was awesome editors! Keep it up 👏
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Any episode where Dan sings is a masterpiece, dude's got such a good voice and it's always wonderful when singing happens 😹
I don't know why but Arin's "Donald Duck impression" just got me. Nearly burst out laughing 🤣
5:35 Arin speaking in tongues so God will help him win
Arin poetry slamming the opening to Arthur is something I didn’t know I needed
15:48
Arin: >Has everything complete defended, does not have to do anything
Also Arin: "What do I do?? I'm losing everything! I can't defend anything!" >moves his king towards the center of the board pointlessly, UNDEFENDING a pawn that was defended
It takes great skill to realize when you have the high ground.
@@arshellnut2730 does it? When u figure this out
I love that they literally are just playing chess because Dan asked nicely after having a hard time lol
Arin singing the Arthur theme song and Dan not having a clue what he's singing is hilarious to me
I am so proud of Arin, he didn't just make a random move when things started going bad.
I like the part where Arin does a Spoken word version of a children's cartoon in which the reference goes way over Dan's head for a REAL long time.
My favorite part of them playing chess is Arin slowly, sometimes quickly for that matter, losing his mind over Dan winning
the incredibly high IQ and calm humbleness of dan makes me happy
Arin slowly descending into madness after every move is why i love the chess versus episodes.
"My dad works at Nintendo" love this song, so personal and deep
Arthur and machine head in a chess playthrough. You bring me such joy
It only took 22 years for Arin to formulate a comeback to "My dad works at Nintendo"
It can not be understated how much arin has improved at chess. I can’t wait to see how it crumbles
14:07
Fantastic Arin, what an out of the blue reference
One that, through the entirety of that drawn out, weird voice singing
Dan absolutely had zero idea what you were referencing, or couldn't remember at the time. You can tell by how he replies lol
Good to see Arin min/maxed his chess and comedy skills.
13:13 "You're a pretty ugly face" was from Count Duckula. The first cartoon Nickelodeon co-produced. And they were just talking about Dracula.
I feel like there's a small percentage of Game Grumps viewers that probably does their loudest and most intense "Yelling at Arin for being bad at games" while watching these chess videos. Bless them. Bless them.
how does arin have the entire arthur theme song memorized
Really craving a GG Animated of this where the only scene is the two of them sitting at a chess table and talking but the actual animation is like insane quality lol
Dan sitting with his hands folded, face shadowed, planning, plotting.
Arin sitting in a too big chair, staring at the board as elevator music gradually rises into high pitched hysteria. An eye twiches.
Dan asking Arin if they can get new Chess pieces like a kid pointing something out at the store and then Arin responding just like a father is so funny
This is absolutely how Dan gets revenge for having to play scary games
Songs included in this video:
-My Dad Works at Nintendo
-Napalm Death
-The Sound of Your Impending Demise
-Arthur Theme as performed by Zapp Branigan
-Mein Vater Arbeitet Bei Nintendo
-Tomorrow (Is When I'm Going to Pee on You)
-Somebody's Birthday's Coming Up
I tell ya if I saw one of those commercials for this CD I'd buy it
Dan clearly has an advantage now that they’re playing in the same room. He’s clearly screen peaking
Love the choice to use the grump heads to cover the screen and animate the conversation
The way I saw that title and immediately went "oh god are they playing chess again" lol, rooting for you Arin
There simply aren't enough videos of Arin and Dan playing chess together, and there simply never will be enough.
I love how immediately defeatist Arin gets.
Dan misses his body. Arin misses Dan's body, too. Classic Grumps shenanigans!
I laughed so hard when he started singing "my dad works at Nintendo" 🤣😂
I am not fooled by the title. Surely Dan will dismantle the video game boy pawn by pawn. For Dan is the chess boy. He’s the one who checkmates.
this title is so ominous in the best way possible
also I love the background music for this game - in the course of one round of chess we went from a soulful night in a smoky jazz lounge to a suspenseful thriller to a night at the opera and finally landed in a 18th century garden party
listening to Ave Maria and listening to the Grumps be moved (and also be themselves) while listening to Ave Maria is... perhaps the biggest trip
wow, Dan's voice is so majestic, he should sing in a band.
Arin reciting the Arthur intro song with that weird cadence fucking killed me 💀
Arin randomly going into Arthur lyrics gave me a massive amount of nostalgia I wasn't expecting
Arin accidentally picking his character for both sides.
Arin: “Sh*t! Now I’m gonna lose either way!”
If the Grumps actually listened to Napalm Death while playing chess, I think I'd die.
Come to think of it, Barney would be a wildcard of a guest Grump.
did not expect to hear arin's(not actual) Might Guy impression singing the Author Theme. 😂
Bro, you are so right. That is almost the exact cadence of Guy's voice lol.
R.I.P for Kevin Conroy, the greatest Batman voice who ever graced the recording booth!
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For 30 years too. Three whole decades of being the definitive Batman in various media. Devastating to lose him.
FUCK. i just saw the news. RIP indeed. I used to love those Batman cartoons
I feel like we all need to hear the full cover of 'My dad works at Nintendo'
I was not expecting Arin to quote the whole Arthur theme song during chess, but I am pleased
I had a bad day today...this helped me calm down and laugh at myself. Thank you, Dan and Arin.
I can't wait for Arin's inevitable -defeat- success
Made me smile when Arin started talking the ‘Hey Arthur’ theme 😂 brought me right back to my childhood 😀
Same 🤭
God I wished that this title meant practicing for giraffe town
When is the giraffe town tournament coming up
So soon? Arnold could never
Switch it to Dan and make it Punch Out
Just watch fwob, where they beat it in one sitting
@@taylorcorbett8848 I have.
Arin's sudden spoken word rendition of *Rythmn of the Street* is underrated.
Lol sometimes I forget Dan and Arin are friends outside work so cute💕
I feel like I’ve heard arin refer to the knights as horses and then Dan correct him at least three times over the course of these games and it’s so comforting
That voice Arin is doing really reminds me of Zap Brannigan from Futurama
It got me when Arin said “You and your sneaky fucking horse shit” lamo!
that arthur theme bit was top tier
Here's the first 21 moves for anyone interested:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 b6 4. Na3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. b3 Ng4 7. Qd2 Qf6 8. Bb2 Be6 9. Qg5 Qxg5 10. Nxg5 Bxc4 11. bxc4 Nb4 12. Kd2 Nxf2 13. Rhf1 Ng4 14. Rxf7 Kd8 15. h3 Be7 16. Ne6+ Kd7 17. Nxg7 Nh6 18. Rf3 Rhg8 19. Rg3 Bh4 20. Rf3 Rxg7 21. Raf1 Rxg2+
Well today I learned I could listen to a whole album of GG singing over melancholic piano.