The fact that fifteen year old Connor was just chilling looking at his phone and shit and beats this 80 year old man super nonchalantly is the most anime thing ever
I remember beating my teacher and the best kid in the whole of the school in grade 3-4, sadly I had like two other clubs so didn’t continue beyond those years.
You just need a old guy with a thousand bulging veins, who was super confident, to make the pucker face like they couldn't breath as he was surfing the internet and chewing gum
@@randomperson2526 Carlsen was doing chess puzzles with another GM that teaches. When Carlsen solved a really hard puzzle the other GM explained the logic and rules that Carlsen used to solve the puzzle. When the GM asked Carlsen if he studied any of that stuff Carlsen basically said no I just see it.
@@koreboredom4302 And audience would be a bunch of blacked out figures, the buff friend would have torn up sleaves, and the girl would have colored hair with a personality of a tsundere
The ending was sad, where the protagonist loses his love of chess in the superficial professional circuits, but the epilogue where we find him in bars playing casually years later made up for it
Connor is a legitimately good storyteller. So many different things are brought up -- personal relationships and rivalries, the difference between natural talent and dedicated study, the psychological aspects of the game, the inner workings of chess tournaments, pressure from upper-class parents on their kids to excel, etc. An absolute gold mine for manga writers to tap into
I feel like Connor’s story reads more like an antagonist or rival character. Like he straight up doesn’t care but just is good at the game and the main character who is dedicating his life to it has to beat him. The whole story reminds me of that one guy in Baby Steps who liked to paint pictures on the court except instead of drawing between matches he played Pokémon.
The fact that he brought up his bully, who he said was really good at chess, I'm picturing like mid-tier antagonist that the protagonist has to struggle to beat while connor can just play chess super well intuitively, but it pushes the protag enough that once the protag beats connor, he's now prepared for the bully character, and the protag and connor bond over disliking the bully character, and then connor's super aloof about his loss and not really caring about chess anyway but wishes the protag luck in beating the bully
imagine the bully being the mc. Like everyone is afraid of him because of him always looking intimidating and the only thing that brings him joy is playing chess because his late grandfather, the only person who cared for him, did enjoy it. ...One day he recognizes this one guy from his school (Connor) and would fight him for not taking chess seriosly like he does. Still ...because of Connor knowing his secret he keeps an eye on him and with time Connor starts recognizing the importance and joy that chess can bring on and the Bully,with the help of Connor, would start to open more and see life in a new light. ... ... ... they kiss.marry and have two kids. One girl and a boy. The end
0:00 0:33 The Chess Club 1:40 Interschool Tournament 2:12 A New Rival (Cambridge Boucchama) 3:19 Interperfecture Tournament 3:40 Interperfecture Tournament - Avenge 4:07 Interperfecture Tournament - Rival From the past 4:41 World Cup Setting Off 5:00 The Number 1 (Flashback episode) 5:40 The toughness about pro-chess 7:45 Talent vs Effort 8:49 Spin-Off Local Pub Chess Team 12:38 Chess Battle for a Job Interview 13:40 The Worst about Pro-Chess 14:39 Bullying a Little Girl in Pro-Chess (insert straight romance if you want) 15:38 Do You Want a Draw?
I love the idea of a sports anime parody where everyone is super into it in the classic sports anime way EXCEPT for the protagonist, who just doesn't give a shit but wins anyway. That could genuinely be hilarious
I think if this were a manga, keeping the “… actually this isn’t worth it” would be really powerful. It would be a side to a story where it’s like “yeah I’m good at a thing, but does it make me happy? Does the environment make me happy?” And especially with the buildup of the training arc and the rival, all of that would be subverted when you say “right but I’m not happy. And I get to choose how my life goes, not some old guys.” I don’t know that would be pretty powerful I think :)
I would love it if at the start of the anime, everyone else is super interested in chess and the MC doesn't really care but they just kept winning until they get higher and things get more difficult and they never study chess like Conor, don't write notes or learn so in order to go higher they have to start playing it professionally because geniuses is made of 1% Talent and 99% Hardwork. Also showing that some of the rich kids and prodigy who'd been practicing chess their whole life don't even enjoy or like it because it was forced upon them by their parents who wants it for better resume and image. It could even show the abuse of the coaches, overstudying, burnout, toxic environment and the predatory relationship between coaches and students 14:39 Never get praises for winning, only "good job" or "you may have won but don't get cocky" but if you made one tiny mistake or make a move under 5 minute because you didn't think long enough, the coach will chew you out like they would be screaming at you, rinsed your move, making you feel like shit. They will only praises you if you make it a living hell for the opponent, like the 13 yo girl that Conor mentioned. Imagine an episode like that in the anime, when 30 minute in, the MC already know that they will lose but they can't quit so they have to dragged it out for hours and make it awkward for the other person and making moves just to cockblock and annoy them. The MC hate it, it's just like torture. When it's over and they come back to the team, everybody is cheering like "Congratulation, you really make it hell for that 13 yo" and the MC don't feel great, they don't want to make the opponent feel bad and they couldn't even comfort them. They just lost, they got a stalemate, they worked for hours for a stalemate. The difference between casual and professional chess. When the MC was still playing casual, it was easier, less stress and more fun. But when they start playing professional, it got tired and toxic and less enjoyable. The MC quit chess because they were scarred from the experience. The MC will say to their best friend "You know, if i got into chess later in life, i probably would have a more healthy learning and enjoyment of the game". The ending will be sad, where the MC loses their love of chess in the superficial professional circuits, but the epiloge where we find them in a bar playing chess casually while having a conversation with their best friend who's the 2nd best player years later made up fof it. Bonus: Also in an early episode where the MC is just chilling, looking at his phone and just beat this 80 year old man nonchalantly @PoeticSonic comment about MC's dad used to be a legendary chess player would be perfect
Reminds me of the long hair guy in ping pong the animation that loses to Smile, decides to retire and wander the country until finally coming back to where it all happened
Nope, Connor's arc hasn't ended yet. When he's older, Connor will come across this overtly enthusiastic Japanese kid who wants to be the ultimate grandmaster and Connor will see himself in the kid, the kid initially underestimates Connor but seeing him pwn some random grandmaster whom the kid idolizes makes the kid decide to make Connor his coach, but Connor doesn't want to because of his disenchantment with the tournament scene, he will eventually relent after seeing the kid's honesty, they'll rise from a small town and like in any other good student-mentor relationships they both learn life lessons from each other, Connor is the kooky mentor archetype trying all sorts of unorthodox tactics, all of this in order to make the kid a world champion. I can already feel the feels.
"You came from nowhere?. No chance of making it to the big leagues?. Ha, this is chess kid. The one who underestimates the pawn... Has already lost" -Connor's dad in the manga probably
Season 30 he goes on an adventure, trying to win over 10,000 chess pros all across the world and while he is focusing on winning, he realizes that only with his friends acquired along the way he can enjoy the wins.
petition to make connor's life a manga he has fight club for your action anime he has chess club for your sport anime he has anime club for drama he has his youtube channel for slice of life what more do you want?
The thought of a 15 year old Connor just casually facing this elderly super macho, wall-of-bricks type guy at chess and being so casual about it that he was playing Pokemon in between rounds because he didn't even care about what moves the opponent was making, ending with him beating the older man so hard that there was genuine concern about whether this actual physical threat of a person was about to go ham on a kid, is just so cool to me
And the anime adaptation would deviate from the original battle arc of the manga and instead of training to become the best, he just gives up and plays pokemon.
I may have played Connor at some point. I did a similar thing to him started in year 3 and went to regionals in 2011-12. Memory's fuzzy but it might legit be him.
"That Time I Became A Professional Chess Player, But I Didn't Care" OR "Who Am I? I Am A Profesional Chess Player For Fun" (Saitama "Hero for Fun" reference)
Connor's story is like that one character on a sports anime where he is super good at the sport without even trying that he find the sport boring rather than a protagonist
The fact that a school bully would end up being a good strategist at a game like chess doesn’t surprise me, because the predatory tactics they come up with to undermine others is some of the most ingeniously evil ways of thinking.
@@TheJoethud22 So they say. Sometimes you learn you're stronger and more resilient than you think, and finally manage to turn things around for yourself. Other times you're just left with a litany of lingering resentments and traumatic experiences. Depends on the person and the circumstances. I still think it's a load of shit and should never happen, inevitable as it may be.
and connor's dad is a legendary chess player who won all the GMs in secret because he doesn't want the publicity and little did connor know, his dad was the one who put these instincts drilled into him through playing chess repeatedly and teaching him what to do through playing rather than by words. as Connor starts getting into chess he realizes his father's teaching to what they truly are. and the moves he casually does are actually legendary moves he just doesn't know their name because his father never told him
Isn't that just make him more of 'protagonist' himself. It is a common trope that the protagonist got his ability from his father that most likely to gone missing
It's actually pretty sad that the moment a child is good at something, adults will force them to be better and better without letting the child enjoy it and the adults will pick at every mistake and criticize every move. And really. They're kids. Let them make mistakes. If children are demonized for messing up, at what point in their lives will it be okay to make a mistake?
Chess can actually be super interesting if you look at it the right way. There are some stories that are so absurd that you think you could only hear about them in an anime when they're trying to hype a character up, like how the world champion beat 10 people at the same time while looking the other way. ua-cam.com/video/cTeDkyQUbyY/v-deo.html
Legit the chess world is just rich smart people sometimes. I remember being vice captain for our chess team but I wasnt good or anything I just liked doing paper work and getting extra credit. Went to a tournament with these kids looking like they got pulled out of a dark academia aesthetic from tumblr
@@levisamom5069 Not necessarily. My dad played chess in tournaments for more than 40 years, but for his living he was working in the metal industry. He also never went to university or anything
@@FaeSparrow I'm not saying only rich people play chess...I was just saying that majority of the hardcore chess players fit those rich stereotypes found in movies and such
Levi Samom I’ve actually realized most people who are good at chess...Well the ones I’ve met...Are the ones who dont do much academically. Like average student but great chess player
Conner: why cant i have normal friends to do normal things with? Also conner: i was a pro chess player, now im a weeb living in japan doing houtube videos about going to a yaoi cafe and working at a host club.
Ok this will be an anime lasting 24 episodes, this isn't entirely accurate btw Episode 1: Introduction to mc, 8 years old, not really interessted chess but is really good and plays with his dad. The mc tries to get into the chess club but they don't allow the mc however outside of the club he beats their best player and is then invited into the club for a day and beats everyone in the club however isn't allowed to stay in the club since he isn't old enough. Episode 2: Skip to 4 years later, the mc is 12 years old and part of the chess club, and is now competing with other schools and introduces the mc's rival with roughly the same skill level as him, in this episode they beat all the other teams and leaves the final game (against the previous winners of 10 years in a row) to episode 3. Episode 3: The fight against the winners of this tournament for the previous 10 years. Ends with them winning and their coach inviting them to the nationals. Episode 4: The first 2 rounds the mc and his rival has in the preliminaries finishes with his rival losing the game and being out of the tournament but will provide moral support him in future games. Episode 5: The next 2 rounds of the preliminaries are done quickly and it is mainly the game between him and the ace of the team the mc beat in episode 3, which ends in a draw. Episode 6: The next round in the tournament Episode 7: The finals Episode 8: An invitation to be in a team in the world championships, their ace was his old bully and there is flashbacks. Episode 9-14: Various rounds in the world championships until the finals. Episode 15: The final game, against someone who is talented and trains hard, the mc loses. Episode 16: Skip to 10 years later, the mc is 22 years old and has quit chess after that loss but is now getting back into it, joining a bar chess club and beating everyone, with humor about how the mc looks meek compared to everyone else looking bulky and intimidating. Episode 17: The mc does a chess battle against an ex grandmaster and he wins getting himself the job. Episode 18: The mc gets convinced to rejoin the team and participate in the world championships. Episode 19: The mc fights a female grandmaster which he draws against and she will now provide morale support with him in future games, along with possible romance. Episode 20-24 Game against the person who beat the mc in episode 15 who is now the world champion. In episode 24 the world champion offers a draw which after a lot thought, the mc declines which causes the mc to lose
2-3 episode OVA: the UA-cam tournament arc, where the MC of the main show is the antagonist. Destroys his enemies until the finals, is defeated by "just here for fun" MC (Gigguk).
The opening song would be called [ HA!・ビショップ・GO・ブープ! ] (Ha! Bishop go boop!) named after his favorite chess opening. And the ending song would be called the Japanese equivalent of the English phrase "Prolonging the Inevitable". The show would also have a metaphor for controlling the center like "taking the high ground" or something It would also have the usual chibi thought bubble explanation diagrams for explaining chess terms.
No, episode 24 is the epilog where it skips a few years and shows him going through school like normal, going to pubs to hang out. Then he starts picking up chess again after seeing two adults playing, and asks to play after. Then it shows him loving it again and playing casually. Even showing the game with the buff guy as one of the jokes.
This reminds me so much of that time I unknowingly beat the provincial champion of Super Smash Bros Melee back in my early twenties. My roommate invited the champion over because he happened to be a friend. I didn't know he was champion of anything, but I'd seen him destroy in CoD lobbies so I knew he was at least decent at games. Also my roommate was pushing hard to become a pro Starcraft II or Leagues of Legends player at the time. In short I knew both were pretty hardcore gamers, but I didn't know one of them had won a bloody provincial tournament not two years ago. And then there was me, a guy who just played video games for fun, including Smash for a hefty fraction of my childhood. A couple other people show up, roommate be like "let's Smash" and they boot up the Gamecube. And I'm like "Hey cool, Smash, haven't played this game in a while. Can I hop in?" Now full context, all of them had no idea I had any talent at games. They knew I played games occasionally and I usually preferred solo story driven stuff like RPGs. I'm not that competitive of a guy. And it had been *years* since I last touched Smash. All of them played regularly still, but even though they all thought I was nowhere near their level, they were pretty cool about it and allowed me turns at playing the game with them. The only two characters I mostly remembered were Marth and Link, so I picked Marth who was kinda my off-main. I remembered his moveset being pretty straightforward so I thought he'd make for an easier time easing myself back into the game. First round I played was a 4 player Free for All melee with items and all that good casual stuff. Warm up game for everyone basically. I won it decisively, mostly because the other 3 guys (champion wasn't in on this game) were too busy killing each other off to worry about little old me getting re-accustomed to the controls. Also I lucked out and got an easy 3 kill with the hammer at one point. Still they didn't expect the rusted *newbie* to win. All four guys be like "Duel me right now, Final Destination, 3 lives each, no items." And I'm like "Okay." First I beat the weakest of the four players, one of the two other friends who arrived after Champion Guy. He's an hyper aggressive Fox player. I zone him out with Marth's superior melee reach no problem. After losing his first life without landing one decent blow on me, he starts to get defensive and using range to whittle me down. I ignore the laser pistol damage and go in for two quick extra kills and win the match 3-0. Next is the second extra, who's a very defensive and patient Zelda/Sheik player who wants me to fight him on Temple. He gave me a very hard time since I was playing Marth still who has exactly zero range capability. Always trying to retreat and bombard from afar that guy. I narrowly win the match 3-2. Now they're starting to take me seriously. Roommate goes in with his Captain Falcon and gets absolutely demolished 3-1 on Coneria. Then Champion Smash player be like "Now that I've seen you beat 3 opponents with your Marth, I can easily counter you entire playstyle. Let me wipe the floor with you with my Ganondorf." Back on Temple for this final bout. Only then did I realized I was playing someone on an entirely other level. My roommate and the two extras can't hold a candle to him when he gets serious. He knows the game inside out, can abuse a half dozen glitches he calls "tech moves" which I didn't even knew existed and absolutely ravaged my Marth in less than 2 minutes of non-stop sublime comboing. And I'm like "Wow you're good at this. Let me switch to my main." Everyone : NANI!? That _wasn't_ your main? Me : Nah, my main for most of my childhood Smash career was Link. I only played Marth about 5-10% of the time. But now that I've warmed up from years of not playing with about 5 rounds of Smash, let me see if I can beat this last guy with Link. Champion : Wait you mean YOUNG Link right? Link sucks. Young Link is the only one who's got competitive potential. Me : Nope. I am a Main OG Adult Link player. Pick any character you want, I'm gonna beat you with my Link. Champion : ...Alright, then you'll have to face my own main ; Fox (because of course, they all main frigging Fox when they get "serious".) We do a re-match on Coneria. Link Vs Fox. Our range game is about equal. He gets a lot of laser hits in, but I manage to play around his deflector with bombs and fake outs, predict and exploit his tendency to overuse the move and somehow land first blood. He quickly finishes my damaged Link with a well-placed aerial kick and reset the match 1-1. We both lay off the range game for a while and just beat the shit out of each other in melee. I'm starting to pick up on his "tech moves" as the match goes on and ask him how he does one of them in particular which seems impossible ; a ledge recovery glitch that allows him to exploit a few frames of invulnerability that he times with my attempt to smash him off the map. To his credit, he's pretty gracious about it and teaches it to me on the spot. By the end of the bout, I managed to clutch the win by reproducing the same glitch on him and quickly blowing his Fox off the map one final time. Everyone in the room is like "YOU JUST BEAT A SMASH CHAMPION! WHO ARE YOU, AND WHY ARE YOU A GOD?!" Only then did my roommate thought it wise to mention Champion Guy had won a provincial level tournament of Smash. I'm like "No way." They show me a picture of Champion Guy receiving 5000$ in prize money. My only reply was "Look, I just played Link for 3 years straight okay. My dedication to that one character is what bridged the gap here." But Champion insisted I was a natural at it, and if I put my mind to it I could master all the other characters. We kept playing for the rest of the evening. Champion decided to become a teacher and show us all of his tricks, and coach me a little on how to play Young Link. Then I went on to perfect my Marth over the course of a few weeks of regular play with the guys and started expanding into the whole rooster of characters. One year later I was at least as competent with all characters as I was with Link on that night I first beat the Champion. Him and me played hundreds, if not thousands of bouts during that time, improving immensely as rivals until one day the Gamecube bricked and we sadly had to move on to other games. He introduced me to CoD Black Ops 2 (PS3 version) and within two months we were casually dominating public lobbies on split screen Team Deathmatches, racking up an average of 30 kills each in 75 kills to win 6v6 games. Good times. Anyway this turned into a way longer rant than I initially anticipated, but basically the gist of it is I can get really good at games when I put my mind to it, but most of the time I can't be bothered. Also I'm older now and carpal tunnel syndrome killed any chance I might've had at competitive gaming... Big sad. PS : I kept the names of the people in this story purposefully vague in order to preserve their anonymity.
The only thing that’s missing from this anime storyline is the development of a gradual friendship and mutual respect between Connor and his bully senpai.
This has to become something, this sounds like one of the best Shounen anime ever, legitimately (Edit) woahhh dambb that's way more likes that I expected
To be honest, that would not really be an enjoyable match to watch. If Connor is even a fraction as good as he lets on here, his Elo rating is probably somewhere in the 1700's or higher. Cr1tikal is only around 1000 Elo. It's genuinely difficult to properly express how big of a gap this is. If they played 100 games, Cr1tikal would be lucky to win 1 of them.
How Conner explains how he lost interest in chess is exactly how I lost interest in football (American). I had a lot of fun for the first few years but after a while the coaches became almost obsessive with doing everything perfect. I think they just forgot “It’s all about the game”
Connor being good at chess and explaining it as “I don’t know i just did it” reminds me of when I played Numero on at a state level as the teams best player but never showed up for a single practice because I hated staying after school, Finding someone with a similar story is always cool just connor’s is waaay more interesting 😂
I had a similar experience with maths. I’ve never been particularly good at maths but at like 7th grade everything just made sense to me and got an opportunity to compete for my school in the math olympics. Some of my friends were in too so at the start I was just having fun competing but at some point my mom wanted me to do nothing but math equations for the entire day, took my videogames and threatened to punish me severally if I lost on purpose (since she was noticing an attitude from me). Needless to say I dropped out the entire thing and she took my videogames for like a week, also now I hate maths xd.
Parents really do kill passion. I'm not great at piano naturally but I have good memorization skills so like I could copy what other people would do on the piano and be able to replicate it pretty spot on after a few tries. I cant read sheet music at all and Im shit at theories, but like if I watched a UA-cam video of someone playing the piano, I'd like be able to copy them no problem. I got prizes within my community for my piano playing and my dad just forced it so hard. I had to practice the piano every day at the exact same time and I wasn't allowed to look at anything other than the piano books. Which I obviously couldn't read. I'd legit spend an hour just replaying things over and over and over again. It completely destroyed it for me cause it just became a chore. It's been over 10 years since I last played piano, though I do still enjoy watching piano videos.
I relate to this whole experience so much, this is exactly how most academic competitions/olympiads are. And the adults pressure you so much to the point that you lose your passion for the sport or subject and that's so disappointing....
You know the overly sexualized female anime character Yeah I'm in a tournament playing chess against this girl. And she just goes and licks her queen like wtf lol. I still don't know why she did that.
The sequal: Protagonist: I hate chess but my best friend who loves it taught me about it. I learnt to love chess when I met my rival who's mentor was conner, the fallen chess prodigy
Gigguk is the protagonist of the 3rd Season of Connor's Chess life that's why. Connor being the antagonist of the third season of his own show is kinda weird tho.
@@gokbay3057 Because in season 4, they have to team up to beat the antagonist and his minions in the next arc. And finally, Joey can help too as he beats some of the smaller enemies, but is back in the best friend seat after the first few episodes
I was a *finalist* in the "unofficial" tournament we boys held in our school. But I never played the final... Cause at that point the competition was too intense. Although I was never pressured to win by coach or parents (cause its just we boys organising an event), the environment was still very intense. I felt like *for every move I make my heart skips a beat* .... At this point it was kind of too much pressure for me. I wasn’t here to play for my country, I was just playing for fun. But this was not fun for me anymore. So I dropped. I didn’t even play the finale cause that's when the pressure is at its peak. I felt like I'm more comfortable in losing rather than going through one more super intense match.
this literally looks like the manhua ive read earlier called "im a cultivation bigshot" the MC was sent to another world and everything he does (its not even an exaggeration literally everything) was so OP all the immortals who witnessed his OP-ness was so shocked and the mc had no idea he was so strong.
Dang Connor's Chess story has everything for a sports anime/manga/light novel Raw talent that is only discovered after playing the game A teammate rival A true antagonist the bully which could develop into a friendly rivalry And the romantic interest, in the girl at the last part that could go from "I hate you" to "yeah I like you okay"
I have a mate who was incredible at football, his dream was to play for Celtic but his parents pushed him that hard he gave up on it. He’s taken it back up in uni and he’s still fucking amazing, I hope his dream team picks him up eventually. (I’m also a Celtic fan so it would be great to see this happen)
Remember how in The Sims 3 you could play chess with the Reaper to save a dying person? *BREAKING NEWS: PEOPLE STOPPED DYING* The Reaper: _crying in the corner because they had lost every session with Connor_
His actually that kid who's just bs'ing yet slugging through the competition without even seeing that he was good at chess at like half of his time being a chess player
I was team captain and first chair of my high school chess team, and I've got to say, high level chess really takes it out of you. The experience is fun with friends, but if you're actually trying to go for the gold, it sometimes gets really disheartening and stressful.
I understand how heartbreaking it is also due to watching March comes in like a Lion, and watching queens Gambit Magnus probably the best modern chess player in the whole world, but I wonder if Bobby was still here would he have gave him a good challenge. I also play games semi-competitively
So he's a Shounen mc protagonist when he's a teenager. And now he's a harem mc protagonist who have 93% of audience as girls.
I had no idea how massive is Connor female audience?
@@MrJMB122 yeah, but now his viewers are kinda even with the females around +60%
The character development that he deserve, from pro chess to pro UA-camr
S.A Tan nah 3 out 4 viewers are female
"He is too dangerous to be left alive!"
Connor never wanted to be the Chessmaster, he just wanted to be better at chess than his dad
His dad kills his guerilla pokemon friend to make him play chess better.
Poor Connor
His father just happened to be the best chess player in the world
Can I use this idea in the manga I'm making on Connor's story?
@@kausthita11 I don't think they would mind since we're just describing baki but with chess.
The fact that fifteen year old Connor was just chilling looking at his phone and shit and beats this 80 year old man super nonchalantly is the most anime thing ever
Literally, the first episode of Code Geass
I remember beating my teacher and the best kid in the whole of the school in grade 3-4, sadly I had like two other clubs so didn’t continue beyond those years.
@@RuSlavik EXACTLY my thoughts too!! 🤣🤣
You just need a old guy with a thousand bulging veins, who was super confident, to make the pucker face like they couldn't breath as he was surfing the internet and chewing gum
@@RuSlavik basically* not literally as it is not literally the same episode, you're welcome.
Cambridge chess professional: thinks about millions of possiblities before making a move.
Connor: haha bishop go BOOP.
basically waht Magnus Carlsen (best chess player in the world) does in blitz games.
@@randomperson2526 Carlsen was doing chess puzzles with another GM that teaches. When Carlsen solved a really hard puzzle the other GM explained the logic and rules that Carlsen used to solve the puzzle. When the GM asked Carlsen if he studied any of that stuff Carlsen basically said no I just see it.
my point exactly
Basically, it's just something Instinctual to them. They just move it there because they think it's the best move.
Ahhh just Food Wars for Chest
The narrating friend should also be the “push up glasses” character.
He'll be in the audience beside another supporting buff friend and a girl who secretly has a crush on him. Keep in mind they'll all be monologuing.
@@koreboredom4302 And audience would be a bunch of blacked out figures, the buff friend would have torn up sleaves, and the girl would have colored hair with a personality of a tsundere
Why.... is the PSO2 theme.... in THIS video of all places, LOL? I am SO confused....
LOOOL
@@Fikayoz Really? I'm not thinking at all
If Connor had a chess Netflix show, the title could be:
_The Killer Queen's Gambit_
Connor vs Beth harmon is going to be the chess version l vs light
Nah, "Check,mate"
@@dreagerd8248 it’s a joke chill
Rook Goes "Boop"
No. "The Monke Gambit"
The ending was sad, where the protagonist loses his love of chess in the superficial professional circuits, but the epilogue where we find him in bars playing casually years later made up for it
Then the next protagonist appears at the bar calling his name to train
Dam that dope ending for sport anime lol
@Devin Moctezuma yeah, its sounds like a prologue made for dio
Loooool irl animu in the making
That's like Phoenix Wright
Connor is a legitimately good storyteller. So many different things are brought up -- personal relationships and rivalries, the difference between natural talent and dedicated study, the psychological aspects of the game, the inner workings of chess tournaments, pressure from upper-class parents on their kids to excel, etc. An absolute gold mine for manga writers to tap into
I want to story tell like that.
Same I'm so impressed. I need to learn from this dude.
It's why I love watching his videos even tho most of his videos are random af Hahaah
Bishop go boop
I can already imagine the Anime adaptation, get the studio that did Kakegurui, MAPPA I think, it would be great man
Chess opponent: "NOOOO you cAN'T JUST DO MOVES WILLY-NILLY YOU HAVE TO STUDY"
Connor: "haha, bishop goes brrr"
haha bishop go *boop*
Boop*
I feel like Connor’s story reads more like an antagonist or rival character. Like he straight up doesn’t care but just is good at the game and the main character who is dedicating his life to it has to beat him. The whole story reminds me of that one guy in Baby Steps who liked to paint pictures on the court except instead of drawing between matches he played Pokémon.
I definitely see that
He reminds me of Brooklyn from the original Beyblade
The fact that he brought up his bully, who he said was really good at chess, I'm picturing like mid-tier antagonist that the protagonist has to struggle to beat while connor can just play chess super well intuitively, but it pushes the protag enough that once the protag beats connor, he's now prepared for the bully character, and the protag and connor bond over disliking the bully character, and then connor's super aloof about his loss and not really caring about chess anyway but wishes the protag luck in beating the bully
his story sounds like a comedy anime to me where he is that mc who doesn't give a shit about it but still wins anyways
imagine the bully being the mc. Like everyone is afraid of him because of him always looking intimidating and the only thing that brings him joy is playing chess because his late grandfather, the only person who cared for him, did enjoy it.
...One day he recognizes this one guy from his school (Connor) and would fight him for not taking chess seriosly like he does. Still ...because of Connor knowing his secret he keeps an eye on him and with time Connor starts recognizing the importance and joy that chess can bring on and the Bully,with the help of Connor, would start to open more and see life in a new light.
...
...
...
they kiss.marry and have two kids. One girl and a boy. The end
0:00
0:33 The Chess Club
1:40 Interschool Tournament
2:12 A New Rival (Cambridge Boucchama)
3:19 Interperfecture Tournament
3:40 Interperfecture Tournament - Avenge
4:07 Interperfecture Tournament - Rival From the past
4:41 World Cup Setting Off
5:00 The Number 1 (Flashback episode)
5:40 The toughness about pro-chess
7:45 Talent vs Effort
8:49 Spin-Off Local Pub Chess Team
12:38 Chess Battle for a Job Interview
13:40 The Worst about Pro-Chess
14:39 Bullying a Little Girl in Pro-Chess (insert straight romance if you want)
15:38 Do You Want a Draw?
Good
LMFAOOO THIS IS GOLD here take my like
It even has a tournament arc
@@trevv3983 what about the beach episode
@@alexprus7953 we can have one for sure after Connor bullied that girl in pro-chess.
I love the idea of a sports anime parody where everyone is super into it in the classic sports anime way EXCEPT for the protagonist, who just doesn't give a shit but wins anyway. That could genuinely be hilarious
One punch man?
Free from beyblade burst
@@sungvin lmfaooooo
The boxer
@@sungvin Saitama's super into it tho?
That's why he became the strongest
My best idea for a name for Connor's Chess anime: "Check, Mate".
Oh because he's British that's actually funny
I’m just dying rn
Brilliant
nah fam nowadays it's gonna be called "That Time I Somehow Became A Professional Chess Player"
@@zandi1603 That would be the name if it started as a Light Novel first. I was talking anime-original.
Chess coaches: NO! WHY AREN'T YOU DOING THE INDIAN PRINCE MOVE OF 1764?!
Connor: lol, bishop goes boop!
I think Connor's doing a Ruy Lopez opening
bishop machine go brrrrrr
I knew someone's gonna make this
Conner: Bishop's go BRRRRR
@@johnbenjaminmercado7320 that's what I thought with the bishop going boop
I think if this were a manga, keeping the “… actually this isn’t worth it” would be really powerful. It would be a side to a story where it’s like “yeah I’m good at a thing, but does it make me happy? Does the environment make me happy?” And especially with the buildup of the training arc and the rival, all of that would be subverted when you say “right but I’m not happy. And I get to choose how my life goes, not some old guys.” I don’t know that would be pretty powerful I think :)
when you put it like that, it makes me think of the last arc of Vagabond
I would love it if at the start of the anime, everyone else is super interested in chess and the MC doesn't really care but they just kept winning until they get higher and things get more difficult and they never study chess like Conor, don't write notes or learn so in order to go higher they have to start playing it professionally because geniuses is made of 1% Talent and 99% Hardwork. Also showing that some of the rich kids and prodigy who'd been practicing chess their whole life don't even enjoy or like it because it was forced upon them by their parents who wants it for better resume and image. It could even show the abuse of the coaches, overstudying, burnout, toxic environment and the predatory relationship between coaches and students
14:39 Never get praises for winning, only "good job" or "you may have won but don't get cocky" but if you made one tiny mistake or make a move under 5 minute because you didn't think long enough, the coach will chew you out like they would be screaming at you, rinsed your move, making you feel like shit. They will only praises you if you make it a living hell for the opponent, like the 13 yo girl that Conor mentioned. Imagine an episode like that in the anime, when 30 minute in, the MC already know that they will lose but they can't quit so they have to dragged it out for hours and make it awkward for the other person and making moves just to cockblock and annoy them. The MC hate it, it's just like torture. When it's over and they come back to the team, everybody is cheering like "Congratulation, you really make it hell for that 13 yo" and the MC don't feel great, they don't want to make the opponent feel bad and they couldn't even comfort them. They just lost, they got a stalemate, they worked for hours for a stalemate. The difference between casual and professional chess. When the MC was still playing casual, it was easier, less stress and more fun. But when they start playing professional, it got tired and toxic and less enjoyable. The MC quit chess because they were scarred from the experience. The MC will say to their best friend "You know, if i got into chess later in life, i probably would have a more healthy learning and enjoyment of the game". The ending will be sad, where the MC loses their love of chess in the superficial professional circuits, but the epiloge where we find them in a bar playing chess casually while having a conversation with their best friend who's the 2nd best player years later made up fof it.
Bonus: Also in an early episode where the MC is just chilling, looking at his phone and just beat this 80 year old man nonchalantly @PoeticSonic comment about MC's dad used to be a legendary chess player would be perfect
Reminds me of the long hair guy in ping pong the animation that loses to Smile, decides to retire and wander the country until finally coming back to where it all happened
I think it speaks to this generation, too.
@@-chenlanying5818 Do you mind if I steal this for a story? I might not ever write it, but just in case :) your write-up is amazing.
Why when I imagine Connor as a kid, I can only imagine his current face on a kid’s body?
I can't unimagine it anymore
😂
i didnt even realise i was doing that until you mentioned it
I am the complete opposite. I picture a kids face on his body
It scarily relatable.
A lightnovel named: " that time i accidentally became a chess player".
That time I accidentally became a professional chess player.
Title too short
@@ThePokemaniac77 the one I thought of was, "My Papa Did Not Want To Play Video Games With Me, So I Accidentally Became A Chess Professional."
@@Jerry4281 now that is a light novel title if I've ever done seen one. And a good title, too
@@Jerry4281 new anime titles: *insert super long title that no one fucking remembers*
Nope, Connor's arc hasn't ended yet.
When he's older, Connor will come across this overtly enthusiastic Japanese kid who wants to be the ultimate grandmaster and Connor will see himself in the kid, the kid initially underestimates Connor but seeing him pwn some random grandmaster whom the kid idolizes makes the kid decide to make Connor his coach, but Connor doesn't want to because of his disenchantment with the tournament scene, he will eventually relent after seeing the kid's honesty, they'll rise from a small town and like in any other good student-mentor relationships they both learn life lessons from each other, Connor is the kooky mentor archetype trying all sorts of unorthodox tactics, all of this in order to make the kid a world champion.
I can already feel the feels.
This is glorious
So this is shippuden but with actual plot development in the previous series
@@Rustikreign then as the kid plays for his first chess world championship title, he starts the match with Connor’s go to opening move, Knight to C3
Connor death arc when
"You came from nowhere?. No chance of making it to the big leagues?. Ha, this is chess kid. The one who underestimates the pawn... Has already lost"
-Connor's dad in the manga probably
When a random UA-cam comment has protagonist energy eminating from it.
"Hahaha you're 5,000 years to early kid to decide you want to come here and beat me a grown man at chess."
This in the manuscript? 🤨
**anime main theme song intensifies**
Lmao
“Number one kid in my country was the one who used to bully me”
Sounds like Bakugo
I
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Sad that he died in the manga though
@@presentrevenant5506 ExCUsE mE WhAT???
DuzFF · oh my god. I got the biggest spoiler ever.
Edit: and he’s my favorite character... fuck
"You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself turn become the villain."
Gigguk is the new protagonist.
lol no he isn't and he never was.
chess nerd who dedicated his whole life in chess: no u cant just be good at chess without studying it
Connor: haha bishop go bop bop
Actually, it is so true sometimes when you play its almost instinctively that you make a good move but don't think about it too much
I relate so much to Connor. Like I just want to play it casually, not this hardcore shit.
@Immanuel Kant Huh? Why? I feel like I missed something
😂😂😂 yeah, bishop goees plooop
boooOoooOOoOPppp
"The time i got reincarnated as a professional chess player"
Light novel title: "That time I was reincarnated as a professional chess player because my father wouldn't play traditional games with me"
@@shhblazeOG no the original comment was the light novel name
@@lorcanzo2498 Wait what??? Is this really a thing?
I still prefer Garnt's Ai title.
"Connor Wants to Be A Hero but Is Actually a DICK! Part 2, Another World's Stronger Gamer"
Lol
Them: "WHY DIDN'T YOU OPEN WITH THE SICILIAN DEFENCE?"
Conner: "Haha Rook goes burrrrrrrrrrrrrr"
Because you don’t go against a Sicilian when *death* is on the line!
First Season: His childhood
Second Season: The Pub Scene and stuff
Season Three: He meets a young kid who has the same talent and teaches him.
Season 30 he goes on an adventure, trying to win over 10,000 chess pros all across the world and while he is focusing on winning, he realizes that only with his friends acquired along the way he can enjoy the wins.
season 4 "I Made You Kiss My Neck (in the middle of Shibuya)"
Dan SCGa
Season 4: the UA-camr chess tournament
Can't wait for season 3
Season 5: After The Time Skip
petition to make connor's life a manga
he has fight club for your action anime
he has chess club for your sport anime
he has anime club for drama
he has his youtube channel for slice of life
what more do you want?
perfection
Connor is an IRL anime protagonist
He even won COD tournaments!!
He can also have connorxkermit for a love story/romance 🤣😂
He got call of duty for the tournament arc
Conner’s Chess Experience
Me: “Wait it’s all anime?”
Conner pulling out a gun: “It always has been.”
Coach: “Use the Indian Principle of 1976.”
Connor: “Hrr Hrr, Bishop go brr!”
Is that a motherfukin Mykull Reeves refference???.
Ha ha, bishop go, B O O P
@@elaine_2689 no, it's an internet meme reference, he didn't start this meme
Titles that came to mind:
Connor's Kingdom
The War of Pawns
One True King
Best reply so far: *CHECKMATE*
One Rook Man
My chess academia
Attack on Bishop
Game of Kings
King's Gambit
The thought of a 15 year old Connor just casually facing this elderly super macho, wall-of-bricks type guy at chess and being so casual about it that he was playing Pokemon in between rounds because he didn't even care about what moves the opponent was making, ending with him beating the older man so hard that there was genuine concern about whether this actual physical threat of a person was about to go ham on a kid, is just so cool to me
the biggest difference is in the manga he would get inspired to start studying and become the best
And the anime adaptation would deviate from the original battle arc of the manga and instead of training to become the best, he just gives up and plays pokemon.
After the pub scene when down in his slum coach found him..
Or after he comes back around the age of 16 he finds the girl he stalled out in that one match, and they start to form a romantic bond?
He could have been the best like no one ever was but he was a chess player second and a kid who bought pokemon rangers first.
I'm gonna make this manga please look forward to it
A Kickstarter project should be made to create this whole Anime, maybe too risky, if it is let's start with a manga, but it has everything
I'm gonna make a manga if they give me permission
I have contacted them, hope they reply
@@kausthita11 I'm sure you don't need permission. It seems like they're pretty hyped to get this animated or drawn in some way.
Kaustubh Patel hell yeah! Looking forward to it
@@jjpark98 Still, if you are going to draw someone's life experience, I'm pretty sure it's good to ask for permission
wheres the manwha
I may have played Connor at some point. I did a similar thing to him started in year 3 and went to regionals in 2011-12. Memory's fuzzy but it might legit be him.
That would be crazy lmao, i mean it's not too far fetched
Plot twist: you were the bully
You were one of the dudes who lost to him during connor's "beating everyone" montage lmao
Hello Side Character.
@@RegalChalice lmao
Connor is a weeb because he’s been an anime protagonist
That's the true weeb
But his story ended. Now there's another protagonist.
He's the self insert NEET character
What happened later, is he became the antagonist. And among those 3, one of them would be tasked to defeat him, and defeat him they did
“I was accidentally a Pro Chess player”
"that time I was a pro chess player"
"Damn it,I did it again."
That's a good title for their manga.
"That Time I Became A Professional Chess Player, But I Didn't Care"
OR
"Who Am I? I Am A Profesional Chess Player For Fun" (Saitama "Hero for Fun" reference)
Connor's story is like that one character on a sports anime where he is super good at the sport without even trying that he find the sport boring rather than a protagonist
One Chess Man.
Petition for Connor to play chess for a video
He streamed playing chess on twitch
@@privacyinvalid6239 holy crap when
with Joey explaining every move Connor does but, in Japanese
A fun video idea is Joey and Garnt training to beat Connor at a game of chess. I'd be a fun arc edition to Connor's anime
Vs kurt hugo
He legit needs to turn it into a manga or a light novel or ANYTHING... this is GOLD
I'm gonna make a manga if they give me permission
what would the light novel be called? One day I accidentally became a chess master and my bully is my Senpai?! Or what?
@@j0546 I think it's better like this "One day i accidentally became a Chess Master, and the Girl i Stalled for over 3 Hours Fell inlove with me"
I'm more into the sports and romcom kinda novels sooo...
@@HanzoLuna Mate, thats completely fair, but even better tho is if we combine them.
"Move under 5 minutes is a mistake."
Lelouch: "Amateurs."
"If the king does not lead,how can he expect his subordinates to follow"
-Lelouch
I know your mom told you different but quoting a cartoon is silly
Edit: Guys stop your making it even more cringe
@@Saiyagami It's crucial once half your big pieces are gone though
@Ar Shad but in mid game its annoying
Nice to know Josuke is a man of culture
Oi, Jouske!
The fact that a school bully would end up being a good strategist at a game like chess doesn’t surprise me, because the predatory tactics they come up with to undermine others is some of the most ingeniously evil ways of thinking.
Hahahahahahahahhahahahahahahshshshshahah so true
Genius Writing!!
Couldn't agree more😂😂😂
I mean bullying builds character
@@TheJoethud22 So they say. Sometimes you learn you're stronger and more resilient than you think, and finally manage to turn things around for yourself. Other times you're just left with a litany of lingering resentments and traumatic experiences. Depends on the person and the circumstances. I still think it's a load of shit and should never happen, inevitable as it may be.
Connor: "Chess stuff"
Joey: "yeah."
Garnt: "yeah"
Joey: "yeah."
Garnt: "yeah"
Joey: "yeah."
Garnt: "yeah"
and connor's dad is a legendary chess player who won all the GMs in secret because he doesn't want the publicity and little did connor know, his dad was the one who put these instincts drilled into him through playing chess repeatedly and teaching him what to do through playing rather than by words.
as Connor starts getting into chess he realizes his father's teaching to what they truly are. and the moves he casually does are actually legendary moves he just doesn't know their name because his father never told him
lmao 😂😂
OMG
Initial C
Isn't that just make him more of 'protagonist' himself. It is a common trope that the protagonist got his ability from his father that most likely to gone missing
@@joditiarsutrisno5556 that's true
There are a total of four chess players:
1. That kid who loses to the scholars mate
2. Average players
3. Grandmasters
4. Hikaru Nakamura
5. Magnus Carlsen
@@tomfou 6.Bobby Fischer. Become so amazing you end up destroying the entire game and get fed up of all that shit
and don't forget that kid who tries to en passant move 2 on the opponent's side of the board
7. Lelouch Lamperouge
You forgot homeless Jesus who won a big tournamen with 6 moves
It's actually pretty sad that the moment a child is good at something, adults will force them to be better and better without letting the child enjoy it and the adults will pick at every mistake and criticize every move. And really. They're kids. Let them make mistakes. If children are demonized for messing up, at what point in their lives will it be okay to make a mistake?
I’d never thought a day come when I would so entertained hearing about someone’s chess story.
Chess can actually be super interesting if you look at it the right way. There are some stories that are so absurd that you think you could only hear about them in an anime when they're trying to hype a character up, like how the world champion beat 10 people at the same time while looking the other way. ua-cam.com/video/cTeDkyQUbyY/v-deo.html
*Enemy:* Alright I will move my Rook to h3 and perform a Rook Lift to have chance to disrupt his attack
*Connor:* _Haha! Bishop goes WOOP!_
*Enemy:* ｃｏｎｆｕｓｅｄ ｓｃｒｅａｍｉｎｇ
Impossible! Nobody's ever been able to do that before?!?
Connor: IM SO GOOD AT CHESS
Gigguk: Wow that amazing
*Gigguk beat Connor*
This aged like fine wine
when? do you have a video?
“I wasn't praised for winning. I was praised for making things awkward for the other person.”
Legit the chess world is just rich smart people sometimes. I remember being vice captain for our chess team but I wasnt good or anything I just liked doing paper work and getting extra credit. Went to a tournament with these kids looking like they got pulled out of a dark academia aesthetic from tumblr
I was the captain of my chess team and yeah there are so many interesting characters at tournaments
I guess it's just one of those stereotypical privileged people things like learning piano
@@levisamom5069 Not necessarily. My dad played chess in tournaments for more than 40 years, but for his living he was working in the metal industry. He also never went to university or anything
@@FaeSparrow I'm not saying only rich people play chess...I was just saying that majority of the hardcore chess players fit those rich stereotypes found in movies and such
Levi Samom I’ve actually realized most people who are good at chess...Well the ones I’ve met...Are the ones who dont do much academically. Like average student but great chess player
Can’t believe he had a beth harmon experience
I was looking for this comment :D
Not anymore lol
Connor out of context: they were shocked how fast we beat these kids
The anime is called “march comes in like a lion”
@@abualam7509 😳 they beat kids in “March comes in like a lion”
Conner: why cant i have normal friends to do normal things with?
Also conner: i was a pro chess player, now im a weeb living in japan doing houtube videos about going to a yaoi cafe and working at a host club.
Oof.
Also also connor: I'm also a professionally trained VA
Connor's falling out with Chess in his early teens and going back to rediscovering his passion in his late teens is a classic literary time skip! lol
Ok this will be an anime lasting 24 episodes, this isn't entirely accurate btw
Episode 1: Introduction to mc, 8 years old, not really interessted chess but is really good and plays with his dad. The mc tries to get into the chess club but they don't allow the mc however outside of the club he beats their best player and is then invited into the club for a day and beats everyone in the club however isn't allowed to stay in the club since he isn't old enough.
Episode 2: Skip to 4 years later, the mc is 12 years old and part of the chess club, and is now competing with other schools and introduces the mc's rival with roughly the same skill level as him, in this episode they beat all the other teams and leaves the final game (against the previous winners of 10 years in a row) to episode 3.
Episode 3: The fight against the winners of this tournament for the previous 10 years. Ends with them winning and their coach inviting them to the nationals.
Episode 4: The first 2 rounds the mc and his rival has in the preliminaries finishes with his rival losing the game and being out of the tournament but will provide moral support him in future games.
Episode 5: The next 2 rounds of the preliminaries are done quickly and it is mainly the game between him and the ace of the team the mc beat in episode 3, which ends in a draw.
Episode 6: The next round in the tournament
Episode 7: The finals
Episode 8: An invitation to be in a team in the world championships, their ace was his old bully and there is flashbacks.
Episode 9-14: Various rounds in the world championships until the finals.
Episode 15: The final game, against someone who is talented and trains hard, the mc loses.
Episode 16: Skip to 10 years later, the mc is 22 years old and has quit chess after that loss but is now getting back into it, joining a bar chess club and beating everyone, with humor about how the mc looks meek compared to everyone else looking bulky and intimidating.
Episode 17: The mc does a chess battle against an ex grandmaster and he wins getting himself the job.
Episode 18: The mc gets convinced to rejoin the team and participate in the world championships.
Episode 19: The mc fights a female grandmaster which he draws against and she will now provide morale support with him in future games, along with possible romance.
Episode 20-24 Game against the person who beat the mc in episode 15 who is now the world champion. In episode 24 the world champion offers a draw which after a lot thought, the mc declines which causes the mc to lose
2-3 episode OVA: the UA-cam tournament arc, where the MC of the main show is the antagonist. Destroys his enemies until the finals, is defeated by "just here for fun" MC (Gigguk).
I need all the videos you mentioned here-
The opening song would be called [
HA!・ビショップ・GO・ブープ! ] (Ha! Bishop go boop!) named after his favorite chess opening.
And the ending song would be called the Japanese equivalent of the English phrase "Prolonging the Inevitable".
The show would also have a metaphor for controlling the center like "taking the high ground" or something
It would also have the usual chibi thought bubble explanation diagrams for explaining chess terms.
No, episode 24 is the epilog where it skips a few years and shows him going through school like normal, going to pubs to hang out. Then he starts picking up chess again after seeing two adults playing, and asks to play after. Then it shows him loving it again and playing casually. Even showing the game with the buff guy as one of the jokes.
@@kingfish5280 thank you very much sorry late reply 💀
his opponents: n-nandatto???? how did you do that?? what is your strategy?? is this your stand ability??????
connor: lol bishop go *boop*
I can imagine the anime, the opponent is having an existential crisis over a single move, and him just saitama face looking at his phone
How I accidentally became a chess champion
Anime adaptation coming 2021...
That Time I Reincarnated as A Chess Master (In the UK).
My previous life as a chess champion: all routes lead to Pokemon
He was professional in playing pokemon, chess is just a hobby.
This reminds me so much of that time I unknowingly beat the provincial champion of Super Smash Bros Melee back in my early twenties. My roommate invited the champion over because he happened to be a friend. I didn't know he was champion of anything, but I'd seen him destroy in CoD lobbies so I knew he was at least decent at games. Also my roommate was pushing hard to become a pro Starcraft II or Leagues of Legends player at the time. In short I knew both were pretty hardcore gamers, but I didn't know one of them had won a bloody provincial tournament not two years ago. And then there was me, a guy who just played video games for fun, including Smash for a hefty fraction of my childhood. A couple other people show up, roommate be like "let's Smash" and they boot up the Gamecube. And I'm like "Hey cool, Smash, haven't played this game in a while. Can I hop in?"
Now full context, all of them had no idea I had any talent at games. They knew I played games occasionally and I usually preferred solo story driven stuff like RPGs. I'm not that competitive of a guy. And it had been *years* since I last touched Smash. All of them played regularly still, but even though they all thought I was nowhere near their level, they were pretty cool about it and allowed me turns at playing the game with them. The only two characters I mostly remembered were Marth and Link, so I picked Marth who was kinda my off-main. I remembered his moveset being pretty straightforward so I thought he'd make for an easier time easing myself back into the game.
First round I played was a 4 player Free for All melee with items and all that good casual stuff. Warm up game for everyone basically. I won it decisively, mostly because the other 3 guys (champion wasn't in on this game) were too busy killing each other off to worry about little old me getting re-accustomed to the controls. Also I lucked out and got an easy 3 kill with the hammer at one point. Still they didn't expect the rusted *newbie* to win. All four guys be like "Duel me right now, Final Destination, 3 lives each, no items." And I'm like "Okay."
First I beat the weakest of the four players, one of the two other friends who arrived after Champion Guy. He's an hyper aggressive Fox player. I zone him out with Marth's superior melee reach no problem. After losing his first life without landing one decent blow on me, he starts to get defensive and using range to whittle me down. I ignore the laser pistol damage and go in for two quick extra kills and win the match 3-0. Next is the second extra, who's a very defensive and patient Zelda/Sheik player who wants me to fight him on Temple. He gave me a very hard time since I was playing Marth still who has exactly zero range capability. Always trying to retreat and bombard from afar that guy. I narrowly win the match 3-2. Now they're starting to take me seriously. Roommate goes in with his Captain Falcon and gets absolutely demolished 3-1 on Coneria. Then Champion Smash player be like "Now that I've seen you beat 3 opponents with your Marth, I can easily counter you entire playstyle. Let me wipe the floor with you with my Ganondorf." Back on Temple for this final bout.
Only then did I realized I was playing someone on an entirely other level. My roommate and the two extras can't hold a candle to him when he gets serious. He knows the game inside out, can abuse a half dozen glitches he calls "tech moves" which I didn't even knew existed and absolutely ravaged my Marth in less than 2 minutes of non-stop sublime comboing. And I'm like "Wow you're good at this. Let me switch to my main."
Everyone : NANI!? That _wasn't_ your main?
Me : Nah, my main for most of my childhood Smash career was Link. I only played Marth about 5-10% of the time. But now that I've warmed up from years of not playing with about 5 rounds of Smash, let me see if I can beat this last guy with Link.
Champion : Wait you mean YOUNG Link right? Link sucks. Young Link is the only one who's got competitive potential.
Me : Nope. I am a Main OG Adult Link player. Pick any character you want, I'm gonna beat you with my Link.
Champion : ...Alright, then you'll have to face my own main ; Fox (because of course, they all main frigging Fox when they get "serious".)
We do a re-match on Coneria. Link Vs Fox. Our range game is about equal. He gets a lot of laser hits in, but I manage to play around his deflector with bombs and fake outs, predict and exploit his tendency to overuse the move and somehow land first blood. He quickly finishes my damaged Link with a well-placed aerial kick and reset the match 1-1. We both lay off the range game for a while and just beat the shit out of each other in melee. I'm starting to pick up on his "tech moves" as the match goes on and ask him how he does one of them in particular which seems impossible ; a ledge recovery glitch that allows him to exploit a few frames of invulnerability that he times with my attempt to smash him off the map. To his credit, he's pretty gracious about it and teaches it to me on the spot. By the end of the bout, I managed to clutch the win by reproducing the same glitch on him and quickly blowing his Fox off the map one final time.
Everyone in the room is like "YOU JUST BEAT A SMASH CHAMPION! WHO ARE YOU, AND WHY ARE YOU A GOD?!" Only then did my roommate thought it wise to mention Champion Guy had won a provincial level tournament of Smash. I'm like "No way." They show me a picture of Champion Guy receiving 5000$ in prize money. My only reply was "Look, I just played Link for 3 years straight okay. My dedication to that one character is what bridged the gap here."
But Champion insisted I was a natural at it, and if I put my mind to it I could master all the other characters. We kept playing for the rest of the evening. Champion decided to become a teacher and show us all of his tricks, and coach me a little on how to play Young Link. Then I went on to perfect my Marth over the course of a few weeks of regular play with the guys and started expanding into the whole rooster of characters. One year later I was at least as competent with all characters as I was with Link on that night I first beat the Champion. Him and me played hundreds, if not thousands of bouts during that time, improving immensely as rivals until one day the Gamecube bricked and we sadly had to move on to other games. He introduced me to CoD Black Ops 2 (PS3 version) and within two months we were casually dominating public lobbies on split screen Team Deathmatches, racking up an average of 30 kills each in 75 kills to win 6v6 games. Good times.
Anyway this turned into a way longer rant than I initially anticipated, but basically the gist of it is I can get really good at games when I put my mind to it, but most of the time I can't be bothered. Also I'm older now and carpal tunnel syndrome killed any chance I might've had at competitive gaming... Big sad.
PS : I kept the names of the people in this story purposefully vague in order to preserve their anonymity.
Pretty good story :)
So cool!!
Wall of text because you beat someone one time.
Was that starcraft/lol player in ASU?
Damn, dude wrote a whole novel in the comments
"I didn't care about chess, I was just good at it" Connor straight up gave me Daiki vibes (From KNB)
Aomene loved bball tho hahahah
Shikamaru
Bruh oml same 🤣
In mindset it would be more like murasakibara cause he was just made to play bb
The only thing that’s missing from this anime storyline is the development of a gradual friendship and mutual respect between Connor and his bully senpai.
"I beat them all in chess when I was too young to join the club"
"My school lost every tournament"
You know I think that they just sucked at chess.
This has to become something, this sounds like one of the best Shounen anime ever, legitimately
(Edit) woahhh dambb that's way more likes that I expected
Seinen Would be better. It should be done by David Productions.
If they give me permission, I'll try and make a manga
I'm an aspiring manga author currently trying to participate in the Tezuka award
They’d have to keep that twist on it though, where unlike the traditional protagonist - he doesn’t care to improve. Then at the peak, he quits.
@@Paperfiasco I'll do that
@@kausthita11 good luck if you do
"BY GOD! IS THAT THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE THETA OPENING OF 1953?!"
*Horsie go Brrrrrrrrrrr*
"That time I got reincarnated as a gifted chess player, but I just wanted to play pokemon Ranger"
When Conor said guess who was sitting there, I screamed out MAGNUS CARLSEN!!!! Then he said his schools bully, still wasn’t disappointed tho
bro Magnus is from Norway, how could he be in Connor's national team?
Divye Dixit idk I always associate Magnus with anything chess related
@@aiwash2766 bruh same
@@aiwash2766 I was waiting for Magnus entry on the tournament arc
Kono dio da!!!
Connor vs Cr1tikal for the God of Chess Championship
The referee shall be xQc
To be honest, that would not really be an enjoyable match to watch. If Connor is even a fraction as good as he lets on here, his Elo rating is probably somewhere in the 1700's or higher. Cr1tikal is only around 1000 Elo. It's genuinely difficult to properly express how big of a gap this is. If they played 100 games, Cr1tikal would be lucky to win 1 of them.
@@Ruminations09 if he's playing on a national level his elo should at least be above 2100. At least.
Does anyone know what Connor's last name is?
So I see you again man without a mustache
@@Ruminations09 National tournaments are recorded right? So if someone knows conner's full name/when he was playing we can find out his elo back then.
How Conner explains how he lost interest in chess is exactly how I lost interest in football (American). I had a lot of fun for the first few years but after a while the coaches became almost obsessive with doing everything perfect. I think they just forgot “It’s all about the game”
I love how Connor is sitting alone.
He's the prodigie.
Or maybe just the host ;D
What a prodigy.
If Connor ever plays again, the title should be “Chess: Grown Ass Man Edition”.
well your wish has been answered cause he's literally doing a tournament the others and a few other Anitubers
Game
Chess: GAME
Chess: Connor Next Generations
Connor being good at chess and explaining it as “I don’t know i just did it” reminds me of when I played Numero on at a state level as the teams best player but never showed up for a single practice because I hated staying after school, Finding someone with a similar story is always cool just connor’s is waaay more interesting 😂
Joey : I want this turned into an anime!
Gigguk : **emails studio wit**
lol classic
The anime is called “march comes in like a lion”
YES
but less depressing
It's Shogi. It's different. It is similar to chess but has many different rules.
The weeb work is never done with his loli decsiples
That's a shogi anime. I've seen it and it's a great anime but it operates with a different rule set. It's basically "Japanese chess"
I had a similar experience with maths. I’ve never been particularly good at maths but at like 7th grade everything just made sense to me and got an opportunity to compete for my school in the math olympics. Some of my friends were in too so at the start I was just having fun competing but at some point my mom wanted me to do nothing but math equations for the entire day, took my videogames and threatened to punish me severally if I lost on purpose (since she was noticing an attitude from me). Needless to say I dropped out the entire thing and she took my videogames for like a week, also now I hate maths xd.
Parents really do kill passion. I'm not great at piano naturally but I have good memorization skills so like I could copy what other people would do on the piano and be able to replicate it pretty spot on after a few tries. I cant read sheet music at all and Im shit at theories, but like if I watched a UA-cam video of someone playing the piano, I'd like be able to copy them no problem. I got prizes within my community for my piano playing and my dad just forced it so hard. I had to practice the piano every day at the exact same time and I wasn't allowed to look at anything other than the piano books. Which I obviously couldn't read.
I'd legit spend an hour just replaying things over and over and over again. It completely destroyed it for me cause it just became a chore. It's been over 10 years since I last played piano, though I do still enjoy watching piano videos.
I relate to this whole experience so much, this is exactly how most academic competitions/olympiads are. And the adults pressure you so much to the point that you lose your passion for the sport or subject and that's so disappointing....
You know the overly sexualized female anime character
Yeah I'm in a tournament playing chess against this girl.
And she just goes and licks her queen like wtf lol.
I still don't know why she did that.
Shes a jojo bust lol
sounds like a kakegurui character to me
Physiological warfare.
Isnt that a foul for psychology distraction... like playing with your pen clicking sound
To assert dominance
3:06 my haikyuu obsessed brain was like “you should've come to shiratorizawa” when I heard this 😂😂
The sequal:
Protagonist: I hate chess but my best friend who loves it taught me about it. I learnt to love chess when I met my rival who's mentor was conner, the fallen chess prodigy
Can't believe Connor lost to Gigguk in the chess tournament
The ultimate underdog story
What?
@@ahmadhassan8466 tournament arc
Gigguk is the protagonist of the 3rd Season of Connor's Chess life that's why. Connor being the antagonist of the third season of his own show is kinda weird tho.
@@gokbay3057 Because in season 4, they have to team up to beat the antagonist and his minions in the next arc. And finally, Joey can help too as he beats some of the smaller enemies, but is back in the best friend seat after the first few episodes
I was a *finalist* in the "unofficial" tournament we boys held in our school. But I never played the final... Cause at that point the competition was too intense. Although I was never pressured to win by coach or parents (cause its just we boys organising an event), the environment was still very intense. I felt like *for every move I make my heart skips a beat* .... At this point it was kind of too much pressure for me. I wasn’t here to play for my country, I was just playing for fun. But this was not fun for me anymore. So I dropped.
I didn’t even play the finale cause that's when the pressure is at its peak. I felt like I'm more comfortable in losing rather than going through one more super intense match.
“YOU CANT MINDLESSLY MOVE YOUR PIECES ACROSS THE BOARD!”
“haha bishop go weeeeee”
“Chess is no different from tic tac toe”
How cute , a quote , but you are not getting a season 2
Yeah, basically but with more steps
@@botiberius3050 why you have to hurt me like that?
@@eduardomartins701 at least we good a movie already
@@botiberius3050 aw man that hurt but it's probably best to not get a season 2
this literally looks like the manhua ive read earlier called "im a cultivation bigshot" the MC was sent to another world and everything he does (its not even an exaggeration literally everything) was so OP all the immortals who witnessed his OP-ness was so shocked and the mc had no idea he was so strong.
Dang Connor's Chess story has everything for a sports anime/manga/light novel
Raw talent that is only discovered after playing the game
A teammate rival
A true antagonist the bully which could develop into a friendly rivalry
And the romantic interest, in the girl at the last part that could go from "I hate you" to "yeah I like you okay"
Yeah, the girl that he tortured in Chess totally sounds like that one characther that becomes the love interest.
Connor: Mum, dad... I'm quitting chess
Connor's parents: this is so disappointing.... Alexa, play chesspacito
I have a mate who was incredible at football, his dream was to play for Celtic but his parents pushed him that hard he gave up on it. He’s taken it back up in uni and he’s still fucking amazing, I hope his dream team picks him up eventually. (I’m also a Celtic fan so it would be great to see this happen)
Spinoff: The Chess prodigy tries out Shogi (将棋) in Japan and starts stomping people at the local izakaya
Lol anyone excited for their manga coming out? "Checkmate!"
I loked it up, and it exists
Timothy Park thank you for these news
Che_ku_meyto!
"I'm just a guy who plays chess for fun''
Remember how in The Sims 3 you could play chess with the Reaper to save a dying person?
*BREAKING NEWS: PEOPLE STOPPED DYING*
The Reaper: _crying in the corner because they had lost every session with Connor_
Connor save the day
The reaper :your soul is mine!
Connor: I'm about to end this mans whole carrer!
That's why people die then, Connor wants to win not stalemate, he quickly end the game if he fucked up in the first 30 min
Now he just needs an apprentice to show him his true love for chess again and then he would die deffending the kid
His actually that kid who's just bs'ing yet slugging through the competition without even seeing that he was good at chess at like half of his time being a chess player
I was team captain and first chair of my high school chess team, and I've got to say, high level chess really takes it out of you. The experience is fun with friends, but if you're actually trying to go for the gold, it sometimes gets really disheartening and stressful.
I understand how heartbreaking it is also due to watching March comes in like a Lion, and watching queens Gambit Magnus probably the best modern chess player in the whole world, but I wonder if Bobby was still here would he have gave him a good challenge.
I also play games semi-competitively
Little do we know this chessless time period is just Connor's powering up arc.The timeskip will be fantastic.
Learning chess by studying: Broke
Learning chess by watching Joey's manga adaptation of Conner's life: Woke
if they started a patreon to make this into a webcomic Im down
Surprised no one's mentioned March comes in like a Lion
in that anime, Shogi is a tool to illustrate the protagonist's charater development, and is not a shounen anime about competing
connor has live one of the most intresting lives ever lmfao
?
Chess coach: "No, you have to use the Indian prince move when you're opening"
Connor: "Haha, Bishop goes *Boop* "
dont copy other peoples comments you sad little person. Internet points give you nothing
@@DarkResign : NOOOO U CANT JUST COPY OTHER PEOPLE COMMETN
Robs : haha Copied comment go BRRRRRRR
SeraphXerxis lol u pressed little child
@@tillyread4419 normally i would agree with you, but this time the copied comment was just too close to the original.. like 3 comments away.