Amp vs. Everything: Chess

[TNTIV]

He's obviously a real amp can. He thinks quick, moves quick, and wins quick. Or a man who has amp for blood haha

[berknouma]

i think amp is chessnetwork...

[wowlovelyXOX]

i was there that day! does anyone know nandi he plays chess there..

[grover4grooves]

Picked up a five dollar ball cap at walmart mostly because of this. The caps alright too.

[adhdboy699]

He moves like carlsen lol how he moves the pieces i mean

[kooler2004]

my guess is they paid a GM or an IM to do it. I think it was shankland.

[swingdocta]

Paul Morphy confirmed

[sangliana2010]

could he be me???

[dracomanser1]

@sangliana2010

lol

[Wismer1987]

its everytime chuck norris

[thisguyheisaguy]

@Wismer1987 yes... it must be mr. norris!

[thebluegenesis24]

It could posibly be susan polgar, she lives in new yourk, and she is an inactive GM, so she would be more able to travel and perform this event. Just a thought.

[lasterd]

looks male

[swimmingowls]

I don't think it's Ben Finegold.

[crazygorillas]

Could it be Joel Benjamin?

[crazygorillas]

Could it be Albert Einstein?

[michaelgoeller]

I bet it was Alex Sherzer.

[lvecsey]

SNL also has an intro scene where the king is knocked over to conclude the game. Seems silly but I guess a useful visual ;)

[idlefritz]

Then WHO WAS CAN????

[ricks1969]

What is Cornbread's real name and surname? Does he have any rating?

[fluorophore]

No way this is a GM.

[nukularc3po]

wilhelm steinitz or may be gioachino greco?

[rbnn]

awesome vid, and terrifically photographed. this is exactly what washington square park is like. literally the best chess photography ive ever seen.

[tschwartzjazz]

so Amp played a pretty poor dragon against me, never castling, allowing me to push my h pawn to h6 forcing the retreat of his dark squared bishop to f8, trapping his kings rook for most of the game.

So again, he is strong, but i doubt the "grand" in his title

[Phyle9]

Maybe it's just some guy assisted by computer

[scatman57]

Amp said it was a gm.

Also, I think play in a can suit could be rather hot, itchy, and distracting. So the gm could possibly be over 2600, but defiantly not Naka or someone 2700+. Not because I don't think Naka could lose 2 simul games, but there is no way Naka would be getting crushed in his first blitz game of the day against a 1900. Still think it's the Fed though, but it is surprising that no one recognized him.

[jfernandez71]

Uh, the first blitz game of the day was against a 2310.

[1337dRr0x0rZZ]

Can Fed fit inside an AMP can?

[alphablitz1024]

He probably had a iphone in the suit.

[idlefritz]

That play is too fast for a computer assist. He could be broadcasting video with a GM screaming in his ear, but even that would run most non GMs out of time in a speed match.

[dgontar]

I think it's Harry Nelson Pillsbury.

[theschwantz]

Definately the Fed build but he has a thick NYC accent that would have given him away.. Could also be Dean Ippolito, John Bick, Josh Freidel or Ben Feingold. Not Naka or Waitzken. No way Bisquier...he is 80 and although still sharp of mind walks slower.

[tschwartzjazz]

also i agree with anair01 that whoever Amp is, they must be below 2600. Based on play

[tschwartzjazz]

I am the guy who beat the can in this video, and after the game i apologized for all of the trash talking i engaged in. Amp said "You beat me fair and square." Definatley a american man's voice, absent of any obvious accent. -tyler schwartz

[waelabdelghani]

i say susan polgar

[clairius]

I'll guess Charbonneau.

[scatman57]

I am gonna say the Fed.

[rfd425]

I say Arthur Bisguier.

[anair01]

Nakamura'd never concede 2 points in a 10-game simul at wash sq pk. Has to be a someone less than 2600.

[powerlock123456789]

Robert Hess?

[Phyle9]

Yasser? :)

[diggitus]

shr0pshire, Cornbread is down to earth and pretty cool. (As well he should be; his openings suck.) Agreed, the others are full of themselves.

[Phyle9]

I think it is Josh Waitzkin

[darkstar8789]

doubt it phyle9 josh waitzkin doesn't play chess anymore, plus he isn't a grandmaster

[Phyle9]

Then it must be Naka :)))

[IkiriRiri]

Josh is not a grandmaster

[zluvu4ever]

Probably GM John Fedorowicz! He appears to be about that height, weight, and walk!

[shr0pshire]

Good job Amp. Bunch of chumps who are full of themselves at Wash Park. Just listen Cornbread at the beginning talking about Bobby Fisher playing in Wash Park like he is still alive.

Go Big Can!

[nordlead3]

Maybe that was Nakamura.

[dim7chord]

Atta boy T. Schwartz, the lone winner. Well done sir

[alphablitz1024]

You devil!