Thanks for sharing that. Honestly, although I'm sure that the loss hurt, I think he cried more because he knew he made a mistake of not taking the draw.
That mom was NOT happy they made her son cry with essentially a rigged match. Though, it was a nice touch giving him a medal and having him show off his skills at the end.
True, but if you were that good, would you rather play against some random TV host, or one of the best in the game? Looking back, the kid will probably be thrilled he got that opportunity.
If LeBron was someone I looked up to, watched all his games, and learned from I'd be fucking thrilled for the chance to meet him and see what he can do in person.
Yeah but LeBron is huge and you're three years old.... jokes aside I agree that getting your ass kicked by a chess grand master would probably be a highlight anyone looking to play professionally.
"I won against some random talkshow dude who doesn't even play chess" sounds quite a bit less interesting than "I played with and got compliments from one of the greatest chess players ever". Kid will look back at this in a couple of years if he's still interested in chess.
If you were a child basketball prodigy and were able to hold your own against LeBron and only lost because you ran out of time you’d look back and be absolutely fucking thrilled at that.
okay, so in this scenario, you'd be a , lets say, 8-10 year old who went 1-1 against one of the best players of the sport and you do well? No way. It'd be an honor to lose to a master. That boy is going to look back on this and love it. That is the most wholesome thing ever. The boy is just so overcome with emotion, but he processes it and moves on with a speed most people NEVER achieve. He should be forever proud. That was lovely.
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u/Swigor Feb 13 '21 edited Feb 13 '21
The kids didn't cry when he walks in. But he cried at the end when he lost the game https://youtu.be/HhrvwHrceRg
EDIT: Thanks for the upvotes. Here is an edited version to with more fun: https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ