Brilliancies at 800: Sacrifices the queen for smothered mate. Brilliancies at 2700: Sacrifices material for King hunts, obscure tactics and checkmates Brilliancies with bots: Moves the bishop with the hanging rook to enticipate the weather next week
What's missing in this video is that Duda had only 2 minutes on the clock in a rapid game after Anish played Rac8. He spent 15 seconds, started laughing at the camera realizing he had forced mate in 11. It took him 15 seconds to calculate mate in 11 with rook and queen sacrifice, despite having moves like Rxc8 that were easily winning anyway O_O
Nah he was taking the piss out of his opponent 😂😂😂 imagine having a much more easier way to win and then opting to use a mate in 11. That’s disrespect on a whole new level.
Sacrificing the queen looks insane. But I ran that board position to really understand what's going on, and it turns out that at this point, black would only have a single possible move at each turn, without having any opportunity to pick between even two options. (Except that move to get yourself checked by the pawn, but that obviously was no actual option.)
I attended just one tournament in my life. Despite not being into chess, I accepted my friend's offer because why wouldn't I. I did plenty of moves like "okay, I can spot the potential response for my opponent that would destroy my whole idea". My opponents saw those responses and beat me. It wasn't a fun experience.
@L. Pietrobon It's just the whole experience... The one match you actually stand up a few moves would be the highlight, probably. And watching all the finals after being knocked out early. Getting the tourney jitters out early can't be a bad thing.
@L. Pietrobon Learning to respect your opponents intelligence and ability to defend is a very necessary step in the process to becoming better. It does sometimes work in lower elos, but it's a very bad habit to develop. 6:59 Levy explains the whole thing perfectly.
Levy, thank you for getting me into chess, I’ve been playing for a little over a year now and I’ve finally broken 1400. You are such a captivating and hilarious teacher. Happy thanksgiving Levy!!!
Why is Levy such a phenomenon and a total one of a kind in the Chess media world? Because his combination is rare: a funny entertainer who understands his audience, and to 90% of chess players has high level chess knowledge to boot plus he’s a content machine and his voice is listenable.
Spot on. Plus he stuck to what works for him and didn't try reinventing the wheel after he began growing like crazy. I love the fact that the content hasn't really changed and he doesn't try introducing experimental content every week. If it ain't broke don't fix it.
The fact that im sitting here, suffering and finding it after a solid 8 minutes, knowing that somewhere there was a mate in 11 and this dude found it during a game is insane. Hes just always in the puzzlerush mindset
I went to the practice tool just to see how close would I got to the 11 moves checkmate, I didn't consider the king running away in that direction but even then, I did find 2 other checkmates in 10 and 14 moves, this was really cool!
Levy your analogy of the naked king and the king with a new construction versus one who had a party and burned down his house was legitimately hilarious. Well done.
You are quite literally the person that made me think to myself “I really should start playing chess to actually learn.” I would know nothing without people like you, Danya, the Chessbrah channel, Hikaru, Finegold and others. So thanks Levy, happy holiday. :)
Applause to the chess players, but applause to you too, dude. However great they are at what they do, that's how good you are at what you do. I don't even like chess, but binge-watch your content. Hope you get those 10m followers, you'd deserve them.
I don’t know how to start learning chess, but I have watched some moves that other people start with. I got a lot of best moves and I had no clue what I was doing. The game after I got a lot of blunders and I still don’t know how to think more than 3 moves ahead
For what it's worth, I got really into chess videos and I realized early on it's a whole lot of memorialization and plain WORK. If you don't enjoy the process of finding patterns and learning openings it's gonna be a bit of a drag. Best way to at least start is to brute force an understanding of one opening like the guy above me said and if that sucks then maybe it's not for you
That was a really intense game of sacrifices and I was flabbergasted at such big brain moves. Really love the commentary you do, it makes every game nail-biting. Your videos are amazing. Keep up the nice work 👍.
Usually when there is a 16-to-20-minute video, I only watch a couple minutes and then click off. But its different when I watch Gotham's (18-20-minute uploads), because I'm always so hooked to them. Just wanted to say, keep up with your videos, they are great! 👌
Dude you got it... I'm watching this while coding. Had to rewind to re-hear the question @5:14 and answer you. I'm gonna go with protecting the king and things you've captured.
I’ve been playing for 6 years and still only like 700 Elo 😭 but every time I watch your videos I learn, so thank you I beat a 1100 elo in a tournament yesterday thanks to you and your teaching
Chess, like history, is as interesting as the teacher makes it. I appreciate the pithy, engaging explanations by Levy. I started playing this week after watching a variety of game recaps, ect for the last couple of years. It's more difficult than it looks when you have to decide what happens next.
Happy Thanksgiving Levy. I found you from your interview with Lex. You inspired me to take up chess again... After 50 years 😋. I am American, retired and living in Egypt. You are talented and I love your personality, fun. This was a great game. Thanks again for the inspiration.
Happy Thanksgiving Levy! I am thankful that you take the time and effort to have this channel and your twitch streams. You make an endlessly complicated game which can be explain in many different complex ciphers into something clear and easy to understand. I love how you make it comprehensive for your audience, and I can also say for sure that my game has improved since I started watching your channel a year ago. Thank you very much 😊
Hey Levy i have to thank you for making chess one of my new hobbies these past few months i been loving your funny commentary and instructive content like openings (i just play vienna and caro thanks to you) and recently i got a huge milestone for me, getting to 800 and a brilliant move because i always play no brain style and wanted to try harder you know and keep climbing the rating ladder, thank you levy you are really helping me in this journey
Bro you're just so real. A real chess lover, a real streamer, a real connect creator, a real commentator, a real fan others and....and (simply) a real dude. Love the ways you present the beauty of chess!
@Ja It's like SC2 or any other tightly controlled game. You know you lost sometimes, and you can tap out. People, especially early into watching SC2 (like myself years ago), are often really confused why the person GG's out of the game when it looks like they had plenty of opportunity. But they know, based on thousands and thousands of games, that unless the opponent makes a huge mistake they already lost. And in a tourney setting, it's often better to just let the game go and start fresh on the next map. Football? Physical sports? Anyone can trip, sneeze, get glare in their eyes, you name it, and the whole thing can turn around. In mental games, not making yourself face the inevitable defeat can be the difference between getting worn out and winning the next game.
@Ja I was being sarcastic. It's up to your own discretion, finishing game or resigning anytime is your choice. Only thing I would call bad manners in chess is leaving the game without resigning (which had been done in classical as well!)
Hi Levy, love your content: tournament recaps, guess the elo, going through high and low level chess games.. all of it. But I sometimes miss content you used to produce more often in the past, namely, historical chess games and opening, middlegame and endgame strategical advice. Would love to see more of those types of videos as well. Keep up the good work
Whenever I see a move in a game when levy tells us there’s a crazy move I feel unbeatable but I’d never see that if you hadn’t told me and it was a real game
I discovered your channel about 1 week ago, and it got me into chess. Still 400, but I think your analysis of games helps my thinking process. Whatever you do keep posting!
Another fun line: after f6+, if giri had played Kg8, Duda sacrifices with Bh7 to get the king in a position to get mated by the queen, and if Kh8, Ng6 forces Giri to take the bishop and get mated with Qh5+ Kg7 Qh8+ Kf7 Qg7+ Ke8 Qe7#. Duda calculated all of these lines with 2 minutes on his clock before sacrificing the rook, this man is just insane.
Hey Levi, thanks for being so charismatic, if it wasn’t for you chess would be so boring, I love your content so much, thanks to you I’m about to break 1000 elo, you’re the best chess teacher in youtube and you make chess fun, thanks for being who you are!
Man, I started playing chess seriously in the past 20-30 days and I found your channel. You were not only so damn good with the knowledge but your commentary is so hilarious. In fact, initially, I watched your videos only because I want to laugh lol.
Thank you to gotham, got me into chess a year and a half ago and I just today broke 1700!!! I have loved watching you grow aswell and can't wait to see were my chess and this channel go! Much Love from San Diego ❤️
Damas y caballeros no voy a escribir en inglés pero aprendí bastante gracias a este canal desde que lo descubrí (8 meses más o menos) pero mejore bastante gracias a Levy pero yo sigo siendo bastante malo. Espero siempre tus vídeos y gracias por el trabajo
Hey for everyone considering an e4 or d4 course allow me to regale you with the differences. e4 is much more in depth and specific, it will be more powerful imo and catch people less prepared than d4. However, there are not many overlapping ideas. Every move can make a whole different variation and it takes a lot of studying. d4 is much easier to learn and throughout Levy says “if you forget and just get your set up you’ll have an okay position.” It’s a lot more idea based and still has some cool traps but is less aggressive feeling. Both are good, but if you’re busy I’d recommend d4, if you’re more dedicated, I’d recommend e4, or you can choose which ever one you’ve learned from videos to get a deeper understanding.
@Flatbread42 do you know of any reti courses at all? I love the opening cuz the only moves I see rn are 1. d5 or moves that let me get the english for free
@Tjitse Koster oh yeah, 100%, I’m just talking ab Levy’s courses. I tried e4 and it was just a lot given me being in school so I switched to his d4 course and am having success with it. But yeah, the Vienna is pretty cool.
It's good advice, but if you're looking for a relative easy to learn opening with E4, I suggest the Vienna. Yes, there are many different variations, but at the beginner level, many will fall for the Vienna gambit and the position kinda plays itself after that. You can still lose, but they will be quick games, so you will learn fast. Just my two cents. Also, the Queens Gambit has a lot of compliated variations also, and that's a D4 opening. For a solid D4 opening, just play the London.
gotham, you're probably the reason I still play chess. I don't think I would have kept playing for so long if it wasn't for your content, it would probably just have been a phase that would have died out at about the same time as the queen's gambit hype.
Good god!! The dopamine rush I got from this checkmate got me running on all 3 legs!! Cheers to JKD, Anish and Levi for bringing us this amazing chess game. Now I gotta add happy thanksgiving to y’all… for legal reasons apparently
I wont give him a full standing ovation, but I'll give him some kudos for pressing the upload button on the 24th, ya know? Would you like some kudos? Very crunchy.
Man sometimes I see tactics implemented perfectly against world class opponents and I remember my calculations that made me lose my queen in three moves.
Thanks Levy for the work and dedication you put into your videos and the chess community. You bring joy and knowledge in a striking manner. Have yourself and all subs a wonderful Thanksgiving! Stay Blessed!
I dont celebrate thanksgiving but i want to thank you for the extra good chess content and positivity Also, why arent you making recaps of the recent games fabi vs giri
In that pause the video moment Levy, I also found another winning move although it wasn't a forced mate it was a rook sac and the move was knight to c6
Someone once Said in a video “playing chess is good but playing chess good is a waste of life” he really is right man How can he find this in 15 seconds 😮
Thankful for your channel. I would not have even noticed the brilliance without your shared insight each step of the way. It is fun to watch a passionate expert reveal how they view the game. Keep ‘‘em coming.👏
I just started learning chess today. Legit today thanksgiving 2022. Been wanting to learn but never had access to a board never got taught. Found your beginners guide. Excited to learn thanks
I'm so glad I found your channel, you inspired me to learn the art of chess... it doesn't matter that I'm old, stupid as a shoe sole :), I'll still learn just because it's so beautiful... and especially with your comments :)
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props to you pronouncing a polish name correctly
@Samuel Morrison everything in School can be found in YT, why go to School?
pin of shame
Why pay for courses when you can just watch the videos
Brilliancies at 800: Sacrifices the queen for smothered mate.
Brilliancies at 2700: Sacrifices material for King hunts, obscure tactics and checkmates
Brilliancies with bots: Moves the bishop with the hanging rook to enticipate the weather next week
greatest comment ever. You deserve at least 200k likes
@Midnight Toast I am sure there are some that might have lol.
No 800 is sacking queen
unds like jojos after part 5 ngl
@WeirdoDude, I bet you're the type of kid in Physics class to scream out "plasma" when the teacher says there are only three elements.
What's missing in this video is that Duda had only 2 minutes on the clock in a rapid game after Anish played Rac8. He spent 15 seconds, started laughing at the camera realizing he had forced mate in 11. It took him 15 seconds to calculate mate in 11 with rook and queen sacrifice, despite having moves like Rxc8 that were easily winning anyway O_O
Duda is men's private part in my language 😭😂
Nah he was taking the piss out of his opponent 😂😂😂 imagine having a much more easier way to win and then opting to use a mate in 11. That’s disrespect on a whole new level.
10kth like i just came
Yeah that's most important thing..
Jfc, I read that topic and though you were talking about me and then remebered giri existed
Imagine being up +13 points of material and get mated in the very next move
That's easily what happened to you were up +69 material and got mated by a pawn
Happened to me then I sacrificed the QUEEN
@Little Bill he's referring to a back rank checkmate from the queen or rook
I mated my opponent when my opponent got +14
@chunk frog I once mated a girl when I was 12.
I'm literally watching this while procrastinating on a coding project. Levi is really on top of his predictions
SAME LMAOO
@Cougar Bellinger I asked
How's your project going?
bro thinks hes hikaru
Same lol😂😂
That queen sacrifice...to checkmate the king with a pawn...sacrificing 9 points to win with 1 point material...INSANE!
@NO NAME you can hold the enemy at gunpoint and force them to resign
@Yora of course because it's a forced check
@Yora thats why it’s called forced bro
Sacrificing the queen looks insane.
But I ran that board position to really understand what's going on, and it turns out that at this point, black would only have a single possible move at each turn, without having any opportunity to pick between even two options.
(Except that move to get yourself checked by the pawn, but that obviously was no actual option.)
Levi: *Misses mate in 937*
His viewers: "And he sacrifices, HIS CAREER!"
Ong
This guy has more brilliant moves in a single game than i have in my entire chess career
@StickPFP lil bro put an alternative to his joke 😭
i've never even have at least one
I feel so bad for you, all these little nerds are attacking you for saying career as a joke.
I never ever got a single brilliant move lol
Stockfish doesn't even recognize brilliant move in this moment xd
As a high level player, the fear that rook sacrifice must have put into him is insane
@Pixtlewint lmaooo exactly
Was the first sentence necessary
@ac3 yes
Proof?
@Optic Power literally me everytime I play chess
I attended just one tournament in my life. Despite not being into chess, I accepted my friend's offer because why wouldn't I. I did plenty of moves like "okay, I can spot the potential response for my opponent that would destroy my whole idea". My opponents saw those responses and beat me. It wasn't a fun experience.
Full vid hes talking about here kzclip.org/video/mCfYi7634rU/бейне.html
If you know chess a little like 25 percent a queen bait can make you quit the whole gane
@L. Pietrobon It's just the whole experience... The one match you actually stand up a few moves would be the highlight, probably. And watching all the finals after being knocked out early. Getting the tourney jitters out early can't be a bad thing.
@L. Pietrobon Learning to respect your opponents intelligence and ability to defend is a very necessary step in the process to becoming better.
It does sometimes work in lower elos, but it's a very bad habit to develop.
6:59 Levy explains the whole thing perfectly.
@kindlin Getting steamrolled doesn't contribute to learning imo since you never had a chance
As a Polish person, i can say that his pronounciation of Jan-Krzysztof Duda was phenomenal.
@Viper What ye mean?
potwierdzam
polish "person"
I can confirm
5:40 "For legal reasons I shower more than once I week" - Gotham you never fail to disappoint. Stand up comedy at its finest.
C4 is indeed a good move, one could even say in the right hands... it can be very *explosive*
@Random Account he will never get it
@G He’s making a fatherless joke plus it’s closer to “find your dad” than “find out you’re a dad” which doesn’t make sense anyways
on an completely related note if the swastika was an official IUPAC hydrocarbon name it would be 3,3-diethylpentane.
@Peyton Yedica am I though?
Levy, thank you for getting me into chess, I’ve been playing for a little over a year now and I’ve finally broken 1400. You are such a captivating and hilarious teacher. Happy thanksgiving Levy!!!
Damn bro nice. Im probably somewhere around 500 but i did beat a 1000 bot once or twice. Dont play much chess but i watch a lot of these.
1500 blitz. Started before a year
@M. J.no dude, you’re just not as talented
@M. J. thank u. I thought that was fishy
What an accomplishment!!! Now you are going to get addicted to this stupid game and waste yiur your life
Why is Levy such a phenomenon and a total one of a kind in the Chess media world? Because his combination is rare: a funny entertainer who understands his audience, and to 90% of chess players has high level chess knowledge to boot plus he’s a content machine and his voice is listenable.
Spot on. Plus he stuck to what works for him and didn't try reinventing the wheel after he began growing like crazy. I love the fact that the content hasn't really changed and he doesn't try introducing experimental content every week. If it ain't broke don't fix it.
You should have added Duda's reaction as well. When he found the mate, he was smiling for 2-3 minutes straight.
6:40 Levy: if the queen could teleport it would be mate in 2.
chatgpt: hold my reality warping beer sir. iykyk
The fact that im sitting here, suffering and finding it after a solid 8 minutes, knowing that somewhere there was a mate in 11 and this dude found it during a game is insane. Hes just always in the puzzlerush mindset
I went to the practice tool just to see how close would I got to the 11 moves checkmate, I didn't consider the king running away in that direction but even then, I did find 2 other checkmates in 10 and 14 moves, this was really cool!
@ChupaCabra If not played perfectly by Black than yes
There is no mate in 10 in that position
Levy your analogy of the naked king and the king with a new construction versus one who had a party and burned down his house was legitimately hilarious. Well done.
Levy: the queen cant just rampoline her own pawn
chat gpt: are you sure about that?
From Italy, you have a new follower! Clear and deep explanation, you are very good to entertain the public too
Per me parla troppo invece , andasse più veloce con la partita
5:30 I’m watching this while playing chess lol
Edit: I blundered my queen
LMAO
You are quite literally the person that made me think to myself “I really should start playing chess to actually learn.” I would know nothing without people like you, Danya, the Chessbrah channel, Hikaru, Finegold and others. So thanks Levy, happy holiday. :)
Applause to the chess players, but applause to you too, dude. However great they are at what they do, that's how good you are at what you do. I don't even like chess, but binge-watch your content. Hope you get those 10m followers, you'd deserve them.
10 seconds in and I'm already bricked up this is gonna be good
🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨
@Тэмүүлэн С who said anything about women
Bro?
@PredHimSelf ah that makes more sense, carry on 👍
@Tongekki you win, ggs, you won in life.
The amount of fun you had doing the commentary was a real joy. Thank you.
I don’t know how to start learning chess, but I have watched some moves that other people start with. I got a lot of best moves and I had no clue what I was doing. The game after I got a lot of blunders and I still don’t know how to think more than 3 moves ahead
For what it's worth, I got really into chess videos and I realized early on it's a whole lot of memorialization and plain WORK. If you don't enjoy the process of finding patterns and learning openings it's gonna be a bit of a drag. Best way to at least start is to brute force an understanding of one opening like the guy above me said and if that sucks then maybe it's not for you
Learn 1 opening and play it a bunch and learn as much as you can. For example the best opening for beginners imo is the danish gambit
That was a really intense game of sacrifices and I was flabbergasted at such big brain moves. Really love the commentary you do, it makes every game nail-biting. Your videos are amazing. Keep up the nice work 👍.
Thank you for this wholesome, interactive, super instructive video. Your hype hypes me up as well haha. Great content as always!
Usually when there is a 16-to-20-minute video, I only watch a couple minutes and then click off. But its different when I watch Gotham's (18-20-minute uploads), because I'm always so hooked to them. Just wanted to say, keep up with your videos, they are great! 👌
"if you see it, then they're definitely gonna see it"-Levy Rozman 2022 This is just so true in many levels 😂
Except low elo chess
kinda sounded like dig at our board vision 😂
I love nerdy pleasures like this. Tremendous combo and wonderful commentary, thank you!
I saw g7+, however, I didnt even saw the foward moves, truly an amazing game
Dude you got it... I'm watching this while coding. Had to rewind to re-hear the question @5:14 and answer you. I'm gonna go with protecting the king and things you've captured.
Same here lol
I love the way you are mixing chess and humor, your videos are brilliant!
I’ve been playing for 6 years and still only like 700 Elo 😭 but every time I watch your videos I learn, so thank you I beat a 1100 elo in a tournament yesterday thanks to you and your teaching
Chess, like history, is as interesting as the teacher makes it. I appreciate the pithy, engaging explanations by Levy. I started playing this week after watching a variety of game recaps, ect for the last couple of years. It's more difficult than it looks when you have to decide what happens next.
What elo are you at now?
That's always the tough part.
Happy Thanksgiving Levy. I found you from your interview with Lex. You inspired me to take up chess again... After 50 years 😋. I am American, retired and living in Egypt. You are talented and I love your personality, fun. This was a great game. Thanks again for the inspiration.
Happy Thanksgiving, levy. I am grateful for your content, especially on such a rough day
Gotta love those brilliant, hard-to-find moves Bxc2+ and Bxd3+
Happy Thanksgiving Levy!
I am thankful that you take the time and effort to have this channel and your twitch streams. You make an endlessly complicated game which can be explain in many different complex ciphers into something clear and easy to understand. I love how you make it comprehensive for your audience, and I can also say for sure that my game has improved since I started watching your channel a year ago. Thank you very much 😊
Levy it's often said that you're a great chess player but you're also an exceptional entertainer. Major kudos, you have my respect.
14:20 he just started telling a story of the violence, of a polish beast (as a polish person, i feel proud of him :D)
@arhiA co ty tu robisz jak🍜
@PogMinecrafter Dang I had no idea Jan enjoyed minecraft
Thx!
Thank you, GothamChess, for helping me get back into chess. I love your videos, especially videos like these. Keep up the great work!
Hey Levy i have to thank you for making chess one of my new hobbies these past few months i been loving your funny commentary and instructive content like openings (i just play vienna and caro thanks to you) and recently i got a huge milestone for me, getting to 800 and a brilliant move because i always play no brain style and wanted to try harder you know and keep climbing the rating ladder, thank you levy you are really helping me in this journey
Bro you're just so real. A real chess lover, a real streamer, a real connect creator, a real commentator, a real fan others and....and (simply) a real dude. Love the ways you present the beauty of chess!
A chess player that can talk for 18 minutes and actually be funny and entertaining. Amazing
Levy is so entertaining you can just listen to him read out random ingredients off a menu and laugh
I saw this live and I jumped in my chair when I saw Duda do this. Bad manners from Giri not even letting Duda finish though
@kindlin i can see that
@Ja Yesterday i got called stubborn because i refused to resign even though I was clearly losing lol
@Ja It's like SC2 or any other tightly controlled game. You know you lost sometimes, and you can tap out. People, especially early into watching SC2 (like myself years ago), are often really confused why the person GG's out of the game when it looks like they had plenty of opportunity. But they know, based on thousands and thousands of games, that unless the opponent makes a huge mistake they already lost. And in a tourney setting, it's often better to just let the game go and start fresh on the next map.
Football? Physical sports? Anyone can trip, sneeze, get glare in their eyes, you name it, and the whole thing can turn around. In mental games, not making yourself face the inevitable defeat can be the difference between getting worn out and winning the next game.
@saimon174666 You also have no concept of high level chess lol
@Ja I was being sarcastic. It's up to your own discretion, finishing game or resigning anytime is your choice. Only thing I would call bad manners in chess is leaving the game without resigning (which had been done in classical as well!)
Hi Levy, love your content: tournament recaps, guess the elo, going through high and low level chess games.. all of it. But I sometimes miss content you used to produce more often in the past, namely, historical chess games and opening, middlegame and endgame strategical advice. Would love to see more of those types of videos as well. Keep up the good work
What an incredibly entertaining video. I love chess but I suck at it, and when someone can explain this stuff to me, it's pure gold.
Whenever I see a move in a game when levy tells us there’s a crazy move I feel unbeatable but I’d never see that if you hadn’t told me and it was a real game
I discovered your channel about 1 week ago, and it got me into chess. Still 400, but I think your analysis of games helps my thinking process. Whatever you do keep posting!
Another fun line: after f6+, if giri had played Kg8, Duda sacrifices with Bh7 to get the king in a position to get mated by the queen, and if Kh8, Ng6 forces Giri to take the bishop and get mated with Qh5+ Kg7 Qh8+ Kf7 Qg7+ Ke8 Qe7#. Duda calculated all of these lines with 2 minutes on his clock before sacrificing the rook, this man is just insane.
Your videos are always making my day better.😀 Thank you Levy
Bro has the fortnite pfp
Man, This Video made me so freaking hyped. Every time that Levy was going wild I was just going crazy myself bc those moves were incredible
Levy your hard to understand at my level, but you are super fun to watch. Thanks for another passionate video!
Thanks for the laughs Levi. I love your commentary
Hey Levi, thanks for being so charismatic, if it wasn’t for you chess would be so boring, I love your content so much, thanks to you I’m about to break 1000 elo, you’re the best chess teacher in youtube and you make chess fun, thanks for being who you are!
Got into chess about 4 months ago and i love your vids Levy. The energy of THE ROOOOOK! So awesome. Appreciate the humor as well keep it coming bro 🤙🏾
For legal reason, very funny video Levy. Your entertainment ability is magical :)
Man, I started playing chess seriously in the past 20-30 days and I found your channel. You were not only so damn good with the knowledge but your commentary is so hilarious. In fact, initially, I watched your videos only because I want to laugh lol.
Vigorous, engaging commentary. Spot on. I'd call mate in 11 if I set up correctly.
“The queen is not just going to trampoline over its own pawn. It can’t just like-it can’t teleport.”
ChatGPT: Umm, actually….
I started playing this may and I’m already at 1300 because of you, thank you man :)
Wow, that 11 move mate is one for the anthology collections. Superb!
You’re the most entertaining chess content creator. Your humor mixed with chess knowledge is unmatched.
Thank you to gotham, got me into chess a year and a half ago and I just today broke 1700!!! I have loved watching you grow aswell and can't wait to see were my chess and this channel go! Much Love from San Diego ❤️
Consistently the best chess creator. Thanks for the content Levy.
This man has such a passion for a board game
Gotta respect it
Levy thanks for introducing me to chess. I’m 1300 as I was when I found you and still hang pieces. ❤️
Damas y caballeros no voy a escribir en inglés pero aprendí bastante gracias a este canal desde que lo descubrí (8 meses más o menos) pero mejore bastante gracias a Levy pero yo sigo siendo bastante malo.
Espero siempre tus vídeos y gracias por el trabajo
don't worry, I don't speak Spanish, but I there is always Google Translate, so I can read pretty much anything anyone writes.
Hey for everyone considering an e4 or d4 course allow me to regale you with the differences.
e4 is much more in depth and specific, it will be more powerful imo and catch people less prepared than d4. However, there are not many overlapping ideas. Every move can make a whole different variation and it takes a lot of studying.
d4 is much easier to learn and throughout Levy says “if you forget and just get your set up you’ll have an okay position.” It’s a lot more idea based and still has some cool traps but is less aggressive feeling.
Both are good, but if you’re busy I’d recommend d4, if you’re more dedicated, I’d recommend e4, or you can choose which ever one you’ve learned from videos to get a deeper understanding.
@Kit I don’t but I think Levy is working on an English course that probably uses the Reti move order
@Flatbread42 do you know of any reti courses at all? I love the opening cuz the only moves I see rn are 1. d5 or moves that let me get the english for free
As a London player this advice is sound.
@Tjitse Koster oh yeah, 100%, I’m just talking ab Levy’s courses. I tried e4 and it was just a lot given me being in school so I switched to his d4 course and am having success with it. But yeah, the Vienna is pretty cool.
It's good advice, but if you're looking for a relative easy to learn opening with E4, I suggest the Vienna. Yes, there are many different variations, but at the beginner level, many will fall for the Vienna gambit and the position kinda plays itself after that. You can still lose, but they will be quick games, so you will learn fast. Just my two cents.
Also, the Queens Gambit has a lot of compliated variations also, and that's a D4 opening. For a solid D4 opening, just play the London.
gotham, you're probably the reason I still play chess. I don't think I would have kept playing for so long if it wasn't for your content, it would probably just have been a phase that would have died out at about the same time as the queen's gambit hype.
As a 700 rated player watching these matches felt like watching the battle of gods 🛐
Levy opens by giving us valuable advice on life using chess, then does great analysis of the game.
Sometimes you just love to enjoy an amazing mate from some high level players, so good.
Thank you Levy! awesome coverage.
Good god!! The dopamine rush I got from this checkmate got me running on all 3 legs!! Cheers to JKD, Anish and Levi for bringing us this amazing chess game.
Now I gotta add happy thanksgiving to y’all… for legal reasons apparently
Can we all appreciate the fact levy posted on thanksgiving??? He did not have to do that but he did it for us! We love You levy! Happy thanksgiving!!
I wont give him a full standing ovation, but I'll give him some kudos for pressing the upload button on the 24th, ya know?
Would you like some kudos? Very crunchy.
Happy Thanksgiving!
I returned to Chess because of you and started playing the Vienna (partly because I live there). Thanks for your great content.
As a big fan of the UFC, I love the fact that he uses so many MMA analogy’s. Thank you Levy
Man sometimes I see tactics implemented perfectly against world class opponents and I remember my calculations that made me lose my queen in three moves.
Thank you so so so much leavy
You always motivate me for getting better
Thanks Levy for the work and dedication you put into your videos and the chess community. You bring joy and knowledge in a striking manner. Have yourself and all subs a wonderful Thanksgiving! Stay Blessed!
I dont celebrate thanksgiving but i want to thank you for the extra good chess content and positivity
Also, why arent you making recaps of the recent games fabi vs giri
In that pause the video moment Levy, I also found another winning move although it wasn't a forced mate it was a rook sac and the move was knight to c6
Someone once Said in a video “playing chess is good but playing chess good is a waste of life” he really is right man How can he find this in 15 seconds 😮
Yep, Paul Murphy 😌
@Doot doo Doot ye ık but ım not that of a chess nerd (not calling u nerd btw) to try finding it
No, he said "The ability to play chess is the sign of a gentleman. The ability to play chess well is the sign of a wasted life."
Thank you Levy, you are a light in this dark world.
It’s things like this that make me realize how deep the game of chess is beyond what I can even comprehend
Thankful for your channel. I would not have even noticed the brilliance without your shared insight each step of the way. It is fun to watch a passionate expert reveal how they view the game. Keep ‘‘em coming.👏
Gotta admit, that was a sick combo 💪😅🙏🙏!!!!!!
I just started learning chess today. Legit today thanksgiving 2022. Been wanting to learn but never had access to a board never got taught. Found your beginners guide. Excited to learn thanks
There Is just something so special about it when you see that double !! In your chess analysis
Yo the chessly is really good. It's like his openings videos but interactive and more detailed.
I'm so glad I found your channel, you inspired me to learn the art of chess... it doesn't matter that I'm old, stupid as a shoe sole :), I'll still learn just because it's so beautiful... and especially with your comments :)
I love GothamChess, I love Gotham, I love Levy, Lucy and Benjie, I love chess, I love y'all. I'm so glad I found this channel :)
@Keyblade11master Thanks!
@Dr. Boughfadees Nughts We love us! Super cool community tbh ❤️
Welcome aboard!
And I love YOU
suddenly i remembered a game where Dubov found checkmate in 13. these guys are beast
This dude is so amazingly good at describing what to do in chess situations