how to master chess: game1: let your opponent attack and almost mate you but win on time game2: be greedy and grab all the things and (don't) stalemate game3: blunder your queen by premoving game4: be distracted by someone in chat mentioning eric rosen double checkmate with rooks game5: get into a losing position but have your opponent resign
@@nanascooking7750 levy only pins comments to try to humiliate people. He wouldn't pin something that makes his videos and skills as a teacher seem questionable.
You know, ive only recently started getting back into chess. And i have to say, you are probably one of the best well presented, well spoken youtubers and i can watch you for ages and you even describe thought processes. So, Thank you.
That position in the thumbnail looks familiar to me 😂 I thought you got me with some prep and resigned. Sorry for killing the fun 😂😂😂 But nice video as usual Levy 😎👍🏽
@@aneet4316 i do not understand why the last game black is winning(no offense tho, just curious), because natural move will be open the knight and the queen will check the king and you get free queen, why would you take the knight with pawn tho?
@@bigmegas I know I am late but, Ne6+ doesn't actually win the queen because you pin your knight to your queen. So after the king moves and you take the queen, the bishop will take your queen. It will just be a trade of queens. Also your knight will be stuck on d8 and you will have to play Nxc6 and trade knights too. Your attack will be over and you will be down a bishop(which you sacrificed).
@@Arda-oc5vh Hey! May be you're correct but what about this line N×e6+ ..... 1. if the king move to h7 then Q×g7 is the just a mate ... 2. If king move to h6 again Q×g6+ king has to move and knight can simply global up the Black's queen without getting traded ..... 3. If king move to f7 the simply Nxd8+ and after the king move we save the white queen Black isn't winning there .....the resignation is okay . What do you think ?
People resign too fast a lot of times. I had a game yesterday where it looked like I was forking his king and queen so he resigned in like 2 seconds thinking his queen was lost but had either of us scanned the board a little longer would've seen that my knight doing the forking was left hanging for his bishop on the opposite side of board he could've just taken and been winning, but resigned to quickly. I almost always play out my games even when I blunder a rook or queen because you might get lucky and they blunder later or at least play for a draw/stalemate or win on time maybe
We must have played the same game because the exact same thing happened to me but sadly he saw the bishop love and took my horse. Luckily I was still able to beat him afterwards tho lmaoo
Thats how u get better. Premature resignations piss me off. I blunder a piece n keep playing till I equalize n drag them into a winning endgame for me.
25:55 Looking at chat and seeing "you're the most handsome and best chess player in the entire world" Who ever said the chess nerds don't get the girls?
pleaseeee show Hikaruu the last game puzzleeeee without telling him anything or just say "look how my opponent feared me in this position" we need to see his reaction
Players like Hikaru wouldn't even get into this position cause they can calculate much faster, especially against weaker players who are less experienced and don't master each of the aspects of chess. I'm a fan of Gotham, don't get me wrong, but Hikaru is on a different level. The lesson in this video is "Don't get tunnel vision". It's funny cause Levy says that all the time and he still does it, like all of us. :)) If the opponent didn't resign, he would have realized that Levy has no real threat and he actually had plenty of time to see that. It looks scary and it's hard to see all the positions during the game, but if you sit on it and think, you might get something out of a game like this.
@@SergheyKatastrofenko The En Passant move looked scary as hell but I'm surprised Levy didn't see the strength of the black Queen the moment those pawns started moving away from it.
Hey! I just wanted to thank you for your teaching. You are a natural at teaching and breaking things down into understandable pieces . I really appreciate it keep up the good work!
(at 39:00) The last game against the other master who resigned in winning position is SOOO HILARIOUS!!! I loved when the engine said best move is a4??? then go Rook up and over LMAO!!! You reactions were so funny - I've literally watch this one scene about 6 times and laughed each rime and I even showed it to my family members Haha
There was a video on Ben Finegold where he said that people that are beginners think "oh I can't go there". Then he said grandmasters think "I'll go there anyway". I realize that grandmasters will find a scheme to set that thing up that they think is favorable
Just subscribed! Been watching your videos for awhile now. I've played chess for about a decade now (22 years old) and still looking for ways to improve. Your channel is making that possible for me. Thanks for inspiring keep it up!
@GothamChess I really like your content espcially the 10 minutes openings video, especially the ones where you also offer the opposite side counter. I cant get enough
man that a4 engine move i think no human will think of it, it's just too slow and feels like it allows counter play so it's scary 😂. anyway i love this video i think i learned few things today :) keep up the good work Gotham
Honestly, what helps me is to relax and be calm and confident. This allows me to take sufficient time for analysis, thwarting the opponent's plans, looking for checks, forks, discoveries, strengths and weaknesses, unprotected pieces, pins etc, before moving. Developing a good attitude beforehand can prevent anger, frustration and hasty moves which lose. Even by losing we can learn and improve, and perhaps be glad for the other player since it's only a game after all and we can't always win, nor keep improving.
I know you won’t see this, but the 4th game was extremely fun to watch and I got a ton out of it. Crazy to see you basically crush someone at that playing strength. Both of you played insanely well!
21:30 wasn't the best move bishop to g4, because if he takes your queen with the knight you take his with your bishop by pinning the knight to the queen
I feel like all those players cheated occasionally using a chess engine, someone rated 1000 isn't going to get close to competing with a 2000 and above.
@@xy5004 Climbing the rating ladder? Even if that's true for a few people they're rating wouldn't jump/ or drop by a thousand points, a 350 rating change would be the max for players who are above 1000. Most people care about their rating for a number of reasons, like keeping track of your progress, etc, etc. This would only be true if you meant some people will barely try on some games or they just quickly make moves without much contemplation.
@@5thfloor584 I don't. I care about my rating on lichess, and instead use chess.com to try the crazy stuff and see where it goes. Also everyone nows at least one opening in which he/she is effectivly +800elo.
32:17 0-0-0 Bg5 Maybe a castle there would open up a dicovered attack on the queen from the rook if you move the bishop to g5 as well as a threat of check mate on e7 from the queen. This gives a forced mate in 1 if black moves the queen out of the way cause if the queen moves to c7 to defend the bishop then his sweetie is gone. In this position either his queen is lost or it's check mate. Best he can do is take a bishop or a rook.
These videos are _amazingly_ helpful. _Especially_ that you explain your moves, and not just speed chess :) (P.S. I've gone up 1000 ELO just watching your videos :D
Things I took away from this video: - Control the center of the board - Maintain a strong pawn structure - Develop all of your pieces - Be flexible and adaptable in your strategy - Anticipate your opponent's moves and plan accordingly - Use pawn breaks to disrupt your opponent's position - Don't ignore the importance of the endgame - Take the time to analyze and evaluate the position before making a move - Study classic games and grandmaster games to improve your game play - Focus on improving your calculation and visualization
The reason why subbed is because every oyher video about chess either doesn't get to the point or simply makes unnecessary continous jokes. This channel is straight to the point, and serious with chess.
Ì was playing a game where I had two rooks and a queen And my opponent had one rook one queen Then he offered a trade To be honest I wanted to trade Then I remembered levy saying in a video that "when your up material and your opponent is not don't trade" Then I declined the trade and went on to win the match thanks to levys brilliant advice🙂
I'm embarrassed to say that Queens Gambit got me interested in getting better at Chess (it's really COVID's fault because, ordinarily, I'm not sat in front of the TV nearly as much!) I'm only coming into Chess now with a rudimentary understanding of how the pieces move and I'm *coughs** a level 600 on Chess.com and have been getting thoroughly destroyed in online games. I just want to say that I really appreciate your uploads, your insights, and the clean presentation of your material. Thank you! Needless to say, I'm happy to be a new subscriber to your channel.
'Dont always go for material' is a very important one. It is very tempting. Also, be prepared to change your plan throughout the game, the situation can change dramatically
Yes, I've come a cropper with these pre-moves before. Tried to analyse a queen sac on daily chess once, but didn't realise I'd opened the pre-moves rather than analysis tab. Came back a few hours later to a near lost situation.
I like this video. I’m still getting back into it again and hearing your thought process i was really helpful. I hope you’ve got other videos like this. 👍🏼👍🏼. Another subscriber. 🤙🏼🤙🏼
Levy, thanks for your continuous excellent content. I'm 66, stopped playing chess for 40 years and you help me a lot! I think I'm a supporter but if not, i will add you.
I enjoyed these games! Thanks for sharing your logical thought processes out-loud, facilitating the Volcan mind meld, which is the best technique for improving chess.
I blundered my Queen right after watching this video.
Same here but before vid also😂
Same here! I want my ad revenue back. False advertising!
I has playing while watching it, my worst game ever :(((, jk jsjsjsj
Matt Alexandra botez is a FIDÉ master if that helps. You played her signature gambit
The Botez Gambit
Then you took its messages to heart.
how to master chess:
game1: let your opponent attack and almost mate you but win on time
game2: be greedy and grab all the things and (don't) stalemate
game3: blunder your queen by premoving
game4: be distracted by someone in chat mentioning eric rosen double checkmate with rooks
game5: get into a losing position but have your opponent resign
pfft, I was way ahead of levy on this one.
hahahahah levy pls heart this comment
this comment needs to be pinned for all to see
@@nanascooking7750 levy only pins comments to try to humiliate people. He wouldn't pin something that makes his videos and skills as a teacher seem questionable.
Pin this comment
Levy Rozman : "I should teach you guys good principles"
Eric Rosen : "Oooh Stafford gambit time"
this comment is so accurate that it might get banned for engine cheating
@@oru 100% accuracy
Daniel Naroditsky : “That’s not a good move.”
Anna Rudolf : “Free stuff!”
Eric Hansen : “Is this theory?”
Rosen clapped his cheeks
Levy : move 20 "i delayed castling"
Eric : Move 30 "oh right, i can castle"
It's so early right now that there is nobody telling Levy he can't play chess well
and you can‘t write well
@@sergefrei4643 it was a joke lol. We're aware he's actually good we just say he's not
@@zestastic3359 his grammar was wrong thats what he said.
@@sergefrei4643 if you tell me what's wrong I'll happily fix it
@@manubiondo5713 he just mad?
Gotham: how do I make him take me
The person who just entered the stream: wat
69 likes dont ruin
@@chocolatechez1951 Now 169 lol
@@armstrongtixid6873 196???
You know, ive only recently started getting back into chess. And i have to say, you are probably one of the best well presented, well spoken youtubers and i can watch you for ages and you even describe thought processes. So, Thank you.
day 2 of appreciating levy’s eyebrows
@Jignesh Gupta they do a sort of peek-a-boo thing every once in a while but that's it.
Yes
@Jignesh Gupta gog
and it was in this position that shavers resigned the game
Bro that mustache and goatee hits different
That position in the thumbnail looks familiar to me 😂 I thought you got me with some prep and resigned. Sorry for killing the fun 😂😂😂
But nice video as usual Levy 😎👍🏽
No worries...l would have resigned as well..it just seemed there was no way out!! But next time, remember: it is not over till it's over😁
@@grasshopperdad1479 Yes exactly 😊
@@aneet4316 i do not understand why the last game black is winning(no offense tho, just curious), because natural move will be open the knight and the queen will check the king and you get free queen, why would you take the knight with pawn tho?
@@bigmegas I know I am late but, Ne6+ doesn't actually win the queen because you pin your knight to your queen. So after the king moves and you take the queen, the bishop will take your queen. It will just be a trade of queens. Also your knight will be stuck on d8 and you will have to play Nxc6 and trade knights too. Your attack will be over and you will be down a bishop(which you sacrificed).
@@Arda-oc5vh Hey! May be you're correct but what about this line N×e6+ ..... 1. if the king move to h7 then Q×g7 is the just a mate ... 2. If king move to h6 again Q×g6+ king has to move and knight can simply global up the Black's queen without getting traded ..... 3. If king move to f7 the simply Nxd8+ and after the king move we save the white queen
Black isn't winning there .....the resignation is okay . What do you think ?
People resign too fast a lot of times. I had a game yesterday where it looked like I was forking his king and queen so he resigned in like 2 seconds thinking his queen was lost but had either of us scanned the board a little longer would've seen that my knight doing the forking was left hanging for his bishop on the opposite side of board he could've just taken and been winning, but resigned to quickly. I almost always play out my games even when I blunder a rook or queen because you might get lucky and they blunder later or at least play for a draw/stalemate or win on time maybe
We must have played the same game because the exact same thing happened to me but sadly he saw the bishop love and took my horse. Luckily I was still able to beat him afterwards tho lmaoo
Yeah, I have a blind spot for bishops too.
I only resign when there is absolutely nothing I can do to even draw. Like when I have a king and a few pawns.
yes losing a few pieces doesn't mean an automatic loss, especially if u still have a queen or can promote
Thats how u get better. Premature resignations piss me off.
I blunder a piece n keep playing till I equalize n drag them into a winning endgame for me.
"Hopefully he gets confused"
...Basically my strategy whenever I hang my queen on move 3.
25:55 Looking at chat and seeing "you're the most handsome and best chess player in the entire world"
Who ever said the chess nerds don't get the girls?
pleaseeee show Hikaruu the last game puzzleeeee without telling him anything or just say "look how my opponent feared me in this position" we need to see his reaction
I like this idea. See if Hikaru does the en passant
Players like Hikaru wouldn't even get into this position cause they can calculate much faster, especially against weaker players who are less experienced and don't master each of the aspects of chess. I'm a fan of Gotham, don't get me wrong, but Hikaru is on a different level.
The lesson in this video is "Don't get tunnel vision". It's funny cause Levy says that all the time and he still does it, like all of us. :)) If the opponent didn't resign, he would have realized that Levy has no real threat and he actually had plenty of time to see that. It looks scary and it's hard to see all the positions during the game, but if you sit on it and think, you might get something out of a game like this.
@@SergheyKatastrofenko The En Passant move looked scary as hell but I'm surprised Levy didn't see the strength of the black Queen the moment those pawns started moving away from it.
Your way of presenting the videos makes me watch them with full pleasure:)
that last game was bonkers. love the engine rook lift
You gotta love how he tells you where the clickbait is in the video. Levy is a G
Hey! I just wanted to thank you for your teaching. You are a natural at teaching and breaking things down into understandable pieces . I really appreciate it keep up the good work!
29:40 he is talking about himself
totally agree ;)
I laugh more than I should XD
This is TOP TIER content!!! I would love for this to just become a series. This could easily boost people's ratings up another 100.
40:06 Wow I can’t believe Levy didn’t see a4, what a terrible chess player, terrible, terrible, such an obvious move, wow
sarcasm?
@@BluTru158 hopefully
@@casonpilette5728 maybe
40:04 had me laughing hysterically, everyone on the plane looked at me like "Oh no, not on my flight..."
(at 39:00) The last game against the other master who resigned in winning position is SOOO HILARIOUS!!! I loved when the engine said best move is a4??? then go Rook up and over LMAO!!! You reactions were so funny - I've literally watch this one scene about 6 times and laughed each rime and I even showed it to my family members Haha
How to think like a GM:
-"That move doesn t make sense"
-"yes"
-"ok then let s do it!"
There was a video on Ben Finegold where he said that people that are beginners think "oh I can't go there". Then he said grandmasters think "I'll go there anyway". I realize that grandmasters will find a scheme to set that thing up that they think is favorable
Love you Gotham! It cheers me up no end to watch your games, thanks.
Just subscribed! Been watching your videos for awhile now. I've played chess for about a decade now (22 years old) and still looking for ways to improve. Your channel is making that possible for me. Thanks for inspiring keep it up!
Great stuff, especially that last game. Thanks for posting.
Ur like my fav chess RUclips you explain thought process and your just a general nice guy thanks man
That knight was like "I'm freeeeeeeeeeSPLAT"
33:43 if you take bishop, he'll pin queen to king. So, technically, he can castle :)
Be3
@GothamChess I really like your content espcially the 10 minutes openings video, especially the ones where you also offer the opposite side counter. I cant get enough
Your reactions to the computer moves alone are a reason to bring more people to chess xD
This is so helpful because after opening I have no idea how to proceed. Thanks
very instructive :), if you played some longer games like 10+0 it would be even more instructive i think
This is sooooo instructive! Encredible! Thanks dude!
Is nobody going to talk about how CLEAN the transition was from the intro to the first game?
39:04 E5 is not winning for black. you still go Ke6 and he is doomed
40:04 that voice change lol
Your enthusiasm for chess is infectious! Thanks for the great content!
Can we talk about that Amimak dude who writes a message every second?
Fantastic quality content from you recently Levy. Loving this as a beginner.
I'm going to start asking all of my opponents, "What if I loiter here?"
Best chess analysis ever!!! I haven't laughed watching chess in my life ... Thank you so much for this educative vid!
Unless you don't have the experience to play at IM level with 2GM norms or GM international level it is typically very hard to think lol
Yes. It is indeed very hard to think
To find a grandmaster I need to think like a grandmaster
man that a4 engine move i think no human will think of it, it's just too slow and feels like it allows counter play so it's scary 😂.
anyway i love this video i think i learned few things today :) keep up the good work Gotham
Thanks to Levy I stopped training with bots and now I actually love chess again.
reddit when they open this video: i'm 40 minutes away from being a gm finally
Honestly, what helps me is to relax and be calm and confident. This allows me to take sufficient time for analysis, thwarting the opponent's plans, looking for checks, forks, discoveries, strengths and weaknesses, unprotected pieces, pins etc, before moving. Developing a good attitude beforehand can prevent anger, frustration and hasty moves which lose. Even by losing we can learn and improve, and perhaps be glad for the other player since it's only a game after all and we can't always win, nor keep improving.
This is like my first comment ever on any chess content, i liked it that much.
Thanks Gotham loved your content. :)
You’re really coming into your own with your content. I love your direction and it up!
I know you won’t see this, but the 4th game was extremely fun to watch and I got a ton out of it. Crazy to see you basically crush someone at that playing strength. Both of you played insanely well!
Really like the commentary that makes it more of a learning experience
Big fan of yours. I started playing almost 2 months ago and went from 500 to 1150 thanks to u. Big thanks, man
after Kg6 i was thinking Qg4 for the Nf7 and Ne6 discovered check to win the queen as nothing can block and nothing can attack the queen
40:05 Damn that voice
40:07 - this is why I watch Gothem hahahahaha. I was getting zoned out a little, but his chess persona comes out pure.
Me: Watching this video about to go on Lichess
My opponent: YOU FOOL I HAVE WATCHED THIS TWICE
double play back speed with four tabs of the video open all on loop.
21:30 wasn't the best move bishop to g4, because if he takes your queen with the knight you take his with your bishop by pinning the knight to the queen
I feel like all those players cheated occasionally using a chess engine, someone rated 1000 isn't going to get close to competing with a 2000 and above.
Not really, sometimes people just don't feel like climbing
@@xy5004 Climbing the rating ladder? Even if that's true for a few people they're rating wouldn't jump/ or drop by a thousand points, a 350 rating change would be the max for players who are above 1000. Most people care about their rating for a number of reasons, like keeping track of your progress, etc, etc. This would only be true if you meant some people will barely try on some games or they just quickly make moves without much contemplation.
@@5thfloor584 I don't. I care about my rating on lichess, and instead use chess.com to try the crazy stuff and see where it goes.
Also everyone nows at least one opening in which he/she is effectivly +800elo.
You are the best Levy!! I love your content so much! Love you dude ... keep making awesome videos
damn i just started chess and i feel like a noob i lose ALL my games
So glad I watched until the end. Very entertaining!
Just leaving a comment to feed the algorithm. Keep it going.
why does this guy sound like a 1500 but somehow plays like a 2200
the biggest thing to improve in chess
1: learn from Gotham chess youtube videos
32:17
0-0-0
Bg5
Maybe a castle there would open up a dicovered attack on the queen from the rook if you move the bishop to g5 as well as a threat of check mate on e7 from the queen. This gives a forced mate in 1 if black moves the queen out of the way cause if the queen moves to c7 to defend the bishop then his sweetie is gone. In this position either his queen is lost or it's check mate. Best he can do is take a bishop or a rook.
Now we know engines hate en passant
before he moved the knight back at 5:47 you could have exchanged queens cuz it would have wrecked his structure and doubled his pawns on the B file
These videos are _amazingly_ helpful. _Especially_ that you explain your moves, and not just speed chess :) (P.S. I've gone up 1000 ELO just watching your videos :D
I really enjoy your videos Bro, great job!!
Am I the only one who is in love with how he introduce a subject? That 3 first words are music to my ears.
Love your reaction to the analysis in the last game :D
Things I took away from this video:
- Control the center of the
board
- Maintain a strong pawn
structure
- Develop all of your pieces
- Be flexible and adaptable in
your strategy
- Anticipate your opponent's moves and plan accordingly - Use pawn breaks to disrupt
your opponent's position - Don't ignore the importance of the endgame
- Take the time to analyze and evaluate the position before
making a move
- Study classic games and grandmaster games to improve
your game play
- Focus on improving your calculation and visualization
The reason why subbed is because every oyher video about chess either doesn't get to the point or simply makes unnecessary continous jokes.
This channel is straight to the point, and serious with chess.
“Let’s analyze... HE’S WINNING!!?!!??!?” (Cue the “Nani??!” meme)
Man you make us hooked to your loooooong videos
At least I was ONE of the first ones.
Levi!! great stuff. there's nothing more effective such as these teaching videos.
Ì was playing a game where I had two rooks and a queen
And my opponent had one rook one queen
Then he offered a trade
To be honest I wanted to trade
Then I remembered levy saying in a video that "when your up material and your opponent is not don't trade"
Then I declined the trade and went on to win the match thanks to levys brilliant advice🙂
Bro, when you're up in material, u should trade
If u dont have in mind any attacking plan you should trade, the general rule is: if ur up material trade down and win the end game
So i think Levy told in a game not to trade couse he had a checkmate sequence using is material advantage, but the general rule is to trade
Oh I see my bad then
@@gabamarino2906 That makes more sense😖
Thanks for the hours of enjoyment. Really
Enjoy your videos
Step 1. Dont understand memes
Great content dude keep up the amazing work
I started playing chess at the age of 8.Now I'm 18 still I'm a 1000 rated player😣😫
i started playing chess 20 days ago and im 1000 rated player too lol
I'm embarrassed to say that Queens Gambit got me interested in getting better at Chess (it's really COVID's fault because, ordinarily, I'm not sat in front of the TV nearly as much!) I'm only coming into Chess now with a rudimentary understanding of how the pieces move and I'm *coughs** a level 600 on Chess.com and have been getting thoroughly destroyed in online games. I just want to say that I really appreciate your uploads, your insights, and the clean presentation of your material. Thank you!
Needless to say, I'm happy to be a new subscriber to your channel.
'Dont always go for material' is a very important one. It is very tempting. Also, be prepared to change your plan throughout the game, the situation can change dramatically
Game 4 was fantastic.
That last game was REDICULOUS with that engine line.
Yes, I've come a cropper with these pre-moves before. Tried to analyse a queen sac on daily chess once, but didn't realise I'd opened the pre-moves rather than analysis tab. Came back a few hours later to a near lost situation.
The spluttering argument with the engine at the end is *chefs kiss* content
Your face expression at 38:29 is golden
I mean you keep a straight face but it"s so funny
Thank you for your thought processes as you play. It allows much insight.
More of this! This is top shelf
I like this video. I’m still getting back into it again and hearing your thought process i was really helpful. I hope you’ve got other videos like this. 👍🏼👍🏼. Another subscriber. 🤙🏼🤙🏼
Levy, thanks for your continuous excellent content. I'm 66, stopped playing chess for 40 years and you help me a lot! I think I'm a supporter but if not, i will add you.
Keep this up Levy, great very instructive games here. The insight is much appreciated.
Just wanted to say thank you so much for the videos. Just found your channel and you are such a great instructor.
40:06 a mysterious someone tells peter about the move a4
I enjoyed these games! Thanks for sharing your logical thought processes out-loud, facilitating the Volcan mind meld, which is the best technique for improving chess.
Plz upload this type of video regularly it's help alot ❤
Love your content, Gotham! Learning a lot from these videos!!