I played a game where my opponent couldn't win a rook and 6 vs rook and 1 against me. He lost 4 pawns, we traded rooks and it was and h and g vs h. Traded a pawn and it was just king and rook pawn v king and that's a super easy draw.
Who said that these 4 pawns are connected? You may have them scattered and no able to support each other, but then if you have such a position then it’s time for checkers, or even darts!
Opening: this is when my pieces are not out yet, so I cannot hang them. Middle game: hanging pieces left and right. End game: this is when I have no pieces left to hang.
Just yesterday i plyed a rook and pawn vs rook endgame where i was up an h pawn, my king and rook were huddled together escorting the pawn. His king was close to my rook and everytime i pushed my pawn he had the chance to sac his rook for the pawn, i'd reapture with the king and he'd capture my rook with his king drawing the game. But he never saw it. I was hi-fiving myself the entire game for playing this brilliant endgame, but then i hit analysis and i was 😱😱
Video idea: let lower subs play higher subs, if and when the lower rated sub gets in to a losing position Levy take over for the losing side and show how to save a losing position
@@soutly990 I mean most of his subs are lower rated so I don’t think he couldn’t at least force a draw. Snd if he doesn’t well that’s what makes it interesting
You are an amazing teacher Levy. I've been a hobbyist chess player and a poor one... around 1000. Watching your videos for the past 2 days and I'm already up to 100+ points from where I started.
Me after learning that the exact positions in which I have resigned many times could have been drawn: *My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined*
Jerry's beginner to chess master series gave me confidance to put myself out there on the chessboard, Levy is now making me a fearsome player. Respect to the gurus 🙏🏻
I love that I can come back to these older videos still and learn something as I progress. Thank you Levy! I've heard of the Philidor defense and building a bridge (Lucena), but it's still great to know how to get into those positions and what exactly you're looking at.
Day 8: Of requesting Levy to cover opposite coloured bishop endgames. Especially when you have a slight material advantage of being up by two or three pawns against your opponent and you both have opposite coloured bishops as well.
@@JSamad It's not so simple, since your opponent can blockade your pawns with his king and bishop. Or try to sacrifice his bishop for all of your pawns leaving you with no winning chances. Imo outta all the piece endgames - bishop endgames are the hardest in general. Cuz unlike queen, rook or knight endgames, one bishop alone only controls 32 squares of the chessboard max - aka 50% of the board Unlike the other pieces who can control any square on the board.
@@JSamad I have encountered a lot of positions with +2; +3; +4 pawns in opposite color bishop endgames which were draws unfortunately. Generally when the passed pawns are split, you have winning chances, if they are connected you have less winning chances
I’d love to hear him explain it more in depth but until that happens, there’s something called tablebase which is essentially a chess engine for the endgame although I find it to be more instructive than an engine for mid game as the moves generally make sense as much modern endgame strategy is engine backed anyways. Anyways, if you’re trying to study particular endgame scenarios, I suggest checking that out
I'm new to chess and I've been watching your videos to get started, I simply love the energy that you put in explaining moves and concepts, you build a very pleasant narrative that makes me involved in the game and you make it feel like I'm watching a real battle, keep it up!
This happened to me once in a game and i couldn't do it low on time. Was really frustrated and learned how to do it. Its easy to get and a valuable lesson i strongly recommend learning it
I know these videos aren't as high performing as some of your other ones but I'd just like to say thank you so much for this series it was very helpful and entertaining!
I made up my mind to get an endgame education. It’s a great area of the game to study. Levy’s training videos are so valuable toward expanding my capabilities. A great resource for subscribers.
Levy every time I search youtube for a specific chess tutorial I'm looking for, you pop up with the excellent content and helpful and entertaining attitude! Can't tell you how much I've enjoyed improving my game while watching your videos. And also loving your commentary vids and recaps! Thank you for all you do!
Hi Levy, I'm a new subscriber and I love your content. These endgame tutorials are masterpieces. Could you please count on doing all of the 100 endgames that we should know from that book you mentioned? Yeah, 100 is a lot, but we have time. Thank you very much.
Dudeeee I watched this video yest night (IST) and just today applied some stuff and waiting moves and won a gameee...soo happy...it was soooo intense...Thank you so much Levy...you a gem
Thank you so much Levy.. i have seen many vids on this topic over the years but i think this is the 1st time ive seen the tip about putting the King on the "short side".. very very helpful
It's like putting in a golf tournament, nobody likes studying or practicing it, because hitting long shots is much more fun! But, "you drive for show, but putt for 'dough'!", The small details in putting(finishing out),is the important part of it, just like mastering rook and pawn chess endgames. Have finish the job off properly man!!! :)
#suggestion Can you please make a video on how to play in time pressure? I played so many rapid games against stronger opponents yesterday where i was winning in all the middle games but i spent so much time and got into time pressure with some 2 secs increment 🤦🏿♂️brah my rating drops by 1000 points at moments like that😂.. Maybe the video should be, "how not to get into time pressure" idk😂
Thank you so much for posting. This is one of the best chess videos I ever watched! Exactly the type of video I have been looking for. I hate to go through my endgame books which takes so much time. Hopefully can see more in the future 🙏❤️😍
Yesterday i just drawn a winning position(king and rook vs king) and now you are here posting a video about rook endgames(its not the samw situation but this video would helped me a lot) Salve from brazil
Well explained! This is highly instructive because rook & pawn endgames are probably one of the most common endgames there are. Now - if I can just remember this stuff.
I was heard! Thank you so much!!! I've had a position with an F pawn and a rook against a rook and the opponents King was on the short side (technically a draw). I managed to win because he did not know how to draw, but I didn't know either at the time and winning took a LOT of thought.
Hey Gotham! Thanks for the video! For you, or anyone else in the comments, I had a question about getting my rook to the sixth rank in the Vancura position. I like drilling endgame exercises against the computer on chess.com, and when I plugged in the Vancura position, I found that white was refuting my attempts to get to the sixth rank. The way they would do this was after 1. ...Ra1, white would play Kf4, with the intention to reach the e5 square. After 2. Kf4, Rf1+ 3. Ke5, Rf6, white has a winning tactic with 4. Rg8+, Kxg8 5. Kxf6, and the pawn is free to queen. I wanted to know if giving white the extra tempo by playing something like 2. ...Rc1 in order to reach the 6th rank instead of checking to reach the sixth rank was okay. Thanks!
Thanks, really need to work on my endgames. Had a terrifying game yesterday where I came back from losing to get king and queen vs king, backed him into a corner with almost no time on the clock, and couldn't for the life of me figure out how to mate without stalemate. Eventually got it, though not before my opponent asked "did you not do the drill" 😂
As you probably already know, Lucena was the author of oldest printed book on chess, Repetición de Amores e Arte de Axedrez (1497). We have a rare copy of this book in Siena (Italy). If you want to be perfect in you wonderful lessons, try to pronounce it using a spanish pronunciation. You can find it on Google Translate.
Can you make a video about how to deal with defeats? I generally feel angry or sad after lose a couple (or more...) of games. Great content again! Thanks!
8:15 Why would black rook move to e2 to give check? It can just stay on F file and keep threatening the pawn and king can't zig zag anywhere. I don't get it.
If the rook stays on the f file, notice there is always Rd5 for white to keep Black's king cut off and to be ready for Rf5 cutting Black's rook from the pawn. Let's consider the following line: 1. ... Rf3 2. Rd5 Rf4 3. Rf5 Black's king cannot reach f8, neither can rook, so pawn promotes no matter what
Literally ended up with a king+rook+few pawns on both sides game just yesterday. I had the upper hand throughout the game but it slipped outta my hand. I ultimately lost on time but I fucked up majorly before then. Wish I watched this video earlier.
The thing is it seems like white is winning, not so much because he's up a pawn, but because the pawns he can free are closer to promoting. That's what always trips me up, and it seems like it takes a lot of time (like in blitz) to count who would promote first.
I really enjoy these videos. He is obviously great at teaching and explaining chess strategy and tactics. Gothamchess is about to gain another subscriber.
Rook endgame was the first thing I have learned in chess. Still amazed how easy it sometimes is to trick someone with a simple rook + king checkmate at 1100 even from the losing material standpoint.
Watching this after blundering 4 winning endgames in a row
Me too... well, not exactly four, but not in raw also...
Rip man.. I’m just trying to solidify my game
i feel you man
I've stale mated games when i had queen bishop rook n he had only king... This game makes me suicidal
@@stenn6514
Me too... only I forgot IMMEDIATELY.
"If you can't win with rook and four pawns vs rook, it might be time for checkers." - GothamChess Jan. 2021
I'm 1100 and this hit too close to home.
I played a game where my opponent couldn't win a rook and 6 vs rook and 1 against me. He lost 4 pawns, we traded rooks and it was and h and g vs h. Traded a pawn and it was just king and rook pawn v king and that's a super easy draw.
Who said that these 4 pawns are connected? You may have them scattered and no able to support each other, but then if you have such a position then it’s time for checkers, or even darts!
Yesterday I played a cool endgame where I had 4 pawns for a Bishop and we both had rooks. The bishop didn’t stand a chance
*sad 1200 noises*
5:52 Ah, yes... The three steps I do in endgames:
1. Lose my rook
2. Lose my pawn
3. Lose
It's a very popular technique!
sry to break it to you but I'm better than you in that
@@animesloversunited9069 did you think you could beat me at that??
You forget step 0 : Losing your Queen
@@scruffysean3640 Famous technique called Losing-a
Opening: this is when my pieces are not out yet, so I cannot hang them.
Middle game: hanging pieces left and right.
End game: this is when I have no pieces left to hang.
😂😂😂😂 U mean u have no piece in the endgame XD
accurate description of my games
opening: hangs minor pieces
middle games: hangs queen and rooks
endgame: loses or draws, wins only on time or abandonment
"I fell for this trick when I was eight."
I turn thirty-eight next year. Still falling for this trick XD
Honestly skewers are like the most common tactic in endgames and its so easy to blunder into them
Just yesterday i plyed a rook and pawn vs rook endgame where i was up an h pawn, my king and rook were huddled together escorting the pawn. His king was close to my rook and everytime i pushed my pawn he had the chance to sac his rook for the pawn, i'd reapture with the king and he'd capture my rook with his king drawing the game. But he never saw it. I was hi-fiving myself the entire game for playing this brilliant endgame, but then i hit analysis and i was 😱😱
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Video idea: let lower subs play higher subs, if and when the lower rated sub gets in to a losing position Levy take over for the losing side and show how to save a losing position
this is a great idea!
that's a great idea man
wow what a genius idea, but if levy loses, he gets emarassed
If it's losing position than how he can win?
@@soutly990 I mean most of his subs are lower rated so I don’t think he couldn’t at least force a draw. Snd if he doesn’t well that’s what makes it interesting
I've reached a point where I just sit and wait for hours for your daily uploads
True man
true
same here
Same
That's kinda sad
You are an amazing teacher Levy. I've been a hobbyist chess player and a poor one... around 1000. Watching your videos for the past 2 days and I'm already up to 100+ points from where I started.
A 1000 rating isn’t bad.
@@thebus3181 1000 is above the average on chess.com
A 1000 player can actually be good at chess, just had at mates or some other detail
Dear god Chris never in my life thought I'd see you here xD.
And I'm still stuck at 1000 xD
Watching Gotham with my morning coffee is the best
Where are you from
@@daddysh3362 Romania
@@AndreiGavrilMH Te iubesc
@@daddysh3362 Nice thank you :)
Since I don’t drink coffee I would say that just watching Gotham is the best.
Me after learning that the exact positions in which I have resigned many times could have been drawn:
*My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined*
To be fair, since you didn't know these patterns, odds are you still would've lost even without the resignation.
Jerry's beginner to chess master series gave me confidance to put myself out there on the chessboard, Levy is now making me a fearsome player. Respect to the gurus 🙏🏻
"If you can't win with rook and four pawns vs rook, it might be time for checkers." said by a very wise man
I love that I can come back to these older videos still and learn something as I progress. Thank you Levy! I've heard of the Philidor defense and building a bridge (Lucena), but it's still great to know how to get into those positions and what exactly you're looking at.
Day 8: Of requesting Levy to cover opposite coloured bishop endgames.
Especially when you have a slight material advantage of being up by two or three pawns against your opponent and you both have opposite coloured bishops as well.
I second your request!
Hanging pawns has a lot of helpful videos on this exact subject. I recommend watching those for opposite colored bishop endgames
@@JSamad It's not so simple, since your opponent can blockade your pawns with his king and bishop.
Or try to sacrifice his bishop for all of your pawns leaving you with no winning chances.
Imo outta all the piece endgames - bishop endgames are the hardest in general.
Cuz unlike queen, rook or knight endgames, one bishop alone only controls 32 squares of the chessboard max - aka 50% of the board
Unlike the other pieces who can control any square on the board.
@@JSamad
I have encountered a lot of positions with +2; +3; +4 pawns in opposite color bishop endgames which were draws unfortunately. Generally when the passed pawns are split, you have winning chances, if they are connected you have less winning chances
I’d love to hear him explain it more in depth but until that happens, there’s something called tablebase which is essentially a chess engine for the endgame although I find it to be more instructive than an engine for mid game as the moves generally make sense as much modern endgame strategy is engine backed anyways. Anyways, if you’re trying to study particular endgame scenarios, I suggest checking that out
I'm new to chess and I've been watching your videos to get started, I simply love the energy that you put in explaining moves and concepts, you build a very pleasant narrative that makes me involved in the game and you make it feel like I'm watching a real battle, keep it up!
18:10 Levi just pulled out the most extreme offense a chess player can hear.
Me who doesn't know how to rook king mate: "I see"
This happened to me once in a game and i couldn't do it low on time. Was really frustrated and learned how to do it. Its easy to get and a valuable lesson i strongly recommend learning it
@@onatdurmus6284 i leqrned the rook mate by accident when playing a rated game so no rook mate lessons for me :)
@@kirbyknifeman2877good for you.
I know these videos aren't as high performing as some of your other ones but I'd just like to say thank you so much for this series it was very helpful and entertaining!
I made up my mind to get an endgame education. It’s a great area of the game to study. Levy’s training videos are so valuable toward expanding my capabilities. A great resource for subscribers.
Glad this info was at the search of the finger tip. Thx
You should've put Lucena in the title and thumbnail for some Samay Raina, Sagar Shah clickbait action XD
Can anyone tell me what is lucena
@@arjitagrawal8464 Sagar Shah's gf
Levy every time I search youtube for a specific chess tutorial I'm looking for, you pop up with the excellent content and helpful and entertaining attitude! Can't tell you how much I've enjoyed improving my game while watching your videos. And also loving your commentary vids and recaps! Thank you for all you do!
Hey Levy A very needed video for a person of rating between 1000-1300
Pre-clicked the video, blundered my homeworks♟
Hi Levy, I'm a new subscriber and I love your content. These endgame tutorials are masterpieces. Could you please count on doing all of the 100 endgames that we should know from that book you mentioned? Yeah, 100 is a lot, but we have time. Thank you very much.
-I fell for this trick when I was like 8...
Me: *proceeds to fall for trick while being much older*
I was about to ask for part 3. Good on you Gothamboi.
Dudeeee I watched this video yest night (IST) and just today applied some stuff and waiting moves and won a gameee...soo happy...it was soooo intense...Thank you so much Levy...you a gem
Thank you so much Levy.. i have seen many vids on this topic over the years but i think this is the 1st time ive seen the tip about putting the King on the "short side".. very very helpful
Man you explain things really well! Best explanation of these rook and pawn endings i've seen, especially the Lucena position!!
Always wanted to learn these ..
But always backed out .
Thanks Levy!!
This is the most helpful, practical endgame lesson I’ve watched. Many thanks.
Omg I waited so long for this.Thank you again Levy, you're amazing 😀
Wow, these endgame videos are really helpful. I always find some tricks i didn't know so far. Thanks! Keep Going. You're doing an awesome job!
This is the most instructive endgame video on the whole YT..Godbless your kind soul Levy!
The final example really brought together the reason and application for the process. Good video.
As a recently retired teacher, I show up in school 3 times a week to maintain a small chess club, It gives ideas for chess coaching, thanks
Gotham could you make an endgame turtorial of a rook vs 2 minor pieces (bishop and knight)?
I always lose those no matter which side im on
You're putting out more educational material than I can keep up with :p
I wish he would stop. The fact that everyone else can watch these too don't sit right with me
Philidor defense; where you prevent mating by giving hits from the back
Thanks for showing a more realistic position at the end rather than only working with the perfect theoretical examples.
Yaaaas I was waiting for it yesterday, today you upload it
Thanks Levy!
Hi Levy! Could you make a video about the Fantasy Karo Cann Variation for both sides :) Also the Grand Prix attack would be awesome :P
My praiers have been heard!
It's like putting in a golf tournament, nobody likes studying or practicing it, because hitting long shots is much more fun! But, "you drive for show, but putt for 'dough'!", The small details in putting(finishing out),is the important part of it, just like mastering rook and pawn chess endgames. Have finish the job off properly man!!! :)
#suggestion Can you please make a video on how to play in time pressure? I played so many rapid games against stronger opponents yesterday where i was winning in all the middle games but i spent so much time and got into time pressure with some 2 secs increment 🤦🏿♂️brah my rating drops by 1000 points at moments like that😂.. Maybe the video should be, "how not to get into time pressure" idk😂
Bizarre timing! I’ve had so many endgames exactly like this. Been stuck on 1200 for a few weeks. Thanks Levy!
That was quick...lol! Thanks!
I really like how you connect the different positions, e.g., Long-side defense vs. Lucena win (depending on who is on move).
Great video, Levy! Please cover more endgames
3:12 god that voice crack is hilarious, why is no one mentioning it
sheILd
Thank you so much for posting. This is one of the best chess videos I ever watched! Exactly the type of video I have been looking for. I hate to go through my endgame books which takes so much time. Hopefully can see more in the future 🙏❤️😍
These endgame videos are my favorites on the channel, so helpful
Yesterday i just drawn a winning position(king and rook vs king) and now you are here posting a video about rook endgames(its not the samw situation but this video would helped me a lot)
Salve from brazil
First ever video of Levy I liked. Well explained.
Well explained! This is highly instructive because rook & pawn endgames are probably one of the most common endgames there are. Now - if I can just remember this stuff.
tbh the endgames are what got me into chess, love em
You've been studying your Dvorestky 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 great video, very instructive, this is the king of chess content that RUclips was missing.
opponent rock : why are you running ?
meanwhile my rock chilling in the corner of board
I was heard! Thank you so much!!!
I've had a position with an F pawn and a rook against a rook and the opponents King was on the short side (technically a draw). I managed to win because he did not know how to draw, but I didn't know either at the time and winning took a LOT of thought.
It's crazy how 2 months in you have like triple the amount of subs you had 3months ago. Crazy grind and favorite chess channel 100%
Day 13 telling Levy I'm gonna adopt him someday
Um
@@moonycanwatch umm
@@GoodKnightChess ummmm
@@he0911 Ummmmm
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I really love the way you explain every situation and why you should do X move, keep up the great work :)
Fantastic Video! I want the 2h version of this!
You explained this all very well, thanks Levy.
More endgame keep them coming levy.
Hey Gotham! Thanks for the video! For you, or anyone else in the comments, I had a question about getting my rook to the sixth rank in the Vancura position.
I like drilling endgame exercises against the computer on chess.com, and when I plugged in the Vancura position, I found that white was refuting my attempts to get to the sixth rank. The way they would do this was after 1. ...Ra1, white would play Kf4, with the intention to reach the e5 square. After 2. Kf4, Rf1+ 3. Ke5, Rf6, white has a winning tactic with 4. Rg8+, Kxg8 5. Kxf6, and the pawn is free to queen. I wanted to know if giving white the extra tempo by playing something like 2. ...Rc1 in order to reach the 6th rank instead of checking to reach the sixth rank was okay.
Thanks!
Thanks, really need to work on my endgames. Had a terrifying game yesterday where I came back from losing to get king and queen vs king, backed him into a corner with almost no time on the clock, and couldn't for the life of me figure out how to mate without stalemate. Eventually got it, though not before my opponent asked "did you not do the drill" 😂
Thanks man! I'm a new subscriber and I'm loving your channel. Can't wait for a new video.
Please make a video demonstrating and explaining the checkmate combinations with the 2 knights vs. king and bishop and knight vs.king checkmates
Really hoping he explains the stupid Bishop Knight King checkmate pattern at some point. Been pulling my hair out over that one.
As you probably already know, Lucena was the author of oldest printed book on chess, Repetición de Amores e Arte de Axedrez (1497). We have a rare copy of this book in Siena (Italy). If you want to be perfect in you wonderful lessons, try to pronounce it using a spanish
pronunciation. You can find it on Google Translate.
Thank you, Levy!! Love your content! :)
Very instructive video levy. :)
Yay! Another awesome endgames video!
Great content as always! I really noticed the audio ducking in this episode, it feels like every time you take a breath the entire video is muted
Can you make a video about how to deal with defeats? I generally feel angry or sad after lose a couple (or more...) of games. Great content again! Thanks!
dang, I gotta save up for checkers pieces.
awesome vid levy thank you
Just played game with this endgame! I was about to lose,i wanted to draw game,but i managed to win it,thank you so much !
8:15 Why would black rook move to e2 to give check? It can just stay on F file and keep threatening the pawn and king can't zig zag anywhere. I don't get it.
If the rook stays on the f file, notice there is always Rd5 for white to keep Black's king cut off and to be ready for Rf5 cutting Black's rook from the pawn. Let's consider the following line:
1. ... Rf3
2. Rd5 Rf4
3. Rf5
Black's king cannot reach f8, neither can rook, so pawn promotes no matter what
Know end games give you more possibilities in attack that only go for mate
It would be awesome if you made a lesson about passed pawns. like when should I think about trying to make a passed pawn.
Thanks Levy
The first example:
King: LET ME IN!!!
Rook: Do you have an entry ticket?
King: No...
Rook: Then you're not allowed to cross the c line
King: F*ck
Levy you 're great! your videos are really helpfull and well explained!!
More endgame video please
I just played a game (2nd or 3rd one after watching this video) where I was able to get a draw with the rook vs rook and pawn. This really helped.
thank you for the end games .I understood very well
Excellent video as always! Hoping soon to see a video about how to mate with 2 knights
Hey Levy! What books do you recommend for endgame? These endgame vids are the best! Please please upload more; you’re like my favorite chess RUclipsr
Literally ended up with a king+rook+few pawns on both sides game just yesterday. I had the upper hand throughout the game but it slipped outta my hand. I ultimately lost on time but I fucked up majorly before then. Wish I watched this video earlier.
23 minutes of pure masterclass from Levy
The thing is it seems like white is winning, not so much because he's up a pawn, but because the pawns he can free are closer to promoting. That's what always trips me up, and it seems like it takes a lot of time (like in blitz) to count who would promote first.
Bruh your past few videos have been super relevant to what I need to know lol
Great lesson i was waiting for this
Top content! 👍
And your pronunciation of Lucena & Vancura matches mine... 😁
I really enjoy these videos. He is obviously great at teaching and explaining chess strategy and tactics. Gothamchess is about to gain another subscriber.
Did any other Smash Brothers fans out there think that the Lucena position was spelled with an I instead on an E, or was that just me?
According to Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Ram%C3%ADrez_de_Lucena) it is with an E.
Rook endgame was the first thing I have learned in chess. Still amazed how easy it sometimes is to trick someone with a simple rook + king checkmate at 1100 even from the losing material standpoint.
Great video, thanks Levi