6 Checkmate Patterns YOU MUST KNOW

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    Chess has many patterns, among them ones about checkmate. In this video, I'm giving you 6 types of checkmates and 15 examples.
    CHECKMATE PATTERNS: www.chess.com/lessons/how-to-...
    0:00 Intro
    0:30 PATTERN 1 - ROOK COMBOS
    4:42 PATTERN 2- H7/H2 SQUARE
    8:18 PATTERN 3 - G7/G2 SQUARE
    12:12 PATTERN 4 - DOVETAIL
    14:24 PATTERN 5 - KNIGHT/BISHOP CLAMP
    16:31 PATTERN 6 - SMOTHERED MATES
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  • @clevisbernier8973
    @clevisbernier8973 3 года назад +10690

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      The Cult of Gotham converts another humble viewer. 🙏🏻

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      @stupidassol 3 года назад +547

      Lol! He was the first chess channel I watched! Levy is like a step dad 😂😂😃

    • @patrickvint562
      @patrickvint562 3 года назад +482

      Looks like you've been captured captured

    • @thebus3181
      @thebus3181 3 года назад +84

      In this position El Magnito has been checkmated

    • @clevisbernier8973
      @clevisbernier8973 3 года назад +63

      @@GothamChess lmao. To good. You made my day.

  • @DenisHoste
    @DenisHoste 3 года назад +2374

    5:46 "As you get stronger, you're not just gonna be able to mate people" - context is everything!

    • @gene_0630
      @gene_0630 2 года назад +112

      I see you are a man of culture, sir

    • @brainyinsaniac3568
      @brainyinsaniac3568 2 года назад +102

      @@illosovic that's...that's the joke.

    • @absolutezero523
      @absolutezero523 2 года назад +37

      @@illosovic thats like... the joke

    • @emant8396
      @emant8396 2 года назад +18

      @@illosovic it was supposed to be funny…

    • @ronaldperez1226
      @ronaldperez1226 2 года назад +1

      @@illosovic Stupid, that's the joke. Imagine saying a person is stupid but you were the one who dìdin't understand.

  • @nathanyu7030
    @nathanyu7030 3 года назад +975

    “oh no my queen” smothered mate

    • @peterpham1887
      @peterpham1887 3 года назад +17

      Gold comment

    • @Neboooo
      @Neboooo 3 года назад +50

      Call an ambulance!
      But not for me!

    • @LordSoviet
      @LordSoviet 3 года назад +10

      I love Eric Rosen saying oh no my queen its just so good

    • @KororaPenguin
      @KororaPenguin 3 месяца назад

      In Xiangqi, smothered mates come easier because the General is confined to the nine points of the Palace/Fortress, because the two Advisors (confined to the five points therein that are connected by diagonal lines) are always getting in each other's way, and because stalemate is a form of checkmate.

  • @stefanobaghino
    @stefanobaghino 3 года назад +175

    The In-your-face-you're-trash-my-rook-defeated-you is also known as the Vukovic mate, which I assume means In-your-face-you're-trash-my-rook-defeated-you in Croatian.

    • @endlesssnom
      @endlesssnom 3 года назад

      lul

    • @tonymutua5976
      @tonymutua5976 3 года назад +2

      Really?? 😂😂😂😂Whenever am having a bad day I always visit the comment section and the mood changes 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @SriOrshu
      @SriOrshu Месяц назад

      XDDDDD
      Vukovic is a common surname in ex-yugo countries. Vuk (pron:wook) means wolf. Suffix - ov = from / of. Addition - ic = personification of surname. As if saying Wolf-son-"er".

  • @ayustar5853
    @ayustar5853 2 года назад +679

    "chess is a game where you mate people by force, regardless of gender."
    -gandhi

    • @NcD1o8
      @NcD1o8 Год назад +87

      What a terrible day to be able to read.

    • @opposite2715
      @opposite2715 Год назад +17

      I would like to go back to preschool.

    • @valonarious5399
      @valonarious5399 Год назад +12

      Thanks gandhi, very reasonable

    • @biskitz86913
      @biskitz86913 Год назад +19

      "Chess speaks for itself" - Buddah

    • @darthbader4626
      @darthbader4626 Год назад +19

      So inspirational🤯
      I can feel the words coming inside of me

  • @lasernuss332
    @lasernuss332 3 года назад +7755

    This is good, checkmate tends to be the strongest move in any game of chess

    • @jacobstevens7046
      @jacobstevens7046 3 года назад +326

      I mean the Botez Gambit is also kinda noice tho...

    • @sergioangelo95
      @sergioangelo95 3 года назад +88

      checkmate with advantage

    • @ianmoore5502
      @ianmoore5502 3 года назад +187

      psh checkmate isn't even up any actual material
      checkmate, chess players

    • @MLarios97
      @MLarios97 3 года назад +441

      Ye that's why i always use the checkmate opening

    • @user-kc3oc9zw9b
      @user-kc3oc9zw9b 3 года назад +57

      @@MLarios97 pretty effective line that one I've noticed

  • @aricori21
    @aricori21 3 года назад +3221

    Man this is like book quality education we are so lucky to have gotham.
    IN 6 months of consistent chess I've reached my peak rating 1380, without a doubt gotham carried me to that. We love you!

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      Congrats! I didn’t carry, you had to play the games 🙂

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      Ikr. I’ve been consistently playing chess for 1 month and a half now and have binged almost all of Gotham’s videos for the last 6 months. Pushed from 750 all the way to 1150 trophies. You probably won’t see this, but thanks Levy!

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      I started playing chess just after we went into lockdown in the U.K. (in April). My rating now hovers between 1620 and 1750. No doubt Gotham’s videos on openings helped a lot!

  • @alkhandanny2264
    @alkhandanny2264 3 года назад +709

    "you're not mating" - Levy
    Dang he just described my sex life

  • @Kriz10
    @Kriz10 3 года назад +78

    4:24
    Me:trying to fork the king and queen for material advantage
    Computer: it's a checkmate

    • @commentor5479
      @commentor5479 3 года назад +6

      @Seth Tate You win the king, and that's DEFINITELY a material advantage!

    • @siddhantjhaveri
      @siddhantjhaveri 2 года назад +2

      @@commentor5479 there's nothing better than winning a Queen. Then you gradually destroy your opponent, promote all your pawns and then deliver a brutal in-your-face checkmate.

  • @xerlax2430
    @xerlax2430 3 года назад +1728

    "In your face, you're trash, my Rook DEFEATED you" checkmate
    - GothamChess

    • @knightclinic332
      @knightclinic332 3 года назад +55

      For those wondering, it's called Vukovic mate.

    • @philipp17802
      @philipp17802 3 года назад +21

      @@knightclinic332 no your wrong there. You know the right name, I’m sure

    • @tomh9487
      @tomh9487 3 года назад +42

      Philipp, ChaeSoo.. you're. As in 'you are'.

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      @cuteshrek5927 3 года назад +8

      @@tomh9487 finally someone knows good English

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      @nandankumar-to9sh 3 года назад +1

      Speedcuber omg

  • @juliapinkosz2999
    @juliapinkosz2999 3 года назад +1795

    So, basically, what I've learned from this video is that chess is like an onion. It has layers.. and makes you cry.

    • @loghost5274
      @loghost5274 3 года назад +128

      I like playing on an actual chess board. Eating Doritos loudly while staring at your opponent adds a level dark psychology missing from the game. I want to play Mario golf now anyway.

    • @sahmed3273
      @sahmed3273 3 года назад +11

      Best comment

    • @nate_kang
      @nate_kang 2 года назад +14

      shrek

    • @joelvannatta3266
      @joelvannatta3266 2 года назад +5

      Also terrible as food.

    • @Lopal12
      @Lopal12 2 года назад +4

      @@loghost5274 yes

  • @craftyraf
    @craftyraf 3 года назад +341

    0:42 This is called Back rank mate. In back rank mate, the king is unable to move up the board because the king is blocked by friendly pieces (usually pawns) on the second rank.
    3:23 This is called Arabian mate: The Arabian Mate is a very old and also very common way to checkmate. It is not only mentioned in ancient Arabic manuscripts, but also derived from the older Persian form of chess where the knight and the rook were the two most powerful pieces in the game. This was before chess had migrated to Europe and the queen was (later) given its current powers of movement.
    3:29 This is called Vuković's mate. Vladimir Vuković (1898-1975) was a Croatian chess writer, theoretician, player, arbiter and journalist. In The Art of Attack in Chess (available on Chessable), Vuković devoted a whole chapter to mating patterns.
    4:24 This is called Corner mate. In Corner mate, a knight delivers checkmate to the king in the corner, while a rook or queen covers the adjacent file (the b-file or g-file) . One of the opponent's own pieces (in most cases a pawn) blocks escape via the square (s) not covered by the rook/queen.
    7:12 This is called Max Lange's mate. Max Lange’s mate is named after the German chess player Max Lange (1832-1899), who used this mate for the first time in the game Adolf Anderssen - Max Lange, Breslau 1859.
    11:40 This is called Pillsbury's mate. The mate is named after the American chess player Harry Nelson Pillsbury (1872-1906).
    12:45 This is called Dovetail mate or Cozio's mate. With some imagination, your 3 arrows form a dovetail ;-) Another name for this checkmate is Cozio’s mate, named after the Italian chess player Carlo Cozio (1715-1780) who published this checkmate pattern in a study in 1766.
    14:00 This is called Triangle mate. In Triangle mate, a queen delivers checkmate to the king. The queen is supported by a rook, that also covers some escape squares. The queen, rook and king are all on the same color of squares and form a triangle.
    14:47 This is called Suffocation mate. In Suffocation mate, a knight delivers checkmate to the king. A bishop covers one or two escape squares, and the opponent's own pieces block escape via the squares not covered by the bishop.
    20:42 This is called Greco's mate. The mate is named after the famous Italian chess player Gioachino Greco (1600-1634) .
    Discover all these checkmate patterns and many more in "The Checkmate Patterns Manual"!

    • @trank3166
      @trank3166 3 года назад +6

      Wow, thanks

    • @moltenshard
      @moltenshard 3 года назад +13

      Quality comment

    • @manishkapgate881
      @manishkapgate881 2 года назад +10

      Thanks, mate.

    • @rogg0224
      @rogg0224 2 года назад

      Smothered mate not suffocation

    • @craftyraf
      @craftyraf 2 года назад +8

      @@rogg0224 It's smothered mate when a knight delivers checkmate without the help of other pieces. I know my checkmate patterns since I'm the author of the checkmate patterns manual on chessable.com! ;-)

  • @jasonberezowski2869
    @jasonberezowski2869 Год назад +402

    This is actually helpful as a new player. Obviously the goal.of the game is getting check mates. I find I can play the early game and midgame at a comfortable level but when it comes to sealing the deal I really have trouble with setting up ways to finish. Like I just miss seeing all these patterns to end the game even when I'm at a big advantage.

    • @samt3412
      @samt3412 Год назад +35

      Agreed. Especially when you start getting time stress and you already tired your brain out to get advantage in endgame, finding a checkmate that isn't a classic rook+rook or queen+rook becomes hard to do.

    • @kikomagana1990
      @kikomagana1990 5 месяцев назад +13

      Dude I’m learning to play right now and I keep getting draws against the fkn bots cause I end up with 7 pieces chasing the king smh

  • @MackBus
    @MackBus 3 года назад +633

    "You're getting destroyed because you watched Eric Rosen's videos"
    Mate, I've been getting destroyed long before I started watching Eric's videos.

    • @andy_c
      @andy_c 3 года назад +14

      oh no my king!
      dah.

    • @kvhn946
      @kvhn946 3 года назад +3

      @@andy_c "But ACTUALLY my king!"

    • @fridakahlo9027
      @fridakahlo9027 3 года назад

      He's a hater. I'm unsubbing

    • @gotaro69
      @gotaro69 3 года назад +1

      @@fridakahlo9027 who?

    • @fridakahlo9027
      @fridakahlo9027 2 года назад

      @@gotaro69 No one. I'm joking. They're both great and I understand banter.

  • @entr0py19
    @entr0py19 3 года назад +1024

    Nobody:
    Gotham nomenclature of mating patterns:
    "In your face, you're trash, my rook defeated you checkmate"
    Amen

  • @ReapingTheHarvest
    @ReapingTheHarvest 3 года назад +39

    The smothering mate is incredibly savage.

  • @bazcuda
    @bazcuda 3 года назад +99

    "I don't know why it's called a Dovetail..."
    _draws dovetail pattern on the board_ 😂😂😂

    • @itsmelmao2769
      @itsmelmao2769 3 года назад +5

      i was just about to comment this lmao

  • @PunaniJohnny
    @PunaniJohnny 3 года назад +403

    Smother mate seems very personal. Like a mate you would do against someone you hate

    • @pynn1000
      @pynn1000 3 года назад +44

      You suffocate your enemies. The King is smothered by his friends. (In French the same word is used for both suffocation and smother mates, which is simpler.)

    • @MrRFPinhas
      @MrRFPinhas 3 года назад +17

      Caesar style, death by too many "friends"

    • @tylery2291
      @tylery2291 3 года назад +6

      It's a hate mate..

    • @wyattberens3545
      @wyattberens3545 3 года назад +1

      I would argue that under-promoting to a rook or bishop to deliver mate is what you would do if you truly hated someone. Yes, a win is still a win, but it’s important to let them know you have absolutely no respect for them after how terribly they played

  • @judaheisenberger2883
    @judaheisenberger2883 3 года назад +3512

    arabian mate is an acronym
    A-AHAHAHAHA
    R-Rook mated you, you're
    A-absolutely terrible at
    B-beating people
    I-in chess, i'm
    A-actually dying of laughter
    N-no i'm not accepting the offer for a rematch

  • @drinksomestew8159
    @drinksomestew8159 3 года назад +38

    Someone defeated me with
    “In your face, you’re trash my rook defeated you checkmate”
    I feel like trash :(

  • @Eville
    @Eville 2 года назад +16

    You have the best chess related content I've come across. Thank you for taking the time to break down complex concepts in such a digestible way.

  • @nothanks8839
    @nothanks8839 3 года назад +614

    "Now of course, as you get stronger you're not just gonna be able to mate people"
    Hold on I was told that going to the gym would help me get girls...

  • @mistyminnie5922
    @mistyminnie5922 Год назад +6

    This is one those videos I'll watch again and again. Super helpful, thank you!

  • @juliobanfi9785
    @juliobanfi9785 Год назад +59

    Hi Levy!
    Great stuff.
    Pattern #4 is probably called dovetail because of the dovetail system of joining pieces of wood: the pieces come together and fit snugly, leaving no room. Somehow, it resembles how the Queen tightly covers all the escape spaces (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dovetail_joint).

  • @lucagerza7372
    @lucagerza7372 3 года назад +465

    He said I must know...
    I can’t not click on the video

    • @thebus3181
      @thebus3181 3 года назад +13

      Reverse reverse psychology?

    • @Subpar1224
      @Subpar1224 3 года назад +24

      @@thebus3181 so just psychology then

    • @ricardf1857
      @ricardf1857 3 года назад +5

      YESN'T

    • @myskrillaa
      @myskrillaa 3 года назад +4

      i can’t legally not click on this video or something bad will happen to you and your family

    • @Subpar1224
      @Subpar1224 3 года назад +2

      @@myskrillaa thanks for caring about my family

  • @pretentiousname01
    @pretentiousname01 3 года назад +394

    "Dove tail mate" is likely due to a 'dove tail' being a wood joining technique. Used to secure two pieces of wood together, often into a corner.

    • @theodoremurdock9984
      @theodoremurdock9984 3 года назад +18

      It's also as opposed to the 'swallow's tail' mate where the queen mates from the edge of the 3x3 square the king is standing in, rather than the corner of that square. Swallows have deeply split tails, and doves have connected tails, and the two squares the queen doesn't cover from the edge are separated, while the two the queen doesn't cover from the corner touch at their corners.

    • @pretentiousname01
      @pretentiousname01 3 года назад +1

      @@boriskogan7903 Yeah its not perfect, but the idea or philosophy of how it works

    • @supreetlokesh9776
      @supreetlokesh9776 3 года назад

      I call it an anchor mate instead lol

    • @musiccompositionadventures621
      @musiccompositionadventures621 3 года назад

      Came here to say “woodworking joint”

    • @allenmanning4716
      @allenmanning4716 3 года назад +1

      Gotham was so close, too. He said dovetail, box and glue, then “I don’t know why this is called a dovetail”

  • @mali_314
    @mali_314 2 года назад +7

    19:20 Gotham: this is mate
    me: this is fork

  • @InfinityExt
    @InfinityExt Год назад +321

    Fun fact: Rubix cubing is also pattern recognition

    • @batmanh8899
      @batmanh8899 Год назад +46

      Rubik’s

    • @kizzysnow4392
      @kizzysnow4392 Год назад +16

      Yep! And there's many very specific algorithms you can follow in order to solve it consistently.

    • @DrumickD
      @DrumickD Год назад +3

      Rubik’s

    • @NotSpecAlt
      @NotSpecAlt Год назад +18

      yea as a cuber i can agree and also ITS RUBIK'S CUBE NOT rubix cube

    • @Chlamydia69
      @Chlamydia69 Год назад +3

      @@NotSpecAlt it’s Rubix you non cuber!

  • @johnstevenson9956
    @johnstevenson9956 3 года назад +272

    I can't help wondering how many times I've walked right past these positions, only to win or lose 20 moves later! Thanks so much!

  • @VeritasAlienari
    @VeritasAlienari 3 года назад +152

    12:40
    A dovetail is a pattern that looks like a "V". It is used in many areas, including woodworking to create joints. Look at decent dresser drawers and you might see the dovetailed ends of the wood joined to another with that "V" shape throughout. The dovetail in this checkmate refers to the fact that both of the King's retreat squares are blocked by his own pieces in a dovetail pattern.

  • @NapoleonGARDENINGTV
    @NapoleonGARDENINGTV 3 года назад +1

    Beautiful patterns, Thanks again!

  • @arimanno74
    @arimanno74 3 года назад +31

    Everything here is given in funny, interesting, practice and useful way.
    And most important, beginners like me can follow all this without feeling himself stupid.
    It looks very simple when You explaine, cause Your passion drive all in a very nice way.
    Respect.

  • @cjwarrington177
    @cjwarrington177 3 года назад +198

    Arabian mate comes from way way back when the knights and rooks were the most powerful pieces on the board.

    • @og8263
      @og8263 3 года назад +16

      I feel like I read somewhere that the queen was the much weaker "advisor" who moved like a king, were the knight and rook any different?

    • @cjwarrington177
      @cjwarrington177 3 года назад +42

      @@og8263 The queen could only move one square diagonally, the rooks and knights moved like in modern chess.

    • @og8263
      @og8263 3 года назад +1

      @@cjwarrington177 My bad you're right. Was the bishop also the same as the queen? One square diagonally?

    • @MiksuYT
      @MiksuYT 3 года назад +22

      @@og8263 two squares diagonally (had to move two squares, couldn't move just 1, they could also jump over other pieces)

    • @AlexanderKG
      @AlexanderKG 3 года назад +4

      @@og8263 the bishop would move two squares diagonally if I'm not mistaken. The bishop can't move one square, it must move two squares

  • @flexkuntsmash3053
    @flexkuntsmash3053 3 года назад +41

    The martial arts example was very apt. I haven't been playing chess for long, but I've been a martial artist for around a decade now (boxing, HEMA, TKD & combatives) and there are many similarities in the strategy and tactics department. Another extremely important aspect of chess that also has an overlap with martial arts (especially in fencing) is tempo.

  • @mandycruz
    @mandycruz 3 года назад

    You're awesome man. I saw one of your video and now I'm checking them all.

  • @mickmcknight162
    @mickmcknight162 3 года назад

    great stuff, cheers for the tips levy!

  • @panagiotispapav7101
    @panagiotispapav7101 3 года назад +45

    18:10 "Oh no, my Queen!"

  • @DanielPetri
    @DanielPetri 3 года назад +975

    !! you took my suggestion from the community tab! Thanks Levy!!

  • @ziaulhaq4833
    @ziaulhaq4833 2 года назад +3

    One of the most instructive and useful chess videos I've ever watched. Thanks a lot Sir, you are a great chess teacher with fantastic methodology.

  • @ManusMagus
    @ManusMagus 2 года назад

    Omgsh. Thank you Levy. This is amazing, I love how you have blended the basic outcome of lesson, with variations and how to recognize it within the game

  • @wyattearp4055
    @wyattearp4055 3 года назад +60

    You are a natural with instructing... alot of other Chess Masters are so ahead of us (likely as you are) they can not telate with the novice's mind - you deliver the message directly. Simple and concise - very principled instructional content!
    and you LOVE chess - it radiates from you - thank you SO MUCH for your content!!

  • @abdelmalekfarouk5271
    @abdelmalekfarouk5271 3 года назад +51

    Suggested topics:
    Displacing defenders
    Attacks on the enemy Pawn cover
    Finding imbalances and thinking technique
    The power of the two Bishops
    Maneuvering against weaknesses
    Elements of endgame strategy
    Selection of candidate moves

  • @ReickyTcharles
    @ReickyTcharles Год назад +44

    8:56 yes it does work a lot ! like 70% of the times

  • @kendricksmith3207
    @kendricksmith3207 3 года назад +35

    This was right on time. I just started playing during the pandemic, where today I was trying to mate someone with a rook and knight, but didn't quite know how to. Thank You Sir for your tutelage!

  • @brandoncrow5048
    @brandoncrow5048 3 года назад +121

    A dove tail has 3 feathers similar to how the queen is covering in 3 directions, that’s why it’s called a dovetail

    • @noahferguson3540
      @noahferguson3540 3 года назад +12

      A dove tail is a wood working joint that fits two pieces of wood together like a puzzle piece. If you look up a picture of a dove tail joint, it'll make sense.

    • @brandoncrow5048
      @brandoncrow5048 3 года назад +14

      @@noahferguson3540 that joint is named after a dove tail as well for the same reason

    • @bigcountrymower4263
      @bigcountrymower4263 2 года назад +1

      I'd say the mate was named after the woodworking joint, which was named after the bird.

    • @noahsvirsky9962
      @noahsvirsky9962 2 года назад +2

      @@bigcountrymower4263 I'm pretty sure they're just both named after the bird

  • @iaraculonna
    @iaraculonna 3 года назад +221

    Your wife asks you to name one of her girlfriends that you like the most.
    Another famous checkmate pattern.

    • @connermcd
      @connermcd 3 года назад +4

      🤣

    • @johnwalker1058
      @johnwalker1058 3 года назад +49

      As students of GothamChess, I believe this is what we would recognize as "danger levels."

    • @demerzel3798
      @demerzel3798 3 года назад +12

      @@johnwalker1058 Exactly. Answering the question leads to checkmate, so you have to deflect on the other side of the board.

    • @ydgames4291
      @ydgames4291 3 года назад +5

      @@johnwalker1058 Then *what is worth more than a girlfriend?*

    • @johnwalker1058
      @johnwalker1058 3 года назад +14

      @@ydgames4291
      Your life, which you can save if you know the structure of this kind of endgame trap.

  • @testadifrattale
    @testadifrattale 3 года назад +3

    One of the best lessons ever for a beginner player like myself. Very effective pattern for middle and endgame. Thanks a lot Levy

  • @MarshallBeall
    @MarshallBeall 11 месяцев назад

    Really like this and all Gotham vides. Clear explanations. Enthusiasm to the max.

  • @Xplayer007
    @Xplayer007 3 года назад +7

    3:40 I'm sure others have pointed this out but this is called Vuković’s mate.

  • @lucagerza7372
    @lucagerza7372 3 года назад +5

    I gotta say when I first saw the smothered mate and more complex versions of it I was mind blown. Such a beautiful series of moves

  • @sonson2815
    @sonson2815 3 года назад

    Ty man you help me alot in the basics and tactics..see your subs are getting fast

  • @akshaykaps
    @akshaykaps 2 года назад

    Very helpful and instructive video!

  • @materodic
    @materodic 3 года назад +80

    Am I early enough to get a heart from Levy?

  • @Marronii
    @Marronii 3 года назад +32

    Love that thumbnail game you got there!

  • @badfelix007
    @badfelix007 3 года назад

    Really useful thank you Levy!

  • @JMac-oe7xx
    @JMac-oe7xx 3 года назад +3

    Really cool stuff Levy! Chessable has The Checkmate Patterns Manual and Basic Checkmate Patterns that go into pretty cool detail with the names of each pattern also explaining where the names come from, which I believe the one you mentioned with the King, Rook and Knight is the Vukovic or something.

  • @kamilherma1199
    @kamilherma1199 3 года назад +44

    Yo, watching from Żory, Poland. After watching your 'stuck at chess' video I decided to put what you said into practice, so 10-15 puzzles a day, study openings like: London, King's Indian, English. Study basic checkmate patterns and 1-2 games per day.... getting better everyday. So thank you for your work!

  • @UVjoint
    @UVjoint 3 года назад +6

    At 18:20, you saying that the Knight smothers the King to death has planted a mental image in my head of knights in full armor on horseback, with a lance, a sword, and.... a pillow.

  • @samuelraphaelfranco10
    @samuelraphaelfranco10 3 года назад

    This is fantastic Levy. Love your channel. Learning more from you than anyone else.

  • @Fr33manTV
    @Fr33manTV 2 года назад

    Much needed. Thank you. Your channel is great.

  • @Etienne-rf5wt
    @Etienne-rf5wt 3 года назад +6

    I have been a casual chess player for years. I have decent fundamentals and understanding of openings but I never was able to effectively understand how to mate my opponent. I always make stupid mistakes where I focus too much on offense or defense, and many times the moves I make actually WEAKEN my position. Thank you! I really needed to see this video. It will help me to practice finishing games and seeing more opportunities to actually win games :)

  • @Jamsville
    @Jamsville 3 года назад +23

    Bobby Fischer’s book is almost all back rank mates lol

  • @MrZIONart
    @MrZIONart 2 года назад

    Thank you for the video. I hope I will be able to implement this in my games

  • @tangpau93
    @tangpau93 Год назад

    Great video and wonderful refresher for me. Thanks for this one.

  • @brandonhopkins4530
    @brandonhopkins4530 3 года назад +9

    13:35 you can still mate with the rook on d1 cause if rook takes queen takes and if the king tries to escape you dovetail

  • @ronitkrovidi7156
    @ronitkrovidi7156 3 года назад +3

    blessed with levy's content. no greater happiness has been derived from anywhere else.

  • @bartek8945
    @bartek8945 3 года назад

    Thank you for very useful knowledge!

  • @chilakashalemraju3668
    @chilakashalemraju3668 3 года назад

    Very useful stuff. Thank you

  • @antoniorebelo9539
    @antoniorebelo9539 3 года назад +5

    I’d like to see you covering how to play closed positions

  • @stevenwarner9156
    @stevenwarner9156 3 года назад +5

    I can't believe that only 40% of viewers are not subscribed. Your content is always clear, concise, and very informative. You're an excellent teacher, and thank you for giving so much to the chess community!

  • @naudiatf2791
    @naudiatf2791 Год назад +1

    Thank you, very instructive

  • @rosalopez4363
    @rosalopez4363 2 года назад

    Thanks levy for posting this vid really helped dummies like me learn more about checkmate patterns.

  • @ryderhopsup573
    @ryderhopsup573 3 года назад +16

    My therapist : Super saiyan levy doesn't exist. He can't hurt you.
    Super saiyan levy:

  • @CoachKyleZ
    @CoachKyleZ 3 года назад +13

    12:33 Draws a bird with arrows "I don't know why this is called the dovetail mate"

    • @gbvttgvf9624
      @gbvttgvf9624 2 года назад

      Looks like a bow and arrow to me

  • @keithherrington3410
    @keithherrington3410 3 года назад

    Great stuff - keep it up!

  • @Littlekidjonjon
    @Littlekidjonjon 11 месяцев назад

    This is a very very very good video. Thank you Levy!

  • @neesharumi91
    @neesharumi91 3 года назад +5

    I love this channel. Thank you for all the effort. I fell in love with chess a long time ago and then The Queen's Gambit reignited the passion. I learn so much from you. :)

  • @og8263
    @og8263 3 года назад +11

    3:23 I'm surprised you don't know that Levy, every avid chess historian knows it's named after Mr Mate.

  • @gabrielwest8949
    @gabrielwest8949 3 года назад

    Your videos are sooo good man
    Keep it up!

  • @marybuzz4226
    @marybuzz4226 2 года назад

    Thank you! I'm so exited to learn how to play chess with you! Some moves are very beautiful

  • @stephenlee1220
    @stephenlee1220 3 года назад +3

    Good stuff Levy. Saved me about 100 hrs research to develop my simple chess engine 😀 Great content- enjoy the banter between you and the other top chess streamers like Hikaru, Eric and Antonio.

  • @carine573
    @carine573 Год назад +5

    Hello from France ! I am trying to progress ( between 800-900 elo at the moment) and noticed that I often fail to foresee or deliver checkmate efficiently so this is definitely a valuable content for me !
    Just discovered you and the entire online world of chess !Didn't expect that popularity ! Merci 😊

    • @Dimitri_gdr
      @Dimitri_gdr 10 месяцев назад

      Salut ! Alors t'as progressé ?

  • @729EGAN
    @729EGAN 3 года назад

    WOW!!!!!!
    Great video dude.
    Total add to my archive of Chess Mastery videos.

  • @harveyjohnny1967
    @harveyjohnny1967 11 месяцев назад

    Really helpful videos. I am finally learning in a methodical way, and these are really useful for me.

  • @aryanpatel2414
    @aryanpatel2414 3 года назад +3

    Levy, every since I started watching your videos my rapid rating climbed from a 1000 to a 1400. Thanks a lot bro.

  • @samcoopermusic
    @samcoopermusic 3 года назад +5

    It's funny that you use the terms "join" "box" and "glue" when discussing the dovetail mate, because there is a carpentry maneuver called a dovetail joint, which brings two pieces of wood together by interlocking them, like if you weave your fingers together on your hands. Not sure if the chess move was named after the woodworking, the woodworking after the chess move, both after the actual tails of doves, or maybe the chess move came first and the woodworking and bird tail are named after the chess move! Anyhoo...thanks for your content, I've been learning a lot!

  • @grigogamers7143
    @grigogamers7143 3 года назад

    great! thanks a lot, I ll try to watch all of your videos

  • @mayat9583
    @mayat9583 Год назад

    I love ur easy and quick explanation...short brief n simple ..thanku

  • @crabboy7750
    @crabboy7750 2 года назад +3

    3:45 its called a the vikovic check mate

  • @nicholassanzone4577
    @nicholassanzone4577 3 года назад +7

    Watched this video last night. Started seeing really early mates I would have missed. Went on a huge winning streak. 10/10 can recommend

  • @The_Norwegian
    @The_Norwegian 2 года назад

    thank you for taking your time to teach. allready learned alot and will continue to learn. again thanks alot!

  • @zumi5778
    @zumi5778 Год назад

    Thanks a lot levy, this information is top quality i am gonna practice more on this

  • @Chris.Walljasper
    @Chris.Walljasper 3 года назад +4

    I think it’s called the Dove Tail Mate because the queen can swing out and take in any direction. When those placements are imagined together, it also resembles a dove tail. :)

  • @MOBYXEDITZ10
    @MOBYXEDITZ10 Год назад +68

    Bro thank you so much I was playing chess and I didn’t really know how to checkmate and now I am so good thank you so much

    • @Kaybl
      @Kaybl Год назад

      eh probably like 700-850 elo

    • @tracks8886
      @tracks8886 Год назад

      @@Kaybl eh you're probably 1-3 IQ

    • @Kaybl
      @Kaybl Год назад

      @@tracks8886 yeah probably correct on that

  • @edwardlazell3157
    @edwardlazell3157 3 года назад

    Thanks as ever, Levy. You make helpful stuff.

  • @steerpike50
    @steerpike50 2 года назад

    This is great stuff , Thanks.

  • @daddy9004
    @daddy9004 3 года назад +7

    4:24 my first thought: oh, it's a fork

  • @GoodKnightChess
    @GoodKnightChess 3 года назад +34

    3:39 yes it has a name, it's called Vukovic mate

    • @anticus0798
      @anticus0798 3 года назад +4

      i think i ll stick to levy's name

    • @Halo-lg7rq
      @Halo-lg7rq 3 года назад +7

      I like in-your-face-you’re-trash-my-rook-defeated-you mate better

  • @joshuamendoza4842
    @joshuamendoza4842 Год назад

    Your fighting analogies have helped my chess game so much

  • @matiwrubli
    @matiwrubli 2 года назад

    Great video, just what I needed!