Crush EVERYONE with the Alien Gambit!

[@Mal1234567]

Nobody will fall for this. I predict that Levy’s 3 games will be with opponents who were asked to play along with it.

[@Cloggerr]

Pin of shame

[@bhavnabaid2131]

Pin of shame

[@solicoli]

is this a real comment

[@Alliclare]

Pin of pin

[@hi-ht4bh]

Pin of shame

[@BrianTheUnique]

Now that Gotham has mentioned it's no longer effective

[@fawzanulhaque483]

No. Actually as a Caro player who is 700 now I am worried because defending this is not easy. And you know the Gambit but still isn't able to defend 😔😔. You understand what I'm saying.

[@classicog8332]

@@fawzanulhaque483 You know as a 700 player you could move your knight back and forth in the opening for a while and still win

[@gavins5329]

@@fawzanulhaque483 I think at 700 they will forget the 2nd move of the caro kann not to worry

[@professorx3060]

Same effect as when PewDiePie used to review the memes. Millions of people see it and it's no longer fun. Most popular creator in certain genre has that power.

[@DarthVader-wk9sd]

@@fawzanulhaque483 If your rating is 3 digits focusing on openings is a terrible idea

[@ngare.k]

Witty alien is one of the most aggressive chess players I’ve seen. Hella entertaining!

[@ibench405]

so romantic

[@Akshar177]

fr. its fun watching him. if he become a gm it would be just amazing to see him make everyone outta their prep.

[@geenethmethmin2487]

Mikhail Tal 2.0

[@Akshar177]

@@geenethmethmin2487 not tal. he is witty alien fr

[@russelluwarejnr1273]

​@@Akshar177nah he is tal 2.0 in speed chess

[@Therealzimothy]

that "brilliant" was so accurate

[@IcyWinter_]

0:36

[@Therealzimothy]

@@IcyWinter_ but was it really?

[@choccyf1850]

they usually are..?

[@TheChessGiant]

Just when I thought I knew all the chess openings... you know hippo defense, giraffe attack, toilet variation, and now there's the alien gambit.

[@kabir1079]

And the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile gambit.

[@biharek7595]

Do you know about the lobster gambit tho 🤔

[@whiskbiscuit7199]

throwback to the egg

[@frogs9]

Coca-Cola gambit?

[@alexwangombe8534]

My favorite is still the Pterodactyl variation of the Hyperaccelerated Dragon

[@Witty_AlienClips]

Thank you Levy for making this video!!! ❤❤ Ordinary people can do extra ordinary things ❤ We and my community are so thankful 🙏💜 Stop it bebeeeeeeeee 👽👽

[@MoaiArmy._.]

It’s the guy!!!!!!

[@MaccaOJ]

So romantic ❤

[@Best._.commentt]

Stop it bebe

[@Afanofplanes]

More true form Witty Alien please😂

[@Fenrisulv987-nl8kh]

One of my greatest chess brags is that as a 10 y/o tournament player (rating maybe 1600ish) in the 90s, I would almost always sacrifice the knight in the opening if it forced the black King to take. I knew my opponents never knew what to do, and being down 3 points in material meant literally nothing because they could never stabilize the position or fully develop even half of their pieces. Seeing this "alien gambit" now as an adult who sucks at chess kind of makes me proud, because I know I've accidentally played this opening as a kid. But that's enough ego stroking for one day.. thx for the uploads Gotham. I'm rediscovering chess as an adult and loving every minute of it!

[@dudemanaric]

Stroke man stroke man

[@MHABC88]

Levy is so humble that even when he makes a comeback with a losing position he puts all the credit to the Alien Gambit.

[@kabir1079]

Here before Levy changes the Title. Current title : "THE ALIEN GAMBIT!!!! " Title 2: "Crush EVERYONE with the Alien Gambit!"

[@EEEEEEEE]

E‎ ‎ ‎ ‎

[@Peter33033]

​@@EEEEEEEEnot funny

[@junaidfazlani04]

You're gonna give him trauma

[@adrian-dragosbalaban6401]

nice edits bro

[@lalramdinarenthlei5138]

​@@EEEEEEEEtilte

[@b1gturtle]

Levy should play WittyAlien

[@henriquepereira2811]

He played, using the alien gambit. That's why he made the video.

[@dadonutinator]

@@henriquepereira2811believe OP is talking about playing against the gambit creator, WittyAlien…

[@pr3ttyb0yfl4cko]

He did played him, and he lost.

[@radebecena5807]

Witty smashed titled players cm , fm , gm in bullet 😂😂

[@derbarenschander7737]

Also Leinier Dominguez, the number 9 in the world

[@MrLuger-jp9kd]

Also Daniel Naroditsky

[@mrinaldas5653]

Also Nihal sarin

[@georgepantzikis7988]

Did he smash them with this opening though? I don't think anyone above 1500 would play h6 and allow the knight sac.

[@jimenzehym6669]

Yes, just check his channel. He is super entertaining and really good.

[@lezty]

21:04 opponent: **plays pawn up** levy: ofcourse my opponent castles

[@russelluwarejnr1273]

XD

[@JacobsKrąnųg]

and people think he will be a gm lol

[@Drqgn]

@@JacobsKrąnųg, ah yes, THATS why he won’t be a gm… bruh💀

[@JessicaMorgani]

I mean it looks from this clip like he is going senile @@Drqgn

[@al87221]

@@JessicaMorganitf

[@PleepusPlopus]

I feel like the alien gambit is something Tal would play

[@derbarenschander7737]

Tal would play it in a world championship match against fischer. He wouldnt give a fuck haha

[@Acro_YT]

Absolutely lol, Witty’s playing style reminds me a bit of Tal

[@valerioharvey7289]

Tal do it in middlegame. I'm sure he can calculate that this opening is bad if his opponent is strong

[@lezty]

Alien gambit does not work in rapid or classical

[@lezty]

It also doesn't work against super gms

[@mikson213]

I just got to 1300 with this. Thank you, i was stuck at 1700 for like 2 months now

[@DivyanshuKumarTripathi-bl9pb]

😂😮

[@junaidfazlani04]

Bro started milking aliens for clickbait 💀

[@lucastheg6156]

Thr vid literally just came out

[@Auctvix7801]

it’s literally because witty alien made it

[@JakeTheSnake.]

Don’t boo spam the brilliant emote

[@dafuqmr13]

Bro a milker

[@ngolongolokante459]

As now you're comment has 69 likes. Nice❤

[@FadiFlashi]

Big Props to Witty Alien for coming up with this!!! Please tag him or link his channel though to get the attention he deserves 🥺♥

[@billjones8950]

Did he really tho? I feel like it was used against me a lot when I was learning back in like 2013

[@ibench405]

@@billjones8950 No, he invented it

[@derbarenschander7737]

​@@billjones8950nope, witty invented alien gambit. There was no opening before him

[@gmsrff]

Levy finally made a video on Alien Gambit by Witty Alien

[@aucidy]

Darn you Levy now I will see this opening every next game I play.

[@Tayleron]

Learning how to refute a gambit is not cheating, it's called studying

[@Dogberto999]

6:31 you forgot to yell "BRILLIAANNT" with Bishop taking h6.

[@_tom_]

4:18 I GOT IT in a OTB blitz game against one of my cocky friends who is 1600 Lichess and thinks he is Hikaru. Thank you for making my week!

[@ItsChessBlazer]

What do you think about my level. I’m trying to improve my thumbnails. Do you think it’s working?

[@princeantisocial]

1600 lichess is not a flex

[@D34ThL1VeS]

For me, the most impressive part of your play was wandering into a "losing" position against a 2100 and finding checkmate like 6 moves later. People can say what they want, Gotham is a killer.

[@hotboydj]

no literally

[@GabrielLopez-me5zz]

And being so casual about It . "Oh, pawn f4 is mate too, well you gotta mate with the pawn " 😅

[@JacobsKrąnųg]

2100 lmao, he's more like 1050

[@lukaswolek7294]

@@JacobsKrąnųgNope. That’s a 2100 when he faces a weird, but challenging gambit.

[@hades0711]

​@@JacobsKrąnųgclassic 100 rated thought process

[@modeflashon4265]

WITTY ALIEN IS TRENDING!!

[@campione8campione818]

Min 4:52 Pown e6, Queen g6+, king e7

[@AenoTempest]

0:35 that 'brilliant' was in brilliant russian accent

[@looki4561]

Man got rolled by the 1300, I don't think the Alien gambit really does well, Gotham basically only won because he put a lot of pressure with his experience as a way higher rated player.

[@Idontwanttoexistt]

Gotham won with it against titled player, and WittyAlien plays it against gms, ims etc and does pretty good

[@JN-L97]

It’s better in bullet and not in long time controls

[@ibench405]

That player was a 1700 btw. Probably just hasn’t played enough blitz to get high elo

[@railspony]

@@Idontwanttoexistt in bullet, where even GMs blunder their queens all the time. Having wins doesn't even mean they score better when they play it than when they don't.

[@mh.gamer.1809]

⁠@@ibench405of course (I know the player in real life) he is better than 1300 (he has 1600+ in rapid) he just plays less Blitz than rapid. But also, he was the last one Gotham played against (he’s just the first one in the video) and he had watched the games Gotham played against the other two so he was also bit better prepared.

[@gerokron3412]

"You gotta mate with a pawn if possible". Yeah, chess is defenitely more than just a game. Cheers man!

[@ItsChessBlazer]

What do you think about my level. I’m trying to improve my thumbnails. Do you think it’s working?

[@Countryballsatwarnoob]

💀 this could've been phrased better

[@jonnydodd3178]

literally just got the exact game at 4:19 lol pawn mate.

[@luckytrinh333]

*DON'T BOO, SPAM BRILLIANT EMOTEEEEEEE* ❕❕‼️❕‼️❕❗❕❕‼️❕

[@skratched]

As a weak 800, I find none of my opponents ever play the caro kann

[@mohammadahmadbilal457]

Same bro. I tried to play this gambit several times and came down from 894 to 805. At beginner level the players don't play Caro kann.

[@nicholasjones5296]

As someone who plays a lot of Caros, I will need to look out for this gambit. Thanks.

[@ItsChessBlazer]

What do you think about my level. I’m trying to improve my thumbnails. Do you think it’s working?

[@AslanMussa]

bruh all my opponents defend so well they arent even 800 elo i lose all the time despite following your advice perfectly they defend themselves

[@dybnik]

I play the AG against 1000+ ELO opponents and the most common move after Nf3 is still Bg4. It blows my mind. It’s like Caro-Kann is a system to them and they don’t know what else to do.

[@ItsChessBlazer]

What do you think about my level. I’m trying to improve my thumbnails. Do you think it’s working?

[@Metallatka94]

After Ng5, I always just play Bf5, and the knight just looks stupid on that square. But if h6 is common above 1500, then this line might worth playing on my level

[@rook99750]

There’s a new gambit called the giga-ooga gambit. It’s where you lose 2 pawns and an entire rook, and then black plays g6, then you plat Qh5 and hang your queen.

[@happy_dux9541]

What video is that again

[@maxwall3830]

oops, clicked on this video thinking it was a water polo strats guide thanks to the beaming blue light pouring out of your eyes from the thumbnail, filling my room in a bath of deep turqoise, and making me instinctively close my airway under the impression i was being swallowed by the ocean itself anyways great video

[@CoachJohnMcGuirk]

Everyone just strait up blunders their bishop in that spot? 😂😂 the fact that its the most common move is like the funniest thing ive ever heard.

[@Starchaser38]

I guess many people just play it on autopilot thinking "I pin", and that's where the thought process stops XD

[@strek45]

​@@Starchaser38guilty 💀

[@neerajyadav7483]

Bro they could move the king back after capturing the knight in the starting

[@Анимебг-н2ы]

This opening is out of this world

[@lennox2565]

Players who volunteer should be compensated with a free course.

[@mh.gamer.1809]

Would be crazy 😂 one of the three in this video (the first one) is actually a good (irl!) friend of mine, he would definitely like it! XD

[@Dr.K.626]

The Alien Gambit destroyed, thank you Levy!

[@therockstarguy007]

What if their king takes our knight and goes back to his position?

[@SeanPassant]

Witty Alien is the chess player the world wants, needs, and never deserved👽👽 DONT BOOOOOOOOOOO

[@ItsChessBlazer]

What do you think about my level. I’m trying to improve my thumbnails. Do you think it’s working?

[@rusty6813]

Awesome Name!

[@O8Xx]

I don't understand why man wasn't trying to trade queens at about 30:20? There was no need for him to lose a pawn in front of the king. What's after black Qg7?

[@HitchhikerCAFL38]

Witty Alien never fails to put Gothamchess in his videos

[@4bdslm]

Who wants more ultra aggressive openings 👉🏻

[@YawnObtuse]

DONT BOOO SPAM THE BRILLIANT EMOTE

[@freakinnightmare3836]

STOP IT BEBE

[@joncatlin1020]

how to refute the gambit: play a scandinavian defence

[@mh.gamer.1809]

That’s what I do 😅

[@BobSmith-fx9sz]

Alien gambit- let them probe you

[@black0ut_53]

Pause

[@Deracler_32YT]

you can defend from the alien gambit with pawn e7-e6

[@JakeTheSnake.]

NO WAY HE ACTUALLY MADE IT

[@ItsChessBlazer]

What do you think about my level. I’m trying to improve my thumbnails. Do you think it’s working?

[@jairadhevallabhrajrajeshwari]

Petition for Gotham to make shorter youtube versions of his openings course (like the Vienna) and keep the teacher hidden in Levy alive. 👇

[@HarryBeltik69000]

Levy, this is not what we mean, when we say your content is "out of this world" 💀.

[@jeremylawrence9270]

I ended up getting that pawn mate lol.

[@dRAFTsTAMP42]

Am I the only one who saw the title and new exactly what the video was going to be about?

[@dudemanaric]

Absolutely not. I saw the trend before levy

[@ItsChessBlazer]

What do you think about my level. I’m trying to improve my thumbnails. Do you think it’s working?

[@ExgarPond]

I got that position before you even made the video lol. Also Thank you so much for making a video on this opening. I tried to show it to my friends at the school chess club but they said that it was pointless and a bad opening but now THE AMAZING Gotham Chess made a video about it they should think otherwise!

[@alvinnjohnnladera5181]

this is perfect for GM Dubov

[@Stansencough]

​@@danispringerdubov was trolling in the tournament by moving only knight in 10 first moves.

[@donthieupham1570]

basically ICBM but not going for the queen but the king

[@Topav05]

Levy: The Alien Gambit Also Levy at 20:24 - Very non-human

[@ItsChessBlazer]

What do you think about my level. I’m trying to improve my thumbnails. Do you think it’s working?

[@MakamuNtsako]

Thanks Levy; ive just watched your video, went to lichess to play bullet and my first opponent played the french against which I employed this alien gambit strategy and won😅

[@mobta4292]

Finally the alien got what he deserves

[@ItsChessBlazer]

Haha yea ik right 😂

[@Chesswizard6363]

4:11 my opponent fall for it 😂

[@NJDJ1986]

@17:35 ooof! Worst mistake move for black! Of course the alien gambit made it easier for Levy!!

[@ItsChessBlazer]

What do you think about my level. I’m trying to improve my thumbnails. Do you think it’s working?

[@godpeter21]

Bro added witty alien into his clickbait content

[@DoobooDomo]

I heard of this first through Eric Rosen's channel, and as a C-K player I figured I should do some analysis. The c5 idea was surprising, but Torch suggested b2 (to fianchetto) as a response, perhaps an alternative to Levy's c3 suggestion.

[@ItsChessBlazer]

What do you think about my level. I’m trying to improve my thumbnails. Do you think it’s working?

[@danielbaines9115]

Actually ☝️ For the classical caro-kan Martian gambit is the way.

[@Eternal_notfound]

Idk what to say but I can't stop watching this man's videos

[@lamlammy]

Seems like levy didnt learn alien gambit properly. He forgot to DONT SPAM THE BRILLIANT EMOTE

[@patman2646]

Levy never fails to be a Alien.

[@ItsChessBlazer]

😂😂

[@andrew_owens7680]

This pairs well with the Tennyson Gambit. Scandi players don't know what hit them when you play the Tennyson and Caro players can't deal with the Alien. At minimum, they are out of their comfort zone.

[@mh.gamer.1809]

Oh wouldn’t say that, I Scandi player and played 30m rapid against a (better) friend (who is actually the first dude Gotham played against in this Video (Niko)) he tried to get me with Tennison Gambit but instead of getting me to get in trouble he was the one with problems in the opening and mid game and it was very hard for him to win in the end. Tennison is only good if you surprise your enemy, if he’s an experienced Scandi player than just don’t do it or you’ll get big problems

[@bababooeu7539]

This gambit is too strong, change my mind.

[@himrabha3879]

Levy never fails to change our lives

[@nikolasmunro6359]

I’m brand new to chess, only 2 games with my mom I’ve played. This opening is absolutely wild. To force your opponent to fumble being able to castle within 10 opening moves is so critical. This channel is awesome. God bless you whoever reads this.

[@professorvalk]

0:01 fnaf 3 jump scare

[@chess_is_a_vibe]

4:08 what if black plays hxg5?

[@rllinbackwds3972]

Gonna see this in 90% of my games for the next month thanks

[@MustafaMsgaming50]

The moves: 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Ng5 h6 (5... Bf5 6. N1f3 e6 (6... Nbd7 7. Bd3 Bxd3 8. Qxd3 e6) 7. Ne5 Bg6 8. Bd3 Bxd3 (8... Qxd4 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. Nxf7 Kxf7 11. Bxg6+) 9. Qxd3) 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Nf3 Bg4 (7... Nbd7 8. Bc4+ (8. Bd3 e6 9. O-O Bd6 10. Re1 Rf8 11. Ne5+) 8... e6 9. O-O Bd6 10. Re1 Re8 11. Ne5+ Bxe5 (11... Kg8) 12. dxe5 Nd5 13. Qh5+ Kg8 14. Bxh6 Qe7 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Re4) (7... c5 8. c3 cxd4 9. Bd3 Nc6 10. O-O Bg4 11. Qb3+ e6 12. Qxb7+ Ne7 13. Ne5+) (7... Bf5 8. Ne5+ Kg8 (8... Ke8 9. g4 Bh7 10. Bc4 Nd5 11. Qf3 Bg8 12. Bd3 Qd6 13. Bg6+ Kd8 14. Qxf8+) 9. Bc4+ e6 10. g4 Be4 11. Bxe6+ Kh7 12. f3 (12. g5 Bxh1 13. g6#) 12... Bd5 13. Qd3+) (7... e6 8. Bd3) 8. Ne5+ *

[@gr8chess]

levy never fails to spam the brilliant emote

[@belvus9574]

20:47 bro turned into an alien

[@pigreal]

Props for levy for spamming the brilliant emote !!

[@NikolaIlievski-k1r]

Well, I ran into an opponent that played a Caro Kann defense and decided to try this Alien opening. Here's what my game looked like: 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng5 Qa5+ 6. c3 Nd7 7. Nxf7 Kxf7 8. Nf3 Bg4 9. Bc4+ Ke8 10. O-O Ngf6 11. Re1 c5 12. h3 Bxh3 13. gxh3 cxd4 14. cxd4 Rd815. Ng5 Nc5 16. Bf7+ Kd7 17. dxc5+ Kc6 18. Qf3+ Kxc5 19. Re5+ Nd5 20. Rxd5+ Rxd5 21. Qxd5+ Kb6 22. Be3+ Ka6 23. Qc4+ b5 24. Qc6+ Qb6 25. Bxb6 axb6 My opponent resigned after the last move. Mind that we are both 800 rated players (although in some of my reviews recently, the engine says that I've been playing as a 1100-1300 which shows I've improved). The alien did work indeed, but I had a few misses (instead of 9. Bc4+, top engine move was Qb3+), and had a faster way of check-mate in the end that I also missed. Thanks for this out-of-this-World (hehe) opening, Levy!

[@prithvisinghpanwar007]

Ppl came to learn an opening by a random guy ignoring its inventor

[@plumber1337]

Poor Niko pulled a Botez Gambit under time pressure 😂

[@ItsChessBlazer]

What do you think about my level. I’m trying to improve my thumbnails. Do you think it’s working?

[@mandarin_capybara]

Well, the actual alien is a Lazavik who has surprisingly beaten Hikaru in tournament yesterday!

[@EEEEEEEE]

E‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎

[@mandarin_capybara]

​@@EEEEEEEErEspEct 🎩

[@romanvercier3556]

And he beat mvl today

[@Siderite]

You know you've got a good gambit when SF says -0.9 with -2 material after moving the same piece four times in the opening.

[@piganot1151]

It’s so sad the people at the top level don’t play into the alien gambit anymore, especially after witty alien showed just how strong it was against top level Grandmasters.

[@a123_epic]

Gotham revealed my secrets :(

[@christopherheckman7957]

29:41 There's no mate threat here, Levy.

[@ahyuaskatotem5846]

Don't Boo Spam the Brilliant Emote my dear friends ‼️‼️‼️‼️

[@berkay04]

Now that this video aired, be ready to face this every game.

[@jamalhebeebhebab]

Gotham never fails to Gotham

[@sadtwolvesfan]

As a guy who only plays bullet chess on my smoke breaks this information will truly change the course of my life.

[@josephmansfield3203]

Leave it to gothem for the click bait

[@ItzMiku3939]

💀 will this get pin of shame?

[@sealcraft4353]

pin of shame

[@BommerMonke]

Lol

[@JakeTheSnake.]

Pin of shame lol

[@smrf73]

It’s the year 2033 right now and we are still waiting for the opponent to play Bg4.

[@nabz5538]

Just learnt about this good job descendant of Levi

[@joewilson5922]

Can you remaster the Dutch Defense video like this

[@evaristegalois9918]

stop yelling

[@somerandomdude6948]

Start crying

[@ahmadkoudsi8519]

Bro I am on a winning streak only because of the openings that I watch on this channel

[@ahmadkoudsi8519]

Seriously

[@kaiviljoen8674]

We need a GothamChess thumbnail museum for future generations.

[@m0sharafhossain]

I was trying to play this gambit but nobody played caro kann against me 😂

[@eitancollett]

ive seen witty_aliens streams since the beginning, great to see he made it to a gotham vid!