CRUSH the Sicilian Defense: The ALAPIN

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This is a great chess opening for beginners and intermediate players: The Sicilian Defense, Alapin Variation. The strategy, tactics, and tricks are great.
1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 (2... d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Na3 Nc6 (5... e6 6. d4
cxd4 7. Nb5 Na6 8. Qxd4 Qxd4 9. Nfxd4 Be7 10. Bf4) (5... Bg4 6. Be2 Nc6 7. O-O e6 8. d4 (8. Qa4 Be7 9. Nc4 O-O 10. Ne3 Qh5 11. Nxg4 Nxg4)) 6. Bc4 Qd8 7. O-O Bg4 8. Qb3) (2... Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. cxd4 d5 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Be2 O-O-O 8. Nc3 Qa5 9. Be3 e6 10. O-O) (2... d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. cxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Nf3 Bg7 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O) (2... g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. cxd4 d5 5. e5) 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 (4... e6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nc6 8. O-O Be7 9. Qe2) 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6 Qxd6 9. O-O dxc3 (9... Be6 10. Na3 dxc3 (10... Bxb3 11. Qxb3) 11. Qe2 Bxb3 12. Nb5 Qb8 13. axb3 e6 14. g3 Qc8 15. Ng5) 10. Ng5 e6 11. Qh5 Qe7 12. Nxc3 *
0:00 Intro
0:36 THEORY
15:20 GAME 1 - 1200
23:37 GAME 2 - 1500
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[@neerubansal3693]

Agadmator explains better!!

[@krunk0155]

Pin of shame! Pin of shame! Pin of shame!

[@SevenSlayers1]

Nice joke lmao

[@rkpyi8616]

:>

[@haaey1197]

dont tell levy HAHAHAHA

[@joshbosh7018]

HOP IN THE CLOWN CAR BUDDY!

[@ishmaelmctigue609]

The Sicilian Defense, a.k.a the Most Irritating, Time-Consuming, Excruciating Opening That Black Will Inevitably Play 100% of the Time.

[@freetheorcas8509]

The Sicilian Defence is literally the most legendary opening from which some of the greatest games of all time have been played, no other opening even compares...but the Alapin is the most boring opening of all time... It's just a lot of beginner players don't learn how to play the Open Sicilian because they are afraid of being attacked lol

[@samparticle]

@@freetheorcas8509 I'm a beginner player, and learning this Alapin variation is not what's like with other openings- But, I suppose that's the only way to counter the almighty and annoying Sicilian

[@freetheorcas8509]

@@samparticle I am a beginner player as well, but I've been inspired by the open sicilian games I've seen. I think it's the greatest, sharpest opening to play with the white and the black pieces. White can be really aggressive in this line and that's why it's played. Some beginners just assume that it is automatically winning for black which is a misunderstanding of the opening. All the greatest chess players have played the white and the black side of the open sicilian. If you don't look at chess games of great players, I would encourage it.

[@freetheorcas8509]

@@samparticle For me I find the alapin variation to be extremely annoying. It takes the most thrilling and sharp opening in chess and turns it into the most dry opening in chess IMO. It doesn't counter the sicilian it just avoids it. It's not a bad opening but it's not as awesome and aggressive as the open sicilian for white.

[@freetheorcas8509]

I tried to make it short but for me the open sicilian is one of my favourite openings to play with the white or the black pieces and a part of my passion for chess haha, especially after seeing Judit Polgar's series on the sicilian

[@herbertcharlesbrown1949]

Can't wait for Agadmator "How to crush the Alapin"

[@lercyparayan3535]

In I think 5matches against Hikaru's Trash Openings(Correct me if I'm wrong). The Alapin got destroyed real hard Levi was malding.

[@deadeyedanny1790]

Cant wait for “how to crush the anti Alapin”

[@601kubilaykayrakvrak8]

@@lercyparayan3535 I mean we are talking about a super GM and this isnt really targeted towards that high rated players

[@freemanmoser2829]

@@601kubilaykayrakvrak8 I agree, the alpine would be seen more at high level play if it was a crazy solid and strong opening but just because you have to know a specific move on move 2, your gonna be able to punish people super early at a lower ELO

[@nimarunimu6291]

And then how to crush Agadmator’s crushing the alapin

[@johnnyfromtheblock7195]

Most important piece of info from this video: When in doubt, blame Eric Rosen

[@user-bt7kt5vh2s]

Oh no my queen! Blames Eric rosen*

[@kunallodhi464]

You must be an Eric rosen fan. /s

[@fritzlange7934]

Works for me.

[@kunallodhi464]

@@someoneyoumayknow5637 You never know when you might run into the twitter joke police.

[@want-diversecontent3887]

@Apple Yeah, and you also have the luxury of wooooshing them if they do come.

[@danielisai1051]

2:01 knight c6 2:29 d6, 2 center pawns, not what sicilian wants 3:12 pawn d5 8:31 knight f6 9:38 take on d4 12:00 after opponent taking d4 and knight c6 14:08 10:27 after opponent taking d4 and pawn d6 10:47 important manuver when pawn d6 11:00 correct moves 11:28 if bishop takes d5

[@jordanbutler2180]

GOAT

[@ritikakela]

Thank you

[@LucyThedoggo69]

Kami!

[@leonvlainic7667]

Tnxx

[@FAnizah_edits29]

The world needs people l ike you

[@leagueaddict8357]

When levy's chair has a better rating than you.

[@bod3581]

Levy prefers making content over a good nights sleep.

[@ezrahadwi135]

You must be Asian

[@t19563]

@@ezrahadwi135 Yeah I think so too..

[@thatsroughbuddy1407]

@@ezrahadwi135 what does that even mean?

[@c0sm0chess9]

@@thatsroughbuddy1407 🤣 they like getting full sleep. They won't sacrifice their sleep .

[@horowitz8680]

...and I feel worried about that.

[@ariavachier-lagravech.6910]

"Just say Eric Rosen told you to do it" Levy you should have known how unrealistic that sounds, even saying unicorn exists is far more realistic.

[@snehil8745]

Eric rosen looks like a great guy , he should try chess

[@ratioripbozo]

Eric Rosen would ask you to say oh no your knight

[@idkhavenameideaslol8530]

He was joking

[@pranjalsrivastava3343]

why levy plays 1200 and 1500 can't he play vs 2500 or even 2000??????????

[@aadityashirke1236]

@@pranjalsrivastava3343 Because most people who watch Gotham are around 900 - 1500, when he plays lower rated players, we can see what is the mentality of the players that are same rated as us and how we can trap them. A 2000 - 2500 will obviously know the theory and avoid all the traps.

[@rudyverse]

"I feel like this is a human move" -Levy when playing HIS FUCKING CHAIR

[@pranjalsrivastava3343]

why levy plays 1200 and 1500 can't he play vs 2500 or even 2000??????????

[@oliverobler5491]

@@pranjalsrivastava3343 I think he wants to play against lower rated because most of his subs are not 2000/2500. So he wants to show you tactics to use against players at your level

[@johannchin6431]

@@pranjalsrivastava3343 1200s and 1500s are more likely to benefit from this video than 2000s or 2500s.

[@1cynicalsaint]

In this episode: "It looks like Mate in 1 here" Levy: I can do better

[@jamesknapp64]

The Aman saying "when you find mate in 1 look for better

[@lak395]

M2 not M1

[@Kneem]

When mate in 1 is possible look for en passant mate

[@jigglypuffrazcat4314]

Technically it was a mate in 2 but okay

[@sarthak.shrivastava]

Who dislikes a 32 min video just after 3 min of it being uploaded? Even Gotham haters have their notification on lol!

[@douglasquaid7550]

people who play the sicilian ;)

[@christossavvides5153]

Maybe it's bots(?)

[@bigboi1005]

how is it hating on a whole channel if you dislike a single video

[@kyoshimadoshi]

Beth Harmon we see you

[@Subpar1224]

@@christossavvides5153 honestly I feel like there has to be bots at a certain point loll

[@keldenpoh7828]

me: e4 enemy: c5 me: c3 enemy: does something that isn't the mainline ME: NOW WHAT OH NO

[@helvete_ingres4717]

well now you actually *think* about it..which is surely where it gets interesting, what's the point of just memorising lines to win a game, how is that fun? I get the impression a lot of chess noobs online lit just want to win games and watch their imaginary rating number on the screen go up w/o actually improving at fundamentals at all (which studying openings is not the best thing for anyway). What did you *want* to do if he played the main line as you were expecting? Can you still do it? Will you now have to achieve it differently? Did your opponent create a more pressing threat you must respond to first? Or did he create an even more deadly weakness in his own position?

[@greedpog1234]

@@helvete_ingres4717 lmao it was a joke stop being annoying

[@horowitz8680]

@@greedpog1234 hey, he's trying to help.

[@RS-re2ck]

Well now you "play chess"

[@helvete_ingres4717]

@@greedpog1234 jokes need a certain mentality to wirk; I talked about the mentality

[@thorvaldspear]

The real question is, "Why does this video have 5K dislikes?"

[@jamesbell2682]

Those are all people who have lost to Levy

[@eriksw1298]

@@jamesbell2682 nah its from the sicilian players

[@sakshamsinghal5418]

@@eriksw1298 it’s all the Sicilian people who got crushed using the exact moves he told white to play

[@goosebandicoot7083]

Probably because after C3 they can’t get their precious Dragon or Najdorf variations which is likely the only reason they even learned anything about the Sicilian

[@discreteelite_318]

Angry Dewa Kipas supporters who spammed their dislikes and who didn't remove their dislikes when the truth actually came out (look at upload date: Feb 26, 2021).

[@jojose5129]

9:00 "Tell them eric rosen told you to do that " 😂

[@Grautfyrsten]

Your videos are a gift to the chess community. You are so good at explaining and at the same time you are very entertaining. Its very obvius that you have been coaching chess for a long time. Keep up these great videos man.

[@andrewbidulock4394]

When Levy's chair has a higher rating than you, feels bad man.

[@jake8879]

This man recorded this at like 11pm yesterday. Absolutely respect the hustle on this mad lad.

[@sushisadoko1977]

Why do I watch these when I know I’m never going to remember all this lmao

[@Matthewrents]

Osmosis 💧

[@andrewxu3602]

Try rewatching it multiple times.

[@Midnight890]

Replay it on the board a lot

[@smrtfasizmu6161]

This is not harder to learn then it is for a high schooler to learn a history lesson.

[@smrtfasizmu6161]

You will remember this if you put effort into it. It is not hard to learn everything which is in this video.

[@Xepa105]

"I played really well out of the opening and then didn't play checkmate." Now THAT is relatable.

[@tarikfurtado5587]

I thought the title was going to be "How to crush the Sicilian Defence with 1 pawn"

[@alkankasapoglu4585]

I was literally waiting for this one since the pogchamps

[@nhatcuong6300]

Me too

[@ethankigundu9011]

Saaame

[@lordnavjot5921]

Same here

[@vdv_hk]

Same

[@jasongross4116]

Lol Sardoche just played it in pogchamps again

[@oliverhurny]

i think we all love him

[@-Emiel-]

Perfect timing. I started studying the alapin like 1,5 weeks ago because I had difficulty dealing with the sicilian, and I was kinda stuck studying now so this is a gods gift, ty♡

[@TajeGAME]

Great video, time to lose 300 rating trying to play this opening and be salty

[@helvete_ingres4717]

it's a good opening for lower-rated players, much better than the usual open or closed sicilian anyway

[@JFullerUCSB]

Play unrated when trying new stuff.

[@sus7820]

@@helvete_ingres4717 well at 9:16 what if black plays pawn to d6.

[@eoghan.5003]

"noooo you can't just pump out quality chess content at an insane speed" Levy: "haha content machine go brrrrr"

[@TheBigGuppy]

I never minded facing the Alapin. I liked the Nf6 lines but the first defense played and studied in depth was the Alekhine's Defense. Edvins Kengis was a great influence of mine. Fun video.

[@treskilion-9690]

Why all the dislikes? This was a good video.

[@cosmo7754]

Prolly players who play Sicilian as Black lmao

[@altagent3472]

doesnt he have some beef with an indonesian chess player?

[@treskilion-9690]

@@altagent3472 Yeah, maybe this video was made when that whole drama happened

[@treskilion-9690]

@@cosmo7754 Haha yeah, although honestly I prefer the Smith-Morra Gambit in terms of anti-Sicilians.

[@LienChess]

@@treskilion-9690 same, though i also play the rossulimo

[@thebus3181]

I don’t really feel like learning the Alapin, but I’ll watch it anyways

[@thebus3181]

@@DonFreeq I already play a3

[@GHA172]

@@DonFreeq I got to 1700 with just a3 against every Sicilian player. Rarely do people handle the aggression following a3.

[@idonoy661]

@@DonFreeq smith morra is also pretty good

[@guille_sanchez]

Love Sicilian c3!! Much more aggressive than b3 and less chaotic than a3. Definitely I'm going to learn and use this one :) thank you Levy!!!

[@SizzlingSquiggle]

That 2nd game ending was CRAZY! I dream of seeing such precise calculations one day

[@coreywilliams5357]

I can't memorize more than a few moves of theory, my brain just won't do it.

[@RJ_171]

I find writing it down and playing it out on a real board helps - good luck :)

[@dhimandas3916]

I can't imagine how hard you are working for these videos. You are uploading twice a day recently. Keep up the good work man enjoying these videos ♥

[@clausmerodon246]

I mean this is his passionate job, I also work 9-5.

[@seanbenak8316]

This is one of his best suggestions. I’ve had a lot of success against intermediate players using it. A lot of my wins against higher rated players are using the Alapin.

[@LedatorSchach]

This is really instructive, thank you very much for this! Well explained! One notation: You didnt have to use the second rook in this one endgame, there is a typical endgame motiv to promote a pawn with just one rook and another connected pawn against a rook. Greetings from Germany! Ledator

[@balloondestroyer4892]

*motif

[@jaejsteele2120]

This man helped me go from 800 to 1200 in 2 months of casual play. Absolutely legendary content creator.

[@kshitijsingh4179]

Me: *a d4 and a Sicilian player who benefits nothing from this video* - Interesting

[@PandaFan2443]

It tells you what to look out for.

[@helvete_ingres4717]

you're trash - *this comment made by e4 and King's Indian gang*

[@cohnnyt4650]

wow man, i just want to say i discovered your channel along with chess about a month ago and let me say you are an AMAZING help to my growth (as little as it might be) i've noticed the hard work you put in EVERYDAY and i just wanted to say thank you!! keep it up man

[@krazy-kavman59]

So much content, all great stuff! Thank you for being a great teacher Levy

[@Dev-ry7lw]

Gotham subscriber: Now what? Gotham: “play chess”

[@josephrobitaille469]

Now comes the hard part, reminding all of this in a 3 min game when you can"t always play against the secillian X)

[@smrtfasizmu6161]

That's why Levy made videos on Vienna game (if your opponent plays e5) and fantasy variation of the Caro cann.

[@bearhey7964]

i don't usually comment on YT, but gotta say thank you to you Levy,thank you so much for your contents,your stuffs have been really helpful, i was completely new to chess 44days ago, got into chess because of the throbbing mate and you, now im a 1100 (still noob) but im happy of what i've achieve all thanks to you

[@answer1840]

You are such a fantastic teacher Levy! Once I have money to spare, I will buy another one of your courses!

[@pythondemonstrationen9869]

Me: *Inventing the Alapin a month ago* Me: this is INCREDIBLE! I invented an opening! Levi: So this is the Alapin... Me: :-(

[@sageoverheaven]

Look on the bright side-you're good enough to discover renowned theory.

[@KevinWood44]

U thought you invented c3? It's the 2nd move of the game. Chess has been around approx 1500 years....and u think invented a new opening....ON MOVE 2?? Did you also lay out dough in a round shape....cover it with a thin layer tomato sauce and a top it with mozzarella cheese and think u invented pizza....until you saw a Domino's commercial?? 😅

[@fdwreuysay3373]

@@KevinWood44 lol

[@pythondemonstrationen9869]

@@KevinWood44 actually...

[@user-jt1hh4vi5b]

what did u name it

[@JohnTurner313]

"The name of this video is 'How To Crush People', right? So crush them." Awesome!! That attitude is why I subscribe. :)

[@ChristianEater91]

"What do I do now?" "[Play Chess.]" This is going to be my answer from now on 😂

[@theredarmy4884]

Channeling the inner Mr. Shaibel there. "What do I do now?" "Now you -resign- play Chess."

[@pranjalsrivastava3343]

why levy plays 1200 and 1500 can't he play vs 2500 or even 2000??????????

[@idonoy661]

@@pranjalsrivastava3343 he wants to show how it can help you improve at the lower levels obviously levy can win against higher rated player but they will be prepared against this opening and it won't be as educational the thing is not the level of the players it's taking them out of the comfort zone which shows why this opening is good

[@arsean6474]

@@pranjalsrivastava3343 As if his viewers will have master-rating opponents?

[@yzfool6639]

@@idonoy661 Yes but weak players like these can't get out of the opening without making a game-losing blunder anyway. he needed to play an online 1700 elo at least. You could hear Levy's disappointment in the quality of their play.

[@KevinWood44]

Been waiting for this video!!! I play the Alapin 💯 of the time vs the Sicilian. Great stuff!!!

[@PhantomAarantula]

That final pawn push solidified in my heart that she was the true MVP.

[@emmanueljansen1316]

I just think is so wholesome how he talks about Levichairs

[@kingscrusher]

Great video - also useful for Smith-Morra gambit players as well when players use Nf6 and transpose to these Alapin variations. I am currently researching the Smith-Morra gambit so I thought this might have some relevance for the Nf6 decline transpositions. At 13:50, I am not sure c2 is the only move to not lose. it seems Be7 might be playable for a draw - also Bb4 and a6. But c2 seems technically best and it would be a concern as you say online if someone played c2 :) It is good sometimes perhaps to have some warning signals akin to a reverse Turing-test when playing certain opening variations :) 139: Smith-Morra-Nf6-decline - Smith-Morra-Nf6-decline Line 0.0, Smith-Morra Internet Chess Club 2011 r1q1kb1r/pp3ppp/1nn1p3/1N4N1/8/1Pp3P1/1P2QP1P/R1B2RK1 b kq - 0 1 Analysis by Stockfish 14: 1. = (-0.12): 15...c2 16.Qh5 Nd8 17.Re1 g6 1...... 2. = (0.00): 15...Be7 16.Qh5 g6 17.Qh6 Bf8 18.Qh4 Be7 3. = (0.00): 15...Bb4 16.bxc3 Be7 17.Qh5 g6 18.Qh6 a6 19.Qg7 Rf8 20.Na3 Qc7 21.Nxh7 Ne5 22.Rd1 Nf3+ 23.Kf1 Qc6 24.h4 Nh2+ 25.Kg1 Nf3+ 4. = (0.00): 15...a6 16.Qh5 g6 17.Qf3 f5 18.Nxe6 axb5 19.Rxa8 Nxa8 20.Re1 Be7 21.Qxc3 Rg8 22.Bg5 h6 23.Bxe7 Kxe7 24.Ng5+ Kd8 25.Ne6+ Ke7 .... Really bad blunders: h6 certainly seems a losing move though Bc5 also a losing move to Nxe6 But I do appreciate White has nice threats here as you mention Great stuff - thanks :)

[@xpt2006]

Hello kingscrusher

[@nicolaslacombe1979]

My freaking DOGman! When you getting GM bro??? Awesome content! BEST on the Tube.

[@Aureus07]

He quit competive chess so probably never

[@alexisren365]

What i love about these opening videos is the fact that beginners might stumble upon these openings by themselves without any knowledge of theory

[@alexchilba2991]

How does Levy expect "human" moves out of his chair? NANI

[@konradpiotrowski9549]

Tbh Gotham I just wanted to say pure thank you. Watching your content made me improve at chess so much. Before I was struggling on rating 700, now I am a 997 on 15 win streak :D Rating itself is not the greatest but the improvement is what counts, right?

[@kajuanweaver1607]

No trust me, you’re awesome!

[@crazycrafter5253]

I’m curious, what’s your rating after all this time?

[@redknight07_]

Dont worry mate, anyone above 900-1000 is at least a top 40-30% player

[@KommSusserT0d]

recaps are fun and everything, but, man, I freaking love educational vids more.

[@boingk2585]

4:47 if youre really low rated, sac the queen and go ne5 with mate in one if black takes

[@samparticle]

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@MehtaAvant]

Levy: Crush sicilian using alapin! Also Levy in the other video: Sicilian is overpowered

[@lixiaoye60]

Levy: I’ve been talking about theory for 15 mins. Me (checks how long I’ve been watching): It’s been 14:56

[@anthonyclark8564]

I've been looking for something new to try against the Sicilian and have tried c3 a couple of times without really understanding why..this vid has given me a bit more confidence to play it..

[@yashbaviskar6458]

Levi is literally the best thank you man, keep it up, your hardwork is so appreciable ❤️

[@dannykroon8417]

Levy, just used your tip from this morning and it helped me to Rapid 1700. I watch you every day. Your great man, please keep making this great content.

[@timt8027]

I played the alapin and my opponent sent me a message saying:" gothamchess?" LOL!

[@kubasowa4592]

This video was so entertaining I watched it in 5 minutes

[@moocow0033]

Levy, you’re just crushing all this good content recently. Keep it up, and look after yourself brother.

[@tyrantsonthefield]

Played 2 matches of rapid today this alapin video helped me crush there sicilians the ideas are so seemless and the tactical play offered to white in this system is amazing

[@nubofmaster]

yesterday/2 days ago, Eric Rosen: Using Openingtree to Prepare alapin sicillian Levy: Oh so here is how you destroy with alapin

[@knightclinic332]

This video is about playing the Alapin. It's not about playing against it or destroying it.

[@nubofmaster]

@@knightclinic332 Thx for correcting me

[@mdiehl192]

Levy must be a mind reader.

[@VicDeMelo]

Levi, could you do how to play the Alekhine? I´m 1700 and this is my defence, I´d love to see you analysing it! Keep up the good work, you´re the best!

[@monsieur_onion]

Hopefully you discuss the ideas of the Closed Sicilian next :) Loving your videos man! Keep it up.

[@GoodKnightChess]

Got the notification on my two phones didn't know which one to watch with.... Anyways just a friendly reminder that I'm going to adopt you someday.

[@jojose5129]

It's great how we find so many chess creators in the comments 😂

[@dionel1388]

@@riddhimanbarma Check his lichess account hahaha that's his dream broo

[@Andyconda14]

Great video but now everyone knows how to play against this and you took my weapon 😑😂😂

[@Superavghuman]

I just got my first Brilliant play on the analysis board in my last game! All thanks to watching and learning from your videos!

[@thurantpnh6687]

It would be cool to see him play players around 1900-2000. They don't blunder through the opening, and it helps the viewers learn long term theory of some of these openings.

[@thatsroughbuddy1407]

"The only two good moves are d4 and Nf6." Wait this sounds familiar... "If you're like 1100, there's a much higher chance that people just go here" I'm 1000- and I did that- "-because they play the dragon sicilian" *_flashbacks from yesterday_*

[@SebastianBohn]

12:44 "and now I'm giving you grandmaster level preparation..." "... castles." 😁

[@joseguerrero1090]

I started using this yesterday at your suggestion in previous videos... And I crushed EVERYONE I played 😂 thanks for the additional tool!

[@frozonezr]

I took the chess.com course on this, and I was kinda confused and it was a lot to take in. Thanks, this really helped!

[@samyakjainjss]

11:50 Levy, at the beginner level even queen advantages dont mean anything because you can get 5 botez gambits in a single game

[@nicolalughi5489]

Oh, another video by gotham, I'll se later. Oh, no, wait, is about how to crush the sicilian? I'm gonna watch it immediately!!

[@samuelaron434]

Yessss thank you l really needed this, thanks for your amazing work ethic.

[@joeysingingchannel]

This opening is fantastic. It really throws Sicilian players off their game.

[@alxkeda]

“Tell them Eric Rosen told you to do that.” *Oh no my queen intensifies*

[@jayw5478]

Switched to this opening. Now everyone plays d5... thanks levy but it was better when your channel wasn't so big lol.

[@landinhoule918]

Your best videos are your openings videos. PLEASE MAKE MORE

[@jvillzy]

Hi Levy. Love your vids. Could you please do a video on the Ponziani next? Thanks!

[@hitanshshah8123]

Sicilian itself is a very complex opening, can't expect it's counter to be less complex XD. But your videos based on openings are quite nice and informative, will look forward for more videos☺️👍

[@pranavagarwal2929]

Levy you are a legend cause i don't know how you manage to stream, make multiple uploads all with quality in mind may your channel become the most subscribed soon. guys like this so Levy can read it and know how much we like him

[@cheesus2289]

Man youre working so hard. Thanks for these great content. I hope you get 1M subs by the end of this year.

[@derrickmarsh6136]

Thanks for the content Levy. I just watched your chess terms video. For your next general information topic, can you do a video on over the board tournament etiquette?

[@ronsone8373]

How do you remember all those lines? 🤷

[@matthewgeorge5008]

My profile pic is me because I don't know what En Passant is. :(

[@janhavitawde6820]

Opponent name:- Noob sicilian player Me:- Hell no I am never playing sicilian defense

[@parmeetsingh9798]

With this I finally beated LI(2000) 3 times. You are the best chess content creator.

[@dradis5185]

"Should I, can I, I probably shouldn't' "Oh man, I have no water" "We just gonna take that" ~IM Levy Rozman (GothamChess)(2719) 26/2/21 Great vid btw

[@duasatu7169]

CUPU

[@user-ls7fi2eg5u]

It's amazing! I was looking for this variation for thee days and now you made it! I can't be more happy

[@StarburstExpress]

With how hard this man has been working to put out content EVERY DAY, there's no way he doesn't hit 1 million in 2021

[@azharanassutrisno5592]

Hahahaha NOOB

[@zap_slash2105]

first

[@rosniper343]

I love both channels. I love agadmator passion for chess and I follow Gotham & Hikaru to learn more 🤗❤️. There is no competition, only the love for chess 😎

[@thejew599]

Could you please add an in depth alapin Sicilian guide as part of your e4 course?