DESTROY with 1. d4: London and Queen's Gambit Openings | Rating Climb 1000+

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This is another rating climb video series aimed to give you a repertoire with the White pieces playing d4 - London opening/system, Stonewall, Catalan, and so on. Useful links below regarding openings courses, joining the Discord community, and watching live!
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0:00 Beep
0:46 Catalan Opening
9:35 London Opening #1
17:17 London Opening #2
25:44 London Opening #3
33:59 Queen's Gambit Slav Defense
41:30 Queen's Gambit Slav Defense
53:00 Queen's Gambit GONE WRONG
1:02:58 London vs. Kings Indian #4
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[@TheUncutAngel]

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[@ianmccall1789]

Bruh

[@GothamChess]

Ok but did you like the video

[@user-ge9tm5rr5f]

@@GothamChess i do

[@Imyubel]

Or maybe people are leaving cali and NYC because the cost of living has been steadily increasing as a result of the high demand for property in the area (Cities are where the jobs and people are)? Couple this with COVID19, Trump's failure (over 210k dead, countries with less warning than us, like South Korea have fewer than 1000 people dead), where living in a city isn't as in demand due to the rise of at working at home. Even though the 2nd point contradicts the first, it checks out because the cost of living hasn't updated to the drop in demand yet. Also while it is possible for Trump to win, 538 only has it at a 13% chance. This is a 538 algorithm which is updated to account for what happened in 2016. Just looking at the numbers though, Trump's chances are extremely grim and his only way of winning is if the voter suppression the republicans are going for works or by disputing the election to the courts. Right now, according to the polls, even if Trump wins every single undecided and 3rd party voter, he still loses the election (268 electoral votes to 270). Trump is polling behind in every single battleground state except for Georgia, where he holds a 1 point lead (statistical tie). In 2016, Hillary never polled above 50% nationally, and never held a 10 point lead over Trump. Biden currently leads by 10 points over Trump and is polling 52% nationally. Even if Trump wins, that doesn't mean the polls were "wrong". 13% chances do happen all the time though so it doesn't mean the polls were wrong if Trump somehow wins. The whole point of the polls is to get a statistical average. I'm sure you wouldn't feel safe to press a button labeled "13% chance to die".

[@solarflare4240]

no one cares bro. you are cringe

[@paulanthony312]

Levy: premoves checkmate 10 moves in advance Also Levy: I used to put rocks in my mouth

[@alexpopovic8522]

At the age of 2 I used to play chess, now I put the rocks in my mouth.

[@Tyler-bp4md]

i used to put rocks in my mouth but i suck at chess.

[@user-jt1hh4vi5b]

@@Tyler-bp4md maybe u blundered while putting the rocks

[@maflo5971]

that might be the secret to it

[@efulmer8675]

Also also Levy: Oh, sorry, did I say rocks? I meant rooks.

[@mickrobertson7782]

"So just attack the lion, and you'll be good." -Levy Rosman, survivalist

[@zul2788]

Gotham was at 90k subs at the time of the recording. 6 months after he is almost at 1 million. Well deserved Levy!

[@theimperfectguitarist974]

6 months after he's still at 1.27M

[@ThriveUp1]

@@theimperfectguitarist974 8 months after he’s at 1.5 million

[@dob4592]

1.73 Mill now.

[@Thoste.011]

2,07 now

[@benrund-scott1598]

2.2, Jan 8, 2023

[@eetjebeetje]

Did you really say 'we wanna finish as quickly as possible, like an inconsiderate male in the sheets' in a game of chess? Hahahah that's comedy gold! Anyways, thank you Levy for these videos I really enjoy these!

[@uouq9558]

😂

[@mattiasgrutop9824]

I know you're good at chess but man your jokes are on point too

[@ogluqqychess4452]

My favorite one was "oh yeah? Well shutup cuz you hang like 6 queens by turn.... TWO"

[@pentabuzz149]

let's finish as fast as possible, like an inconsiderate male in the sheets

[@gametheory6948]

3:31 I’m slightly irritated at how uneven he’s spread what looks like butter on his bread. I loved the rest of the content, but I’d appreciate it if you could make your breakfast with a bit more patience.

[@mrqueem1703]

Clumped butter on toast is so good tho

[@das2560]

Ha nice

[@michaelmccourt4992]

If it all gets smushed around in your mouth does it really matter?

[@lunchexlizerd3927]

It's frankly ridiculous isn't it

[@rohithjacob4699]

Everything goes to the stomach at the end of the day Quote of my grandma when my bisquite breaks nd i cry when i was young

[@mridulgolyan_]

28:45 Levi : call an ambulance , call an ambulance Also Levi : but not for me

[@JakeLemasterGuitar]

“We’re almost at 100k” less than a year later and you’re almost at 1M. Wild

[@JakeLemasterGuitar]

Closer to half a year. Even wilder

[@ydgames4291]

He is at 1M now pog

[@faiz3411]

So happy to see this. I thought this d4 rating climb ended with the first video itself.

[@mikeymcmikeface5599]

It could have been a 1-part series. 😔

[@bostonnate4024]

Lol I bet 99% of viewers missed the Iverson practice joke

[@Drewcrayy]

When you put someone in a nasty position and they just end up blundering I wish you would show what they should have done, this often happens to me I get put in a nasty spot and end up blundering. This is something that would help me moving forward. Love to content, much appreciated.

[@tomasbeltran04050]

5:16 levy literally telling off his chat for us.

[@JDoactive]

"We wanna finish as quickly as possible, like an inconsiderate male in the sheets"

[@bradenwright9830]

levi:"Oh i hung a pawn i cant believe it!" *Me who hung 9 queens* "here we go again"

[@musicfan07058]

Learning from passionate people is always a great experience, Thank you for the videos

[@animet3ll3r5]

Another variation time:- 9:13 Nxd5, Bxd5, Qxd5, the e4 night d6 bishop and a8 rook is hanging. Also after Nxd5 if while plays a random move like h6 then Bxe4, Re8, Ne7+, Qxe7, then u win both the bishop and rook

[@robertemeott-dor1382]

This guy is awesome.... Bright Mind and Quick Chess Instincts!! Learning lots!!!

[@dj_montanabeat1001]

The climb videos are the best, good shit man!

[@kingthunder8594]

My chess skills have grown so much from watching you. So, thank you for the advice and please keep it up!

[@Frank7489]

In this lesson I learned that Levy as a toddler was biting dogs and putting rocks in his mouth

[@ramisokka]

Man I like your attitude! Totally taking way too much of my sparetime to watch these. Worth it.

[@isaiahschwindt3046]

lol when Levy says hes racing to 100k subs and 1 year later hes at 1.25million. Never a more deserving and fun content creator out there and on an amazing and rewarding topic to learn. CONGRATS!

[@manishk2071]

Notes 17:50 if black bishop comes then move the pawn @18:40 queen b6 can be met with queen b3 in London's system. @20:00 once u pop the knight in to e5 square then just listen here what to do..

[@llamaism1328]

the only time I've ever been really upset to have missed the stream - when fall out boy was mentioned

[@Tyler-bp4md]

58:34 ehhh well. i just watched your games against hikaru where hikaru was missing various pieces and whatnot. im inspired by your confidence

[@netroalex5209]

3:27 that mlkjr guy in chat got me good

[@mebinbiju8470]

Ayeeeeee, the king of chess lessons

[@rosssmirnoff6285]

Watch me get crushed at 41:32

[@firefox1484]

bet

[@atxpickleball939]

More of this! More climb videos!

[@candybutcher17]

37:06 he saw the "what's pog" in the chat

[@MoneySuccesswithAndy]

Very helpful video, so many tips. My fav being Dont decline queens gambit with a knight.

[@HydroPat]

A race to 100k, 1 month later he's racing to 300k lmao. I'm one of the new subscribers, been here a week. Glad to be on board.

[@iamzsdawgy]

past half a million!

[@dkpandey1996]

After much waiting my favourite rating climb is back. Let's push that queen's pawn and roll for the win! 🙌🏼

[@Ishykai]

Thanks for doing what you do Levy! I've been watching you since July last year after deciding in April I'd like to get serious about chess. You've helped me grow and understand so much since then. Much love ❤️

[@nadnel2740]

How is it going

[@Salman-os7pr]

25:28 Why not Qg5 Thanks for answering my question!

[@leadnitrate2194]

Great question. I was wondering about that too.

[@sliceofpay]

Is that sarcasm? Lol

[@flfun2no]

I've been playing the London for a few years and you've taught me some new ideas! Thanks, Harry Potter!

[@afk_cs]

thank you levy, very cool!

[@lancejimenez9222]

Good wishes for the legend who transcribed English subtitles for this.

[@kooldude09]

So happy you're doing another rating climb!!! Lezgohh

[@benradical6179]

A collaboration with MrLlamaSC sounds wonderful :) Love your content!

[@stephencollins9396]

I am not a consistent player due to illness occasionally just kicking me in the face. But, even when I am not playing my best, my scores have considerably increased on the bad and good days just by remembering little things you say on your videos. Also, before watching your channel, I never spent much time learning openings at all. I pretty much only queen pawn gamed or french defensed, I never thought I'd enjoy gambits or would even know what a English System was.

[@fr3shn3ss23]

Could you do a video on why it's important to control the center of the board? I understand the basics of how the game works, but I'm not fully clear on why it's so critical to fight for the center.

[@TsarKoragg]

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kzbin.info/aero/PLQsLDm9Rq9bHKEBnElquF8GuWkI1EJ8Zp. The whole playlist

[@InfernalA1D]

mlkjr saying "hello future self, get of youtube you could be doing something productive" is actually pretty good advice for me. And maybe for you too. Just sayin'

[@swolejszo]

I watch on KZbin only because I don't really have stretches of time to watch streams, but I am more than happy to join Twitch just to sub. I am a big believer in supporting content that I enjoy and watch every day.

[@aranmanalang8127]

I love your videos Levy! The way you explain things is just so crystal clear.. Every time I watch one of your climbing the ladder videos I win my next 7-8 games straight just cause I see the tactics.. Then I revert back to my Pepega brain and drop back down to 1250 😂😂

[@blackformation1112]

16:42 mlkjr in chat saying "I'm unbanned my bad youtube" lol!!

[@captainbanana6763]

THIS is what I subbed for

[@Marta-bo2iu]

I' m so happy. Because of your vids I keep finding your tricks before you play them or say anything

[@snorlaxlol8055]

Hi twitch and Levi hope you guys have a nice day have a nice stream with a lot of gifted subs

[@tito9107]

1:11:15 Levy you are currently in a desk job 😂

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You might check out the black album of Unwritten Law, The Ataris Blue Sky Album, Alklaine Trio orange album!

[@yashu9700]

havent even see the video but i already love it

[@chantzcoleman7482]

Levy will you play a rating climb with f4? Ive been playing the bird lately and want to see what your ideas were!

[@tanaypatel109]

samay is on a break till nov 1 writing his comedy scripts we'll love an among us stream with anish ,vidit and botez and levy of course.

[@frequensea9434]

how did you get music to play for stream but playback to youtube without music? did you have a mixer in OBS and choose when to record or are you able to stream and use that vod and mess with audio after?

[@ajiteshjoshi2492]

Why didn't you film with your new cam?? Was this climb recorded before?

[@conorx3]

old stream

[@jithu1970]

@@conorx3 yah

[@benjaminlies6910]

eric "oh no my queen" rosen vibes game 4

[@oluyoriajagun1857]

''it doesn't look like there's a mate there''... Freaking YES !!!! Mate

[@srijayasankarkrishnamoorth8185]

5:18 True. You call us garbage, we call you garbage back. U be nice, we be nice.

[@anpancake]

We ourselves are trash and need to learn better chess, but everybody else is pretty okay

[@vedantrohit3508]

thank god levy's got our back

[@oskaraltman]

emo is bands like rites of spring though. I would agree with pop-punk way more.

[@Trynottoblink]

Yeah, that’s correct. Pop punk is a much more accurate label.

[@leekidman6128]

Lol i clicked due the thumbnail, things have moved on slightly since the 1890s pmsl brilliant content Levy lad

[@alexfisher1467]

Levi’s acting skills were on point

[@austinswart5329]

Great video! A couple questions though... The rook can take more than one piece (two pawns) on a row in one move? Time: 8:11 Also I noticed you moved Rd8 to d7 and then R to b7 in one move like a knight? How? Time: 7:47

[@masculineyoungman]

on 11:29 there is a tactic, take the queen and than after he takes your queen - Nc8+ and than take the rook

[@g73hc3gsv3i]

Hey Levy, while doing this rating climb please have a game with the Sämisch Variation/English attack/Yugoslav attack like structure against black KID with opposite side castling/attack. Also, show us when do we need to respond to the opponent's pawn storm and when to ignore and start our own attack. Sometimes I just start a premature attack and get destroyed in the Sämisch which I considered somewhat similar to the Yugoslav and yet I find a bit tough to play against black due to the semi-open c file in front of my king after long-castle.

[@user-un-known]

You got to convince his opponents to play KID first. Or do it yourself.

[@leadnitrate2194]

@@user-un-known it will happen at some time, he's gonna play higher rated players.

[@user-un-known]

@@leadnitrate2194 I don't see a relation between rating and playing specific opening, unless we're talking a complete beginner with no knowledge. Sure, it'll happen someday. But for that very specific request to be met during this climb, it's better to talk to opponents. Via discord, for example.

[@InfernalLegion84]

lol 30:52 I thought about THAT interview with AI before reference came ;)

[@TheUglyBastard]

5:25 tinselelk Got u man

[@devanshagarwal97]

Levy you taught me London system which helped me climb a lot ❤️ Thank you vey much I am 1200 now 😀

[@amirmohsen9485]

8:04 Bh3 and Re6 was checkmate and the only way to stop it was Nd4 exNd4 and give a knight for a pawn

[@FinleyR234]

Why do these people in chat say that 1000 rated players suck. It is so stupid because the only reason they are getting beaten is because they are versing a 2700 player.

[@lilmacgaming7221]

"we want to finish as fast as possible, like an inconsiderate male in the sheets" has got to be one of my favourite quips I've heard from Levy. This man has zero chill 😋

[@anpancake]

"*ACK* TO the d4 rating climb"

[@parahydroxycarbaldehyde]

😅

[@krazy-kavman59]

I heard it 😂

[@lunchexlizerd3927]

i know and it was so loud too!

[@sudattashakya6288]

Is there going to be a Sicilian defense climb? Plssss levy

[@hasuchobogosu]

that 10 min timeout slap on the wrist was epic. Levy +10 rep

[@willdykema]

I’m really good at puzzles, I don’t miss force mates usually (#3~#4) but i always drop pieces before getting to midgame and I have trouble setting up early and keeping my pieces open particularity when playing black. Any advice? This goes for you or hopefully any of your kind and intelligent viewers. Should I just start studying openings? Thank you guys for any help or advice you can offer

[@efulmer8675]

How's your chess life going?

[@prakharkothari4351]

new camera is amazing

[@MyNemesisIX]

i feel like here (59:19) it would have been a faster mate to just push pawn then swap to the c file if he drop knight on e6 no?

[@beautifulcarpetdiagram]

38:18 This is simply the plot of "Man Bites Dog," a 1992 mockumentary film

[@stills821]

21:15 LMAO

[@AlamillaJ]

What program are you playing on to make this video? Is it on chess.com or is it your program?

[@NavghoshChaukrayat]

Levy wants us to do the dirty work for him 😂😂😂 someone in chat said lmao

[@akankshagarg6974]

Yeah, lol

[@kyriethegoat8007]

french person seeing your name *levy en rose* : ooooh i see what you did there

[@capohd28]

Excellent point about proving yourself wrong in chess.

[@jackgonzales-alexander1104]

57:06 I’m sure there is a reason for blocking with the Queen instead of the Rook, but I don’t understand?? It seems like Rf2 blocks check, is defended and defends Qb2 by opponent.. I tried looking why it’s a bad move but I don’t see it..? Can someone explain please??

[@ex.nihil0]

5:24 I got you my dude (twitch chat)

[@Consortiumed]

Shout-out to the one and only Martin Luther King Jr in chat @00:23

[@herbertcharlesbrown1949]

34:54 what would you play if if the opponent goes Qb6 and offers a queen trade to prevent Qxb7?

[@enverhoxha2698]

Levy got owned by the chat at the end 😂

[@ericdupuis8819]

Oh I just noticed your pseudo. Nice pun :) Also didn't know this song was that well known in the US :o

[@connorrivers3088]

You really out here making Allen Iverson jokes on a chess video thinking people gonna pick up what you’re puttin down? I love it.

[@thelazyguy3735]

The most surprising thing in the whole video was seeing MrLlama

[@kyriethegoat8007]

my anxiety when he could have trapped the knight the whole first game: STONKS

[@johnadams3751]

Watching this 3 years later… chasing 100k and now at 4.6 million 🎉

[@Natheforever]

Levy, do you have a favorite response for black after 1. Nf3 ?

[@scriptedjava265]

38:52 should have moved Knight to G5 to protect the C8 square

[@kreativ4674]

for the record, I'm subbed

[@SADBOY-jx8gc]

When Levy started talking about courses I OOF'ed cuz I still don't know which course to take :))

[@rohithjacob4699]

My debit card is garbage.. Doesnt acceot the course or the course doesnt accept my card

[@Qwert0mietek]

5:16 parenting time xD

[@TheKrazyLobster]

Heeeey the climb is back!