EVERY Chess Beginner Should Watch This Lesson

[@masoudiranpour6425]

hi ...what,s that ..366 ?? is this rate really ?? and why ??who does not know any thing about chess must have Elo ?? and why you must play with these beginners that just must be in clubs for learning correct chess way ?? are u kidding us ?? chess is a knowledge program ..and not just a game ..and who understand better ..is the better player ...so for be the best .must so much try ..and learn ..and spend time ..more and more ..many many years ...thanks ..

[@lesarXD]

PIN OF S H A M E

[@romarsawali8736]

Levy really going through his old videos. Noice

[@jaosjkxjzfo]

huh

[@jonasferrao]

pin of shame!! shame on you masoud

[@xenopis7862]

Godzilla had a stroke reading this and fucking died

[@tanveeranzum3029]

“What’s worth more than a Bishop?” Me, activating my giga big brain: “Two Bishops.”

[@MZIH]

19:20 d6 check, Bishop e6 trapping black bishop, if black Bishop takes then Knight xe6

[@andreimcallister1365]

@@MZIH that has nothing from do with what we are talking about

[@inspiringmedia3716]

shshshsh

[@craigr6842]

Money

[@BadChess56]

What about THREE bishops.

[@kallum29nffc]

One of the hardest things to do as a trainer or a coach is to ‘leave space for silence’. It’s so tempting to fill that emptiness. BUT you give your trainees the time to think which is the most valuable thing you can do. Very impressive.

[@DiskoSpider]

Damn chat is toxic. People who have probably been playing the game for at least over a year want to talk all big and bad about somebody who is just learning is such a crappy attitude.

[@msgbbx1860]

Keyboard warriors that hide behind a screen.

[@killerbug05]

It is but the nature twitch, a bunch of losers pretending to know their shit.

[@momo-i1t3d]

And some of the chat boys also use the engine to feel better i guess.

[@richardbryanesq]

All over YT chat is a waste of time. A few people involved with the subject, most others talking about their farts.

[@rancidblock5615]

Ok so what if Gotham Starts playing fortnite, wouldnt myth's chat make fun of him?. Of course and who cares

[@oddyrock]

My man said “more control of the map”

[@lazycouch1]

Not wrong

[@beri4138]

I like chess but I'm starting to get bored of this 1 map. It's literally just a square and it's getting really boring. Devs are lazy as fuck.

[@RedzeeTV]

@@beri4138 circle map when?

[@kyleangelocastro9460]

@@hantrazaveri1566 smh is shake my head so you said shake my head my head

[@WhitestOC]

@@kyleangelocastro9460 that's the joke lol

[@GIArc-xz3lx]

Levy collecting students like infinity stones. He is inevitable

[@thebus3181]

Hopefully he does not snap his fingers

[@johnnylac9195]

More like inLevitable

[@dionysistoumazis]

@@johnnylac9195 Came here to say that lol

[@leskobrandon8454]

I don’t get it lol

[@dionysistoumazis]

@@leskobrandon8454 The comment said that Levy is inevitable. And then that comment said inLevitable. It's a pun

[@RR-rk5gj]

I would love a video like this with a higher rated player where you both talk through your thoughts.

[@klonharcos]

Yeah without them hearing each other would be awesome

[@roadtoadvanced1766]

Yeah something like a video that a intermediate must watch.

[@cday0075]

He has a couple lessons with Northernlion, who is 1500-1600

[@jeltehoekstra2952]

A video of hikaru teaching levy would also be interesting

[@cTRudeboy]

@@cday0075 Thank you! Will check that out.

[@NoOne-wz2ht]

"Whos going to take those pawns" "me" 🤣😂

[@riggs4714]

100% the most wholesome moment on yt today

[@yoanterzyiski515]

Lmaooooo I'm dead bro

[@parminderkaur1931]

@Henry Duong 52:19

[@kelzakdub]

Had me dying

[@DiskoSpider]

@@parminderkaur1931 52:02

[@bigxmacxattack941]

Video idea: opposite side castling, when to attack versus when to defend

[@johan_piano]

That sounds good

[@NeverGiveUp-sv2op]

Also,the right time to castle and then how to deal with pawn storms! That's much needed

[@doctorlaughtor9884]

Good idea my g. Add pawnstorms aswell as i too have difficulty with that ( also someone else above me too)

[@isteskunst_com]

always attack, fast

[@givepaddytheemmy4535]

@@NeverGiveUp-sv2op unless you have like a specific idea in mind, castle ASAP

[@alexipeters3687]

"And what am I gonna do to it?" "Gobble it up" "And what will you do to me?" "Gobble you up" 😂😂😂

[@thehumanpractice2985]

i'm surprised the anarchychess subreddit didn't make a copypasta of that

[@leeroyjenkins5644]

@@fionaaron3854 49:45

[@AdmiralFerret]

As a low ELO player, this was great to watch. Watching you look so happy and/or proud the whole video made me totally forget it was almost an hour long. Always a great time seeing you in your element doing what you love to do, man.

[@asmo_1929]

I found it funny how hyped everyone was about the Vienna

[@thebus3181]

Why wouldn’t the chat be, the Vienna is the greatest opening to ever exist.

[@blasto1291]

bongcloud opening

[@madwicky461]

@@thebus3181 actually the jerome gambit is the best opening

[@leskobrandon8454]

@@thebus3181 it’s good but not necessarily.

[@leskobrandon8454]

@@madwicky461 “the best opening” is an opinion and there is no “best opening” because it depends on who you are playing and how they respond.

[@moonycanwatch]

Levy's hair continue their progress towards total chaos

[@ianmoore5502]

people's hair tends to start going crazier and crazier once they hit their stride, they really start to find their element and suddenly wild hair don't care ya know :)

[@ori4283]

Its like fabiano caruana

[@makersigma]

BOGGED

[@anthonyaram8612]

Queen side or Kings side? ..it's hard to tell...

[@ianmoore5502]

@@Thinkaboutit897 when someone finds a groove that works for them, as they start to lock in with their own hard wired circuitry and live life to their version of the fullest, they stop caring as much about the physical appeadance of their hair. :)

[@jonathanphillips1196]

As a high school coach, videos like these are super helpful to me. I have a lot of beginners on my team, and watching people like yourself and Hikaru coach beginners and bring them up really helps give me ideas of how to become a better coach. Thank you for sharing lessons like these. This type of "let's play a game and talk through thought processes" coaching style will be very helpful to my students.

[@Kayde05]

I love the fact that Gotham isn’t telling him what to do, but he’s guiding him to make better options for his(myth) development and not just telling him ‘so now you want to do this move’. He’s making myth think about the move he makes and what other moves he could make that could be better, while still showing him without shoving it in his face. I would love chess with a teacher like Gotham

[@jaywasd]

52:07 "Who's gonna win the pawns?" "i'm gonna win the pawns" xD Levy was officially recognized as his coach in that moment.

[@-_Nuke_-]

Guy in the chat wrote when Levy played f6: "Ben Finegold is sensing a disturbance in the force" XD So true man... So true!

[@majo9145]

😅

[@stankyt5882]

His classes feel like fever dreams

[@trent797]

Look up the game between Levy and Finegold :)

[@saskiakramer850]

Man, i wish all my school teachers were as motivating and encouraging as levi. I love how he lets people make their own plan and then give them feedback instead of just telling them "ok, repeat after me..." he looks genuinely proud when his "students" find the right moves.

[@korkunctheterrible4302]

That's what teaching in fact is. Schools, systems cannot accomodate the true endeavor of teaching unless they decide to prioritize it and to prioritize it, you need governments that care more about people who constitute the average in their society in many respects.

[@soumyajitroy5239]

The best thing about you is that you are teaching beginners to intermediate like a real teacher

[@Drakshl]

It's probably because he is a professional chess teacher along with the KZbin and stream stuff he does, so he has alot of experience with players at all levels

[@miningape]

True, I feel like I'm just not learning as much when I watch Hikaru... Maybe he's just too advanced for me

[@asonimannypacquiao7768]

No the best thing about him is his thumbnails

[@jackfrostedits1976]

@@asonimannypacquiao7768 FACTS

[@uplayulay]

@@miningape duh..

[@upperom]

Making an EPIC bishop move, and then calling a pawn a rook, is everything I've ever wanted to experience in my short chess journey. Well played Myth!

[@maisonmitsios125]

When the vid has been out for 2 mins and ppl writing comments like they finished a 54 min video in that time😂

[@spark5010]

i think some watched the stream in twitch

[@cabbagebou6912]

I watch all my videos in x26 speed

[@danielsayre3385]

@@cabbagebou6912 fav comment

[@evanjohn6934]

@@cabbagebou6912 Or maybe x27?

[@moonycanwatch]

Levy is out here posting like 10 times in 2 days while other youtubers post 2 videos in 10 months

[@wsemenske]

Levy getting weird

[@mrfahrenheit7271]

So true I can't keep up with him tbh😂

[@barmaxon]

chess hustler

[@goftm4058]

Quality or Quantity?

[@moonycanwatch]

@@goftm4058 anyone that watches his videos knows it's both

[@tdriver7590]

Levy's forehead wasn't altered in the thumbnail

[@blasto1291]

i dont see a difference of forehead proportions in thumbnail and video

[@punchedchunk3483]

Another amazing video! As a beginner myself this video really helped me look at the board differently. Thanks again!

[@kingvictoriii]

Ayy thanks levy, stuff like this will be really helpful to us plebian chess players

[@icecrack4579]

PLEBS...

[@NeverGiveUp-sv2op]

@Bot AtChess Imao

[@est9949]

Well, us lesbian chess players find it helpful too.

[@mrfahrenheit7271]

Levy "who's gonna win the pawns" Myth "I'M GONNA WIN THE PAWNS" 😎 Me: lmfao!

[@leonvanleeuwen6016]

lmfao!

[@hungrypenguino1827]

lmfao!

[@kailynx2295]

I fucking died when he said that 😂😂😂

[@rafaelrafaelrafael]

I literally dropped dead!

[@vedaryan334]

Sometimes I thought myth was drunk because of the way he said statements like this

[@audigex]

“It’s the only check you have”... Queen: “am I a joke to you, Levy?”

[@ThumbsOnly]

Damn lol his patience is off the charts

[@wellplayed8921]

I actually finally had my first winning game ever (that made any sense) after this video. With a cool check mate no less. Granted, it was against some other low rated struggling noob like myself, but a W is a W! It felt great! thanks for this

[@samzuno]

My man used the Vienna on the first guess and made Levy’s face glow 😂👌🏼

[@ihatepenguinshaterofallpen1832]

For a 366 elo beginner myth had some amazing knowledge in terms of controlling the middle of the board and setting up pieces. He did way better than i thought he would.

[@semmywap2916]

I’m a beginner and this thought process walk through is super helpful, thanks!

[@mattsager914]

THIS is so great. Seeing the moves, hearing the thoughts. I play with my partner and I always think it would help to talk to each other like this [for educational purposes] but they're so competitive they don't want me to help and they don't want me in their head!

[@ngat0ry508]

"Infiltrate. What does infiltrate mean?" "Means to go in?" "..yes."

[@Logan-bh8tc]

He said "control of the map" and "that piece will go hard in the paint" I cant right now. That's funny as hell

[@jackalexander8842]

This was a fun video! I’d really like to see it happen with a higher rated player and yourself, both unable to hear each other and talking through what you think your opponent is doing and how you intend to stop it and counter, as someone has already mentioned in the comments... great idea!

[@kierancaves4011]

chat member "happy Vienna noises" literally the best thing I've seen all day

[@AiR1DaN]

Myth: smart explanations all game Also Myth: pawn a3 to d6 to take the pawn

[@maxkho00]

No, his explanations weren't smart. He was just talking a LOT, so even though most of it was nonsense, just by chance some rare good bits came out, and it's those that you chose to focus on (instead of all of the nonsense).

[@Eon2641]

@@maxkho00 Somebody trying to explain something without knowing the established terminology is obviously gonna have to talk a lot to get their point across, what matters is his points were sound.

[@maxkho00]

@@Eon2641 Actually, the opposite. His terminology most of the time is correct, but his points were just wrong 90% of the time.

[@Eon2641]

@@maxkho00 He wasn't making grand master plays but he was doing a good job seeing potential lines, even if he wasn't following them all the way through. I don't know what you expected he's 366 ELO lol. Don't be a dick.

[@maxkho00]

@@Eon2641 I'm not being a dick, nor am I expecting anything of anyone, I'm just saying that most of his explanations were wrong. It's a factual statement.

[@kedwards9]

Anyone else yelling at their screen while watching this? Absolutely love it haha. Keep up the good coaching Levy! We all appreciate this.

[@chidzhustle3570]

Gah try watching myth play actual chess, it’s the most frustrating experience

[@nicholasinman6974]

Hell of a lesson Levy, you're a great teacher. Love watching you help break down positions and guide people to the right ideas. Myth also has a great way of integrating concepts he's learned from other games into his learning here which is helping him understand some advanced concepts ahead of the curve. Just needs to do a ton of puzzles to work on recognizing tactical patterns and keep playing and I could see him improving very quickly. Looking forward to Pogchamps 3!

[@zerayah2474]

Man got me interested into chess and also teach me how to get better than before

[@jovindsouza3407]

Why does this video's thumbnail feel even more cursed than the last one

[@ampharosgames7526]

I would tend to disagree

[@natsoph1924]

@@ampharosgames7526 I second this

[@paulokuyo7722]

the moistcritikal thumbnail was definitely more disturbing

[@ij1851]

Lol “mid map control”

[@justinfeldman6902]

I actually just got to the endgame part where you cut out how he broke the defense and that's what I was waiting for, lol. I kept seeing you arrow Rd7 and I had no idea where white would go once the c pawn was defended. RIP my elo :(

[@Limatola11]

More vids like this! Very helpful

[@particleonazock2246]

Levy in this video: *plays a 350+ rated "beginner"* Levy in other videos: Yeah, so in chess, beginners are rated about 1500 Me, a 1500 rated player: Why did you lie to me!!

[@MrCompassionate01]

Chess is weird, everybody rated 300 to 1500 is a *beginner" even though that's a huge range of skill levels.

[@EarlOfWarwick1561]

@@MrCompassionate01 actually, how do people feel about this? i see 1200 used as a threshold quite often too. just for me personally, the system is approximately: below 800 = true beginner (has been taught the rules), 800-1200 = beginner, 1200-1500 = weak intermediate player, 1500+ intermediate and above. although my rating is between 1000 and 1100, so maybe it makes more sense for me to have more fine-grained distinctions among lower-rated players

[@MrCompassionate01]

@@EarlOfWarwick1561 As a 1000 player I agree with your definitions and I also agree we probably feel this way because we're low enough on the totem pole to see how radically different a 500 is from a 1000 and how different 1000 is from 1500

[@danielsayre3385]

4:47 "Ben Finegold is sensing a disturbance in the force" - corwinelton

[@aravindnair3839]

There are a lot of chess players and teachers on youtube but I gotta say man your videos are the sole reason for my improvement in chess. Please bro more like this

[@opossumbandit4960]

This video was actually really insightful. Would love more videos on the channel with this type of content, breaking down people of different rankings learning their positions.

[@chrisjackson1266]

My usual style is "I saw this opening once.... OK I did the opening, now it's endgame time". This lesson was very informative for me.

[@nicholasperry1334]

Actually love how levy teaches his students like in this case. One of the first vids iv seen where Iv seen one to one coaching and you can clearly see the care and attention to detail that he takes. Great work and keep it up 👊

[@saldan3985]

"Nf3 to get more control on the mid of the map" Petition to change the name from "Board" to "Map". Imagine GMs going "Fight me on the map bro."

[@largenaq2935]

I can’t imagine GMs saying “Fight me on the board bro”

[@bobwitney4084]

@@largenaq2935 lmaoo that’s what I was thinking

[@HUEMOB]

This is exactly what I’ve been looking for please do more of these!

[@nytheris2848]

This still feels way above my level wtf

[@richardclark8320]

Hi, Levy. I respect that you are making content for the entry-level chess player. I love how positive you are about all the hate. You are a legend!

[@DannyG683]

Referring to taking Levy's remaining pawns with the King: "But you know that's what I'm trying to do." I think that's interesting. I imagine a lot of beginners (I was definitely like this and probably still am), they may see chess as trying to carry out secretive operations rather than simply making operations unstoppable. Making ambitions unstoppable rather than hiding ambitions.

[@tyborg314]

23:30 knight to b5, if black doesn't move king to prevent discovery check, then next move d6 check then knight takes on c7 forking the two rooks. pawn on d6 prevents queen from taking knight

[@AndersRisager]

Dude, I just started playing and I didn't even know this type of coaching was a thing 👍👍👍

[@maxmccann5323]

14:07 queen to G2 is also check

[@korkunctheterrible4302]

I loved this and could easily watch the 30 min that were edited out. I wish Gotham did this many times over with beginners up to 1500. Either the moves are obvious to us or we are oblivious to them depending on us and the game played but there's always something to be learned and in this era of blitz, this is gold. We beginners don't need anything shorter than rapid and I honestly would wanna try classical. What do I do? Go beg for game in lichess? I think I'm gonna stop being shy.

[@jamesray8106]

I would have liked to see the trade offs before the 30 minute cut

[@SinoMaticPayne]

He doesn't know what a file is, but proposed great middle game theory.

[@russia2587]

As a beginner player right now (without a coach), I really liked seeing the thought process out loud. You are a great coach Levy, keep it up!

[@lucagerza7372]

Not a beginner but you can’t stop me watching this mwahahaha

[@dxxp4914]

I just started learning chess this week and this video along with some of your others have been sooooo helpful. But this in particular

[@remus-alexandrusimion3439]

I really wanted to see the end. For a beginner that is a tough endgame.

[@SidV101]

I’m a beginner, what’s so tough about it? My plan would be: bring white king to take black’s b4 pawn/protect white’s pawns, if h5 then take with my bishop

[@avasiesx1493]

i liked this video it brings up a lot of common positions in beginner games

[@alejandromolina7270]

"...Dude, where's my brain here." I ask that question everyday.

[@farmehrrazaghimanesh1211]

23:00. White can move their pawn from d5 to d6, giving a discovered check with the bishop. If king moves to f8, black loses the queen. Move the pawn from d6 to c7, not only taking a pawn, but also giving ANOTHER discovered check with the other bishop which lies on a3. King moves, take queen with pawn.

[@BRUHBRUH-kl8ee]

Seems That Agdamator has found the Counter to the Counter

[@arist7922]

He had some advanced ideas/understandings for his rating, I call potential!

[@davegreen8569]

I've been playing for about a month. I watched this video and felt like I immediately starting making more thoughtful, forcing moves. I plan to explore your courses next. Thank you. (also, I'm a teacher, and I felt that "f" sentence starter slip-up).

[@metalslug_1143]

I like that TheMyth is a beginner and GothamChess takes thing slowly and explains everything step by step.

[@DanielHatchman]

First chess lesson: Levy: Now you have to decide if you like your position after your move creating a passed pawn and a trade you allow with our queens. The Myth: yep, a huh Man this guy is going to learn so fast!

[@RedzeeTV]

He previously had a lesson with Levy before so there is some experience for this one

[@Tintin_e_cool]

25:17 just move the knight to b5 and next move check with bishop/ pawn and take with the pawn and next move take the rook

[@chesscrush]

Video idea: do this whole "what do you think process" with higher lvls too. For example start with 500 then 700, 900, 1100 and so on up to 2600 and look what these people do wrong or where they should improve.

[@valemaxema73]

I'm so much in need of this

[@pavlosgkoulelis5041]

The closest thing to that i think was the collabs with Northernlion! It's definitely a good idea!

[@speeddemon2901]

Like I felt that once you reach 1400+ everything starts to become obscure and hidden... Like I don't know I feel stuck at 1550

[@dancollins3999]

at 20:10 there's a beautiful manoeuvre unless im missing something. knight to e6 threatening the queen/rook. Therefore black takes the knight with the bishop. white takes back with pawn and unless black moves the king, pawn goes to e7, discovered check by the bishop and winning a rook or a queen if you're lucky.

[@THEShadowluigi1]

54 minutes invested into this game for it to be cut off at the best part! Sad times, but loved the rest of the video

[@JamesCSmith-vp1xb]

at 17:40 after Bb5+ Bd7, white could play Ne6 attacking the queen, the bishop being unable to take the knight due to the pin

[@justanoobguy7462]

Elon Musk is searching for Levy sir due to his thumbnail. 😂😂😂😂

[@jimboslice4468]

Just started on a chess deep dive last night for the first time in my life and I am obsessed with this channel already

[@attenonmj3708]

Video idea: If you can play blinfolded chess, and your opponent can play blindfolded chess, then play chess without a chessboard, just say the moves.

[@attenonmj3708]

@@arpitanand4693 Someone can make moves on a board.

[@milesrobb-jones4028]

would be good to see another video like this but with an intermediate player around 1000-1200 ELO

[@ryanlim6250]

Waking at 6 in the morning for chess lol

[@fips001]

17:15 Bb5+ was a good move. Cause if black goes Bd7 white goes Ne6.

[@bornlegend7637]

Man you are passionate thanks for being so active and fun posting every 2 times in a day DAMN MY MAN HOPE WE WILL REACH 1MILLION SOON ! Edit :54:25 every bit of it!

[@thomaslavery684]

17:38 i would trade bishops because there is a possible checkmate if they move the king to the left, right after checking with the queen

[@bakulshah4367]

Day 32: Of requesting Levy to cover opposite coloured bishop endgames. Especially when you have a slight material advantage of being up by two or three pawns against your opponent and you both have opposite coloured bishops as well.

[@hellstormangel]

Just open up an analysis board and study it yourself.

[@berg249]

Thank you for pointing out at 11:06 that you have to realize that you don’t have to take the knight after the trade.

[@James-k1416]

Not begginner but still watching see you in the next 54 mins

[@gabrielmattos6337]

very nice video, i face many of the same situations, just fast foward when he is thinking but actually show the plays, all of them

[@darthlynx5792]

Truly disgusting that some "people" would do this horrible thing

[@syannguyen5138]

do what?

[@darthlynx5792]

@@syannguyen5138 this horrible thing

[@darthlynx5792]

@@muhammadnaufalsyahrial4893 I should have been more clear kzbin.info/www/bejne/moLaZapvjMyLmbM

[@blaineehrlich7277]

Thank you Mr. Gotham. Terrific stuff for my young chess game. Watching a teacher at work is nice. You let him finish his thoughts, it's graceful to watch.

[@adityanarang69]

How synchronized can this really be?

[@fifantastig]

Thank you so much, learned a lot by just thinking along with Myth and finding solid moves, really helpful for beginning players

[@anxmesh6619]

"mid control on the map" thats my boy myth

[@isaiahmonteleone]

Yah know for an old man... this guys all right Ps. This a joke levy we love you

[@airshow406]

I love how there was all this build up, this anticipation, foreshadowing, the drama, on the way to moving the bishop to a3 and a long follow up about all the ways in which it is clever and useful and then he goes "Ok I move my rook here."

[@najjacitip]

Myth has a mind of a 1500 but his rating is 300

[@Futureguitarist15]

Thank you for this video. Watching a lesson like this is incredibly instructive and I feel like I learned a ton as a new player. This also made me want to take a class! I really appreciate how patient and informative you are. Better than most college professors I've ever encountered.