EXPLODING PIECES in Atomic Chess

[@BananaWasTaken]

This takes Tennison Gambit Intercontinental ballistic missile variation to a whole new level

[@jinolin9062]

@Caden Bolt it was a joke my mans

[@halometry5523]

@@jinolin9062 bbbbb

[@JCC05]

If you know you know

[@ZachriPlaysGames]

Yo

[@jettdoesrandomstuff4892]

To this day i still can’t belive this is an actual variation

[@abhigyandatta2008]

Bruce: "Alfred, Why do people play Atomic Chess?" Alfred: "Because some men aren't looking for anything logical like checkmate , they just want to watch the pieces explode"

[@justdavelewis]

I could be wrong but I THINK you mean Alfred? Great quote though

[@shmonn.]

who is arthur and who is bruce?

[@justdavelewis]

@@shmonn. Bruce Wayne

[@abhigyandatta2008]

@@justdavelewis thanks for the correction mate

[@geetaparmar4458]

Bruce and alfred from batman

[@cynth4941]

"This is the one mode of chess where kings can hug each other" Vidit approves

[@dondayelbano6927]

LMFAO

[@lost2932]

Lol

[@kaustubhkhandagale5872]

Hikaru disapproves

[@vaibhavdesai7001]

Poor Vidit is still being dragged thru the mud for the legendary King sacrifice 😂😂

[@nbhunia1]

EVERY TIME THE KING SACRIFICE GETS ME 🤣🤣🤣

[@EcclesiastesLiker-py5ts]

I like the thought of two futuristic kings hanging out and chatting while their armies fight with nuclear weapons strapped to them.

[@lord_memes5766]

ah yes

[@Ryann9]

MAD be like:

[@QUBIQUBED]

@@Ryann9MAD?

[@Erraddo]

@@QUBIQUBED Mutually Assured Destruction

[@Mike.3v2.4_YT]

This really sounds like politics to me

[@IDESTROYER236]

Now imagine the captured tile being unusable for the rest of the match.

[@nothayley]

The idea of a square being unusable sounds really fun. Do you know of any variants where this happens?

[@IDESTROYER236]

Not at all. But an unusable tile might just also be able to block piece pathing (as in, a tower can't access nor get past that tile).

[@jtolam]

@@nothayley Black Hole Variant

[@dashingclasher]

Atomic Chess - Doom Shroom Variant

[@galoomba5559]

@@nothayley duck chess

[@oliver1367]

I'm waiting on Atomic Fog of War for that real post nuclear war chess experience. We could call it Fallout

[@swarnimanand5179]

That mode would just be a 50:50 game because 1. Nf3 so black has to play f6 now white knows black has to play f6 therefore the following happens 1. e3 f6 Now here comes the 50-50 part 2. Bb5 (insert bad move here) 3. Game over If black knows to play c6 then 2. Bb5 c6 But white also knows black can play c6 so white plays: 2. Qh5 c6 3. Game over Now black also knows about this so the game becomes Can black predict white's move or not which is either Bb5 or Qh5 then also if he does predict it, the game only continues so it's just too good for white

[@goomy9966]

With chess 960 mixed in for fun

[@vicvel3606]

@@goomy9966 Blind nuke russian roulette

[@alessandrofavaretto4360]

It actually came out.

[@oliver1367]

@@alessandrofavaretto4360 really? Where?

[@hansonbai8808]

For the people who didn't realize: MajesticCreek copied the exact moves from the lichess analysis board

[@yoru120]

He probably think he is god after win against a grandmaster but inside he is just a scumbag, a coward that have no shame

[@herewego7694]

You can analyse atomic on lichess?

[@yoru120]

@@herewego7694 open a new tab, set game play against computer level 8, copying the other player moves and make a move like computer did in real game

[@pyrocon5454]

His win is worth less than any loss

[@jiren5431]

I mean... chess is about studying possibilities, and that's what he did

[@ridhabenammar715]

4:03 "I also like e3" This is why Gothambot plays it

[@Corejanjan]

Still wating for e3 course

[@soumitrabiswas8077]

@@Corejanjan me too

[@rekhabilandani]

😂lol

[@dashingclasher]

Van't Krujis OP when white turns into black

[@somewagyuenjoyer]

Botham

[@farazeman3060]

Pawn: Counter Interference Missiles. Knight: Submerged Ballistic Missile, you lit don't see it coming. Bishop: A Drone with Missiles. Rook: A guided ICBM. Queen: THE FREAKINNG GUIDED HYDROGEN NUCLEAR WARHEAD. Queens Pawn: The Silo Gate.

[@axonaty9224]

King: Countries

[@nabajitdas4129]

underatted comment

[@SanderDoesThings]

The king is Kim in his silly little bunker

[@marbo_mogus]

King: Japan in 1945

[@BelegaerTheGreat]

*MajesticCreek played every move perfect according to the engine.*

[@ThriveUp1]

He got banned shortly after because of cheating.

[@QUBIQUBED]

Damn, I really thought he was real.

[@aleksitjvladica.]

@@ThriveUp1 How do you know?

[@aleksitjvladica.]

@@QUBIQUBED You failed :-).

[@ThriveUp1]

@@aleksitjvladica. i honestly dont remember, its been 6 months

[@blackman7186]

Don't know about pieces but this is blowing my mind

[@zyn9605]

this pun makes me want to blow myself up

[@alecheflin1378]

@Mekal Covic thank you for this godsend

[@Kuya_Yan_1234]

It will be catastrophic if its literal!

[@solrathukuilla8909]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnbZZqOjeteiqaM Legal trap😅

[@solrathukuilla8909]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3LCnamHo7R1rpI Evan's Gambit

[@mattbenz99]

Gotham should switch to playing this full time. He can be the Magnus Carlsen of Atomic Chess.

[@theoman971]

Do you mean MajesticCreek?

[@pairot01]

Honestly it feels like a forced win for white, let's not develop the theory to that point.

[@diogohenriques114]

@@theoman971 majesticcreek is cheating

[@e_eyster]

@@diogohenriques114 True, but apart from d4 nothing he did was better than most people around 1700 in this game could find. Even then in 3 2 time control playing d4 isnt asking too much from players. Im only in the 1800s in atomic and immediately realized black is probably lost after d4, after d5 it makes ne6 obvious and its time to resign.

[@_A-B_]

Fun fact: magnus is very good at atomic chess too

[@peeelan]

I feel that unlike normal chess, it’s much more important to have no pieces around your king, rather than surrounding your king in pieces

[@adenvart3816]

“A lot of 1400-1500, lotta new players.” Me with my 380 - :/

[@thatonepersonwhoeatscheese7348]

me with my 290

[@umcThunder72]

Me with my 780 :/

[@lukec1471]

In variants it starts you off with 1500 elo even if you’re 400 in normal chess

[@sliveriousthegamer1174]

Me with my 100 :(

[@troluciak2844]

Me with 2137 :(

[@Osama-Bon-Jovi-01]

"Tennyson gambit: intercontinental ballistic missile variant"

[@zipipy2880]

Tennison*

[@anonymousstout4759]

That's Soviet Russia spelling of the word

[@zipipy2880]

Oh ok thanks for clarifying

[@evannibbe9375]

I see you are a man of culture as well.

[@NZMoon]

The one thing I love the most about Atomic chess is that Scandinavian defense in atomic chess is an Insta win

[@huestonmorgan2147]

Gotham: “If they take this going to be upset. Again the reason you don’t want to take you lose “ Them: *Instantly takes

[@blazingphoenix3904]

I play against a person called ChesSuxxX for around 1 hr but he had 2000 in atomic, if Gotham is only 1800 who could he be?

[@jjsalas]

Jaja pieces go boom boom

[@meee_5155]

@@blazingphoenix3904 this was a day after it released. He didn't have time to get to 2000 especially since everyone else was so much lower than him. The only one he lost to was a cheater.

[@Aarantula]

I like how the one time Gotham lost a game, it was to a cheater.

[@krishgarg2806]

@dream-jordan yea he played top engine moves

[@xlorrix-6320]

@@krishgarg2806 that doeaent mean its creating i fell like atomic is just a forced win for white

[@joegeneric1846]

@@xlorrix-6320 His account got banned for cheating by shortly after.

[@apimpnamedslickback5936]

@@xlorrix-6320 if you play continual top engine moves your cheating. Not even Magnus plays those

[@williamsue549]

@A pimp named SLICK BACK Agreed, but to be fair, atomic is much easier to play best moves in. Especially if you take a little time to practice against a bot. He was only rated 1400 though, so that's a dead giveaway, but I've played against higher rated people who feel like they're just dancing around you while you're just fighting to survive. Also, nice name 👌

[@tobinwainer1460]

Really fun to see Gotham on a normal level of experience. “How did that happen”, and “wow that was a good move” 😂 just like what I say to myself when playing

[@richardpike8748]

the lack of instinctual foresight is humbling

[@duckgamer7095]

2:29 Actually had a game with my friend where this concept was important, we got really late game and I hugged his king, then moved up with it to promote a few pawns, until I was finally able to disconnect from him and win the game

[@ArcG3]

I think your opponent in the first game of the "WORST GAME EVERRRRR" chapter was using an engine to cheat. Lichess has a free engine that can analyze atomic chess positions and games, and their engine shows that white played the best move on every single move. If you watch the game again and pay attention to the move times, you'll see they're very suspicious too. Really sad.

[@germaincasse]

14:23 MajesticCreek was banned for cheating lmao

[@biltongandboba]

Germain Cassé how do you see that?

[@germaincasse]

@@biltongandboba i went on his profile

[@JohnPaulBuce]

what cheat

[@mcswashbuckler3833]

@@JohnPaulBuce used the atomic analysis board on lichess.org to find the best moves

[@bloxer9563]

@@mcswashbuckler3833 that's so lame wtf...

[@TheL0rd0fSpace]

I love how the pawns in atomic basically become walking landmines

[@xdragon2k]

Atomic Chess, where the Queen is still the most powerful piece but still can only blow up once.

[@Dragon-Slay3r]

🙀

[@Owen_loves_Butters]

MajesticCreek played really well. Suspiciously well... I did a bit of analysis and found every move he played was either a top move or 2nd best. This guy is solid, or maybe... Oh. His account was closed for fair play violation. So he cheated.

[@GnI1991]

What made me suspicious was him waiting few seconds before playing the winning move. Which was around the same wait time, as for every move.

[@annaflouri]

This is so good I can blunder pieces and win

[@thealltimeusername]

lol

[@flopana5762]

Hahaha

[@AthosJosue]

I mean... he can, you (and me)... well who knows xD

[@danyin6719]

21:27 "oh god, it's never too late to lose" pretty much sums up my games

[@qtulhoo]

"It'll explode the surrounding pieces. Not pawns, just pieces." Wait, pawns aren't pieces?

[@isaacm6052]

How dare he! #pawnlivesmatter

[@sophiegrey9576]

Pawns aren't considered pieces, no.

[@he96765]

@@isaacm6052 beat me to it,but anyway, #pawnlivesmatter

[@evanseifert8858]

Pawns are pieces used in chess, but they're not chess pieces.

[@xoranginho]

@@isaacm6052 cringe you dumb fuck

[@daleftuprightatsoldierfield]

Took me about 10 seconds to find the Atomic Fool’s mate. 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd2#

[@brie9540]

hmmmm

[@TheWrekerVids]

Yeah, Scandinavian turns into Atomic Fools Mate

[@insertshadowyhere]

i feel like "its never too late to lose" is a great way of summarizing atomic chess

[@NStripleseven]

Geez, the queen and the knight are incredibly powerful in this game.

[@ilhias]

@GothamChess i didnt even realized i played you 2 times yesterday, and yes, i got greedy in the final game with the knight :D EDIT: oh, ille216 is me

[@LaFootball99]

cap

[@Jlucasloredo]

@@LaFootball99 they have the same name, and the account was made 14 years ago. So it’s either a super crazy coincidence or they are telling the truth

[@LaFootball99]

@@Jlucasloredo oh shiz 14 years aight

[@Torstenr16]

In the third game you could’ve won on the third move with Bd3. Threatening Bg6!!. Then his only defense is g6 after which you go Nh3. And then black can’t stop both Ng5 and Bg6.

[@木原篤郎-b4m]

@@Jlucasloredo changing names is also a possibility

[@pgm3]

I used to play "Pacifist Chess", where any piece captured is immediately re-patriated to Boardland, on any square you wish, with the exception that white-controlling and black-controlling bishops must be placed on the appropriate color square. Obviously, the object is to collect the opponent's forces some distance from their king, leading to a quick checkmate. Other tactical situations arise as well, where you can replace a piece at a great disadvantage to your opponent. Pawns cannot be placed on the first rank, and you don't want to put them on the eighth!

[@spicyninja5372]

Sounds a lot like shogi

[@iwannaseehowlongyoucanmakethis]

@@spicyninja5372 definitely the capture and drop system from shogi

[@LadyViolet1]

Avery Natham Yeah, but in this case it sounds like the original player keeps control. I think there's drop chess though that lets you use them as your own like in Shogi.

[@SUPABROS]

Isnt that crazyhouse

[@Meoiswa]

This game mode gives a whole new meaning to "intercontinental ballistic missile"

[@ahmadayazamin3313]

ah yes, the RT2PM2 Topol-M cold launched, three stage solid propellant, silo-based intercontinental ballistic missile.

[@jakezimmer7256]

The kings touching is so cursed

[@alien3.0c]

Theres something called 5d chess, it has time travel and different realities, try it!

[@XoIoRouge]

Eh, it's not that well designed. He shouldn't try it.

[@daridon2483]

@@XoIoRouge It actually is It even has a rule to prevent people stalling checkmate by creating multiple timelines

[@walugusgrudenburg3068]

@@XoIoRouge It's pretty well made. Besides Jurassic Rook, it doesn't have any major problems IMO.

[@XoIoRouge]

​@@walugusgrudenburg3068 @Daridon248 Well, first off, in my opinion, it's not well designed. I played it once for about 3 hours, and instantly disliked it. It's a chess "mod" but trying to tack on a dozen or more things that would've just made it better if they didnt use chess. It doesn't work with Chess, IMO. Both of you are judging it through the lens of a Chess Mod rather than an independent game. *That's fine, I'm not trying to be toxic or put anyone down* - I just have a different criteria than both of you. I look for different things and some of the things you may enjoy are things I don't find a good inclusion. And, IMO, The core "Chess" gameplay was a mistake, which overall makes me NOT recommend it. I would talk more about the specific things I don't like but I honestly haven't looked at or played it in a long time, so I don't recall the exact reasons.

[@XoIoRouge]

@@daridon2483 ^^^^^ Tagging so you can see my reply.

[@michaelcantfly]

Gotham: "If I win this game in 2 turns I'll be very upset" *Wins in 2 turns* Me: Rolling around in my seat with laughter

[@nika6725]

gothemchess really farming new chess fans

[@aluminiumknight4038]

Smart

[@miraculoushulumununum4020]

He definitely is, but I'm loving it

[@randomname4051]

Yes and we love it

[@abhilashnair3224]

Best chess move: 12-sec victory move - Use it with your friends kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXmnm5Zqdt6BZs0&ab_channel=BoredomCapsule

[@nickpower1837]

19:05 “he plays that idea, which is an idea” Is the most intelligent thing I heard today

[@newenglandsun4394]

one crazy thing i always fall for in atomic chess is that when you have your opponent in +, he can actually get out of it if he has a move that explodes your king. even if your king would be exploded on your opponent's next move otherwise.

[@samkachar]

Best line by gotham: "Oh my gosh, my opponent is destroying me"

[@saldan3985]

"This is the only time where the Kings can hug" A bit poetic, considering the only time where two polar opposite sides can hug each other, is when they threaten to blow each other up. Tells you a bit about humanity doesn't it?

[@zoid_on_youtube]

actually, its because the kings are incapable of capturing, so hugging is possible because they cant threaten each other at all.

[@nopenoperson8964]

Mutually Assured Destruction

[@BrownOpsLeak]

Capturing would make sense in a losing position though

[@Good_Hot_Chocolate]

Sounds like the current state of the world powers.

[@feuerschlange6374]

@@BrownOpsLeak It would force a draw, so yeah.

[@BenitoAndito]

Gotham: 3 moves in "now I have no idea what to do" Welcome to chess ca. 1850

[@milan065]

I can really feel the „groove“ in „mogul grooves“ now with this video ...thanks for your great playlists lud

[@OnSpray]

the intercontinental ballistic gambit is much more deadly here

[@SteveGerencser]

I think this goes back further than the 90s. I recall playing a slight variation of this back in the mid 80's when in the high school chess club. The games played VERY fast.

[@danielklaver5321]

Ludwig put this video on his music playlist LUL

[@merkyoo3933]

at 12:22 hes cheating, analyzed by lichess he played 1 second and all best moves

[@Erin-ks4jp]

Yeah, the move times tell all. If it was played quicker, I could believe that they had been playing atomic a while and where high-rated on lichess. I've seen and analysed that line before, (because I fell for the e5 trap, and so set the engine loose on it to prepare) it's a good line to know - but this was pretty obviously someone cheating as they play.

[@zerosabs3603]

This is on Ludwig’s song playlist LOL

[@clutchHarbor]

ikr im very comfused

[@sheevpalpatine9334]

@@clutchHarbor seems like it’s blowing your mind

[@Joseph_Drew_III]

How pawns somehow aren’t considered pieces is the absolute dumbest technicality.

[@rhyzvanic3660]

7:07 So this is the true Tennison Gambit ICMB variant it seems

[@henrys.5671]

7:42, Ok, 161660, hope he doesn't hang king on move 6

[@monnamonsta]

161660 doesn't hang a piece on move 6

[@king_rhoam_412]

MOGUL GROOVES catJAM

[@whipee9131]

such a banger😔✊

[@diples_]

youtube frog here why is this in Mogul Grooves

[@shinthemin]

It’s a pepeJAM

[@Violetttttttttttttt]

At the beginning, I thought, "oh, the tennison gambit intercontinental missile variation!"

[@neonbunnies9596]

GothamChess: *Some men just want to watch the chessboard explode*

[@mattiarubio3240]

2:58 kamikaze knight

[@UnknownJoker]

wtf is this in Mogul Grooves Im trying to listen to music not this

[@The_Jazziest_Coffee]

lmao

[@ph03n1xm9]

Exact same reaction lol

[@nightfallion]

Knight is probably the most destructive piece in atomic chess

[@doomakarn]

It's terrifying how you just stare at the camera like you're going to kill us for half a second and then just activate your personality like a robot.

[@MidnightBloomDev]

Opponent can't mate me if my King disappears first

[@vclapem9140]

Great addition to the Mogul Grooves playlist!

[@liphingliew8381]

Black king: why are you hugging me? White king: because we can:3

[@ironninjapi3870]

7:44 boy do I hope this man doesn't hang a piece on move six

[@inxieratzeygd1913]

Also, if your king touches enemy king, he cant be checked, just had a game where i went near enemy king and enemy rooks couldnt attack me, the game ended a stalemate

[@markowitzen]

I think there's a forced win for white in atomic, or at the very least a significant advantage with the knight line if I remember correctly from playing it a bit in lichess.

[@fritza1163]

15:55 the aforementioned kaboom has occurred

[@QuardGame]

11:10 still waiting for that trap to be shown

[@dr10304]

Luv how Gotham is higher rated in atomic than I am in rapid

[@Drawfill]

Even though theres a ton of people playing on chess.com , not enough people play variant chess. 960 takes forever to find a game(so you might as well play a long game) and most other game-modes are dead with 2-3 players playing it.

[@Kurisutina03]

Please make more variants videos like king of the hill , horde , three check and others.Also it would be great if you will give some opening moves for these variants

[@user-cl8lh4xk3n]

What will you call Batman if he got injured? Bruised Wayne

[@not1207]

Irrelevant

[@antoniop4358]

7:42 you are telling me

[@siddhantjhaveri]

that a 1600 rated player hung the game on move 6

[@nthrangergabe1213]

"1400 to 1500 players probably wont beat me" 1496 casually makes perfect moves

[@denver.3715]

"You can hang pieces sometimes" Oh boy. Thats my cup of tea

[@rekhabilandani]

Lol 😂

[@abcd1234___]

Friendly advice- always make space for your king( by pushing pawns ) before castling in atomic chess

[@byneric8413]

Why is this on Mogul Grooves? I'm not complaining

[@ajj.415]

“In my opinion Atomic is more fun when you don’t know the openings” Well, you just had to wait until we were halfway through the video to say that, didn’t you?

[@opentoopen]

In your worst game ever . He would have checkmated you first. He didn't have to move the king. Queen e7 was mate.

[@nothaman1345]

MajesticCreek fr got the atomic opening theory

[@KTN__69]

so essentially piece exchange in a very summarized way..... its like that annoying kid who says his imposter teammate when he gets caught in anomg us

[@kkTeaz]

@Qimodis *

[@abhilashnair3224]

Best chess move: 12-sec victory move - Use it with your friends kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXmnm5Zqdt6BZs0&ab_channel=BoredomCapsule

[@YuumiGamer1243]

@Qimodis grammarist.com/spelling/imposter-impostor/ If you wanna correct people, at least be entirely correct instead of just annoying.

[@YuumiGamer1243]

@Qimodis Than anothers what? Atleast finish your sentence.

[@ErmisSouldatos]

-Kaboom? -Yes Rico. Kaboom.

[@kBandik]

7:42 When he said "1660" it made me re watch the diss track

[@selectnull4459]

13:30 - Bc5 is your aim. In many lines with queen on f3 it is good to have an in between atomic-mate threat ply with removing you dark square bishop and remove your own atomic-threat on your king.

[@prashanthippalgaonkar4531]

GothamChess playing MajesticCreek: Lot of new players it seems like. After the game: *regrets it*

[@jeffreyhuether3182]

Are you in the fruit preserving business? Cause your jams are top-notch!

[@debblez]

This joke has so many layers

[@Chicabaduk]

Me looking at the title: Oh you mean when you lose a game and get angry and throw pieces all over the places?

[@kkTeaz]

Lol

[@clovisthegreat7078]

yes, he mentions this in the video, that's correct.

[@MungareMike]

Somebody play atomic chess AlQaeda: ah, I see you are a man of culture as well

[@JannPoo]

Yeah it seems to me that "suicide bombing chess" describes this type of chess a lot better.

[@suezuccati304]

this seems the ideal scenario to play the intercontinental ballistic missile variation of the tennison gambit.

[@Colt_Plays_1]

"I'm threatening to take and that will be a big kaboom, A very very very big Kaboom.........Kaboom" 15:45

[@ironcast1169]

7:10 Suffering from success

[@bearcarlson5766]

Cursed image at 2:20

[@potatoheadpokemario1931]

10:11 what if they played D5 causing you to blow up your queen?

[@palaghiaandrei]

I like to imagine that the enemy kings are hugging each other in fear of all the explosions around them being genuinely afraid for their lives and being sorry that they created the bombs.

[@RobertoRamirez-fh2yc]

I think at 22:00 the best move was Kh8. -If Ng5 you play h6 which will lose a rook, knight, and pawn due to Nxf7 but Qb8 after wins. -If Ne5 Qb8 with the same tactic of infiltrating on Qb3 after Bd7. Also in either case, they can't take the bishop due to the same idea of Qb3 anyway. Opponent got super greedy though. Not realizing the queen was worth more. Well played.

[@Cass_Ihr]

Your daily uploads are highly appreciated, Levy! Your content is amazing, keep it up!!

[@vialb2]

Chess.com, please make these variants available on mobile app! I don't know why this is not yet something

[@justsomeoneelse5942]

They are, go to the help section and chose what variant you want to play.

[@menacing_egg2732]

@@justsomeoneelse5942 thx

[@fuji5615]

Imao I watch Gotham and Ludwig, and I was looking at Ludwig's playlist, and I think he accidentally added this to his playlist when he was watching it

[@elenatejero3704]

7:42 HE SAID IT BOIS

[@DilshodOlimov1]

You gotta keep your opponent’s pieces on the board, especieally around opponents king.