Win At Chess #17 (1200-1700)

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This is a series I'm launching called How To Win At Chess. This is episode 17. We will feature many openings for beginners, intermediate, and hopefully advanced players, as well as discussions of middlegame strategy, tactics, and so on.
0:00 Introduction
1:50 Game 1 vs 1217
15:17 Game 2 vs 1402
29:25 Game 3 vs 1474
43:47 Game 4 vs 1648
57:50 Game 5 vs 1708
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[@prabhjotsingh6697]

That Caro-kann video actually helped me correct my inaccuracies in my games. Keep up the good work.

[@Scriabinfan593]

Fancy seeing you here Mr. Niels Henrik David Bohr

[@randomdude2981]

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[@davidschneide5422]

It's the Caro-KHAAAAAN!!!

[@polychromaa]

@@davidschneide5422 no it isn’t. It is caro-kann

[@ponzii6915]

I'm just staring at Levy's lamp subconsciously because it's so mesmerizing

[@randomdude2981]

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[@mistresszelda7231]

I'm with you i've been in this shit for the lava lamp for months.

[@Benzcrimsonitacilunarnebula]

lamp>levy

[@codyhagan7511]

Didn’t take notice until now. Thank you. Now I can’t stop staring at it.

[@ElijahStormblessed]

Not me being confused about why you're talking about the chess account "Levy's Lamp" 😳😂

[@Pablo360able]

"Have you ever seen an intermediate play an endgame? Ever?" *Northernlion has entered the chat*

[@jonawei5783]

Intermediates dont play endgames. We loose them.

[@e-special5273]

​@@jonawei5783 true

[@abrahamthayer4059]

I'd just like to say that waking up after partying the night before and just sitting down and watching this super hungover is like the only way I survive those mornings

[@antonycurlett1363]

Can relate bro😂

[@rlefko]

That’s exactly how this morning went for me

[@galador8089]

I can relate

[@janole654]

I'm still drunk and enjoying this very much😂

[@austinvanderveer213]

I can't be hungover and watchung chess dude, it makes me feel guilty lol.

[@thebishopchess]

“The King’s a little bit of a beta” -International Chess Master Levy Rozman

[@YourPhysicsSimulator]

He's right

[@sinahashemi5528]

Soon to be GM

[@mjchongthu7637]

You noob?

[@Meme-zr4uz]

@ChessDracula google joke

[@dwaynekeenum1916]

@ChessDracula Google as a verb has been used for over a decade, so you’re not even correct in your GN attempt

[@seanlindholm7094]

I love how Levy uses 33% off codes as an incentive to watch a video I was already gonna finish lol

[@bajaadventurerider]

Today I made my first brilliant move and it happened in a bullet game… just wanted to share with the Gotham community

[@istri2102]

YOOOOOOOOO good job mate!

[@danfagan9631]

Good job homie

[@Dante2831]

Nice

[@happytigergaming]

Congrats

[@reyanshop1199]

I can’t even make a good move only in a 100000 hour game

[@dmack9646]

Doctor: "My diagnosis for your back problem is that you carry the chess community too hard."

[@thechickennoob5449]

Underrated comment

[@SchweppesLemonIsGodTier]

This is gonna sound like a backhanded compliment, but I really enjoy these episodes where you're more relaxed. You sound much more yourself (without trying to make jokes all the time that can be both good and not-so-good), and this type of content is really instructive.

[@Low_Marine]

@@Godspamit he doesn't stream much now, does he?

[@kaipernova]

@@Low_Marine I think he's been taking time off of steaming to focus on his pursuit of GM

[@ghostface1818]

I think its weird telling someone they should act more like themselves lol.

[@iIoveximm]

Levy: Ima just get my king out of the center first before I really attack Mouseslip: *Im about to end this man's whole career*

[@segarainon9070]

“Now that the bishop and the queen are gone… we’re not as stressed out” -Levy’s life lessons 2021

[@tyler1107]

Oh, I believe this is a misattribution. The quote actually comes from King Henry VIII, c. 1534

[@williampowell1928]

Levy, I’m not really one to comment like this, I’m moving to College tomorrow (UK) and have been super stressed today so just wanted to say thanks for the video as its keeping me occupied and less nervous!!

[@randomdude2981]

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[@thespammerofyoutube1879]

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[@robertkhanjian823]

Hey Will, I’m moving into uni in the UK tmr too and been hella stressed. Don’t worry, you’re not alone, I feel incredibly underprepared for everything too - uni and accommodation-wise. You got this man, I believe in you! Have a great year at uni!

[@jnewb]

College was the best 5 years of my life so far, graduated in may and wish I could go back. Just make the most of it and have fun when you can and it’ll be a great experience

[@joeymoto108]

Which uni dude? You'll have a blast. Find your uni's chess society.

[@julianooms327]

You gotta give it to Levy, he's a marketing genius. Making opening videos on which he has courses, then hiding a promo code for those courses in a video. He of course also provides great content :)

[@yusefma112]

Is it the courses of chessly? Is it still usable?

[@aidansmith3603]

“Win at Chess: Episode 17, 1200-1700” *mouseslips king-side castling for Kf1 in game 1* 4:35 😂😂😂 that was just too funny not to have a clip repeat timestamp somewhere, love ya Gotham

[@grimblegromblethegnome]

Honestly this might be my favorite GothamChess series. It's interesting seeing how games unfold at different rating levels.

[@MrK-ti5lt]

Love this. The way you marathon the events really adds to the suspense. Takes a ton of energy and you can feel the fatigue a little (in a good way because thats reality/ "I am not a machine". This is legit. Thanks for the content

[@user-ec1ns2fy9k]

Levy: slipped his mouse in game one* Opponent: Time to FEED

[@trojanchess4125]

Hi Gotham, I love your videos, you are an amazing youtuber, and probably a better tutor than actually meaning to tutor people. Because of your Caro Kann opening, I reached 1200, sadly I dropped to 1170, but im still winning a lot of games. Because of how much people you have gained, I decided to make my own youtube channel, your recaps and win at chess episodes switched my brain in an intermediate level, I cant thank you enough, chesstalk, agadmator, GM Hikaru dont match up to as great of a teacher you are. You are basically the KZbin Chess God!! I still cant believe after 2 months of watching you, I havent subscribed! Thanks for the memes, the lessons, the recaps, and everything you made. I love your clips channel also!! You are truely a legend, hopefull you get the GM title in those 2 tournaments.

[@randomdude2981]

I bet this is gonna be pinned.

[@mvqrt]

@@randomdude2981 nah, he only does pins of shame

[@thespammerofyoutube1879]

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[@addiart577]

@@mvqrt he sometimes does pin of love. Rarely, but sometimes

[@ttobbattam]

"Intermediates don't play endgames." This is true. The fact that I don't consider this statement to be a personal attack is actually a problem with my play.

[@dlo6421]

Me: Yay Gotham uploaded Gotham: *shows his favorite line against the Pirc defense* Me: *Mains the Pirc defense* God dammit

[@rob4419]

😂

[@lydiasettembre]

23rd day of translating Levy's titles into Neapolitan:"Rind a stu vidij c sta o codic po 33% e scont"

[@Bobo-yw4ph]

FRATMOOOO DO STA O CODIC

[@ChillMeNow]

Hi Levy,just wanted you to know how much i appreciate the content. Today I broke 1100 rating coming from mid 800s from the past few months. Blitz rose from 500 to 800 too just from watching your content; specially the openings. Always looking forward to more of your videos man.

[@martinkis2000]

Hey Levy, I really love these episodes of how to win at chess, they are extremely instructive for me, just as your grandmaster training games!

[@DZ-xq6vs]

Thank you Levy, watching these episodes and listening to your thought process always put me in the right mindset for my games.

[@SomeRandomDevOpsGuy]

loved the nice long video with excellent tips and thought-process. Please more of these! (Also, the idea of re-doing some of your opening videos is the GOAT.) p.s. I just bought the intermediate boot camp. I am about to start going to some OTB tournaments and think it could really help. I really love all your great instruction, passion for chess, and fun personality.

[@addiart577]

Good luck in OTB. Are you going to try classical?

[@trueelias2462]

Not all that long ago it was a 25% off on course, I think I'll just wait another month or so until I can get 40% off.

[@thespammerofyoutube1879]

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[@wizard_dynamo]

Wait till it reaches > 100% and Levy starts distributing money and all.

[@isum9674]

@@wizard_dynamo "in this video theres a 100000% off code thats right i will give you 64,000 usd"

[@streetchronicles9025]

That's how mafia works

[@hardcorelevelingwarrior6324]

deflation!

[@Nosikas]

Hey! Long time since the last episode of this series, love it coming back!

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[@randomdude2981]

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[@jmjjmj196]

Love the videos levy. 2 videos yesterday! The grind is real

[@thespammerofyoutube1879]

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[@frankvanbussel4226]

probably your most instructive series imo. more pls!

[@newmonengineering]

A other great episode. Keep up this content. I love learning a PLAN because I think that is where so many go wrong is have no plan from the beginning.

[@Nosikas]

“With that 90 second intro” at exactly 90 seconds

[@thespammerofyoutube1879]

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[@randomdude2981]

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[@wizard_dynamo]

The dude above me is so desperate that he sent the same link with two different accounts..

[@cyrnoz1803]

It's almost like he can see the record time on his monitor 🤔

[@darrengibbs4216]

Thank you so much for the great content just bought the caro kahn course

[@limelight6970]

I just want to say thanks so much for this series this is how I truly got into chess from 600 to 1250 just want to say thanks so much

[@lolobuggah2670]

I love this series. Thank you!

[@damookster5919]

Levy the counter play in the pirc against early king side expansion is c6, b5, and fighting for the c4 square(which you can often get your knight to) as well as getting your queen active over there if they castle as well as an a pawn attack. Loved the video, just thought this could be interesting to look into for you.

[@WhiteThunder121]

"Hard to find the best move, when everything looks good." - Levy "Suffering from success" Rozman

[@alexisvega7733]

Bought the Intermediate Bootcamp today. Soooo excited! Thanks, Levy!!

[@David-es4pi]

At 11:57, couldn’t the opponent have played f4? Unless I’m missing something, it wins the bishop because the e-pawn is pinned the Levy’s queen, and Bh4 would get met with g5 (taking either pawn with bishop is met with mate in 2). I think Levy would still technically be better, but William Hogbin probably could’ve won back the piece

[@richardyannow650]

If f4, then 2. Bh4 g5 3. Qf6+ Kg8 4. Qxd8+, and after the king moves white has Qxg5, or Qd1 to bring the queen back and trade out of danger.

[@richardyannow650]

The other move he mentioned at first, Rf1, would have actually been a blunder I believe, because black has Qxf1+ and Kxf1 leads to Rd1 mate. Black has to play Kh2, losing the rook.

[@nebuchadnezzar6894]

After g5 Qf6+ wins the d8 rook with check

[@Tsuyara]

Bh4 works, because G5 is a blunder (it's a mate in 10). Queen checks on f6, then takes with check on g5.

[@undeux4819]

Thank you for these videos brother, it's very entertaining and educational love watching your videos I hope you keep making this series

[@kaidoChess]

All these classic Gotham videos! I love it!!!!

[@ArhitMitra]

Ah!! After a long time, our favourite series is back!!! Thanks levy ❤️🔥

[@randypitts7875]

keep rocking Levy! love the content :)

[@milkyBK370]

First 3 games, if you ignore the mouseslip, Levy delayed castling in favour of attacking the opponent. In game 3 the main reason for castling was to bring the rook into the game as opposed to thinking about King safety. Something to think about for sure.

[@Hananotaka]

Can attest, that h3-g4 set-up versus the Pirc is awesome. Always feel comfortable, always get pleasant games. It’s so good that now when I play 1. d4, and they try to move-order trick me with 1…d6, I play 2. e4 and transpose it into this line of the Pirc.

[@Foobits]

Thanks for the discount I've been wanting more courses!

[@anthonyulloa4408]

:0 ahh I've been trying to figure out what the code is, he says it too fast. What's the code ?

[@fin8927]

i get really excited with the little 'you'll be happy you made it this far' little nuggets of wisdom. makes you pay attention

[@stu1stustu]

My mother had sciatica and was having great pain everynight. We have seen every doctor and no improvement. On one of those nights, i though of searching and was cured of it in 3 days. 5 years of pain gone in 3 days with simple youtube excercises. The problem was, i never knew it was sciatica and though it was just knee pain and was doing wrong excercises. So, i appreciate you are spreading the information. Bob and brad, physical therapists have free content and it worked.

[@graydenhormes5829]

Unfortunately chiropractic is psuedoscience. Physios are the way to go.

[@hughmann4307]

Ay you ain’t done recaps in a while and the meltwater final is happening. Since you covered most of the tour I’d love to see the end :D

[@groundedhippo9356]

-1:06:38 made me smile because I also made the same mouse slip for the first time yesterday. I was even trying to castle on the same side

[@rebelkide]

what a nice episode, really, as always brilliant explanations from gotham

[@StefenP]

what a wonderful mate Levy (game1)

[@z4rkenny]

54:54 honestly thats one of the most bad ass check mates ive ever seen XD getting rid of ur queen and letting ur pawns finish him off

[@smallblackcock]

Best series you do! Thanks Gotham!

[@randomdude2981]

GUESS THE ELOO??? - kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6TGgmB5bN6WqdU

[@silentsperling]

best series on this channel beside opening instructions and your live chess games to become a grand master, maybe you can also include titled tuesday battle in the future

[@movieclipshd8020]

pretty shitty I'd rather have levy when he makes magnus carlsen vids

[@steveblair6765]

Mouse slip can bring me to get creative and aggressive. Not always a terrible event. Thanks for your help Levy.

[@TheKawww]

Great content as always Levy

[@thalavai]

Love your videos. I lost my interest in chess but thanks to you I got back into the game

[@jesserizzio7624]

You always say guess the elo is my favorite series but this truly is my favorite and I’m excited!

[@INTERNETLIFE]

On 11:45 i think pawn to f4 is the winning move for black, because if pawn takes, then u lose your quinn, and if you trying to run away with bishop to h4, then pawn to g5 happens. Am i actually right?)

[@dariuszboryszewski1788]

Well, after pawn g5 it's just simple Qf6+ and Qxd8+ or Qxg5+ and black loose

[@alexandernelson477]

I play the pirc a lot and have yet to come across h3 g4. Thanks for pointing this out, I will have to study this line 😁

[@nh6089]

12:00 duddeee bishop g3 is awful because he can play f4 but luckily he didn't find it

[@alexc5229]

There is just bishopp h4 and i think everything is fine

[@nebuchadnezzar6894]

He could just play Bh4 and after g5 Qf6+ wins the d8 rook with check

[@Tsuyara]

F4 is good but it's a somewhat long term thing and you only get a pawn out of it.

[@nh6089]

Bishop h4 is a mistake because i mean cmon dude we have G5 and be winning a bishop for a pawn

[@nh6089]

@@nebuchadnezzar6894 oh i didn't see that your right

[@ghostface1818]

I feel like the Caro Kahn defense usually ends up in French defense positions but without the bad bishop. Probably best to study both

[@ahrrydepp493]

Bro this is by far my favorite series

[@carrikmcnerlin1770]

Levi's training partner is obviously (and frankly) Ben "Never Play f6" Finegold

[@Luminous13]

"Sometimes silence is ok, you shouldn't be afraid of it" The random life defining quote by Levy Rozman.

[@Mason-lr5dz]

Classic Levy content with modern Levy flair. Incredible.

[@Treataod]

I enjoyed this. Really inspired me to dust off the board and keep trying to get better at the game.

[@aritra4028]

One of my most favourite series

[@FluxXx7789]

His trainingpartner could be Eric Rosen. "a humble titled player", "closer to me in strength", "also competing".

[@SuperLol]

36:33 u know u screwed up when your opponent says "idk, idk, it all looks good"

[@anthonyrosa4543]

Been waiting to get the beginner boot camp. Excited that I just purchased with your discount code! Can’t wait for my game to improve, I’m stuck at 700s.

[@meticulousCheese]

You know it's a legit shoutout when Levy does it in the same shoot as the video

[@konradjoniak7800]

I have a feeling that Levi, at the same time, is becoming better not only at irl chess, but also on teaching chess on yt

[@fernandolovato3979]

We need and love this educational videos, thanks

[@ashersimmon5771]

it's cool that you can upload a 1 hour unedited video and it comes out this great!

[@crowstar9069]

The tremendous amount of videos is true, there is pretty good content if you look deep. But he should also add... they're so fun. Hanging pawns' videos are the real chill, and I found him thanks to Levy.

[@Luminous13]

This! Apart from growing as a chess player, watching chess lessons on KZbin is one of the best ways to relax. Also I don't know why but a lot of chess KZbinrs have ultra relaxing voices (Eric Rosen, Agadametor, Hanging pawns)

[@trallegas6589]

54:34 dude i did not expect that and it almost killed me LMAO

[@LVilleBoys]

Win at chess! Finally my favorite series!!!!

[@lassejohannessen9257]

I love the way you comment. Im watching magnus, hikaru, Lopez, agamentor etc, and you more than any explains what you think.. You just dont show what the possibilitys are, but you explain it.. Even though you play with your feelings :) Keep it up..

[@princeip0s550]

I fucking love that you upload this at nap time

[@alakazamhippity3192]

Chiropractors are a bit iffy tbh, short term fixes that can make things worse over time. Much better off working with a physio therapist who will give exercises to improve issues over time imo

[@graydenhormes5829]

It's pure psuedoscience. If the chiropractor had anything meaningful to share it's knowledge that a real professional could have given with proper treatment

[@domesticbear704]

Good chiropractors understand that you need a longer term fix.. And should give you exercise suggestions. While also relieving pain that may hinder your ability to do said exercises. Also, Levi has a genetic problem with his spine so exercises aren't going to help, making chiro a very good choice. (I'm not saying you should see a chiropractor, they may not be for everyone, but maybe try it out one day to see if its as bad as you think)

[@davin7151]

Levy, in game 1, after Bg3, opponent had f4 attacking your bishop. If exf4, qxe6. If bh4, g5 deflecting ur bishop. U would have had to sac ur bishop to protect f2.

[@noammosek1319]

G5 qf6+

[@thefucksthisabout]

4:51 Ahhh.... That hurts so bad.

[@kstantheman21]

"It's tough. Chess is hard." I relate to this comment from Gotham the most out of everything.

[@SnakeEyeJJ]

game 2, your boy is there a full piece and pawn up and still telling us chillen you must not be a dumb-bellina and do the right thing. You got to love Gotham not letting us fall foul of counteerplay in WON MIDGAME. BIG LOVE

[@TONI__KROOS]

Levy please upload recaps of meltwater chess tour finalss!❤

[@unitech5321]

Win at chess is one of the most useful series ❤️

[@onnihuuskonen1250]

This is definitely my favourite gotham series.

[@phlosen7854]

21:35 in that exact moment my phone dinged as well. that felt so wired when you said that

[@ahmedyounes1487]

Yoo my favourite series 😍

[@grisus7254]

The structure a lot of times resembles a french, but without the problem bishop. Very interesting!

[@HarryLee16]

54:34 bit cheeky that levi

[@coyedwards6184]

When he F5 is just suspicious now, Ben Finegold's voice reiterated the suspiciousness in my head lol

[@aarusharavindhan9888]

Great series

[@joshuabuena8049]

52:34 shows you how greedy I am. I was shouting "oh the rook, the rook" LOL

[@SomeRandomDevOpsGuy]

First SurfShark, now GFuel? Working your way up the ladder! lol

[@tharunthejtata3528]

This guy brings a suspense content which makes me to watch this channel

[@randomdude2981]

OK - kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6TGgmB5bN6WqdU

[@Pablo360able]

Apropos to something you discussed in the first game, I recently lost a game shortly after "trapping" my opponent's bishop because the bishop trap ruined my pawn structure and allowed infiltration. KID is no joke.

[@ponzii6915]

Thanks for bringing me back to chess levyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[@gurderguile9258]

Oh great Levy of the chessboard I beseech thee. Please give us a king's gambit video, I always seem to end up with a connect 4 pawn chain when I play it.