How To PUNISH Early Queen Attacks In Chess

[@thelonesuperhero]

When you try for scholar’s mate, blunder your queen, but win the game anyway. 800 elo life is wild.

[@maxthexpfarmer3957]

Yup

[@jeltehoekstra2952]

I actually had to look up with an engine how to counter the scholars mate because it happend so often so i wanted a good counter😂 And yes, i’m also 800 Elo.

[@FritzMeowstro]

@@jeltehoekstra2952 the counter is to play enough that you learn to spot it. Also puzzle rush

[@jeltehoekstra2952]

@@FritzMeowstro spotting it and not getting mated I had figured out to some extend. But often I blunderd pieces. So I wanted a good counter against it so I could punish my opponent and win :D And also because I got really tilted by it. Enough to make me not play for over a week XD Oh and puzzles I do enough, I'm almost 1200 rated in puzzles while only 800 in rapid.

[@katon8213]

Never Heard about Botez Gambit?)))One of the strongest weapons of low Elo

[@Chewbaccafruit]

It's really fun when you get someone who clearly climbed because of aggressive early queen attacks and there's really long pauses when you block their attacks like 'wait you weren't supposed to do fhat'

[@tomokoth4841]

🤣🤣🤣

[@captainfizzy8729]

Mines left after I blocked with one pawn

[@ThePi314Man]

Me in high school lmao

[@charlestonianbuilder344]

I think the best way to counter early queen attacks is to bring your queen out before your opponent could, what i usually do as black, or bring it out to confront the enemy queen

[@timwhite1783]

I was new to chess and climbed to 1100 with early queen attacks

[@danyllooo]

POV: you’re an intermediate player, your opponent brings the queen out early like a noob, you get cocky and ignore him and get mated in the 7th move

[@takka6163]

🤣

[@thethicchams8811]

Truth

[@martonnemeth236]

happened a lot tbh

[@Steve-xo4nb]

@@blackscreen1920 Usually my only focus with 78% success rating. Queen! nom nom nom nom!

[@ValsNemesis]

Story of my life

[@gloweye]

Someone once tried a scholar's mate against me, but forgot to move out their bishop. It was hilarious.

[@UhmActually.]

Bro that must be me 💀

[@jabeesguerra4898]

So he just captured the pawn on f7? 🤣

[@litamins4613]

I mostly use scholars in 3 check

[@milkwalkerjones633]

I had somebody premove it against me but he didn't count on me playing Nf6 so I just took the queen and he resigned before move 4

[@colemak5646]

@@milkwalkerjones633tip: if youre 500 or below, nh6 is very trappy if their premoving

[@duxcapacitor6791]

I never knew how to counter those. Nelson, the 1300 bot kept messing up my openings. But not anymore Nelson i'm coming for you

[@bigbadballernr1]

Lol. Nelson got me good with this nonsense quite often, too. But I learned a lot. :)

[@BigSpinnerdawg]

BRO FUCK NELSON

[@nickonline5462]

Just wait until you get to have fun with Pablo bot. I swear that bot is not 1600. I had an easier time with the 1700 and 1800 bots than Nelson "Fuck Nelson" will become "Fuck Pablo" I can almost guarantee it lol

[@duxcapacitor6791]

@@nickonline5462 i'd love to try him since i've beaten the other 1600 bots but i don't have access to pablo because i'm poor

[@johnbishop9621]

@@nickonline5462 I don't play bots and I also want to play all of them like climbing stairs. There's Beginner level bots that randomly just fuck your ass for no reason (they perfectly counter every move), and when playing against them again, they blunder their Queen by putting them right next to a Bishop I just developed within the first 10 moves. Sometimes the bots don't make any sense at all

[@gamesgamesgames4637]

*Me*: Plays e5 *Opponent*: Brings out the queen *Me*: Has a mental breakdown and loses the e5 pawn

[@rogg0224]

You played E5 on the first move 🤨🤨🤨🤨

[@Alan-cm7ye]

@@rogg0224 as Black

[@hmm6006]

@@rogg0224 yes followed by Ke2

[@suezuccati304]

start playing the Sicilian

[@rogg0224]

@@suezuccati304 only play Sicilian if you're 1500+

[@tszyau7264]

"This is chess. This whole thing is chess. But this is not chess." IM Levy Rozman, 2021

[@sneakycactus8815]

an absolute quote

[@GroundThing]

Went looking for this quote, because I still don't think I 100% comprehend

[@bakedzac3630]

@@GroundThing that pawn structure is so abysmal that its not chess

[@Smonserratm]

@@GroundThing You've only moved pawns so you're like 2-3 moves down on development and that pawn structure doesn't look good either.

[@kailevart3888]

3:48

[@lrvfb]

I really like this format where you explain your moves in live chess

[@Nefr_10]

Yup

[@MrDuncanBelfast]

You'll know you've succeeded when you can force Nelson to play like a normal, principled player.

[@fatkid7409]

Ok

[@PaulSmith-pr7pv]

100

[@giantasiansticker8068]

Nelson always does this

[@binodtharu8348]

Yeah!

[@hrijitbhattacharya3108]

Molo felas

[@shukisakura6158]

Nelson Bot is shaking in his stupid boots.

[@legueu]

XD

[@ndmole]

Haha... Nelson is the reason why I'm watching this video.

[@btop5295]

Hate that guy

[@Napstablooky]

I’ve lost to him more times than I’d like to admit and I’ve beaten the 1500 bots almost every time I play them.

[@achraf8399]

@@Napstablooky That Antonio guy is so hard to beat bro. Give me some tips😂

[@Nole2701]

I bet at least 50% of you are here because Nelson always bring out the queen early.

[@themokhelegirls7582]

I used to hate nelson because he always destroyed me with his queen...I beat him last week, it was the happiest day of my life😂😂

[@cryowater8110]

@@themokhelegirls7582 i feel good for you

[@popiwipi9057]

@@themokhelegirls7582 I beat him a few months ago but I can always understand you

[@jordanjacobs1591]

literally laughed out loud at that

[@guymanheim]

I am here exactly for that reason and he still kicks my butt. I’ll keep at it lol.

[@peruperu-jj8zs]

I’ve lost hundreds of games because the opponents played the early queen attacks. It is extremely effective at beginner level. I reckon you can get to a decent elo just playing this.

[@StopRemindingMeOfThoseDays]

And it's an ahole thing to do when your opponent is less than 900. It took me 6-7 times of being checkmated like this till I actually noticed how good the knight move is. Now I rarely ever panic when the opponent tries to be smart and cool with this attack.

[@FootballisMessi]

I did

[@ivel17]

I smile when my opponents play Wayward Queen Attack because 99% of my opponents resign after my counter-attack

[@benbenifits4194]

@@ivel17 what counter attack do you do

[@mbff7489]

@@ivel17 what counter attack

[@Kevin-cy2dr]

Me after watching this video: *B R I N G M E N E L S O N*

[@kirklurkpu4470]

YESSS I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH HOW ANNOYED I WAS 💀

[@Twisty245]

Lmfao underrated comment

[@evelynrobinson3573]

He's here

[@dicjd107]

OMG I SEARCHED THIS BECAUSE OF NELSON

[@yesno7586]

*SO FUCKING RELATABLE I LITERALLY DID THAT WTF*

[@NeilRaoMusic]

24:40 is 100% my thought process moving pawns in the middlegame

[@jovindsouza3407]

That feeling when you, an intermediate player, watch a tutorial seemingly made for beginners and learn from it anyway. Edit: wh-why do I have 1.9k likes?

[@noatiendoboludos]

That feeling when you, a beginner player, watch a tutorial seemingly made for you but still don't learn anything and lose a third of your pieces to the opponent's queen like an idiot

[@JaredGunzel]

What's your rating?

[@vedgadge8659]

@øranuto husband lmao burn 😂

[@christophermatthew7635]

Wayward Queen attacks is a legitimate opening. Even grandmasters play it

[@mwheelerb]

@@noatiendoboludos lmao same

[@m-krmx]

Thank you, Levy, today i've successfully blocked early queen attack for the first time and by the turn 8 i had a material advantage of +10, by the turn 25 my opponent retreated, because it is impossible to play with king and three pawns against five pawns, two rooks, a bishop and a queen, and it's all was possible only because i watched this video, thank you!

[@secularapple]

You meant resigned?

[@themrlace]

Damn, that second guy put up quite the fight considering his rating.

[@randomname5580]

He was definitely stream snipping /s

[@daani1733]

@@randomname5580 What? Levi wasn't streaming though?

[@rozanfaust2967]

@@randomname5580 Plus he said 3 subscribers of him…

[@achyuththouta6957]

@@randomname5580 no.

[@achyuththouta6957]

@@daani1733 yes

[@autumn.variation]

POV: you're just starting to learn traps and you're hardstuck 800, you go for another game after a tragic defeat and you see an IM with a screaming profile pic attempting a scholars mate

[@Deleuzeshammerflow]

I’ve been feeling super down lately and it’s hard for me to be interested in the things I’m actually interested in and these videos have got me back into chess journaling and playing consistently, so thanks

[@GhostRider-hy9zt]

How you doing now my mans

[@Deleuzeshammerflow]

@@GhostRider-hy9zt heh up and down but you caught me on a down day, thanks for asking though

[@GhostRider-hy9zt]

@@Deleuzeshammerflow aw im sorry to hear man. If you need anything, you can rant to a random internet person just to get a load off your chest, but if not that’s ok too. I just wanna let you know all your feelings are valid and that you’re not alone in your struggle. There’s people that love and care about you, even when it doesn’t feel like it at times. I hope things continue getting better and I’m glad that there are at least ups to your downs. Stay strong my man and hope you keep it up well with the chess. Again if you wanna rant to me, even if it’s about something random like chess, feel free to, I’m a good listener. Much love to you bro 💜🖤

[@Deleuzeshammerflow]

@@GhostRider-hy9zt that means so much, I might get atcha

[@GhostRider-hy9zt]

@@Deleuzeshammerflow

[@kingpatrick1265]

Me and my friends have dubbed Queen to H5 the North Korean Missle Gambit Because seems intimidating until you realize that there is nothing supporting the actual attack and usually backfires on them.

[@Holeefuk-ro3nl]

Lmao

[@coochieman7314]

i like how dumb nelson bot gets when you trade queens real quick

[@Mster_J]

Everyone gangsta until they lose their queen

[@OldIndianUncle]

U also need to trade his bishops His bishops are scary too

[@isavenewspapers8890]

@@Mster_J That’s just for Nelson. Seems like it’s the opposite for everyone else

[@025harsha9]

@@OldIndianUncle his knights before bishops. They pin the life out of you

[@OldIndianUncle]

@@025harsha9 dint know

[@kevinspurs]

I was the noob Queen user, but after watching this video, I am now a Gotham subscriber.

[@ywoisug8845]

*Gotham Chees enjoyer

[@soren554]

@@ywoisug8845 okay dude

[@kkTeaz]

Wtf is @@ywoisug8845

[@rayaanansari9562]

@@kkTeaz his name

[@theradboi7686]

😁😁

[@angelnunner]

This is how to beat the Nelson bot omg finally

[@evancoe3085]

Yeah fuck that guy. I literally beat the bot right after him, but nelson is a bitch

[@kumudtimalsina6218]

I just try to trade the stupid queens

[@markthestark]

Ahhahaha Yea #cancelNelson 😂😂😂

[@MinhNguyen-yy8vq]

Nelson is ez I play the Retí against him

[@BesteWoGibt1979]

I still can't beat the first bot lol ☺

[@stealthyshadow567]

This kind of play takes you a lot further than just beating bad Queen openings. A lot of games below 1000 just have openings that aren’t exactly straight from the database, sometimes dudes are just gonna throw pieces around. When people do terrible openings it’s just important to stay principled, develop the center, and wear down the opponent.

[@sborealis]

dude you are a godsent, early queen attacks completely tilt me and even almost made me quit chess thank you so much levy

[@megugu2155]

lol i remember my first experience in chess was being done in by early queen attacks by my schoolmate. i remember being so pissed with the scholars mate. nowadays whenever i see them in anon lichess i strive to humiliate my opponent.

[@ImperatorHagi]

greetings from the scandinavian gang :)

[@prathameshmainkar2226]

Stole my words

[@Jeffrey-bv1fi]

@@sunritroykarmakar4406 says the person who uses scholars mate

[@dieinanotherday]

Queen is not too scary. Pawn is.

[@MichaelMorrellMentalism]

I had to come back to this video and thank you. I'm new to chess and after a lot of frustration losing to aggressive queen play, I watched this video. Today I had an opponent play Qh5 and I won in 13 moves. Thank you so much Levy!

[@kylebroussard5952]

Jokes on you Levi, I already 1v1'd Nelson and rage quit so many times that I remembered every line.

[@nickknight8065]

😆

[@lisle9770]

I just trade my queen everytime I fight him lmao. For me he gets drastically weaker when his queen gets eaten.

[@thecasualgoogler847]

@@lisle9770 same lmao

[@Glitchmelon]

@@lisle9770 I try to trade my queen but my stupid ass gets sniped by a bishop

[@caffeinator1849]

@@Glitchmelon happens to the best of us

[@Axel_Slatt]

"when in doubt develop a bishop" is gonna be my life motivation now

[@wildgurgs3614]

"And if the queen defends against that,..." " dOn"t PrEsS tHaT sKiP aD bUtToN!"

[@cereall9457]

i had a steelseries ad i was about to skip but they reminded me that i skipped their ad once and that fucking terrified me. long story short i only buy steelseries products now.

[@NoNameAtAll2]

use Vanced

[@evan246897531]

I know this is an older video, but thank you so much for this my dude! After recently getting whomped on by an early queen attack, I re-watched this video and I just played a game where it happened again, but this time I was prepared! I avoided the traps, covered the quick check-mate, and to my absolute bliss they resigned. I know you recently quit playing competitively to focus on teaching and I just want to express my thanks for being such a good one!

[@alexkuah1391]

I wish this came earlier so I wouldn't have to learn this the hard way

[@chessdawg2459]

Exactly lol I need this like a year ago

[@prathameshmainkar2226]

Absolutely lol

[@cyan3181]

I figured this out like 3 months ago

[@train_xc]

I just love early queen attacks (against me). It is so much fun

[@shubhamgamer2155]

Play only with Nelson 😂

[@ExSpheriment]

@@shubhamgamer2155 how do i beat nelson bro

[@shubhamgamer2155]

@@ExSpheriment it's easy you just have to trapped his queen and after you Just have to play slightly better than him.

[@nestroaltam3393]

@@ExSpheriment trade queens at start of the game , after that if you are over 250 elo you'll be able to beat him

[@felicityc]

Mina pretty much exclusively does the Wayward Queen if you start as black. It was good practice but sometimes the bot makes weird opening moves that messes up the line

[@Perseagatuna]

I went to play nelson right after this, lost first game, won second game cleanly The trick is developing while attacking the queen so he has to keep dancing around while you develop, trading everything evenly and quick, force an endgame fast, don't fall for the early queen traps, nelson sucks so much at the endgame

[@r1c1g3]

Yeah

[@r1c1g3]

He sucks at endgames

[@mygod2529]

I beat him in few moves. He doesn't even care about his kung. He's so greedy taking every pieces

[@funkdefied1]

The first time I played Nelson I figured I had to handle his queen as soon as possible, so I immediately went for a Queen trade (within 4 moves I think). It worked out and I ended up winning! I still can’t beat Sven but hey

[@generaluncivilized27]

Everytime I attack his queen with my knight he just ignores it. After that I win. Everytime. I find him easier than Nelson. I hope that helps you defeat my Slav bro. I troll him now by playing bongcloud against him. Tutorial: if sven plays the french against you (you BETTER be playing white), you play the magnificent bongcloud against him. He will bring his queen out, so you have to first defend everything, then attack his queen.

[@uuproverlord8324]

@@mrbeats3067 he blunders his queen tho

[@uuproverlord8324]

bro i destroy sven but cant ever beat nelson

[@LeagueofShadows2021]

Sven blunders his Queen on purpose I feel.

[@warmlandmobilebrakes]

Hey, checking in from 2024, you beat Sven?

[@CUB3zOfficial]

I'm an absolute beginner and got scholar mated the first time today. Thank you for your many, short videos like this one. They really help me analyse my mistakes and learn :)

[@CrossyTf2]

I love you. Just lost a game againts this. Watched this video, and instantly fought againts the same playstyle and won without losing a single peace.

[@milton5417]

After a while, this and the Fried Liver Attack are just downright annoying. I’ll be excited to play a complicated game and then I’m like “oh, you’re doing *that*.” Sigh

[@coleschemistrychannel4172]

The fried liver isn’t something you should allow with the black pieces. It’s considered very, very good for white. You mean your annoyed when your opponents fall into it?

[@milton5417]

@@coleschemistrychannel4172 No. I mean when the opponent tries it. Thankfully, I know now how to deal with it. It's just annoying that they try to go for those tricks instead of playing solidly. However, as a C5 player, I mostly don't allow it now. :) They still try a variant of the Fried Liver tho.

[@coleschemistrychannel4172]

@@milton5417 Yeah, I guess I see your point. I’ve always liked when my opponents play unsound chess- what’s the point of studying the opening if your not going to get an advantage over someone who doesn’t play it well?

[@sir.chalksalot]

This, the fried liver and the Scotch Opening. The three horsemen of the 800-1200 elo apocalypse.

[@jotarokujo7955]

How do you stop the Fried Liver Attack with black?

[@isaakvandaalen3899]

Had someone try to Scholar's Mate me with Qf3 a few days ago. He lost in 14 moves. I hate early Queen attacks, they only work on beginners and it's not a fun experience for them. I feel like people who play early Queen attacks are low level bullies that end up driving new people away from the game. It is my personal mission to punish Qf3 at every opportunity.

[@David61026]

I mean im rated between 1000 and 1300 (not sure if that is low to you) but i personally like early queen attacks because they lead to complicated positions rather than hunting for an early mate

[@maltaconvoy]

God bless you. I play as a Guest on beginner level on a well-known chess site, but there are no beginners, there. A highly-rated friend told me “yeah unfortunately, the 2000+ crowd likes to troll beginner and beat up on the kids.” I nearly gave up on chess thinking it’s not for me.

[@ScorpionKing1980]

@@David61026 try early queen attacks with me... and see what happens. I'm rated 2280.

[@David61026]

@@ScorpionKing1980 .... im not so it leads to an interesting equal position most of the time. Good job being 2280 sound like regardless of what i play you would win

[@ScorpionKing1980]

@@David61026 "regardless of what i play you would win" -> if you play Carlsen-like moves, I will loose every time :))

[@egglessomlett]

Levy: punish the queen! Queen:moans~ Me:೦_೦

[@ZachTheHuman]

😳

[@tanthemaker6956]

yes officer, this post right here

[@IMCYT]

Hol up

[@blackpsalmmusic9180]

Who tf let this slide lmao

[@kevinfrazier2586]

Imagine that shit happening in live tournaments. Honestly, it be a pretty powerful move cause I promise you no one would be able to focus after that shit occurs 😂

[@rogeralvarez9073]

Thanks, @Levy for this video! It didn’t just have tips but rather felt comprehensive. I used it a bunch today. For example this line where I have the black pieces: 1. E4 E5 2. Qh5 nc6 3. Bc4 g6 4. Qf3 nf6 5. D4 nxd4 6. Bg5 nxf3+ 7. Ke2 nxg5 white resigns

[@VideoMasterC]

Really happy this showed up in my recommended videos! I've been trying to get better at chess and I still struggle with early Queen attacks. I can usually stop the attack, but I can never punish them for doing so (usually losing pieces trying to). Tried watching other videos/reading articles on how to defend this, but your video is way better at explaining it for a beginner like myself! Thanks!

[@cellolover69bruh52]

I’m gonna keep blundering my queen three moves in

[@sietsedegroot5198]

Youll learn over time

[@stevenreynolds1865]

Maybe you shouldn't be moving your queen out so early

[@theultimatebananaboi163]

dont worry youll quickly get it to 4 moves

[@watchableraven3517]

Ah yes, the Botez Gambit, popularized by Mr.Gambit.

[@iam_______6399]

@@blackscreen1920 yeah but in some cases it's good. Not to mention it's hella fun.

[@nurtaufik8850]

You're so inspiring me to learn chess deeply not only play for fun but to make a better decision too in real life

[@dragonbane44]

Yeah, it's so much fun learning theories and principles, applying them and watching your game actually improve.

[@porto1st]

I jumped from like 600 to 800 just beating guys that tried this nonsense 4 move checkmate. Soooo easy to chase their queen around the board while you develop your pieces. And they almost always blunder their queen eventually

[@darkchariot]

Its literally free elo

[@incom6897]

This early queen atack is not Stupid even magnus play many time

[@porto1st]

@@incom6897 there’s a difference between Magnus Carlson doing scholars mate and every one else. For most people, that is the only opening they know and they usually blunder when they make mistakes. The same can’t be said for Magnus. It’s still a rubbish opening

[@incom6897]

@@porto1st its good opening if you use correctly Many time i also use it I am 1000 player

[@porto1st]

@@incom6897it’s a bad opening and liking your own comment won’t make what you’re saying more true. If you’re playing this at 1000 youre playing bad opponents. It is terrible for development, puts your queen at risk while they’re developing their pieces. While you’ve had to move your queen 5 times, I’ve already fully developed my pieces

[@jacencade4019]

I like to think of a queen like a tank. The rooks are light tanks but the queen is a heavy. It's a piece that has tremendous firepower and maneuverability. When you get used to using it properly it makes your chess way better.

[@spookyfox3716]

One big difference: tanks are heavily armored and can stand shots from lighter weapons. The queen on the other hand has to run and hide as soon as she gets threatened.

[@alexwest2280]

Glass cannon is a good term

[@leorousseau8668]

I'd say that the queen is actually the light tank (or LAV) and the rooks are heavy tanks. I'm mostly referring to maneuverability and usefulness. While tanks are very scary and all that, they have a hard time roaming the area and are very situational, whilst LAVs are more flexible and have much more use than just tanks

[@haydenlee4804]

What about more of a sniper? Queen has the most maneuverability but deadly against singular targets, whilst being vulnerable. Rooks are more like aircraft, as they travel with a wingman sometimes. The queen is the special ops piece, versatile but weak on its own

[@lemonzlord]

Damn just started on chess.com and Nelson bot was kicking my ass, timing is crazy

[@kkTeaz]

@@blackscreen1920 imagine losing to nelson 6 times before winning couldn't be me

[@kkTeaz]

@@blackscreen1920 tbh that's more of a flex than self deprecating humor

[@darientheodric6512]

@@kkTeaz first time with Nelson I won in a clutch. I thought he was easy, not knowing that my ass have been kicked constantly after that

[@rayaanansari9562]

@@darientheodric6512 same, I won against him the first time and haven’t won since

[@yosefzoabi5624]

3:43 "This is not chess , this is chess , this is not chess" -levy rozman

[@kylejay6128]

Honestly, just watching you play chess and narrate your decision making process has helped me more than anything I've done, by a wide margin. Having only started playing seriously a few weeks ago, it's helping me develop my own internal monologue about how to strategize. Thank you!

[@randomyoutubeaccount6906]

DON'T TELL THEM TO STOP!! I need rating points.

[@leandrou100]

Same

[@ethansmusic9898]

Jokes on you I go for scholars mate and I still get good positions out of the opening.

[@Jimmy-cv2js]

Someone destroyed me with their queen and I resigned an hour ago!!! Then your video immediately came out. Amazing.

[@user-xw9lt1em3m]

Never resign 👍

[@dreszerg6837]

@@user-xw9lt1em3m I'd rather save myself the embarrassment than to keep playing with a queen-only user

[@vasilymorozov]

That feeling when you have been refreshing for the last 5 minutes, and Gotham chess video finally pops up

[@froxical2128]

is that you vasily?

[@mehdia5176]

Why do you keep refreshing?

[@vasilymorozov]

@@froxical2128 yes it is. how do you know me?

[@dekomori8127]

Lol

[@froxical2128]

vasily borgov

[@DazzleDoer]

Master Levy! Thank you for making this video. I'm very new to chess, and played three games today against a few players who used the King's Pawn Opening, Wayward Queen Variation and absolutely wrecked me with it. I also was trying to play King's Pawn Opening, defend and develop towards the center all at the same time, but they were just sacking everything in my court and forcing me to move my King. I fell into every trap you demonstrated early in the video... hehe. But now, thanks to you, I won't fall for this again. That's called character development!

[@Chicabaduk]

"This is chess, but this is not chess" I've been playing some non-chess crap

[@Mantafirefly]

You've been playing the knock off imitation game, Cless

[@bulbasaur9934]

Always has been

[@minouchelou9584]

Ur voice is seriously one of the reasons I love ur chess vids. Really great tone, and the 30 minutes are passing so fast. Keep going man, gg

[@incognito1783]

Me: Yup bring me Nelson. I'm ready to play Him: Still beats me Me: I did something wrong-

[@Chikhomies]

Who's Nelson?

[@EvanEvansE3]

What a great teacher! Such love for teaching. I learned more from you about Chess in 20 minutes than 20 days on my own.

[@wojciechmachulec7924]

This video literally won me like 10 games in a row bless you man.

[@nickcoronado898]

I was just starting to think about making a supercut of all the times you've said "a concept called 'danger levels'" and then you said you were making a video on it, and ya know it just took the wind right out of my sails.

[@yadavadvait]

Thanks for this video, this will help a lot of beginners. Sadly I had to learn the hard way, i.e. getting hit by almost every early possible early queen attack ;(

[@jonasgran6838]

Just watched this video, and the first game I took after watching, the early queen attack happened and I forked the king and queen, thank you!

[@frostyrobot7689]

07:57 - "Stabilise your rear deflectors. Watch for enemy fighters" "They're coming in ! 1 bishop at c4 !!"

[@sharonjuniorchess]

The scholars mate and the wayward Queen attack are two classic games that beginners need to play & experience ASAP as they start their journey playing 1.e4 e5 moves. Also taking your time to really study the board before making the first move that comes into your head is a difficult skill to master. Lasker gives good advice: "When you see a good move, look for a better one."

[@elderlycatpatriot]

The best part about being a noob at chess is that you get to see so many people try to do scholar's mate or a wayward queen atack. More often than not, they pause for like 30 seconds to even a full minute, maybe more, when you don't play the moves that you're "supposed" to do. Personally, I like to pretend that I don't know what they're doing until the third move; then I block the queen and watch them scramble around as I simply develop my pieces, whilst attacking their queen at the same time. I end up with a good position, ready to rock, while they've spent the last six or seven moves panicking because their queen keeps getting attacked. If they blunder the queen, which they usually do, that's an added bonus. If they don't blunder the queen, the fun comes from them trying to figure out what to do when their opponent had control of the whole board, because suddenly their silly "strategy" doesn't work anymore. It's like watching the school bully get intimidated and subsequently beat up after picking the wrong person to mess with.

[@ScorpionKing1980]

Good!

[@gavrielshemesh7825]

Against early queen attacks I often trade the queens if is offered because I know that it takes a lot of bite out of their attack

[@hypermodel8964]

I'm a bit late to this video, but it's been invaluable! I'm a 500 ish scrub and managed to beat a 700 who tried an early wayward Queen, all thanks to this (and getting caught out by these attacks a few dozen times in the past...)

[@echo2339]

Levy, please read this: My chess experience is almost entirely online. When I look at the screen I see the coordination of pieces, which square I control, files, diagonals... etc. But when I play otb all I see is random pieces and I cannot really concentrate. This subject doesn't exist in internet. Please help!

[@renatozr11]

Practice.

[@megugu2155]

you mean irl board? just practice or buy a better chessboard with better pieces. some chessmen out there are made out of cheap plastic that makes kings and queens hard to distinguish so yeah just find a good chessboard. this problem also happens in irl shogi, irl go and irl backgammon so dont worry its not just you. just practice and stare at the board.

[@Emrzej]

I had the same problem, just play more irl and change your pieces set online, small thing but really helps.

[@omarhaque8430]

Buy a real board, and play 15 or 30 minute online games but make all the moves on the board so you can learn to recognize the same patterns, and even if you have no one to play irl chess with this still works

[@evancoe3085]

I have the opposite problem lol

[@JorgeCarvajalHurtado]

The 2nd player did a great job, he reach to go into the final stage ALIVE, 😱 And have you seen his Elo? 710 WOW!!! This guy even loosing his rook at the end, maybe because of the nervous, is my absolute hero, and the king 👑 of heroes of every single beginner in the world 🗺, even been forced to play a premature queen attack. I will say it again, this guy is my hero.

[@astlatic4711]

Did you have a stroke?

[@yagamipower4272]

Levy: If my opponents take the pawn.. Opponent: Instantly trades knights .

[@peterparker3631]

"In chess the queen is the most powerful piece but also the weakest because if it is attacked you are obligated to move it" -unknown

[@ayanbhattacharjee1848]

this is kasparov in an interview

[@zaaxi7424]

I say this all the time

[@sir.chalksalot]

*Laughs in Mikhail Tal*

[@nikel-]

@@sir.chalksalot "Oh no my queen" before Rosen

[@kkTeaz]

@@nikel- Rosens ancestor

[@sparrowwing1729]

21:45 wow that 767 fought valiantly

[@filterock]

I don’t get it

[@duccline]

​@@filterock they played well

[@shukail111]

Literally straight after watching this clip, I played a 'Nelson' who tried early Queen attack and managed to win easily. Thanks Gotham chess!

[@allanhaastrup836]

Very instructive video, I've had games where I've been beaten and also games where I've captured their queen. always nice to get the tactics explained in a "non-competitive environment" where I'm up against the clock.

[@johncomposed]

That last game where the opponent played A5 feels like me when I watch a bunch of Alpha Go games and get inspired despite understanding absolutely nothing

[@amytg777]

I’m a beginner, and this has been the most useful instruction I’ve seen since I learned the king+rook mate 2 years ago! Thank you so much!

[@cielphantomhive.3549]

One of my friends uses a queen attack very early on. I've managed to defend it using a Knight so they can't move their queen without losing their piece

[@TheBoomtown4]

As a beginner it’s so satisfying to finally stop the bloodbath and watch them stop and run as I defend this finally.

[@FootBallonQc]

19:32 holy shit, that was satifying lol

[@ГлебТ-б9т]

Love your way of explaining - clear, to the point. Levi, thank you for another instructional video!

[@belowtale3414]

after watching the video i played a game where my opponent used early queen attack i told him i watched this video and he gave up

[@abhiramk.k5085]

u could stop early queen attack by playing g6 or e6 (e6 French stops scholars mate because Bc4 then d5)

[@donut1375]

As a beginner, this is very helpful

[@megugu2155]

good luck bro. welcome to the world of traditional board games.

[@nathan9901]

Whenever someone plays Qh5 i always get super hype because me and nelson have sparred for a total of like over 5 hours. im always prepared and i always win when they try to scholars mate me

[@ABusFullaJewz]

I come back to this video every time my opponent ransacks my pieces by move 7 and I'm left sitting there trying to understand what happened

[@sagovana]

When playing low rated games players are hyperfocused on capturing and not contemplating as many positions further ahead as you describe them. When you play pawn d4 at 5.20 it would most likely lead to an exchange of pieces where white loses. If you are unsure of what is a blunder after that move then white is likely to lose.

[@nobodysomebody7332]

Ahh the feeling ur horsey is harrassing queens early moves and then ending with forking kings whole family and then still loosing good 800days

[@certifiedtoxicity7123]

When some tries the scholers mate on me: Stop it! Get some help.

[@legueu]

"Stabilize and then punish" is a great quote.

[@ExplosivePine]

Punish me daddy

[@legueu]

@@ExplosivePine that's what your mom said.

[@ExplosivePine]

@@legueu YESSSSSSS

[@ExplosivePine]

SWEET HOME ALABAMA

[@B_K_1_2]

I watched the first breakdown and got excited. Started a game (800s) and immediately was confronted with that exact attack by white. Opponent was up 2 pawns before he resigned on move 12. I guess he didnt like his queen antics being defended so well! Thanks Gotham!

[@genevie1998]

The scholars mate is forever a lesson for me to never be conceited even when the opponent sucks

[@dREZAEH]

Are you reading my mind? I had that problem just an hour ago, while trying to get better at chess. And now i have the solutions right here! Love all the content, wether banter or instructional

[@pawngrabber9719]

A few months ago I lost to this early queen attack. Since then I played a lot of games in this opening, winning or drawing all of them

[@misc_13_13]

Thank you! OMG! I was losing badly with these early Queen openings! One mistake and they capture a lot of material! Slowly, I learned to counter it much better. This video helps a lot!

[@desertsurfer3095]

I like how he named him self "Noob Queen User" and " Gotham Subscriber"

[@joustmaster_69]

I used to get destroyed by scholars mate but after I watched this vid, I took scholar veksin and destroyed the entire school

[@AmirOrdabayev]

I only watch GothamChess and Agadmator 🤗

[@qawi272]

So you automatically also watch Eric Rosen and Naka ;)

[@gato_catindig]

You also need to watch Hikaru and Eric

[@lLlILILw]

@@gato_catindig id say prophet naroditsky is all that is needed

[@ss9392]

Uh...no one cares?

[@mesonparticle]

Both great channels! Daniel King’s Powerplay Chess is also an excellent channel 😘

[@JerrieMartensen]

Your videos have been a game-changer for me. I'm finally starting to understand trading basics. 👔

[@gungusgaramoti4798]

Levy don’t hurt me don’t hurt me no more.

[@Censeo]

What is chess!?

[@cannedmushroom7951]

When you're 1000 Elo and a random dude used scholar mate Me: Hmmm tastes like disrespect

[@Qppqpqpqpqpqpqpqpqppqpqpqpq]

Relatable

[@AndreaTornese]

21:07 en passant declined, as a crappy 1000 rated player I just can't handle it.

[@ScorpionKing1980]

With a point: you want your free pawn to be as far away as possible from the opponent's king... here you just push the other pawns.