FREE ELO With The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit

[@Chicabaduk]

OMG This really is FREE ELO and my opponent took'em all

[@thunder7161]

Ayayayay

[@bensolo-chess3851]

Lololol

[@yonsb23]

ㄹㅇ

[@trocustar3450]

Damn 😂

[@ryankang562]

팩트로 때려버리네

[@butterfliesworld8172]

With this Gambit I will beat magnus Carlos.

[@simantidatta]

Bruh he know this

[@emila8072]

@@simantidatta no

[@connerwitten4494]

Carlos Magnusen

[@youneverknow5555]

Nah

[@hhhhhh-vi6sq]

magnum carlos*

[@Powderwombat]

I've been playing this for the last 2 hours - I've gone from 1400 to 1050. Thanks for the tips coach!

[@godric8652]

Gambit doesn’t matter here way you continue from that position matters bro

[@jeremaj7513]

Learn all the lines and you wont lmao look from the database how to play against blacks most common moves if you are 1400 and you drop to 1000 with this maybe its time to go play checkers or dont play gambits if you are scared passive player 👍

[@rupjitdebnath7939]

Bcoz if u play the diemer gambit properly either u will win or if ur opponent play well u will have a good position to play

[@enderduck4253]

The gambit played properly gives you a good position as white. All this means is that you couldn't continue from that position.

[@Pizzahutbaby]

I beat magnum condom with this gambit

[@BranwellHaworth]

I saw "FREE ELO" and thought Levy had giveaway tickets to a prog rock concert.

[@mba4677]

Wot

[@maxreed9666]

This comment is so underrated lmao

[@rudolfgrabowski5021]

[@ELETRIKDOG001]

I can't wait to hear the performance for Evil Woman

[@omarfatthy4893]

Lol

[@GyatSpit50Gaming]

My rating when watching gotham:1500 When im actually playing:900

[@divyanshbarve4698]

This is peak accuracy

[@7cpm293]

damn that is so true

[@grav8455]

I relate to this on a spiritual level

[@Oi-mj6dv]

Levy: Free elo Me: go on...

[@harrisonthegr8526]

Lmao I’ll still mess it up anyways

[@Hsel-lc1wt]

@@harrisonthegr8526 it's a pretty easy opening to play tbh

[@harrisonthegr8526]

@@Hsel-lc1wt Ik I was joking

[@stanley8527]

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[@EarlSmith2469]

Oi, do you like Oi Music? Huzzah

[@maiitoVA]

I feel like it's worth mentioning for the beginners, the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit can be played into the Scandinavian Defense too!

[@stoutlager6325]

Yeah it's a valid option if you're bored of playing the scandi line. Playing straight in to the scandi is still the strongest response but this isn't much worse. And it's unlikely a beginner or maybe intermediate scandi player will have faced this often prior.

[@rayyanshaikh5591]

Bruh I dont think beginners should be playing this gambit...

[@maiitoVA]

@@rayyanshaikh5591 my thought process is, a beginner playing the Scandinavian probably has never seen the Blackmar-Diemer, so if a beginner learns the first few key moves they could get an advantageous position pretty easily.

[@jeremaj7513]

@@rayyanshaikh5591 Yea true that :D

[@rosiefay7283]

But Black is likelier to play 1 ... d5 after 1 d4 than after 1 e4. Not that White should want the Blackmar--Diemer Gambit anyway.

[@gcd5243]

Levy: "This will get you free ELO" Also Levy: "I'm not saying you're going to win every single game" Me: "Dang It, I got clickbaited"

[@nani-rk6rd]

ı mean winning 2 times and losing once wins elo

[@nikita5917]

Drawing wins elo sometime too

[@Turtel825]

"1. d4 e5"

[@armstrongtixid6873]

@@Turtel825 Englund Gambit?

[@Turtel825]

@@armstrongtixid6873 Yeah.

[@internetperson3919]

I'm so early, Levy hasn't pinned a hate comment yet.

[@not1207]

Haters struggling to come up with one as there’s nothing to hate about him 😊

[@alonewanderer4697]

He disabled likes/dislikes tho 😂

[@scoutbane1651]

@@alonewanderer4697 Because he's been getting brigaded by indonesians for the past week yeah.

[@DrDiabolical000]

@@scoutbane1651 why? What happened?

[@mislav268]

@@scoutbane1651 why lol

[@fernando98322]

You were right, I climbed from being stuck in 1100 hell to 1300 spamming this and the Caro Kann. Thank you Levy

[@bradleylavoie6926]

This guy's has a championship match in a little over 24 hours and yet he's still posting content, impressive

[@Jartran72]

I mean this is his Job and the tournaments are more like a hobby that he also uses for his job

[@grinningintheirface2685]

Lucifer doesnt give breaks bro, and shehe has a special numerology, sacrifice lotto for your retirement...or resignation if you will. You do not get to decide when you resign (retire) lucy does....checkmate suckers, by an 1000 rated playa!

[@Potato-pq5ez]

@@grinningintheirface2685 I aspire to be as schizophrenic as you one day

[@grinningintheirface2685]

@@Potato-pq5ez Dare to dream little sheep.

[@DrDiabolical000]

I knew that Levi was a sith lord.

[@murtazaahmed7437]

Obviously dude

[@bensolo-chess3851]

Always has been

[@mat145395]

If what you've told me is true you will have gained my trust

[@vydave]

ELOOOOO! UNLIMITED ELOOOOOOO!

[@InSearchOfTheTruth.]

OMFG I LITERALLY JUST SEARCHED FOR THIS GAMBIT AND GOTHAM MAKES A VID ON IT LET'S GO!!!!

[@CoM_tE]

YEAH POG!!!

[@InSearchOfTheTruth.]

@Adam Roman SURE

[@m4rk0b0y]

SURE, ALL CAPS looool

[@zethyuen8859]

LUCKY YOU!

[@stefanmarkovic8424]

i hate my life and now you do too

[@r123554]

Me: "I can't wait to surprise all my opponents with this gambit!" The hundreds of thousands of other people who watched this:

[@vinzcastro9304]

Yeah let's play this gambit! *plays black*

[@JosephLachh]

You can do the same thing with black, but without moving your other pawn first. Also, if they go D4, you can do albin counter gambit, or maybe even a reverse blackmar-diemer if they don't.

[@Pablo360able]

@@JosephLachh Wait, isn't “the same thing with black, but without moving your other pawn first” just the Englund gambit?

[@adcyuumi]

This is one of my favorite openings for white! I like to play offbeat ("incorrect") lines in the Queen's Gambit (going for b4 asap), the Polish opening (early b5), the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit (c4 after exd4; before N-c3), and the Grob's Attack (early g5); in most of these you get a fighting asymmetrical game, in which your opponent is not likely to know the best moves. None of it is strictly 100% sound, but even strong players can''t play like a chess engine so it rarely matters. ... What I can say about the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit is that it's easy to play, because it has a sort of mechanical nature. You can just follow a few reliable rules of thumb rather than memorize exact move sequences. These are the rules, in order of priority: - Do not take an enemy piece unless the opponent blunderer a free piece. - If the opponent took your piece, retake that piece in a way that develops. - If you can push a pawn to displace an enemy piece, push that pawn. - Develop a piece to take at least one good move away from the opponent. - If you have no such developing moves, it is time for you to castle. ... These rules get you through the early game pretty much entirely. Occasionally you will note an exception to these rules in a certain position, which is all that you need to actually memorize. Here's another way to look at the rules: - Displace enemy pieces. - Keep tension in the center. - Develop your pieces. Note that if you mix the order of these rules up, you sometimes don't push pawns to relieve tension and displace knights. Those lines... some of them are fine. But the pawn push is pretty much always better. That's why I don't like to operate too simply, with "keep the tension"; there are moments where you gain advantage by pawn advances. ... An even simpler rule in the gambit: - Try not to have pieces on squares where they are under threat. This gambit is all about superior development. Do NOT get yourself into pins and binds.

[@aniruddhvasishta8334]

Thanks for these rules; I know you commented this nearly a year ago but in the middlegame, how are you supposed to know the right moment to break the tension in the center that's been building? Is that just a matter of experience?

[@rohungupta8435]

@@aniruddhvasishta8334 yes. also just middle game study

[@tellahsage6477]

The line where you take back the pawn with the queen is actually the best one, recommended by Diemer himself (i recommend looking up his games using this opening, amazing stuff). It's super aggressive and there are a ton of traps black can fall into easily in just like, 10 moves. I think if you're gonna play the blackmar-diemer you might as well go all in.

[@mR_wIgHt]

The Ryder Gambit?

[@RIP_Texpert]

That's actually called the Ryder gambit, it's only good against players below 1500 because most players above that know all the tricks to it

[@chaitanyarao2350]

I still cant get over his thumbnails

[@renzhehe8850]

Earn your “i was here before this comment got pinned” ticket. Edit: it didnt get pinned sadge

[@unknownalsounknown4238]

@@renzhehe8850 yay thanks

[@renzhehe8850]

@Yaseen _ shawty’s like a melody

[@chaitanyarao2350]

Guys I wasnt making fun of him I was just finding the thumbnails rlly funny

[@chaitanyarao2350]

Guys I am not one of those hate comment :’(

[@Pasharamus]

I use Blackmar-Diemer when the opponent answers with Scandinavian defense.

[@nirmalkaur6248]

Scandinavian opening is so annoying

[@ldgaming4213]

@@nirmalkaur6248 agreed

[@Valanathos]

Then I just transpose to French. Enjoy your draw.

[@alinerizo.]

@@Valanathos I think we all agree that it's so annoying when the opponent does this

[@MA-eo9rl]

As a 600 I just won 7/7 of my last black games with the Scandinavian with QA5 after KC3, it's just monstrous (at least at my elo)

[@thegunn7526]

“I know it will say crush or destroy” Me: actually free elo

[@ayushanuroop9203]

My most favourite gambit is back, OH Yeah 🔥🔥

[@videokita1235]

gothamm... fuuuuuukkk youuuu

[@parthasarathejay.7957]

hey can you tell me why he choose not to move his queen to f7 at 19:27?

[@benjamin-fd8cu]

@@parthasarathejay.7957 black gave a check with the bishop, so he had to defend his king before doing anything else

[@parthasarathejay.7957]

@@benjamin-fd8cu didn't realise that my guy. thank you so much!

[@SpotterTalk]

I've been on youtube since like 2006 and in all those years, I've never seen someone as dedicated to consistently uploading content as Gotham.

[@leafpot587]

"When in doubt, get a piece out." GothamChess, 2021

[@orlock20]

He does live in New York.

[@teobergqvist6880]

This guy is just a constant content machine! Theres no stop. Awsome

[@yusufhalilovic2838]

Chess elitists: nooooo, you cannot just give out top secret free ELO openings Levy: haha, ELO goes brrrrrr

[@maceroni4390]

I still play the Tennison gambit as my second opening

[@Kylemsguy]

Which ICBM do you use?

[@Sapphire9689]

@@Kylemsguy Personally I use an UGM-133 Trident II

[@BefallS]

Levy, I just wanted to tell you how much I appreciate your videos. Your teaching skills are top notch, you can break down really complex ideas and make them easy to understand. Also, your recap videos about chess events are so exciting and funny that when a chess event is happening all I can think about is “can’t wait for Gotham Chess recap video”. Thank you.

[@rewrittenbytes1616]

15:45 “Here we can take with the Queen maybe, *and hit a few sensitive spots*”. - Levy, 2021

[@rayyanshaikh5591]

LMAOOO 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 ROFL ROFL ROFL LMAOOO 🤣🤣🤣 *gotham mentions anything REMOTELY inappropriate but doesn't mean it that way* LMAOOO SO FUNNY IM DYING RN LMAOOOO 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ryanjosephmccullough]

"When in doubt, get a piece out." - GothamChess

[@GenAnxiety]

I've finally found someone who understands how to explain things quickly but thoroughly without going off on unnecessary tangents and losing the thread. If I had seen these in my 20's I probably wouldn't still be struggling at 50. Well done and thanks for the videos...very informative.

[@not1207]

Hi levy I appreciate ur daily uploads,it makes my day after a long day of school work xd

[@abdelrahman4146]

Same here, shoutout to levy

[@francescoleccese7298]

Idemm

[@rzboo]

ur bad

[@archangel2301]

Can I get a shout out too? Started a new chess channel

[@ajm5636]

Ok

[@Korudo1322]

Levi: *Sees hater comment* "this is some delicious stuff"

[@heatherc.7706]

Levy, you're a big inspiration to me both as a chess player and as an educator. I am really impressed how you manage to make every video - even coverage videos - so instructive.

[@matthewbaang8749]

Gotham: promises free Elo Me: you didn't say it was for my opponent...

[@supspeedy2734]

That thumbnail is so cool. It relates with the title "black"

[@RobertSela]

Im gonna call this the Black Mardiemer for the coolness factor and no one will ever notice or care, perfect.

[@stoutlager6325]

nice

[@samridhsharma416]

Smarter than Light Yagami, dood

[@philipsynowiec1557]

Haha

[@menachembloom3537]

This guy is a machine just keeps posting

[@toast2300]

the grind is real

[@archangel2301]

I post daily too.... only u learn here and laugh there so wanna check it out?

[@Maxawa0851]

@@archangel2301 stop self promoting

[@jihyo8481]

@@archangel2301 stop self promoting

[@aluminiumknight4038]

@@archangel2301 you've only been posting for 21 hours dude

[@reign2029]

He's my best chess teacher. Thank you Levy for teaching me different technique cus I learn a lot from this. I went from 600 to 1200 because of his vids :).

[@jamesmaster1450]

Just curious. How long it took you?

[@reign2029]

Took me over a month cus my brain is smol

[@abhinavgupta0419]

@@reign2029' no bragging but i'm rated 3000 on chess.com' ~A hardstuck on 1600 for a whole foking month

[@SocraticEngineer]

Levy: Free ELO Me: Time to learn the counter...

[@truefalcon6884]

Literally me when he maded the alapin sicilian, i just went and made a new line which levy didn't cover just to take people back out of theory. If you were curious its like 1,e4 c5 2,c3 e6, 3, d4 d5

[@pinkrey4277]

there are two types of people mwahaha

[@konstantink7310]

Yeah so tell me the counter? There is none. You will just return to normal gamestate like Caro kan or French but you will not get a counter for advantage for you.

[@truefalcon6884]

@@konstantink7310 Normal Gamestate is still absolutely fine because it takes the opponent out of the game they're prepped for.

[@Froge4291]

@@truefalcon6884 I mean you should be prepared for transpositions in any openings imo

[@MM-ux1kl]

I really like that in second game opponent actually fight back and didn't make bad blunders

[@johannv.d1208]

Mr. Emil Joseph Deimer would be proud to look at this video which explains his gambit so well. He’d be proud to see people start to use it.

[@cheesehead9555]

Didn’t he go insane and beat a master chess player in with 17 consecutive pawn moves at the beginning of the game?

[@Theakaiproject]

20:01 I think Levy could've played Rad1, black can't take the queen with the pawn because it's pinned.

[@dakshbadal7522]

Blackmar Diemer Gambit feels like the younger, calmer brother of the Danish Gambit. Anyway, lived the vid Levy. Thank you.

[@zoli604]

yeah, danish gambit is just edgy

[@mateusmendonca955]

Game 2, arround 15:00 I don’t know if I am right, but I think that you can play, instead of Bg5, Qe2, in order to put more pressure on the pawn, and possibly play Qb5, attacking the king, the b pawn and the bishop. If bishop back, Qxb7, and if pawn blocks Qxf5, like an Englund line. I didn’t really annalise it, so if a high-rated player (1600, 1700) sees a mistake, please comment.

[@TonyMontana_00]

"When in doubt, get a piece out"... godamn

[@metalface877]

"free elo with this gambit!!" *proceeds to almost lose to a 1400*

[@Karen_Mkrtchyan_Horquri_Gandz]

Title: free ELO Second game: streight up getting humiliated by someone 1000 points lower

[@blackmar-diemer3793]

CASTLE KING SIDE RARELY QUEEN SIDE to be good at this gambit I think first you need to learn the stonewall attack, the london system, caro kann bayonet attack, the Scandinavian, and the french advanced variation because a lot of time the game will transpose into these other openings and if your familiar with the positions it will help you win also the veresov or richter-veresov. CASTLE KING SIDE AND PIN THE KNIGHT AT C6 EVERYTIME DONT PUSH THE CENTER PAWN PIN FIRST

[@maragathamnatesan9137]

"When in doubt get a piece out". -Levy,2021

[@ryanbigguy]

This unironically just seems like a variation on the London

[@oscarrickyh02]

Pawn structure are much different, especially on c file. The pieces might end up on similar square but based on pawn structure, the game might be different

[@vincentbatens7656]

And also its much more "attacking" because if the pawn sac wich gives you more development

[@sensejazanki2419]

You can absolutely give up the pawn on D4 because that leads to the halosar trap and it's absolutely crushing trust me

[@uspecl]

although its pretty intuitive i think its worth noting you can transpose into this move 2 when your opponent responds to e4 with the scandanavian

[@calar8]

Dammit Levy, stop telling everyone my secret tech!

[@ldgaming4213]

I added this to my chess playlist as soon as I saw Free Elo in the title

[@LucyPero]

I just come back here every time I get obliterated in lichess so I can build my self esteem back up

[@SpencerfromEarth]

We love and appreciate you levy

[@Fore3een-11]

I do this without even knowing its called a freaking gambit.

[@terrencelozada3127]

Just finished watching the tournament. Please make a video to your significant mistakes. No offense. I just love how you explain things and while showing what could have been done better. Props for being Rosen. That was the real finals for me. Haha!

[@versesgoliath]

Seeing "FREE ELO" makes me realize how truly bad a name Willy is for a whale..

[@voidzminer1017]

Huh

[@versesgoliath]

@@voidzminer1017 Imagine your favorite 90s Movie about freeing a Whale from captivity, "Free ELO" It's Mandela effect gold, man!

[@agastyagoel6185]

wut

[@princedarji]

If this video would have came out like 3 days ago I would totally have played this opening instead of london system

[@mrsherman3103]

as a d4 player i love this. very simple and easy to apply. also didnt you miss mate at 19:00?

[@garbarrage]

I thought so too. Maybe I'm wrong but looks like mate to me.

[@GoodSir-hp6zg]

​@@garbarrage same 😅

[@psychorooks]

This will be fun to play around with. Thanks, Levy!

[@deckydoodle6792]

I can’t tell if Levy playing the games is future Levy or past Levy cause they both know what the other one does

[@RoqbinReality]

Yes

[@maxime1776]

Yes

[@ftdyo9842]

I accidentally did this and Won, and now searching whether I discovered a new opening

[@lukedemosthene3749]

Bro This Gambit Is so nasty the title doesnt lie

[@lambsaucethejedi1596]

8:50 chess.com calls that position queen's pawn opening : blackmar diemer gambit declined, Lamb defense

[@danielbenyair300]

lamb to the slaughter lol

[@chessatgood5905]

Hi Levy. I couldn't resist to say that I miss your videos so much as an Indonesian. The amount of negative comments towards you is unacceptable and I sincerely apologise for some of the Indonesians that are acting this way. I really miss watching your videos without using vpn. Really, you brought my love for chess and im all the way at 2000 in rapid and I couldn't have done that without watching your videos. Please continue to make these videos and I love you so much as a content creator. I hope you re consider making Indonesians allowed to watch your videos again without VPN. Please just realise that some Indonesians do not act this way and actually know how to play the game of chess. I dont care if you disable comments for Indonesians (if there's a setting for that, not too sure) or even not allowing indonesians to like/ dislike. I just want to watch your videos freely and I know alot of Indonesians miss your videos. Really, it breaks my heart that I cant watch your videos anymore without using vpn :( Stay healthy and safe levy, love your videos lots

[@divyavarier9576]

Thank you for sharing this. Played a few games after watching it and won. Love your content.

[@divyavarier9576]

And the Traxler is such a cool one. You have covered it so extensively,,,It Helped a lot

[@hakunoraku]

OH NO my gambit! Now everyone will be playing it and knows how to stop it!

[@waynewu6290]

Rip

[@tobiasmoodias4855]

Time to learn the danish gambit where no one accepts it...

[@kamakshraheja5124]

@@tobiasmoodias4855 RIP

[@sakuragi_hanamichi3263]

@@tobiasmoodias4855I premove it and accept the 3 pawns. Opponents get psyched.

[@ムース-r5d]

I haven't seen anyone mention this, but Levy's thumbnails on every video are really creative and interesting! Keep it up :)

[@mathsolympiadtrainer]

18:53 the face of dissaproval 😂

[@mathsolympiadtrainer]

don't hate me for spelling disaproval wrong

[@jeremywicker8304]

Sometimes I feel like Gotham makes his videos specifically for me. He always makes the exact video I want to see. I feel so special lol.

[@Canowski17]

When I play Vienna and they hit me with Scandy, I transpose to this. (I HATE to play vs. scandy)

[@AyleidCraft]

Scandinavian makes my brain shut off 😭

[@Hsel-lc1wt]

This is also what I play against the scandi lol

[@goodknyght4319]

I wish all Scandy players a very unpleasant evening

[@speeddemon2901]

Then comes sicilian and all the KID lines.

[@aazizul2250]

I never understand scandi ... Sometime its cause me to fail midgame so i play caro now ..easier 😅

[@kamstr1987]

I've been using this verses the Scandinavian defence and its helped a lot

[@sethybaliwie8264]

His thumbnails are getting better and better...

[@archangel2301]

Mine get better too once I have enough viewers :(

[@DankestLLama]

20:00 what about just queen f7? Wouldn't you trade completely even? And they couldn't castle? Am I missing something?

[@quantumblip4715]

Wait a minute. I played this a few hours ago without realising it was an actual opening...

[@crlx2810]

no you

[@spicypeppermints2047]

Did levy miss the other force checkmate at 12:15 with Qe8+ Rf8 f7+ Kh8 Qxf8# where now black had 0 moves out of that combination

[@papuce2]

Levy: Free elo Me (after playing it): Should have been free elo for me, not for my opponent :-|

[@33.044]

If you just want some quick traps, I have investigated with 2. d5. Computer hates it, but my opponents do too

[@set4573]

He's back better than ever

[@pschneider1968]

The frequency and quality of your chess videos is just amazing 👍👍👍😀 Thank you! 🧡

[@iminatx3879]

Props to RonnieWRLD for making Levy sweat!

[@maximorumba]

I'm an e4 and have been playing the Ryder Gambit Variation (Qxf3) against the Scandinavian for a long time now.

[@System.Error.]

I'll be your first 'hate comment' as you didn't pin any at the moment. HATE COMMENT

[@blaze7437]

how dare you

[@sunitaadhikari6081]

Rude!

[@purple_balloon9323]

Wow u went too far

[@coco_sei1178]

Bro that's too much

[@loicb4880]

Is that even allowed on yt? That is a hate crime

[@chessmaster3297]

After the Gambits vid with Hikaru and Levy put Blackmar Diemer in unstoppable I have been waiting for this vid.

[@aoliya107]

Thanks for a repertoire against a scandie! Hate Scandies...

[@joshuadesjardins8294]

Wow I’m so glad I found your channel bro! Great teaching. I play exclusively the Blackmar-Deimer gambit and a lot of times I get into the Ryder gambit online. Super aggressive and wins alotta games

[@tylertikiun9813]

Bruh it’s literally 3 am for me luv ur vids btw

[@YourAverageWeeb69]

With this gambit, I will finally beat Magnum Carlen.

[@thecoolring6431]

Imagine if Levy forgets to turn on the camera and realises it at the end lol

[@OneOfThePetes]

I do love this gambit, with the Halosar trap! Can't believe you didn't show it!

[@Warrior_Boxing]

Levy came back stronger than he was.

[@RaptureReady2025]

Liked and subscribed Levy!! One of my fav chess channels. 💪🏼👍🏼💥

[@rodolforodriguezclemente8357]

I now think that people are just mean for the attention

[@Wolfram_von_Richthofen]

Everytime I've looked at Levy's videos about a specific gambit, I won a game right after with it. First Tenisson gambit the ICBM variation, then the Vienna, and now Blackmar-Diemer.

[@lordnishant]

DAY LATE BUT HERES A POSITIVE COMMENT YOURE CRUSHING THE YT GAME

[@manjeetpaul]

"When in doubt, get a piece out" ~Gothamchess, 2021

[@shaaps99]

Friend: Whats a good adult site you can suggest? Me: 2:36

[@jakeparker9624]

Underrated