How To Evaluate ANY Chess Position

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A chess lesson for beginners, intermediate, and advanced players. A good strategy to evaluate a chess position in 4 easy steps!
0:00 Intro
0:58 EXAMPLE 1
3:13 EXAMPLE 2
6:27 EXAMPLE 3
10:56 EXAMPLE 4
14:18 EXAMPLE 5
17:56 FINAL TES
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[@lukastux3024]

New format: "Guess the eval"

[@mikejameson7678]

Computer championship: "Yeah, that's about M152"

[@theimperfectguitarist974]

@@mikejameson7678 😂😂😂

[@mikejameson7678]

@@theimperfectguitarist974 I lowkey saw the eval of a championship game to be M420 the other day.

[@philter820]

that one aged well seeing he started the format today

[@lukastux3024]

@@philter820 🎉🎉🎉

[@T1J]

perhaps a video about improving "chess vision" would be cool. e.g seeing moves, noticing weakness, avoiding blunders. i mean maybe the answer is just 'practice and play a lot of games' but if there are any other specific tips that would be dope

[@MattRowe182]

Write down the things you need to check for (checks/mates, captures, simple threats, pins/potential pins, loose pieces, double attacks, alignment issues, trapped pieces), play slow games and before you move any piece run through the list. You'll soon be doing them without the prompt and at least from a tactical perspective you will be fine. I also find asking "what is my opponent doing" as the first thing after their move reduces your blunder count massively! If you see what your opponent is doing but mis-evaluate it, you can learn to fix that, if you miss their plans altogether you'll never improve. From an 1850 10+0 (i.e. not an expert but not an amateur).

[@inafridge8573]

Oh shit it's T1J, i fancy your work

[@youngpatrick29]

The correct answer is practice and play a lot of games

[@grandre3464]

@@MattRowe182 dude you’re a lifesaver. thanks :)

[@theimperfectguitarist974]

@@MattRowe182 thanks bro

[@johnstevenson9956]

Well now I'm starting to hear your voice in my head as I play, and it's usually something like, "Not the best move but I don't hate it", or "What is this? No human would move like that!". Seriously, you've really helped me improve enormously, and I'll know I've really improved when I start hearing your voice before I make the move.

[@theimperfectguitarist974]

Sameee 😂😂😂😅

[@snickle1980]

😁I still hear Josh Waitzkin in my head saying "Noooo, that's not the right move. Try again."

[@sssss-zk9oo]

hikaru looks terrifying to face from the other end, and if you factor in that he's blitzing all these moves.

[@sjegannath6295]

dude has played for over 20 years. Still terrifying.

[@Mistcakes]

Levy, picking out his wardrobe: Obviously black is a little bit better here

[@Subpar1224]

He do be looking good in black though

[@jraddthomp270]

Hahahahahahahahahah facts

[@fayiz_Fz]

Hope levy sees this 😂

[@macrowave3784]

Lol

[@station-rpg]

Lol very creative

[@ssiipp7848]

Me: Thinking I am better Computer: Well actually......

[@XXROCKANDROLLPOWERXX]

Almost every time

[@choi-r7108]

*winning Me: "yup, that was a smooth game from me" Computer: "It's a wild game"

[@abhijyotsingh75]

Well yes , but actually no

[@sannin9875]

😂

[@juancena104]

Me: this looks like a solid move Computer: !?

[@quotemusic5162]

I was familiar with a lot of these concepts already, but this was the most clear and concrete explanation of piece activity that I have ever heard. A lot of people talk about active or passive pieces in really nebulous terms assuming that it's obvious, when it's actually one of the harder concepts to grasp for new players.

[@nicolamontori]

Can sombody please explain to me why this video has such a big amount of dislikes? Was it beacuse it came out right around the whole Indonesian drama?

[@muhammadfahrimuharram74]

maybe, some random teenagers on the internet in my country is pretty stupid i hope you understand

[@lukastux3024]

I'm curious, too!!

[@kelvin31272]

It's due to the Dewa kipas drama. Many comments on this video are fans who support him blindly even though it is clear he was cheating. Truly disgusting how many gave Levy Rosman death threats and disliked his videos

[@tbd3336]

My analysis usually goes like: 1. How to blunder queen in 5 moves 2. How to get forked 3. How not to castle 4. Take king to battle 5. Why is my rating dropping so much

[@arandomcarrot]

You have more steps than Gotham does, thats a better analysis then!

[@drewparker4931]

I mostly blunder my queen in 1 move - you're going really deep!

[@PHeMoX]

@@drewparker4931 What do you do? Drop it from the table?

[@mhm8742]

Yikes

[@laluna6699]

@@PHeMoX nice 😂😂

[@DanielPetri]

Insane that you guessed -0.75 and it ended up being -0.74. Human engine

[@noamcohen7124]

If you look carefully a move later its exactly -0.75

[@A21twentyone]

The power of studying something you're passionate about, plus being smart and Jewish 😂

[@mistofisto9108]

@@A21twentyone wait lmao he is??

[@KR-ys4xy]

@@mistofisto9108 Look at his nose.

[@Shrando]

@@mistofisto9108 of course he is smart

[@alexl.1898]

I just did the search on how to analyze the chess position & come up with a few results. The first one, after listening for a minute, was the "best" which I closed down immediately whereas this coach shows & explains how it is done, energetically. Thanks. Subscribing to this channel.

[@armedtuxedo6632]

Can't understand why this has so many dislikes

[@chunky8684]

an indonesian cheater called diwa kipas was caught cheating by gotham, she made up a bullshit story and got basically all of indonesia on her side and he got alot of hate

[@sigitl7544]

@@chunky8684 he not she

[@MadhavanSureshRobos]

It's Amazing how Levy makes complex chess concepts so easy. I was always wondering how do these Chess commentators say White's better or Black's better. Now I know. This improves my a game a lot. The fact that this is put on KZbin for everyone to learn is amazing! Great content, very educational, keep it coming! Thanks a bunch! I was around 900 to 1000. I am now 1300 and improving all thanks to your videos. Kudos!

[@user-bz1oy6jk5s]

07:33 when you spot bishop takes pawn before levy mentions it. *I have ascended to grandmaster* On a more serious note, I would really like to thank levy for helping me improve chess. His videos are great, and he explains complex chess concepts in easy terms for noobs like us. Due to his videos and a few puzzles, I have improved massively in chess and I’m able to spots moves like that. We really appreciate the amount of quality content you put out ( 3-4 uploads a day) and I hope you’ll hit 1mil sub this year

[@chloe_cosmo]

"noobs like us" no offense but not everyone's a noob (im not talking about myself)

[@TheJayMoses]

I really appreciate this video. I’ve always wondered how y’all could do that on the fly. Love the concept of diving deeper into the thought process of the strongest players out there. For my level (1200) I would love to see a video on how you can stop yourself from making quick moves, that you immediately regret. Or a video on how you think through your move decisions. As always, I appreciate you. Keep it rolling. Cheers.

[@sloefair8877]

this is so me (quick moves)

[@lerdi]

Why does this video have that many dislikes?

[@chunky8684]

an indonesian cheater called diwa kipas was caught cheating by gotham, she made up a bullshit story and got basically all of indonesia on her side and he got alot of hate

[@Jenks1]

I just achieved 1200 after playing for a year. Your E4 course was what I used to learn so much recently. Thank you Levy.

[@Malefic_Roar]

breh i got 1200 in 2 month even tho im new in chess

[@JusticeL11]

​@@Malefic_Roar why you gotta dampen someone else's success for no reason at all

[@Malefic_Roar]

@@JusticeL11 Because i wanted to?

[@JusticeL11]

@@Malefic_Roar spread love not hate :)

[@JusticeL11]

It is a very notable achievement. Good job and best of luck to your progression. Ignore that hater

[@dipankarkashiapdas]

6:51-7:01 Dude’s insights were so real and his antics too. You’re brilliant Gotham!

[@HanifNGX]

Dewakipas > gothamchess Onlyfans > goothamchessfans

[@iownunow]

GothamChess : *against Dewa_Kipas* *lose* GothamChess : ok, imma block this cheater

[@raihan.furuhashi]

Serem ada kang report juga luar negeri

[@shamx27]

My rapid rating went from 1200 to 1550 over the past few months. A lot of the credit goes to this man

[@andigraitountoro6655]

Mang, dicariin sama dewa kipas

[@ConcordMass]

plot twist: gotham actually recorded this a few times

[@keriahenta]

Levy, i just lost an endgame when I'm up a rook and 3 pawns. Are you proud of me yet?

[@ferkixx2314]

MY oponent had an extra queen and for some reason let me promote one more queen. Then he literally gave me his queen for free. He is 1500 lol

[@abutahirputhedath8841]

@@ferkixx2314 he was feeling generous, lmao!

[@serxuegoldisprettyuselessi2683]

I once was up a queen and my internet ran out.... Sadge

[@davidrobins1021]

That's probably a time to play checkers situation in Levy's book.

[@Steepo74796]

last night I was up 17 points of material when my power (and wifi) went out. That was a lot of fun

[@verrelprayogiantoro95]

Hey bro. Please teach your viewer dont being a salty fans. #JusticeforDewaKipas

[@micahandrejczak3015]

This is the most useful chess video I have watched. I always have issues with creating a plan and this video laid out the ways I need to think about in terms of chess position. Thanks.

[@hiyozumi]

*grab pop corn

[@ibnumarsis9142]

seru bet ye gan🤣

[@hiyozumi]

@@ibnumarsis9142 iya nih wkwk

[@reign2029]

Just saying Levy is a great teacher of chess and a great person overall

[@riggs4714]

You'll never get a pinned comment with that attitude.

[@hampe2424]

Stfu

[@malharbrahmbhatt2563]

@@riggs4714 lmao yeah only mean comments get pinned. So tell something mean next time, to get a pin 😂😂🤣

[@reign2029]

I maybe not pinned but I atleast told the truth

[@rampage6588]

@@reign2029 yepp, that's so so true dudeee

[@thatjason583]

Me: Does an incredible move Engine: No, I don’t think so

[@nabiel3325]

Im thinking of banning my opponents

[@pikatodpikatod9637]

Meanwhile Levy: Lose His Fans: *Ban Him!!!*

[@herewego7694]

@@pikatodpikatod9637 if you're reffering to the "retired chess professional", he was quite obviously cheating, jjst look at his games and how he rose from 1400.

[@pikatodpikatod9637]

@@herewego7694 his son is explaining what is happening

[@pikatodpikatod9637]

I cant send fb link that explain what is exactly happening LOL

[@seabassprobably3935]

Consolidate should for sure be on the next 30 chess terms video haha 😂 Would love to see a video on playing solid, recovering from a blunder/losing position. Great video as always though! Hit 1000 this week after taking your advice on analyzing my games and doing puzzles every day 😃

[@edm3358]

Could be useful to have a vid or two breaking down thought process in translating such analyses into tactics.

[@miserywas8285]

I like how he hasn't played a single game yet after peaking

[@PukkarPukkar]

Hey Levi! How about a video explaining when it’s good to trade vs. when it’s bad? I’m about 1000 rating and struggling with that sometimes. I get that you’re supposed to trade when you’re up material and not trade when you’re attacking for example, but I still find it hard sometimes. Appreciate the content, keep up the awesome work

[@nikunjbhatia2722]

when you castle and the other side attacks the pawn ahead of your rook with a bishop and a knight, do you trade the rook for the bishop and the knight?

[@exuviumisopods]

Still not so easy to think more than 3 moves ahead (and I am playing rapid, not even blitz). But not even a year since I started playing chess systematically and this is a great explanation.

[@logantrickey3418]

Alternative Title: Levy talks about laser beams for 24 minutes

[@goodguycwyzz4768]

Agadmator got me into chess but damn I love this channel. You’re enthusiasm about chess is addicting

[@brahmantyowahyub7019]

Profesional : oh i'm lose. It's okay Akwhsubw people : Report! Report! Report! Banned!

[@jazzzonyourface]

For future stuff, would be cool to have a similar video on how to analyse just an inidivudal move etc if there is a list of criteria to follow?

[@pirelligr7878]

What do you think is the best opening for a 1100?

[@lakshitsinghvi8692]

Italian

[@Redfork2000]

@@lakshitsinghvi8692 I second this. I love the italian. It has been my favorite, my go-to opening for white ever since I started playing chess. For d4 players maybe the London? I mostly play e4 so not much experience there. For black, I suggest maybe stuff like the King's Indian Defense. Levy explained that it's one of those setups that you can play against almost anything. Though my personal favorites as black are the Caro-Kann and the Dutch.

[@aryashekhar3055]

Return of the king

[@daviduchiha9969]

Not accepting defeat and reporting it? What the hell

[@kevdogpie]

If Alexandra didn’t find that Knight move, maybe she’d be bald now

[@jarvis_id]

JUSTICE FOR DEWA KIPAS

[@Wolfie_18]

#JusticeForDewa_kipas

[@reach9948]

Question: What would be a good topical roadmap for a brand new chess player's study plan? i.e. (1) puzzles and patterns (2) checkmates and threats (3) attacking and countering (4) defending and evading (5) aggressive vs positional play etc im having trouble deconstructing the entirety of a chess understanding into small steps that i can sequence out in my training. any help or recommendation would be awesome!

[@rikarika4559]

Siapa disini cita citanya kalah terus account lawanya diblokir?

[@djinnnrex]

😂😂😂

[@PhirstPlays]

If a tree falls in forest and no one is there to hear it, there is no forest.

[@slashslash501]

what

[@PanicbyExample]

@@slashslash501 yea, a forest or the forest, i have no idea

[@chokoon21]

i lowkey thought this video was going to be about Levy hitting 2900 before I read the title.

[@xlittlep]

I took this lesson to heart yesterday and won five games in a row

[@Kaoss134]

Thanks for making this video. Answered questions I'd had for a while

[@TolisWorld]

This is exactly the video i wanted.

[@GV22m06]

Whichever opening u ask me not to play works for me Idk how

[@srdjangaric9713]

@@Thinkaboutit897 Pepe the Frog

[@GV22m06]

@@Thinkaboutit897 pepega lul

[@SyhRan]

OII ORANG INDO YG KOMEN, Jangan salahin Streamernya Bro. Coba kalian Liat Post Yg Membuat kalian Kesini lagi. Yg salah Itu Fansnya Bukan Streamernya

[@jimbrene3540]

Dude plays with Indonesian dad, loses, then banned the Indonesian. Lol.

[@adamgoldsmith9913]

“Random International Master with a Winnie the Pooh Profile Picture.”

[@dominiks5068]

"Both our kings are kinda weak . But also safe." - Levy Rozman

[@Naizuud777]

That was a really really important lesson for me. I just missed this part. Thank you my sensei ^_^

[@elzeXD]

#SaveDewaKipas #BapackBapackPosRondaRiseUp

[@NeverGiveUp-sv2op]

Levy please make a video on Ponziani opening just like Eric Rosen did! Would be helpful

[@Mat0m]

Go watch Eric content then...

[@NeverGiveUp-sv2op]

Ok... Thx for telling

[@rowan_battles2944]

3:24 “the material is equal” Gotham: how do I counted that fast? Ez: knight, knight, bishop.... Me: how do I counted that fast? It's written beneath Gotham

[@scheimong]

For one moment I thought this was a joke on his subscriber count

[@danielyuan9862]

well, Levy's just a math god and wanted to flex on us mere mortals

[@rayofhope800]

You'ra awesome Gotham, so interesting to watch. Thanx for your vids!

[@fandimfth2890]

kalah samaa bapack bapack

[@KianEganVEVO]

SALAM DEWA KIPAS! 🔥

[@cfgauss71]

"If I have to give you a numerical number..." -L Rozman

[@DavidMcAsey-px4mo]

Hi Levy, Thanks for the instructional content! I play rapid 10 or 15 minute games. The evaluation, selecting candidate moves and sequences takes time for beginner/intermediate. Do you think it is better to practice with longer games or learn to do it quicker with rapid games?

[@matthewbentley1994]

Very instructive, exactly the kind of videos we want

[@neonjoe529]

This is a nice way to start my morning

[@beastmode_4049]

I couldn’t agree more

[@cofiddle]

Thank you for this. I get so confused when i hear "black is just winning" and I'm just sat there like "how"

[@olomololo]

i rly love tis kind of video it helps me alot to understand more about the depth of chess, checking for kings savety, who has more space what is with the advanteg of ur figurs also where are my enemy weakneses , pls make more of this kind of a video maybe u can implement it in ur games , doing a full stop in a game and analyze it or so thx for this content

[@eugenesesmaiii3278]

Thank you for the content! May the algorithm be in your favor 🙏

[@iamcreed1400]

#DewaKipas

[@zerotraders8097]

u lose with indonesia security gurd??

[@chrisl4999]

I always figured they had stockfish up on another monitor and were just reacting to how it thought the game was going.

[@toundjayyousseinov7233]

Very nice and informative. Thank you

[@dona-xq8iw]

sedang menunggu kedatangan warga +62

[@ducsuk1730]

For some reason, I think whoever's side I'm looking from is better.

[@mymoomin0952]

You gotta have that optimism

[@rizkyafriyandi2689]

Wahai netizen indo muncullah kalian

[@lrch5437]

Kalah kok main banned :v

[@Jakub_27]

DAY 1 telling levy he is a GM of our hearts

[@ethan13clarke42]

Levy you’re making my grades fall

[@Chamak]

You're*

[@frantisekdujka4015]

You are*

[@guscox9651]

*your

[@k3rt244]

youü'öre*

[@zaflx9245]

ur*

[@austinberry5070]

I have not watched the full video yet but in the first one for white kingside knight to e5 would be the best move I think

[@nirmalbaishnab8054]

Why this video has so many dislikes!! Such good content!!

[@user-qb9wc6qw3f]

I dont know why after seeing that my move will be a blunder I just play it for no reason

[@megamarylis514]

I know that you're not a bad person. But please educate your fans that any chess player will lose at some point. As we have in proverb here, "there will always be skies above skies". Means, no matter how great you are, there will always be someone greater than you. Please tell them that you are just a human. Make them understand that it's okay to lose a game. The guy who won against you got his account banned because your ultra fanatic fans reported him for "cheating". And it's not okay. I hope that this news will reach your ear and you can help him to get his account back. FYI, he's a veteran in chess, he competed in many champiships and now he's retired.

[@brucemcfarling7810]

Man, I'm so old, I remember when a rook was so worth four.

[@snickle1980]

I remember when Knights and bishops were equal material.

[@s1por_saptayuanda262]

Nunggu netizen indo

[@paulleopardas2647]

Thanks Levy 😊

[@dlucas2331]

New video ideas: Levy tries to guess the eval bar's position.

[@danielyuan9862]

This sounds like a great idea! Very similar to the guessing subs' elo, but different in certain aspects, if you know what I mean.

[@arightscepter]

That was a very nice game by Alexandra. Thanks Levy. Wouldn't have seen it and wouldn't have understood it in such an entertaining way without you.

[@jacksimilenial7292]

Saat pro player lawan pak Dadang ketua ronda malam disitulah awak tak akan tahan 😂😂😂

[@avizalreynaldiansyah8209]

Justice for dewa kipas

[@warawiriwae3939]

Kalah bilang boss, jangan report akun .. Hahay papale pale pale

[@hellhound9608]

Someone with wearing Sarung gajah duduk tanpa sempak, Kopi pait and rokok sebatang can beating the best one pro chess player

[@mazenlababidi4925]

Thnax Gotham , can you make a video on choosing the best side for castling

[@oms772]

OH INI YUTUBER YANG FANSNYA NGAMBEKAN GEGARA IDOLANYA KALAH SAMA BAPACCK BAPACCK

[@iksanfadillah6936]

#dewa_kipas

[@faizalmaulanasuhenda1546]

Rematch with DEWA KIPAS again