How To Play The Queen's Gambit

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[@GothamChess]

Welcome new chess fans! Anyone here after watching the Netflix miniseries?

[@creativename3256]

Yes 😄

[@zaaxi7424]

Yes feel it is time to learn a 2nd D4 opening instead of London System, normally i'm an E4 Vienna player :)

[@ronyang7759]

no but i saw it too 😂

[@elshisu]

Yes!

[@twosnakse]

Yes, you’re awesome, thanks!

[@jvillzy]

I invented a move called the Queens blunder. You offer up your queen and then resign straight after

[@iddieswadidies1450]

👁👄👁

[@dakshmavi3428]

Hey I used that against the computer

[@tongpoo8985]

They'll never see it coming

[@SadisticKillerXx]

The surprise factor is too strong

[@jamesyen7212]

i've seen this before....

[@jamesthompson424]

Watching chess videos: "Yeah, that's easy and makes sense" Actually playing chess: "Well, didn't see that. There goes my queen"

[@user-kx8pu6ys5i]

wait a second...did I just miss a hanging bishop... *WITH MY QUEEN WAIT NO PLEASE DON'T SEE IT*

[@iamunstoppable8477]

🤪

[@mashbrown8622]

aaah the botez gambit...I'm familiar.

[@iPyroNigma]

@@mashbrown8622 I need a tutorial now on the Botez Gambit. I play it every game, but I don't seem to reap the great rewards.

[@hydra_dragon7397]

Sorry gonna disturb ur 666 likes

[@user-ht1vg5we2p]

Beginners' chess principle: you have to keep material when possible Gambits: *you can yeet that out of the window*

[@TKNinja37]

Less defensive, *more defenstrative*

[@ghetoknight7801]

I'm a beginner, but I've been forked with knight so many times, by a friend, that when I can I instinctively trade bishop for knight

[@---ob1nc]

@@ghetoknight7801 This might be late but, generally knights are better than bishops in closed positions and vice versa, also look at which piece is the most defended and causing the most problems, and it’s usually quite obvious whether a trade is good or not. If it isn’t, then it probably could go either way and trading or not is fine. Also if you’re up material trades are usually good to simplify and get to an endgame

[@Sumirevins]

I do that like all the time😂

[@adventureawaitsromit512]

@@---ob1nc nope bishop is equal to knight

[@kyleangelocastro9460]

Levy always finds a way to put the london in no matter what topic it is

[@dr.dragon8003]

Even when the gambit is related to the opening...

[@erinlippe2092]

why is that so true

[@yaredmandefro818]

Yaa he is obsessed

[@SkyGalerio]

i always do the queens gambit... i 'gambit' my queen by move 10

[@xyzc2]

So when are we getting a 10 minute on the Botez Gambit?

[@tijhevella-verney3609]

10 moves is to slow... you let your opponent develop to much. Do it by move 5

[@haifenglang8376]

Noob. I always do king’s gambit

[@user-qd7kf3ng8l]

@@xyzc2 what is that? I have never heard that before.

[@proxz14]

10 moves? too weak too slow.

[@albertbatfinder5240]

Levy is remarkably articulate. 14 minutes of straight talking, very few ums and ahs, clear development of ideas. Some vloggers cannot get two sentences together without a cut, an edit and a reset.

[@mrevilducky]

Maybe he just hates editing

[@jeezsqueeze3201]

@@mrevilducky there isn't any use in editing something that doesn't need it, pretty obvious! ^_^

[@scarecrowhobo]

imagine learning how to be so solid at talking and explaining things just so you dont have to edit lol

[@Khookies-lp2lu]

@@mrevilducky he hates editing so much he learns to not even need it

[@Cheedillow]

he also makes great efforts to cover his Russian accent which I only just noticed

[@metal_zero_four]

1:22 Queens Gambit accepted 1:36 Queens Gambit accepted--------- defending c4 pawn with b5 1:47 Queens Gambit accepted--------- defending b5 pawn with a6 1:53 Queens Gambit accepted--------- defending b5 pawn with c6 2:09 Queens Gambit accepted--------- for positional/solid players 2:26 Queens Gambit declined 3:00 Queens Gambit declined--------- classic with bishop e7 3:58 Queens Gambit declined--------- classic with bishop e7 (if black castles) 5:00 Queens Gambit declined--------- classic with bishop e7 (black not castling) for aggressive players 5:23 Queens Gambit declined--------- classic with bishop e7 (black not castling) for solid players 3:09 Queens Gambit declined--------- tarrasch defense 3:19 Queens Gambit declined--------- ragozin defense 3:26 Queens Gambit declined--------- semi slav defense 5:50 Queens Gambit declined--------- slav defense 6:42 Queens Gambit declined (not main line)--------- protecting d5 with Nf6 6:56 Queens Gambit declined (not main line)--------- taking d5 with Nf6 7:14 Queens Gambit declined (not main line)--------- taking d5 with Qd1 7:32 Other Gambits against Queens Gambit 7:38 Baltics Defense 8:08 Albin Counter Gambit 8:38 Best way to play queens gambit/london defense and defending albin 9:04 Countering the Albin counter defense

[@orangTHEbucket]

thanks

[@alien3200]

Thanks birather

[@Dreadhuh]

Ty brother

[@klizzop1721]

You are a legend

[@jayabalank984]

Thanks bro

[@exdejesus]

I'm only 3 years behind!

[@patricioiglesias5346]

For me: Queen's gambit accept 1:32 Queen's gambit decline 3:57 Bishop bait trap 4:21 Slav defense 6:00 Defend with knight (Marshall defense) 6:43 Albin countergambit 8:10

[@acousticmeatus8141]

It's called Albin counter gambit, not Alvin

[@drithligh]

@@acousticmeatus8141 lolwut

[@acousticmeatus8141]

@@drithligh that guy wrote Alvin and I ended up writing the same thing 😂😂😂, but yeah, he edited his mistake and I eidited mine too

[@drithligh]

@@acousticmeatus8141 😁

[@krnkiller917]

At 6:43 that is called the grunfeld defence and I would not reccomend that opening unless you are a pretty strong player like 1800+

[@coreyd5853]

Levy's shirt makes him look like hes gonna ram a line of coke at a rave and then fight off like 13 asian dudes

[@Hab2320]

lol

[@ishaanshrivastava8671]

Perhaps

[@albertbatfinder5240]

Only on quiet midweek evenings.

[@tomato4300]

Bet

[@Jon-pw2ik]

They all think he stole their shirt

[@woozi29]

I feel like I am learning something, but I don't know what.

[@marq6325]

Lmao same here

[@jenniferjeremiemarquis5600]

Hahaha right?

[@nilen]

Hee hee

[@dagregsta17]

That's literally been me the last few videos of his ive watched, I just kinda go along with video pretending I know what he's talking about.

[@skylar9450]

Me too 💀 maybe my stock knowledge would just let it work.

[@joeymitchell2862]

I don't know why it was so hard for me to find videos that don't just explain the first 1-3 basic pawn moves for each opening, but the actual follow ups to each counter as well. This is the first video of yours that I have seen, and it is the the most helpful Chess video I have ever seen. Thank you sir!

[@chastitywhiterose]

I agree. I have exclusively been studying the Queen’s Gambit and play it in all my games. Nobody explains it better than Levi.

[@praneethb8037]

12:35 When I am blitzing out all the moves confidently and suddenly realize that I am a rook down.

[@marckitchin]

Thanks for the info!

[@bryanchu5379]

truuu

[@param4553]

Underrated comment damn funny especially after a lot of captures and you rewind the moves to see where the hell u actually f***up 🤣🤣

[@TheUltimateSay]

Hahaha LOL

[@sangamkatuwal9437]

😁😁😁😂😂😂😂😂

[@BurningPandama]

Levy: "IM and up always know the time on the clock" Levy: [posts a 14 min 10 min video]

[@Fluid-combo]

He taught the opening for white in 9 minutes (less than 10 minutes), which is what was intended. He then continued to teach it for about 4 more minutes, but from blacks side.

[@lordrudolph1037]

Video produced with an increment

[@trailblazer7702]

yey more free content!

[@Nasus306]

@@Fluid-combo r/woooosh

[@patrickcampbell957]

@@Nasus306 no

[@viciousimpaler]

"Levy this is a Queen's Gambit video why is the London here?" Well, it's obvious isn't it?

[@mephistopheles858]

I love queen's gambit coz i love how the pieces synchronize in the middle game so I'm here mastering the opening. Thank you Levy!

[@zamsden]

There is more information packed in ~15 minutes here than most hour long classes I've seen, and more importantly, instead of just running off lines, you explain the actual ideas behind the line. Excellent video.

[@krish3101]

Agreed!

[@cyphernicolemabeza7174]

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[@cyphernicolemabeza7174]

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[@Protanly]

I would love for an extended version of this. You're the best chess teacher I've found, and while I loved learning your d4 dynamite with the Tromp and London, I would love to expand my understanding of this opening due to loving the Queen's Gambit Lines of the London.

[@advaybajpai7940]

Queen's gambit accept 1:32 Queen's gambit decline 3:57 Bishop bait trap 4:21 Slav defense 6:00 Defend with knight (Marshall defense) 6:43 Albin countergambit 8:10

[@hishamzahid2619]

Im gonna sacrifice my queen every game after looking at that thumbnail

[@chesscomcuberszone6316]

Ha ha ha

[@toilaconhaisam3037]

Levy is my queen

[@beena2730]

@@toilaconhaisam3037 levy 🤤

[@samridhsharma416]

@@beena2730 SIIIIIIMP

[@samridhsharma416]

@@toilaconhaisam3037 SIIIIIIIIIMP

[@dallinhilton3189]

I just got into chess, this was helpful. I hadn’t considered defending by putting a piece in line with the queen so that if they take, they lose their queen. Thanks!

[@mac9026]

I love those "discovered attacks" kinda like i do with checks.. but i also do it against any material. Sometimes i checkmate a pawn 🤣

[@lachie9175]

Man. You are such a good youtuber, i’ve watched a tonne of your videos recently.. From watching your older videos (like this one), where you’re an amazing youtuber and then looking at what you are NOW, you can see how much improvements you’ve made and how good you are!

[@somethingyup]

may the queen rest in peace 💀

[@aaronbruce5568]

My first tournament game ever was against the Queen's Gambit. I was about 1000 strength then. I played the Semi-Slav without any prep (basically tried to play logical moves and ended up with a Semi-Slav). Huge fight. I got a passed pawn that I eventually lost, and we fought into an endgame with equal material where my opponent finally managed to get an unstoppable pawn on the 7th rank. We each had about 50s of time left. That guy won the tournament. I placed 4th by winning the rest of my games. It wasn't a very strong tournament.

[@kentonbenoit9629]

Who asked for your life story?

[@helgebrekke]

Love that you’ve added some lines for both sides! Perfect introductory series, 10min opening +5min defence of said opening. We generally don’t get to choose our sides, so learning it combined is 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

[@anthonyheredia6431]

I literally watch all your technique videos 3 or 4 times until the end so I can remember everything. You've made me a way better play thank you!🤗

[@MrBehemode]

Me too. Stopped to look for the comments before round 4 of watching this video 😊

[@kylesnavely6165]

Thanks so much for the Queen's Gambit coverage!

[@shermainerodriguez4707]

Your content is truly amazing levy. You have a way of wording and explaining things that makes it very digestable. You and rosen are definetly at the top of the list when it comes to youtube chess lessons. Keep it up levy!

[@richardattenborough2831]

Yes I have wanted him to do more openings, especially queens gambit! Cheers mate

[@BiffBifford]

Levy, I can see why you have so many subs. You were able to break down so many different scenarios on both sides and articulate some theories without giving me a headache. This was 15 minutes well worth the time since I only play the Queen's Gambit with white.

[@1979DrNick]

Would love a whole 10 min video on Queens Gambit Accepted. I play the QG as white quite a bit (elo ~1050) and I'd estimate 75% of my opponents accept.

[@jayssonlewis]

Love these 10 min chess opening vids, Levy! this is where to start learning the next level so keep it up, i imagine a lot of people appreciate this

[@ashangangkang8106]

I'm learning many good ideas with your short videos. Actually I'm winning some local tournament matches. Thanks alot!!!

[@GrzlyBeard]

When you're trying to follow Queen's gambit video step by step and your opponent opens with e5 instead. 😅

[@GrzlyBeard]

In retrospect, I'll likely never learn an opening this way. Probably better to watch the opening, commit to memory, then have it in the hopes that I start with white and the opponent plays the way I want him/her/them to play.

[@rygqy2140]

@@GrzlyBeard yoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo its rylan

[@basberendsofficial]

A fun accepted queens gambit trap: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 d5xc4 3. e3 b5 4. a4 c6 5. a4xb5 c6xb5 6. Qf3 So here you win at least a knight (6. ... knight c6 7. Qxc6+ ) But most people will think they get forked after taking the knight and will just give up the rook. (You don’t actually get forked, black can play Bd7 and they attack the queen and defend the rook with their queen.) :)

[@jonathangough5331]

Yes, I love this trap. Many people still fall for it even at intermediate levels.

[@drewturockmusic7788]

a million thanks for this video! This was awesome. I've been playing QG/QGD for a while but I wasn't really understanding the consequences of the specific order of moves. This was just what I needed!

[@lucagerza7372]

Omg levy thank you so much I love you for doing this you’re actually such a legend

[@ChoppyG59]

I’ve seen this vid so many times to try to study the opening. It’s my favorite.

[@jaroldenderez2903]

We can literally have people become GMs these days by saying “I became GM by binge watching GothamChess”

[@ishan7735]

@blazo king I have 1800 in rapid from youtube and school

[@ishan7735]

@Abdelrahman yea

[@unnamedperson8619]

IM Levy: "I guide others to a treasure I cannot posess."

[@MusicPlaylistsChannel]

@blazo king Levy won't make you reach GM, but his interesting vids can inspire a 6yo watching this getting into chess...

[@zexisak4085]

@@rendezvousonmemorylane I can tell you that he watched it for entertainment purposes only, at 2000+ level you don't get much from youtube videos.

[@TRUNKER76]

I've been playing Queen's Gambit for years, and I still learned something watching this. Thanks Levi!

[@craigeillison9650]

Note: There is a Netflix programme "The Queens Gambit" starting soon. The trailer is already available to watch.

[@lux8784]

I just finished watching it, it's really good and interesting. 🌚

[@thedetector077]

Finding out that Beth isn't real just hurts

[@pecahankaca7134]

@@thedetector077 what..? is it spoiler or what..?

[@matthewp4320]

@@pecahankaca7134 she is a fictional character

[@ahitler5592]

@@matthewp4320 she has post apocalyptic stockfish intalled on her ceiling

[@jeffclaassen]

Awesome stuff! Very helpful. I’ll be watching this a couple times a day over the next week so all the info really sinks in.

[@WingedEspeon]

I would love to see some more in depth stuff in the slav.

[@wat3rwastaken]

Someone finally pulled off the queen gambit irl

[@theseangle]

💀

[@thesexysnake10]

These are really helpful videos. Openings seems to be where I struggle. 😂 I also just learned the game and somehow only win when I play black. But whatever this has been fun

[@sadafjamshaid2502]

MY JAW LITERALLY DROPPED WHEN I SAW THE TITLE OMG I FEEL LIKE THAT THIS WILL BE YOUR BEST VID YET

[@zrodmg6449]

I "learned" or at least familiarized myself with alot of ideas in this short video. great job I think Ill look up chigoran defence, that looked interesting.

[@GeorgeGeorge-cj6el]

The Queens Gambit is one of my favorites, honestly. You get so much space to develop. I’m aware it’s a gambit, it doesn’t always go as planned, but in cases like that I can always switch it up into a London-inspired system. Edit: the London switcharound can really throw people off in low 1000 elo, I’ve seen. They prepare for queens gambit, if they know the system, and the London is just a surprise that they don’t expect. I would DEFINITELY not say it gives you an immediate advantage, it’s just a small bonk on the nose to your opponent.

[@jotarokujo5132]

It's not a real gambit. No risk involved.

[@lux8784]

For a while now I've been doing "The king's indian defense" for my opening,So now I'm gonna try to mix it up. Thanks 👍

[@philipmichaelson7076]

Much appreciated especially on where to focus energies.

[@joeykung3540]

you helped me so much in my starting play thank you!

[@kieranliston5492]

I’m a grown ass man and I love your videos, can only imagine how much joy all the kids are getting from your fun and informative style

[@batnaychoboxing2581]

I find this video very helpfull. I'm learning Queen's gambit for white in all perspectives like accepted-rejected, old, general, the bishop sacrifice and some other defences like the Slav, Indian, Benoni and Budapest. Also I learn by heart the traps and tipical answers to some moves by repetition. The thing I noticed was that every tactics must be reveald in mind firstly. I mean like the purpose of it and its consequences. Tomorrow I'm thinking of fliping the board and see how to play against Queen's gambit. Thank you for your video!

[@2mat012]

What other videos did you find helpful?

[@user-jl5hb6vb5j]

That fishing pole bait was so awesome, I used it and boom checkmate

[@floridaman6982]

Levy has the best short and sweet summaries for people who never tried an opening, this seems like a really good way to play white because there’s nothing to memorize

[@austinheinbuch8642]

I do the 200elo gambit 1. Attempt scholars mate 2. Blunder queen 3. Resign

[@rahul.s7]

I expected him to wear the dress from his thumbnail while doing the video, lol.

[@user-yk2tk1ue7l]

Hey man great vid; I’ve watched this and continue to refer back multiple times. You have a great attitude about chess and know how to articulate thereof. Keep doing what you’re doing.

[@jamesgerstner8646]

Hey, Levy- Just wanted you to know that your videos have been super helpful to me in more than just a chess sense. I don’t mean to get uncomfortably personal but I think to help you understand I sort of have to. I’ve had mental health issues to the degree that I’ve had to take two semesters off from school out of the last three, I’ve been on a dozen (literally) prescriptions in the last year alone with three doctors and a therapist, so needless to say life has been trying and a bit crazy. When I found chess and your videos, it was a help though. When I’m up until the wee and not-so-wee hours of the morning trying to sleep or get my head out of those deep, dark places I seem to spend so much time in, your chess videos are distracting at least and even motivating at times. For a guy who can’t get out of bed a lot of the time that’s huge. I’ve wanted to reach out for a while now but I don’t really know how, you have such a following and I’m sure this will go to spam somewhere or get buried but in the off chance you see this on the video that got me into it all, I hope you hear me, from across the country, some dude you’ve never heard of much less met, thanking you and telling you these videos mean more than just pieces on a board, even to someone who will probably never break 1250. I really appreciate the effort and passion that you put into your content. Much love for the channel and for the Batman of the chess world. (P.S. I started learning this before the show dropped on Netflix, doesn’t that automatically make me OG or something?)

[@bharadwajch2960]

I always play blunders. Sometimes I blunder on my 3rd move.

[@Froge4291]

Play the fools mate to push the limit to 2 moves

[@theundiscoveredgenius7095]

Epic thumbnail 😂

[@sambenjaxwes]

Thank you brother. You've really cleared some things up for me on both sides. Very easy to follow!!

[@ThePinkAnt1]

I actually invented a new opening called the “accelerated queens gambit” which is were you unintentionally gambit your queen and scream “fuck” at the top of your lungs

[@MultiAlpha001]

Levy looking like he has a chess match at 10am and a poker tournament at 1pm lol

[@vishuchandavarapu7427]

1:59 what if they push the pawn to b4, attacking the knight

[@GetoSuguru_kun]

Play Na4 my beloved stockfish says that after Na4 ur attacking the b and c pawn and they can't do anything about it

[@anamikabhadra4060]

Levy i need some tips of how to aggressively play chess like for example , lining bishops towards the king

[@derekrouleau9197]

Thanks for the info to get started with

[@gabrielvasquez4783]

3:12 your mean the trash defense

[@highplayz3655]

T-rash defense

[@mackaroo5606]

Not actually a fan of chess. Just here because of the series Queen's Gambit and now I'm planning to learn.

[@Scourgeoftengri]

Learning chess is easy, but learning tactics and that sort of stuff is pain. But i believe you can do it! So good luck :)

[@jaronhays9358]

Sameee

[@mackaroo5606]

@@Scourgeoftengri well, nothing is easy at first. I just have to do my best. Thanks! =)

[@Mad-zx3me]

@@mackaroo5606 Learn the basics first followed by chess principles, then do many puzzles/tactics. You can start playing online on chess.com All the best👍

[@alexkalish8288]

Great job GM - you covered the bases and this was just what I was looking for - detailed yet not impossible to remember. Thanks -

[@blooved4389]

he's an im

[@sunnyguyin007]

Thanks for telling

[@madhavadhikary]

The thumbnail 😂 you nailed it!

[@interestedbystander196]

This is how I play chess. [blink] Hey, where's my queen gone? And I'm sure I started with two knights...

[@lux279]

What a fantastic video!! I'm new to chess and this was super easy to understand and helpful! Thank you so much!!

[@rapidfir3223]

The thing about Openings and chess videos is that there is soooooo much possibilities they could do

[@aadityagupta250]

How to play the Queen's gambit? Just look it up on Netflix bruh

[@chrisfelonall1177]

Lmao

[@shermanblack1667]

At 7:59 after Rc1 then Nc2+ loses either Queen , Rook or castling rights.

[@howtomake4088]

Losing 2 minor pieces is genneraly worse then losing a single rook specially this early in the game where the rook is mostly passive.

[@shermanblack1667]

@@howtomake4088 Now I see. White win the exchange . Thanks .

[@racgeronimo89]

I'm going to have to come back and keep rewatching. Thanks.

[@jimbobarry9236]

brother i've been looking for a well made learning resource on chess for a while and you are IT! well done on a brilliant channel

[@camilorojas1744]

Interesting, but I rather go with Korchnoi: “I don’t study. I create” - or something around those lines ‘

[@suomusintti]

Then creates a better version of the queens gambit where you gambit the queen to confuse the enemy

[@camilorojas1744]

@@suomusintti hmmmmmm. No really. What Korchnoi meant is that he didn’t study openings, middle games, endings, and theory in general,but rather use and apply enormous amounts of creativity and imagination

[@Froge4291]

@@camilorojas1744 so you telling me he barely studied opening but managed to go toe to toe with Karpov?

[@Froge4291]

@@camilorojas1744 he lost to Karpov but u get what im saying

[@JosephLachh]

"People are going to be very uncomfortable here: Especially beginners, that just want to get a solid Queen's Gambit setup." You make me feel so bad for using this defense now

[@aaditbansal5462]

I'm more of an advanced player, near 1800 on lichess, and i already play the queen's gambit. Lost quite some games in it, so thought that should do some extra secret prep, and your video helped me crazy. thanks for doing what you do.

[@mitchellmyers1495]

Thank you so much Levy! Very helpful showing demonstrations with both black and white

[@rosefranco4167]

Thank you for this I am on my grandmother's computer and have been craving chess. You and Hikaru is the reason I joined the chess community 10 months ago And I have been able to reach a rapid rating of just over 1200 thank you .

[@fishgill8087]

I've been playing chess for 8 years and I am not even 900 elo

[@electric-lemonade]

still playing ?@@fishgill8087

[@CleanCutt]

thank you ...

[@michaelbowes6277]

Thanks these videos have been helping me to recognize patterns and line more often. Then respond wrong less often.

[@rockin291]

@GothamChess Thanks for the very helpful video, helped me understand the purpose of the good aggressive move e5 after 2. c4 dxc4 Also I see clearly the idea behind the very useful move cxd5 after 2. c4 Nf6 As black, I love to play the Englund Gambit, esp the specific line where after sacrificing a knight, a bishop and two pawns black gets to capture the white queen :)

[@josephedwards4325]

If Qxd5 then Nf3, e4 just loses the pawn because it's attacked twice but defended once.

[@Trybbe]

How do you start this "free" mode where you can move pieces of both sites?

[@indianacash]

On chess.com you can go to Analysis mode, allowing you to do this.

[@KQJ777]

You have to pay for the analysis board on chess.com but you can also download the lichess app and just use it for the analysis board or even on Google if you can't pay right now.

[@rozha3963]

He explains the techniques so fascinating unlike other chess videos Good job👍🏻

[@chesslyquotes]

What a Great Video, thanks levy!

[@lucagerza7372]

Kinda wished you would have talked about the difference between moving your pawn to e3 or e4 after queens gambit accepted but great video nonetheless

[@blssvxntr]

I always play e3 but I think that's petty because it's for a trick for trapping the rook with your queen. I'm not a master but I think if chess principle says to gain control of the center then e4 is better.

[@nyiil]

If u r below 1400 play 3.e3. Because ur opponent might fall for the trap after 3...b5. Otherwise e4 is more aggressive.

[@sanjeeva311076]

after e4 I sometimes find myself wishing I had a way of attacking f4, especially if there is a knight sitting on it so I tend to go for e3, but I'm not much more than 1400 and a bit of a defensive sort of player....

[@sanjeeva311076]

oh yeah, e3 also strengthens d4 which is your key square in the QG

[@vaibhavmishra9241]

I am obsessed with e4... This opening is gonna help me breathe

[@vkgchesschannel587]

D4

[@infraprods]

Levy's manic energy is soothing. I lose him about 12 seconds in, but I keep looking at the pretty arrows and lightning fast alternatives.

[@fore101]

Thanks Levy! From time to time we need to be reminded how play some gambits

[@feljayDDR]

holy crap that's a good thumbnail? would have expected a "levy as freddie mercury" edit but this is like twice as good

[@biorkoling9438]

my brain just melted I see this and I say oh cool queen's gambit but then i play the botez gambit

[@danielyuan9862]

I can see how some simps can mess up the two gambits.

[@samgrigat6308]

This was the clearest explanation I've ever heard! My eyes have been opened! Thank you!

[@RCPlambo]

Thank you so much! I got this in my recommended today and went from 900 to 980 only losing once to a 1050 player.