How To Win At Chess (Ep 4, 900-1800 ELO)

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This is a new series I'm launching called How To Win At Chess. This is episode 4. We will feature many openings for beginners, intermediate, and hopefully advanced players, as well as discussions of middlegame strategy, tactics, and so on.
0:00 Intro
0:40 GAME 1 vs. 920 - TRAXLER
17:18 GAME 2 vs. 965 - LONDON
31:22 GAME 3 vs. 1055 - ANTI-LONDON
48:48 GAME 4 vs. 1212 - FANTASY CARO KANN
54:31 GAME 5 vs. 1441 - CARO ADVANCE
1:12:55 GAME 6 vs. 1523 - BOTVINNIK ENGLISH
1:23:30 FINAL GAME vs. 1820 - PIRC DEFENSE
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[@fishymakesart2133]

Hey Levy, you’re probably not ever gonna see this, but I just wanna thank you for your effort and time that you put into teaching us, the viewers, chess. I appreciate every second of your video because, you don’t have any filter when you show up in your streams or videos, its just you showing your love for chess. And remember, you shouldn’t care about the haters, or trolls. I know they can be very discouraging, but as a representative of the people who love what you do, we are here to support you! So once again thanks a lot, you’ve been a huge help to me!

[@GothamChess]

I saw it ❤️

[@photon3566]

Jokes on you he saw it L

[@lewispablo7324]

L

[@Acksn]

He has a lot of filters and talks like a salesman half the time, you just get fooled. That said I do appreciate this series and the salesmanship is just a sad reality of having to live off twitch when you're a newyorker.

[@noatiendoboludos]

@@Acksn make me a list of all his filters

[@SenPai-mi5ff]

Opponent: He's taking his time on moving! Maybe I made a good move. Levy: *scrolling through Instagram*

[@cameronschiff132]

100% my first instinct would be "he's explaining to the stream why this was the worst move in all of chess rn"

[@Jvdzzz]

Yo kanojo okarishimasu pfp poggers

[@sebastianramos3824]

Breakfast time!

[@Jvdzzz]

@@sebastianramos3824 wait you get it?

[@sebastianramos3824]

@@Jvdzzz The kanojo thing? Actually not, I've read it 100 times and can't understand

[@elliot8190]

Levy: London or Queens Gambit? chat: ACCELERATED BONGCLOUD

[@MidnightBloomDev]

1. King takes pawn

[@andreweyster9989]

Nah nah nah HYPER-ACCELEREATED BONG CLOUD

[@liljackypaper]

Bongcloud and 69. Two common things that are joked about that I would like to just disappear.

[@Den9iel]

when I was 7 we had a chessboard in class. I didn't know all the rules, just how to move pieces, and we were literally taking the king to win, checkmate wasn't a concept.

[@dj_koen1265]

We used to play without checks as well And the king was allowed to put himself into check So there was no remise in that variant and instead it was just a loss for whoever had to move his king

[@pop2u1]

I loved this version of chess! Being able to grab your piece and smacking the opponent’s king off the board.

[@liljackypaper]

It's called capture the king. I wish this variant was more common online!

[@Kattalanonyt]

@@liljackypaper It's not more popular because it's just regular chess for people who have no chess vision.

[@danialrafid]

@@Kattalanonyt It's funny. Shut up.

[@sadsola4243]

I love how levy treats his chat like the children they are

[@BFDI_Leaf]

i mean not say they shouldn't be treated that way

[@blidea9191]

@@BFDI_Leaf they act dumb in front of yt, so levy treats them that way lol

[@BFDI_Leaf]

@@blidea9191 i agree after all "KZbin is superior" ~levy in that one episode when twitch kept making the same joke which by the way almost caused a sub battle

[@blidea9191]

@@BFDI_Leaf lmao

[@ris1269]

Facts lol

[@astraestus8828]

33:01 “how do you get timed out?” I gotchu man OMG I DIED🤣🤣

[@strikercool911]

Lmfaoooo same ^^

[@andreykneller]

I feel on the floor and my bro asked me Sasa what's wrong? ( he is 2)

[@derrickstorm6976]

🤣🤣🤣

[@chas1983]

"And you suddenly get mated out of nowhere" Me almost every game

[@charleslol3613]

This is what happens when it's me vs the 2000 and above bots

[@Whydidyoudothis]

@@charleslol3613 Especially the Li bot...

[@thesupersisters6415]

@@Whydidyoudothis oh god not HER

[@jotarokujo3870]

"You're only losing when you lose" Me who blundered a queen, a bishop, and a couple of pawns: Yep. Still winning.

[@codemiesterbeats]

go down in a blaze of glory my friend lol

[@alihesham8167]

Drawing?

[@MichaelB-Gaming]

Love how Levy hates twitch chat almost as much as I do.

[@rin0751]

yeah Twitch chat can get really obnoxious really fast

[@kudo1891]

you know what hashinshin once said : " twitch chat isn't an enemy, twitch chat IS the enemy "

[@carlneoh5843]

He doesn't hate it, you haven't seen Levy streaming on Twitch without uploading it on KZbin. He is a totally different person

[@Dididererste]

the amount of creatures you find on twitch is insane

[@nickoftime602]

@@-markoarnautovic3112 don’t insult autists like that

[@jinkstacks4830]

45:17 "Granted, the game was also over, here." *Shows the starting position of the board*

[@M93BQzz]

9:02 minecraft villager

[@noinformationavailable4114]

Thank you for this

[@rusinoe8364]

The rare chess player villager. They get a chessboard and trade you pieces.

[@ronitjalihal2586]

That's legit hilarious

[@nic5250]

BHAHAHAHA

[@gilangramanda3643]

Hi verified account

[@BecozPro]

"So files are like kids, I didn't want them but I also don't wanna give up custody of them?"

[@Bcalitri]

Best quote ever

[@AnthonyBoswell-tu7je]

Brilliant move. He went to the gas station and never came back! He sacrificed the nookie !

[@Loev06]

Here before the title changes to Episode 4

[@mfkenzotuberkz5347]

Same

[@theblinkingbrownie4654]

Claiming mine

[@itstheredbanana9601]

I just realized, levy rozman and gothamchess look the same

[@user-rw9no4vt7e]

Mhm, just like how the Rock and Dwayne Johnson(Forgive my spelling)

[@fisheatsyourhead]

Now that you mention it I haven't seen them both in the same room... curious

[@HarshSharma-xu6oz]

Oh Yeah actually

[@astraestus8828]

Who are you? So wise in the ways of science

[@itstheredbanana9601]

@@astraestus8828 albert einstein the second

[@AayanamAnirudh]

Levy : talks for 5 minutes btw each move * still has enough time to play * Me : Plays quick to save time * loses in time * :(

[@razNEAT]

1:36:09 killed me "hehe I can fork" Literally me hanging mate

[@mrkiky]

I was looking for a minute straight to see why that pawn move was a good move and couldn't come up with anything.

[@manavsharma3655]

"If you lose you lose" Levy- 2021 Knowledge level 100

[@eulamain2599]

Thumbnail: Episode 4 Title: Episode 5 Description: Episode 1 Me: Sus

[@newperspective5918]

hotel: Trivago

[@mist3635]

Amogus

[@jeji1222]

"Files are like kids, you dont want them but you also dont want lose custody of them" the best line of the vid 💀💀 27:25

[@MiseFreisin]

Files are like kids, keep your filthy bishops away from mine

[@saptashwapal4400]

There is one problem with that joke on the video. Because we really want open files.

[@theovasi2686]

"Why is my opponent thinking?" Levy-2021.

[@inaki7233]

Anyone know the minute?

[@chaselindsey8841]

He makes it so interesting and easy to follow. Like, I watched this for an hour and a 20 minutes before I even realized the video was more than 20 or 30 minutes long. Really love his videos

[@Turtle828]

The thumbnail: Episode 4 Title: Episode 5

[@MyNamesNotAlex]

And in the description it still says episode 1

[@vedgadge8659]

@@MyNamesNotAlex yeah😂

[@nobbyjonesm6527]

Description ep 1

[@josemendez1290]

I just stared watching this series and I’m so glad I did. Just to see the love and the passion this videos have it’s absolutely amazing. Thanks for the incredible content! Keep up the amazing job.

[@hcnhonor3239]

After hours of mistakes, and hours of watching your content. Studying how you play your opening and adapt to the opponent.....I finally had my most accurate game of 98.0. I've climbed 400 points in the last week alone thanks to you putting out all of these videos. Thank you very much. Also, I'm dying to catch the live streams. Followed and notifications on!!!

[@jackdaniels1367]

'You're only losing if you lose' That reminds me of my high school basketball coach who wisely told us 'if we outscore them, we'll PROBABLY win'

[@ultru3525]

5:55 "This just looks really natural" - IM Levy Rozman while putting a knight on the rim

[@karthiktadepalli7560]

GM teaching IM would be so incredibly interesting. The closest I've seen to that is Danya's streamer lesson with Qiyu, which was insanely educational. Danya would probably be a good person to do such a lesson with, because he specifically does lessons with chess streamers. Please make it happen if you can!!

[@matthewbaudhuin4728]

Really enjoyed this. I love your use of a variety of openings but also solid, fundamental openings (and playing two I use often). My favorite is the 10 min clock and your emphasis on narrating your thought process as you analyze the position each move. Keep it up and I’ll keep thumbs upping. This is John bartholomew level of useful and may even eclipse his rating ladder series in instructional quality.

[@lordmatthewanunnahybrid1356]

Your commentary and banter are both very appropriate and entertaining. You’re doing incredible.

[@shreyanssinha7565]

Man,this channel is a big blessing for all of us amateur players who want to improve .You are the only teacher who explains stuff in a fun and easy way...Hope your channel crosses a million mark!

[@Pointlessess]

It did

[@ianmoore5502]

levy you are too good, you make lessons faster than I can learn from them and release such solid content I'm also here for the straight up bad ass attitude mixed with the passion and humility of a master

[@imadeddinefethallah3662]

An IM playing a 900: "How strong is this opening?". LMAO all openings would be strong

[@eshw23]

lmao roast

[@ajgames2363]

Bro levy, how can i win at chess if my opponent sees this too. 🤔

[@kyrillos4169]

Your opponent will also see his reply on your comment so it's useless.

[@soulreaverable]

@@kyrillos4169 The solution is for Levy to DM him

[@thedsche9210]

I feel like Levy is the human form of Levi from AoT the way he makes this great content

[@vladimirlenin843]

How?

[@vladimirlenin843]

Soldier with jetpack and blade is not close to a chess master

[@ilan8468]

This doesn’t make any sense. Just because they have similar names doesn’t mean that they have a similar personality.

[@rui.nation1]

Okay dude

[@jackdurall6955]

Gotham!!! Dude love your content man. I found you on youtube and you have really gotten me back into chess, I learned when I was kid with my grandpa a lot before I moved out of state. I'm usually not the type to reach out and fanboy but I really appreciate how much you put up with on stream to deliver the quality of content that you provide. Unfortunately, there is a lot of toxicity on the internet and I really respect how you handle it. You have earned a long-term fan and I am absolutely going to sub the next time I see you live on twitch. I plan on taking your classes and I hop you much success in this new year. You are making a difference and you should know that.

[@dab1748]

Dude you are seriously the best. I cannot wait for tournaments just so I can watch your game reviews. They are so thrilling the way you explain them and I really learn from your explanations

[@gaurabkhatry7641]

Thnx levy my exams is going on and im addicted to your videos

[@hasa08ab]

Gotham, you are super entertaining - really enjoy these sessions

[@bobbyo7822]

These videos are superb. Thank you from an old English bloke trying to break the 1000 barrier! All the best mate.

[@maxkeller4283]

You have helped me so much on my chess journey, I only started a month ago and am already at 1000 you’re a great teacher, keep it up

[@GMPranav]

Thumbnail: A New Hope Title: Empire Strikes Back

[@MrZeplon]

Description: The Phantom Menace

[@GMPranav]

@@MrZeplon lmao good catch

[@ela5720]

It s hard enough to be good at something, but to be good at teaching it is a whole other talent. You re amazing! 🥰

[@HunterWhiz_]

Just started playing chess and playing it with friends on my stream for fun, your videos are amazing & extremely helpful man. Thanks so much

[@andrewobrien658]

Wow. Over 2 years ago and you have 10 times as many subscribers as you talked about in the video. You deserve all of this Levy, we love and thank you!

[@Zureiyaa]

The game against static_prim where chat called cheats (again) he had an accuracy of 75.8, while gotham had 94.9.

[@Zureiyaa]

@Ad M I mean there is always the chance of course, but it's also a little ridiculous. Can't everytime suspect engine if there are any good moves by lower rated players. Should just only play 3 minute games to drastically lower the chance of engine use. Then leave 5 minutes + games for over-the-board play..

[@dlucey123]

I know this comment is 3 years old but they were never caught as a cheater.

[@leadnitrate2194]

15:17 is a bit harsh. He played Be6 so it's not unreasonable to assume that he would have spotted Qb3

[@packfan9234]

I think maybe the issue is playing the bishop move would imply the idea was there so the queen follow up should not then take time to come up with. Needing time after the bishop move makes it look like it was just desperation and then sniped the idea he never had

[@souledgar]

Streamers need to stop assuming people are sniping or consulting engines. Even beginners can occasionally see lines or single best moves. I know I’m not good by any means, but once in a while I can get 96% accuracy wins. I like Levy and Hikaru, they’re great, but sometimes they can get paranoid with players getting outside help.

[@nikkivanes3437]

@@souledgar There are still a lot of people who are stream sniping streamers and use engines. That's why levy try to trick other player In to playing a bad move, just to confirm it.

[@alessandrode1108]

Dear Levy, I wanted to congratulate for your video’s. Very instructive but also fun and easy to follow. Well done !

[@EpicVitto]

This channel has blown up since this video came out. Great work dude! Really solid content.

[@aryans309]

1:01:05 Gotham castles queenside- Opponent.exe has stopped working

[@orageux101]

Mr Levy "Gothameister" Rozman, can you please make a video on how to spot / react to a bad move?

[@jmr11552]

Happy Spring Levy, Thanks for your expertise and fun manner...you're the best.

[@kirkrothes8040]

Great series of videos Levy. Working my way through them and learning quite a bit. Really appreciate you putting out this content. ♟👍😎

[@reisal6898]

"Hi KZbin, can you help me to find my socks?" Just a random twitch chat asked us, 6:53

[@AmeyRedkar7695]

Love these climbs, levy is a good teacher, hope he wins the I'm not a gm tournament

[@ryananderson2244]

Underrated Comment lol

[@ezra4717]

Hey Gotham I started watching your content a few weeks ago and now I’m hooked. I really love how entertaining and educational you make chess. I’m really bad at chess (700) and I’m slowly starting to improve by utilizing some of your tips you give. For example I’m trying not to trade everything so quickly.. anyways, thanks so much for doing your thing and posting as frequently as you do. P.S. I everyone here on Jupiter really loves your videos

[@MrEDMeaner]

I laughed out loud when you said of your third opponent: "Now he has lost the game, but he had already lost the game here" and for a moment the screen showed the board without a move played... Accurate (as it would be if I played Levy).

[@anilbista7445]

I m finally 1250 after 1 year thanks man You are one of the content creator that helped me reach there it was my aim last year Achived yesterday thanks alot

[@allama.]

love the series and also chat, gives extra life to the video

[@UnwarrierChicken]

Love this series. Helps me keep progressing while having fun

[@jacobstevens7046]

"Granted the game was also over here." *shows beginning of game* Savage

[@hendrikdecoster737]

I am really enjoying these daily uploads

[@kennethhicks2113]

You are truly a very good educator... and I think you know and will continue to improve to the point of being a GREAT educator, Thank you.

[@studmuffin48121]

Been loving your channel ever since the collab with northernlion and you have given me an amazing start to playing chess

[@b05gaming85]

The person who kills the king first should win.

[@user-od8vx2ei9g]

Isnt this... how the game is played?

[@aniruddh1999]

@@user-od8vx2ei9g Technically the king is never captured (i.e. killed), the losing side just surrenders.

[@rewrittenbytes1616]

this would just add an extra move to the game

[@user-lt9oc8vf9y]

@@rewrittenbytes1616 it would make many illegal moves possible and thus 'fix' beginner otb confusions

[@MitchKarajohn]

30:06 "we don't even have to make another queen, we can just...." PAWN him?

[@bencawley853]

i absolutely love your videos man, keep doing what you're doing and being awesome, and never change :D

[@daltonrolls7031]

Fantasy Caro Kann will be my next opening to learn. Current ELO at 225. However, I'm learning daily and hope to reach your level of chess. Thank you for your videos. They are always entertaining and I'm happy to know you're the IM that I get to learn from.

[@astraestus8828]

Hey future viewers, this was actually titled episode 5 before he changed it. Thought you should know...

[@jronjonnsen4947]

Thank you very much!

[@matthewthibert4562]

Dude went from 367k to 825k subs in 4 months. Well deserved, Levy.

[@harisha4008]

Watching this in the future. Crazy you mention your subscriber Count around 300k now you’re in the millions. Good job 🎉

[@carsonschwertner6306]

People like you have put Chess back into the minds of youth. Im 20 years old and so many of my friends are just now getting into Chess. I have no doubt that you have played a major role in this revolution

[@fabianpriebe9095]

My opinion about hanging a king is that the game should not end with a checkmate. The best end would be the capture of the king.

[@kyle1195]

Yeah I agree if you don’t see a check the opponent should be allowed to capture ur king I do that all the time and it is embarrassing and frustrating their is some kind of pawn break and all a sudden I can’t figure out why I can’t move my pieces and a queen or bishop sits on the other side of the board checking me if you manage to sneak a check on someone that way and it occasionally happens to me you should win it is hella aggravating in the middle of the game though when ur randomly in check and wondering if ur opponent planned it because it hasn’t even occurred to you that a break in the pawn structure would cause an annoying check in the middle of the game because you didn’t slide you king one square further out of danger.

[@naveenvverma1]

"You're only losing if you lose?" ~Gotham 2021

[@bagberke]

Levy makes the best content, these videos never actually dies, there are like 20 of these episodes and you can watch them all, all over again. Learn better doing it. Sick!

[@asieraduriz53]

That surprised noise at 1:15:11 is awesome! Seriously, superior work on your material, you are brilliant!

[@MrBisque]

50:00 could we get an analysis of the skibblety dooblety dorp opening?

[@dirtydangler]

my step dad taught me how to play chess when I was 7, we would randomly play until I was about 11 stopped playing after that. I don't remember ever beating him. Randomly started playing again & i'm currently 1600. Call me self centered but I'm so happy I started again, this channel is partial thanks to that. excited to see how far i can push

[@jokapowercinzento]

This is one of the best chess channels out there. Cheers man

[@ambersinghrok]

this playlist soo good that within the span of 3-4 videos my rating is now 1300+ ...and for almost 6 months i was stuck at 1100 ..so thanks

[@EvaWatchesYoutube]

Kids realize they have been in check the whole time? Yes, me and my mom definitely haven’t had the same conversations sometimes😅

[@pangiolillo]

Thank you Levy for these videos, i just started playing chess and i'm learning and enjoying it a lot!

[@shyguybutbraveonwifi3703]

Does anyone else like how he words his point at 10:34? Well said Gotham, well said! And just realised he phrases it even better at 12:45

[@danphan9487]

Your videos are always so instructive and entertaining, thanks homie

[@davidvolin332]

A lower rated player taking a few seconds on an "obvious" move may well just have a good chess coach - taught that player to check all the lines even when they're sure! It's a good habit when you're learning.

[@rodrigodealencar323]

ikr? So many "obvious" moves that look straightforward but are just straight up blunders against someone more tactic savy than yourself.

[@keylimepii8281]

"Posted 1 min ago" This has gotta be good

[@NotRiansLuke]

I agree with you that rushing to judgment is stupid regarding cheaters. A couple points for people to consider: 1. Part of being in the middle ratings is that your play tends to be inconsistent. You make some incredible moves, but then also make some stupid blunders. If your play was all blunders, you'd be low rated; if your play was all brilliant, you'd be high-rated. So yeah, everyone should expect at least SOME really good moves from the mid-ratings tier. It goes with that territory. 2. "He took 4 seconds on the only move!" Maybe he was scratching his nose or taking a sip of coffee. Or maybe, like me, he just wanted to be 100% before dropping the piece. Doesn't mean anything on its own.

[@udaytejsingh3998]

Hey levy, love your videos. I think a really relevant video topic would be relative piece values throughout the games. Thanks!

[@FootBallonQc]

You will probably never see my comment 19:26 lol, but I love your content keep the good work!

[@nifek7146]

Levy when the twitch chat isn’t IM level intelligence: 😮

[@gamechanger-mv5cg]

Love these series. Thanks!

[@khalius5655]

Your chat is so fun 😂😂 keeps it fresh when calculating why your moves are the best

[@BlackBilly1818]

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[@ehhht1953]

Comment: copied

[@BlackBilly1818]

@@ehhht1953 I never saw a comment like this so I just did it

[@dlucey123]

I loved the comment at 01:16:33 where somebody said they hated their job but liked watching Levy’s stream during their shift.

[@finnsebastian845]

thanks for the content man! awesome stuff

[@WaleedNaeem]

Omg, I can't believe that I watched the entire video. I was here to watch some piano :p

[@burrri]

6:18 its a russian chess engine 🤣🤣

[@zrissl]

I also want to thank you for your effort of making this awesome content for us. You really are a superbly good teacher!

[@eduardoayala3204]

Gotham, you're an angel. Thanks for preaching the word of chess. I'd like some directions about the concept of grabbing space, specially during the early and mid game. Sometimes you mention that pieces and/or pushing pawns help grabbing space and controlling, but how to play around comitting to certain spaces? Like, how do I play a safe, solid approach specially when it comes to attacking, to pushing forward, controlling more space by re-positioning pieces forward?

[@idahogunslinger263]

“The traxxler is fundamentally unsound” hmmmm nope, if someone is playing the fried liver it’s perfectly sound and I don’t mind winning with it at all.