How To Win At Chess (Ep 9, 850-1600)

[@v2bed]

you suck and your chess skills are horrible 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩 NOOOB

[@simplygamin07]

The irony

[@Jakub_27]

What flag is that is that Uganda?

[@Jakub_27]

Btw wear the pin of shame hope it suites you well ; )

[@beastmode_4049]

Wait this person is a troll, they’re subscribed to GothamChess

[@sumitadas4582]

Just two words for you : *N O Y O U*

[@lizardpeoplearetakingovert9996]

Can we take a moment to appreciate the consistency of all the commenters appreciating Levy for his consistency.

[@icecrack4579]

You bamboozled me.

[@hkm239]

This is an inconsistency.

[@astraestus8828]

Beat me to it

[@andrewditton7226]

It's consistency and appreciation all the way down.

[@ramachandra776]

😂😂. This needs to be pinned .

[@aidanscott1944]

Levy: don’t just snap take Also levy: don’t even think take the bishop

[@pranitgandhi6832]

That is so true

[@ryanbell3704]

ya Levy is a good teacher but he sometimes contradicts himself like that, so I’ve noticed. His “blanket rules” aren’t extremely refined

[@citooi]

Only ims can lol

[@kylemenos]

He doesnt need to see the move happen to know the outcome. Him snap taking is from experience but he is saying be careful when your playing because he's teaching new or average players.

[@goodknyght4319]

@@kylemenos True. Some captures are instinctive because of experience and/or pattern recognition. But newer players don't have that yet so they have to assess the board first.

[@ethank6572]

To summarize: Always say you’re gonna castle long, and then don’t, castle short

[@kevinforman9239]

It's more about the mindset of believing you're going to castle long. It's one of those mental tricks

[@eyesack2215]

Ethan K are you Ethan kim

[@citooi]

@@eyesack2215 fearless sub

[@andrewpeterson8552]

your opponent can’t predict your move if you have no idea what you’re doing

[@MessiTheGoat_ohk]

Cause you are short

[@j0hnt3nnant]

Hey Levy, I’m 45 and just starting to study chess a bit. Your videos are a blast and I watch them in my studio in front of my chess board when I’m not doing my actual job which is sound for video games. Keep up the awesome work. Many thanks from Vancouver 🙏

[@konroh2]

How's your rating in playing?

[@Pazaluz]

Sound for video games sounds really interesting. Are you making sound effects for games? Wonder how that works.

[@kaine1327]

YOURE the reason I can’t hear footsteps in Apex legends

[@j0hnt3nnant]

@@kaine1327 omg rotfl -- you can't blame me for that. I may have had something to do with Gears 4 footsteps though... :D

[@Daniel-pj7di]

Thats good to hear man its never to late to start. What rating are u at rn?

[@cshu1990]

Hey Levy, wanted to let you know I stuck around for the whole video and glad I did! This video really brought out the beauty in chess for me. Chess has been my quarantine activity and this does a good job showing what sacrifices are good and why which is where I waste ton of time over the board. Keep up the good work!

[@chidzhustle3570]

this feels so intimate without twitch chat... it’s just me and levy 😳 alone 🙈

[@thefreeze6023]

dafuq???

[@jihyo8481]

the *com* e gambit

[@pouyanchakameh8594]

Maybe he can show me how fast he can mate with his white pieces.

[@runethfc]

@@pouyanchakameh8594 .

[@Yoshicality]

@@pouyanchakameh8594 ;-;

[@KommSusserT0d]

"you don't need two Queens, one Queen is all you need" - IM Levy Rozman, the family man *67th min gang, my boi.*

[@joshuawoodford7525]

Read this at the 66th minute.

[@joshuawoodford7525]

Update, lol I get it now 🤣

[@elleviathan9261]

Me: 69th min gang

[@Reydatorman]

How to improve on 900: Just find a 4 move strat, with a piece sac. Its dat simple.

[@hermangraa7248]

That was harsh on the 900 player, I agree.

[@Satsuto23]

@It'sBaileyToYou Good game btw

[@maxkho00]

@It'sBaileyToYou Yeah you played really well for a 850. Other than that tactic you missed, you easily played like a 1500-1600 player.

[@Unknown1Percent]

Dat?

[@sagick97]

I hope gotham enjoys his time off when he gets it. He deserves thank you for getting me from 900 to 1550 in the past year

[@paranoidandroid97]

67 minutes in, love the content Levy. Huge fan, you've taught me so much - thank you!

[@foxus-a113]

I made it 67 minutes into the video Levy. I wasn't even aware of it until you've mentioned it, it's really nice to watch you play chess.

[@ritviknv9528]

1:07:05 yo i stuck around till the 67th minute

[@thalassinosmitsou3806]

u saw my game thx!

[@darth_shadow7924]

same

[@mikealc1183]

^^

[@apsethus8723]

👍

[@davidrobins1021]

Same

[@kier_q]

Me an intellectual: Win Episode 9 at Chess

[@descar1626]

win at episode chess 9

[@hkm239]

Episode Chess at win 9

[@adhitocho]

9 Win at Chess Episode

[@CharterForGaming]

ssǝɥɔ ʇɐ 6 ǝposıdǝ uıʍ

[@runethfc]

Chess 9 at episode win

[@kengonzo1640]

Levy is the hardest working youtube content creator. You're success is well deserved. Congrats

[@bmoneybby]

Fo sho

[@senniboiii9941]

It’s so nice how yesterday the title was “enjoy your Sunday” and now its just what it usually is

[@m4terialised]

I will enjoy my Sunday thanks Gotham

[@knzo13]

It's astonishing how much calmer Levy is when he's not streaming. A chill guy, very instructional, very pleasant to listen to. Not saying the "streamer" Levy is any better or worse, just the viewer experience is so...different. It's almost like Levy has 2 personalities, and the only difference between them is how much coffee he drank throughout the day lol. Again - this is absolutely not meant to be a negative comment in the slightest, just thought i would share my experience... P.S. - Still waiting for that Nimzo-Indian vid :)

[@abutahirputhedath8841]

Agreed, i think 'Streamer' Levy does that, cuz chat annoys him, just a lil. And maybe even to keep chat in line. He's an awesome dude tho.

[@anujg74]

totally agreed

[@jf7199]

any player streaming is either angrier or playing with less gaming IQ

[@Ziggerath]

I really love how he doesn’t have to deal with any annoying chat trolls and he doesn’t go off topic, just pure information. One thing I did like about the live chat tho is when they ask good questions or question levy, prompting him for further explanations.

[@saldan3985]

"You don't need two queens" But it feels good...

[@cole_bh0373]

in one of my games i got 5 queens lmao

[@artupaysivar6884]

@@cole_bh0373 yeah, Now you can make a harem with it 😂😂

[@mysterycat351]

@@cole_bh0373 Yes, and waste your time calculating stalemates

[@calebjohnson9740]

It does decrease the likelihood that I’ll stalemate my opponent

[@KingNovastars]

What if the first queen is busy?

[@eoinfun9033]

Just wanted to quickly say how much I appreciate all the content you’re putting out atm - I’ve got 2 weeks off from work and loving being able to catch up on all your videos! Thanks so much! :)

[@_interficere]

Thank you for all the great content, lately especially for the chess history, great stuff. Would you be interested in making a video about chess history from a broader perspective, for example how the prevalent playing styles changed in different eras, important theoretical discoveries etc.? Id love to know more about these topics and you are such a great teacher and presenter. Thanks!

[@amidenediaries8354]

The first thing I did was look at what sweat shirt levy is wearing today only to find its an aeroplane themed pajama😂 Am kinda digging it

[@redteddy135]

wing gambit themed pajama

[@bakulshah4367]

Day 81: Of requesting Levy to cover opposite coloured bishop endgames. Especially when you have a slight material advantage of being up by two or three pawns against your opponent and you both have opposite coloured bishops as well.

[@shriram9933]

I was also requesting "" attack the castled king "" but he's not watching😭 then I stopped

[@Crustee0]

@@shriram9933 did you watch his videos properly? Most of the games that he shows are games where the kings castle, its super rare to see one where one of the players dont castle. Just pay attention when he talks about either player idea to attack.

[@awszaza3225]

I think it's just a draw with correct play since the bishops can't attach eachother , main point to keep in mind is that your bishop should win the opponent's pawns or coverr the promotion square and keep your pieces on the opposite color of the opponent's bishop , i think But levy should absolutely bring endgames series back

[@shriram9933]

@Gabrieledude, I know that's a beginner type of concept but you know there are so many ways of doing that so if there can be a video which collects them all it would be good right 👍.

[@shriram9933]

@@Crustee0 dude, I know that's a beginner type of concept but you know there are so many ways of doing that so if there can be a video which collects them all it would be good right 👍. And watching games and learning concepts are different. A proper video for it would be better😎

[@pi840]

I've seen levy wearing a hoodie so many times that him not wearing one looks weird to me

[@Dog3D]

These videos strike a great balance between entertaining and instructional. It’s very hard to do both well but I think you nailed it

[@VincentGalbo]

Been watching this whole video, loving all the instructional value. I went and played a game at 92 accuracy right after watching this.

[@ayushsuyayush]

This guy is insane. The sheer amount of videos he posts is off the roof. Thanks, Levy

[@thepadawanchesschannel8323]

1:14:48- somewhere Eric Rosen jumped out of his chair both in delight and horror

[@_A-B_]

why

[@MrSuperShiv]

For the 10th episode, you should do a streamer special where you go up the rating ladder against different chess streamers or streamers who can at least play chess. Pokimane, QTCinderalla, Ludwig, Northernlion etc Maybe put money on the line for extra fun?

[@samvisser6031]

this is brilliant

[@alexprovost6693]

Yes! He could play Hutch too!

[@sebgibson1546]

Made it to the end, a comment on my time management. Thanks for the great content, it’s super helpful as a development tool

[@gilbertl.680]

I’ve learned so much in just watching a handful of videos versus reading a book or doing puzzles. Awesome stuff!

[@johnmarston5383]

All the kids tomorrow are gonna be hilarious with their: "haha but it's not sunday Levyyyy" comments

[@TKNinja37]

After today it'll be "Did You Enjoy Your Sunday?" for a week.

[@zBrain0]

Plot twist, he has a script that will update the day of the week forever

[@StanbyMode]

@@zBrain0 yeah lol

[@vihaandumir1649]

@@zBrain0 That would be cool.

[@indilyfrancis2410]

Except I am in Australia

[@McRoYdY]

Thanks Levy, enjoy your Sunday too.

[@Joe-gb4fm]

I'm South East Asian, and Sunday is already over. Tomorrow is monday, and I'm having my graduation tests. Sigh... But enjoy your Sunday!

[@erolsuhonjic7640]

Gl my guy. You gonna kill it.

[@sparklecharmer]

isn't it 7pm here edit: i though you meant it was already monday very sorry good luck for your exams

[@cristijurji3490]

F

[@purpleclouds2240]

@@sparklecharmer ... It is...

[@believer1056]

Exams start tommorow for me wish me luck

[@ddiq47]

When will the series “Lose at chess” start? I’m looking to down my game.

[@Drogon7102]

First lesson is blunder the queen as quickly as possible.

[@elleviathan9261]

@@Drogon7102 Wdym? The Botez gambit is one of the most powerful strategies in chess.

[@rocket6940]

This comment aged well

[@regailio2316]

Thanks for the wholesome content Gotham! You’ve helped my chess rating grow over the past couple months from ~650 to 920! Still more room to grow obviously but anything helps!

[@MikeeYowee]

Perfect timing. I'm literally finding something to do.

[@catch2297]

Same here, I’m procrastinating revision for a physics exam tomorrow

[@samaranvetha7061]

Lol same

[@mlsanica7618]

im eating mcdonalds

[@vejasg6272]

I have an egzam tomorrow and if i dont study my mom is gonna best me up lmao

[@fifalegendguy67]

@@vejasg6272 are u drunk?

[@dhanishpk1218]

I love this series because it is helping me to make plans in chess , so levy please continue this series

[@GiaFil7]

Video idea: How to spot a good sacrifice? Also, keep it up Levy! You're the best!

[@parabolaaaaa4919]

watch his video on the rule of +2

[@michaelstoffel9668]

If you win the game its a good sacrifice

[@JeKySpecial]

Levy I really enjoy your content as an italian chess fan I don’t skip any of your videos of this series, they’re just entertaining to watch and very helpful

[@Giumpe]

Leaving a comment to say I just listened to this start to finish and really appreciate the depth that you go into. It's approachable and instructive for a 1200 player like myself. ALSO since I started watching your videos I've been analyzing and calculating my games with your voice in my head so make of that what you will.

[@zar6]

For those wondering, the tactic at 24:57 was after ...Bg4 you do Bxf7+ Kxf7 Ne5+ Kg8 Nxg4, so now material is equal and you have a lead in development, so you have the benefits of the gambit without the drawback. Black also doesn't have the right to castle so it's harder to connect the rooks. Engine says it's +2 for white :D

[@eldattackkrossa9886]

thanks for explaining!

[@MusicPlaylistsChannel]

Bg4*

[@zar6]

Sorry, it is Bg4, just corrected it

[@MusicPlaylistsChannel]

@@zar6 np I was confused for a sec but then realized it's a mistake and corrected so others don't get confused too👍

[@vincentcholette165]

I still think you make chess more entertaining than watching hockey, and I'm canadian so it says a lot....

[@melvado]

67 minutes of quality content followed by a great 10 minute ending... 67 ... you know if you know...

[@julianmacgurn2652]

Watching your videos has gotten me back into chess and I’ve climbed 250 points in the last month learning tactics from you, appreciate the help!

[@marshalllambert4441]

“And then Drunkenly stumbles into C2” 😂💀 this is why I love your videos. Hilarious everytime

[@aakashhaque9805]

Levy posted this at 7am. What a beast

[@parabolaaaaa4919]

it was a scheduled upload

[@radioactive_chris1725]

See I love Eric Rosen, he’s a little bit more calmer and i think more put together. But Levy just has such a lively personality. He’s not afraid to be himself and we as viewers love it. AND ON TOP OF THAT HE BE POSTING TWICE A DAY AND I LOVE IT

[@ezrahadwi135]

Eric is Grandmaster of calmness while Levy is Grandmaster of making content

[@Axiomatic75]

I like Eric but he's a bit too calm for my liking. After watching him for 30 minutes I fall asleep.

[@ezrahadwi135]

@@Axiomatic75 yeah too calm and too cute 😂

[@brandonbornet4799]

no need to compare them, they are both equally great youtubers in their own way

[@matteoprojetto1587]

Day 37 of translating the title in Italian: "godetevi la vostra domenica!". (ye i know, he will probably change the title soon :P)

[@xxsamperrinxx3993]

Sei una leggenda

[@robyb8651]

Veramente sono passati 37 giorni? Sei bravissimo

[@matteoprojetto1587]

Più che giorni, sono 37 video solo che é brutto scrivere video numero 37 ahahah però considerando che ha fatto una pausa per un pó di giorni, ma a volte pubblica 2 video in un giorno, probabilmente si, sono circa 37 giorni 👌

[@nicolalughi5489]

Grande

[@gschichtscrack2656]

grandeee

[@justinkinser4645]

Hey Levy......Just got you’re openings course, and love the amazing and practical content! Great to see the surge of subscribers, you deserve it!!!

[@keithmyerscough1861]

I've watched the first 67 minutes. Staying till the end. I'm rubbish at chess and too old to start memorising all the different openings and gambits. It takes me all my time to think checks, captures and attacks. Thanks to you and Anna for that. Bit I quite often forget to even do all of those. Still, it's only a game.

[@richardlabrie515]

38:34 Levy suggesting Bd7, hanging mate in one

[@Blu3Dud3]

I’ve been playing blitz for a while and recently hit 600 elo points. I know it’s not much, but it’s amazing to me :)

[@nuravgupta8226]

Dude I’m in the same spot. My username is Nurav9000.

[@kujo4948]

Love your your win at Chess episodes Levy. I’ve watched them all multiple times. Your passion for the game and sharing what you know combined with your talent for teaching and highly entertaining commentary sets you apart from every chess streamer out there. I understand your hesitation in going through what it will take to become a GM. It will not enhance your online presence which is substantial. That said, in your choose field it does seem to be the logical next step. How can you incorporate your work with your online business with preparing for the classical chess tournament play need to gain GM status?

[@Moorb0y52]

I guess he answered your questions by now

[@abdulaskar6270]

Moved from struggling in 800 to 960 watching your videoes man! Still struggling with some end games and through things away some times. Top 5 things i have implemented: 1. Stick with the same opening 2. When king castle attack the king side with pawns. 3. Quick development of your pieces 4. Dont trade unless you are ahead material 5. Establish great defence with tour pawn

[@Bullets_Burnouts]

67 minutes in convo. Hey man! Love watching your chess. Truly brilliant. Been watching for a while! Thank you for your help we all appreciate it! Your the goat!

[@isaiahmonteleone]

Your the reason I enjoy my sundays.

[@arianna8093]

I had nothing to do today until levy posted :)

[@michaelchristensen2786]

Levy, don't be afraid to show us fancy moves, that's what I love to see.

[@gavinsand6479]

I watch all your vids all the way through; they're just so interesting and helpful :)

[@PukkarPukkar]

I adore this series, I learn so much from this in a very practical sense. Thank you sincerely

[@SuperFattis]

I also stuck around to the 67th minute. I know the last dude took a long time but I would have been nervous and overthinking too - I think it was still a very instructional game and don't mind if they take a while. If you run out of lines/tactics to go over in the game itself, you can talk about other chess stuff - games you played in the past with similar lines, chess news, whatever. Thx for all your content!

[@nailafarooq3295]

LEVY'S BACK AT IT AGAIN

[@ashutoshjaiswal3153]

Just because of his influence I left the football match and watching chess. Nice job man ❤️.

[@carlneoh5843]

Levy after developing the knight in front of the c pawn: I became the very thing I swore to destroy

[@garycavaretta3310]

Just finished watching the whole series after about 2 or 3 weeks. Great series, learned a lot, would definitely watch new installments. Also as a suggestion, I don't know if you'd want to as I know you like to sell your openings manuals but I would love to see longer videos on openings and more details into possible lines. Great channel as always.

[@remusannani3026]

Great video Levy! Really cool to see different strategies that can play out. Arrows are super helpful!

[@CaptnCondor]

“I just don’t believe my opponent”. Levy channeling his inner Hikaru

[@lieutenantmonke3674]

Levy cares about our morning :))

[@korosensei4873]

Our evening :)

[@emenelowpea]

Gotham, you're worth more than a Queen!

[@farrankhawaja9856]

He's more than a King!

[@xtran81]

Thanks so much! Love this. Watched it all- can see myself in every game

[@matei.chelbegean]

I’ve been a fan of your chess for a while, but this vid made me a fan of you as a human. You just seem like a good dude. Kind. Keep up the great work!

[@ekanshsingh3896]

Welcome to Episode 2 of No more hoodies.

[@thecore69]

This is the way your win at chess videos should be filmed. Huge improvement.

[@radioactive_chris1725]

I agree, his streams make the actual content a little harder to grasp because of the twitch chat

[@johnmctavish962]

1:07:11 our conversation Levi

[@musictheorysean]

A year down the road, but I made it all the way through, Levy! Actually I'm just watching through this series, so I've also watched all of Ep. 1-8, too. Thanks for teaching.

[@JC-ii7en]

Started to play chess a few months ago, been watching your videos since day 1 I started. Kinda learned to play with your content! Went from 450 elo at first to a 1000 right now and hope to keep grinding! Thanks for your content your doing an amazing job, keep it up and looking forward to episode 10! 👌🙌

[@macsatLEE]

Me breaking the fifth wall: talking back to Levy as he breaks the fourth wall!

[@joshuaprice1]

Yes I will enjoy my Sunday. Hope you do too

[@randomdudeontheinternet321]

Last time I was this early the fan was still on fair play

[@abutahirputhedath8841]

*Dewa kepas* 🌚

[@chesco711]

Stayed until the end. These are my favorite episodes. Keep em coming. Much appreciated!

[@odevries1]

Greetings from Saba in the Dutch Caribbean Thanks for all your very instructional and well presented videos. I’ve played chess off and on for most of my life and really enjoy your videos. Finally I may learn something.

[@saraladusane2508]

I’ve been watching levy for like 2 months and he has taught me more than school. Ironic isn’t it

[@suryanarayan2032]

Not really, since it isn't surprising. mItOcHoNdRiA iS tHe PoWeRhOuSe Of ThE cElL

[@NathanHeaver]

As a member of the Comment Reading Association (CRA), I’m here to read comments and have a good time. Please keep the comments short and simple. We do appreciate your typing efforts. Also please watch your spelling. Thank you and have a good day.

[@grim_blazer9120]

I highly doubt Gotham will ever see this but I’ve been playing this weird variation lately called the Czech-Indian variation and I can’t find any information on it whatsoever but I would love to see you do a video on this sometime

[@AgEyal]

This is a really great series. Thank you for taking the time to teach us. I find great pleasure in chess.

[@biralraja2109]

I watched it all. Not all in 1 sitting. But I’m working through the Win at chess series. It’s fab. Thank you!

[@bilboswaggings]

reasons for why fans are nervous against gothamchess: 1. You are being recorded for a video or you are on stream 2. Gotham is the stronger player 3. Gotham is so damn handsome

[@matthewlewis1817]

im not even gay but I'd want my bf to talk dirty chess to me

[@derka_james]

Chessback Mountain

[@AngelSO3TheArcher]

3 types of people: 1) Win episode 9 at chess 2) Win at episode chess 9 3) Win at chess episode 9 Thank you for the content ❤️

[@BiteSizedScenes]

Gotham, you work so hard everyday and you deserve all the fame u got .. Luv yah ❤

[@nr1748]

Made it to the hour point you were talking about leaving a comment at. Love these videos. They’re especially helpful! I mean all of your stuff has been one of the main reasons I’ve been so motivated to improve at chess but... the thought process can seem super intimidating at times so please keep making these!!

[@felixbertelink3636]

I make it to the end more often with long videos like these then the others. A episode of guess the elo or win at chess just makes my day man

[@reign2029]

I think he filmed this before or after the last vid cus he's wearing the same shirt. Btw love you Levy. You are my greatest chess teacher

[@Dark_OFW]

Day 1 of translating Levy’s video title to Norwegian. “Nyt søndagen din!”

[@SamM-lv8hr]

Bra jobbat

[@maxkho00]

That sound like plain English with a Scottish accent lol. "Ha' a gød Sondae, lad!"

[@SamM-lv8hr]

@@maxkho00 I mean, yeah, why do you think Scots call kids "bairns?"

[@Dark_OFW]

Kids in Norwegian is “Barn”

[@SamM-lv8hr]

@@Dark_OFW Correct, bairn is a cognate

[@Xepa105]

Poor Bailey played a pretty good game and then out of nowhere got completely eviscerated.

[@nc17atnce101]

the way you talked through that first game was so awesome. helped me enjoy my sunday.

[@bryllem.7509]

I dont watch your videos at the end, but I continue to watch them until the end. Youre the only youtuber that I always come back to even though chess was not a thing for me before lol.

[@dionysus1145]

Original title: Enjoy your Sunday

[@elijahsimerson7839]

Who else is waiting for the pin of shame? Which sorry soul gets pinned today?

[@kevinarmes9804]

Hahaha, if no one comments something stupid in like 12hours, one of us may have to sacrifice and take one for the team, just throw out some stupid "The Traxler is fundamentally unsound" or "C5 Qb6 just destroys the London."

[@elijahsimerson7839]

@@kevinarmes9804 or even something personal: “LeVy, YoUr A CoWaRd AnD yOu DoNt LiKe InDiAn PeOpLe YoU RACIST!!”

[@elijahsimerson7839]

@@kevinarmes9804 pin of shame is here

[@zachp617]

This series gets better with each episode. These are my favorite chess videos to watch on YT. Great quality videos. Keep it up

[@dtkincaid]

This is fantastic! Thank you for doing this. A ton of stuff to learn here.