I was a little proud of that one (Chess)

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[@nunns2]

"I'm in your base killing your dudes" must be the funniest thing to say when playing chess

[@Iniwid]

Agreed 100%. Another NLism that's added itself to the books without even realizing

[@ArmageddonNerd]

@@Iniwid It's actually an old StarCraft meme. I only know that because it was also a taunt you could use in Age of Empires 3.

[@Iniwid]

@@ArmageddonNerd Oh yeah, I was aware of it beforehand. A lot of NL-isms aren't NL-originals, but the manner, frequency, and sometimes situations in which he uses these phrases are often what make them NL-isms in my head haha

[@ArmageddonNerd]

@@Iniwid For sure haha. NL has a plethora of pop culture references at the ready and his delivery gives them some fresh life. That reference has some age on it so I thought it'd be an interesting factoid if you didn't know.

[@Iniwid]

@@ArmageddonNerd oh yeah definitely! Appreciate it :D

[@tomfarmer6291]

Not even sure if you read these comments, but as someone who enjoys your chess content even the 3 minute stuff, I would still prefer if you played 1 longer time control game per episode like a 10m or 15m with increment, do a quick engine analysis of that game, then finished each episode with a few blitz games. You'll also be able to play better whilst commentating in the longer time controls without so much time pressure forcing silly blunders. Just my 2 cents.

[@RozKounelakion]

Yeah I'm pretty sure the egg is scared to lose his elo (he's said multiple times when contemplating to play 10 minute chess that "he's not a 1500 anymore") which is understandable but that's what elo is for at the end of the day. If you get worse your elo should reflect that and it's perfectly fine. Now if he just enjoys playing 3 minute more then that's just how it is the egg should do what he likes to do

[@shotgun9922]

+1

[@Tocinos]

4:40 This is one of the worst chess games I've seen in 20 years. This game should be laminated or uploaded in PDF format with every chess beginner being required to see it in order to demonstrate why sticking with 10 minute, 15 minute, and 5+increment is not only the right way to play as a beginner, it's the only way to play. 5:00 Opponent literally hangs two bishops in one move.

[@Tocinos]

7:20

[@joeblowgoes]

I like this idea, 5 with 5s increment would be great even.

[@paranormal17]

NL in the opening: 400 NL one pawn up in an endgame: 3300

[@notyourdad]

This is not far from the truth.

[@maxkho00]

@@notyourdad It's very far from the truth lol. NL is better in the opening than in the endgame. Endgames are his weakest phase no doubt. His openings are completely fine.

[@Rawrbagels]

“Can you deal with that, Jack?” *loses queen*

[@ElektrikMuffins]

the 2 rook comeback win was insanely cracked, love it when he plays longer instead of resigning because anything can happen in quick games

[@DehumanisedOnYT]

Totally lucky too, he threw any chance away earlier on when the opponent had the chance to trade their queen for Ryan's two rooks...

[@impishlyit9780]

That "My queen!" in the first game was actually hilarious. 😂

[@dedmanwalken8565]

"THAT'S WHY YOU NEVER RESIGN!" *immediately resigns the next game in an arguably more winnable position*

[@ChiliTomatoNoodle]

I mean, it's pretty obvious that the "That's why you never resign" comment was lampooning people who say "That's why you never resign", so resigning is the most consistent thing to follow up with :]

[@maxkho00]

It is absolutely inarguably much less winnable than the previous one. There are many known fortresses in Q v R endgames with a couple of pawns on the board for each side, AND NL was up a pawn in addition to that. It was completely reasonable to play. In the one that he resigned, he was just down a full rook and kept trading pieces. If he wasn't gonna go for Be4 Ng4 (threatening checkmate) or h7 g6 g5, trying to launch a kingside attack, there was no reason to play on ─ he was just going to lose.

[@dedmanwalken8565]

@@maxkho00 I remade both games at the point of the original blunder; it's less than a point difference. Given the opponent could very easily blunder at some point like in the first game, I think the idea of "you never know what will happen" still stands as much as it did in the game he didn't resign.

[@maxkho00]

@@dedmanwalken8565 I don't really believe that, but even if so, practically speaking, the position you're speaking of is far more difficult to come back from. The engine sometimes gives +4 - +5 in known fortresses (forced draws), so something similar may be going on here.

[@kamaqueen9269]

I rarely comment on youtube, but chess is my favorite series you got going, watched all of the old videos and always pogged for more

[@emil.soderholm]

@Cry I DON'T HAVE A ROOK ANYMORE

[@emil.soderholm]

@Cry man that pawn only game was a laughfest🤣🤣 they won it too if I remember correctly?

[@ChileanIggy]

2:51 that MY QUEEN is going to keep up at night with random fits of laughter

[@garmgarmgarm494]

2:51 not even three minutes into the video and it's already sending me

[@JanembaFreak]

This man can't stop trading pieces. It's an addiction. What would Levy say?

[@chess]

The commentary is amazing!

[@SerialBull]

Get this man a deal (so he is contractually obligated to not stop uploading chess)

[@matthewkaley9311]

I love when he takes the victory lap game review

[@Marronii]

10:30 - 10:40 Well, if he blunders that hard, he didn't deserve the Elo either, so it doesn't really matter who gets it.

[@butdutwut]

When he almost didn’t play the plan he had said like 5 seconds before at 13:50 I was gonna lose my mind

[@anrakyrthetraveller5775]

The sound that I made when he picked up the other knight :D

[@bakanur]

i was literally covering my face and screaming "NO NO NO" when i saw him put that knight down at first lol

[@NinaNinaM24]

He does this so often, I think he just loses confidence and tunnel visions on whatever his opponent is threatening without considering danger levels (ironic as he says it all the time). He'll have a plan, his opponent does a move that doesn't affect his plan at all and for some reason he'll bail on it as if he completely forgot what he just said.

[@eed0018]

not gonna lie10:19 was legit one of the funniest blunders I´ve seen and the fact that NL set the mating web up by accident is just amazing

[@MrMinecraft1328]

The poggiest moment was when his black knight forked the two white queens. I saw the same move on Pawnhub

[@Schwien101]

Dayum

[@More_Row]

Holy shit, pawnhub? Hope your parents didn't see you looking at that.

[@JoaoGoncalves-np6su]

I love how NL threatens a 'piece' by moving the queen away, when he could just take the said 'piece' with his queen.

[@hash4badi]

You piece

[@heikkisuora2500]

Well, he also wanted to protect e1 so he could activate the rook.

[@MedievalSolutions]

That blundered queen into dirtiest mate of all your career is exactly why I never resign.

[@ByeMeinHerr]

Your vids have helped me not be too nervous about playing faster controls and be able to laugh at my mistakes

[@simonplimon]

holy moly the queenless comeback was pog extreme

[@laureloneiros1500]

poggy woggy

[@Potbelly76]

NL is a sigma Chad - man’s needs no queen to pog

[@rankinsean]

10:15 is the perfect example of why not to resign. My man walked his king back in their by choice!

[@PaulHobbs23]

I can’t believe he actually won a losing game without resigning. Maybe the egg really is cracked.

[@noatiendoboludos]

7:05 "I'm just gonna threaten your queen with an unprotected piece. But because you pre-moved, now you've lost your piece." . . . You piece.

[@Tocinos]

1300 rated blitz is like a concert of people who don't know how to play instruments. 2:40 just play rapid.

[@MakasuVAL]

13:35 **me yelling at my screen for NL to play the move he was just talking about**

[@karlballester5119]

* Decides upon all possible moves to take the bishop NL: Take with the king to prevent castling

[@stephenkeller2053]

The rare successful botez gambit. That's the kind of content I'm here for

[@matthewapple9546]

I legitimately would pay a Patreon just for chess vids. I know they don't do as well on KZbin view wise but it is my absolute favorite content of yours. Please keep it up!!!!

[@kidelliott7122]

The ending to that last match was just great 🤣

[@_julian]

Legendary chess commentary

[@BibzBall]

Many people are saying he's the best to ever comment chess

[@matttondr9282]

NL: "NEVER RESIGN!!!" Also NL 2 minutes later: *resigns*

[@GyroZeppeliUwU]

NL talking about never resigning after resigning in first minute of the video

[@atlasstoned]

working my way through the yasser seirawan series after seeing how cracked it’s made this egg’s endgame

[@joshyboy9821]

15:53 he was already threatening the pawn 😭😭

[@PaulHobbs23]

“Thanks for your support on the chess videos” I feel like he was talking straight to me.

[@joshherauf731]

A man descending into madness...and I can't take my eyes off of it!

[@pamsuepmnos2371]

10:36 "That's why you never resign!!" 11:49 (less than 2 [two] minutes later) "I don't wanna play that one out.'

[@orkenking]

This was such a rollercoaster episode

[@hs3m2i3]

These chess videos are absolute gold

[@jamesatherton6231]

Great improvement. Awesome to see

[@garblechunk]

The King of Chess is back! You love to see it!

[@xXChipsAndGravyXx]

*hangs queen* "can you deal with that jack?"

[@undacookie6627]

10:10 literally the greatest segment ive ever lived to see

[@GravyInMyVeins]

these 3 minute games are very fun to watch

[@BC-yl3qb]

take a shot every time NL resigns as soon as he’s down a piece

[@oh_banana]

Half the time NL hangs his queen, his opponent lets it hang for 1-2 moves which I always find way funnnier

[@atlasstoned]

we just out here pogging back to back

[@bduddy55555]

Does anyone remember when NL played the Accelerated London for like 10 games in a row? Because clearly he doesn't

[@Threedog43]

Three moves into any opening, "what is this? I've never seen this. Must be a new trap"

[@Threedog43]

Love how if he's down in the opening it's due to some gimmick or a "trap"

[@supertray1]

its the best feeling to see a new chess video

[@caityslater690]

i love the chess videos - thanks for keeping them going :)

[@skellyg8250]

" MY QUEEEN"

[@ChiliTomatoNoodle]

queen blunder win was fun

[@bernardshaw7405]

I am back again commenting and dropping a like cause I can't stay away from the NL chess saga

[@blindidiot382]

He says “I dont even know whos winning” and then instantly blunders his queen twice. Very normal NL moment

[@arguingthehuman4392]

Can someone please loop 2:50 to 2:53 over and over, thank you

[@gorillamunch6899]

Love the chess lets go chess love the chess

[@lawrencebarker4311]

Best chess streamer in the game.

[@AfterlifeAnubis]

I was happy today playing bot chess against a 1000 bot when I won, immediately challenged the 1100 bot and won with +12. Then I got cocky and challenged the 1300 bot and lost my entire backline in under 8 moves

[@mefistowski5292]

There is a neat mate at 28:33 53.Qb3 Ka6 54.Qb6#

[@mefistowski5292]

Instead of taking extra second to see if his queen is under threat my man just randomly moves after 0.5 sec of thought with 2 minutes on the clock I love it

[@TheAmorphousGamer]

He's gotta save time for the endgame where he's actually cracked

[@maxkho00]

@@TheAmorphousGamer He's not cracked in the endgame, though. The opening and middlegame are his best shot.

[@lordofthe6string]

Man I always end up with a smile on my face watching these videos. Also, I'm happy to say I got my very first brilliant move last night :)

[@Tomppanen96]

This man really wants to be worse every time the opponent plays Karo by playing the worst moves while never learning the right ones

[@JamesDucas1]

Love to see it! Keep up the great Chess!

[@opiesmith9270]

So long my love!

[@Potbelly76]

NL is the Ben Stiller of Chess

[@bloodhound627]

thanks for the company, egg

[@rickymoves]

I kinda hate chess but I like watching this dude play chess.

[@Tommylizard]

another cracked video, love da chess

[@tyusbro8063]

Very poggy chess content

[@andresodeberg799]

The chess content is blessed as always

[@coolboyyo654]

"this is so mateable"

[@Mason-lr5dz]

NL you seem to be under the false impression that you don't deserve the ELO gained from a late game blunder when you're in a losing position, but at your level that's just how it goes. Unironically, NEVER RESIGN. Some of the best content comes from ludicrous comebacks.

[@notyourdad]

I basically only play Rapid these days and I flagged someone today in a position that was just absolutely lost and it just doesn't really feel earned tbh - it's a part of the game and I'll take it but part of me honestly wants to resign and give the guy the win because he earned it on the board by playing better moves, but then again those moves took him too long to find so maybe he deserves to lose - but yeah, still doesn't feel earned - Blitz and Bullet is different though, anything goes in those time controls.

[@drusna]

I get so Pogged when he wins

[@Drdoomerang]

Keep it coming

[@LikeACosmicGumbo]

Helping with the Albert Go Rhythm because I love NL chess

[@BurnedSpace]

I cant believe he’s done it

[@MrFedes94]

POG content

[@laureloneiros1500]

pogged win steal poggggggggggg

[@TubularToob]

My kweeeeeeen!!!!

[@jaket5267]

Oh no, my Queen! But actually

[@cocotheix2664]

try the beyonett attack against the caro

[@M3GAMAN100]

He's so good

[@timg2655]

Daddy egg lord time woo 🥚💦💪

[@AND626]

Liking and commenting every chess video to recieve more.

[@abidhajher7076]

Egg Pog

[@happycamperofficial]

"mY QUEEEEN" yeah its an NL chess video alright

[@Mexiturtle345]

good chess video daddy-o

[@klazie73]

The 10 minute games were nice, but this is just ridiculous

[@nathanbishop2886]

3 minute just ruins both players ability to remember continuity.

[@cobytaylor2097]

Fucking gold

[@danser_theplayer01]

I just like how being forked sounds so close to being fcked, in both ways.

[@dieterhumins2586]

Okay, they coverd it. lol

[@slickers]

I NEED ONE PLAIN ASS STAT. WHERE ARE YOU NL

[@laureloneiros1500]

poggy woggy

[@MrTheSmoon]

i miss analasis

[@shqiperiaetnike3138]

Comment squad reporting in! (Still part of the anti-3-minute games though!)

[@jaypham3393]

2:51

[@joeyb223s5]

Chicken Nuggets