It was all going to according to plan until... (Chess)

[@CasualYapper]

My dude went from a 10% accuracy zany game to a 90% bureaucratic perfomance

[@brianallen2766]

idk why but this comment is freaking hilarious to me!

[@jonathanhenderson4389]

I like it when Ryan makes moves that are simultaneously both offensive and defensive

[@shannons1443]

May this meme never die.

[@phuuc8075]

What are your opinion on the checkmate tho

[@thoop6795]

His name is Egg not ryan

[@spockamania]

I want to see GothamChess's review of that last game. That was one of the most impressive 1500 level games ever.

[@abdohm809]

Well watching him play i'd his level is above 1500 tbh

[@Schnitzel_23]

@@abdohm809 he's about 2000 lol..he plays better than most 2000 players I've played with.

[@belkanapologist2061]

Engine: "What are you doing?" Egg: "Don't hurt me, I'm Ryan"

[@andersondaniel8667]

This outfit choice for the day is POG-TO-THE-MAX

[@Shadow-hw3kn]

nice

[@Neicul]

Just watched the recent lesson with Levi where they bashed Edmonton. As someone from there, I can't say I disagree.

[@wanemoreletsplays9401]

Also from Edmonton but haven't seen it yet. Give me the TLDR, which parts did they bash?

[@Neicul]

@@wanemoreletsplays9401 Levi said he came to a chess tourney here and that there just wasn't anything here but he had some good fried chicken , so there's that at least?

[@no_bamboozle]

My ego is so bruised

[@Northernlion]

On the bright side it's got more going on than every other place in Alberta with the possible exception of Calgary

[@Neicul]

@@Northernlion That's really not saying much...

[@Xzhh_]

I would like if NL went into these wierd openings a bit more prepared, rather than being 3 moves in a gambit and having no plan; and if finding the time to invest into preparation is the problem, I would personally love to see a video in which he goes over the process of studying the opening, I think it would be a great way to get two birds stoned at once.

[@jamesta08]

yeah, either videos of him studying openings alone, or lessons with a stronger player in which he puts forward issues and roadblocks he has with specific openings, talking through the theoretical lines and specific pitfalls & advantages they offer would be super entertaining & informative.

[@bencolter1117]

Two birds with one stone. Like when he makes moves that attack and defend...

[@Pattonator14]

Don't forget though that the man has only just been shown some of this nu tek

[@Hassy171717]

@@Pattonator14 All the openings Xzhh is talking about is hardly considered nu tek! :)

[@jasonpawloski]

I'd like these videos more if he could manage the damn clock, rather than wasting 3 minutes in the early game and laugh at himself at the end when he repeats "Time is a factor now" over and over again

[@Magresta10]

"get your king in here" "hold on tomo wants to come in"

[@Toonfish_]

NL you mentioned being goofy or zaney so much lately, I just wanted to let you know that I don't think you need to change the formula all that much. Heck I'd literally even watch you play around in the opening explorer and explain your thoughts regarding the different positions that arise from for example the blackburne-kloosterboer Gambit or whatever :D

[@ThatGuy-hk6gk]

I'm going to actively comment just to second this and try to pump it up.

[@ImEverythingYouCrave]

@@ThatGuy-hk6gk same here, this is what would be worth watching. NL c'mon we're all practically begging for it now. Could you try it out?

[@stonefree5136]

Trueeeeeeee

[@mp3545]

He’s so nervous that Chess will be boring and lose appeal that he thinks he HAS to be “zany.” Honestly, it’s even feels a little insulting (“you pea-brains will lose interest if I don’t do wild and crazy stuff”). Just playing good Chess with some fun commentary has already proven to be a success with his subscribers, I don’t see a need to mix it up. ETA: I don’t want this to come off as toxic criticism, the games that he played in this video were entertaining, NL just needs to have more confidence in the series. I think it’s one of the best additions that he’s made to the channel in a long time and I hope that it sticks around long-term.

[@dxcibel7772]

@@mp3545 I don't really see it as insulting because the algorithm is a fickle mistress so if only a few viewers jump ship because he plays the same games over and over it's pretty much death for the series. This is something that probably every mildly successful content creator feels anxiety over so I completely understand where he's coming from. That said, I do agree that it's much more entertaining for me to see NL puzzle out a rather positional game where he somewhat knows what he's doing than going for wild gambits that fall apart after three moves.

[@BlazingTorrent]

I think chess has officially become my favorite NL series ever.

[@letsgo5923]

NL, the shirt is fresh as hell

[@Northernlion]

nice drip

[@Pattonator14]

@@Northernlion shame about the fit though, can't fit it around my gourd when it's this pogged

[@ImEverythingYouCrave]

@@Northernlion @northernlion dude pls seeing you big brain the game to 1800 would be amazing. I know you want those views but man none of us are gonna leave

[@Hassy171717]

@@Northernlion maybe break that one out for Easter Ugly Sweater day!

[@cormierphoto]

32:40 This is not a 1500 game of chess 33:17 O_O Love it, fun series and well played

[@Level80Sorcerer]

Throwing for content

[@DuckGoDuckRun]

“Let’s walk it through, we got time” RYAN YOURE FOUR MINUTES DOWN

[@flackbyte]

Wait, he knows about the openings explorer? Is this the beginning of a new era?

[@iururu]

Nice analysis! Few thoughts: 34:18 I think the reason why computer suggests 5. h3 is not as much to defend g4, as to give a space for retreat for Bishop f4. As it is good to keep him alive, not letting the exchange for a N that happened in the game So maybe instead of giving up that Bishop via Bg3 you could hold on to it via Bg5, and h6-g5 wouldn't work bc Nh5 would hang in the face of Qd1 34:48 I think 15. Ne4 is where things start getting sad for white, putting Ns in front of pawns is not so good, as you block your pawns from pushing forward, and after 15. ... d5 you just lost 2 tempos and let black retake center. I'd vote for 15. e4, also with queen-side castle you might want to put your King to b1, that wat a2 is protected and Nc3 is free to fight for the center

[@BigBait12]

NL turn off click to move in your options. That's where all of your misclicks are happening. I love these videos btw.

[@bool.]

Last I checked you can't actually turn that off, did they add a setting for that in the last 2 weeks or so?

[@besNait]

He can turn on confirm move though.

[@lunarshining7964]

Chess Openings tier list when??

[@YellowSpaceMarine]

''unless I'm like, completely, just missing something. I feel like it's this this..... I just lost''

[@cjchampion816]

always look forward to these

[@smrtfasizmu6161]

I play that same gambit (Blackburn gambit) . The moves that you should play are e5 then e4, not allowing White's knight to go to f3, developing both of your bishops, sometimes you can develop your queen as well, threatening checkmate. If white plays e3, seemingly stopping you from playing pawn to e4, you should push pawn to e4 anyway. Also, your light square bishop should not pin your opponents knight (you want to displace your opponent's Knight by pushing your e pawn). That bishop belongs to f5 where it controls diagonal for the Knight fork on c2 in same lines. Your dark square bishop belongs either to c5 or b4 square. Check your games with the engine to see what it suggests if you don't get the initiative in the opening. I have crushed many people by using that gambit. Even if the opponent knows what he should do, if you also know the theory, you should eventually be able to equalize the position (as far as I know, this opening is a draw if white accepts the gambit). If your opponent doesn't know what he is doing, you will be able to have some very nice and brutal wins.

[@timg2655]

I love this series NL! And the way you talk through your thinking is entertaining and enlightening.

[@ChileanIggy]

Me: Sees title NL: Let's get extremely funky Me: Oh boy here we go...

[@cardboardu6019]

When you said "I don't want to trade bishop for knight here" that trade wins a pawn I think, and further screws your opponents position

[@Emma-oo4vb]

I love how Tomo entered the room so we can see your beautiful sweater :)

[@Cellkist]

Every time you mentioned white sacrificing the bishop in the first game I was literally screaming lol. The rook coming to f8 does nothing because you just take the pawn with the 8th rank rook

[@jamesatherton6231]

The arrows are ascending NL to Hikaru levels of pog.

[@ddavidd816]

That second game was pretty epic and in control... I unpaused the video 5 seconds later "NL: Unless I missed something... I just lost" lol. Deserves the like.

[@jared_tech3511]

25:16 is easily the funniest thing I've heard Ryan say while playing chess.

[@SnakeEyeJJ]

So funny, you start streaming chess after I start playing, you get lessons from levvy after I start watching him :) So great loving the chess!

[@Oroberus]

4:40 Nope, you ARE in the better position and you could have been in an even better one, if not even had won by then, when you would have not moved your pawn to f6 but instead your queen to b4, putting the check on the king, no matter whatt he would have done about it, you could have then taken e4, changed winning a pawn while trading queens and weakening his control substantially more as your rook would have then been in the middle of the board, having enormous control and several interesting discoveries ;) I'll quote Levi: "Yeah ... that's right but ... think something ... more violent!" ;)

[@richaragonzales1355]

He didn't play for a draw he was trying to flag you lol

[@fangiscool1]

If this is true, it was an exceptionally poor attempt at flagging lol

[@justinwhite2725]

Ok I fell asleep watching the lesson - but im reasonably sure the point of the opening you played first game was to move your bishop to pin the knight. If he moves the knight you get their queen. Then you can advance your pawn. @1:52 there you go. That was the point. Ooh. But that was an opening for white.

[@johngleeman8347]

Baron Egg: Let's get weird! xD Emperor Computer: What are you doing? >:c

[@gokuswanson2037]

As you improve a chess opening teir list or simply videos of you using the opening explorer and studying up on a few would be very pog my good sir

[@RRRadek2]

i love watching NL because he's better than me and I can learn and he's not like crazy good so I can pretty much understand his whole thought process

[@britainlockman452]

When is the Levy lesson to teach NL how to not miss-click?

[@SauldeJongh]

5:16 What the actual frag was that? All that chess talent and a voice actor too?

[@Familyfriend]

Is that some kind of Christmas pajama? Pooog

[@Wewin42]

It's a Fall Guys Christmas sweater

[@trialconesiaur1638]

Pogjamas

[@andrenogueira673]

Most pog series (chess)

[@SlightlyMiscalculated]

I got to 1500, then went on a losing streak down to 1300. Just fuck my whole shit up.

[@lunarshining7964]

F

[@giacomozigiotto2499]

Am I the only one laughing myself to death when he misskliks 😂😂😂

[@TheSemicolon7]

someday NL will learn to use the analysis board and then it's all over for us

[@TheSemicolon7]

I just realised that he thinks the magnifying glass is a "play best move" button instead of opening a whole engine-suggested line that he can move through with the arrow keys

[@Cooleatack]

@@TheSemicolon7 YOU CAN USE THE ARROW KEYS?

[@miguel7888]

@@TheSemicolon7 He was so confused when he clicked next and it was the next move in the suggested line.

[@wadooshful]

that is a very loud sweater sir, i appreciate the IRL zane.

[@bradfisk1413]

Hey NL. Super long time viewer, I’m 24 and I started watching you in high school after my buddy showed me your channel. I watch Issac religiously and love almost all of your series. I want to get into chess and I’d love to watch your videos on chess but I haven’t the slightest clue as to what’s going on. Would you consider doing a video explaining chess while playing or something for people like me who love to watch your content but can’t enjoy it to its fullest.

[@kiekster3498]

Yooo, the shoulder part of that sweater looks great on your shoulders dude.

[@caphryne]

ah, the series that fills my pog gourd

[@menpower1]

I love having some bullet chess interspersed in your regular chess videos! I think you should play good and positional in your rapid games (instead of trying to be "zany") and save the zaniness for bullet games.

[@kirstenmichelle3006]

For anyone confused, that sweater is rainbow Fall Guys merch, peep it on Kate's twitter

[@GarrettElton]

I’m loving the fall guys sweater? Is that was that is? It’s great

[@yop1010]

dude said no to a trade.... i just wanted to get a little wild....

[@raizel_z]

Great games, very fun to watch

[@omhd]

Best series!

[@salsaman4374]

Loving the shirt

[@rmatt53]

THATS CHESS BABAY! Such a good suspenseful game.

[@gabeuzelman1114]

swaggy sweater my man

[@ImEverythingYouCrave]

very strong second game

[@TheFatherOscar]

Hey everybody, welcome back to northernlion plays chess.

[@jackyamero5129]

Shall we?

[@TheFatherOscar]

@@jackyamero5129 yes

[@Wizardously]

Let's Go!

[@redlancer7263]

Go through the Opening Explorer on video!!!

[@nich3897]

I'm very pro NL being Zany if he wants to be Zany, and being not Zany as he wants too - just wanted to also make note like some other comments that NL having fun means us having fun, regardless of how he gets to tha fun!!!!

[@MrGiovannisassano]

17:38 there was no draw, he missed played hard.

[@TheCrybn]

Yoooo nice DRIP.

[@CrackedDota]

Dude, I am here for the gambit gameplay

[@Caseton]

the drip is immeasurable.

[@henso19999]

NL I have an idea you could follow from now on. How about you look into strategies in the videos and then try to follow these examples as book as you can. Like before you start a match just look into a strategy for white and black, explain what they do and then try to copycat it. I am not saying have a cheat sheet on whilst playing, but you seem to have a good sense on what to do, but you have no strategy behind it so you often get into dumb situations inwhich you don't really know which move is better. With looking up strategies before you play the game itself, you can always remind yourself what the ultimate goal is with your opening. Gambits for example give you a lead in positioning and if you know which pieces to move for them to lose tempo AND the position on the board then you'll have an advantage, but knowing how the opening is made and knowing what it leads too are both equally important.

[@rikus6201]

0:37 This fucking laugh. So anoying :D

[@salysPRO]

There appears to be a small inaccuracy in the title :) I'm really loving the chess content, got me back into it

[@nosir5596]

Turns out he -was- completely missing something. I didn't and wouldn't have seen it either tho lmao. Great game tbh

[@salvage20]

33:16 just look at the face of this man

[@Fraggerman222]

Your sweater is great, bright colors work on you

[@yoyokid9102]

That shirt is fire, not gonna lie.

[@flackbyte]

I love gambits, but, I must say, at least for someone my level doing gambits with black almost never work in my benefit. Rarely ever there’s enough compensation for the loss in material. Good white gambits NL should check are the Evan's Gambit (god tier) and the Fried Liver Attack.

[@BostonFenian]

The Benko Gambit is definitely sound but you're right, there aren't many for black

[@mrcrime2954]

The pog... It's off the charts

[@julesvanderwalt3169]

New shirt poggers :)

[@gazza9260]

Can't wait till Nl drop normal chest for TFT autochess and going pro e-sport.

[@setokaiba2497]

Ok so Im a 800-900 but is there any reason not to play Qd5 at 2:32?

[@setokaiba2497]

If they take knight, take with pawn, pressure on rook and knight with potential check. Take with knight, same thing different order. Move rook take bishop or knight. Am I missing something?

[@alexanderreusens7633]

@@setokaiba2497 White can do bishop takes knight with check, black takes back with pawn. Now the strange move of white: Castles. The knight is protected because of tactics. If black takes the knight, white can move his rook to the e file, pinning the queen, which put black in a really uncomfortable position. Granted, I did not see that tactic either without any help of the engine. I thought after ...Qd5, Bxc6 bxc6, white would play Nf3 and the game is more or less equal. Which definitely would have been an improvement of the position for NL. If the opponent would not see the engine line, Qd5 certainly would have been worth the try.

[@setokaiba2497]

@@alexanderreusens7633 after castles maybe f6/Bd6?

[@alexanderreusens7633]

@@setokaiba2497 Yeah, Bd6 definitely a good idea, but the knight is no longer pinned and thus can move away. White can take the light square bishop, develop their other knight and put a rook on e1, all with tempo. Black is down 2 pawns, king side is not yet developed and black hasn't any initiative a the moment. Meanwhile white is castled and can develop the queen side with tempo. Only downside is that White has weakened their king side. Stockfish give a 2.5 advantage for white. The game is not over yet, but something went very wrong in the opening haha

[@setokaiba2497]

@@alexanderreusens7633 I think where it goes wrong is e5 into Bg4. I think Nd4 is a much better move here

[@davidballantyne4492]

NL didn't comment on this sub-19 accuracy, I wonder if he missed it or just didn't want to acknowledge it?

[@normalmighty]

Have you thought about doing some matches with a nerfed Levy? It'd be awesome to hear your commentary trying to outlay a Gothamchess with a few missing pieces on his side, then to see you two go over the analysis together when it's still fresh.

[@jadebe80]

are ya winning, son?

[@CaptainSamcypants]

I see your fall guys christmas sweater

[@danlindeke4039]

Is there something to letting opponent go 1st?

[@gabrielantoniak400]

Did this pogged up individual just sing Bbmaj chord saying Here Here Here

[@CursedDonk]

Let’s gooooo

[@Enfirnity]

nice sweater

[@Kiteon]

beautiful second game xD

[@ImEverythingYouCrave]

@northernlion dude PLEASE we are asking for less goofy more serious! All of us are here to stay

[@lostdestroyer8400]

northernlion

[@davidwalston8219]

Woah nice drip!

[@isaacbrooks3877]

What a lovely shirt

[@QuardGame]

Deutschland in 39 be like 7:15

[@dominiks5068]

NL, it's kinda frustrating that you sometimes just don't consider very simple things. at 18:25 the engine obviously wants to play f6 as this would simply win a piece immediately - that's a 1 move pin tactic, you are easily good enough to spot that within 5 seconds if you actually look at the position instead of just thinking something along the lines of "wow, I wonder what crazy line the engine wants me to play here".

[@oldsuitman7762]

time to shave

[@Level80Sorcerer]

Overconfidence is a slow and insidious killer

[@duodeath2]

i like your shirt

[@Vulture2k]

I am a noob, so maybe I don't see the genius in it, but wth was that first game x_x

[@Nick2014B]

dude these openings are so bad lmao I'm here for it

[@lunarshining7964]

All according to plan, until... (chess)

[@dumbestgoatonmars5697]

Professional cyclist outfit

[@annonymeandfish]

Could of won that first one I think.

[@mango_water169]

Lets go