Maybe I'm goated for real? (Chess)

This is bespoke made for KZbin content, not those stinky Twitch VODs. I promise!
I've been feeling the urge to play chess again and I tricked myself into thinking I'm better than I am. Let's see what sort of damage we can do on Chess.com again!
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[@HoarselyCry]

All my life problems just fade away with NL Chess, I wish these videos were hours long. Thanks for the company.

[@pervasivedoubt150]

The perfect game for a broken heart

[@HoarselyCry]

@@pervasivedoubt150 so long my love.

[@sainttrish7544]

Completely agree, friend. In a perfect world we would have hours of NL chess content, but he's such a good creator because he can pivit between different games

[@MrTigerpirro]

Agreed.

[@pietrocelano23]

Bro he uploads 4 hours of content a day cut him a break! He only has 24 hours in his day, he can only physically upload so much!! If you watch all of his videos in a row then yes you can claim to having watched a 4 hour long NL video (aka a stream)

[@AzureFlash]

So what's the difference between being merely goated, and being goated with the sauce? How much value does the sauce bring to plain goatedness? Does it depend on what type of sauce is used, perhaps how hot the sauce is? I'm still learning zoomer cybergastronomy

[@matthewapple9546]

Hey NL, love the chess videos. Hope you're enjoying them as much as we are.

[@neilthom8349]

New viewer and I've been loving seeing these pop up daily. How you narrate your thought process is actually pretty helpful for super low ELO scrubs like me, especially around creating and exploiting long term weakness in the opponent's position. Love these vids :)

[@maxkho00]

Creating and exploiting long-term weaknesses is actually one of NL's main problems. But yeah, he's no doubt better at that than a complete beginner lol.

[@thisisdaud]

You know the egg is goating when he''s starting to argue with the engine about the best moves.

[@impishlyit9780]

He was incredibly wrong and not looking at what the actual best move was the first time I noticed it, but he is certainly more confident.

[@lukehallam1881]

Yeah, he missed mate in 2

[@Nightknight1992]

i wish he would have looked at the analysis for the first game, im pretty sure he was up a ton :D

[@faznaz7455]

Qxe4 taking the bishop was even more forcing.

[@paranormal17]

I kept waiting for him to realize he missed mate in 2. The engine even showed him the right move which probably would have gotten him a !!

[@jacefairis1289]

8:16 certified "Oh No, My Queen" moment, Eric Rosen would be proud

[@stepladder3518]

this actually made me so mad lol, because he had the perfect idea but if he just took the bishop he had a forced mate. still goated with the chess sauce though NL for pm 2020-something

[@nathanielfaint3729]

@@stepladder3518 yeah move 25 should have been Qxe5+ mate in one

[@number2pensyl557]

Buy a knight sell a knight > sell a bishop buy a knight for most archetypes this weekly

[@Szanth]

Roll me a queen? You piece.

[@HoarselyCry]

Queen me. Knight me. King me.

[@number2pensyl557]

“Rook scales better in the endgame… I say as I just trade my rook”

[@johnnydoe3603]

Campylobacter Phase was the Golden Age of NL Chess Performance. 🏆 Egg Lord is Outperforming now 🤯👍🏽

[@cailinbrown7424]

3:32 "it's a real person whose photo you're using but the person is not you" *glances at NL's profile picture*

[@policom92]

Man these videos are coming so often, much appreciated.

[@samforeman8796]

Northernlion I am loving your chess games, cannot get enough of the lighthearted tactics and refreshing absolution from the min-max games that I usually watch as you play with honesty

[@ianstu7]

The best episode yet of the return of chess. I love the "every game isn't the Super Bowl" attitude, but I also like hearing your train of thought when you make moves, even if it's a move just to play out a potentially funny line. Loving NL chess back on KZbin.

[@XxMommotzxX]

Fave series. Incredibly relatable and hilarious. Banter is replaced with barely-processed surface thoughts and reactions to the position. My day is better when I see this dope thumbnail in my feed.

[@negativemusicforlife8919]

i absolutely love your chess videos!!!!

[@drewcellini5389]

Man, the chess content has been so good- Please keep this going!

[@RedHeadAlive09]

Gotta say that the 3 minute games are my favourites! It's the perfect mix between gotta-play-no-time-to-think and long term strategy

[@Szanth]

With the sauce, yes, many people are saying this.

[@bl0ndi550]

Amazing how amongst all these gm and im steamers and KZbin chess gamers, a bald dad remains on top

[@Blackfire123creation]

I love your chess videos :)

[@jacefairis1289]

9:26 it's because QxE4 check is checkmate in 2 -- but in the immortal words of GM Aman Hambleton: "if you see a checkmate, look for better."

[@alexno5129]

Best part of my day is getting home from work and putting NL Chess on the tv

[@atlasstoned]

Positive chess gamer checking in.

[@YanLuccaCloth]

Love drinking coffee while watching NL Chess videos!!

[@caityslater690]

great games and commentary today :) thanks for the video

[@richardsmith3021]

This inspired me to play bullet, I tilted down to 500 ELO Pog thanks NL

[@eliditto8975]

chess content is so good i'm so happy nl is getting back into chess

[@Tommylizard]

thank you GM Northern for the content

[@etopowertwon]

I haven't feel so many pogs since StS videos

[@Iniwid]

Blessed be the chess content. And as much fun as it is to respond to your expressed appreciation with joking comments, know that just because we're repeating what you say doesn't mean that the sentiment is feigned! We're just all on the same page that we love NL chess, you like that we love NL chess, and we love that you like that we love NL chess

[@bernardshaw7405]

The best part of the day a NL chess video

[@lachland592]

More chess videos please. I could watch these for 4¼ hours at a time.

[@notyourdad]

Much wow, such pog, very chess.

[@PaulHobbs23]

Chess is the best, loving the content brother. Keep it up! I like all time controls, so yeah blitz is pretty Pog, maybe even Champ if I do say so myself. And I do.

[@More_Row]

Enjoyed it, a lot

[@RyanJFaulk]

More chess content! Hooray!

[@ImTheFool08]

Love chess! More please!

[@winterinhead]

awesome games, man

[@scroogemcduck4765]

Dude chess and SAP are my favorites. Thanks for being Awesome NL

[@mavisesdalgasi]

My favourite egg playing my favorite game, what more could I ask for?

[@Nightknight1992]

2:58 e5 immediately wins a piece cuz the bishop has no spaces and the pawn cant take cuz the queen is pinning it

[@Nightknight1992]

oh god him worrying about the queen taking his rook while his rooks are connected is rough :D

[@Nightknight1992]

23:28 ???

[@DukeChameleon]

I'm a simple man, I see new chess video - I hit like

[@maxfaye-wevle42]

I love the chess streams.

[@Juskinen]

Love NL, love chess, simple as.

[@aidanvitticore3475]

Love how blunders a piece to cxd4 and both players just go on like nothing happened in game two

[@user-qz1ms3mv1h]

I will literally never miss an episode of NL chess (and believe me, even if he loses every round I'll smash that like)

[@Boobbrown]

love it!

[@xdbruhxd1179]

Chess content is egg tier (epic)

[@wesleymcbob]

I'm a simple man, I see nl upload chess, I'm pogging

[@deathking342]

Chess Pog. Thank you Egg.

[@Garryn_]

last dude saw a video a about the fried liver and didn't take enough notes, classic

[@byrondonaldpaulson]

Eggman!

[@LordXalad]

Love the chess, Egg!

[@HH-mf8qz]

You should really try some 960 chess, suits your more fun and risk taking approach of the last few videos. It has the benefit that there is no opening theory in a randomized 960 match, but at the same time lots of strategies cope up spontaneously. And it’s still fair because both sides are symmetrical. Would love it if you gave it a try NL!

[@tongpoo8985]

That would be sick

[@indygon]

Gotta second this, give the Egg Tactical Engine a chance to shine

[@M3GAMAN100]

He's so good

[@Trevor21230]

>90% accuracy on a 4 minute, 24 move blitz game. Ho-lee shiet.

[@Batman-bh6vw]

Can confirm, goated for real.

[@Gabu_]

The game at 5:17 was an actual nightmare to watch. NL's opponent played INTO every pin it seems.

[@brogizzle4749]

When NL stops making chess content, I'm punching my own ticket.

[@Choko4343]

ahahahahaaahha

[@bobari557]

Poggin rn

[@luminator911]

Yooo Eg is back to 1400+

[@JamesDucas1]

Love the chess, watch with my son. Good times!! Thank you!

[@poppanaattori89]

I firmly believe there's a psychic bond between bald individuals since NL always manages to upload chess at the best possible moment for me.

[@bennytyty]

NL, you're goated for real, regardless of how you feel about your chess skill :)

[@deinaemudda]

extremely pogged games

[@TheOKAY]

Almost dropped the Q at 14:15. I was sweating bullets!

[@Mr13961]

Sometimes when I watch NL play chess, I like to close my eyes and just listen to the commentary and try to picture the board. Then open them and see how close I was.

[@ethangilworth7891]

The man is on fire! 1500 elo will return soon

[@user-cz3sl5gr3n]

Personally, I like when NL plays 5 or 10 minute games. I am not nearly as good as NL at chess so when he has time to explain his moves, I enjoy it more. Just my personal opinion, though, glad he is enjoying chess and making fun content 😊

[@nickolasmatos3459]

Chess me. Would love to see more 10 minute games with 3 minute attitude.

[@ChiliTomatoNoodle]

pogging for chess once again

[@mrrp405]

Chess players who know more than I, how does e5 work for NL at 2:28?

[@aidanvitticore3475]

His rooks protected eachother! Oh no!

[@TheLeedsBoyz]

longer games please

[@SmalexOo]

Don't comment often but id love to see a 10 5 3 1 video. we get some intense gameplay and it gets quicker each time!

[@aidanvitticore3475]

I do think NL is focused a bit too much on pawn structure and a little too little on the bishop pair

[@GravyInMyVeins]

Chess? Yes!

[@garvo806]

That first game was terrible lol you made me laugh so hard good stuff

[@KillasStayFly]

The dichotomy in skill level between the first game and second game is hilarious

[@maxkho00]

I think you mean "contrast". "Dichotomy" means something else.

[@maxkho00]

Although I don't really see the contrast. He did really well in the first game to get a better position, then missed the opportunity to capitalise on that better position by trapping his opponent's bishop, but then found a nice fork to gain even more material. His only real mistakes (missing a free bishop was a missed win, not a mistake) were rash king moves in the end. And, in the second game, he also missed a simple fork and then a pretty routine mate-in-2 which involved just capturing a hanging bishop. As far as I'm concerned, both games were of similar quality - both were played at around the 1500-1600 level.

[@lukehallam1881]

It is kind of funny how in the second game he saw the queen wasn't actually defending the pawn but didn't see that the same queen wasn't defending the bishop. Also, it wasn't just a free bishop, it was mate in 2.

[@gurderguile9258]

5:21. How you can tell NL does not follow Levy content

[@_-__-____]

Solution to 9:35 (I think): Rb8+…Qxb8 Rb8+…Kxb8 Qxe4

[@TrinityEcho]

4:18 why not just Qxg5, already up massive material

[@AstridCeleste96]

For as much as we clown on you every now and then it's actually crazy to see your "Best move" ratio to total moves in a lot of these 3 minute games. The egg is a bit cracked.

[@kameronforward1623]

Pog more chess

[@modernape9878]

Chess really is the best game ever

[@cda0]

NL please keep playing chess, maybe more 10 minutes?

[@JakobS92]

i love NL chess

[@PoucoHabilidoso]

Mr Game Review Coach

[@xiricada7121]

Poggers!

[@supertray1]

Personally I would get rid of the baby to make more chess content

[@Bujintei]

(3:40) Says somebody who has his baby as profile picture.

[@AND626]

Here to like and comment once more

[@shqiperiaetnike3138]

Engagement squad reporting in! (Day 69 of 3-minute time controls! Some-day he'll change it!)

[@danser_theplayer01]

Did vikings have chess?

[@uhhhhEthan]

+2

[@eggs_tm]

e

[@Chadgwhite]

First??

[@Nagi2100]

I may be checkmated, but your pawn structure is terrible!

[@TheJacksonFaller]

I laugh when NL makes blunders, but then I remember that I'm 400 in blitz 🥲