Northernlion: Intermediate Chess Genius?

[@radekwieczorek3913]

Levy: Why on earth did you trade queens? NL: you wanna get weird let's get weird

[@stanislasvillard2795]

The funniest thing is I'm not sure the egg is gonna change that on the long term. He enjoys chaos way too much.

[@yewwowduck]

@@stanislasvillard2795 it's called zane

[@jackmcg0]

@@yewwowduck the embodiment of zany.

[@fisheatsyourhead]

@@stanislasvillard2795 Chaos is a ladder

[@daviejamessolis6851]

That's literally how the egg works, might also lead to his losses or dubs? Who knows

[@weenyboi]

-NL starts getting back into chess -Gets me into chess -I start watching Levy -Levy NL crossover We did it boys

[@elijahgeorge9235]

A kindred spirit to my own

[@asweatymelvn]

Literally the exact same thing happened with me. Praise be chess.

[@rafaml]

SAME

[@Zara-be4io]

Literally didn't see this coming. xD

[@makytondr8607]

Same here! Well almost, I already knew Levy before..

[@pixlark4287]

POGGED out of my GOURD right now

[@GothamChess]

Lesson was a ton of fun. The full version is up on Ryan's channel: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXiviqevhNqff8k

[@bobby3eb]

This is awesome! NL is my fav creator and I just got to know your channel about a month ago.

[@artisinventable]

Maybe do another lesson with NL? I implore you.

[@Jonjon13Jonjon13]

@@artisinventable at the end of the lesson they mention going back at it after some time (couple weeks maybe?), gotta let the egg boil a bit to harden.

[@attention8312]

It's actually so strange seeing two of my favourite youtubers of all time that I would've never imagined together coming on the screen due to chess it's so awesome

[@Lireoec]

Same! I feel the exact same way.

[@buddy94445]

ikr! i started watching gotham after getting hooked up on nl's chess series, and now i see this in my reccomended!

[@svenpoletka5236]

He reminds me of Antonio Esfandiari, so I deemed him a douchebag against my better judgment.

[@basselwehbe8412]

@@buddy94445 bro same

[@MisterTene]

this

[@joed2871]

Gotham vs the Egg? Feels like a direct to DVD Batman movie.

[@nattydisaster1122]

This made my day

[@xxgrimmsxx42]

This is gold

[@HorizonEdge]

"Your reign of terror is over Egg, now hand over the Gourd of Pog." "You may have defeated my army of Egg Heads Batman, but I wonder how you will fare against my beloved pets. Tomohawk, Ryukaman, send em!" (Two Saber Tooth Tigers appear from off screen)

[@lichiebitchie8802]

Jokairrr

[@pbw_]

@@lichiebitchie8802 Pennywise!

[@EzioAuditoredaBasile]

The egg on GothamChess? My wildest dreams have come true

[@voievod7541]

Let's gooooooo, I am so here for this.

[@bujinfujin9668]

Let's gooooooooo

[@sedifric873]

POGGY

[@Rendragon001]

my gourd is pogged

[@basselwehbe8412]

Pog

[@FaceSticks]

The gourd is overflowing with Pog

[@RetsamX]

Yessss finally NL collab.

[@klaidaz01]

I've been looking forward to this ever since you left a comment on one of his chess videos. This collab is like a dream come true

[@ikhsanul1274]

Excuse me sir, can you tell me which one is that?

[@cattolord33]

@@ikhsanul1274 one of the earlier chess videks. If you go through the playlist by upload date you'll probably find it in the first 5 vids or so

[@ikhsanul1274]

@@cattolord33 Found it! Thanks!!

[@enzolabre6295]

@@ikhsanul1274 I believe it was the first episode of egg chess. If not, it is the first game after he is done doing challenges

[@drvofoka7033]

@@ikhsanul1274 Care to share with the class?

[@sid3620]

A collab with northernlion, my gourd is extremely pogged

[@yewwowduck]

what would it take for me to get you out of that gourd today

[@danfagan9631]

I can tell you are a fan of the egg lord with the gourd pogged out of your mind

[@c10wnbaby22]

@Sid I've never seen this guy before, why his camera so poor and head so ovular?

[@sid3620]

@@c10wnbaby22 something about his normal camera being broken I think, and his head is like that because he's an egg

[@Standplaats_Krakow]

@@sid3620 New camera is on the way!

[@chrishealy8]

watched this already on twitch but giving a like for the algorithm. praise baldy by the way, praise baldy

[@RazorThyOwn]

Praise baldy

[@sakulyah]

Praise baldy

[@the.helgard]

Praise baldy

[@samgaus]

Praise baldy by the way

[@MrCloud254]

Praise Baldy

[@victorhe9600]

Hikaru during the first move when black plays d4: "This should be winning" takes the pawn "Yep I won he should resign"

[@geometricart7851]

I love it when 1200s are like hey theory says this opening variation says +/- for me... great so you play like a GM 12 moves in and then on the 13th move you make a 1200+ move... and you've just let your kingside go and mate to follow in a couple...

[@snickle1980]

@@geometricart7851 That hit too close to home. 😁

[@MrGreenBeanBeenBeanin]

Basically chess = remember everything and easy grandmaster.

[@snickle1980]

@@MrGreenBeanBeenBeanin I'll settle for getting back up to 1600.

[@ProjectOlympia]

Black can't play d4 on the first move.

[@The55five5]

NL's chess videos led me to yours and I've been playing chess everyday for the last week and a half :P 400 to 820 which I'm happy with :)

[@nichtrick3308]

Brooo congrats, keep grinding

[@nihlify]

My memories from 20+ years ago made me go right into 900. Sad to say I haven't improved from that. -_-

[@ryanfecarotta6726]

Nice! Are you still playing?

[@The55five5]

@@ryanfecarotta6726 Yeah, on and off. I'm 1260 now :D

[@ryanfecarotta6726]

@@The55five5 nice! That’s a really good growth for under a year! Great to hear you’re still playing. (:

[@hetsarsava6481]

Disclaimer: no intermediate players were hurt during this video. 😂😂😂

[@acpliego]

Yes they were

[@marcosfilipemachado8783]

"They have a more contiguous pawn structure" Levy: o_O

[@quill444]

Mr. Rozman's eye-rolling gesture a few seconds after 15:08 following the perspicacity demonstrated by Mr. LeTourneau's use of the word "contiguous" is priceless. - j q t -

[@panda4247]

Never heard of this guy, but he seems like a distinguished gentleman. Intelligent speech etc. Great video

[@Sxtvara]

Alot of the fan base has been watching for 6+ years so it's weird to see him outside of rougelites

[@c.k.4770]

For may you acquiesce Eggdad's thanks.

[@Drdoomerang]

You missed a tinted rook!

[@maxybaer123]

danglish

[@MegaPeanutpower]

Typical egg...

[@ttrenchmiranda]

best comment

[@harpoonstheman1559]

"No one is going to hang their queen an 1500." Meanwhile Alexandra Botez at 2300.

[@user-qc7vf7pb3c]

Mikhail tal

[@thatoneguy9582]

@@user-qc7vf7pb3c I mean does it really count as hanging in his case

[@sam-ik5sx]

That's the beauty of chess. There are literally billions of ways of doing things. Even if not hanging your queen is the correct thing to do in 99% of cases, there is still the 1%; which equates to many many thousands of better moves! Botez is a beautiful player, one of my favourites!

[@anonymous071985]

Blitz and bullet aren't exactly the same chess. 1500 in a tournament slow game won't typically hang a queen.

[@user-qc7vf7pb3c]

There are two types of sacrifice correct ones and mine -mikhail tal ,1953

[@thefrogshammer2723]

Haven't played Chess in 14yrs and NL's videos got me back in. That led me to find you. 1200 elo THE POGGS ARE RAINING FROM THE SKU

[@rikiper1695]

Honestly, I've got no words to express how good this was. Easily one of the best videos on KZbin in my book. And even though you ended on a cliffhanger, pleeeeease put the game you played afterwards on here. Or, to be fair, I'll just go and dig it out of Twitch. Seriously great stuff. See you in the next one 👋🏻

[@mooncalf_4534]

Levy's vods are sub only :(

[@ThePhunnman5]

@@mooncalf_4534 NL uploaded the rest on his channel :)

[@mooncalf_4534]

@@ThePhunnman5 oh HELL YEA

[@rikiper1695]

@@ThePhunnman5 in the immortal words of a very famous person: "POG!"

[@DavidEmerling79]

This was a great video! Videoing a chess lesson - such a great idea. It also improved my opinion of Rozman quite a bit. I already liked him - but now I like him even more because he checks his sometimes sarcastic humor and snarkiness at the door when he is working with a student. That makes for very entertaining Twitch streaming, but when you're one-on-one with a student, you have to throttle it back a bit. I also have to hand it to this student. He seems very comfortable working with Levy. I think I would be intimidated just knowing that my instructor is so brilliant that I would be continually haunted by the notion that he adversely judging everything I do and every thought I have. But that would be MY problem. Northernlion clearly does not have this problem. This is a good example of how it takes TWO to have a productive chess lesson. Obviously, you have to have a talented instructor but you also have to have a receptive student. Not all accomplished chess players, even some Grandmasters, are good instructors. Levy is, however! Thanks for uploading this. I really enjoyed watching the interaction.

[@gregoryjoseph6883]

Enel acquiesing that sweet chess exposure.

[@phoebus321]

"I just got hit by word contiguous, im still recovering" im laughing so hard.

[@NanoToxMC]

so excited for this one, have been following NL and you for a while. :)

[@ShaneClough]

Thank you so much for doing this! Fantastic to hear chess strategy explained at a level above what I'd be able to think of myself, but not so high that it goes over my head. NL is such a fantastic content creator, and I'm glad he finally decided to branch out into chess after talking about how he used to play a lot as a kid. Seems he's really enjoying playing again, and all the viewers seem to love it.

[@rogerandersen7046]

oh thank god he played chess in the past, i was afraid he was 900 and then just became 1500 in like 2 weeks.

[@kochevar99]

Yeah as a 1450 level player this is the type of shit that I love and keeping this in my mind helps tremendously. What are the types of things I should be thinking about when trying to find the best move? Videos like this help answer that question.

[@moses4203]

check captures attacks What is my worst piece and how to improve it? Any outposts

[@kochevar99]

My biggest problem is the old saying “tactics is knowing what to do when there is something to do, strategy is knowing what to do when there is nothing to do.” That’s why I dig these types of videos. Levy isn’t telling him, “okay let’s learn tactics.” He’s pointing out why the move he made to improve his piece is good. Or why a seemingly logical move is bad. “Because it’s slow,” is an answer to a strategic problem, not a tactical one. But the “find your worst piece and improve it” is a piece of advice I need to think about more often.

[@moses4203]

@@kochevar99 I know this but i am literally auto pilot in game and I hate long matches. I need to slow down and play 10 mins

[@moses4203]

@@kochevar99 imma use that quote sounds lethal always thought they were the just synonyms

[@kochevar99]

@@moses4203 yeah I have the same problem in fast time controls. I can play an excellent game for two minutes and then lose because Im playing too slowly.

[@LordAJ12345]

Oh, I haven't watched Northernlion in a while, nice to see him here.

[@ImEverythingYouCrave]

dude he is uploading some amazing content you gotta check it out

[@Lore_Keeper]

You've got an entire gourd of pog waiting for you over at his channel

[@symeon5518]

I love how the fanbase is always ready to promote the egg's content whenever someone mentions him. The egg squad is wholesome

[@jimpaek]

@@symeon5518 it's because we genuinely love him. He's a beacon of "normalcy" among the crapton of crap on social media. Except for the pot play of course.

[@symeon5518]

@Wizzykin are you talking about nick? ( rockleesmile)

[@Michael-Hammerschmidt]

Ryab getting back into chess is what lead to me finding and binging more hours than I care to admit during finals week of Gotham's vids. Truely the most pogged of occurences

[@prawtism]

With NL's spreadsheet meta, he'll be at 2500 in a year :>

[@nichtrick3308]

That's some deep NL lore

[@alexackayak1]

Thanks Gotham whatever I see the egg in other people's videos it is extreamly pogged

[@fedezubo]

The pog juices are flowing through the system, this is the entertainment that I am looking for on this platform

[@Phendoxia]

0:06 "it's an eggcerpt"

[@donkeykong315]

WE STAN E-SPORT LEGEND NORTHERN “Gary” LION

[@namenameson6722]

Don't let this pot play talk distract you from the fact that Loki had a medkit

[@JeDiArmon]

RIP Tiny 'Brick' Studios.

[@DashNothing]

Now thats a throwback

[@JustAndrewIsFine]

It's an old reference but it checks out.

[@rudrod95_41]

Og

[@Kevhoi]

Lets go people, let them know who you reppin.

[@dootleedoot3344567]

This was such a fun collab to watch! I'm a longtime NL fan and only started watching you after getting into chess via Queen's Gambit. Your personalities actually mesh so well. Can't wait to see more stuff from you two in the future! Gotham plays Isaac?

[@cirocamoletto03]

THE POG HAS SURPASSED ANY PRIOR PHYSICAL LIMITS LET'S GOOOOO

[@johnjoeelkington8356]

I like how Gotham's chat was defending NL when the egg jokes came in. Good people, a shame they have yet to see his Head growing magic trick.

[@springfoe]

HE'S BALD?!?

[@cloudownsyounoob]

Levy your recent videos with intermediate players are really helping me. Your ambition for your channel and community shows. Thanks for making these happen brotha

[@DrZaius3141]

Barely starting and already a brilliant condensed nugget of information (regarding openings): "You know your knight goes here, you don't necessarily know where your bishop is going." Succinct, logical, forever saved in brain/chess/openings

[@timber1833]

I love this pairing, I found you because NL reinvigorated my interest in chess. You became one of my favorites to watch since then. You should definitely try and do more with him, for my sake.

[@Muzzycal]

I am pogged out of my gourd for this video

[@GrayeH]

The levels of POG that shot through my dome when I saw Levy with Egg was so astronomical I'm pretty sure it would be considered a satellite by NASA.

[@c.k.4770]

I somehow love when NL gets complimented, because I feel like he really appreciates it too. Great lesson!

[@_Crumpet]

LET'S GO! I hope there will be more of these

[@rorycolquhoun7840]

Love the videos man, keep up the great work!

[@cuppaaCoffey]

Yooo this is crazy, I start playing chess again about 3months ago and start watching Gotham. Now my favourite youtuber, Mr Egg Daddy, has a collab with him! What a time to be alive

[@muffinpuncher9461]

I really enjoyed this video. All of ur lessons are great too but this is practical analysis of real games with kind of a discussion. This is how I would actually learn and I appreciate that posted this for the rest of us to learn from too

[@davidebellomo358]

YEEEESSSSSSS I was waiting for this! (Actually I'ts been a short wait lol, just a bit more than a week since I discovered NL started a Chess series :D )

[@FrostyFyre]

Been watching NL for years and just started watching Levi recently, this collab blew my freakin mind!

[@Bimon1234567]

"Intermediate Chess Genius", what a pogged term.

[@codyjos393]

Lmao "dont hang check mate in 6 moves" ABSOLUTELY THROBBING

[@remediedyawn]

This was an awesome stream. Thanks for uploading it to YT!

[@ThomasNing]

"don't create your own meta" finegold: "always retreat"

[@RoZaxTheGreat]

Finegold needs to play Levy

[@Michael-ce3fb]

Commenting up for the algorithm, happy to see NL thriving in the chess lane. Good stuff, and the lessons were very informative!

[@frozenpelt967]

I've been looking forward to this! Thanks for the collab Gotham and NL!

[@anonamouse4520]

Esports legend “Northern”

[@connor6822]

Started watching you because NL started playing chess and I wanted more, so it warms my heart to see the collaboration.

[@nickjonker503]

This is truly amazing, thanks for the great vid!

[@mikelbacaicoa3255]

Great work! Keep going you are influencing a New era of chess players ( and I didnt saw the video jet)

[@hammad5028]

Levy do more of these kind of videos it’s actually helpful... Thank you for everything and thank you in advance for the future content 💐

[@meat_rainbow]

Such a flattering title for my boy NL.

[@JeDiArmon]

New subscriber from the delightful bowl of eggnog that is NL's channel / twitch. Thanks so much for the lessons and the banter and the pure concentrated poggy goodness. Happy holidays!

[@colaPasta]

great video! it was really helpful! talking about intermediate concepts, like why a trade or a slow move can so bad, is wonderful! please keep up this kind of content!

[@tomany1]

You two definitely need to colab more!

[@seasonedarts1896]

Woah.. I watched the whole video and then observed at the end that it's almost an hour long video. I never felt bored even for a sec.. 🔥

[@domenicopastore1721]

Did no one hear how Levy said this is an eggcerpt in the intro. That's pretty good.

[@mahmoodahmed5212]

YESSS. Been loving NL's vids as of late. The man is a legend

[@xirenzhang9126]

“Lemme know your thought in the comments below” Me: Levy I think you look like harry potter

[@tristanstrain9751]

Coming from seeing Levy coach TierZoo (Elo 800) to NL at ~1600, he's so encouraging to both of them. Amazing how he can SOUND condescending to lower elo when coaching NL but you get NONE of that when he's actually interacting with those beginner players. Very cool~ Sincerely, an 1100 going on 900.

[@HagalazI]

0:07 - "It's an excerpt..." Me: Ahahaha, eggcerpt.

[@Calcimer]

"Why don't we play a game" and the video cuts :Sad:

[@mrshadowguy1999]

I think the whole thing is up on NLs channel

[@noahhamilton9004]

@@mrshadowguy1999 ...and it's mind-boiling

[@alxuria]

@@noahhamilton9004 like good or bad haha

[@ChibiRuah]

i want to say it was cool seeing you reach out to NL and i feel the video was something most mid level players and some newer ones really can learn alot from. Super well done

[@thezachster18]

entirely pogged out of my freakin gourd right now!

[@light8514]

This video was so good. I learned many new things. Although I'm a beginner but these intermediate level things also help me. So keep making these kinds of videos Gotham.

[@snickle1980]

I remember seeing Northern Lion from half a decade ago...Small youtuber playing indie games like Rimworld etc. I just started seeing his videos pop up again during the chess craze of 2020 =)

[@tod4612]

Day 6 of telling Levy that his daily uploads are appreciated

[@Dragonfire973_]

Lets Goooooooo!!!! I've been waiting for this crossover!

[@loganodinson4661]

I've been asking for your thoughts on the Anglo-Scandinavian defense for a little while now, im glad im getting to hear it now.

[@nicholasbarclay9664]

This is insane. I’ve been watching NL forever dude so happy to see this!!

[@andreasgood9831]

I'M SO POGGED ABOUT SEEING NL ON THIS CHANNEL! Keep it up Levy! Let's make NL a master

[@Heldermaior]

I found this video super instructional. I find myself going backwards and forwards analyzing some of the positions again and again. Super cool video.

[@Lireoec]

Two of my favourite celebrities collaborating. One since Binding of Isaac days and one from a new hobby. Never thought I'd see the day... 2020 has been a year!

[@yoslo6832]

Let’s freaking go! Best collab I didn’t know I was gonna see

[@Offdopp]

*8:15* Spot the tiny, angry Sinvicta

[@matejplachta9460]

I have never clicked on a video faster before.

[@jacksonhoneycutt]

I love NL! So glad you did this collab!

[@asaelurena94]

The egg!!!!!

[@nichm7318]

LETS GO EGGDAD. BLESS OUR COMMUNITY FOR SUGGESTING THIS.

[@maybeoptify]

“he has over 1000 videos on youtube” thats an understatement, he has over 3000 videos just on isaac (and you already know im watching them all)

[@BMWE-hm7uz]

@GothamChess nice video dude. I myself am stuck at around 1500, and its harder to break 1600 than it was breaking 1000 10 months ago. The strategical ideas are known, but tough to implement still. Content like this is very useful for the intermediate players though. Good video dude

[@zeablade9072]

4:00 am. Oh well lets watch the gotam guy.

[@koiiinu]

P O G G Y ESPORTS LEGEND NORTHERN

[@TheRealFerum]

Wait.... this isn’t binding of issac

[@jorgerocha9315]

Great collab hope NL and you can continue some lessons

[@willo_x9]

Been craving the NL games after i Missed the stream

[@prawtism]

"I don't know if I've got the intestinal fortitude to compete" - says esports legend who does well in almost every competition

[@rust3152]

says esports legend who recently survived a salmonella/campylobacter dual infection

[@prawtism]

@@rust3152 wow, I've been adding raw eggs to my protein shake, makes me think twice now

[@kaladivo]

Yey! My two favorite youtubers! Thanks for the video guys!