He will never blunder every piece he has (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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[@greedlings]

My favorite chess bit is NL saying “ah yes, the (insert opening here). Perhaps you’re familiar with it?” Never gets old. AND I MEAN THAT SINCERELY

[@colinpaton3304]

The comedic timing on "did we or did we not gain a pawn" at 11:20 had me fucking howling, he simply never stops providing.

[@bobross2123]

Love to see another brilliancy but man it makes that mouse slip hurt all that much more

[@jeremykayy]

I’d say he won the exchange

[@mattwilliams2935]

I love that he didn't let him get to him. The blitz giveth and takeaway.

[@juhonieminen4219]

12:12 "I don't think you are familiar with such defence. Its not something the jedi would teach you."

[@ianstu7]

NL referred to the king piece as "himself" ...have we always been playing as the king? This hits on a new level

[@AOTSismyhero]

It's all shotgun king after all

[@poppanaattori89]

You got it wrong. Every king is NL.

[@Kikuraichi]

Spent the entire video yelling TAKE THE PAWN at every single game you played. Great video.

[@bonzo5621]

when in trouble, of course just "superfianchetto" this man is gold

[@connor9777]

chess WITH the Tommy Bahama? you've blessed this Tuesday Mr. Lion

[@bobapplebob9695]

NL with 0 passed pawns: "I have two connected passed pawns"

[@CommunistConcubine]

Thank you NL, watching all the bad moves you and your opponents play has given me confidence and now I've shot up 200 elo in a few nights. Eggdad pulls through once again! And the banter keeps me coming back, despite the pain.

[@exlordinthedude8080]

He needs to play 5 min, gives him enough time to banter.

[@IMacSports75]

Northernlion Chess is the best content on the internet, and the best part of my day!

[@kodokushi6015]

Yep, such a shame they underperform compared to every other game he plays. But glad he still keeps pumping them out for those of us who enjoy them

[@arrowofkira5658]

yeah that's unfortunately true but on the other hand it's great that he keeps uploading chess even tho it scores a bit less. I do enjoy some sap and rumbleverse too but for me chess is definitely the highlight. :)

[@DoctorOck1254]

In 7:56 your opponent missed Qa4+ which wins a knight. The point of this opening is to set up this trap and they missed the main part.

[@jakeseithel5951]

This scratches the itch brother, happy to see you enjoying the game

[@christophersnow7703]

@7:51 with the tall Bishop was brilliant 😂 the best to ever do it

[@NearoC]

Oooooh, at 14:09 I totally would've just 'done the fork' and got grabbed by knight. I gotta respect it.

[@CrazyMachinator]

11:22 mesmerizing moment, sublime epiphany.

[@greenoftreeblackofblue6625]

"What are you Doinng~?!"- NL

[@Mathmachine]

Don't sell yourself short like that NL. I know that if anyone could blunder literally every piece, it's you. I have faith in your skill.

[@omhd]

Love the Tommy Bahama era chess content, blitz is very pog and any chess is good chess! edit: tall fianchetto game truly one of the chess games in history

[@dogmonkeycat9185]

Loving the chess content! Would love to see some 5 minute games if possible please!

[@f_i_z]

*moves instantly, blunders a rook, resigns* "okay, going to start playing more on instinct now" XD

[@bryanringel481]

My favorite was the “ I kinda like my….ahhhhhh….I resign”

[@andytheaardvark1]

Does he not particularly enjoy reviewing games? Cause thats honestly the most pog part of online chess

[@LikeACosmicGumbo]

I mean, certainly no harm in voicing the things you enjoy as a vote to see more of them. And I always really enjoy the analysis as well! But at the same time, NL has said he got a bit burned out last time around, and it seems like the focus on winning, getting ELO, analyzing games, etc was part of that. I have to imagine that chess is one of the more difficult games to “narrate” as you play, and also one of the most obnoxious when it comes to armchair analysts in the comments.

[@NorthernlionLP]

@@LikeACosmicGumbo the backseaters can be silenced by the game reviews tho. so many "you could've done this, you could've done that" comments could be avoided

[@LikeACosmicGumbo]

​@@NorthernlionLP 1) I disagree that most backseaters would eat their humble pie even if it was served to them. Some would! But I don't agree that they would be silenced. But more germane to this discussion: 2) the backseaters are usually RIGHT that NL made blunders. He's better at chess than I'll ever be, but he's at an ELO where "obvious" mistakes are going to be made in most games, especially under 3 minute time controls (and especially under the added constraint of being a content creator rather than just a chess player). And again, I trust that you are like me - you like learning from the game reviews when they happen, and you aren't in it for the schadenfreude. But enough people clearly are, based on the myriad of commenters who just want to seem smarter than the successful streamer every video. At the end of the day, of course you're entitled to want what you want and enjoy what you enjoy. But it seems clear to me that chess is only tenuously hanging on as something NL is even willing to dedicate time to, and he has spoken pretty directly to not (generally) enjoying going through the reviews as part of it.

[@danilvoiko954]

The last game certainly deserved a review, I'm no master but I saw some really interesting and topical missed moves there.

[@EveloGrave]

I've said it a million times and i'll say it a million more. Love the chess content.

[@AngelJimenez-cs4yq]

Watching this before work, the chess drip got me thinking I’ll wear the old flamingo short sleeve button up to the office

[@JayyWilliams]

14:11 Actual galaxy brain play

[@ericwilliams1832]

14:53 Famous last words

[@polkmana]

NL's endgames have gotten a lot better. Good stuff.

[@righteousone5068]

5:41 pawn check to king wins the rook..

[@jeroenvb31415]

he really should analyze his blunders

[@Gunga2]

Let’s go chess time

[@Gabu_]

Have some piece, have some pawn, it doesn't matter if it's boiled or fried. Chess is the poggest content. Also... TAKE THE PAWN!!! Excuse me, a small relapse.

[@Potbelly76]

“That way we can keep our bishop pair” when he’s down a bishop 😂

[@atlasstoned]

that was a beautiful queen trade, deserved brilliancy

[@notyourdad]

NL playing the Ponziani unbeknownst to him is maybe one of my favorite things in the world.

[@xiricada7121]

Love your chess content, NL

[@FickleWid]

I like this content cause I can learn from it while being entertained, thanks egg :)

[@Lacross93]

Time and time again i am amazed by the great moves in combination with utterly horrible moves, NL manages to come up with

[@joshyboy9821]

I randomly watched recently these and it's great

[@joshsarnese3930]

*spits out cereal*

[@kiyokiyoko]

This was one of the chess videos of all time

[@garblechunk]

The misclick caused me physical pain. Condolences, eggman.

[@samm6933]

lets freaking goooooooooooo edit 1: and he's in the damn tommy bahama shirt, hell yeah edit 2: one minute he knows no opening theory, the next he's crushing a Berlin Defense. never stop never stopping brother

[@Naikich0]

Ah, love me another tilt based episode

[@PaulHobbs23]

Hey, really enjoying the chess content lately. Glad to see you’re still getting weird with it. See you around brother!

[@VocalSammy]

The For Sale by Kendrick Lamar quote!? That's why NL is my goat streamer.

[@christianbeyramartinez1662]

He said the line and all my neurons fired up. Unexpected, but much appreciated.

[@PaulHobbs23]

Wow, a brilliancy that didn’t even make the thumbnail? NL pog levels are off the charts lately.

[@navinsafferling1923]

Love the "ah whatever" moves

[@mathees479]

Loving the chess content!

[@Man-wn5si]

NL was playing so good!! shoutout to mouse slip

[@flutiyama]

Love the chess content, and would really like to see some educational content such as a 2 hour class with Levy, Aman or Daniel Naroditski!

[@cavemantoe6153]

absolutely pegged at the kendrick lamar reference

[@thedogswang]

[@policom92]

That slip! Its gonna haunt me.

[@JokerTheDank]

That TPAB reference was very interesting

[@DunkMasterFlex]

Never seen this many pieces in one place

[@ZendikarMage42750]

I felt that mouse slip, heh heh

[@RaymondSequenza]

Pogged and Gourded

[@Bearable124]

What super GM is secretly making these moves? The people demand the truth!

[@GyroZeppeliUwU]

14:10 What a play from young chess prodigy Ryan "Northernlion" Letourneau, the crowd is pogging!

[@jobobrien1420]

14:30 What a play from young chess prodigy Ryan "Northernlion Letourneau, the crowd is pogging!

[@calebsutherland5221]

Chess gaming!

[@ColtsChannel]

BLESS THE CHESS.

[@heysimone]

ladies and gentleman, he has done it

[@alexanderwilliams9640]

chess gaming pogchamp

[@atlasstoned]

chess AND the shirt? wow. we’re ascending

[@Drdoomerang]

I see chess I press like

[@mentecato666]

Awesome games

[@placidesulfurik]

5:42 Kf5?? g6+ Kf6 Rxe4 you lose a rook

[@cpfink1242]

Thank you for the chess.

[@purplejay8030]

Cereal

[@jonaskennedy]

For the love of all that is good on the 64 squares PLEASE use your rooks in the middle game.

[@thelol1759]

Chess time 😎

[@Trevor21230]

21:17 is there a reason to not un-double your pawns via pawn capture??

[@HevyMetalMay]

MORE CHESS

[@Chadworthy_]

14:30 I have a problem that the misclick actually made me yell, which never happens when I watch anything.

[@adamanonymous6885]

NL needs to learn what a passed pawn is :)

[@laureloneiros1500]

Poggy woggy

[@Phoenix0F8]

6:10 black missed the pawn forking king and rook yikes

[@ChiliTomatoNoodle]

pogging for chess again

[@chadliabdelkrim5356]

Someone stop this man from playing blitz my eyes

[@waldezurbe]

sometimes NL is winning but he just "fuck that!".

[@stephenphelps920]

7:39 the worst ponziani player ever

[@etopowertwon]

The daily dose of pog has arrived!

[@lordmarshmal_0643]

Yeah, he'll blunder all but one piece LUL

[@cohemo077]

Bruh blundered his knight like 4 times in game 2

[@ericmohn4002]

the sicilian defense is currently underplayed at lower ratings, probably because a lot of chess streamers say not to play it until around 2k.

[@fusionfall34]

I fear that if I stop commenting pogs on these videos they'll be gone, so I must do my part and publicly pog off in the comment section every damn time. Pog NL, Pog

[@Tinithor]

Commenting cause i love the chess vids

[@matthewapple9546]

Chessy chess

[@ImTheFool08]

pogging out the algorithm

[@wednesday976]

Pog

[@MachoDagger]

Nice shirt Northern

[@camafterdark276]

YOOOO my favorite shirt

[@arrowofkira5658]

Awesome games, even tho we lost one due to the missclick it was an enjoyable day of chess

[@imnotcreative2999]

Instead of blundering your piece you should Plunder the ONE PIECE

[@nu_jasuu6873]

“If a fianchetto is good then certainly a *super* fianchetto has got to be even better.”

[@chrish6962]

Egg

[@screamingliner]

oof

[@animantus4293]

5:41 I'm sorry, that blunder hurt too much. I love you, but my heart can't take it anymore. Be right back when SAP pops in.

[@avvvqvvv99]

love the blunders, don't ever analyse games please