A Blunderless Game? (Chess)

I'm playing on Chess.com -- these aren't sponsored videos but the site seems pretty cool.
Chess has been having a resurgence in popularity this year so I have finally acquiesced to semi-popular demand and started to play a bit. First, let's hone our skills and get a little more warmed up and then let's conquer chess dot com one board gamer at a time.
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About this game:
the horse moves like an L

[@highlandshereditary1749]

There's something about NL's speech pattern and vocabulary thats oddly addictive, like, I can't get enough of his commentary

[@milangiroux]

He has the cadence.

[@stormtroop007]

*addictive

[@highlandshereditary1749]

@@stormtroop007 lol thanks

[@ragudoctor523]

blink and you’ll have been watching him for 6 years like it’s nothin

[@jahmaniart]

Aaah welcome to the family, brother

[@Keegan3005]

The chess computer hitting him with the blunder after every analysis move had me rolling. Pogcity baby

[@PHeMoX]

It's because he doesn't think it through quite long enough. I don't want to do too much backseat gaming, as it's obvious NL is learning and having fun either way. But his first opponent here wasn't very good. And NL _still_ goes for the queen trade way too quickly.

[@ImortalZeus13]

The correct Danism is “pogicity”

[@waffleisyummy]

“We may be down but they still like us” Me when i text the group chat a meme

[@chickenbeforeegg]

Ah yes, the "I hope they don't see this" strategem

[@mizakzee]

17:40 -18:40 Probably the funniest bit of analysis I've seen. I've been in that spot where your a little tilted, and it feels like you just keep stumbling over yourself.

[@ZackBogucki]

That section was extremely "Sideshow Bob in a parking lot full of rakes"

[@mizakzee]

@@ZackBogucki yo I've been right there

[@ImEverythingYouCrave]

@@ZackBogucki ZACH IN NL COMMENT SECTIONS WHAT?? dude I love your music!! Ever since the waking kraid track you made wayyyy back!

[@ZackBogucki]

@@ImEverythingYouCrave Ayyyyyyy I don't think I've been recognized out in the wild before! Much appreciated! ...Something, something pogged out of my gourd

[@oivindification]

One of the funniest segments I have seen in a long time. Just every swing of the eval bar, with him like, ok then we do this!, no, the computer is like "what are you doing?". And the ending, "well we deserved to lose that about 20 times" The vibe he had with this chess series was just goated

[@BradPrichard]

"Then he moves there" -> NL chooses the absolute worst move possible for his opponent.

[@Mantosasto]

"I like Rodrigo" Renato M Gregorio 1949

[@desidia847]

NL admonished his students for going "Teacher, Obama!", while he does this, smh.

[@nextgenwarrior]

Literally first time seeing en passant before, blew my mind.

[@StephenSweat]

I just saw it demonstrated on the Gotham Chess video I was watching maybe 5 minutes before this video was published. Really interesting move I never knew was possible.

[@Doomclown]

It basically exists so pawns can't use their double-move to sprint past opposing pawns.

[@richardmcnamara8715]

Its actually pronouned N peasant

[@AthosJosue]

Look for "northernlion kate en passant" on youtube

[@pervasivedoubt150]

@@richardmcnamara8715 no

[@robinvik1]

E-Sports gamer barely defeats 70 year old filipino man

[@ubermanana6746]

31 year old boomer vs actual boomer - turns out the younger one wins on time

[@conned2rpi]

@@ubermanana6746 "Speed's what we need; We need greasy, fast speed!"

[@DeineMudda313313]

Spoilers dude

[@444milk]

@@DeineMudda313313 why do you read comments before the video

[@robinvik1]

@@Trash7Trash7Trash7 Sorry, english is my second language, which means I sometimes write words the way they are actually pronounced instead of how latin-obsessed scholars from the 1400s would like me to write them.

[@duodeath2]

this chess series is the only thing keepin me from losing it

[@AthosJosue]

My dude was meant to be the next hitler, but Ryan keeps him in check 😧... literally

[@whocares4583]

Me too pal, you’re not alone

[@tongpoo8985]

I lost it already and this made me unlose it

[@skullbroski]

I love watching NL check the analysis, see that the green arrow shows the best move, then continue to stare and try to figure out the best move after going back

[@dragonx23123]

He doesn't want spoilers

[@bobshkie]

My favourite NL series in years. Let’s gooooo!

[@bunnyben5607]

*literally anything happens* NL: It's a thinking man's game

[@MelMelodyWerner]

that's right, Bun Shapiro.

[@StephenSweat]

With every added pog, I expect my gourd to burst. But I insist on depositing the pog, and the sacred rite continues. The Egg Lord blesses me with this strong gourd.

[@colinpaton3304]

I hate this so much but I can’t help myself from loving it

[@Hakasedess]

He keeps blessing us with chess, and every day I get more pogged for the next PogChamps I fully expect our egg to take the crown, although Hafu is really strong as well.

[@andreasj6926]

Instant like on every one of these, I already know I'm going to enjoy it

[@ImEverythingYouCrave]

honestly this has been a must watch for me daily.

[@HCGxreaver]

Same for me!

[@AthosJosue]

Yeah, now i have the urge to learn to play chess

[@bigbangboom74]

i dont like any videos on youtue besides this and what was slashers keep i instantly liked both of them since they starter now

[@TheInverseGentleman]

"1949" this poor old man has had a hard year, just give him a win. After he has a newborn.

[@brokenses4418]

NL "Then i guess we do this" Stockfish "nOPE" NL "Then i guess they do this" Guess what stockfish said..........

[@TheSemicolon7]

Once NL figures out how to view the computer lines in analysis, it's all over for us.

[@darinmany5397]

dude i played a bit of chess like 10 years ago. it was a lot of thing you are getting now, which move is better. I got a lot of what you are getting now you see the move, but there is another move, that makes the move better. LOVING THE CHESS.Dude you are a mega star

[@adamcrook4611]

The last game probably was the best I've seen from both sides. It felt truly like both had to parse out what each was doing and didn't feel like any made major mistakes. NL played wonderfully and his opponent did as well, really great watch.

[@PureLionHeart]

Title: A blunderless game? First five minutes: Hmmm.

[@doctordumbass9425]

18:09 "they prefer the *queen*

[@valenciansun]

The number of missed wins is actually delicious

[@Joe-nh8eq]

I had a blunderless game today too. Always feels good. Like see I can win even if my opponent doesnt fold like a ton of breaks.

[@TheBicycleRepairman2]

Incredible respect for sir 1949, we should all hope to have such clarity and sharpness at that age.

[@bruhjenkins6482]

6:46 Dude actually pulled out the ‘thinking mans game’ card whilst playing chess

[@Rosenator1]

Very strategic endgame with the two knights. Top-tier play.

[@ronaldduttweiler1578]

The Egg is doing a solid job of playing a little quicker without rushing too much and getting too sloppy. I love this series it's so good

[@JacobWalker909]

I like that you specify (chess) before anyone gets the idea you wouldn't blunder any other game

[@anthonyepertle]

Paging Al Gorithm...Code Pog, Northern's channel. Repeat code pog, respond immediately, Al Gorithm.

[@kaym2043]

“Actually it’s not better, it’s just losing in more steps” amazing hahhah

[@lilshoes8700]

Just wanna say as a fan for years, watching you play clubhouse games chess got me excited. I'm happy you decided to stick with it, you seem to be having a ton of fun, and it's been very cool seeing how much you have learned since starting this

[@iPerfection68]

ah my daily pog is here, thank you NL

[@tortilini2194]

New to the channel with the chess games. I couldn't breath watching you analyze the end of the first game. Thanks for that laugh.

[@dylanb2990]

39:55 I’m pretty sure h3 here is to stop the knight from advancing.

[@AceTheBraveIT]

9:38 "I would rather be white... They have an advantage" - Northernlion 2020 -

[@Level80Sorcerer]

minkuS

[@mdaily318]

I mean he’s sadly not wrong

[@realityisenough]

@@mdaily318 sadly...? ;o

[@EIIlast2791]

@@mdaily318 lol when it comes to chess yes he’s right but if youre talking about “white privilege” in the real world then not so much

[@lucasnadamas9317]

@@realityisenough Well yeah NL is playing black

[@Livestreamlurker]

41:18 I think the main reasons the computer doesn't like b3 is because, for one, it puts literally all of your pawns on light squares. Leaving them to maybe become targets for that light squared bishop. And the second reason is that it's the endgame. Your King's a fighting piece. It wants to be active too. So, it didn't activate your king and it created potential weaknesses.

[@m0002856]

As somebody who plays the Caro-Kann as well, watching you fall into the Accelerated Panov attack hurt me. I've totally been there. You're just like... WHAT?! C4?! What's this?! Throws you off entirely.

[@FilledCircle]

That first game was a really good lesson in continuity of pressure. Loving the content NL, I feel my brain gaining wrinkles.

[@mattevans1643]

The knight was defending E4. Which is where the pawn was supposed to go on that move.

[@slimeball555]

During the second game analysis, if you want to see the best continuing line (like how you were trying to step through the endgame), click the move notation or the magnifying glass right under "X is best"

[@Godigentil97]

I gotta say, that episode was the most interesting to me so far, the game again Gregorio was super interesting.

[@tereziii]

you know the opponent blundered when he leans to the right

[@LinNeTule]

I like this playing out the timed out endgame, it seems like something that would help learn a lot of endgame strats, and Levy said it's hard to start to develop a wide range of endgame skills

[@ImEverythingYouCrave]

Man this content is incredibly addictive. The chess plays, they're so good! I need more.

[@angelobonicelli651]

Nl please use higher depths stockfish at depth 18 is sometimes unreliable especially in the endgame.

[@scull0234]

Such a pogged series

[@thatsmidnight]

Blunders or not, I'm still as pogged as ever about the Chess series. I hope we can continue to see more in the future. Thanks.

[@jacobsocia3966]

Love the series

[@ballzymclronshaft]

No disrespect, but you puzzling out the analysis on the first game cracked me up. Lovin the chess series!

[@inordirections]

Even after you got out of the opening 'trap' down a pawn, that Caro-Kann game was complicated af

[@sid3620]

The day that we get to the part or the backlog where he knows about the magnifying glass in analysis is the day we truly ascend

[@gavinjenkins899]

Zero blunder game, immediately following 27-blunder analysis lol (

[@johngleeman8347]

I loved that defensive game at the end. Well-played Baron Egg!

[@dementedpenguinz]

Ryab: you wanna get crazy let's get crazy Everyone at chess dot com: ?!

[@ramentraveler7099]

Watching NL play chess is way more entertaining than watching humorless grandmasters tbh

[@bentheswitchsportsfan06]

0:59 his reaction to queen to a4 had me crying with laughter 🤣

[@firei11]

"45% accuracy but zero blunders, just a lot of book and a lot of eeeeh moves" 3 missed wins: "Am I a joke to you?"

[@yatoayo6412]

i’ve been playing chess for years and never heard of that pawn move thank you!

[@rennysama9752]

I am READY for this blunderless game Mr Nor Thernlion. I am SO READY for this.

[@rennysama9752]

I am strangely disappointed

[@rennysama9752]

Ah, but that last game; very good, very good, nice work.

[@langlinaiseiou]

He had a really pretty smothered mate that first game

[@Davidjune1970]

42:34 I actually expected you to trade knights by forking his king by moving the other knight to e4

[@tiagogaya4141]

"i like rodrigo" the nickname: renatomgregório

[@444milk]

made me laugh so hard

[@jesseduran6070]

Both games were intense and fun to watch. First one was a tad rough, always to want to see NL dominating. The second's analysis was fun to see the possible endgame.

[@beatlesrol456]

nobody: NL: we don't have a ton of time

[@PierceTheHandsome]

every time he king side castles i giggle a little. E>G

[@samdombeck7118]

i like that NL found an equal in chess, and by the date in his name it is a 71 year old man. very fitting for the egg dad.

[@Tyletoful]

That first game was definitely not Rojo Caliente

[@FUTrading]

man opens up his third eye & see 7 moves ahead but can't even see a tinted rock

[@Ch4rmander]

The analysis of the first game was so funny

[@SHAMAN79]

When the cops pull me over 9:33

[@imienazwisko4109]

I was really impressed by your solidity in the 2nd game!

[@Socrates...]

Every decent move he plays is even miraculous to himself

[@teddyrueckert2989]

Very interesting that the man from 1949 is playing the "Old Indian Defense". Seems appropriate!

[@litapd311]

blunderluss game? definitely not the first one :p that second game was so tense though. a true battle of wit, but even with the commentary somehow egg comes ahead on time. extremely pogged as usual

[@madisondampier3389]

37:00 hate to see you give up that fork man

[@jakobus977]

Finished the semester time to celebrate

[@miguelrodrigues4796]

26:00 just let him take the bishop then if he takes the knight with the queen you take his rook and it's mate

[@LinNeTule]

Algorithm I submit this engagement to demand more pog NL chess to be recommended to the world

[@tannerlarson276]

The only man to win Grobs Gambit is back!

[@Romanticoutlaw]

I feel like I must have been taught chess wrong growing up because I am completely bamboozled

[@f00ky3w2oob]

May the series live as long as Isaac

[@Abc-tx4zr]

if i were the first guy i wouldve eliminated both your rooks so i had two rooks and a bishop vs your queen

[@jasonmccord9778]

Yesssssss

[@Jipni]

2nd one is a Filipino grandad like my dad. Very intriguing that my dad may play NL at some point cause he also plays a ton at similar ELO

[@jaja-2740]

Absolute YIKES at that first game

[@oldinion]

I wonder at what point he realizes the recommended moves are listed on the screen right under the evaluation of the move?

[@DimiPetrevski]

Analysis at the end wanted h3 tonstop the f6 knight from coming to g4 I think

[@stormRed]

9:32 When you get pulled over

[@omhd]

Love the chess videos! Bright spot of every day.

[@tomerssh]

10:38 rook takes d3, if queen take rook, queen takes queen and get a threat on f1. If white trades queen instead, your up a pawn, unless im dumb

[@latersatyr]

Even though I also have no idea what the best move would be I really like NL doing analysis "Then they do this" *blunder* "Then they'd do this" *blunder*

[@Michimax1000]

15:06 WTF that pawn xD

[@untotenvasser4233]

I'd love to see NL do some training puzzles and stuff around the endgame

[@Soulessnight4]

so far my favorite opening as black is the alekhine's, though of course it is only applicable if your opponent does e4 as first move

[@Webfra14]

I wish you would give more GGs. Looks like your so eager to go to analysis, that you forget to GG most of the time. Renato would have deserved it at least. :(

[@Sephiko]

A blunderbuss game? (shoots chessboard)

[@ClockworkEngineer]

This is why you take turn 4 hanging pawns.

[@toadhoward3954]

h3 stops the knight from moving to g4

[@DJZaidTV]

Pawn to h3 prevents their knight to g4