Your Openings Have No Power Here

[@Dinoczar]

No opening is more powerful than the AYYERRBODY opening.

[@MattBee2k2]

I got my girlfriend saying it when she sees him and she doesn't even watch hahaha.

[@Ant12468]

does anyone else think of the opening to Everybody by Backstreet Boys when northerlion says "AYYERRBODY"?

[@BeaverOfDooom]

The -0.35 is not the gain/loss; it is the game state after the move is made. (It was a blunder because you could have taken the rook and you both would have lost your queens)

[@benjaminlemmens4261]

And the reason he couldn't just take the queen first (which looks like an easy take) is because the stacked rooks would mate directly. He just didn't see the queen sacrifice.

[@andregoepfert2745]

Thanks, I was looking for this! basically it was a -8.00 move!

[@Drew-yz7ih]

I wish northernlion would spend more time in the analysis instead of skimming through it.

[@lxkhn]

@@benjaminlemmens4261 mmmmmm lionblind.

[@Ampirox]

that one move was so clever .... doing a queen sacrifice to be able to turn the game around and make it almost even again, its a pain that he didint see it :c but it happens moves are harder to see when you are the one playing, but yeah that queen move was a masive blunder

[@jesshalliday6710]

"E3 would have been better.....well not during covid" amazing ahah

[@blackjacktrial]

That was an excellent discovery.

[@RAGINGcajunAsian]

Comedy genius, someone call Lorne

[@Ryan50Ryan]

I read the comment before hearing that, the line still got me off guard.

[@oivindification]

Can someone explain?

[@11d7jake]

@@oivindification E3 is a video game convention.

[@ryannapohaku138]

Here’s how my brain works for NL ... I started watching him during rebirth years, I fell off for some reason then he starts a series I LOVE. I then watch every other series that I may like then I fall off. He comes back with a new series I LOVE. Rinse and repeat for 6 years

[@goe591]

The NL serotonin cycle. I have been doing this dance for years myself. Periods where I binge, watch compilations etc. Then I go cold.. Looking for that balance brother.

[@JFkingW]

Just shows how good the yt algorithm is

[@noxus7462]

@@goe591 Same here. Watched a video two days ago and I think I’m hooked again starting a new cycle now

[@Masquerade1200]

I'm the exact same, I miss the old days watching the NLSS every stream after school though :(

[@Mantosasto]

Yup, being doing that for some years now.

[@TheSarcasticKing99]

Awesome, Now I have more strategies to beat my mom with even though she still thinks castling is illegal

[@litapd311]

you better teach her en passant before using it or her gourd will flip

[@arciks11]

@@litapd311 I know en passant exists. But not how it actually works.

[@litapd311]

@@arciks11 let's say a pawn moves two spaces. you have a pawn that could have captured the opponent pawn if it only moved one space. en passant means you can pretend that the pawn only moved one space and capture it with your pawn. only works on the turn after they move two spaces and only with pawns. it means "in passing" as if your pawn captured them in passing.

[@jayjaydeth]

There are some chess academics who think the game would be better without it, to be fair.

[@TheSarcasticKing99]

She won’t let me castle when we play. Says I either play old school or not at all

[@garrettmarshall7664]

Chess is actually my favorite series right now what's happening

[@MrRobocopster]

Same brother, you love to see it

[@simplyrin210]

Awesomeness is happening

[@nina-mill]

Ikr!

[@AustinTorchx]

Anybody else relate to the fact that you understand everything he does yet get destroyed online by like 650 elos

[@Waghabond]

Understanding the moves is a lot easier than coming up with them i guess

[@simplyrin210]

Lot easier to listen than think

[@IkEisawesome7]

The analysis slaughters all backseating. It's pogged

[@schuhey7021]

But still gives the satisfaction of NL realizing he might have made mistakes, its truly perfect. Seeing him realize he hung his bishop was *chef's kiss*

[@IkEisawesome7]

@@schuhey7021 I especially know, because I'm a back-seater for sure

[@DemPop]

"Sometimes I can see three moves ahead, sometimes I can't even see one move behind" This whole channel encapsulated within a single sentence

[@tallonrk1]

At the end my man 4D-chessed himself into being convinced it was worth it to trade a bishop for a pawn. Excellent

[@TW-sh2un]

It actually was the best move if he did it straight away, because he would have won the knight right after. But he moved his queen and let the opponent properly defend the knight

[@kkounal974]

Should have put the queen where the check is then take with bishop leave for a discovery check and the queen still defends the square where the knight is so he could go trading just fine since the king would be useless to defend.

[@AzureFlash]

I finally understand how NL can upload so many videos for so long. It's because he's king and hundreds of thousands of people are checking him, so he has to keep making moves constantly.

[@jacobswanson8058]

I'll say it. Underrated comment here

[@lifeproofminds]

Oh my god this is the best comment I've read in a long time. lionGalaxy in chat please.

[@andersondaniel8667]

NL takes 2 minutes for a move: "We have to weigh out all the options." Opponent taking 30 seconds: "I think there may be a lot of Alt+Tabbing going on right now."

[@Skrotorks]

I think NL's comment is based on the "opponent has disconnected" message, suggesting that a lack of focus of the window is generating these messages.

[@YahyaSiddiq]

I thought he was referring to the constant minor disconnections from opponent

[@iulian248]

he played too bad to be cheating

[@oliversmith4207]

@@Skrotorks he said after the game “sorry for accusing you of using a chess computer”

[@fmjason2450]

So, the way the analysis works, the blunder didn't cost your opponent -0.35 points. It means that following that move the game's state was .035 points in your opponents favor. If they hadn't blundered and had played the best move, they would have been up "8.32 points". These are also the analyses that are the most useful to look closer at, but they tend to be the ones you gloss over quicker than the ones where you played really well. If you look at the suggested moves, you could have brought the game back to even instead of outright losing. Loving the chess series, hope you keep enjoying it!

[@xplor1344]

I strongly recommend using the 'Moments' tab during review of the game.

[@litapd311]

what does it do?

[@xplor1344]

@@litapd311 it shows the biggest swings in win %, and gives you the opportunity to retry the move to really improve.

[@goe591]

Analysis at 17:00 has my brain thinking! Love the insight of face queen threat with a queen threat. I appreciate your perspective bud.

[@litapd311]

this is what happens in higher level chess. when pieces get threatened, instead of simply running away or protecting their piece, opponents will look for counter threats. this makes the game state much more complex and it's why time becomes really valuable to deal with the complexity

[@arzas555]

Screw Queen's Gambit, we got Egg's Gambit.

[@gazza9260]

I honestly was like " HOW DOES HE KNOWS THE NAMES OF EVERY OPENING ".......... Than i saw it's literally written next to the board over the moves.

[@noatiendoboludos]

DanGheesling_SoundBoard_BruhSFX.mp3

[@marcusashton]

Would you be surprised if he did remember them all though? He seemingly knows the release year for every single movie released between 1980 and today.

[@simplyrin210]

Lol so you thought he was some chess genius? XD

[@cecilstreeby526]

Idk what it is, but I would literally watch “you” specifically, play this for hours.

[@jcmclint]

This series makes me wish NL played the StarCraft II ladder. The analytical commentary is one of the things I like most about the SC2 streamers I watch, and he'd definitely be fun to watch.

[@isabellemolander2230]

Gotta say the chess content has been incredible. I know almost nothing about chess, but I love watching you and learning more. As the kids would say- I’m pogged out of my gourd

[@Pyronar]

Quick analysis on the blunder on 28:35 . It didn't lose black 0.35 points it brought the board state to -0.35 which means "equal, very slightly favouring black" as opposed to the around -10.0 advantage they had in the line that was played afterwards. So why was this such a huge mistake? The white queen can actually capture the black rook here. It's check so the only move that makes sense is to recapture the Queen with the other rook. This removes the threat of checkmate and allows white to capture the enemy queen in response. After the dust has settled each side has a rook and six pawns. Mild imbalanes aside, the position would be equal and probably easy to draw. I don't blame NL for not finding this move though, it's not the easiest tactic to notice.

[@pointlessviewer]

Pure pogs so deep in my gourd I am boutta faint

[@alexisdoomed]

That's a lot of gourds containing pure pogs my friend.

[@Hakasedess]

NL, please do not apologize for taking your time when you make your moves. As someone who decided to give chess a chance because of your videos, it's really helpful to hear your thought process for your moves. Sure, you're not a grandmaster, but you are leagues better than I am, that's for sure.

[@paulmorenkov]

Great content! One quick note: when it says “-0.35” for a move, that’s not the effect of that move, that’s the standing of the position after that move. So, the reason that the -0.35 was a blunder is because it caused the game to go from something like -8 (heavily in favor of black) to -0.35 (basically an even game). Hope that helps!

[@tgaffe]

Imagine watching yourself lose to NL while he spends a not insignificant part of his ten minutes making punching sound effects. I love this series.

[@ShadowStriker7X]

NL, I love watching you play chess. You've not only inspired me to start playing again, but you're commentary and analysis has actually really helped me break into the 1000s, and you make it so much fun to learn.

[@Maggen96]

28:43 I think the score next to the move is game state at that point and not change in game state so the blunder almost brought you back to equal since it allowed you to trade queens and they would have been left with only a rook to mate you with.

[@litapd311]

i think from the second game vs. cethern you can see the difference between people who have studied chess, and people who are more self taught. NL had a jank sicilian dragon setup (not that he misplayed it, just a weird line to get there because of white's moves). the dragon is when you fianchetto the bishop on g7 (fianchetto is getting your bishop on that long diagonal in front of the rook). this bishop makes the queen-side much weaker, so white castling queen-side was a very bad move and we saw exactly why. usually white will launch a hard attack on blacks kingside if they do the dragon to weaken that bishop (it's a really strong bishop).

[@jerrr-c-squared]

I'm ready to get my egg scrambled by NL's galaxy brain plays

[@ReginaldWrites]

A quarter of my waking life right now is dedicated to consuming NL's content, and with the way NL is churning out great videos, I think I'm going to end up solely watching NL the whole day everyday and dream of him at some point

[@only_spencer]

I never thought I would be watching NL play chess matches online in 2020 with such interest but here I am. I'm loving it and the analysis of moves after each match.

[@richardhughes2952]

The reason that move at the end from your opponent was a blunder is you could have replied with qxf6. It's check and his only sensible move is taking your queen. After he captures your queen, you take his and then the game is back to being roughly even on material (both of you have one rook). Blunder in this case being that it moves the game from being completely winning for black to being a likely draw (but still apperently 0.35 points in favour of black).

[@chessgoalsyt]

Knight: "Let's create a diversion"..... NL: "High chance of death, Zero Chance of success, What are we waiting for"

[@appleguyyxozo]

Honestly NL, take all the time you need during your moves. This series is awesome.

[@MultiVeal]

Really like the chess videos. Always have had an interest in chess and I feel like I am learning while watching

[@Gelfling66]

For better or for worse, I seem to see very similar moves to you NL and it really makes me enjoy watching you play chess

[@voievod7541]

Man I'm so happy Ryan started making chess videos, the commentary is 10/10 banter. Keep up the good word egg. :)

[@ivettl1941]

to be honest. i dont mind seeing you do risky plays that ends up biting you, i enjoy how to described your thinking, and then described what you should of done after the mistake, and go right into another plan. im starting to learn chess and i enjoy the way you play and want to learn more yourself as you get better.

[@UNHAPPYMEXICANS]

28:35 that means the evaluation of the position is at -0.35, not the change due to the move.

[@rasmus632]

Hi NL! The last one was a blunder because it would allow you to take their rook with check, forcing them to take, which would allow you to take the queen making it kind of equal (-0,35 is the relative power between players, not the relative change of power the move would make). You've played really solid lately, keep it up!! Got a killer first instinct

[@RobbyBobbyBoy]

I'm like actually getting better at chess from watching these. I've started noticing blunders as they're happening and identifying better moves. Very fun stuff

[@algeo1]

If it wasn't for NL this place would be blunder city. Now if you mess with him, you're gonna get it. Got it?

[@lunarshining7964]

The old man just doesn't get it

[@MingofangYT]

“I don’t wanna trade with you, Woody” was an unexpectedly deep cut

[@harrybaxter9110]

I've been a big fan of the chess series so far. Puzzles, VS and all, looking forward to the collabs you hinted at in a recent Isaac video. Hope you have a good day NL I'm glad i rediscovered your channel because you certainly make mine a lot better.

[@AlexSmith-hr8tw]

NL, 28:34 Qxc2 is a blunder because of Qxf6 Rxf6 Rxc2 (winning back the rook because there is no longer the mate on f1) And black’s advantage didn’t go down by -0.35, if you look closely it went from -8.87 to -0.35, a loss of more than 8 points.

[@Jack-dk7uu]

Hey NL, loving this series. One thing you might want to check out is the "Moments" tab of the analysis. It kind of shows the highlights from the game (blunders, turning points, etc.) in a more concise way, could be good for the videos.

[@bigmiraclewhips]

"why did i do that? basically, i'm dumb" - me, every time i play chess

[@matushorvath]

At 28:48 the suggested 30. xf6+ move in the analysis is actually interesting, the opponent blundered so you would have taken the rook back and exchanged the queens.

[@nicholasbarclay9664]

28:45 it was a blunder because you could take the rook with your queen on F6, then take his queen with your rook and no more checkmate!

[@spreen_co]

Watching you play chess is the best youtube content of 2020, hands down

[@raizel_z]

This series is absolutely amazing please keep making these!

[@wadooshful]

Not a chess person, but I'm really enjoying the content bc NL is pogged. It's like isaac. I'm bad at isaac but the combo of understanding gameplay and NL banter is just unmatched

[@tobiasmadsen7429]

The reason xc2 was a massive blunder was that u could have taken his rook on f6 and he would have been forced to take your queen, which removes the forced mate. After this u can take his queen and you’re back to being equal in pawns. Great vid!

[@timefororbit]

This is a great series! Chess is evergreen and interest in Chess will continue until the end of history

[@theduffman9834]

At 10:18 could you just take the pawn with knight f2 and when queen takes you take the c3 knight with bishop?

[@TheInverseGentleman]

"In how many future's do we win?" "like 5 probably, I dunno I only looked like a little bit ahead but I think it's fine let's go." Great videos, great series, good wins. The more I watch these the more interesting chess becomes.

[@mbash7887]

It's nice to see a normal person play chess. Also, your attitude about messing up is amazing.

[@KriticalMA]

The built in anti-cheat detection on Chess. com is really good, if they find one of your opponents has been using a computer they'll notify you and refund your points

[@buster9877]

gotta say it again... you and chess is bread and butter

[@Maghan98]

This series is incredibly entertaining. I'll be coming back to it for as long as it lasts

[@kaylaklimas6058]

9:30 Don't be afraid to work the Chess brain. That's what I'm here for.

[@sedifric873]

At 5:30 , queen a5 wasn't only the same queen check you gave later, it was also going to pick up the undefended knight. It's a very common tactic. Great game tho!

[@attackonfuzzy4383]

Chess is one of those games where you think you're a genius and then your opponent moves and you question your entire mental acuity.

[@mathiasramirez3975]

Looking forward to the eventual Gotham Chess Collab

[@prawtism]

I wonder if they can come up with some good ideas. The usual chess collabs are just coaching, but I'm hoping for NL's own spin on it or smth unusual.

[@Phagocytosis]

17:41 Could someone explain to me what was the problem with bishop to H6 in this position? NL did not like it during the match (10:54) and the computer also does not suggest it, but it seemed good to me.

[@JustAndrewIsFine]

28:42 it didn't lose them -0.35 points, it put the GAME at -0.35, because you win a rook back by capping with the queen with check (removing the checkmate threat) and then capping their queen.

[@oivindification]

28:43 omg that queen sac would have been a beautiful way out of it

[@kensw87]

ahhh he missed Qxf6! that was an amazing comeback if he saw the line

[@XxAlchemystxX]

I am so pogged that the pog energy emanating can be felt at least 3 parsecs away from where I am.

[@migduh]

The Zach Snyder variation of the Sicilian defense. Love it. Absolutely pogged

[@craigferge4702]

28:40 he didn't lose .35, he actually lost 8 points because after Qxf6+ you win a rook for free the -.35 is his total advantage

[@Mastablasta-fr2zv]

i cant believe how much i enjoy this series

[@sam_c95]

I'm paused at 3:38. I see 1.Qc3+ which leads to either: 1...Kd1 2.Nf2# or: 1...Qd2 2.Qxd2# If that actually works I'm pretty proud to have spotted that so quick! Let's see if NL gets it too... Edit: Okay NL found it, yay!

[@p0migranate]

NL is the only man capable of making me backseat chess

[@Squirrel_Lover26]

Pogificity to the fact I don’t know a wink about chess but love watching NL play it. Certainly pogificity.

[@oliversmith4207]

really enjoying the chess videos. personally, I prefer the 10 minute games over the 5 minute game, and I think I’d actually rather fewer, longer games (as in longer than 10min) than more, shorter games. as someone who is useless at chess, I like hearing you think out your moves

[@HCGxreaver]

Please keep taking your time, It is more enjoyable when you get to talk out your plans :)

[@Dervajanky1]

I freaking love this series.

[@shiina_7]

I'm super stoked every time I watch these chess episdoes even though my chess knowledge is little to none

[@SilentSamamander]

This chess series is so good, I'm watching it on the ceiling in my head.

[@litapd311]

wot

[@SilentSamamander]

@@litapd311 it's a reference to the Queen's Gambit on Netflix.

[@edelopo]

This series should never end

[@yoyokid9102]

Just imagine the pogness of him being at the next POG CHESS Tournament.

[@Hazard1996]

I'm I the onlyone who was never in the chess train but now my pug is getting fully gourded?

[@TheSpaghettiMan32]

18:40 I was really hoping that NL would play into the stafford gambit

[@znxster]

I enjoy the analysis just as much as a game play itself!

[@Rem-lj6ty]

I really enjoy these chess videos a lot.

[@violetstarsign]

EGG PLAYED THE SICILIAN DEFENSE MY BOY HAS GROWN UP, THE GOURD IS EXTREMELY POGGED too bad the opponent immediately played an "anti-sicilian" because they couldn't be arsed, lmao

[@kaylaklimas6058]

17:53 I wonder how they decide between mistake and blunder if going from -2.63 down to -8.13 isn't a blunder

[@isac901]

Really digging this series!😝

[@kidkecleon]

Love the series keep it up

[@santiagofreytes3178]

You got me to start playing chess today im 1200 elo trash but still having a lot of fun

[@litapd311]

1200 isn't bad at all especially for a newer player! as you play more it gets more accurate so don't get discouraged if it seems like your rating swings wildly for a bit

[@johanandersson1188]

Welcome to the elo mines brother

[@dig_deep_]

1200? that's great dude, I've been playing for a few months and I'm 850 :-(

[@prawtism]

I played for a month and am still 400 LUL

[@damioncastellano5299]

I like chess, I like NL playing games, POG

[@scott_1314]

when you do the analysis, can you view the moments tab? It's cool seeing how much the key moments change the momentum of the game!

[@beautyofsylence]

This series is fantastic! I would love to see a Botez collab at some point for some egg training. I'm sure Apollo could arrange a meet!

[@paulan.5104]

in the end ... Qxc2 Qxf6+ Kxf6 (or rook, doesnt matter) Rxc2 black is better but you were still in the game as opposed to being a rook down.

[@redrobinand3]

This chess series is so amazing, the golden era of NL continues to rain pogs from the sky all over our gourds dood! ty ty ty

[@ryan1000011]

that last blunder was heartbreaking

[@OMGlers98]

As a non-chess minded viewer, I like you talking out the moves. I don't think you should worry about taking too much time per move unless you're actually getting close to the limit. if people want to see sped up chess and arent here to listen to you're rambling they can always watch in 2x speed.

[@jake967]

This is good content. Please continue.

[@RiffRaffish]

It's reached the point where I can't read or hear the word pogged without losing it.