Some of these moves might have looked a little goofy (Chess)

This video came from my stream on March 28th, 2023. Catch me live from 9AM-2PM PT every weekday here: / northernlion
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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[@Jack-dk7uu]

Episode 69, the board is invisible to the naked eye, the time setting is four seconds, the plays are outrageous

[@feihceht656]

+2

[@XCeazyX]

TWO STRAIGHT DAYS OF CHESS? WHAT IS THIS, BEAUTIFUL WORLD?

[@LimJim]

I’m loving the chess return and I’m praying for more big ambitions

[@Doomclown]

BA is basically chess on a bigger board, NL's biggest weakness.

[@aNotSoUniqueUsername]

@@Doomclown still waiting for more hitman 💀

[@frankjohnson123]

Really hoping for the next one to be 10+ minutes, I love hearing him explain his thought process

[@Graceclaw]

It's much higher quality play, too. Blitz at this level is just so cringe.

[@Doomclown]

Or at least 5+3 if he wants to do fast increment, that's closer to as 7min/side game than a 4min game.

[@spanzotab]

@@Graceclaw only if you're better than him

[@watchingaccount]

please don't complain, nl is sensitive to this kinda stuff and will stop playing

[@Stayawayfrommyname]

Oh no, he's back to blitz

[@Graceclaw]

The world has never been sadder

[@ten51o]

I need everyone to like the video in order to reinforce the chances of more chess content.

[@samm6933]

this is the way

[@Tomppanen96]

Can't believe this is the same man that made a brilliant move yesterday lmao

[@bakanur]

i can believe it. whenever I play a great game it almost guarantees my next 10 will be trash

[@DocBees]

“Let me know if you like chess” Brother you know I like chess.

[@johnhardin3348]

Hope the chess content keeps coming!

[@tylerphuoc2653]

Looked in the channel playlist and there are two more private videos waiting down the pipeline

[@TheThunderbirdRising]

NL got me squinting at my screen by the end of the video😂

[@SchadenfreudeUY]

I did noooot read this correctly

[@nissepellago]

The board size gambit finally worked out in the end :)

[@jarofpiss1408]

NL's flustered silent resign with the deep nostril breathing gives me so much freaking life... and then he's like "Here's two more for y'all" and resigns another two games

[@stephenkeller2053]

I'm so happy chess is back, and I hope it keeps coming. I really enjoy watching someone who is closer to my skill level play, and it makes me want to play more.

[@arrowofkira5658]

NL's chess is just so fun to watch because he really just doesn't care if we wins or loses. And the occasional blunders are hilarious with his commentary, we need more of this!

[@beebee7401]

This may be my nerd talking but I really like watching the analysis after a match

[@ColeckZz]

1900 before the year is out, you got this NL

[@mathees479]

Loving the chess content!

[@TheJacksonFaller]

lesgoo, waiting for 8x8 pixels sized board

[@starry7544]

Load up a chess video and he immediately loses a pawn to a fake fork threat. Beautiful

[@Jadester]

Thank you holy egg for this monsoon of chess content, the chess fans are rejoicing. Would love to see some longer time controls since I really enjoy hearing you explain your moves.

[@ZachBonnell]

So happy to have the chess back! It's what brought me to your channel and it feels wrong to see it gone so long. Happy that you were inspired by your niece for the return.

[@joshdavis3743]

00:21 if you take d4 with your knight e4 "forking" you can be met with Nxc3.

[@ryand8338]

At 32:55 Qf4 and Qe3 check save the queen and you get theirs the next turn.

[@finalcountdown3210]

Gotta love the resigns 1 min into a incriments Blitz game when only a single pawn has been taken, lol

[@Soadaa5656]

Would love to see more 5 minute (with plus time on move) or 10 minutes so we can hear your thoughts process more!

[@TheAustinWyatt]

PLEASE let the chess era continue

[@ahobduckling]

the man do be playin kinda pog with it, except for when he hangs the queen

[@LOLNOKOSSA]

i fucking love northernlion chess

[@Derkyyyy]

I believe Northernlion will become a GM one day. He only needs to shrink the board to the size of 4 pixels

[@johnnydoe3603]

NL, Bringing the Queen to the Middle of the Board while Opponent has Several Minor Pieces to attack the Queen, is Not Development. 😊 5:50

[@nickolasmatos3459]

Noooo 10 minutes. Pls egg.

[@armandogonzalez8636]

the knight was free if you checked the knight D: Capture, Checks and something else like levy always says

[@MrKillowog]

A lil rust, a lil must, a lot of pog!

[@samm6933]

Pogged; Nimzowich Variation; Open, b6 b3

[@lachland592]

Chess content being back is a dream come true.

[@fangiscool1]

32:55 Queen F4 check wins the white queen here

[@humanaku9135]

I wonder why that didn't count as a blunder

[@samumohacsi]

NL playing chess is the height of content.

[@sauceboss4599]

HE'S CHESSING

[@lafarfalla2273]

It's all thanks to you that I learned you can zoom into youtube videos on mobile

[@ZendikarMage42750]

That last player was such a trooper playing until mate

[@jonnywhite952]

The chess series is so heavy pogged

[@samlund4410]

I know NL says all the chess requests stressed him out but good to see it back

[@yuniper1896]

loving the chess content but my 2100 headass is having an aneurism

[@navinsafferling1923]

Back to back queen blunder is CRAZY

[@MindGobby]

I’m begging for more pogs, this is the only content I neef

[@joalampela8612]

I'm less than 30 seconds in and he's already playing around a fork that I for one cannot see working. Pog city.

[@Sheamu5]

Enjoy the post match analysis

[@omhd]

Chess at any time control is pog crazy

[@buster9877]

i wish this was 5 or 10 min increment :( it’s i prefer chess with thought

[@arcmage7000]

ngl I quite liked the postage stamp gambit, might try that one in my own games

[@TheLeedsBoyz]

BOOST THE ALGORITHM - MORE CHESS

[@xiricada7121]

He’s done it, the mad lad brought chess back!

[@Karlusman]

He plays the Marshall defence!?

[@shcottam]

Love the chess fr

[@miblik]

Love the blitz games.

[@klempaj1140]

Oh, it's blitz...

[@loganwilliams7768]

I do not understand that first missed fork in the win. If the rook just moves to the right one, what piece can he take?

[@nate.draws.things]

Man I just love 10 minutes way more than blitz lol. Like hearing the thought process and seeing him work through things.

[@atlasstoned]

Yeah 10 minute was the move brother

[@secretcrocodile7499]

19:38 he's sick???

[@Peksisarvinen]

As someone with the expertise that comes only with the almost a month's worth of chess experience that I possess, some of these games were painful to watch, and it makes me question the integrity of the chess rating system when I can call out the winning plays well ahead of these players who are rated 1300-1500. Although I also recognize that watching it is way different from playing it. Nonetheless, loving the chess content. Hope we see a return of FTL next.

[@ethana2023]

loving the chess keep it up

[@hoebare]

I wish he wouldn't immediately resign after losing his queen. How's he going to learn?

[@eggain]

Would be so much better if you did just a bit of analysis after each game, showing missed wins for example :)

[@shackledore]

Glad chess is back

[@delimonky12]

I like chess I like chess!

[@BeaverOfDooom]

Dont forget to like to get more chess content ;)

[@ImTheFool08]

Love some egg chess

[@akseliritola1890]

Chess!!

[@william14able]

How is this man a 1550. I’m 500 on a good day… what did I just watch..?

[@attention_shopping]

perfectly played

[@sxp290]

Keep up the chess!!

[@PhazonDude]

Appreciated.

[@davider2913]

Chess content = instant like before the video starts 🎉

[@JerryGarcia__]

NL would be a 1500+ easily if he studied a couple openings

[@DeanoMachino14]

chess content is hella pog

[@Zziwi]

32:57 could have checked with queen and capture the opponents queen with pawn. Finding the best moves prior to that and then miss the free queen is prime egg.

[@PaulHobbs23]

we like chess here

[@michael8815]

Let's get 10minutes back, big fella

[@Jabbersac]

I enjoy watching NL play games that he's better at than me. In SAP I slip too easily into the stereotypical backseating KZbin commenter role, but in chess I'm only a 700 so I generally just assume that any given move that he makes is better than whatever I would've done.

[@batatino8805]

I do love chess for fun

[@argentum1392]

why does he never castle

[@bduddy55555]

Has anyone else seen today's chess Rankdle? The last game is absolutely insane. I hope NL sees it too.

[@maximilienfrobespierre7683]

Love the chess content

[@kaykb05]

Has he said anything about big ambitions on stream??

[@armandogonzalez8636]

what was that second to last game lmao

[@poppanaattori89]

Here's a simple equation that explains how this works: Chess: Pog 3-minute Chess: Not as Pog

[@viktor14jaar]

you could do a openings course for fun 🤷‍♂🤷‍♂

[@ColeSta]

Loved it

[@a2rhombus2]

I will never understand why NL loves blitz so much when he gets so embarrassed by blundering

[@TheAmorphousGamer]

He has an excuse in blitz. He'd blunder almost as much in rapid but get bullied way more for it. Also more games = more fun

[@a2rhombus2]

@@TheAmorphousGamer I disagree with more games = more fun when the quality of the games is C tier at best and he resigns 10 moves in half the time

[@TheAmorphousGamer]

@@a2rhombus2 It doesn't matter what you agree or disagree with, he has more fun this way. And it's easy to see why: When he's having a bad game he just resigns. When he's having a good game he plays it through, gets the dopamine from the win, and jumps straight into another one. It maximizes the number of wins and minimizes the amount of time spent losing.

[@a2rhombus2]

@@TheAmorphousGamer I'm glad that's how he has fun but the fact of the matter is he's doing it for content, so he should take into account what the audience wants.

[@TheAmorphousGamer]

@@a2rhombus2 The fact of the matter is that he's playing chess for fun and that the more people harass him about how he plays the faster he will stop releasing chess videos.

[@nunyabusiness7018]

sweet

[@whyevenbother]

stop playing blitz lol

[@brown_note4710]

I like the 10 minutes

[@thanorodd5663]

I like chess and prefer 10 minute time control games

[@happycamperofficial]

Blitz 😈

[@dylanseth5177]

CHEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!

[@danielmccutcheon4944]

Bring back Tetris99 for the movie!!!

[@jakob7281]

Big pog

[@binnieb173]

Also I do like when you play chess, as you play at my level. Maybe move to 5/5? I think you would also like 960 since you don't need to know openings. Lastly, you need to check out a new game called Disguise Inc.

[@Magresta10]

3|2 is my favorite chess format to play, a good balance of being able to think about moves without the games taking 20 minutes each