Winning A Lost Game? (Chess)

[@superwick_5196]

Always good to see a new chess upload from Ryan "too good for pogchamps" Letourneau.

[@Gavinyo16]

Me: Sees new NL video: “Hey, isn’t this the guy that’s too good for pogchamps?”

[@Northernlion]

that's meeee

[@donkeykong315]

Still waiting for the self published chess-themed self-help book “Getting Weird: A Northenlion Story”

[@rookpwnd]

Whenever I think about exchanging pieces, I now say "dunka"

[@jamesparkinson7328]

Hey NL, I want to thank you for getting me back into chess. In return I wanted to share something with you that I came across in a recent game. I have been learning the Vienna Gambit, IM Levy Rozman's signature opening. There is one line where if your opponent is both dumb enough to blunder the knight and galaxy brained enough to find Qh4+ then the best response according to the computer is to bongcloud to e3. I don't know if Levy would approve but if stockfish wants you to Bongcloud then I feel like your obligated. For your consideration Vienna Gambit accepted, Bongcloud variation: 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 exf4 4. e5 Nd5 5. Nxd5 Qh4+ 6. Ke2 f3+ 7. Ke3

[@Northernlion]

stockfish is a tree smoker

[@jamesparkinson7328]

@@Northernlion sometimes the worst move is actually the best move

[@0HollowTubes0]

I found this line in the analysis at some point as well, but forgot in what situation it was sound. Thanks for the pgn!

[@jamesparkinson7328]

@@0HollowTubes0 lol I was definitely surprised when the analysis yelled at me for not doing the double Bongcloud!

[@thecrystaltide3757]

Stockfish? More like Smonkweedfish

[@mskcrc]

NorthernLion strategy: 1) sac a piece for an attack 2) trade all your attacking pieces 3) be in lost position 4) ???

[@jimmyh2137]

5) pull out a miracle win somehow

[@avvvqvvv99]

lmao

[@benyed1636]

5) Pull a second queen out of your sleeve to deliver a checkmate.

[@logans5443]

Yeah he sacs a piece for an “attack” and proceeds to never attack and constantly defends

[@andregoepfert2745]

5) profit!!!

[@aleksandraaleksgasic]

whenever I go "heey I would have done the same move as NL" NL is playing a terrible game - I can tell you that one for free

[@TheMattbrown2]

NL your videos are so entertaining and I particularly love this chess series. It's so nice when I've had a hard day to listen to you walking through the strategy of what you're doing, it helps me understand the game better

[@braxtonkin]

Nice to see you still got some pog in you, champ

[@chriskaye5428]

"Let's just play sound fundamental chess..." *Proceeds not to develop pieces*

[@SolidMpipis]

Me when I watch other NL content in the morning: stumbles while eating breakfast and coffee Me when I watch NL play chess in the morning: elegantly sip my tea and clean my monocle, regularly muttering to myself "ah, yes, yes"

[@OutandDown]

Another edition of Getting Weird, that’s a like.

[@reksfilms8187]

watching chess with ennelle is addicting istg

[@reksfilms8187]

@@Donna-kk5yo ennelle deez nuts

[@diablofrag2177]

@@reksfilms8187 didn't have to do it to em

[@diablofrag2177]

@@Donna-kk5yo ennelle = NL = Northernlion = the egg = the guy you just watched get insanely lucky in chess = the guy who is still deathly afraid of endermen even after murdering several in cold blood (maybe this is why he is so scared, he thinks they're all out to get him)

[@Mego962]

Phonetics NL is Blersed

[@zackeryoconner534]

Love all your content NL. Hope you, Luna and Kate are happy and well.

[@jonathankraig425]

northern “lets get weird with it” lion

[@Gelfling66]

I love how NL will say "I will allow you to take my queen so that I can get an open file" proudly like he knows it's better for him, then will do the literal exact thing to the opponent, giving them the open file, while also maintaining this is the best possible outcome for himself lmao

[@iangp1113]

Loved this. Definitely deserved the win on both games, time is part of it. It's fun to watch because you're a lot better than me, but not GM-50-moves-puzzled-ahead-now-I'm-lost better than me. Hope you keep the series going!

[@liamgodfrey6521]

At 26:59 knight to d3 is still a fork were the knight is defended

[@justin2059]

24:40, surprising DanG move from the knight. We'll see if he can pull it off

[@pattininja95]

27:44 My thoughts exactly. That move wasn't a big deal cause he probably just premoved the take, but so many people play 10 minute and are still at 9 minutes in the endgame

[@matthijs2981]

That last game was one of the most beautiful I've seen from you. Good job and you keep it entertaining :)

[@WarDaddy2023]

Again.....Loving the 10 minute chess videos. Keep them coming!!!

[@omhd]

NL playing rapid is super informative, so fun to watch!

[@ethangilworth7891]

NL you should switch to 15 minute with 10 second increment. Increment makes all the difference

[@Jozarovschesschannel]

You shouldnt be worried about trading lightsquare bishops in the Caro-Kann. Especially when your opponent lost some tempi with his knights.

[@seanfield9172]

NL: posts chess video Me: instantly clicks and gets huge dopamine hit Absolutely poggers boys!

[@Flare3924]

33:14 Definitely don’t want to fall into any Night Traps.

[@playremember11]

Time management is half the battle

[@dwaynelanclos2588]

"You wanna get weird? Let's get weird." has surpassed "Oh, no, my queen!" for popularity in my house with me and my 12-yo chess-playing son. Thanks, NL!

[@maxns1109]

NL you gotta watch like one KZbin video about the Cato Kahn and you’ll be golden

[@AyleidCraft]

The Caro-Kann?

[@AliKandirr]

He played like 5 book moves, wasn't that good? I am a noo

[@AyleidCraft]

@@AliKandirr That should pretty much be a given at this rating. If you’re playing the opening few moves off of problem solving and intuition instead of theory, you’re gonna struggle and create a time crunch for yourself.

[@maxns1109]

Yeah and there’s also so much beauty in the full version of some of these openings

[@alierk542]

You know pog levels are gonna be off the charts when you hear the ayy everybody

[@richardcatalano2526]

I really enjoy these videos. I learn alot!

[@pattininja95]

So the beginning of this video is a perfect example. That was the main line of the classical Caro-Kann. I don't know the full line, but I know it up to 4.Be5. That sequence for someone who plays a decent amount of the Caro-Kann like you shouldn't take 40 seconds. From your side it shouldn't take more than 10 because by now you know those are the right moves

[@YourGeometry]

Always gotta throw a like to that fresh made-for-youtube content.

[@vaughnyboy8]

Northern "interesting is enough for me to try something" Lion

[@liamsrussell]

@25:02 why not b8-c6 with the knight before the queen to threaten a attack from D4 and get an outpost?

[@Jozarovschesschannel]

Awesome. Chess is really everywhere these days

[@blackholedeath1]

Thank you for clarifying this is chess in the title I had no idea

[@CssHDmonster]

Ryan, im proud of you, my favourite 1520 mmr chess player that hasnt played dark messiah of might and magic

[@ThatSteemBloke]

Here's an idea. You take turns making moves with Dan. Co op chess. You make one move, Dan makes the next. Watching Dan undo all your hard work and miss obvious tactics will be quite amusing I think!!!

[@ThatSteemBloke]

Obviously you're not allowed to tell him what to play, or hint at it. Maybe not even being in the same call? Idk. Could be good that way or could be worse. You edit Dan's reaction to your moves in the video and visa versa!

[@Evilanious]

"We know knight b6 is gonna happen" "I constantly have to pay attention to what knight b6 might create" Meanwhile knight b6 would have won the exchange back for white for like 5 straight moves because it traps the rook (rook a2 would save the exchange for a move but would lose the whole rook instead because after bishop b8 the rook would have been well and truly trapped), the opponent doesn't play it and Northernlion doesn't prevent it at any point while he is commenting about how that move might be annoying. (preventing it could be achieved by rook c8 or the awkward king to e8)

[@isaacrobertson4374]

Does anyone know if GothamChess reacted to NorthernLion beating his bot?

[@nikolay4101-s7r]

I'd love to have the courage to sacrifice a piece for 2 pawns But I'm a 1200 and I blunder pawns all the time so in my games that's basically losing a piece...

[@NickMaovich]

1:20 if they play Bd3 you just capture a pawn. Even if you play Nf6 and Nxf6+ exf6 Bxf5 happens, you have a Qa5+ -> Qxf5, although white is better I had so many games where I didn't capture that pawn after Bd3 that it literally hurts :D

[@spaghettitaco5624]

Yo what a combination of games. The chess continues to be absolutely hype city!

[@alexanderblack3719]

Chess is my favorite series NL has ever done

[@djhutchison]

3:00 If I were him, I probably would have sacrificed the Knight by taking on F7. King takes, and exposes the white King to checks, and makes it harder to maneuvre to safety.

[@Alkuf100]

Whats up with those 500 elo backseaters smh

[@syaheer8689]

"Unless i'm missing something then" End up missing something

[@Abc-tx4zr]

The other thing about saccing for 2 pieces os that the opponent can sac back at any time

[@SuperGamesreviewer]

New chess video. You already know the pogs are flowing

[@trialconesiaur1638]

Happy start to the work week!

[@YamaZombies]

Hey, you've been using they a lot more now and it's really appreciated. Thanks so much for making the effort to be better, it makes a big difference for me at least.

[@aluminiumknight4038]

if you learn just a little bit of theory in the openings you play you will stop taking a lot of time in the first 5-10 moves

[@Wundermelon]

Press 3 to launch a Devastating Attack.

[@virtualsnake1994]

that guy played so fast he ended up with 40% accuracy while nl finished with 88...

[@w6097]

Absolutely gritty

[@imienazwisko4109]

That second endgame was sick!:)

[@peterayoub3]

Y'all can't convince me that he doesn't sound more Canadian than before.....

[@DemonHateful]

Some actual genius moments, always a nice treat

[@silent-science]

would love to see a single video with a longer-form game ie 30 or 60 minutes maybe not eeeevery video cause these 10 minute games are poggy as h*ck but a one-off would be sick

[@AndreasTPC]

I like the pace you play at. I checked out GothamChess' channel and with his videos I have no idea what's going on at all, I feel like you need to be an experienced chess player to have any chance of following along. With your videos though that's not a problem, I understand what's happening and why.

[@Hsel-lc1wt]

Gotham makes a lot of videos specifically for beginners where he goes slower and explains more - I'd definitely recommend checking those out :)

[@AndreasTPC]

@@Hsel-lc1wt I did check a couple, but I can't really follow it. Even in videos for beginners he'll just rapidly list a bunch of moves, like that's supposed to mean something. He doesn't explain the significance of the moves. Does he think that just saying what a move is makes the implications of that move obvious? Maybe it does and I'm just stupid, but when I get a list of 10 moves in 20 seconds all I see is "a bunch of pieces moved" and I have no idea what it all means. Or am I supposed to just memorize it and not bother with understanding? When watching NL I get it tough. I see him considering different alternatives at a specific point, and from seeing what they have in common I understand what he's trying to do. When he considers an alternative and rejects it I can see why it's bad, and that the move he played instead doesn't have the same flaw.

[@Gohmenasai]

Poggiest chess video in a while! :)

[@Dididererste]

hey nl when you analyse the games, could you please show it till the end? because in that first game you didnt show the rest of the end, you cut it off, and i was really curious what position was better

[@lincolnnoronha4128]

This is way better than bullet.

[@garblechunk]

This absolute madman only went and did it!

[@sail3rz380]

Great Chess video, I mean its no Dan Gheesling (A.K.A. Big Brother runner up) but sometimes you just gotta take the hit.

[@AaaAaa-pw3ji]

Something about him I find so non chalantly hilarious haha

[@stephenkeller2053]

who are these people talking about draws being unsportsmanlike? I feel like he defends offering a draw as not unsportsmanlike a lot, and I've never seen that argument.

[@cason1029]

i’m glad you beat Alfred, he was giving me bad vibes

[@JulianCentrone]

SECOND ONE WAS A FAST GAMER, A LOSER ONE AT THAT

[@michaelmagee2062]

Absolutely love the chess videos.

[@fangiscool1]

I wish NL got weird and went bishop 3 here 13:26

[@erocklab96]

Chess videos from NL are equivocal to cheese and crack. One taste and your jonesing for more the second you can get your hands on it.

[@Kiteon]

C R A C K?

[@AliKandirr]

@@Kiteon well, you can't say he is wrong

[@notoriousquinnb]

He's beginning to believe

[@beeeennnnnnn]

Wow, intense games!

[@AyleidCraft]

Bald bald baldy bald bald bald chrome-dome hairless chess baldy bald BALD.

[@affablegiraffable]

Love this chess content

[@JohnFKennedy420]

WE WANT CHESS AGAIN

[@DrTarte]

Egg plays chess. today got a bit better

[@blacknebulon]

What is the origin of calling E1-E2 the bong cloud? I've seen most chess videos but can't find where it started

[@imienazwisko4109]

Wikipedia has an article on the bong cloud linking to the origin, a PDF from 2010

[@blacknebulon]

@@imienazwisko4109 thank you!

[@lienlilungwe3506]

I wanna see you play the hippo

[@TheGermanFabian]

Sick games, egg.

[@Gavinyo16]

I don’t know why, but this always happens to my opponents.

[@Sevarro]

God I love algorithms

[@Tyletoful]

We had losing a won game, now winning a lost game. What's next? Drawing a draw game???? :O

[@MrCanadianAviator]

If your losing because of the openings, you should learn one yourself. Maybe the Jeanisch Gambit since your apparently the face of it already

[@murkyshadow72]

love da chess content heck yeah

[@Voltage108]

Tom cruise laugh

[@salmonator4877]

My 3 year old brother was pogged watching the video. You don’t know need to understand to pog.

[@ronch182]

Hoping you'll analyze/react to Dan's ten games against Levy bot.

[@workemail9883]

Immediate hype for NL chess hype

[@iTMO637]

Imma pause right here and let you know as a complete scrub and making this mistake many times, the computer HATES D5 takes E4 😂

[@radu.moldov2115]

Oh boy it's some memeing, sweetheart!

[@cameronmaas2644]

Pogged up

[@MolochniyLomtik]

It is good don't get me wrong but I wanna see more Danisity

[@Doomclown]

Am I crazy? Has NL's accent gotten more Canadian recently?

[@Szanth]

Algorithmic engagement!

[@listentoAdamTaylor]

Pogged for chess!!

[@Nafysatnaf]

Amazing

[@j.r.havener4048]

Billy Jean @17:08 ?