Nevermind...I lost it (Chess)

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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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[@Pattonator14]

"I don't know how to beat King and pawn vs King and queen" "there's nothing we can learn from reviewing that game"

[@TheRaspberryFlavored]

BRO I KNOW WTF

[@monthertheokguy7311]

he knows deep down that he made an embarrassing mistake he cannot fully grasp it but decided to keep his pride intact. leave the man alone

[@jessenpanther4206]

25:06 MRW he says that

[@m-rots]

@@monthertheokguy7311 NL has no pride. He spends his working hours getting dunked on by chat. Nothing has been sacred since the last time he got Sacred Heart.

[@jackbandit2114]

The evaluation comes from within

[@Darckseyes]

I don’t know if I should laugh or cry after that first game

[@svenpoletka5236]

The man has principles and the king stands his ground!

[@watchingaccount]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH PAIN

[@gagesnowden9357]

Man just killed his queen like bruh just push the king

[@Batman-bh6vw]

I'm dying laughing.

[@HoarselyCry]

You’re laughing. NL threw away a totally winnable endgame and you’re laughing.

[@stanislasvillard2795]

NL : Look everything is covered NL a second later : AAAAGH!

[@jonathangreenberger2977]

That first game is exactly the situation you want to analyze, where you had a win but didn't know the endgame technique to finish it! THough ti was pretty funny ngl

[@johnrozewicki7132]

He knows that endgame. He was just being mentally lazy assuming his material advantage would win it for him.

[@jonathangreenberger2977]

@@johnrozewicki7132 But even at the very last move when he thought it was a draw and sacced his queen I'm pretty sure it was still winning. He didn't know the endgame at that point.

[@GEM4sta]

@@johnrozewicki7132 TBH mentally lazy would've been protecting his A pawn and pushing his other for promotion. That was an int

[@synchronium24]

@@jonathangreenberger2977 You are correct. NL's position at 6:52 is winning, though counterintuitively you have to let the defending side promote! His new queen will block the escape square on a1. Here's a sample line: 1. Ke4 a2 2. Kd3 a1=Q 3. Qc2#. If the defender refuses to play a2 and just shuffles his king, you can bring your king in anyway and either checkmate or win the pawn. Below I will describe in more detail how to think about this kind of endgame. For reference, I learned all of this from 100 Endgames You Must Know. First off, our king had to be close to assist in the checkmate. But how close? For Q+K vs. rook pawn (on the 7th or 2nd rank)+K, the stronger king needs to be able to reach certain key squares within 2 moves. In this case, those key squares are *b3 and c2. In the game NL played there are two differences from the winning theoretical endgame I have just described. On the one hand, his king is 3 moves away from c2. On the other, his opponent's pawn has only advanced to the 3rd rank, not the 2nd. So he can transition to the theoretically winning endgame after Ke4 a2. Again, if the opponent refuses to play a2, you just bring your king in anyway. *Depending on the corner, the key squares could also be b6 and c7; g6 and f7; g3 and f2. I hope you can see the pattern.

[@Noxian16]

@@synchronium24 But the worst part is even at the very last move before he went Qxa3, all he had to do was go Qc2+ again, then Ka1 is forced, then NL has to do a waiting move (move his king wherever), then a2 is forced, then Qc1 is checkmate.

[@piousmuffin5285]

*Fails knowledge check on like 4 different Queen vs Pawn endgames* "I don't think we need to evaluate that game"

[@Pyronar]

That first game physically hurt me. More than anything because your final position was *still* winning. EDIT: Oh dear God this whole video. This is content though.

[@anazron805811]

Look I'm just happy NL is done insta conceding after a slightly bad exchange

[@06hatter]

His opponent missed a really obvious checkmate in the second game too, unless I'm losing it completely hilarious video though

[@Batman-bh6vw]

@@anazron805811 Or a good exchange...

[@PenumbralFigure]

The antibiotics must have worn off, because OOF this whole video

[@Mike23443]

This gives off such a melancholy feel. A perfect game for a broken mind. So long my love... :^)

[@Clockworkmelon]

so long gay bowser

[@LegoTrooper888]

Damn I forgot what video this was referring to

[@arkurianstormblade4109]

NL: I got this. NL literally 2 seconds later: AGH!

[@vince8901]

every single time I see Robert Downey Jrs face.

[@violetstarsign]

the best part is, the misclick literally saved him from the move he was about to do, which would've straight-up just hung his queen for nothing

[@Pattonator14]

The man has such impeccable comedic timing

[@avvvqvvv99]

no longer too good for pogchamps

[@DarkSideChess]

OMG that endgame w/ 2 promoted queens is hilarious.

[@wolfsmith1374]

I personally never mind how good or bad northerion's performances are. He is a better player than I, and I'm always learning new ways to think and approach the game because of him. On top of this, he is also just a hilarious person who could make any game enjoyable to watch. As someone who loves chess, as well as northernlion, anytime i see him playing chess I can't help but feel overjoyed. He is a brightspot on the KZbin and twitch streaming community and that's still giving him to little credit. Keep it up man!

[@seansmith-wilson9876]

I was the gamer in the second game, realised I knew who it was by move 4 and set aside my snacks to concentrate. Honoured even if we both bad at chess, hope the next session is a major comeback

[@impracticallyperfect8987]

Watching you puzzle out not defending mate in 1 was the highlight of my day so far 😂

[@SafetyBoater]

22:30 Wow this nearly killed me too.

[@robsmith5434]

@@SafetyBoater Is Knight to H4 the best move there?

[@Batman-bh6vw]

@@robsmith5434 Ke1 and Kh4 are -6.5 and -6.4 at depth 22, respectively. Personally I think Kh4 is a bit more straightforward for black, but it really doesn't matter; should be an easy win for a 1500.

[@SafetyBoater]

@@robsmith5434 Resigning is the best move. Kh4 g5.

[@hash4badi]

I watched a Danya video where he talked about how his students often make moves because they are scared of their opponents' ideas, but don't actually consider the concrete moves their opponent has. In the first game after Qc2+ Ka1, NL thinks he has to sacrifice his queen because he thinks the opponent will promote. But if you look at the opponent's legal moves, that's just not possible as long as you leave the queen on c2. In fact, the only legal move is a2, leading to Qc1#

[@ivandunnachie1612]

very true. I think people often make one decision to play it safe, because they can't be bothered to calculate the concrete line arising from an opponent's idea, and then realise a move later they have given away their advantage because they wanted to play it safe. I used to do this all the time and still do it far too often tbh

[@sethyjeffries]

I’m sure these will sound like a dumb questions to experienced players, but how does that line lead to a checkmate and not a stalemate? Doesn’t the Queen need to be directly attacking the King? A Queen can’t attack a2 from c1. Only a Knight can do that.

[@Incoherencel]

@@sethyjeffries after the king moves to a1, all NL had to do was move his king any direction. This leaves black with only 1 legal move which is to push the pawn to a2, after which NL can play his queen to c1 achieving checkmate

[@hash4badi]

@@sethyjeffries yep when I said a2, I meant pawn to a2, so the king is still on a1

[@benjamiheras9294]

I love how he drew a game he knew he was winning, refused to analyze it and then said "I'm a little rattled", now that's resilience. Best chess content since i saw GM Ben Finegold losing to a 1000 ELO in a 10 second match.

[@bumblehatches6637]

After watching the first game, I have decided to officially quit Chess forever

[@zant1566]

My entire body hurts after watching that

[@pielljw1322]

I've just picked chess back up again and I want to quit already after that 😂

[@BurakBoraKapan]

This is the Hindenburg of chess videos

[@NeoBoneGirl]

You know it's a good vid when it doesn't have a single analysis

[@edwardschenk5591]

Man after that first game I just wanna give NL a hug.

[@francovandermerwe19]

NL's toxic trait is thinking he got this when he does and then throws it

[@huckthatdish]

A 1300 would never make the mistakes the candidates do because a 1300 would never be in such a complex position

[@exquisitecoffee6150]

NL needs to turn on drag moves only, the missclicks are rediculous for such an easily solved problem

[@danser_theplayer01]

"I'm gonna put a lot of pressure on this piece" proceeds to trade a knight for a single pawn....

[@HH-mf8qz]

Hey NL, love your chess content a great bit! But if it helps you to not burn out on chess again (or get burned by the dumb comments), then maybe force a few days without chess after every chess video. I would love if chess becomes a regular thing even if it is only one to two chess videos a week

[@HoarselyCry]

+2. Although I’m not sure what the “dumb comments” are meant to be. Everyone here is usually super chill (copium).

[@frodothewizardoftheforce3931]

That first game was actively painful to watch, especially him having a minute on the clock left for most of that endgame but just not using it.

[@DudokX]

that first game was like something from Guess the Elo

[@EveloGrave]

Hey NL, hope you read this. Sure you aren't the best but I love watching your chess gameplay because you aren't the best. You make mistakes and laugh at them. I think I am like a 400 player so your skill level compared to mine is so vastly different it feels like I am watching a pro who is real and human. It is admirable. Keep it up.

[@nu_jasuu6873]

“Threaten the queen, and protect the pawn simultaneously… AAAGH.” 😂😂😂

[@valentinraffo]

the rare embarassed lion at the end

[@AgentChiliFri]

12:20 i like how the alternative was blundering his queen lmao

[@filipfilipfilipfilipfilip]

You know that after NL says "heres one interesting for you" the absolute worst sequence of moves ever is about to be played

[@PaulHobbs23]

Man this might have been the best episode yet!

[@ralfwk163]

For me the interesting thing about super GM level chess vs regular people chess is that regular people rarely get into the situation where the super GM's make that blunder. Regular people would blunder in the eyes of a super GM after four moves, and would know exactly how to exploit the blunder. It''s just a whole different game. Fascinating.

[@ivandunnachie1612]

i think fm level vs decent players is really interesting too. like so many people can get to 16-1800 but only a very small percentage make it to 2000+. When i play my flatmate who is 2000 fide (im about 1600) its interesting to see where the differences lie. i don't often make tactical blunders, but I still lose 95% of the time because he is far better at coming up with a good plan and punishing my inadequate plans or executions of those plans. Not to mention endgames where I can be up a clean piece and still be afraid of losing. Also some of it just seems to be mental; the ability to not lose focus, to be resourceful, and having confidence.

[@johnnytwotimes7854]

@Marax Aram I mean anyone can get into the middle game safely, if you just prep an opening

[@juhonieminen4219]

It does not take super GM level to see the difference. Basic FM or IM could punnish the mistakes of 1400's and adopt them most times.

[@ChileanIggy]

"I got too deep into the pre-moves! I RESIGN!!" I will make it my life's mission to use this in normal conversation outside the context of chess.

[@momma1taught1me1good]

NL's skills definitely surprised me a lot here

[@Nemsesis3624]

No joke I'm laughing so hard from the first game and your statement in the second game about the first game. I've literally tears in my. Sooo funny 🤣🤣

[@litapd311]

"Everything is covered" Note: everything was not covered jokes aside always happy to see chess videos!

[@shcottam]

I was in the boonies for a couple of days and am glad i can binge the 70 hrs of content he made over that time

[@aarong9128]

These titles tell a story

[@stephenkeller2053]

Absolutely amazing. Unironically loved every minute. Weird chess is best chess.

[@colerinehart1938]

hooly smokes 11:27 he’s losing it. Worried about a pawn that’s covered by f7, and then misclicking saved him from blundering his queen to the night on f3

[@m6isme]

7:45 is the perfect loss to analyze come on NL

[@1133331313131313131]

oh man that last game, wholesome video overall

[@KillasStayFly]

LMAOOOO that first game has me in tears

[@AkJakolantern]

Can't believe a young child lost his hair AND his chess acumen upon reaching adulthood, does anyone else see how fricked up this is?

[@eggs_tm]

another Chess video, another comment from me showing my gratitude for the pogged Chess content. Thank you NL

[@simonabrelat6871]

I'm about NL's level and it really hurts to watch. No other content makes me yell more. I'm no better, just different, but dear God.

[@dylantw01]

This was a rough one to watch

[@Ervalo]

It was a big tease that he did open up that review after the first game, he saw he was never in danger of a drawn game the entire endgame and just quickly closed the review.

[@jackbandit2114]

This whole video was hilarious

[@dertfert745]

This makes me feel better. I've inexplicably blown won games before but nothing like that, holy

[@ezra7088]

I got a new high score in puzzle rush. You were the person who inspired me to start playing chess, so thank you for that

[@anders_x3]

"we're basically threatening mate in one" ironic

[@runeeee]

Really ought to evaluate the endgame of the last one to see how to do that at least

[@eloijah261]

The introduction theme to cuphead plays in my head anytime nl plays chess

[@screamingliner]

That is known as a chess crime in some circles.

[@Idontdoitboii]

loving the chess ryab

[@ruffusgoodman4137]

"You know what, check this out!" Nice. You discovered a check-mate

[@HexQuesTT]

idk why NL seems to only analyse the games he wins when surely you stand to learn more from the games you lose

[@Austindubya]

This egg really went on the attack.

[@Subsandsoda]

I'm a 180 player and i would never make a mistake like that

[@robinvik1]

As a wise man once said: *"AAAAHHH!"*

[@dertfert745]

The key to this type of endgame is to plop the queen on a1 (or whatever blocks the pawn) so your opponent literally cannot make progress and then you move the king in to win it. Sure there may be faster ways but you literally cannot lose this way. When he was at his most defeated (mentally) all he had to do was move the king, forcing the black king to b3 and then put the queen on a1 and its over.

[@theinverteddonkey2961]

holy shit i was screaming for you to play e4 in that first game endgame, literally moved every pawn but that e pawn

[@Johnsli]

Wasting two extra moves with your queen to sack it when he could have sacked it from where it first started, also hard to understand.

[@ccouty1]

Everyday I hear, "ok we're back, playing some more chess." My day gets instantly better.

[@chrisdobson2730]

8:10 it's worth "getting in the weeds" because you had M2, like several times in the final few moves, and gave away a stalemate lol

[@pervasivedoubt150]

Sorry Chris, nothing to learn from that experience! Nope not at all!

[@chrisdobson2730]

@@pervasivedoubt150 And so much to learn from wins 😂

[@sovyonok5565]

I have come to become the joker once again. Keep it up NL.

[@xiricada7121]

great stuff!

[@theoldabyss]

thanks for the chess content NL

[@michaelrader]

The real evaluation comes from within.

[@opiesmith9270]

So long my love!

[@vince8901]

I was screaming at the top of my lungs watching this, every game was a disaster. I felt vindicated when one of the moves I was calling out you immediately pointed out was the better move maybe the chess muscle is still a little sore.

[@natedeezy1652]

No, nope, nada, nah uh, no, nahhhhhhh.. I think I'm a well documented believer & the Egg Father has pogged me outta my gourd more times than I could ever thank him for. That first game though? That's the one that broke the sand forest guys back... I cried.

[@mrrp405]

Maybe little caeser lived and he's pulling a chess ratatouille from NL's brain

[@l-_alza3abi_-l]

OK enough torture for today

[@jbudz7705]

Nice triple queen sac, makes my day, no offense sir😄

[@hass1452]

I would like if northernlion would do react videos or puzzle streams so he can simultaneously get better and make content

[@AstridCeleste96]

Oh man the egg cracked and is playing down its yolk but I'm still eating the chess content alive

[@rubytrap3860]

in the first game 7:18 u can actually move your king forcing them to move their pawn with mate on c1

[@DaviniaHill]

15:52, check the King with your rook, move the Queen behind the rook.

[@alexdecoteau-nedd7147]

egghead misclicks himself out of blundering his queen, omega pog

[@JIM0rgan]

uh oh

[@ryanezell1451]

Give me more chess content chess dad

[@bernardshaw7405]

Let the NL chess content flow!

[@AdamGaffney96]

The chess content is 95% pog, but I think the only thing that gets me is when you don't "go into the weeds" even a little so to speak. Yeah I think it's fair you can skip much of that first game, but understanding how to mate in that winning endgame could be useful in future, otherwise you'll just do the same thing again later!

[@mustyshitlap]

That first game triggered me

[@modernape9878]

12:43 you had a beautiful fork on the queen and bishop. Bby what is you doin???

[@TheDilla]

In this vid: NL's complete and total lack of appreciation of pawn structure

[@GyroZeppeliUwU]

NL don't throw a piece for free and yell out loud 2022 challenge difficulty impossible

[@superhello443]

Yo NL: Talk shit; Get checkmated in 6 moves.

[@marcelocastillo2985]

When it's king vs king & queen. Try to get ur kings as close as possible

[@nathaniellair1730]

I like this.

[@primalknight]

fire title

[@Runderwunderknopf]

Pog more chess ♥ i am sure you are tired to hear that, but you are lacking some patience compared to your old chess vids (10min time control, analysis not on losses but on wins but it was better than none). either way i am happy that chess is back :)

[@HoarselyCry]

I think part of that is cause the 2020 videos weren’t from Twitch vods(?) so he was more focused I guess but yeah, I can definitely sense some impatience and that’s totally fine with me as long as he’s having fun.

[@gmansplit]

@@HoarselyCry But this isn't a VOD either

[@HoarselyCry]

@@gmansplit I just realized that actually looking at the description and now I’m genuinely happy he’s making content for us KZbin only folks out here. I’m so used to watching NL’s videos nowadays that anything he puts out I just instantly think it’s from Twitch. And for the Chess… he’ll get even better! Give my man some time to get back in to the groove of things.

[@HonestRogueGames]

Who developed this 'Chess' game? I bet with some updates it could be a lot of fun but seems kind of basic at this moment

[@mrrp405]

Holy shit that first game's endgame

[@bennokoenitz8604]

The first game was such a rollercoaster of emotions. And then such a tragic ending... He even missed the mate in two at 7:18 even though he had still almost a minute on the clock. But who am I to complain, at least it was entertaining to watch, even though I felt physical pain doing so.

[@EarlOfWarwick1561]

So long my love

[@Jet_1982]

Watching this is like watching a fcking car crash

[@dangkolache]

I really appreciate you