Only 5 Minutes To Make All My Moves!

[@arzas555]

My mans has played so much Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes with Josh, that 5 minute chess is like Dr Strange with the Time Stone.

[@patrickcleary5923]

Pog-tier comment

[@Szanth]

5-minutes is painful, honestly. It's kinda hard to watch, he's not even really thinking about what he's doing.

[@marmeg5238]

Tommy Derp His last game was pretty good though

[@bagelcrisp9394]

I think it just takes a couple games to get an understanding of how much time you actually have to think

[@Coolguy-cs6pn]

​@@Szanth its 5 minutes how much can you really think

[@timvvs]

If Dan played chess: *Alright boys we’re gonna run our sets, we got 5 pawns they got 5 pawns, thats hat on a hat*

[@mfThump]

The danter on chess would be immense, we need to peer pressure him into playing on stream.

[@Smilezlol]

Dan is 100% the person that just makes only pawn moves for the first 10 moves

[@arkurianstormblade4109]

"If"? You didnt watch when he played Chess during Spelunky 2 old Olmec!

[@garethread7059]

@@arkurianstormblade4109 gone too soon :(

[@Pattonator14]

Ryan vs Dan in a handicap match, Ryan missing maybe a Rook or something, bo9, pog city, send it

[@Waggles1123]

Hey NL, if you're curious about how any specific move would play out, the little Computer icon next to the share-left-bracket in the bottom right of the analysis will let you replay the game from any point against a computer. You can see what would have happened if you did something slightly different, or what the computer is trying to get at with best/worst move notes.

[@jesseengland5967]

Ive been on the site for like 6 years and didnt know that!

[@kensw87]

yes I've been looking for this!!

[@Endrian]

Inaccuracies < Mistakes < Blunders NL: "IT'S ALL BLUNDERS"

[@Garnzlok]

Liking the series so far, prefer 10 minute chess since i feel you have less blunders and inaccuracies but I am ok with anything that keeps chess around.

[@Scroolewse]

I think he likes the idea of three games in a video, which is fair. There's also the entertainment value of playing such a methodical game at a breakneck pace. It's poggers as hell when he makes crazy plays like it's second nature but also funny when he do a bad brain move.

[@Masquerade1200]

The Analysis: "YOU FOOL YOU DIDN'T EVEN USE PHYLLIANS GAMBIT"

[@Northernlion]

Qf6...perhaps a little...sodium chloride next time

[@DaLoopDiggerz]

I never thought it could be so entertaining to watch a bald men play Chess.

[@Kenny2100vn]

Not as entertaining as Chess playing bald man

[@adamlagerqvist8111]

Btw goog music taste

[@TheGrikko]

MF DOOM

[@deelan8664]

dont talk about my mums yo

[@DaLoopDiggerz]

@@deelan8664 The rest is empty with no brain, but the clever nerd , The best emcee with no chain ya ever heard

[@Hercziii]

NL: starts posting chess videos Me who hasn’t played for 10 years: *buyschessdotcommembership

[@Northernlion]

This Is The Way

[@Pattonator14]

@@Northernlion you need an affiliate link brother

[@XanderGaming]

This series is literally my favourite on the channel right now, absolutely love it

[@joaquinbarbosa3904]

NL calling matches "runs" makes for an interesting character study

[@ambientfear]

Loving the Chess vids NL. You've reignited my passion for the game.

[@teunvogels8752]

Analysis is 50% of the pog. Keep it going!

[@danielpereira5697]

NL: posts chess video Everybody liked that

[@BurakBoraKapan]

Pepsi cap, Coca Cola bottle, he doesn't give a damn

[@DoctorShroom]

Coca-Cola Glass.

[@sedifric873]

The blunder in the last game was that he could have threatened your rook (/mate) and your knight with the same move (queen d5), which would have meant giving up one of them. Also, if you want to look at the analysis of why the move was bad (even if they didn't play the best follow up) you can look at the line that the site puts in the "blunder" red banner.

[@realizeyourparadise]

I'm a chess noob. Couldn't NL then move his Rook to a5 and all would be well?

[@sedifric873]

Then it would have been mate on D8

[@realizeyourparadise]

@@sedifric873 Oh, that's right. I was way off :D Thanks.

[@LoreleiBlaine]

also that blunder was bigger than yoy thought, NL. if you look at the bar to the left of the board your advantage went from "ahead by an equivalent of 4 pawns" to "just barely behind", according to the computer. sure it's still an even game but going from "basically winning" to "even" is a painful transition if they'd seen the opportunity.

[@MarsAres]

"This is the thinking man's game" is the "Rome wasn't built in a day" of this series

[@Grumpist1]

Next batch of NL merch has to have a "if you want to trade, let's trade." hat.

[@argentoAFK47]

Khajiit has knights if you have bishops.

[@glassen75]

sign me up for "this is the thinking man's game" underwear merch

[@Northernlion]

the dinosaurs were wearing this drip KG

[@Dragmire800]

“All of our bishops suck” NL has made his stance towards religion official

[@flackbyte]

I like 5 min, but I'd pog harder if 10 min came back.

[@johnkapwn]

"Let's get weird with it" is code for Throwing

[@armorend1334]

"Let's get weird with it." *Trades his queen for a pawn*

[@ZomBkiller115]

My gourd would never have guessed that the most pogged content on this channel would come from chess analysis, but Im here for it.

[@TheBicycleRepairman2]

I prefer 10 min a side because it gives you time to "waste" to talk to us and explain your moves more deeply. The game analysis afterwards made more than up for it though!

[@LupusInCaligo]

34:46 This is a blunder because Queen can go d5 and "fork" (don't know if that's the correct term, can a Queen fork? lol) Knight and Rook, right? Losing a knight doesn't seem that bad, allthough it's unnecessary of course.

[@QWERTY-kg5ho]

I mean technically it's also threatening checkmate and losing the knight is bad because that's the only advantage for black. After loosing it the position is equal. Wich is what the computer indicated.

[@Dylan1Esq]

Some of the most inspired content I've ever seen in my 83 years on this G dang planet. The simple fact I don't even feel the need to back seat because our cosplaying youtuber over here has all the genius and none of the evil impetuous of the nefarious jokair. GG pogerino I failed NNN watching this 10/10 vibeo.

[@mariosstroubis1630]

Incredibly pogged comment

[@KurisuKun]

Nice memes for an old fart

[@ImEverythingYouCrave]

based boomer

[@HurryRavn]

I have no idea why I find this series so intriguing, I've never played chess and have no idea how it's played. And yet here I am going "ya come on man let's see the analysis of that game!"

[@godfreydrawsart]

Here I am, just a humble man, with a mighty need for more chess videos, and you keep providing them. Just an amazing man.

[@ork973]

becoming one of my favorite series

[@rileyjanes6768]

Im actually learning a lot about Chess by watching this, it looks fun and I hope it becomes a daily upload

[@SnowyJop]

I love the videos regardless but as a chess newbie I prefer the 10 minute chess videos, gives you more time to actually explain your thinking. I was a bit lost during some of these games

[@acriticaloversight]

The last time I played chess in any sort of official setting was like back in grade school, so I cannot begin to tell you how gratifying it is to see the Eggfather even _consider_ a move i was thinking about making myself. It's even more gratifying when I can go "Nah, he shoulda done *this* " and then the almighty computer backs me up. Keep the chess coming, it's absolutely fantastic. (For those of you wondering what I mean by consider, it's something like I'll think "maybe he should take with the queen?" or w/e and then he hovers on the queen for a moment)

[@240nordey5]

16:29 Just eyeing En-Ell's undeveloped King rook for those 3 minutes was why we come to witness this man's gourd.

[@MyReligionIs2DoGood]

34:47 The blunder was that (after 31. ... Qf6) the white Queen would go to 32. Qd5 and attack both your hanging pieces, the knight on h5 and the rook on a8, losing your knight, because the rook was needed to protect against back rank mate. You were looking at what would follow if you had made the best move, not your blunder a move before.

[@ananimeprofilepicture7600]

20:49 was the most honest “HOW 😳” I have ever heard from someone out loud

[@Bynx_Plays]

I absolutely love this series and hope you keep up with this or occasionally playing on Twitch!

[@CalculadoraLol]

I am LOVING this series!! Keep it up!!

[@DudokX]

even after 15 years, NL knows his endgame.

[@violetstarsign]

"My opinion on c5 is that it's a meme opening." Honestly, you should look up the English Opening, Symmetrical Three Knights Variation. One of the main lines is *crazy* wild: 1 c4 c5 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 Nc3 d5

[@lostdestroyer8400]

northernlion

[@jesusheredia8130]

northernlion

[@lostGash]

This is great because NL provides a commentary that I, as a chess-illiterate plebeian, can understand. I've watched a lot of other chess content, and there is none more approachable than this.

[@chanm01]

That missed win came outta nowhere brother. One day I feel like I'm starting to see the lines, next day I'm confused all over again. lol

[@crimeocivcraft5566]

Sometimes you gotta just tell the engine to go home cause it's drunk for yelling at you about like mates in 12.

[@hakonnestvold3925]

Yo NL I really like the 5 minute format, I think 3-4 games of this per video is perfect length and keeps the gameplay engaging and fast paced! Very much enjoy these videos, the quest for 1800 5minute rating starts here

[@linklover7077]

NL: I can't out think my oppenent Also NL: This is the thinking man's game

[@arnabpurkayastha5537]

35:02 Qf6 is a blunder because of the opponent's best move after that, Qd5, which puts presure on d8 and attacks the knight. Sometimes it's better to see what opponent's best move after your blunder is rather than your best move instead of your blunder.

[@mobius1b470]

Alright so here my write up on the opening of the second game of the video after doing some research. The second opening was The Kings Pawn opening Kings Knight variation, Elephant gambit but for the sake of brevity lets just call it the elephant gambit. You can see the opening by going to 12:32 on the vid. The elephant gambit is an aggressive response by black to white opening pawn e4 then for whites second move Knight f3. The goal of the Elephant gambit is to prod White into making a mistake and punishing it in order to take control of the center. Because it assumes white has to play sub-optimally the elephant gambit is rarely used at higher levels. This is what happened to NL what he should have done is take the d5 pawn with his e4 pawn or take blacks e5 pawn with the knight (although this is less favored). If NL had taken the d5 pawn the only 2 viable responses Black would have are bishop to d6 supporting the e5 pawn or pawn to e4 attacking the knight. Other moves like queen takes d5 just leave black in untenable situations that white can use to make threats while developing pieces and slowly take control of the center. Even when black plays the 2 viable responses its easy for white to punish if Black moves the dark square bishop to d6 White can just move pawn d4 threatening blacks remaining central pawn heavily while also opening up more room to develope its own peices. The only way for balck to sae its last cetral pawn is to move it forward but all that does is make white move knight e5 and now white has a protected knight firmly in blacks territory. Allowing for some decent attacks and pretty much guaranteeing white great value. Lets go back to say black moves pawn e4 as its 4th move of the game. Whites best response is queen e2 pinning the black pawn so it can't take the knight with the benefit of developing the queen. After that white can basically respond to any move by black to protect the pawn by either developing the the queen side knight further solidifying center control or by moving the kingside knight to d4 once again projecting force into the center and preparing for an attack on Blacks queen side. In short Black basically used a semi-common trick opening often used in faster chess formats to bait NL into a bad move which black then used as an opening to get ahead on development. For NL to have countered Blacks opening he would have needed to more aggressively contest the center by taking blacks pawns.

[@RogueBurger]

Agadmator: "Captures, captures, captures, and captures." Egg: "Maddness, maddness, madness, and madness"

[@jesseengland5967]

Almost any first move as black or white are classified as "book moves". Unless you are memeing really hard it will say book move.

[@DanTodd_]

27:14 getting so pogged that he forgets we can't see his monitor

[@NauticalOnion]

The cogs are turning, the pogs are burning, and boy, for more chess I am YEARNING.

[@Elleander1]

One day will come where NL blindly does Evans Gambit and then the universe will be complete.

[@Waghabond]

Why do people love the evans gambit so much

[@gerardgag]

@@Waghabond its a gambit that offers genuine chances of winning for white even at the world Champion level (Kasparov son a game against Anand with It for example) and It makes for a really dinamic game with lots of tactical chances

[@Waghabond]

@@gerardgag its just such a tedious gambit though, there are faster and arguably stronger options for white that achieve similar gameplay, eg. Some variations of the king's gambit.

[@gerardgag]

@@Waghabond not really though The king's gambit has been proven to give a considerable advantage to black with correct play or to even be downright losing, so much so that the Vienna gambit Is considered an improved version of the normal king's gambit, the Evans is genuinely a sound opening (even used by chess neural networks like leela chess) that with perfect play from black leads to an equal game with a slightly more comfortable position for black but it also becomes extremely hard to defend for black because of the central control white gets after getting d4 in and it's a nightmare to defend against if white gets to play Ba3 before black castles

[@ChibiRuah]

NL as a fan of some of your old content and someone that more then probably over harps on you for mistakes. There is something really fun watching you play chess. Its not flawless for sure, but i love your energy playing it and it seems you love to see how you do.

[@Chromatus384]

Both 10 and 5 minutes per side is nice. And the types are different enough to make switching them up entertaining. And although 15 and more minutes per side is fun to play, for the videos shorter variants seem more fun.

[@jonathanhenderson4389]

NL’s analytical skills in the post-game are actually really insightful. Hearing the thought process behind why a certain move is best helps me improve in chess.

[@johngleeman8347]

The way Baron Egg says, "missed win?!" gives me life.

[@fullfat8112]

if anyone is wondering why that last move was a blunder, it's because it allows white to play Qd5, which forks the knight and the rook in the corner (which would also be checkmate due to NL's king being trapped on the back rank by the wall of pawns in front of it). At that point he'd have to move the rook and give up the knight, putting the game back to an equal position.

[@0m3gaman]

Enjoying the games man. I like the analysis at the end as well. Keep it up.

[@voledae]

love these chess videos

[@campwender6864]

NL playing chess and slashers keep is sooo goood! So much amazing entertaining content

[@xeno9768]

The chess gameplay is the most pogged ive been in a long time. Keep em comin egg

[@Manaconda]

This chess series is very pog. Keep it up

[@thenoobplaysit6923]

Hey NL just thought I would let you know that I like this series a lot. I had actually kinda stopped watching you for a while until this popped up in my feed.

[@Axility]

Chess is my #1 series right now, even though I am literally so pogged for the return of Geoguessr, Slashers keep AND Spelunky 2 dood

[@AmuseableClementine]

Disappointed Shrek murmuring to Puss in Boots meme voice: He didn't even utilize Finnigan's gambit

[@NLLHW]

I understand the increased game speed for increased banter, but I actually quite appreciated the slower pace of the early videos! Either way, diggin the chess content.

[@AlexK-jp9nc]

That first game was my favorite from you so far

[@NegitoroIsBestShip]

Please keep em coming Eggdaddy. I'm so ignorant of chess I don't even know how the pieces can move, but watching this series is fascinating!

[@godlyoli7821]

I love the idea that the AI has a persona and is just constantly floating between pogging up because someone makes the best move or getting really confused as a stream of blunders and mistakes rain down from both sides.

[@Dr.UldenWascht]

Not gonna lie, one of the few times that in watching a let's play I find guilt-free pleasure 😄

[@swebber5]

between chess, slashers keep & spelunky 2 this is truly a pogged era of n content

[@zackKenyon]

I gotta say, watching NL get punished for his radio DJ level impatience in chess is more cathartic than I figured it would be.

[@MrTDWfan]

dude this is a fountain of overflowing pog, thanks for the content brother

[@ZixxtyOSRS]

Hey NL, it might be just me but your selection of videos has gotten a lot better lately. I love watching this chess and Slasher's Keep as well as seeing you do really... well pretty good at Spelunky 2. -Pog

[@Batman-bh6vw]

11:20 File. E file. Essential knowledge for climbing the rankings.

[@eporeon]

i don't know how to play chess but NL not stop talking is entertaining

[@drvofoka7033]

I mean I have never played chess seriously but it seems pretty obvious you capture the queen next to you with your king. Capturing it with the rook locks you in, capturing it with the king lets you free move and out of the "corner" he's trying to lock you in.

[@TheOddKris]

I played my dad in chess today because I was enticed after watching you play. He schooled me so hard...

[@2001622]

Oh, baby! The POG series is here again to keep my inner genius satisfied!!

[@fehrgoostaff818]

TFW there was a Pepsi bottle AND a coca cola glass and the enemy didn't care

[@luciuscatilina6840]

The alternate move at the end didn't accomplish anything for you, but 31..Qf6 would have cost you the knight with correct play by your opponent: 32.Qd5 and you can't cover the knight and prevent a backrank checkmate at the same time because the queen has to keep covering the d8 square.

[@Mikaroony]

Please keep this going. Its so good

[@user-qz1ms3mv1h]

I really enjoy your post-game analysis :D

[@LaserStorm117]

Easily the most enjoyment one can hope for watching chess. Though, I do still really like your 5D chess exploration. I'm missing Monster Train *coughs*

[@ShyGuySquad]

Best series since Tetris 99. Really love it.

[@1Bouncy1]

I love the commentary, the analysis the gameplat..! BEST content! :D

[@StopMotionChaos]

Thanks for the analysis commentary love the good eats

[@jaymesnorris6966]

This is my new favorite series.

[@BriBri4n]

Love this series NL

[@MisterLambda]

I’m telling you I wouldn’t mind a few 20 or 30 minute rounds where you have time to invest all your cerebral prowess during the game. Only for maximum euphoric output during analysis where the AI will deconstruct your every move, made not based on rushing or limited time. But purely your cognitive ability.

[@MrKillowog]

Such blessed content is truly a sight for sore eyes. Thanks NL

[@weikinger2626]

4:40 - my reaction when my crush tells me she likes me and NL posts another POG-enriched chess video at the same time.

[@michael1026h1]

Looking forward to a "Road to chess dot com Sponsorship" series.

[@thaliatea]

34:49 "it only gave up a slight advantage" the way the points work is + is whites advantage and - is blacks advantage. as you can see that move took you from -4.43(up by 4.43 pawns) to +0.13(down by a little bit) affectively saying you lost your entire advantage if both players were playing perfectly

[@AxtheDragon]

I love the longer analysis!

[@aidenwilkin5738]

I really love your chess videos makes chess really interesting

[@aidenwilkin5738]

And fun to learn

[@prod07forgot]

35 minutes of chess thank you ryan I have been waiting for this all day

[@HawkWasp]

Hey NL, keep going through the analysis after each match. It's my favorite part!

[@HarbingerIV]

Pretty sure the queen move in the last game leads to a line where you either get checkmated because of king is stuck behind pawns, or you lose your knight. but g7->g6 soves both those problems while qb2 lets you get away with that move.

[@georgemoore7238]

Moves percolating in my brain sac might be my favorite NL line

[@AuraXars]

"That doesn't get me out of bed" was a great way to describe an eh, i like my blunder

[@MrTigerpirro]

Weirdly entertaining, keep it coming.

[@maxybaer123]

22:22 NL not trying to backseat although I know its happening but the reason these were blunders is because your queen on d6 had an instant check on f8 all you needed was to escape check for 1 turn. which is why attacking with your king and rook was the wrong move. Either way keep up the good content.