So yeah, I'm thinking I'm pogged (Chess)

I'm playing on Chess.com -- these aren't sponsored videos but the site seems pretty cool.
Chess has been having a resurgence in popularity this year so I have finally acquiesced to semi-popular demand and started to play a bit. First, let's hone our skills and get a little more warmed up and then let's conquer chess dot com one board gamer at a time.
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About this game:
the horse moves like an L

[@Dinoczar]

Duality of NL Chess: - Watching that first game: "Wow these are some good moves" - Seeing the analysis: "Only 4 blunders? Pog"

[@TheChanMaster12]

The conclusion of the first game had me jumping out of my chair in excitement

[@miguel7888]

The dude not taking his queen to try and win on time but losing in the end was chef's kiss.

[@Samsunaattori]

@@miguel7888 And the thing is, even if egg ran out of time it would still be a draw because the opponent doesn't have enough pieces on the board to mate as you can't do it with only a king

[@pervasivedoubt150]

Saaaaame. The comeback was HUGE

[@Drawfill]

@@Samsunaattori I mean a draw would mean NL gained ELO nonetheless. at that point i'd rather lose too.

[@elijahamgast]

I shouted and clapped as if a happy monkey acting on instinct

[@cameronjones7712]

“*I* wanna get weird with it.” That’s all I need to hear, let’s get weird.

[@ImEverythingYouCrave]

agreed. If that's what you wanna do NL then sure

[@Clockworkmelon]

YES! And he even won that game in a spectacular poggy fashion, as if the gods of chess united to give approval of the "let's get weird" strategy!!!

[@nopetellingnothing45]

the magic words have been pronounced

[@BostonFenian]

Most definitely. I'm enjoying this series immensely no matter how he plays so imo he should just play whatever kind of chess he wants to without worrying about what we think. Can't please all of the people all of the time and this series seems very popular anyway

[@QWlN]

Right? The only thing I need to know is what this egg *wants* to do, I’m dialed in and entirely on board

[@retromadness3080]

NL: “I’m gonna get weird with it.” NL’s Opponent: “Does anybody see how absolutely fricked this is?”

[@oneirophant]

"People keep asking me if I'm pogged..." -Egg Wick

[@DoctorShroom]

"Why are we playing so fast? We don't need to play so fast." End-game timer 1 minute vs. 4 minutes. Finishes game with only 5.6 seconds remaining.

[@elijahamgast]

Every game lol. It takes a lot of brain power to keep the banter constantly flowing so I commend it

[@1Neo0z]

NL: "I wanna get weird with it" Opponent: "Why do I hear boss music?"

[@Pravinoz]

HE CAN'T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH THIS

[@joaquinbarbosa3904]

He can't keep getting POGGED with this

[@caspercasier7753]

If you want exciting chess, ask if IM Eric Rosen wants to give you a lesson. He is also a chess youtuber and has all sorts of weird openings.

[@drvofoka7033]

I want to see egg play the stafford gambit.

[@cameronmaas2644]

This

[@seanseen_]

Agree with "this"

[@ninjacell2999]

Agree with "agree with this"

[@catch2297]

@@ninjacell2999 agree with “agree with “agree with ‘this’””

[@meat_rainbow]

Man what a great first game. Absolutely scrambled that dude's gourd.

[@colinpaton3304]

NL’s title game is pogging off the charts

[@Northernlion]

john wick? pawn, frick

[@AbrahamsYTC]

At this rate, when can we expect GM Northern vs Minkus Carlsen??!

[@chrisbennett6999]

Imagine reading this with no context

[@vivonzullu7112]

@@chrisbennett6999 I am

[@johnathanroth6205]

@@vivonzullu7112 I am too

[@Buster_Scruggs]

9:12, good thing you didn’t move your knight here. Black takes g2 with Rook and it’s over

[@augustdahlkvist3998]

Rook takes back F2 to G2

[@Buster_Scruggs]

​@@augustdahlkvist3998 Queen takes rook is checkmate.

[@AmyGoo22]

Gourd: flooded

[@keldonhoff8742]

NL it's been great watching you try the new things Levi shows you and continue to grow, keep up the pogged chess vids!

[@robinvik1]

Computer: "You want to trade a queen for a queen and a knight?! Inaccuracy!" I feel like the engine sometimes suggest stuff that only makes sense if you can see 20 moves ahead, and makes no freaking sense on the face of it.

[@Chizzle69420]

If you want the best analysis of your games you should use a bot that you can alter how many moves in the future it's scanning for. A low level player like me barely can see 5 moves ahead, so a computer looking 20+ moves ahead is too much to really help me

[@Wizardously]

if (NL Chess video exists) { // gourd = pogged out }

[@Anathemata]

"Oh my God, resign, resign..." Dude you're fu¢king hilarious.

[@alexandrepaulo266]

Title is Pogged, NL is pogged, im pogged and i bet everyone else is poggin up too

[@andrewwells3715]

yeah, I'd have to agree

[@HCGxreaver]

Just wanted to say that if you get weird with it and that's what you enjoy I'm all for it, At the end of the day I think you having fun will be the most fun to watch

[@rosemarygrant6424]

The end of that first game was Incredible!!

[@gazza9260]

No one: Literally no one: NL: UEUEUEUEUEUEUEU

[@MDOPearce]

Win with 5 seconds on the clock like a minute down? You get a strong like and comment on that one.

[@gooble1]

NL called himself a genius 7 times in this video.

[@TheDamianEVO]

This is fine pog for the algorithm bois.

[@Econoguy]

At the 10-minute mark, I'm pretty sure moving your knight would have hung mate with rook captures g2, ignoring your knight

[@zeke_poe]

I was on the edge of my seat hoping he would would at least glance at his side of the board for that 5 minutes. lol

[@kyledavies1444]

Please tell me you are in pogchamps 3. Wanted nothing more since the first pogchamps!

[@kyledavies1444]

@dootdusk Not really, there's 1500+ in pogchamps and egg dad blunders for fun.

[@seanseen_]

@@kyledavies1444 egg is omnipotent

[@Chizzle69420]

What channel is Pogchamps on?

[@mothgru]

@@Chizzle69420 the chess twitch channel

[@notrab13]

Not gonna lie; I never thought I’d be so on the edge of my seat watching computer chess. That first game was excitingly pogged

[@hichopoch4960]

At 13:26 you can move your Rook to F3, attack the Knight and the Knight takes the A1 Pawn then you move the rook to H3 and that's a check mate.

[@maximilianohernandez7287]

Holy cow we need the EGG IN POGCHAMPS 3 PLEASE GOD PLEASE PRAISE THE EGGSUN

[@marazali1816]

:(

[@marazali1816]

he's too good

[@MiokeDokey]

Dmitry: haha I've got him on the ropes. I am so pogged. NorthernBane: Do you feel pogged?

[@Travellerz08]

Something I'd like to point out, at 23:47 after your opponents knight move in the analysis, the reason why rook to f4 is recommended by the engine is because it effectively forks the black knight and mate in one. If your opponent rescued their knight by taking your c pawn for example, rook to h4 is checkmate because of your knight and your opponents rook blocking their king's escape. It's a pretty cool tactic.

[@johnathanroth6205]

From the past week we thought the egg was scrambled... But it appears that he was only being whisked into perfection, a perfection that is slowly, yet surely being attained...

[@TheRausing1]

That thick oozing pog elixir pumping through the veins on that mate in the time crunch...

[@jocaingles8464]

that botez gambit at 18:32 was priceless

[@danik1523]

Im pogged out of my gord. That first game was so fun to watch. Literally the most fun ive ever had watching chess

[@gavinesser6854]

Chess has been so good! Keep up the great content!

[@rglrjhn]

The endgame and subsequent mate in the first match were forged in the fires of Mount Pog.

[@Kubolons]

So I think you might want to know this for endgames with real low time - you can premove multiple moves, so in some situations you can premove a check mate even if you only have like 1 second so that the opponent can't run out the clock.

[@seanseen_]

Holy crab sauce spicy first round had my toes twiddling

[@JellyBlockLP]

That first game had me on the edge of my freaking seat

[@diets_]

that buzzer beater victory was respectable

[@Invit123]

“Quick little check never hurt anybody”

[@carrikmcnerlin1770]

As someone else who recently started their chess journey, I've absolutely loved seeing these videos from you

[@notoriousquinnb]

The ending of the first game is pure on the edge of your seat, unfiltered pog

[@alastairdouglas1737]

That first game was the best thing I've seen on Netflix this year

[@thedonwu]

loving the series its the best part of my day, keep playing whatever feels fun and fresh for you :)

[@HippopotamusPencil]

I breathed a heavy sigh of relief at 10:40 as moving the knight would have led to a checkmate after 27. Ne6 Rxg2+.

[@QWlN]

That first game, dude. I barely know what I’m doing and even I can tell from lightyears away, Levy would be proud

[@thelittleemo1]

YOOOOOO ok so I'm usually here for the isaac vids and I occasionally watch the chess vids BUT THIS had such a strong start. I really gotta watch more of your chess stuff, it has a much different feel than your isaac stuff and I like it. the pogs don't stop

[@johngleeman8347]

Baron Egg, creator and greatest proponent of the Weird Gambit.

[@chessgoalsyt]

NL: Should I Improve my pawn structure and get rid of doubled pawns?? NO LETS GET WEIRD

[@Emma-oo4vb]

Win or lose, I love watching you play chess and have fun with it!

[@BlazingTorrent]

After much consideration, this series is in fact very Poggers

[@dxcibel7772]

"Chess." - Pogged KZbin phenomenon Northernlion, year of the Lord 2020

[@godlyoli7821]

The fact that in the first match there was only 1 point where NL was down by a significant margin is actually incredible considering how tense it was! The gambits really do add a nice spice to the video, can't wait to see what NL pulls off in the future.

[@omhd]

Holy MOLY that first game was nuts. Absolutely zany.

[@Kilroyan]

ooof brother that first game had my blood pumping! so tense. loving all the chess videos, thanks NL!

[@mfinn981998]

Fantastic episode NL, makes me glad I tune in to see disgustingly fun wins like that first one!

[@brywnbray1382]

I understand not wanting to analyze games you made obvious blunders in, but I feel like often you also avoid analyzing games where you didn't even recognize where you missed wins or strong advantages. Either way, been loving the chess series NL!

[@DoctorShroom]

So, I don't know if it's my favorite series of yours, but it is definitely one I've been watching pretty consistently. It's just kinda nice. Ya'know? And not even in a sleep aide kinda way.

[@SoulCrusher669...]

watching NL sit literally 2 moves away from checkmate for like 5 mins drove me insane

[@Sharpie951HD]

This really makes for great viewing. Thanks NL, Keep up the chess videos!

[@nosir5596]

That first game was super fun to watch. The second one is best summed up by "Why am I a 1300 in 5 minute and a 1550 in 10? the world may never know" while hanging the knight for no reason lmao

[@yellowsock13]

That first one took a bat to my gourd

[@RayVitoles]

That first game.Sits up and applause

[@CreeperSlayer365]

The most mlg chess I've ever seen in the first game

[@Aiika__]

This was the best game of chess ive ever watched

[@johnathanroth6205]

30:25 yeah but you're missing that your rook can just take the knight for free after it checks you.

[@Username8mine]

amazing end game plays keep it up NL

[@LegendaryBilly]

Loved the format of longer games into shorter games

[@inordirections]

Getting weird is part of NL's chess growth. He has to shake off the chess personality test results and develop his inner Tal

[@nonagijiashvili6486]

13:46 rook to f3. Get checkmated or give me your knight

[@lewiskirby763]

That 1st game had my heart pumping! Great vid NL

[@inordirections]

4:17 This bishop sucks, and this bishop, fawkes, doesn't suck.

[@uwerlmi6120]

12:18 rf4 and fork night with h4 Square that threatens mate very strong move

[@Ae-oxian]

12:54 you could fork the knight with a mate threat on rook f3

[@deelan8664]

it hurts that he didn't see that

[@boojumsborogrove7969]

that first game... *chef's kiss*

[@mateuscaldeira-brantaraujo227]

When is the Eggcarton going to have its chess tournament?

[@RFxSukhoi]

The sequel that Checkpoint League needs, and that it deserves.

[@treyebillups8602]

NL analyzing a game of bullet chess is high in pog content

[@besNait]

In the first game he was considering blundering knight move for uncomfortably long time :D (27 Ne6 gives opponent triple attack in g2 with check so NL didn't really have a fork in this line)

[@Bodeification]

Pretty sure the fork with the knight at 10:40 loses the game, he can take your pawn on G2 with check, if you take with the rook, you get mated by the queen, if you move your king he takes your rook with discovered check and then just mates you anyway

[@spoilerpurged1877]

Dude that first game was Incredible lmfao.

[@baronvonooze4959]

The horse moves in an L. Have you realized how absolutely fricked that is?

[@nyansugoi]

>that finish at 19:00 siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick

[@koiiinu]

strange, uncanny, abnormal, unusual - i sleep W E I R D - my gourd explodes

[@crypticwisdom4712]

I love these meme chess games they're highly entertaining

[@theturboassslayer7354]

I note the key moves of the games to see what the engine thinks was best

[@rooster4011]

NL: Lets get weird Me: YEESSSS

[@jackfruit5219]

That first game got me so pogged up

[@AsterSea]

Johnathan.

[@spongesomeone]

That first game was a lot of fun to watch, i definitely thought your opponent had you

[@Mreecel]

That first game deserves a pog comment.

[@IKENIRO]

13:46 rock go to f5 to protect next pawn move, if he takes a2, rock to h5 is checkmate. I was surprised u didn't see it...

[@trbry.]

I still want to see the analysis on a loss.

[@Northernlion]

you can see all you need to see in my eyes

[@Potbelly76]

Watching your chess videos makes me feel better about my chess even though you're a full 200 ELO above me

[@mykachin840]

Capocollo cola* check, egregious levels of nutmeg* check, gourd ready to receive daily pogs* check

[@LixxLixx]

I felt that first game brother.

[@tailor31415]

the five seconds left on the clock win was pogicity. would have been awesome even if you drew or lost though, you're right - it's not all about winning!