Spotting Brilliant Tactics

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[@sammygibbons8960]

It’s easier to spot this stuff when you aren’t actually playing

[@Milo1267]

true

[@최석현-w1c]

No they can't without engine

[@flyiscool]

@@최석현-w1ci saw it without one because its a clear double attack, but maybe its bc im 1900 rapid idk

[@KittSpiken]

Passively vs actively engaging with the position

[@koolerstream921]

@@flyiscool brag more

[@huskybros2274]

Pawn d4 is a very easy to spot tactic as a 1400. Only reason I spotted it n Gotham didn’t is cuz I’m not under time pressure 😂

[@wittehaai3847]

True but you also have to see that he can’t take your Knight because it’s back rank mate

[@Marveryn]

i saw it but i figure it was a good move cause i figure the rook was going to move to attack the pawn and i had thought it clear the problem. so i did not spot it clear a line for the queen to hit the rook, sac the knight

[@ngatzireich]

I saw it to and I'm a 900

[@Milo1267]

As a rapid 1400, I saw D4 and wondered why he didn't play it, but I did not see the rook capture. Instead I was calculating queen D8 afterwards. After I played it I probs woulda seen the rook move.

[@nikoreyes9812]

Bro thinks hes hikaru

[@oofyeetmcgee]

​@@nikoreyes9812bro thinks he's funny

[@demonfriend3517]

As a rapid 1100 I also saw d4 and wondered why he didn't play it

[@EnverHalilHoxha1917]

I am pee and I calculated D takes Piss4 but idk

[@alias5281]

I saw both and I'm a lichess rapid 1400. It's far easier to be a viewer though.

[@Auts91]

Yeah, I'd do pawn to D4, just because "me attack horse, ooga booga"

[@andrescolon4803]

As an 1100 nooby, i saw d4 in its entirety and the reasons why it worked. The cap accusation makes me feel even better about it hahaha, but i wasnt playing the actual game with pressure as levy did so yeah

[@DrQuailMan]

If you've got thousands of people watching, and 10 of them spot a tactic and point it out, that's only a fraction of a percent. Of course thousands of brains will catch more things cumulatively than one very smart brain, brains are chaotic and will find things by chance more than by skill. Basically, don't get one-guyed, Gotham.

[@arnavrawat9864]

I saw the attack. Don't let it hit the ego

[@PaulSEdwardsMusic]

Me too... but I also continually make stupid blunders from playing too fast. Swings and roundabouts :)

[@arnavrawat9864]

@@PaulSEdwardsMusic Me too.

[@jackkaczmarski]

I “spotted” that based on pure “pawn go brrrrrr”, not calculating

[@gutscreativegroup]

The position reached at 9:30 with 1. d4 is so complicated that nobody could have see all the possibilities in real time. Here we are, after three days, and our crowd sourced analysis came up with two interesting responses that I didn't see. But neither one works. 1... Nxe4 (threatening the fork at c3 if QxR), 2. QxN, QxN 3. Rb8+, Re1 3. RxR mate as it is supported by the Q at a4. 1... Qg6 (threatening to take the rook at b1 with check) 2. Rb8+, Re1 3. QxN+, forcing mate in two. The other knight moves (d7 or e6) do avoid mate, but cost the exchange as white takes the rook at e2 and black takes the knight at d5.

[@baksban74]

Yeah, i don't play chess and when i see the move i though of played it makes my "that's a neat coincidank" part of brain very happy.

[@Mariofan317]

no way Gotham was so shocked about a small new animation

[@osmium3691]

I was also that shocked at that new animation when I first got it on Chess.com, and I hate it

[@kowskizury]

i think its just because it revealed his opponents name but im not sure

[@tubelogic523]

Seeing the move is legal. That's insightful, Levy.

[@zTeaTheCoffee]

Bro post the damn Norway Chess recap istg

[@lookatmydab1482]

Bro on vacation 💀. U can wait

[@zTeaTheCoffee]

@@lookatmydab1482 I know I was just joking lmao

[@SergheyKatastrofenko]

D4 was the only move that makes sense in that position, even my 7 year old nephew who has just learned how pawns and queens attack saw it. Of course he knew that the knight was under attack and the rook was attacked by the queen and there was no way to protect both.

[@HUMANAI3]

Levi’s commentary on games even while he’s playing is top tier I’d even say better than hikaru instructively wise

[@aravindsfirst]

I spotted d4 double attack as a 1100 rapid, but that's only because I wasn't the one playing. It's a lot easier to find these things when there is 0 pressure, which is why backseating is so annoying.

[@gutscreativegroup]

kibitzing is the technical term😉

[@tobi4812]

as a 100 elo I saw D4 and wondered why he didn't play. Pawn d4 is a very easy to spot tactic

[@SignifiedSnow]

"yeah, d4's a good move" and I'm like "no yeah kick the knight, seems legit." then Levy drew the line from the queen to the rook it was "OOOOOOOOOOHHH"

[@alirezashabanian1601]

even if you play that thing ( like d4 there ) levy gonna claim that you didn't spotted that and that was ACCIDENT

[@Ashpro5678]

11:48 🤣🤣

[@markhathaway9456]

I thought Qa4 was a bit off, but the entire game was well-done. Seeing details, finding sequences, keeping on course strategically. All good.

[@Vargashomes]

I saw both D4 and queen attacks rook right away, but I probably wouldn’t have seen it in the game😂😂

[@seheyt]

I think it's legit that some players have a tendency to spot their "pet tactics" better in a quick game. Levy is right about not seeing all the refutations (or lack thereof)

[@hookgrip4jesus310]

Actually, I think there's something to that, and I now am very curious about what results a study would find about that. I know I spot knight forks very well (because it's my favorite thing to do in all of chess), but I miss the most basic "sac to mate" combos

[@Zarathustra0512]

I spotted the D4 move while watching _you_ play, but would never have seen it while _I_ was playing

[@Adrian-jl4hu]

I'm 1400 blitz and i spotted but while watching you play, which is pretty different from playing it in an actually game, nice game Gotham!

[@the_potatoe]

gotham, your videos are the reason i got into chess, and i want to thank you for that :)

[@davidsantiago7808]

i saw pawn D4 and im a 900 lmao, the difference is that im not sitting here calculating a bunch of moves im just seeing a very obvious basic pawn move. sometimes when brain go monke it happens to be the best move.

[@dylanellis7656]

Exactly my first response How do I DISABLE THAT???

[@kelemenaron]

Board settings

[@Milo1267]

What was he disabling?

[@Carboy45]

​@@Milo1267the whole theatric "You vs opponent" popup at the start of the game

[@Milo1267]

@@Carboy45 oh yeah. I think it's cool but it is distracting

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Gotham at times it seems he takes risks instead of playing a safer move he seems to go out on a limb with a do or die tactic but he’s been winning so more power to you

[@GeorgeEpting]

No believe it or not you do need that and for you it would be why and that's where all questions start😊

[@jhowe5571]

Yah, I saw D4, too. But, at around 850 ELO, I didn't see too much else. 😅

[@GeorgeEpting]

Now now it's not about the thinking, it's the seeing that's why knowing is seeing while your doing everything else after that is remembering 😊

[@ilcantastorie8491]

at 7:19 i thought he should've played padw d4, someone better then me pls tell me why its wrong

[@adnan4757]

7:23 pawn d4?

[@lordofutub]

Tactically sharp? He drew a line for a knight that already got taken in his calculation. Is bro doing other kinds of lines?

[@atomisten]

i saw D4 because i read comments and they all talked about D4 so all i was doing was waiting for a possible good d4 mvoe.

[@Lazyovh]

I saw d4 but it was only cause it attacked the knight 😞

[@ebreshea1337]

me at 800 spotting d4. "you must be pretty good"

[@Drumaier]

Wait, are you telling us there is even a single person that didn't spot d4 was double attacking the knight and the OB VIOU SLY hanging rook?

[@playlistsubs]

Spotting Brilliant Tactics...by chat! 😀

[@BODYBUILDERS_AGAINST_FEMINISM]

What patreon level allows me to see the tunnels under your house

[@keithbaldwin5772]

Im a 1050 and saw it immediately, but then again im not actually playing

[@Pon1bcd]

I did not see pawn to D4 so I am indeed in idiot.

[@tuxedobob2]

Hah! Levy hates the animation as much as I do!

[@drhoratio]

What if after d4 opponent played rook takes g2 check and after king takes he plays queen g6 check winning the rook on b1?

[@haydenlu9564]

you will simply lose since the black king is exposed and you can easily take the knight on c5 with a check then it’s checkmate

[@GeorgeEpting]

No it's not think of something it's seeing something

[@PabloIgnacioGarciaMartin-ts9yd]

My man needs some rest, he is on a losing streak and not learning

[@mitigamespro8757]

I think it's an older clip, considering he was surprised about the new animations.

[@goudperfect2036]

where he streams?

[@Somenobody299]

People spamming on levy like they had never blundered 😬

[@acirillo59]

200 blitz rating here. I saw D4 double attack from move 10. Trust me.

[@mycommentpwnz]

He's right about one thing, "The secret is not to lie to yourself." Everything I've done in my life, which was HARD (and required long-term commitment) I achieved BECAUSE I was acutely aware of my failings. Most people, however, prefer to delude themselves into believing all the things their mommy told them.

[@ebreshea1337]

Yet here you are, on yt comments talking about how you're better than everyone else

[@osmium3691]

Wow you're so special and cool. Please tell us how you achieved such enlightenment.

[@SergheyKatastrofenko]

wow what an Alpha.

[@NJDJ1986]

Ok im curious too, what is wrong with pawn d4? Pawn attacks knight, at same time queen discovers attack rook! I mean what was black gonna do with d4 move?

[@jacky9961]

Nothing is wrong with it lol.. he just didn't see it in the time crunch

[@Jetsko69]

Didn’t he miss Qf4? 5:02

[@ChristianRoy13]

The animation is cool.

[@UndesignatedGod]

I saw D4 instantly but only reason I saw it is cause its not me playing the game and 2. I watch ALOT of Hikaru.

[@tylerbaisden1308]

why did you take off your hoodie lmaoooo

[@Squilfinator]

I would've played d4 because me attacc horse. Would not have seen me attacc rook

[@Viva4869]

Ngl his thumbnail is becoming better

[@drewbrown3948]

Why did you take 7 seconds to play e4

[@gamingwithsarik.k69]

Levy where is Norway round 8?????????????

[@bnuyguy123]

I hope you get some good coffee this morning

[@ldsmusician]

Sorry to break it to you, but I saw d4 and I'm sitting at 1050 daily (the time control I play the most). It doesn't mean I would have played as accurately overall for the game, but I did see d4 with the intention of the double attack. Anyway, all the best.

[@markconrad9619]

Bruh that was kinda easy to spot 😅

[@sandorcsoknya7547]

If d4, N×a4, Q×a4, Rg2 K×g2, Qg6 is sick :-D If Qxe2 then Nc3 fork. :-D

[@venkatavoleti7105]

Keep going, you protect the rook with the queen. Knight takes rook, queen takes back, and white knight on f4 falls. So overall you’ve traded knights and rooks, and you’re down 2 pawns (a4 and c3)

[@sandorcsoknya7547]

​@@venkatavoleti7105 its -1 for Black in most scenarios

[@GeorgeEpting]

Learning a long the way to find when hmmm

[@rdarda9272]

someones saltyyyy

[@a-mb3wl]

Gottem trying to convince his chat they're as bad as him

[@susmangugu]

11m29s

[@darkercore8185]

I saw it and I'm 1200

[@Narinder55555]

I have arrived.

[@vipapatel8480]

2443

[@everettadu4221]

I actually saw all of that as a 700 rapid 😂

[@yotamoren818]

😪

[@MuhammadAhmed-xd7oj]

1 min and 15 views bro fell of a Cliff

[@grogboggoth]

He's an IM. You're not. What else needs to be said here?

[@DarchrowTheEnigma]

I hate that new animation. It blocks the first move view for like 1-2 seconds. And I don't know how to disable it either. So for every match I've played, its gonna have -2 seconds from the full timer. I'm just gonna leave it active and pretend I'm berserk-ing the match.

[@DarchrowTheEnigma]

Ha! I saw the D4 move but when I calculated it, I think best move was to sacrifice the black knight to protect the rook. He can't take white knight because the rook was under attack so.. its very much a missed win. Glad I saw it though!

[@ahmed17167]

It can be solved if timer start animation.

[@tanmaykumar3353]

Im 800 and spotted that tactic with its complete logic

[@GeorgeEpting]

You see everything he's answering back with is see or saw and when there is question if you ask enough they become answers 😊

[@itsrainingsquidreloaded1101]

I'm 500 and I spotted pawn d4 pretty quickly because of the discovered attack on the rook but, then again I'm just laying in bed not under time pressure and live stream to hundreds or so people.

[@thomas1588]

I actually did spot d4 😂

[@GeorgeEpting]

Wow

[@MarioMatta-mq9db]

700 elo and spotted 💪

[@martinlane2840]

I was watching on youtube and saw D4 and I'm only 850

[@noahfeazell3336]

Third i guess idk

[@cameronjames3028]

First! Gotham won't pin me

[@andrewkelly328]

so earlyyyyyy

[@Vetal2288]

Gaslighter "oh, you saw, but just not enough blablabla you are not Magnus"

[@OneCrowdGaming]

I minute no views bro fell off

[@Lucas-DX]

Homie writing in roman numerals like a classic 35 BC kid

[@Promptshot]

bro is coping so hard lmfao. Im like 900 and saw the move. Its not some profound move. What a clown.

[@Carboy45]

Already learned how to find brilliant moves ₁₀₀% myself