That's Blitz, Baby!!

[@latersatyr]

NL when he's winning: "Just resign, it's a classy way to lose" NL when he's losing "This is a never give up situation, they might run out the clock."

[@pointlessviewer]

Chess series is so pog it literally made me start playing it

[@Vintervind]

Same same

[@d3fyre_rett]

Egg needs to participate in pog champs or whatever the chess tournament involving streamers is

[@benis87]

Same

[@dedale2610]

Same

[@radeklew1]

Same

[@Dinoczar]

Downsides of 5 minute Blitz chess: -NL's commentary is more frantic and crazed Upsides of 5 minute Blitz chess: -pog -NL's commentary is more frantic and crazed

[@GKinWor]

nice

[@hweigel528]

Hot take: the "analysis" tab is better than the "moments" tab. "Analysis" gives more context on previous moves, suggested moves, etc. The moments page tells you "you capitalized on a blunder" without showing the blunder. It tells you "you made a blunder" without showing the suggested move! etc. Anyway, great series!

[@ReneZ11]

It would actually show the suggested move if NL would just click the "Best" button

[@DrBob66]

Agreed, i don't like the "key moments" as much as the step by step analysis. Also I can't follow 5 minute chess

[@HCGxreaver]

I agree here :)

[@Rmp613]

i like key moments first as you can try to figure out your own mistakes -> then i usually go analysis for the extra context etc

[@williamwolfe962]

Came to the comments for just this comment!

[@chronchris1486]

I dont know why but the „fellow scholars around the world“ cracked me up good.

[@ninjacell2999]

NL seems to just have these hilarious turns of phrase

[@hansu44]

Is it Two Minute Papers reference? :)

[@MrKhaz101]

You inspired me to start playing chess, it’s crazy how when you’re watching a game you’re like “wow how could he miss the obvious fork what a blunder” but then you play and get a 600 rating, truly blows my mind how this man can play games as well and he does while talking

[@simpleman4251]

watching ryan: "y'know it's crazy but if you sac your queen to take the rook there, it forces a crazy trade that allows you to take their queen for free later and be up on points overall!" Actually playing: stumbles through the opening and gets forked out of a rook within 4 moves

[@drvofoka7033]

Yeah blows my fucking mind. When he's playing I see all kinds of moves. When I'm playing I'm stuck at 1100 :/ I actually got checkmated with a 10 point advantage cause I got cocky lol.

[@NearoC]

True, I chalk it up to subtly he does all sorts of moves I don't understand in the least, yet can also overlook some things that are more obvious, largely due to the commentary thing. Definitely has his lapses but honestly probably one of the very best for talking and maintaining a certain degree of attention in spite of that.

[@riccardosapore8216]

if you think he is good you should try to find other chess players on youtube, you might learn something

[@NearoC]

@@riccardosapore8216 Oh I mean there's always bigger fish of course, but from a chess layman's perspective he's still pretty dang good. Skeptical anyone is watching NL for learning specifically so much as just happening to absorb some things along the way.

[@ManFromKnuckle]

y'all ever notice how 'Analysis' sounds more or less like 'NLSS'? this was all fated

[@Endrian]

Enelysis.

[@roguewisdom8742]

*Kowalski, NLSS*

[@Jonjon13Jonjon13]

@@roguewisdom8742 Love it

[@khytron06]

@@Endrian Enel sis

[@arkurianstormblade4109]

Could you imagine a grandmaster going "IT WAS A MISCLICK!" and then proceed to lose in a game?

[@radeklew1]

When Hikaru played the bongcloud in a tournament the boomer commentators said it was a misclick but he won anyway lol

[@arciks11]

"Bongcloud Attack sacrifices development for major psychological advantage" -Someone in Hikaru's comments on Hikaru's Bongcloud vid

[@BlueRiging]

Yes. I've even seen Carlson resign on the spot due to a misclick in an online professional tournament. It happens.

[@swebber5]

we just witnessed that in this very video pogmaster ryab

[@datrobot8988]

You should check out the GingerGM, does that all the time

[@brokenzipper7125]

While most people agree that the 10 minute chess is a bit better than the 5, I think the variety is really nice and will help keep things fresh.

[@hollycloutier2727]

I'm loving this series so much. Thank you, Luna's Dad

[@codyunderwood7982]

Luna has already surpassed him

[@aimchess]

Your last opponent wanted the cheeky checkmate, but instead they got the cheeky queen fork 😂

[@jvcmarc]

hey look, it's that app I use!

[@aimchess]

@@jvcmarc yep that's us! Would be cool if NL used us one day too 😁

[@aimchess]

@Hyperion Dionysus of course, in the last position NL jumps his knight into g3 with check (the knight attacks in an L shape -- 2 up and 1 over). So the opponent has to move their king. At the same time though their queen is also 2 squares down and one square over from the knight meaning after white moves their king the knight can take that queen!

[@ysqure3]

@Hyperion Dionysus The knight is in position to threaten both the king and the queen. White can't take the knight, so they have to move the king, so NL gets the queen for free.

[@condemned70]

@Hyperion Dionysus Knight can take king or queen.

[@Merith89]

Commenting to let the algorithm know that I enjoy this content.

[@Kenzamaka]

"I expect you to not realize that you have just lost the game." > Opponent resigns Pogged so far out of my gourd I'm in the stratosphere

[@snickersonson3732]

Something about NL playing the Hillbilly attack just got me cracking up XD

[@tannerlarson276]

Loving the series NL! Through my highschool and now third year of college you have been a voice to break the silence and stress in my life. Appreciate it dude!

[@RayVitoles]

as a strong chess player myself,i cheer for egg everytime he makes the correct move for the wrong reasons

[@mooncalf_4534]

Do you do the thing where you stare intently and nervously at the best move while he mulls over other options?

[@RayVitoles]

@@mooncalf_4534 exactly

[@batblake134]

Love the variance between 5 minute chess and 10 minute chess. Extremely entertaining, and the commentary never falters (even if it gets zany!). Love ya NL!

[@Doll873]

I have always been super on and off with NL's content for a few years now and honest to god every time I come back to it after a break I always find myself laughing much more than I have in recent time, thanks for always being here NL. You fucking rock dude.

[@andrewkientzel8985]

Before this series began I had no idea how to play chess or how the pieces worked. Now I love every single bit of it and can’t stop watching.

[@2DEKAY]

I don't really like these games too much, BUT I am happy to see the comments so extremely positive for you so I support this series 🥳

[@esspysr.5499]

lmao the way he skims the analysis on his losses

[@riccardosapore8216]

When he plays chess he seems a little too full of himself

[@shmooblydong4414]

@@riccardosapore8216 says the 600 scrub

[@johnmarston6643]

Honestly the games you’re playing now are probably the best ones I’ve seen in a while, my favorite classics like Isaac and Spelunky and an absolutely blessed roster of newer games like chess and slashers keep. Keep up the fantastic content Ryan!

[@EricHonaker]

Great timing on this series - a couple of weeks ago my 9yo told me she wanted to learn to play chess. Your vids have been part of what motivated me to learn to play (as opposed to merely knowing the rules.)

[@spazisspaz6074]

NL, I really like the move-by-move analysis considerably more than the key moments. The key moments seems to only show your moves, whereas I'd like to see more analysis on both players and their blunders and what moves the computers would suggest in their stead, etc.

[@lastmanstanding3739]

I prefer the 10 minute cuz u can explain your thinking more, helping me learn, and your gab is simply great.

[@riccardosapore8216]

if you really want to learn don't do it with these videos. Although he seems very convinced of what he is saying, he is by no means a good chess player.

[@vincentkoci1907]

10 min > 5 min 10 min AND 5 min alternating > most forms of entertainment hitherto conceived by the minds of mortal men

[@dang8251]

I like how more frantic blitz chess is especially during mid game, and the double queen was dirty. Keep it up!!

[@eliasburstrom3008]

These chess vids are so ridiculously pogged that they made try chess for the first time in my life, and I'm having a blast!

[@yamlynn]

this chess series has got me back into it HEAVY. been loving watching you play and i lvoe the narration

[@BigSchim]

Keep up the analysis part! I love watching the moment to moment moves even though I can't follow the grand plans. So I love the explanations of some of the big moves of the match.

[@ZachBonnell]

Yours is the only channel I see streaming any beginner/intermediate games and analyzing them. It's perfect.

[@Keenencates]

Dude this series is truly blessed

[@alexhutcheson8467]

Bro how are you so good at this game while talking. Truly a multicore, overclocked brain

[@cotepich1]

Hello algorithm, this content is very poggers as the kids would say, thanks for your time

[@Elleander1]

"Special collaboration later this week" Is it TSMHikaru? I can only hope

[@raresandrei8119]

It's Levy.

[@Lorenzot2010]

@@raresandrei8119 Really hope so!

[@GKinWor]

@@Lorenzot2010 its confirmed homie

[@davidballantyne4492]

gothamchess probably

[@JellyBlockLP]

Please upload this series forever, I'm loving the NL chess

[@mreric1222]

I really hope this becomes a long running series

[@esports-x]

This series is so fucking pog, dude. If they ever do another PogChamps I hope you'll be in it.

[@matthewthomas2580]

I love the analysis so much

[@Jack-dk7uu]

6:10 is absolute 5Head stuff, my gourd is pogged

[@TKreamy]

This chess content is the only thing keeping me sane. Thanks NL

[@sillychinas]

20:49 Egg father, why do you not accept my challenge

[@TCSyd]

Well, your Elo rating is 500 points above his, for starters.

[@Kastanja92]

So excited to see a new chess episode every day, great series!

[@MrFrowneyface]

Would love to see Egg and Hafu play a few games. I feel they’re fairly evenly matched.

[@colinpaton3304]

Hafu is GM Pog

[@tallergeese]

I think NL is actually higher ELO than Hafu was by the end of PogChamps, but it's close. I don't know if she's continued to play at all since then either.

[@MrFrowneyface]

@@tallergeese Yeah but you gotta think Hafu played like 12 hours a day to prep for Pog champs and her ELO wavered a lot. Idk if NL has put in close to that amount of time. Either way I think it would be good fun to watch. They’re really both enjoyable streamers.

[@Waghabond]

Ngl, that first game was truly breathtaking, I'm impressed and highly pogged

[@mana24]

OMG chess colab coming. My gourd can't handle this amount of pog

[@paulan.5104]

NL, when you do a sacrifice, please look at the analysis of the sacridice afterwards, its always interesting to know if it works or not

[@TectonicImprov]

I am loving this series

[@mattbenz99]

The thing about 5 minute chess is that you need to have you first few moves done super fast. Every second wasted delaying the opening is a couple seconds that can't be used at the end.

[@Guanvro]

Can someone explain to me why NL won the last match with that move at 25:04? I might be blind or something, but I can see the King being able to move to H2 or G1 to get out of Check safely.

[@TheShut1]

Replying to this cause I also want to know the answer, I only know basic rules and curious about that win.

[@ysqure3]

@@TheShut1 When the King moves to get out of check, NL takes the white Queen. It's not a checkmate, but it puts White at a gigantic disadvantage for the rest of the game.

[@ChrisJATheMighty]

They just blundered their queen on a fork.

[@TheShut1]

@@ysqure3 So if I understand correctly, it wasn't 100% win, but getting out of that disadvantage would be nearby impossible so the opponent chose to resign?

[@ysqure3]

@@TheShut1 Exactly

[@sucipto9089]

imagine NL getting back into over the board chess competition and shit-talking his opponent all the time

[@int3r4ct]

Comment to help the algorithm Pog up. Excited for the collab!

[@linklover7077]

These vids have really helped me understand the peeps in my life who live chess

[@TankorSmash]

16:10 "i see why you would do that", I don't, it seems like its an easy pawn. Could someone explain?

[@ZigZagGamingRO]

His queen is hanging, it's a discovered attack from black's bishop.

[@TankorSmash]

@@ZigZagGamingRO ah thank you!

[@hhehe24]

He thought he could have taken the unprotected knight at first. But then he noticed that moving the pawn lead to a discovery attack on his queen from the bishop.

[@nich3897]

Maximally pogged series, toss a coin to your algorithm

[@braidos.k3657]

I WAS NOT ready for Scott's Tots PTSD thank you

[@pigeonarmstrong]

Loving the series man!

[@Destroier534]

That resign at the end was golden!

[@waluigiwah3264]

I'm loving this series NL, keep it coming please, King

[@Kilroyan]

the most enjoyable chess content out there

[@ghostsy]

Loving your chess games the 5 min ones the most :)

[@ShyGuyOmega]

I wait here to refresh the uploads page as soon as pog o'clock (noon, for me) rolls around to be among the first in line for the gourd-filling The algorithm vanguard is running at maximum overdrive for this series, keep it coming

[@kaylaklimas6058]

8:54 Actually bopping my head to the tune

[@modernape9878]

I love this series

[@Bounsingonbongos1]

Never saw myself legitimately trying to learn more about chess than what each piece does but here we are. Thanks for the pogs NL

[@dudemeister1846]

best indie game series of 2020

[@hiyabobb]

This madman is playing touch move in online chess.

[@hergz7]

Collab with GothamChess??? The thought of it has me pogged up. Fingers crossed!

[@sethrosson9719]

I'm hoping he does a lesson with Levy. would be super entertaining.

[@mkberg]

Came here to say the same thing. Would be the best chess video ever ❤️

[@Pyronar]

I love the series! Keep it going!

[@MrCloud254]

A chess match without an analysis is like morning without coffee.

[@Darckseyes]

I didn’t even know brilliant moves were a category until NL mentioned it

[@anythingbutmyrealname]

I love these and it’s gotten me back into Chess forsure & I will pre move my way into winning by Timeout hhahaha

[@Szanth]

I don't always have something to say about the video But I always want the algorithm to know I love it

[@jake967]

This is good content. Please continue.

[@AdamGaffney96]

I love the analysis part of this, but it would be good if you always checked what the Best move was when you make a mistake! Even if you think you know what the best move is, it's good to get that confirmation, and if not you learn some good lines to get out of similar situations.

[@ninakuup21]

I pogged out of my mind at the last move of the last mach

[@davidebellomo358]

10:35 is the reason 5 minutes is great: the trash talk gets real

[@bryanoberholtzer]

Chess players and not analysing your losses, name a more iconic duo

[@GeekGamingOffic1al]

Can't wait to see the collaboration!

[@XSasorixxAkasunaX]

Making casual office references. He's truly ascended.

[@Lucario2564]

great series

[@heysimone]

the second he learns how to mate quicker chess dot com is going crazy

[@danielchavez1327]

i can't wait for the eppy he blesses us with 3 minute chess

[@colinwevers7389]

A man who has had 0 sleep since the birth of his child 1:40

[@nevstark2395]

Don't be embarrassed by the losses! Not everyone can be perfect! It's entertaining and simultaneously a learning process so thank you!

[@sernogath]

chess has me so pogged! i’m learning so much but also still feel like a dummy like i do not understand how the win was assured in the last match. it’s probably so obvious

[@armorend1334]

23:57 You know chess is getting philosophical when the bald boomer starts asking about your raisin's debt.

[@Level80Sorcerer]

something something algorithm, liked and commented. The chess computer cannot comprehend master egg which is all on to itself a huge Pogg

[@kaylaklimas6058]

7:55 Would it have been Chess BM to go for a third Queen? Because it seems like it would have been a great flex.

[@shiina_7]

Pogged for the collaboration

[@MegaD42]

For whatever it's worth, I really prefer the videos of ten minute games.

[@LegendaryBilly]

NL, thanks to you I am playing Chess now, and I am happy. Cheers

[@MrDimox]

Used 2 minutes on the clock: "TIME TO PLAY BLOOD BOWL! PUT UP BLOCKERS!"

[@kevwox]

Egg man flexing hard on jonberman22 with the double queen play in 5 min chess. GGs

[@seveneightlp]

you know, NL, your opponent can deviate from the book too. Just cause your "last book move" was early doesn't mean you made a mistake.

[@ThatOneSomethingg]

End of week chess collab? So much pog is coming out of gourd rn!

[@WartornNOR]

Best series.

[@firehammock3021]

Great series great video

[@aniketbedade6997]

A special collaboration is coming? This sounds exciting!

[@jvcmarc]

can't believe he didn't see what the faster mate was