The 6 MOST INSANE Chess Puzzles

[@nullcandyy]

And he sacrificed....THE ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK THE OTHER ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK THE QUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN AND THE KING!!! Wait....

[@G-chess_channel]

The king is wild!

[@jayhache5609]

Best read in a Darth Trump voice.

[@Devision42]

Wrong channel buddy 😊

[@jayhache5609]

@@Devision42 Looks like you are addressing OP. Edit: If so, why is he on the wrong channel?

[@Devision42]

@@jayhache5609 i meant its not GC's channel

[@DaDitka]

16:10 GREAT sound effect there! Keep doing stuff like that!

[@jh5320]

First puzzle black doesnt have to take the pawn, can just move his king to C6

[@justsayin...1158]

You are right, but then after dxe7, Kd7, f6, black can only move their king and if they stop defending the promotion square, white gets a queen and if they keep protecting the promotion square, white can bring their king and force the black king off the defence of the promotion square. It's a bit sad this line wasn't shown in the video.

[@jh5320]

@@justsayin...1158 yes i know, i think its a line that needs to be analyzed when you solve the puzzle

[@digntyotaddictd]

@@justsayin...1158thanks I came here to find someone explaining it

[@Chechov-t9f]

I love that in chess you can recycle the same idea many times based on how your opponent moves

[@dew9103]

If you get game 6 position in a game, you should hang it on a wall in your room with the brilliant move symbols

[@DvzOuDeveze]

17:41 "i won... but... for what cost"

[@davidmasse2829]

I really like puzzle 6. Puzzle 5 game me a headache.

[@jarchdm]

Hey Nelson i just played the Colle system for the second time and caught his queen with the trap you showed! Thanks

[@davidxencaster6406]

So in a nutshell: If you have the greater advantage, don’t promote to a queen. If your enemy has the advantage, Queen is the way to go.

[@rauntaft7753]

Just amazing!!! Thanks for sharing, Nelson!😮

[@EbuCallinav]

The last one is like channeling your inner Martin.

[@q45ij54q]

After the second rook sac on #6, the checkmate was pretty clear. #5 is the one that blew my mind though. So complicated.

[@alexrobinet7576]

Puzzle 1 and 2 were harder than the others.

[@theMosen]

0:48 And if ..Kc6 instead, then dxe7 Kd7, f6 black has to guard e8 and white can come up with their king

[@TheBestEver99999]

I’ve always wondered why people underpromote to rooks or bishops (knights make sense because of their odd move style) but this makes sense now. Very cool!

[@hsbgdvn]

Is this the position in a game of Hou Yifan? 15:28

[@justsomeboyprobablydressed9579]

Puzzles 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 were easy and normal, but puzzle 5 was indeed very cool.

[@TheExileFox]

If you do not have a video on "castling the wrong side" - i would like to see some examples where this is the better move, even if the normal castling is available

[@sebastiaanpeekstok4577]

Finally some puzzles from Nelson!

[@ernietollar407]

best channel - most instructive for begineers intermediate level without relentless jokes like others

[@anonym5160]

Why do you didn’t do it to the playlist: „Insane Chess Problems“?

[@MarkWiseTechno]

#5 was crazy!! At first, I didn't even register Black's own threat of Qg3# and didn't understand why most of the checks other than Nxf1+ didn't work, but once I did recognize the threat of Qg3# I still couldn't get it because of how difficult Nd5+ was to calculate. After Nd5+, I saw e3 Qf4 Qxf4 Qxf4 Nxf4 Bg2 Nxe2# but also saw e3 Qf4 Qg3+ Qxg3 hxg3 Nf4 g2 and thought it was no good because I missed Nxh3# with the only alternative being Nxe2+ Bxe2 stalemate, so I didn't think Nd5+ was correct for that reason. Then I watch the video and realize I didn't even consider Black responding to Qf4 with Bg2, so I didn't calculate any of that part at all. Just effing insane that one! 😮😮😮😮

[@RainbowBrilliance]

1st situation. On suggested pawn move black king can simply go c6. Yes, you still can win as white next, but your suggested solution doesn’t work.

[@pnoodl3s775]

If king goes c6 then take on e7. If king goes d7 then pawn to f6 creating a chain that the king cannot stop. If king goes to take the undefended e5 pawn then the e7 pawn can promote, so everything is protected. At this point just gotta bring the king and flush the king out

[@SmilyTheMare]

i need more content like this very enjoyable i figured out most of these but still the fact that one move for white stops black completely is fascinating to me

[@rhc-weinkontore.k.7118]

great puzzles. Thank you

[@muhammadalfariz-v6u]

Number 1 ,2,,3,4, and 6.... easy , but number 5 , too hard for me. ❤❤❤❤

[@VincentStaples]

Stunning puzzles! You always surprise me and your presentation is fantastic. Thank you!

[@ceejay0137]

Definitely smiling after the last one! 😄😄😄

[@Duckshotz]

Thanks for another amazing video!

[@sullenskulls9709]

On the first puzzle, what happens if instead of taking with the e7 pawn, you follow white's pawn back with your king to c6. It seems to me, that you avoid the initial problem altogether. Now, I'm sure there's probably still some way to force a zugzwang in there with some combination, but I can't find it.

[@Robert-mx1io]

White will take the e7 pawn and then your king on c6 will need to move to d7 to stop the promotion. White then moves the f pawn forward to defend the e7 pawn and now blacks king is stuck cause it can’t attack the pawn chain without letting the pawn promote. White then just brings its king into the action

[@I3endoubles]

I think after king to c6 you capture on e7. The king moves to d7 to stop the promotion. Then f6 to defend the forward pawn. The black king is now stuck moving back and forth between d7 and e8 until you bring your own king up.

[@harikumars1487]

The last 2 were brilliant!!!

[@Redstoner34526]

0:43 how does white win if black doesn’t take back and plays kc6 instead?

[@feverdream11m]

the white pawn attacks b7 and the king can't keep up with it

[@Redstoner34526]

⁠@@feverdream11mThe king can keep up with it though how can it not also no pawn is attacking b7???

[@ClimateScamBatman]

Gold

[@preoklenthe]

I have a question. In the first puzzle what happens if on its first move black moves Kc6 instead of taking the white with its pawn?

[@kalelpi314]

I loved 5 more than 6. Cool stuff

[@notsus8537]

You finally make a video about puzzles 🎉

[@borbarad2.0]

The last one is really amazing.

[@jefftaylor1186]

Thumbnail puzzle is deceptively easy. d6, exd6, e6, fxe6, then Freddy will have his coronation ceremony in 3 moves. Also I’m pretty sure this puzzle was in Capablancas book.

[@hassanalihusseini1717]

Nr. 6, wow! Amazing.

[@JordanFernandes-i7v]

*04:50*→King to a1 and look at what we have done!! That rhymed and the checkmate clock has chimed.

[@AwsomeSkyXYT]

Puzzle 6 after bg2 and knight f3 if qd4+ white qdd4 pawn takes and knight e2 is still a checkmate 😁

[@toastbrotfan6585]

Those are definetely not the most insane Puzzles. But they are very understandable and interesting

[@ytmndman]

I didn't see the answer to the 5th one until you gave the first move, then I saw the rest.

[@joschuafieguth9151]

Knight to g4 is a winning move too ^^ puzzle 5

[@emersonarriety]

Solved puzzles 1 and 2 fairly quickly. Puzzle 3 I did succeed at winning but I went to the right instead and that way takes much longer. I knew that there was some stalemate trap in puzzle 4 but for the life of me I could not find Rg3 after e7. Puzzle 5 was a difficult one, I could see some of the moves and the ideas but I couldn't find the line. I didn't even know where to start with puzzle 6. Fun video even if I only solved 2 and a half puzzles.

[@librarylord2003]

love chess puzzles but when do we get more chess adventures with our intrepid trio?

[@mitch9237]

Yes! More chess puzzles! It's my lucky day

[@thomasmartin7542]

The first one was easy, I had the right idea after just a second. Yesterday I had a situation and thought that it hast to end in a draw, but stockfish found a solution which I never would have been able to find. The last one really was amazing, but difficult to imagine that a situation like that could arise in a real game.

[@manuelalvarez-requejo4660]

In puzzle #1, couldn’t black just respond with kc6?

[@UnknownOP11]

then we play e6

[@joelkyle1250]

​@@UnknownOP11I think you meant e7.

[@joelkyle1250]

E6 is just losing for white.

[@joelkyle1250]

You have to capture on e7, then defend with f6. This also blocks the f7 pawns' advance. After kd7 no capture can be made. If ke6 happens then white queens with check. The king is stuck defending against the promotion which allows white kig to come in.

[@joelkyle1250]

King*

[@parkershaw8529]

If the black king can take white pawn, i would imagine it should be able to tame black pawn easily!!

[@Lucas-c4f5v]

0:40 Also f6 works

[@tiborgrun6963]

Thank you for making me smile.

[@Al_Mashwali]

I liked puzzle 5 & 6❤❤❤😊

[@RightHandShot]

Good ones

[@Crispysyelloweyes]

1st time ever seeing a double check.

[@keithdarnell5500]

is there a free chess game i could download on my pc that allows to set up pieces on any squares

[@skywalkerjohn8965]

I have a question, of couse this is just me curious. So let say we delete stalemate from the game. How would that effect chess as a whole.

[@NicoRTM]

Hi nelson, great video as always. How long will the course be open? I'm waiting for the end of the month to buy it

[@dane6689]

I am really bad at chess, especially end games - but I have found the first puzzle to be very easy.

[@b.trumane]

And I was smiling hard when you said that lol. Those the type of moves you get hype for

[@СергейСлышков-б5л]

в первой позиции король c6 гарантирует более долгое сопротивление

[@PavlosPapageorgiou]

Yup, I got those mostly. The first three certainly.

[@islambouzaher2182]

I was indeed smiling 😁

[@fantomghost6213]

That last one was a doozie!!

[@Together4.4M]

10:00 This position would likely still be a draw because of perpetual check, but yeah you wouldn’t be able to win

[@williamsquires3070]

I want a puzzle in which white has to sack ALL his pieces just to save the half point! 🤣

[@HarshitKulhari-zv3us]

In puzzle 5 after the wrong move Nxf1. Qc1+ Qd1 Qxd1# is mate

[@DaveSale-DKSALE]

Nelson both plays chess and excersizws for us

[@arseniylanin]

Last position was the easiest one, but sure very beautiful

[@SecureHandle]

Not even close it was the 3rd hardest lol

[@andyclark8991]

2:01 Going to say Bishop to C6

[@lusterris9183]

Im surprised I actually saw the solution to the first puzzle since I’m only 800 lol but I love cool puzzles like these

[@PradeepM-p1l]

Teach you are teaching good❤❤❤

[@LeoNidas-c8g]

I think pawn From f5 to f6 would also work

[@dineshpr4541]

Nelson can you please play with levy

[@stinaloo4658]

How about E6? 0:15

[@SecureHandle]

I think after e6 they just play f6

[@TottenvilleMiddleSchool]

The first puzzle was honestly straightforward.

[@n0bl3hunt3r]

There needs to be more chess puzzle videos. Not for us, but for you.

[@aljuvialle]

GothamChess is amaizing!

[@Marcolp09]

Found the 1st immediately

[@WaldoWizard]

who could see all those sacrifices to # with the knight?? UNBELIEVABLE... we're not in Kansas anymore Dorothy.. Click them slippers and repeat 3 times -- Sacrifice - Sacrifice - Sacrifice !! 😅

[@Afterthoughtbtw]

Out of interest - have you ever been forced to underpromote in a game to avoid a stalemate trap? If so, how common an occurence would it be?

[@favesongslist]

Yes I did once, but only due to bad play by my opponent.

[@NJDJ2]

number 6 was at least most insane cause i could hear Gothamchess echoing "THE ROOOOOOK!" in the chess puzzle! great puzzle video Nelson!

[@JustAnotherCommenter]

literally, cuz they added that in the video, but yea

[@PostTraumaticChessDisorder]

1:29 KINGgratulations?

[@fenrirgrimm6834]

puzzle1 wpawn to d6, bking to c6, bking takes wqueen in the end, or did i missed something

[@Mloihdrn2]

first one doesn't work because anyone with 150+ elo will see that

[@vanillaswirls1720]

Do you create these puzzles yourself?

[@MartijnVos]

One thing you're not addressing about the first puzzle: what if black moves the king instead of taking? Even if white then takes the pawn, the king can keep up.

[@ashleyharris4114]

Sure the Black King can "Stop" that Pawn from promoting, the problem is that before it can be taken it's going to be defended by the f Pawn and that holds until the White King comes over to ensure the promotion. 😊

[@456death654]

2 bishops vs rook? Yea I would just take the draw, f learning how to convert

[@courtneylee9711]

First puzzle was insanely easy and basic

[@maxmidt]

the first puzzle is wrong. While it is true the white move is d6 but black response is to not take but kc6, leading to a trickier win for white

[@randomjapsi]

Its actually much easier. White simply takes the pawn dxe7 and black has to play kd7 else the pawn promotes and then white plays f6 and black has to shuffle the king until the white king moves to help

[@mrnelgin]

I got puzzle one in a second or two. That one was pretty obvious...let's check out the rest...

[@Dexsting]

What if king c6?

[@jamess9623]

What ever happened to chess adventures?

[@LinardsZ]

1 is sac a pawn sac a pawn push a pawn

[@999goldensilver]

Ergh... played a game today... blundered queen. Needless to say- I lost.

[@partha4usam]

Nice video

[@shashankkshirsagar7652]

bro black has Kc6 0:53

[@LinardsZ]

D6 e6 f6

[@RalphSalem-l4b]

how many times did you said "WRONG"

[@petersiegfriedkrug]

An old trick, I would say.