The Literal Queen's Gambit

[@hergz7]

NL only analyzing his wins is so on brand it's hilarious

[@TZerot0]

It's actually amazing, why learn from mistakes when we can celebrate victory

[@Ghostneedle1]

I think he basically just likes doing it as a victory lap since even when he analyzes his wins he just likes to look at when he makes good moves. I much preferred the first couple of episodes where he paid more attention to the analysis although this impatience tilt is pretty funny.

[@jamesparkinson7328]

10/10 would watch tired chess again

[@jamesparkinson7328]

"I'm not worried about time. We're in the end game now" 15 seconds later "OK I'm worried about time"

[@Garnzlok]

Him being like I know what went wrong i got checkmated and I am sitting here like... no shit sherlock but i wanna learn where things started going wrong.

[@alexhurwitz2338]

"You're gonna castle, why wouldn't ya?" "Tock" "You're not gonna castle, why would ya?" Honestly lost my shit lol.

[@SlySnake24]

I actually heard him say this as I was reading this comment

[@youbutworse7807]

This has to be my favorite chess moment yet

[@Android480]

NL using the “lets get weird” opening. And closing. And mid game.

[@alexhurwitz2338]

Immediately following with a response by his opponent and then saying "Y'know what, let's not get weird."

[@GamgiLPs]

NL makes the best chess content, everyone else rode the wave until it died and right as it died, a king rose from the ash and threw in his flair and personality, we thank you!

[@Samsunaattori]

Meanwhile I hear all the great chess channels crying in a corner

[@OfficialMaxBox]

The utmost GG should be given to Isaac. Not taking advantage of an obvious blunder? Cool dude move.

[@chaddaliciousness]

I honestly think he realised it was a misclick

[@HighLanderPonyYT]

"It's what I call a homie stock." - Best Donkey Kong Player of All Time

[@koiiinu]

nah chess players are ruthless for points, i think he didn’t see it as sometimes you trust your opponent not to make such a blunder and end up believing them

[@giantmagicalduck3604]

@@koiiinu Generalisations will lead you nowhere, my man. People are different. Even on top level, very recently Carlsen blundered his queen via misclick, his opponent was about to offer a draw, but Magnus resigned quicker. Double cool dude move there.

[@koiiinu]

@@giantmagicalduck3604 “generalisations will lead you no where”

[@Dr.UldenWascht]

I don't know how I feel about NL revealing the secrets of Chess-dot-com analyzer: _"You lost because you got checkmated!"_

[@phoebep4117]

The legitimate joy when the queen wasn't taken. Absolute heart-warming pog

[@Hakasedess]

isaac must be slamming his head into his desk after that enormous blunder But then, NL has experience with isaac

[@skullbroski]

@@Hakasedess pretty sure it was just sportsmanship because he knew it was a misclick

[@Jack-dk7uu]

@@skullbroski Maybe it's different once you get up to a slightly higher Elo, but I have never once encountered sportsmanship on chess dot com

[@Smilezlol]

@@Jack-dk7uu Seriously, I've had people blunder their queen on move 4 and just sit there running down the clock

[@eunnikins]

luv the icon

[@ThatOneIrishFurry]

"the king dosent do anything except die"

[@NearoC]

Northern "anti monarchy" Lion

[@jonc8125]

Yeah this nl statement was so inaccurate I wanted to dislike 😂

[@mitchellhoward3209]

Why watch Magnus or Hikaru when you can Watch Northern

[@HighLanderPonyYT]

Never heard of those guys... must be some cashew babies.

[@worf7271]

I watch Hikaru for the memes, but I watch Northern for the chess insights.

[@dontuserachelslurs]

*e-sports legend Northern

[@sour_789]

Regionally significant chess player northernlion

[@SamuraiPipotchi]

The blunders are what keep the game spicy

[@OnlyARide]

33:20 why take take the checkmate when i've got a perfectly good canoe, baby?

[@whnvr]

‘that separates the isaac from equador’ 30 y/o esports monster attempts to separate man from his home country

[@Ghodyst]

"Blitz chess - it separates the ISAAC from Ecuador"

[@CssHDmonster]

gotta say , 10min per side was best viewing experience for me

[@PinyKid]

Very much agreed. Hope he sees this 😃

[@a2rhombus2]

A year later and we're down to nothing but 3 minute games for months lol Can't wait for him to become a bullet only player

[@marmeg5238]

I get it's embarrassing but analysing your losses is very important in chess, NL. Not to mention the analysis is the best part of each match imo

[@DATskorge]

sometimes the analysis can inly unpog you

[@shocman5743]

Analyzing losses is important outside of chess too

[@michaelmennuti4414]

At least he gets to analyze his opponent's loss.

[@skellslayer]

I’m sure he’s totally understands that, I think he just skipped that analysis because lord knows that there’s nothing to learn from that loss. It was mostly just throwing because of tired brain.

[@Ninjamagics]

Idk how important analysis of online blitz games are, these kinda games are just a bit of fun imo. Maybe a 2 minute look but nothing in depth

[@carsonroach-howell6945]

I see NL is following the old adage: Learn from your success, forget about your losses.

[@ElSayyidCampeador]

Isaac is a legend, we all saw it, he damn sure saw it, he was like, ah this chap misclicked, I got you man

[@Ghostneedle1]

Either he let him off easy or it was such a bizzare move that he didn't notice

[@SamuraiPipotchi]

@@Ghostneedle1 It is shocking how easy it is to miss such basic blunders. No sane man would throw their queen into my firing line, right? If you make the move with enough confidence, no one will notice it was a mistake.

[@DrBob66]

I would love to see more loss analysis. Also more commentary on the analysis. Might get boring later but early in the series its pog

[@Lolatusername]

0:16 Smh i clicked on a chess video and hes still playing isaac

[@mitchellhoward3209]

"Yo Anthony we're in the endgame" -Mr. Strange

[@miguel7888]

NL laughing while rushing the analysis through three missed wins was hilarious to see, loving the chess content brother!

[@jessejames5559]

Northernlion chess Brings life.

[@perkyoranges250]

"You're gonna castle- why wouldn't ya?" "You're not gonna castle- why would ya? Absolutely loving this series

[@TheRichardSilver]

Ahh yes the Roy Donk opening: Colgate defense, Tuk Tuk variation. A classic.

[@Iaceldd]

Blessed content. Keep the chess coming! Please go through the analysis even for the lost ones though. Its' helpful for us to understand better. It's the best parts of the video! All the love for doing chess.

[@grobattackappreciator5930]

Absolutely loving this Chess series, thank you so much for the great content

[@WhyName]

Man, Isaac is a swell dude, letting the Egg off the hook with that misclick, despite him trying to separate him from his home country.

[@Chopskee9119]

Yo, good form from his first opponent, not immediately punishing that gaff with NL's queen. Honorable

[@cday0075]

If you don’t know NL, you can pre-move pieces during the opponent’s turn so that it will be made immediately once your turn comes, as long as it’s still legal. That’s likely what the guy did at 23:58

[@HappyLionGames]

I love how pogged he gets when he says "that's the BEST move" during analysis

[@Poisindart2000]

Can't believe they made a netflix show off of this video, proud of you NL.

[@tongpoo8985]

Actually the show is based off of the novel they wrote about this video

[@Walht]

10:27 cool discovered with attacking queen and checking queen by moving dat knight rite

[@yukiyoshimoto502]

i was looking at that to ... i was like omg really!!!! ??

[@bitspirit3]

24:00 It's called a premove sweetheart, look it up.

[@WallJumpGaming]

you're so gay

[@Yugithzale]

This has been my genuine favorite series in probably over a year, your playing a game you have history with, and it makes it more interesting as a result.

[@mefistowski5292]

2:02 He did the Botez Gambit and it paid off!

[@edstretton2214]

Yo NL, about the 3rd game's lightning moves! You can queue a retake move by dragging one of your pieces to attack a friendly piece you expect to die next turn xx

[@DATskorge]

sounds like a terrible idea

[@miguel7888]

@@DATskorge If they don't take it nothing happens, if they take it you were going to take back anyways and it saves you a few seconds.

[@Samsunaattori]

@@DATskorge people use pre moves very commonly (even in grand master level) BUT practically always only on recapture something that can be taken only in one way or in a move series that has 100% forced moves due to checks

[@thatguy3638]

"Did you see the speed with which they made that move" it's been a while since i've played but I'm pretty sure you can lock in your moves during your opponents turn if you're absolutely sure what they are going to do.

[@hypercubemaster2729]

At 33:37 you also had the beautiful deflection with 1.Rh1+!! Kxh1 2.Qxg3 Rc1 3.Rd2 Rg1 4.Kh7 and white is in zugzwang with an unavoidable mate in one looming after h4 5.Qxh4#.

[@darktruth101]

This is the best chess series mankind has ever seen.

[@enzolabre6295]

Duuude, huge pogs in the last one! Love to see it! keep up the amazing work!

[@fenb13]

i’ve never enjoyed chess or anything chess related, but these videos are so good - i would definitely watch paint dry if NL was talking over it. best content creator

[@BL00dsoul]

NL, please don't skip the analysis, it's the best part, and you will learn from your mistakes that way too

[@TZerot0]

NL: queen's gambit Kate: don't bring me into this

[@joemiller1797]

Just so you know NL you can turn on premoves in the settings. It allows you to make a move right after your opponent with no time lost

[@robertmonterosso7095]

that rook to g8 move to stop the pawning capping the bishop was POGGED TO THE EXXXTREME

[@evanwestphal3073]

Misses mate in 1 by putting him in check. Never change, egg

[@ImNotOnTV]

That last game... The phrase "there's no such thing as a missed win, just extended BM" fits here

[@Youth3f3r]

Looking forward to the longer games, where we can see your thought process more clearly, and you aren't rushed.

[@pixelpastiche]

7:47 Yo NL... If you look at one blunder in a lost game, it will tell you more than 10 mistakes in a won game my dude.

[@justinprzybycien5242]

The only man who can make chess look like a fun time. Tried it for a bit but I'll just stick to watching. Loving this and Slasher's Keep!

[@Purin1023]

NL, I believe you can "pre-move" your pieces if you know what the opponent is going to do. Like in the game against utku_bd at 23:57 , I'm pretty sure he had the pawn set to capture your knight ahead of time. That's why his turn was so incredibly fast. Definitely keep up the great content and hopefully try to get more used to the controls/interface so you don't keep accidentally blundering your queen lol

[@SharkSteaks]

You're laughing.... You had 3 missed wins in one game and you're laughing

[@existentiallamp]

NL in your first game on move 10 you could have gone to Madoka and got her amulet so at move 18 you could exchange it for a helidrop knight to put your opponent in a bad spot

[@HoboRoadshow7]

24:23 imagine blaming your failures on a baby. That’s an infant move

[@jormi5356]

I know nothing about chess but I'm still pogged

[@jesseengland5967]

Turn click to move off. This will make it so you have to drag the piece in order to move. Then if you want to cancel a move you move it back to where it was. Or somewhere it can't go. Or off the board.

[@dd-mu6wg]

That was a Poggy last game, I was on the EDGE during the end!!! I would love to see NL hit the books for this series.

[@crimeocivcraft5566]

Don't be so embarrassed/freaked out by your rank and stuff, we know you haven't played for years and years. And if you were starting fresh, you'd be at like... 700, not 1350. So it's completely an issue of how much rust there was and how hard it is to scrape off, and honestly only losing like 100 ranking in a decade is mad impressive. It will take more than like a dozen games, lol, to re-learn and get back in the groove and progress further than when you were younger.

[@محمدالبطل-ص9ز]

love you keep the chess content rolling

[@MrKillowog]

I think this series has a golden opportunity to destroy backseat gamers by going through the analysis. Bless you EggLord.

[@Skydrive47]

These chess defence names come off as simultaneously amazing and satirical

[@spreen_co]

I really hope you keep the chess series going, even with the whole infant situation. Making mistakes is what makes it entertaining!

[@i_am_ergo]

NL is so hilariously needlessly slow, over-analyzing and self-conscious. I love it.

[@BlakeStannon]

Still absolutely loving the chess content, NL! Hoping for much more!

[@InfinityS315]

The golden age of Northernlion is upon us. So much pogged content.

[@Just_A_Comment_Guy]

The most impressive part of NLs chess is how knows the names of the openings/defenses and their variations

[@thephantasticmatt6750]

This is the most spaghettis+wall chess play I have seen in recent memery. Makes me wonder what you could do with 2 minute bullet chess.

[@analychemist]

At 31:32, instead of taking the queen, you move the rook to check for the deflection.

[@jayasathivellan237]

1:57 the classic Botez Gambit

[@maxybaer123]

nah thats the variation that people often dont play because its only viable in low level play called the botez declined you see.

[@jayasathivellan237]

@@maxybaer123 hahahaha

[@kingdroplet6879]

When you pulled the final missed win on that last game, I was in shock and screaming on my screen

[@teodorlamort3864]

Hey NL you should take a look at 33:37, there's a tactic that's worth knowing: you could've played rook to h1. The king must take it and you win the queen.

[@ssbmburglor1679]

It seperates the Isaac from the Ecuador boys

[@Pogonotrophy]

"It doesn't do anything but die. In many ways that's its most important task"

[@necropasha]

there was strong resistance around 1500 level. Currently stuck on a channel, 1400 first resistance to overcome, but I am still confident, latest defeats were just to shake off the weak hands. Great support around 1300. The fundamentals seem also solid: childhood gig as chess prodigy, I am holding, I am long on the lion.

[@docien7342]

NL, for future reference, there's an option to enable pre-moves on chess dot com. With it enabled you can just move a piece wherever you want when its the opponent's turn and if its still a valid move when its your turn, it'll automatically be made. Very good for blitz. Egg Bless

[@bloodbathmcgrath2467]

F for Alikhene

[@Masquerade1200]

Seeing a missed mate is truly a pog moment

[@keenanbothma228]

Blessed are the forgetful... Wait what was that quote? - incredibly pog line from the chess god himself

[@felipemontero9839]

What a good series. That final game was intense

[@CorbenRF]

NL is getting ever closer to inventing the french defence. true genious before us

[@dustybm7753]

I've never been more entertained watching chess in my life

[@violetstarsign]

Man, that feeling when my boy NL finally embraces the Sicilian, only to be constantly met with either closed Sicilian or weird Anti-Sicilians. Disappointed! According to Wikipedia, 2...e6 is Black's most solid response [to the Alapin], preparing 3...d5. It is closely related to the French Defense, to which it often transposes. White can transpose to the Advance Variation of the French Defense with 3.d4 d5 4.e5. Alternatively, White can transpose to a sort of Tarrasch French with 3.d4 d5 4.Nd2, or try to demonstrate a slight advantage with 3.d4 d5 4.exd5 exd5 5.Be3."

[@nisaji4628]

12:52 analysis it wasnt just a missed win because you couldve taken the queen for free, it was a missed win because it was literally mate in 2 moves

[@tannerlarson276]

This series has become nessessary for my bedtime routine, I Thank Egglord

[@SSmitar]

10:18, NL has a crazy 3 way fork with a discover check from Bishop. Knight forks King with a check, Queen and Bishop and he didn't go for it. I am screaming my lungs out. Arggggghhhhh!! Edit: Oh nevermind, he saw it on the analysis.

[@blueplanets]

Love the chess series. The analysis is great

[@kittentreats6072]

I think this is my new favorite series

[@darthsawlex8257]

Teacher (rhetorically): You failed this test, want to see where you went wrong? Me: I know where I went wrong, I failed. Can I go home to play Chess now?

[@wesliechung3216]

I don't know chess, but this is prime entertainment to me

[@chessgoalsyt]

10:20 Knight e7!!! DOUBLE CHECK QUAD FORK!!

[@135Pandemonium]

Northern you are our favourite youtuber period. Well also Ericsuf6 and ofher really kind people.

[@gregoryengelmann9565]

“We’re at 1319 which is almost where I’d say it’s personally embarrassing.” Me, an 1100: haha yeah

[@digitalunity]

Ryan playing chess: Now it's time to get Funky (Funky) (Funky) (Funky)

[@fexerino4647]

10:20 Knight to e7 wins the Queen with a neat double check

[@bentley2678]

bro that final endgame was insane

[@Centauri902]

You should play with increment. it is an option if you clock on the button that offers more time controls. And don't worry about the blitz rating. The blitz pool of players is much bigger and stronger than the rapid pool.

[@rudolphschmidt313]

19:42 your opponent just has to play rook to c1 and they capture your queen yet they end up playing the worst possible move

[@TheGoldenHorncall]

I love NL's thinking posture

[@robbiekeen2644]

You can change settings so instead of click and drag you click and click, in my experience there's fewer mouse slips that way

[@deanburnie3630]

I have no idea whats happening but im POGGED out of my GOURD to watch it happen.

[@snickersonson3732]

That endgame DAB was POGGGGG