The Literal Queen's Gambit

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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

[@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

[@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!"_

[@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”

[@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 😂

[@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

[@carsonroach-howell6945]

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

[@Lolatusername]

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

[@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

[@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

[@Ghodyst]

"Blitz chess - it separates the ISAAC from Ecuador"

[@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

[@mitchellhoward3209]

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

[@jessejames5559]

Northernlion chess Brings life.

[@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.

[@lucasnadamas9317]

hubris

[@TheRichardSilver]

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

[@miguel7888]

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

[@perkyoranges250]

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

[@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.

[@hannahlistento100EAT]

0:15 Glad to see NL playing more Isaac

[@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.

[@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.

[@grobattackappreciator5930]

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

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@mefistowski5292]

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

[@Chopskee9119]

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

[@KriticalMA]

NL, when you click on a square, right click instead of left. Right click is highlight instead of select and wont move your piece. Also right click and drag lets you place arrows to parse out moves

[@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.

[@DeathAngelTheSexy]

He played and won against The Queen's Gambit. He truly is a god gamer.

[@Anarchidi]

SPOILERS!!! PLEASE

[@DeathAngelTheSexy]

@@Anarchidi lionDemon4

[@renasouza8261]

@@Anarchidi why are you reading the comments before watching the video anyway

[@bitspirit3]

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

[@WallJumpGaming]

you're so gay

[@ImNotOnTV]

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

[@darktruth101]

This is the best chess series mankind has ever seen.

[@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

[@TZerot0]

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

[@robertmonterosso7095]

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

[@miasmi5992]

"My dude actually died by choking on meat". God i wish that were me

[@evanwestphal3073]

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

[@jillianata5356]

I know nothing about chess but I'm still pogged

[@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!!!! ??

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@enzolabre6295]

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

[@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.

[@Dragmire800]

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

[@HighLanderPonyYT]

You should look at the analysis when you lose, too. It's more helpful.

[@bjul]

But it's more painful.

[@HighLanderPonyYT]

@@bjul Pain is temporary, victory is forever.

[@KraggHC]

This is not the way

[@ssbmburglor1679]

It seperates the Isaac from the Ecuador boys

[@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

[@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.

[@BL00dsoul]

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

[@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#.

[@Youth3f3r]

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

[@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.

[@SharkSteaks]

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

[@DaviniaHill]

3:01 if you'd moved you bishop one square in front of the knight instead of taking you would have pinned his pawn, it couldn't have moved to take your knight, plus add the queen on the diagonal and you would have set up for a mate.

[@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.

[@kingdroplet6879]

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

[@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!

[@goblinbastard603]

"sometimes analysis can only bring you down" pog 5head

[@Skydrive47]

These chess defence names come off as simultaneously amazing and satirical

[@thijsvanliempd2824]

this is the most entertaining display of chess since Netflix's 'Queens Gambit'

[@wesliechung3216]

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

[@Just_A_Comment_Guy]

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

[@MrKillowog]

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

[@dustybm7753]

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

[@keenanbothma228]

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

[@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.

[@analychemist]

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

[@Pogonotrophy]

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

[@محمدالبطل-ص9ز]

love you keep the chess content rolling

[@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

[@felipemontero9839]

What a good series. That final game was intense

[@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

[@Cryzallite]

Not progressing any pawns forward puts him on the back foot almost every midgame.

[@InfinityS315]

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

[@DudokX]

From Levy analysing super gm games into NL playing blitz, both are injecting dopamine straight into my brain

[@tannerlarson276]

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

[@BlakeStannon]

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

[@gregoryengelmann9565]

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

[@CorbenRF]

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

[@deanburnie3630]

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

[@TattyBojangles81]

NL continues to threaten my bishop

[@alienrenders]

That missed mate though. I was like WTF is he doing. Making it interesting at the end there lol

[@thecubist3817]

i freaking died at "I think I speak for the rest of the audience when I say 'poggie'" lmao

[@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.

[@fexerino4647]

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

[@snickersonson3732]

That endgame DAB was POGGGGG

[@Masquerade1200]

Seeing a missed mate is truly a pog moment

[@digitalunity]

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

[@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.

[@TheGoldenHorncall]

I love NL's thinking posture

[@Ryan-ic1wj]

21:20 HANGING