The ugliest chess I've ever seen (Chess)

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[@krille-6189]

"At some point in chess you gotta let the pawn structure speak for itself" brilliant

[@lorenzojj0103]

the egg is cheating

[@TheThunderbirdRising]

He do be having the superior pawn structure tho

[@jewishkidney]

LOL

[@DudokX]

@@lorenzojj0103 Easy there Hikaru ;)

[@PeteDoesGames]

NL consistently playing the Ruy Lopez without knowing any theory is peak egg

[@icy_yadig6589]

*peal egg

[@moosecampbell]

I played chess (poorly) for 8 years. I have no idea what that means or why I agree, but here's an upvote anyway.

[@jackborkowski5580]

The Ruy Lopez is one of the first openings you learn for White as a beginner. Beginner lessons focus on controlling the center, developing early, and protecting your pieces, so Ruy Lopez and Italian are probably the only two that a beginner will see for a while.

[@hash4badi]

@@jackborkowski5580 you're right about the Italian, but the Ruy Lopez is probably the most theoretical opening in chess. It may be playable at beginner level because neither player will know theory, but at intermediate level opponents will know good lines and it's tough to make it out of the opening without theory. Most people don't recommend the Ruy Lopez until studying and reaching a certain level. It's definitely not a good opening to choose without any knowledge of theory

[@lunarshining7964]

Why, was Ruy Lopez bald or some shit? 🤔

[@dnmclnnn]

I love the confidence. With 4 backward pawns and control of neither open file: "I have a superior pawn structure right now!"

[@NorthernlionLP]

This is great content, would really hit the spot if we got an occasional 10 min game though

[@dizzzzy6]

Bb4 at 14:18 would have been the Irish whip into poison sumo clap of chess

[@Keyw]

I wanted it so bad

[@MindGobby]

Agreed

[@Gohmenasai]

If that is ugly, then mine needs plastic surgery

[@arrowofkira5658]

Great comment

[@CurvaceousCrow]

Copious amounts of pog straight into my bloodstream

[@samm6933]

*tears streaming down my face, choking back sobs* we gotta make the SAP weeklies confusing more often

[@RaffsterTabs]

R.I.P. Tiny "Brick" Studios

[@martinbalke1843]

18:08 call me crazy but that's just a free knight on d4. In the man's defense he was monologging though.

[@zant1566]

@Victor L No because then you fork the king and the rook if they do that

[@jeroenvb31415]

sometimes he sees 'em, sometimes he doesn't, isn't it weird? 🙂

[@1ByteUniverse]

@@zant1566 Yeah but forks are resin. The only real way to play chess is to get an impenetrable pawn structure and then timeout your opponent by moving pieces back and forth.

[@number2pensyl557]

The chess may be ugly but that head is looking shined and polished my guy, keep it up!!

[@bazdarinothebizier9085]

This video takes me back to the titular moment of Rain Man when Raymond is telling Tom Cruise about his superior pawn structure.

[@garblechunk]

Loving the chess content as ever! Miss the analysis tho!

[@moosecampbell]

Canadian secret service needs to put this man's brain to work.

[@shotgunshelz7987]

This was a great day of chess.

[@Mathmachine]

With a title like that, I'm guessing this guy has never watched NL's chess series.

[@linus6078]

+2

[@bazdarinothebizier9085]

Don't torch the egg man like that 😭

[@tyusbro8063]

Bb4 would have been a really great pin on the knight

[@navinsafferling1923]

anyone else just pogging at the content lately? Chess, rumbleverse, sap, sporcle - I mean what else can you wish for man

[@e.a.7749]

Ahh yes, the Nimzowitsch Defence: Kennedy, de Smet Gambit

[@dirksmittenaar5678]

Hilarious content as ever, love hearing your comments during the game. Makes me laugh everytime!

[@jeremydoody]

A perfectly cromulant move. Bravo 👏👏👏

[@TristanSune]

Is this guy bald?

[@CurvaceousCrow]

Yeah, I've noticed that too lately.

[@ashleyjeffs4433]

nah ur clowning

[@oaaees]

people do say that

[@pillay3727]

You might be on to something

[@UngodlyFreak]

Wait, he's BALD??!

[@ilmu011]

That "aw" at 6:27 was cute

[@cpfink1242]

14:10 I yelled PIN THE KNIGHT. Thank god no one watches me play chess.

[@pantsoff]

lol the part where you said "that was a well played game" was hilarious

[@thedogswang]

Thankyou so much for uploading chess again🥺

[@anosmianAcrimony]

14:16 Would Bb4 have been a good move? Pinning their knight so the threat to take the bishop with checkmate stands

[@cavemantoe6153]

yes

[@vanilla_sorbet]

NL didn't have to go so hard at 5:50

[@MrBoxboy]

This man really said cromulent.

[@JanembaFreak]

10 Things Grandmasters Don't Want You To Know About the Ruy Lopez Opening

[@ilmu011]

That last game was agonizing to watch

[@aetbhieiils]

9:45 Someone should really tell Northernlion that putting all his pawns to light squares while his opponent only has a dark bishop is not "making the bishop stronger". It's making the bishop useless by making it has no targets. That endgame is a easily holdable if he puts all his pawns to light squares and block the king from infiltrating.

[@Arguing101]

The 14:10 knight pin would have been so spicy

[@oOPPHOo]

The pawn structure speaks for itself, indeed

[@pancho5003]

This is a win for me I want more chess

[@Fantasyfan1000]

whenever I hear "zugzwang" it takes me an eternity to actually recognize what the word is xD

[@Pyronar]

NL, the Anti-Fried-Liver is hot garbage. It's called that because you're trying to prevent the Fried Liver at all costs, surrendering development and centre control in the process. If you really are afraid of the Fried Liver, learn the main line. It's five moves. The attack falls apart, you lose a pawn, but your pieces are much better. Being scared of an opening can lead you to accepting a worse one. Still good content though, good luck.

[@victimizer639]

Does it matter at my elo? The ultimate question

[@johnnydoe3603]

Hans Eggman I See you, I See you. 😉☝🏼

[@sleng8064]

0:58 the use of the word cromulent really embiggened my opinion of the egg

[@MrTedward19]

Analyze the losses!

[@_julian]

14:45 Thats one of the luckiest chess I've ever seen

[@CopperAirplane]

We love chess

[@FancifulSKey4468]

the JIIIIM line had me chuckling

[@Somerandom1922]

The chess speaks for itself

[@ryancooper4770]

Hey NL do you shoeshine your head? (Respectfully)

[@TW-fs3fj]

3:22 I'm pretty sure that guy shouldve went knight e4

[@mathees479]

Loving the chess content!

[@etopowertwon]

Now it was pretty pog games.

[@FranXiT]

NL, PLEASE play more 10 minute games. The 3 minute ones can be fun every once in a while, but this is getting ridiculous

[@davidstickney9903]

10 minute is boring

[@atlasstoned]

More chess than usual? I POG.

[@DukeChameleon]

BOI Bishops opening :D

[@scxrfxceeee]

why is this guy mating with a queen like it’s a rook

[@Gabu_]

Because why not? The best forced mate is the one you find

[@faznaz7455]

@@Gabu_ The ideal technique is following the king with the Queen from a knight’s length. Until the king gets to the corner where you stop and premove king to 2 squares on diagonal from corner (e.g. on c6 if enemy king on a8) and once that is done you bring Queen one square on diagonal from corner (e.g. on b7 if enemy king on a8). Once the king is in the corner, the second part of the sequence mentioned here should all be premoved. May be a lot of words, but most efficient once you practice.

[@arrowofkira5658]

I think he does it for practice, I'm sure he knows the knight opposition to corner their king to mate with queen and king and honestly it doesn't matter as long as you don't timeout. Honestly it's instructive in case some people don't know how to do it with rook and king.

[@Gabu_]

@@faznaz7455 first, I know the common mates. Second, there's literally no difference, it's a forced mate.

[@faznaz7455]

@@Gabu_ I just said it was more efficient, it just needs a few seconds and the rest is just premoving.

[@makepeacewithdirt]

I don't know how many times I've seen that bishop take that knight on the edge the board, he does the AAAAAAAA and then doesn't take the bishop... I mean I'm not that good a chess player, why not just take?

[@victorstrandberg4606]

bb4 was nice during game 3

[@MRKan3]

Bro you need a refresher course from levy 😂😜

[@coolbeans2223]

throwing up I'm so excited

[@malkovichmalkovich_]

22:14 lmao

[@timothylovecock4332]

NL mates with a queen like it's a rook mate lol.

[@pewpewarrows]

This is a perfectly cromulent video

[@ImTheFool08]

pogged content!

[@timmeh6163]

Guy at the end is a nerd

[@TheMasterMakarov]

The algorithm is taunting me

[@arrowofkira5658]

NL why are you complaining making draws? That's what gms do all the time :P

[@thelol1759]

Chess time 😎

[@catsweeb]

hello chess gamers can i get a tldr on what fried liver is? ty ty

[@shortstop3807]

It's an opening, it goes: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.Nxf7 Kxf7

[@dkolonay258]

The idea is that you attack a weak pawn in front of the enemy king with the knight and bishop at the same time so you can safely take with the knight and target the undefended rook.

[@OfficialTyrusP]

12:23

[@sourodeepde5464]

Chess Baldy 🤣

[@callumlewis9254]

yesssss love the chess !!!

[@MrTheSmoon]

love the chess but please do analasis at least when you win

[@takheer]

10:30 why not take the pawn?

[@coopermorris1778]

You can take the pawn but it's still 0.0

[@JakobS92]

i love NL chess

[@bernardshaw7405]

+2

[@NeoBoneGirl]

kinda toxic taking people's queens today :/

[@OscarFeeney]

This is some good content. Sap is good too

[@Winterminatior]

Jooo early vid

[@arseniykorchevskiy1564]

bro i feel like you aren’t made for 3 minute chess

[@minerva3503]

NL is simply built different, like his pawn structure

[@AND626]

Take a like. Take a comment.

[@modernape9878]

Bro, you gotta customize your chess board/pieces

[@Gaben0_0]

Here early