Want to SKYROCKET your Chess Elo?

[@yahya7211]

thanks levy, i was stuck at 1300 for weeks and after this video i finally became 1050❤❤

[@shramluchiha2704]

Funny joke. If only everyone didn't make it every videos.

[@daiquirianonymous]

haha very clever

[@charlottesauder999]

bro lost elo

[@Rishav15]

@@charlottesauder999 ya we know maths

[@seankola-siva7501]

isnt that a less score?? i dont think that's good....

[@blitzyboi8055]

8:23 I love how for a split second stockfish goes "forced mate in 36 moves"

[@Alexx-gy8yy]

Holy how did you see that lol

[@toriless]

Then it changes its mind. Even in my simple games it does that a lot, especially when you are at +60 or some ridiculous number, then it switches to M6 if you make the move anyway.

[@toriless]

Yeah, I will get M26 or something, I can often find a faster way when it is that many.

[@divinesmooth9592]

@@toriless because it means forced mate assuming no mistakes and perfect defence from opponent but I doubt you are playing against people who can defend perfectly

[@Impulse5590]

I saw a 73

[@rockrocks]

"You cant stop an avalanche with a horse" -Levi, 2023

[@chamberlex3606]

"I probably just shit myself" - me, probably more than once

[@agentdd1918]

That sentence has ben said before on another video

[@badvua303]

i love this quote!!! so inspiring!!!!

[@baconboysgaming2975]

"Welcome to gothamchess recaps" :D

[@PanzerV21]

But you can start an avalanche with a horse

[@AxlVI99]

I always love when Levy ends a video with "now get outta here", it kinda feels like your favorite teacher or mentor giving you a pat on the shoulders and sending you home after a long but fulfilling day

[@avengerpg3d833]

My p.e. Teacher says that at the end of class

[@katharineshade9550]

Yeah, me too. Was surprised to find out he’s still in his 20s. Such a great communicator!

[@divyakethumalla7646]

FR

[@dinkletonne]

🤓🤓

[@kamleshkumar-wz3vi]

😅

[@voidmarvin]

Instructions unclear, sacrificed the king accidently and I am -4 elo now, help needed...

[@Gameknight2169]

"To confuse your enemy, you must first confuse yourself." -Sun Tzu, The Art Of War

[@alien3200]

"I didn't copyright them, that doesn't mean you can copy-paste my quotes." -Sun Tzu, The Art Of War

[@tobyb1221]

Small stare, but straight to the point. Education from the best chess teacher deserves a 10/10.

[@aliraheem133]

lame

[@drownedcreation]

fkn lame

[@TaongaIfikaBate]

Omg write something original for once 🤓 👉🚪

[@Oki_wfsth]

4 bots already wow

[@mikokiviniemi3184]

​@@yeaman9844u post 3 songs a week all of which are stinkers

[@sentefmi]

Levy, you cannot teach us any secrets: with 3 million followers and counting, anything you show is essentially immediately known by everyone.

[@awfulorb4190]

This has happened like two times to me. I see people start playing something against London or in the Caro and I just know Gotham put out a new video 😂

[@sentefmi]

Yup 😂

[@toriless]

Shhh, the others might hear you.

[@psymar]

Just because they follow, or even watch, doesn't mean they listen.

[@ryanshollenberger2049]

Yeah I feel like the Caro Kann was working great for me in December and it's getting slowly harder to get good positions with it now lol.

[@shinobix4925]

Today I, a 300s elo player, faced against a 500s elo player, literally lost all my pieces except my Pawn and my King which were left to go up against their 2 Bishops, their knight, and their Rook, I employed this tactical strategy for the first, and I somehow managed to get the enemy to blunder a stalemate despite having the overwhelming advantage. Thank you Levy, very cool.

[@albatrossxpubgmobile5275]

Are you Indian?

[@Thechesslad1]

How much elo do you have now?

[@raghavpateriya2812]

17:31 just do some stuff with the king 👑 💀💀

[@Mrcorbjn]

"Sometimes you are forced to run, and sometimes you just go for a run" (Levi). As you can see, this quote represents my life as a whole. Thank you.

[@kentmichaelgalang686]

when you accidentally miss a session in duolingo

[@Mrcorbjn]

Bro theyve gotta add a duolingo piece to chess that appears next to your king if you forget to do your lesson

[@CowboyX1000]

That needs to be on a t-shirt.

[@timt8027]

Levy*

[@noobynoob6856]

You’re a bedridden fatty you never run 😂

[@_sapereaude_]

"Sometimes you are forced to run, sometimes you just go for a run" - Levy, 2023

[@sdfghuihef5602]

@Isaiah 1776 jogging?

[@bananabanditvr]

On leg day I'm forced to run

[@RIYAZALI-jm6ix]

@@bananabanditvr and smoetimes i am forced to run (i got bad grades)

[@alien3200]

​@@RIYAZALI-jm6ix no matter how far you run, you'll always be in the attack radius of slipper and belt

[@onion4976]

Levy I’m sure you heard this thousands of times but thank you for your content. I’ve always been mildly interested in chess but your narration made the pieces of the board come to life. I hope you stick around for many years to come. I hope you’re doing well

[@Xris10BUL]

I swear Levy is the main victim of bots. It is out of control.

[@KasaJiso]

*This is why bob left you* kzbin.info/www/bejne/inaneHafeMioY8k

[@potatoman3219]

Yeah he is so entertaining

[@sm_stormzy1075]

@@Xris10BUL not even close

[@tygrenfell2364]

love the "pieces come to life" part i totally agree (:

[@commandofaku]

No joke your energy, flow of consciousness delivery SUPER engaging your channel came up in my feeds and I was like WTH KZbin? Next thing I know I’m subbed and ordering chess books and learning to play! BTW life lesson in this video about fighting back when the chips down awesome stuff!

[@coastercraziness]

I was 500 in rapid last week, I’m now around 700-750. Finally starting to some results and it’s super motivating

[@andrewunthank3521]

Awesome. What did you do to improve?

[@rohitmaraviya5398]

500 me too

[@Thechesslad1]

How much elo do you have now?

[@cainhurst7546]

I love games where the king is sick of his pieces dying and goes on a rampage

[@alexanderbrown2717]

Jesus Christ loves you! ✝️ The gospel of your salvation 🩸 Ephesians 1 KJV 13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, 1 Corinthians 15 KJV 1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: Romans 3 KJV 25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; 🎁 Gift of God 🎁 Ephesians 2 KJV 8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. ♥️know♥️ 1 John 5 KJV 13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

[@boxofcans461]

Contrary to popular opinion, the pawn is the best piece

[@bestname6669]

​@@boxofcans461 in endgames*

[@boxofcans461]

@@bestname6669 no, always. Without pawn, there is no chess.

[@mohamademirhareez4651]

​@@boxofcans461 could say the same with all the pieces

[@hamzaal-naji6658]

11:09 man i got the wildest comeback of memories What a classic moment

[@guarajuba]

He saw Ra4, he just didn't like it

[@labestianegra6373]

14:08 "Mate in two in a couple of moves."

[@nnop513]

I love how Levi suddenly just gets angry at 09:20 💀💀

[@Thatmanbass2655]

YES YES YES!! QUEEN G7 MATE 😂😂

[@leolopez3041]

“It’s plus seven for black, it’s plus seeeven, seeeveeenn, it’s plus seven” -Levy 2023

[@Halibut86]

I love this tip! - You're already lost, so doing something "crazy" is not a big deal - The opponent will see an exposed king and begin salivating, searching for ways to attack it - While attacking, opponent may forget to defend his own pieces or king - The king itself is an effective offensive piece, able to restrict several squares from the enemy king with opposition

[@EXROthechoosenone]

No replies in a year 💀

[@NOVA-nt7rh]

​@@EXROthechoosenoneno replies in a months💀

[@EXROthechoosenone]

@@NOVA-nt7rh no replies in a day 💀

[@shiroyasha_007]

a reply 😢

[@MagiCaleb]

This was my favorite video in a while. I was expecting clickbait, with the secret being ironic or “just make sure your opponent misses M1 eight times”, but this was actionable advice! More of these types of videos please.

[@alexanderbrown2717]

✝️ Gospel 🩸 1 Corinthians 15 KJV 1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: Romans 3 KJV 23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; 24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: 25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; ♥️know♥️ 1 John 5 KJV 13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

[@SneakyPil]

I don’t recommend taking the king run advice too seriously. The first piece of advice he gives to keep pieces on the board and make the position messy is 100% correct though and has won me countless games. I’ve gone from 1200 to 2000 in about a year and I know from experience that just running the king rarely results in good things and usually will get you mated very quickly to any decent player. Even in the video, there were so many mates missed and the player got lucky to run through that minefield and have their opponent blunder mate.

[@mikeymcmikeface5599]

4:26 I can't find the mate in one!

[@mariuszpudzianowski8400]

Bruh, this is literally hope chess

[@SneakyPil]

@@mariuszpudzianowski8400 yeah lol

[@nutbutter88]

These videos aren't just great because they help me not suck at chess, they're also just fun to listen to in the background

[@AntiAlphaX]

Same lol.

[@ixilancerixi3195]

Yep I like the commentary while I’m playing xbox 😂

[@andersj91]

People forget the King can capture pieces...

[@igabztv2234]

Levy is that one teacher that everyone is afraid of but everyone loves.

[@thigoror]

9:52 my Australian friend when I spend 1700 dollars on something stupid

[@fozter]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@divinegreat2552]

😂😂😂

[@DomDomDom_09]

It was time for yet again another classic stare. But since classic things never get old, 9/10 for that stare

[@aliraheem133]

lame

[@TaongaIfikaBate]

Omg write something original for once 🤓 👉🚪

[@joshsheibley9372]

They can’t all be 9/10

[@warbled]

Agreed

[@DomDomDom_09]

Yeah, but it just fit today

[@_tudorstefan_]

Today's stare was something simple and straightforward 8/10

[@aliraheem133]

lame

[@TaongaIfikaBate]

Omg write something original for once 🤓 👉🚪

[@TheChannelTatum]

​@@aliraheem133Yes, in fact you are.

[@kosuken]

I’d say 9

[@Geomasterinagame]

@@aliraheem133 Why are you talking about yourself?

[@bearsfan2690]

This is Gothamchess at its best. Hilarious but instructive. This and guess the elo and any commentary on ridiculous games. More of this pls

[@qudratxojamusayev6785]

When you are losing run the king as far as possible. If you can run it away from the board and you never lose

[@ishaq8192]

Thanks Gotham, been watching since 2019, just wanna say I recently hit 2000 in blitz. I love your content, thanks for it even though a lot is aimed at beginners. Congrats on 3mil!

[@justawhiteguywitharocketla590]

Congrats on hitting 2k. That is a accomplishment that 99%, of chess players won't reach

[@alekhinesgun9997]

It’s not easy to watch Gotham before he posted any content, that’s an incredible feat! 👏

[@ishaq8192]

@Alekhine's Gun are you a new watcher or smth, he's been making content for years, although more on twitch than KZbin until 2020.

[@salazar778]

I bet I can bet you (I'm 800)

[@alekhinesgun9997]

@@ishaq8192 His earliest video is 2 years back in April of 2020 lol. I know because I started playing chess in February of that year and began watching his opening videos. You stated youtube before you edited your comment.

[@Tennishangman]

For a second there, I thought he was going to say “So what’s the trick? The trick is… playing the Caro Kann.” 😂

[@iansimpson27]

Reminds me of the king walk in a completely lost position in Guess the Elo #56. "Folks, this is actually a decent strategy, like, when in doubt, run your king to the other side of the board." "Uh-oh. Uh-oh. Uh-oh... I have a really bad fee - " (Black blunders checkmate in 2 with the white king on f7 and bishop on g7 while a rook and bishop ahead.)

[@ErenYeager0607]

Other chess masters - use your bishops,knights,rooks Levy - Run your King🗿

[@somerandomdudefes31]

"Mate in 2 in a couple of moves". love it.

[@kamalapatibhatt1061]

Whenever I feel like my rating is dropping, levi is there with his educational content. Love

[@JDawg12329]

Thank you Gotham for teaching us a secret elo hack!

[@aldocort3418]

Go away Yeaman

[@Wayne_Merr]

Here before the pizza bots and Yeaman

[@voltenbolt]

npc

[@talosgak1236]

Very secret after 2 million people will watch this video

[@pushingyourownagenda9889]

why didnt he add andrea botez s game?

[@CogSciEso]

I love Levy's content because of his passion. He's very genuine. Very entertaining and engaging. I feel like time flies watching his videos. Love you and your content, Levy!

[@MahdiMuthana]

I thought Levy called this “walk of shame”

[@amedy1186]

9:00 "or mating you in a variety of different ways" that sounded so wrong

[@BwompProcessing14]

Timeline of Levy's comments: Hour 1-6=a stare review Day 1-7=a funny comment of a new gotham viewer Day 8+=someone famous took over the comment section

[@imweirdbutsoislife1321]

levy I started playing a month ago after not playing at all and I'm at a 350 elo today! Your videos just motivated me to keep trying and learning. Thank you for your contribution to the chess community:)

[@fezii9043]

How are you now? Still at it, I hope?

[@polish-racoon]

Hopefully :D

[@musicbeats6392]

queen: gets eaten king: go bullshit go

[@DM_Curtis]

",,,and then he sacrificed THE KIIING!!!"

[@connerschromebook9939]

9:27 mans turned Italian

[@MelodyWarp]

I never just queue into games but I play some with my friends from time to time, probably somewhere around 800-900 level. I do this against them and it only works a handful of times (and even then usually with a draw, not mate) but it's better than nothing!! During a time crunch especially, finding mate can be harder than running away.

[@byspyke7734]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 🤔 *Playing a lot, studying, and avoiding repeated mistakes are essential for improving at chess.* 01:51 🧠 *When faced with a bad position, especially after blundering, keep playing strategically rather than resigning.* 04:08 🤴 *Running your king up the board when all hope is lost can confuse opponents and lead to unexpected comebacks.* 06:05 🚀 *Running the king is a technique that can work effectively, especially in online games, to create confusion and win from lost positions.* 09:15 🏃‍♂️ *Demonstrates examples of running the king, causing opponents to make mistakes and leading to unexpected victories.* 10:55 🤦‍♂️ *Even in winning positions, players can blunder, so it's crucial to stay focused and avoid unnecessary distractions.* 13:25 🏰 *Running the king can be a viable strategy to create counterplay and turn the tables in seemingly lost positions.* 15:30 🤯 *Even in the endgame, running the king can lead to unexpected turnarounds, but players need to stay vigilant to avoid blunders.* 17:58 🤪 *Running the king can lead to bizarre positions, forcing opponents into mistakes, and sometimes even self-checkmate.* Made with HARPA AI

[@nyveara]

9:55 when you spill a drink on an Australian

[@TheOutrider12]

I just love how in the beginning of the second game he says 1700 and then silently ads on lichess

[@sloosh2188]

I have never laughed more at a chess video and cannot WAIT to use this in my 500 games because I will have the exact same reaction lmfao

[@notevilz3466]

run. the. king.

[@roeydaz]

Fantastic Levy! We beginners mostly lose most of our games because after castling we just leave the king status quo and give the opponent a fixed target to go for. But a moving target! As you have amply demonstrated that’s another ball game! Loved it!

[@royallvetanrajan2479]

9:45 "You know how many check m8's there are in this position???? 50 000 xD xD.. you will check mate by accident... got me laughing so hard..

[@leszekryniec7054]

18:35 Everybody gangster until the zugzwang kicks in

[@Daxxi..aep11]

Straight to the point,today is 11/10

[@isaieb5732]

"Do you know how many mates there are in this position? Fifty thousands" I lost it at that part 😂

[@CappySun86]

Levy is just too funny, keep up the good work

[@anorxddddilardelor7914]

I think this thing works only in blitz or bullet, but not in rapid

[@alb_gaming06]

Im 1300 elo rated on blitz and destroyed a 1700 elo dude in overtheboard chess WITH EASE. I was not lost at all. Unless he just CLAIMS to be 1700, im either relatively strong for a 1300 or he is very bad for his rating.

[@iv3shf]

Watch the video till the end everybody, absolutely worth it!!! It's funny Levy, it's so true!! And it just happened to me.. blundered the queen and just tought... sh°° but at that stage looks like your brain goes overdrive and finds all cunnning tricks to gain an advantage... you know what... I won at the end! Same with the king run, my opponent started running all over the board and it baffled me.. Yes, I mated him, but at 0:02.46 yes.. that close, so if you've got time on your side, definitely worth a try. That last mate at the end was absolutely great!!!

[@Rand0mdd3]

Bot

[@lucaslion1390]

Good, straightforward, deep stare from Gotham tonight, once again up to the challenge as always Solid 9/10

[@PushyPawn]

lame

[@justinlin1754]

I can confirm that running the king up the board works. I was once up a rook and my opponent ran their king which made me blunder my rook so I asked for a draw and my opponent accepted. Edit: It was also the endgame so after the blunder I made there was just rooks and pawns

[@aadarsh_55_]

Levy's "get outta here" is the best outro ever

[@blikixq]

"Now get out of here" ©Levi 2023

[@philiproschactor]

One of the most original and utterly brilliant chess videos I have ever seen. Levy, thank you for this. You have excelled even yourself.👏

[@fatalwreckt9694]

Just made it to 1000! Thanks for being my teacher Levy

[@whatwhy6349]

Congrats. I remember when I hit 1000 8 years ago. 1000 is the rating that made me realize I know nothing about chess and I was still a complete Beginner. Stay strong because the journey just began fir you.

[@flacsomtodosclas2165]

@@whatwhy63498 years ago wth, what is your actual rating?

[@Thechesslad1]

What about now?

[@wietse1113]

What a great and creative title Levy, I can't imagine coming up with such a great title.

[@sorcerer7899]

I’m 200 elo with 5 game losing streak I need this so much

[@THOMAS_SHELBY71]

2:19 did this 3-4 times today just a bad day and Threw my phone in rage 😂 then did a Brilliant move to cover up the damage 😅😂

[@PocoLoco7474]

not 5,000 elo.

[@priyanshujaiswal1817]

Thanks levy I was stuck at 1800 but after your tips I am finally a 1300❤❤

[@nadeemqureshi2399]

Copied comment

[@paulkindervater842]

18:55 End of video.

[@Naixx2]

Very useful comment

[@GianlucaVenturini-v3v]

This is a simple straight forward strategy that kills price action and SMC Nice . Keep it it..

[@alfredwu9523]

thanks gotham, your book helps me a lot, and since I know your youtube channel last year, I get better and better

[@MaxxDW]

6/10 stare, very neutral and straight to the point.

[@1997estrichards]

The stair today was simple and yet provocative 7/10

[@anussalman9300]

What is a stare?.

[@hamzaalagoz4195]

The stare at the begining today was just straight forward 10/10

[@hanifziyadil8972]

2:32 a wise 100 elo once said "If i can blunder my queen, so do my opponent"

[@prathamesh811]

The amount of aggression from Levy about running with the King is Hilarious😂😂

[@kaidoChess]

In 3 hours 12k likes and 800 comments. I’m proud to be one of those people in both categories. Love you levy and the impact you, Eric Rosen and Hikaru have on this time ❤

[@chrisdawson1776]

Stop watching chess! do some push ups right now

[@kaidoChess]

@@chrisdawson1776 I do 200 everyday 🫡

[@Chunda8]

Levy BTW that 3.12M subs is looking good. Running the King, an excellent technique for swindling. It's almost like it says "Yikes, the castle is breached, I'm gonna make a break for it. Exile is better than death." All the books say to activate the King, (in the endgame) and one famous GM said the King is an attacking piece, but this is taking it to the next level. I almost now have to think of King as a Queen, just with a short range. Thanks man.

[@voidmarvin]

Hmm, yes that's why I invented chess. Someone tell me who is this person who figured out, "Army cannot lead without a king"?

[@pand4_hraje]

i love the staring into my 500 elo soul in the begginig (pls dont kill me)

[@ellifedash663]

I can feel that.. I have lost to King Mates

[@dilloncobb]

I'm ready to hack, mr Chess

[@trickshorts332]

That’s some really inspirational quote at 17:02

[@vladyslavkryvoruchko]

In blitz games hiding your king amongst all of your pieces left is very nice. Beginners and Intermediates do not know how to break through and attack you, so they will just end up making random moves (run out of time), only thing you need to be aware of is promotion.

[@yoseftreitman7226]

Enemy queen: "If I were you, I'd run." Your king: "CHAAAAAAAARGE!!!"

[@yyyyyk]

I'm worried that Levi is develping a yelling, growling, screaming persona that will develop into high blood pressure and will be unhealthy for him... No need to shout and growl at us... We see these amazing turns of events. Indeed very impressive games.

[@ArkbladeIX]

the unpromoted pawn and king checkmate with .4 seconds is a clutch of the ages

[@aaabbb-zc7sx]

12:50 he could have checkmated with THE ROOOOK

[@giorgi-tn1oe]

In my school teachers gave 1st grade students a chess book and there is tip that if you start loosing just run the king😂

[@shahadAlmajidisjourney]

gotta say I laughed at how excited was Levy! JUST RUN YOUR KING!!!! 😂

[@НикитаГуляков-ж9п]

Getting out of checks: *normal run* Running to checkmate opponent: *run as administrator*

[@andrewsmith7199]

6:57 "F4, knight F3, Catholic"😂

[@twanathon500]

at 9:54 I felt like Levy was yelling at me like a disappointed father.

[@HBent9286]

I played my 1st online opponent today. Blundered 2 bishops. Ran my king up the board and somehow took his queen and the knight he was chasing me with. The opponent resigned, but I thought the match was over after those early blunders

[@Kyahogayahaan]

9:28 levy got a bit too excited

[@arnold77.7]

exactly the king is imortal push him with the pawn . keep the morale of the soldiers high

[@OmegaTaishu]

This is when the king puts on the gauntlet and says "Fine, I'll do it myself"