Win At Chess #20 (1700-2100 ELO)

[@GothamChess]

Courses here: www.gotham-chess.com - enjoy!

[@Rick12585]

daddy

[@kheireddineattala1281]

pip of shame, probably

[@kheireddineattala1281]

the logical conclusion of this series is you getting to your actal rating range, at that point you should call the video "hopefully win at chess" which would be the most relatable video in the series

[@jimhalpert9898]

oh i will

[@apexpredator36]

pin of shame

[@kheireddineattala1281]

the logical conclusion of this series is you getting to your actal rating range, at that point you should call the video "hopefully win at chess" which would be the most relatable video in the series

[@Entrophius]

Wouldn't that be the GM training games, though?

[@aaronschilling5556]

@@Entrophius źw

[@thrawncaedusl717]

I like the idea that he keeps going higher until he loses, at which point he resets (starting over beating 500s or something).

[@thomas6837]

That comment might be an attempt at getting "pin of shamed".

[@kheireddineattala1281]

@@Entrophius true, I ust thought that video title would be funny

[@vindionu6287]

I know GTE is the poster boy of this channel but Win at Chess is hands down my favourite series. Glad to see it in my feed again

[@shampooner]

I agree with this wholeheartedly

[@youtubeaddict487]

this this this

[@smartfck4]

GTE was interesting until people started to submit fake games

[@PJ_enjoyer]

@@smartfck4 idc about fake games if they are entertaining, but ngl this series is good for improving chess.

[@binnieb173]

I mean, what got this on the map was just his slew of opening courses. I liked the d4 and e4 speed runs. I want those to come back, but until they do there is always GM Daniel's channel. Highly instructive stuff.

[@SaiVignesh31]

16:58 "He is more than welcome to play until mate" Nice to see an IM say this, whereas many 1700 rated players fret about opponents not resigning when they are in a dead lost position..

[@olivetree7430]

Playing untill mate is not okay . Why tf would you make me wait 5-15 minutes for no reason u just won't win

[@cupmaster6642]

@@olivetree7430 If you don't have the patience for 5-15 minutes that's sad. 1700s make mistakes so why should they not play it out?

[@dago6410]

im 14-1500 and i hate that the resign button even exists. I believe everyone, from a small kkid to Magnus, should be forced to paly till mate ;/

[@olivetree7430]

@@cupmaster6642 dude no people are bored af because they have lives and things to do . What did i do in my life to play an endgame with a dumbass where it is clearly straight up losing . It is like m15 or something there is nothing I push pawn I win .

[@olivetree7430]

@@dago6410 dude it is utterly useless . Power of friendship won't win u the game

[@damookster5919]

Underrated series. Some people need the gimmicks and crazy antics, but the real ones love some analysis and high level chess with a high level chess player. Thanks for continuing this🤙🏼🤙🏼.

[@jacobwinkelman4704]

It has over 450k views and 9k likes. Being good doesn't makes something underrated. This has more exposure than like CNN.

[@GSTenor]

I hope this content does well. I know the content that's targeted at the higher rated players doesn't appeal to as many people, but it's the best! Cheers!

[@bailinhuang]

I do feel like it helps shape strategies for lower rated players. Of course, it all depends on how big the gap is.

[@SuperLol]

agree. levy really made high level chess really accessible to low level players and it's a shame for those that don't reraliize that.

[@anssikarppinen48]

Totally agree. Personally as a 2000-rated rapid player this is the most useful content that I could possibly get from Levy.

[@yakzivz1104]

@@anssikarppinen48 Daniel's content is for higher level players as well.

[@juleslondon3088]

A good time to plug the very undersubscribed @ChessCoachAndras whose content I would say is aimed at the 1800+ level. A different style to Danya but entertaining and very educational - principled, aggressive, dynamic chess.

[@brk9783]

"What better way to spend bright sunday morning with a nice sunny outside than sitting in front of a screen and playing chess." My life during the pandemic.

[@shampooner]

My life now. LOL

[@qwrhx]

My life without/with pandemic happening outside

[@Sncedayone]

He just said the same thing word for word? Why repeat it if he just said it?

[@bencoder]

That 4th game was incredible and really fun to watch. And your grudging acceptance that the attack actually had some teeth was entertaining, thanks to both of you!

[@snacqk6550]

Thank you so much!!! I had a blast playing it, it makes me super happy to see people enjoying it! Glad I could brighten your day :)

[@ahmetsaban8664]

@@snacqk6550 good game by both of you, a question, would Rh3 have worked instead of Qh6?

[@snacqk6550]

@@ahmetsaban8664 rh3 would have been much better than qh6

[@starlingsmuchiri7527]

belligerent aggression

[@eddyirategekanya336]

@@snacqk6550 do you play on lichess? I really enjoyed your style

[@roiaknin123]

Hi levy! Question, did you consider to make a mobile app with your courses and a pgn reader? So it will be easier to access through mobile phones

[@EggwardPolska1]

I think Levy did say he was gonna do that in either his stream or an episode

[@roiaknin123]

@@EggwardPolska1 I did remember something like that but I wasn't sure... it would be really nice if he does that

[@arvidd]

@@roiaknin123 Ye, for sure

[@EMFObserver]

I’d back it

[@michaelchileshe2619]

That would be a great idea coming from such a relatable and experienced chess coach.

[@ziyad7600]

Would you consider interviewing your opponents after the game? I was interested to hear Snacqk's thoughts and reaction about the game

[@juleslondon3088]

Nice idea.

[@gabrielmachado2709]

That's a great idea. Could be very educational

[@snacqk6550]

Hi, I would totally be down for this! I’m very active on the Gotham discord so if you join you can reach out to me from there! I’m happy to answer any questions you have :)

[@ziyad7600]

@@snacqk6550 good game mate👏

[@snacqk6550]

@@ziyad7600 thank you!

[@ericsauber7175]

I don't even care if we get to a point where there's "win at chess ep 107" I will watch all of them

[@HebbenBeeld]

I sometimes read that people think of Levy being cocky or arrogant, but he's not. He is just provoking the viewer to play better chess. He's not trying to make the viewer feel good about their chess, but trying for them to become a better player. Levy is an excellent chess teacher.

[@weswestbrook7902]

Great explanation Levy. I almost drew with a master once. Played total defence though 😆.

[@sudhramjutun5694]

Those who say that are the most ungrateful clowns that exist

[@marwanbadr9406]

Reminds me of when we used to get physically punished as students when we were younger, instilling respect and discipline. Sad that they don’t do that anymore.

[@shawncarter7188]

"There's noise outside. Time to move." -Levy Rozman 2022 (Said with love) 🤜🤛

[@clb4947]

😂😂

[@Orwaha]

It breaks my heart to see my favorite chess content creator slowly descend into madness from this game. The occurrences of hearing sounds that aren’t there is becoming more and more frequent :/

[@bryanmavis8771]

Sometimes I play the sounds he claims to hear. Truly heartbreaking to see him like that.

[@Biditchoun]

@@bryanmavis8771 To be fair the difference of background sound when he's speaking and when he's not when he claims there is a lot of noise is that much more noticeable than usual, I think that shows the software is hiding things

[@youtubeaddict487]

dude, he’s not hearing sounds that aren’t there, unless you’re trolling since you can’t hear them over the mic. he just adhd and more distractible than you, him noticing outside noises isn’t him descending into madness he’s just not you

[@minh-khanguyen7209]

@@youtubeaddict487 Buddy. It’s clearly a joke lmao

[@youtubeaddict487]

@@minh-khanguyen7209 i couldn’t tell at first i figured it might be but also it’s hard to read tone on internet comments sometimes . my bad then

[@thebermudaI]

I literally watch your channel instead of TV now. I've completely fallen in love with chess again thanks to your analyses. By the way-do you know anything about shogi, Japanese chess? Would be really interested to see how a high-rated chess player takes to shogi, especially if they've never played it before. The game has a few more pieces than chess, and when you capture your opponent's pieces you can put them back on the board and use them yourself, so the game gets more crowded and complicated as it progresses. (Video idea suggestion.)

[@codylevant206]

Hi Levy, I wanted to let you know that your content has really helped me get deeper into my chess analysis and thinking over the pandemic. I started out as a 700 two years ago and today I am 1600. Even though 1600 is not very high, I want to thank you for everything because your content is so much more than just chess :)

[@haveaniceday3128]

1600 is a very high rating. I’m a 1700 but I’d say that anything over 1000 at this point is intermediate and 1500 is where you get from good to great. Of course we’re nothing like the 2000 rated experts but 1600 is nothing to sneeze at.

[@chessgains8075]

@@haveaniceday3128 @Cody Levant I recently crossed 1700 in rapid too. 2000 is my goal. Lets go boys we're all gonna make it! Only a matter of time when there is content like this on youtube for free

[@atletigrzm5998]

@@chessgains8075 Whats Ur Rating now? Just curious since 9 months have passed

[@glowbomb1223]

47:55 Poor Levy just got his train of thought absolutely derailed from the knight move XD

[@snacqk6550]

Thank you lmfao I was very proud of that game

[@ZaHiGamer]

@@snacqk6550 well play(: this was amazing to watch

[@snacqk6550]

@@ZaHiGamer thank you!!! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@remybuitenhuis2433]

Snacqk is a savage

[@dimitriosdoulgeris4659]

About 38:20 I literally thought to myself sacrificing the rook. But I wasn't sure. Very nice that Stockfish would have agreed with me.

[@rbcdelta6561]

Great episode in a great series! Nice lessons in queen-less middle games and positional play. Nice work by the subs to push high level play by our protagonist! Thanks for the hard work delivering these five games!

[@OregonMikeH]

These longer Win at chess episodes are my favorite instructional presentations out of almost all you offer. Great Stuff, Thank You!

[@equilibriumv]

Those series you have been uploading are unfindable gems when it comes to chess as far as i can say. Thanks Levy.

[@027JABD]

Levy... these are truly the most educational videos you provide... literally an insight into the mind. I go from 1000-1200 in a day just from ONE video.. imagine if I applied myself and watched em all!. THANK YOU GOAT!

[@vvlad22]

It was great to play against you! Cheers for the opportunity

[@boomknight1015]

1:06:20 If he had one more move, Rook behind the queen, g pawn up. You not taking is best but then he can run over your defense. You moving your queen back stopped that from happening. If he did my way, check mate was in 3 but was not forced and your queen could stop it either way.

[@DoctorOck1254]

These episodes really help me to increase my performance, thank you Gotham

[@jimmyfoley4634]

It’s really interesting to note that white actually has one final trick available in the first game - taking the protected pawn on g3! It can’t be captured because the h pawn will queen, and Black actually has to play very precisely to keep advantage (Stockfish gives …Ke6 as the only move for white to be better after Bxg3)

[@shivamrai7971]

At 16:05 instead of bc5, opponent could had won a pawn with Bxg3 with possibility of a passed pawn. But not necessary to take the bishop back with the knight. Don't know other variation from there Wow i was able to predict a high level move hurray :P

[@LRoyYouTube]

The computer suggestion at 38:11 was leading to took b6 and winning the queen I think, which is maybe one of the coolest plays I’ve ever seen imo

[@jiemileng7745]

Thanks to you Levy, I've started using the Scandinavian alot more and trying the Portuguese and Icelandic and have found lots of success. I feel way more comfortable in those lines than playing in the Italian or Sicilian

[@gavin-jones]

The whole episode you complain about lighting and sound but the lighting makes you look flawless and your mic filters are on point. Great content as always, thanks for making all of this

[@TheBen4151]

This is my favorite series of yours. I learn the most from these.

[@karthiktadepalli7560]

This might just be the best episode of Win at Chess yet. So insanely educational. Great to have it back!

[@JCFoxpox]

Absolutely incredible as always. These are actually my favorite series of yours, especially these high end games. Thanks for all you do

[@xhulio9998]

G3 blunder 15:58

[@harleyearle6616]

this is your best instructive video yet, you spoke about everything you saw and the reasoning behind every move. ty

[@subhanellikalaya3294]

16:00 b×g3 is possible see 16:00

[@wikidyou]

wow - seen almost ever "Win at Chess" episode - this one is one of the most instructive. More fabulous content from GothamChess

[@zBrain0]

As much as I love your recaps and some of your entertaining stuff like guess the ELO instructive content is by far my favorite!

[@Kebabbing]

Couldn't White just take the g pawn at 15:57 in the first game? It's still very much winning, but g3 is just a blunder of a pawn after Bxg3 since you can't take the Bishop or the h pawn promotes

[@daniell20]

Yep he could lol

[@JA-vz1nl]

38:00 "Wow it's saying trade rook for the knight and black has no play for the rest of the game, Stockfish is such a scumbag" lmao u right Gotham u right

[@fiestyvixen4242]

at 1:17:31, they hindered your two knights from moving upward to B4. and the Bishop has the D4 squared covered, so it stalled ur two knights. ^^

[@jonathandoeppe3052]

Made it the whole time looking at past ones I missed keep it up brother.

[@DeezyMcDeezy]

"Stockfish is such a scumbag" hahaha. Love when he throws hate on Stockfish for its crazy move suggestions

[@greenlineexpress8213]

16:00 Bxg3 was best bcz you can't capture back with knight Bcz then the h5 pawn is unstoppable!

[@ricardotavares7865]

perfect episode for me, I'm 1900/2000 and what I look for is this kind of content. Thank u so much!

[@valimaa1006]

I don't know if this is already a thing, but I would love to see a new series called Color swap, where you play a game and during the game, if the evaluation is under 1.0, one of your viewers can call for color swap, where you switch the board and play against your own position.

[@ryanmiller2536]

I really don't know why, but I love watching chess. I can watch a stream of some fps game and turn it off 30 minutes in, but I always try to watch all these 2 hour long videos. I don't know why, but it's so entertaining watching pictures move on a board 5 times a minute rather than a 60 frame per second game.

[@kevink7737]

The knights on the edge of the board: "We're very active"

[@jotaro972]

Yesss finally!!! My favorite serie on youtube is back

[@XirtsymSpeedruns]

1:05:15 I saw the idea of going bh1 but completely missed the follow up of bf3, that is nuts how that works

[@lancegabrielquillo1252]

29:00 - we have at least 25 stray dogs here near our neighborhood

[@rankinsean]

Just picked up the intermediate course. Will probably sit on it for a couple of months to work on getting some games in and getting my rating up to the start of the range, but can't wait to get to it.

[@harrickvharrick3957]

@GothamChess Dude, huge oversight (of both sides) in the end game of game 1! The black pawn marching towards promotion on the g file ACTUALLY could not be moved on to g3 (as happened in the game), as white's bishop on f2 could simply have taken it off the board! Black's knight in that case didn't have the chance to take back and snatch up the bishop as then that knight would not be 'back' in time to stop white's pawn that also is moving towards promotion on the h file!

[@johngicheru4043]

Thanks so much levy your have really helped me improve my chess.....hope you keep up the content thanks again

[@ianfischerschilling9779]

Hey! At 15:58, couldn't the opponent just take the pawn with Bxg3 ? If then Nxg3 white plays h6 and promotes... Black doesn't need to take the bishop back and is still winning, but has lost a pawn (Great video btw)

[@RahulKumar-mr8fr]

@@ianfischerschilling9779 yes I thought the same

[@PranavGamingZone]

After this video I finally reached 2100. I was stuck at 2200 for months

[@daviddennis5748]

lol a bird crashes into the window , GothamChess "Oh that's good signs of life" omg im dying. Thank you for that.

[@SilasDM]

I like this series best. You do a good job of teaching as you play. 👍🏼

[@maazshaikh2953]

I know its hard to make these win at chess vids but i really love them

[@noriyukithenshimazaki4736]

You make watching chess so exciting 😂😂 I mean “theee rooooock” it’s just the tip of all the fun you have to offer. You and Daniel are the best

[@itsonlyentertainment2937]

Longer than I'm used to, but yeah, got through the whole recording. Could see it was getting real for you at around 1850. It kept things interesting though. As usual, learned a lot 👍

[@noahollington9946]

18:55 Meanwhile we are sitting inside, blinds closed staring at a screen playing chess because why not

[@Squatsheldon]

Love these videos, sometimes it's easy to forget what a very, very strong chess player Levy is

[@pittasso]

my favourite series! Very instructive!

[@ruadd4592]

37:45 makes me feel good about guessing the move during the game :D

[@ahmedweaam1650]

Hi levy, I just want to thank you very much for your content. I started a year ago as a 700 and now I'm 1400. Eventhough 1400 is not a really high rating, Thank you very much for all this content

[@giragira3333]

I LOVE your Win At Chess series, or any live chess shows that you play in. Thank you so much. -M ps. Please don't pre-capture that often, sometimes it makes the game hard to follow.

[@mvkaushik7]

I watched the entire video in one sitting. Learnt a lot. Thanks Levy.

[@kevintotems6097]

My favorite series on youtube!

[@cypher487]

My favourite series. Thanks Gotham!

[@passingpawn]

I enjoyed it. Ty bro

[@kier_q]

One of the best series to be honest. GTE is the most entertaining, but this is the most educational

[@Hurri_Ken]

Thanks for taking time and recording these! I learned so much already because of your videos 👍

[@RbAgsts718]

These are definitely your top chess. Really like this variant. Good luck.

[@canaltan3891]

Respect to Snacqk. Bravery at its finest

[@snacqk6550]

And respect to you too, friend! I appreciate the compliment!

[@riveenwickenham8392]

16:02 isn't bxg3 winning or at least winning or at least a draw because if knight takes back then ur pawn is too fast for the knight and the black King

[@smoorej]

Watched entire video, incredibly educational. The best Win at Chess episodes are Levy playing 1800+ players. Great stuff.

[@MultiTrace22]

Hilarious game 4! Your self deprecating sarcasm got me laughing out loud haha

[@snacqk6550]

Thank you lmfao

[@billprovince8759]

In the first game at timestamp 16:01, after g6, I am concerned about white responding with Bxg6.(I'm not sure if you analyze this afterwards ...). The h-pawn seems too fast in this case, and I don't think you can take the bishop.

[@r3x427]

If black took the bishop I think the pawn would be too fast, but black can ignore it and they are winning because of the passed pawns

[@billprovince8759]

@@r3x427 Agree you can ignore the pawn, but winning this is no longer obvious. Clearly, only one side can still think about playing for a win, but the job just got much harder!

[@damelillardfan]

@@billprovince8759 ke6 would still be winning for Levy after bxg3

[@damelillardfan]

it is a mistake though yes

[@stoutlager6325]

I think black's opening in the second last game was prep. I've faced something similar in blitz a few times, usually with e5 f5 right away. The idea is to either get a quick pawn storm going down that side or clog the h1-a8 diagonal to interfere with your good bishop. It's not great but in blitz when you're not expecting it there is some danger there for white.

[@snacqk6550]

Hey, that was me playing! I have prep in the Sicilian where I play 2.nh3 and no prep against the English so I just played the reverse of my Sicilian prep! And yeah, you pretty much got my idea spot on there!

[@chello189]

Easily my favorite series of this channel

[@ryuranzou]

I am hooked on all these chess youtuber's videos. You all bring something different that makes me appreciate this beautiful game that I wish I would've had more interest in before.

[@redfoxinabox2598]

Just bought your course for the white pieces to support your amazing content. Thanks so much for helping me improve.

[@brantnuttall]

26:00 I liked the look of Bh6 looking to come in with the Rook after Nxg3

[@renatobfa]

Hey Gotham, just wanted to say that I clicked on this video for a quick match watch and ended up watching the entire thing. Congratulations and keep up this amazing channel

[@maxmarshall4621]

Thanks for bringing this back !!! Love this series

[@OcteractSG]

Who would have thought that a game featuring Nh6 for no reason would end up with Levy on the ropes? Crazy game!

[@thunderfoot713]

So glad to see another one of these. These climbs are definitely my favorite kind of content, though I wouldn't mind it you went up the ladder again sometime.

[@damelillardfan]

15:58 Levy I did a computer analysis and turns out g3 is a mistake, because the opponent could just take the pawn, and if after bxg3, you do nxg3, you aren't fast enough to stop the H pawn (Although Ke6 instead of nxg3 would still be winning)

[@damelillardfan]

No one's finding that though haha

[@bv7226]

@@damelillardfan Very hard to see but at his level i think he should have seen that

[@peterflom6878]

This is my favorite of your series

[@NeuroticNav]

Your only series that actually teaches us something useful. Glad to see you back to your roots. I will resub now

[@tyblu7667]

Living in New York and complaining about outside noise is like getting into a pool and complaining you're wet 🤣🤣 good vid tho

[@haleysettembre]

199th day of translating Levy's titles into Neapolitan: "Codice segret aint"

[@ziyadali591]

Ayo Levy you probably won't see this but I'm playing in a national U1450 chess tournament in England because of you man, much love

[@dandule1123]

good luck

[@ziyadali591]

@@dandule1123 thanks

[@priyanshchess4836]

all the best.

[@ziyadali591]

@@onniruusunen9444 classical

[@hey_relaxjack]

This killed a good 1/4th of my layover in Tampa. Thanks Levy!!!!!

[@kurtischenoweth8332]

13:27 idk if it works but I love nxf2 here, wish it'd been played

[@pblppl]

37:50 I think it would be really cool if you make a video about relative piece value :)

[@rick4400]

Very nice work. You prove the importance of not giving up.

[@infantiltinferno]

Props to Snacqk! That game was nerve-racking.

[@snacqk6550]

Thank you so much! The support I’ve been getting in these comments is awesome

[@TigerTzu]

As someone who just crossed the 1900 line and is feeling the "2000 elo itch," this couldn't have come at a better time.