Win At Chess #23 (1100-1900 ELO)

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0:00 Intro
1:07 Game 1
23:35 Game 2
34:30 Game 3
53:15 Game 4
1:02:50 Game 5
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[@danj.p5657]

Jesus christ seeing u attempt humor is just sad

[@bluez.]

Pin of shame

[@shenglongli8387]

pin of shame

[@matteblack2391]

Shame lol

[@arcaderex3872]

Late af pin of shame

[@unbornify1185]

pin of shame

[@pappaflammyboi5799]

Clever and brutal play by the 1100, Hans down.

[@adedamolayusuff5995]

Lmao😂😂Good one

[@starmorpheus]

Not to be anal about spelling, but it's "hands" down.

[@jipoudeweernink9364]

@@starmorpheus (it's a joke)

[@starmorpheus]

@@jipoudeweernink9364 (Psst, mine was too)

[@pappaflammyboi5799]

@@starmorpheus What joke?

[@BurhanAijaz]

game 1 was a combination of guess the elo and how to lose at chess

[@Lordmewtwo151]

Except for that one GTE episode where someone blew the whistle before it got far (I don't remember offhand which episode that was), I don't think any of Levy's games made it. BTW, aren't *most* GTE games basically How to Lose at Chess games?

[@Cripplified]

I'm 1200 rated, there are definitely many games at this level that play these tactics. Levy really should've played slower once he realized how solid his opponent was setting up his position. Honestly I'm an aggressive player that loves the Vienna gambit as white, but when black shows they play solid and understand the threats, I retreat from the natural attacking position that that opening wants, and play much slower and start doing waiting/defensive moves. Playing as black I almost always play the Caro and play slow and wait for my opponent to make a mistake, or at least I try to keep the position safe and equal.

[@anotherguy5038]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWfPd3aYbL6bqck

[@Jared7873]

17:53 Missed win! Qe1+ Bf1 Be2 Kg2 Qxf1#

[@Lordmewtwo151]

@@Jared7873 Not quite. I mean, yeah, after Be2 Levi's opponent could blunder mate by either going Kg2 or by doing *literally anything* other than Qf2. That said, there is a possible variation with Ne7 first *if* white takes the "free" knight.

[@ChristopherMikrowelle]

Once I figure out how the horsey moves I’ll never lose to a 1100 again.

[@anonymall]

It moves like an N

[@legueu]

It's funny because it's kind of true.

[@tobyonatabe2601]

Have you figured it out? If so I’m down to test this hypothesis

[@doyouthinkso2079]

The kind the guy spends the entire game moving the horse to fork u, horsey go brrr

[@filipechavesdosreis5872]

i'm brazilian and this brazil channel found evidence of hans niemam's cheating cuts, make this content spread kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5_Re2N6lpmFppI

[@rhondamaloney7702]

That 1100 must have felt like they were having a heart attack during that game 😂

[@freeEnd_]

bro he cheated omegalul stop acting

[@________________________._____]

@@freeEnd_ I don't think so, Levy blundered and it wasn't too hard to see

[@bordeaux1337]

@@freeEnd_ He is not really 1100. His Lichess profile is 1750 in Rapid.

[@Worldsportstalk24]

@@________________________._____ bro the 1100 played one of the top moves of stockfish basically the entire game 😂 of course they cheated

[@Chaotrope]

@@freeEnd_ pnnm

[@jaakezzz_G]

Honestly that was the most typical and relatable 1100 game I've ever seen on KZbin. That IS how 11-1300s play I swear to god.

[@fromant65]

I mean, levy promoting his chessly page after almost losing to a 1100 is ridiculously funny

[@IVLxJAK2]

Yeah it really doesn't paint it in a positive light to be honest ahaha

[@starmorpheus]

@@IVLxJAK2 I mean, Hikaru lost to Levy once (and in both that case and this, the better player played horribly)

[@IVLxJAK2]

@@starmorpheus and Hikaru and Levy are a lot closer in ability than Levy and an 1100. There’s just no way that he should’ve been so outplayed against someone who’s that much lower than him

[@starmorpheus]

@@IVLxJAK2 I believe it's quite the opposite? From 1100+ ELO -> 2300+ ELO is a lot easier than 2300+ -> 2700+ ELO. It's why Magnus' dream of being 2900 is seen as a pipe dream because you gain a miniscule amount of rating with wins against other 2700+ GMs.

[@sebastien5048]

@@starmorpheus In terms of probability, the probability that some with ~2400 Elo beats a ~2800 Elo is way higher than a ~1100 Elo beating a ~2400Elo. If i trust the Elo calculators, you have around 10% chances of beating an opponent who has 400 points of Elo more than you do, whereas you only have 1% of beating an opponent with 800Elo points more than you (i don't have the percentage for a difference of 1300 but you can easily guess it's way smaller). In terms of ability i also tend to believe that an IM is closer to a GM than to a 1100 ELo player. The gross difference in terms of game comprehension is not THAT big, it's just that it's almost impossible to reach the GM level. Just like if your maximum running speed is 20km/h and you're running against someone whose running speed is 22km/h. The speed difference in itself is not that big but it does not mean that you will be able to run at 23km/h someday.

[@ehsanali392]

I finally have a chance, mans representing the whole community

[@MrRmmk1]

That game against the 1100 was way more interesting that any game Levi has played against 2000s

[@yashtidke2002]

That 1100 played like beads on.

[@jaideepshekhar4621]

Okay, I analysed that game, and after move 10, here are the results: Blunders: 1 Mistakes: 1 Inaccuracies: 4 Good: 3 Excellent: 2 Best: Forced move + Knight jump + Knight takes Until the blunder by Levi. Make of it what you will. :) Since they focused on one idea, I don't think the positional play is too suspicious.

[@thomasnorris8004]

So, the number of best moves was….?

[@N0Xa880iUL]

🤣

[@dankness420]

Levy truly is the epitome of inconsistent, beating hikaru, and losing to an 1100, damn

[@maxkho00]

Meh. Anyone could've lost to that 1100 if they played like that. His opponent could have been 2400 for all we know.

[@dankness420]

@@maxkho00 shut up and let me meme on it, yes, he was probably like a 2000+ player, but it’s funny

[@pirilon78]

"@@dankness420" You sound 12

[@Ziggerath]

@@pirilon78 I second that

[@jeremyaltena8838]

@@maxkho00😅😊r

[@malcomvictor5306]

Yess, been needing this. Going through a slump rn (stuck around 1100) more educational content please🙏🏾

[@legueu]

Levy's Intermediate Chess class would be a great fit for you if you want to push to 1200 and higher.

[@gregorgiebel1377]

haha noob, git gud

[@calebburrows5224]

me too 1100 has to be the hardest to get through

[@yoppelpanger]

You got this! The intermediate bootcamp course actually helped me go from about ~1050 to 1250 within a couple of months earlier this year, playing atleast 3-4 15|10 rapid games a day and analyzing every game after. The most important things that helped me at that stage was to maintain the CCA(checks, captures, attacks) checklist and as simple as it sounds, just to scan the board after each move to see if there is a tactic I can go for. I'm currently just under 1500 for context.

[@malcomvictor5306]

@beyond your imagination fair play😂

[@piotrbugaj5179]

Me (DolasF) when Gotham plays 7.g4: Oh, this is fine, 8.g5 is not a threat. Also me: *Plays a5, making g5 a threat and losing on the spot.* I hate myself.

[@BenPhoenix]

Ur 1600? Can i know how long u have been playing chess for?

[@piotrbugaj5179]

@@BenPhoenix In total? Some 5 years maybe. But continuously less than 2 years, came back during the pandemic. And even that is a stretch, There were many holes in that 2 year period, like for exam months. I so want to play chess uninterrupted, but life sucks and it's not so easy.

[@arjunraman7276]

Gotham literally had an accuracy of 100%. doubt that anyone could have come close when he had that accuracy

[@piotrbugaj5179]

@@arjunraman7276 I know, but it was a short game, theory until my blunder, which he punished and I conceded, no move there that even had a chance of lowering the accuracy stat.

[@donuts1585]

💜 I hate myself too

[@ediciushawthorne7389]

This is a prime example of a great player not being ashamed of having a bad game and gettin out played. We all fuck up and more than our wins sometimes, our loses bring us together. Thanks levy

[@NickBrozack]

He handles the intensity of making mistakes gracefully!

[@unbeelievable5786]

I see levy lose to a 1100 I click Life happy.

[@pokmanl9810]

The bots are inbound and this sucks

[@violetstarsign]

god I hate these bots

[@AliMohamed-sy7ol]

@yes mthfcr

[@somerandomdude4588]

@@violetstarsign same

[@kaspervanderveken9706]

The title is bait

[@d1sabl3dSWE]

Thanks for the game Levy! It was truly an experience! I know that my time management was terrible during the game. I was indeed very nervous and wanted to just make sure that I just played solid. I usually tend to play too fast for my own good, so I tried to take it a bit slower. It was a really fun game!

[@Axelotl322]

älskar användarnamnet

[@d1sabl3dSWE]

@@Axelotl322 Tack kompis

[@freeEnd_]

​@@d1sabl3dSWE mom can we get hans cheats? mom: we have hans cheats at home. Hans cheats at home: that 1100

[@adrianpena8362]

You played well my friend and keep improving because you are a very good player!

[@TryinitwithOliver]

You did great and you played Levi. I’d rather play Levi then Magnus. Levi teaches better and is more fun.

[@anonymous_AOL]

Levi: I lost to an 1100 Also Levi: Road to GM

[@statistika5372]

Levy*

[@leodf1]

He lost to stockfish. That wasn't an 1100 for 80% of the game. Shows how much you and your likes know about chess.

[@EdgardoHenriquez28]

Hikaru already said levy will never be GM

[@jmj0795]

1100 was either having the best game of their career or was running stockfish on the side

[@jaideepshekhar4621]

Okay, I analysed that game, and after move 10, here are the results: Blunders: 1 Mistakes: 1 Inaccuracies: 4 Good: 3 Excellent: 2 Best: Forced move + Knight jump + Knight takes Until the blunder by Levi. Make of it what you will. :) Since they focused on one idea, I don't think the positional play is too suspicious.

[@jmj0795]

@@jaideepshekhar4621 it's not *that* suspicious from a game standpoint. What's suspicious is the rating. Like Levi played horrendously but he didn't play bad by standards of an 1100. Obviously there is the possibility that an 1100 just happened to have studied an opening and managed to spot nearly every strategy available. Like if this were guess the elo would you rate this 1100? When I was 1100 I was playing games where some people would just miss that the pawn that was taken was guarded by the queen

[@jaideepshekhar4621]

@@jmj0795 Well, they didn't really spot every strategy. They focused on just one. Otherwise there were defensive moves. Sure, the rating is low though.

[@jmj0795]

@@jaideepshekhar4621 fair

[@megagigachad69]

The best part about that first 1100 game was that I'm also a 1400 (not that much better than a 1100) and could guess his moves and the moves Levy played. I even got the bd2 move which levy should've played but he didn't (he saw it in analysis). Days like these make me happy

[@smartfck4]

1400 with black has 80% winning chance and 8% drawing chance against 1100 so that's actually a huge difference.

[@oyunlarveparodiler3221]

I'm 1437 and I can confidently say that 1400s are much better than 1100s

[@smartfck4]

1100 with white had 0.0000076% chance of winning against 2400, that's actually pretty crazy

[@megagigachad69]

@@oyunlarveparodiler3221 lad I was just tryna be modest there calm down

[@randomdude9135]

@@smartfck4 how do u k these statistics?

[@paularized1]

That first 1100 was a little sus until time got short.

[@zin5582]

That makes It more sus cause they started playing WAY worse in low time

[@paularized1]

@@zin5582 You’re absolutely right.

[@jaideepshekhar4621]

Okay, I analysed that game, and after move 10, here are the results: Blunders: 1 Mistakes: 1 Inaccuracies: 4 Good: 3 Excellent: 2 Best: Forced move + Knight jump + Knight takes Until the blunder by Levi. Make of it what you will. :) Since they focused on one idea, I don't think the positional play is too suspicious.

[@tuxxyy1]

@@jaideepshekhar4621 yeah that's because their opener wasn't great. They didn't get suspiciously good until mid game, when they had time to consult an engine

[@DannyHatcherTech]

Make a search board. I haven't been on Chessly yet but I would think a search board would be helpful. You play the moves on the board and the website suggests the lines to go and look at. That way if there are transpositions they will appear in the results.

[@awmdanger9677]

Why to comment it in this video?

[@IoniAppelberg]

I've missed How to win at chess. My favorite series on all of youtube by far. Thanks for still making them!

[@SuccessForeverAstrology]

You need to remember the check list Levi: Checks, Captures, Attacks ...for you AND your opponent 🤣

[@DJCurry25]

i really love these kinds of videos. especially when you explain tactics. id love to see these kinds of vids with you with more energy

[@isaaclane2703]

this is my favourite series! thank you for all the instructive content Levy

[@joshua2329]

Thinking because a 2400 doesn't just give you a rook. Expecting to get crushed by some sort of trap. haha .. Crazy game. Enjoyed it.

[@alexandrosgleridis4155]

Were you the first opponent?

[@jaideepshekhar4621]

Were you?

[@jaakezzz_G]

I love how long it took Levy to decide on O-O, between that, Kf8 and Bh6. It's hilarious because the engine is equally as indecisive.

[@Calembunial]

Levi did a great job in the first game playing like an 1100 by completely blundering his bishop.

[@BouledeBoisBill]

I love this series ! Also, I have started the E4 NY style course on Chessly and man I love the new site. The drills are helping me so much ! Thanks for updating the course Levy !

[@SebaJaqueVideos]

A suggestion for making chessly the best it can possibly be is having a "boardstate search" function. I imagine it like: you have a board, set a position and use a search botton that scans all the chapters in courses on chessly that have that position and shows them. If you have the course you can click and go to it and if you don't own it it can appear with like a lock symbol. I think that would be next lvl qol

[@humblerunner456]

That 1100 been taking lessons from Hans tho

[@jaideepshekhar4621]

Okay, I analysed that game, and after move 10, here are the results: Blunders: 1 Mistakes: 1 Inaccuracies: 4 Good: 3 Excellent: 2 Best: Forced move + Knight jump + Knight takes Until the blunder by Levi. Make of it what you will. :) Since they focused on one idea, I don't think the positional play is too suspicious.

[@jonathanteixeira2467]

I missed this series!! More of this please!!

[@___unknown_x_]

So, i've done watching all the 23 episodes and all i've learned is i need to learn and master all the openings as soon as possible! Thank you so much Levi...

[@Chiny_w_Pigulce]

Thanks for the long form video Levy! You are awesome!

[@ok-nz7mt]

clickbait video

[@Illovejesus9578]

this series is amazing!!

[@arashfiroozbakht]

this series is great. please upload more of these

[@JeanPaulRGagnon]

There is a wonderful honesty to the first game in this episode. Every good teacher learns from their student. Levy was honourable to his student/opponent and open to the audience in terms of his thought process. These are gifts from a deeply talented player and teacher.

[@KaveeshDubey]

Maybe a cool idea would be to put in a particular move order and chesly tells you what courses of yours have that position in them.

[@symonriedstra139]

seems to me that the 1100 player had a very good coach

[@leodf1]

The world's strongest coach

[@jaideepshekhar4621]

Okay, I analysed that game, and after move 10, here are the results: Blunders: 1 Mistakes: 1 Inaccuracies: 4 Good: 3 Excellent: 2 Best: Forced move + Knight jump + Knight takes Until the blunder by Levi. Make of it what you will. :) Since they focused on one idea, I don't think the positional play is too suspicious.

[@halfwarr8717]

So happy you are doing educational content. I know you said you don't get the same views as the recaps but we appreciate it. Also let's be real according to your guess the elo videos your subs need it.

[@shubhamdasmana218]

Please continue this series it helps a lot

[@vegaswould]

you know.... since I'm also an 1100, i feel this person on game 1 was playing WAY better than an 1100.

[@noatiendoboludos]

16:40 I mean Levy was pretty distracted during this game. Also at 17:25 1100 dude just time panicked and threw away his rook

[@mentaljedi]

He just didn't blunder and that can make people look amazing, whereas Levi just Omegalul threw

[@bordeaux1337]

He is not really 1100. His Lichess profile is 1750 in Rapid.

[@demonyckscreations9990]

@@bordeaux1337 lichess ratings work different though, I’ve heard they’re higher

[@flacsomtodosclas2165]

@@bordeaux1337 i have only played 3 maches in lichess and i am 1853 elo this plataform is crazy

[@gmerfan5559]

Hi levy Can you explain what is the difference between the sharp and solid snd dynamic openings? Thanks 🙏🏻

[@lred1383]

Sharp openings are ones that have a lot of tactics, and both sides can get hurt real bad if they don't know what they're doing. Dynamic is basically the same thing. Solid openings are ones that have no real weakness, but don't really test the opponent too much either

[@Tc-nu8cu]

sharp openings cut down the board with pins and long range pieces, solid openings smother you with the entire army, and dynamic openings usually refers to a gambit. Sacking of a pawn or enabling a doubling of pawns in order to get an extra tempo

[@aidenjeffries6214]

This is the first time I’ve seen the chessly GUI and it looks sick. Great work and content as always Levy!

[@Illovejesus9578]

bro first gme was nuts

[@Galardomond]

That first game was insane

[@ctonnation394]

Levy empathizing with us 1100s is a testament to the human condition

[@craigrandle6966]

I’ve been playing chess for fun and had furiously avoided any real study, but after hearing about some of these concepts so much by you I’ve solved some big weak points and my online ranking has shot up. Thanks!

[@bartvansliedregt5482]

Hell yeah, this series is amazing!!

[@byomkeshbabu]

That 1100 dude booted up stockfish discreetly, which is sporadic cheating. No way an 1100 plays such and then immediately blunder two pieces that didn't even involve any tactic.

[@therealclp7488]

those sacrifices enabled the attack with the queen and knight at the end

[@mc100hu]

the 1100 performance was More Than Impressive

[@vladimirgertner3960]

He cheated, clearly.

[@uwuLegacy]

@@vladimirgertner3960 1100 just paid attention, it was pretty much even and then levy blundered

[@vladimirgertner3960]

@@uwuLegacy 1100 can't keep it even like that. You clearly don't know what 1100s can do. If he can play like that, he would be 1900 in 25 games, tops. The only way he wasn't cheating was if it's a new account, so he still ldidn't climb to his skill level.

[@jaideepshekhar4621]

Okay, I analysed that game, and after move 10, here are the results: Blunders: 1 Mistakes: 1 Inaccuracies: 4 Good: 3 Excellent: 2 Best: Forced move + Knight jump + Knight takes Until the blunder by Levi. Make of it what you will. :) Since they focused on one idea, I don't think the positional play is too suspicious.

[@vladimirgertner3960]

@@jaideepshekhar4621 Again, for an 1100? it is very sus.

[@svenkradolfer7677]

Thanks Levy for this amazing Chessly practice Homepage! Super good stuff very well organized and good explained🙏

[@ChristianSoschner]

Thanks for the great insight into your thinking process. Very helpful.

[@warmthunder5129]

The 1100 speaks for themselves

[@jaideepshekhar4621]

Okay, I analysed that game, and after move 10, here are the results: Blunders: 1 Mistakes: 1 Inaccuracies: 4 Good: 3 Excellent: 2 Best: Forced move + Knight jump + Knight takes Until the blunder by Levi. Make of it what you will. :) Since they focused on one idea, I don't think the positional play is too suspicious.

[@cooperrondinelli6576]

When you do these games, you should post them with a brief commentary on Chessly! It would be a very cool feature

[@stefanmilinkovic6433]

Facts Rondi

[@carrcallen1]

This is my favorite series ! great episode levy!

[@carolinepatricia29]

miss how to win at chess episodes glad it's up again love the lighting Levi

[@bigrevkev55]

The game against the 1100 looked like one of my games. Especially when you took the pawn on e3 with your bishop that was defended by his queen. I do that mess all the time! The only part that didn’t look like one of my games was that you still won.

[@atulkrishan7830]

In first game levy's opponent was chilled. He had 1 minute left on the clock and he was moving like he had whole life to play a move.. 😏😏

[@jaideepshekhar4621]

Okay, I analysed that game, and after move 10, here are the results: Blunders: 1 Mistakes: 1 Inaccuracies: 4 Good: 3 Excellent: 2 Best: Forced move + Knight jump + Knight takes Until the blunder by Levi. Make of it what you will. :) Since they focused on one idea, I don't think the positional play is too suspicious.

[@anotherlane9441]

Win at chess - my favourite playlist,good to see it's back!

[@arkline9937]

i love a vibe of these videos, please keep it

[@AllergicToMango]

YT: Wow, good job, you beat levy ! Twitch : STOCKFISH CHEATER

[@akaplan5212]

Hi! I’m not fantastic at chess but at 54:36 can black do knight to a5 safely to protect the bishop and attack the queen, giving them their line of sight back? That gives them time to reinforce the bishop on b7 and keep their plan somewhat steady right?

[@drunkenxrage]

I'm in you boat, no great myself but yes I think. Then white goes e4, then maybe by e5 to bring the attack onto the ohe black knight 🤔

[@yungavydash6266]

27:01 The dining reference for castling. Amazing

[@johncroden6380]

Very new to chess, less then a year. Love this video, Do know that M lose games, but this video has really encouraged me, to keep learning. It’s nice to know that. M are human. Ty Ty. Please keep them coming.

[@th6n]

Playing top engine moves and suddenly hanging pieces in time trouble is a huge red flag honestly

[@POV_Twins]

Bros plugging his course after nearly losing to an 1100

[@BenjaJohnsonIII]

Yet you can’t beat him

[@dhrubaganguly7758]

@@BenjaJohnsonIII how can you beat gotham? if he is already retired ?and every online win of mine would be considered as cheating ..where is the motivation? Gotham earns bread by playing and streaming chess..he has been doing that since age 10 rigorously..still he is not good enough and lost to 1800s previously numerous times online...where is the motivation?stop licking everyone's a$$ relentlessly

[@woloexe]

pretty sure at 8:56, moving that dark bishop to h6, then e3 will be mate if the 1100 doesn't see it. the only moves i see can prevent that would be king to f2, blocking the light bishop, or some other move that defends the e3 square. other than that, the square was pretty undefended for the most part

[@wallywest9257]

Levy: "Here's how to win at chess" Also levy: (flags 1100)

[@spiderking99]

I miss this series but now this time to injoy...❤️ You like this comment mean you missed to❤️

[@cheguevara7478]

This means we are on the same level, I also have lost to 1100s. And 700s

[@PAYDAYHEDGE]

How terrible can you be to loose to 700 do you know how knight move? How many steps does pawn takes at once for a start my guy

[@cheguevara7478]

@@PAYDAYHEDGE bro, it’s a joke. I’m actually 1800

[@PAYDAYHEDGE]

@@cheguevara7478 send me your ID let's play few games

[@cheguevara7478]

@@PAYDAYHEDGE maybe lichess. I haven’t played online, only OTB

[@awmdanger9677]

"Levy 2800 Loses to 1100..." "Me being 1400 wins against 1100..." SOOOOO.................

[@joakimquensel597]

I like this a little softer video. Matter of taste of course and I enjoy almost every video you put up on KZbin but this one I found really pleasant to watch.

[@EpicodiStoria]

First opponent was cheating and when he saw he was winning with 40 secs on the clock he started playing his moves and hung 2 pieces

[@16BitDungeon]

Ok, lets not beat around the bush, the first game, the 1100 was using assistance. They waiting 10 seconds before making obvious moves, and when he moved fast, he made clear blunders.

[@jaideepshekhar4621]

Okay, I analysed that game, and after move 10, here are the results: Blunders: 1 Mistakes: 1 Inaccuracies: 4 Good: 3 Excellent: 2 Best: Forced move + Knight jump + Knight takes Until the blunder by Levi. Make of it what you will. :) Since they focused on one idea, I don't think the positional play is too suspicious.

[@andyozzzz]

i used to lose to 1100s all the time but i traded my beats by dre for some beads by hans and tripled my elo 💪💪💪

[@lostone9700]

I once played a super strong 900 down to an endgame i was losing. He blundered thank god. He had a ton potential i hope he keeps playing.

[@BenjaJohnsonIII]

He didn’t play good you just suck

[@tmpqtyutmpqty4733]

It was Carlsen's mom

[@gijody]

Great episode Levy. The new Chessly platform is awesome. I'm really enjoying going through my courses with the new study tools. Keep up the great work.

[@christhewon220]

Game one sums up my games both on winning and losing side lmao🤣. I'm glad it's not just me that loses my mind lol to the bots lol

[@McCaffreyPickleball]

I don't recall seeing QF4 in the D 4 dynamite course... I've watched all the videos so many times and it seemed foreign to me... If it's there, can someone tell me where?

[@kikijikiPL]

Hi Levy, would you entertain a possibility of a poll on what next opening courses you should do?

[@Icey9344]

More of these please! Maybe specialised Caro Kann videos if anything!!

[@ikilem]

Levy i’ve seen rosen’s video of him playing duck chess and it was hilarious, maybe you could also make one if you have the time, I’d love to see it.

[@pieohpie]

Yes, I will totally sub to Chessly after that first game

[@HonorOP]

in the first game, I calculated the move that he won your knight exposing the rook, but I saw there was an in between move (not to move your bishop coz then his rook moves) that the rook was on the back rank, so knight takes knight and then disregarding the queen threat you first take their rook with check, and only then move out of the way with your queen, not losing on material as much

[@sportagus3]

It's so funny when levy calculates a bunch of different options and then after going over a trap he can set he asks, "What is my opponent thinking about?" as if there's only one move to play lol.

[@LBBuccaneer]

hey Levy just a question. I assume If I purchase one of your courses I have it available forever ?

[@qweytrop572]

Do you think you could beat Hikaru if you could watch the eval bar at all times (but not the moves)? I'm curious on how much it'd matter to know the computer evaluation of a position for high rated players.

[@luckymojo9348]

21:44 :I got so shaken up that my opponent hadn't made a mistake and I totally malfunctioned" Yep I do that to Levy 😅😅

[@BadPennyDogBoy]

It's very encouraging to realise that even the best can occasionally make careless mistakes. And thanks for showing us!!

[@wittehaai3847]

really liked the last game. In general I like this content because I like the honest and calm Levy a lot too and you dont get to see him very often

[@reuvenavnon5914]

Thanks for the video! This is the best series!

[@IlanLerman]

Props for posting this, Levy. I’m no IM but we’ve all had days like that.

[@peti2ty]

"This was the best 1100 I have played with..... Let me check your butt!"

[@justkeating8399]

New to your channel but I really enjoy your content and obvious passion for the game. I have recently returned to Chess after many years away from the game. In the early 2000’s my highest online ranking was 1806. I prefer playing over the board but nowadays it can be difficult to find local games. I have been hearing a lot recently about cheating in Chess. How can I avoid linking with these types of players? Is it possible? Or is it more of a live and learn sort of deal?

[@mvkaushik28]

Thank you for creating Chessly. It's a great platform to learn chess. Especially the drills feature stands out.

[@johnadam4117]

Thoughts of doing 2 types a pins? 1 of the pin of shame and 1 of the pin of positivity?

[@leonzspotg]

that first game was so unbelievably relatable lmfao, I genuinely have those days where I just can't think straight when playing chess

[@robinchess48]

love your content as always

[@jort93z]

first game looks like a guess the elo game, both players just hanging multiple full pieces, lol.