WIN WITH 1. E4 | The Vienna Gambit

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A few months ago, I made a video on how to crush playing 1. e4 and gave various recommendations against Black's openings in the French, Sicilian, Scandinavian, and so on. In this video, I analyze the Vienna Attack in full depth. It's excellent for beginners, intermediates, and advanced players.
0:00 Introduction
0:45 Vienna Gambit e4 e5 Nc3 Nf6
13:40 Vienna OPENING e4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 Bc4
21:40 STATISTICS
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1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 (2... Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 (3... d6 4. d3) (3... Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. f4 d6 6. Nf3 Ng4 (6... O-O 7. f5) 7. Ng5 O-O 8. f5 Bf2+ 9. Kf1 Ne3+ 10. Bxe3 Bxe3 11. h4 Bxg5 12. hxg5 Qxg5 13. Rh5 Qf4+ 14. Kg1) 4. Qg4 Qf6 5. Nd5 Qxf2+ 6. Kd1 Kf8 7. Nh3 h5 8. Qg5 f6 9. Qg6 Rh6 10. Ne7) 3. f4 d5 (3... exf4 4. e5 Ng8 5. Nf3 d6 6. d4 dxe5 7. Qe2 Bb4 8. Qxe5+ Qe7 9. Bxf4) (3... d6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. d3) 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Qf3 Nxc3 (5... f5 6. d3 Nxc3 7. bxc3 d4 (7...Be6) 8. Qg3 dxc3 9. Be2 Be6 10. Bf3 Nc6 11. Ne2 Qd7 12. Be3 Nb4 13. Rc1) (5...Nc6 6. Bb5 Nxc3 7. dxc3 Qh4+ 8. g3 Qe4+) 6. bxc3 (6. dxc3 Be6 7. Bf4 c5 8. O-O-O Nc6 9. Bc4) 6... Be7 7. d4 O-O 8. Bd3 Be6 9. Ne2 c5 10. O-O Nc6 11. Be3 *
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The perfect video doesn't ex-

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@@GothamChess can you now make videos about chess endgames.

[@HungryForPi]

oh wow the pinned comment is a nice one today!

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The perfect opening doesn‘t ex-

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ist xd

[@ab2587]

who else was like:"ok imma try this now" and then started a game and played with black

[@massimozurru4722]

Every time

[@PedroHenrique-jd9zm]

lichess let's you pick fyi

[@Juzam777]

yes, or you have white and people only play c5, c6 or e6 against your 1.e4 !

[@orlandoarcher4930]

@@Juzam777 probably one of my top 5 reasons why I hate the Sicilian

[@Juzam777]

@@orlandoarcher4930 and the top 1 reason people play the sicilian !

[@Brosephv]

This is gunna be one of those "watch a couple times" videos

[@nathanp928]

I've watched his queen gambit video 3 times

[@AikenBruce]

and then still struggle to remember

[@christopherw1248]

I remember doing that with Kings indian system vudeo lol

[@waters8413]

Yep, watching it for my 2nd time

[@loxeggcheese]

@@jasonskindell9578 same yo

[@bruno_fmp4952]

2... Nf6 - Vienna gambit Accepted (f4) 1:33 Declined (Nc6) 2:41 Declined (d6) 3:41 Main line 4:27 5. d3 (not recommended) 5:17 5. Qf3 (recommended) 7:19 Nxc3 7:47 (b pawn) 6. bxc3 8:21 c5 9:20 5... Nc6 10:13 (d pawn) 7... Qh4+ 11:21 5... f5 12:05 (b pawn) 8... dxc3 12:24 9... g6 13:00 2... Nc6 14:42 Copycat (Bc5) Qf6 14:57 g6 17:22 Kf8 17:52 3... Nf6 18:06 Bc5 18:43 6... Ng4 0-0 19:40 6... Bg4 20:34 3... d6 21:25 This was coppied by someone else, just needed to fix on entry that was misswritten and also to stay on top!

[@bruhmoment8365]

thank you

[@gordonramzi]

One of the most useful comments I’ve come across on KZbin, thanks man😊

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Thanks

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Thanks

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[@SchadenfreudeUY]

You know you're getting into chess when you go to bed and you start thinking about possible opening moves and their counters

[@mcbby7]

Now all you need is some librium

[@viculty4724]

@@mcbby7 lmaoooooo

[@crow13576]

Bobby Fischer? Is that you?

[@thehighnote9579]

Ah yes my sleeping demon.. Karpov

[@Hecatonicosachoron]

After taking chess up again, I find myself waking up muttering "e4 e5... d4 d5... knight f6..."

[@nu_jasuu6873]

“Here you just slap them in the face and play Ng5” ... Instructions unclear, got kicked out of tournament. - 19:05

[@the_Punisher_]

Lmao

[@dross1412]

when a programmer takes instructions.

[@iuliannequalizerstj.2134]

😆

[@jeltehoekstra2952]

@@dross1412 yeah that's about right lol

[@kmarkots]

This is the best comment of this video by far

[@leadnitrate2194]

"It's mate in a few moves, but more importantly, you're gonna win the queen." -IM Levy Rozman, 2020

[@tejaskarthickthangaperumal9530]

Tell Levy to say that to Mikhail Tal or Morphy

[@giannisr.7733]

when you have found the mate in one, look for more ~GM Aman Hambleton~

[@darkbrowndior]

Yep makes sense, most men are more into mating women anyway

[@zamooti4505]

Lmao, reminds me of Hermione: You could get us killed. Or worse, expelled

[@jaydengregory3947]

@@zamooti4505 no note, car gone, you could have died, you could have been seen

[@trashgames8121]

Hey levy, I know I am about 2 years late and you probably won’t see this comment but I really want to thank you. I’ve started playing actively pretty much one year ago after taking a break from when I was about 6. I’ve now managed to climb to ca 1450-1500 and it is in large part thanks to all your educational content and specifically your content on the Vienna. Even now, at about 1500 Elo, with the Sicilian becoming more popular (which I play the Alapin against and haven’t gotten an opponent that responded correctly yet) it blows my mind how few people actually know the Vienna. Out of my last 20 1. e4 e5 games I’ve probably gotten 3 copycat, 10-12 Vienna gambit accepteds and a few d6 and even nc6 declineds. The amount of time I’ve face the mainline total I can probably count on both hands. All that to say, thank you. You sparked a fire for chess in my heart and I kinda wish I didn’t stop when I was young (according to my mom my coach at the time shared that sentiment 😅)

[@literallydavi]

ok

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Great job by the way, keep climbing that ladder 🪜

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@@literallydavi ok

[@maksimtross1719]

Happy for you!

[@benji6628]

I ain't reading all that

[@rohanshirodkar8353]

I know it's been two years, but I must express my sincerest gratitude for you making this video This opening has carried me up from 700 elo a few months back, to having just crossed 1300. Thank you

[@jordanb8377]

"This cannot be accepted" "Black cannot decline" PERFECT

[@DanS044]

The Vienna gambit just exists in a chess void space. It isn’t a gambit, just a strategic sacrifice. “Well what’s the difference?” “Nobody knows”

[@Liberty-jk7up]

Only if you’re white

[@mtache4652]

@@Liberty-jk7up white privilege

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@@mtache4652 lmaooo

[@_Lazy_Prime]

@@DanS044 I think it's the meaning of a caretake-....I mean gambit

[@lustria7244]

its been 2 years and your channel has reached from 100k to almost 2 mil

[@MintBunHunter]

Omg this gem had only 100k 2yrs ago

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Oh good, I was just checking the comments only to make sure someone posted this, haha.

[@raihannnstudies]

*not almost*

[@mee2556]

@@raihannnstudies yeah

[@vimuthabeysinghe6]

2.32 mil now 🔱

[@miguelsegura1794]

I bought your e4 NY style course on Chessly as soon as Chessly started and I've been studying each day since. Recently I got confident with my skills and started playing again after a few years and I went from 950 to 1500 in just a week. Today I defeated a +1850 and I felt really happy. Thanks for your work, Levy!

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I have no money to buy the course 💀

[@crocalones]

​@@killerbunnyff7662 relateable

[@robincastrin3814]

950 to 1500 in 1 week seems impossible i calll bs

[@chitranshuchandel7630]

Hi Miguel. Can you share the course lectures? It’ll be really helpful

[@ajcon3874]

@@chitranshuchandel7630 From my experience the first chapter + copycat variation in this vid are most common, some DESTRUCTION occurs in the Vienna.

[@jonathanhe780]

dont mind me Vienna Gambit Accepted: 1:35 Queen's Pawn attacking pushed pawn: 1:49 More variations with Queen's pawn attacking pushed pawn: 2:21 Vienna Gambit Declined with knight: 2:42 Situational Queen trap: 2:52 Vienna Gambit Declined with Queen's pawn: 3:42 Vienna Gambit Main Line: 4:27 Main Line variations for white: 4:56 Trap with Knight trade: 5:19 Trap with Queen check: 5:38 Knight defends: 6:38 Queen attacking knight Vienna Gambit Main Line variations for black: 7:20 Knight Trade taken with bishop's pawn: 7:56 Knight Trade taken with knight's pawn: 8:22 Simple bishop development on black side: 8:34 Left bishop's pawn push AFTER bishop development on black side: 8:52 Left bishop's pawn push BEFORE bishop development on black side: 9:07 Knight development: 10:11 Knight Trade: 10:25 Queen trade variation sacrificial mate: 11:27 Second Pawn defending knight: 12:09 Left Pawn trade after knight trade: 12:22 Defending against attack: 13:02 Defending pawns with bishop: 13:11 Knight defends pawn: 13:45 Pawn takes with immediate attack: 14:02 Vienna Gambit Bishop Development Variation: 14:47 Copycat system with black queen threatening mate: 14:48 Knight pawn up: 15:36 Queen Trap with knight: 15:40 Knight pawn up before queen out: 17:26 King defends pawn: 17:55 2 knights variation: 18:08 Knight threatens bishop: 18:18 Knight pin: 18:37 Trap with bishop on top of knight for black: 18:50 Threatening fork with castle: 19:44 Bishop pin: 20:36 Queens pawn defends pawn: 21:28

[@franciscolobato3806]

thanks man!

[@jebewonn]

I was just about to do it 😂 Thanks

[@tiltead0319]

god's work 🙏

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[@debopamroy56]

you should get paid for annotating this xD

[@sammyhy]

Hey Levy, watching in 2022 almost 2023 and you have 1.78 million subscribers. I am happy to be one of them!

[@nebeprisikiskiakopusteliau8884]

He earned 100k subs in 2 weeks?

[@rohanshirodkar8353]

2 months later, it's nearing 3 mil Astounding

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Crazy to hear how humbled you are by 100k, when you're sitting at 3.63M as I watch this right now. You deserve it man, you make awesome content and you're so entertaining to watch. God Bless

[@ThaGamingMisfit]

4.3 5 months after your comment ;--)

[@Adyman182]

"I do not fear a man who has practiced a thousand gambits once, I fear a man who has practiced one gambit a thousand times" - Chess Lee

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Lmao

[@nadavg2089]

Thanks!!!!

[@emilioroman214]

“Chess Lee” made this joke 10 times better😂😂

[@elbarto4069]

If someone praticed 1000 i woud be really afraid of him

[@behavior2836]

the Chess Lee joke aged like wine with Levy's Chesly courses

[@jhopefan4065]

Levy: "It's pretty rare in a game of chess to be able to surprise your opponent as early as the second move. Hikaru: *Laughs in Bongcloud*

[@meeswouterse9077]

Lmfaooooo

[@theodoreanderson5994]

I am always looking forward to the next season! Especially when it involves crushing the center with The Vienna. Merry Christmas indeed.

[@jaydenlopez6796]

Gotham! you are awesome! i had been going through some of your course and checking out these older videos(5/3/23) and i tried this vienna opening and got my first ever Brilliant! truly thankful for what you do! 🙌🏽💪🏼

[@chokoon21]

me: e4 random dude: d5 **credit rolls**

[@GDBOYFilms]

What do you do in that situation, push to e5?

[@willjackson6506]

@@GDBOYFilms exd5 is the most common move against the Scandinavian! If Qxd5 you have a nice free development of Nc3 with tempo on queen. In this position Stockfish calls it +0.3 for white!

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@@GDBOYFilms lol

[@alanbrett8763]

Tennison Gambit ;)

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@@GDBOYFilms play the caro-kann?

[@derglubbbfan1914]

Watching the whole video, starting a game: I'm black

[@blazeyt843]

😂😂😂

[@heheheha4132]

Black : Doesn't response with Nf6 or Nc6

[@landonschmitt7117]

I know. Every time I study an opening, my first opponent plays it.

[@Mangomaniac]

dont mind me Vienna Gambit Accepted: 1:35 Queen's Pawn attacking pushed pawn: 1:49 More variations with Queen's pawn attacking pushed pawn: 2:21 Vienna Gambit Declined with Knight C6: 2:42 Situational Queen trap: 2:52 Vienna Gambit Declined with Queen's pawn to d6: 3:42 VIENNA GAMBIT MAIN LINE (Pawn to d5 after Pawn to f4): 4:27 Main Line variations for white: 4:56 Trap with Knight trade (Pawn to d3): 5:19 Trap with Queen check (After Pawn to d3): 5:38 Knight defends: 6:38 Queen attacking knight Main Line variations: 7:20 Knight Trade taken with bishop's pawn: 7:56 Knight Trade taken with knight's pawn: 8:22 Simple bishop development on black side: 8:34 Pawn to C5 AFTER bishop development on black side: 8:52 Pawn to C5 BEFORE bishop development on black side: 9:07 Knight C6 after Queen Attacking Variation 10:11 Knight Trade: 10:25 Queen trade variation sacrificial mate: 11:27 Pawn to f5 defending knight (After Queen attacks Knight): 12:09 Pawn to d4 12:12 After sacrificing and playing Be2 13:02 Defending pawns with Be6: 13:11 Knight C6 Variation: 13:45 Pawn takes with immediate attack: 14:02 Vienna Gambit Bishop C4 Variation: 14:47 Copycat system with black queen threatening mate: 14:48 Pawn G6 Defending G7 square: 15:36 Queen Trap with knight to H3: 15:40 Defending G7 Pawn with G6 of King F8: 17:16 Defending M1 with Knight to f6 17:26 2 knights variation: 18:08 Knight to a5 threatening bishop on C4: 18:18 Knight pin: 18:33 Trap After Bishop to C5: 18:41 Castling to Defend F7 Pawn: 19:40 Bishop G4 Pin: 20:33 Early Pawn D6 (Knight to C6 Variation): 21:28

[@DhrjMakj]

This is Gold! Thank you

[@DellConagher1]

Hero

[@SG2048-meta]

@@DhrjMakjno, they just copied it from someone else. Just scroll down a little bit and you will find the exact same comment, like literally word for word the same, but it was from 2 years ago instead of 2 months ago.

[@jonathanhe780]

oh nah blud copied my comment

[@jonathanhe780]

word for word

[@JaredPascual]

im actually half of these views because i keep forgetting the lines

[@Krubert12]

I m the other half

[@SamuelZheng-nd5uj]

💀💀💀

[@jaikumari2335]

Bro watched than a million times lol

[@bobbyleeacn]

I foresee a lot of blundering coming out of this system.. and not from my opponent

[@gibberconfirm166]

I definitely suck shit at chess but "fuck their head up immediately" does seem like its own asset, playing a lot of mediocre online players.

[@valdviking292]

I feel this one lol

[@ColHogan-bu2xq]

Me too...

[@br0br0123]

@@gibberconfirm166 “suck shit” well that’s a first

[@kirklurkpu4470]

I'm pretty sure we'll slip one bad move after doing a Vienna Opening. 😂 But it's just a joke, everyone good luck to your tournaments. 🤩

[@albuspercivalwulfricbriand5363]

The only thing I remember after watching this is Nb5. Always play Nb5. Thanks, Levy! I’m getting better

[@LeviSiccard]

Fantastic 😆 I’ll remember that move!

[@jonahhofmeyr8306]

I don't watch openings from any other KZbinrs. You are just the best teacher. Please do more opening videos.

[@ajcon3874]

Highly recommend buying the 1. e4 course.

[@jonahhofmeyr8306]

@@ajcon3874 I can't I'm saving up to fix my laptop

[@jasonb.lassner5660]

It's 2+ years later and whereas you had 100K subscribers when you posted this video, now you have 2.1M. Congratulations! Just found your channel yesterday--I'm retired and beginning to learn chess as a beginner plus. Thank you!

[@mokshgupta6110]

4.1 now. Just doubled in 10 months.

[@JosephLachh]

Gotham: "You'll never face this" Me, after I memorized it: You just wait.

[@AliKandirr]

0:00 It's pretty rare that in a game of chess to being able to surprise your opponent as early as second move. 2.Ke2

[@bulliemthembu5846]

Love this 😭

[@mauritsp4420]

Bongcloud for life

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Dum the money the money the money the money beat drops

[@advaybajpai7940]

Ah, the bongcloud

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@@advaybajpai7940 Holy Hell

[@mazin959]

I've watched parts of this video so many times to try to memorise every single line and idea by heart, finally finished.Just need to keep revising this opening, and I'll be set

[@mabeldies2936]

10 minutes in and I already forgot everything

[@NickMaovich]

Peition to make 25 minute single opening rather than "whole e4 in 10 minutes" This was veeery very thorough, thanks!

[@Joellations]

he has a course with this stuff already

[@FirstLast-gm9nu]

If you want e4 explained at this depth, you'll need to do a lot of research on your own, or give someone money to explain it easily

[@aussierule]

@@FirstLast-gm9nu You're right. Many many hours and more importantly repetition...the correct type of repetition/study as well.

[@smackastan5697]

Levy, I'm on my chess team at school, we were in the finals, but our second best player couldn't go because of grades. To make it worse their school was already stronger than ours. I was sure I was going to lose, but I played the Vienna against an opponent who is clearly stronger than me. Thanks to you I won because of the Qg4 line winning me a piece.

[@aggelos_5216]

@ChessCrafter my school doesn't have any teams unfortunately.

[@NavoTheTrueGod]

mine doesnt have any chess team, thats why im switching schools 😏👌

[@bimgus5808]

My school has a chess team. Tournament later this month. Will play the Vienna. Wish me luck.

[@smackastan5697]

@@bimgus5808 good luck

[@bimgus5808]

@@smackastan5697 thanks

[@grantw2128]

2022 - 1.76 Million

[@rstech523]

2024....... 4.3 million ❤

[@TheSemlerk]

Subscriber and Chessly course owner here. The e4NYS course has helped a ton with getting me to the middlegame in a great position but now I am looking forward to your middlegames course to get me a bit further. Thank you Levy. Keep on keeping on.

[@kaafeek9133]

Let me tell you that you have 1 million apprentices in 2021 well done mate🍸

[@guyonYTube]

I thought he had 8.1345924 subs three months ago lol

[@VenuxVilli]

Thought this opening looked really cool, so I tried it for myself. Played it for a couple hours and lost 300 points, turns out I’m dogshit and can’t play anything but the London

[@AUG_Glow]

London gang :D

[@mrevilducky]

Lol what's your rating mate?

[@arogueburrito]

takes a minute to get gud at ant opening. I was shit at Evans for months than started crushing with it OTB

[@georgepantzikis7988]

I used to play the London all the time but I got bored of playing the same 5 games over and over with slight variations in-between moves, and I started playing the English, mainly because I liked the awkward looking pawn structure you get out of it. Kind of like the pale face attack. I really enjoy the types of positions the English produces. Anyway, point being try different openings and see if any stick out.

[@eoghancasserly3626]

@@georgepantzikis7988 I only know the Italian and Queens gambit. Just hit 1000 on rapid today and promised I'd learn new openings now that I don't care about my points. It's between this and the scotch, do you have a recommendation?

[@cincoboy3214]

Winter is my favorite season and I like to stay in and watch movies. Thanks for all your videos dude!

[@edmondzeldin7036]

Excellent,, engaging instruction here. Need to watch many times to really absorb the content, but that's not a problem at all. I was looking for an e4 opening after playing many Old Indian Attacks, and this is the one!

[@tjardhamming441]

First game I played after this video: opponent accepted the Vienna gambit and lost horribly

[@iuliannequalizerstj.2134]

😆

[@sheldorium5026]

My opponent immediately proceeded to hang their knight after 4.e5 would recommend

[@natecuds935]

My first game after watching this video, I demolished the 2000 rated adaptive bot-- that was also my first attempt on that bot and im rated 900--

[@thecasualgoogler847]

The funny thing is I got black after the video

[@tjardhamming441]

@@thecasualgoogler847 and then you just sit there like "oh I forgot that was an option"

[@thechekt3161]

Twice today while playing blitz I used the Vienna gambit, and they each responded with d5. I asked each of them if they watch your videos, and both confirmed that they had learned it from you. Pretty cool.

[@Rubikz624]

My favorite season is fall too. Just right tempature. I actually like catching snakes, speedcubing, drawing, photography, aaaaaaand chess ofc in the fall. Great video!

[@8eos80]

I'm brand new to watching chess opening ideas. This was great to watch! I'm taking notes and definitely trying it next time 👍

[@Enhack]

22:08 Now you have a 1.04M Subscribers, you're the most entertaining chess content creator, and I still watching this video to memorize some moves. You're amazing Levy, you grew up so much. So proud of you.

[@soham1306]

1.69M subs now

[@vukvla2046]

He crossed 2 mil recently as i crossed 1500 using the vienna!! God bless Levy

[@sm_stormzy1075]

2 millll

[@abhipatel4595]

2.39!!

[@reau3814]

2.49!!!

[@Chiller245245]

"This is the stockfish defense, you will never get this" The 100k viewers of this vid : MMMMMHHHHH

[@connormonday]

Yeah I knew the line at 11:30 for Black from Yuriy Krykun's e5 book. Always skeptical of the "don't worry you'll never face it" model but he's probably right for most practical purposes.

[@KalebengOfficial]

I played and won with that line today

[@Jonesy.318]

Watching this in Dec 2022. 2.04 mil subs, this is the most helpful Vienna YT vids. Thanks bro!

[@jessewhiteman433]

Watching in 2022 right before my first ever tournament! You have 1.7 million subs. Thank you so much

[@maa-honey7979]

Me: “Alright let’s do this!” Opponent: 2...c6 Me: “Fuck”

[@a_beats5529]

Kann sucks ass man

[@stallion2907]

Had the same exact line, but I remembered the ideas as if it were Nc6 and delayed playing Bc4 immediately by playing Nf3. He didn't exactly mirror, but it was close and actually played the bishop first, so I then hit with Bc4 followed up by Bf7+. Except I forgot to move Ng5 to protect him, so he took him with his king. But get this... Ng5 still worked out of order because it put him right back in check. After he moved out of check, I hit him with Qh5 and then a beautiful mating sequence went down. I was surprised. I guess the old adage of ideas are greater than memorizing moves actually holds up! 🤣

[@a_beats5529]

@@stallion2907 wow

[@luminator911]

@@a_beats5529 How can you get Caro from e4 e5?

[@srimannlive3110]

@@luminator911 you do not

[@tachyon3.14]

MY LIFE IS FINALLY COMPLETE

[@vivinrithig2061]

What do you mean??

[@willmorepietersen3507]

He means that we have been waiting for His Vienna game video for ever, and it is what we hoped for

[@NicholasDavila]

I've watched this so many times. Thanks Levy

[@Blauab]

Four minutes into the video, I pause and play a not rated game and it works!!! This era is awesome. Thank you, Levy!

[@peterhattemer1694]

“It’s mate, but more importantly you’re going to win the queen” 😅😅😅

[@sukrit110]

Learned this 8 months ago. And I must say I've won hundreds of games using almost every variation that you showed. My personal favourite is the copycat variation.

[@abhishekpataskar9163]

Ur rating?

[@abhishekpataskar9163]

I am 1300 , I just want to know if this gambit is playable for my level

[@moe_1838]

@@abhishekpataskar9163 I'm 1100 and the Vienna gambit with 2. NC3 NF6 3.F4 is pretty viable, in the copycat variation i just develop normally and navigate the middlegame from there. Ofcourse youre 200 points higher than me, thats just the effectiveness at my level

[@whoopsbess]

You're now at 1.46MILLION subscribers!! That is incredible, & this video was also amazingly insightful so thank you haha. (My favourite season is spring & I enjoy drinking tea outside ☀️☕)

[@valeriemariewee]

Dang 1.69m subscribers 😮I’ve been watching your videos for awhile and come back to older openings videos just to try something different. Crazy how many subscribers you’ve attained!

[@idkxd5790]

"im nearing a hundred thousand" *4 months later* 600k

[@korosensei4873]

How did he gain like 400k subs in ljke 2 months

[@thegreatestelder]

700K now

[@korosensei4873]

@@thegreatestelder hes going gas gas 😂

[@pyrokinetic8995]

@@korosensei4873 call it 2 months gold playbutton

[@aSmelly1]

aaannnd now

[@ryanedgell9986]

Please do more Vienna videos! Also, I love how this was longer than 10 mins, the others felt a bit rushed

[@ohsettt4858]

Thanks to you brother I have a newfound love for chess I never knew I had! Also, Spring for me. Perfect time to hit the beach!

[@chaidez1402]

Hey Levi this is my fav opening and I learnt it with you thanks.

[@danb3329]

God damn chess theory is so beautiful

[@gray_gogy]

15:55 Levy: crap I've started saying it, gotta finish

[@ecospider5]

I am an 800elo player and I found I was doing the same 4 moves a lot in the opening. So I checked if they were book moves. It was the Vienna opening. So this was great to see some powerful opinions past move 4. Hopefully studying this can get me to 1000elo.

[@smrtfasizmu6161]

I watched this video the day it came out, I was subscribed back then. It is crazy how many subscribers Levy got since then

[@cb4sn134]

Levy: "This is completely winning for white." Me: "So how exactly does one win in such position..."

[@srimannlive3110]

If you are Levy you will know

[@u9477]

plug the position into a chess engine and see for yourself. its a very nice position

[@josephsalmonte4995]

Same!

[@ydgames4291]

You go here then take take take then checkmate

[@snickle1980]

@@ydgames4291 😐And then you tell your friends at the bar and the library about that game.

[@pancakelover5285]

Aaaaaaaaand now everyone's gonna play the vienna. God dammit my precious opening😭

[@MrTheMr101]

cry about it. you think you own that opening?

[@avexus7756]

nah, its still gonna be pretty rare

[@DLmohh]

Lmao for real 😭

[@TheFr3styler]

@@MrTheMr101 are you just pretending to not understand what he means or are you really that stupid?

[@MrTheMr101]

@@TheFr3styler if he's really so bad he hasn't learned anything to counter his own favourite opening I feel like he's the dumb person

[@anonymousgorillagobrrr8366]

Love it! Quality content as always!

[@michaeljay7949]

My favorite season is also fall. I like walking, drinking cider, and having fires. On a side note, I have your e4 course and I'm pumped to transition from the London to the Vienna.

[@jamesoliger2379]

still as golden of content as it was 4 months ago, like well-preserved cheese.

[@ChopStixLoL]

7:02 "This is very trappy" *Future starts playing in my head*

[@Lolka_Dimona]

Thanks Gotham With the help of your training Vienna opening became my favorite opening

[@1963kingfisher]

Great video. It shows how to the analysis board.

[@alexray8783]

I just landed a checkmate in 10 moves. The Vienna system is amazing. Thank you for all the free advice you provide. You've substantially helped me improve my game. 10/10

[@tuckersossaman4485]

As a casual player I find I benefit the most from just hearing you talk about the general ideas and concepts around the openings, I have the capacity but not the desire to memorize the theoretical moves, but knowing the general ideas of what I should be trying to accomplish based off different positions makes the game a ton of fun because i feel like i'm figuring out the theory as the games go on :) This is absolutely not to say you shouldn't talk about the theory, I just wanted to say thanks for sharing the ideas and strategies!

[@flamedash2837]

same dude. Knowing the general ideas just feels like you've already accomplished alot

[@milesgaither534]

this is my exact strategy. I personally don't fully know any openings but I'm already around 950 rating from puzzles and these videos

[@c0lds0up]

I opened chess and got white, played the Vienna and my opponent rated 566 KNEW EVERY TOP MOVE

[@abdallahabushaqra6429]

thats hilarious hes probably cheating lol

[@freevpnemailfree4738]

LOL

[@callumbradford2903]

I have recently been playing in a students vs. profs chess tournament and have been playing this opening when I can. So far I have won a game with it and drawn a game (for reference on the drawn game I am a 1400 rated player and the game I drew was against an 1800!). I must say I have really been enjoying this opening and it works quite well for me! I always had an advantage coming out of the opening and have won due to the great activity of my rooks thanks to the opening of the f-file. I would highly recommend you give this opening a go! Definitely catches a lot of players off guard! Great video!

[@ChampionJan]

Levy, I love you. Thank you so much for teaching your pride and joy, the Vienna. It's really appreciated as it is very hard to find theory for this system.

[@norsage]

This is the best instruction I've seen on playing the Vienna Gambit... Thank you for this excellent video.

[@1uniquemind]

You said if I was watching this video in 2021 to let you know how many subscribers you have at that point. Well I am watching this video in 2022 and if you were nearing a 100k subscribers in 2020 then you have done exceptionally well in a year and half. 1.5 million subscribers as of June 2022. That's the reward of great content. Keep it coming my friend. 👍

[@paticasartu6736]

thanks for the lesson Levi I got my first ever brilliant playing the Vienna

[@fancygoat7367]

"I am nearing 100k subs"... less than one year after this beast of a man reached 10x that value. Super congrats for the awesome work, Levi.

[@gamingkid7079]

15:54 Black can move the bishop near the queen so that the queen has space to move. It didn't glue the queen since there is an escape

[@cuckoobrain7999]

White can then attack with the dark bishop though i think he just forgot to mention it

[@nunns2]

@@cuckoobrain7999 Queen then takes the pawn at b2 since it's not guarded by the bishop anymore

[@LTC122003]

2.4 millions in 2023. You made it a long way! Congrats man Came back to an early video to learn that opening. You didn't know it at that time, but you will have some great courses online. I'll go check the free sample and buy it maybe.

[@manuelmanolo7099]

Thanks! Very interesting video - greetings from vienna

[@NoahBraam]

This is an amazing video, I was quite nervous about getting back into chess and playing online, played this opening and absolutely crushed my first 3 games. Been having lots of fun with this opening!

[@sfdjk]

why i am learning this opening: 10% because i dont know any openings 90% because i heard there is an opening named after my home town

[@Broofjude]

I know where you live👀

[@lukasgraf9032]

precisely why I learned the Vienna & the Scandinavian defense. Lived in both places for a while now :) Nice to see somebody just as stupid as me.

[@urielrubalcava235]

Spring is my favorite time of the year You start to see the flowers start to grow everything starts turning green blooming it's not too hot not too cold just nice

[@blockheadboi6208]

I’m about to use this in a chess tournament, let’s see how it goes. Thanks GothamChess, this really cleared up a lot for me.

[@AlexanderKG]

15:58 Additional information that I got from one of Hikaru's latest streams: he got into this position as black and played h5; the right move for white is apparently Qg3 and not Qf3 (which was played in the stream) because black can play d6 and Bg4 and win back the Queen (still losing for black but it's good to know).

[@cHVF]

1.43M subscribers as of March 24 2022. I have learned so much from you, about the game, how to study, how to review competitions critically, the inspiration to learn, and the determination to work through slumps. I'm putting in the time, I'm doing puzzles and I'm reading books. I started this adventure at a particularily dark time in my life, and while this may be 'just a game', it has given me hope, respect for myself, and confidence to tackle the day. Thank you, what you do here means a lot to me.

[@HasanKamran-zr8pz]

I like the fall too, walks outside are so nice

[@miloz1207]

Congratulations on hitting 2 mil! I am about your age and I have just started playing chess, and your channel is my best source for knowledge. I would say people who are not that into chess will also enjoy your content because your content is just amazing and very entertaining! Keep up the good work bud and I hope your struggles in life and chess get easier for you! Thanks!

[@miloz1207]

Also this is one of my most favourite videos of yours

[@Zenitself]

I feel clickbaited. I wanted to see Levy in a wig and reds playing tf out of this gambit

[@bobsiddoway]

So much info. Gonna have to watch this 100 times since I’m too n00bie.

[@pilgerengel]

Great content. Thanks Gotham

[@LeCreativeMind]

wow.... 100k subscribers 2 years ago... and now almost hitting 3m! Congratz man! Great videos

[@staysmuth]

I love the Vienna so much I want to play it all the time. An old man suggested I only play one opening and one defense until I master the lines completely. On black I start with the Sicilian and create my own defense called a “the super reverse vienna”. Hasn’t ended well yet but at least I’m confusing them...

[@radrook2153]

What makes you think that they are confused?

[@staysmuth]

@@radrook2153 their hesitation mostly

[@staysmuth]

@@radrook2153 in the year since this post, I’ve converted to the pirc

[@TheKawww]

Thanks Levy! Just watched this again (like 5 times now 😂) and played a 0 mistake 10+0 game in the Vienna gambit accepted with queen to e2 to pin the pawn… I’m rated just below 1200 rapid so this is still quite the achievement! You the 🐐 my guy!

[@loltrol1734]

I love how he asks how many subs he will have in 2021, and now its 2022 and he has over a 1,5 mill subs, which are all completely deserved!

[@Prozakk08]

Fantastic video! Thank you!

[@sapetu1244]

Me being a complete begginer and following all the steps here : 1.e4 Oponnent : d.5 Me : WAIT!! THATS ILLEGAL...

[@generalgrievous6689]

Lmao, the Scandinavian, take and put the knight out to attack the queen, easiest lead in development of ur life.

[@darkbrowndior]

Actually scandi is like almost 90% winning for white at my low rating blitz, because black usually somehow lose a queen for nothing or fall into "queen bait" legal mate at move 7-10

[@triplesevv]

Who doesnt love that indian guy on chess.com who plays the scandinavian and moves his queen 47 times in the opening just to give random checks

[@darkbrowndior]

@@triplesevv and simply leaves the game once he blunders his queen, not even resigning

[@triplesevv]

lmao yeah, i don't think i've never seen an indian guy actually resigning against me