6 Checkmate Patterns YOU MUST KNOW

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Chess has many patterns, among them ones about checkmate. In this video, I'm giving you 6 types of checkmates and 15 examples.
CHECKMATE PATTERNS: www.chess.com/lessons/how-to-...
0:00 Intro
0:30 PATTERN 1 - ROOK COMBOS
4:42 PATTERN 2- H7/H2 SQUARE
8:18 PATTERN 3 - G7/G2 SQUARE
12:12 PATTERN 4 - DOVETAIL
14:24 PATTERN 5 - KNIGHT/BISHOP CLAMP
16:31 PATTERN 6 - SMOTHERED MATES
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  • @clevisbernier8973
    @clevisbernier89733 жыл бұрын

    I can't help but feel like I'm betraying my first love in Agadmator.

  • @GothamChess

    @GothamChess

    3 жыл бұрын

    The Cult of Gotham converts another humble viewer. 🙏🏻

  • @stupidassol

    @stupidassol

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lol! He was the first chess channel I watched! Levy is like a step dad 😂😂😃

  • @patrickvint562

    @patrickvint562

    3 жыл бұрын

    Looks like you've been captured captured

  • @thebus3181

    @thebus3181

    3 жыл бұрын

    In this position El Magnito has been checkmated

  • @clevisbernier8973

    @clevisbernier8973

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@GothamChess lmao. To good. You made my day.

  • @lasernuss332
    @lasernuss3323 жыл бұрын

    This is good, checkmate tends to be the strongest move in any game of chess

  • @jacobstevens7046

    @jacobstevens7046

    3 жыл бұрын

    I mean the Botez Gambit is also kinda noice tho...

  • @sergioangelo95

    @sergioangelo95

    3 жыл бұрын

    checkmate with advantage

  • @ianmoore5502

    @ianmoore5502

    3 жыл бұрын

    psh checkmate isn't even up any actual material checkmate, chess players

  • @MLarios97

    @MLarios97

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ye that's why i always use the checkmate opening

  • @user-kc3oc9zw9b

    @user-kc3oc9zw9b

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MLarios97 pretty effective line that one I've noticed

  • @DenisHoste
    @DenisHoste3 жыл бұрын

    5:46 "As you get stronger, you're not just gonna be able to mate people" - context is everything!

  • @gene_0630

    @gene_0630

    2 жыл бұрын

    I see you are a man of culture, sir

  • @brainyinsaniac3568

    @brainyinsaniac3568

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@illosovic that's...that's the joke.

  • @absolutezero523

    @absolutezero523

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@illosovic thats like... the joke

  • @emant8396

    @emant8396

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@illosovic it was supposed to be funny…

  • @ronaldperez1226

    @ronaldperez1226

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@illosovic Stupid, that's the joke. Imagine saying a person is stupid but you were the one who dìdin't understand.

  • @stefanobaghino
    @stefanobaghino3 жыл бұрын

    The In-your-face-you're-trash-my-rook-defeated-you is also known as the Vukovic mate, which I assume means In-your-face-you're-trash-my-rook-defeated-you in Croatian.

  • @endlesssnom

    @endlesssnom

    3 жыл бұрын

    lul

  • @tonymutua5976

    @tonymutua5976

    3 жыл бұрын

    Really?? 😂😂😂😂Whenever am having a bad day I always visit the comment section and the mood changes 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @SriOrshu

    @SriOrshu

    28 күн бұрын

    XDDDDD Vukovic is a common surname in ex-yugo countries. Vuk (pron:wook) means wolf. Suffix - ov = from / of. Addition - ic = personification of surname. As if saying Wolf-son-"er".

  • @ayustar5853
    @ayustar58532 жыл бұрын

    "chess is a game where you mate people by force, regardless of gender." -gandhi

  • @NcD1o8

    @NcD1o8

    Жыл бұрын

    What a terrible day to be able to read.

  • @opposite2715

    @opposite2715

    Жыл бұрын

    I would like to go back to preschool.

  • @valonarious5399

    @valonarious5399

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks gandhi, very reasonable

  • @biskitz86913

    @biskitz86913

    Жыл бұрын

    "Chess speaks for itself" - Buddah

  • @darthbader4626

    @darthbader4626

    Жыл бұрын

    So inspirational🤯 I can feel the words coming inside of me

  • @nathanyu7030
    @nathanyu70303 жыл бұрын

    “oh no my queen” smothered mate

  • @peterpham1887

    @peterpham1887

    3 жыл бұрын

    Gold comment

  • @Neboooo

    @Neboooo

    3 жыл бұрын

    Call an ambulance! But not for me!

  • @LordSoviet

    @LordSoviet

    3 жыл бұрын

    I love Eric Rosen saying oh no my queen its just so good

  • @KororaPenguin

    @KororaPenguin

    2 ай бұрын

    In Xiangqi, smothered mates come easier because the General is confined to the nine points of the Palace/Fortress, because the two Advisors (confined to the five points therein that are connected by diagonal lines) are always getting in each other's way, and because stalemate is a form of checkmate.

  • @aricori21
    @aricori213 жыл бұрын

    Man this is like book quality education we are so lucky to have gotham. IN 6 months of consistent chess I've reached my peak rating 1380, without a doubt gotham carried me to that. We love you!

  • @GothamChess

    @GothamChess

    3 жыл бұрын

    Congrats! I didn’t carry, you had to play the games 🙂

  • @cynical5062

    @cynical5062

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@GothamChess Yayy Gotham! Can you read my comment from earlier? I just made it.

  • @Cgaffman

    @Cgaffman

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ikr. I’ve been consistently playing chess for 1 month and a half now and have binged almost all of Gotham’s videos for the last 6 months. Pushed from 750 all the way to 1150 trophies. You probably won’t see this, but thanks Levy!

  • @akar6730

    @akar6730

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same before quarantine and the introduction of Gothamchess into my recommended feed, I was about 1050. Now, I'm just barely under 1300 with my peak rating reaching a little over 1300. I must say, everything I have progressed in goes to you Gotham! Hurrah for Gotham!

  • @BaresEatBeats

    @BaresEatBeats

    3 жыл бұрын

    I started playing chess just after we went into lockdown in the U.K. (in April). My rating now hovers between 1620 and 1750. No doubt Gotham’s videos on openings helped a lot!

  • @alkhandanny2264
    @alkhandanny22643 жыл бұрын

    "you're not mating" - Levy Dang he just described my sex life

  • @Stien58_

    @Stien58_

    2 жыл бұрын

    LOL

  • @ryanramjattan8714

    @ryanramjattan8714

    2 жыл бұрын

    😏😏😏

  • @lavallaisc1563

    @lavallaisc1563

    2 жыл бұрын

    You see, it’s funny because it doesn’t exist

  • @jpatrikk00

    @jpatrikk00

    2 жыл бұрын

    "i know man shit im trying"

  • @P0PG03S

    @P0PG03S

    2 жыл бұрын

    We can change that.

  • @jasonberezowski2869
    @jasonberezowski2869 Жыл бұрын

    This is actually helpful as a new player. Obviously the goal.of the game is getting check mates. I find I can play the early game and midgame at a comfortable level but when it comes to sealing the deal I really have trouble with setting up ways to finish. Like I just miss seeing all these patterns to end the game even when I'm at a big advantage.

  • @samt3412

    @samt3412

    Жыл бұрын

    Agreed. Especially when you start getting time stress and you already tired your brain out to get advantage in endgame, finding a checkmate that isn't a classic rook+rook or queen+rook becomes hard to do.

  • @kikomagana1990

    @kikomagana1990

    5 ай бұрын

    Dude I’m learning to play right now and I keep getting draws against the fkn bots cause I end up with 7 pieces chasing the king smh

  • @juliapinkosz2999
    @juliapinkosz29993 жыл бұрын

    So, basically, what I've learned from this video is that chess is like an onion. It has layers.. and makes you cry.

  • @loghost5274

    @loghost5274

    3 жыл бұрын

    I like playing on an actual chess board. Eating Doritos loudly while staring at your opponent adds a level dark psychology missing from the game. I want to play Mario golf now anyway.

  • @sahmed3273

    @sahmed3273

    3 жыл бұрын

    Best comment

  • @nate_kang

    @nate_kang

    2 жыл бұрын

    shrek

  • @joelvannatta3266

    @joelvannatta3266

    2 жыл бұрын

    Also terrible as food.

  • @Lopal12

    @Lopal12

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@loghost5274 yes

  • @PunaniJohnny
    @PunaniJohnny3 жыл бұрын

    Smother mate seems very personal. Like a mate you would do against someone you hate

  • @pynn1000

    @pynn1000

    3 жыл бұрын

    You suffocate your enemies. The King is smothered by his friends. (In French the same word is used for both suffocation and smother mates, which is simpler.)

  • @MrRFPinhas

    @MrRFPinhas

    3 жыл бұрын

    Caesar style, death by too many "friends"

  • @tylery2291

    @tylery2291

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's a hate mate..

  • @wyattberens3545

    @wyattberens3545

    3 жыл бұрын

    I would argue that under-promoting to a rook or bishop to deliver mate is what you would do if you truly hated someone. Yes, a win is still a win, but it’s important to let them know you have absolutely no respect for them after how terribly they played

  • @Kriz10
    @Kriz103 жыл бұрын

    4:24 Me:trying to fork the king and queen for material advantage Computer: it's a checkmate

  • @commentor5479

    @commentor5479

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Seth Tate You win the king, and that's DEFINITELY a material advantage!

  • @siddhantjhaveri

    @siddhantjhaveri

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@commentor5479 there's nothing better than winning a Queen. Then you gradually destroy your opponent, promote all your pawns and then deliver a brutal in-your-face checkmate.

  • @craftyraf
    @craftyraf3 жыл бұрын

    0:42 This is called Back rank mate. In back rank mate, the king is unable to move up the board because the king is blocked by friendly pieces (usually pawns) on the second rank. 3:23 This is called Arabian mate: The Arabian Mate is a very old and also very common way to checkmate. It is not only mentioned in ancient Arabic manuscripts, but also derived from the older Persian form of chess where the knight and the rook were the two most powerful pieces in the game. This was before chess had migrated to Europe and the queen was (later) given its current powers of movement. 3:29 This is called Vuković's mate. Vladimir Vuković (1898-1975) was a Croatian chess writer, theoretician, player, arbiter and journalist. In The Art of Attack in Chess (available on Chessable), Vuković devoted a whole chapter to mating patterns. 4:24 This is called Corner mate. In Corner mate, a knight delivers checkmate to the king in the corner, while a rook or queen covers the adjacent file (the b-file or g-file) . One of the opponent's own pieces (in most cases a pawn) blocks escape via the square (s) not covered by the rook/queen. 7:12 This is called Max Lange's mate. Max Lange’s mate is named after the German chess player Max Lange (1832-1899), who used this mate for the first time in the game Adolf Anderssen - Max Lange, Breslau 1859. 11:40 This is called Pillsbury's mate. The mate is named after the American chess player Harry Nelson Pillsbury (1872-1906). 12:45 This is called Dovetail mate or Cozio's mate. With some imagination, your 3 arrows form a dovetail ;-) Another name for this checkmate is Cozio’s mate, named after the Italian chess player Carlo Cozio (1715-1780) who published this checkmate pattern in a study in 1766. 14:00 This is called Triangle mate. In Triangle mate, a queen delivers checkmate to the king. The queen is supported by a rook, that also covers some escape squares. The queen, rook and king are all on the same color of squares and form a triangle. 14:47 This is called Suffocation mate. In Suffocation mate, a knight delivers checkmate to the king. A bishop covers one or two escape squares, and the opponent's own pieces block escape via the squares not covered by the bishop. 20:42 This is called Greco's mate. The mate is named after the famous Italian chess player Gioachino Greco (1600-1634) . Discover all these checkmate patterns and many more in "The Checkmate Patterns Manual"!

  • @trank3166

    @trank3166

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wow, thanks

  • @moltenshard

    @moltenshard

    3 жыл бұрын

    Quality comment

  • @manishkapgate881

    @manishkapgate881

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, mate.

  • @rogg0224

    @rogg0224

    2 жыл бұрын

    Smothered mate not suffocation

  • @craftyraf

    @craftyraf

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@rogg0224 It's smothered mate when a knight delivers checkmate without the help of other pieces. I know my checkmate patterns since I'm the author of the checkmate patterns manual on chessable.com! ;-)

  • @xerlax2430
    @xerlax24303 жыл бұрын

    "In your face, you're trash, my Rook DEFEATED you" checkmate - GothamChess

  • @knightclinic332

    @knightclinic332

    3 жыл бұрын

    For those wondering, it's called Vukovic mate.

  • @philipp17802

    @philipp17802

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@knightclinic332 no your wrong there. You know the right name, I’m sure

  • @tomh9487

    @tomh9487

    3 жыл бұрын

    Philipp, ChaeSoo.. you're. As in 'you are'.

  • @cuteshrek5927

    @cuteshrek5927

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@tomh9487 finally someone knows good English

  • @nandankumar-to9sh

    @nandankumar-to9sh

    3 жыл бұрын

    Speedcuber omg

  • @judaheisenberger2883
    @judaheisenberger28833 жыл бұрын

    arabian mate is an acronym A-AHAHAHAHA R-Rook mated you, you're A-absolutely terrible at B-beating people I-in chess, i'm A-actually dying of laughter N-no i'm not accepting the offer for a rematch

  • @jatloe

    @jatloe

    3 жыл бұрын

    LMAOO

  • @akiya9216

    @akiya9216

    3 жыл бұрын

    last part hits hard

  • @ianmoore5502

    @ianmoore5502

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@akiya9216 the truest part

  • @rehab_herr

    @rehab_herr

    3 жыл бұрын

    Made my day, thanks.

  • @pokeinator7834

    @pokeinator7834

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lol

  • @ReapingTheHarvest
    @ReapingTheHarvest3 жыл бұрын

    The smothering mate is incredibly savage.

  • @drinksomestew8159
    @drinksomestew81593 жыл бұрын

    Someone defeated me with “In your face, you’re trash my rook defeated you checkmate” I feel like trash :(

  • @MackBus
    @MackBus3 жыл бұрын

    "You're getting destroyed because you watched Eric Rosen's videos" Mate, I've been getting destroyed long before I started watching Eric's videos.

  • @andy_c

    @andy_c

    3 жыл бұрын

    oh no my king! dah.

  • @kvhn946

    @kvhn946

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@andy_c "But ACTUALLY my king!"

  • @fridakahlo9027

    @fridakahlo9027

    3 жыл бұрын

    He's a hater. I'm unsubbing

  • @gotaro69

    @gotaro69

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@fridakahlo9027 who?

  • @fridakahlo9027

    @fridakahlo9027

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@gotaro69 No one. I'm joking. They're both great and I understand banter.

  • @entr0py19
    @entr0py193 жыл бұрын

    Nobody: Gotham nomenclature of mating patterns: "In your face, you're trash, my rook defeated you checkmate" Amen

  • @j_stach

    @j_stach

    3 жыл бұрын

    & Awomen

  • @XXROCKANDROLLPOWERXX

    @XXROCKANDROLLPOWERXX

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@j_stach Never forget Awomen😂😂

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    @calebwochnick2147

    3 жыл бұрын

    Dont forget about awomen and awowomen

  • @sarathvarma2909

    @sarathvarma2909

    3 жыл бұрын

    When?

  • @orange123yoshi

    @orange123yoshi

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@sarathvarma2909 3:41

  • @Eville
    @Eville2 жыл бұрын

    You have the best chess related content I've come across. Thank you for taking the time to break down complex concepts in such a digestible way.

  • @bazcuda
    @bazcuda3 жыл бұрын

    "I don't know why it's called a Dovetail..." _draws dovetail pattern on the board_ 😂😂😂

  • @itsmelmao2769

    @itsmelmao2769

    3 жыл бұрын

    i was just about to comment this lmao

  • @pretentiousname01
    @pretentiousname013 жыл бұрын

    "Dove tail mate" is likely due to a 'dove tail' being a wood joining technique. Used to secure two pieces of wood together, often into a corner.

  • @theodoremurdock9984

    @theodoremurdock9984

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's also as opposed to the 'swallow's tail' mate where the queen mates from the edge of the 3x3 square the king is standing in, rather than the corner of that square. Swallows have deeply split tails, and doves have connected tails, and the two squares the queen doesn't cover from the edge are separated, while the two the queen doesn't cover from the corner touch at their corners.

  • @pretentiousname01

    @pretentiousname01

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@boriskogan7903 Yeah its not perfect, but the idea or philosophy of how it works

  • @supreetlokesh9776

    @supreetlokesh9776

    3 жыл бұрын

    I call it an anchor mate instead lol

  • @musiccompositionadventures621

    @musiccompositionadventures621

    3 жыл бұрын

    Came here to say “woodworking joint”

  • @allenmanning4716

    @allenmanning4716

    3 жыл бұрын

    Gotham was so close, too. He said dovetail, box and glue, then “I don’t know why this is called a dovetail”

  • @juliobanfi9785
    @juliobanfi9785 Жыл бұрын

    Hi Levy! Great stuff. Pattern #4 is probably called dovetail because of the dovetail system of joining pieces of wood: the pieces come together and fit snugly, leaving no room. Somehow, it resembles how the Queen tightly covers all the escape spaces (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dovetail_joint).

  • @mali_314
    @mali_3142 жыл бұрын

    19:20 Gotham: this is mate me: this is fork

  • @lucagerza7372
    @lucagerza73723 жыл бұрын

    He said I must know... I can’t not click on the video

  • @thebus3181

    @thebus3181

    3 жыл бұрын

    Reverse reverse psychology?

  • @Subpar1224

    @Subpar1224

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@thebus3181 so just psychology then

  • @ricardf1857

    @ricardf1857

    3 жыл бұрын

    YESN'T

  • @myskrillaa

    @myskrillaa

    3 жыл бұрын

    i can’t legally not click on this video or something bad will happen to you and your family

  • @Subpar1224

    @Subpar1224

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@myskrillaa thanks for caring about my family

  • @cjwarrington177
    @cjwarrington1773 жыл бұрын

    Arabian mate comes from way way back when the knights and rooks were the most powerful pieces on the board.

  • @og8263

    @og8263

    3 жыл бұрын

    I feel like I read somewhere that the queen was the much weaker "advisor" who moved like a king, were the knight and rook any different?

  • @cjwarrington177

    @cjwarrington177

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@og8263 The queen could only move one square diagonally, the rooks and knights moved like in modern chess.

  • @og8263

    @og8263

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@cjwarrington177 My bad you're right. Was the bishop also the same as the queen? One square diagonally?

  • @MiksuYT

    @MiksuYT

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@og8263 two squares diagonally (had to move two squares, couldn't move just 1, they could also jump over other pieces)

  • @AlexanderKG

    @AlexanderKG

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@og8263 the bishop would move two squares diagonally if I'm not mistaken. The bishop can't move one square, it must move two squares

  • @InfinityExt
    @InfinityExt Жыл бұрын

    Fun fact: Rubix cubing is also pattern recognition

  • @batmanh8899

    @batmanh8899

    Жыл бұрын

    Rubik’s

  • @kizzysnow4392

    @kizzysnow4392

    Жыл бұрын

    Yep! And there's many very specific algorithms you can follow in order to solve it consistently.

  • @DrumickD

    @DrumickD

    Жыл бұрын

    Rubik’s

  • @NotSpecAlt

    @NotSpecAlt

    Жыл бұрын

    yea as a cuber i can agree and also ITS RUBIK'S CUBE NOT rubix cube

  • @Chlamydia69

    @Chlamydia69

    Жыл бұрын

    @@NotSpecAlt it’s Rubix you non cuber!

  • @mistyminnie5922
    @mistyminnie5922 Жыл бұрын

    This is one those videos I'll watch again and again. Super helpful, thank you!

  • @johnstevenson9956
    @johnstevenson99563 жыл бұрын

    I can't help wondering how many times I've walked right past these positions, only to win or lose 20 moves later! Thanks so much!

  • @Jade-zm2tg

    @Jade-zm2tg

    Жыл бұрын

    same I win the game but when I analyse I missed like 4 wins

  • @johnnydeclanbarnes116

    @johnnydeclanbarnes116

    Жыл бұрын

    Islam is the truth

  • @DanielPetri
    @DanielPetri3 жыл бұрын

    !! you took my suggestion from the community tab! Thanks Levy!!

  • @ValkyRiver

    @ValkyRiver

    3 жыл бұрын

    10:07 ...Ne8

  • @marcosrossetti6450

    @marcosrossetti6450

    3 жыл бұрын

    !! hey¡¡

  • @edricsan2052

    @edricsan2052

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ValkyRiver you just hang the knight to a bishop

  • @parabolaaaaa4919

    @parabolaaaaa4919

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@edricsan2052 how

  • @believer1056

    @believer1056

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@edricsan2052 wdym it doesn’t

  • @ziaulhaq4833
    @ziaulhaq48332 жыл бұрын

    One of the most instructive and useful chess videos I've ever watched. Thanks a lot Sir, you are a great chess teacher with fantastic methodology.

  • @ReickyTcharles
    @ReickyTcharles Жыл бұрын

    8:56 yes it does work a lot ! like 70% of the times

  • @nothanks8839
    @nothanks88393 жыл бұрын

    "Now of course, as you get stronger you're not just gonna be able to mate people" Hold on I was told that going to the gym would help me get girls...

  • @JebblesGD

    @JebblesGD

    3 жыл бұрын

    LMAO I was going to say the same thing but you said it better XD

  • @mohamedsiddiq3542

    @mohamedsiddiq3542

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hold Gotham's beer

  • @BakedNConfused

    @BakedNConfused

    3 жыл бұрын

    Going to the gym is for *YOU*

  • @truffalachubbles2529

    @truffalachubbles2529

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lmfao I didn’t even get this joke until I heard Gotham say it

  • @thesophisticatedtarzan1797

    @thesophisticatedtarzan1797

    3 жыл бұрын

    Going to gym is only going to help you get boys

  • @VeritasAlienari
    @VeritasAlienari3 жыл бұрын

    12:40 A dovetail is a pattern that looks like a "V". It is used in many areas, including woodworking to create joints. Look at decent dresser drawers and you might see the dovetailed ends of the wood joined to another with that "V" shape throughout. The dovetail in this checkmate refers to the fact that both of the King's retreat squares are blocked by his own pieces in a dovetail pattern.

  • @arimanno74
    @arimanno743 жыл бұрын

    Everything here is given in funny, interesting, practice and useful way. And most important, beginners like me can follow all this without feeling himself stupid. It looks very simple when You explaine, cause Your passion drive all in a very nice way. Respect.

  • @ManusMagus
    @ManusMagus2 жыл бұрын

    Omgsh. Thank you Levy. This is amazing, I love how you have blended the basic outcome of lesson, with variations and how to recognize it within the game

  • @panagiotispapav7101
    @panagiotispapav71013 жыл бұрын

    18:10 "Oh no, my Queen!"

  • @flexkuntsmash3053
    @flexkuntsmash30533 жыл бұрын

    The martial arts example was very apt. I haven't been playing chess for long, but I've been a martial artist for around a decade now (boxing, HEMA, TKD & combatives) and there are many similarities in the strategy and tactics department. Another extremely important aspect of chess that also has an overlap with martial arts (especially in fencing) is tempo.

  • @testadifrattale
    @testadifrattale3 жыл бұрын

    One of the best lessons ever for a beginner player like myself. Very effective pattern for middle and endgame. Thanks a lot Levy

  • @kendricksmith3207
    @kendricksmith32073 жыл бұрын

    This was right on time. I just started playing during the pandemic, where today I was trying to mate someone with a rook and knight, but didn't quite know how to. Thank You Sir for your tutelage!

  • @abdelmalekfarouk5271
    @abdelmalekfarouk52713 жыл бұрын

    Suggested topics: Displacing defenders Attacks on the enemy Pawn cover Finding imbalances and thinking technique The power of the two Bishops Maneuvering against weaknesses Elements of endgame strategy Selection of candidate moves

  • @wyattearp4055
    @wyattearp40553 жыл бұрын

    You are a natural with instructing... alot of other Chess Masters are so ahead of us (likely as you are) they can not telate with the novice's mind - you deliver the message directly. Simple and concise - very principled instructional content! and you LOVE chess - it radiates from you - thank you SO MUCH for your content!!

  • @samuelraphaelfranco10
    @samuelraphaelfranco103 жыл бұрын

    This is fantastic Levy. Love your channel. Learning more from you than anyone else.

  • @mandycruz
    @mandycruz3 жыл бұрын

    You're awesome man. I saw one of your video and now I'm checking them all.

  • @brandoncrow5048
    @brandoncrow50483 жыл бұрын

    A dove tail has 3 feathers similar to how the queen is covering in 3 directions, that’s why it’s called a dovetail

  • @noahferguson3540

    @noahferguson3540

    3 жыл бұрын

    A dove tail is a wood working joint that fits two pieces of wood together like a puzzle piece. If you look up a picture of a dove tail joint, it'll make sense.

  • @brandoncrow5048

    @brandoncrow5048

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@noahferguson3540 that joint is named after a dove tail as well for the same reason

  • @bigcountrymower4263

    @bigcountrymower4263

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'd say the mate was named after the woodworking joint, which was named after the bird.

  • @noahsvirsky9962

    @noahsvirsky9962

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@bigcountrymower4263 I'm pretty sure they're just both named after the bird

  • @GoodKnightChess
    @GoodKnightChess3 жыл бұрын

    3:39 yes it has a name, it's called Vukovic mate

  • @anticus0798

    @anticus0798

    3 жыл бұрын

    i think i ll stick to levy's name

  • @Halo-lg7rq

    @Halo-lg7rq

    3 жыл бұрын

    I like in-your-face-you’re-trash-my-rook-defeated-you mate better

  • @NapoleonGARDENINGTV
    @NapoleonGARDENINGTV3 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful patterns, Thanks again!

  • @shauryakatyal3391
    @shauryakatyal3391 Жыл бұрын

    16:20 "Fake it till you make it"

  • @lucagerza7372
    @lucagerza73723 жыл бұрын

    I gotta say when I first saw the smothered mate and more complex versions of it I was mind blown. Such a beautiful series of moves

  • @Xplayer007
    @Xplayer0073 жыл бұрын

    3:40 I'm sure others have pointed this out but this is called Vuković’s mate.

  • @KleptoCON9820
    @KleptoCON9820 Жыл бұрын

    19:30 Summarization of seperation of church and state

  • @crabboy7750
    @crabboy77502 жыл бұрын

    3:45 its called a the vikovic check mate

  • @Marronii
    @Marronii3 жыл бұрын

    Love that thumbnail game you got there!

  • @kamilherma1199
    @kamilherma11993 жыл бұрын

    Yo, watching from Żory, Poland. After watching your 'stuck at chess' video I decided to put what you said into practice, so 10-15 puzzles a day, study openings like: London, King's Indian, English. Study basic checkmate patterns and 1-2 games per day.... getting better everyday. So thank you for your work!

  • @johnnydeclanbarnes116

    @johnnydeclanbarnes116

    Жыл бұрын

    Islam is the truth come to Islam

  • @ireallywanttoswallowyournut

    @ireallywanttoswallowyournut

    Жыл бұрын

    @@johnnydeclanbarnes116 ??

  • @Jeovaunihunter

    @Jeovaunihunter

    Жыл бұрын

    How about now

  • @MarshallBeall
    @MarshallBeall11 ай бұрын

    Really like this and all Gotham vides. Clear explanations. Enthusiasm to the max.

  • @ddtalks2821
    @ddtalks28212 жыл бұрын

    (12:40) - Dovetail : 'Dovetail' is a type of join in wood working (google it - consider black and white pieces two separate pieces of wood trying to be joined together like a table leg an table top). And the square e6 (from white perspective) fits in between (groove) the black pieces (if f5, king, was not part of black wood piece).

  • @brandonhopkins4530
    @brandonhopkins45303 жыл бұрын

    13:35 you can still mate with the rook on d1 cause if rook takes queen takes and if the king tries to escape you dovetail

  • @iaraculonna
    @iaraculonna3 жыл бұрын

    Your wife asks you to name one of her girlfriends that you like the most. Another famous checkmate pattern.

  • @connermcd

    @connermcd

    3 жыл бұрын

    🤣

  • @johnwalker1058

    @johnwalker1058

    3 жыл бұрын

    As students of GothamChess, I believe this is what we would recognize as "danger levels."

  • @demerzel3798

    @demerzel3798

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@johnwalker1058 Exactly. Answering the question leads to checkmate, so you have to deflect on the other side of the board.

  • @ydgames4291

    @ydgames4291

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@johnwalker1058 Then *what is worth more than a girlfriend?*

  • @johnwalker1058

    @johnwalker1058

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ydgames4291 Your life, which you can save if you know the structure of this kind of endgame trap.

  • @marybuzz4226
    @marybuzz42262 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! I'm so exited to learn how to play chess with you! Some moves are very beautiful

  • @JMac-oe7xx
    @JMac-oe7xx3 жыл бұрын

    Really cool stuff Levy! Chessable has The Checkmate Patterns Manual and Basic Checkmate Patterns that go into pretty cool detail with the names of each pattern also explaining where the names come from, which I believe the one you mentioned with the King, Rook and Knight is the Vukovic or something.

  • @UVjoint
    @UVjoint3 жыл бұрын

    At 18:20, you saying that the Knight smothers the King to death has planted a mental image in my head of knights in full armor on horseback, with a lance, a sword, and.... a pillow.

  • @og8263
    @og82633 жыл бұрын

    3:23 I'm surprised you don't know that Levy, every avid chess historian knows it's named after Mr Mate.

  • @bxdge13
    @bxdge133 жыл бұрын

    You're such an amazing teacher! Thank you so much for your content!

  • @Fr33manTV
    @Fr33manTV2 жыл бұрын

    Much needed. Thank you. Your channel is great.

  • @Jamsville
    @Jamsville3 жыл бұрын

    Bobby Fischer’s book is almost all back rank mates lol

  • @ronitkrovidi7156
    @ronitkrovidi71563 жыл бұрын

    blessed with levy's content. no greater happiness has been derived from anywhere else.

  • @rosalopez4363
    @rosalopez43632 жыл бұрын

    Thanks levy for posting this vid really helped dummies like me learn more about checkmate patterns.

  • @sonson2815
    @sonson28153 жыл бұрын

    Ty man you help me alot in the basics and tactics..see your subs are getting fast

  • @Etienne-rf5wt
    @Etienne-rf5wt3 жыл бұрын

    I have been a casual chess player for years. I have decent fundamentals and understanding of openings but I never was able to effectively understand how to mate my opponent. I always make stupid mistakes where I focus too much on offense or defense, and many times the moves I make actually WEAKEN my position. Thank you! I really needed to see this video. It will help me to practice finishing games and seeing more opportunities to actually win games :)

  • @materodic
    @materodic3 жыл бұрын

    Am I early enough to get a heart from Levy?

  • @nikodemus7900

    @nikodemus7900

    3 жыл бұрын

    In retrospect, yes.

  • @DaBroofUrner
    @DaBroofUrner3 жыл бұрын

    This is probably the most helpful chess video I have seen as a beginner!

  • @mickmcknight162
    @mickmcknight1622 жыл бұрын

    great stuff, cheers for the tips levy!

  • @stevenwarner9156
    @stevenwarner91563 жыл бұрын

    I can't believe that only 40% of viewers are not subscribed. Your content is always clear, concise, and very informative. You're an excellent teacher, and thank you for giving so much to the chess community!

  • @antoniorebelo9539
    @antoniorebelo95393 жыл бұрын

    I’d like to see you covering how to play closed positions

  • @PickTooth1
    @PickTooth13 жыл бұрын

    Hey Gotham. Ive just recently gotten back into playing chess and your videos and Hikaru's have encouraged me to learn more as well as teach starters about it. I just want to say thankyou for the good contents.

  • @MrZIONart
    @MrZIONart2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the video. I hope I will be able to implement this in my games

  • @carine573
    @carine573 Жыл бұрын

    Hello from France ! I am trying to progress ( between 800-900 elo at the moment) and noticed that I often fail to foresee or deliver checkmate efficiently so this is definitely a valuable content for me ! Just discovered you and the entire online world of chess !Didn't expect that popularity ! Merci 😊

  • @Dimitri_gdr

    @Dimitri_gdr

    9 ай бұрын

    Salut ! Alors t'as progressé ?

  • @Chris.Walljasper
    @Chris.Walljasper3 жыл бұрын

    I think it’s called the Dove Tail Mate because the queen can swing out and take in any direction. When those placements are imagined together, it also resembles a dove tail. :)

  • @The_Norwegian
    @The_Norwegian2 жыл бұрын

    thank you for taking your time to teach. allready learned alot and will continue to learn. again thanks alot!

  • @729EGAN
    @729EGAN3 жыл бұрын

    WOW!!!!!! Great video dude. Total add to my archive of Chess Mastery videos.

  • @paulpallante3394
    @paulpallante33943 жыл бұрын

    Dovetail Mate: In woodworking there's a joining method that uses a "dovetail" joint to fasten two pieces of wood tightly together by fitting just right in a super snug position. I'm guessing that's where the name comes from. Thanks for these videos!

  • @kweb313

    @kweb313

    2 жыл бұрын

    Picture crenellations on top of a rook. Take another rook and flip it upside down and connect the crenellations of the two rooks “head to head” such that the crenellations fit inside one another. That is essentially a dovetail joint. The way he highlights @12:37 looks like that exactly.

  • @Botondar
    @Botondar3 жыл бұрын

    10:07 there's Ne8 as well. I think it would be good to go over all of the opponent's defensive resources/patterns as well, not just your attacking ones.

  • @wall-nut1663

    @wall-nut1663

    2 жыл бұрын

    then the bishop takes it I think it would be good to go over all of YOUR defensive resources/patterns as well, not just your attacking ones.

  • @Botondar

    @Botondar

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@wall-nut1663 did you confuse e8 with h5? Bxe8 is not a legal move.

  • @wall-nut1663

    @wall-nut1663

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Botondar oog

  • @edwardlazell3157
    @edwardlazell31573 жыл бұрын

    Thanks as ever, Levy. You make helpful stuff.

  • @outstandinganime1790
    @outstandinganime17902 жыл бұрын

    Wow Thx alot I didn't know many of these😲 some I had learnt while playing but here I see many new moves i never thought of

  • @MOBYXEDITZ10
    @MOBYXEDITZ10 Жыл бұрын

    Bro thank you so much I was playing chess and I didn’t really know how to checkmate and now I am so good thank you so much

  • @Kaybl

    @Kaybl

    Жыл бұрын

    eh probably like 700-850 elo

  • @tracks8886

    @tracks8886

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Kaybl eh you're probably 1-3 IQ

  • @Kaybl

    @Kaybl

    Жыл бұрын

    @@tracks8886 yeah probably correct on that

  • @stephenlee1220
    @stephenlee12203 жыл бұрын

    Good stuff Levy. Saved me about 100 hrs research to develop my simple chess engine 😀 Great content- enjoy the banter between you and the other top chess streamers like Hikaru, Eric and Antonio.

  • @zumi5778
    @zumi5778 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot levy, this information is top quality i am gonna practice more on this

  • @pohkimcheng59
    @pohkimcheng593 жыл бұрын

    Love you man, I'm new to chess 31 yo yet felt lonely living with myself and then I started picking up a hobby to kill my time yet sharpen my brain, thanks for the efforts.

  • @manreeque5887
    @manreeque58873 жыл бұрын

    If this ever becomes a series as the checkmates get more advanced the thumbnail should progressively change form all the was to SSGSS Levy

  • @samcoopermusic
    @samcoopermusic3 жыл бұрын

    It's funny that you use the terms "join" "box" and "glue" when discussing the dovetail mate, because there is a carpentry maneuver called a dovetail joint, which brings two pieces of wood together by interlocking them, like if you weave your fingers together on your hands. Not sure if the chess move was named after the woodworking, the woodworking after the chess move, both after the actual tails of doves, or maybe the chess move came first and the woodworking and bird tail are named after the chess move! Anyhoo...thanks for your content, I've been learning a lot!

  • @juncearyoutube3336
    @juncearyoutube3336 Жыл бұрын

    hi Levy, great videos, love your personality too. how about a video talking about the best game durations to improve/improve certain aspects??

  • @harveyjohnny1967
    @harveyjohnny196711 ай бұрын

    Really helpful videos. I am finally learning in a methodical way, and these are really useful for me.

  • @ryderhopsup573
    @ryderhopsup5733 жыл бұрын

    My therapist : Super saiyan levy doesn't exist. He can't hurt you. Super saiyan levy:

  • @dumbledalfthewizard9486

    @dumbledalfthewizard9486

    3 жыл бұрын

    and the among us and chess communities finally converge

  • @aryanpatel2414
    @aryanpatel24143 жыл бұрын

    Levy, every since I started watching your videos my rapid rating climbed from a 1000 to a 1400. Thanks a lot bro.

  • @tangpau93
    @tangpau93 Жыл бұрын

    Great video and wonderful refresher for me. Thanks for this one.

  • @joshuamendoza4842
    @joshuamendoza4842 Жыл бұрын

    Your fighting analogies have helped my chess game so much

  • @GoodKnightChess
    @GoodKnightChess3 жыл бұрын

    Other mating patterns include, Opera mate Lolli's mate Swallow's tail mate Morphy's mate Suffocation mate Blind Swine mate Kill box mate Triangle mate Phillodor's mate Epaulets mate Corner mate Ladder mate Anastasia's mate Arabian mate etc Damn maybe i should also make a video on this🐎

  • @Subpar1224

    @Subpar1224

    3 жыл бұрын

    Why do those mates sound kinda kinky

  • @GoodKnightChess

    @GoodKnightChess

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Subpar1224 lolli's mate^_^

  • @Subpar1224

    @Subpar1224

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@GoodKnightChess that and suffocation mate were the ones I was looking at lmao

  • @parabolaaaaa4919

    @parabolaaaaa4919

    3 жыл бұрын

    morphys mate is like the rook and bishop on g2 but king on g1 you do rook takes g2 Rook takes f2 Rook g2 Rook g3

  • @parabolaaaaa4919

    @parabolaaaaa4919

    3 жыл бұрын

    there is also bodens’s mate damiano’s mate damiano’s bishop mate double knights mate double bisjop mate

  • @CoachKyleZ
    @CoachKyleZ3 жыл бұрын

    12:33 Draws a bird with arrows "I don't know why this is called the dovetail mate"

  • @gbvttgvf9624

    @gbvttgvf9624

    2 жыл бұрын

    Looks like a bow and arrow to me

  • @tomasbeltran04050
    @tomasbeltran040503 жыл бұрын

    9:02 so powerful when playing short time games

  • @peppermintgal4302
    @peppermintgal43022 жыл бұрын

    A dovetail is a way for things to fit together in crafts like carpentry that involves slotting things together in a kind of counterintuitive way that is quite strong. (Nails and glue are not necessary.) The dovetail mate involves the pattern of how the queen can threaten fitting together neatly with the king's escape route.

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