“There’s nothing to fear in the Stafford gambit” -Eric Rosen laughing maniacally in a dark corner-

@ClashWithKyoki

3 жыл бұрын

Underrated comment

@originaljungle

3 жыл бұрын

man i love that guy, he so relaxed and humble

@youreasimp1468

3 жыл бұрын

Mad e it 1k likes

@fungruskin4751

2 жыл бұрын

Yy0

@artiphishle

2 жыл бұрын

yeah, Eric Rosen targets non-aware players by playing nasty traps, just analyze and get the advantage 🤤

Harry Potter and the Venomous Opening

@t-mansports3048

3 жыл бұрын

Budget chamber of secrets smh

@AD_MVP

3 жыл бұрын

Harry Potter opening: venomous variation

@dienfhet5179

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

I have never noticed you look like Harry Potter. Now I can’t unsee it! Lmao Don’t worry mate. He’s highly respected here in England 😂👍

@p8entlyobvious383

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@sietsedegroot5198

3 жыл бұрын

Na hes trotski

@shubhankarsahu1055

3 жыл бұрын

Actually Yes

@jthb

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@chessbae5138

3 жыл бұрын

My eyes are fucked up now

"Don't fall for the Queen's Nonsense." New name for the Wayward Queen Attack

@Garrickk100

2 жыл бұрын

The Queens Nonsense attack 😂

@1c0nic_player

Жыл бұрын

"just dont push the g pawn and youll be fine" attack

And it was in this position that Lord Voldemort resigned the game. Why did he resign? Because there was no good move here. If Voldemort goes for Avada Kedavra, Harry has this sneaky move Expelliarmus and the position is completely lost for the death eaters.

@swimmerfive6567

3 жыл бұрын

^read in levy’s voice

@freddylarsen2872

3 жыл бұрын

@@swimmerfive6567 Levys? Lurk more...

@SnydeX9

3 жыл бұрын

There was nothing more to be done here.

@swimmerfive6567

3 жыл бұрын

@@freddylarsen2872 potter’s*

@axeluchiha5831

3 жыл бұрын

Why did this make me laugh harder than i probably should have?

The throbbing variation is still the best variation of the scotch

@rohithjacob4699

3 жыл бұрын

******** variation

@ritwikbilgi4168

3 жыл бұрын

Especially the throbbing male rooster version

@TJasonSimon

3 жыл бұрын

this one wins

@januellojo9973

3 жыл бұрын

Also known as the Crotch Opening

@user-rw9no4vt7e

3 жыл бұрын

Uh-

"There is nothing to fear in the Stafford Gambit" Oh Levy.... I wonder what Eric Rosen would say about that ^^

@balladenumberone

3 жыл бұрын

yesss i love the stafford gambit

@Corejanjan

3 жыл бұрын

They should play where Eric has to play Stafford Gambit

@cameronburnett9679

3 жыл бұрын

That suggestion is exactly what Eric said was completely losing for white since black plays Bc5 pinning the f2 pawn after castling. Wasn't the best move f3?

@steggyweggy

3 жыл бұрын

@@cameronburnett9679 if I’m not mistaken you can actually survive fine in the suggestion but you have to know all the theory, which most people do not. As someone who plays the Stafford, I do not accept it. I just play on as if it were a scotch. It’s just much easier that way

@henryroth5896

3 жыл бұрын

Oh no my queen

I love watching these videos of yours but I forget all this theory when actually playing.

@retrogamesanime2262

3 жыл бұрын

@Boris Logan do u know what sumanf chopde age is LOL

@ganktem8454

3 жыл бұрын

Practicing before u go.

@satori1134

3 жыл бұрын

That's because watching a video is not learning.

@catcuber25

3 жыл бұрын

Same :V

@physicsisawesome696

2 жыл бұрын

That's why you need to watch videos like these with a book, pen and a chess board

No wonder I’ve been seeing this more often on Lichess. Whenever Levy or Eric release an opening video like this I start to see the opening all the time in online games.

You should do a cosplay of that insane daniel Radcliffe meme but instead of two guns photoshop an advertisement for your opening courses on each hand

@Pantomime0709

3 жыл бұрын

Levy, SEE THIS!!!!

@nointernet4766

2 жыл бұрын

HAHA YEAAAAA, THAT SHOULDA BEEN THE THUMBNAIL!!!!

@dustinjames1268

2 жыл бұрын

It'll be a picture of levy getting mugged Assailant has a knife Levy replies with "Danger levels... okay.. know what's worth more than my wallet? Your life!" And pulls out his 9mm

Looks like potter has started a youtube channel. That will be 5 points from Gryffindor.

@nointernet4766

2 жыл бұрын

Hmmmmm, I can't tell if this is the old hag Umbridge or Snape. But I like Snape so I'll say it was Umbridge ☺️

@iminediamonds

2 жыл бұрын

Dumbledore: 'i AwArD mR. pOtTeR 150 pOiNtS fOr ThE bEsT gAmE oF cHeSs HoGwArTs HaS sEeN' Meanwhile, Ron: *am i a joke to you?*

"there's nothing to fear in the Stafford gambit" this must be Eric Rosen's paid actor

People tell me I look homeless.

@PowerK1

3 жыл бұрын

Huh? LOL so random

@tomato4300

3 жыл бұрын

Oof

@Wambasen

3 жыл бұрын

forsenE

@skyluradams9076

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao I just lost it 😭🤣😂

@calebtan7447

3 жыл бұрын

lol i get the joke

Great tutorial! I love the Scotch opening as white and I realize now that I've been playing it wrong all along. I'm going to research this opening further and learn all the lines. Thanks!

"Nothing to fear in the Stafford" causes me to shoot nervous glances at Eric Rosen's channel.

@davidmyles5033

3 жыл бұрын

Ey HAHAHA

Love this guy. He seems like a normal dude who just happens to be a chess genius. Really appreciate his insights. Great job.

@user-wq1fo6ib1z

10 күн бұрын

Youre wrong, his ego has gotten the better of him. He has a superiority complex.

I've been playing the Scotch from 400 up to 1100, and you're absolutely correct about ...NF6. I would say probably 70% of the time I see Nf6, 25% of the time I see Nxd4, and like 5% of the time I see Bc5.

Oh look, Harry Potter is playing chess :p

@joekerr5418

3 жыл бұрын

Levy is a time traveler. Change my mind

Great vid. And yeah I always go for the early Queen x Queen after the double d-e pawn exchange...I don't use the queen much and some do, so removing their ability to castle and their queen is nearly always worth it in my opinion...best is do it with the Blackmar Diemer variation in my (limited) experience. Will try the Scotch if I get the opportunity.

Can you make a video on grand prix attack? Would highly appreciate it.

"Oh, my opponent is pushing a pawn on the kingside, perhaps preparing an attack. Let me just push a pawn on my queenside in response."

No ADS. THANKS LEVY!!

Congrats Levy, glad 4 your grow. And thak u 4 the lesson. I play the scotch all the time.

Consolidation is something I understand the basic idea of but don't know when and how to do it correctly, it's one of those chess concepts I first heard on your stream that I want to get better at, definitely recommend a video on it, that and rerouting pieces

Levy: There's nothing to fear in the Stafford Eric: Am I a joke to you?

15:05 Gotham: Don't take because u get checkmated xQc: horsey go brrrr

I play Bc5 against scotch because I fell into a lot of scotch traps and lost many games so I decided to look up the scotch game on agadmator's channel and saw caruana and carlsen playing scotch. That game's analysis helped me learn that GM's reply to scotch is Bc5 and I've been playing it ever since to avoid any opening disasters.

Love u Levy! thanks for ur some kind of opening theory!!

Hey Levy, thanks for your dedication too the channel and all the hard work you putting into the videos, as a terrible chess player, this helps me out a lot. Thanks man, keep it up!

I really liked the bishop move to e2! When I used to play against chessmaster, the IA attacked me that way, and beat me. Now I'm improving a lot thanks to these vídeos, thank you so much!

Had similar positions against Nelson on chess.com but was unable to play them properly. Thanks for some great tips. Must say my game has improved dramatically since finding your channel. I mean, I’m a novice beginner. Less than 2 months ago I went from knowing just how the pieces move to a couple of openings and my first draw because I couldn’t close my advantage... And now, after following your advice about improving, my rating is only 399 on chess.com but I’ve managed to win 3 games in a row since following you. In less than 2 weeks I’ve gone from losing every game with the odd draw, to finding checkmate regularly and being able to win even when down on material. I only have bad games when I don’t follow your advice and overplay... Hung everything today and still got a draw when my opponent was +25. Thanks for your channel and all the free gold.

I think I found the best way for me (beginner) to watch your videos, especially the 10 minute opening videos. I set the playback speed to 75%, pause from time to time and analyse in a second window. It's perfect, you don't need to do 1 hour videos and I get a full hour of learning material 🤓👍. Thank you.

There's nothing better for New Year's Eve than a nice Scotch opening 😉

Awesome video dude, I made a flow chart of the entire opening, I'm gonna practice this and see if I can commit it to memory pretty soon. It'll be my first opening to learn and hopefully, I get to utilize it against my brother soon!

@tilakmehrotra

Жыл бұрын

So how did it go?

@blaze8817

Жыл бұрын

@@tilakmehrotra Good point. I can't believe people are still watching this though.

@bedeehiogu2159

8 ай бұрын

@@blaze8817 Of course

@qeuben2996

5 ай бұрын

Of course

Thanks for the pgn. They help just as much as these videos.

I think the show the Queen’s gambit is doing a lot of good for the chess world. A lot of people are trying chess or coming back to it because of it and it would also explain what you said at the end of your video, I myself are one of those and i discovered your channel after watching it.

Brown hair + round glasses + skinny body frame = Harry Potter

Very beautiful teaching, feels like I’m in an opera

I had a lot of fun playing this brilliant video

There’s a guy at my local chess club who plays the Potter Variation. In my experience playing him, the resulting games tend to be pretty even, although I haven’t seen the f4 line Levy suggested. I used to play a delayed version of the Qh5 line when I was first learning to play. 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qh5 and black has similar ideas to those described in the video, with the caveat that the dark square bishop often lends a hand. It’s not good for black, but the plans are very natural.

What i love about those videos is that after 5 minutes into the "game", i have forgotten the opening moves! 😄

The Scotch was quite a favourite of Dr Tartakover. He had rather an interesting win with it against Rubinstein.

That bishop e2 play was gnarly

13:34 trappy line to the anti trappy line is nf6! I ve beaten several fm with this its just gooooood !

@robbiemaher6618

Жыл бұрын

a trap in a trap in a trap.

Now we're playing Wizard’s Chess

This video has been very handy, I don't play the scotch but I've seen it a lot playing as black.

Love your work! Learned a bunch. Many thanks! -E

I keep watching these videos and thinking I know how to play chess, it's fun while it lasts. Thanks for the dope content!

It is insane coz you post opening videos

Oh my, flashbacks from Nepo’s games come to mind with his insane rook swings.

@casyio6670

2 жыл бұрын

which game was it? sorry, I'm a bit late

@nklp6232

2 жыл бұрын

@@casyio6670 Cannot pinpoint for sure, because he does this a lot, but if you watch Gotham videos from here on out, you can definitely find some examples. There was this one game, where the theory goes as such, white plays e4 and it is very chaotic, then white plays c4, but black pins the pawn with the Ba6. Then, Nepo swings his h pawn all the way to h6, and reroutes it via h3, to the center of the board.

@casyio6670

2 жыл бұрын

@@nklp6232 thank you!

Great content recently Levy!

Always loved chess as a Child. Hadn't played in 9 years but came back after queensgambit. The videos have helped a ton

Before i even looked into openings I started playing the scotch I had no clue it was a good opening

When people say you look like Harry Potter, defy expectation and dress like Hagrid

Over the last month since I found u I can’t describe how much u have helped my game! I never really saw/thought that u looked like Harry Potter before now but I can see it but not in like a bad way 😄💜

thAnk you for all your help. I started playing last week and went from 500 to around 750. Today i juste played a game against a player ranked 850 and won without losing a single piece in a 21 moves game! can't wait to see more of your stuff!

For any MMA or Jiu Jitsu fans here Levy speaks and explains things the exact same way as Firas Zahabi which is a very good thing. Thank you Levy for teaching us in such a clear manner

Ooook Harry Potter saying that he looks like Daniel Radcilife wierd

You explain really well!

Didnt know this was the potter variation but i love it when white plays it. I take the pawn and bring the queen out. I usually crush my opponent but am only 1650 rapid on lichess

"That's Barbaric!" "That's Wizard's Chess!"

2:20 Black can still castle by taking the queen with the knight.

@janole654

3 жыл бұрын

but if you take with the knight you lose the e pawn, I don't think it's worth to maintain the right to castle for the cost of a central pawn in the opening, but maybe I'm wrong

Just watched So vs Duda match in speed chess championship, with Hess and Naroditsky commenting. Gotta say these 'smackdown' games during breaks, of you vs Hammer + trash talk were soooo damn hillarious :D. Omg you bullied this GM in some games :p

Hey have you made a video on the Fianchetto? I'd be interested in watching that for sure.

You're a Wizard Levy! Put your hand in the sorting head and grab a pawn to choose the color you play!

@nointernet4766

2 жыл бұрын

Opening*, to choose the opening. :)

Just for the record, Daniel Radcliffe looks like you, not the other way lol

thank you levy, very cool!

You’re missing a lightning scar for the HP look!great video :-) thanks!

Leon Trotsky playing chess

@user-mt1vd3cm5y

27 күн бұрын

Glad I wasn’t the only person to see it.

Wow, you look like Scarlet Johansen! (you don't, but I bet I'm the first person to ever tell you that)

The Potter Variation is named after the English writer William Norwood Potter (27 Aug 1840 -- 13 Mar 1895). (I didn't previously know that an opening-variation had been named after him.) The Potter Variation 5 Nb3 is worse for White. Potter was the subject of the obituary G E Barbier published, which included part of a game Fenton--Potter out of whose ending Barbier made a study which Rev. Francisco Saavedra famously cooked. (There seems to be some doubt as to which game it actually was, but that's another matter.)

Great vidéo 🎉

Levy: This is like taking someone who thinks they're trapping you and trapping them right back Me, a memer: call the ambulance....... But not for me

@sjegannath6295

3 жыл бұрын

Oh how the turn tables

@nointernet4766

2 жыл бұрын

The how oh tables turn

YEAH AND ALSO THANK SAMAY RAINA , BECAUSE OF HIM I CAME TO YOUR CHANNEL , AND THE EFFORT HE HAS TAKEN FOR IMPROVEMNET OF CHESS IS LEGIT

Nice variation. Perhaps i go BACK too scotish opening some times. Some body once teached me the mieses variation... Trying to play This can lead into mieses. Good video again!! Thanks

Woundeful video!!! Thank you very much.

My girlfriend said "He looks like Daniel Ratcliffe... the made in China model"... Great variation, thanks for the lesson Levy. We'll see how it works out for me.

Oh look, Harry Potter is playing chess

'rami malek from Mr Robot' beautiful... thankyou levy

do a video on the haxo gambit please

KZread showed me a Gotham-Potter-chess Crossover... Great my day is ruined

I'm a 22 year old man (birthday today Nov 20th) and the only person I look like is the former Finnish president Tarja Halonen

@pyryvartiovaara230

3 жыл бұрын

ei vittu

@Kevony0907

3 жыл бұрын

Happy birthday!

@Xenu

3 жыл бұрын

Ha ha ha! You and Conan O'Brien! HBD!

Im currently 17 i began playing this opening back when i was 15. I had good results with it, but here's the funny thing i actually began playing this without ever learning it

2:22 they can castle. Knight d8 and castle after that

Shave his hair and he's VSauce. Change my mind.

@korosensei4873

3 жыл бұрын

Kelvin or micheal 🤣🤣 I know its micheal

@korosensei4873

3 жыл бұрын

Yea,i dont know how to spell lol

This could be my main driver. May levy's power be within me. I would be so lucky to get pinned here. This will be the happiest pin against me.

@PandaFan2443

3 жыл бұрын

Were you pinned and then it got unpinned when you edited the comment?

@manvikshankar584

3 жыл бұрын

@@PandaFan2443 nope. i asked levy to pin my comment.

3:30 yeah, when I play against engine on macx they reply with Bc5

any similarity with D R evaporates as soon as Levy speaks. That warm Brooklyn accent.

ALL OF my friends and family tell me that I look like Jesus Christ after having a shower, because I shave my facial hair rarely and have that exact length and type of hair. Mainly because of times I look down to eat or read but also because of people calling me the BIg J himself, I prefer to tie my hair as a ponytail and only let them loose when I'm headbanging. Regardless, I just played a few fellow 1100s who knew the variations of the Vienna gambit you have described, so we shared a moment avoiding each other's traps. So, I wouldn't often attack as black as shown at the end. Yes, people watch your videos and you've been a great inspiration to many, at least at the levels I've been in and can talk about

Since, we’re talking about you’re resemblance to Harry Potter why don’t we talk about that hairline...

Can you make a series on how to improve your chess game for different rating players.. like I am a 1200 rated player so should I do puzzels, or openings or middlegame tactics? or more of analysis? and what to do.. when I get 1300 or 1400 and so on..

Great content. Thank you.

" this is a hate comment " so pls pin this ✌✌✌

It's a good variation! At 1550 level in lichess a few players play this opening/variation

In u12 greek championship , in the last roun i played the potter variation and after Nc3 , my oponent forgot that the Bishop aws hanging and he just reasigned on move 6

Nice video as always. I have only 1 question. How do you create games like this where you can control all the board and make moves? I want to practice by myself. Thanks.

Yes, you do look like Radcliffe. (said this to someone as soon as I saw your videos come up in my suggestions) but personality and manner is different otherwise. You come across fairly confident and quick. This was also a very interesting strategy overview of kings pawn Scotch variation. I am currently a fan of the Vienna and Stafford as black or King's bishop, less common strategy. Thanks for your videos. I got a wood cut board for Christmas and I'm playing a lot more right now. My grandfather was a master player but yah, recent film also had an effect in resurrecting my interest in the game. I get John Malchovich, unfortuantely or not.

Can we have video about the Barnes defense please.

Can you go over why black has to respond with E5? Why is that there one best move? Might be a cool video idea about how the other moves aren't as good for black?

Hey Levy, how did you learned chess? Did you puzzles, had you a great trainer who trained you with some methods ore did you read books? Hope of answer