Ur so condescending and arrogant bullying lower rated players

@God-yr9rs

2 жыл бұрын

Good evening

@danieljackson2878

2 жыл бұрын

pin of shame

@josepharifin1037

2 жыл бұрын

Pin of ur mom

@adamgangji8930

2 жыл бұрын

Pin of shame

@TidakDiket23

2 жыл бұрын

Pin of S.H.A.M.E

This is by far my preferred series. Such a pity you stopped pursuing these videos

@jimmywhite7828

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. Will you continue at some point?

@Hakeem9495

Жыл бұрын

yeah unfortunately it dosent pull in the big views so he probably wont do it much

@friarcisco8717

Жыл бұрын

@gothamchess please keep doing these. They’re so helpful. Perhaps it needs a better title to get more views. But as you can see from the comments these are highly constructive and appreciated.

@digitig

Жыл бұрын

Where could he go with it? He's already come up close to his own rating, so if he carries on he's going to end up against stronger players than himself and *they'd* have to do the explaining. :)

@Sunfish789

Жыл бұрын

​@@digitig you gotta be joking, there's still 1000+ elo worth of content left, Which is a lot. As he climbs , he can make climbs for ranges of 100 elo instead of 200 like this one

As someone in the 1550 range, I think your point about this level just playing solidly is spot on. The difference, though, is when higher rated players start taking risks, it's that they know how to unbalance a position while not blundering. This can throw or level into mistakes that'll cost us the game.

@ChaoticDude

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. I meet these strong players who are like these conmans and entice me with pieces and all but in reality they are literally conning me out of the game. And I am sitting there watching myself getting mated and rethinking my life decisions... Honestly I have just taken a break from chess cuz if i were to continue im pretty sure i will be driven mad by these strong players *sigh*

@louistheoret7242

2 жыл бұрын

Fairly accurate as someone in the 1800 range who was stuck around 1550 for a while, a big part of what got me going up the rating ladder is knowing how to correctly complicate the position, usually with pawn play/breaks

@desmondfitzgeraldlara343

2 жыл бұрын

Were just good enough that we can understand a good move after its played

@hiddenint

2 жыл бұрын

@@desmondfitzgeraldlara343 Agreed. I just made it to 1600 and am moving up, but I often can evaluate my opponent's moves better than my own.

@manawearblack

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah exactly, aggressive players at our rating are just freelo 99% of the time

As a 1500, I'm proud Levy called me a 'strong player'

@LM-rs1co

2 жыл бұрын

Technically speaking 1500 is roughly the top 5% of the site, so... =)

@drew7311

2 жыл бұрын

haha me too

@ppmpyae1152

2 жыл бұрын

As a 500, I hate you all. :)

@umwxntedsxul393

2 жыл бұрын

@@LM-rs1co wait what lol guess we geniuses

@lred1383

2 жыл бұрын

@@LM-rs1co I suspect that this statistic is misleading, since there are numerous dead accounts from people who tried online chess, didn't really like it and moved on. As a 1400-1500 myself, i suspect that i am in the top 20% or so of actual players. People below me in rating are the majority, but there is still a significant amount of 1500+ people Edit: upon further consideration, i think i overestimated this rating and it's more like top 30-35%

As a 1400 - 1600 I learned a lot from this video. What I do well and what I do poorly. I never comment or like anything. But felt compelled to say thank you for the informative content.

@AlloAnder

2 жыл бұрын

Same

@TruthLivesNow

2 жыл бұрын

Agree!

We need more content for us 1500+ folks trying to improve our game. This is just fantastic! Thanks gotham!

@aryamanak

2 жыл бұрын

Same thing

@sathyaiyer3657

6 ай бұрын

100% agreed! Thanks for creating these videos, Levy :)

After finding your channel, you got me back into chess after more than 10 years. Big thank you!

@martynamery3244

2 жыл бұрын

Same for my, but 5 years

@youtubeviolatedme7123

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Don't forget to give yourself some credit too. If you didn't want to return to chess, you wouldn't have, so it's good you still have the aptitude.

@rudradwivedi434

2 жыл бұрын

@@youtubeviolatedme7123 Really true

@ryantruman8050

2 жыл бұрын

Holesome

@dhruvyadav7715

2 жыл бұрын

your life must be a waste then 🥴

I would love it if you continued this series. I've really learned a lot from this

3:59 "Against queen's pawn it's hard to create crazy complications." Benoni says HI

@_v2.0

2 жыл бұрын

Albin Counter-gambit: Hold my beer.

@haveaniceday3128

2 жыл бұрын

King’s Indian Defense (like the actual opening with theory) anybody?

@haveaniceday3128

2 жыл бұрын

Or even the Dutch

@jeremyjacoby4754

2 жыл бұрын

I'm ~1580 and I love the benoni, some positions can look super scary though (if the opponent plays f4 before developing the g1 knight). The different journeys the b8 knight can make is super fun and leads to key tactical skirmishes.

@jeremyjacoby4754

2 жыл бұрын

@@nguyenthinh5594 i agree, but fabi played it with black in the candidates in like 2016, i think he drew with it but there were certainly chances of him getting mated on the board, but his opponent wasn't completely confident in his attack.

That last London game was SO educational for me. Playing with my friends, we're all between 900 and 1300 and the problem with me and my prep is they do either aggressive moves that messes up my setup or they do unorthodox moves that put me in a bind. Thank you for playing the London and for this series. I am going to rewatch that game a few times to learn a few things.

@cheesiechess3656

2 жыл бұрын

I'd recommend not playing the London and instead play the queens gambit. Levy said himself Queens gambit is one of the best openings, very popular among GMs too. London is very predictable and you learn much more chess with a more flexible opening like queens gambit, Sicilians etc.

@J4Gameing

2 жыл бұрын

In that game at 50:39 I thought black was going to push his pawn to d5 and keep up that amazing attack by opening his Queen attacking the pawn and the pinned bishop.... I don't know my elo did you see that move?

@LK25278

2 жыл бұрын

@@J4Gameing cant white just play e5?

@J4Gameing

2 жыл бұрын

@BlueScreen hmmm I feel like there is something there this is what I love about chess you think you find something I could look at the same position for an HR sometimes it feels like I make an amazing discovery to be shut down lol and other times it goes perfectly it's small things that mess me up but I feel as if I'm pretty good if I don't play timed

@KavsLockedOut

Жыл бұрын

@@J4Gameing 600 hundo then 💀

The first guy is going to remember his draw for the rest of his life

And here I am with 2000+ rating, totally enjoying watching the last game and going wtf about the havoc black almost created on the white king. Looking forward to watching the 2000 elo episode when it comes out

@Seven-ez5ux

2 жыл бұрын

Nah come on that was relatively okay. Even during the game i was kinda skeptical as to why Levy didn't go for Nh4 to block the pawn and slowly use the over extension against black (which was ultimately the engine recommendation) but maybe that's just the wild and aggresive non-titled player spirit I have in me haha. Definitely a good game though for sure! Props to dupre1231. Can definitely see them becoming 1700+ soon.

I don’t usually comment, but this was a great video. These games felt so familiar to what my games look like. I’ve decided to take the plunge and get the Intermediate bootcamp course - first chess course I’ve ever purchased at 31 years old. I just play for fun but I’d still like to improve. Thanks for the code

@thebatsbury8053

2 жыл бұрын

Lemme know how it goes, I wanna buy a course too :D

@loc7909

2 жыл бұрын

I have all of his courses (went a little crazy when 1st I started), the Intermediate Bootcamp is def Levy's best course.

Levy is disguising his own moves by making them 1500 😂 loving the content! It’s very instructional and easy to follow.

as someone rated around 1600-1650, i think we are at the very top end of this sort of intermediate range. advanced players still can consistently beat us because of their prep and tactics, but we are past the point of blundering anything serious and i feel right around 1600-1700 is where the game really goes from intermediate to advanced. can’t wait for your advice on how to beat 1700-1900s 👍🏼

@markorji8411

2 жыл бұрын

agree with you as an 1800 noone blunders all the funny stuff any more maybe one in 20 games or something

@royalredbird9717

Жыл бұрын

As a 1697, I agree.

@vanya6110

Жыл бұрын

What's your rating rn?

@jackfirestone5072

Жыл бұрын

@@vanya6110 i’m 1717 at the moment, so not too much progress in the last year 😂. Peak rating is 1741.

@MrDanielfff777

Жыл бұрын

​@@jackfirestone5072 how did you get to that rating

21:42 This is one of the most important lessons in the video imo. It shows why it's important for players to understand how to both play aggressively w/ the initiative, and solidly w/ emphasis on making principled moves. As someone who has been on both ends of the style spectrum, I can confirm that those skill ceilings are very real when you're too biased and inflexible towards a particular way of playing.

game 1, after Levi explains why to not put 2 bishops on the same rank due to his Rook X-raying 2 bishops, he puts his own two bishops on the second rank where the opponent could X-ray them with his rook

Outstanding episode in a great series!! Instructive without the confusing discussion of multiple opening lines and defensive response lines. Instead, strategy when facing (or playing) 'normal' chess at this level. Very helpful for us 800s trying to get better: basic goals of the position, how to be solid, how not to get distracted, etc... Thanks for the great content!

Some of the best instructional 1500 games I’ve seen on Gotham. Great games and great lessons.

Yay! I got your e4 course and your Caro course, and I bounced from 1200 to mid 1400s, so I’m excited to see this point in the series!

I saw someone suggest a new series called Guess the Eval in the comments of another one of your videos, where the idea is subs send you positions from their games and you have to try to guess the Stockfish evaluation of the position. I think that would be cool if you are looking for new ideas.

@weareafteryou3975

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@bislama3351

2 жыл бұрын

@@amadeus3075 cringe

I have some of your courses and watching your channel a lot, and this was one of the most educational video I remember. Just wow. Great content.

Love both this series and 'how to win at chess'. I think I'm struggling with an uneven game, I'm stuck at 500 blitz ranking but I'm comfortable with 1800-ish puzzles.

I learn at least a little something from everything you put up, but I learn more when you're doing something more like this. And man, I really have a lot to learn!

I love this series! You get SO excited. I needed this today. Thank you!

Absolutely love this series! Even as a lower rated player these videos stay really instructive for me. I’d love to see more

Most practically useful video. Really clear to see how to create the weaknesses for the opponent which will go on to cost them the game. I have understood like 'double pawns bad' / 'isolated pawn bad' for a long time but this video allowed me to actually implement that concept into games.

The first oponent played really well in his rating, without making real mistakes he's going to get a lot more rating, just based on the oponent mistakes, if he keeps playing like that that is

@mentaljedi

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah he held it together in the endgame which was impressive

@andreitiberiovicgazdovici

2 жыл бұрын

I play as black the open slav, and Levy's opponent as White was great for his rating

@chess7259

2 жыл бұрын

I am 1520 and I was almost 1600 people in that rating usually maje mistakes and not blunderes and a lot of time 1500 rated players are making mistakes but not big but when they do I don't know how to punish these mistakes for example I attack my opponent and I am locking all of his pieces in a cage and I don't know what to do next that's my problem so what to do to stop it? do I need to think about something specific?

Just reached 1400, proud to be an intermediate player

So glad you are bringing back this series. Thank you Levy.

@ 49:24 I have seen Nakamura play the same position as black in a blitz game many times. His aim was to target pieces in front of your short-castled king. Then go for an easy end-game. Lower rated players fell for the trap most.

it is a rare privilege to get to hear the inner thoughts of someone so studied and proficient. Thank you

This is my favorite series so far!! Hoping there are future parts and it doesn’t end here

Thank You, Levi!! LOVE These ideas/concepts you have for these series!!

This was such a great video. You really had some wonderfully instructive moments in this. Awesome!

Great series Levy, enjoyed it, thanks 😎 Very useful as a player in the 1300-1400 range, loved it 👍

This series helped me like no other. Unreal in how it opened up my eyes

Outstanding video! It's hard to find good tips at this level, and this content is on point.

really enjoyed this learnt a lot of nuances. i often have tunnel vision . which i am now more aware of thanks to your lessons thank you my grading has steadily risen since i started following your games

Thank you for your hard work Lewis!

With how formidable this episode was, I definitely need some popcorn for episode 5. This was awesome.

Shoutout to the last person who played e6b6, been trying to implement it in my games as a 1300 and that game was really instructive

I appreciate that in this series you not only study the moves the opponent makes, but the style of play that they have. This gives an interesting insight into the mind of a 1400-1600

These are the best series. Perfect rating group too. Can learn a lot here

A+ content. Having stalled a bit in the 1300's, analysis at this level is very helpful!

Love the amount of effort and generosity in your videos. Thank you!

I wish he made more than 4 of these. They’re so helpful and informative!

Hi, Levy! Found your channel some days ago, and already had improvements with my vision of the board. You are the greatest instructor in YT. Thank you very much!

Great one! Really instructive. Very much appreciated.

This is the episode I was waiting for! Thanks so much!

Game 1 endgame was super interesting! As someone watching the series in order, it's nice to see him start to question the start and look for more advanced moves. I'm like 400 top but I'm still learning something every video!

Hey man, just wanted to let you know that I really appreciate your videos for the past year that I have been watching. Keep it up :)!

hey just wanted to say thank you u really helped me get into chess. some people think its not fun but you make it fun and I just want to say thanks

Thank you I enjoy these very much as I'm learning

These episodes are GREAT! More Please!

Thanks Levi! Really appreciate the educational content

Im glad you are still posting this series!

Was wondering when the next episode would air! Thanks Levy!

This was a great episode!!! Very instructive

Watching you play and analyze games against normal players (as opposed to masters) is most entertaining and instructive. I hope you continue with this series

I really love these episodes. Looking forward to the next episode when my ranking will be featured

Loved this episode a lot and felt like I learned a lot.

nice video, thanks for getting to the games fairly quick

19:23 with great power (of a space advantage) there must also come great responsibility (of protecting the e5 pawn)😂

@garvitjindal248

2 жыл бұрын

Nice one😂

@anirbanghosh1888

2 жыл бұрын

@@garvitjindal248 thnx 😂

I really like the meaningful blunders. It’s actually very helpful

Hi Gotham, I've been a subsciber for a while. I want to thank you for all the great content you have provided, especially guess the elo. I always watch your videos at the end of my day and it never fails to lift my spirits. :)

Its crazy you're putting these tips on KZread for free, I think we all are saying a very enthusiastic thanks Levy!

This episode was sWEEeeeeet! Super instructive. Fair play ...

11:33 It's actually funny because it's not just that mate combination, after Bxa2 white actually just has Re2, the exact same x-ray technique that black would've done. That move's just filled with savagery

Thank you gotham! Really instructional

You are simply the best with your fast explanations for every move and possibility and using arrows so we can see .. 👍😊

This episode it´s pure gold for me!!!

Great content and very instructive! Thanks

Excellent as usual ... as a chess player who's ever moved on from 8-900 I always get some hope after watching one of your casts! The trouble is, I'm still at the same level.

This is perfect since I am floating around 1450-1500 and it seems like an ELO wasteland trying to push beyond this threshold!

@georgerenton4187

2 жыл бұрын

I'm just below at 1300 can't crack 1400, wonder what the main difference between our play would be .

@rishigoyal6307

2 жыл бұрын

@@georgerenton4187 im in your position, highest rapid i got was 1390 but not floating at like 1330. Big difference is capitilizing on mistakes as they're more tactical and can start to recognize whats a winning vs losing position

@lassih4709

2 жыл бұрын

@@georgerenton4187 Daniel Naroditsky makes very instructive chess videos.

@jacobwalker8730

2 жыл бұрын

Right there with you. I recently rocketed up to 1480 and plummeted back down to 1350 before ever making it to 1500. Have been floating around here for months.

@EGH9701

2 жыл бұрын

@Rishi Goyal I’m 1410, I found 12-1300 very easy but 1400 is rough now, I went from 1200-1400 in less than 2 months.

Thank you, amigo! Your hard work is not unappreciated.

Thank you Levy. Thank you.

Happy Valentine's to my only constant the past year - GothamChess ❤

So I’m only 2 games in the video but I feel that this already represents my life; it’s storeytime lol. So basically I’ve made this chess club at my high school and am kind of in my own tier in terms of rating. There’s a bunch of people who are 1000 to 1400 (I’m like a 1600) and then 3 people who are 1800 or higher. Usually, I play like the first game and slowly extract one of my opponents weaknesses but against those 2 Titans I play like the second guy because I realize I have no shot of winning in the endgame against them. Although I still win like 80 percent of the time against the lower rated players I’ve only won like 1 of 10 games against the higher rated guys and they keep telling me that my opening prep can take me over 2000 if I just played more solidly and didn’t try to leap at the first sign. I just played 3 solid games in the pool and went 2-1 where I hung a knight in the one loss.

Beautyful content!! Thanks Ghotam!

Super helpful - Steps is great content.

I love this content. Very educational!

Thanks for this. I really enjoy this style of teaching. Somehow it always looks easy but I then it's not when I have a go:)

Very cool Levy good lesson ! nice and instructive

Would love it if you continued this series!!

I admire the consistency of posting the videos. Good job!

love this series of videos

gotham i love your videos they are amazing and help me a lot to improve

amazing series thanks Levy

I would just like to lend my voice to the requests for episode 5. I love this series, I don't play much chess but I love watching it and the principles apply to other tactical games quite well.

Glad this series hasn't gone away

Thank you . I am so grateful for this channel.

Thank you levy for your good contents

Excellent content as always, Levy.

love these types of series

AH YES FINALLY! FINALLY I WAS WAITING FOR THIS!

We need a 1700-2000 step. This is the hardest part of chess, please do it

Best series you've ever done! I've been here from the beginning a few years ago, and I don't know if this will do well with the algorithm, but this is the best content! It's Danya content and super accessible. I hope the algorithm likes it

Great video. Thank you!

Great episode Levy. Thanks.