When you try for scholar’s mate, blunder your queen, but win the game anyway. 800 elo life is wild.

@maxthexpfarmer3957

3 жыл бұрын

Yup

@jeltehoekstra2952

3 жыл бұрын

I actually had to look up with an engine how to counter the scholars mate because it happend so often so i wanted a good counter😂 And yes, i’m also 800 Elo.

@FritzMeowstro

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeltehoekstra2952 the counter is to play enough that you learn to spot it. Also puzzle rush

@jeltehoekstra2952

3 жыл бұрын

@@FritzMeowstro spotting it and not getting mated I had figured out to some extend. But often I blunderd pieces. So I wanted a good counter against it so I could punish my opponent and win :D And also because I got really tilted by it. Enough to make me not play for over a week XD Oh and puzzles I do enough, I'm almost 1200 rated in puzzles while only 800 in rapid.

@katon8213

3 жыл бұрын

Never Heard about Botez Gambit?)))One of the strongest weapons of low Elo

POV: you’re an intermediate player, your opponent brings the queen out early like a noob, you get cocky and ignore him and get mated in the 7th move

@takka6163

3 жыл бұрын

🤣

@thethicchams8811

3 жыл бұрын

Truth

@martonnemeth236

3 жыл бұрын

happened a lot tbh

@Steve-xo4nb

3 жыл бұрын

@@blackscreen1920 Usually my only focus with 78% success rating. Queen! nom nom nom nom!

@ValsNemesis

3 жыл бұрын

Story of my life

It's really fun when you get someone who clearly climbed because of aggressive early queen attacks and there's really long pauses when you block their attacks like 'wait you weren't supposed to do fhat'

@tomokoth4841

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@captainfizzy8729

Жыл бұрын

Mines left after I blocked with one pawn

@ThePi314Man

Жыл бұрын

Me in high school lmao

@charlestonianbuilder344

Жыл бұрын

I think the best way to counter early queen attacks is to bring your queen out before your opponent could, what i usually do as black, or bring it out to confront the enemy queen

@timwhite1783

Жыл бұрын

I was new to chess and climbed to 1100 with early queen attacks

Someone once tried a scholar's mate against me, but forgot to move out their bishop. It was hilarious.

@UhmActually.

Жыл бұрын

Bro that must be me 💀

@jabeesguerra4898

Жыл бұрын

So he just captured the pawn on f7? 🤣

@litamins4613

Жыл бұрын

I mostly use scholars in 3 check

@milkwalkerjones633

Жыл бұрын

I had somebody premove it against me but he didn't count on me playing Nf6 so I just took the queen and he resigned before move 4

@colemak5646

Жыл бұрын

@@milkwalkerjones633tip: if youre 500 or below, nh6 is very trappy if their premoving

I bet at least 50% of you are here because Nelson always bring out the queen early.

@themokhelegirls7582

3 жыл бұрын

I used to hate nelson because he always destroyed me with his queen...I beat him last week, it was the happiest day of my life😂😂

@cryowater8110

3 жыл бұрын

@@themokhelegirls7582 i feel good for you

@popiwipi9057

3 жыл бұрын

@@themokhelegirls7582 I beat him a few months ago but I can always understand you

@jordanjacobs1591

2 жыл бұрын

literally laughed out loud at that

@guymanheim

2 жыл бұрын

I am here exactly for that reason and he still kicks my butt. I’ll keep at it lol.

Nelson Bot is shaking in his stupid boots.

@legueu

3 жыл бұрын

XD

@ndmole

3 жыл бұрын

Haha... Nelson is the reason why I'm watching this video.

@btop5295

3 жыл бұрын

Hate that guy

@Napstablooky

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve lost to him more times than I’d like to admit and I’ve beaten the 1500 bots almost every time I play them.

@achraf8399

3 жыл бұрын

@@Napstablooky That Antonio guy is so hard to beat bro. Give me some tips😂

I’ve lost hundreds of games because the opponents played the early queen attacks. It is extremely effective at beginner level. I reckon you can get to a decent elo just playing this.

@Miyano_Shiho4869

2 жыл бұрын

And it's an ahole thing to do when your opponent is less than 900. It took me 6-7 times of being checkmated like this till I actually noticed how good the knight move is. Now I rarely ever panic when the opponent tries to be smart and cool with this attack.

@FootballisMessi

2 жыл бұрын

I did

@ivel17

2 жыл бұрын

I smile when my opponents play Wayward Queen Attack because 99% of my opponents resign after my counter-attack

@benbenifits4194

Жыл бұрын

@@ivel17 what counter attack do you do

@mbff7489

Жыл бұрын

@@ivel17 what counter attack

I really like this format where you explain your moves in live chess

@Nefr_10

Жыл бұрын

Yup

Me after watching this video: *B R I N G M E N E L S O N*

@kirklurkpu4470

3 жыл бұрын

YESSS I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH HOW ANNOYED I WAS 💀

@Twisty245

3 жыл бұрын

Lmfao underrated comment

@evelynrobinson3573

3 жыл бұрын

He's here

@dicjd107

3 жыл бұрын

OMG I SEARCHED THIS BECAUSE OF NELSON

@yesno7586

3 жыл бұрын

*SO FUCKING RELATABLE I LITERALLY DID THAT WTF*

*Me*: Plays e5 *Opponent*: Brings out the queen *Me*: Has a mental breakdown and loses the e5 pawn

@rogg0224

2 жыл бұрын

You played E5 on the first move 🤨🤨🤨🤨

@Alan-cm7ye

2 жыл бұрын

@@rogg0224 as Black

@hmm6006

2 жыл бұрын

@@rogg0224 yes followed by Ke2

@suezuccati304

2 жыл бұрын

start playing the Sicilian

@rogg0224

2 жыл бұрын

@@suezuccati304 only play Sicilian if you're 1500+

Had someone try to Scholar's Mate me with Qf3 a few days ago. He lost in 14 moves. I hate early Queen attacks, they only work on beginners and it's not a fun experience for them. I feel like people who play early Queen attacks are low level bullies that end up driving new people away from the game. It is my personal mission to punish Qf3 at every opportunity.

@David61026

2 жыл бұрын

I mean im rated between 1000 and 1300 (not sure if that is low to you) but i personally like early queen attacks because they lead to complicated positions rather than hunting for an early mate

@maltaconvoy

Жыл бұрын

God bless you. I play as a Guest on beginner level on a well-known chess site, but there are no beginners, there. A highly-rated friend told me “yeah unfortunately, the 2000+ crowd likes to troll beginner and beat up on the kids.” I nearly gave up on chess thinking it’s not for me.

@TheRomanianWolf

Жыл бұрын

@@David61026 try early queen attacks with me... and see what happens. I'm rated 2280.

@David61026

Жыл бұрын

@@TheRomanianWolf .... im not so it leads to an interesting equal position most of the time. Good job being 2280 sound like regardless of what i play you would win

@TheRomanianWolf

Жыл бұрын

@@David61026 "regardless of what i play you would win" -> if you play Carlsen-like moves, I will loose every time :))

"when in doubt develop a bishop" is gonna be my life motivation now

"This is chess. This whole thing is chess. But this is not chess." IM Levy Rozman, 2021

@sneakycactus8815

3 жыл бұрын

an absolute quote

@GroundThing

3 жыл бұрын

Went looking for this quote, because I still don't think I 100% comprehend

@bakedzac3630

3 жыл бұрын

@@GroundThing that pawn structure is so abysmal that its not chess

@Smonserratm

3 жыл бұрын

@@GroundThing You've only moved pawns so you're like 2-3 moves down on development and that pawn structure doesn't look good either.

@kailevart3888

3 жыл бұрын

3:48

You'll know you've succeeded when you can force Nelson to play like a normal, principled player.

@fatkid7409

2 жыл бұрын

Ok

@_deepinthought_5668

2 жыл бұрын

@@fatkid7409 ok

@PaulSmith-pr7pv

2 жыл бұрын

100

@giantasiansticker8068

2 жыл бұрын

Nelson always does this

@binodtharu8348

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah!

I just love early queen attacks (against me). It is so much fun

@shubhamgamer2155

Жыл бұрын

Play only with Nelson 😂

@Spheriment

Жыл бұрын

@@shubhamgamer2155 how do i beat nelson bro

@shubhamgamer2155

Жыл бұрын

@@Spheriment it's easy you just have to trapped his queen and after you Just have to play slightly better than him.

@nestroaltam3393

Жыл бұрын

@@Spheriment trade queens at start of the game , after that if you are over 250 elo you'll be able to beat him

@felicityc

Жыл бұрын

Mina pretty much exclusively does the Wayward Queen if you start as black. It was good practice but sometimes the bot makes weird opening moves that messes up the line

Thank you, Levy, today i've successfully blocked early queen attack for the first time and by the turn 8 i had a material advantage of +10, by the turn 25 my opponent retreated, because it is impossible to play with king and three pawns against five pawns, two rooks, a bishop and a queen, and it's all was possible only because i watched this video, thank you!

@secularapple

9 ай бұрын

You meant resigned?

I never knew how to counter those. Nelson, the 1300 bot kept messing up my openings. But not anymore Nelson i'm coming for you

@bigbadballernr1

3 жыл бұрын

Lol. Nelson got me good with this nonsense quite often, too. But I learned a lot. :)

@Tony-T.

3 жыл бұрын

BRO FUCK NELSON

@nickonline5462

3 жыл бұрын

Just wait until you get to have fun with Pablo bot. I swear that bot is not 1600. I had an easier time with the 1700 and 1800 bots than Nelson "Fuck Nelson" will become "Fuck Pablo" I can almost guarantee it lol

@duxcapacitor6791

3 жыл бұрын

@@nickonline5462 i'd love to try him since i've beaten the other 1600 bots but i don't have access to pablo because i'm poor

@johnbishop9621

3 жыл бұрын

@@nickonline5462 I don't play bots and I also want to play all of them like climbing stairs. There's Beginner level bots that randomly just fuck your ass for no reason (they perfectly counter every move), and when playing against them again, they blunder their Queen by putting them right next to a Bishop I just developed within the first 10 moves. Sometimes the bots don't make any sense at all

i like how dumb nelson bot gets when you trade queens real quick

@twstdreality

2 жыл бұрын

Everyone gangsta until they lose their queen

@OldIndianUncle

2 жыл бұрын

U also need to trade his bishops His bishops are scary too

@isavenewspapers8890

2 жыл бұрын

@@twstdreality That’s just for Nelson. Seems like it’s the opposite for everyone else

@025harsha9

2 жыл бұрын

@@OldIndianUncle his knights before bishops. They pin the life out of you

@OldIndianUncle

2 жыл бұрын

@@025harsha9 dint know

This kind of play takes you a lot further than just beating bad Queen openings. A lot of games below 1000 just have openings that aren’t exactly straight from the database, sometimes dudes are just gonna throw pieces around. When people do terrible openings it’s just important to stay principled, develop the center, and wear down the opponent.

Me and my friends have dubbed Queen to H5 the North Korean Missle Gambit Because seems intimidating until you realize that there is nothing supporting the actual attack and usually backfires on them.

That feeling when you, an intermediate player, watch a tutorial seemingly made for beginners and learn from it anyway. Edit: wh-why do I have 1.9k likes?

@noatiendoboludos

3 жыл бұрын

That feeling when you, a beginner player, watch a tutorial seemingly made for you but still don't learn anything and lose a third of your pieces to the opponent's queen like an idiot

@JaredGunzel

3 жыл бұрын

What's your rating?

@vedgadge8659

3 жыл бұрын

@øranuto husband lmao burn 😂

@christophermatthew7635

3 жыл бұрын

Wayward Queen attacks is a legitimate opening. Even grandmasters play it

@mwheelerb

3 жыл бұрын

@@noatiendoboludos lmao same

Jokes on you Levi, I already 1v1'd Nelson and rage quit so many times that I remembered every line.

@nickknight8065

3 жыл бұрын

😆

@lisle9770

3 жыл бұрын

I just trade my queen everytime I fight him lmao. For me he gets drastically weaker when his queen gets eaten.

@thecasualgoogler847

3 жыл бұрын

@@lisle9770 same lmao

@Glitchmelon

3 жыл бұрын

@@lisle9770 I try to trade my queen but my stupid ass gets sniped by a bishop

@caffeinator1849

3 жыл бұрын

@@Glitchmelon happens to the best of us

I’ve been feeling super down lately and it’s hard for me to be interested in the things I’m actually interested in and these videos have got me back into chess journaling and playing consistently, so thanks

@GhostRider-hy9zt

2 жыл бұрын

How you doing now my mans

@Deleuzeshammerflow

2 жыл бұрын

@@GhostRider-hy9zt heh up and down but you caught me on a down day, thanks for asking though

@GhostRider-hy9zt

2 жыл бұрын

@@Deleuzeshammerflow aw im sorry to hear man. If you need anything, you can rant to a random internet person just to get a load off your chest, but if not that’s ok too. I just wanna let you know all your feelings are valid and that you’re not alone in your struggle. There’s people that love and care about you, even when it doesn’t feel like it at times. I hope things continue getting better and I’m glad that there are at least ups to your downs. Stay strong my man and hope you keep it up well with the chess. Again if you wanna rant to me, even if it’s about something random like chess, feel free to, I’m a good listener. Much love to you bro 💜🖤

@Deleuzeshammerflow

2 жыл бұрын

@@GhostRider-hy9zt that means so much, I might get atcha

@GhostRider-hy9zt

2 жыл бұрын

@@Deleuzeshammerflow

I like to think of a queen like a tank. The rooks are light tanks but the queen is a heavy. It's a piece that has tremendous firepower and maneuverability. When you get used to using it properly it makes your chess way better.

@spookyfox3716

Жыл бұрын

One big difference: tanks are heavily armored and can stand shots from lighter weapons. The queen on the other hand has to run and hide as soon as she gets threatened.

@alexwest2280

Жыл бұрын

Glass cannon is a good term

@leorousseau8668

Жыл бұрын

I'd say that the queen is actually the light tank (or LAV) and the rooks are heavy tanks. I'm mostly referring to maneuverability and usefulness. While tanks are very scary and all that, they have a hard time roaming the area and are very situational, whilst LAVs are more flexible and have much more use than just tanks

@haydenlee4804

Жыл бұрын

What about more of a sniper? Queen has the most maneuverability but deadly against singular targets, whilst being vulnerable. Rooks are more like aircraft, as they travel with a wingman sometimes. The queen is the special ops piece, versatile but weak on its own

Damn, that second guy put up quite the fight considering his rating.

@randomname5580

2 жыл бұрын

He was definitely stream snipping /s

@daani1733

2 жыл бұрын

@@randomname5580 What? Levi wasn't streaming though?

@rozanfaust2967

2 жыл бұрын

@@randomname5580 Plus he said 3 subscribers of him…

@achyuththouta6957

2 жыл бұрын

@@randomname5580 no.

@achyuththouta6957

2 жыл бұрын

@@daani1733 yes

Levy: punish the queen! Queen:moans~ Me:೦_೦

@ZachTheHuman

2 жыл бұрын

😳

@tanthemaker6956

2 жыл бұрын

yes officer, this post right here

@IMCYT

2 жыл бұрын

Hol up

@blackpsalmmusic9180

2 жыл бұрын

Who tf let this slide lmao

@kevinfrazier2586

2 жыл бұрын

Imagine that shit happening in live tournaments. Honestly, it be a pretty powerful move cause I promise you no one would be able to focus after that shit occurs 😂

I went to play nelson right after this, lost first game, won second game cleanly The trick is developing while attacking the queen so he has to keep dancing around while you develop, trading everything evenly and quick, force an endgame fast, don't fall for the early queen traps, nelson sucks so much at the endgame

@r1c1g3

Жыл бұрын

Yeah

@r1c1g3

Жыл бұрын

He sucks at endgames

@mygod2529

Жыл бұрын

I beat him in few moves. He doesn't even care about his kung. He's so greedy taking every pieces

21:45 wow that 767 fought valiantly

@filterock

Жыл бұрын

I don’t get it

@duccline

Жыл бұрын

​@@filterock they played well

This is how to beat the Nelson bot omg finally

@evancoe3085

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah fuck that guy. I literally beat the bot right after him, but nelson is a bitch

@kumudtimalsina6218

3 жыл бұрын

I just try to trade the stupid queens

@markthestark

3 жыл бұрын

Ahhahaha Yea #cancelNelson 😂😂😂

@MinhNguyen-yy8vq

3 жыл бұрын

Nelson is ez I play the Retí against him

@BesteWoGibt1979

3 жыл бұрын

I still can't beat the first bot lol ☺

"And if the queen defends against that,..." " dOn"t PrEsS tHaT sKiP aD bUtToN!"

@cereall9457

3 жыл бұрын

i had a steelseries ad i was about to skip but they reminded me that i skipped their ad once and that fucking terrified me. long story short i only buy steelseries products now.

@NoNameAtAll2

2 жыл бұрын

use Vanced

I jumped from like 600 to 800 just beating guys that tried this nonsense 4 move checkmate. Soooo easy to chase their queen around the board while you develop your pieces. And they almost always blunder their queen eventually

@cursedemperor9509

Жыл бұрын

Its literally free elo

@incom6897

Жыл бұрын

This early queen atack is not Stupid even magnus play many time

@porto1st

Жыл бұрын

@@incom6897 there’s a difference between Magnus Carlson doing scholars mate and every one else. For most people, that is the only opening they know and they usually blunder when they make mistakes. The same can’t be said for Magnus. It’s still a rubbish opening

@incom6897

Жыл бұрын

@@porto1st its good opening if you use correctly Many time i also use it I am 1000 player

@porto1st

Жыл бұрын

@@incom6897it’s a bad opening and liking your own comment won’t make what you’re saying more true. If you’re playing this at 1000 youre playing bad opponents. It is terrible for development, puts your queen at risk while they’re developing their pieces. While you’ve had to move your queen 5 times, I’ve already fully developed my pieces

I know this is an older video, but thank you so much for this my dude! After recently getting whomped on by an early queen attack, I re-watched this video and I just played a game where it happened again, but this time I was prepared! I avoided the traps, covered the quick check-mate, and to my absolute bliss they resigned. I know you recently quit playing competitively to focus on teaching and I just want to express my thanks for being such a good one!

24:40 is 100% my thought process moving pawns in the middlegame

POV: you're just starting to learn traps and you're hardstuck 800, you go for another game after a tragic defeat and you see an IM with a screaming profile pic attempting a scholars mate

I love you. Just lost a game againts this. Watched this video, and instantly fought againts the same playstyle and won without losing a single peace.

Honestly, just watching you play chess and narrate your decision making process has helped me more than anything I've done, by a wide margin. Having only started playing seriously a few weeks ago, it's helping me develop my own internal monologue about how to strategize. Thank you!

I was the noob Queen user, but after watching this video, I am now a Gotham subscriber.

@ywoisug8845

3 жыл бұрын

*Gotham Chees enjoyer

@soren554

3 жыл бұрын

@@ywoisug8845 okay dude

@user-kx8pu6ys5i

3 жыл бұрын

Wtf is @@ywoisug8845

@rayaanansari9562

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-kx8pu6ys5i his name

@theradboi7686

3 жыл бұрын

😁😁

DON'T TELL THEM TO STOP!! I need rating points.

@leandrou100

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@ethansmusic9898

2 жыл бұрын

Jokes on you I go for scholars mate and I still get good positions out of the opening.

Very instructive video, I've had games where I've been beaten and also games where I've captured their queen. always nice to get the tactics explained in a "non-competitive environment" where I'm up against the clock.

Thanks, @Levy for this video! It didn’t just have tips but rather felt comprehensive. I used it a bunch today. For example this line where I have the black pieces: 1. E4 E5 2. Qh5 nc6 3. Bc4 g6 4. Qf3 nf6 5. D4 nxd4 6. Bg5 nxf3+ 7. Ke2 nxg5 white resigns

After a while, this and the Fried Liver Attack are just downright annoying. I’ll be excited to play a complicated game and then I’m like “oh, you’re doing *that*.” Sigh

@coleschemistrychannel4172

3 жыл бұрын

The fried liver isn’t something you should allow with the black pieces. It’s considered very, very good for white. You mean your annoyed when your opponents fall into it?

@milton5417

3 жыл бұрын

@@coleschemistrychannel4172 No. I mean when the opponent tries it. Thankfully, I know now how to deal with it. It's just annoying that they try to go for those tricks instead of playing solidly. However, as a C5 player, I mostly don't allow it now. :) They still try a variant of the Fried Liver tho.

@coleschemistrychannel4172

3 жыл бұрын

@@milton5417 Yeah, I guess I see your point. I’ve always liked when my opponents play unsound chess- what’s the point of studying the opening if your not going to get an advantage over someone who doesn’t play it well?

@sir.chalksalot

3 жыл бұрын

This, the fried liver and the Scotch Opening. The three horsemen of the 800-1200 elo apocalypse.

@jotarokujo7955

3 жыл бұрын

How do you stop the Fried Liver Attack with black?

I’m gonna keep blundering my queen three moves in

@sietsedegroot5198

3 жыл бұрын

Youll learn over time

@stevenreynolds1865

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe you shouldn't be moving your queen out so early

@theultimatebananaboi163

3 жыл бұрын

dont worry youll quickly get it to 4 moves

@watchableraven3517

3 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, the Botez Gambit, popularized by Mr.Gambit.

@iam_______6399

3 жыл бұрын

@@blackscreen1920 yeah but in some cases it's good. Not to mention it's hella fun.

One of my friends uses a queen attack very early on. I've managed to defend it using a Knight so they can't move their queen without losing their piece

Love your way of explaining - clear, to the point. Levi, thank you for another instructional video!

I wish this came earlier so I wouldn't have to learn this the hard way

@chessdawg2459

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly lol I need this like a year ago

@prathameshmainkar2226

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely lol

@cyan3181

3 жыл бұрын

I figured this out like 3 months ago

dude you are a godsent, early queen attacks completely tilt me and even almost made me quit chess thank you so much levy

@megugu2155

3 жыл бұрын

lol i remember my first experience in chess was being done in by early queen attacks by my schoolmate. i remember being so pissed with the scholars mate. nowadays whenever i see them in anon lichess i strive to humiliate my opponent.

@ImperatorHagi

3 жыл бұрын

greetings from the scandinavian gang :)

@prathameshmainkar2226

3 жыл бұрын

Stole my words

@Jeffrey-bv1fi

3 жыл бұрын

@@sunritroykarmakar4406 says the person who uses scholars mate

@dieinanotherday

3 жыл бұрын

Queen is not too scary. Pawn is.

This video was extremely helpful. Staying mindful of the moves and angles and not getting flustered/intimidated. Thank you very much!

The scholars mate and the wayward Queen attack are two classic games that beginners need to play & experience ASAP as they start their journey playing 1.e4 e5 moves. Also taking your time to really study the board before making the first move that comes into your head is a difficult skill to master. Lasker gives good advice: "When you see a good move, look for a better one."

3:43 "This is not chess , this is chess , this is not chess" -levy rozman

"This is chess, but this is not chess" I've been playing some non-chess crap

@Mantafirefly

3 жыл бұрын

You've been playing the knock off imitation game, Cless

@bulbasaur9934

3 жыл бұрын

Always has been

after watching the video i played a game where my opponent used early queen attack i told him i watched this video and he gave up

I know this video is old (In terms of KZread age) but I came here to say thank you Levy. I was watching this in some downtime at work. I got a few minutes in and decided heck I'll try it. My opponent immediately brought out his queen and using this info I forced a resignation. Thank you again and I enjoy your content

The first time I played Nelson I figured I had to handle his queen as soon as possible, so I immediately went for a Queen trade (within 4 moves I think). It worked out and I ended up winning! I still can’t beat Sven but hey

@generaluncivilized27

Жыл бұрын

Everytime I attack his queen with my knight he just ignores it. After that I win. Everytime. I find him easier than Nelson. I hope that helps you defeat my Slav bro. I troll him now by playing bongcloud against him. Tutorial: if sven plays the french against you (you BETTER be playing white), you play the magnificent bongcloud against him. He will bring his queen out, so you have to first defend everything, then attack his queen.

@uuproverlord8324

Жыл бұрын

@@mrbeats3067 he blunders his queen tho

@uuproverlord8324

Жыл бұрын

bro i destroy sven but cant ever beat nelson

@LeagueofShadows2021

Жыл бұрын

Sven blunders his Queen on purpose I feel.

Me: Yup bring me Nelson. I'm ready to play Him: Still beats me Me: I did something wrong-

@Chikhomies

Жыл бұрын

Who's Nelson?

I come back to this video every time my opponent ransacks my pieces by move 7 and I'm left sitting there trying to understand what happened

First time watching you, really easy to understand and learn! Thanks for the chill but informed vibe!

I had to come back to this video and thank you. I'm new to chess and after a lot of frustration losing to aggressive queen play, I watched this video. Today I had an opponent play Qh5 and I won in 13 moves. Thank you so much Levy!

Damn just started on chess.com and Nelson bot was kicking my ass, timing is crazy

@user-kx8pu6ys5i

3 жыл бұрын

@@blackscreen1920 imagine losing to nelson 6 times before winning couldn't be me

@user-kx8pu6ys5i

3 жыл бұрын

@@blackscreen1920 tbh that's more of a flex than self deprecating humor

@darientheodric6512

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-kx8pu6ys5i first time with Nelson I won in a clutch. I thought he was easy, not knowing that my ass have been kicked constantly after that

@rayaanansari9562

3 жыл бұрын

@@darientheodric6512 same, I won against him the first time and haven’t won since

I'm a bit late to this video, but it's been invaluable! I'm a 500 ish scrub and managed to beat a 700 who tried an early wayward Queen, all thanks to this (and getting caught out by these attacks a few dozen times in the past...)

Thank you! OMG! I was losing badly with these early Queen openings! One mistake and they capture a lot of material! Slowly, I learned to counter it much better. This video helps a lot!

Someone destroyed me with their queen and I resigned an hour ago!!! Then your video immediately came out. Amazing.

@user-xw9lt1em3m

3 жыл бұрын

Never resign 👍

@dreszerg6837

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-xw9lt1em3m I'd rather save myself the embarrassment than to keep playing with a queen-only user

"In chess the queen is the most powerful piece but also the weakest because if it is attacked you are obligated to move it" -unknown

@ayanbhattacharjee1848

3 жыл бұрын

this is kasparov in an interview

@zaaxi7424

3 жыл бұрын

I say this all the time

@sir.chalksalot

3 жыл бұрын

*Laughs in Mikhail Tal*

@nikel-

3 жыл бұрын

@@sir.chalksalot "Oh no my queen" before Rosen

@user-kx8pu6ys5i

3 жыл бұрын

@@nikel- Rosens ancestor

What a great teacher! Such love for teaching. I learned more from you about Chess in 20 minutes than 20 days on my own.

I also like hearing the inside logic of discovering checkmate vs just assuming your opponent always saw it making it seem impossible to ever get to that level.

That feeling when you have been refreshing for the last 5 minutes, and Gotham chess video finally pops up

@froxical2128

3 жыл бұрын

is that you vasily?

@mehdia5176

3 жыл бұрын

Why do you keep refreshing?

@vasilymorozov

3 жыл бұрын

@@froxical2128 yes it is. how do you know me?

@dekomori8127

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@froxical2128

3 жыл бұрын

vasily borgov

I'm an absolute beginner and got scholar mated the first time today. Thank you for your many, short videos like this one. They really help me analyse my mistakes and learn :)

Hi from the future -- I would love to see more of these 5 minute games with your subscribers (who are rated about the same as me) because you explain your thought process very well. It's nice to see how to defeat the kind of people I face on a daily basis.

You are an outstanding teacher! Thank you and keep up the good work

Really happy this showed up in my recommended videos! I've been trying to get better at chess and I still struggle with early Queen attacks. I can usually stop the attack, but I can never punish them for doing so (usually losing pieces trying to). Tried watching other videos/reading articles on how to defend this, but your video is way better at explaining it for a beginner like myself! Thanks!

You're so inspiring me to learn chess deeply not only play for fun but to make a better decision too in real life

@dragonbane44

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's so much fun learning theories and principles, applying them and watching your game actually improve.

This is about the most helpful chess tutorial I've seen yet - and I watched many!

I watched the first breakdown and got excited. Started a game (800s) and immediately was confronted with that exact attack by white. Opponent was up 2 pawns before he resigned on move 12. I guess he didnt like his queen antics being defended so well! Thanks Gotham!

07:57 - "Stabilise your rear deflectors. Watch for enemy fighters" "They're coming in ! 1 bishop at c4 !!"

The 2nd player did a great job, he reach to go into the final stage ALIVE, 😱 And have you seen his Elo? 710 WOW!!! This guy even loosing his rook at the end, maybe because of the nervous, is my absolute hero, and the king 👑 of heroes of every single beginner in the world 🗺, even been forced to play a premature queen attack. I will say it again, this guy is my hero.

@astlatic4711

Жыл бұрын

Did you have a stroke?

I really appreciate this video. As a beginning player concentrating on openings, I have been scrambled by aggressive queen attacks that leave me looking like swiss cheese.

This video has so much meat on the bone. I need to watch it over and over to really learn everything that was shared. Fantastic video.

19:32 holy shit, that was satifying lol

As a beginner, this is very helpful

@megugu2155

3 жыл бұрын

good luck bro. welcome to the world of traditional board games.

loved this. you explain, very succinctly, a lot that is actually helpful... and easy to follow. thank you. you got a sub

When some tries the scholers mate on me: Stop it! Get some help.

Levy, please read this: My chess experience is almost entirely online. When I look at the screen I see the coordination of pieces, which square I control, files, diagonals... etc. But when I play otb all I see is random pieces and I cannot really concentrate. This subject doesn't exist in internet. Please help!

@renatozr11

3 жыл бұрын

Practice.

@megugu2155

3 жыл бұрын

you mean irl board? just practice or buy a better chessboard with better pieces. some chessmen out there are made out of cheap plastic that makes kings and queens hard to distinguish so yeah just find a good chessboard. this problem also happens in irl shogi, irl go and irl backgammon so dont worry its not just you. just practice and stare at the board.

@bartoszkonieczny3238

3 жыл бұрын

I had the same problem, just play more irl and change your pieces set online, small thing but really helps.

@omarhaque8430

3 жыл бұрын

Buy a real board, and play 15 or 30 minute online games but make all the moves on the board so you can learn to recognize the same patterns, and even if you have no one to play irl chess with this still works

@evancoe3085

3 жыл бұрын

I have the opposite problem lol

I'm new to chess, and this video had a lot of info, but I like your teaching style and way that you describe the moves. Thanks!

A few months ago I lost to this early queen attack. Since then I played a lot of games in this opening, winning or drawing all of them

21:07 en passant declined, as a crappy 1000 rated player I just can't handle it.

@TheRomanianWolf

Жыл бұрын

With a point: you want your free pawn to be as far away as possible from the opponent's king... here you just push the other pawns.

Ur voice is seriously one of the reasons I love ur chess vids. Really great tone, and the 30 minutes are passing so fast. Keep going man, gg

Thank You, Levy I really needed this.

hi levy thank you once again for your videos ❤️ i almost quit chess since i was doing bad lately but your content truly refreshed me the basic principles in playing smarter 😁 have a nice day!!

Met 2 people using the wayward queen attack back to back. The first one timed out (going 1 minute without making any move), the second immediately blundered the queen on move 3

I was just starting to think about making a supercut of all the times you've said "a concept called 'danger levels'" and then you said you were making a video on it, and ya know it just took the wind right out of my sails.

Literally straight after watching this clip, I played a 'Nelson' who tried early Queen attack and managed to win easily. Thanks Gotham chess!

Rewatched a few months after getting back into chess. Now it makes far more sense. Excellent lesson. :)

This video literally won me like 10 games in a row bless you man.

Thanks for this video, this will help a lot of beginners. Sadly I had to learn the hard way, i.e. getting hit by almost every early possible early queen attack ;(

Thank you Rozma, love the video, very educational I appreciate it!

Incredibly clearly articulated strategy for developing and punishing early Queen attacks. Absolutely brilliant. Well done Levy.

When you're 1000 Elo and a random dude used scholar mate Me: Hmmm tastes like disrespect

@Qppqpqpqpqpqpqpqpqppqpqpqpq

2 жыл бұрын

Relatable

Levy don’t hurt me don’t hurt me no more.

@Censeo

3 жыл бұрын

What is chess!?

Just THE best chess videos and THE best chess teacher - by a country mile, Levy! That’s a very English thing to say, ‘by a country mile’. Love your videos. And you’re brilliant on camera. So compelling, interesting, funny, informative. GM awaits!

Great stuff, told with your typical humor. So much fun to watch and learn. Going to put it to work immediately.