"If you play f4 you might as well press alt at the same time" -Veecubi 33:24

@satori1134

3 жыл бұрын

LMAO

@gameguysd

3 жыл бұрын

LOL

@Speedster___

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@zayyaan7772

2 жыл бұрын

lol

@neesarahmed777

2 жыл бұрын

ROFL

Me who barely holds 500: *interesting*

@12jswilson

3 жыл бұрын

Just play the stafford gambit as black and the danish gambit as white and ride that 1000

@kake2978

3 жыл бұрын

@@12jswilson the what?

@zaaxi7424

3 жыл бұрын

Just play the London System, can't go wrong and 500s can't play against d4

@ghostface4167

3 жыл бұрын

Or, the most sensible option - learn anything about chess. The principals I mean, not even openings. Learn why and how to fight for the center. Play only 1.e4 and work out some safe moves you can do (for ex. against 1...e5 you can almost always go with 2.Nf3, 3. Nc3 etc.). At this level you might memorize the opening, which is easy especially with the proposed London system, cause you memorize the structure, not order of the moves. But you won't UNDERSTAND the opening so it's pointless. Play moves that you understand, not lines that are supposed to be good. At this level you don't win a game in the opening. You might get advantage, and then blunder 5 times in 30 moves game. And what does playing "tricky" lines get you? You don't learn anything, you just gain points. And eventually you'll play against someone who knows your trick, and you have nothing more to offer.

@kake2978

3 жыл бұрын

@@ghostface4167 ok

Hikaru talking about something he barely remembers: "The game went [20 moves here] It was in 2006, I believe, in Vienna. It was raining outside, but warm, 23C. I'd just had a wurst, it had this strange aroma, I think it was some sort of curry which was invented in Bangladesh, I believe, in 1856, by..."

@philosophyandhappiness2001

2 жыл бұрын

Right? "I'm not familiar with the history" *goes on to give an in depth summary of the history*

@bernie4366

2 жыл бұрын

Sometimes I feel like GM's remember every game they've ever played in their life, from grade school on up. I can't even remember the game I played 30 minutes ago on lichess.

@ridwanmahmood9711

2 жыл бұрын

😂

@crazycanuckerrant

Жыл бұрын

Not to downplay skill/knowledge/talent as number one skill (s) but having a great memory has got to be the number 2 skill to have in chess. Just 2 cents from an intermediate :)

@JakeAllen3

Жыл бұрын

@@crazycanuckerrant i feel like memory is the basis like level 1 and then skill etc is what makes you elite. Wish my memory was better

levi : how are you hikaru : i agree

@tbluemelon

Жыл бұрын

What's levi

@ZygophyWasTaken

Жыл бұрын

​@@tbluemelon🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

@Shadoxite

Жыл бұрын

@@tbluemelon levy is gotham chess

@henchhh

11 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@KaelegoSoul

7 ай бұрын

EXACTLY

Being called a beginner at 1500 hurts my feelings

@adgtr383

3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget they are like the top 0.001% of players and really be happy with your own rank and try climb no matter what.

@ste3547

3 жыл бұрын

@@largenaq2935 whattt ? really?? im currently at 1800

@ghostface4167

3 жыл бұрын

@@benedekistvan2655 Shocking. Almost like you wrote it just to show off. Obviously a player at FM level will be among best players in the world .

@lukerogers1612

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve heard Hikaru call 2200s rookies before

@iXNomad

3 жыл бұрын

@@K1NETIX1983 yes, 1500 players are not begginners because they know how to move, know a few opennings and don't call the knight "horse".

Hikaru: "To see an IM play something that's losing, like, just losing, is just…disgusting." Also Hikaru: BONGCLOUD SPEEDRUN TO 3000

@gustavopinedagonzalez316

3 жыл бұрын

thats for IM he is a gm so he is allowed

@siggelindell1931

3 жыл бұрын

Although Hikaru is wrong, at lower levels that trap works wonders

@tesone6783

3 жыл бұрын

@@siggelindell1931 but at IM level not so much

@siggelindell1931

3 жыл бұрын

@@tesone6783 Obviously, but the video was directed for lower rater players

@jameslutian1977

3 жыл бұрын

I think he's referring to players who teach the opening, not just those who play it.

I love how the stafford gambit is classified with Eric Rosen

@madhuriagrawal5169

2 жыл бұрын

As it should be

@prateekchauhan6376

Жыл бұрын

@@Anthony-yz3vj the Rosen Gambit

@tomzeru

5 ай бұрын

It's stafford gambit time

1:26:25 Vienna Gambit 20:00 Danish Gambit 15:05 Blackmar Diemer 58:40 Nakhmanson 28:05 Evans Gambit 1:23:55 Urusov 1:15:35 Staunton

@bndctgg

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@ahmed_elgndy

Жыл бұрын

.

If i don’t see the Botez Gambit at the top I’m gonna be mad

@firemetal9655

3 жыл бұрын

@@customish Yeah, pretty sure Hikaru put Botez Gambit Declined in the 1500+ tierlist. Very high level gambit.

@ramun9402

3 жыл бұрын

@@customish because the line where you accept the gambit is very tough to play and includes a lot of theory

@abhishekjain5283

3 жыл бұрын

@@ramun9402 d

@klariskb4497

3 жыл бұрын

@@customish you dont call that good opponents, you call that boring opponent lol

@GMPranav

3 жыл бұрын

Not even funny anymore

When they say the Stafford gambit is objectively losing: *sad Eric Rosen noises*

@aarravvvvv

3 жыл бұрын

Lol😂

@pr3s1onn60

3 жыл бұрын

Lol but what about the Panziani or London?

@harrshavasan2824

3 жыл бұрын

@@pr3s1onn60 London ain’t a gambit irrc

@brunovillegas4368

3 жыл бұрын

@@lp4969 ponziani is not great but have couple of tricks

@emptyarms6113

3 жыл бұрын

for 1500 and under keep that in mind

5:25 Hikaru laughing at something that's way over me head reminds me of the scene in the IT Crowd where Moss is laughing at a circuit board.

For those who don't want to watch for an hour and have bad quality unstoppable: Vienna, Danish, Evans, Staunton, Urusov, Blackmar Diemer, Nakhmanson Very powerful: Scotch, Belgrade, Halloween, Lisistyn, From

@user-qq2gl9ep5d

3 жыл бұрын

tks a lot, man

@williambeagle3575

3 жыл бұрын

The Englund Gambit will always be the best gambit

@EnriqueTriana.

2 жыл бұрын

@@williambeagle3575 its not really that good

@AsterMaken

2 жыл бұрын

@@EnriqueTriana. It’s good against Bf4 pre-movers

@tylermccann6187

2 жыл бұрын

Stanford should definitely be on that list. They don’t know it well enough. There’s a bunch of different lines. Perfect for under 1500

Can't believe they'd disregard 20 years of research on the Jerome gambit.

@joeleke64

3 жыл бұрын

For Jerome!!!

@RishabhSharma10225

3 жыл бұрын

Justice for Jerome!!

@IPOFocus

3 жыл бұрын

it sucks after qh5+ just ke6 and you lost

@alexwhite4053

3 жыл бұрын

wasted video, didn't even mention the most effective gambit. (just hope black doesn't play kg7)

@romanlinnik7441

3 жыл бұрын

No mention of The Fred Gambit either, the only counter to Jerome

Last time I was this early, Magnus and Anish went on a date.

@he0911

3 жыл бұрын

Then you were that early five mins ago...

@culturedotoko3755

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@hasanicahyadi9100

3 жыл бұрын

Someone elaborate please, why they "dating"?

@slayer_hazard8993

3 жыл бұрын

@@hasanicahyadi9100 :)

@abel6735

3 жыл бұрын

@@hasanicahyadi9100 dont think it, feel it.

On the Danish Gambit. I played a chess tournament where I literally only knew the Danish with double bishops out and sacing 2 pawns for white and I won every game, cause they either got lost on like move 5 or they decided that castling kingside in the face of two bishops was a good idea. So that was fun

"Who's going to be playing mainline Ruy Lopez?" *me, staring at the opening I've played as white since 8 years old*

@robw9986

3 жыл бұрын

Learned it in high school at chess team coach's suggestion. Now admittedly it was not the first opening that I learned but my coach thought it would make me more rounded and less predictable as a player.

@sjegannath6295

3 жыл бұрын

Yep i've been playing ruy lopez since i was 7 and once i read Ba4 i had no idea what to do next and just quit chess. Now i picked it up again and found that ruy lopez isn't that fun as of now.

@EnigmaChess

2 жыл бұрын

Berlin defense is where it's at

@mynames7664

2 жыл бұрын

@@EnigmaChess you mean the Boring Defense?

@theabhiram1639

2 жыл бұрын

@@mynames7664 it’s the best when u want a draw

No one's talking about my infamous "King's Gambit Accepted" in this tier list :'(

@jotarokujo3870

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, especially the Allgaier variation of the King's gambit accepted which can be seen at beginner-intermediate levels.

@anakinskywalker792

3 жыл бұрын

It’s will be in the next one

@gametheory3458

3 жыл бұрын

He said in the intro there will be a part two. They’ll cover it then

@imnightmareop6304

3 жыл бұрын

43:02 kings gambit

@soravalentin6906

3 жыл бұрын

The King's Gambit accepted is probably for intermediate. I just hoped they at least mention the early Bc4 variation, as it was my main line.

i wanna become a gm not because i can go against magnus but so levy can review my games and think "this has to be the worst gm in the history of gms"

@slowfish1261

Жыл бұрын

You know you’ve made it when Levy reviews your game

@aaryasharma4940

Жыл бұрын

@@slowfish1261 or you've done something REALLY bad if you made it to GTE

@slowfish1261

Жыл бұрын

@@aaryasharma4940 that to Lmao

@sergiotsekrezi9122

Жыл бұрын

@@aaryasharma4940 especially when u are the random noob

The alekhines gambit is actually called the O'Sullivan Gambit, when white moves bishop to C4, the right move for black is not knight b6 as hikaru moves, black should take pawn in d4 and if bishop takes you can still fork with the queen, if queen takes the pawn, you can trade bishop for knight and white also attacks de rook in a8; you move bishop b7 and white lost. This gambit has a lot of variations and can be played even with d4 start; after like 7 moves white has the first winning move which makes the gambit not the best, but its a move really hard to find and you studied the gambit or you're playing against a computer. The gambit is pretty unkown which gives you a great advantage. I've been having succes with it in 2300 elo. Also take note that if the gambit is not accepted you should know the alekine's defense to transition into it

@Viper00799

Жыл бұрын

It's not the O'Sullivan Gambit. The Alekhine gambit is its own thing. It can apparently happen in 5 ways: Caro-Kann, Scotch, Alekhine's Defense (imagine that), Queen's Gambit Declined, and Ruy Lopez. Sticking with the Alekhine theme one, it's this: Alekhine's Defense: Modern, Main Line, Alekhine Variation, Alekhine Gambit 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.c4 Nb6 6.Be2 Found it in the chesscom opening book.

@kylezo

Жыл бұрын

@@Viper00799 I think he's saying what they showed and discussed was actually a messed up version of the Osullivan gambit, they didn't know what they were talking about with this one

"Tennison" is a character from "Prime Suspect" a British television show. Helen Mirren played the original character. There was a prequal mini-series that gave the backstory for a younger Tennison which is where the picture comes from.

If Evans gambit is not on unstoppable then Agad fans gonna be sad💔😂

@Berek71182

3 жыл бұрын

YES!

@fujiapple9675

3 жыл бұрын

I'm sure after "captures captures" black is doing just fine.

@stankyt5882

3 жыл бұрын

Was about to throw a fit, but im glad my beloved Blackmar-Diemer was rated unstoppable

@GMPranav

3 жыл бұрын

I mean it's actually one of the engine backed best moves, so yeah

@veni1

3 жыл бұрын

well it is

Levy: The stafford gambit is objectively losing. Eric: Hold my tea.

@aarravvvvv

3 жыл бұрын

Sad eric noises

@lexingtonbrython1897

3 жыл бұрын

"Oh no my Queen!"

@ollie7070

3 жыл бұрын

Yes if you memorize the 15 thousand attacks black launches

@zivjigalov4136

3 жыл бұрын

Hold my tea*

@renx81

3 жыл бұрын

@Max Payne If you CAN be winning as white at all, even if it requires deep prep, then it IS losing for black. Simple as that. Although, if we're just talking about the beginner level, then yes, I would agree with you.

The problem with the From Gambit is first of all; you're not gonna get it more than once in maybe1000 games, and when you do, I'm sure your opponent will know the tricks in the gambit. I mean, why else would he play 1.f4?

@IvaHaze

Жыл бұрын

UwUsov

@john1691

Жыл бұрын

to lose because 1.f4 weakens the king so hard you have like 20 different ways to mate before half the minor pieces even move

Less than 1500 here and I love the benko. Its easy to learn, need a couple key moves but the long term pressure is awesome and you can sense your opponent freezing. Obviously wrong as I'm basically a beginner but the LONG term pressure with the fianchettoed bishop and open files with the knights dancing is such fun to play and often easy to play out to a draw against higher rated guys

"A comment with 20 grammar mistakes that insults Levy's chess skills."

@svenrekand9902

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahha

@svenrekand9902

3 жыл бұрын

Genius

@MrBruno122

3 жыл бұрын

Ye bro, grammar is the ultimate skill a human can get

@nothinghere7585

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrBruno122 Grammar is hard to achieve for people; humans find it boring.

@arv7539

3 жыл бұрын

The average Indonesian

_I'm not sure the history exactly..._ proceeds to give a detailed history

@wildgurgs3614

3 жыл бұрын

Hey, it's better to know more than you think than to think you know when you don't. When you don't know what you don't know, that's when you're in trouble; when you don't know what you DO know, you're fine.

@druvboss7115

3 жыл бұрын

@@wildgurgs3614 bro what you prob makes sense but it’s 11:34 for me right now and reading that is like doing 5 lines of cocaine

@wildgurgs3614

3 жыл бұрын

@druvboss Gaming I don't know how much sugar I had in my system when I typed that, so here's a not-as-crazy version: overconfidence in oneself is bad, and it's always better to double-check what you're doing (time-permitting, of course).

The King's gambit icon was Beth Harmon with a moustache LMFAO.😂😂

Thanks Levy, I have never learned an opening before, thinking people at my rating don't use gambits and openings. Well, I decided I should probably learn a good opening. I learned the Evans Gambit this morning, and it just worked flawlessly. After studying all day, I played and got checkmate in 12 moves thanks to you, Hikaru, and some wikipedia pages. I cannot thank you enough for making the great content that you do.

@nacht3675

Жыл бұрын

Did you evolve

Last time i was this early, Tal still had his queen

@clement_jacob

3 жыл бұрын

Good one 😂

They didn't even analyze the greatest gambit of all time: the Jerome

@Incrusser

2 жыл бұрын

Unleash the jerome!

@theimperfectguitarist974

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe that comes in the advanced players version 😎😎😎

@tylermccann6187

2 жыл бұрын

Jerome!!

This content is great b/c it feels like I'm sitting at their home as they converse OTB about their view on gambits and are not offended that I'm there listening in. Loved their patter.

I was hoping to see a mention of the Traxler and also maybe the Falkbeer

@daroldcarold3443

Жыл бұрын

You misspelt vienna

Even if a gambit is unstoppable, I'm the type of player that would screw it up.

@joelinfante1564

3 жыл бұрын

You're not alone. 🤣

@creepylavalamp

3 жыл бұрын

I screw it up too but when I don't my opponent is overwhelmed.

@keinlieb3818

3 жыл бұрын

@Qimodis didn't say it didn't. Just saying that I'm such a bad player that even given a 100% winning position, I'd still find a way to screw it up.

@VegaChastain

3 жыл бұрын

same.

@wildgurgs3614

3 жыл бұрын

@@keinlieb3818 It's called needing more practice, and even GMs have this issue I'm sure. Mastering anything is a lifelong project, and chess is certainly no exception!

Hikaru finding out about Eric Rosen’s Englund Gambit trick: “I was absolutely disgusted when I saw this” 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@jonahcorrenmusic

3 жыл бұрын

Someone did that to me on Lichess the other day, I was speechless

@ahmednuru2732

3 жыл бұрын

@@jonahcorrenmusic could’ve been me ;) it’s so much fun looool

@michaprzybysz1877

3 жыл бұрын

I won at 10 games like that. Funny enough for some time a lot of ppl on 1300 lvl tried that but the funniest thing is when they don’t see the knight guarding the queen and follow it blindly ;)

@secretunknown2782

2 жыл бұрын

That trick is useful in bullet I mean just very useful

@harsh3624

2 жыл бұрын

Timestamp?

Nice anthology of gambits. Made me hungry to try several of these out. Nice to see the two of you making cross content together. Would love to see more of this.

What's weird is the Alekhine's Gambit I know of and have accidentally played came from a Caro-Kann: 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Bd3 I think the point is quick development of your pieces with tempi on the Queen.

The Edward Lasker vs George Alan Thomas game at 1:18:00 is one of the best I've ever seen! Sacrificing the queen to checkmate with the king seven moves later

@gz1532

Жыл бұрын

The last move wasnt castle but he moved king up to checkmate

S Tier: Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Gambit

@solaeter_

3 жыл бұрын

I used this on all my opponents. Never lost a game ever since.

@DanielSilva-to8fo

3 жыл бұрын

The comment i was searching for! XD

@davideeee307

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@Isaac-bz3hy

3 жыл бұрын

My opponents were so intimidated by it I never saw then again

@manictiger

3 жыл бұрын

Exterminatus: the ultimate table flip

10:07 I play this a lot. In this line you can also attack the pawn (the knight's defence) and if they defend it with their inside pawns then you can launch a queen, knight and bishop attack after g4, resulting in mate in 2 at one point. Deadly gambit if knight e4 is played

Damn. went from ~1000 to 1300 on Lichess with mostly King's gambit. Didn't expect such a harsh eval from HN.

Englund gambit: Has two tricks Gotham: Ok so this is one trick right

@sylver76

2 жыл бұрын

More than 2, actually.

@secretunknown2782

Жыл бұрын

Chat be like

@couchpotato4928

Жыл бұрын

It’s one trick because you have to pick which trick you want them to fall for. If they don’t fall for your one trick you can’t fall back on the other trick like you can for some others like the Stafford

1:30:40 "Are those chicken wings?" "I think that's a Pokemon, Hikaru." entire chat: *bruh*

Great stuff, looking forward for an episod for intermidiate players!

I mean why not, enjoy all my efforts to mark the timestamps, Thanks Gotham, for pasting this in the description; 0:00​ Intro 0:20​ Albin Countergambit 4:59​ Alekhine's Gambit 8:25​ Belgrade Gambit 10:55​ Benko Gambit 12:45​ Blackburne Schilling 15:07​ Blackmar Diemer 17:02​ Budapest Gambit 20:01​ Danish Gambit 22:32​ Elephant Gambit 25:13​ Englund Gambit 28:06​ Evans Gambit 30:18​ From Gambit 33:43​ Halloween Gambit 36:50​ Icelandic Gambit 39:47​ Jaenisch Gambit 43:02​ Kings Gambit 45:23​ Kloosterboer 47:58​ Latvian 50:26​ Lisistyn Gambit 55:21​ Milner Barry Gambit 58:36​ Nakhmanson 1:02:03​ Orthoschnapp 1:04:53​ Portuguese 1:06:48​ Queens Gambit 1:07:48​ Scotch Gambit 1:10:26​ Smith-Morra 1:12:26​ Stafford Gambit 1:15:35​ Staunton 1:21:08​ Tennison 1:23:52​ Urusov 1:25:29​ Vienna Gambit 1:30:41​ Wing Gambit

@tgunsofficial1208

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you.I watch the whole video anyways but this will help someone

@hardikbhati3261

3 жыл бұрын

@Grim Reaper mah boi

@gabrote42

3 жыл бұрын

We missing Content Creator timestamps. Let's begin: 1:30:04 Otzdarva in chat.

@CHANNEL_HH

3 жыл бұрын

Needs more upvotes

O-O-O# has to be the most beautiful thing ever

@cracklingvoice

3 жыл бұрын

The most elegant mate finish I've ever seen.

@manu-bz4mx

3 жыл бұрын

@@cracklingvoice id say en passant is also pretty stylish

@MorphRed

3 жыл бұрын

@@manu-bz4mx O-O-O# need you to bring the king to the other side of the board

@manu-bz4mx

3 жыл бұрын

@@MorphRed ??

@MorphRed

3 жыл бұрын

@@manu-bz4mx The opponent king

I tend to play either Danish or Blackmar as a beginner. It's pretty solid, especially if your opponent doesn't know the appropriate responses.

What I always hated is that if you sacrifice a pawn for a mate or to take the queen, like in the Blackburne Shilling Gambit or the ICBM, it's considered a gambit even though a gambit is more of when you sacrifice a pawn to get an advantage in the long game, like the Danish Gambit sacrificing 2 pawns to get your bishops out quickly and to target your opponent's weaknesses. If a gambit is the former it should be known as a trap, like the Lasker Trap or the Legal Mate Trap.

Actually, Belgrade is in Serbia. It is said like Levy said only instead of L it is letter O. Beograd. I am from Serbia.

@maxkho00

3 жыл бұрын

But that o originally came from an "l" that simply became velarised, and is pronounced in an almost exactly the same way as Polish "ł". So I'd give Levy full points on that one.

@violetv3798

3 жыл бұрын

same

@IgoOrLee

3 жыл бұрын

hahahaha jesam se ismijao xD

@nosami5268

3 жыл бұрын

What does an American know about Europe? 😁 I guess, he did think of Russia, not Serbia, where the city of Belgorod (Белгород) is approximately situated between Kharkov (Ukraina) and Voronesh. This city is famous from the annals of WWII, but has no reputation for chess like the capital of Serbia (Chess Informator!) 👍🙋

@og8263

3 жыл бұрын

@@nosami5268 Are you referring to Levy? He speaks fluent Russian, English is his second language.

Them guessing the meaning behind the White Stripes album cover for the Elephant Gambit was one hell of a deja vu

I'm a massive sports fan just getting into chess just because honestly and hearing you guys confuse the position that Steven Adams plays just absolutely found me. lmao

In the blackmar-diemer taking back with the queen is beneficial if black moved the bishop f5 prior to xf3. as you are offering a second pawn in the center the additional tempo is quiet important. You can still transition into the Nxf3variant, if black moves the bishop all the way back.

I'm a 1200 at the moment, and I've been running around with Evan's Gambit and Nakhmanson Gambit. The critical move is always after I play 3. Bc4. When they talked about sidestepping the Nakhmanson and Evan's Gambit by pushing to d6, I died inside. That's my least favorite move to face. Very boring, makes me cry

42:40 the Ruy Lopez was a godsend for me as I was transitioning from beginner to intermediate strength because I got consistently got playable positions out of the opening and it was a great education in positional maneuvers. It’s still my main opening as white, and I have no complaints.

@sietsejohannes

11 ай бұрын

Same for me. I've won a lot of spanish games at the beginner/intermediate level growing up without ever needing to learn the theoretical main line. Levy just has a personal bias against certain openings like the Ruy and the Bengko.

I like the triple muzio gambit. Something to study on for 1500 and above.

Has part 2 to this series ever been made? I could not find it on KZread but would very much love to see it.

@deed14

2 жыл бұрын

It's in hikarus channel

@Johnsli

2 жыл бұрын

@@deed14 Do you have a link? I tried searching for it but couldn't find it.

Tons of tactics is just a secret category of what they genuinely fear.

So, to summarise, Hikaru “agrees with that”. Edit: Oh so many likes!! Gosh. So, this is how it feels like. 😊

@tobble2414

3 жыл бұрын

This is true

@speedyx3493

3 жыл бұрын

No, he "kinda agrees"

@moonycanwatch

3 жыл бұрын

Totally, completely, yeah

@tiger5869

3 жыл бұрын

Levy is absolutely right

@martzall6776

3 жыл бұрын

They both do and both contribute, to me this shows Levy does know his s**t as sometimes Hikaru can go through 10 moves in 1.3 seconds

Love this video, largely because there are so many trappy gambits and it is at least useful to know which one to focus on.

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Northernlion is probably an icon cause he had video titled "what the hell is Jaenisch Gambit?"

@lonewanderer285

3 жыл бұрын

The egg's influence is spreading.

@TZerot0

3 жыл бұрын

@@lonewanderer285 gourds are pogged

@fisheatsyourhead

3 жыл бұрын

don't listen to that guy, he's BALD

@gabrote42

3 жыл бұрын

You guys spotted Otzdarva?

@delmattia96

3 жыл бұрын

The bald lion keeps expanding his reign.

Broke my heart to see the Stafford so low with Rosen on the pic. Too many good memories watching him own people with it.

Great video. I love their collabs

I always wanted to see him do a Halloween gambit video and I’m happy he finally made ine

When I learned the Halloween gambit my chess coach thought I was joking. Good to know that it’s very powerful

Hikaru: i don't think that's a good move nobody's gonna move there Me with my unpredictable brain: are you sure about that?

Nikola Karaklajić (Cyrillic: Никола Караклајић, Belgrade, 24 February 1926 - 16 December 2008)[1] was a Serbian-Yugoslav chess master. He was the first notable exponent and probably inventor of the Belgrade Gambit.[2] He won the Yugoslav Chess Championship in 1955, competed in the 12th Chess Olympiad, Belgian Chess Championship, European Team Chess Championship and played notable games with Hans Berliner, Borislav Ivkov and others as part of the peer group of strong Yugoslav players contemporary with Borislav Milić.

Thanks guys! Memorizing long opening lines is the least fun part of the game for me, and this reinforced some good practical ideas I can use.

I started playing Vienna gambit because of Levy. Recently won a game on move 4 after 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 Bc5 4.fxe5 Opponent resigned 😄 (1250 rapid)

@TheTrooper1878

Жыл бұрын

Wait why, I don't see it? Like he can just play Ng8

@Rugekasse

Жыл бұрын

@@TheTrooper1878 d4 and you have the entire center

@sietsejohannes

11 ай бұрын

The ragequit countergambit

I love you mr chess

@he0911

3 жыл бұрын

Mr. Potter

@dobb2106

3 жыл бұрын

@@he0911 you’re a gm potter

@mr.gubagub1899

3 жыл бұрын

@@dobb2106 lmao

@kkyt_9154

3 жыл бұрын

@@dobb2106 Gm Harry Gotham Potter

@fisheatsyourhead

3 жыл бұрын

@@dobb2106 I'm a whot?

Boris Spasski leaves the discussion of Kings Gambit in rage😉

I just played a game at 500 against the Urusov and slapped him because he didn't develop any of his pieces. Just thought I'd mention it, he did have a consistent +7-11 in the eval bar until blundered mate in 1 because he completely ignored everything i was doing. It was a queen bishop barrage against a kingside castle position as black.

@Demon_of_Razgriz

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds about right. The gambit is about sacrificing 2 pawns for insane rapid development and board presence. But that requires... well... Developing pieces. If done well, the Urusov is explosive. If done poorly, white just falls on its face.

The "complete nonsense" Englund gambit was the only one I knew

@zaaxi7424

3 жыл бұрын

I need to stop playing the Englund Gambit but every time I see d4 I wanna play e5

This is one of the best Chess videos out there. This list out all the gambits and explain how good they are. Now you know how careful you must be when confronting them. If I knew openings like these guys that would be awesome.

@antoniocoimbra5832

2 жыл бұрын

ye, great video. why not learn all these openings if u rly want it? :-P

Have you forgot about the italian-koltanowski gambit? Playing this all the time and was so hoping that you discuss this as well. Still, very interesting video!

I've played chess for a long time but i've never ever actively tried learning any openings/gambits before that all changed when i learned about the existence of the halloween gambit thanks to this video. Now i just *have to* learn it I am going to learn ALL there is to learn about the halloween gambit and be the best at it!

New title for this video: Hikaru Kinda Agrees

Wilhelm Steinitz: "The way to refute a gambit is to accept it."

@Edamori

3 жыл бұрын

*Immediately loses to the Blackburne Shilling*

@Kirisame312

3 жыл бұрын

"The king is an attacking piece!"

@benb4728

3 жыл бұрын

@@Edamori I actually find that accepting the gambit you can get a good position as white even after sacrificing your entire knight: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nd4 4. Nxe5 Qg5 5. Bxf7+ Kd8 6. O-O Qxe5 7. c3 and Nc6 is a common mistake because white gets d4 and a monstrous center. Even if black plays the correct move 7... Ne6 after 8. Re1 there is a high probability that black plays 8... Nf6?? and we get d4 again with a crushing center.

@maxkho00

3 жыл бұрын

Blackburne-Shilling Gambit, Vienna Gambit, King's Gambit collectively: am I a joke to you?

@anonymousbryan7882

3 жыл бұрын

@@maxkho00 true apart from Kings gambit

For 10 min Rapid, I have reached 1200 with using Kings Indian Attack when playing white and Pirc defence when playing black, absolute combination for beginners.

Love that kings gambit picture

There's actually another trick in the englund. You can go d4 e5 dxe5 bc5 and then if they develop wrong (nf3 for example, but anything except nc3) then you go d6 exd6 ne7 dxe7 Bxf2 Kxf2 Qxd1 ggwp

The reaction to the Alekhine's Gambit was legendary LMAO

@levikatriel

3 жыл бұрын

I was wondering if they were talking about the alekhine shatar, but they both seemed so confused

@ClockworkAnomaly

3 жыл бұрын

It's odd, because Alekhines performs well on the side lines, not the main line- you want your opponent to not know Alekhines and play a side line. So their reaction kinda proved its potential effectiveness if you study it (but mostly only if it continues to remain relatively unknown)

"Tennison has only one trick." Proceeds to place in "Easy to Equalize" over "One Trick".

@tkmisere7591

2 жыл бұрын

If they had shown the ICBM version would be a different story

You need to make this a graph of how often it can happen versus how good it is

As a Halloween gambit lover, hikaru calling it very powerful made me very happy

38:10 remembers moves from some random game in 1999... OK.

I don't know if you read comments on year old videos, Levy, BUT just today I was thinking about how nice you pronounce non-English names! A lot of people just murder "foreign" names, but you actually make an effort and it really shows. Sure you'd go mad if you practised every single name until it's perfect, but even going the little extra step is awesome. Cheers!

I was Spectating a game where Blitzstream opened with c4 against gravity chess while watching this video, it made it much more obvious that knowing lines is the way to win at a higher level.

Levys pronunciation of Belgrade is absolutely correct btw

@kiyoshi9807

3 жыл бұрын

No its not. In english its pronounced like hikaru said,and in serbian its pronaunced beograd If he swapped the letter L with the letter O,than it would be correct

@officergreg1318

3 жыл бұрын

@@kiyoshi9807 levy is right

@kiyoshi9807

3 жыл бұрын

@@officergreg1318 dude im serbian,belgrade is the capital of serbia Levi did not say it right

Me, as a complete chess beginner: Is black or white doing the gambits here?

@Johnsli

3 жыл бұрын

Which ever of the colours are at the bottom.

@hw_yozoraVODS

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

You forgot the most important gambit, a favourite of all superGMs, the Schneider gambit, played after 1. H4, G5

Kloosterboer is pronounced as ''Clo-ster-boor''. Klooster meaning monastry and boer meaning farmer. It's a pretty common Dutch name.

@Ceasar933

Жыл бұрын

G E K O L O N I S E E R D

The little Northernlion appearence has me pogged up

I find it interesting that they both agree that the Blackmar Diemer Gambit is unstoppable, maybe I should play it more often :)

@gjonfeinstein5878

9 ай бұрын

Please be aware that the move order: 1d4 d5 2Nc3 Nf6 3e4 is not really playable. If black knows about 3...N:e4, white will end up worse. Trust me! I'm fairly surprised that Levy doesn't know this as he covers this kind of material in his videos whereas Nakamura is a super GM with no need to care about a cafe level opening like this. Otherwise I agree that the BDG is awesome for 1500 level players with 1d4 d5 2e4 move order.

Swap the Knight and Queen pawn move in the Geshev gambit and it’s fire! It’s similiar to danish and Blackmore

The image for the kings gambit was hilarious😂😂

2:07 waiting for UltimateGoose1 to comment here.

Gotham: "Do you agree?" Hikaru after a minute or two of talking: "and Yes I agree"

Nice video! Any idea on when will the 1.500+ version be uploaded?

2:20 Englund gambit ICBM variation

Idk personally my favourite is the inter Continental ballistic missile