In low elo if you one move hang a piece, and the opponent doesn't immediately take it, you don't rectify your error because that would be admitting that you've made an error, and your opponent doesn't take it because then he'd admit that he missed taking a piece. What follows is a gentlemen agreement to proceed as if the piece is defended.

@VanquishR

Жыл бұрын

Alternatively, neither of them even notice that they hung a piece and keep playing the game completely oblivious to that fact. But yes, low elo players are indeed chivalrous gentlemen. It describes us low elo players to a tee

@ninjii1236

Жыл бұрын

And, if that gentleman agreement is violated, it is because one of the players just realized that a piece was hanging

@D0er0fthings

Жыл бұрын

@@VanquishR indeed

@educat1on166

Жыл бұрын

xd

@MacMashPotato

Жыл бұрын

Hmmmmmmm ..... naw

" To confuse your enemy, you must confuse yourself first " -Sun Tzu

@seo-woojin

Жыл бұрын

unless youre bad

@raytan956

Жыл бұрын

"you're not doing it wrong if no one knows what you're doing"

@tracksremastered7796

Жыл бұрын

🤣

@HadiAnimations

Жыл бұрын

@@raytan956 lol

@misalignedmisanthropist

Жыл бұрын

Isn't this just Nakamura-Caruana a few days back in the candidates

I love the eval bar in low elo games, they swing back and forth every move as the computer continues to be baffled at the players' inability to see obvious moves (my own games included)

16:38 If you've had one rook locked in GBJ the whole game naturally you have to put your other rook in there with him so he doesn't get lonely

@murakii

Жыл бұрын

GBJ the Classic

@JohnP55

11 ай бұрын

I was not expecting a simpleflips reference

@bumbomumboni4735

11 ай бұрын

​@@murakiiwhat does gbj mean?

@sawyermerkle8835

10 ай бұрын

@@bumbomumboni4735gay baby jail

@Cheesy_33

3 күн бұрын

shoutouts to simpleflips

"How does a French person not play en passant" That one had me in stitches more than the two rooks in the corner.

@monkebrainedfish3130

Жыл бұрын

18:59 Holy Hell

@Hassy171717

Жыл бұрын

"It's LITERALLY FRENCH!!!" lol

@DevourerOfEggs

Жыл бұрын

🤣

@darrellwillis4871

Жыл бұрын

En Croissant 🥐🥐

@christianodaley4813

Жыл бұрын

Cap 10:39 is the funniest watch from 10:30-10:38 to get it

Anytime Gotham in the future tells us, “You will not believe the next move white/black played” or “You couldn’t pay me to tell you why they played this move” I’m just immediately assuming they played a3, h3, h7, a7.

@pleaseenteraname9414

Жыл бұрын

I’d be impressed if a pawn managed to move to h7/a7 seeing as that’s where they start

@lokitac4748

Жыл бұрын

@@pleaseenteraname9414 Well technically it could be a white pawn

@JoeARedHawk275

Жыл бұрын

@@lokitac4748 Technically it could be any piece except the opposite colored bishop.

@lokitac4748

Жыл бұрын

@@JoeARedHawk275 how? when there's no letter before the square name, its a pawn.

@elliotbaker5416

Жыл бұрын

Either that or some random king move

6:49 I laughed so hard when the eval bar started flying. 😂🤣

Man actually guessed that I’m watching this 6mo in the future

1:17 Levy: "Germany versus France, looking like a World... Me: What a classic Levy: Cup match-up" Me: Ah yes, football, that's what I thought

@gaopinghu7332

Жыл бұрын

Lol

@manvelmsurian9712

Жыл бұрын

WW1 or WW2?

@fc3x336

Жыл бұрын

'Levi'?!?!?!?!? Levy pls

@okieness9849

Жыл бұрын

@@fc3x336 levon

@ghostbaconhair

Жыл бұрын

levon, not levi‼‼‼

The A1 rook move had me in tears. Levy's got a special talent for commentating these games

@jonathanwalther

Жыл бұрын

The build-ups he makes are hilariously funny.

@MythicalSkull13

Жыл бұрын

Honestly too funny

@rajbirgill7671

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree, no one can commentate better than levy 😅😅

@carolagerhardt889

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

@annamikestikova2219

Жыл бұрын

I think he misclicked 😭 happened to me so many times...

The KZread algorithm did in fact recommend this to me exactly 6 months after this was posted

1:04 thanks for the welcome, 6 months from the future

16:49 I lost it when he paralyzed both rooks for no reason hahaha

@haqqu47

Жыл бұрын

The last black move is queen attack the rook so he defend it. Now I realize most of white movements is to protect piece that attacked by black last move regardless its situation

@tejasvaidya2627

Жыл бұрын

i just died laughing lol

@zairaner1489

Жыл бұрын

That was the stupidest move ever, but I do want to defend the queen trade that he offers imemdiately after since it would have freed the rooks lol.

@shatranj

Жыл бұрын

@@haqqu47 nice analysis

@skycaptain95

Жыл бұрын

@@haqqu47 it's classic one-move-itis. Me get attacked, me defend. Doesn't make it less funny though.

I'm like 910 and honestly totally relate to these guys. some games I'll feel like I'm playing amazingly, then the analysis afterward says I had 3% accuracy and blundered checkmate in 3 10 different times, then other games I'll feel like I played horribly and didn't do anything right and the analysis will say 90% accurate on both sides. chess is hard.

@smrtfasizmu6161

Жыл бұрын

The former happened to me so many times that now many times after I played what I think was a good game I expect the engine to laugh at me. It happened to me so many times in the last 3 years that even when I play a legit good game I don't believe it unless I see the engine say it. For instance, a week or two ago I played the kind of position where both players are usually laughed at by the engine, after finishing the game I was like OK let's see what the engine has to say about this game, let's see how it will laugh at me and the engine said that my average centipawn loss was 16 in that game. I often have no idea what the engine will say about my games. Although sometimes I don't care about what the engine has to say about my game because sometimes my blunders are only punishable by ridiculous lines that only a titled player would see.

@gyrum310

Жыл бұрын

2 months gone you must have improved a lot

@amoldivo

Жыл бұрын

Alright, I hope I can farm ELO from your guys one day 🤣

@ganrimmonim

Жыл бұрын

Even if you're a 900 you'll be NOTHING like as bad as this.

@fh2234

Жыл бұрын

If you won the analysis is worth zero, nada.

0:48 BRO WTF IM WATCHING THIS EXACTLY 6 MONTHS LATER

Levy very accurately predicted the 6month part. Hey from the future

@rey7014

Жыл бұрын

well shit

@realshaiw

Жыл бұрын

Hello from me too!

@simeon1621

Жыл бұрын

Sameee😊

@Skylsz

Жыл бұрын

I think i missed the prediction. What is it?

Tony would have won if he didn’t have that bishop in the first place

@32remu

Жыл бұрын

Why no reply?

@tamir8501

Жыл бұрын

why reply?

@32remu

Жыл бұрын

@@tamir8501 should i delete?

@tamir8501

Жыл бұрын

@@32remu I'm jk ;)

@KioDronee

Жыл бұрын

5th reply

The goal in chess is to make your opponent blunder their king.

@Invisiblecommenter-

Жыл бұрын

69 likes

@simeon1621

Жыл бұрын

96 likes

@iamgt2392

Жыл бұрын

147 likes

@justthememelordsnextdoor9120

Жыл бұрын

184 likes

@Hamza_DukeOfGrapes

Жыл бұрын

202 likes

As a matter of fact, it IS 6 months in the future and this was recommended

0:50 hey that’s me!

18:14 Bro, I fucking died. Literal tears at that triple rook hang. And that random checkmate at the end LMAO. I think that might be the best game I've seen on this playlist.

@kassios

Жыл бұрын

The struggle is real!

@HadiAnimations

Жыл бұрын

XDD

@jonathanwalther

Жыл бұрын

I died laughing as well. Geeeeez! Dat game!

@demon2Laplace

Жыл бұрын

right. 69 likes

@valinorean4816

Жыл бұрын

wait, but two of them are not hanging, because the queen is pinned?

I almost choked on my croissant sandwich when Levy said "How does a french person not play en passant it is literally french "

@arightscepter

Жыл бұрын

I was nice to see someone using the word literally a bit more correctly.

@Hassy171717

Жыл бұрын

almost spit my beer onto my computer screen!

@GolfClash2718

Жыл бұрын

_en croissant_

@darrellwillis4871

Жыл бұрын

@@GolfClash2718 🥐

There is no fucking way he predicted I'd be watching this 6 months later from a recommendation what in the hell 💀

0:50 uploaded 6 months ago. Well, I guess this now confirms that life is indeed, a simulation.

Watching this from (almost) 6 months you are correct mr gotham of chess

@warrier705

Жыл бұрын

Same. Top of my recommended list today. Watch what Google knows you want to watch

@rex-of8sj

Жыл бұрын

Same wtf

@perrytheplatypus750

Жыл бұрын

Lol

@Finn_the_Goldfish

Жыл бұрын

Accuracy is uncanny.

@imalpha6026

Жыл бұрын

xD

This is roughly my ELO in blitz and watching this makes me say “how come I don’t get opponents this easy?!” In reality, I probably do but don’t have Gotham’s advice nearby. Great analysis.

@ruthxk7844

Жыл бұрын

I think these people are 700 elo... in rapid.

@smrtfasizmu6161

Жыл бұрын

@@ruthxk7844 Yeah, 700 blitz is probably around 900 or 1000 rapid.

@smrtfasizmu6161

Жыл бұрын

But still, your opponents do make dumb mistakes, trust me, because I am 1800 and even my opponents do make dumb mistakes.

@amoldivo

Жыл бұрын

I just hate when people play pepega pacman chompchomp everything in their sight openings... 😑 The thing is, sometimes I just don't know how to capitalize against their terrible plays because they just played so terrible that I don't understand and they somehow got lucky forks or pins, when both players develop their own pieces, it's the beginning of a great game lol there was once both of us didn't touch any of the other's pieces till move 15 or something, best game of my life lol

@smrtfasizmu6161

Жыл бұрын

@@amoldivo What is the rating of your opponents? You need to see what is attacked and what is defended in the position. You also need to see checks both for yourself and for your opponent.

"If you are just watching this 6 months in the future because it got recommended to you by the youtube algorithm, welcome." Why thanks levy that is exactly what happened

"If you are watching this 6 month in the future welcome" me watching this 6 months after release

@thespark0969

Жыл бұрын

Ikr

I usually try not to laugh at novices playing chess as we all at one time or another played just as bad plus I wouldn't want to discourage anyone from playing but at 16:55 that rook move made me laugh my ass off out loud lol

@MIDO44444

Жыл бұрын

People who submit their GTE and how to lose at chess games dont mind that lmao

@youtubeshypocrisy

Жыл бұрын

Novice? These where two babies playing against each other

@andromeda7763

Жыл бұрын

I actually started crying of laughter

@colbei9260

Жыл бұрын

Was about to post the same thing lmao

@johnsmith-gq5jw

Жыл бұрын

I'm imagining the older sibling walks by and yells "Rook A1!", but alas Tony chooses the wrong rook.

I've seen every How to lose at Chess but 16:38 might actually be the dumbest move I've ever seen. Amazing game and commentary.

@lazydk2654

Жыл бұрын

definitly an insanely bad move. someone should make a ranking list of the worst games / moves

@zairaner1489

Жыл бұрын

I was so sure it was going to be pawn b3. I don't think that rook move was even inside my comprehension of things you could do

@Pattonator14

Жыл бұрын

Truly insane move, the logic must have been that the rook was under attack and therefore must be defended, forgetting that you can just move the a2 rook out of danger. But it's so unbelievably ugly

@jayure1346

Жыл бұрын

Worst move ever was the one that forced your opponent to play mate in one

@the_bottomfragger

Жыл бұрын

@@Pattonator14 thinking back the only redeemable excuse would be that he selected the wrong rook and instead of dragging simply clicked the a1 square.. but seeing the rest of the game I'm really not sure

me watching it 6 months later: HOW DO YOU KNOW?

0:50 I am literally watching this 6 months later because it got recommended to me 💀

The real reason black deleted their account was when they went to the analysis and found out en passent exists, they realized that everything they thought they knew about chess was a lie, and subsequently deleted their account in favor of continuing their endless quest to find a mate that they will never fulfill because they are uncultured enough to not play en passent when it’s the best move.

@christianodaley4813

Жыл бұрын

💀💀💀💀💀

Rda1 must be one the most amazing moves ever made. I had to get up because my laughter was too strong for a sitting person.

@arightscepter

Жыл бұрын

Have to make your stand here?

0:50 literally reads the future

0:50 You really got me there! XD

Plot twist: Levy actually makes up those games with fake accounts just to make jokes about them afterwards. It's a form of pure art like a painting.

@drakeking9628

Жыл бұрын

Bro they coming after you man you know too much

As someone floating around the 700's, I absolutely miss M1 all the time 😂 Though I probably only miss black's hanging bishop for, like, 2 or 3 moves before I see it

@MrJoosebawkz

Жыл бұрын

the easiest thing u can do is just look for M1 anytime your queen is lined up with a bishop like that. like a queen on the same diagonal as a bishop should scream “mate” anytime you see it

@jaywasd

Жыл бұрын

You been watchin levy's videos a while?

@epsilonisevil1988

Жыл бұрын

@@jaywasd Maybe a month or two now at this point. His videos actually got me to pick up chess again for the first time in a long time. Definitely still lots of room for improvement 😆

@Cra3ier

Жыл бұрын

@@epsilonisevil1988 no worries just keep playing solving puzzles everyday you’ll improve in a month good luck!

@yzfool6639

Жыл бұрын

Even more amazing in that we rapidly gain the ability to "see" all checks in any position and so cannot miss a mate in one on our turn. I have no idea at what rating this becomes typical, but it's pretty low. Keep it up, you'll get there.

This ligit popped up in my recommendations 6 MONTHS after it was released!! Gotham prophet

Rook D-A1 is probably the second best move in this entire series, right behind the guy who forced M1 on himself.

@satanspotatoes

Жыл бұрын

What game was that

@rosiefay7283

Жыл бұрын

@@satanspotatoes kzread.info/dash/bejne/nYWrktSNk5idY5c.html

@eumorpha876

Жыл бұрын

@@satanspotatoes it was "worst move in history of chess" video

I just got off from a chess club where I sus'd out a possible cheater and now I get to watch the brilliancy that is 800 elo chess. It must be a sign!

@defeatist3463

Жыл бұрын

That sounds wild. What happened exactly?

@HadiAnimations

Жыл бұрын

How was the chess club experience

@MrJoosebawkz

Жыл бұрын

how do you cheat otb?

@lifeenjoyer9699

Жыл бұрын

@@MrJoosebawkz ah it was online

@lifeenjoyer9699

Жыл бұрын

@@HadiAnimations was good i think

Levy during GM games: "Oh he played this move cuz engine really likes this idea and is winning for his position" Levy during low elo games: "You could not pay me money to understand why he played this move"

I'm a 700 rated player, and I gotta say this game gives me hope in climbing the rating ladder. When I saw this game I thought 2 drunk chimpanzee with Mercury poisoning were playing each other. Excuse me while I go to bleach out my eyes.

@kevin_5355

Жыл бұрын

Exactly what i'm 715 right now i started playing 1 week ago and seing this hurted my eyes insanely

@vukcevu5854

Жыл бұрын

You make these mistakes too but you dont notice LOL

@BinaryStars100

Жыл бұрын

I make mistakes too, don't get me wrong put leaving that bishop hanging for THAT long is a sin.

@apestogetherstrong5155

Жыл бұрын

curious what the time controls were. I'm 650 in blitz and 800 in rapid.

@viksinha5410

Жыл бұрын

If this is the kind of shit that 700 players do then you should be rated 1000

White deleting their account after a lost game is the equivalent of a Samurai commiting seppuku after a lost fight

16:48 this might be the most absurd move I've ever seen. It doesn't blunder anything (like 75 other moves in this game), but the other blunders were just things they haven't seen... This one is absolutely baffling.

"Now the advantage is back to +1 which is basically equal" My man this is 700 elo! +50 is basically equal!

@18:59 - "I mean, how does a French person not play en passant? It's literally French!" 🤣🤣😂

10:30 had me in tears

I think the move at 17:00 had to be a mouse slip. He probably was wanting to move there but with the other rook and had the wrong rook selected.

4:08 “*what comes after thrice, anyway?” “*quice? frice?” “*welp, won’t have to use it again anyway.”

14:10 You know it's messed up when there's 6 mins left in the video 😂

11:48 why does Levy's toddler impression sound like an old lady?

Hey Gotham just wanted to say thanks for helping me learn the game! I went from 500 to 1500 pretty much just watching your content and playing! Thanks man

@nivnavion

Жыл бұрын

Nice! How long did it take?

@natebomze5568

Жыл бұрын

Literally the same. Levy, I learned the Fried Liver and the Caro Kann from you in December 2020, and went from 500 to 1500. I now take chess lessons and have joined a club. It’s a new hobby, and something I’m so happy is in my life. Thanks to you.

@TheTophatGuy

Жыл бұрын

@@nivnavion 3 months for me but may differ

@masongeisler2372

Жыл бұрын

@@nivnavion it was about a year for that climb but a year for 1000 points is something that I’m happy with! I went from someone in these videos every game to someone who can actually play a competent game of chess

@jackorippa3588

Жыл бұрын

what opening do you use when you playing black and white play d4 I'm struggling to find a counter to d4 at 1000 ELO games.

11:35 Moral of the story Hanging pawns are easier to locate than hanging pieces 😂😂

11:14 "It seems like tony has a blind spot right" not just blind spot lad, he's blind

Nobody: Pepper in Iron Man: 10:43

The thumbnail is my inner instinct after every game .

@_Insert_Username

Жыл бұрын

Every game of yours or every game of how to lose at chess

Oh wow, this got recommended to me 5 months after the release of the video, lmao

in the begging he was so close it was 5 months

0:50 I'm just looking at it 6 months into the future XD

@xxxyyy5306

Жыл бұрын

same

Levy just predicted me watching this 6 months later wtf

Wtf the YT algorithm just recommended me this video 6 months after it was uploaded. Is this the power of a chess IM? Can he see through the future??

0:50 "if you're watching this 6 months later because of the KZread recommended algorithm, welcome!" That's terrifying but thank you

299th day of translating Levy's titles into Neapolitan: "Meglij re candidat"

8:00 "any logical player.." imma have to stop you right there Levy

When I was around 6 years old I sometimes made my "paintings" which were total nonsense but when my grandma saw them she said that paintings like that get sold for millions of dollars. Only later in life I realised what she meant by that and to be honest she wasn't wrong haha

0:50 Yep, that describes exactly why I'm here. KZread algorithm six months later. Good content, by the way. I've been loving these videos.

@elpatoempatado2404

Жыл бұрын

Same. It's scary how he guessed it, but I'm not asking how.

@teothunder3705

Жыл бұрын

He really just got my full attention by saying that

@smallxplosion9546

Жыл бұрын

yeah lol

And i'm watching it 6 months in the future to the algorithms recommendation.

That was one of the most entertaining games of chess I have ever seen

11:41 I was the exact opposite when I was low rated, if my opponent just castled I would intentionallu avoid castling just so it wouldnt look like I was copying them

8:15 I am 80% sure that black plan was if white takes his bishop with the queen he would be able to fork a bishop and tower with horse to b3 and then attack the tower again after it moves to a2 by taking the bishop( but there is a bishop in c4 so idk maybe both of players didint noticed that.)

@elzusch5186

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's a totally reasonable sequence if not for the bishop on c4

0:50 Me, who is literally watching it 6 months later:

Omg levy gave me a heart attack when he said it got recommended 6 months in the future as he said it I was just checking when it was uploaded

5:15 I am a 450 elo, and even I would’ve seen this move. How did they not see this??

@Fqil

Жыл бұрын

If you are 450 you certainly miss a lot of hanging pieces without realizing too

@anakinskywalke

Жыл бұрын

@@Fqil I am also a 450 elo I mean I hang pieces sometimes for no reason but I would've seen that

@tyranniaa176

Жыл бұрын

@@anakinskywalke Same, it is just obviously hanging

@nebula2267

Жыл бұрын

I'm literally 250 elo and I saw it. 700 elo be like teenage years in real life

@icecream5125

Жыл бұрын

They may play a lot more

That bishop was hilarious.

"If you are watching this 6 months later after this video was posted" Me: Watching the video with the time stamp of 6 months ago "Psychic!"

@abdullahshah4510

Жыл бұрын

Same

It's six months later and it got recommended by the algorithm. He predicted the future.

These videos have become such a staple of my day, thanks for all your effort boss man.

Gotham: cuz it's got recommended 6 months later by the algorithme Me watching it 6 months after the upload of the video: 👁👄👁 How

9:35 and that's where I just lost it and laughed

18:21 Neither I did 😂😂.

I wouldn't be surprised if after the match concluded, the players thought to themselves what an epic match of Chess they just had

Literally watching it six months in the future because the algorithm recommended

It's actually 6 months in the future and it was recommended to me

what the fuck, i am watching this 6 months in the future

I have been watching your videos daily for over a year now, I am absolutely garbage at chess but find you hilarious and entertaining. Thanks for all content! "You Bozo"

@owenkelliher4927

Жыл бұрын

I’m the same way except I used to be garbage and now I’m pretty good, but the videos are still quite entertaining

@OriginalSlim11

Жыл бұрын

@@owenkelliher4927 I've made the climb from 230-803 in the last year lol, small improvements

@owenkelliher4927

Жыл бұрын

@@OriginalSlim11 over the past year I went from 1100 to 1800 blitz online. Looking to study more seriously now so I can get a title at some point

This is the funniest game i have seen in a while. My stomach hurt on rd1-ra1

Does the person using white not want the pawn structure to be damaged? 9:53

Him “ if you’re just watching this six months into the future “ Me “ how does he know 😳 “

How did you know its 6 months later bro

I can't believe this actually got recommended to me 6 months later..

@danyaSurf

Жыл бұрын

same bro

When he said “unless you are watching this 6 months later because the KZread algorithm recommended it to you” I looked at how long ago it was posted and then got scared

Bro called out when I would watch the video 💀

lol when he said 6 months in the future i looked and it says 6 months ago. 💀

@Mrgeoffox

Жыл бұрын

Same my guy

0:50 its been 6 months and what do you know it's been reccomended now, thanks for nothing youtube.

how did KZread literally only recommend this to me 6 months later

Ain't no way he said "if you're being recommended this 6 months later because it's in the KZread algorithm, HE just called me out." Bro it's 6 months later. Wild

Literally recommended 6 months in the future

Thank you levy for these videos, I have improved so much because of you.

It might seem weird moving the white squared bishop before anything else but my strategy is this. Get the bishop out then pawn d3 or my Bishop gets trapped. Then develop normally.