Essentially most of my calculated attacks have been lost by overseeing one single cheeky move. usually those in which some piece comes back to defend the square.
what is the checklist again? -checks -captures -attacks -forcing moves -what is defending what -what are the weaknessess -before checking what you can do try to see what they can do to you? is there any more maybe? thank youuuu Gotham!
This is how i understood it: Opening=By the book, occasional changes (depends on the situation) Midgame=Calculation is key Endgame=You can study some paterns, but, if you are winning in material, you'll figure it out.
Opening decide the end games, but opening dont mean shit if you f them up so it comes down to sacrefice the right piece and thats the lession of chess... The cost of Victory
11:26 As a Chess Noob I fully agree. If I happen to win a game while having 4 Blunders, I consider it a bad Game. Sure I "won" but obviously my Opponent just was more efficient in losing. If I loose a Game with 0 Blunders and some Mistakes, I am proud because I gave it my best shot and didn't just hand over the Victory
Something I tell my students is to always look at where your or your oponent moved to and where they moved from. That will catch a lot of the removal-of-defender mistakes. Also another good piece of advice is to look for 3 alternatives and then pick the best. This can often slow you down enough to catch mistakes and I find it can significantly improve your game.
Thank you for this! I’ve been really struggling and it helps to have a checklist before I make a move. I get so much tunnel vision and miss so much. I missed mate in one the other day, and I’m still made about it.
@@nilent I was bored once, so look into a few streamers PLCs in the UK, for some it was pretty easy to tell how much they were making. Anyone with around a 1 million sub, they are pulling in between 100 to 300 thousand pounds a year. When you add in many have patreon accounts and merch stores and half a million wasn't that uncommon.
That's what's great about teaching Chess. You can be a just an advanced player 1900-2000 and easily teach chess. I teach my daughter and I am only 1400-1500 tops.
@@baumstammkurbel doesn't work like that. people study how to teach, sometimes years, they prepare the classes, just like this one - and... have passion, I don't know. some people are born good teachers, yes, but that statement is a "calculation" flaw itself, because then... well anyone who finishes high school could teach math to kids
That's a great tip! Controlling the center of the board is a fundamental strategy in chess as it provides greater mobility and more options for your pieces. Plus, as you mentioned, it can make it harder for your opponent to quickly gain an advantage. Thanks for sharing!
@@marksolvent3259 well i was at 400 then i was down to 300 and then back to 600 I managed to do that in 2 days you just have to play alot of games or maybe i was lucky
Just recently got back into chess after not playing for over 20 years and trying to relearn everything I forgot, and this has probably been the most helpful video I've seen so far. Really helping me get back into the mindset that came so naturally when I was 12-13.
Levy, you’ve gone from selling courses to guess the Elo and now you’re teaching us how to calculate in chess. Bruh you are an absolute legend and a content creator. No stop to your new ideas!
Don't worry dude. As he said in the video, it's just practise. If you have the time to play chess, then that's all you need - to play chess. Learning book moves and all that is useful, but in the end the most effective way to improve is practise. Learn a few openings (which is super easy) and then just practise.
@@MrSupernova111 I can tell ur super duper smart but I don’t think you need to be 2100 to tell that saying “you need to think about your opponents moves” isn’t particularly helpful
@@deftrascal1626 i think that both of you are pretty dumb to assume that someone saying obvious things isn't going to be useful to people. It's also an actual teaching strategy that many teachers use. but both of you are very clearly ignorant of that.
I had a position like that. I was completely lost (it was mate in 3 at best), so I resigned. Then I turned on a computer and it told me I was +15, despite being down a piece and getting mated... whoops. I missed something :P
checklist -what does the opponent want? -do i have any captures? what does it do if anything? -checks -attacks -forcing moves -what is defending what -what are the weaknesses -check what they can do not only what you do
This might be my favorite chess video of all time. Thank you for this. Every beginner that wants to take their game to the next level needs to watch this
I can't say enough how much I appreciate this channel. After having kind of lost the fun at chess about two years ago because everything began feeling like a grind (I'm about 1800) Levi completely rekindled my love for chess.
Dude, same here, down to the rating. Your post makes me feel better about "resorting" to instructional videos. 1800 is a notoriously tough milestone to rise above. I decided, welp, time to humble my ass. Chess'll do that.
I love these Gotham. I'm rated about 2100. I love seeing intermediate / advanced. This genuinely helps my chess and I love your channel. Also I'm excited you'll hit 1 mil subs before me haha! You SOB! 🎉♥️🔥
If you're rated 2100+ like me then this video is utterly useless. I would argue that its useless even to beginners. Levy's lesson here is to look at the position with the same heartless approach of an engine. If beginners could do that they wouldn't need Levy's input on how to improve calculation.
@@myrusEW . I see. So anyone who disagrees with your chess lord is miserable. Unlike you, I know how to play chess and I'm one step away from earning a national master title. What's your chess background to be talking shit?
what if your issue with calculation is that you follow lines too deep and don't get through all variations as a result any recommendations on how to restrict your calculation so that it isn't excessive?
I think I can help. I would set a limit on yourself. Think, is this person really gonna look 8 moves deep. Just looks like a couple, 2-3 moves. Like levy said if the positions look good go with your gut and don't hang pieces. I hope I help at least a little bit.
That means you just learn to play by heart and have no way of improvising. Put yourself in weird, difficult postions, solve puzzles and you should get better.
i am no professional but i think playing longer games and taking your time (as much as you want) on every move might help. gradually you will get better and start doing calculation faster. don't try to limit your calculation to a certain number of moves or else there is no point in calculating
Gotham is amazing. This is one of his best videos by far. I have been playing chess for 25 years, consider myself pretty good and every moment of these videos are helpful. Love you man. Thank you.
This is some great content. I love how you can involve beginners, intermediates, and advanced altogether like this while also formulating references tought in the beginning to show off on the end.
This is by far the most helpful chess video you have so far done at least in my opinion. The topic itself is very important and the way you explained it in the video is really structured and systematic, also it is helpful to all levels of play. After this video I feel like I know how to systematically improve at the game.
Just started teaching my 6yo sister chess yesterday. She’s learning so quickly. Now we’ll learn about pins and skewers. Keep making the good content Lev.
Levi, you’re the best. My rating has increased by 700 points since I started following you. And this is just 3 months. You are a great teacher and I wish you well 🥇🏆
As a sub 1000 player who got tired of repeating dumb mistakes, just finished reading 'The process of decision making in chess'. Brilliant book for beginners. This video is a condensed version of that. Really appreciate your content Levy. Cheers
I've noticed some of my most devastating losses are when I forget to consider what the opponent's trying to do and some of my best wins are when I actually think of a plan and it pays off.
Those ranking/beginner remarks are nice and all, but I've finally started moving up from 1600/cat3 range, and still found this *entire* video very instructive. It's as much strength as maturing, to stop being aggressive and know when to stop and ponder.
I'm cramming chess knowledge for my second ever chess tournament that I have the day after tomorrow. This really helped, and I am confident. I'll come back when it is finished and tell how it went.
I'm so glad I found your channel, I'm a begginer and after I watched a few of your videos I was able to get around 260 ranking points in just two or three days. I actually won more games than I lost for once in my life in a game, wow. Keep up the great work, hope you'll reach 1 million soon!
Gotham went from "You don't know the checklist? You don't watch my videos?" to "Ok they watch but they are deaf or something so I will make another dedicated video with everything"
I know I'm late but MAN! I should've found you before! I love your humor, i love your explanation, the dynamic energy and simplicity you give to chess. Congratulations
I'm an absolute beginner who cannot think laterally yet.. this was really helpful... And what's great is I now just start saying random things rook d5, bishop g2, pawn to c5 and my opponents seem to believe I know what I'm doing it's now become a game of bluffs 😂
Holy sheit this channel has skyrocketed since I last visited, and he was only on 1 mil and most of his videos never got past 100k. Look at this man now. Fanstastic just like his skills for this game.
After watching Levy's chess videos, my chess playing skills improved. From 480 to now 516 (i know it's not a lot) but with major wins. Learning of observations, calculations, pattern recognition, and necessary sacrifices. Thank you Levy for the lesson 🙏❤️
Ayy. It's great to see Levy still looking out for intermediate/advanced players, even though we're such a small minority. Having separate sections of the video for beginners and intermediate/advanced players was a good idea.
Hey, I have recently improved a lot in calculation, the problem comes when I don't understand the resulting position or wrongly assume it's good for me. Hopefully this vid will help for that too!
This is definitely one of the most helpful videos I’ve seen in a while. Traversing the realm of chess can sometimes feel like taking a walk through the fire swamp. The quicksand will get you :)
This is the hardest part for me in chess. Thank you for covering even the simplest topics for us to learn so we can improve! Once again, thank you Levy for coming out with great content every day!
"Calculation is...for my under 1000 players, not hanging a piece in one move." Probably the funniest possible definition that still makes sense. 4:45-4:52 or c4, but then again, Black does have en passant and we are back here without a pawn (and with black's pawn on c3 instead of d4).
Excellent training for beginners. I've been playing chess for a long time, I'm not a GM and I prolly never will be. I am satisfied with my level of play however there is always room for improvement. It's difficult for me to teach beginners the basics. Conveying the ideas and strategies to newbies is not so easy. It has to be introduced in a way for most people to understand. I like the way you explained the one move concept, way better than any of my attempts to explain it. My approach went too far too soon thereby losing them. Your approach I believe is much better. By not going too far, you make it easier for them to digest what your talking about. I like that idea. Nice job!
I got to 1032 elo in 5 days and I'm very happy, now my calculation skills are being improved greatly because of Levy's tips. I love the way chess has such a disorganized organization in the right way to play and hope to be 1600 in a few weeks or months. Keep grinding everyone and just get better fr 😂
Thank you for this video just a few days ago I started getting really into chess and I think this is a great way for me to get into the right mindset and start my journey in becoming a better player!
16:18 Surely you just play Qh8+ , they are forced to take with the bishop, you take the bishop with the rook calling check. They are then forced to move to f7 with the king, which then you play bishop to e6 checkmate…
@@2ndSeeker Also, I’m curious what a good puzzle rating is? As I am 2300 rated in puzzles (when I have rest haha) but I am only 800 rated in rapid (but I have only played 25 games as I don’t know any opening). Do you think I should stop playing puzzles and get my regular rating up as I have no clue where it should be at. I did have an account 2 years ago where I managed to get to 1100 but stopped playing past that (I still found the games/opponents easy, just got bored as it wasn’t challenging). Where does 2300 in puzzles sort of reflect in regular rating? And should I start learning opening? And if I do, should I bother using them at the moment, as no one will know how to play with them?
One of the stupidest thing I do in chess puzzles is that I'll sometimes calculate 3-5 moves ahead to win a rook or something, but I'll overlook a totally obvious move like that one of my pawns can just capture the opponents queen. Especially when it's a puzzle where you exchange a few pieces first, that don't involve the hanging queen at all, and then that's it's the final piece of the puzzle, but I don't even look at that part of the board.
Levy slipping in chess is a mandatory subject for kids in Armenia lmao dead
He is our anarchy chess GOD
I love that he made that reference
Anarchy chess exploded when he said that
"HOW TO REFUTE THE RUY LOPEZ" soon then?
He probably only selected a game with an armenian player to be able to slip in that meme
Pin of not shame
Can we all just take a second to appreciate that the worst blunders always happen after our longest calculation?
Essentially most of my calculated attacks have been lost by overseeing one single cheeky move.
usually those in which some piece comes back to defend the square.
Think long, think wrong
@John Gladwaller yes this
I literally thought for like 3 minutes and don’t realize my queen was hanging no jokr
@John Gladwaller that's real pain.
Levy: if you're under 1000 you're a beginner
Me who just got to 1003 today: I don't have such weaknesses
Congratulations!
Me a 1001 rated player: Weakness disgusts me
@@ffaiz5866 🤣🤣🤣
Same here brp
laughs in 2200
i watch gothamchess, randomly get inspired to play chess, blunder the queen, go back to just watching chess
same XD
Real.
Inevitable Botez Gambit
No no, you gotta keep blundering, it's funn Chloe!
same
what is the checklist again?
-checks
-captures
-attacks
-forcing moves
-what is defending what
-what are the weaknessess
-before checking what you can do try to see what they can do to you?
is there any more maybe? thank youuuu Gotham!
If you find a good move, try to find a better move?
Blunder- Check:
Opponent's king,
Opponent's pieces,
My king,
My pieces,
(A final tactical error check).
Hopefully this helps you.
this never works in blitz games. i run out of time
@@dhanapalramamoorthy1169 but if you apply this in your non blitz games you will with time see these patterns also in blitz games
What will happen if you move a piece will a piece be left undefended?
This is how i understood it:
Opening=By the book, occasional changes (depends on the situation)
Midgame=Calculation is key
Endgame=You can study some paterns, but, if you are winning in material, you'll figure it out.
Opening decide the end games, but opening dont mean shit if you f them up so it comes down to sacrefice the right piece and thats the lession of chess... The cost of Victory
@@mortenjacobsen5673true, i dont know jack crap about openings and most of the time get suffocated midgame by the lack of squares im conquering
Me who can easly blunder endgames with up full rock
Under 1000 elo but end game is somehow my strongest
" Or for people that are under 1000, it's making sure you don't hang a piece in 1 move".
He really did us dirty
500 gang :')
Samae here
Me at 990 😞
the sad thing is that it's true
and that's what hurts most
we hate him because he told us the truth
11:26 As a Chess Noob I fully agree. If I happen to win a game while having 4 Blunders, I consider it a bad Game. Sure I "won" but obviously my Opponent just was more efficient in losing. If I loose a Game with 0 Blunders and some Mistakes, I am proud because I gave it my best shot and didn't just hand over the Victory
*lose
100% right
*efficient in losing*
A win's a win, dude. I'm willing to bet that you aren't exactly feeling proud when you end up with a winning position but you still lose on time.
I played my first game with no mistakes today. It was over very quickly, but I was happy with myself (850 level)
13:20 "Endgames are not hard, you need to go make a queen."
- *IM* Levy Rozman
Emphasis in the “IM” part of his name
if the purpose of endgame is to make a queen, then i've lived my whole life in endgame but still didn't make one.
@@oliverloake6103 It is a title so it is obviously focused on it
Levy giving advice on both Endgames in chess and raising a child at the same time
Something I tell my students is to always look at where your or your oponent moved to and where they moved from. That will catch a lot of the removal-of-defender mistakes. Also another good piece of advice is to look for 3 alternatives and then pick the best. This can often slow you down enough to catch mistakes and I find it can significantly improve your game.
thanks for the advice
Thank you for this! I’ve been really struggling and it helps to have a checklist before I make a move. I get so much tunnel vision and miss so much. I missed mate in one the other day, and I’m still made about it.
@@kylejensen2409 made??? mad you meant
@@TewityPlays mad? no mate, mate's made
Best comment on chess I’ve read for anybody 600-1500ELO
Really appreciated this video. Trying to win more consistently at the 1000-1200 level. Thank you!
Same
Can anyone tell me the name of this app or website which gives people these elo ratings
@@Factsanriddles chess
sameee
0:28 guyshow they draw direction ???
Can J do that on phone too ????
I dont think there's been a better example of Levy being so passionate about teaching chess to UA-cam for free. God bless this man. Love the content.
I reckon he makes a pretty penny out of it, but yeah, he’s great
@@move2003ny You'd be surprised how little ad revenues are.
@@oz_jones With millions of views/subs and long hang times...the pennies can add up. And that's great! Levy deserves all of his success.
@@nilent I was bored once, so look into a few streamers PLCs in the UK, for some it was pretty easy to tell how much they were making. Anyone with around a 1 million sub, they are pulling in between 100 to 300 thousand pounds a year. When you add in many have patreon accounts and merch stores and half a million wasn't that uncommon.
He gets paid a lot, what he does is many people's dream job
Hikaru next vid: "How to calculate better than GothamChess"
Hikaru may be far better than Gotham at calculating but isn't as good a teacher
@@murrayprovan4835 Truuuuuu
ua-cam.com/video/Q15dtMJ7JTg/v-deo.html
*better than
@@IrvingDaniel thank you
Levy be like: "who cares about being chess champion when i can be r/anarchychess supreme overlord"
En Croissant
*Sawse?*
@@jakeoswald8017 holy hell
pipi
Gotta love the ruy lopez and en croissant memes
Levy may not be a GM Chess player yet, but he sure is a GM in teaching! Thanks for this.
That's what's great about teaching Chess. You can be a just an advanced player 1900-2000 and easily teach chess. I teach my daughter and I am only 1400-1500 tops.
He is now
You can teach anyone who is worse than you for example if you're a 1000 you can still teach 500s
@@baumstammkurbel doesn't work like that. people study how to teach, sometimes years, they prepare the classes, just like this one - and... have passion, I don't know. some people are born good teachers, yes, but that statement is a "calculation" flaw itself, because then... well anyone who finishes high school could teach math to kids
@@matheushemerly2244 isn't that what tutoring is lol?
For new players a good rule of thumb is to win the middle. It also makes it harder for other person to calculate and blocks a lot of quick wins.
That's a great tip! Controlling the center of the board is a fundamental strategy in chess as it provides greater mobility and more options for your pieces. Plus, as you mentioned, it can make it harder for your opponent to quickly gain an advantage. Thanks for sharing!
400's be like: I don't need to calculate, I just use my brain
It's me, I'm 400's
@@alexandermueller8987 quick question. How long do people stay at 400, and how old are you if you’re comfortable sharing
@@marksolvent3259 I‘ll answer your question I’m at 350, I’m 13 and been playing chess for a week
@@marksolvent3259 well i was at 400 then i was down to 300 and then back to 600 I managed to do that in 2 days you just have to play alot of games or maybe i was lucky
@@marksolvent3259 I'm 861 rated, I'm 13 years old, and have been playing chess for a little over one week.
"Or for my under 1000, not hanging a piece in 1 move."
Or if you're rated 1660, don't hang a piece on move 6.
16160*
Could of trapped a mans queen
@@apotato1213 but he saw rook A4, he just didn't like it
levy's not a psychic
You hikarus side kick
8:01 "This game begins with.. okay, q sicilian defense, but át 670 there is no such thing as the sicilian defense." Lol that was harsh
he is not wrong lol. ben finegold said the same. at lower levels players just make the first few moves without knowing what to do next
Just recently got back into chess after not playing for over 20 years and trying to relearn everything I forgot, and this has probably been the most helpful video I've seen so far. Really helping me get back into the mindset that came so naturally when I was 12-13.
gothamchess best
2:12 That whole explanation was absolutely AMAZING, the thought process and everything was mind-blowing. I couldn't have seen that ever.
Levy, you’ve gone from selling courses to guess the Elo and now you’re teaching us how to calculate in chess. Bruh you are an absolute legend and a content creator. No stop to your new ideas!
More like teaching us to selling courses to guess the elo but k
Period! Dude helped me get from being trash to being an intermediate player
Gay bois unite
He really is! I went from 800 to 1400 just watching his youtube videos.
❤❤
“You need to calculate your opponents moves”
Me who can’t even calculate my own: :(
Don't worry dude. As he said in the video, it's just practise. If you have the time to play chess, then that's all you need - to play chess.
Learning book moves and all that is useful, but in the end the most effective way to improve is practise. Learn a few openings (which is super easy) and then just practise.
Its a useless video. As a 2100+ player I can tell you that this video is for pure entertainment like 99% of Levy's videos.
@@MrSupernova111 I can tell ur super duper smart but I don’t think you need to be 2100 to tell that saying “you need to think about your opponents moves” isn’t particularly helpful
@@deftrascal1626 i think that both of you are pretty dumb to assume that someone saying obvious things isn't going to be useful to people.
It's also an actual teaching strategy that many teachers use. but both of you are very clearly ignorant of that.
On the bright side, if you don't know your own moves, there's no way for your opponent to predict your moves either!
"I am completely lost, but I have mate in 1" GothamChess 2021
I had a position like that. I was completely lost (it was mate in 3 at best), so I resigned. Then I turned on a computer and it told me I was +15, despite being down a piece and getting mated... whoops. I missed something :P
@@descendency were you black or white cuz + means advantage for white and - means advantage for black?
@@Sad_Chief I was white. I just resigned in a stupidly complicated position that had only one move for a complicated advantage.
@@descendency that's why you never resign, the worst that can happen is you lose, which would've happened anyway if you resign
checklist
-what does the opponent want?
-do i have any captures? what does it do if anything?
-checks
-attacks
-forcing moves
-what is defending what
-what are the weaknesses
-check what they can do not only what you do
This might be my favorite chess video of all time. Thank you for this. Every beginner that wants to take their game to the next level needs to watch this
I can't say enough how much I appreciate this channel. After having kind of lost the fun at chess about two years ago because everything began feeling like a grind (I'm about 1800) Levi completely rekindled my love for chess.
Whats your rating now?
Dude, same here, down to the rating. Your post makes me feel better about "resorting" to instructional videos. 1800 is a notoriously tough milestone to rise above. I decided, welp, time to humble my ass. Chess'll do that.
I love these Gotham. I'm rated about 2100. I love seeing intermediate / advanced. This genuinely helps my chess and I love your channel. Also I'm excited you'll hit 1 mil subs before me haha! You SOB! 🎉♥️🔥
Right!!! I love that "simple" advice like this is somehow super helpful.
If you're rated 2100+ like me then this video is utterly useless. I would argue that its useless even to beginners. Levy's lesson here is to look at the position with the same heartless approach of an engine. If beginners could do that they wouldn't need Levy's input on how to improve calculation.
@@MrSupernova111 Most beginners can't do it because they haven't. Practicing makes it better.
@@MrSupernova111 You sound miserable homie
@@myrusEW . I see. So anyone who disagrees with your chess lord is miserable. Unlike you, I know how to play chess and I'm one step away from earning a national master title. What's your chess background to be talking shit?
what if your issue with calculation is that you follow lines too deep and don't get through all variations as a result any recommendations on how to restrict your calculation so that it isn't excessive?
I think I can help. I would set a limit on yourself. Think, is this person really gonna look 8 moves deep. Just looks like a couple, 2-3 moves. Like levy said if the positions look good go with your gut and don't hang pieces. I hope I help at least a little bit.
That means you just learn to play by heart and have no way of improvising. Put yourself in weird, difficult postions, solve puzzles and you should get better.
i am no professional but i think playing longer games and taking your time (as much as you want) on every move might help. gradually you will get better and start doing calculation faster. don't try to limit your calculation to a certain number of moves or else there is no point in calculating
Gotham is amazing. This is one of his best videos by far. I have been playing chess for 25 years, consider myself pretty good and every moment of these videos are helpful. Love you man. Thank you.
This video has taught me how to not only blunder a piece but also my time
LMA9
blundering in style though
Sounds like you've mastered the art of the tempo
Your comment makes me quite this video
Video idea: Polish Immortal Game - If you haven’t seen it look it up because it’s absolutely beautiful
Here's a link of agads take on it for people who are interested, ua-cam.com/video/Pa_Jqi944z8/v-deo.html
Of course Lev knows about the Polish Immortal. Even an intermediate chess player knows this game by heart. It's like in Chess study 101.
Najdorf completely crushes his opponent
Me playing a game:
I'm doing 1000 calculations per second... and they're all wrong
Hoy!! Isn't that mangekyo
Sure that Indian craze for Anime is growing!!
same holy shit
like i can go 10 moves deep if i want but i'm guaranteed to miss something obvious
This is some great content. I love how you can involve beginners, intermediates, and advanced altogether like this while also formulating references tought in the beginning to show off on the end.
22:10 tells why Hikaru is legend
This is by far the most helpful chess video you have so far done at least in my opinion. The topic itself is very important and the way you explained it in the video is really structured and systematic, also it is helpful to all levels of play. After this video I feel like I know how to systematically improve at the game.
Is it not self evident? You dont only play your moves but also the apponent if you can5
Just started teaching my 6yo sister chess yesterday. She’s learning so quickly. Now we’ll learn about pins and skewers. Keep making the good content Lev.
"Or for my under 1000, not hanging a piece in 1 move."
I'm not under 1k anymore but this is just painfully true.
considering league of legends?
@@duskgleam4634 Never going back. Way too toxic.
@@AWildRaito good man
what's your rating in chess now?
@@AldousSeriousPunch above 1k
Can't believe im just now seeing this gem. Easily more valuable than any opening theory imo
*That's exactly what I do when I approach a girl.*
Levi, you’re the best. My rating has increased by 700 points since I started following you. And this is just 3 months.
You are a great teacher and I wish you well 🥇🏆
That's impressive. What's ur current rating wanna know whether such a climb for me is possible as well. Love Levy as well tho
Whats your current rating
what if he just started chess and is rated 700 rated lol jk dont take seriously
I've climbed 700 points in 3 months and am now rated 800.
@@cosmicninja6924 lol i'm dead
As a sub 1000 player who got tired of repeating dumb mistakes, just finished reading 'The process of decision making in chess'. Brilliant book for beginners. This video is a condensed version of that. Really appreciate your content Levy. Cheers
I've noticed some of my most devastating losses are when I forget to consider what the opponent's trying to do and some of my best wins are when I actually think of a plan and it pays off.
Those ranking/beginner remarks are nice and all, but I've finally started moving up from 1600/cat3 range, and still found this *entire* video very instructive. It's as much strength as maturing, to stop being aggressive and know when to stop and ponder.
I'm cramming chess knowledge for my second ever chess tournament that I have the day after tomorrow.
This really helped, and I am confident.
I'll come back when it is finished and tell how it went.
2 days after the matches. Do you still remember how it went? :)
oh right! it went terrible.
It was a 4 round tournament and I got 1-3.
it was a humbling experience.
I'm so glad I found your channel, I'm a begginer and after I watched a few of your videos I was able to get around 260 ranking points in just two or three days. I actually won more games than I lost for once in my life in a game, wow. Keep up the great work, hope you'll reach 1 million soon!
Levy I don't have much time I have to write really fast , YOU'RE THE BEST !!!! :D:D:D
“endgames are not hard, you need to go get a queen”
underpromotion tactics: Ann I a joke to you?
you underpromoted to two n’s instead of an m
@@oleksandrfedoriv Underrated comment
@@oleksandrfedoriv lolol, imma leave it like that just because of the reply
@@rossburns2905 how did you even mix that up
@@xboydubose7254 i have no clue
0:50 is the checklist checks captures and attacks
8:37 In Slovak we have term "artificial castling".
Gotham went from "You don't know the checklist? You don't watch my videos?"
to "Ok they watch but they are deaf or something so I will make another dedicated video with everything"
Man, he really got us with the memes... yes, we do know that chess is a mandatory school subject across Armenia for every child over the age of 6.
I know I'm late but MAN! I should've found you before! I love your humor, i love your explanation, the dynamic energy and simplicity you give to chess. Congratulations
I'm an absolute beginner who cannot think laterally yet.. this was really helpful... And what's great is I now just start saying random things rook d5, bishop g2, pawn to c5 and my opponents seem to believe I know what I'm doing it's now become a game of bluffs 😂
Let's all appreciate levy for making this video. It's very instructive and educative.
It’s outstanding! I’ve been frustrated trying to improve and looking for lessons like this which explain how to get better.
"Endgames are not hard. You just need to make a queen"
I can never make a queen because my opponents are always preventing me lol.
@@TechSupportDave then just prevent your opponent from preventing you lol
In endgames, Pawns and minor pieces becomes queen and kings become shield
Another video title:
“Levy teaching the checklist after a subscriber didn’t know what was the checklist”
Holy sheit this channel has skyrocketed since I last visited, and he was only on 1 mil and most of his videos never got past 100k. Look at this man now. Fanstastic just like his skills for this game.
After watching Levy's chess videos, my chess playing skills improved. From 480 to now 516 (i know it's not a lot) but with major wins. Learning of observations, calculations, pattern recognition, and necessary sacrifices. Thank you Levy for the lesson 🙏❤️
Ayy. It's great to see Levy still looking out for intermediate/advanced players, even though we're such a small minority. Having separate sections of the video for beginners and intermediate/advanced players was a good idea.
Hey, I have recently improved a lot in calculation, the problem comes when I don't understand the resulting position or wrongly assume it's good for me. Hopefully this vid will help for that too!
This is definitely one of the most helpful videos I’ve seen in a while. Traversing the realm of chess can sometimes feel like taking a walk through the fire swamp. The quicksand will get you :)
Very educative video on thought processes. Thank you
Thank you Levi. Now I am winning every chess match.
This is the hardest part for me in chess. Thank you for covering even the simplest topics for us to learn so we can improve! Once again, thank you Levy for coming out with great content every day!
Right? And it's so frustrating when you miscalculate, only to see your mistake as soon as you make the move.
As a high 1700 player, let me tell you this was actually very educational. Thanks Levy.
Hey, I’m a beginner to chess. Can I practice against you?
Me too
Like a certain Heric Hansen said once: "If you have checkmate in 1, look for better"
Beginner, here. I find your videos enjoyable to watch and helpful. You always explain things so clearly.
0:15 my 995 brain is crying rn
200 me 😶
This is an incredible video, I watched it twice and immediately went on puzzle rush survival and doubled my PB to 32 - thank you!
Sagar shah - checks captures and threats
Levy - checks captures and attack😂
Elisabetz Paetz - checks, captures, attacks, threats
agadmator - captures captures captures
C'mon levy I saw "How to calculate" and thought you were going to help me with my math exam on Monday
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Don’t hang your queen on move 6 either
This comment is trash
Levy: People with below 1000 rating are beginner
Me with a 999 rating: *_WhY aRe We StIlL hErE, jUsT tO sUfFeR_*
As an educator, I really appreciate the intro letting the admin know the learning target before class begins
Levy doesn't leave a single topic of chess
Levy Tommorow : How to Checkmate your opponent !!
Please Gotham, cover the Smith-Morra Gambit. Thanks and nice video as always!
At 24:25 every single member of Anarchy Chess just cheered
"Calculation is...for my under 1000 players, not hanging a piece in one move." Probably the funniest possible definition that still makes sense.
4:45-4:52 or c4, but then again, Black does have en passant and we are back here without a pawn (and with black's pawn on c3 instead of d4).
Levy just flexing the PUZZLES DAMN!
Levi has gotten me back to chess, wish I never left
Excellent training for beginners. I've been playing chess for a long time, I'm not a GM and I prolly never will be. I am satisfied with my level of play however there is always room for improvement. It's difficult for me to teach beginners the basics. Conveying the ideas and strategies to newbies is not so easy. It has to be introduced in a way for most people to understand. I like the way you explained the one move concept, way better than any of my attempts to explain it. My approach went too far too soon thereby losing them. Your approach I believe is much better. By not going too far, you make it easier for them to digest what your talking about. I like that idea. Nice job!
Thanks for posting this video, Levy. I'm glad that after watching this I'll be able to say a lot of moves and look at the ceiling like Hikaru Nakamura
I got to 1032 elo in 5 days and I'm very happy, now my calculation skills are being improved greatly because of Levy's tips. I love the way chess has such a disorganized organization in the right way to play and hope to be 1600 in a few weeks or months. Keep grinding everyone and just get better fr 😂
i love when he gets a little energy in him he starts talking like mafia
00:00 welcome to Gotham Chess recaps
Next video: How to Calculate better while staring at the ceiling
And video after that: How to stare at the ceiling better.
Thank you for this video just a few days ago I started getting really into chess and I think this is a great way for me to get into the right mindset and start my journey in becoming a better player!
16:18 Surely you just play Qh8+ , they are forced to take with the bishop, you take the bishop with the rook calling check. They are then forced to move to f7 with the king, which then you play bishop to e6 checkmate…
Dude, what?
f7 is blocked bro
1. Qh8+ Bxh8 2. Rxh8+ Kg7 (only move, f7 is still occupied by a pawn) 3. Bf6 and the King escapes though g6
@@2ndSeeker yeah thats what I meant. When I wrote this I had been awake for 22 hours and just finished an assessment. I also didn’t see g6.
@@2ndSeeker Also, I’m curious what a good puzzle rating is? As I am 2300 rated in puzzles (when I have rest haha) but I am only 800 rated in rapid (but I have only played 25 games as I don’t know any opening).
Do you think I should stop playing puzzles and get my regular rating up as I have no clue where it should be at. I did have an account 2 years ago where I managed to get to 1100 but stopped playing past that (I still found the games/opponents easy, just got bored as it wasn’t challenging).
Where does 2300 in puzzles sort of reflect in regular rating? And should I start learning opening? And if I do, should I bother using them at the moment, as no one will know how to play with them?
Thank you Levy! That was very instructive
You're a great narrator Levy. Somehow your 30 minutes videos pass by so quickly
24:25
Everyone at r/anarchychess: "He said it! He said the line!"
9:50 - Looks like he Rosted his Viewers 😂
One of the stupidest thing I do in chess puzzles is that I'll sometimes calculate 3-5 moves ahead to win a rook or something, but I'll overlook a totally obvious move like that one of my pawns can just capture the opponents queen.
Especially when it's a puzzle where you exchange a few pieces first, that don't involve the hanging queen at all, and then that's it's the final piece of the puzzle, but I don't even look at that part of the board.
4:28 the thing is king doesn't move they just move their pawn up to defend and now ur three pieces are hanging! Congratulations!!!✨
Than what to do😮
i went up from 336 to 689 in less than 1 hour after watching this i dont play a lot so im kinda bad but this doubled my rating, thanks bro
"The checklist" is what got me from 1000 to 1300+
GothamChess Thumbnails are becoming better as time goes on
Stockfish at 29:55 when Levy says "at the *highest level*":
-Have some understanding of the openings
-constantly Look for checks, captures and threats.
-Punish one movers
Look for CCT FOR THE opponent too.
I appreciate that hothem prepared for his video 😊