There's definitely a psychological aspect when faced with a provocative or unsound opening - you want to punish your opponent, but can end up overreaching or falling into some home prep.
bro it's a stupid game. live and learn, live and learn. who cares, i got beat up when someone do weird sideline of englund everytime. i dont think its worth my energy to learn these opening and im like 2000. if they really learn this shit and do their homework just to take my stupid online points then by all means, good for them.
When you do face a stupid opening, being solid and taking space with a faster development is usually key especially in lower elo in my limited exp. of low elo games. Trying to instantly punish the openings can result in overextentions and you usually faster go into positions you don't really know.
Fun fact: in russian "grob"(гроб) means "casket" or "coffin". This opening is especially hilarious for russians because for them it sounds like you're some kind of undertaker that plays a "casket opening" and literally buries his opponent alive.
Just so you know. At that time Levy wasn't that famous yet and his opponent had more subscribers on YT. That guy runs the most famous russian speaking chess channel "Chessmaster". So yeah, technically at that time Levy could say something like that.
@@loveyaclouds idk but his accent is ridiculously good for american, which means he was probably taught in early childhood, so that he "feels" the language. My guess is he has something around b1 with possibility to be boosted to native.
@@kk-kz9im His parents are Russian Jews, and despite living in New York his entire life he only spoke Russian as a toddler. I think he talked about that on a stream a while ago
The fact that I'm slavic and understood what the russian title said made it so much funnier It roughly means "Not this(again)! GothamChess begs not to play the grob"
Speaking of obscure bad openings, would you happen to know anything about the Shmoe attack? If I'm not mistaken, it's a sideline of the Hammershlagg variation, but all record of it seems to have been purged from the internet. Asking for a friend.
@@seancarterx I, for one, am being entirely sincere in this request. My friend has been looking for information about the Schmoe attack, and there are no leads whatsoever.
I'm a player who plays super safe super paranoid, just like I do in Texas Hold-em, you know fold a lot early, but, when you pull out the crazy card, occasionally, you baffle them so that your betters play without intelligence, or rather, their intelligence plays against them. I will play the Hippo as black and white, then pull the Crab out of my ass, and win by surprise. But isn't that the essence of tactics, and of strategy. Do not do what they would dearly love you to do. The Grob has a sick genius that only Grob, Claude Bloodgood, and the delightful Michael Basman fully understood, and also Gotham's bête noir, whose games I would very much like to study. Basman's version of the Hippo was the St. George, (and the Creepy-Crawly) which is another Diagon Alley to surprise those who think they know your chess. Also useful both as black and white. Then... go back, to the Caro-Kann, both as black and it's chameleon twin, the Saragossa as white. Then.. wait. The fog of war slightly clears, and you survey the map, sift the spies, and push. Thanks for your gift of that moment of Russian. Salut.
Why not start the response with queen's pawn d5 which is a solid central move while simultaneously attacking the grob pawn with the queen's bishop. Thirdly this pawn blocks the future attack of his king's bishop on the main diagonal while being defended by the queen. If he pushes his pawn then e5, attack it yet again with the queen while establishing a fully controlled center. How is grob even good, I don't get it. Seems terrible other than establishing the bishop on the main diagonal slightly earlier.
It's not good, but it's different enough that even with the main line (what you said) there are lots of tricks that can catch people below the GM level
Levy laughing in Russian fucking sent me 😂
I hate facing these offbeat openings because I know they're supposed to be losing but it hurts that much more when you fall for some random trap
There's definitely a psychological aspect when faced with a provocative or unsound opening - you want to punish your opponent, but can end up overreaching or falling into some home prep.
bro it's a stupid game. live and learn, live and learn. who cares, i got beat up when someone do weird sideline of englund everytime. i dont think its worth my energy to learn these opening and im like 2000. if they really learn this shit and do their homework just to take my stupid online points then by all means, good for them.
@@alsy0055 You acting all gansta until you lose and otb match and get frustrated 😂
@@alsy0055 I'm pretty sure it's not to "Take your stupid online points" but rather to actually improve at the game but ok
When you do face a stupid opening, being solid and taking space with a faster development is usually key especially in lower elo in my limited exp. of low elo games. Trying to instantly punish the openings can result in overextentions and you usually faster go into positions you don't really know.
Fun fact: in russian "grob"(гроб) means "casket" or "coffin". This opening is especially hilarious for russians because for them it sounds like you're some kind of undertaker that plays a "casket opening" and literally buries his opponent alive.
COFFIN DOES NOT SPARE ANYONE!
@@rinoksilpshiknimenyaa от макса пришел?)
@@user-bw5jv6kv4v оф корс
@@rinoksilpshiknimenyaa харош
Он задвигает в гроб, кто понял тот понял😂
Can I tell you a secret? Levy's opponent runs the most popular Russian chess channel.
И ах да: "ЗАДВИНУЛ!"
"Гроб не щадит никого!"
ааАааА хахахах
Это он еще пожалел, не сыграл коготь бобра
Его сыграл Ян... и проиграл. А все почему? Потому, что он не скачал книгу "21 критическая ошибка новичка в шахматах"
"Damn it, i'm gonna appear on youtube again"
- The biggest chess youtuber on youtube, 2021
Just so you know. At that time Levy wasn't that famous yet and his opponent had more subscribers on YT. That guy runs the most famous russian speaking chess channel "Chessmaster". So yeah, technically at that time Levy could say something like that.
Me who sees Queens gambit opening: This is fine
Me when I see Grob opening: BLYAT
Who would win
*THE ROOOOOOK!*
or
*ЗАДВИНУЛ!*
Draw🤣🤣🤣
"ГРОБ НЕ ЩАДИТ НИКОГО"
63rd day of translating Levy's titles into Neapolitan: "Levy affront o grob"
0:57 He made a video
Ascend with gorb, not with grob. Ascend ascend ascend! The great mind Gorb!
Hallegorbja
I didn't expect a Hollow Knight reference here.
@@cosmiclizard8264 i had to, that was the 1st thing I thought of when I saw the title
Гроб никого не щадит!
Why did you go g6 Levy? You should’ve went g5 for *The Borg Defense*
He doesn't wanna play into f4, the Coca Cola gambit. (Yes that's actually the name of that opening)
coca cola gambit is scarier than the nescafe frappe attack
@Vharmi did you grab that off wikipedia?
@@redteddy135 now you are getting it too far. The CocaCola gambit is funny because it is legit
it exists in the benko
translation of the russian part:
I am already on his channel.
*reads the title*
ANYTHING BUT THAT! Gothamchess is praying for not playing Grob.
does levy know russian??
@@loveyaclouds idk but his accent is ridiculously good for american, which means he was probably taught in early childhood, so that he "feels" the language. My guess is he has something around b1 with possibility to be boosted to native.
@@kk-kz9im His parents are Russian Jews, and despite living in New York his entire life he only spoke Russian as a toddler. I think he talked about that on a stream a while ago
@Miraj haku from naruto
@@lred1383 that is true. I’ve found it in wiki
if somebody doesn't know GROB literally means a coffin
The fact that I'm slavic and understood what the russian title said made it so much funnier
It roughly means "Not this(again)! GothamChess begs not to play the grob"
does this clip grob anyone's attention?
Slow clap
Henri Grob liked it. He thought it gave him a *spike* in his ratings.
Levy grobbed the grob by his neck and put it in its grobyard
The grob more like the grób
That's it.
Borg: helo
watch his opponent unleash some nasty sideline next time they play
Speaking of obscure bad openings, would you happen to know anything about the Shmoe attack? If I'm not mistaken, it's a sideline of the Hammershlagg variation, but all record of it seems to have been purged from the internet. Asking for a friend.
I like delayed Sterbenwagen variation of a Shmoe attack rather than this. Accelerated Sterbenwagen gambit is good too.
@@alsy0055 So you know what the Schmoe attack is? Can you refer me to any resources on it?
@@omnitroph1501 that dude is definitely messing with you, but im not even 100% sure you're not messing with you.
@@seancarterx I, for one, am being entirely sincere in this request. My friend has been looking for information about the Schmoe attack, and there are no leads whatsoever.
@@omnitroph1501 that doesn’t exist
Grob and brog are the best openings
Levy will never lose to the grob again........until the next game...mwa ha ha ha HA HA HA HA!! (cough, cough)
Levy…
lol that's grobtastic !
ЗАДВИНУЛ
Very cool. I learned the hard way that offbeat openings that don't "follow the rules" are very dangerous if you're not fluent with them.
The evil is defeated
oh, is that ,my favourite polish opening by white side???
0:34
Всем привет любители и знатоки ШАХМАААТ!
Grob Gob Glob Grod
This is the most infuriating opening ever
amazing.
были ещё матчи с Омариевым?
I'm a player who plays super safe super paranoid, just like I do in Texas Hold-em, you know fold a lot early, but, when you pull out the crazy card, occasionally, you baffle them so that your betters play without intelligence, or rather, their intelligence plays against them. I will play the Hippo as black and white, then pull the Crab out of my ass, and win by surprise. But isn't that the essence of tactics, and of strategy. Do not do what they would dearly love you to do. The Grob has a sick genius that only Grob, Claude Bloodgood, and the delightful Michael Basman fully understood, and also Gotham's bête noir, whose games I would very much like to study. Basman's version of the Hippo was the St. George, (and the Creepy-Crawly) which is another Diagon Alley to surprise those who think they know your chess. Also useful both as black and white. Then... go back, to the Caro-Kann, both as black and it's chameleon twin, the Saragossa as white. Then.. wait. The fog of war slightly clears, and you survey the map, sift the spies, and push. Thanks for your gift of that moment of Russian. Salut.
1:20 why the pawn did not take the knight?
bob
Za warudo
What happen to the first game after Qb6?? You cut to another game?
please more shore videos Levy. please
Legend
Why not start the response with queen's pawn d5 which is a solid central move while simultaneously attacking the grob pawn with the queen's bishop. Thirdly this pawn blocks the future attack of his king's bishop on the main diagonal while being defended by the queen. If he pushes his pawn then e5, attack it yet again with the queen while establishing a fully controlled center. How is grob even good, I don't get it. Seems terrible other than establishing the bishop on the main diagonal slightly earlier.
It's not good, but it's different enough that even with the main line (what you said) there are lots of tricks that can catch people below the GM level
1…g5 The Borg Defense is the best way to go. Resistance is futile.
Because there's more than one way to play the opening
because you're playing directly into enemy prep
Whaaaaaaat, levy knows russian?! That really got me
Гроб не щадит)
Более того английский это не его родной язык.
@@V1337adim опа. А какой тогда родной?
@@user-os8me3sx6m русский
130:130:130
he is Омариев, not Омарёв
Waiting for the MVP who will translate the russian part, thanks in advanced you are so very much appreciated
I am already on his channel, oh no anything but this.
"Gothamchess asks to not play the grob"
"Opa" translates as "aha". And "O" translates as "Oh".
9:69
g4 grobiano resulta em mates com tomates pelo RAFAELZINHUUU
Mates com tomates
Day 223.75 of translating Levy's titles to Russian: "Леви встречает дебют Гроба?"
goodness.... almost 1 year
@@lunavic4935 that's not 'almost' that's only 67% of a year
@@ME0WMERE yes thats considered as almost
lmaoo
wait does levy know russian?? wow!
his parents are russians
Did Levy learn Russian just for fun?
He have some Russian background
I guess his parents are Jewish immigrants from ussr or something like that, a lot of jews knows Russian language
Apart from his family's background, he has mentioned on stream that he grew up in Brighton Beach, NY, where it's hard not to know Russian
he speak russian fluently
He learnt it specifically for these grob battles I guess. Lmao🤣🤣🤣
Твой русский в поряде Леви 😄
Levy speaks Russian??
noice
Noice
Xqc wannabe
12th comment sheeeeeee....sh
Go watch jojo
First 🥇
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