The Sicilian Defence is literally the most legendary opening from which some of the greatest games of all time have been played, no other opening even compares...but the Alapin is the most boring opening of all time... It's just a lot of beginner players don't learn how to play the Open Sicilian because they are afraid of being attacked lol
@@freetheorcas8509 I'm a beginner player, and learning this Alapin variation is not what's like with other openings- But, I suppose that's the only way to counter the almighty and annoying Sicilian
@@samparticle I am a beginner player as well, but I've been inspired by the open sicilian games I've seen. I think it's the greatest, sharpest opening to play with the white and the black pieces. White can be really aggressive in this line and that's why it's played. Some beginners just assume that it is automatically winning for black which is a misunderstanding of the opening. All the greatest chess players have played the white and the black side of the open sicilian. If you don't look at chess games of great players, I would encourage it.
@@samparticle For me I find the alapin variation to be extremely annoying. It takes the most thrilling and sharp opening in chess and turns it into the most dry opening in chess IMO. It doesn't counter the sicilian it just avoids it. It's not a bad opening but it's not as awesome and aggressive as the open sicilian for white.
I tried to make it short but for me the open sicilian is one of my favourite openings to play with the white or the black pieces and a part of my passion for chess haha, especially after seeing Judit Polgar's series on the sicilian
2:01 knight c6 2:29 d6, 2 center pawns, not what sicilian wants 3:12 pawn d5 8:31 knight f6 9:38 take on d4 12:00 after opponent taking d4 and knight c6 14:08 10:27 after opponent taking d4 and pawn d6 10:47 important manuver when pawn d6 11:00 correct moves 11:28 if bishop takes d5
@@CantKnowSeeMe I agree, the alpine would be seen more at high level play if it was a crazy solid and strong opening but just because you have to know a specific move on move 2, your gonna be able to punish people super early at a lower ELO
@@pranjalsrivastava3343 Because most people who watch Gotham are around 900 - 1500, when he plays lower rated players, we can see what is the mentality of the players that are same rated as us and how we can trap them. A 2000 - 2500 will obviously know the theory and avoid all the traps.
@@pranjalsrivastava3343 I think he wants to play against lower rated because most of his subs are not 2000/2500. So he wants to show you tactics to use against players at your level
Your videos are a gift to the chess community. You are so good at explaining and at the same time you are very entertaining. Its very obvius that you have been coaching chess for a long time. Keep up these great videos man.
well now you actually *think* about it..which is surely where it gets interesting, what's the point of just memorising lines to win a game, how is that fun? I get the impression a lot of chess noobs online lit just want to win games and watch their imaginary rating number on the screen go up w/o actually improving at fundamentals at all (which studying openings is not the best thing for anyway). What did you *want* to do if he played the main line as you were expecting? Can you still do it? Will you now have to achieve it differently? Did your opponent create a more pressing threat you must respond to first? Or did he create an even more deadly weakness in his own position?
Probably because after C3 they can’t get their precious Dragon or Najdorf variations which is likely the only reason they even learned anything about the Sicilian
Angry Dewa Kipas supporters who spammed their dislikes and who didn't remove their dislikes when the truth actually came out (look at upload date: Feb 26, 2021).
U thought you invented c3? It's the 2nd move of the game. Chess has been around approx 1500 years....and u think invented a new opening....ON MOVE 2?? Did you also lay out dough in a round shape....cover it with a thin layer tomato sauce and a top it with mozzarella cheese and think u invented pizza....until you saw a Domino's commercial?? 😅
Perfect timing. I started studying the alapin like 1,5 weeks ago because I had difficulty dealing with the sicilian, and I was kinda stuck studying now so this is a gods gift, ty♡
Tbh Gotham I just wanted to say pure thank you. Watching your content made me improve at chess so much. Before I was struggling on rating 700, now I am a 997 on 15 win streak :D Rating itself is not the greatest but the improvement is what counts, right?
Great video - also useful for Smith-Morra gambit players as well when players use Nf6 and transpose to these Alapin variations. I am currently researching the Smith-Morra gambit so I thought this might have some relevance for the Nf6 decline transpositions. At 13:50, I am not sure c2 is the only move to not lose. it seems Be7 might be playable for a draw - also Bb4 and a6. But c2 seems technically best and it would be a concern as you say online if someone played c2 :) It is good sometimes perhaps to have some warning signals akin to a reverse Turing-test when playing certain opening variations :) 139: Smith-Morra-Nf6-decline - Smith-Morra-Nf6-decline Line 0.0, Smith-Morra Internet Chess Club 2011 r1q1kb1r/pp3ppp/1nn1p3/1N4N1/8/1Pp3P1/1P2QP1P/R1B2RK1 b kq - 0 1 Analysis by Stockfish 14: 1. = (-0.12): 15...c2 16.Qh5 Nd8 17.Re1 g6 1...... 2. = (0.00): 15...Be7 16.Qh5 g6 17.Qh6 Bf8 18.Qh4 Be7 3. = (0.00): 15...Bb4 16.bxc3 Be7 17.Qh5 g6 18.Qh6 a6 19.Qg7 Rf8 20.Na3 Qc7 21.Nxh7 Ne5 22.Rd1 Nf3+ 23.Kf1 Qc6 24.h4 Nh2+ 25.Kg1 Nf3+ 4. = (0.00): 15...a6 16.Qh5 g6 17.Qf3 f5 18.Nxe6 axb5 19.Rxa8 Nxa8 20.Re1 Be7 21.Qxc3 Rg8 22.Bg5 h6 23.Bxe7 Kxe7 24.Ng5+ Kd8 25.Ne6+ Ke7 .... Really bad blunders: h6 certainly seems a losing move though Bc5 also a losing move to Nxe6 But I do appreciate White has nice threats here as you mention Great stuff - thanks :)
I never minded facing the Alapin. I liked the Nf6 lines but the first defense played and studied in depth was the Alekhine's Defense. Edvins Kengis was a great influence of mine. Fun video.
I know what the best response is against Alapin: d5 because after he takes on d5 queen takes d5 and he cant play knight c3 because the pawn is in the way.
the problem with these vids is that they are so helpful that someone opens this and sits in a gmae and as a beginner i dont exactly make the best choices and get crushed so it becomes a matter of which video executes the strat best and there is no hype middle game and its just cramming in such a thought provoking game
This is really instructive, thank you very much for this! Well explained! One notation: You didnt have to use the second rook in this one endgame, there is a typical endgame motiv to promote a pawn with just one rook and another connected pawn against a rook. Greetings from Germany! Ledator
@@pranjalsrivastava3343 he wants to show how it can help you improve at the lower levels obviously levy can win against higher rated player but they will be prepared against this opening and it won't be as educational the thing is not the level of the players it's taking them out of the comfort zone which shows why this opening is good
@@idonoy661 Yes but weak players like these can't get out of the opening without making a game-losing blunder anyway. he needed to play an online 1700 elo at least. You could hear Levy's disappointment in the quality of their play.
This is the fourth volume in Bill Wall's outstanding series of collections of miniature chess games. Some chessplayers assume that the Queen's Gambit produces stodgy games. This collection quickly disproves that theory. Here are 500 victories in 25 moves or less. All levels of chess skill are represented - from grandmasters and world champions to woodpushers. The games are arranged by variation and indexed by players' names. This new collection is certain
"The only two good moves are d4 and Nf6." Wait this sounds familiar... "If you're like 1100, there's a much higher chance that people just go here" I'm 1000- and I did that- "-because they play the dragon sicilian" *_flashbacks from yesterday_*
Would be great to see a video on the Open Sicilian for the white pieces. I think it's such an amazing, sharp opening where both players attack each other aggressively. It's definitely the greatest, most aggressive and effective weapon against the Sicilian defence and the most thematic, double-edged variation. There are so many powerful options for white, the Richter-Rauzer, the Fischer-Sozin attack, the Yugoslav attack, English attack, Maroczy bind, etc. I'm still a beginner but this is what I would rather learn. I think it's way more challenging and exciting and everyone who wants to become a good chess player should at least know how to play it. So many insane, inspiring games have been played from the Open Sicilian and everytime a great player plays it (with the white or the black pieces), it gives chills. Sidelines like the alapin and closed sicilian are just not the same... imo
I think saying you shouldn't learn it because of 'theory' is sort of patronising and underestimating people's natural ability and desire to learn and improve. Every opening has theory. You may as well say "don't bother learning anything new, that would be hard". Also if you play it against people of the same level it won't matter and you will get a great game, you just play the best you can.
I've been looking for something new to try against the Sicilian and have tried c3 a couple of times without really understanding why..this vid has given me a bit more confidence to play it..
Sicilian itself is a very complex opening, can't expect it's counter to be less complex XD. But your videos based on openings are quite nice and informative, will look forward for more videos☺️👍
Agadmator explains better!!
Pin of shame! Pin of shame! Pin of shame!
Nice joke lmao
:>
dont tell levy HAHAHAHA
HOP IN THE CLOWN CAR BUDDY!
The Sicilian Defense, a.k.a the Most Irritating, Time-Consuming, Excruciating Opening That Black Will Inevitably Play 100% of the Time.
The Sicilian Defence is literally the most legendary opening from which some of the greatest games of all time have been played, no other opening even compares...but the Alapin is the most boring opening of all time... It's just a lot of beginner players don't learn how to play the Open Sicilian because they are afraid of being attacked lol
@@freetheorcas8509
I'm a beginner player, and learning this Alapin variation is not what's like with other openings-
But, I suppose that's the only way to counter the almighty and annoying Sicilian
@@samparticle I am a beginner player as well, but I've been inspired by the open sicilian games I've seen.
I think it's the greatest, sharpest opening to play with the white and the black pieces.
White can be really aggressive in this line and that's why it's played. Some beginners just assume that it is automatically winning for black which is a misunderstanding of the opening.
All the greatest chess players have played the white and the black side of the open sicilian. If you don't look at chess games of great players, I would encourage it.
@@samparticle
For me I find the alapin variation to be extremely annoying. It takes the most thrilling and sharp opening in chess and turns it into the most dry opening in chess IMO.
It doesn't counter the sicilian it just avoids it. It's not a bad opening but it's not as awesome and aggressive as the open sicilian for white.
I tried to make it short but for me the open sicilian is one of my favourite openings to play with the white or the black pieces and a part of my passion for chess haha, especially after seeing Judit Polgar's series on the sicilian
2:01 knight c6
2:29 d6, 2 center pawns, not what sicilian wants
3:12 pawn d5
8:31 knight f6
9:38 take on d4
12:00 after opponent taking d4 and knight c6
14:08
10:27 after opponent taking d4 and pawn d6
10:47 important manuver when pawn d6
11:00 correct moves
11:28 if bishop takes d5
GOAT
Thank you
Kami!
Tnxx
The world needs people l ike you
Can't wait for Agadmator "How to crush the Alapin"
In I think 5matches against Hikaru's Trash Openings(Correct me if I'm wrong). The Alapin got destroyed real hard Levi was malding.
Cant wait for “how to crush the anti Alapin”
@@CantKnowSeeMe I agree, the alpine would be seen more at high level play if it was a crazy solid and strong opening but just because you have to know a specific move on move 2, your gonna be able to punish people super early at a lower ELO
And then how to crush Agadmator’s crushing the alapin
@@lercyparayan3535 he's also the gm who made it into the top 50 with the bongcloud so 🤷♂️
Most important piece of info from this video: When in doubt, blame Eric Rosen
Oh no my queen! Blames Eric rosen*
You must be an Eric rosen fan. /s
Works for me.
@@someoneyoumayknow5637 You never know when you might run into the twitter joke police.
@Apple
Yeah, and you also have the luxury of wooooshing them if they do come.
With this I finally beated LI(2000) 3 times. You are the best chess content creator.
"Just say Eric Rosen told you to do it"
Levy you should have known how unrealistic that sounds, even saying unicorn exists is far more realistic.
Eric rosen looks like a great guy , he should try chess
Eric Rosen would ask you to say oh no your knight
He was joking
why levy plays 1200 and 1500 can't he play vs 2500 or even 2000??????????
@@pranjalsrivastava3343 Because most people who watch Gotham are around 900 - 1500, when he plays lower rated players, we can see what is the mentality of the players that are same rated as us and how we can trap them. A 2000 - 2500 will obviously know the theory and avoid all the traps.
When levy's chair has a better rating than you.
Who dislikes a 32 min video just after 3 min of it being uploaded? Even Gotham haters have their notification on lol!
people who play the sicilian ;)
Maybe it's bots(?)
how is it hating on a whole channel if you dislike a single video
Beth Harmon we see you
@@christossavvides5153 honestly I feel like there has to be bots at a certain point loll
"I feel like this is a human move"
-Levy when playing HIS FUCKING CHAIR
why levy plays 1200 and 1500 can't he play vs 2500 or even 2000??????????
@@pranjalsrivastava3343 I think he wants to play against lower rated because most of his subs are not 2000/2500. So he wants to show you tactics to use against players at your level
@@pranjalsrivastava3343 1200s and 1500s are more likely to benefit from this video than 2000s or 2500s.
Levy prefers making content over a good nights sleep.
You must be Asian
@@ezrahadwi135 Yeah I think so too..
@@ezrahadwi135 what does that even mean?
@@thatsroughbuddy1407 🤣 they like getting full sleep. They won't sacrifice their sleep .
...and I feel worried about that.
In this episode:
"It looks like Mate in 1 here"
Levy: I can do better
The Aman saying "when you find mate in 1 look for better
M2 not M1
When mate in 1 is possible look for en passant mate
Technically it was a mate in 2 but okay
Your videos are a gift to the chess community. You are so good at explaining and at the same time you are very entertaining. Its very obvius that you have been coaching chess for a long time. Keep up these great videos man.
me: e4
enemy: c5
me: c3
enemy: does something that isn't the mainline
ME: NOW WHAT OH NO
well now you actually *think* about it..which is surely where it gets interesting, what's the point of just memorising lines to win a game, how is that fun? I get the impression a lot of chess noobs online lit just want to win games and watch their imaginary rating number on the screen go up w/o actually improving at fundamentals at all (which studying openings is not the best thing for anyway). What did you *want* to do if he played the main line as you were expecting? Can you still do it? Will you now have to achieve it differently? Did your opponent create a more pressing threat you must respond to first? Or did he create an even more deadly weakness in his own position?
@@helvete_ingres4717 lmao it was a joke stop being annoying
@@greedpog1234 hey, he's trying to help.
Well now you "play chess"
@@greedpog1234 jokes need a certain mentality to wirk; I talked about the mentality
9:00 "Tell them eric rosen told you to do that " 😂
The real question is, "Why does this video have 5K dislikes?"
Those are all people who have lost to Levy
@@jamesbell2682 nah its from the sicilian players
@@eriksw1298 it’s all the Sicilian people who got crushed using the exact moves he told white to play
Probably because after C3 they can’t get their precious Dragon or Najdorf variations which is likely the only reason they even learned anything about the Sicilian
Angry Dewa Kipas supporters who spammed their dislikes and who didn't remove their dislikes when the truth actually came out (look at upload date: Feb 26, 2021).
"noooo you can't just pump out quality chess content at an insane speed"
Levy: "haha content machine go brrrrr"
When Levy's chair has a higher rating than you, feels bad man.
Opponent name:- Noob sicilian player
Me:- Hell no I am never playing sicilian defense
"I played really well out of the opening and then didn't play checkmate."
Now THAT is relatable.
love the video, you are better than agadmator, keep it up, 1 mill is around the corner
Great video, time to lose 300 rating trying to play this opening and be salty
it's a good opening for lower-rated players, much better than the usual open or closed sicilian anyway
Play unrated when trying new stuff.
@@helvete_ingres4717 well at 9:16 what if black plays pawn to d6.
I thought the title was going to be "How to crush the Sicilian Defence with 1 pawn"
This man helped me go from 800 to 1200 in 2 months of casual play. Absolutely legendary content creator.
I was literally waiting for this one since the pogchamps
Me too
Saaame
Same here
Same
Lol Sardoche just played it in pogchamps again
Levy: Crush sicilian using alapin!
Also Levy in the other video: Sicilian is overpowered
Why do I watch these when I know I’m never going to remember all this lmao
Osmosis 💧
Try rewatching it multiple times.
Replay it on the board a lot
This is not harder to learn then it is for a high schooler to learn a history lesson.
You will remember this if you put effort into it. It is not hard to learn everything which is in this video.
12:22-12:28 "If you don't know what en passant means, you shouldn't be watching theory about Sicilian." 🤣
i think we all love him
Me: *Inventing the Alapin a month ago*
Me: this is INCREDIBLE! I invented an opening!
Levi: So this is the Alapin...
Me: :-(
Look on the bright side-you're good enough to discover renowned theory.
U thought you invented c3? It's the 2nd move of the game. Chess has been around approx 1500 years....and u think invented a new opening....ON MOVE 2??
Did you also lay out dough in a round shape....cover it with a thin layer tomato sauce and a top it with mozzarella cheese and think u invented pizza....until you saw a Domino's commercial?? 😅
@@KevinWood44 lol
@@KevinWood44 actually...
what did u name it
Why all the dislikes? This was a good video.
Prolly players who play Sicilian as Black lmao
doesnt he have some beef with an indonesian chess player?
@@altagent3472 Yeah, maybe this video was made when that whole drama happened
@@cosmo7754 Haha yeah, although honestly I prefer the Smith-Morra Gambit in terms of anti-Sicilians.
@@treskilion-9690 same, though i also play the rossulimo
9:00 "tell them Eric Rosen told u to do that, okay?" 😂😂😂
Perfect timing. I started studying the alapin like 1,5 weeks ago because I had difficulty dealing with the sicilian, and I was kinda stuck studying now so this is a gods gift, ty♡
Thanks to this opening i finally managed to beat the Li chessbot. So thank you.
Levy: I’ve been talking about theory for 15 mins.
Me (checks how long I’ve been watching): It’s been 14:56
Levy just wanted to say thank you, I win and draw 2 games with this quick guide ! You're awesome
Tbh Gotham I just wanted to say pure thank you. Watching your content made me improve at chess so much. Before I was struggling on rating 700, now I am a 997 on 15 win streak :D Rating itself is not the greatest but the improvement is what counts, right?
No trust me, you’re awesome!
I’m curious, what’s your rating after all this time?
Dont worry mate, anyone above 900-1000 is at least a top 40-30% player
Great video - also useful for Smith-Morra gambit players as well when players use Nf6 and transpose to these Alapin variations. I am currently researching the Smith-Morra gambit so I thought this might have some relevance for the Nf6 decline transpositions.
At 13:50, I am not sure c2 is the only move to not lose. it seems Be7 might be playable for a draw - also Bb4 and a6. But c2 seems technically best and it would be a concern as you say online if someone played c2 :) It is good sometimes perhaps to have some warning signals akin to a reverse Turing-test when playing certain opening variations :)
139: Smith-Morra-Nf6-decline - Smith-Morra-Nf6-decline Line 0.0, Smith-Morra Internet Chess Club 2011
r1q1kb1r/pp3ppp/1nn1p3/1N4N1/8/1Pp3P1/1P2QP1P/R1B2RK1 b kq - 0 1
Analysis by Stockfish 14:
1. = (-0.12): 15...c2 16.Qh5 Nd8 17.Re1 g6 1......
2. = (0.00): 15...Be7 16.Qh5 g6 17.Qh6 Bf8 18.Qh4 Be7
3. = (0.00): 15...Bb4 16.bxc3 Be7 17.Qh5 g6 18.Qh6 a6 19.Qg7 Rf8 20.Na3 Qc7 21.Nxh7 Ne5 22.Rd1 Nf3+ 23.Kf1 Qc6 24.h4 Nh2+ 25.Kg1 Nf3+
4. = (0.00): 15...a6 16.Qh5 g6 17.Qf3 f5 18.Nxe6 axb5 19.Rxa8 Nxa8 20.Re1 Be7 21.Qxc3 Rg8 22.Bg5 h6 23.Bxe7 Kxe7 24.Ng5+ Kd8 25.Ne6+ Ke7
....
Really bad blunders:
h6 certainly seems a losing move though
Bc5 also a losing move to Nxe6
But I do appreciate White has nice threats here as you mention
Great stuff - thanks :)
Hello kingscrusher
For those of you who said you can’t memorize it’s called study! It takes time to learn
You said it!!
I played the alapin and my opponent sent me a message saying:" gothamchess?" LOL!
I lost ten times when playing against the Sicilian. After I watched this video, I beat the Sicilian!!
I can't memorize more than a few moves of theory, my brain just won't do it.
I find writing it down and playing it out on a real board helps - good luck :)
Gotham, I love how you explain things man. Helps me understand and it sticks. I appreciate you
I don’t really feel like learning the Alapin, but I’ll watch it anyways
@@DonFreeq I already play a3
@@DonFreeq I got to 1700 with just a3 against every Sicilian player. Rarely do people handle the aggression following a3.
@@DonFreeq smith morra is also pretty good
I love the Eric Rosen jokes in these videos😂
"The name of this video is 'How To Crush People', right? So crush them." Awesome!! That attitude is why I subscribe. :)
This video is good for learning the black moves also.
I never minded facing the Alapin. I liked the Nf6 lines but the first defense played and studied in depth was the Alekhine's Defense. Edvins Kengis was a great influence of mine. Fun video.
"Tell them Magnus Carlson told you to do that."
-Gotham Chess
I can't imagine how hard you are working for these videos. You are uploading twice a day recently. Keep up the good work man enjoying these videos ♥
I mean this is his passionate job, I also work 9-5.
I know what the best response is against Alapin: d5 because after he takes on d5 queen takes d5 and he cant play knight c3 because the pawn is in the way.
Now comes the hard part, reminding all of this in a 3 min game when you can"t always play against the secillian X)
That's why Levy made videos on Vienna game (if your opponent plays e5) and fantasy variation of the Caro cann.
"Play chess"
The problem is I can't play chess. I came here for you to tell me how to win.
Me: *a d4 and a Sicilian player who benefits nothing from this video* - Interesting
It tells you what to look out for.
you're trash - *this comment made by e4 and King's Indian gang*
the problem with these vids is that they are so helpful that someone opens this and sits in a gmae and as a beginner i dont exactly make the best choices and get crushed so it becomes a matter of which video executes the strat best and there is no hype middle game and its just cramming in such a thought provoking game
This is really instructive, thank you very much for this! Well explained!
One notation: You didnt have to use the second rook in this one endgame, there is a typical endgame motiv to promote a pawn with just one rook and another connected pawn against a rook.
Greetings from Germany!
Ledator
*motif
Me studying this not remembering that i always play King Fiachetto Opening
Gotham subscriber: Now what?
Gotham: “play chess”
Gotham: Talking about how active play for a pawn doesn't matter below gm level
Me as Danish Gambit player: ...
yesterday/2 days ago,
Eric Rosen: Using Openingtree to Prepare alapin sicillian
Levy: Oh so here is how you destroy with alapin
This video is about playing the Alapin. It's not about playing against it or destroying it.
@@knightclinic332 Thx for correcting me
"What do I do now?"
"[Play Chess.]"
This is going to be my answer from now on 😂
Channeling the inner Mr. Shaibel there.
"What do I do now?"
"Now you -resign- play Chess."
why levy plays 1200 and 1500 can't he play vs 2500 or even 2000??????????
@@pranjalsrivastava3343 he wants to show how it can help you improve at the lower levels
obviously levy can win against higher rated player but they will be prepared against this opening and it won't be as educational
the thing is not the level of the players it's taking them out of the comfort zone which shows why this opening is good
@@pranjalsrivastava3343 As if his viewers will have master-rating opponents?
@@idonoy661 Yes but weak players like these can't get out of the opening without making a game-losing blunder anyway. he needed to play an online 1700 elo at least. You could hear Levy's disappointment in the quality of their play.
I get that chessly is a big deal (it’s good too, I’ve got a few courses) but these videos were awesome. More of these whenever possible!
I just think is so wholesome how he talks about Levichairs
11:34 Levy trashing on literally every gambit LOL
12:44 "and now I'm giving you grandmaster level preparation..."
"... castles." 😁
This is the fourth volume in Bill Wall's outstanding series of
collections of miniature chess games. Some chessplayers
assume that the Queen's Gambit produces stodgy games.
This collection quickly disproves that theory. Here are
500 victories in 25 moves or less. All levels of chess skill
are represented - from grandmasters and world champions
to woodpushers. The games are arranged by variation and
indexed by players' names. This new collection is certain
That 2nd game ending was CRAZY! I dream of seeing such precise calculations one day
I win a chess tournament with this opening thank you
"The only two good moves are d4 and Nf6."
Wait this sounds familiar...
"If you're like 1100, there's a much higher chance that people just go here"
I'm 1000- and I did that-
"-because they play the dragon sicilian"
*_flashbacks from yesterday_*
POV: you're getting close to 1200 and some of your opponents play the Sicilian now
How does Levy expect "human" moves out of his chair? NANI
Thanks Levi I was waiting for this
My freaking DOGman! When you getting GM bro??? Awesome content! BEST on the Tube.
He quit competive chess so probably never
Nah he didn't
Would be great to see a video on the Open Sicilian for the white pieces. I think it's such an amazing, sharp opening where both players attack each other aggressively. It's definitely the greatest, most aggressive and effective weapon against the Sicilian defence and the most thematic, double-edged variation. There are so many powerful options for white, the Richter-Rauzer, the Fischer-Sozin attack, the Yugoslav attack, English attack, Maroczy bind, etc.
I'm still a beginner but this is what I would rather learn. I think it's way more challenging and exciting and everyone who wants to become a good chess player should at least know how to play it.
So many insane, inspiring games have been played from the Open Sicilian and everytime a great player plays it (with the white or the black pieces), it gives chills. Sidelines like the alapin and closed sicilian are just not the same... imo
I think saying you shouldn't learn it because of 'theory' is sort of patronising and underestimating people's natural ability and desire to learn and improve. Every opening has theory. You may as well say "don't bother learning anything new, that would be hard".
Also if you play it against people of the same level it won't matter and you will get a great game, you just play the best you can.
Yeah, a gotham chess closed Sicilian vid would be great
@@priyavraman Lol nice troll, gott'em good, or should I say... GOTHAM good hihihihi
@@freetheorcas8509 wasn’t trolling but... ok?
@@priyavraman Yeah, sure you weren't lol
recaps are fun and everything, but, man, I freaking love educational vids more.
ahhh those were the times when gotham made video with actually useful information
Me, an 800:
CHOKE the Sicilian Defense: The BLUNDER
28:03 levy just missed a mate in 2
This video was so entertaining I watched it in 5 minutes
"Ludwig beat moistcr1tikal this way in PogChamps" it's not a phrase I'd ever think I actually understand
Great video but now everyone knows how to play against this and you took my weapon 😑😂😂
6:45 oh no stepbishop I'm stuck
11:50 Levy, at the beginner level even queen advantages dont mean anything because you can get 5 botez gambits in a single game
Levi was so focused on promoting that pawn that he missed mate😂😂
Levy must be a mind reader.
It's scary how quickly he destroys the opponents. Opening theory is powerful.
I've been looking for something new to try against the Sicilian and have tried c3 a couple of times without really understanding why..this vid has given me a bit more confidence to play it..
Yes i agree that Alapin if played correctly is a sure sicilian killer. Alapin eliminates the venom of this complicated sicilian.
“Tell them Eric Rosen told you to do that.”
*Oh no my queen intensifies*
21:13 "I put my rook as a jetpack booster."
Anyone in 2025???
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Lol “tell them Eric Rosen told u to do that” I really want to get his reaction on that one
Sicilian itself is a very complex opening, can't expect it's counter to be less complex XD.
But your videos based on openings are quite nice and informative, will look forward for more videos☺️👍
"Its all about restricting enemy play" :D I am dying... :D You r top! ❤
Oh, another video by gotham, I'll se later. Oh, no, wait, is about how to crush the sicilian? I'm gonna watch it immediately!!
9:49 my opponent took on c3 when i premoved. thanks levy
Who watch here 2024?
Me lol
Here
Present!
2025!
"you cant eat your own pawn"
chatgpt:"say that to my face again"
Switched to this opening. Now everyone plays d5... thanks levy but it was better when your channel wasn't so big lol.
Even his chair is rated 1600! What a champ!