That first game felt exactly like the type of games I play at the 1000 level. Honestly really instructive and unique to hear the perspective of a top player while they’re bogged down in a game like that - rather than just usual “you beat 1000s by crushing them with GM level positional and tactical play” content that you often see and isn’t really beneficial.
Can't stress enough how useful it is that you repeat the same concepts over and over again! I can hear your voice in my head when playing: danger levels, continuity, when in doubt bring the rooks, etc.
All I can say is that this series, win at chess, etc. are all an excellent resource for people like me. I would love to see more videos like this in middling rank ranges with different styles, time controls, etc. Please keep it up!
This is like playing against an adult figure in your life when you're a child. They might give you a couple moves here and there, but ultimately they're the better player.
Well. He didnt have read the best lines in openings but surely he knows the principles and has a idea how to start the game. There is rule of 20 40 40 as less than 2000 elo player. That 20% study time for openings, 40% in middlegames and 40% in endgames
Idk about 20 40 40. I spent my life playing, neber learning until this year at 29. I played the queens gambit a lot without knowing it, but learned the london and the caro kann this year. I'm a 1200 from just spending time learning two openings and studying for maybe an hour. Never learned middle ages, mine do suck, but end games im okay at. But again, I've never really studied.
I was a 1680 off the bat when I joined chess in my freshman year of high school, felt awesome. Since then I quit for years, started again this year. I'm so bad at it now lmao
I really think that many people in the comments don't understand how usefull, great and unique this series is....I, as a player of ELO 1100, can basicily watch this 2-3 times, take some notes and learn something new. Hope that this content can survive more than 15 episodes (or maybe do it in cyrcles , climb up to 2500 and than again from 200-600??? Sounds a bit too much, but yeah man, this is a free, deep masterclass for people that want to improve). This content is one of the ture keys for lower rated players who want to learn how to improve the position in those moments when you dont know what to do. Have been looking for something like this for loooong time, finally got it. Thank you Gotham!
My favorite part of this series is when he says what the best move is, but doesn't do it. I'm not being sarcastic, by not doing it, the game continues and further blunders and opportunities to talk about exploiting them occur, and then continuing not to play the moves. It's a forever cycle that is very instructive.
Combine this series and Guess the Elo one. Analyze games in a certain rating range (like 1000-1400) and give it to Hikaru without him knowing that it is your game. Let him guess it and see how good you were at pretending in being 1000-1400 EDIT: In case if Gotham actually sees it, just know that I will be down to play (1700-1800)
Levy, this has been my favorite series by far. I've watched almost all of your other videos, and I've learned the concepts and some openings for chess, but seeing you practically apply some of these concepts, as well as seeing some concepts that I would come up with as a 1300 are immensely helpful. These videos have been less about playing the very best moves and more about playing good chess overall. Thank you
As someone who started watching before win at chess episode 1, I really think this is your best series. I haven't seen anybody else purposely do 1000 level moves and it really helps
24:35 seeing such a beautiful plan such as the bishop pinning the knight to the rook and always winning the knight is amazing. pure pain watching him go pawn up as part of the series
Such a great series, both educational and entertaining! But what astounds me really is how it feels like you have endless time, calmly considerating different moves and talking us through your thought process. When I play it feels like time is running much faster :D
@@arandomdudewithhobbies3318 I’m kind of the same so maybe it’s not just you. Opening tree says that my “performance” in a win is around a 2400 level, but my losses are like 800. Therefore, my rating averages out to around 1600 when looking at a large assort of games.
@@lachie9175 so you go on opening tree and put your data in like you check any game (you know, the website, username, color, and so on), and let the website work for a bit. Then you hit the tab that looks like a graph (it’s the second one from the right called results) and the performance number is the first thing on the tab.
@@haveaniceday3128 Don't lie that you play like a 2400. Your probably play like a 1800 at best. Don't make stuff up. No 1600 can ever play like a 2400 or even remotely understand 2400 chess even in their dreams. 1600 player is someone who blunders very less and doesn't hang pieces and knows some basic checkmate patterns. That's it. 1600 rated players don't know anything about positional chess
I like that you played “at the opponent’s level” but still pointed out the best opportunities to capitalize on mistakes 👍🏻 as a 1400 though I can tell you it’s my life’s goal to pin that knight so bg5 would be played instantly 😂
How to win in 4 moves in a nutshell 1) Find a friend who is noob at chess 2) play e5, let him play whatever he wants. 3) play queen f3 or h5 let him play whatever he wants 4) now play bishop to c5 let him play whatever he wants 5) give a scary look and mate him *WILL WORK ALMOST EVERYTIME*
As a 1400 rated player despite using all that I learned in my chess class I find myself in positions Im unsure of and get stuck on how to play causing me to lose 60% of the time so thank you for making this video :)
I’m 2800 and I also lose 60% of my games. After a few games I have to turn my engine back on to get back to my true rating but that only takes a few games.
Great series. Would love for you to show the eval graphs after each game, so we can see all the swings and how they tighten as you move up the rating ladder.
Just want to say this series actually helps a lot more to learn with the "bad moves" actually getting played. To me it helps a lot more to understand why it's bad if you make the move and have to live with it so to speak
Gotham your pedagogy has improved so much. This chess steps series is a masterclass. It is amazing how you are able to be in complete control the entire time. Keep it up. I love you thinking out loud.
Can you please retroactively make an “Episode 0: Playing Your First Ever Chess Game” where you literally show someone how they should play their first ever game. That’s where I’m at.
@@limmy7411 watch that video again bud. It doesn’t give a plan for your first match. It gives you a plan to learn and improve at chess as a beginner. Different tasks
Im 1050 now with no knowledge of chess freestyling for about 6 months and i started playing the vienna naturally without knowing it. It's a great opening and great to know you like it too 💪🏾
I'm only now near the end of Game 1 watching, and this dude just spittin' knowledge non-stop. I hope the rest of this video has the same energy. That'd be impressive
"I feel like no human being sees this move who's 1200" Me, a 1200: "ooh, rook check, me play" Real talk though: Sometimes, I think strong chess players overestimate how difficult certain tactical moves are to find. People like you less often, because of your background as a chess teacher, but it still happens, and it's funny every time.
@psclm If the king moves to the e-file, I would almost certainly have seen the follow-up. And if I had enough time on the clock, I think I would have seen it in advance for sure. I was mostly being facetious in the original comment because it's possible to play into that tactic without seeing it's there, but it's really not hard to see at all.
This is a reasonable point, although you would never actually know because it is wildly different when you yourself play the game vs watch someone else play it. Also, he told us about the whole tactic, so we don’t even know to remember that there was a rook check available to begin with.
One of my favorite series. I'm rated 1273 and I'm finding this very helpful with showing what to do in positions where my opponent makes a mistake. Please keep up the good work!
Heh. I actually won a game with almost that exact tactic - same Bh6 and everything. And the queen and bishop both stayed there for like six moves after that, because why cash in early?
Correct me if I'm wrong but from Bh6: Bh6 Qxh6 Qxh8 Qg5 practically traps your own queen doesn't it? Haven't checked with an engine so idk how accurate that is or if it's forced at all
Heyy, I'm big fan of your content and owner of your beginners bootcamp. I love watching your videos, especially the ones aimed at lower rated players. They are super fun and very educational. I stopped playing blitz and switched rapid a 2 or 3 months ago with the goal of getting to 800 (i was 700 at the time) and some time way down the line get to 1000 I'm thrilled that today was the first day i got over 1000 elo on rapid! Never thought it was possible to achieve so quickly just wanted to a big thanks! Keep up the great stuff. Its very much appreicated!
I really like that you play on the level of your opponent but I think you should play the best moves in the opening. While it is more helpful to points out concepts in middle game, most of us actually know some moves of the Gotham-openings by heart and it just would be a great opportunity to dig deeper on these lines. E. g. I get Bb4 often in the Vienna, but I do not know now whether Qg4 is your recommendation or just a 1400 move.
If u get a move often it is better to use an engine, after the game obviously, and analyse the position and determine the best way to play. If it isn’t in an opening course or book it isn’t good, ur opponents didn’t solve chess 😂.
@@switch_val8865 I did this but there are several good moves and I just do not know which is the "best" in the sense that it gives the best fighting chances...
I found this super helpful, especially the redo game! After watching this I went to play a game, got the black pieces and had the chance to play a caro. I wound up sacrificing a rook for a bishop to open up the king and was able to mate a few moves later. I'm 1000 rated so this was right on point for me. Really appreciate all that you do!
at about 15:05 when gotham went "it is not easy to defend your king" I took a fat minute to draw out the line in my head he was talking about and he saw it right away. The difference in skill is crazy and that is why so many 500s like me watch him 😂
43:24 Not to brag, but I'm 1400 in rapid (1200 in blitz) and this was the first thing that came to my mind. Just so you know to not underestimate your lower rated audience :) great video series btw edit: 52:14 would have hung the rook too lol
yeah, also the reason of being 1400 is different for everyone. Some of the 1400s definitely have great positional awareness or whatever you would call it and can reroute a knight, but may be lackking in tactics or endgame conversion or opening repertoire
I'm 800 and have a terrible memory. When I started playing though I couldn't even beat my brother. Memorizing positions isn't my forte but seeing you play does help with my tactics. Now I've beat my brother down a queen and have even been able to see mate in 5's. Thank you levy.
21:54 The bishop-trapping idea is actually relatively well-known, even at around the 1200-1400 level. (Perhaps because of the Fischer blunder? Not sure.)
I find these videos really useful. You (and others) have many videos in learning openings, tactics, endgames, etc. But these focus on playing as solidly as possible using what players at every skill level already have in their toolbox. It shows that if you play according to basic chess principles, and consider those principles at every step, then you can win games at your level.
I’m now at 1100 and my goal is to hit 1500 in the next 6 months. In my opinion anything over 1500 is already a ”nice” chess player. Over 2000 u really gotta be into theory heavy to win
That first game looks exactly like how games in this rating range actually play out. I love the "Hey, this move makes sense because it fits the theme/concept I learned on youtube! ... Oh no! What do I do now?!" moments. That's EXACTLY what happens in my games.
Levy, It might be interesting to have subscribers submit audio of them explaining their own moves, and you could try predicting their thought process during analysis. Playing the audio would show if you are accurately predicting the thought process of subscribers! Might be funny. Thanks and keep up the good content.
I know you wrote this a year ago but think about how much content Levy posts. I think it's 3 videos a day along with 6 hours streaming! He makes content that is very time effective like this video took him about 90 minutes to create, before production and editing.
The thing about this position at 43:22 is that as someone who's just entered into the quadruple digits in rapid, I've seen Levy and other chess content creators cover so many games played by GMs and engines that I actually saw the knight idea first and didn't get to thinking about maneuvering the bishop before Levy brought it up. Same thing at 56:36 with Levy saying "no human sees this move". Obviously exaggerating, and every titled player probably plays that there, but once again, I immediately saw that rook move. Not saying that makes me an amazing player, just that... I guess people have different weaknesses in their game. I'm not as good a tactics as I'd like to be, for example. I'm not sure if it's a good or bad thing that I'm sometimes trying to play like AlphaZero with up to 3 blunders in a win, but it sure is an exciting way to play :) When in doubt, play h4-h5. I've turned a lot of games around by giving my opponent a chance to blunder.
Hi Levy I’m really enjoying this series… I think it would be interesting to commentate mostly on your opponents moves. With their permission use it as a way to analyse what they should be doing and the mistakes they’re making. Edit: oooh that first game was good… almost more like how to lose as chess… highlighting mistakes to avoid.
@@matthewhardwick365 I thought in the first two episodes there was more commentary about the his play and less focus on the opponent. This episode there seems much more focus on the opponents play. I would even still like to see a series where it’s even more extreme… Gotham literally says nothing about his moves and only analyses the opponents play.
this is a great series. I have seen a lot of theory videos (including yours and others) but when you start applying theory and playing more games, these are the kind of videos that really connect with you and help you improve.
This has probably been suggested before somewhere, no idea is new on the internet, but it would be interesting to see a 'Who wants to be a millionaire' style of chess. Lower rated players get 3 power ups to help balance the scale, to maybe grant them a chance of winning (realistically very low odds, but not many people won who wants to be a millionaire either!). Maybe the number of power ups can vary based on the difference in elo. 1) 50/50 - The player is given two moves, one which is the top engine line, and one other move (that isn't something which is obviously a blunder) 2) Phone a friend - The player gets to phone his best friend Senór Stock Fish, and get the top three engine moves for this move only. 3) Ask the audience - Audience members vote on the best move, and the player can decide whether to play it or not. If they manage to win, they get some kind of prize - free code for Gotham chess course etc. Bonus points if Levy attempts a Chris Tarrant accent for the entire duration. Concept can be done with any kind of 'power-up' but better to have one with a theme (depending on copyright), and audience participation.
This is by far the best instructional series I've ever watched. It shows and exxposes familiar positions, familiar thought processes, familiar blunders, familiar blindspots. Brilliantly helpful!
Levy: we're gonna play moves that are safe and sound. Also Levy: has all minor and heavy pieces on the back rank on move 11 Anyway thanks for this series! btw when I face the london I like to play h5 on move 2 to try to trap the bishop. At 1000-1400 players usually play 3. e3 whithout thinking which wins me the bishop after e5 and a couple of pawns sacrificed. The next plan is obviously a queen side castling plan.
14:53 This could be a chess puzzle. This position is amazing. Assuming it is white's turn to move, white either gets checkmate or a queen via knight fork. Ne5 is a discovered check. The only two valid moves for black are Kd6 and Ke7. If Kd6, Nf7 and you have forked the king and queen. If instead Ke7, Nf5. Black can only go Ke8 and Kf8, both of which will result in checkmate with Qf7. All those pieces, and they are completely useless in stopping White's knights.
Could you do a series prioritizing stating the best possible move for both you and your opponent each turn, WHILE STILL PLAYING MOVES at the rating, as you did in this series? Thank you so far for this series man, fresh idea and it has been enjoyable so far! I could see a ~3-second pause in between moves allowing the viewer to seek the opponent's best possible move as well as your own as an exercise to engage the viewer. I myself would love this breath of fresh air to shift my focus from "my moves" to watching the opponent's moves. As a 900 rated player, that is hard for me to watch their moves while formulating my own plan.
Love that you go through the best moves and then pick a reasonable-looking move appropriate for the skill level - makes it a lot easier for us to learn!
9:31 an interesting tactic here is to play Ra8. black cannot take the bishop because you will then take the queen. Black is forced to play Qb7 as it is the only safe square for the queen then you can play Bxc4 to win the knight and get the bishop out of danger. Keep in mind here Qxe7 is not possible because of the bishop on c5. However there is Rc1 skewering both hanging bishops but After Ra4 that threat is also secured and white is a clean piece but with a better position and also probably some attack on the queen.
20:48 Im disgusted that Gotham didnt play Bh6 after Qf6. That was just an absoloute disgrace and not fitting of his title. I feel like Gotham doesnt take his opponents seriously and doesnt want to teach us actually good lessons with these kinds of "accidental" misses of tactics. I have thought about these things everytime i beat upcoming GMs (unlike Levy who never will accomplish this beloved and very useful title) and ive come to a conclusion. My theory is that Levy uses these missed tactics to hypnotize his opponents (one known as such is Binegold Fen his feared and known rival) he uses a psychological trick known as the "Lemi" (which was actually named after Levys Grand,grand,grandfather (on his mothers side) which was also known for his appearence in the known fairy tale of snow white and the seven dwarfs as the small and grumpy dwarf (much like levy)) which succeeds in making the subject very very dumb aswell as making the subject mentally ill ( i myself have been struggling with Lemi since i started watching Gotham and because of this i will open an charity for those who were affected by this psychological attack on the left side of the brain or as i call it the "Queenside attack" you will be able to donate to this charity which will make Gotham pay in form of a fine by a lawsuit in the near future (the funds/donations will be used for the lawsuit)). I believe this because we all see how Levy struggles in chess against higher level opponents (lol) and because of this he uses these dirty tricks to beat them in tournaments and in online encounters (couldnt be me XD LMAO). This is a warning to all people watching Gothamchess DO NOT WATCH GOTHAMCHESS! obviously since you clicked on this video you are already infected but dont be hopeless there is a theoretical cure that i have accomplished to find it is very important that you do this EXACTLY AS I SAY. Step 1: You need to follow Gotham on TH-cam and Twitch (this could make no sense for the average Viewer but i will explain further in the future) Step 2: Now after youve completed the "infection" part of Lemi, you need start the "cure". This part starts by subscribing to me the "curer" on youtube so that i can inject the "cure" into you (i know this sounds sus just trust me on this one). Step 3: To activate the "cure" and end the process you need to comment "Bh6" on this comment and make the cure become actually useful. Bonus: if you want to speedup this process you may donate to Gotham or subscribe to a prime/tier of your choosing on either platform (Twitch/TH-cam). (;
Levy, the moment you said cf. '1000 rated player chess is chaotic' I refused to believe it. Wanted to play a game. I did. Analyzed the Game afterwards and saw how the game literally screamed 'WTF!!' by showing me the funpark rollercoaster-like win chance changes happening in seconds. Now I agree. Anyways keep up the inspirational love for chess and your funny eloquent self. Good night from Germany.
Yo Gotham, I never comment on anything but always have your videos on. Just want to say that the 1st game you played in this video was about as instructional a game as I've ever seen for someone at my level. Appreciate the hustle.
levy, at 41:48 you missed mate in 2. Rook to H2 check and their rook has to take on H2 then queen to G2 is mate. I'm just a measly 1100, but it's cool to see these things because of Levy's teachings. Thanks, GOAT.
Literally watched episode 1, 2 and 3 in one go. I don't have a rating yet, but I have played 15 years or so ago. Based on what I'm seeing I think after studying some openings I'll be around the 1.200 mark. The aim is 1.500 by the end of the year (Y) thank you very much, this taught me a lot already!
I know you read the comments, so I guess you’d like to read that I already have a puzzle rating of 1683. I know this isn’t the same as playing an actual game, but I think I’m gonna reach my goal rather quickly. My biggest weakness are openings for the simple reason that I am very bad at memorizing things. I just cannot do it. However, I excel in abstraction and logical thinking. Is there any advice you could give me to essentially mask my weakness and exploit my strengths in openings?
Yo stop insulting the 1400s
Pin of shame
SHAME
sin of phame
It's not at all insulting if u r here to actually learn and improve.
SHAME
Finding the “playing to your opponent’s level” really useful. Results in positions I’m actually familiar with. Love this series.
Same
Same
Yes, it’s great
I get paid to smoke weed on my TH-cam channel 💀 the pandemicc made mfs start new hustles and shi 😩
Familiar? Only if you make exactly the same blunder as happened in the game shown here.
I played the Sicilian once as a non titled player and Levy Rozman came to my house and took my kneecaps out with a pipe
Ah, the Grand Knee Attack.
LMAO
After that, did he sit you down and teach you the proper way to play as you withered in pain?
this comment is criminally underrated
I never knew Levy had a violent streak.
That first game felt exactly like the type of games I play at the 1000 level. Honestly really instructive and unique to hear the perspective of a top player while they’re bogged down in a game like that - rather than just usual “you beat 1000s by crushing them with GM level positional and tactical play” content that you often see and isn’t really beneficial.
Agreed! Normally I'd just thumbs up but anything I can do to bury the spam comments.
I can also totally relate to that first game!
That's funny as a 1000 I thought the opposite lol...I must be delusional,
@@nickmyers3065 yeah probably
Chessbrahs habits series is really good
Can't stress enough how useful it is that you repeat the same concepts over and over again! I can hear your voice in my head when playing: danger levels, continuity, when in doubt bring the rooks, etc.
Yea straight up. When i lose focus i just hear "the idea is to" and then i remember what my pieces want to do better
I too second this: Levy is just the best teacher ever.
Exactly. He really got into my mind.
All I can say is that this series, win at chess, etc. are all an excellent resource for people like me. I would love to see more videos like this in middling rank ranges with different styles, time controls, etc. Please keep it up!
Support this comment so Levy reads this one and makes more of these kinds of content, quite helpful honestly to me too.
Agreed it helps so much
Are you black?
Levy: “I’m going to play f6”
GM Ben Finegold: “so you have chosen death”
@Keyilaa_____🍒 can you not
A always see stuff like this about Ben finegold. What’s the deal 😂
@@CunningFlix He says never play f6 (as black) and never play f3(as white) constantly and it`s a meme at this point.
@@yigitcengil2465 thanks lol
@@yigitcengil2465 no f6 with black and f3 with white right?
This is like playing against an adult figure in your life when you're a child. They might give you a couple moves here and there, but ultimately they're the better player.
7:57 "I gotta get my pieces out."
*immediately plays a pawn move*
My dad is around 1900-2000 without ever learning a opening. He just has chess knowledge, and is really good at black and tactics.
Well. He didnt have read the best lines in openings but surely he knows the principles and has a idea how to start the game. There is rule of 20 40 40 as less than 2000 elo player. That 20% study time for openings, 40% in middlegames and 40% in endgames
Idk about 20 40 40. I spent my life playing, neber learning until this year at 29. I played the queens gambit a lot without knowing it, but learned the london and the caro kann this year. I'm a 1200 from just spending time learning two openings and studying for maybe an hour. Never learned middle ages, mine do suck, but end games im okay at. But again, I've never really studied.
I was a 1680 off the bat when I joined chess in my freshman year of high school, felt awesome. Since then I quit for years, started again this year. I'm so bad at it now lmao
I really think that many people in the comments don't understand how usefull, great and unique this series is....I, as a player of ELO 1100, can basicily watch this 2-3 times, take some notes and learn something new. Hope that this content can survive more than 15 episodes (or maybe do it in cyrcles , climb up to 2500 and than again from 200-600??? Sounds a bit too much, but yeah man, this is a free, deep masterclass for people that want to improve). This content is one of the ture keys for lower rated players who want to learn how to improve the position in those moments when you dont know what to do. Have been looking for something like this for loooong time, finally got it. Thank you Gotham!
its not unique though its chess brahs "building chess habits series"
Wth don't forget about the 100 elo players, man.
@@Known_as_The_Ghost you gotta be trying to fail to get there lol
@@mrkeki1 i think levy is easier to follow
Hey man i appreciate your commitment to improving in chess. Can i ask where are you now in terms of elo?
I'm a little over 1100 elo
Please don’t stop making these videos. They are amazing
yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
I love that you have a series, where you actively make mistakes. By seeing how we can behave after a mistake, at least I learn a lot!
Thank you for this series. As a 1200 rated player, this is amazing!
yeah
Thx Levy
^^this guy said it best
yes but not as a 2000
I am a 1200 and he is boring for me
My favorite part of this series is when he says what the best move is, but doesn't do it. I'm not being sarcastic, by not doing it, the game continues and further blunders and opportunities to talk about exploiting them occur, and then continuing not to play the moves. It's a forever cycle that is very instructive.
Levi, thank you for making this guide, it has genuinely changed the way I think about positions, the game feels so much simpler now.
Combine this series and Guess the Elo one. Analyze games in a certain rating range (like 1000-1400) and give it to Hikaru without him knowing that it is your game. Let him guess it and see how good you were at pretending in being 1000-1400
EDIT: In case if Gotham actually sees it, just know that I will be down to play (1700-1800)
I second that
i third this
I agree, but with Eric instead.
Do it!!
I forth this
Me, a distinguished 950, after watching this video: "MAN 1400'S ARE TRASH"
Levy, this has been my favorite series by far. I've watched almost all of your other videos, and I've learned the concepts and some openings for chess, but seeing you practically apply some of these concepts, as well as seeing some concepts that I would come up with as a 1300 are immensely helpful. These videos have been less about playing the very best moves and more about playing good chess overall. Thank you
I appreciate the “oh no my piece what do I do” moments, I have a lot of those so it’s helpful to see how you handle those situations.
As someone who started watching before win at chess episode 1, I really think this is your best series. I haven't seen anybody else purposely do 1000 level moves and it really helps
11:59 "I'm thinking about harrasing the queen."
- Levy Rozman 2022
You can tell Levi was mad the dude “lied” about being 1300 blitz and just did all the best moves 😂 feels bad though because it was simple instructions
Highly educative content. Although didn't expect to lose your cool with the below 1000 blitz guy.
24:35 seeing such a beautiful plan such as the bishop pinning the knight to the rook and always winning the knight is amazing. pure pain watching him go pawn up as part of the series
Such a great series, both educational and entertaining! But what astounds me really is how it feels like you have endless time, calmly considerating different moves and talking us through your thought process. When I play it feels like time is running much faster :D
Levy - "THIS is how a 1000 level game goes..."
Me - Thats how ALL my games go... fair.
I hate the fact that my good games looks like the 1400 game, but when I blunder or lose my focus, I play like a 800 so I end up at 1000.
@@arandomdudewithhobbies3318 I’m kind of the same so maybe it’s not just you. Opening tree says that my “performance” in a win is around a 2400 level, but my losses are like 800. Therefore, my rating averages out to around 1600 when looking at a large assort of games.
@@haveaniceday3128 how do u check
@@lachie9175 so you go on opening tree and put your data in like you check any game (you know, the website, username, color, and so on), and let the website work for a bit. Then you hit the tab that looks like a graph (it’s the second one from the right called results) and the performance number is the first thing on the tab.
@@haveaniceday3128 Don't lie that you play like a 2400. Your probably play like a 1800 at best. Don't make stuff up. No 1600 can ever play like a 2400 or even remotely understand 2400 chess even in their dreams. 1600 player is someone who blunders very less and doesn't hang pieces and knows some basic checkmate patterns. That's it. 1600 rated players don't know anything about positional chess
I worry so much about Levy running out of time while he's explaining and then I remember he's 2700
i'm very new to chess and playing 10 minute games, and losing on time every single match... i don't know how he processes the game so damn fast XD
@@DWardington im almost a year and still slow enough, since mostly losing in time eventhough 30 mins. LOL
I like that you played “at the opponent’s level” but still pointed out the best opportunities to capitalize on mistakes 👍🏻 as a 1400 though I can tell you it’s my life’s goal to pin that knight so bg5 would be played instantly 😂
U will get there for sure
How to win in 4 moves in a nutshell
1) Find a friend who is noob at chess
2) play e5, let him play whatever he wants.
3) play queen f3 or h5 let him play whatever he wants
4) now play bishop to c5 let him play whatever he wants
5) give a scary look and mate him
*WILL WORK ALMOST EVERYTIME*
e4
@@edvinwihlneystark6764 e5, play the whole match can't abort it now.
From's gambit: *exists
only just discovered you, an old guy relearning, keeping my brain active, commentary is fantastic, thanks so much
this series is actually really unique in the sense that it's the only one I've watched where I genuinely improved from. ty gotham
As a 1400 rated player despite using all that I learned in my chess class I find myself in positions Im unsure of and get stuck on how to play causing me to lose 60% of the time so thank you for making this video :)
im 1700 and have the same problem every fking game
I’m 2800 and I also lose 60% of my games. After a few games I have to turn my engine back on to get back to my true rating but that only takes a few games.
@@FritzMeowstro Wait WHAT!?
@@FritzMeowstro Thats cheating.
@@arandomdudewithhobbies3318 What’s cheating? How else am i supposed to maintain my true rating? Nobody can stay 1400 with a
This series should be called "Chess Edging" how far can Levy go doing dumb shit and not lose.
no
😂
Man this series is so fun to watch
Great series. Would love for you to show the eval graphs after each game, so we can see all the swings and how they tighten as you move up the rating ladder.
Came across one of your videos and now I’m in love with chess again. Haven’t played it consistently in almost 15 years. It’s fun to be back
Play with 100 rated players, that's how.
ouch
Or against me
@@SWigton87 that's literally what he said
@@PJ_enjoyer oof size mega
Just want to say this series actually helps a lot more to learn with the "bad moves" actually getting played. To me it helps a lot more to understand why it's bad if you make the move and have to live with it so to speak
When you play chess it seems easy but when I'm playing chess it makes me feel awfully dumb. Love the serie!
Gotham your pedagogy has improved so much. This chess steps series is a masterclass. It is amazing how you are able to be in complete control the entire time. Keep it up. I love you thinking out loud.
Can you please retroactively make an “Episode 0: Playing Your First Ever Chess Game” where you literally show someone how they should play their first ever game.
That’s where I’m at.
That video exists... th-cam.com/video/OCSbzArwB10/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=GothamChess
@@limmy7411 watch that video again bud. It doesn’t give a plan for your first match. It gives you a plan to learn and improve at chess as a beginner. Different tasks
Im 1050 now with no knowledge of chess freestyling for about 6 months and i started playing the vienna naturally without knowing it. It's a great opening and great to know you like it too 💪🏾
Dude the live lesson stuff is absolutely crazy I love it
I'm only now near the end of Game 1 watching, and this dude just spittin' knowledge non-stop. I hope the rest of this video has the same energy. That'd be impressive
"I feel like no human being sees this move who's 1200"
Me, a 1200: "ooh, rook check, me play"
Real talk though: Sometimes, I think strong chess players overestimate how difficult certain tactical moves are to find. People like you less often, because of your background as a chess teacher, but it still happens, and it's funny every time.
@psclm If the king moves to the e-file, I would almost certainly have seen the follow-up. And if I had enough time on the clock, I think I would have seen it in advance for sure. I was mostly being facetious in the original comment because it's possible to play into that tactic without seeing it's there, but it's really not hard to see at all.
Yeah, it's weird that Levy thinks folks in the 1200s don't see obvious one-move greatness.
Yeah I thought the same thing when he said that like I bet 900s see that move even 😂😂
true, they often think that you won't find slightly complicated tactics, but expect you to know positional moves
This is a reasonable point, although you would never actually know because it is wildly different when you yourself play the game vs watch someone else play it. Also, he told us about the whole tactic, so we don’t even know to remember that there was a rook check available to begin with.
One of my favorite series. I'm rated 1273 and I'm finding this very helpful with showing what to do in positions where my opponent makes a mistake. Please keep up the good work!
In the second game the Bxd2+ desperado actually doesn't work, since after Bxd2 Qf6 white can now play Bh6, winning at least an exchange.
Heh. I actually won a game with almost that exact tactic - same Bh6 and everything. And the queen and bishop both stayed there for like six moves after that, because why cash in early?
Can't you danger level with h5?
@@arandomdudewithhobbies3318 Not sure what you mean. There's a bishop on h6, so h5 isn't legal. Also even if it was legal, Qf8 would still be mate.
Correct me if I'm wrong but from Bh6:
Bh6 Qxh6
Qxh8 Qg5 practically traps your own queen doesn't it? Haven't checked with an engine so idk how accurate that is or if it's forced at all
It actually wins the whole rook.
Heyy, I'm big fan of your content and owner of your beginners bootcamp. I love watching your videos, especially the ones aimed at lower rated players. They are super fun and very educational.
I stopped playing blitz and switched rapid a 2 or 3 months ago with the goal of getting to 800 (i was 700 at the time) and some time way down the line get to 1000
I'm thrilled that today was the first day i got over 1000 elo on rapid! Never thought it was possible to achieve so quickly just wanted to a big thanks! Keep up the great stuff. Its very much appreicated!
I really like that you play on the level of your opponent but I think you should play the best moves in the opening. While it is more helpful to points out concepts in middle game, most of us actually know some moves of the Gotham-openings by heart and it just would be a great opportunity to dig deeper on these lines. E. g. I get Bb4 often in the Vienna, but I do not know now whether Qg4 is your recommendation or just a 1400 move.
If u get a move often it is better to use an engine, after the game obviously, and analyse the position and determine the best way to play. If it isn’t in an opening course or book it isn’t good, ur opponents didn’t solve chess 😂.
@@switch_val8865 I did this but there are several good moves and I just do not know which is the "best" in the sense that it gives the best fighting chances...
Exactly!
I found this super helpful, especially the redo game! After watching this I went to play a game, got the black pieces and had the chance to play a caro. I wound up sacrificing a rook for a bishop to open up the king and was able to mate a few moves later. I'm 1000 rated so this was right on point for me.
Really appreciate all that you do!
I can get my opponent to resign in one move:
Blackmail.
tru
at 20:46 you miss bh6 which is plus 4 for white
This has become my favorite series of you. It’s seriously helping me. Thank you for all the content boss
Thanks for the consistent uploads. I got dumped this week and having something to distract myself with for a bit is proving therapeutic. Cheers Levy
get better soon :)
Keep your head up champ
@@lukemoore2535 thanks, not the worst breakup imaginable, so I'm managing
Whats your rating?
960ish right now, but I dropped from 1080
at about 15:05 when gotham went "it is not easy to defend your king" I took a fat minute to draw out the line in my head he was talking about and he saw it right away. The difference in skill is crazy and that is why so many 500s like me watch him 😂
I can't tell you how many games I've won with the Vienna against 1000s, as they try their cheap scholars mate.
levy when the 2800 episode comes out:
“but what do i know, i’m a 2800 right so i’ll just take this piece”
43:24 Not to brag, but I'm 1400 in rapid (1200 in blitz) and this was the first thing that came to my mind.
Just so you know to not underestimate your lower rated audience :)
great video series btw
edit: 52:14 would have hung the rook too lol
yeah, also the reason of being 1400 is different for everyone. Some of the 1400s definitely have great positional awareness or whatever you would call it and can reroute a knight, but may be lackking in tactics or endgame conversion or opening repertoire
I'm 800 and have a terrible memory. When I started playing though I couldn't even beat my brother. Memorizing positions isn't my forte but seeing you play does help with my tactics. Now I've beat my brother down a queen and have even been able to see mate in 5's. Thank you levy.
21:54 The bishop-trapping idea is actually relatively well-known, even at around the 1200-1400 level. (Perhaps because of the Fischer blunder? Not sure.)
Because by 1200-1400, you’ve fallen for it at least once.
I find these videos really useful. You (and others) have many videos in learning openings, tactics, endgames, etc. But these focus on playing as solidly as possible using what players at every skill level already have in their toolbox. It shows that if you play according to basic chess principles, and consider those principles at every step, then you can win games at your level.
Guys, I think he missed bishop g5
I don't know any openings except for getting the main pieces out into the center and I'd love to hear your opinion on my playing.
Just hit 1000 2 weeks ago
I’m now at 1100 and my goal is to hit 1500 in the next 6 months. In my opinion anything over 1500 is already a ”nice” chess player. Over 2000 u really gotta be into theory heavy to win
That first game looks exactly like how games in this rating range actually play out. I love the "Hey, this move makes sense because it fits the theme/concept I learned on youtube! ... Oh no! What do I do now?!" moments. That's EXACTLY what happens in my games.
this is what most of your subscribers (between 1000 to 1700) needed levy... Thankssss
Playing down to the lower rated players this time is a genius touch that makes these games much more instructionally valuable.
Levy, It might be interesting to have subscribers submit audio of them explaining their own moves, and you could try predicting their thought process during analysis. Playing the audio would show if you are accurately predicting the thought process of subscribers! Might be funny. Thanks and keep up the good content.
I know you wrote this a year ago but think about how much content Levy posts. I think it's 3 videos a day along with 6 hours streaming! He makes content that is very time effective like this video took him about 90 minutes to create, before production and editing.
Also, amazing youtube username hahahaha
The thing about this position at 43:22 is that as someone who's just entered into the quadruple digits in rapid, I've seen Levy and other chess content creators cover so many games played by GMs and engines that I actually saw the knight idea first and didn't get to thinking about maneuvering the bishop before Levy brought it up.
Same thing at 56:36 with Levy saying "no human sees this move". Obviously exaggerating, and every titled player probably plays that there, but once again, I immediately saw that rook move. Not saying that makes me an amazing player, just that... I guess people have different weaknesses in their game. I'm not as good a tactics as I'd like to be, for example.
I'm not sure if it's a good or bad thing that I'm sometimes trying to play like AlphaZero with up to 3 blunders in a win, but it sure is an exciting way to play :) When in doubt, play h4-h5. I've turned a lot of games around by giving my opponent a chance to blunder.
Hi Levy I’m really enjoying this series… I think it would be interesting to commentate mostly on your opponents moves. With their permission use it as a way to analyse what they should be doing and the mistakes they’re making.
Edit: oooh that first game was good… almost more like how to lose as chess… highlighting mistakes to avoid.
He does commentate on the opponents moves tho.
Your idea wouldn't actually improve the concept in my opinion
@@matthewhardwick365 I thought in the first two episodes there was more commentary about the his play and less focus on the opponent. This episode there seems much more focus on the opponents play.
I would even still like to see a series where it’s even more extreme… Gotham literally says nothing about his moves and only analyses the opponents play.
@@laskurtanceixixii how about in the future you do me a favour and keep your opinion to yourself. Thanks
this is a great series. I have seen a lot of theory videos (including yours and others) but when you start applying theory and playing more games, these are the kind of videos that really connect with you and help you improve.
Absolutely loving the series!!
I love this type of content. It's comfortable studying with an entertaining professor.
This has probably been suggested before somewhere, no idea is new on the internet, but it would be interesting to see a 'Who wants to be a millionaire' style of chess.
Lower rated players get 3 power ups to help balance the scale, to maybe grant them a chance of winning (realistically very low odds, but not many people won who wants to be a millionaire either!). Maybe the number of power ups can vary based on the difference in elo.
1) 50/50 - The player is given two moves, one which is the top engine line, and one other move (that isn't something which is obviously a blunder)
2) Phone a friend - The player gets to phone his best friend Senór Stock Fish, and get the top three engine moves for this move only.
3) Ask the audience - Audience members vote on the best move, and the player can decide whether to play it or not.
If they manage to win, they get some kind of prize - free code for Gotham chess course etc.
Bonus points if Levy attempts a Chris Tarrant accent for the entire duration.
Concept can be done with any kind of 'power-up' but better to have one with a theme (depending on copyright), and audience participation.
Sounds like a great idea
I like it let's do it
This is by far the best instructional series I've ever watched. It shows and exxposes familiar positions, familiar thought processes, familiar blunders, familiar blindspots. Brilliantly helpful!
Levy: we're gonna play moves that are safe and sound.
Also Levy: has all minor and heavy pieces on the back rank on move 11
Anyway thanks for this series!
btw when I face the london I like to play h5 on move 2 to try to trap the bishop. At 1000-1400 players usually play 3. e3 whithout thinking which wins me the bishop after e5 and a couple of pawns sacrificed. The next plan is obviously a queen side castling plan.
@19:18
Gotham: Welcome to the big leagues!
Also Gotham's opponents: Elo 1000-1400
I need a review of Kaiba and his step father gambling over a chess game to see if he gets adopted.
14:53 This could be a chess puzzle. This position is amazing. Assuming it is white's turn to move, white either gets checkmate or a queen via knight fork.
Ne5 is a discovered check. The only two valid moves for black are Kd6 and Ke7.
If Kd6, Nf7 and you have forked the king and queen.
If instead Ke7, Nf5. Black can only go Ke8 and Kf8, both of which will result in checkmate with Qf7. All those pieces, and they are completely useless in stopping White's knights.
When a 1000 plays better then a 1400
Could you do a series prioritizing stating the best possible move for both you and your opponent each turn, WHILE STILL PLAYING MOVES at the rating, as you did in this series? Thank you so far for this series man, fresh idea and it has been enjoyable so far! I could see a ~3-second pause in between moves allowing the viewer to seek the opponent's best possible move as well as your own as an exercise to engage the viewer. I myself would love this breath of fresh air to shift my focus from "my moves" to watching the opponent's moves. As a 900 rated player, that is hard for me to watch their moves while formulating my own plan.
These videos are incredibly fun!
Love that you go through the best moves and then pick a reasonable-looking move appropriate for the skill level - makes it a lot easier for us to learn!
Day 290 of translating Levy's titles to Russian: "Как победить в 4 хода!"
Day first and last of translating Levy's title to Russian: Международный мастер
@@volodyadykun6490 huh
9:31 an interesting tactic here is to play Ra8. black cannot take the bishop because you will then take the queen. Black is forced to play Qb7 as it is the only safe square for the queen then you can play Bxc4 to win the knight and get the bishop out of danger. Keep in mind here Qxe7 is not possible because of the bishop on c5. However there is Rc1 skewering both hanging bishops but After Ra4 that threat is also secured and white is a clean piece but with a better position and also probably some attack on the queen.
against the 1400 youve played like more of a 1200, but thats ok it was still instructive enough, this series is amazing, thank you)
how did he play like a 1200 while still beating a 1400 twice
i like how you successfully distinguished between 1400 and 1200 playing, even more so, better than the guy teaching chess most his life
@@harrythesailor3622 not Gotham, the 1400 lol
20:48 I've had this position before. Bh6 is an amazing move that I think is just completely crushing.
Don't you just lose the queen and the bishop after qxh6, qxh6, nxh6?
20:48 Im disgusted that Gotham didnt play Bh6 after Qf6. That was just an absoloute disgrace and not fitting of his title. I feel like Gotham doesnt take his opponents seriously and doesnt want to teach us actually good lessons with these kinds of "accidental" misses of tactics. I have thought about these things everytime i beat upcoming GMs (unlike Levy who never will accomplish this beloved and very useful title) and ive come to a conclusion. My theory is that Levy uses these missed tactics to hypnotize his opponents (one known as such is Binegold Fen his feared and known rival) he uses a psychological trick known as the "Lemi" (which was actually named after Levys Grand,grand,grandfather (on his mothers side) which was also known for his appearence in the known fairy tale of snow white and the seven dwarfs as the small and grumpy dwarf (much like levy)) which succeeds in making the subject very very dumb aswell as making the subject mentally ill ( i myself have been struggling with Lemi since i started watching Gotham and because of this i will open an charity for those who were affected by this psychological attack on the left side of the brain or as i call it the "Queenside attack" you will be able to donate to this charity which will make Gotham pay in form of a fine by a lawsuit in the near future (the funds/donations will be used for the lawsuit)). I believe this because we all see how Levy struggles in chess against higher level opponents (lol) and because of this he uses these dirty tricks to beat them in tournaments and in online encounters (couldnt be me XD LMAO). This is a warning to all people watching Gothamchess DO NOT WATCH GOTHAMCHESS! obviously since you clicked on this video you are already infected but dont be hopeless there is a theoretical cure that i have accomplished to find it is very important that you do this EXACTLY AS I SAY.
Step 1: You need to follow Gotham on TH-cam and Twitch (this could make no sense for the average Viewer but i will explain further in the future)
Step 2: Now after youve completed the "infection" part of Lemi, you need start the "cure". This part starts by subscribing to me the "curer" on youtube so that i can inject the "cure" into you (i know this sounds sus just trust me on this one).
Step 3: To activate the "cure" and end the process you need to comment "Bh6" on this comment and make the cure become actually useful.
Bonus: if you want to speedup this process you may donate to Gotham or subscribe to a prime/tier of your choosing on either platform (Twitch/TH-cam).
(;
unfortunately youre not getting the pin
@@nourthedoor i could respond with more unfunny things and still hope for the pin but im just too amazed by how fast you responded to my comment😅
never have i ever felt my nerdyness as when i watched three episodes of chess play and didn't get bored.
Last
trueee
No more comments
Ye
Levy, the moment you said cf. '1000 rated player chess is chaotic' I refused to believe it. Wanted to play a game. I did. Analyzed the Game afterwards and saw how the game literally screamed 'WTF!!' by showing me the funpark rollercoaster-like win chance changes happening in seconds. Now I agree. Anyways keep up the inspirational love for chess and your funny eloquent self. Good night from Germany.
Love this videos, now when I'm playing, i analyse the game with your voice in my head!
The how to win at chess videos and these ones are the ones I usually watch. I love them, they’re easy to watch and very relaxing.
Yo Gotham, I never comment on anything but always have your videos on. Just want to say that the 1st game you played in this video was about as instructional a game as I've ever seen for someone at my level. Appreciate the hustle.
levy, at 41:48 you missed mate in 2. Rook to H2 check and their rook has to take on H2 then queen to G2 is mate. I'm just a measly 1100, but it's cool to see these things because of Levy's teachings. Thanks, GOAT.
57:00 "i feel like no human being sees this move" me- lets give a check to get out of the situation
Literally watched episode 1, 2 and 3 in one go. I don't have a rating yet, but I have played 15 years or so ago. Based on what I'm seeing I think after studying some openings I'll be around the 1.200 mark. The aim is 1.500 by the end of the year (Y) thank you very much, this taught me a lot already!
I know you read the comments, so I guess you’d like to read that I already have a puzzle rating of 1683. I know this isn’t the same as playing an actual game, but I think I’m gonna reach my goal rather quickly.
My biggest weakness are openings for the simple reason that I am very bad at memorizing things. I just cannot do it. However, I excel in abstraction and logical thinking. Is there any advice you could give me to essentially mask my weakness and exploit my strengths in openings?
@@woudjee2 what's your rating now?
So good episode very instructive thx u alot ❤ watch ur 3 episode so far and i learned ao much
14:11 "This is if you're looking for some sort of SWASHBUCKLING ACTION" - LUL