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How to win at chess is back - episode 18
0:00 Intro
0:54 Game 1 vs 1537
12:48 Game 2 vs 1739
23:11 Game 3 vs 1901
41:46 Game 4 vs 2011
1:00:43 Game 5 vs 2069
1:19:37 Game 6 vs 2164
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Offering a draw while being one move away from mate is an absolute legendary move
The type of player that blunders in the first few moves not paying attention lol
Thats not legendary..that is fool man
@@nobietrader3777 nahh u just bad
@@nobietrader3777 You seem like a fun guy to be around
@@nobietrader3777 love the fact that the negative comment has the least likes
It’s great to see TreezErik be in a how to loose at chess video and one month later he’s in a how to win at chess one with a 1700 elo !!!
I knew I had seen that nickname somewhere
What was his old elo?
@@jovianarsenic6893 300 elo
@@AmbrozeEditz from 300 to 1700 rating in one month? fuck meeee
@@sexmaster4218 thats how I'm feeling bro
I've been really about Brussels Sprouts recently. They're not as bitter as they were when we were kids as they've done some cross-breeding of the commercial strain in the last couple decades to improve the bitterness of the sprouts. Also, boiling or steaming them was the worst way to cook them, and yet that's what a lot of parents did to them, which is a great disservice. My personal preference is to cut the bottoms off, peel any bad looking leaves off the outside, then quarter them. I toss them in olive oil, salt, pepper, and garlic powder and then roast them at 400* F for about 20 minutes. They should start turning brown and almost black on the outside when they're done. You have to get them turning color on the outside to know that they've sweetened up a little bit and cut the bitterness.
Matki
Add a little bit of crumbled bacon in that, it's fantastic.
If you're feeling fancy, add a scattering of chilli flakes too.
@@michaelearl6765 I usually skip the bacon. Not that I don't love bacon, but bacon hasn't gotten so expensive now that I don't feel like it adds enough to be worth it in Brussels Sprouts.
@@delicateabuse That's not a bad idea. I'll to try that some time
Levy: "We'll figure it out. I believe in us." Us: *sigh of happiness*
But yet has no real attachment to any of us. Like the video that vice made about the mentality of fandom and idolatry.
@@wherethewatermeetstheshade4:30 4:32 4:32 4:33 4:33 4:33 4:34 4:34 4:34 4:35
Chess hasn't been updated in almost 200 years and it's obvious the devs have abandoned it. The greedy creators took your money and laughed all the way to the bank. I remember back in 705 AD when chess was fun. Then they started adding stupid features no one wanted like "Castling" and "En Passant" instead of listening to player feedback and fixing game-breaking bugs. I've been complaining for YEARS about the collision-detection glitch with the horsey. The "clipping-thru-pieces" bug has been abused to death and the lazy devs refuse to fix it. Don't support this awful behaviour and boycott this company.
Lol
LOL, you win the award for the most creative and mind blowing comment :)
@@niravapurv4578 I think he's the guy who did the epic rant on how the Bishop got overbuffed back in the 1400s as well.
5:40 Me and my friends went to Tata steel chess India and met Levon Aronian, Sam shankland, Vidit gujrathi and Vishy anand. Had one of my best days this Sunday.
Where was the venue held?
Wow must’ve been fun.
@@Amar-pu3ph National library, kolkata
Title: How to win at chess Pause after Game 4 and check the game, see account of opponent: Closed fair play Move back and reload the page: Title: How to win at chess ft. a cheater What a fast reaction by Levy!
dude I just noticed that and couldn't help but say BRUH
TreezErik? From How to Lose at Chess? Looks like he’s gotten even better since we last saw him
Well spotted
Dude he mentioned like a month ago that TreezErik was 1400 or smth like that
@@ujaashroychowdhuryroychowd2998 ik and he’s 1700 now that’s pretty good progress
@@Michael-ci1gp rapid ratings tend to be overrated though when i'm playing against people in 3+0 they are usually like 200+ rating in rapid
@@tukula7758 true, im 2000s rapid while 1700s blitz (username: MiniAstronaut)
5:40 I love this interactive moments, I’ve been studying all Sunday (or that’s what I was supposed to do at least, I played a lot of chess too and went visiting my grandparents because why the heck not)
You mean study chess right?
@@takidabossen I was supposed to study math for my university but I studied a little bit of e4 Gotham course instead lol
@@ChessGrandPasta Haha been there done that bro.
Chess is a funny thing. No matter how much any of us disagree on any subject, it keeps bringing us back together. Good luck with your marriage and your grind Levy!
Like levy being alt right. Still respect his chess abilities though
@@jackleese7949 lol what
Levy is probably the least alt right Chess KZheadr and he’s very vocal about it too lmao
@@jackleese7949 what? First of all, this is a chess vid, not a politics vid, second of all, he’s not alt right lol
@@jackleese7949 alt right lol not only you're wrong since he never said to be from the right but it also means nothing because what the fuck is alt right? white supremacist is that it?
During the analysis of the game against 1901 rated player, I felt so proud because I actually found the idea with g5 and was so confused as to why you didn't play it. Idk what rating that tactic would have in a puzzle, but as a 1100 rated player, I was impressed I found a tactic that you didn't find in that game
Same. I found it back at 31:42 time range. it's possible here right? G5, bishop take bishop on G2, King captures, Queen H3, King moves to F3, pawn G4
Everything inside me was screaming g5 throughout the game, so painful to see him play a3, especially thinking how he would have treated a3 if it was GTE
Yeah, I finally had to comment to push the pawn, it was getting frustrating
It would be really nerve wracking to play my favorite chess streamer. I’m just glad I don’t have to worry about playing Hikaru it’s a lot less stressful to play the #1 chess comedian. ❤
5:40 Studying for uni finals + research! Some failures came by forcing us to scrap our samples BUT it is a learning mistake, so we're able to hopefully do a ton more experiments safely after break. Wish me luck!
good luck
Good luck!
Levy, can you also put (in the description or chapters) what opening was played in each game just like the old How to Win at Chess episodes. If it's not too much to ask. Thank you for all your work!
This past Sunday was my 30th birthday, so I had a great time watching the saints game despite them being bad, bought Pokémon brilliant diamond with some birthday money, and relaxed at home and my wife made me dinner. Hope you had. A great weekend Levy
Sounds awesome. Glad you had fun 👍
@@choppa3358 thanks man, I appreciate it. I hope you had a good weekend, and enjoy the thanksgiving holiday if you live in a part of the world that celebrates it
That’s awesome also happy birthday wish you the best
Happy birthday!
I hate to say it but I had a great time watching the Saints game because I'm an Eagles fan... We're looking surprisingly competent. And a happy birthday to you!
I love when you face off against higher rated opponents. They really take some effort to beat and provides more opportunities for instruction. Excellent video. Watched all the games.
Unfortunately, most high rated player who are not titled are "cheaters" just like the one in this video
Game 4 is an example that being on 600 or 800 elo (without cheating) enjoying the game is better than reaching a strong level by the means of cheating... That's the reason you won't see any cheater in guess the elo series.
But you will see fake bad games just to get covered.
@Utsav Joshi the ones I saw from guess the elo were 800-1100. I have recently played rapid, classic online. And unlimited time live chess with friends, ranged 650-1700 and nobody hangs queens and pieces the way they do on on guess the elo. I wish they did, just doesn’t happen from what I’ve played. I was thinking maybe it’s cause of time control and low rating. I still hardly see players hang even a knight. Especially as blatantly obvious as the vids we see. I hope they were real games and trying, it would make it more fascinating and funny.
@@lexevo If people aren't hanging pieces in most games then you're above 2300. Just watch Hikaru sometimes - you can see people of all elo hanging pieces against him. It's a matter of your skill level not allowing you to see the hanging pieces, you can get there, but you're obviously not yet.
The game 4 levi's opponent is cheating?
@@vincentalfarieco3032 YEs, and I am getting really angry at youtube for vanishing my comments.
It would really be fun to see levy guide us through 5D CHESS.
Ohhhh
“Okay, guys, in this position there are 5 checks, 4 queen trades which give us a pawn and a couple of ways to pin our opponents pieces. Make your predictions, we’re not in rush.” But I think he would like it btw, at least because of his hate at engines, that just crash at this number of possible moves
@@stevensharker7681 Actually, there are 5D chess engines and they are pretty good.
Instructive as always in this series. Really like the lesson of the last game - patience and gradual improvement of the position while turning the screws.
I really think it would be great to play some main lines such as the nimzo, slav, etc. I think it would be great just for variety but also for more instruction in different structures and positions. Even if you do not play these openings, having this variety may help to people to understand the openings they play if they deviate from positions they know.
5:32 Hi Levy, I watched an old win at chess video of yours today during my lunch break and you said it was your first week gyming and that you felt good. You said it somehow gave you energy. Today I went bacc to the gym and I feel great, thanks
With that early bishop move you could set up the other bishop to create a queen trade rather than get trapped but I'm sure the great fish of stock has a better plan for white
5:32 yeah i’m actually at a volleyball tournament. we’re 2 and 2 right now and playing pretty well
Who won?
yeah who won
@@emax3408 we got second some other team won i forgot the name it’s been a month
@@DoofEvil damn maybe next time
Game 3 was so beautiful. So much tension in the position that could explode in a myriad of ways. My tiny brain stands in awe of how awesome that game was. Great game, Inerid and Levy!
Oh
@@jalenmoore8701My
game 3 was insane. i have no clue how both of you calculated all of that.
This transition from high energy into therapy chess at the end when you got tired was perfect for me. Great way to casually learn about how to improve my chess games after a long day!
Funny thing... Levy's opponent on 41:45 got banned for cheating actually, so...
Actually called this before the title changed, 600 difference between rapid and blitz, 500 rapid rating climb in the last 2 months or so, queen d7 .. speaks for itself
@@thomasallen9003 I mean, I saw queen d7 and im dogshit. I also thought the move was dogshit but still
i have 600 point difference between rapid and blitz bc i never play blitz
@@thomasallen9003 i have a 500 deference between rapid and blitz because rapid is my try hard and blitz is where to go to just screw around
The bishop blunder at the end when he didn't have time to refer to his trusted engine says it all.
Dude I’ve been watching your shows for years, and it seems a little nerdy but I think you are the number #1 chess coach out there and it’s therapeutic to watch these classic oldies. xx
Love this series. One of the reasons I’m a fan…thank you for bringing it back
Thanks Levy! It seems like such a long time since we have seen this series.
Thanks for playing the Vienna! You talk about it all the time, nice to see it in action. Keep up the great content! Ps. I can see these can be hard to record at time but I love this series! Thanks, it's improved my chess so much!
I love these long how to win at chess videos. Have learned to much from this series. Keep them coming.
81st day of translating Levy's titles into Neapolitan: "Comm vencr a scacc"
I respect your dedication
@@Aisatsana1971 thanks
Ti andrebbe di giocare ogni tanto?😳
@@pietrosurace5616 in che senso?
@@marcosettembre giochiamo noi due a scacchi
My favorite series finally has new episodes! Not even watch the videos yet but already so excited to look at it:)
5:30 I went to see Patton Oswalt live in Portland this last weekend. Had a blast and the next day had "friend's giving" and had a good time there as well
Normally I'd go with tomatoes or onions because they can be used in a lot of ways and add nice textures to the food, but recently I've acquired a bit of taste for spinach. My sister is in cooking school, and she likes to make spinach pancakes which might sound off-putting, but they're really tasty, healthy and easy to make. What's your favorite vegetable tho, Levy?
Spinach is just so versatile
Tomatoes are fruit
@@santiagocontte622 As a food, they're vegetables. You wouldn't make fruit salad with tomatoes. Words change meaning depending on context.
@@sashaboydcom I agree but they'd still be fruit regardless of what people use to eat them with. U can classify food by their flavours and that's cool but the scientific definition is the one that should prevail
@@santiagocontte622 All fruits are vegetables, from a scientific perspective. They aren’t animals, minerals, fungi, bacteria, or algae, are they? They belong to the vegetable kingdom. Why does nobody start this argument regarding cucumbers, zucchini, or winter squash?
Title: How to win at chess. Thumbnail: Yes, win at chess with 40% discount!
ok
2428 vs 1537. Its not that hard to win at thess with 40% rating dicount. He complaints about cheaters but at the same does MMR abuse and smurfing
@@5poolcatrush bruh
@@5poolcatrush Artificially using a literal computer to crunch numbers for the best move is very different than just being good at chess. I'd be fine losing against someone better. I'd be pissed about losing to some kid with a robot telling him what to play.
@@dreugh424 yeah maybe but frankly he plays with lower reated opponents to look good at the public making misleading impression probably to sell courses Abuse is an abuse anyways unrelated of its impact Speaking of being pissed off of something, it is not hard to stomp 40% lower rated noobs while boosting self-esteem, but i wouldn't be happy if that happened to me Because its a freaking abuse
I’m so happy I saw the g5 idea, I’m no where near as good as levy, and I don’t think levy is bad for not seeing it, just proud of myself :)
Same actually! Feeling proud on that as a 1400. It can be so much harder to find stuff in games tho (take it from the guy who occasionally loses to his 900 Elo girlfriend lol)
The opening of the 4th game is very instructive - delaying castling to attack at an opportune moment and force the opponent to commit in a way you can take advantage of.
Great series this is right in my rating level. Would love to see more of these long time control so I can really study the position
YEESSS! How to win at chess is back! Definitely my favorite series. Thanks for the great content.
Love the vids as always levy. If I’m ever feeling down you make me happy. You are a real legend.
Great series this one Levy
Hi Levy, the video may be a little long but it was truly wonderful to watch, I truly love how you think about chess, one of the best videos I have watch on chess, thanks for taking the time to make that video and many others, truly amazing stuff.
what i like to do when i get this opportunity, at 13:55 instead of taking with the bishop i like to play Ne5. If he takes the queen Bxf7 is mate, the only move which doesn’t lose on the spot is Be6, and after Bxe6 you have a beautiful advantage
Your line doubles his pawns, his line wins a pawn and stops his opponent from ever castling, he is an IM and you're not
@@DarthVader-wk9sd im exactly at the guy’s he played rating and im also very used to blackmar diemer gambit. the whole point of the gambit is to give material to gain an initiative. is you like to be safe and get the pawn back play as you want. i was just giving my opinion as an experienced attacker
taking the pawn and preventing the opponent from ever castling is better, although your suggestion is still definitely good
My boy said Now at 48 minutes you may have learned that pawns can not move backwards GUY IS A COMEDIAN LMFAOOOOOOO im new to chess bro but i'm picking up alot just watching your videos don't understand most things till its explained but I hope to only keep getting better. Its always a plus when yu can laugh while learning.
They can not! News to me ...
5:40 On Sundays I go to ultimate frisbee training in the park. It was chilly this time round but it's still a good break from cycling on a cargobike as a courier all week!
For game 3 I actually had the same thought process as the engine did with the G pawn. Surprised my 900 elo pea brain noticed that and levy didn’t consider it.
Day 1 of asking Levy to bring back ELO SWAP, I loved that series
59:00 xXPawn-SniperXx's account was closed for fair play violation.. Only finished one game after this one. That was FAST.
I was wondering if that was the guy Levy was talking about with the title, there's like NO COMMENTS talking about it so thank you for confirming my suspicion 🙌❤️
Thank you levy for bringing back this series loved the vdo ❤️🔥
Love the win at chess series. Great to see these calculations in real time
These are my favorite videos. Even if you uploaded a single 10 minute game against a sub I would love that
29:10, openings I would like to see levy play: Scotch game (with white), panov against caro-kann (white), alekhine defense (that ones my favorite opening) Edit: My favorite vegetable has to be asparagus.
Even though this video is a year old, it is new and very instructive to me. The 1hr and 35 min went by quickly, and yes, I am hungry also. I'm just getting back into chess after 50 years of nada. Thx Art
Great episode Levy. So instructive for me as a 12-1400. Artichokes are up there but I think maybe brussel sprouts might edge it out. Tough choice. Like picking a Gotham opening course.
In game 3 I was wondering why you didn't push the g pawn forward to g5, take the bishop, check with the queen, and go g4. Turns out the engine agrees with me!
Was thinking the same thing
Me too
"If you have two rooks and your opponent has one, you're up a rook" Can somebody check that math for me?
I like this series. Especially when levy record it when do streaming. I love how he interact with viewers.
best series love it thanks men. one of those every 2 week would be fine by me. most instructive thing
I’m sure it’s a bad move, but could you explain why at 15:55 when looking for a move, why is Na4 not considered since it attacks the queen and protects the pawn under attack? If they move to attack the Knight then a3 helps seal it together and puts their queen in a weird spot to attack nothing?
Hey, Na4 is the engines 3rd best move (+3.3) for white on depth 26 with stockfish 14+. So not a bad move at all! You can defend the knight later on with c3 or move it to c5. Nxf6 was the best move in the position (+4.5 depth 26.), Ne5 was the 2nd best move (+3.7 depth 26).
if you plug this on an engine. computer will say LEVY IS IN FACT A HUMAN. he doesn't see that it is still a solid move but if you imagine what his thinking. Remember that levy ALWAYS says that you dont commit pushing your pawns because it cant go backwards and some squares in the future will be weak. This will give him a tempo and on his terms to make levy commit a pawn move. if this game had a million$ wage or a tournament, giving enemy an opportunity tempo is also a big blunder of your life If queens try to get rid of knight A4 by qb5, to defend knight with queen by pawn c3 and your knight cant move your knight is still stuck on Na4 protecting a pawn and lose tempo. if pawn b3 so the knight protected and also knight can go back to b2 or c3. And in all of this you dont forget the fact that you committed to move a pawn and some squares can be weak. BTW computer doesnt care so consider the move, anyways nobody can still beat a computer.
I think the inclusion of Na4 to move the Queen to somewhere supposedly less desirable is totally unnecessary. You essentially give Black an extra tempo although here fortunately Black can’t really make use of it. Nxf6 looked very appealing because it’s removing a defender of the king and there’s no suitable recapture that wouldn’t lead to problems for Black.
Yo I'd appreciate if you went back to naming the segments of the videos on what openings are played. Great content tho! I like this series even more than GTE, and that's saying something
I have immensely enjoyed this series. Thank you for doing it.
1:16:50 You could have played Rxe6! His rook can't take because of mate and if pawn takes then his queen is lost
Good eye!
15:43 I felt so EMPTY when I didnt hear “Rook B1, Rook B1”
Hey Levi. Could u please do Guess the GM contants? Guessing the Gm moves "live"?? I think that would do educating and entertaining at the same time.
I get an ad to download Honey, press the link, Gotham's video continues to play in the background. As I'm installing it [19:16] Gotham says, "are you paying attention or just watching another tab?"! This man is a GOD
Even the moments that are quiet, Gotham managed to make them funny as well! I don’t know how he does it, he manages to make chess entertaining, I love it!
Pretty amazing that Levy managed to draw vs a cheater! Nicely done!
He won, didn't he?
Wow.The third game was nuts! Levy`s opponent played really good.
I would really like to see you play the Vienna more, your video inspired me and it is my favourite opening
That last game was awesome!!! It really showed how to play in closed positions.
today's stare was majestic, legendary, enigmatic, and truly just spectacular.
Love this series. So glad to see it back.
This is my favorite series of yours. Great to see another episode
This is the best content of the KZhead!!! Thank you, Levy!!!
i really see you becoming GM soon. so much knowledge!
40:25 low-key proud of myself for spotting the g-pawn moves for checkmate during the game
Really enjoyed watching this, keep up the great content. you are amazing
Audience: So Levy, since there were questions as to why you kept playing on against this cheater I was just wondering, when did you understand you were playing a computer? Levy: When did I understand I was playing a computer? Audience: ... Levy: I understood it immediately. It doesn't mean I can't play a chess game and test my tactical skills while I banter with my followers. I'm trying to make content here out of whatever my opponents throw at me, and they happen to be doing this for free while I'm making my living. If somebody's idea of leisure is to use an engine instead of playing on his own it just opens up a new topic for me to riff on. Obviously it's not fun to be on my end but I'm not going to quit as long as "cheater" videos continue to gain a lot of views and expose one of the banes of online chess playing.
I like carrots
I don't eat carrots
just got the e4/caro-kann bundle. hoping to break 800 with it. really enjoy your stuff. glad I can learn and support. good luck
So glad he showed vienna, i bought that course! Good to get more content of it
In game 3 I was actually thinking you should push g oawn to g4 to stop the king from escaping. I noticed since you kept saying the king would escape and g4 would take away the escape square.
At 58:44, Nd3 could be a perpetual check. Stockfish gives Qa7 as the best move or Nd3 followed bt Qb4 as crushing, +5.5 for Black.
That game 3 was very close, I also usually play english and that game of yours was very instructive for me.
5:30 a friend came back to visit from spain, we got really high and had a blast.
Love win at chess. Its very informative especially in opening play
This is my fav series of yours Levy, especially because of the higher rated oponents
Onions are really useful as the basis of any source really. You can have shallots for sweetness or red onions for a bit of a tang. They can be caramelised with slow cooking in oil or fried for a crispy addition to some kind of curry or burger.
Im happy I saw G5 G4 on the second game lol well nice video Levy always nice to learn from these videos
At 54.31, I feel taking the pawn immediately is better as if rook attacks it now, Bb2, Kd1 and the queen can't leave c3 due to Nc3
Wow... the last game was total domination. I learn so much with these videos. Thanks for do it.
At 6:28 if queen f3 can’t you just retreat the bishop back to c5 because if pawn captured qb2+ is just a double attack and you just win the rook?
Something i found quite inspiring is the 1700 Treez Erik they were in a video im not sure if it was guess the elo or whatever but in that video a few months back it was a game of him being 300 and his opponent being 200 and it was a W video and look at him now a 1700 player playing against gotham
5:40. I actually went to my first tournament on Saturday. I did okay but the experience was very fun
Definitely my favorite series that you do outside of your quest to become GM Levy. And the only proper answer is corn if we can call that a vegetable... somebody told me that was a starch... whatever that means
40:00 Levy I know you gon hate this but i just want to let you know that i felt fantastic that i saw that g4 g5. I was confused as to why that wouldn't work when you were doing your initial calculations. I think this finding should compensate for my 3 consecutive queen blunders in blitz earlier today :D
At 5:30 I was thinking of queen A4 check to rotate in to protect both pawns without blocking the bishop. The issue is that it gives black free development