How To PUNISH Early Queen Attacks In Chess

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    In chess openings, beginners often struggle with early queen moves. This can lead to the Scholars Mate or other traps involving tactics that lead to losing material. In this video, I hope to show the Wayward Queen Attack and other opening garbage that you can defeat and not worry about anymore.
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  • @thelonesuperhero
    @thelonesuperhero Před 3 lety +16650

    When you try for scholar’s mate, blunder your queen, but win the game anyway. 800 elo life is wild.

    • @maxthexpfarmer3957
      @maxthexpfarmer3957 Před 3 lety +202

      Yup

    • @jeltehoekstra2952
      @jeltehoekstra2952 Před 3 lety +843

      I actually had to look up with an engine how to counter the scholars mate because it happend so often so i wanted a good counter😂
      And yes, i’m also 800 Elo.

    • @FritzMeowstro
      @FritzMeowstro Před 3 lety +270

      @@jeltehoekstra2952 the counter is to play enough that you learn to spot it. Also puzzle rush

    • @jeltehoekstra2952
      @jeltehoekstra2952 Před 3 lety +158

      @@FritzMeowstro spotting it and not getting mated I had figured out to some extend. But often I blunderd pieces. So I wanted a good counter against it so I could punish my opponent and win :D
      And also because I got really tilted by it. Enough to make me not play for over a week XD
      Oh and puzzles I do enough, I'm almost 1200 rated in puzzles while only 800 in rapid.

    • @katon8213
      @katon8213 Před 3 lety +116

      Never Heard about Botez Gambit?)))One of the strongest weapons of low Elo

  • @Nole2701
    @Nole2701 Před 3 lety +10584

    I bet at least 50% of you are here because Nelson always bring out the queen early.

    • @themokhelegirls7582
      @themokhelegirls7582 Před 3 lety +1071

      I used to hate nelson because he always destroyed me with his queen...I beat him last week, it was the happiest day of my life😂😂

    • @cryowater8110
      @cryowater8110 Před 3 lety +157

      @@themokhelegirls7582 i feel good for you

    • @popiwipi9057
      @popiwipi9057 Před 3 lety +152

      @@themokhelegirls7582 I beat him a few months ago but I can always understand you

    • @jordanjacobs1591
      @jordanjacobs1591 Před 3 lety +145

      literally laughed out loud at that

    • @guymanheim
      @guymanheim Před 2 lety +170

      I am here exactly for that reason and he still kicks my butt. I’ll keep at it lol.

  • @Chewbaccafruit
    @Chewbaccafruit Před rokem +2475

    It's really fun when you get someone who clearly climbed because of aggressive early queen attacks and there's really long pauses when you block their attacks like 'wait you weren't supposed to do fhat'

    • @tomokoth4841
      @tomokoth4841 Před rokem +28

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @captainfizzy8729
      @captainfizzy8729 Před rokem +165

      Mines left after I blocked with one pawn

    • @ThePi314Man
      @ThePi314Man Před rokem +12

      Me in high school lmao

    • @charlestonianbuilder344
      @charlestonianbuilder344 Před rokem +21

      I think the best way to counter early queen attacks is to bring your queen out before your opponent could, what i usually do as black, or bring it out to confront the enemy queen

    • @timwhite1783
      @timwhite1783 Před rokem +3

      I was new to chess and climbed to 1100 with early queen attacks

  • @gloweye
    @gloweye Před rokem +1391

    Someone once tried a scholar's mate against me, but forgot to move out their bishop.
    It was hilarious.

    • @UhmActually.
      @UhmActually. Před rokem +110

      Bro that must be me 💀

    • @jabeesguerra4898
      @jabeesguerra4898 Před rokem +85

      So he just captured the pawn on f7? 🤣

    • @litamins4613
      @litamins4613 Před rokem +13

      I mostly use scholars in 3 check

    • @milkwalkerjones633
      @milkwalkerjones633 Před rokem +17

      I had somebody premove it against me but he didn't count on me playing Nf6 so I just took the queen and he resigned before move 4

    • @colemak5646
      @colemak5646 Před rokem +5

      @@milkwalkerjones633tip: if youre 500 or below, nh6 is very trappy if their premoving

  • @danyllomaia5220
    @danyllomaia5220 Před 3 lety +5712

    POV: you’re an intermediate player, your opponent brings the queen out early like a noob, you get cocky and ignore him and get mated in the 7th move

  • @Kevin-cy2dr
    @Kevin-cy2dr Před 3 lety +4378

    Me after watching this video:
    *B R I N G M E N E L S O N*

    • @kirklurkpu4470
      @kirklurkpu4470 Před 3 lety +202

      YESSS I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH HOW ANNOYED I WAS 💀

    • @Twisty245
      @Twisty245 Před 3 lety +73

      Lmfao underrated comment

    • @evelynrobinson3573
      @evelynrobinson3573 Před 3 lety +28

      He's here

    • @dicjd107
      @dicjd107 Před 3 lety +108

      OMG I SEARCHED THIS BECAUSE OF NELSON

    • @yesno7586
      @yesno7586 Před 3 lety +53

      *SO FUCKING RELATABLE I LITERALLY DID THAT WTF*

  • @peruperu-jj8zs
    @peruperu-jj8zs Před 2 lety +1368

    I’ve lost hundreds of games because the opponents played the early queen attacks. It is extremely effective at beginner level. I reckon you can get to a decent elo just playing this.

    • @Miyano_Shiho4869
      @Miyano_Shiho4869 Před 2 lety +157

      And it's an ahole thing to do when your opponent is less than 900. It took me 6-7 times of being checkmated like this till I actually noticed how good the knight move is. Now I rarely ever panic when the opponent tries to be smart and cool with this attack.

    • @FootballisMessi
      @FootballisMessi Před 2 lety

      I did

    • @ivel17
      @ivel17 Před 2 lety +89

      I smile when my opponents play Wayward Queen Attack because 99% of my opponents resign after my counter-attack

    • @benbenifits4194
      @benbenifits4194 Před rokem

      @@ivel17 what counter attack do you do

    • @mbff7489
      @mbff7489 Před rokem

      @@ivel17 what counter attack

  • @lrvfb
    @lrvfb Před rokem +620

    I really like this format where you explain your moves in live chess

  • @tszyau7264
    @tszyau7264 Před 3 lety +4014

    "This is chess. This whole thing is chess. But this is not chess." IM Levy Rozman, 2021

    • @sneakycactus8815
      @sneakycactus8815 Před 3 lety +57

      an absolute quote

    • @GroundThing
      @GroundThing Před 3 lety +37

      Went looking for this quote, because I still don't think I 100% comprehend

    • @bakedzac3630
      @bakedzac3630 Před 3 lety +70

      @@GroundThing that pawn structure is so abysmal that its not chess

    • @Smonserratm
      @Smonserratm Před 3 lety +17

      @@GroundThing You've only moved pawns so you're like 2-3 moves down on development and that pawn structure doesn't look good either.

    • @kailevart3888
      @kailevart3888 Před 3 lety +12

      3:48

  • @shukisakura6158
    @shukisakura6158 Před 3 lety +1410

    Nelson Bot is shaking in his stupid boots.

    • @legueu
      @legueu Před 3 lety +19

      XD

    • @ndmole
      @ndmole Před 3 lety +112

      Haha... Nelson is the reason why I'm watching this video.

    • @btop5295
      @btop5295 Před 3 lety +61

      Hate that guy

    • @Napstablooky
      @Napstablooky Před 3 lety +17

      I’ve lost to him more times than I’d like to admit and I’ve beaten the 1500 bots almost every time I play them.

    • @achraf8399
      @achraf8399 Před 3 lety +4

      @@Napstablooky That Antonio guy is so hard to beat bro. Give me some tips😂

  • @user-hp8kg5vb6b
    @user-hp8kg5vb6b Před rokem +199

    Thank you, Levy, today i've successfully blocked early queen attack for the first time and by the turn 8 i had a material advantage of +10, by the turn 25 my opponent retreated, because it is impossible to play with king and three pawns against five pawns, two rooks, a bishop and a queen, and it's all was possible only because i watched this video, thank you!

  • @isaakvandaalen3899
    @isaakvandaalen3899 Před 2 lety +248

    Had someone try to Scholar's Mate me with Qf3 a few days ago.
    He lost in 14 moves.
    I hate early Queen attacks, they only work on beginners and it's not a fun experience for them. I feel like people who play early Queen attacks are low level bullies that end up driving new people away from the game.
    It is my personal mission to punish Qf3 at every opportunity.

    • @David61026
      @David61026 Před 2 lety +11

      I mean im rated between 1000 and 1300 (not sure if that is low to you) but i personally like early queen attacks because they lead to complicated positions rather than hunting for an early mate

    • @maltaconvoy
      @maltaconvoy Před rokem +18

      God bless you. I play as a Guest on beginner level on a well-known chess site, but there are no beginners, there. A highly-rated friend told me “yeah unfortunately, the 2000+ crowd likes to troll beginner and beat up on the kids.” I nearly gave up on chess thinking it’s not for me.

    • @TheRomanianWolf
      @TheRomanianWolf Před rokem +3

      @@David61026 try early queen attacks with me... and see what happens. I'm rated 2280.

    • @David61026
      @David61026 Před rokem +2

      @@TheRomanianWolf .... im not so it leads to an interesting equal position most of the time. Good job being 2280 sound like regardless of what i play you would win

    • @TheRomanianWolf
      @TheRomanianWolf Před rokem +6

      @@David61026 "regardless of what i play you would win" -> if you play Carlsen-like moves, I will loose every time :))

  • @gamesgamesgames4637
    @gamesgamesgames4637 Před 3 lety +1178

    *Me*: Plays e5
    *Opponent*: Brings out the queen
    *Me*: Has a mental breakdown and loses the e5 pawn

    • @rogg0224
      @rogg0224 Před 2 lety +10

      You played E5 on the first move 🤨🤨🤨🤨

    • @Alan-cm7ye
      @Alan-cm7ye Před 2 lety +37

      @@rogg0224 as Black

    • @hmm6006
      @hmm6006 Před 2 lety +22

      @@rogg0224 yes followed by Ke2

    • @suezuccati304
      @suezuccati304 Před 2 lety

      start playing the Sicilian

    • @rogg0224
      @rogg0224 Před 2 lety +6

      @@suezuccati304 only play Sicilian if you're 1500+

  • @MrDuncanBelfast
    @MrDuncanBelfast Před 3 lety +2966

    You'll know you've succeeded when you can force Nelson to play like a normal, principled player.

  • @kingpatrick1265
    @kingpatrick1265 Před rokem +19

    Me and my friends have dubbed Queen to H5 the North Korean Missle Gambit Because seems intimidating until you realize that there is nothing supporting the actual attack and usually backfires on them.

  • @Axel_Slatt
    @Axel_Slatt Před rokem +111

    "when in doubt develop a bishop" is gonna be my life motivation now

  • @duxcapacitor6791
    @duxcapacitor6791 Před 3 lety +928

    I never knew how to counter those.
    Nelson, the 1300 bot kept messing up my openings. But not anymore Nelson i'm coming for you

    • @bigbadballernr1
      @bigbadballernr1 Před 3 lety +14

      Lol. Nelson got me good with this nonsense quite often, too. But I learned a lot. :)

    • @Tony-T.
      @Tony-T. Před 3 lety +31

      BRO FUCK NELSON

    • @nickonline5462
      @nickonline5462 Před 3 lety +20

      Just wait until you get to have fun with Pablo bot. I swear that bot is not 1600. I had an easier time with the 1700 and 1800 bots than Nelson "Fuck Nelson" will become "Fuck Pablo" I can almost guarantee it lol

    • @duxcapacitor6791
      @duxcapacitor6791 Před 3 lety +10

      @@nickonline5462 i'd love to try him since i've beaten the other 1600 bots but i don't have access to pablo because i'm poor

    • @johnbishop9621
      @johnbishop9621 Před 3 lety +13

      @@nickonline5462 I don't play bots and I also want to play all of them like climbing stairs. There's Beginner level bots that randomly just fuck your ass for no reason (they perfectly counter every move), and when playing against them again, they blunder their Queen by putting them right next to a Bishop I just developed within the first 10 moves. Sometimes the bots don't make any sense at all

  • @jovindsouza3407
    @jovindsouza3407 Před 3 lety +2275

    That feeling when you, an intermediate player, watch a tutorial seemingly made for beginners and learn from it anyway.
    Edit: wh-why do I have 1.9k likes?

    • @noatiendoboludos
      @noatiendoboludos Před 3 lety +290

      That feeling when you, a beginner player, watch a tutorial seemingly made for you but still don't learn anything and lose a third of your pieces to the opponent's queen like an idiot

    • @JaredGunzel
      @JaredGunzel Před 3 lety +1

      What's your rating?

    • @vedgadge8659
      @vedgadge8659 Před 3 lety +3

      @øranuto husband lmao burn 😂

    • @christophermatthew7635
      @christophermatthew7635 Před 3 lety +5

      Wayward Queen attacks is a legitimate opening. Even grandmasters play it

    • @mwheelerb
      @mwheelerb Před 3 lety +2

      @@noatiendoboludos lmao same

  • @train_xc
    @train_xc Před rokem +556

    I just love early queen attacks (against me). It is so much fun

    • @shubhamgamer2155
      @shubhamgamer2155 Před rokem +39

      Play only with Nelson 😂

    • @Spheriment
      @Spheriment Před rokem +4

      @@shubhamgamer2155 how do i beat nelson bro

    • @shubhamgamer2155
      @shubhamgamer2155 Před rokem +3

      @@Spheriment it's easy you just have to trapped his queen and after you Just have to play slightly better than him.

    • @nestroaltam3393
      @nestroaltam3393 Před rokem +11

      @@Spheriment trade queens at start of the game , after that if you are over 250 elo you'll be able to beat him

    • @felicityc
      @felicityc Před rokem

      Mina pretty much exclusively does the Wayward Queen if you start as black. It was good practice but sometimes the bot makes weird opening moves that messes up the line

  • @Perseagatuna
    @Perseagatuna Před 2 lety +63

    I went to play nelson right after this, lost first game, won second game cleanly
    The trick is developing while attacking the queen so he has to keep dancing around while you develop, trading everything evenly and quick, force an endgame fast, don't fall for the early queen traps, nelson sucks so much at the endgame

    • @r1c1g3
      @r1c1g3 Před rokem +1

      Yeah

    • @r1c1g3
      @r1c1g3 Před rokem

      He sucks at endgames

    • @mygod2529
      @mygod2529 Před rokem +1

      I beat him in few moves. He doesn't even care about his kung. He's so greedy taking every pieces

  • @coochieman7314
    @coochieman7314 Před 3 lety +531

    i like how dumb nelson bot gets when you trade queens real quick

    • @twstdreality
      @twstdreality Před 2 lety +31

      Everyone gangsta until they lose their queen

    • @OldIndianUncle
      @OldIndianUncle Před 2 lety +15

      U also need to trade his bishops
      His bishops are scary too

    • @isavenewspapers8890
      @isavenewspapers8890 Před 2 lety +4

      @@twstdreality That’s just for Nelson. Seems like it’s the opposite for everyone else

    • @025harsha9
      @025harsha9 Před 2 lety +2

      @@OldIndianUncle his knights before bishops. They pin the life out of you

    • @OldIndianUncle
      @OldIndianUncle Před 2 lety

      @@025harsha9 dint know

  • @lauruva4314
    @lauruva4314 Před 3 lety +508

    Damn, that second guy put up quite the fight considering his rating.

  • @Deleuzeshammerflow
    @Deleuzeshammerflow Před 2 lety +165

    I’ve been feeling super down lately and it’s hard for me to be interested in the things I’m actually interested in and these videos have got me back into chess journaling and playing consistently, so thanks

    • @GhostRider-hy9zt
      @GhostRider-hy9zt Před 2 lety +6

      How you doing now my mans

    • @Deleuzeshammerflow
      @Deleuzeshammerflow Před 2 lety +5

      @@GhostRider-hy9zt heh up and down but you caught me on a down day, thanks for asking though

    • @GhostRider-hy9zt
      @GhostRider-hy9zt Před 2 lety +16

      @@Deleuzeshammerflow aw im sorry to hear man. If you need anything, you can rant to a random internet person just to get a load off your chest, but if not that’s ok too. I just wanna let you know all your feelings are valid and that you’re not alone in your struggle. There’s people that love and care about you, even when it doesn’t feel like it at times. I hope things continue getting better and I’m glad that there are at least ups to your downs. Stay strong my man and hope you keep it up well with the chess. Again if you wanna rant to me, even if it’s about something random like chess, feel free to, I’m a good listener. Much love to you bro 💜🖤

    • @Deleuzeshammerflow
      @Deleuzeshammerflow Před 2 lety +4

      @@GhostRider-hy9zt that means so much, I might get atcha

    • @GhostRider-hy9zt
      @GhostRider-hy9zt Před 2 lety +4

      @@Deleuzeshammerflow

  • @stealthyshadow567
    @stealthyshadow567 Před 2 lety +38

    This kind of play takes you a lot further than just beating bad Queen openings. A lot of games below 1000 just have openings that aren’t exactly straight from the database, sometimes dudes are just gonna throw pieces around. When people do terrible openings it’s just important to stay principled, develop the center, and wear down the opponent.

  • @angelnunner
    @angelnunner Před 3 lety +548

    This is how to beat the Nelson bot omg finally

    • @evancoe3085
      @evancoe3085 Před 3 lety +50

      Yeah fuck that guy. I literally beat the bot right after him, but nelson is a bitch

    • @kumudtimalsina6218
      @kumudtimalsina6218 Před 3 lety +13

      I just try to trade the stupid queens

    • @markthestark
      @markthestark Před 3 lety +8

      Ahhahaha Yea #cancelNelson 😂😂😂

    • @MinhNguyen-yy8vq
      @MinhNguyen-yy8vq Před 3 lety +2

      Nelson is ez I play the Retí against him

    • @BesteWoGibt1979
      @BesteWoGibt1979 Před 3 lety

      I still can't beat the first bot lol ☺

  • @kylebroussard5952
    @kylebroussard5952 Před 3 lety +513

    Jokes on you Levi, I already 1v1'd Nelson and rage quit so many times that I remembered every line.

    • @nickknight8065
      @nickknight8065 Před 3 lety +6

      😆

    • @lisle9770
      @lisle9770 Před 3 lety +52

      I just trade my queen everytime I fight him lmao. For me he gets drastically weaker when his queen gets eaten.

    • @thecasualgoogler847
      @thecasualgoogler847 Před 3 lety +2

      @@lisle9770 same lmao

    • @Glitchmelon
      @Glitchmelon Před 3 lety +26

      @@lisle9770 I try to trade my queen but my stupid ass gets sniped by a bishop

    • @caffeinator1849
      @caffeinator1849 Před 3 lety +4

      @@Glitchmelon happens to the best of us

  • @jacencade4019
    @jacencade4019 Před 2 lety +80

    I like to think of a queen like a tank. The rooks are light tanks but the queen is a heavy.
    It's a piece that has tremendous firepower and maneuverability. When you get used to using it properly it makes your chess way better.

    • @spookyfox3716
      @spookyfox3716 Před rokem +10

      One big difference: tanks are heavily armored and can stand shots from lighter weapons. The queen on the other hand has to run and hide as soon as she gets threatened.

    • @alexwest2280
      @alexwest2280 Před rokem +9

      Glass cannon is a good term

    • @leorousseau8668
      @leorousseau8668 Před rokem +2

      I'd say that the queen is actually the light tank (or LAV) and the rooks are heavy tanks. I'm mostly referring to maneuverability and usefulness. While tanks are very scary and all that, they have a hard time roaming the area and are very situational, whilst LAVs are more flexible and have much more use than just tanks

    • @haydenlee4804
      @haydenlee4804 Před rokem +3

      What about more of a sniper? Queen has the most maneuverability but deadly against singular targets, whilst being vulnerable. Rooks are more like aircraft, as they travel with a wingman sometimes. The queen is the special ops piece, versatile but weak on its own

  • @sparrowwing1729
    @sparrowwing1729 Před rokem +57

    21:45 wow that 767 fought valiantly

    • @filterock
      @filterock Před rokem +2

      I don’t get it

    • @duccline
      @duccline Před rokem +4

      ​@@filterock they played well

  • @NeilRaoMusic
    @NeilRaoMusic Před 3 lety +283

    24:40 is 100% my thought process moving pawns in the middlegame

  • @wildgurgs3614
    @wildgurgs3614 Před 3 lety +274

    "And if the queen defends against that,..." " dOn"t PrEsS tHaT sKiP aD bUtToN!"

    • @cereall9457
      @cereall9457 Před 3 lety +39

      i had a steelseries ad i was about to skip but they reminded me that i skipped their ad once and that fucking terrified me. long story short i only buy steelseries products now.

    • @NoNameAtAll2
      @NoNameAtAll2 Před 2 lety +3

      use Vanced

  • @porto1st
    @porto1st Před rokem +120

    I jumped from like 600 to 800 just beating guys that tried this nonsense 4 move checkmate. Soooo easy to chase their queen around the board while you develop your pieces. And they almost always blunder their queen eventually

    • @cursedemperor9509
      @cursedemperor9509 Před rokem +14

      Its literally free elo

    • @incom6897
      @incom6897 Před rokem +2

      This early queen atack is not
      Stupid even magnus play many time

    • @porto1st
      @porto1st Před rokem +4

      @@incom6897 there’s a difference between Magnus Carlson doing scholars mate and every one else. For most people, that is the only opening they know and they usually blunder when they make mistakes. The same can’t be said for Magnus. It’s still a rubbish opening

    • @incom6897
      @incom6897 Před rokem +1

      @@porto1st its good opening if you use correctly
      Many time i also use it
      I am 1000 player

    • @porto1st
      @porto1st Před rokem +7

      @@incom6897it’s a bad opening and liking your own comment won’t make what you’re saying more true. If you’re playing this at 1000 youre playing bad opponents. It is terrible for development, puts your queen at risk while they’re developing their pieces. While you’ve had to move your queen 5 times, I’ve already fully developed my pieces

  • @evan246897531
    @evan246897531 Před rokem +22

    I know this is an older video, but thank you so much for this my dude! After recently getting whomped on by an early queen attack, I re-watched this video and I just played a game where it happened again, but this time I was prepared! I avoided the traps, covered the quick check-mate, and to my absolute bliss they resigned. I know you recently quit playing competitively to focus on teaching and I just want to express my thanks for being such a good one!

  • @autumn.variation
    @autumn.variation Před 3 lety +151

    POV: you're just starting to learn traps and you're hardstuck 800, you go for another game after a tragic defeat and you see an IM with a screaming profile pic attempting a scholars mate

  • @kevinspurs
    @kevinspurs Před 3 lety +670

    I was the noob Queen user, but after watching this video, I am now a Gotham subscriber.

  • @CrossyTf2
    @CrossyTf2 Před rokem +8

    I love you. Just lost a game againts this. Watched this video, and instantly fought againts the same playstyle and won without losing a single peace.

  • @sharonjuniorchess
    @sharonjuniorchess Před rokem +3

    The scholars mate and the wayward Queen attack are two classic games that beginners need to play & experience ASAP as they start their journey playing 1.e4 e5 moves. Also taking your time to really study the board before making the first move that comes into your head is a difficult skill to master. Lasker gives good advice: "When you see a good move, look for a better one."

  • @egglessomlett
    @egglessomlett Před 3 lety +1529

    Levy: punish the queen!
    Queen:moans~
    Me:೦_೦

    • @ZachTheHuman
      @ZachTheHuman Před 3 lety +79

      😳

    • @tanthemaker6956
      @tanthemaker6956 Před 2 lety +352

      yes officer, this post right here

    • @IMCYT
      @IMCYT Před 2 lety +37

      Hol up

    • @blackpsalmmusic9180
      @blackpsalmmusic9180 Před 2 lety +120

      Who tf let this slide lmao

    • @kevinfrazier2586
      @kevinfrazier2586 Před 2 lety +53

      Imagine that shit happening in live tournaments. Honestly, it be a pretty powerful move cause I promise you no one would be able to focus after that shit occurs 😂

  • @randomyoutubeaccount6906
    @randomyoutubeaccount6906 Před 3 lety +321

    DON'T TELL THEM TO STOP!! I need rating points.

    • @leandrou100
      @leandrou100 Před 3 lety +1

      Same

    • @ethansmusic9898
      @ethansmusic9898 Před 2 lety +3

      Jokes on you I go for scholars mate and I still get good positions out of the opening.

  • @allanhaastrup836
    @allanhaastrup836 Před 2 lety +1

    Very instructive video, I've had games where I've been beaten and also games where I've captured their queen.
    always nice to get the tactics explained in a "non-competitive environment" where I'm up against the clock.

  • @user-ro6hp4lz3l
    @user-ro6hp4lz3l Před 2 lety +2

    Love your way of explaining - clear, to the point. Levi, thank you for another instructional video!

  • @milton5417
    @milton5417 Před 3 lety +93

    After a while, this and the Fried Liver Attack are just downright annoying. I’ll be excited to play a complicated game and then I’m like “oh, you’re doing *that*.” Sigh

    • @coleschemistrychannel4172
      @coleschemistrychannel4172 Před 3 lety +5

      The fried liver isn’t something you should allow with the black pieces. It’s considered very, very good for white. You mean your annoyed when your opponents fall into it?

    • @milton5417
      @milton5417 Před 3 lety +15

      @@coleschemistrychannel4172 No. I mean when the opponent tries it. Thankfully, I know now how to deal with it. It's just annoying that they try to go for those tricks instead of playing solidly.
      However, as a C5 player, I mostly don't allow it now. :) They still try a variant of the Fried Liver tho.

    • @coleschemistrychannel4172
      @coleschemistrychannel4172 Před 3 lety +1

      @@milton5417
      Yeah, I guess I see your point. I’ve always liked when my opponents play unsound chess- what’s the point of studying the opening if your not going to get an advantage over someone who doesn’t play it well?

    • @sir.chalksalot
      @sir.chalksalot Před 3 lety +14

      This, the fried liver and the Scotch Opening. The three horsemen of the 800-1200 elo apocalypse.

    • @jotarokujo7955
      @jotarokujo7955 Před 3 lety

      How do you stop the Fried Liver Attack with black?

  • @borealis1255
    @borealis1255 Před 3 lety +161

    dude you are a godsent, early queen attacks completely tilt me and even almost made me quit chess
    thank you so much levy

    • @megugu2155
      @megugu2155 Před 3 lety +25

      lol i remember my first experience in chess was being done in by early queen attacks by my schoolmate. i remember being so pissed with the scholars mate.
      nowadays whenever i see them in anon lichess i strive to humiliate my opponent.

    • @ImperatorHagi
      @ImperatorHagi Před 3 lety +1

      greetings from the scandinavian gang :)

    • @prathameshmainkar2226
      @prathameshmainkar2226 Před 3 lety

      Stole my words

    • @Jeffrey-bv1fi
      @Jeffrey-bv1fi Před 3 lety

      @@sunritroykarmakar4406 says the person who uses scholars mate

    • @dieinanotherday
      @dieinanotherday Před 3 lety

      Queen is not too scary. Pawn is.

  • @rogeralvarez9073
    @rogeralvarez9073 Před rokem +1

    Thanks, @Levy for this video! It didn’t just have tips but rather felt comprehensive. I used it a bunch today. For example this line where I have the black pieces: 1. E4 E5 2. Qh5 nc6 3. Bc4 g6 4. Qf3 nf6 5. D4 nxd4 6. Bg5 nxf3+ 7. Ke2 nxg5 white resigns

  • @kylejay6128
    @kylejay6128 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Honestly, just watching you play chess and narrate your decision making process has helped me more than anything I've done, by a wide margin. Having only started playing seriously a few weeks ago, it's helping me develop my own internal monologue about how to strategize. Thank you!

  • @alexkuah1391
    @alexkuah1391 Před 3 lety +325

    I wish this came earlier so I wouldn't have to learn this the hard way

  • @cellolover69bruh52
    @cellolover69bruh52 Před 3 lety +326

    I’m gonna keep blundering my queen three moves in

  • @cielphantomhive.3549
    @cielphantomhive.3549 Před 2 lety +14

    One of my friends uses a queen attack very early on.
    I've managed to defend it using a Knight so they can't move their queen without losing their piece

  • @desmundreid3368
    @desmundreid3368 Před 2 lety +2

    This video was extremely helpful. Staying mindful of the moves and angles and not getting flustered/intimidated. Thank you very much!

  • @Chicabaduk
    @Chicabaduk Před 3 lety +196

    "This is chess, but this is not chess"
    I've been playing some non-chess crap

  • @yosefzoabi5624
    @yosefzoabi5624 Před 3 lety +15

    3:43 "This is not chess , this is chess , this is not chess"
    -levy rozman

  • @ABusFullaJewz
    @ABusFullaJewz Před 2 lety +26

    I come back to this video every time my opponent ransacks my pieces by move 7 and I'm left sitting there trying to understand what happened

  • @yell0wmiata2007
    @yell0wmiata2007 Před rokem +1

    First time watching you, really easy to understand and learn! Thanks for the chill but informed vibe!

  • @MichaelMorrellMentalism
    @MichaelMorrellMentalism Před 3 lety +24

    I had to come back to this video and thank you. I'm new to chess and after a lot of frustration losing to aggressive queen play, I watched this video. Today I had an opponent play Qh5 and I won in 13 moves. Thank you so much Levy!

  • @funkdefied1
    @funkdefied1 Před 3 lety +58

    The first time I played Nelson I figured I had to handle his queen as soon as possible, so I immediately went for a Queen trade (within 4 moves I think). It worked out and I ended up winning! I still can’t beat Sven but hey

    • @generaluncivilized27
      @generaluncivilized27 Před rokem +8

      Everytime I attack his queen with my knight he just ignores it. After that I win. Everytime. I find him easier than Nelson. I hope that helps you defeat my Slav bro. I troll him now by playing bongcloud against him. Tutorial: if sven plays the french against you (you BETTER be playing white), you play the magnificent bongcloud against him. He will bring his queen out, so you have to first defend everything, then attack his queen.

    • @uuproverlord8324
      @uuproverlord8324 Před rokem

      @@mrbeats3067 he blunders his queen tho

    • @uuproverlord8324
      @uuproverlord8324 Před rokem +1

      bro i destroy sven but cant ever beat nelson

    • @LeagueofShadows2021
      @LeagueofShadows2021 Před rokem +1

      Sven blunders his Queen on purpose I feel.

  • @EvanEvansE3
    @EvanEvansE3 Před rokem +10

    What a great teacher! Such love for teaching. I learned more from you about Chess in 20 minutes than 20 days on my own.

  • @belowtale3414
    @belowtale3414 Před rokem +3

    after watching the video i played a game where my opponent used early queen attack i told him i watched this video and he gave up

  • @lemonzlord
    @lemonzlord Před 3 lety +88

    Damn just started on chess.com and Nelson bot was kicking my ass, timing is crazy

    • @user-kx8pu6ys5i
      @user-kx8pu6ys5i Před 3 lety +1

      @@blackscreen1920 imagine losing to nelson 6 times before winning couldn't be me

    • @user-kx8pu6ys5i
      @user-kx8pu6ys5i Před 3 lety +1

      @@blackscreen1920 tbh that's more of a flex than self deprecating humor

    • @darientheodric6512
      @darientheodric6512 Před 3 lety

      @@user-kx8pu6ys5i first time with Nelson I won in a clutch. I thought he was easy, not knowing that my ass have been kicked constantly after that

    • @rayaanansari9562
      @rayaanansari9562 Před 3 lety

      @@darientheodric6512 same, I won against him the first time and haven’t won since

  • @incognito1783
    @incognito1783 Před 3 lety +33

    Me: Yup bring me Nelson. I'm ready to play
    Him: Still beats me
    Me: I did something wrong-

  • @Strunson
    @Strunson Před 2 lety +2

    I know this video is old (In terms of CZcams age) but I came here to say thank you Levy. I was watching this in some downtime at work. I got a few minutes in and decided heck I'll try it. My opponent immediately brought out his queen and using this info I forced a resignation. Thank you again and I enjoy your content

  • @lanceareadbhar
    @lanceareadbhar Před rokem +1

    I also like hearing the inside logic of discovering checkmate vs just assuming your opponent always saw it making it seem impossible to ever get to that level.

  • @Jimmy-cv2js
    @Jimmy-cv2js Před 3 lety +38

    Someone destroyed me with their queen and I resigned an hour ago!!! Then your video immediately came out. Amazing.

    • @user-xw9lt1em3m
      @user-xw9lt1em3m Před 3 lety

      Never resign 👍

    • @dreszerg6837
      @dreszerg6837 Před 3 lety

      @@user-xw9lt1em3m I'd rather save myself the embarrassment than to keep playing with a queen-only user

  • @vasilymorozov
    @vasilymorozov Před 3 lety +139

    That feeling when you have been refreshing for the last 5 minutes, and Gotham chess video finally pops up

  • @TheBoomtown4
    @TheBoomtown4 Před 2 měsíci +1

    As a beginner it’s so satisfying to finally stop the bloodbath and watch them stop and run as I defend this finally.

  • @hypermodel8964
    @hypermodel8964 Před 2 lety +4

    I'm a bit late to this video, but it's been invaluable! I'm a 500 ish scrub and managed to beat a 700 who tried an early wayward Queen, all thanks to this (and getting caught out by these attacks a few dozen times in the past...)

  • @nurtaufik8850
    @nurtaufik8850 Před 3 lety +29

    You're so inspiring me to learn chess deeply not only play for fun but to make a better decision too in real life

    • @dragonbane44
      @dragonbane44 Před 3 lety +1

      Yeah, it's so much fun learning theories and principles, applying them and watching your game actually improve.

  • @CUB3zOfficial
    @CUB3zOfficial Před 3 lety +17

    I'm an absolute beginner and got scholar mated the first time today.
    Thank you for your many, short videos like this one. They really help me analyse my mistakes and learn :)

  • @misc5831
    @misc5831 Před 2 lety +2

    Thank you! OMG! I was losing badly with these early Queen openings! One mistake and they capture a lot of material! Slowly, I learned to counter it much better. This video helps a lot!

  • @joustmaster_69
    @joustmaster_69 Před rokem +17

    I used to get destroyed by scholars mate but after I watched this vid, I took scholar veksin and destroyed the entire school

  • @JorgeCarvajalHurtado
    @JorgeCarvajalHurtado Před 3 lety +18

    The 2nd player did a great job, he reach to go into the final stage ALIVE, 😱 And have you seen his Elo? 710 WOW!!! This guy even loosing his rook at the end, maybe because of the nervous, is my absolute hero, and the king 👑 of heroes of every single beginner in the world 🗺, even been forced to play a premature queen attack. I will say it again, this guy is my hero.

  • @peterparker3631
    @peterparker3631 Před 3 lety +22

    "In chess the queen is the most powerful piece but also the weakest because if it is attacked you are obligated to move it" -unknown

  • @enduringpromise
    @enduringpromise Před rokem

    This video has so much meat on the bone. I need to watch it over and over to really learn everything that was shared. Fantastic video.

  • @pawngrabber9719
    @pawngrabber9719 Před 2 lety +3

    A few months ago I lost to this early queen attack. Since then I played a lot of games in this opening, winning or drawing all of them

  • @echo2339
    @echo2339 Před 3 lety +84

    Levy, please read this:
    My chess experience is almost entirely online. When I look at the screen I see the coordination of pieces, which square I control, files, diagonals... etc.
    But when I play otb all I see is random pieces and I cannot really concentrate.
    This subject doesn't exist in internet. Please help!

    • @renatozr11
      @renatozr11 Před 3 lety +10

      Practice.

    • @megugu2155
      @megugu2155 Před 3 lety +26

      you mean irl board? just practice or buy a better chessboard with better pieces.
      some chessmen out there are made out of cheap plastic that makes kings and queens hard to distinguish so yeah just find a good chessboard.
      this problem also happens in irl shogi, irl go and irl backgammon so dont worry its not just you. just practice and stare at the board.

    • @bartoszkonieczny3238
      @bartoszkonieczny3238 Před 3 lety +17

      I had the same problem, just play more irl and change your pieces set online, small thing but really helps.

    • @omarhaque8430
      @omarhaque8430 Před 3 lety +27

      Buy a real board, and play 15 or 30 minute online games but make all the moves on the board so you can learn to recognize the same patterns, and even if you have no one to play irl chess with this still works

    • @evancoe3085
      @evancoe3085 Před 3 lety +5

      I have the opposite problem lol

  • @donut1375
    @donut1375 Před 3 lety +55

    As a beginner, this is very helpful

    • @megugu2155
      @megugu2155 Před 3 lety +4

      good luck bro. welcome to the world of traditional board games.

  • @lavallaisc1563
    @lavallaisc1563 Před 2 lety +1

    This is what i’m currently messing around with in my Chess Club at school. Everybody is kind of average at the game and the moment there is even a bit of pressure they collapse.

  • @originaljazzgirl
    @originaljazzgirl Před 3 měsíci

    You are an outstanding teacher! Thank you and keep up the good work

  • @VideoMasterC
    @VideoMasterC Před 3 lety +8

    Really happy this showed up in my recommended videos! I've been trying to get better at chess and I still struggle with early Queen attacks. I can usually stop the attack, but I can never punish them for doing so (usually losing pieces trying to). Tried watching other videos/reading articles on how to defend this, but your video is way better at explaining it for a beginner like myself! Thanks!

  • @frostyrobot7689
    @frostyrobot7689 Před 3 lety +5

    07:57 - "Stabilise your rear deflectors. Watch for enemy fighters" "They're coming in ! 1 bishop at c4 !!"

  • @gavrielshemesh7825
    @gavrielshemesh7825 Před měsícem +1

    Against early queen attacks I often trade the queens if is offered because I know that it takes a lot of bite out of their attack

  • @squisher0
    @squisher0 Před 4 měsíci

    Hi from the future -- I would love to see more of these 5 minute games with your subscribers (who are rated about the same as me) because you explain your thought process very well. It's nice to see how to defeat the kind of people I face on a daily basis.

  • @AndreaTornese
    @AndreaTornese Před 2 lety +6

    21:07 en passant declined, as a crappy 1000 rated player I just can't handle it.

    • @TheRomanianWolf
      @TheRomanianWolf Před rokem +1

      With a point: you want your free pawn to be as far away as possible from the opponent's king... here you just push the other pawns.

  • @FootBallonQc
    @FootBallonQc Před 3 lety +19

    19:32 holy shit, that was satifying lol

  • @iamme6581
    @iamme6581 Před rokem

    loved this. you explain, very succinctly, a lot that is actually helpful... and easy to follow.
    thank you.
    you got a sub

  • @michaelrobinson2687
    @michaelrobinson2687 Před 4 dny

    Great video. It pairs well with Remote Chess Academy's video on this subject.
    Also thank you volunteers.

  • @gungusgaramoti4798
    @gungusgaramoti4798 Před 3 lety +58

    Levy don’t hurt me don’t hurt me no more.

    • @Censeo
      @Censeo Před 3 lety +26

      What is chess!?

  • @certifiedtoxicity7123
    @certifiedtoxicity7123 Před 3 lety +24

    When some tries the scholers mate on me: Stop it! Get some help.

  • @mattmcclanahanmusic
    @mattmcclanahanmusic Před 15 dny

    Great tips, thank you

  • @RuWeLinski
    @RuWeLinski Před 2 lety

    I'm new to chess, and this video had a lot of info, but I like your teaching style and way that you describe the moves. Thanks!

  • @yadavadvait
    @yadavadvait Před 3 lety +14

    Thanks for this video, this will help a lot of beginners. Sadly I had to learn the hard way, i.e. getting hit by almost every early possible early queen attack ;(

  • @cannedmushroom7951
    @cannedmushroom7951 Před 2 lety +4

    When you're 1000 Elo and a random dude used scholar mate
    Me: Hmmm tastes like disrespect

  • @caseyriley1014
    @caseyriley1014 Před rokem +2

    21:35 just make sure it's not stalemate, they're going to check me. *Immediately double isolates their pawns*

  • @hmd7oceans
    @hmd7oceans Před rokem

    Great stuff, told with your typical humor. So much fun to watch and learn. Going to put it to work immediately.

  • @wojciechmachulec7924
    @wojciechmachulec7924 Před 3 lety +11

    This video literally won me like 10 games in a row bless you man.

  • @minouchelou9584
    @minouchelou9584 Před 3 lety +5

    Ur voice is seriously one of the reasons I love ur chess vids. Really great tone, and the 30 minutes are passing so fast. Keep going man, gg

  • @shukail111
    @shukail111 Před 2 lety +3

    Literally straight after watching this clip, I played a 'Nelson' who tried early Queen attack and managed to win easily. Thanks Gotham chess!

  • @davidcasuela1883
    @davidcasuela1883 Před 2 lety +2

    hi levy thank you once again for your videos ❤️ i almost quit chess since i was doing bad lately but your content truly refreshed me the basic principles in playing smarter 😁 have a nice day!!

  • @nickcoronado898
    @nickcoronado898 Před 3 lety +6

    I was just starting to think about making a supercut of all the times you've said "a concept called 'danger levels'" and then you said you were making a video on it, and ya know it just took the wind right out of my sails.

  • @johncomposed
    @johncomposed Před 3 lety +4

    That last game where the opponent played A5 feels like me when I watch a bunch of Alpha Go games and get inspired despite understanding absolutely nothing

  • @sir4word
    @sir4word Před 2 lety +2

    I really appreciate this video. As a beginning player concentrating on openings, I have been scrambled by aggressive queen attacks that leave me looking like swiss cheese.