How I Got Better at Chess || Level Up 

Anyone got any good side quests for next time? Hungry for some XP.

Dad boss. Special attribute: Sometimes let's their kids win so they will still play with them.

First quest: Beat the dad boss Carlsen's future kids: I don't like this quest

i was just thinking “woah those character models are spot on”, until i realized.

This series was so well done, Mike. Kudos for pushing yourself and absolutely crushing it. Can't wait for the next one! - Brad

Imagine how his family felt when he came up with the idea and they just had to sit there and watch him do all these weird things 😂😂😂

Dude the editing was unbelievable, the whole presentation , I can see the hard work being put, Great job👍 Edit: Okay I'm not gonna lie, that's the most likes I've ever got, guess I'm likeable😃😃

Can we all just take a minute to appreciate how gorgeous that Chess set is!?

Magnus feel a chill down his spine when Mike says " This is day 1 hour 0"

It’s funny to think that when you beat a computer at chess at whatever difficulty, it’s because it let you.

Everyone after finishing queen's gambit "i'mma try chess now"

Just loved this new format. So fun!!

Anyone else notice at around 1:59 mike selects to do the queens pawn opening then he ends up playing the kings pawn opening?

Next Video: How I Became a Professional ESports Champion.

This editing is on a whole other level compared to anything I have ever seen before. The idea was perfectly executed, creative and enjoyable to watch.

Everyone playing chess makes me happy 😁

12:13 Mike castles on the queenside 12:19 His king is back in its starting location 12:25 His king's re-castled again, but on the kingside

What a cool video! Loved the editing!

Dang this is such insane commitment to an editing style, honestly was captivating to watch just for the cool editing decisions even as watching low-level chess players practice with a computer/against their family isn't visually or narratively that interesting. Crazy good work!

When you realise the graphics look so realistic that it isnt a videogame

"I beat a 1500 elo bot" proceeds to show that he beat the bot with one crown meaning that takebacks and top engine moves were used.

Love this out-there editing, nice to see a creator switching things up for no particular reason and putting lots of effort into making a video extra entertaining.

I am LOVING this video game format. I’ve long wanted to catalogue my skills and learning in an RPG type format and the way you’ve visualized this and had fun with it is so groovy. It’s obviously more work to do it this way, so I really appreciate your creativity here and finding such a fun way to talk about skill acquisition and gaining positive learning experiences. Thank you for doing this and keep it up!

Dad boss's occupation is retired.. That implies that retiring is an occupation, that's right. I *DO* have a job.

“Queen’s Gambit brought chess to the mainstream” Nah I think Charlie’s scholar’s mate against xQc did that

Been a fan of your channel for years. I love your open and focused approach to learning. This is one of the first times you attempted to learn something I am already good at. As a master level player myself, it was neat to see how you progressed through the lessons and improved significantly in only a week. Well done.

UNBELIEVABLY well-filmed, I can't believe it lol! I love watching you learn new things it's so inspiring. Especially because I'm learning chess right now too, and you and I started out at about the same skill level

The computer game edit was really cool, but I have to admit I hope you don't continue with it - it was a cool 1 time thing in my opinion

Well crap i wasn't expecting mike boyd to get into chess with literally everyone else And is this a new video format? Looks entertaining!

This video was INCREDIBLE. Been watching you on and of since 2018 and this is the best one yet!

Man the editing and the idea behind the series is just awesome! Congrats!

Next video: how I defeated the World Chess Champion in a week.

I loved the game aspect of the game playing a game to learn to play a game that.... Wait, what? The camera movement was on point.

EXTREMLY well done congrats mike

Bruh what an amazing journey that has been. Your editing and planning is exceeding my expectations, and that's a good thing. Thank you for this art

Can we just appreciate his dad for doing this, this is amazing!

I'm like 2 minutes in and this is incredible, such a high quality production

I LOVE this new format Mike, it’s incredible- very engaging. I’d love to keep seeing it.

His editing gives me Vice City nostalgia.

The style of this video works really well.

3:27 Not checkmate. Bf1 delays by one move. ;)

The way this video is created is just amazing, so much has changed since I've 1st starting watching you few years back :)

Stylistically, my favorite video from you Boyd!

I love the way Mike edit's his videos, something about it is just so satisfying

Imagine every RU-vidr would be as creative, qualitative and just amazing as Mike Boyd

Outstanding. The work you put in this really shows

You have outdone yourself Mike! Surprised at how you come up with these new ideas.

This has got to be one of those ideas that have come to life exactly as you planned cause this was so well made and filmed I can tell you put a lot of effort into it 👍 such a a unique idea

This series title choice is seriously on point! 😂🙌🏽 Also, definitely digging the new editing style! 👀

Love this new format! I can tell you all had so much fun making this

This is the first level up video I have seen. Absolutely magic, fantastic editing, really well put together. Very enjoyable, keep it up!

This game graphics is insane!!

I love the "The Boyds Present" screen. Glad to see you sharing the spotlight with the wife. Oh and The Queen's Gambit was absolutely fantastic.

Mike, this was SOOOOO awesome! Love your videos, great work as usual! Keep it up. Sending love from New York, New York!

this format is so awesome! i'd love to see more of that

this is such a cool concept, i'd like to see more of this!

I can’t imagine how hard it was editing this

Mike, this si completely impressive. Congrats for your work, i really enjoyed the video

STOP!! THE EDITING IS SO AMAZING MIKE!!! This is CRAZY! FANTASTIC JOB

Music used in this video: City Lights, City Dreams - Forever sunset Solarflares - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen Sunset Drive - Future Joust Into the Maze - Dream cave Particle Emission - Silver Maple Follow The Trail - Future Joust Yhello - Lofive

Respect for the amount of effort put into this💯👍🏼

This turned out so good! I love the style of this video and really hope to see it more in the future. That was just such a good video and so well made. Thank you so much for the hard work you clearly put into this :)

this is brilliant, great job mike

The new take on a vid is amazing and refreshing to see

3:31 it is actually not checkmate just yet as white can still play Bf1 (move to the bishop to the square f1) to stop checkmate; finally my 9 years of chess has led up to this

I have loved the fact that you've included some intellectual skills in your videos over the last year. Thank you! And the production quality keeps going up. You really inspire me to do better. Again, thank you.

Love this format man! Well done!

FINALLY! BEEN WAITING FOR AN EPISODE ABOUT CHESS!!!

Without exaggeration, this is one of the coolest videos I've ever seen.

This is so professional and immersive. Next level stuff!

OMG amazing directing, editing, cutting. lots of effort put into this, congrats !!!

Just have to point out that in the overhead shot at 2:10, your initial board setup is wrong. The king and queen are swapped on the white side. It always starts with "queen on her color" so that the queens are on the same side, as are the kings.

Am I the only one who left online class to watch Mike ?

The edits on this were absolutely unreal!!!!! Awesome video

I just started watching this series and this is just soo amazing! Keep it up

“I know the rules , and that’s about it” plays on his first game an Italian Game

When I was like 10 years old, my dad offered my brother and me a bounty - $100 to the first one of us to beat him at a single game of chess. I'm 39 years old and neither of us has collected yet. Thanks, Mike, for inspiring me to get back into it. I'm gonna beat that guy someday.

Loving how you've put this video together. Brilliant work ^^

This is such a cool concept!! More of this please and thank you!!

I just got back into chess this man is reading my mind

This brings me back to my days of playing through GTA Vice City all over again lol.

Amazing production quality, I love it!

This is really well done, like I love how this was filmed

imagine an actual vRPG with chess in it where as your character got better at chess it gave you better and better suggested moves, meaning that even if *YOU* (the player) know nothing about chess, your character can, but you are still ultimately in control, and the worse your character is the worse the moves it suggests are (with the minimum being either no suggestions or legit random possible moves as suiggestions) and depending on the board state, characters chess skill lvl, etc you can have between 3-5 possible suggestions being narrowed down based on context (check, power of a single potential move suggestion, other factors like character exp, skills, levels, etc in other areas that may relate in chess somehow, like luck, intelligence, charisma, etc )

2:55 "when you lose your queen like that, you resign."

Man thats awesome. Mike Boyd with new video concepts

I LOVE the new video format. It's engaging, original, funny, while also being very informative!

This game looks so realistic. Good job to whoever made it

At 1:45 I realised this was not a normal game...

Really next level production!!! Been a fan for a while, love your videos

This is fantastic! Well done 👍

Im getting so many TierZoo Vibes from this video, AND I LOVE IT

I thought it was a costume game made for him by fans or something, until I read the comments I knew it's editing. From best edits I've seen🙌

I really enjoy this style of video. perhaps more of these would be absolutely amazing

Impressive! Very good job Mike!!!

Can we just appreciate how well the father acts

Funny video concept man

Someone’s levelled up thier editing - epic stuff👍👍 looks braw. Love it.

So creative, Mike your a genius!

I love the way he runs in the game its just so funny