INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE GAMBIT 

"Black is within 2000 km of my missile silo; this is black's first mistake, and the game is already over for him."

I love the opponent's name "Missile Recipient"

"Tennison Gambit Intercontinental ballistic missile variation" sounds so badass yet so sophisticated

levy : "i just saved you" me : "yes you're right, thank you sir"

I have played this gambit many times, and often my opponent loses because he didn't invest in nuclear missile defence systems. Always be prepared for nuclear warfare before playing chess

Levy: Do you like aggressive openings? Me: yes yes! Levy few seconds later: You can turn this into the London

9:38 "What is that? That is the ugliest set of pawns I have ever seen" Well young sir... you have not seen everything I have then

I actually discovered this move on my own by accident a few weeks ago. My opponent thought it was so impressive that when I had a mouse slip and fucked up taking the queen, he blundered on purpose so I could have my moment

"If only we had ICBMs back in the day." - Sun Tzu

I'm not gonna lie, I would have taken that bishop.

levy:icbm doen't work always me who threatend the opponent by launching an actual icbm: laughs in conversion of energy

3:39 just as a warning, this is sort of risky. In the rare event that this whole thing works, assuming that your opponent has fallen for this entire scheme up until now and then decides to awaken their inner 6th sense and git gud, then after taking the pawn Nc6 is a poisonous trap that wins the queen back after Nd5. Impossible that you’ll have gotten this far and then they play this, but now you know.

"Reverse Jalalabad" I am 100% convinced that most of these names are made up and chess players just use them to intimidate each other

“If you want to sacrifice three pawns for dubious compensation.” I would like that very much.

3:38 if you take the pawn, Nc6 traps the queen

"I call this the intercontinental ballistic missle Gambit" 13th century denizen: "a what?"

Every time I try to develop my pieces they keep getting taken out by a heavily modified shopping trolley

Ah yes, the RT-2MP2 Topol m cold-launched three-stage solid-propellant silo based intercontinental ballistic missile variant of the Tennison Gambit

3:40 Levy says to take the pawn after instead of the bishop. After taking the pawn, Nc6 traps the queen lol. Stockfish then gives the position -3.

2:27 me playing this: my opponent: QUEEN D5

"Once he blunders his queen, you gotta send the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile to flex." -Sun Tzu, The art of war

Just played this against someone and on chat the just said: 'levy????'

"I dont have to win the games, I just have to make youtube videos" Ded lol

3:40 Don't take the pawn because after Nc6 Your queen can't go anywhere, black can then force you to give it up for a knight with Ne8 on the next move. I checked this with stockfish so I can guarantee it is a blunder, Instead you should retreat.

I faced this about a week ago, I lost so I decided to try it myself, succeeded then took the bishop and lost my queen straight back

3:39 Do not take the pawn on c7! Nc6 traps your queen! I have been playing this variation for years and ran into this very early on. Just move your queen back, Qd1 or Qd3+ are both good.

I really like how you explained many different variations and what could happen. I dominant think I’ll remember them all but they were cool to see.

3:40 Don’t take the pawn. If you take the pawn, Black can play Nc6 and your queen has no safe squares. No matter what you do, Black can play Ne8 next move and win the Queen back. What you should do is play Qd3+ to get your queen back to safety.

I prefer the North Korean opening: The Thermonuclear Missle Gambit.

Levi (0:34): I'll put it in the description, you can watch it after. Me: Someone's not telling the truth.

In 03:38, taking the pawn actually also loses the queen because after Nc6 the queen is trappeded and Ne8 is coming next.

I’m hard stuck at 900 and I’ve had a lot of these potions in 90% of the games I play. Thank you, you absolute legend

U literally spoiled the only trap I knew, now none will fall in this again

At 3:51, Qxc7 is a blunder as well, since Nc6 followed by Ne8 from black forces you to give up the queen and black is winning -3.87

RT-2PM2 «Topol-M» cold-launched three-stage solid-propellant silo-based intercontinental ballistic missile

7:50 middle finger

Don't listen to Levy at 3:38,capturing the pawn on c7 is a terrible blunder. Because after you capture c7, black develops his knight to c6, and after black plays that move you can't move the queen anywhere to escape from the other knight coming to e8 or d5 capturing the queen, and then you just lose.

No one: Levy: *INTERNATION WAR CRIME BANNED BY THE GUINEVA CONVENTION CHESS OPENING*

_The missile knows where it is at all times. It knows this because it knows where it isn't. By subtracting where it is from where it isn't, or where it isn't from where it is (whichever is greater), it obtains a difference, or deviation. The guidance subsystem uses deviations to generate corrective commands to drive the missile from a position where it is to a position where it isn't, and arriving at a position where it wasn't, it now is. Consequently, the position where it is, is now the position that it wasn't, and it follows that the position that it was, is now the position that it isn't._ _In the event that the position that it is in is not the position that it wasn't, the system has acquired a variation, the variation being the difference between where the missile is, and where it wasn't. If variation is considered to be a significant factor, it too may be corrected by the GEA. However, the missile must also know where it was._ _The missile guidance computer scenario works as follows. Because a variation has modified some of the information the missile has obtained, it is not sure just where it is. However, it is sure where it isn't, within reason, and it knows where it was. It now subtracts where it should be from where it wasn't, or vice-versa, and by differentiating this from the algebraic sum of where it shouldn't be, and where it was, it is able to obtain the deviation and its variation, which is called error._

Oh it is like Top chess gambit?

funny thing is, that video is what makes chess videos start popping up in my recommendation and that's how I found your channel.

I just saw this video and tried to implement in my game...the opponent fell for it and in the chat he wrote "I literally just saw Gotham's video about this line"...I was like "Sorry missile recipient"

When the pawn moves to e6, you can play queen to c7, bc if they try to check the king with bishop to B4, you can block it with queen to c3

Thanks for teaching us the gambit, very helpful and relevant in chess matches

Korean Game: World War Variation: ICBM Gambit

this name turned a meme video into a legitimate strategy, I...

Stockfish hates the opening but loves the middle game.

Your excitement is wonderful. Thank you again for inspiring me to be a better chess player!

I just recently played this; the opponent just straight up resigned after the Bishop check

Happy Birthday Levy!

I love this kind of videos levy thanks! 😀

this opening seems really fun i will deffinetly try to learn this

Remember that if you are a begginer you can use an anti-tank guided missile instead

"I'll put the link to the video in the description" The video description:

Me performing this strat in the school library: Target aquired

Okay fine, after watching about 15 videos over the course of 2 days, it's finally occurred to me that I definitely should subscribe. Great content, I'm looking forward to more

3:43 knightc5 knight e8 is comeing and whites queen cant get out. if you take the pawn black is better. you just have to move the queen back

"... if you really love the Stafford Gambit" * Eric Rosen has entered the chat *

3:41 After black plays Nc6, white will not be able to avoid the move Ne8, trapping the queen. Great job Levy

3:48 levy:instead take the pawn Me: thinking that taking the pawn is way bad than the taking bishop

3:41 Taking the pawn on b7 black plays knight c6 and traps your queen lol Levi u fool what are you teaching us !!??

3:16 i feel like i got called out...

3:39 actually, computer says taking pawn is blunder as it traps the queen after Nc6, the queen can't move let say you castle O-O then Ne8 attacking the trap queen

Damn ! 50 years playing chess an only now discovering the Tennison gambit. Love the way you speed through the proper defence for it.

In an odd chain of events, that video got me back into chess and led to me discovering both Eric Rosen, and this channel

One time I played a game with someone so bad that I was able to get three queens.

*spoils video* *says he'll put it in the description* *doesn't put it in the description* *refuses to elaborate and his video ends* GIGACHAD

After playing against this gambit and my opponent blundered his queen, I was fortunate to win and I was eager to check what this gambit is. It was really like a missile was launched at me. What a wonderful gambit to fall for especially if you are playing against it for the first time. Gotham and his Wonderful gambit repertoire.

When you said "Scandinavian" three times, I half expected John Bartholomew to appear behind you

"I don't want to spoil it so I'll just explain the entire video"

I always get this by accident and then forget to launch the missile.

3:09 And the queen as the rights to transform into topol-M icbm

this is actually called parnav rajesh's nuclear gambit

I just had been a missile recipient once in similar fashion and since then I have stopped attacking pawn😁🤪. Good to see ICMB and the way it works. Good video brother. God bless you with 500k subs. 🙏

This was actually more helpful than I thought lol. I thought this would just be a meme video but it actually fed my brain with juicy chess stuff

or simply from the start after gambiting a second pawn and capturing with the bishop, whichever move black makes you can go Bb4+, then after avoiding the check either by moving the king or blocking with the bishop or the queen or whatever, launch your ballistic queen on the king and go boom

3:24 really thankyou 😊❤

Hi Levy, could you please carry on with your D4 and black pieces rating climb, I really loved those 😄

Chess in 2069 be like: Oh no, he played the supernova with extra cheese gambit.

3:37 "you should just take the pawn" Taking the pawn is actually a blunder because Nc6 traps your queen

Black ped to d5 This is his first mistake and the game is already over for him.

Thank you Gotham Chess!! I went from a SOLID 400 to 600 in only two weeks!

Of note, after playing Bc4, you can do Nxf7 to get a _really nasty_ little fork on their queen and rook that they cannot stop, resulting in them being down a rook in exchange for your bishop if they move their queen, or a huge advantage of them being down a queen in exchange for your knight if they move their rook instead. And they won't do e6 to block your bishop from your knight because that loses them their queen or rook anyways.

3:40 Do Not Take the pawn Your queen will be trapped after knight c6

You can get that fork on Mokele Mbembe Alekhine Defence, and it's more intuitive as well

I love your video! It's such a good explanation of the Tennison Gambit, just wonderful content. I do have a question however. Currently, I'm like a 700 player so I might be stupid IM AWARE but hear me out. At 3:38 you say instead of the move Qxc8, you should play Qxc7. I believe this is a mistake like Qxc8, because Black can then play Nc6, which, with a very beautiful geometry, traps your Queen, making every move she has a tragedy. Then Nd8 or Ne5 pulls the trigger on the one space she had left. Instead, I think White should adopt a "take the money and run" approach to the Tennison Gambit, where they play Qd3+, Qd2, or Qd1 to just get their Queen out of Black's territory. Just my thoughts, thank you!

2:11 you can also pass the other pawn and tempt them to take en passant

it’s rare when it happens but when it does it feels amazing

Happy Birthday Lev. May you so live long that even our next generations can enjoy this awesome chess content.

"You can even turn it into a reverse Stafford gambit" Someone's been watching Eric Rosen too much

I love this gambit! It works so well!!!

3:42 if u take the pawn, black will play night c6 and yer queen is trapped after black plays knight e8.

9:38 I believe that's the Tetris Defense, I-block Variation.

Insane tutorial by GM Vishal

i legit just did this gambit. it works SO WELL

Tried right after and worked first time. It was rather satisfying to say the least haha

I played Kings Gambit and arrived at this position with one pawn difference. In bullet, losing a piece might not lose a game, but the horror of losing a queen that early in the game makes one forget the two pieces in comp.

oh nice, a chess tuber covering ape society's vid

After watching this video the first match I played started with the scandinavian defence and I was able to feel my opponents salt :D

Can't believe in 3 years he never remembered to actually link the video in the description. im shaking my smh right now