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@jorrie46 3 года назад

Pretoria, South Africa, I'm 74, retired, and my wife died 2 years ago. Started playing chess against my computer a few months ago as an antidote to boredom.

@shamikakelkar9833 3 года назад

Good for you!

@tahirhashmi2533 3 года назад

Sorry for your big loss. Welcome to chess.

@blackmorecatchtherainbow9677 3 года назад

Respect ✊ I hope you do well

@mohammedal-sabah2119 3 года назад

I'm sorry for your loss

@gb1oke 3 года назад

Sorry for your loss, hope you're having fun!

@acstamos 4 года назад

Early c5 - 3:15 Jobava London - 4:20 5:10 - Early light square Bishop 5:45- King’s Indian - Pirc Defense 7:35 - Very early c5 8:30 - Dutch

@theultimatebananaboi163 3 года назад

thanks

@hello-yn1lu 3 года назад

thank you.

@user-uk9er5vw4c 3 года назад

thank you so much!

@mathrob2 3 года назад

Not all heroes wear capes ! Thanks a lot

@kyconfii 3 года назад

Thanks I’m going to just copy this in case this gets buried and i need it later. Sorry

@mattmiller7832 9 месяцев назад

I watched this video when I was first learning chess and trying to improve. I played the London from about ~400 to 1200. I then switched to almost exclusively the Jobava London. I'm now just over 1700 and I'm finding myself coming back to check out the regular London. I've never felt I understood the concepts Levy taught in this video better than I do now. Thank you Levy

@siddhantsharma2299 6 месяцев назад

Hey, can I ask you how long your rating climb journey took for these different ratings? And also, what you’d recommend me to do, I’m a 1200 right now and I’ve mostly been playing the ponziani opening I started from scratch about 6 months ago and in the beginning I was playing the London but then I completely left it around 800 rating

@rrp482 2 года назад

Levy, I've spent all day studying both your London system videos as well as Eric's video about the London traps and it's really rewarding to watch your opponent's moves and adapt the opening to counter their moves. I'm a low rated player and haven't really had the knack of planning a couple moves ahead but playing the London system has proved to fix that issue. It's a lot of fun when you can identify the threats and adapt your game to them and it's all thanks to how simply you explain it. Thanks a lot!

@geethuvarghese9103 Год назад

Keep going.. Good luck mate!

@rrp482 Год назад

@@geethuvarghese9103 thank you! One year later & I'm still playing the London every time I get white 😅

@quicksilver9169 Год назад

@@rrp482Elo ?

@rrp482 Год назад

@@quicksilver9169 1000 and thereabouts

@someone_in_the_universe2211 3 месяца назад

How you doing now after one more year?@@rrp482

@akayy17 3 года назад

I've watched this video at least 100 times and I think I'm starting to memorise it finally

@Thunderboy-2000 3 года назад

Are your trying to advertise Gotham course??

@handleofchairs 3 года назад

@@Thunderboy-2000 💀

@phlosen7854 3 года назад

@plush yes it is

@goldengoat1737 3 года назад

Don’t just memorize the moves focus on why they are making certain moves it helps a lot in developing your game

@Drovek451 3 года назад

Just had my first 0 blunder, 0 mistakes game with the London! (Rating ~950). Thanks for your videos and your courses, Levy!

@ziwuri 2 года назад

Same here!

@perseus_editz3207 2 года назад

congrats i’m 1500 and have been playing this for a while and just stay with it bc lots of people will tell you that there’s better openings down the stretch but it works very well even going down to late 1800 s 1900s

@vesty00 2 года назад

I’m only 600 and I just got it my first time too :)

@vaynardBG 2 года назад

Sorry but where do you guys check your rating? I'm playing in lichess (lot of super GM there, Magnus, Nakamura, Firouzja, ext). I'm rating 1900 there but I dont know how accurate it is since Magnus rate 3300++ and supper GM usually rate 2800-3300++. So yeah, where and how to check our 'real' rating 😁

@rudraveerpratapsingh4359 2 года назад

@@vaynardBG fide rating is the most accurate i guess

@kiethbiasillo4678 2 года назад

Haven’t played in almost 30 years. Started back up and found Levy. Fantastic teaching style. Just figuring out I really never had a good understanding of the game. Age and experience makes a difference. And now I’m using Levy to actually help me be a decent player. Thanks for that! Love the game more than ever.

@MrLTactics 3 года назад

I tried your strategy with the H-pawn push and captured the knight with my rook today, and it worked like a charm! Little chance for the opponent, ending in check mate very soon after :) Great content like always!

@It_is_Mahi Год назад

I didn't understand anything from the video... Just help me?!

@wrawler Год назад

@@It_is_Mahi watch it again until you understand....maybe even download it

@ducanhdinh8574 3 года назад

0:55 against Nf6 1:49 Million dollar square 3:20 against c5 5:10 against Bf5 5:46 against King's Indian 7:38 early c5

@brylinx1451 3 года назад

Thank you

@Onclaw 3 года назад

@@brylinx1451 Yep me too

@kratos.8151 3 года назад

I wish hed have done what to do if black goes to E5.

@049plague4 3 года назад

Thanks

@kbpclo.mp4 3 года назад

Thanks. This helps!!

@christopherpurnell8809 4 года назад

Watching from the Hospital in York, England. The morphine hasn't proven to be great for the old rating but thanks for the great content

@Milark 4 года назад

💪

@rumsbums3113 4 года назад

Get well soon!

@Tommyggs5432 4 года назад

Christopher Purnell covid got ya laters bro

@natanfurman2467 4 года назад

Morphyne

@darthkek1953 4 года назад

Are you a patient or just a doctor nicking the scag? 😆

@yareyboadames2148 3 года назад

Watch 100 times. Go play and forget everything. Go back to watch 100 times again. Am I the only one?

@0KDKING 2 месяца назад

I always mix up all the different openings from his videos and have to go back and rewatch them 😂

@mojorjojot3611 Месяц назад

Nope you are not the only one

@yazeedpetersen4135 19 дней назад

Lol here here

@Arhomomurry 18 дней назад

We are on the same boat

@danagreen6518 Год назад

69 yo guy with cancer taking up chess again since my teenage years! I have enjoyed watching your videos for the past several months over our Maine winter. I am a big read of chess books and magazines over the years. I enjoy your pacing often and your style. I am settled in on learning the London system. I am going to review videos here and if you have anything on chessable….do you recommend any good books or reading on the London? Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing with older folks on limited income or illness that can keep us a home and inside more than most/ via Maine USA

@ManyMiniStuff 3 года назад

can we appreciate how good of a teacher levy is thank you sir

@darakdelasombra9264 4 года назад

i must be the worst student, as soon as i play Bf4 i immediately forget everything you said :(

@zaaxi7424 4 года назад

Afterwards you need to make the triange 'hat', 'pyramid' whatever with the pawns, tuck in the white bishop behind this, develop both knights to their squares and then look to castle kingside, easy no?

@daviderwin1204 4 года назад

I had this problem. Repetition helps. Get out a physical board and perform each of these variations 20 times and it will likely start to stick. Seems monotonous, but it is actually pretty quick and really helps it stick.

@Hacktheplanet_ 4 года назад

You need to get used to the game fundementals first

@allsmiles6538 3 года назад

@@daviderwin1204 that's a pretty good idea. thx for the tip :D

@joaovaltrig3587 3 года назад

There's a video about bad bishops that take 3 hours, but it's worth if you wanna get good

@southernviking8644 Год назад

Watching this man has raised me 250 points higher on rapid Chess. Less mistakes, better defense and aggressive attacks. Checkmating people faster. Managing clock better.

@Laurent1848 2 года назад

From Montreal (Canada), this intro to the London is gold! Always good to return to basics and learn the ideas behind openings. Keep on your good work Levy!

@toad33332 3 года назад

I'm a 1900 player, never really bothered to learn the london, i'd picked it up as an alternative to the queens gambit when it doesnt work out for me, i like to have my bishop out before closing the position to support the D4 pawn . However I've gained about 60,70 rating points playing this. It's made a big difference to my game so far.

@SirVirtual 3 года назад

I hope you get to 2000 rating soon

@pezra9218 2 года назад

any recommended black openings? im only an 800 player but a while back I learned the queens gambit as my first opening and I climbed like 300 rating, I have tried learning a few on black but they are a little complex and hard to remeber and recommendations?

@nyksiex 2 года назад

@@pezra9218 if you are below 1500, you gotta learn game theory before opening theory

@kencur9690 2 года назад

@@nyksiex and opening principles before complex opening theory. Go for e4 and learn that basic opening theory (as you do need something) and just play solidly.

@nyksiex 2 года назад

@@kencur9690 you are completely right. It is always the best option to go solid and logical than by heart

@ronicave8522 3 года назад

Tbh that rook sacrifice idea vs the Kings Indian has been one of the most usefull tricks ive learned in the past couple months. I have won many games with it, its amazing how many people fall for it. Thanks Levy!

@user-rd1ym7vi6w 6 месяцев назад

I'm a struggling learner in Toronto, and it's hard to overstate how useful your videos are! Thanks.

@ArkFen 3 месяца назад

cool! I moved to Toronto a month ago)))

@kulimanga 3 года назад

Hey Levy, watching you from Košice, Slovakia. It's been a long time I've watched this video, but played it again to prepare myself for a proper London game. Thanks a lot for all your content. It's great to see you explaining tactics and strategies.

@liammcleod159 3 года назад

after watching this many times i must say, i still cant remember what to do

@Inertiafivezero 3 года назад

Don't memorize openings, it's really hard to do and mostly useless. Try to understand them instead. You'll be less thrown off when the opponents don't go your way.

@liammcleod159 3 года назад

@@Inertiafivezero I like that thought process thanks

@tylerdevore6520 3 года назад

Yea as long as you know your first like 3 moves based on opponents plays. The rest comes pretty easily with experience over time.

@dannyhelser5824 3 года назад

@@liammcleod159 don't feel bad about not remembering all of the variations. this video also doesn't cover a response to everything, but if they do something other than what was mentioned, it can likely be punished

@liammcleod159 3 года назад

@@dannyhelser5824 as a 1000 I do not have the capabilities to perform said punishment

@nickolayfrissen293 3 года назад

6:48 why did he suddenly sound like agadmator? xD

@filouface 3 года назад

its its its its loss for black HAHAHA i like the reference.

@zachnado69 3 года назад

plot twist: they are one and the same

@Holeefuk-ro3nl 21 день назад

Bangladesh , Dhaka.Thanks for such a great elaboration about the london system in just 10 minutes.Currently watching this for the 20th time ! Finally my dumb adhd brain could comprehend all these information . Finally have an opening setup to begin with . Currently at 298 elo . let's see how far i can go with this .

@marcossandoval7048 2 года назад

Finally digging into the London. I’ve played the Danish gambit enough. I’ve liked the ideas of traps the London can trigger. And I’ve learned I play better in a closed system. Thanks for the instruction Levy!

@krisselv 4 года назад

6:50 this is where agadmator entered the game

@alexkuah1391 4 года назад

omg yes haha

@vishwajeetsharma5022 4 года назад

It was in this position agadmator entered the game

@robsharktest 4 года назад

I expected an Evan's Gambit, but this was even better hahaha

@sudattashakya6288 4 года назад

Lmao

@AnkitMishra-hd6po 4 года назад

Lol

@R3DR0M666 3 года назад

Just got your beginner bootcamp, and combined with the london and Caro-Kann I am having a lot of progress! Thank you!! Greetings from México!!! 😛

@briantreadwell2206 7 месяцев назад

Your calm quiet authority makes for masterful instruction . . . . . I will watch this over during my holiday Rockley, Barbados to add another opening . . . . Already started with it I an on my sixth viewing . . . . . I will inevitably be looking at your lesson program . . . . Your work ethic and knowledge is admirable, i aspire to be above average

@qwerty____141 Год назад

nice and short, exactly what I wanted.

@ripcdburnme 3 года назад

I feel like after these ten minute opening setup videos, there should be a part two where you play sub's with said opening. Because now I have to search around for you videos where you play against people with this opening!

@tomasbeltran04050 3 года назад

Go watch his rating climbs wiþ d4. You'll have fun. Also "How to win at chess" (ðat's literally ðe name) is anoðer chess series to watch examples

@geethuvarghese9103 Год назад

It's there.. Check out levy, Eric, Ramirez.. Ramirez has the most detailed though! Great stuff all.. Good luck, mate!

@user-vz8ic3cb7x 3 года назад

I am so bad at studying chess, but this gives my sub 400 rated self some hope

@officerwizz 3 года назад

Im with you bud

@tylerdevore6520 3 года назад

When people say you can get to 1000 just by not blundering pieces its mostly true. The problem is there are sooo many different openings, and as a beginner if you keep switching you never fully understand opening/mid/end game of any of them. Pick 2 openings maybe for both sides and ONLY play those 4 openings. You will become very familiar overtime, and eventually able to spot best tactics for them. Good Luck!

@afraid2letgo 3 года назад

I was kinda bad, but London's theory and Caro-Kann gave me somewhat consistency. Won several games in a row and even did some goodish moves! I hope it's not just me getting lucky lol. I recommend you Caro-Kann and London.

@WarDaddy2023 3 года назад

@@afraid2letgo I agree with you. I only play the London and Caro Kann. I just started playing chess a few months ago and sticking to just two openings and studying them a bit has really helped. I just climbed over 900 rating and its from playing games and becoming familiar with the positions I arrived at when playing familiar openings. I think in a month or two I'm going to slowly add one more opening to both black and white. Good luck on your chess progression.

@DJgodrocks2 3 года назад

@@WarDaddy2023 I also want to focus on the London and Caro Kann, but this video feels like it's designed for those who understand the London system a little bit better than what I do right now. Any suggestions for a good way to practice the basics of both openings?

@mrose4132 Год назад

This is great!!! A 10-minute opening lesson is perfect for me at this stage!! Hoping to improve my game and get up to 1500. I’ll be re-watching this video! Perfect format for me to consume a chess lesson.

@RileyLeff Месяц назад

i've watched this 25 times and i think i'm gonna need to watch it another 250 to fully grasp everything going on here

@witchsorrowful1918 4 года назад

I'm just here to enjoy Levy's "formal Chess teacher" voice. Now how about we have a Russian gangster voice next?

@user-vz2fj4wq7d 4 года назад

Поддерживаю

@koklu3 4 года назад

@@user-vz2fj4wq7d согласен

@christopherg1288 3 года назад

Lmao so true

@pphedup 2 года назад

His voice.....but he's so sweet.

@docsol22 4 года назад

These 10 minute videos as full of information. Thank you so much! From Milton, New York. Two hours north of NYC. Hudson Valley.

@renecardona4806 4 года назад

Heyooo I went to RPI in Troy! shout out to upstate NY

@nicholasmetz4901 4 года назад

Yoo Im from Highland NY, I went to the milton dome all the time as a kid!

@joeljohnson896 3 года назад

Why would you dox yourself like that

@docsol22 3 года назад

@@nicholasmetz4901 I am 3 minutes from the dome!

@Danedog614 3 года назад

Wichita Kansas, love the, "Here's some basic ideas from this position, have a blast" attitude. Good stuff!

@apiculthor 5 месяцев назад

Hey Gotham. All the way from Porto Alegre, Brazil. I'm a teacher and we have the chess club in my school, sharing your videos with my students so they learn new openings!

@suzannetevlin8439 3 года назад

I'm in Toronto. It's New Years Eve Eve day. I started playing when I was 8 or 9, but never seriously. I lived in France for years and voluteered in the children's ward of a large hospital. I played chess with the kids. They thought I let then beat me ;-)))) I've never thought about strategy, just liked the patterns (I'm an artist). But now I want to play properly. I'll have to watch this one again. Thanks.

@HealthyScratch21 4 года назад

Ever since I’ve taken chess some what more serious over the last 8-9 months or so, I’ve been really interested in becoming a London player. I’m grateful for the knowledge given to us through this video and I’m going to be using these tips right away. From Portland, Oregon

@joeshmo546 3 года назад

Previously a London player not any more

@Gaish 3 года назад

@@joeshmo546 what are you playing now?

@joeshmo546 3 года назад

I've been experimenting with the Dutch and fried liver attack. I occasionally play the London 8n bullet games for easy development. But not as often a si used to

@premdasyesudasan5778 25 дней назад

Watching it from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. I play games of chess every now and then on my smartphone. Perhaps I will try the London system in my future games. Really enjoyed your style of presentation a lot!

@yaboibeyonce- 11 месяцев назад

He sounds drunk at 0.5 speed lmao

@johnathannash9560 4 месяца назад

LMAO

@ameyachavan5893 2 месяца назад

😂😂😂😂

@jacobmason9975 3 года назад

I'm from Michigan. I want to get super awesome at chess, but the more I study it the more I realize it is actually pretty hard

@tomasbeltran04050 3 года назад

Have faiþ on yourself, you'll do good!!

@ryananderson3779 3 года назад

@@tomasbeltran04050 we all have faib

@isaiahjones8731 Год назад

@@tomasbeltran04050 blud used a thorn like its 1362

@tomasbeltran04050 Год назад

@@isaiahjones8731 yay

@daviderwin1204 4 года назад

This is really fantastic. 10 minute openings is my favorite format I've found for this kind of study. Thanks!

@mikeleza Год назад

I figured it’s about time I started studying these lines. Thanks for sharing. The amount of variations seems unlimited but I guess when you get used to one line at a time, you can develop a solid repertoire.

@afkarkhalisa2906 Месяц назад

I'm Indonesian fans, watching in the middle of Indian Ocean. Underway to Brazil. London is one my favorite openings. my elo is 17 hundred. Thanks for teach us Lev!

@andrewf7822 4 года назад

I have played The London for years but still learnt a few things. Keep up the good work. From North Yorkshire, England.

@losthighway6749 3 года назад

Levy: “I suspect a cheater.” *confirms cheater *humiliates cheater Me: *sees disconnect *loses game “This cat was clearly cheating.” *checks analysis and profile “Wait, I’m his only win in like six games and he had several blunders...” 😳😞😭😞😭

@kennyjohn1562 3 года назад

@kunalsingh4418 3 года назад

Happened to me just yesterday. The guy played an almost 99% accuracy game and totally crushed me. I was half doubting if he was a cheater , but turned out the guy had lost like 4-5 matches consecutively and I was his only win.

@unknownplayer7190 3 года назад

@@kunalsingh4418 because he used engine just to you

@ajay-pq8tg 3 года назад

@@unknownplayer7190 yea thats possible , but getting 99 accuracy is also possibke without cheating. Ive had friends play each other and win with 97-99 accuracy but i think its more prevelant at lower ratings.

@jinolin9062 3 года назад

@@ajay-pq8tg punishing blunders is a easy best move so when your opponent is brain dead the accuracy is very high.

@d2ez695 Месяц назад

London. Thank you Levy you just taught me so much in 10 short minutes

@DVineMe 2 года назад

Thank you so much for this! And your KID/Pirc video as well. For the past month I had just been hovering around the low 300s, then a couple of days ago I applied these. Just reached 451. Of course this isn't magic and I'll probably hover around this level for a while. But it really helps to have an easy straightfoward plan to give you a sense of direction, without losing too much time on having to think about what your next move is going to be. I even got two games earlier with 1. d4 e5, don't remember if it's in the video, but I took (don't know if that's right) and just kept developing as normal. It was a bit harder, but still managed to win. So yeah, great stuff this!

@DVineMe 2 года назад

Just to show how powerful this is: someone's currently trying to do this (in a daily no less) 1. d4 e6 2. Bf4 Bb4+ 3. c3 Qf6 4. Be5 If they take any piece along that diagonal (or fail to move their queen) I'm going to be up a bishop and/or queen, if they keep moving forward with that queen I can keep developing my pieces the way they're supposed to (order depending on what the queen does of course), while simultaneously hunting down the queen. All hail the London System! And GothamChess for explaining it so wonderfully in 10 minutes.

@OzzyCat16 3 года назад

Levy, just discovered your channel a few months ago. Great sense of humor, amazing content. Thank you for everything you do!

@yoddllez7485 3 года назад

2:14 stone wall after night move 3:32 early queen development night c3 3:57 rook sac Jobava London Early bishop movement queens gambit 5:14 - 5:47 kings Indian night c3 6:18 if opponent plays d5 in kings Indian 7:38 what to do about early c5- scicilloan

@keldyb Год назад

Nice

@zacuddin3821 Год назад

Jo mama london

@washingt0ns Год назад

Thank you for the lesson Levy. I'm from California and started a chess club in my downtown and we meet in person on Saturdays. Met great people cause of chess and also due to you how well you teach that i like to continue playing chess. Thanks again. - Giovanni

@captsparky6566 2 года назад

I’d also love maybe an updated video of this. 10 min London update review

@jorzor-spaghetti3167 3 года назад

Watching from my student apartment in Norway trying to sharpen my knowledge on this opening so I can use it against my dad

@ricklanders 3 года назад

This was excellent, crisp and to the point, and covered many variations. Thanks!

@kwibisalufwendo3964 2 месяца назад

Watching this from Perth Australia. Thanks for this good stuff Levy. I bought your book because of all the wisdom you have freely shared on RU-vid. Thanks man and I am reading every page 😁

@Skeyew Месяц назад

appreciate this video! Funny enough, ive been doing the pyramid opening for a long time. Without any opening system aside from my own. Excited to start implementing these.

@RobertoStelling 4 года назад

Watching from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil! Amazing series, you got the right tone and balance between variations and general ideas. Keep up with the great work, bro!

@6Pope9 3 года назад

Kostelec na Hané, Czech republic. I can't speak english and I don't understand a single word in this video. Just watching for this handsome gentleman.

@willembakker7999 3 года назад

Ehhm, how dis you write this then?

@6Pope9 3 года назад

@@willembakker7999 Google translate

@adamvrtal4766 3 года назад

@@6Pope9 Google překladač je klasika 😁

@ramyakarthik6326 8 месяцев назад

Really one of the best videos about the london system!!

@rose_blue1 3 месяца назад

The london system is the best gameplay opening! Thank you levy! This opening helped me so much and it helped me in the ending! I won multiple times!

@vaivs7903 3 года назад

Thank you for the explaination. Mated someone in 11 moves using the h4->h5 move.

@kaushik9359 4 года назад

I've played London a few times and to be honest I feel that my opponents are taken by a surprise after that initial Bf4 move. This opening has most of the times given me an advantage for the middle games.

@Joffe. 3 года назад

what rating are you that people are surprised to see the london?

@illegalpic6814 3 года назад

@@Joffe. 1500+ plus

@oqnq5193 5 месяцев назад

Watching from Hungary 🇭🇺 I was an all-time loser in the local chess club until I heard about the London and started playing it. Having some experience with it now, it is really satisfying to watch this video.

@fadge4105 3 года назад

What happens at 4:07 if Queen takes Bishop on b5?

@mrlucasftw42 3 года назад

Oh this is really nice - tired of playing kings pawn - given that many are used to playing against it - sure only playing as a mere 950, but this is nice.

@SirVirtual 3 года назад

That's not bad to me.

@Adam-pr4yw 4 года назад

Watching from London! I really am.

@seabiscuit8512 3 года назад

ADAM FROOOMMMMM LONDONNNNNN

@matthewrynne4630 3 месяца назад

Of course I'm in London. Playing on my phone. I love watching your videos. The insightful mix of tactics and strategy is unbeatable. Great work

@josesantacruz4594 Год назад

Hi, I am a 61 years old beginner, from La Paz, Bolivia. As you recomended I am learning the London system... I used to play the Ruy Lopez or the Italian (which I knew very superficially) and got crushed all the time, this opening makes more sense. Thanks.

@seelengutt 4 года назад

Serres,Greece.London system is my only opening with white since i started playing chess not too long ago , and i realy learned some basics going from 1k to 1.4k and continue ,but as you said i think i should mix it a little bit and start punishing my opponets more .

@BeiggoMC 3 года назад

From south-east finland, 14, started playing chess with my dad and sometimes i still cant beat him

@pbj4184 3 года назад

What about the 9 other people living in Finland? Can you beat them?

@BeiggoMC 3 года назад

PBJ lol

@zengalileo 3 года назад

I've said this before but you are just the best explainer of chess. Something about how you talk just makes everything just sink in. I've watched another channel on the London for a couple of weeks over snd over and not really catching on. Then I just watched this video once and I totally get it first time. Thank you so much. Great channel.

@juantenreyro6786 2 года назад

Remember watching your videos in the quarantine. Now I sadly have hocd and it's taking over my life. Thank you for teaching me a lot.

@rafiirvana9297 4 года назад

Levy you need to make more of these, the series is so informative while still being very digestible. Props

@hankdomning5692 3 года назад

I live in Tampa, i have watched this video 3 times now and its really been helpful. thanks Levey

@iflam100 7 месяцев назад

Probably the best London System alternatives explained in methodic fashion. Thank you!

@haydenlawless3248 3 года назад

It’s lovely to see how far levy has come in less than a year

@tanyih5185 3 года назад

Love from Malaysia! A beginner in chess and I'm now very addicted to it :D

@chrismcenaney5850 Год назад

We are from Madisonville Ky. Thank you Levy. This content is pivotal or during the game. My nine year old son is picking up a chess because of your videos. You are 100% the Goat of growing the game.

@rodalibharadwaj5632 Год назад

I am watching an hour before the 9th round of my tournament

@miks8 3 года назад

0:59 - you never told the good reason why are we delaying Nf3? Riga, Latvia

@gilmal8892 3 года назад

because black will pin the knight with Bg4 otherwise

@rose_blue1 3 месяца назад

@@gilmal8892 True, that's what I was about to say.

@rayclay2 4 года назад

Great series. Gotham Chess. so concise. well presented..love the enthusiasm and candor.. a great teacher~! rock n roll hal of fame city here. shores of lake erie.

@tylermielcarek6406 4 года назад

O-H

@ChillBrah_ 4 года назад

Tyler Mielcarek I-O!!

@meinewahrnehmung4594 Месяц назад

…from a Country where People live - in former times very lucky - Germany. Thanks for your introducing, it seems very exiting to learn more about the London.

@jorgerios1616 7 месяцев назад

This is amazing. Concise, well-explained, and covering the basics in the end. Thanks man.

@liamrisi550 4 года назад

Why did you delay Knight F3? At 1 minute you said you delay for good reason. Not sure if I missed the reason.

@noahcamuso2562 3 года назад

My first instinct is that delaying nf3 preserves pawn f3 as a defense against black’s potential knight e4 outpost (with pawn backing it). I could be wrong.

@namekendrick 3 года назад

Yeah, I was wondering that too. My guess was that bringing Black's bishop down to g4 would put the knight in an uncomfortable position thus putting that "million dollar" e5 square in jeopardy? I think that's why he waited until the bishop path was blocked by e6. But then he put the knight there at 3:25 so idk lol

@JustinDickins 3 года назад

I've been struggling with the London and I'm not a strong player, but I think it's so that you don't telegraph your intentions of moving knight e5. Maybe some black players would see knight f3, make that assumption, and immediately counter with pawn e5.

@reybarreto7979 3 года назад

Here’s my guess as to why delay Nf3. Because it leaves the d1-h5 diagonal open for the queen and light-squared bishop. If you play Nf3 early, Black can play Bg5 pinning the knight. But by delaying Nf3, if Black plays ...Nf6, Bg5 attacking the queen, White can counter with Be2 counterattacking the bishop, gaining tempo. If White responds by exchanging bishops he violates the principle of avoiding moving the same piece more than once in the opening, since exchanging bishops cost Black 2 bishop moves.

@Esther15889 3 года назад

Belgrade, Sebia. You are a great teacher, thank you.

@agexedgexer Месяц назад

0:58 "I will tell you for good reason why we are delaying knight f3" *Proceeds to not tell us why he delays knight f3*

@namibianmagicmusic Месяц назад

Woow four years ago I never knew about chess but now I’m loving the London and queens gambit. From Namibia 🇳🇦🇳🇦 land of the brave.

@Milsiz 3 года назад

This is incredibly good. Thanks for sharing your wisdom GothamChess! Learned so much from it!

@maddiethemadovich 3 года назад

You _forgot_ to mention how to get into London when Black plays Englund gambit, because we came to play London and force our game, not to play theirs Watching from Southeast Ukraine (the complicated one), have recently come back into chess for like 20th time, but this time with your vids in my pocket, feeling that I can do good

@hersheath 3 года назад

If you saw the video properly at the start.. london system is after d4-d5 only : )

@theyhaventfedmesince 2 года назад

Reminded me of that Irene Sukandar vs Dewa Kipas match. She was just so calm using the London

@frankgoodnight7131 Год назад

I am in Tacoma, Washington...your show has improved my game... I am coming back to study chess after 20 years. I've never played in a live tournament.

@anhphamduc8313 4 года назад

Gotham is the best at making these instructional videos!

@zacharyrichied3237 4 года назад

Watching from Dallas, great content as always Levy!

@LeeStoneburgh Год назад

Thank you for making videos for beginners and for people who want to get better at chess.

@finalink2342 2 года назад

Watching from Vancouver, Canada. Thanks for the video!!

@VinayKumar-zj2vt 3 года назад

Finally started playing d4 when reached 1900 rating in lichess

@IXDescent 3 года назад

I just started using this opening and it's brought more successful matches and wins ever since. I personally love this opening but it took some time for me to grasp the concept of how powerful the opening can be. I stuck with the Sicilian opening and found myself losing most of my matches but this new opening saved it! I love these new opening videos, especially for a beginner like me. Of course it took a few matches to remember the order of the pieces but my brain is getting there. Thank ya Levy!

@tomasbeltran04050 3 года назад

I don't understand, isn't ðe Sicilian wiþ black? Or am I missing someþing?

@silverpassion3588 2 года назад

@@tomasbeltran04050 thats why he has no success. He got all mixed up

@cinziarossello3934 3 года назад

Hello from Italy, thanks to you I improved my chess in the last 6months! I only started a year ago and during the long lock down I developed a real passion and even win with my husband who plays since he was little.

@AirBorden26 Год назад

Mayberry, NC Thanks for this video. After watching this and your D-4 ratings climb, I have been a frequent London user. Between this and the Caro-Kann videos, I have climbed from 700 to 1,000 in the past 3 months.

@drasticgray 2 года назад

Can someone help me? at 3:03 he talks about getting the queen to h5 but with the position of the knight that looks like a blunder. can someone explain why it wouldnt be?

@heisnammichael 2 года назад

Levy is saying to put the queen to h5 after the dark square bishop h4. By doing so,if the opponent takes your queen, you takes the opponent's queen with the h4 bishop.