Always accept the Elephant, unless you suspect your opponent knows 19 moves of engine prep

I won a great game today playing the Elephant - a few Schrantz moves, a few improvised. Please don't tell my opponent, but I was laughing gleefully a move away from mate! And congrats on the 1M views - you deserve that many subs!

I watch your chess videos every day, so that is about 400+ views a year. So you need just 2500 devoted chess nerds like me to hit 1 million views a year.

Great to see the channel growing! Congrats.

I thought for sure you were gonna blunder the rook at 7:15

Congrats to 1 million views! I like the blitz chess but i wouldn't mind seeing some rapid chess. It gives more insight in calculating, planning and details in positions which I'd enjoy.

Keep it going and I'll keep watching. Even the Risk, just because your reaction is so funny when you get noob slammed.

Gratz to the one mil! Mille gratze!

The hits must flow...

Well I watch 'em because they're informative and entertaining. Keep at it.

The Elephant is a punishment for White for not playing 2.d4 - Center Game.

1 million!!!!! Wot wot! Good job my friend!

Actually lichess doesn’t warn you if the opponent is not online (if the circle is not filled green). Only if they are online and not playing.

Very good, thanks.

Congrats on 1 mil

Congrats on the millball !

Way to go bro

I love 5min chess!! 👏👏

It's kinda weird to see Johnathan play a methodical, fundamentally sound game from start to finish. We come here for fireworks and flashing lights, sir, not for principled chess. 😂 Congratulations on the million views, Johnathan. Ive been watching you since around 2018, when you were still making content for CCSCSTL, and I couldn't be happier for you. I love the direction your channel has taken, and watch your new content daily.

2200 was so confused by elephant? 😀 idk opponent played like 1500

Wow damn, I just noticed this amazing channel has so few subscribers Good, not many will know my secret prep muhahahaha

Huge achievement! Congrats! I also hit 1 Million total views today!

If you abort while your opponent isn’t at the game, the message doesn’t show up

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wassup VC

If opponent is offline, aborting doesn't issue a warning.