This reminds me of the time when i beat my uncle for the first time and he was about 1300 and I was 800. I played a beautiful knight sac for mate which still remains as my best move ever.

I'm a 1700 and would love to see the difference between 1500 and 2000, please do more videos like this

I would love more of this content, a series would be great. Maybe even specialized episodes like “the differences between 1500 and 2000 endgames” etc. This really was very interesting and helpful.

It’s cool as a 1200 to see the last steps vs the next steps side by side And to see how the thinking evolves at each rating level definitely would like more videos like this

Every time I watch a Gotham video, I pray that a previous opponent didn’t submit a game against me

could we do a similar video but for 1800 vs 2200 or something of the sort? I know most of your audience is mostly beginners but that'd be very cool. Levy you're still the goat

As a 1600, this has inflated my ego way to much.

PLEASE do a 1500 to 2000, as a current 1500 myself, I would love to see the difference between the ratings and what I need to improve on in order to reach such a rating. Thanks Gotham!

a game between a 1000 and 1500 at the game would be nice just to see their strength in a 1vs1

when magnus is the lower elo in the thumbnail: 💀

I've now watched this video 4 times in 0.5x speed and I can indeed confirm this is a gothamchess classic

I climbed to like the 1000-1100 range a bit ago and couldn't figure out why I stopped improving, this is literally the exact problem I'm having and I just didn't know how to put it in words, now that I know what I'm doing wrong I can work on fixing it and getting better, thanks Levy 🙂

Thank you Levy for this truly inspiring video. I did manage to get my rating from 2000 to 1500 :) tysm

Loving this consistency of content and appreciate the dedication and effort, this is the only chess content I like watching and it keeps me playing everyday

Please make this a series This was super instructive

I don't know if you'd always done this and I just didn't notice, but I *love* that the board loses color when you're showing woulda/coulda/shoulda moves!

This is so heartwarming to watch because just 3 weeks ago, i was literrally at 1000-1100, never going up for like 8-10 months and suddenly i started to win games and just finding ways to save lost positions and reached 1500 rapid and today this video comes out. Thank you Gotham for always inspiring me to play chess because I came back to chess because of you and today I am better chess player than I ever was.

This is a terrific video idea, what got me back into chess was, seeing in guess the ELO, that there's a concrete difference between chess levels that I could strive for. These things really do give us milestones to improve our chess.

Love these types of analysis, can't believe you put out such great content like this daily. Thank you Levy.

this wont be your best performing video but the effort put in makes it one of my faves

Levi is like a free personal chess coach

Great content ! We want the 1500 vs 2000 elo version !

Great content. This comparison type is actually super helpful. Please do a 1500 and 2000 too🙏🙏im stuck at 1700 to 1800

This might be one of the best formats I've seen, please do a series like this or two, like 1000 vs 1500 and 1500 vs 2000

Just finished watching the video and I can certainly say this is a GothamChess classic! Cheers!

Levy i hope youtube is paying you so well for the effort you put into these videos. I enjoy watching all your videos

i really enjoy the videos that you make involving instruction on how to get better in the 1000-1500 range

Great video this is the first in a while that helped me understand new concepts in the positions I'm playing besides them being completely entertaining so thank you

Great video idea! I was thinking about the differences between ratings myself :D I think it's really helpful for people to learn what they possibly lack and need to work on to take the next step

As a newcomer to chess, I don't know much about strategies and what is good vs bad but Levy always finds a way to make me laugh even though I don't understand what he means half the time 😂😂😂

This was really instructional. I loved this comparison. Thanks so much Loving your Endgame course by the way!! It's evolving my game for sure.

7:05 what ive found in some games is its easier to resign and immediately start another game to hopefully get back the rating points you lost if youre doing a session with lots of games but i usually only do this in blitz because i like to look at game review in rapid

45 minutes into this video I can confirm this is a true gothamchess classic ❤️

I love the content man, keep it up

Very very good video. Loved this one. Great job Levy! Hope to see more of these.

This is my favourite type of content, super informative and fun to watch

I'm 1500 and I found this video really insightful. This was a genuine great watch, cheers Levy !

2 years ago I was 900 in Rapid, today I'm 1500, and this is pretty accutate xD. This is really good content, and also gives a little bit of context for people wanting to follow along with guess the elo episodes :D

Love this type of content, please make more

Love this kind of content, very informative

Currently at a peak of ~1300 rapid; so I'm going through this evolution in understanding right now. This is the most helpful and explanatory video I've seen for a long time. More content like this... it's invaluable.

Props to Levi for bringing great 1000 elo chess players like Magnus Carlesen to the spotlight

Bro I love these long videos so much, especially when you target an audience that is a bigger percentage of the chess community being intermediate players. My chess is embarrassing fr tho. But I still can learn so much from this and I swear it’s so fun watching. Thanks levy

These are my favorite type of Gotham videos, this, and how to win a chess

WTF MY FRIEND IS HERE

Who also thinks that even Levi can’t win against a 1500

Great video Levy! Really insightful and didactic. Keep it up!

I love videos like this! Entertaining and there are alot of helpful tips that I can encorporate into my games! Thank you!

This channel has helped me so much in my year of constant chess playing. Levy's way of simple explaining, intricate , entertaining , funny but honest and 1000% educational way of teaching has been absolutley everything ive needed in my learning. Thank you so much Levy.

Love this type of content. Keep it up Levy

I bought the Caro Kann Course, and it's super helpful! I built a foundation with Chessable but Chessly really helps fill in the "what if" lines

Wish you did more moves that genuinely helped you improve/learn

nice video concept, do more videos like this gotham

This video is really timely bc I just broke 1300 elo and need to figure out how to withstand the elo correction and continue breaking through into more accurate instinctive chess

Love this. Learning here is the reason my chess game has improved so markedly

Thank you for making videos on how to play chess, they are the best!

Could you do the difference between 1500 and 1700-1900?

Cannot wait to see 1500 vs 2000! Great video Levy 🙌

I would love to some more of this content. It was really helpful to see ideas and differences between my plans and nearly same rated player's ideas.

Need a part 2!!!

It seems like Levy has watched Breaking Bad... The Video before this one - "I am the Danger...Right?" - Levy This Video - Mentions Breaking Bad

Really like the vid. Super helpful for us new intermediate players trying to get better!

We would love for you to do a 1500 vs. 2000!

I was on a losing streak and I dropped from 1086 elo to like 910 and after watching this vid I won like 10 games in a row. Thanks levy for your helpful content

Great instructional value here. I'd love to see the 2000 vs 1500 for sure.

Appreciate this format. Thank you for the content! 1500 vs 2000 would be awesome. 🙏

Bro Levy could you make a poll in which you ask for the rating of your subscribers? It would be very cool

It's all fun and stuff until you see your self in those videos as a random noob

I remember I used to struggle a lot to break out of the 1500 ratings because these 1500s are just like what is shown in the video: plays strong openings, keeping control of the position, playing in very principled ways, etc. I was just playing and climbing the ladder at that time so I didn't know a lot about the positional concepts, I was not able to control myself, etc. and I was stuck in a loop of winning and losing at the 1500 level. I tried studying and playing a bit more and I was able to break it to the 1800 level. There's a reason why these 1500s are the 80th-90th quartile of the chess ladder despite having an elo half of the Grandmasters. 1500s are monsters sometimes, and the higher you get up the rating ladder, the scarier the monsters.

2:28 i play the ponziani and the scotch and knight c3 on the second move i became an e4 player because one time i played a brilliant move on move 5 of a petrov defense game and every game as white since then ive attempted and failed to recreate that

Really like the video, hope to see part 2

Thank you Levy sensei this was the perfect video for me, I identified a lot of weaknesses in my play and proceeded to play a bit better, like I was thinking in your voice during my games criticizing everything we were doing.

Thank you for this content. I really learned a lot as a 1200 elo and this will help me reach 1300,1400 and maybe 1500 elo

Need more of these videos

When I was 1000, I beat my 1800 rated dad. I was in some trouble early in the game but I set up a trick. I gave my knight away but when he took it, i pinned his queen. My dumbass older brother couldn’t believe it

I would appreciate a 1500 vs 2000 study

I don't think I agree much with Levy's points often though because the reason we all won't take the pawn in the center is because we just don't know a proper follow up and we aren't prepared for counter plays that's why black only took the center pawn when he was absolutely prepared to

Probably the best chess video I've ever watched not surprised it was Gotham

Thank you levy for this great video.

I love this concept. more please

There should be a whole video around countering openings...unless it already exists

Levy, I appreciate your content it is inspiring and it has helped me become a better chess player.

"misunderestimated". Man out here inventing new words

This reminds me when I drew a 2100 and I was 900. I found a beautiful stalemate after a promotion and he/she (I was playing a lichess arena) didn't notice it because his/her time was about to finish. What a move.

"What if this move doesn't happen?" is the reason I lose 75% of my games lmaooo

Would love to see 1500 vs 2000 as I am in between those two. Great video !

I love the intermediate level chess videos!!

levy was on a good mood today, he didnt say YOU BOZO at d3 move💀

I’m around 1900-2000 right now and watching these videos are still sometimes very instructive to remember what NOT to do😂. I was just 700 September 2022 and what helped me out was watching these videos by you so it’s cool to see how I just understand this material so much better

One just had to feel a Magus deep in himself which gives a 500 elo boost

1500's vs 2000's would be great. Just to see that higher level of what those little nuances in play (or big things) are that separate the two

Thank you Gotham for making me feel good about being hard stuck in mid 1500. 😂

Please do 1500 vs 2000, need this vid now

Videos like this are so informative. Im a 15-1700 and i could relate so much with the 1500 games. Please do more like these

Can you give a tip about some principles in chess that we can follow to do well. For example moving pieces efficiently and not wasting moves is one principle, but are there any others and perhaps any others which aid in doing that principle of efficiency better? Learning moves I find difficult, so I'd prefer to learn guidelines to do well.

I can totally agree with Levy. I analysed my games when I was 1000, I saw every single mistakes levy said in this video. I am now high 1400, close to 1500. Levy has greatly improved my rating. 👍👍👍

Love your content! Just voted on the poll and the video just appeared lol😂

I am a 1600 struggling to improve. This was very instructive. Please make another one like this comparing 1500s and 2000s.

One of the things that frustrates me is that I can no longer maintain above 700 ELO and therefore can't learn to play correctly because people keep playing garbage

For some reason it is funnier to learn this way rather than buying a boring course. But the best is to do both, I guess.