The EASY METHOD To Reach 1200 Chess Elo

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  @J3_spideybombs · 6 months ago · pinned

  you are ruining chess for lower rated players. you should support other creators and be more generous with your fame that wasn't organically earned. Complete shame on you.

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  @fielddart8204 · 6 months ago

  Only Levy could spend 15 minutes recapping a 1 move game

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  @horyuu5033 · 6 months ago

  The entire video is:<br>&quot;They shouldn&apos;t do this&quot; <br>Opponent proceeds to do exactly that.

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  @crypticdark1939 · 6 months ago

  the level of dopamine my 900 elo brain releases when a new slowrun episode comes out should be studied

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  @jaspervink4285 · 6 months ago (edited)

  I love how Lev has the gift of subconsiously forcing the opponent to play the horrendous move he just described half a second ago.

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  @XTLmaker · 6 months ago

  &apos;From the screen, to the ring, to the pen, to the king&apos; Ahhh thumbnail 🙏

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  @NebChessBen · 6 months ago

  Thank you gotham, after watching you for 3 years I have finaly made it to 1200 elo after starting at 1500🙏🙏

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  @TheLeviathan1293 · 6 months ago (edited)

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPN0ss9-Q8c&amp;t=109">1:49</a><br><br>&gt; Accidentally plays the Blackmar Diemer.<br>&gt; Thinks they blundered a pawn.<br>&gt; Resign.

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  @Noah14-18 · 6 months ago

  Levy is now better than me in the slowrun account

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  @FartingSpider12 · 6 months ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPN0ss9-Q8c&amp;t=72">1:12</a> It doesnt look like the spreadsheet is in the description of this video so for the last time; for anyone who wants to know, here are all the openings that Levy has played so far in the slowrun: <br><br>Episode 1:<br>Game 1: Levy - White: Petrov Defense<br><br>Episode 2:<br>Game 2: Levy - White: Pirc Defense<br>Game 3: Levy - Black: Queen&apos;s Pawn Opening: Symmetrical Variation<br>Game 4: Levy - Black: Scandinavian Defense (Mieses-Kotrč Variation)<br>Game 5: Levy - Black: King&apos;s Pawn Opening: Leonardis Variation<br><br>Episode 3:<br>Game 6: Levy - Black: Italian Game (Fried Liver/Traxler Counterattack)<br>Game 7: Levy - White: Queen&apos;s Gambit Accepted<br>Game 8: Levy - White: King&apos;s Pawn Opening: King&apos;s Knight, Damiano Defense<br><br>Bonus Episode 1:<br>Game 9: Levy - White: London<br>Game 10: Levy - Black: Caro-Kann Defense: Fantasy Variation<br>Game 11: Levy - White: Horwitz Defense (Note: London according to Gotham)<br><br>Episode 4:<br>Game 12: Levy - White: London<br>Game 13: Levy - Black: Queen&apos;s Pawn Opening: Symmetrical Variation<br>Game 14: Levy - Black: Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation<br><br>Episode 5:<br>Game 15: Levy - Black: Grob Opening<br>Game 16: Levy - White: Vienna<br>Game 17: Levy - White: Vienna<br><br>Episode 6:<br>Game 18: Levy - Black: Scandinavian Defense (Mieses-Kotrč Variation)<br>Game 19: Levy - White: Vienna (Vienna Gambit)<br>Game 20: Levy - White: King&apos;s Pawn Opening<br><br>Episode 7:<br>Game 21: Levy - Black: Italian (Giuoco Piano)<br>Game 22: Levy - White: Owen&apos;s Defense<br>Game 23: Levy - Black: Scotch Game<br>Game 24: Levy - Black: Van &apos;t Kruijs Opening<br>Game 25: Levy - White: Pirc Defense<br><br>Episode 8:<br>Game 26: Levy - Black: Italian (Giuoco Piano)<br>Game 27: Levy - White: London<br>Game 28: Levy - White: Horwitz Defense: London<br>Game 29: Levy - White: Englund Gambit<br><br>Episode 9:<br>Game 30: Levy - White: Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian<br>Game 31: Levy - Black: Sicilian Defense<br>Game 32: Levy - Black: Dutch Defense<br><br>Episode 10:<br>Game 33: Levy - Black: Scandinavian<br>Game 34: Levy - White: French Defense<br>Game 35: Levy - Black: Sicilian<br>Game 36: Levy - White: Philidor Defense<br><br>Episode 11:<br>Game 37: Levy - Black: King&apos;s Pawn Opening: MacLeod Attack (Note: Levy says he truly absolutely doesnt know the MacLeod so maybe dont play this opening)<br>Game 38: Levy - White: Scandinavian<br>Game 39: Levy - Black: Scandinavian<br>Game 40: Levy - Black: Scandinavian<br>Game 41: Levy - Black: Italian<br><br>Episode 12:<br>Game 42: Levy - White: Sicilian: Old<br>Game 43: Levy - Black: Sicilian<br>Game 44: Levy - White: Benoni -&gt; Slav <br>Game 45: Levy - Black: Scandinavian<br><br>Episode 13:<br>Game 46: Levy - Black: Scandinavian<br>Game 47: Levy - White: Scandinavian<br>Game 48: Levy - White: Alekhine&apos;s Defense<br>Game 49: Levy - Black: King&apos;s Pawn: Wayward Queen<br>Game 50: Levy - White: King&apos;s Pawn Opening: St. George Defense (Technically a Scandinavian according to Gotham)<br>Game 51: Levy - Black: King&apos;s Gambit<br><br>Episode 14:<br>Game 52: Levy - White: Scandinavian<br>Game 53: Levy - White: &nbsp;Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation<br>Game 54: Levy - Black: Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation<br>Game 55: Levy - White: Queen&apos;s Gambit Accepted<br>Game 56: Levy - Black: Petrov Defense<br><br>Episode 15:<br>(Note: Levy forgot to update the win count at the end of Ep 14 so it looks like he starts on game 56)<br>Game 57: Levy - White: French Defense: Advance Variation<br>Game 58: Levy - Black: Caro-Kann<br>Game 59: Levy - Black: Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation<br>Game 60: Levy - White: Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotrč Variation<br><br>Episode 16:<br>Game 61: Levy - Black: King&apos;s Indian Defense<br>Game 62: Levy - White: Center Game transpose to Scotch: Göring Gambit<br>Game 63: Levy - White: Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted<br>Game 64: Levy - Black: Dutch Defense: Fianchetto Attack<br><br>Episode 17:<br>Game 65: Levy - Black: Queen&apos;s Gambit Accepted: Central Variation<br>Game 66: Levy - White: French Defense: Advance Variation<br>Game 67: Levy - Black: Four Knights Game<br>Game 68: Levy - White: Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation<br>Game 69: Levy - White: Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack<br><br>Episode 18:<br>Game 70: Levy - Black: Queen&apos;s Pawn Opening<br>Game 71: Levy - Black: Scandinavian Defense: Closed<br>Game 72: Levy - White: Indian Game (Note: London)<br><br>Episode 19:<br>Game 73: Levy - Black: Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation<br>Game 74: Levy - Black: Italian Game<br>Game 75: Levy - White: Alapin Sicilian Defense<br><br>Episode 20:<br>Game 76: Levy - White: Alapin Sicilian Defense<br>Game 77: Levy - Black: Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotrč<br>Game 78: Levy - White: Queen&apos;s Gambit: Slav Defense<br>Game 79: Levy - White: Queen&apos;s Pawn Opening: Horwitz Defense (Note: London)<br><br>Episode 21:<br>Game 80: Levy - Black: Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation<br>Game 81: Levy - Black: Caro-Kann Defense: Hillbilly Attack <br>Game 82: Levy - White: Alekhine&apos;s Defense: Normal Variation<br>Game 83: Levy - Black: Queen&apos;s Pawn Opening<br><br>Episode 22:<br>Game 84: Levy - White: Queen&apos;s Gambit Declined: Baltic, Pseudo-Slav Defense<br>Game 85: Levy - White: Queen&apos;s Pawn Opening: Accelerated London System (London)<br>Game 86: Levy - Black: Caro-Kann Defense: Hillbilly Attack<br>Game 87: Levy - Black: Bishop&apos;s Opening (Scholar&apos;s Mate)<br><br>Episode 23:<br>Game 88: Levy - Black: Closed Sicilian Defense<br>Game 89: Levy - White: Philidor Defense<br>Game 90: Levy - White: Alapin Sicilian<br>Game 91: Levy - White: London<br><br>And here&apos;s how many times each opening has been played:<br><br>Scandinavian - 15<br>London - 9<br>Sicilian - 9 (1 Smith-Morra Gambit)<br>Caro-Kann - 7<br>Italian - 5<br>Nimzowitsch-Larsen - 5<br>Queen&apos;s Gambit - 5<br>Kings Pawn - 4<br>Queen&apos;s Pawn - 4<br>French - 3<br>Vienna - 3<br>Alekhine - 2<br>Dutch - 2<br>Petrov - 2<br>Pirc - 2<br>Philidor - 2<br>Scotch - 2 (1 Göring Gambit)<br>Benoni - 1<br>Bishop - 1<br>Englund - 1<br>Four Knights - 1<br>Grob - 1<br>King&apos;s Gambit - 1<br>King&apos;s Indian Defense - 1<br>MacLeod - 1<br>Owen - 1<br>Van &apos;t Kruijs - 1<br><br>Looks like this is the last time that I&apos;ll have to post one of these but a lot of you responded well to it so I hope I helped at least a bit and I appreciate all your thanks!<br>As always make sure and show Gotham some love for all the entertaining and educational chess content he brings us and remember to have a nice day! <br><br>P.S. I guess we&apos;ll finally see if Levy updates his win count to include the game he forgot lol

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  @AdityaChess_1 · 6 months ago

  Hi, gotham this is one of your fans. I don&apos;t know if you&apos;ll ever notice my message but I just wanted to thank you that because of you I have climbed from 100 (literally) to 1308 elo now which I appreciate a lot . But I needed help as I cannot climb any further... I didn&apos;t understand much in one of your videos of:&quot;Climbing above 1500 elo&quot; or something so I wanted to request you make a video about how to climb above it. I am too young (only 14 yrs old) to even donate you some money as &apos;Thanks&apos; But I really appreciate all your videos and hardwork. Even if you don&apos;t see this message I&apos;ll just say: Thank you Levi I wouldn&apos;t have reached here without you ❤. (Also thanks for reading this big message ... My English isn&apos;t well enough to break it down into simpler words)

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  @kevinelsken4275 · 6 months ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPN0ss9-Q8c&amp;t=1051">17:31</a> Typical game for me. Play well early, miss the obvious checkmate.

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