Gotham Chess (IM Levy Rozman) has some good instructional stuff on his YouTube channel. But don't just consume it passively. Get out a board, play over the variations and make sure you understand them. Then come back here and play a couple of (slower) games to check what you've learned.
good advise, what have you learned from Levy?
Gotham Chess (IM Levy Rozman) has some good instructional stuff on his YouTube channel. But don't just consume it passively. Get out a board, play over the variations and make sure you understand them. Then come back here and play a couple of (slower) games to check what you've learned.
good advise, what have you learned from Levy?
That I am worth more than a knight.
Also
Checks
Captures
Consolidation.
Do all 3, for yourself and your opponent.
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Honestly I've gained more opening prep from him than anyone else... It got me to 1600 from around 1400 or so...
Gotham Chess (IM Levy Rozman) has some good instructional stuff on his YouTube channel. But don't just consume it passively. Get out a board, play over the variations and make sure you understand them. Then come back here and play a couple of (slower) games to check what you've learned.
good advise, what have you learned from Levy?
Vienna, Caro-Khan Tal variation, multiple gambits, and also some of the theory in the KID and Grunfeld.
Sometimes i think this gotham, levy guy is talking too nervous?
He does? I've never heard him talk nervously.
I've always viewed Levy as a confident commentator. Probably too confident actually.
Like the man just straight up talks while 100's of 1000's of people are watching him without a script, minimal stutters or pauses, for 20-30 minutes, every day. If that doesn't show sheer confidence to you, I don't know what does.
I watched some of these, it look so easy, rating climb videos, i love going to his thinking proces, but still.... It looks like he is thinking at different level. Is it worth watching this?
He often makes fun of IM John Bartholomew (co- creator of Chessable, who sometimes still plays and teaches on chess.com), yet it's funny-- Levy made fun of John, then did the same video concepts! Climbing the rating ladder, e.t.c.
I'd stick with IM John Bartholomew, GM Nakamura (Levy is sort of his little sidekick), and old St Louis Chess Club videos with GM Yasser Seirawan.
Honestly I've gained more opening prep from him than anyone else... It got me to 1600 from around 1400 or so...
If watching Levi took you from 1600 down to 1400: 
Either stop watching Levi or watch closer.
Honestly I've gained more opening prep from him than anyone else... It got me to 1600 from around 1400 or so...
If watching Levi took you from 1600 down to 1400:
Either stop watching Levi or watch closer.
TO 1600 FROM 1400...
Levy brings the levity to chess instruction. Great channel!
I would not recommend watching a lot of games from IM's or GM's if your goal is to improve and you're at a begginer level. Better to watch chess principle, openings, tactics videos or play a lot of games and analyze the opening which at a begginer level is in my opinion one of the most important things since it gets you a winning position almost always against another begginer
Honestly I've gained more opening prep from him than anyone else... It got me to 1600 from around 1400 or so...
If watching Levi took you from 1600 down to 1400:
Either stop watching Levi or watch closer.
I think you need to take a better look at @ninjaswat's statement
I like watching him, but at my level, I feel I learn almost nothing. Knowing cool openings does very little for people under 1000 and slightly more than nothing for people just over 1000. We need a SIMPLE game plan which he does not really provide.
I like watching him, but at my level, I feel I learn almost nothing. Knowing cool openings does very little for people under 1000 and slightly more than nothing for people just over 1000. We need a SIMPLE game plan which he does not really provide.
You're not watching the right videos... Do the one on tactics, time management, and puzzles... As well as maybe the gambit ones so you aren't surprised.
I like Gotham Chess the best online. He does talk too fast but that issue is easily ameliorated by pausing, and playing again.
Honestly I've gained more opening prep from him than anyone else... It got me to 1600 from around 1400 or so...
If watching Levi took you from 1600 down to 1400:
Either stop watching Levi or watch closer.
Either stop replying or read closer.
Gotham Chess (IM Levy Rozman) has some good instructional stuff on his YouTube channel. But don't just consume it passively. Get out a board, play over the variations and make sure you understand them. Then come back here and play a couple of (slower) games to check what you've learned.