The BEST Beginner Chess Opening
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0:00 Intro
1:20 The Moves
9:52 Game 1
16:15 Game 2
Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 (3… Bc5 4. d4 exd4 5. cxd4 Bb4+ 6. Nc3) (3… d5 4. Qa4 dxe4 (4… Bd7 5. exd5 Nd4 6. Qd1 Nxf3+ 7. Qxf3) (4… f6 5. Bb5 Ne7 6. exd5 Qxd5 7. d4) 5. Nxe5 Bd7 6. Nxd7 Qxd7 7. Qxe4+) 4. d4 exd4 (4… Nxe4 5. d5 Ne7 6. Nxe5 d6 7. Bb5+ c6 8. dxc6 bxc6 (8… Qb6 9. cxb7+ Kd8 10. Nxf7+ Kc7 11. bxa8=N+) 9. Nxc6 Nxc6 10. Bxc6+ Bd7 11. Bxe4) 5. e5 Nd5 (5… Qe7 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bb5) 6. Qb3 Nb6 7. cxd4
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Video with full repertoire for white and black would take only 69 hours.
What do you if he takes d4 pawn with e5 pawn
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7:11 how unfortunate, Levy missed that en passent is forced. I fully expect FIDE to see this and revoke your title of IM
Oh bruh i just watched a video of the ponziani before lol
As someone who just lost 5 games in a row after this I’m going to cry to mysef
THE WAY MY MOUTH DROPPED WHEN HE PROMOTED TO KNIGHT FOR A FORK
I wish there was a bit more coverage on how to beat this opening from the black side. Covering the best moves briefly and moving on is a bummer for people who are looking for the best counter attack
karoh khan
read the title, now a GM
Let's hope Stockfish never learns how to watch Levy's videos…
cap! the best opening is reti gambit declined transposing into a queens gambit declined
14:22 – Qg4?!
NOOOO LEVI I USED THIS SO MUCH NOW EVERYONE IS GONNA KNOW WHAT TO DO
Me rewatching the video 🤓
3:54 bro was way too smooth😎
Lmao he changed the title😂
levy on crack for 10 minutes https://youtu.be/zH36DVsN2Sc
Such a bad opening and video. Just be normal and settle for Italian or ruy lopez
It feels weird because I myself played this opening a lot through the course of 3 weeks and now there is a video about it out now
I play the scotch Nd it does a great game for me but this is kinda better so imma try it
Can you put drills for this on chessly +?
I get terrified when you make a video like this in case you make a video on the opening I play and expose it on me xD, thankfully that didnt happen
Dang, I thought it was gonna be the Vienna.
just beat a kid up 12 points of material with the eval bar saying plus 45. thanks gotham
Still can't compare to Evan's Gambit in the vaporizing potential department.
The only downside to this is playing against people who have seen this video.
I've been accidentally playing this opening for a while, obviously not knowing much theory
After watching this video, finally i will get 0 elo.
It's nice to hear that Ponziani has improved so drastically as a begginer opening over the last two years 😛 watch?v=z3FBRlzSMHc&t=410s
just watch eric rosen and you will either gain 500 elo or lose 100
Dude this is crazy, I’ve been studying this thanks to Eric Rosan. Even he uses funny lines with this opening. It’s genuinely amazing, BUT a lot of people know it that’s the thing
People are joking in the comments, but as a total newbie in chess I really like this opening. I've seen a lot of them, I've played a few against bots, I'm not confident enough to actually challenge real people yet, and none of them have felt very … fun? Interesting? I don't know how to put it. But this? Just watching it was like, "Oh yeah, I could see myself playing this opening every game."
Fun fact: my last name is actually Ponziani without the pon, that means i own this opening.
Nice hoodie 💙
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gotham with an opening video in 2023??? Incredible, wonderful, amazing! I got 2 years younger instantly.
i try this opening,
and the next match eskalate in the next TWO minutes….
10min match… and… its over…
the center burn… my queen stand in the middle…
the first 5 moves are like the books… and than alllll are dead…
horse dead, bishop dead, pawn dead…
i make one move with my bishop for some castling
some low pawn moves from enemy… attacking back the rock…
but this was not my plan… i make one move with my queen… and than..?
in the back is my bishop… and my queen stand infront of the king…?! 😀
check… and mate…
Great, can't wait to see everyone play the Ponziani now! 🙂
Why does everybody seem to love the Ponziani in these days?!? 😂
3:45 bless you
I am glad I clicked on this video..
I can tell by the comments that this title got changed lol
I'm glad you are mixing in the educational material again. You are a very good chess teacher!
i always play ponziani, didn’t even know it was good i just liked it
Why would the black bishop protect the queen instead of the pawn in your theoretical bishop to b5 move?
gotham chess i think i made my own opening that is pretty good and if u could tell me if its good i would appreciate it if u could review it its pretty much scolars it goes pawn e4/e5, then bishop c4/c5 then if they block with there knight so your queen cant go to attack mate get your knight out to then bring knight c6 then push your knight to d4 and if they take your knight take back the if they take your pawn push your queen to threaten mate if they move there knight back take with your knight then mate with the bishop and queen
08:48 I actually dont know what it means😂