The Best Chess Tournament Of My Life
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In 2016, I played in the Millionaire Chess Open (3rd Edition) in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It was the best tournament performance of my life. I played many grandmasters and had the best score... ever.
0:00
1:13 TOURNAMENT BEGINS
3:01 ROUND 3 VS. BRUZON, 2660
7:04 ROUND 4 VS. GOROVETS, 2543
13:01 ROUND 5 VS. BARBOSA, 2515
22:38 ROUND 6 VS. CORDOVA, 2640
27:32 ROUND 7 VS. ZHEREBUKH, 2612
31:32 THE END OF THE STORY
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I don't like how you're too slick, but you got game, nice thumbnail and titles. Very compelling.
Pinned pog
Explain what you mean by slick
@@up_down6012 yeah I’m confused
I know dude it’s almost like he’s a streamer or something
this comment is so fucking funny
Me playing other 900 rated players - "He has no clue what he's doing, I have no clue what I'm doing, let's have a fight"
say, why does everyone suddenly start using this profile pic?
now this is one of the best comments i have ever read
wait it changed back! maybe im going insane lol
nice recipe playlist, are you a body builder?
😂😂😂😂😂
the same arbiter 5 years later: I calculated it wrong, you are not an IM
haahaha
His friend was sick that day. So he had to stand in as arbiter for his buddy even though he was only a C student in high school mathematics. To his great surprise... he calculated wrong. But he was still glad that he got to touch one of players during their game. And that's what he told his friend over a beer that following weekend.
I'm sorry. I'm just a really dumb aspiring writer.
I wonder if the arbiter's initial calculation was for a GM norm, assuming Levy was already an IM
@@jamestrojnor-barron5075 whats dumb about that?
Levy: Beats all the 2.600 guys in crazy style and doesn't show any respect to them.
Also Levy: Loses against some random guy, who probably just showed up to have a beer.
The random guy was the Rocky of chess. Expected to lose but once you punch someone in the face the game plan they had went out the window.
He was looking for the bar but found the library...
bruh
That random guy has a high score of 51 in 3 min puzzle rush.
Of course, that random guy was Max Deutsch
levy: have no respect to your opponent attack them
me: ''get banned for trash talk''
LOL
My opponent got sent to the hospital on my side.
How come when Levy doesn’t respect people and attacks them it’s funny and smart but when I do it it’s “aSsAuLt” and I get prison time? This nation 🙄
@@callmeqt1269 Not even your nation, it happens in Canada as well. I hate society!
@@TheUnderscore_ I agree! We should make a new Law: Chessism! Also why are Kings worth more than queens and every piece? That seems like sexism!
Can we just acknowledge how impressive it is that Levy can record a full 30+ minute video with no cuts
This bloke's talented
I think it's because he's a streamer, whereas a random youtuber would've had a harder time speaking for so long, but yeah pretty impressive
@@9DarkAngelx also bc he teaches chess, he's pretty good at speaking for a long time
He is well prepared
@Bot AtChess maybe no one mentioned that because this isn’t agadmator’s channel?
No wonder he played so good, looks like Fabiano Caruana in the thumbnail
The Young Fabiano Caruana
I thought that was Caruana... i got back checking ahahha
Same @paso lol
Tbh Caruana looks a hella lot like Screech from tv show Saved By the Bell imo.
Legend says levy was actually disguised as Fabiano in the 2018 world chess championship match against magnus
14:56 "He has no idea what he's doing, I have no idea what he's doing, let's start a fight", basically sums up internet chat rooms
Yes
lollll
“You have one job, and you CALCULATED WRONG?!?!”
~Gotham Chess 2021
😂😂
@@ayushanuroop9203 2021*
@@jorgejaviermartincarreno4200 nah nah nah, in Jorge's timezone it's still 2020
@@lucapointcom For all I know, this video was released in December 38, 2020
The truth is he had more jobs than just that, though. Just one that mattered to Levy.
We should get a "Sorry, I'm gonna clean my glasses" every episode to rival Agadmators "Sorry about that."
Lol
Agad can't be rivaled like that. He's to iconic.
I'll give you a couple of seconds and win this game for Gotham
And it was in this position that Gotham banned everyone in this thread.
It's the mail man again😂😂
this video was like a damn narrative, I freaking gasped when he said he couldnt get a norm because of the gm forfeit
Yeah me too. What's a norm?
@@igNights77 you need 3 to achieve a title.
The norm is you doing very well against high rated players in a tournament and there are 2 kinds.
The GM norm and the IM norm.
You need 3 of them as a requirement for IM or GM.
Hey Levy, you’re probably not ever gonna see this, but I just wanna thank you for your effort and time that you put into teaching us, the viewers, chess. I appreciate every second of your video because, you don’t have any filter when you show up in your streams or videos, its just you showing your love for chess. And remember, you shouldn’t care about the haters, or trolls. I know they can be very discouraging, but as a representative of the people who love what you do, we are here to support you! So once again thanks a lot, you’ve been a huge help to me!
Yes he wont see this comment too
@@ayaanakhtar4340 yes he won’t see this comment too
@@callmeqt1269 yes he won’t see this comment too
@@srijanbhowmick9570 yes he won’t see this comment too
@@ClarkBonnewell yes he won't see this comment too
5th board, clearly says 6. Only Gotham can see that the 6 is actually a 5
It kinda looks like a 5, but in the end it doesn't matter. He played extremely well that tournament.
He didn't cleaned hes glasses that well...
Is that you Scar?
@@chesscrush I had to fall to lose it all
Levy: accidentally shows a spoiler
Also Levy: doesn’t edit it out for some reason even though it’s a yt video
I think he takes pride in doing everything in one take with no cuts
@@gray_gogy this and also he makes like a video a day and theyre fairly long, i think if he spent much time editing them rather than just recording it straight (often while streaming) n posting it would be pretty unmanagable
they should make a "Gotham's Gambit" limited series about this story.
Thit would have been a very good plotline for the queens gambit!
what i learned from people in youtube
"when in doubt, sacrifice a pawn.'
"if you don't know what to do, just castle"
@@alex2005z nerves carve those memories in your brain lol
@@alex2005z thousands of hours of chess does that too you
Android users, here you go:
0:00 Intro
1:13 TOURNAMENT BEGINS
3:01 ROUND 3 VS. BRUZON, 2660
7:04 ROUND 4 VS. GOROVETS, 2543
13:01 ROUND 5 VS. BARBOSA, 2515
22:38 ROUND 6 VS. CORDOVA, 2640
27:32 ROUND 7 VS. ZHEREBUKH, 2612
31:32 THE END OF THE STORY
It's interesting that The Queen's Gambit story writers didn't look into Gotham's life for beautiful and tense thrilling stories
@dootdusk i dont think the comment was being serious
This whole tournament was like a film, it had it's ups and downs, it had a great climax and also, an awesome story! Thanks Levy for sharing this with us!
Levy: In my best tournament ever, I trashed a bunch of GMs.
Me: In my best tournament ever, I won an under-1800 prize.
That’s a great achievement too being fair
Me- in my best game ever, i beat a 650 with 85% 😂
The evolution of Gothamchess:
Best game ever played
Worst game ever played
Best tournament ever played
I think I see a pattern here.
Edit: I guess people do agree with me
Then he will move on to Best game I never got to play (and explain an amazing line he calculated but didn't manage to get into)
Worst player ever played
And the "trust no one, not even GothamChess"
I was more thinking about how it would be his worst tournament ever played next, but that works too.
@@thebus3181 me too lmao
Congrats Levy, hope to see you get GM title!
Pretty sure that's not his plan currently. He said on stream that he doesn't want to trade his time for learning and practicing just to "get a different letter before his name" when he could instead stream and make videos which helps tons of people and is surely also much more relaxing.
@@1vader so, what's up?
@@1vader this aged epically
This aged well
This was very emotionally touching for a video about chess.
Hey Levy, 2020 was a tough time for me and family, I started watching you since 2019. There are many times where I am lost in life and dont know what to do, your videos save me from sadness and anxiety. Thank you Levy!
Me:
Plays openings I learnt from Gotham and agadmator
My 1500s friends:
"Bruh why??? Just play normal!!!"
It’s wild that levy can get me so hype about watching 30 minutes of chess that was played like 4 years ago.
its crazy he got me like “the rooook 🤯🤯 no wayy brilliant move” when i im like 650 rated and dont even know why he move is good
@@bluie. Oh wow, 9 hrs ago comment on video from 2 years ago. I thought I was the only one here!
This is easily one of my favorite videos of yours. Every chess story video you have this smile on your face that just shows how much you enjoyed these moments in your life. I don't even know how to explain it, it's just great to see such happiness!
This video was an emotional roller-coaster. We need more of these tournament narratives
It is so adorable watching him get so excited about it
I love how you just yada yada the most crucial game of the tournament.
Surprised that no one realised that in the thumbnail he went up 36 points, and the video was 36 mins long. Cool little feature 👍
Levy this video is amazing and your enthusiasm is infectious. Would love to see more tournament stories like this.
This guy is like the Mikhail Tal of IMs.
IMHO, Eric Rosen is the Tal of IMs. Rosen is very tricky.
He's like the IMkhail Tal
“Doesn’t respect Gotham”
*so you have chosen death*
@@alex2005z 😏
I genuinely enjoyed Levy's excitement and storytelling more than the games. I love the passion this man brings to his TH-cam channel, keep it up :)
My god, this was a gripping video, was on the edge of my seat the whole time. Love how much passion you have when you're talking about games you actually played.
It's so cool to see you going through your games with such pride and passion. All success to you Levy
I loved this video. It was so cool to see the ideas of the games and the stories behind them. The thing I want to know for future video is how you originally got into chess and the story of your beginnings.
Your videos have been a daily upper for me and have made me love chess on a whole new level. I just got your d4 and e4 courses and I am so excited to study them and get better. Keep up the good work.
This video resonated with me. I obviously never played at anything approaching your level, but I had a similar experience at a local open tournament when I was in high school. The highs of early victories, the lows of mistakes costing me later games, the mindset of having to be aggressive late to get my desired finish and then backing into a 3rd place finish with a draw. You're a wonderful storyteller. Thank you for this.
“When have you ever see Oh oh plus?” Hahahaha
O-O+
@@CryptionProductions have you seen 0-0#?
@@rookieman329 eric rosen just posted a lichess game with O-O-O#
@@rookieman329 At that point it's the same thing as mating with the rook. I can't think of any scenario where mating with castle wouldn't have mated with rook over. It's literally just to style.
@@MistaOppritunity If black's King is blocked in h1 (which oc never happen) then 0-0-0 can mate for white
I would have never thought a 36 min chess video would be so entertaining! Great job!
Dude this was so cool to see - especially after looking up some of your opponents. Would love to see more of your past noteworthy games.
Thanks for sharing, I really enjoy when you go over your previous games.
A few hours ago I won against my uncle, he is a 1900 rated player, he used to be 2100. He is very experienced and good at chess, I am a 1400ish player and I won by playing aggressive, my das Heard me shouting JA! (German for yes) because I was happy to win. My uncle even asked me if I was using Stockfish at some point, this is one of the best days of my life, this video showed me that chess is just beautiful. ♟
Chess is without a doubt one of the best games ever invented bro,great job at beating a 1900 rated player!
You're such an inspirational chess player and you don't give yourself enough credit Levy :))
I have watched a lot of chess commentary but you are by far the most engaging story teller I have seen. 30 minutes didn't even feel like 10 minutes. A very exiting listen!
Man i love the passion that you put on relating the tournament, amazing video, loved it!!
I don’t really like chess that much, had a great rising and falling out with the game, but god damn I love the way you tell stories, Levy.
The last time I was this early
Eric rosen had more subs than Gotham 😂😂
Hey levi, it was great to see your journey in this tournament. Please upload content like this in which the more higher rated players can enjoy more. Hoping to witness your competitive sude more! Huge fan✌🏼
Love it, love how you're constantly amazed people are still watching lmaoo. Chess is beautiful and you show it quite well!
can’t wait for the storytime series
Narrator: "This is indeed his best chess tournament."
Love the vid! The tension arc is a real roller-coaster
Literally the only 30min+ video on yt I watched without skipping a second of it. Levy is just doing great work showing a chess game and commentating it like a football match.
“When in doubt, sacrifice a pawn”
Imagine that on a t-shirt
Hello Levy. What a wonderful "Chess story" (from the title).
I think Gotham Chess is the best channel for those who want to learn serious chess so I think you should make a video about middle games as whenever I play, I am good in development and positioning but there is always a point where I just don't know what to do and I start replying to my opponent's moves. If possible please try explaining it in one of your videos. (or please explain outposts as my brother wants to learn that)
Thank you a lot and good luck.
yeah I think when you start replying to your opponent's moves it's becoming bad and you should always try to counterattack or create some kind of threats and avoid being passive, even if it's easier said than done :)
Hi Levy, I enjoyed very much this video. Even more I would have wanted it to be longer, because of how entertaining it was!! I send you my best wishes from Argentina
Great video and cool story 👍 enjoyed the pics, that tournament setup was gorgeous
last time I was this early, hikaru had an orange wall behind him
copy
"He has no clue what he's doing, I have no clue what I'm doing, let's have a fight" - Levi
Great video Levy, I started watching you after your first lesson with NL and really enjoy your high level chess commentary and well-planned content.
great story well told....been considering take up chess again after many many years as a hobby in my old age,and your streams inspired me....top work fella
This was one of the more entertaining chess videos I've seen. The story makes it successful.
the nerves playing against high ranked players on the main stage for the first time is exhilarating
Hey Gotham, the past few months I've been watching each video of yours that comes out. I've gone from 1100 to nearly 1600 just watching you talk about chess. Thanks so much for being such a great content creator
I would definitely watch more tournaments you were in, great video
12:59
A: Wait, how is he outplaying this strong guys ?
B: He's starting to believe
*saw pictures of his game with barbosa
Me: he looks like fabi
gotham: i looked a lot like fabiano caruana
YES
this was by far the most entertaining chess video I've ever watched, awesome storytelling and great games man!
Loved this video and this type as well, I think it’s best for the whole array of strengths in your channel
i didnt even realize this vid was 36 minutes until i saw the comments you're fantastic
Can't wait for part in 2025 when he will clutch
the GM norm one of the coming years
man i LOVE these kinds of videos. i get so excited & it’s genuinely impressive how good you are.
Awesome video Levy. Love the personal tournament insights, quite inspiring.
Hey Levy! Great videos by the way. I was just wondering do you remember your games? Like do you assume you played this or are you able to remember moves past the openings etc…?
From other vids it seems like he records the moves,
I love how you act like an old man "back in my competitive days" dude you're 24 right. Enjoyed the video!!!
I really enjoy this length of videos from you :) Thanx for sharing your lifes hardest tournement!
Very cool to follow along as you review this highlight of your life. Sounds to me like you’re surprised how well you did but I think you could stay at that level.💪🏽
Gotham Chess is the top level chess channel. Highly recommend!!
the semi-slav has a new name, all hail the triangle system
I think the triangle system refers to the specific variant where Black forms the pawn triangle on move 3, before playing Nf6.
Your passion for your job makes me cry, Levy. Thank for all the work you put in your contents.
can you do more videos like that? its insanely good to watch you telling a stories about you chess tournaments
This is probably your coolest video ever.
1:14 This may become Gotham's version of "sorry about that"
Nah his version is "if you have made it this far"
Great storytelling, would love to see more stories about your past tournaments or cool games (good and bad)
I really enjoy these storytime videos, you have a great way of telling them too!
Got clickbaited to thinking Levy was playing with Caruana.
I just want to tell u that u do not need to put time stamps as i never and i thought many of us dont skips ur vid for even 1 second. Love u dude😘.Love from india🇮🇳🇮🇳
Even if you don't, it's very useful if you want to, say, re-watch a particular game.
Awesome video! Just found your channel and love your enthousiasm and the way you explain the games. Keep doing your thing!
thank you for this video Levy. I had suggested something like this a while back but i thought nobody seemed to like the idea. It's really nice to hear from the most straightforward analyst/player I know (also imo obviously) what you were thinking, what was going on etc. All the best :)
That expression Levy had.. when he talked about the arbiter 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Obviously against Barbosa Levy thought "let's get weird"
I do never comment on videos but this one was absolutely thrilling. Really looking fordward to seeing more of these in which you tell us your personal experience in real tournaments
Very insightful and entertaining video, thanks Levy! Loving the aggressive play style
The last time I was this early I was playing the Christmas Gambit!
The arbiter was a GM perhaps. They can not "calculate" anything outside of their Chess tactics. LoL.
Awesome video Levy, you really walked us through that and told a great story. Thanks for sharing !
Really enjoyed that, there were some crazy games and you had some fantastic moves.