Levy takes a random chess game that took 5 minutes and fewer brain cells, and turns it into a 20 minute epic battle for the masses to enjoy. What a legend.
@@Haydenny It does. I think the idea was that the thumbnail position is a draw bc it's stalemate, meaning white (who I guess only has a king) doesn't lose. Thing is, though, it's not stalemate, because the king can move 1 square to the right. (And to make things worse, even if that's not the edge of the board, moving the rook down 2 squares is still checkmate)
@@nandanprasad2871 Magnus carlsen is a huge name is chess community because of how good he is, but levy is helping promote chess, hence levy helps in branding.
You do realize he’s likely pretending to be upset right? Honestly if you get truly stressed and frustrated from seeing some beginner players play chess imperfectly then you got some issue’s.
@@watermelons79 Sure, but this is a great game compared to some other videos on this playlist. If Levy was NOT faking the reactions in that video where the guy missed literally 60+ M1s or the video where the opponent lost like 7 pawns for free in a king and pawn endgame then I would be surprised.
lmao watching this rn and the moment he says "if youre watching this from 6 months ago..." i immedietly check and its 6 months ago, the stars aligned today
You timed this sale perfect -I just finished the beginner course yesterday. Signed up for plus, Caro-Kann, Middle games, and Intermediate. I can't wait to finish them all to get up to 900 and end up in one of these videos. Edit: okay yeah, Levy, I hope my purchase helps pay for one session of therapy to cope with these +11 stalemates.
Remember, you don't need a course to improve, I'm around 1400 but I beat 1700-2000s often in tournaments. Maybe they play worse thinking I wouldn't see a tactic and get forked lol. I'm in the 1300 range now, after getting tilted, taking a break hopefully will break 1600 when I get back at it
14:18 "You don't just hang the knight! I mean wha...? Wha..? 6 seconds! Oh, the Knight's dead, bye! Whaa, why? Why is the knight dead?" I pissed myself laughing at this part 🤣🤣🤣
Look for checks in every position to avoid blunders that cpuld win or lose the game. But dont just look for a check to give a check because you really wanna give a check
“You guys are riding a bicycle, and just shoving nails into the tires.” You always come up with the most random thing, and it’s hilarious every time, thanks levy!
As a long time casual/passive chess fan, I've never really thought about studying the game but really find it interesting to listen to people who know what they're talking about. Gotham's videos have made me want to actually start playing legitimately and try to improve, which I appreciate. That being said, I don't know that this series is making me smarter, but I'm pretty sure it's making me less dumb.
I just can't thank you enough Levi. I haven't even used your courses, neither chessly. But you helped me get into chess. This seemingly disturbing and scary game that I had stopped playing when I was 10, you've rekindled my love for it. Thank you.
I don't play chess, but I watch Gotham Hikaru and Coffee Chess. I love everything that embodies the spirit of competition, and the interactions are awesome between the people.
i started traveling the country by myself recently and it’s been lonely somedays, but seeing a new video of yours makes my day so much better, thank you Levy ❤
I'm going to go ahead and buy your course because you crack me up and make this insanely frustrating game funny and I appreciate it. I suck, but I somehow don't think I'll care about that so much and just quit if I can find a sense of humor in it. Well done, man. Glad I found your channel.
honestly, i love the storytelling ability of this guy, hes not the best player ever but he has an absolute knack for storytelling. hope he gets gm one day.
Hi Gotham. Just wanted to comment saying how much I love your content. It’s informative and funny and I feel like I’ve learned so much. I’ve gone from 700 to 1390 in 4 months and am now in love with chess. Thanks so much for getting me into this incredible game!
I have bought every single one of your courses. I am definitely interested in Chessly+ and will be buying it. You have a teaching style that works exceptionally well for someone neurodivergent like me Gotham. I don't know if you also have ADHD running around up in that brain or not, but however it is that your brain works, I just wanted to say thanks for having it teach me so well. Edit: I just got the year's worth of Chessly+ as I think it'll be a good value for me going forward. I love the travelling knight so far, it is the perfect game for me to help develop my knight skills even further. It basically asks you to get a knight from a random square to a different square in X amount of moves. Really good and helps you start visualizing how to get your knights around to where you need them. Your courses have given me a lot of insight into how to develop to different squares, this is a step further.
@@PatrickCWalters I'm only 1000 Blitz and Rapid right now, but I've been improving quite well. I'm just about the level where games are wild but still logical (blunders aside)
@@PatrickCWalters I really like the middlegame course. It's less "concrete" than the opening courses in the sense that opening courses are "memorize these lines", whereas I find the middlegame course covers a lot of themes in a great way where you have to think about when and where to apply them.
19:43 - Kxb7 is the second worst move ever after Kd7! Not only did it blunder a draw, but the draw was forced! White had NO choice to promote to a Queen meaning there was no way that White misses the draw!
Lackadaisical (adjective) 10:27 Lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy. "By playing a couple of lackadaisical knight moves... Black is in serious trouble"
Levy is such a legend: working on an entire training program, AND still uploading daily?!! Most people can’t even do one thing, let alone do both. What a LEGEND ❤
Im a 400 elo but i get opponents that r stronger than my 800 elo friend i hope other 400 elo ppl do understand that pinned pieces dont attack/defend anythin
Yeah😂 but once u start doing 2 things u will reach 800 pretty quick 1. Always think of 1 move forward when u make a moce and see if there's any danger to it. 2. Always see the lines which the enemy piece (the one which moved last) is dominating. So u don't blunder
I absolutely LOVED the delivery on this video. Brilliant! I can tell it was something different and you were trying something maybe new here Levy, and this totally worked and won me over
Levy takes a random chess game that took 5 minutes and fewer brain cells, and turns it into a 20 minute epic battle for the masses to enjoy. What a legend.
82 likes and no replies let me fix that
Levy is best in milking chess games
"five minutes and a fewer brain cells" this is so good 🤣
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epic battle between two idiots
"You are riding a bicycle while shoving nails into your own tires" - the best line Levy has ever deployed.
Just screen recorded it bc it was so funny
he should start writing poetry.
he should try battle rapping😂😂😂
lol timestamp?
@@bensontauro7706 13:00
i just love when levy was raging in 14:25 but then suddenly calms down and advertises his website then goes back to being angry 😂😂🤣🤣
Almost like hes acting wouldnt you say
18:14 Honestly achieving a 54 point advantage loss in a single move is pretty impressive in itself
I can do better, don't challenge a 100 elo to losing points, we will always win
That game where it went from M1 for white to a FORCED M1 for black was the worst of all
@@wasifchowdhury2004 what vid is that
@@wasifchowdhury2004 bump, what vid is that
@@x6173 something like "worst chess move of all time" by gotham
Edit: it's actually titled "WORST Move In Chess HISTORY?!"
I don't think I've ever heard Levy give off as much raw angry energy before as he did at 15:41
Ofc he already did it before. "The Roooooook!"
@@DOG-hu4cj nah that is more of a "surprise" or more of an Exaggeration. this is pure anger
@@06dWare exaggeration
@@therealvoid365 :(
I got scared because I was falling asleep when he yelled lol
15:34 after that "now..." I expected a blunder. That reaction was amazing
"Chess when played perfectly, is a draw"
- Levy Rozman 2022
It’s 2023.
@@solifa1 this was said before 2023
@@wavaderg781 6 days ago, today it's 8 Feb 2023. This was commented on 2nd Feb 2023, meaning it's not said before 2023.
this reply section is consuming my braincells
@@monky4640 tell me about it 💀
6:39 - Levy saying things like this with a straight face always makes me laugh
idk how he does it but it's one of my favorite Levyisms.
@@GlyphicEnigma 🤨
The fake-out trick
Hahahahaha
@YeaMan shut up bot
Is nobody else bothered by how the king still has a legal move in the thumbnail?
Yes but the ½ signifies a draw, yes?
@@Haydenny It does. I think the idea was that the thumbnail position is a draw bc it's stalemate, meaning white (who I guess only has a king) doesn't lose. Thing is, though, it's not stalemate, because the king can move 1 square to the right. (And to make things worse, even if that's not the edge of the board, moving the rook down 2 squares is still checkmate)
The fact white moved the queen to get away from the rook, but proceeded to move directly into sight of the same damn rook is absolutely insane
15:41
That was 100% a misclick like there's no way
Before i started watching GothamChess I was 1000 and after 3 months of watching him i became 700 i love him
what a glow up
Before I watched Gotham chess I was 900 but after watching gothamchess I became 300
BC u are bad
It's literally the opposite for me lol
I went from 250 to 375
15:42 the redness of the blunder perfectly describes Levy's anger
Levy is building the greatest branding in chess of all time dude that’s crazy
Lmao what about Magnus Carlsen's brand
@@nandanprasad2871 not big
@@nandanprasad2871 Magnus carlsen is a huge name is chess community because of how good he is, but levy is helping promote chess, hence levy helps in branding.
@@nandanprasad2871 magnus is video click bait 😁❤
@@georgehennen507 nah you got no clue
12:58 Levy needs to make a movie. His analogies would make for some outstanding cinematography!
17:44 didn’t realize I could move pawns like that
💀
The amount of frustration every ending of these videos are so golden yet sad for giving Levy stress like this.
holy shit eh paano kung!!!!!1!1
You do realize he’s likely pretending to be upset right? Honestly if you get truly stressed and frustrated from seeing some beginner players play chess imperfectly then you got some issue’s.
@@watermelons79 Sure, but this is a great game compared to some other videos on this playlist. If Levy was NOT faking the reactions in that video where the guy missed literally 60+ M1s or the video where the opponent lost like 7 pawns for free in a king and pawn endgame then I would be surprised.
this is called acting
@@watermelons79 this is 1200 elo chess though lol
Gotham was staring into my soul like I just blundered a game 6 times.
lmao watching this rn and the moment he says "if youre watching this from 6 months ago..." i immedietly check and its 6 months ago, the stars aligned today
Levi using the troll face in his thumbnail but we all know the truly weird faces are the ones he makes at the start of every video
today's opening stare evokes a sense of curiosity, a need for knowledge. truly admirable spirit 10/10
hahahah i love you brother
@@mzysticc how tf u look at my name and call me brother 🤨
@@leaalul she’s a girl so it’s funny. Flew 🦅 right ➡️ over 🙆 your 😪 head 🤡
@@tessellate1962 how is calling a woman "brother" funny when you're also a woman?
@@leaalul people call each other bro all the time, chill
I literally cried while laughing when levy screamed and white blunders a queen 15:38
Levy Rozman: “Now what you don’t want to do when you have an extra queen is to LOSE THE QUEEN IN ONE MOOOOOOOOVE!”
That got me laughing
15:36
The sequel to “Anish giri now sacrificed THE ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK!”
@@TheSonOfAspectInHisBasement well it DID end in a draw
@@andr568 wdym
@@TheSonOfAspectInHisBasement Anish Giri is the master at drawing
You timed this sale perfect -I just finished the beginner course yesterday. Signed up for plus, Caro-Kann, Middle games, and Intermediate. I can't wait to finish them all to get up to 900 and end up in one of these videos. Edit: okay yeah, Levy, I hope my purchase helps pay for one session of therapy to cope with these +11 stalemates.
I'm between 800-900 elo, but only started playing chess late last year. Which chessly course might you recommend to start on?
@@joshuabarker5703 c6 Caro kann and Middlegames Masterclass
What I'm 900 and have never ever studied anything lmao
I am 1100 without any courses
Remember, you don't need a course to improve, I'm around 1400 but I beat 1700-2000s often in tournaments. Maybe they play worse thinking I wouldn't see a tactic and get forked lol.
I'm in the 1300 range now, after getting tilted, taking a break hopefully will break 1600 when I get back at it
IM LITERALLY WATCHING THIS 6 MONTHS LATER-
14:18
"You don't just hang the knight! I mean wha...? Wha..? 6 seconds! Oh, the Knight's dead, bye! Whaa, why? Why is the knight dead?"
I pissed myself laughing at this part 🤣🤣🤣
My man literally went from 11:33 "oo me see check" to "always look for checks" 12:14 under 45 seconds, and the bishop move WAS funny af 🤣🤣
Always looking for checks and actually playing it are very different
ik that was fso funny
Always look for checks not always play a check
Look for checks in every position to avoid blunders that cpuld win or lose the game. But dont just look for a check to give a check because you really wanna give a check
19:40 I don’t think pawn push is a brilliancy…. It’s kind of the only move. Maybe stockfish was surprised it didn’t promote to a Knight rook or bishop
I love your content levy. Got me back into chess
Got me INTO chess.
@@mrbabbage Got me INSIDE chess.
@@Karlusman bros trying to get the other mate in one 😳😳
@@Karlusman I can feel chess coming inside of me
levy is the type of chess player to eat the chess pieces when he’s hungry
Future pin of shame
I got in trouble in elementary school for literally putting the pieces in my mouth.
The chess eats for itself
pin when
@@THEJPIndustry that made me laugh way too much for how stupid it was
How are they 1200 elo if 200 elo are much smarter in all my games?
i didnt expect a stalemate. the combination was so perfect from left to the right for draw😆
How do u not expect a stalemate when it's literally depicted in the thumbnail
@@shush-ant I didn't see the thumbnail. I saw the notification and clicked it.
You gotta love these chess games they are the only moments that make you feel good that you dont mess up so hard
I am watching this a WHOLE year later...
A perfectly poetic and fair ending given how much each side was blundering throughout the game.
You know when levy starts suggesting moves that the next move played is going to hurt
The best part of this video is the fact that the thumbnail isn’t even stalemate
15:40 this part made my stomach fly away from the house
wh
"IS LOSS THE QUEEN IN ONE MOOOOOOVE"
LMAO
15:30 - Queen rage, even when you know it's coming, 🤣
The fact that they are 1200 and although black was up ELEVEN POINTS OF MATERIAL he stalemated white
Interesting how the game starts from 3:30 to 20:00
i don't get it
@@betagamp Look at the time stamp. It says game starts and the time stamp is for the entire match duration
@@yonisam so? like why is that comment liked? wahts interesting
@@yonisam He's just saying that's the section with the chess game---not that it's literally starting for 16.5 minutes
@@betagamp thats just funny
I seriously didn't see that ending coming until two moves before the final pawn take. Bravo to all!!
"Why is the knight dead ?" @ 14:25 gives the same vibe as " why is the rum gone ? " By captain jacksparrow
I love the part when Levy said "it's crying time" and cried all over the place.Truly a historic moment!
Only in Ogio 💀 dammit I've started a comment chain
@@angycucumber4319 ogio
Ogio
Ogio
Ogio
“You guys are riding a bicycle, and just shoving nails into the tires.” You always come up with the most random thing, and it’s hilarious every time, thanks levy!
3:29 im watching this almost a year after you said that
more than a year
2:50 levy’s a swiftie confirmed
I was looking for this comment before I was gonna say the same
gotham please keep making these, these are the reason for my existence
16:00 i sometimes does this in my mind it was a brilliant sacrifice until they take my queen and like "wait what was my plan?"😂
As a long time casual/passive chess fan, I've never really thought about studying the game but really find it interesting to listen to people who know what they're talking about. Gotham's videos have made me want to actually start playing legitimately and try to improve, which I appreciate.
That being said, I don't know that this series is making me smarter, but I'm pretty sure it's making me less dumb.
0:00 nah rlly whenever you see levy starting a video with a straight face u know it's gonna be great 😂
Thank you, Emma, for your guidance
I just can't thank you enough Levi. I haven't even used your courses, neither chessly. But you helped me get into chess. This seemingly disturbing and scary game that I had stopped playing when I was 10, you've rekindled my love for it. Thank you.
I don't play chess, but I watch Gotham Hikaru and Coffee Chess. I love everything that embodies the spirit of competition, and the interactions are awesome between the people.
you should start playing honestly its a really fun intenese game
14:06 now u defend the queen ( the knight staring at him in the exact moment)
Damn chessly is really looking good, great ideas, competent team and amazing execution. Just wow.
Thumbnail isn’t even stalemate
15:42 was so crazy my head fell down with my neck on my arm
12:51 My man couldn't take it any more😭
12:50 just gives the most beautiful insight i've seen in the history of chess commentary
3:20 dang i am watching exactly 6 months later
Me to bro 😅
i started traveling the country by myself recently and it’s been lonely somedays, but seeing a new video of yours makes my day so much better, thank you Levy ❤
The stare was a grueling, conniving, yet playful in the eyes. Solid 8/10 levy.
*When you realise the thumbnail isnt even stalemate and the king can go to h2* 💀
man that stare. i have no words do describe how exceptional it is. 12/10
I'm going to go ahead and buy your course because you crack me up and make this insanely frustrating game funny and I appreciate it. I suck, but I somehow don't think I'll care about that so much and just quit if I can find a sense of humor in it. Well done, man. Glad I found your channel.
1200s in Gotham Chess videos: play like 100 elo
300s and 400s I play: Magnus Carlsen
The ending was 100% accurate for this game. Worth the watch.
Look at that determination on his face today. Made me even feel intimidated. Shockingly great I think this one is close to a flawless score. 9.5/10
This was one of the most painful chess matches I have seen and I have seen my idiot face ignore a bishop pointing at my king.
Levy's soul dies a little every time he does one of these.
honestly, i love the storytelling ability of this guy, hes not the best player ever but he has an absolute knack for storytelling. hope he gets gm one day.
Summary of my chess life in one line: Me see check, me give check
I was here after 17 seconds man, I love your videos even if I’m still terrible. Have a good chess game!
Don't worry man... everyone is terrible at chess, some people are just worse
@@drewishgaminginc.3942 thanks man but I’m the person you’re talking about, I’m 300 in 10 minute
15:55 the fact that I see what he was trying to do worries me greatly🤣
???
Hate on me all u want, but i don’t understand
How is this how 1200s play while 600 slapping me around with like 89.7 accuracy
I may not be in a place to support the channel financially but I really do appreciate everything you're doing
Yeah same!
I'm looking forward to the chess material! Thanks for creating these.
the fact that they are 1200 are makeing me wanna cry
12:18 misclick?
This is my favorite series from Levi
Levy's stare today had hints of excitement and was inviting and expectant. As if to say, "You gonna watch the video!?"
Hi Gotham. Just wanted to comment saying how much I love your content. It’s informative and funny and I feel like I’ve learned so much. I’ve gone from 700 to 1390 in 4 months and am now in love with chess. Thanks so much for getting me into this incredible game!
I think Levy needs his therapist on speed dial whilst watching these games
I have bought every single one of your courses. I am definitely interested in Chessly+ and will be buying it. You have a teaching style that works exceptionally well for someone neurodivergent like me Gotham. I don't know if you also have ADHD running around up in that brain or not, but however it is that your brain works, I just wanted to say thanks for having it teach me so well.
Edit: I just got the year's worth of Chessly+ as I think it'll be a good value for me going forward. I love the travelling knight so far, it is the perfect game for me to help develop my knight skills even further. It basically asks you to get a knight from a random square to a different square in X amount of moves. Really good and helps you start visualizing how to get your knights around to where you need them.
Your courses have given me a lot of insight into how to develop to different squares, this is a step further.
What's your elo rating?
@@PatrickCWalters I'm only 1000 Blitz and Rapid right now, but I've been improving quite well. I'm just about the level where games are wild but still logical (blunders aside)
@@Protanly nice! I'm around 950 rated as well and considering getting the mid game course as well. All the best !
@@PatrickCWalters I really like the middlegame course. It's less "concrete" than the opening courses in the sense that opening courses are "memorize these lines", whereas I find the middlegame course covers a lot of themes in a great way where you have to think about when and where to apply them.
@Nicholas Thompson okay great! Yeah that's what I wanted.
15:38💀 bro let out his feelings
19:43 - Kxb7 is the second worst move ever after Kd7! Not only did it blunder a draw, but the draw was forced! White had NO choice to promote to a Queen meaning there was no way that White misses the draw!
15:47 GOD MY BRAINCELLS JUST GOT DESTROYED..
i just realized the thumbnail isn’t even stalemate
Once again a powerful, yet friendly stare, which makes you really wanting to see the video. 9/10
Lackadaisical (adjective) 10:27
Lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy.
"By playing a couple of lackadaisical knight moves... Black is in serious trouble"
Wha-
Once I played a brilliant move greens gift and win my opponents queen then blundered my queen the next move
Levy is such a legend: working on an entire training program, AND still uploading daily?!! Most people can’t even do one thing, let alone do both. What a LEGEND ❤
It's called a job.
@@nadirqg - 🤓
@@justanordinaryguy658 🤡
11:33 damn he just described me 🤣
Im a 400 elo but i get opponents that r stronger than my 800 elo friend i hope other 400 elo ppl do understand that pinned pieces dont attack/defend anythin
Yeah😂 but once u start doing 2 things u will reach 800 pretty quick
1. Always think of 1 move forward when u make a moce and see if there's any danger to it.
2. Always see the lines which the enemy piece (the one which moved last) is dominating. So u don't blunder
3:20 Hello Levy and youtube
I absolutely LOVED the delivery on this video. Brilliant!
I can tell it was something different and you were trying something maybe new here Levy, and this totally worked and won me over
how in the freaking world is this 2 1200 level players
Levy's memory of openings is immaculate
You can see the opening name on pc...
@@Inksploded i mean yeah, but been a GM he probably know the names for al openings
@@thehipsterhamster1929 IM
@@thehipsterhamster1929 Not just the names of the openings, but also exactly how to play them
hes played the game for 20+ years, ofc he remembers
I love how Gotham just rapped in the end so he could end the video without suffering
Apparently crying in the corner after the video, as the title of video suggests😂
oh he suffered the entire video!
In Summary: Bad chess is bad