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This is misleading. One would think he did a chess match against the child, but in reality he was wrestling against him
WWE: *Don't try this at home*
lol but i just looked up this kid and man this is a cool kid
Who of us never wanted to punch really hard a kid?
Lmao I love the reversal
Love that comment😂✌🏻
Sometimes competing can make you forget that you have an underlying love for the game. Fighting in wild scrambles is your playstyle and its what we know you enjoy. You're like Rapport, playing the game to make it enjoyable for both parties. If you lose, its no big deal, if you miss an idea, its because you wanted to make the game complicated. Your rating isnt what defines you.
Best of luck in the rest of the tournament, I'm rooting for you to hold your head high even in the face of defeat.
Pin of admiration
This deserves a pin of not-shame!
pin of COPIUM
How fkin rare. An actual beautiful comment 😂
Pin of please silence.
Hi it is me Tani :) Gg Levy
Hi tani
Nice game Tani
Good work kiddo
I know you are Nigerian with that typa name lmaoo
Keep shining 🙂👍
the levy process:
plays a god opening with good prep
gets a winning position
panicks
blunders the game
rinse and repeat
Lévy process? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9vy_process
@@hyokina8276 "It represents the motion of a point whose successive displacements are random"
Wow, it does actually perfectly describe Levy's piece movement once he's out of his prep.
Or even the “Road to GM” as a continuous time-analog of a random walk. This is fantastic lmao.
@@drunkenhobo5039 I don't know if his increments are i.i.d.
@@DanielFace11 Like a Brownian motion with (negative) drift? However, Elo performance is discrete, so a pure jump process would be more fitting, I guess.
Way to help Tani get the IM title, Levy! Hope your rating goes up so you can help him get the GM title too!
Pin of shame? Or Pin of backhanded appreciation?
This is gonna be a pin of shame pretty soon....
How would this be pin of shame? It's an obvious joke
pin of shame soon...
@@RetsamX they think anything can be a pin of shame nowadays
Good game Tani, but watching levy loose make me sad.
- RJ
Even grandmasters will lose a game here and there it happens. 🤷
oh no he lost in a board game, that's so sad
@@JacobsKrąnųg not hard to see he’s just giving his support to levy, it’s not like he’s gonna start crying because levy lost
@@JacobsKrąnųg Maybe you are the one who just sees it as a simple board game
aap bhi levy ko dekte ho
This is a masterclass quality instructional video despite the outcome. In my eyes, you are an incomparable chess educator. Why? Because right until the pivotal and brilliant d5 by Tani, you didn't just succeed in keeping me in suspense as to the outcome of the game. More than that, you did it with raw, frank, instructive and lucid analysis. Lesser mortals like us would have chosen to skip making what we would perceive as a painful recap, choosing instead to nurse our wounds that the disappointing loss had inflicted on us. Not to mention wallow in our self pity. But you are different! You willfuly overcame your reluctance to make this recap, and what we got in the end was a gem of a video. Here are two facets of this gem: (1) Tani's defensive brilliance and (2) your skillful and honest, no-holds-barred unvealing of your thought processes when dealing with making hard choices in difficult positions, under the pressure of a ticking clock. The level of educational content in this video is stratospheric. The latter facet is what makes you so relatable to amateurs like me. Thank you Levy. Lots of love and RESPECT. Frankie "Durian Defense" Kam. Malaysia.
When English teacher tells you to use more fancy words in your essays.
📌Pin of Fame
Mf typing this like he gon get a phd in English
This deserves a pin of love
true fan
Although you lost, the way you are commenting on everything with fun, confidence and without the feeling of being depressed after the loss but instead truly learning from it, is absolutely amazing. Can’t wait for the next video
I love fighting children, so just know you're an inspiration for my next match up. lol
Definitely sounds good out of context
@@skealla5372 what context?
Take an assault rifle with you
@@Rohit-hk6nd That takes most of the fun out of it though
I've always hated playing children... when you win, people thinks it's no big deal because you only beat a kid or they think you are a jerk for trying too hard to win.
If you lose, everyone is like LOL you lost to a kid. It's too much added pressure
That’s why I just never pull my punches at all, I’d rather “explain” that it’s a “teaching moment” and deal with idiots than be laughed at for losing
Just tell the kid you're gonna bang their mom if they win. Chess is 53% mental.
Draw is the solution)
that’s why they have different ranks he wouldn’t be ranked this high if he wasn’t on par with him regardless of a kid or not
When I saw uploaded 0 minutes ago, I knew what I had to do.
Exactly.
Huh...
Huh...
Bruh Levy you have GM level openings. Even Stockfish likes what you do in every game this tourney with the opening but then you flush it all down the drain in mid and engame. You need more arrogance, because you are right a majority of the time anyway.
“More arrogance” is a nice way of putting it I think
@@pushingyourownagenda9889 if he got a 2.0 advantage in the opening he would obliterate most oponents
@@MadaxeMunkeee Unfortunately he can't pin a reply.
@@didacd9679 only if he knows why it's +2. Even a grandmaster can be in a position that's completely winning but think it's equal. Humans miss things.
@@pratikb8131 except he's not insulting or making fun of GC
A very nice and instructive game. Loosing it for sure is frustrating but Tani played very well (after getting into the tough position) it seems: making the simple vanilla moves to gain time while waiting for his chance with d5. To me it is always amazing to see how one move can completely change a game. His setup with the Queen on the long diagonal and the rook on the b-File aiming at b2 setup his d5 push at the right moment beautifully. Thank you Levy for the recap and good luck for the rest of the game!
The good thing about having the same recurrent problem is that you know what you have to solve to get better. Good luck Levy
I don’t think you can just “solve” being bad at converting mid game advantages.
That basically is the equivalent of get good
But the fact that he hasn’t got rid of the problem shows he does not know HOW to solve it.
@@Aisatsana1971 true but it’s harder to solve if you don’t know what the problem even is.
@@eaa1338 This exactly. Plateauing and knowing why means you can ask others "how", unlike plateauing and *not* knowing why.
@@eggtarts286 you can know how to do something without realising why you should do it.
Seems like you could use more of that coaching from Danya re. converting winning positions and spotting your opponents' resources. If you do do more of that, please share it with us youtubers, it was top-class content.
Heh, do do
*Levy, I hope this story helps you:* _Once upon a time, a buddhist monk who was working in a very remote monastery, wrote a letter to his leader. In the letter, he asked for one more monk, cause he and his monk brothers needed one extra hand. The leader summoned all his disciples and read the letter out loud. And then he said: "I'd like to send five of you". One of the monks asked: "But why five, when he's asked only for one?". The leader replied: "Because the way is quite long and distractions are hundreds". The disciples laughed thinking it was some kind of joke. Nonetheless, the leader remained serious and selected five monks and sent them to the distant monastery. Next morning, the five disciples started their journey. After some time, when they were passing by a village, a messenger came running towards them and said: "Our priest has died and we need a new priest. A good salary and accomodation will be provided." The village looked rich and prosperous. So, one of the monks said: "I'd like to stay here, because that is also part of the job of a buddhist monk. You four will be enough as only one is needed in the monastery". Then the four monks continued their journey. Next day, as they were passing by the outskirts the kingdom, they come across the very King who was riding on his horse. He looked at them and stopped. One of the four young monks looked healthy and radiant to the eyes of the king. So he asked him to marry his daughter, saying that he seems the right groom for her. He also added: "I have only one daughter and after the marriage, my whole kingdom will be yours". The monk found this opportunity as a good way to settle down, and probably way better than just being a monk. He said waved his friends goodbye and left with the king. At that point, the three remaining monks started to remember the words of the leader: "the way is quite long and distractions are hundreds". They decided to be careful from then on and avoid any distraction. However, deep down their hearts, they envied the two deserting monks they left behind. One night, they lost their way and through the darkness, they could see only one lamp. So they went in that direction and somehow they managed to get there. It turned out to be a house. When they knoecked on the door, a young girl came out. She greeted and welcomed them and said: "You are sent by God, because I was alone and waiting for my parents, but they are not back yet, and I started to be afraid. Please stay withme till my parents return." The monks stayed but next morning they had to leave. However, one of the them fell in love with the girl and said: "Her parents haven't returned yet and I can't leave her like that." The other two monks tried hard to convince him to avoid that decision but he refused to listen. So, after several days, only two monks remained. Just before they were to finally close to the monastery, they got sorrounded by a bunch of atheists who challenged them to prove that Siddharta's teachings were true. One of the monks got pissed and accepted the challenge. His fellow monk asked: "what are you doing? Who knows how long this will take? We have to get to the monastery, remember our mission." The other monk replied: "Even if my whole life gets wasted, I'll stay here and prove Siddharta's philosophyare true. I'm devoted and I can't refuse this.I'll convince these people. You can go. After all, only one is needed at the monastery." That was a challenge not only against Buddha, but to the very monk's ego. So, at the end, only one monk reached his destination._
interesting...
ly enough i dont care
Interesting tale
@@averagecbtenjoyer9095 Bruh it's as simple as scrolling past it, dafuk
@@tiagopaz7072 sar·casm
/ˈsärˌkazəm/
Learn to pronounce
noun
the use of irony to mock or convey contempt.
"his voice, hardened by sarcasm, could not hide his resentment"
@@averagecbtenjoyer9095 Acting a moron and then saying you didn't mean it doesn't make it any less of a moronic act my dude
I really like Tani, I remember watching other GM's like Hikaru for example and having Tani in chat asking him to play puzzle rush together, he is awesome.
I'm disappointed I was expecting Levy to go onto the streets of New York and pick a fight with a child smh.
18:10 This was the killer move where Levy lost control of the game, good match though very instructional, I love people who breakdown games even when they lose, great game by Tani.
I feel like Levy's too afraid to attack his opponent, he just waits, and the opponent finds a way to beat him.
You are wayyyy oversimplifying things if that is honestly what you conclude from this. It is an insanely delicate process to evaluate a position like that and determine when you need to pressure your opponent vs consolidate. It's all about showing the utmost urgency to shutdown your opponent's improvement, but then showing utmost patience when you know that your opponent is stuck and cannot improve. Doing either in the wrong situation is fatal, so simply saying that he needs to be more aggressive is completely wrong.
Power to you Levy! Don't worry about setbacks. You are the reason I keep going everyday. You are an inspiration to a lot of people!
Yup, these videos 100% help my 2200 ass feel better about our games after watching IMs play like this ;)
@@lord2.0works I'm rated 828 and Levy is my reason to keep going
@@lord2.0works My 3200 ass agrees
Thanks for presenting your loss with honest appraisal and even praising your opponent.
As much as I love you Levy, and as big of a fan as I am, you won't become a GM if you lose to children and have completely winning positions against players, yet throw the game away. I want you to become a GM, don't get me wrong, but it just looks like it won't happen. Your fans are too scared to face the reality and the truth. You yourself said that 2300 is an embarrassing rating to have for an IM
Yeah.....
Not a pin of shame bait ?
Or is it?......
@@saeedhamdhan791 It's not, I just thought about it for a while
Yea...and if he fixes his issues, he'll improve and move on. You focus on the negative as if it's inevitable.
That feeling is so fucking frustrating.
Comes down to total positional awareness and calculation volume, prioritisation etc. Anything missed can lead to defeat. A good illustration of the difficulty of chess at higher levels.
Levy, the way you expose yourself and make yourself vulnerable in order to show the life, challenges and emotions being involved with chess at this level, is very honorable. You deserve every bit of respect and admiration you get. It must be hard going, having to face your own limitations when you're this passionate about something. Please remember that if it wasn't for your entertainment aspirations, you would have a different grip of the game. You're amazing mate. Thank you.
There is no defeat, only opportunities to improve. Fail = first attempt in learning, you got this man!
“…Actually I’m an idiot” Welp there it is.
Chess is such a hard game that I can't even begin to comprehend how hard it is. Don't give up gotham!
Good stuff, Levy. Maybe as a starting point, rather than thinking, 'I'm just not going to do that anymore', maybe at least try to recognise the emotions as you are having them and notice the trajectory?
Anyway, keep it up. We love you, bud.
Don't be so hard on yourself, Levy we all have ups and downs! Get ready to kick back in the next round
I love seeing the insight into what you’re thinking throughout the game. One thing that seems kinda obvious watching these videos one after the other is how you feel like your opponent having a defensive resource means you were wrong, even when you were still playing the best move. I’ve seen other comments say it but play with arrogance and play a way you enjoy playing. Loving the game comes first, once you love every second of the game the winning will come with it
If Magnus can lose to Pragg then anyone in chess can expect to lose to a kid sometimes.
Great example of "Oh, you think you`re attacking me?! I`m attacking you!"
Levy when you have the time, analyse the game between Morozevich and MVL in 2009. It's the most insane game i've ever seen, no exaggeration.
This was a brilliant display by Tani, and very instructive. He kept his cool under pressure, and took over the initiative at the slightest opportunity, taking advatage of having his rook on the b-file, the queen on the a1-h8 diagonal, and some overloaded white pieces
Man, I fight a child a lot.
I fight with a child
Over...
The LEGO set.
fighting a child is one thing but losing is a whole other level
You did good - I feel those frustrations when things start going wrong in a big way, and it really sucks when it happens.
Nice recap, his counterattack was savage. Man alive I was playing with Star Wars figures at the age Tani was letting loose moves like that on a chess board. Kudos for sharing.
This kid is just ❤
Seeing levy, who is way better than most people, plays gives me a new me appreciation to the games in the candidates and how amazing all of those players are
a positive comment!
Tani is gonna be a beast!
Your main mistake happened in the opening. Do NOT castle into an open B-file unless you are a superGM.
Come on Levy, stop being self destructive with the self talk, you are really good chess player, better than what you allow to give credit for. You will become a GM, give your best!
Exactly, the challenge is playing with urgency to shut down your opponent's improvements, but showing patience when you know they have nothing to do, and doing either in the wrong situation is fatal.
It takes a lot of humility to not only share the details of a match lost, but meticulously analyse what happened and what you could have done better. I've really only had experience with sports like swimming, crossfit, lifting etc....but I know that to be able to publicly share what went wrong durning your match and what you could do better is truly commendable.
I've started trying to learn how to properly play chess and your videos are so helpful, this one included! Thank you for what you do!!
Wish you the best luck in the next games.
He already played game 3...
I love how humble this guy is. I LEV your content man keep going.
Almost thought Levy was about to go to jail when I saw the title😂
- I have seen security recordings of Younglings. Killing Anakin!
As one of your largest admirers ...Why not be rapport in pink suit and go all out
I think the capture chain after the knight takes had two themes going - loose rook and what I call EBC (efficient bishop chain).
If you want to look at it aesthetically, your dark square bishop can take queen, rook, bishop in 3 moves efficiently once presented with the pin, the white square bishop for black can only take queen rook efficiently and doesn't have a 3rd move in that line.
So a theoretical line is:
bxc2, bxg7, bxd2, bxf8:
After which, Black then can take back the bishop with either bishop or king, but the rook is still hanging on b7.
If black then goes bishop g4 threatening the rook on h3, you just go bxe7.
Levy has no idea how much we love him and how much of a bigg fan base he got and how much we want him to win all the time ❤️💙
Nothing more satisfying than a well timed d5 break in the Sicilian
Hope u have a great tournament!
The last time I fought a child I got thrown in jail for a night. Nicely done, Levy. You know the right people
Hello levi,you have to know something,we are all cheering for you. You are my favourite chess content creator and im sure many other people feel the same .any score you get ,any amount of points,we will all be proud of you
I've not been following Levy for the last couple of years, but his recent videos are really getting me. They are awesome. Instructive, humble, funny: really nice.
Thanks Gotham
Levy, you helped me gain 300 ELO in less than a month after starting to watch your videos. Thanks so much for the help with chess and great entertainment!
Nah you’re lying
Goodluck for the upcoming matches Levy.
Children are like little chihuahuas. They are so smart, small, brave and stare into your soul like demons. Watch out adults.
" Tanitoluwa immediately took to it and wanted to join a club run by 1700-rated coach Russell Makofsky. That would have been expensive; the $330 fee included not only the cost of running the club, but also such things as entries to tournaments, travel, and accommodation. When Adewumi's mother told Makofsky of the family's financial situation, he waived the fee. In early 2018, Adewumi, who had been assigned the lowest estimated rating of 105, played in his first tournament. A year later, he had accumulated seven trophies. His coaches were impressed by his dedication and hard work and by the progress he had made since starting as a novice."
Shout out to *Russell Makofsky* , it's inspiring to see so many cool people in chess!!
I'm sure Tani is thinking "Haha dude, I am actually the one fighting a child"
These kids are resilient! I always enjoy the post mortems Levy. Gl the rest of the way
Like he says, it's actually impressive to lose this position than winning it.
i struggle with the same thing, converting winning positions, and it's incredibly disheartening that this problem doesn't just go away, even at Levy's level....
Manchild vs child, the battle of the century.
It's incredible to see an IM feel like I do after all my games. We love you, Levy. Thanks for being our hero
Levy, I implore you to stop this madness! You're my favourite chess TH-camr but you can't keep entering these tournaments and getting humiliated by children. If you keep losing rating points like this FIDE will strip your title from you! I was watching you live and you seemed nervous and full of self-doubt. Seeing a grown man cry like that made me all emotional. I felt like crying alongside with you. You have the potential to go all the way but you must first learn to defeat your inner demons. I believe in you. Will you believe in yourself?
You sound more pretentious than the person who asked Gotham to "Find the balance" on twitch.
lol
fide doesn't strip a title of people unless they cheat or something
I won't watch this I will report for fighting the kid with his bare hand...
Nice
noice
Officially first🥇
I love the double pawn fork at 6:20
You lost to a child L
Pin of shame attempt?
Fax
Fascinating how Levi's frustrations are just the same as that of a lower player, even though the play is at a much higher level.
You've mentioned before that think you might have ADHD. I've got it and the way you talk in your recaps about:
1) starting the game really well
2) getting flustered by something unexpected
and 3) being unable to collect yourself again afterwards
It sounds a lot like emotional dysregulation/hard core intrusive thoughts, both of which are ADHD symptoms. I was diagnosed at 23 and it's helped a ridiculous amount
Well played Tani
Your honesty is amazing, fun to watch your recaps!
I am not always glued into the chess world and watching all your vids but I have been back recently. I have to say that watching you recap your own games is great because you are very honest about your own play and how you feel about it. Its gotta be tough to go online with over 1 mil subs and explain how you lost to a young kid (obviously said young kid is a chess prodigy and there is no shame at all). Look forward to following this tournament and hope you do well!
Levy, perhaps try using a mindfulness type approach during your games, to deal with frustration? Convince yourself that at the end of the day, win lose or draw, it only matters that you try to play well, improve and have fun. (Which is true) Then you can relax more at the board.
Thanks for the continuing, excellent content dude.
Hi Levy! This was such an interesting game to watch! Playing e4 with such a badass prep must've been a huge surprise to Tani, let alone myself. Although it sucks to lose a game like this, I hope you will come back stronger than ever. This video definitely felt much more lighthearted than the other recaps, where you lost your games, and it does put a smile on my face. I think chess, or any other things in general, is a process all of us should enjoy, regardless of a win or a loss, and this video feels like it depicts that quite well. Good luck for your upcoming rounds, and go kick some ass out there :))
Form is temporary, but class is permanent.
"I was thinking to play like Duda..." Was anyone else thinking he'd follow that up with "...but instead I just played like doodoo"?
Just a friendly reminder that progress is not linear. I hope you're having fun being back in tournaments. You will get to where you want to be in time.
Levy, one of the best things i like is to see layers that are much better than me, going over the thinking process on their games. I'm an old fart that was stuck in the 1400's for years, grabbing some of your thinking methods i have improved about 100 points.
Ironically, the intense emotions and high energy that makes Levy so charismatic and so entertaining to watch is exactly what holds him back from achieving the standard. I hope he understands the value of being the world's best chess entertainer.
10:50
Man’s still in 2020
It's so sad that some people have nothing good to do with their time and hate on a chess youtuber trying his best to make content and compete at a higher level than any of us can imagine. Sorry Levy that you have to put up with that, you're doing really awesome no matter what anybody says.
your videos and your work ethic are very inspirational. i love following your road to GM. please don't let this loss stop you! it's no a shame to lose against him! love your work! thanks for the content!
watching this game shows me again how Tactics is very very important!
my advise Gotham, Solve studies blindfully!
that will be great for seeing hidden tactics like Ba4/d5/ e4+d3
Good game levy, that kid certainly is a prodigy. The foresight he must have to maneuver these complicated defensive positions is incredible
seems to be a common theme. Levy leaves prep, gets rocked
Thank you for sharing the recap. I know what it's like to lose tournament games like this, in a familiar pattern, and having that stick in your head. I just wanted to say you are not doomed to this cycle forever. I hope you remember that you've also won positions like this, and I hope you are able to compartmentalize and get some good results. Good luck ♥
Levi, I look forward to waking up and watching your tournament recaps, everytime you go to a tournament or even post a video, it is apart of my morning routine, also here for the algorithm.
" A chess prodigy, he won the 2019 K-3 New York State chess championship at the age of 8 after playing the game for only a year while living with his refugee family in a homeless shelter in Manhattan"
What an amazing backstory for a 12 year old. Awesome, must have been fun to play against him :)
No chess player goes undefeated. I once read a quote by a famous GM “Losing is what we do”. I prefer a baseball adage “We will win a third of our games, we will lose a third of our games, it’s what we do with the other third that counts”.
"Seeing ghost"
Don't lose faith in yourself, Levy! We all wish you the best
You should never bully people, because you never know what they go through at home.
thank you for posting levy...totally agree with frankie kams comments....remember ... youre a great chess player and great chess educator... I/ we are so appreciative for the time you put into your work... for us..........on to the next one kick some butt..
NO Mr. Rozman...