Don't feel bad. -3500 is asymptotically undefined in the gamma function interpretation of the factorial. You play infinitely good/bad chess! That or DNE, you don't play chess.
Vishy is a 5 time world chess champion as the top player and now still a super GM even being 52 years old, still playing chess. I saw some of his games and he is amazing, calculating many moves ahead with brilliant chess ideas like Stockfish ridiculously brilliant moves. "its a move that doesn't make any sense. What? Why? I don't understand..."- 07.50
You can tell he's still sharp any time he comments on Magnus's games. He often sees where Magnus is going well in advance and he immediately sees when anyone makes a mistake.
5:49 "Vishy must have done his homework." Actually, Vishy said in an interview that he'd forgotten his preparation right before Nf8, and played Nf8 as a "natural move"!
@@theyneverlearn3679 dude, if you were playing chess professionally for almost 4 and a half decades and don't play that move or something better by instinct, you should quit.
Levi, I'm 70 and watch each 'episode' to the end because I have "Sitzfleisch". These kids these days have no patience (Blitz, Rapid, Harumph!) I love every minute of your videos, esp. when you break the fourth wall and talk right to us/me! You are a hoot, and even at my age I learn new things from you in every video. Keep up the great work! You are right up there with what I consider the greatest chess commentators I've seen (Koltanowski who was on PBS Ch. 13 here in NY when I was a kid, and Shelby Lyman who did the Fisher/Spassky broadcast and was on all the TV's in NYC). As a fellow NYer, You're the best. Facts!
He has played chess for 46 years, When I was in 3rd grade, we had a chapter, The Wizard Viswanathan Anand , He was the world champion at that time. There I got to know he first played chess ,with his mother ,when he was just 6.
Eh, I mean every sport has it's Diva personalities. They definitely mellow with age though. But yeah like F1, the cool-headed players generally get more opportunities and respect.
When I found your channel I was 40 and losing consistently to my 11 year old son. After watching your videos, everyday for a year, I'm 41 and consistently beating my 12 year old son. Thank you.
I'm over 55 and increased my rating to 1800+ last 3 years. My opinion is that Anand played like Rocky Balboa of chess. (in a way, this comment proves my age )
Hey, Levy, you asked; I'm 52, always wanted to be better at chess, but didn't understand how to go about it (very small town, no chess club, and a father who didn't really want to teach but really liked beating me at chess). Found your TH-cam and Twitch and your courses, and I'm finally making progress.
Yeah but age doesnt make you worse in chess but in bliz yes reflexes and all getting slower i get it but being old usually represents experiance and intelligance. And the age of 52 doesnt mean you dont do well in rapid he is not so old. But just being clear yes he is insanely good and impressive im just saying
I turned 45 this year, and I am playing the best chess of my life. The younger crowd overestimates the effects of age. It is the stress of life, not the march of time, that addles the brain and makes chess hard to play. Certainly a young sponge of a mind, such as with Praggnanandhaa, learns better/faster -- but an older mind (such as mine) is still perfectly capable of learning something new without forgetting something old. If you do your best to live a low-stress life, you not only enjoy life more but also play very fine chess. Honestly I think Anand is proof of it -- he is a man of sense and wisdom, who keeps his mind uncluttered. I've been rooting for him for a long time now. He is 100% the overall greatest chess player of all time, in my opinion. And that's coming from an Appalachian man born in Virginia; I'm not a fan because he is from my country. He is just one of mine, due to his kind friendly nature and the clean way in which he plays chess. There are no others like him, though I think Wesley So is on his way to becoming the next Anand one day. Rapport never fails to impress. One day, in a hundred years or so, the man will be talked about as a legend for the crazy stuff he makes work over the board. I'm a huge fan of his as well.
@@ym276 Yes, Wesley! He has a good mind for figuring out the best moves in unknown positions, losing most of his games because he is not so great at memorizing known theory. He either misplays in the opening or deep into the endgame. But eventually, once he has it all down, I think he could be one of the greats.
I’m 72 (in 3 weeks) and just started playing chess again after a 40-yr gap. Been watching your videos for a year or so. I like your channel for your excellent move and position explanations!
What if he decides to go for a final ride and give it his all for the next 2-3 years? A 55 year old Chess Champion in this day and age of Stockfish would be a story for ages.
@@saltylevi2672 if you catch him on stream, sometimes he’ll rattle off calculated lines so fast on the spot at his age, it’s actually scary how accurate he is
@@saltylevi2672 Pattern recognition is very important for positional chess. Vishy has so much experience that his ‘library’ of chess patterns must be formidable. Top level chess is 95% positional and the 5% tactical (calculation ability) is perhaps not as crucial as one might think.
@@saltylevi2672, during the World Chess Championship match, Vishy and Anna Muzychuk were the official FIDE broadcast team and he was the only commentator analysing the games without the engine, for the most part. He'd work out lines without the engine, mostly calculation and intuition, and Anna would occasionally turn the engine on to check, and it was absurd how often the engine agreed with Vishy's moves and insights.
lol "Vishy can't play d5 here because Rapport has the d5 square under control with 4 pieces and needs to find something else. So Vishy plays d5 here which is the top stockfish move." I love it whenever someone plays a move that appears to be impossible. Sometimes trying to prevent a specific move from happening just makes the move that much stronger and it's just a wild ride after.
As you asked for comments from older players, let me do so quickly. I’m 67, and I actually played Vishy back when he was 14. A close game (French Defence!), but I blundered and was duly outplayed in the endgame. He was extremely friendly, and we played several five-minute games over the weekend of the tournament, one or two of which I won, although he was already clearly much better than me. And yes, it’s frustrating to be 67 and to lose concentration, or just physically not to be up to moving the pieces fast enough. But the brain fog is the worst - my play these days relies on pattern-recognition and instinct. I did manage a 95% accuracy score on one bullet game, to my amazement. Love your content, despite my decrepitude.
You played with vishy when he was 14. Woah. I mean if you lose to future world champion does it even count. Were 2000+ player or what?? Prey tell please
Levy, I'm 59 and it's great to see Vishy perform so well in this tournament. His awesome play is inspiring me in getting better no matter my age. I'm not talking about my chess here (my chess is hopeless) but about my work. BTW Levy, I am a screenwriter and I can tell you that you're not only a chess International Master. You're an International Master in storytelling as well.
I’m 62 & love Levy’s commentary (& personality).. & love it when a former world champ or older GM kicks butt, especially not just one game but for a whole tourney. Bravo to Vishy.
22:20 - "He can't play d5 here, obviously. He's gotta find something else because Rapport completely controls that with four pieces... *So Vishy plays d5* which is the best move according to the computer."
00:00 Vishwanathan Anand, one of the greatest chess players ever, performs well in Super Bet tournament despite his age and lack of recent serious play. 03:39 Vishy impresses with tactical brilliance in two games against strong opponents 07:12 Vishy's unconventional move leads to a devastating attack 10:48 Vishy wins with a clamp and checkmate strategy 14:00 Aronian vs Anand 2013 is a legendary game 17:16 Shwanathan Anand wins against Levon Aronian with black pieces 20:35 A4 move in the game is absurd 23:53 Viswanathan Anand loses final game of Rapid against Wesley So's tremendous performance Crafted by Merlin AI.
I'm 39 and I've needed to walk with a cane or, on bad days, be in a wheelchair since I was 25 and got out of the military. I love chess, but my body simply can't handle competitions. I almost always play games that allow you days to make a move because I never know when something will come up and I'll have to forfeit a game. I am incredibly impressed by anyone who can handle the physical and mental strain of tournaments at this level.
Some of these games do strangely have that unstoppably-savage-stockfish feel, and praise be to The Vishmaestro for achieving that... Also I encourage you Gotham to seek out your allergies at every opportunity because you make great videos with them. Loved the boxing analogy: blocks the haymaker, and overthetop BOOM! Absolute absolute gold. P.S. to all the Indians in da house, Aussie here wishing Kohli and Maxwell the best of luck in the IPL. And thank you Jasprit Bumrah of the Mumbai Indians! What a nasty nasty bouncer that man has...
Didn't expected to see a cricket discussion in a chess comment section by not an indian Which century am i living in Anyways as an mi fan our job is done good luck to u guys ee sala cup namde?
22:18 Vishy can't play d5 obviously because Rapport controls that square. Vishy played d5, which is the top stockfish move. Now I don't understand anything about chess.
49 ... Florida ... Vishy played me in an online simul to benefit disabled in Chennai (I have CP). He is my favorite player and an inspiration to me. I lost a badly played Nimzo.
Hey Mr. Rozman. I'm 68, more an observer than a player these days, but I used to attend some of Bill Goichberg's tournaments in the D.C. area. I remember one at the Mayfair Hotel, which had horrible flickering electric candles for lighting, but featured Pal Benko, Victor Korchnoi, and Walter Browne. I enjoy your videos!
rapport is one of my favorite players to watch he always ends up in positions that make no sense. very entertaining chess extremely excited to see what he has in store for the candates tornament
FWIW I'm 72, and played my first USCF tournament game a tad over a year before Vishy was born. Sitting near my floor rating of 1900, I am long past the glory days of my chess youth. But chess is fun. And so are your videos. But I never play fast chess, and don't like online chess.
Levy I watched your last vid (as always) and I was inspired playing chess today. I had a nasty knight sac which led to mate. I thank you for the inspiration. I’m not an offensive player so going for mate is one of my weaknesses.
Gotham, I don't often comment, but I watch so many of your videos and I just wanted to let you know I appreciate all the work you do. You're a content GOD. Watching you has opened my life to a new hobby (chess) and I absolutely love it :)
Hi Levy. I love your channel. I look forward to watching all your videos everyday. You are my favorite chess analyzer because I appreciate your humor, humility, and don’t mind your asides with Benji. I’m soon to be 53 and can attest to the mind slowing down and the body aching. Vishi is a beast in this tourny. Only problem is consistency. Tiger Woods is a good example of someone who was dominant but is being caught by age (and injury admittedly). Altho Phil Mickelson won the PGA championship last year at 50 - oldest to do so. Maybe 50 is the new 40? Shit. Just saying it makes me feel younger. Keep the analyses coming. You’re excellent at what you do.
I am from India, in our textbooks there is a chapter named World champion and Grand master Vishwanath Anand. we studied him, he is a living legend in India, we adore him respect him so much that even I can't express. Great Grand master Vishi sir 👍.
60 year old Dutchman here. I love to see good (or not so good) chess, as well as great story telling - and ooh, when the two get combined like you do, Levy.
Vishy is the first super GM from India with whooping 2819 ELO. 5 time world champion & even 2008 world no.1. And still he is super strong player at the age of 53
I’m 36 and I get brain fog all the time. I forget what day of the week it is. The dog needs to remind me to feed him. How this guy can play like a robot at 52 is staggering. If you’re reading this Levy, I appreciate you, but tomorrow I’ll go back to gently trolling by calling you Levi!! Have a good day =)
If there is one Chess player whom I would like to meet, that would surely be Vishy. Such a humble and kind hearted, soft spoken guy, yet one of the most brilliant minds of Chess in the world, and at that ridiculous age of 52!
Yo Gothan! Later this month, I will be celbrating my 77th birthday. Anand is younger than my oldest child. I can't finish as high in a 5K race as I used to, but I can still play chess.
My understanding is that it's essentially what their expected elo should be, if only those games are considered. So if you stomp a bunch of really high rated players, your Performance is going to be through the roof, but your actual elo isn't, because your actual elo is sort of an average.
There is some mathematical formula that determines how well you performed, considering the results and the strength of your opponents, similar to how actual rating works, but your own rating is not taken into account. I think therefore that if you draw 10 games against 1500s, your performance would be 1500. Don't quote me on this though, I haven't read up on the subject.
It is called "Rating Performance", and the way you calculate it (I'm pretty sure) is that you average the rating of all the players he played and then you see the result he had, to give an example, If you have a 1100 opponent, a 1000 opponent and a 900 opponent, and the total score you got after all those games is 1 and a half points, it means your rating performance is 1000 etc
You basically take the average rating of the opponents and calculate using the amount of points you got and then get a performance rating. Say for instance youu play an average of 2715 players and get half the points then you got a performance rating of 2715 for that tournament. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performance_rating_(chess) Magnus reached performance ratings in some tournament over 3000 already when he was 18 years old. No idea what his highest is though today.
A role model to pretty much every Indian chess player out there and to a lot of chess player in general. Vishy sir is a legend in every sense of the word. Growing up, when we didn't even know the rules of chess, we knew who Vishy Anand was. Stories about his life featured in our school textbooks. It was one of those stories that we studied in our English language class in high school (and had learnt chess by that time) after which me and my friends got inspired and organised a mini chess tournament of our own with the winner getting a treat of his favourite snacks. I lost in the final, it still kinda hurts to this day but the memories are too sweet. That is how my love for chess blossomed. I am sure there are many like me who were inspired by Vishy to play and fall in love with this beautiful game of chess. I respect the opinions of anyone who disagrees but for me, he is the GOAT.
21:40 "who played the less useful move". In go, we have a term for that, where you change the move orders of a particular position to see who had to play more inefficient moves. It's called "tewari".
A good recap today. Anand's games are always a joy to watch. I'm 60 years old, perhaps among 5% of your subscribers age-wise. You're never too old to watch chess games but you can be too old to play them. Kudos to Anand.
I don't think you're never too old to play. Beautiful things happen with age. I dropped out of art schools in my 20s for engineering instead. But got back into it in my 40s and I can sketch like a beast now
@@juangalton999 I agree with you. I meant to say that if you expect an unwavering skill when you get old then you're bound to get disappointed. I still work out every other day and i'm actually stronger than when i was at my prime. My decisions at work are far better than when i was young, thanks to experience which you only acquire with age . But in chess, a grueling mental sport, we tend to lose some of our skill as we grow older.
@@joeb4142 WE can play chess even in our 90's like a famous Russian grand master, i don't recall his name. I meant to say we can't expect to play with the same skill as before when we start adding decades to our age.
@@juangalton999 I stopped playing chess for 40 years. I restarted recently at about my old USCF rating and I’m making slow but steady progress. So not only are you, as an older player, not too old to play but you can improve and advance as a chess player.
@@asylum9868 The GOAT Kasparov got mauled in R&B since he started playing again. Both are almost the same age. Every GM accepts that as far as longevity is concerned at the top there's absolutely no one like Vishy. Guy has been amongst the top 20 in the world for over three decades.
It's a false hope really. Even before reaching 40, Vishy had lifted multiple World Championship titles and beaten many legends including Garry Kasparov. So, him doing what he is doing at 52 is basically an exhibition of what experience can do.
It's just his experience. I'm 21 and still can't hope for being anything more than a patzer lol. I'm way too old for something like chess. Tough luck for you.
Vishy is a true legend and one of the greatest of all time. He is from a different era where people did not stress on end-game to churn out win from almost equal position but he fought well and adjusted himself well to these changes. In his era he was the most dangerous player in blitz games. He is still a dominating force at 54 and beating players who prepare their moves with help of engines, which in itself tells a lot of things! More than that you will not see such a humble and down to earth person with so many wins & world champ titles to your name. A very rare quality indeed!! He inspired a huge population in India and brought a passion and love for chess! Beautiful games.... thanks for sharing these with us Levi with great explanation! :-)
World: Thanks Vishy, for such a legacy of your chess career.
Vishy: Thank me later, I am not done yet.
🔥
GIGACHAD
Proceeds to win
🇮🇳🇮🇳🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Started Smacking Opponents
3500 factorial is a really impressive rating ngl
only 3500! now
It’s about 2.39x10^10886, almost as good as me
Don't feel bad. -3500 is asymptotically undefined in the gamma function interpretation of the factorial. You play infinitely good/bad chess! That or DNE, you don't play chess.
it's so out of this world!
I think he mistyped 6!
20:53 Levy: "I can't explain this move"
Proceed to explain this move
You have to read between the lines: It doesn't make sense...., until it DOES!
He's just frustrated
Just because i can't do something doesn't mean i won't do it!
That is levy in every recap lmao
He said “can’t” not “ain’t gunna try”. Dig?
Vishy is a 5 time world chess champion as the top player and now still a super GM even being 52 years old, still playing chess. I saw some of his games and he is amazing, calculating many moves ahead with brilliant chess ideas like Stockfish ridiculously brilliant moves.
"its a move that doesn't make any sense. What? Why? I don't understand..."- 07.50
You can tell he's still sharp any time he comments on Magnus's games. He often sees where Magnus is going well in advance and he immediately sees when anyone makes a mistake.
th-cam.com/video/GTHlCk7fEOY/w-d-xo.html Finally it's here
Super GM Title is official ??
@@Aksriv100 no, but that's how people call the best GMs.
@@Aksriv100 it's an informal term for potential contenders of world chess championship, especially if your rating is 2700+
5:49 "Vishy must have done his homework."
Actually, Vishy said in an interview that he'd forgotten his preparation right before Nf8, and played Nf8 as a "natural move"!
Ah, yes
Tfw you forget your preparation so you play the top engine move instead
i dont think Vishy realised how savage he was being lmao
@@theyneverlearn3679 They have learnt and mastered chess for years, so they can find hard engine moves by themselves also.
Top engine moves are natural for players like vishy
@@theyneverlearn3679 dude, if you were playing chess professionally for almost 4 and a half decades and don't play that move or something better by instinct, you should quit.
Levi, I'm 70 and watch each 'episode' to the end because I have "Sitzfleisch". These kids these days have no patience (Blitz, Rapid, Harumph!) I love every minute of your videos, esp. when you break the fourth wall and talk right to us/me! You are a hoot, and even at my age I learn new things from you in every video. Keep up the great work! You are right up there with what I consider the greatest chess commentators I've seen (Koltanowski who was on PBS Ch. 13 here in NY when I was a kid, and Shelby Lyman who did the Fisher/Spassky broadcast and was on all the TV's in NYC). As a fellow NYer, You're the best. Facts!
No shot you're 70 years old & saying "Facts"
High praise indeed Levy!
Sir you have a cool name 🤘
@@codyowings9895 How about substituting “Boom,” “By golly,” “dayam,” “woot!,” “word,” or “och” for ‘facts.’
old man...
He has played chess for 46 years, When I was in 3rd grade, we had a chapter, The Wizard Viswanathan Anand , He was the world champion at that time. There I got to know he first played chess ,with his mother ,when he was just 6.
11:03 “We’re going for checkmate, that is the plan”. Great idea. I’m going to incorporate that into my chess games from now on.
I'm going to incorporate sarcasm into my humor game from now on...
@@endoflevelboss i am gonna incorporate humour into my game from now on...
@@aramalqestoma1450 I'm going to incorporate TH-cam comment replies into my game from now on
@@aramalqestoma1450 I'm gonna incorporate game in my humor from now on...
@@aramalqestoma1450 i am going to incorporate
22:18 This delivery is why Levy is a GM commentator. Pure gold.
Anand is the smoother, less annoying version of Magnus
magnus used to be a very arrogant person when he first won championship , but i like him now . he is cool . vishy is a real gentleman tho
also a but less ruthless
Eh, I mean every sport has it's Diva personalities. They definitely mellow with age though. But yeah like F1, the cool-headed players generally get more opportunities and respect.
@@Sathish11SK i prefer Subash chandra bose
@@kriss9490 Waah kya scene hai 🤣🤣🤣👏👏👏
When I found your channel I was 40 and losing consistently to my 11 year old son. After watching your videos, everyday for a year, I'm 41 and consistently beating my 12 year old son. Thank you.
XD
You're a good father. Working hard to be a challenge for your son so he can grow.
You're still talking about chess, right?😛
@@adarshchoudhary1900 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@adarshchoudhary1900 Underrated comment.
I'm over 55 and increased my rating to 1800+ last 3 years. My opinion is that Anand played like Rocky Balboa of chess. (in a way, this comment proves my age )
That's awesome! Do you recall what your rating was 3 years ago?
weird flex
@@think41c around 1400
@@jacekmaj6925 Umm no it's not. His story is relevant. Levi asked older viewers to share their experiences. I love seeing older players kicking ass.
@@mehmetzirek1528 so u now 3200 rated? or do u mean ur 1800 rated now...sry im kinda confused
Hey, Levy, you asked; I'm 52, always wanted to be better at chess, but didn't understand how to go about it (very small town, no chess club, and a father who didn't really want to teach but really liked beating me at chess).
Found your TH-cam and Twitch and your courses, and I'm finally making progress.
Let us know when you defeat your dad : )
You go Mr. Cranky! The chess world is your oyster.
Good luck sir :)
Good luck sir :))
"Boom!" What a gangster! 52 and still blowing them away. Vishy is such a class guy. Nice to see him featured like this. Thanks!!
Yeah but age doesnt make you worse in chess but in bliz yes reflexes and all getting slower i get it but being old usually represents experiance and intelligance. And the age of 52 doesnt mean you dont do well in rapid he is not so old. But just being clear yes he is insanely good and impressive im just saying
sabka din aata hai kabhi kabhi
@Quivenchen not in chess every good pmayer i personally know is more than 70 years old
Sus
@@qiwenchen2144 there was a 102 year old grandmaster that died like 4 weeks ago
I turned 45 this year, and I am playing the best chess of my life.
The younger crowd overestimates the effects of age. It is the stress of life, not the march of time, that addles the brain and makes chess hard to play. Certainly a young sponge of a mind, such as with Praggnanandhaa, learns better/faster -- but an older mind (such as mine) is still perfectly capable of learning something new without forgetting something old. If you do your best to live a low-stress life, you not only enjoy life more but also play very fine chess. Honestly I think Anand is proof of it -- he is a man of sense and wisdom, who keeps his mind uncluttered. I've been rooting for him for a long time now. He is 100% the overall greatest chess player of all time, in my opinion. And that's coming from an Appalachian man born in Virginia; I'm not a fan because he is from my country. He is just one of mine, due to his kind friendly nature and the clean way in which he plays chess. There are no others like him, though I think Wesley So is on his way to becoming the next Anand one day.
Rapport never fails to impress. One day, in a hundred years or so, the man will be talked about as a legend for the crazy stuff he makes work over the board. I'm a huge fan of his as well.
Hello from Blacksburg, VA!
Chess indeed brings people together & the greatest minds of the world never fail to impress!!
Wesley? lol
@@ym276 Yes, Wesley! He has a good mind for figuring out the best moves in unknown positions, losing most of his games because he is not so great at memorizing known theory. He either misplays in the opening or deep into the endgame. But eventually, once he has it all down, I think he could be one of the greats.
I’m 72 (in 3 weeks) and just started playing chess again after a 40-yr gap. Been watching your videos for a year or so. I like your channel for your excellent move and position explanations!
That's amazing to hear!
👍
What if he decides to go for a final ride and give it his all for the next 2-3 years? A 55 year old Chess Champion in this day and age of Stockfish would be a story for ages.
Chess players lose calculation ability with age, he won't be world champion sadly
But if he does then the rest is history
@@saltylevi2672 if you catch him on stream, sometimes he’ll rattle off calculated lines so fast on the spot at his age, it’s actually scary how accurate he is
@@saltylevi2672 Pattern recognition is very important for positional chess. Vishy has so much experience that his ‘library’ of chess patterns must be formidable. Top level chess is 95% positional and the 5% tactical (calculation ability) is perhaps not as crucial as one might think.
@@saltylevi2672, during the World Chess Championship match, Vishy and Anna Muzychuk were the official FIDE broadcast team and he was the only commentator analysing the games without the engine, for the most part. He'd work out lines without the engine, mostly calculation and intuition, and Anna would occasionally turn the engine on to check, and it was absurd how often the engine agreed with Vishy's moves and insights.
no he will not because he is going for fide elections for vice president spot
lol "Vishy can't play d5 here because Rapport has the d5 square under control with 4 pieces and needs to find something else. So Vishy plays d5 here which is the top stockfish move." I love it whenever someone plays a move that appears to be impossible. Sometimes trying to prevent a specific move from happening just makes the move that much stronger and it's just a wild ride after.
As you asked for comments from older players, let me do so quickly. I’m 67, and I actually played Vishy back when he was 14. A close game (French Defence!), but I blundered and was duly outplayed in the endgame. He was extremely friendly, and we played several five-minute games over the weekend of the tournament, one or two of which I won, although he was already clearly much better than me. And yes, it’s frustrating to be 67 and to lose concentration, or just physically not to be up to moving the pieces fast enough. But the brain fog is the worst - my play these days relies on pattern-recognition and instinct. I did manage a 95% accuracy score on one bullet game, to my amazement. Love your content, despite my decrepitude.
You played with vishy when he was 14. Woah. I mean if you lose to future world champion does it even count. Were 2000+ player or what?? Prey tell please
Vishy is the protagonist of the chess world
Nah he's more like the legendary old guy that everyone respects
@@b4ljxsh Silver Bang
@@yaboirogers6342 Accurate
And we are just living in it
Dark king silver Rayleigh
0:55 this can be taken out of context weirdly
lol
7:39 as a 800 elo chess player
I can confirm that I would take that knight with my bishop
I'm 62, and I really admire Vishy. What a great kid!
Are you clark?
@@DsiakMondala I could be!
“so he plays d5” I’ve never laughed so hard at a chess video
8:10 "TRY ME" i laughed so hard lol
Levy, I'm 59 and it's great to see Vishy perform so well in this tournament. His awesome play is inspiring me in getting better no matter my age. I'm not talking about my chess here (my chess is hopeless) but about my work. BTW Levy, I am a screenwriter and I can tell you that you're not only a chess International Master. You're an International Master in storytelling as well.
I’m 62 & love Levy’s commentary (& personality).. & love it when a former world champ or older GM kicks butt, especially not just one game but for a whole tourney. Bravo to Vishy.
7:16 "it makes no sense"
Me, for like one entire minute only seing that move
I love Vishy, definitely one of the greatest of all time. His opening prep is second to none.
I’m one of those younger viewers. Anand had some incredible games here. I love the third game
22:20 - "He can't play d5 here, obviously. He's gotta find something else because Rapport completely controls that with four pieces... *So Vishy plays d5* which is the best move according to the computer."
7:32 Ngl I found it first try because a 1000 mind won't hesitate to trade a bishop for a knight.
00:00 Vishwanathan Anand, one of the greatest chess players ever, performs well in Super Bet tournament despite his age and lack of recent serious play.
03:39 Vishy impresses with tactical brilliance in two games against strong opponents
07:12 Vishy's unconventional move leads to a devastating attack
10:48 Vishy wins with a clamp and checkmate strategy
14:00 Aronian vs Anand 2013 is a legendary game
17:16 Shwanathan Anand wins against Levon Aronian with black pieces
20:35 A4 move in the game is absurd
23:53 Viswanathan Anand loses final game of Rapid against Wesley So's tremendous performance
Crafted by Merlin AI.
rapport game was fucking wild. I wish he win the candidates.
He isn't a part of the candidates . Is he?
@@raknashirahrian1552 he is
@@raknashirahrian1552 if you are referring to rapport, yes he is part of candidates.
@@raknashirahrian1552 He is the runner up of the grand prix, according to wikipedia he is playing
@@MrNickname24 I mean anand. I know rapport is there
0:06 As an Indian, Levy's pronunciation of Vishwanathan Anand sent me
Vishwanant anand is like the kid in school who comes back and tops every class ever in existence
This is amazing!
Re:life?
_tabako desukedo?_
I'm 39 and I've needed to walk with a cane or, on bad days, be in a wheelchair since I was 25 and got out of the military. I love chess, but my body simply can't handle competitions. I almost always play games that allow you days to make a move because I never know when something will come up and I'll have to forfeit a game. I am incredibly impressed by anyone who can handle the physical and mental strain of tournaments at this level.
Some of these games do strangely have that unstoppably-savage-stockfish feel, and praise be to The Vishmaestro for achieving that... Also I encourage you Gotham to seek out your allergies at every opportunity because you make great videos with them. Loved the boxing analogy: blocks the haymaker, and overthetop BOOM! Absolute absolute gold. P.S. to all the Indians in da house, Aussie here wishing Kohli and Maxwell the best of luck in the IPL. And thank you Jasprit Bumrah of the Mumbai Indians! What a nasty nasty bouncer that man has...
Never expected cricket to be discussed in the comments section of a chess channel. But here we are in 2022...
@@vaibhavjain1182 Both gentlemen's games have to say
Didn't expected to see a cricket discussion in a chess comment section by not an indian
Which century am i living in
Anyways as an mi fan our job is done good luck to u guys ee sala cup namde?
And still after all that RCB will lose in the quarter finals.
@@akramansari885 Semifinals...... but yes
"Nineteen points of very angry material pointing this way"😭😭
Gotta love Levy's commentary.
Wait till Levy finds out you've been able to stream to TVs for about 10 years now.
22:18
Vishy can't play d5 obviously because Rapport controls that square.
Vishy played d5, which is the top stockfish move.
Now I don't understand anything about chess.
49 ... Florida ... Vishy played me in an online simul to benefit disabled in Chennai (I have CP). He is my favorite player and an inspiration to me. I lost a badly played Nimzo.
Hey Mr. Rozman. I'm 68, more an observer than a player these days, but I used to attend some of Bill Goichberg's tournaments in the D.C. area. I remember one at the Mayfair Hotel, which had horrible flickering electric candles for lighting, but featured Pal Benko, Victor Korchnoi, and Walter Browne. I enjoy your videos!
As an Indian I have to admit, Levy is bigger fan of Vishy than I am😅❤️
His name Vishwanath literally means "god of the universe"
rapport is one of my favorite players to watch he always ends up in positions that make no sense. very entertaining chess extremely excited to see what he has in store for the candates tornament
This dudes in his own world
No offence bro
"why are the horses grazing at the side of the board?"😂😂😂
Bro I'm 19 and I already feel like I got one foot in the grave
FWIW I'm 72, and played my first USCF tournament game a tad over a year before Vishy was born. Sitting near my floor rating of 1900, I am long past the glory days of my chess youth. But chess is fun. And so are your videos. But I never play fast chess, and don't like online chess.
"He did things to these folks that are 25 to 15 years younger than him that I can't even imagine" - levy 2022
Stockfish only gets better as time goes on just like vishy
Levy I watched your last vid (as always) and I was inspired playing chess today. I had a nasty knight sac which led to mate. I thank you for the inspiration. I’m not an offensive player so going for mate is one of my weaknesses.
I hear ya 👍🏻
Gotham, I don't often comment, but I watch so many of your videos and I just wanted to let you know I appreciate all the work you do. You're a content GOD. Watching you has opened my life to a new hobby (chess) and I absolutely love it :)
As a 51 year old guy watching this on my living room TV, I especially enjoyed this recap.
Watching Anand on a 70 inch TV in the living room. You have not seen Vishy’s c4 unless you have seen it High Def on a 70 inch TV.
Hi Levy. I love your channel. I look forward to watching all your videos everyday. You are my favorite chess analyzer because I appreciate your humor, humility, and don’t mind your asides with Benji. I’m soon to be 53 and can attest to the mind slowing down and the body aching. Vishi is a beast in this tourny. Only problem is consistency. Tiger Woods is a good example of someone who was dominant but is being caught by age (and injury admittedly). Altho Phil Mickelson won the PGA championship last year at 50 - oldest to do so. Maybe 50 is the new 40? Shit. Just saying it makes me feel younger. Keep the analyses coming. You’re excellent at what you do.
Vishy's game against Levon was brilliant. Wow.
I'm really sad you didn't show his game with Duda who was the first to manage making a draw with Vishy, and at the same time it was the wildest game
I'm "really sad" too, then I saw a man on TV who had his legs blown of by an artillery strike. He must be really really sad.
@@endoflevelboss Just use the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Gambit to stop any chances of the Artillery attack coming in any of your games.
thumbnail: BETTER THAN STOCKFISH
also levy 1 min in: No he's not better than stockfish
I am from India, in our textbooks there is a chapter named World champion and Grand master Vishwanath Anand. we studied him, he is a living legend in India, we adore him respect him so much that even I can't express. Great Grand master Vishi sir 👍.
"he did.. things.. to these folks, who are 15-25 years younger than him" 💀
🤨🗿☕️
60 year old Dutchman here. I love to see good (or not so good) chess, as well as great story telling - and ooh, when the two get combined like you do, Levy.
Vishy is the first super GM from India with whooping 2819 ELO. 5 time world champion & even 2008 world no.1. And still he is super strong player at the age of 53
Levy’s upload schedule is nice
Bro literally used every single adjective in existence for Vishy 😂
I’m 36 and I get brain fog all the time. I forget what day of the week it is. The dog needs to remind me to feed him.
How this guy can play like a robot at 52 is staggering.
If you’re reading this Levy, I appreciate you, but tomorrow I’ll go back to gently trolling by calling you Levi!! Have a good day =)
Dispute his calm demeanor Anand is genetically, cognitively and culturally biased towards being a chess monster.
i am 21 and i get brain fog all the time
I love seeing Rapport play, so creative
Yes, very creative. Finds brilliant moves where nobody can think of, but missed easy moves.
If there is one Chess player whom I would like to meet, that would surely be Vishy. Such a humble and kind hearted, soft spoken guy, yet one of the most brilliant minds of Chess in the world, and at that ridiculous age of 52!
Man i love levy the excitement he brings in with these videos make me want
to play chess more and more ..
Yo Gothan! Later this month, I will be celbrating my 77th birthday. Anand is younger than my oldest child. I can't finish as high in a 5K race as I used to, but I can still play chess.
i am 30, 800 elo started chess 3 months ago, learning from your videos, salute my friend.
One of the greatest ever to play the game... Vishy Anand🔥🇮🇳
I always feel like when a top chess player has a spectacular game it's them demolishing poor Levon lol.
How is performance level determined? I’m curious to see that for some of Magnus’ tournaments
My understanding is that it's essentially what their expected elo should be, if only those games are considered. So if you stomp a bunch of really high rated players, your Performance is going to be through the roof, but your actual elo isn't, because your actual elo is sort of an average.
There is some mathematical formula that determines how well you performed, considering the results and the strength of your opponents, similar to how actual rating works, but your own rating is not taken into account. I think therefore that if you draw 10 games against 1500s, your performance would be 1500. Don't quote me on this though, I haven't read up on the subject.
Fabian’s 7 game win streak tournament had performance of over 3100 I believe
It is called "Rating Performance", and the way you calculate it (I'm pretty sure) is that you average the rating of all the players he played and then you see the result he had, to give an example, If you have a 1100 opponent, a 1000 opponent and a 900 opponent, and the total score you got after all those games is 1 and a half points, it means your rating performance is 1000 etc
You basically take the average rating of the opponents and calculate using the amount of points you got and then get a performance rating. Say for instance youu play an average of 2715 players and get half the points then you got a performance rating of 2715 for that tournament.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performance_rating_(chess)
Magnus reached performance ratings in some tournament over 3000 already when he was 18 years old. No idea what his highest is though today.
17:53 yessss bro I watch so many of your videos on my living room tv
And your videos really help thanks man
I was rolling up and from across the room I hear “you just put me on in your living room and you’re off doing something else”
How…
This man literally just explained my life "this is great, wait no it's not, well in some ways"
I'm 67, and I'm rejuvenating my interest in The Game after three decades of senescence. I really enjoy your content - please, keep up the good work!
Vishwanathan Anand woke up that morning and violence chose him🤣🤣🤣
1:05 So you just admitted that the title is clickbait lol
A role model to pretty much every Indian chess player out there and to a lot of chess player in general. Vishy sir is a legend in every sense of the word. Growing up, when we didn't even know the rules of chess, we knew who Vishy Anand was. Stories about his life featured in our school textbooks. It was one of those stories that we studied in our English language class in high school (and had learnt chess by that time) after which me and my friends got inspired and organised a mini chess tournament of our own with the winner getting a treat of his favourite snacks. I lost in the final, it still kinda hurts to this day but the memories are too sweet. That is how my love for chess blossomed. I am sure there are many like me who were inspired by Vishy to play and fall in love with this beautiful game of chess. I respect the opinions of anyone who disagrees but for me, he is the GOAT.
i love it when gotham goes off topic and says some relatable stuff that is super relatable.
Gothamchess: "Vishy's like a 52 yo at the YMCA."
Me: :D
Big fan of Viswanathan Anand. Glad to see the legend still going strong.
bro vishy is so polite that even after stomping you so hard that you feel like quitting, he would say good game and congratulates you
Great Analysis! I love your positivity and humor!
21:40 "who played the less useful move". In go, we have a term for that, where you change the move orders of a particular position to see who had to play more inefficient moves. It's called "tewari".
A good recap today. Anand's games are always a joy to watch. I'm 60 years old, perhaps among 5% of your subscribers age-wise. You're never too old to watch chess games but you can be too old to play them. Kudos to Anand.
Nope. Never too old to play them either.
I don't think you're never too old to play. Beautiful things happen with age. I dropped out of art schools in my 20s for engineering instead. But got back into it in my 40s and I can sketch like a beast now
@@juangalton999 I agree with you. I meant to say that if you expect an unwavering skill when you get old then you're bound to get disappointed. I still work out every other day and i'm actually stronger than when i was at my prime. My decisions at work are far better than when i was young, thanks to experience which you only acquire with age . But in chess, a grueling mental sport, we tend to lose some of our skill as we grow older.
@@joeb4142 WE can play chess even in our 90's like a famous Russian grand master, i don't recall his name. I meant to say we can't expect to play with the same skill as before when we start adding decades to our age.
@@juangalton999 I stopped playing chess for 40 years. I restarted recently at about my old USCF rating and I’m making slow but steady progress. So not only are you, as an older player, not too old to play but you can improve and advance as a chess player.
I'm 61 and remember Vishy as a speed demon in classical chess many moons ago. Keep up the great work Levy. Enjoy your videos!
"He can't play D5 here, obviously, because Rapport completely controls that with four pieces. So Vishy plays D5."
Absolutely classic
11:53 as well as "good night, bad bishop." Lol.
I don't think any other world champion would have played like this at this age
Vishy is crazy
zada tareef ho gyi ab
@@asylum9868 tell me the name, who has played till 52
@@asylum9868 The GOAT Kasparov got mauled in R&B since he started playing again. Both are almost the same age. Every GM accepts that as far as longevity is concerned at the top there's absolutely no one like Vishy. Guy has been amongst the top 20 in the world for over three decades.
21:58 Any Rick and Morty fans will understand that Levy goes full Morty mode
Wait, Rapport won with a Queen sacrifice - against one of the best players of all time? While Anand was on an absolute roll ? Brass Balls.
17:39 I love these random bits of conversation you include here and there in your videos
Vishy is giving hopes for boomers like me. I'm in mid forties and I'm really enjoying to see 50 plus guy crushing young kids.
It's a false hope really. Even before reaching 40, Vishy had lifted multiple World Championship titles and beaten many legends including Garry Kasparov. So, him doing what he is doing at 52 is basically an exhibition of what experience can do.
Hey keep it up. Chess keeps the mind sharp.
It's just his experience. I'm 21 and still can't hope for being anything more than a patzer lol. I'm way too old for something like chess. Tough luck for you.
Shout out back from the living room couch!
"He did things to these folks who are 15 to 25 years younger than him that I can't even imagine"
...Well that doesn't sound good ._.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Vishy is a true legend and one of the greatest of all time. He is from a different era where people did not stress on end-game to churn out win from almost equal position but he fought well and adjusted himself well to these changes. In his era he was the most dangerous player in blitz games. He is still a dominating force at 54 and beating players who prepare their moves with help of engines, which in itself tells a lot of things!
More than that you will not see such a humble and down to earth person with so many wins & world champ titles to your name. A very rare quality indeed!!
He inspired a huge population in India and brought a passion and love for chess! Beautiful games.... thanks for sharing these with us Levi with great explanation! :-)
TBH I'd give Vishy better odds at beating MC than most of the candidates in the candidate tournament.