Same, just based on what he’s done for chess off the board he deserves more than just an IM title, although that’s not to diminish how impressive his skills are.
@@hinfeifung3749 he is a top tier IM and only about 25 or 26. Even Hikaru said that the only reason he isn't a GM is because he concentrates on streaming and teaching more than studying and playing in tournaments. So he might very well become a GM.
@@leadnitrate2194 yeah, not to speak for him but I think he just enjoys teaching and entertaining and he's making a living doing it. He's chilling, fuck that grind lol
Played my first kings Indian today (I’m 870) against a 990 and I got an immediate advantage to win the game Really is useful Shame the game before that my London got dismantled by a 750....
This is your most instructional series for new/growing players. We get to see how you play a system when the opponent doesn’t do theory at different levels. I study an opening and then some one does something nutty and I’m lost.
I was almost asleep when 50:22 happened and it completely woke me up. I am Russian, therefore 50 minutes of english speech with sudden change to pretty good rusian completely took me by surprise 😁
I felt the same hahah, I'm learning Russian (still a beginner btw) and when he suddenly changed to Russian, I was like: "wait, what? I know what he's saying!". I wish I could hear more Russian from Levy, it looks like he's fluent in Russian or something
I love the way you play it actually mirrors my style a lot (of course, on a much grander scale) but I like watching how you usually always value position over pieces/trades. Important lesson.
These rating climb videos are a real gem for people who want to learn chess but can't get books and DVDs for whatever reason. You are doing great work Levy, thank you for awesome chess content.
Just 6 months ago levy said in his own words “ I’ll never hit 2800 on chess.com.” Happy you’re still improving and returning to some over the board chess.
Thank you for doing these levy, they really have been meaning a lot. I've been getting so much joy from these rating climbs, it's been making my days so much better, thank you.
At 16:44 or so, the reason they don't play Ng4 is that you'd have mate in 1: Qxh7# Update: Went back and watched again, just saw Levy's slight grin. Of course he saw it. Update 2: Yep
gosh, you really just greeted me, a person barely surviving 2021 (one out of many, for sure)... but hope is the only thing that keep most of us going at times like these, so appreciated nonetheless, mate. and if someone happens to stumble across this comment on 2022 I really hope they're doing awesome. any decent human being who's doing good at this point (wherever/whenever said point is), I count as a personal win.
Hey Levy, fantastic video. Great material to learn from. That's awesome you became an IM while in Calgary as I currently live in Calgary... keep up the amazing content. Best chess channel hands down!!
I wondered why YT suggested this specific video all of a sudden. Good content aside, my guesses: 1:02:07 -- don't lose your title by taking a phone to the bathroom and using an engine or 47:31 -- all the reasons that made Levy decide it wasn't worth putting in the effort to become a GM. First one is surprisingly topical. Second one is an interesting contrast to see how people change their mind over time. Props to random guy who hopped into chat to be optimistic about the GM idea. If he's still around, I'm sure he's happy with the current course of events.
For the Twitch viewer(s) who wondered about "LevyEnRose", it's a reference to "Le Vie En Rose" - a song that probably all have heard, but maybe not everyone knows the name of :) BTW brilliant reference, Levy, I just love that sort of wordplay. Also, huge thanks for these speedrun/climb series - got me up to 1300 rapid, which is a lifetime first, and will probably provide educational value for hundreds of rating points to come (assuming I ever climb those hundreds of rating points).
Yes and probably the second reason for this name is because Eric Rosen plays the London system a lot (Levy and Eric had a match in which Rosen had to play the London every single game). And good job on improving your chess, what is your rapid elo now? :)
Des yeux qui font baisser les miens Un rire qui se perd sur sa bouche Voilà le portrait sans retouches De l'homme auquel j'appartiens Quand il me prend dans ses bras Il me parle tout bas Je vois LevyEnRose Il me dit des mots d'amour Des mots de tous les jours Et ça me fait quelque chose Il est entré dans mon cœur Une part de bonheur Dont je connais la cause C'est lui pour moi, moi pour lui dans la vie Il me l'a dit, l'a juré pour la vie Et dès que je l'aperçois Alors je sens en moi Mon cœur qui bat Des nuits d'amour à plus finir Un grand bonheur qui prend sa place Des ennuis, des chagrins s'effacent Heureux, heureux à en mourir Quand il me prend dans ses bras Il me parle tout bas Je vois LevyEnRose Il me dit des mots d'amour Des mots de tous les jours Et ça me fait quelque chose Il est entré dans mon cœur Une part de bonheur Dont je connais la cause C'est toi pour moi, moi pour toi dans la vie Il me l'a dit, l'a juré pour la vie Et dès que je t'aperçois Alors je sens dans moi Mon cœur qui bat La la, la la, la la La la, la la, ah la La la la la
man it's not the London that is vicious, it's you ... London didn't do that 5 pre-move check mate, you did :D one of the most impressive things I've ever seen
27:37 " I'm never gonna hit even 2800 on chess.com" -Levy Rozman (5 months later he did hot 2800 blitz rating on chess.com after he thought it was impossible! Lol)
Hey Lev, really enjoying your climbs! I know chat/youtube comments bother you all the time with becoming a GM, but man, going for it with Hikaru as your coach would be the most epic chess series on youtube and twitch. IM Levy is alright though, just a thought. Cheers from Uruguay.
2021 wasn't much better Levy, sorry to dissapoint... You're channel blew up tho, you're now the biggest chess channel. Congrats and keep up the good work :)
Guy 1 year in the future (from the ending of the video) watching on TH-cam, hi, a lot changes for you in the future and I'm glad I stumbled across you a couple months ago! Okay bye, have a good day, love the Gotham chess piece you have!
The Queen’s Gambit gameplay from black is why I’m rated around 1000 atm I play well initially but once I try to do interesting tactics I miss something obvious and then blunder away games. I sometimes still can come back or force draws but it’s still very frustrating.
This is the most real ass statement. Life is good I don't need a different letter. I think Gotham makes more money than a lot of GMs, dude sells his courses streams and makes content doing what he loves.
I feel like that was me saying that he is a good player and that it would be cool to see if he wanted to become a GM but at the same time, I don't want him to feel as if pressuring him to do it. I know he's joking about it but I've been annoying about it. not just to him but other people who want him to continue to enjoy doing what he knows feels right. also srry about the spam in your comment section my bad bro
Man, your videos are more fun to watch than most movies out there. Maybe I'll bring a chessboard and popcorn during the next video. Thanks for doing these rating climbs.
That premove mate in the second London was awesome
one of the best moments on chess stream all over internet in 2020
Mind-blowing!
I like it too
Time stamps?
immediate like and subscribe
I like how the queens gambit guy played like a 1700 in the opening and middlegame then just hung 4 pieces in the span of 6 moves
thats the typical consistency of someone under around 900-1000.... me, for example
When you’re 800 but you learn theory
Timestamp?
800-1000 is weird you either get games where you both get 85-90+ acc or you both get like 30 acc
@@icecold4411 That's too accurate.
HELP TWITCH WERE STUCK IN TH-cam COMMENTS
OH GOD I CANT GET OUT. TWITCH, HELP!
@Levy: We should have a TH-cam Sub vs Twitch Follower battle.
Oh god, oh man, oh god, oh man!
TH-cam sub versus Twitch Sub chess battle!! 😂
FeelsWeirdMan
@Wizzykin In Twitch, it's natural that people in chat spam a single message.. Sometimes, those messages become memes on their community..
I really want to see "GM Levy Rozman "
Same, just based on what he’s done for chess off the board he deserves more than just an IM title, although that’s not to diminish how impressive his skills are.
@@timothyhufker3565 yes and honestly, he is capable of being a GM. He has a very good understanding of GM level chess
@@hinfeifung3749 he is a top tier IM and only about 25 or 26. Even Hikaru said that the only reason he isn't a GM is because he concentrates on streaming and teaching more than studying and playing in tournaments. So he might very well become a GM.
@@leadnitrate2194 ah ok
@@leadnitrate2194 yeah, not to speak for him but I think he just enjoys teaching and entertaining and he's making a living doing it. He's chilling, fuck that grind lol
If you gain nothing else from this video, at least admire Levy's super gm style premoved mate at 33:59
34:55
"Is he gonna play king's indian?"
Against an 800 the answer is ALWAYS: no, he's not. He's gonna play crazy moves and blunder
Hey I'm 800!! grrrrrrrrrrrr
i play kings indian at 500, but then I play crazy moves and blunder in the mid game
@алексей its funny and true
Played my first kings Indian today (I’m 870) against a 990 and I got an immediate advantage to win the game
Really is useful
Shame the game before that my London got dismantled by a 750....
Kings Indian is a vicious weapon at that level. No one knows how to play against it bc they’ve only seen e4 e5 and d4 d5
This is your most instructional series for new/growing players. We get to see how you play a system when the opponent doesn’t do theory at different levels. I study an opening and then some one does something nutty and I’m lost.
Problem is nobody plays like in his videos.
As a french guy, chat not getting the pun in "LevyEnRose" kills me
What does it mean?
@@anggaihza3074 Check out, "La vie en rose" by Edith Piaf. Super famous old french song
@@cyrnoz1803 Its also a place where women can buy their underwear... but thats most likely not the pun intended in this case Lol
@@MyNemesisIX lol
I was almost asleep when 50:22 happened and it completely woke me up. I am Russian, therefore 50 minutes of english speech with sudden change to pretty good rusian completely took me by surprise 😁
I felt the same hahah, I'm learning Russian (still a beginner btw) and when he suddenly changed to Russian, I was like: "wait, what? I know what he's saying!". I wish I could hear more Russian from Levy, it looks like he's fluent in Russian or something
Júlio César yeah, his Russian sounds a bit harsh and New-Yorkish, but it's really clean
@@JulioCesar-db3rmp
@@ursanotsomajor I’m pretty sure he has mentioned that he has a Russian heritage
Same with me! I got so surprised when i heard russian speech with no accent! Crazy! Its probably cuz his best friend is russian
I love the way you play it actually mirrors my style a lot (of course, on a much grander scale) but I like watching how you usually always value position over pieces/trades. Important lesson.
levy, i just wanna thank you for helping us by posting all these opening vids. really fun to watch and interesting!
Once the 800 gets out of theory they immediately blunder a piece
I feel personally attacked
That's how the game is played best
These rating climb videos are a real gem for people who want to learn chess but can't get books and DVDs for whatever reason. You are doing great work Levy, thank you for awesome chess content.
'The only thing worse than blundering a queen is blundering not taking the opponent's queen' -Sun Tzu, art of chess
Just 6 months ago levy said in his own words “ I’ll never hit 2800 on chess.com.” Happy you’re still improving and returning to some over the board chess.
7:20 lol. "Never play F6" -Ben Finegold
Thank you for doing these levy, they really have been meaning a lot. I've been getting so much joy from these rating climbs, it's been making my days so much better, thank you.
14:36 Help me step-knight I’m stuck
30:48 "I want to see a Carlsen Naka bongcloud" wish granted
42:14 "HE SACRIFICES THE ROOOOOOOOOK"
That signature dramatic pause of Levy's when the opponent hangs a piece, a queen in this case
10:14 it was the moment levy realized he was getting a little too excited xD.
Respect to you levy for being so considerate
43:22. Missed the mate in 3!!! You had to check with the bishop.
Oof nice catch
@Mi forever just had to check with the bishop. The rest of the job is done by the Queen.
Came to the comments for this.
Bh6+ - Ke7
Qf6+ - Kd7
Qf7+ - Kd8
Bg5 but then Ne7, what is the mate im missing it
@@Terszel how the f is the kind supposed to go to the E and D files lmao
Loved the premoved checkmate Levy. Looking to improve my London game. Want to add it to my repertoir! Thanks for all the content man, you rock. Peace
As GM Ben Finegold says, an opponent can play all the best moves, blunder once and lose. So do not fear rating.
as well as “never play F6”
@@pinkrey4277 GM Bartholomew had a saying "f-pawn stands for forget about it"
At 16:44 or so, the reason they don't play Ng4 is that you'd have mate in 1: Qxh7#
Update: Went back and watched again, just saw Levy's slight grin. Of course he saw it.
Update 2: Yep
Ohhhh that’s why
yes, you'll find love eventually!
Not sure if this is a refference or just a 'nice' comment. But maybe..
@@mayankraj2294 someone in the twitch chat wrote something like "question to youtube: will I ever find love?", that's what I'm referencing lol
@@mayankraj2294 4:25
@@dominiks5068 yes i saw it too
gosh, you really just greeted me, a person barely surviving 2021 (one out of many, for sure)... but hope is the only thing that keep most of us going at times like these, so appreciated nonetheless, mate. and if someone happens to stumble across this comment on 2022 I really hope they're doing awesome. any decent human being who's doing good at this point (wherever/whenever said point is), I count as a personal win.
5:17 levy clearly isnt informed on the latest queen sac theory
Hey Levy, fantastic video. Great material to learn from. That's awesome you became an IM while in Calgary as I currently live in Calgary... keep up the amazing content. Best chess channel hands down!!
I love your GSP impression! Chess and MMA, some of my favorite things. I love finding content creators with similar interests to myself :)
I wondered why YT suggested this specific video all of a sudden. Good content aside, my guesses:
1:02:07 -- don't lose your title by taking a phone to the bathroom and using an engine
or
47:31 -- all the reasons that made Levy decide it wasn't worth putting in the effort to become a GM.
First one is surprisingly topical. Second one is an interesting contrast to see how people change their mind over time. Props to random guy who hopped into chat to be optimistic about the GM idea. If he's still around, I'm sure he's happy with the current course of events.
30:47 - symbiotisicm: I want to see a Carlsen Naka bongcloud
who would have thought
18:10 yes knight forks pawn and queen but you have mate in 1. Qxh7.
This is so ironic given he was talking about continuity and being aware of what you are unprotecting when you move
He was testing for stream sniping
For the Twitch viewer(s) who wondered about "LevyEnRose", it's a reference to "Le Vie En Rose" - a song that probably all have heard, but maybe not everyone knows the name of :) BTW brilliant reference, Levy, I just love that sort of wordplay.
Also, huge thanks for these speedrun/climb series - got me up to 1300 rapid, which is a lifetime first, and will probably provide educational value for hundreds of rating points to come (assuming I ever climb those hundreds of rating points).
Yes and probably the second reason for this name is because Eric Rosen plays the London system a lot (Levy and Eric had a match in which Rosen had to play the London every single game). And good job on improving your chess, what is your rapid elo now? :)
Des yeux qui font baisser les miens
Un rire qui se perd sur sa bouche
Voilà le portrait sans retouches
De l'homme auquel j'appartiens
Quand il me prend dans ses bras
Il me parle tout bas
Je vois LevyEnRose
Il me dit des mots d'amour
Des mots de tous les jours
Et ça me fait quelque chose
Il est entré dans mon cœur
Une part de bonheur
Dont je connais la cause
C'est lui pour moi, moi pour lui dans la vie
Il me l'a dit, l'a juré pour la vie
Et dès que je l'aperçois
Alors je sens en moi
Mon cœur qui bat
Des nuits d'amour à plus finir
Un grand bonheur qui prend sa place
Des ennuis, des chagrins s'effacent
Heureux, heureux à en mourir
Quand il me prend dans ses bras
Il me parle tout bas
Je vois LevyEnRose
Il me dit des mots d'amour
Des mots de tous les jours
Et ça me fait quelque chose
Il est entré dans mon cœur
Une part de bonheur
Dont je connais la cause
C'est toi pour moi, moi pour toi dans la vie
Il me l'a dit, l'a juré pour la vie
Et dès que je t'aperçois
Alors je sens dans moi
Mon cœur qui bat
La la, la la, la la
La la, la la, ah la
La la la la
Incroyable !
Tres Bien!
'' I want to fight for the legacy" i just love it🤣
His accent sas pretty good tbh
I literally hope this man makes it all the way. He has shared so much info that took years and years for him. Respect
man it's not the London that is vicious, it's you ... London didn't do that 5 pre-move check mate, you did :D one of the most impressive things I've ever seen
Absolutely true
53:08 I wanted to see that Queen sac mate. Beautiful idea, and Levi checking for stream snipers like a champ.
18:06 is mate in one with Qxh7, i don't understand why the knight fork would've been bad. Or am I missing something lol
you aren't missing anything
He was testing and making sure the opponent is not stream sniping
(6 months late but for clarify in the future)
Ahhh yes he literally says that 😂😂 thanks I appreciate it lolol
Levy: f6 is never a good move
*Ben Finegold liked this*
Lots of interesting checkmate patterns showed in these games. Thanks!
Dude, this vid is gold. I was needing something like that.
27:37 " I'm never gonna hit even 2800 on chess.com"
-Levy Rozman
(5 months later he did hot 2800 blitz rating on chess.com after he thought it was impossible! Lol)
Hey Lev, really enjoying your climbs! I know chat/youtube comments bother you all the time with becoming a GM, but man, going for it with Hikaru as your coach would be the most epic chess series on youtube and twitch. IM Levy is alright though, just a thought. Cheers from Uruguay.
17:58 h7 mate though
NIce these videos are always nice when I can't cath up with the stream! I like it!
The premove mate was nice. Appreciating the proficiency there.
Levy: "What are you doing? It's a free bishop."
Narrator: The bishop was very not free.
2021 wasn't much better Levy, sorry to dissapoint... You're channel blew up tho, you're now the biggest chess channel. Congrats and keep up the good work :)
This is amazing..! Looking forward to more climbing ladder. Helps alot 🙂
16:40 Wouldn't moving the knight mean a mate in one?
Nvm, I commented too soon
10:43 "How do I bait this?"
Like a master. Levy the International Master Baiter.
29:17 Oh man best best best best voice over....best
Levy pretending the 800 knows what the fuck he's doing 😂
28:20
Cant wait for the next part !! Keep up the great work!
In 18:00 there is a checkmate with Qh1 so the knight should not go to g4.
I was searching for this comment because I was just freaking out like... do I miss something or that's straight up mate?
At 48:00 how did he move the pawn from D5 to E6 like that? Someone please help me understand
Google en passant
Hands down the best chess content on TH-cam!
GOTHAM! This is where I started learning to play. Crazy, premoved M6!! GGs all day!
At the start Levy sounds like my mum when shes meets her friend with a child my age
I've watch all the games live and forgot everything...good thing I can rewatch all the games
Guy 1 year in the future (from the ending of the video) watching on TH-cam, hi, a lot changes for you in the future and I'm glad I stumbled across you a couple months ago! Okay bye, have a good day, love the Gotham chess piece you have!
This is so helpful Thank you...its your explanations that cement the concepts
18:16 if queen h7 game over isn't it?
The Queen’s Gambit gameplay from black is why I’m rated around 1000 atm I play well initially but once I try to do interesting tactics I miss something obvious and then blunder away games. I sometimes still can come back or force draws but it’s still very frustrating.
Very instructive videos as always. Thank you Levy!
This is the most real ass statement. Life is good I don't need a different letter. I think Gotham makes more money than a lot of GMs, dude sells his courses streams and makes content doing what he loves.
I don't speak english Very well, but learn with you.
Explain Very clear, Thank you for ALL.
I feel like that was me saying that he is a good player and that it would be cool to see if he wanted to become a GM
but at the same time, I don't want him to feel as if pressuring him to do it.
I know he's joking about it but I've been annoying about it. not just to him but other people who want him to continue to enjoy doing what he knows feels right.
also srry about the spam in your comment section my bad bro
30:50 "I want to see a Carlsen Naka bongcloud" damn this guy predicted the future
Sort of interesting coincidence, Bates Motel is on in the background and almost simultaneously as Levy said 'bait' the TV said "Bates"
I particullarly enjoyed the spanish and russian bit at 50:00
Man, your videos are more fun to watch than most movies out there. Maybe I'll bring a chessboard and popcorn during the next video. Thanks for doing these rating climbs.
Good work man keep it up please make a schlechter slav repertoire for black
Sick!! I'm a D4 player!!! Stoked!!
You taking the piss out of the guy talking about London made me cry with laughter, Levy you're the man thanks for all this brilliant chess comedy
A d4 only climb at the same time we have a KID/e6-b6 only climb? Levy you're spoiling us!
Thanks
At 58:06 is bishop to h7 a good move? The bishop can't escape and it looks like the king's indian defence relies on that piece.
16:43 to 16:49 Levy looses his mind cause he forgot about Qxh7#
Edit 1: At 17:55 he tells it was a stream snipe
Edit 2: 18:55 Mouth watering🤤
Great video to see different openings with 1.d4
GSP impression 😂 new level of admiration for Gotham. MMA and Chess are basically the same thing
17:51 if black did that move, Queen taking the pawn right in front of it would be checkmate...
Your quebec accent was good!
Waiting for the part 2!Thanks Levy, you're a great teacher, love your enthusiasm.
Love these series! New climb coming?
Levy at 17:53 knight g4 attack the queen but Queen h7 is mate . right ?
I'm enjoying so much london , I'm increasing my rating playing london and Sicilian hyper accelerated ,
Big hug from Brazil
Decora played the Bote’s gambit!!
What was the bad joke at 1:05:55?
TWITCH CHAT! WE'RE COMING JUST SIT TIGHT!!!
2 videos on my favourite opening yessssir
35:00 🙄🤮 no way …. Levi yeah the London can be really tricky…. Can’t believe you made that position work
Hey Levy that forced mate in 7 was brilliant!
good stuff levy! Plz do a video on danish gambit
At 43:20 wasn't it mate in 3 with:
Bf6+ Kf7, Qh7+ Kf8, Qg7#
(Bf6+ Kf8/Kg8, Qh8+ Kf7, Qg7#)
Am I missing something obvious?
I am 1150 rating on Chess.com. For my talent and knowledge this was a very instructional video. Thumbs up!
50:47
"nao entendi nada ae pow..."
my boy Isaque hahahah
br eh foda