Honestly if I were Hikaru I'd have to laugh. Grasping a draw from the jaws of defeat is a lot more interesting and memorable than letting me checkmate.
@@TheNeilBlackyeah donchenko was so impressive there. Keeping track of exact number of moves in that situation, that was amazing. Pity for Hikaru, but well deserved for his Donchenko.
@@AbdullahTeomanAydaşThe World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship, which took place in Kazakhstan, was held **exclusively** in Asia. The venue, the capital Astana (now called **Nur-Sultan** again), is located entirely in the Asian part of Kazakhstan. The entire tournament was therefore clearly held on the Asian continent.
it was great watching the games live on take take take! is there a way you guys could implement a search feature for the games/standings? usually it isnt an issue with closed tournaments since the competition is so small, but for once i had a hard time finding magnus on the standings due to the size of the tournament! great video and content as always, thanks again!
You need to understand his channel isn't only about Indian chess player like chess base India and saying this as an indian He can't include every single game and he didn't even included players like nordirbek and Ian and nordirbek made a excellent point today
Hello Mr. Levy! Best wishes to you and your better half for the new year. Thanks so much for teaching chess in a really nice way. You are a very good teacher. I appreciate your effort very much. Thank you.
Oh wow I just realized i dont think I've ever seen Erigaisi play a rapid game, if he plays classical like that I bet he plays speed chess like a complete lunatic most of the time Edit: So yes then lol 18:24
Uzbekistan is geographically located entirely in Central Asia. The World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship, which took place in Kazakhstan, was held **exclusively** in Asia. The venue, the capital Astana (now called **Nur-Sultan** again), is located entirely in the Asian part of Kazakhstan. The entire tournament was therefore clearly held on the Asian continent.
Hey Gotham, Just in case you see this, I wanted to say thank you. Your videos were the main reason I picked up chess again during the pandemic, like for so many others, you were the inspiration I needed to start playing regularly. Now I am competing in the German Team Championship ages 20 and below (DVM U20 in case someone wants to look it up) and currently standing at 2/2 (at board six, but who cares 😂). And it's all thanks to you man! Keep up the good work, you're a big inspiration for thousands of talented chess players!
I’ve watched so many, almost all, of your videos since 2020 and starting around 4:10 I felt the 500 IQ setup into “THE ROOOK” Similarly to how when you say “you’ll never guess what Magnus played next” or “this next move is insane” my 1000 bullet brain thinks I’m as smart as Magnus cause I can nowadays guess it correct 50% of the time even though I hang my own queen on move 3. All that to say… You do such a great job of making every video seem like a first time watcher can understand & be entertained, while also throwing in / keeping bits going for years and years now. We’re lucky to have the internet’s chess teacher… get out of here! ❤
Magnus himself called it, I think, when he said he wasn't thrilled about that new format of knock out. So glad Danya won. Jacobsen is a friend of Hans Neiman, isn't he? LOL.
There is literally no world championship where magnus is not or would not be the overwhelming favorite. Not the rematch hed have had against Ian, not a bullet world championship (even though thats relatively speaking probably the weakest of the various time controls) Its just insane. And he probably still has a good few years before that starts to change too
Levy be like :-
Magnus Lost - Is Magnus era Over?
Magnus Draw - Can’t believe Magnus did it.
Magnus Won - Magnus is Magnus you know.
@DontReadMypictureepiss off
@@Manifesto-9 Agreed
Ok @DontReadMypicturee
You figured out the algorithm
Everything just for Never gonna give you up😂😂@DontReadMypicturee
Chess world: «Magnus carlsen i s going to be world champion again»
Jeans: «Hold my beer»
His performance was awful
he scored 2.5 out of 5 which is one of his lowest if not the lowest he’s ever gotten since becoming world champion
so there was a chance he wouldn’t become champion even without the drama
Gotham + Magnus= December ad revenue
Gotnus or Magham
Gothan said he loves kids
@@Akainu-es6ct 😳
@DontReadMypicturee bot
@@Akainu-es6ctnah bro he beats kids
Legend says that Donchenko is still flexing to this very moment
@DontReadMypictureeshut up
Deserved tho
Magnus played jeans gambit declined
Lol, actually clever.
Yapping terminates at 2:00
Not all heroes wear capes
OMG THANK YOU
We bow to legends like you good sire
For real bro , thank you.
Real heroes
i would have a crash out if i was hikaru playing that dochenko guy
Well you have lost in 15 moves 😂😂
He said if he was hikaru meaning he has chess knowledge of hikaru with his attitude 😂😂@@AyushSingh-wt1uo
Honestly if I were Hikaru I'd have to laugh. Grasping a draw from the jaws of defeat is a lot more interesting and memorable than letting me checkmate.
@@TheNeilBlackyeah donchenko was so impressive there. Keeping track of exact number of moves in that situation, that was amazing. Pity for Hikaru, but well deserved for his Donchenko.
@AyushSingh-wt1uo if he was hikaru he would be on hikarus level...
Damn… in 30 years I play chess I’ve never seen a 50th move mate in 2 draw.
mate in 1 even
17:26 we see peak British Gotham
Bad levy, bad, you only uploaded 92 Magnus videos this year, and it's already December 26th, you ain't get 100 Magnus videos in a year
Did you actually count? Cuz if you did that's impressive
@@Mimzovich of course not lol, you can just use ctrl + f
booty buns fr
@@lmfao3293that wouldn't work, he has a bunch of videos with Magnus multiple times in the title
Dont underestimate levy's power to milk magnus
That draw right at the edge of defeat was incredible.
Damn, Donchenko really teased Hikaru like that xD
Will Magnus be World Champion Again?
Magnus: Not if it involves changing pants.
17:26 Thanks for the Christmas gift Levy
Me at 2:41 "that looks pretty strong"
Levi at 2:44 "you're a dumbass this is ridiculous"
@DontReadMypicturee bot
"You're right! Who will ever play this? 🙄"
@@mrphantom132 you are also a bot😂
@@AndrewX981 if I was why am I typing this and this also this and this(I’m not crazy I’m insane)
@@AndrewX981 pfp checks out
Arjun Erigaisi had me standing up and taking a lap around my room because I can't be too loud rn
Original title was “Will Magnus be world champion again” 🫡
@DontReadMypictureeNo
Question mark
@DontReadMypicturee still a bot
💀
theres a question mark too
Title aged like fine wine. This guy didn’t defeat his opponent. He defeated the association
17:25 one of the all time Gotham moments.
This aged well
Levy beats Magnus ❌
Levi's beats Magnus ✅
didnt aged well
Arjun plays like Tal so creative
Dude I was waiting for the recap. Saw 2.5/5 and thought I was hallucinating, now I gotta see what happened.
Anyone else notice that Hikaru's video is EXACTLY the same amount of time as this one?
That's crazy. It is
27:31 "Lazavik is like a fish, he's very good at slipping"
The big 3 of Holiday sporting spectaculars - NFL/NBA/Rapid and Blitz Chess
Biggest of them all . Boxing day cricket
you forgot boxing day cricket
Dart championship is going on, also classic Boxing Day premier league football
This aged well.
0:51 who will tell Levi that Uzbekistan and Kazachstan are not in Europe?
Kazacstan is in Europe like a little
@@AbdullahTeomanAydaşThe World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship, which took place in Kazakhstan, was held **exclusively** in Asia. The venue, the capital Astana (now called **Nur-Sultan** again), is located entirely in the Asian part of Kazakhstan. The entire tournament was therefore clearly held on the Asian continent.
Spoiler blocker ⛔️
Boiler splocker
No😂
Best me to it
W comment
@DontReadMypicturee loser bot
I don't know how Magnus has enough time to practice for the world championship, what with having to appear in every single one of Levy's videos.
A 10 elo comment
@@greendorg1937 pretty fun to me mate, made me smirk. Maybe get a life
This video aged well
Feels like we had 156 Chess events this month alone. And Magnus won them all.
just feeling sad about it
that greatest player got kicked out because of just wearing jeans
He was given the opportunity to change.
This aged like fine milk
Let's be real, Magnus' latest appearance was purely injeanious
He sacrifices the ROOK gets me everytime
26:07 he dont want to spoile anything but he told us the points ot the player in the first day in the start of every game wow Genius
0:16 PL Boxing day
4:33 he said the thing
Faster recap:
Levy 1
Hikaru 0
@DontReadMypicturee lame bot
@DontReadMypicturee nobody wants to
Cuz Hikaru plays there while Levy sits at his home
@DontReadMypicturee dude if you have a problem with it then just don't click on this video! Matter of fact don't even read the description.
Well this title aged … well?
4:33 Levy put in everything he had in "THE ROOOOOK".
And here I was, wondering how come levy hasnt uploaded anything yet
Donchenko going to flex to his grandkids with that one
aged like milk in under 24 hours haha
The difference between Magnus and Other people is It's news when other people win, but it's news when Magnus loses
Good news to me I like seeing Magnus lose I find him Boring
@@michaelmassaro4375Brave comment.
@@michaelmassaro4375🤡
The price you pay for being the best, people always want to see you fail
@@Henrique-ex4vm Thing is he is so good that people love it when he is in bad shape
Not if he keeps wearing jeans
23:32 all of danya's pieces (besides the bishop on g2) are on dark squares
21:06 Greeting from Turkey my man
Spoiler: no
it was great watching the games live on take take take! is there a way you guys could implement a search feature for the games/standings? usually it isnt an issue with closed tournaments since the competition is so small, but for once i had a hard time finding magnus on the standings due to the size of the tournament! great video and content as always, thanks again!
Boyfriend mentioned at 1:26
This one aged pretty badly
Levy commentating mahomes would say "this is the kinda thing you see from magnus carlsen"
0:15 football and basketball seasons are still in full swing.
Pants beat Magnus Carlsen in round 9.
Yapping stops at 27th December 2025 3:59AM, {GMT}
How can you miss Raunak Sadhwani vs Alireza Firouzja
You need to understand his channel isn't only about Indian chess player like chess base India and saying this as an indian
He can't include every single game and he didn't even included players like nordirbek and Ian and nordirbek made a excellent point today
@@rakeshshukla9159this had nothing to do with india, he wants that game to be included because it was a huge upset
Hello Mr. Levy! Best wishes to you and your better half for the new year. Thanks so much for teaching chess in a really nice way. You are a very good teacher. I appreciate your effort very much. Thank you.
Oh wow I just realized i dont think I've ever seen Erigaisi play a rapid game, if he plays classical like that I bet he plays speed chess like a complete lunatic most of the time
Edit: So yes then lol 18:24
This didn't age well
Not after the war he started with FIDE ☺️
Haven’t watch the ep but saw the intro, said you were doing interviews, just wanted to say your trim looks sharp👍🏼
0:52 „Europe and eastern Europe”
Why not just Europe
Uzbekistan is geographically located entirely in Central Asia.
The World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship, which took place in Kazakhstan, was held **exclusively** in Asia. The venue, the capital Astana (now called **Nur-Sultan** again), is located entirely in the Asian part of Kazakhstan. The entire tournament was therefore clearly held on the Asian continent.
Moments before disaster:
5:35 sets up board for next game lol
Yapping stops at 1:48
o7 thanks
Attention span of a moth I see?
I feel kind of bad for Hikaru. That ending is so painful, but at the same time, hilarious
Funny for the spectators, painful for the player. If I was Hikaru I'd hold a deep grudge for Donchenko
I love when he said “Magnus”
the 50th move rule should have an exception if the mate is a forced sequence of less than 3 or 4 moves (number of moves to be discussed)
11:49 Oh thats absolutely hilarious
Hey Gotham,
Just in case you see this, I wanted to say thank you. Your videos were the main reason I picked up chess again during the pandemic, like for so many others, you were the inspiration I needed to start playing regularly. Now I am competing in the German Team Championship ages 20 and below (DVM U20 in case someone wants to look it up) and currently standing at 2/2 (at board six, but who cares 😂). And it's all thanks to you man! Keep up the good work, you're a big inspiration for thousands of talented chess players!
17:26 Go clippers go!
just in toilet and this drops
What a timing
Literally 😂
Literally
Fr
I just realized that prior to day two of rapid and blitz, Tani Adewumi and has the same score as Magnus Carlsen. Nice job Tani!
unfortunately he is disqualified for wearing jeans
Milk never forgets to Magnus Levy.
Levy looks like what would happen if Frodo wore the ring too long and started gollomizing.
Daniel "The Prophet" Naroditsky
Thank you!! Where's the link for take take take?
Great video, but could you please show standings at the end of these?
Also game before last Magnus drew luckily cause his opponent missed a mate.
I’ve watched so many, almost all, of your videos since 2020 and starting around 4:10 I felt the 500 IQ setup into “THE ROOOK”
Similarly to how when you say “you’ll never guess what Magnus played next” or “this next move is insane” my 1000 bullet brain thinks I’m as smart as Magnus cause I can nowadays guess it correct 50% of the time even though I hang my own queen on move 3.
All that to say… You do such a great job of making every video seem like a first time watcher can understand & be entertained, while also throwing in / keeping bits going for years and years now. We’re lucky to have the internet’s chess teacher… get out of here! ❤
That Russian teenager Murzin played lights out, engine rated his performance at 3402 elo crazy stuff
THE ROOK!!!! 4:31
Magnus had such a bad day, he's now gonna play a 2100 IM who's a higher seed than him. Watch Magnus go perfect today though😂
The thumbnail magnus glaze
Met Levy today, can confirm the stare is intense in real life
I mean bro is doing a whole acrobatics performance on magnus’ d at this point
Magnus himself called it, I think, when he said he wasn't thrilled about that new format of knock out. So glad Danya won. Jacobsen is a friend of Hans Neiman, isn't he? LOL.
Is he someone say he is studentb of hikaru
it's not only rapid and blitz chess that's going on. There's also IIHF U20 going on in Ottawa! True holiday festivities.
Alireza match vs sadwani was amazing
Cover Nodirbek’s games as well
Great recap Levy! Please show the standings at the end of your upcoming videos.
There is literally no world championship where magnus is not or would not be the overwhelming favorite. Not the rematch hed have had against Ian, not a bullet world championship (even though thats relatively speaking probably the weakest of the various time controls)
Its just insane. And he probably still has a good few years before that starts to change too
Well apparently not
its true & last year or two years ago his first day wasnt that good either, doesnt matter for that beast
Check out that Blübaum match in round 5.
I thought Eric Rosen is also playing here. Thought you're going to recap his game.
Levy showing his accent abilities..... I love this part of levu ssoo sooo much😂❤