Yeah, we all are humans after all, however gotta remark, their "mistakes" are the equivalent to a decent move to an average human, because most of them are not really mistakes, but just a choice that is not as strong as other
I love how they say their ideas while playing, because it's not about winning and being better than the other person, it's about having fun and helping give those who watch experience in how to play different positions. I could learn a lot from that
@@earrapestudios9066 Before touching a piece without the intention to move it you have to say j'adoube. If it is not allowed to talk the j'adoube rule is not needed.
I realize there's no way you ever see this, but Rey is a brilliant chess hustler... really... I saw the Karpov match too and your match with him only cemented what I knew I was seeing... I loved the banter between you two, it was like seeing thought processes... really nice... but Rey has a knack when the time control gets chilly... you even mention it yourself in the end frenzy... but he's a defensive/tactical player at heart... his skill is in keeping the game interesting through the longest part of the clock.... his talent is in seeing tactics quickly... he gets it going around the 20 second mark and sails away... Rey has skill no doubt... you have skill too... but there's a reason Rey doesn't play classical time controls... tactics, my chess compatriots, lead to great blitz results!
Dear Levy and Rey, I just want to tell you how much I enjoyed watching this. You two are the most civil, courteous, and gracious opponents I have seen. Levy, you are such a good sport and good player, right up till the end of each game. Rey, I was swept away by how smoothly and easily you could turn the tables. This video made my day ☀
Second game was a completely madness! (including those heavy pieces were falling on the board). Well, everyone watched that you deserved to win the match, according to what was seen in the games. Sorry for my English, but it is not my first language. Thanks for this content, Levy.
Maybe in the future, there is a Rey Enigma face reveal, and I can imagine how he takes off his costume of his face, he will be agadmator and say: Hello everyone!😂😂😂
He usually uses a voice changer in his channel, and mostly on TV, but when he does street chess, he needs a way to hide his true voice, so he practiced that head voice just for these moments.
Wow the tactic at 24:50 is super interesting. The problem is your rook is tied to the first rank or else there's Rf1 Kc2 Rc1#, so you can't play Rxe8 and by extension Qxe8 either. The way to go about it is you must throw in Qe5+ intermezzo, this forces king to go to the backrank so Qxe8 is available, since QxQ will have RxQ with check, so there's no checkmate for black. That was the one important tempo
Oh my God, I LOVE it when you play yourself in a weird position and the opponent attacks and you STILL manage to defend somehow just like that, like saying "you have nothing". Stockfish does a lot of that, but I never saw a human with a playstyle like that I need to see more of this guy's games
It’s really interesting to watch games like these as a spanish native speaker. I would love to do the subtitles since I’ve been a subscriber for quite a while and I really support all the content you make. I’m from Mexico and I spent some time abroad in the US so I’d be happy to help
I can see Rey's secret winning technique, he taps his clock twice every move! Bad luck Levy you should have won several of those games to clinch the $1K.
Some say that his real face is also in a checkered pattern, and that he can castle through check. All we know is, he's called the st- uh, I mean, Rey Enigma.
you missed a really cool tactic.22:12 you can win material. play bishop h6. if queen takes then Qc3,bishop blocks and Qc2 is mate. The only good move is Re3 and Bxe3 and Qxe3 and then you deflect the queen with your rooks and eventually it is checkmate
I've never heard him, or you for that matter, play over the board. You two were a LOT of fun to watch and hear. That's something that I miss often with online games. Do more!
Man, I haven't watched Rey Enigma before but for a guy named like some sort of wwe wrestler his voice is really soft, it surprised me. He sounds like a really cool gentle dude who takes care of two or three puppies at home or something.
Top move after is Nh3, evaluated at 1 pawn in blacks favor. However with second pawn push Levy misses e5 first to box the bishop in and break open the kingside.
Hey Levy, I'd love the honor to do the subtitles man. I've been watching your recaps constantly as soon as I get home from school, never miss any of your daily videos and I'm a fellow New Yorker (shoutout the Bronx). I'm also a native Spanish speaker from Nicaragua and a chess fan in both languages. Much love to you y a Rey Enigma. Gracias por hacer está colaboración, me gusta el contenido híbrido y que tanto tu como Rey Enigma están haciendo el ajedrez una fuerza global y exclusiva!
The cool thing about Rey Enigma is that he can be anyone, he can be a gm, im, fm, he might be even one of the top 20 or top 10 in the world and he can also be everyone what if the Rey Enigma here is not the original and is there really an original? To me he's like the Anonymous of the chess world.
Hola Levi! Soy español y te hago encantado los subtítulos. No sé si quieres este video traducido al español o el otro al inglés. Just let me know and also what do you exactly want. It's amazing to see you both together :)
I finally solved this enigma! There's Mickey Mouse under the hood and he's very angry because nobody watches his cartoons anymore. He hates all the people and wants to beat them, but since he's a good mouse, he's gonna beat them in chess
One of the most notable novelties of chess in Spain is the appearance of a player whose alias is Rey Enigma . Little is known about him, except that he is under 40 years old and works in the advertising industry. He hides behind a checkered suit and also tricks his voice so that he cannot be recognized. Living in the modern era, to stand out in the crowd, Rey Enigma decided to go on social media. He streams on Twitch, but of course with his fake voice so no one can know his real voice. In addition to that he also posts TH-cam videos and teaches people how to play chess.
I would love to see a bigger clock somehow. Maybe another camera and inset video? These matches seem to be decided on time running out and it’s hard to see.
I thought the vid would be in Spanish as it is my first language, nevertheless, it's still cool to see you and Rey bring communities closer. Bien jugado Levy! Consumo tu contenido desde el "Chess Boom" y siempre espero tus videos. Sigue asi! :)
Has it ever happened that in tournaments, players talk to each other about tactics and strategy? Because it might be slightly unusualy but IMO it gives a very friendly vibe to the game. Very nice play! Thanks for sharing a pretty different video to the usual, it's very cool!
In rated OTB tournaments during your match you're not allowed to talk about tactics or strategy since it's seen as helping your opponent or unsportsmanlike (since it's supposed to be all self-calculation and coming up with ideas by yourself). Players rarely say anything at all during serious rated games. This is just casual blitz. Only after you play an OTB rated game you can ask your opponent if they would like to review it together and then you go into a different room than the main tournament room (because people are still playing rated games usually) and then you can share your thoughts with each other about the game in depth. Which is my experience from going to local USCF OTB rated club tournaments for a couple years (several years back). But in the separate room players would be playing blitz and talking a lot too, so there's a lot of opportunities for friendly games while discussing strategies/tactics etc.
@@phen-themoogle7651 I had a thought there would be a regulation against that, thank you very much for your insight. Have you seen many opponents go and review a game together?
I wanted to comment, but I am a loss for words... this character is like something out of Watchmen - this is fascinating, LOL at times and very entertaining!
my chinese classmate that sounds literally like this freakly dude is learning spanish for the last like 2 years and now he's coming to school in a fucking chessboard latex costume wtf
It was really fun! You are invited to come to Spain for the rematch! :)
Hi Rey :D
its him
Legend himself
He's here! 👀
Genio Enigma! cada vez nas internacional
Basically a chess game between The Riddler and Batman
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Comparing Levy to batman is a great joke. He's Hikarus Robin lmfao.
Rey - "I want to push e4"
Levy - *makes a move*
Rey - *pushes e4*
Levy - "ah, yeah I missed that"
😂😂😂😂😂😂
He lost on purpose.
*surprised Pikachu face
I think he means he missed the strength of that move.
Well to be fair, he actually said "I want to push f4", while Levy was making his move. He only corrected himself to e4 after the move was made
I love how respectful rey enigma is with his opponents
Yeah true. He give him a leason in chess and personaltiy.
the ambient was chill and fun, as it should be :D
So Michael Jackson isn't dead, he learned Spanish and got strong at Chess. 😂
Yea its a mix between MJ and Mickey Mouse
😂😂😂😂
@@youtubewontletmei thought noone will notice 😂
this thread, lmao
He forced his voice to dont ve recognized
playing chess against a chess board is some metatheory.
How did I just realise this?
Good one!
He's actually lowering his voice, his real voice is actually in such a high pitch only dogs can hear it
Man, I'm in tears! You made me laugh so hard 😂😂😂
It's Ben Finegold I'm sure
@@philippebaillargeon5204 no he played f3 first game xD
lmfao
Xd
It's comforting to know that even at this level, you guys still say "that was a bad move I just realized" Immediately after playing said move.
Its blitz. Even super computers have trouble playing top moves in that time frame.
Yeah, we all are humans after all, however gotta remark, their "mistakes" are the equivalent to a decent move to an average human, because most of them are not really mistakes, but just a choice that is not as strong as other
I love how they say their ideas while playing, because it's not about winning and being better than the other person, it's about having fun and helping give those who watch experience in how to play different positions. I could learn a lot from that
Man I wish I had whatever kind of money you need to be able to just fuck around with $1k on the line like that
Levy: Excuse the suit I wore it to meet Rey Enigma
Also Levy: Plays Enigma while wearing a sweater
Yuss
Haha. True
He wore the suit on enigma’s video on his channel
I think he wore it in the first match?
After you meet someone you don’t need to impress them or give a good first impression anymore.
I've said for a while - classical chess would be infinitely more interesting if they allowed this kind of random banter during the game.
Is it actuall prohibited? Or just not done?
@@Salokin92 you can’t talk in a chess match part of the rules
@@earrapestudios9066 Before touching a piece without the intention to move it you have to say j'adoube. If it is not allowed to talk the j'adoube rule is not needed.
When you’re doing a deep think like u do in classical it breaks ur concentration
@@Johnsli smooth brain
I realize there's no way you ever see this, but Rey is a brilliant chess hustler... really... I saw the Karpov match too and your match with him only cemented what I knew I was seeing... I loved the banter between you two, it was like seeing thought processes... really nice... but Rey has a knack when the time control gets chilly... you even mention it yourself in the end frenzy... but he's a defensive/tactical player at heart... his skill is in keeping the game interesting through the longest part of the clock.... his talent is in seeing tactics quickly... he gets it going around the 20 second mark and sails away... Rey has skill no doubt... you have skill too... but there's a reason Rey doesn't play classical time controls... tactics, my chess compatriots, lead to great blitz results!
Alternate title: Biggest chess TH-camr plays against a human chess board
I remember you
You got hearted
@@Red-cr4oo baka >//
@@tsukishima6631 excuse me?
@@Red-cr4ooah nvm..... just pointing your grammatical mistake that changed meaning of whole sentence
If Levy loses he has to uncover his true Gotham identity!
he's aquaman!
@@Feds_the_Freds The most disappointing ending to the Gothamchess saga. He has to return to playing seachess.
He is Gary chess
@@Moorb0y52 Omg the creator of chess
Dear Levy and Rey, I just want to tell you how much I enjoyed watching this. You two are the most civil, courteous, and gracious opponents I have seen. Levy, you are such a good sport and good player, right up till the end of each game. Rey, I was swept away by how smoothly and easily you could turn the tables. This video made my day ☀
Que humilde el Rey Enigma, jugando con un fan 😊
xd
¡¿Fan?!
Aqui se a visto el Caracter de verdad de cada uno.
Grande Rey Enigma.
Se ha ido calentito para casa xD
JAJAJA
@@Daniel-iv5td quedaron 2-2
Man, Eric Rosen’s voice sounds weird under that mask.
It's actually 3 kids in a chessboard outfit. You can recognize their voice from the old Snickers commercial.
@@imightbebiased9311 like I said it’s actually magnises final alien form
So There Is A Theory What There Are Multiple Rey Enigmas?@@imightbebiased9311
Ray has some of the funniest yet cleanest trash talking. "Which one? So I can start calculating.?
Gumball + British/Spanish Gentleman.
Rey*
He seems so sweet and kind.
Second game was a completely madness! (including those heavy pieces were falling on the board). Well, everyone watched that you deserved to win the match, according to what was seen in the games. Sorry for my English, but it is not my first language. Thanks for this content, Levy.
Saludos psico!
otra vez tu? 😂
Hola Psico nada más espero a que alguien diga QUE HACES AQUI PSICO!!!WTFFFF WACHO
QUE HACES AQUI PSICO!!!WTFFFF WACHO
Psico anda por todos lados!!! Saludos 🖖
3:55 Levy drew a heart with his pieces
2:52 That was hilarious 😅 He asked so innocently, I would have probably answered 😆
Xd
Disappointed levy isn't wearing a batman outfit for this one
25:14 "waaaaw that rook"
omg the sheer glee, soo wholesome
I think he’s better than we think. Starts out eh then does what it takes
yeah he is for sure
Wait a moment Rey Enigma couldn't just go masked to the airport.
He Could.
17:15 Levy or editor is awesome! Well done to find when rey forgot to discuss his voice and mask it while editing!
more like * 17:07 but yea agreed!
Maybe in the future, there is a Rey Enigma face reveal, and I can imagine how he takes off his costume of his face, he will be agadmator and say: Hello everyone!😂😂😂
Rey Agadmator
@@phen-themoogle7651 LMAO
plot twist: Rey Enigma is actually Medo in disguise
Both are quite tall. But agadmator is not a gm.
@@phen-themoogle7651 he’s actually magnuses final alien form
The crossover we needed
But not one we deserved ;)
@@xpictos777 🤨
@@nishantsaini579 it's a Batman joke 😹
@@ninjaasmoke accha🤣😅
@@xpictos777 lol
0:42 nunca creí ver a levy hablando Español 😂😂😂
Lots of people saying he's using a voice changer. Sounds like he's just purposely speaking in a high pitched voice to me.
he sounds like peters neck twin in family guy
@@paultaeger2459 That sweet old senior?
He usually uses a voice changer in his channel, and mostly on TV, but when he does street chess, he needs a way to hide his true voice, so he practiced that head voice just for these moments.
@@carpelo It's not his head voice, that is his falsetto voice.
maybe he's a girl!?
I don’t think I saw Enigma this up and close anywhere else and he seems a lovely person
Rey has a really fun and polite personality, would love to see more of gotham vs rey
Me: Mom I want to watch Batman vs The Riddler
Mom: We have those at home
Batman vs Riddler at home:
The fact that The Riddler name is Edward Nigma as well.
18:12
Where True Chess begins
Frantically moving everything and hoping you don't knock over half your pieces in a panic
Loving the hustler style table talk through the game.
imagine if he took off his mask and it was dewa kipas lmao
Or max deutsch
*Dark Souls boss music starts*
@@hilmidwiputranto6944 ahahhaha
Wow the tactic at 24:50 is super interesting.
The problem is your rook is tied to the first rank or else there's Rf1 Kc2 Rc1#, so you can't play Rxe8 and by extension Qxe8 either. The way to go about it is you must throw in Qe5+ intermezzo, this forces king to go to the backrank so Qxe8 is available, since QxQ will have RxQ with check, so there's no checkmate for black. That was the one important tempo
Casuals: "infinity war is the best crossover"
Chess fans:
Oh my God, I LOVE it when you play yourself in a weird position and the opponent attacks and you STILL manage to defend somehow just like that, like saying "you have nothing". Stockfish does a lot of that, but I never saw a human with a playstyle like that
I need to see more of this guy's games
Could it be that Rey isn't even titled but just some celebrity who happens to be quite a strong chess afficionado?
Chooses voice changer, makes himself sound like a scared child rather then some low voice boss
I think he's just talking in a high voice
@@terranloudenback2102 nope, it's a voice changer
@@hormigatomic1 it's just a high pitched voice
Based
Or it's just his normal voice :)
I would pay money to hear Rey say "taco flavored kisses for my Bennie".
"My taco flavoored keeeeses"
I've always wanted to see Levy vs Mickey mouse. This is my dream come true.
haha
I'm 5 seconds in and already dying at the voice Rey does
It’s really interesting to watch games like these as a spanish native speaker. I would love to do the subtitles since I’ve been a subscriber for quite a while and I really support all the content you make. I’m from Mexico and I spent some time abroad in the US so I’d be happy to help
I can see Rey's secret winning technique, he taps his clock twice every move!
Bad luck Levy you should have won several of those games to clinch the $1K.
Some say that his real face is also in a checkered pattern, and that he can castle through check. All we know is, he's called the st- uh, I mean, Rey Enigma.
Rey Enigma is just following mask mandate in a very creative way.
I think Rey enigma is Mickey Mouse lol hahaha really love these two players
you missed a really cool tactic.22:12 you can win material. play bishop h6. if queen takes then Qc3,bishop blocks and Qc2 is mate. The only good move is Re3 and Bxe3 and Qxe3 and then you deflect the queen with your rooks and eventually it is checkmate
I was waiting for this video as soonas you mentioned he was in the city. Keep up the amazing content, you're making so many people happy :)
It's nice to see Levy having genuine fun playing chess
The crossover we didn't ask for, but that we needed and we didn't know.
BTW: I can make the subtitles if you want to.
Escribe en su discord man, aquí se podrá perder entre tanto comentarios
I've never heard him, or you for that matter, play over the board. You two were a LOT of fun to watch and hear. That's something that I miss often with online games. Do more!
Rey's voice is so high pitched but very respectful i never expected that
Him talking in a high pitched voice in order to conceal himself is great
Ngl I thought it was pretty annoying. He should get a voice modulator
@@randombutspecific he is using a voice modulator here I think
Daniil Dubov: "Oh, no, covering my nose and mouth with a mask will give my opponent a great advantage"
Rey Enigma: "Let's play with handicap then"
My two favourite chess players playing together. Great crossover. Really hoping your next game together takes place in Spain. Greetings from Madrid!
Genuinely this dude seems like the nicest guy ever
Man, I haven't watched Rey Enigma before but for a guy named like some sort of wwe wrestler his voice is really soft, it surprised me.
He sounds like a really cool gentle dude who takes care of two or three puppies at home or something.
5:13 it's great to see en passant getting popular among beginners
I'm really curious about how an engine would have held the position after he pushed f3.
Not that curious, apparently.
@@yzfool6639 💀💀
Top move after is Nh3, evaluated at 1 pawn in blacks favor. However with second pawn push Levy misses e5 first to box the bishop in and break open the kingside.
@@yzfool6639 🤣😂🤣🤣
bro just put it into any engine u can just open chrome
Hey Levy, I'd love the honor to do the subtitles man. I've been watching your recaps constantly as soon as I get home from school, never miss any of your daily videos and I'm a fellow New Yorker (shoutout the Bronx). I'm also a native Spanish speaker from Nicaragua and a chess fan in both languages. Much love to you y a Rey Enigma. Gracias por hacer está colaboración, me gusta el contenido híbrido y que tanto tu como Rey Enigma están haciendo el ajedrez una fuerza global y exclusiva!
Quise decir INCLUSIVA. I was tired y'all!
he sacrificed the bass in his voice for chess skills
The cool thing about Rey Enigma is that he can be anyone, he can be a gm, im, fm, he might be even one of the top 20 or top 10 in the world and he can also be everyone what if the Rey Enigma here is not the original and is there really an original? To me he's like the Anonymous of the chess world.
No, he is an IM.
@@AndgaChannel no mates el romanticismo 💁🏻♂️
Hola Levi! Soy español y te hago encantado los subtítulos. No sé si quieres este video traducido al español o el otro al inglés. Just let me know and also what do you exactly want. It's amazing to see you both together :)
I LOVE HIM SO MUCH. He’s so funny & cool & humble & lovable. Great guy. Hope he is prosperous.
...and Rey's not bad either
which one?
17:07 levy is a robot CONFIRMED
No way he played chess blindfolded 😂
i absolutely loved this. i cant even explain but this banter just made me feel good
It was very wholesome and honest
Love your stuff, man. This collab is amazing.
I finally solved this enigma! There's Mickey Mouse under the hood and he's very angry because nobody watches his cartoons anymore. He hates all the people and wants to beat them, but since he's a good mouse, he's gonna beat them in chess
That voice totally cracks me up 🤣.. what a legend
I`m 3 minutes in and this is already the funniest chess banter I`ve heard.
He sounds like Herbert from Family Guy.
One of the most notable novelties of chess in Spain is the appearance of a player whose alias is Rey Enigma . Little is known about him, except that he is under 40 years old and works in the advertising industry. He hides behind a checkered suit and also tricks his voice so that he cannot be recognized. Living in the modern era, to stand out in the crowd, Rey Enigma decided to go on social media. He streams on Twitch, but of course with his fake voice so no one can know his real voice. In addition to that he also posts TH-cam videos and teaches people how to play chess.
He has a voice that I didn’t expect. But it’s very pleasant :)
Wow, I so enjoyed the banter. Both of you are absolute rockstars.
Loved the video, Levy. Rey Enigma seems like a great guy
I would love to see a bigger clock somehow. Maybe another camera and inset video? These matches seem to be decided on time running out and it’s hard to see.
The enigma is over.
He's Elmo
My running theory is this is actually Gotham playing himself.
Nah, it's his buddy Eric Rosen wearing that mask lol
Lo que más me gustó fue el final: el destino del dinero de la apuesta. ¡Bien por ustedes!
I kinda wish he'd just use his normal voice. It's unsettling to hear someone speak in falsetto without wavering for 20 mins straight 😂😂
guys Rey Enigma said "Wiem" which means I know and it was in Polish. Ray Enigma is Polish player!!!!!!!!! 3:26
I thought the vid would be in Spanish as it is my first language, nevertheless, it's still cool to see you and Rey bring communities closer.
Bien jugado Levy! Consumo tu contenido desde el "Chess Boom" y siempre espero tus videos. Sigue asi! :)
los juegos en el canal de Rey Enigma están en español
So Rey Enigma is... Mickey Mouse?
I feel like Levy is just a better chess player than Rey
Doesn't matter they had fun!
You're correct but that isn't the point here
He seems to have better theory, but when that clock starts ticking I think Rey is better under pressure.
The Mask: Rey participated in a "To The Pain" duel!
"Hu HUH! Ohhh BOY!" - Rey Enigma
Why he sound like Mickey mouse
Has it ever happened that in tournaments, players talk to each other about tactics and strategy? Because it might be slightly unusualy but IMO it gives a very friendly vibe to the game. Very nice play! Thanks for sharing a pretty different video to the usual, it's very cool!
In rated OTB tournaments during your match you're not allowed to talk about tactics or strategy since it's seen as helping your opponent or unsportsmanlike (since it's supposed to be all self-calculation and coming up with ideas by yourself). Players rarely say anything at all during serious rated games. This is just casual blitz. Only after you play an OTB rated game you can ask your opponent if they would like to review it together and then you go into a different room than the main tournament room (because people are still playing rated games usually) and then you can share your thoughts with each other about the game in depth.
Which is my experience from going to local USCF OTB rated club tournaments for a couple years (several years back).
But in the separate room players would be playing blitz and talking a lot too, so there's a lot of opportunities for friendly games while discussing strategies/tactics etc.
@@phen-themoogle7651 I had a thought there would be a regulation against that, thank you very much for your insight. Have you seen many opponents go and review a game together?
I wanted to comment, but I am a loss for words... this character is like something out of Watchmen - this is fascinating, LOL at times and very entertaining!
my chinese classmate that sounds literally like this freakly dude is learning spanish for the last like 2 years and now he's coming to school in a fucking chessboard latex costume wtf
Gotham: Cue the dramatic music
*A Zomato ad starts playing*
Enigma: Queen f8 if needed
Levy: *shutta...
23:46
If there isn’t one already this makes me want a chess anime. The battle between these two reminds me of a back and forth yugioh duel 😂
A chess anime will be cool, shogui anime are alredy nice!!!
That did not turn out the way I expected it to.
the second game was so cool i luv that knight attack I fed it into analysis it was fascinating