0:51 hikaru v abasuv 4:33 nepo v gukash 9:37 tan v humpy 11:31 alexandra v lei 13:49 fabi v alireza 20:02 lagno v anna 23:35 salimova v vaishali 27:43 pragg v vidit
The young grandmasters coming out of India in this tournament are so aggressive. They apparently sit down at the board and say “all I see are 64 squares when all I want is AN OCTAGON.”
Also, trivia: the last time the deferred Schliemann was played in a top level game was in the 1974 final Candidates match Karpov vs Korchnoi where Korchnoi played the gambit and held Karpov to a draw.
I really like the vidit's approach to this tournament. He might have lost the game, but... He was considered to be one of the underdogs, but he still came to the boxing ring willing to put up fight
Clickbait titles are absolutely garbage-tier for going back and finding videos. I wanted to rewatch a video of your coverage from Tata Steel and it was basically impossible to find it.
@@justinn8410 that’s fine while it’s recent, once it’s old algo don’t push it anymore. And people just searching for TATA round 2 don’t find it either. He should retroactively update the titles
I really want to see how GMs play those much less popular openings. King's Gambit, Center Game, Ponziani. Really wanna see them try the stuff older masters used to play.
For chess on TV to work, they need to produce it like they do like poker, where it's tape delayed, and highlights the most interesting/ dramatic moments
The way Nepo plays is interesting. Because his positions are solid enough that he forces his opponent to think, and he thinks on his opponents time, which is exhausting but keeps him up on the clock. He's almost daring his opponent to play some wild hair-brained idea that might not be entirely sound
So far, of all the game coverage in these series, I'm most interested in Tan Zhongyi. I didn't know her before this tournament, but the coverage Levy's doing on her games is really exciting! 😃
29:22 "Completely unexplored territory" Except for the fact that I played this against a GM as black in Karlstad Open 2023, and won. Its sort of surreal to see the novelty I played (d6) being played by Pragg at the absolute highest level!
Gotham I am so excited about the candidates and I stay awake in the Uk for your uploads. So exciting and you do an amazing job and I look forward to your videos massively
Can't wait to see how Gotham will react to Pragg's opening choice.These IMs are usually tryna cut our heads off for playing non-standard openings but look at it work at a high level.
He very frequently talks about how the best players in the world are able to do weird stuff and make it work, but if average players did the same stuff it would be a disaster
Damn Lei is having the toughest time bouncing back she straight up played the Evans Gambit at 2500 level classical 🤣🤣🤣 I love her playing style she tries to play in a way that is not boring
I sometimes do watch the whole game. it might not be that entertaining if you just watch the board, but listening to the commentators and their ideas makes it much, much funnier and enjoyable.
AmaIng games here!! Normally I’m not a fan of classical, but this shit is hitting different. Love the risk these guys are taking and just playing chess. Amazing.
Maybe someone already answered this, but: why males have different time on the clock (2 hours) then female (90 minutes) in this tournament? (Just curiosity)
It’s clear that abusov is not attempting to win the tournament. It is really frustrating he’s just trying to draw everyone instead of going for wins like every other player. Originally I thought it would be fun watching players play extra chaotic to try and win against him but he’s hiding like a scared chicken. If you don’t think you belong, don’t come to the tournament and give your spot to someone that’s going to compete.
Levy I think your video format is great! However, in my opinion, I think you should increase the video length. Maybe spend more time on each game (assuming their spicy) and dissect them more as they are elite level games competing for the top title. There are a lot of ideas that can easily be missed and most people watching the candidates are chess nerds and won’t mind watching more levy so long as chess is played. Maybe don’t shy from longer video to cover these more complex games? Just an idea:)
VERY surprised anna didnt see that mate... even with my terrible elo, im fairly certain i wouldve accidentally found it by feeling obligated to give as many checks as possible lol
Cuz probably no coward GM wants to take risk and play differently which is shame ig *They are supposed to take risk and play as best as possible rather than drawing matches deliberately 😂
14:31 "in terms of a percent, the move knight F6 is played very very very rarely." Ah that percent ha
❤❤😂❤
Americans bruh. Good he didnt use miles or smth
I miss Levy’s thousand yard stares. Bring them back.
He can't cuz a guy on a few vids ago said he didn't like them
@@flavored_1noooo that is a massive Loss
He’s Russian he uses meters it yards
A thousand island stare perhaps
@@dwaynekeenum1916he lives in the usa so its in
✨ freedom units ✨
1:00 Levi the lyrical genius oh my god
Triple rhyme scheme baby
Want a 1 hr version of this 😂
2:40
real :D
he has half a point out of TWO
he lost a game and he DREW
and so did hikaRU
21:05 someone get this man some studio time
0:51 hikaru v abasuv
4:33 nepo v gukash
9:37 tan v humpy
11:31 alexandra v lei
13:49 fabi v alireza
20:02 lagno v anna
23:35 salimova v vaishali
27:43 pragg v vidit
thank you
I appreciate it mate ❤
Thx
VIP!
Where is Magnus
Levy asking if we actually watch the whole game, not me watching the games for 5 hours on 3 different screens
It gets better when Vishy analyses the positions.
I find classical chess very boring, but I enjoy the recaps on them. I enjoy watching blitz and rapid though. Shit gets crazy in those
@@self-righteousideologue9398It's like baseball. Put it on in the background while doing something else.
Exactly @@imabhijeet69
same
The young grandmasters coming out of India in this tournament are so aggressive. They apparently sit down at the board and say “all I see are 64 squares when all I want is AN OCTAGON.”
only prag
@@anirudhkashyap23Gukesh better
@@Michael-ey1th I didn't say Pragg is better than Gukesh, his style is more agressive, Gukesh is more of a solid player
@@anirudhkashyap23 sorry I misunderstood
I was very impressed by Gukesh defense against Pragg
Levy making his courses 33% off so that we can make it to the candidates
😂😂
Evans in the candidates is CRAZY
Also, trivia: the last time the deferred Schliemann was played in a top level game was in the 1974 final Candidates match Karpov vs Korchnoi where Korchnoi played the gambit and held Karpov to a draw.
Yeah Leo mentioned it
The fact that he used a sideline variation that hasn't been used in top level play for over 50 years to successfully win the game is mindblowing
I really like the vidit's approach to this tournament.
He might have lost the game, but...
He was considered to be one of the underdogs, but he still came to the boxing ring willing to put up fight
"Not at your level, its just the beginning" 🤣 bro gets me every time with these little viewer roasts.
Clickbait titles are absolutely garbage-tier for going back and finding videos. I wanted to rewatch a video of your coverage from Tata Steel and it was basically impossible to find it.
Just do a search Gothamchess !!!!. You will find half the videos. For the rest search on ????
I don't like super clickbaity titles either. For Tata Steel coverage I recommend looking for videos that correspond to the dates.
@@proman84ima use the Rosetta Stone to reinterpret titles. Will publish findings in a video titled “INTERPRETING A REAL ALIEN LANGUAGE!”
Guess what? The titles aren’t for you. You’re subscribed and are going to watch anyway. The clickbait is for the algorithm to find new people.
@@justinn8410 that’s fine while it’s recent, once it’s old algo don’t push it anymore. And people just searching for TATA round 2 don’t find it either. He should retroactively update the titles
Prag always got the most entertaining games guy is a chess artist
Prag might be my favorite player after some of these games, what a beast!
Seeing the deferred schliemann gives me hope that we'll see a kings gambit in the candidates someday
I really want to see how GMs play those much less popular openings. King's Gambit, Center Game, Ponziani. Really wanna see them try the stuff older masters used to play.
For chess on TV to work, they need to produce it like they do like poker, where it's tape delayed, and highlights the most interesting/ dramatic moments
What was he thinking about? En Passante is forced.
ikrr bro doesnt even know the rules and he is playing in candidates.
Engine: drops by 0.1
Levy: deadly blunder
Thank you for covering this. I cant spend half a day watching it live. Thank you for bringing it to life in an amount of time that is watchable.
Vidit is so calm.. So calm!
Hopefully he bounces back
Very very common gambit, it’s super rare to see stuff like this
Alireza literally spending 30 minutes for a forced en passant move, unbelievable
The way Nepo plays is interesting. Because his positions are solid enough that he forces his opponent to think, and he thinks on his opponents time, which is exhausting but keeps him up on the clock. He's almost daring his opponent to play some wild hair-brained idea that might not be entirely sound
So cool constantly seeing the siblings at the same ranking at the end
Levy always advertising his course in creative way. 😂😂😂
Gotham never fails to understand why he did that
Good to see you covering both the events. Open and women.
"In terms of percent, it is playsd VERY VERY rarely"
Thank you for your mathematician level percentages Levy.
I love it when Levy casually insults me in the middle of analysis, you just never know when its coming
So far, of all the game coverage in these series, I'm most interested in Tan Zhongyi. I didn't know her before this tournament, but the coverage Levy's doing on her games is really exciting! 😃
shes actually terrifying im realizing right now
"Just the heavy pieces, not calling them fat"
😂
fatshaming a poor rook wouldn't be nice lol
Pragg is so creative player, i hope he wins.
Levy never fails to suck hikaru.
Yes! Pragg played my opening - I often played as a youngster ... I beat an FM with it.
I’m a Gukesh fan was definitely rooting for a win but tough opponent in Nepo Glad he got a draw at least
He was better never worse
The semi-Slav: have the adidas but not the car.. amazing 😂
29:22 "Completely unexplored territory" Except for the fact that I played this against a GM as black in Karlstad Open 2023, and won. Its sort of surreal to see the novelty I played (d6) being played by Pragg at the absolute highest level!
Did you just skip to that?
@@wildfamily2655 probably he watches at 2x
Could be he really wanted his commentary on that spefiric game and move@@wildfamily2655
guy it hasnt even been 20 minutes
Probably skipped to the player he's cheering for
Tho I am not seeing the women's match, but I appreciate that levy is covering all the women's games too.
Watching gotham chess with 550 Elo is that cool ?
Yes
Gotham I am so excited about the candidates and I stay awake in the Uk for your uploads. So exciting and you do an amazing job and I look forward to your videos massively
Pragg & Peter cooking dark arts
Prag is my favourite player, he reminds of a modern tal where he complicates everything and goes to a place where 2+2=5
It's almost 2am in my country, but i need to watch the recap rn
Love the way pragg is playing
Love seeing the women’s games! Thanks for increasing visibility levi!
its like opening the chamber of secrets is crazy to say and funny
Levy should get a buzz cut
I wish we had playlists for tournament recaps bc its fun to binge watch them while doing something, especially the candidates/WCCs in the past
Hikaro only can do so much
So , he cant be the champion😂
You should be a guest in gotham garage, let them do you a custom chess car
When I was playing in a chess game I blundered my queen then this video title came in my notifications 💀💀💀
never seen a fully memorised game! Tan Zhongyi rocks!
pragg is my new fav player
15:45 - Alireza spends half an hour trying to remember how en passant works.
I love watching these videos! Keeps up the good work!
Levy before every game, This game will be crazy!!!!🤣🤣
Prag's prep is ridiculous
Zhongyi vs Humpy whole game is literally in chessable short and sweet course. like everything🤣
Can't wait to see how Gotham will react to Pragg's opening choice.These IMs are usually tryna cut our heads off for playing non-standard openings but look at it work at a high level.
Isn't that the way with every subject? First you learn the rules until you are good enough to break the rules
He very frequently talks about how the best players in the world are able to do weird stuff and make it work, but if average players did the same stuff it would be a disaster
Damn Lei is having the toughest time bouncing back she straight up played the Evans Gambit at 2500 level classical 🤣🤣🤣 I love her playing style she tries to play in a way that is not boring
prag my favorite, props to him
Gotham’s Caro-Kann and E4 courses are great!
5:51 I-I-I-I... what was that
AND HE SACRIFICES HIS CAREER!!! 😮😮😮😮😮
20 minutes to come up the winning move and not being able to find it. brutal
No way he just said that
“I’m throwing away a quick black game”
LMFAO
I sometimes do watch the whole game. it might not be that entertaining if you just watch the board, but listening to the commentators and their ideas makes it much, much funnier and enjoyable.
whenever I change my chess board from the OG white and green to white and brown, I play ten times worse for some reason
0:30 "They did not fail...to deliver"
Levy never fails to not fail to tell us that the games did not fail to deliver
"youre going to have the adidas but not the car" is criminally underrated lmao 💀
Levy talking about his vids 0:31
That Vaishali Rameshbabu game is so cold, first time I've ever seen a game that made me want to play the Petrov.
AmaIng games here!! Normally I’m not a fan of classical, but this shit is hitting different. Love the risk these guys are taking and just playing chess. Amazing.
the thing holding chess back the most is the old heads governing everything
Hey levy I really like this video format . KEEP DOING IT
Maybe someone already answered this, but: why males have different time on the clock (2 hours) then female (90 minutes) in this tournament? (Just curiosity)
16:25 he only took that long cuz it was forced he was calculating other lines but realized it was forced and just play it
You’re gonna have the ADIDAS but not the car. Levy with the flow😂😂😂😂😂
It’s clear that abusov is not attempting to win the tournament. It is really frustrating he’s just trying to draw everyone instead of going for wins like every other player.
Originally I thought it would be fun watching players play extra chaotic to try and win against him but he’s hiding like a scared chicken. If you don’t think you belong, don’t come to the tournament and give your spot to someone that’s going to compete.
14:25 "Let me tell you in percentage"
Proceeds not tell in percentage.
Gotham never fails to change his video titles
Leko saw and supported Rh7 in Pragg's game instinctively.
15:49 Alireza forgot the rule of En Passant
Comparing a chess game to the hunger games is crazy 😂
Firouzja took 33 minutes because he was googling to make sure "En Passant" is a legitimate move.
Loving these recaps!
Levy I think your video format is great! However, in my opinion, I think you should increase the video length. Maybe spend more time on each game (assuming their spicy) and dissect them more as they are elite level games competing for the top title. There are a lot of ideas that can easily be missed and most people watching the candidates are chess nerds and won’t mind watching more levy so long as chess is played. Maybe don’t shy from longer video to cover these more complex games? Just an idea:)
you should also include points of player beside their name in right corner
I watch glued up to the tv for 18 minutes... in fact I watched full coverage for 3 rounds on tv...
Levy's recap............ bruh, he's so passionate about the games that it makes me shiver on the brilliancies.
VERY surprised anna didnt see that mate... even with my terrible elo, im fairly certain i wouldve accidentally found it by feeling obligated to give as many checks as possible lol
Is high level chess really just mostly draws?
Cuz probably no coward GM wants to take risk and play differently which is shame ig
*They are supposed to take risk and play as best as possible rather than drawing matches deliberately 😂
Dude im stoned and that description of the semi-slav (you'll have the adidas but not the car) had me CACKLING LMAO. Well done dude.
This is where hikaru lost candidates
can you bring back the points in their names
Levy channelling his inner Fazeer Mohamned with this (current) title.
"Hikaru plays a slav.
THAT'S INTERESTING."
call kramnik please.
"It's crazy, you can be up a pawn in chess and have absolutely nothing."
© Levi Rozman
"Let me tell you in terms of a percent ....... its very very very rare" 😂😂
Levy never fails to fail in this Levy...