All jokes aside, the ability to memorize an entire chess board without seeing it, plan moves ahead AND casually chat with the opponent... is quite something.

@PP1969GR

Жыл бұрын

all players in that level can do that

@wombat6

Жыл бұрын

@@PP1969GR sure, that doesn't make it not impressive though 🙂

@Zraknul

Жыл бұрын

Yup very

@natvanrooyen

Жыл бұрын

@@PP1969GR not all IM’s can do that there have even been some GM’s to say playing blindfolded is something they can’t do but a lot of players of that level probably can but it’s still very impressive

@craigwheeler4760

Жыл бұрын

Once you reach the rank of international Master, ELO above 2400, it is kind of expected that you can do at least one game at a time like this. Anna's mother could do the same.

Anna - plays any move Gotham - that doesn't work

@TheTrueMega

Жыл бұрын

It’s like what Hikaru did to levy

@mariojoia1337

Жыл бұрын

My assumption is that he calculates at least 4 layers deep of at least 4 possible moves. But that's only an assumption.

@factzfactory4956

Жыл бұрын

@@TheTrueMega damn 😂😂

@vladmarcu3536

Жыл бұрын

@@mariojoia1337 not really; at that point in the game, levy was in his prep zone. that's why he automatically knew that she made a poor move. up to a certain point, he knew what the best moves are and how to punish the bad moves

@kamealex

Жыл бұрын

@@vladmarcu3536 Anna - doesn't play a move Gotham: that doesn't work

Anna: *thinks* Levy: dont do it

@adrian2221

Жыл бұрын

Probably the funniest comment in the comment section you definitely deserve more like

@Hexolotl_da_axolotl

8 ай бұрын

and anna knew she fudged up

@7lr_w

8 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

I DIDN'T MEAN IT

@T3k_Lewis

Жыл бұрын

Hello, first btw

@WackWasTaken

Жыл бұрын

0 likes 😂

@Shreyy17

Жыл бұрын

Wow my first and the last time in this channel and i saw your comment

@Pixelarator

2 ай бұрын

Wait what are you doing with 19 likes and 3 replies? 😂

@mibrahimwajid7427

2 ай бұрын

What the hell is she doing with 33likes

I love how he uses that same blindfold basically everytime lol It's amazing

@1Nikkl

Жыл бұрын

I think it is even more amazing that he wears a different blindfold for the thumbnail. Is pepe not thumbnail-worthy? :D

@noobwithaplan

Жыл бұрын

@@1Nikkl so true, I wish he would

@heheheha875

Жыл бұрын

HEHEHEHA

@Wesz808

Жыл бұрын

Yes, and not only during chess btw.

@tonybarfridge4369

Жыл бұрын

Because it has a pinhole camera

Levy’s stare has turned from staring into your soul into Yoda on steroids 😂

@sandrin_sej

Жыл бұрын

😂😂

@yourguard4

Жыл бұрын

Even while blindfolded, the stare is impressive.

@joelhaggis5054

Жыл бұрын

​@@someuser.Yes I do.

@ShadowsFallBehind

Жыл бұрын

Pin of shame for the "Levi" 💀

@bovl1416

Жыл бұрын

Only missing the ears

Levy: Let me tell me what your best move is Anna: No Levy: Its queen d7

@briceparent593

4 ай бұрын

He knew that by saying that she would not play it

@voroshenri

4 ай бұрын

@@briceparent593 kinda genius

I love that when he plays Hikaru, he just gets so humbled and stuff but playing against Anna is like a walk in the damn park. Shows you how good an IM is still.

@Bruh-bk6yo

Жыл бұрын

Of course an IM for Super GM is a dumb kid who grabbed a chess piece for the first time in his life.

@AfreenSabah

Жыл бұрын

Yeah chess power scaling is Insane.

@peterp2195

11 ай бұрын

To be fair Levy is pretty close to be a GM. One of the reasons he's not a GM rn is that he gets nervious against GMs.

@wularry1298

11 ай бұрын

@@peterp2195 he isn't focusing on OTB games. He has played too many blitz games online and developed some habits which are not good for OTB.

@fbch32

10 ай бұрын

@@wularry1298 Even before that Levy has said that the thing holding him back from becoming GM is the fact the he gets nervous playing GMs and ends up not playing well

Todays stare was a 10/10. I don’t know how he managed to not blink for almost 20 minutes

@naizy

Жыл бұрын

yeah its actually crazy man

@user-lw7td4ln7n

Жыл бұрын

He was completely consecrate on game

@Krillori

Жыл бұрын

yeah it’s so crazy

@Omegatrius

Жыл бұрын

He had a blind fold on (edit: i said this on purpose to get whooshed)

@gjurrabrend

Жыл бұрын

​@@Omegatrius Bro missed the joke

We need to see Levy's live reaction to when he realised he had way more than 9 seconds left

@victordeluca7360

Жыл бұрын

The title is his reaction lol

@Szeru

Жыл бұрын

was waiting for that ;)

@NoBatteriesLOL

Жыл бұрын

He sacrificed… HIS PERCEPTION OF TIME

@ethandenaro1221

Жыл бұрын

yeah he's kinda really fucking stupid for that

@tedbolton1837

Жыл бұрын

@@NoBatteriesLOL this is funny

I love how Pia is smiling at her daughter the whole time as she watches her play, probably holding back on telling her what to do and enjoying watching her figure things out. So adorable.

@AbdullahAdeeb797

Ай бұрын

smiling at her daughter the whole time as she watches her play, She tried to offer more than worm eyes dude , he daughter felt it and did her best to avoid it.

I love that Anna’s mom could crush both of them but she still just sits silently while they play.

@davidsleith7222

14 күн бұрын

pia's voice is more relaxing than a sleeping pill, but will destoy ya regardless lol. i love this!

Levi using subtitles with capitals just shows he understands his viewers have the attention span of a squirrel

@AbdullahLegend1

Жыл бұрын

​@Oprator is the serial killer the fbi is looking for

@sakuXXIII32021

Жыл бұрын

Brilliant comment

@joeyjohnsonson4341

Жыл бұрын

this comment is so good it should get pinned

@Thesnakerox

Жыл бұрын

Bro's intro really be edited like a VTuber clip LOL

@lorcanzo2498

Жыл бұрын

Sorry I was only able to read half the comment because it wasn’t capitalised

The fact that he shows little to no struggle playing blindfolded is incredible. It really shows the talent he has, and even some grandmasters, although lower rated grandmasters, struggle in this situation

@ExplosiveTN123

Жыл бұрын

Grandmasters are better than him

@builderphill1361

Жыл бұрын

​@@ExplosiveTN123 that is true but not all grandmasters are able to play well blindfolded

@demondangr

Жыл бұрын

@@ExplosiveTN123 Well maybe in a normal chess situation, but they may not be better at remembering all of the peices and where they are at on the board.

@martyshwaartz971

Жыл бұрын

Hee played three simultaneous games blind folded as well and only missed one or two piece positions, it’s such a mind blowing skill

@2aneyaa

Жыл бұрын

Nah all gms can do this easily

The fact that these advanced players can see the board blindfolded like this is just something that never stops to amaze me. Especially when Levy sees the knight move forking the king and queen INSTANTLY. Bravo my man!

“Im just a spectator” -The Blindfolded Participant

@2complex43

3 ай бұрын

Lol

Anna: You have 9 seconds left Levy after seeing he had over a minute left: *_picks up the chair_* Now let's start really beating my opponents

@aidendriver4207

Жыл бұрын

😭😭😭

@kentmichaelgalang686

Жыл бұрын

it's funny cause he actually can't see

@Demonblade99

Жыл бұрын

The King is gonna yeet the Queen

@ethandenaro1221

Жыл бұрын

it's literally his fault though

@DaTimmeh

11 ай бұрын

@@ethandenaro1221For not being able to see the time? For agreeing to a blindfold game? How is it his fault?

I love how Anna wanted to shake Levy's hand to accept the draw, but he didn't see it. That's some proof the blindfold is real

@b_ru

Жыл бұрын

But you can just purposely not do the handshake? It's like saying that a person is not cheating if they play the 2nd best move 1 time.

@b_ru

Жыл бұрын

@Jack Of the box It is. You said that simply not seeing the handshake is proof that the blindfold is real. So, in my example, simply playing the 2nd best move is proof that the fair play is real. I use the exact same words and same concept and just switched the topic from blindfolding and handshakes to best moves and fair play. Edit: By the way, I'm not saying at all that gothamchess was cheating or was not using the blindfold correctly, and I very much believe so he was playing fair. My comment was made to prove you wrong. It was not to get attention because I'm lonely and has no friends or some GARBAGE like that, so @randomcommenter2000 (not actual username) dont just budge in randomly and say some stupid crap like that.

@al87221

Жыл бұрын

No levy just passed the test

@ReXoRofc

Жыл бұрын

​@@b_ru bro you lonely? Got no friends? Lmao -randomcommenter2000

@ashtimbo

Жыл бұрын

@@ReXoRofc yeah pretty much every tiktok comment section

I love the way that Annas mom like gracefully taps the timer and always knows exactly where to move the pieces

Her mother is like "oh Anna these are terrible moves"

I like how happy and proud her mom looks as she plays. Her smile is so wholesome

@mynamejeff4642

11 ай бұрын

​@@lordnorden5856 bro who tf asked

@Manysdugjohn

9 ай бұрын

She is thinking how her daughter is blundering every move probably! I can see that judgmental smile from miles away!

@XhizorBE

4 ай бұрын

rather judgemental smiles 😅

@Leadbelly.

3 ай бұрын

@@mynamejeff4642 Remain calm suppository boy, good grief.

@mynamejeff4642

3 ай бұрын

@@Leadbelly. No

I really wanted to see levy’s reaction when he realised he had more time Edit - thanks for so many likes . I never got so many likes :)

@jeffersonskrabanek9263

Жыл бұрын

I don’t think he did until he took his blindfold off but yea I’d definitely like to know what he did😂🤣

@rcgnetworks

Жыл бұрын

me too

My respect for Levy has just multiplied. Playing blindfolded has always been to me the hardest skill in chess, as I can't make the right move without a blindfold, much less keep track of all the pieces on the board.

I don't what amazes me more, the fact the levi can memorize and play like this and chat making jokes, or the fact that the eyes and the reactions blend so perfectly

I like that the strongest player at the table was being quiet and just moving pieces

Doing chess while your GM mother is watching is probably very stressful, Anna still did great tho

@kaspervercruysse5710

Жыл бұрын

She's quite used to it I imagine. Pia comes on stream pretty often

@pletskoo514

Жыл бұрын

dude...its her mom

This is very impressive. Unfortunate that Anna said 9 seconds that felt unfair even though it was not on purpose I assume.

Her mom so politely presses the timer i love it so much

i love you gotham you’ve made my year for the last few years. you got me out of a depression and into a healthy mindset. you’re my favorite youtuber ever.

@patstaysuckafreeboss8006

Жыл бұрын

He made my last three years feel like one year which is the best three years you’d ever wish for one years worth of years.

@theLuBuofmen

Жыл бұрын

Pin of shame

@1GMitzy

Жыл бұрын

This deserves the pin of WHOLESOME:)

@xtezzeract

Жыл бұрын

@@yeaman9844 yes you are a bot you literally write this under every video 1000 times 💀💀

@1GMitzy

Жыл бұрын

@@theLuBuofmen bruh

Anna’s mom just smiling thinking to herself how terrible all of their moves were. Her blissful smile disguises it well, but deep down inside she’s disgusted that she has to play Levy’s horrible moves

@chrispham6599

Жыл бұрын

Because she's just that kind of lady right?

@realausome

Жыл бұрын

I dont think a comment could be more wrong

@Hanglmao

Ай бұрын

Acting like you're some 2000 elo guy

Pia's eyebrows at 11:46 when Anna misses the mate

I was waiting for Levy’s reaction once he realized he had enough time to beat her easily and he got a draw because of his thinking about time

I love this trio. Pia is so calm and stoic and Anna is so opposite. Levy is Levy. Helps when you have a GM Mother and Father

I love how gently Pia presses the button

How cute is the way Pia presses the timer on the clock...so delicately as if shes scared it would hurt the button :)

when anna said " im gonna go for a pawn avalanche" levy blundered that he could say "you cant stop and avalanche with a horse" LOL

@hoebare

Жыл бұрын

He sacrificed... THE JOOOOKE!

I would really love to see a game between Levy and Pia

@gunchar06

Жыл бұрын

After remembering Pia against her husband, and Levy against Alexandra Kosteniuk i'm not so sure if i would love to see Levy getting crushed again.

@guigs4467

Жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/X3qLktmtaJeYYsY.html here we go. 5 days later they delivered lol

@ryuzaakkyagami7775

11 ай бұрын

Pia destroyed him easily, lmao

@Ravi-yb7mn

8 ай бұрын

she didnt destroy him

I like to imagine that Mrs. Cramling is just silently judging both of their moves while smiling

i like how anna went for a handshake while levy sat there looking really relived

"You can hang out with Anna but you have to blindfolded and you aren't allowed to touch any pieces." It's like my life in a nutshell.

@samayahone3497

Жыл бұрын

💀💀

@meta4972

Жыл бұрын

Cringe

@taktika4764

Жыл бұрын

and her mother will watch you 100% of the time

@kortieblox7985

Жыл бұрын

LMAO

@Nitidus

Жыл бұрын

Found the incel with the most degenerate comment history of the decade

this dynamic is beautiful, and i'd love to see more videos with Anna and Pia. the silent commentary from Pia in the background is spectacular

@RyohMadDog

7 ай бұрын

"Silent commentary" is a great term and Pia was definitely providing a ton

4:31 "I'm simply a spectator" - A player in a match, BLINDFOLDED

Pia is just sitting there with a smile and just doesn't talk

I love when the strongest player is just moving the pieces. Because they never say anything but their face says it all

@dankness420

Жыл бұрын

@@lordnorden5856 I now wonder what about pia blindfolded vs levy

@salvadorsempere1701

Жыл бұрын

In her prime, yes, Pia will possibly beat Levy playing blinfolded. Today,, his elo diference is ¿100 points? so let´s say that the result would be uncertain...

I got into chess recently and discovered you in the meanwhile and I won’t lie to you, I literally love your energy! You totally deserve your award !

This is so fun. I bet more collabs in Chess community would be even more fun :D Imagine Hikaru + Anna + Gotham some pajama Chess party!

his frog blindfold always gets me

I'm not sure if it's funny or sad when Anna apologizes to her GM parents, whenever she assumes they are disappointed in her games.

@steve83669

Жыл бұрын

Susan Polgar, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Hou Yifan?

@americanswamprat

Жыл бұрын

Seems pretty lighthearted to me

@tomriley5790

Жыл бұрын

The thing I love is that Pia only ever seems happy for Anna and to share in her Anna's disappointment and never seems disappointed in Anna herself :-)!

@deutschlanddeutschland7111

Жыл бұрын

There are lots of tragic stories of children failing their parents. Then again, there are lots of heartwarming stories of children taking over their parents work successfully. Anna already did succeed because she is one of the most listened to chess teachers, her being better than 99% of all chess players AND being smart about how to use new media being the reasons. That's a lot like Levy, too

That blindfold made the video so much funnier. 1:59 even delivered a second stare

This is a really enjoyable series. Would love to see more content playing against other creators/chess pros in this format. This is coming from a guy who hasn't played chess officially in over 15 years, but is trying to light that spark again. Keep it up!

That blindfold is legendary. Makes me laugh every single time haha

Levi with this blindfold is like a sleep paralysis demon

Fun to see Anna’s mom smiling and just being the strongest player, at least was

Anna's mum seems nice - always smiling.

Levy just looking at us like a frog on drugs staring into our soul. 🤣

Incredible from the mom being the grand master, the music, the shirt, the frog blindfold, the laughs

It's insane how he keeps talking and makes jokes while not seeing the board is absolutely insane

@TheRadiastral

Жыл бұрын

This is because different areas of the brain are engaged into these 2 activities. I'm only around 1300 rating, but can also visualize a board with pieces on it and play a game in my head, all while watching a YT video and reading comments. I think anyone can do this, at least for a short period of time. But once the game gets complicated, I do tent to "get lost" and loose track of some pieces. To be able to do this flawlessly for 15+ minutes, like Levy does here.. yeah, that's hard, I can't do that. Probably just comes with years of training and experience.

@jayure1346

Жыл бұрын

As a 1400 I can go firm what the first reply said is not bs

“Do you see now cause I don’t see” 😂 I love than everyone was smiling after that

I usually feel pretty stupid just watching Levy's commentary, but watching him play blind like this takes it to a new level. Stunningly impressive and humbling.

King-queen fork while blindfolded is impressive. That alone shows that Gotham is the real deal.

this man is the reason chess is where it is today

@zachhaywood1564

Жыл бұрын

I'd say The Queen's Gambit combined with quarantine helped, too. But yes, Levy is a huge part of it.

@stardustie

Жыл бұрын

yeah after like 5 other things but yeah

@halalola432

Жыл бұрын

@@zachhaywood1564ep the queens gambit was hugeee so many people started learning chess

@friedsushii_

Жыл бұрын

​@@stardustie not more than 3 other factors come to my mind. what do you think of?

@energysynergymatrix8145

Жыл бұрын

@@friedsushii_ GM Hikaru is also a big part of it too.

I can't even keep track of all the pieces when I can see the board.

It would have been 10/10 but he didn’t do en passant so

"You can't stop an avalanche with a horse " levy rozman 2022

15:13 for anyone who's interested this endgame is the exact same one that Daniel Naroditsky showed to Andrea Botez in one his lessons (the video was called "Master Endgame chess stratgies ft Andrea Botez" chapter four). The winning idea was to play Qe2+ (instead of Levy's Qa8+) and then after Kg1 (Kh3 Qg4+ Kh2 Qg3#) Kg3! and white can't defend the mate on f2.

@SimonBiennier

Жыл бұрын

Yes! You just beat me to it. It's incredible how useful his lessons are, since these situations covered can arise in real games (as seen here).

@amieres

Жыл бұрын

I wonder if he would have seen it without the blindfold

@marlonb.4017

Жыл бұрын

Probably would have seen it if he didn’t think he had no time lol

@magnet_ft_rylles

11 ай бұрын

Sorry so black was winning?

@arthurrtang9670

2 ай бұрын

@@magnet_ft_rylles No, Black was never winning in the endgame. White missed a winning chance with Qe2+ setting up the inevitable mating pattern. Qa8+ made the position equal after the miss.

"How do i know that you cant castle but you dont know that you cant castle" this got me laughing so hard 🤣🤣

''my king will now kill your horse with his bare hands it is actually very gruesome'' lmfao

Anna apologising to her mum for her style of play is the cutest thing! :D Also, it's just the top engine line in this position ;)

@JakeKlineMusic

Жыл бұрын

I had a feeling that if she wants to play it enough that she's willing to apologize to her mom, then maybe she should focus on that style…

"I'm simply a spectator." - Levy says, blindfolded 😂

"i don't know if i'm happy, i still can't tell" resonated with me

"Do you want me to tell you what I think the best move is?" "No." ...tells anyway...

Really fun video! I love the change of pace of videos like this! Also watch levy play is really fun! Hope to see more videos like this!

Pia Cramling thinking "I can beat both of them blindfolded!"

in star wars anakin said :you underestimate my power obi wan:dont try it

does anyone else remember the endgame at 15:06 from danya's endgame video? kinda feels nice actually seeing this again

2:25: Proof that Gotham is everywhere, and can read your mind.

Me going crazy cause levy didn’t take with EN PASSANT at 2:43

the frog gogles tho 😆

the music VS levy's thrash talk LOL

Half way through, amazing content really. More chilled out than your usual content, very refreshing. Very interesting game to for a beginner as myself

@Nathan-dt2tu

6 ай бұрын

ROOK TO B6!!! Does that suit his style better?

The mom is having so much fun, God bless her and her family

16:42 Anna tried to handshake Levy but he couldn't see oooof

Wasn't a draw at all...more pieces = win! He was just being nice I guess...

A certified levy classic

@syntheticallay

Жыл бұрын

​@YeaMan ratio

@NfShf

Жыл бұрын

@YeaMan L+

@iwantabigpiece

Жыл бұрын

@YeaMan not even your song lmao

When Anna played c3 the mom looked like "WTF are you doing"

when levy blundered and she missed it her mom just had a reaction that almost killed me of laughter.

Anna- can i.. gotham-No.

Damn Levy with the BIG BOLD WHITE captions for us low attention span millennials who can't focus for more than 5 minutes without our beloved smartphones!

2:47 EN PASSANT WAS FORCED THERE

U have 5 second left Gotham : start to blunder every move 🤣

I love this format. So chill. The background music vibes were relaxing, and your voiceover was fun too.

I love Pia's face throughout the match.

I have no idea how you guys are able to play blindfolded ... hats off Levy

You know you're a legend when a GM moves the pieces for you.

Anna: should i play with your weak spots Levy : I have no weak spots

Anna Cramling is literally the purest person ever (besides Eric) there is no way she sheats

@joran5529

Жыл бұрын

She may not sheat but she may be cheating

@standzalone8635

Жыл бұрын

but maybe she cheats

@jansnauwaert1785

Жыл бұрын

"sheats"?

@EdiblePlutonium

Жыл бұрын

Maybe she's not getting enough fiber

@jansnauwaert1785

Жыл бұрын

@@EdiblePlutonium Ah, I see, he meant "shits"!

Anna's mother looks like she knew the whole game before the game even started like hikaru but 100 times better

Pia was there like Anna what are these moves 😂

Wow levy seeing that knight fork blindfolded wtffff

Pia is smiling like, "Is this what you call chess noobs?"