Thank you WIRED! Hope you all enjoyed the episode 😊

@davidoj4326

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha i did bro you're great

@mukasadulex2955

Жыл бұрын

Second comment

@patrickedwards2078

Жыл бұрын

Dude you're so great for the game of chess. It's so awesome to have a drama loving, clickbaiting view fiend making a huge deal about every little controversy in chess. It might be incredibly annoying and purely superficial, but it appeals to the masses and that's what important.

@liammac4580

Жыл бұрын

Amazing job man!!!

@dambro1823

Жыл бұрын

On fire lately my guy.

As a 900, Levy going 16 minutes without calling me a bozo is the best Christmas present I could ever have asked for -- thanks Wired!

@vignesh6654

Жыл бұрын

😂😂

@Call_Upon_YAH

Жыл бұрын

Jesus Christ is the propitiation for the whole world's sins. They that believeth and are baptized (with the Holy Spirit) shall be saved; but they that believeth not shall be damned. Those led by the Holy Spirit do not abide in wickedness. 👍🏾 *God is ONE manifesting himself as THREE;* the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit! Bless him! *For these three are one.* As I am led by the Holy Spirit, nothing I state is a lie, but the truth of God. Anyone who tells you differently is misinformed or a liar. They do not know God, nor led by him. Anyone who *claims* to be a Christian and is against what I am doing, and where I am doing it; the Holy Spirit does not dwell within them, they lack understanding. They know not God, read his word, and their religion is in vain. Do not hear them, they will mislead you, the lost cannot guide the lost.

@charlestonianbuilder344

Жыл бұрын

i feel you man

@jamroll3841

Жыл бұрын

@@Call_Upon_YAH bot

@tom-ez1np

Жыл бұрын

@@Call_Upon_YAH God isn't real lol

2:04 "Magnus has an incredible stamina. He will go on for 5, 6, 7 hours." is a statement easily taken out of context.

@YourLocalMiguel

10 ай бұрын

Ayo?

@arthurmont-morency5027

10 ай бұрын

"And squeeze water out of stone at many of his positions"

@titangames6888

9 ай бұрын

lmao

@pablo506

9 ай бұрын

​@@arthurmont-morency5027 "he has extremely good instincts and end game technique"

@mynamejeff4642

9 ай бұрын

​@@pablo506"he has massive co..."

when levy was talking about cheating and said “or elsewhere” bro that smile he knew exactly what he was doing

@felix_bbx1146

Жыл бұрын

I was looking for this comment

@kieancoba7661

Жыл бұрын

lmfaoooo exactly

@sparkislost

Жыл бұрын

LMAO I DIDNT THINK HE WOULD GO THERE

@salockingaming6246

Жыл бұрын

Beat me to it lmao

@innocentrage1

Жыл бұрын

What what in the rook

Twitter: How do I get GM? Levy: I guide others to a treasure I cannot possess

@incognito1783

Жыл бұрын

I need this comment to blow up.

@xl000

Жыл бұрын

he reached IM then plateaued. There is no going up for him, his brain is just not able to do it.

@aaronjosephs2560

Жыл бұрын

@@xl000 yeah, because becoming a grandmaster as an adult is near impossible, and Levy has enough other time commitments that he can't put in the time and effort to making it. He's still extremely good at chess.

@markburke1396

Жыл бұрын

@@xl000 thats not exactly true. He said himself he could become a GM, but it would take so much dedication to improving that he would have to stop doing what he does and focus solely on becoming a GM. He doesn't consider the sacrifice worth it, so he is happy (and making more money doing what he is doing instead of pursuing a GM title).

@MrKcspot

Жыл бұрын

oh that's mean. that's mean spirited.

“[Some cheaters] have had vibrating devices in their shoe or elsewhere” Very glad to hear Levy snuck this little gem of a backdoor reference.

@amitthehuman

Жыл бұрын

That joke really filled me with pleasure

@mullarky2288

Жыл бұрын

@@amitthehuman Nice one 😂

@coltonpeterson7543

Жыл бұрын

"backdoor" reference

@MegaIznadSvega

Жыл бұрын

heh, backdoor.

@taserrr

Жыл бұрын

Well there's a current chess player accused of having done that, putting in a rectal device to cheat. So yeah there's that. Mind you, those are allegations nothing is proven.

it’s so weird seeing levy so calmly talk about chess after so much of him calling people bozos in funny accents

@frockk

Жыл бұрын

"Oh you're schewpid"

@petromax5534

4 ай бұрын

"And he sacrifices, the ROOOKK"

I have rarely in my life seen someone answers questions so clearly and directly. I don't believe there is a better way to answer these questions. Very articulate man

@TheOnlyToblin

Жыл бұрын

Levy may not be GM level in Chess as a player, but as a teacher, he's unmatched.

@Literally___Me

Жыл бұрын

Bro got brilliant moves in speech

@cheesewithuhhh

Жыл бұрын

Yeah

@LiveWatched

9 ай бұрын

good editors bro..

@mantosh56

9 ай бұрын

​@@LiveWatched lol since when did editors became proficient speakers or chess players 😅

That little smile at 2:54 when he said "...or elsewhere." He wasn't going to say it, but he was thinking it. We all were.

@friendmaker9210

Жыл бұрын

First thing I thought!

@zed.lmaooo

Жыл бұрын

"...butt, uh..."

@beppvis

Жыл бұрын

lol

@Lnxtc_

Жыл бұрын

hans

@pacoalsal

Жыл бұрын

The smile speaks for itself

This recent recognition and inclusion of Levy in other big channels truly brings a smile on my face

@trevorjamesconsideracion1982

Жыл бұрын

He’s like everywhere nowadays. Man must be so busy the past few weeks.

@colonelsanders5278

Жыл бұрын

Same

@davidmikan7925

Жыл бұрын

@@trevorjamesconsideracion1982 Besides here, the commentating and the chessboxing commentating, did I miss something else?

@HeavenlySkyFriday

Жыл бұрын

@@davidmikan7925 Lex Fridman’s podcast

@chrisgould5907

Жыл бұрын

@@davidmikan7925there was a video by WIRED about cheating in chess

One thing I love about chess is that when you lose it isn’t because you were unlucky, it was because you made a mistake somewhere. That causes you to learn what your mistake was and improve

@buycraft911miner2

Жыл бұрын

The lag is annoying tho, and I always get bad matchups

@buycraft911miner2

Жыл бұрын

@George G. matchups remain a good excuse though

@DespOIcito

Жыл бұрын

@George G. i mean tbf over the board games arent as readily accessible to people in comparison to playing chess on a phone/computer

@frockk

Жыл бұрын

Tate follower I see

@lsandjs9793

Жыл бұрын

Did u always have this philosophy or are u saying what Tate said lol

Lol love that Contrapoints had a question about "theory" 🤣 props to whoever chose that question, it's very on-brand

LOVE THIS! Spreading the joy of chess! 💚

@saifeee871

Жыл бұрын

Cringe

@DanielMEron-ph4pm

Жыл бұрын

@@saifeee871 Your comment was cringe.

@ege4311

Жыл бұрын

@@saifeee871 eyo shut up

@hunghung79

Жыл бұрын

whooo!

@biem7091

Жыл бұрын

chess

So proud of Levy for the traction he’s gained in the chess community!

@AluminumTiki

Жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHA NERD

@bigboggabinks8466

Жыл бұрын

@@AluminumTiki @Philip J. Fry Bro your last name is fry 💀

@chrisadmaley

Жыл бұрын

@@bigboggabinks8466 its a fictional character XD

@lemontiger7189

Жыл бұрын

Proud??? You should ask yourself: “is this traction deserved?” The answer is No. he got famous because he was close to hikaru early in 2020. Plus his vids are not special at all , So many better chess entertainers but unfortunately they lack the visibility

@yty1941

Жыл бұрын

@@lemontiger7189 you should probably go tell him that get pin of shame 💀

Great to see his cyborg mode being activated after he reads questions about chess puzzles. Everything goes smooth and articulate in his speech and then goes "yeah, I solved it." You can see the chess machine-glare in his eyes when he says that. 😆

@seantimmons5900

8 ай бұрын

In fairness, he already learned it before. He's studied more chess than most people have ever thought about chess. And he's only an IM. Imagine what Carlsen has in his wild brain.

Levy: chess openings are named after places or people *Hikaru: allow me to introduce… THE BONGCLOUD*

@Yggdrasil42

28 күн бұрын

Anna Cramling: "The Cow"

"Magnus has an amazing stamina, he can go for 6-7 hours at a time and can squeeze water out of the rock in many positions" -- Levy Rozman, 2022

@Sebastian-zj6mq

Жыл бұрын

Squeeze WHAT? 😶‍🌫

@Jotizs

Жыл бұрын

@@Sebastian-zj6mq I think it's a reference to the Biblical story where Moses beat his staff on a rock and water poured out of it. In case you're actually wondering.

@Carrick0117

Жыл бұрын

AYO 😳

@Hamedak

Жыл бұрын

lmao this is so funny🤣 How does he know!

@Jotizs

Жыл бұрын

The analogy being that even in the most difficult and hopeless circumstances, you can find a way to succeed/solve the problem. Because in the story Moses had to take care Israel would survive, even though God had forbidden him to beat his staff on a rock, instead wanting him to wait for a divine sign to find water. But the point is that Moses succeeded in creating a solution.

I love how Levy says that he is bad at doing analogies and then just casually pulls the best chess analogy I’ve heard

@marsmonke4160

Жыл бұрын

He's just very awkward and "self-conscious", and thinks very little of himself

@chrisdawson1776

Жыл бұрын

@@thesynergisticcomposer6718🤓

@laszlobandi6456

Жыл бұрын

after 2 hours of googling and hours of editing...

@notechb0ss2.05

Жыл бұрын

@@laszlobandi6456 He didn’t need to Google that. Even garbage, bottom of the barrel players like myself can easily see the similarities between the players and animals he chose.

Quite fun to see @ContraPoints randomly asking a chess question.

@artemis3120

8 ай бұрын

Seriously, I was listening in the background then heard Levy say "At Contrapoints asks..." like hol' up, what??

Fun fact: Shah is usually head of the village or a king, while "mat" translates to died, so checkmate means "your king is dead"

2:50 "Or elsewhere," Levy said with the faintest chuckle.

@Tugu420

Жыл бұрын

Like how he had to remain professional when saying it

@Idkwhattoputhere...306

Жыл бұрын

@@Tugu420Almost made me spit something

Levy solving the puzzles before he finishes his sentence is so funny to me

@theforumspecter6680

Жыл бұрын

He finished it before he even opened his mouth 😂

@Jimanfi2304

Жыл бұрын

Can someone explain to me why this isn't stalemate? I assume it's because the king is obligated to take itself out of check by taking the Queen but that would put it into check with the rook 🤔 Edit: this is to do with the first puzzle!

@michaelruiz6265

Жыл бұрын

@@Jimanfi2304 A king cannot put itself into check, it is not a legal move. So a stalemate is defined as when the king is not in check, but the player has no legal moves that do not put their own king in check. A checkmate (as shown in the puzzle) is when the king is currently in check, and the player has no legal moves to get the king out of check. So because the black king is currently put into check by the white queen, and cannot take the queen without putting itself into check again by the white rook (as well as not being able to move anywhere else to get out of check), black is checkmated.

@theamazingincrediblespider9689

Жыл бұрын

It was already solved is why. He'd already had the composition commited to memory. Still impressive, of course, just for a different reason.

@Quivex1

Жыл бұрын

@@theamazingincrediblespider9689 Yeah for sure. Any IM level player is going to have most famous compositions or classic "outside the box" 2-3 move checkmates solved and committed to memory....That said, the only thing I'd add is that just because he had already solved it in the past doesn't mean he just immediately knew the answer, there was probably still a degree of "solving" going on, just much faster/much easier... I liken this to solving a riddle you've already heard before. You might not remember the answer immediately, but as you think through it for a second it comes back to you.

I like how he's not a grandmaster, but he's more iconic than most grandmasters.

@rj.lacida

10 ай бұрын

He's like Naruto. A genin-ranked shinobi, but more wholesome than any of the ninjas in Konoha hahaha.

@mrsillytacos

10 ай бұрын

Yeah he has more subs than Magnus 💀

@boblybob74

9 ай бұрын

@@amazinggamerx1they said iconic not best

@fireyfan25

8 ай бұрын

He should be a Honorary GM

@sirthisisawendys811

6 ай бұрын

I never paid much attention and I always thought that he was a GM till now

10:30 I've always preferred the knight over the bishop for the reason that the knight is capable of (eventually) covering every square on the board, while the bishop is limited to its starting color. IOW, the knight can cover twice as many squares.

@fos1451

Жыл бұрын

Not really, that’s not really a good reason, using that logic, king would be better bishop but obviously that’s not true

@bizzyz_lol5057

Жыл бұрын

​@@fos1451 agree, but still I think knight> because only the knight can do it

@Ezzy1331_

10 ай бұрын

Well it’s basically that, the knight can move in any square, but it’s not very mobile While the bishop can only move in light/dark squares but is very mobile So it’s basically mobility or ability

@Gary-tm1kx

10 ай бұрын

The knight is the only piece whose path cannot be blocked providing it has an available square to land on. The bishop has longer spatial range. Like the queen and rook, but unlike them is only confined to it's own square color. Because these 3 pieces have greater range of mobility, their paths can be blocked by a well protected opposing piece, whereas the knight can totally avoid this dilemma.

@geminirox8635

10 ай бұрын

the bishop can threaten far more squares than the knight

Levy is such a good ambassador for the game. I've never heard him talk about chess for a general audience before these videos, but he is doing a great job.

@Call_Upon_YAH

Жыл бұрын

Jesus Christ is the propitiation for the whole world's sins. They that believeth and are baptized (with the Holy Spirit) shall be saved; but they that believeth not shall be damned. Those led by the Holy Spirit do not abide in wickedness. 👍🏾 *God is ONE manifesting himself as THREE;* the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit! Bless him! *For these three are one.* As I am led by the Holy Spirit, nothing I state is a lie, but the truth of God. Anyone who tells you differently is misinformed or a liar. They do not know God, nor led by him. Anyone who *claims* to be a Christian and is against what I am doing, and where I am doing it; the Holy Spirit does not dwell within them, they lack understanding. They know not God, read his word, and their religion is in vain. Do not hear them, they will mislead you, the lost cannot guide the lost.

@ClawedAsh

Жыл бұрын

@@Call_Upon_YAH Not Christian, but you're a perfect example of why people hate Christians

Proud of Levy. He’s branching out

@DannerBanks

Жыл бұрын

Sorry mate, that's adult Harry Potter.

@Counter-Intuitive

Жыл бұрын

Why are Jews so good at Chess?

@theedinghamfam1533

Жыл бұрын

ayo?! 🧐😏🥴🤨📸📷📸

@aminabdullah6376

Жыл бұрын

@@DannerBanks the resemblance

@zakl940

Жыл бұрын

@@Counter-Intuitive there’s a few different cultural factors that contribute to it, it’s like asking ‘why are Russians so good at chess’

He showed the Caro-Kann defense on his board, but it was very difficult to see. Wired did not show it. On the virtual board they only showed the beginning two moves and not the pertinent part.

This guy is such a wonderful teacher. I am no good at chess, I'm fascinated by it but my brain can't handle playing it. I was sitting here nodding along as he was speaking as if I was in a lecture and he was the professor. He is so intelligent and knowledgeable in his craft as well as explaining in an accessible and exciting way. I've already seen so many comments on his articulation and I couldn't agree more. It seems like he's as good at teaching as he is at playing chess! Unrelated, but the thought that there are still any games of chess that have yet to be played is mind-boggling to me. This game has existed for nearly 1500 years! My little pea brain can't fathom the idea that we're not even close to exhausting even just the first 5 full moves' possibilities. that's fascinating

@godooner8683

9 ай бұрын

When he said that there are games where a new move is played in the first 5 moves, he is solely referring games played by top rated players. These players usually stick to the same format of moves because they aren’t comfortable exploring new territory at the highest level.

@0Rookie0

9 ай бұрын

@@godooner8683 At turn 5, googling shows, over 800k unique positions. Over 9 million at turn 6. Soooo.... Is he wrong? After accounting for people taking the same path as those before them (which you state) this would mean a minimum of that many games played with an assumed average of many, many more played.

@connorcrump3825

7 ай бұрын

@@godooner8683 No the real reason to be unique by turn 5 is that the opening moves chosen were not the most commonly played. This gives more likelihood of earlier unique positions. Usually around turn 10 or so it does become unique or very close to it (something like 10 games in database that has billions of games).

I love listening to an expert talk about their craft. I never would have thought of a chess move as "fascinating," but hearing Mr. Rozman discuss chess was like getting a glimpse into a cool new world.

@AdderTude

Жыл бұрын

As simple as a game like chess is to play, you soon discover it is incredibly complex as you go.

@mohitwanjare7951

Жыл бұрын

@@AdderTude and when you start playing, then there is no coming back. welcome, you are addicted.

@onatsakall6918

Жыл бұрын

@@mohitwanjare7951 yeah I never thought I would be playing chess this much. I just played 1-2 games online and started watching chess videos. Now I am playing chess and watching chess videos instead of sleeping 😂. It actually feels like more than just a board game. It is like a video game with graphics,or reading a book.

@beamzsalt4252

Жыл бұрын

woah thats so deep

@jozokrstanovic9040

Жыл бұрын

Rozmans youtube channel is an awesome channel to watch chess content on. Very educational, he often reviews games, reviews his viewers games, gives insight and plays and gives tips himself. Also he's really entertaining to watch.

Dude the fact that Levy is everywhere now is so dope. Well deserved

@IntrusiveThot420

Жыл бұрын

100%, though I shed a tear when he basically said "morphy is a false idol"

@nomathic7672

Жыл бұрын

I'd much rather see Daniel Naroditsky than Levy in pretty much every possible scenario.

@sankeethganeswaran3024

Жыл бұрын

@@nomathic7672 i wouldnt

@nomathic7672

Жыл бұрын

@@sankeethganeswaran3024 I honestly can't see why anyone other than kids would prefer Levy over Daniel Naroditsky. Daniel is better than Levy in every aspect other than being childish and annoying.

I saw this video when it was just posted and I had no idea about Hikaru or about Levy. Now that I've seen tons of videos with them this video showed up again. Watched it again, and I have to say, it's a different feeling watching. Thank you WIRED, thank you Levy. Great content, and awesome thumbnail on the world chess championship recaps.

Nice, thoughtful and calm delivery; professional production. Well done!

you forgot to mention that the computer got into Gary's head with a move that made no sense in game two. Gary started questioning himself because of that move and basically fell apart. It was later discovered the computer wasn't thinking so far ahead that gary couldn't imagine it's strategy as he thought, but that the move was caused by a bug in the program. True story. So the real question is when did computers actually get better at chess than humans.

@thesun5275

Жыл бұрын

I argue making a move to throw off your opponent is actually a skill. Having a bug like that be implemented intentionally and making it a feature would really make it all ascend.

@mariuszpudzianowski8400

Жыл бұрын

It reminds me of my style of playing - I don't know wtf I'm doing and so does my opponent. Somehow I win a bit more than I lose.

@exisfohdr3904

Жыл бұрын

"Better" is very subjective here. Sure, computers evaluate a lot of 15+ moves ahead way faster and consistently. Humans can definitely be thrown off as mentioned. However, the flaw in computers is that their moves are calulated on probability. This means predictable. Knowing what your opponent will do before they do it can be an advantage, albeit, still difficult to exploit against a computer.

@emilyscloset2648

Жыл бұрын

if you actually look at the line, it was very theoretical slightly offbeat line, which other GMs had put into the computer recently. Computers used to be very material driven, instead of more initiative driven

@erenjaegerbomb8653

Жыл бұрын

@@thesun5275 it didn't make a move to throw off the oppoment though, the opponent threw himself off. You are rewriting the story to assume the computer did this intentionally and strategically when in fact it was simply a mistake.

This guy was a great commentator in the chess boxing event

@seblewongeltima3101

Жыл бұрын

so you didnt know him before?

@brent4674

Жыл бұрын

@@seblewongeltima3101 issa joke i think

@_ion04

Жыл бұрын

@@seblewongeltima3101 i mean, if they didn't what's wrong with that? Just means more people are learning about levy.

@Quixan

Жыл бұрын

@@brent4674 I mean… it’s not a *joke*, he did an excellent job commentating Ludwig’s chess boxing event.

@a_single_white_female

Жыл бұрын

There has been more than one chess boxing event in history.

The "yeah, I solved it" made me chuckle 😄

I was always impressed by great chess players like Garry Kasparov. He was invited to come to my country in the early 90s I think it was. he then played vs the Faroese Chess national team. He played all 8 players at once in a quick/speed chess match. so all 8 players sat at their tables and Garry would walk around moving pieces as the timer ran down. Since it is quick/speed chess, there is no "check", if you don't notice your king is in danger, you lose. He won 7 of the matches and the last one was a draw with a 5-minute clock. I wonder what the stupidest move is called. By that, I mean, that white starts with the pawn to F3, black then moves the pawn to E5 and then white moves the pawn to G4. This is the silliest move anyone can do in Chess because that is checkmate in 2 moves for black when they move the queen to H4. I'm sure this white opening has a name, what is it called?

@ycrem0n

11 ай бұрын

Fool’s mate

So happy for Levy to be the one who answers these questions on Wired! Well deserved.

@danielcodina3519

Жыл бұрын

😮😮

@ryantwitter343

Жыл бұрын

Jew privileges

@literalgarbage8014

Жыл бұрын

@@ryantwitter343 Say what now?

@ryantwitter343

Жыл бұрын

@@literalgarbage8014 Jewish privilege. Often falsely disguised as white privilege.

@stevemattero1471

Жыл бұрын

@@ryantwitter343 prejudice isn't funny

When England had no GMs, I was at Leeds University and our chess club had a Yugoslav GM that noone in the general chess community knew was there. He was freakishly good and surpassed an IM by a long shot. We went to play in the Edinburgh Open that year and he easily defeated 5 active and former British champions in Tal-like style. That year England got its first GM - he was about to be kicked out of college for not studying and playing chess, but when he became a GM the university gave him an honorary degree instead.

@benedictineonchessable

Жыл бұрын

Nice story! That's typical, about to get kicked out then they realised the positive attention.

@improvingguitarist1595

Жыл бұрын

@@benedictineonchessable lmao

@TomJones-tx7pb

Жыл бұрын

@@akera300 Paul Buswell?

@awesomebeast7509

Жыл бұрын

@@TomJones-tx7pbPaul Swellbush

@flizzycat

Жыл бұрын

What was his name?

My guy straight up reads a question regarding a puzzle of some sort and not even half a second after says ‘I found it.’ This is why I love this man 💀

I'm not really into chess but i love these videos learning about it. Your simplistic style of video with white background and the awesome giant chess piece are perfect i love it

Levy the LEGEND - So happy for him getting the recognition he deserves and doing bigger and bigger things. One of the guys at the forefront of making chess so accessible & engaging to so many

@michaeljay7949

Жыл бұрын

He (through the magic of the YT algorithm) brought me back to chess after 25 years.

@ryan_raus

Жыл бұрын

Right? This plus commentating Ludwig’s chess boxing event, he’s getting a lot of great exposure

@aminabdullah6376

Жыл бұрын

@@michaeljay7949 cool

@Call_Upon_YAH

Жыл бұрын

Jesus Christ is the propitiation for the whole world's sins. They that believeth and are baptized (with the Holy Spirit) shall be saved; but they that believeth not shall be damned. Those led by the Holy Spirit do not abide in wickedness. *God is ONE manifesting himself as THREE;* the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit! Bless him! *For these three are one.* As I am led by the Holy Spirit, nothing I state is a lie, but the truth of God. Anyone who tells you differently is misinformed or a liar. They do not know God, nor led by him. Anyone who *claims* to be a Christian and is against what I am doing, and where I am doing it; the Holy Spirit does not dwell within them, they lack understanding. They know not God, read his word, and their religion is in vain. Do not hear them, they will mislead you, the lost cannot guide the lost.

Love that little hesitation when he’s talking about how to cheat at chess in person. When he says “Vibrating device in your shoe or elsewhere”

@cosmic3829

Жыл бұрын

We all know what match he’s talking about 😏

Today’s stare was exceptional, almost no blinks at all 10/10

What a great video! You know so much about chess, and you express it really understandably!

Levy is legit carrying the chess community on his own, crazy.

@gasper1325

Жыл бұрын

ikr i got into chess because of him

@VitorRodrigues-sn3wt

Жыл бұрын

Seriously? Forgot about Hikaru, Magnus, Botez chicks...

@smaragdchaos

Жыл бұрын

@@VitorRodrigues-sn3wt Tbh Agadmator and thechesswebsite are the OG carries

@kanavkohli794

Жыл бұрын

@@smaragdchaos nop

@smaragdchaos

Жыл бұрын

@@kanavkohli794 I take it you weren't there before the chess boom in 2020. Thechesswebsite and agadmator absolutely carried the chess scene

So glad to see Levy becoming mainstream, such a funny and real guy. I highly recommend everyone to pick up chess and enjoy his content

@rosiefay7283

Жыл бұрын

Levy's been mainstream on KZread for years with his channel GothamChess.

@PartialObserver

Жыл бұрын

@@rosiefay7283 He meant, outside of "chess youtube".

@sam_9228

Жыл бұрын

He has more than 1 Million subscribers 💀

I think a better way to put the value of Knight vs Bishop is that their value depends on the board state and positioning. Closed boards favor Knights, open boards favor Bishops. A piece that is well positioned is worth more than a poorly positioned piece.

2:50 I could hear the restraint as he tried not to mention Hans Niemann and where “elsewhere” means 😂

Never seen Levy be this well-behaved haha

@usedtobejosh_dinkshotst_t575

Жыл бұрын

lMaO fr fr dude

@MeltedHugo

Жыл бұрын

At 15:17 I just imagined his usual style of commentary... "THE ROOOOOOK!!!! H6!!! OMG COMPLETE DESTRUCTION, THE END OF THE WORLD!!! *moans* YOU ONLY SEE THIS ON ONLYFANS AND IN CHESS PUZZLES!!!"

@pengwnbuster

Жыл бұрын

​@@MeltedHugoomg did he actually say that??

@a2v338

Жыл бұрын

completely agree!

The intersection of WIRED, GothamChess, and ContraPoints is absolutely wild

@hazarincesu

Жыл бұрын

@@neemnoa303 it is better than people knowing nothing about those concepts. if they get intrested they can read and come up with their own stuff. it is what they should have done to start with

@mariuszpudzianowski8400

Жыл бұрын

@@neemnoa303 True, early content was amazing, then Contra kinda went of the rails.

@sunyl5724

Жыл бұрын

@@neemnoa303 Entertainment for narcissists? I really don't understand that language here. Most of the Contrapoints videos I know of aren't even that philosophical - it's about a subject and as her name states she provides counterpoints to common right wing talking points in the subject and also sprinkles in her own experience.

@firstlast-wg2on

Жыл бұрын

@@neemnoa303 I’ve literally never met anyone who claims that contrapoints aligns with them being “into philosophy”, and if those people are, it’s not contrapoints’ fault for their misunderstanding of her content and what philosophy is. I can’t help but feel you didn’t like a couple videos and took it personally.

@jacobs.4348

Жыл бұрын

@@neemnoa303philosophytube is genuinely really good though. Idk what problem you’d have with her.

Love this! So eloquently explained.

Wow, so cool to see levy on the video to listen to the chess pro answer some questions

Levy: "I'm not very good at analogies" Also Levy in GTE and How to loose at chess: *makes crazy comparisons and analogies nobody would ever think abt*

@flyingrice420

Жыл бұрын

right lmao most of gte’s commentary is analogies

@alfredomariasammartino7728

Жыл бұрын

@Edwardian23 "I was just threatening to slap you, but you drove off a cliff amd set yourself on fire" was one that really got me laughing non-stop for a good five minutes

@urbainleverrier1

Жыл бұрын

bro really said that after he uttered the words "He can squeeze water out of a rock in many positions"

When worlds collide, I never thought I'd see Contrapoints and Gothamchess interact. Did a double take when I heard her name.

@pabloromansantero9941

Жыл бұрын

yes!

@volodyadykun6490

Жыл бұрын

they have been wired

@ziwuri

Жыл бұрын

@Bill Gates Reading Mein Kamf Give her some wine and have Levy tell an ableist joke and it's the collaboration of the century

@h0wnr681

Жыл бұрын

My heart is warmed, it's a Christmas miracle!

@neothepenguin1257

Жыл бұрын

Same! And she mentioned theory. Cant be a coincidence hehe

I love that Levy reads the hashtags along with tweet lol

Levy teaching Contrapoints chess would be something I'd watch for days.

@aaronmoreno655

Жыл бұрын

The crossover we didn't knew we need

@unikracoon1913

Жыл бұрын

That was a plot twist if a life time

@Yivia

Жыл бұрын

I thought I was going crazy when I heard Contrapoints!!

@csarmii

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@undeniablySomeGuy

Жыл бұрын

@@Yivia bro same i was like @contra points ??? and i switched tabs to make sure it was really her account

This guy is great. I'm not really into chess but I watched the whole video because he explained everything so well

@williamh.8603

Жыл бұрын

If you want other content by you'll learn so much and actually get way more into chess than you think you will. I didn't used to be and then I started watching him and between his instructional content and just down right funny content you can find something you'll like that he creates. I would recommend giving him a shot cause he explains just as well on his channel!

@christyler6234

Жыл бұрын

Go check out his “How to Lose at Chess” playlist, instructive yet funny reviews of beginner games. The guy honestly takes his content seriously so it really is worth while.

Hikaru: *_" This isn't a good move either "_*

ContraPoints Natalie being interested in chess is just made my day a little bit.

14:35 the way he simply said "yeah I solved it." Before he even finish the question is hilarious😂

@nathanmermilliod3135

Жыл бұрын

lol yeah no discredit to levy but that puzzle is famous so he’s probably seen it multiple times before and remembered the correct move.

@andeolevain

Жыл бұрын

@@nathanmermilliod3135 True. But at his level, he would probably solve it just as fast anyway. Watching strong players solve puzzles of that level is pretty fun, they always spot the solution at a single glance. I don't think you could design a mate in 2 problem in such a way that a master needs more than 5 seconds to solve it.

@denny141196

Жыл бұрын

@@andeolevain I’ve seen one where the first move appears to blunder a bishop 7 different ways, all of which lead to mate on the next move. Agree that it’d be super rare though

@Hello-jh1rq

Жыл бұрын

@@andeolevain These puzzles in the video, yea he would solve very quickly. But there are some mate in 2 problems that are very hard that would definitely take more than 5 seconds

@Dylan-tf4bv

Жыл бұрын

I'm 1500 rated and it took me the same amount of time as Levy

I'm not a chess fan but this guy did a really good job giving brief, thorough, and interesting answers. I learned lots of things for questions I never thought to ask.

@maxdriever7668

Жыл бұрын

On his channel he has a lot of instructive videos (and a lot of not-so-instructive videos lol). Highly recommend

@koloblican11763

Жыл бұрын

You can follow him on Twitch too

13:25 sarcifices....THE ROOOOOOOOK

good video! very informative. would love another episode with him!

seeing him almost burst out laughing when talking about vibration cheat devices was great

@ohtug

Жыл бұрын

“in a shoe or…. elsewhere” hehehehe

@Pizzafan622

Жыл бұрын

@@elvisidedevbo what?

@Geoff69420

Жыл бұрын

🍑🔌

@Rad-Dude63andathird

Жыл бұрын

@BLVCK CVT It's a reference to an actual story. Easily butthurt I guess.

It's so bizarre to see Levy acting professionally after you watch his streams.

@heyitsmeanon8451

10 ай бұрын

This was my first intro to Levy, my mind was blown when I saw the streams for the first time.

@OddlyAnimated1203

8 ай бұрын

Why, what happens in his streams??

@luongmaihunggia

8 ай бұрын

​@@OddlyAnimated1203he's an entertainer. And entertainers act in weird ways to entertain people.

@OddlyAnimated1203

8 ай бұрын

@@luongmaihunggia Ahhh, alright I get it now. Thanks for the explanation.

@enigman2789

8 ай бұрын

@@OddlyAnimated1203 kzread.info/dash/bejne/fHWMwY-wisu4faw.html

Never seen levy so calm

I feel like the best way to improve quickly as a starter is to watch a good bit of chess and try to implement that in your games and study openings and not just ph I have to put these here because levy told me to no figure out the purpose of the opening or defense

My face when Contrapoints is randomly among the people asking. Also, if one can say that Bobby Fischer is the best due to the sheer, but short dominance, then one can say it about Morphy, and Bobby Fischer agreed with that and considered Morphy's lead over contemporaries higher than his own.

Levy has been on fire lately. Two major publications asking for his chess opinions and the chessboxing commentary... just, wow.

So well articulated - easy to see why he's the leading KZreadr on chess.

about the checkmate thing, in my language it is literally sah matt too and it felt so good hearing levy say it lmao

This guy is really good, he should start his own youtube channel.

@Denortion

Жыл бұрын

bro he already has its GothamChess its the pinned comment

@tijnmaassen5152

Жыл бұрын

@@Denortion youmissedthejoke...

@Flightkitten

Жыл бұрын

@@Denortion r/wooosh

@Denortion

Жыл бұрын

@@tijnmaassen5152 No way I'm just supposed to assume it's a joke he literally didn't express that in anyway 💀👍

@Denortion

Жыл бұрын

@the CAT Like you're one to talk, playing roblox 👏

Already learned something in the first 30 seconds. In German, the word for checkmate is "Schachmatt" which is pronounced very similar to the Persian way. Schach is also the name of chess in German, i.e. the king's game, although it's not the title of royalty here.

@chefandmusician9170

Жыл бұрын

Chess should be more popular

@memento6160

Жыл бұрын

Same goes for Scandinavian countries :)

@The0Stroy

Жыл бұрын

Same for Poland - szach mat.

@SaarphireTTV

Жыл бұрын

scrolled down to find this comment. the "Zugzwang" really surprised me, lmao Looks like a word, that has no real 1:1 translation

@NeonBonesGuy

Жыл бұрын

In romanian it's șahmat

This is actually inspiring. Like you, I gave up on chess as a kid. I was unfortunate enough to have a teacher that just enjoyed having an opponent they could beat repeatedly, without actually teaching them to play properly. I never took it seriously again after that, but I might give it a try again. Try to learn properly.

6:11 I think they are occasionally named after other things... the bongcloud comes to mind

It’s crazy how insane a tabletop game can get with only 32 total pieces

@kushary

Жыл бұрын

Even with only seven pieces left, the game is still crazy.

@puppypuppybobbin

Жыл бұрын

@@kusharyThe computer says it’s solved. In some amount of time to think.

@kushary

Жыл бұрын

@@puppypuppybobbin Yeah I know. Even then, the game is still super complicated.

@rowanespeverda4120

Жыл бұрын

Warhammer 40k has entered the chat

I'm not a chess player and I still found this wonderful and entertaining

@pepineros4681

Жыл бұрын

That sums up Levy’s entire channel perfectly.

@mightyleonard7600

Жыл бұрын

You should get into it then. It’s fun and it’s a really good mental trainer in my opinion. You will start off slow but you have to get through it. Good luck.

@AnderisZ

Жыл бұрын

@@mightyleonard7600 dude don't push it..

I run into that last scenario a lot more than I should because I forget to develop pieces after castling (on either side)

"people have had vibrating device in their shoe or elsewhere" had me dying laughing.

4:20 ContraPoints!

Fun trivia about rare chess moves: In 2019, KZreadr Tom7 analyzed the lichess match database and determined that that the rarest fate for any piece in the game is for white's F-pawn to die on A7. In all the games analyzed, this occurred after the pawn promoted, but A7 is diagonally aligned with F2, so it is technically possible - if extraordinarily unlikely - for the F-pawn to reach that square as a pawn, using five captures.

@lonestarr1490

Жыл бұрын

But then, because of symmetry, it should be equally as unlikely for the C-pawn to die on H7, shouldn't it?

@curtmack

Жыл бұрын

Not at all, because the board isn't symmetric. The F-pawn rarely moves too far afield in the midgame because it's dedicated to defending the king after castling, while the C-pawn is much more likely to move.

@lonestarr1490

Жыл бұрын

@@curtmack Ah, I see. Thanks for the explanation.

@pavlestojanovic270

Жыл бұрын

​@@curtmack But wouldn't that make f more likely than c? Because you're probably gonna play either c4 or c3 making c2 takes d3 (the first necessary move for it to go to h7) impossible, whereas the f pawn is much more likely to stay still and you'll at least have f2 takes e3 at some point. Honestly I wouldn't be surprised if the c pawn even getting to h7 has never even happened.

i loved watching a deep dive on the deep blue match.

Woww I have never seen Levy so calm...

2:50 "Vibrating devices in their shoe or 'elsewhere'" We all know exactly what he was thinking in that moment

"Vibrating devices in their shoes or elsewhere." I see you Levy.

I didn’t expect the Contrapoints cameo what 😭

A bishop can control more squares but a knight's offensive/defensive capability can be seemingly impossible to counter at times. Only another knight can move like a knight.

Contrapoints and GothamChess is such a crazy crossover

@Updog89

Жыл бұрын

Omg I love it!!!!!

@Pedro_Larroza

Жыл бұрын

I mean, she can already play the piano beautifully, on top of being a brilliant Philosophy Communicator, essayist, drag queen extraordinaire, talented comedienne... Now she wants to excel in chess too? Isn't that... like... rude?

@GuitarBloodlines

Жыл бұрын

@@Pedro_Larroza literally none of what you have said is true 😂also, he would never excel in chess

@Pedro_Larroza

Жыл бұрын

@@GuitarBloodlines You must be right, I mean... I'm not the one monitoring mentions of her under random, scarcely voted comments in videos completely unrelated to her range...

@countinfinity776

Жыл бұрын

@@Pedro_Larroza You have extremely low standards if you think a generic blue/red bad philosophy youtuber is somehow a brilliant communicator, no comments the rest since those are really your opinion, which is simply bad.

2:52 that little giggle spoke a thousand words

@tapiohka

Жыл бұрын

we all thought of the same thing lol

great video! good vibes and plenty of info ^_^

The beauty of checkmate scenarios is that the oppo must move.

Odd that he didn't mention that castling historically wasn't always a recognized legal move. It's relatively new to the game as an international standard, though we are approaching the time when it's been around for half the lifetime of what could be called modern chess despite the lack of a consistent rule set across the globe until just the past couple of centuries. There were a lot of variations to it that weren't standardized until "recent" times.

@iMissNaturalSelection

Жыл бұрын

Very informative, not odd considering it wasn't a question he was asked, but informative nonetheless

@pawacoteng

Жыл бұрын

En passant is also not an OG legal capture, but makes sense once you realize that initially moving a pawn 2 squares was also not an OG legal move.

@LoudWaffle

Жыл бұрын

Real oldschool chess players remember when the Queen could only move one space diagonally.

@absoultethings4213

Жыл бұрын

@@LoudWaffle advisor gang

Wow rofl I wasn't expecting Contrapoints to make a cameo at 4:25

@carstenpfundt

2 ай бұрын

Very familiar with theory

4:25 Random contra appearance lmao

2:50 "vibrating devices in their-" hey whoa whoa whoa "shoe" oh.

2:55 Other places, lol

@lithuanianinbound589

Жыл бұрын

proceeded by a little giggle

I remember Levy at 100K subs. Look at him now. Truly the world's best chess teacher.

@lewismaddock1654

Жыл бұрын

World's best Chess teacher? I wouldn't call him that, although Chessly is pretty great, and credit where it's due. But he's the chess world biggest entertainer and spokes person, gateway. And he's the best at what he does.

@mayeenmdtasin8584

Жыл бұрын

@@lewismaddock1654 I initially found him as a teacher that's why I said it. As off now I guess yeah. Chess entertainer is what you would call him.

@crisa5013

Жыл бұрын

Ok who Am I fighting today in the name of Danya “The sensei” Naroditsky? Jk levy is awesome.

I didn't know there was a person/place called the Fried Liver :D

3:00 Levi goes back to being Levi. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

I love the way this guy explains chess. He's clearly thought about and helped a lot of people learn chess before and had super sticky explanations for everything seemingly off the top of his head.