My guy is wise as fuck, using his words precisely not to disturb or diss anyone and yet he still managed to deliver the idea he was going for.

Levon is the personification of Class

@jensangelsgaard1854

2 жыл бұрын

Pfff wearing an armband across the face!? NOT!!!

@seife41

2 жыл бұрын

@@jensangelsgaard1854 crazy

@rpg_haven

2 жыл бұрын

Except for the mask. He can wear it if he wants, but it's far from classy.

@ekersh3428

2 жыл бұрын

​@@rpg_haven I'd argue it's more classy to wear a mask since wearing a mask protects others

@worker-wf2em

2 жыл бұрын

Anti-maskers. Not content to be happy with their own questionable choices in life they feel the need to attack anyone else for thinking differently to them

Hikaru is not retired, he's doing a speedrun trying to smurf 2700s

@SKRUBL0RD

2 жыл бұрын

hikaru did announce he was going to be retiring from full time chess competition to focus on streaming but now he's qualified for the candidates so it's probably his last hurrah to see if he can face magnus or not and perhaps become world champion, his lifelong goal, otherwise he will likely be fully retired from over the board competition and just keep streaming and playing for money online

Much respect to Levon, his praise towards Hikaru even made me feel good.

Aronian on Hikaru Nakamura : "... talk about players that are not very good, and comment on it - that's a tough job, a really tough job" - ha ha!

Good guy levon

@jensangelsgaard1854

2 жыл бұрын

Levon is wearing a slave emblem covering his face! Pfff

@lebronjamesharden3958

2 жыл бұрын

@@jensangelsgaard1854 dafuq?

Levon is amazing hes super smart,wise and he always talk properly.

Levon is a man of grace and class. And once again Dina did a great job 👍

Some facts: Hikaru is not retired. Hikaru is not retiring. Hikaru is not thinking about retiring. Hikaru is winning.

@snookergaming6295

2 жыл бұрын

And Hikaru literally doesn't care

@holiantoon8426

2 жыл бұрын

@@snookergaming6295 Dude, he literally does not care. He doesnt, no really, he does not care.

what an amazing line to start the interview.

Yeah Petrosian made defensive rook exchanges work and positions without space also work somehow

She misunstamds what hikaru meanss by "retired" or not professional. It doesn't mean he stopped playing chess. It means playing chess is no.longer his main source of income as he can makei millions on KZread and twitch

@theoremipsum

2 жыл бұрын

No she understands, but historically Chess culture has been defined by gatekeeping and elitism, especially at the highest levels. A lot of top players have dissed Hikaru for straying from the path of elite chess and instead bringing chess to the masses. There's also more than a bit of jealousy mixed in since Hikaru is making more money than you can get from the competitive chess circuit. A lot of those top players also attacked agadmator for similar reasons. They're mad at Hikaru for abandoning elite chess, and they're mad at agadmator for commentating on chess while he's not even an IM. Smart players, such as Levon, realize that popularizing chess is actually a good thing for everyone involved. More viewers translates to more sponsorships, bigger prize pools, and more fans. A lot of top players tend to be socially awkward and introverted, and having someone like Hikaru serve as a public face for the sport means that they can focus more on playing their best and winning tournaments. Hikaru brings viewers into chess, and then people pick who they like and don't based on play style (and fashion in Levon's case).

@pocophonef1379

2 жыл бұрын

@@theoremipsum I think, Magnus understands that too. And actually tried to create online content, not for money, but just for promoting chess. He also collaborated with Botez sisters. So yeah, some top chess GMs realize how important of a work Hikaru is doing.

@socratead

2 жыл бұрын

And what does Hikaru stream on KZread and Twitch? Soccer or chess? His main source of income comes from chess... Moreover, Hikaru has been for years on top of the leaderboard of chess.com on both bullet and blitz, therefore people are interested to watch him because many perceive him as the best or second-best in quick time controls.

@AKhan0372

2 жыл бұрын

@@socratead How is your response relevant to what I said, if you are in fact responding to me? Your response has no value and just repeats some facts everyone knows already.

@AKhan0372

2 жыл бұрын

@@socratead And streaming chess does not make you a chess professional. Botez sisters make more money than a doctor or engineer. Levy on youtube makes millions by posting videos about chess. They are streamers and content creators. They are not chess professionals because the videos are about chess.

Hikaru hasn’t retired from chess. He just has his priorities straight and puts streaming first. Why not? FIDE does a terrible job of organizing and promoting chess. Chess players didn’t have many options in the past, but they do today with social media. Unfortunately the FIDE leaders still live in the past. Good job by Dina though, you’ve got to love this lady.

@socratead

2 жыл бұрын

Can you tell me any other organization that has promoted chess better than FIDE over a significant period of time? It is very easy to criticize and at the same time not come with anything better in place. This reminds me of Kasparov with his ghost chess organizations in the nineties: he pretended to make something better than FIDE and instead he just created short-lived vehicles to support his hegemony over the world chess championship title.

Petrosian is emblematic in my mind of creative strategy having potential to beautifully supersede the elements of standard understanding. Of course, while perhaps not as original as the genius of Petrosian, Fischer stands emblematic of dogged preparation and an unassailable devotion to precision. As Fischer proved these principle forces are pernicious to the subtleties of stylistic genius, it has been observed that his play was essentially devoid of style. I am unsure if that is even possible, but... "Perfection has no style" - Najdorf. Petrosian played the games that I most enjoy studying.

Levon is well spoken. Respect.

Levon always has a cool shirt

Non-chess, but still Levo class question, anyone know what brand of shirt that is?

@iuriizubkov230

2 жыл бұрын

His wife is a fashion designer. Maybe this is her work

“Watching players that aren’t that good” Hey. That hurt.

Levon💝

Levon doesn’t have time for low elo players

levon is an artist

Can't hate him

3:43 came off a bit wrong at first i think

@sesanti

2 жыл бұрын

But it's true - Nakamura jokes he's a retired player but he's here playing classical to get his rating back and try to get into Candidates. He's not retired, he's just being disingenous when he says that.

@mno7pro323

2 жыл бұрын

Levon waited for her to clarify what she meant before commenting so he wouldn't say something offensive but yeah everyone knows Hikaru isn't retired and as Sasha pointed out he plays more chess games than anybody

@KemosabeTBC

2 жыл бұрын

@@sesanti Hikaru doesn't think he is retired. I've only seen him saying that sarcastically because of other people who think he is retired

"Watching players who are not very good" lmao...

a wise answer from the Armenian grandmaster

Dina, what a beauty. I'm smitten.

@jensangelsgaard1854

2 жыл бұрын

She must be a Scorpion.... By zodiac sign that is...

@bishopscore

2 жыл бұрын

Thirsty 😂🤣🤣😂

Isn't she extremely beautiful, and interesting? Both mind and appearance?

@whitewalter7734

2 жыл бұрын

Dina isn't bad, either

@baanbabaan3963

2 жыл бұрын

Levon best girl

@A1ir3za

2 жыл бұрын

He*

Aronian oozes Class ❤

Paul morphy&fischer👑👑

Barber: Hey fam what you want. Levon: Just fuck my shit up

@Philson

2 жыл бұрын

Died

@Kraulfisch

2 жыл бұрын

Every chess player ever.

@20003771

2 жыл бұрын

it's not his barber, he just messes with his hair a lot during games and when he's thinking

turn on subtitles at the end "thank you Lebron" lmfao

i don't get the point of this interview

3:42 gosh she screwed up. He thought she was saying nobody gives an f about this tournament including him. He was like wtf?

he slapped Nakamura by saying Kamsky haha

@Rostam.

2 жыл бұрын

How come?

@andreib4226

2 жыл бұрын

Why would he say Nakamura? He's not even in a present top 4.

@MightyKingKala

2 жыл бұрын

@@andreib4226 wtf, he was #2 in classical also he is #1 blitz and #2 rapid player on live chess ratings

@hq3473

2 жыл бұрын

Slapped Wesley So and Dominguez as well.

@andreib4226

2 жыл бұрын

@@MightyKingKala Yes, "was". All I'm saying is he's not in top 4 in the present. I'm not saying he's not a bigger name than players like Wesley or Leinier. He has greater achievements. Though, Kamsky was a challanger not that long ago and maybe Levon sees him as a better player in Olympiad format.

Wonder why his rating dropped so much. At one stage he was 2830.

@hansoloo98

2 жыл бұрын

His wife died in the past 2 years and he moved country.

@lollycopter

2 жыл бұрын

@@hansoloo98 That was before all those events. Aronian fell out of the 2800 club in January 2018, 4 years ago.

I was waiting for cringe questions

Didn’t know Levron is also a Chess Grandmaster 😮

@theseparated924

2 жыл бұрын

Bruh

@ollievance2258

2 жыл бұрын

How tf do you not know how this

@DrMa7sheye

2 жыл бұрын

@@theseparated924 i hate using the word ' bruh ' but there is really nothing else to reply to his comment xD

@lebronjamesharden3958

2 жыл бұрын

lmao

@liljess1208

2 жыл бұрын

Bruh what? He is one of the strongest grandmasters in the world, for years now 🤣

Wearing a mask that close to another person for an interview totally matches that shirt.

Why is he using a mask and she is not?

@jensangelsgaard1854

2 жыл бұрын

He is OBEYING

why he wears a diaper...

Stupid questions on fire.

@andreib4226

2 жыл бұрын

If these are stupid... you must have not watched the world championship in December.

Interviewer Dont even know what to ask get a better Anchor

When's he going to lose the mask.

Everybody knows Petrosian is better

@12jswilson

2 жыл бұрын

6.5-2.5, 3-1. Overall +10=15-4

@leonardocontreras9690

2 жыл бұрын

Wtf?? No way. He was a great player but fisher beat him up several times

@clarki21

2 жыл бұрын

@@leonardocontreras9690 True

@KemosabeTBC

2 жыл бұрын

If you hear what Levon says he clearly states that he prefers Petrosian not because he thinks he is the better player

@khann2159

2 жыл бұрын

6 years as world Champion > Chickening out and running away from Karpov

Fischer demolished Petrosian 6 to 0 so Fischer is obviously the favourite

@hyperthreaded

2 жыл бұрын

I thought he was maybe talking about the other Petrosian.

@qasimzulfikar8749

2 жыл бұрын

He beat Taimanov and Bent Larsen 6-0. It was 6.5-2.5 against Petrosian, not 6-0.

@real2606

2 жыл бұрын

@@qasimzulfikar8749 still an humiliating ass kicking

@socratead

2 жыл бұрын

Petrosian was 43 years old and he was past his prime when losing to Fischer. To put this in perspective Kasparov retired at 41 years old and Fischer retired at 29 years old. Moreover, Fischer's return to chess at 49 years old was at a 2600ELO level. Fischer would have lost at a pretty significant margin to the younger players such as Karpov and Kasparov at that old age. Try to not oversimplify. And to have things right the score was Fischer 6 1/2 to Petrosian 2 1/2 (Petrosian won game 2 of the Candidates Final with Fischer). Funny that your completely inaccurate comment has already 6 likes... Prior to that match in 1971, the score between Petrosian and Fischer was equal with 4 wins each and 11 draws. Moreover, the match was also equal after the first five games at 2 1/2 each.

@iguoyrxayananikihs9505

2 жыл бұрын

Although I agree with your sentience, I think you should edit your comment. Anyway, Fischer is the best 👍

C' mon Levon. how you have a brain so don't gag yourself with fallacy driven political statement dressed up mouthdiaper during a tv interview. That is crazy behaviour. Hard to take you seriously if you do that. Don't do it. If you want to dress yourself up as a surgeon do it in private. I can't even hear what you say.