I just want to say before this get buried you brought me back to chess after so many years and I would like to thank you so much Levy and I'll continue to watch you to learn more from you and your free playlists. Thank you so much

@hi-zo9gb

Жыл бұрын

He got me into chess 😂😂

@trexlightmaniac8108

Жыл бұрын

not gonna let this get buried.

@aashisha2316

Жыл бұрын

Pin of wholesomeness

@alandoan1640

Жыл бұрын

Pin of kindness

@Thegentechgamer

Жыл бұрын

pin of shame

When Gotham explains the 50 move rule you know you’re in for a wild ride

@U20E0

Жыл бұрын

And then it ends up being a draw by repetition…. i was expecting a stalemate

@HalTuberman

Жыл бұрын

When I hear "50 move rule" I usually assume the opposite.

@husnainkhan6531

Жыл бұрын

😃😃😃

@niharbehere1584

Жыл бұрын

@@U20E0 you think too highly of 300s

@U20E0

Жыл бұрын

@@niharbehere1584 i can say from personal experience that elo is very inaccurate at such low ratings

Once again proving chess with perfect play is a draw

@JiManMasTeR

Жыл бұрын

Yep perfect play impossible for me to mate with a king and queen if the opponent plays perfectly sometimes your opponent just plays perfect chess

@aarnavsood28

Жыл бұрын

@@JiManMasTeR if the play is perfect you will not end up in a situation of king + queen vs king

@JiManMasTeR

Жыл бұрын

@@aarnavsood28 right i should end up woth 2 queens vs king

@th6n

Жыл бұрын

@@JiManMasTeR I mean, it's 2022 so the two queens could mate each other, and it ends up with king vs king which is a theoretical draw

@JiManMasTeR

Жыл бұрын

@@th6n i meant 2 queeens and king vs king endgame

13:15 clearly the Rook got full

@strma8198

Жыл бұрын

Bro is reading my mind 😂

@papalo007

Жыл бұрын

@@strma8198 same 😂

I ve officially made it in life i am now an honorary grandmaster on gotham 's YT channel. But seriously thank you gotham for featuring my game had quite a laugh with you narrating over it and thank you for everything you do for chess and your community. (Edit: after rewatching the video i realized gotham said i was 1700 in blitz that is infact not true i do not play blitz I havent played it in over a year i am pretty sure as such i am rated 500 in blitz and 1000 in rapid. In the email I said that i hit 1700 in my puzzle rating for the first after being hard stuck 1500 after watching his intermidiate bootcamp. I might ve been unclear i was really tired when i sent that game to gotham sorry just thought i should clarify)

@planetary-rendez-vous

Жыл бұрын

You're now a pro gamer. Respect to the grind.

@zdenkozubin2152

Жыл бұрын

but are you better than arisu?

@JiManMasTeR

Жыл бұрын

@@zdenkozubin2152 working on it haha

@maapauu4282

Жыл бұрын

@@JiManMasTeR Your gonna get there soon

@JiManMasTeR

Жыл бұрын

@@maapauu4282 i might be better tho because i dont think arisu was an honorary gm. I value honorary gm over skill over the board.

The position was too sophisticated, I would’ve repeated moves there as well, a clear gm move

@tarquinioprisco8459

Жыл бұрын

vichy anand docet

@paulpease8254

Жыл бұрын

I’ve heard of not wanting to give away opening prep, this guy thought he needed to keep that end game prep secret 😂

@alessandrofavaretto4360

Жыл бұрын

@@tarquinioprisco8459 Sfortunatamente, o quinto Re di Roma, temo il latino non sia studiato in molti paesi, e quasi nessuno capirà il Suo commento 😂

@tarquinioprisco8459

Жыл бұрын

@@alessandrofavaretto4360 noooooo, you can't destroy my dreams like this 😭

@JiManMasTeR

Жыл бұрын

Someone understands my massive 300 elo brain

"White sacs the knight for nothing!" Eval bar jumps to mate in 22 Absolute genius move from white

@NWRIBronco6

Жыл бұрын

Well it was M7 before... this is just one of those positions where, as Agadmator would say, absolutely everything is winning.

@maxkho00

Жыл бұрын

@Marcus Vinícius Da Rosa Just a correction on the correction, no the bar is saying it's mate in 22, which means White has forced mate in 22 moves in the position after Nxh7.

@maxkho00

Жыл бұрын

@Marcus Vinícius Da Rosa Watch carefully. The eval changes to M22 when the engine picks up some depth.

@khangle6872

Жыл бұрын

@Marcus Vinícius Da Rosa 7:52 white had forced mate in 22

I'll be honest, even if you've retired from competitive chess and won't be going for GM anymore, I think the community as a whole has given you an honorary GM title twenty times over, not just for entertaining us, but for educating us at the same time, and for bringing so many newcomers to the game. I'm glad you're not giving up on this side of your chess career, and I'll continue to watch your amazing content for years to come.

kinda sad you’ll never know how much you’ve impacted my life man, thank you.

@bobr7354

Жыл бұрын

I second that emotion - don't ever stop - and btw, this was absolutely hilarious

@HiddenBush64

Жыл бұрын

I guess he found out

@bedwarschaos4472

Жыл бұрын

I think he found this somehow

@wuwuchi

Жыл бұрын

heart of appreciation

@FlagerMiszcz

Жыл бұрын

oh, your life must be so boring, sad

My biggest fear is being on the opposing side in one of these videos

@xeliasx6063

Жыл бұрын

If it is a mate in 1 blunder by white, then it is fine, right?

@maximum_75

Жыл бұрын

@@xeliasx6063 yeah....

@matejm9806

Жыл бұрын

Your fear is my wish.

@maximum_75

Жыл бұрын

@@matejm9806 the fame one would get would be amazing

@federicopobiati8773

Жыл бұрын

play well

Since you retired from competitive chess in the “pro” world, maybe there would be some room for creator tournaments with fun gimmicks or something like that in the future. Maybe you can still find some way to play with your peers without the crushing pressure of tournaments in the competitive scene. I know it must be a huge hastle to set something like that up and only you can know if that’s something you can do while not endangering your mental health, but i just wanted to throw that out there. No matter what content you put out, we will always support you Levy

"We're just letting the pawn go?? THE PAWN DOESN'T GO!!" cracked me up haha.

Fire title Levy. Genuinely got an audible laugh out of me.

@stantacion_5679

Жыл бұрын

lmao same

@jayure1346

Жыл бұрын

Same

@grey8478

Жыл бұрын

only thing that could've improved the title is if this were guess the elo

@svenpoletka5236

Жыл бұрын

Please Levy take all the time you need to do better yourself first and chess later!

@sofiamn_05

Жыл бұрын

Me too lol

Honestly Levy, it's so refreshing seeing you in this video - if feels like your energy is up and you're just smiling more and sounding so much more happy and relaxed. It makes me happy to see you this way - never doubt a decision that improves your life and gives you a chance to enjoy all the wonderful things you do, no matter how it relates to what you're "supposed" to be doing. Good for you, mate.

@MatthewDelBuono

Жыл бұрын

I came here to say this. His videos are always entertaining, but this video he's just clearly happier and relaxed. We all could learn a lesson from that alone.

@lydiabouchard4504

Жыл бұрын

Exactly my thoughts ❤ Never had that much fun watching your 300 ELO games recap. Felt down yesterday now happily surprised. 🎉

@dirtyharrysicilian7387

Жыл бұрын

Hes already married.

@meoweycupen1306

Жыл бұрын

@@dirtyharrysicilian7387 how was this related to the conversation

@1stlullaby484

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man 😂 i too needed your advice

"James!!" Immediately after this game, James went out and repeated the Queen/King checkmate drill until he was blind. He's now at 1700 blitz!! Great submission and review! Thanks!!

@JiManMasTeR

Жыл бұрын

Haha unfortunately i am not 1700 in blitz i am 1000 in rapid and 1700 in puzzle after being hard stuck 1500 and using the intermediate bootcamp i climbed up to 1700. I dont play blitz too fast for my slow brain haha. I cam proudly say i now know how king queen end games work. Thanks for the compliment tho

This is absolutely wholesome!! Levy, GREAT to see you enjoying yourself! Appreciate you

I don't usually comment, but just wanted to say seeing levy laugh and smile, makes my day. Keep going levy, best wishes 👍

@noshlie2954

Жыл бұрын

Same ❤️

@rohaandhareja5508

Жыл бұрын

i wanna say go to hell levy u clickbaiter i am unsubscribing because of this

Happy that levy is acknowledging supportive comments. He deserves some positivity!

I love Gothamchess he retired like 20 times and he is still coming back.

@1a1alala

Жыл бұрын

Retired from competitive chess not KZread

@mihaelaavadanei9489

Жыл бұрын

"I always come back"

I love how you openly talk about the anxiety and mental health stuff. I relate a lot to you (in a different scale since I'm not famous) and would like to thank you for talking about the stuff the way you talked because it makes me feel relieved and excited that I can relate to someone successful, it brings me hope

Like I said, no matter what you're doing in competitive chess, it ultimately doesn't matter. You are the BEST Chess Content creator on the platform. Your variety is insane.

GM = Gotham Master Title awarded for creating a masterpiece chess game at your elo. Well played both 👏👏👏

@alexbelardo7940

Жыл бұрын

GtM

@MenloMarseilles

Жыл бұрын

Great tie-in to the etymology of "Gotham" as a "village of fools"... :D

@kirtil5177

Жыл бұрын

@@MenloMarseilles GM = "Master of the fools"

@JiManMasTeR

Жыл бұрын

Thank you i tried my best but my pepega 300 massive brain went for a draw as my opponenet clearly played the king queen endgame perfectly

@sarahfisher5719

Жыл бұрын

On a related note, IM = Internet Master, which is precisely the title that Levy deserves. :)

In my opinion, the GothamChess channel is as great of an accomplishment as becoming a grandmaster. While there are thousands of talented GMs out there who have reached the top competitively through their passion for chess, which deserves tons of credit, there’s not many who have done what you have done to teach chess to the world and help so many people. Since it is between sacrificing your career as a creator or competitive chess, I feel you’ve definitely made the right choice.

Thanks for the rad content gotham! I'm going to my first OTB tourney in 2 weeks, due in LARGE part to your content. Love the channel, love the information, just jazzed about chess. Big props gotham!

We love you Levy! Keep doing what you love! You have helped us be better at chess and see the beauty of it, Thank You 🤍

Hey man, I dont know if you're there reading all these, just know that when I had to take 2 sleeping pills a day, Levy you and your chess helped me get up from a 1 and half year long mental trauma. I know what it feels when you try to control but its never enough. Big love man. I love you as a person more.

@AK-pq3cw

Жыл бұрын

Up

It's hard putting yourself out there, always have respect for that. You've brought so many to chess andalways have such a positive attitude despite everything...will always watch/root for you regardless of outcome man, hope you keep enjoying what you do / do what you enjoy.

Keep up the amazing content! Great to see chess in such an entertaining and digestible format! Honestly training for tournaments is such a commitment of resources, I don’t know how someone could make daily uploads and still do that - you have so much talent to give to the game through your videos so you should keep doing what you love. We are blessed to you as a content creator.

We all really appriciate you carrying on at all! At the end of the day, mental health comes first. Keep up the good work Gotham, make sure to focus on you.

First thought was "pls be something fun, can't wait to see Gotham having fun again"

Hi Levy, I have followed your videos since a few months. I want you to know that you are a great teacher and a wonderful human being. I felt really encouraged by your videos and I am sure I am not the only one to support you no matter what path you decide to take. You are a great chess player and I hope you are aware of the huge impact you have had on many people who feel empowered by you. This is the first time I have commented on a KZread video because I just wanted to let you know you have inspired me!

8:52 i feel so proud for guessing this move in my first guess lmao.

@Bismarck-S

Жыл бұрын

SAME

@somerandomguy669

Жыл бұрын

Same

@daroldcarold3443

Жыл бұрын

You must be on some mad drugs to guess rhat

I learned the chess rules at a relatively young age but never actually had much interest in playing. Your videos inspired me to actually play the game (not competitively but still) and improve myself. Nowadays I actually enjoy playing chess every now and then. Thank you Levy

you’ve been my main source of entertainment for more than a year already Levy. thank you much, keep it going.

that energy right at the beginning, just shows u where the passion within a man truly lays. Im truly grateful to have your content to enjoy for the rest of my life

The fact that it ended in a draw is the cherry on top of this masterpiece

We're here to support you whether you play professionally or not. You've done so much for the community by making entertaining chess content. Thankyou for everything you've done Levy!

This is one of the most entertaining recaps I've ever seen. I seriously couldn't stop laughing.

Levy, please analyze the game between Morozevich and MVL back from 2009. It is definitely the most extraordinary game of chess that was ever played.

Whenever my chess interest randomly peaks for a few weeks it's always after watching ur vids. Got a 91,5 accuracy game today vs my friend, was rly proud lol. Keep up the great content. Sometimes competing isn't worth it, you deserve happiness and a pleasant day to day. Your knowledge and way of explaining chess is incredible. Thanks for all the free content over the years

Just saw Hikarus stream. I am a 1200 player and dropped down to 960 playing my usual moroxy. Got back to 1080 today. Happy to see you in good spirits. Your monologue in the last 4-5 minutes of your last video was more painful with the pain everyone heard in your voice. Happy to see you cheering up buddy. Now let me watch the video Edit: Just finished watching the video. Wonderful commentary as always, and I’m a 39 yr old trying hand at chess from 25-26. However your video shows these elementary blunders which makes it better than other channels as games shown are high level tactics of GMs. My peak rating from 590 initially was 1197 with a 15 game winning streak. But I also learnt from your videos that playing the same opening can make you complacent(I always went for the moroxy structure which lower rated players had a hard time with. After getting butchered over the last week (see above comment), started playing the Catalan, but had to sit down and study that opening to regain 120 points. I’m not comparing my career in chess to yours as you’d always been invested in it. Keep doing your thing and hopefully you come back. Cheers

This video was a masterpiece. Thank you for instantly coming out with a banger after retirement

Just won the speed chess tournament on base. Just would like to thank you for all your old opening videos and the how to win at chess series very fun to watch. It was 5min no bonus the tournament

GothamChess rises! Agree 100% with much of the sentiment here today...energy clearly back, like a weight has been lifted. Great video. Keep up the great content Levy!

7:54 I would LOVE to know what the M22 option is

@kaksspl

Жыл бұрын

Upon recreating the board, Stockfish didn't find M22 but he found M11 which goes as follows: 1.Qh3+ Kg7 2.Bh6+ Kg6 3.f4 Bc5+ 4.Kh1 Ne6 5.Rf3 Bxe4 6.dxe4 Ng5 7.Qf5+ Kxh6 8.fxg5+ Kg7 9.gxf6+ Kh8 10.Rh3+ Kg8 11.Qg6# Basically queen and bishop hold King hostage while pawn opens for rook, black gets a window for counter attack which accomplishes nothing, queen sets up for mate, saccing the bishop, pawn takes a knight that tried to defend the king and bullies king into a corner for rook and queen to finish the job.

You made people like me with no understanding of chess to be able to enjoy these fascinating games! I love your content! BTW huge respect how you create these Videos in one take. You are a true scholar! Greetings from Germany

I stopped playing chess for a while to focus on my studies and decided to check out this channel (it's always giving me notifications but since I'm busy I wasn't able to watch them) And now that I'm starting to get back at it again I've forgotten how fun these videos are. The King chase commentary is legendary and the ending is -chef's kiss*-. XD Looking forward to relearning some of your free videos about chess opening. Thanks man, I hope you're doing well.

Levy thank you for bringing me to the wonderful game of Chess! I will continue watching and hope the yt continues to take off.

Honestly I was sad when I read about you getting retired but after reading the title of this video I am so happy....you made my chess better... thanks to you and best of luck!

I suffer from extreme anxiety and your videos are really the best thing I have. It calms me down in literally no time at all. Thank you very very very much. Please don’t ever stop making content

@anttt7993

Ай бұрын

Probably you spend too much time on your phone

I'm so glad you are continuing to make content. Guess the ELO is still the best series on youtube and it is definitely a highlight for me when you upload. Thanks so much Levy!

Man, it's great to have you back! I was noticing you getting down in the dumps because of the pressure of competitive chess. It's so nice seeing you here having fun showing crazy games and cracking jokes. Keep it up, Levy!

That ending was beyond hilarious 😂 Thanks for the laugh levy, and never stop your great vids! 🙂

@JiManMasTeR

Жыл бұрын

I am a king queen endgame master. I m just ahead of my time

@pyramear5414

Жыл бұрын

"Chess, when played perfectly, ends in a draw."

This is definitely one of the most hilarious chess game I've seen 😂. And I love the fact it ended in a draw

@JiManMasTeR

Жыл бұрын

Yep my opponent played perfectly and perfect chess is just a draw

Well… I don’t know how to feel about this. I’m diagnosed with Tourettic OCD. My meditation and therapy has always been those 64 squares. It’s a world I can control and it’s an energy that I can’t express anywhere else. I have turned my mental state around and put all my anxiety and fears into every move I make. I’ve participated in many FIDE tournaments and have felt this way a lot. I usually have to decompress for a week before I even think about chess. It’s like having an argument with a partner but I know i still love this “game”. My end goal is where you are currently. I have zero aspirations to be a grandmaster because that world is VERY different, so I understand where you are coming from. Of course I take my games seriously, but I also enjoy these tournaments, the people I meet along the way, and the atmosphere is unmatched. Remember… this is a WAR game. War is hell. Embrace the suck and don’t give up.

Games like this make me wish I had notation of some of my early games. I would enjoy seeing at least half as many cool things are get seen in these videos.

When this video started, I didn't think I'd end it crying laughing, but here we are. I'm not laughing at Black particularly, but I feel like we've all been there at some point. I felt that pain.

I was in tears this was so funny. But I can see the germ for white has improved, they made a bunch of reasonably good moves.

8:55 Hahahahahaha omfg in my mind I just asked myself „what would be the dumbest, yet not straight up material losing move“ and I actually guessed A7

This was my favorite video from you, Levy. I laughed out loud so many times. Great job

Black clearly thought that if he put the queen next to the king it'd be taken.

It's great to see levy smile!

I would like to thank you for your amazing entertaining videos keep up the good work and reconsider retiring cause you still have potential and you can do much better than this. We all believe in you gotham

I wants to say I’m so glad that you didn’t retire from chess period. I can say for myself that I actually felt really bad knowing that you wanted to retire. I can say that you are my favorite chess player on here that and that being the best at chess isn’t even in my caliber. I’m currently stuck at around 1832 elo and I really look forward to watching your videos. You do a very good job at analyzing and it’s awesome to watch your thinking process. Just wanted to say I’m really happy you didn’t retire. 🙌🙌. Your awesome man.

You brought me to chess like you did with many people, now allow us to do the same and keep you here❤

This was painful to watch to say the least, thanks for the hilarious content Levy! Hope you're feeling better now.

The 2 parter bait combo I love it keep up the good work

I just got into my dream college(well..not dream but great enough) and this is like a treat. Thank you levy

Ayanokoji wouldn't have played this bad 😂

Me : *thinks I know the best move * Levy: * says the best move* Me:* feels like a God * Levy : *names an even better one * Me: 💀

Love you Levy, hope you never stop making chess content and I hope to see you back behind a board some day!

I’m 34. First started playing chess two years ago because of randomly watching you and Eric Rosen. Currently 1300 and still climbing. I’m so thankful for your content man.

As I always said, I will say one more time, "Chess played perfectly is a draw."

Of course you're not retiring Levy, youre still verry young in this game. You are only in the middlegame of this journey, just keep fighting till the end . You got this bro!!

This was the perfect follow-up to your previous video. You definitely seem much more relaxed and happier here, and you've clearly made the right decision for yourself. On a related note, the less said about the players in this game and decisions, the better. One of the most agonizingly entertaining games you've presented to us in quite some time.

Levy stay awesome like u always are bad days come yet they get showered by good days indeed cheers mate

I really hate this series and usually skip it .. but today I watched it in full because I was so worried about Levi and just wanted to check his energy and mood .. I'm relieved now and tho my favourite content by far is his tournament's recaps .. I'm glad he is doing what makes him feel happy and healthy.. Sincerely Someone

I'd like to retire with an investment worth atleast $4MILLION and I'm ready to work towards this goal, I've come across investors making as much $75,000 on a monthly basis and I'd like to know what step and guidelines I need to make better profit

@verndubin2209

Жыл бұрын

First, map out a plan on how to achieve this goal

@idellameyer7411

Жыл бұрын

@@verndubin2209 The average investor buys/holds for long term to make gains when stocks go up, In a situation where you're after short term profit, it is best to get in touch with a broker or investment consultant to guide you with trade, I reached out to a broker during the pandemic and that is how I was able to raise a profit of $380K within 4months

@melaniewelch9267

Жыл бұрын

@@idellameyer7411 Please, your broker you mentioned, how do i get in touch with her?

@idellameyer7411

Жыл бұрын

@@melaniewelch9267 The consultant that guides and assist me is *Julia Renee Lindberg* you can check her out online and reach out to her through her website to book an appointment.

@melaniewelch9267

Жыл бұрын

@@idellameyer7411 Thanks for sharing, just looked up the broker you mentioned on google and I'm super impressed with her credentials. I will be writing her an email shortly

Just had my first chess tournament today (it wasn't an official thing but there were actual good players) so I just wanted to thank you for your videos

At 5:57 I think the idea of black to move Nd8 was to open up his white bishop in order to have an additional defender on the d5 field, because if white were to move Nd5 there was either c7 or if black Nxd5 then white Bxd5 with the threat of Bf7. At least that´s what i was thinking was behind the move Nd8 from black.

STOP CLICKBEATING!!!

black : rook c8 Stockfish : Ah yes, the king sacrifice. A classic.

Levy is the person that made me interested in Chess. I didin't know much about Chess besides how the pieces moved before seeing his videos. It really feels like I'm addicted, because I see Chess everywhere now (kinda like Beth Harmon). I love Chess and thank Levy for showing me how entertaining Chess can be

There will always be something about your videos that other IMs or even GMs don't have, it's definitely something special

the two knights has a crazy variation with Nxe4 by black after Ng5 by white and it gets very complicated

Dude, you rock!!! Zio, spacchi un sacco!!! Love from Italy

James just played with his prey, outsmarting his opponent, doing random stuff in the endgame and finishing with a draw, not looking for glory. His avatar didn't lie, true Ayanokoji mindset

Next week will start Grand Chess Tour in Croatia (I live there lol), I hope I will be able to see games live and take photo with Nepo

Man i always used to play chess rarely for years than i got covid than started watching your videos. After watching your videos for 4 months i have gained 400 elo points. Thank you so much. You have changed my life.

I am so glad to see you happy Levy!! You seem to be re-energized and light today. Keep doing what makes you happy.

The way Levy blinked in the end😅😅 Pain💀

This video was hilarious levy, keep making such videos

I thought this was going to end on move 107 by the 50 move rule, but instead, we have another threefold repetition

You probably won't see this Levy but I know you said in a previous recap video that people don't like the negative talk and you think the positive chat is unrealistic, and I know you do it for a laugh, but I think what I don't like about it is I feel like you've done so much positive for the chess world, yet you're so critical of your own performance and I can see the anxiety grow in you. So what you might not be the super GM you wanted to be, but its obvious your purpose in life has changed in the past few years with the birth of this channel and I hope you continue to recognise that. I've watched you every day religiously for almost a year and a half and and although you were still looking for the tournament performances, I saw how many people you managed to inspire to take up a new hobby, use their mind, interact with others and learn a new skill, which is so unbelievably healthy. Since watching your channel I personally started playing a game I hadn't touch since year 6, I grew my rating from 600 to 1500 and I'm competing in my first over the board tournament since school, and I know there are so many other people who you would have had a similar influence on. You even have the big gold youtube button behind you as proof of that. I hope you ignore the negative comments and I hope you find time to pin only the positive ones. I hope you don't ever feel lesser as a person for your over the board skill, there is literally no body else in the world, ever, who has managed to achieve what you have done on such a scale.

Thank you Levy. Your content has brought me joy and comfort and I cannot cease to thank you enough my guy.

9:00 Can't beleive that move was my 3rd choice as a 1100 rated player

White's Ba7 reminds me a bit of Nigel Short's attachment to that move, though I'm sure Nigel wouldn't play it in that particular position.

Had a lot of really good, tense games today. Good openings, lots of closed games with simple shifts. Creating threats and defending etc. Or so I thought. Then going through the analysis for each game I realized I had them easily won had I not missed very obvious moves. Ahh well.

Your influence on chess is honestly much more impactful and you're killing the KZread game! :) love thecids

This was fantastic! And Big Props to James for sending the game in!