You should make a video titled: “I interviewed GothamChess” in which you talk to a prerecorded version of yourself and act as if nothing is wrong

@WhiteNoBeard471

21 күн бұрын

That's a great april fools video idea, actually

@TheResignGambit

21 күн бұрын

Gotham schizophrenia ‼️‼️

@ChrisPlayGameNOW

21 күн бұрын

@@TheResignGambit LMAO

@denesszanto1870

21 күн бұрын

Gothamchess X Levy Rozman

@vebjsand

21 күн бұрын

That's the kind of content we need to make chess fun and engaging year around, together with all the more serious stuff too ofcourse.

easily becoming the 🐐 of chess interviews

@vzod

21 күн бұрын

First

@skullliterallyskull

21 күн бұрын

second

@UdtaParinda-hq8gf

21 күн бұрын

From chess players to gamblers, levy sure has come a long way!

@gxxtmane6644

21 күн бұрын

can you get rid of my ip ban and become my 🐐

@youtubeaddict487

20 күн бұрын

great video for sure !

Bro sacrificed Magnus

@shitposter10196

21 күн бұрын

Magnus might be the queen but hikaru is the king.

@RealKayd3nYT

21 күн бұрын

Magnus becoming the rook at this point

@listey

21 күн бұрын

@@shitposter10196 Gotham is the mistress

@mandlenkosingcobo9608

21 күн бұрын

Heartless

@shitposter10196

21 күн бұрын

@@listey gotham is bishop,i guess since Magnus is the most powerful at the board and hikaru is the safest.

Hikaru premoved levy's new sense of confidence

@NerdOfTheNorth-906

21 күн бұрын

LOL

@jasonhargis5598

21 күн бұрын

gg bro 😆

@idehenebenezer802

21 күн бұрын

Time is running out😢 Repent from your sins to escape judgement and obtain eternal salvation 🙏🙏🙏

@TheCatholicRemedy

20 күн бұрын

@@idehenebenezer802 Lord Jesus I accept your love and accept your invitation to eternal salvation

@abhinav1690

20 күн бұрын

LMAOOO

“I’m pretty confident one of the kids I played against will be playing in a world championship match.” Hikaru premoved Gukesh’s win.

@JulianHoving

21 күн бұрын

Gukesh rarely plays online. I doubt hikaru ever played against gukesh online

@Iamme-xc1iy

21 күн бұрын

Gukesh doesn't play online blitz. He is a classical chess player. He is not that good in blitz .

@Ism0Lait3la

18 күн бұрын

​@@JulianHovingGukesh was one of the kids Hikaru has helped

Hikaru is right - by playing online he has given a huge amount of joy back to the community even if 99.9% of the players lost within 2 min. There is no other sport where this happens. Losing to Hikaru is a dream for many of us!

@fangiscool1

21 күн бұрын

Beta

@charlies8282

21 күн бұрын

@@fangiscool1ratiod

@lilhedonistcannibal123

21 күн бұрын

​​@@fangiscool1 you an omega

@KatoYutobe

20 күн бұрын

chess is a board game, not a sport

@alonsoACR

20 күн бұрын

​@@KatoYutobeIt's a very physically demanding game, so yes, I think it's both a board game and a sport

The next day: I INTERVIEWED KRAMNIK

@sadahiko9623

21 күн бұрын

Kramnik would find this to be very... interesting.

@Peter-hz3vs

21 күн бұрын

I want to see Kramnik, Magnus, Hikaru and Hans Niemann all sitting together in a single interview. It will be dope

@aditya_vverma

21 күн бұрын

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@MorningNapalm

21 күн бұрын

@@Peter-hz3vs or just Kramnik and Hans, and some boxing gloves randomly lying around...

@leff9604

21 күн бұрын

SPECIAL GUEST HANS NIEMANN!!!

Can't wait to see Hikaru premove his punches in the ring

@vebjsand

21 күн бұрын

I unironically think Hikaru would bob and weave fantasy punches with a dead serious and worried face, and as he calculates why it happened and what the next moves are, he gets knocked out lmao.

Interviewing Hikaru after confronting him last time is a nice change of pace ;)

It's great that their wives are tolerant of being in an open marriage.

@SomebodySharp

21 күн бұрын

Bro 💀

@seankasu8957

21 күн бұрын

😂😂❤😂😂😂😂

@seankasu8957

21 күн бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@oliver-04

21 күн бұрын

Greatest comment award:

@vanshshah23

21 күн бұрын

💀

I can't believe he interviewed Gothamchess.

hikaru: i'm very proud of you levy: poker face

*SPOILER ALERT* haha 00:02 Discussing Hikaru Nakamura's insights on becoming a grandmaster 01:59 Adapting to modern chess playing strategies 05:30 Discussion on playing under different identities and its impact on performance 07:16 Online vs Offline Chess: Biases in player performance. 10:32 Online chess playing has raised the overall level of players significantly 12:09 Chess world has changed a lot post-pandemic 15:26 Streaming brought chess to a bigger audience and reignited my passion for the game. 16:59 Hikaru discusses sponsorship and motivation 20:10 Hikaru expresses confusion and surprise at accusations of cheating by KIC 21:32 Hikaru felt he played much worse than usual due to shock. 24:22 Discussion on cheating accusations in chess 25:55 Discusses the unrealistic aspect of automated cheating in chess tournaments. 28:38 Discussion on hobbies and interests beyond chess 30:12 Discussion on personal upbringing influencing success in streaming 33:13 Importance of social media for upcoming chess players 34:56 Importance of nurturing next generation chess players 38:09 Balancing chess focus with building personal profile 39:37 Recognizability and downsides of fame 42:32 Discussion about the etiquette and potential risks of chess boxing. 44:00 Hikaru discusses the potential of chess boxing and the challenges of finding a balanced match.

@Legend_Of_Minecraft01

21 күн бұрын

Bruh he uploaded 58 sec ago 😭

@RealKayd3nYT

21 күн бұрын

How-

@anshulpetwal6562

21 күн бұрын

Bro 🗿

@jaabb4553

21 күн бұрын

Bro just premoved entire video descriptions

@priyanshutiwari7382

21 күн бұрын

Thanks bro 😁👍

Kramnik: It's not an accusation, it's a special insinuation operation 😉

@barnabasastrofengia5345

21 күн бұрын

lol 😆 ha ! well said !

Hikaru makes an interesting point about the fact that online chess allows people to more easily play a lot of games against high rated players. Do yall think that this might be affecting older players ability to improve/maintain their edge? Because there are a lot of players who have exceeded expectations for their age, Hikaru included in that statement, also thinking of Vishy. A lot of people say that you can't really get super good at an older age because younger players have a higher cognition and more time, but maybe just raw access to high level play was a large limiting factor?

@strochinger

20 күн бұрын

When I take myself on how much time I had as a kid in relation to how fast I learned, memorized and reacted, there is no way that this older me of today can do anything against the me as a kid, esp. with the resources offered online. So what Hikaru is saying seems very plausible to me.

@MrCaw77

11 күн бұрын

Yes I would tend to agree with this. In any sport, you need to face opponents on or slightly above your skill level to improve and not get rusty.

Hikaru premoving his words

Thanks Levy, Hikaru. You guys got me back into chess. The first time I've played regularly since middle school. I'm hooked.

So Hikar.. GMHikaru: Premoves 10000 word answer.

It's really nice to see the two of you creating content together again hope we see some more videos like the sub battles blindfold (blast from the past)or whatever. Hope we see more of the two of you!

Levy in shorts:😱🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 Levy in videos: ☺️🙂

You've actually dropped a tonne of great interviews in a very short time! Looking forward to this one

@tecTitus

18 күн бұрын

Links? I can't find them

@db5094

6 күн бұрын

​@@tecTitusliterally just scroll back a couple videos dude

@User-9513

Күн бұрын

​@@db5094Based sigma male response.

Hikaru never fails to interview Levy again

You know, it's interesting, the subject of Hikaru's contributions to chess (starting around 14:00). It's happened kind of subtly - in part due to Hikaru being *very* private about his personal life - but he's likely done more for chess than any player in history. Yes, he has an abrasive personality at times. He has a big chip on his shoulder, and believes everyone is trying to undermine or discredit him. This, and his hate for losing, has given rise to some rather some toxic moments. But he's also a very humble guy. He's undeniably been the biggest chess presence on the internet, second only to perhaps Levy - but in another stratosphere in terms of skill. For him to sit on stream, several hours a day, playing kids who he *knows* will study his game, who he *knows* will elevate their play level... all for us the viewers to sit back and appreciate. It's incredible to live in such an era. Not to mention, the funding of some kids travel expenses & coaching, just because he learned that the family couldn't afford his tournament expenses... that's beautiful. And beautiful that he kept it private on stream until asked about it in interviews.

I really enjoyed this conversation between the two kings of chess content creation. Please more of that kind!

I can't believe that Gotham still didn't interviewed Nikaru Hakamura

@ano.q

21 күн бұрын

Real

@iffailedinglesh8741

21 күн бұрын

Interesting…

@taha_t

16 күн бұрын

I think Cotham Ghess has already interviewed him

Hikaru is such a good interviewee - very well spoken and interesting inputs

Hikaru have been so chill in this tournament. Really feel good to see him in this way.

Bro got motivated by hikaru to become GM

levy, just watched your if your stuck at chess clik here vid form 3yrs back, just mentioning it helped alot, and thx for the amazing content, keep up the good work!

Levy, you're really good at interviewing. You press for answers in a cool way and ask good questions. Well done! Hikaru always seems pretty open and willing to share information.

I feel like it's not a wild proposition for Levy to train with Hikaru to get to GM. It'd be like swinging with a weighted bat before stepping up to the plate. Plus could make for great content for either channel.

@cwynn1547

19 күн бұрын

Hikaru wears his heart on his sleeve, and has respect and compassion.

The wide shot is getting Gothams invisible friend. 😂😅

Im a fan from fes morocco, just letting you know you have a huge fanbase here, we appreciate the content and would love to have you visit our city someday.

i like to see Levy grow as an interviewer. His questions and a bit more free flow style is improving.

i just saw this in my notifs and HAD to see this. W vid Gotham I also have your book!

Hikaru is so well-spoken. It's really interesting to hear him speak longform and not on stream. He's a great communicator.

I suggest you to do a interview playlist. I really liked them all and feel as a chess communicator with a lot of numbers, this is something you can leverage more with interviewing those high profile players

I didnt used to watch Levy much earlier. But after his video/interview/podcast with Sagar, i grt to know lot of his insights and now i respect him a lot. Salute to you Gotham sir.

Awesome interview, thank you so much for your content and everything you do for chess! You are largely responsible for me getting into the game pretty late in life, but I continue to learn so much from you and Hikaru that I'm seeing my ELO slowly go up. You 100% can be a grandmaster, and I am SO excited to be part of that journey! Keep being awesome, forget the haters, and remember always when you sit down at the board: YOU ARE A LIVING LEGEND. I fully believe you can and WILL get the mental game in check (pun intended) and allow your strength at the board to shine.

agadmator inspired me to watch more chess and got me more into the game. I never really hear chess players give him the props he deserves as a creator.

@456death654

16 күн бұрын

Well his content is very subpar. 2000 something lichess rated who just spits out random engine lines in his video

Levy should really interview gothamchess one of these days

I'm still crying Hikaru didn't quite make the comeback

@Slapwagons

21 күн бұрын

Yeah :[ I think it showed he's a good bet every candidates to take the W, just didn't quite work out this time. There's always next time and I'm sure he'll be there.

@hansg6015

21 күн бұрын

Not sorry for the guy who promotes gambling to children

@dadaketgasparge

21 күн бұрын

wdym? ​@@hansg6015

@Slapwagons

21 күн бұрын

​@@hansg6015 ok

@Blinkers2007GameDev

21 күн бұрын

same. He almost won it

I’m sure there are many people coming up that would love that come up that you have brought. How about interviewing the new guys for the younger generation. You have a huge platform. You can brand people out with just your interest. And if that’s in a new generation content creator. Think that would help

You two guys are really a blessing for chess. Keep on going 🤘👍 Edit: as a German i can say that Vincent Keymer is becoming sort of popular here. He already has been special guest in one of the biggest tv sport shows where usually football is featured mainly. If you ever happen to meet him please try and interview him, he is a very friendly and well spoken young man.

Hikaru definitely made his presence in the chess world, especially in a positive impact.

Levy really be sacking Magnus for Hikaru

@the_vortex1537

21 күн бұрын

fax

@mandarinandthetenrings2201

21 күн бұрын

Yea, no.

Great interview lads! Honest, encouraging and informative.

I do think if Magnus, Hikaru and You were gone chess would lose at least 50% of public interests

I think its important that Hikaru played i serious events and tournaments over the board, because it helps to show that even though you have a ton of games online for your opponents to gain information on you, at the end of the day, chess speaks for itself, and you can still have strong chances at world champion

Hikaru started talking and I needed to like the video. It's Hikaru talking stuff with Gotham! Amazing!

would love to hear Hikaru's take on Magnus's suggestion that long games should be reserved for fisher random and leave conventional chess for timed/rapid games due to the level of openings amongst the top players

The amount of times Hikaru said “some random GM” lol

Levy is honestly a great interviewer. I'd love him to just interview everyone in the chess world one by one

After magnus its hikarus turn to be milked by levi

@WhiteNoBeard471

21 күн бұрын

🤨

@Razorcarl

21 күн бұрын

Holup

@TeoSmashCrasher99xD

21 күн бұрын

@@Razorcarllet him cook

@strochinger

20 күн бұрын

What is your people issue with "milking"? It's getting old and annoying. We all love to get content on Magnus and Hikaru, and we love Levy, so if he is making money on giving us a great time, that's just a win-win.

@ultimatedoug2227

19 күн бұрын

@@strochinger ok

Best chess duo yall gotta collab more

For gambling over chess games, I think it would really have to be games like Chess 960 or something that dissentivizes draws. Maybe a version of the game where a draw gives each player 0 | 0 or -1 | -1 instead of 0.5 | 0.5

Levi, this has nothing to do with the video but I'm 40 years old and learned to play as a child, but never played much past age 9. Seeing your videos and enthusiasm has piqued my interest and I've signed up to play online and get a rating and I really enjoy it. I doubt I would have done this had KZread not recommended your channel. Thanks

You are right. If it wasn't for the three of you. I wouldn't watch as much. I'll keep up with pragg but it won't be the same.

Been waiting on this full interview since that GM question popped up on my shorts.

18:56 the slight of hands my brother 😂🎉

"Levy, mentally you are not quite there" -- Hikaru 2024

@donsurlylyte

20 күн бұрын

blunt, but true. when levy was actively trying you could see by his game reviews that was the weak spot.

Still waiting for the Hans interview with Kramnik

This man has interviewed like half the Chess players in the world this past month wtf

For future reference, it use to be: “l interviewed hikaru again!”

this aged like fine wine with the gambling drama

@technodabble

21 күн бұрын

Nobody outside of twitter or reddit cares about that.

HIkaru premoving a gambling stream was a big blunder

Hi. All the best, Levy for your upcoming tournament

Hikaru doing ROFL even staying on a edge of greatest of chess tournaments

Hikaru is so amazingly well spoken and has amazing insight into life and the world of chess. Wonderful interview!

i am thankful for both your and hikaru’s channels for getting me back into following chess. i watched the whole candidates this year for the first time. i was excited to root for familiar players that i got to know through your channels. keep up the good work

If blatantsweat says "2 views in 23 seconds bro fell off" I'm going to lose my marbles

@alvielle9417

21 күн бұрын

you predicted it lol

Lmao Levy just straight up starting the interview with that question 😂 he has a grudge against Hikaru. You can do it Levy!

Hikaru is a real one for that answer for Levy on GM

Even Andrea said she's going to stop boxing outside of exercise. It's quite the risky sport

nice video, I laughed a lot with the niagara falls hypothetical tragedy and your story of the guy who didn't say your name right

thanks for finally uploading this

So nice you can just get them for so long. So easy based on already knowing each other

Hikaru interviews are so oddly compelling.

What a great interview. Thank you to you both👌

Right out of the gate, Hikaru basically telling Levy his Caro sucks.

@SnipeyGaming

21 күн бұрын

I don't think he was implying it sucks but that you just can't play it in classical if that makes any sense

You can see that Hikaru is nervous speaking to the GOAT

@gxxtmane6644

21 күн бұрын

the only 🐐 is me.

The two best entertainers in the industry. Would love more talks like this Levy.

It's a great interview! Good discussions, thanks!

Just bought my first tennis racket. Hope to break into the 2700s of chess soon

Do the lie detector test together.

It started with hikaru roasting Levy and him sacrificing Magnus to gain tempo !

KZread options shows 1080p60, the video clearly shows 1080o24...

Watching people play classical chess is like watching a painter paint. You don't. You observe the work of art when complete.

Shoutout to all the small chess creators ❤🎉

Enough of formal interviews, I wanna hear you two's pillow talk

Hikaru looks well groomed as hell love this man ❤️

The problem with a lot of chess players is that they are these insufferable geeks with zero personality. Guys like Hikaru and you are like one of us. It is SUPER easy to connect with you guys. I am not sure that, in the chess world, that something that can be easily fixed, unfortunately.

Hikaru premoved the whole candidates tournament 🤣

Levy should get Hikaru to be his coach/mentor to become a GM

Ask him about his need to advertise gambling to children

@gmhikaru is a legend. thanks for this Levy

GothamChats podcast? Lol hire me if you use the name haha

Hikaru seems relaxed and comfortable here, plenty of smiles. He's usually kind of a cold fish in interviews, he must be starting to like you! lol

@samuelfischli392

21 күн бұрын

They‘ve known each other for years

@bernie4366

21 күн бұрын

@@samuelfischli392 WOW what a revelation! Thanks!

They need to do more collabs

So grateful for you guys man. Thanks for the content 🥹 love this game. Only been learning the past year or so but this is amazing