Next GothamChess video, "HANS NIEMANN DEAD?!??" -- Video: "Hans Niemann is not dead, here's a game where Petrov played the Petrov Defense"

@huggyskyway

Жыл бұрын

HANS DIED?!

@GetBodiedSon

Жыл бұрын

Too much anal stimulation. Fantastic way to go.

@MrJoosebawkz

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ya lmao he definitely got me with this. i thought itd have something to do with the drama

@meks039

Жыл бұрын

*where a french person plays the french defense

@joeyharrington1863

Жыл бұрын

Best comment

Magnus broke chess after learning how Levy broke the KZread algorithm

@omaratris7078

Жыл бұрын

Rip this title

@BB_The_Impaler

Жыл бұрын

Magnus uses clickbait to win?

@animatorguy8688

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lol

@suspectdevice8725

Жыл бұрын

True and real

@kpacuBua

Жыл бұрын

Clickbaiting is hardly breaking anything

Could you imagine FIDE: So we decided that we will lower your FIDE rating if you use the Catalan Opening Magnus Carlsen: what the...

@MrVovansim

Жыл бұрын

Magnus: starts playing bong cloud instead, and winning anyhow.

@siddharthdey2922

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@@MrVovansim Hikaru: Finally, a worthy opponent!

@fn_cxrsed2984

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Jesus is the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through him

@OwnageNoobify

Жыл бұрын

Levy needs to be quiet unless he wants a $100M lawsuit

@lxves1ck.whxr3

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@@recitationtohear cringe

Magnus' catalan reminds me of Kasparov sicilian, in the sense that it seems like nobody is able to fully refute it, they always get really good position and just win

@fn_cxrsed2984

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Jesus is the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through him

@azfarabdul1468

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@@fn_cxrsed2984 clown

@icecoldnut5152

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@@fn_cxrsed2984 I don’t remember anyone asking

@ChessPotato49

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@@fn_cxrsed2984 look at ur goofy as

@Andrew-vl2ho

Жыл бұрын

@@fn_cxrsed2984 yeah but was jesus fide rated 2864

This could be a new chess tournament setup, where players can ban certain openings, similar to CS:GO tournaments, where they can ban certain maps

@amadeux5471

Жыл бұрын

That actually sounds very interesting

@Cyclically

Жыл бұрын

I watched the entire rio, antwerp and stockholm majors live and this is interesting.

@geckobeats3226

Жыл бұрын

You can have an approximately same setup using different lines, which is ultimately the reason of using specific openings.

@Babooshka47

Жыл бұрын

Would be hard since openings are fluid. One opening could go to a different one and end up having the same setup. Where is the rule set?

@Eis_

Жыл бұрын

There's Chess 960...

I'd rather say Magnus - the Catalan is a match "made in heaven" because of the deep understanding of the positions resulting that is required in order to regularly play it. Even among the SuperGMs there are few who are able to squeeze wins out of this opening the way Magnus does...

@fn_cxrsed2984

Жыл бұрын

Jesus is the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through him

@leuse5614

Жыл бұрын

@@fn_cxrsed2984 sir this is a chess video

@tominmo8865

Жыл бұрын

@@fn_cxrsed2984 Virtue signaler. Puts this in multiple replies.

@jay-5061

Жыл бұрын

@@fn_cxrsed2984 my god is called the universe.

@AxLz7

Жыл бұрын

Vladimir kramnik was a really good catalan player too

Yeah, Magnus with this opening is basically Thanos with all the stones. Nepo probably still has nightmares about it.

As someone who plays the catalan, I found this immensely helpful. Love the idea of multiple games focusing on an opening a gm specializes in. Allows us to see variations at the top level. Thanks Levy.

@Boricactuz

Жыл бұрын

Imagine being a one trick and still at only 1700 rating 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@kaspervestergaard2383

Жыл бұрын

@@Boricactuz My guy...

I remember that game against Anish to this day and I don't remember many chess games because I'm a beginner/intermediate player. Magnus's knight a3 was so counter-intuitive but in the end it was another masterpiece by the Norwegian genius

@fn_cxrsed2984

Жыл бұрын

Jesus is the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through him

@RobKingChess

Жыл бұрын

Anand had a similar idea in his WC match against Topalov. You should find that game.

I think this video made me truly understand how dominant Magnus is. How truly skilled he is. I started watching this video as I got home while in the car and by Game 5 and 6 I was literally glued to the seat, seatbelt still on, ahhhing and uuuuuing at my phone as if I was watching Formula 1. Great content, great breakdown.

So if you ever feel bad about your progress remember Magnus played the last 15 years and only went up about 160 ELO

@masterblaster3653

Жыл бұрын

Also don't forget that he has not moved a rank up

That was really great to see specific Magnus Catalan games, this is an excellent format of video to make and I would love to watch more videos of different players / openings in the future

No blank stare in the beginning I don’t know how to feel

This vid was pretty nice. I would definitely love a video on other gms specialized openings

@fn_cxrsed2984

Жыл бұрын

Jesus is the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through him

I like both Magnus and Hikaru, they're very strong chess players and I admire them

@box463

Жыл бұрын

@@recitationtohear i still cant see why😪😪😭😭

@arogueburrito

Жыл бұрын

@@box463 I knew why. Had more to do with him than me.

@digitalwillis9594

Жыл бұрын

Ive seen better

@jshooa4840

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@@recitationtohear hope you find yours soon

@FernieCanto

Жыл бұрын

I love the London system so much. All my homies love the London system.

Definitely like this type of opening-analysis content!

@fn_cxrsed2984

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Jesus is the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through him

@vicariousliability7703

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@@fn_cxrsed2984 BRUH

@vicariousliability7703

Жыл бұрын

@@fn_cxrsed2984 Jesus is my buddy. We play chess together.

@goodie2shoez793

Жыл бұрын

@@fn_cxrsed2984 Jesus would get bricked in the pipí by my en passant

Hi! I have a question in 30:07, the pawn just moved to b5, why couldn't the queen take it? It's not obvious to me. The pawn looks unguarded.

@corp-por

Жыл бұрын

If the black queen captures the pawn (Qxb5), white plays Nd4 attacking the queen. The queen then has to move and can't protect the black knight on d7 anymore, which then white can take with the rook.

@falkinable

Жыл бұрын

@@corp-por thank you! I get it now

i really liked this format, where you showed a single style. I like this a lot and would love to see more of it. Thanks for all the good content. Glad I found your channel, it has really helped bring me back to chess after a really long time (casual, bad player, lol)

You should definitely show a game Duda vs Giri with insane check mate in 11 moves spotted by Duda (with queen sac included)

@karolkowalski3888

Жыл бұрын

Aż dziwne że jeszcze tego nie zrobił, pewnie dlatego ze Giri to jego ziomek

Hi Levy. first, I love your videos - I've learned a lot from you, thank you! I'm confused on the move pawn b4 to b5 attacking the queen at 30:06. I don't see why the queen didn't just take the pawn? (I'm only like low 800s so probably missing something ;)

@Mynamewashere

Жыл бұрын

It took me a moment to spot it, but if the queen takes the pawn, white will move the knight to D4, threatening the queen. The queen has to move, but there is no way for her to keep protecting the knight, so the white can just take it with the rook.

@tomasbeltran04050

Жыл бұрын

@@Mynamewashere thanks

Python and Anakonda both work. both are choking their prey to death. While Python is more of a general term for a number of different species of snakes, the Anakonda is a single species, found around the orinoko and the amazon river. It is the biggest of all snakes with a minblowing max length of up to 8,9 meters or 29 feet...... what a fascinating world we live in :D

Love your content your videos are so indepth and yet fun to watch! Very much looking forward to the future of your channel you are an amazing content creator

Great video! It's really fascinating how he's able to make this same opening work for him against so many different things

Your passion in this commentary was infectious, thanks for being you Levy!!

I would love to see something similar with the Reti opening.

Great Video. You could make others with any other opening from the same player, like, for instance, MVL and the Najdorf or something of that kind.

Great video Levy, MC is a beast with the Catalan!

Why couldn't Radjabov take the pawn when Magnus moved it checking the queen at b5?

@MrStinod2

Жыл бұрын

I think black loses the knight after Nd4 because queen has to move and can't defend the knight anymore then (if Qd5 we get Qxd5 and knight still gets taken). But I'm not 100% sure

@richarddawson5836

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@@MrStinod2 I didn't see that. I think you're right. Thanks

@hyrumharmon4577

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Ok I’m glad I wasn’t the only one who couldn’t see the tactic 😂

"Your favorite youtuber GothamChess has a receding hairline" this man read my mind

GothamChess has gotten really creative with his thumbnails recently. Stretched out jpeg of Magnus Carlsen, how poetic.

@recitationtohear

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Link to the clip : why dad left u kzread.info/dash/bejne/n3eau8twZpaaorg.html

@amosdraak3536

Жыл бұрын

99th time asking for the Fischer-Korchnoi rivalry video.

@julseu_lol

Жыл бұрын

dafuq are these bots under u lmao

@amosdraak3536

Жыл бұрын

2 bots. I’m real. 🤪

Love the style of this vid. Would love to see more content like this

@fn_cxrsed2984

Жыл бұрын

Jesus is the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through him

More opening deep dives please!!!!! This is great levy!

@ASCR

Жыл бұрын

^^

Yo Gotham, as a Catalan player, this is my fav video that you’ve ever done! …and I watch them all

@fn_cxrsed2984

Жыл бұрын

Jesus is the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through him

@drewishgaminginc.3942

Жыл бұрын

@@fn_cxrsed2984 Jesus would probably think you're a chode my guy.... imagine riding a guy's dick so hard and still hating gay people

At 30:07, why did the queen not take the pawn? The pawn at this position is seemingly undefended.

@jmvoltrino

Жыл бұрын

Black would lose his knight as the queen wouldn't be able to maintain protection of it after Nd4

@or3213

Жыл бұрын

@@jmvoltrino Thanks

dope video idea levy, another please!

Thank you, this format - focusing on a specific player's handling of a specific opening - is excellent. Very helpful, very instructive.

Magnus too good. It’s that simple.

@fn_cxrsed2984

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Jesus is the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through him

@NathanHedglin

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@@fn_cxrsed2984 Jesus is dead. Fuck off.

@firasghorab8031

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@@fn_cxrsed2984 can jesus beat magnus in chess?

@slicknick0097

Жыл бұрын

@@firasghorab8031 Jesus resigned 2,000 years ago because he knew he wouldn’t beat Magnus

Your best ever video. Congratulations 🎉🎉 Why not one on how MC often ‘simplifies’ eg from +5 to +2? He prefers a longer and maybe less ‘sure’ path to winning, but one where there’s notably less risk of tactical blunders and where thematic strategy is far easier.

@fn_cxrsed2984

Жыл бұрын

Jesus is the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through him

I really enjoyed this video, Levi. Please do more like this. Your review reminds me of the wines my wife and I like best - we buy wine from the same vines, year after year. You would think the wine would be the same, but no - it's amazing how much the wine changes each year. Just like Magnus and the Catalan.

I just love the way you commentate and present!

This is what I do like to see more of. Seeng all the different possabilities is just awesome. Helps a ton. Ty Levy

@fn_cxrsed2984

Жыл бұрын

Jesus is the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through him

It would actually be interesting if tournaments started to work with an opening pick/ban phase on the matches.

@fn_cxrsed2984

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Jesus is the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through him

@spoons8396

Жыл бұрын

@@fn_cxrsed2984 who asked

@swordsman1137

Жыл бұрын

I think it can't be done in some tourney like the candidates, st Louis, etc. Probably will be fun in online like that Chess24 series or some "slightly less serious" tourney.

@Water8500

Жыл бұрын

@@spoons8396 Repent.

@NoOne-qi4tb

Жыл бұрын

We have a 20% winrate caro player, dodge

I love it. Catalan middle games are fascinating. Easy to gain advantage, sometimes very unclear how to convert. Svidlers grunfield would be fantastic. Also I've been considering moving to a 1Nf3 move order but I have no idea who to suggest for the Reti. There isn't even a quality chessable course on it (chessley opportunity?). The games are always fun to watch though. Thank you for the video. Be wonderful.

In game two, Levy says the Queen on a5 can't take the Bishop on d5. I eventually figured out why, but it would be more helpful if he had explained why. Or is that his clever way of making us think?

@FezzesRCool11

Жыл бұрын

Why can't it? I've been staring at it for a frankly shameful length of time and can't pick why.

@tomdunlap743

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@@FezzesRCool11 I think because that would be followed by white's Qxc7, threatening Qxf1+ to be followed by Rxb7 and Qxg7. Black's rook can't protect f7 because of the Bishop on a3.

Another day another Magnus video from Gotham Chess

@ASCR

Жыл бұрын

What we like to see

Really enjoyed your approach here with a given player's relationship with a given opening. More content like this would be sooo cool. Thanks!

You should do a video on Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and his Grünfeld. Hes probably the best one using that defense so a deep dive into how he plays with it would be awesome.

Excellent video, Levy. I really enjoyed it. Thanks!

I want a video about the mid game tactics

@System.Error.

Жыл бұрын

How about endgames

@recitationtohear

Жыл бұрын

Link to the clip : the end of magnus kzread.info/dash/bejne/n3eau8twZpaaorg.html

My man returned back to milking Magnus.

I've been keeping an eye on this opening for a while now ever since Magnus used this at the World Chess Championship. But in what rating do you recommend can players start to learn the Catalan with great success? Would appreciate a response from this

In the final game where the pawn attacks the queen to me it looked like the queen could take, after going out finding the game and doing the analysis, I understand why it cannot. In future could you quickly touch on moments such as these especially as game is moving toward conclusion. There was another similar incident in another video where it looks like easy capture, but not being able to see the subsequent moves or idea hindered my understanding. Thank you, appreciate the content.

how Magnus's play looks so simple for Levy, his How To Win At Chess episodes look the same for me :) thank you for the videos!

Levy, this is some of your best work ever. Absolutely inspiring. Loved every second of it!

gonna save this for a couple of hours later, thx for the amazing content Levy

Trying to nerf Carlsen will only result in another "from that point it was personal" tourney

Snakeologist should definitely be a real word

@johncrofford

Жыл бұрын

You don't like herpetologist?

@MiroslavKosanovic

Жыл бұрын

@@johncrofford well if the americans get the word snakeologist us serbians would probably get zmijolog which is way cooler just reusing the latin basis(herpetolog)

Yo why no recap for the Champions Chess Tour Final! Now will I actually have to watch the coverage 🙈

watching levi explaining magnus games is like watching a battle of emperors

KZread needs to award levy for his perfect understanding of thumbnails and video titles. You sir are a yt grandmaster

Everytimes when Gothamchess upload new videos, I will know It will be a good day!

@gazihalawani

Жыл бұрын

So everyday?

@quantumxnah1n

Жыл бұрын

@@gazihalawani lol

@fn_cxrsed2984

Жыл бұрын

Jesus is the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through him

Hey Levy, can you have a recap about the recent tcec superfinal? It's Stockfish and Leela having a match there.

Game 4 was at the 2022 Tata Steel tournament and it's the game that finally convinced me that Carlsen is the greatest of all time. Kasparov, whom I had at #1, is now a close 2nd. Then Fischer, then Capablanca.

@HollowKnight21

Жыл бұрын

Yes! I remember this game so clearly. Magnus played 13 straight no.1 engine moves in the final stretch of this game.

It's always nice to see how Levy explains and guides us through things most of us can't comprehend

Magnus didn't learn from the computer...The computer learned from Magnus

@ASCR

Жыл бұрын

😂

I think that it would be cool to see more stories about different GMs.

Great video on the Catalan, would have clicked it sooner had the title been more reflective of the content!

Brilliant content, keep it up.

@recitationtohear

Жыл бұрын

Link to the clip : why dad left u kzread.info/dash/bejne/n3eau8twZpaaorg.html

Hi Levy, While I for the most part enjoy your content, you have a continual tendency toward clickbait titles. I really dislike clickbait, so every time I see you do this I kind of want to throw up in my mouth, and sometimes I actually do. Then, of course, since you're a smart guy, I have to consider the possibility that the title isn't *actually* clickbait, it's just some sort of pun, so then I, with regret, click on the video (which, you'll recall, I really didn't want to do, because of the apparent clickbait.) Sometimes when I do this, I end up enjoying the video anyway. But sometimes, as with this video, I only have to watch a few seconds to confirm that, no, Magnus did not, in the wake of the whole Neimann thing, do something that might actually get him banned somewhere, it was just that he played some games and doubtless won them in some superGM way and you thought "whoa, hardcore, they should BAN him for that!!" And since this is how the internet works, others will watch them and think the same thing (more or less, I don't think anyone actually hears those words in their head, but we get the idea), and you get to continue growing your business, and life goes on. But it still makes me want to throw up in my mouth. Sincerely, Someone who's spent a year struggling to get above 1300 in Blitz.

@nivnavion

Жыл бұрын

How else do you expect him to make money? This is his career, he may as well optimise his viewership with strategies such as this, it is not incredibly morally wrong, however if the video is entertaining regardless, there is little to complain for.

@nolanmaddy4085

Жыл бұрын

I agree. But I get why he does it.

@Coinwalker1

Жыл бұрын

​@@nivnavion That's that really a reply. It's just a reflexive "but he HAS to do the clickbait thing!!!" No, he doesn't. I don't even really buy that clickbait titles get more views overall and "optimize" anything, looking at the whole graph and macro of it, because clickbait has been a thing for like half a decade now, everyone knows it when they're looking at the typical clickbait thing, which is either one word or the whole title in ALL CAPS, and it's always good if someone or some entity is getting DESTROYED!! or is WEAK!! or is CRINGE!! or whatever. ...Levy doesn't actually do that kind of clickbait. So, hey props for that. /golf claps here. Unfortunately, what he does is just as off-putting in its own way. Levy's style is to make the title some snippet of something someone might say in a conversation. That's interesting, but a title is not a chatty witticism. It can't be. The title of *anything*, whether it's a KZread video or a Tolstoy novel, has to give us some summation of the content of the piece. If we're confronted with "Should Magnus Get Banned?" we have no choice but to wonder if that is actually the content of the piece. We can't NOT wonder that: it's axiomatic. It's the pink elephant dilemma - someone says "don't think of a pink elephant!" - too late. You just did. But "gotcha!" zaps don't optimize anything. They don't communicate anything. They don't enlighten anything or anyone. And the "Pin of Shame" is cute, but it's always been 100% obvious to me that people leave those sorts of asinine comments for Levy to pin *because* his vid titles tend to be this way. People leaving those shit comments are just reacting to the first thing they see - the title. Which has a deceptive feel to it. Hopefully Levy will see this comment and give it all a think.

@nivnavion

Жыл бұрын

@@Coinwalker1 But why should he "give it all a think?" He is more successful than basically all of his commenters, he doesn't need any advice. Besides, it is your fault for falling in to the trap of clickbait, you yourself have highlighted that clickbait has lasted quite a while in general or on this channel, you know what to expect, it is your fault for falling for the clickbait and it is stupid to complain.

@Coinwalker1

Жыл бұрын

@@nivnavion There's so much pointless bitching and vapid toxicity in your reply I don't know why you haven't slashed your wrists already. Levy's a grown man who knows he has flaws, one of which forced his retirement from competitive play. He also knows he has a tendency toward clickbait, and doesn't like that he does this. He mentions it from time to time. So perhaps he can take some perspective here as valuable. He also doesn't need your defense. Since you're only going to reply again to continue pointless, lengthy bitching that it's "my fault" having a clear view, it would be better for all humanity if you didn't bother. Shut your hole.

does anybody know what software levy uses to replay all these old games? i dont really care about the recording aspect of it, but it would be a great learning/teaching tool... i really like the way hes able to draw the arrows and boxes and highlight squares... it would be great in a classroom setting with a laptop and projector, but id also like to be able to rewatch some of these games on my own because sometimes i have a hard time following along and staying up to speed when he gets things moving too fast for me.. thanks either way!

Maybe a video on Anish's superb Najdorf or Caruana's Petrov?

Im actually loving how dramatic levy is for these titles

Dude I seriously resent the clickbait. Every time it adds to a perception you don’t care about your dedicated viewers, and further that the title is both misleading and untrue. I like you Levy, I don’t like being treated like a view cow.

I thought bishop takes at first glance , but that was the worst of three choices because the threat seemed to be the pushing of the b pawn. Atleast with the queen there's a possibility of taking the c pawn if the b pawn moves and taking with pawn seemed to be the best as it defends against b pawn, while also allowing the bishop to be activated once the center pawns move, which also causes a threat to the knight in a move or two to if the bishop decides to put pressure on knight which would be pinned to the queen. If queen moves then just damage blacks kingside pawns, and have a slightly favorable endgame. (random noob)

are you also going to make recaps of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals? kind regards!

Initially, I didn't think the title was about Magnus using the infinity stones, but rather that Magnus snapped. See what I did there?

@potatogaming7044

Жыл бұрын

No I didn’t

@icedblxxd

Жыл бұрын

Damn i saw what you did there

I am definite firdt

@warpzzz

Жыл бұрын

hey Johan we played chess together before

@johanliebert9110

Жыл бұрын

@@warpzzz when. I never play chess

@warpzzz

Жыл бұрын

@@johanliebert9110 nvm lol

@mohammedsuliman8072

Жыл бұрын

@@johanliebert9110 Urasawa is the GOAT

@johanliebert9110

Жыл бұрын

@@mohammedsuliman8072 dude. Bin laden was goated

"I'm not a snakeologist." - Gotham, 2022

Merch when

lost AF but the commentary was legend, it had me on the edge of my seat like I understood what was going on

Great video Levi. I hate reviewing games but you make it very exciting!

Nice Levy, now I'm going to run into even more Catalan frogs...

5:50 me whenever I lose any game

Wooooo!!! this analysis is just perfect. I loved it. Thanks GothamChess!

levy I think adding the time control to each game recap would add a lot more colour. Not sure if that’s difficult or not.

thank you, that was one of the most entertaining half-hours i have enjoyed.

Death, taxes, Levi riding himself and magnus at the same time.

You should make a video about yesterday's game between Duda and Anish

More videos on player styles & openings

I have been a big fan of the Catalan for many years . . . thanks for the multi-game analyses!

i can already see the Magnus vs Hans boxing fight taking place.

Yeah, btw game 6 of the WCC match against nepo was also a catalan and levy did a great job recapping it.

Lajos Portisch was the famous player that carried a black bag with all his notes on games and openings to every tournament he participated. One of the top ten players in the west during the Fischer era.

@johndododoe1411

Жыл бұрын

Would that be allowed with modern hunts for hidden devices?

great job bro. love the drama. keep it up. oh, also read lots of Bernadette Roberts.

It'd be great to watch that series

Catalan in my level 1500 is so strong i know there's better opening that is easy but most of the time my opponent can't handle the pressure of the light squared bishop

Your commentary is so funny and so interesting at the same time. Keep it going!

@fn_cxrsed2984

Жыл бұрын

Jesus is the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through him

@NiroGS

Жыл бұрын

@@fn_cxrsed2984 get a life instead of spouting random religious shit

Hi Levi, can you explain why in all games the black took the pawn on c4 and open the diagonal for white bishop?

Thank you Levy, you made Catalan easy to digest for us (1700++). Now I have reason to switch to d4 😆. Greet from Indonesia 🙏 , Papua

I remember the Anish game from watching 2022 TATA Steel