Gotham always looks like he is begging for something.

@FlyHyToTheSky

9 ай бұрын

Pin of Shame

@avn1924

9 ай бұрын

Pin of shame

@Based4Life

9 ай бұрын

True

@Iuxaries

9 ай бұрын

And you’re begging to be pinned

@miyuxv

9 ай бұрын

what tbe hell

Being 525 I predicted 75% of the moves and felt dumb after getting all the wrong moves

@Kevinofrepublic

9 ай бұрын

I read your comment and thought it was funny. Half way through the video I started to realize I'm doing the exact same thing. I'm predicting what I'd do and Gotham is telling me it's wrong. The wrongest moves.

@tokyosmitsubishi

9 ай бұрын

Lol, happened to me with some moves aswell 😅

@songoku-ds1ic

9 ай бұрын

I m on my way to Gm,at present I am 665, guessing that I can get to atleast 2000 in next 3 months

@longlivethe9989

9 ай бұрын

being 1200 I predicted almost all the moves

@nicoladimarzo6291

9 ай бұрын

​@@songoku-ds1icnot even Magnus can do that

The king has been sacrificed. Truly a chess moment

Incredible ending 😂

@fanamatakecick97

9 ай бұрын

It left me speechless

@SportsDudeBS_

9 ай бұрын

Hi powerbang

@nicka3697

9 ай бұрын

I like to think the camera just powered down

@Very_trusted

9 ай бұрын

Hello

@LeppySSBU

9 ай бұрын

Not even a get out of here

Fellow Namibian, he knew what he was doing the entire game. Giving the people a show. Ian is Goated.

@KianOntong13

9 ай бұрын

As a South African, I'm proud of Ian for representing our region

As a person from 2024, I can confirm that, yes indeed, Gotham's book is the best selling book of the century.

@PaulvanAarle1

9 ай бұрын

Is that you Elo or the year you travelled back from, lol

@tondy3012

9 ай бұрын

Both

@bobica100

9 ай бұрын

Pin of shame Oops wrong comment

@Tetracontakaitetragon

9 ай бұрын

I also can confirm.

@moulinyan

9 ай бұрын

botez sisters release some very interesting literature in 2027, no one even remembers gotham when i am from

Fun fact: The king that was sacrificed was loyal to his citizens instead of them being loyal to him.

@rachidvanheyningen

9 ай бұрын

yeah after they all died for him loll

@mertmehmed6696

9 ай бұрын

he sacrificed literally everything but the king and queen

@warrier705

9 ай бұрын

People. He is talking about black. None of their pieces were sacrificed, but the king was

Always fun to watch Levy say “this is a terrible move”, “this is a much better move”, and “I love this move”, while watching Stockfish disagree. 😂

@prakritipriya9448

8 ай бұрын

Oh yeah well ur not a 3700 rated chess cyborg god ok? Sometimes, the more practical move is better than the "best" move. Youre human, play like one

@DeepFriedKangaroo2

5 ай бұрын

Stockfish judges moves as if it was Stockfish vs Stockfish playing chess. Levy judges moves as if it was two humans playing chess. You can't even compare the two.

I would pay literal money to see each player's reaction.

as a 700 elo player i can confirm that we regularly choose our saturday colonoscopy time to play our online chess games

Levy if a bad move is played after a long time of thinking: *how could you spend that long and still blunder?!* Levy if a bad move is played instantly: *"HOW COULD YOU NOT EVEN THINK YOU BOOT UP A 15-MINUTE GAME"*

@sciencebrain-du2sr

9 ай бұрын

In 3 minute games, it is okay to blunder. Ask me, i blunder my entire army in consecutive moves.

@pianissimo7121

9 ай бұрын

That's basically chess. Never play a bad move cause you will never hear the end of it from not only your choach but also from levy haha

@irrelevantgaymer6195

9 ай бұрын

The main thing is if you play a 15 minute game and every move you make in 2 seconds that’s dumb, however you also don’t want a spend a lot of time on one move in a bad position because you’re only advantage is time. Both of these can be true simultaneously

@vincentvandiesel

9 ай бұрын

If you played it quickly, you didn't think hard enough and that's why. If you spent time, you're just bad at chess because all that time didn't even enable you to play a good move.

@npassuser

9 ай бұрын

Hypocrisy at its peak levy we (the 600 elo club) need apologies

We’re making fun of this guy hanging all his pieces and losing so much material. But little did we see the bigger picture, an absolute masterclass in chess! This guy is what keeps Stockfish up at night.

@megauser8512

7 ай бұрын

LOL!

@tommykarrick9130

6 ай бұрын

This dude booted up a game and saw mate in 50

@protagonist9794

3 ай бұрын

@@tommykarrick9130😂

"You know where this pawn from? Its from the first move of the game" got me💀

You know that Levy is pissed when he doesn't end his video with "now get outta here"

@late8641

9 ай бұрын

I think he told it to me via telepathy. He was just too shocked to speak.

Ian, maybe not the best at chess, but the best at making his king moves count

@meanral

9 ай бұрын

he did same thing earlier in that game just it wasnt losing move. this king was sentenced to death few moves earlier but black really wanted to lose and missed obvious mate but it wont make king walk look better. blunders festival suitable for 400 elo max and im not saying it like all 1200+ here thinking they are GMs compared to

@i_never_had_a_burger

9 ай бұрын

He's crazy good at checkmating, something I'm trying to learn

@bruhmoment7603

9 ай бұрын

king to d2 was played with the intention of sacrificing almost all his pieces to trick the opponent into luring out the king to his own side of the board. little did sajal know that this was what Ian wanted all along

damn.. this dude calculated even further than Kasparov did playing Topalov

@mohanselvaraj9913

9 ай бұрын

He gave Mikail tal a run for his money

“I think Ian is a strong chess player than I am” I laughed so audibly loud

as Gotham's book, I can indeed confirm that I was sold 10,000 times

@infrences

9 ай бұрын

As a little British boy from the early 1800s, I can relate

@adamvass4554

9 ай бұрын

Potential comment of the year

@user-wl7cf5vx1q

9 ай бұрын

Not "Potential", THIS IS THE COMMENT OF THE YEAR

@FlagerMiszcz

9 ай бұрын

as a cringe, I can confirm I am you.

@segundacuenta726

9 ай бұрын

@@infrences lol

This king hiked mountains, climbed hills, dodged arrows, parried swords, snapped spears, and charged head first into battle just to hold hands with his lover and then, together, plunge the dagger into the cold black heart of the enemy

“If the king doesn't move then his subjects won't follow”

He sacrificed... THE ROOK,THE KNIGHT, THE BISHOP, THE QUEEN AND KING

@Sycrossss

9 ай бұрын

what about the pawn?

@GroovyCODM

9 ай бұрын

What about the chess board?

@DPME820

9 ай бұрын

@@GroovyCODM damn!!!

@mmelon_JEbel

9 ай бұрын

huh@@DPME820

@bennymaraba1114

9 ай бұрын

@@Sycrossss Good thinking but no, because pawns are not strong pieces until the backrank, other than that they are not strong enough to sacrifice

I mean you can't expect us not to run the king around. We're 700.

@boomnailedit1609

9 ай бұрын

The QB sneak is always an option for us 😂

@meanral

9 ай бұрын

speak for yourself.

@adarsh7x

9 ай бұрын

200 here and i pre move with both my rooks out in 1st 4 moves and my opponents doesn't bother to trade it with their bishops 💀

@Necro-the-Pyro

9 ай бұрын

King around the rosie, a pocket full of pawnsies, checkmate, checkmate, the king falls down!

@boomnailedit1609

9 ай бұрын

@@meanral if you haven’t ran the king on first down, you’re not a real 700 😝

I was not expecting that at all. Truly a magnificent game! One blunder and the whole game shifts

12:00 I'm fairly certain they didnt even see the bishop was attacking the knight, that was absolutely a "me attack queen" moment

The stare went into the depths of my soul and took me out the realms of existence, 8/10

@noobiechessjxwyspl

9 ай бұрын

bro it was .5 seconds

@Loguer

9 ай бұрын

​@@noobiechessjxwysplit's not like the stare was at the end

@Based4Life

9 ай бұрын

For me it was a 7/10, still good enough 🗿

@sousoulefou

9 ай бұрын

If this is 8/10, what does 10/10 correspond to 😂

@BHAGARGROUNDF.C.

9 ай бұрын

Time stamp?

HE SACRIFICED THE RULES!!

@azeemeeandgames2694

9 ай бұрын

Lol

@boomnailedit1609

9 ай бұрын

THE RULES!!!!!!!!

00:02 yes everytime i look in the mirror 😂

Gotham shouting out System of a Down as GOAT band at 19:30. Love it.

@giorgosiossifidis7574

9 ай бұрын

Thankfully someone noticed 😅

@heraldofv3379

9 ай бұрын

Stating the obvious

@joshrichardson3550

9 ай бұрын

I just scrolled through every comment till I found this being mentioned, thanks for ending my journey sir

That last move cut through my soul. May black recover from this 😢

Levy,I know you are a new player,but a king sacrifice is called a checkmate

4:10 black played an illegal move. En passant is forced

@rhebucks_zh

9 ай бұрын

No it isn't

@kosuken

9 ай бұрын

@@rhebucks_zh yes it is. En passant is forced for all anarchy chess

@user-gy9fu8cb7o

3 ай бұрын

what happens when women try to understand chess @@rhebucks_zh

Levy was so disillusioned that he even forgot to throw us out at the end

The video never even started but from levy's stare and the mention of the overpowered book tells me it is already a good one

Props for Levy surviving another day

@restwelltechno8638

9 ай бұрын

here before it blows up

@eepmeds

9 ай бұрын

@@restwelltechno8638 here before everyone dies in many years wooooo!!!

"Why don't other pieces fight the war, why do they always send the king?"

Nobody is talking about how Gotham said the System of a Down is one of the best bands ever, and my respect for him has tripled from an already massive value

@norpedholland5696

7 ай бұрын

Favorite song from them too

@tomasorlando4626

4 ай бұрын

Yeah, that comment surprised me for good

@anttt7993

Ай бұрын

They suck. It's not high school, and you're not in a Hot Topic right now. Or maybe you work there. Either way, nu metal is trash.

@tomasorlando4626

Ай бұрын

@@anttt7993 Nice bait

Greetings from the Sudan, Levi, thanks for all your fantastic content, it's helped me to escape the reality of the conflict here even if only for a half hour or so a day. And to all the citizens of the world afflicted by conflicts, I stand with you

@petrograd4068

9 ай бұрын

I wish you the best. I pray all gods cooperate to create peace in Sudan.

@sunflower50sun

9 ай бұрын

My prayers goes to you in Sudan 🙏

@alberteinstein8862

9 ай бұрын

Free Palestine

@ericviall7086

9 ай бұрын

I said a prayer for you and Sudan. I hope peace finds you without delay!

the king and queen, some of the last survivors just walked up to the throne with the heat. ending spoke for itself.

3:52 See, Gotham, you are wrong. En passant is not only a psychological brilliant move, but it automatically gives the player a guaranteed win. Instead, they defied en passant, and their horrendous fate was sealed.

He managed to lose a long game with all of his pieces (except for some pawns) still on the board. That's actually impressive.

Ah yes, sacrificing the king. Something your viewers do everyday.

@FlyHyToTheSky

9 ай бұрын

It is indeed a Gothamchess viewer play

@futurereflections4097

9 ай бұрын

Sacrificing the king is the sign of a righteous leader

@fawzanulhaque483

3 ай бұрын

It reminds me of 1789 France 💀

What a great ending. Theres nothing to explain. Just a batshit gambit that pays off

The "Maybe they were getting a colonoscopy while they were playing the game" got me 😂

I almost died at the end. I laughed so much my lungs hurts.

Levy overcame his devastating blindness... Wow guys this is so inspirational😢😢

@saikamal8665

9 ай бұрын

WDYM LMAO WITH THE CRYING EMOJIS

@itsartline

9 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

Game starts at 21:46

@RoundShades

9 ай бұрын

It really did.

@heritage-musicdownmemoryla4922

9 ай бұрын

😂

"Words cannot really describe what happens on this board" Proceeds to make an entire video describing what happens on the board

"Me see Queen , Me attack Queen" , i Died XDDDD

Nothing better for a Saturday night than enjoying a horrible chess game through the commentary of Levi

Bro really Said '' En passant Is Not A Good Decision " -Famous Last Words Of Levy

Genius! All this time he was distracting the fact he was going for mate the whole time. You can’t take a piece that you can’t take

I pre-orded a signed copy, can't wait to read through it and improve my chess further. Thank you for all your hard work and content.

Dude I feel so bad for that dude, I hope he feels better, never want to feel that ever again.

19:29 yeah i guess you can say that this game was systematically going down for white ever since he sent the poor c pawn on the first move but he brought his bombs and won the game anyway. Truly inspirational 💯

@cookiew3228

9 ай бұрын

That is my new ringtone now 😂

You know it's that bad when he doesn't even say "get outta here" at the end lol

Wow that was great, I never expected the ending. I knew there's going to be a twist - I thought he's gonna stalemate but Gotham my god as promised you made my day better!!!

The reason people buy this book so much, is that its not some useless merchandise with a logo in a middle but probably something actually instructive that helps to learn to play better chess

Beo the ending was unexpected,bro really decided to SACRIFICE THE KIIIIIIIING!!!!

20:45 Actually 103 points, if you take all of your opponent's stuff and queen all of your pawns. Edit (2023-10-06): Without promotion, it's 39.

@Leyrann

9 ай бұрын

At that point the question becomes how you should place your queens on the board to NOT checkmate or stalemate your opponent

@arnoldszavadskis4701

9 ай бұрын

@@Leyrann you saw gotham video posted 2 days ago, named a chess world record? kind a worth it

@magnuslayton8827

9 ай бұрын

Alternatively you can be up 102 points and still get mated by a king and a pawn ;)

@Headoutthebox

9 ай бұрын

🤓

Gotham when low rated players don’t use their time: 😠 Gotham when low rated players use their time: 😠

Nothing better for a Saturday night than enjoying a horrible chess game through the commentary of Levi.

@timxg

9 ай бұрын

Agreed

@Crystal_Venom_The_Wolf

9 ай бұрын

Levy*

@SilvrNinji

9 ай бұрын

LEVY

@elijaharsenault

9 ай бұрын

it’s a 4 letter name lmao

A BRILLIANT SACRIFICE

I’d quit chess if I lost a game like this

I think White learned what a fork is before they learned how knights move.

His memes really become reality every day he uploads💀

That checkmate should be a brilliant move

3:58 From 250 to 2500 elo, you MUST en passant if you can. It’s just neat.

I love how dramatic Levy is!!! That was to be expected with this hilarious end!!!

Description: Sacrificing the king is a tactical play to intimidate the opponent intensely. Sacrificing the king sets up Mate in 1 Game, in which the player whom sacrificed the king wins the following game. This tactic is pure genius and is highly recommended by many tactical geniuses themselves. eg. Levy Rozman. Mental effectiveness = 10/10 Coolness factor = 10/10 Efficiency as thumbnail = 10/10 On-board effectiveness = 1̶/1̶0̶ 10/10 Overall rating: 10/10! These incredibly realistic and useful statistics determine that the 'Sacrificing the King" tactic is way up there on the tactic tierlist with other effective methods. eg. developing the king early, capturing the center with you king, and castling with your king and queen.

@FlyHyToTheSky

9 ай бұрын

Ah yes the king sacrifice. As a friend of the 2025 chess champion, Levy Rozman, I can proudly say that he does indeed approve of the king sacrifice!

@aarusharavindhan9888

9 ай бұрын

@@FlyHyToTheSky Ah yessss. Thank you for the realistic and invaluable confirmation

@FlyHyToTheSky

9 ай бұрын

@@aarusharavindhan9888 My absolute pleasure

6:03 that line killed me😂

I like how levy just left the ending like that, I mean there really was nothing left to be said.

Levy is so taken aback by the guy hanging mate that he forgot to tell us to "Get Outa Here!"

"This game is gonna improve your day if it's going poorly" - Black missed en passant on move 3 Yeah sure Levy

Man, I started watching your videos since 2020 probably. This is probably the first time you got someone from Bangladesh. Proud moment that a fellow countryman got to sacrifice his king 😂

@sinhakhashrujr2968

9 ай бұрын

Same thought

And the End is the most replayed part of the vid,🤣🤣I am also mad at Gotham for not saying "get out of here" his usual Iconic Extro in this vid.

That check mate was so surprising

The troll face was everything, thank tou

Reminds me of knight sacrifice the game between hikaru and vidit where sacrificed his king😂

This has been the biggest plot twist in the history of online chess.

Can you imagine the joy this guy had when the computer said its mate😭😭😭

This guy is a real pro let’s appreciate how much work he puts in his videos

@sina-wt2yv

9 ай бұрын

He literally says get out of here 😂😂😂😂

@h2kwolfz572

9 ай бұрын

Cyber quincy

@azeemeeandgames2694

9 ай бұрын

@@h2kwolfz572 you play Bloons?

He’s just trolling us at this point😂

What an insane checkmate, at low elo one should never resign.

I love that Levy makes them gm's at 700 Elo

2 seconds in and I already know this is going to be legendary

I feel so bad for someone who has to sacrifice THE KiNG 👑

@ugandainianknuckels195

9 ай бұрын

You were one minute early

He said imma be Hikaru and I see Mate in 50 bro is the next hikaru😂

Moral of the story: it's never too late to blunder mate in 1

20:23 if he cant ride the horse, you' re always welcome to ride the queen lol

@itsnarroblox

9 ай бұрын

💀

As a fellow 700 elo player, I had a feeling that Ian was looking at that move @13:03. Poor guy thought that it was a fork. 😂😂

This is a king who leads by example. The social commentary in this game is insane !!!

I love seeing Gotham talk trash to someone after they make a horrible move

the stare today was nice and serious: 8/10

Todays stare was a 9.24/10. It was like when someone- wait how do i do this again?

As a millenial I love the Yugioh reference when Levy suggests to ‘Monster Reborn the knight’.

He didn't even tell us to get out. He just fell asleep

Without Gothamchess chess wisdom content I cannot sleep...! Thank you ❤

19:34 as if i didn't like you enough already, now i know you're a SOAD enjoyer :D

Levy you never told me to get out of here. I've been sitting here for 3 hours now

Bro wasn't even able to say get outta here at the end lmao 💀