Levy in most videos: "You guys are weird" Levy today: "I WANT TO SEE SOME OILED UP KING WRESTLING LETS GOOOOO"

@wendelin1515

Жыл бұрын

If he’d’ve streamed this he’d’ve been roasted so hard by chat lmfao

@jl-the-great2132

Жыл бұрын

​@@wendelin1515 Twitch chat has never delivered a good roast since its inception

@tangytim6699

Жыл бұрын

@@jl-the-great2132 💀💀

@caelenselke-minogue

Жыл бұрын

16:52

@GolenCheeseIt

Жыл бұрын

@@wendelin1515 Oh my god I completely forgot that "double contractions" (he'd've, she'd've, I'd've.. etc) are technically _fine_ to use!! Thanks!

"And he sacrifices... THE KING!!"

@wakacow6647

11 ай бұрын

And the game

@aryanmaurya7058

10 ай бұрын

and his reputation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@vlkitchenrecipes

5 ай бұрын

Bruh

@vlkitchenrecipes

5 ай бұрын

And here is the legend time 18:42

@arthurdalle185

5 ай бұрын

Too easy to place

“Vidit dosent want the pawn to have friends, it can only stay at home and study for tests” got me😅

@Temerityofficial21201

11 ай бұрын

The accurate representation of an Indian parent

@suhanjadhao4445

7 ай бұрын

Vidit is indian too so thies really strikes home (as a fwllow indian)@@Temerityofficial21201

@lorenzpamaos1256

5 ай бұрын

same

everyone there is like “this is a historical moment, we shall all remember!” Hikaru: “bro wtf”

@averageracistperson525

5 ай бұрын

videt "I'm dead"

I love it when the kings touch truly one of the moments of chess.

@on2.2

Жыл бұрын

I love it when they touch too 😏😏😏

@eksathegoat2925

Жыл бұрын

Hehe

@Player-fg4ub

Жыл бұрын

agreed

@nawrssosuke552

Жыл бұрын

​@YeaMan bot

@arch_wyd

Жыл бұрын

@@yeaman3214 bot ass

Back when I was a kid, my chess teacher explained us that if you meet a king you should bow. However, if two kings meet and both bow, they will headbutt eachother. Thus, they can never be next to each other.

@johndododoe1411

Жыл бұрын

Kneel before kings.

@BigAsciiHappyStar

Жыл бұрын

FWIW there is a thing called "flying general" in Xiang Qi (chinese chess). Google is your friend 😃

@Demonblade99

Жыл бұрын

Thats....deep

@ruaridhusher4373

Жыл бұрын

​@@johndododoe1411 learn before typing. More than one monarchy existed

@ryzikx

Жыл бұрын

@@ruaridhusher4373 True. Kneel after kings.

18:40 bro was so focused yet the second he saw the king move he got filled with confusion

That pawn on d4 was an isolated pawn weakness, but we didn’t realize it wasn’t just a physical weakness… As soon as Hikaru took the pawn, Vidit was so overcome with sadness that he threw his king right on Hikaru’s sword! Emotional weaknesses cannot be underestimated.

You are the whole reason that my entire high school is now starting to play chess. Thank you levy!

@AwesomeCamera87_HD

Жыл бұрын

My entire friends group play chess very regularly but only me and 1 other friend watches levy others started playing by watching us

@angelic10

Жыл бұрын

Same.

@austink2598

Жыл бұрын

thats amazing man. Make good connections, friends, and get better at chess!

@grocerybag1667

Жыл бұрын

This exact thing is happening in my school too.

@gabor6259

Жыл бұрын

It's so good to hear that entire high schools get into chess now.

7:57 "It perished before it could make something of itself" I feel personally attacked

Vidit:*is about to lose on time* also Vidit:i am gonna do what's called a touching move *makes illegal move*

Levi constantly telling me to stop wondering when the kings will finally touch while I'm just watching a game of chess is something else.

Imagine if Hikaru instead of being shocked, just takes his king like nothing happened

@futurereflections4097

Жыл бұрын

Lol, just take the king, and offer a handshake.

@levren-rm3cw

Жыл бұрын

Then he will lose

@asdfghyter

Жыл бұрын

@@levren-rm3cw why? does responding to an illegal move with another illegal move make you lose?

@Username-vn1wx

Жыл бұрын

​@@asdfghyter yes

@210zenn

Жыл бұрын

@@asdfghyter yes

And he sacrifices... THE KING 💪💪

@vanclearwater6944

Жыл бұрын

I can totally hear Levy's voice in this statement. Lol

@zacflanders4086

Жыл бұрын

@@vanclearwater6944 agree lol

@rushilnotpro

Жыл бұрын

Imagine if this was actually in the video😂😂😂

@vanclearwater6944

Жыл бұрын

@@rushilnotpro should've been man. It'll be hilarious. Lol

@thegamingduck7199

Жыл бұрын

the best chess move ever

Wow, Levy went from Kings touching to the movies to healthcare to student loans faster than I ever thought was possible 😅

I love how he kept talking about how everyone was waiting for the kings to touch, while I literally forgot the reason I originally clicked on the video 😂

17:18 " I want to see some oiled up king wrestling let's go" I can't help but agree

@timharris559

Жыл бұрын

You posted this 1 minute after the video was released, how on earth are you on minute 17 😂

@Bdogg-nf9vj

Жыл бұрын

Ikr

@bubblesmasher4939

Жыл бұрын

Ikr

@adicttiveguy7268

Жыл бұрын

Ikr

@constupatedtomuch

Жыл бұрын

@@timharris559 bro a time traveler

Bro thinks he’s Gotham Chess

@shikadu_namikaze6774

Жыл бұрын

:skull emoji:

@asagadam550

Жыл бұрын

Bro thinks he's the biggest chess creator

@-karma-2426

Жыл бұрын

Fr

@obito_309

Жыл бұрын

😂

@TurtZW1

Жыл бұрын

💀

In the Japanese variant of chess, called Shogi, capturing the king is an option. On a separate note, I had a case in a tournament where I had been in check for about 3 or 4 moves and neither of us realised it.

@Alexander-mh5ov

5 ай бұрын

What did the referee say?

@reubenmanzo2054

5 ай бұрын

@@Alexander-mh5ov The referee never got involved. Once the mistake was identified, I got out of check and we played on.

@Alexander-mh5ov

5 ай бұрын

​@@reubenmanzo2054did you win?

@reubenmanzo2054

5 ай бұрын

@@Alexander-mh5ov I don't remember. All I really remember about the game was that moment. I was thinking about my move when I noticed something and asked other player "how long has that bishop been there?", he said "about 3 or 4 moves, why?", "I'm in check." Since it would've been too difficult to try to backtrack the moves, we decided to play on, so I addressed the check.

Watching your videos after a long day of work brings me so much joy and the lessons I learn from your hilarious reactions to horrible moves are so great😂😂thank you levy

Levy should be awarded a Grandmaster title for his outstanding ability to somehow move from chess to a small cinema+healthcare+whoknowwhatelse rant and back in just a few moments.

@FlagerMiszcz

Жыл бұрын

no

@timuriksanov8506

Жыл бұрын

​@@FlagerMiszcz yes

@supersain2349

Жыл бұрын

he is a grandmaster

@Jules-pr9kn

Жыл бұрын

grandmaster of commentary lol

@waylit1968

Жыл бұрын

​@@FlagerMiszcz yes

Hikaru: "Give it up, I have the high ground." Vidit: "You underestimate my power!"

He called draughts, droughts. Really got me.

That move is called the King sacrifice.

12:28 - Levi starts complaining about US economy 13:06 - Levi finishes complaining about US economy

@headr0x

Жыл бұрын

How much time?!

@LNP618

Жыл бұрын

@@headr0x 38 seconds I think

@cheddarsunchipsyes8144

Жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@Oskti

Жыл бұрын

he actually complained a little more about heathcare right after that

@theaxehandle1

Жыл бұрын

That’s all the time he took? People make entire careers doing thst

This man really made a 20 minute chess video about one of the oldest chess memes. Love it.

And then he sacrifices... *THE KIIIIIIINNNGGG!!!!*

2 kings touched when Hikaru and Vidit shook hands.

Reminds me of a story Ben Finegold told when he was a kids tournament arbiter. He was asked to look at these kids' game, and after he asked "Where are your kings?", the kids replied: "Oh, we exchanged them long ago!" Update: Ben's friend was the director, Ben just retold the story. (link below)

@BrightyLighty_

Жыл бұрын

source?

@elpenguinoofmexico1388

Жыл бұрын

@@BrightyLighty_ im offended by this comment

@tabletoparcade4203

Жыл бұрын

@@BrightyLighty_ kzread.info/dash/bejne/oYObxcpxl7vcdLQ.htmlm2s

@tabletoparcade4203

Жыл бұрын

Ben Finegold wasn't there himself, but he tells the story.

@BrightyLighty_

Жыл бұрын

@@elpenguinoofmexico1388 It's 2023. If you're not offended by SOMETHING, you're not living life to the fullest.

"they take the clock and bash your head in with it" mane i don't wanna go to chess tournaments anymore💀💀

I'm always amazed at Levy's ability to make politically charged jokes without taking a political stance or making a political statement. It's great.

*"so here's king to e3, sacrificing king, a classic move"*

1:21 Thanks for asking this Levy! I’m currently watching this in the year of 1916, in the middle of the trenches, waiting for my commanding officer’s whistle to send us over into no man’s land!

@sedfcsf8385

Жыл бұрын

i hope you get to kiss some guys before you die

@C0L0URBLND

Жыл бұрын

💀

@snakyYT

Жыл бұрын

Gl make sure you got ur gas mask

@unitednaitons2668

Жыл бұрын

1:14

@RoxDaNoob

Жыл бұрын

oof... me who's chilling in nz

"Taking the king should just be legal." Ah. This significantly influences endgames by eliminating stalemate. Also, because it eliminates stalemate, it changes what materials are required for checkmate. King and pawn and king and bishop checkmates become possible and a king and 2 knights can force checkmate.

it was damn funny when u got excited or maybe in a sarcastic way as the kings moved

One of the best things about Levy's commentary is that he always acknowledges certain moves/lines are better for weaker players and others only really apply when you are strong enough to fully understand the position.

@sijenkai3928

Жыл бұрын

Yea

@tomoruin

Жыл бұрын

AND HE SACRIFICED... THE KIIIIIIIIIING!!!!

He definitely knew what he was doing when he wrote that title

@aakarshdeepak31

Жыл бұрын

Wow

@areedkhalid6549

Жыл бұрын

💀

@pravashi_382

Жыл бұрын

I mean the thumbnail gives it away too😂. He definitely knew what he was doing lol

@NotChinmayi

Жыл бұрын

Of course!

@antax137

Жыл бұрын

​@YeaMan (bot)

20:05 "just take the King" -- Damn right! The way I think of it, the *real* Victory Condition of Chess is: "The game ends when one of the Kings is captured." ("Or when this becomes impossible, for any of a few possible reasons that make it a draw.") But that never actually happens! Because the rules defining Checkmate, and the ones around Check, make it impossible. Think how much more *satisfying* it would be if the Checkmated player were allowed to make some final move anyway -- one that's physically possible, i.e., one that would be legal *except* for the requirement to get out of Check -- and then the winner would get to actually, physically, capture the King. Consider the following proposed rules change: All rules about requiring you to escape Check are either deleted, or at least amended to say "..., if at all possible." The whole concept of Checkmate is then retired, or renamed to "forced resignation", and is made optional. How does this change the game? NOT AT ALL! That's the point: Every time a game ends in Checkmate, what's "really happening" is, the losing player is resigning one move ahead of the unavoidable capture of their King. So the rules requiring you to escape Check are logically redundant. Like in this example -- there's no rule explicitly stating that the Kings can't touch, right? No such rule is needed, because it's an *implicit* consequence of the more general rule that you can't move into Check. Think how much cooler this video would be if Hikaru had simply taken it in stride, picked up his King, and used it to knock over Vidit's King.

4:30 Some of the ways levy makes fun of things really crack me up 😂

16:52 ayo levy what are you saying

@Small_Schlonng_9000

Жыл бұрын

🤨📸

Checking with your king should be legal as a way of saying “I resign. Take my king.”

I wanted to see Hikaru's sincere reaction. He's such an innocent that his reaction has to be immediate and sincere of childlike disbelief :)

and he sacrificed... THE KIIIINNNGGG

It's now the year 2087, The jongs persist, a means to an end, No one speaks of Gotham's descent, As his stare holds us in suspense. His gaze, a race we cannot win, Quickly slipping away in the end, Do you move as you should or as you feel? This is chess, this is Gotham, these are kings with backs of steel.

@headr0x

Жыл бұрын

WOW

@LNP618

Жыл бұрын

Ayo

@jeremyalvissutikno7355

Жыл бұрын

I'll wait until 2087 and i will see this again

@iFurore

Жыл бұрын

Freddy is looking for your location

@NothingYouHaventReadBefore

Жыл бұрын

That's pretty good. Nice.

Capturing kings is how I first taught my kids to play. When I tried explaining check, it was just frustrating telling them that a move they wanted to make, that seemed to make sense, was illegal. So instead we just played a few games where they could play that move and lose. Then checks made a lot more sense to them.

@flatfingertuning727

Жыл бұрын

Beyond beginner level, an essential aspect of the game's rules is that a player who isn't in check can never be obligated to move into check, and someone who would force an opponent to move into check does not get credit for a win.

@harumasumoto8331

Жыл бұрын

Bros martin

@headr0x

Жыл бұрын

Out of all due respect, kings captured is a little bit violent.

@clinta746

Жыл бұрын

@@flatfingertuning727 If you wanted to keep allowing this rule beyond beginner play, you could make it so the stalemated player must see that and claim a draw, rather than it being automatic.

@timothyryan3031

Жыл бұрын

@@headr0x The historical explanation I've read for why you don't actually capture the king is that over the centuries that chess was developed, actually depicting a king being killed would have been treason.

"And he sacrifices... THE KING!!". "And he sacrifices... THE KING!!".

love frotting, gotta be one of my favorite chess moves

Started playing chess thanks to you 3 years ago. Just won the chess team state title and am competing at nationals with my team this weekend. Thank you levy

@muneeburrehman4698

Жыл бұрын

Just reached 1000 elo yesterday. I used to play at 780, 800 mark. I’ve beaten 1500 chess bot as well. So hopefully, could reach that with my current knowledge and understanding. Tenks Levy ❤

@poop143

Жыл бұрын

Use pronouns in your text

@mistyragemaster8379

Жыл бұрын

Congrats!

@dynowashere1861

Жыл бұрын

Congrats!

@enviousshade1770

10 ай бұрын

And now I'm married with 3 kids for 25 years

11:51 I have never related to a pawn this much in my life

He sacrificed... *_THE KING!!!_*

When a Grandmaster breaks a rule and it becomes legendary

hikaru's reaction along with the mate in 49 is just so good

I swear levy makes chess so fun and interesting 😭 damn bro

@yaboi_luca1557

Жыл бұрын

@YeaMan Gotham told me that you should shut up

@gabeisntlol-i

Жыл бұрын

@YeaMan I hope your pillows are warm tonight

@simonewang7828

Жыл бұрын

​@YeaMan I'll burn your house to the ground.

@zerere_

Жыл бұрын

glug glug

@_hussein0

Жыл бұрын

@YeaMan gay

For those that like capturing kings, check out Chinese chess (technically general/marshal, but same idea). If you hang the king, your opponent is free to take it for the win.

21:57 "M44" is the most stockfish moment I've ever seen lmao

Only at GothamChess will we get a 50 second rant about movie theaters during a chess video

The king sacrifice video is actually the reason I started playing chess, so thanks for covering it. I forgot that there was a whole game played before that moment

And he sacrifices... THE KING BRILLIANT MOVE

"The two great guys touched their kings" sounds like a bro-love story.

19:53 Bro my whole family who wasn't even watching the video just died when Gotham said this

4:32 "this is called minority attack" 💀 In my country they call it a hate crime.

1:15 im watching from New Zealand Levy, love the vids, and love the meme that spawned from this game! A comment for the algorithm.

As soon as I saw the thumbnail, my brain went “There’s no way Gotham waited years to cover the legendary king sacrifice meme”

I loved seeing the actual replay of this moment IRL, it would be great to see more moments during the actual games!! Even just the winning moments or something, it's fun seeing the real people after your recaps.

@pewoxide

Жыл бұрын

many are dead, some even over a century, without footage

@cmcdougle

Жыл бұрын

@@pewoxide press F to pay respects

@cmcdougle

Жыл бұрын

also, I want reenactments then

12:15 was a real New York moment for Levi lol

@stark_syndrome7857

Жыл бұрын

I love people who comment like they know him and have followed him forever yet still put an I in his name 😂

@Askemanden

Жыл бұрын

Levi

@anonymousbanana204

Жыл бұрын

Levi from aot

@RustyPancake53

Жыл бұрын

@@stark_syndrome7857 Leahviehuh

@LegosAreFood

Жыл бұрын

I heard a Boston acc with a dash of elmo at 12:12

Somehow Gotham can go from chess to a casual rant about Health Care and Student Loans lol

Time penalty for illegal moves is a recent rule change. Used to be an instant loss in blitz games. My main blitz strategy as a kid was baiting my opponent into illegal moves via sneaky discovered checks etc.

"The enemy can't read your brain if you don't have one"- Sun Tzu(Art of war)

17:06 "the foreplay is just ridiculous" Levy def knows what he's saying 💀

18:40 the moment y'all waited for

@mmhhgabe4599

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Bro sacked his king and thought we wouldn't notice

Actually I'm pretty sure if you miss a check your opponent is allowed to declare a win

13:17 - awesome structure by Vidit. Every single piece on dark squares, except the light bishop

You are a great person, thank you for what you have done to the chess world! We love you Levy!

I'm pissed that Hikaru didn't just take the king and initiate a hand shake!

Dude that rant about the movies had me 😂.

The deathly stare at the beginning is what truly makes Levy himself.

When I was like 10 I've always played chess with my mother and my older brother and we actually had the rule that if you miss a check the opponent can just capture the king. But also you always had to say check if you put the other king in check, so this rule mainly applied when someone moved a piece that was pinned

@tomoruin

Жыл бұрын

AND HE SACRIFICED... THE KIIIIIIIIIING!!!!

@brazilmappingforcountryballs

11 ай бұрын

Did you forget about this rule: you can’t put urself in check

If you could capture a king, then there will not be one of our favourite thing stalemate. The other one is en passant

levy i love you you’re the reason i got back into chess

How can someone feel this many emotions playing a board game. This is so fun . Good going levy

Vidit was just like "Simple, I will check the king with my king... wait..."

I think that if the king engaging in touching the other king is moving into a defended square, capture should be allowed as a forced draw

This made me laugh hard when I first saw this some months ago. Hikaru's reaction (flabbergasted) was priceless!

Levi's rant about the US in the guise of a movie theater is a beautiful thing. 10/10

I have to give Levy credit for being a great storyteller. The humans are all about stories in contrast to the robots like Stockfish.

rather than "if you miss that you're in check you lose" i think a fun rule would be "If you're in check you can checkmate an opponent even if that move leaves you still in check" and it should count as a draw

He sacrificed THE KING!!!!

For April Fools Day, you should release a backgammon video, analyze it, and review it just like a normal chess video

That movie cinema rant felt personal lol

And he sacrifices “THE KING” ikr I’m so original 🤣

I'm watching from my parents home in germany, Baden-Württemberg. Thank you for asking levy, i hope you continue your chess journey and congrats on being the best chess youtuber, you definetly deserve it!

@die__birne1743

Жыл бұрын

Ach moin, noch mehr Deutsche Zuschauer

@tezzla6358

Жыл бұрын

@@die__birne1743 si

@exodiacrown

8 ай бұрын

​@@die__birne1743jaja muss ja

I agree with what you said in the beginning. No checkmate, just capture the king makes more sense and relies more on someone's ability to see what's going on. Would be especially useful in low-rated games.

"...and no, it's not a euphemism." Bruh.

Gotham chess going off on the health care system and student loans: literally me.

The clip for this is legendary. Hikamura Nakaru makes me laugh every time xD

@theresa.y5221

10 ай бұрын

Hikamura Nakaru vs Cagnus Marlsen

your videos made me fall in love with this game again. played 1400 games online and a couple hundret over the board in the last 7 months. thanks for the entertainment and all the chess knowlegde mate

I witnessed this moment in person, it was quite gruesome when they bashed vidit in the head with the clock

I'm sitting in my bed healing from surgrey, had a really bad knee injury from playing hockey, in Beaver County, Alberta, Canada. Been playing chess hardcore for 4 months now, almost at 1000, I was at 400 4 months ago. Big fan of the videos and keep up the hard work.

@janosh77

Жыл бұрын

That sounds bad, i wish you all the best! ❤

You seem extra chill today Levi, it's actually really fun. Great commentary as always, and you keep getting better!