400 Elo Chess Made Me Bald

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[@nonsens7832]

As a 400 I can confirm I put the pieces in my mouth

[@skyone2b802]

And I can confirm I put them in other places

[@s0ullessness]

@@skyone2b802 ay yo?

[@Based4Life]

@@skyone2b802 And I can confirm I was the one who put them there 😏

[@gallium4393]

@@Based4Life and i can also confirm i was the pieces

[@browtf621]

@@skyone2b802 this reminds me of the buttplug meme if you know you know 💀

[@cancerguy5435]

"Just kidding: on the very next move Black stalemated" destroyed me.

[@Nit_and_Nel]

I was honestly destroyed even before, but this was the real finisher.

[@Marveryn]

@@Nit_and_Nel could be worse. could had been up 3 pawns and resign after losing them from a draw position

[@aniellodimeglio8369]

Yep. Epic ending. I laughed a little too hard. 😂

[@brycehowell2560]

@@Marveryn iykyk

[@TYLin0]

This kind of videos always end with a stalemate.

[@Hannnggggtimmeeee]

17:27 the bar just hopping back and forth 😭

[@sombranegra335]

That's not chess, that's tennis

[@literallyAmbiguous]

13:03 the more Levy praises a move the worse you know it's gonna be

[@pjbj12]

right?

[@charlesdezelah8580]

GothamChess videos are the best! I used to be rated 1096, but after watching for a few months I'm now 886.

[@citysaltlake]

@beyond your imagination That is not the clip I am looking for.

[@itsyaboijoemama697]

Skill Issue

[@samh3530]

😂

[@thomaslerby7465]

maybe next you'll get GM like these maestro in the video 🤠

[@chandanjha1654]

🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@veryyynoob]

My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined

[@veryyynoob]

@beyond your imagination didn't ask G

[@zindafossil3835]

My hair also

[@absentisomnis8650]

You mean our disappointment?

[@TrondelagianPatriotsriseup]

My disappointment appointed an advisor which gives +100% Disappointment speed.

[@unhatchedegg9013]

Now get Outta here

[@arrankaz]

Nothing is more satisfying than stalemating a sure lost game.

[@WalmartHobo]

3:54 “Or other places”

[@EvilDogProductions]

I exploded when he said that LOOOOLLL

[@amongus2816]

I am very disappointed to discover that levy has not gone completely bald 😢

[@sam_b]

Same i thought he transcended

[@blakeyboiii6286]

Me too 😢

[@jonathanbarkins8480]

Me too. A completely shaved head would fit him ngl

[@panda98624]

He would become the saitama of chess if he had become bald

[@eddy9538]

clickbaits

[@mustafademir2116]

When chess is played perfectly it’s a draw

[@kamilfingr371]

🤣

[@chickenchasr1]

You may not like it, but this is what peak chess performance looks like. And there’s not a thing you can do about it

[@dabi131]

@@chickenchasr1 peak reference

[@mustafademir2116]

@@chickenchasr1 Yeah this is the best chess game I’ve ever seen so far.

[@drownedcreation]

When you steal comments and repeat them in LITERALLY EVERY SINGLE VIDEO you're an asshole.

[@saschavonstaa1368]

17:50 damn you almost made him swear in russian

[@user-sf9ow6ir3o]

ё... ё... yoooah

[@Vittalb461]

you know its bad when the eval bar is playing table tennis

[@tortillachips3911]

I think an overlooked phenomenon at this level is players not recognizing stalemate

[@ayena417]

they don't look at where the other players pieces can move when they move

[@DinantZ]

@@ayena417 Bro they just don't look.

[@batatanna]

@@DinantZ they play by their heart like true warriors

[@mememanfresh]

blame the timer

[@milkwalkerjones633]

@@mememanfreshThey do it in untimed games though.

[@TOG-Studios]

17:04 totally the best levy moment I’ve ever seen

[@barbieboy3243]

nah cause thats a wicked move, he didnt want to promote cause queen takes. 500 elo mind set is diff

[@ahmedamgad1684]

bro, i 484% agree with you

[@dazaimaybe]

@@barbieboy3243 if queen takes rook takes tf?

[@turaes2134]

@@dazaimaybe probably doesn't know how to mate with rook, and Desperately needs the queen, but, ultimately lost both 😂😂

[@dazaimaybe]

@@turaes2134 exactly 😂😂😂

[@Skymaaan]

A draw was actually the most fair outcome of this exhibition

[@emperorpalpy7928]

The end game was an emotional rollercoaster for Levy. 😂😂

[@Sharppish]

Look forward to seeing Levy cosplay as a pawn

[@tokyosmitsubishi]

lmfao

[@kewlman5417]

white pawn cosplay 💀💀

[@Zyphera]

At 17:08 I lost it. I laughed so hard my lungs was pushing my ribs out of orbit.

[@JulesD92]

I couldn’t hold it in either lol. How White fumbled that game is absolutely beyond me.

[@fnxional599]

I watched this whole video in 2x speed and it was so much funnier lol

[@brendanquin9971]

What is white ment to do?

[@rnomromro6715]

@@brendanquin9971 Push pawn to a8 and promote to a queen...u don't know chess promotions?

[@brendanquin9971]

@@rnomromro6715 im 100 elo give me a break

[@hamishlloyd3375]

17:42 the eval bar was going crazier than levy

[@omaryousufi7931]

19:41 and 17:16 are the best moments of levi

[@herobs79]

😂

[@nicon9729]

literally the best ending to a video ever lmao

[@Glory.to.master.kohga.]

Levy. You messed up a 4 letter name.

[@AbhaySingh64Oblock]

When levy realised that pushing the pawn forwards was a genius move Stoo: My genius speaks for itself

[@ConstantUNTILisnt]

That is until he absolutely refuses to promote it. Its like he had some kind of grudge against that pawn💀

[@legs9086]

I believe that chess speaks for itself

[@stoyankolev930]

Funnily enough I have a similar name AND elo and this shi seems like something I would do

[@psychohist]

@@ConstantUNTILisnt He can't promote it as long as the black can trade queens, because he doesn't know how to mate with king and rook.

[@Askemanden]

He never got to promote it 😭

[@soos_daboss1725]

That end is insane mans pushed the pawn across the board and sai yeah thats enough pawn moves

[@zenthr]

100% the thought was that "making the queen will get taken, so what's the point?" And, technically, because the queen was on the board, the game went from a lose to a draw (let's ignore that it was winning to make the queen in the first place).

[@acutechicken5798]

He didn't want to overextend his pawn L:

[@cantrelljohansen2493]

It's obvious the guy just has a ridiculous blind spot and can't see his rook on A1, which would explain why it didn't move for 99% of the game lol. I almost had a heart attack watching him give away everything like that

[@pradiptosensarma1672]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@soos_daboss1725]

@@cantrelljohansen2493 what he saw was "oh if i make a queen he will just take it" and likr you said forgot about the rook

[@onurbaykaran3041]

17:22 his pawn was under attack so he must protect that pawn because he is 400

[@jonasniederson5172]

Tears in my eyes I'll never watch such a video again but Gothams reactions have been so much fun, the missing move to get a queen for example, incredible 😆

[@Vykladach]

15:01 - "The most difficult move to see is the backward knight move" - Vasyl Ivanchuk

[@kolakoala6702]

It would be hillarious if black had heard that in the interview and remembered it in that exact moment and played it 😂

[@srinaths1244]

Which explains that everyone should be aware of "How do knights move...???"

[@RayAtchley]

And he's 100% correct lol only he was talking about good backwards night moves lol

[@reynanlamsen2007]

@@srinaths1244 idk like, L - ish?

[@Thiccyg]

The eval bar mirrors Levi's heart palpitations

[@Master.Alpha.]

0:01 Me: Oh shit. I'm 13. I'm becoming a boomer already.

[@arjuun]

3:59 - “I was putting the pieces in my mouth, or other places” -Levy, 2022

[@lavender4370]

Yeah this is underrated

[@maxoupichou888]

Sus

[@sammyc-h2627]

69th like...

[@Cerbonado]

bishop 🤤

[@domiy13]

Haha I swear this video is pure GOLD. I was laughing the whole time. The mistakes made in this match are kind of bad but Goth's reactions are worthy of a place in history. Tbf to White, they thought that promoting to a queen is only worthwhile if they get to keep it, so they didn't want to promote because they knew they would just lose it right away, without considering that it would be a massively good trade in their favour.

[@JulesD92]

Not even sure if black would’ve made that move lol. I can imagine Black taking the knight and loosing his queen in the process lol.

[@Summy_99]

white might have been uncomfortable with a rook-king endgame mate even though it's not that bad (if a bit fiddly) and they did have the knight to help out

[@duffal0]

As a 500… they would make a move and I’d be like “oh smart move” just for levy to go “that was the worst move you could play”😭

[@pettym3]

yep he was just waiting for the enemy queen to move away i see the 500 logic

[@scotterboi9]

Or maybe they just don't know how to checkmate with a rook

[@dummyguy123]

Jokes on you, I’m already bald. Checkmate

[@mikaabs_]

Underrated comment

[@DavidWatkin]

The stalemate is chef’s kiss perfect.

[@Trials_MEDIA]

15:48 “The king is butt-naked, now you have to attack!” is the quote I live by everyday

[@jimgardoufy3647]

Please don't stop making content like this, Levy. It really brightens my day sometimes...particulary when I've had a bad day and am feeling blue

[@mahmutioc]

How to lose at chess is Levy's best content I'd say by far.

[@JapethSierra]

"what is wrong with you? why are you blue?

[@miguelpereirasilva7662]

Cry about it

[@anonimus2278]

16:53 "Anywhere the king goes" reminded me soooo much of "Any way the wind blows". Who knows, knows

[@oliveeeerh]

the best feeling in chess is when you think of a good move and then levy says its a good move

[@zerores2115]

Petition for bald levy to be the icon for anarchychess

[@dorukayhanwastaken]

Better yet, a fully shaven goat standing on a ham+cheese sandwich.

[@Ferix__]

google en passant

[@TheWizardsOfOz]

Approved.

[@gabrielknight9996]

@@Ferix__ Holy hell!!

[@viciousimpaler]

@@Ferix__ what's so special about that?

[@Egbert758]

When you know it's cap but you still click for the chess

[@U20E0]

how has ‘cap’ become slang for ‘lie’

[@ameyagaikwad8002]

@@U20E0 That's the sad reality and I dont like it, fr No Cap

[@Liam_The_Great]

@@U20E0 one theory I heard is that when army officials tell someone that their relative died, they take their cap off and hold it to their chest. So "no cap" means it's serious, so "cap" means it's not. I have no proof for this tho, just something I've heard

[@friedrichkaiserlandobermei2624]

This is the best match ive seen in my life, its absolutely perfect.

[@nil3721]

Eval bar having a seizure is always funny

[@ryanturner8577]

I was losing my hair early and shaved it off 2 months before I turned 25. At some point you will have to accept it Levi.

[@el6285]

Oh come on, let him milk those follicles

[@misterunknown8923]

😅

[@PawelTheShrubber]

I started losing hair at 22 I have a small patch at the top of my head since then but now I'm 31 and it kinda stopped at that. It still looks good from the front, I don't really care either way.

[@anikinmartinez4726]

at least you still got that beard

[@apl6171]

😅

[@Dr._Bo]

Wild low elo chess is an art. The amount of craziness both of then put to work is mesmerizing

[@S4ibot]

that's stalemate gets me

[@JacksonCantSing]

That spending killed me😂

[@coky18]

"When I was 480 I was EATING the pieces..."😆 Dude, who wants to be an eccentric grandmaster who nobody can find? You're such a charismatic presenter. That's your destiny. You're making it so fun and enjoyable for so many to consume, I can't imagine the genuine boon you are to the modern chess world. Love from Canada bro.

[@zhuravel966]

@@ganymede idk why, but after this moment i just died

[@acpliego]

I started balding at 26 27 and still have enough hair at 50 so there’s no rule, don’t you worry. This game is such a rollercoaster , wow.

[@Williamottelucas]

I'm still roller-coasting away at 65!

[@deeptanshuraj2108]

Bro in the end it's stalemate. Can't stop laughing

[@matt5g]

That endgame might have been the most beautiful thing I've ever witnessed

[@AZ13_]

19:40 “just kidding on the next move he stalemated”

[@ExoHazzy]

i took Levy's word that white won and didn't finish the video and this comment made me realize it got worse.....

[@cheeseman2070]

4:05 or other places

[@northerndemon3919]

The ending was so funny and I like how levy says the players are going to make a good move but then he says what stupid move they actually did

[@LukBacca]

the hillbilly attack in the beginning is how literally half the people i verse play against my caro kann

[@nishiki2753]

starting at 17:10, i dont think i have EVER laughed so hard from a youtube video. Ive watched it 6 times and im still in tears. Great stuff Levy

[@Ace_Guardian]

Totally agreed 💯

[@kylebarvel]

that random knight move: Levy reacts: Yo. ... Yo.... Ohhhooowooo Ohhhoooooooooo I feel my hair falling out

[@leshommesdupilly]

These are my favorites type of episodes 😂 It’s like guess the elo, but at a level so legendary it deserves its own episode like historic gm games !

[@agwag9x19]

Media Apps do not work while in motion on the 3/Y/X for safety reasons of course. While in Park, all display apps work fine. I do autoplay GothamChess videos on my phone holder during long drives, I'm low elo but still nice to learn while on the go, thank you Levy for being the best Chess content creator for the public.

[@blakeangel505]

14:30 I feel called out as I'm watching in my car 😂 (parked, just prop my phone on the steering wheel, Bluetooth)

[@RapsyJigo]

If you average out the advantages through the game it is a draw. So mathematically perfect game

[@rosiefay7283]

Yeah, White's blunders perfectly balanced Black's blunders.

[@TheIcecreamtaco]

i think he was scared to trade the pawn for the queen even though it's forced mate, because at 500 NO ONE knows how to checkmate with rook and king. A lot of people even at 1000 don't know how to do it

[@barnabasszoke6499]

I learned it when i was like 6 year old

[@Exate]

he still had another pawn, and king set up to freely take blacks last one. just didnt make any sense lmao

[@starify1829]

I'm a 400 But I can do rook and king mate pretty easily

[@Wasteman365]

Sounds like cap. At 1000 if you don’t know, how did you get there? 💀 I feel like most games would be won like that

[@TheIcecreamtaco]

@@Wasteman365 some people have more natural ability to see certain tactics or they practice puzzles, but don’t learn the end games. Getting to 1000 literally just requires basic tactics, one solid opening understanding for each color and nothing else

[@jordandelmonico]

The stalemate at the end is the cherry on top

[@smartboy-rf8mz]

I never expected that ending

[@ViniCavin]

Stalemate was the best outcome for this match of the century

[@jfrey123]

From now on, with every loss of mine, I’m going to imagine I’m causing a hair to fall of Gotham’s scalp.

[@tundcwe123]

So you resign every time now?

[@zaydhydoo3664]

The balding hairline speaks for itself👌🏻

[@advikgidwani525]

I had the same reactions as levy in the whole endgame

[@8stormy5]

I've gotten to the point now where I analyze my games as if I were writing a script for one of these videos (with help from the eval bar). It actually helps me figure out when/where I make stupid mistakes and how to recognize when I need to check myself and slow it down. Also, LMAO at the eval bar swinging 100 points in a SINGLE move. I'm pretty sure white didn't just promote the pawn because they either didn't know that king+rook vs king is a win, or just didn't know how to do it

[@xinranizo895]

17:10 even though I don't play Chess much (around 700 in the day) this made me lose my hair and my brain cells at the same time.

[@davidtran9455]

@@Xaltovthat was so much better 😂

[@Dumowarimo]

​@@davidtran9455 try 2 times speed. Even better

[@azlankhan2763]

I can feel the pain watching the first game

[@zephanYT]

Lol caught in 4k it's not GTE HAHAHAHAHA

[@tugs8689]

the real pin of shame

[@misterunknown8923]

I felt it watching the last game

[@U20E0]

pin of shame

[@faisalalnasri7762]

@@zephanYT what did he say, he edited

[@datoneboi8273]

no evaluation bars (or levy's mental health) were harmed in the making of this video

[@hermdude]

17:04 This is like the Chris v Overtflow fight - White doesn't know they can advance and promote 😂

[@raulmorales8583]

I’m a 500 just started to play chess seriously. I feel proud of myself because I see I progress and My goal is to achieve 1000Elo. Thanks Gotham for your videos you helped me improve my game a lot

[@zzzzzz...9902]

You can do it. I was rated 500 at one point and now I am close to 1000 elo, my current elo is 976. If I can do it, you can do it too!

[@nil3721]

Yeah you can do it! Levy's videos helped me improve a lot. I was 1400 elo and now became 800. 400 is my next goal to achieve the GM status.

[@asgacc8789]

@@zzzzzz...9902 Any tips?

[@Yourmother19292]

@@nil3721 I’m actually rated -4000, I’m the best chess player ever thanks to Levy

[@zzzzzz...9902]

@@asgacc8789 Play slowly, 15 minute games, watch for obvious attacks like forks, checkmates, back ranks, traps, non-benificial exchanges, ect. Do not get tunnel vision. Know how to defend against common tricks like the fried liver attack, ect. Learn a few solid openings for playing as white and playing as black. You can get to 1000 elo if you do these things.

[@james_byrne1129]

You are seeing a pin of Shane bait fail lmao.

[@junj1023]

Yeah, thats sad

[@amrradwan3887]

pin of shame baiting 💀

[@ChessFighter960]

PIN OF SHAME!!!

[@cataclysm3733]

PIN

[@royloh569]

Uno reverse

[@electricalstuff259]

I genuinely laughed at the title of the video but you got me at several points in the video. Hilarious.

[@spicybananas5498]

Watching the evaluation bar go up and down got me rolling off the stairs

[@limeboi_]

17:02 i can watch the video from here all day long and not get bored

[@gottfriedwilhelmvonleibniz9033]

Hey Levy, thank you so much for this videos, they're truly helpful! I started playing chess around 3 months ago, and thanks to your videos (the "How to lose at chess" series in particular, as well as "Guess the ELO" and events recaps) yesterday I finally reached 1000 ELO!

[@parikshitkulkarni3551]

Well well who do we have here! Sir Leibniz himself!

[@DS-bz4mz]

It's 'Levy' for god's sake

[@dvoemi]

this sounds like you were higher rated and got worse by watching GTE 😂

[@gottfriedwilhelmvonleibniz9033]

@@parikshitkulkarni3551 oh wow, someone recognized his name! Math student?

[@theabdoment812]

imagine my satisfaction for not clicking off of the video in the last 5 second "just kidding back stalemated"

[@RedRaven1274]

That was the most intense thing I‘ve ever watched

[@Tronny]

hahahahahhahaha this has to be the funniest chess video I've seen, just when I thought it couldn't get any worse it just kept getting worse 😂😂 then that stalemate at the end was the cherry on top, incredible game and great commentary, I miss you channel haven't watched you since you had like 50k

[@parlangua89]

love your videos man, the sense of humor you have is bar none the best. your charisma just jumps off the screen. you killed it in toronto as well.

[@plaguex6142]

I can confirm that pawn h4 in the middlegame was to give the king breathing room which was not at all necessary at that time

[@jcrivera13]

Thank you Levy for this laugh, watch the video about 20 minutes ago. And I’m still laughing 😂.

[@moonflowww]

0:00 gotham stares at you in despair for what actions you had took before this video, judging all of your life in one moment until he breaks the eternal silence, ignoring what he just saw and sought upon you.

[@johnaverill6308]

I can't tell you how much I love watching these low elo videos with the twist stalemate at the end. It's just *chefs kiss*

[@AlexdAviator]

the last 3 minutes of video are just Levy giving birth to a 400 elo player

[@yourboikermit5074]

Stockfish at the end be like:📈📉📈📉📈📉📈📉📈📉📈📉

[@saiframadan5868]

The amount of entertainment is exceptional, well done Levy glad that you've found that sweet spot! Keep doing that enjiy and have fun and make chess fun

[@tomhiggart]

I've played against the hillbilly attack so many times and I don't think I've seen a single person retreat bishop b3 on move 2 ever. Didn't even know that was the main idea, tbf neither did any of my opponents.

[@thearcanehunter2736]

Same, I was so confused. Like, how do you play the Hillbilly attack and not play it right? It's such a stupid looking line I just assumed people knew what they were doing when they played it...

[@jatkinson85]

@@thearcanehunter2736 Nah these guys are like, "me move bishop to c4 on move 2 after e4 no matter what black does" presumably expecting to be able to play Qh5 afterwards.

[@tdubmorris5757]

good analogy for undeveloping pieces: your fighting the final boss but you stop to collect some coins

[@nicjansen230]

"Just kidding" at the end got me :P

[@yaboyyamz]

I felt so many hair follicles die during this game ☠️

[@kylesnavely6165]

"We have 30 moves to go -- buckle up." LOL

[@chungushumongus2928]

The eval bar going crazy with levy

[@Lugnuts_xj]

Love how he says "...and other places" so nonchalantly

[@mohamedalhusni6255]

This fabulous game and your commentary are gold, almost like the game had a plot, ending had a huge plot twist as well haha. I could almost picture this game as a movie, gret video levy! And of course huge shoutout to the cast !!

[@bradenblevins9437]

I know a stalemate is coming every time it’s just fascinating to see how they get there

[@markocetkovic4547]

What a video, and the plot twist at the end, I'm left speechless! (Only laughing)

[@gabrielgonzalez4032]

The bar at the end then a stalemate💀

[@toversnoleu8769]

12:50 Levy tells the viewers: "White has to protect the king...! White can long castle, but white plays another move that protects the king..." Me: *searching for other options to play to protect the king!* Levy: "White plays A4!!!" Me: "Oh 😳"

[@Conor1878pl]

I've watched an awful lot of your videos @GothamChess, too many... but this is by far my favourite.

[@mohammedalameer6841]

This battle is legendary they will talk about those gors myths for centuries and it will be glorified for ever in history

[@zeddvaldez7942]

I’ve never seen the eval bar dance like that