5 Elo Chess

[@almightyhydra]

Idea for a video: you get two teams of a 2000, 1600, 1200, 800 and 400. The 2000s play the first 5 moves then hand over to the 1600s for 5 moves etc. See if the lower rated players can convert the advantage their teammates built up or if they just blunder mate in two.

[@theshatteredseas]

What the fuck this is genius

[@uros5530]

Maybe also in reverse. Start with low rated players, to see if higher rated ones can salvage the situation

[@michaeljamespitt8728]

i volunteer as tribute (as the 400 rated player harharharhar)

[@Erti-SamC]

we need this

[@sdsign4229]

You could prob get a good roster going with a Levy vs. Hikaru relay sub battle!

[@chess]

the case study continues

[@oXRaptorzXo]

oh look it’s the chess pawn man

[@abford03]

I love you

[@neoclassicvii154]

Give my points back.

[@shrood1]

Make your servers work

[@Goofyloofy1]

Chess

[@inujosha]

"A queen in the woods must deliver the goods." Levy ~ 2023

[@Miyamoto.musashi]

LMFAOOO😭😭

[@coolcatcastle8]

bro…

[@cos1841]

"... and he sacrifices THE ROOOOOOOK!!!!!!!!" Levy ~ always

[@ynkybomber]

This wins the Chess corner of the internet today.

[@christopherheckman7957]

He's a poet! And he doesn't know it. But his feet show it. They're longfellows.

[@zamer5052]

That ending was even more shocking than a stalemate...

[@xedsity]

At 17:40 can’t black king get white queen ?

[@zamer5052]

@@xedsity Yes he could‘ve just taken the queen 😂 This was so hilarious

[@matissepyfferoen7998]

Fr

[@mikeymcmikeface5599]

Another great match.

[@hindifabulousstories9817]

@@xedsity no he can't because horse is protecting white queen. See carefully!

[@tommy_boy13]

You know I may struggle between 400-500 elo chess, but good God did this game make me feel better

[@pierre-lucrobitaille2122]

Same here

[@chandlerrogers7300]

Same here. I'm happy to say I have never been checkmated when I had two queens the board.

[@EEEEEEEE]

‎E‎

[@redmatrix]

Me too. I'm ~500 rapid, and I saw a lot of the checks before Levy mentioned them. smh.

[@zacharysherry2910]

A good way to blunder check is to the options of every piece of both sides even if it doesn't seem to be significant at first.

[@__8120]

"when you try to mate with two queens" sounds like a really fun night

[@AydenGuan]

💀

[@mecha-blade]

Lmao lol

[@courtneywallace6733]

Aaaayyyyyyyyyooooooooo

[@Truffle_Pup]

Uncle Monty - "And There She Is! Two Queens To Bed!"

[@isavenewspapers8890]

6:10 13:36 It's not every day you see a game where *both* players decline an opportunity to capture en passant. Truly fascinating.

[@ДаняЗарицкий-г6м]

It is prohibited

[@walker_19880]

@@ДаняЗарицкий-г6м it is *forced*

[@muffy4671]

holy hell!

[@lurisleague406]

i bet most people in this elo don't even know thats a thing you can do

[@skunkdoctor]

What tf is en passant

[@younggod5230]

no shot white realized they were gonna checkmate. it was probably one of those "why is the game over? I won?"

[@mikelombard21]

This was awesome. So many of us newer players have no theory to support our moves and just have tunnel vision. This is the kind of video that you can watch many times to keep learning. Seeing such crazy blunders from yourself, then learning what to do and what went wrong is super informative and helpful. Thank you for having a lot of content for lower level players.

[@lukerutherford4115]

I hope your chess journey is going well

[@noudvanderkruijs1252]

Sometimes I watch these games and think: 'that is a good move' and levi is like: 'wel that is a move so bad you wil absolutely lose'

[@wezza668]

i live in fear that one day one of my awful games gets featured on this channel

[@maro.68]

@@wezza668 Same

[@randokaratajev2617]

@hope. man that joke is awful as fk. btw nice strat editing the link in not to get filtered first. U FAT PIG

[@sebastiangeorge1961]

I always move my Queen pawn after the king pawn and today I thought that was a good move until I heard what levy said

[@jotalucas76]

"me see pawn, me take pawn" made me giggle way too hard (even though I felt attacked)

[@harrycop7944]

Me see 2 pawn me take 2 pawn

[@Mkrabs]

"(even though I felt attacked)" Are you a pawn ?

[@psymar]

He says it a lot, because weaker players do it a lot.

[@benjamindrexler9635]

@@Mkrabs No, I'm 760 rated.

[@Prankmaster187]

I was dying

[@HashimotoDatsu]

This was less a chess game and more a piece of art. It evokes a powerful drama and ends with an underdog win. It was a moving piece, but some might find suspending their disbelief a bit too difficult. Sure, it had it's share of plot holes, but it's a feel good story in the end ;)

[@resspriteman7666]

Fr like the plot twists had a plot twist which has a plot twist 🙏🙏🙏

[@cool9342]

@resspriteman7666plot twist: white knew he was going to win so he wanted to make a show out of it anyway

[@farazahmed8555]

Thank you levy for Making a dedicated video on it. Damn it feels good to be laughing on your own mistakes

[@GenericInternetter]

well done having the courage to send it in to him. how did you send it? is it just an email? or did you need to join his discord and all that?

[@greenthepokemontrainer3358]

ty lol 😅

[@vignesh6654]

Careful..he's a hero

[@kantvishi]

Don't worry, many of us are probably worse than you.

[@haidara77]

can you please give me the link of this game, i wanna what's the accuracy you had

[@victor.g]

Today's stare was just brutal That 1 second felt like 100 years, my soul and the veins in my body froze, it felt devious and that's what I love about it. 11/10

[@fenderb125]

STOP RATING STARE

[@trentunderwood7072]

@@fenderb125 never

[@vidhyalobo2502]

​@@fenderb125*never.*

[@jianhuiwu897]

@@vidhyalobo2502 NEVER

[@CreeperCart]

​@@fenderb125*N.E.V.E.R.*

[@KILAH4716]

I legit took about 5 seconds to process that the last word you said was "checkmate." With a game like this I didn't think it was possible with TWO QUEENS!!!!!

[@Steven-bj5ke]

The way he describes the game always entertains me.

[@harrycop7944]

@YeaMan in your dreams

[@hiteshrohira7968]

I mean when he analyses top gm level games, he says "I have no idea why that move was played" and when he sees low elo chess games, he says the same thing 😂😂 But yeah we love his analysis

[@EEEEEEEE]

E‎‎‎

[@HnTr_VDH]

Huh, it’s almost like Gothams main goal is to entertain you with the way he describes the games

[@fluff-master4314]

When he goes ooga booga like me see pawn i take pawn

[@RobBonavoglia]

When a low ELO game gets uploaded by Levy my entire day is made.

[@0xBlez]

I can make your day anytime

[@0xBlez]

@Insert Username Oh yeah I just started chess my first game was like 13 mistakes 37 blunders and 13 missed wins lol. Then my second match I did only 4 mistakes and 2 blunders. On third match I beat a 800 elo guy. I don't think I will improve faster from now on I'm kinda stuck at 800-1000

[@EEEEEEEE]

‎E‎

[@ctrainbeats]

@@0xBlez i seem to be hovering around 400 lol.. im definitely getting better but man when I start losing I keep losing

[@ayeidoucareau5014]

@@0xBlez You can be my day anytime.

[@Some1WhoLikesPotatoes1]

"You had three opportunities to mate" -Gotham Chess

[@valamiti]

Levy’s stare was simple and nothing but effective, definitely raising my anxiety and gave a feeling of undeniable danger. 9.1/10

[@admiralduckgalle]

danger levels were raised

[@citysuperstar2945]

I agree

[@CoolockIRA]

*Would recommend to a friend😂

[@XstonedmonkeyzX]

did you see the 1 HR COMPILATION of him staring into OUR SOULS??

[@gemer6994]

The stare was a tiny tiny bit sus

[@gerring6307]

The ending of this game has me speechless. Truly the most awe inspiring thing I've ever seen.

[@lesliehamilton2020]

Bro I said the same thing. I was like holy shit, black tried to lose this game 100 times but ended up with 2 queens…oh wait what mate in 1 😨

[@JustHexyl]

Gotham: 2 queens are unstoppable! Black: hold my beer

[@dnyaneshwarikadam7207]

🤣

[@dzang6250]

People are analyzing and describing Levys stares like sommeliers talk about wine. Love it

[@earthboundisawsome]

That's an amazing analogy

[@brianne2579]

"but whatever, chess is hard" the most understandable sentence from a person with long patience

[@nurilnuril4372]

I love your narrative in these videos. It's what keeps me coming back for more. Thanks for not only being great at chess, but a great storyteller.

[@sneaky.snitch]

Todays stare was quite intimidating, very straight forward and undeniable effective, thus leaving an individual in a state of panic

[@marcoplayz6821]

I was quaking in my boots for the whole video because of 0:00

[@rengokukyojuro8893]

163 likes and only 1 reply, let me fix that

[@jjjyli686]

Levy is growing at the speed of light right now. 3mil this month for sure

[@fenderb125]

STOP THIS

[@fhialsdhkt43tg72]

agree, 8/10

[@KoolKyurem25]

That ending felt like you just survived several near-fatal accidents in a car only to drive over a landmine and become mist. It's not just a sucker punch. It's just brain gone. I mean yea, chess hard. The emotional whiplash of the final four moves is just, wow.

[@Etrancical]

nothing is more humbling than realizing that my early and mid-games are exactly like this. Not end-games though, cause few pieces are easy to manage, but still

[@leaalul]

today's opening stare was rather shocking, it instilled a feeling of uneasiness in me, a true masterpiece. 11/10

[@JD-pb3gg]

“Me see pawn me take pawn” had me dying 😂😂😂 12:46

[@alicorn3924]

monkey see monkey do

[@Fawaffles]

Stockfish was probably having a stroke watching the game

[@isaacmillen8789]

That final tactic tho WHAT A MOVE

[@yami7805]

reminded me of that game between Rapport and Carlsen in World Blitz

[@Mrbeahz1]

The bit at 9:30 was priceless! All that plus great commentary!

[@xedsity]

At 17:40 can’t the black king get the white queen ?

[@horizon146]

@@xedsity Did you hear what Levy said

[@xedsity]

@@horizon146 what did he say

[@horizon146]

@@xedsity.. watch the video.

[@selp1738]

@@xedsity yes he couldve but he didnt which is why it makes this game much of an eye sore for faraz.

[@ADWS_studios]

12:50 😂😂 For some seconds he becomes the Kevin Malone from The Office

[@warlock415]

The best chess advice I ever got was "if your planning involves the phrase 'I hope my opponent doesn't notice this', plan something else." Meanwhile, beginners don't simplify for the following two reasons: a) they don't know how to simplify RIGHT, and they've learned in the past that doing so leaves them with a knight and a pawn against two rooks and b) the way they win games is by giving checks until they accidentally checkmate. The fewer pieces you have, the less likely that is to happen.

[@boomnailedit1609]

I call BS. As a 600 the “I hope they don’t notice this” is part of my middle game theory 😂😂🍻

[@ThongJulianStpatricksch]

@@boomnailedit1609 It only works if the move seems natural

[@commscan314]

I mean, I once accidentally mated my friend while trying to fork his king and rook.

[@ItsRaio7]

17:40 Ignoring a free queen capture was the most 70 ELO move to be 700 ELO

[@bigpoppa1234]

At this level I'm impressed the player knew he was allowed to move the king out of check instead of being forced to capture the queen who was checking him.

[@Marianian]

this is the beauty of playing low elo players: you never resign because anything can happen

[@swavzRatq]

Todays stare was a 7/10. His broodiness seduces the eye into a state of calm whilst still striking a intimidating posture.

[@doctor2637]

detoniraj se cigane my love

[@sahilbaherawala575]

Levy I have seen so many comments thanking you and talking about how you’ve made so many people better at chess…it’s nice to be one of them. You inspire a generation

[@flyingcow5235]

alternate title: Martin vs Martin

[@ChromeJ4K0]

The disrespect is insane 💀

[@bup489]

4:08 that bishop just moved like a knight

[@babakamaal8999]

19:33 I love how to bar shifted towards white from black in just ONE MOVE !!!

[@Me-su9ef]

This is honestly a good example to always look for checks thanks levi

[@dlmperplex337]

I hope Levy starts playing using the King's Gambit with white pieces and bongcloud with the black pieces regularly. What about y'all folks?! I wanna see how he does with these openings played regularly

[@zuxta]

🗿

[@citooi]

Gotham set my page on fire

[@chessfighter]

For a classic King's Gambit old match take a look at this: Anderssen vs Kieseritzky (1851) kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqbUgnuoZa-VpZI

[@jipoudeweernink9364]

Lot of bots today huh🙄

[@dlmperplex337]

@Goofy ahh Bots never had a dad. Joke is on you 🤦

[@IkEisawesome7]

6:22 I think I genuinely understand this. I think Faraz saw the earlier check with the Queen but genuinely thought that black could castle out of the check so they didn't play it. Once black moved the rook, "AHA! Now you cannot castle and my bishop can deliver check" is how I saw this move

[@squadwiper79]

How could you even think of that logic

[@squadwiper79]

Unbelievable thought process. Insane creativity

[@IkEisawesome7]

@@squadwiper79 It just made me laugh to think about. I thought of it because the MOMENT black moved that rook, white finally felt safe enough to check

[@squadwiper79]

@@IkEisawesome7 ok

[@farazahmed8555]

Brother i didnt even think of anything playing this game

[@jinxxdd]

that mate was exactly what i was thinking

[@speedylinguine]

This is why we need a bullet and blitz/rapid section of chess tournaments for just 400-800 players

[@FartSimpson2]

15:03 that eval bar 💀

[@eggo2373]

What an intense game. Two masterminds facing each other

[@Turbo0000]

Could you please do another opening ideas/plans introduction series… maybe even with a rating climb? I really learned a lot and enjoyed them :)

[@sdsign4229]

Maybe a "gambits-only" run? I'd love that!

[@jingobiplayz2496]

Yes please

[@eddiemate]

17:46 I was actually wheezing (not in the laughing kind of way) at this move. I think that is literally the worst possible move in that situation, and it's impressive to see it played.

[@patrickm1]

Ka6 is worse because it's mate in 1 for white on the next move. Kc6 is bad, but at least you're not getting checkmated.

[@isavenewspapers8890]

@@patrickm1It's still mate in 4.

[@xivan40qwe78]

This checkmate was the best plot twist that I ever seen

[@Anowrath_]

Me waiting for the people who put the time stamps for Levy reactions 💀

[@gggfx4144]

I actually felt as emotionally exhausted as Levy looked through the highs and lows of that match. However my stomach curdles at the thought of him evaluating one of my games!

[@Necro-the-Pyro]

idk, it would be pretty hard for you to fuck up worse than this game. My dad didn't even know about pawn promotion and he still played better than this

[@Rob-uv6fb]

"Just giving checks by accident you probably win" hahahaha, that's some sweet summer gold.

[@ChristianHegele]

Levy is definitely one of the men of all time.

[@lebby01]

i don't know why, but i randomly went on your channel with no previous musical experience and left thoroughly entertained and satisfied

[@ChristianHegele]

@@lebby01 Thank you!

[@fath11istaken]

Black has 2 queens on the opposite corner of the board and white checkmated with a queen and a knight while the white king is chilling on the other side of the board is just a beautiful skill

[@justrandomuserGd]

evaluation bar going for a run again

[@llighttime]

I love these blunders , they had so many oportunities and they still don't see it

[@johnmilo117]

18:37 LMAO 😂😂😂 "Just to make super super sure. Black puts both queens on the same diagonal..."

[@Mr_Tophatt]

"Faraz you have had 3 opportunities to mate..." a true gigachad

[@brothercuber3288]

This stare was simple, yet elegant, left me wanting more. 8/10

[@fenderb125]

No

[@KapedKrewsader]

"When you venture into the woods with the Queen, the Queen needs to deliver the goods..." *stares intensely into the camera* "Or else she'll get trapped."

[@haniadel6536]

12:40 I almost $hit my pants from laughing

[@divisionzero715]

Four months into playing, I reached 1000 elo just minutes ago. Truly your content is the reason I got into chess and it's been awesome all the way through. Your work changes lives for the better in subtle ways, never forget that.

[@ctrainbeats]

nice! I'm hovering the 400-500 area still after 3 months or so

[@slimyduck2140]

I've been playing chess for 10 years this year and I'm still 800, what is wrong with me Edit : 900 now

[@divisionzero715]

@@slimyduck2140 there is nothing wrong with you lol the average rating is like 780, you'd be surprised by how many average rated players have been spamming games for years on end. Average rating is nothing to be ashamed of.

[@divisionzero715]

@@ctrainbeats that's fine for a beginner, honestly. Especially if you're not taking it too seriously.

[@ctrainbeats]

@@divisionzero715 i got really into it the first month, and kinda got busy with woodworking chess pieces as a new hobby actually - so I definitely try to play often - but as far as studying openings like I wanted to, I haven't really dug in yet - I just always play the vienna as white, and still not really sure as black. sometimes I just replicate their moves a couple turns and then defend/attack things

[@poseidonm7]

3:00 levy just made me look up many men buy 50 cent. This lead me down a 5hr youtube rabbit hole, and i have class in a few hours

[@nathandsouza6401]

I'm dying of laughter because of the ending. I knew putting 2 queens on the same diagonal was stupid, but that was hilarious.

[@motivationallclipps]

Levy’s stare - simple yet effective. The eyebrow raise hinted a scent of playfulness and mischievousness. 8.5/10

[@swapnaborawake2301]

Today's stare was an embodiment of a true legend, making it's way to greatness and touching everyone's soul 9.8/10

[@drownedcreation]

fkn lame comment

[@JamieEmmons]

@p o p u are a bot bruh

[@anu1d893]

9:47 one of the best chess advices I have ever got.

[@dnartolp830]

I think I could take a random person off the street, teach them all the pieces in 5 minutes, and get them to perform better than what I just witnessed. Holy crap

[@goldenguy1016]

Bro was so mad he straight up just ended the video, no outro or nothing

[@dr_doritotf2305]

This is my therapy whenever I blunder mate in 1

[@JacksonCantSing]

The ending literally had me in tears 😂

[@huntermonroe347]

10:14 is probably the best piece of advice I’ve seen for lower elo chess

[@張謙-n3l]

Levy is obviously so shocked that he didn't even say "get out of here"

[@tsemol5297]

7:20 but gotham hear me out it feels better to play 10mins, just knowing that you dont have to hurry, and then hurrying anyway

[@plunderersparadise]

There are 2 types of 700 elo players. Those, WHO just started playing and didnt lose enough points and those, who got down and got back on 'hill'

[@thegwyg]

Today's start was a 9/10. Straight to the point, full seriousness and so many emotions.

[@harrycop7944]

Yes start

[@sakshampandey1904]

White saw that last move He is indeed a GM

[@waltersimmons3712]

“Faraz, you’ve hade 3 opportunities to mate!” can be be taken soooooo far out of context…

[@drow_Lilith9940]

9:35 didnt need to call me out like that man lol jokes aside great vid as always keep up good work

[@iag037]

10:40 cuz king and queen are a couple right, make sense they be side by side

[@demonshdow]

15:48 Gotham has a mental breakdown also 15:50 "Faraz, you have had three opportunities to mate..." which somebody should take out of context

[@asasmeniskaidejau139]

Ah this was one of the best episodes ever. I actually screamed in terror when white didn't see E1 AFTER PINNING THE ROOK. WHY DID HE EVEN DO THAT IF HE DONT SEE E1

[@pandarex_x]

At the very least why did they pin the rook if they weren’t gonna take it 😂

[@AbdihakimMohamoud]

17:27 Oh , I can explain that , He was thinking about knight fork but forgot that the king moved when he took the queen .

[@isavenewspapers8890]

Maybe they were going for a skewer.

[@singhapurva]

The awkward silence at the beginning of every Gotham chess video is just what i need

[@jcorona984]

9:52 Gotham turns into Dracula

[@mach4518]

10:10 Absolutely killed me when he mentioned the time😂😂😂

[@kimbarsegyan]

"Get as close as possible when you try to mate with two queens, because two queens are unstoppable". Thanks Levy, I'll remember that

[@blazer7731]

Me being the same rating as these players simultaneously scares me, and gives me hope. I can’t express the way these games make me feel

[@israelsrealm]

😂😂

[@ParthIsFine_]

I have went from 500 to 700 in a month, and have (mostly) stopped hanging pieces. got my first brilliant move yesterday and was so happy lol

[@ConorSheehan-en9rj]

There were more ups and downs in this chess game than a heart monitor

[@pierrecurie]

10:24 White spends 2.5 mins to move that knight and blunder the rook.

[@isavenewspapers8890]

Nd2 is the top engine move.

[@drake2730_]

World-class talent on display. Learn from these two greats kids

[@jellymemo6384]

"Congratulations, you are a failure" -Spy tf2

[@Crypt4l]

This is glorious^^ Its like playing a board game for the first time after just having learned the rules

[@flyersniper7249]

19:47 GothamChess is speechless.

[@thatvillaininglasses]

This is a comedic masterpiece. Never have i been so torn between my emotions i was laughing so hard one second then crying the other then started to apologise for them then laugh - crying again 😭😭😭😭

[@Littlekidjonjon]

Thank you Levy. This is by far the best KZbin video Ive watched this year. I laughed waaaaaay too hard watching this

[@Yourstrulymoksh]

12:52 just made me laugh out hard 😂

[@_ICARUS-]

its just simple Bro. Me see pawn, me take pawn. Me see ONE pawn? me take TWO pawn. easy. thats just it! 😂🦍

[@Yourstrulymoksh]

@@_ICARUS- me see queen me take king easy 😂