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[@hexacomb4946]

If bobby fisher was still alive he would LOVE this

[@bhairampally311]

yeah

[@fatcatpatdat]

exactly why he invented chess 960; it may soon become the only chess format worth watching in the future

[@evelynn4273]

Bobby Fischer was right again.

[@O_79]

he wouldnt love your profile background

[@Prismate]

@@O_79NAAAAHHH

[@nickbelcher8079]

Hans' invitation probably just got lost in the mail....

[@fsexplorer9727]

He probably cares about not being the invited for the sinquefield tournaments

[@TheB787heavy]

Good!👍

[@3ior_izzo]

Fischer random is low key the best format, it takes out all the annoying computer move memorizing…

[@WalyB01]

That man was on to something I think GOATs only truly understand

[@kaischreurs2488]

I mean only untill it becomes too bit at which point people will start memorizing openings for the different possible setups, though that will still be less moves into a position than currently.

[@okty8372]

I agree but at the same time theory is intresting

[@logan3186]

Yep, the game actually starts on move 1, not move 40

[@harry3004]

Yeah. I used to think that you just understand openings once and then that's it, but then I learned from watching Levy's GM preparation that they're literally preparing lines from their opponents games databases like 12-20 moves into the game and memorising that stuff. Which is kinda cool, but also sounds like a snooze fest. Because the thing that I love about chess is finding the tactics on your own and trying to win on your own after just a decent opening to get a good position.

[@madhusarda7998]

1. O-O O-O was hilarious

[@tajcalles4774]

Thanks Google translate I was lost.

[@TheMosayat]

​@@tajcalles4774 had to do it to em

[@fatemeh_amiri]

​@@tajcalles4774😂 lmao

[@sandekv]

​@@tajcalles4774 removing that confusing double space made a huge difference.

[@vidarmors]

Best clickbait title yet

[@MohammedOmarFCB]

Pin of shame?

[@lauriem4076]

@@MohammedOmarFCB levy admits to clickbaiting lmao. it's funny

[@thelurker3795]

​@@MohammedOmarFCB what is there to shame exactly?

[@X_DarkSide_X]

​@@MohammedOmarFCB Maybe it is, maybe it's not, who's asking? 🧐

[@MohammedOmarFCB]

@@thelurker3795 Its not his best clickbait lol

[@dRAFTsTAMP42]

Levy never fails to say “unstoppable force meets immovable object”

[@nihalmohammed6674]

Yoo ffs frr

[@adityasen4566]

Levy is the Joker?

[@novarise4078]

and also spiritual walk/journey

[@someone98760]

He only says it when it's that type of game tbf

[@bnz_azure]

Bishop : different color > 4×4 = 16 Rook king rook > 6C3 = 20 Queen > 3 16 × 20 × 3 = 960

[@ananthakrishnank3208]

This makes a lot of sense. I was wondering yesterday as to why it was 960. Makes sense. Out of 8 starting squares, white bishop can occupy any of the four white squares. And, so the case with the black bishop. Already 4*4= 16 possibilities. Now two bishops are sorted out. Six squares are remaining. 6C3 combinations and so on..

[@YashvardhanMemoryTricks]

But it is called 960 because there are 960 possible starting chess positions in the game mode.

[@russiankid112233]

@@YashvardhanMemoryTrickswoosh

[@NobleLaika]

​​@@russiankid112233there's no joke

[@mattychae7176]

​@@NobleLaikatheres still a point that was missed

[@Tommy-tj6qm]

What intrigues me until this day about Chess960 is that we don't know if the pawns are randomized as well, or if they just stay like in normal chess

[@pas5294]

That H pawn didn’t look right to me, felt more like a C pawn

[@berniecat8756]

Guess we’ll never know

[@helium999_]

​@@pas5294exactlyy, i was thinking the same thing throughout the video

[@cactus_szn6341]

​@@pas5294😂😂

[@raiky3259]

The pawn don't change. I wouldn't be 960 if the pawns could also switch places.

[@ohshushutshut]

We got chess 2.0 before gta 6 😭😭

[@stephenyarrington1871]

This chess format was made before any gta 😭

[@apersunthathasaridiculousl1890]

We got many chess 2.0s

[@therandomdude1239]

he just changed the title

[@RAY-xl3cr]

Actually Bobby Fischer invented Chess 960 to get ripped off chess openings theory.

[@fruitygranulizer540]

this variation has been around for a while (fischer made it)

[@FedericoLatini]

World championship is going to be a bloodbath, the candidates is basically the world championship

[@389martijn]

If Ding keeps this form the actual WC will be boring im afraid.

[@goatka]

He's nop prepping well but there's a lot more prep involved in WC because of the stakes​@@389martijn

[@ajiteshkumar6272]

True, the candidates would be really interesting this year

[@backdoorguy1]

@@389martijn it would be another 7-1 thrashing

[@ReddoFreddo]

It would be interesting to see what would happen if players were allowed to "create their own army". Where you get a budget of "points" to spend on whichever pieces you want, and you get to arrange the starting position in whichever way you want.

[@AlcuXbs]

I did that when I was young

[@HustenbonbonTV]

Give me 40 Pawns

[@YashvardhanMemoryTricks]

This already exists. It's a chess variant.

[@Kuki-Kunt-69]

Shuuro

[@ayushrudra8600]

They should do bot chess tournaments in 960

[@zamfofex]

That already exists!

[@steremihai1646]

Chess has gone freestyle, yet Levy's comment style remains in preparations ... goofy, spiritual walk, uncorks.... so Levy 🤣🤣🤣

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@parkerrhodes289]

Love seeing more Fischer Random/960 chess being covered. I think it has a permanent spot in the future of competitive chess that will be more practical the more we solve the classical game.

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@AspectNoir999]

Don't forget Antichess, I still haven't figured out the goal of it, also so many more kinds of chess ne ng developed like guardian chess, 4 person chess, triwizard chess and all that

[@ivandipre3240]

It would be nice to watch computers playing this format

[@lukaswolek7294]

It is hilarious to see how the older generation thinks chess is dead and the younger generation is outpreparing them. Yet when they play chess without theory the youngsters just play better chess.

[@yzfool6639]

Boomers

[@navyaad7826]

true gukesh beat magnus

[@Nafim-kv6rg]

​@@navyaad7826Magnus was winning, but he missed one single move

[@backdoorguy1]

@@Nafim-kv6rg magnus was terrible on the first day

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@mattiacattaneo2447]

My point of wiew is that this games are much more intresting than standards... Less theory and much more strategy on the spot

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@stephenkamenar]

fischer random is 960 times better than normal chess

[@potandpoliticswithmr.broph1420]

This is great. As a casual fan who recently got into chess I just learned about Fischer random and immediately thought that's the absolute best chess format because there's no memorization so it's actually about skill playing the game. I hope Magnus propels Fischer Random to the new standard of competitive play.

[@SilverSlayer]

I LOVE FISCHER RANDOM!!!

[@40KTTR]

Keymer Scores 3.5/4, Levy: MAGNOOOOOOS!!!!

[@skurrskurr2032]

3.5/4

[@roberthansen5727]

Midnus

[@PotatoMussab]

mungus

[@theviewer9363]

Mingus

[@ajiteshkumar6272]

Mundungus Fletcher

[@Pisdabolt]

Gotham never fails to milk magnus

[@B-fq7ff]

Ayo

[@bhaveshpatra3788]

Bro did both dirty 💀💀

[@martimsousa2601]

Oh dam

[@apersunthathasaridiculousl1890]

Milknus

[@kevinisaboysnamepoopoofeve8486]

Where do I subscribe

[@user-oe4zj4hx8k]

They should do this more often.

[@Suo_kongque]

please I beg of you review the distractible Chess 3 game, it’s actually insane.

[@ceoBjorn]

waiting for the pawns to be on the back rank !

[@Yusuf_K7]

That Levon Abdussatarov game was truly fun.

[@4bigwheels09]

Ok now we need torch Vs mittens on this game mode

[@flytoheights1]

I love it (this idea of freestyle chess).

[@4RILDIGITAL]

The concept of freestyle chess definitely brings about a new level of intensity and unpredictability, making it fascinating to watch. Cheers to all the players for taking on this exciting form of chess.

[@NibbleMeTwice]

This is a really cool format. I would love to see how the meta of 960 Fischer Random evolves with Grandmasters playing it regularly. Granted, there may already be a meta, but I don't follow 960 at all, so this would at the least bring more attention to the variant, especially for me, raising the chances that something beautiful can arise. Not that I would do anything other than blunder.

[@dinochao1936]

Clicked on this video faster than I ran from child support.

[@slyck_supracotra7136]

Fisher Random is not complete if there is no Hikaru, he is simply the best when it comes to giving a fight against Magnus in this format

[@shrikrishnasingh1106]

Guki defeated magnus i think??

[@justinchance-squires115]

LOL, just so you know. The most recent fischer random super tournament, Hikaru placed 6th... So there are other players just as good in Fischer random. Even the previous champ before Hikaru, who was Wesley so, he didn't do that well in that tournament either. Sometimes it just comes down to form.

[@Strannik_iz_Niotkuda]

@@justinchance-squires115 current wotld champ in fischer random is Hikaru

[@slyck_supracotra7136]

@@justinchance-squires115 just so you know Hiki is the CURRENT CHAMP, just so you know

[@ozAqVvhhNue]

In this variant EVERY piece should be able to en passant.

[@mikeclouse8821]

This is why 960 is a superior setup. It provides adequate challenges to the best players

[@Beaver1224]

I would assume the seeds generate the matchups after the round-robin. 8th seed plays 1st seed, etc or something like that.

[@JustAThought1997]

CHEESE: THE BOARDGAME

[@davidfairbanks5917]

Chess: the Tabletop RPG. "Your pawn attempts to move two squares, bit trips over his own butt, and moves one instead." "The queen is unintimidated by your lowly pawn, and the capture fails." "Rolling for checkmate... the king has escaped! The rook is scared and retreats to its former square."

[@JustAThought1997]

@@davidfairbanks5917 The classic game of Checkers n’ Checkmates

[@acelamp4367]

If ding continues this performance the person who wins candidates wins world championship

[@gayaadmi3067]

I was just waiting for this video man 😂

[@Kelreact]

Why Carlsen didn't invited Hans?

[@joaovitordolabella4835]

Caraca, n sabia q você(s) assistia(am) o Levy. Que daora!

[@ajeetsingh3442]

What do u want? A real freestyle 😂😂😂

[@tobiasyoder]

Too weak

[@gabkiu7538]

@@joaovitordolabella4835 mesma reação kkkkkkk

[@heliosho]

Everyone in this tournament is a Top25 player - Hans is not.

[@Jonas-yv6lo]

I guess the rapid game part is just like a warm up and to get everyone hyped for the KO-Rounds

[@phillipstilianidis1931]

Magnus is going Doctor Strange mode

[@user-yz8wt5bs4i]

Ding: this is not Chess😢

[@toSirius]

opponents: worldchampion 😪

[@raghavaritti8973]

Bros King went on a spiritual walk 😂😂

[@rimk9051]

i learn a lot listening to you, really

[@user-kl5kn4vg1h]

Impressive Levy, you look great today!

[@calvinvlog768]

magnus never fails to include levy in his channel

[@isuckatnames6033]

The advantage gained from a high seed is that you play proportionally lower seeds first. In round 1 1st plays 8th, 2nd plays 7th etc. That way the projected finalists won't knock each other out early since they're situated on opposite sides of the bracket.

[@jasonestwick1885]

Love Your Videos Levy😎

[@shadowbreaker6027]

imagine chess tournaments where the initial position is set up by computers so it could be totally random

[@MikeHerzog_de]

How do Torch, Stockfish & Co. hold up against each other in Fischer Random?

[@veerabhadrayyam.k48]

bros king went on a spiritual walk😂😂

[@justinbouchard]

squiggly knights made me laugh so much for some reason lol it just sounded so silly lolol

[@tommynookr6968]

First time learning about fischer random-- seems really cool!

[@HustenbonbonTV]

20:20 Levy: This is a setup we havn't seen yet: The Game before: literally this setup 😂😂😂

[@squisher0]

hilarious

[@douglasburger3697]

How long before the game starts do they get to see the opening position? Also, does the engine analyze based on if those pieces ended up there organically? or is it different for this?

[@thepain001]

Fischer would be proud

[@stebe9545]

let us not forget it is fischer random

[@simonforsberg3757]

Good to see some Chess variants on Levy's channel. I would LOVE to see the Chess pros play anti-chess. "Oh, I win by losing all my pieces?" I imagine some great Gotham comments there.

[@skelebro9999]

the title now is "Magnus Carlsen invents Chess 2.0" let's see if he changes it or not edit: and he changed it

[@X_DarkSide_X]

I mean this one seems like a good click batey title, so I don't know if he would change it.

[@flyingsteaks]

"MAGNUS CARLSEN INVENTS CHESS 2.0!!!!!!!" to be exact

[@user-xd2fm5fm8y]

Magnus is so scared and don't want to play with Hikaru, Nepo, and So in this type of chess, out of theory. Chess 960 is all about creativity without prep and theory, and fuckin' computer. Hikaru is current world fischer random champion ( not here ) , Wesley So was a champion before him ( not here ) and Nepo beat Magnus in the semi-finals on the last world fischer random championship organised by Fide ( not here ) Hikaru said Magnus had a deal with the sponsors and he decided with whom he will play with and he skip NEPO, SO AND HIKARU CAUSE HE IS AFRAID OF THEM WHEN HE IS OUT OF THEORY cause he is the best in memorisazation, like computer, but the most creative players are Hikaru and Nepo for example , and Nepo beat Magnus under 8 World chess championship when they were kids cause Nepo is so creative , more creative than Magnus. Nepo was under 8 World champion and Magnus was second! Where is the clip about that Levy? Please explain that . Nepo had a greater potential , but the problem is memorization Magnus is better in that, not in chess. Fischer random type of chess is a proof for my words. The best chess player ever is definitely not Magnus, Tal and Fischer are far more better and so creative. Creativity is the greatest gift of God not memorization. Magnus is best in chess memorization. He can learn every pattern in chess and win a lot, but Fischer random you can't solve . This is the real creative chess. Fischer was right for the computers. They will destroy the game.

[@redpenguin111]

YEP "Magnus Carlsen Makes NEW Chess Mode"

[@code_of_honour]

1 hr later 😂😂😂😂

[@MistaOppritunity]

If it works like tournaments in other games, I imagine being seed 8 would mean you play seed 1, who is going to be in top form. Although there is probably some other slight advantage given to encourage players to actually try for a top seed.

[@anmolsrivastava1206]

Cheers to gukesh ,it's hardest to beat magnus in his own ,but gukesh did it

[@majormoron605]

Interesting how much Ding is struggling when he´s completely out of theory... I see why Magnus likes this format so much. No memorizing 30 moves of theory, just raw calculation and positional understanding. And Vincent just has a home player advantage :D

[@mathiaspimentel7571]

Finally, Chess got updated.

[@KaoticWhisper]

My neighbourhood bakery burnt down :c Now all their business is toast

[@chesswithbry]

I love standard chess, but when I played my first game in Chess 960 I realized what Bobby Fischer was trying to say about this variation. I hope no one cares about the theory of Chess 960. It's so much fun without any theory, because you know you're not going to lose to someone who can memorize 30 movies and you can only memorize, I don't know... 25, maybe?! Chess 960 is about tactics, strategy and a looooot of creativity, and I love to explore my creativity!!!! ^^

[@mompatibakgobi6867]

Ding embarrassing himself again.

[@zuhairqureshi8635]

Gukesh is really alergic to draws bro went all in for decisive results

[@promethium4197]

Imagine if wesly so memorises best opering theory for every one of those positions💀💀💀

[@nathan2008]

Shows how the young players are still playing chess and the older players are playing chess books

[@SCoraccioIV]

This is better than chess 1

[@johnpeterson462]

Finally chess 2

[@LevelofClarity]

Hasn’t Fisher Random/Chess 960 been around for years? Didn’t Wesley So with the World championship in this format last year? I could be mistaken, for sure.

[@evelynn4273]

Yes, but they're trying to rebrand it because that's where the money is.

[@shanem7573]

I think the next tournament needs to be fisher random but blindfolded. This is baby chess!

[@karatejoshb]

Unsure if this is confirmed but Fabi said on his podcast that there’s 10 min between game start and position reveal, but all the players with white and players with black get to strategize together before the matches start

[@reiniervaneijk]

It's quite some videos ago that I saw Levy so so genuinely hyped like a little kid. I love it Levy.

[@frajudo]

Babe wake up new Gotham video dropped

[@himankraoyadav369]

Levy never fails to milk magnus

[@Cloxxki]

After how many moves do these matches achieve positions recorded in regular chess? A near unlimited number of starting positions, randomized, would be cool. Impossible to practice move by move. A few pawn to the back row might spice it up.

[@brycepeddicord6763]

Was literally watching this event and thought. I hope Gotham does a recap I'm not watching 6 hours of fisher random 😅

[@Alexchess99]

Levy is a type of guy to say fischer random is new format

[@TheStickCollector]

I wonder if this will take off

[@smileorgobyebye6330]

I love it when Levy milks Magnus!!! (For content of course)

[@Kirito_wr]

I think its just gonna be a matter of time until someone studies all 960 positions

[@kyriakos02]

Quick question, do players know of the starting position before the game starts?

[@mobin5353]

I don't know about this tournament but in the last fisher random tournament they give the starting position to the players 30 minute before each match and they allow them to study the position with another person but without engine

[@sorryforbatenglish]

10 minutes before the game starts

[@Maxdog920]

Entertaining video, would’ve liked more analysis of the position instead of blitzing through the moves.

[@LeoStaley]

Surprised Wesley so didn't get an invite. Rapid Fischer random is his favorite format.

[@nacht3675]

I miss gotham educational chess content

[@gentrysalmon6214]

Even the World Chess Champion hangs pieces, that's what I needed to hear today

[@ritWIZ.R.D]

Hey levy , i watch your content everyday and eagerly wait for the next as they are really great and educational combined with your commentary. But with such daily uploads u also should deserve some breaks . Ps : i learnt the vienna gambit from your videos and reached 1291 this year(will break 1300 elo) from 900 elo Thanks levy❤

[@Blaxmoke]

This is really exciting to watch, Thanks for covering this awesome event Levy!

[@vitaliimakarov6181]

Castle on the first move looks hilarious, but love it

[@tugayk8615]

Hikaru diclined its confirmed

[@timchapman5553]

It tells us who are the memorization guys and who are the creative ones

[@markbolusmjak3731]

Levy’s excitement is so infectious.

[@MorningNapalm]

Invitation only, so no Kramnik, no Hans :) I like.

[@Dottor_J]

Fischer was really a genius

[@marquisdelafayette-xe1ht]

Levy never fails to never fail to put Magnus in as many never failing videos as possible

[@DiabolicalHater]

more "never fails" = more funny robot

[@itzprogamer1014]

lol nice one lowkey

[@marquisdelafayette-xe1ht]

@@DiabolicalHaterit’s funny you should say so… “Diabolical Hater”

[@PukkarPukkar]

Love the tournament, love the video, amazing. Having no theory really makes the players' instincts and calculation abilities shine, I love it

[@user-zx1rt8ed5z]

This is sick

[@awildrengarappeared8419]

Video idea: Engines play Fischer960 against eachother