Chess Master TROLLED Me Into Thinking He Was A Beginner

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[@denzel_thegreat1681]

Not surprising almost everyone can crush you

[@Schulenkritiker]

True, Hes so much worse than He thinks

[@theshortestshirt6598]

Ong

[@vinayjoshi5788]

Quickest Shin of Pame ever

[@mmaallday28]

The almighty pin of shame, my man 🫡

[@piganot1151]

Pin of SHAME

[@SkullPrince8]

Plot twist: he is a beginner and only claimed to be a master to make you feel better.

[@Mr_7oot]

I don’t think so

[@Buzzy646]

Wouldn’t be surprising considering levy’s skill level

[@Random-Person6000]

@@Mr_7oot r/whoosh

[@aerene445]

​@@Mr_7oot/r whooossh

[@oleyullah]

​@@Mr_7oot r/whoooosssh

[@KennyBky92]

"He didn’t seem too intimidating, he seemed very nice and humble." You just described Caruana

[@Illuminati...]

Cus he was nice and humble, not intimidating at all, and that made him an formidable opponent

[@tristanpistolante4930]

More like Wesley So

[@el_crego]

“Computer hates that move a lot, but I hate the computer” 😂😂

[@rowbbery9538]

great comment lmao

[@ScalerEdits]

Lmao

[@vxrsiity6538]

Glad to see Levy being taught how to play chess

[@user-tw6vy7ju9l]

yeah maybe he shouldread the book he has in the background

[@Alien_duck-tz4ki]

Derek is the definition of “never let them know your next move”.

[@VeduArcher]

Aight all joking aside though, Levy's commentary is actually golden.

[@kaidoChess]

AGREED

[@kk7324]

It is like listening peter griffin narrates

[@jimlee420]

Better then his chess this game

[@Geod3WasAlive]

Him guessing the elo right at the end is such a Gotham thing to do.

[@Squilfinator]

Derek never fails to beat Levy

[@driftyblade]

Underrated comment lmao

[@penitent_1]

lol

[@02dusk]

100% win rate

[@OpposingFork]

​@@driftybladeunderrated? It's the same template and got 300 likes

[@driftyblade]

@@OpposingFork Fair

[@haytamyt6808]

Gotham never fail to put chess in his video

[@iiTzKaran_YT]

No cap 🗣️🗣️

[@jacobnunya808]

chesses

[@Ishmael-Youtube]

@@iiTzKaran_YTnoFap

[@aeiboucaru5398]

He never fails to let chess speak for itself

[@herman1francis]

This is something that I do love about levy, showcasing his losses

[@yogo84]

If you can make money out of a failure y not do it

[@herman1francis]

@@yogo84 that is true, but many youtubers hide their losses in fear of a perceived weakness hurting their bottom line.

[@wysiwygdies]

he does anything to promote the game of chess...win or lose, the game of chess wins.

[@valiantwarrior1988]

​@@yogo84he won all others he could show his wins for money too

[@p.zansei3280]

Stockfish never fails to backseat Gotham on his own chess games analyses

[@notaubrey2527]

it doesnt matter if you lost every game you played, because you are still our favorite chess personality to watch. we dont watch you because youre magnus, but we watch you because you are a fun, entertaining human :)

[@aas_shortforsmthin]

nice one king. This has the be the one and only, and most wholesome comment in all of youtube.

[@shubhamgupta9601]

Pin of Truth fr

[@JunkBondTrader]

honestly, Levy's skill level is so much higher than his average viewer, he may as well be Magnus. It's like trying to fight a grizzly bear (magnus) or a Gorilla (Levy). A Grizzly could easily destroy a Gorilla... But to us, fighting either would be an impossible task and both opponents would feel like fighting God.

[@profatenista]

Learning from Levy's videos is fun. Just as encouraging is a frequent glimpse of the kind of humility with which he--no less passionately--shares his insight from the times he learns the hard way. Keep 'em comin'!

[@FlashbacksZA]

I really enjoy the videos where you analyse your own games. I know it can be mentally draining. But thanks for sharing and expressing your mental thought process.

[@LegendaryBananaMonkey]

I love how Levy never fails to be in a GothamChess video.

[@penitent_1]

bruh this joke is like a decade old

[@NetheriteMinerMicrowavegang]

@@penitent_1 I love how this joke never fails to be a decade old

[@imjonathan6745]

who is this gothamchess individual? The individual in question:

[@kaspachessofficial]

*This was so breath-taking and interesting to watch. Levy is such a calm and stable player. 👏👏*

[@jakub.kubicek]

Hahaha

[@DavidEmerling79]

Levy is far more animated (a good thing!) than somebody like Eric Rosen, who is more like the Mr. Rogers of chess. They are both accomplished players who are also outstanding teachers - but with completely different styles. If I had to compare them to comedians, I'd say Eric Rosen is Steven Wright whereas Levy Rozman is closer to Sam Kinison.

[@ianjones9386]

Thank you for visiting Gainesville! It was a great seminar and crazy to see you make your way here, keep up the great stuff Gotham!

[@R_Riley]

This should make you play everyone like they are a grandmaster and never underestimate your opponent.

[@harmonyinchaos6381]

unfortunately the human ego is a peculiar and fragile thingy^^

[@damond.p7100]

@@harmonyinchaos6381that’s why you put it aside instead of contemplating it. Always crush your opponent even if they’re a child

[@1siggycrs]

@@damond.p7100 "Spartans... Tonight we dine in Hell!!!!!!!!"

[@TeW33zy]

Exactly

[@TeW33zy]

@@damond.p7100exactly. Treat everyone like a 2800 rated player

[@pauldominiqueschal6769]

Bro didnt you see how smooth he slided the knight between the pieces at 1:32? Only a true master can do that!

[@gabrielli614]

Hey levy! Splendid video (as always). It was so cool meeting you yesterday and ty again for signing my book! :)

[@Rookandroll5436]

same here!

[@fawzanulhaque483]

Do you know the person?

[@penitent_1]

y would u thank him he is doing it for $$

[@Rookandroll5436]

no i dont @@fawzanulhaque483

[@alonsoACR]

​@@penitent_1 and? kid, your parents should've taught you to thank people that offer you a service, money or not, cashiers, bankers, anyone and when you are the seller, you say thanks as well Now don't forget

[@divagaciones1628]

That was pretty fun content. Would've been cool if you showed more games, going from the weaker opponents you faced and ending with Derek.

[@nathananderson5674]

it was 10-15 games i believe, none were as interesting as derek's tho

[@jaredmgrant1003]

You are amazing Levy! Thanks for the content! Keep it coming!!

[@choreomaniac]

I brought my students to their first tournament, a small local one with 20 scholastics and 20 open. Imagine my shock when I discovered the top player was rated almost 2500, 400 points higher than the next highest rated player. My kids ended up getting their first ratings between 101 and 186.

[@choreomaniac]

The player was Evan Park, the highest rated under 18 in the US.

[@quintonbeedle9157]

Absolutely loved hearing a judo principle referenced in your chess analysis commentary!

[@idehenebenezer802]

I definitely love this new style of your videos Levy

[@Float__]

13:16 for Derek’s ELO

[@gabydewilde]

it's over 9000

[@antonioginsberg]

Hey Gotham! Just got back to the internet after a little sabbatical and wanted to drop by to say thanks for these recent videos and keep going man, you're the best chess commentator and i can't wait to read your book!

[@adityacalambur5198]

Levy never fails to surprise himself with his opponents

[@dlm7952]

All jokes aside Levy is still a genius. Not chess genius of course, but he's a good at creating engaging content about actual chess geniuses like Magnus

[@damond.p7100]

He is so experienced and his life revolves around chess but for some reason he didn’t really try to make progress in that position, a pawn break, attack, nothing just bad defensive playing against someone that probably is not even 2000 he just took advantage of levy’s passiveness. For example, throwing his queen out in the enemy side if the board

[@damond.p7100]

*of the board

[@user-yx2gy7ul6q]

This was so backhanded lol

[@usualhumanxd353]

@@damond.p7100 dude, the opponent said he was 2600 blitz. And with that low time Levy couldn't see "good" breaks or sacs in the position. Of course you would find it, i mean, obviously you're better than both of them combined, but just try to understand or something. Idk

[@_lordphoenix]

Lmao "all jokes aside except this one"

[@adambailey5299]

Thank you for humbling yourself to show this game. That shows tremendous character! I am a huge fan of your channel. Keep doing your thing Gothamchess!

[@redrazirahc9659]

Amazing stuff, love chess with a story these videos keep getting better

[@DM_Curtis]

Never show mercy to your opponent, bruh!

[@jaysmagata3707]

Man, I forgot how much I loved Levy. You always made me laugh.

[@mikem7662]

This was really instructive! I think we've all been in games where they just get a lock on your pawn breaks and you only way forward is a sac. Seeing when that window opens is a skill worth investing in. Whole Board Awareness might be worthy of its own Chessly drills? Thanks for sharing Levy!

[@HeartFallsApart]

great meeting you yesterday, thank you for signing your book for me.

[@johnnyirish9852]

You actually bought that thing? You could chose between masters like Bobby Fisher, Kasparow,... but chose Levy?

[@idehenebenezer802]

​@@johnnyirish9852haters will always be hater SMH😔

[@andyyang3029]

​@@johnnyirish9852new response just dropped

[@L33TTechReviewer]

which of their books? you would suggest my great predecessors or an annotated book collection to someone that might be a beginner instead of a book that covers a lot more topics suited for a beginner to amateur level?@@johnnyirish9852

[@W0pper1997]

@@johnnyirish9852 Levy literally got me into chess. Nothing wrong about giving back...

[@maestroman05]

Levy never fails to master bait us

[@yelv]

Ayo?

[@toaster4693]

I was masticating while reading this and almost choked.

[@kaidoChess]

😂

[@Lieore]

Your a genius 😂

[@morijin5568]

Ahhh🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@cpollero53]

Levi knows well that the things he is afraid or embarrassed to say are the things that connect with us. Very entertaining!👏👏👏👏👏

[@ForeverBudder]

Levy missing THE ROOOOOOOOOK just seems right, you know?

[@christopherbrady9033]

Book is helping me alot. Thanks. Might look into the courses 👌🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🔥

[@ReynoldsPhone-gs8ni]

Levy casually getting a taste of his own medicine

[@toyamshah3727]

I would love to see a new series of "Guess the elo irl".

[@TrailblazeChronicles]

Low key these games are so much fun to see a physical Levy and Subscribers! Pretty awesome recap. Wish you the best on the road to recovery, all in all, better to over-estimate than under. But at least you weren't going too hard on somebody rated 300.

[@JunkBondTrader]

he was going hard, he just played the wrong moves because he was anticipating beginner responses. This game was unfair as Levy was tricked into playing a different style that is more effective against beginners.

[@Lunapiena90]

You had an important lesson! Don't let yourself get down because of this! You are a brilliant player Levy!

[@user-yp4mv6ql7i]

Derek never fails to slowly and methodically open Levy’s position

[@reverendnon5959]

What?

[@Geod3WasAlive]

Gotham is like any goat of chess. He wins most, but posts about his losses.

[@jamietotaly2499]

I really like these types of videos please do more.

[@Dylan-fe6tz]

You are seriously great commentator! Hope you get opportunities to commentate at chess events.

[@ScoutrunnerTopic]

Derek never fails to put levy in his videos

[@ultrataz2482]

I literally was in chess club with Derek at UF. Crazy stuff

[@vovaziomalski1091]

Nice to see you out of the house, you should make more overtheboard chess vids, it has more soul

[@kpam1563]

Woul be cool to see a video guide on this gambit variation of the french, it looks really interesting

[@WhitewolfZ11]

Little did Derek know he was gonna make levy $$ by showing up and getting the job done 😅

[@andreamemoli56]

"The computer hates this move... but I hate the computer" no way he said that 💀💀

[@mrfry4165]

We need more videos like this

[@joohoo2053]

love to see your games on this channel

[@lukab8963]

Gotham never fails to put this levy guy in his videos

[@DavidEmerling79]

I was impressed with Derek's composed demeanor. When I saw that - I knew he was no beginner. I thought to myself, "That guy has been behind a chess board before." I also got the impression that Derek was mostly trying to beat you on time - just creating an impenetrable fortress to frustrate you.

[@oscarsanmiguelgomez]

2:19 'Computer hates that move a lot but I hate the computer' 🤣🤣🤣

[@fantabulousclipsfullhd6887]

levy learnt his lesson- never underestimate your opponent

[@krzysztofciesla5165]

Every one saying in the comments that Gotham is bad at chess, when they are probably 3 digits

[@Zknot299]

That Duolingo bird is haunting me everywhere.

[@imnotgonnapost1357]

Love your videos love from Ireland i will be visiting new York in a couple months

[@josecardenas7482]

I was there! Thank you for coming. We really enjoyed having you here.

[@timothybruce9366]

I'm glad you had fun in Florida even if you did lose, and I'm very proud of you both for being a gracious player even in loss, and for seeking a re-match w/o ego or anger. Well played, sir! So when is the tour date for rural PA?

[@brantnuttall]

10:50 don't try to win a drawn game. you should know that!

[@tashu6573]

This is fun to see levy play outdoor with commentary

[@Legendendear]

It actually takes great humility to show a game like this

[@JunkBondTrader]

no it doesn't. Levy was pranked into thinking the ELO was different, therefore played a totally different style that is effective versus beginners. This was an unfair game, and so there is no shame in losing here.

[@Noor-sl5ep]

​@@JunkBondTraderWhy are you yapping

[@hemi2876]

WOW First video without magnus THUMBNAIL 😂

[@YourTravelDreams]

I troll people by telling them Im a grandmaster then playing like a beginner

[@felipesanin1808]

thats why when you play chess, you go hard no matter what. you never know who youre playing bro..

[@ShotKalTank]

1:42 Holy hell! 2:02 Qh3 is a BRICK to the PIPI!

[@USEF_RICK]

Levy never fails to troll us

[@vielleichtjan]

levy never disappoints to blunder

[@nikimccrossan9497]

Every loss is an opportunity to sharpen skills, every fall an opportunity to stand stronger and wiser than before. Wins feed the ego but losses remind us the there is always further to travel, things to learn and remind us that it is more attractive to be humble in defeat than an overbearing winner consumed by their own ego. How boring life becomes when you run out of road. Keep trucking Levy, you're an excellent player, a brilliant commentator and more importantly a fine and eminently likable human being! ✌️

[@johnwest7993]

That was the most exciting game commentary I've ever heard! I was on the edge of my seat, holding my breath, on pins and needles, on tenterhooks even, just waiting for you to sacrifice THE ROOOOOK!!! and save the game!!!! But no. Sigh...

[@sumant69]

very wholesome of derek to play with up and coming chess players

[@2for10]

Gothamchess. The guy who has beaten Hikaru and Firouzja but losses to random guys on the street.

[@Codlove-zv5mj]

Ehh he underestimated his oppenent which I think plays a big factor. I am sure the thought of playing a GM would have him use every ounce of brain power he has.

[@davidoj4326]

one of the better videos recently 👏👏

[@cinco_de_la_tarde]

It should be noted how hard playing over the board is in general. Much easier to see tactics in time crunch when online

[@th3doc771]

Gotham never fails to get trolled

[@cygnustsp]

Levy never fails to troll me with his deep, throbbing, pulsating trolling skills

[@georgiepentch]

his what..? 😟

[@CalebKnightministries]

I love your vids I just started playing chess 3 days ago and you have helped me approved thank you

[@user-xn6eh4ot9w]

Glad he swallowed his pride and shared his losses with us

[@captainduck9549]

I was there!!!

[@mood1075]

Levy never fails to make us write that he never fails

[@dipayansaha4405]

missed the event but glad that you were here

[@user-jz3kj2dg6g]

During the over the board game I also thought of Rxf5 and Qxd5 but I only saw e6 during analysis a little before he mentioned it.

[@wiking102]

Anna title

[@alfrdmXVII]

After his victory Derek talked about the game with a disgusted face while he shook his head

[@phen-themoogle7651]

Really? Because his opening was a little bit off? Or he's disappointed in Gotham and now isn't a fan anymore lol

[@andrewhobin9217]

Great content as usual. Now we’re all invested in the game, can we get a review from Derek’s prospective. Obviously he had a tactical advantage as he knew more about you than you did about him. And you try to play nice an not smoke a 3 digit player unnecessarily. Color of money reference there somewhere. I got “Dereked” obviously entering the lexicon too. 👍👍

[@LD-dt1sk]

Levy is really brave playing someone much stronger than him, like this beginner for example.

[@Incubus760]

XD

[@levigrant6982]

Gotham will always be sigma

[@veilfonzogameplays]

Meanwhile Levy is trolling us with clickbait titles dozens of times

[@mikeleza]

Great video Levy. Losing is fun if you are a good sport. Well done.

[@teainnit27]

Bro played the No-soliciting gambit

[@Evex6]

Great to see Levy leaving his mom's basement for the first time just to lose to a begginer

[@piganot1151]

Yeah guys I’m a beginner

[@normanbell1410]

Very human and relatable. Thanks for sharing.

[@pafauk361]

"and that was the last mistake I made" - well it definitely wasn't