Garry Kasparov's Best Game Ever

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This is Garry Kasparov's Best Chess Game, or Immortal Game. Against Veselin Topalov, in Wijk Aan Zee, Netherlands, 1999.
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[@jesse8250]

Somehow these videos sounds like Agadmator videos

[@456death654]

Bruh

[@456death654]

Bruh

[@456death654]

Bruh

[@456death654]

Bruh

[@devosiagian9578]

Here before this comment blows up

[@zerohero3419]

I don't wanna be the victim in a GothamChes youtube video 20 years later. - Veselin Topalov

[@carlneoh5843]

Famous last words

[@safetusejnoski1669]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@GetOverHer3]

Keeps everyone awake at night

[@Lucky-wo1bb]

*22 years

[@narutorunner4235]

kasparov: unfortunately for you, history will not see it that way

[@drob8203]

“Your about to get mated from the back”- levy

[@Sifter2K]

Chess pick up lines

[@slimeboy8827]

“Then kabam from behind”- also levy

[@Sifter2K]

@@slimeboy8827 And finally boom, boom, and that's GG

[@pratikkawade4861]

"Stuck from the front and mated from the back" - levy And I believe there's no better way to phrase this.

[@abutahirputhedath8841]

What are you doing, stepqueen

[@keriahenta]

"How many of you made it 18 minutes into the video?" Wait, it has already been 18 minutes?

[@razzled5907]

Ya

[@dandiaz19934]

I was thinking the same thing! Levy is so entertaining

[@ContentPiano]

Indeed lol

[@Hishamsarena]

Lol

[@kelzakdub]

This is me every time

[@mikekilian4711]

I remember this game! Afterwards Garry was asked about his rook sac on move 23 and he said he'd calculated a long line a couple move earlier and saw the rook sac was a possibility. Reviewing the game the commentators saw that Garry spent like 22+ minutes on move 21, before the knight trade, and less than 5 minutes on move 23 when he sac'd the rook. People were plugging that into the weak 1999 engines (Fritz, HIARCS) and letting it run for hours and even days only to confirm it was good, what Garry had determined in 22 mins 2 moves earlier. What a game.

[@sayafkhan748]

Wow!

[@Gavrilooo]

Garry the goat

[@aravindgundakaram1830]

“To the untrained eye, that hangs a rook, and Garry would end up in a guess the ELO episode.” That is a great one, it really is

[@joevincent1987]

Rook A4

[@abbas9361]

At what time was that?

[@zoetje9817]

@@joevincent1987 Rook a4?

[@Gavrilooo]

@@zoetje9817 it's a meme out of one of Gothams songs lmao

[@zoetje9817]

@@Gavrilooo oh ahahah

[@florinho7421]

“Don’t click off the video, I’ll lose ad revenue”😂😂 I love this guy

[@nate8624]

And we'll get bored clicking off. Unless you don't find this entertaining.

[@cousinbenson345]

Upfront honesty is always the best policy

[@Boxsoup]

Almost spat my water out

[@demonater5185]

built different

[@atom-agar5500]

You dont lose what you dont have

[@abdusselamzahma7474]

Gotham, this is the 7th week in a row you've shown Garry's best game in class

[@Jakub_27]

In class i beat everyone at chess altho only I and one or two classmates understand it.

[@yelloe_birb]

@@Jakub_27 wait so you can actually beat that 1 kid who knows how to play chess?

[@alafiatemon3035]

@@yelloe_birb LoL yeah I guess

[@RitikRaj-qf6yp]

I can’t beat my friend who don’t know they take my queen on first move and say checkmate you can’t escape

[@laaaaviuwu]

@@RitikRaj-qf6yp um how

[@rahulsbhatt]

Levi: Pawns can't go back. All of us viewers: *surprised pikachu face*

[@mrdxlphin2345]

he means that of course pawns can’t go back or this comment is simply meaningless

[@hapainess3636]

yeah i thought pawns could go backwards

[@jatinvikram5333]

Actually pawns can go back, if you promote your pawn to a queen and move back 😁

[@Zunder011]

@@jatinvikram5333 but thats not a pawn anymore

[@hapainess3636]

@@Zunder011 yep

[@toss4409]

What’s really impressive is how Topalov defended for so long

[@gregseewald2161]

I also made a comment about this fact.. Glad to see someone else noticed this besides myself..

[@leerobbo92]

I mean, this is a future 2800+ former world champ we're talking about. Guys at that level just don't die easily.

[@craigwheeler4760]

8:21 -- Did you see that checkmate coming? I read A mate or near mate in that position once the rook was taken, then the queen comes in with check followed by the other rook.

[@tomasflatharta]

It must be so frustrating because for most of the match he was up material but was badly losing

[@elevationmoto6208]

​@@tomasflathartal

[@fordland08]

its amazing how we look at the brilliance of Kasparov, but the calculations of Topalov to not get mated so many different ways is equally impressive.

[@T4TheTidePod]

Not equally, but still impressive yes

[@jordankellogs7203]

"Your king is just offside. VAR confirms it." Levy 2021

[@nathanguillaume1247]

His arms was clearly of by .3 cm. You can see where his sleeve ends.

[@MrT0mC0yle]

I was howling when I heard this

[@phillip8523]

@@nathanguillaume1247 My PTSD of Jota being offside intensifies...

[@UVjoint]

That one got me, too! I was thinking "Ah, maybe his nose hairs were beyond the last defender."

[@kasfpg]

Amazing I love it

[@hussain9739]

Levy has more hoodies than i have blundered my queen (and that's hard to achieve).

[@Jakub_27]

Good one buddy.

[@abracadabra8501]

Lmaoo

[@VaniljeTV]

Lol

[@pi4u_exe688]

Same(I mean the queen blunders)

[@TreeGGwi]

Levy has more hoodies than I have friends

[@mrswats]

Next time you should 100% text Garry to ask about these games. Hopefully he won't recognize you from when you were 8 years old at the master class with him.

[@Vhill7299]

I doubt he has Garrys number lol

[@alvarosoares3530]

A Brazilian Grandmaster called Rafael Leitão was there when that game happened and he says that after it was over everybody was like "yeah, probably the greatest game ever played"

[@Dragonjdjdjsnwjwkwk]

Topalov is such a great player he avoided mate in like 20 moves. Kasparov is just one of the greatest chess players if not the greatest of all time.

[@matyassachta]

Gotham: ''You need the queen, It's the most powerful piece, the most stylish piece...'' Mikhail Tal: ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT

[@LightningRaven42]

Tal: And I took that personally.

[@strikercool911]

I feel like tal has an objective for each game, sometimes to sack his queen and sometimes other bullshit

[@akhilkumar.k5650]

Tal is out of our discussion of material advantage

[@sefalr]

tal lives in other dimension that queen rated -5 point

[@אבינחמני-ק6ד]

right

[@jacksonpope3955]

“You’re about to get mated from the back” 😂😂😂

[@yahia1355]

lmao

[@ya_hya]

@@yahia1355 there can only be one Yahya here. This fun toxic cancel time website ain't big enough for the both of us.

[@erenjaegerbomb8653]

don't threaten me with a good time Still I'm sure that's exactly how this game felt to Topalov xD

[@parthavvari2384]

I mated your mother from the back

[@rajarshichakraborty1852]

💀

[@jk-vz2qx]

3:49 "YOU AND ME, we play simple moves like that..." Levy doesnt want us to feel bad lol

[@satxrn1225]

Levy didn't wanna feel bad for himself lol

[@harKazoid86ShredderC-37]

@13:00 "king suffering from claustrophobia and going to get mated from the back!" Classic.

[@boity-fromthemilkygalaxy2504]

😂😂😂😂was exactly looking for this comment

[@TheDarkSide69420]

Why the @

[@TheOriginalGankstar]

I appreciate Kasparov's foresight to realise he needed to produce a masterpiece worthy of becoming a GothamChess video 22 years down the line.

[@woutervandijk9961]

That is definitely the furthest anyone has ever calculated in chess!

[@KevinoftheHorde]

This Kasparov game analysis series with history and background info is straight up my favorite on the channel. It’s like following a really intense arc in Yugioh

[@revenevan11]

Thats... a really great analogy! 😆

[@Lucaash]

Props to Topalov for hanging in this game. True level of the best of the best shows only if they have a worthy opposition.

[@Lilcuh2011]

"...the moment I played 24.Rxd4 I visualized the position after 37.Rd7..." - Kasparov

[@berharplays9182]

This is actually my favorite chess game ever. I remember feeling so humbled by how deep Kasparov’s calculations went

[@connorduke4619]

That is classic Kasparov - able to unleash layers upon layers of attack despite seemingly leaving himself vulnerable to a strong counter attack. Once he made that first large piece sacrifice, you were normally in enormous trouble, even if you could defend like Karpov (which you could not).

[@funnyshorts1631]

Me guessing one move correctly in this entire game: I am a GM no question about it, why am I only 1100 rated?

[@phaxil4207]

You guessed rook d7?

[@potatobake2707]

i guessed rook d7

[@sagun173]

Fr i also guessed rook d7 lol

[@КристианВека]

@@sagun173 but it was pretty easy to guess...

[@secondarychannel6959]

Just admire how sweet levy is even after such hectic streaming schedule

[@derrickstorm6976]

And so many stupid people in chat 😂

[@theblackcat8189]

I never socialize with youtubers ... I never comment I barley like if the video is existing enough Yet here I am Commenting ideas for levy , reading and liking others comments and sometimes even replying to them ... I don't know why but there is something different about levy in particular ! Like have you ever watched some of his teaching videos ? The care and love for teaching just shoots out from the look in his eyes . He's amazing 😍😍😍

[@firex6525]

I really like agadmator, but the energy in Levi‘s analysis is just great and super entertaining!

[@gasi2824]

I feel the same agadmator is too chilled

[@sidhu139]

So who's better? Agadmator or levy?

[@showmitradev2886]

Levy Slams Agadmator by sacrificing the... ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK

[@dogukanmi6904]

Man just wow. These old grandmasters was best ever. New ones looking to engines to find a move. That is why I think Kasparov and Fisher were kings of the chess. They played top engine moves when there was no engines. Kasparov did a move even engines struggling to find. What a player.

[@Superbug-tf8zy]

"The king is suffocated by his own queen" I feel like theres some boomer joke to be made here but i can't find it.

[@darkagedrifter]

I mean, this assumes that the king in question wouldn't want to die by queen-suffocation.

[@happycreeperlol5235]

It would probably be something along the lines of, "Huh, guess even royalty have the same problems with their wives."

[@dawsonwu7272]

i have a feeling you just found it

[@simon20002]

kinky

[@TarzanHedgepeth]

My version of your joke would be, “That’s why you don’t pick flowers out of a strange garden.”

[@deepakrajendra8019]

Before you move on, imagine Kasparov with Wolverine's body.

[@apotato1213]

But why

[@Qhsjahajw]

believe me Kasparov used to be as dangerous as wolverine to sit across the board

[@AgarioGameplays]

I love how chess miniatures got mixed with meme culture

[@aleksandernajgebauer1682]

wouldn't that be bad news for putin

[@bmoneybby]

You don't have to imagine it because it's the thumbnail.

[@hussain9739]

Can we appreciate Levy doing all his videos in 1 take with almost no editing

[@TomMS]

That's that twitch streamer skill right there

[@lucastrigueiro9552]

great content my friend! indeed one take (live recording) is the brilliance of Levy!

[@MonkeyDIvan]

Can we please stop with these "Can we appreciate" comments? They are becoming incredibly annoying.

[@hapainess3636]

@@MonkeyDIvan still

[@unholyravioli989]

@@MonkeyDIvan Can we please take a moment to appreciate this mans intelligence.

[@hubertserafin3432]

The speed you put content out is actually amazing. We all appreciate you Levy!

[@theblackcat8189]

He's awsooomeeee

[@_its._gaurav._]

4:13 I'll lose ad revenue🤣🤣😂😂 I fell down laughing like hell

[@Pinky149]

I've seen this game a dozen times, analyzed by different people. But you REALLY brought out the excitement and brilliance of it! Great job.

[@jcabben]

"You'll lose your Neopets account" made me so nostalgic

[@dandiaz19934]

that had me in stitches!!

[@revenevan11]

I did NOT expect him to say that and it hit me like a sucker punch to the gut, but with laughter too 😂

[@christopherdarapper5487]

goated comment

[@dantejohnson9509]

When he said that I was just wondering how many others caught that comment.. so I hit the chat looking for this lol

[@kasperissimo9372]

13:09 I’m literally dying rn

[@siddharthanand9695]

"You're never moving forward, and your gonna get mated from the back"- Levy Rozman, 2021

[@Noko099]

Apparently, this Kasparov guy really did his best to be featured in Gotham's video. Ok jokes aside, this game just blew my mind. How beautiful chess is!

[@ritalex22]

Levy being surprised that I stuck around for the whole video has the same energy as my mom being surprised that I finished a whole ice cream. Bro I've been waiting for this all dang day

[@markin_mask5592]

Popular opinion : Levy's thumbnails are next level

[@hyperfruit541]

ikr

[@auri8810]

His thumbnail game on the guess the elo's and on any video are top-tier for sure

[@jeremythomas4744]

Levy if you see this please make more reverse sequence videos

[@arpanmukherjee961]

Hikaru: Oh, you're approaching me?

[@MANOJKUMAR-tb9vw]

Gotham : King is about to get mated from the back....... *realises*

[@Fearless_Figure]

The 'offside' line was so smart

[@joe-b3t1k]

"And you're about to get mated from the back " I rarely laugh out loud on my phone but man did that comment have me rolling lmfaooo this is why gothem is the best chess streamer

[@MrHighCeiling]

Breh....... Neopets?! I have been trying to remember what I used to play in the library in place of studying as a hs frosh, literally for years now...... Wow. Amazing.

[@Stock-IPOFocus]

Sleeping: *exists* Levy: *We don't do that here*

[@theblackcat8189]

That's really respectful ❤❤😍 he's awsooomeeee

[@kaboomkp]

Clicked faster than my rating raising after purchasing the GothamChess openings course

[@d0pekid806]

so it wasnt that fast

[@jarurig4294]

@@d0pekid806 lol

[@user-ys8bs1jd2r]

@@d0pekid806 gottem

[@kedarpai3425]

Clicked faster than I missed mate in 1

[@theblackcat8189]

😁😁 good comment

[@iainengle-roe2861]

Remember everyone; Levy's doing this while preparing for a tournament

[@rossmanmagnus]

0:39 when you watch too much gotham and hear "E4 and B4"

[@harshsingh8619]

Legends thinking Garry threw Levy out of the camp

[@harishankarsingh2044]

Harsh you are the best

[@c.k.636]

@Loren Swan kid levy was once in a chess camp with a group of kids and garry was teaching them chess but levy was too toxic and they kicked him out I believe

[@chess-clips3977]

Clicked faster than I blunder my queen

[@draco_shifty]

Stolen comment

[@dmt472]

Been here, seen this before

[@az1n]

10:45 “Anything but my Neopets account” - Topalov

[@E57det7I]

'Lose your Neopets account' fucking got me bro

[@marcopolo3936]

I watch this during the ding vs gukash world championship so o dont get bored with professional chess

[@eljanrimsa5843]

I remember we analyzed this game in the chess club a shortly after it was played. The crazy thing is Kasparov had a good position and could have just played normal moves, but he went for this rook sacrifice. He must have seen it all in advance or at least calculated deep enough that he saw some sort of advantage in all continuations.

[@Ismail-hd4yz]

I watched the game 3 years ago. I played the game myself more than 50 times on my own board. I tried many times to save Topalov. I failed. each and every variation master wins after the legendary rook move.

[@chicken-tm8fe]

I know many of your viewers nowadays don’t really come for these kinds of videos but many of us really enjoy these styles of videos

[@Jaxodahomie]

“Kaboom from behind!” Levy 2021

[@Sasser2015]

As your average intermediate schmuck on the board, the most fascinating thing to me about top level players is their ability to play out so many complex sequences in their minds while keeping everything organized and seeing the best move for each player in each position.

[@jeremiahpadron5873]

“Your king is just offside. VAR confirmed it.” I love levy

[@FloatingSunfish]

The comedic commentary Levy makes on these videos always make my day. 😂

[@NotSomeJustinWithoutAMoustache]

Honestly, the mated from behind bit, the ending up in a GothamChess video bit, the ad revenue joke, the Garry goes in a guess the elo bit, if that match was Garry's immortal game thien this might just be a big contender for Levy's immortal video.

[@skh2527]

I was about to leave and you stop me. I had to watch to whole video.

[@blaisejustinejapsay8648]

Best example of computational creativity.

[@jplate8]

Garry may have seen that the rook was hanging, but can he see why kids love the taste of Cinnamon Toast Crunch?

[@ani_r_shandy7]

"Plays Qa8 for aesthetic value"😂😂😂

[@mycommentpwnz]

Garry probably the best ever in planning/foresight. He just breaks you down inch by inch, piece by piece. Bobby probably the best ever in IMMEDIATE board sight. At a glance, he could identify all the best moves.

[@derbarenschander7737]

Bobby is just bobby bro

[@jarnea.7988]

This is great, nog only the game but also your analysis! Very clear yet thorough, not just namong moves or drawing lines but actually explain them on an understandable level. Great job

[@Nolle69_]

"Lose your neopets account" that hit hard

[@craigtimmons6907]

After move at 0:58 topalov has already lost. Kasparov saw the rest coming.

[@xDMrGarrison]

"The rook goes back but pawns don't go back. Here you go you learned something." lol

[@narwhal1800]

Gotham: “your gonna get mated from the back.”

[@chadchaddon5886]

That Kasparov guy should play professionally.

[@LeoAbukar]

So proud of myself for guessing he was gonna play Re7

[@pedrotavarez4801]

Men you make Chess games look like basketball games with all this action, love the work you put in in behalf of your love for chess, Saludos from The Dominican Republic 🇩🇴

[@rkrh]

POV: you’re part of levys notification squad

[@sveyios]

I was here before 5 likes

[@MattMoney]

Yessir

[@E4E5NC3NC6]

yes

[@ihavenolife8651]

Indeed, but I got it late

[@marybrown7228]

I was not...but it got recommended to me

[@NGHWRH]

I impressed myself with this video, I looked at the game and guessed alot of the big moves before they were made but of course I didn't know why they looked good lol

[@callofhorizon9184]

I am so proud that I calculated and guessed all crucial moves by Garry Kasparov correctly

[@sebastianglyb2334]

Unpopular opinion: Magnus never could and never will be able to play a sacrifice this wild

[@timothypoe2659]

It's very telling of how phenomenal a teacher Levy is that when I first started watching his videos I could guess these moves like %10 of the time. Now only a few months later and I'm getting most of the concepts and ideas before he even explains them! Thank you for all your hard work Levy!

[@Bismarck-S]

For some reason I found like all the tactics in that endgame, from c3+ to Bf1 to Rd7 to b4 and yeah god knows what. All the so to speak "only moves". I am quite proud of this achievement for being only rated 1300. I also saw the Re7+ move that was played early in the game.

[@nick2629]

Probably the greatest game of all time.

[@flenditch]

I was legit thinking of clicking off but then he said "don't leave, I'll lose ad revenue" so of course I had to keep watching lmao

[@gusleffers9265]

“You’re never moving forward, and you’re getting mated from the back.”

[@roycematthewchua20]

"He's gonna be mated from the back "😁 -Levy 2021

[@crinstir9673]

I think levy is the only chess KZbinr who doesn’t just uploads their twitch video as KZbin video and I greatly appreciate him for that.

[@theblackcat8189]

Do you know why ? :)

[@zezubat8900]

Agadmator

[@sagargunner1280]

Levy i dont know which one is easier editing or single takes But i personally love the single takes without cuts for every video you do

[@ashkanbashiri]

"Mated From the Back" - The most painful type of mating.

[@axelmaeland608]

"The king bouta get mated from the back" - GothamChess, 2021

[@androscr1331]

“I wanna end up in a gothamchess KZbin video 22 years from now” what a humble guy 😂😂😂

[@thepadawanchesschannel8323]

Can we just pause for a moment and appreciate the damn consistency of Levy’s thumbnails?

[@alikhaled2389]

Wolverine Kasparov 🤣 That thumbnail was legendary

[@frederikpeters7353]

Topalov defends like a True Master

[@willedwards7835]

"don't do that, I'll lose ad revenue" I appreciate that honesty so much

[@kylekeenliside]

"you'll lose your neopets account" 😂😂

[@Hselikin0123]

"Your King is just offside. VAR confirmed it" Is there a sport this man hasn't referenced yet? 😂

[@youmnasehar6058]

Cricket,hockey,curling and golf

[@filipcz2560]

He’s insane, the amount of knowledge he has is amazing

[@MusicPlaylistsChannel]

As a football (soccer) addict this made me super proud

[@smallone2351]

Slapping tournament

[@theblackcat8189]

Healthy boy sporty boy ! 😉

[@draco_shifty]

My best game was when I remembered all of the moves when I played the main najdorf line, I have short term memory loss btw

[@theblackcat8189]

Goodjob You're doing great 😍 chess do help memory a lot

[@patrickneibel-spruill3893]

4:20 that is a very good analogy coming from a Cubs fan

[@albinpaul3429]

"you are never moved forward, and you getting mated from the back" nice one Levi.