LEVY SHOWS GM SKILLS VS NEPO & I PLAY CRAZY GAME WITH YOO!

In early Titled Tuesday October 1, 2024, IM Levy Rozman, aka ‪@GothamChess‬ played a game vs GM Ian Nepomniachtchi
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[@FocusBeam]

Levy not only beat Nepo, but beat him in a Sicilian. Pretty impressive.

[@getem-b]

My man Levy, just beat a GM with an opening he didn't know.

[@QuantumConundrum]

It's not classical, and it's against the king of chokes... that being said, I am rooting for him and definitely a great sign that the Sicillian beta test came through positive. Hope we see more beast Levy

[@D34ThL1VeS]

@@getem-b this is why i believe in him. If he can pull this out of the hat, once he finds his focus and begins to truly master the game, he will be much more dangerous than people think.

[@jojojohnson5008]

And as black lol

[@johnwest7993]

Next SGM he plays he should try the Cow. No one will be expecting it!

[@Emperor01_]

The biggest reason to why these GM's are losing to Levy is underestimating how good he truly is

[@Lamcuyp572L]

Levy effect

[@TheNeilBlack]

Double Botez Gambit hits hard. Poor Yoo.

[@danielj.8876]

Damn, that gotta hurt. I feel with him.

[@Marveryn]

@@danielj.8876 i wonder if yoo mentally thought the two queens were connected an so move the queen quickly not noticing that the queen was not protected.

[@chriskeith5742]

Oh, man. I'd probably quit chess for a while if I did a double Botez gambit

[@Melvin-nt9xu]

@@MarverynI thought you were my comment :D

[@altera1882]

In succession no less💀💀💀

[@D34ThL1VeS]

@21:18 "I wonder if there wasn't the Levy Effect here..." the same thing happened to Hans Nieman in TT where he was too busy talking smack to realize he was being out played by someone that didn't even know who he was playing against. Perhaps there is power in being the biggest chess KZbinr after all, despite a giant rating disparity. Hmmm

[@seecreature8664]

I definitely think there is some element of them getting in their own head. Becuase obviously Hans and Nepo shouldn't be losing to Levy, and over the board, I bet neither one of them would. But when you're online and you know "Oh this guys going to make a video out of this if he even comes close to beating me" is like a little splinter in your brain. Levy has the same thing happening to him, which is why he put on that Chrome Extension to hide his opponent. It's made him unstoppable.

[@berna8753]

21:00 "random IM youtuber" poor levy haha

[@music-zv6je]

he is right though

[@-1707]

@@music-zv6je the foundation of chess culture is being a giant douche to both the winner and loser of any game with major ELO differences

[@TommyCollins93]

I like how in this part he roasts both of them, mostly Ian

[@JustSpeed169_alt]

Hes saying random to make it look like levy should be easy to beat trying to trick gis audience

[@dkarlovi]

@@-1707 it's a joke.

[@voiceofreason9238]

Speaking as a lower level player I was most impressed how Levy managed to come from behind positionally and time wise with only 3 seconds left on the clock.

[@kjih73]

i love it when Hikaru compliments Levy :)

[@BorfenDa]

Good morning

[@traceler]

Levy milking some GM for a few points.

[@choppaprod]

my votes for this guy to make the titles

[@defnotcapri]

I vote too

[@Zlatko-n1l]

😂😂😂

[@benkennedy4177]

The death stare at the begging always catches me off guard 😭😭💀😂

[@bio1990]

Millennial pause too 😂

[@Matser3000]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@elayne0_0]

21:09 "OH the embarrassment and the shame for Ian" had my rolling

[@_iceman_21_]

21:13 😂 Hikaru being personal

[@louaimehena5575]

That was tough 😂

[@aconsideredmoment]

Nepo has been playing fast in some recent tournaments and it has cost him victories, but it shows a commitment, maybe, to learning and trying a change to improve his odds of achieving #1. That said, kudos to Levy!

[@sn-vj5wx]

I doubt we’ll see Nepom in another World Chess Championship, especially if Magnus starts competing again.

[@Keizer-v9c]

8:50 this sequence of double botez gambit is the best ive seen lmao 🤣 great game by Levi 🎉👏

[@Leviff112]

😂😂😂

[@engnr]

"to a random international master youtuber who makes videos and does not play chess professionally" Hikaru chose violence :D

[@janski1476]

how charitable of levy to play a fan and even make a whole video about it

[@HunterStPeter]

hikaru: *takes queen* also hikaru: “of course i take the juicer”

[@Wargasm54]

If levy controls his fear and anxiety, he can become a GM. I’ve known this for years. The fact that levy blocks the opponents name (so he doesn’t know who he’s playing against) is proof of this. If levy is able to focus on HIS game and NOT worry about who he’s playing, he can fair much better. Levy needs to challenge his fears to overcome them. He needs to go skydiving, bungee jumping, whatever he fears he needs to conquer. If he’s afraid of guns, go to a range with an expert and learn how to shoot. If he’s afraid of rollercoasters, go to a theme park and ride the scariest coasters. Skydiving would be the best probably. If you beat a possible death scenario, you tend not to fear much else.

[@normalperson4925]

indeed, Levy even beat Hans with blindfold extension. I'm proud of him!

[@brettbaker8357]

Wait so Levy didn’t know he was playing Nepo until after the game?

[@normalperson4925]

@@brettbaker8357 not sure, but when he beat Hans, he did used.

[@Wargasm54]

@@brettbaker8357 yeah, he blocks the opponents name with an extension. Then looks to see who he was playing afterwards.

[@janimbx]

There is no if in professional sport… that is the difference between top players and us… and dead scenarios can cause trauma and deeper the anxiety… You shouldn’t coach the internet 😂

[@epicwolves125]

Hikaru repeating "Random IM KZbinr 😂"

[@Lamcuyp572L]

Levy effect

[@baumulrich]

levy has improved enormously since taking another run at GM. I think he still stands a chance

[@davidwhite2949]

One of the greatest players of his generation makes a howling blunder

[@xvnbm]

Even the best ones makes mistakes and win is a win.

[@agentraydg839]

Levy played against Ian before, but he lost, right? Now his revenge arc is finally complete! 👏👏👏

[@germfreesauce18]

50% win rate

[@ssbeast101amv8]

Damn Hikaru lowkey looking built 💪🏻💪🏻

[@SaadSiddiqui-h2q]

Hikaru's editor doesn't miss with these thumbnails

[@biophil]

21:56 "path towards trying to become GM" instead of path to GM ...💀😢

[@Faulty-Sensei]

Naka and Levy never fail to milk each other 😂

[@AritU-jw5dv]

Nepo: levy play more dirty next time 😂

[@NJDJ1986]

Here after watching Levy's recap from his ch. !

[@liljackypaper]

I had to watch this one because Levy just rambles way too much nowadays. Like my brother in Christ just shows the moves

[@NicolasConnault]

@@liljackypaper I think Hikaru rambles a lot too but 5 times faster

[@Nerdrakere]

Hikaru and Levy’s friendship is definitely great to see 😊 definitely need more sub battles or puzzles or something together!

[@kostkacukru1776]

Sicilian is a really nice addition to all players with at least 1500 rating. It gives you so many lines and opening patterns, from which everyone can choose. I like accelerated dragon or shveshnikov a lot, but you can also have as white such a fine and funny games with long castle and some random kingside attacks... of course drawback is that you need to spend like 1000 hours to learn it, but once you get it, it is really very good opening with either very sharp or very solid lines...

[@andrewsatorius4210]

21:03 hikaru is predicting levy title in the future

[@PedroPauloAlmeida0]

“Taking the advice of that famous GM Hikaru Nakamura”. Man, it is so fun to hear you talking about yourself on third person 😂😂😂😂. Love it

[@Skyclapper]

simon shouldn't be the bay harbour butcher but he was

[@LucasCBC]

That first game was painful, jesus, double queen hang, mother and daughter 😢

[@cjdavis3247]

Always a good day to see Nepo lose to an IM

[@mrboberson7424]

I get panicky when there is 20 seconds on the clock. Pulling this shit off with < 5 seconds on the clock is a testament to the incredible amount of practice it take to be this good

[@ARGO.49J]

That Toddddddaaayys !! Hits different ❤ !!!

[@uviiiway]

Whoever's making these templates needs a raise

[@str8forthakill]

Hikarus new travel mic is better than his at home mic almost

[@dzsportdz9099]

Levy officially joins Hikaru on Kramnik's circle of untrust

[@WorkProfessional-kd1wt]

10:06 Levy's game

[@jwatkins672012]

I love how you calm hanging a Queen a Botez gambit. 😂😂

[@anishkumar9915]

Bro did nepo dirty at the end of the game

[@Testamentis]

Famous Chinese brother of Sophia, Ding Loren.

[@rahulgamer4574]

12:18 you could've said bbc

[@spugged9800]

For one second when I clicked this video, I thought Hikaru was tied with ropes around his arms and torso. Forced to make commentary on such a bodacious matter.

[@kamath234]

There is really a thing called 'Botez Gambit'?

[@MateWalker]

First game is clear example of why you should never surrender at low level. *it was a gm's game*

[@aftabahmedfahim]

"Random IM youtube"r is Crazy xD

[@animenerd5million]

Hikaru never fails to mention that 2024 is a great year.

[@mohamednashat1159]

Hikaru getting back at levy for milking him by milking him 😂😂😂

[@vladimirmarin3072]

The thumbnail is fire!!!🔥

[@zandel_zandel]

One thing not getting much comments is co-operations between GMs (in this case IM too). I guess in the Soviet era they overdid it over there and that was one reason (not the only reason of course ) everyone wanted Fisher to win. However recently we saw the great effect of Anand's leadership, also I believe Ding benefited from working with another GM when obtaining the title.

[@user-hn8wu7hc6l]

The Random IM KZbinr got me good. HAHAHAHA

[@declancalhoun5831]

Solid consistency from levy nice to see

[@spicerhindustani119]

10:20 we know ur name!

[@SomeoneSomewhere42069]

0:27 I'm stealing this phrase, and I'm not giving you credit 😈 BWAHAHAHA

[@inazuma-fulgur]

No way he busted out the Levy effect, that's wild

[@the_meme_mix]

How does Yoo have 3000+ elo as an IM? 🤯

[@epicwolves125]

He's not an IM, he's a grandmaster. Look it up

[@RazielDeTam]

1. That's not ELO) 2. He/site forgot/doesn't want to change the title in profile. If I'm not mistaken, every title player should sent a form to confirm their title. He confirmed IM norm, but didn't confirmed GM my guess

[@peterekela6407]

Some people are underrated... there are even some fm around 3k

[@FuriousJesse]

"Oh the embarrassment and the shame" ahahahahaha

[@7.00_P.M]

Oh how the tables have turned, he’s milking Levy back as much as Levy milks him

[@ted_kumlukisi]

Hikaru milking Levy is funniest thing in the world, im sorry

[@SAMYEDIDIAH]

The thumbnail was crazy 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@chrisbarraza7700]

Double Botez Gambit...too funny

[@colinwichman1084]

That look in Hikaru's eye suggests he hates doing these

[@douglaslegvold9215]

lol, that may be the first ever Botez Gambit in history!!

[@pauljoseph3081]

Yoo sure loves the Botez sisters

[@justanotheruser7885]

Come on Hiraku. Give more credits to Levy. He is not just a "international master youtuber who makes videos and doesn't play chess professionally". He also dreams to become a GM

[@andrewgrandfield7214]

Levi - "some random IM on KZbin"

[@doublewides]

The audacity of Hikaru to cover his game before Levy’s.

[@darwinai9253]

10:20 famous gm 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@neasuas4004]

Chess is a game of skill, unless your 3000+ rated opponent hangs 2 queens in a row.

[@Dark-uk2cm]

WOAH 1 minute before the video got posted, love ya sir hikaru

[@alphamanticore2344]

12:17 ah yes, BBC - big black centre

[@Abhinav004kM]

Levy vs nepo >magnus vs alireza😂

[@chipopo314]

"oh the embarrassment and the shame for ian"😂

[@hendsiahaan1350]

I couldn't believe Levy beating Ian😂😂😂

[@masterofskills76]

Bro has the craziest Thumbnails‼️🔥

[@johnwest7993]

Levy's main problem has clearly been his lack of confidence, so beating a SGM or 2 can go a long way toward solving that problem.

[@masonmo77]

welcome back every

[@qweqqqw6972]

Yoo bullied by Hikaru into losing a perfect game 😭😭😭

[@qweqqqw6972]

The famous Levy effect

[@hashcr2]

looking good the great Hik!

[@RFA-6970]

Bro literally said "🌚" at the beginning

[@clockwerk7313]

My favorite part was the end of the video that i watched all of.

[@cjh-bk4pn]

19:07 never play f3

[@gamingseries2914]

21:00 😅😂😂

[@crangel2183]

for todaayyyyyyyyyys video

[@MemeFestCFW_YT]

FINALLY. THIS VIDEO IS BACK!😊

[@sampathn4429]

You should allow replaying recording on kick

[@ABDIELGOM]

Todayyyyyys video!

[@lukaszblek3152]

Bro is a secret coach

[@aaronchan1088]

DOUBLE BOTEZ GAMBIT OUCH🤯😵🤯

[@MfundoM-w7b]

We getting a double botez gambit in succession! before gta6😭

[@TheMarksT]

Impressive and what luck too!

[@abhijitjena4489]

Big Black Centre 🤣🤣👌👌

[@AntoXcoffee]

Levy is the GM destroyer

[@2852DamsVult]

Snap the juicer 😂

[@chimebukakchimezie9065]

Double Botez Gambit 😂

[@debrascott8775]

Levy Affect. Hans and now Nepo. They don't respect Levy's increasing skills, and down they go. That won't last, but it's fun to see.

[@jeremyrodriguez982]

1:27 Chris for you