Sub Battle with Ludwig, the Chess Giant Himself

Three way sub battle with Gothamchess / @ludwig and GM Hikaru
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[@johnlacombjo4294]

I feel like when watching someone play you can just see all the mistakes and when you play u don’t realize it

[@TheChessGiant]

That's so true! It's weird how that works

[@bmoneybby]

Same

[@UltimateIrishRebel]

It helps when you have two chess masters commentating

[@johnlacombjo4294]

@@UltimateIrishRebel i saw most mistakes before they said anything

[@DaggetDoofus]

That's specially true in bullet games. I find moves so fast when I'm watching someone else play, but when I'm playing it takes me like a minute to find it.

[@kingreaper212]

1:06:54 I love the difference in reaction time between the Masters that saw the move right away and Ludwig

[@terengan245]

Hikaru and Levy's brain is ahead of time

[@citris_mario5224]

I'm 350 rated and I saw that as fast as Hikaru and levy

[@FIRE__]

@@citris_mario5224 who asked?

[@Hampus_006]

Well if the king wouldn’t have taken it would still have been game on, but I still don’t think Lud saw that taking the pond would be stalemate

[@WhoIsBraden]

@@Hampus_006 It’s pawn btw, not pond.

[@yahyaj4845]

Levy needs to learn to love his subs and they'll perform better. It's like Pokemon.

[@TheChessGiant]

Hahaha

[@koosvary]

Weedanus toughed it out so you wouldn't feel sad!

[@TheDirtysouthfan]

Nah, Gotham's insults are the reason people are subbed to him.

[@secretcrocodile7499]

lmao imagine paying this dude 5 bucks a month for him to shit talk you while you try to win him brownie points. Oof AND yikes.

[@pedrochalaco1]

Pika pika

[@slimjimcognito]

"He'll bring us to the promised land".... "he's a super grandmaster in a 750s body" 😂 😂 😂 Absolute legend

[@rft1509]

when was that? haha lol

[@denzelurieta9206]

Black Chameleon they talking about weedanus winning 2-0 from the last sub battle

[@rft1509]

@@denzelurieta9206 Thx

[@TheChessGiant]

A man among boys!

[@slimjimcognito]

17:54 is the timestamp

[@anikalra1427]

19:12 seeing their heads move is trippy

[@maelmarku2509]

omg I cant stop laughing

[@divat10]

Holy shit

[@epicshadowboy9338]

Wow

[@iamonhere]

what?

[@breadsticck808]

@@iamonhere Levy and Ludwig moved their heads at the same time.

[@christianmayonove6914]

I enjoy how genuinely hikaru laughs at everything ludwig says. What great chemistry those two have

[@Eorzat]

I think Ludwig could easily make 90% of the population laugh or at least pop a smile.

[@_Snix]

It’s almost comparable to Lud’s and Magnus’ chemistry.

[@skillswiper]

Hikaru knows how to be entertaining with other people in co streams.

[@SkyPilot33]

Levy: “It’s been getting better the last few weeks” Levy sub: “Au contraire mon frère”

[@unaizazeez1896]

I don't know what language that is but I somehow understand what it means 😂

[@happyfuntime36]

11:15 I love seeing Hilaru and levy’s faces on the fork set up

[@_Snix]

I also love Hilaru’s face at that time stamp

[@happyfuntime36]

@@_Snix Same

[@retrogaming459]

Wow! Finally Hikaru did it, he is playing with the greatest chess streamer of all time.

[@MrGreenBeanBeenBeanin]

But was his juicer throbbing?~~ But was his juicer throbbing?~~ But was his juicer throbbing?~~

[@techystt]

He isn't streaming with Samay yet 🤣

[@bt70a9]

lol

[@andrejristic4956]

He has been playing with levy for a long time

[@jack1496]

@@MrGreenBeanBeenBeanin what in the əəee

[@watchfulzeus9358]

What are these 1800s... I must be going against 1300 GMs

[@llamaking1011]

47:40 might be a semblance of an explanation

[@watchfulzeus9358]

@@llamaking1011 I no joke played a 3 | 0 game against someone with 95% accuracy in a complex endgame... He blundered at the very end but like still, really

[@llamaking1011]

@@watchfulzeus9358 wow that’s very clean playing

[@TheChessGiant]

Hahaha that's what they make it look like!

[@KayOScode]

@@watchfulzeus9358 you have to understand that when youre going against someone at a higher rating, they know how to pressure the board. When the board is pressured in a certainly way, youre more prone to errors, especially in 3+0

[@muhsdownfuk5975]

22:20 they just casually talking about whether olives are fruit or not when suddenly Levi loses his mind cause his player hangs a queen then proceeds to lose his mind because the opponent doesn't see it lol

[@XoIoRouge]

1:07:00 Once Levy was like "does he know how to do a ladder mate?" I was like, "Oh noe, he's gonna stalemate isn't he?!"

[@jomcphail06]

I flipping love watching when all the commentators aren't 2500+ rated. It's so helpful when Ludwig is like "what the heck is happening and why are they gasping" because usually I'm doing the exact same thing

[@physicalruler321]

You absolutely suck at chess

[@jomcphail06]

@@physicalruler321 ... I know? Lol, that's the point of my comment?

[@physicalruler321]

@@jomcphail06 I just wanted to remind you in case you forgot !

[@alex2005z]

@@physicalruler321 jesus

[@James-ht5wk]

@@physicalruler321 you must be fun at parties

[@Otakutaru]

22:28 Everything about the next 10 seconds is PURE chunk of gold

[@dynamo0098]

Whenever there is a back rank mate I see it immediately. Chess puzzles have trained me to always look at the king.

[@456death654]

No one cares

[@terryriley6410]

@@456death654 At the time of writing 12 people care. I suppose it is like a recommendation to train with puzzles. On the other hand, noone cares that you think noone cares. And you don't even have an anime pfp. A sad attempt overall.

[@sillyking1991]

@@456death654 now its 29 people that care.

[@bsn_cs]

36:32 Me thinking to myself: why are so many germans watching him? ... realising im german

[@jackthomas4535]

Well, why do you watch him then?

[@321fabi]

@@jackthomas4535 to post cringe comments

[@jackthomas4535]

@@321fabi ah

[@gmarikbraun6460]

Nein Ihre Nicht....

[@mochiisntbad6762]

Hahah

[@abbyslgamer]

I love that these three people are friends. like in what world do a super GM, an IM, and a variety entertainer play the equivalent of a fun gambling game together

[@terryriley6410]

In a world where they are all big streamers? But even that wasn't the case, you can actually befriend people who don't match your chess rating.

[@mizuhitoru2747]

At 33:03 both ludwig and levy turned their head at the exact same time its perfect

[@winnie3334]

Also at 19:12

[@weitao100]

lol "i used to hate olives but then I turned 6 years old." cracked me up

[@bruhwastaken3156]

19:11 that synchronised head shake Nice

[@djderie]

1:27 When you see yourself in a group photo

[@TheChessGiant]

Big facts!

[@trevorjamesconsideracion1982]

yo, i love this ludwig dude. i discovered him because of your channel and now i’m addicted

[@mariogunawan5844]

I love beethoven too!

[@theblackasassintba7004]

Check wiki runs with Ludwig

[@TheChessGiant]

Ya he's great!

[@alfiewright1396]

You three are such an entertaining trio! Would love to see more

[@divyanshusaini6154]

Levy's reaction is exactly like when your bestfriend meets his bestfriend, and they do there things and now you are jealous😂😂😂

[@nicknickk3268]

22:22 the fucken car horn scared the shit out of me because I'm watching this at 5 am. WHY YOU DO THIS HIKARU

[@jraddthomp270]

It blows my mind how Ludwig somehow seems like he belongs with a GM and IM talking chess 😂😂😂 LUD is a gem lmfao

[@MrHellypop]

Would love to have another one of these. It was great fun.

[@MrHeroicDemon]

Watching this 2 years later again is the cutest thing. They are adorable.

[@camdickson9112]

“Your guy wins levy, don’t have an aneurysm” Nice Hikaru 😂

[@connorg2587]

4:07 🤣🤣 Hikaru's facial expressions make me laugh all the time

[@sany678]

Levy,the best chess streamer and Hikaru.What a battle

[@willisisawesome]

I just wish the rest of the games were shown! This was so incredible.

[@rllmgr6117]

Watched from start to finish, great content!

[@victordeluca7360]

22:30 "I don't think Olive is a fruit" Oh no no no, they don't know PepeLaugh

[@bt70a9]

Hey, they know how to play chess well. I know which is more useful knowledge. Chess represent centuries of culture and prestige, with roots in the 6th century. The other is a fun fact. *Don't pretend that you didn't google olives to find out tho..*

[@isee8034]

@@bt70a9 making a joke into a lecture :I

[@Ggzerbe4]

This is the best thumbnail for a video I’ve ever seen!!

[@TheChessGiant]

Hahaha ya GothamChess with the six pack lol

[@Blunechi]

18:13 hahahahaha

[@otisarmyalso]

Hikaru u at it again bringing in great GM on your channel nice to see such great talent keep going

[@kieronmcdonnell4965]

Hikaru calculating olives at 21:32 😂

[@atomicwinter7926]

What an amazing ending)) Ludvig is good chess commentator!

[@user-kb8ko1kh4g]

Need more of these videos. They are awesome 👌👏

[@readmylipsmum1079]

I was so distracted by the olive conversation I forgot there was a chess match going on before Gorham freaked out

[@rustic_dweller]

19:12 lol they moved their head at the same time

[@nathangomes4600]

Yo Hikaru you should go to Coffee chess? That would be a major banger video to be honest.

[@kaizersoze1950]

That would be funny to watch, but I think Botez was on there, and she beat up a few of the guys, if hikaru went, it would be very accurate, very short games lol he’d roll them all xD

[@Boekemannetje]

Is their channel name Coffeechess?

[@SandbagCasts]

@@Boekemannetje there's a space but Ye Coffee Chess

[@TheChessGiant]

Facts we'd love to have him!

[@nathangomes4600]

Blan co yes

[@nscion7880]

45:45 "no wonder my grandma does this so much" lmao

[@adrianj9212]

march yourself to mate, get yourself in a weird situation😂 Ludwig Gold

[@Kimdk87]

These sub battles are just a podcast with Ludwig, Hikaru and Levy, with some dudes playing chess in the background

[@kustardking1143]

Good to see you playing with Ludwig, the two best chess streamers

[@duckie3198]

Ludwig: “My ceiling is high, my floor is obviously low” Me: in other words, short

[@GoopyMcGooperson]

Levy was definitely omitting a few details from that camp story. Lol.

[@Stephen-N]

I've never actually watched Ludwig much other than in other people's videos but I have to say this dude is actually really funny

[@dancinguitarist723]

That's the best and the worst (as a new chess player) ending a 1 hour+ video could have. Better than any movie! xD

[@Spezt.]

Hikaru would be a good boxer, his head movement throughout the video is ON POINT

[@mysoberlife.]

Ludwig on the first game. “What just happened?”Hahahaha

[@ONE-vt1fz]

I love how casually half way through the stream they’re like “yo logics in the chat”

[@paularized1]

Feta stuffed green olives. Unreal how good they are.

[@StinFriggins]

I love that Hikaru is shopped onto Posty's body🤣in the thumbnail

[@serioulysam123]

41:48 I DIEDDDDDDDDDDDD LAUGHINGGGG "burnin the clock baby thats the ludwig special"

[@ethancollinsworth3927]

Olives, you love em or hate em. There is no in between.

[@richardnickerson6981]

7:40 A knight on the rim is dim. Except you're CloudMain. Then it's dead.

[@ifanjones9503]

Hahahha

[@woolis697]

Ban that last dude, holy shit

[@Kugelschrei]

Good chemistry between you three

[@deeptochatterjee532]

I'm guessing stupid took is a reference to "fool of a took," so Hikaru actually did get the reference

[@elenaruh2144]

The title should be light-bullying Levy for an hour straight

[@6packchitchat527]

Levy's style of "support" is exactly my kind of motivation. Sometimes you need your guy to beat you up a little when you're slipping. xD

[@mephistopheles9644]

23:26 best part of the vid

[@DarthVader-wl9kk]

as a person who watches ludwig and a bunch of chess youtubers it was a huge surprise to me to find out he’s a GM

[@arthurrtang9670]

The stalemate strikes again.

[@daddyofalltrades]

1:06:56 Eric Rosen would be proud of Sammy.

[@Overkill9991]

I think Levy will return to competitive chess at some point but probably not anytime soon. He probably just has a lot of things to figure out first.

[@soundaholixx]

Chess is truly incredible. As a classical and 10 only player whos about 1000, you can see that knight queen pin immediately but 2 way higher players both blundered the same sequence in blitz like crazy 4:00

[@FancyBat]

Hikaru was right about the lotr reference and levy was like “hmm.. no couldn’t be”

[@8milestreet]

This was a blast

[@ubemcgrebbiii1923]

I had to rewind the entire 4th match bc they started talking ab olives and I completely zoned out of the game for their conversation lol

[@moddest7123]

Btw, that sign in the back of jay's sign is snap on that they were talking about. I noticed it immediately XD

[@thetransferaccount4586]

nice battle there

[@grockolo-2804]

you guys would make a amazing podcast

[@Icodhack2992]

Hikaru is so proud of his olives

[@tyspaulding6249]

i cant count the number of baseball games ive been to where there was atleast 75% action. but tbf ive gone 2 alot

[@Dashersacct]

I love how they spent a solid 5 minutes talking about olives haha

[@Maxzsimus]

gets hacked on repeat until he gets allowably hacked by the federation. haha

[@ovii3313]

I love how Hikaru had ludwig turned down...

[@thatch1017]

The thumbnail is absolutely godly

[@nicktroiano4959]

it is so funny ow clueless Hikaru can be sometimes XD. At 9:30 ludwig is obviously joking around and Hikaru just blantly says he's being sarcastic. Like i think he knew that hikaru lol

[@originalethic]

Hikaru that camera tho... beautiful!

[@KhubbaS]

You thought you and Ludwig were on the same page about olives until he hit you with 'Black olives in a salad. It's great!'

[@PedroPascoaPedro]

the problem with hockey is besides being too cold, the puck is invisible.

[@brian11344]

I miss these

[@ExtremeBirding]

Should post the titled tuesday. I know it was a frustrating experience but it continues to shed light on the unfortunate situation of cheaters in chess.

[@vandalm9311]

What happened??

[@Spooder420]

22:30 wait for it

[@regular2770]

honestly this was very interesting talk

[@smaragdchaos]

Annoying Orange and epic rap battles were so good in their prime

[@odielarson]

The peak of chess entertainment for the modern masses.

[@912cal28son]

Thanos vs Oppenheimer is amazing

[@nooftaheri3502]

Levy got these subs out of Arkham

[@TheChessGiant]

Wait there’s another Chess Giant!?

[@j.hadens]

love Gotham x ludwig content. we´ve got quite a lot and its def great. but ludwig x hikaru content?? that goes haaard

[@gono596]

Title: sub battle with Ludwig Gotham: Am I a joke to you?

[@davematiazdetera]

Lol Tigran playing in sub battles hahah poopoopepe

[@theraccoonasaur3282]

I must learn more about the legendary weedanus

[@165_josephlcna3]

never been this early, throbbing

[@zada4a]

lolo

[@TheChessGiant]

hahaha

[@theshreksorcist4571]

He is brave sir Throbbin!

[@edgarc770]

Jesus

[@BlackWhiteCloud]

Thanks Pikachu for the fat 10 subs.