GothamChess 1. e4 ONLY Rating Climb | Part 1 (800+)

[@qwerzxcvasdftybngh]

700 rated player: hangs a pawn against an IM Levy: *surprised pikachu face*

[@zacuddin3821]

😂

[@egg3909]

Lol

[@GothamChess]

WELCOME everyone! Hope you enjoy. You can use the timestamps in the description/video timeline to see every opening played and my response. For those who want to support financially, my opening courses are in the video description. See you in Parts 2 and beyond. Cheers 🍷

[@gioloizanagi3046]

Thanks a lot for the stamps it makes it easier to see what the openings are shown 😊😊😊. Make more vids like this pleasee

[@xa-1274]

Part 2 Better go all the way to 3k levy

[@adriananthonydeguia736]

Hope you can at least make your yt channel a living. Gl to you

[@synesthete23]

Wow Thanks Gotham Chess

[@krioni86sa]

I'm subscribed with bell but you did not appear on the notifications. damn youtube.

[@augmentedjester7659]

Watching Levy, every move makes sense and I think I'm beginning to understand. Then load up a game... absolutely nothing goes right. Continue watching Levy.

[@saberval]

Story of my life

[@binodtharu8348]

*SAME*

[@DominikfromAustria]

Feel u so much m8

[@earthian3658]

Hahaha. I can relate.

[@EmeryMcKenzieSmith]

Literally me

[@Chandyman]

“I was called the most arrogant chess player by someone.. which is really impressive on my part”😂😂😂 say what you will guys Levys got jokes

[@12jswilson]

@@speedweasel or Garry Kasparov. Between him and Bobby, one of them was them was the most arrogant.

[@rohithjacob4699]

Chess is an arrogant game

[@anuragC819]

@@speedweasel yeah but fischer was already world champion when he was that arrogant, no? same with kasparov

[@anuragC819]

there's a fine line between confidence and arrogance, and sometimes people confuse the two. in levy's case, he IS arrogant, from what I've seen on his streams and clips. however, he very well can be, he's a really good player. i just think it makes less sense to be arrogant unless you're at least top 10 in the world, you know. once you're one of the best in the world go all out

[@secretcrocodile7499]

@@anuragC819 it took Fischer until he was world champion? I'm 600 and I'm already arrogant.

[@DerangedAussieMan]

1:40 "People on KZbin are very critical of when I call my opponents weird or criticise some of their moves, so... he's not weird, he's just creative." HAHAHAHA

[@rantnhnaketon]

That was the best thing i heard all day ngl 😂

[@KayOScode]

When I play

[@arneshpal7702]

@@KayOScode sure 😂

[@nota99nine]

Finally starting to play opponents around your actual rating, I see

[@flanbenflen9069]

@GetNoSkopedd he's hust tryna get pinned

[@xa-1274]

Flan Ben Flen he’s not, this is a very sarcastic and joking statement

[@J.R.Swish1]

@@flanbenflen9069 yeah it's just a joke shame on you for assuming

[@luigi_die1694]

@@flanbenflen9069 Dont worry one day it will be you, one day...

[@rohithjacob4699]

Thats some serious trash talking

[@woodenfences]

People sometimes confuse flamboyance with arrogance. You have all my admiration for your original, talented and generous teaching of the game.

[@BirdDawg1]

Well said.

[@thegorn]

We all love Levy. No question.

[@Bunnymafia8150]

He also has a right to be arrogant. He’s an IM for god’s sake

[@punctuationpatrolman1615]

Very, very well said. Thank you!

[@MrPatchtkennedy]

It's Chutzah

[@wiczus6102]

Best tactic: when losing offer draw

[@stoutlager6325]

keep hitting the button if your opponent declines. they may get so annoyed they agree to it. that's master class strats.

[@seethebeautywithinme3369]

@@stoutlager6325 oh no 😂

[@phillsflychannel]

Lol i did that n he said he not going to cause he loses his rating

[@williambrennan1658]

He might accidentally press accept

[@wiczus6102]

@@williambrennan1658 yeah there's ALWAYS a chance xd

[@RJRSharp]

"He lost a queen and two rooks to a pawn in 3 moves" 5 min later, unironically: "This guy is a savant of defense!" hhhMMMMM

[@Subpar1224]

Savant I thought meant he accidentally fell into greatness

[@bartholomewtheapostle8664]

“Don’t always take en passant just because you can.” Unsubscribed.

[@abc6568]

lol

[@gwynvolt8452]

I live for the en passant man

[@elev8lqcit250]

@@gwynvolt8452 same

[@mufarisfa3939]

1:03:02 I've been watching for hours I'm gonna leave this here. en passant is the way.

[@Cristianekrinski04]

Omg lul

[@omsable5296]

I don't think he should be called the most rude chess player on KZbin. Coz me literally when i play online : " WTF is he playing"

[@AirNeat]

not rude, arrogant

[@punctuationpatrolman1615]

@@AirNeat not arrogant nor rude; flamboyant. I love this guy, and you should appreciate him too.

[@helloitsme7553]

Lol and then it actually turns out to be a good move, happens to me a lot

[@wepe92]

Levy: " oh no, oh no, don't do that..." on opponent move Me: " oh no, oh no, don't do that..." on my move

[@akifulislam5608]

25:41 - "lucky for me I'm an IM" is the most passive aggressive dialogue on the internet today, god bless Levy

[@ezeposada1276]

25:31

[@rocksfefe7589]

I need a 300+ rating climb

[@ujjwalrana5899]

Don't hang pieces, you'll reach 1000

[@Some.username.idk.0]

@@ujjwalrana5899 instructions unclear, wasted 40 good moves with one blunder

[@gagers78]

At 300 you should just learn a few opening principles, not blunder pieces and learn how to defend mate in 1 threats. I imagine that you get a lot of scholars mates at 300 something like the French or the french sicilian would be a good way to stop that.

[@luckyjc8702]

Just have a simple opening and middle-game plan. Get horses and bishops out and castle as fast as you can in the opening. No need to care about pawn structure just yet (just don't hang them). Then, start attacking stuff in the middle-game. End-game shouldn't matter in

[@Nikhil-uf1qy]

Guys I’m a 1300

[@Evilanious]

Levi, I hope the comments aren't getting to you. There is a billion assholes with an opinion on the internet and focusing on the worst insults thrown your way can really make you miserable. I've seen it happen to other content creators.

[@leadnitrate2194]

@@ue4archive for real. He's concise, regular with his content, very knowledgeable. I don't get what's to dislike.

[@sjegannath6295]

But he gets a lot of unnecessary hate like he's a cheater and so on. They say that his tips lowered their rating or so. I mean if they follow him blindly they will lose. They need to play properly.

[@shengloongtan229]

@Esiarpze which is what we're here for bitch 👁👄👁👍

[@Bunnymafia8150]

Considering how many hate comments he’s given the pin of shame shows both that he’s a man of culture, and doesn’t give a damn

[@believer1056]

No barely anyone hates him its only that he pins the hate comments so you think he gets a lot of hate

[@MysticLoveASMR]

He’s not arrogant like people want to claim he is. An arrogant person would never admit a mistake or being wrong and correct themselves. I like you Levi. Keep doing you. Great teacher 👌

[@andrewmargraff]

“Levi” lmao it’ll never end

[@MaybeGo_jover]

@@andrewmargraffikr

[@kevinmalone3210]

I like Levi's sense of humor. He also seems like a pretty good guy.

[@thebenevolentsun6575]

You can be arrogant and still admit mistakes.

[@samueld4vid]

@@andrewmargraff autocorrect probably

[@fal9676]

The reason I love watching him is his personality. I find it hilarious and entertaining while learning something

[@rapsculio8634]

1:08:25 "Wow! He caught me with a pre-move!" has very heavy Incredibles "You caught me monologuing!" vibes

[@lightlysalted2605]

The fact that he realized it was the main line position in the petroff and was humble about it COMPLETELY proves that he isn't arrogant.

[@benjym9905]

I feel like I’m getting his e4 course for free

[@Dudebug2000]

You are. You literally don't have to pay a dime for these videos that may increase your chess rating, and eventually get you a title if you commit. Least you can do is like the videos. :)

[@midulhossain6301]

@@Dudebug2000 and subscribe

[@Dudebug2000]

@@midulhossain6301 and subscribe.

[@ex.nihil0]

@@Dudebug2000 and subscribe

[@googleisevil1041]

JelliBoi and subscribe

[@psionl0]

"Checks, captures, attacks". These 3 words have taught me more about chess strategy than all of the GM books that I have read.

[@microitos9754]

That is obviously hyperexaggerated. I reached 1760 FIDE rating (and 2000 chess.com on classical) thanks to GM books. You just gotta read the right books and analyse grandmaster games. Tactics and positional understanding are important.

[@psionl0]

@@microitos9754 I am not good enough to give a proper analysis of GM games and the analyses that I have seen often involve exploring 10 move variations which I can't do. I knew the basics (opening ideas, forks, pins, skewers, simple move combinations etc) but when it came to finding a decent move when none of the above were obvious, the GM books didn't help me.

[@gaminghouse6053]

@@psionl0 That is why Great chess players dont read books :-P

[@yakzivz1104]

@@gaminghouse6053 Ummm, actually I think that they do in the beginning of their careers. How else are you going to master an opening??

[@sangwiny4440]

Rook: *teleports to f4* Nothing personnel kid

[@ShaolinMonkster]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@SandstormGD2025]

I’m dying rn lol

[@boblobgobstopper13214]

Ashutosh Rai 22:01

[@hong8850]

6:44

[@haas1298]

What kinda personnel?

[@overlayklips3382]

The best part of playing chess is when the opponent blunders.

[@joejitsu034]

Yep. Botez Gambits always get a “YES”!! From me 😂

[@Dragon-jd1ks]

It's only been half a year and Levy has improved his rating by over 2000 points. Incredible.

[@ilmanti]

All I'm getting is: - Don't get low on time (so that maybe we don't lose the next sub battle against Hikaru one move away from mate goddammit guys)

[@nathanhughes3763]

Cheater cock is back with new cheating video

[@choppergamer]

Lol,i might join the next sub battle for levy whenever that may be

[@choppergamer]

Do y'all have a discord or nah

[@choppergamer]

@@ilmanti damn,that sucks, but you shouldnt let it get to you,i mean,if you had a fan and a brother,who would you choose to defend your honor?

[@sams_enfp]

@@nathanhughes3763 are you FreeChess1983 or is that sarcasm?

[@g73hc3gsv3i]

When Levy made that _"It's mainline theory Levy"_ impression I died :D.

[@nickrichardson5355]

Rest in peace😔

[@srirachachacha]

7:35 So, Levy, just to clarify - you're saying we should ALWAYS trade the queen when we're attacking, right?

[@aClownBaby-]

Thanks you, I got confused for a minute

[@nota99nine]

@@ue4archive Got it. Trade at every opportunity you can regardless of anything else going on on the board.

[@leadnitrate2194]

@@ue4archive hey just wanted to know when is okay to trade kings?

[@Nikhil-uf1qy]

He said “ DONT trade queens while attacking” sir

[@charlieanderson5490]

Nikhil whooooooosshhhh

[@666DrDr]

You're really starting to cut into my Agadmator time. These runs are so informative man. Huge props on what you're putting out Lev!

[@AllThisOverASliceOfGabagool]

Why would anyone waste their time on agadmator when he isn't even close to an expert? He just finds games, gives a good narration and occasionally discusses a move with a simple explanation. He hasn't earned his stripes like FMs IMs and GMs do yet people donate hundreds of dollars. It is insane

[@666DrDr]

@@AllThisOverASliceOfGabagool yawn

[@AllThisOverASliceOfGabagool]

Say something more constructive than yawn. Tell me why he is worth so much money???

[@666DrDr]

@@AllThisOverASliceOfGabagool kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3vVlmudrdllZ5Y

[@AllThisOverASliceOfGabagool]

Okay so you haven't replied with a comment. Just a video. The game is a very good one. And I have never said agadmator is a bad player. Jesus ..

[@Josh-tu9ji]

Great content, I can't believe how he makes his moves look so easy, if that were me I'd be staring at the board for a minute just to blunder a piece. When he plays it seems so simple and logical, but I can never find the right moves on my own.

[@rigakent6443]

it seems his time goes so slow, he chats, he attack, he defends, he does everything and yet there is still 2 minutes on the clock.. i mean how?

[@matharium4598]

they gain 5 seconds each move

[@rigakent6443]

yap, but compare his time with his opponents and if you have seen his other games, its the same story, unlike Eric Rosen (just kidding lol )

[@aeonexoriginal]

He talks and strategies on his opponents time. Reminds me of the John Bartholomew series, 'Using the clock as a weapon'.

[@NoLongerGrilling]

He thinks the game faster than his opponents at these levels.

[@rozanfaust2967]

@@rigakent6443 come on, is it really necessary to question that? He’s an IM.

[@TheKrazyLobster]

I have to say, the post game analysis showing the important points, tactical motifs and strategies is a treasure

[@kieranpaton9862]

Levi’s chess content has to be the best instructive stuff on KZbin at the moment for the chess community. Looking forward to watching this channel grow and grow, keep it up Levi. Long time Twitch follower and on and off subscriber, Kieran

[@xKD2]

Video ends at 1:22:19 nothing happens after that, I swear.

[@harryqu5035]

draw offer was a big brain play

[@diegeigergarnele7975]

He should have played Kd2 vs KD2 which I find pretty funny

[@drspoof7805]

lol :)

[@jasongent4088]

12:15 ...I love this finally being pointed out. What Eric Rosen teaches is the Stafford Gambit, which this was not. The Stafford is 3) NxE5, NC6 4) NxC6, DxC6, which did not happen here. This is another line in the Petrov. Yes, Rosen has shown this in a couple of his Stafford videos as an example of a line that *could* happen, but the videos were primarily about a different line. That said...if you are new to chess or relatively lower rated, don't watch a video on an opening line and just memorize the moves for that one particular line. If you do this, as soon as your opponent makes a move outside of that line, you probably won't have the ability to adjust over the board and come out in a winning position. I'm not saying don't watch videos, and I'm not saying don't memorize theory...my point is that if you're going to memorize theory, you need to memorize all of the most likely lines, not just the one you like the most and hope for. The position is always going to be determined as much by your opponent as it is by you. Instead of trying to memorize tricky or dubious openings at the lower levels, you should just work on the opening principles and try to get a solid position. It's far more important to know *why* you're making the moves than it is to know which moves to play. Save the trickier and sharper lines for later, when you've got enough experience to be playing them. I'm not sayin'...I'm just sayin'. Also...another great video, Mr. Rozman. Keep up the good work and keep the quality content coming. Thank you for your contributions to the chess community. 👏👏👏

[@Mezase]

"Not weird, just creative" Me feeling creative: 👁️👄👁️

[@Tikorous]

"Oh no, it's creative"

[@afk_cs]

I've watched plenty of videos on lower elo chess and this one has certainly helped the most with my fundamentals and mistakes. Please continue this series!

[@mohamedtaha9192]

I love how levy recommends a shitty move to his opponent then winks at the camera

[@somerandomdudefes31]

"I was called the most arrogant chess player on youtube... which was very impressive on my part." Never change, Levy. Never change.

[@gatorvalle1161]

Loving these classroom lessons.

[@TiagoSouza-tr3tq]

Levy, I'm brazilian and your videos are teaching me chess AND English, just like my favourite videogames in the 90's when I was a kid. I even subtitled your 10 Minutes or Less video about Openings and shared to a Facebook Chess Community (Xadrez Para Todos, or "Chess for All" in portuguese) and it had a good reception (please, dont sue me). I hope you can keep up the great job and wish you success! Thanks a lot!

[@jasongent4088]

"The F Pawn took everybody! He lost a queen and two rooks in three moves." ...this is why I love Levy's content. Any IM could've done that combination. Only Levy makes it this fun to watch. 👏👏👏

[@matthewweeks6891]

I live this series. A lot of beginner videos can feel like an opening memorization series. The fact you're only using e4 openings makes it clearer what the tactics are.

[@Ciraze]

As much as I love this format and am thankful for this video. I would urge you do not play your subscribers and instead challenge randoms please hear me out. Your subscribers know who you are and they know you're an IM, This means they are more susceptible to feeling nervous as they're being watched and they're playing a high rated player, This means a higher chance of blunders and there is even a chance that someone has made a smurf account just to play you. This creates an unrealistic scenario for a normal person trying to go up the ladder and does not simulate the games we will be playing very accurately. I am not saying that the way you've set this up is completely unreliable but it does add that barrier if you're trying to simulate a true climbing the rating ladder video. Now whether you continue to play with this format of vsing Subscribers or fans I will continue to watch nonetheless. But I know that I need to take into account everything I've mentioned and so do your audience watching this on KZbin.

[@xordid]

It's a bit less ethical to force random 700+ ELO players on ladder to get paired up vs an IM for KZbin content. Granted, it is educational and only one game for the opponent, but still. This format vs subs has been highly educational as it is, and as a gamer that's dealt with the frustration of facing smurfs on ladders, I appreciate this format.

[@Ciraze]

@@xordid Yeah I get that, but they'll only play a single game and lose what 7-9 elo? Chess.com will probably return the points to the accounts as they know that Levy is doing this series anyway.

[@josiahbrush4324]

@@xordid He didn’t force anybody. They signed up for the game.

[@opcodevoid7455]

Someone in twitch chat commented about @GothamChess passing up a mate at 1:05:36 against Zinkum. This guy was losing pretty bad there and wasn't much he could do. After knight g7, queen to e7 stopped the mate at the cost of all his pieces. If Levy stuck to his plan, knight e6 was no where near winning and would just wind up in a queen trade with black ahead in material but terrible position. Granted I had the pleasure to pause and look on KZbin and not watching a live stream. But the real highlight is the string of "Oh no!" that came from this position. Anyway, stumbled across these videos a while back and really just been enjoying some top tier play. Keep up the awesome content! People like you and @GMHikaru on Twitch and KZbin definitely keep people interested in learning and playing!

[@thebluesmurfdude]

Awesome! I’ve only been playing the London system. (Been watching IM Rosen since I picked up chess in 2018 while at my military job school. Became interested after the Carlsen / Caruana march was randomly recommended to me on KZbin). It has been good enough to get me to 1610 lichess / 1421 chess dot com. (Classical) Recently however, I feel like my positions have been not as fun and not a lot of activity and I’ve been contemplating picking up your e4 course. About to drink some Soju and see if e4 is something I should pick up. Excited to get into the video! Cheers from South Korea!

[@mohammedazad7243]

I am e4 player. Few days back I started playing London out of interest. But found it too slow and less aggressive. On the other hand e4 is ultra aggressive. All you have to do is Attack, Attack, Attack

[@joeljohnson896]

Wholesome. Good for you dude.

[@g73hc3gsv3i]

@@mohammedazad7243 Actually they say d4 is mainly positional so you're kinda right. And I've been playing the London System too ( around the same rating on both Lichess and Chess.com as Spencer) also from Eric.

[@novafx3744]

@@mohammedazad7243 it's slower but it can still be played aggressively i'm pretty sure. just a bit of a slower buildup as you develop pieces, but they end up in good attacking positions.

[@Cassandra_Steel]

What is your favorite US warcrime?

[@samseloo4962]

I like how Levy takes these videos seriously but when he’s with other streamers he is really funny. Your videos on chess are easily my favorite on KZbin

[@ironewinsley6572]

"1.E4. Best by test". -Obama I think

[@woofwoof4303]

r/whoosh comment when

[@Tobarius]

Thank you. I had to dig to find the answer to Levy's username.

[@keaaw]

I *love* this series of videos, how can there be haters? Do you know how hard it is to find annotated master vs. amateur games? Showing how to punish inaccurate play is an invaluable lesson. Please continue this series, and keep doing more! IM Levy is both entertaining and instructive, keep it up!

[@redblueberrygaming5178]

I love you content and you’ve helped my rating go up by 350 points thank you

[@aClownBaby-]

What’s your rating

[@redblueberrygaming5178]

1850

[@KayOScode]

On chess.com?

[@VeggiePatch]

@@northfold Lmaooo

[@amnesiac1565]

Levy, just don't listen to those people that call you arrogant or a cheater. You don't mince words, making a truthful and accurate judgement about each move. Your videos are highly instructive. We all love you, Levy.

[@Beelzejoy]

I love that, just for the start of game 2, Levi should have called "how to play like an 800-" lmao. You are the man Levi- keep up the good content!!

[@aaronjohn6586]

Levy, thanks for these, really helps seeing stuff over and over to understand. Mostly seeing what to do and what not to do. What to do when stuck, lost and most importantly to stay focused.

[@demboyz808]

You have a really good voice for talking and are articulate enough to actually do it well and of course your good a chess.

[@Nasreth]

i have learned so much from you in the last month or so, 800 to 1200 rated. thank you for all of these videos!

[@nafisabdullah9937]

If you call a move weird, it shouldn't be called arrogant. It's called saying what's on your mind.

[@limmeh7881]

Chess noob here, it's good to see someone on my level teaching me these amazing skillz. More power to you, sir.

[@TheDraconicGamer]

You: **Looks at other screen to manage streamer queue and read streamer chat** Random guy on KZbin: YOU MUST BE CHEATING >:(

[@nickrichardson5355]

Breaking news: International Master has been cheating all along, is a confirmed cyborg.

[@daviderwin1204]

Incredible series. I watched your e4 video, then this, then won 10-12 games to bring me back up close to my highest ever rank. "You can win a lot of games if you are aggressive" is true.

[@twizted8469]

You’re the chess brother i never had

[@IC-kf4mz]

I found your instructions very easy to follow. I learn something or the other every time I watch your video. This is good because even after playing many games and repeating the same mistakes I don't seem to learn anything from my own game. I guess that is the reason studying chess has its advantages. At different stages of our journey different things help. I used to think that maybe just playing is the best way to learn, but found out this is untrue. If we study theory it has its benefits, if we solve puzzles it has different benefits, if we learn endgame with limited pieces it has different benefits, and so on. Your instructive videos the one with London System opening and this one with e4 has helped to start my game correctly without doing any drastic mistake and get into the middle game. Nowadays I actually feel like I am playing and using something I learnt. Before I used to feel like I am only moving pieces. Thanks for your free content. I support you with what I am capable of.

[@ianalabaster147]

lol, you're not arrogant bro. You're confident.

[@IchigoNote]

He seems a bit out of touch with the concept of being a beginner/not proficient in something. His comments imply that the bad moves stem from some weird plan or understanding even though it's just a lack of understanding. Most bad moves beginners play are just random guesses due to ignorance. That being said he's a great teacher and I don't mind some banter, it's not difficult to understand why people find him arrogant though.

[@joeljohnson896]

@@IchigoNote well said

[@jamesdobson7052]

I absolutely love this guy’s chat. Makes complex stuff sound understandable and achievable to us donuts 👍

[@Piebuy]

This is so informative and relevant to actuall games, Theory does not help us much in 800

[@jeffkerley5794]

If you want someone to help you break the 1500 threshold, my lichess handle is Cujini, in 100 games with me, you will improve, and learn some natural theory fairly quickly.

[@giancarloprado8206]

The idea of separate the video by the opening of the game is just perfect. Great work Levy.

[@begovsky5591]

Levy looks like Mr. Robot retired from hacking and started playing chess

[@jvdcaki192]

It's 2021 and you passed the one million subscribers milestone. Levi of the past would be very proud of you

[@aaronwarwick9966]

"I'm not going to teleport Rook f1 to f4". Not with THAT attitude.

[@NitroSperg]

Legendary Levy is back with another one. Disregard the haters lad you're one of the few people keeping this game interesting yet educational

[@zaaxi7424]

Very looking forward to this, I've been playing the Vienna Game because of your videos, I love the Vienna Gambit too, always seems to catch people out

[@ananya.sin_ha]

12:51, couldn't laugh enough! Hahahaha! You're so much fun, Levy! Keep up the good work ❤️

[@michaelallport5816]

Suggestion-when you introduce player's ranking(i.e.800), ask the source as well. Example: Richard King(900--FIDE). Suzy Parker(1000-USCF), Juan Perez(1250-chess.com). Any source(organization, site/app). It will help explain the various performances in the videos.

[@samain1804]

50:03 ...After 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 Nf6 4.dxe5 Nxe4 5.Bc4 Bc5, rather than playing 6.Qd5, I like 6.Bxf7+ Kxf7 7.Qd5+ Kf8 8. Qxe4 for White. Thank you for all your uploads- Good times!

[@jimmymcnulty4759]

52:49 That was beautiful! GG YO!

[@tito9107]

2000+ players: pawn e4 Also 2000+ players: So this is basically winning.

[@ryananderson3961]

That person who called you arrogant is talking BS, B FLIPPING S, levy...

[@raresfilipescu3904]

bro don't listen to the comments, don't change your way of being. you are super cool and you dont need to listen to some youtube haters that probably are like that because they did nothing with their life. love you man

[@xa-1274]

Now do a bongcloud walkthrough 800-3000

[@WolfersHD]

Top 3 chess non-tutorial content: 1. Rating climbs with descriptive commentary 2. Blitz game marathons with descriptive commentary (a good speed to actually have a grasp on what's happening while not being so slow I fall asleep) 3. Sub wars (reactions alone are worth, even better when you break down what they're doing wrong)

[@gilwolff6785]

Fischer already did a rating climb with only 1.e4

[@googleisevil1041]

Who?

[@Juzam777]

Google Isevil never heard about Bobby Fischer?

[@soundninja99]

@@Juzam777 is he some up and coming youtuber?

[@Juzam777]

TTate he played some games on the youtube of 20th century which was called « TV »

[@funmachine100]

the greatest climb of all time

[@ExceedSC2]

I recently started playing chess, and your videos have been fantastic. It's really nice to hear the thought process of an IM and application of fundamentals even when the opponent does something odd

[@willygentet5485]

Best by test, nice pseudo (from a certain Bobby F.)

[@pedrovitor8909]

Thanks for the video Levy Doesn't matter if you are or aren't arrogant. You are beautiful by just helping us plebs. Now we want the d4 series!

[@KillerInstinct1]

You make it look too easy... i am getting better from these videos but im no prodigy and progression is a little slow. But if it wasnt hard then everybody would be a good chess player so im just gonna keep improving ✊

[@oz_jones]

Being an IM helps :p

[@fabricioperez641]

Aside from the fact that you’re a god at chess I think your personality really is what is driving your success, keep it up man love watching your stuff

[@dimitridimitri6994]

thank you, i was bored of watching gothamguide again and again. i love you despite your politics levy.

[@andimuhammad1241]

what politics?

[@lynxerax7011]

@@andimuhammad1241 He believes in some socialist values, and for some people that makes him spawn of satan. But mostly they don't know what socialism actually is, completely seperate from wether I agree with him or not.

[@dimitridimitri6994]

@@lynxerax7011 I've fled from a socialist country to florida. so yeah i know what socialism actually is. I'm happy of the freedoms i get in the usa.

[@victorscharrer6682]

I love these videos; as a beginner I really appreciate that you point out everything and explain every move with detail and your reasoning, very educational

[@rohithjacob4699]

46:32 I havent laughed this hard ever before😂😂

[@ayjay7425]

Absolutely loved this video. Thanks Levy

[@carlosscarloss3436]

Im afraid to that day when Im watching your videos and joking about your oponents mistakes and then realize that your opponent was me.

[@oz_jones]

"Of course I know him. He's me"

[@ChessGeek1]

Im confused. cant you stop the mate at 58:20 with bishop d6 and rook takes on e6? You loose a lot of material but it seems stoppable

[@ryanlkken3710]

Awesome man. Been watching this and climbing 100 rating in one day meanwhile. Took me weeks to get to 600, and now 700. Thanks for sharing

[@KancerKowboy]

"It's main line theory, Levy!" LMAO that was hilarious

[@richpack5927]

I've gotten better just watching you play, and listening to your thoughts on the game is priceless. Thanks for these videos

[@liianhaalea1088]

This is the first time I've ever heard anybody to use the term "gansta stuff" to describe chess.

[@BernardoModenesi]

"He's not weird, he's creative" 🤣. Take that irony, baby

[@Jenks1]

'I was called the most arrogant chess player ever on youtube' haha great call! But that's what makes Levy so entertaining.

[@oliverspecht4423]

I enjoyed you watching. It’s a pleasure to see you in such a good mood. I am looking forward to see the d4 series climbing the rating letter. Keep going

[@UnrealEngineTutorials]

Oh hell yes this will be an amazing series

[@reasonandevidence]

I don't care what anyone else says. You and James Canty are the best chess teachers on KZbin.