Gothamchess SHOCKED My GM Mom…

[@andrewbelknap6480]

I think Levy knows he’s at a disadvantage in classical against Pia so he’s going to do whatever he can to draw in the classical games, then hope to beat her in rapid/blitz.

[@ariadnepyanfar1048]

Yes, I was shocked by Levy going for such an early draw, but I cannot really blame him for making such a competitive calculation

[@michaeljoseph3]

He won a classical its tie in classical. Pia has a huge disadvantage in time control but levy can move fast during time scrambles.

[@Anna-fw7lm]

The quiet lady is dissatisfied with the fact that the game has not become a massacre 🤣🤣🤣❤

[@est9949]

😂 exactly, and I as audience feel the same as Pia. Come on now.

[@ReverendDangles]

Behind her stoic expression was a wish for more bloodshed.

[@yuggothproductions]

You’ve angered Pia now. Now you’re in trouble Levi! Haha

[@wickywills]

Little did Pia know, Levy still had a card up his sleeve……THE ROOOOOK!

[@AbdallahBinLadenTheGreat]

Well he won

[@Lunar_Studios.]

Its levy

[@Chesswizard6363]

He won lol

[@Harry-wx3nf]

LETS GO LEVY

[@mariaana6710]

I think that, in a weird way, Levy wanting this draw is he saying: "I'm being serious in this tournament, I need points for my confidence, this is the better choice for my tournament, so screw content, I'm a chess player here".

[@ariadnepyanfar1048]

Strongly agree. He is a chess player first in this tournament, not a content maker

[@mariaana6710]

@ariadnepyanfar1048 Exactly!

[@gibbsy-wd5nq]

What? I think it's the opposite. They agreed beforehand to battle and he plays that move? His content creation got you. Look at how much buzz he created here.

[@toma201.]

facts

[@turbostar101]

It’s really sweet how mom and daughter take turns with live commentary of each other’s live gameplay. Such a special relationship which is a mixture of deep love and admiration! Love it!!

[@Nocturnalcuber]

I'd like to take a moment and appreciate the room which was specially decorated in such a tremendous way with great chess books, lighting and the classic chess clock, which really justifies fhe title of the match ❤

[@mael1515]

That's pretty much the opposite of an "insane finish"

[@howard5992]

Really. Click bait.

[@ariadnepyanfar1048]

I found it really surprising myself

[@SantiagoGonzalez-sl5lj]

it is surprising kind of, but totally not what you expect from INSANE. But this is youtube, so click bait isn't insane either

[@David-qi1ys]

@@SantiagoGonzalez-sl5lj So, is what you're saying that KZbin has descended the English language so far down to the point that "somewhere between 'mildly' to 'somewhat' unexpected is more or less equal to insane"? I mean, you're not wrong, but there'll still understandably be those of us who are disappointed at that being where things are. Edit/addendum: The most truthful title of the sort would be "Quick Anticlimatic to game 2". But that would have been HIGHLY self-defeating. You can still be honest and bait people in a positive way with... well, with what the thumbnail had; "Round 2 surprisingly ends after just 14 moves!". It's good. It's engaging. It's honest.

[@jvr6809]

I fainted when i saw it

[@petervladyevich8535]

I like both players, Levy is a very good chess player and very respectful to Pia. But Pia is the GM and her life has always been dedicated to chess. So I hope Levy enjoys these games with Pia. But Pia is my all time favorite.

[@jockez3581]

That was kind of an anticlimax and you could see that Pia felt kinda bad for Anna. It was still fun to watch since it was such a strange ending for the format but quite a normal one in chess. Heja Pia!

[@boffo63]

He knew a Draw was his best outcome

[@MH9858-l8x]

I love Pia's character and her speaking style

[@cconnon1912]

“Wait, am I about to sneeze? No, OK I’m not” 😇

[@IloveJesus777j77]

Jesus is coming back. Please repent.

[@est9949]

Why are Christians so arrogant and obnoxious? I wish they mind their own business and stop spamming people with fear mongering stupid threats 🤮

[@nighttimeasbestos5958]

@@IloveJesus777j77 cope

[@ۥۥۥۥۥۥۥۥۥۥۥۥۥۥۥۥۥۥۥۥۥۥۥۥۥ]

@@IloveJesus777j77 What in the comment makes you think that this person hasn't? Usually when people reply this it's on a really uncalled for comment.

[@uweparthum5906]

Pia has only been neutralized, Jesus on the other hand was checkmated.

[@Soundcup]

There is this chess bot Joey Votto who often plays a very similar trap line like Levy did

[@zandiskoul]

Draw for black is a good strategy. I don't blame either of them considering she has the lead and he was black.

[@hfontanez98]

The question is what would have Pia played if she had the black pieces? I think she would've done the same. She would've not played a weaker move just to avoid the draw.

[@ariadnepyanfar1048]

I really think she’d have found a different line. Knowing her, there’s no way she’d go for such an early draw. She’s a shark on the chess board, she’ll battle so much longer before submitting to needing to draw to avoid a loss.

[@ProjectMusicPromo]

Levy is targeting the blitz section😄 Go Pia!

[@vlastimil-furst]

I think Levy wanted to go sightseeing a bit, so he wanted this game over quickly 😂

[@energypillar182]

Honestly a smart way for him to go about it to level the points. Rooting for Pia though, I don't think she'll let him off easy after that. Love Gothamchess as well as your mom, but I'm watching the tournament through your channel so I'm hoping you get to cheer for her victories! I hope he continues to be a strong opponent for her, I'm really enjoying watching their games together!

[@cjb1454]

Wow Pia was not happy at the end of the video there. She wanted to crush him and he managed to snake his way out with a draw. Gotham is a little scaredy-cat

[@Jefferson-ly5qe]

Takes two to draw by repetition!

[@haeleth7218]

With Levi doing that I reckon Pia will go full on "King Kong" mode in the next game.

[@kevinwellwrought2024]

Levy may have got his first GM norm

[@8javed]

Just a thought from a non-chess player: Wouldn't it b nice if there's a cam overhead so the players could just focus their attention on the board without having to write down their play for record purposes?

[@SkillSphere360]

Doesn't matter if it's a draw Pia is still winning, Go Pia Go!

[@Superhero-yb6nf]

Simping of anna at its best. Gothamchess will win anyway. Bro has already beaten strong male players. 😂

[@SkillSphere360]

Funny, it’s tied right now, so Gotham hasn't won anything yet. I’m just here for the skill and competition-maybe focus on the game instead of worrying about who I'm supporting.​@@Superhero-yb6nf

[@fveling]

@@Superhero-yb6nfevidently not

[@dm_nimbus]

I like both players, but def rooting for Pia. I hope Gotham gets at least one classical win, though.

[@danielmartini3229]

once upon a time: Bobby Fischer - Introvert savant, Grandmaster today: "GothamChess" - youtuber, Influencer

[@kiwioffgrid2437]

Chess is a memory game for most. We all know that as we age our memory and faculties deteriorate.

[@paulfaure6210]

This "draw" learn so many things about both players 🧐!!! 😏Pia have already win this battle ...

[@brendanjohnjones]

The level of psycho-analysis happening over a game board is crazy

[@tresbenidorms]

Hola, Anna. Te cuento, hay un campeonato muy interesante en Cambrils. Un torneo femenino de rápidas a 5+3, y es por equipos. Me gustaría contar contigo para el equipo. Yo creo que te gustaría, son 24 partidas en 2 días. Y el alojamiento y comida es gratis! El torneo se llama "Campionat Femení de Catalunya - Fase Prèvia". Yo creo que lo pasarás genial jugando tantas rápida y podemos tener un buen equipo!

[@Danjal987654321]

He may have won the tournament, but she won best out of the classical games right?! Which is most important in my book.

[@mariachaudhry4608]

Levy is feeling the pressure ...❤ For both of them

[@VivianJustiz-tm9pr]

I think is a premature draw when Pia had white pieces and the position it was a little bit better for her although Goth had posibilities of strike back She should squeeze im because in the next round She ' ll play with Blacks

[@DashaDmitrieva-ti3pb]

That style is everything.

[@IloveJesus777j77]

Jesus is coming back. Please repent.

[@jessehammer123]

@@IloveJesus777j77 I’m going to go forget the Sabbath and covet my neighbor’s wife.

[@est9949]

Why do religious people keep showing their beliefs down our throats yet they baselessly accusing others of what they do 🤮

[@spudjuice9314]

I agree. This game did have an insane finish. I have some other adjectives for this forced draw.

[@IloveJesus777j77]

Jesus is coming back. Please repent.

[@spudjuice9314]

@IloveJesus777j77 He came back last year. Sorry to learn you were left out.

[@whateveryoudodontdo]

GO PIA WE'RE ROOTING FOR YOU FROM SINGAPORE

[@kirillzapple]

Feels like Levi made this draw on purpose because he did not want to loose two times in a row...

[@MusiCatsKing]

Serious Qn: after ...Nh5, could White get counter attack with Ne5? If ...Nxe5, then Bxe5; or after after Ne5, if ...Nxg3, then Nxf7. Black will have to expose his K with ...Kxf7 because ...Nxh1 loses the Q for the rook. Qn is whether or not there is sufficient compensation for losing this exchange??? I don't see how White isn't better positionally...

[@TJConcept1995]

I think you may be onto something here. After your Ne5 Nxg3 Nxf7 Kxf7, Qc2 threatening Bg6+ looks pretty dangerous to me. It would mean allowing ..Nxh1, but it'll be a line I'd be exploring.

[@MusiCatsKing]

@TJConcept1995 Thanks for your interest. No my idea after Kxg7 was to save the rook with fxg3 followed by 0-0+! Next, i was thinking Qh5. Then, potentially e4 trying to bring other knight to Ne4 or Nd5 to help cover the dark squares around Black's K. Again, thanks for the reply.

[@RobertGracie]

I wonder if Juan would be up for a match against GothamChess, makes you wonder how that would go

[@IloveJesus777j77]

Jesus is coming back. Please repent.

[@iblivs21]

Ah that's a very interesting thought..

[@nicd1826]

Great tournament, i enjoyed watching every day. Entertaining commentary from you and Alex. Levy may have won, but Pia played some excellent games too, beating him by checkmates. Pia is GOATed 🐐

[@f81456]

I like both players, but I'm rooting for Pia - Frank

[@dr.floridamanphd]

Levy’s started this round down 3 points and finished the round down 3 points. I expect him to try to force early draws to keep the score as low as possible so he can have an easier time in the rapid and blitz portions. Dirty pool, old man.

[@ariadnepyanfar1048]

Eeehhhh, the Bodyline scandal in cricket which had a high chance of actually killing or heavily brain damaging Don Bradman was Dirty Pool. Levy coming in as the clear underdog for the classical matches against Pia, I cannot blame him for this move, even though I am cheering for Pia against Gotham.

[@dr.floridamanphd]

@ there’s a difference between attempted murder and being cheeky to manipulate the points.

[@DFGdanger]

With such a short game, not even a post-game confessional from the players?

[@LampDoesVideogame]

This might sound like a dumb question, but isn't the person whose right hand is by the timer at a bit of an advantage?

[@tubecoatue]

I'm pulling for Pievy.

[@ariadnepyanfar1048]

Ha! I am for Pia more than Levy, but I really want him to achieve DM and I hope he has some really good matches and wins here, even if I want Pia to win overall.

[@ns8504]

Levi, you cad. You ne'er-do-well.

[@svenjonsson4275]

ROOTING FOR PIA 🇸🇪

[@AlbertZonneveld]

Levi taking advantage of the black pieces

[@intrametaarchi1015]

Pia is a chess player, and a fighter. Levy is a businessman. 😂

[@brixward2629]

Sorry your mom lost a great battle. You two are cute for the recaps. Love your constant smile!

[@TheBiffsterLife]

The wrath of Mom awaits Gotham

[@KaranDeuinva-x4f]

Such grace, I’m in awe.

[@IloveJesus777j77]

Jesus is coming back. Please repent.

[@Gabriel.-_-.]

"Wait am I about to sneeze?" I hate that feeling lol

[@Primitive_Code]

I look at the sun and walla.

[@RafaelbySuzannah]

Levy! I love PA, but I can’t help but I want Levy to win

[@erving3188]

A disappointment to watch but still look forward to more. GO Pia!

[@BruceNewhouse]

“Am I about to sneeze … ?” I love the part of your personality that I have witnessed. Excellent discussion and analysis.

[@dew9103]

Anna never fails to milk levy

[@Gil-P-Smith]

Go Pia!!! The videos that Anna shares has built up much respect in me for the Cramlings. Pia all the way!! 😄👍🏻

[@DAGARACULTURE]

I am for Pia, her spirit is fascinating 😊

[@ka8mk]

If Levy is playing for a draw this early, it seems Pia has already won. Hopefully he will pick up his game and Pia can beat him properly throughout the rest of the games.

[@Fyodor8261]

Au contraire!

[@tumbllweed]

Go Pia!

[@skriabinfly]

WOW!!!🤯 That finish was INSANE!!!! 🤡

[@Mugaggi]

Såg dig idag att du är med med i "förrädaren"

[@justinwells702]

I love Pia. She's incredibly smart, kind, wholesome, supportive, and extremely good at chess. But I always root for the underdog in every sporting event, and she's the favorite. All the best for both sides!

[@ariadnepyanfar1048]

This is fair

[@ericfredenburgh4577]

Why not knight c7 takes bishop e5?

[@Dounats_are_good]

Who won förrädarna?

[@IwanFuryo]

Pia is more dangerous on classic, Levi was smart not to play classic

[@htitaniccool]

No I think Levi will still have a come back

[@michaeljoseph3]

Pia should retire from chess like polgar playing casually is fine at her age it causes a lot of stress. She's a great champion for sure but her time is past and I wish her all but the very best.

[@jennawhitecloud5680]

Playing for a draw so early in the game just feels manipulative and without integrity.

[@fh2234]

Not really

[@Superhero-yb6nf]

That's his choice, if he wants to play for a draw or not. Simps, just wanna get attention from anna

[@fh2234]

@@Superhero-yb6nf true

[@StickMan...77]

Your basically playing against Kramnik,name sounds kind of similar 😂

[@ropzfc]

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[@MusiCatsKing]

Black could've done better than the draw. After Be5, black could've played f6 trapping the bishop completely. Why is nobody talking about this missed opportunity? Even Queen Pia was surprised he went for the draw and thought he would move something else...

[@BibleandHomosexuality]

Because bg6+ and white is better. Or h4.

[@stevenrix7024]

Whatever Levy said yesterday, he might have felt differently today. Maybe he had a headache, so an easy draw with Black means he can fight again another day.

[@stevenwarner7348]

Wow. I just popped over for the ending. Anna, Your mom looks upset and, well, actually angry. Like maybe she felt ~ what we say in the USA ~. disrespected? Not sure. Definitely a very dramatic moment. Your mother is so "easy going." So this guy ~ Levi? ~. Trouble. Deep trouble. Still waters run deep. Go Pia!

[@geoffreyvanhouwaert8677]

CAN WE FIND THE SCORE SOMEWHERE?

[@mattrobert2431]

I love levy, but I’m going for Pia!

[@Aditya-s7l4z]

Anna is a fantastic commentator, she manages to show her support for pia without putting down Gotham, and still providing informative and entertaining commentary.

[@dmitryzelenko7975]

Well, lets consider this game as a short tutorial about Queen's gambit declined:) Pia, forward!

[@kd6tas]

Levy is scared of Mom in classical.

[@ballroomdancerli]

I'm not a chess player and have only found your page and am enjoying what I'm watching. but maybe Im not the one to comment but I feel it is weak to play for a draw rather than play until there is a draw. But I'd like to know what chess players feel about this.

[@ThanosLuvsDeath]

That is a crime to chess

[@exzacklyright]

Should have went Queen b3 Pia!

[@playandteach]

Pity.

[@ChilleBruh]

As big a Pia fan as I am, this was a brilliant gambit by Levy to get some points on the board before taking another turn with White tomorrow!

[@Alejandro-Te]

Am anti-climitic draw is an "INSANE fihins". Yeah, right.

[@spacier5478]

I found a somewhat disturbing website with ur address and everything (not phone number) felt like an invasion of privacy, no?

[@mairashiki7761]

Rooting for Pia!!!

[@nantschev]

Move sounds like mauf…Strange ears I have

[@danialBeard4653]

levy is a legend but come on Pia! aha

[@TJConcept1995]

Have to admit that I'm impressed that Gotham effectively played this game entirely on home preparation. If he really wanted to go for the win, he could have e.g. played 6. ..Bb4 instead of 6. ..Be6 after 6.Bg5. Then after 7. ..h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3, he would have Ne4, so one of Pia's bishops will go.

[@TerahAsh]

Your mother's health comes before KZbin views.

[@janski1476]

contrary to popular belief, chess is not dangerous to your health

[@TerahAsh]

@janski1476 It is the strain of playing 6 hours straight at her age.

[@doug3691]

A draw for Levy playing black vs a less taxing effort for the older Pia, so perhaps both are winners. Looking forward to the next one.

[@TerahAsh]

You are pressuring your mother to play for so long - 5 hours straight.

[@Clozy-j5j]

Common anna you’re posting yesterday’s match while hikaru reviewed today’s match and post already Reminder he is posting tournaments video

[@glynnsclips5556]

Let's go Pia!

[@MikeytheGeek7711]

Your subscribers want Pia to win. Levy is actually coming off as more likeable than I thought he was, but I still want Pia to win. I hated watching Pia lose to those higher rated players in Norway, but I love watching her school lower rated players, but Levy is good. He's not going to be easy for her to beat.

[@catalinagranados8065]

Pia pia pia 🎉🎉

[@Brett580]

Hey there, It's incredible how we connect with strangers in unexpected ways. Although I don't usually do this, I couldn't help but reach out to you after seeing your comment. Could you tell me what you like to do in your spare time? Thanks!

[@freddes3385]

Hoppas Pia vinner, lamt spelat av Levy.

[@word20]

Anna-Maja Kazarian is not in teh app taketaketake. What is ther eason that she is not there?

[@TheRedCaveMan]

Anna Cramling is the prettiest ' ❤