GothamChess vs. Eric Rosen | I'M Not A GM Speed Chess Championship

[@E1337N3SS]

I love how Eric looks like he's doing a crossword puzzle in the newspaper the entire match, no matter how good or bad his position is

[@braindust7523]

Hahaha

[@priyankkumar8197]

It really inspirational how Eric keeps his cool.

[@noone-ld7pt]

I so agree, I feel like a lot of us could learn from his unending patience and ability to laugh off even the most painful loss.

[@cherafdr6861]

The four horseman of apocalypse all in one frame.

[@bennisus]

chads

[@garys5175]

Very nice!

[@karimguled2923]

Eric's mentality is next level. He's like a final boss stoicist.

[@G1stGBless]

Rosen is all class. No profanity. Someone for kiddos, men and women to be proud of. Oh…and Monster on the chess board!

[@Adileigh23]

Agreed

[@ChessJourneyman]

Cussing can be a sign of intelligence. Wrap your head around that ;)

[@loganwoods7212]

class is overrated. rosen is fuckin awesome

[@carlbox5130]

The Crypto shill gets owned lol

[@animezoneamv9116]

@@loganwoods7212 Underrated you mean?

[@TheScottParadox]

The two absolute best commentators to have for this match! Hyped for this....

[@tradecraftsecrets]

Danny rench is wayyyy better than narodistky....... imo

[@TheScottParadox]

@@tradecraftsecrets - Rench gives off major narcissistic vibes which is irritating and cringe to watch IMO, compared to Hess and Naroditsky who are both very humble and know enough to always give great insight, even at the top levels.

[@Jayhawk92]

I have no qualms with this pairing, but I prefer Aman's humor and general presence over Naroditsky's.

[@noone-ld7pt]

@@tradecraftsecrets Oh wow that is a very rare opinion as far as I've seen, would you care to elaborate on what you think makes him better?

[@ChessJourneyman]

@@TheScottParadox Not just vibes...he is.

[@jedinxf7]

I love how the most stressful situation for Levy is having a completely won endgame against Eric and knowing he has to avoid drawing tricks under time pressure. Like you can see his focus levels increase precisely when anyone who didn't know Eric's schtick would be relaxing. it's hilarious and totally warranted, Eric is a demon at swindling draws.

[@MorphysinceC.E]

i think if anyone's ever did swindling in chess its levy . Eric on the other hand is exactly opposite to what levy stands for(*dirty tricks)

[@sgrey9181]

3:12:14 “I don’t know if he [eric] ever gets off” - Levy

[@maloxi1472]

Unintentional double entendre 😏

[@sgrey9181]

@@maloxi1472 yeah lol. When I heard it I immediately knew I had to take it out of context and make it a meme

[@getrightw1tcha]

absolutely loved it - post game interview was just pure pleasure to watch c:

[@sayafkhan748]

About to watch it now that I’ve devoured the whole match with the incrediblly amazing commentary by Hess and Danya

[@sportsjefe]

1:47:25 Jordan hit 6 3s in a finals game against Portland, Game 1, 1992. The narrative around that series was that Drexler was a more complete player because Jordan wasn't a 3-pt shooter. That ended in a half.

[@brentspetner3395]

I am from Oregon, thanks for making me relive that trauma.

[@112233JORDAN]

Naroditzky definitely has that Kasparov impersonation down

[@EqSlay]

@1:59:08 and transition and ensuing commentary and etc. Mainly, etc. Over the years, Daniel and Robert have developed an entertaining, informative, and easy-flowing dual-commentary. I appreciates that.

[@niboj4838]

Levy being a class act in the post match interview!

[@Rusty44444444]

Really cool to see the four of y’all together. Great win for Eric.

[@yommish]

Eric strong mentally and on the board, let’s go

[@ecthelion1517]

Narcissist vs gentleman, the right person won.

[@johntatum8088]

Love to watch both these guys and hear them comment, very articulate about strategy, etc.

[@marklondon9004]

What did I just watch? He's become a beast! No spoilers, but Mr. R crushes the other guy.

[@gavmuir646]

I watched the match love so no spoilers here. Also not hating od course (way too many toxic people online these days) But that message is literally a spoiler lmao

[@Ryokans]

Timestamp for the bongcloud?

[@leadnitrate2194]

@@gavmuir646 no it's not, they're both Mr Rs

[@liptontea4876]

Mr Rogers must be a good chess player then

[@sportsjefe]

@@gavmuir646 which one is Mr. R?

[@dustyisdusty]

Congrats Eric, great games played by Levy and yourself.

[@chessman88]

SPOILER

[@dustyisdusty]

@@chessman88 Is the 88 your rating or IQ chessman?

[@animezoneamv9116]

@@dustyisdusty Both 😂. Wanna play me?

[@dustyisdusty]

@@animezoneamv9116 Sorry, I only play dribbling fools below me in rating and IQ.

[@a1ex02]

Congratulations Eric! Cheering for you from Australia, fantastic play!

[@sayafkhan748]

The fun part is he spoke an Aussie accent by mistake in the match. 🤫

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

Somehow the thing that impressed me the most in this match was Rosen getting a checkmate with knight and bishop.

[@MorphysinceC.E]

Eric checkmating gotham with KNIGHT & BISHOP with 5 sec in hands !!!!! Totally ruined him 😁😁😁💯💯💯 Legendary performance 👏 🙌

[@a1ex02]

That was such a boss moment, even Levy applauded

[@ashishanand6332]

Timestamp?

[@ahcestmarrant8104]

Seeing Robert stare into the camera deeply for all the interview is fun lol ! Great match and commentators !

[@AdrianWan]

Also something I really enjoyed about this was, Levy and Eric already are incredible players in my eyes; to have Danya and Jeff point out mistakes and missed opportunities so quickly just shows how high the skill ceiling goes in chess.

[@whompronnie]

For real. Even a grandmaster may lose 90% of the time to another grandmaster because there's such a huge range of skill even within the same ranks

[@MorphysinceC.E]

@@whompronnie ??? it didn't matter whether levy was im , gm or nvm here to be honest.

[@G1stGBless]

Levy looked like a crazy street person: mussed hair, wrinkled sleeveless shirt, scraggly facial hairs, & incessantly talking to himself while occasionally waving his arms 57:13 😂😂

[@Adileigh23]

😂 Lame attempt at trying to be like Hikaru Nakamura

[@antivenom6561]

well the prediction came true! eric obliterated levy in bullet here's another forecasting: eric will win the tournament and get the GM title norm before levy!

[@eruptrl8893]

Well it’s not a competition the latter is never getting it

[@harukano9930]

Bullet has little to do with classical. It would take years for both of them to become GMs, and Eric has said it's not really an objective he has at the moment. So I'm not really sure who will be first.

[@cvnpoka]

doubt either get it. and rapid/blitz/bullet is a lot different than otb GM classic. thats not meant to take away from Eric who has clearly gotten a lot better.

[@jimkyle8008]

If Levy was streaming as he was playing, then he was putting himself at a tremendous disadvantage, because you can't play your best chess while you're explaining the moves to your viewers.

[@Sad_Chief]

I'm supporting the guy with the 4 letter name who has the last name that starts with an R and ends with an N.

[@StevenStJohn-kj9eb]

So entertaining. Great job everyone.

[@Matheolh123]

The two best content creators compete in the best type of game, hosted by the two best commentators. This is niyyce

[@samarpan9382]

I never laughed and cried as much as I did in the interview 🙂😂😌👌👌👌👌

[@AdrianWan]

Loved the format, the games, the commentary. This was super!

[@ats89117]

Any time you can't here the commentary because the music is too loud, you're dealing with a very poor production...

[@logand3957]

Eric is too wholesome for this world

[@MattduCouloir]

Wow I know most GMs and probably IMs could do that Bishop + Knight mate as fast as Rosen did but I’m very impressed.

[@ReklawLah]

Both of these guys are classy as can be. You can tell they respect each other.

[@GeorgeCakiades]

War of the Roses (or Rozes?)

[@blender_wiki]

Eric outstanding performance. Very very impressive

[@DemPudelSeinKern]

THE INTRO MUSIC IS KIND OF LOUD ISN'T IT

[@skiddwister9143]

I wish these guys would keep the live game board up on the screen.

[@sayafkhan748]

OMG. Eric is back this year with a bang especially in the shorter blitz and bullet portion where he squeezed the 🥛. Throughly loved the commentary by the two friends Naroditsky and Hess. Thanks Levy and Eric for the great match. Since I love both of them equally, I’m quite happy this year Eric dominated.

[@rockyaroda8721]

Rosen, you're a total Master and a Monk! congrats... best on the series. Gotham, congrats on an amazing first 1/2... and heres to continued success! fans of both, and the chess friendship... you guys should start a Mates that Mate series. :-)

[@MorphysinceC.E]

Keeping this Real!!! Totally Destroyed him, Owned and Served!!!!

[@eggyboi1663]

Oh god, I thought this was a 15 minute video, turns out I’ve watched 50 minutes and it’s SOOOOO EXCITING!!

[@Deciduoustrees]

this was such an awesome event to watch

[@diane161061]

How can I get a suggestion to Levi about a way to clear out the fear that's causing him to choke? Tell him to check out Emotional Freedom Technique - it will clear out the emotional and mental blocks he is head butting against. Best to find an EFT practitioner but can also be done on yourself. Works amazingly well with PTSD as well as clearing phobias.

[@russellhoughton2132]

Glad they fixed the music. What did Naroditsky say at the beginning?

[@TheDougWay]

I feel like Levy was better at newish positions but Eric was much better at the positions they'd be in a lot already. If Levy could get a rematch, it might be a good idea to mix up the openings more. Look at the end when he played the Bongcloud, suddenly he started playing good again.

[@usualhumanxd353]

Guys, this is so Incredible!

[@JamesSully]

Starts 1:52

[@HLLSG]

Didn’t they match up last year in the semifinals?

[@OlliePage]

Must be fun to be Narodistsky and hear the back and forth between these IMs and knowing that he's about 10 levels above them and would crush them down a queen. You don't often get a commentator that dominates the actual players in the game

[@MrRyanIsle]

Was levy recording this (See him speaking?)

[@sheikmanzoor5003]

When this vedio starts its so stressful for the fans . Being a fan of Eric and Levy I'm tensed about who wins. 😅

[@grahamsmith5780]

What’s happened to the final, it’s dragging on?

[@chessgains8075]

2:56:00 Very impressive in 1+1!

[@DaGavinX]

Eric with those funny lines...

[@alon3304]

I don't understand why you don't edit out the parts that are not the match

[@noone-ld7pt]

probably because they use a lot of it for advertisments and promotion for their other events

[@Swimming_with_Josh]

Danya woke up and chose violence with that pineapple on pizza comment at the beginning

[@sanjaymistry573]

Eric will become a GM

[@JackSparrow-rz3gp]

Before levy does definitely

[@jaakezzz_G]

Reverse the music and commentary volume. Can't hear a word they're saying.

[@theresnothinghere59]

Isn't chat maybe suggesting moves for levy?

[@MrRop-yp3wt]

This was eric's revenge, levy destroyed him last year

[@christopher19894]

Game 6 of 5+1 was hilarious.

[@DavidCordobablink]

Great game from great players

[@KancerKowboy]

Naroditsky, your mic is off 🙂

[@jakestanbro959]

My favorite streamers at odds wow!!

[@adnansadik376]

I wasn't expecting that!!

[@mavenofmacau6391]

Smash performance by Eric and justified. He's the better player easy. Great work Eric!!!

[@Johnnigelgarcia]

I don’t understand. Isn’t left a GM nowv

[@niagra898]

Oh geez-is Levy wearing a wife beater with 6” arms ? 😂🤣😂

[@Adileigh23]

😂

[@kxraprojvids7547]

1:21:55 end game was ridiculous lmaooo

[@h.l9635]

When Rosen is on, he can beat almost anyone on the globe.

[@scoutbane1651]

Well, that's kinda self-explanatory, considering there are like 3.8k active IMs out of 600 million players. About one in 150k players ends up achieving IM status. These people are already legends, just nowhere near >2700 level. I'm saying this because there is noticable elo deflation btw. Having a 2400 rating right now means your rating would have been higher in 1922 by a significant chunk. Current IMs play more accurately than weak GMs back then I'd say. If you look at acpl graphs it's a consistent trend, on the same elo players keep getting better and being more accurate, and this isn't even just due to opening computer prep, though that is a part of it too.

[@h.l9635]

@@scoutbane1651 You´re probably right. Eric has however beaten strong Gm´s a few times. For example he beat Hikaru in a bullet game and I believe he has beaten Magnus also once.

[@twown]

Jordan six 3's against Portland in the Finals during the era when the 3-point line was shorter.

[@sportsjefe]

The line was shortened in '94, the game in question was '92.

[@twown]

@@sportsjefe I stand corrected. Thank you.

[@muazbinsaleh272]

Levy kinda deserved this loss. Not trynna be toxic or anything coz if he doesn't wanna be that professional anymore it's his choice, but this is just heart-breaking for the gotham fans.

[@تيكتوكعربي-ب3ف]

pathetic lol

[@jackbarwick7142]

Bro shut the fuck up, no one deserves a loss, that is toxic. How is it bad for Gotham fans? So you can’t stand to see someone you enjoy watching lose? I love all the Gotham content and just because he lost a tournament doesn’t change a thing.

[@preci0ux161]

Very interesting watch 😊😊😊😊

[@standporter]

What's up with all the hate comments here, this was supposed to be fun match.

[@guitarbrother1234]

Eric looks like an emo myspace profile pic here.

[@carlostorres-rivera7200]

GM Rosen coming soon?

[@chrisc2503]

Eric was much better prepared for this, not only in terms of skill but makeup as well.

[@afgnshha]

Let’s go Rosen!

[@monishkarnaidu3858]

Even though Levy lost, he is the most loved chess player/youtuber!

[@heath_00000]

Most popular, maybe. Rosen is truly LIKED by all his viewers, he's so sweet and charming

[@markcromer4069]

I'm really REALLY surprised how obvious it was that both commentators wanted Levy to win so intensely.

[@janetoss]

40:00

[@lourouxxi]

The better content creator won, noice

[@abdihakimbarre4257]

huge congrats to humble Eric Rosen we got the rematch and levy also played well. edit: so sorry for the hate comment at the first time.

[@tristanbass-krueger7195]

have some class instead of spreading abuse in the comment section for a friendly match. Also chess is a game of skill, not luck.

[@zerimainplayer]

its kinda funny how levy and rosen respect each other while their fans :/

[@a1ex02]

Im a huge Eric fan, but always massive respect to Levy. They make for very entertaining rivals!

[@noone-ld7pt]

Damn boy, you got L+Ratioed hard! Respect for taking feedback and apologizing!

[@dustindodds2239]

beast game this year!!!

[@riddler0121]

No inspiration this game has

[@harshavardhanj2970]

Erics face : இந்த பூனையும் பால் குடிக்குமா?

[@ManuelGarcia-zp1uj]

Love Eric...Cant stand levy, so condescending and pedantic

[@grahamsmith5780]

Nice job on the sound mixing… NOT

[@TGregers]

1:46:11 OOOP!

[@gregoryakwiri2602]

Clearly the commentators wanted levy to win. Thank God he lost. He's too arrogant

[@standporter]

I didn't see that, at least not outwardly. Danya was pretty split evenly, while Robert seemed to be rooting for Eric.

[@E_V878]

Glad to see a cryptobro lose 🙏

[@belial666ukr]

Isnt levy a gm?

[@CraigMCox]

I haven’t seen four Jews this excited since the kosher deli had a 50% off sale.

[@lukehawkins9443]

Super awkward post-match interview. GM Hess confused banter with passive aggressive bullying, and he gets what he deserves - awkward silences from everyone else. It’s a bad look.

[@noone-ld7pt]

What interview did you watch? Feels like you might be projecting some awkwardness from your own experiences, I personally found it a perfectly normal zoom conversation.

[@johnnycharisma162]

Hess is a sarcastic bellend

[@Foto_gui]

cool

[@Adileigh23]

Glad to see Levy lose

[@swapnilnath]

*eric defeats levy: spoiler alert*

[@alexisfonjallaz7237]

Wrong move order!

[@vladimirkramnik7084]

Nooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooo

[@carlostrujillo4107]

I watched the video completelly before going to the comments because you know there will always be idiots like you trying to ruin the fun of others, i know you won't care because idiots are like that but it is interesting to imagine your lifes, must be full of pain in some parts of it, i trully hope you recover, cheers

[@aluminiumknight4038]

@@carlostrujillo4107 stop crying kid

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

@@carlostrujillo4107 Dude, are you serious? The comment section is there to talk about everything in the video, so yes, spoilers are perfectly acceptable and it's the responsibility of the viewers to watch the entire video before if they don't want spoilers.