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[@2tini]

Me: "9 in a row? They were probably just not the strongest GMs or something" *first opponent is Fabiano Caruana

[@Dhrviee]

Lmao literally

[@ramanahveljeyaseelan5406]

Ye he just beat the top 20 players alive. Some in top 8.

[@ahmednoaman1817]

I think if there was Wesley and ding it would be the best performance in modern chess history

[@vanshsrivastava01]

All 9 are literally top 9 chess players after the first one~Chadsen

[@Ligatmarping]

Same happened to me! like "ok some titled tuesday beat 9 good players, maybe fms ims and some gm..." nope, Caruana, Nepo, Firouzja, Anand, Duda... it's incredible.

[@pirilon78]

Imagine being the 9th opponent and hearing that Magnus just defeated all other 8 people in a row . "Im fucked"

[@boobswinyy2828]

@pirilon78 steady with the language

[@robotniqueee]

Whereas normally you'd be confident against Magnus?

[@spacemanmike9]

@@boobswinyy2828 Except thats how you'd be.

[@boftungol9423]

Who are you to decide whether or not they swear? Also don't assume pirilon's gender (altho idrc about that tbh)

[@boobswinyy2828]

Who asked?

[@thiagozanettib]

He just went 11-0 last titled tuesday, literally insane

[@justindent496]

Bro took the reports of his death personally

[@whalefall413]

@@wr_wr ok that's nice and all, but I think the point is that he's in possibly the best condition we've ever seen from him

[@teogarciav]

@@wr_wr not against Magnus

[@lucky6666]

Instead of burning out this guy takes a break and a comes back stronger. Natural understanding of the human condition to be his best. I do wonder if Chess players use performance enhancing drugs 🤔.

[@alexylamoureux7865]

​@wr_wr Titled Tuesday is much more difficult now than when Hikaru did it (much bigger prize pool and much stronger competition consistently). Also I believe Magnus played a6 first move as black every game. He was trolling and went 11/11

[@yaven8338]

I’m so happy that Levy has been given back his freedom, I can’t believe what it was like for him

[@Reactty]

Old joke 🤭

[@chewiechewington9508]

@@Reactty 🤓🤡

[@doma4988]

For humanity, it was history. While for magnus, it was Wednesday.

[@TheAluvisify]

As funny as this is, I believe this was the first time Magnus has scored a perfect score in one day of playing. At least that's what he said.

[@toughtimeshere1135]

@@TheAluvisify Be quiet

[@Cartman5101]

true haha

[@mikejulz87]

​@@TheAluvisifyhe got 11/11 on Titled Tuesday, does that count?

[@0Computer_Tech0]

Sunday league

[@harshranjane1597]

this magnet guy is unstoppable

[@pi_man3]

Magmaus*

[@laxris6563]

@@pi_man3 ruined the joke

[@pi_man3]

@@laxris6563 run by me how exactly I ruined it

[@zacharysherry2910]

...Magzy*

[@KrakenPsy]

*magnum

[@carljuztine3328]

magnus is so great his godlike performances like this doesn't even amaze me anymore, we take his greatness for granted

[@Jihyooooo24]

magnus feels like a buff thanos, just snap his fingers.😂

[@drewt1822]

it feels like magnus makes history every two weeks

[@SdoubleA]

Lol because he literally does. The guy held all 3 titles and gave up one because he thought the competition was too weak for him. They called him washed up and he went ahead and proved it with a 20-0 streak.

[@didntcareanyways6670]

Great time to be alive.

[@lutimstrickshots9253]

@@SdoubleA I know right, people were saying Magnus is no good, he's not even world champion and he's playing Poker and Magnus just obliterated those people with this insanity!

[@enderduck4253]

​@@SdoubleAMagnus loses one or two games, get's called a washed up has-been in all news reportings and immediately pops up with a 20-0 streak

[@MSMNBC]

​@@SdoubleAactually, when he started hanging with the chess bros, I figured he was drinking too much trying to enjoy a party. Yet he never left.

[@camdoestennis]

Congrats on Levy, escaping from the kidnappers and finally being home 😂

[@cckane420]

@@Ethanmakesshorts_ nah

[@Detective652]

​@@Ethanmakesshorts_ur mum

[@aaaabbbbc454]

This is a recording

[@meanral]

@@Ethanmakesshorts_ lol desperation in your voice

[@naizy]

THE KIDNAPPERS ARE CRYING ON THE FLOOR

[@shalomnoah7309]

Props to Levy for making the video even after jetlag.

[@rodriguezamazonas1822]

16:40 Levy casually dropping some Harry Potter references

[@ffrriidd]

thought i was the only one who noticed

[@jmoney5350]

Magnus is 20-0 in the last two Gotham videos

[@manmoth_1990]

@@MrSucksAtLife hey wtf man

[@forbandyson8921]

@@MrSucksAtLifephew I'm glad it'll start beating, I thought it was before, but I guess I must've been wrong

[@gingeral253]

Wait how do you do that though?

[@jmoney5350]

@@gingeral253 I watch every video 😂

[@tomatoxd69420]

​@@MrSucksAtLifebro didn't even finished the sentence 😭

[@lucakun3455]

glad to see that magnus is kicking asses again

[@canucksfanz10]

Thank you Levy for giving us 9 games of scintillating action and drama in 30:55 you put in a heck of a work day.

[@kauros167]

Hey bro, been tuning in since the boom after QG, and man. Huge amounts of love and respect to you my guy. I love your Gotham style, the memes, the vibe, the energy, and you're a straight-up down-to-earth guy whos' out there doing his thing, chasing your passion, being a dude. Hope you get a good rest fella. Chur

[@CryOfTheLyrebird]

No, he’s married

[@testicalcancer6050]

got to give Levy props for surviving being held hostage

[@thomasrodrigobravo9322]

No coment?

[@bread.4011]

stop it’s not funny anymore

[@averyb4250]

​@@bread.4011stay mad

[@ThereLmves]

Fr, not many ppl actually manage it without police and shit

[@ThereLmves]

​@@MrSucksAtLifewow

[@CallMeRavenZYT]

One of the crazy history moments in Chess History, Magnus winning a 9V1

[@youssefchihab1613]

that's not how versus works...

[@Jet307]

1v1× 9

[@justmeagain9302]

i like how nagmus used a forcing move and jizzed over the board, 9V1 is insane feat

[@sy-2]

​@@justmeagain9302oh haha i'll be that kid who replies with 🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨 and Ayoooooooo? every time i see something that isn't even remotely 'sus'! 🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨 Ayoooooooooo?

[@systrarnas6807]

nah its levy getting free

[@justinperry7465]

It’s crazy because magnus has seemed mortal over the past year when it comes to chess and than he does something like this and reminds you why he is a GOD

[@Unknown4214]

Man went from a really good player losing a few to losing alot to not even losing

[@GazeYT]

“i was made fun of for playing chess in school now you’re weird if you don’t play chess in middle school” bro that’s the most accurate thing i’ve heard in a long time 💀

[@chrislinuxtutorials5283]

Real.

[@anonymustarrasque3550]

Magnus is insane. Beating Fabi, Ian, Gukesh, Alireza, and more is no small feat.

[@gianlucatartaro1335]

16:37 The way Levy can just randomly jump into something as random as a Harry Potter reference will always amaze me. This man was born to be a content machine lmao

[@austinmonroe3894]

I prefer the sound on this setup as opposed to the one you were using when traveling. This sounds more crisp and clear to me.

[@ozmage]

Levi is honestly so open and heartfelt and grateful all the time. It's hard not to like him. That obviously has a lot to do with why he is so popular. Seems like a super genuine guy.

[@justacommonpersoninthispla9144]

Fact

[@poushikanr2177]

HIS NAME IS LEVYYYYYYYY

[@steveb6718]

he made a video, by chance, about the queen's gambit, and then , Netflix released their show... and boom..... in 2 days he went over a million views from obscurity and the KZbin algorithm now loves him.

[@George_Bland]

Levi

[@poushikanr2177]

@@George_Bland AAAAARH

[@Nadadian]

I Survived: Being Hostage In Europe!!

[@pi_man3]

Levy survived *

[@shortspecimen]

Xd

[@robotniqueee]

Are we supposed to believe that Levy wasn't working as a Russian mercenary?

[@peytonreed9237]

Lauren Tarshis new book

[@manuelmager8627]

Yes!

[@mumukshupatel5766]

Magnus is like the undertaker of chess, everyone fears him just by his name

[@5coutmaster]

props to levy for surviving in a hostage situation and escaping

[@An_Idiot675]

That’s like the third time Magnus has made history this week lol The Amount of Likes:😃 Me:👀

[@slythespacecat]

"dorks are the ones that are successful in life" unironically i was needing this tonight. Thank you Levy, much love dude. Your work ethic is insane

[@Zeb369]

I’m taking my chance to call you a dork and get away with it, dork!

[@ellispiper6313]

they're some cool dorks. Astronuants.

[@roisinsharma8764]

hope ur jetlag gets better dude and this audio setup is better! Also 4 mil coming soon congrats thanks you for ur videos

[@dedadinkim]

ive watched a few of your vids before and this one made me sub, really enjoy the tournament commentary! the UFC analogy was big lol

[@anastasiadudette706]

I love when Magnus said it's end gaming time and proceeded to endgame all over the place

[@jacovandeventer3796]

Truly a moment

[@jasonscarlett]

These was funny in like 80 years ago

[@anastasiadudette706]

@@jasonscarlett 80 years ago it was Capablanca

[@UpdateFreak33]

​​​@@jasonscarlettget your grammar together lol Also, funny is an objective thought and is therefore invalid to discuss

[@jefftaylor1186]

I did that earlier today and felt like a boss. The fact it was against a 1300 doesn’t matter to me. Still felt STRONK

[@cristiandragan2658]

Magnus came to save you from europe! This man really made history!

[@ishkanark6725]

Magnus is from europe

[@cristiandragan2658]

Came from Norway

[@scitiv]

@@cristiandragan2658 Norway is in Europe

[@drake4931]

​@@MrSucksAtLife start beating? Well that's good news

[@thomasjohnson4987]

@@cristiandragan2658 norway is europe

[@zulpi2103]

9:45 I learned the King's Gambit first. Still play it, nobody knows what to do

[@mikielpro1075]

Ur current mic setup from this vid is goated keep it like that! Also W magnus

[@fortyofforty5257]

Magnus showed emotion at the end of the tournament, which is rare, but he earned it. He might be the greatest of all time, or at the very least MUST be in that coversation. GOAT!

[@pjbj12]

He obviously IS in that conversation and most likely is heading to be the greatest of all time.

[@steveb6718]

Kasparov or Magnus... not sure who else is in the conversation.

[@fortyofforty5257]

@@pjbj12 Will always be impossible to say since many candidates are no longer with us. Also, access to many of today's specialized resources were not available to masters like Morphy, so was Morphy relying more on his personal skill than what we see today? Impossible to say for sure.

[@methatis3013]

​@@steveb6718I think the only contenders are Fischer, Karpov, Kasparov and Magnus. Imho, Magnus easily clears

[@steveb6718]

@@methatis3013 Magnus was world champion for 10 years... however Kasparov was 15 years..... thats a big difference.

[@RodentK1ng]

As history I can indeed confirm that Magnus Carlsen made me

[@pen_g_win1027]

@@MrSucksAtLife but deathclock said I’ll die on September 9th 2093

[@emanuellucin]

Lol 😂

[@joe-myc]

@@MrSucksAtLife I guess only someone on the verge of dying would post this kind of comment

[@changeyouryoutubechannelna1434]

Who’s the mother

[@RishabhSharma10225]

@@MrSucksAtLife My heart stops beating every second and then beats again and then stops. Nothing new :p

[@SecretlyEdp445]

Levy magnus meatriding stamina is crazy💀

[@oliver-nation4377]

Your "normal setup" that you are using in this video, sounds the best.

[@DusanMadzarevic]

Regarding the mic settings, you sounded a bit quieter on vacation, but I figure that's just because maybe you couldn't be too loud to avoid annoying the neighbors or something, so it's kinda hard to compare. Personally I think the way it is here and usually is great and doesn't need changing.

[@lutimstrickshots9253]

VACATION??? BRUH HE GOT KIDNAPPED!

[@KilluaRBXTV]

Agreed.

[@fayssega]

​@@lutimstrickshots9253 shut up

[@arcelinocentpangemanan5186]

Agree

[@kzkaa.]

​@@lutimstrickshots9253the kidnapper brought him to a vacation in a remote island in Africa

[@DepressedLaughter]

29:50 Funnily enough, watching your commentary in Ludwig's chessboxing event was what convinced me that chess could be interesting. I wouldn't be enjoying playing as much as I am now without this channel

[@redbot1233]

The way levy commentates on these chess games is amazing. Keep it up!

[@mrpinguimninja]

to be fair with the kidnappers, everybody wants to see as many people as possible talking about this magnus' run

[@slimyboyit806]

No way this man went 11 for 11 and now he went 9/9 HOLY MOLLY. This guy is simply undefeatable.

[@chandanbhagat5660]

It should be 9/9 first and then 11/11

[@OriginalPuro]

@@chandanbhagat5660 I think I see what you did there.

[@markos1623]

It's so good of the kidnappers to finally let him free but to also make him make videos for us

[@cooperjohnson3178]

No they just made a exact replica of his old setup to fool us, dont let them

[@dragonmage372]

@@cooperjohnson3178 your comment cut off, you good bro?

[@user-dh8oi2mk4f]

@@dragonmage372 THEY DON'T WANT US TO KNOW THE TRUTH

[@fisty539]

@@user-dh8oi2mk4f YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!!!

[@SouthMexico]

@@dragonmage372thee is not worthy

[@sayusucks]

Props to Levi's kidnappers for making a 1 by 1 recreation of his room in their basement

[@rubenherobr1]

9:37 tbf i normally played the scotish instead but fried liver gambit took me over💀

[@AjedrezChingon]

He just did 11-0 in Titled Tuesday, now 9-0 in Croatia SuperUnited. (Uhh, that's 20 in a row? )I think Magnus Carlsen is going to be, probably, the 1st chess player in history to reach the 2,900 Elo

[@mixedmoments8396]

That's was blitz, still huge achievement

[@atktbro]

​​​@@RHUFF611You're obsolete

[@ricedv]

@@RHUFF611 Let me guess, a Hikaru fanboy

[@aurexify4000]

@@RHUFF611 He's*

[@burnstick1380]

@@RHUFF611 well obsolete means outdated but considering that he still claps everyones ass i think he is still pretty solid

[@nou1319]

Thank you very much levy for bringing up small people like this nagmus guy. This kid has a bright future ahead of him!

[@Detective652]

LMFAOOOO

[@boobswinyy2828]

*Magnus

[@Detective652]

​@@boobswinyy2828r/whoosh

[@pi_man3]

@@boobswinyy2828 namekwus*

[@areedkhalid6549]

​@@boobswinyy2828**gangmus

[@Kevin100469]

Thank you for all the work you put into your nice videos Gotham !! Very much appreciated, you're very entertaining to watch

[@LexWhitedotnet]

7:10 *cracks a beer* some dang ol wisdom right thurr tell you what

[@pixllo]

I love how those positions are equal for almost the entire game. I can't fathom how they manage that in such varying games. I would certainly blunder in an epic fashion at any step. I might not be the brightest nor am I a good chess player, but I can appreciate how beautiful those games are where the tension never releases despite how intricate the game is. Levy's comments guiding us through it certainly helps!

[@kneelbeforeiskeletor]

I love how Rapport, despite probably hearing boss music at that point, pushes the game into total insanity.

[@Ilovecarrot]

4:55 he trades nuts 😂😂😂

[@joshuafetter3831]

Theres more echo in this home set up than the road set up, but I think i agree with your sentiment that the saturation was a bit much for the road set up compared to this one. It's a drier, crisper sound.

[@venrose7999]

Levy was just held captive and as you can see he was in a fight with His sleeveless shirt. Absolute legend

[@bowserbowser]

Props to levy for surviving the kidnappers for 2 weeks

[@pi_man3]

Props to the kidnappers for surviving 2 weeks with levy

[@boelichoeli2121]

@@pi_man3😂😂😂

[@pi_man3]

@@MrSucksAtLifegood

[@retardman6472]

​@@MrSucksAtLifegood

[@fisty539]

@@MrSucksAtLife K

[@arntchristianteigen2400]

Thanks for a good run! Would love an episode on the history of chess philosophy

[@velvet3813]

this is the moment magnus carlsen became stefan salvatore

[@Dalek7823]

Someone needs to invent resurrection of the dead because I think watching Jose Raul Capablanca vs Magnus Carlsen in an endgame competition would be the greatest spectacle in all of chess history for me. So many endgames won by Carlsen today and he just makes it look so effortless. Excellent description of the games as usual too Levy, despite being so jetlagged. Thanks.

[@Rouricht]

Magnus would crush them I guess... The level today is so much harder than back the days- Especially when engines where not that much of a thing..

[@ChocolateMilk..]

God has already done that through his Son.

[@seebasschipman293]

@@ChocolateMilk..Jesus really organized a capablanca vs Carlsen match? I must’ve missed that in Paul’s writings🤣

[@ChocolateMilk..]

@@seebasschipman293 "Someone needs to invent resurrection of the dead"

[@adamyohan]

Magnus is so ahead of his competition. It's amazing to see the greatest of all time perform in real time.

[@professorcool2731]

Hikaru better 😂😂😂😂🎉

[@stianaandal1488]

@@professorcool2731🤔

[@lutimstrickshots9253]

@@professorcool2731 Yeah yeah sure, keep dreaming my friend :)

[@professorcool2731]

@@lutimstrickshots9253 hukaru is fischer random champion. He WASTED magnus "carlsen" in what is a test of PURE CHESS SKILL. He is richer than magnus and faster. Smarter. He's more than magnus

[@cipher5984]

@@professorcool2731 he may be faster but no smarter😂

[@gorantoljamo204]

finally after so long time! you was humble ( at the end) nice vid! keep it up

[@motionsa3259]

Exactly what I wanted Levy back home and free to show the magnus effect

[@NathanTamaja]

Gotham, gotta let you know. You make a lot of days brighter for me and i enjoy all the content you make actualy. I hope you lead a loving life and you are good in your mind, heart and health. God bless

[@pi_man3]

Can we appreciate how magnus Carlsen never fails to be number 1 in the world

[@jimmkekw]

And help Levy escape from Europe

[@pi_man3]

@@MrSucksAtLifegood for me

[@ncioschiewe7438]

​@@MrSucksAtLifeJokes on you that is what i was Planning all along

[@CacophonyV]

I just checked and that run brought him back up to #2 in blitz! He's so close now!

[@cryomeaOnSpace]

against hans niemann yes 🗿

[@mama-tw9xm]

Dude!!! rapport playing the alekhine is frigging amazing. And he played so well

[@ocatno]

30:15 maan thx for making us fell those things you definitely deserve it all

[@user-qw3qz7yy6s]

The last 30 seconds of this vid were so heart-warming ❤

[@nou1319]

12:17 "my mango"

[@alexeypunov2642]

13:27 "It looks like 400s are playing" it made my lmao so hard

[@justindent496]

Bro took the reports of his death personally

[@phazy01]

Levy taking us to a trip, like good old days. Missed ya man

[@kurtglathar5162]

You and Lucy are heroes for surviving the hostage situation and returning to tell the tale

[@lutimstrickshots9253]

@@MrSucksAtLife Stop spamming this

[@GrandIens]

bro took “💀” to a whole nother level

[@mirkorosti2477]

Those last words man... Hope you enjoyed Italy as much as you make us enjoy chess ❤

[@BWNoobie]

By the way levy this mic setup is a lot better than the vacation one.

[@Jmerrycrazy]

Just from the intro I can tell that Magnus is still in his reign of terror and is still going strong!

[@abcd1234___]

When i heard 9/9, I never imagined those 9 included the players like duda, firouza, fabi, anand, nepo, gukesh & rapport.

[@JoshuaRog]

bruh when you said "put me on the little ledge in the shower" - how you can be so aware of the way people consume youtube is amazing - love your content, been watching heaps for months now - keep it up!

[@Comedyheals]

Magnus and Levy both deserve a standing ovation for a job well done on this one.

[@microwave856]

I loved the part where Magnus Carlsen said "It's Magnus time" and Magnus'd all over the board. Truly one of the moments of all time

[@pi_man3]

Magnet carlfather*

[@Lxrzz]

turning magnus into a verb, w

[@imarmoelester7943]

U literally posted this comment 5 mins after this vid was posted 💀

[@chickentikkamosalah]

too meta. surely you gotta find more creative comments by now?

[@pi_man3]

@@chickentikkamosalah sure we can, but we don’t

[@louieguo2909]

Congratulations surviving in the middle of the mountains and held hostage.

[@lukass2937]

can we take a second to appreciate him doing a video THIS tired, rlly cool

[@kolyakwaschik165]

it honestly was such wholesome moment at the end. realy enjoyed it for once

[@Prometheus97_]

0:48 Plot twist Levy was kidnapped by Magnus

[@anorm4lplayer]

shoutout to levy for finally escaping from the intruder's basement

[@kaylubproductions4517]

Although from a sonic fidelity the vacation mic is better, I think the normal setup fits your content better, it feels more conversational which is your biggest strength, and therefore should be what is highlighted.

[@TheZeusIsHere1]

Truly one of the moments in chess history!

[@assassinshadow9490]

I love how levy talks about the game like talking for an MMA fight

[@gryllodea]

Well now I want Levi to play adult Harry Potter, that'd be hilarious

[@chessbro69]

The microphone on vacation was much cleaner and has like a better nois reducion.

[@ianfischerschilling9779]

Hey, Gotham! Great video, as always! But as a suggestion, I would enjoy if the ratings were the ratings relative to the game time! For this video, the blitz ratings would be nice to see!!

[@jonathanbates8326]

You're a beast Levy. Congrats in advance on your 4 million subscribers. Well deserved.

[@sethallenph2808]

16:44 TOGEDA🤣

[@darthvulture]

damn Carlsen took that disastrous Norway Chess tournament and turned into Godzilla again. Damn awesome

[@luketaylor2842]

The ledge on the shower hit to close to home 😂 well played sir!!!

[@alexfisher4207]

I definitely prefer this mic setup, also congrats on the soon to be 4 milli subs!

[@banderas2385]

I am not locked in here with you, you are locked in here with me! - Magnus probably

[@QuincyOp93]

Amazing video Levy! Thanks for making it even as tired as you were