I BEAT IAN NEPOMNIACHTCHI!!!!!!

[@superman198224]

Beat him in a contest of biggest turds?

[@V0TION]

boring

[@BatmanTheMainVillain]

PIN OF SHAME!!

[@spidygaming316]

Pin of shame📍

[@petrzilinsky7800]

Shame 😂😂

[@khalidyahya5072]

​@@BatmanTheMainVillainbro yall jealous of his pin, fun fact why do you kids even care? Just ignore it.

[@sarthak__010]

Top 3 strongest chess players 1- magnus 2- drunk magnus 3- levy when he doesn't know who is the opponent

[@juaneldesconocido2186]

Where is sleepy magnus and arriving-late-magnus?

[@Sal-cf5ck]

@@juaneldesconocido2186 that's just regular magnus

[@inthisshirt--]

​​@@Sal-cf5ck as if drunk Magnus wasn't regular

[@niranjarachahande7532]

Hikaru laughing in the corner😂😂

[@anjatellem4619]

Facts

[@aryanhamza3112]

50% win rate against nepo

[@yougood809]

that's crazy

[@miticobr173]

i have a 0% losing rate against Magnus. What's so impressive about that?

[@kbk239]

⁠@@miticobr173But you also have a 0% winning rate against him and 0% draws. Your joke doesn’t work.

[@nathanmantz9900]

That’s the joke? Dot jaypeegee

[@System.Error.]

14:19 nepo actually saw re4 right after he played b4 😮

[@julian_1__]

"I'm absolutely speechless' - proceeds to spend 22 minutes breaking down a 3 minute chess game

[@alexmartinez5519]

Me when writing my discussion in English class

[@jonconnorbolton4008]

@@alexmartinez5519”and respond to two other people about their discussion post”

[@xkotaa]

there was in fact some speech to be had

[@Skorpien.]

eeähhhmmm aaactuuualllly its a 6min game and its 3+1 format so more likely 7min+

[@slxdragon]

This guy failed elementary math. It's not a 3 min game ☠️

[@vinnieford8701]

I was in stream when this happened. My jaw dropped just as far as yours 😂 I'm really happy for you dude. You 100% have what it takes to get the GM title.

[@TheSicilianBear]

Bro, Gotham hearted your comment. You should feel insanely honored .

[@ishaanrohmetra3447]

which stream?

[@jacobmusharbash]

Chess ratings are more relative than people think. If Levy takes this win and the many GM wins he's overcome to heart and focuses on just being solid no matter the opponent, his determination would get him GM status very soon. I will watch this happen with many others, and in the end we can all go YES!

[@WalterClements.official]

​@@TheSicilianBearholy glaze

[@a.j.leclair5426]

@@TheSicilianBear I've gotten 3 hearts from levy

[@HorseRaceHandicrapper]

Not only did Levy beat Nepo, he beat him while playing with the black pieces, which is even more impressive. Excellent work, Levy.

[@wayne30047]

Who dafuq is Levi?

[@HorseRaceHandicrapper]

@@wayne30047 Sorry about my misspelling of Levy's name. My bad.

[@arneshpal7702]

​@@wayne30047you

[@iMíccoli]

​@@wayne30047It's a character from an anime called attack on Titan :).

[@maktemperme9001]

What is so impressive about WINNING with the black pieces

[@piyushsharmaXIX]

Levi is built different. Beating Super GMs and losing to kids 😂

[@ALETTA-j1l]

@Dontreadmypicture-j7o 😂😂

[@ALETTA-j1l]

true asf

[@akshayyadav6713]

Ha ha 😂😂

[@sudhanshugupta6050]

😂😂😂

[@piyushsharmaXIX]

​@Dontreadmypicture-j7o😂😂

[@mohamedayaan2220]

I think thats pretty cool bro

[@DaynSun0]

can we get a pin of fame

[@Carto00944]

Pretty cool right

[@Foxatrot]

good comment

[@anunknownplayerwastaken]

That's pretty cool-dani

[@qwert2.0]

Real

[@BrickCity-o1n]

Kramnik finds this interesting.

[@Krullfath]

He might have to do the procedure now...

[@LibertarianJRT]

😂

[@alphahumanz]

😂😂😂😂

[@chriskeeler9595]

💀💀💀

[@JerkyJones100]

hahaha that comment made me laugh.

[@pipoupipou3897]

0:10 " I'm still a little bit speechless" then bro proceeds to yap for the next 22 min non stop

[@ygalel]

A little bit

[@FrankieBlueEyes]

Yeah, but 22 minutes of him staring at us in silence would just be creepy. I mean, more creepy than usual.

[@dangerousrambling]

A little bit

[@MrCezarVeliki]

I love this comment

[@YSFmemories]

​@@FrankieBlueEyeshe can do his usual gorilla dance when hes proud of himself for 22 mins

[@owendavies7381]

Starting to think a SuperGM seeing GothamChess as their opponent induces more anxiety than Levy seeing a SuperGM

[@salvadorsempere1701]

I can perfectly be. If you win, it´s just a point in the tournament. If your lose, your lose it´s going to be watched in the biggest Chess channel. That´s some pressure for sure

[@ykobrngo3476]

The only effect stronger than magnus effect. Levy effect

[@cacogenicist]

Induce.

[@Yu5f]

At this point my boy Levy is used to beat super GM’s…the next victim is the pineapple guy

[@galacticguardian2783]

He has already beaten Hikaru tho

[@Viewer13128]

@@galacticguardian2783 Can you tell me what match/game Levy beat Hikaru in?

[@Eishaan-01]

@@Viewer13128 They played an adoption match a few yrs ago. Levy won the first match and after that Hikaru beat him in 10 consecutive games😅😅

[@mkei3639]

@@Viewer13128 in an adoption match levy won the first game and then lost the next 10

[@HickoryTrees]

@@Eishaan-01wow, he beat hikaru once in an adaption, how is he not 2800 classical yet?

[@jagdishnigam5]

Levy played his best as he didn't know who he is playing. Ian played his worst as he knew who he is playing.

[@motakimeme4457]

21:00 I was writing "It's probably only video on this channel that levi didn't mention magnus" than levy said magnus 😭😭

[@asadsabir7718]

Its like a bechdel test but for levy lmao

[@tamannalohia1898]

😂😂😂

[@lilpoppa2k]

Losing to levy is every gm’s nightmare😭

[@DirkThys]

Maybe not; at least they get talked about and 5.5 million people get to know their name. It would be worse losing to Levy and NOT being featured in a video

[@kevin_vr17]

Levy: wins with 1. e4 c5 against the world's #9 Levy: *Time to make a Sicilian course!*

[@xortybs8092]

I'd love that

[@AmmarFPS]

Nice, Levy managed to milk himself before Hikaru did.

[@alext2639]

Pause

[@BorfenDa]

resume

[@ellos_]

fast forward

[@himanshu-2510]

Rewind ⏪

[@BREAKocean]

Eject

[@ShahriarAkand-cp1od]

Ian beat Magnus in the past, so levy beat Magnus indirectly💀💀

[@fatihsonmez]

logik

[@andeolevain]

With that reasoning, I probably beat Magnus indirectly. Sure, you probably need 30 in-between players instead of just one, but still.

[@baldwinplayz268]

He did beat Magnus once is one of his old videos, therefore, he is the world number 1

[@TheOriginals-tdp]

hans beat magnus and levy beat hans soo

[@NCSurf888]

That's MMA math for you 🤣

[@shanukaherath4859]

Bros collecting ultra gm wins like infinity stones but still doesn't have the gauntlet (GM title)😂

[@HickoryTrees]

well, in their defence he can only beat top gms in blitz, which is still extremely impressive dont get me wrong

[@ChessWATCHE]

About time ⌚

[@Panda1A.]

How can I be on the council and not be a master?

[@gideoncheung8731]

@@Panda1A.😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Freddy-gc5wn]

What is an ultra GM?

[@always_incognito0710]

I feel like if you hadn't quit chess when you were a kid you'd definitely been GM and would have been absolutely amazing to watch you cuz of your tactical and dynamic style of playing chess.

[@ysf-d9i]

and no one would be watching him cuz he'd be like a 2500 nobody GM teaching chess or something

[@always_incognito0710]

@@ysf-d9i I get what you mean. So the real question is, would Levy trade his fame for being a top 10 GM?

[@pedrotorres8909]

Dude, I swear the Sicilian defense is the most anime chess opening ever, glad you are finally getting into it.

[@zoyaloka5860]

I watched Nepo's stream, and when I saw his opponent, I knew Levy will make a video 😎

[@lekmannen9990]

I bet Nepo wasn’t to happy about losing that game 😂

[@mynordanielmoralesarriaza8712]

Where does he stream?

[@AceGabriz]

What platform does ian stream?

[@ehglt]

​@@AceGabrizhis official Russian language channel

[@Batman-bh6vw]

What was his reaction

[@Dawnthensunset3839]

Dude's out here beating up Hans, Firouzja, and Nepo with other GMs and little kids and people say Levy can't become a GM

[@shivamchouhan5077]

Fabiano too

[@DrakoLykoi]

He can be a GM...just needs a few tranquilizers before the game to calm his nerves.

[@69nites]

In fight sports there's a guy in every gym like Levi. A guy that can go in, train, spar, and beat world champions, but can't perform in actual competition. Part of the game is dealing with the pressure. On pure skill of the game, Levi is a solid GM level player, but unless he deals with the mental side he'll never actually hold that title.

[@pablourosa1443]

Levy makes superGMs feel what he feels against GMs

[@kingscrusher]

Great game - what a win! And your first Sicilian defense too! Great stuff :) Cheers, K

[@5gearz]

One step closer to becoming a General Manager

[@ajcaldona1559]

Props for Levy for featuring not yet recognized chess players in his channel, Gonna check out this Nepo fellow.

[@that_paper]

Honestly seeing Levy progress this much, and going from self doubt to besting top players is insane. 🔥

[@joj8978]

Yoooooo we getting there Levi keep up these awesome videos and games

[@Russellbeta]

2:00 a beloved expert of the caro-kann indeed, not to be confused with an expert of the beloved caro-kann

[@luizfelipemedeiros7506]

Congratulations Levy. That's an insane feat.

[@dlmperplex337]

On the road to beat Magnus Carlsen. Well and truly looking good! Congratulations Levy! Big fan

[@manuelvazquez8089]

If Gotham beat Magnus I am sure Magnus will milk Levy

[@kaanozk]

@@manuelvazquez8089 chill, there is still a big gap. the gap between magnus and everyone else is like +500 elo atleast on a bad day for magnus and levy borderline GM while magnus is micheal jordan of chess.

[@dlmperplex337]

​@@manuelvazquez8089 Hikaru will milk both Levy and Magnus. Double treat for him

[@firstlast8085]

Everyone is getting milked. Cows are on strike.

[@newil_yovac]

​@@kaanozkMagnus is only like 40-50 points higher rated than Ian in Blitz. Yeah yeah, I couldn't get that high in 50 more lifetimes, but it's still objectively not that big of a difference, especially in blitz. Levy could pull off the win if Magnus goes too far in some offbeat opening; wouldn't even need him to have a "bad" day, just a "weird" day where he tries too hard

[@olsie93]

Thats really cool!! I do not usually comment on videos, but this achievement merits a hurrah 🎉

[@karankaran1997]

“Very Interesting….” - Kramnik

[@lucazani2730]

Noooo he's gonna start the procedure

[@seess8251]

​@@lucazani2730 "The Procedure" 😂😂

[@mildlyobesegoat7262]

19:50 HE‘S NOT ENOUGH🗣️💥🤫🥱‼️‼️‼️

[@NHail]

before you become a grandmaster, you start playing like one 🙌

[@yethi50]

without beads

[@brantnuttall]

2:42 the Sicilian is very dangerous if you don't know it...................

[@MePratibha]

I was watching it live on nepo's stream , was very happy seeing you win levy :)

[@sashakla]

"I'm gonna go celebrate by walking the dog" wait you only walk your dog when you have reasons for celebration? :)) congrats man!

[@joaqoplayer]

That’s the most basic type of fallacy there is, hope you’re just trying to be funny or clever

[@jayyoung9305]

You are so happy and proud of yourself. Congrats. Great win, and you did it by surviving a situation that you typically blunder and lose. That just makes it even sweeter. Enjoy it! You deserve it.

[@Jejjing]

Levi, I bought your book and I've already learned so much. My elo has gone up 200 in a matter of a week by learning from your book, and I'm not even finished with it. You're an amazing player and content creator, and congrats on your win! You are gonna be a great GM some day :)

[@Sketchydude22]

I'm so proud of you bro, it's like watching a big brother achieving greatness ❤❤

[@tayw6466]

That's such a weird thing to say, he doesn't even know you and you think of him as your older brother? Bruh...you need to touch grass

[@Sketchydude22]

@@tayw6466 I have seen his journey for 2 years .... And I can feel the excitement he is feeling... Its true happiness.. like the one you get when you grow some fruit plant and eat its fruit... When you help a needy person.. every time Levy has won against a super gm .... It has brought him true happiness.. I hope you're getting what I'm trying to say

[@PAIN_OG]

@@tayw6466 its a metaphor saying that he is proud of him its not that deep learn to read bud.

[@tayw6466]

@@TrendMills If you think that was bullying then you've never been bullied. Pointing out when someone is making an inappropriate comment is helpful, it will help him be less socially awkward in the future. Also calling out someone for being a bully on a Levi video is hilarious considered he bullies other people constantly, especially his own viewers.

[@tayw6466]

@@PAIN_OG Which part of my response makes you think I'm under the impression that this is 'deep'? Making parasocial comments is the opposite of deep, its actually kind of shallow and thoughtless.

[@bendoubleu_]

"Im speechless" 22 minutes and 12 seconds of speech

[@quentinfaison2826]

I truly believe you'll be a GM one day but even if you don't, thanks for all the content and entertainment!

[@DevotionToChaos]

Congratz Levy, you rock on many levels and keep bringing the energy and inspiration to our screens :) Rooting for you in future tournaments!

[@theresacosta708]

That's real cool....I totally respect you for putting yourself out there !!!

[@misanthrope16166]

Couldnt think of a funny comment so, congrats man, this accomplishment is insane

[@Clove_Core]

Levy is on his way to becoming a GM!!!! Congrats on the big wil!!

[@matejapavlovic9986]

Gotham beats Ian yet he cant beat kids on tournaments

[@TastyChocolatCake2011]

I beat kids too!

[@ThatBoyFroo]

incomming pin of truth

[@JosephFranklin-os6ms]

L comment

[@md.shahiduttarif2831]

Here before pin of shame

[@jhussey19]

Bro watched 1.5/3 tournaments I guess

[@citywitt3202]

Man, always knew you could do it. And this will feedback into your otb games. Celebrate and keep going :)

[@smoorej]

Insane!!!! You’re picking off super-GM’s right and left. That browser add-in was a game changer for you. It took away the whole Magnus-effect thing. Fantastic game, well done.

[@ashrafhouzail1876]

Levi's stats: Chess skills: 10 Knowledge: 10 Potential: 10 Analysis: 10 Stress control: 0 The only thing standing between him and the GM title is his stress control, not other players. I really want to see him become a GM in the near future.

[@deeperanddeeper]

This is not accurate. He has acknowledged the gaps in his knowledge that need to be filled as well as his shortcomings in other areas, such as calculation. He may get there but it is not just a question of stress control.

[@songoku-jx3cb]

Hans niemann ❌ Fabiano caruana ❌ Ian nepo……. ❌ Next top gm 🤡

[@6atp]

Firouzja and Hikaru too

[@mohammedtaha5314]

Magnus also

[@Emil54]

Eh... No way ! Magnus is Magnus not just any GM ... He is a very nice and honest person but over the board he is a beast !

[@nikhildawani2913]

​@@mohammedtaha5314he never beat magnus ever

[@tuomasboutov8175]

You play really good have you considered being a grandmother

[@PoetryStud]

Hey Levi I mainly just lurk and watch the YT videos, but I just wanted to say that seeing you happy about wins like this makes me smile :)

[@crystalr7685]

I initially started learning to playing chess just to not get beat so bad by my son lol. However, your videos and stories keep me interested in the game. Awesome game! Levi, we are cheering for you!

[@jesserutt7413]

21:51 Why does that sound like a euphemism? 😂

[@SharatS]

What could that possibly be a euphemism for? 😂

[@spritzerland658]

@@SharatSweed whackin' it

[@Ridddddddddl]

*FU*K YEAH*

[@shubhgupta911]

Original title- I BEAT IAN NEPOMNIACHTCHI!!!!!!

[@SilaenNaseReborn]

current title: I BEAT IAN NEPOMNIACHTCHI!!!!!!

[@estianterblanche5190]

Cutrent title: I BEAT IAN NEPOMNIACHTCHI!!!!!!

[@arjun9685]

Future title : I BEAT TO IAN NEPOMNIATCHI

[@M10.aep0]

Future Future title: I BEAT IAN NEPOMNIACHTCHI!!!!!!

[@grumbamcblumba]

Future Future Future title: I BEAT IAN NEPOMNIACHTCHI!!!!!!

[@AlexWwwild]

I'm so happy for you, man! Great win! Hope it will increase your confidence in the fact that you CAN get a GM title! Go for it! You got all it takes!

[@madshamanstudios]

Congrats! Love to see your growth! Keep fighting and keep sharing!

[@JustSwivel2]

It's not the Caro-Can't. It's the Caro-Can.

[@qottieleinchen]

Video came out 1 min ago and people are saying how cool the mate is

[@mrartistimo1530]

In fairness, this game was streamed. Some of the people here saw it when it happened. Maybe some of them were being real about their comment :D

[@LunixisGD]

@@mrartistimo1530but it ended on time, not mate

[@cmjeremyellison]

It all comes down to whoever can make their opponent blunder last.

[@liliputngiat2635]

lets goooo!!! nice to see you grow

[@brianpso]

Holy god what a boost of confidence this must have given you! Insanely huge win! Congrats Levy!

[@MrGaMeR-vf5py]

Noice. But im not gonna watch the video need some sleep 🥱

[@prog8123]

Bro uses present simple like he regularly beats Ian

[@edwardburroughs1489]

Its past tense also.

[@enderduck4253]

Fyi, beat is also the past simple form of the word.

[@donuts9549]

1. Magnus 2.Levy not knowing his opponent 3. anyone else😂

[@joinchess]

I myself beat Nepomniachtchi this year (legit, yt short of the game on my channel too, and yes, I had to recheck his spelling hundred times to put in video discription) , so I know how it feels :) Congrats Levy!

[@ianrust3785]

Well played Levy, an elaborate ruse... even pretending not to play the opening to fool the opponent into complacency - brilliant Holmes!

[@JeBoisHub]

Bro beats grandmasters and casually loses to children

[@Nearthy]

How is bro not GM already ☠

[@Ahmed_almwmein]

"you don't have to kill a gm to become one" -Gotham cheese 🧀

[@mortezazoozani9186]

What's your title

[@HickoryTrees]

just because someone has beaten a couple super gms in online blitz doesn't make him a grandmaster level classical player

[@kingstudios8467]

Becoming a GM is more than just beating other good players or even having a high elo. It's a position that's given to you if you perform well in official tournaments, that way the position is recognized officially.

[@PY17_]

AND THEN GOT BEATEN BY RANDOM PLAYERS RATED 200 POINT LOWER ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

[@Мэр-Мэр]

Rated just 200 elo*

[@Simon-22]

2900 Elo is not a random player my friend

[@mirafnan9617]

Well if he regularly beat those places he'd be in the place of Ian...

[@quixotix9540]

​@HickoryTrees i think he meant 200 elo lower than ian lol

[@Skorpien.]

@@HickoryTrees you can see in the vid that he is 2810

[@SidGogi]

bro’s collecting super-GM wins like infinity stones

[@michaelmapai2588]

Cool, I watched it live last night on Twitch from Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬 Bro I'm a Big fan

[@sajalpratapsingh2057]

Levy will also defeat his source of income one day.

[@ElectricalStorm]

Congratulations Levy! Can I get pinned? Also: Title rn is I BEAT IAN NEPOMNIACHTCHI!!!!!!

[@Austinr-w5s]

Why this guy always beating everyone 😭

[@benhargrave2020]

Congratulations Levy. Its clear that you have improved a exponentially in the last 12 months. I really hope you achieve the GM title, I believe you deserve it mate, and you will achieve it through hard work and determination. Your are an inspiration to me and millions of other chess players and fans around the world. Your also a pretty cool dude too haha. Love your content mate. Cheers Bender

[@itsjustfun0142]

Gotham, thanks to your vid, i improved my skills alot. Ever since i watched your vids, my rating went from 500ish to 800ish in only in 1 or 2 months. And now i started watching your vids again and i increased my rating by 400 (from 500ish elo to 900ish elo) in only 1 month. (My little brother played chess with my acc and he always loses so i lose alot of rating)

[@strawberypley5147]

Next video's gonna be: I BEAT THE GOATTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!

[@KristianNorsk]

I can beat 1700 - 2200 bots, but lose regularly to 1100 players who somehow play at 90% accuracy.

[@worthywizard]

This is so real, except every 1300 I play somehow knows everything

[@wcc4269]

@@worthywizard just review the game

[@richardosabuohien2962]

My Gosh I taught this was only me

[@subhamdash1061]

17 sec ago 0 likes gotham nerfed

[@Thelustigclub]

The smile on your face is priceless. Well done. Congrats

[@0_xXD]

I find that honestly very inspiring. How old gothamchess would have never guessed that some day he would beat such player. You are my Idol.

[@barclayv8282]

Nice to see you get excited about this game. Good job. You controlled the panic and your ability and inherent chess knowledge came through.

[@wingwang007]

4:18 Ralph Wiggum - “Haha, I’m in danger.” 😂😂😂

[@meesthissen3158]

This is so cool man, congratz!!!!

[@ssbeast101amv8]

Levy is the type of person to beat every super GM and then not become a GM. Hopefully he gets there one day

[@MaureenMcmillian]

Why didn’t I find your channel sooner? It’s amazing!

[@roYTube68]

Great job Levy! 👏 👍 👏 Keep going!!! 💪

[@shinuito]

15:19 shuffling your pieces around *casual neck crack*

[@hippiejesusman]

c

[@scottysutherland3568]

Nice job Levi. It's good to see you at proud of yourself. You deserve it brother ❤❤❤

[@jarie.maenen2007]

A good way to start a new month. Keep it going Levy !!

[@suvigyakhare4303]

insane stuff, always rooting for you and waiting for that gm title!

[@Trisha_an_Artist]

Congrats! Happy for you, GO LEVY!

[@andymilborrow2673]

Great to see you so buzzing!

[@Wargasm54]

Congrats Levy. It’s always been in you. Don’t let your fear suppress your instinct.

[@Ashtavakra_Gita]

Perfect! Perfect! Perfect! I like your background!!!