Levy Confronts Hikaru About GM Title

[@shubbyshabaas]

You should make a video titled: “I interviewed GothamChess” in which you talk to a prerecorded version of yourself and act as if nothing is wrong

[@WhiteNoBeard471]

That's a great april fools video idea, actually

[@TheResignGambit]

Gotham schizophrenia ‼️‼️

[@ChrisPlayGameNOW]

@@TheResignGambit LMAO

[@denesszanto1870]

Gothamchess X Levy Rozman

[@vebjsand]

That's the kind of content we need to make chess fun and engaging year around, together with all the more serious stuff too ofcourse.

[@ABDULRAHMAN-bh9hm]

Hikaru premoved levy's new sense of confidence

[@NerdOfTheNorth-906]

LOL

[@jasonhargis5598]

gg bro 😆

[@JesusPlsSaveMe]

Time is running out😢 Repent from your sins to escape judgement and obtain eternal salvation 🙏🙏🙏

[@Your_Daily_Scroll]

@@JesusPlsSaveMe Lord Jesus I accept your love and accept your invitation to eternal salvation

[@abhinav1690]

LMAOOO

[@chess]

easily becoming the 🐐 of chess interviews

[@vzod]

First

[@omggblisturis]

second

[@UdtaParinda-hq8gf]

From chess players to gamblers, levy sure has come a long way!

[@gxxtmane]

can you get rid of my ip ban and become my 🐐

[@youtubeaddict487]

great video for sure !

[@VinayKumarT1302]

Bro sacrificed Magnus

[@shitposter10196]

Magnus might be the queen but hikaru is the king.

[@RealKayd3nYT]

Magnus becoming the rook at this point

[@listey]

@@shitposter10196 Gotham is the mistress

[@mandlenkosingcobo9608]

Heartless

[@shitposter10196]

@@listey gotham is bishop,i guess since Magnus is the most powerful at the board and hikaru is the safest.

[@Scholarofonecandle]

“I’m pretty confident one of the kids I played against will be playing in a world championship match.” Hikaru premoved Gukesh’s win.

[@JulianHoving]

Gukesh rarely plays online. I doubt hikaru ever played against gukesh online

[@Ism0Lait3la]

​@@JulianHovingGukesh was one of the kids Hikaru has helped

[@michaelmoreno6431]

Hikaru is right - by playing online he has given a huge amount of joy back to the community even if 99.9% of the players lost within 2 min. There is no other sport where this happens. Losing to Hikaru is a dream for many of us!

[@fangiscool1]

Beta

[@charlies8282]

@@fangiscool1ratiod

[@lilhedonistcannibal123]

​​@@fangiscool1 you an omega

[@KatoYutobe]

chess is a board game, not a sport

[@crusaderACR]

​@@KatoYutobeIt's a very physically demanding game, so yes, I think it's both a board game and a sport

[@nato8803]

*SPOILER ALERT* haha 00:02 Discussing Hikaru Nakamura's insights on becoming a grandmaster 01:59 Adapting to modern chess playing strategies 05:30 Discussion on playing under different identities and its impact on performance 07:16 Online vs Offline Chess: Biases in player performance. 10:32 Online chess playing has raised the overall level of players significantly 12:09 Chess world has changed a lot post-pandemic 15:26 Streaming brought chess to a bigger audience and reignited my passion for the game. 16:59 Hikaru discusses sponsorship and motivation 20:10 Hikaru expresses confusion and surprise at accusations of cheating by KIC 21:32 Hikaru felt he played much worse than usual due to shock. 24:22 Discussion on cheating accusations in chess 25:55 Discusses the unrealistic aspect of automated cheating in chess tournaments. 28:38 Discussion on hobbies and interests beyond chess 30:12 Discussion on personal upbringing influencing success in streaming 33:13 Importance of social media for upcoming chess players 34:56 Importance of nurturing next generation chess players 38:09 Balancing chess focus with building personal profile 39:37 Recognizability and downsides of fame 42:32 Discussion about the etiquette and potential risks of chess boxing. 44:00 Hikaru discusses the potential of chess boxing and the challenges of finding a balanced match.

[@mayank022m]

Bruh he uploaded 58 sec ago 😭

[@RealKayd3nYT]

How-

[@anshulpetwal6562]

Bro 🗿

[@jaabbbb]

Bro just premoved entire video descriptions

[@pri_16189]

Thanks bro 😁👍

[@DreamingwithD]

Levy in shorts:😱🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 Levy in videos: ☺️🙂

[@Bluvfxx]

Can't wait to see Hikaru premove his punches in the ring

[@vebjsand]

I unironically think Hikaru would bob and weave fantasy punches with a dead serious and worried face, and as he calculates why it happened and what the next moves are, he gets knocked out lmao.

[@werejoji]

He punches, punches, punches. I take, take, take. I'm on the floor knocked out.

[@MistaOppritunity]

Hikaru makes an interesting point about the fact that online chess allows people to more easily play a lot of games against high rated players. Do yall think that this might be affecting older players ability to improve/maintain their edge? Because there are a lot of players who have exceeded expectations for their age, Hikaru included in that statement, also thinking of Vishy. A lot of people say that you can't really get super good at an older age because younger players have a higher cognition and more time, but maybe just raw access to high level play was a large limiting factor?

[@strochinger]

When I take myself on how much time I had as a kid in relation to how fast I learned, memorized and reacted, there is no way that this older me of today can do anything against the me as a kid, esp. with the resources offered online. So what Hikaru is saying seems very plausible to me.

[@MrCaw77]

Yes I would tend to agree with this. In any sport, you need to face opponents on or slightly above your skill level to improve and not get rusty.

[@Mellowyellow8888]

i think the key thing is that with online chess.. the pool of players has certainly increased.. and thus potentially opening the higher likeliness of finding the next superstar level players..

[@thebcwonder4850]

@@Mellowyellow8888 but if there are multiple superstar-level players, can there be a superstar?

[@Mellowyellow8888]

@@thebcwonder4850 yeah those are like all star levels .. this same conversation comes across from sports.. you have generational players, super stars and all stars ..

[@RMichaelHimself]

You know, it's interesting, the subject of Hikaru's contributions to chess (starting around 14:00). It's happened kind of subtly - in part due to Hikaru being *very* private about his personal life - but he's likely done more for chess than any player in history. Yes, he has an abrasive personality at times. He has a big chip on his shoulder, and believes everyone is trying to undermine or discredit him. This, and his hate for losing, has given rise to some rather some toxic moments. But he's also a very humble guy. He's undeniably been the biggest chess presence on the internet, second only to perhaps Levy - but in another stratosphere in terms of skill. For him to sit on stream, several hours a day, playing kids who he *knows* will study his game, who he *knows* will elevate their play level... all for us the viewers to sit back and appreciate. It's incredible to live in such an era. Not to mention, the funding of some kids travel expenses & coaching, just because he learned that the family couldn't afford his tournament expenses... that's beautiful. And beautiful that he kept it private on stream until asked about it in interviews.

[@unjourdef2]

Interviewing Hikaru after confronting him last time is a nice change of pace ;)

[@cartossin]

Thanks Levy, Hikaru. You guys got me back into chess. The first time I've played regularly since middle school. I'm hooked.

[@anacasimiro6467]

hikaru: i'm very proud of you levy: poker face

[@NOFOCKYOU]

Well you heard his back story, you can tell he doesn't take compliments well cause of his past trauma and relationship with parents.

[@cybermandan1960]

You've actually dropped a tonne of great interviews in a very short time! Looking forward to this one

[@db5094]

​@tecTitusliterally just scroll back a couple videos dude

[@User-9513]

​@@db5094Based sigma male response.

[@panosgrispos7441]

It's really nice to see the two of you creating content together again hope we see some more videos like the sub battles blindfold (blast from the past)or whatever. Hope we see more of the two of you!

[@Bruh-bk6yo]

I can't believe he interviewed Gothamchess.

[@ImBarryScottCSS]

So Hikar.. GMHikaru: Premoves 10000 word answer.

[@manishenglishgamingmeg2123]

The next day: I INTERVIEWED KRAMNIK

[@sadahiko9623]

Kramnik would find this to be very... interesting.

[@Peter-hz3vs]

I want to see Kramnik, Magnus, Hikaru and Hans Niemann all sitting together in a single interview. It will be dope

[@Boggeyman1]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MorningNapalm]

@@Peter-hz3vs or just Kramnik and Hans, and some boxing gloves randomly lying around...

[@leff9604]

SPECIAL GUEST HANS NIEMANN!!!

[@Matteopotatoe-17]

Hikaru premoving his words

[@felixhosse409]

Kramnik: It's not an accusation, it's a special insinuation operation 😉

[@colecube8251]

it's not gambling, it's surprise mechanics!

[@utkarsh.pandey56]

Levy really be sacking Magnus for Hikaru

[@the_vortex1537]

fax

[@mandarinandthetenrings2201]

Yea, no.

[@NatalieDemary]

Hikaru is such a good interviewee - very well spoken and interesting inputs

[@DesypherAlt]

Hikaru never fails to interview Levy again

[@listey]

It's great that their wives are tolerant of being in an open marriage.

[@SomebodySharp]

Bro 💀

[@seankasu8957]

😂😂❤😂😂😂😂

[@seankasu8957]

😂😂😂😂

[@oliver-04]

Greatest comment award:

[@vanshshah23]

💀

[@stormcrow5564]

Im a fan from fes morocco, just letting you know you have a huge fanbase here, we appreciate the content and would love to have you visit our city someday.

[@cecilwampler8733]

Levy, you're really good at interviewing. You press for answers in a cool way and ask good questions. Well done! Hikaru always seems pretty open and willing to share information.

[@jjsaxophone62]

I feel like it's not a wild proposition for Levy to train with Hikaru to get to GM. It'd be like swinging with a weighted bat before stepping up to the plate. Plus could make for great content for either channel.

[@cwynn1547]

Hikaru wears his heart on his sleeve, and has respect and compassion.

[@malcomgregory9454]

I can't believe that Gotham still didn't interviewed Nikaru Hakamura

[@ano.q]

Real

[@iffailedinglesh8741]

Interesting…

[@taha_t]

I think Cotham Ghess has already interviewed him

[@Neffins]

44:20 Michelle Kharre has a full video of her journey into the boxing match actually. She didn't have any experience and in fact started crying from the first few punches in the face during her first sparring match. She was likely as much of a beginner as Andrea and put A LOT of work into it. Not to mention that Andrea is actually taller and heavier. Just felt like mentioning this, because Hikaru imo made it seem like Andrea was at a disadvantage.

[@MarcHeuer]

You two guys are really a blessing for chess. Keep on going 🤘👍 Edit: as a German i can say that Vincent Keymer is becoming sort of popular here. He already has been special guest in one of the biggest tv sport shows where usually football is featured mainly. If you ever happen to meet him please try and interview him, he is a very friendly and well spoken young man.

[@HansWurst-k3q]

I really enjoyed this conversation between the two kings of chess content creation. Please more of that kind!

[@Freddiechavira]

i like to see Levy grow as an interviewer. His questions and a bit more free flow style is improving.

[@johnupper5225]

I liked the interview, but HK saying @31:15 that only he and Levy are the only two making chess content "day after day" -- and LR's list of chess content creators @35:33 -- and not mention the Chessbrahs... WTF? Hansen's experience of chess + university + streaming was the same a LR's, but years earlier and still continuing.

[@burritoman2k]

Levy should really interview gothamchess one of these days

[@Nickkon1]

I suggest you to do a interview playlist. I really liked them all and feel as a chess communicator with a lot of numbers, this is something you can leverage more with interviewing those high profile players

[@autisticpenguin420]

Bro got motivated by hikaru to become GM

[@Praximacent]

I didnt used to watch Levy much earlier. But after his video/interview/podcast with Sagar, i grt to know lot of his insights and now i respect him a lot. Salute to you Gotham sir.

[@cadoganmedia]

The wide shot is getting Gothams invisible friend. 😂😅

[@HyenaEmpyema]

Levi, this has nothing to do with the video but I'm 40 years old and learned to play as a child, but never played much past age 9. Seeing your videos and enthusiasm has piqued my interest and I've signed up to play online and get a rating and I really enjoy it. I doubt I would have done this had KZbin not recommended your channel. Thanks

[@sushilkumarlohani6709]

Hikaru have been so chill in this tournament. Really feel good to see him in this way.

[@rikus6201]

5:29 Hikaru good point. Other day i played against national master at around 2100 level and i actually thought that playing with the glorious title next to ur name will put u in disadvantage cuz ppl focus more.

[@brainp471]

would love to hear Hikaru's take on Magnus's suggestion that long games should be reserved for fisher random and leave conventional chess for timed/rapid games due to the level of openings amongst the top players

[@SamMelbin-zm3kk]

levy, just watched your if your stuck at chess clik here vid form 3yrs back, just mentioning it helped alot, and thx for the amazing content, keep up the good work!

[@UOUPv2]

When Hikaru talks about allowing kids to play one of the best chess players in the world, that's just crazy to me. He's not like oh yeah I'm pretty good at chess, or oh yeah I'm a beast at chess, He's literally like yeah out of 9 billion people on earth there's probably four or five that are better than me at chess. Crazy but true.

[@PerfectSense77]

Hikaru is so well-spoken. It's really interesting to hear him speak longform and not on stream. He's a great communicator.

[@worldisinwar2011]

18:56 the slight of hands my brother 😂🎉

[@bradhoehne8369]

Hikaru, for some reason, has this reputation for being kind of a jerk. However, I've found that if you watch the interviews he gives and the casual banter he has in chats like this, that he's a very down-to-Earth, levelheaded, agreeable guy. I've long told people to pay attention to his interviews; in particular the times when he talks about his own play. He's the first to be critical of his own play and to give credit to his opponents when they play well. So, as far as his "reputation" is concerned, I just don't get it. It could very well be the holdover from his late teen years when he was, admittedly, pretty obnoxious on ICC. That was a long time ago, folks!

[@zach358]

For gambling over chess games, I think it would really have to be games like Chess 960 or something that dissentivizes draws. Maybe a version of the game where a draw gives each player 0 | 0 or -1 | -1 instead of 0.5 | 0.5

[@Sonic-2624]

Hikaru definitely made his presence in the chess world, especially in a positive impact.

[@donnel7223]

Still waiting for the Hans interview with Kramnik

[@chessticularcancer]

Awesome interview, thank you so much for your content and everything you do for chess! You are largely responsible for me getting into the game pretty late in life, but I continue to learn so much from you and Hikaru that I'm seeing my ELO slowly go up. You 100% can be a grandmaster, and I am SO excited to be part of that journey! Keep being awesome, forget the haters, and remember always when you sit down at the board: YOU ARE A LIVING LEGEND. I fully believe you can and WILL get the mental game in check (pun intended) and allow your strength at the board to shine.

[@Tokugawa__]

You can see that Hikaru is nervous speaking to the GOAT

[@gxxtmane]

the only 🐐 is me.

[@ShellShocks14]

GothamChess and Hikaru doing chess puzzles and explaining their answers after helped me understand how to view the lines. i also really like Hikaru’s vibe. thanks for making these videos, i wouldnt have noticed fighting games and chess are the same thing. yall doing good stuff

[@nedstarks4142]

You are right. If it wasn't for the three of you. I wouldn't watch as much. I'll keep up with pragg but it won't be the same.

[@heimerblaster976]

Gotham asked Hikaru if he had what it takes to be a GM. it kind of implies age in the mix. GPT: Since the year 2000, some of the oldest men to achieve the title of Grandmaster in chess include: Yuri Shabanov: Became a Grandmaster at the age of 58 in 2000. Yuri Razuvaev: Achieved Grandmaster title at the age of 58 in 2002. Vladimir Okhotnik: Earned the Grandmaster title at the age of 58 in 2003. Eugenio Torre: Became a Grandmaster at the age of 58 in 2009.

[@shubbyshabaas]

This man has interviewed like half the Chess players in the world this past month wtf

[@GeorgioSubs]

Wow that answer about his biggest contribution being the work he did to help the next generation be better is excellent. Surprisingly humble from someone this accomplished.

[@JAYDUBYAH29]

The amount of times Hikaru said “some random GM” lol

[@sherylbegby]

😆That is pretty funny. Mind you, I guess there are some 2000 GMs about, so even if your ear is very close to the ground in the chess world and you know (of) about 40 GMs, you've still never heard of 98% of them.

[@captainnewbi2410]

I think its important that Hikaru played i serious events and tournaments over the board, because it helps to show that even though you have a ton of games online for your opponents to gain information on you, at the end of the day, chess speaks for itself, and you can still have strong chances at world champion

[@brynsengt856]

I do think if Magnus, Hikaru and You were gone chess would lose at least 50% of public interests

[@jvr6809]

Levy is responsible for the 75% of the casual chess fans imo

[@tomtsu5923]

These interviews are amazing Levy! Very well played!

[@thetransferaccount4586]

this aged like fine wine with the gambling drama

[@dunksushi]

Nobody outside of twitter or reddit cares about that.

[@JakeyBaby0]

Please make a three way video with Hikaru, Magnus, and yourself happen. I have no preference on the specifics of the video. I think anything that you COULD make happen would be a great time. This interview was a lot of fun to watch, I really appreciate the interviews you have been putting together, I suck at chess but I play daily. Shooting to eventually break 1500 rating over the coming years I play.

[@DialogLM]

Do the lie detector test together.

[@TheOneRealTom]

Hikaru started talking and I needed to like the video. It's Hikaru talking stuff with Gotham! Amazing!

[@shankrl1]

I'm still crying Hikaru didn't quite make the comeback

[@Slapwagons]

Yeah :[ I think it showed he's a good bet every candidates to take the W, just didn't quite work out this time. There's always next time and I'm sure he'll be there.

[@hansg6015]

Not sorry for the guy who promotes gambling to children

[@dadaketgasparge]

wdym? ​@@hansg6015

[@Slapwagons]

​@@hansg6015 ok

[@Blinkers2007GameDev]

same. He almost won it

[@tankusfred]

KZbin options shows 1080p60, the video clearly shows 1080o24...

[@Skyyer637]

For future reference, it use to be: “l interviewed hikaru again!”

[@twiggy_SR]

anyone notice Hikaru's socks look invisible? the line in them perfectly matches the line in the sofa, looks like its green screened out

[@redpilledape5633]

Hikaru should challenge Kramnik to an OTB blitz match with say 10 games so Hikaru can adopt baby K. It would be hilarious watching Kramnik trying to find the report button on the table.

[@dw96969]

It won't happen OTB, OTB is different than online that's what kramnik is missing as well. Premoves and in general 2d vs 3d visualization etc etc. instead what should happen is hikaru v kramnik 20 OTB and 20 online games (where both of them are sitting in front of each other) that might make kramnik realise why online and OTB are different. Gotham is doing something like this but with kramnik and Jose, not hikaru. Let's hope Jose won't get nervous and mess it up 😅

[@hfontanez98]

The problem with a lot of chess players is that they are these insufferable geeks with zero personality. Guys like Hikaru and you are like one of us. It is SUPER easy to connect with you guys. I am not sure that, in the chess world, that something that can be easily fixed, unfortunately.

[@penultimania4295]

Oh I'm sorry that certain people don't fit your narrow world view? That doesn't mean they need to be fixed.

[@papadrac_edits]

If blatantsweat says "2 views in 23 seconds bro fell off" I'm going to lose my marbles

[@alvielle9417]

you predicted it lol

[@juanpablomijares4248]

nice video, I laughed a lot with the niagara falls hypothetical tragedy and your story of the guy who didn't say your name right

[@rpb4865]

40:37 "Get my name right". Only if Indian players like Pragnanandhahahaha had that attitude..

[@DanWilan]

10:50 so ture, i realized despite not making any money on chess, I'm playing online all day long till I get frustrated.. Then I rememebered i used to love this game and my goal in chess was to play at a reasonable level and occasionally enjoy it as a gentlemanly board game in a cafe with a friend! ☕

[@Sivaramachandran971]

Nikaru hakamura and cagnus marlesen are the best

[@rtt1961]

bro, don't U mean Cikaru Mackamura and Hagmus Narlsen?

[@Sivaramachandran971]

Yes

[@simmorg290]

I'm surprised that Levy didn't mention agadmator. I still remember Levy doing a video a few years ago where he said that he'd just become the most popular chess vlogger on youtube overtaking agadmator (although he didn't mention agadmator by name).

[@em.pee.a3704]

Hikaru is such a responsive guy and he doesn't hesitate to answer questions and is never dull answering them, he's clearly a better celebrity than Magnus, he'll be a much more entertaining world no.1

[@nikhildawani2913]

Not at all,although hikaru is so fun to watch but magnus is on the other level,I think

[@fangiscool1]

What is a "better celebrity?"

[@jchen1023]

It’s a great interview cause you can tell they are friends

[@Parmigiano1]

"Levy, mentally you are not quite there" -- Hikaru 2024

[@donsurlylyte]

blunt, but true. when levy was actively trying you could see by his game reviews that was the weak spot.

[@TechyBen]

I do think that the 1 second more is a big difference. Skills in so many sports and games do hit such high skill ceilings now. In video games/real life racing, fractions of a second are the difference between league 1 and league 2 or 3!

[@paularized1]

Right out of the gate, Hikaru basically telling Levy his Caro sucks.

[@SnipeyGaming]

I don't think he was implying it sucks but that you just can't play it in classical if that makes any sense

[@stuckinthenineties1]

@@SnipeyGamingwhy?

[@HungryScribbler]

You are absolutely right about the Magnus/Hikaru/YOU 'ecosystem'... As far as Super GM's out there outside of Magnus and Hikaru, what super GM is engaging with the audience, playing in big events, and streaming and building content on a daily basis? THat has to continue with these big names. I mean I'd love to see daily content from Ding, Fabi, and even Nepo!

[@joshpinchuk7061]

I think it's a little disingenuous that Levy didn't mention the two biggest chess streamers that contributed to the rise of the game leading into covid. That would be Jerry from the chess Network and of course Antonio radic (Agadamator). Unfortunately Jerry 's not nearly as popular anymore possibly because he might have a little bit of burnout being in the game so long. But Antonio is definitely still a major Force, and I would say if I had to choose just one chess content creator to watch, I would still stick with Antonio.

[@bruce2953]

Just bought my first tennis racket. Hope to break into the 2700s of chess soon

[@absurdism101]

Ask him about his need to advertise gambling to children

[@user-oi4om3tx2o]

The two best entertainers in the industry. Would love more talks like this Levy.

[@orgranau]

Will you ask him about the gambling stream?

[@timbit827]

Even Andrea said she's going to stop boxing outside of exercise. It's quite the risky sport

[@relampagoxd1500]

I liked my own comment 👍

[@RMelI11]

I dissliked your coment

[@mohitswain7919]

I liked my own comment, again!

[@NerdOfTheNorth-906]

I liked your comment.

[@AbishekGodwin-wv6sd]

Idgaf

[@TeoSmashCrasher99xD]

Bozo

[@brotkanal1437]

HIkaru premoving a gambling stream was a big blunder

[@pixelpixelo9607]

"So why exactly do you promote unregulated gambling websites?"

[@pregerzoreo4886]

Huh? Is this from there last interview?

[@pixelpixelo9607]

@@pregerzoreo4886 no hikaru did that very recently but the question itself of course was never asked

[@pregerzoreo4886]

@@pixelpixelo9607 hikaru promoted gambling??????? Wtf

[@pixelpixelo9607]

@@pregerzoreo4886 he still does it

[@Orangeratcraze]

Great interview lads! Honest, encouraging and informative.

[@skelebro9999]

Guys, I think this was filmed April 3, 2024, in Toronto, Canada.

[@FriedrichLeopoldvonBraunschwei]

What you think doesn’t matter

[@skelebro9999]

​@@FriedrichLeopoldvonBraunschweiTrue

[@FriedrichLeopoldvonBraunschwei]

@@skelebro9999 what I think also doesn’t matter

[@neko-chan6145]

i am thankful for both your and hikaru’s channels for getting me back into following chess. i watched the whole candidates this year for the first time. i was excited to root for familiar players that i got to know through your channels. keep up the good work

[@66worlds]

This comment is as unlikely to be pinned as Levy interviewing Hikaru for the third time.

[@dustinbrite2422]

You’re not getting pinned

[@errenhere]

Gotham & Hikaru: us and Magnuss are definitely the big 3 Magnuss: nah it’s just big ME, BUM! 👑

[@NotRoudra]

1 min and 54 views? Levy fell off

[@kaidoChess]

Shoutout to all the small chess creators ❤🎉