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[@Engr.Strang3]

Not gonna lie... These thumbnails are annoying fr

[@ashura2209]

Pin of Shame

[@goldplex2646]

Pin of shameeee

[@Mystery-72]

This is shame fr

[@excenze7290]

PIN OF SHAME

[@wacythepro8972]

pin of shame within a minute.... has to be a record this one

[@Jv-nn2ww]

That d5 move from Ding was out of this world. Ding is for real a genius

[@Brawlstarsguy898]

Let’s go Ding!!

[@xtgamermo2859]

Ding for the win🌹

[@commandmaster7101]

we all know this guy is better than magnus kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZS6Yqx-Zd9mebc

[@tsnswimming7119]

Dingus

[@samle9131]

Oh please I saw all that before gotham even mention d5 😆

[@nobodybro865]

I lost it when Anish said after Ding played The London system, "half of the viewership is already lost" 😂

[@patatjepatatjepatatjepatat3341]

@@endlyrics4153 does it actually work?

[@FireFoxie1345]

@@patatjepatatjepatatjepatat3341 tried it. It failed

[@toasteroven6761]

Ironic, if anyone did leave, they missed one of the most entertaining games I've ever witnessed----that D5 move was absolutely insane----and white got a winning position with the London relatively quickly... IF anything 2023 is the year the London's potential was actually underrated and this game, no a work of art, shows why.

[@BoltTheEmolga]

I was one of them, I regret nothing

[@tobiletsplay]

😂

[@davidjiang6174]

For those who didn't watch the broadcast. When that d5 move was played Anish could not understand the move. Even after looking at the engine which showed how winning it was, he couldn't see how d5 made Ding's position so much better. Only realising many moves later that it set up a mating net. That's how crazy d5 was when another super GM with an engine sitting at home with no pressure could not see the move.

[@jasperandchess7]

Yeah stockfish have it a mistake at first but then the eval went back up

[@extraFart]

Yea even salty Hikaru scoffed at Ding when he played Queen D7 like it was some kind of blunder not understanding what it was for

[@nianyiwang]

I might misremember but I think Howell did see how that move goes.

[@davidjiang6174]

@@nianyiwang He did but after some more moves were played.

[@sriracha9729]

@@nianyiwang he said he read it from chat

[@coolname9458]

mad respect to Gotham for legit coming back 30 minutes ago from a flight and still making an amazing recap

[@nebula1931]

He truly puts in work for the chess community

[@sumting_wong_witya1029]

GOATham

[@MrFocusSA]

@@nebula1931 I think he puts in the work to earn his money and fame(no disrespect to Gotham, he is amazing I love his videos)... But yea maybe the chess community inadvertently had some use from that...

[@theonephilly6017]

@@MrFocusSAmaybe just maybe enjoying teaching chess and being fortunate enough to make it his work are not mutually exclusive

[@MrFocusSA]

@@theonephilly6017 And who said they were?

[@seamusthatsthedog4819]

Congrats to Nepo for going from 279 elo to 2795 over the course of one day!

[@SebinMatthew-tn7pp]

LOOOOOL

[@danielschneider9358]

He was grinding like a mad man, loool

[@kkkkjlkkkkj]

bro took gotham courses

[@seamusthatsthedog4819]

@@kkkkjlkkkkj 💀

[@eggofficialiscool]

He had his free trials on chessly

[@nuN00b666]

The fact stockfish first said d5 is a mistake makes this ending even crazier

[@procerator]

d5 is objectively a worse move then Rb7. Rb7 wins much faster. d5 - with perfect defence from black (After Qb2 instead of a2) leads to an up-a-pawn endgame where, in some lines, white will need to sac a knight for 2 pawns playing Rook + 3 vs Rook + Bishop.

[@nuN00b666]

@@procerator You are right Rb7 is objectively a better move if both players play perfect, I never said d5 is the best move. But simultaneously d5 is a way more quiet move, making it way harder for black to find white's idea and the perfect response. where as Qb2 after Rb7 is pretty obvious.

[@chicken29843]

​@@jimfiggers9755 it's not really that wild that's just how stockfish works, if the effect of your move doesn't reveal itself for several moves down the line you got to run stockfish longer to find it. That's like the one thing that the computers aren't great at. I'm pretty sure quantum computers will be able to solve chess though

[@sokratesowly2256]

@@chicken29843 lol what the fuck quantum computer. Computer with chess engine nowadays already solved chess. It just cannot predict the performance of players and quantum computers or whatever it is won't be able to solve anything relate to human's emotion.

[@azlanadil3646]

@@procerator Bro, shut up. No one cares.

[@ofiraviv8458]

I watched the entire game with giri and howell, giri was so confused about d5, absolutely expecting Rb7 with a beautiful winning combination afterwards for ding, but when d5 happened david howell and giri brain stormed so hard, they literally jumped out of their seats after finding the combo after d5, it just goes to show how sharp ding was at this game 6, stunning both #6 and world #56, absolutely incredible stuff from ding!

[@JoeCJK]

It goes to show how commentators shouldn't just be rattling off lines from an engine. If they did that, the winning ideas would be so underestimated and belittled.

[@ConutGnuz]

@@JoeCJK they didnt have the engine on at the time, anish, earlier in the broadcast, actually had to look up the engine evaluations with his own personal engine. they didnt have the engine lines available to them in the broadcast, tho they got the eval bar. so they were trying to find the winning lines by themselves with the eval bar as the judge of their moves.

[@Hemant-yj9rp]

@@ConutGnuz hey i'm new to chess.. what do you mean by "his own personal engine". don't the gms also use stockfish or is there more powerful engines that we don't have access to?

[@maedhros9285]

​@@Hemant-yj9rp Stockfish on his oen computer probably. At this level, havin good hardware can improve the power of an engine.

[@ex0duzz]

I'm guessing on his computer means on his phone lol. A phone cpu is already more then strong enough when combined with a superGM as well to find out what lines do what.

[@xbenci]

that d5 is legit one of the coolest moves I've ever seen. literally a silent killer, something you'd pay 0 attention to

[@proffesionalgamer]

Magnus carlsen was so dominant and overpowered that he made the last 5 championships so boring. His opponents were so afraid that they took draws whenever it was possible without even daring to risk a play. But this world championship where both players are on the same level, it is so exciting and intense. So lovely to see this.

[@nicelydone5800]

Well nepo didn't play for draws and he paid the price..

[@proffesionalgamer]

@@nicelydone5800 he still didn't win back then like anybody else, so it didn't really matter. Unless u mean today's match not the last championship against magnus.

[@roberthansen5727]

Magnus couldn't even beat Karjakin or Caruana in the actual WCC, and it's not because his opponents feared him and played for draws. It's because Carlsen is a zero-risk grinder and Caruana is an engine memorization type. I would say that no one takes fewer risks in classical chess than Magnus, and I would only be wrong because a few people like Fabi exist.

[@s_solus3089]

Karjakin did pretty nicely. I’d say he was Magnus’ strongest challenger, him or Caruana.

[@SARCASMlC]

@@roberthansen5727 Carlsen is just ruthlessly efficient. Why take risks going for a win when tiebreaks come down to faster time controls where he absolutely kills both Caruana and Karjakin? Either of them winning the tiebreaks would've been an absolutely shocking turn of events. When he faced off against Anand, the tiebreakers favored Anand. There Magnus took risks and had decisive games. It probably says more about the format than anything else. Ian is also just a higher variance player than Magnus. He's more up and down and that's always going to lead to more decisive games.

[@srikanthtupurani6316]

D5 was so brilliant. Genius move. He thought for 20 minutes and came up with a beautiful mating net. This game is so amazing. He played such accurate moves. When we see things like d5 move we feel chess is like art. It is a beauty.

[@tigerian1994]

Absolutely briliant move D5 pawn gooo asiann

[@sagitarrius7054]

​​​@@tigerian1994 China has always performed well in the math or calculating type competitions. Its just chess is still not that popular in china. They got enormous potential to dominate in the future, if ding win this championship, it will help alot to promote chess in there.

[@tigerian1994]

@@sagitarrius7054 same too indonesia Chess is not popular on here I hope Ding win this final

[@sagitarrius7054]

@@tigerian1994 gua orang indo juga bro, tapi stidaknya indo masih tau lah catur, kadang di warung2 masih ada jumpa orang bermain catur. Tapi kalo dichina sana, byk temen gw org china dbilangin catur , yg mereka kenal itu catur versi china 😅 catur global yg kita main ini kurang terkenal disana.

[@tigerian1994]

Mereka belajar serius kalau main catur bro, kalau disini cuman kesenangan apalagi catur dianggap olahraga org tua dan kuno ✌🏻

[@susurrus5047]

I wanna take a moment to thank Levy for making the recap the second he comes home. Thank you man, you're really appreciated ❤

[@Stayinfree]

@@endlyrics4153 I didn’t follow instructions. Now breathing fire. Help?

[@doone8849]

I mean it's literally his job

[@arheme5056]

i watched hikarus recap too but levy's is... insane, much more understandable and he makes you watch it, you know? love ya levy, keep going!

[@GothamChess]

agree

[@SuperFlameNB]

gotham reply :0

[@NbNgMOD]

Gotham reply of approval

[@zacuddin3821]

​@@GothamChess you are Bobby fisher on steroids lol

[@arheme5056]

OH MY FREKING GODNESSS

[@isaaccarlson1561]

Truly a beautiful game from Ding! Absolutely wonderful to see after yesterday’s match and disastrous press conference. It was so nice to see Ding up there with a smile on his face :)

[@infernapestan2815]

:)

[@UltrabaumatOmega]

@@endlyrics4153 Wow u are in the right place, dude!

[@svenkey3507]

Why was the press disasterous?

[@SocialistNerd]

@@endlyrics4153 this is either some wrath dude or how to air fry caviar or something

[@isaaccarlson1561]

@@svenkey3507 The questions were completely unrelated to chess, Ding looked extremely uncomfortable, and Nepo was tooting his own horn way too much.

[@nikhilchandra9258]

Thank you Magnus Carlsen for being the primary reason for arguably the most entertaining world championship match in a decade.

[@funtastic1297]

Eh

[@TheFuriousFighterShorts]

Exactly I’m so glad he’s finally in one

[@fox.channel45]

I agree

[@danielolmo9]

he is the reason for being boring

[@meren2142]

i agree, his resign made world champoinship entertaining

[@garylake1676]

Best game I have ever seen played live, the tension was something else, it was like watching an artist paint a masterpiece before the sun went down.

[@muichirotokito6221]

Karpov once said that " Pawns not only create the sketch for the whole painting they are also the soil, the foundation of any position" and that ding's pawn push was absolutely brutal for me

[@lucasM005]

the thing that makes this match so fun is that it can go either way. i think in the past championships no one actually believed magnus would lose. so even if his opponent gave some fight it was never truly exciting because we knew magnus would win in the end. but with this every match is a war.

[@divagaciones1628]

Yes, and Magnus' playing style is based on playing very solid and waiting for the opponent to mess up, which in turn makes his opponents play very solid as well, ending up in rather "boring" or defensive chess. Most of the matches in the last WC were very solid theoretical matches that ended in draws, except for those where Nepo messed up while trying to attack Magnus and Magnus just punished him and won. Here you can tell that both players are taking a lot more risk and going for sharper lines.

[@Ascended55]

​@@endlyrics4153 if you breathed pure oxygen, your lungs would burn lmao

[@franktoshev402]

respect this man for making the recaps no matter how busy he is

[@mihuuuu]

it's his main source of income lol wdym

[@danielward7008]

It's literally his job.

[@the_bottomfragger]

​@@mihuuuu That doesn't make it easy to do.

[@zhed7251]

its his job lol

[@xtgamermo2859]

Yeah it might be his job but he could work anything else even if he was a chess creator most of them don’t do recaps but Gotham does, BIG UP GOFFAM

[@nanangsutisna1864]

How Ding set up mating net by placing d5 and h5 pawns so coordinated with queen, rook and knight is amazing to create the unstoppable checmate by Ding at the end game, that was so brilliant.

[@Prometheus97_]

Bro.. hats off to you Levy seriously. Idk how you manage to make a chess game so fucking interesting and entertaining for a casual like me. I tried watching other creators’ recaps of this match because I knew yours would be late but they all bored me to death. This recap however is so entertaining I feel like I wanna watch it again. Which is insane. keep up the good work man 👏🏻

[@areedkhalid6549]

Ian is like a snowball. You cant stop an avalanche with a horse. ~Levy Roseman 2023.

[@perfumefemur]

Levi Rizzman

[@Karlusman]

Rozman

[@hindustanimapper]

But snowball is not avalanche so you can indeed stop it.

[@areedkhalid6549]

@@hindustanimapper i applied that logic where a small snowball rolls down and becomes bigger and creates an avalanche LMAO

[@itslullas]

​@@areedkhalid6549 technically you just wrote snowball, not snowball rolling down a mountain.. So acting like cbb's response was stupid is a bit of an oof moment

[@Mr.Chicken420]

This is the craziest rivalry in history. Magnus took a break and these guys went, “fight to the death?”

[@NbNgMOD]

​​@@Mr.Chicken420id you forget to switch accounts or forget you could edit?

[@tmsztrsz]

the d5 pawn push is the most epic move in this match so far. incredible how he saw that. what a match. thanks for recaps, Levy!

[@alexspeedwagon3701]

Let's go Ding! These games have been CRAZY so far, rooting for my boy here, what a wild storyline it would make if he won this!

[@kendzy7]

This match is a rollercoaster… 4 wins out of 6 is insane!!!

[@dsnow7211]

im here early so google en passant

[@asharaphung]

hmm weird place to confess your feelings but good luck

[@patstaysuckafreeboss8006]

Because they’re trash. It’s the worst two people competing at the WCC in history.

[@theangry0077]

its 3-3 not 4-2

[@atulnautiyal7266]

@@theangry0077 I think he's talking about 4 decisive games and 2 draws.

[@Jimenem]

When Ding Liren Said “It’s Dinging time” and Dinged all over Ian, It sent chills down my spine.

[@theredbuddy3035]

🤨

[@dsnow7211]

i can feel the ding liren coming inside of me

[@alexpace5491]

How original! Fucking bot

[@MohammedTheGoat911]

​@@Jimenem ayoooo

[@monkeeeeeeeer]

when will these type of jokes die

[@kimaboe]

Loved David Howell's face when he realised Ding's plan with d5.

[@Ruminations09]

The best part about watching this game live was seeing Anish Giri and David Howell spend AGES trying to figure out why Ding played d5. They went over so many variations to try to figure out what the move achieves. It wasn't until several moves later that Howell finally spotted the mating net.

[@tigerspaw]

This is probably the most decisive games at the beginning of a world championship since 1886 when the Steintz vs Zukertort match started with 7 straight decisive games.

[@chrisowen9236]

How could we forget?

[@justinlewtp]

1972 world championship: Game 1: Spassky wins Game 2: Spassky wins (forfeit) Game 3: Fischer wins Game 4: Draw Game 5: Fischer wins Game 6: Fischer wins

[@leerobbo92]

@@justinlewtp I think OP just wanted to flex obscure chess knowledge, which is a bit odd when there's such a well-known counter-example. Karpov - Korchnoi in 1981 started with 4 wins from the first 6 games too.

[@NieBirVibesOut.]

The fact that they both have even points makes the series much more interesting

[@jadiellima8922]

Not even, 3 is odd

[@gian4944]

@@jadiellima8922 i think they mean 'odd' as in 'same points'

[@runshootkillstuff3391]

​@@jadiellima8922 even can also mean equal

[@D0BR0VECE]

As opposed to one having more points than the other? That's deep

[@D0BR0VECE]

@@gian4944 That one really flew over, innit?

[@ericfernandes7848]

This was a beaut. What a comeback for Ding.

[@syndicategaming1668]

That pawn move was absolute brilliancy. Not in a million years would I even accidentally play that

[@Kamuibbx]

This is the most interesting world championship in a long time, this reminds me of the world championship between Karpov Vs Kasparov.. it's great to see chess without "Total singular domination", which kills the fun of the game.

[@joeb4142]

And without countless draws.

[@marquisdelafayette-xe1ht]

Awesome video! Never in a million years did I think that watching two simple dudes play a simple board game was going to be more exciting than half of the stiff on Disney +, Thank you Levy for making this so exciting!

[@bobbyb6067]

A simple board game? Anything but..

[@drewstock4]

@@bobbyb6067 cornelius

[@ted6580]

If by simple you mean the most complicated board game

[@talphazero1036]

A 32 piece board game played on 64 squares with 10^120 possible positions that has survived and been revived over a thousand years is simple. Hehehehe....

[@D0BR0VECE]

Disney + is really bad reference point for most things in life. Watching random traffic can feed is more exciting, let alone WCC match.

[@robijsnovickis3615]

I only recently got into chess and Levy is actually so funny and now one of my favourite youtubers. He makes chess even more entertaining. His commentary is very good

[@saltefan5925]

I think this was one of the reasons why Magnus decided not to defend his title. It's fun to see other people play these matches instead of going for grinding endgames. Breathes some fresh air into the top level of chess.

[@matthewdiehl1813]

I like chess matches more when people win. Good job Nepo and Ding for giving us an exciting championship!

[@BloontoniumWizard]

@@YeaMan-tg3xxI don’t

[@William_lb]

This matches was absolutely incredible

[@XslapsX]

What an amazing win, being able to calculate that far in such a pressured situation is really something else

[@potblack7951]

That was a fantastic win for Ding…and fantastic checkmate..what a player

[@vvsganti]

gotham, i got into chess in the summer of last year, I thank you for helping me get to 1300 with your funny and informative videos. you are basically the only chess creator that can keep me entertained for a long time.

[@zarufiqbal]

Did noone notice Levy said, "What's worth more than a rook? You!" at 11:18

[@sidizen2672]

One of the absolute best endings to a match I've seen in a while

[@chasekimball8629]

Just to see the plan with the d5 mating net is crazy impressive, to realize that it's also one of if not the best plans in the position is ridiculous

[@RealZackFinley]

Love the recaps, Levy. Thanks for what you do.

[@traceler]

We already see Danil Duvov, Hikaro Nakamura and Agadmator take on the game... now time for the goat.

[@jakeling7794]

“What’s worth more than a rook? You” was a surprisingly wholesome moment tucked away in here

[@Krom5072]

Wow, these guys can bounce back after a salty defeat and have a dynamic back-and-forth match with even score. It's like they're good players or something

[@Stogger1459]

Honestly this is why Ding Liren is one of those players that Magnus regards him highly. A player that is magnificent and universal and Ian tends to like playing Blitz which Magnus criticizes. Brilliant again.

[@SinoMaticPayne]

I thought he was gonna say "Ian is like a snowball... He melts"

[@ncs9753]

This is definitely the most exciting world championship match because matches ended in wins instead of draws.

[@EditsYouStan]

"Ian is like a snowball" ~levy 2023.

[@godking6504]

Omg! This is actually evenly matched and I can’t wait to see who wins, and if we'll see the london again

[@F3ekku749]

Absolute respect for Ian gaining 2500 ELO points back in a day 🗿

[@akeno6752]

That endgame is another example of the idea that the best defense is good offense

[@steamkrypton2990]

Beautiful Game from Ding. Hope He can win again soon and for the First time pull ahead

[@Lionsat1001]

My favorite part of the video was when mittens Anish came and purred all over the board truly inspirational

[@gabrieldodds1365]

I lost my mind watching this game live. Greatest world championship game ever!

[@kedar_ghimire]

This will be remembered forever as Ding's D5

[@roryluukas2703]

That is a beautiful mate, this game will be studied for as long as chess is around, incredible play from Ding under pressure

[@itslullas]

Okay, these thumbnails are steadily becoming more and more cursed.. Levi, please stop playing the KZbin game *THAT* hard. It can not be worth it 💀

[@renurenu6850]

Ding Liren is an absolute BEAST !! ❤

[@the1chessgeek]

One of the best games I've ever seen with Levy's reactions and Anish's live reactions.Recalling game 9 between Magnus and Vishy in 2013, that time Vishy lost but here Ding finds the checkmating net with d5!! brilliancy.

[@ZenshiOff]

Finding that queen sacrifice is absolutely ridiculous. These guys are truly the worlds best

[@noidph]

Glad to have caught the tailend of this game, when Ding made that d5 brilliancy, and Anish was struggling with the final blow and David finally figured it out. What a match! Great recap, Levy. You made it as exciting as the game itself! :)

[@michaellloyd9914]

Watching it live, the moment Anish and David realised the point of d5, and the incoming mating net was just fantastic

[@noidph]

@@michaellloyd9914 Absolutely! :)

[@tuckersossaman4485]

I saw like an hour video analyzing dings play and about how he wasn't able to compete during covid and I've been waiting to see him in the WCC ever since. Go Ding!!

[@rleon832]

Wow I saw your last video and today I made sure that I don’t watch any other video regarding this match but only yours and I’m not disappointed it’s just brilliant. I mean Ding played a crazy good game but your commentary made it complete for us chess enthusiasts. Great going yo!!!

[@cgvgames4164]

My favorite part was when Ding said he was ding chilling and started chilling all over the board

[@Jimenem]

Ian Nepomniachtchi: I’m Inevitable Ding Liren: and i…am…Ding Chilling *Proceeds to Ding Chilling over the board*

[@Red-cr4oo]

god that same comment is getting annoying

[@07Lightless]

Happy for Ding, hope he wins this.

[@vexidk1527]

Yo ding took "do a flip" to next level

[@samirsaha2067]

Man I have seen so many brilliant moves by many GMs but this d5 has to be my favourite one. What a move✨

[@kimi17171]

ding's ability to find the best moves is very scary

[@jameslovell4977]

I am amazed at how you can remember different games where these moves were played against you.

[@dunngyllite7883]

That D5 move though. I just couldn't see the implications, and I am decent at chess. Brilliant, and a well deserved victory.

[@hoonghoonghoong2252]

You too late Levy... already watched Hikaru's Breakdown for this game.

[@nikhilchandra9258]

Ian is relying on his prep and when on song, playing like an artist. Ding is playing on instincts, and providing one brilliancy after another. This match is chess equivalent of Federer vs Nadal. May the best player win. But hell, What match we having.

[@guavadude]

“Now you’ll never get made fun of again”. Thank you Ding

[@RainTheHateINC]

The hills are alive with the sound of Londons being played.

[@chessimprovement4180]

This has been such a decisive match, how exhilarating

[@alexcao7502]

d5 was such a brilliancy most commentators couldn't even figure out why Ding played it and thought he messed up

[@BloontoniumWizard]

Yes they marked it as a mistake

[@stevedownie1378]

Exactly it took 2 GMs several minutes to figure out and Ding saw it several moves before. Just insane.

[@Maxxx568]

but how excited Anish got, when he figured it out 😄

[@michaellloyd9914]

That moment it dawned on David…fantastic

[@kcEreon]

d5 was beautiful, but Anish explaining which GMs would - due to their search algorithms - be able to find the Computer Move Rb7 was also great. Would've liked to see a short analysis by Gotham of why Rb7 is so strong.

[@granniessquishyjam2639]

" I NEED TO SEE YOUR BALLS " -Hector Salamanca

[@craigthurston7731]

These two are playing the Bazball of chess. Aggressive, decisive and rejecting the draw.

[@deftrascal1626]

it's funny how Magnus' gripes w the WCC format is that it leads to drawish indecisive games, and in this WCC it's becoming more and more clear that that had less to do w the format and way more to do w the fact that Magnus is just the juggernaut of chess right now. Magnus decides he's not gonna play in this WCC and ALL OF A SUDDEN the majority of the games are decisive and entertaining for the first time in a decade

[@ytann]

The ending was so beautiful that I almost cried

[@theriddlemethispersongoldeneye]

And your comment being posted 3 minutes ago shows a lot what kind of person you are

[@ytann]

I mean we're in the same boat as you replied to me with next 5 minutes xD I guess we're quite similar in that case :p

[@Veptis]

Watched it live with my own analysis board up. Was a lot of fun to what shortcomings the variations I came up with had. but I never played a classical game myself. The bodily reaction when Ding found Mate in 19 was exceptional. You could see them run away from their rest room to the board and visibly shake.

[@dazeddust8469]

Ding is like me at school as ian is prepared for the next twenty moves in any position and ding revised the hour before and then he just improvised after it goes to crap

[@birkasg]

I´ve never thought I will ever be as escited about watching a chess WC as I am these days.. pure drama and greatness we are witnessing!! I love chess ❤

[@Fxstz]

Can we appreciate how much effort Gothamchess puts everyday to enhance our day

[@f-gamer7880]

nah you're just a npc

[@seradtt]

@@f-gamer7880 fr

[@Fxstz]

@@f-gamer7880 fr

[@Arjun----]

why do u comment this bro💀

[@tmicelli]

He likes money !!! He does not care !!!!

[@saltbjorn]

‘Those two things are not correlated’ 🤣🤣

[@zandman3737]

so fun to watch while high, the energy hits differently every 2 minutes lmaoooo

[@EhsnSuri9]

After watching Hikarus video and watching this is incredible. It seems like they were two different games. Hikaru and Levy focus on completely different aspects of the game

[@BirmadeBan]

6:19 That actually doesn't lose on the spot because of queen b6 or queen c5, and the position is only 0.5 for white

[@theguywholikesroblox]

this guy came back after a long flight and he makes a amazing recap just for us , thank you Levy♥

[@KaoticWhisper]

I really appreciate the fondness he has whe. He says. 'Now get outta here ', like, we're a bunch of rascals upto no mischief

[@galaxya2391]

These grandmasters are literal geniuses!!!!! When I see these videos I don't even know whether to delete my chess account, or to keep playing chess and to try to get better

[@joeb4142]

Or just stay for the fun of it.

[@cookingHA]

Gotham you're passing me so much time everyday. Continue with your great presentation and your course heled me improve so much. Again thank you! (Continue ding chilling)

[@sampanchung1234]

Ding deserved a good day after yesterday, beautiful finish

[@ChessBolt]

It is an unavoidable rule to respect this man

[@Siacourage]

Great recap as usual Levy. I especially liked the part where Ding said "It's Dinging time" and then Dinged all over the place.