Magnus Carlsen Destroying People For 36 Minutes

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[@GothamChess]

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[@kacpill2278]

by the way ray william johnson is fine

[@Charles-dq5vz]

Wait so if I do both I get 115% off?

[@rajamouryasimhareddy1478]

You forgot to pin? Also 25:52 no one noticed 😂

[@REBEL3939]

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[@KingElrosTarMinyatur]

Pin of shame

[@ashutoshkrishnajha3284]

"Magnus speaks for himself" - GothamChess in 2022

[@elomemes8065]

Who likes these comments?

[@Leanoxic]

@Goofy ahh nobody is falling for that.

[@ZZENWAY]

Just like chess!

[@nline2blast722]

And he does...

[@ImSaksham85]

@@elomemes8065 i get it man it's kinda irritating seeing everytime now and this idiots spam this like crazy

[@tharetsku]

I am pretty certain that many of us are also big fans of Magnus Carlsen. Love to see videos featuring him.

[@Monkey_Luffy01]

I'm a fan of So and Hikaru

[@Beanso]

You can speak for yourself 😢

[@ClayMurray8]

@@Monkey_Luffy01 Great players. Nothing wrong with liking them

[@Monkey_Luffy01]

@@ClayMurray8 yeah right

[@arturtomasz575]

Finally some love for lower rated champs!

[@mattc3581]

I love the fact that the gap between Magnus in 1st and Wesley in 2nd was the same as the gap between Wesley and last place.

[@puppykitten4779]

I love it when gothem said it's chessing time, and magnused all over the place without letting the levy speaks for himself

[@ajdoesactuallyplaygames]

how did you think of this

[@snarevox]

wut

[@c_saragusa44]

Huh

[@rabies5179]

Bruh I swear people on KZbin sound computer generated, there's not a single original thought in the comment section. Fuck, including this one

[@uddhavthakore4263]

Mans speaking the language of the gods

[@zachowland]

The game with Giri has another interesting sideline: Giri published a Chessable course on the French Defense, for Black, about 2 years ago. Magnus basically took Anish's car out for a spin in front of him.

[@loganlockett9037]

You're so brave for speaking your truth and coming out as a Magnus fan!!! I'm glad you shared this with us, and your community stands with you! 💪💯

[@lordcezar4657]

You're hikaruphohic

[@intoxicated_ecstasy]

congrats I'm the 500th one 😂

[@ShihammeDarc]

So at this level it's not about not playing suboptimal moves. It's about playing suboptimal moves in a way that makes your opponent make worse moves.

[@manuelbonelli3690]

Not really. It depends on the situation

[@Chronically_Bored]

Probably because if both players at this level were allowed to play chess at optimal levels, the same way having a bot play a bot with no interference would inevitably make a draw (provided the bots are the same level) every high levek chess gane would just draw lmao

[@mattc3581]

Well it certainly seems that Magnus is willing to deliberately play slightly sub-optimal lines and moves in order to get the opponent out of any prepared lines they know, relying on the fact that he is better and can then outplay them when they are both working it out over the board, even if he is then starting in a marginally worse position. You see other players do this when they absolutely need to win a game rather than draw, because they have more winning chances in an unusual variation. In this case they have more chance of losing as well, but minimising the chance of a draw to give themselves a little more win opportunity is still worth it. Magnus is the only one who seems to regularly use this tactic even when he doesn't specifically need to win, he is the only one good enough that going off book seems to give more extra wins than extra losses, and therefore positive overall impact.

[@andrep4435]

Magnus seems to play off beat openings, accepting a worse early position, as it tempts his opponents into attacking in less familiar theory. Provoke your opponent to attack and then counter - only works when you are a mid game and end game genius. I really like it as it means really exciting games where both players feel they have a chance for a win.

[@josh214haigh]

I'm sure I remember a chess Grandmaster from way back saying that he chooses the move that makes his opponent struggle more to find a good reply because there's just so many options to examine. No way am I trying that!

[@brucknerian9664]

His parents were brilliant, naming him Magnus: like Mozart's parents naming their child Wolfgang Amadeus. Both child prodigies, both great artists.

[@sgc3594]

Well, they named him Sven but I do think Magnus is a fitting name.

[@mrevilducky]

His real name is Sven

[@balintjuhasz8517]

@@mrevilducky This guy's a chess player? His real name is Sven

[@jakubhalbe4935]

@@balintjuhasz8517 💀💀

[@architagarwal716]

Hi Levy, I have been watching your videos since last year, you make great content. It is easy to understand, instructive as well as interesting to watch. I didn't watch chess earlier a lot but your videos have developed my interest in chess. I hope that your channel continues to expand and prosper. You are a great youtuber.

[@pinchupanda2681]

@@Avadhuta2003 lmao you made a dedicated channel for hatin on levy 🙏

[@pocoknight8209]

@@Avadhuta2003touch some grass

[@sticksiscool123]

Then why is ur name livy

[@lol-gb5vt]

W

[@AJ-vr9hf]

@@pinchupanda2681 he’s probably just trying to get his pin, without realizing that Levy stopped doing the “Pin of Shame.”

[@Arvenierre]

I love how levy commenting on the game, suddenly goes on roasting someone (us), then went off talking about something else before returning to the game. You can feel the dynamic, and actually fun to hear.

[@petrolmajk]

You make Chess so entertaining it’s actually ridiculous. I love it

[@adamestes9745]

It's weird how many people hate on Gotham. My wife doesn't watch chess or care about it, but she enjoys listening to his recaps and it's something that we can share together. Moving a pawn forward isn't visibly exciting. It can change an entire game, and Gotham is the only person I've found who genuinely makes it feel like everything that happens is crucial. That energy is just insane. And this man is doing all of this in one take. He just sits down and demonstrates a pure love for the game

[@peterfox1380]

Thank you Gothamchess, son of Gary Chess for finally coming out as a Magnus Carlsen fan. This bravery should hopefully let others know that they shouldn't be ashamed of who they are

[@ultimateremani8378]

Grandson of John Chess

[@TheunisJ]

“Look at deez knights” caught me off guard, thanks for the laughs Levy

[@casmar2042]

Magnus' tournament rating was 2903, almost 150 higher than second place, which was Duda with 2761. Maybe his 2900 goal isn't THAT big of a long shot.

[@manuelbonelli3690]

It still is because he has to win almost each of his games and can't lose and barely can draw...and we are talking about classical chess where draw is the most likely result

[@siddhantjhaveri]

Performance ratings don't tell the whole story. The next tournament it might be in 2700s will you say he will be a 2700 soon? Also this was rapid where it's quite possible to be 2900. I believe a handful of players have crossed 2900 in blitz.

[@kunalsingh4418]

@@siddhantjhaveri Magnus even reached 2981 in blitz. Basically touched 3000 almost. In fact both Rapid and Blitz are so volatile they don't really matter. A single tournament can make a player lose or gain 100 ratings, since top players play these formats so rarely.

[@ekinebobmanuel4551]

This video had a lot of quotable material but my favorite line so far is probably at 12:52 "Magnus has snuck up, cut the power lines, there is no more electricity, he's gonna get in" Out of context it sounds hilarious and it's delivered in such an animated manner. Good stuff

[@minoarno7415]

"Life is long unless you are Shakhriyar's other knight" had me dying xD 16:00

[@bluegale5190]

Though the fact Anish giri is a very solid player, too, Im just fascinated by carlsen's stable defense and attack, and wins.

[@vickomf]

That was my favorite match so far

and it was a hard defence

[@hejduke9060]

A one-man show providing the best play-by-play and color commentary combined. You're telling us a story with each game; their plot twists, the action, the drama. Great timing, humor, and delivery. Very entertaining, very immersive. This vid has got to be one of your best.

[@williamfunggoldenoldiesfan6758]

Title reads Magnus crushes everyone Stockfish: Am I a joke to you?

[@noob2880]

0:15 "kinda speaks for himself" Nice Touch Levy

[@philipwhiuk]

Levi hoodie switching like a boss. First few minutes is part ad, part wardrobe wizardry.

[@FilipSandecomposer]

Magnus! I am so proud to be bor in the same country as Magnus Carlsen. And you should know, before him Norway was almost nothing when it came to chess! Today even few are playing chess here.

[@lani8766]

Now there’s Erling Haaland, when I’m ready to start a family, I’m moving to Norway, there’s something nice happening there

[@mairder6773]

18:02 he actually resigned. "He had enough" as the commentators said.

[@johnrichardson7629]

No mas!

[@simbamore7768]

The goat of chess speaks for itself

[@nov3m472]

♻️

[@Roger-nk5ug]

the goat of cheese, you mean.

[@jamesshoganbot6085]

@@account2198 ofc you didn’t, he’s not the goat 😂

[@jamesshoganbot6085]

@@account2198 fischer is not the goat lmao, Magnus is easily #1, Kasparov #2, fischer #3. Fischer didn’t have the longevity. Bro didn’t even defend his title once. How can he be goat 😂

@@account2198 fischer was at the top for only 3 years, had 1 year of clear dominance. Magnus is doing it for 10 years in this ENGINE era

[@justiceony]

I see magnus, I click. Plain and simple

[@rohangeorge712]

precisely

[@kasperissimo]

I am a huge MMA fan,and rarely watch chess,but just from the name value of Magnus clicked on the video to listen in the background.The amount of shock and brain lag I experienced when I heard you fluently speaking about the current affairs of the ufc cannot be described in words.Glad to say you got another subscriber😮😮😮

[@nelsonpereira9306]

Dude, you have 27 comments on Gotham channel and you rarely watch it?

[@beanboyzach2427]

@@nelsonpereira9306 wonder how many of those comments say “glad to say you got a new subscriber”

[@aravindmenon8331]

Lmao man's got a chess pfp and is literally named kasperissimo and apparently he barely watches chess

[@peterpupe8352]

Stop stalking strangers on the internet. He didnt offend anybody and you feel the need to first check and then even call him out... get a life.

[@kasperissimo]

@@aravindmenon8331 😘 cry about it

[@dedueck]

Gotham is the only Chesstuber to document the emotions of a chess game. This understanding is what makes Gotham a great broadcaster.

[@hang-solo]

Man I love your channel so much for the longest I was the only person I knew that was into chess and mma I love how you compare chess/chess players with fights/fighters

[@myrrhbear]

My genuinely favourite moment 15:54 "Well you know what, even if he's not, I don't know. You've got to wish every, you've got to wish the best for everybody. I wish the best for you. I wish people who are not good people turn into, you know, turn into good people, turn their lives around. Life is long." - Levy Rozman Nov 2022. Legitimately a meaningful and good statement, with which I 100% agree! The necessity to judge actions and behaviours and to have boundaries personally and for a healthy society does not require hating the individual who makes the errors or even any diminution of care for them. We can (and I think very much need to) genuinely, in a solid and grounded way, see each other as ourselves, and care for, respect, and believe in each person, entirely for their own sake and not dependent at all on whether they presently, or in the past, are doing well or poorly in their life. I believe the world will absolutely only benefit from and improve based on the degree to which we incorporate this attitude. The boundaries we set and the ideals we pursue need to be what we are aiming for together, for each other's sake *because* we care for each person, as opposed to putting the primary value on how we want the world to be, and having care only for ourselves or our select few, while those people who don't comply with our vision of "good" as we want it are seen as faceless, uncared for, or hated impediments to our view of right.

[@tayw6466]

I love when youtubers do their ad reads in different clothes than the rest of the episode, when an ad starts I can just skim my mouse along the time bar and as soon as i see the thumbnail where they are back in their normal clothes I click there, its the fastest way to skip ads of all the different forms of ad skipping, im pretty sure I can do it faster than it takes my ad blocker to block embedded ads

[@adampowell8804]

I love watching your game recaps, you explain things so well. And then when you compare chess to MMA it makes me beam with excitement. Two of my favorite things in one video!

[@rajkalkani6379]

I was away from chess for a month because of my exams but now I'm back, I love your content Gotham. I love magnus

[@yxnnah]

"LOOK AT THESE KNIGHTS!" is such a great line

[@incognito1783]

"Where is Ray William Johnson?" *still going strong after 10 years...*

[@schwim69]

I hope one day you manage to get Magnus on your podcast. Be fun to see you geek out talking with him.

[@tanjiroushirogane690]

It's just that Levi isn't a loud voice in the community (even tho he's so many subs) . Also his chess is average to Gms.. Let's hope for it tho.. Magnus is my fav chess player and levi is my fav chess youtuber ❤️

[@caitlynkiramman938]

Istg. Gotham's way of commentating is just too good, a chess game feels like a football match.

[@solence7069]

"I dont feature magnus he speaks for himself" I see what you did there levy

[@juliocadavid6640]

Yeee i just realized theres a gothamchess vid with Magnus's last event's games. I was just bored and then came to yt and then this vid was first. I just love your vids but when it comes to Magnus, i rewatch it a couple of times more... Great

[@JustFingAwesome]

I think Whittaker, Chimaev, Nikal, and Izzy are the best competition that Periera has right now. Love the UFC references, it feels like a crossover episode for my hobbies lol

[@ricky5369]

I understand EVERY maneuver of every chess GM in the world. But I cannot replicate any of it when I don't have notes in front of me

[@sulaimanalmahrooqi188]

Unless you do a Hans

[@williambrownsjr.7854]

Ray's making incredible comedy music now. His band is awesome.

[@nicholaskarnezis5112]

Levi great video as always- as a mixed martial artist it always makes me smile hearing your ufc opinions. We gotta get you a collab with a fighter!

[@AstroRamiEmad]

2:05 "This is cheap!" ... Levy, advertising a classy perfume.

[@woozie3241]

Love the Agadmator style of editing! keep it up

[@mihaimatei8586]

you should recap the game between duda and giri, the one with the calculated mate in 11… please

[@erixilva]

Super fun one. 3 pawns waiting to queen made me giggle with glee 😄

[@Md-ht3cg]

The Golden State Warriors line at 17:38 totally got me 🤣

[@balajidharmakarichowdary1048]

These games shows us the absolute brilliancy of five time world chess champion "Magnus Carlsen". I agree with Gotham. Because I am also fan of Carlsen.

[@AlecMaly]

I never knew I needed a chess commentator in my life. Love your channel. Thank you & happy holidays!!

[@Md-ht3cg]

Neither did I... But I did, and he makes me feel like I somehow understand the game of chess on a much deeper level, despite being terrible at it in real life 😂

[@aggelosky]

4:45 you may wonder why wesley blocked his only undeveloped pieces while also undeveloping his knight "very normal"

[@genos3467]

What a genius of a player Magnus never disappoints

[@fillup07]

Your presentation style is amazing, man. Thanks for the videos!

[@PitcanaryRamFan]

It might be Magnus moving the pieces but it's you that puts this together for us in such an entertaining and insightful way...so educational...thank you for your work...also stop Benji nagging on the microphone 🎤 wire...it "spazzed!" 🤣

[@Philiopantheon82]

To be frank here, I knew from long time that Levy is a great fan of great Magnus and what a privilege since I am too a huge fan of both Magnus and this channel too. divine performance by the Norwegian in this tournament

[@sameerasmr6217]

15:50 I love to have Levy's self talking about something inside these huge battles.... Great chess youtuber 👏 👍 👌 Come on Levy Rozman aka *Gothamchess*

[@nideeshthecuboy2682]

"I don't feature magnus is a lot of my videos" Bro just visited Ohio and came back 💀

[@LEPRASE]

Great video. On topic of loosing after lessons. I find that I´m always loosing more, when I´m trying new stuff and geting into new positions, and then after a while it levels out and becomes part of the arsenal.

[@beniu1305]

“I don’t feature Magnus a lot in my videos” Meanwhile, about 100 videos: “oh so we don’t exist?”

[@SinoMaticPayne]

"He speaks for himself" interesting choice of words

[@xrilott7472]

Keep Up the good job Levy this video was amazing

[@gamerdio2503]

My guy you haven't even watched it yet

[@Mn0ty]

The last French defense I've watch on a top players game was two Candidates tournaments ago, Grischuk versus Wang Hao.

[@Mn0ty]

That aside, the only tournament Magnus should be allowed to play is the one he gave up.

[@CadeDubs]

I have many interests but Chess and ufc are in my top 2 and 3. I love the surprise ufc quotes and takes in the middle of chess-game review : )

[@kipuru2247]

The amount of comments saying "This video was awesome" when the video in question was posted 1 minute ago is insane

[@squisher0]

This comment is awesome (was one year long enough?)

[@tanjiroushirogane690]

Yeah, no joke sherlock😂.. We all are fan of Magnus ❤️.. Man has amazing technique

[@abcdefg11130]

My guy i am realtivly new at ur channel. But hearing u talking about UFC gonna glue me to ur channel even more haha Keep up the good work

[@leafypotatostyle]

Unironically the best sponsorship I’ve seen in a while. Was not expecting that, but thanks

[@GrigoriCross]

No sooner do I solve a chess puzzle that puts me over the 2200 rating than Gotham uploads a video. Perfect timing.

[@agoodmuffin9905]

Mamenn

[@spinshotballmachine]

congrats, working to get there soon myself

[@GrigoriCross]

@@spinshotballmachine It's a dopamine hit like no other.

[@NMSRLM]

Nowadays Magnus makes history every other week. Either with his chess, or his actions.

[@thephoenixsystem6765]

This video got me excited about a boxing arc for Magnus. He could make chess boxing great for the world :o

[@SteveG1007]

2:58 Magnus so powerful the evaluation bar started in favor of white

[@mr.mustache4678]

My life is not worth living without you ❤️

[@mr.cynical520]

Magnüs God of chess

[@arcanea9598]

he is just a lucky noob.

[@arightscepter]

With sports everyone watches the greatest perform and we understand what we're seeing. We can know how great the heroes are because we all see it and comprehend, its plain why they are so great. With Magnus people can't get the real impact while having so little understanding of high level chess, not to mention being able to compare people who are all so far above one's comprehension. Its a great service to chess perception for us masses, and B classes, for you to explain enough so we understand something about the arena and the player's skills. Not only seeing games that aren't presented to the masses, but giving us a chance catch some of it and maybe understand some. To be able to see the spread between him and the other players is great, fascinating. Your explaining gives us a chance to see and marvel at things we would otherwise not have a clue about. Like how much of a marvel is Magnus? Far beyond just being told some guy from Norway is better than other chess players. An experience really and one I couldn't get, certainly as powerfully, without such help. Thank you.

[@FabioLiftsWeight]

Gotham talking about the ufc is the trippiest conversion of two of my main hobbies

[@ssmith99]

You might say that Magnus Carlesn's games speak for themselves

[@eldonhill4840]

You might even say that he said that

[@blitzbuildz2312]

I love Gotham for 2 reasons, I want to get better at chess, and he has the same chaotic energy that I have.

[@duckflux9944]

You’re so crazy and quirky🤪

[@Hifivemaster_]

And the clickbait

[@qasimsikander3419]

The 10 second forward on KZbin really comes in handy during the MMA references

[@imrrodri]

No one suspected it at all

[@007ubaidalimir7]

Levi, you are the best...keep impressing us with your work

[@anthonyx3576]

8:02 "I'm taking this to go, sauce on the side" 😄

[@dumbidiot02]

"The Maguns speaks for himself" - Rozman, Hans, 2022

[@James-vc1kc]

Magnus in fact speaks for himself

[@Harrison__]

magnus carlsen is a genius

[@filipsoderberg3621]

Woudn't knight takes pawn on c5 work at 13:40 since you attack the queen, defending the bishop with queen and defend everything.

[@_215Juice]

chess UFC content was content i didnt know I needed. do more of that please. lol

[@alexanderlattreuter5196]

Aaaah Yes the performancerating of 10000 of course i see nothing wrong

[@ShihammeDarc]

I am not that deep into the chess scene, can someone tell me why Hikaru was never a champion candidate when he is supposed to be the only man who can stand upto Magnus?

[@siddhantjhaveri]

Because that is classical chess. Hikaru is a monster in blitz rapid and speed chess formats. Don't get me wrong though, he's still #6 in the world in classical and a former #2.

[@JosephGab]

Putting his opponent in time pressure is Hikaru one of his strength which he can't really do in classical but still his calculation speed is insane

[@Mind_Body_Music]

" the power is out, and he's gonna get it!"really appreciate your energy and content Levy.

[@haroonibrahim2620]

Stockfish should have a Magnus mode where it's switched on when Magnus is playing and the eval bar will never go negative for Magnus even when he plays pawn to h4.

[@bartos7152]

The magnus speaks for himself

[@pejohnell3004]

Youre my comfort zone in this platform Gotham!

[@rikythebombera7386]

1:36 I'm italian and that pronounce was almost perfect. I didn't expect It at all considering that Italian Is really difficult but you have a great pronunciation

[@LionheartBeatz]

12:46 disconnecting the rooks is brilliant, Magnus a fuccin savage for that one. ggwp

[@baraklotan6937]

“But let me tell you something right now folks, you ain’t stopping three” - Levy Rozman 2022

[@adityanadgir3769]

Wait, you're a Magnus fan?? WhAaaAt???

[@pranavdatta4731]

Levy rozman I think I never EVER EVER WOULD HAVE guessed you were a fan of magnus carlsen ..

[@Crypto4always]

bro levy! i laughed SO HARD at how you did your sponser for the video. you killed it! just too funny!! haha

[@joeymiller5055]

“Magnus is so great, he speaks for himself” Gotham 2022

[@shawncarter7188]

The Magnus speaks for itself