How Magnus Carlsen CRUSHES Chess Masters

[@iemandanders6471]

your ego is obviously in the way dude.. I dont understand why youtube is recommending you to me. you havnt changed one bit

[@GothamChess]

????????????????

[@austindoesvideos2244]

Pin of shame

[@themelonoffee3369]

Tut tut these kids sitting behind a screen insulting the most successful chess youtuber, whilst achieving nothing in their lives

[@woodland5444]

@@GothamChess in any case the man is very humble, to broadcast your failures for everyone to see on KZbin is him just knowing where he is at. The only thing is man, just forgive yourself. I remember a while ago when you broadcasted you tournament. You recorded on KZbin between matches and that is dedication right there. As a viewer I have seen you flop and get too down about it and get harsh about it but bro you may be weak but stronger than the most of us. Don’t think too much about it. Just have fun. All loses are just a path to getting better just see ways you can change your mentality and set it to become the best player ever and it is all good. I would be laughing hearing the time you post and say you beat Magnus Carlsen or some other super chess guy and become one of the best ever. Keep posting even then too. Yo, I am out.

[@ryzenrequiem7863]

bro whats your point?

[@Luka-wg2oy]

5:54 hikaru says the same thing. "typical Magnus, at first you see your not in trouble, then a few moves later you are, you have no clue what u have done wrong"

[@leonardodjoumessi2543]

The Magnus effect 😂😂😂

[@PtolemysEye]

IM: sits down to play chess Magnus: That's all i needed

[@rohansinha3133]

Michael Jordan vibes

[@fizzi87]

@@rohansinha3133 Magnus took it personally.

[@tamki8194]

free elo points :)

[@ikwed]

@@tamki8194 +.2 elo

[@DarkTempler1]

I felt like that was a funny match. It was one of those "Hey I got to play the #1 player" thing. lol Like a celeb

[@tellurius4951]

Magnus on streams: "This 1700 plays very well"

[@bl1tz229]

For Magnus to say something like that should be a very good compliment I think. Could mean that the 1700 tickled his brain a bit.

[@tellurius4951]

@@bl1tz229 Magnus quite often praises players of any level if they played a good game against him, but I think it's much easier to do this in blitz than in the classic

[@ieaatclams]

@@tellurius4951 compressing the time compresses the skill gap

[@tellurius4951]

@@ieaatclams It's pretty obvious, Magnus lost a few games because his time ended

[@otm_dz]

​@@ieaatclams Hard disagree, you could argue playing with less time is more skill intensive. Hence why the blitz format is also used in tournaments.

[@mrKreuzfeld]

I keep thinking of the hikaru quote about playing magnus. "the position is dead equal, you play a few moves and you are worse... How am I all of the sudden worse???"

[@legueu]

same same

[@leonardodjoumessi2543]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😭 lol that's the Magnus effect

[@ultimatedoug2227]

@@leonardodjoumessi2543 good one

[@dekippiesip]

There is a reason why, and together with stockfish you will find out. It's because of mistakes you made, and even small mistakes add up over several moves.

[@markhathaway9456]

@@dekippiesip I think Hikaru knows that. He's just describing the feeling when it happens. Every time a human plays a decent computer program > 3000 they generally feel it too.

[@kingdomofjace1190]

I thought that Levy would solve puzzles with Magnus.

[@deepikabhatia8612]

Yeah the thumbnail looked like the puzzle videos

[@kingdomofjace1190]

@@deepikabhatia8612 clickbaity thumbnail 😂

[@terranloudenback2102]

@@deepikabhatia8612 io0

[@wizard_dynamo]

Levy in the thumbnail looks like a sequel of his profile picture.

[@kajuanweaver1607]

Same, like when he did it with Anna, Eric, and Hikaru

[@valentinthevoz7776]

Magnus is the epitome of “why are you hitting yourself”

[@thebishopchess]

“you’re the World Champ, you can do whatever you want” aw, thanks Levy

[@bisomarei668]

The bishop.

[@legasius9358]

@@bisomarei668 he used to be The Pawn

[@dhiabenzineb9745]

@@legasius9358 underpromotion BM

[@phen-themoogle7651]

You underpromote pawns to bishops to win always? @The Bishop xD

[@veergosu8137]

@@legasius9358 knight is the best

[@mfbjo6854]

I love how moving the King around early game is exclusive to masters and sub 800's

[@christiantaboada]

So true lol

[@clarencebayer79]

My favourite King walk was Ivanchuk winning with King on D4, that was a disgusting game lol

[@alerted0]

And don’t forget me

[@themostdiabolicalhater5986]

@@alerted0 he said sub 800’s

[@ishkanark6725]

Sub 600's more like

[@bennetth7008]

4:56 Gotham: "Oh not there, that's not- there, there." Me, somehow mid-1400s: "Why? Seems like a fine move..." Gotham's arrow: "Hangs a rook in one move." Me: "Yup I saw that."

[@rn6467]

Your comment holds true for a mid 400 too, like me

[@echratus]

This comment holds true for a mid 100 like me

[@thebishopchess]

board vision has stopped responding

[@SukhwinderSingh-pe7vx]

True for me too (950)

[@JoeARedHawk275]

i assume mid 1400 on lichess

[@X00000370]

Some of the things I like about Magnus are: he plays chess with lots of different players online, he'll play unorthodox positions intentionally and he analyzed the fictional Beth Harmon vs. Vasily Borgov game just for the fun of it... A true champion!

[@christianbechhenriksen898]

Wasn’t he paid for that?

[@X00000370]

@@christianbechhenriksen898 Don't know what he gets paid to play online chess with random chess players, some of them not masters. Did Netflix pay him for his revies of "The Queens Gambit"? I only saw his review on KZbin and it looked like a "free-be" to me...

[@foxygamerxdyt7356]

"Magnus Carlson is a cultured individual so he takes en passant" Best quote

[@thesupersisters6415]

I see you are man of culture as well

[@mathadventuress]

@@thesupersisters6415 I see you are a man of culture as well

[@roelwalstra]

Okay.

[@ultimatedoug2227]

Cultured comrades here

[@neelsinghvi9694]

We meet again maybe in an shot on iphone meme

[@brigaider9119]

Man... I cannot express how much respect and appreciation I have for your determination and perseverance to keep making videos and interacting with us no matter what you go through. I look up to your consistency and I seriously wish and pray you get all the success you very much deserve Levy.

[@Sogkokou]

AMEN bro! Levy is a freaking masterclass at his chosen profession! He deserves at least five times the followers he's got. The only barely explicable and comprehensible thing is how and why was he not over a million mark followers any earlier. This fellah, along with the series "Queen's Gambit", is one of the most fervent and effective advocates and promoters of this so much loved by so many people intellectual endeavour ! Only he is far more effective and consistent than any other at doing it 💪😎

[@jarilinton4653]

Absolutely, you are a legend Levi

[@endoflevelboss]

Yeah he keeps making videos no matter what pain or anguish he faces. Could the insane KZbin paycheck have anything to do with the man's iron will? No, it's all love for you brigaider9119.

[@soffmusic9655]

Love your videos. Can you make one of your day to day studying prices for chess? And possibly of how other ratings should spend their time studying?

[@PhilGerb93]

@@endoflevelboss LMAOOO

[@adibalabharat8247]

He hasn't crushed me yet so I am obviously a super gm Edit: it seems that i unknowingly copied lemonades comment, probably because this is a very epic and original joke

[@LeventButSpeedrunning]

Obviously.

[@Conejo..]

You copied my comment

[@notAYUSHGAMING]

Me too

[@Thatsweat]

If I got 1 elo for everytime this joke was used I would beat stockfish and alphazero easily

[@Conejo..]

@@Thatsweat you would gain elo but not skill

[@OM-sb2bd]

Magnus plays everybody - love his online channel where he just randomly picks relatively high level Joe/Jane Does from around the world. Plays game after game after game while narrating and having fun. Once in a long while he loses one. He takes it with a grain of salt. The fact that he can be The Greatest and still does this Everyman stuff is a gift for all chess lovers. Just think if Fischer had been as well adjusted and sociable…

[@KBP120]

He should go to coffee chess

[@deanvanzelst5011]

So basically its just magnus saying “fuck it lets just do something random” exept for him it works.

[@FabledGentleman]

Yeah because he knows that all these players are good at opening theories, so by avoiding playing any known lines, he destroys them by not letting them use their preparations.

[@markhathaway9456]

He isn't doing "random", it just seems that way to the lesser mortals.

[@peterjames232]

I think, Magnus use to practice in awkward positions. The other players just prepare for sharp and theoritical positions, and forget to play this street chess.

[@PO3TRYN3NTROPY]

Basically the thing which Fischer said made chess boring to him.

[@joulupukki1607]

But when magnus does something random it rly aint random

[@strongside4565]

Even when doing puzzles, Hikaru shows how super gms are just a different species. Levy will struggle with a position while Hikaru has the top 10 engines moves planned out in 2 minutes.

[@LeventButSpeedrunning]

Everyone's gangsta until Levy starts talking Anime

[@motijewelsghatkoparw8516]

The og. LEVENT K***** IS NO MORE??? WHT. HAPPENED TO HIM. RIPPP

[@moonlightfinger]

He didn't pronounce correctly the "mou" part btw. You need to lengthen that "o" sound.

[@LeventButSpeedrunning]

@@motijewelsghatkoparw8516 He's fine, I'm his alt. He even published a community post.

[@tamelnv7048]

@@moonlightfinger It was good enough

[@khouryyouness1816]

I literally died, on god☠☠☠

[@loophole9973]

Lmao Magnus is that dude who is max level and goes to the level 6 village with a lvl 1 broadsword and just fucks around

[@TheHigherSpace]

This is so accurate lol

[@raphaelmainguy-theriault1635]

Best comment hahaha

[@GJAkuo]

Based af.

[@PurpleNinja7777777]

So many L's in his name and Magnus gave him another.

[@cresuso]

lmaoooooo

[@chrisboylan304]

😂😂😂 good 1 lol

[@Jagx]

lolol.. too funny.

[@austinwheeler3665]

100th like, well deserved

[@ked7927]

@@dakotapfeifer399 salty

[@jedscratchard1204]

So basically when Magnus plays a lower rated player he just fucks around

[@namura2414]

Sooo, another way to say how u said. Basically he just fxcked around with every1 cuz every1 is lower rated than him.

[@arvidd]

Exactly what I was thinking haha

[@cedmelancon]

He wants to win so he goes out of theory where known draws are and the demonstrates how better he is at actually calculating.

[@FabledGentleman]

@@cedmelancon Exactly right.

[@NicoDavid]

can't wait for NEPO vs CARLSEN in november

[@fheenicks]

No nut November

[@Chesscology]

Chess lods

[@buuythbuuyth1412]

@@fheenicks HAFADSCAGAGha

[@CHESSAHOLICS]

Nico let's play chess hmmmmmm...

[@Scauldy]

Whats the date in November? Thanks. Should be brilliant.

[@chessx6847]

Judging from Magnus' manner of play he really seems to enjoy just playing chess. For the fun of it. Many of his moves look so amateurish if looked at separately. But, brought together, they form something magical. Real beauty. Elegant blend of simplicity and power.

[@ishkanark6725]

Poetry

[@guillaumelagueyte1019]

I'm not sure if that's something he said himself, or if it's something another strong player said about him, but it seems that playing weird openings is a way of making sure his opponent can't rely too much on theory opening and/or on strange opening traps. So Magnus is willing to give a little bit of an advantage by playing a move that's not optimal (or else it would be part of the main line), because he deems that he will be able to just outplay anyone when they're in uncharted territory.

[@zerohero3419]

After watching the video, I figured out how Magnus beats all these players. The truth is actually quite simple, he just moves his pieces.

[@Carlwatkins1984]

"This is like tying your shoes together and playing hop scotch" great line Levy and thanks for all the videos and teaching us so much chess knowledge in an interesting way. It's great that you analyse some of Magnus"s playing for us because it makes it a bit easier to understand. Thank you.

[@isavedtheuniverse]

Argh, but why??? Like I have studied this position for so long and I can't figure out what makes it a bad move. I must be missing something completely obvious.

[@korosensei4873]

35:20 And the eyebrow raise sends chills down my spine...

[@phoenixzohar]

I died when he said it!

[@jaysingh1457]

Do make a part 2. It's cool to watch magnus crushing other opponents. *Magnus fanboy here*

[@7inrain]

Word.

[@vladmarcu3536]

I think everyone is more or less a Magnus fanboy. the guy is just formidable in every aspect

[@slavicleshen9666]

What an insane style... Just wow... I probably wouldn't even be able to analyze these games properly so thanks for doing it for us Levy

[@phen-themoogle7651]

Yeah, it's so interesting to me how Magnus can play any opening without caring and just deeply understanding the winning endgame structures/gradually builds towards those. His pawn moves were extremely educational to me (2150 lichess blitz player) Definitely it's great that Levy analyzes them, helpful for me too xD :) It would've taken me a lot longer to draw some of the same conclusions. It's so entertaining and easy to process this way :)

[@noiiiiiize]

I'm a Schrödingers GM; a person who has never played ranked chess, so I am both better than Magnus and a 400 simultaneously.

[@GloopSerious-nt9dv]

Watching you I can say that my game didn't improve as much because I am getting old and Alzheimer is probably asking around about me, but I begun liking game once again, and thank you for that.

[@GloopSerious-nt9dv]

@@jhernandez7132014 Lol

[@GloopSerious-nt9dv]

@@jhernandez7132014 I have to tell you something, I don't want to lie... I am not Enlil in fact

[@3YearsApart1613]

Why is it that when I watch your video it all makes sense, but when I see a fresh chess board against my opponent I have the strategy of a child?

[@levysrook1277]

I thought Levy will tell us about Magnus' ex-crushes in the chess community

[@legueu]

missed opportunity for sure

[@danielyuan9862]

Clearly, that was intention in the title. Also, looking at your name, how's the b1 square? Or would you have rather been on a4?

[@levysrook1277]

@@danielyuan9862 I prefer the a4 square since I am Levy's Rook and he likes Ra4😀

[@con_el_maestro3544]

"All Magnus had to do was raise his hand to slap you like a great parent, I don't condone slapping your kids... Unless absolutely necessary"... Aye-eye mate😂

[@dieterwahnsiedler6219]

Yeah, kind of a weird thing to say. His videos are too good for me to care though.

[@antonbothig9795]

Yea i like the dude but that's just harsh to say. But the hell do I know I don't have kids

[@antonbothig9795]

Great video though! Love the way he explains complicated moves for morons like us and him to understand anyway

[@con_el_maestro3544]

@@antonbothig9795 No you're right... I also think it's harsh, but I also know he's just joking. He is just being a moron😂, Our moron💖

[@memory199726]

Slapping ur kids unless absolutely necessary seems like a safe statement to me not harsh at all

[@englishmuffinpizzas]

In reference to IMs being really good at chess: I looked it up, and a conservative estimate of the number of people who play chess is 500,000,000. IMs are approximately top 5,000 worldwide. That puts them in the 99.999th percentile of all the people who play chess. These are the people that Magnus is dominating in this video

[@rosemaris5754]

As someone who’s been top 500ish in video games before. The skill gap between a top 500 and a top 10 is almost as big as the skill gap between an average player and a top 500.

[@BuzzSahas]

@@rosemaris5754 I don't have so much knowledge, SERIOUSLY?

[@unculturedswine5583]

@@BuzzSahas i guess it might be because if we think talent, suitable environments and commitment are both on spectrums, while it might seem like statistically with more players, more will reach the ceiling meaning therell be more than just a few top monsters, Having more players also widens the spectrum of talent, environments and commitment, meaning the upper limit can change drastically as well and therell be huge skill divides even at the very top, and the top will be far closer to the human limit, Assuming the sport is difficult enough and the skill cap has room left, the best in a sport with less players will just be ordinary when compared to the best in a sport when it has a lot of players, Maybe its cause of something like that

[@rosemaris5754]

@@unculturedswine5583 thank you, you put it much better than i was able to.

[@BuzzSahas]

@@unculturedswine5583 It makes so much sense now

[@RikMaxSpeed]

I got this: Carlsen wins by doubling pawns!! If the opponent doubles his pawns, they lose, and if Carlsen double his own pawns, he wins. Simples. 😄

[@jamesMK101]

It's nice to see Levy in a good mood again after last video. Whenever chess gets me down it always takes me way longer to recover haha

[@clomath555]

Me: taking notes, getting hyped Also me, after my next game: "Am I Magnus Carlsen? No."

[@drutgat2]

Love the comment re. one of Magnus's moves, "Look at this. What the hell is going on?!" (23.46). You saying that "It's such an endurance battle to play Magnus" reminded me of Judit Polgar's comment that playing Magnus was like, "Drowning". I really enjoyed this, and would very much like to see more of these, particularly analyzing Magnus's nonsensical moves that result in his victories.

[@TamOBanterAndHisMagicDecanter]

Me: E4 Magnus: Smirks Me: I resign.

[@CaptnCondor]

I learned that bishops and knights can move backwards whenever by watching these Magnus games

[@mediamannaman]

You are a good teacher. You are where you should be. I like how you explain Carlson's moves. It makes me think that Magnus is always thinking about how to keep all of his pieces in the best position and doesn't get tunnel vision on trying to execute a specific attack. He doesn't mind trading pieces as long is he never loses his control of the board overall.

[@GSTenor]

Dude, you're great! Don't give up on GM. You grouped yourself with the top few thousand players in the world, which is ridiculous and epic, but you don't have to be at your peak. It's cool if you're happy with being in the top few thousand group, but we're all behind you, and you can do this!

[@liviumatei5681]

LOL, 35:10 ... and Maguns Carlsen is like "omae wa mou shindeiru"... just epic.🤣🤣😂

[@R_Riley]

Hope to see GothamChess keep entering into chess tournaments. I hope he does not let adversity deter him from fighting to reach GM to which I believe he should get.

[@JimmyLundberg]

I'm so hyped for Carlsen - Nepo. Nepo can play wild and crazy, but he has also shown that he can play slow and solid. No matter what approach Nepo chooses I think it'll be one of the best wc matchups in years and years.

[@roelwalstra]

i just dont want another russian wc but yeah

[@sjgh.r]

Roel Walstra why not

[@grekii]

I suppose because russia has dominated chess for a long time

[@peterjames232]

I don't know Nepo very well, but every video with him I have met, he act like a douche. Lol, I am supporting Magnus!

[@randomrandomnesss2188]

Hope you like draws

[@animaroku]

The game against Eugene is just INSANE!!!! how can anyone defend in this awful position? it looks so dead - his understanding is just magnificent - knowingly entering that position by understanding how to defend it, and using that imbalance to win is pure brilliance.

[@tejaskarthickthangaperumal9530]

no it is magnusificent

[@christiantaboada]

my monkey brain can't see the motives behind anything Magnus does. Granted I play around 1500 but this man is not from earth. Any engines would slap anything he does. He's so incredibly unorthodox but he always comes out on top somehow and even grand masters don't know how

[@quitted7276]

@@tejaskarthickthangaperumal9530 the window is over there.

[@tejaskarthickthangaperumal9530]

@@quitted7276 ?

[@quitted7276]

@@tejaskarthickthangaperumal9530 the pun, I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

[@cristoferbecerra306]

Levy: "I've hung my queen 3 times today" Me: "Am I Levy Rozman???"

[@benismann]

31:12 being polite to such things before it became "mainstream" as to say. Respect

[@puzzlepenguin2910]

Levy: He just makes it look so easy Magnus: Of course, I'm the world champion

[@christiantaboada]

Not just any world champion. I feel people who are the top 10 are so far from him somehow.

[@jamesw512]

I love that Levy always makes the super accurate mma references in these.

[@amjan]

I just noticed that!

[@worsethanjoerogan8061]

Apparently this is how many GMs felt playing Fischer. It's not like they blundered a single losing move, he just slowly outplayed them over the entire game.

[@markhathaway9456]

YES, and the exchanging of one kind of position for another is also Fischer-esque.

[@robby_zhang]

Whenever I play chess I try to play like Magnus Carlsen but I end up more like Carlos Magnusen

[@aaronbulmahn3817]

I think what I like about Magnus is that he is -to a terrifying degree- cold blooded on the board but humble and funny outside of the game.

[@lolzguyl]

Magnus Carlsen is the only player that consistently makes me think, "is he actually ten steps ahead?"

[@albertmcmullen2669]

Magnus reminds me of Capablanca in his play. The simplicity and flexibility of exchanging one advantage for another.

[@boredVAR]

I love this compilation of games. Hoping to see the same for his challenger, Ian Nepo and his tactical brilliances. Excellent video here Levy. Biggest fan and I watch every vid. Best commentary. He should be helping Peter Drury with the commentary of United against Liverpool tomorrow

[@kayhansadr5430]

35:18 the way he said the Nani meme was soooo clean

[@TheEternalElir]

35:18 Best part of the video, I laughed so hard 🤣

[@tearsofthefallen8197]

Gotham: "Double Sets of double L's" First set of Ll in Llobell: "Am I a joke to you?"

[@ItsRedTiger]

35:20 Levy is trying to talk in japanese but Russian accent kicks in!

[@moderation1185]

After watching your tournament series and the number of different lines that need to be figured out, I have a new appreciation for how hard it is to actually do this.

[@pranshavvyas4738]

Finally Levy's thumbnail editor is back after a long vacation.

[@psychohist]

Magnus versus top 1000 is like top 1000 versus top 1,000,000 - factor of a thousand in each case.

[@haleysettembre]

51st day of translating Levy's titles into Neapolitan: "Comm Magnus Carlsen sfonn e maestr e scacc"

[@QuentinPoverino]

Accirili Carle' accirili!

[@theodorostsachalis4189]

Με το καλό να τις χιλιάσεις

[@ChessGrandPasta]

26:55 Magnus’ shoes is almost as impossible as Worcestersceshtcishre sauce

[@johnchessant3012]

Magnus inserted his rook into Levy's open file

[@motijewelsghatkoparw8516]

🤣🤣🤣 Ik this is copied but it's too funny

[@jeal5022]

35:05 Lmao I love that there's still energy this late in the video

[@kbanderson7102]

25 mins in and GC throws out a 15 year old UFC reference. I appreciate the balance...

[@Cyberaser]

18:14 - no, you don't have queen d5. you would have to take the pawn on d4. what am I missing?!? (I know, black would lose the rook)

[@hyberjection]

You're correct I believe? From there though I think Bxe4, fxe4 or Qxe4, then Qxd4 would be winning for white still?

[@chuukki]

one thing magnus and levy have in common: they both fight children

[@dogacakar1412]

Please make a series on "top ten GMs vs rest of mortals", after this video, I really start wondering that if its just about Magnus, or every "super GM" possesses the same skill.

[@Mathijs_A]

This has me wondering: who's the lowest rated player who has beaten Carlsen in classical since, say, 2010. Does anybody know? He has barely lost in classical right?,

[@eldoreschess2428]

@John Dew Don't forget Esipenko and Bu xiangxi. But he has blundered vs 2500 Gm's in classical but forgoy the names.

[@sakuragi_hanamichi3263]

2200 in 2014

[@uzanuda]

Yannick Pelletier in 2015, who was rated around 2550

[@Mathijs_A]

@@uzanuda I see, thanks

[@kheireddineattala1281]

magnus taking keymer's second knight was the carlos magnussen gambit

[@112233JORDAN]

You know how when you watch lower rated players, you can identify their patterns and predict the kind of mistakes they tend to make or tactics they dont anticipate. I wonder if there is something specific that Magnus can identify in other grandmasters' games that he could specifically point out that they don't even know. Maybe it's just being more consistent. But maybe there is that little something he knows that gives him that edge.

[@wcc4269]

As Levy said, it seems that he just doesn't give a shit. lol He is never afraid to change the position or whatever. Kinda like how an engine always finds the best move even if a position is lost aand it cant have emotions about it.. Obviously, other GMs can almost always find the best move but Magnus will just completely deviate from what "He should do" or how a position "should be played." and just continue on finding the best moves, and acting like nothing happened. I feel like that messes with even the other top guys. Ever notice how Hikaru does weird faces on stream when he sees something unfamiliar? I feel like Magnus just isnt fazed by anything. A tiny difference like that can matter, just overall mindset. On top of that, he will literally just play a single game for like 12 hours and not care.

[@anisingh5437]

brilliant video . It amazes me how Magnus extracts win from almost drawn game. Levy you have outdone yourself with this video.👍

[@maedhros9285]

Day 2 of reminding everyone that Levy prefers us over Twitch chat because we don't make the same jokes over and over again.

[@thisbethedave]

Isn't the "Day x" thing just a joke being told over and over?

[@maedhros9285]

@@thisbethedave Congratulations, you got the joke...

[@mathieuaurousseau100]

I feel like there's a logical inaccuracy in this endeavour I also feel like it's probably the whole joke

[@axellorenzojohansson4925]

Day one of politely asking people to dont do the ask joke

[@aluminiumknight4038]

@@maedhros9285 not funny

[@onmc4754]

“That cliff looks far away” runs and jumps of it

[@DANIEL-tk4ho]

Even if am dreaming about me fighting him in chess he still beats the shit outa me 🙂

[@TB-kl5vn]

That light square play in game 2 is so easy, yet ridiculous. In a blitz game also...

[@antonkostov1691]

You're so great, man. Your commentary is amazing and lucid. And the way you get excited about the game is so entertaining and motivating. Keep the good job!

[@KeisariYT]

Levy I don't know if you can see this, but your videos helped me to move forward in chess. I started the beginning this year with some basic knowledge and yesterday I reached 1000 elo in rapid. Thanks for all the instructive and funny videos!

[@ethakis]

I’m convinced that Magnus started playing chess just to pass time until he chooses to reveal himself as the god emperor.

[@Yepitsmedude]

35:20 stuff like this makes this not only educational but entertaining. Plus it’s chess so that’s always fun to watch

[@iancarpenter5488]

today I finally broke 400 elo. which I know isn't impressive but feels good to actually see some improvement in my game. The alphazero videos actually helped a lot. I use alphazero's opening now for white and since I've started using it I have like a 80 percent win percentage with white. i still suck with black though lol

[@zBrain0]

I've been bouncing between 700-800 for a long time. If you break through at any level and maintain it, you can feel good about it.

[@suvratpandit5701]

Try the kings indian. Helped me alot. I went from 300 to 660(my current rating ) in blitz without much hassle. Ofc try to minimise blunders. I make a shit ton of em and end up punching the air aggressively . Idk if it'll work in matchups with higher rated players...but for beginners like me I think the kings indian is pretty good and safe.

[@neildeutschmann7194]

maybe look into the french defence with black, it's solid and avoids some of the nonsense white can attempt in 1. e4

[@quirenciatala437]

You have to obviously learn qgd theory and Sicilian for black as 400+ alpha zero opening is good try learning sf14 as well then you can hope for one day reaching 500.

[@tonito5588]

I’d suggest something really solid like a caro kann or french defense with black. At lower elo, just play solid and your opponent will eventually self-destruct.

[@wot_hog]

I have finally learned how to watch Levy's presentations: just set the speed to ×2 and enjoy getting dizzy watching the moves blur across the board. No difference to regular speed.

[@clashwithpebbles4882]

Magnus Carlsen might be the GOAT of endgames but Gotham is the GOAT of streamers

[@godnessdoll]

I love your materials, no Botez Gambits, no shows, just what i love in free time - chess.

[@hellothere2880]

Are there really only a couple thousand titled players, damn gotham kinda good at chess

[@khodersamad3482]

Yeah about 5000 GMs and IMs.

[@GustavoSilva-ny8jc]

5:20 This game is reminding me when you start your journey, when you start to get a feel for the pieces is like they are alive in your head, telling where they can and "want" to move, all the possibilities and responses flowing at the same time, you're like an Westworld Android or Paul Atreides after his awekening, overwhelmed by your own thoughts. it really pushes your System 2 to the limit. It's also the easiest way to do that, to develop the skill of thinking hard and for longer periods of time, of challenging your assumptions (like a Superforcaster would), unless you settle for memorizing the correct playbook move. Is a quite unique experience, you feel like Kaiji playing Mahjong "ugh, my head!".

[@pasqualesimonelli1513]

Day 1 of writing to levy to continue the ELO SWAP series, I loved that!

[@gen_jose3380]

Game 3 was ridiculously beautiful. Straight up like a michael jackson song with the amount of times magnus slid his bishop back.

[@AryanDaEpic]

Magnus - alright which chess master do I have for breakfast...? Levy - *gulp*

[@darktechno8321]

This is way cooler (and less headache inducing) than watching an engine beat down petty humans

[@AarononYoutube]

Analysis from the losers point of view against Magnus with the engine to see how he could have been beat.

[@GoatMee]

Haha, nice job with the Anderson Silva Forrest Griffin reference, "swoosh swoosh boink I give up" 😂

[@PJ_enjoyer]

The tittle should rather be *How levy Rozman crushes Chess masters*

[@PJ_enjoyer]

If you know what I am referring to

[@howitzer1024]

35:21 I think Levy should voice this dialogue in every Anime.

[@larry_berry]

Not to brag, but I have never been defeated by a single gm.

[@sujitpatil2607]

Cause you haven't played any of them

[@user-svqmbiv]

@@sujitpatil2607 that's the joke.

[@ajaybenjamin3087]

Same , does that make us wizards?

[@sujitpatil2607]

@@user-svqmbiv I know

[@jasongabor3018]

Only the taken GMs?

[@bentleyjordan7441]

I’ve been teaching my son how to play chess for about a year 1/2 now. He just got his first win against me today thanks to you lol. Very proud moment, keep up the good work man we have learned a lot from you.

[@Conejo..]

He hasn’t beat me so I am a super gm