Chess Toilet Cheating Scandal (2006)

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The Toiletgate World Chess Championship controversy from Elista 2006. Vladimir Kramnik and Veselin Topalov involved in this chess drama.
0:00 Intro
0:59 Game 2 of Match
9:08 DRAMA BEGINS
12:40 Game 9 of Match
17:26 MORE DRAMA
19:13 Game 15 of Match
23:33 Game 16 of Match
27:49 EPILOGUE OF DRAMA
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[@blossomjewel3522]

The fact that there was a chance of En Passant and it wasn't played shows the amount of control these players have..

[@livinglogically8180]

Any 1800+ player does that

[@ajiteshjoshi2492]

@@livinglogically8180 yup

[@Chizzle69420]

@@livinglogically8180 it's a joke

[@rohanofelvenpower5566]

yeap, most people when they see en passant they think its a free en croissant and take it before someone else does.

[@AbhishekKumar-uu4uj]

@@livinglogically8180 r/woooosh

[@bleachedbritishtea3725]

"There was massive cheating accusations involving a toilet." You have my complete attention.

[@youmnasehar6058]

I have a great sense of humour, so good that I am kind of a joke connoisseur ( I only laugh at great jokes) but your comment cracked me up as it was simplicity in itself

[@seaneee8229]

@@youmnasehar6058 tf self rightous much?

[@tomasiriarte5142]

@@youmnasehar6058 lol

[@henryalexander7325]

@@youmnasehar6058 I actually recently received my third joke Grandmaster norm meaning only the most stockfish-approved bangers of humor can evoke the slightest chuckle out of me. Get on my my level, bruh.

[@Speedster___]

Lol

[@jusleejolm1042]

The electrical engineer who forgot a cable in the ceiling: "gulp."

[@stoutlager6325]

It was an electrical cable! It can't even transmit data! Aaaaaaah!

[@YT7mc]

@@stoutlager6325 why not? On/off Morse code type data would work. It’s chess, you could convey a move without very much data.

[@ZachTheHuman]

@@YT7mc true, but come on. It was such a stupid thing to be worried about, there’s no way it meant anything.

[@YT7mc]

@@ZachTheHuman I don’t think there was any cheating, but the idea of “it can’t transmit data” makes no sense.

[@ZachTheHuman]

@@YT7mc I know. He could grab one end and feel electric shocks for instance. But it’s still paranoid.

[@RagondinGirondin]

30:29 "They are probably trying to break another record of not looking at the opponent" Man this is so hilarious.

[@83n38]

"But they are very experienced at this"

[@Grasshopper7649]

@@83n38 you've probbaly misspelled a word since you edited your comment

[@soulreaverable]

You’d think if you’re gonna be too prideful to shake hands you’d at least not look like a middle schooler trying to avoid eye contact with their crush.

[@johannhowitzer]

Pro move in this situation would be to stare at your opponent the whole match instead. You've already got him looking anywhere but at you, take the opportunity to make him as uncomfortable as possible. Who knows, it might put him off his game a bit.

[@josenuvunga7565]

"There was cheating accusations like chairs, blueberry yogurt, hypnotizes"🤣🤣

[@yelloe_birb]

reminds me of a certain case involving a certain anna and some certain lip balm

[@RishabhSharma10225]

@@yelloe_birb Reminded me of Anna Muzychuk. She's the cutest chess player ever

[@angelaangks]

@@RishabhSharma10225 sus

[@AfonsoCL]

Hypnotists*

[@thorvaldspear]

@@RishabhSharma10225 sus

[@wizard_dynamo]

Controversy level : Grandmaster

[@IsterTheGnome]

Well, there was a long interview with Kramnik not long ago where he explained his view on that tournament. While toilet issue may sound funny it actually was a serious problem. Basically Kramnik suspected that after forcing him to go to public tiolet instead of the one restricted to players only next step would be some convenient guy suggesting him a move on the way there with scandal and possibly disqualification following. So he refused to play on such terms as his whole career and reputation could be destroyed if he was right

[@imno444]

@@IsterTheGnome last time I checked, nobody asked

[@parthbansal5859]

@@imno444 don’t be a **** head

[@leodecaprio2796]

@@IsterTheGnome nice collage essay

[@Unrevealingexistence]

@@imno444 I asked, now stfu

[@DanielPetri]

Can you make a video about the biggest blunders GMs have made?

[@normanlevy5471]

Agreed

[@steen3571]

Você aqui??

[@dionel1388]

Ahhaha there'a no mate in 1 HAHAHA. Oh... you mean here not there I mean twas a pretty bad game

[@skilledskeleton3124]

Banger video

[@mikethecubinator]

This would be a great video, in the mean time, GM Ashley has a great video of top players blundering on his yt page

[@maximum_75]

My friends: Chess is boring what is fun about it Me: Well it is complicated

[@dhushy63]

I know right

[@rohanofelvenpower5566]

its star wars without the CGI!

[@Justaplebxd1998]

''you wouldn't get it''

[@meneermankepoot]

*cable staring at you from the ceiling*

[@NeverGiveUp-sv2op]

Change ur friends bruh

[@SzopMichal]

Like when someone was accused of having an engine in their lip balm kekw

[@AayanamAnirudh]

Lol

[@legueu]

Anna Rudolf made a whole video about her experience. It's basically three adults bullying a kid and look like garbage in front of everybody.

[@damianvandenhaak]

Ye Anna...

[@Sheep.]

Anna Rudolf lol

[@shivgautam487]

@@legueu my knowledge of that scandal comes from Agadmators video. We are not same bro.

[@leshommesdupilly]

Kramnik: *goes in the toilet and takes out the paper in his pocket* The paper: "A pawn may capture en passant a horizontally adjacent enemy pawn that has just advanced two squares in one move. It's always forced." Kramnik: FFFUU***KKK ! I blundered En Passant !!!

[@iamtheteapot7405]

The idea of a world champion cheating with post-it notes is hilarious.

[@intoxicated_ecstasy]

so underrated comment 😂

[@CyVinci]

the trick to cheating in chess is hiding a mirror on the ceiling so that you can look up and see where your opponents pieces are

[@osman8950]

clearly the only reason Vladimir went to the bathroom too much is because he wanted to play the games with post nut clarity all the time.

[@kosed7041]

What the fuck did I just read…

[@nickpayne5191]

some jojo's bizarre adventure logic goin on

[@suezuccati304]

Me

[@dogukanmi6904]

Olum lan :D

[@caralho5237]

post nut clarity is just depression

[@vivekvaghela2274]

Aand vs Carlsen championship now feels like the most calm championship

[@govindaswamyshivagami5046]

Aand kuja

[@bobing1752]

Well it was calm wasn't it?

[@vikramkrishnan6414]

Anand's matches against Gelfand and Kramnik were also calm. In the case of Gelfand, maybe too calm

[@vedpardhi6409]

@@bobing1752 not exactly, coz one important member of Anand's team quit and joined carlsen's team just before the championship match, and as u know this world isn't kind and honest enough to expect no leak of preparation and strategies, so yes no way was it calm, anand just didn't rant coz he is such a gentleman

[@bobing1752]

@@vedpardhi6409 I disagree on the point that this wasn't calm. It was. This preparation thing was maybe upseting to them, but neither of them has talked about it (to my knowledge at least) so I'm safe saying there was nothing dramatic here. Just an anecdote and speculations. Also, going through the game, I don't think Magnus outprepared Vishy. So maybe all of this is just a nothing burger. Maybe not, but the thing is: they didn't talk about it.

[@vishal2352]

Guys.. notice Levi is blinking in a weird pattern, I think he's trying to ask for help in Morse code

[@and_I_am_Life_the_fixer_of_all]

just contacting kgb during the video made in the usa? hahaha

[@matteofusetti977]

@@and_I_am_Life_the_fixer_of_all using chess as a cover? this is some cold war stuff and i love it

[@aabishegaabi6047]

🤔

[@LeventButSpeedrunning]

Get some help.

[@priyanshchess4836]

@@LeventButSpeedrunning wow you are opposite of real levent

[@catandfishfc]

Forfeiting a game but winning anyway is an incredible flex

[@dav4661]

I never thought I’d hear the words “drama including chairs, blueberry yogurt and hypnotists.”

[@verzajr.2027]

What I learned form this video and the Hikaru drama: chess stars have insanely brilliant minds who really often behave like children.

[@ferriferoustourmaline]

what's the Hikaru drama?

[@californium-2526]

@@ferriferoustourmaline Nakamura played Hansen, Nakamura lost and said "I don't care, I don't literally care", then copystriked any video with the clip. Later, a fight in between Hansen and Nakamura was shown. Nakamura lost some subscribers before gaining back.

[@detectivemarkseven]

@@californium-2526 nice summary

[@genex8944]

@@californium-2526 wait what? That actually happened?

[@rapidboots3615]

@@californium-2526 wait did Hikaru copystrike videos of it or just a random bot doing it or somethin? don't know any of these stuff so pls don't shit on me

[@maringeorgiev7363]

Fun fact about that match - Kramnik went more than 40 times to the restroom in a single game.

[@bestinjames3518]

sus

[@lucianocastello9260]

Stomach problems

[@ClockBestEvent]

When in stress its normal to digestive system to squeeze and work.(sometimes it becomes a problem to me too when sports competition or exams)

[@dialecticsjunkie7653]

He also had health problems and was on medication for arthritis

[@ritsukasa]

@@rouenyu and there are aphantasia, hiperphantasia, etc there are levels of quality of mental image. I can play chess blindfolded with much effort and much weaker and I would expect it's the same with Kramnik but at the end you never know.

[@lucagerza7372]

You had curiosity but now you have my attention

[@mihailwarsavski8849]

Who asked

[@madhurakavichandrarekha7364]

@@mihailwarsavski8849 it's a reference from django unchained

[@lilo675]

@@mihailwarsavski8849 i have to do it stop saying WhO asKEd

[@mihailwarsavski8849]

@@lilo675 who asked

[@shashlik7959]

Unless you put in my curiosity there that sentence means something else lll

[@shivamchowdhary190]

Clicked faster than Kranmik could go to the bathrom

[@absolutelynothingcanada]

“Chairs, blueberry yogurt, hypnotizes”

[@asrieldreemurr7577]

He said hypnotists

[@Speedster___]

Time stamp?

[@absolutelynothingcanada]

@@Speedster___ 00:12

[@byomkeshbabu]

For which Korchnoi had to wear sunglasses and play karpov.

[@Tyubirocks1]

"Toiletgate WC Match" I see what you did there

[@kosed7041]

I would like this comment, but it already has 69 likes 😩

[@quansinus9941]

Topalov's crossed arms game in the last clip? Iconic

[@leonhardk5596]

Legend said 6:40 He saw rook h4 but he didnt like it... :(

[@deepjain7765]

Most underrated comment

[@the_Punisher_]

You are not a psychic 🙄

[@georgeskhater487]

@@the_Punisher_ you're hickaru's sidekick

[@leonhardk5596]

@@deepjain7765 thank you

[@Speedster___]

@@georgeskhater487 lol

[@yelloe_birb]

title: 2 Grandmasters. 1 Toilet Drama me: yes. this is the content we want.

[@isum9674]

2 grandmasters 1 toilet sounds a bit iffy

[@lalita_4278]

@@isum9674 😂😂😂🤣🤣wtf

[@cenariusbg]

@@isum9674 have you not seen 2 girls 1 cup ... Do not search for it. Just don't

[@Whatsthemata]

whos here after kramnik accusing hikaru of cheating

[@Joshwaheazo]

Probably everyone 🤭

[@tfwthewhen]

the way kramnik just swivels away on his chair at the end lmao

[@dipakbhatt16]

Thank you Levy. Today for the first time I was able to beat Stockfish level 5. This progress goes completely to you. I’ve been watching your videos and lessons and I have been learning a lot.I got some subs from Twitch and I made a contribution to you via Paypal as a token of appreciation for all that you do. With kind regards Dipak

[@AS-bc8fg]

30:28 Now they carefully have to ignore each other xD. GM beef is so cute its funny, you accused me of cheating on the most prestigious stage of our careers? WELL I WONT SHAKE YOUR HAND! *crowd gasp*

[@AS-bc8fg]

@Bot AtChess i am now imagining something like a slice of life but with chess grandmasters as the characters xD The Daily Lives Of Chess SuperGMs

[@AS-bc8fg]

@Bot AtChess ye im caught up to sangatsu, rei has gotten so far its like we watched him grow up, which is odd to say cause im younger than him hehe Anyways yes 3-gatsu is amazing ,10/10 manga

[@AS-bc8fg]

@Bot AtChess a chess manga/anime could honestly work wonders,good game adaptations like sangatsu and chihayafuru shows that it can be done ,but we may have to wait quite a while before a chess based piece comes along BTW whats your top 5 anime

[@imightbebiased9311]

I like the one where Topalov extends his arm forward like it's gonna be a handshake NOPE, jebaited, just setting the clock. And then in the background you see Levon and Anish actually shaking hands.

[@AS-bc8fg]

@Bot AtChess I've read the higurashi vns, I know exactly what you mean my friend Haven't seen lain yet, it's on the watchlist for now, will get to it Death note is probably in the top 3 most well known anime , although yes it did have a slight decline post L death but yes, one of my firsts and definitely good Monster manga is 10/10, it was amazing to see how attached we got to characters who lasted for 2 TO 3 CHAPTERS AT MOST, Johan is probably the best antagonist of all time Haven't seen kings game or flowers of evil, I'll add to the watchlist Anohana and the tears we cried that day *KIMI TO NATSU NO OWARI SHORAI NO YUME OOKITA KI BOWO WASURETAI* Terror in resonance is criminally underrated, I just wished they'd gotten a better end

[@flora5090]

Topalov: * sacrifices a queen * Also Topalov: "I'll fcking do it again!"

[@freddymars2014]

Toilet Gate brings back a lot of memories

[@matthiasjoester4691]

The famous Water Closet match. Here we go

[@ChessGrandPasta]

well well well this didn’t age so well now did it?

[@deklares1]

Hope you get your channel monetisation back, bro. The most engaging and entertaining chess teacher I have found on KZbin. You make the theory enjoyable. Appreciate you, Levy!

[@3ternalHours]

What happened here, exactly? I’m out of the loop...

[@Tombsar]

@@3ternalHours Levy decided to split from his KZbin management network (no idea why), but didn't realise that doing so would remove his ability to monetize videos. I think all he has to do is ask KZbin to give him that status again (they don't have any obvious reason to deny it), but who knows how long it will take...

[@milanmilacic9311]

Imagine how terrible it must feel when one of them loses to another

[@shaashwatsingh3207]

Still waiting for the video of Vishy winning the candidates and challenging Magnus for world championship as you promised

[@foreverbooked2964]

lol

[@NotoriousKhamid]

Add #suggestion. Wait! Wrong channel.

[@WarpedSpectrumMusic]

@@NotoriousKhamid what the...

[@arkishchakraborty3787]

Come on this video series will end soon, save some for later 😩😩

[@Halberd38]

Very interesting…

[@jeremysmith2370]

"I feel like one of them should have pulled up in an all adidas outfit and squatted outside next to a black bmw" lmao

[@moritz5378]

23:00 Can we please appreciate how casually Levy says: „You have to put them in separate rooms like game theory“

[@hectorbat]

Thank you so much for making these videos Levy! I love these chess stories so much! Please keep it up ♥️

[@priyanshupaswan2184]

here after he accused hikaru of cheating online

[@ironerrow618]

Hey Levy. Hope you’re doing alright. You’ll probably never see this, but just letting you know, I appreciate your videos. Helps me stay distracted from some of the harder things in life. If you ever feel stressed to make content, feel free to take a break for as long as you like.

[@neelll]

i was just trying to find a gotham video that i hadn't watched yet couldn't find any , but you came in clutch Love your content, 1M coming soon

[@jasper6564]

Hey Levy, love the videos, they've really helped me improve. I was thinking maybe you could make one where you go through the history of the world championship (first one, times it's been split/controversies, etc.).

[@liam9801]

normally i cant watch YT content for more than 15min but the way you tell the story or strategy and also make it informative and fun to watch really makes me forget that im wachting videos of 30min or 50min+ keep it up!

[@lexxon11]

Beautiful breakdown!!Veselin Topalov is one of my favorite players. Thanks

[@calm.aware.]

So, this Championship was basically a Queen‘s Gambit masterclass.

[@GiggityGooh]

Found your channel yesterday. Been binge watching it. Keep up the good work man

[@Anna133199]

Love it! So much drama. I just found your channel because of the BBC clip about chess streamers and the impact of the Queen's Gambit. I used to play a little bit of chess as a child, and we had a chess club at my elementary school, but it was all very basic. We didn't learn a lot of advanced chess and I never even came close to doing a ranked match. Then I saw QG and it has definitely renewed my enthousiasm.

[@paulanthony312]

0:41 Levy tryna earn his GM norm at killing flies

[@ZSide33]

Thank you Levy for making a video on Topalov, as a Bulgarian I can confirm he’s considered a hero among us; it’s a shame his international reputation is less than stellar (he’s a brilliant chess mind though)

[@tellurius4951]

I'm Russian, and Veselin is a one of the goats, he is a chess real magician

[@troyschwartz2105]

thanks for your content levy always enjoy watching your stuff here in NJ

[@essaessa6889]

One of the most entertaining chess videos i have ever seen ... i was not into chess at that period of time unfortunately , and i heard about this incident but did not now any details ... thanks brother 😁

[@patrick7228]

I never thought great storytelling and chess could go hand and hand until subscribing to this channel. Well done.

[@Davis...]

Why, WHY *WHY* AM I INTERESTED IN THIS

[@rangeldino2633]

Don't wanna know what your dark chess pieces are made of.

[@stoicanchor8721]

@@rangeldino2633 Damn, that's clever.

[@bennettgibson3738]

I would love to see a video on bad interview moments/questions!

[@nicktodorov669]

ive seen so many tournaments and played against small "tournaments" in college it feels very unnatural to not shake hands

[@mikawiguna9803]

Dude your channel grow so fast, 4.5 k subs per day

[@krisko171]

We cannot know what happened for sure, but you have to admit that Kramnik going up to 50 times to the bathroom each game is not normal... Every game!!!

[@chrin94]

I mean when you see the lengths the KGB went for doping athletes by drilling through walls in bathrooms to change samples around it's hard not to think they had a way to get him a computer of some sort.

[@JohnS-il1dr]

It's not normal. He was using the bathroom as a tactic to annoy tupolov. Kasparov would go to his waiting room after every move during his match with Anand

[@sailorjerry3720]

Really like this type of content! Thanks

[@dirtydeadasheville]

wow i just found this playlist. Cheers to GC the GOAT

[@EpicGifted]

"you took en passant so I guess anarchychess is happy" 😂😂😂

[@krzysztofkolodziejczyk4335]

Did Kramnik ever explain his ridicoulus amount of bathroom visits? Because it does look mighty suspicious. Diarrhea?

[@emperorsascharoni9577]

If you are bored and cant do anything, but sit and do nothing its pretty normal to go to the toilet more maybe even only to wasch your hands or drink some water.

[@vladimirgertner3960]

@@emperorsascharoni9577 They had water there, but more importantly 50 visits. Fifty? That's surreal. honestly, I do believe there is something off there.

[@emperorsascharoni9577]

@@vladimirgertner3960 If it was 50 over 3 games its just less than 3 times per hour. Still a lot though.

[@vladimirgertner3960]

@@emperorsascharoni9577 i mean, i get it, but if you go 3 times, then play a move, then you go 3 times to play the next move, it does get a bit fishy there.

[@denissergeev4146]

he said in an inerview that he has bradycardia(low pulse rate) so he needs to move frequently for blood to circulate normally

[@andreitiberiovicgazdovici]

I was studying the semi-slav defense, and Levy uploads this video...Thanks!

[@tarakatutube]

Hey Levy, Love your vids man ! Keep them rolling !

[@trex5863]

Even if Gotham makes a 1 hour video, I will definitely watch it completely because Gotham sends good vibes and is so cheerful that he lifts up my mood. Thankyou Dad!

[@NoOne-qi4tb]

Well, gotham doesn't look like a father fogure to me but when it comes to chess, sure.

[@wango6603]

Levy's storytelling is so good. I love it.

[@ya_hya]

My favorite so far

[@s.v.berezin1562]

Great video! Thanks a lot!

[@MorningNapalm]

On Kramnik's keychain was a tiny flashlight, of the kind you use to see the keyhole in the dark. Unknown to the chess organisers, Kramnik's manager was writing secret messages in invisibility pen on the white tiles, and Kramnik would use his ultraviolet flashlight to read them, then wipe them off and resume the match.

[@davidrobins1021]

Toiletgate WC match: I see what you did there...

[@LeventButSpeedrunning]

Idk why but chess drama is funny to me.

[@HansNieman]

Hello Levent 😇

[@LeventButSpeedrunning]

@@HansNieman Hi

[@LeventButSpeedrunning]

It's harder to blow a comment with my alt. Bruh

[@HansNieman]

@@LeventButSpeedrunning It will take time for everybody to realise who is the boss 😎

[@nicebro69]

Levyent K

[@basilb.4822]

Love the chess history alongside the games!! Makes for a very interesting video :)

[@vichyfrance4792]

Dude thanks for the video!

[@sanukayjayawardana9786]

We are waiting for your next video levy 😃😃😃

[@mikkkeyman]

I just have to appreciate what an entertaining personality Levy is. He's like the coolest teacher of the school in your childhood memories or the greatest storyteller in the family. Awesome, I really do appreciate this channel and his content. High five and thanks a million Gotham!

[@oscarbugge742]

Love the 30 minute videos. Always good content👍

[@alexandrdrozin2070]

Hey Levy, it was a great video, maybe you will do video about candidates tournament 2005 and insane performance of Topalov?

[@Notorious-S]

Video Title is reminding me of a video that i dont wanna get reminded of .....

[@bestinjames3518]

That's the purpose of the title

[@Notorious-S]

@@bestinjames3518 Maybe but Whats the connection between the 2 ?

[@fusettimatteo]

@@Notorious-S both of them needed to use the toilet

[@Notorious-S]

@@fusettimatteo i can dig deep to say that's not true because in that (shitty) video they did not use a toilet , but i get the idea its Banter like the UK fellas would say

[@fusettimatteo]

@@Notorious-S i said they needed it not that they actually used it

[@cookiekilbane5989]

Can you please do the Anna Rudolf lipstick controversy as she must’ve played very strongly for them to accuse her of that

[@ronfuse6993]

Subbed one closer to a million. Great content

[@kimtaewoo3274]

Thank you for awesome video

[@DakshSahni]

Gotham's channel is a masterpiece. Love you levy❤️❤️❤️ Have no words to explain your videos❤️ waiting for the Guess the elo next episode for which I play chess.

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[@shashlik7959]

@@kankitchen1452 just saying that can be a scam

[@satisfaction.9706]

Can we take a moment to appreciate Levy ruining his sleep schedule for providing us with 2 daily uploads? Also , thanks Levy for your content and making me into a better player , keep doing your stuff :).

[@mounandi9163]

Could you make a video about passed pawns in the middlegame? For example, how to defend against passed pawns through blockading, or how to attack with past pawns through removing the blockader?

[@TheKawww]

Thanks as always Levy!

[@drip2245]

Could you make a video about AlphaZero playing chess with seperate rules like no castling, self capture or different pawn moves?

[@mathias3240]

Im bad in english so i didnt understand so well what you said in the storytime but I like the chess games that you show us everyday, youre a great person

[@user-bk9fk2tq2z]

Tigers are cool. I like tigers.

[@mathias3240]

@@user-bk9fk2tq2z thanks man👍🍻

[@Ryan-ug9jm]

Your storytelling and explanations for moves are god tier.

[@sillychinas]

A video on Igor Rausis would be interesting. The person who got banned by fide and GM title stripped for cheating

[@ijmalhasif4411]

This is great... I'm a fan of kramnik play because I still don't understand his play and there's not much of a video of him... I would be happy to watch another video of him in gothamchess 🤗

[@butterfliesworld8172]

I like how "no logo" was written above Norway chess 2014 at 30:37

[@shashank22]

Fantastic video!

[@Chesshumor]

Yes, we know this story :)

[@eansengchang6840]

#suggestions day 6 of asking to look at the Reti-Alekhine 1925 game

[@sibadityapal1493]

The one with Rook E3 from Baden-Baden?

[@krishradio1]

Another superb game commentary with an underlying narrative that is as thrilling.

[@beckyscleanersock8395]

Starting my backtrack to watching all of Gotham’s videos I missed before 🥺

[@matthewpetrov3130]

levy where are you i miss you

[@progamer36]

*Clicked* faster than AlphaZero calculates mate in *69* (because people pointed out that I've already clicked)(also changing 91 to 69 on suggestion😂)

[@isum9674]

i think this is copied

[@pikatoste]

lmao

[@DakshSahni]

Yes it is from the video of alphazero crushed stockfish

[@sakshamtyagi4921]

You still clicking? I thought you already did

[@progamer36]

I typed it myself bro 🙄

[@JustPokey]

I started playing just yesterday after this channel randomly popped up into my recommend feed. Having a good time!

[@amandacraft6110]

Hey Levy, could you please make a video on OTB tournament prep/etiquette/tips? I have been playing chess online for years but attending my first OTB tournament next month and would appreciate any advice so I’m not a total dork! Thanks