I Love You, Subscribers! (Guess The Elo #31)

[@christiaan4003]

What a loser

[@ggtechno9093]

Pin OF Shame LOL

[@feelsdankman211]

Why would you berate yourself in front of everyone?

[@ggtechno9093]

@@feelsdankman211 xD

[@ori4283]

7

[@thesmokinggun42]

Pin of Shame

[@LouPanetta2]

"How bad was the game?" "Well, Levy started flipping out in Russian, so...." "Ooh, that bad..."

[@vladthemagnificent9052]

English language doesn't have such bad words to fully describe the pizdets that was happening over the board :D

[@108hindu]

Russian was the best of this content.

[@Dismiazs]

Idk why I really love when somebody calmly use Russian to swear

[@ataullahOG]

U have an L

[@tomriddle2257]

Wait, does Levi speak Russian? I always thought he is just making up fake Russian. Lol

[@wjesqew1299]

Day 1 of translating Levy speaking russian: 0:31 'frantsuzskaya zasheetah' is french defense 24:11 That's just completely fucked up… How can you play Ba5 when protect- …your Queen is protecting the Bishop, and then you're placing your King in front of the Queen like this. How can you play like this? Freak, that's just completely fucked up… What's this move? How! *And why is the king running back and forth?* to the right, to the left, freaking dancing!

[@TrueDao8000]

Thanks for the translation.Non Russian speaking people are thankful for the translation to understand the comedy.

[@cfilorvyls457]

I only understand the pizdec blin thanks to comrade boris

[@Kaanfight]

The translation is even funnier than I thought

[@ЧикиБамбоня-р9ж]

Сам ты лох

[@iPyroNigma]

Pin this youtube person!

[@PJ_enjoyer]

That sponsor was so good. I used to skip these sponsor ads in between, *BUT NOT ANYMORE*

[@bohoonkim501]

this video is sponsored by: him. subscribe.

[@snomhg3964]

@haneame08 I dont understand your life

[@zensxv6349]

Imagine if he puts a pin of shame on ur comment cos u skip da ads

[@martenijzerman7106]

I was really about to watch the whole sponsor😂😂😂

[@RK9.]

He skipped the sponsor ads for us

[@michar.7008]

Gotham: *Gives us more than 1 Guess the Elo per week* Viewers: It's... Impossible

[@YourPhysicsSimulator]

No, It's necessary *Loud organ music starts playing*

[@TKNinja37]

Viewers: That's impossible. Levy: _Improbable._

[@ultimatedoug2227]

@@YourPhysicsSimulator was fricking thinking to comment the same thing be my twin

[@aneesh7038]

@haneame08 you do know we can just search up perverse things instead of being scammed, right?

[@alonsomartins712]

@@aneesh7038 its a bot. I saw the same comment of another account in another video

[@lebannencrade1816]

love the sponsor, gonna order one right now

[@Vvvvliege.]

What a great sponsor ad read

[@CarlosAlvarado04]

Levy will pin you… 🤓

[@vedantplayz5261]

Me too

[@lockdownhcr2459]

🤣🤣

[@kooky45]

I hope they sponsor more channels

[@iJinx666]

"Don't let your opponents predict you, make your own opening" - Sun Tzu, a 200 elo player.

[@congregationbypresta]

Botez Gambit: Exchange Variation

[@Crystal_l_l_l]

pawn blunder gambit: declined

[@elbow_xd]

pawn h4 rook h3

[@ogluqqychess4452]

@@elbow_xd like a crab dragon

[@JubioHDX]

mustve been what white was thinking of when they played a delayed. bongcloud in the final game💀

[@PJ_enjoyer]

A guy in the Twitch chat of levy, wrote I sat on my balls and the worst part is that not a single person gave him the sympathy he needed.

[@Theycalledmebad]

Timestamp

[@user-vg3sx5zz1o]

Timestamp?

[@h-fz2184]

Timestamp pls

[@PJ_enjoyer]

I am so sorry but it was from another guess the elo video.

[@PJ_enjoyer]

If I find it I will tell you guys with timestamp.

[@NickMaovich]

I didn't quite get all of the "today sponsor is so good" but after using their product for a while I can confirm it's the best thing in my entire life

[@adamkings620]

lmao

[@anshumanagrawal346]

@@DiamondZapIkr

[@YourPhysicsSimulator]

Computers know nothing about chess, low ELO players know nothing about chess. Therefore, low ELO players are actually computers. That's the reason why nobody understands their moves

[@Ash-rx5wl]

Absolutely, just like 1*0=0 and 2*0=0 hence 1=2😂😂

[@lelouchvibritannia1919]

great logic

[@Tele230]

nobody understands them 😒 😞 🖤 💔 💀 🤘

[@ThePapaja1996]

i like your logic

[@alexsampson2630]

With that logic: All cats have 4 legs My dog has 4 legs Therefore My dog is a cat

[@bhavishyasharma3354]

Pure gold when he went full 'Mother Russia' 24:11

[@fatzio5foot7]

21:02 samay roasted in chat lmao

[@AYAN-si4ox]

Levy:- "Sack the damn rook on c4" Rook be like:- what have I done :/

[@Kaanfight]

Rook: What is my purpose Levy: you sacrifice yourself for a better position

[@AYAN-si4ox]

*Yeah rook is the choosen one*

[@TrugoyEveryDay]

"Rosen sub, you gotta play f3 so they don't play the Stafford" As a Rosen sub myself i can say, it's funny cause it's true

[@filyb]

Levy ignoring his sponsor is incredibly based

[@echratus]

What do you mean? the sponsor was there

[@drcgaming4195]

based on what

[@drcgaming4195]

@@echratus definitely 100% was there can confirm totally not a scam

[@stolenshortsword]

he contractually cannot ignore a sponsor.

[@yashmishra1212]

sponsored by John Cena

[@bocz4317]

that King's Indian Defense game was CLEAN

[@Ihaveafork]

Content idea: Can you beat a rating 600, rating 1000 and rating 1400 where at least half of your moves are pre-moves? and which was the hardest opponent? Obviously, 1400 is better than 600, but 600 is waaay harder to predict and makes you prone to blunders.

[@h4m419]

I'd love to see this

[@sioul1721]

Nice one

[@Noctoletsgo]

I have never watched a chess game in my life and I thought I would try and watch this, didn't even know what ELO means and I am in TEARS of laughter. Is this why everyone is waxing lyrical about chess recently? so funny and entertaining.

[@shivamdas1801]

Welcome to the community

[@maximussaktish]

Elo is basically chess power level

[@pocarski]

Basically all you need to know about Elo: - For every 400 points of difference, the odds of winning become 10 times better in favor of the higher rated player (i. e. 800 vs 400 have odds 10:1, 1700 vs 900 have odds 100:1 and so on) - After every game you gain or lose points based on the outcome and the difference in strength, aka losing to a weaker opponent punishes you harder than losing against a stronger one (similar with winning). Your opponent also loses (or gains) the exact same amount as you, so the winner effectively takes some points from the loser.

[@THEpicND]

Gotham guess the elo is great, might even make u want to play chess lmao

[@nishyanthkumar]

@@pocarski Me who beat a 1200-rated player while being an 800-rated player (unrated match) in a 10-minute game:

[@Matt-tp1si]

There is a lesser known variation in the French defense, in which you simply resign.

[@urierez1260]

The rating gambit, in which you resign after 1.e6 as to avoid playing against all their baguette croissant bullshit

[@loldirt2893]

@@urierez1260 I can’t anymore

[@danishasif1001]

Ironically my opponents tend to follow the "never resign" rule even when I play the French defense advance Nimzowitch variation

[@MorganMindfulness]

I thought this was the most well known variation of the French

[@badofchaos6086]

"You're telling me that's 1700 rated player hangs a fork on move 10"

[@snacqk6550]

171770???

[@agentdiablo7178]

@@snacqk6550 hung a piece on move 10

[@lyricvideoshd5662]

"Not everyone is as talented and as handsome as I am" - Levy Rozman

[@carlostembrevilla3805]

The confidence

[@mccluskeyp]

I think you might have meant Levi Roseman.

[@HimanshuSingh-cr4ir]

IM Rozman

[@benjaminhartmann4522]

its Levi

[@PJ_enjoyer]

@@mccluskeyp it's levy, go check his about section.

[@himanshuatri8198]

17:55 I am not sure anymore if Levi is watching a chess game.

[@nikolatesla6776]

I am 150 elo and that knight move really hit me on a whole new level.

[@arivedal]

thank you for your input, Nikola Tesla

[@delvindenni2432]

Shame for a person like Nikola to be 150 elo

[@awesomeone1784]

@@delvindenni2432 chess is hard

[@Rostam.]

Which one?

[@lomobster]

thanks, Nikila Tesla.

[@AlcyonEldara]

I played chess when I was a teen (never in a club). I started again after watching agad and now you. And this series, after a good laugh, made me reconsider how I play. The basic checklist is wonderful, my tunnel vision is less and less a problem. It probably doesn't mean much to you, but thank you :)

[@chess-clips3977]

Crazy amount of content even before the tournament

[@farminjojoreferences967]

@haneame08 This comment has japanese, english, russian and chinese...

[@IkaroJesse]

That was the best sponsor, i don't even skiped. I will buy this now

[@Waynechester_]

3 GUESS THE ELO IN A WEEK? LET'S GO!!!

[@tejpatel6652]

lets goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[@RiskyBisky11]

@@tejpatel6652 jomboy would appro

[@fastneuro9829]

Обожаю когда Леви говорит по русски

[@fabricatorzayac]

Очень непривычно и абсолютно прекрасно

[@thisisthemansworld8704]

Помню свой шок когда первый раз узнал😂😂

[@P1r4n]

Ich spreche nicht Russisch, also werde ich Deutsch sprechen. Ich hoffe, dass ok ist.

[@abeke5523]

Откуда он его знает? Он же американец?

[@glitchinsane]

@@abeke5523 его родители русские евреи, которые переехали в Америку, где он и вырос.

[@bullymaguire632]

2:30 rook b1 rook b1 make a move that makes no sense That move literally is crazy Why on earth would you play that

[@mradulalms]

Actually it makes sense cause you get control of the file and can take the b7 pawn *WAIT* this is a joke? WELP YOU CAN R/WOOOOSH ME NOW

[@ccclllxxxaaasss]

because it targets pawn and controls semi-open file

[@felbas4224]

I'm 1930 and I couldn't care less what openings you recommend. Your instructive materials (tournament recaps, GM preps, pro game coverage) is great and that's all I need

[@joelrussell8179]

You know you're chain blundering when Levy starts speaking Russian while reviewing your game hahahah I loved this episode. Game 3 was absolutely insane!

[@TateFM]

Had to comment to say that this was my all time favorite Guess the Elo you've ever done. The sponsor fake out was great and the passionate rant was incredible. Good look at your tournament.

[@danilmamaishev5476]

“That’s what you dad sounds like” and “permanent helium overdose” 😂😂 I’m laughing hysterically after hearing that.

[@simonedalprete6360]

When gotham is so kind that he skip the ads for you hahaahahah😂

[@weegomo]

@haneame08 wtf

[@LotFrat]

@@weegomo just another weird bot

[@1z4_]

@haneame08 to be fair yih aren't wrong about the KZbin thing

[@iamdivan7368]

Levy acting like a proud dad is the best thing about Guess the Elo

[@haleysettembre]

34th day of translating Levy's titles into Neapolitan:"Iscritt, sit a vita mij" thank you Levy you're a vita nostr too (usually Neapolitan singers say "you're my life" when they want to show their love towards their fans)

[@ferd1871]

1st day of fra m'è fatt schiattà

[@haleysettembre]

@@ferd1871 ahahhahahha

[@NICOCLASH]

Beutiful, me love pizzaeaters like u boss, boss me also mangiapizza. Dai Gotham sai inglese, spagnolo e russo, vogliamo anche l'italiano

[@ragheborfali3432]

We're at a point that we don't skip ads anymore, the ads skip us

[@EzerArthiom]

24:13 лучшая часть видео, для особых ценителей;))))

[@Andikl1]

Забавно, что Леви не запикивает русский мат в своих видео. Инетерсно, как ютуб оценивает двуязычные видео в этом вопросе.

[@EzerArthiom]

@@Andikl1 какой мат, не понимаю о чём ты, нет тут никакого мата...

[@thedoublearrowxmas]

Levi entertaining the audience like usual. Keep up the good work!

[@Ricqrdopina08]

Honestly only reason I check KZbin everyday hoping you uploaded a new video ! Thank you for the content!

[@broisbusy4394]

Hello Levy I just started playing chess some weeks ago and you've helped me a lot, I just wanted to thank you for that. All the best on your upcoming tournament btw.

[@broisbusy4394]

@haneame08 Done, reported.

[@keithfoley3360]

I love to start my chess games by getting a big gender-neutral center

[@janAlekantuwa]

Based

[@danielyuan9862]

Bringing out the gender-neutral knights, and the gender-neutral bishops, castling the gender-neutral king, and attacking with the gender-neutral queen.

[@haydenjones8625]

Started chess about 3 months ago, thank you so much for such amazing content. I can now say I'm hooked! Good luck for your tournament and I can't wait to watch some GM GothamChess videos! FYI I'm still terrible at chess but I'm learning lol

[@rogg0224]

Whats your rating

[@haydenjones8625]

@@rogg0224 450 rapid, was playing blitz for a month before I watched a video of Levy explaining why thats a bad idea and have moved to 10 min games, I just make stupid blunders, I am getting a lot better after learning the caro kahn and larsens opening

[@muhamadikhsan9152]

@@haydenjones8625 try to learn the ponziani opening or kings gambit its realy good against player bellow 1000 elo because most of them dont know how to respond

[@haydenjones8625]

@@muhamadikhsan9152 Thanks a lot 👌 I'll do some research...I think one of my biggest problems are blunders...I move to quickly and don't assess correctly 👎

[@muhamadikhsan9152]

@@haydenjones8625 or the english opening

[@infra_Gray]

I can't believe I made it into a Gothamchess video! I didn't play a game, i just got the shout out when Levy said big fat non-binary center

[@dianshane]

Bro the last few games where so good really nice to see people who actually know how to play in this series 😂

[@IIIAnchani]

I'm 1800 in rapid and I really enjoy your content. You're my favorite chess streamer and youtuber. I like Gotham not showing main lines that I know, but sidelines that are absolutely amazing and fun to play.

[@aguy6157]

"Welcome back to your favourite series" yes

[@oksu2276]

at 26:20 if black en passants he will lose the queen because the knight at e2 takes the pawn, if the black knight takes back white takes the rook at h8 and theres no way to protect your queen, if you block with a bishop, the rook takes, and if king takes it, second rook to h8 and take the queen

[@darthnihilus7112]

Coming from a 1750 rated FIDE player, that rant about Levy not making content for higher rated players, bro, he's funny and entertaining and can play chess, what more do you need!?

[@echratus]

When I reach that level (if I do) I'd still watch levy too

[@owenthemousey2268]

most convincing sponsor i've ever heard, bought a 1year membership right away

[@evildude109]

I love when Levy gets so upset he starts speaking Russian. All I understood was pizdec and that's all I needed to know.

[@cameronroxby7140]

You are by far the best Chess youtuber. Not only are you incredible at the game but you manage to be amazingly entertaining and lively about your commentary. We all love your videos

[@abhinavshankar414]

Loved the sponsor bit

[@groundedsquirrel6008]

At 8:50 when you counted the checkmating patterns it made me think of this. Teach checkmating patterns by analyzing positions with multiple checkmates. This way it is much easier to cleanly separate out different patterns and learn them by comparing them to others, all within the same position.

[@katsutama]

Жду эпизод полностью на русском! Чувствую, мы всё ближе к этому с каждым выпуском.

[@stealthy3974]

Most of his audiance wont know what hes saying, therefore sadly your dream wont come true

[@Stien58_]

@@stealthy3974 google translate go brrrr

[@P.sherman45]

@@Stien58_ actually its youtube that goes brrrrr (Just in case you dont know I updated youtube and it has a thing on every non-english comment that trasnlates it)

[@hamzaabuhassan9863]

Он хорошо знает русский хотя у него плохой акцент

[@stealthy3974]

@@P.sherman45 the system they use is the same as google translate, but I suppose its in testing still cuz it cant translate many languages

[@ViktorTheRook]

24:14 He said: This is just fucked up, how can you play Bishop (Elephant) A5 when queen protects the bishop and after that put the king in front of the queen, how can someone play like this? This is Fucked up what kind of move is that and w- w- why is your king running here and there left and right, he's dancing dammit.... Translation over

[@zuhayr1337]

Levy knows we skip the sponsors, so he skipped them himself

[@vasiliscond9433]

As a solid 1600 with little opening knowledge watching the 1700-1800 game, I agree whole heartedly with you gotham. No point into into main lines at my level, I dont have the time or energy to memorize 15 main lines 20 moves deep each. Instead, I get some positions I'm typically comfortable with, learn the themes and brawl on the board

[@ninjaasmoke]

"I would like to thank the sponsor of today's video..." instant like earned

[@truebeerus]

9:02 Well done 'Exalted Fox'. Your mother would be proud of you!

[@marciusnhasty]

22:31 "I really want a pawn break here." And if there was the pawn break there Levy would go "Hello! What do I always say about opining up the center? Castle the King. If you haven't castled you have no business opening up the center!"

[@isavenewspapers8890]

Okay, first of all, that was a move he recommended before the fact, so your comment doesn’t even make sense. Secondly, castling before opening the center is about not letting your opponent attack you. But there is no attack. The black bishops and knight can’t do any damage, and the black queen has relocated to northern Siberia.

[@marciusnhasty]

@@isavenewspapers8890 My comment is insight in how many new players are thinking, point being to demonstrate human ability to achieve flawed logic by overgeneralizing common advices. I see a lot of negative comments by people who struggle with exceptions.

[@nokanifard2988]

at 2:40 i was half-expecting Gotham to sing: 'rook b1 rook b1 what the hell is rook b1'

[@ChessGrandPasta]

Man that fourth game was gorgeous

[@Zephyrinnnnn]

Not gonna lie, this sponsorship is so good that it's the first one I haven't skipped, levy you da best

[@LordTreyHowdy]

"This game was like two drunk anti-vaxxers fighting it out in the parking lot and both losing" Levy is truly a modern poet

[@yaboi772]

Man I wish more youtubers would do their sponsors like you do Levy

[@idocss7998]

Why is the chat losing their minds about levy "necking" himself, they are being so weird over a joke

[@pliskiniroquois3190]

Neck

[@danielyuan9862]

Isn't that twitch chat in a nutshell?

[@kaidoChess]

00:27 This. This is why I love Levy.

[@hopedestroyer2692]

Levy's got some Cristiano Ronaldo like abs

[@ranjitn159]

*Me gets inspired by watching guess the elo and goes to play some games* *also me 20 minutes later* : Loses 50 rating points

[@arciololo7337]

Love you too

[@zhanurdos]

24:12 , you know its bad in a good way when levi starts cursing russian

[@MrLavesha]

Получил кайф от небольшого комментария Леви на русском, теперь хочется полный такой стрим. Но, как обычно, такого никогда не будет, увы.

[@P.sherman45]

Keep asking him maybe he will do it just for 1 day, full russian stream for all his russian fans !

[@ic6406]

@@P.sherman45 unexpected insertions of bad words are much funnier 😂

[@Maddin1989yo]

3:25 Qxh6 right here would have been gangster ;)

[@lordchaos9567]

Sudden full on rant in russian I am subbed and this gets liked. 10/10

[@DarthSocks]

There's some openings that Levy is consistently either for or against beginner/intermediate players playing (Vienna, Sicilian, etc.). But there are a few openings, such as the King's Indian Defense or the Ponziani Opening, where I've seen him be strongly on both sides over the years. He advocates for playing the KID in his book, but rails against it in this episode and a previous one

[@brunosarramide572]

Day 4 of translating Levy's titles to Spanish: "Los Amo, Suscriptores!"

[@theodorostsachalis4189]

Γιατί όλοι μεταφράζουν τον τίτλο;;;

[@rashimagotra462]

In earlier videos, I remember him shouting, "I DON'T SWEAR ON KZbin" 25:40

[@Duval-In-The-Wall]

1702 missed en pessant check

[@Varscool]

0:28 when sponsor's cheque didn't clear

[@ТимофейСвириденко-е9м]

Приятно слышать и смотреть .Обожаю твои видео.

[@Made_in_heaven_jjba]

2:24 room b1 rook b1 what the hell are you doing

[@rhyspowell9426]

I used to enjoy these videos but recently they have become more about advertising the sponsors than any real content. The amount of time wasted on todays sponsor was criminal

[@mohammedjafer9265]

I could say the same

[@joelhanson222]

I love you, subscribers, also known as Levy giving crazy eyes for 27 minutes straight

[@crysta11ikzxc]

Russian guess the elo please

[@adrielquiroga7901]

Thinking about it seriously. You covered GM blunders, so maybe Guessing the ELO could be a good way of paying attention to the basics In order to prepare for your upcoming tournament. Also, I'm really looking forward to watching all of your championship's recaps! I love them!

[@kushcasie4864]

First viewer...😜... Love guess the elo

[@imadeddinefethellah3830]

Out of sheer excitement, I spilled coffee on my newly bought carpet, and now I have an everlasting souvenir of Levy.

[@keitarouitsuki172]

good luck for your tournament, Levy! All 1 mil of us are cheering for you

[@sonya1500]

Never do i ever want to go against a guy with a gotham flair cuz next thing you kno you're getting roasted by thousands of people on guess the elo

[@anshumanagrawal346]

0:29 Damn, nobody ever trolled me like that

[@madhavanr8055]

With that thumbnail the only possible video this can be is Gotham producing a perfect near post run beating the offside trap and poking it wide

[@borismateev767]

That sponsor bait in the beginning put a big smile on my face. I was eating, so I stopped to grab my mouse and then the video started. Love you

[@gdlifesteal5824]

1:57 this guy really just called a knight a horse

[@sebastianmocanu6399]

This is one of the most funny comentaries I've ever heard =)))))))) thx, needed it today

[@peterharshmen7552]

23:10 Nobo Wari Zys, that means this is stupid in ancient japanese if anyone was wondering

[@rockyjforay]

3:29 Get your hands off me, you dirty ableist

[@elifarley2479]

I never like videos on youtube. This series has been the only exception. It is worth the sign in hassle just to communicate that we as a community enjoy this series.

[@Ploofles]

I don't even play chess, you're just fun to watch and you're the only chess channel I watch because you are the best chess channel.

[@fosterdawson7339]

24:05 Levy joins the PIllarmen

[@PerfectSense77]

Levy having an absolute meltdown about people not knowing how to play against the King's Indian Defence main line was A+. Can't remember the last time he was so worked up about something haha. I also agree with you about not playing main lines and the most commonly used openings. Like people play against the common stuff all the time, they're gonna be more used to it as a general rule. Better to play something a bit offbeat and unless your opponent is packed to the gils with theory they'll probably be on their own in the game very quickly.

[@adamwu4565]

There are three approaches to learning openings while you're trying to improve at chess. The first is to learn the main lines right from the start to whatever extent you can manage for your current playing strength. You will get good playable positions out of the opening in most games, but you will find yourself outplayed frequently in the middle and endgames by stronger players. The second is to learn a few less common but solid, safe, and easy to remember lines that give you equality with middlegames with easy to understand plans, and focus the majority of your time improving your middlegame strategy and tactics and endgame understanding. This improves your overall skill at chess the fastest but your competitive results may lag at first. You may find yourself unable to beat weaker players who just turtle up and play extra cautious as frequently as you'd like, and most of the time the strong players will still outplay you in the middlegames and endgames. You'll give them a tougher fight but you'll still lose. The third method is to devote most of your time learning super obscure openings full of traps. This method is likely to give you to positive competitive results the fastest and even scalp some higher rated players, but at some you'll hit a wall where your traps just don't work anymore and your middlegames and endgames are subpar, and then you have to start over with one of the other two approaches if you want to improve from there. Above a certain level you of course will need to be proficient in all three, but below that threshold its a question of which strategy to pursue first.