The Man Who Invented Chess

[@ajaysabarish9645]

Funny that in 1990 Kasparov said Vishy won't last long. It has been 20 years since Kasparov retired and Vishy is still top 10.

[@pierrotzzz]

Rip kasparov

[@MagicSmoke11]

He says this about everyone. He once said to Radjabov directly - "I don't like ur game style" - in a game where he lost to Radjabov 😂😂😂

[@singularsink]

that's called mind game bro, he would not have said this to someone who did not threaten him. It's a big complement.

[@Bigus_Dickus_6996]

Eh he is Kasparov he can have his opinion. And I don't think he meant it in a bad way.

[@JoyboyFistgk1]

Bro he is still alive​@@pierrotzzz

[@majormoron605]

Vishy is like one of those badass old people from shonen anime. Technically past his prime but still clapping young upstarts like it´s nothing

[@indigochild2.098]

ahaha

[@TheMosayat]

lmao love that example

[@GM_Sanjit_Ramesh]

The classic where the protagonist thinks he knows it all, challenges his sensei to a duel and realizes there are levels to this thing. Then the master takes the weights off and gets serious

[@akmuchbetter9782]

not me reading 'baddies' rather than 'badass'.

[@TheMosayat]

@@akmuchbetter9782 he is too Slay queen slay

[@Ben.....]

"Beware of an old man in a profession where men usually die young."

[@pugsnhogz]

savage quote

[@Creativechessyoda]

Death is but only an advance unto a new beginning!

[@nasfoda_gamerbrbigproducti5375]

​@@CreativechessyodaFrom human to ashes

[@shrikrishnasingh1106]

this got me goosebumps

[@fazeelahmed2598]

Who dies playing chess?

[@samoriginal01]

The Kidnappers are so nice to let him record.

[@Uzy_71]

​@HelpMeplease991Get a job child

[@nihalmohammed6674]

​@HelpMeplease991which one broskii, which video

[@Dabi15574]

Copyright.©️

[@helium999_]

@HelpMeplease991 one more bot with the same exact dialogue as others.

[@paanavsingla120]

Must be chess nerds

[@pugsnhogz]

Vishy is my favorite modern champion. He can play all the games - closed, quiet positions; open, attacking games; grinding endgames... A truly complete player. And he's pure class in every situation. If you don't like Vishy Anand you don't like chess!

[@raylopez99]

Actually nearly all IGMs can play all the games, but yeah, Vishy is something.

[@pugsnhogz]

@@raylopez99 you must be fun at parties

[@alfieboy4022]

Importantly he plays a variety of styles *extremely well*. Yes any GM can play open vs closed positions, long grinds, etc. He has a big variety in his games that you don’t see in many players

[@nbassasin8092]

@@raylopez99 ummm achkhsually...🤓💩

[@KatoYutobe]

and its funny when a grandpa defeats or even draws these losers

[@davidappelgate320]

We just not going to mention the time remaining on the clock in that first game? 72 minutes for Vishy versus 4 for Hikaru. Incredible.

[@AryanSingh-vw7ry]

Bro was chilling.

[@timothy1750]

It was a bug

[@vikashtiwari5505]

No it wasn't lol

[@Hardzie75]

it was a bug

[@PrimoSchnevi]

Who's "we". Obviously people mentioned it. And so did you.

[@jasongillis1336]

Vasyl Ivanchuk is also 54 years old. Both these guys are legends!

[@le_gus001]

Ben Finegold is 54 as well XD

[@raylopez99]

@@le_gus001 Ben Finegold is legend too...some might say "in his own mind", lol.

[@dnbndu]

Is he still top 100? Vishy is top 10 with 2750

[@prajwalbharambe343]

​@@dnbnduno. Rank is 125

[@akshayktiwari311]

Vishy is above them

[@dantheham3633]

Vishy is such a badass, he’s done so much for chess producing and army of gm’s from India growing chess and expanding minds. Yet he still beats everyone, he’s like the most wise old master in any show that still can’t be beaten. Thank you for covering these games 😻

[@dexjec]

Also shoutout to Michael Adams! Who recently wont the London chess classic over Hans, Gukesh, tabatabei, Vituigov... While being the reigning senior world champion in chess.

[@rnbPGTV]

@GothamChess , plz cover his games as well.

[@BrandonStark5]

Indian Chess History is divided as Before Vishy and After Vishy 🔥

[@rupayanbhattacharya8426]

Yeah...vishy instead of B.C and AD

[@Nik_Heal25]

But sadly still there is no one After vishy 💀

[@pierrotzzz]

Bv and av

[@SangeethSaseendran]

@@Nik_Heal25 are you not following Chess now? There is a bunch of boys who have already surpassed Vishy in live rating. 3 of them is going for candidates.

[@binojpadhan2638]

​​@@Nik_Heal25 vidit, prag, arjun, gukesh, harikrishna, nihal, humpy, harika, adhiban and rest of 84 grandmasters would like to know your location. Also where are your "American" Super gms, most of them are from other countries. You haven't had a world Champion since fischer.

[@veselinjokanovic3032]

The way Levy is truly admiring Vishy is so wholesome. ❤

[@brianoptimist3575]

Studying endgames is probably the most important skill you'll need to learn if you want to be really good at chess

[@rnbPGTV]

Opening lines are more important imo, as it sets the whole tune for the game..

[@DudeWhoSaysDeez]

A good opening line helps set you up for a favorable endgame

[@fauge7]

You need to get a good position out of the opening and not blunder in the middle game in order to get to an endgame that isn't lost in theory

[@Fluxion11]

​@@rnbPGTVlimited endgame study is needed for casual play. If you want to be a good club player or better, then serious endgame study is absolutely essential.

[@Fluxion11]

​@@rnbPGTVand over 3 decades, I've spent a tons of time on different variations of that 3 on 3 with an outside passed pawn rook endgame. A solid understanding of rook and pawn endgames is what you need to guide you in the middle to endgame transition.

[@НиколайАндреевич-з4р]

Levy never fails to pretend he is not the kidnapper

[@AlluGDguy]

@GregaJohn-gb6ev yea this is just a scam. if this is real somehow, noone will believe you. if you actually think anybody is going to believe something as stupid as your parents in this hypothetical situation, then you actually have something wrong in your brain.

[@FormerH.U]

⁠@GregaJohn-gb6evdude your 12 years old! Why tf you trynna make a sex tape!

[@Sncedayone]

2 years old already bud time to think of something all by yourself and stop saying never fails over and over again like everyone else

[@ytplutoo]

​@GregaJohn-gb6evoh really? Then where are the chess vids on ur channel

[@polyton4539]

vishy is just regularly re-entering the TOP 10 every once in a while. it's nuts.

[@suvigyamishra2003]

just checkin in on those younguns😂😂

[@harshrajbasant]

​@@suvigyamishra2003"hello everyone"

[@Dabi15574]

At least the kidnappers let him record

[@rishabhjain1902]

🤣🤣

[@ΓκαλιμπαςΙάσονας]

Wow...never thought it like that

[@Dabi15574]

@@Ojas97 sorta kinda, it’s a popular meme all of gothams subs do. When he’s not home, we say he was kidnapped

[@jaysahup6563]

vishy is true inspiration for any chess lover ! sadly none of his contemporaries active now. missed those days of 90s with era of engineless chess with players like gary..topalov..ivanchuk ..vishy etc 👌

[@doctorpanigrahi9975]

Do you miss the cold war too?

[@jaysahup6563]

@@doctorpanigrahi9975 cold war ? pls elaborate

[@ankitrishabh9243]

@@jaysahup6563 hijda bol rha hai tujhe

[@noideawhatever]

Without watching, I can say with confidence that Gotham absolutely did not put Magnus in this video

[@NotHONORED]

😂😅

[@KingTheNoob]

He did, listen carefully 12:20

[@jhuehn31]

@12:20 so close

[@executivelifehacks6747]

After that 1.4billion people Indian market

[@GrandDad_001]

​@@executivelifehacks6747not even 1% of the population plays chess or give a f about the game 😂😂

[@tunahn22]

21:15 AYY FORRR caught me completely unguarded lmao

[@r3dpilgrim439]

It’s time for the usual top 3 goat conversation to become a top 4 conversation. Viahy’s unnatural longevity and longtime influence and shaping of the game has earned him that imo

[@RichardGadsden]

I'm 50, and I'll tell you that being 50 is exhausting. I'm tired all the time, I can't focus for as long as I'd like and oh shit there is no way I could play classical chess nearly as good as I could in my 20s.

[@fauge7]

You would be surprised! I know plenty of guys still kicking ass at the club level. Sure they aren't as good as they were but still incredible players.

[@doctorpanigrahi9975]

What's your Elo? Just curious .

[@shabarishbalaji1881]

True, Longevity is very important and that's what makes Vishy one of the goat. People dont agree with me but longevity is not easy.

[@RichardGadsden]

@@doctorpanigrahi9975 I never had a FIDE rating and the old-style three digit BCF ratings are a pain to convert, but I think my peak would have been somewhere around 1500/1600 FIDE. I haven't studied properly for 20+ years and I prefer to watch than to play these days.

[@ryanbrown4618]

is it a problem if you cannot focus a day before exam before hitting 20s

[@LR-jv2zd]

He won his world junior in 1987! Nearly 40 years later, he is still going!!

[@adityasinghrajput3505]

0:46 Most Difficult part for him😂

[@RichardHoffmann-n7o]

Levy wins a brilliancy prize for being an American and saying "football" instead of "soccer"

[@itsmevmo2880]

Noone noticed vishy’s time spent in 1st game

[@namansharma0698]

I did🖐️

[@yusufyusuf1998]

everyone noticed you braindead

[@prestonstevenson1134]

I was one of those people. It was great meeting you Levy!

[@raylopez99]

You play professional basketball/soccer? Pretty impressive.

[@ayanprakash3025]

vishy is like rayleigh of one piece.

[@beingstarman]

Yup😅

[@simantagoswami49]

The man was top when there was no computer . The man is sitting with the top bunch even today! That is something incredible.

[@omoreolikeseverythingthech3406]

The old title: FIVE TIME WORLD CHESS CHAMPION!! The new title: HE INVENTED CHESS!!

[@Asifkabeer]

Me Indian me click

[@soumyadeepbiswas7809]

The thumbnail didn't even load but I clicked it 😭

[@Rashi1504]

real

[@TemujinChinggisHaan]

@@Asifkabeer Understandable my friend

[@MELIS_I]

@@Asifkabeer good

[@Bug_illegal]

Same

[@painlessshroom625]

Vishi's been banging left and right since the 80's. That's why hes on top still. He even gave the royal gambit to my mother from what Ive been told.

[@Shiva..]

If I told you that in 1987 when Anand won the Indian National Championship in Tumkur, where I was one of the organizers, we literally had this 17yr kid sitting in one of the hotel rooms (Woodlands) and then later remembering every friendly game that was going on and offering suggestions and comments on the same, you would not believe me. Ask Vishy himself. He would attest.

[@SmartWatches-xu6ri]

Wow that's incredible

[@SpacexTitanic]

where are you?

[@Shiva..]

@@SpacexTitanic Here

[@vinaykumartn5573]

Tumkur? Man!! I never knew my city hosted national championships before!

[@Shiva..]

@@vinaykumartn5573 Yes and Anand won it, ask him. Was held in Siddaganga Institute of Technology (SIT) Right opposite Hotel Woodside.

[@himanshu-2510]

Levy never fails to get kidnapped

[@ritumammathsclasses8452]

0:00 ahh the usual death stare into my soul

[@Sncedayone]

That's because your gay. And that's comment is played out what 3 years ago? You only said it in hopes to get likes He's filming himself so of course he's looking into a camera. But for a man thinking about another man staring at them is pretty damn gay

[@mateusz6190]

Levy never fails to invent chess while being kidnapped

[@tajudeen_m]

Vishy sir is like uncle Iroh. Old, wise and can still kick ass.

[@rtxf]

12:18 trying not to mention magni

[@M4W07]

11:50 And look at the time Hikaru spent! Vishy was up A FULL HOUR LOL.

[@Jack-hv3uj]

0:11 to anyone who believes a 28 year old should have back pain, just know it's because he doesn't look after his body and spends all day not moving and sat behind a computer. If you workout regularly and take care of yourself back pain is not normal.

[@mritunjay_99]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 *👴 Gotham feels old at 28 compared to top players, highlighting Anand's remarkable 5-time championship run at 54* 01:08 *♟️ Overview of Anand's breathtaking recent games vs Candidates players Nakamura and Abasov* 02:17 *🃏 Detailed analysis of Anand defending stubbornly from Nakamura's unusual Four Knights opening * 12:18 *🔥 Breakdown of Anand's rare Bishop e2 move vs Abasov, trading into an imbalanced middlegame* 19:12 *👑 Anand's strategic pawn majority led to winning Abasov's pawns methodically* 24:25 *🔮 Anand's Bishop e2 idea targeted c5 pawn, allowing the pawn advantage* 25:31 *🐐 Appreciation for Anand's longevity, outplaying opponents decades his junior* Made with HARPA AI

[@em.pee.a3704]

Levy never fails to be acoustic

[@hitmanshivam3889]

I'm so damn proud and happy for Vishy Anand that he's still competing and playing absolutely insane games & cool video Levy ✌️

[@gingerzacat4694]

wow, levy still retains his ego even after being kidnapped

[@kaustabhchakraborty4721]

In the first game against Nakamura, Vishwanathan Anand, had 1:12:00 left. Thats wild 😂

[@Lets_MakeItSimple]

Classical Chess is the most respected and so so difficult because it needs such stamina.

[@vrpeditz2680]

More surprised that Levy completed video without mentioning Magnus than about Vishy winning games at this age😂

[@Froglet76]

In the first game it just shows his skill even more with hikaru only having 4:18 on the clock and vishy having a hour and 12 minutes on the clock

[@vishaals1711]

Look at the time in the first game!!!Very impressive to pull for an old player to pull it off against a blitz God like hikaru💪

[@shrayanpramanik8985]

Dude did you see the clock at the end of the first game

[@danjor5749]

Korchnoi was also insane in his old age. Potentially the best player to never get the championship.

[@pedrotorres8909]

21:40 "everybody a man untill pawns start rolling"

[@P1OOD]

Held captive and no magnus... what kind of Levy is this

[@gauravdube8133]

Vishy, the phenomenal legend! To say that Magnus is the GOAT, he has to prove himself with similar or better performance than Vishy at 54 of his age.

[@Papy109_]

Vishy is a chess player has 54 years old but he sitll so good.

[@noahollington9946]

I'm 23 and can relate to the ol back pain, etc. Makes you wonder how we survive till 70/80 or so

[@ja_rekl_tohle]

The video didnt load yet but if there will be Magnus i will send Levy his own book

[@justaguywhozonesoutalot9328]

Time to send him his book

[@bgbd182]

can't really remember another video that Gotham devoted to Vishy Anand like from the Chess History playlist. been hoping he does one eventually

[@shivanshverma-6821]

When you realise sir Vishy Anand didn't even take half of his time in the first game whereas Hikaru has only 5mins left on his clock💀

[@matthewjames2485]

Anyone else notice how much time Vishy had on the clock at the end of his game against Hikaru?

[@mahan8418]

0:23 bro I'm 18 and my back hurts a lot 😂(does that mean I'm old??)

[@SideKickIsh]

If you use a bit older hindi to translate his name - Vishwa- World Nathan- Lord, So his name translates literally to World Lord or you can call it 5 times world champion;p

[@KeertikaRJ]

what is older hindi?

[@Evening_star0007]

​@@KeertikaRJ like older english, thou, thy etc

[@KeertikaRJ]

​@@Evening_star0007English can archaic and modern, but there is nothing like old hindi or new hindi...Though Sanskrit can be categorised as classical , vedic and modern sanskrit for its variations. The words like vishwa as world and nath as lord are not the words of so called old hindi or new hindi but sanskrit words adopted into hindi.

[@shonkai1001]

I thought Levy was talking about himself when he captioned "5 times world champion"

[@naveendennis]

Levy is the #1 hype man that a chess player needs! 😄

[@GdWordle]

When I saw the thumbnail, I immediately knew the champion was the guy on the left.

[@rickrolllinks109]

as an Indian I appreciate your appreciation of Vishwanathan Anand

[@brycehowell2560]

Levi to his kidnappers: someone call an ambulance, but not for me!!!

[@datdudeinred]

And yet he still doesn't have the Bharat Ratna award. Utterly disgraceful. I'm so sorry to Vishy sir on behalf of all Indians.

[@LuisSanchez-tk9zq]

Every play that is made is connected to the endgame: "Capablanca"

[@Iidanny4ii]

Gotham never fails to title the video to 9999 Elo to 5 time world champ to he invented chess

[@Letsplaypasi]

"The Man Who Invented Chess"

[@the_chess_geek]

For future reference: the first title is - The Man Who Invented Chess

[@siddhantp3457]

Vishy was the top player in India for like 30 years, until Prag overtook him in live ratings after the World Championship... Says a lot about how much of a beast Anand is...

[@noSwaggamer]

Levy never fails to be an old grandpa that's constantly being kidnapped

[@Lichtinsicht]

if we talk about old guys playing chess u absolutly have to show games of Viktoer Kortschnoi when he was older. What an absolute legend!

[@freespirit995]

Both fascinating and deep games. I find your surveys of master games (historical or otherwise) most instructive. The second game in this video was particularly inspiring. More of those please! BTW, I don't think 54 is old by any stretch. I am 69 and a reasonably strong club player: I also play a weekly match with an 83 year old, very strong club player, and we have reasonably respectable games... It would be great to have more games by 'old' players reviewed on your channel, especially by Smyslov and Korchnoi, neither of whom ever seemed to 'retire'!

[@dysprosiumdead5078]

levy never fails to record the kidnappers

[@1GMitzy]

Ah yes, finally a video about John Chess.

[@kailasamofficial]

Still he is enjoying to play chess..❤

[@bawbq5305]

I knew levy wasn’t himself lately! Levy never would have uploaded mid content for a week. I’m glad his captures are allowing him to at least make videos against his will.

[@sourthakjackmcober29]

The fact that hikaru plays the 4 knights already classifies hum as a hufflepuff

[@kinkarkundu8259]

You posted a part of it in the shorts... That was quite good 🙂

[@armaanmahfuz9528]

Levy never fails to make us feel old at 28

[@Chess1503]

vishwanathan anand & mikhail tal are absolute legends

[@itzprogamer1014]

We gotta hire security guards for Levy Rozman

[@matelotpierrot8704]

The intro hit me hard. I'm old. I started playing chess at 32, 2 years ago! I love the game, and I'm still learning a lot everyday. For that, I Thank you Levy! A lot of the stuff I have learn is from your videos.

[@anirudhabrv1]

Revanced KZbin app skipped the whole video saying "annoying reminders" and "skipped ads"

[@ollyofromyoutube]

I learned how to get good at chess from this man! Great videos-great tips :D

[@debajyotisg]

I started following chess only recently; I kind of wonder what it was like when Vishy was at his peak.

[@DevanshKillerDemon]

You should watch vishy's immortal game against Levon Aronian...that will highlight his peak :) It is his best game...in terms of tactical presence,preparation and holding down complicated line...

[@debajyotisg]

@@DevanshKillerDemon oh I've certainly watched all of his legendary feats, be it Agad, CB India, or Levy. I meant more in terms of experiencing it live. That must have been something else!

[@AmitBanerjee007]

WHAT IF 17:59 Nijat would have played knight B4 then knight C2 ?? someone please answer

[@apppaappaa8343]

there is saying in India old is gold

[@madrasman8883]

Vishy came from an era where India didn't have infrastructure and ecosystem. He is self made. That time Russians were aiming to play against computers and had big ecosystem

[@kalpesh5338]

I m proud that vishy was my student

[@timepass4783]

Levy idk if you’ll see this but, thank you for the Scandinavian Defence course, I’ve just used the free part but that has helped me a lot, I’ve climbed from 800 to 880 in blitz and 1100 to 1190 just playing the the scandi and the London, people at this level don’t really know what to do against the Scandi so it gives me quite a good position after the opening. Cannot get the whole course😢 but the free sample is good enough for my level to progress, again Thanks!!

[@paysonfox88]

1:05 -- I was waiting for the joke "this man is a 5 time world champion. You could be 5x champion of hanging your queen!"

[@tmnova6336]

i’m so happy levy’s kidnappers let him record thsi video

[@Kim_Aura137]

The timings of the players like you can just see that Vishy sir was getting them on the rope

[@abhilashkumar1009]

Vishy's time left against hikaru is insane

[@bc1438]

Hey Gotham, really like the Layout out on this video with the players names on the left and the chess board more centered. Please use it more

[@sgcars]

This guy is a strict vegetarian and doesn't smoke or drink.

[@mbpiku]

Vishy is non vegetarian, listen to his interviews.

[@mbpiku]

Anyways that doesn’t have anything to do with anything

[@suvrajyotipatra7834]

No relation between being vegetarian and chess

[@FedUPwithPPL]

Great video Levy I appreciate the smart explanation recap rather than exaggerated gestures and dumbing yourself down to reach the audience. This felt like a video you made two years ago which I think were so much better. I wasn't a sub then but I've watched them. I'm just saying you've made a lil money screw the doing what the stats say works all the time. Thanks

[@mayank_singh_0969]

You know you r not a kid anymore when you realise Levy is just four years older than you