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[@JT-tz5hp]

Clickbait thumbnail and then props up the bullshit covid story by believing he had it......

[@A_CatgirI]

3 month late pin

[@terryhigson434]

WHAT A MELON he is xD

[@BloonPlays]

Uh what

[@mekal177]

easiest do not recommend channel

[@CrouchingGrandpa]

I am looking forward to seeing these pin of shames

[@merxellus1456]

Magnus:3340 Hikaru: Gets to 3341 elo Gotham: “Ladies n Gentleman….”

[@shattered2137]

He got to 3348 ?

[@zeeshanakhtar8513]

magnus got to 3348 @@shattered2137

[@Thymed]

@@shattered2137nerd

[@tmgthemobgamez2657]

The never ending cycle of chess

[@inspiringmedia3716]

😂😂

[@That_potato_45]

How nice of magnus to feature gotham on his channel

[@Flich757]

Lol

[@easton5523]

Best comment by far😂

[@potato-tb5uc]

Lmao

[@idisplaypace2411]

This is gothams channel

[@aliuzair738]

How nice of Gotham to feature magus on his channel

[@vinayagampoobalan5656]

Me : *doubles up a pawn* Gotham : “you bozoo” Magnus : * doubles up a pawn* Gotham : “ what a nice move!! It creates a barricade”

[@arnaudalbertperis4551]

Fr 😂😂😂

[@haydeebaylon1947]

The double standard smh

[@kofireeves-miller547]

I just started playing and found this dude’s channel… the meat riding is crazy 😭

[@posadist681]

@@kofireeves-miller547 Levi really wants some Magnussy 💀

[@__shaz]

yo ass would double it on both king and queen side which would ruin the advantage, magnus got center for himself by doubling pawns

[@Lightypoo]

I didnt know levy listened to underground artist like jay-z and kanye, what a great guy giving some recognition to smaller creators!

[@foot4edit526]

whats the song tho ???

[@Alex-kb2ws]

@@foot4edit526 certain individuals in Paris

[@mubeenplayz5246]

Ninjas in paris

[@qs2668]

Magnus: *"Now I am become chess, the destroyer of openings"*

[@MrVovansim]

Still probably couldn't beat mittens. ;)

[@HelgaCavoli]

Uuuuuuuh Magnus could record himself playing against Mittens!!

[@NickyMachiavelli]

Destroyer of openings? Ayo

[@Gareetz]

​@NickyMachiavelli Bruh... I dropped my phone. 😅

[@MetalHeart88]

Magnus speaks for himself

[@leilacordeiro1892]

I loved the part where Magnus reached 4000 elo

[@vibecat7101]

In 1 year

[@Digifier]

If he gets 2 points for every game he wins, he needs to win like 326 more games

[@thegodv_]

​@@Digifierwill be an interesting streak if it happens

[@santialterman3066]

Even good you tubers sometimes rely on clickbait

[@galacticlava1475]

Yeah! I know Levy doesn’t do clickbait, so I was glad when the thumbnail actually led up to it’s name!

[@kareem_xyz]

The thumbnails are getting better and better and I am here for it! Props to the artist.

[@splashart6238]

"ball so hard" he got me lmao

[@thebattosai7814]

Hikaru: finally gets the highest blitz elo Magnus: are you challenging me

[@JillHampton-dr1yb]

And just like that. the race to 5k is on😂🎉

[@vibecat7101]

Well Hikaru held it for a few years, but Magnus was chasing it

[@WalterClements.official]

​@@JillHampton-dr1yb4k

[@williamrobert9898]

@@vibecat7101 Nope he was not, he most likely saw the IG post of the website on Hikaru’s 3336 rating and felt like breaking it for fun

[@macsdojo]

"and I took that personally"

[@molodoy_suetnoy]

Imagine becoming 2900 GM after years of training just to hear Levi's "I never heard about him. Some average guy"

[@kingcurrent6054]

Lol it really puts into perspective how shit we all are

[@joex222]

I'd be more upset about him not showing the game I won.

[@michaels8386]

Why should a 2900 GM care, what Levy Rozman thinks about him? You are really weird.

[@lien0498]

man I play chess for 2 years now and I am at 554.

[@sxanep]

That was definitely sarcasm about "your averege 2950 GM" since there are not many guys with close to 3k rating

[@JWlittleredd]

I like the board color change when you're exploring possible outcomes

[@readw4552]

Oh man that color change on explanatory moves is absolutely game changing, thanks Gotham!

[@futurereflections4097]

I am glad that levy finally listened to his audience and made a video about Magnus. It’s been hours, even days since our last Magnus video.

[@corden826]

We all know his audience loves Magnus videos, and as a content creator it just makes sense to give the audience what they want

[@gloworms]

NGL I really enjoy the magnus videos

[@THEBOYDALEK]

Zzzzzzzzz……..yawn

[@Flexy59]

i would like to announce that i was your 666th like

[@xGaLoSx]

i'm here because Megaheadness.

[@noyeahforsure]

Wishing chess a speedy recovery! Being broken can be a pain.

[@Bro4ever14]

[@wooper259]

im dead💀

[@vanesslifeygo]

😂😂😂

[@tappajaav]

@@wooper259 RIP B💀Z💀

[@kylebroussard5952]

*This is the thing about Magnus. He could quite literally be a 3600, and there's no way to prove it because there's no human alive to give him the points... just insane*

[@ceauke]

Dude, you're a master of making top level game understanding to a low lever player like me. thanks a mil! Love your show

[@eriich4710]

At this point its just hilarious that Magnus can just do whatever he wants to whoever he likes and still gets away with it

[@1mol831]

Unless against torch

[@samle9131]

I do this too. What you do is create a low rating account and just play the worst opening possible against 100 elo.

[@randomshadow4620]

​@@samle9131"whoever he likes"

[@Base950Y]

@@samle9131thats not whoever you want

[@wlwgwlwgnomesarereal]

artificial intelligence spoke

[@dielearning]

27:29 i love how levy is trying to think of a grandmaster with initial BL. For anyone wondering, BL stands for Bruce Lee and " be water " is part of his famous quote.

[@wildDuces234]

be water my friend

[@break5mine]

Came to say this. Glad you did.

[@rune7894]

Oh! So not boys love...

[@entamero3664]

Nah it stands for Boys Love

[@BaronLukis]

I love a lot the videos regarding the 2600 - 2500 GM fights

[@StahliCell]

20:38 the desk slam got me good lmao thanks for the fun times as alwaysss

[@abj136]

“Be water, my friend” - Bruce Lee

[@akalimain2606]

I just love to imagine Magnus watching these racaps, giggling to himself and be like "Yea I played that. I'm so good." and hearing what Levy imagines his thoughts are like. You know he could just drop stuff like "Oh I remember that missplay. I was actually not watching the screen at that moment. I let my dog play a few moves to make it more fun."

[@cake.1344]

Hi I just wanted to let you know I found your comment very funny. That is all. Thanks.

[@kagegakurenokuni]

tbh if magnus has a dog, its raiting should be about 2000 to the point

[@user-kw1ll8ud3x]

​@@kagegakurenokunidam now i wish i was magnus's dog 💀💀

[@RonBest]

Lmao true. Me playing Blitz: Lazerfocused and sweating. Magnus playing blitz: Didnt watch the screen.

[@IbokRock811]

Haaaaaaaa 😭😭 yeah lol i pretty much never laugh out loud at a comment - the dog playing a few moves got me in the end 😂

[@KiraAsakura14]

18:42 This is one of those things that separate the geniuses from the average chess players. I've only ever called it as "seeing a little bit further." because I didn't understand it, but having it explained like that is so satisfying.

[@gavy814]

"what happens when he starts trying?!" Levy is mentally losing it and its funny asf🤣

[@deshpandesarvesh06]

Gotham never fails to upload a 28min Magnus video

[@paulo0651]

28:31*

[@vibecat7101]

​@@paulo0651 28:32*

[@paulo0651]

hmmm what the flip dude@@vibecat7101

[@michaelchavez4673]

😂😂😂😂

[@chandler2785]

I watch every single one of them

[@gn0my]

Magnus, again, showing that theres absolute levels between GMs

[@natescode]

Exactly.

[@nonaligned293]

I'm glad that Gotham is honest about him not being able to say that song title only on KZbin. Respect.

[@Kelsdoggy]

That checkmate in the first game!! mindblown!!!

[@juilanyuyopa7519]

Credit to Levy for featuring small Chess creators like Magnus on his channel

[@THEBOYDALEK]

Zzzzzzzzz

[@tappajaav]

@@THEBOYDALEK Why're you sleeping in youtube comment section?

[@THEBOYDALEK]

@@tappajaav keep hearing the same pathetic comments. It gets boring.

[@YannSelka]

BL stands for Bruce Lee, Be Water being his motto

[@Doumstyle]

Was about to comment on that! I wonder if Levy was sarcastic when he said : BL maybe that stands for something!? Can't tell sometimes 😅

[@windubitably]

"Be Water, My Friend. Empty your mind. Be formless, shapeless, like water. You put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle. You put it into a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend."

[@OliverOcelot29]

I thought it stood for boy love :o

[@AndyBizzzle]

Magnus playing like Bobby Fischer is the Heroic arc we all needed!

[@Raphael-pt7rx]

21:18 Levy definitely never hammered a screw

[@CaptnCondor]

It’s hilarious that Hikaru and Magnus won’t square up outside of tournaments and instead passively aggressively try to pass the other

[@deathmetalinyourface]

Magnus reminds me of Picasso who stopped caring about doing hyper realistic paintings and just started doing what was essentially just scribbles towards the later part of his life.

[@sjoaker1]

Agree! "It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child." - Picasso

[@ymy_yang]

13:52 Everything in white is still protected, except for that Rook😂

[@linccodes]

This Knight is gonna stand there like a god

[@aaronbrenchley2126]

When you're so good you break every principle in chess...and still win

[@BionicBurke]

It's almost like Magnus knows the book so well that anyone playing by the book is actually just walking into a trap. He knows how people will react to his "mistakes" and uses it to walk people into unorthodox traps.

[@virconvirmillion8037]

exactly! his mastery of chess is unrivaled and it unlocks a special tactic that only he can use as you described. watching magnus play is genuinely captivating. its magical

[@JerzyLasica]

or the other side is that people just suck at chess and playing by the book is actually not playing but replaying. he and some others, seems to me, play chess other ones replay it.

[@jRoy7]

Glad to hear you're feeling better!

[@sfipsalms8924]

“UH OH thats my only remaining sqaure”🤣🤣

[@brandonnardi8885]

"Be water" - Bruce Lee

[@Mahhhdeee]

the superseding talk levy speaks about is when you master something so well you can bend the rules. complete understanding of the art its such a beauty to see especially in chess. computer says no but magnus says why not? savage

[@paroxysm6437]

and then the computer would proceed to absolutely destroy him 💀 computer is still right but he’s just playing a human

[@natescode]

Yup. Shuhari

[@sebastianosaccon5976]

The meaning is not computer bad lmao

[@33niboR]

3:52 that‘s from a movie „Blades of Glory“ and that quote is in the song „Ni**as in Paris“

[@martinbernasconi9208]

Thank you very much for this idea: "First you learn some common rules and then you unlearn them after having understood the greater principle behind it." Reminded me of the Shu-Ha-Ri principle and gave me (as Scrum Master) an other explanation as to why I started break with the typical rules of Agile techniques. Thx!

[@F2ScrambledX]

Levy never fails to make the funniest references

[@wastedxalien7249]

Referencing Niggas in Paris in a chess video is great

[@andreicmello]

@@wastedxalien7249 "a song title i can't say on youtube" more like can't say it ever lol

[@sohaibjadani3857]

Levi never fails to never fail

[@egom1234]

Levy never falls

[@vibecat7101]

Levy never

[@user-tj8dn8ei3r]

L

[@thegodv_]

⁧

[@Aikicyoaz]

Failing to fail is a thing he possesses

[@christophermendoza6936]

The “I’m Magnus “ part at 23 minutes was hilarious 😂😂

[@bruhhhh679]

"Be water my friend" ~Bruce Lee

[@Silent_Quasar]

Whos in paris levy?

[@saubhagyasaxena8770]

Zigga levy

[@Y000mg]

he said he can't say it "on youtube"

[@Disblee]

@@Y000mgI WAS GONNA SAY

[@ProperPizza_]

It's kind of sad to see Magnus bored like that, but also very funny to see him play like that 😂

[@Elamado97]

He is Saitama of chess

[@seyadeodin]

I need a video of Levy jamming to and singing Niggas In Paris so bad now.

[@chrisd343]

he just like play goofiest move but wins😂😂

[@nickkriebel1884]

Love Gotham’s commentary, “Now, like a hydraulic press..”😂😭

[@MadDogKillerSon077]

I just hope everyone enjoys and appreciate ur narration!! “As soon as u pipe up magnus says sit down!!” I love it!! Please keep going GothamChess ur my favorite KZbin blogger 4sure! The reference to the kayne -jayz song had me rolling!! Lmaooo

[@Imlitteralysiam]

Last game of Magnus: imma walk my dog rq

[@adamlouis3725]

gotham: "im 600 in boxing" 600s in chess: "wtf"

[@victor6010]

27:35 his name is be water BL cuz that's a phrase said by Bruce Lee "be water my friend" there's a very nice footage of Bruce Lee saying that on youtube

[@spacecrystalex]

6:23 I’m pretty sure the idea of leaving the bishop on its home square is to make sure the knight doesn’t jump to any square on black’s side

[@DarthMeteos]

reminds me of fischer when he just stopped caring and started doing insane openings just to see a different-looking game

[@azimpetra]

thank you for explaining. that ending was really humiliating with the story. king crawled out on his knees to surrender.

[@doomblast9963]

Magnus never fails to include Levy in his video

[@carlosspiceyweaner4995]

so close to the top comment bro, so close

[@THEBOYDALEK]

So bloody boring

[@crazyhort]

At this point if someone told me that a person always follows Magnus around with a boombox so he has a theme song always playing I would believe it

[@driziiD]

"this knight is going to stand there like a god!" 😂 what?!? 😂

[@anday7421]

Hey, can we get some commentary of the FIDE rating adjustments that are about to take place on January 1st?

[@chad0x]

Magnus starting to play like Morphy did. Light years ahead of the opposition.

[@donkbonktj5773]

That's why Morphy is the best player

[@tadtastic]

23:05 I love this point in the vid. Very instructional and entertaining moment from Levy! Not many people talk about "amongus" in chess, so it's nice to see Levy break the mold on this.

[@erm_5557]

a mangnous

[@Thomas-jy4bx]

27:06 Rf7+ Bf6 Rxf6 checkmate, other option

[@jeroenneve5807]

Hikaru: I'm the blitz champ. Magnus: Hold my beer. (the empty glass at least.)

[@zllay]

i will forever keep this response "my point is, ball so hard"

[@talkintokentolkeintoekin]

KZbin Levy: Pleasant and educational Twitch Levy: Knows who is in Paris

[@batman1820.]

FELLAS IN PARIS RIGHT😢😢? FELLAS RIGHT? 😱

[@prcxiale1124]

@@batman1820.ill let my friend Jamal explain

[@donchimet]

You are right Levy, most boxers don't switch stances because it serves no purpose. The stance you're best at is going to be the only one you really need. But in MMA or any other striking combat sport where kicks are thrown in, being comfortable boxing in orthodox or southpaw is important because a whole new dimension opens itself to you

[@DhruvZZZZZZ]

I still remember teaching him the basics now he is here well done my boy

[@learsarfati7027]

Levy just never fails

[@orangeiceice12]

I love that idea of offering your opponents openings they can't capitalize on. There's a famous clip of Samart Payakaroon crossing his feet and then dropping back and timing a mean right hand when his opponent comes in to take advantage. It shows you the primary of context and understanding even over principles, especially in such a theory laden game.

[@brianc6556]

20:36 😂And the second the opponent tried to pipe up. magnus said:” SIT DOWN!”

[@friendlyfriends5046]

23:04 "Magnus what do you think about this?" ... "Among us"

[@garsiayetski4944]

I laughed so hard when the whole monologue about Kanye and Jay z song came up. Literally brought it out of nowhere

[@Fastronika]

Levy never fails to pump Magnus into us.

[@kxddyz]

what

[@colinjensen8303]

Pause

[@juliansmith-mclallen1784]

Excuse me

[@gamingnation2054]

Ayo?

[@thanos5220]

🤔 You know what you did there

[@kudohlol9379]

You know you know something when you write comments about things, and they disappear.

[@vaishvikmishra3467]

I love levy. He never clickbaits

[@kino_ogun]

This is UNDOUBTEDLY my favorite video from GothamChess 😂 Milestones shattered, Queen Chaos, Principle deception, the list goes on and on! 😆But somehow it's wild to say that this is only the beginning! .. 23:00 : "I AM GROOOT" 😂😂 Lmaoo

[@chalapathilatha2726]

Hikaru: im highest blitz rating Kramnik: i find it interesting Magnus: Hold my beer let me do the honors🗿

[@valiantwarrior1988]

Kramnik: grabs the calculator profusely

[@asbjrnfossmo1589]

Somehow, I imagine Magnus would be very much able to hold his own beer, even in blitz games.

[@user-tm1dv9fh5w]

I hope you get better soon levy❤

[@fivetimesyo]

"Agaings *wxhwoomst* is this man creating counterplay?"

[@--_-__-_--]

Can we appreciate how Magnus produces milk for Levy?

[@raghunathdas6350]

Imagine levy directing a movie Magnus : The Menace of chess 😮😂

[@pandahubg6701]

Levy never fails to ask who's in paris

[@cody1952]

i think when magnus plays defensive he's trying to get in the mind of Hikaru

[@nbassasin8092]

Im sorry but this level of domination (from both, but especially Magnus) is not appreciated enough to be this good at the speed format of the most popular game in history, so good that you can F""k around while playing against grandmasters and still win it, this would be like boxer not using one of his hands for punching and still KO-ing other professional boxers

[@Moral-insights]

Magnus never fails to break records 😢 👏 👏

[@michalsimonik3388]

Bloody hell mate. You are so damn good. I love chess and you commenting makes it even better. Great job, keep going. I hit the subscribe. Thanks.

[@dagvadorjpurvee4368]

smone: what are your thoughts on these? magnus: i'm MANGUS, MANGUS CAWLSEN

[@Stender_]

Levy never fails to ball so hard

[@AldrichYan]

Good one😂

[@veryfunnydudeonyoutube8905]

Charles never fails to feature Gotham in his Levi

[@CameronLerch]

“I’m like 600 at boxing so…” 😂

[@catagamas]

4:02 "its got a song title I can't say on youtube" is there a place you could say it levy? lol

[@user-qq2ue9tu2f]

4chan

[@SerendipitousProvidence]

I'm sick of clicking on Magnus' thumbnails only to see your face, Gotham. Stop this madness.

[@kevinwestwood8017]

BL = Bruce Lee. Be water is referring to this quote: You put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Water can flow, or it can crash. Be water, my friend.

[@Chessbrew]

I do that knight opening too but with mostly different results lol