He Cheated At Chess For 2 YEARS!

[@Migeters]

Huge respect to Gotham for uploading even while being held hostage

[@michaelwiley9277]

Ya

[@imhankthetank9085]

I hope his kidnapper is still letting him play Eric Rosen and Hikaru Nakumara 😂

[@m0sharafhossain]

That's called commitment 😅

[@jacksonthekidanimator2772]

1:52 and that's where you get suspicious

[@shihole]

😂😂😂

[@fragabore]

Levy and Leafy, the perfect cheater reviewing duo

[@swedishancap3672]

Leafy for shur

[@TuxicToiger]

You get my like sir that is too good

[@moxiaoguo4965]

Leafy Rootzman

[@yayer_27]

@@moxiaoguo4965 holy hell that is an amazing name

[@jagdmontgomery2064]

Magnus Carsen

[@RuthlessRot]

I genuinely went from 400 elo to banned because of this video, thank you.

[@nikitapriakhin]

Levy is truly a real one for that

[@IWRAINC]

Congrats!

[@milesogden3173]

Weird name for a plant but ok

[@gaymerman3420]

@@milesogden3173 what the fuck is a plant

[@luci_420]

😂🎉

[@krugerstan]

My guy didn't quit because he felt bad, he quit because he lost despite cheating and was incredibly frustrated. Rather than banning cheaters, sites should repeatedly pair them against stockfish fake accounts and let them grind out their own frustration until they rage quit.

[@You_Ate_My_Soap]

LMAO

[@prplt]

lol great idea😂

[@Thanson199415]

Yoooo this is a really good way at punishing cheaters

[@_Hamster]

"How to cheat in Chess" I feel like Levy is trying to teach us how to cheat so he can get more cheaters to use for content (also name the plant Hamster 🐹)

[@giuliogiordano7135]

Make sense

[@jonehisdal9179]

true

[@SlyFky]

Maybe he is just asking us how to cheat

[@S.O.A_Zero]

Bro, how could you fail to copy the title of the video😭

[@on2.2]

Why are you everywhere in this channel

[@ZsebtelepHUN]

Im not a cheater-catcher expert, but i think in the very first game once the cheater took all his opponents pieces, he thought "okay im gonna nail this from here on my own", didnt pay attention to the engine anymore, premoved to took the last pawn with the rook, and then realized he stalemated. Levi was generous with thinking he just 'didnt want to get caught'

[@thefranklin6463]

I don’t think the first game was cheated at all. The opening had multiple mistakes and taking pieces is something any noob can do if they’re being offered up for free

[@AjitSingh-mc4kz]

Levy*

[@edf7135]

@@thefranklin6463 I agree, I think many of the things Levy picked up on were harsh, like him moving the king was quite a simple idea since he couldnt castle (he moved king earlier), and yeah just picked up a lot of free pieces

[@ethanartis7095]

@@thefranklin6463 it definitely could but real but it was a 400 elo player usually isn’t going to demolish like that but you never know

[@The_Human_Tripod]

That’s a really long name for that plant

[@mariuszpudzianowski8400]

Levy showing true dedication, filming this in the middle of a jungle

[@matchington1148]

Levy in the trenches of Vietnam enduring hostile fire but still filming chess videos

[@mohammedjibran9380]

At 2:45, you say that if the king moves, the king loses the right to castle. The king had already moved to capture the knight there and as such had already lost the castling rights.

[@galiantus1354]

Noticed that too and was going to comment.

[@EmpowerTheYouth]

Even Levy makes mistakes, first game didn’t look like cheating

[@amymanley3405]

me too

[@Dk07740]

@BiggieCheeseGaming the top engine moves in the first game were really obvious. I’m only like 1100 and I would have played all of those moves

[@sb0182]

Give the man a chance. It is not uncommon to be very nervous when you are held hostage…

[@colwellalec]

Glad to see Frank getting the respect and recognition he clearly deserves being mentioned in the same breath as Magnus and Hikaru.

[@user-xb7dr6fm5v]

yea

[@cohenclark8570]

Why wouldn’t he be a top player, that man is goated

[@Minetendo_Fan]

He learns super fast

[@Blinkers2007GameDev]

lmao was thinking the same thing

[@williampang5439]

facts

[@dannyhawkins7974]

The 5/6 people around the 1400 level who played him when he came back must’ve been so confused as to why the games were so easy

[@meekrab9027]

I'm around that level and it's wild, some games I feel like I'm beating up a toddler and other games are like Paul Morphy was reincarnated and taught how to use the internet.

[@Disanem]

They probably think they're beating some guys little sibling

[@kza6648]

@meekrab If you say youre advanced when youre making a brand new chess account you start at 1600, so youre playing either a "genuine" 1400 or stronger and just didnt put the effort to grind to a higher elo, or someone who thought was advanced and lost like 4 games in a row

[@PianistifiedForYT]

Yeah. Especially the endgame. Some feel like I'm playing Martin who had 10 kids. And others feel like stockfish was behind the screen.

[@wcc4269]

@@meekrab9027 yea I feel the same way. 1450 and I have runs where im like "dude, im a legit 1600-1700, these 1500s suck" and times where I have 90 move games to lose to like a 1300.

[@typical9627]

9:30 losing literally all 4 major pieces in 5 moves has to be some sort of accomplishment

[@hobbyist518]

“Then they felt guilty so they stopped.” Not necessarily. Some cheaters stop on their own because they get bored of playing god, and the thrill of getting away with it wears off before the actual ban.

[@TheRealZeke2003]

2:43 He can't block the check because the King has already moved before Edit: I mixed things up. He *CAN* block but the reason you usually block early King checks is because you don't want to lose your right to castle, but since the King has already moved, they lose nothing by blocking the check, which is why moving the King was the top Engine move.

[@jakubgruchalski3363]

*he can block the check but he cannot castle

[@rosiefay7283]

*they lose nothing by moving their king

[@thefranklin6463]

Right and without that, there’s not about that first game that looks cheated to me… especially since they stalemated

[@attaboyspider3129]

16:22 man those are great players... especially the first name. Such an insipirational player. Taught me soo much.

[@zacuddin3821]

Frank

[@marmalade6332]

Thank you Gotham. You taught me how to play chess and I went from stuck at 300 to now 820, still gaining, in just a month. I didn’t even know how to play until a month ago!! Thank you Levy ❤

[@kattt.mp4]

sometimes I'm scared that im gonna get banned if i accidentally make goofy moves mixed with top engine moves

[@steini19o4]

Haha, I'm kinda afraid someone would accuse me of trying to cheat using Martin.

[@disguisedcat1750]

I think these kinds of cases get thoroughly inspected before shots are called and you get banned, many moves he made were clearly not human.

[@willowandluka5302]

I made two brilliant moves in a game at 900 rapid elo and was worried I would get reported lol

[@jixs4v]

@@willowandluka5302 keep in mind brilliant moves are scaled with elo. So what would be a brilliant move at 900 might just be a good move at 1500

[@Notanegg.]

​@@jixs4varen't brilliant moves just any good sacrifice

[@cyberdec3pt10n8]

How to actually cheat: Step 1. Call frank

[@BryanCarthell]

@2:50 ..Ke7 was the top move because black couldn’t castle. Black moved the King @2:17 and then moved it back to e8 @2:23. I love your content. I find it informative and entertaining, just thought I’d point that out.

[@LooseGoosey]

Stockfish is so innocent, hes like the kid everyone uses because of his smarts, but doesn't realise hes being used😂

[@themostdiabolicalhater5986]

Why are you giving human traits to strings of computer code? It isn’t “innocent” lmao

[@4crosswashere7]

@@themostdiabolicalhater5986 because it's fun to do

[@semijazanimonska3967]

human traits are "a specific characteristic of an individual." so he isnt wrong stop hating on a guy trying to be funny when you arent even making valid claims newgen

[@semijazanimonska3967]

@@themostdiabolicalhater5986 some human traits include " Tongue Rolling Dimples Handedness. Freckles Curly hair Hand clasping Red/Green Colorblindness" what he said was a personality not a human trait stockfish dosent have any of those as you said he is strings of computer code. Loose goose was just trying to be funny when you ruined the joke.

[@themostdiabolicalhater5986]

@@semijazanimonska3967 jokes are “observations or anecdotes that elicit laughter or feelings of amusement” so his post couldn’t possibly be a joke because it isn’t funny or amusing Some examples of jokes include •you thinking I asked •you thinking I care •you •don’t ever reply to me lmao Actually that last one isn’t a joke

[@troyeswan690]

“All top players, like frank and Magnus and hikaru”😂😂 Levy is a genius

[@nvcproplayz2374]

Frank? Top player? Bruh 😂😂😂

[@cyberpunkchloe9]

16:22 😂

[@gogogooner]

Who the fuck is Frank?

[@JoshuaBlackmon-pf6xf]

​@@gogogooner Levy's strong 500 student

[@DeeEast]

We need to see a video about Ding’s path to the world championship, starting with karjakins game that qualified him for the candidates, then a game of Ding vs one of the Chinese GMs during the 25 game in 30 days period, then his win against Hikaru to get 2nd in candidates, then finally game 4 of rapid against Ian. And of course plenty of storytelling in between each game

[@RishabhSharma10225]

No please. It's so boring. And the entire journey has already been documented. Gotham made videos about those Ding's games in China before candidates.

[@edifine]

I think this is a good idea. Ding’s journey to becoming the world champion is quite fascinating, and Gotham’s old video had more of a negative and depressing outlook on the situation whereas a new video would be refreshing.

[@skye2192]

Seconded, this would be a cool vid

[@gopikrishnang4871]

Thirded

[@instaclash9798]

16:23 I’m glad you found Frank and finally realized that he is a gm

[@s4hnoon]

Yessir

[@jukechuu]

came to find this comment

[@mohithegde5168]

Plant should be named as THE ROOOOKKKKKK

[@dennisgamer5530]

is SUCK THE ROOOOOOOOOKKKKK

[@AquaEBM]

We shall name the plant "Sabrina"

[@justmateo9095]

The stare was absolutely deadly today 10/10 Levi

[@dolthhaven8564]

you're ugly

[@fakepng1]

(real)

[@dolthhaven8564]

@@fakepng1 ok fake png

[@galagatorgames1317]

Ivy was such a welcome guest star, you should have her on more

[@awildrengarappeared8419]

Name it Heckler so we can hear Levy attempt a plant-voice to heckle himself in real time

[@KalebCBauer]

2:42 - most normal people would probably recognize that you can’t castle anymore because you moved the king to take the night so playing pawn up is actually just pointless. Going up puts you into safety in your pawns and keeps momentum on your side. I’m 1000 and recognized this, cmon Levy

[@Taipanshowtime]

What’s funny to me is that levy didn’t realize that the king had to take the knight earlier therefor already lost the right to castle 😂

[@enviixiity]

Exactly what im thinking

[@daleadebanjo9143]

He was going to do a castle but not in one move

[@Taipanshowtime]

@@daleadebanjo9143 why castle in 1 move when you can castle in 4-5

[@nathantang9964]

I really wish he could do a lesson based off crazy computer moves and some themes that we can draw from “robot moves” that we can adopt ourselves

[@kindlingking]

The problem with studying robot moves is that they're extremely hard to spot in practice and you have to be incredibly good at the game to even attempt.

[@dlucey123]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/f2HdopWFa5dlqMk Levy did a video about Magnus learning from alphazero but as others have said computers often make moves which no human would ever see except perhaps a super gm with enough time.

[@Idk-hg8jr]

Yeah when stockfish does it, the analysis gives it a blue double exclam but when I do it it's red

[@joshray9312]

I love how he casually threw Frank up there with the two goats Lmao

[@julymagnus493]

I love how he put Hikaru up there with the two goats

[@popyouknowit6525]

I love how he put Magnus up there with two goats

[@SkipsH]

The king had already lost its right to castle in the first game

[@Kaisir08]

Levy somehow turns shaming a cheater into a entertaining lesson I wish my teachers were like you

[@FluffyTSG]

a good name for your plant would be "B. secalinus" for the following reason: The common weed chess (B. secalinus), sometimes known as cheat or soft chess, is found along roadsides and in grain fields. i feel like it fits the theme of the video :)

[@grandre3464]

Wow yeah thats really fitting ironically

[@snowarmth]

FluffyTSG must have a wealth of knowledge o:

[@seselis1]

Let's name the plant "The Plant"

[@oresthopiak8609]

2:50 he took the knight, so he couldn't castle anyways, so that is why this is a top move, I think

[@danielamdurer1779]

2:46 They already lost the right to castle after Kxf7 (2:15).

[@mayankprasad5574]

You're right

[@newsflash12345]

"Great players like Frank and Magnus and Hikaru"..😂 GothamChess - 2023

[@meepmoop1981]

Personally the reason why i enjoy watching chess cheater content is because it is essentially the same thing as watching an engine play. One of my favourite gothamchess series of videos are the "Alphazero VS Stockfish" videos. But not only do i get to see some chess played at such a high level that makes even Super GMs lose their minds, i also really like the fact that we get some comeuppance for people who cheat which just gives it that nice cherry on top at the end.

[@carsten-giese]

In times where everyone can install addons like "Chess-Assist for Chrome" its so annoying to play chess online. Someone needs to find a way to block these addons on the store.

[@tryeasda]

lets all give out respect to this guy how he uploads almost everyday with banger videos. My boomer dad was laughing at your videos 😂

[@dafuqmr13]

"my boomer dad" jesus get a grip

[@tryeasda]

@@dafuqmr13 haha

[@tryeasda]

@Sniper lol

[@Blax8672]

Levy constantly reminds me that I'm trash, but I'm still here for it 😂

[@hhhbkid]

These are so great to watch having worked my butt off trying to make it to 1300. 😂

[@tim3970]

16:20 Not Levy casually throwing Frank in the top player list. 🤣

[@mr.mondayHNW]

It's nice Hans Treeman is there to help the chess speak for itself.

[@209haha]

Best one

[@charzzam5311]

Thanks for this useful guide! I will make sure to apply this in my games in the future. You are always an inspiration!

[@Maximus.7]

Hold up

[@GoldfishEmpire]

You should be the one to name your plant, but if you insist I choose... Joseph.

[@ethanmeeker86]

It was so cool to see Magleaf Carlson reviewing chess with Levy

[@markusloveless3505]

magleaf carlpot

[@HeisenbergFam]

Cant believe Levy did a cheating guide and was permanently banned from getting a GM

[@SovietYugoslav]

💀

[@areedkhalid6549]

Heisenberg uncertainty principle. He can become a GM.

[@10bd1]

FYI, in that first game, the black king had already moved, so he had already lost his right to castle. I’m not totally convinced that he was cheating at all the first game. A lot of those moves seemed pretty natural. Capturing when able, moving pieces that are under attack, and I think they just didn’t see the stalemate.

[@energeticgamerozone4300]

We Can Name It Levy’s roof,like levy’s lamp.

[@jpro0035]

We should name the plant Frank ❤

[@seya_2]

4:07 I think he didn't even know that was a stalemate. He probably saw mate in 1 in evaluation bar and thought taking on the pawn on b5 was a mate with both Knight and Rook.

[@snowarmth]

That would be so silly.. If Rook takes, the King is not in Check. If they see M1, they would probably do something that puts the King in Check like move the Knight. Hopefully lol Seems to me that they love to finish the game themselves to look less suspicious and feel accomplished, but they must've rushed that Rook move.. Or they just didn't think too much about it lol

[@seya_2]

@@snowarmth You've seen his gameplay he is 250 elo at best.

[@Jimmyisdabest]

Dave was such a good guest today.

[@noone_193]

Dave is a good name

[@thejuice8325]

Levy should 100% name the plant Grant. Grant the plant.

[@andrewthegeek6522]

You inspired me to play for the first time in years. I lost, but I was sharp enough to spot a point where the opponent could've checkmated me but did'nt. Edit: I did 4 games and won 2 by time and resignation

[@aranahjohnson9640]

Gg, king!

[@floenele8892]

levy may not deliver, but he never fails to be pregnant

[@wpheavyww]

Ayo what???

[@Cream147player]

I asked ChatGPT for a suggestion on naming the plant and it suggested Caro-Kannopy. Seems fitting for you!

[@areebahtanweer1228]

This

[@m41437]

I'd prefer Leavy Rose-Man.

[@arya7525]

“Levy’s hair” would be the perfect name for the plant

[@tbsLuke]

I really liked plant in the video today. You can definitely invite him more often 😁

[@justinbejamehu7960]

Leafy Rootsman

[@vladcostea8817]

Name it bob.

[@MayasSmith]

16:22 Bro really thought he could sneak Magnus and Hikaru in with frank and we wouldn't notice

[@ojoomacapiyo6868]

I love how he included frank in his list if top players #weneedtoseefrankvsmagnus

[@SV7_EDITZ]

Gothamchess, I would like to thank you because you are one of the main reason that I managed to hit 1740 rating on rapid and I am very grateful that I was able to watch your interesting content. (I done it in only 7 months)

[@EricZeBaws]

I did it in 5 months

[@SV7_EDITZ]

@@EricZeBaws wow thats very impressive, well done

[@clb4947]

ah man you're giving me hope 👌🏽 wanna get to 1800 by the end of the year

[@SV7_EDITZ]

@@clb4947 I believe in you

[@paulnawrocki3498]

Gotham, what a fucking captivating personality, I am glad it’s you that represents the chess community. Na zdrowie 🍻

[@waydonchan9002]

Moving the king from check against the bishop is top move because the king has already moved previously by taking the knight

[@alffakingiigg]

Respect for levy for uploading while being in a hostage situtation.

[@VirtualVega]

Ever since I watched this video my Elo has skyrocketed from 120 to banned, thank you, Gotham!

[@liljackypaper]

"I don't make fun of people for losing!" Gotham woke up and chose lie-lance 😂

[@isaacmalik3714]

"black chokes on a fishbone" at 20:09 and "white butchers the knight" at 20:25 "the queen has been marrooned over here" at 21:15 had me dying for some reason lmfao

[@mp198]

Today's stare really hit my soul, and exposed my inner dark secrets

[@strawsquash]

Levy may not be pregnant, but he always delivers.

[@cozysz]

YOOOOOOO

[@Not_Vidit]

1st ez

[@ыыыы-р6л]

2nd ez

[@dimimat]

man .. I'm a returning player at elo around 1000 and ever since i've been playing chess one of my "tricks sorta say were those checks before capturing when winning or trading a piece, now with your cheater videos, that I'm glad I found by the way , make me feel hopefull bout my chess skills by saying they are hard to find , maybe I should learn some openings finally

[@ZoroRoroa]

name it stockplant and then u can carry it to your games like alekhine did with his cat

[@tankoteemusic9755]

I would name the plant : Eden.

[@randokaratajev2617]

when you a better player than Levy but you aren't Magnus nor Hikaru, then you're a cheater

[@johngleich1379]

The plant is named Brutus.

[@pfeilspitze]

2:40 Well, the computer also has a memory longer than 30 seconds, and remembers that black already lost castling permissions at 2:15 by capturing the knight that was trying to fork the queen and the rook, so it doesn't need to worry about that.

[@tominmo8865]

That plant terrifies me, so I am calling it Audrey 2.

[@ChaosSower99]

Levy: There's a cheater Half of a million people 19h later: show me

[@jeffm2586]

Name the plant Bruce. Bruce Sprigsteen.

[@Inversal_]

There's still one cheater I know and still not banned right now. And he even tries to put FIDE rating on his own profile to avoid suspicions. (because in my country there is no player who have that high rating)

[@sawyermerkle8835]

2:46 he already lost his castling rights after taking the knight with his king

[@AfaqueAhmed_]

Levy catching cheaters like Pokemon .

[@ThaChildishOne]

“I see a ficus or maybe a rubber tree plant”

[@tugehitties]

A plant named Bartholomew sounds funny to me.

[@astroparrot7617]

PLANT NAME: EN PLANTSSANT

[@DissidentPrick]

I didn’t even know you could cheat at chess, besides what a kid would do.

[@jae9461]

at 2:44 you start talking about blocking the check instead of moving the king so he can castle still but him and the computer said move king best move. Thats because at 2:13 he took the f7 knight and had already ruined his castle

[@lebossam9949]

Name the plant "jack" the smartest chess plant ever

[@amparotello7009]

И снова классная связка, каждый раз радуете все сильнее и сильнее

[@emilycoley8200]

Cheaters made me quit online chess. It's no fun getting hammered over and over and over by 900's playing like grandmasters.

[@MixalisEam]

I think a lot of people lowkey created a random email just to cheat on a website and see how far they can get

[@jozockt2768]

2:47 the king already moved bruh??? Am I just dumb or could he never have castled in the first place. He moved to f7 when he took the knight right?

[@Phatboino1]

He had already lost the right to castle by moving his king to get out of check

[@yusufahmed1809]

Idk why future Barry wouldn’t just tell present Barry savitars identity,after all Barry figured out savitars identity so why couldn’t future Barry tell present Barry savitars Identity

[@laurentarchambault5154]

2:45 also here you're not concerned about losing the ability to castle because the king has moved 7 moves prior.

[@sp_alan98]

petition to name the plant "THE ROOK"