How Bad Was 7 Year Old Levy?!

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3 Chess Games From My Childhood, Ages 7-10.
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0:52 Gotham Age 7
11:21 Gotham Age 8
22:10 Gotham Age 10
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[@Zuraaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

Me seeing his rating at 7: *starts praying I'm better than 9 year old Levy* Me seeing his rating at 8: 🗿

[@guyonYTube]

Me at 7: starts praying that I am better then 9 year old me Me at 9: starts praying I am better than before

[@eldonhill4840]

Well, considering online chess ratings are inflated at least 200 points over actual tournament/FIDE ratings, there's a chance you weren't even better than him at age 7 XD But I'm definitely not either.

[@JimmyBoosterCrate]

@@eldonhill4840 OP's obviously comparing his own FIDE rating to baby Levy's, not an online rating

[@andrewpennell7920]

He was using USCF ratings. All kids in the US get USCF ratings before fide ratings

[@bobbybalogne2565]

Well that’s what happens you study constantly and learn the principles at a young age

[@eugenerozman9143]

LOL..... That game with Joseph Eddy in your first Hunter, I remember it. We came off a very relaxing summer, and you got completely deprogrammed, messing up three tourneys in a row. Mercifully, Hunter had a breaking point at the last round, and from there on, your rating zoomed to 1400 by the next summer. You were also very cute and feisty at the same time like a young lion. Greetings from Dad on this Friday.

[@8121sam]

wholesome AF eugene

[@dontyeetapig6378]

:0 levies dad :0000

[@andavocado]

Comment so Levy sees this

[@booperbonkerton3814]

Mr Rozman with the wholesome comment

[@Liffro69420]

Dude your dad commented and you didn't reply? You son of a b- Oh wait, sorry.

[@klingenschmidt9261]

And yet 7 year old levy is still better than 90% of his audience

[@SoneNando]

Taxation is theft

[@ashishfrancis1492]

@@nihalr385 bro he just made a fun comment what are you trying to prove mr nihal R buddy please give your brain some rest please

[@Hahahahaaahaahaa]

Because the other 10% are using an engine?

[@kheireddineattala1281]

@@SoneNando Me neither

[@klingenschmidt9261]

@@Hahahahaaahaahaa I think gothams fan base is pretty good so I doubt it

[@mikcon63]

If I was versing 7 year old levy I'd win easily because I'd just tell him Santa isn't real when I go down on material.

[@manjushagodbole8678]

kzbin.infowM9y6VNYQzo?feature=share

[@willetwilliams5]

@@manjushagodbole8678 stop self promoting

[@anshumanagrawal346]

lol

[@anshumanagrawal346]

@@willetwilliams5 just report as unwanted spam

[@redplays7678]

Absolutely brutal move. That might get banned in future tournaments

[@alexcooperspinningdisk]

_"His coordination was really bad, so I started harassing him."_ - Baby Gotham

[@godard2578]

It's BABY LEVY

[@SamuelVenturaMusic]

"coordination was really bad so they started harassing them" is unfortunately the summation of most late night sexual assaults...

[@alwinw64]

Now that's a boss baby right there !

[@aditishah9250]

I am better

[@kamo19760]

If you the king

[@dovhochsztein3845]

I saw the thumbnail photo and was like “I remember that kid!” I figured I must have seen you around at all the major NY/NJ tournaments back then. But the coincidences get better - just checked an old scorebook, and I was at the Hunter event in 2003.

[@spflito1290]

Wow

[@enviousshade1770]

Bro you guys need to play again

[@calebwilson1501]

What's your rating now?

[@vistagreat9994]

Hochsztein vs Gotham When!?

[@maximum_75]

7yr old levy kinda looks like someone who would be in a playground and be eating sand. A true grandmaster!

[@XOctagon_NationX]

International master*

[@maximum_75]

@@XOctagon_NationX wooosh

[@carterhall5516]

@@XOctagon_NationX In recaps he often compared super grandmasters to the kids who ate sand, because nobody knows what they are doing.

[@carterhall5516]

@@maximum_75 That isn’t how you spell it.

[@maximum_75]

@@carterhall5516 im deeply sorry ill do better next time carter

[@henrydyess9863]

"This is bad, but for a very advanced reason." *moves a couple pawns*

[@wcasa]

Weakening your kind for a good position by taking a lot of space is kinda advanced

[@Thymed]

I mean it’s advanced to see why exactly it is that bad

[@treezerik]

7yr old levy could probably beat me blindfolded..not in chess but physically

[@susparia4724]

Just punch them in the face smh how would they block if they can’t see

[@narutorunner4235]

oh look its that memer person

[@susparia4724]

@@erseshe especially if he’s a loser and maxed out his passive heal, so ig ur right

[@treezerik]

chat i’d never beat a child…

[@_A-B_]

You got me in the first half

[@alsy0055]

I feel Joseph man. I quit chess after a loss in a tournament by blundering backrank mate in a completely winning position. I was like 10 and very devastated. Then I play again in small tournament in my uni several years later and won my game. Stopped playing until the online chess crusade. Went online, got to 2200 online and ended up watching crap chess youtube videos. Cheers Levy.

[@eldonhill4840]

Your story is probably more similar to Levy's than Joseph's, because you quit and made a comeback. Levy quit for several years when he was a teenager, and it probably set him back considerably. He may even have already been a GM by this point if he hadn't, but who can say. If he was a professional player earlier on, he probably wouldn't have had the chance to have such success on youtube.

[@RGC_animation]

Everyone has blundered back rank mate at least once, it's fine.

[@starmorpheus]

@@eldonhill4840 Yeah life just happens. If he committed to chess he 100% would have been a GM much earlier in his life. He's only 26yrs old right now (surprising because I thought he was older). Clear chess prodigy, just had his priorities right. Chess is great, but giving up years of your life just to see your ELO go up isn't worth it for 99% of people.

[@cahallo5964]

@@RGC_animation IT NEVER STOPS FEELING AWFUL

[@malusikhulekanibuthelezi4063]

You guys were playing chess in your childhoods ,I was busy stealing oranges and sugar canes ...that why I will never catch up

[@МихаилЧон]

I imagine Levy's papers 😂😂😂😂😂 Chess Contestant #69: Name: Levy Rating: Levy Age: Rozman Move 1: Roi Lopez

[@yasinalyani]

😂 😂 😂

[@justin4296]

Roi Lopez

[@bocz4317]

I've been playing the "Roi" Lopez lately it's quite gud ngl

[@darkankur7075]

Lol

[@ultimatedoug2227]

@@bocz4317 qveens gambit is better imo

[@cookiekilbane5989]

“Young but dangerous” Chess players are lethal tbf 🤣

[@manjushagodbole8678]

kzbin.infowM9y6VNYQzo?feature=share

[@pants3760]

Bro I was looking for this comment because that is the funniest shit, imagine your a grown man playing a ten year old, you look over at his paper and it says “bob, young but dangerous”

[@Akamaikai0923]

Levy: How do you kill two bishops with one move Jake?! Half of his subs: *kill three bishops, nine pawns, and a baby panda on the first move*

[@ouro4279]

Where the fuck did we find a panda

[@thesupersisters6415]

Now that is funny

[@Akamaikai0923]

@@ouro4279 exactly

[@drugnoit5997]

@@ouro4279 I think he means a pawn by saying panda

[@janLilin]

@@drugnoit5997 No, we covered the nine pawns

[@Luis2Munchiez]

i just started playing chess im 22, with a chess rating for 492 he was 7 years old and was 1090 my mind is blown watching this

[@subsanyonewhosubsmecheckmy1365]

1090 is trash rating

[@ItsLtime]

Well you just started(like me), he started playing chess when he was mentally absorbent and was practically born playing chess. Don't worry, you will get 1000+ one day :)

[@Emp31]

@@ItsLtime You're not a walking L but a walking W, respect for encouragement

[@ItsLtime]

@@Emp31 Thanks man, and you definetly an Emperor for that kindness bro :]

[@jeremycoelho1833]

Sameee. Im 22 and just started getting into chess. Levy's passion is v contagious, a few chess videos showed up in my reccommended and now im hooked!

[@TylerSmith-om1cr]

Ah yes, I am 18 and still 500 points off from 8 yr old levy

[@jessetrueba9578]

Same here

[@fushi_ne]

Lol same

[@potatoman3337]

Same here

[@minddtrixxter4983]

I am 29 and I'm 500 elo below 7 year old levy :)

[@hh-et2cm]

@@minddtrixxter4983 same, except im 9

[@whamer100]

"I put my rating as Levy and my name as Levy" Yeah that sounds like something Levy (Levy), age Levy would do

[@profesancho5175]

Notice how 10-year old Levy "knew almost no openings" but was still rated 1675 ....

[@nothingspecial8968]

We must know main lines after 2000 or u r wrecked! 1675 however is not that complicated

[@eugenerozman9143]

He was very good in tactics (we did lots of "checkmate in 2/3/4" books, plus exercises at International Chess Academy in Teaneck, NJ), and endgame exercises, plus quick thinking in low time situations, beating lots of hapless opponents on time (including his Dad and cousins). This alone can bring you all the way to 1800+

[@eldonhill4840]

@@eugenerozman9143 Are you his brother?

[@eugenerozman9143]

@@eldonhill4840 Duh I wish.....actually his dad.

[@mj-8489]

@@eugenerozman9143 you wish you were his brother?

[@rey_pato]

Jake: What's your rating, Levy? Levy: Yes.

[@niksutin4195]

Joseph would’ve never known that he was playing against a future master

[@manjushagodbole8678]

kzbin.infowM9y6VNYQzo?feature=share

[@checkmate4402]

Plot twist: Joseph himself as a future GM

[@robertposaric6419]

Plot twist: a grand-master

[@luckymojo9348]

Levy is only a IM though not really that big of a deal

[@imjustherewastaken]

You mean gm

[@derkewin1746]

Baby Levy at 7: 1090 Me, double as old as Baby Levy: 1050 Baby Levy: Look at what he needs to mimic a fraction of my power

[@bhavanipakki3524]

@ieox0 and he started learning at age 5?6? hes just 7 broo 1090 is hard for 7 year aged

[@okok72277]

If it helps I'm 6 years older than you and only 1100 so 🤷‍♂️

[@bloddrinkeraka]

You're 14? I'm also 14 and I'm like 500 🤡

[@bloddrinkeraka]

@@bhavanipakki3524 How do you think child prodigies are made? Of course they get taught at like age 4

[@mrhiguy9056]

@@bloddrinkeraka 500 ? I'm 406

[@coachmcguirk6297]

Chess is cool that you can keep the games and revisit them whenever you like. I would love to go back and see some of my old racquetball tournaments or debates.

[@v3xman]

What you need is a video recording

[@FrogeyKR18]

8:42 "Boom boom, beating up children" got my laughing crazy lmaoo

[@susparia4724]

Thank you levy, I’ve been waiting a whole day for some good KZbin content

[@w-mwijnja8919]

Loved this video! "Young but dangerous" sounds exactly like the mentality I also had growing up ^_^. I'd very much enjoy more content like this. Maybe the first match between you and Danya?

[@badusername2789]

Would love to see more of this. You explaining your mistakes when you were lower rated was very educational

[@pauls5745]

I learned from ChessLife mag and Walter Korn's MCO. i could quote theory with the best of 'em but still hung pieces on move 7 hahaha

[@rn6467]

Yes, 7 year old Levy was really bad, wasn't he? ~Yours sincerely, 486 rated bozo. 3:11 why say lot words when few words do trick?

[@anshumanagrawal346]

Right?

[@XoIoRouge]

I really appreciated learning more about your backstory in chess! And not from just googling it or whatever, but actually seeing your games and hearing your experience. Great video.

[@Daniel-kw8fz]

finally a game where I can understand what are the good and the bad moves

[@Rucky888]

Check out Kelvin Love Jr too

[@CaptnCondor]

“Bro, what’s your name?” “Levy “ “What’s your rating?” “Levy” *stares in en passant*

[@manjushagodbole8678]

kzbin.infowM9y6VNYQzo?feature=share

[@anshumanagrawal346]

@@manjushagodbole8678 Bro no one cares stop spamming

[@turtlefeesh]

*x files theme intensifies*

[@guymeir5403]

I almost couldn’t survive without Levy uploading a video for a day.

[@susparia4724]

Lol, we practically have the same comment

[@theddm4908]

And people say, I need help

[@crimsonitacilunarnebula]

me even tho i dont do chess.p.

[@darkankur7075]

Yeah you are right me too

[@sailorkumud]

right? it so hard not to see him to upload the video that i go crazy😀

[@JosephLachh]

I am honored to have played Levy as a child. Although I stopped tournament play, I came back to chess after the Queen's Gambit came out as a show. I returned as a 1000 rated player and continued on my journey by watching GothamChess videos and am now 1400. Edit: I was joking about playing Levy as a child. My name is Joseph, just like the first person in the tournament, which is why I made a joke, which was apparently not so clear. The second half is true. And now I actually reached an ELO of 1500 by 2022, thanks to Levy. However, I have stopped playing since then because of the business of nursing school.

[@Carrinthe]

Clearly you are very talented. The game as a child showed your talent and as an adult it's not that easy to climb to 1400 level in such a short time.

[@JosephLachh]

@@Carrinthe The first half of the comment was a joke, I am sorry to tell you.

[@JosephLachh]

@@anglik3954 The first half of that comment was a joke, I am sad to admit.

[@anglik3954]

@@JosephLachh Well, thanks for owning up to it and explaining. I'll remove my initial reply rhen.

[@JosephLachh]

@@anglik3954 lol

[@Aws0]

"and he just mates me in the center of the board" - Levy

[@tomneilson9501]

Levy: "When you're 7, if you can make 2 queens, you do it" Clearly doesnt understand hikaru's 7 queen mate

[@adammurchison5045]

Hey Levy, wanted to let you know that Queens Gambit got me into chess and you've kept me in chess. My goal is to get to 1000 and learning should be an enjoyable progression for a hobby and you provide that. Thanks and good luck as you continue!

[@bullymaguire632]

What is your rating?

[@adammurchison5045]

659

[@bullymaguire632]

@@adammurchison5045 I am 950 and it was super annoying trying to beat the 600-700 range The trick is to look over the entire board every move you make so you don't hang a piece And also play on your computer so you can listen to music while you're playing, it really helped me

[@adammurchison5045]

@@bullymaguire632 Thanks dude, ya i've tried being more intentional with moves and take my time to try to see as many potentialities as possible. But I still make moves based on thinking through as best as possible, I don't have the theoretical knowledge I think I'll need. Do you have a ratings goal?

[@bullymaguire632]

@@adammurchison5045 same as yours, 1000

[@optic_zombie]

At 7 I didnt even knew chess existed and now it is my whole life

[@SamSpeed90]

This was awesome to watch, especially knowing how you got back to chess after you quit and what fuelled your passion for the game again. Awesome stuff Levy

[@lgcg_edits]

“Me trade Pieces because me trade pieces” - Joseph 3:11

[@auzad3s601]

Someone knows him as Gotham, others as Levy, still others as Rozman But now WE KNOW IS TRUE IDENTITY! GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO THE MAGN-IFICENT BOB

[@cristianpajaro8323]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@gohmatthew9992]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@sammojk]

When 7 year old Levi played, I had just gone to uni aged 18 and briefly played for the chess club there. I was probably only 1400 at that point (1700 now), but it was still the last point in my life where I was better than Levi at a point in time, despite being a decade older! Also notice similarties with 10 year old Levi and me. I play the Grand Prix and often screw up winning positions when in time trouble with bizzare moves like that knight move.

[@fuelfiredesire9486]

Ladies and gentlemen, I heavily advocate buying the gothamchess intermediate boot camp course. It really is a game changer.

[@crowbar_the_rogue]

Did he pay you to say this? :P

[@fuelfiredesire9486]

Nope, just the facts my guy

[@richardweltburg8071]

@@fuelfiredesire9486 Did you improve already?

[@fuelfiredesire9486]

I made a jump from 1150 ish to 1300s pretty quickly. Still haven't finished the while course but just learning to think about the game differently has helped a lot

[@lucasmatsuoca]

Is it helpful for 2000? I'm stuck at 2000-2100 for about a year

[@thetramp123]

"Question mark, exclamation mark" is what goes off in my head whenever decide on *any* move.

[@bilboswaggings]

I could have beaten baby Gotham, maybe not in chess though

[@ProPanda-ek4mv]

how is 8 year Levy higher rating than me. When I was 8 I was 500. Absolutely insane!

[@DarthVader-wk9sd]

Because he had played chess longer, not hard to figure out

[@velvet3813]

@@DarthVader-wk9sd You’re right ngl a lot of people start later in childhood or not even young at all

[@gapplssb]

@@velvet3813 he started at 7, and got to 1000 at 7.

[@bigbadt]

Bitch, I'm 550 at 19

[@stratosm3154]

​@@gapplssbcause that's. literally where you start lol

[@pappousmakis9062]

Yes levy i personally would love to see a video about Grand Prix attack from you

[@finalspoon7881]

I am proud to say I can BARELY beat baby Gotham (10 years old)

[@marius3023]

Levy. You are important. Hope youre not stressing too much. We all appreciate you bud 🔥❤

[@NCISfreak123]

This was such a cool exploration! Thanks for the vid and the insight Levy :)

[@jasonkoch3182]

Name: Magnus Carlsen Title: GM, world champion Rating: Levy

[@gilashroot8697]

Fantastic video. Answered a lot of questions I had about chess and your story. Thank you. Glad you got back into the game.

[@maximum_75]

GOTHAM we neee a series where you show us games from the ages 10+

[@pranav1301]

Levy- “me need move bishop because me no move bishop” Joseph-“me trade pieces because me trade pieces “ Me- hahahah *plays that moment again and again.* lol Timing what I played -3:09

[@sanbl4bal218]

Thank you for the work you put in your videos. I watch every single one of your videos as they come out every day and look forward to watch them. Thank you, Levy, for making my day!

[@noahtallboyrfl7852]

I love how Levy is like saying “How did I even get to 1675 playing like this!” Implying how bad his moves were at that age But literally, I can’t even beat 10-year-old baby Gotham. And my guy is now playing like grandmaster like if I played either of them I would litterly be crushed but great work Levi keep the content up cause we love it! 👍

[@swordofjustice7444]

Answer: still better than 14 year old me

[@jsbjehwzhsbnsw1825]

Facts bro im 14 man

[@THEbraylonbarnes]

yeah same.

[@dalga4338]

im 16 and he is still better than me

[@Silversubs29078]

FACTS (I'm 14 too)

[@crimsonitacilunarnebula]

tru fqxcs

[@nacho__063]

Wow Levy this idea was great, seeing how you used to think by then and how you explain it now with all your knowledge is very instructive. Keep it up!

[@ripunjbansal106]

i wonder if 7 year old levi would have imagined to feature in a gothamchess video in his future 🤔🤔🤔🤔i guess only levi can answer this question

[@milomilo3737]

Nona Gaprindashvili is the first women who have GM title. Second was Maia Chiburdanidze and then Susan.

[@mahyu21]

When levy started mimicking an 8 year old voice, I no longer able to contain my laugh.

[@KD555]

Susan Polgar is not the first woman to hold the GM title, that would be Nona Gaprindashivili. For American viewers: the one that successfully sued Queen's Gambit producers for falsely stating she only competed against women.

[@maryashaelvey1911]

The intelligence and maturity of the comment section just shows the power Levy has on influencing his viewers👏

[@KuporStupor]

You are 10 months younger than me and are still teaching me most of my chess stuff, because Im a noob, Ive always understood chess, but have never really played. Just now getting into that field at 26.

[@rastuyas]

i read that as how bald was 7 year old levy

[@Slipstream317]

oh my gosh

[@PontiacMusic]

violation 🤣

[@knzo13]

Hey Levy, could we maybe get a video discussing the Nimzo-Larsen Attack in detail? Perhaps a cool idea would also be to re-make and improve some of your older openings vids, perhaps the one on the Caro-Kann? Love your content!

[@manjushagodbole8678]

kzbin.infowM9y6VNYQzo?feature=share

[@brimmed]

lol i had the same "writing small" phase when i was around that age. for whatever reason i remember just trying to write as small as i possible could and my classmate and I would see who could write smaller

[@holyspiritministries8434]

watching your videos help me prepare for my Chess tournaments there are so many lines that I am trying to learn

[@kruksog]

Some of the quotes here are just top-tier. "Young but dangerous. . . It is what it is." I too remember being an edge lord. "You never truly understand anything about this game." "For some reason I was obsessed with writing small." Taking me on a nice trip through childhood here.

[@n4oOptium]

Gotham: My opponent is named Joseph Me: Joseph Joestar

[@nicolasgrondinhoullier3322]

imagine playing a tournament and then you see your opponent write "g4 ?!" but he still looking at you with a little smile like "see ? you have no chance against me bro" xD

[@inbcheese3089]

Baby Gotham is badass

[@lelouchvibritannia1919]

at 7 i still peed my bed😂😂

[@Solhurst]

Why is a seven year old DOUBLE MY ELO

[@scottjasper5424]

I played the exact same opening as 7 year old Levy when I was 7.

[@manjushagodbole8678]

kzbin.infowM9y6VNYQzo?feature=share

[@dreamz_here]

I blundered my soul watching this

[@styxl.]

3:44 As a 100 (you can laugh), I would take pawn on d5, then after trading, I move to take with Nd5. With you guys being the rating you are at the time, if I were black, I would have taken with black Nd5, trading knights. This gives white the turn and having a direct long range snipe to the queen using the dark-sqaured bishop on G5.

[@RaMz00z]

Why laugh ? Everybody has to start somewhere, and as long as you have fun mate, how cares.

[@TheWonderBreadAct]

146 blitz here. Im not laughing. Your analysis seems okay

[@L0uisRp]

11:43 Susan is the 3rd woman to be awarded the GM title not the first

[@natecole2866]

"me need move bishop because me no move bishop" -wanna be GM Levy "gotham" Chess

[@Tree511]

I thought he said "Baby Gott'em"

[@matteorizzardi3717]

Levy: "Nothing scares me after Indonesia" Joseph: *shows up*

[@edfishgaming]

Missed opportunity to name him little levy

[@lelouchvibritannia1919]

this young kid looks like he can be an IM one day

[@JimmyBoosterCrate]

@jakesully WGM*

[@afshinomidvar828]

Love the name and pfp

[@robomania944]

BRO, CANT IMAGINE GOTHAM AS ELO 1090 AT AGE 7!! BRO MY BRAIN CELLS JUST DIED SEEING UR ELO!

[@ihavetopowerofgodandanimeo2551]

Bruh baby gotham's ratings making me depressed

[@shamassive]

I'm not 7 and those are still the only kinds of plans I have Levy, this was one of the most useful videos I have ever watched

[@huh-ss1cf]

Levy increased 500 points rating in one year

[@manjushagodbole8678]

kzbin.infowM9y6VNYQzo?feature=share

[@nicolaspacettiterra4043]

11:40 Levy, Susan Polgar wasn't the first woman to become a GM, it was Nona Gaprindashvili

[@rockyjforay]

Openings are what got you back in the game reading a book about the Caro-Kann Defense; that’s what got you back in the game at age 15 with a 2000 rating; that’s how you know I made it to the end of the video at 33:03 Happy Sunday at 8 pm in New York.

[@SpaceXplorer13]

Watching this made me remember my own chess days as a kid. I used to play at school (not any prodigy by far, but just above good) and got into a few in-school tournaments. If I remember correctly, I just got bored and slowly moved away from chess completely. Got into more studies where I did turn out to be kind of a prodigy, then into gaming (I actually wanted to become an eSports player at one point, entered probably hundreds of tournaments) and about 7 months ago, I played chess again with one of the kids I competed with at an old tournament, he beat me easily. So I decided to get back into chess, and here I am. Not trying to get to any mastery levels, but I enjoy getting as good as I can.

[@karlmarx4462]

First woman to become GM was Nona Gaprindashvili, not Polgar. You offended a whole country, Levi.

[@didntwantmyrealnameanymore]

when he said that i was like no way neither nona gaprindashvili nor vera menchik became gms

[@karlmarx4462]

@ethan it was a joke lol

[@karlmarx4462]

@@didntwantmyrealnameanymore wdym

[@didntwantmyrealnameanymore]

@@karlmarx4462 i figured at least one of the two of them must have been a gm cause they're both fairly well known

[@zlovredniyTip]

Its nice to see that it wasn't just me who would use the opening from game 1... Trying this opening now in online chess has a completely different feeling to it.

[@BlueFlash215]

Out of curiosity: Do you remember the face of your first opponent? Do you remember the surroundings, the weather, what happened this day? For me I have memories like this.

[@chicco5033]

The first time I played I was 8/9 and our teacher was absent or something, so the janitor came in with a huge magnetic chess set that he hung on the blackboard. I didn't play chess for exactly 20 years, just recently came back, and it has always been one of my favorite memories from my childhood, even if I don't really know why, it just doesn't go away. I was sad to know he died recently.

[@vasyavasili2172]

7 y o Lewi cuteness overload

[@haleysettembre]

10th day of translating Levy's titles into Neapolitan: "Quant facev schif Levy a 7 ann?"

[@fatema2373]

21:05 "player from Ohio". Levy...ARE YOU OKAY?!!?

[@Thebiggestgordon]

16:39 “I always have king E7” You should have saved yourself the time and played it on move 2, dummy

[@jessicahibbs3985]

bro sounded like gru for a second lol "his pawns aren't to well coordinated."

[@tjswoboda4252]

In 2003, I was 28. How bad was 7 year old Levy? Slightly less bad than 46 year old TJ.

[@Citylight-yq8dp]

In 2003, I was literally 0

[@tjswoboda4252]

@@Citylight-yq8dp Holy hell.

[@tremy1330]

@@tjswoboda4252 Holy Hell????? bro what the fuck XDDDD

[@harrycop7944]

@@Citylight-yq8dp jokes on you i was born in 2011

[@jessm4842]

26:05 "Pick your poison, criss cross apple sauce you get hit from both sides."

[@IamBATMAN13]

So, am I supposed to get on with life knowing the version of Levy writing small letters was better than I've ever been?

[@aashisha2316]

If you have more games, I think this would be great as a series