How Magnus Carlsen Became #1

[@comm1nd]

The community needs "10 of the most brilliant en passent moves in chess"

[@MIDO44444]

Well ngl its really hard to find these and usually the opponent is the one who messed up but *I will not complain if a video like that get released for sure*

[@kroh7742]

"holy hell" the episode

[@astroneural]

Eric Rosen did a top 10 en passent checkmates or something like that

[@Jartran72]

En passent is a one dimensional move that is only possible in a very specific situation and can always only result in the taking of a pawn and at best a discovered check. It is not possible to be brilliant with it, just to screw up by allowing it.

[@hauntinghaze5161]

We need it ASAP

[@abhisekpal5026]

Magnus: Sacrifices a piece. Opponent: "Ahh, i think i will resign" Me: Sacrifices a piece. Also me: "Ahh, i think i will resign"

[@debjit811]

Oh boy 😂

[@FelipeASaito]

When Magnus sacrifices a piece it's a tactical genius move, but when I do it, it's my 27th blunder

[@leademic_ed461]

Sounds more like blunders a piece

[@SAJADM-vv2ez]

@@FelipeASaito i don't know what is more impressive magnus genius move or you doing your 27th blunder in one game

[@backdoorguy1]

There is a difference between blundering and sacrifice...

[@jacobhiggins1995]

I feel people are short sighted in Levy's content on Magnus and how often/prominent he showcases him. Imagine a future once Magnus has finished his top level career and there is all this content for people to go back to and learn from. To see the empire and how it was perceived during Magnus's reign will be the real gem in the end for this channel in my opinion. To Levy: You aren't riding the coattails of Magnus's success but helping provide a historical narrative for generations to come and that, in my opinion, will be your greatest accomplishment.

[@billybillbobjohnson6010]

So true

[@yangwenli668]

@@joe34012 so what ? I don't see anything bad in it .

[@tonynussbaum]

@@joe34012 KZbinrs trying to get views. It's sickening. 🤢

[@cygnus_XI]

@@joe34012 It’s two birds with one stone. He’s recapping Magnus’ games for future generations to learn from, and paying his bills at the same time!

[@BobO45356]

Hey Levy could you make a dedicated video for Viswanathan Anand's most notable games? He's one of the best and has had a huge impact so I'm surprised you haven't made a video on him (correct me if I'm wrong though).

[@totally_inane]

He has made on his best game and covered his 2,3 games in his world championship videos

[@t45dun2]

Bro this guy is a content creator machine, appreciate the effort!!!

[@blackisanxious7178]

well he barely edits his videos and that's what give him the ability to upload daily but being able to record the whole video in one shot and make entertaining is just impressive

[@michaelangelo0305]

It's his full time job, and a fuckin nice one if you ask me...so he earns more than most and does cooler stuff than most ...of course he gonna push that content out

[@007blond]

Watching from the year 2376. Can confirm Magnus is still the number 1 ranked player.

[@zacharyadams3422]

how many superbowls did tom brady win bye then?

[@007blond]

@@zacharyadams3422 2684, announced his retirement at least 3000 times but the NFL keeps giving him contracts for more and more money

[@mekan0001]

34 minutes into the future and the channel still exists.

[@melonpop_5303]

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[@melonpop_5303]

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[@FJesters]

@Melonpop 🤯

[@rachebrother5349]

Keep us updated

[@mekan0001]

@@rachebrother5349 8 hours now. Yep, channel still up

[@lord_d0075]

I believe that this Magnus guy will be a great player!

[@cooperrondinelli6576]

Nah, he's too immature. Young players like that always struggle with endgames against truly great players, and I don't know why he would be different

[@arindammishra8544]

Yeah he's TirasH 🤧

[@ntsst3]

I'm watching in 3022 and as the Supreme Lord of Mars Magnus has reconciled every individual's sense of disorientation and confusion in a world which once appeared absurd. He praise him, we glorify him

[@josuke21]

Ah overused jokes

[@rockinblues7491]

Why do people keep using this joke?

[@franciscocorreia8806]

Great video Levy! I don't usually comment on videos, but watching this, I realized, that most of us know very little about the early stages of most GMs careers. Thus, I have a series suggestion: You could create videos about the rise of the various Super GMs we see on your recaps. I'd love to know, how guys like Rapport, MVL Anish and others got to the top.

[@antoniolara9004]

This is brilliant. Underrated comment.

[@JohnDuthie]

Stockfish says the final position at 25:29 is +8.4 for Magnesian Magnanium Magnus

[@jamessonke4411]

Watching one hour in the future, and I can confirm: channel still exists.

[@user-pl6hc4kj1o]

I'm watching this from the year 2525. KZbin doesn't exist anymore, at least from a technical standpoint... But that's only because Disney just bought Google-Verizon-Yahoo-Geocities Century Peacock after their bankruptcy due to the NFT housing bubble. (This message is brought to you by Brawndo. It has electrolytes.)

[@theomniking7856]

watching in 2023

[@Bosssk-ig8le]

Wow, this Magnus guy seems pretty good, he should be featured on Guess the ELO sometime

[@aliveless1]

Yeah he'd be good content.

[@kinguman308]

I'm watching this video in 2069 yet Magnus is still number one in the world, so when you said magnus was the champion forever, you were right

[@ditshitsomohami6951]

😂I've been camping here since 2022 to see the end game of it all

[@miworld8693]

Symphony was the perfect word to describe the last few minutes of the last game. It was so good, that I had to re-watch it a few times.

[@siddhantpatankar8794]

I like how Levy makes so many Magnus Carlsen videos and gets his business booming

[@whocares2277]

Magnus Carlsen in the title or thumbnail akes more people click on it. Apparently everything else doesn't matter because this video title is literally just "Magnus Carlsen."

[@programinghub8497]

Leavy bro watching this video in October 2023 Magnus is still the number 1 player and your channel is on fire with magnus content

[@ACQ_013]

can u make a video about how long it took for grandmasters to become a 1500,2000,2500(and probably it could be new series , different gm in every new video)

[@johnstevenson9956]

I'm watching this about half a day into the future. Happy to say, your channel still exists.

[@browhat6935]

I'm watching 3 minutes later, can confirm the channel is still here.

[@parsaehsani3783]

Bro not only Chanel still exists u have 3 million subs man And god damn your content is perfect

[@noteminemsburneraccount324]

Magnus is the greatest chess player ever. Its crazy how strong of a hold hes had on chess for so long

[@dkpandey1996]

Okay, KZbin Algorithm loves Magnus but we'd love to watch some chess history videos... say, 1960 World Championship for example.

[@ss-bq2ee]

No

[@monkeydguts4181]

No magnus>>

[@djd1335]

@@monkeydguts4181 magnus

[@SevenHunnid]

How come When i look at the Top, where all the successful people are.. i see NO mexicans 😪it makes me sad. I review weed products on my KZbin channel for a living.. trying to make it out ! ..

[@MeMe-nm7jr]

Agreed. Love the magnus content as anyone else but there's more to chess.

[@uzanuda]

Ivanchuk hasn't change his name, "Vasyl" is a ukrainian pronunciation and "Vassily" is how russians pronounce it.

[@ipudisciple]

🇺🇦

[@Hello-ev3gr]

Gotham! You have been such a blessing through this pandemic. I played Chess in the past but you make me constantly interested in Chess throughout the years!! I hope you can keep up your great work!!!!!! Best wishes to your future KZbin and Chess Career!!!

[@JamesSamples]

I wasn't watching from a second tab, however, I enjoyed the instant replay very much. It's nice to see how the game played straight through quickly. It causes me to quickly reflect on the alternatives and explanations given through the video. Instant replays are cool!

[@soranex3955]

Леви, привет! Недавно появился вопрос: как справляться со страхом ходить в трудных ситуациях? Например, когда очень глубоко заводят ферзя и начинают угрожать нескольким фигурам. Я понимаю, что они все защищены, но все равно страшно как то менять позицию, вдруг что нибудь упущу.

[@gauravmitra2882]

Magnus has been number 1 player since 2011 till today for more than 10 years, just unbelievable feat. Today Nakamura wins one or two tournaments and Naka fans start screaming he is better than Magnus, how did these dumb fans come to chess?

[@williamrobert9898]

chess fans are the best bro do not insult them for simple minded opinions

[@yenrotslyk2]

Imagine being such a bottom feeder that someone rooting for a different player triggers you

[@phenix2403]

They are newbies, let them grow out of it, lol. Magnus will remind them who is boss himself

[@yangwenli668]

@@yenrotslyk2 it's not rooting that triggers lol , it's the claim that naka is a better chess player than magnus does.

[@justaneverydaycatiguess744]

@@yenrotslyk2 lmao rooting and claiming are 2 totally different words hope betas like you can comprehend it.

[@adrielquiroga7901]

16:00 yeah, I know that hand gesture, I'd drool to those too...

[@peterflom6878]

Always great content I would love to see some longer analysis like 30 minutes on one game, but all your videos are good

[@Hamsterman446]

Magnus: Gets a better ELO Gotham: I CAN MAKE A VIDEO OUT OF THIS!

[@davesmith5656]

To get a real idea of how good "the guy in the white shirt" is, you have to watch him demolish 2500, 2600 players. I watched one game recently I'd call "The Bulldozer Game" because it looked like he shoved black's pieces off the back of the board. That was against Kobalia or something similar, a rapid game. The resigned position had all black's pieces (Q, R, two knights) on 7th and 8th rank with no forward moves that wouldn't get taken, set to lose a knight immediately, then trade Q's, and probably a mate in four or five, a number of white's pawns on the 5th rank. One would laugh, were it not for the fact that black was played by a 2600 player who could certainly wipe me off the board.

[@freespirit995]

Excellent and very clear explanations. I find Magnus Carlsen to be the most instructive player to study and your videos are really helpful!

[@chr653]

I didnt know that we had chess tournaments in Romania with such good players thx for info

[@kempyy3175]

Levy: Puts Magnus on the thumbnail. The algorithm: YES.

[@RishabhSharma10225]

Magnus Carlen is single handedly carrying whole Gothamchess channel. GTE is just side kick.

[@MaxEng1492]

What is gte

[@nissum5179]

@@MaxEng1492 guess the elo

[@MaxEng1492]

@@nissum5179 oh

[@timenize7954]

At 1:24, why not qa4?

[@frequensea9434]

Gotham this is almost always the position I get when I play the Sicilian against anyone around 1200. Like literally the same

[@rbcdelta6561]

Ah, Magnus... Nice review of his #1 acquisition games. He truly does write his own rules. Thanks for explaining the meta and the tactical genius of this fantastic player! Virtually impossible to understand for us low rated players. Super content!!

[@BDCOMBO]

Papi G, thought Id let you know that me and a mate of mine fell asleep watching your chess history playlist last night and we woke up to it still playing. So every vid played in its entireity up until the 35th one ;D I dont know how youtube ad revenue works and all but yeah I hope you made some bank off my pc running last night

[@frigid_monarch]

tfw when you're playing an intense rapid match and levy just says "for you who is watching on another tab" and you get surpised

[@summersciencepresentation2514]

Wonderful video, the emphasis on reoccurring positional patterns or tactical operations is great.

[@sivaramsr23]

We also want a video on how Magnus retained his world champion title in 2014

[@youtubewatcher8982]

Ok bud keep simping

[@CompilerHack]

The year is 2080. Society has collapsed. But the channel is still going strong. In fact, Gotham chess is a city now, one of the last few remaining ones.

[@kkphoenix9465]

A good Idea of content in my opinion is a playlist that covers the chess history and pass to most important marks in history

[@sebastianrex6697]

I need more Magnus series

[@gmpillo604]

When will you sell more Black repertoire courses on your website? French or Sicilian Classical dutch or Benko gambit Please!

[@alicemystery5332]

How about a series on one of the up and coming youngsters like Nodirbek, Maghsoodloo, Sarin, Prag, Sevian, Sarana, Maghsoodloo, Deac, Erigaisi, Keymer, or Shevchenko. All of whom reside in the top 100 according to Fide? Of course you could take the easy way out and show Alireza's rise to world number 2.

[@oneleggedwonder7056]

16:52 why does Nisipeanu not play b5, then when the bishop moves, go Rad7? I guess u don’t want to overextend your pawns/make ur knight weak, but it gains so much space, the knight is in no immediate danger, and the rook is infinitely more active on d7 than a8.

[@Reigns666]

Levy can make any game look interesting and entertaining. The best chess channel

[@visionnzgaming1982]

Was watching on March 21, 2022. Can confirm - Channel still exists. (opened the video on the 20th in a long list of binge watching)

[@ap-tt7od]

pls do a video on the game between vishy Anand and Levon Aronian played in 2013

[@Claudiaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

The title is sooo deep and well though out 👍

[@samle9131]

Asian prefer knights because in Chinese chess the bishop cant deliver check and is more of a defender and doesn't control as much square since it can't cross into enemy territory hence the reason why it can't give check so probably why Ni Hua traded the bishop so early as he is use to chinese chess. Just my theory as I watched ding liren game against magnus with a nasty knight move that won the game since the knight moves similarly the same in both board game. I transition from Chinese chess to this one so I know the feeling as I was horrible with my bishops but good with my knights until I saw the value of it later on playing thousands of games. Now time to go learn shogi.

[@bahadirbirsoz]

Hi from Turkey ;) I'm watching in the future, good news, channel still exists 8:17, and Magnus still #1. Keep up the good work, we love you man.

[@stanfordtonnychikowore3807]

Carlsen impresses me , yoo , I mean how did he get so good , he plays chess like it's his language understanding the simplest of imbalances and using them to his advantage , playing positions that are difficult to play and punishing the smallest inaccuracies in his opponent's play and also just being Champ from 2013 , how can you not be impressed?

[@prakharjain1759]

For some reason it seems funny that the dude in the first gam really tried to mate Magnus on f7

[@Phoenix107]

18:30 what was the actual issue here? Levi said Nisipeanu should trade a rook and took a pawn instead, but they did trade in the end - was it the King abandoning the g7 pawn? Because the Knight on the other side of the board wouldnt really stop the second rook from infiltrating.

[@geomdc6513]

amazing video levy. great analysis and very interesting commentary

[@ellam.3396]

"We all drool at different stuff..." - Levy Rozman

[@alanmanderson]

Hello Gotham as I'm sure your analytics will tell you, I've seen dozens and dozens of your videos, thank you! I have an idea for an interesting video. In this video and others you allude to how engines have changed the game of chess (eg players didn't use to play for a draw like they do today). Could you make a video about the history of engines and, for better or worse, how they have changed the game of chess?

[@leonardmwanza4769]

Levy I have watched your videos and they have been of great help,I am a proud Kenyan and I would be very happy if you featured some stuff about Africa cause we have a nice growing chess community Down here,thanks for the good chess content

[@zhariffazhar]

video idea perhaps to be considered - explain the overall major chess tournaments, its confusing for beginners

[@liamnash3102]

Goth, can't wait for your analysis of Ding's excellent game against Maggie (Gyllenhaal)!

[@amvplanet8939]

Thanks for all the content Levy

[@FloatingSunfish]

Popped back to the future real quick. The channel still exists! But only for as long as KZbin stays up.

[@vhsrj_]

25:40 yoo it’s so crazy cause i was watching the whole thing then went to another app to do something while the video was playing so i wasn’t focused then when i came back levy decided to replay it so i can get caught up 😢

[@chukwuemekecharlesimala95]

1 year later. Magnus is still number one in my books even lol

[@maxleininger1840]

watching this May 4, 2023. Can confirm his reign is not forever. At least as the title of Chess World Champion

[@mahalingamswaminathan5329]

Always like the content. He gives life to to the lifeless games. His commentary on the games is very understandable and neither low level or high level. I also like the GTE. Keep it up and have a good day.

[@Negritis]

instead of trading couldnt have ivanchuk closed the positions with just pushing the pawns? i know its not his style but not sure if it could have been defended that way

[@joselinni8389]

Love this type of video, honestly amazes me every time watching his games, and perfect analysis. Real fun video Gotham

[@markopulaj4783]

Look at Magnus man, so inspirational!

[@relevanttoday187]

Levy out here rly solving the KZbin algorithm

[@stroob3734]

25:39 broo im solving line integrals while this video playing on another tab on my other screen how did you know xD

[@Waiting_Heaven]

That final game was a masterpiece

[@mikeb.7211]

Commenting from the future of 12 hours after this video was uploaded. Magnus is still number 1 and this channel still exists. Will keep you updated.

[@lukejones1941]

"Let me know if the channel still exists". Gold.

[@IoniAppelberg]

Which is the hardest elo rating to escape?

[@alififi2561]

You brought me back to play chess, no matter what other noobs say. I appreciate your effort and perseverance to put us in the picture, with your lessons, humor, daily videos... much love and respect 🙏 ❤

[@ajitjoshi4663]

thanks levy. will you cover charity cup?

[@ArchMannarino]

I feel like I’ve played a game like this recently but after c6 it was like a 1400 game 😹 so very instructive for me being low 1600 after slowly declining year after year

[@anthonyulloa4408]

Your number one in my world in chess

[@awesomeamazing7020]

how did you know?? 25:40 btw i love your videos, love from spain

[@SuperLol]

it's currently March 20th, 2022 and the channel still exists 👍

[@Darkworldwolf]

I have a question about 22:12 why didn´t he check the king with his knight and then take the rook?

[@rhysddp1]

Quick side rant: Does anyone else think that the bouncer twins from The Batman look like Magnus?

[@JWhatL]

would love to see a video on magnus' 2013 candidates run if that's something you'd make!

[@rdvaud]

my man it sounds like you are drooling magnus games

[@aksharpatel3751]

can u please make a video on Mikhail Tal....

[@mazw9898]

At 12:20, why didn't magnus take the hanging knight?

[@amirjribi9966]

A year later the channel still exists and magnus still the best !

[@cheddah5701]

Levy has clearly figured out the optimal titles for his vids😂

[@roberttitan4497]

Not too far in the future. Yes the channel still exists and I love it.

[@TrooperJet]

Is "low key" actually a chess term? 4:43

[@archismandas7760]

I love this guy's commentary

[@booperbonkerton3814]

25:38 bro called me out

[@karasuteam8863]

Could you make a vídeo of hikaru's best tournament

[@raisonodysseys]

He should do anand vs levon aronian 2013 wijk an zee

[@polygrum]

An ELO of 2810 factorial is really impressive!

[@blackisanxious7178]

25:41 caught red handed

[@akiviper]

Not that I ever believed youtube comments are good for correcting somebody but anyways. Ivanchuk hasn't changed his name. Vasiliy is russian pronunciation of his name. Vasyl is ukranian pronunciation. It is still same name.