How To Beat A 2770 GM With NO ROOK

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Firouzja vs. Rapport from Norway Chess 2021.
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[@xuankienta3246]

Appreciate this man's hard work. He taught us how to beat Magnus Carlsen, and now he even teaches us how to beat another strong GM without a rook

[@meisstupid1831]

I'm the opposite of you heehee

[@natin3125]

But what about beating magnus carlsen without a rook

[@liamsavinainen6497]

@@natin3125 impossible

[@Jp-nj3rp]

@@natin3125 its possible just make sure to win.

[@davidschilling2949]

@@meisstupid1831 name checks out

[@johnchessant3012]

"Chess needs more of that, let's be honest" -- IM Levy Rozman, 2021, about flexing your muscles and not shaking hands after slaughtering super-GM opponent

[@thebishopchess]

he’s not wrong though

[@Tikorous]

Chess needs pre-match weigh-ins where the players can mad-dog each other and trash talk

[@levyslamp9940]

Chess does need more of that I agree 100%

[@alexhooper6625]

Some of the most exciting chess I've watched was with the trash talking that came from PogChamps, Ludwig, Charlie, XQC, ect. Do I enjoy these crazy high rated tournament games? Yeah for sure. But I wanna see Magnus literally get up after a game and just tell the interviewer he rolled his opponent so hard it wasn't worth coming to the event.

[@Axiomatic75]

If I were able to beat a super GM like this I'd probably get my cock out and slap on the table.

[@mikcon63]

How to beat a 2770 with no rook, too easy, start with a quick left jab, step in with a loaded up left hook then a big right uppercut to finish em off. Then you take his king and run away.

[@obtuse947]

works every time

[@cftpafan]

For whatever reason the idea of someone beating the shit out of some scrawny GM and then snatching their king and scampering away like a rat is hilarious to me lmao

[@blackjacktrial]

Tried this in chess boxing. Much harder if the GM fights back.

[@robertjencks3679]

Discombobulate

[@copywrite9396]

@@cftpafan yeah, just better hope that GM is actually scrawny, have you seen Dubov?

[@kringeirl8836]

"when was the last time you lost a Rook" the same time I resigned lmao

[@arandomguy517]

The most embarrassing thing I’ve ever done was blunder my queen and resign but not before they didn’t even notice the queen

[@Ivy_Inquisitor]

@@arandomguy517 why did you resign if they didn't notice?

[@bunnybear4437]

@@Ivy_Inquisitor I'd assume they assumed they saw but learned later that they didn't

[@Ivy_Inquisitor]

@@bunnybear4437 Oh makes sense!

[@arandomguy517]

@@Ivy_Inquisitor I resigned like a split second after they didn’t take it and I just felt dummer than normal

[@victorsiwaphiwe1422]

This is one of the craziest games in recent memory, Alireza just sacrificing his rook like that was very brave from him. He didn't give Rapport any breathing space and just kept attacking him hencewhy he wasn't even able to castle, it was just attack after attack from Firouzja. I'm so happy for him to finally crack into the Top 10 in classical chess, and he definitely has potential to dominate chess for the next 10-15 years, he has a bright future ahead of him.

[@omerben-ami2018]

if you like games like that, take a look at Caruana vs MVL from the recent Candidates tournament round 8. they had a year to prepare. Fabi went down 6 points of material in the first 20 moves, was up 1 hour on the clock, and went to an extremely difficult endgame for him to win, and an extremely difficult endgame for MVL to hold (even Magnus could lose in this situation, only moves to save the game, very hard to draw. was draw, then a win, then again a draw, but ended in a win). that's the beginning of futuristic chess...

[@DimitrisPsarelis]

@@omerben-ami2018 yes but this game was like MVL vs the engine. Firouzja said he invented the rook trade over the freaking board. Fabi played like 25-30 moves of preparation.

[@hisroyalmajestysonofgandal4668]

@@DimitrisPsarelis Fabi is a god of Preps.

[@milankotevski1663]

@@hisroyalmajestysonofgandal4668 Fabi has the prep, Ali has the balls.

[@al12397]

This may be bold but Alireza played kinda like alpha zero. Where you sacrifice material for the initiative and just strangle your opponent. The king rook and dark squared bishop for black were in jail most of the game while white had every piece in the attack

[@Leventk903]

Wow, Levy has become a GM. He knows how to beat a GM with NO ROOK!

[@thecoolring6431]

Yo

[@icecrack4579]

His goals are beyond our understanding.

[@Nash-]

Wow I sure wish he could teach me How To Beat A 2770 GM With NO ROOK

[@shilpaprajapati4801]

@@icecrack4579 He's gonna beat Magnus even with Queen odds... 🔥

[@mr.noname4332]

The guy who is everywhere in the chess world

[@englishmuffinpizzas]

What makes this all the more impressive is Alireza said he came up with the rook sacrifice during the game, it wasn’t even prep

[@KommSusserT0d]

why would one watch Agad's recap and then again Levy's? I dunno, but they're entertaining as hell

[@fightingforcatalonia]

Levy gf ulgly af to be honest

[@Mani-st6gn]

@@fightingforcatalonia What's wrong with you? How's that even related to the comment you replayed to? And who the hell asked your opinion about others gf get a life pfff

[@ieaatclams]

@@Mani-st6gn he's still not wrong

[@fightingforcatalonia]

@@Mani-st6gn Agad's gf is very nice and cool

[@fightingforcatalonia]

@@ieaatclams Thanks Clam. Plus it is related to his comment. Agad gf is nice

[@arthurdequeiroz8393]

0:51 I know Levy is joking but just to add more spice to the game, at the time they were playing both of them could win the whole tournament, so going for a win was a must

[@kristoferjacobson8195]

Well, only rapport had a chance to win the tournament outright. Firouzja could only tie for the win if Magnus lost his classical game vs Ian. And after rapport's interview following day 9, it was pretty clear his heart wasn't in it anymore

[@kristoferjacobson8195]

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[@user-gd8xm3eb9t]

Your consistency with uploading is unmatched. Hope you're staying good mentally and not letting this work, (while training for GM!!) drain you. Your videos have gotten me through some tough times in my life, even as a very casual player you've helped me improve my critical thinking during games so much. Just wanted to say Thanks Levy!

[@kiantamar]

Actually, *Firouzja* is #9 at 2770.2 And *Rapport* is at #10 with 2770

[@doshirae6795]

Actually, for the little nugget of knowledge, (Alfred North) Whitehead is a famous british logician, he wrote Principia Mathematica* alongside Bertrand Russell, a super important book about the fondations of logic (it was between 1910 and 1913). So I guess it's not only Americans. * Yes, it is the same name as Newton's Principia Mathematica, where he describes the laws of gravity

[@hamzaliaqatmehmood]

Is it the same Whitehead though? I know Whitehead played chess but did he play in the junior tournament from where the position came from?

[@lucasng4712]

Cool

[@ucesfossil6188]

@@hamzaliaqatmehmood Most likely Jay Whitehead, less likely his brother Paul. They were both master level junior players in the 1970's. They lived in San Francisco. I played Jay once (and lost, after an unfortunate move in a good position).

[@doshirae6795]

@@hamzaliaqatmehmood no that's a totally unrelated Whitehead, I just clicked on the "who else than americans would be named Whitehead"

[@hamzaliaqatmehmood]

@@ucesfossil6188 wow! Interesting, I didn't kmow he had a brother. Are Jay and Paul sons of Alfred North Whitehead? Because Alfred was around in the early 1900s if I'm right?

[@dinodankmatter2163]

Magnus : What’s your name, Gentleman ? Person : My name is Wesley Magnus : So?

[@Mahoot]

Let’s go! I was hoping you’d cover this game, one of the best games of the year IMO, keep up the good work Levy!

[@prakharjain1759]

Man is at the verge of uploading twice a day every day while grinding to be a GM, streaming and planning further stuff. Respect!

[@jimmyle3246]

this

[@theeffectoflogic3]

@V-TikDaboss SPARTA

[@kloaf1131]

3 knights in the middle of the board. This is what happens when you leave GMs unattended. just fire

[@nimeshpoudel8277]

By Richard's previous games I was impressed by him but now Alireza impressed me like no other game did (except Ivanchuk vs Kasparov, Ivanchuk winning)

[@horniiboi]

I wish someone would flex their muscles after an official game, would be the best meme of the year

[@cgdata9213]

No matter what time it is and what I am in the process of doing Gotham's videos always get watched asap! Every video feels like Christmas. Also love that "silly child" voice he makes in certain positions lol ) more of that please Levy ))

[@johannchin6431]

Hey Levy can you cover the Atkins vs Jacobs game from 1915? Would be a blast.

[@miguelangelowong6786]

I had an arguement with my brother once about a homemade spear i made was "sharp", i said the spear and made it he said that its sharp, i said how? he said it could be sharp if u apply force and i was confused because the metal end i made it with was a metal chopstick thats nowhere near sharp, so i dropped it on the floor loudly cuz the floor was far and i was playing video game in pc and he got mad at me cuz i was "nagtatampo" a filipino word, but i am autistic and i dont know how to properly say anything on an arguement so i stutter and i cried cuz he was so mad he broke my spea

[@johannchin6431]

@@miguelangelowong6786 what

[@alexanderlea2293]

I'm glad Levy and I had the same reaction to his pronunciation of "aristocracy"

[@incalculas9394]

they both make world top 10 AND create ART in the form of this game as Agad put it "mini game of the century" in this event. Norway chess 2021 was one of the most entertaining classical tournaments recently. I really like this format.

[@hisroyalmajestysonofgandal4668]

I have to admit I really enjoyed the tournament. My only wish would've been to have GIri there so we could watch some top notch draw games too.

[@incalculas9394]

@@hisroyalmajestysonofgandal4668 jokes aside, every chess tournament is made better with Giri

[@johnwamsley1896]

Alireza always seems so calm, even in past tournaments where he was closer to last place. Here, he must have gone into some kind of chess trance where he was able to calculate with complete clarity. I hope he can repeat this mental state.

[@yodahemesay6556]

There is no way I can win even with a queen up because I blunder too much.

[@robthefish88]

I like how you didn't stumble over "aristocracy" at all. And this is why I never like it when Alireza loses! Love that guy!

[@Low_Marine]

Gotta give props to my man Richard Rapport. It's always him or Mamedyarov playing this type of chess.

[@gunshow2121]

I’m so bad at chess but I love these videos. They just play while I’m doing other things, it’s relaxing😂 Thank you Levy you’re my 🐐❤️

[@kartavyagupta5815]

Same for me dude

[@johnstevens1020]

baaaa

[@PJ_enjoyer]

Every time levy speaks savage it just feels like a different word.

[@THCthehempcloud]

I play on Lichess so I never had a brilliant move……I guess I’ll never be double excited with two exclamation points.

[@erik.dahlberg]

The double exclamation points are overrated. It finally happened for me this morning, in a 80% accuracy game. Then I moved into mate in 3 in the next move and lost the game....

[@aeroquil]

I got my first brilliant move yesterday. It was a simple tactic with a black rook, black bishop, and white queen on the same line, where you sac the bishop with check to win the queen. It's severely overhyped

[@THCthehempcloud]

And yet, I will never know how overrated! Alas!

[@SenneMeuleman]

2:20 "So right now E5 is a massive threat, so Rapport just completely ignores the threat of E5" - Levy Rosman

[@vexuria]

the last time i was down a rook? thatd be a long time ago i havent played chess in months

[@ethanlewey9870]

as a very avid fps player and a very garbage chess player, watching your videos actually helps me improve my positioning in games like valorant and counter strike. i tend to think about positions in those games like a chess board and visualize my games with chess positions and it's surprisingly helpful. thought i'd share your videos can be extremely helpful even outside of chess. loving the content lately levy!

[@maxneparewak]

I would have played Qxd4 as well. With the devastatingly creative idea of blundering my rook

[@goblinkoma]

Normal "How to"-videos: Step 1, buy this/do this This "How to"-video: Step 1, be a grand master in chess. Alright, nothing unusual so far

[@foxygamerxdyt7356]

Just by watching levy I went from 500 elo to 780 in about a week or two

[@husainrupawalla966]

I have already seen Agad's video but still here for Gotham 😍

[@samplename5159]

Major Inaccuracy and major Mistake are the backbone of my army too.

[@greatmnn3868]

They went Out of the Theory in the Opening... That's where Alireza came with a bang.. Remember he checked most of the variation coz he took 52 min in 2 moved

[@parmidamirhashemi1007]

Alfred Whitehead was a famous English Mathematican and philosopher.

[@mcnervy]

"This is what happens when you leave super GMs unattended" is a great quote!

[@endlessentertainment6867]

Straight and simple in opeaning of chess speedily develop up the pieces or atleast have a huge advantageous centre.

[@priyanshagrawal164]

Levy lately with his videos: I guide others to a treasure I cannot posses

[@priyangshusaraswati4067]

Everyone's first, until they refresh.

[@misa-rl6pr]

thanks levy! i was wondering during the game how engine said it was equal when he was down a full boat

[@rohanjoshi1761]

Congrats again on becoming the #1 chess channel of KZbin Levy

[@dorafatima10]

he better than hikaru!? wow

[@ppmpyae1152]

@@dorafatima10 Yep

[@jimmyle3246]

@@dorafatima10 better than hikaru by a long shot, levy just makes chess seem like the most entertaining sport in the world and it is when Levy's commentary is involved :D

[@dwaynekeenum1916]

@@dorafatima10 ur like 12 if u think Hikaru is a better channel

[@ppmpyae1152]

@@jose000 ?

[@yashv5555]

To be fair I have never lost a rook or a game to any grandmaster

[@civ7293]

Wow 😳 you are so genuis pro

[@grethen123]

Love your commentary! Rooting for Firouzja in the Candidates

[@milanneskoski4880]

Probably won't be seen but cover something from the European Club Cup in Struga, Macedonia

[@rhea8064]

5:26 fair Whitehead was also the name of a really really famous mathematician. He was Russell's advisor iirc and co author their principia Mathematica and co created type theory

[@Geoflonk]

9:25 ohhh nice reference with „horses in the front“ and lil nas x ;) like that

[@VishavKapoorTheFatPanda]

That "get out of here" at the end has potential of turning into something big.

[@tobiasmoodias4855]

I love Alireza, such a young talent and entertaining at every avenue, thanks for the coverage levy.

[@felipeamaral8061]

It’s crazy he played this considering if he wins and magnus lost to Nepo in the classical he would win the tournament

[@jeremyblack311]

In the interview Firo said he just came up with the idea OTB thinking “How could it be worse”

[@PSOISFUN]

When you leave super GMs unattended lol

[@susanninan1827]

Oh levy you are providing us with way too much info first how to crush magnus and now this OMG.

[@lelusa4298]

Damn Levy’s been working out, look at that flex

[@Wasimq]

Alireza after losing to magnus went on a rampage 🔥

[@ahrrydepp493]

D 6 pawn is a national hero

[@trollof229antthevariable9]

I love it that's wacky I'm really into unique outcomes for routine openings right now. Hahaha

[@ilachy9169]

Can you make a video about the biggest blunders GMs have made?

[@mahamurugarf4981]

This game just reminded me the brutal traxler attack.

[@greatpariscars]

I've been watching both of them come up from the 2600s and it has been a wild ride. More exciting than watching So move up.

[@satyatejeswar3952]

The "flex your muscles" bit made m laugh more than I thought I would. Just imagining it.

[@grove33356]

When Rapport has no pieces out on move 10 he's a genius, when I do it I end up on guess the elo

[@frankoptis]

I just love the commentary.

[@dailtaylor]

7:38 life needs more of that

[@JosephLachh]

Ben Finegold: always retreat. Take advantage of that f6.

[@baganleleo6307]

Once I won a blitz game after being down a Queen and a Rook on move 8

[@HarshRaj-dc2rr]

Please make a video about the immortal pawn game

[@xrobin7205]

these gm training videos got me so hyped i thought levy beat a top tier gm down a rook

[@dan1e1473]

Rapport's king side rook just got stuck there for the almost the whole game.

[@farhodbekberdaliyev1237]

15:08 “Family fork” 🤣🤣🤣

[@frambertfruits9052]

Last time i pushed all my pawns in the start of the game 3 squares and still won was earlier today

[@not1207]

Could u make a recap of the Norway chess?

[@Akamaikai0923]

Levy: Takes the first 3 letters of Firouzja's last name and adds an E to make fire. If you do the same thing for Rapport... just stick with his first name instead. Rice is good for you. /s This comment is purely satirical and is not meant to be taken seriously.

[@user-tw2mr7pr9g]

lmao

[@StormDjinn1]

I’ve always felt that the point system of each piece has been missing the aspect of potential. Black also had a rook on H8, but it never did anything! Didn’t threaten anything, didn’t protect anything; I wouldn’t say it would be worth it’s full 5 points until it’s activated in a better position. White may be down on points, but is killing it positionally

[@jakefromstatefarm6969]

That's the thing. The point system is a contextless baseline. It's a good starting point, but the nuance of the position determines the real value of the pieces.

[@johnnyirish9852]

Loved your humor Levy

[@orangeiceice12]

Alfred North Whitehead, Lev. He was a famous analytic philosopher in the early 20th. Wrote some shit with Russell. Thing called the Principia Mathematica. If you read a thing about Russell's Paradox, and Kurt Godel and Wittgenstein, that'll give some interesting scope.

[@kartavyagupta5815]

Only 1 word. CRAZY. What a game

[@raultelo3973]

Levi you fucking made my day with that intro.

[@icycloud6823]

"You sent the horsie off to... perish" lol. Poor horsie :(

[@furiousangel8960]

In some way looks like Tall,coldblood give material for nasty attacking positions and then endless inspiration. like be badass al the the way. awesome game,love the commentary,tnx Levi,big hug.

[@navpreetsingh5663]

Love you Levy!!!

[@shelly.618]

Hey bro I saw you on Netflix on the chess explained video! It was so epic your on Netflix

[@thecoolring6431]

Yes that was awesome and instructive Here's the link for its short peek : kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqCoooiee86EiZY

[@Guineapigs_181]

yea i beat magnos carlelelsen and hikaru and garry chess all the time during a simul while sacking my rooks

[@stevemiller6553]

loved alireza's game, surprised with the picture of him. I mean of all the pictures he got, how come u chose the one in his early puberty? lol. anyhow, thx for your detailed explanation

[@Dhruvient]

these youngsters in chess ... OOOF so many new ideas

[@ktjl7479]

Levy, Another great Video! I love chess. I'm no good, but I love to play. One of the reasons you have a great following of subs isn't just for your chess knowledge. But for your love of the game. Your enthusiasm is entertaining I learn something in every video. I doubt you will see this post but should you stumble a pawn :) it, keep up the great work!

[@41mikko]

Hi Levy, could you please make a video about Einstein's best chess games. I think it would be interesting to watch. Thx for your All your conent.

[@truthspeakerlive]

Please have Alireza on your podcast! Now that would be fascinating stuff to watch!

[@valderhide1674]

HA! jokes on you Levy, let time I lost rook was yesterday.........because I haven't played a game of chess yet today

[@kyleking7718]

9:44 mumbo jumbo mustache makes an appearance… Heavy breaths form Iskal chesstoni ? … if you got this reference your cool

[@michaelaw5308]

Sicilian Defence - Firouzja Gambit

[@Mati-zc2ym]

- When was the last time you lost a rook? Earlier today? - No, actually. Did not play chess today

[@_en_]

0:47 they both were fighting for the first place btw

[@betterthanyou3465]

I lost up a rook today and all i feel is pain

[@XSpanier]

,,they have given Up on the Tournament they just want to have some fun"- actually both had the chance to win the tournament. So both players played for the win.

[@clivetaylor27]

You're right or was like a bush fire consuming the board, didn't help everyone stated home on black.