I interviewed Lei Tingjie

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[@notjayabad]

Lei ting jie is always an instant click

[@shadowgod8071]

fr

[@raylopez99]

She's cute, gives me a tingle to watch her.

[@user-ut5bh1qw6q]

@@raylopez99 bro is down baddddd

[@alatus_knight]

Hell no not even close

[@goonerboy93]

She's such a character

[@Xp1640]

Lei Tingjie trying her best to hide the nervousness of speaking to GothamChess himself 💀

[@cybermandan1960]

She feels amazed sitting right next to a Grandmast... oh, never mind.

[@Hadle695]

😂

[@RealKayd3nYT]

She feels very nervous to sit next to a youtuber

[@auroo6736]

He got that aura💀

[@ilgian9315]

​@@cybermandan1960ahahahahah

[@JohnPaulCauchi]

I appreciate that levy makes an effort to bring viewership to women chess players and the women's chess scene. Including the women's games in his recaps is also a big move. Naturally the women interviews will get less viewership but i think it's important, as the biggest chess influence in the world rn) that levy highlights the women talent, so thank you Levy!!

[@Z6D4C4]

Showing the women in interviews makes me want to watch their games more. Knowing who the players are and having a plot line makes it way more interesting to watch.

[@Leyrann]

There's far more of a gap between men's chess (technically open chess) and women's chess than there realistically should be, and it's great that Levy tries to do something about this. (and without ever devolving into stupid forced diversity bullshit which only keeps the gap in place, as well!) I'm still very eagerly awaiting Levy's full video on the topic, which he's hinted at previously.

[@mathrodriguezschwartzmann]

Yes this is very good

[@newme1589]

You can spot the virtue signaling and hipocrisy very easily sometimes: "NATURALLY the women interviews will get less viewership" For anyone reading this, do not let yourself be manipulated from stuff like this, what seems to be a "nice comment" really shows true intentions. If you are a female chess player that can be interviewed, YOU HAVE THE POWER to make interviews more seen by people, don't let people tell you "it's natural for female chess players to be less valued", work hard, become better, give entertaining and insightful interviews, then everyone will watch them.

[@infrences]

@@newme1589 Judit Polgar proved that women aren’t at a disadvantage in chess

[@TheScienceGuy10]

Her comeback from last place to tied for first is phenomenal.

[@ghardatablet1699]

Dude I'm so new to this community but I love Levy, I love his attitude, and his ability to articulate not only his knowledge but his excitement of the game. He's a gem. And these interviews show his depth and knowledge of the game and the world of chess as a whole. He's a gift and I hope he grows even more. Love ya Levy!

[@GalacticPoisonX]

Rare heart from levy not a pin?!

[@insi.mp3]

@@GalacticPoisonXhe only pins stupid/hate comments

[@arkadiuszzduniak2126]

Yeah for me Levi is like a distant older cousin who does awesome stuff in life and the one you look up to a little bit. Good vibe with this guy 😂

[@KatoYutobe]

wait til you see his livestreams where he curses alot and insults his viewers

[@SnipeyGaming]

@@KatoYutobedude doesn't know what joking is

[@absurdism101]

She is just a modern genius, her chess is truly incredible. Love levy's suit too.

[@DineshRajnalkar0321]

There's this girl waiting for her studies to complete. Just saying 😒

[@lordvoldemort1985]

he should pin stuff like this instead of the negative stuff lol

[@Sarah-uj4hv]

@@lordvoldemort1985 but... the memes!!

[@codyjackson7579]

I really appreciate this comment for some reason, I just really agree. She's brilliant and his suit is great!

[@agarrikr2996]

She’s a Sakayanagi Arisu

[@fujacob7038]

Glad she’s getting more attention in this year’s candidates!

[@chriszhang1660]

Did you know: Lei Tingjie is attending the same university from which Ju Wenjun has already graduated.

[@maxpower9175]

cool

[@tamoghnachattopadhyay1968]

How do you know this? Do they post all this information in their social media?

[@alphastorm88]

@@tamoghnachattopadhyay1968 No. You go to the same school and sit next to them so you can ask them chess questions all day.

[@lakshya4876]

@@alphastorm88 💀

[@milesreynolds4943]

Prag and Gukesh went to the same school In Chennai too

[@kyriakos02]

Not gonna lie I wasn't expecting this interview

[@RosayRosado]

This is my favorite of all the interviews so far!

[@ryanp.2235]

Love this! Glad to see everyone is getting interviews!

[@HeisenbergFam]

The most beautiful chess player and that girl are amazing to watch

[@aldocort3418]

Yoooo heisenberg

[@ThunderGuy11]

Bro is downbad

[@HakimNoah24]

liked coz Heisenberg

[@cloudration]

Yo Mr. White wanna cook?

[@HakimNoah24]

@@cloudration Get out of my property now

[@_CertifiedHoodClassic]

i love the fluttered stare from her at the beginning

[@rishabhverma1598]

Loving the Gotham Interviews Series!! KEEP IT COMMING !!!

[@JuanPablo-bn1ls]

Lei is just amazing! Rooting for her all along!

[@patrickstar1164]

Adorable, humble, and intelligent girl. I wish her good luck!

[@B-fq7ff]

that is a woman sir not a girl

[@gcg8187]

Yeah I like this girl! I’m really looking forward to watch her play

[@KatoYutobe]

how do you know she's "intelligent"?

[@landsgevaer]

@@KatoYutobe By contrasting her comments with yours?

[@user-dp8ci1xd5j]

@@landsgevaer This is too clever 😂

[@davidmendez1836]

levy im gonna be real with u i only got into chess when u started covering the world championship with ding and ive always been kind of a lei fan whenever u bring her up and i am rly happy and excited to see that u interviewed her cause she goes crazy on the board and more people should know about her

[@SirRocko]

loving these interviews

[@sumeetdevrukhkar1808]

Lei tengjie is always smiling thats very nice to see. Hope she gets another chance to challenge her compatriot

[@8964TS]

Not when she plays. She looks furious half the time, like she hates the board.

[@thegodv_]

​@@8964TSI'd hate the board too

[@ke2ke782]

THE INTERVIEWS JUST GET BETTER AND BETTER

[@baronofbaobabs]

Levy never fails to upload at 4am

[@bubblevoid]

In Europe its 13:00

[@catpillowws]

its 7pm in Singapore

[@PetrosStrouzas]

Not everyone is in your time zone bud

[@leafar08]

Levy never fails to upload at 1pm 😅

[@renobgm]

Correct it's 4 o clock somewhere

[@cdunne1620]

Lei is so nice, best of luck to her and nice interview skills from Levy, well done

[@notKarb]

Loving these interviews!

[@seira6393]

I watch Lei since Candidate last year, the way she play i love it. And this year she's perform Evans Gambit in the Candidate. I'm your big fan.

[@Clover_2L]

Thank you Levy for putting a spotlight on women's chess and not just talking about the men. These players are very talented and deserve more attention and coverage than they get, and it's always awesome to hear about them and their games Also Lei starting as one of the favorites and the previous winner of the candidates, only to be the only loser in the first round and become a bit of an underdog, to now making a massive comeback and battling for first place has been freaking awesome to see. I'm totally rooting for her

[@kaloyanbogoslovov497]

I'm so glad this interview is on the main channel!!

[@daverave40]

Great interview,I have just bought your book from Amazon arriving tomorrow 👍

[@Ana-tn4rm]

she’s fantastic! great interview 💗

[@EuanRobertson-ho8rr]

I definitely found a new chess player to follow, Lei was awesome in this interview !!

[@oussamaelmelhaoui275]

I would never thought i would click on a interview of a chess player, but here i am, the amount of good gotham do to the scene is tremendous! Now i have a favourite player on the women section to cheer for ! If i had to give a critic it might be that levy don't try to elaborate on the answers and maybe for some chess player who have difficlties expressing in english trying with a translator and slow down the pace of question if needed so they understand and give them more time to think since its not live !

[@theleoita90]

Those interviews are really interesting and your questions aren't bland. It's like knowing better the person behind the player. Bravo

[@rahulsarkar2313]

I watched quite a few of your pre-candidates interviews with contenders- and your interviewing skills are commendable; here’s to many more of these for you🎉

[@itzprogamer1014]

We all gotta appreciate How Free, confident, and Respectful Gentleman Levy Rozman is.

[@griffinkadar163]

How many beers does Lei need to drink in order for Levy to win against her in classical?????

[@lakshya4876]

💀😭😭😭💀💀💀

[@zamuzz]

until she passes out

[@gamesandspace]

​@@zamuzz nah 2 more just to be sure

[@user-xg3co7rg3h]

@@zamuzz he could beat her in classical with no beers or shit he's a 2400 yall are just 800s spamming hate

[@lukab8963]

prolly just a couple

[@wadaly]

Great interview! Good questions and nice to keep the phrases simple to understand

[@thefatebound622]

Hoping the best for her! She is my favorite player participating 😊

[@LordBrozart]

She’s so humble and wholehearted. Love to see it!

[@hannibal3143]

She brought up an amazing idea! A tournament that includes multiple formats including Fischer random versions would be really interesting to see

[@marcosquintana99]

Love these interviews, keep it up Levy

[@shanastroskyphazer8172]

"I love her " she is super adorable !! Lovely accent too. Great attacking player. GO Lei !

[@egeseas]

it’s very admirable how she talks about the past with no regrets and is trying to learn from every experience

[@cubingtony1]

gotham is bascically interviewing all the competitors

[@Controlqueen31]

I hope to see an interview with Goryachkina and see if Levy make her smile or not hahahaha

[@randomincguylol3647]

@@Controlqueen31 yall cannot go 1 second without shipping 1 male and female chess player jeez

[@steven99456]

Russian interview, English subtitles please

[@Controlqueen31]

@@randomincguylol3647 I'm not shipping anybody. I'm just telling a joke and also saying that I would love an interview with her, in russian with english subtitles, if possible. Also: 1- Levi is married. 2- Maybe Goryachkina is in a relationship already. 3- I don't care about those things. They are real life persons, not characters from tv shows or anime...

[@luohao2321]

@@randomincguylol3647 pretty sure he made that comment because Goryachkina rarely smiles. Nothing to do with shipping

[@Treideck]

Levy is a very good interviewer. He lets them speak, and has good questions. Nice to watch :)

[@AlexSinclair]

So cool seeing an in-depth interview like this instead of just post-match comments. Super cool! She speaks really well.

[@chugunustopolisacto6744]

Lei is so bright with such a gentle soul yet her games are so open and wild. Unique balance of beauty and power.

[@skykato]

Wow Levi is not clickbaiting using Magnus or Hikaru anymore

[@JaykuvarB_99]

They are small compared to levy

[@tanishraj4305]

Massive development 😂

[@MyNameIsXYlp]

Title "Hikaru! Hikaru!!! Kikaruu!!!!!!" 680k views Title "I interviewed x" 200-300k views

[@cybermandan1960]

Give it time lol. Your comment will age like milk 🥛

[@stevejuststeve.4915]

For now.

[@Nonononowh_213]

She is so chill, i hope she wins the tournament

[@jamesbessant9290]

I'm enjoying these little interviews, they are quite interesting.

[@TwilightAndCherry]

I was expecting this video. This woman have a potential to become a world champoin this year

[@donnietan9901]

I LOVE LEI TINGJIE

[@BholeBaba503]

Love these interviews.

[@KaiqueCM]

This interview makes me know a bit more about the player. Now I'm excited to watch the women cadidates! Thanks for the good work. Keep it up!

[@basti_lol]

10 mins of Lei Tingjie content is always a treat to watch.

[@CodeSlicerCodes]

Levy never fails

[@christophermcknight2441]

I’m in love. What an endearing and talented woman! And she’s smashing it! ❤🎉

[@PhilipSalen]

Great interview thanks for posting

[@davidvillaescribano5178]

Thank you Levy for taking so seriously and making the women section as big and important as the other one.

[@ToniT800]

Lei is so classy....damn

[@ConClasher3]

Another great interview

[@colonel__corn]

It's always interesting to see these interviews and particularly how these top chess masters speak in interviews. Of course, the very clean interview situation can be naturally awkward, and English is not a native language for many/most of them but it's still intriguing to watch. So far Vishy has been by far the best speaker, and Hikaru is pretty comfortable speaking English in front of a camera, but Ting Jie is also pretty good, among others such as Ian, Gukesh, and Fabi

[@the_second_channel]

I wish Levy would sacrifice MY rook...

[@snared_]

what you wrote makes no sense. it's really sad in fact

[@the_second_channel]

@@snared_ Thats the point.

[@lakshya4876]

@@the_second_channel 💀💀

[@AbotDell]

What exactly does that intale? 🤨

[@HistoricalAccurate-zf2lq]

It's great to see small play players like Lei meet grandmasters like levy

[@lakshya4876]

Yea, so kind of Levi

[@jeremy5000]

It was a really interesting interview Her way of seeing chess and losing is really from the other interviews it's refreshing !! The only one who seemed to have reflected that much was Anand but he is much more experienced

[@whoopsbess]

Loved this! ❤

[@gaemer3967]

She seems so nice! Really cute (which is a deadly combination with how cool she is being 4th best in the world) Im also very happy if chess is being more popular in china, growing up European in china the only other kids who played at school had "western" upbringing (fathers worked abroad or had European/American citizenship) I was always in chess club, but some years i was the only international chess player and instead had to learn to play chinese traditional chess instead to play with others (really wish I knew lichess back then 5-8 years ago)

[@billjones8950]

Oh

[@taruirarra]

Best interview of the candidates by far

[@zane435]

It’s cool that levy is interviewing all of the legends !!!

[@GigaShiv]

This is my chess celebrity crush ❤ Edit:Ofc I'm talking about Levy guys come on now

[@bilboswaggings]

You are talking about Levy right?

[@drunkenhobo8020]

Bad news - he's already married.

[@aldocort3418]

​@bilboswag😭😭😭

[@ThunderGuy11]

Downbad

[@alancosta4760]

I think he's married

[@shamsaddinamanov3879]

Damn, I guess I am in love now. That escalated really quick.

[@lakshya4876]

Yea, Levi sure is handsome😉

[@FredPlanatia]

great insight there. Play for enjoyment of chess, not ratings, not winning the tournament. really takes the pressure off some, and i know in many pursuits if you focus on enjoying it then improvement follows. I've experienced this myself and i think many others have too.

[@greenboi99]

Great interview! Really interesting perspective and a very fun vibe

[@Axiomatic75]

Lucy's gonna watch this video very closely, no doubt.

[@a_shi_krsjsi]

she is beautiful

[@aldocort3418]

Stop simpin

[@gideonarguelles3016]

@@aldocort3418 its not simpin, just admiring, and she is pretty bro

[@aldocort3418]

@@gideonarguelles3016 haha I forgot about that man

[@M1m1s]

I know, right? What a shame he's married.

[@billjones8950]

@@gideonarguelles3016sure

[@shawnnathan7658]

She’s a sweetheart, totally magnetic personality!

[@YRMW1983]

Such a fun interview!

[@clivecvn]

I can’t believe she met the best female chess player. Lei is super lucky

[@egg4956]

Needs to get pinned

[@B-fq7ff]

Lei would stomp Levy ngl

[@reconnaisance]

Best comment😂

[@cokezzz8249]

Levy never fails to bing chilling

[@user-zz8ie1hn5t]

Ding Lijening

[@pedropombo7354]

Gotham ur the best man! Keep it up

[@stiviyanstoyanov707]

Levy, another great video. I really like the question: "Is there something in your life that you like and bad at?". I really wish for people to get out of their comfort zone, but with time you will squeeze even better answers. The things you're doing are extremely valuable for people both inside and outside the chess world!!!

[@8964TS]

Good job at saying her name. A lot of people say Lay Ting Jay.

[@chipe123o4]

I think it's lei (soft lay sound) - Tin(g)- tie (soft "dt" sound), is that correct?

[@ehqueBM]

@@chipe123o4Not really. The Chinese “j” sound doesn’t really exist in English. I’d pronounce the last syllable in her name with a dz or dj starting sound (best to google it), and it rhymes with “yeah”, not “tie”.

[@notmewooshme9916]

Its Ley lawde tjjsnsbfkfdnsmsksbsj

[@user-dj1lj6tn4l]

She looks gorgeous 😍and that's why gotham is not looking at her (in thumbnail) 💀

[@kevinhalo27]

She’s actually amazing

[@matthewglenguir7204]

Nice interviewing all Candidates contestants

[@SomebodySharp]

Gotham flexing his jawline 🥵

[@parijatkumar]

We want Tan Zhongyi 🖐🏼🖐🏼🖐🏼🖐🏼

[@isabellam1936]

I love her playing style. A beautiful mind.

[@MorningNapalm]

She is so charming :) Good luck to her!

[@davideazevedobatista4536]

So beautiful, and so intelligent

[@lakshya4876]

Ikr, that's why Levi is so popular

[@stevegirma4537]

😂​@@lakshya4876

[@Goodguy_nick]

Stop kidnapping grandmasters levy

[@gmereabbu]

Rooting for Lei!!

[@Nihilism4U]

So awesome that Lei Tingjie is playing to enjoy chess more than playing for titles and rating. Would be great if more players had this motive and reason for playing.

[@RealKayd3nYT]

Bro when will you interview gothamchess

[@Refraction2319]

I would never lose my queen if it as LEi tingjie

[@jpmagnos]

honestly ive been rooting for her since her previous world championship match (when i got to know her more)... i hope she wins so badly

[@EnergizerTheWhite]

Feels like Lei Tingjie is very shy, but this makes us appreciate this interview even more. Thanks for bringing her and for the questions, Levy!

[@elbrown503]

Levy never fails to pump warm gooey goodness inside of me and make me burst

[@user-qd9pe6ob6e]

Wdym by that

[@EvilTim1911]

bruh

[@notokay6165]

😄😐😑😐😕👎😔☹️

[@susbedo9258]

That doesn't come out right somehow 😅

[@SomebodySharp]

​@@susbedo9258but it does come in 😫

[@Neyvid26]

Shes such a baddie fr

[@irvingg2342]

God, I was having a rough day, but the 200th joke where someone makes a comment about how beautiful the player is but they’re actually referring to Levy, that one really turned my day around. Great work guys

[@chrisvandermeer9503]

Thank you to the players for doing these interviews (being stuck with Levy for 10min is no small task). Jokes aside, it creates an personal connection to the players and gives a lot more hype for the events as you want them to do good. Good luck with the last few rounds Lei, onwards to another candidates victory

[@saytas8302]

Why she so cute tho