I Slap Myself In This Video (Guess The Elo #17)

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Guess The Elo! My Twitch subscribers submit games in Discord and I analyze them and guess their ratings. There will be memes, there will be dreams. This is Episode 17.
0:00 Intro
0:23 Game 1
8:18 Game 2
13:53 Game 3
20:20 Game 4
27:55 Game 5
#guesstheelo
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[@moali7441]

You should make a series where you and Eric Rosen train a beginner each for a while and make them duel when you both think they’re ready

[@Ferozious47]

Dope

[@yto6095]

yes

[@moali7441]

@@Ferozious47 why not

[@naptime5710]

That’s just pogchamps isn’t?

[@amanfern]

sounds cool

[@speedshot9966]

Greatest accomplishments in life: -Graduating college- -Having kids- Making Levy slap himself

[@eulermachado3968]

Having kids? Well, for me this is a curse, not an acomplishment, but ok

[@ronwue]

The levels at which you're enjoying this is makin me nervous.

[@inahole2678]

@@eulermachado3968 you don't like your kids?

[@redteddy135]

@@inahole2678 he has too many kids

[@thesnackbandit]

Most people wouldn't say that having kids is a great accomplishment lmao

[@savyion2714]

"You need to lose at chess to get better" Levy Guess I'm a grandmaster

[@mycricketingworld5328]

😂🤣 so am I🙌

[@masroorahmadbani1712]

I am Morphy at losing

[@MiserableMidnight]

Ohhhhhh I get it because you lose a lot, haha that was so clever

[@icycloud6823]

You still need to learn from your mistakes. No matter how many mistakes you make, if you don't learn from them, you'll never improve.

[@physicsisawesome696]

Guess I should play against magnum carlos.

[@ProdSyn]

This is cool but drop the album😳

[@bananamonkeygaming14]

ok

[@laviuwu]

@@bananamonkeygaming14 Change it to "I replied first to a verified comment"

[@mangoi3]

@@laviuwu *A verified person no ones heard about

[@bananamonkeygaming14]

@@laviuwu no

[@phoneticalballsack]

@@laviuwu w4nn4 g3t d0xxed?

[@dashingclasher]

19:27 Jokes aside, Levy’s actually a really good Chess teacher. This philosophy lifted me from 500 ELO-type games to an actual chess player.

[@hoogreen]

yeah a lot of people lose a few chess games and quit, in order to get better u need to know how to learn and pick yourself up

[@phsyfi3696]

This could have been the greatest 5 second video ever

[@delta9240]

Dude, you mean a Vine?

[@whowaifu5475]

@@delta9240 nah, just a 5 second video

[@stinkytoes9997]

And we would make it a 10 hour loop video

[@AyleidCraft]

@@delta9240 no, he meant and said a 5 second video.

[@rodabaixo13]

Lmaoo that would be beautiful

[@bigpotato5410]

Netflix: Are you still watching? Someone's daughter: 16:07

[@eclipse528]

or son

[@matthewjamesguillen7163]

​@@eclipse528 🤨

[@XTLmaker]

Someone: Does something better than 2573 queen blunders in a row Chat: *CHEATING*

[@jasoncheng2131]

plot twist: “levy slapping himself” was just the clap in the intro

[@harikritimurali]

Not really.... check 22:37

[@1..1..1..1H]

@@harikritimurali bruh he's joking

[@talanez]

@@harikritimurali two things: 1. It was a plot twist 2. It’s a god damn joke

[@crowbar_the_rogue]

OMG He slapped his hand!

[@nguyener14]

@@talanez 3. Didn’t even put the correct time stamp

[@Ohbubbano]

If someone ever said I played chess like a pair of sneakers, we throwing hands

[@infantiltinferno]

in the air like we just don't care.

[@H3b383]

@@infantiltinferno I feel like this reply should have more likes than the comment.

[@elleviathan9261]

@@H3b383 Agreed.

[@ameerabualheja4179]

@@infantiltinferno lol that’s funny

[@gorillaGreg]

Nah the sneakers way better than me

[@ginsan8198]

Davie504: Did you slap it? Levy: Yes. Davie504: I approve!

[@gabrielp8789]

I wish you got 42069 likes for your post

[@carlneoh5843]

Davie504: Did you slap it? Levy: Yes Davie504: What did it cost? Levy: Everything

[@princepsangelusmors]

Also, now I want to see Davie504 play slap-chess.

[@zimzalabiiim7047]

@@gabrielp8789 LMAO NOICE!

[@TheMaster-ch3rm]

EPIC.

[@manuelgirom3352]

i really love 5:45 the “king goes to oh rook h2” it is just the excitement in his voice that makes me happy

[@BroomieHERE]

thanks for the timestamp man

[@beanwell8150]

STOP GOING CLOSER TO THE CAMERA YOU'RE STARTING TO SCARE ME

[@mufaromandaza]

You should get a pin

[@debaratimukherjee3022]

@@mufaromandaza its a joke

[@xycrypt]

@@debaratimukherjee3022 all of the pin hate comments are jokes

[@firstbourne8799]

@@xycrypt wait really? I thought they were real and stupid that's why he pins them

[@livinglogically8180]

On point

[@BorisGamingChannel]

Last time i was this early Levy used to be good at rapping.

[@ba-wp5zs]

Boris, I can assure you that I am actually the real Boris. Consequently, your opinion is wrong.

[@BorisGamingChannel]

@@ba-wp5zs lmfao did u change ur name for this or was it like that always

[@ba-wp5zs]

@@BorisGamingChannel No, it's been like that for about 8 months

[@thebus3181]

So I guess he is bad at rapping now

[@kkbeatss]

@@ba-wp5zs my boy waited 8 months just for this moment and no one cared :(

[@Hitman-ik4rr]

22:33 The Slap

[@1.4142]

Don't do this to yourself! You are worth more than a queen.

[@phaxil4207]

How the turn tables

[@talanez]

@@phaxil4207 indeed

[@mathlegendno12]

Copied

[@mmmlife8975]

13:54 that one guy in Twitch chat "you should become a heavy weight boxer"

[@joefernandez4170]

24:30 in chat. u can't unsee this

[@erwan3204]

@@joefernandez4170 WHAT THE F-

[@suezuccati304]

@@joefernandez4170 LMAO

[@robyb8651]

“Welcome back to your favorite series, Guess The Elo” fax

[@fernumer1]

"guess the elo" is kickstarting levy's music career

[@thepadawanchesschannel8323]

“This guy had rook a4 like 3 moves in a row (and never played it)” (from the 1600 potato game) And 1300 sees rook h4 on the second time! Good job!

[@Brusswuoka]

When you're rated 1050 without knowing a single opening and Levy tells that you can gain 300 points by studying them... I know what I'll do in the next days

[@BluTru158]

I love how gotham doesnt care who he talks about he just tells the truth

[@samridhsharma416]

He literally doesn't care

[@fireblaze6453]

He does hold back while talking to his subs

[@eliotelcrack1910]

Lol loved when you started singing at 5:40 😂made my day hahahaha

[@rulaibrahim5205]

Yeah.

[@nickschmidt1612]

This guy literally got me addicted to chess

[@ragequit4537]

How can you not click as fast as that when he's about to slap himself

[@meatvirginia8454]

This comment makes no sense zoomer.

[@elleviathan9261]

@@meatvirginia8454 I'm not sure what is so unclear or doesn't make sense about this comment but... Ok boomer

[@Tarif2809]

@@meatvirginia8454 hello there gen alpha

[@Sam-gx2ti]

I clicked because of the Jesus thumbnail

[@joshuavirata239]

25:14 "you sent me a game that-like-you-play-it-yeah-you-would-you..... i don't know ummm.... so yeah"

[@renatugaming5730]

LMAO

[@ayhamgotem7563]

5:43 that rhymed mysteriously well

[@isavenewspapers8890]

Maybe because it was the exact same word both times

[@maximum_75]

Can we agree that LEVI randomly singing through the moves is the best thing

[@LovelyDuck]

Ah yes **Levi**

[@davidalvarado3031]

No. For 3 seconds max then it’s annoying 😂

[@user-wk8cf8wx1d]

nope i dont agree :)

[@shayney5917]

@@LovelyDuck he’s actually Levi Ackerman

[@Zach-mo6qs]

@@shayney5917 Levy Rozman*

[@voidzminer1017]

16:06 When Levy chokes on the blunder

[@Vooman]

0:39 i love that he learned his lesson about saying people bought his course after he realized they always immediately screw up after he says that

[@Chicabaduk]

22:33 Levi slaps himself on his neck You're welcome

[@opticpower7542]

Why did he slap himself anyway?

[@Akira-cd8kf]

16:06 was too funny XD, i was drinking water and nearly choked lmaoo

[@onesttty7838]

"I slap myself in this video" Thousands and thousands of people: Interesting

[@thatdonkeymercelot6409]

Clicked faster then u slaped yourself

[@muhammedyamenabdulhadi8840]

Actually hahahah

[@shrirangbondale8711]

Here before this blows up

[@resentzay]

Can you click faster than i beat my....

[@thebus3181]

@Yosuan Colon I agree

[@kweno1022]

so it took you 22 minutes?

[@ashman9817]

11:32 "Black played like a shoe" is amazing XDXDXDXDXDXDXD

[@raphaelcoronel4834]

I was the first one! Thanks for analyzing my game, Levy! (and yes I have the Caro course. Trying to not be terrible at chess)

[@mjhaloweenninja2919]

bro that game was insane lol

[@saraswatisingh1325]

So excited that in two days we would be getting gothamchess recaps again for the candidates .

[@deftrascal1626]

I love how you can hear in his voice how much that first game took out of him energy-wise

[@zeewy2x]

i like how he approaches to the camera to simulate a zoom-in

[@davidroldan1032]

I love the series levy and it's really helping me improve, and fix my beginner mistakes plsss continue with it❤️

[@rapha2028]

Me: mutes the intro Also me: watches awkwardly as Levy slowly comes towards the camera while moving his mouth

[@carrikmcnerlin1770]

Levy: I slap myself during this video Me, eagerly clicking: ah yes, peak chess hours begins

[@toranderbeck3173]

"a vegan burger for the vegans" Wow Levy's looking out for us vegan chess players 😍😍😍

[@shivamchowdhary190]

Gothamchess: Raps when he made a blunder Eminem: I AM SCARED

[@lolololtroll6842]

Do you mean Eminem?

[@matthewkolakowski3701]

Bro Levy's insults are so creative. "the chess capability of my shoe" im dead

[@moukatelmomo6985]

That "zoom" intro where you just get closer to the camera and push your mic 😂😂. Let's go !! 👏

[@felixfrandes6136]

This man is going to drop a WHOLE ALBUM he sings in every video, i love it

[@ethanarbel7746]

Hey Levy. I was an 900 when I first started watching your videos about 3 months ago. With no studying, just watching your videos, I recently hit 1300. I don't think you realise how helpful your videos are to us developing players and I really hope you do now. I appreciate everything you've done and I wish you great success in the rest of your life. Thank you.

[@thepronoob1972]

The guess the elo is happening everyday. And I love it.

[@richardmclean9479]

what perfect timing. my daily dose of ego reduction

[@samridhsharma416]

XDDDDD

[@Lailasstyles]

dude I was LITERALLY CRYINGGG at 9:20 - 9:40 why is levy so funny

[@mayanksharma6030]

True

[@liviousgameplay1755]

(1:25) "If it's free it's for me." -Ben Finegold

[@JunkJawasTaken]

"You can not be losing in the first 7-8 moves of the game" Random Noob: *IS THAT A CHALLENGE?*

[@narutoshorts2783]

Levy releases a video before I fall asleep and after I wake up ....

[@samridhsharma416]

Aah yes, the perfect utopian dream realised!

[@thesupersisters6415]

Literally same here

[@mateuszrymar4083]

Hi Levy! First of all - thanks for the next really good episode, one of the best in the series so far I think. Secondly I want to ask if there are any of your videos similar to the one with David Pakman? I know that is the older one, but honestly I find very interesting and helpful - simply talking with someone about their mindway in middlegames, making progress in given position etc. Anyway, thanks again and greetings from Poland! Huge fan here :)

[@user-wb6lz5ty8l]

Man I started playing chess again after stumbling into one of your videos. Now looking back, I have done the right choice. Thanks a lot GothamChess!

[@kirollosgirgis5446]

the clap after "lets go" makes my day every time looool

[@ginsan8198]

This may be one of the best guess the elo series so far. Levy was just non-stop roasting noobs, no pulling punches. I like that. 😂

[@leemarshal3329]

Love Guess the ELO!!! THE BEST SERIES EVER. We want more!

[@drookthedrake9802]

Your videos alone got me back into chess. Even got the courses. Thank you

[@SuperMaanas]

That was the biggest plot twist in Chess history behind the Max Deutsch vs Magnus game

[@Michael-yo3oc]

Making levy slap himself is probably one of the greatest achievements in ones life.

[@hristotoshev4746]

I think that guess the elo videos are one of the best chess content! Its both funny and educational! Thank you!

[@rodrigorosales5930]

I've just found your channel, you've made me laugh a lot HAHAHA Thank u for your funny and educated content!!

[@Aurora79]

We need a full album at this point

[@faresmasarani]

"Played like a ....shoe" 😂😂😂

[@uddipan7427]

Love u bro for the content plus for ur sarcasm

[@reed3274]

2:02 LMAO German guy in chat greeting his grandma

[@zzknev]

that slow zoom at the beginning was scary dud

[@thesupersisters6415]

Literally

[@samuelgmnm8332]

19:55 Man those words about losing encouraged me to not be afraid of losing, and to play with confidence

[@kevin4879]

I love your thumbnails and your chess Videos

[@JR-jz4ts]

Just booked my trip for the National Open in June!

[@voidraldarken]

"I Slap Myself In This Video" *I'm invested.*

[@R3neeXD]

That intro increased my heart rate significantly.

[@cyberdoggo7796]

6:20 Levy: Its like mate in 3 Qd7: Am I a joke to you

[@onlyme2579]

Block with rook. You're incorrect.

[@lucasc8972]

Some guy in twitch chat went “futre me go study” what a big brain

[@kukuhaplus]

Наверное лучший канал для закрепления навыков тем, кто изучает английский язык. Походу можно и в шахматы подучиться. Я уже 1200 перескочил. Поизучаю здесь дебюты, подпрыгну еще на 2-3 сотни, если не надоест. Спасибо чуваку.

[@Cgaffman]

CHESS DRAMA!!!!!!!!! -> GothamChess changes Roberto’s name to Random Noob when analyzing his game 😳 😳 😳

[@cookiekilbane5989]

I’ve been refreshing the page for ages waiting for this upload 🤣

[@cristijurji3490]

Can you post more of your games? I really like how you explain what you want to do and why you move the pieces, the ideea behind each move you do etc... .

[@brightpowder_cena]

"What's important in endgames? Being up a bishop", I've been doing it wrong this whole time

[@MiseFreisin]

this is why I always bring an extra bishop, and once we reach the endgame, I just airlift it into battle. Works every time.

[@alfredhopkins855]

Someone in twitch chat should say “hi youtube” that would be funny I think

[@kweno1022]

this is my favourite yt series by far

[@IzzuRbaSRB]

9:20 i think this is the funniest moment ever that i've seen from Levy LOOOOOL had me dying laughing

[@jacobstevens7046]

That Pacman noise was on point though

[@tippy1951]

Absolutely!!def my favorite bit ! just ahead of "black played as well as my shoe"

[@kyouninja]

I was getting anxiety when he was getting closer and closer in the beginning xD

[@mr.sealyogurl2489]

5:38 Thats some nice trap music you got there buddy 🎶 😂

[@Janek_Dzbanekk]

I Love this series :D

[@ihsancan5876]

Clicked faster than Random Noob hanging his queen

[@pjotr7905]

Bro, please keep on posting "Guess the elo". Its the best!

[@fritothedemon6647]

I'm glad Levy's aware that this is my favorite series on youtube. I saw this in my sub feed and out loud said "fuck yes" and now I think I really need to pick up a hobby

[@mihagolod2393]

Waited for the next guess the Elo. One of the best chess series

[@Tenite]

I honestly don't even care about title and thumbnail anymore if it's from you I watch it

[@wol2403]

I arrived at this video in world record speed

[@RaltahookCrafting]

I love that Levy always has a video uploade right when I enter KZbin. That kind of thing doesn't happen quite often since I'm in a different timezone from most of the KZbinrs I follow.

[@notbarbara2647]

I was lowkey scared when u moved closer and closer every millisecond in the intro lol. Love u bigboi

[@offcuts2623]

This title is me in a nutshell

[@chefkhepri2268]

How does levy know that this is my favorite series? O.o

[@cracklingvoice]

View metrics.

[@chefkhepri2268]

@@cracklingvoice it was a joke. How did you not catch that from 0.o

[@brandonxmoody]

11:37 "Black had the chess capabilities of my sneakers"🤣🤣🤣