I tried 500 Elo Chess. It was a mistake.

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[@leo37194]

It's crazy how many days this man manages to stay in a hostage situation

[@minasherif2418]

He wasn't in it, then he was

[@leo37194]

​@@Bitter785huh

[@Dmanepic]

@@Bitter785wtf are you doing here

[@Sscc.]

@@Bitter785what are you trying to say 💀

[@leo37194]

​@Sscc. wtf going on in my replies

[@j18_music]

Can't you see it in his eyes? Levy's stare is -screaming out for help- telling us how much he is enjoying his vacation!

[@worir6752]

ye

[@user-zu1ir2mv2p]

That stare is so cute it's definitely not trying to ask for 911🤩❤️❤️❤️

[@drummervilho]

Cap

[@empireofkrenedas902]

Wait how’d you do that strikethrough?

[@j18_music]

@@empireofkrenedas902 You put dashes (the minus sign) around whatever you want struck through. You can make text bold with asterisks, italicized with underscores, and can combine formats by combining those wrapping characters *_-like this-_*

[@Merlewhitefire]

Levy just sitting there begging the 500 to see his hung rook for ten moves in a row (not counting the two checks/forced moves) is comedy gold

[@thegrilledcheesecake]

"Hung" rook you say 😏

[@Javusus]

@@thegrilledcheesecake SACRIFICE THE ROOOOOOOOOK!!!

[@benaube5946]

As someone who’s around 500 ELO, I feel like the talent pool is all over the place. Some people play like 200, some play like 1000. To say “there no chance a 500 sees this” feels a bit unfair, I’ve seen moves like these made on both ends fairly commonly.

[@benjaminford1067]

I agree as a 500 elo, but in general I think there’s not much difference between under 1000 rated players

[@meraj5393]

​@@benjaminford1067there 100% is different below 1000 elo like 500 is way better than 300 and 700 is way better than 500 and think is sometime 500 can play like 1000 sometimes they play like 200 but 700 is way more consitent

[@qb0]

I agree. 5-600 range in bullet, in particular, is far west. People don't do "normal" openings: they apply tricks and traps. Levy was lucky in finding the total newbie. As a 1.2k ELO in rapid, I had to struggle a lot (and to learn some "safe" openings) to reach at least 700, where matches start to become "normal".

[@tommykarrick9130]

I’m around 400 and yeah it often feels like those “there’s no way a *blank* sees this” moves are usually like No I could totally see that. Would I always in a game? No, but could I? Yeah easily. Half the time it comes down to whether my eyes wandered to that side of the board to spot it in the first place, lol

[@sploofmcsterra4786]

Yeah this statement was crazy to me. 400 might miss it, but 500s will certainly see that move more often than not.

[@jpark1542]

I’m amazed at how he stays so calm under gunpoint from a kidnapper😊

[@kokkoDaniel]

bro why people are saying hes kidnapped???

[@cheese1627]

Cheese

[@eineperson9849]

​@@cheese1627indeed... Cheese indeed...

[@U20E0]

@@cheese1627chesse

[@ep_ion1112]

I’M AMAZED AT HOW YOU KEEP ON MAKING THE SAME COMMENT FOR THE 7TH TIME WITH THE SAME LACK OF HUMOUR 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@qursyile]

I'm so glad that Levi returned to his rating

[@Didyus]

@@Chesshero1Leevai*

[@leo37194]

​@@Didyuslivaee

[@slimyduck2140]

@@ropesteel1334 master baiter*

[@zalut_sky]

​@@slimyduck2140master*

[@LSam01]

@@Chesshero1 LEVIOSÁ*

[@steviousmusic]

Please notice how at around 30:05, Levy anxiously looks beyond the camera as to make sure that the kidnapper does not eliminate him on the spot, happy with what he managed to create.

[@azam8580]

Bro didn't complete his doulingo lesson and got the consequences

[@trygveplaustrum4634]

*It's nice to see Levy at his natural elo.*

[@chitanyaaaa]

levi*

[@jukemaster4904]

@@chitanyaaaalmaoooo is that a joke?

[@sethschexneider]

@jukemaster4904 it is

[@weakw1ll]

Its called Levi 😡

[@lynxibg1052]

It called evil😤😤

[@iluminatovostudio8724]

As a 500, I now really regret not playing any games in the past few days...

[@Iuftwaffe]

I was 500 for the longest time but just recently jumped to 800 the past few days -.- when you're pissed to win

[@brah9249]

​@@Iuftwaffeyeah same. I was 500 ELO for 2 months and now I suddenly jumped to 900 during summer. Hoping to hit 1000 soon

[@liamsays4812]

I am 800 elo yet I can still beat 1100 elo

[@VykeFingerprintKnight]

​@@liamsays4812congratulations! Wanna cookie?

[@Iuftwaffe]

@@VykeFingerprintKnight he will be receiving 200 cookies and you don't get any

[@calebtanner4919]

Gotham, an fun idea might be for you to do this and score yourself for how close to your target elo you can get, a kind of reverse guess the elo for you

[@Njms99]

Good idea

[@user-jl4es4qw2p]

Yea up vote it so he can see it

[@thanos6464]

great idea dude, take my like

[@FongLingNg]

a fun idea not an

[@keeganpastor1615]

it’s so crazy how calm he is while being water boarded inbetween recording videos

[@gioaguirre]

I find it amazing that he can stay this committed to his channel even while on vacation with his family

[@Landonisweird]

It’s not a vacation it’s a kidnapping

[@Md5offical]

@@Landonisweirdit’s getting old

[@nelsonnicholson6175]

We're his true family so that's why he spends more time with us

[@I3oozeAddict]

Levy goes on vacation, never comes back

[@Landonisweird]

@@Md5offical ik he is when ur stressed out from a kidnapping you age faster

[@EnderFlesh]

Respect to Gotham for the daily uploads while he's still on a vacation. Well deserved success!

[@squidpw6493]

You mean daily uploads during his kidnapping?

[@kokkoDaniel]

@@squidpw6493 why people are saying hes kidnapped?

[@tiletapper4ever]

​@@kokkoDaniel because it's the truth? Duhh

[@koiasana]

​@@kokkoDanielit's a joke cuz his backgrounds look like if he was in a hostage situtation

[@hafplace1346]

mistake:he's not on vacation, he's held hostage

[@a_wild_Kirillian]

The last game was such a masterpiece. The whole video is. Thank you, Levy

[@atticusjay]

I just watched your interview on PBS and it was really interesting. I love how more media is picking up on chess!

[@olliax]

Wow it took a glance to the environment for me to realize that you are on vacation in Italy. Italian houses are so peculiar (the moka for coffe, the box of salt on the right and the power controller on the wall)

[@plazma5343]

That was my guess as well ! Though it had to be mediterranean most likely Italy, glad im such a great détetective ^^

[@pira7628]

the bottle of water too, levissima, is an italian brand

[@jojod9141]

And the water bottle! By now, I only saw them in Italy

[@andrerodrigues2877]

so he's in alps!!North of Italy!.He said before he was in montains so

[@photonicpizza1466]

Could also be Switzerland, that’s what popped first into my mind

[@elijaharsenault]

levy’s hostages must be so kind letting him record for so many days

[@Blinkers2007GameDev]

And drink giant European water 😂😂😂

[@smirky9127]

levys hostages? lmfao

[@U20E0]

that’s not how you word

[@ep_ion1112]

ah yes, more humourless children hopping onto the train of comments about levy being “hostage”!

[@Nemesis7980WP]

@@ep_ion1112 "ah yes" 🤓👆

[@Quis_123]

25:40 i absolutely loved his little dying scream watching Levi almost break down in tears in the last game was absolutely hilarious. 😂

[@gabrielszafranko2056]

Keep continuing this series Levy. I really enjoy it

[@zachariahreyes1375]

As an around 500 elo player myself, I’d just like to say that I’d never make these blunders in my games. Mine would probably be a lot more severely damaging and easier to spot 😂

[@timpudge5816]

mine would make me able to piss off the people who made chess

[@brianbuckman6908]

Dude same. I’m 1300 and I hang pieces all the time in blitz. And the funniest part is my opponents miss them too

[@Jordan_offline_]

​@@timpudge5816 As an Indian, you're right

[@dramere]

I’m rated 540 in rapid and he said no one would see the revealed attack at that level. Look at some recent games of mine and say that again

[@straight9194]

@@dramere stop flexing ur 540 rating IMAO.

[@EvertfromNederland]

to do this for 1000 elo would be great. I always hover around 1200 so maybe continue and i can see what we do wrong. I like this series

[@rishipranavramakrishnan689]

Gotham: Please play this! 500 Elo Player: Plays this Also Gotham: Please dont play this! Also 500 Elo Player: Plays this

[@rikusfourie6179]

I really believe you could coach anyone to 1600+ elo....your a hell of an educator man. Wish to one day shake your hand man. Mad respect for you

[@jake_d31]

AND HE SACRIFICIES…. HIS VACATION TIME

[@naveenkovack]

As a 500 Elo player the first bullet round was hard to watch, most of us do not play like that.

[@Madhav.7070]

frrrrr i got a complement from 1000+ that i almost beat him i feel voilated being 500 elo (i dont play much yet)

[@tx1d]

You were NOT on vacation. You were kidnapped and forced to play 500 Elo Chess for some guy that was hardstuck!

[@DigiRex]

This was just amazing😂😂😂, watching Levi get "convulsions" by horrible moves was just amaazing🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👌🏻, and of course, his famous "get out of here" at the end of every video just gives every video a soul😃👍🏻

[@drummerhomie]

Love your channel my man! Makes my day awesome, even through the hard ones :)

[@microwave856]

As a 500 (i think, idk probably lower) I can confirm that I do not know how to avoid blundering all my pieces and losing to ladder mate

[@choppa7691]

just start reviewing ur games and you'll improve

[@TheRealCoryKent]

I just wanted to say how fun it was to see you playing with individuals towards my level so I could see how someone advanced like yourself might think when you are playing me. This was helpful, and actually just started up a new motivation to play after a time where I kind of lost interest from not being able to learn that easily due to my brain injury. Thank you so much Levy. I don't need a reply, but I really hope you see this. 🙂

[@Salvatawr]

It's nice to hear you're gaining motivation :) I was stuck at 500 for 6 months, but there was a moment when things finally clicked. I'm now around 2000. You've got this!

[@chrisdonnell7200]

I know how tough that is, keep at it. Exercising your brain can help, try to learn a simple opening, it can raise your elo quite a bit too.

[@TheRealCoryKent]

@@chrisdonnell7200 This was helpful thank you. I want to really learn a Queen's Pawn opening, I've always liked that, and wanted to be really good or experienced with that. And then because of Levy I want to learn the Caro-Kann defense for black. Great idea, thank you. 🙂

[@TheRealCoryKent]

@@Salvatawr This made me feel really good, thank you. :-)

[@TheL-vc4od]

Woah, chill not shouting and over excited levy is pretty entertaining!

[@Stan13y]

“Ladies and gentlemen I am on vacation” naaa bro you’ve been kidnapped, botez gambit if you need help

[@trxvel_]

sometimes, watching these, i feel like i deserve a higher chess elo than 470

[@mikelevitskiy2535]

The bullet game was a very entertaining content. I laughed so hard 🤣

[@UncleZuko47]

I appreciate the contrast between thumbmail and actual content

[@nightangelx1513]

Levy is the only man I know who looks more stressed on vacation

[@brilliantmove13]

Levy never fails giving advice anywhere anytime

[@felipetroncosomoran2648]

No one: just move the rock to any place Gotham: Oh my gawd what a good move

[@philipkirk7769]

You are so funny. I'm learning so much from you. Only been playing for about 2 months. But this is my favorite video. You have so much fun. Thank you for the great content

[@ELegenDEAZ]

That last dude definetely didnt deserve to win

[@Pekara121]

That last person missing mate in 1 multiple times is crazy 💀😂

[@martinacalcagno2126]

I appreciate the lesson about developing the knights before the bishops!

[@custa73burner]

Just saw your interview with PBS. Realy well done to include so much information in a short segment. Ambassadorial.

[@Lightypoo]

its amazing to see how he stays focused on recording while being held at gunpoint

[@Louis-rb5xs]

What is that

[@sethschexneider]

@@Louis-rb5xs a statement

[@nemuonakpoya8592]

Props to levy's captor for letting him feel hostage even after allowing him to ho back home❤

[@user-zu1ir2mv2p]

What da hail is that nikaru hakamura

[@ep_ion1112]

please stfu hes on vacation and not hostage it isnt funny anymore like i bet u werent laughing while you were making that comment

[@faseeh.471]

bro's pfp is 🤨

[@peterfirezar6947]

Yay 😅😊😅😊😅😊😅😊😅😊😊😅🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😢

[@choosetherightpath636]

_-brush-_

[@guillaumelasne3523]

I think an unexpected pawn move can be meta in 500 bullet to try to remove time from the opponant but it is mostly trying to be faster moving your pieces.

[@deepanjandas541]

That bullet game started like magnus and ended like me playing chess at 2 am

[@AngieTrinh960]

Is nobody going to ask him to make a video on the new Dog Bots- his dog Benji as a bot came out, nobody saying nothing? ok well- GOTHAMCHESS can you make a video on the new dog bots? I’m surprised nobody talked or even mentioned the new Bots. @GothamChess

[@Stephen_Lafferty]

This was really exciting to watch! I hope that the opponents find this video to review their performances against you. I would like to see other ELO levels - 800, 1000, 1200, 1500, 1800, 2000. I think that analysis of games at these levels would be really instructive, as well as entertaining!

[@psybranet]

Your PBS interview was great.

[@Christian_b760]

“I’m on vacation.. and my vacation is already going to be ruined so why not ruin it by watching some 500 Elo chess!” I wish that’s how it went

[@MHGFTW]

That's the 500 Elo spirit! "I'm going to make 10... No 15 queen moves in a row now." 100% how a 500 plays

[@chessanarchy203]

Props to Levy for surviving 6 days of being held hostage in a hotel

[@thebitterfig9903]

Caught you on PBS Newshour last night (probably filmed before the vacation). Nice segment!

[@emilplayz7008]

gotham spent more time trying to not checkmate than actually win the game

[@glareeedowotb]

Can we take a moment to appreciate how Levy's kidnapper is letting him film content for us ❤

[@CreativeClover18]

The chess grind never stops!

[@halbgefressen9768]

Gotham: He finds the fork. Now why did you put your knight there? Second opponent: i forgor💀

[@slatt8243]

shoutout to the person who keeps levy as a hostage lets him record videos for us. truly an inspirational person!

[@SlimShadyGHG]

Wow levy dropped his elo especially for us respect

[@asavage24_76]

As a resident 500, we woulda saw checkmate in one, you are somehow getting some very easy 500s 😂 loved this vid

[@damian3927]

fr that 500 are more like 200 at max

[@user-lo4jz1gt7g]

"They had the right idea" with a Rick burb after really hit different

[@shadabwadud]

Can we just appreciate this man's CONSISTENCY? Like bro is uploadings vids 24/7, I can't even watch all of his videos in a day! Thanks Gotham for being so relentless with your content, you've taught me more than any other video can. I love watching your commentary videos and keep up the great work!

[@user-xn9ny2ic6i]

I enjoy all your content and thank you for your lessons. I made it to 600 ELO in rapid and 400 in blitz and bullet because of it!

[@jukemaster4904]

As someone who became 500 yesterday when he said no 500 can see that discovery attack on the queen makes me wonder if I’m a 500 or not💀 4:57

[@ArdyKyronGaming]

Those matches are really cool, Levy is really nice giving away!

[@alexanderchernobelskiy8695]

This was fun, finally an exciting new format

[@federicobattistoni-cm7qv]

hey Gotham, are you in Italy? Because the water you showed at the start of the video is made in Italy and it's one of the most popular in Italy.

[@Andrea-ze2ik]

Sì è sicuramente in Italia, probabilmente tipo Sicilia.

[@Skytaorina]

The hostages are now asking for a guess the elo episode 100 for ransom

[@max5183]

That bullet game was hilarious 😂

[@xarasvii6737]

Very nice to see thatyou let players know whats going on and those players get their points back ... usually these pro stomping noobs vids for various games just discourages people from continuing playing. Kudos.

[@wodan7338]

Levi: “You can’t be mad if you ran out of time if you clicked the 3 minute button” Me: You can’t be mad about slow opponents when your clicked the 30 minute button.

[@windz1432]

Sometimes when I watch these videos I really think I might be the best 500 ever

[@SultanSaeed_99]

I only started playing Chess about 2 weeks ago so just learnt about En Passant in this video. Funnily enough it happened in one of my games yesterday and I thought the game bugged out lol.

[@JeffreyPham79]

Your videos are awesome man lol. Your a nice guy in chess. Keep up the great content.

[@_RandomChessPlayer_]

My 650 elo are able to beat magnus carlsen☠️

[@calebjurgena1046]

Love the content Gotham

[@PatrickWaltersandpoetry]

Gotham I think you thoroughly enjoyed playing 500 Elo chess 😂 Great video . Would like to see this series continue !

[@tt128556]

Smart man, putting the coordinates of the location he's held at on that clock.

[@mikemck4796]

To be fair, at 500elo a knight might be worth more than a rook.

[@modified69]

GOTHAM! if ur being held hostage, wear a red shirt next vid

[@jonaszurba4906]

Video idea in case you want to continue spicing things up: chess twister or smt - essentially like hand and brain but the selection of what piece to move is done at random (if illegal piece is chosen then anything goes). And see how high of a rating you can get to before losing X amount of games.

[@Vidnog]

Try the 250-300 range next. Ill see you there

[@grak1396]

I tried 500 elo chess, coz thats where my rating is 😂

[@HeisenbergFam]

As Levy's captor, I want to profusely apologize for Levy's background. I will make sure to make it better next time

[@martinacalcagno2126]

I'm at about 500 and learned about en passant a couple of days ago, but still!, I always miss it during my games!

[@bitgaming9869]

“Not in a million years a 500 would see a discovered check” me finding discovered checks ever since 400 Elo 😂😂😂😂

[@alphastronghold715]

You asked people at 100 Elo if they watch Gotham chess? Do you honestly think there is anyone out there who could watch your content and STILL be that bad?

[@anesuchirima96]

I still manage to do that unfortunately.

[@joesephspeaks6557]

Ah yes.. 500 elo chess, the peak of human capability.

[@davidlockhart6575]

Do this kind of content fr every 100 elo, so we can see the possible progression of skills over the ELO scale.

[@Money4Nothing]

Was nice to see the recent interview where Levy is giving some publicity to an up and coming organ8zation like PBS.

[@mataneltucker7452]

Hope you're enjoying your vacation! Appriciate the grind! support from Israel!

[@DenisDenis-es7zw]

It was not a mistake it was a BLUNDER B-L-U-N-D-E-R

[@comfyblue11]

Oh shut it

[@anoemuser310]

@@comfyblue11??

[@cougarmeat8803]

Great presentation on the PBS interview. You were a wonderful ambassador. I was a little worried some of your online personality would leak out and you’d tell the interviewer to “Get outa here.” when it was over. 😊 I’ll be looking for your book.

[@lennertmeijns1405]

I found a move like that with a knight sac when I was 400 elo in one of my games

[@user-cf4zg5jc8b]

500 elo is just fantastic we can learn we can't on GM levels❤ best contents

[@Sanity016]

12:14 I don't know why this made me crack up laughing!!🤣🤣🤣 what a great metaphor

[@soju69jinro]

longest streak with draw would be fun to watch

[@kahp2332]

your best videos are games under 1000 elo !! more please