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[@zondaboy6493]

It's like Rapport thinks about chess in a completely unique way.

[@JoinersEJDMohai]

He's a traitor!

[@gabg1538]

Rapport’s the fucking man. Always goes for the win. Super fun games. Guy truly deserves a candidates spot

[@jasonanno3881]

Love that he didn't repeat. I think the new breed is little more opposed to draws than the old guard.

[@JoinersEJDMohai]

He's a traitor!

[@emuljka]

@@JoinersEJDMohai I'm devastated too, but also embarassed. Embarassed that Hungary had a world class chess player who left the country because the Hungarian chess feeration / government wasn't able to meet his basic demands. In a YEAR they paid him half the amount an average football player gets in a MONTH, around 3000 USD yearly, while the footballer is paid 6000+ USD a month, and none of those players or teams are in any top leauges. It is ridiculous.

[@ghost_screens]

content idea pick random spots from really complex gm games, and put two 600's against each other and compare the real results, maybe 2 1000's, 2 1500's and so on. Would be very interesting honestly.

[@nickwilson8119]

Yes! Such a good idea

[@kennyfa2874]

Agree

[@vivekjoshi5207]

Great thought...!

[@ugurtepe8690]

Great idea! Id like to add that position requires to be out of theory, where generally known studies of position have ended and chess has to be played, not like 10th move of some deep branch of Ruy Lopez.

[@solowarrior4152]

If you are reading this. I'm from the future. He did that. He hasn't done it in a while. It is called noob arena. Ask him to do it again. Start a march. It was nice and still is

[@juliatruchsess1019]

Mad calculating skills and nerves of steel by Rapport. I watched it live and everyone fell off their chars when he didn't accept the repetition after running his time down to 2 minutes with 10 moves until time control. Also, extra pulp FTW!

[@secdeal]

I'm a Rapport fan and I'm ashamed. When the move repeating started, and he was down to 4 minutes, I was pretty sure he would repeat one more time, and the match would move on to tiebreaks, I had some chores to do so I left the stream and I thought I would come back tomorrow. I forgot why I like him so much: he plays to win!

[@swollpenispok8172]

Yeah two most entertaining players are rapport and mamedyarov

[@JakeLemasterGuitar]

@@swollpenispok8172 Sam shankland gotta be thrown in too

[@awmdanger9677]

Anish Giri - The Daring Drawing Man.

[@Aryan_Karadkar]

Rapport shows how much of a genius he is in this tournament. So underrated like a certain Chess KZbinr I know.

[@_jogger_]

Rosen?

[@chessmaster1150]

@@_jogger_ nah must be norditskiy

[@cftpafan]

@@chessmaster1150 I think it's andras

[@robdubent]

Naroditsky for sure. Better than this guy 💯

[@donharmuth776]

Botez?

[@nazarospanov5942]

Levy, you are a brilliant. I'm currently sick, and the only content that does not disturb me is yours. Thank you for putting all the work in your videos❤

[@0de1337]

levy you are sick. im currently a brilliant. and the only content that does disturb me is yours. thank you not for putting all the work in your videos❤️

[@nekoizmase9]

@@0de1337 That's both stupid and funny in the same time

[@thecoconutgum]

Every other content disturbs you?

[@jonathan-ip8xv]

It's easy to be Disturbed when you are down with the sickness

[@Sevenigma777]

Dude that's crazy you said that. I had came down with Covid right on Xmas Eve and was completely alone for Xmas cause was sick and quarantining. Was so depressed and physically ill everything I did was bothersome but the only thing that got me through was watching chess videos mostly binging Levy's channel. I'm guessing it's because chess stimulates the subconscious and mechanical parts of my brain that didn't have to deal with my sickness so those parts were still able to release those "feel good" chemicals. At some points I was so focused I forgot I was sick and alone and missing my family during the holidays. Get better soon everyday is a day closer to getting well!

[@Cooletomtom]

Gotta say I must respect andreikin for sac’ing his queen at the end out of respect

[@jazzyy45]

indeed.

[@apexpredator36]

it was more of a mutual chess joke not a "respect" BS

[@Cooletomtom]

@@apexpredator36 I guess it’s open to interpretation, I saw it as him acknowledging such an insane calculation

[@alexleise1516]

Right? Most that see they are lost in that position would resign, but giving his opponent the satisfaction of having an amazing position and forcibly showing the rest of the chess world *why* it's a great position for white makes Andreikin a very respectable player.

[@jazzyy45]

@@apexpredator36 a joke and a way to congratulate your opponent.

[@pepineros4681]

Andreikin's Qf1 before resigning is just the classiest move ever. Great respect for both of them.

[@howdyman5961]

Richard Rapport is so well deserving of this. Now onto Berlin! That Aronian Nakamura Andreikin group is going to be pivotal. Its a shame that they’re all in the same group though 😢

[@sylvesteruchia5263]

It's rough honestly. Hikaru for the win tho. I would like Aronian to take it also.

[@Hyphon]

Oops spoiler

[@sebastiana.345]

Welp now I know what the end is

[@MrBealvie]

@@Hyphon dont read comments before watching!

[@KironKabir]

@@MrBealvie on mobile, the top comment is already there under the video 😣 which was this thread

[@adamfenyves3972]

For the record, MVL, Giri and Dominguez can still reach 20 points by winning the 3rd round. One of them winning and Nakamura losing in the semis - would lead to a 3-fold tie between them and Rapport.

[@khfghmfgj]

then number of points in classical games would be the tie-break and everything could happen (there is a chance that this classical win today will be crucial for the final standings). but the chances of Rapport qualifying are very high and actually he can be sure of his spot in the candidates already after the group phase of the third Grand Prix (Nakamura and at least one from the following trio: Giri, MVL, Dominguez have to win their groups)

[@adamfenyves3972]

@@khfghmfgj hehe, seems like I'm not the only one calculating all this since the game ended 😂 And yes, Aronian or Andreikin could have 20 points by being the runner up of the third event, but then they'd fall behind Rapport due to less 1st spots on the grand prix. So they can only get a spot in the candidates by winning the third leg.

[@gidope4076]

Pretty boss move to play the move that would lose you the game to show how important the piece protecting that square was. Respect to both players loved that game recap

[@rbcdelta6561]

Richard throws it down in Game 2!! Shrugs off an draw situation with the white pieces and says "I'm going to win this thing!" -- and then does just that!! Love the courage, the skill, and the nerves of steel he brings! Great recap, thanks!!

[@kevinmyers8325]

Let’s go rapport one of the most entertaining chess players to watch I hope him and hikaru are the last 2 finalist for the candidates

[@annalisajohn]

Is it possible

[@abdullahimran4624]

@@annalisajohn no

[@johannesschwenzer1346]

@@annalisajohn yes , if hikaru makes it out of his group he gets a spot, and if the other 2 finalists (levon and andreikin) don't make it out of the group (same group as Hikaru), Rapport and Hikaru qualify

[@albrecht1990]

@@johannesschwenzer1346 Rapport will not be playing in the third leg

[@johannesschwenzer1346]

@@albrecht1990 ?. Yes obviously not, already played in 2 tournaments winning one (13points) and reaching semifinal (7 pts) so he has 20 points and the only ones that can beta him are levon and hikaru. Levon if he wins the 3rd leg, Hikaru if he reaches final. 2nd place or draw for 1st place is only for the semifinalists of the previous legs possible, that play in the 3rd leg.

[@lachlanwall2251]

When you talked about putting equal levelled players into this position that honestly sounded like an awesome series idea. Not sure how it would work but could be interesting

[@markhegedus1981]

As a Hungarian chess noob I'm sooo proud! Hajrá Ricsi!

[@MartinMShorty]

Hajrá!!!

[@spartakulp3716]

16:09 "That's what you would play". The truest of stories 😂

[@babaganushq]

The best thing about Richard Rapport is not his style, not his games, but his hair. I love his hair.

[@michaelnorman4]

I agree

[@robdubent]

Simp

[@jasonanno3881]

Anyone else feel like there's a changing of the guard in progress? Magnus is still the top dog by a fair margin but I feel like the rest of the top 10 is going to look way different this time next year.

[@AmplifyChris]

Magnus is goat and has a Stockfisch like brain. But Rapport plays chess differently then all the other chess players. It seems his pieces don’t follow the rules of chess and the positions are magic

[@robdubent]

@@AmplifyChris don’t even start to act like you understand half of his moves. We all know you Levy fanboys are sub 1200

[@Rostam.]

@@robdubent what are you doing here if you don't like Levy

[@jazzyy45]

@@robdubent high road buddy, high road

[@Cooooookiiiieeee]

@@robdubent calm down mate

[@BillyFGates]

“And this is mate in 1, this what you would play.” Lmfao 😂 why you murder me so bad with that????

[@keniag5]

Richard is just so fun to watch he's become my favorite player recently. 🔥

[@TheMattAMusic]

What a stand-up last move from Dmitry. Respect :)

[@Isthatthegrimreaper170]

That group stage is gonna be a bloodbath

[@szabicsapi7459]

Amazing chess by Rapport Richárd! Many congrats from Hungary!

[@Aca99100]

Fun fact: Rapport is married to a Serbian FGM and actually lives in Belgrade. Home court advantage

[@mittunsudhahar634]

FGM?

[@jamesz9635]

@@mittunsudhahar634 Foman Grandmaster

[@Joebuscus]

I like how Andreikin hung his queen at the end, he had some fun with it and then graciously congratulated Rapport.

[@DepressedSkorpion]

Rapport's ability to set a trap is absurd

[@willc3421]

Rapport has a new fan after these last few episodes. Awesome story telling Levy

[@rainbuckets]

Make that two!

[@franr3028]

Hope we can see Richard playing in the candidates

[@ramachandra776]

"Risk it for the biscuit" - Levy 😁 . Richard deserved this victory . But Hikaru , Aronian and Andreikin being in the group of death in the third grand prix is probably a bit unlucky for at least two of them . Most probably whoever wins this group takes the second spot with Rapport almost certain to be the first .

[@sylvesteruchia5263]

Nothing is guaranteed. I bet a lot of people were betting for Giri to take the win in this leg.

[@imightbebiased9311]

It's not unlucky, it's terrible planning! Why set up this whole convoluted system where you've going to have all the players advanced based on points, and then literally cap 2 of your top 4 at 4 points?! I know they set up the group pairings ahead of time, but they didn't have to do that! Andreikin's only here because Ding Liren had to drop out, so clearly, people are ok with the level of opponent planning they'd need if they got a different pairing than they were expecting. Top 4 should be in Pot 1 for a Group! WTF did this?!

[@emprost-kun2388]

Haha, anish gonna clap all of them in leg 3 .

[@apexpredator36]

@@emprost-kun2388 Anish played so pathetic in leg 2 lol! He literally drew so many won positions

[@sylvesteruchia5263]

@@emprost-kun2388 lol 😂 😂. The third leg is gonna take no prisoners.

[@echoes6092]

Great game by Rapport-also, great manners by Andreikin.

[@_A-B_]

Rooting for Raport! He is very creative especially in candidates!

[@the-angel-of-light-gardevoir8]

Wow, that is badass throwing that Hail Mary move to go all in or nothing, I would of probally just taken the draw and go into overtime rounds but I’m glad it worked for him…

[@wrathnus3877]

16:09 "and this is mate in 1 that's what you would play" hahahahah had me laughing so hard

[@rpsloss]

"King F8, yeah, that's what you would play"... you're right, Levy. You're right :) Love

[@cptn_n3m012]

Playing Qf1 is very classy from Adreikin

[@Distractionalist]

Why isn't Qe1 possible?

[@Linvael]

Obligatory "when I loose a queen and resign it's called a blunder, but when Andreikin does it he's "being a good sport""

[@clivetaylor27]

Sound recap, nicely explained, makes the win that more significant for persistence. Yeah, Richard's earned a Levy show.

[@jannieseth]

Mad respect for andreikin for sacking the queen in f1 to show the importance of that square before resigning

[@maxdamage4187]

2:57 bishop do be taking that bi- sorry, knight

[@longcastle4863]

Rapport really starting to impress.

[@snakeyist]

“That’s what you would play” 😂😂😂😂🤣🤣 naw fr

[@KennyBky92]

Sure, when Dmitry sacs his queen, he's being a good sport by "demonstrating the importance of where the bishop stands" but when I do it, I'm just blundering my queen.

[@Starsky3022]

17:15 "Where are the Czechs?" I don't know man, in Czechia I guess?

[@Auzzie015]

I’ve enjoyed Rapports rise over the last two years or so. Before the Danzhou tournament I think? I’d barely heard of him, but since then he keeps coming up and he’s only gone from strength to strength. Great player.

[@pieceofcake8394]

I LOVE RICHARD RAPPORT - The man just plays on after a KNIGHT SACK and WINS!!! Super creative opening stuff and such a flashy style... guys let's talk more about Richard Rapport

[@MrTimdeK]

Rapport is my favorite chess player, he pulls off so many seemingly impossible moves..

[@scratchcardlottery]

Next video title: 'Someone stole my car...'

[@deliciousroastpotato3698]

One day I really want to see Levy and Maurice do a combined post game analysis. Levy: and now white unleashes pure savagery. Maurice: BOOM!

[@VGLGameXane]

Hey It's 3 Am in India I was preparing for my exams but suddenly found this video 😂

[@mofou207]

I have an idea for a series naked "save The match" you let somebody way lower rated to play like 10-15 moves then you come and save The match lets say oponent 1500 The Guy Who play first rounds is 1000 or less

[@shanastroskyphazer8172]

WoW GM Richard Rapport, what a game !! He is a very cunning and tricky player with the ability to bamboozle his opponents out of the opening. Not to mention he can visualize and calculate far ahead. He also knows chess is not checkers, that is a gangster concept leaving the black knight at first. Your right its Monday here. Thanks good recap !

[@ilmanti]

Me, looking at the board thinking, what do you mean the king has 4 squares to escape to? What about g6? Levy: "This is mate in 1. That's what you would play." I guess I might as well never play chess again.

[@drew2874]

Ah yes, bishop takes Knight. A wonderful move! 2:57

[@brentsarbon2551]

16:06 what a mate😂😂

[@gunzakimbo]

2:56 "We have bishop takes knight and bishop takes knight." xD I know it's just a slip but it's hilarious that he was literally talking about it for the past 40 seconds

[@Vicnotinho]

Rapport is a fucking mad rhyno just keep on winning

[@kheireddineattala1281]

andreikin letting his queen go in the end is so tasteful though

[@ryanbeveridge8110]

Rapport makes chess exciting to watch. He has truly ascended into a Great One!

[@tommyb.1803]

I love this game. I hate criticize modern chess draw but when you see something like this you remember why you love chess and why we are better than a draw. Thank you Richard e and you so much andreikin

[@panosmallioris3346]

What about in 2:19 instead of bishop D2, this sequence of moves : The other white bishop C4, forcing black pawn to take, and then white queen takes queen, king takes, and then bishop D2. So you end up as black with a very bad pawn structure and no right to castle for the cost of one bishop

[@pbarany]

@16:01 "The king has 3 retreating squares... I apologize, technically 4, and one that is mate in 1 - that's what you would play" Even you don't know me, you read my mind. :)

[@RlchlRlch]

Rapports hair is like his playstyle. Slick and smooth, with a hint of rosewater

[@charles1082]

Look forward to your videos every day brother, never change. Thank you for all your hard work much love

[@ScoochCubing]

This has to be one of the best games of 2022

[@GrimReapah]

gotham speaks so slow that he still sounds normal in 1.25x

[@lib-center96]

Richard Rapport finished his anime training arc, this is his time to go full blown protag and win our support!

[@Zamppa86]

Rapport is my kind of a guy, completely opposite of Giri. Rapport sacks and goes for wins instead of making a draw in a slightly better but unknown position like Giri does.

[@Valentina-yu2jh]

8:32 this hits different after Ding-Nepo championship lmao

[@youtubeviolatedme7123]

Rooting for Rapport. Absolutely killing it throughout the entire Grand Prix.

[@BlueRey2]

It's gonna be really weird, but I put Levy recaps when I sleep, it's kinda relaxing imo

[@dexterr8774]

I called this in last year's Norway event when rapport was just on a rampage against every top player there is

[@elijahjp2158]

Hey Levy, I would just like to congratulate on you getting nominated for Best Chess Streamer.

[@hypnodream]

Thanks (again) for making chess so exciting for me. I am not a great player and yet I feel a marvelous sense of understanding when you break down the games the way you do. I also get a better understanding of the differences between rating groups. While you touch on the various openings and main lines in your recaps, I wonder if you could just lay out the major openings side by side one day. I could imagine taking four at a time and showing them move by move simultaneously with your analysis. Regards!

[@irontide]

Wityh game 1, there were factors off the board that encouraged Andreikin to play for a draw. His family were flying to from Russia to Belgrade, but a bomb threat was made against the plane (context: flying into Serbia is one of the very few ways for Russians to get to Europe right now) and the plane landed seven hours late, so Andreikin basically had no sleep before game 1. So it makes sense for him to basically punt his first game as white, because of the extremely disrupted preparation. Chess24 has a report on this.

[@guidomoreira8148]

In a way it is kind of cool that everybody has to look at that first round group as basically a battle royale to be in a dominant position to win the second candidates slot. Seems like it works out really well for Rapport as far as protecting his slot.

[@queenbrynja]

This was entertaining and I'm honestly excited to see Rapport in the candidates this year!

[@malcomvictor5306]

Levy: I don't understand that move "proceeds to explain the move"

[@WingedEspeon]

10:20 That Bishop is living in his moms basement.

[@antthehckyplayer]

Gotham, thanks for all the content, brother. You're a fantastic presence in the chess world and a workhorse of a youtuber

[@surfermop9]

At 15:59 I would play G6 and would blunder mate in 1. Your call is so right.

[@lynx655]

As a Hungarian I’m so proud of him! Also, the way you can make it easier for yourself to pronounce his name is if you use his nickname. We say Ricsi (~Richy) in Hungary, which is easier to remember maybe, than learning to say Rihárd (not impossible, mind you).

[@kornobi_3165]

That third leg group is absurd

[@priyanshchess4836]

Levy, I know now you wont see this.. but the reason Dmitry went for a quick draw with white was becuase apparetnly, the flight before Dmitry's wife's flight was announced under a bomb threat. due to which, Andrekin's wife's flight got delayed by 7 hours and Dmitry said he was up all night. I hope that helps Source- Chess24

[@hodhaifadjouadi883]

Being waiting for the recap maaaaaaan… adore your work

[@udayagarwal007]

Levy, I love your recap videos. Keep going, brother. You are doing brilliant work.

[@nico7roman]

Roznan Award. The equivalent of a Chess' Grammy

[@Just-Nedo]

Someone(not me): resigns, because him opponent played the wrong opening he wanted Everyone else on world's championship:

[@l.am.justbeau]

The last game gave me goosebumps

[@toranderbeck3173]

Travesty doesn't mean what you think it means. It's not equivalent to tragedy it actually just means a distorted copy of something else

[@wortug3936]

Actually as a fellow hungarian guy, Richard’s name is pronounced as Rihard, it’s just an “h” sound

[@alexanderkloss3491]

Just when you said "I'm gonna drink some orange juice", I also had my glass with orange juice ready to drink :D

[@jonoxes8662]

I just hope Hikaru can make it past the group stages. In which case he and Rapport get to the candidates. It's sad, because all 2 of them could tie with Rapport just by getting to the semi-finals. And worse say Levon wins and Hikaru gets second then both of them qualify, but now that won't be possible. One of them will be knocked out and I'm scared that it might be Hikaru. It's such a hard pool.

[@shnrrr]

I think Andrekin should be forgiven for not seeing Ke7

[@f2pguy634]

14:12 top 10 anime ending bluffs

[@Donvasqueze]

Remember watching this for the first time in my house in Belgrade being to lazy to do anything else

[@NakasDougen]

When you mentioned orange juice with pulp I thought you were going for a Sopranos reference

[@maulerXX]

The point of a3 was purely to take Andreikin out of his preparation. And it worked!!

[@unarmadillodistraido8834]

i personally think it's fine that the 3 of them are in the same group, if you're good enough to be in the candidates, qualify out of the group and win the knockouts. the best should play the best, and if they have to do it in the groups instead of the knockouts well, that's how it is

[@popebender1351]

Though it over, and there is ONE scenarios in which three players tie at twenty points apiece, and ONE scenario where Hikaru wins the Grand Prix and Rapport and another player tie at 20, and these three scenarios are the ONLY outcomes in which Rapport isn’t guaranteed to go to candidates. SCENARIO #1 1. Giri, MVL, or Dominguez MUST win the Third Leg in Berlin, scoring 13 points. 2. Hikaru MUST win group A, advance, and then lose in the semi final. This will give a three way tie between Rapport, Hikaru, and whoever currently has 7 points. SCENARIO 2: 1. Hikaru must win group A, win the semi final, and then lose in the final, scoring 23 points overall. 2. Giri, MVL, or Dominguez again must win the final leg and defeat Hikaru in the final in Berlin. This results in Hikaru winning the grand prix, and a second place tie between Rapport and either Giri, MVL, or Dominguez. Is Rapport guaranteed? No. Are his chances high to qualify? Absolutely. Giri, Dominguez and MVL know this. They know that one of them must win this final stage to have a shot at the candidates and they’ve done these calculations. Expect big things from them. At it’s core: if neither Giri, MVL, or Dominguez win the final leg in Berlin, Rapport is guaranteed a Candidates spot, and Hikaru is guaranteed candidates if he makes it to the final.

[@norberthips2610]

Your scenario two isn't true, because if Levon or Dimitry lost in the final, they will have 20 points, but they didn't win a grand prix, which is the first tiebreak.

[@popebender1351]

@@norberthips2610 I literally don’t care