Levy Confronts Hikaru About GM Title

This was filmed April 3, 2024, in Toronto, Canada.
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[@shubbyshabaas]

You should make a video titled: “I interviewed GothamChess” in which you talk to a prerecorded version of yourself and act as if nothing is wrong

[@WhiteNoBeard471]

That's a great april fools video idea, actually

[@TheResignGambit]

Gotham schizophrenia ‼️‼️

[@ChrisPlayGameNOW]

@@TheResignGambit LMAO

[@denesszanto1870]

Gothamchess X Levy Rozman

[@vebjsand]

That's the kind of content we need to make chess fun and engaging year around, together with all the more serious stuff too ofcourse.

[@chess]

easily becoming the 🐐 of chess interviews

[@vzod]

First

[@omggblisturis]

second

[@UdtaParinda-hq8gf]

From chess players to gamblers, levy sure has come a long way!

[@gxxtmane6644]

can you get rid of my ip ban and become my 🐐

[@youtubeaddict487]

great video for sure !

[@ABDULRAHMAN-bh9hm]

Hikaru premoved levy's new sense of confidence

[@NerdOfTheNorth-906]

LOL

[@jasonhargis5598]

gg bro 😆

[@idehenebenezer802]

Time is running out😢 Repent from your sins to escape judgement and obtain eternal salvation 🙏🙏🙏

[@TheCatholicRemedy]

@@idehenebenezer802 Lord Jesus I accept your love and accept your invitation to eternal salvation

[@abhinav1690]

LMAOOO

[@VinayKumarT1302]

Bro sacrificed Magnus

[@shitposter10196]

Magnus might be the queen but hikaru is the king.

[@RealKayd3nYT]

Magnus becoming the rook at this point

[@listey]

@@shitposter10196 Gotham is the mistress

[@mandlenkosingcobo9608]

Heartless

[@shitposter10196]

@@listey gotham is bishop,i guess since Magnus is the most powerful at the board and hikaru is the safest.

[@Scholarofonecandle]

“I’m pretty confident one of the kids I played against will be playing in a world championship match.” Hikaru premoved Gukesh’s win.

[@JulianHoving]

Gukesh rarely plays online. I doubt hikaru ever played against gukesh online

[@Iamme-xc1iy]

Gukesh doesn't play online blitz. He is a classical chess player. He is not that good in blitz .

[@Ism0Lait3la]

​@@JulianHovingGukesh was one of the kids Hikaru has helped

[@michaelmoreno6431]

Hikaru is right - by playing online he has given a huge amount of joy back to the community even if 99.9% of the players lost within 2 min. There is no other sport where this happens. Losing to Hikaru is a dream for many of us!

[@fangiscool1]

Beta

[@charlies8282]

@@fangiscool1ratiod

[@lilhedonistcannibal123]

​​@@fangiscool1 you an omega

[@KatoYutobe]

chess is a board game, not a sport

[@alonsoACR]

​@@KatoYutobeIt's a very physically demanding game, so yes, I think it's both a board game and a sport

[@Bluvfxx]

Can't wait to see Hikaru premove his punches in the ring

[@vebjsand]

I unironically think Hikaru would bob and weave fantasy punches with a dead serious and worried face, and as he calculates why it happened and what the next moves are, he gets knocked out lmao.

[@anacasimiro6467]

hikaru: i'm very proud of you levy: poker face

[@NOFOCKYOU]

Well you heard his back story, you can tell he doesn't take compliments well cause of his past trauma and relationship with parents.

[@manishenglishgamingmeg2123]

The next day: I INTERVIEWED KRAMNIK

[@sadahiko9623]

Kramnik would find this to be very... interesting.

[@Peter-hz3vs]

I want to see Kramnik, Magnus, Hikaru and Hans Niemann all sitting together in a single interview. It will be dope

[@aditya_vverma]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MorningNapalm]

@@Peter-hz3vs or just Kramnik and Hans, and some boxing gloves randomly lying around...

[@leff9604]

SPECIAL GUEST HANS NIEMANN!!!

[@DreamingwithD]

Levy in shorts:😱🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 Levy in videos: ☺️🙂

[@unjourdef2]

Interviewing Hikaru after confronting him last time is a nice change of pace ;)

[@panosgrispos7441]

It's really nice to see the two of you creating content together again hope we see some more videos like the sub battles blindfold (blast from the past)or whatever. Hope we see more of the two of you!

[@listey]

It's great that their wives are tolerant of being in an open marriage.

[@SomebodySharp]

Bro 💀

[@seankasu8957]

😂😂❤😂😂😂😂

[@seankasu8957]

😂😂😂😂

[@oliver-04]

Greatest comment award:

[@vanshshah23]

💀

[@cartossin]

Thanks Levy, Hikaru. You guys got me back into chess. The first time I've played regularly since middle school. I'm hooked.

[@nato8803]

*SPOILER ALERT* haha 00:02 Discussing Hikaru Nakamura's insights on becoming a grandmaster 01:59 Adapting to modern chess playing strategies 05:30 Discussion on playing under different identities and its impact on performance 07:16 Online vs Offline Chess: Biases in player performance. 10:32 Online chess playing has raised the overall level of players significantly 12:09 Chess world has changed a lot post-pandemic 15:26 Streaming brought chess to a bigger audience and reignited my passion for the game. 16:59 Hikaru discusses sponsorship and motivation 20:10 Hikaru expresses confusion and surprise at accusations of cheating by KIC 21:32 Hikaru felt he played much worse than usual due to shock. 24:22 Discussion on cheating accusations in chess 25:55 Discusses the unrealistic aspect of automated cheating in chess tournaments. 28:38 Discussion on hobbies and interests beyond chess 30:12 Discussion on personal upbringing influencing success in streaming 33:13 Importance of social media for upcoming chess players 34:56 Importance of nurturing next generation chess players 38:09 Balancing chess focus with building personal profile 39:37 Recognizability and downsides of fame 42:32 Discussion about the etiquette and potential risks of chess boxing. 44:00 Hikaru discusses the potential of chess boxing and the challenges of finding a balanced match.

[@Legend_Of_Minecraft01]

Bruh he uploaded 58 sec ago 😭

[@RealKayd3nYT]

How-

[@anshulpetwal6562]

Bro 🗿

[@jaabb4553]

Bro just premoved entire video descriptions

[@priyanshutiwari7382]

Thanks bro 😁👍

[@cybermandan1960]

You've actually dropped a tonne of great interviews in a very short time! Looking forward to this one

[@tecTitus]

Links? I can't find them

[@db5094]

​@@tecTitusliterally just scroll back a couple videos dude

[@User-9513]

​@@db5094Based sigma male response.

[@MistaOppritunity]

Hikaru makes an interesting point about the fact that online chess allows people to more easily play a lot of games against high rated players. Do yall think that this might be affecting older players ability to improve/maintain their edge? Because there are a lot of players who have exceeded expectations for their age, Hikaru included in that statement, also thinking of Vishy. A lot of people say that you can't really get super good at an older age because younger players have a higher cognition and more time, but maybe just raw access to high level play was a large limiting factor?

[@strochinger]

When I take myself on how much time I had as a kid in relation to how fast I learned, memorized and reacted, there is no way that this older me of today can do anything against the me as a kid, esp. with the resources offered online. So what Hikaru is saying seems very plausible to me.

[@MrCaw77]

Yes I would tend to agree with this. In any sport, you need to face opponents on or slightly above your skill level to improve and not get rusty.

[@Bruh-bk6yo]

I can't believe he interviewed Gothamchess.

[@ImBarryScottCSS]

So Hikar.. GMHikaru: Premoves 10000 word answer.

[@SamMelbin-zm3kk]

levy, just watched your if your stuck at chess clik here vid form 3yrs back, just mentioning it helped alot, and thx for the amazing content, keep up the good work!

[@Matteopotatoe-17]

Hikaru premoving his words

[@user-ki7qv2tk8p]

I really enjoyed this conversation between the two kings of chess content creation. Please more of that kind!

[@felixhosse409]

Kramnik: It's not an accusation, it's a special insinuation operation 😉

[@barnabasastrofengia5345]

lol 😆 ha ! well said !

[@colecube8251]

it's not gambling, it's surprise mechanics!

[@stormcrow5564]

Im a fan from fes morocco, just letting you know you have a huge fanbase here, we appreciate the content and would love to have you visit our city someday.

[@cecilwampler8733]

Levy, you're really good at interviewing. You press for answers in a cool way and ask good questions. Well done! Hikaru always seems pretty open and willing to share information.

[@sushilkumarlohani6709]

Hikaru have been so chill in this tournament. Really feel good to see him in this way.

[@cadoganmedia]

The wide shot is getting Gothams invisible friend. 😂😅

[@Nickkon1]

I suggest you to do a interview playlist. I really liked them all and feel as a chess communicator with a lot of numbers, this is something you can leverage more with interviewing those high profile players

[@NatalieDemary]

Hikaru is such a good interviewee - very well spoken and interesting inputs

[@nonidiot7253]

i just saw this in my notifs and HAD to see this. W vid Gotham I also have your book!

[@soffmusic9655]

i like to see Levy grow as an interviewer. His questions and a bit more free flow style is improving.

[@MarcHeuer]

You two guys are really a blessing for chess. Keep on going 🤘👍 Edit: as a German i can say that Vincent Keymer is becoming sort of popular here. He already has been special guest in one of the biggest tv sport shows where usually football is featured mainly. If you ever happen to meet him please try and interview him, he is a very friendly and well spoken young man.

[@DesypherAlt]

Hikaru never fails to interview Levy again

[@blakeleonard3990]

Best chess duo yall gotta collab more

[@Praximacent]

I didnt used to watch Levy much earlier. But after his video/interview/podcast with Sagar, i grt to know lot of his insights and now i respect him a lot. Salute to you Gotham sir.

[@malcomgregory9454]

I can't believe that Gotham still didn't interviewed Nikaru Hakamura

[@ano.q]

Real

[@iffailedinglesh8741]

Interesting…

[@taha_t]

I think Cotham Ghess has already interviewed him

[@chessticularcancer]

Awesome interview, thank you so much for your content and everything you do for chess! You are largely responsible for me getting into the game pretty late in life, but I continue to learn so much from you and Hikaru that I'm seeing my ELO slowly go up. You 100% can be a grandmaster, and I am SO excited to be part of that journey! Keep being awesome, forget the haters, and remember always when you sit down at the board: YOU ARE A LIVING LEGEND. I fully believe you can and WILL get the mental game in check (pun intended) and allow your strength at the board to shine.

[@RMichaelHimself]

You know, it's interesting, the subject of Hikaru's contributions to chess (starting around 14:00). It's happened kind of subtly - in part due to Hikaru being *very* private about his personal life - but he's likely done more for chess than any player in history. Yes, he has an abrasive personality at times. He has a big chip on his shoulder, and believes everyone is trying to undermine or discredit him. This, and his hate for losing, has given rise to some rather some toxic moments. But he's also a very humble guy. He's undeniably been the biggest chess presence on the internet, second only to perhaps Levy - but in another stratosphere in terms of skill. For him to sit on stream, several hours a day, playing kids who he *knows* will study his game, who he *knows* will elevate their play level... all for us the viewers to sit back and appreciate. It's incredible to live in such an era. Not to mention, the funding of some kids travel expenses & coaching, just because he learned that the family couldn't afford his tournament expenses... that's beautiful. And beautiful that he kept it private on stream until asked about it in interviews.

[@burritoman2k]

Levy should really interview gothamchess one of these days

[@ssarka420]

Bro got motivated by hikaru to become GM

[@Orangeratcraze]

Great interview lads! Honest, encouraging and informative.

[@jjsaxophone62]

I feel like it's not a wild proposition for Levy to train with Hikaru to get to GM. It'd be like swinging with a weighted bat before stepping up to the plate. Plus could make for great content for either channel.

[@cwynn1547]

Hikaru wears his heart on his sleeve, and has respect and compassion.

[@YS92651]

Hikaru definitely made his presence in the chess world, especially in a positive impact.

[@captainnewbi2410]

I think its important that Hikaru played i serious events and tournaments over the board, because it helps to show that even though you have a ton of games online for your opponents to gain information on you, at the end of the day, chess speaks for itself, and you can still have strong chances at world champion

[@neko-chan6145]

i am thankful for both your and hikaru’s channels for getting me back into following chess. i watched the whole candidates this year for the first time. i was excited to root for familiar players that i got to know through your channels. keep up the good work

[@Its_A_Me_Callie]

thanks for finally uploading this

[@zacharybruner765]

Been waiting on this full interview since that GM question popped up on my shorts.

[@zach358]

For gambling over chess games, I think it would really have to be games like Chess 960 or something that dissentivizes draws. Maybe a version of the game where a draw gives each player 0 | 0 or -1 | -1 instead of 0.5 | 0.5

[@Poopmaster56]

Levy really be sacking Magnus for Hikaru

[@the_vortex1537]

fax

[@mandarinandthetenrings2201]

Yea, no.

[@TheOneRealTom]

Hikaru started talking and I needed to like the video. It's Hikaru talking stuff with Gotham! Amazing!

[@shubbyshabaas]

This man has interviewed like half the Chess players in the world this past month wtf

[@mcpr5971]

Levi, this has nothing to do with the video but I'm 40 years old and learned to play as a child, but never played much past age 9. Seeing your videos and enthusiasm has piqued my interest and I've signed up to play online and get a rating and I really enjoy it. I doubt I would have done this had KZbin not recommended your channel. Thanks

[@malontheblock]

Levy is honestly a great interviewer. I'd love him to just interview everyone in the chess world one by one

[@NobleLaika]

They need to do more collabs

[@brainp471]

would love to hear Hikaru's take on Magnus's suggestion that long games should be reserved for fisher random and leave conventional chess for timed/rapid games due to the level of openings amongst the top players

[@RecaneYala]

Loved the interview.

[@jack7185]

agadmator inspired me to watch more chess and got me more into the game. I never really hear chess players give him the props he deserves as a creator.

[@456death654]

Well his content is very subpar. 2000 something lichess rated who just spits out random engine lines in his video

[@ishaanchoubey5291]

Hi. All the best, Levy for your upcoming tournament

[@The.best.chess.player]

Always nice talks with hikaru

[@timbit827]

Even Andrea said she's going to stop boxing outside of exercise. It's quite the risky sport

[@JAYDUBYAH29]

The amount of times Hikaru said “some random GM” lol

[@donnel7223]

Still waiting for the Hans interview with Kramnik

[@brotkanal1437]

HIkaru premoving a gambling stream was a big blunder

[@InVersionStudio]

Hikaru doing ROFL even staying on a edge of greatest of chess tournaments

[@paldr-chess]

It's a great interview! Good discussions, thanks!

[@juanpablomijares4248]

nice video, I laughed a lot with the niagara falls hypothetical tragedy and your story of the guy who didn't say your name right

[@ultimatedoug2227]

After magnus its hikarus turn to be milked by levi

[@WhiteNoBeard471]

🤨

[@Razorcarl]

Holup

[@TeoSmashCrasher99xD]

@@Razorcarllet him cook

[@strochinger]

What is your people issue with "milking"? It's getting old and annoying. We all love to get content on Magnus and Hikaru, and we love Levy, so if he is making money on giving us a great time, that's just a win-win.

[@ultimatedoug2227]

@@strochinger ok

[@janaodstrcilova3107]

Each time a new Gotham video comes out the more he looks kidnapped. 😂

[@AGILISFPV]

What a great interview. Thank you to you both👌

[@dns4060]

Need a Podcast asap

[@Rukazor]

Hikaru is so amazingly well spoken and has amazing insight into life and the world of chess. Wonderful interview!

[@carltonthompson9359]

So grateful for you guys man. Thanks for the content 🥹 love this game. Only been learning the past year or so but this is amazing

[@Oldedub172]

Hikaru interviews are so oddly compelling.

[@TheStickCollector]

So nice you can just get them for so long. So easy based on already knowing each other

[@bruce2953]

Just bought my first tennis racket. Hope to break into the 2700s of chess soon

[@worldisinwar2011]

18:56 the slight of hands my brother 😂🎉

[@tylerweathersby]

Hikaru is a real one for that answer for Levy on GM

[@PerfectSense77]

Hikaru is so well-spoken. It's really interesting to hear him speak longform and not on stream. He's a great communicator.

[@kaidoChess]

Shoutout to all the small chess creators ❤🎉

[@overnept6105]

Enough of formal interviews, I wanna hear you two's pillow talk

[@tankusfred]

KZbin options shows 1080p60, the video clearly shows 1080o24...

[@user-oi4om3tx2o]

The two best entertainers in the industry. Would love more talks like this Levy.

[@TheBlueAnchovy]

Lmao Levy just straight up starting the interview with that question 😂 he has a grudge against Hikaru. You can do it Levy!

[@shankrl1]

I'm still crying Hikaru didn't quite make the comeback

[@Slapwagons]

Yeah :[ I think it showed he's a good bet every candidates to take the W, just didn't quite work out this time. There's always next time and I'm sure he'll be there.

[@hansg6015]

Not sorry for the guy who promotes gambling to children

[@dadaketgasparge]

wdym? ​@@hansg6015

[@Slapwagons]

​@@hansg6015 ok

[@Blinkers2007GameDev]

same. He almost won it

[@Tokugawa__]

You can see that Hikaru is nervous speaking to the GOAT

[@gxxtmane6644]

the only 🐐 is me.

[@taylorthomas8381]

@gmhikaru is a legend. thanks for this Levy

[@twiggylol_]

anyone notice Hikaru's socks look invisible? the line in them perfectly matches the line in the sofa, looks like its green screened out

[@Greg-xs5py]

Watching people play classical chess is like watching a painter paint. You don't. You observe the work of art when complete.

[@FreePalistine16]

Hikaru premoved the whole candidates tournament 🤣

[@thetransferaccount4586]

this aged like fine wine with the gambling drama

[@technodabble]

Nobody outside of twitter or reddit cares about that.

[@Markoshirzadapool]

It started with hikaru roasting Levy and him sacrificing Magnus to gain tempo !

[@simmorg290]

I'm surprised that Levy didn't mention agadmator. I still remember Levy doing a video a few years ago where he said that he'd just become the most popular chess vlogger on youtube overtaking agadmator (although he didn't mention agadmator by name).

[@yougood809]

barring all the jokes and memes aside, this was a very nice podcast. Thanks levy and Nana.

[@ys4448]

I always feel delighted for watching Hikaru and his little pet

[@tristianmeganblagoueakajay9174]

Lol

[@ToumalRakesh]

I'm just here for the whole "ceiling stockfish" meme.

[@DeluxeJunkie]

Levy should get Hikaru to be his coach/mentor to become a GM

[@brynsengt856]

I do think if Magnus, Hikaru and You were gone chess would lose at least 50% of public interests

[@Amaend8]

Levy never fails to interview hikaru again

[@HorridOnlineTroll]

levy never fails to upload consistently, even when kidnapped

[@DialogLM]

Do the lie detector test together.