Magnus and Pragg Sacrifice EVERYTHING

[@RishabhSharma10225]

Gotham is the best chess teacher. Watching his videos helped me go from 1800 to 1500 in 2 months. GOAT.

[@dongueW]

💀💀

[@A_muzan]

What?!! 😂😂

[@PPdabest]

@@A_muzan Yeah I also did a Scooby Doo. Means 800 I guess.

[@krishnaadhikari4931]

HahajajJa😂😂😂😂 bro i got the best laugh thank you

[@abhigyanmukherjee9927]

Pin of something is coming 😂😂😂

[@shubbyshabaas]

You should make a Chess video analysing a game played by 400 rated players, and pretend that they’re grandmasters and see if people notice.

[@anawilliams1332]

Potential April fools idea?

[@chessandmathsshorts3063]

Only 200 won't be able to notice , stupid idea most of the people will notice it

[@MrNOBODY-bz3qr]

I predict ur rating around 400.

[@arthurmartinezsantana6407]

@@chessandmathsshorts3063 just remember that a 1600 rated player hung a piece on move 6.

[@builderphill1361]

Levy's viewers may be low rated but not THAT low rated

[@ferriferoustourmaline]

so much respect for Levy’s consistently excellent pronunciation of foreign names.

[@sandorseely9695]

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[@PastPerspectives11]

Definitely. Shows respect and erudition

[@quabanos]

his accent is completely wrong when he says Jan-Krzysztof Duda, but I get it, I very much appreciate trying👍🏻

[@archimedes6154]

I love the moment when Magnus said "it's Magnusin' time" and proceeded to sacrifice everything he had just to have some fun truly one of the moments ever

[@bluedoggo483]

That was A UNIQUE moment that will never be perfectly repeated ever again. We truly live in times.

[@jacobkerr8503]

Magnussy?

[@Mrpopperer]

@@jacobkerr8503 Ayo

[@samueltakac8436]

Do you have a link where he said that ?

[@archimedes6154]

@@samueltakac8436 ligma balls

[@enthusiastsajan713]

Pragg is the only prodigy who is a super gm demolisher and plays so confident with them!! He is definitely a strong seed!

[@thomasrad5202]

magnus really has sacrificed everything, now we're just waiting to see if his calculations were correct or not

[@enricobisordi8996]

lmao true

[@ricolorenz7307]

​@griffy thank you

[@itsadvi9296]

😂😂

[@yingsun6140]

True fact Of life😊

[@gabdulkai]

Today my rating crossed 2000 at rapid! I'm so glad to see my rating starting with a 2. My journey started more than 10 years ago. I learned playing chess before learning to write properly It can be pathetic to getting only 2000 in 10 years, but that was my goal for a long-LONG time. Want to thank you, Levi, for motivating me continue pushing forward. Since 2020(year i started watching you) i got extra 400 points. This comment doesn't mean i am going to stop here, my next goal is to take a CM. Keep making good content!

[@somangshuchakraborty1334]

Wow man, here I am stuck in 1880s

[@somangshuchakraborty1334]

In a year and half though☺

[@Diagonal_Train]

My rating also starts with a 2 but in my case its not a good thing

[@alihasanabdullah7586]

So how old are you, 10 or 11?

[@allanshpeley4284]

Man, you guys suck. I got to super GM in less than a month.

[@qweagyul5742]

14:24 as a 900 rated I know the pain constantly

[@ChandrakantVadher]

Same bro 😆

[@Josh-cu6bd]

Prag. and Magnus are like two best friends who were bored by the standard rules, so they made some house rules and played that instead.

[@mxaxxxxx]

dope video, i really like the format of analysis where you just cover one game. It feels like we get a better understanding of what’s going on

[@pstarslr]

Love that he applauded Pragg. To be aware enough to know someone is using their own mind and tactics and not just going through the motions. But also, imagine Kobe coming to your high-school basketball game and giving you mad props? This is badass!

[@pranavkaushik8925]

Magnus is a beast ,but honestly pragnananda is scary talented

[@Archana_bhatt483]

Pragg can't hurt me through the thumbnail pragg can't help me through the thumbnail pragg can't hurt me through the thumbnail

[@ophello]

Prag looks like a mummy.

[@diasimanav7145]

Absolutely sick game, thanks for sticking to your promise. You are always appreciated Levy

[@Faraway8721]

What I like about these videos and your content is that if I had just watched that on my own, as a lowly 600 just starting to play and enjoy chess, I would have had no idea how good it was. The commentary and insight make it into a cliffhanger for me. Keeping it real for the elo-sers out here! 🤣

[@777redhood]

Magnus vs Prag are always the best games

[@ericberman_]

Pragg really has that “it” factor. What a talent.

[@Sir_Isaac_Newton_]

he's indian though 😂 glad Magnus whoops his ass

[@tmsztrsz]

we've long known that magnus is chess and especially endgame god, but what pragg did in this game is simply unbelievable. what a talent!

[@JustAPokemonCommentingOnVideos]

it feels so weird to see kids as gms whereas many other people who have played chess for 30 years don't even cross 1500

[@jacobcampos2407]

Yes because kids brains are still developing and can solidify new ideas moreso than already developed adults

[@ekki1993]

@ChessDejavu That's not how rankings work. You can only be 1500 with enough people being 100-1400 playing worse than you.

[@ekki1993]

@ChessDejavu Maybe for people with the access to "the right training", or for those of us who play since we were kids. For most people it's a lot of effort to get to be top 10-15% in a platform where most players have formal chess education.

[@ekki1993]

@ChessDejavu But you studied the openings, reviewed games by masters, had access to the lots of good bots that exist nowadays. It really is a lot of effort for a lot of people. And, going back to the original comment, a lot of people don't even care that much to climb. Personally, having played since being 4-5 (a LOT of it over the board), I found that chess is the most fun when people don't know opening theory. Sometimes being smarter includes realising you wouldn't have fun grinding to 2000 and you'd rather stay below 1500 at 30 years old.

[@andydufresne6374]

​@@ekki1993no it's not like that many people play for fun and they have other works they are not completely focused on chess but these kids only focus on chess more than anything

[@scxrpion3828]

Pragg looked scary af on the thumbnail

[@Zack-du1cf]

praggs 2nd rook sac was totally absurdly brilliant

[@ApolloSilvercrest]

Nobody told me we had already made contact with an alien life form. @pragg

[@jarveljazz]

I was waiting for this recap! What a game! These guys play a different game, at a completely different level!

[@Srewtheshadow]

What a beautiful game. Pragg is a fantastic player. The fact that he played such a close game against the GOAT proves what people have been saying about him. He really is the future of chess.

[@williamrobert9898]

Lol Chill that was not the only close game he had in the prelims in fact Keymer had an even better position

[@canonjean-mignon4985]

You can't possibly predict which prospect player will make it to the top, but there are some amazingly talented kids out there.

[@zawadsadaf9194]

@@canonjean-mignon4985 Prospect player? Isn't Pragg already a grandmaster? Didn't he also win against Magnus when he was even younger? I guess you meant the best.

[@zawadsadaf9194]

@@williamrobert9898 didn't Pragg beat Magnus in the past though? I remember watching a video on that.

[@Steven-ro6os]

@@zawadsadaf9194 Being the "future of chess" and a GM are two different things. I wish nothing but success for him, though.

[@missionpupa]

Magnus is just applauding himself for being able to draw that

[@SanjayKumar-vr7ku]

Meanwhile me, who sacs all my material to get checkmated as fast as possible.

[@Faraway8721]

I can relate!

[@davidhale8034]

👍🤣

[@JimmyBoosterCrate]

A fellow antichess enjoyer I see

[@samuga5706]

You know something is wrong when Levy barely stares at you at the start of the video

[@jort93z]

This is the sort of chess game people in 50 years will still look at.

[@jacobcampos2407]

That’s a cool thought because to us this game just happened like today in our life but as it may become and immortal game ppl will look back at this game far in the future when we’re either dead or old as well as Magnus and they will analyze and still be like wow what an incredible game like wow Magnus was so amazing I wish I he was apart of my generation you know like Bobby fisher but he wasn’t but we get to actually SEE MAGNUS in action it’s incredible

[@pfeilspitze]

Magnus applauding here because his opponent played such a great game is part of why I think the "he was just salty he lost against Hans" narrative is so dumb.

[@donpendejo8257]

hearing levy talking Spanish made my day since I am a native speaker of spanish is just amazing hearing other people talking it

[@blazephoenix8554]

The last time I saw so many sacrifices was in your descriptions of alpha zero's positional play

[@morsa-sensei1625]

I was waiting for this video after he said he would make a separate video on the recap, the waits paid off

[@matusmichlik7684]

Pragg looks like he has 7 fingers on his right foot.

[@sen4784]

WHAT

[@niclash]

Change name of channel; GothamShirts

[@mckenziearchibald4510]

Should be pin of good ideas

[@redplanet2720]

Pragg channeling the spirit of Mikhail Tal on this one

[@dawn1553]

So many rook sacrifices this game must have been a wet dream for levy

[@harshjoshi8530]

I just want to thank you for the content you make , I went from 1100 to now 1500 because of your educational content.Thank you Gotham!

[@dilosalty]

Gotham also helped me reach 1500, I was 2300 before!

[@mathskafunda4383]

@@dilosalty 2300 on Lichess, right?

[@FancyLife]

@@mathskafunda4383 785 chess, 3490 lichess.

[@dilosalty]

@@mathskafunda4383 /j

[@JesseFuches]

@@dilosalty did you really need to specify that?

[@ourcade8265]

Magnus's biggest obstacle to 2900 is going to be motivation. I wonder if playing against younger players (rated or unrated) will help invigorate him because he gets games like this that are just incredible to watch and play, I assume

[@ARS1508]

He has said himself it’s really hard even if he does everything right. He has kept this goal just so he could be motivated enough to keep playing.

[@davidhale8034]

Math is another obstacle, it's just incredibly difficult. Looking forward to the next 18 months.

[@user-dh8oi2mk4f]

@@davidhale8034 what does math have to do with this?

[@ARS1508]

@@user-dh8oi2mk4f it’s just a lot harder since he is highest rated. So he only plays against players which are lower rated than him. Every loss and draw basically takes away much more from his rating and he hardly gains any by winning. So it’s just near impossible

[@user-dh8oi2mk4f]

@@ARS1508 That has nothing to do with math

[@douglassantos5692]

Levy's content is the best to watch when lunching. Yum.

[@chokeassracing]

Yep done this myself

[@gageswearingen7038]

I'm eating Chick-fil-A nuggets right now

[@gedasbeet]

mcdondals

[@byro-bot]

Unfortunately, some people (me included) don't have time to watch it while having lunch. Thank god we have dinner.

[@invictusronin7144]

Tu español es genial Levy! Your accent is very good, sounds clearly from the peninsula. I always like hearing you talking in my language.

[@BayerConan]

Magnus always talks about beeing a warrior, play for a win and have no fear..all love for the young indian fighter ❤🫡

[@animegeek2677]

Prag looks a serial killer in the thumbnail (I don't mean it seriously) 😂

[@dankness420]

it can't just be me that noticed that the crypo poster disappeared when the ad started, made me chuckle

[@jonathanrosas9046]

Magnus should mentor that child. Knowing fully well, that he is going to be an eventual opponent for the crown. But one that can cement itself as the best in the generation. That will truly be Magnus's best creation.

[@Shreyash9810]

Rook in this game : 😭😭😭

[@naman4874]

No rooks were harmed during this video

[@willmarfleet5627]

the age of the tank top has ended, the age of the sick jacket has begun

[@christopherclubb9167]

Attank (n): To have a crushing attack while tanking all of your time. Example: "I should have lost that game, but then he attanked and got into a time scramble"

[@avichal4563]

Showed noun and used it as a verb... 💀

[@christopherclubb9167]

@@avichal4563 fair. I'm no English major

[@KLAASHOUDI]

pragg sacrificed his soul

[@pushkarnayak7163]

pragg was actually winning in that last move but out of respect he cleared the board leaving only the kings making it a draw

[@jacobcollins7661]

Can't believe all 4 rooks were sacrificed as top engine moves, amazing stuff lmao

[@adrienjessieboncan2928]

12:43 funniest part😂

[@matt_42]

I remember when he said he was going to do this video during the tournament, I was waiting for it since then and now I know why he chose to make a separate video. Absolutely brutal

[@exuviumisopods]

Yay, you didn't forget to upload this video. I play the Pirc, the late development of the knight scares me at the Modern defense. What a game by both! The definition of sacrifice in chess in one game!

[@himankaggarwal2566]

He sacrificed.... EVERYTHING!!

[@CoachJohnMcGuirk]

They sacrifice what? Annie Edison: "EVERYTHINGGGGG"

[@jerrrrrrrrbear]

levy making a "too soon" joke and realizing it, was probably the highlight of the video T.T

[@Lordmewtwo151]

"His attacking idea is to sacrifice the rook. Whaaaaaaat?" I'm sorry, the way Levy said that was funny.

[@BongelaMnguni]

I can't decide what's more worse between your vest and your chess knowledge

[@f3rnandong]

1:17 levy visiting Hikaru!? Pineapple

[@YSFmemories]

magnus was just desperately trying to not seem like a sore loser to hans niemann with that applause.

[@Jonesy_Gaming]

Thank you Gotham for the well wishes. I'm in Cape Coral Florida and it's really bad here

[@donovan665]

Glad you reviewed this game, great opening from Prag great play from Magnus great respect shown all round. Gentlemen I congratulate you all.

[@abhishekagrawal1425]

For those who are wondering which game is this this is the game from Julius Baer Generation cup!

[@baverdogrucu4904]

Prag's game is terrifying

[@idkOKS]

dude i love your shirts as well as recaps

[@mandycruz]

They sacrificed everything like they're trying to summon something. And good God, they'd sacrificed they're towers like it's September. Awesome Game!

[@astroverse2]

Stockfish once said 'it's not about the pieces it's all about the squares"

[@danielsetow7577]

Levy's intros are like introductions in an essay and they are pretty good

[@TastelessmeatQ]

he didn't have to threaten his camera before he got on so the intro didn't have him sitting, and waiting in the beginning.

[@chessgold8768]

wow.. four rook sacrifice..

[@perkl1234]

Pragg played an incredible game here. One of the greatest games of the young and coming generation there is.

[@Beeblebr0x]

5:13 well I developed more pieces first but I played this sacrifice few times in classic too :)

[@Wchen21]

In 10 years there will be a netflix doc about hans and magnus called "Beading Chess"

[@xyzer586]

Bans vs Magnus

[@naquihasanshamsi9937]

When magnus and pragnanandhha activates tal mode

[@ironwolfpack64]

Perfect chess always ends in a draw. And 4 rook sacrifices.

[@anshshinde5623]

When i saw the thumbnail I felt that parg is looking through me very scary

[@HeyItsZMK]

the world cup round of 8 is gonna be insane

[@chotoo_wala4767]

surprised he didn’t scream THE ROOOOOK

[@EzekielDBarrett]

Pragg one of the most entertaining players

[@debblez]

Thats a rosen trophy right there. Quadruple rook sac

[@Dirkus17]

0:18 Such shade thrown at Agad.

[@richardmercer2337]

If you're going to play in the womb, be careful with those bishops....

[@cauliflowerbrocolli4638]

Damn bro why you gota make pragg look so menacing in the thumbnail

[@navoJ]

I am just waiting for Magnus to report Prag for cheating

[@robroy7934]

Pragg in the thumbnail looks like the "overly attached girlfriend" meme. The overly attached chess player. "I'd never sacrifice you, my queen"

[@pranavjoshi6396]

Just woww. What an incredible game.

[@arribaelamericaaaaa]

Prag looks like Raj from Big Bang Theory

[@asylum9868]

magnus will always remain the future😂

[@juangalton999]

You can't say that unless you've been to the future.

[@aeonsleo2]

Prag made a couple of mistakes because he was low on time, and experience as well

[@jl-the-great2132]

As Fen Binegold says ‘always sac the exchange’

[@marron_hd8159]

Pragg looks so weird wtf

[@TheQuicksilver115]

This game was NUTS man, awesome stuff holy heck

[@ΒασίληςΛιατσής]

Maybe you should babbel today. Ultimate Gotham rizz. Learning a new language

[@pratyushboruah9588]

My normal rating :- 500 After learning from youtube :-300

[@Leo_DeadHorse25]

Guys, the Brazilian yt channel Milky Chess has found some evidence that Niemann's cheated OTB since 2018!! Let's make it to Hikaru please

[@Vitor_0808]

Up

[@isaiahwilliams3809]

I love how he uses the analogy of "purchasing property on the day of a natural disaster" and then immediately realizes that a natural disaster is happening right now lol

[@charliegarcia6677]

Feel like magnus enjoy playing with Pragg

[@theomniking7856]

I SEE MAGNUS I CLICK

[@jonathanphosholi6741]

Me and you both my gee🤧🤣🤣