Magnus MEGA TROLLING Vladimir Kramnik

[@R0BERTMAY]

The fact magnus ran his clock down was just just gangster haha.. then plays h6 haha

[@daedalron]

To be fair, running your clock down is just good sportsmanship. And Magnus has been on the receiving end of this a few times, when he was late to a game and started with a time deficit, and his opponent wasted his time to adjust the clock for an equal time for time.

[@ilyaalexeev7845]

@@daedalron Yeah, but at the same time not adjusting your clock when the opponent is late is not "bad" sportsmanship. If you're late to a game it's your problem. Still, it's nice to see when people do it out of respect

[@Sindamsc]

It wasn't because of sportsmanship, it just took him a minute and a half to decide, h6 or a6 first. It's the most important decision in life of any gentleman.

[@tymak_cz]

@@ilyaalexeev7845 Maybe it was sportsmanship, maybe it was "I won't let you escape my trolling with time pressure excuse."

[@mully107]

The clock thing is completely standard on title Tuesday

[@momoyachou]

Kramnik is that annoying friend that gets outplayed in a videogame and automatically resorts to the enemy cheating

[@mh0Ang95]

so nice to see how Magnus makes Kramnik look like such a noob lol

[@Themarch001]

The disrespect for one of the best players of all time 😂 Kramnik really dropped the ball hard with this one

[@ElysaraCh]

"I had to play with the broken controller"

[@MrVovansim]

"The lag, the aim bots... Disquastung!"

[@cowsaymoomoo]

Kramnik is that kid who loses a game of pickup basketball and runs home mad with the ball

[@daev3000]

Magnus played disquastungly well here.

[@oussama7132]

i appreciate the original joke in this comment section

[@navymalfunction9710]

interesting

[@paperfoe]

​@@noysam3570that's what he meant

[@noysam3570]

@@paperfoe i know, just pointed out the less original one

[@logirex]

He just called them cheaters and goes back to playing again.. Who exactly was cheating against him ? Magnus ?? The truth is in short time format and with video camera up it is not easy to cheat anymore for people and probably not worth it either.

[@eliagrosso420]

"Magnus is kinda better than you, not by a lot, but enough" Thank you Levy

[@amitanshsrivastav9640]

That "enough" just means 3000 elo or 11 times the rating of his average audience 😂 luckily he is only 3 times my rating

[@nimzorosaurus]

I don't feel like magnus is better than me, I mean, I never lost to him 🤩

[@u.v.s.5583]

And, dearest Vladimir, I kindly refer you to this Levy quote as well because nobody stands over being pissed at having been beaten by Magnus in this way.

[@thomasmount7388]

I never lost to Magnus either!!! He doesn't play many 900 elos lol

[@lukechess]

great! 😂

[@TrueBlueAndrew]

I love that Magnus can just Troll Kramnik, it fills my heart with joy.

[@Musterkartoffel]

Kramnik tried bullying his rival, so he takes revenge, I see no problem here

[@juaneldesconocido2186]

Only I can damage my buddy, not you🤣

[@washa84]

Especially at these days... When Kramnik lost his mind totally

[@kita1318]

Magnus is so powerful that he willingly nerfs himself and still absolutely dominates while making it look easy 😂 you love to see it

[@LaplacianDalembertian]

ye, I remember old chess engines, they were not calculating O-O properly and I could win every time delaying it

[@oliver-04]

a6 and h6 is not really nerfing himself because its equal

[@anonanim-9601]

Only time magnus ever demonstrated his full strength is in the game 6 of the classical world championship against nepo

[@tornado100able]

Magnus is real life Sukuna

[@pax1913]

@@LaplacianDalembertian That has nothing to do with the original comment lol

[@Chilli_Tea]

Kramnik should start a new chess tournament called tilted tuesdays

[@gladosadoree]

Kramnik should start a new chess tournament called _entilted_ Tuesdays

[@trueskyte]

Kramnik should start a new chess tournament called entitled tilters

[@kirbyculp3449]

Tippling Tuesday? Drunk chess.

[@costa-w3k]

Blocking Tuesdays?

[@sircosm]

🤣🤣🤣

[@wendellgutierrez761]

One thing that I love about Magnus is the fact that he's so amazing that he can play anything he wants, chess can be boring sometimes, but the way he shakes things up with his devious moves is indeed a sight to behold, he brings life to the game and, better yet: he has fun playing

[@everettw.9610]

Like the exact opposite of fischer tbh, whose main gripe was that chess was memorization heavy and unfun, for him at least. He was good because he could play well, Magnus is good because he knows how to win without playing well.

[@stoneskull]

he's such a know-it-all.. i think it's his photographic memory.

[@barnyarkoudos3373]

@@everettw.9610 Actually nice observation.

[@clintoruss153]

Wendel, spot on , " chess can be boring sometimes " this iis why I lose is because I honestly get bored , I mean I still lose often even when I am not bored , but if u get bored your std of play goes way down

[@kazibd]

"okay lets do the procedure"

[@arunkumaryadav1453]

Magnus is kind to include Hikaru and Kramnik in Levy's videos

[@zackerycooper7602]

Truly a wonderful illustration of the power of the active voice in writing.

[@anakkecil-bq9vu]

Who is Levy?

[@Flyin.]

Hikaru is kind enough to include levy in Magnus’s videos

[@AryanNayak-je2rs]

lol

[@nghiavan8952]

Levy will find this very interesting.

[@nipthecrazy7698]

Its so good to see that Magnus has collaborated with Levy to commentate all his games for him

[@221b-l3t]

Oh it's a lot more than commenting but Levy doesn't like to talk about the rest in public. Magnus is a difficult man to please.

[@TrueBlueAndrew]

Still 41 seconds left for Magnus? That’s an eternity.

[@Nariguenha]

Kramnik: Gónna pútt thê blãme in my tîme. Magnus: Not today old man.

[@KitKar07]

Best comment hahahahha

[@kaanozk]

kramnik: who are you`? reality: im reality kramnik: nahh thanks, peace out😎👋

[@marcellmate425]

How to beat Magnus in 4 steps. Works 99% of the time: Step 1: find a bed. Step 2: Lie down into the bed. Step 3: Fall asleep. Step 4: Keep dreaming.

[@Siraj-123-q5p]

My 10 elo dumbass would still lose to magnus even in my dreams

[@idostuff19]

@@Siraj-123-q5p based

[@stephenkristianto5554]

"VerY vERy InTeREsTing" Button: 3:07 11:28

[@briangak8815]

I think Kramnik should really sit down and think about the fact that Magnus can beat all these supposed cheaters while playing openings like that. Like really think is it more likely that cheaters lose with obvious winning positions or maybe he fell off and people are just better than him now

[@ac3theartist225]

He says it's because the cheaters don't cheat against Magnus (or hikaru), but they do against him. Very convenient.

[@caius6019]

Most cheaters are probably smart enough nit to do it against magnus or hikaru since its so obvious and they're so high profile

[@lezty]

Magnus barely ever loses so if someone Beats him here might get caught but that's what I was thinking Vladimir is such a baby

[@KrishnakumarS-c7g]

nah mab they just pull up those engines only when they play with kramnik to get on his nerves ;)

[@LambdaBam]

"And instead of playing F5, Magnus plays...F5" lol

[@Planclanman3]

It's insane looking at the end game how much better Magnus developed his pieces in half as much time... Kramnik was exactly where Magnus wanted him, and he didn't realize it until he was already mated.

[@Planclanman3]

@RaniaIsAwesome the computer can say what it wants but it shows the levels to this game. kramnik never had a way to win Magnus was setting him up.

[@davidgriffiths7696]

Interesting how Kramnik was totally outclassed by a garbage opening but will always be remembered for his “anti cheating” crusade.

[@ВикторФирсов-е9ф]

He will always be remembered for winning a match against Kasparov. This will be forgotten in a month.

[@angelmendez-rivera351]

@@ВикторФирсов-е9ф I don't know about that one. We're already half-month in, and the scandal is still well and alive.

[@clintoruss153]

​@@ВикторФирсов-е9фdid he , chess has evolved since then, he gets dominated by the guys today

[@ВикторФирсов-е9ф]

@@angelmendez-rivera351 don't know about you, but i have totally forgotten by now)

[@lulacatt873]

​@@ВикторФирсов-е9фI'm sure you forgot. Definitely looks like you forgot about it after seeking out this comment and responding after 2 months. Mhm mhm looks like you forgot to me!

[@adude661]

I found out in Xmas that my 8 yo son is a fan of Gotham also :). He knows I like chess and suggested to get "how to win at chess" as a present for me. I bought it for both of us. It was a magical moment!!

[@kabirhanspal5363]

That is so wholesome! Wish you both a 2024 full of brilliants and decreasing blunders.

[@adude661]

@@kabirhanspal5363 thank you!!! Finding this common hobby with my son is the best present. I wish you a very happy, healthy and successful year to you and your family as well!!

[@kenchunglau2755]

learning chess is a sad story

[@adude661]

@@kenchunglau2755 what do you mean?

[@rybapia7953]

@@adude661 he tries to rock your boat don’t worry about that

[@JMachine-13]

Kramnik found Magnus’ trolling very interesting

[@calapranzee]

poor vlad, I think that it is just aging at this point

[@usageunit]

It's not an airport, Kramnik, no need to announce your departure.

[@albinwikgren6921]

Magnus is the type of guy to disrespect someone so hard they call cheats

[@reiniervaneijk]

Gotta love Magnus, standing up for Levy in his fight against Kramnik. Magnus is such a nice dude.

[@88ajjones88]

In Hikaru’s covering of this game, he showed that magnus chose this opening to echo one of hikaru’s openings done recently

[@TactfulWaggle]

wow, that is just beautiful, using the opening the guy he's accusing of cheating used once, against him, it's like backing up your homie but without any words

[@Loveior]

was it with fabiano?

[@EtchKayy]

​@@LoveiorYeah, in SCC

[@seelmodge7881]

it's ridiculous that he called it's hikaru's opening

[@TripnotizeVM]

@@seelmodge7881 probably easier to remember what game he's talking about. I remember that position in turn 4-5 on a Hikaru video vs Fabiano where Hikaru was saying there is a solid line but he ended up getting it wrong

[@andrisbogdans5103]

It's actually quite disheartening to see this unravel. I remember my grandfather was a huge chess fan, starting to play and watch WCC at around 1991. His favorite player wasn't Kasparov (it was Tal), but he actually rooted for Kramnik to dethrone Kasparov in 2000. I guess he got tired of Kasparov beating everyone and switched to the underdog. He embraced some of his play style quirks (adapted mainly d4, c4 lines). To see a man that beat a chess legend, regressing to an infant child-like behavior simply because he isn't as good at chess as he was at the beginning of 2000's is just numb. Hopefully he embraces the fact that no man can be at top of his chess shape forever, even Kasparov wore off as time went by 90's, but did he act like this? Obviously not, because the man has manners and ego in line according to his IQ. Hopefully Kramnik changes not because I want him to but because I would like my grandpa to be proud in heaven by supporting this guy when he was still alive.

[@nestromae]

1. Never expect or ask someone to change. 2. You can hate artist and like his talent simultaneously. It's totally ok.

[@angelmendez-rivera351]

Never meet your heroes, the saying goes. This also goes to show that being a genius at chess does not mean you are not also a huge idiot.

[@jacktheexplorer69]

​@@nestromae3. Nobody asked for it

[@ShoppingEagle13]

Magnus levels the playing field (on time), then proceeds to blitz out moves. Pretty much dispelling any possibility of a cheating accusation. Absolute legend!

[@IchGlaubEsHacktWohl]

09:56 "Because he (Magnus) is kinda better than you. Not by a lot but....enough". The biggest understatement in Chess history 🙂

[@big_smokes_house6085]

Biggest lie in chess history.

[@Jordan-ud4qv]

@@big_smokes_house6085that’s what I was thinking. He said “not by a lot” which is cap

[@J12s-g9d]

Inhuman, Magnus the only one to completely humiliate gm’s like they are 400 elo Oscar’s

[@michaelzubov5264]

It could be that Magnus didn't castle in honor of Vladimir's famous invention, no castling chess, one can read about it in wikipedia; tldr motivation behind it is that castling makes chess boring and increases the percentage of draws tremendously

[@2a3ylin]

oh my god youre right

[@certaindeath7776]

depending on own and enemy position, castling can be a wasted move. magnus middle was so strong, and his flanks where in the attack, castling would have been bad. but ofc its magnus and he already knew that from beginning, and set it up like that, and we already know that magnus also hnours his foes individual traits. so i agree. you are right :D what a great underrated comment from you. so his first move wasnt actually a troll move, but the initiation of a scheme he wanted to play.

[@mmmmmno-mm2vw]

How would Magnus cheat if he doesn't even use more than 1 sec for a move😂

[@abhijitkulkarni320]

Not implying that he cheated but for players of his caliber, even a slight indication that there is a swing in the engine evaluation would instantly make him see the winning tactic that he otherwise may have missed, especially in such time controls.

[@muxmastermann666]

@@abhijitkulkarni320that wont work within a second. even if the engine found the perfect evaluation almost immediately, magnus would still have to react and make that move within a few tenths of a second. this is not possible. instead, magnus knows beforehand how he will respond to each possible move of his opponent

[@nickparsons5315]

Magnus is the definition of "On another level", it's insane.

[@curtiso779]

"The symphony that Magnus conducts with his pieces" is such a great line. 18:04

[@Flashyfinancier]

"I had a little bit too much Vodka" - Vladimir Kramnik

[@lh5717]

Love how Levy says „ very,very interesting“

[@tengumann]

Kramnik: Ok, lets do the procedure

[@victoramoasii7672]

Rocking the Gucci. Make that money bro

[@kaivalyarane3544]

Hikaru be like hold my cup 😂😂😂

[@MawDaws]

wrong person, try again

[@agamrajthakur]

Didn't he already posted a video??

[@vanancio]

​@@MawDawshe's talking about the Hikaru video of similar title and content

[@MawDaws]

@@vanancio eh.

[@frilystolyviper]

Arf🐶

[@MrMartinSchou]

Now I'm wondering if you could somehow make Stockfish and similar engines troll human players by starting with terrible openings and still winning.

[@THEJPIndustry]

You can set them to different openings

[@los1wochos]

that is very easy to do yes. You can also start with pawn or piece odds. There are even videos of for example Magnus playing stockfish that is down a knight or something i think.

[@dex6316]

That’s basically what mittens is. A lot of strong players against mittens look at the opening as weak and find the middle game and endgame crushing.

[@TactfulWaggle]

Trollfish, i'm into it

[@MrMartinSchou]

@@TactfulWaggleIs that an actual chess engine? If not, that's one hell of a name you came up with!

[@gladosadoree]

Kramnik didn't forget it was his move, but simply showed up 1:20 minutes too late. Magnus then followd suit, so as not to give Kramnik an excuse, and also spent 1:20 on his ...h6 move. And then proceded to obliterate Kramnik.

[@ГлебРыков-з5э]

Everything is very clear to me now. Let's do the procedure

[@shreyankher]

Now Levy interviewed Kramnik 😂

[@elqquiereser]

looool, "...or maybe I'm just alergic to Magnuses oppenings" 🤣

[@jason561120]

I crushed sleeping Magnus, I think I'm ready for Titled Tuesday!

[@jakubkosina2310]

I think Magnus should stop cheating vs Kramnik. No way Magnus could beat Such a Goat like Kramnik without cheating!

[@alexsmith3598]

Can you do an episode of just reviewing Kramnik games where he's claiming everybody is cheating? I would love to analyze all of his blunders while he's claiming opponent cheating every move.

[@bremexperience]

Some people don't know when to retire and shut the hell up. Now Kramnik is going to be remembered as a mumbling old geezer.

[@alexanderg.5426]

damn levy fully dripped out in that gucci fit

[@PlayerLaunch]

😂😂😂

[@shevankaseneviratne1724]

i was wondering if the Gs were for Gotham. my dissapointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined

[@anatolypascua6444]

Kramnik: hmmmmm ill bring my statistician Carlsen: ill bring the magician

[@kenkai8399]

3:06 this was hilarious 😂😆

[@Dherwin]

That opening seems a bit interesting...

[@Jack-hv3uj]

It's almost like Magnus knows he's going to end up in a Gotham recap

[@casual_chess]

At 9:00 Magnus opening is easy to remember. Pawns take the shape of M🔥

[@winrar42]

if agadmator or gotham covered a game first, i usually didn't watch it a second time. Now I'm watching the same games twice. I like that each channel focuses on slightly different things in the game and a few different positions in the same game get highlights. Very nice for a better understanding of a single game

[@Alex-xk6md]

Kramnik exudes "lil brother" energy

[@Lamberri]

Levy never fails to appear on Magnus' videos

[@stewartadamson9465]

Magnus plays a trash opening against one of best ever and then systematically dismantles him. Interesting.

[@FrankRoosevelt32]

If Hikaru's opening is called the "Bong Cloud", Magnus should call this one the "Vape Pen".

[@fangiscool1]

The Bong Cloud is not Hikaru's opening. He just plays it sometimes

[@Sympanet]

Bro said crooks

[@arightscepter]

OMG that Rh4 move is gorgeous

[@The_Mr._Biscuit]

"Can't play f5. So instead of f5, Magnus plays f5." Dying.

[@chennyxiuuy1724]

Can we give kramnik a winning streak and then accuse him of cheating cos I would love to see his response to this kind of thing

[@SparkofGeniusKTP]

"not by alot"

[@notturne9215]

Magnus never fails to be in Levy's videos

[@TSfish94]

Bro didn’t get beat by Magnus carlsen, he got beat by chadnus marlsen

[@sculptedbyhim]

HAPPY NEW YEAR AND THANK FOR THE CONSISTENT VIDEOS 🎉

[@AryanNayak-je2rs]

Kramnik trolling Magnus by taking 1 min 21 seconds for his first move. Magnus: Wow wow wo- naughty very interesting.

[@hreedwork]

Fantastic recap. Hilarious and educational 😎👍🙏

[@therion11]

I think Kramnik just wanted attention i don't know

[@tendobanned5480]

Levy should pay Magnus for every Thumbnail with his Face

[@doctorc-ton1099]

Mr. Carlsen's opening choices, like the typically considered worst moves, and then winning with them, is really what I wanted to see in chess; consequently saying that there is logical way to win no matter what opening.

[@nabeelhasan8870]

i saw the f5 and e4 combo possiblity the second magnus moved the rook up, and i just wanna say, thank you levy for making me interested enough in chess to get good enough to see that

[@notnotnotyou]

Not to say that you’re not good at chess or anything but levy was talking about f5 literally two seconds before😅

[@nabeelhasan8870]

@notnotnotyou I was talking about when I saw the move live on stream lol

[@calvinpowell]

Waiting for Levy to say “get outa here” has become instinctive now

[@TheVikingEntertainer]

Levy hitting me with the Levy stare 0:00

[@GregorySchrupp]

that was fantastic! nice work, Gotham Chess

[@Gustavo-xe4op]

My bro levy rocking gucci sweat damnn g

[@Ineedtogiphysique]

When Levy says “very very interesting” it sounds more natural than the Kramnik himself

[@ttom360]

My boy Levi with that GG drip

[@zzzzzzzzzzmz]

Idk what GG is ,I thought his sweater said 69😂

[@koljawichmann5184]

Levy never fails to copy Hikarus video titles

[@prod.Kodein]

Magnus:farts Levy:I'm gonna make fortune on this!

[@Josh17656]

I really don't get these comments. If you're a commentator/creator/personality covering any game/sport and the literal GOAT (or at worst top 3 of all time) of said game/sport is active and at his best....of course you're going to make a lot of content covering them. It'd be like if Michael Jordan was playing today and in his streak with the Bulls and then criticizing a youtuber for covering him a lot.

[@Dirkus17]

The Carr defence is usually "My accountant said it was OK".

[@e4jasperi]

Levy never fails to make it interesting!

[@qqlelesmbo3612]

The accuser slowly slipped into illness, now he is on the verge of madness

[@rspitzley]

I thing Magnus can play what he want and he win! Incredible!!!!

[@FreedumbHS]

Crusade? I think the more apt historical comparison is witch hunt

[@chrisl4999]

I was reading your book at my parents house and one of my nephews recognized it and got excited. So .. I gave away the BOOOOOK!! Now I need to order another copy ;).

[@NaveenBijesh]

Kramnik be shouting at the ceiling after this game

[@drownedcreation]

Kramnik is the antagonist of the story; he's not one of the protagonists.

[@guitarcovers5437]

Magnus and Hikaru should be in a movie together. They have this bromance from a distance and I love it. They always got each others backs while also knowing how to roast each other!

[@yanivvinish5277]

This is not a "ridiculous opening", from Black's perspective this is a kan sicilian with bishop on c5 and pawns on h6 and d6, which is a valid opening

[@markj228]

Magnus showing Kramnik respect by running down his time in one sense, and totally trolling him with the opening…. and ultimately playing an amazing game! as always, excellent content! Thank you Levy

[@scottg7321]

2:04 I think Kramnik is taking the position that his cheating accusations is (or will become) a geopolitical extension of the Russia vs The West conflict. And Levy is sorta in the middle since he is of Russian descent and speaks Russian so that is why he is neutral towards him

[@siddharthwarriar6716]

that rook left by magnus was pure symphony ....and the opening was savage ..

[@the-silent0]

Magnus saying to Kramnik : You are finished stop accusing my kids 😅

[@Mike20464]

"He's the bored genius at the back of the class" and "Don't play chess like this, you need pawns in the middle of the board" That is some funny stuff! Love you're humor, insight and energy.

[@AntsPablo]

Magnus is the type of person to play Queen's gambit on the edge of the board

[@niom9446]

11:27 that was very unexpected and funny from gotham

[@transitionoverlord]

Levy's 2024 new year's resolution should be to not make a single Magnus video 😂

[@THEJPIndustry]

To loose all the views from the channel?

[@ImaNPCman]

Yes, we need them tightened.

[@JungleCrook]

Magnus always does that with his timer , no one will ever know if its good sportmanship or bad lmao