MAGNUS vs DING!!!!!!!!!!!

[@gregoryG540]

You make me cringe so hard

[@NazifeCeka]

Pin of shame

[@Saverless5]

hall of shame

[@faizahza8003]

Hmmm, is this the so called PIN OF SHAME

[@infrences]

Pin of shame

[@weareprobablyinanarguement]

Sin of phame this early is crazy

[@QuantumHistorian]

Skipping 15min of a game so you can have a snack is the most casually disrespectful move I've ever seen

[@blahblah94897]

Considering how fast the draw was, I'd say magnus knew it was happening and went there for the free food

[@TSfish94]

So disrespectful ding had to take 13 minutes to process it. “Did this man really just say ‘fuck it imma go eat’ in the middle of our game?”

[@rushiapastambh760]

He was thinking about the line and game while eating

[@end.olives]

beta male ding accepted draw and lost due to his insolence to think he could checkmate sigma magnus with draw odds

[@zz4165]

@@rushiapastambh760no it is too early to think on a move that much. He clearly psychologically dominated.

[@thenameisbasic3674]

*Move 3 in your opponents best opening* Magnus: let me go for lunch real quick

[@tuhin1264]

So, Norway chess is a Armageddon tournament with a 2 hours long classical warm-up part.

[@zorkchess]

“We gotta take our clothes off for this recap. It’s the only way to make it interesting.” Levi Rozman, 2024

[@muneeb-khan]

And the sad part is he wasn't even joking. There was nothing there in the first round.

[@Wooper-ob3zv]

It's not Levi it's LEVY

[@SamuelVenturaMusic]

I feel like every classical tournament the first round is very draw ish and everyone talks about classical chess being boring and outdated and then there’s so many awesome, high quality games that come out of the tournament as a whole. It’s kind of akin to Magnus having a bad couple of games and people wondering if he’s washed up. I’m sure there will be many interesting games in this tournament. I love levy, I just subbed to his Patreon, but it bugs me when he says they should just be playing rapid instead. There’s many great rapid tournaments, but I love classical so much. I follow the games live, I love the level of thought that goes into it, the slow burn that gradually speeds up as the time dwindles. To me it’s not only the pinnacle of chess, but the gold standard in deterring the best players in the world. I get there’s people out here like Levy (which I appreciate) promoting the game and wanting to see it grow, and in many facets I’m sure it can. But as far as classical goes maybe we just need to accept it’s never going to reach a mass audience and that’s ok, because within the chess world it’s still the most important format we have.

[@maruf7956]

onlychess is cuming

[@ItsActuallyTJ_]

Who TF is levi

[@rainerwahnsinn9585]

25:14 Only game not ending in armageddon 28:00 Ending in a draw = armageddon

[@rjoptc2444]

I thought I was going crazy for a second. I thought it was just me that noticed that. hahaha

[@mpmpm]

It was a test.

[@rooneyokorodudu3958]

Magnus spending 15 minutes eating is just wild 😂😂😂. Goat for a reason

[@adityarana8500]

Really like how you control the narrative and make chess so consumer engaging

[@HECKHOUND38]

Levy: *helping make the chess community more approachable for a wider audience, also making bank* (a non zero amount of) Pro Chess Players: >:(

[@MaxIronsThird]

consumer, ugh

[@db5094]

@@MaxIronsThird you have an issue with the word consumer?

[@adityarana8500]

As an economics student consumer is right as u are consuming the knowledge and the content​@@MaxIronsThird

[@Ludlethh]

@@adityarana8500 Um Actually ☝🤓

[@kaspervercruysse5710]

it's really funny to me how there is a confessional booth on this high profile professional chess event lmao

[@TommyGoguen]

I cannot wait for somebody to come along and humble Magnus. He’s been getting away with bullying GMs forever. 😂

[@debrascott8775]

Inevitable. At some point, one of these young up and comers is going to arrive and Magnus is getting older. I'm so interested to see how Magnus handles that.

[@EnglishMike]

@@debrascott8775 Could be a while though, given how much better he is than everyone else at the moment.

[@db5094]

@@debrascott8775 honestly, magnus just might be so untouchable that he retires as an undoubted champion. pretty sure they said that about kasparov too though

[@TheAluvisify]

@@db5094 That's most likely what's going to happen -- Magnus retires as no. 1. People keep talking the "next WC" or whoever will beat Magnus, but the reality is that no one in recent years has been able to reach and maintain a 2820+ elo, let alone a 2850+ elo which is where Magnus usually is at. Only person who managed to briefly touch Magnus was Fabi. Everyone else is just trailing so far behind.

[@michaelfarmer289]

i fail to see how he is bullying anyone when hes just playing for draws? in what world is that a desirable outcome? only in shitty chess

[@_JeffJeff_]

SPOILER BLOCKER!!!

[@michaelmassaro4375]

@@calvincalvin3132not much could be more boring than Magnus and ding playing each other

[@RMichaelHimself]

@@calvincalvin3132dude you suck

[@thewizardmelon7280]

Hero

[@elijaharsenault]

alhamdulillah

[@Cristian.1]

​@@calvincalvin3132not surprised

[@Leventmaster]

Bro already lost his no milking magnus streak

[@WallJumpGaming]

you won't be pinned

[@Masked_madness09]

​@WallJumpGaming he isn't rude enough

[@yerik6034]

If it brings the most views, it’s what most his viewers wanna watch, so blame urself ?

[@Leventmaster]

@@yerik6034 fair

[@thimobaumgartner8673]

Gotham failed the no magnus November challenge

[@theyruinedyoutubeagain]

Magnus continues being an absolute gangster lmao

[@AstroBotTK]

Levy's farm is growing so fast. Now even Ding

[@jjjyli686]

Ding dingg

[@linusssssssss]

Yeah😂😉😉

[@graf_paper]

How many people in the farm before it's just Levi covering chess?

[@62mainstreetnewarknj58]

1:36 hate when somebody's about to say something then they get distracted and don't finish what they were saying earlier

[@sams24]

Magnus : I know what ding will play because i have a secret recipie . Noodle bowl.

[@freddotiss2342]

Levy: "this is the only game that didn't go to Armageddon" players: proceeds to go to an Armageddon

[@siddharthghantasala4209]

Bro actually straight up lied to our faces

[@starg47]

Magnus eating noddles is more interesting than the match he played

[@AyushTH]

27:50 The funny thing about this position is that Stockfish would also rather repeat moves than continue the game, only continuing once the three move repetition is about to be reached.

[@gdgfyy]

Rook b1 rook b1 make move that makes no sense 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@dharaneeshwarpurushothaman6396]

The iconic song 😂

[@parisgodman984]

looking for this comment

[@Incognitoaf69]

29:44: "I saw Kramnik had an *interesting game* with h6" I see what u did there

[@GaspardMIRABAUD]

Not Magnus playing the noodles gambit

[@KinmAdm]

30:17 ROOK B1 ROOK B1 MAKE A MOVE THAT MAKES SOME SENSE CUZ YOURE THE WORLD CHAMPION AND STOCKFISH AGREES WITH IT TOO XDDDD

[@4RILDIGITAL]

It's amazing to witness these rapid developments in the tournament, especially considering the strength of the participants.

[@alejopieroni4590]

“She just needs to not completely malfunction” was a game changer phrase for me

[@nikhayes3396]

this is one of your best ever recaps. sometimes you talk too long on certain games and side lines (in my opinion) and this one you just go right through the games. Awesome. loved it.

[@adembenamara561]

Eating noodle middle game is crazy LMAO

[@GeorgeEpting]

Yeah black playing knight bird jbird in reverse or backwards and no matter how the center pawns cut in either direction in the close there is a path to follow and black followed backwards,I really love to see things done the wrong way for when you find it ,you found me❤😊

[@TheHamineh]

Absolutely hilarious and hysterical. Great job on analysis and narrative

[@itzmrinyy7484]

Idk why but your videos make me fall asleep so well

[@ishan7735]

Ding + Magnus = Dingus

[@_JeffJeff_]

levy never fails to milk magnus and ding at the same time

[@Bixee123]

Come on bro edit that shit to “time” before some prick in the comment section picks you up on it.

[@TeoSmashCrasher99xD]

Yo what

[@_JeffJeff_]

​@@Bixee123 you're my guy 🫡

[@rightarchivist]

bro you posted this comment literally one minute after the upload, you're obsessed.

[@gdubya03]

Only reason in watching

[@Giovanni1972]

Did you see that game where Ding blundered by hanging a checkmate in 2 delivered by Magnus? I don't think Levy covered that game. There is talk that Ding is suffering from depression.

[@trickogamerx6081]

Pragg flagged Firoujza but was also +2 or +3 so he was already winning

[@icetea3807]

21:23 The silence was loud

[@anishkantae]

‘Ju Wenjun just hates her pawns. She’s been giving them left and right’ Cracked me up😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@noah7043]

Hopefully Ding can get on Form for a great WCC-Match.

[@propagandaBreaker]

@GothamChess 12:05 Prag gets "just" an "R" because Praggnanandhaa is 14 f***&%g letters long name and the field in the screen is of fixed length.

[@CB_133]

gotham has such a reconizable face

[@ModernWizardx1]

25:16 LMFAOO, BRO DIED INSIDE FROM HIS OWN EMBARRASSMENT

[@ModernWizardx1]

wait he LIED TO ME, HOW DARE HE

[@GMG2708]

Hikaru oploaded before him he really fell off

[@ultrainstinctshaggy669]

Now Ding has been added to Levy's milking list

[@steremihai1978]

Bro, Tan Zhongyi is the challenger now not the candidate.

[@matthewtallent8296]

At 2:06 I was hoping Fabi would fried liver attack Hikaru... maybe next time

[@steinerp]

Glad to see the regular videos return. I was worried that yesterday "join pateron for actual review" videos would be 3 in a row

[@TheMosayat]

30:18 ~Rook b onnnnne rook b onnnnne~ only real ones know the reference 😂

[@ExXGod]

1:41 That's what she said.

[@mehdierrouchi6894]

Bro can’t deadlift my elo

[@oliver-04]

1 elo = 1 ton

[@rafawangchess]

its concerning if you can deadlift your elo, means u gotta work on your chess, not your deadlift xD

[@raydarable]

Most people can't deadlift 1000 pounds.

[@cagnusmarlsen6457]

200 lbs deadlift is not too difficult

[@MacDaniboi]

16:20 I can explain this. I once was in a situation where I had spotted checkmate with 5 seconds on the clock and all I had to do was move my piece, my brain was telling me yes it's mate just move the piece, just take the hand and move the piece, MOVE, WHY ISN'T MY HAND MOVING!? and it didn't. My hand simply did not move and I lost on time.

[@flinskimashlongski]

Cramling game was a Taimanov variation of the Rubinstein Nimzo.

[@swapnildeshmukh7113]

There's one second increment in Armageddon after 40 moves

[@swapnildeshmukh7113]

29:15 colonoscopy

[@taylaca]

Firoujza said that he lost on time because he didn't realize that he wasn't getting the 1 second increment that starts at move 40 (he thought it was past that move).

[@dpo6311]

Thanks for not spoiling the result in the title Levy

[@user-cf5su2bc8m]

I just drank 250 ml of alcohol and tried to watch whatever the hell this is

[@eliahgraumnitz]

😂😂

[@pre-jordanbasketballfan7429]

Magnus really said "You might be World Champ but, your not that guy pal."

[@CalCifer740]

Gotham commenters try not to say magnus or milk challenge: LEVEL IMPOSSIBLE

[@kooldude_m8734]

We're all trying to get pin of shame

[@Geenimetsuri]

Stop milking not milking Magnus!

[@prodmoira]

They say he's milking magnus, yet they're milking magnus to for likes

[@MaxWright7]

Magnus invents the noodle opening.

[@shirishsharma6888]

This should have been world championship.

[@u.v.s.5583]

Fourteen draws in 10 moves each, then Magnus slays in rapid 3-0.

[@nguyentandung42]

The thing is Magnus doesn’t care, it’s boring for him. If he cared he would’ve defended his title against Ding and probably still be the world champ.

[@mr.nobody2515]

Ding become WC only cause of Karjakin got banned, and Nepo played quite stronger than Ding in classical besides he’s unfortunate mistakes that gave Ding chances to win

[@channelnumber52]

Pia Cramling was actually the highest rated woman at 3 desperate points, not just one point.

[@mathewbrown5137]

Imagine being the world champ, showing up and making a 10 move draw with white. I’d be embarrassed.

[@BreatheHydrogen]

Man Levy, I love that you are taking the GM road here, but hearing how much content you have booked, make sure you also have time to rest and relax. Mental health is also key!

[@greendotmedia4590]

at 25:59 is why magnus took 15 mins

[@mandarin_capybara]

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[@isaacluvsb]

bro is a hacker

[@heythaian]

Yapping ends and recap starts at 2:00

[@coffeetalk924]

Chess is the goodest game with the bestest players

[@ncs9753]

I like this every game must end in a win for one side. It's a lot better than the drawish professional draw usual tournaments.

[@dhrubasarkar5322]

5 minutes and 2k+ views already??? So happy to see your channel revive😊

[@metalfingers7453]

"I shall taunt you a second time" - Hikaru

[@sanjeeez]

Levy never fails to milk magnus

[@tong_thanh5837]

I swear the slow reversed Slav 1.d4 2.Nf3 3.c3 is a tough nut to crack

[@МомчилЕфтимов]

8:19 ah yes armagedon knight my favorite yu gi oh card

[@Deep_Nath_]

Bro Sony LIV is the official broadcaster of the biggest sports in the world like the UCL, La Liga, Bundesliga. And now they are broadcasting Chess.💀 Shouldn't the organisers respect that fact and make the chess rules a bit more interesting for people to watch. If this keeps happening, Sony might just pull out from the broadcast.........

[@Melvin-nt9xu]

The Fabiano effect is real, every time I play him it feels like I’m a kid playing against my grandpa

[@Chickenoff]

13:11 "In a shocking turn of events Alireza Firouzja doesn't blunder a checkmate" 😂

[@michaelmcfarlane4159]

Me who just realised he says ladies and gentlemen at the start of every video

[@asansfakeaccound5466]

I have never seen such a sneaky way of sneaking!!! 😱

[@DarkOrca.]

Me in Hilary 2nd game I would play E5 Levy “he played E5 in candidates” me thinking I’m good, levy “ it’s a garbage move” me crying in the corner

[@daveweddingfilms]

heading there friday for a weekend going to catch the saturday sunday games. really looking forward to it!

[@aliquadri7194]

Levy 's cow has been transformed to dogs...no milking now

[@faustolive9434]

what if the way to make classical chess entertaining for a wider audience is to have all the tournaments be conducted in secret. then once the tournament is concluded, a group of entertaining "chess-casters" like GM levy do a live reveal and go through the games much much quicker than classical chess, but the level of skill required to play classical chess is not lost? idk just a thought

[@alvarotorrent5966]

im sure Magnus spent those 15 minutes out to put psicological pressure on Din. He said publicly Din was mentally broken and might have not recovered

[@Greatermaxim]

Everyone struggles yet Maggie casually gets it in his games.

[@mpmpm]

It is Machteld van Foreest who already carries the name Maggie.

[@beastv5607]

Welcome back to Magnus Milking May everyone

[@Bruhbro125]

30 : 18 he acting like we did not notice that

[@melzz]

Hikaru was snitching Magnus is hilarious

[@talesofthespiritwarriorand1106]

Gotham: this game is the only one that doesn't go to Armageddon. Game goes to Armageddon

[@fumoffu1]

Don't tell him this, but Pia Cramling is so good she is still better than Levy

[@JustinHampton-l5j]

To be fair, looking at a possible 4+ hour game, eating is a good idea

[@filoflin5345]

bro a millionaire room looks like a 1st year student loan struggler

[@Adam-sm5xr]

My smooth brain cant figure out why you cant just take the knight.

[@markrobertson3054]

Ding cant flag him 1- its perpetual 2- 1 second increment

[@ivancherepukhin7059]

“We have to take off our cloths”

[@philippeblouin7049]

"We going to take our clothes off, that's the only way to make it interesting" . I should have gotten into chess earlier in my life

[@tradtrad1000]

Magnus had Ding rattled in the first game loool

[@jesuislepremier1279]

don't know if you already did that in the past but, you should start a sere like 'road to 2000 elo' in which you start as a beginner and play games while you show us different openings as it can be a pedagogical serie

[@djdjdjwjhehdi]

gm daniel naroditsky is doing that

[@mdammamik11]

You mention the question marks at the beginning of the video only to cut yourself off with your hoodie debacle.

[@CeceMelchor]

Prog probably found an idea a good amount of moves deep and alireza missed it so when prog had like 4 seconds and reza had like 15 reza had to figure out how to not blunder and messed up with the clock

[@MrFluffy334]

that one speck in his hair is driving me nuts

[@gamerarogaming4549]

bro really said sveshnikov a garbage opening