Magnus vs. Hikaru: The Final Duel

[@domrick783]

It’s funny how Levy thinks he can help us with our En Passant addiction, he doesn’t realise that we‘re already too far gone

[@chefblundard2051]

Who cares if it blunders mate in one . I’m taking en passant because I have to

[@Egekanpolat]

@@chefblundard2051 I hung my queen because of it

[@alex-facturacion197]

You made me laugh so hard

[@信者の男]

I can't even realise a passant on the board ;-;

[@tofuuuuuuuuuuuuu]

Holy hell

[@madhurrai9787]

That king walk in magnus game without literally getting even checked once is just legendary

[@hwoarangthedoorbell]

Magnus gave Hikaru a Mind Crush and is getting ready to send him to the Shadow Realm next episode.

[@Drip7914]

@@hwoarangthedoorbell Magnus already took his soul

[@jwolpert1310]

@@hwoarangthedoorbell to bad Naka's voice does not give him super strength and he doesn't have enough money to screw the rules.

[@Bodebodebode]

that was the highlight for me, every move with his queen or king was so perfect in defending his pieces and checks. truly amazing

[@executorarktanis2323]

He showed him who is the chad

[@aparmahajan7930]

"It's better to flash your prep than to flash other things" -Levy Rozman, 2021

[@ayoubsaleh2031]

Deaaad 💀💀💀💀

[@peterfox1380]

Welcome to GothamChess recaps

[@abcd1234___]

Was looking for this in comments😂😂

[@swaroop2518]

can someone please explain this joke??

[@alanli2605]

@@swaroop2518 you are not of age

[@MarioPlinplin]

Levy is that guy that during a nuclear apocalypse would still make a ton of chess content like it was nothing, maybe adding a "sorry for the noise, the world is ending" disclaimer

[@willsheekey7747]

Nah i'm pretty sure I'd prefer agad in that scenario. Dude would just drop a "sorry about that" and move on lmao

[@MarioPlinplin]

@@willsheekey7747 So true hahaha

[@ber7129at]

Hello, and REMAIN INDOORS!!

[@Maxawa0851]

@@willsheekey7747 'in this position the human race only has one move to get out of this situation, ill give you a few seconds to find it'

[@sleepycritical6950]

@@Maxawa0851 and if you just found what humanity played, that is unfortunately a blunder and is also the only losing move in an otherwise winning endgame but it's not so easy to see why. So what's the idea here behind this losing move?

[@dhanushkondabathini3164]

“And by a million, I mean like 3. But that’s about the same thing.” Nice, my $3 is now a million dollars.

[@lobomello]

And then he proceds to tell us just two ways ;)

[@raphrblx_id5977]

Yay I'm rich

[@nb664rbk]

how doge hodlers are doing the math:

[@Filicitizen123]

Petition to Levy to vlog the 2021 Dubai World Championship

[@elionales7817]

@@nb664rbk xd they think they're such great investors.

[@generic9530]

6:58 Wise man, Sun Tzu once said "If an opportunity appear for En passant, you shall execute En passant, as it is the sign of superiority."

[@batt3mar222]

What kind of psychopath can resist En Passant? Its magnificence is worth more than the value of all the pieces on the board combined.

[@dre5586]

@@batt3mar222 GM’s and Super GM’s because they are trained to resist the primal urge of en passant every time they see it. They are very scary and very insane people

[@Isthatthegrimreaper170]

@@batt3mar222 I literally miss en passant half the time I can play it

[@utsavnayakxii-c8731]

@@dre5586 Yeah they live in the hidden depths of the world with bodies hidden in their basement. They have no temptation,no emotion,no excitement. They are Batmen.

[@Dragon-en9nl]

True

[@damookster5919]

“It’s better to flash your prep than flash other things.” Wise words to live by levy... I’m sure I’m not the only one who will replace their “live, laugh, love” signs with this.

[@cameroncortel8650]

10:40 "Queens aren't worth more than bishops"--Levy Rozman, International Master of chess.

[@Skadongle]

He truly earned that master title. So knowledgeable

[@carlneoh5843]

"Welcome to Gothamchess recaps."

[@张桓瑜]

And it was in this position that Levy...ah, wrong channel

[@everbrighthsiao8802]

haha

[@newcontentin100years9]

The thumbnail is better than the Mona Lisa

[@arisilittedsquad9003]

Yes

[@elaco9329]

💯💯💯💯

[@Typicaldogeatingasian]

i just subbed to this tree.

[@paulyoung3428]

What kind of Tree are you? Asking for a friend

[@chefblundard2051]

And who’s worth more than the Mona Lisa? You are. That’s who

[@donovan2042]

12:00 Just in case you missed the idea Shakk was threatening a fork to win the Levon's queen so it would have still been a queen trade.

[@trentg2033]

Scrolled here looking for this answer. Thank you!

[@ellismccoy]

Thankyou!! I couldn't figure that out.

[@bjbunjk440]

Thank you bro my head was literally hurting i was there tryna figure itout like what the f

[@timvanwensveen7805]

I was struggling to find the answer

[@TheSnisel]

Thanks! I commented this but luckily I found the answer, guess I'm just bad at chess :D

[@sirbeans6281]

“It’s better to flash your prep than flash other things” gothamchess 2021

[@AZ-os1rx]

this man is a comedic genius

[@n_tr0]

Stolwn

[@swaroop2518]

please explain this joke?

[@darkorlightz]

that shit was fucking hilarious

[@surge802]

BIOS?

[@melih2655]

Levon Aronian on why he played Ra3: "Look, I saw Ra3, and I actually liked it"

[@claytonnewlon3747]

How do you know that’s why he moved there? You, unlike Levy, must be a psychic.

[@matiarribere4977]

He ain't Hikaru's sidekick

[@tomato2108]

He's not even trying to act so mfing righteous

[@avikdas4055]

The fact that everyone got the reference killed me 😂😂😂

[@verasinha7863]

@@avikdas4055 lol same

[@vgmduarte]

"that was a complete idiotic ramble, but that's all right. That's why you're here anyway" YES

[@jackkostylo1750]

"The horsey jumped in, and it wants violence." gosh darn it levy

[@frixx16]

Bruh im used to his deep voice now for some reason

[@Schoolmasterr]

Fr

[@fatherindia4810]

ikr this like reverse puberty

[@SavDerpy]

@@fatherindia4810 *swear police* do not swear

[@themilkbucket9951]

@@fatherindia4810 Watch your language

[@cwazyazn]

You know guys... he doesn’t have his deep voice here. Listen to his octave.

[@Memer44]

Addictions therapist: “So, what kinda addiction you have?" Me: “En passant"

[@Bag1]

"levy, how is this insane, this is just a main line ragozin queens gambit declined" yes obviously that's what I said yes exactly

[@orcahhh8017]

Oh hey it's you

[@batt3mar222]

Oh hey it's you

[@helenavillegas2684]

Oh hey it’s you

[@XXROCKANDROLLPOWERXX]

I'm sorry who is it again? I didn't quite catch that

[@tarunsrivastava2074]

I'm batman

[@techcommenter]

It’s so funny because Magnus was watching a football game while playing a final in a chess tournament.

[@snailboi6902]

that is such a Magnus thing to do, especially with how he eats GM's

[@solinsoccer4148]

Come on, his opponent is just a decent player

[@Critos4]

Was he streaming his match ? How do u know that ?!

[@jkull173]

@@Critos4 yeah he was watching the Real Madrid match during the final. It was on the TV next to him and he kept just turning his head and watching it lol

[@melzz]

Daniel even commented that Magnus should stop watching the football game because his position is in big trouble, but a second later Magnus turn around the situation, crazy.

[@marcuspoosz2190]

"and the horsey jumps in, and it wants violence" -Levy Rosman.

[@lizardwithahat4862]

Horsey be like: *A N G E R*

[@thecoolring6431]

6:02 "take this pawn and hopefully not get noticed then take that pawn and not get noticed and take the rook" bruh I'm ded

[@RodelIturalde]

As a 1500 player, that is my Main idea of attacking.

[@SukhwinderSingh-pe7vx]

That was hilarious

[@thecoolring6431]

@@RodelIturalde lmao lichess?

[@thecoolring6431]

6:12 : " here Levon plays the best move which might SHAKH you " 😂

[@huseynlielshad]

In Azerbaijani language Check is Shakh. Shah means King. When we do check - we say Shakh. )

[@thecoolring6431]

@@huseynlielshad til thanks :)

[@bessa5127]

"It's better to flash your prep than to flash other things" - Levy "GothamChess" Rozman 2021

[@dandiaz19934]

This thumbnail is pure, unadulterated art.

[@gray_gogy]

It's actually very adulterated art.

[@Tennishangman]

“KZbin is superior.” -Levi, in that one video where the twitch chat kept making the same joke

[@InfernalProGaming]

Your thumbnail guy needs a raise

[@headblower9784]

6:30 "It's better to flash your prep than flash other things." Levy Rozman

[@ruvend2581]

Magnus casually beating Hikaru while watching football

[@dannydmccruise5491]

Hikaru doesn't care. He literally doesn't care. Wdyt chat? Chat wdyt

[@dryfizz9969]

you mean soccer 3Head

[@angrypepe7615]

@@dryfizz9969 anyone who calls football soccer is a 2head

[@krisko171]

@@dryfizz9969 gtfo

[@Ada-el9kh]

did he actually watch football? 😂

[@nutmaster652]

“i’m gonna go drink some hot ginger tea” damn Levy got Scarlett Johannson’s bath water

[@edoardoprevelato6577]

Wasn't Gwyneth Palthrow that sold questionable products?

[@xJoinable]

@@edoardoprevelato6577 I think the joke is that Scarlett Johanson is a hot ginger. So her bath water would kinda be "hot ginger tea"

[@edoardoprevelato6577]

@@xJoinable well that's just irrefutable ScarJo is imho the hottest ginger in the hollywood scene (even if her natural color is blonde)

[@thezetes]

I'm still laughing because of the stupidity of that joke. Are you like 16?

[@mrmickey6812]

Was just thinking it’s about time for a recap

[@daviddelille1443]

You know what else is worth more than a Knight? You, Gotham! Don't force yourself to make daily recap videos if you're unwell. I hope you feel better soon.

[@andrewcook9011]

Bro this is the only time you can read the comments without getting spoilers because nobody else has finished the video either lmao

[@callmewisdom]

My favourite recap so far: 70% due to the crazy games 30% due to Levy being absolutely on fire.

[@callmewisdom]

SIKE! It's 70% Levy of course.

[@halbronco7690]

I literally just told my friend on the phone about this "Chess guy I watch, and he keeps making yugioh references." I sent him a screen shot of this lmao

[@AbhishekKumar-uu4uj]

What anime is this thumbnail from ?

[@extremeptgaming6193]

@@AbhishekKumar-uu4uj I'm not sure if you mean what I think you mean but... It's "Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Monsters"

[@mur9a]

Fun fact: At 30:11 when magnus plays be5 there was a cool tactic, nxb5, cxb5 then be1 to b3 and the queen is trapped because hikaru has the white bishop in a2

[@ReiMizere]

"Draw your last pathetic game so I can end this, Carlsen"

[@nazmigashi9348]

Hahaha screw the rules

[@ReiMizere]

@@nazmigashi9348 OH MY GOD, A GIANT ROOK!

[@nazmigashi9348]

@@ReiMizere Omg another giant ROOK

[@Thoughtless427]

“I HAVE NO PATHETIC GAMES HIKARU!!!”

[@ParleLeVu]

@@Thoughtless427 "Except for maybe the first game".

[@TangoMaster]

7:23 “The horsey has jumped in and it wants violence” 🤣🤣🤣

[@anturanggatantra2154]

There is Agadmator and there is Eric Rosen, and there is this guy here. Am I glaad I got this 3 dudes to enjoy. Used to hate KZbin, now I quite enjoy it because of them.

[@parthpatel5723]

You hated KZbin... Wow insane

[@anturanggatantra2154]

@@parthpatel5723 There was a time when KZbin was insufferable. Agadmator changed my opinion. From there, I found Hikaru's stream and then Levy. Finally, Eric.

[@Brazz27]

Hating youtube kinda doesnt make sense.. theres litterally content for every human beings to enjoy lol

[@anturanggatantra2154]

@David Kenyon indeed. Tried YT and soo many video ranged from deranged prick to beheading by terrorist. And then there was a time when YT popularized stupid people doing stupid things. Started watching YT again in 2018, that's how I found Agadmator.

[@flyingfishy1584]

Ah yes, Magnus the *Illuminati Master*

[@trishaykaul9511]

Levy is an IM IM- Illuminati Master.

[@Obi-Wan_Kenobi]

I'm confused. At 3:11, why didn't the pawn on e5 just capture the Knight? Why bother using your own knight to defend when you can get a free piece while also getting your pawn out of danger?

[@schizoframia4874]

Glad im not alone

[@schizoframia4874]

I think its: Qg5 check. If king is on a light square then you fork the queen and king with the bishop on c file If king on dark square then you force a draw. Qd8 Kg7 Qg5 repeat

[@_sixtyfour]

We are actually so close to 900K!! Well done hoodie man!! 1M soon?

[@amosdraak3536]

💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

[@ounobaga1829]

It's funny cause it was Magnus who literally didn't care as he was watching football while playing nakamura

[@willsheekey7747]

ironic

[@joeroot6664]

Fun fact: the opening in game 1 was called the Vienna variation of the ragozin. You can play the Vienna with e4 as well as d4 😂

[@marc.pottiez8833]

You deserve your next million of fans ;) i do like your energy , your pedagogy , your video format , very pleasant ;)

[@dominikskala2723]

"Which indicates that Magnus Carlsen is a member of the iluminati." I laughed so hard

[@nathan9901]

Same

[@korkunctheterrible4302]

His own reaction to it was even funnier. I serially ROTFL'ed through this one. "So bad it's good" has really become a humor type.

[@arthurgiraudbit5093]

6:35 "it's better to flash your prep than flash other things" What a philosopher lol

[@voidzminer1017]

It doesn’t really matter the outcome, because if magnus loses, he’s still the world champion, but if hikaru loses, he literally doesn’t care, he literally doesn’t, chat, he doesn’t even care. Literally.

[@NotoriousKhamid]

I'm sick of the people aick of this joke, but I literally don't care

[@System.Error.]

10:43 Queen is not worth more than a bishop?? I learned something new... (Welcome to Gothamchess Recaps)

[@tyleralmquist7606]

Instructions Unclear, traded my Queen for a bishop, thrown out of tournament for attacking non-diagonally with a pawn.

[@radical_democracy]

I just have to quote this: 7:20 "Knight to e3! All of a sudden the horsey has jumped in - and it wants violence! I'ts a hungry horse, it wants everything." This is the God-Tier commentary I want, when I watch a recap of a chessmatch at grandmaster level :')

[@AzureKite]

Thank you so much for working hard to make content even if you're sick, Levy! You a real one!

[@felipe-n9t]

Hey Levy, I think it would be a really nice idea for a furure video to teach how to set up certain tricks like Greek Gift, traps and those kind of things, great content btw, lots of love from Uruguay.

[@fernando98322]

Ah yes, Seto Nakamura and Yugi Carlsen

[@eliapistis3482]

I can hear baka mitai in the background

[@nineteen10sessions2]

Lol

[@attetarkiainen2594]

Even though Seto Nakamura has belittled his prep, Yugi knows that none of the moves in his grandpa's chess book are weak if you just believe in the heart of Chess..

[@officialhusk1019]

@@attetarkiainen2594 its just Magnus’s grandpa is Kasparov

[@Swordmaster7th]

Seto Nakamura: Stop using your grandpa's pathetic strategies!

[@WarpedSpectrumMusic]

21:50 water... or beer?

[@E-uj5jb]

Day 18 of telling Levy he is worth more than a king

[@pmahcgop6693]

Computers who learnt that the kings value is infinite:

[@bluebod2264]

Day 18 of farming likes* FTFY

[@Filicitizen123]

Petition to Levy to vlog the 2021 Dubai World Championship

[@aravindgundakaram1830]

@@bluebod2264 bro you savage lol

[@Kakarotkamehameha]

@@Filicitizen123 oh Hi there

[@Generaika]

I love how you make a documentary for each move they are making in order for us to understand the concept behind it... yet they find it in a blink of an eye... its like they are living in a different space-time...

[@andrewmartin4474]

"looks like the king fell over a table trying to make it to the other-side of his house to get castled" -Levy 2021

[@dieg0us]

Awesome recap Levy! Hope you feel better by tomorrow!!

[@pritanis4567]

''Its better to flash your prep than flash other things.'' Levy Rozman 2021 6:30

[@batt3mar222]

Levy spitting fax rn

[@wallstreetmonky6797]

6:00, dude you are REALLY funny, i laughed a lot at this part. I love your dry humor

[@vince7979]

nobody: Levy: the players chose to... Levy: SIKE everybody:oooooOOoooooOOOOOooOoo

[@nasirsalih8475]

10:41 “Queens are not worth more than bishops” Now this is why I watch the GothamChess recaps

[@niksutin4195]

- ”And now there’s a million things that white can do, and by a million I mean three.” - Levy Rozman 2021

[@mistakesweremade58]

Hello Gotham Chess! Hope you're reading this comment. I saw the whole video and noticed how you tried making little jokes like how Magnus was in the illuminati because of his pawn structure. I personally liked it and got few good chuckles from your jokes. I think it would be better if, after you said a joke, you could maybe edit the video and make it as a meme only for like a second or two and then get back to explaining. For example after saying how Magnus is in the illuminati because of his pawn structure, the video could be edited and have a little illuminati triangle right where the pawn structure is and have the illuminati theme song playing in the background for like a second or two. I personally believe it would make your videos more entertaining to watch (not saying it isn't already). I love your videos and I love that you put the time and effort into explaining almost every move to help me and other viewers understand the thought process of why those moves were made. Even when you feel sick you still pull through for us. Keep it up man! We appreciate everything you do! [Here is the time stamp from what I was referring to earlier 28:36]

[@JCbeMe]

I was casually watching this video, enjoying a beautiful recap, when my foreign girlfriend walked into the room, pointed, and exclaimed "Oh! Harry Potter!"

[@ETMaligalig]

"And black has the pawn pyramid which obviously indicates that Magnus is a member of the Illuminati" - Levy Rozman 2021

[@sirbeans6281]

Levy do you know what’s worth more than a queen,You, you are worth more than a queen. Thx for all the content

[@Kens789]

every video levy gets funnier and it is getting more addictive to watch

[@charlottestevens9994]

Levy has to be an Android with the nonstop content he’s been giving us. It’s superhuman.

[@ataberk3539]

33:02 Daniil triple D Dubov said something like this too 🙌🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@moneygo123]

24:44 I'm screaming LMAO

[@sonalsam3279]

24:38 He said he had allergy but the next second itself he shouted. SO LOUD😂

[@DrZaius3141]

First step towards turning into a crazed, yet incapable chess-person: "Woohoo, they used my favourite opening!" (Guoco Pianissimo)

[@davidrobins1021]

I'm always strangely reassured when super GMs play this; it shows I must be doing something right.

[@dipakbhatt16]

what an amazing duel between the two GM’s. Simply amazing. Great commentary

[@cinder1312]

petition for gotham to collab with a yugioh streamer

[@wolffow223]

YES

[@zachnado69]

looks like the king fell over a table trying to make it to the other-side of his house to get castled -Levy Rozman 2021

[@jasvinderdhesi458]

I can't lie, I deffo became a Shakh fan after his winning three games IN A ROW to force a tiebreaker against Hikaru. The man comes out swigging every match!

[@timt8027]

I hope you feel better soon Levy! Appreciate you making the content even when you feel a little sick

[@SamMight]

Thank god Magnus exists at this moment in time, it's so important that he slaps Naka consistently. For the good of everyone.

[@markrudyi]

Why what’s wrong with Hikaru?

[@SamMight]

@@markrudyi He is just a nasty piece of work. Universally hated by all other GMs

[@korkunctheterrible4302]

@@SamMight why?

[@Vanilla-Led]

Thumbnail on point Gotham, keep up the good work it inspires

[@gufranahmed2091]

"Its better to flash your prep than other things" - levy 😂😂

[@rseo1533]

"Queens are not worth more than bishops" -Levy Rozman 10:42

[@epicab2456]

did levy got +10 humor after the vaccine shot?

[@mnguyen313]

Lmao @ 30:00 when Levy said “you see the”, his phone thought he was saying “hey Siri”

[@majormoron605]

This man's dedication to making content for us is absolutely insane!

[@TheKawww]

Should be a pinned comment, for real...

[@majormoron605]

@@TheKawww Levy only pins mean comments tho... ;(

[@boze7180]

These GM tourney recaps are so far over my head, but I love them all the same

[@krunkerboyzz3331]

everyone reading this, you are worth more than two queens

[@joelbates4952]

cap

[@ielia77]

ok

[@finaufeiloakitau8936]

Well some one just forked those two queens and my king taking one of my queens pushing one of his or her pawns which opens a discovery check forcing mate in two simultaneously attacking my other queen

[@themitickgamer]

Is a reference to the game or just a compliment? Lol

[@WolfOnToaster]

Not THE Queen tho 🥴

[@JoanRaba21]

"Queens are not worth more than bishops" 10:40 Levy Rozman, 2021

[@dragonusuralis8287]

Amazing thumbnail

[@danielcameron6449]

Hey GothamChess, I've been watching your videos for a few months now. Your videos have educated me a lot on chess and you have a hilarious, awesome personality. Thanks mate! :)

[@DunklerZebralord]

"Schach", pronounced exactly like you keep saying it Levy, is the German word for chess. Funny coincidence

[@ShadowsTube]

Check in polish

[@aaryakaji5637]

Levy 2021: It's better to flash your prep than... other stuff

[@chrisb5523]

“ queens are not worth more than bishops.. or the same”

[@joshuahunter2825]

@16:36 rook a3 in possible games moving the knights and ,g4 rook can go to h3 and , after f4 and other rook f3. Sac the h rook then with check other rook to h3. It's deep

[@MusicPlaylistsChannel]

Congrats Magnus! (might be a spoiler sorry but come on, it's expected plus even Hikaru himself doesn't care chat)

[@TheElsMan]

This guy is doing so much for chess. This breakdown was so well explained and legitimately hilarious, all while he’s under the weather. Legend

[@champpogion6828]

"queens are not worth more than bishops, or the same" IM levy rozman - 2021

[@josh_final]

24:48 I love this about Levy

[@HitmanSanta]

Man, was eagerly waiting for this recap, as always. Get notified, go to watch it, and then Chess24.5 has the results in their fkin video title on the home page... Still went straight to watch this tho, and was as always well worth the time

[@loreleihillard5078]

10:40 "Queens are not worth more than bishops" - The Vatican City

[@mingus_pingus4488]

You're voice sounds so high pitched listening to the last one and this back to back haha