Martin vs. Martin: The End Of Chess

[@Tredenix]

9:20 "Both pawns can passant at the same time" This needs to be a move where they fuse and instantly promote.

[@QuasoIsNotFood]

Yes. Someone. Reinvent chess and add that.

[@lourdespachla6516]

​@@QuasoIsNotFoodjust did it, i present: EL STALEMATE If you have a double en passant you can capture one piece and switch your 2 pawns with a knight

[@Twoparts]

​@Lucky_Guy_Does fr

[@TheOneAndOnlyCumGuzzler]

@@QuasoIsNotFood i agree.

[@TzvetozarCherkezov]

Archon from SC II.

[@jimmytaco6738]

This is what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object. I've seen Martin demolish grandmasters and obliterate Stockfish, and I think it's finally time that he got a taste of his own medicine.

[@tasmaniansloth8631]

I think Martin is a serious contender for World Chess Championship. Sleep with one eye open, Ding.

[@htut3299]

@@tasmaniansloth8631 what do you mean serious contender, there is no competition against him.

[@kveeesh]

hey son.

[@xtgamermo2859]

@@htut3299 fr

[@r.b5977]

@@htut3299 that is actually true

[@lagunax5645]

"And then Martin hangs his queen" Ah, the Henry VIII gambit.

[@CygnusX2]

Chess needs to add this

[@lovesilverlining]

@@CygnusX2I agree

[@ketimmi8109]

Well actually Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard were the only two of Henry VIII's wives that were executed. Neither died of hanging and were both beheaded. This gambit wouldn't make sense.

[@lovesilverlining]

@@ketimmi8109 awww you ruined the jokes

[@miniaturedeletion]

In case you don't know, Henry VIII had a reputation for divorcing and beheading his wives just for insulting him

[@gmkid387]

He never misses mate in 1, a grandmaster in disguise

[@bable6314]

That's the idea. He's a GM going easy on his kids.

[@Altnormality]

​@@bable6314 Wait so are we, the chess players, his kids?

[@zombieslayer1468]

i mean he missed m2

[@gmkid387]

@@zombieslayer1468A m2 is to easy. Only a true GM finds mate in 1

[@cancercurry7278]

@@gmkid387 even magnus has missed a mate in 1 in a classical game

[@scottburns7974]

This is like the completely stoppable object fighting against the very moveable force.

[@minecrafting_il]

you even mixed them up... wow

[@anonymousboy3068]

U high or smthng?

[@Trollololololful]

It was right there, so easy, and you fucked it up. Better strap that helmet on tighter.

[@MallariorDumb]

​@@anonymousboy3068 Y E S

[@petarxd2661]

​@@minecrafting_ilthat was the joke

[@agentlouis9309]

Its like watching two old men with dementia momentarily regain lapses of judgement and then sinking back into dementia mindlessly shuffling the pieces

[@ghettocat6000]

I've made a severe continuous lapse of my judgement

[@hylind1912]

something something american politics

[@chaconneind3777]

I’ve always thought Martin is designed to be the grandmaster dad who plays with his kids, trying his best to let them win and learn from the game.

[@Novacification]

I've always found it impossible to learn anything from Martin (or other of the beginner bots) because they almost never punish you for anything, so you only realize mistakes you've made during the game review.

[@BTURNER1961]

Martin does not exist to teach. Martin is the 'every- child- in -the-class- gets- a- ribbon' Bot. Its about rewarding participation. he's the' You get an A in PE for dressing down' Bot@@Novacification

[@bit_ronic]

@@Novacification he's more like the bots in pubg, he's there to give a first taste of the game to whoever's playing

[@Hi-there-how-your-day]

Idk if this is bad but I tied and a few times failed against Martin

[@vladislavreutov3807]

@@Novacification playing with stockfish 3 I could get to the endgame so rarely, that whenever I got there I never knew what to do. Now im getting better at it. Martin gives you a fast way to get there, be it the very easy one

[@z4za1]

“ martin finishes quickly that’s why he has children “ 💀😂

[@nasiromar7389]

I was looking for this comment 💀

[@No._.Name.177]

@@nasiromar7389 same lol

[@im.user09]

"Black Martin playing like a GM"

[@endertrkz6822]

@@No._.Name.177 same

[@WakaEditz.13]

@@nasiromar7389 same

[@geezersage751]

we need to see how many "Mistakes, Blunders, and Missed Wins" both of them had in after match evaluation

[@emlog202]

230 likes and no reply’s? Not anymore

[@yukinoshita9373]

The evaluation bar doing sit-ups after 19:45 is just absolutely unreal

[@PembuatKomentarHandal]

💀

[@blitzplayzzzz]

😂😂

[@medhanshgupta5979]

🤣😂😂😂

[@RajasPoorna]

Love the phrasing 💀

[@caraprism9074]

I can literally hear the cartoon slide whistle noises as it goes up and down

[@denied69]

Martin is a genius in disguise he planned out a whole mate in 131 white even made his first move

[@AURON2401]

Never take the Martin Gambit, It's a trap.

[@planexto9554]

Which Martin?

[@denied69]

@@planexto9554 whichever one won i lowkey forgot

[@testyourcricketknowledge]

@@planexto9554 the african american one

[@RoccoTaz]

5:34 “ Omg black Martin, well a I have no evidence of that” 😭

[@FloatingSunfish]

Honestly, never missing Mate in One is an impressive skill.

[@nintendonerdsvideos4727]

I wonder if he still finds mate in 1, when the 1 is en passant

[@big_beethoven]

@@nintendonerdsvideos4727 He does. I gave him the position from Magnus' game where he got e. p. mated and Martin found it.

[@nintendonerdsvideos4727]

thanks, that's pretty awesome@@big_beethoven

[@_Hamster]

Martin vs Martin is a game of such high level that us mere humans are just not able to understand, truly a battle of the Champions

[@Disfuguredbatman]

Truly the chess moment of times

[@DailyPodcastDose1]

GOTHAM CHESS COPIED THE THUMBNAIL AND VIDEO IDEA FROM TOMEK JASKÓŁKA!!!!!!

[@panther3618]

@@DailyPodcastDose1 thumbnail, no idea yes. Welcome to the world of KZbin

[@sridharbalasubramani]

😂😂

[@DailyPodcastDose1]

@@sridharbalasubramani i hate u stupid

[@Spoonn_vr]

I can't even beat Martin.

[@GalaxyofPuzzules]

Whatttttt!!!!

[@Themanguy436]

I can barely beat martin

[@trandom750]

Same

[@The1luckiest2squad3never4]

bruh him is trash

[@muhtadihalim9589]

I beat martin hes sooooooo eazy

[@cubeheadii9284]

Can we just take, like, at least a year of silence to appreciate how absolutely amazing Levi's narration skills are?!

[@joshuahietala5174]

Levy's

[@cubeheadii9284]

@@joshuahietala5174 whatever, you know what i mean

[@Rip_Dark.]

Ah yes Levi Ackerman has the best narration skills

[@cubeheadii9284]

@@Rip_Dark. :|

[@antagonistb]

bot

[@Madara_O7]

"Martin is essentially playing chess with 75% of his brain physically removed from his skull" Huge respect to this man💀

[@Brainbuster]

at least mark the time

[@alt_gamer2137]

​@@Brainbuster5:00

[@Brainbuster]

*14:48*

[@solareclipse1468]

I tried that and lost 💀… school, lack of sleep and no food does scary things to your brain

[@oneup12]

I just spit my coffee out laughing so hard. Haven’t had a laugh like that in a minute

[@Cazo22]

5:04 alright bro what

[@Darkpheonixpet-_-]

W

[@Luffy267-p1d]

Spoiler:martin won

[@achidupite3616]

Seeing Levy talk to his Martins reminds me a lot of the narrator in The Stanley Parable. Starting out fine but slowly going more and more insane as the game goes on.

[@AURON2401]

the Martin Parable.

[@ethanrobbins9401]

I think the best way to describe Martin’s strategy of chess would be “Non-Euclidean”

[@SabiaSparrow]

I disagree, ChatGPT is the one who plays non-Euclidean chess

[@iqwit]

No-one knows what GM Martin thinks about

[@octosaurinvasion]

ugh i know this example is a joke but people so frequently misuse 'non-euclidean'... yes, portals are non-euclidean, but you know what else is? a circle

[@somethingfunnyig]

Who said anything about pprtals

[@octosaurinvasion]

@@somethingfunnyig nobody here, but in other examples

[@Gaz4113]

I know Levi thinks this is just a meme. But little does he know this is how chess was meant to be played! The drama, the tactics, the mind games! Martin is chess distilled to its purest form.

[@Luffy267-p1d]

:)

[@BeadsByAria]

Martin is the type of guy to protect his queen when it’s being attacked by a pawn

[@CST1992]

Aren't you supposed to do that?

[@Chuusuisetsujojutsu]

@@CST1992 If you do that you trade a queen for a pawn

[@CST1992]

@@Chuusuisetsujojutsu Oh, I gotcha - the opponent takes the queen anyway.

[@AidenElliott-ff2vt]

Me when I was 200 Elo

[@UncSmokey]

Hey sorry but can u explain further what u meant ik u answered slightly but if u could be a bit more descriptive I’d appreciate it

[@onephilosopher]

Martin is a visionary. He envisions tactics that no one else understands and that's what makes him a genius

[@menaatefadly]

Tactics not even he comprehends

[@timmymannies6888]

*Proceeds to trade a Mercedes for a Suzuki

[@TristinStoeber]

I love how the first move marten made was h5 and eventually moving the pown almost all the way down and makes it a key roll in chek mate, from the first to the last.

[@pancake_consumer3225]

5:05 bro what did martin do to you 💀

[@capybaradave]

no chill 💀

[@EpicPico0625]

This is the definition of "never let them see your next move"

[@jplayah5264]

Martin has elevated this even further with "Never let them understand your next move."

[@couththememer]

"Never let them your next move" 💀

[@thebearer8904]

Never next move.

[@hunterchichester5720]

Never move.

[@airlight3101]

Never win

[@Brainbuster]

*14:48* *"Martin is playing chess with 75% of his brain removed from his skull."* 😂

[@alien3200]

Wait.... He has brain?

[@mr.z2290]

Sadly... There is a hidden Martin inside each and every one of us

[@qui-gonjinn3322]

Sadly?

[@penguin_t]

Martin is inside me

[@Kennot_B]

PAUSE

[@cocacolaowo318]

Yum

[@Reichtangle1871]

I want martin in me so very badly 🥸🥸🥸🥸🥸🧌🧌🧌

[@xrainpap]

The bar on the side:📈📉📈📉📈📉📈📉📈📉📈📉📈📉📈📉📈📉📉📈📈📉📈📉📉📉📉📈📉📈📉📈📈

[@artidvyas]

Fr💀

[@Thatrobloxbaddie]

Fr 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@P1anetaryW0r1ds]

yes. you just need to understand who/what martin is and read the title to understand this

[@BLOBcc]

📈📉📈📉📉📈📈📈📈📈📈📈📈

[@theflano23]

A closeup of my kitchen knife (it's serrated): 📈📉📈📉📈📉📈📉📈📉📈📉📈📉

[@RajasPoorna]

8:28 "And maybe he'll return all the other pieces to their places" 💀💀

[@Antifrost]

Martin created so many memorable and unique moments in this, this is truly one for the ages. White's king going on a leisurely stroll while his kingdom is shattered, the double en-passant not being taken, black's queen surviving for so long only to be left out to dry, the list goes on.

[@jacobdrollinger4802]

This was way more entertaining than watching two grandmasters play to a draw. I will keep saying that until someone convinces me otherwise.

[@menaatefadly]

I mean the unhinged moves with the garantee that he always takes the mate in 1 truly is the peak of chess entertainment

[@Rockycanyon]

Yk Levy just cringing at Martin not taking it at 16:25 is just comedy gold. Can we get some respect in the comments please for levy not losing his brain at this crucial moment.

[@briceberthelot8300]

most impressed by levy's ELOquence at this point. this description of the middle game from 7:30 onwards is just legendary stuff

[@caelenselke-minogue]

KNEE SLAPPER.

[@evanmunden2414]

"But you parked the car like two miles away" the disappointment and exasperation at 11:32...man, that's good stuff

[@ericforsyth]

I had the volume really low and thought he said "burned the car", which arguably would've been even more apt.

[@PieAy]

8:40 “The king is just enjoying a walk while his queen is brutally ki**ed”😂😂😂😂

[@PieAy]

12:56 he was right….😂

[@adityavarshney8636]

I wanna meet the person who had the idea of Martin, and the person who programmed Martin.

[@naizy]

bot

[@MrWisski]

I'm pretty sure MartinChessBot is just this simple : If(CheckCheckmate(IN_1)) {PlayThatMove(); Celebrate();} else { PickRandomValidMove(); PlayThatMove(); PickNose(); } XD Get those newbies feelin good about themselves before they get crushed by Mittens.

[@Blinkers2007GameDev]

@@MrWisski Nope. For loop for every 20 moves(to make a good one and balance the game)

[@MrWisski]

@@Blinkers2007GameDev

[@Blinkers2007GameDev]

@@MrWisski wut?

[@ladygetter14]

This proves that a perfect game of chess isn’t always a draw

[@Pro11whateveryouwanttocallme]

16:14 is a lethal dose of assuring levy that Martin is truly an idiot

[@fizzletrie1592]

As a bulgarian I can confirm that Martin is indeed Veselin Topalov's coach

[@imjustherewastaken]

As a Bulgarian I also confirm

[@fiusionmaster3241]

Indeed

[@cannonfodder9248]

Wait bulgarians are real?

[@МартинЙонков-ж3п]

@@cannonfodder9248 I'm from there and we're not really real

[@_catata]

@@МартинЙонков-ж3п as a non bulgarian i can confirm

[@yoooo-n1h]

Such a good commentary by levy, it felt like i was watching a world cup finale

[@4wingview-pj3hv]

*hahaha, Martin would' be there probably some billion years later*

[@redlock1815]

Martin is actually genius. Its like getting all the questions wrong on a MCQ.

[@Satchi835]

I was laughing so damn hard I nearly called the ambulance, “Martin preforms shadow rook clone jitsu” got me dying!

[@romeldiago5420]

Martin vs Martin Truly the duel of all time.

[@Mander_Md]

22:06 Finish

[@revelboi]

0:00 Start

[@adityavarshney8636]

Martin never fails to disappoint in the most entertaining way

[@masterpanda4726]

Martin didnt entertain levy entertain

[@naizy]

bot

[@doritos7584]

Bro sur dukh gya ye game dekh kr😂

[@JustAnotherCommenter]

Here comes the "disappoint" word again ironically *disappointing* me

[@LolcodeXPlayz]

5:35 is the most regrettable thing levy has said 😅😅😅

[@pow_20]

😢

[@stash_of_g]

I knew a " black martin " was coming somewhere in the video when i clicked on this XD

[@LolcodeXPlayz]

@@stash_of_g xd

[@theresa.y5221]

WHYBARE THE PIECES WHITE AND BLACK?? ITS RACIST “BLACK QUEEN” LIKE HUH?

[@Rebtebganes]

💀💀

[@katherineaguilar-l7k]

Идеально, добавить нечего. Автор гений. Очень всё доходчиво, без воды, учтены все детали, всё объяснено. Стиль повествования приятный, голос располагающий к себе, примеры с чуваком и остальные просто вышка!

[@lj6772]

This truly was one of the chess matches of all time.

[@kevintotems6097]

At 11:22, I thought levy was going to take the opportunity to again share his childhood trauma of dad turning around the car when only minutes from the destination. Not this time though

[@OverTeched]

Spoiler: Martin won

[@LeonSGoatedy]

Cmon man. What’s wrong with you, why did u have to spoil it?😡

[@Loadingandloaded]

Really? It seemed really obvious Martin was gonna win. Not Martin. Can’t believe it!

[@bruhduh-9987]

Broooo i thought they would draw why did you have to spoil

[@alisonarnold4688]

I was rooting for Martin:(😢😢😢😢

[@kevinquito7186]

?

[@OverHeed]

I told my 5-year-old little brother yesterday that Martian was actually a super high level bot, and the look of happiness on his face when he beat him made me smile. *It ain’t much, but it’s honest work.* (EDIT:) The way the work was done did not need to be honest… it was honest work because the intentions, and results, were genuine. -OverHeed 2023 (EDIT 2:) THIS, Is what it means to be a good brother. Give your sibling hope and joy.

[@vivanity9750]

you lied to him.

[@kingsgambitenthusiast507]

​@@vivanity9750 He was given hope

[@NormalThe7th]

You are the brother I aspire to be

[@heartache5742]

is it honest if you lied

[@xantrx6633]

Its not honest though…

[@VishankBG]

Martin won in Martin vs Martin what a legend.

[@lukadearaujo777]

"LOOK AT THIS TETRIS-PIECE BATTLESHIP FORMATION" nearly made me spit out my lunch in laughter

[@andrewbloom7694]

20:03 "Why is the bishop around back no one gave it permission" ....

[@helloboxserman3380]

16:17 made me laugh so hard

[@JazzYT786]

Martin is essentially playing with already 75% of his mind out of his skull..☠️😂

[@Leo_Capaverde]

7:15 Levy: "and now, the villain is ahead" when black is winning 👀👀

[@noobiechessjxwyspl]

11:52 LMAOO EVEN THE CURSOR WAS STUNNED💀

[@creatorcuber]

Martin is actually better at finding checkmate than me

[@shinyflygon8883]

"Martin finishes quickly..." Takes 131 moves for the game to end.

[@FaeTheMf]

Martin has ascended so many dimensions that every move is one that we couldn't possibly comprehend

[@menaatefadly]

I believe his only purpose is to make Levy suffer

[@felipovisk972]

3:22 Martin accidentaly made the Ballistic Missile Gambit

[@MemerDog3]

Funny

[@MemerDog3]

Or is it a real gambit?

[@greenwizard7572]

Martin be like : Finaly, a worthy opponent. Our battle will be legendary.

[@william3371]

@GothamChess I'll tell you right now, if not for the content itself, your sense of humor is enough to bring me back to your increasingly underrated videos. Bravo with this one. I feel like I just listened to the end of an audiobook or watched a short film. You do a great job of immersing us into your videos, keep it up. We appreciate it Gotham.

[@menaatefadly]

Audiobook? It felt to me like someone trying to reason with the most unhinged madmen as they keep building hope only to utterly crush it every single time with no fail

[@olinlsamuelsw3084]

The way you combine different strategies is brilliant. I’m definitely going to try your approach next week.

[@Chararios]

16:46 old Levi, talking about the ones that are watching still the video

[@firefighter7287]

At 18:00 levi full on forgets to breathe

[@SamSamii2.0]

Bruh I played against Martin once and lost, and considering how you're saying he's completely terrible at chess I'm guessing I'm even worse for losing against him

[@collinecesamuel6692]

Martin vs martin is like your trying to set a world record for the amount of blunders in a game.

[@davidkueny2444]

14:40 and the next two minutes are the most hilarious thing and I'm here for it

[@omernavaid4712]

good god i was dying at every "QUEEN TO F- oh"

[@DrBillMoney]

absolutely hilarious

[@DevReaper]

I just love the advantage bar swinging wildly back and forth

[@boas_]

21:26 And there the voice went away

[@luckymessi6061]

And he sacrifices… HIS VOICE!!!!!!!!

[@iLunafreya]

11:15 Martin slipped mouse 😂

[@stormtendo]

Martin vs Martin is just each player trying to checkmate themselves but each person refusing out of good sport 😂

[@goofycat676]

I play like Martin yet I still can’t defeat Martin

[@booled1]

18:13 Levy has officially lost it.

[@LuigiCotocea]

Rook shadow clone jutsu 😂

[@Momotarou0311]

When you pair a stoppable force against a moveable object

[@keenansmith20]

9:16 double en passant

[@lucakun3455]

6:50 highly advanced players, playing the Botez Gambit accepted

[@dheerajlakkaraju8748]

"When your worth is nothing, your potential is infinite" -Martin

[@adityavarshney8636]

As a 250 ELO rated guy, I can confirm this is how i play

[@yareyaredonut]

I don't think you play more than 100 moves a game

[@plingvivin3032]

0:13 how would I watch a “keep hovering to play” length video

[@CAMIEON3106]

"He finishes fast, thats why he has kids" LMAO bro thought he could sneak that past us

[@noutwf]

9:30 well Martin is certainly not going to get any more kids now (Pipi brick)

[@raketowitsch]

Martin is basically Stockfish with his short term memory removed 15:50

[@dachi-2]

"and I started my day today"😂

[@Wobbielivez]

hello boy

[@trandom750]

You don’t even know his sex dumbass

[@anonymousperson6436]

The fact that Levy didn't give them honorary GM titles says it all 😂

[@AndriusEmde]

5:40 black martin

[@nexolu973]

👉🏾5:36

[@grimpaipear]

i love the half-second pause at the start of these videos, where it feels like gotham is staring into your soul

[@fintan9218]

I like how Amir is basically Martin except he doesn’t let his kids win against him and tells them he is a GM 😅

[@TRub1c]

Martin is so good that even GothamChess can't explain his moves!

[@PieAy]

8:26 ”king Moves back to homeland and then probably all the other pieces will do that”😂😂

[@MaxiCubi]

18:24 TETRIS

[@liquidcashews]

knight spin triple

[@TheVanishingDark534]

10:59 It’s like the Rook ran out of gas just outside his driveway…😂

[@mikemichael4390]

The evaluation bar having a stroke at 19:45

[@Mr-_-Robot]

12:49 maybe it all was just a dream?

[@aarav_rao]

that was a roller coaster ride , and the commentary was good too. One of the best chess videos ever made and I am not surprised that we can laugh by watching chess videos too.

[@SusDoctor]

You wouldn't believe it, but im watching this in the future.

[@ahmadmazbouh]

16:18 the silence here was soo loud