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0:00 Introduction
1:17 GAME 1 - 2100s
9:01 GAME 2 - 1800s
16:50 GAME 3 - COOL MOUSTACHE
24:20 GAME 4 - 1500s
29:10 GAME 5 - 1300s
40:15 GAME 6 - 1100s
46:45 GAME 7 - 900s
55:10 GAME 8 - 900s
1:04:20 GAME 9 - 700s
1:12:45 GAME 10 - 500s
1:21:27 FINAL GAME - 600s
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[@bahaaaddintaleb401]

levy: im not gonna say moves also levy: gives an entire course on the slav

[@alexfisher1467]

Fr

[@MrGreenBeanBeenBeanin]

@@alexfisher1467 Fr Fr Fr 😂😂

[@bahaaaddintaleb401]

holly cow thanks for the likes!!

[@Davis...]

@@bahaaaddintaleb401 fr

[@Davis...]

@@MrGreenBeanBeenBeanin fr

[@hmm7808]

Man got so tired of losing the sub-battles to other people that he made this this in such a way that he wins either way pogchamp

[@Lol-qy1dy]

Lol, Levy OP❤️ anyways

[@RiskyBisky11]

1000 iq

[@nimblesheepvenomous3811]

Or maybe he did this so he could lose either way

[@randywebb8284]

And then spent the entire video insulting everybody who was trying to play for him. I very seldom watch his videos and now I remember why. I left youtube playing videos (Eric Rosen) and ended up here. Uggghhh.

[@Chair400]

Randy Webb sounds like you take life to serious and can’t take a joke. I hope you can quit being so soft it’s a bad flaw.

[@vipchesschannel3164]

levys instructive quotes: 1. Time is real 2. He throws it the only way he could throw it 3. Lowground anakin is trying to take the highground.

[@TuequoiseQueso]

lmao

[@gabrielbrito6641]

3. LMAO

[@timmortier5318]

He got the last one from twitch comments

[@zenvlog625]

i am gm now thank you

[@vayungupta864]

you underestimate lowground anakin's powers

[@trbld5219]

Traffic light: turns green for 0.1 seconds The cars behind us: 1:20:15

[@amadeux5471]

Holy fuck I felt this on a spiritual level LMFAO

[@gokulsharama9876]

I felt that

[@Walking_W]

lol

[@pepitodelrancho]

YESSSSS OMG YESSS I LOVE YOU!!

[@EckhartLuthor]

Lmao

[@rezzy4898]

"he was thrusting as hard as he can but he got a rib cramp and wasn't able to finish" 1:11:50

[@ez7096]

oh my goodness

[@demetrius8184]

Lmao 69 likes as of now

[@jacksonlabella132]

the funniest thing i have ever heard

[@johnchessant3012]

1:30:04 "usually when you finish, it's like, you know, it's like, [satisfied face], it's not like, [disappointed face], you know, like, dribbled out kinda, you know what I'm saying, like I- oh man, umm"

[@rezzy4898]

@@johnchessant3012 lmao rn

[@bitterbatterdog]

"They blunder all of their pieces and THEN they start thinking" I feel personally attacked, I'm taking that time to reconcile I blundered and am frigged.

[@jacobgoldman2887]

"He'll probably play queen f5 here, thinking its a check, and that will be the end of the game" *Immediately gets played*

[@benjaminmiddaugh2729]

Levy's reaction is the greatest thing, too.

[@shreddarjackcheese4021]

poggers

[@MrKridai]

The funniest moment :D

[@piggy8761]

@@benjaminmiddaugh2729 lmao he took a look at chat with his sip of drink then looks back at the game, genuinely believed he was going to spit out lmao

[@reddd-77]

Timestamp?

[@spongegar6968]

Higher Rated Players: Quality Lower Rated Players: Entertainment Sub Battles: Quality Entertainment

[@Lukdaman]

Well said

[@Twas-RightHere]

Sorry I couldn't pull through with the win youtube! Looks like I need to brush up on my slav theory, or just get better... xD Sincerely, the guy from the second game.

[@justinchen9071]

Lol it’s fine we would’ve gotten pummeled even if you won. Nice game thi

[@elkhaira1052]

Good game man

[@khordi7997]

we tried bro we tried PepeHands

[@filler8086]

You played well bro

[@inszense9848]

Man you're really desperate at the end

[@MisaeShimamura]

The first half shouldn't be on KZbin. Murder is not allowed to be shown in a video, Jesus

[@rookieman329]

Let's report for graphic content

[@itsyvonblitz6819]

I almost cried when I was watching everything before Nukem

[@brianstark1527]

“We watch the lower rated players last for entertainment” .... Ouch.. My soul...

[@MLarios97]

We are like old grandpas fighting in the coloseum

[@dhushy63]

Ouch Ouch Ouch That hurt

[@physicsisawesome696]

:(

[@utsabbanerjee7577]

1:11:23, anytime you come back to this video, make it a point to watch this part

[@janichsivebk4616]

I cried when it happend! :)

[@joncap6815]

Random noises Gotham is the best

[@aryandhande]

😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂

[@Nicolas-kv9dv]

I'm not sure if he had a stroke or was disgusted

[@fzlagges5849]

@@Nicolas-kv9dv probably both at the same time

[@danielmeek3997]

42:28 YO MY MAN SPTTIN BARS

[@nintendocookie4646]

I was gonna say the same thing

[@drlukas4242]

Top 10 rappers even Eminem is too scared to challenge.

[@pepitodelrancho]

not wrong

[@TheMazinka]

“They are calculating a thermodynamics equation” Me who is literally working a thermodynamics equation at the time I see this video: *pikachu face*

[@aneet4316]

Thank you Levy for letting me play in the sub battle. Very kind of you :) Keep up the good work !

[@finnhackapell6560]

Even though you lost, you fought valiantly :)

[@aneet4316]

@@finnhackapell6560 Thank you so much ! After I blundered Qa5, I knew it was going to be very difficult to play.

[@theascendunt9960]

Hey, you're the one who said you're from Sri Lanka, right? Nice to see a fellow countryman around these parts. Don't worry about the loss. It's all good 👍🏼

[@aneet4316]

@@theascendunt9960 Hey ! Thank you for your kind comment 😊

[@jotarokujo3870]

42:30 - 42:40 In the wise words of Agadmator: "It was in this position that Eminem resigned the game"

[@JDNO27]

Bruh he just started rapping the damn moves😂😂😂

[@stefania8708]

Lmao

[@abhushan88]

42:10 when the caffein kicks in.

[@btorres5x]

🤣🤣🤣🤣👏🏻

[@XIIchiron78]

I need this clip set to the rap god backing track

[@marekbalicki1094]

Friend: "It can't be that bad! The worst thing she can do is say 'No'." Crush: 47:36

[@niemilosz]

I BURST OUT LAUGHING

[@ranjitdiablo9110]

Lmao I cried

[@nate3586]

@@niemilosz Me too XDDDD

[@jacksonlabella132]

i’m crying

[@malachipg7576]

1:02:23 this is the funniest thing I’ve seen in the past 6 months, on god

[@amaurygarciaescareno2657]

Best sound ever, can't stop replaying it XD 1:11:29

[@zachsimpson5895]

This is a really cool idea, innovator levy

[@AhmadM25]

Innovator Isaac

[@Chizzle69420]

Shame he hasn't does it again

[@geetaparmar4458]

1:20:05 cant stoo laughing at his reaction

[@kikokoussi7594]

He is having a stroke at that point, I had like 8 screenshot of him making stupid faces xD

[@doctorcrazy279]

Close ur eyes and that's just totally different

[@balimerouane8341]

@@doctorcrazy279 It fucking does 🤣🤣🤣

[@HeavenStudiosOfficial]

1:02:28 I laughed so hard I spat my whole keyboard with coke and heard my neighbor knock on the wall so yep, the entertainment value is... pretty up there.

[@200elochess]

The funniest part of the video for me lol

[@joni1405]

My favorite part of these videos is when Levy says he's not going to say any moves and then immediately provides both players with 23 consecutive moves

[@dylanmorley9545]

"They blunder all of their pieces and then start thinking." Lmao!

[@gymGirlForLyf]

1:02:34 Must be made into Gif And Then a MEME for Chess Blunders😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 😂😂😂😂

[@ulistechler3571]

Has it been made yet?

[@Raouldy]

1:02:22 - 1:02:38 was incredible

[@benjaminmiddaugh2729]

Best combination of commentator and chess game I've ever seen.

[@goncalofreitas2094]

Beautiful content 👌 It might have even been a stream sniping that didn't end up well...

[@pepitodelrancho]

fuck yea!

[@emmettdja]

Would have been even funnier if you spat that water he just drank all over his monitor and webcam.

[@piggynatorcool668]

@@goncalofreitas2094 there's some twitch delay so mods can disable the stream if something goes wrong and he made that move to fast, don't forget Gotham Chess is watching him as well so there is the delay between his game and gotham chess watching him and gothams stream

[@JuliusKingsley0]

I read the title as “My Subscribers Went Too Far” 😂

[@Ouryuu-Zenokun]

I didnt notice I read it wrong until I saw this comment edit: misspelling

[@nimarjeetbajwa4322]

they did .. read the community post

[@alexfisher1467]

He did it on purpose lmao

[@Geert_Stradmeijer]

Thanks

[@tanthemaker6956]

@@Ouryuu-Zenokun same lol

[@kiand2638]

42:30 was not expecting such a flow dammmmmn

[@kritik4355]

Time is a real thing - Levy Rozman

[@vosluc7991]

55:00 Low Ground Anakin: "I deserve a ban after this opening" Spoken like a true Chessbrah

[@lowgroundanakin5789]

Sorry to disappoint the fellow KZbinrs with my terrible opening. Clearly need to rewatch the Vienna video lol. But thanks Levy for letting me play in this sub battle, it was a lot of fun!

[@AUG_Glow]

It's cool, i'm warming up with the vienna as well:)

[@aneet4316]

Don’t worry. I literally played a line as white in the Grunefeld where I don’t know anything about. When I’m under pressure, I really do weird things. But it was fun playing :)

[@limmeh7881]

Hey you're better than me, I'm procrastinating because I'm afraid of messing up with openings and shit. You'll get it 👌

[@ananya.sin_ha]

@1:02:31 hahahahaha I just can’t stop laughing, dude your reaction! A million dollar reaction! Hahaha

[@thesoulburger1041]

The comedic timing was impeccable. 1) Call the blunder 2) Look away 3) Take a sip 4) Look back 5) Stand up to avoid immediate spit take 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mikelin1138]

@@thesoulburger1041 If he spit I would laughed so much harder

[@nemtudom5074]

42:20 Those were some great minutes, with him turning on caster mode, wow

[@jeffersfilms]

37:27 and 1:02:35 were my favourite moments from the stream

[@mkrock786]

I watched it live...my reaction is also similar 😁😁😁😁

[@ninadchavan1204]

When I clicked on the first time stamp I got an ad

[@royal_zaffreknightx3445]

47:36 is also a good moment

[@ayushanuroop9203]

ours too 🤣🤣

[@matusguga3997]

or 1:05:12

[@mralumina3566]

18:15 Aneet in the chat: I lost because I represent the wrong team lmao

[@s3ri0uz99]

1:02:30 killed me lmao

[@coolgate3872]

If only the KZbin comments can spam "HI TWITCH!!" back at twitch chat

[@Chizzle69420]

KZbin is the true winner because Twitch chat desperately attempts to get are attention constantly

[@herold.mp4]

@@Chizzle69420 facts

[@BFDI_Leaf]

@@Chizzle69420 yup #Twitchsucks gang

[@RiooYao]

I like how the 3rd game was named COOL MOUSTACHE rather than 1600s

[@mikechambers9129]

I like this format. Perhaps consider in addition to this format a slate of ~10 players per community, starting at the lowest rating but where there winner of each game continues to play. Team that runs out of players loses.

[@chaosrevive]

like every battle arena format in Japanese anime

[@200elochess]

@@chaosrevive swears

[@thesarge5847]

22:53 my chess coach everytime I make a move

[@btorres5x]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ashwindsouza5273]

You can't lose a sub battle if you pay against yourself 👉👨🏾

[@t19563]

Underrated

[@sjegannath6295]

@Radionixix lol i read that as play

[@ethankigundu9011]

42:25 btw

[@justinleung6433]

44:06 also

[@sarthakpathak4585]

Only rapper even Eminem afraid to diss

[@mihapetek3418]

22:53 Me when I'm trying to understand chess

[@drewweber9474]

We performed so badly that I'm gonna have to become a Twitch sub...

[@Davis...]

I think the twitch Players are stream sniping

[@crimatics2123]

@@Davis... please say your not being serious

[@demetrius8184]

@@crimatics2123 yeah it's clearly a joke since the twitch community is known for stream sniping but this a chess game so obviously it does nothing. Have a great day!

[@end33r29]

1:20:01 my teacher watching me write the dumbest shit on my exam

[@bigxmacxattack941]

I laughed so hard at 1:02:30 lmaoo

[@gabrielbrito6641]

1:02:27 Levy definetely knows how to blunder!

[@itsnottylor4011]

"It took 45 minutes for youtube to shrug back" me: Oh I've been watching people play a game i can barely understand for 45 minutes. Lovely.

[@sweatypockets1923]

“If you are going to beat him up JUST DO IT don’t tell him you are going to do it”

[@wyattearp4055]

this is my new FAVORITE channel! thanks so much Gotham for your content - I LOVE IT!

[@aa01blue38]

42:23 top 10 rappers Eminem was too afraid to diss

[@Enneti]

how is chat saying missed mate when there is literally the evaluation bar to the side hahaha

[@Gelfling66]

I've started to notice levy's eyebrows are the first thing to move in all his intros lol

[@johnvuillemot4805]

Boys, we need a new strategy. Hear me out. Many moons ago on the platform of reddit a war of a similar creed commenced. r/chess vs r/anarchychess. One side was studious, their sub full of educational content and filled with discussions on improving. The other side was a bunch of Bongcloud cultists The memers prevailed. If we wish to defeat the twitch chat and their Grunfeld theory, we must embrace meme openings. Thank you for comming to my Ted Talk

[@LouPanetta2]

42:30 Levy starts rapping and it is a beautiful thing

[@sanjaymistry573]

First it was Tiktok vs KZbin diss and now it is Twitch vs KZbin chess, this will be epic

[@vaibhav7219]

Unlike tiktok.. None of these two are cringe so its good

[@sanjaymistry573]

@@vaibhav7219 True

[@coffeedude]

@@vaibhav7219 the three are cringe if you look hard enough

[@puffthedargon]

1:19:54 Highlighted and spread through the world. Pure comedic gold of chess blunders hahaha

[@Craulback]

incredible

[@falco7626]

42:24 Levy dropping some slick rythms

[@andrewcouto5620]

37:26 Levi freaks out about white throwing out his winning end game 🤣🤣 Best reaction

[@kaizo_tv]

47:33 Does white know the move? Apparently not.😂

[@Vandalgia]

Levy is just a perfect commentator, you always made every game very entertaining.

[@DarkElfLeg]

That was great! I cryed with youtube team and laughed at immobile white end! Thanks!

[@VaguelyCanadian]

this is how you play music in chat to get em hit with DMCA: "035, 0365"

[@aosa8810]

47:37 killed me, that was a perfect reaction

[@karlosmadeley2278]

The chess rap you've all been waiting for 42:25

[@SR-ti6jj]

Thanks for the instructive video Levy. I've been coming down from an acid trip and needed affirmation that time is real.

[@so0meone]

I'm 100% here for that color commentary in game 6, that was hype af

[@upvotecomment2110]

37:34 The Only way to throw the game and you find it WHAHAHAHAHAH

[@treeoflife7151]

lmaooo i died there 😅😅

[@AUG_Glow]

LETS GOOOO BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

[@foxifiend8268]

At least we learned that time was a real thing. Thanks Levy.

[@jameshowie4732]

42:36 Levy spittin bars

[@ayushanuroop9203]

Levy's Expressions are just golden 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@royjosua9817]

1:05:15 Levi's Bruhhh is so damn iconic.. 😂😂😂😂

[@timoxatrader]

The fifth game, though. The most emotional one, I would say. Especially that Levy's "ойойой" thing😌

[@davidsymalla4785]

When I first ran into your page, I thought you where a dork, sorry!! I absolutely think your page is great and you are not a dork. very intelligent chess schooling. I try to watch at least one post every day. This right here is brilliant!! I love it. Love the way you sniff out the bot cheaters also.

[@jpskillet2902]

In game 2, white just delayed taking that pawn because of their opponent’s intimidating name.

[@nyphron3109]

12:27 I paused the video to calculate e6 out. Very proud of myself.

[@osecelestial9287]

Honestly.....this is Great content..and great reactions to the blunders 😂😂

[@itzalex9216]

“time is a real thing” -Levy 2020

[@ankitkumarbajpai6364]

Hey Levy , Can you please make a video on how chess GMs and IMs calm themselves in critical moments of the game . Also how we beginners can do the same

[@oussamaatmani6273]

I was so confused at how sub 600s are playing that good in the first game lol, I'm such a horrible listener took me like 10 minutes

[@AngeloGene]

Relatable. Only tip I can give you is to check 2 to 3 times whether or not a move you're about to make is not going to give your opponent a free piece. Alao always check where your opponent's pieces might land.

[@oussamaatmani6273]

@@AngeloGene um really appreciate the tip but I was just saying that I thought the first game was the under 600s and it's going up the the rankings from that and I was surprised at how well the game was going, then at the 10th minutes mark he repeated that it's the opposite and the first game was actually the 2000s n I was like alright that makes way more sense lol

[@AngeloGene]

@@oussamaatmani6273 Oh! Okay. Sorry. xD And yes, Sub battles have always been like that. Especially when Gotham Chess' subs play against Hikaru's on twitch. It was always higher rated players first before the lowest ones.

[@oussamaatmani6273]

@@AngeloGene it makes for a more entertaining watch tbh, I fully understand that it definitely makes sense

[@yeetyeet8732]

“He’ll think he’s attacking the queen but forget the horse goes backwards”

[@iliaghambashidze3563]

42:20 Levi goes tryhard commentator mode

[@Bennilenny]

Going down the elo latter makes it a lot more interesting, bc anything can happen xD

[@gabrielbrito6641]

47:35 Levy's reactions are the best!

[@gabrielbrito6641]

Please keep watching, there's a few blunders in a row LMAO

[@khordi7997]

Had fun on this! cheers for the chance! glad i could pull a somewhat comeback and still lose LOL

[@ThanatosIRL]

That time loss was tough man. You played really well with the comeback and all.

[@khordi7997]

@@ThanatosIRL yeah time loss always hard to take! we rematched and i won so bitter sweet haha

[@ShareNoMimosa]

this entire video is just pure gold

[@bigxmacxattack941]

Damn I’m sad I missed this let’s go tho

[@creepylavalamp]

47:35 Hahaha!! The absolute disgust on ur face!!! LMAO!!!

[@vladimirs7878]

16:23 is when I started laughing for 5 mins straight. What a memeful checkmate!

[@matiasgarciacasas558]

If he had promoted to a rook I would have clapped

[@piggy8761]

this has to be one of the best chess ideas and streams ever, so many funny and epic moments

[@cynicalswordmage6699]

I’ve never been so excited to watch chess I swear

[@tongpoo8985]

Haven't seen any chess content this entertaining since chessnetworks old bullet tournament streams

[@공략]

1:20:05 Levy going insane

[@josephsalmonte4995]

"Time is a REAL thing." Levy Rozman 2021. I come here for the knowledge 👊

[@Joseph-nh6in]

At 45:50, I think the mate in two is moving the queen to G2 WITHOUT check, and then I think checkmate with bishop E5 is unavoidable the next move

[@aravindsanthosh9909]

21:40 i think a winning game is the most difficult to win!!!

[@johnvuillemot4805]

KZbin didn't watch the stream where an IM is showing moves... then they lose. Curious

[@rahulmistry5019]

I laughed throughout the video it was so entertaining. Your sense of humor and commentary is the Best Levy. Wow what a video this is. I wish it was longer..... Please do this again. Will be waiting. This is definitely one of the most hilarious chess videos ever... "OUUU NOOOOOOUUUU"

[@InvaderTim7]

I've gotten to the point where even if Hikaru isn't in a sub battle, i still hear him yetting at a team to make a move