The Best Move I've Ever Seen

[@colecotten26]

The craziest move I've ever seen was me getting mated by dude's castling.

[@MarkLewis...]

I remember that!!!!!

[@CFangzz]

Yeah me too, it's really hard to get the position tho, you'll have to sac your Queen to get one of the lines

[@nextgenfootball69420]

if it's a one move mate it's not a crazy move, you just blundered lol

[@sashaboydcom]

@@nextgenfootball69420 That's just a more negative way of framing the same thing though. Like even if it were a two-move mate, or three-move, or forty-five move mate, you could call it a blunder, or you could appreciate your opponent finding a great move or sequence of moves.

[@nextgenfootball69420]

​@@sashaboydcom lol not really, it's definitely a blunder if you have a chance to prevent mate in 1 but don't prevent it, because it's easy for the opponent to see the one move mate, there's no glory or skill in it, but there's definitely regret for the guy who blundered mate in 1 and that's why it's called a blunder

[@astridyoung3336]

The best move ever played was actually en passant. Educate yourself please

[@icarusflying1814]

Holy hell!

[@Dw24211]

Agreed

[@BoltTheEmolga]

No that’s the greatest move, best != greatest

[@ramenationcreations]

en passant CHECKMATE

[@jgig1329]

First played by Garry Chess in the year 0 AP (After en Passant)

[@jordanbennett4472]

This is a nice switch up from the typical “Elo Gambit” played on the Guess the Elo series

[@GWizzles]

Good to see another RL fan in here. Cheers

[@HeckYouEpically]

car soccer

[@itsMEADOWS]

ayyy it's nice seeing fellow carball fans in other channels

[@greenguard07]

@@ak42069 NRG JUSTINNNNN

[@ripmeep]

Queen goes in for a double flip reset and hits the double tap on the g5 square? Yeah this is winning for orange

[@XxErsinoT]

At first I was like "Oh! Germany represent!", ten seconds later I was like "oh... Germany represent..."

[@MostLikelyMortal]

Everyone has their bad eggs. Germany has some really bad eggs, but still

[@jensclarberg6419]

Don't feel bad, most people would've joined the Nazi party in the 30's. They just claim they wouldn't knowing what we know today.

[@AnglosArentHuman]

@@jensclarberg6419 Something like 15% of the population in the party and another 25% in the Wehrmacht by the end of the war, wasn't it? Turns out, kinda hard to survive a genocidal totalitarian regime without joining, leaving the country or getting killed.

[@scoutbane1651]

@@AnglosArentHuman You still have to consider, Hitler got voted in by like 30% iirc. People don't realize how toxic far-right movements can be even when they don't have majority control, everyone thinks somehow the entire country has to turn evil for a country to be as bad as nazi germany, which is just completely ignorant of the actual history

[@thegorn]

Yeah that history of Diemer - you did Nazi that coming

[@crazypomp927]

You should look up Diemer's Immortal Pawns game. He opens with 17 straight pawn moves, creates the most absurd position you've ever seen, and wins beautifully.

[@Arctic_1605]

Hasent he looked at that one already?

[@crazypomp927]

@@Arctic_1605 Don't think so, but if he has then link please!

[@Arctic_1605]

@@crazypomp927 i remember him covering a game where a lot of pawns got pushed but that was over 5 months ago probably

[@abhinavdp7376]

@@Arctic_1605 Wasn't that game featured by agadmator?

[@Arctic_1605]

@@abhinavdp7376 dont think so

[@brettmccabe1944]

2:55 lmao I love how you added "...with the chess pieces..." after "...he's still going for the suffocating-his-opponent-approach..."

[@enricopallazzo3244]

That’s the craziest game I’ve ever seen.

[@Davyhh]

Bellissimo trovare altri italiani qui ahaha

[@ukashk1071]

Yeah me too

[@enricopallazzo3244]

@Esteban Pelaez Munoz I love a good climax, I’m in.

[@usmh]

The queen sac that leads to forced king walk to opponent's back rank with mate is pretty nuts. Old timey game, don't remember who played it.

[@berndgrill1386]

@@usmh You mean Ed. Lasker vs. Thomas, casual game from London 1912.

[@cattycats4]

Fro: "b3!" Emil: " aaargh I did Nazi that move!"

[@hueneygareis2459]

:|

[@soIatido]

lol

[@bohanwithb1546]

LOLOLOL

[@robthefish88]

Top Dad joke, love it!

[@a_guestman1877]

@@hueneygareis2459 my thoughts aswell

[@Matthewrents]

"English is a difficult language." - GothamChess. Also, 5 words.

[@ZaWarudo69]

Ok

[@Kkaran8404]

@@ZaWarudo69 ok

[@JJ-bp1yp]

@@Kkaran8404 Ok

[@icewolf4052]

@@JJ-bp1yp ok

[@thesupersisters6415]

@@icewolf4052 ok

[@FrostCutter]

11:41 this is the move you're looking for

[@sheffali4254]

Thanks so much

[@Maestro19992]

Thanks

[@Idisagreethisisnotanon]

Thank you

[@Xx_thechildpredator_xX]

Loses its beauty without seeing the whole match

[@arunthebuffoon4554]

@@Xx_thechildpredator_xX lol it's also not even the correct move, Levy was clearly talking about the Pawn move that happened later on

[@BlackPhilosophy]

The fact that this game was a draw, demonstrated the level of craziness ironically

[@Ariverfish]

Diemer has got to be one of the weirdest characters in Chess history, weirder than even Morphy's death and Fischer's mental descent. Man has connections with Nazi's, got booted out of the Federation, and for some reason started following Nostradamus, already coupled with his very unorthodox chess playing style.

[@Vooman]

what is it with chessmasters going completely batshit

[@casmar2042]

@@Voomanprobably something about doing nothing with your life besides looking at a board

[@blkgardner]

Diemer was expelled from the German chess federation in 1953 for homosexuality and "corruption of innocent youth." Also, he wasn't a Nazi-sympathizer, but a literal Nazi.

[@LocksVid]

13:50 : Mom explaining how chess works to their 1 year old baby

[@z4rkenny]

LOL

[@eddyhypnotizer2481]

this sounded like mickey mouse having a meltdown

[@stephenc.4319]

I have to say, it's a surprise to watch a Diemer game and find the absolute craziest move was from the other guy. If you out crazy Diemer you must be a real original.

[@robbiehardy3228]

Hey Levi, if you're reading this, I just wanted to say that your content is great and incredibly informative. You've got good energy and are fun to watch. Elo swap was an awesome idea, and I hope to see many more. Thanks for what you do, keep it up!

[@campbellmarshall980]

FYI: his name is Levy not Levi

[@epicwolves125]

It’s levy not Levi

[@leoxi5526]

lmao hes not from attack on titian *facepalm

[@Tyler-bp4md]

i would like to add that im extremely grateful for how levy has contributed to the chess community. no one besides him is capable of holding a community like chess together. im writing this hoping that if levy doesnt realize this already that he does now. levy you da man

[@daleleisenring4275]

@@Tyler-bp4md Yeah, maybe if he would just post the move list like Agadmator does!

[@YourPhysicsSimulator]

9:49 Honestly, there I was expecting some "The only move for black is to resign":(

[@willetwilliams5]

😂

[@danielfaubert1903]

He has so much energy and enthusiasm for chess, it's hard not to be all excited along with him.

[@tonyliu7888]

How Levy describes every Grandmaster Levy: “Strong”

[@VSHEGDE1947]

That's the common nomenclature

[@sagar65265]

"I wish all of chess could be solved with just me explaining things in 5 words" "English is a difficult language" Exactly 5 words, good start :P

[@YakobtoshiNakamoto]

I lost it at 13:52 “BEeeeee 2 is mate!” 😂😂😂

[@jakeallen4191]

That castle made me spill my drink

[@cameronlindner5404]

“Like moving in a house and closing the blinds forever”

[@theedinghamfam1533]

When a pawn push marinates your king

[@TechnetiumPrime]

Show emils game where he played 17 pawn moves in a row from the start and won Edit: grammar

[@lovanbo]

link?

[@bbuttons7941]

@@lovanbo kzbin.info/www/bejne/qF7bhaikgJWKmbs

[@cardbored5961]

Ohh, the immortal pawns game

[@rumabanerjee1080]

already on agadmators channel

[@TechnetiumPrime]

@@rumabanerjee1080 i know, iwant to see levy's analysis as well. For such an amazing, interesting and weird game, there should be multiple perpsectives.

[@dalcowfan22]

Not really relevant but I played the Traxler twice today. The first time I destroyed my opponent, the second time he declined to go into it. Definitely a slept on defense.

[@aidanison8923]

"trying to suffocate his opponent... with chess pieces" hey wait a minuteeee

[@amonechoes9181]

I don't skip a single video of yours. You are just that amazing Levy. Absolutely enjoyable content in every way. Much love

[@thegorn]

Nohomo plz

[@perofidi1008]

dishonored, nice game

[@shreyjain3197]

I wish he had disguised this as an episode of how to lose at chess i feel like everybody would hav believed it with the number of hanging pieces

[@inspirationalquotes3458]

8:30 "That was a little 8 minutes of introduction" 😂😂😂

[@viscouscoffee3449]

Suffocating the opponent with chess pieces. Dark very dark levi

[@danielboiani288]

That was a pretty fascinating game. Both of them on the verge of defeat repeatedly, and such a creative play. Fun to watch.

[@afbdreds]

13:31 Levy's videos are getting so good with those acting comedian or whattever things he's doing

[@icycloud6823]

It looks like they were having a contest as to how many pieces they can hang on the board all at once, while also trying to make the stupidest looking moves they can possibly make...

[@provmcric3406]

At 6:39 there is a savage move for white after ne5 Qe6 takes the pawn , Re6 takes the queen , ne6 takes the rook and it's a royal fork and then the queen is gone White will be up a Rook , Queen and a pawn for a queen and a knight

[@montague7996]

Love watching analysis of brilliancies. Nice.

[@i_Soar]

The fact that Trommosdorf foresaw all these savage lines after B4 makes my head hurt

[@YourPhysicsSimulator]

"Comment reserved for when I think about something funny to say"

[@klingenschmidt9261]

I haven't read it but I hope you edit so we'll get it

[@HowsYourFaceFeel]

decent

[@helloitsme3]

It's not how it works

[@carterhall5516]

“Reply reserved for when I think about something sunny to say”

[@severoon]

@4:20 I am rolling: "It's like moving into a home and closing all the blinds forever…"

[@kinghammyxvii]

this is too much i’ll just castle

[@krazychessplaya]

The bishop on h7 is like Harry Potter locked away in the closet

[@Yeetbloxian]

that was actually more brilliant than 2 blue explanation points!!! keep up the great work gotham! your content is the real most brilliant thing here

[@Lexio5526]

13:31-13:56 We can hear the grand master emotion voice when he talk 🤣

[@undeathbysnipe2986]

"This leads to the MOST D I S G U S T I N G I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE."

[@oger3225]

13:31

[@moldychez5429]

13:39 R U U U K to c3

[@rafaelbarone4217]

" he is still going to the "suffocating the opponent" approach... with chess pieces" 😂😂 you got me here, Levy

[@levistepanian5341]

This was one of the most incredible games I've ever seen!

[@KingofHades208]

Trommsdorf fans: I didn't know I existed.

[@Mel0dicCrusad3r]

Just about when i was about to beat it…

[@meltwire]

bro?

[@thewordfell]

Dang man you were just about to get that smother mate… feelsbadman /s

[@Punkledunk]

@@meltwire I believe so, yes. Based on the phrase “beat it.”

[@lamp4696]

what's stopping you?

[@GCSlala]

Ironic, since i literally just came here after beating it

[@mishakachmazov3174]

Watching games like these and then playing chess myself makes me feel like I’m turning up to a gunfight with a stick

[@akashdubey2043]

1:29 "I have seen this line before" --- before 1987 ????

[@caiberstar6187]

Me a 700 wondering why i found the best move ever played in history

[@Casso-Vor29Jahren]

chess teacher: this puzzle isn't hard the puzzle:

[@dmas7749]

4:25 uhh _looks at my forever-closed blinds_

[@ryansutter4291]

The title of Chess Editor for the Nazi Reich doesn't sound like a "Nazi Sympathizer" to me. It sounds like he was just a Nazi.

[@gavinan6964]

...so he was a Nazi sympathizer? They both pretty much mean the same thing.

[@insertesunombre2614]

He could also be kinda forced to do that, not sure how easy was to say no to hitler and friends and survive

[@emperorsascharoni9577]

@@gavinan6964 Was Schindler a Nazi sympathizer too then? No thats just stupid. Also in my opinion it just sounds like having a job while living in Germany. Not that he had many other choices. He might have been a bad person, but i won't judge based on my limited knowledge.

[@muffntheB]

im not an idiot sympathizer, and it sounds to me like your just an idiot

[@JasonEkonomakos]

@@muffntheB you're*

[@5aax]

I like that when Levi pulls out a funny voice he's not doing it to be a wacky youtuber, he's just genuinely disgusted with a move one way or another

[@dago6410]

The best move ever? It has to be either Steinitz sacking his rook vs van bardeleben.... Or Shirov and his bh3

[@evanlewis2349]

I like 19.Rf6 by Bobby Fischer in Fischer-Benko in ‘63 or ‘64. Very very beautiful

[@zhacce4920]

Rock B1 in Guess The Elo is also pretty legendary.

[@mohammedasharabi3134]

There is also Marshall's Qg3 sacrificing the queen 3 different ways.

[@donkbonktj5773]

@@zhacce4920 ''Rock'' b1 lmao

[@moonbow5019]

@@donkbonktj5773 Can't deny it was pretty solid move XD

[@jonathanprins5924]

"so well just excuse the computer"😂

[@mothepro1515]

Can you show the Emil Joseph Diemer “Immortal Pawn” game?

[@_Xypes_]

7:10 why not Qxe6? If Rxe6 then Nxe6+ and you win the queen

[@joaohenriquegouveiaizidori3177]

"And he was a nazi simpathizer" Fischer: what? Somebody called me?

[@dylanlandon3384]

was he really a nazi sympathizers?

[@nikushakajaia8519]

What??

[@ryanzheng8098]

I don’t think he was a nazi sympathiser but he definitely had anti-Semitic rhetoric (pardon my spelling if anything is wrong)

[@andreitiberiovicgazdovici]

Fischer wasn't a Nazi symphatizer at all, he was angry with his mother and tried to be controversial( also remember he was crazy like Fox News)

[@MusicPlaylistsChannel]

Why was he angry at his mother

[@LemonsCats]

11:46 I saw that move instantly, for you see, I have the power of having seen the thumbnail.

[@comp.lex4]

Hey I just wanted to say thanks for acknowledging the political context here. You don't want to let it dominate the video, but it's important to keep in mind. Keep up the great vids

[@theirishpizzaguy6663]

11:50 f1 looks like a very useful tweener move to cut the queen off, give check, and advance some pawns

[@emilioegana1977]

Day 42 of requesting levy to cover the 2019 Sinquefield cup: The ultimate moves

[@afraid2letgo]

:)

[@antiradical5530]

man i hate it when my computer takes drugs

[@thefrogman-ol1yp]

Speaking of diemer, didn't he ply the game with 17 straight pawn moves to open? Cuz that could be a fun game to cover

[@ompawar4050]

"Suffocating opponent...with chess pieces" That was subtle 🔥🔥🔥😂

[@KralleZ7]

bulldozer pawn, incredible! The best move for me was: to hit your subscribe button!

[@MarkBiesheuvel]

7:30 TIL that pinned piece can still give check

[@dertfert745]

Hey Levi what type of glasses do you have? My gf is into roleplay and nothing gets her going more than when I "become" GothamChess

[@Habib_Xon]

Lmao

[@adb2506]

13:31 idk why buy the way you said that sentence just cracked me up. I've sent 10 times at least and died each time you said it.

[@bananaboy8173]

Gotham: “English is a difficult language” Also Gotham: *says it in fluent English*

[@geckogeico2212]

Hi (apologies for my bad English)

[@DexterHaven]

The craziest move I ever saw was Elaine's dance on "Seinfeld" with that weird kick.

[@markmeluskey2278]

Fascinating game. Great play-by-play. This illustrates why I’ll never be good at chess… Have you ever done a video talking about The Turk? As far as chess is concerned it’s more sizzle than steak, but the story sure is interesting.

[@DarthCrustyYT]

Plot twist - they played the move but thought it was a blunder

[@12bjorn34]

The best move I have seen was 0-0-0#

[@randomname9291]

Can you send the game?

[@12bjorn34]

@@randomname9291 :( No. It happened a long time ago. Sorry :(

[@randomname9291]

@@12bjorn34 oh, so you played it, awesome. My favorite move was the queen sac that led up to a king move to mate, despite long castles being much cooler.

[@papudlapapi]

14:37 I just found my new favourite bodily sound

[@Papidariamxs]

First game looks like the flags are switched, trompdorf looks german and the other name sounds french

[@AngryAngelo]

7:02 Yeah, but you then capture the queen

[@user-js8ud3ub9p]

Levy thank you so much for featuring Emil Joseph Diemer, he’s on of my favorite players. I don’t care for your preface about any historical non-chess details about the guy but that’s besides the point. Great video :)

[@tanusribasak4757]

17:48 the blrblrblr was so funny😂😂

[@stormegrobler4329]

Best move ever played was when Magnus dropped a brick on Hikaru’s PIPI with his recent tweet about Hikaru moving to #2 in blitz.

[@Nishan_117]

Ironic that Levi called the computer high because I thought he was high.

[@mvcoconut]

Hey levy :3. I noticed something cool and I wanted to share it with you since I know you’re Ukrainian. While I talking to my Dad, he’s Ukrainian, he told my little brother to drop something out of his hands, “Кинь срук” which sounds a lot like “Kings Rook”. I though it was cool, hope you did too :7

[@Bobo-yw4ph]

Wasn't he american?

[@mvcoconut]

@@Bobo-yw4ph I don’t think so,

[@chess-blundermctrashplay762]

I think his father or his mother is Russian

[@Bobo-yw4ph]

@@mvcoconut like, we know he lives in NY and most importantly in major competitions he is displayed with the USA flag, unless he is naturalized he should me American.

[@harishm8288]

"b3 is the most savage move I've ever seen" - Intro to Adhibans 1.b3 course

[@AlexSmith-tz2lf]

"Deemer was a Nazi sympathizer so of course he starts with D4." Couldn't be me bro.

[@angapov]

At some point of time I was expecting both kings to be hanging at the same time

[@masonbush3686]

" analyzes a nazi sympathizer" "overly references ammo, war, attack" lmao

[@nickkriebel1884]

“But the computer is probably a little bit high, so we’ll excuse the computer”😭😭😭

[@steelistheunworthy6534]

Hey Levy, you have the least amount of respect for chess I've ever seen and, weirdly, I respect you the most for it. Good on you.

[@Stefan-ih9kd]

WeirdChamp

[@YourPhysicsSimulator]

@@Stefan-ih9kd Indeed

[@SirGrimothy]

I think he has less respect for the elitist and sexist side of chess

[@klingenschmidt9261]

Seems like bait so you won't get pinned

[@steelistheunworthy6534]

@@SirGrimothy and thats def a good thing, i was more talking about his style of play and commentary

[@djgames1129]

2:53 bh5. Can’t take because of smothered mate. If he takes queen takes mate. Only thing he can do is move queen, bishop, or knight and you’ll win at least two pawns

[@raulzitos_1c5]

Gotham: Literally speaks russian Gotham: "English is a difficult language"

[@tvens1]

He does not speak russian. He just knows some words and phrases.

[@dugz2194]

Now make a video : The best move I have ever MADE

[@cawfeecatt1553]

tbh this game of chess was pure art and the computer was like nah son this was all a blunder

[@cmd7013]

4:25 c'mon levy, do you ever open those blinds next to you ? 🤣

[@whitecoffee1427]

3:00 it’s actually worse than your king just being weak, it’s basically mate in two

[@fpl_cricket]

7:41 my 700 elo brain screaming "TAKE THE QUEEN." I was even proud of myself for finding a discovered check

[@xRindi01]

13:46 Bro its so ridiculous i cant stop laughing. I am so happy i clicked on this video.

[@o_Tempp]

14:35 when your mom says "we're waking up bright and early to clean the whole house tomorrow"

[@justinemarkbutiong2266]

"Trommsdorf is a time traveller" yep

[@MacDaniboi]

Eval bar: Is this guess the elo?