This Guess The Elo Made Me Cry (#37)

[@tijilparakh04]

9:50 every chess game i play, i imagine being in a guess the elo episode and think - "would gotham humiliate the shit out of me for this move?". Lowers chances of blunders way more than you'd imagine.

[@ravenwzxeh]

Great tactic.

[@sudoku0095]

Thanks for the suggestion!

[@maxtv333thesuperstar3]

Same lol

[@greekfountain9303]

I always hear Gotham say “now that’s just a counting problem” before I even consider taking/pushing a pawn

[@mr_d3adw873]

Right, I always hear Gotham narrating my moves while I play.

[@erichitchins9211]

I love how he went from utter disappointment to just so much energy after the en passant mate

[@Faxeditz-_-]

To depressed after seeing the rating

[@dashingclasher]

the chess community collectively had an orgasm seeing that

[@BoltTheEmolga]

2 days of Guess the ELO in a row? That’s one good Christmas present

[@krish2784]

ikr

[@rn6467]

Gotham being the gracious man that he is.

[@tellurius4951]

I have Christmas in two weeks, but ok

[@64squares53]

@@tellurius4951 sad

[@indianboy9575]

TRUE AND NOTHING BUT TRUE

[@tK-fg1nr]

Chat: "Its truly glorious that he has found his creative freedom and we all love it so much"... Levy: "that is the most wholesome comment on twitch god bless you" (2 messages earlier:) "I have microplastic in my balls"

[@alfredomariasammartino7728]

Prolly just me being blind, but j can't find where the first msg was (the one abt microplastics)

[@scythear]

@@alfredomariasammartino7728 Might not have shown up in the video, but Gotham comments on the first msg at 6:50

[@bplup6419]

The duality of man.

[@smileorgobyebye6330]

I too eat humans

[@cbplayz2374]

That first game deserves it's own video. That was beautiful. Holy hell.

[@celestia3218]

The highlight of my career lmao

[@idontgetthejoke4393]

Although they are shit at chess, they did something truly beautiful

[@ShomilSaxena]

Holy hell

[@kiranaun9593]

@@ShomilSaxena Holy hell

[@maxime9728]

Gotham: I'm not gonna say that word, we're family friendly also Gotham: someone wrote "I've got microplatics inside of my balls"

[@sotirigamez5781]

"you fucking stalemated"

[@alphacentauri8598]

@@sotirigamez5781probably the first time ive seen him say fucking

[@bennetth7008]

“And it’s sponsored by… ‘kay! So white begins the game with e4! Gotham deserves a sponsor for all the hard work and consistency there is in his content.

[@ImmaPhoenix]

fun fact there is actually no consistency

[@Dokgo22]

@@ImmaPhoenix uploading everyday??? U good

[@stars4allen133]

@@Dokgo22 not even uploading hourly L

[@andrewxu3602]

It's sponsored by e4.

[@yeetsin560]

you think he hasn't gotten deals? Of course he has, hes probably turned them down

[@RAFAELSILVA-by6dy]

"Does he know the bishop moves that far?" It's a long way from b7 to h1.

[@minephlip]

bad players (like myself) don't tend to see a move like that because it's so far away. I would simply not notice a bishop line like that

[@coolerammo724]

its a long way bro u cant expect me to see that lol

[@Liffro69420]

@@coolerammo724 SAM!

[@Hellion6325]

I was playing vs a friend today and my bishop went from h8 to take his rook in a1 lol Was a long journey, props to that bishop

[@gamebreakers2535]

I'm so glad that Levy is being sponsored by K

[@talba610]

Ketamine?

[@MaTtUR50]

Now I need to go buy jewelry from Kay

[@mrwho995]

No, he's been sponsored by Queso

[@BrianParente]

Bringing that Sesame Street energy

[@greekfountain9303]

Potassium?

[@keisanzio5773]

7:00 I spat out my food here

[@tai-imyr849]

That first en passant checkmate hit you in that really twisted spot, didn’t it Levy?

[@JunctionWatcher]

Ngl it hit different 🥰🥰🥰

[@thesupersisters6415]

Anarchy chess is proud

[@461weavile]

Pure euphoria.

[@celestia3218]

The highlight of my career

[@yashmishra1212]

I came

[@skyfizh6849]

10:40 has aged too incredibly well

[@7352SoS]

Deadass lmao

[@grey8478]

bro it was always relevant

[@grey8478]

i almost came back to make the exact same comment again upon rewatching this video lol this comment is still just that stupid

[@schmoko_]

Several people also typed Ukraine in chat

[@firstnamelastname7244]

I didn't even realize this video was posted before the Ukraine War until I saw this comment. What country was he talking about?

[@Ankur4330]

*Sneezes "Sorry, I'm allergic to garbage chess" I'M DEAD! SO UNDERRATED!

[@cadwronny]

Well probably he got it from I,Robot but yeah, it's a good line :D

[@DoubleGum]

Time stamp, s’il vous plait)

[@memesawesom]

im 480 lol

[@paris2777]

@@memesawesom damn ur old

[@memesawesom]

@@paris2777 no it's my rating in chess lol

[@quinnblumenthal403]

I hadn't really thought about it until recently, but Guess the ELO really is my favorite series on youtube. It's just so funny, entertaining, and helpful to my own chess. Thank you very much Levy!

[@Resinald]

I literally screamed “YESSS” when I heard another Guess the Elo came out

[@self-righteousideologue9398]

Seriously?

[@michazytecki965]

Where did you hear that?

[@nguyengiahuy1547]

Who don't

[@benjaminhonick5258]

That's weird

[@smartfck4]

Stop lying

[@sho6413]

12:02 WE NEED MORE SWEARING LEVI

[@ms.frizzle137]

Nbs

[@kalpar990]

Hello Levy! I have been a subscriber for over a year and I wanted to thank you for your videos. I had played tournaments when I was younger, and then had to stop to play chess to study. But after I turned 18, I restarted playing, teaching myself as a hobby. I could climb to 1750-1800, and now I'm 21 and I have just hit 2000 rating points just from the studying of your videos. Thank You very very much! Maybe you don't respond to many messages, but I hope you'll read it sometime.

[@Sweaty_-]

Most heartwarming thing I've seen this week :)

[@hcmercy6786]

"Same level for 25 years? just like the new york knicks" I felt that in my soul 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@meow164]

You know you've played bad when gotham starts suspecting match fixing

[@ДаниелЯсенов]

Stolen

[@agentace1476]

@@ДаниелЯсенов stolen

[@anzacr7169]

@@agentace1476stolen

[@sidneydamsma]

16:10 "You are allowed to be trash. You are not allowed to fake a game" XD dying right here

[@blikthepro972]

no one would've expected an anarchy mate in a trillion years

[@gamer9smith]

It's a big day. Levy just got sponsored by Fricken Potassium.

[@samshankland884]

Lmaoo

[@electriclegend6390]

High tier humor

[@עדןמזור]

9:00 has me dead

[@DanS044]

4:30 it’ll be 2103 and En Passant Checkmate will still be funny

[@luca_previ0o]

16:12 being Italian and seeing “prosciuttodikarma” as last donator makes me actually proud of my country SPOILER ALERT: for whoever is wandering about, this means “karma’s ham”. As it stands, it doesn’t make sense, but in Italian it actually sounds really close to “prosciutto di Parma” (Parma’s ham), which is a pretty famous variety of Italian ham

[@sanjirob]

Lmaoooo this Is so wholesome 24:25 “All right keep your last pawn and take the rest of the pawns” **blunders the knight 😐😐😐 jajajajaja i felt like i was watching myself play come up with some great moves and miss mates and blunder pieces

[@e_brangelical]

Some still believe that Levy's pitch at the end of this video is still rising to this day.

[@houtarooreki9802]

ok

[@rook010]

En passant mate reaction is gold

[@trimach3148]

isnt it nice to see people react according to levy's reaction. everyone was like "who asked" before levy said "thats the most wholesome thing" hypocrites or dumb people? maybe both?

[@specmoment3592]

It's an average twitch user

[@castles990]

Every twitch chat:

[@callmezeb2314]

there is micro plastics in my balls

[@raymonlandry228]

Everyone? I only saw one person say that.

[@jimmythecow3873]

The missed mate with a knight in game two was also a fork of king and queen, the dude with the white pieces could’ve accidentally checkmated there lol

[@kush7367]

Two Guess the Elo in two days both amazing👍

[@mycricketingworld5328]

Yea, Christmas present for us by Gotham Chess.

[@folakeade_emmanuel1909]

5:40, Gotham attempting to sing "Davé Davé"🤣🤣

[@monky4640]

ah yes my favourite song, dave dave

[@benjaminoechsli1941]

"You're allowed to be super trash. You're not allowed to fake games." Truth!

[@gabrote42]

3:29 Your humor never ceases to amaze me 17:55 This game is so me. 3 discovered attacks, 5 blunders, 2 brilliant maneouvres. But this guybdoes it better

[@tessieract]

23:37 (ish): Botez Invitation Declined: Botez Gambit Variation

[@jamesrahner8920]

problem with the traxler is that black actually rarely DOES know what to do after Qe7! So I'm actually 2/3 times quite comfortable playing against the traxler....as long as you know the lines a few moves more than they do, you're golden

[@ashmitsharma9096]

These games feels like players are just edging us by creating brilliant opportunities and then not capitalizing on them what so ever.

[@You2oob]

16:39 all pieces on the back rank like the pieces of Exodia! I'M CRYING!!!

[@finnbeck872]

Leviathan Rozman thank you for the back to back GTE they’re so funny!

[@realhehe]

This is one of the best guess the elo episodes!

[@tahazuttir252]

2 guess the elo's in a row wow

[@swistak2239]

Gotham: "now you stalemate cause you op" 30 sec later: Stalemate happaned 🤣

[@lawnmowerman4102]

10:41 aged very VERY poorly

[@littlepony9962]

Huge shoutout to K, they seriously have the best products and I can't thank them enough

[@gabrielthescooterkidmcdona2770]

31:23 turn on CC, his dude registers as music... gotham is an amazing singer man.

[@newgener4tionpodcast577]

Today I found out I lost a very close friend to cancer a few days ago, and I’ve just been feeling down all day, even watching the new Spider-Man movie didn’t help but for some reason this episode helped me a lot to cheer me up thank you levy

[@TheGrandmaster1]

I do have to give it to him, and I'm not just bullshitting. No one makes a chess game more entertaining than Levy. 3:04 made me spit out my fruit loops, dribble down my chin and just fucking lose it. I haven't laughed that hard in a week.

[@erichadlock4490]

This was the most entertaining Guess the ELO ever. Haha. Genuinely laughed out loud

[@harshitrawat811]

Forshadowing: i think tommorrow(4th feb) will be a guess the elo episode cuz it would have been a full year since this series started

[@harshitrawat811]

It failed :(

[@afcreative22]

This has got to be one of my favorite episodes of guess the ELO yet

[@dreyr.2765]

My favorite is the “ I want to vomut” just because of thw last game😂😂

[@adamhall8912]

I hope Levy never stops this series. Every episode has made me laugh even on some of my worse days. Levy if you see this, thank you.

[@mekafinchi]

The holy hell spam at 4:40 is beautiful

[@quinnandrew4223]

Guess The Elo is the gift that keeps on giving.

[@christopherg1288]

Lol that satisfaction reaction at the en passant checkmate is so good. I would make that into a reaction gif if I could

[@priyanshchess4836]

24:43 noob gofham didn't call out his sub for not playing Rg5, what happens next is shocking

[@meched5343]

“* sneeze * sorry, I’m allergic to garbage chess.” That was the greatest thing ever

[@jasonalbindeleon]

The second game is an inspiration as to how awful you can be at chess is so fun because you can submit your game to Levy and laugh at his reaction

[@greanbeen2816]

11:30 he picked the option where you start at 1200 (intermediate I think) and that was his first game. Source: I did that

[@thepoisonkid2483]

Actually your french comments were kind of spot on! These french classes with Lucy start to pay off, well done mate!

[@Itsmooonbeam]

This is where I come back to when I'm sad

[@epileptixmemer]

@ 6:46 : I died here.

[@GMan2118]

That knight from game 1 was basicly like McClane in die hard 2 at the beginning

[@iqm4574]

I never laughed that hard in a while, game 2 was true content.

[@sebastiancramer2855]

That second to last game (#4) made my entire day thank you Gotham!

[@alejandrocurielgranillo6160]

every time i see an episode, i live in constant fear of being the random noob in one of those few trash games i played when i was 200

[@harryshearer992]

That pawn in the first game is looking around like “wait…where did everyone go?”

[@krishgupta8927]

Hey man!! Today I played my first chess tournament playing the vienna and hell and i am going to nationals Thank you Levy respect bro!!

[@haka5630]

Good luck bro

[@merlinthetuna]

I feel like the Englund Gambit Declined stuff is a huge tell of 1100-1300 games in general. High enough that one player has learned a tricky opening and the other has learned to recognize "This is some weird tricky shit that I do not want to deal with".

[@thebcwonder4850]

Same thing with my opponent going h6 against me playing an Italian. I just get a free tempo

[@Zvoosh25]

6:44-7:07 he had us in the first half, not gonna lie

[@beingawesome2927]

17:06 That rook tease was Brilliancy 🤣

[@dkpandey1996]

You know it's holiday season when you get 2 Guess The Elos back to back.

[@MFree]

Really well done for getting K to sponsor you man!

[@dblokdijk4407]

Petition: Levy should make a guess the ELO with Magnus Carlsen!

[@descendency]

getting a special guest on guess the elo would be great. Magnus is probably a no... but I'm sure one of the other top level content creators would come on.

[@Grason20]

@@descendency aka hikaru

[@memetos9375]

Magnus is too much of enigma to come on guess the elo

[@dblokdijk4407]

Eric rosen

[@y.b.5752]

Hey man, I got into chess 2 months ago, your videos have been super entertaining, the guides to openings also. Just wanted to say thanks, and youre very entertaining to listen to!

[@DynamicAero]

Damn Gotham being sponsored by Kay Jewelers is a big step up! Super proud for my mans

[@meanral]

i must say its more fun to watch Levy laughing instead of just roasting xD

[@andrewknorpp9415]

10:38 is less funny now But it will be WAY less funny after the nukes dropp

[@spicy_chicken_8522]

scary

[@Quorthayn]

12:02 you know it's a ridiculous episode when Gotham just straight up drops the f bomb uncensored. Also that en passant checkmate was storybook.

[@Kostis05cy]

10:30 @GothamChess PREDICTED THE 🇺🇦 WAR

[@chad55009]

At my peak a few weeks ago I got to around 850. It honestly must be hard to guess the rating for players under 1200. I found that I'm really weak at openings. Classical player here who just played with my grandparents growing up and recently got into. I'm studying openings and hoping to hit 1k by end of 2023. Thank you for all your content Gotham!

[@Caerere]

I'm early, so would like to take this opportunity to tell you how impressive your upload schedule is. Also, two Guess the Elo's in two days: quite the Christmas Present!

[@mtshgaming292]

love the chat when said micro plastic on levys head on the second game

[@janAlekantuwa]

4:29 r/AnarchyChess just went wild

[@thelightknight4772]

He did the megamind laugh

[@Cybrslsh]

That last game felt like a tribute to episode 4

[@axeman1134]

11:49 I scared my kids I laughed so loud

[@melkor2566]

I think the guy in game 2 thought that they were playing an exchange Caro and was like super proud to play the moves on your course

[@AS-bc8fg]

2nd game hurt me ,and when I saw the rating i died a little inside ngl

[@georgericher3996]

"On the back rank like the peices of exodia" 🤣 I understood that reference from my childhood

[@WolframTungsten420]

Levis face at 11:50 till like 12:00. Its just priceless

[@super-squirrel9809]

Lol

[@quentinfisher7686]

Levy singing Baka Mitai is my favorite Christmas gift

[@danielfendelman2100]

Levy, could you bring back sub battles with hikaru and other chess streamers. Love your content, keep going strong

[@tens0r884]

13:38 Shaggy when he finds a full pack of scooby snacks

[@rbcdelta6561]

Guess the ELO is the best!! "Boss, after that game they gotta pay you to take therapy..." Absolutely too much! What a Christmas. Great episode Levy - thanks again for the hard work. Enjoy your well earned vacation!

[@thockyslush]

levy happy holidays first of all, second of all, for a video maybe trying to recognize pros by their play in a blind game of sorts or you could narrow the field to make it not impossible but it would be cool to try to dissect what made certain legends unique and try to see patterns in their decision making

[@Kornchipzzz]

Gotham, as newer players flock to chess as they have been over the last few years, the original "bad" players are climbing via the points the newbies are losing. I'd say a 1000 now is like a 600 from 2 or 3 years ago because the 400-800ish range is oversaturated.

[@constantine4331]

9:00 This line has absolutely destroyed me

[@Alpp12323]

I cant stop laughing at 6:40

[@magnaoman8311]

I just started watching Levy and now I'm dying to know what he think of my recent games a fairly new guy at chess, cause man this is just hilarious not because I understand it but because it's Levy genuinely having and making fun of people.

[@feiny9361]

For anyone who didn’t, go back to Sam Miller’s game and read his comments in chat. They’re some top tier comedy 😂

[@kamakshraheja5124]

i was doing just that🤣🤣

[@coolerammo724]

lool

[@lukase87]

dude, GtE is the best thing happened to Chess for a long time, thx Gotham for some amazing content