This Man is 10,000,000 Chess Elo

[@orendamusic7577]

Tyler also inspired me to learn the cow and hit 1200! Unfortunately I started at 1700, thanks big T!

[@-tiger-6947]

😅

[@Dominic_Amoe]

I went from 2300 to 1700 after learning the 🐄

[@Paandaas]

I love seeing other T1 fans joining Gotham's comments lmao

[@kennedyogbedeagu8913]

@@Paandaasofc Big Tonka T is metaphysically constructed differently

[@Myysterius]

The opening doesn't matter

[@epictetus__]

Tyler1 becoming a grandmaster would be the funniest shit ever. Like throwing a Molotov cocktail into the chess world

[@ColeckZz]

Never gonna happen though

[@epictetus__]

@@ColeckZz i know genius

[@bencash4967]

​@@ColeckZzI wouldn't discard the possibility to him becoming a master thou, I started 3 years ago, and by just playing (and tactics, of course) I got to 2000 blitz/2100 rapid, not a great player, but not that far from a master that is impossible to become on, I think he can do the same, even faster

[@ColeckZz]

@@bencash4967 if that's his aim it could be possible to achieve NM, but I don't think he's going to play classical chess

[@bencash4967]

@@ColeckZz fair, I don't think he's gonna do it either, but we never know, with this kinda of crazy dedication, maybe he will try to achieve something like this

[@piotrek5s170]

Tyler would be an absolute god at chess boxing

[@LordLemoncake]

I would watch that.

[@BOOwF]

i wanna know who he'd fight@@LordLemoncake

[@fakaf4980]

he says he has terrible cardio.. he's not a cardio kind of guy

[@joshgoodman6534]

he is 5 6 lmao

[@CESAR154__]

@@joshgoodman65346 5

[@noahjs2002]

Tyler1 is a force of nature. He can just beat his head against a brick wall and the wall crumbles.

[@TheOmegaRiddler]

I don't think you could describe him any better than this.

[@ArguedLlama]

Tyler himself is not insanely better than others at his level at chess. It’s just that people under 1300 do not play well against his opening. His middle game is not above average for his level.

[@nobodyharder6575]

​@@ArguedLlama It's not about being above average for his level, it's about the fact that he went from complete beginner to 1200 in 2 months playing a stupid opening 😂

[@ArguedLlama]

@@nobodyharder6575 the reason he gained it was because of the opening

[@nobodyharder6575]

@@ArguedLlama No it wasn't. He's still green to central pawn control in the opening because he insists on playing the cow and that jeopardizes his development. I believe his rating would be considerably higher by now if it wasn't for the shitty opening he's obsessed with.

[@ravenclaw9525]

Just an update: He crossed 1400, with his highest rating at 1460. With a puzzle rating of 2706, he has played over 3500 games. Absolutely bonkers.

[@synt4x1e]

What the duck

[@TheLocoRunner]

1500 now

[@holo6433]

Its 1516 rn WTF hes officially better than me

[@synt4x1e]

@@holo6433 my respect for this dude has increased tenfold lol, insane willpower

[@thunderassclap]

​@@synt4x1e he is a man of autistic focus, commitment, sheer fuckin' will

[@TheNeilBlack]

18:14 No, you know what Queen takes H5 is? It's playing League of Legends and the enemy Nexus is open but your team wants to take bot tower for some baffling reason. Tyler has seen a lot of people tunnel vision on the wrong objective and learned to avoid that mistake, and it looks like he's translating that knowledge into Chess as well.

[@Brandon79797]

It’s like… I know what you mean

[@brayden9358]

​@@Brandon79797it's like no cancer I know what he means though

[@quarksarranged]

Non League gamers will never grasp just how insane Tyler 1 is. He is like a natural disaster once he sets his mind on something he will do it. It will consume every moment of his life until he does.

[@randylin1871]

preach

[@lyfehaxandtrix3481]

It’s like watching a tornado that just ravaged your home and mock your efforts casually move over to the next city

[@takumi2023]

That sounds like a compulsive disorder at least is not destroying his life

[@virvewirllos]

​@@takumi2023 Doesn't look like OCD, a lot of people theorize he is autistic and tbh it would make sense

[@walopie2454]

@@virvewirllos I think most streamers play on their entertaining qualities on stream and sometimes the most entertaining thing is something we don't understand. But bro just presses the yell emote over and over again on stream. His irl streams he seem normal asf so, most likely mild autism if any and if he has any he's 10xing it bro. hes tismmaxxing forsureeee how else does someone become a LoL professional.

[@standard-carrier-wo-chan]

I love 1000-1500 games so much. The basics are already firmly there, and the beginnings of high-level thought is also there. Sometimes you'd see absolutely stupid moves, sometimes you'd see actual Brilliant moves, sometimes you'd see an absolute throw, sometimes you'd see a mega clutch. Tyler1's journey up the ladder is so much fun to watch.

[@surfbort]

Amen!

[@Noah-pz7nd]

I'm at 1,300 rapid and 2,600 in puzzles with 7,500 attempted... It took me two years. I couldn't imagine that sort of progress in a couple of months. T1 is an animal

[@Loutrecuidant69]

Two years to reach 1300 ? :/

[@boremir3956]

@@Loutrecuidant69 Why the nasty comment.

[@Angels510]

@@Loutrecuidant69 Damn chess nerds bullying each other over elo? You'd think yall got enough of that in high school not to do it to others over a number in a game

[@Loutrecuidant69]

@@Angels510 Oh and I don't play chess anymore, so Chess nerd isn't adequate anymore

[@Loutrecuidant69]

@@boremir3956 Cause I want to know if he was actually trying

[@jakechachia4241]

Normal players : I’ve been stuck at the same Elo for months. Chess is so difficult Tyler : Hold my beer 🍺

[@painted_wolf]

Ok

[@firstlegend5105]

Ok

[@Jacksiloution]

Ok

[@fcox7015]

then he lost 300 elo XD he won it back tho respect

[@Davinmk]

tbf the normal person does not play nearly as much as him lol

[@Voduke789]

Levy never fails to be held captive

[@zachh3296]

I used to feel sorry for him, but at this point it's his fault.

[@Loveior]

true he do being doing bad@@zachh3296

[@Solbashio]

he's holding my dog captive. please call the police. my lil puppers man

[@come.inside.me.join.now.]

Im actually amazed

[@failix7546]

yoo voduke

[@Clark8008]

Tyler1 is the definition of “immovable object meets an unstoppable force”this man cannot be stopped till he meets Magnus 😂😂

[@HyperSpace588]

As chess, I can confirm Tyler1 broke me

[@pizzaforever69]

Did he use protection ???

[@ChessLionWasTaken]

Excuse me

[@boobie34]

​@@pizzaforever69wtf are u saying 😅

[@ishandube6251]

I had the 69th comment

[@quitcappin4322]

@@boobie34u must be 9 years old or you’d understand, I won’t explain

[@luckersteef7985]

not many people will understand the gravity of what Tyler has accomplished in league. Especially because his success in league utilizes a very macro-oriented, pattern recognizing playstyle. He's made for chess. When Tyler looks at a frame of league he intuitively understands where each player is, where the value is, what everyone's win condition is and makes the right move accordingly. He did this for all 5 roles of the game. He didn't succeed because he's just mechanically gifted on a strong champion and downing Adderalls. He wins with the same tools that you win with chess. He's also an addict.

[@redridingcape]

Not only that, but he's able and willing to put in enough time to succeed. That's actually one of the hardest things to do when learning something new.

[@jsuperhalo1]

Love the Tyler1 content. Would love to see more maybe even a collab in the future. Its really interesting watching him take his brute force approach to climbing in any game and test it in chess.

[@SuperDroll]

Considering tyler still calls him "Got-Ham" I doubt we'll see it lol

[@avalon3664]

I've watched tyler for a while. Dude is a force of nature. If the dude decides he wants to be good at something he will eventually get it. Even if it takes thousands and thousands of hours.

[@pojo7712]

The void of depression left of Levy creeps onto his dungeon makes this chess game so much more exciting!

[@KWD-Echo]

P

[@BasicallyVader]

I had a stroke reading this

[@non-useless]

​@@BasicallyVaderkinda same

[@rajarshichakraborty1852]

​@@non-uselessr/ihadastroke

[@theemperor-wh40k18]

What?

[@Yeshel.v1]

I don't think people outside of the league community understand how psychotic the streamers are. I'm pretty if you can put up with playing league for 12+ hours a day for decade you can do just about anything.

[@lemonhaze1506]

I played 2 hrs of league & my brain’s fried

[@Weiinerman]

Addiction is a hell of a drug, brother They hear rank, they either give up or want a higher elo

[@joefawcett2191]

THIS GAME IS TRASH

[@Dave777ed]

Just imagine when he expands his game outside of the cow opening, like how he one tricked Draven for years in league

[@troublishone]

I remember when tyler played league for 45 hours straight like 5 years ago....

[@largewallofbeans9812]

Tyler is becoming the main character of chess.

[@chessintern]

Yes

[@kubon1]

I used to hate this guy because of toxcity in LoL, but now I'm kinda rooting for him. His determination is really impressive

[@andrewbloom7694]

Yeah, I don't think he was *awful* or anything, especially since he seems to treat his wife well, but he was a bit much, I still don't really watch him. But this is genuinely amazing, its actually setting a really *good* example for his fans, and I am all for that! Teaches them that a) chess is really cool now, even for "jocks" lol and b) this is how you should approach learning something. This level of determination and hard work is truly inspiring, he set a goal and hes fucking crushing it. Im happy to root for him here as well!

[@norwa3518]

​@@andrewbloom7694pretty sure its just an act he puts on that makes him look angry and stupid all the time.

[@guitar2935]

@@norwa3518 Yeah, ran into him at the airport a few years ago and he seemed like the nicest guy.

[@rikiro3956]

I respect tylers grind in life, everything he does he gives it his all, streaming, gaming, cooking while banned, gym and now chess. He is bulit different

[@owenrobertshaw7475]

This is why doing puzzles is so important. It reprograms your brain to recognise the instant kill above greed and ambition. Essentially transforming him one step closer to inhuman

[@tafadzwamanzini5463]

he can honestly learn anything. the reason why he got those gym goals and basically conquered league is obsession . he doesn't stop .coach him

[@turnermarius4471]

Imagine if Tyler got in to chess at like 8 years old,he would transcende stockfish, torch and even beat Spock from Star trek, he would the best chess player in existence. Easy 5000 elo. Thank god he only started now.

[@dark_irqi452]

Lol

[@Adeshgrg]

From afar your profile looked like Levy

[@SuperDroll]

Doubt it considering he knows Cow is a bad opening but continues to play it anyway cuz he loves it

[@EdooX888]

​@@SuperDrollhe just got into 1400 rating lmao

[@nicolasturetta7959]

@@SuperDroll 1400 and i bet in another month he Will be mid 1500

[@andblahblah]

Levy must be aspiring to attain Tyler1's intellectual prowess.

[@JaredSwift-oj6ee]

T1 is 1700 now, it's time for an update video

[@psychedpanda3333]

fr dude is insane

[@starship9874]

You mean 1900

[@Purriah]

@@starship9874no shot

[@tannerweinheimer7839]

Tyler has the most addictive personality- I’m really glad he found streaming to show entertain people along the insane spirals he goes through!

[@Masail_Ivanich]

He's now 1400. This man is insane.

[@EdooX888]

FOR REAL WTF

[@Szenn]

1500 now

[@jym2r]

@@Szenn

[@linusandersson7369]

@@EdooX8881500

[@fredmanM]

1600 now

[@Caped_Dark_Lord_07]

Today’s stare was truly majestic. I’d give it a *10/10* of course. I mean what else did you expect. Levy’s stare is always flabbergasting and meaningful.

[@ΓκαλιμπαςΙάσονας]

I will give it an 8,5

[@Frenchhornhero]

After studying Tyler1's play, I've gained 500 ELO. Thanks Levy!

[@MaskedDeath_]

Congrats on reaching 500 ELO!

[@juliocadavid6640]

Same, i was 1200 a months ago

[@thekubist]

​@@juliocadavid6640what are you now

[@juliocadavid6640]

@@thekubist 500

[@Apeirogon]

Tyler1 just hit 1400 yesterday. I thought I was safe from him.

[@Isometrix116]

For context, 40-50 chess games will run you about 6.5-8.5 hours a day of constant chess usually. Given, that’s approximating that a rapid game last 10 minutes. It could be as high as 13-17 hours per day if every game goes the full duration. That’s borderline ever waking moment of your day playing chess. The sheer dedication this man has is awe inspiring.

[@mihajlostosic2647]

Dude just hit 1300!!! Just wondering where he disappeared recently

[@fintan9218]

I wish Levy did some annual U1200 online tournament, in the style of pogchamps but just random motivated beginners not streamers. Got to love Levy when he is rooting for beginners who are really trying.

[@tseikkisnelkytkaks9013]

The puzzle thing is truly impressive for two months, hats off to the guy!

[@chessintern]

Damn yeah

[@geunglejoose338]

I was stuck at 900 rapid for the longest time, but the last Tyler1 video inspired me to get better. I'm 1100 now 😊

[@ryanthenormal]

23:58 The opponent raged and punished the winner by running the clock down and wasting Tyler's time. It happens all the time and it's the worst thing about that website.

[@scogna00]

You can report them when people do that but I think that's useless, I don't think anyone has ever been banned for that

[@ryanthenormal]

@@scogna00 Yeah, I do when it's particularly egregious. And I also haven't noticed anyone getting sanctions for it.

[@jonnyscheibenhauer4059]

Meh it's not that bad. I just tab out and watch some stuff. You will hear the move if your opponent tries to trick you

[@ryanthenormal]

OK. It's still obnoxious behaviour, stops me starting a new game or doing something that doesn't involve waiting for a move.

[@simontamas6180]

From 1000 to 1200 took me half a year, this man is crazy

[@nicohope4]

he's 1300 already :)

[@chanter3978]

He's at 1500 now. Also, he has done 10,300+ puzzles and has a puzzle rating of 3011.

[@HeisenbergFam]

Levy is finally on the run for not paying taxes, I hope he manages to save himself

[@KWD-Echo]

P

[@Goku17yen]

- 🤖

[@Vi_XXiV]

I see you've seen his reaction to your previous video, and listened to him about giving more advice. Props to you man

[@moe9516]

most common league of legends player when playing another "normal" game. We've been through so much pain. A game like chess can't break us

[@just-swichi]

All we want to see is Tyler1 Vs Frank 🗣️🔥

[@kazitox]

he almost got 1700... next t1 video when??

[@crazy_skull5991]

“Alot of you playing chess like you are the only one playing” Me in 400elo : 👁️👅👁️

[@stanislavmilchev3054]

truly the main character

[@gggfx4144]

If Tyler applied this work ethic to learning a few opening and defense options he could get quite strong - he clearly has a knack for the mechanics and strategy in games

[@ecoKady]

On the other hand, devoting 2 months to learning an opening is pretty reasonable. He just chose to do it with 3000 games in 2 months. 😂

[@point-bl4nk]

Tyler is so powerful that he sent this video to obsolescence in less than 1 day

[@MrRobot-xs5jf]

WE NEED A NEW VIDEO ON T1 SINCE HE HIT 1700

[@JaswinderSingh24567]

I started this month....and i was 350elo... And after 25 days I'm 650.... I will cross 700 this month .... All thanks to This channel❤

[@PyroPsycho95]

Nice work brother! Keep going!

[@em4six348]

7:00 The fact that cow transposes weirdly into advanced French is beautiful 🔥

[@tyepyesayshye8457]

"Bishop takes should literally never cross your mind." Also Levy: "ALWAYS look for checks, captures, attacks."

[@tiletapper4ever]

I like how the kidnappers keep levy at a different place each time

[@officialkirin7219]

Tyler is not a bodybuilder at all. He is a powerlifter. In Bodybuilding he would get smoked. In powerlifting he is putting up numbers. He is insanely strong in the gym.

[@nellieb6585]

I can already hear Tyler going “okay, got ham”

[@jedijames91]

We need Frank vs Tyler before the New Year

[@jwh1986c]

I've never heard of this guy, but i'm happy he's finding some joy in chess. This is what it does to us that crave mental interactions such as chess, at first it's like "ehh chess", then you actually start learning, and you're like "oh.. snap, i'm a baby in this", then you engage it harder and you get addicted and others are like "it's just chess".. nope.. it's not. it's tactics, it's position, it's pushing your brain to see things that aren't there yet. it's a damn war.

[@paypig919]

he's 1500 now I can't take it

[@kevinfang8600]

dude I know Tyler's persona is really hilarious and eccentric but he's truthfully an insanely smart and dedicated person. I would not be surprised if he was top percentile at anything he chose to spend time and energy on, it's just in his nature and he understands how to get good at skills. At first he might be dicking around and just getting a feel for stuff but once he sits down and tries, it's actually over.

[@Boz196]

That’s how you get good at anything though. To become top 1% you invest the time of the top 1%.

[@pragmaticclarity3034]

Never forget this man played 820 league games in one month, and said he didn't shower for 2 weeks. Truly different

[@noahjulian773]

23:45 best move wasn't taking the queen. it was force checkmate in 4, rook takes rook forcing king to capture. Then move queen to b8 he would block with bishop to D8, after that he'd block queen to e8 then take queen and its checkmate.

[@kev9514]

He was honest about beating Hikari man and Magnesium in chess

[@MikePasqqsaPekiM]

This was the most relatable video yet, because every "understandable" dumb move made by anyone in this video was basically streaming my brain...

[@scogna00]

Nah this guy is crazy, video came out 3 days ago he was 1200 now he's 1352 it's unbelievable

[@BusinessWolf1]

He's 1500 rapid and 3000 puzzles with 10.000 puzzles solved.

[@billbaggins7355]

It's nice seeing Levy so excited again. For legitimate reasons

[@zadok1427]

this actually inspired me to start playing again, i played chess for around 2 weeks, the first week i was stuck at 400, then i started watching videos on chess and doing puzzles, and reached 1000 in that week before i stopped playing because I thought i reached a good level, but im actually going to start playing now again because I believe I can get better

[@avijatsinharoy8944]

Levy if you are again being held hostage,blink 4 times

[@YaBoiMoustafa]

Update: he’s 1,906 rapid. Absolutely insane. He made his account on July 7th, 2023. Bro is about to be GM in another year

[@vatitopatitopotitopolitopo4918]

PLS MAKE AN UPDATE HE HIT 1400

[@brawlinharry6461]

18:00 he knows to just hit the nexus.

[@Nathan-mm2fc]

Hatsoff to Levi for making video even when he's kidnapped

[@jakelloydganoy6919]

Don't ever let this man Tyler1 discover the existence of chess boxing

[@MC-hx6xn]

Over the years, Levy has apologized so often for his sound quality-it always sounds great to me!

[@ArnoldSzathmary]

And if anyone doesn't like the sound quality, which is pretty decent, his book is available now. Maybe he'll think about an audio book version 🙂

[@kekke2000]

I love how he starts his games losing but then turn them around. It's like he's teasing his opponents.

[@iqbalfauzi8363]

Now he's crusing in 1300 elo, incredible

[@berttin1080p]

he hit 1460 yesterday, absolutely unbelievable performance from this guy

[@hemutitu1870]

How does this man do it with the cow opening, damn inspirational

[@Omar_Al_Seddik]

@@hemutitu1870 Because if his opponent eventually plays a bad move and he capitalizes on it, it doesn't really matter. Such small gaps in opening advantage are only apparent in +2000 chess where people play at accuracies above 90 consistently.

[@painovoimaton]

This buff goblin man is one of the last people I woulda expected to skyrocket at chess, but then again, his tenacity in League has been quite remarkable so I can see how it would translate to another game. Neat. Can't wait for the new era of Tylerian chess

[@edafade]

He broke 1400 today.

[@soundsokf]

Last opponent 100% abandoned without resigning

[@fsk-zbro5326]

Levy Is Levels Of A Grand Master

[@CrimsonCypher]

"Got Ham Chess" is so kind to Tyler1, you can see that he respects his efforts But Tyler1's reaction to Gotham's last video about him, he was just rude, no respect, which is where the Got Ham name comes from But he was right about something, when Tyler was watching, he said "so teach me the good moves, what did I do wrong??" And Gotham is just a spectator, 0 teaching that video 😂

[@stanislavmilchev3054]

its ok he is just kidding. He is a lovely guy irl. Its a persona

[@TheDCT0]

Yooooooooo, he is ripping it up! Outstanding work, tyler1!

[@army1057]

Bro got kidnapped again

[@christianolsson2898]

Goes to show that chess is just a game, any game, that anyone can learn. Kudos, also GZ to Tyler1 for the free GotchamChess' educational commentary.

[@tommykarrick9130]

Honestly yeah, I really like the demystifying of chess lately and adored watching Charlie (Critikal)’s training with Danya. It’s what got me into chess (though I’m still only playing 400 elo lol) Tyler1 being so goofy and entering this scene might be even better for showing people that chess isn’t just for genius turbo nerds from obscure post soviet countries or the upper classes of England and France

[@herrroin6867]

Levy never fails to put Tyler1 inside of us

[@uplus9162]

🤨

[@lemonhaze1506]

🤨🤚

[@turnermarius4471]

🐒

[@Cl0udWolf]

40 games a day at max time would be 13+hrs a day 💀

[@the-daniel]

Dude's 1400 now :)

[@GameMastersWorkshop]

MOOOOOOOoooooooo!!!! Beware 'The Cow'!

[@HyperSpace588]

As Tyler1, I can confirm I destroyed Chess.

[@MatsMatsuo]

As a chess owner, i can confirm my chess was broken

[@Monkiosd]

As a pawn, I can confirm I haven’t been destroyed

[@lukaswolek7294]

As chess, I can confirm I was smashed by Tyler1

[@MatsMatsuo]

@@lukaswolek7294 thats sus bro

[@kieransmith6533]

16:50ish, I’m 1250 and without doubt I take that extra pawn…

[@BigDaddy-zq1cq]

I loved it when tyler said its chessing time and chessinged all over the board true one of the levy of moments of all time

[@NatanZ6172]

anna cramling must be so proud.

[@AllEy3s0nMe]

Tyler is now 1400.

[@Remls]

what the actual fuck

[@oyvey8520]

Tyler1's just doing research for his upcoming Cow Chessable course. Too bad his course prep is getting sniped by Levy.

[@im.rishabh_ofc]

Once a lengend always a lengend. First Mittens then Frank and now Tyler 😊

[@mohammed_gaming12]

Bruh the video was uploaded a minute ago how did u watch it

[@lwgaming5464]

FRANKKKKKKK

[@im.rishabh_ofc]

​@@lwgaming5464yeaaaa

[@noysam3570]

Tyler1's on the mission to pass mittens by getting to 0 elo

[@lukaswolek7294]

@@mohammed_gaming12He didn’t

[@ArcticLost]

Love that Levy never clickbaits in his titles. Truly excited to see the galaxy's first 10'000'000 Elo player.

[@aquaculturedd]

bro he hit 1400, make a new video gotham levi

[@confusinglyquestionable4103]

I really wana see Anna Cramling's reaction to tyler dedicating his career to her opening😂

[@jan.bednarik]

Gotham, you and Tyler are such an inspiration! I started playing five weeks ago. I'm 700 rapid and 1800 in puzzles now, but I played like 4 times less games and puzzles than Tyler. I wish I had as much time for playing as he has. It must be a crazy ELO ride.

[@jongler9775]

Although, playing a lot isn't the solution to everything. Trial and error analysing is crucial. Not playing too much, but slowly and seriously is invaluable for making progress. (I am only a measly 1500 chess com in rapid, and it took me 2 years of effort)

[@EdooX888]

​@@jongler9775lmao you wanna tell me if he puts 10k hours into chess while improving, there would be many who can win against him?

[@jongler9775]

@@EdooX888 Well, all I wanted to convey was : everybody's personnal situation and motivation being different ( youngster ? adult with kids ? ), getting into grinding a lot of games whithout taking the time to analyse them is a common trap one shouldn't fall into. I guess I was being captain obvious here, maybe. I wish us all a great chess journey. Cheers

[@sonicboomers122]

Obsession beats talents

[@depsdumb1742]

Can we all just appreciate how Gotham never fails to fill up our moms

[@chessintern]

😂

[@OooEeOooAhAh]

Somebody has to clip Gotham saying "BigTonkaT"

[@omirako]

Levy you should definitely see the match of Tyler against arom99, he found an amazing mating net from a losing postion