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[@alsos3597]

Gotham always looks like he is begging for something.

[@FlyHyToTheSky]

Pin of Shame

[@avn1924]

Pin of shame

[@Based4Life]

True

[@Iuxaries]

And you’re begging to be pinned

[@miyuxv]

what tbe hell

[@nicholasgaming7935]

Being 525 I predicted 75% of the moves and felt dumb after getting all the wrong moves

[@Kevinofrepublic]

I read your comment and thought it was funny. Half way through the video I started to realize I'm doing the exact same thing. I'm predicting what I'd do and Gotham is telling me it's wrong. The wrongest moves.

[@tokyosmitsubishi]

Lol, happened to me with some moves aswell 😅

[@songoku-ds1ic]

I m on my way to Gm,at present I am 665, guessing that I can get to atleast 2000 in next 3 months

[@longlivethe9989]

being 1200 I predicted almost all the moves

[@nicoladimarzo6291]

​@@songoku-ds1icnot even Magnus can do that

[@tondy3012]

As a person from 2024, I can confirm that, yes indeed, Gotham's book is the best selling book of the century.

[@PaulvanAarle1]

Is that you Elo or the year you travelled back from, lol

[@tondy3012]

Both

[@bobica100]

Pin of shame Oops wrong comment

[@Tetracontakaitetragon]

I also can confirm.

[@moulinyan]

botez sisters release some very interesting literature in 2027, no one even remembers gotham when i am from

[@liamhermanus2897]

Fellow Namibian, he knew what he was doing the entire game. Giving the people a show. Ian is Goated.

[@KianOntong13]

As a South African, I'm proud of Ian for representing our region

[@rdspam]

Always fun to watch Levy say “this is a terrible move”, “this is a much better move”, and “I love this move”, while watching Stockfish disagree. 😂

[@prakritipriya9448]

Oh yeah well ur not a 3700 rated chess cyborg god ok? Sometimes, the more practical move is better than the "best" move. Youre human, play like one

[@DeepFriedKangaroo2]

Stockfish judges moves as if it was Stockfish vs Stockfish playing chess. Levy judges moves as if it was two humans playing chess. You can't even compare the two.

[@nimrodpaz4316]

Levy if a bad move is played after a long time of thinking: *how could you spend that long and still blunder?!* Levy if a bad move is played instantly: *"HOW COULD YOU NOT EVEN THINK YOU BOOT UP A 15-MINUTE GAME"*

[@sciencebrain-du2sr]

In 3 minute games, it is okay to blunder. Ask me, i blunder my entire army in consecutive moves.

[@pianissimo7121]

That's basically chess. Never play a bad move cause you will never hear the end of it from not only your choach but also from levy haha

[@irrelevantgaymer6195]

The main thing is if you play a 15 minute game and every move you make in 2 seconds that’s dumb, however you also don’t want a spend a lot of time on one move in a bad position because you’re only advantage is time. Both of these can be true simultaneously

[@vincentvandiesel]

If you played it quickly, you didn't think hard enough and that's why. If you spent time, you're just bad at chess because all that time didn't even enable you to play a good move.

[@npassuser]

Hypocrisy at its peak levy we (the 600 elo club) need apologies

[@alexlipkovich2815]

as a 700 elo player i can confirm that we regularly choose our saturday colonoscopy time to play our online chess games

[@MultiTopgearfan]

We’re making fun of this guy hanging all his pieces and losing so much material. But little did we see the bigger picture, an absolute masterclass in chess! This guy is what keeps Stockfish up at night.

[@megauser8512]

LOL!

[@tommykarrick9130]

This dude booted up a game and saw mate in 50

[@protagonist9794]

@@tommykarrick9130😂

[@PowerbangGaming]

Incredible ending 😂

[@fanamatakecick97]

It left me speechless

[@SportsDudeBS_]

Hi powerbang

[@nicka3697]

I like to think the camera just powered down

[@Very_trusted]

Hello

[@LeppySSBU]

Not even a get out of here

[@ppgpp109]

Fun fact: The king that was sacrificed was loyal to his citizens instead of them being loyal to him.

[@rachidvanheyningen]

yeah after they all died for him loll

[@mertmehmed6696]

he sacrificed literally everything but the king and queen

[@warrier705]

People. He is talking about black. None of their pieces were sacrificed, but the king was

[@CucuChessNerd]

The king has been sacrificed. Truly a chess moment

[@LimitlessLine]

damn.. this dude calculated even further than Kasparov did playing Topalov

[@mohanselvaraj9913]

He gave Mikail tal a run for his money

[@Pas121]

"You know where this pawn from? Its from the first move of the game" got me💀

[@somewagyuenjoyer]

You know that Levy is pissed when he doesn't end his video with "now get outta here"

[@late8641]

I think he told it to me via telepathy. He was just too shocked to speak.

[@sulakshyankhatiwada1398]

as Gotham's book, I can indeed confirm that I was sold 10,000 times

[@infrences]

As a little British boy from the early 1800s, I can relate

[@adamvass4554]

Potential comment of the year

[@user-wl7cf5vx1q]

Not "Potential", THIS IS THE COMMENT OF THE YEAR

[@FlagerMiszcz]

as a cringe, I can confirm I am you.

[@segundacuenta726]

@@infrences lol

[@manjubala2328]

I would pay literal money to see each player's reaction.

[@xNinjamodx]

“I think Ian is a strong chess player than I am” I laughed so audibly loud

[@liamjamesharris]

Ian, maybe not the best at chess, but the best at making his king moves count

[@meanral]

he did same thing earlier in that game just it wasnt losing move. this king was sentenced to death few moves earlier but black really wanted to lose and missed obvious mate but it wont make king walk look better. blunders festival suitable for 400 elo max and im not saying it like all 1200+ here thinking they are GMs compared to

[@i_never_had_a_burger]

He's crazy good at checkmating, something I'm trying to learn

[@bruhmoment7603]

king to d2 was played with the intention of sacrificing almost all his pieces to trick the opponent into luring out the king to his own side of the board. little did sajal know that this was what Ian wanted all along

[@jellykream]

I mean you can't expect us not to run the king around. We're 700.

[@boomnailedit1609]

The QB sneak is always an option for us 😂

[@meanral]

speak for yourself.

[@adarsh7x]

200 here and i pre move with both my rooks out in 1st 4 moves and my opponents doesn't bother to trade it with their bishops 💀

[@Necro-the-Pyro]

King around the rosie, a pocket full of pawnsies, checkmate, checkmate, the king falls down!

[@boomnailedit1609]

@@meanral if you haven’t ran the king on first down, you’re not a real 700 😝

[@Bockerson]

12:00 I'm fairly certain they didnt even see the bishop was attacking the knight, that was absolutely a "me attack queen" moment

[@kosuken]

4:10 black played an illegal move. En passant is forced

[@rhebucks_zh]

No it isn't

[@kosuken]

@@rhebucks_zh yes it is. En passant is forced for all anarchy chess

[@user-gy9fu8cb7o]

what happens when women try to understand chess @@rhebucks_zh

[@firebreak5378]

The stare went into the depths of my soul and took me out the realms of existence, 8/10

[@noobiechessjxwyspl]

bro it was .5 seconds

[@Loguer]

​@@noobiechessjxwysplit's not like the stare was at the end

[@Based4Life]

For me it was a 7/10, still good enough 🗿

[@sousoulefou]

If this is 8/10, what does 10/10 correspond to 😂

[@BHAGARGROUNDF.C.]

Time stamp?

[@Hello_darkworld]

That last move cut through my soul. May black recover from this 😢

[@samuelelliott8453]

This king hiked mountains, climbed hills, dodged arrows, parried swords, snapped spears, and charged head first into battle just to hold hands with his lover and then, together, plunge the dagger into the cold black heart of the enemy

[@mianhussain2357]

I was not expecting that at all. Truly a magnificent game! One blunder and the whole game shifts

[@bennymaraba1114]

He sacrificed... THE ROOK,THE KNIGHT, THE BISHOP, THE QUEEN AND KING

[@Sycrossss]

what about the pawn?

[@GroovyCODM]

What about the chess board?

[@DPME820]

@@GroovyCODM damn!!!

[@mmelon_JEbel]

huh@@DPME820

[@bennymaraba1114]

@@Sycrossss Good thinking but no, because pawns are not strong pieces until the backrank, other than that they are not strong enough to sacrifice

[@WaleedOmer-ye4pr]

Greetings from the Sudan, Levi, thanks for all your fantastic content, it's helped me to escape the reality of the conflict here even if only for a half hour or so a day. And to all the citizens of the world afflicted by conflicts, I stand with you

[@petrograd4068]

I wish you the best. I pray all gods cooperate to create peace in Sudan.

[@sunflower50sun]

My prayers goes to you in Sudan 🙏

[@alberteinstein8862]

Free Palestine

[@ericviall7086]

I said a prayer for you and Sudan. I hope peace finds you without delay!

[@chamilsuttisiltum9655]

“If the king doesn't move then his subjects won't follow”

[@zatho5421]

Levy was so disillusioned that he even forgot to throw us out at the end

[@HEROxCHIM]

HE SACRIFICED THE RULES!!

[@azeemeeandgames2694]

Lol

[@boomnailedit1609]

THE RULES!!!!!!!!

[@mayeulcarpentier4100]

Levy,I know you are a new player,but a king sacrifice is called a checkmate

[@snomle]

00:02 yes everytime i look in the mirror 😂

[@bigredmachine423]

Gotham shouting out System of a Down as GOAT band at 19:30. Love it.

[@giorgosiossifidis7574]

Thankfully someone noticed 😅

[@heraldofv3379]

Stating the obvious

[@joshrichardson3550]

I just scrolled through every comment till I found this being mentioned, thanks for ending my journey sir

[@thebattosai7814]

The video never even started but from levy's stare and the mention of the overpowered book tells me it is already a good one

[@modrozelenaalga9607]

He managed to lose a long game with all of his pieces (except for some pawns) still on the board. That's actually impressive.

[@lukewilcox7774]

The "Maybe they were getting a colonoscopy while they were playing the game" got me 😂

[@mynameisntpatrick1476]

What a great ending. Theres nothing to explain. Just a batshit gambit that pays off

[@Cj-cv4wb]

the king and queen, some of the last survivors just walked up to the throne with the heat. ending spoke for itself.

[@danpotato8334]

3:52 See, Gotham, you are wrong. En passant is not only a psychological brilliant move, but it automatically gives the player a guaranteed win. Instead, they defied en passant, and their horrendous fate was sealed.

[@briskk2250]

"Why don't other pieces fight the war, why do they always send the king?"

[@filipbrodsky6236]

Props for Levy surviving another day

[@restwelltechno8638]

here before it blows up

[@eepmeds]

@@restwelltechno8638 here before everyone dies in many years wooooo!!!

[@brushtooth6636]

Levy overcame his devastating blindness... Wow guys this is so inspirational😢😢

[@saikamal8665]

WDYM LMAO WITH THE CRYING EMOJIS

[@itsartline]

😂😂😂😂

[@DancingPianos]

It's not even mentioned that in the entire game, black lost 3 pawns. That's it. Nothing else. They still got mated.

[@jefftaylor1186]

3:58 From 250 to 2500 elo, you MUST en passant if you can. It’s just neat.

[@jellykream]

Ah yes, sacrificing the king. Something your viewers do everyday.

[@FlyHyToTheSky]

It is indeed a Gothamchess viewer play

[@futurereflections4097]

Sacrificing the king is the sign of a righteous leader

[@fawzanulhaque483]

It reminds me of 1789 France 💀

[@UnkRus743]

19:29 yeah i guess you can say that this game was systematically going down for white ever since he sent the poor c pawn on the first move but he brought his bombs and won the game anyway. Truly inspirational 💯

[@cookiew3228]

That is my new ringtone now 😂

[@dharris5887]

Genius! All this time he was distracting the fact he was going for mate the whole time. You can’t take a piece that you can’t take

[@isavenewspapers8890]

20:45 Actually 103 points, if you take all of your opponent's stuff and queen all of your pawns. Edit (2023-10-06): Without promotion, it's 39.

[@Leyrann]

At that point the question becomes how you should place your queens on the board to NOT checkmate or stalemate your opponent

[@arnoldszavadskis4701]

@@Leyrann you saw gotham video posted 2 days ago, named a chess world record? kind a worth it

[@magnuslayton8827]

Alternatively you can be up 102 points and still get mated by a king and a pawn ;)

[@Headoutthebox]

🤓

[@darqed]

The reason people buy this book so much, is that its not some useless merchandise with a logo in a middle but probably something actually instructive that helps to learn to play better chess

[@LinuelChess]

Bro really Said '' En passant Is Not A Good Decision " -Famous Last Words Of Levy

[@notme222]

I think White learned what a fork is before they learned how knights move.

[@bigk1699]

You know it's that bad when he doesn't even say "get outta here" at the end lol

[@n0br.a1n]

Nothing better for a Saturday night than enjoying a horrible chess game through the commentary of Levi

[@GameInitiate]

Dude I feel so bad for that dude, I hope he feels better, never want to feel that ever again.

[@CabbageSandwich]

This game should be recorded for posterity and shown to all new chess players as "The M. Night Shyamalan Game".

[@pinkone3360]

I love how dramatic Levy is!!! That was to be expected with this hilarious end!!!

[@AltimeterAlligator]

Game starts at 21:46

[@RoundShades]

It really did.

[@heritage-musicdownmemoryla4922]

😂

[@CallMeRavenZYT]

Beo the ending was unexpected,bro really decided to SACRIFICE THE KIIIIIIIING!!!!

[@frankkelly3888]

Levy is so taken aback by the guy hanging mate that he forgot to tell us to "Get Outa Here!"

[@PandaBlooket]

"Words cannot really describe what happens on this board" Proceeds to make an entire video describing what happens on the board

[@yossushi465]

6:03 that line killed me😂

[@s1mtl2mm98]

That checkmate should be a brilliant move

[@hartzy7425]

I pre-orded a signed copy, can't wait to read through it and improve my chess further. Thank you for all your hard work and content.

[@Redleadhead]

Nobody is talking about how Gotham said the System of a Down is one of the best bands ever, and my respect for him has tripled from an already massive value

[@norpedholland5696]

Favorite song from them too

[@tomasorlando4626]

Yeah, that comment surprised me for good

[@anttt7993]

They suck. It's not high school, and you're not in a Hot Topic right now. Or maybe you work there. Either way, nu metal is trash.

[@tomasorlando4626]

@@anttt7993 Nice bait

[@mr.poplust6032]

20:23 if he cant ride the horse, you' re always welcome to ride the queen lol

[@itsnarroblox]

💀

[@remy827]

"This game is gonna improve your day if it's going poorly" - Black missed en passant on move 3 Yeah sure Levy

[@nicholaswilliams6475]

As a 700-800 player, I can vouch for an ending like that. Being up 23 points, having taken your opponent’s entire army and then losing because you didn’t notice you were in a position of checkmate with the one piece they had left.

[@guillaumeparadis6331]

I almost died at the end. I laughed so much my lungs hurts.

[@azharulislam5840]

Man, I started watching your videos since 2020 probably. This is probably the first time you got someone from Bangladesh. Proud moment that a fellow countryman got to sacrifice his king 😂

[@sinhakhashrujr2968]

Same thought

[@aarusharavindhan9888]

Description: Sacrificing the king is a tactical play to intimidate the opponent intensely. Sacrificing the king sets up Mate in 1 Game, in which the player whom sacrificed the king wins the following game. This tactic is pure genius and is highly recommended by many tactical geniuses themselves. eg. Levy Rozman. Mental effectiveness = 10/10 Coolness factor = 10/10 Efficiency as thumbnail = 10/10 On-board effectiveness = 1̶/1̶0̶ 10/10 Overall rating: 10/10! These incredibly realistic and useful statistics determine that the 'Sacrificing the King" tactic is way up there on the tactic tierlist with other effective methods. eg. developing the king early, capturing the center with you king, and castling with your king and queen.

[@FlyHyToTheSky]

Ah yes the king sacrifice. As a friend of the 2025 chess champion, Levy Rozman, I can proudly say that he does indeed approve of the king sacrifice!

[@aarusharavindhan9888]

@@FlyHyToTheSky Ah yessss. Thank you for the realistic and invaluable confirmation

[@FlyHyToTheSky]

@@aarusharavindhan9888 My absolute pleasure

[@YotamPiano]

Wow that was great, I never expected the ending. I knew there's going to be a twist - I thought he's gonna stalemate but Gotham my god as promised you made my day better!!!

[@neverdead1415]

"Me see Queen , Me attack Queen" , i Died XDDDD

[@metsepoopedi4327]

As a fellow 700 elo player, I had a feeling that Ian was looking at that move @13:03. Poor guy thought that it was a fork. 😂😂

[@_the_Nochad]

His memes really become reality every day he uploads💀

[@TylerCrompton]

That ending was so worth it. This just reinforces white's bad gameplay.

[@cooperhandly]

He said imma be Hikaru and I see Mate in 50 bro is the next hikaru😂

[@nou1319]

The troll face was everything, thank tou

[@Sycrossss]

A BRILLIANT SACRIFICE

[@tobiasvanavelon9684]

Love how there's nothing left. Not even enough to tell us to get out of here.

[@deadmeatfirzz4152]

I like how levy just left the ending like that, I mean there really was nothing left to be said.

[@fan-fiction-kingdom]

Reminds me of knight sacrifice the game between hikaru and vidit where sacrificed his king😂

[@R2debo_]

Nothing better for a Saturday night than enjoying a horrible chess game through the commentary of Levi.

[@timxg]

Agreed

[@Crystal_Venom_The_Wolf]

Levy*

[@SilvrNinji]

LEVY

[@elijaharsenault]

it’s a 4 letter name lmao

[@isaiahgarner3615]

Levy you never told me to get out of here. I've been sitting here for 3 hours now

[@heritage-musicdownmemoryla4922]

It's like watching a movie with extremely entertaining yet partly annoying plot twists.

[@Kuid_I]

He’s just trolling us at this point😂

[@sameerasmr6217]

Without Gothamchess chess wisdom content I cannot sleep...! Thank you ❤

[@adum7451]

"If white could Monster Reborn the knight" has to be one of my favourite sentences ever

[@daniahmed]

"Me see queen, me attack queen" Exactly my mantra😂

[@krawler2]

The best part of this video is when Levy says "IT'S GOTHAMIN' TIME" and gothams all over the screen. Truly one of the videos of all time.

[@minkuspower]

19:34 as if i didn't like you enough already, now i know you're a SOAD enjoyer :D

[@Immortal306]

Seems like a common trend. One side winning massively in material, losing side brings king up towards opponent king, player ahead on material decides to do something else instead of check for one move, leading to an instant checkmate.

[@prokedbw1518]

And the End is the most replayed part of the vid,🤣🤣I am also mad at Gotham for not saying "get out of here" his usual Iconic Extro in this vid.

[@_ireirt_]

I feel so bad for someone who has to sacrifice THE KiNG 👑

[@ugandainianknuckels195]

You were one minute early

[@azeemeeandgames2694]

This guy is a real pro let’s appreciate how much work he puts in his videos

[@sina-wt2yv]

He literally says get out of here 😂😂😂😂

[@h2kwolfz572]

Cyber quincy

[@azeemeeandgames2694]

@@h2kwolfz572 you play Bloons?

[@FullOogaMode]

the amount of rage that would i get from being mated in that position… litteral words cannot even explain

[@letstalkbasketball2234]

I love that Levy makes them gm's at 700 Elo

[@idigu1568]

the stare today was nice and serious: 8/10

[@eepmeds]

Todays stare was a 9.24/10. It was like when someone- wait how do i do this again?

[@_lordphoenix]

Can you imagine the joy this guy had when the computer said its mate😭😭😭

[@tacnael8762]

He didn't even tell us to get out. He just fell asleep