Tyler1 Is Officially A Chess God

Tyler1 recently reached a rapid chess rating of 1800, placing him in the top 1% of all chess players on chess.com.
He has reached an elite level of chess and quite frankly, we should all be scared because he’s showing no signs of slowing down.
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[@chess]

if there's a wall, he's breaking through it

[@KoopstaKlicca]

I love when I see huge channel's comments flop lol

[@azure1o176]

Lol

[@zoaero]

bro is this real?

[@GhostfaceRuga]

1 day, 185 likes? Fell off.

[@Armageddon_71]

Head first.

[@ariche934]

Tyler1 is the epitome of just brute forcing everything 💀

[@FreedomIII]

Tyler1 is just Rock Lee but loud 🤣

[@VeeZzz123]

and RAW TALENT, BABYYYYYYYYY

[@darkcircle899]

For real it's cool to see. He's willing to just grind something until he hits his goal no matter how long it takes.

[@chrisandpizza6827]

@@FreedomIII maybe more like Kratos like how he forced himself into Valhalla lmao

[@dawintch4596]

@@FreedomIII Rock Lee but jacked also

[@elchapothetaco5719]

Knowing T1 he will probably talk about April 2024 as the month he hit 1800 not the month his first child was born 💀

[@CorpseOfAgathar]

tbh lmfao

[@tobiaswesterveld4271]

Wait they have a kid?

[@baddtplayer-osu7966]

@@tobiaswesterveld4271 yep. its also in the video

[@tobiaswesterveld4271]

@@baddtplayer-osu7966 yeah i saw, but commented before seeing that part of the video

[@coolhipo1]

@@tobiaswesterveld4271 next time watch the video till the end before even thinking about wasting everyone's time with your comments

[@Iforgor777]

Blud ran out of roles to hit challenger on so he doing side quests now 💀💀

[@Biggiejohn]

Lol was the side quest honestly. Chess will still be here long after Riot games rise and fall.

[@yeetwchybaban]

​@@Biggiejohnhmmm

[@ihavehiv5815]

​@@Biggiejohn🤓☝️

[@rektlol5564]

@@Biggiejohn🤓☝️

[@islandboy9381]

nerd emoji spammers feel hurt because biggie told them the truth

[@danielbouwman489]

Never really watched Tyler, but every time I see what new thing he’s done just can’t help but think some people really are built differently.

[@T3n50r]

For sure, he's unique in every aspect of the word. The person you think is an underdog but destroys everyone that dares to test him.

[@porkstamina]

He's like a younger Dolph Lundgren. Dude is 6'5", built like a brick shithouse and was a European karate champion. Got a master's in chemical engineering and was on his way to MIT on a full scholarship before becoming an actor instead.

[@augustuslunasol10thapostle]

@@porkstamina isnt tyler short

[@zenderas1434]

​@@augustuslunasol10thapostle Tyler is 6 11 wdym

[@kenim]

@@porkstaminatruly freaks of nature. We’re NPCs next to them.

[@slumptydumpty3058]

He's got brains and muscles. He's Bruscles.

[@chrisdonahue]

Bruhscles

[@alexy2952]

I cannot believe he became the capital of Belgium.

[@felix.1783]

and a kid now

[@s.c.6499]

Bruscles? Really? Why not Muscrains?

[@FirestormX9]

@@s.c.6499 easier flow with Bruscles..

[@cokecan6169]

If there was an elo system in quantum physics Tyler would take us to the year 3000

[@lightofheaven4381]

Suggest him the elo for programmer

[@heartyou6531]

Honestly lmao

[@alexandervailili]

@@lightofheaven4381 fun fact tyler was doing java and python/computer science and bio chem before he quit it and pursued streaming.

[@Blowtorch87]

​@@alexandervailili what the fuck

[@Efficxcy]

It’s really crazy someone could reach top rank in Chess, league, weighlifiting, and be a dad and streamer at the same time just wild

[@johwwa]

not really, someone who is talented or really smart and actually uses that gift just improve way faster allowing you to have more time to do other things

[@dabasil]

​@@johwwawhat is talent behind sheer willpower

[@zenvious5645]

Damn its almost like he got time for all of that because he doesnt need to work

[@Efficxcy]

@@zenvious5645 wym? He streams full time lol

[@zenvious5645]

@@Efficxcy He doesnt stream even close to full time since starting his chess grind. He came back for 1 month streaming since starting to play chess in 2023

[@azur1o]

The great thing about chess is the matchmaking works and you don't need to hope for 3 winning lanes

[@e8f2]

😂😂😂

[@daniel1wengler]

Realtalk, thats Why i prefer onlinegames where i can only blame myself

[@stargazing209]

From being 400 rating the last pogchamps tournament to being 1800 not even a year later He probably won't even be allowed to compete in the next one 💀

[@cheeks_of_the_boreal_valley]

Man is just really built different

[@WayStedYou]

I doubt most of the other chess players in the event are in the top 1%

[@mojojoj]

That's anime level improvement

[@TheCrimson7272]

There is a max rating of 1400 I think

[@WileyBoxx]

@@WayStedYou They're all like sub 1000 elo

[@SenatorRicardo]

The fact that Tyler1 is naturally talented at chess makes me smile

[@ba-bakana4490]

I wouldn't call him talented, he's just persistent. I feel like true talent is mainly found in child prodigies otherwise you're pretty normal.

[@crimnvL]

@@ba-bakana4490 pattern recognition is the talent, and its transferable from gaming to chess

[@T3n50r]

@@ba-bakana4490 Persistence alone doesn't get anyone anywhere. There's people at 500-800 rating that have been persistent for years... And just because true talent is mainly found in children it doesn't mean we don't see examples of it in adults, too, Tyler1 is a perfect example of that with chess. It's not like switching from one FPS to another, this is a completely new game he hasn't played before.

[@johnmarkson1998]

@@ba-bakana4490 its the oposite. child prodigies are a result of kids learning way faster then adults. tyler is talented since he started super late as a adult. he shouldnt be able to learn these patterns with his boomer brain.

[@jasiuo6794]

@@T3n50r it takes a lot of mindfulness and awareness to improve, it's not JUST time put in. thousands of hours need to be put into to improving the quality of your time spent in order to actually improve. t1 did this a lot reaching high elo in league, ESPECIALLY during his 5 role challenger grind

[@pownder]

1800 after 1 year in the game is ridiculous. My peak is 1500 and I've been playing for over 20 years

[@T3n50r]

Yeah, his brain just works differently.

[@queensforever7498]

Well it's like Tyler said buddy 🤔

[@Ciganypusztito-fc3ej]

20 years casually or 20 years tryharding? Huge difference so dont bash yourself:) If you enjoy the game it doesnt matter what rank/rating youre at.

[@Maller]

Cheats

[@John-fe2fz]

Is it? Comprehend by effort, not time. In 1 year he has put in more hours than you did in 20 years. Hes not magic.

[@kindredspiritgg]

deadass thought Levy got hired by theScore esports in the beginning.

[@qsafex]

I was about to watch this because of Levy, I'm not gonna watch these guys who clearly now nothing about chess talk about it. 1800 is decent, but that's not "elite". Everyone and their mom plays chess, so being 1% just shows you're somewhat serious about it.

[@COPE-IN-HELL]

@@qsafex being 1% in pretty much anything is elite. just because it's a very popular game, does not take away from the fact that it is a high achievement

[@tadrb1577]

​@@COPE-IN-HELLNot really. I'm top 1% in Call of Duty and i wouldn't consider myself elite. There are like 10k people in the world who are better than me. Maybe even more. When it comes to extremly popular things then top 1% is not elite. You're elite when you reach top 0.1%. You could get to top 20% or better of chess after 1 week of dedication due to the extreme amount of ppl who have never learned anything regarding the game and just downloaded it for fun

[@qsafex]

@@COPE-IN-HELL if you define "elite" like that then sure. But for me "elite" is being good amongst people who are good. 2100-2200+ is maybe elite. 1800 is what you can reasonably have as a kid who's interested in chess at 12 years of age if you've been playing for 1-2 years. It's definitely not a laughable level and it's a great achievement for a casual player, but that's not what elite is.

[@Gawrlic]

​​@@tadrb1577The thing is being top 1% already puts you off above of players and that is way more than above average. That is the point of celebrating being a top 1%

[@Aceinine]

Damn this guy is unbelievable.. he went from being a meme one trick player who was banned due to being the literal poster child for toxicity in League.. to Challenger in all roles, and now he is a Chess prodigy too. 😮 Not only that but unlike every other esports pro, he's kept up his physique and powerlifting throughout all of his insane mental grinds. Regardless of whatever personal issues you may have with him, there is no way around acknowledging that this man is actually an inspiration and deserves recognition and respect for his insane talent and dedication.

[@alilweeb7684]

And he's a father now too. Man's truly built different

[@Astrobay13]

Not the only pro to keep a physique like that, Freakazoid and Pashabizeps come to mind. And like half of the cs pro scene works out regularly and has an above average body.

[@punani_slayer4209]

Yeah this guy doesn't waste even a single second of his day. His mental fortitude is on a whole other level

[@meinkek7896]

Cheats.

[@norwa3518]

HE'S 1900 NOW

[@yesyouareright9800]

he is becoming a candidate master in 4 months at this rate

[@CaptainCob]

Tyler1's pattern recognition has always been off the charts in league, this was 100% bound to happen with how addicted he is to chess. Truly a differnent animal.

[@andrewyoonhobai8453]

the rage after each death in league is like cain vibes

[@jeromemartel3916]

i mean with 8000 games, anyone develop a good pattern recognition for chess. You can judge pattern recognition while players begin in a new game not after 8000 games.

[@CaptainCob]

@@jeromemartel3916 you just sound eager to hate, i bet you couldnt hit that elo after 8000 games lmao

[@jeromemartel3916]

@@CaptainCob I'm 1400 with less than 200 games over 10 years lol

[@rolfabcd1]

@@jeromemartel3916 His puzzle rating improvement was a give away of whats to come. Reached 3200 in about 7 months after doing ish 8K puzzles (still rated about 1300 rapid at the time). Thats just absolutely wild aka shows he has some insane talent for pattern recognition/quick calculation. He does his puzzles fairly quickly as well.

[@jaysheriffe6292]

"He needs to get back to league of legends" That was a weird thing for Hikaru to say imo...Especially about someone who had only been playing for a few months. Idk maybe im missing context but on its own that sounds insecure.

[@_Quazarz]

I thought the same thing, like I can understand him saying he would hit a wall at a certain rating, that’s honestly expected, but saying he should just go back to league is just really weird. Maybe with context he meant go take a break on league but without the full clip idk.

[@Fistbeardthepirate]

To be fair to Hikaru maybe he just dislikes like the trash talking and ego side of T1 as it's not super common in high level chess

[@sa0o923]

He is intentionally motivating him by doubting him

[@georgesmith5201]

Yeah, he's complaining about a popular streamer bringing more attention to chess. 🙄

[@steamzsatanoj4490]

I think he saw what tyler said about chess being easy and got pissy

[@donnyvu1220]

Fear the man that has practice one opening a thousand times.

[@wyrw]

This kinda makes sense. A lot less possibilites with only opening, at least at the start, which apparently is the most important part of chess.

[@pds4]

More like practice 10 opening 100 times

[@rabi0ne]

i love for how long he uses this amazing logitech headset.

[@k680B]

actually he's been through couple dozen of these cause he kept destroying them once he complained how hard it is to get more of these because they were discontinued and ebay sellers were asking unreasonable prices, he might very well have the very last working unit

[@frutato7498]

​@@k680BWell it's the only one that fits the dent

[@dontpealmyonion]

if i remember correctly, it was a gift from his dad. their parents divorced, and before his dad left perma he left two gifts for tyler. a logitech headset and a Riot RP Giftcard, on the back of the card, was Draven. So he one tricked Draven to start his career off and he wore the Logitech headset. Not sure if the details are 100% accurate but it does have to do something with his dad, his parents got divorced, and his dad played a role in all of this.

[@maxalof7341]

@@dontpealmyonion Tyler1 lore goes wild

[@k680B]

@@frutato7498 no wonder, it made the damn dent

[@choochoo3041]

If I remember correctly, Hikaru said Tyler 1 peak Rating was 1300s and would not go higher.

[@einarsa7196]

imagine ,after 10 years of grind they meet each other in offline tournament and Tyler1 wins over him 😂

[@Biggiejohn]

@@einarsa7196 There is optimism and then there is dreaming. Hikaru isn't just a streamer.

[@essschesss6471]

@@Biggiejohn it's a joke sweetie, we know you love him

[@kewlf00l85]

Hikaru is a good chess player, but not a very good prophet.

[@WorldKeepsSpinnin]

@@kewlf00l85 He seems like he likes gatekeeping and praying on peoples downfalls, which is cringe and a great way to have your own downfall

[@TheBruceKeller]

I'm surprised Hikaru was so adamant about people hitting walls and never getting past the wall. Sure, lots of people do do that, but it's not impossible. A famous example is Roger Bannister breaking the 4 minute mile and then all of a sudden 'lots' of people were breaking 4 mins. Tyler had the benefit of already being incredibly good at at least one other thing that required fast tactical thinking with longer term strategy, so that whole mental aspect of the wall was mitigated and he already had some aspects of chess well developed before he even played the game.

[@tryagaintmrw]

He lost some of my respect with that statement

[@ZigaZagu]

Hikaru just ain't it.

[@taoofjester4113]

He is stating a simple fact that is present across everything that requires practice. Everyone reaches a plateau or wall at some point. It isn't that they are unable to break through, it is they are unable to maintain the level of commitment needed to break through. When you practice, you are rewarded with an increased ability to do whatever you are practicing. It may be a very small amount, but it does become noticeable as you continue. That wall or plateau is when you are no longer improving no matter how much you practice. There are no gains for the effort invested. That can last for years and is extremely discouraging. Not many people have the desire and drive to continue putting in a lot of hours when there is no improvement. Our time is limited and valuable, so people will switch to something else that has caught their interest or devote less time to practice and more time to things they find enjoyable.

[@ACSMEX]

The wall is real. Tyler is talented, but each ELO point he gains is one ELO point closer to levels where EVERYONE is talented, but also studying chess and not only playing it. Playing and tactics can only take you so far. A tactic requires a mistake, which will be less and less common the higher he climbs. Still, the fact he can get that high is proof of how dedicated he is. I wish him well and hope that he gets a tutor if he really wants to keep grinding that ELO.

[@bennju]

waiting tyler1 to be at an in person chess tourney screaming after a victory.

[@josephmurphy6127]

It's like dead quiet and then you just hear, "DOPA DOOOWWWWWWN".

[@demonguy5082]

Still waiting Tyler to OTB chess wearinh suit and all only for him to scream on top of his lung, ripping the suit apart and reveal his tank top

[@BS-jw7nf]

The power of spite. It can propel this man to GM status

[@GamingRN001]

"If you're not GM, and you're playing chess since you are 3... I'm sorry bro, Your life has no value." Poor Levi..😂😂

[@KindaGhostyy]

physically,mentally,tactically. Tyler1 is the peaking in all categories. This dude might be IRL Steve Rogers.

[@FirestormX9]

😂 I bet there are Americans who'd vote for him if he ran for president

[@strenghtbracer1826]

​@FirestormX9 probably better than current options anyway.

[@LucasSouza-rq7gj]

@@FirestormX9 I'm brazilian and I'd vote him for president if he was here in Brazil.

[@willdallly8271]

tyler son be like : my dad is a millionaire, challenger in all 5 roles of league, Grand master chess player, 6 foot 9

[@adris88]

Tyler will play the same opening until developers nerf it.

[@RandomPerson-cf3gt]

Which they can't

[@VoltageCowboy]

I love how Hikaru gets to eat his own words. It's a beautiful thing. keep it going T1 we are all rooting for you!

[@unia0233]

he one tricked his opening

[@itanji96]

cool pfp

[@unia0233]

@@itanji96 cool pfp

[@tuxedoterrorwrist]

I genuinely wonder if playing so much league and getting challenger in every role has made him better at chess

[@FirestormX9]

Can't discredit that entirely for sure

[@danielz-v4083]

I mean, obviously. If you play league or even watch it at fairly high level, you learn that the strategic side of the game has a MASSIVE impact on wins, not just mechanics. Tyler is a great example of this, as it’s been pretty clear he is not the most mechanical player, but his knowledge on things like macro, micro, gold earned, wave control, match ups and so on is what got him that 5 role challenger. He actually LEARNED HOW and WHY things work in the game. But his streamer personality and his energetic side conflict with it so much that people might get the wrong idea and think he is just mindlessly brawling through matches. Put all that type of gameplay on a game as limited as chess and you have all the good sides without him “running it down for kills”. Super interesting tbh

[@AdeptSnake]

High frustration tolerance (despite raging), tons of time and money is no issue, extremely competitive, has played a strategic video game for many years and is used to utilizing "intentional practice". It doesn't take away how amazing the achievement is but I can see how it happened.

[@deadvesu]

u have the wrong perspective, he played so much league and got challenger on every role because of how competitive and determined he is to accomplish the goals he sets for himself, the ranks he reached are a by product of his mindset, its the same for chess, hard work beats talent and tyler1 works the hardest by far

[@CaptainCob]

Pattern recognition. Tyler1's gamesense and understanding of what is about to happen way before it happens has always been pretty stellar in league, so spamming chess games nonstop was bound to take advantage of that strength.

[@Ethan-mg4pu]

tyler1 just has insane mental strength this guy will grind for as long as he wants until he reaches his goal. very respectable

[@cyrus_traeh]

i cant wait to watch t1 over the board yelling gg as he breaks his opponents arm with a single handshake

[@DeionSC2]

That's such a crazy take from hikaru.. considering he has lived in the shadow of Magnus Carlson and has stayed there.

[@KoopstaKlicca]

"Living in the shadow of probably one of the best players ever to exist in all of chess"

[@psychoaztecs]

To be fair Magnus is one hell of a beast in chess.

[@ci4392]

He is just being realistic

[@ci4392]

​@KoopstaKlicca It's such a bad take, if anyone it's Fabi

[@KoopstaKlicca]

@@ci4392 You and only you think Magnus Carlsen is not one of the best chess has seen

[@Zyra_Cameron]

From Going 5x on different roles in League to reach Chall, to reaching 1800 rating in Chess is just so godly.

[@WayStedYou]

The cranium dent has increased his power

[@treyaranza1839]

To think I started watching Tyler1 because I thought draven was cool, oh to see how far he's come

[@zokalyx]

tyler1 has had the best redemption arc ever

[@Zed-ch9fg]

not sure what he's redeeming himself from. he's still the same person. never apologized for anything. if you don't like his personality, it's a preference problem.

[@abdulkarimelnaas7595]

​@@Zed-ch9fgOld (pre-permaban) T1, although just as charismatic as today, was definitely pretty unhinged when he played League.

[@uouo5313]

​@@Zed-ch9fg I like to think of it as rising from the ashes of that plateful of supper he dropped

[@DeFyYing]

R E F O R M E D

[@Tommy-hq9ww]

@@abdulkarimelnaas7595i think that’s just league. Who isn’t unhinged when playing League?

[@user-ch8px1bi4g]

Tyler1 playing chess on his birthday.... never thought id say that to tyler1, but thats the type of dedication i can respect

[@myic90]

1900 achieved today!

[@mrmrsanime]

I'm a long time fan of Tyler1, and he is the type of person who, if you tell him to chop down trees, he will literally chop the entire forest down and develop a workout routine around it.

[@TheZak6969]

Never underestimate the power of obsession.

[@joshwew9551]

Also, he got the dad buff now

[@idrizzyt7524]

Again,, he is actually just built different.

[@YitoBandito]

Wait wtf 1900 is like the same elo that people that were serious about chess as kids reach

[@JacobBush16]

Seeing Levy on theScore was a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.

[@Vesuvio222]

He is truly built different

[@Scott74921]

Bro is in best interest to make his "Dad lore" impeccable

[@hehrhrthgthtgggrg4841]

I thought the title said tyler1 is officially a chaos god

[@JoshAndrokio]

Been watching Tyler for years. He is literally the embodiment of “built different”. Dude sets a goal, then achieves it. If he came on stream and said he was going to build a space agency that competed with SpaceX, I would fully expect the comment “guys, building rockets is easy” to be uttered from his mouth about 8 months later. I can already hear it. “Guys, if you’ve been building rockets for the last 20 years and you haven’t gotten to mars yet…. What are you doing?”

[@Obad87]

Tyler1 will NEVER reach GM. I hope he reads this and proves me wrong.

[@Aicxx_]

He hit every single wall possible and broke through everything

[@Ridriel]

we need him to chess-box ASAP

[@KoeiNL]

He is simply assembled alternatively

[@jonlance1990]

It's was losing to Erobb that changed things, not XQC

[@AtomicBl453]

good for him, whoever he is, i wanna see how far he's going to take this

[@gametime2473]

It will be interesting to see how he progresses from here. it's going to be really tough to beat master level players with that opening but I wish him luck. Hard to doubt this kid.

[@jrodd13]

People meme about Tyler1 having autism powers but seeing stuff like this makes me unironically think that 😂😂

[@masterscaron]

Hikaru is such a mega nerd it’s insane

[@GustavoSilva-ny8jc]

That was absurdly amazing, im SO HAPPY this thing is happening and with the craziest guy. Once he learn his 2nd opening chess is done.

[@shoresy6943]

Tyler hitting chess day on chest day.

[@jonathanluk4858]

To be fair, the difference between rank 1 GM and a GM/IM is astronomical.

[@han_holo]

Damn we should make him study quantum physics or something

[@JBirdBobbyJ]

Tyler sees stacks on Hikaru and he's coming for them.

[@SkittleBombs]

I’m so glad he’s getting up there so he can start again with a new opening

[@TooShawn]

Hitting 2k rating would be crazy.

[@sample.text.]

It still amazes me that whatever God you believe in made a perfect specimen like Tyler, and then gave you Erobb... There are complex mathematics at play here.

[@YTesting]

It is unreal, the guy is a machine.

[@futairimasu]

the problem with people playing since qge of 3 is that they learn and memorize games, so they dance under pre-set moves. Hence why many don't reach 5% or even 10%. Tyler has his own strategy: "what can my opponent do and how can I stop it?" based on what he has learned. Adapting to the situation that each match offers. Something that only the top % of anything truly achieve. Not saying that learning by-the-book will never get you there, but instead, that adapting will give you an upper hand in achieving it.

[@maazsuri3143]

What is theScore esports obsession with 'F@*king'?

[@kenaboss4527]

good question, they need a new word

[@crimnvL]

who doesnt like sex?

[@thatswhatisaid7527]

Edgey

[@exactzero]

They just changed it lol

[@kenaboss4527]

@@exactzero that was fast lol

[@seadee2834]

1:24 For the guy who did the whole chess coaching streamers to bring a new audience in, it surprises me that Hikaru is so quick to tell Tyler1 to give up. He'd been playing for less than half a year at this point and Hikaru is saying "you've hit your ceiling, give up".

[@Tattletales402]

Yea really cringe when people ego like that

[@David-du4mj]

Tbf I think the clip was out of context

[@matissd]

I would only believe when he plays offline vs someone.

[@icoachi97]

If T1 tells you he's gonna do something, he will.

[@odan49ak47]

The man is a menace and I respect it honestly

[@MelonPython]

Watch him beat Magnus Carlsen soon

[@Showmaann]

HE´S JUST BUILT DIFFERENT BRO!

[@furiouslyscoped8185]

This made me chuckle

[@freestylingwhistler]

honestly this is so fucking insane

[@T3n50r]

Yeah, this is breaking chess records for sure.

[@Definitely_Melnyx]

I mean good for him, but isn’t it like usually much harder once you’re top 1% in something? Be it League or even a martial art. Very impressive, but there is definitely a wall to anything and one you simply can’t overcome with pure training. Levi is still trying to become a GM, but questions if he even can do it with enough training. Edit. Nvm 2000 in Rapid is certainly possible for everyone with enough training and he is just exceptionally fast additionally. Would love to see him do the same in faster formats out of interest how good his pattern recognition actually is, although rapid definitely is better for learning.

[@KunalKalra-ll6re]

Many of my friends have reached like 1600-1800 after playing online for around 9-10 months (school year)...so it's probably possible? Just not super likely, since there are a ton of people who are hardstuck 800

[@kaspervercruysse5710]

I mean it took me like 3.5 years to reach 2000, this mf is already at 1800 after what, like 10 months?

[@countdracula7896]

​​@@kaspervercruysse5710 he plays 10+ hours every session and considering he's a pro in other games he is not playing without learning so he gets in the amount of practice normal ppl would probably after 3-4 years but obviously this will stop once he reaches like 2100+ where your opponents are covering all the modern engine knowledge with similar skill level in chess so basically extremely hard to beat if you are not good at some level of theory Edit: Oh wait he said he'll quit at 2000, then fine he should be getting there quite comfortably with the way he's progressing

[@KunalKalra-ll6re]

@@countdracula7896 if he plays like 10+ hours every day or two (idk how often he plays) he can definitely get to 2000… I don’t think most players are playing all that often or have the time to dedicate

[@1norwood1]

I'm not sure how big the pool of players in his bracket is but at some point if he climbs high enough it will shrink to the point where he will start getting rematched with same poeple over and over - if he hasn't diversified his opening by then I imagine people will have counters prepared.

[@E-RaY-zor]

I think the cow is helping him now because no one knows him personally and analysed him before they play against him, but that might as well change once he is in really high Leo where the players know each other. Then the advantages could shrink in which case he must find alternative openings with which he could struggle because he is not used to it.

[@nicechoicee]

What's crazy is that it was less than a year it was 9 months and two of those he took a break so 7 in total. So a little over half a year!

[@ericshun2552]

Tyler actually playing a balanced game, Imagine if it was made today people would call for queen nerfs or something.

[@alfaizmirza4049]

I know l don't have to say it but gap between 1800 and 2000 is much bigger than you think but you never know

[@lelzech]

explain in league of legends ranked system?

[@FirestormX9]

​@@lelzechthat's Silver 4 and Challenger

[@johnmarkson1998]

it raises exponentially. the gap between 1800 and 1900 is 100 times bigger then the gap between 1700 and 1800 for example. thats the wall people are talking about.

[@wchye9734]

@@lelzechit’s literally Diamond to challenger. Lol had/still has an elo system in place based on chess.

[@wchye9734]

@@FirestormX9it’s not though, lol follows actual elo numbers. Silver is like 1400

[@gordonrules123]

This is like hitting diamond in your first year of playing league

[@mx_i3]

He be just doing side questst at this point

[@samnsamole9448]

I think a lot of people don't get that, how much of mastery and improvement is really a psychological phenomenon. When you master your own mind, you really unlock so much potential. I learnt this myself when I made more improvements over the last year in language learning and piano than I have in the last 10 years. Most of us are not aware, but we harbour a lot of psychological inhibitions that prevent us from unlocking our full state of concentration. Whether it be insecurities, fear of embarassment, or other such things, we "limit" ourselves in order to prevent ourselves from the pain of loss or being inadequate. What Tyler has mastered is the art of COCENTRATION, and focusing on his desire to improve and be better. He doesn't worry about looking stupid, he doesn't fear failure the same way. He just keeps playing and stays FOCUSED on whatever it is he's doing because his only desire is to reach the next goal. He's learned how to block out all the noise distractions and insecurities. I don't think he's necessarily "built different" in that he possess a special gift others don't have, but he has achieved mastery over his own mind through perseverence and desire.

[@atmosphericus970]

soooo true

[@Bursty55]

This is gold, “we limit ourselves to prevent ourselves from the pain of loss or being inadequate.” The fear of not achieving your set goal and the feeling of disappointment as a result of coming short of that goal is enough to deter people from setting new goals and actually trying their best.

[@dzmanhooo8602]

Dude plays chess for 10-14 hrs a day its not that he has unlocked his mind like a monk but he is just living and breathing chess, the same way you and I would learn chinese if you got randomly airdropped in china without a choice you adapt and overcome tyler just chooses to overcome and pours tens of hours into it unlike us pouring 10s of hours into watching yt content and commenting bs

[@samnsamole9448]

@@dzmanhooo8602 I'm not just talking about chess, but everything he's done. I used to watch Tyler back when he first started and came up as a variety streamer, I've never watched him play league. Tyler 1 has an obsessive mindset that extends beyond just 1 accomplishment, and I noticed it fairly early on. CS Major (LUL), bodybuilding, football player, runescape addict, then league addict. Then he grinded out being a variety streamer providing some of the best content during that time, and he would even endure getting trolled and griefed in pubg and dayz or whatever back in the day. Then of course, he went on to become an obsessive league player and get challenger in all 5 roles, etc. It's unfathomable how he's able to sink so much time into things. I don't know if he's an addict or just has superhuman willpower, probably a bit of both. Now you can say yeah he got lucky because his ban gave him notoriety, but if he didn't have the personality to carry his variety streamers he would have faded out if was just your average toxic nerd league streamer. The culmination of all his traits in combination with his ethic I think played into him getting his lucky break.

[@Magerquark]

Bro couldn't handle losing to xQc and changed his whole life Also I truly believe that every single person can climb in a similar matter if they actually try hard enough and put the same amount of interest and passion into it

[@lIIest]

No they can not. First of all 99% don't have the time nor the resources to play chess 13h a day. And to be able to play this much for month at a time without burning out is extremly hard

[@Magerquark]

@@lIIest well thats what I mean, if they had the time and resources

[@ChiwieeZ]

isn't XQC hired a fcking Chess Grandmaster? idk chess ranking but something like FM or GM

[@just2scare]

@@ChiwieeZ pretty sure he was getting taught by hikaru

[@rolfabcd1]

Absolutely not. His puzzle rating improvement right from the start shows some insane talent for pattern recognition/quick calculation.

[@Hobbies-ve1iy]

where to watch tyler 1 streams? i can only find his chess games in twith with no face of him

[@DocYAYAYA]

the man grinds like no other

[@kristianbasile7141]

Bruh we just have lives and don't play chess 13 hours a day. We play 10 minutes in bathroom breaks. Like yeah if I just got high on amphetamines and binged chess 12 hours a day every day I'd be a GM.

[@MikePerryLegit]

You would struggle to become any kind of master let alone GM lol. You would certainly be better than Tyler though.

[@waterflowzz]

Anyone that says it’s “brute force” is coping cuz he is smarter than them. There’s people that play chess their whole lifetime and can’t reach 1800. You can’t just “brute force” intellectual problems. If that was the case humanity would be able to “brute force” everything. That’s like saying a you can brute force crack a 20 character AES 256 bit encryption with an intel pentium chip from the 90s. Brute forcing that would take thousands of years unless you find a more intelligent way.

[@frogzey3104]

just the product of pure determination, adhd laserfocusmanic episodes with a side of 130+ iq sessions

[@afjelidfjssaf]

😅 you're falsely equating it to brute forcing encryption, how can you be so obtuse

[@waterflowzz]

@@afjelidfjssaf The method of “brute forcing” is to exhaustively search all possibilities until you find the “right answer”. Many things can be brute forced whether it be a chess game, hacking an encryption key, finding the longest, shortest path in a graph. It’s just a matter of time to find the “right answer” using a brute force approach. I will just stop there. Hopefully you learned something from my comment.

[@afjelidfjssaf]

@@waterflowzz yeah duhh i know what brute forcing is but you're just being obtuse by saying "uhm actually thats technically not brute forcing 🤓" what people mean when they say T1 is bruteforcing is that instead of studying theory he just keeps playing more games and improving through trial and error (which is what brute force is)

[@waterflowzz]

@@afjelidfjssaf you obviously don’t know what brute forcing is. Learning through trial and error is called experience but it doesn’t take going through every iteration of trial and error to learn. Such asininity, it’s unbelievable. And if it was brute forcing why isn’t everyone else able to obtain the same amount of chess skills through the same method of brute forcing? I mean if it is brute force like you claim then you or anyone else would be able to accomplish the same level of skills as long as you spend the same amount of time. Obviously he’s smarter than you kid, just face it. Your comments on here alone is proof of that, without a doubt.

[@andrewli8900]

I will say the cow opening is definitely better against overconfident opponents which is rather common amongst those in the 1500-1800 rating range. In the higher elo, the more analytical opponents can more clearly understand the opening's weaknesses.

[@evanchau6862]

T1 just built different

[@Eazy_Bruh]

Hikaru = Hater

[@Heliox98YT]

You can cope as much as you want and pretend like what I'm about to say is not true, but Tyler1 is simply a very high IQ individual that is simultaniously extremely low in neuroticism, which means that he has very high levels of never ending ambition pumping through him for no reason. It's simply how he was born, his brain is not normal. This things have been obvious forever if you are even remotely familiar with how dominant of world class player he trully has been in league of legends as well. Some people are just born with Golden Brains, and a Golden Brain will not necessarily manifest in wanting to be a mathemathician of phisychist. Sometimes that Golden Brain will simply strive to be the absolute best at some random game, just because.

[@nazarenoalmiron526]

excuses for the lazy

[@janekmundt579]

This just shows how underrated most e sport pros are or even those streamers that can compete on high elo.

[@kryes974]

HE is built different clearly

[@joshuamiller831]

I think a big part of it is hes finally hit a point where his league skills are starting to carry over properly. Specifically the big picture macro stuff.

[@zebwiz1900]

Would be hilarious to see him walking around though grandmaster championship event in the future.

[@Kelptech07]

If every person had the same dedication to their craft as Tyler we would be colonizing Mars. Jesus christ.

[@jyu3646]

back in his college-dorm days he was grinding lol for 30hrs on the regular lol this dude can do anything