When a 700 Elo starts cheating...

[@QuadteRr]

I once castled into checkmate in one. Best loss of my life.

[@amirsafdar3433]

nah I would have started cheating by now

[@TheDisguisedMentor]

Damn that hurts

[@vlogwithriyaan4113]

Magnus carlsen?

[@aba9119]

I've had opponents castle into checkmate a few times, it does feel amazing

[@pepperwestwood]

lol had an opponent do that recently. Castled queen side into a nasty m1. I didn’t even see it was mate just thought I was winning a pawn.

[@francecountryball9413]

I thought it's like 2-3 years old video and clicked and then realised wait it's just 1 min ago

[@vanjatodorovic3108]

Same😂😂

[@JoelMuchenga]

Same

[@Shamsil]

same 😂

[@jeykeeone6730]

Same

[@Mrwhatthe]

Same😂

[@LiliMayO765]

700-level cheater - I will take you to the deep, dark jungle. Gotham - I am the forest.

[@poisenivy1]

How cringe do you have to be lol

[@kewii9826]

@@poisenivy1 where is cringe

[@EugeneMaryniuk]

​@@poisenivy1we're playing a stupid millennium year old board game, we're all cringe

[@amirsafdar3433]

@@EugeneMaryniuk fax

[@poisenivy1]

@@EugeneMaryniuk Fair enough

[@alfieallan9681]

Asking if Norwegians celebrate Christmas is the most American thing I have ever heard

[@Chilli_Tea]

the fact these vids aren't scripted is wild, my man has made yapping an art form

[@zahabazmat6743]

you definitely want a pin of shame. Right?

[@anonyraj2891]

FACTS I can listen him yap while getting fxkced (im 20M)

[@xyrim]

@@zahabazmat6743 i don't think he does

[@joebobby1412]

Go play chess nude, cheater.

[@Darkseidsolosfiction]

He does what his channels about, if you don't like it get the hell out

[@hi00118]

If you’re losing about half the games you play that means you’re being matched up against people at basically your skill level, which is what is supposed to happen

[@cygnustsp]

I like to play 2000s to see if they can beat me in less than 15 moves

[@Sage_ping]

​@@cygnustsp masochist?

[@Pulsar.88]

True, sometimes im like how have I only won like 49% of my games out of 6000, then it's like oh, that means it's a very balanced matchmaking system, and that's good.

[@guiecds]

@@cygnustsp you can stall even super gms. The "I lasted X moves against Y opponent" is meaningless if you'll end losing anyways

[@fh2234]

@@Pulsar.88wouldnt you consistently lose rating if your win rate is 49%?

[@jannik5823]

Title should have been "When a 700 Elo starts playing like Magnus Carlsen"

[@no_name4796]

Watch levy change the title in 10 minutes...

[@darksoul3439]

That's really a good title

[@locke_ytb]

I think I like watching these type of videos (normally higher elo ones) because they help add to my mental library of information on which moves are bad and which are good. It somewhat elevates my general chess intuition.

[@danjohnson9495]

Why don’t I ever get players this bad at 700 elo

[@crazyninja5313]

Same

[@harshbharti-zv3ts]

Because you are matched up with guys suffering from an Elo tilt so basically, they are better than 700s, but they lost at 900s level so back to old school.

[@IgiPigi-dt4hr]

you do, you just dont see it

[@Michael-yb7jh]

There's also different types of 700s. Some people are hard stuck, whereas some are simply pretty new and on their way up. I started last summer around that range and now I'm pushing for 1600. I wasn't below 1000 for very long though, maybe a month?

[@elderlycatpatriot]

I feel this way too much. I rarely get out with anyone who plays the game _really_ badly, and colossal mistakes that swing the game from +5 to -5 (or vice versa) seem to almost never occur. And when they do occur, it's always me that does them.

[@Cheng-nm4cc]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1509">25:09</a> Where the enthusiasm in the rook sacrifice 😭

[@OmegaF.]

Bro took "You either die a hero of live long enough to see yourself become a villain" literally

[@AkshatSingh-ig7ge]

Seriously i cheated once (when I was around 850) and i felt so bad afterwards I realised how much wrong it is, it did not improve my chess. Today I am frustrated and stuck at 1300, but still I am happy because I reached there myself.

[@taunokekkonen5733]

I haven't cheated, but i am still stuck at 1300 also, frustratingly.

[@pepperwestwood]

Once a cheater, always a cheater.

[@Slokingseba]

This logic does not apply to video games​@@pepperwestwood

[@fh2234]

@@Slokingsebaof course it does

[@pepperwestwood]

@@Slokingseba oh I thought they meant on their significant other and the chess part was separate.

[@anirbansarkar2000]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="462">7:42</a> I think can explain this move. I think black noticed the pawn is pinned so thought it is safe to move the queen. Unfortunately they forgot that queen stops pinning the pawn after it moves. Speaking from personal experience. Though I did not blunder my queen

[@Jawsoffate]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1710">28:30</a> - “if I gave you 10 guesses you won’t figure out the move” My 600 elo overconfident ass: “oh Qh5 gaurenteed”

[@swanlake694]

I cheated when I first started playing chess at like 900 elo. Made no improvement and got banned. Literally accomplished nothing. Now I'm 1500 from actually playing with my own skill. Its so much more satisfying

[@pepperwestwood]

Once a cheater, always a cheater.

[@elasmojones]

Hans is that you?

[@mars_titan]

Sus

[@456death654]

Still a cheater. Loser

[@balthazarbeutelwolf9097]

Quite a few of us would actually play the last game with white similarly to the cheater. Why? The Nelson bot (now called Junior I think) plays this crap regularly with black, and in the aftermath of our Nelson games we can see the computer analysis and learn how to punish this setup.

[@MohdHassan47]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="13">0:13</a> First mention of Magnus Carlson......

[@Zneens]

His name is Carlsen

[@historinhastops6816]

@@Zneensno, his name is Magnus

[@MohdHassan47]

@@Zneens Na bra. We both took it wrong. He's actually Carlos Magnuson 😂

[@YasinEltibrizi]

@@MohdHassan47actually hes alter ego is Cagnus Marlsen

[@iitznaif]

He’s just like Dana white and jhone jones

[@fh2234]

The problem with cheating is that you can make it undetectable. There is no person or system from the outside who could determine for certain if several (and therefore not a whole line) moves were copied from an engine.

[@juancarlosortiz6756]

Imagine if one day we found out Magnus just had Elon's brain chip with Stockfish this whole time

[@eddiethemuffin1944]

Levy started the procedure

[@Ashthebutcher]

I miss ur historical chess games

[@QuoteBlink]

Same

[@paveneshyt4657]

Same

[@agent0422]

I miss his old videos in general. Before he started yapping to hit the 30 minute mark. It's clear he wants his videos to be played as background noise rather than smth to be watched intentionally. Genuinely kinda sad to see one my favorite chess youtubers drop his videos' quality for views but it is what it is

[@shikhargangwar6006]

He might make one when he is finished with WCC and ofcourse glazing magnus

[@shreyjain3197]

i agree he has started yapping a lot especially in the beginning and end im fine with the jokes etc and daily life updates but its the promotional content and unending talk abt chess board, book, courses, sponsors which annoy me the most and literally take up like 5 minutes every video

[@doufu_]

Props on finally pronouncing Magnus correctly in Norwegian 😂🎉

[@Mattthechessplayer]

It's funny. I played somebody yesterday in a 2 game match. I beat them in the first game and then they offered a rematch and we played a second game. During the second game they accused me of cheating, said I was playing like a GM, and then proceeded to absolutely destroy me. They were immediately banned for cheating after the second game. When i checked game review, their opening and middlegame were both above 96% accuracy. I guess a lot of people just get mad about losing and then start cheating lmao.

[@dumbeldore9067]

I never take rematches after winning

[@merely-an-user]

Gotham sad, that the yesterdays video was the last video on Magnus. At <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1225">20:25</a> he mentions his milk source again 😂

[@no_name4796]

Levy went 20 minutes without mentioning Carlsen? Goddamit, is the world ending? (Yes, it is, but not because of levy lol)

[@NighTPlayz45]

me when i have a losing streak of 11

[@DarkGope]

SO REAL

[@ShineMacwan-r1k]

Bro went from 1 to 100 real quick😂

[@QuiteCringe]

more like 700 to 800

[@abdualrahmanayyad7539]

Keep thriving levy i will be super happy when you become GM love from Egypt ❤️🇪🇬

[@fdsfdsjghk]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1514">25:14</a> that is like a crazy super fork, threatening 2 forks

[@b.a.m5367]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="0">0:00</a> Gotham Death Stare of Death

[@ChudOfTheCaribbean]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="583">9:43</a> "queen e5" got me cryin 😭😂

[@wahbiftw]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="595">9:55</a> QUEEEEN E FIVEEEEEEEEE LMAOOOO

[@PMA65537]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1243">20:43</a> Norwegian for Happy Christmas is God Jul (like good yule).

[@MaxVelzgg]

I swear to god 600-1000 is where you find the most of the cheaters

[@lildreadnaught]

Video idea: 2 low to medium level chess bots, but every 4 or so moves, they must make a terrible move.

[@OmegaF.]

I see a honoured lady is asking if GothamChess real fans are here. Good to see levy having great fans taking attendance 😃

[@frajudo]

Just imagine having close access to Levy. He is a damn nice person, and the oppertunity to ask him for tips, like on private? I am jealous :D

[@Treideck]

LMAO Bro has step-bro fantasies about Gothem XD

[@videnvi]

Original Title: Magnus Carlsen is Greek.

[@user-hg8lz3zh6b]

This is the greatest re-cap of all time, such empathy, such pathos. Hilarious, thank you.

[@battle6826]

"Do Norwegians celebrate christmas" Jeezus

[@461weavile]

Oh, man. Levy suggesting that some people would say "let me figure out why I lost this game" is such a baller move. I felt my heart start beating a little bit stronger from that sentiment alone.

[@jaymarkfx]

Seeing Levy's exhausted reaction to that rook sacrifice killed me 😆😆

[@masu6731]

There are so many Cheaters on those Online Platforms..

[@NarmeenAsim]

this video was a pure example of "villians aren't born they are made"

[@psycho14]

Cheaters aren't born , they are made

[@bgbd182]

started like a low elo chess playlist video, turned into chess cheaters

[@10lio7]

The terrible profile picture of the top comment actually matches the video. Since the video is about cheating lol

[@cygnustsp]

It's a J, which is the first letter of my first name, so yes very appropriate

[@PacoManu-ob9hq]

“Any time Magnus breathes”😂😂

[@liriksanfot9991]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1495">24:55</a> that 700 teaches us a lot of things😂

[@Zamppa86]

Imagine being so bad at chess that you have to cheat to reach 800+... But honestly, as a 1900, watching two 700 or so rated players play chess...Well it gives me a headache.

[@uzomaamarachi1162]

Believe me when I say this These guys don't play like 700 at all I'm a 700 and when I review a game even my 600 have review ratings of 1200 to 1500 I'm pained at how people think 700s play

[@ethanguo4219]

​@uzomaamarachi1162 nah. I frequently see random sub1000 elo games for laughs, all hilariously bad. If you dont blunder pieces in one move, you can go above that slowly. There are cheaters and smurfs who play better, so dont expect to win all games.

[@clemonsLA]

700-800 elo chess players are 1100 chess players with amnesia lol we’re just very forgetful and/or don’t study openings.

[@sigmafx7176]

Me at 300: Emotional damage ( I dont cheat)

[@hyperchaz1506]

Levy we all know You will be GM one day and we all believe in you

[@t-rozbenouameur5304]

That ship has sailed.

[@IgiPigi-dt4hr]

it's not even a video related to getting the GM title

[@hyperchaz1506]

@@IgiPigi-dt4hr we can still believe in him

[@TrulyZoomin]

I’m gonna go from 500 to 3000 elo now. Thanks for the idea!

[@outis01123]

the royal fork at the end gave me giggles haha

[@Importal7_7]

Levy is my favorite grandmother ever ❤❤🎉🎉

[@LeafBurrower]

Bubbie

[@RhettsHoarseVoiceIsAnnoying]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="155">2:35</a> is when he stops yapping

[@Amine_TB]

Thanks man

[@mohammadjavad5133]

Thanks

[@surazsunny4203]

very helpful

[@_egghead]

30:46

[@reggietheballer-820]

We need these every vid

[@stephenbreslin6859]

Entertaining analytical exposé of the cheater & a creative clever thumbnail.

[@odeziobi8693]

Bro went from simpleton ➡️ villan arc syndrome ➡️ sent off. In a span of 5 games. 🤫🧏‍♂️🗿 That's dedication 👏.

[@baldeagle9984]

Nooooo the Magnus Carlsen streak has been broken

[@andrewgreen5892]

1. Diligently researches how to correctly pronounce Magnus's name, showing high level of cultural sensitivity 2. Doesn't know whether Norwegians have Christmas

[@Switzerland_489]

That’s why you should never cheat

[@gabrielangelobarallas8652]

That's why Ego and Elo is just a letter apart

[@SgEisenberg]

I cover everytime magnus Carlson breaths, even when he has a thought “” 😂

[@strakk]

I feel like people miss out on the best feeling when they cheat... you know that moment when you just won a really hard game, where you though your ideas were very sharp and both you and your opponent played really really good chess so you go and collect your spoils by clicking on the review button and the eval bar looks like a wall street trader's heart monitor setup.

[@panpan-vz3om]

Gotham sings to Magnus "Every breath you take, every move you make I'll be watching you.''

[@nevergonnagiveyouup71491]

rare footage of levy not milking magnus or himself

[@yunonasumi7982]

Playing while watching your opening course is what the bots are there for.

[@ThegoldadamGaming]

I lose games like that and move on to the next game until my sanity depletes

[@omarmohammd5276]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1224">20:24</a> this is acc so funny cus it matches the description of anyone who is good at chess beating their little sibling or cousin.

[@somethingthatexists4797]

Actual villain origin story lmfaoooo

[@prathampai3374]

Always waiting to see levys starting reaction

[@patc5212]

gotham for some reason is very capable of squeezing the f out of chess content and i’m all for it

[@TheBadTarot]

Hans is up to his old tricks I see 😂

[@cdizzlegaming]

Another classic gotham series

[@Dawnthensunset3839]

Petition for them cheaters to play against each other and get doxxed if they lose 🗣🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥

[@no_name4796]

What if the cheat though?

[@tekapcap2695]

Don't worry guys, Magnus was mentioned.

[@Astromook]

Oh thank God

[@SidStewie]

"I cover if Magnus carlsen breathes"- gotham

[@Treideck]

Positive Vibes for my Boi Gotham. Good content as usual

[@SeanGill12]

Fantastic video Levy 🤣🤣 Have a great weekend. This video was hilarious.

[@mikehrt]

At low elo you should be losing half your games. Your competition is selected based on being your skill level. If you win more than half, your elo will go up and you'll equalize to losing half the time, but your elo will be higher. If you win more than half then you're playing only players less good than you. That's not possible for players under 1200.

[@michaelanderson3601]

He was in flow state😂😂😂😂

[@sealman100]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1237">20:37</a> i think christmas is a religious holiday, not a federal holiday

[@fh2234]

Which is the same. Its a federal holiday because its a religious event.

[@sealman100]

@@fh2234 in the us christmas is the only federal and religious holiday, idk about norway

[@Lancelliot7]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1225">20:25</a> now we know Levy’s real name and young chess experience

[@456death654]

"Some of yous have never been 700" you are right, my lowest elo was 1000.

[@marshaljedcooper7402]

Levy is just worried this prodigy will make GM before he does

[@AadityaJohn-gg8pp]

Man I thought this was 1 or 2 days old you upload so fast keep it up 🎉🎉❤❤❤❤

[@nahian3501]

Alternative title: "Villains aren't born".

[@Husainsh17]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1252">20:52</a> bro done milking among us now 💀🙏

[@jeroenneve5807]

I absolutely heard "I cover chess whenever Magnus Carlsen breeds..."

[@LucasPlay171]

Gotham always cooks with thumbnails

[@hanzalahrehman1558]

Hi Levy, I first started playing chess in November 2023. As of now, my elo is 1500 exactly. Should I buy your course to push more? I am going to play my first tornament in college. Any tips, Please ♟️

[@hafizabdulrehmanraza]

Good rating 👍

[@hanzomaddox6731]

Yeah ❤ Good rating I think levy will reply to your post

[@SaimKhan-m8t]

Gg

[@Ya-cat1111]

Honestly I don't think people really need to buy courses before probably like 1700. I got to 1500 (from 500) in 4 months just by 2 books and watching KZbin videos. There are so many free resources on line for chess

[@cygnustsp]

Buy everything Levy sells, you'll be 900 in no time

[@peterflom6878]

One note is that you are allowed to look at opening databases (but not engines) in daily chess

[@ifronnin]

I feel proud. My first instinct was to sacrifice the rook at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1507">25:07</a>. 😊

[@EzequielLBarnes]

Levy thanks for your videos! I started taking chess more seriously thanks to your content.

[@lowlight1063]

Anyone else gets reminded that there is chess to play after seeing a new Levy upload? I just immediatly boot up a game before watching the video, and today it was two draws in a row from losing position. Nice.

[@Adamiscrackedmyguy]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="920">15:20</a> I'd play Nh5 so that the knight protects the pawn and attacks the queen at the same time

[@rainerhaas180]

"Do norwegians celebrate christmas"

[@rinboy1966]

He stops pinning

[@chaxiraxi_ytb]

Levy's intros remind me the EVW intros for the recent tab. I just got this very random thought for those who know the reference 😂😅

[@sonnyboy5656]

Chessly 2.0 releases on my birthday!

[@PhilosophywEdd]

I have been saying this entire time this is more common than you think. There are way more people who get severely upset and cheat at lower levels just because they don't think they'll ever get caught. It's annoying.

[@deekee2783]

loving the content recently!! highlight of my day whenever they drop🔥