WHY?!?!?!?!

[@ic4me2ba11]

You kinda got a bad attitude

[@ChendysWili]

Honestly though…

[@himanshukuril950]

PIN OF SHAME

[@evolnizark4712]

fart

[@madelk2832]

@@himanshukuril950 Nope gotham is just exposing himself.

[@julius7507]

These ”Pins of shames” are really getting more and more wholesome each time :D

[@magnusrylander]

Its so interesting getting into the minds of an actual good chess player. He's out here making 10 move calculations while im out there taking a free pawn which blunders M1. It just shows how good someone can get at anything.

[@pokmanl9810]

Pretty sure that’s most of us in the community

[@thebishopchess]

Well if the free pawn is taken with en passant…

[@leminos6119]

@@thebishopchess Then its a must

[@aadiroy9215]

Yes, this content that Levy is making is sooooooo underrated; not for the fact that levy is trying to push for GM but for the fact that it is just so instructional and really shows the difference between amateurs and professionals

[@louismyers8845]

@@thebishopchess that's forced

[@thebishopchess]

You can see Levy’s confidence level rising with each recap, he’s trusting his instincts and performing well because of it

[@niranjannair3633]

The knight

[@thebishopchess]

@@niranjannair3633 …is inferior to the bishop

[@yzfool6639]

@@thebishopchess ..when half the pawns have been exchanged and there are pawns on both sides of the board

[@niranjannair3633]

@@thebishopchess but da horsey is tricky

[@duskgleam4634]

well that's because his strength lies in blitz. blitz relies on instinct and experience more than calculation compared to classical and rapid

[@lukehenry9743]

Watching this live was wild! Lucy did a great job hosting the stream. What a heartbreaking finish! Still killing it levy love the recaps

[@vitriolveio]

Spoiler

[@leminos6119]

The vod is sub only Sadge

[@lukehenry9743]

@@vitriolveio don’t read comments before watching the video?? Lol

[@vitriolveio]

@@lukehenry9743 It was the top comment that showed up automatically on the screen. I don’t know why KZbin still has that as a thing

[@vitriolveio]

I am surprised you didn’t think of that before replying since it is such an obvious reason

[@tomas-wi8dy]

In my native language, there is a proverb: 'I do not give the bird from my hand for the bird on the fence.' So, the draw was enough good choice, in this case.

[@eulermachado3968]

Wow. In portuguese theres a very similar one. It sounds like "Better one bird on my hands than two birds flying." The guys always make jokes with "better one boob on my hands than two in the bra." lol

[@GeorgeDCowley]

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

[@Vooman]

And of course there's also the English speaking version: "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."

[@YannY1150]

lol how is that good? edit: ohhh i thought you meant flipping off (the bird) TO a bird. nvm.

[@ramachandra776]

Even GM's could screw up the rook vs two pawns endgame with more time than Levy had . Levy should be encouraged by this effort .

[@TigerChess2]

Great recap. Keep it up. Do not be disappointed. There is still lots of round left and you can win all of them

[@deanbarclay7793]

Suggested topic for future video: Games by the person who was OLDEST when first awarded the GM title (whoever that was). Your core demographic is young, probably, but the youngest GM has become almost a cliche, and given your current campaign, many of us oldsters identify with your efforts to improve after having been away from the game for a spell. Once you reach your goal, it will have been a GREATER accomplishment than had you earned the title earlier!

[@blender_wiki]

Before last change of the FIDE rule to become a GM, when a GM title was something serious many players get the title when "old". Since 1990 the number of GMs have almost triple and with the nowdays rules is relatively easy to get the title. even more considering that +2200 players number have increased exponentially and then is easier to get ELO point and organizing a GM's eligible turnement

[@thorjelly]

@@blender_wiki The total number of FIDE rated players has gone up much more than 3x since 1990 though. Just looking at a single number in a vacuum isn't really a good way to compare the relative ease of gaining the title.

[@718Gilbert]

@@blender_wiki just because there are more players who are close or even who get it doesn't make it easier

[@stoutlager6325]

I recall looking this up some time ago. There are two categories (excluding honorary titles): winners of the world senior chess championships, if they didn't already have the title, and players who earned it the normal way. Spirit of the question is who made it the normal way and at what age. Answer may be Valery Grechikhin at age 60. This is not an easy thing to research though. There is also Igor Ivanov but that was a semi-honorary given shortly before he died. In all cases these were strong professional players, arguably GM strength for decades, who never got the title for a variety of reasons. None were adult hobbiests who happened to develop to GM strength. Notable contemporary example is Ben Finegold at age 43. For years there was a running joke that he was perpetually the strongest IM in the world.

[@scoutbane1651]

@@blender_wiki Oh yeah, a GM title is nothing serious. That's why you have one, right? *Right?* Having a GM title means you are literally in the 99.9997 percentile of chess player skill. It means out of the 600 million people that play chess regularly, you are in the top *1.7 thousand.* Out of one million chess players, three people ever become good enough to become GMs. You would lose 1000/1000 games to a GM, so I suggest you stop being a gatekeeping snob when you aren't even near the skill level of these people.

[@pfwaylander]

It is said that we learn more from our mistakes than any other means. Chess is no exception. Having watched your channel (and especially the recap videos) for the best part of a year now it is clear to see the growth in your game and thought processes. Experiences like this one will, in future matches, transform the positions into wins rather than draws and losses. The brutal aspect of all of this is that you are sharing it with the world - and that is no easy thing to do. Having said this - all kudos to you for doing so as there is always something there for us to learn as well. As an educator I really appreciate the time, thought, effort and preparation you put into each and every one of these videos - although not currently an active player myself I enjoy the mental exercise that comes with each 'lesson' that you present us with. All the very best for the rest of the tournament and thank you for the lessons!

[@lopamudra1975]

This deserves a pin.

[@ravenwzxeh]

great moves by both Chasin Nico and you. good luck for future games

[@favouredsaucer177]

This games are really wild, along with providing some tips for us in the future. Keep it up levy!

[@lexxon11]

Excellent performance, don't overthink it, Bro. We all rooting for you!!!!!

[@ultimator5298]

19:05 instead of instant queening, rook down to c6 - check - rook a6 ... but i know: it was just theoretical :)

[@rbcdelta6561]

"This stupid game!!" Well played!! Applying pressure for the entire game right to the end against an equal rated opponent who dug in and played well. No shame in not seeing a potential win 12 moves out with less than 30 seconds on the clock. Rook end games are treacherous!! Great recap!!

[@Siderite]

"I narrowed my repertoire to three choices. Each leading to another 20."

[@meetraval7131]

I watch these recaps everyday and ngl it makes my day. I've been following levy for about a year now and have been subbed to him for a while now. By far he is my favorite streamers. Watched almost all his videos and never got disappointed. Don't beat yourself so much cuz you make mistakes. There's thousands of people (*cough cough me*) that blunders their queen on move 3. Good luck for your next rounds and your future!

[@shubhdavishwal]

Wow, blundering queen on move 3 requires quite some dedication to the task

[@meetraval7131]

@@shubhdavishwal was about a year ago. Now I blunder it on move 10😉

[@elysiummaybee]

Keep the confidence on going Levi

[@TheChessGiant]

Levy. You just asked the same question three times....

[@jamesaudrickdoctolero9886]

3:03 "Gameplay, outplay him" Literally Chess.

[@Lordmewtwo151]

"And that's why I'm me and Magnus is Magnus." I'm only slightly over halfway through the video, and I think that that is flat out my favorite moment.

[@Rescryption]

These thumb nails are unreal man, cinematic yet often distorted and mind bending, can’t get enough of em mate.

[@TheMysterious_1]

I Love Gotham’s Upload Schedule

[@samuelgee6463]

Tournament recaps are my favorite. You seem much looser - win or lose, whatever you’re doing, it’s working

[@nathankeel6667]

Vary well playied from both plays even tho you lost rateing in a wining position I dont think anyone other then maybe like 2600+ gms are seeing a win their with 30s seconds on the clock its smarter to just take the draw and not risk either A making a mistake in the end game or the more rare case accidently flagging that kid has a future in chess for Im and maybe gm if he dedicates to it

[@MeannMugginn]

Shoutout to Levy for playing such interesting games No boring e4e5, 15-20 move draws, or 25 moves of theory like we get in half of the GM games

[@gyanshankarsahu4446]

16:36 He is not gonna do that. He is gonna go here and..............what did u say what did u say.....?🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@6o6o69]

Don’t pressure yourself to win every time just for the recaps, take the draw when you think playing on is too risky.

[@dududududu6019]

This game is so savage that u don t even know u are winning when u are winning.

[@supernova1725]

He gonna “what” you levy? 😂 😂 😂 What were you gonna say lmao 🤣

[@mojtabaahmed324]

Lol i just finished round 3 recap and this popped up, thanks levy

[@whocares2277]

Perfect timing

[@naamcortez9642]

Still wish the April fools joke was real

[@ryanjeffers679]

KEEP IT UP LEVY!!! You got this!

[@mahsincast8490]

16:35 "he's gonna go here and fu.. fork me" Levy rozman,2022

[@kaine604]

Took preworkout getting ready for boxing work. I saw the notification and now I'm vibrating on my couch while watching chess

[@ThatOneDrummer24]

Keep up the great vids, Levy!

[@emilgajsak9501]

confidence is SKYROCKETING

[@sidizen2672]

I was watching that live with the computer screaming +3 lol

[@Siderite]

I like the little "...and I win! He he!" bits. We all like to pretend we understand what Gotham is talking about, but we're just looking for the second season of Queen's Gambit.

[@alwww098]

loving the recaps!

[@m3bmuadib]

Thanks for the recap. Very interesting as always to watch you talk about your thought process and emotions

[@mickdonedee1]

Fascinating end game, Levy.

[@Maddie01022]

It seems to me like youre really improving and so is your competition, which is a win for chess and everybody

[@EliCreed]

Levy confidence just rises his rating like +300 and endurance its like it makes him better

[@kaidoChess]

These titles make me so anxious

[@talp0ne747]

summary of the recap: I'm trying

[@nils4604]

Hey Levy, this tournament and your recaps are really exciting. Keep it up :)

[@dimitriosdoulgeris4659]

Lesson learned, Levy. The next time you get in this endgame situation, you're gonna obliterate your opponent. Love you.

[@Touristtt4028]

I do think making a draw was the most practical decision in that position with time pressure...

[@yzfool6639]

You sir, could be Giri!

[@Touristtt4028]

@@yzfool6639 LOL

[@nestor916]

I was looking for some stuff about Vlado as he is the only person except Berczes that is better in rating. In the Internet they say that he loves to play English and King's Indian Attack. In this tournament he controlled white pieces twice and he played Reti two times. In this tournament he faced only d4 as Black. He went for Nimzo Indian once and he defended with the e pawn in two remaining games. With white pieces he plays: English (A15, A16, A17), King's Indian (E60, E62, E64, E69), Reti System A04, Queen's Gambit Declined with D30, D31, D38, Grunfeld with D70, D76, D78, And as Black Sicilian with B23, B46, B84, B91, B95, King's Indian Attack A07, Semi slav D45, English A11, A15

[@monkeychess1398]

Great endgame lecture, thanx Levy!

[@muditsingh11]

Its hilarious that every position is a complicated position even on move 5

[@sweetphoenixhd8153]

In Germany its 5:30 in the Morning but i want to watch your recap 👍

[@rosimo01]

I won that position against Sf8 with 28 sec without Increment btw

[@ralfhartmann8601]

21:10 Stockfish dont thing in this position but looks in its table base...

[@Eastbei]

Guessing another loss.

[@_Bailamme_]

The only loss here is your braincells, they're fewer every second

[@CaptnCondor]

Scumbag engines out here laughing at us when we don’t see 17 or more moves ahead

[@linusholzel7475]

Gotta love me some recaps. They are just so good!

[@ianhutchison2226]

Heeyyyyy perfect timing! Just finished watching Cramling's update on her tournament!

[@mT4945]

7:28 Best moment of the recap.

[@markokrsmanovic1479]

he's trying just as much as Hikaru doesn't care

[@الفاروق-عمر-الخطاب]

Had you told me that you were facing Nico, I would’ve told you Nico means cat in Japanese.

[@brandonbornet5421]

All my love and support from 🇦🇷, you are having a very good performance in this tournament

[@bagdanedin2071]

If this guy wins all the remaining games, I will eat my shoe.

[@GioABida]

From Italy: Happy Easter Sunday

[@lostone9700]

so dont be down on time kids.

[@gerardomejia8802]

Thanks a lot Levy! With your videos I learned a lot that every opponent is hard, and not every game can be beautiful. I got closer to chess and I enjoy your videos a lot!

[@benjenior4420]

Thank you. Awesome to see so many different lines.

[@wade4023]

as someone who's done way too much chessable, i shouted nc3 at the screen after g6. love that line as white

[@deadlyraddish]

Very neat study of R and pawn endgame.

[@achalanshridhar6473]

Keep performing levy. We really hope you get a GM norm then another then another and get the GM title. Good luck. 👍

[@frenchy3614]

this tournament does not give a GM norm tho

[@scoutbane1651]

This tournament isn't high rated enough to give GM norm

[@robinrobinson6714]

‘Tis an oh well let’s move on. Hung in there!👍

[@moonbow5019]

It's okay Levy

[@crushedscouter9522]

that's a tough pill to swallow

[@Al-gv5uw]

Levi instead of doing all the back and forth trying to find the perfect amount of solidness and attackness play the Benoni

[@justinbradley4662]

LOVE MULTI EPISODE DAYS LFGGGG

[@0wnpk1]

Stockfish says +M40. Feel good?

[@whenthebuildingscried4.048]

better luck next time bro. never forget that all mountains are melted buildings

[@mT4945]

Your spidy-sense is becoming viable for sure!

[@NathanHarrison7]

Feel you bud. Two weeks ago I couldn’t lose. This week I can’t win. I will hate this game FOREVER.

[@mycommentpwnz]

My brain struggles with the recognition part of rook pawn endgames.

[@sargesmoke3235]

Managed to catch the game live, never have I been so excited about a chess game in my life. Get them next time, Levy!

[@LordColeJordan]

honestly played so well with low time

[@manawearblack]

Can't wait for round 5 recap, y'all about to see levy blow an FM off the board

[@aaronsmith3162]

LOVE THIS ATTITUDE CHANGE FROM YOU definitely seeing a difference

[@camilomm1]

Gameplan: there's no gameplan lol

[@danielesekielagnarsson83]

dont worry. it happens

[@haleysettembre]

227th day of translating Levy's titles into Neapolitan: "P ché?"

[@crazylazy1455]

IS GAMORA? IS GAMORA? IS GAMORA?

[@roberttitan4497]

@Levy , Thank you for sharing your games and experience with us. More often than not instinct is pattern recognition that is in the subconscious because you have seen it before but are having trouble bringing it to the conscious as concrete recognition. Play through that winning endgame position 5 or 10 times and program it. That way when you have a similar middle game position, you will recognize that you can force a winning end game. Wishing you the best.

[@ashutoshmahapatra9036]

16:36 what was that levy a fork or something else?

[@Zawnpuia1640]

Heart break man.

[@feskarn4613]

Hi Levy, I watched Hikarus livestream before your game started, and he said something interesting. When you play high rated opponents, you very often get a winnig position. Believe in your self and your instincts. You are better then you think.

[@simalakasatsimaganda]

Hi Levy, thanks for the great content. Btw I’m Andrew from upstate NY & I’m a terrible chess player, but still enjoy watching. I’m the player who will never have a high ELO but doesn’t care. As long as my puzzle and tactics ratings keep going up, I find it easier to spot ideas, and easier to appreciate chess as an art form. Thanks for helping me develop a new interest! Now that I’ve introduced myself, please forgive me for adding my voice to the babbling chorus of “GM journey” advice from ignorant non-competitive chess hacks. I noticed on Ep. 270 of Perpetual Chess, Cody Smith was interviewed and claimed that he was able to play a USCF rated game every weekend thanks to organizers in his state, and at age 31 his rating is still increasing. I’m sure you’re already aware of that, but maybe discarded the idea or just haven’t reconsidered it recently. Is there any such organization in your state that does something similar (a FIDE rated game on the weekends)? Have you thought about a weekly rated game, or is it just not possible? Might be great content… and while I am mostly ignorant on chess learning curves, it makes sense that a constant feedback loop would automatically optimize your training for the purposes of higher rating. Anyhow just throwing it out there. My main point is just to say hi, rooting for great results in your tournament, and wishing you the best - cheers!

[@MrAhmedelaraby1]

You lost the game but you won our hearts

[@zakommentaryforfootballlov9452]

I like how you went for a try at a cool comment but apparently you havent seen the whole video as he drew this game in a winning position, not lose

[@MrAhmedelaraby1]

@@zakommentaryforfootballlov9452 he lost alot of rating points cus his opponent Was much lower in fide Rate, so it's a draw with the taste of loss

[@zakommentaryforfootballlov9452]

@@MrAhmedelaraby1 I m not sure losing some rating points is the same as "lost the game"as you so ignorantly put it, but ok?

[@nicomolina]

I've just watched the last two videos! Nice timing!

[@zBrain0]

I think the only way to avoid situations like this is to try to be better at time management. It's easy for me to say that of course when Levy is calculating so many lines so many moves in advance that I wouldn't actually be able to even see. But if he managed to get such a close end game and had an extra two or three minutes it could have made the difference here.

[@TincHoH95]

"I'm a man of culture, I see en passant it is forced..." I can't wait for the next recap 👀

[@kaspervanderveken9706]

Yeah Twitch chat was really laughing and crying at the time of the draw.

[@ironmike9446]

Crazy how invested in someone else’s game I get I was pissed Levy didn’t win

[@Al-gv5uw]

Benoni is forced win with the best computers from the future