This is Part 2 of 3 of my chess tournament that I won in Toronto in April 2024. PART 3 OUT ON JUNE 5! BONUS videos and FULL GAME REVIEW on my Patreon: www.patreon.com/gothamchessofficial
This live recording of the game and the voice over captured my attention much more than when you're just sitting in front of a microphone and a camera at home talking about your games. I definitely like this format.
It’s kind of wholesome to see Gotham just chatting and vibing with his opponents. They may be his opponents on the board, but off the board chess players are all good friends!❤
jacking the man* looking at how much he was talking about how jacked, and how he could squish lilttle gotham like watermelon... If he didn't have a wife/fiancee that would be little weird...
I like this format. The commentary is great for learning, and seeing the "friendliness" over the board makes it much less intimidating. I'm still at the "try not to blunder pieces" level and thoroughly enjoying this.
I love this video format. Maybe in the lulls between moves where you're explaining your ideas you could draw the arrows of the lines you're considering
Hi Levy, in my opinion, this was one of your most creative videos ever, the voice over idea was very good and gave the video a documentary style that personally really liked it, Nice job 👍🏻
I like both the chill hangout and the commentary. I think you're on the right path, less talking just a slow paced commentary where you pop in to point out certain things no need to feel like you need to fill time
The winking at the camera and ‘I’ll bring in the ambient background noise’ These are the silly little things that add just the right amount of perfection to both you as a person and your content ❤
Levi has finally unlocked that GM in him and now he’s just wiping people off the board. As a long time follower of his channel, I really love to see it❤
really enjoyed the voiceover! feels natural and as always hearing your thought processes is awesome. would love to see it for all these otb tournaments you compete in.
It’ll never happen unfortunately. He’s still pumping out content like usual. Should be focusing on studying and prep exclusively. But, more content I guess.
I’m not going to lie this video was really enjoyable to watch. The live game with the ambient background combined with a light voiceover makes everything so refreshing. Almost relaxing. Really nice stuff
This is a really chill chess commentary content; which feels like a story, proper ambience, great mic quality, and thoughts on the moves. MORE OF THIS PLEASE.
My favorite chess content is OTB footage with postgame analysis in voice-over. I get to understand the key moments and takeaways of the game, know your mindset during those moments, and hear about how you interpreted your opponent's reactions, all while watching two people sit face-to-face playing over a board instead of looking at floating heads staring at computer screens. The latter isn't bad, but I like the added layers of the former. Would love to see more, thanks!
Yes, the voice over is really helpful and really gives an insight about your way of thinking, analysing, solving etc. i would say it's great and ask you to continue it! It just feels like another "HOW TO WIN AT CHESS" episode. Also please don't let that series die again.
I have mixed feelings about the voice-over, but overall positive feelings. Something you could try: CoffeeChess does it so that the game occurs, and then afterwards they analyze any important moments that may have occurred during the game. Personally, I really like that approach. I should also say, I really enjoy these in person chess videos and you should definitely do more of them.
These kind of videos are so enjoyable to watch i hope we can get more of these kind of content and the voice over its a really really good idea good luck Levy all the best 🫶
The voiceover is a great idea and I hope you keep at it for future videos. I'm an old dude in the low 3-digit online ELO category but it's good fun watching and learning
This is really random, but I appreciate that you shake your opponents' hands with a firm handshake. It seems in a lot of videos of OTB games that many chess players shake halfheartedly with a limp handshake. It's nice to see you respecting the gesture (and your opponent).
I have to say I love the commentary. Combined with the background noises and conversation between you and your opponent, creates almost an ASMR effect. Great games! Good job!
Advance congrats for 5 mil levy ! This man works soo hard to entertain also to be educated in chess ! Go big man we as fans will support you always and pray for all the good things you aim to achieve .. I’m sure my broski can be a honorary grand master ❤️
Definitely enjoyed the commentary, i wouldnt mind short pauses if you need to do longer lines, or maybe do a "move highlight" where you go back at the end of the game to discuss like turning points or w/e
Watching you narrate your own wins is the best of all possible Levy content. Seriously bro, rooting for you so hard to get that title. Keep competing, and keep airing it. You rock.
Hikaru was right when he said your self-confidence isn’t there yet. I realize you were mostly joking, but please understand that YOU’RE the scary one. Don’t be intimidated by anything. You got this!
That was cool, with a nice finish ( Fischer style tactic ). I like the voice overs. Chat during the game is a little uncomfortable in my opinion though. Danya has done a few good blitz voice overs. Anna Cramling does the cutest voice overs. Its good if you can build some sort of suspense during a voice over. GG Levy.
hey Levy. I liked the Commentary. I really enjoy this series and hope to see more of your own games in the future. I really enjoy watching your playing style. Wish you the best, sincerely, one of your fans :)
This is a really good video, possibly my favourite gotham chess video ever behind stockfish vs mittens. I’m not anywhere near as good as you at this stuff, and the ambience, set up of the camera and the softness of your voice was honestly great to just chill and watch a bit of chess (which i really enjoyed). However there was, as you noticed yourself saying “i don’t really know what to say here” and getting a bit caught up trying to think of something to say, maybe a little too much talking. i think it would’ve been a nice touch if you had simply ended your sentence with a smooth cut to just listening to the ambience and looking at the game. And then once the move is made, you can come back in with some explination. Just a suggestion, you probably won’t even see this lol
This is Part 2 of 3 of my chess tournament that I won in Toronto in April 2024. PART 3 OUT ON JUNE 5!
BONUS videos and FULL GAME REVIEW on my Patreon: www.patreon.com/gothamchessofficial
gg
Hello gotham (levy)
What were you drinking during the tournament?
Pin of shame?
pin of shame
18:05
"Yeah I used to play that move too... when I was 5"
Fucking annihilated him
never said that tho
The voice-over was perfect and hilarious, please keep doing them
He been watching those eating challenge videos I guess.
Yes. Prefer the voice over.
This live recording of the game and the voice over captured my attention much more than when you're just sitting in front of a microphone and a camera at home talking about your games. I definitely like this format.
It’s kind of wholesome to see Gotham just chatting and vibing with his opponents. They may be his opponents on the board, but off the board chess players are all good friends!❤
Agree!! I’ve gotten a bit bored of the old format, this is good
I like both.
I really like the voiceover! Please continue it.❤
yes gotham pls voiceover everything
Agreed
Agreed
Agreed
Agreed. My attention span is is an imaginary negative number.
Levy never fails to milk himself
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ayo 💀
🤨🤨🤨📸
No diddy
Pause
" Hee sees it, I seize it " 08:27
BARS🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥
Goddam
i seen it - that is, to say, i saw it
Lil Rozman
Much better with the commentary and glad you kept the original audio/banter as well
3:36 That smile and glance... He was THRILLED to play against him!
He was turned on shiiii
Voice over is great!! Much appreciated Levy ❤
Agree 100%
Loved the voiceover bro
Bro was glazing the jacked dude
ngl that dude deserved being glazed
skibidi GYAT amirite fellow kids?
Can't spend a day without "bro" or "glaze", have kids nowadays never complimented people before?
@@Carbine64 fr fr, bro was yeeting those chess pieces at one-hando-m-p-h, so we just let him cook, no cap fam
@@Carbine64bro is skibidi pressed fanum tax gyat
levy never fails to think about jacked men
He's the Vince McMahon of the Chess world. NO CHANCE...THAT'S WHAT YOU GOT.
Fr😃⛄️❄️
jacking the man* looking at how much he was talking about how jacked, and how he could squish lilttle gotham like watermelon... If he didn't have a wife/fiancee that would be little weird...
@@ItsYouAreNotYour Hope he's not monster piece of... like real mcmahon. Idk if i'd take that as a compliment
💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀🍌
I like this format. The commentary is great for learning, and seeing the "friendliness" over the board makes it much less intimidating. I'm still at the "try not to blunder pieces" level and thoroughly enjoying this.
I love this video format. Maybe in the lulls between moves where you're explaining your ideas you could draw the arrows of the lines you're considering
Hi Levy, in my opinion, this was one of your most creative videos ever, the voice over idea was very good and gave the video a documentary style that personally really liked it, Nice job 👍🏻
Voice over of your thought process excellent, please keep it in.
10:15 thisis the first time I've seen a pawn play chess
underrated 😂
lmao, he gonna play chessboxing with you next
"Not trying to be a coach"
*Proceeds to coach the opponent*
Love the voice over! It's always insightful to hear how a player thinks through their moves
I like both the chill hangout and the commentary. I think you're on the right path, less talking just a slow paced commentary where you pop in to point out certain things no need to feel like you need to fill time
The winking at the camera and ‘I’ll bring in the ambient background noise’ These are the silly little things that add just the right amount of perfection to both you as a person and your content ❤
Levi has finally unlocked that GM in him and now he’s just wiping people off the board. As a long time follower of his channel, I really love to see it❤
More exclamation marks then the amount of elo points i have 💀
That doesnt say much
ㅤ
this doesn't say much
respect for passing double digits elo. Please teach us your ways
Most chess players doesn’t have an ELO rating
really enjoyed the voiceover! feels natural and as always hearing your thought processes is awesome. would love to see it for all these otb tournaments you compete in.
Homie got the keffiyeh on, what a g
Can't wait for levy to be GM
Coulndnt agree more
ye he deserves it tbh
It’ll never happen unfortunately. He’s still pumping out content like usual. Should be focusing on studying and prep exclusively. But, more content I guess.
@@starmorpheus he's literally making videos of himself playing in tournaments
@@starmorpheus I don’t think he’ll ever make GM, but I’d be happy to be proven wrong.
Loved the voiceover, was really informative to hear your thought process from after the event.
For future reference, the title was “I put a kid at gunpoint and made them become a GM!”
I do that all the time! Except I don't become a GM....
I’m not going to lie this video was really enjoyable to watch. The live game with the ambient background combined with a light voiceover makes everything so refreshing. Almost relaxing. Really nice stuff
Great content with the voice over! Congratulations on the wins and getting further in your GM quest! 🎉
Definitely like the voiceover and games. Keep it going!
Levy never fails to chat up big men
The overdub commentary is really good--I'm enjoying this series!
“I respectively disagree because I’m better than Stockfisch.” -Gothemchess
This is a really chill chess commentary content; which feels like a story, proper ambience, great mic quality, and thoughts on the moves. MORE OF THIS PLEASE.
I was under the impression that conversations weren't allowed during over the board tournaments. Evidently, I was wrong.
this seems to have a much more laid-back atmosphere which makes sense given the venue
Depends on the tournament. Typically yes, but as Alphabeta said, much more laid back atmosphere
Generally TRUE but as sovietslav says this one was laidback
You're mostly right, but this one seems to have a more laid back atmosphere, as I stated.
In most cases that happens, but as iskywalking states, this tournament seems to have a more laid back atmosphere.
The glass on the edge of the table is about to get mate
I love the voiceover! I like hearing your explanations rather than the chit-chat :)
5:31 "I AM BETTER THAN STOCKFISH"
GothamChess never fails to milk Levy...
My favorite chess content is OTB footage with postgame analysis in voice-over. I get to understand the key moments and takeaways of the game, know your mindset during those moments, and hear about how you interpreted your opponent's reactions, all while watching two people sit face-to-face playing over a board instead of looking at floating heads staring at computer screens. The latter isn't bad, but I like the added layers of the former. Would love to see more, thanks!
Levy is the type of guy to somehow break his arm while running
Shoutout to the guy in the back wearing the keffiyeh real one
Mr Batman city, congrats.
the voice over is insanely well done dude, if you get the chance dont hesitate to format videos covering otb games like this!
Babe wake up Levy dropped
Since you asked for it: I actually really like this style of video. feels like a documentary. Honestly, you should do this again for the next part
Voiceover helps so much with developing ideas on the board. Thank you for this
So close to 5M subs. Let's make this small step to greatness. 💪🏻
Also congratulations to Levy for getting a perfect score in the tournament 🥇
Voice over is professional and well done. Great change of pace content. Love it.
Levy, watching the actual game with voice-over commentary from a player is peak chess content. I will watch these every time.
Yes, the voice over is really helpful and really gives an insight about your way of thinking, analysing, solving etc. i would say it's great and ask you to continue it! It just feels like another "HOW TO WIN AT CHESS" episode. Also please don't let that series die again.
The voiceover is good, fun to hear playing around with the time constraints. Gives the moves more conversational context. 👍
Love that guy with keffiyeh sitting just next to you during the first game. It's wonderful and powerfully political clothing nowadays.
I hope that guy with the Keffiyeh wins.
Voice over with the elevated background chatter during non voice over moment was nice!
As a consistent lurker, this in person voice over content is 10/10 for me, thanks Levy
Good on Levy for adding the voice over. It made it much more entertaining and accessible for me to watch the entire way through.
Clearly this should've been a chessboxing tournament
I have mixed feelings about the voice-over, but overall positive feelings. Something you could try: CoffeeChess does it so that the game occurs, and then afterwards they analyze any important moments that may have occurred during the game. Personally, I really like that approach. I should also say, I really enjoy these in person chess videos and you should definitely do more of them.
The man beside levy is wearing the tranditial Palestinians scarf😍😍
These kind of videos are so enjoyable to watch i hope we can get more of these kind of content and the voice over its a really really good idea good luck Levy all the best 🫶
Bro played Johnny Sins at the end💀
the 4th wall break with voice over is next level layering
The voiceover is a great idea and I hope you keep at it for future videos. I'm an old dude in the low 3-digit online ELO category but it's good fun watching and learning
The voiceover commentary is honestly amazing. Feels much rawer than the usual videos.
Levy going into a bar and asking around for jacked guys is the most predictable thing ever.
Thanks for adding your voice over commentary! I could do with a lower volume for the background murmur, but this is much better than part 1!
Voiceover was GREAT!
Loved hearing it over the board instead of walkthrough on screen.
I have a feeling we'll have to fight to death, Luckily on the chess board😂😂😂
this is like a full fledged cinematic experience
Levy is going for world champion NXT 🗿
This is really random, but I appreciate that you shake your opponents' hands with a firm handshake. It seems in a lot of videos of OTB games that many chess players shake halfheartedly with a limp handshake. It's nice to see you respecting the gesture (and your opponent).
NGL i liked the voiceovers more than just the no commentary games.
Love the camera set up and voice over! Deff want to see more of these
Liked voice over but I feel you don't need to fill all the dead air if there is a lot of time between moves, upping the ambient volume works perfect
I have to say I love the commentary. Combined with the background noises and conversation between you and your opponent, creates almost an ASMR effect. Great games! Good job!
I love the voiceover, it's great to see your live reactions but still get the commentary, great video
shout out to the guy on your right with the koufia🔻🔻🔻
That glass on the table is anxiety inducing.
Can see that thing getting destroyed in time trouble.
Seeing Levy succeed genuinely made me smile. Keep it up brotha
playing chess in a bar at night it really seems like a very nice environment
Advance congrats for 5 mil levy ! This man works soo hard to entertain also to be educated in chess ! Go big man we as fans will support you always and pray for all the good things you aim to achieve .. I’m sure my broski can be a honorary grand master ❤️
Great to see you taking feedback from comments and trying to find a balance between commentary and live conversation. Keep it up
Definitely enjoyed the commentary, i wouldnt mind short pauses if you need to do longer lines, or maybe do a "move highlight" where you go back at the end of the game to discuss like turning points or w/e
I love the commentary over the live footage! I'll check out the analysis later. Nice video!
The Voice over is really cool pls do it more often
Commentating over your own game with ambient noise was so chill, very cool video levy!
12:08 bro found a way to mention Magnus even during his own game
I suggest adding the time near the corner so we get the aspect of stress depending on the time left
Watching you narrate your own wins is the best of all possible Levy content.
Seriously bro, rooting for you so hard to get that title. Keep competing, and keep airing it. You rock.
CONGRATULATIONS! ON 5 MILLION SUBS LEVY!!!! We love you!
Hikaru was right when he said your self-confidence isn’t there yet. I realize you were mostly joking, but please understand that YOU’RE the scary one. Don’t be intimidated by anything. You got this!
That was cool, with a nice finish ( Fischer style tactic ). I like the voice overs. Chat during the game is a little uncomfortable in my opinion though. Danya has done a few good blitz voice overs. Anna Cramling does the cutest voice overs. Its good if you can build some sort of suspense during a voice over. GG Levy.
hey Levy.
I liked the Commentary. I really enjoy this series and hope to see more of your own games in the future. I really enjoy watching your playing style. Wish you the best, sincerely, one of your fans :)
12:35 Admit you edited it afterwards @GothamChess. I love it XD
The voice over is a good addition to your video keep it up and congratulations on your wins
This is a really good video, possibly my favourite gotham chess video ever behind stockfish vs mittens. I’m not anywhere near as good as you at this stuff, and the ambience, set up of the camera and the softness of your voice was honestly great to just chill and watch a bit of chess (which i really enjoyed). However there was, as you noticed yourself saying “i don’t really know what to say here” and getting a bit caught up trying to think of something to say, maybe a little too much talking. i think it would’ve been a nice touch if you had simply ended your sentence with a smooth cut to just listening to the ambience and looking at the game. And then once the move is made, you can come back in with some explination. Just a suggestion, you probably won’t even see this lol
The ambient noise from the bar really added a nice bit of character to the video, cool change of format!
I really enjoyed the first video of this series, but the added commentary over this game really elevated this video for me. Really loved this one!