The Best Game I've Ever Seen

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  • @Thaplayer1209
    @Thaplayer1209 3 роки тому +12283

    Imagine being Levy’s coach and he reschedules the training just because he wanted to analyse a 800 rated game

    • @abdelrahman9053
      @abdelrahman9053 3 роки тому +549

      on Skype

    • @E1337N3SS
      @E1337N3SS 3 роки тому +820

      @@abdelrahman9053 bruh I was so confused. I thought someone called me on Skype for the first time since 2017

    • @gabrote42
      @gabrote42 3 роки тому +48

      @@E1337N3SS ditto

    • @ShreyBrawlStars
      @ShreyBrawlStars 3 роки тому +28

      @@E1337N3SS lmfao

    • @seraphimfahmy3510
      @seraphimfahmy3510 3 роки тому +151

      It's a game between 800s but it's a 30 rated game

  • @delirious.5722
    @delirious.5722 3 роки тому +3060

    The protagonist finds himself overpowering the villain, then the villain powers up, but the protagonist wins in the end.
    Never thought chess could be such a cliché.

    • @IAmHukumka
      @IAmHukumka 3 роки тому +70

      Kinda chess shonen

    • @veigarmain545
      @veigarmain545 3 роки тому +26

      Who doesn't love a good old cliché?

    • @jigurd
      @jigurd 3 роки тому +33

      Levy with the most apt Yu-Gi-Oh reference of all time, because this game was literally an anime battle.

    • @violetstarsign
      @violetstarsign 3 роки тому +12

      @@IAmHukumka I would straight-up watch a played-straight chess shonen.

    • @delirious.5722
      @delirious.5722 3 роки тому +2

      @@veigarmain545 Exactly. They became clichés for a reason!

  • @xGRF1
    @xGRF1 3 роки тому +8513

    Someone plays literally any opening.
    Levy:Clearly a proud owner of the Gotham Chess Course

    • @aoyuki1409
      @aoyuki1409 2 роки тому +201

      I mean, most games he reviews that isnt a professional chess game is from his subscribers

    • @xGRF1
      @xGRF1 2 роки тому +110

      @@aoyuki1409 it's a joke

    • @aoyuki1409
      @aoyuki1409 2 роки тому +377

      @@xGRF1 goodness me, it seems that i have fallen to the "obscure sarcastic joke" gambit opening. Maybe i should also become a proud owner of the Gotham Chess Course

    • @xGRF1
      @xGRF1 2 роки тому +156

      @@aoyuki1409 Maybe you should buy the course that gets you a gf

    • @aoyuki1409
      @aoyuki1409 2 роки тому +212

      @@xGRF1 i might be confused sir but according to my acknowledge, such courses do not exist due to certain variables like the non-existence of a particular female partner commonly referred to as "girlfriend"

  • @athoslag
    @athoslag 3 роки тому +5436

    I love how the outcome of this match is unpredictable until the very last move

    • @DivinePlant
      @DivinePlant 3 роки тому +44

      Idk, I half expected Qc6+ lol

    • @cronaman3196
      @cronaman3196 3 роки тому +3

      Somehow i recognised it from when it was zoomed in

    • @brawldude2656
      @brawldude2656 3 роки тому +30

      thats how 800's are you can't predict xD

    • @MrGwarpy
      @MrGwarpy 3 роки тому +7

      It's like an episode of the twilight zone

    • @suezuccati304
      @suezuccati304 3 роки тому +11

      A game written and directed by Rian Johnson

  • @artstsym
    @artstsym 3 роки тому +7339

    Whenever you see “playing chess” used in media as a shorthand for “smart guy,” this is the game the writers are playing.

    • @micahwright5901
      @micahwright5901 3 роки тому +77

      yep

    • @Urza26
      @Urza26 3 роки тому +392

      These players are really smart. It takes a certain level of genius to write poetry this moving, this poignant.

    • @froivyrn1
      @froivyrn1 3 роки тому +9

      why the shit 1.1k likes yet 3 replies

    • @bigpoppa192
      @bigpoppa192 3 роки тому +1

      @@froivyrn1 yeah right? Ahah

    • @tobeymaguire647
      @tobeymaguire647 3 роки тому +4

      Meanwhile white doesnt even know how a pawn takes

  • @gravemind7545
    @gravemind7545 3 роки тому +1587

    The most surprising move in this is the checkmate. It is amazing that he could find that checkmate after overlooking the hanging queen and rook.

    • @zoddmark5873
      @zoddmark5873 3 роки тому +280

      Speaking from experience, the more likely reaction to that move was probably "Wait, that was checkmate? Nice!". He probably saw the knight was protected and that the knight would protect the queen and went for it to keep the checks coming.

    • @guillaumejacky9834
      @guillaumejacky9834 2 роки тому +110

      I 100% confirm he didn't do it on purpose

    • @skelly_snipez1291
      @skelly_snipez1291 2 роки тому +4

      At 8:48 he could’ve traded pawn promotion into mate with rook, I saw this right away and wondered why levy didn’t t call it out

    • @BoltTheEmolga
      @BoltTheEmolga 2 роки тому +13

      @@skelly_snipez1291 Knight blocks, protected by queen. Also White’s not obligated to take, he can just play a3 and trade on his terms.

    • @Mike-we3rb
      @Mike-we3rb 2 роки тому +7

      I can assure you he was caught off guard when it told him checkmate. He was just moving pieces around lol

  • @Mj-kl3rb
    @Mj-kl3rb 3 роки тому +24181

    The funniest thing is Levy doesn't know that half of us play games like this every day

    • @aderibigbeabiola4167
      @aderibigbeabiola4167 3 роки тому +830

      You're absolutely right

    • @NihongoWakannai
      @NihongoWakannai 3 роки тому +1512

      Played a game this morning while i was still waking up and just completely missed my opponent's blundered queen lol
      Also played one the other day where I misclicked and blundered my queen, only for the opponent to not take it and then blunder mate in 1.

    • @sgt391
      @sgt391 3 роки тому +462

      I lost a game with two queens vs a rook and few pawns :)

    • @alfurquan74
      @alfurquan74 3 роки тому +35

      Exactly 🤣

    • @suezuccati304
      @suezuccati304 3 роки тому +168

      As a 1000, my games make 20% more sense.
      Generally.

  • @thefriendliestgamer4103
    @thefriendliestgamer4103 3 роки тому +3130

    White before this video: “what a beautiful mate I have found here. I bet this will be a good submission.”
    White after: “yeah I’m going back to checkers

    • @samuelloetscher1815
      @samuelloetscher1815 3 роки тому +74

      It is a cool mate tho

    • @alex86fire
      @alex86fire 3 роки тому +40

      You think he's not watching the analysis afterwards to see what mistakes he did?

    • @thefriendliestgamer4103
      @thefriendliestgamer4103 3 роки тому +91

      @@alex86fire I’m sure he is I’m just joking around

    • @chri-k
      @chri-k 2 роки тому +35

      @@alex86fire maybe he already used his free one

    • @FernieCanto
      @FernieCanto 2 роки тому +76

      @@alex86fire
      "Imma look at the analysis from my game so I can learn to play better!"
      Stockfish be like: "This move is a terrible blunder because there's this move that's humanly impossible to find, which, 15 moves later, wins one pawn."
      "But this 'blunder' actually led me to win the game!"
      "You should be ashamed."

  • @umutkaraboga7496
    @umutkaraboga7496 3 роки тому +307

    "And white finds the queen e7..."
    No, he just blundered with right move.

  • @Neonax1
    @Neonax1 3 роки тому +2310

    "white finds a mate" like he didnt play just random moves and was as surprised as black when "you win" screen jumped at him

    • @011010a
      @011010a 3 роки тому +100

      happens with me sometimes

    • @redace4821
      @redace4821 3 роки тому +48

      @@011010a Yep, sometime I just trying to run my pieces and checkmate them

    • @MHGFTW
      @MHGFTW 3 роки тому +95

      Then you review the game and see that 25 out of 35 moves were blunders, because there was a mate hanging.

    • @LePingouin92
      @LePingouin92 3 роки тому +41

      I'm 2000 and it has happened to me numerous times. You recognize a mating patern, think I'll go check check check mate, not realizing opponent king has actually no escape from move 1

    • @heheheha4132
      @heheheha4132 3 роки тому +32

      I felt that lol, just wanted to give a check and
      pops sound*
      "(My username) has won by checkmate "

  • @Bsliggs
    @Bsliggs 3 роки тому +5609

    Protect these players and make sure they never improve, we need more games like this

    • @Adwik_Mishra
      @Adwik_Mishra 3 роки тому +35

      🙈

    • @iruleatants
      @iruleatants 3 роки тому +381

      Nah. Get them to move up and make the game more popular. Fresh blood will join and do things in a new and somehow worse way.

    • @josephotunga9608
      @josephotunga9608 3 роки тому +9

      Lol

    • @part6133
      @part6133 3 роки тому +9

      How do you protect these players and from who?? Do you want to put them in the g league or in the NBA

    • @part6133
      @part6133 3 роки тому +2

      How do you protect these players and from who?? Do you want to put them in the g league or in the NBA

  • @tob564
    @tob564 3 роки тому +119

    I bet good money on Kevin surprising himself with Qe7 being mate.

    • @3sm1rost84
      @3sm1rost84 3 роки тому +13

      There is absolutely, positively no doubt that this is exactly what happened.

  • @gengarvenom1180
    @gengarvenom1180 3 роки тому +8767

    Let me add my input as an 800 myself. Usually, when you miss a hanging piece for a few turns, you become obligated not to take it because taking it admits that you didn't see it, and you can't have your opponent thinking that you're dumb. Now you might be thinking, "but wouldn't that make the opponent look dumb as well?"
    I hope this was insightful.

    • @n484l3iehugtil
      @n484l3iehugtil 3 роки тому +1720

      "He who takes the hanging piece is a fool for 5 minutes, but he who never takes the piece is a fool forever."
      - idk Sun Tzu or sth

    • @verbfrombonsai8852
      @verbfrombonsai8852 3 роки тому +130

      As a 1300, wouldn't you just look even stupider?

    • @xarmchia7750
      @xarmchia7750 3 роки тому +43

      Jesus.

    • @anthonym9977
      @anthonym9977 3 роки тому +233

      I believe the term for this is foolish pride

    • @hapainess3636
      @hapainess3636 3 роки тому +54

      *visible confusion*
      just take the piece, its not like u will lose the game

  • @natebozeman4510
    @natebozeman4510 3 роки тому +586

    The amazing thing about the light squared bishop not seeing the rook for so long is also the fact that black did nothing about it either, which means he ALSO didn't realize his rook was hanging

    • @oigioioivn
      @oigioioivn 3 роки тому +54

      thats why those entertaining game are so rare because it takes both players work together unknowingly to make it happens :D

    • @thatcanadian4460
      @thatcanadian4460 3 роки тому +24

      As a fellow 800 player I also have a blind spot for those long diagonal queen/bishop moves lol

    • @natebozeman4510
      @natebozeman4510 3 роки тому +12

      @@thatcanadian4460 I'm around the 800 rating as well. I feel like my blunders are knight forks. That's what I'm working on

    • @_Thorondor
      @_Thorondor 3 роки тому +24

      I admit to sometimes risking it, just leaving a piece where I just blundered it because I don't want to lose a turn. 😁 If they didn't see it the first time, maybe not the second either.

    • @karthikp167
      @karthikp167 3 роки тому +3

      @@_Thorondor SOoooo TRUEEE

  • @russellthorburn9297
    @russellthorburn9297 3 роки тому +293

    1:16 The guy's at 800 Levy. As someone who played at that level for far too long, I can say with near certainty that he wasn't planning on playing any named opening Vienna or otherwise. :-)

    • @fadingsoul4073
      @fadingsoul4073 2 роки тому +2

      Speak for yourself

    • @LukeHuber
      @LukeHuber Рік тому +11

      I remain stuck at that level due to my instance on attempting a scholars mate every game, and instantly abandoning any game I start as black.

    • @kieran101yes
      @kieran101yes Рік тому

      Really? I've studied multiple openings both with black and white since I was around 600 elo. I've tried to play openings with white as the four knights, the Italian, the Ruy Lopez, the queen's gambit, the London, the Vienna, etc. I've played opening with black like the king's Indian defense, the Nimzo-Indian, the Caro-kann, and I've even dabbled in the Sicilian a bit.

    • @kieran101yes
      @kieran101yes Рік тому +2

      @@LukeHuber Do NOT do this. You may have heard this too many times, but attempting the scholar's mate every time doesn't improve your chess game at all, and it immensely helps to study at LEAST a few different openings. You don't even have to learn complicated ones! Maybe play e4 openings, d4, c4, etc. The Reti opening is actually pretty decent as well (Nf3)

    • @LukeHuber
      @LukeHuber Рік тому +1

      @@kieran101yes I know, but the memes

  • @sam30863
    @sam30863 3 роки тому +3405

    "The one who takes the hanging piece is a master. The one who leaves hanging pieces everywhere and mates.. guerilla warfare."
    -Art of war

    • @u.v.s.5583
      @u.v.s.5583 3 роки тому +102

      Those who follow the book lose. Those who follow their heart win!

    • @PurpleAmalgam
      @PurpleAmalgam 3 роки тому +41

      @@u.v.s.5583 didnt work for my career 😔

    • @jrgamer8677
      @jrgamer8677 3 роки тому +87

      @@u.v.s.5583 *follows my heart*
      *gets mated 4 moves later*

    • @u.v.s.5583
      @u.v.s.5583 3 роки тому +16

      @@jrgamer8677 Oh, it's ok getting mated if you follow your heart! With this attitude chess will never break your heart!

    • @Extreme11
      @Extreme11 2 роки тому +12

      @@u.v.s.5583 this is what happens when someone only watches anime

  • @TheAllstarHunter04
    @TheAllstarHunter04 3 роки тому +543

    Watching people blunder their king, queen, 2 rooks, their sandwich and a lego star wars millennium falcon set is the best content of all time. PLEASE keep doing this content gotham.

    • @MontyD
      @MontyD 3 роки тому +26

      Imagine gotham just yelling: "He BlUndErEd HiS sAnDwiCh"

    • @user-pl6hc4kj1o
      @user-pl6hc4kj1o 3 роки тому +1

      "The best thing since sliced bread?"

    • @marcuspoosz2190
      @marcuspoosz2190 3 роки тому +14

      "oh no, my sandwich!"

    • @jarirepo1172
      @jarirepo1172 3 роки тому

      First you let opponen promote a queen, then you blunder few rooks, but at the end, you still win.

    • @MontyD
      @MontyD 3 роки тому +3

      @@marcuspoosz2190 gahhhh

  • @БоянБогданов-ю6о
    @БоянБогданов-ю6о 2 роки тому +161

    I imagine how surprised Kevin was when he checkmated his opponent.

  • @baijokull
    @baijokull 3 роки тому +354

    This is what makes the game more interesting at the lower levels. Just because you blunder a queen or two doesn't mean you can't still win :D

    • @charliepeke
      @charliepeke 3 роки тому +24

      That’s why I never surrender when I blunder a queen. The 800 I’m playing against is just as dumb as I am.

    • @unclepodger
      @unclepodger 3 роки тому +7

      In lower levels people just straight up resign when they lose the Queen even if they're like 2 rooks up

    • @jansnauwaert1785
      @jansnauwaert1785 3 роки тому

      @@charliepeke Yep.

    • @since1876
      @since1876 3 роки тому +2

      I fucking hate when people give up for no reason. I took someone's queen once and literally saw a combo where he would have won. And it wasn't even anything tricky. Just natural moves. I did send the guy a message just to kinda rub it in his face a bit. He never responded, probably never even looked at it. That's the other problem with low raters, they never analyze and learn from their stupid.

  • @NicoDavid
    @NicoDavid 3 роки тому +1533

    that rook-bishop stare down had the 300 elo queen stare down contest ahah

  • @ChillKillaBeta
    @ChillKillaBeta Рік тому +32

    "You know what's worth more than a queen? A king."
    ten words of wisdom from levy

  • @vokzaal
    @vokzaal 3 роки тому +2242

    Seeing people play bad chess is just so inexplicably entertaining.

  • @NicoDavid
    @NicoDavid 3 роки тому +2713

    fun to watch these games. it turns my chess mediocrity into godlike status haha

  • @herrschniedler4207
    @herrschniedler4207 2 роки тому +14

    Its always so satisfying to see someone actually end the game with a mate, regardless of if being intended or not, after all the pain your eyes and brain just went through

  • @mattparkinson8471
    @mattparkinson8471 3 роки тому +755

    This was a rollercoaster of emotions... Please can we see some more of Kevin's games?

    • @memo-sn1gu
      @memo-sn1gu 3 роки тому +10

      Agreed, agreed.

    • @pedroakjr2371
      @pedroakjr2371 3 роки тому +8

      A chaotic game with a lot of missed chances for both sides.

  • @fireblaster1075
    @fireblaster1075 3 роки тому +621

    I laugh the entire time but I know as soon as I start a game it’s gonna look just like this

  • @nicolasj6745
    @nicolasj6745 2 роки тому +109

    5:55 Double Hanging Skill
    8:30 Double Rook Hanging
    13:10 YGO Scapegoat

  • @modernoto10
    @modernoto10 3 роки тому +568

    "Now you're up two pieces, and you're probably going to win the game. Or hang mate. There's no in-between at the 800 level."
    I feel that in my soul.

    • @matthewbaang8749
      @matthewbaang8749 3 роки тому +9

      Funny thing is how one game my opponent was up a bishop and a rook and he hung mate after a rook sac I did. He didn't have any hesitation to take

    • @modernoto10
      @modernoto10 3 роки тому +2

      @@matthewbaang8749 Think we've all been there lol

    • @bmobmo6438
      @bmobmo6438 3 роки тому +3

      Honestly at 800 you're probably going to hang mate and still win the game

    • @redace4821
      @redace4821 3 роки тому +2

      @@bmobmo6438 Yeah you hung a mate and the opponent hung it back

    • @nukeloser
      @nukeloser 3 роки тому +1

      he really is calling me out here.

  • @liam3308
    @liam3308 3 роки тому +125

    When Levy got that Skype call, I thought I was getting a call from my teacher on Teams for my 37 missing assignments

    • @SomeonessChannel
      @SomeonessChannel 3 роки тому +4

      I thought they were calling me from work lol.

    • @NanashiHuy
      @NanashiHuy 3 роки тому +1

      my man school just started

  • @kavertx9167
    @kavertx9167 3 роки тому +49

    Honestly, this is more relatable and beautiful than any top GM games. Watching this makes you laugh and feel better about your chess whereas top GM games are like ? ? ?

  • @NetheriteMiner
    @NetheriteMiner 3 роки тому +136

    14:46 "now at this point white needs to Skype Gotham and ask about the 3rd move in Vienna because he forgot mid-game"

  • @inuketsunoana
    @inuketsunoana 3 роки тому +241

    As an ~800 player... I feel both personally attacked and absolutely honored.

  • @travisbennett1461
    @travisbennett1461 3 роки тому +26

    I like how his immediate reaction to an 800 pulling of a miracle is to report them for cheating i wonder if that's why I always get accused of cheating even in the 11 to 1200s

  • @funny-video-YouTube-channel
    @funny-video-YouTube-channel 3 роки тому +612

    *Blunder Superstars* Tournament.
    Those two are invited by default !

  • @somikdasgupta5297
    @somikdasgupta5297 3 роки тому +444

    The greatest game I've ever seen. Magnus should be ashamed of himself because he can not provide such game.

    • @h.oang0802
      @h.oang0802 3 роки тому +12

      I think Magnus would be able to definitively find out the worst possible move better than a low level so who knows?

    • @somikdasgupta5297
      @somikdasgupta5297 3 роки тому +4

      @@h.oang0802 Obviously. But he will never get the chance to play that move 🤣

    • @snow5064
      @snow5064 3 роки тому +32

      @@h.oang0802 its not about finding the worst move, its about finding enough good moves to make the viewer believe that this is real chess, and then crushing their soul

    • @phonixcharged4966
      @phonixcharged4966 3 роки тому +2

      @@snow5064 right

    • @Powercube7
      @Powercube7 3 роки тому +2

      he did provide the bongcloud draw with Hikaru tho

  • @GlobalWarmingSkeptic
    @GlobalWarmingSkeptic 2 роки тому +11

    I love the fact that the rook that hung for like 6 moves survived until the end.

  • @ericsmith2901
    @ericsmith2901 3 роки тому +503

    "Now you're up two pieces, and you're probably going to win the game, or hang mate, there is no in-between at the 800 level."
    LMAO, SAVAGE xD

    • @grahamward4556
      @grahamward4556 3 роки тому +16

      I mean, I play at the 800 level, and that is a completely accurate description of many of my games.

    • @aperson6237
      @aperson6237 3 роки тому +10

      I am literally a 300, and I feel like a grandmaster watching these people.

    • @chaoticnick922
      @chaoticnick922 Рік тому +1

      he ain’t wrong though I’m an 800, haven’t drawn a single game but I climbed up 100 points today so maybe I’m not an 800?

  • @mihailmihailov467
    @mihailmihailov467 3 роки тому +216

    Skype, the greatest chess tool. Can be used as an engine with the right hardware named "coach"

    • @ibrahimjaleel5900
      @ibrahimjaleel5900 3 роки тому

      Haa Haa Haaa
      Baa Baa Black sheep
      Have you any wool
      Yes sir yes sir 3 bags foooool

    • @nahrafe
      @nahrafe 3 роки тому

      *brainware

  • @cameront3768
    @cameront3768 3 роки тому +69

    Levy: “ Kevin is not an individual who wants to take it slow, Kevin wants to get into the action right away, he is a first date kinda guy!!” 😂😂😂

  • @self-righteousideologue9398
    @self-righteousideologue9398 3 роки тому +55

    Watching 800s play is like watching an action movie in a foreign language. You have no idea what's being going on but you can't stop watching

  • @YourPhysicsSimulator
    @YourPhysicsSimulator 3 роки тому +312

    "This is probably the best game I've ever seen, until the next video that I make"
    And that's why I watch every video of this channel 👌🤌 World class

  • @SWISS-1337
    @SWISS-1337 2 роки тому +15

    I don't know if I have been coming across cheaters, or just seriously unlucky, but I just started playing again, after many years, and even at a low level I have never seen anyone miss something as blatant as the Queen take check with a pawn.

  • @itsjoogs9550
    @itsjoogs9550 3 роки тому +2494

    I know this isn’t good to most people, but i’m a 700 and i got a perfect game with 90 percent accuracy today! i’m finally getting better! i’ve learned a lot from you, Levy

    • @no-gk8px
      @no-gk8px 3 роки тому +150

      that’s awesome man! keep at it!! it all comes with time, and when u start seeing progress it’s so worth it. 💯

    • @ericcricket4877
      @ericcricket4877 3 роки тому +73

      Mind your opponents accuracy.

    • @yZempX
      @yZempX 3 роки тому +24

      You’ll see everything will come together with practice and it will become your standard :)

    • @goodmongo7423
      @goodmongo7423 3 роки тому +23

      You want to get good? STOP playing any chess games longer than 30 minutes per side. OOPS I made a blunder. :) Meant to say UNDER 30 minutes per side.

    • @youknowthething2162
      @youknowthething2162 3 роки тому +84

      @@goodmongo7423 It's better to play longer games as opposed to short games if you're trying to improve. The really fast time controls like blitz and bullet are what you want to avoid if you want to get better, because you barely have any time to find the best moves.

  • @thekingoftheinternet4946
    @thekingoftheinternet4946 3 роки тому +35

    14:50 "somebody called me on skype ..... that was so funny"
    *me*
    Just freaking out about that noise
    ***realasason***
    :/

  • @SC-zq6cu
    @SC-zq6cu 2 роки тому +7

    Kevin was like "Nah, winning with so much advantage is boooring. Let me level the playing field a little bit and then I am gonna beat you." And he does, which is why I think he is truly one of the only four true savages of the world.

  • @bowler8229
    @bowler8229 3 роки тому +795

    “Aren’t you happy you clicked on this video?”
    I will click on every Gotham video in my sub box until I die

    • @utchihaboi3579
      @utchihaboi3579 3 роки тому +4

      welp this gonna be your last im coming for ya

    • @chetankandpal2202
      @chetankandpal2202 3 роки тому +8

      @@utchihaboi3579 No animal abuse please

    • @stewgaming7877
      @stewgaming7877 3 роки тому

      Or until he does😳😳

    • @heheheha4132
      @heheheha4132 3 роки тому +5

      @@stewgaming7877 Bruh why did you want to remind everyone this painful fact that most UA-cam channels we're watching rn will die first before us

    • @isum9674
      @isum9674 3 роки тому

      i missed a few on holiday with no service but apart from that

  • @tomwallen7271
    @tomwallen7271 3 роки тому +22

    Kevin read somewhere that the bishop pair is really powerful, so he wants to hang onto them. He hasn't gotten to the part of the book that explains what bishops do yet (move diagonally and take pieces), but he knows they're powerful.

  • @morgan_tren
    @morgan_tren Рік тому +4

    6:09 “but hanging TWOOOO PIECES on the g4 square, now that’s impressive” 😂 💀

  • @KrattarKrattar
    @KrattarKrattar 3 роки тому +261

    Honestly one of the most exciting games I’ve ever seen.

    • @n484l3iehugtil
      @n484l3iehugtil 3 роки тому +9

      Reminds me of anime, where the main reason why things get so emotional at the end is because the characters have been making the stupidest, densest decisions up until then.

    • @normarth
      @normarth 3 роки тому +1

      Exciting because every move reveal a new twist 😁🤪

  • @Smonserratm
    @Smonserratm 3 роки тому +21

    13:59
    Every move you make
    Every piece you take
    Every rule you break
    Every hanging mate
    I'll be checking you

  • @LucasStoten1
    @LucasStoten1 2 роки тому +11

    I laughed at every blunder despite not noticing a single one

    • @johnb6723
      @johnb6723 Рік тому

      Blimey, there were loads of them.

  • @bananajoe5703
    @bananajoe5703 3 роки тому +124

    the next vid should be “The Worst Game of Chess Ever” with no blunders and its a 100+ move game that ends in a draw lmaooo (in-fact is stockfish 12 v stockfish 12)

    • @physicsisawesome696
      @physicsisawesome696 3 роки тому +5

      Stockfish 14 vs Stockfish 14

    • @stephenc.4319
      @stephenc.4319 3 роки тому +1

      I cannot stand computer games because of stuff like that. The opening is sometimes interesting but they usually soon devolve into punishingly long and tedious endgames.

    • @nk-qy2xp
      @nk-qy2xp 3 роки тому

      alpha zero v alpha zero

  • @hatterson
    @hatterson 3 роки тому +92

    The one thing I wish you'd add to the end of these is a review of the cap scores and the eval chart on the analysis page for laughs.

    • @stephenc.4319
      @stephenc.4319 3 роки тому +3

      Yeah a cap score would be nice for all these amatuer games. He almost never show that though, even though people ask on stream all the time.

  • @Savage-wn8dg
    @Savage-wn8dg 2 роки тому +7

    "Now, they see that, you report them for cheating and move on" LMAO 15:50

    • @agustinbarquero8898
      @agustinbarquero8898 2 роки тому

      Now, again, they...
      Please write the EXACT sentence if you are using quotes. He didn't say that in any part of his life. However he did say "Now, again, they see that you report them for cheating and move on."

    • @isavenewspapers8890
      @isavenewspapers8890 Рік тому +1

      @@agustinbarquero8898Does it really matter?

  • @NecDraws
    @NecDraws 3 роки тому +236

    0:09 that's not... exactly what u said on stream

    • @bot24032
      @bot24032 3 роки тому +1

      What did he say?

    • @adrians3267
      @adrians3267 3 роки тому +73

      @@bot24032 he said something like: "stop sending me garbage games". Not word for word, but it was basically what he said

    • @tsugalassia
      @tsugalassia 3 роки тому +3

      lmao

    • @speeddemon2901
      @speeddemon2901 3 роки тому +1

      by the way nice animation

    • @Epsa_
      @Epsa_ 3 роки тому +20

      @@adrians3267 the duality of man

  • @jonathandwilliams2885
    @jonathandwilliams2885 3 роки тому +195

    "You can't censor chess moves."
    Fog of War: exists.

  • @robertovargas5839
    @robertovargas5839 Рік тому +2

    I like how chess is the only game where you can actually report someone for being better than you and get away with it.

  • @theace3281
    @theace3281 3 роки тому +95

    I was laughing my ass off the whole video. From the god tier moves and commentary to the random skype call. This video was incredible from start to finish. Truly was the best game I've ever seen.

  • @daveclark6324
    @daveclark6324 3 роки тому +90

    With white queen on h5 I'm thinking "Yes! Move to Qh8 check!"
    Levy: "Now Qh8 is one of the worst moves I've ever seen in my life."
    Doh! 🤦‍♂️ Once again, I learned so much. Thanks Levy! 👍

  • @Duval-In-The-Wall
    @Duval-In-The-Wall 3 роки тому +7

    Imagine being that rook hanging for 17 moves LMAO

  • @Galardomond
    @Galardomond 3 роки тому +25

    14:45 I'M AWAKE AND TOTALLY NOT USING GOTHAM TO FALL ASLEEP!

  • @rileyjamison8824
    @rileyjamison8824 3 роки тому +26

    I love this new type of content. The way Levi describes these games makes them so fun to watch

  • @nurayhuseynli1784
    @nurayhuseynli1784 2 роки тому +8

    2:23, just roasted all of us good

  • @joeolle2463
    @joeolle2463 3 роки тому +31

    The existence of this game gives me chills

    • @stephenc.4319
      @stephenc.4319 3 роки тому +2

      Your existence also gives this game chills.

  • @iam_a_sad_khan
    @iam_a_sad_khan 3 роки тому +19

    as a fellow 800 player, I was having a really hard time figuring out which moves were blunders lmao.

  • @napobg6842
    @napobg6842 2 роки тому +2

    Love how that pawn went on a hopeless adventure but in the end it really became a queen. What a powerful and beautiful story with unfortunate ending

  • @ap9390
    @ap9390 3 роки тому +14

    14:55 its okay levy hikaru can make some mistakes

  • @jaramsey3383
    @jaramsey3383 3 роки тому +10

    What a gentlemanly duel this was...so many parries and thrusts, so many mercies and reprieves. So sad someone was forced to win it.

  • @FEELosofiya
    @FEELosofiya 2 роки тому +11

    Someone getting skyped meanwhile recording the best chess game: 14:40

  • @kiyoshimiyasato7324
    @kiyoshimiyasato7324 3 роки тому +6

    Kevin: *blunders two Rooks in two moves*
    Also Kevin: *finds Dovetail Mate*

    • @DWardington
      @DWardington 3 роки тому +4

      I doubt he “found” that mate haha he fell ass-backwards into it by sheer luck

  • @md_plays
    @md_plays 3 роки тому +28

    "Everything on the internet is always true"
    -GothamChess 2021

  • @dantheman6855
    @dantheman6855 2 роки тому +1

    I love how levy doesn’t care about almost anything in his videos and just keeps them in with no editing

  • @hansmeiser32
    @hansmeiser32 3 роки тому +17

    16:51 "Isn't that the best thing you've ever seen?"
    Yes, that's why I've watched the video twice.

  • @ejimoforemma6917
    @ejimoforemma6917 3 роки тому +17

    Levy keeping a straight face in these games is just amazing

  • @tarned7458
    @tarned7458 3 роки тому +3

    It's one of those games where we just give normal uncalculated checks and all of sudden it's checkmate

  • @jensino
    @jensino 3 роки тому +7

    13:16 "two little pawns protecting your lifepoints like scapegoat in Yu-Gi-Oh." I am dying 🤣

  • @stoutlager6325
    @stoutlager6325 3 роки тому +5

    Games like this sometimes make me miss being a beginner. Those games were so exciting. You can play a pure hope move and have a legitimate chance that it might not be noticed. No game is completely won or lost regardless of position or material imbalance. Anything can happen. I remember being extremely stressed out because I knew that I would never see every threat on the board at the time. Even so. I miss it.

  • @matieking
    @matieking 3 роки тому +1

    How to win games below 1000 elo:
    1: make sure your king has room to move
    2: play fast
    3: win on time as no one can facilitate a mate.

  • @genosingh
    @genosingh 3 роки тому +100

    "of course you take this"
    800 rated player : yeah yeah, na chief.

    • @Bobo-yw4ph
      @Bobo-yw4ph 3 роки тому +2

      Me as a 700 player: pffff 800s are so dumb (`💳ω💳´)

    • @aaaaaa-gq3dv
      @aaaaaa-gq3dv 3 роки тому +4

      @@Bobo-yw4ph Honestly I don't get how the 800 can be this bad. How can an 800 just leave the queen hanging like that for like 10 moves. I have never played an 800 that was anywhere near this bad

    • @Achdings
      @Achdings 3 роки тому

      @@aaaaaa-gq3dv bwoah, hanging queens happens alot too at 1300

    • @InfernalLegion84
      @InfernalLegion84 3 роки тому

      ​@@Achdings at 1500-1600 it also happens, once per 20-30 games or so ;P

    • @aaaaaa-gq3dv
      @aaaaaa-gq3dv 3 роки тому

      @@Achdings But what we see here is way, way worse then simply a hanging queen

  • @andythelifter
    @andythelifter 3 роки тому +6

    When his coach called him, I thought that was one of my notifications 😂

    • @Eyebear
      @Eyebear 3 роки тому

      haha same, i had to pause the video, to see if it was me or him xD

  • @indianfan1029
    @indianfan1029 7 місяців тому

    Symbolically, after missing all diagonals throughout out the game, Kevin delivers a diagonal mate to end it.

  • @sandaler25
    @sandaler25 3 роки тому +35

    Seeing this makes me feel like a GM, at least IM. All that remains is to get my rating up from 800

    • @JIKwood
      @JIKwood 3 роки тому

      Same here except I'm down at 400

    • @Nai_101
      @Nai_101 3 роки тому

      I just got to 900

    • @sandaler25
      @sandaler25 3 роки тому

      Sweet guys!! Just keep grinding. We'll get there eventually 🤞🏻 Well, down at 400 maybe not that good, but there is still light in the tunel. Just remember, if you do not know what to do, just push the h pawn. I've seen magnus do it a lot🤞🏻

  • @Jake-jy5pq
    @Jake-jy5pq 3 роки тому +7

    “now queen h8 is one of the worst moves i’ve ever seen in my life” 😂😂😂 had me CRYING

  • @Firewall546
    @Firewall546 2 роки тому +2

    I laughed at this and then I remembered how my queen got taken by a fucking pond.

  • @darcss6583
    @darcss6583 3 роки тому +9

    I am like an 900 ish player and i cant stop laughing at how they dont take the pieces for so many moves, pls keep these videos up

  • @7gi_
    @7gi_ 3 роки тому +4

    That rook was the missing piece in the wooden chess set that they replaced with a steel rook so the bishop couldn't take it.

  • @Lylox_
    @Lylox_ Рік тому +2

    I once force took a queen, then blundered my queen on the next move by missclick.

  • @joeyhanan4482
    @joeyhanan4482 3 роки тому +79

    So excited for this, these games have been hilarious and I love the commentary! Keep it up Levy!

  • @peteypete9357
    @peteypete9357 3 роки тому +12

    "like scapegoats in yugioh"
    man I love this guy's references XD

  • @ConeNoob-Rbx
    @ConeNoob-Rbx 9 місяців тому

    14:55 levy saying that was so funny in the calmest voice

  • @FIFAmusicMAN
    @FIFAmusicMAN 3 роки тому +8

    “Like scapegoat in Yugioh” the crossover we need

    • @rgderen88
      @rgderen88 3 роки тому

      Oh, go watch him narrate a 300 game, one of the players tries to assemble the five chess pieces of Exodia

    • @LegendShift
      @LegendShift 3 роки тому +1

      For my next move I equip my Rook with FAIRY METEOR CRUSH!

    • @rgderen88
      @rgderen88 3 роки тому

      @@LegendShift 0/10, Big Bang Shot is strictly better.

  • @Omar_Merican
    @Omar_Merican 3 роки тому +8

    thank you levy for all the content you put out! i don't think you know, but you are a vital and integral part of my daily life as your vids always cheer me up with your quirky humour and sarcastic comments! i would have never been more joyous in life if it wasn't for your daily uploads...and I am sure that the community shares the same sentiment! so thank you once again! 💙

  • @JackingtonKensington
    @JackingtonKensington 3 роки тому +1

    I'll bet that they didn't even realise it was mate at the end and just thought they were checking.

  • @c__fly
    @c__fly 3 роки тому +14

    best part about this video, Levy's chess coach still insists on using Skype in 2021

    • @rgderen88
      @rgderen88 3 роки тому +3

      *waves hand at Discord*
      *waves hand at Teams*
      *Hell, waves hand at ZOOM*

    • @kettern4719
      @kettern4719 3 роки тому

      Best part is, I paused the video because I thought I was called xD

    • @rgderen88
      @rgderen88 3 роки тому +1

      @@kettern4719 Yeah, I thought work was calling me in Teams lmao

  • @nilsrain
    @nilsrain 3 роки тому +8

    I've watched dozens of your games between pros, I think I like this better. Despite their many missed opportunities, they both play on gamely after losing important pieces, the end game was very interesting, lots of drama. Please do more of these.

  • @sthketchem
    @sthketchem 3 роки тому +22

    I laughed so hard watching this partly because I could be either of these guys

  • @98.951
    @98.951 3 роки тому +20

    levy trying to teach us chess by showing a game with 20 blunders -
    my goals are beyond your understanding

  • @awesomejulianpro
    @awesomejulianpro 3 роки тому +5

    with that ringtone out of nowhere I thought I was getting called lol

  • @kirk2d495
    @kirk2d495 2 роки тому +2

    I was thinking man that would be an okay move... Levy "this is an absolute horrible move" and here's why

    • @cosmicball1670
      @cosmicball1670 2 роки тому +1

      That blunders a roo-
      Ok no it blunders a queen

  • @henrywotton9490
    @henrywotton9490 2 роки тому +3

    The amount of anxiety that Kevin gave was Chernobyl level