@@Thelaretus There was a rumour at the time, that Haydn wrote his 94th specifically because he was so fed up with all the ladies in the front row knitting and falling asleep during the performances. Haydn debunked this notion, but the rumours itself goes to show that not everyone was there for the music and presumably the general public or some elitists got very upset with the general behaviour of the audience during some performances.
I agree it's degenerate behavior, and it's immense disrespect with the preforming arts, and concentration would obviously not be at best, but if I only had one chance to play Morphy and he was cool with it I would take it. I guess I'm a degenerate too.
@@Thelaretus To be fair this happens till this day. People pay hundreds of dollars to go to events and shows just to "socialize" and take selfies for Instagram. They don't even care who's playing.
I mean, at the same time, opera really is as much if not more about the music than the stage performance; for large portions of the show it's one guy or gal standing in the middle of the stage singing. So while it's obviously more polite to be paying close attention at all times, it actually sounds like a great time to me to play a game of chess and probably sip a glass of wine while you listen to the music and absent-mindedly see what's going on. But also, accusing the duke of "degenerate behavior" would probably have earned you a duel challenge, hah
@@muditgoel4052 streamer's name. she "Gambits" the queen often to any square on the board, in one move to lose initiative, lose space, and to lose the queen! powerful gambit that botez gambit is
This game is one of many reasons why Paul Morphy is my favorite player of all time, it’s very tactical and intelligent but also has the dashing heroic play of the romantic era of chess. Morphy was a modern chess genius without any modern theory. It is daunting to imagine what he could have done in this era with all the information he would have at his fingertips
Most of his opponents were too weak for him, which allowed him to unfold his style as he pleased. Like who plays THE PHILIDOR against a guy known for developing and attacking quickly lmao
This game is not even one of his best, it's just one of his more celebrated. Agadmator did a whole series on Morphy's career that was quite amazing. Check it out.
@@hitrapperandartistdababy I learn from Levi as well. But agadmator goes a bit more in depth, and has a different style, that a lot of people, (about 1 million of them) like
If you were interested, give this a like, more people will see. Opera's used to be a social event back in the day. In contrast with today's theatre, where everyone is quiet, they used to talk and drink and laugh, and the music was often barely audible, more like playing in the background, so I can imagine playing a chess game at the opera was very normal
Very true! And especially true of French style 'grand opéra' which would usually consists of 4-5 acts, and go on for four or five hours (including music and ballet performances). Private boxes even had curtains or doors to block the view to/from the stages, if you wanted privacy.
You have to realize that, during Morphy's time, there were no music devices for listening to music while playing a game or other activities, so it kind of makes sense to play chess at a live music venue, and opera was the predominant type of music during this era.
8:40 In shogi(which is basically crazyhouse chess but the pieces move differently), there is a legit opening where you just cocoon your king. The whole point of it is to counter attack when your opponent overextends.
You're a good dude, and I appreciate you. I took up chess in middle age and doubt if I'll ever get above 1800, but I do get some of its subtleties. It's like sculpture. The better you are the more you reveal.
The beauty of this match is not just the flashy check mate, but also the fact that the opponent did not even realize that check mate till the very last move. I remembered someone who played agaisnt Paul once said: "I lost the game during mid game and can't even understood what I did wrong in the opening." Ofc, Paul Morphy was advanced hundred of years of chess theory.
The Eloquence and Clarity of your lessons over this particular medium just keep getting better. This video is flawless and very informative. Thank you!
What is most amazing is the shocking arrogance of Mr. Morphy's noble hosts who forced their honored GUEST to sit in their opera box with his back to the stage so they could watch the show while they played him; but oh boy did Mr. Morphy teach them a lesson. While they pondered he calmly turned around and watched the opera and when it was his turn he simply turned back, instantly made a move, and then went back to watching his show. So not only did he crush them in 17 moves, he did it playing Blitz while they agonized in Classical and got their comeuppance for their deeply disrespectful treatment of the great Paul Morphy.
Nobody tells a chess story as good as you my friend. I just discovered you and I am totally a fan now. You are seriously talented as a story teller and teacher regardless of your rating ( which is astronomical enough on its own.) I will definitely subscribe on your website doon!
Loved this game and your commentary. I know one of my main weaknesses is tunnel vision/failure to see the whole board. I love how Morphy could seemingly see every tactical line and its development all at once. So I think studying Morphy’s games could help me a lot. And if anyone wants to create a series of Paul Morphy’s greatest hits videos, I’m here for that. 😉
First game I have memorised. Came to youtube looking to see if GothamChess had made a video on the opera game...and he just made one 3 days ago! What a legend
Amazing video! Even though this is not a complete lesson about chess concepts, the visualization and the explanation(Why they are bad) of movements and then introducing the concept("Fundamental" rules) are very instructive and fun to watch. Keep up the good job. (:
“First, then, Paul Morphy was never so passionately fond, so inordinately devoted to chess as is generally believed. An intimate acquaintance and long observation enable us to state this positively. His only devotion to the game, if it may be so termed, lay in his ambition to meet and to defeat the best players and great masters of this country and of Europe. He felt his enormous strength, and never, for a moment, doubted the outcome. Indeed, before his first departure for Europe he privately and modestly, yet with perfect confidence, predicted to us his certain success, and when he returned he expressed the conviction that he had played poorly, rashly; that none of his opponents should have done so well as they did against him. But, this one ambition satisfied, he appeared to have lost nearly all interest in the game.” - Charles de Maurian
“In this position, you would retreat your bishop, and that is why you are you and Paul Morphy is Paul Morphy.” A random 2600 rated IM who can’t become a GM because of his existential crisis level anxiety whenever he plays GMs.
The only game I've memorized. He was so brilliant. It's amazing how a Chess master from so long ago can inspire awe considering the progress of the game since and in this highly technological era. His opposition in this game were amateurs but the way he won the game is one for the ages.
You explained the king of games "CHESS" in such a beautiful and easy way...technical and tactical things look so easy and brilliant...all the best to your channels....really nice
I visited this channel in lockdown and I have seen every single video of this channel.Thanks for making my lockdown still amazing as I'm getting addicted to chess.
He made me feel so good when he said "you're worth more than a rook." Thanks Gotham, I needed that today. Just keep doing your thing, it's great stuff you put out.
Loved this game. It was exciting. Every sacrifice was actually an advantage, and I'm even proud to say that I saw several of the major knockout hits early. What I always struggle with, and got incorrect in this video, is choosing between bishop and rook when they both target the same square. In this scenario, I would have taken with the bishop instead of the rook, which would not have ended in such a beautiful mate 🤔🤷🏾♂️
Day 98: Of requesting Levy to cover opposite coloured bishop endgames. Especially when you have a slight material advantage of being up by two or three pawns against your opponent and you both have opposite coloured bishops as well.
1:51 My comment's going to probably get lost in the sauce but at the time playing chess at the opera would've been perfectly acceptable! Prior to the 1876 Bayreuth festival, operas, concerts, ballets, etc. were seen as fun social events where drinking, eating, and talking to neighbors all were considered acceptable behavior. Chess, of course, would fall into that same category of social and mostly ignorable behavior. Richard Wagner demanded a higher standard of audience etiquette at his operas at Bayreuth and This sentiment was echoed by Gustav Mahler which carried into the future of modern film audiences who you would probably slap if they were talking to each other during a movie.
What I like so much about Levy is that English isn't my first language but I can hear and understand every word he says without caption or subtitle coz he speaks perfectly fluent
You should make a series where you and Eric Rosen train a beginner each for a while and make them duel when you both think they’re ready
Agreed
Sounds like pogchamps to me
Nice idea
that time odin and freyja trained two heirs to a country to see who could train the better leader
This is just chessmon
Imagine playing a game of chess in 1858 and being 163 years later in gotham youtube video.
Best feeling ever if i had to guess
lel
Morphy must be pretty happy watching this video
P. Morphy vs R. Noob
They probably feel better if they were alive.
@@profd65 no shit
Gotham makes chess sound like one of the most exciting sports to watch. It’s honestly incredible
I know right - Love Levy’s enthusiasm
Chess is the greatest sport
ikr, he should cast some esports lmao
Because it is an exciting sport, if you understand it
Yee
“People have made a career off hanging a queen.” - coldest Levy like of all time
is this a botez reference? lol
Ah yes the Botez Gambit.
@@evoskaelthas814 damn, levy isn't sparing anyone today
@@xyzxyzxyz2959 Medieval Times reference
I though he was being lighthearted and making a joke as opposed to being cold
random IM accuses duke karl and paul morphy of "degenerate behavior" chess drama continues
@@Thelaretus There was a rumour at the time, that Haydn wrote his 94th specifically because he was so fed up with all the ladies in the front row knitting and falling asleep during the performances. Haydn debunked this notion, but the rumours itself goes to show that not everyone was there for the music and presumably the general public or some elitists got very upset with the general behaviour of the audience during some performances.
He doesn’t care
I agree it's degenerate behavior, and it's immense disrespect with the preforming arts, and concentration would obviously not be at best, but if I only had one chance to play Morphy and he was cool with it I would take it. I guess I'm a degenerate too.
@@Thelaretus To be fair this happens till this day. People pay hundreds of dollars to go to events and shows just to "socialize" and take selfies for Instagram. They don't even care who's playing.
I mean, at the same time, opera really is as much if not more about the music than the stage performance; for large portions of the show it's one guy or gal standing in the middle of the stage singing. So while it's obviously more polite to be paying close attention at all times, it actually sounds like a great time to me to play a game of chess and probably sip a glass of wine while you listen to the music and absent-mindedly see what's going on.
But also, accusing the duke of "degenerate behavior" would probably have earned you a duel challenge, hah
"most famous" that's cap when Moist Jesus vs xQc exists
Sup Nux!!
Replies 4 minutes later, gets top comment for the flex
o shit wuddup nux.
Wow I didn't expect the best chess player to watch Gotham
No way
“Qxb7 is a butcher’s move, but Morphy wasn’t a butcher, he was an artist”
agadmator said that right? Levy said scientist instead...
@@peterchamoun7882 It's apparently a well-repeated quote of Emanuel Lasker's.
@@c.seanholliday3153 oh ok
so u r saying magnus is a butcher?
@@rjjhh443 What on earth is this conclusion
"It's a bad move, but yk some people have made a career on it and they have got a gambit named after them for it"
IM Levy Rozman, 2021
Botez gambit
@@ashishfrancis1492 u didn't have to do that 🙄
@@ashishfrancis1492 whoa you serious? What's that friend?
@@muditgoel4052 streamer's name. she "Gambits" the queen often to any square on the board, in one move to lose initiative, lose space, and to lose the queen! powerful gambit that botez gambit is
@@ShotGamingNinja I think he was sarcastic buddy
Somewhere, eric rosen yells: oh no, my queen!
He forgot that bit didn't he
@@futuregmchess1561 yeah, i was kinda disappointed
This game is one of many reasons why Paul Morphy is my favorite player of all time, it’s very tactical and intelligent but also has the dashing heroic play of the romantic era of chess. Morphy was a modern chess genius without any modern theory. It is daunting to imagine what he could have done in this era with all the information he would have at his fingertips
Most of his opponents were too weak for him, which allowed him to unfold his style as he pleased. Like who plays THE PHILIDOR against a guy known for developing and attacking quickly lmao
This game is not even one of his best, it's just one of his more celebrated. Agadmator did a whole series on Morphy's career that was quite amazing. Check it out.
@@danielboiani288 thanks for the tip I shall
old chess games with Levy's commentary and explaination are better than watching some movies nowadays
Agadmator is very technical while Levi is very passionate, its two great sides of one coin.
Agad you mostly learn, Levi you are entertained
@@hitrapperandartistdababy Agreed,we learn and get entertained in Levy's videos that's what I think atleast 😊
@@hitrapperandartistdababy I learn from Levi as well. But agadmator goes a bit more in depth, and has a different style, that a lot of people, (about 1 million of them) like
@@poisonedpawns-chess1291 Go to Levi for charismatic storytelling, go to Agad for dry humor and him “fixing” something as he starts recording lmao
If you were interested, give this a like, more people will see.
Opera's used to be a social event back in the day. In contrast with today's theatre, where everyone is quiet, they used to talk and drink and laugh, and the music was often barely audible, more like playing in the background, so I can imagine playing a chess game at the opera was very normal
Very true! And especially true of French style 'grand opéra' which would usually consists of 4-5 acts, and go on for four or five hours (including music and ballet performances). Private boxes even had curtains or doors to block the view to/from the stages, if you wanted privacy.
Lovely environment I suppose, unlike parties nowadays 🙉🤦😭🤷
Imagine sitting in your private booth and playing chess with the best player alive while listening to Beethoven's newest shit
@@viciousimpaler Karl and his homie be having the best night ever.
@@viciousimpalerBeethoven was dead for 29 years when the game happened but guys like Franz Lizt are pretty good too
Paul Morphy just wanted to be in a GothamChess UA-cam video
He saw that many moves ahead
It was his sole goal in life
@@legoc3po450 now I don’t know, I didn’t text him, but I’m guessing he did
Imagine playing a game and I mean any game, not just chess. Then 163 years later have fans creating more fans by showcasing that game. Truly immortal.
8:05
"some people have made a career on it, and they've got a gambit named after them for it."
LMAOOOO
You have to realize that, during Morphy's time, there were no music devices for listening to music while playing a game or other activities, so it kind of makes sense to play chess at a live music venue, and opera was the predominant type of music during this era.
"Paul Morphy was an artist, not a butcher." ~agadmator
@Jamesa7171 Actually thought lasker said that QxB7 is the best move and that Morphy shouldve playd that.
@@TiltedObi "You miss 100% of the shots you dont take" - Wayne Gretzky
-Michael Scott
8:40 In shogi(which is basically crazyhouse chess but the pieces move differently), there is a legit opening where you just cocoon your king. The whole point of it is to counter attack when your opponent overextends.
the yagura
McDonnell versus De La Bourdonnais, Match 4 (16), London 1834- This is apparently Kasparov's favorite game and beautiful checkmate
Paul Morphy went soo deep into different lines that he managed to get into a Gotham chess video 163 years later
Paul Morphy: Rd8#
Duke Karl / Count Isouard: and they ask you how you are and you just have to say that you're fine when you're not really fine...
You're a good dude, and I appreciate you. I took up chess in middle age and doubt if I'll ever get above 1800, but I do get some of its subtleties. It's like sculpture. The better you are the more you reveal.
What a symphony by Paul Murphy, absolutely brilliant, 165 years later, still gives butterflies in the stomach, wow
Ohhhh so THATS why it's called the "Opera Mate." It was first famously played by a famous player in an Opera
I wonder if playing during the opera in the 1850s was the equivalent of listening to music while you play today
The beauty of this match is not just the flashy check mate, but also the fact that the opponent did not even realize that check mate till the very last move.
I remembered someone who played agaisnt Paul once said: "I lost the game during mid game and can't even understood what I did wrong in the opening."
Ofc, Paul Morphy was advanced hundred of years of chess theory.
does anyone else love how gotham says 'cocoon'? it's just wonderful
that casual reference to Botez Gambit tho
I bet levy became a bit emotional when he said " I mean who doesn't need a supporting cast right?"
@12:32
what
@@m_uz1244 he meant levy as a sidekick to hikaru
@@knownasezio4421 Hilarious 😐
@@m_uz1244 not my joke ;-; i just interpreted it , i am a king of interpreting not so funny jokes
8:00 best Botez shade
GOTHAM: I WILL FEATURE A PAUL MORPHY GAME TODY
ALSO GOTHAM: I WILL ROAST AN WFM FROM TEXAS WHO LIVES IN NYC RIGHT NOW AT 8:10 TIME SPANE
I feel like 1800s chess was drastically different from 1900s chess
The way you explain the games is so amazing and entertaining! I really loved the explanation and fun remarks from the "What if I take" question hahaha
Botez call out was the best thing ever 😂😂
YES! *_Finally,_* someone told me I'm worth at least more than a rook!
Iconic
Prolly worth 6 pts
you are worth more than even a queen :)
The Eloquence and Clarity of your lessons over this particular medium just keep getting better. This video is flawless and very informative. Thank you!
Once AT&T finally introduces their unlimited time travel plan, Gotham can finally text all these historical GMs and get us the real answers
What is most amazing is the shocking arrogance of Mr. Morphy's noble hosts who forced their honored GUEST to sit in their opera box with his back to the stage so they could watch the show while they played him; but oh boy did Mr. Morphy teach them a lesson. While they pondered he calmly turned around and watched the opera and when it was his turn he simply turned back, instantly made a move, and then went back to watching his show. So not only did he crush them in 17 moves, he did it playing Blitz while they agonized in Classical and got their comeuppance for their deeply disrespectful treatment of the great Paul Morphy.
"Paul Morphy is not a scientist , He is an artist"
That Botez Gambit reference was personal Attacc
8:00 "It's a bad move, some ppl made a career on it" - LOL #BotezGambit :))
Got a good chuckle out of that.
The Botez gambit reference @ 8min was chefs kiss.
"You're allowed to lose your queen... Some people got a gambit named after them for it." Cough, Botez, cough.
Cough we know Cough obvious
Cough Cough... I think we may have Covid
Would you play chess in movie theater if in 143 years your game gets analyzed by gothamchess?
Nobody tells a chess story as good as you my friend. I just discovered you and I am totally a fan now. You are seriously talented as a story teller and teacher regardless of your rating ( which is astronomical enough on its own.) I will definitely subscribe on your website doon!
Actually got the check mate a couple of moves before, I'm proud of myself
The geometry of this game is so satisfying, what a classic
When levy ask the audience a question like a teacher, and you guessed correctly (and out loud), it was a massive dopamine rush.
Playing a game of chess during the opera is like playing angry birds in the cinema.
Ty for posting these historical games. They’re educational and commentary is helpful for beginners
Loved this game and your commentary.
I know one of my main weaknesses is tunnel vision/failure to see the whole board. I love how Morphy could seemingly see every tactical line and its development all at once.
So I think studying Morphy’s games could help me a lot. And if anyone wants to create a series of Paul Morphy’s greatest hits videos, I’m here for that. 😉
I would love to be someone who could play one of the best chess games ever and then just sit back to chill watching the opera
First game I have memorised. Came to youtube looking to see if GothamChess had made a video on the opera game...and he just made one 3 days ago! What a legend
Something ironic: In the immortal game most pieces realized their mortality
5:28 You mentioned the king twice
I love the reference to the Botez Gambit
Amazing video!
Even though this is not a complete lesson about chess concepts, the visualization and the explanation(Why they are bad) of movements and then introducing the concept("Fundamental" rules) are very instructive and fun to watch.
Keep up the good job.
(:
The roast on the Botez Gambit haha
The conclusion actually is: Duke Karl and his count are bozos and P morphy is P morphy
“First, then, Paul Morphy was never so passionately fond, so inordinately devoted to chess as is generally believed. An intimate acquaintance and long observation enable us to state this positively. His only devotion to the game, if it may be so termed, lay in his ambition to meet and to defeat the best players and great masters of this country and of Europe. He felt his enormous strength, and never, for a moment, doubted the outcome. Indeed, before his first departure for Europe he privately and modestly, yet with perfect confidence, predicted to us his certain success, and when he returned he expressed the conviction that he had played poorly, rashly; that none of his opponents should have done so well as they did against him. But, this one ambition satisfied, he appeared to have lost nearly all interest in the game.” - Charles de Maurian
I refuse to believe a human can upload this regularly, gotham is stockfish confirmed
He probably pre scheduled the videos, that explains why he uploads when it is early morning for him
He is surely alpha zero combined with stock fish and leela
“In this position, you would retreat your bishop, and that is why you are you and Paul Morphy is Paul Morphy.”
A random 2600 rated IM who can’t become a GM because of his existential crisis level anxiety whenever he plays GMs.
I was so happy I found the checkmate at the end, all thanks to you Levy. My mantra is checks,captures and attacks and you are my messiah 🙏
Lmaoo same, but i already knew this game very well actually ive pretty much memorized it at this point
I watch this game over and over and never get sick of it. Your commentary is great.
😎👍
2:28 don't worry, the error is within the 5%, at least all the Engineers are happy
8:02 personal attack to Alex 😂😂
#suggestion Steinitz vs von Bardeleben, Hastings 1895 would be Pog
Paul Morphy remembered all the games he played in a blindfold exposition the next day and wrote them all down.
With variations
Morphy at age 21: I can play chess brilliantly!
Me at 21: y i missed mate in 1?!
The only game I've memorized. He was so brilliant. It's amazing how a Chess master from so long ago can inspire awe considering the progress of the game since and in this highly technological era. His opposition in this game were amateurs but the way he won the game is one for the ages.
That dig on Botez's tho 😂
i love when levy points to the camera asking for the best move! most people (like me) dont have the initiative to figure it out without prompt!
To recap why Morphy did not play Qxb7, "this is a butcher's move, Paul Morphy was not a butcher, he was an artist"
*The most famous and historically important chess match in history was BOBBY FISCHER vs. SPASSKY.*
I closed my eyes at 12:37 and heard Kasparov.
Two of most favourites - MikhailTal and Paul Morphy.
Just amazing .
Day 3 of asking Levy to cover the Nimzo-Larsen opening.
You explained the king of games "CHESS" in such a beautiful and easy way...technical and tactical things look so easy and brilliant...all the best to your channels....really nice
Damn, Paul Morphy really got weird with that knight sack
Emphasis on the "traveled thousands of miles to see this opera". Back then it wasn't like just hopping on a plane it was an ordeal to go anywhere.
I thought this was about MoistCr1tikal before I saw the thumbnail
Lmao same
I think Morphy wanted to watch the Opera!!! 😇😅
8:09 Noice
I visited this channel in lockdown and I have seen every single video of this channel.Thanks for making my lockdown still amazing as I'm getting addicted to chess.
He made me feel so good when he said "you're worth more than a rook." Thanks Gotham, I needed that today. Just keep doing your thing, it's great stuff you put out.
Levy: 50 years ago
Me, who have 1600 Elo in Math: Hahaha
I have been trying to appreciate "The Evergreen game" but I can't comprehend what makes it a chess book classic. Feel like covering it in a video?
Loved this game. It was exciting. Every sacrifice was actually an advantage, and I'm even proud to say that I saw several of the major knockout hits early. What I always struggle with, and got incorrect in this video, is choosing between bishop and rook when they both target the same square. In this scenario, I would have taken with the bishop instead of the rook, which would not have ended in such a beautiful mate 🤔🤷🏾♂️
Day 98: Of requesting Levy to cover opposite coloured bishop endgames.
Especially when you have a slight material advantage of being up by two or three pawns against your opponent and you both have opposite coloured bishops as well.
it's nice to have a little music in the background with your chess game.
You should show the three passed pawns game from the McDonnell - La Bordounnais match of 1834.
That Queen Sac mate was a work of art. Choices, it all comes down to it. Cheers from Vegas
1:51 My comment's going to probably get lost in the sauce but at the time playing chess at the opera would've been perfectly acceptable!
Prior to the 1876 Bayreuth festival, operas, concerts, ballets, etc. were seen as fun social events where drinking, eating, and talking to neighbors all were considered acceptable behavior. Chess, of course, would fall into that same category of social and mostly ignorable behavior. Richard Wagner demanded a higher standard of audience etiquette at his operas at Bayreuth and This sentiment was echoed by Gustav Mahler which carried into the future of modern film audiences who you would probably slap if they were talking to each other during a movie.
What I like so much about Levy is that English isn't my first language but I can hear and understand every word he says without caption or subtitle coz he speaks perfectly fluent
8:10 PepeLaugh TeaTime
That low-key botez gambit burn haha
Day 65 of translating the title in Italian: "La più famosa partita di scacchi di tutti i tempi".
4 days left till funny number
Ne hai proprio tanta di voglia
Minchia, tu sì che hai dedicazione
I replayed this game on a chess board. Morphy's genius clearly shows here.
levy, i love ur videos, thanks for making me start playing chess again after so many years