Kasparov vs. Karpov: Greatest Chess Rivalry In History

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    Garry Kasparov vs Anatoly Karpov. The World Championship Rivalry of 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, and 1990. Historic, famous chess games analyzed.
    0:00 Intro
    0:49 Match 1: 1984
    8:06 Match 2: 1985
    15:16 Match 3: 1986
    22:54 Match 4: 1987
    31:52 FINAL MATCH 5
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  • @teksapport9351
    @teksapport9351 3 роки тому +7841

    I thought the greatest rivalry was Karpov vs Misha

  • @lavaforevah5869
    @lavaforevah5869 3 роки тому +6380

    "They drew s o m e games"
    one of the most sugar coated phrases in gothamchess history

    • @towu
      @towu 3 роки тому +210

      Just 40 lol

    • @LightningRaven42
      @LightningRaven42 3 роки тому +529

      @@towu 104 draws out of 144 games according to Levy.

    • @towu
      @towu 3 роки тому +80

      @@LightningRaven42 bruh, that's a lot of draws

    • @towu
      @towu 3 роки тому +11

      thanks for telling me tho :)

    • @Lance0
      @Lance0 3 роки тому +95

      @@LightningRaven42 I didn't know we were watching Anish Giri here.

  • @alexandermfrei
    @alexandermfrei 2 роки тому +1801

    Karpov was VERY unlucky for his career to collide with the rise of Kasparov - probably the true GOAT.
    And Kasparov was VERY lucky to meet Karpov oh his climb to the top. That made his climb hard and bloody, but Karpov was probably the only player who was capable of pushing Kasparov that far on his way to greatness.
    They were SO CLOSE to each other, almost equally great. Kasparov was just a bit better.
    It's basically Messi vs Ronaldo but in chess.
    Short story from Russia:
    When Kasparov'd been arrested in Moscow in 2007, Karpov met with him and publicly supported him, asked for a release in an unprecedented act of public defiance of the regime. This was his I-want-to-break-free moment. It changed both their relationship and Kasparov's perspective on him.
    They live in different worlds (Karpov as a soviet-style bureaucrat and a member of a Russian Senate in Moscow, Kasparov as an independent freedom-fighter living in NYC), but this was the brief moment where their worlds merged and it made them comfortable with each other.
    They've never been and never will be friends, but they both acknowledge how uniquely great of a player was their opponent.

    • @jessejordache1869
      @jessejordache1869 2 роки тому +184

      Karpov was truly unlucky in never getting to play Fischer and learn from him. Instead, for ten years Karpov was untouchable, but against probably the weakest decade in chess history. He played Korchnoi for the World Title three times, and until "The Massacre in Meran" in '81, the question wasn't "will Karpov win", it was "how lazy will Karpov get before he screws down and knocks out Korchnoi?"
      Kasparov and Karpov learned a ton from each other, but Kasparov was 22 vs Karpov's 34. Kasparov was getting stronger every game, whereas Karpov had kind of settled.

    • @alexandermfrei
      @alexandermfrei 2 роки тому +27

      ​@@jessejordache1869 All true. The point is how close to Kasparov aging and settled Karpov was. The history truly appreciates only one of them though - the one who in the end was better.

    • @jessejordache1869
      @jessejordache1869 2 роки тому +63

      @@alexandermfrei I wouldn't go that far. In their matches, Kasparov proved he was the superior player, although not by much. But just watching the World Championship right now, the number of times Karpov's name has been dropped every game shows that history has a place for both of them.

    • @alexandermfrei
      @alexandermfrei 2 роки тому +59

      @@jessejordache1869 I also believe Karpov scored the highest ELO rating perfomance in single tournament EVER in Linares, 1984. He played against 13 world best players and ended up winning tournament with +9 =4 -0 and +2.5pts ahead of Kasparov and Shirov.
      His perfomance was equal to 2985 ELO, which is just insane.

    • @treehugger3615
      @treehugger3615 2 роки тому +39

      And it also collided with the end of an era. An era before engines and computer chess where you can rehearse every position as many times as you want. Back then it was all on ink and paper, or in the head. There will not be another Kasparov for that reason.

  • @dakshtelang4185
    @dakshtelang4185 3 роки тому +6708

    Chess grandmasters back then: Huge rivalry, politics, drama
    Chess grandmasters now: Double bongcloud go brrrr

    • @danielashjazadeh6165
      @danielashjazadeh6165 3 роки тому +266

      Prefer the latter

    • @mohammedsaqibkalsekar1058
      @mohammedsaqibkalsekar1058 3 роки тому +213

      but in cricket it's the opposite.
      cricketers back then: playing cricket for passion
      cricketers right now: where's my money, imma let u guys win

    • @marcuspoosz2190
      @marcuspoosz2190 3 роки тому +339

      @@mohammedsaqibkalsekar1058 no one gets that....

    • @vijaz5559
      @vijaz5559 3 роки тому +97

      @@mohammedsaqibkalsekar1058 nobody watch crickets, only poor people

    • @redteddy135
      @redteddy135 3 роки тому +25

      @@vijaz5559 so u haven't heard of tendulkar???? uncultured

  • @kindredgarlic4867
    @kindredgarlic4867 3 роки тому +1246

    “Don’t touch it though. It’s the most complicated tool in the kitchen and you can barely make toast” That’s just an amazing quote that I might steal.

    • @veretxnerd983
      @veretxnerd983 3 роки тому +8

      Time to play genji

    • @12jswilson
      @12jswilson 3 роки тому +15

      He's right though. Don't play the Grünfeld until you're at least an FM. Probably need to be higher unless you want to memorize several lines 25 moves deep

    • @-markoarnautovic3112
      @-markoarnautovic3112 3 роки тому +2

      @@12jswilson why is it considered so complicated? Isn't it like any other response to c4/d4 like nimzo or kings indian

    • @aluminiumknight4038
      @aluminiumknight4038 3 роки тому +27

      @@-markoarnautovic3112 it's like the sicilian, you can easily lose on move 5 if you don't know what you are doing, you must be prepared for all white responses

    • @12jswilson
      @12jswilson 3 роки тому +24

      @@-markoarnautovic3112 because there's some lines where black is just losing on the spot if they don't play the 1 or 2 moves and that will go on for 10 straight moves in the late opening and early middle game. It's also just hard to pgame with white having the space advantage without the clear plans of King's Indian and Nimzo-Indian. Nimzo, you're usually trying to control e4 and KID you're usually trying to push the kingside pawns. With the Grünfeld, you're trying to break down the center but those plans aren't as clear cut

  • @jankomericki2966
    @jankomericki2966 3 роки тому +2647

    *guesses pawn to f5*
    "I am a god. Carlsen should fear me."

    • @Nadzap
      @Nadzap 3 роки тому +43

      Same haha I lost it when he said it

    • @jasonhoerner9954
      @jasonhoerner9954 3 роки тому +11

      Me too, 1800 rating

    • @simaocrispim8502
      @simaocrispim8502 3 роки тому +9

      I guessed it bro I literally jumped

    • @sudipguha7030
      @sudipguha7030 3 роки тому +15

      Bruh im stunned. Because im not even 1000 and i guessed it

    • @davidcates2639
      @davidcates2639 2 роки тому +8

      Same, I have no idea what my rating is but it definitely isn't 2000 haha, felt amazing

  • @batto736
    @batto736 3 роки тому +309

    Kasparov going 32 games without winning and not dying of tilt is the reason he's the GOAT and I'm constantly an exchange down

    • @Q-hv2cb
      @Q-hv2cb Рік тому

      Kasparov is mid.

    • @minhonhat2110
      @minhonhat2110 Рік тому

      He was only tilted when that Clownpomanes delay the championship, and never had I seen Anatoly tilt as well.

    • @azmayeenzchowdhury8484
      @azmayeenzchowdhury8484 Рік тому +24

      ​@@Q-hv2cb- a 700 elo player

    • @diptodeepmajumder9746
      @diptodeepmajumder9746 Рік тому

      ​@@minhonhat2110Anatoly was tilted and hence lost two games in succession

    • @zohar9971
      @zohar9971 11 місяців тому +3

      ​@@Q-hv2cbsource: 700 ELO

  • @connorduke4619
    @connorduke4619 2 роки тому +512

    The single most genius move Kasparov made in all of this was NOT to analyse the four pawns versus three pawns position overnight, but instead to allow Karpov to do that and then to read his face the next morning! :)

    • @ayushkadam2085
      @ayushkadam2085 Рік тому +9

      This comment is sooo underrated 😂😂😂

    • @_S_a_m_e_e_r
      @_S_a_m_e_e_r Рік тому +17

      Get real, it was not planned, he did try but couldn't come up with anything. It just happened that he got the idea what Karpov was thinking the next day. It was not a move, it just happened. It's so silly to think that he did not analyse that position. It would be impossible for someone playing a final (even for himself) to NOT to think about that position.

    • @dannygjk
      @dannygjk 8 місяців тому

      @@_S_a_m_e_e_r He didn't say that. He said Kasparov didn't pull an all-nighter.

  • @saldan3985
    @saldan3985 3 роки тому +507

    Chess History is genuinely fascinating, I never knew Chess was one aspect that got effected by the cold war, seeing how politics shape an ancient game is fascinating

    • @rorykeegan1895
      @rorykeegan1895 3 роки тому +58

      Was a serious weapon in the Cold War, and became "Our brainy boy is better than all your brainy boys put together". Which is why Iceland was such an earth shattering contest. Every game was front page stuff after Bobby Fisher threw his toys out of the pram on the first day. But in truth it wasn't the USA against the Evil Empire, it was Bobby all on his own, where others feared to tread.
      The US let him down badly after that, but it was truly gripping stuff at the time ...

    • @baltazar5326
      @baltazar5326 2 роки тому +19

      @@rorykeegan1895 well, compared to other ways that the 2 powers competed in the cold war, chess was pretty peaceful, definitely better than matching each other with nuclear weapons. Even professional Olympic sports were rife with performance-enhancing drugs.

    • @hmrhuang
      @hmrhuang 2 роки тому

      If Olympic sports can be boycotted during wars, why not chess?...

    • @Woodsaras
      @Woodsaras 2 роки тому

      Cold war... Am, these guys both ar russian and ssrs citizens... Cold war is something between the two sides of a berlin wall.

    • @albeback5234
      @albeback5234 2 роки тому

      and what your brainy boy who still the brainiest of all brainy boys has to do with these particular brainy boys , from one of these brainy boys your brainy boy had run away with the tail between his legs ?

  • @dropdatabase2569
    @dropdatabase2569 3 роки тому +588

    19:28 wow, that was so natural. As a Russian native speaker I didn't even notice the change right away. After a couple of moments "Wait, now he's speaking Russian??"

    • @pepijnkrijnsen4
      @pepijnkrijnsen4 2 роки тому +33

      What did he say? Just out of interest

    • @dropdatabase2569
      @dropdatabase2569 2 роки тому +192

      @@pepijnkrijnsen4 "Well, after knight to D2. What are you going to do?"

    • @user-vg8xq3ck8j
      @user-vg8xq3ck8j 2 роки тому +10

      Он русский

    • @JavHos98
      @JavHos98 2 роки тому +52

      Levy is native Russian

    • @matvejkap
      @matvejkap Рік тому +4

      @@JavHos98 he is Russian Jew

  • @bobbwc7011
    @bobbwc7011 3 роки тому +425

    When there were only 2 players above 2700. Karpov: an engineer of chess, very positional mechanical chess.
    Kasparov: an artist of chess, out for blood and ready to create the next groundbreaking painting on the board.
    Music starting to play: *MORTAL KOMBAAAAAAAAAAAT*

    • @jessejordache1869
      @jessejordache1869 2 роки тому +30

      It's an old story - Capablanca vs Alekhine and Tal vs. Botvinnik. The intuitive vs the analytical. Because with Karpov vs. Kasparov, it's often stated the other way around - Karpov & the Zen of chess and the beauty of simplcity vs the awesome calculating power of Kasparov.

    • @DC-zi6se
      @DC-zi6se 2 роки тому +10

      @@jessejordache1869 Exactly... stole the words from my mouth. More, Alekhine v Capablanca, rather than Tal v Botvinnik. Tal was just next level insane.

    • @henrykaspar3634
      @henrykaspar3634 Рік тому +5

      The strange thing is that Carlson plays very similar to Karpov, but they call him ‘Mozart’ and Karpov ‘the machine’.
      I guess people see what they want to see.

    • @talkintokentolkeintoekin
      @talkintokentolkeintoekin Рік тому +7

      @henrykaspar3634 I feel like this is because the art of chess now lies in the endgame. Mid game tactics are beautiful, but I challenge you to find a midgame tactic that's never been seen on a tournament board. Magnus, however, is blazing new frontiers in the endgame, and in the endgame you have to play like a machine

  • @EdMcF1
    @EdMcF1 2 роки тому +443

    It is hard to convey quite how brave Kasparov was in openly denouncing the authorities back in 1985, when Chernenko was still the General Secretary of the CPSU, the old guard of the Brezhnev era, before glasnost and Gorbachev.

    • @raylopez99
      @raylopez99 2 роки тому +26

      Seems so, though a Soviet person who actually lived back then would be the best judge. From what I have heard, talking to such Soviet people, corruption was rampant even back then, though, pre-Gorby, you could get executed for even dealing with the black market, especially with the post-Brezhnev era where the leaders might have been trying to show who is more tough (more Stalinesque). It's also interesting that along with the Soviet Baltic states, Kaspy's region was one of the first to rebel against Gorby and help break up the USSR.

    • @rosomak8244
      @rosomak8244 2 роки тому +13

      @Official Purkki My guess is that Karpov was and still is just a patriot not that much concerned with political system ideas. The important note here is that contrary to Kasparov Karpov is an ethnic Russian. Knowing that explains away a lot of the "politics". It was more about ethnic rivalry then they both are willing to admit publicly.

    • @user-lh5hl4sv8z
      @user-lh5hl4sv8z 2 роки тому +1

      Still is

    • @michaelgoldsmith9359
      @michaelgoldsmith9359 Рік тому +4

      He's still an extreme nationalist to this day, being an open supporter of Putin.

    • @Q-hv2cb
      @Q-hv2cb Рік тому +4

      ​​​​​@@rosomak8244 basing your argument on race is a Pagan fallacy. Russia is a civilization state, which houses hundreds of different ethnicities; not only Russian ones. You don't need to expect every Russian Jew to hate Russia with every inch of their being. Thinking like that makes you a Pagan.
      To this day Kasparov supports anti Russian organizations and fuels the irrational anti Russian sentiment in the chess world.
      Kasparov sold his soul and betrayed his country and Karpov didn't.

  • @xDeadlyFishx
    @xDeadlyFishx 3 роки тому +366

    “You can barely make toast” flashback to all the missed mate in 1s, 2s, and 3s I’ve had

    • @kruksog
      @kruksog 3 роки тому +5

      Only Levy can insult me in way that puts a smile on my face.
      Ed: I saw a mate in 6 the other week. 1 day/move, so not quite as exciting, but I was still pretty proud.

    • @rickross9829
      @rickross9829 3 роки тому +12

      all those poor, poor pieces I've blundered

    • @z-a-t-i
      @z-a-t-i 3 роки тому +1

      My friend had a pawn mate in one in an endgame he was down a rook, luckily for me he missed it

    • @rvc7468
      @rvc7468 2 роки тому

      @@rickross9829 *NOOOO MY ROOK!*

    • @tc09022
      @tc09022 Рік тому

      I managed to be able to get a position where it was Mate in 11 for me, but I blundered a queen at the end. He lost on time though

  • @saatviksharma1532
    @saatviksharma1532 3 роки тому +516

    last time I saw LEVY in a shirt,TAL still had his queen on the board.

  • @user-hx4rc1hy2c
    @user-hx4rc1hy2c 3 роки тому +434

    Imagine writing a whole autobiography where you demonize your rival just before the game xD
    such savagery between two awesome players

    • @hitrapperandartistdababy
      @hitrapperandartistdababy 2 роки тому +28

      And if you pay attention to his wording afterwards, he isnt regretting the decision. Just the wording could have been ‘better’ lmao

  • @arnieus866
    @arnieus866 2 роки тому +74

    Well done. I was following these games back in the day. I was a 2000ish player but didn't understand half of what was going on even with what ever sparse analysis I could find. It was hard to learn and find opponents that would not argue about the rules. Now we have top players analyzing in real time and your recaps. Fantastic time for chess.

    • @keplergso8369
      @keplergso8369 Рік тому +8

      You are right, I followed the games too, I was a modest club player. It is clear that Kasparov did not crush Karpov, he was very ambitious and even not respectful towards Karpov, that's why I was more Karpov fan, remember Kasparov's words in the press, at the TV... Nowdays, we got analysises, explanations on UA-cam, it is a fantastic time for chess, like for art, but computers and chess softwares changed the spirit of chess, in my opinion, killing some personal ideas and improvisation, that's why I am not as enthusiastic as you are about nowdays. Greetings from France.

    • @lamestudiosinc418
      @lamestudiosinc418 Рік тому +1

      @@keplergso8369 I think engines allow new possibilities but I certainly can’t fault you for not being a fan. It is essentially an entirely different world.

  • @anesimamovic8112
    @anesimamovic8112 3 роки тому +1534

    Gotham Chess without a hoodie is like pizza without toppings

    • @fthazza
      @fthazza 3 роки тому +22

      Dog is really cheesy garlic. Odd, but still slaps like a mf

    • @ginoldjohn1096
      @ginoldjohn1096 3 роки тому +4

      Damn I wanted to comment about the hoodie

    • @BrownOpsLeak
      @BrownOpsLeak 3 роки тому

      Bro what?

    • @johndevin1193
      @johndevin1193 3 роки тому

      @@fthazza What? Dog tastes like a cheesy garlic?

    • @zhaneshirkey6788
      @zhaneshirkey6788 3 роки тому +3

      I know, even his chess.com bot has on a hoodie 😳

  • @virtuality2112
    @virtuality2112 3 роки тому +722

    The greatest rivalry is my reaction speed and my wifi.

    • @vigil8400
      @vigil8400 3 роки тому +9

      Must be pretty slow then

    • @mrigank8822
      @mrigank8822 3 роки тому

      You're thinking ping not speed

    • @cyr0pixel982
      @cyr0pixel982 3 роки тому +5

      @@vigil8400 the cheap shot was worse than kasparovs auto biography

    • @vigil8400
      @vigil8400 3 роки тому +1

      @@cyr0pixel982 hey if i got points it’ll do

    • @nineteen10sessions2
      @nineteen10sessions2 3 роки тому

      and bullet.

  • @cristiangamboa2037
    @cristiangamboa2037 3 роки тому +236

    I have seen lots of videos on this rivalry, this is the only one that makes justice to Karpov, people forget what an amazing player he was.
    In my opinion Karpov is a rightful winner of the fist match.

    • @jasonthomas2666
      @jasonthomas2666 2 роки тому +14

      Yeah great point , He was an incredible champion. Much cooler than Gary too.

    • @JustStop19
      @JustStop19 2 роки тому +36

      Nowadays it's almost universal hate of Karpov in Russia because of his politics and how he was and still is supportive of regime. I mean, it is his choice and I see why it irritates a lot of people: he is able to live a fancy live just because government supports him to use his voice as a chess icon. However, Kasparov is no better, he also use affiliation with politics to gain various benefits for himself, the only difference is that Kasparov's politicians are in opposition to current government.

    • @Woodsaras
      @Woodsaras 2 роки тому +6

      Its not just some petty 'regime' it was a fckng lying, spying and criminal regime which held lots of european and other countries occupied, killing millions of people in the process with a bunch of intelectuals and otherminded forcefuly banished to siberia or gulags. Even nowaday russia (which is the same as belarus, a political joke) refuses to officialy aknowledge its crimes agains humanity. So please.

    • @denisl2760
      @denisl2760 2 роки тому +5

      @@Woodsaras To be fair, the US, UK, France, Germany also have track records just as bad as anything the Soviets or Russia has done. I'm not defending the USSR or Russia, I'm just saying that they're all guilty.

    • @Woodsaras
      @Woodsaras 2 роки тому +1

      @@denisl2760 thats incredibly off topic.

  • @Giovanni1972
    @Giovanni1972 3 роки тому +5

    Thank you for making this! I love Karpov's classic games.

  • @space5wiz856
    @space5wiz856 3 роки тому +230

    Me guessing f5 while being a 1200 rapid has to be my biggest ego boost yet

    • @tamalidey3262
      @tamalidey3262 3 роки тому +5

      I am 1200 I also found f5

    • @BenJamin-yk7ux
      @BenJamin-yk7ux 3 роки тому +11

      Im a fucking 300 and when he said f5 I punched the air so hard lmao

    • @aosa8810
      @aosa8810 3 роки тому

      @@BenJamin-yk7ux I’m 900 and I did the same thing

    • @j.dhanushshankar820
      @j.dhanushshankar820 3 роки тому

      I'm 800 and all I could think of is f5

    • @Knight0fchess
      @Knight0fchess 3 роки тому

      I'm 900 I found it 🙌

  • @gandoff7840
    @gandoff7840 Рік тому +35

    Bro, your enthusiasm and passion for the game is contagious. I always feel inspired to play and learn after watching.

  • @workfromhomebuddy3683
    @workfromhomebuddy3683 3 роки тому +10

    Levy, thank you, man. Because of your videos, I'm getting back with my love for chess. I stopped playing like 4 or 5 years ago but now, you're videos are really entertaining and at the same time, educational. Keep it up and power on. 💪

  • @jamesoliger2379
    @jamesoliger2379 3 роки тому +8

    I love the added clips and work you put into this, a seriously well made video.

  • @slythespacecat
    @slythespacecat 3 роки тому +37

    I just realized when Levy says "you're wonderful for watching this far" is an improvement to Netflix's "Yo you still watching? Really? You got nothing to do, you bum?"
    Love these videos!

  • @say_10_
    @say_10_ 3 роки тому +53

    «Ну после конь d2, че ты будешь делать?»
    Really clean Russian my mind had been broken at that moment

    • @auttosave7320
      @auttosave7320 3 роки тому +3

      Translated with google: “ Well, after the knight d2, what are you going to do?”

    • @peacefulquasar
      @peacefulquasar 3 роки тому +2

      Sometimes he speak russian on streams

    • @say_10_
      @say_10_ 3 роки тому

      @@peacefulquasar well i ve never seen that before as i rare guest on his streams. By the way dont you know where he studied it?

    • @peacefulquasar
      @peacefulquasar 3 роки тому

      @@say_10_ no, I don't, but, I know that he has russian roots, he once said that he have relatives in russia, it explains a lot)

    • @say_10_
      @say_10_ 3 роки тому

      @@peacefulquasar wow couldnt even imagine that
      Thanks

  • @custa73burner
    @custa73burner 3 роки тому +2

    Great format. Watching the games in context enhances their relevance and importance and gives us a better understanding of the pressure involved and the sheer brilliance of top players. Very well produced, edited, and paced.

  • @blackhatgaming5497
    @blackhatgaming5497 3 роки тому +51

    You know, who's worth more than a queen?
    You, you are Levy.

  • @r4gequ1t_cya
    @r4gequ1t_cya 3 роки тому +5

    In troubled times like this(the pandemic), your videos really have been a stress reliever for me and it helped me get my mind off of the adversity the world is currently facing. Thank you for providing us with such educational yet funny content. Keep doing what you do, Levy!

  • @seaninaction5402
    @seaninaction5402 3 роки тому +841

    the greatest rivalry is between two guys wearing hoodies

    • @Nik-qh7cq
      @Nik-qh7cq 3 роки тому +36

      Mr hoodie guy

    • @seaninaction5402
      @seaninaction5402 3 роки тому +7

      smh the audacity of gothamchess

    • @johncollorafi3548
      @johncollorafi3548 3 роки тому +13

      Hello everyone, that last comment (about the rivalry between two guys in hoodies) was brilliant.

    • @lonewanderer285
      @lonewanderer285 3 роки тому +3

      GothamChess vs The Unabomber? 👀

    • @realstiffy
      @realstiffy 3 роки тому +1

      I understood that reference

  • @user-hj7de6by1y
    @user-hj7de6by1y 3 роки тому +131

    Блин, вот это я дёрнулся когда услышал родной язык, на 19:28, ахаха, Леви, это было очень неожиданно)))

    • @user-uh6qe2ep5k
      @user-uh6qe2ep5k 3 роки тому +21

      Я: смотрю иноязычного ютубера, радуюсь, ведь понимаю, что он говорит, несмотря на то, что он - иностранец
      Иноязычный ютубер: а после квин дэ два чё ты будешь делать?

    • @aripods9997
      @aripods9997 3 роки тому +4

      Я тоже прихренел

    • @user-rh3bu5cs3l
      @user-rh3bu5cs3l 3 роки тому +8

      Я даже перематывал чтобы убедиться что это не в моей голове

    • @ruskia1992
      @ruskia1992 3 роки тому

      Так он руский :)

    • @NogaRuka2987
      @NogaRuka2987 3 роки тому +3

      @@user-uh6qe2ep5k конь д2

  • @iggyspirit
    @iggyspirit 3 роки тому

    Thanks for highlighting and explaining the essence of this legendary rivalry, my good man.

  • @alibargh
    @alibargh 3 роки тому +12

    The chess history series are great! Especially, the stories and controversies about the games. Please continue analyzing old master games. I am learning alot from you. Thanks a lot ♥️

  • @TheEricthefruitbat
    @TheEricthefruitbat 2 роки тому +8

    I started following chess with the first K-K match: Karpov v Korchnoi. Soon came the greatest rivalry ever. To think that after 144 gamest there was a 2 game differential between these two, it boggles the mind. I always was, and still am, a Karpov fan, though I must give Garry his due. I would love to see a recap/analysis of Karpov's total domination at Linares in 1994. I love your channel, Levy.

  • @vivekiyer1616
    @vivekiyer1616 2 роки тому

    Superb. Just superb. your commentary interspersed with Kasparov's interviews and news clippings.. its like watching a movie. Thank you.

  • @samupton3539
    @samupton3539 3 роки тому +2

    Really loving this HISTORY type lesson! Would love more like this

  • @lucagerza7372
    @lucagerza7372 3 роки тому +40

    I thought the greatest rivalry was Eric Rosen and Levy Rozman

  • @ameenali1837
    @ameenali1837 3 роки тому +267

    Chess back then: Fight to death between 2 conflicting ideologies.
    Chess nowadays: haha look chat bongcloud haha

  • @cyrilwannaz6137
    @cyrilwannaz6137 2 роки тому +1

    I am on a chess break, don't know why a few days ago one of your chess videos popped up on my yt wall, but since then I cannot stop: you're a very entertaining and pedagogic story teller ! :)

  • @robthefish88
    @robthefish88 3 роки тому +6

    Amazing video again. Great to see Karpov's good games cos I've only really seen/heard from Kasparov's point of view. You keep giving us what we want!
    Also... great quotes, great clothes, great videos!

  • @paneparakeov7076
    @paneparakeov7076 3 роки тому +12

    This man puts so much effort into his content.He definetly deserves the million subscribers. 👍👍

  • @GabriMN
    @GabriMN 3 роки тому +4

    Levy has been bringing the best chess content on the internet lately, i love it

  • @estebantororey5444
    @estebantororey5444 3 роки тому +1

    Sir. I'm just amazed about the high quality of your videos. Thanks.

  • @aikenlim9679
    @aikenlim9679 3 роки тому +1

    I just love your videos so much. Your content is amazing and makes me love chess more and more and more.
    Keep it up!
    I try to watch your newly uploaded video as early as I can because I just can't wait to watch your videos!
    Much love!

  • @allowede6974
    @allowede6974 3 роки тому +212

    The greatest rivalry is actually me and the french defense

    • @Boss.Stephen
      @Boss.Stephen 3 роки тому

      what do you play against it?

    • @2kgodwannabe571
      @2kgodwannabe571 3 роки тому +14

      @@Boss.Stephen probably didnt learn the theory lmao

    • @dias6953
      @dias6953 3 роки тому +1

      @@2kgodwannabe571 what is the best way of/opening to counter it?

    • @kurtzipagan6704
      @kurtzipagan6704 3 роки тому +11

      @@dias6953 if you want no complications just go to the exchange variation.

    • @abdualziz9
      @abdualziz9 3 роки тому +1

      I play this gambit try it e4.e6.c4.d5 cxd.exd Qb3. dxe. Bc4. and take the french player out of his comfortable zone

  • @jacobwahlqvist880
    @jacobwahlqvist880 3 роки тому +9

    When I started watching you had 150 k.
    Now its 830 k. Its amazing to see the channel grow so much so fast.

    • @masterxyr
      @masterxyr Місяць тому

      and now it's almost 5M !!

  • @ReddooryogaSH
    @ReddooryogaSH 2 роки тому +1

    Loved this video, would be cool to see more historical chess stories featured on the channel!

  • @Crease36
    @Crease36 Рік тому

    Thank you for the vid... Really enjoyed it...
    The way that you present, brings life to the game.

  • @YippeeKaeYay
    @YippeeKaeYay 3 роки тому +13

    Hey Gotham, I dig these historical series you're doing. Eating these up at the moment. As for a suggestion, I'd love to see more coverage of the lineage of the World Chess Championship. Eras, changings of the guard, stuff which influenced the way the game is played today. You're covering a lot of this naturally anyway so dig what you're doing.
    Another thing I've liked in these series is when you've highlighted novelties appearing in championship games. Another angle on the historic evolution of the game could be how certain openings have developed over time. More indepth than your openings videos, and looking at real game reference that brought about a dynamic change to a system. Why it's good? Why it's been refuted since? If there are answers which are more interesting than "computers lol" then I'd get behind that series.
    Videos on countering systems too. I like those ^_^
    And never stop doing tournament recaps. Those have been incredible for reigniting my enthusiasm for the game.
    KUTGW, fella. You're the best chess tuber for suuuure.

    • @YippeeKaeYay
      @YippeeKaeYay 3 роки тому

      ha this vid is exactly what i'm hoping for

  • @Daafioo
    @Daafioo 3 роки тому +6

    These history chess vids are so interesting!

  • @pasnouop
    @pasnouop Рік тому

    Video’s like this fuels my passion for the game so much and makes me want to be a better, more well rounded player

  • @dusk5121
    @dusk5121 3 роки тому

    Consistent, high quality, entertaining videos from our man Levy.
    We appreciate you!

  • @GingerMathematician
    @GingerMathematician 3 роки тому +5

    Just amazing how he can create so much great content consistently!

  • @chackiy9322
    @chackiy9322 3 роки тому +35

    Сижу, спокойно смотрю видео и тут раз Леви заговорил по-русски, просто взрыв мозга, сначала даже не понял что происходит. У тебя отличное произношение, товарищ Леви

    • @danielk3530
      @danielk3530 3 роки тому +10

      @Руслан Джарлкасов unfortunately can't write russian but I can read it. I would say it's quite noticeable that he has a slight russian accent when talking english.

    • @peacefulquasar
      @peacefulquasar 3 роки тому +2

      @@danielk3530 exactly

    • @peacefulquasar
      @peacefulquasar 3 роки тому +1

      Он довольно часто говорит по русски на стримах и в видео, я тоже сначала офигел немного)

    • @ENTmath_
      @ENTmath_ Рік тому

      Тоже самое

  • @natashasauvage
    @natashasauvage 2 місяці тому

    Fantastic video. I enjoyed watching this during my lunch break today!

  • @fablan5260
    @fablan5260 3 роки тому

    That was some high quality content. Time really flew by!

  • @jiemileng7745
    @jiemileng7745 3 роки тому +8

    I would love to see if you can do a video on Michael Basman, a IM who contributed to chess openings, especially unusual and rarely played ones. Like the St George Defence, which British GM Tony Miles used to beat Karpov.

  • @eljahajutin7769
    @eljahajutin7769 3 роки тому +17

    "Ну после конь д2, чё ты будешь делать?" гениально!)

  • @steks99
    @steks99 3 роки тому

    Love these kind of documentaries Great job

  • @AndreioxMacedo
    @AndreioxMacedo 3 роки тому

    Damn, Levy. Thank you very much for this content storm. Im glad to be here.

  • @junaidrashid1184
    @junaidrashid1184 3 роки тому +35

    This is like two siblings arguing who wants the light on

  • @HeilJake
    @HeilJake 3 роки тому +169

    I thought the best rivalry, also the saddest, was Bobby Fischer vs. Chess

    • @rorykeegan1895
      @rorykeegan1895 3 роки тому +10

      Its was dull as ditch water. All that was achieved is we didn't see the genius at work in his prime. Was just really sad ...

    • @benslater3588
      @benslater3588 2 роки тому +26

      Bobby Fischer vs Judaism

    • @jay-5061
      @jay-5061 2 роки тому +3

      @@benslater3588 bruh

    • @lospollos5303
      @lospollos5303 Рік тому +1

      Or morphy vs chess

    • @koifish528
      @koifish528 Рік тому +1

      @@Adi-bo5do yes that is what Fischer thought

  • @MaxQ2989
    @MaxQ2989 2 роки тому

    Watched the whole vid…great job!

  • @gabr6887
    @gabr6887 3 роки тому

    I'm very new to chess and all its history and culture but these 40 minutes videos are so cool and infomative to watch. It's practically a short documentary.

  • @ljdeypalubos3026
    @ljdeypalubos3026 3 роки тому +99

    I saw the title and instantly thought "If it's not Kasparov vs Karpov ima riot."

    • @hdp1123
      @hdp1123 3 роки тому +4

      Dortmund are rubbish

    • @annalog002
      @annalog002 3 роки тому +9

      I thought the greatest rivalry was Anatoly Karpov-a and Mischa Osipov, so I was half correct.

    • @vincentreimann6276
      @vincentreimann6276 3 роки тому +1

      they are literally in the thumbnail

    • @finlaymccollum562
      @finlaymccollum562 3 роки тому +2

      @@hdp1123 they were robbed last night

    • @AUG_Glow
      @AUG_Glow 3 роки тому

      @@finlaymccollum562 thats nice

  • @Mozack70
    @Mozack70 3 роки тому +4

    You’re working hard dude ! You deserve a GM title for making us watch 40 minutes of great information! Thank you 😊

  • @RealCosmosry
    @RealCosmosry 3 роки тому +1

    One of my fav Levy videos. What a great story and what a great way to present it. Amazing.

    • @sportsjefe
      @sportsjefe 3 роки тому

      Honestly it's just a shame that he used up 5 world championships in one video.

  • @usgamechamp1091
    @usgamechamp1091 2 роки тому

    Thank you for the Chess History. Loved every minute of it.

  • @ivan_mage2917
    @ivan_mage2917 Рік тому +11

    I was just bamboozled when you started speaking russian, good video!

  • @krish4730
    @krish4730 3 роки тому +17

    So how often do you upload?
    Levy: YES

  • @JP-hv3oo
    @JP-hv3oo 3 роки тому

    This video is amazing. Thanks for the content and for all the help with trying to learn how to play chess 🙏🏼

  • @andrewandy5916
    @andrewandy5916 3 роки тому

    My game has improved since I started watching your videos, keep up the good work

  • @etabit6907
    @etabit6907 3 роки тому +39

    Let it be known that I did predict f5 in Match 2.
    Day 3 of asking Levy to do a video on Mikhail Tal.

  • @lordbeerus7822
    @lordbeerus7822 3 роки тому +16

    Legends understand "the final boss " reference 🤣🤣

    • @HexxuSz
      @HexxuSz 3 роки тому +3

      mishka crying intensifies

  • @GiorgoMas
    @GiorgoMas 3 роки тому

    Man, your style is very instructive. Thanks!

  • @Devilfish6666
    @Devilfish6666 2 роки тому +7

    Karpov sometimes plays so weird I can hardly predict any of his mid to endgame moves...its so slow yet so beautiful

  • @user-te7rf8ik7z
    @user-te7rf8ik7z 3 роки тому +55

    You know it's an old match, when Levy starts with "So, it's game 20"

  • @macnolds4145
    @macnolds4145 3 роки тому +2

    Great video idea, Levy. You should keep doing things like this. Some stream online blitz chess, some review games, some teach puzzles/tactics/openings, some discuss current top level events, and some review games...but no one is illustrating for chess fans (and potential chess fans) the stories and remarkable events that previously only serious chess enthusiasts talked/cared about.
    Maybe you could do something on all the world chess champions (including Morphy as an "unofficial champ"), so the viewers get a sense of what each one is known for. Or cover that crazy (viral?) moment when a salty Korchnoi lost to Sofia Polgar.

  • @Mist_R
    @Mist_R 3 роки тому

    I like these story telling of legendary games/chess history type of vids.

  • @davidrotgens9404
    @davidrotgens9404 3 роки тому +4

    Normal chess players sack their queens, Levy sacks his sleep to get us these great videos. Keep it up!

  • @cyr0pixel982
    @cyr0pixel982 3 роки тому +5

    yo the speed on the 108 people is very impressive

  • @Jordanmillerceo
    @Jordanmillerceo 2 роки тому

    Great video Levy
    Thank you

  • @SteveAbrahall
    @SteveAbrahall 3 роки тому

    Love your work - smoe great research, thinking and presentaton!

  • @Matt-nt5lm
    @Matt-nt5lm 3 роки тому +118

    Last time I was this early, Harry Potter lived under the stairs

    • @hdp1123
      @hdp1123 3 роки тому

      He still does

  • @mountbolt8993
    @mountbolt8993 3 роки тому +25

    Garry Chess, The Creator of Chess against Anatoly Karpov. Truly a rivalry

    • @GTTurner
      @GTTurner 3 роки тому +1

      Garry Chess, the Creator of Chess vs The Final Boss

  • @oleksandrchaban328
    @oleksandrchaban328 2 роки тому

    Love the energy! My favorite video;)

  • @AyushKumar-qm7bw
    @AyushKumar-qm7bw 3 роки тому

    These videos make me fall in love with the game over and over again

  • @Dylan-nw8td
    @Dylan-nw8td 3 роки тому +26

    The only reason I clicked on this video was to see Levi wearing a shirt

  • @andierwarff3532
    @andierwarff3532 3 роки тому +4

    They Both Living Legend.

  • @felipevidalekelund1451
    @felipevidalekelund1451 3 роки тому

    Bro this video was amazing!!! Keep doing these

  • @mana24
    @mana24 3 роки тому

    Amazing rivalry. Awesome video

  • @tiituskarimies1667
    @tiituskarimies1667 3 роки тому +242

    Day 5 of telling Levy to continue the endgame series.

    • @thebus3181
      @thebus3181 3 роки тому +1

      What endgames are there to learn though?

    • @tiituskarimies1667
      @tiituskarimies1667 3 роки тому +15

      Bishop vs 2 pawns, rook vs pawn(s) even queen vs rook. Bro there are so many of them.

    • @thebus3181
      @thebus3181 3 роки тому +1

      @@tiituskarimies1667 I guess

    • @enderrking2239
      @enderrking2239 3 роки тому +5

      @@thebus3181 2 many to count

    • @christopherharris4194
      @christopherharris4194 3 роки тому

      Just get an endgame book like silmans complete endgame course or 100 endgames you must know. There is also shereshevskys endgame strategy which I think is a lot more useful for practical endgames

  • @NNNNN2889
    @NNNNN2889 3 роки тому +3

    >you’re not meaningless, you’re amazing
    I felt that

  • @0889max
    @0889max 2 роки тому

    Thank you for the great contents, beautiful video!

  • @simasdulkys899
    @simasdulkys899 3 роки тому +2

    "You are breathtaking!" The way you make your YT content is amazing, you're great at interacting with you viewers and seem like a guy who I would have a great time while you destroy me in chess (did happen already, once)

  • @connoreastin6316
    @connoreastin6316 3 роки тому +12

    Levi shirt is pretty spiffy ngl

  • @davidgyorvary8010
    @davidgyorvary8010 3 роки тому +24

    I would say the legendary Dewa Kipas and that Gotham kid was a bigger rivalry...

  • @shortnigel
    @shortnigel 3 роки тому +1

    You should do a series covering notable players' immortal games. I know other channels on youtube already cover them but I appreciate your input and insights.

  • @diasimanav7145
    @diasimanav7145 2 роки тому

    Loved the content thank you

  • @isakzeljkovic
    @isakzeljkovic 3 роки тому +33

    This mad lad is on his way to cover the whole soviet chess history