1972: Bobby Fischer's World Chess Championship

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    Bobby Fischer vs Boris Spassky for the The 1972 World Chess Championship. Taking a look at the history and the famous chess games, analyzed for beginners and intermediate players.
    0:00 Intro
    1:01 Game 1 + Drama
    4:17 Game 3
    9:03 Game 5
    13:19 Game 6
    20:25 Game 11
    24:10 FINAL GAME
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  • @xDMrGarrison
    @xDMrGarrison 3 роки тому +3831

    Spassky is such a classy guy. He accepted Fischer's ridiculous demands and when he lost to him he just applauded.

    • @kevinarmes9804
      @kevinarmes9804 3 роки тому +316

      Totally agree, I didn't know him but he gained my respect.

    • @Cobra-King3
      @Cobra-King3 2 роки тому +120

      A Good sport, is hard to find, Thankfully they were abundant back in the day

    • @zerksez9963
      @zerksez9963 2 роки тому +80

      Bro,he was happy too inside
      He knew playing Bobby would be in the best conditions
      Id think rather than the revenue demand,everything was normal. Chess players didn't had really good conditions to play back then

    • @griff704
      @griff704 2 роки тому +149

      Spassky said that he was content with letting Bobby proclaim his ridiculous demands because he was confident Fischer would give them the best circumstances for their match. Both absolute madlads in their own right lol

    • @griff704
      @griff704 2 роки тому +4

      @@zerksez9963 this 100%!

  • @MrBealvie
    @MrBealvie 3 роки тому +1829

    "how bobby fischer became world champion" by watching gothamchess videos 48 years in the future

  • @patrickkelly9786
    @patrickkelly9786 3 роки тому +1968

    It is a shame that Boris Spassky is mostly remembered for losing this match. He was a tremendous chess player who could be beat an opponent using many different styles of play.

    • @kevin-7091
      @kevin-7091 2 роки тому +124

      Boris Spassky is a great player, it's just that the story of Bobby Fischer completely outshine it

    • @johndotcue
      @johndotcue 2 роки тому +10

      He could have beaten Fischer tbh

    • @tannerhachey2033
      @tannerhachey2033 Рік тому +65

      And how it basically took bobby his whole life to get his first win against boris is pretty overlooked too... Boris beat him for years and years before bobby ever got a win against him.

    • @scottodonnell7121
      @scottodonnell7121 Рік тому +25

      @@johndotcue not back then. Bobby was a juggernaut, obsessed and relentless. He destroyed the entire Russian team. When the GOAT is at his peak, he is unbeatable.

    • @ag9652
      @ag9652 Рік тому +30

      I'm glad that this video actually respects how good Spassky was as well, this match has been covered many times but this is the first one I've seen that properly recognises that both were great players.

  • @user-pp9rl6gp2j
    @user-pp9rl6gp2j 3 роки тому +1946

    I'm just here to hear Levy say I'm better than a queen

    • @i_______i________i_______i6073
      @i_______i________i_______i6073 3 роки тому +45

      And Im here to say that we r almost the same,just a black background 😭😭😭

    • @lrba5524
      @lrba5524 3 роки тому +41

      and I'm just here to bring you back down to earth Jeffery. go clean your room

    • @jihyo8481
      @jihyo8481 3 роки тому +5

      Levy say the line!
      what is more important than a queen

    • @goldenlion2781
      @goldenlion2781 3 роки тому

      @@i_______i________i_______i6073 you are a dark mode version

    • @Nnm26
      @Nnm26 3 роки тому +5

      so he's saying you're a king, which is pretty useless

  • @kevinarmes9804
    @kevinarmes9804 3 роки тому +1184

    Chess is an amazing game. After only 5 moves each, there are over 4 million possible hoodies GothamChess can choose to wear.

  • @thatguy580
    @thatguy580 3 роки тому +1368

    gotham has more hoodies than the amount of atoms in the universe

    • @laughingstar3945
      @laughingstar3945 3 роки тому +147

      Hoodies are made out of atoms, so gotham has more hoodies than the amount of hoodies in the universe

    • @ollielast5077
      @ollielast5077 3 роки тому +7

      He has over 10600523785437543736+ he’s magic

    • @Classicalmusichubb
      @Classicalmusichubb 3 роки тому +21

      @@laughingstar3945 underrated comment

    • @ASK-iz1pm
      @ASK-iz1pm 3 роки тому +3

      @@laughingstar3945 Quasi-hoodies

    • @tiituskarimies1667
      @tiituskarimies1667 3 роки тому +1

      @@laughingstar3945 But hoodies are made out of hoodies?

  • @Nat-rc1tn
    @Nat-rc1tn 3 роки тому +1768

    Patiently waiting for the video "how Gotham chess became a gm"

    • @wolfangssgaming
      @wolfangssgaming 3 роки тому +2

      Same 😀

    • @andreitiberiovicgazdovici
      @andreitiberiovicgazdovici 3 роки тому +21

      He deserve that title more than everybody else!

    • @gabson1336
      @gabson1336 3 роки тому +3

      Amen.

    • @lorenzomei158
      @lorenzomei158 3 роки тому +69

      @øranuto husband yeah why? I really like levy but if he isn't good enough he just won't get the title of gm, i would like him to get it, but he doesn't deserve more than the othere IM

    • @ollielast5077
      @ollielast5077 3 роки тому +7

      @øranuto husband he teaches people, he had almost won against are current world champion, and made 500 elo too 1500 elo. So why not

  • @kelvinnueveanimeguitar1983
    @kelvinnueveanimeguitar1983 3 роки тому +128

    Chess bot in 1972 : Fischer
    Chess bot today : StockFish
    Coincidence? I think mot

    • @evelynn4273
      @evelynn4273 4 місяці тому +5

      Bobby Fischer 1943-2008
      StockFish 2008-Present
      Coincidence? I think mot

    • @keonliller_2287
      @keonliller_2287 3 місяці тому +2

      looks fishy to me

    • @RaineriHakkarainen
      @RaineriHakkarainen 29 днів тому

      Fischer was not Stockfish 16! Stockfish 16 would beat Fischer 999-1 easily! Fischer vs Geller in 1967 17:exf7??? 17:Rook f6! wins easily! Fischer vs Stein famous Bishop f5!, but earlier 26:Knight f7! or 26:a3! Fischer vs Larsen game one 1971 Fischer move bishop f3??? Bishop d6! wins easily! Fischer vs Spassky in 1966 olympiad Fischer moved Queen a6?? Rook e3! wins easily! Fischer was not a computer!

    • @kdiigx
      @kdiigx 27 днів тому

      @@RaineriHakkarainenliterally nobody said Fischer would beat Stockfish. They’re saying Fischer was the “Stockfish” of the time. Sure Fischer has lost. So has Stockfish. Considering computers at the time were not advanced, Bobby dismantling the Greenblatt proved that. Not sure what you’re attempting to say.

  • @davidahrens2841
    @davidahrens2841 Рік тому +652

    IMO Spassky is why Bobby won the '72 WCT
    Probably no other player would have endured Bobby's intolerable behavior
    Don't get me wrong
    BF was the better player
    His achievements in chess are unparalleled
    But had Boris not given in to his demands
    The match would have never have been finished
    And I doubt Fisher would ever have played again.
    Lots of respect for Boris

    • @nuggetwarm9813
      @nuggetwarm9813 Рік тому +18

      I definitely agree

    • @geniusdrummer643
      @geniusdrummer643 Рік тому +57

      Why do you
      Write like this

    • @Marco-sm9bu
      @Marco-sm9bu Рік тому +39

      @@geniusdrummer643 it seems that
      He is replacing the
      Commas with a
      New paragraph

    • @jakubgruchalski3363
      @jakubgruchalski3363 Рік тому +22

      @@geniusdrummer643 it is
      poetry
      after all

    • @deezman4206
      @deezman4206 Рік тому +4

      @@Marco-sm9bu ah yes "it seems that, He is replacing the, Commas with a, New paragraph"

  • @robske3386
    @robske3386 3 роки тому +187

    Levy’s videos have become a daily routine of mine.

  • @AmirOrdabayev
    @AmirOrdabayev 3 роки тому +2136

    Levy is a content machine! I hope he always gets enough sleep :-)

  • @rarespopescu7663
    @rarespopescu7663 3 роки тому +465

    Spassky is actually super underrated.

    • @MrJoao678
      @MrJoao678 3 роки тому +101

      A gentleman when winning AND losing, unlike Fischer..

    • @abutahirputhedath8841
      @abutahirputhedath8841 3 роки тому +37

      @@MrJoao678 and Kasparrov, he made such a big deal that Radjabov saced his knight and won a game against him. Very unsportsmanly

    • @syedtauheednabi2357
      @syedtauheednabi2357 3 роки тому +71

      @@MrJoao678 Don't speak when you ain't know shit...Fischer and Spasky were good friends ... Fischer was against the Soviet union not individual players...and he respected Spasky so much...
      Also he was the only person who visited Tal when he was in hospital...
      Yeah Fischer was a bit arrogant but not a bad person

    • @patrickkelly9786
      @patrickkelly9786 3 роки тому +21

      Fun fact: Spassky was a player of the Kings Gambit. He never lost a game in which he opened with the King’s Gambit.

    • @Surtak
      @Surtak 3 роки тому +54

      @@syedtauheednabi2357 Fischer was a paranoid supremacist whose library featured Mein Kampf and many other anti-jewish racist books and who wrote in his own notebook that "It is time to start randomly killing jews". Not just "a bit arrogant". Great at chess though.

  • @kingscrusher
    @kingscrusher 3 роки тому +649

    Many thanks for this great video analysis of games. In my research of Bobby Fischer games, he seems to be one of the most accurate world chess champions ever, especially when factoring in the complexity of positions. Many thanks for doing this Bobby Fischer video. I am a great fan of Fischer the chess player - not the person though. I feel Fischer ought to have been given help at the right time and it was a shame for the chess world he didn't play Karpov and extend his reign a little longer potentially. Cheers, K

    • @0willow0
      @0willow0 3 роки тому +32

      KC, you're the OG chess content creator and I've been watching your videos for nearly a decade. Your immense catalogue and in-depth, at times philosophical analysis is unmatched. Keep up the great work!
      PS: Would love to see more videos on Firouzja, I think he's brimming with potential to be one of the GOATs of chess. I think he's the one that'll first dethrone Magnus. Such an exciting player.

    • @macrowave3784
      @macrowave3784 3 роки тому +3

      Lol

    • @b.b4229
      @b.b4229 2 роки тому +2

      Had Karpov defeated Fischer, he might have had a better reputation than Kasparov (whom many consider the Goat or top 3 at the very least).

    • @Yornek1
      @Yornek1 2 роки тому +10

      I agree largely….. can you imagine if Fischer had stuck around till the 80s or maybe even 90sss we were definitely robbed

    • @erikpeterson1870
      @erikpeterson1870 2 роки тому +12

      Key metric is to check out the accuracy of players compared with chess engine play. According to this, Fischer had a 97.51% alignment with modern engines. Carlsen is slightly higher... BUT... Carlsen has grown up playing with the help of engines. One could argue that much of modern chess is who can memorize the most engine moves. So having the highest accuracy according to engine play before engines is simply INSANE. Bobby was the goat OTB. Too bad he went crazy...

  • @davehumphreys1725
    @davehumphreys1725 2 роки тому +157

    I DID live through it! I was 21 in 1972 and it was as a result of the coverage that this match got that I got back into chess in a serious way, having learned the game when I was 12. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!!

    • @irjake
      @irjake 2 роки тому +9

      Just curious, were you rooting for Fischer? He seems like such an unlikeable drama queen looking back at it. I wasn't born at the time of the match, so it would be interesting to know what the contemporary perspective of him was.

    • @davehumphreys1725
      @davehumphreys1725 2 роки тому +23

      @@irjake At the time, I just thought that Fisher was the 'great white hope' to beat the Russians at a game that they had dominated for years.. I knew about him, but I was surprised by how emotionally unstable he became. He did a lot to raise the profile of the game of chess, and to improve the conditions for everyone. We can thank him for the time-increment idea, and, of course, the Fisher Random idea. Yes, I was rooting for him to win, and when he did, the worldwide chess community was looking forward to a long and glittering reign as world champion, but it was not to be. His demons caught up with him, and, for reasons that were never clear, he refused to defend his title against Anatoly Karpov. He just faded into obscurity until he re-emerged for that replay against Spassky. His tirade against the USA cost him his US citizenship, and only Iceland was prepared to give him sanctuary. I find it all so very sad.

    • @halfway7690
      @halfway7690 Рік тому +4

      @@davehumphreys1725 I didn't know that he lost his US citizenship, but didn't he have some... interesting views on Jews and women? What were those? How did people respond?

    • @scottodonnell7121
      @scottodonnell7121 Рік тому +11

      @@halfway7690 he lost his US citizenship because of the 1992 tournament with Spassky. It was played in a war torn area that we had sanctions on. He was a fugitive from justice til he caught in Japan without a valid passport.

    • @justforrow
      @justforrow Рік тому

      @@davehumphreys1725 The most genius of minds are also the most troubled. Be glad your not like Fischer.

  • @lladi9829
    @lladi9829 3 роки тому +80

    Imagine if after Fischer asked to play backstage, Spassky just said no

    • @snapone2011
      @snapone2011 3 роки тому +11

      Bobby Fisher would have walked. There wouldn't have been a match. Spassky would have remained World Champion -- but it would have meant little as Fisher had shown he was the best-- crushing everyone he played......

    • @TioAceite
      @TioAceite 3 роки тому +40

      @@snapone2011 Except he hadn't shown it against Spassky and the one game they played Spassky won and then Bobby threw a tantrum. Fischer walking 2-0 down would for sure not have shown he was the best lmao

    • @tomatopotato4229
      @tomatopotato4229 3 роки тому +23

      Maybe we should acknowledge that spassky was a sportsman. High level chess players seem to live for the challenge and less for the politics of the game.

    • @snapone2011
      @snapone2011 3 роки тому +7

      @@TioAceite Fisher was always having as you want put it in "tantrum" mode. But he had at least three things things going for him---he was always fighting to improve chess, it was not unusual for him to walk out in the middle of a tournament fought for more money for the players--he had the highest Fide rating by far, he had proven he was the best by crushing- Petrosian, Korshnoi, Benko, etc Won The US Open 11/0 several times.. Don't know how old you are but I would go to see the candidate matches. Bobby Fisher to chess was like Mohammad Ali was to boxing. He was the best..World Title or not.

    • @iguoyrxayananikihs9505
      @iguoyrxayananikihs9505 2 роки тому +2

      @@TioAceite Spassky won three games, two games with white and invalid match (because Fischer did not come). Meanwhile, Fischer won 7 games, 4 games with black. This should show that Fischer is twice better than Spassky like Magnus is twice better than Ian. Bruh

  • @johnlee-ii4ye
    @johnlee-ii4ye 3 роки тому +380

    He’s really Fisching for content now...

    • @Anonymous-hj7yv
      @Anonymous-hj7yv 3 роки тому +8

      Before this blows up

    • @TheGreatSpanishBaldwin
      @TheGreatSpanishBaldwin 3 роки тому +11

      In Agadmator’s pond
      (jk, it’s not like Antonio has exclusive rights to this stuff, it’s great getting more perspectives)

    • @satwik323
      @satwik323 3 роки тому +2

      He has caught the youtube algorithm

    • @groceries2321
      @groceries2321 3 роки тому +1

      alright buddy

    • @Schmated64
      @Schmated64 3 роки тому

      @@groceries2321 read it again

  • @Domancave
    @Domancave 3 роки тому +65

    Gotta give it to Boris. Without his drive to play chess and desire to play rather than win, we got this excellent world championship.
    Bobby whinnied, and ultimately was the better player. But Boris showed what a competitor he was

  • @davidgyorvary8010
    @davidgyorvary8010 3 роки тому +165

    This dude is a machine...and HE DOES IT WITH ENERGY

    • @polytopiahu1015
      @polytopiahu1015 3 роки тому +2

      *Laughs in how to win at chess ep 10*

    • @self-righteousideologue9398
      @self-righteousideologue9398 3 роки тому +2

      Yeah he is. Bobby Fischer was so dominant and will always be up there as one of the best. I wouldn't even say he's a machine, more like an AI

    • @unk594
      @unk594 3 роки тому +3

      @@self-righteousideologue9398 Think they meant gotham.

    • @davidgyorvary8010
      @davidgyorvary8010 3 роки тому +1

      @@self-righteousideologue9398 I meant Levy, but you are talking in facts

    • @RaineriHakkarainen
      @RaineriHakkarainen 2 роки тому

      NOT TRUE.! Fischer and Kasparov Are Not The greatest Best Ever! Bobby Fischer against The weakest chess world champion Ever Boris Spassky 17 wins 11 losses! My old computer tought 5:22 minutes Capablanca-Reti game move and solved! Same computer tought 4:37 minutes Kasparov-Kramnik game move and solved! The.computet telling The Truth! Capablanca better than Kasparov!. Capablanca would Beat The Prime Boris Spassky easily 8 wins 5 draws no loss! Magnus Carlsen would Beat The Prime Boris Spassky easily 6 wins 6 draws no loss! Emmanuel Lasker would Beat The Prime Boris Spassky easily 5 wins 7 draws no loss! The highest tournament score result elo rating is Fabiano Caruana 8,5/10 St Louis Elo rating score is 3080!. Fabiano Caruana The world Record Holder 3080!. Karpov in Linares in 1994 11/13 Elo rating score is 3040! Alekhine in San Remo in 1930 elo rating is 3040!. Bobby Fischer against The weakest chess world champion Ever Boris Spassky in 1992! Fischer 10 wins Spassky 5 wins 15 draws! Boris Spassky was 162th World ranking in 1992! Spassky was rated only 2568! Fischer scored 58,33% score.against Boris Spassky in 1992! .So we get Fischer's.rating is 2617,78!. Emmanuel Lasker at age 56 years old won The New York tournament in 1924! The top The Best were in The New.york in 1924!.Lasker did not faced 162th world ranking players! Lasker.elo rating at age 56 is 2870!.The computers Will some Day tell The who is The greatest Best chess player Ever!!The.player whos moves The computer thinks The longest thinking Time and.solves! Bobby Fischer not The favourite because The computers solved Fischer famous moves easily!!

  • @neo-eclesiastul9386
    @neo-eclesiastul9386 3 роки тому +101

    This video should be called "Pawn's Sacrifice: Director's Cut"

  • @alexanderdurig4474
    @alexanderdurig4474 3 роки тому +40

    I was there ... following the games in the newspaper, that is, and playing them out with my cousins in Summer of 1972 - this is a very, very good video - I spent that summer in Cali, Colombia, and the whole world was, indeed, watching - it was everything people say it was !!

  • @starvi5680
    @starvi5680 3 роки тому +93

    Levy can you please analyse the game of chess from Harry Potter and the philosopher‘s stone.

    • @jackurokawa3838
      @jackurokawa3838 3 роки тому +11

      Trouble is a lot of the game isn't shown, it's really more of a puzzle devised by IM Jeremy Silman. That being said, Ron not only had to avoid getting checkmated, but he had to do so while avoiding losing a Rook (Hermione) and a Bishop (Harry).

    • @BenPhlegm
      @BenPhlegm 3 роки тому +9

      Don't know if you're specifically looking for Levy to analyse it but Agadmator has done a video on it ua-cam.com/video/L7RIDfDG8wY/v-deo.html

    • @joshglidden73
      @joshglidden73 3 роки тому +17

      @@jackurokawa3838 yeah but he was in the game so he should remember it

  • @mondo6742
    @mondo6742 3 роки тому +163

    Damn Gotham that pink makes you pop

  • @NicoDavid
    @NicoDavid 3 роки тому +304

    19:04 you are amazingg too levy rozman, much love from the Philippines.

    • @oxidzero7566
      @oxidzero7566 3 роки тому

      NAGUUMALAW

    • @AUG_Glow
      @AUG_Glow 3 роки тому +6

      Sipsip amp

    • @BriGawdine
      @BriGawdine 3 роки тому

      Wag kayong magpakahiya hahaha

    • @nolmao366
      @nolmao366 2 роки тому

      Did someone said PHILIPPINES? PROUD PINOY🇵🇭✊🏻🇵🇭✊🇵🇭🇵🇭👍🏻✊🇵🇭🇵🇭😍😍😍😍😍😍✊🏼💪💪💪💪💪✊🏼🍆💦

  • @FloatingSunfish
    @FloatingSunfish 3 роки тому +33

    I love it whenever Levy makes Yugioh references in these vids. 😂

    • @polytopiahu1015
      @polytopiahu1015 3 роки тому +3

      Where did he do that?

    • @FloatingSunfish
      @FloatingSunfish 3 роки тому +3

      @@polytopiahu1015 Sometimes he'll mention Exodia (forgot the timestamp for this video) or some other cool thing the main character did.

    • @showtvbest
      @showtvbest 3 роки тому

      @@polytopiahu1015 11:26

    • @mariogk90
      @mariogk90 2 місяці тому

      That’s why he is the GOAT

  • @reign2029
    @reign2029 3 роки тому +105

    Next video:
    How Levy Rosman (AKA Gothamchess) became a Grand Master

    • @nezn7230
      @nezn7230 3 роки тому +6

      i don't think it will happen anytime soon

    • @reign2029
      @reign2029 3 роки тому +1

      @@nezn7230 still can happen and I'll wait till that day :D

    • @reign2029
      @reign2029 3 роки тому +2

      @@nezn7230 still can happen and I'll wait till that day :D

  • @TheJayMoses
    @TheJayMoses 3 роки тому +6

    Beautiful stuff Gotham. Even after studying this match I still enjoyed this video in it’s entirety. You’re doing what you’re meant to do. Cheers

  • @papamando7245
    @papamando7245 3 роки тому +23

    I am waiting for the Bongcloud Theory lesson and how to win with 2.Ke2. Subbed!

    • @stanleytime9193
      @stanleytime9193 3 роки тому +2

      Look up winning with the bongcloud pdf, it's the immortal chess book

  • @germanoscheller5095
    @germanoscheller5095 3 роки тому +5

    this is really good material, man, because you're not only mechanically playing, but you are story telling, and you're good at it, and it is historical, therefore it is needed, it is a great service for chess and for entertainment

  • @FloatingSunfish
    @FloatingSunfish 3 роки тому +69

    Please do one for the most painful match in chess history:
    【AMExKIARA COLLAB】Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics
    The game starts at 54:04.
    P.S. I couldn't post a link because UA-cam hides/deletes top-level comments with links.

    • @katyusha1283
      @katyusha1283 3 роки тому +3

      Oh, no.

    • @FloatingSunfish
      @FloatingSunfish 3 роки тому +1

      @@katyusha1283 He is gonna lose some ELO and bits of his sanity, lmao. 😂
      ua-cam.com/video/fYh57wZAmTo/v-deo.html

    • @That0therAsian
      @That0therAsian 3 роки тому +3

      Clearly, the most powerful women Chess players of that group, on-par with Masters Roberu and Izuru.

  • @damookster5919
    @damookster5919 3 роки тому +3

    THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS MATCH! Some of my favorite games and now from my favorite commentator... life is good.

  • @carlosaugustoayresdesouzam8739
    @carlosaugustoayresdesouzam8739 Рік тому +12

    Much is said nowadays about Fischer, but truth be told... this was the very moment where the World Chess Championship had any matter of mainstream. Bobby with his neurotics and Boris with his sportsmanship. I love this match and a lot of people got into chess because of this moment in chess history.

  • @Nik_M11
    @Nik_M11 3 роки тому +5

    Thank you so much for this! I'm so glad that my request granted, it's probably just a coincidence but thank you for the great content Levi!

  • @HAL--ov4qu
    @HAL--ov4qu Рік тому +48

    Chess was huge in the Soviet Union, it was on par with hockey and football (soccer) over there. The Soviets even paid their good chess players a salary to simply study and play the game. They were also famous for teamwork at the top level of the game, there were no show offs per say, it was more of a team or fellowship environment which is why they were so good at the game back then.

  • @czarofrandomness
    @czarofrandomness 3 роки тому +3

    I really enjoyed this and your commentary helped me understand the games quite well (and especially the drama surrounding the tournament). Thanks! One small critique: I'm relatively beginner in chess and didn't realize in your game 6 commentary initially that the players were now on different sides of the board compared to games 1, 3, and 5 and was confused after I realized it and had to rewatch the commentary. Understanding that the video is more about the championship rather than a specific player, I think it would have made it easier for me to follow if the players had stayed on the same sides as if we were watching from one perspective - maybe Spassky's as he was the champion at the time?

  • @jonpierregirod766
    @jonpierregirod766 2 роки тому +12

    I truly appreciate it your summary of the 1972 world Chess championship. I was just a kid at the time but even I remember how big it was for Bobby Fischer to win that championship in the Cold war era.

  • @MrZ9x
    @MrZ9x 3 роки тому +1

    Here I stand in the early afternoon. While looking with one eye this video and with the other my phone I notice this man's voice. It's so soft, yet firm. Passionate. Loving the thing he does. At this exact moment I realize I love his voice. It brings calmness and serenity over the excitement in the games. I feel like this is the voice that "speaks" to me the most right now.
    Thank you GothamChess! Thank you Levi! Thank you for all the things you do for us, trying to entertain and educate others to the craft you love most!
    Looking forward seeing you as a GM sooner or later!

  • @erikfromc
    @erikfromc 2 роки тому +18

    This was the match that started my obsession with chess. Without it, I would not be the mediocre player I am today.

    • @EarthSurferUSA
      @EarthSurferUSA 2 роки тому +3

      lol I like a guy who has no delusions about how good he is at something. People like that bug me so much, I usually find out I am actually better at things that I do, than I often realized. Chess is not one of them,---at least, not yet. :)

    • @marknewton6984
      @marknewton6984 6 годин тому

      I am a mediocre gambler also.

  • @Chris-rb8ox
    @Chris-rb8ox 3 роки тому +3

    I love your analyses of super high level games. Having a master explain these games is hugely beneficial for developing my intuition and understanding of the ideas and mechanics of the game at a high level, developing a feel for what super strong play is like. My neural network (brain) is absolutely loving the food, thanks Levy! :D

  • @mana24
    @mana24 3 роки тому

    Amazing video. Love these historic games and their stories

  • @tdenton6913
    @tdenton6913 2 роки тому +1

    Wonderful video! I knew a great deal about the match, but learned much more from your presentation.

  • @doormatcat
    @doormatcat 3 роки тому +6

    Gotham thank you for all the amazing content you're providing for us.
    You make it fun and engaging for everyone to learn chess.
    We really appreciate what you're doing for the chess world right now. Keep it going my man!

  • @Martin_Ditzel
    @Martin_Ditzel 3 роки тому +12

    As someone who lived during the 1972 chess world championship, I do recall the excitement and interest in chess. I was invited to help form a chess club in the high school wherein I was a student. Thank-you for this abbreviated recap of that tournament.

  • @thoughtscreate7068
    @thoughtscreate7068 Рік тому

    Excellent video, you definitely have a knack for breaking things down and giving insight to positions etc. I certainly hope you stay with it.

  • @JustB3be
    @JustB3be 3 роки тому

    This video was beautiful, the matches combined with the background history is very entertaining! This was maybe the best yet, keep up the great work, you're doing wonderfully!

  • @musicmoi
    @musicmoi 3 роки тому +8

    Just when i was admitting that there was nothing to watch before my commute to work. You have saved my morning Levy. YOU are amazing!

  • @MicroYeti
    @MicroYeti 3 роки тому +27

    After watching game 3 I realise I know very little about the Benoni - I’d appreciate a video covering it if you have the time! Thanks :)

    • @stanleytime9193
      @stanleytime9193 3 роки тому +2

      Hanging pawns did a series on it

    • @0willow0
      @0willow0 3 роки тому +2

      @@stanleytime9193 HP is honestly the best channel for openings and their plans. He has covered hundreds of openings, virtually all of the popular ones.

    • @stanleytime9193
      @stanleytime9193 3 роки тому +1

      @@0willow0 yep, he's awesome

  • @jenisal3984
    @jenisal3984 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you for sharing. As always, I watched it all and learned a lot

  • @pisi_insight
    @pisi_insight Рік тому +1

    18:59 you saying "you are amazing and appreciated" was just so heartwarming for me, it made me smile. i needed to hear that

  • @johnnytwotimes7854
    @johnnytwotimes7854 3 роки тому +14

    It wasn't a mistake by Spassky, he should still be willing to play without all the cameras and distractions. That's a more true game

    • @vibovitold
      @vibovitold Рік тому

      Technically true, but psychologically it's different. When it is Fischer (who's only a challenger) that demands things, and those demands are met, and he's effectively deciding about the conditions, it becomes HIS match, HIS territory. It's a psychological blow to the ego of the reigning champion. Is it rational? No, but humans aren't 100% rational creatures.

  • @svets0029
    @svets0029 3 роки тому +18

    Another banger video

  • @TheOriginalRaster
    @TheOriginalRaster Рік тому

    Excellent video! Thank you!

  • @borrioboy6272
    @borrioboy6272 3 роки тому +1

    I legitimately enjoy each and every one of your videos thank you for all the amazing content

  • @vasi853
    @vasi853 3 роки тому +38

    Bobby Fischer just didn't show up because of a cameraman.

    • @brysongarland4094
      @brysongarland4094 3 роки тому

      Explain?

    • @nickisans7182
      @nickisans7182 3 роки тому +17

      Cameramen* also the cameras back then made noise which isn’t something most players enjoy and also applied unneeded pressure.

    • @deeznoots6241
      @deeznoots6241 3 роки тому +6

      @@brysongarland4094 Fischer was uhh eccentric, load cameras was annoying enough for most players but Fischer absolutely hated them.

    • @polytopiahu1015
      @polytopiahu1015 3 роки тому +4

      @@deeznoots6241 Fischer was... different but it clearly made a difference to him. Any master level player should be able to figure out that Bxh2 is a terrible idea in that position, let alone Bobby freaking Fischer

    • @uselessdegenerate7565
      @uselessdegenerate7565 2 роки тому

      @@deeznoots6241 also, apparently he had hyperacusis.

  • @Tecmaster96
    @Tecmaster96 3 роки тому +14

    Love this content so much. I’ll probably always be mediocre at chess but the history of it is so lovely and I don’t have to be a GM to appreciate it. Thanks Levy!

  • @jordanb6025
    @jordanb6025 Рік тому +1

    honestly my favorite things about these videos, is i watched them months ago and now it's fun to go back and rewatch them when i can someone understand the ideas

  • @anthonycohen771
    @anthonycohen771 3 роки тому

    Thanks for the awesome video!

  • @residentsleeper828
    @residentsleeper828 3 роки тому +3

    Thanks levy for the consistency in the uploads

    • @hpy2101
      @hpy2101 3 роки тому +1

      nice profile picture mate

  • @evandermursh8410
    @evandermursh8410 3 роки тому +8

    Watching a new levy video has become an hourly routine for me

  • @michaeldey1894
    @michaeldey1894 3 роки тому

    Love your Historical explanations of matches we could not see and wondered about the back stories.

  • @glazy6709
    @glazy6709 7 місяців тому

    Amazing video, Just love the way how levy explains everything such enthusiasm

  • @aleksaprelic9827
    @aleksaprelic9827 3 роки тому +27

    There's a really good movie about Bobby called "The pawn sacrifice". Shows how brilliant and troubled he was at the same time

    • @RAjat9590
      @RAjat9590 3 роки тому +5

      It's a garbage movie that doesn't even show the games correctly. Better watch Bobby Fischer against the world documentry.

    • @aleksaprelic9827
      @aleksaprelic9827 3 роки тому +6

      @@RAjat9590 to be fair, the movie wasn't really about chess, it was about Bobby and how his mental state started declining. The acting was fine and I enjoyed the story

    • @RAjat9590
      @RAjat9590 3 роки тому

      @@aleksaprelic9827 lol, really? It's about a world chess champion and you say it's not about chess? What was the reason for his mental health declining? Not chess?
      In the first game they show after Bxh2 Bobby resigned and stated it as a blunder whereas Bobby missed one idea some moves later which Levy explained very nicely.
      I feel if you show chess, then show it correctly else don't show it. That's the only reason for queens gambit becoming a success since chess is correct in it.

    • @ArtesanasCampesinas
      @ArtesanasCampesinas 3 роки тому

      @@RAjat9590 Bobby's enemies made that movie.

    • @vibovitold
      @vibovitold Рік тому +1

      i found it mediocre to be honest (loads of narrative cliches), and Maguire totally miscasted as Fischer.
      i wonder what it is that makes one consider it a "really good movie".

  • @astraestus8828
    @astraestus8828 3 роки тому +24

    I’ve fallen into a habit of watching Levy videos everyday while having my snacks.

    • @kaininjago6161
      @kaininjago6161 3 роки тому +1

      Me too! (Without the snack eating)

    • @arianna8093
      @arianna8093 3 роки тому +1

      @@kaininjago6161 same :(
      I have no good snacks

    • @polytopiahu1015
      @polytopiahu1015 3 роки тому +1

      I don't wanna wait to get the snacks when a gem like this one comes out

  • @mingozzz1
    @mingozzz1 3 роки тому

    Wonderful video. Always great content. Thanks Levy

  • @bobbers1880
    @bobbers1880 Рік тому

    Great video and extremely entertaining! Thank you!

  • @bobbybobbatunday9959
    @bobbybobbatunday9959 3 роки тому +12

    "Bobby Fischer goes to war : how the Soviets lost the most extraordinary chess match of all time" by David Edmonds is a good read. He goes deeper into each player using behind the scenes sources in Russia to explain the political mechanisms that interfered in the matches. He also covers the inner circle around Fisher to give a balanced view of the whole event. It is more history book than chess book.

  • @smrf4941
    @smrf4941 3 роки тому +16

    Let’s show some appreciation for the supporters who support the Levy’s consistency supporters.

  • @gersch
    @gersch 3 роки тому +1

    You've singlehanded kept me interested in chess the last year or so, thanks for all the great content & commentary Levy!

  • @RigMaster_
    @RigMaster_ 3 роки тому +1

    Loved this coverage of the world championship! Perhaps you could do more world championship series vids like this!

  • @steveliles5181
    @steveliles5181 9 місяців тому +3

    I was 21 in 1972 and although not a chess ‘player’ I was fully immersed in the politics and mind games. How Bobby withstood all that pressure was unfathomable. But, as you so rightly say, the pressure on that gentleman Boris Spassky was equally oppressive. The games had the headlines in all newspapers across the world and deservedly so. Chess was like tiddlywinks to the uninitiated. I remember it well as one of the ‘sporting’ challenges of my lifetime and it alerted the world to the beauty of the game.
    Steve

  • @radikalskippy
    @radikalskippy 3 роки тому +3

    These videos come up so early that Northernlion still doesn't have his Isaac daily up. Awesome content! I think I'm definitely improving thanks to you!

  • @MultiLussebulleN
    @MultiLussebulleN 3 роки тому

    Really love these videos, Thank you for the amazing content, Levy

  • @gereonfrieling7638
    @gereonfrieling7638 3 роки тому

    The growth of your channel is insame you just hit 800k a couple of days ago now you are at 823k. That's the power of the pink hoodies!! I really enjoy watching your videos as well as your streams if I am able to catch them

  • @gyalzindorji3334
    @gyalzindorji3334 11 місяців тому +3

    This is the best video!

  • @FrantisekZACEK1986
    @FrantisekZACEK1986 3 роки тому +4

    Epic hoodie man! (ok, now I can resume and *actually* watch the video 🤣)

  • @nestortumaquip3769
    @nestortumaquip3769 2 роки тому

    Thank you for this videos. I enjoy it very much. I am fan of Bobby Fisher and always watch your UA-cam as well.

  • @krystian19619
    @krystian19619 3 роки тому

    Great games and also cool story behind! Thanks Gotham!

  • @harshdattani9351
    @harshdattani9351 3 роки тому +5

    The way Levy keeps coming up with such amazing and beautiful chess-only content is astonishing and brilliant.

    • @harshdattani9351
      @harshdattani9351 3 роки тому +1

      @øranuto husband Lol. Did I say ONLY Levy creates beautiful content? Learn to appreciate man. My opinions need not match with yours for me to be correct or wrong.

    • @arkos1179
      @arkos1179 3 роки тому +1

      @øranuto husband whats wrong with u huh!?

    • @harshdattani9351
      @harshdattani9351 3 роки тому +1

      @øranuto husband great bro. You made a very important point. Now you can leave, thanks for making yourself look dumb

  • @krieg865
    @krieg865 3 роки тому +8

    Tal v. Botvinnik or Spassky v. Petrosian... would be my suggestions...both because of the dynamics of personalities and style as well as the fact that many of the old soviet masters are highly instructive and are woefully underappreciated

  • @gregorxxx9325
    @gregorxxx9325 3 роки тому +2

    Great content from the Gotham Chess channel.

  • @suyash3nov
    @suyash3nov 3 роки тому

    Brilliant timing of this video Levy! I've been reading Fischer v. Spassky Reykjavik 1972 by C.H.O'D.Alexander. Love your videos!

  • @etabit6907
    @etabit6907 3 роки тому +4

    Levy you should totally cover Mikhail Tal - World Champion, tactical legend, and personal inspiration for my chess. Fantastic player.

  • @kedarpai3425
    @kedarpai3425 3 роки тому +22

    How could have Spassky capitalised when he's from Soviet Union 😏

    • @vibovitold
      @vibovitold Рік тому +1

      Well, he left for France a few years after the WC match.

  • @ThePrimus321
    @ThePrimus321 3 роки тому

    Please oh please make more of these world championship videos. Top quality stuff!

  • @josephtilitsky1268
    @josephtilitsky1268 3 роки тому

    Great video, really good stuff!

  • @itradepeople
    @itradepeople 3 роки тому +7

    As a competitive yugioh player, never thought I would catch a ygo reference in a chess commentary

  • @olavrustad9233
    @olavrustad9233 3 роки тому +3

    Happy Easter!

  • @tarakatutube
    @tarakatutube 3 роки тому

    Thanks man ! I really enjoy a story behind a chess match ... The games become more interesting. keep this going, brother !

  • @carlburgess2872
    @carlburgess2872 3 роки тому +1

    Hey Gotham, thanks for all the great content. Would be interesting to see a video on how to defeat opponents who like to trade/what sort of strategies are particularly effective against trading opponents

  • @legendarycards4871
    @legendarycards4871 3 роки тому +11

    I live to hear levy say I’m worth more than a king 🥰

  • @thenorskguy8648
    @thenorskguy8648 3 роки тому +21

    ''Bishop E7 Is A Very Soviet Way Of Playing.'' - Levy Rozman, 2021

  • @misteratoz
    @misteratoz 2 роки тому +1

    I wish you'd done individual videos on individual games! Thanks for this series!

  • @collincurran8431
    @collincurran8431 3 роки тому

    Just watched a movie about these games and then a couple days later levy makes a great video explaining them all!

  • @george8799
    @george8799 3 роки тому +11

    Bobby Fischer: opening theory ruins the game
    Also Bobby Fischer: *only plays e4*

    • @felthemeart8258
      @felthemeart8258 3 роки тому +6

      except fischer actually knows what he's doing and he backs that up with his creativity and genius in games. Unlike players who just memorize openings without doing anything special. I'm sure you see the difference.

    • @vibovitold
      @vibovitold Рік тому

      Just e4 doesn't narrow it down very much yet.
      Not to mention he actually played the English opening in the best game of this WC match

    • @kailaevergreen6525
      @kailaevergreen6525 Рік тому

      just because he hates it doesn't mean he's going to be playing the fucking bongcloud in world championship games

  • @raghothamvaidya1200
    @raghothamvaidya1200 3 роки тому +3

    I've slowly started to gain progress in my game because of your content
    Thanks alot sir 😀😀
    Lots of love from India 🇮🇳

  • @christopherr.cutcher351
    @christopherr.cutcher351 3 роки тому

    Bruh loved the content been subscribed a while now and channel has only gotten better. Appreciate it..

  • @robertjamesfischer4900
    @robertjamesfischer4900 3 роки тому

    Levy rozman I really enjoy your channel and i really appreciate how active you are on your channel I have just known your channel since one week and I really admire it and become big fan of it but I hope in the next videos when show a game or even match I hope to mention the time control because it gives deeper understanding for the game
    Thanks

  • @roughlyunderscore
    @roughlyunderscore 3 роки тому +46

    Day 7 of translating Levy's titles to Russian: "Бобби Фишер против советской шахматной машины (1972)"

    • @polytopiahu1015
      @polytopiahu1015 3 роки тому +2

      Cause why the frick not

    • @roughlyunderscore
      @roughlyunderscore 3 роки тому +1

      @@polytopiahu1015 yup

    • @rvolv3737
      @rvolv3737 3 роки тому

      ага да машина бмв какойто

    • @whitelotus6230
      @whitelotus6230 2 роки тому

      @@rvolv3737 бмв это она я так думаю

    • @xiapeng23
      @xiapeng23 2 роки тому

      woah dude, your consistency is on another level

  • @agasthyab7412
    @agasthyab7412 3 роки тому +9

    Only OG's know that the title was 'How Bobby Fischer was World Champion'

  • @jeetram1401
    @jeetram1401 2 роки тому

    Love you work, truly amazing.

  • @RxAlbear
    @RxAlbear 3 роки тому

    Always love it when you make it to the end of the video and get to hear Levy mention who's most important.