@@LinardsZ nah. Both what you say and what was played leave the players equal in points, but Rxd1 was better because after bxc6, black has a set of towered pawns. What was played is barely better.
I know this is old af, but match 10 didn't have the 2 second increments so I think that white blundered and ended up losing once they realized they were way down on time as a 900 with only a minute left And watching Amimak in chat being missed repeatedly 😥
Hikaru with xqc: *xqc hangs his queen* Hikaru: ok, that’s probably not the best move but its still fine Hikaru with the sub battle: Come on, what was that... ohhh take the pawn take the pawn... Oh geez it s so bad.. 😂😂
Beginner may be arguably harsh, but an amateur is literally anyone who isn't a professional, and good luck being considered a professional without any sort of title....
Not sure if this'll be read by either Hikaru or Gotham, but idea for this format: Do the matches from the middle out ratingwise, so it gets progressively worse and better every other game. Last two games'll be the best and the worst, which is a nice finale
@@Thaddington no way the majority of their viewers are around 1500. There probably arent even enough players at that rating to be the majority of their viewers.
"I don't always think you're the greatest chess player of all time Levy but you are.. you are better than some of these guys" 14:12 Levy just cant catch a break... FART OF IM Sadge
So crazy that this was 9 months ago and he (Levy) was at 3k subs. Now he's over 425k subs on twitch! He really just blew up, and the chess community in general. So cool
Twitch subs and UA-cam subs are different, subs on twitch are paid. The subs equivalent is followers and he has 450k on twitch. He still has around 3000 subs which earns him roughly 7 to 8 thousand dollars in revenue.
@@Cnut_the_grape That was three years ago. A0 beat SF by 52 Elo and SF has progressed 150+ elo since then. There is no doubt among computer chess enthusiasts that SF (and Leela) is better now than A0 was.
59:26 Damn... my heart sank and I’m not even the guy he was talking about. That would absolutely obliterate my spirit. I would probably never forget it and it would play in my head over and over.
@@tobiashudson4074 Wasted? No more than GMs who barely win anything or win no-name tournaments. Some players play for fun and there are some like these dumbfucks who think so much of themselves that they feel powerful after shaming players, 1000 rating points less than them. Sometimes I do love when better players than Hikaru (getting obliterated by Magnus) or this dumbfuck IM, really smash them to bits.
@@subhankarroy7514 idk toxicity is inevitable. you're being pretty toxic right now too. to them it's very easy to spot things like that so when someone doesn't spot them it sort of confuses them and they start to make statements like that.
Sounds harsh but these guys are knowledgeable and can see when someone needs a wake-up call. If you’ve had that many matches and play at that level, maybe you need to approach your learning process differently. If they’re someone who likes to play a lot and has fun, then no harm no foul. If they’re having an off day, then again no harm done. With that many games played they know how well they can perform any other time.
1:13:40 i feel bad. i once was an unranked guy that used to just play with my grandpa and dad and studied a lot, entered an under 1600 bracket, and had one of the best outings possible. i didnt know where to put my rating at. now i feel like im some kind of monster
Don't worry about it, you didn't know your ranking was higher and entered as unranked in good faith so they weren't talking about cases like yours, they were talking about cases were they do it on purpose i.e. people who know they are high ranked (maybe even titled) but maliciously enter as unranked in places where they're not known to guarantee a win. Besides, you've got to find your ranking somehow ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
It's amazing how I'm watching this video uploaded 2 years ago and hearing levy said "I just crossed 3000 subs". Imagine how far he got after 2years. This lockdown made us realize alot of things, alot of oppurtunities, and alot of growth.
Speaking of going to mars, idk if it's all this chess thought making me think about all aspects of things, but I realized that the biggest problem with moving people to mars, aside from the obvious bits like getting people there and surviving there, is deciding what the governing rule system will be used. Everyone knows that there things can be better than they are, but there is no easy way to fix systems that are so heavily engrained into societies. However, moving people to another planet opens the possibility for a different set of governing rules.
Hikaru: "You know, Levy, I don't think you're not the greatest chess player of all time, but I think you're better than some of these guys." *Gestures to the chat* Levy: "..."
My all time favorite thing is watching very smart people who are professionals at a hobby or sport talk about something they know nothing about. IM and GM chess wizards talking about golf asking what the driving range is called, peak fun.
1:30:25 "I think people... people partake in the devil's lettuce a little bit before they join the stream so they create these beutiful situations in their heads"
"I went to this super expensive restaurant but didn't pay" Hikaru over here getting the woman's perspective on dining out. Cause most guys have never experienced that.
Had this running in the background and tabbed into it when levy asked "what is the opposite of the flex-emoji?" to check if chat spammed sadge and what can i say? I'm not disappointed.
Perhaps unpopular opinion: Hikaru doesnt flex, he is just self-aware. I mean are we gonna deny that he is the best of the best? Sidenote: this is a great video, i really enjoyed it.
1:34:10 Magnus used to be my neighbor. He’s always been like that, since he didn’t have the best childhood. He was bullied in school and resorted to chess all the time. I don’t say he should be acting this way, but I see where he comes from.
Kind of new to chess but is that a win for black at 21:20 because King has to move H8 then pawn H7 then white physically cannot move anymore? As Black would just move the king
Its so funny seeing their reactions and being able to match every single one to the 5 chess symbol comments like blunder, mistake, nothing, ok, and best haha
@@flickoramacustomerservice1199 Brilliant Best Move Excellent Good Book Inaccuracy Mistake Blunder Missed Win These are actually them! I wrote the comment before getting into the analyzing of chess so I didn't remember that there are more than the ones I said.
quote Hikamura "The evaluation bar does not take into account the time situation, if it did....==> Computers would take over the world and Hikamura best next move is the awesome ==> All go to Mars and Die" (btw evaluation bar says +33 when hearing the comment :))
21:20 ah yes, the classic mate in 49. of course everyone can see it, obviously
@betagam4523p look at the evaluation bar, for a split second it shows mate in 49. Totally calculateable by a human, ez
the clasic
It’s very clear.
All you need to do is... is uh... so that.
I cant see mate in 5 and you wantbme to see in 49?
Levy is waiting for - "You're a GM, Harry"
That’s tough
💀💀💀
Levy is actually like us while watching Hikaru.
Levy: “That was a terrible move whats he doing.”
Hikaru: “That was an amazing move.”
Levy: 😦
30:28 Bishop E8 is best move IMO am I correct?
@@LinardsZ nah. Both what you say and what was played leave the players equal in points, but Rxd1 was better because after bxc6, black has a set of towered pawns. What was played is barely better.
Well, I think we'd all be in that situation if we were talking to a GM as well.
2 true
IMs are great players. But Hikaru is now a top 5 GM so it’s just the contrast of a king and a god.
2:11 Match#1 ~2400 highlight 9:14 to 9:43
11:55 Match#2 ~2300 highlight 14:55
24:48 Match#3 ~2100
34:04 Match#4 ~2000
45:48 Match#5 ~1900 highlight 49:23 & 49:52 good moves by black
54:14 Match#5 ~1800 highlight 1:00:11 blunder NE6, 1:01:05, 1:01:52 to end
1:06:07 Match#5 ~1550 highlight 1:08:30 when sniping goes wrong, 1:10:37 good move
1:12:18 Match#6 ~1600 highlight 1:15:13, 1:18:32 good move, 1:19:39 blunder
1:22:22 Match#7 ~1450 highlight 1:23:09, 1:27:05 blunder, 1:27:20 blunder
1:31:31 Match#8 ~1250 highlight 1:35:05, 1:36:22 to end starting by a great move to reverse the game
1:37:50 Match#9 ~1075 highlight 1:40:20 good successful series of attacks, 1:44:50 blunder
1:50:30 Match#10 ~900 highlight 1:53:10 blunder
1:57:48 Match#11 2600 vs 700 ROFL
God bless you!
you're the best
I know this is old af, but match 10 didn't have the 2 second increments so I think that white blundered and ended up losing once they realized they were way down on time as a 900 with only a minute left
And watching Amimak in chat being missed repeatedly 😥
Hikaru with xqc:
*xqc hangs his queen*
Hikaru: ok, that’s probably not the best move but its still fine
Hikaru with the sub battle:
Come on, what was that... ohhh take the pawn take the pawn... Oh geez it s so bad.. 😂😂
Hikaru is a loving father
warpatato true 😂😂
@@warpatato So you're saying we should have Hikaru 10-0 all of his subs and he'll love them?
Also hikaru in a recent vid:
"Its not as bad as watching xqc but its close"
Vipture i remember 😂🤣🤣🤣
26:25 *Casually calls 2200 rated players “amateurs” and “beginners”*
It’s online chess rating, also they have high standards cause they are titled..
Beginner may be arguably harsh, but an amateur is literally anyone who isn't a professional, and good luck being considered a professional without any sort of title....
@PrinzVonLangdelberg Not Beginners but Amateurs.
2200 that's only 1900 fide so clearly amateur
PrinzVonLangdelberg the word amateur does not mean bad, it means not professional I.e chess is not their jon
The chat should vote for moves. The most voted move within a few seconds will then be played. That would be dope
i think chess.com does something similar with clubs
Blitz Vote Chess sounds terrifying, please do it
I bet you 5000 chess currency that if e4 is played, the second move chat plays is Ke2
Twitch Plays Chess 100
They'd definitely have to bump up the time to deal with lag on the stream, as well as the chat just not being ready, but that sounds so dope
Not sure if this'll be read by either Hikaru or Gotham, but idea for this format: Do the matches from the middle out ratingwise, so it gets progressively worse and better every other game. Last two games'll be the best and the worst, which is a nice finale
@@Thaddington under 1000 chess narrated by titled players is my favorite chess content on UA-cam though.
It won’t be read by hikaru or levy
@@12jswilson lol
That's a cool idea, actually. Too many blunderfests in a row can be painful to watch at times.
@@Thaddington no way the majority of their viewers are around 1500. There probably arent even enough players at that rating to be the majority of their viewers.
1:08:34 Did Hikaru bait white into stream-sniping a blunder?
had 2 idk how u miss queen e4
Absolutely
Maybe, but it was his own sub, so punish his sub for cheating?
Still chesting
@@dr.t3946
"I don't always think you're the greatest chess player of all time Levy but you are.. you are better than some of these guys" 14:12
Levy just cant catch a break... FART OF IM Sadge
"How do I say something that doesn't sound like a flex."
These are the problems I wish I had
So crazy that this was 9 months ago and he (Levy) was at 3k subs. Now he's over 425k subs on twitch! He really just blew up, and the chess community in general. So cool
981K now :)
Twitch subs and UA-cam subs are different, subs on twitch are paid. The subs equivalent is followers and he has 450k on twitch. He still has around 3000 subs which earns him roughly 7 to 8 thousand dollars in revenue.
@@bradleymchugh6952 thats a lot of money, then there is yt revenue and sponsors. Lot of money!
@@aesir1ases64 And he has his courses too! Levy is doing very well for himself.
Thats followers not subs lmao, if that were subs he'd be the most successful streamer of all time
Stockfish and Gotham’s 2nd totally serious Sub Battle
Hi Bye lol
Magnus must be AlphaZero then lol
@@Cnut_the_grape stockfish is better
@@vinith8669 literally no. AlphaZero is the most advanced chess engine to date and has pretty much ruined stockfish in every game they've played.
@@Cnut_the_grape That was three years ago. A0 beat SF by 52 Elo and SF has progressed 150+ elo since then. There is no doubt among computer chess enthusiasts that SF (and Leela) is better now than A0 was.
59:26 Damn... my heart sank and I’m not even the guy he was talking about. That would absolutely obliterate my spirit. I would probably never forget it and it would play in my head over and over.
yeah i thought that too, not only implies he's an awful player but that he's essentially wasted days and days of play for no result
@@tobiashudson4074 Wasted? No more than GMs who barely win anything or win no-name tournaments. Some players play for fun and there are some like these dumbfucks who think so much of themselves that they feel powerful after shaming players, 1000 rating points less than them. Sometimes I do love when better players than Hikaru (getting obliterated by Magnus) or this dumbfuck IM, really smash them to bits.
@@subhankarroy7514 idk toxicity is inevitable. you're being pretty toxic right now too. to them it's very easy to spot things like that so when someone doesn't spot them it sort of confuses them and they start to make statements like that.
I don't know, hikaru defend him so I think that is a good compensation.
Sounds harsh but these guys are knowledgeable and can see when someone needs a wake-up call. If you’ve had that many matches and play at that level, maybe you need to approach your learning process differently. If they’re someone who likes to play a lot and has fun, then no harm no foul. If they’re having an off day, then again no harm done. With that many games played they know how well they can perform any other time.
"Let the chess speak for itself" - Hikaru, 1:33:51
56:00 you have to learn the rules, to break them. i would say as a coach
The thumbnail.... wtf
1:13:40 i feel bad. i once was an unranked guy that used to just play with my grandpa and dad and studied a lot, entered an under 1600 bracket, and had one of the best outings possible. i didnt know where to put my rating at. now i feel like im some kind of monster
Don't worry about it, you didn't know your ranking was higher and entered as unranked in good faith so they weren't talking about cases like yours, they were talking about cases were they do it on purpose i.e. people who know they are high ranked (maybe even titled) but maliciously enter as unranked in places where they're not known to guarantee a win.
Besides, you've got to find your ranking somehow ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
1:05:41 "I love eating food"' lmao
Gotham’s ppl lose when Gotham says that cuz they hear and lose confidence in themselves
This is a great series. Good idea
Chessbrah was the pioneer of this idea
@@justanotherpeacock9968 really? thought trick2g was in league
Completely copied from chessbrah
Hikaru: I've forgotten my wallet, can you get the check mate?
Nice one.
It's amazing how I'm watching this video uploaded 2 years ago and hearing levy said "I just crossed 3000 subs". Imagine how far he got after 2years. This lockdown made us realize alot of things, alot of oppurtunities, and alot of growth.
3k subs on twitch bro
Damn... I may be really drunk rn but when Hikaru talked about Magnus it really felt like it came straight from the heart.
THE BEGINNING IS SO FUNNY GOTHAMCHESS' REACTIONS HAHAHAHA
W-HUWAAAAAAT
Speaking of going to mars, idk if it's all this chess thought making me think about all aspects of things, but I realized that the biggest problem with moving people to mars, aside from the obvious bits like getting people there and surviving there, is deciding what the governing rule system will be used. Everyone knows that there things can be better than they are, but there is no easy way to fix systems that are so heavily engrained into societies. However, moving people to another planet opens the possibility for a different set of governing rules.
7:20 on lichess the engine is aware of the time remaining. This behaviour was introduced a while ago.
Hikaru: "You know, Levy, I don't think you're not the greatest chess player of all time, but I think you're better than some of these guys." *Gestures to the chat*
Levy: "..."
I literally just watched part one and got blessed with this
"Kramlic would say ziss iz winneng" Smirk from hikaru, wonder if this has been building for a while
“There are only two things I can't stand in this world: People who are intolerant of other people's cultures, and the Dutch” -Nigel Powers 2002
9:25-9:28 Hikaru and Levy’s reactions are gold hahaha.
The NARRR had me rolling
My all time favorite thing is watching very smart people who are professionals at a hobby or sport talk about something they know nothing about. IM and GM chess wizards talking about golf asking what the driving range is called, peak fun.
Every single breathing soul in Hikaru's Chat when he says someone blundered: *Flex*
"Queen odds and what else?" what a chad XD
These sub games are so funny to watch, please do more of them
1:30:25 "I think people... people partake in the devil's lettuce a little bit before they join the stream so they create these beutiful situations in their heads"
I’ve watched countless hours of instructional videos, and this is the first I’ve ever heard about not blocking your C pawn with your knight.
19:02 "pyramid of Jeza" lmaoooooooo
For me Hikaru x GothamChess is best crossover. It's so fun to watch the interaction of these two.
55:45
Hikaru looks up to remember the event exactly
*Levy looks up to see what Hikaru is looking at*
I didn't need to see that thumbnail...
"I hate the dutch." that was hardcore xD
Holy shit you guys talking about having 3k and 9k subs that's crazy now you both are huge
I love watching the low level games watching the eval bar move against the player that just moved
Lmao it swings so much
1:54:39 In the Blitzstream vs Chessbrah sub battle they had MVL vs Firouzja as top boards ^^
What a flex; he can't be in regular conversation without flexing
Lol I imaging that if Hikaru was speaking in front of all his watchers live he would put the teleprompter on the ceiling
9:17 when you're congratulating you kid at graduations and they proceed to shoot up the school.
Lol “a lot of amateurs between 2100 and 2300”
9:28 what am I missing here that white doesn’t have d5, Rd1, Ka2, bishop away? Pawn is on light square and black can’t attack anywhere relevant.
I think after d5 white's rook on a1 is hanging.
"I went to this super expensive restaurant but didn't pay"
Hikaru over here getting the woman's perspective on dining out. Cause most guys have never experienced that.
1:01:59 is the greatest moment of all time
1:15 had me in absolute hysterical the look on both of their faces simple says it all
36:19 thats an ambulance siren man, what new yorker cant tell the difference lmao
been in and out trying to learn chess this last year. these videos are the sht
Self deprecation is what Levy was thinking of
Hahah I love the intro levy just having fun and hikaru: “TAKE THE PAWN!! …. Good now win the game” lol he secretly loves it that’s how he shows it
Had this running in the background and tabbed into it when levy asked "what is the opposite of the flex-emoji?" to check if chat spammed sadge and what can i say? I'm not disappointed.
Is nakamura wearing a red sweater with no sleeve like in fhe 70's
Perhaps unpopular opinion: Hikaru doesnt flex, he is just self-aware. I mean are we gonna deny that he is the best of the best? Sidenote: this is a great video, i really enjoyed it.
1:34:10 Magnus used to be my neighbor. He’s always been like that, since he didn’t have the best childhood. He was bullied in school and resorted to chess all the time. I don’t say he should be acting this way, but I see where he comes from.
Are you serious?
@@kalya3ed8761 wel, yes. He's a few years older than me, but he did live next to me and go to the same school. though he finished before I started
"I could beat a probably 2100 max, if they dont play a lot of bullet, without a queen"
--Hikaru, pre-Botez
Can we mention how bad an Levy’s “beef stewer” explanation
Homies ripping ass in face not stewing opponents
This so should be a league. Grandmasters with there subs playing leagues or something similar.
7:22 Oh like Starcraft 2 AIs that trash talk opponents by stating the probability of them losing
Hikaru: “Ohhh now that is a classy move”
Me (a 500): “hmmm, yes I do concur”
just a simple question how to come in to the sub games?
I love these streams. You two are funny together.
It looks like they weren't in a good mood this video
SO kids this is why you don't drink alcohol 0:06
As a person who played the Scandinavian for some reason, I played Qd8 and still won the game.
why does levy deadass everytime things are going unbelievably well look like he just got proposed to ring and all
Kind of new to chess but is that a win for black at 21:20 because King has to move H8 then pawn H7 then white physically cannot move anymore? As Black would just move the king
hmm? no, I'm pretty sure it's because of pawn a4, a3, a2, a1 promotion.
I have no clue what I was talking about maybe I marked the wrong time stamp
Hikaru's team only had an expected roughly 0.52 edge due to the slightly higher ELOs.
@ 22:56 Hikaru gots joke's. These two actually respect each other and get along. However, watch out for pineapple.
Did Hikaru almost just say "I'm a genius"
Bro hikaru dying to bad chess for normal people looks like it really hurts him
That was a real scream
27:16 - that aged. I’m just not sure whether it aged like wine or milk.
Its so funny seeing their reactions and being able to match every single one to the 5 chess symbol comments like blunder, mistake, nothing, ok, and best haha
blunder, inaccuracy, book, good, best, excellent?
@@flickoramacustomerservice1199
Brilliant
Best Move
Excellent
Good
Book
Inaccuracy
Mistake
Blunder
Missed Win
These are actually them! I wrote the comment before getting into the analyzing of chess so I didn't remember that there are more than the ones I said.
quote Hikamura "The evaluation bar does not take into account the time situation, if it did....==> Computers would take over the world and Hikamura best next move is the awesome ==> All go to Mars and Die" (btw evaluation bar says +33 when hearing the comment :))
As for the first contestants who each has 1700 rating, maybe when they joined they chose to be 3200 and played so badly that's their current ratings.
More of these please
theres so much tension between these guys
I think Levy respects Hikaru, or atleast he did during these streams. But Hikaru just has to be Hikaru
i love how hikaru is calling 2100-2300 amateur and saying beginner moves
16:38 glad we're going to find out soon
Stew is cooked slowly, Naka! This is the reasoning for the "BeefStewer"!
Hikaru saying that 2100’s are amateur while the other 99% of players below 2100 sit there crying
they should have done polls for movies in each chat
see whos chat is better
1:44:49 black thought half a minute for that genius move
Bloody hell when i hear clown fiesta i always think about lol where tf happens and u have no idea what is happening
Their faces at 1:02:02 is actually hilarious
that "totally" totally convinced me it was serious
Other games this kind of content sucks but it's so perfect for chess, loving the chess sub wars
shaved hikaru looks like handsome shrek from shrek 2
game ends
levy: wow... what a game :O
hikaru: thats one way of putting it :/
it's as if he feels physical pain from watching bad chess
I'm still confused why the knight F6 is a thread
PLEAAAAAAAAASSSEEE
1:30:25 Hikaru I researched the meaning of devil’s lettuce and apparently it means drugs (e.g. weed, marijuana, pot).
.... nooh, denial is always the best savior.
They both look like children here compared to now, it's really funny
The devils lettuce is a term about smoking weed