Chess Pro Answers Questions From Twitter (ft. GothamChess) | Tech Support

Chess Pro Answers Questions From Twitter (ft. GothamChess) | Tech Support | WIRED

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Levy Rozman answers the internet's burning questions about the game of chess. What's the best opening? How do you become a grandmaster? Was the Queen's Gambit an accurate show? What's the worst move you can make in chess? Is it harder to play with black pieces than white? Levy answers all these questions and much more!
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Expert: Levy Rozman
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@GothamChess Жыл бұрын

Thank you WIRED! Hope you all enjoyed the episode 😊

@davidoj4326 Жыл бұрын

Hahaha i did bro you're great

@mukasadulex2955 Жыл бұрын

Second comment

@patrickedwards2078 Жыл бұрын

Dude you're so great for the game of chess. It's so awesome to have a drama loving, clickbaiting view fiend making a huge deal about every little controversy in chess. It might be incredibly annoying and purely superficial, but it appeals to the masses and that's what important.

@liammac4580 Жыл бұрын

Amazing job man!!!

@dambro1823 Жыл бұрын

On fire lately my guy.

@ZuiVeemo Жыл бұрын

Twitter: How do I get GM? Levy: I guide others to a treasure I cannot possess

@incognito1783 Жыл бұрын

I need this comment to blow up.

@xl000 Жыл бұрын

he reached IM then plateaued. There is no going up for him, his brain is just not able to do it.

@aaronjosephs2560 Жыл бұрын

@@xl000 yeah, because becoming a grandmaster as an adult is near impossible, and Levy has enough other time commitments that he can't put in the time and effort to making it. He's still extremely good at chess.

@markburke1396 Жыл бұрын

@@xl000 thats not exactly true. He said himself he could become a GM, but it would take so much dedication to improving that he would have to stop doing what he does and focus solely on becoming a GM. He doesn't consider the sacrifice worth it, so he is happy (and making more money doing what he is doing instead of pursuing a GM title).

@MrKcspot Жыл бұрын

oh that's mean. that's mean spirited.

@abhiplayz2933 Жыл бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="124">2:04</a> "Magnus has an incredible stamina. He will go on for 5, 6, 7 hours." is a statement easily taken out of context.

@YourLocalMiguel 9 ай бұрын

Ayo?

@arthurmont-morency5027 9 ай бұрын

"And squeeze water out of stone at many of his positions"

@titangames6888 9 ай бұрын

lmao

@pablo506 8 ай бұрын

@@arthurmont-morency5027 "he has extremely good instincts and end game technique"

@mynamejeff4642 8 ай бұрын

@@pablo506"he has massive co..."

@sugawarakoshi4260 Жыл бұрын

when levy was talking about cheating and said “or elsewhere” bro that smile he knew exactly what he was doing

@felix_bbx1146 Жыл бұрын

I was looking for this comment

@kieancoba7661 Жыл бұрын

lmfaoooo exactly

@sparkislost Жыл бұрын

LMAO I DIDNT THINK HE WOULD GO THERE

@salockingaming6246 Жыл бұрын

Beat me to it lmao

@innocentrage1 Жыл бұрын

What what in the rook

@hwoarangthedoorbell Жыл бұрын

“[Some cheaters] have had vibrating devices in their shoe or elsewhere” Very glad to hear Levy snuck this little gem of a backdoor reference.

@amitthehuman Жыл бұрын

That joke really filled me with pleasure

@mullarky2288 Жыл бұрын

@@amitthehuman Nice one 😂

@coltonpeterson7543 Жыл бұрын

"backdoor" reference

@MegaIznadSvega Жыл бұрын

heh, backdoor.

@taserrr Жыл бұрын

Well there's a current chess player accused of having done that, putting in a rectal device to cheat. So yeah there's that. Mind you, those are allegations nothing is proven.

@WallScreamer Жыл бұрын

That little smile at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="174">2:54</a> when he said "...or elsewhere." He wasn't going to say it, but he was thinking it. We all were.

@friendmaker9210 Жыл бұрын

First thing I thought!

@zed.lmaooo Жыл бұрын

"...butt, uh..."

@beppvis Жыл бұрын

lol

@Lnxtc_ Жыл бұрын

hans

@pacoalsal Жыл бұрын

The smile speaks for itself

@MeboDotExe Жыл бұрын

it’s so weird seeing levy so calmly talk about chess after so much of him calling people bozos in funny accents

@frockk Жыл бұрын

"Oh you're schewpid"

@petromax5534 3 ай бұрын

"And he sacrifices, the ROOOKK"

@qpoo0qp Жыл бұрын

I have rarely in my life seen someone answers questions so clearly and directly. I don't believe there is a better way to answer these questions. Very articulate man

@TheOnlyToblin Жыл бұрын

Levy may not be GM level in Chess as a player, but as a teacher, he's unmatched.

@Literally___Me Жыл бұрын

Bro got brilliant moves in speech

@cheesewithuhhh Жыл бұрын

Yeah

@LiveWatched 9 ай бұрын

good editors bro..

@mantosh56 9 ай бұрын

@@LiveWatched lol since when did editors became proficient speakers or chess players 😅

@TS6815 Жыл бұрын

As a 900, Levy going 16 minutes without calling me a bozo is the best Christmas present I could ever have asked for -- thanks Wired!

@vignesh6654 Жыл бұрын

😂😂

@Call_Upon_YAH Жыл бұрын

Jesus Christ is the propitiation for the whole world's sins. They that believeth and are baptized (with the Holy Spirit) shall be saved; but they that believeth not shall be damned. Those led by the Holy Spirit do not abide in wickedness. 👍🏾 *God is ONE manifesting himself as THREE;* the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit! Bless him! *For these three are one.* As I am led by the Holy Spirit, nothing I state is a lie, but the truth of God. Anyone who tells you differently is misinformed or a liar. They do not know God, nor led by him. Anyone who *claims* to be a Christian and is against what I am doing, and where I am doing it; the Holy Spirit does not dwell within them, they lack understanding. They know not God, read his word, and their religion is in vain. Do not hear them, they will mislead you, the lost cannot guide the lost.

@charlestonianbuilder344 Жыл бұрын

i feel you man

@jamroll3841 Жыл бұрын

@@Call_Upon_YAH bot

@tom-ez1np Жыл бұрын

@@Call_Upon_YAH God isn't real lol

@fuego1811 Жыл бұрын

This recent recognition and inclusion of Levy in other big channels truly brings a smile on my face

@trevorjamesconsideracion1982 Жыл бұрын

He’s like everywhere nowadays. Man must be so busy the past few weeks.

@colonelsanders5278 Жыл бұрын

Same

@davidmikan7925 Жыл бұрын

@@trevorjamesconsideracion1982 Besides here, the commentating and the chessboxing commentating, did I miss something else?

@HeavenlySkyFriday Жыл бұрын

@@davidmikan7925 Lex Fridman’s podcast

@chrisgould5907 Жыл бұрын

@@davidmikan7925there was a video by WIRED about cheating in chess

@bob24735 Жыл бұрын

One thing I love about chess is that when you lose it isn’t because you were unlucky, it was because you made a mistake somewhere. That causes you to learn what your mistake was and improve

@buycraft911miner2 Жыл бұрын

The lag is annoying tho, and I always get bad matchups

@buycraft911miner2 Жыл бұрын

@George G. matchups remain a good excuse though

@DespOIcito Жыл бұрын

@George G. i mean tbf over the board games arent as readily accessible to people in comparison to playing chess on a phone/computer

@frockk Жыл бұрын

Tate follower I see

@lsandjs9793 Жыл бұрын

Did u always have this philosophy or are u saying what Tate said lol

@witmoreluke 10 ай бұрын

Lol love that Contrapoints had a question about "theory" 🤣 props to whoever chose that question, it's very on-brand

@williamkeohane9964 Жыл бұрын

So proud of Levy for the traction he’s gained in the chess community!

@AluminumTiki Жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHA NERD

@bigboggabinks8466 Жыл бұрын

@@AluminumTiki @Philip J. Fry Bro your last name is fry 💀

@chrisadmaley Жыл бұрын

@@bigboggabinks8466 its a fictional character XD

@lemontiger7189 Жыл бұрын

Proud??? You should ask yourself: “is this traction deserved?” The answer is No. he got famous because he was close to hikaru early in 2020. Plus his vids are not special at all , So many better chess entertainers but unfortunately they lack the visibility

@yty1941 Жыл бұрын

@@lemontiger7189 you should probably go tell him that get pin of shame 💀

@chess Жыл бұрын

LOVE THIS! Spreading the joy of chess! 💚

@saifeee871 Жыл бұрын

Cringe

@DanielMEron-ph4pm Жыл бұрын

@@saifeee871 Your comment was cringe.

@ege4311 Жыл бұрын

@@saifeee871 eyo shut up

@hunghung79 Жыл бұрын

whooo!

@biem7091 Жыл бұрын

chess

@gustavoalfaro1245 9 ай бұрын

Great to see his cyborg mode being activated after he reads questions about chess puzzles. Everything goes smooth and articulate in his speech and then goes "yeah, I solved it." You can see the chess machine-glare in his eyes when he says that. 😆

@seantimmons5900 7 ай бұрын

In fairness, he already learned it before. He's studied more chess than most people have ever thought about chess. And he's only an IM. Imagine what Carlsen has in his wild brain.

@ismiregalichkochdasjetztso3232 9 ай бұрын

Quite fun to see @ContraPoints randomly asking a chess question.

@artemis3120 8 ай бұрын

Seriously, I was listening in the background then heard Levy say "At Contrapoints asks..." like hol' up, what??

@ducc9816 Жыл бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="170">2:50</a> "Or elsewhere," Levy said with the faintest chuckle.

@Tugu420 Жыл бұрын

Like how he had to remain professional when saying it

@Idkwhattoputhere...306 Жыл бұрын

@@Tugu420Almost made me spit something

@manuupadhyay1635 Жыл бұрын

"Magnus has an amazing stamina, he can go for 6-7 hours at a time and can squeeze water out of the rock in many positions" -- Levy Rozman, 2022

@Sebastian-zj6mq Жыл бұрын

Squeeze WHAT? 😶‍🌫

@Jotizs Жыл бұрын

@@Sebastian-zj6mq I think it's a reference to the Biblical story where Moses beat his staff on a rock and water poured out of it. In case you're actually wondering.

@Carrick0117 Жыл бұрын

AYO 😳

@Hamedak Жыл бұрын

lmao this is so funny🤣 How does he know!

@Jotizs Жыл бұрын

The analogy being that even in the most difficult and hopeless circumstances, you can find a way to succeed/solve the problem. Because in the story Moses had to take care Israel would survive, even though God had forbidden him to beat his staff on a rock, instead wanting him to wait for a divine sign to find water. But the point is that Moses succeeded in creating a solution.

@dundermifflin3847 Жыл бұрын

I like how he's not a grandmaster, but he's more iconic than most grandmasters.

@rj.lacida 10 ай бұрын

He's like Naruto. A genin-ranked shinobi, but more wholesome than any of the ninjas in Konoha hahaha.

@mrsillytacos 9 ай бұрын

Yeah he has more subs than Magnus 💀

@boblybob74 8 ай бұрын

@@amazinggamerx1they said iconic not best

@fireyfan25 7 ай бұрын

He should be a Honorary GM

@sirthisisawendys811 5 ай бұрын

I never paid much attention and I always thought that he was a GM till now

@TheYousif Жыл бұрын

Fun fact: Shah is usually head of the village or a king, while "mat" translates to died, so checkmate means "your king is dead"

@reothered Жыл бұрын

Levy solving the puzzles before he finishes his sentence is so funny to me

@theforumspecter6680 Жыл бұрын

He finished it before he even opened his mouth 😂

@Jimanfi2304 Жыл бұрын

Can someone explain to me why this isn't stalemate? I assume it's because the king is obligated to take itself out of check by taking the Queen but that would put it into check with the rook 🤔 Edit: this is to do with the first puzzle!

@michaelruiz6265 Жыл бұрын

@@Jimanfi2304 A king cannot put itself into check, it is not a legal move. So a stalemate is defined as when the king is not in check, but the player has no legal moves that do not put their own king in check. A checkmate (as shown in the puzzle) is when the king is currently in check, and the player has no legal moves to get the king out of check. So because the black king is currently put into check by the white queen, and cannot take the queen without putting itself into check again by the white rook (as well as not being able to move anywhere else to get out of check), black is checkmated.

@theamazingincrediblespider9689 Жыл бұрын

It was already solved is why. He'd already had the composition commited to memory. Still impressive, of course, just for a different reason.

@Quivex1 Жыл бұрын

@@theamazingincrediblespider9689 Yeah for sure. Any IM level player is going to have most famous compositions or classic "outside the box" 2-3 move checkmates solved and committed to memory....That said, the only thing I'd add is that just because he had already solved it in the past doesn't mean he just immediately knew the answer, there was probably still a degree of "solving" going on, just much faster/much easier... I liken this to solving a riddle you've already heard before. You might not remember the answer immediately, but as you think through it for a second it comes back to you.

@missemilita7 Жыл бұрын

I love listening to an expert talk about their craft. I never would have thought of a chess move as "fascinating," but hearing Mr. Rozman discuss chess was like getting a glimpse into a cool new world.

@AdderTude Жыл бұрын

As simple as a game like chess is to play, you soon discover it is incredibly complex as you go.

@mohitwanjare7951 Жыл бұрын

@@AdderTude and when you start playing, then there is no coming back. welcome, you are addicted.

@onatsakall6918 Жыл бұрын

@@mohitwanjare7951 yeah I never thought I would be playing chess this much. I just played 1-2 games online and started watching chess videos. Now I am playing chess and watching chess videos instead of sleeping 😂. It actually feels like more than just a board game. It is like a video game with graphics,or reading a book.

@beamzsalt4252 Жыл бұрын

woah thats so deep

@jozokrstanovic9040 Жыл бұрын

Rozmans youtube channel is an awesome channel to watch chess content on. Very educational, he often reviews games, reviews his viewers games, gives insight and plays and gives tips himself. Also he's really entertaining to watch.

@chriszhang1660 8 ай бұрын

Levy: chess openings are named after places or people *Hikaru: allow me to introduce… THE BONGCLOUD*

@Yggdrasil42 16 күн бұрын

Anna Cramling: "The Cow"

@Marmots4reFun 8 ай бұрын

Nice, thoughtful and calm delivery; professional production. Well done!

@Ckdude100 Жыл бұрын

Proud of Levy. He’s branching out

@DannerBanks Жыл бұрын

Sorry mate, that's adult Harry Potter.

@Counter-Intuitive Жыл бұрын

Why are Jews so good at Chess?

@theedinghamfam1533 Жыл бұрын

ayo?! 🧐😏🥴🤨📸📷📸

@aminabdullah6376 Жыл бұрын

@@DannerBanks the resemblance

@zakl940 Жыл бұрын

@@Counter-Intuitive there’s a few different cultural factors that contribute to it, it’s like asking ‘why are Russians so good at chess’

@tsugikugo3318 Жыл бұрын

I love how Levy says that he is bad at doing analogies and then just casually pulls the best chess analogy I’ve heard

@marsmonke4160 Жыл бұрын

He's just very awkward and "self-conscious", and thinks very little of himself

@chrisdawson1776 Жыл бұрын

@@thesynergisticcomposer6718🤓

@laszlobandi6456 Жыл бұрын

after 2 hours of googling and hours of editing...

@notechb0ss2.05 Жыл бұрын

@@laszlobandi6456 He didn’t need to Google that. Even garbage, bottom of the barrel players like myself can easily see the similarities between the players and animals he chose.

@bogdancoman91 Жыл бұрын

I saw this video when it was just posted and I had no idea about Hikaru or about Levy. Now that I've seen tons of videos with them this video showed up again. Watched it again, and I have to say, it's a different feeling watching. Thank you WIRED, thank you Levy. Great content, and awesome thumbnail on the world chess championship recaps.

@exdejesus 8 ай бұрын

What a great video! You know so much about chess, and you express it really understandably!

@johnnymerchant Жыл бұрын

Levy is such a good ambassador for the game. I've never heard him talk about chess for a general audience before these videos, but he is doing a great job.

@Call_Upon_YAH Жыл бұрын

@ClawedAsh Жыл бұрын

@@Call_Upon_YAH Not Christian, but you're a perfect example of why people hate Christians

@bub5842 Жыл бұрын

Dude the fact that Levy is everywhere now is so dope. Well deserved

@IntrusiveThot420 Жыл бұрын

100%, though I shed a tear when he basically said "morphy is a false idol"

@nomathic7672 Жыл бұрын

I'd much rather see Daniel Naroditsky than Levy in pretty much every possible scenario.

@sankeethganeswaran3024 Жыл бұрын

@@nomathic7672 i wouldnt

@nomathic7672 Жыл бұрын

@@sankeethganeswaran3024 I honestly can't see why anyone other than kids would prefer Levy over Daniel Naroditsky. Daniel is better than Levy in every aspect other than being childish and annoying.

@CharleyBlumer17 11 ай бұрын

I'm not really into chess but i love these videos learning about it. Your simplistic style of video with white background and the awesome giant chess piece are perfect i love it

@UltiMac223 8 ай бұрын

He showed the Caro-Kann defense on his board, but it was very difficult to see. Wired did not show it. On the virtual board they only showed the beginning two moves and not the pertinent part.

@Joey-nt4xr Жыл бұрын

This guy was a great commentator in the chess boxing event

@seblewongeltima3101 Жыл бұрын

so you didnt know him before?

@brent4674 Жыл бұрын

@@seblewongeltima3101 issa joke i think

@_ion04 Жыл бұрын

@@seblewongeltima3101 i mean, if they didn't what's wrong with that? Just means more people are learning about levy.

@Quixan Жыл бұрын

@@brent4674 I mean… it’s not a *joke*, he did an excellent job commentating Ludwig’s chess boxing event.

@a_single_white_female Жыл бұрын

There has been more than one chess boxing event in history.

@IMVoxerus Жыл бұрын

you forgot to mention that the computer got into Gary's head with a move that made no sense in game two. Gary started questioning himself because of that move and basically fell apart. It was later discovered the computer wasn't thinking so far ahead that gary couldn't imagine it's strategy as he thought, but that the move was caused by a bug in the program. True story. So the real question is when did computers actually get better at chess than humans.

@thesun5275 Жыл бұрын

I argue making a move to throw off your opponent is actually a skill. Having a bug like that be implemented intentionally and making it a feature would really make it all ascend.

@mariuszpudzianowski8400 Жыл бұрын

It reminds me of my style of playing - I don't know wtf I'm doing and so does my opponent. Somehow I win a bit more than I lose.

@exisfohdr3904 Жыл бұрын

"Better" is very subjective here. Sure, computers evaluate a lot of 15+ moves ahead way faster and consistently. Humans can definitely be thrown off as mentioned. However, the flaw in computers is that their moves are calulated on probability. This means predictable. Knowing what your opponent will do before they do it can be an advantage, albeit, still difficult to exploit against a computer.

@emilyscloset2648 Жыл бұрын

if you actually look at the line, it was very theoretical slightly offbeat line, which other GMs had put into the computer recently. Computers used to be very material driven, instead of more initiative driven

@erenjaegerbomb8653 Жыл бұрын

@@thesun5275 it didn't make a move to throw off the oppoment though, the opponent threw himself off. You are rewriting the story to assume the computer did this intentionally and strategically when in fact it was simply a mistake.

@jmanj3917 Жыл бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="630">10:30</a> I've always preferred the knight over the bishop for the reason that the knight is capable of (eventually) covering every square on the board, while the bishop is limited to its starting color. IOW, the knight can cover twice as many squares.

@fos1451 Жыл бұрын

Not really, that’s not really a good reason, using that logic, king would be better bishop but obviously that’s not true

@bizzyz_lol5057 Жыл бұрын

@@fos1451 agree, but still I think knight> because only the knight can do it

@Ezzy1331_ 10 ай бұрын

Well it’s basically that, the knight can move in any square, but it’s not very mobile While the bishop can only move in light/dark squares but is very mobile So it’s basically mobility or ability

@Gary-tm1kx 9 ай бұрын

The knight is the only piece whose path cannot be blocked providing it has an available square to land on. The bishop has longer spatial range. Like the queen and rook, but unlike them is only confined to it's own square color. Because these 3 pieces have greater range of mobility, their paths can be blocked by a well protected opposing piece, whereas the knight can totally avoid this dilemma.

@geminirox8635 9 ай бұрын

the bishop can threaten far more squares than the knight

@cassiusmorton7172 Жыл бұрын

Today’s stare was exceptional, almost no blinks at all 10/10

@batmanuk1810 Жыл бұрын

So happy for Levy to be the one who answers these questions on Wired! Well deserved.

@danielcodina3519 Жыл бұрын

😮😮

@ryantwitter343 Жыл бұрын

Jew privileges

@literalgarbage8014 Жыл бұрын

@@ryantwitter343 Say what now?

@ryantwitter343 Жыл бұрын

@@literalgarbage8014 Jewish privilege. Often falsely disguised as white privilege.

@stevemattero1471 Жыл бұрын

@@ryantwitter343 prejudice isn't funny

@Yannick999993 Жыл бұрын

Levy is legit carrying the chess community on his own, crazy.

@gasper1325 Жыл бұрын

ikr i got into chess because of him

@VitorRodrigues-sn3wt Жыл бұрын

Seriously? Forgot about Hikaru, Magnus, Botez chicks...

@smaragdchaos Жыл бұрын

@@VitorRodrigues-sn3wt Tbh Agadmator and thechesswebsite are the OG carries

@kanavkohli794 Жыл бұрын

@@smaragdchaos nop

@smaragdchaos Жыл бұрын

@@kanavkohli794 I take it you weren't there before the chess boom in 2020. Thechesswebsite and agadmator absolutely carried the chess scene

@Arkan-10 Жыл бұрын

My guy straight up reads a question regarding a puzzle of some sort and not even half a second after says ‘I found it.’ This is why I love this man 💀

@mikey22355 8 ай бұрын

Wow, so cool to see levy on the video to listen to the chess pro answer some questions

@TheLoxely Жыл бұрын

Levy the LEGEND - So happy for him getting the recognition he deserves and doing bigger and bigger things. One of the guys at the forefront of making chess so accessible & engaging to so many

@michaeljay7949 Жыл бұрын

He (through the magic of the YT algorithm) brought me back to chess after 25 years.

@ryan_raus Жыл бұрын

Right? This plus commentating Ludwig’s chess boxing event, he’s getting a lot of great exposure

@aminabdullah6376 Жыл бұрын

@@michaeljay7949 cool

@Call_Upon_YAH Жыл бұрын

Jesus Christ is the propitiation for the whole world's sins. They that believeth and are baptized (with the Holy Spirit) shall be saved; but they that believeth not shall be damned. Those led by the Holy Spirit do not abide in wickedness. *God is ONE manifesting himself as THREE;* the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit! Bless him! *For these three are one.* As I am led by the Holy Spirit, nothing I state is a lie, but the truth of God. Anyone who tells you differently is misinformed or a liar. They do not know God, nor led by him. Anyone who *claims* to be a Christian and is against what I am doing, and where I am doing it; the Holy Spirit does not dwell within them, they lack understanding. They know not God, read his word, and their religion is in vain. Do not hear them, they will mislead you, the lost cannot guide the lost.

@TomJones-tx7pb Жыл бұрын

When England had no GMs, I was at Leeds University and our chess club had a Yugoslav GM that noone in the general chess community knew was there. He was freakishly good and surpassed an IM by a long shot. We went to play in the Edinburgh Open that year and he easily defeated 5 active and former British champions in Tal-like style. That year England got its first GM - he was about to be kicked out of college for not studying and playing chess, but when he became a GM the university gave him an honorary degree instead.

@benedictineonchessable Жыл бұрын

Nice story! That's typical, about to get kicked out then they realised the positive attention.

@improvingguitarist1595 Жыл бұрын

@@benedictineonchessable lmao

@TomJones-tx7pb Жыл бұрын

@@akera300 Paul Buswell?

@awesomebeast7509 Жыл бұрын

@@TomJones-tx7pbPaul Swellbush

@flizzycat Жыл бұрын

What was his name?

@RileyLastname 10 ай бұрын

This guy is such a wonderful teacher. I am no good at chess, I'm fascinated by it but my brain can't handle playing it. I was sitting here nodding along as he was speaking as if I was in a lecture and he was the professor. He is so intelligent and knowledgeable in his craft as well as explaining in an accessible and exciting way. I've already seen so many comments on his articulation and I couldn't agree more. It seems like he's as good at teaching as he is at playing chess! Unrelated, but the thought that there are still any games of chess that have yet to be played is mind-boggling to me. This game has existed for nearly 1500 years! My little pea brain can't fathom the idea that we're not even close to exhausting even just the first 5 full moves' possibilities. that's fascinating

@godooner8683 9 ай бұрын

When he said that there are games where a new move is played in the first 5 moves, he is solely referring games played by top rated players. These players usually stick to the same format of moves because they aren’t comfortable exploring new territory at the highest level.

@0Rookie0 9 ай бұрын

@@godooner8683 At turn 5, googling shows, over 800k unique positions. Over 9 million at turn 6. Soooo.... Is he wrong? After accounting for people taking the same path as those before them (which you state) this would mean a minimum of that many games played with an assumed average of many, many more played.

@connorcrump3825 7 ай бұрын

@@godooner8683 No the real reason to be unique by turn 5 is that the opening moves chosen were not the most commonly played. This gives more likelihood of earlier unique positions. Usually around turn 10 or so it does become unique or very close to it (something like 10 games in database that has billions of games).

@RebeccaLoran Жыл бұрын

Love this! So eloquently explained.

@alaxeverything4143 Жыл бұрын

Love that little hesitation when he’s talking about how to cheat at chess in person. When he says “Vibrating device in your shoe or elsewhere”

@cosmic3829 Жыл бұрын

We all know what match he’s talking about 😏

@Eagul Жыл бұрын

Never seen Levy be this well-behaved haha

@usedtobejosh_dinkshotst_t575 Жыл бұрын

lMaO fr fr dude

@MeltedHugo Жыл бұрын

At 15:17 I just imagined his usual style of commentary... "THE ROOOOOOK!!!! H6!!! OMG COMPLETE DESTRUCTION, THE END OF THE WORLD!!! *moans* YOU ONLY SEE THIS ON ONLYFANS AND IN CHESS PUZZLES!!!"

@pengwnbuster Жыл бұрын

@@MeltedHugoomg did he actually say that??

@a2v338 Жыл бұрын

completely agree!

@nakedjoystick1679 11 ай бұрын

The "yeah, I solved it" made me chuckle 😄

@Mason-lr5dz Жыл бұрын

The intersection of WIRED, GothamChess, and ContraPoints is absolutely wild

@hazarincesu Жыл бұрын

@@neemnoa303 it is better than people knowing nothing about those concepts. if they get intrested they can read and come up with their own stuff. it is what they should have done to start with

@mariuszpudzianowski8400 Жыл бұрын

@@neemnoa303 True, early content was amazing, then Contra kinda went of the rails.

@sunyl5724 Жыл бұрын

@@neemnoa303 Entertainment for narcissists? I really don't understand that language here. Most of the Contrapoints videos I know of aren't even that philosophical - it's about a subject and as her name states she provides counterpoints to common right wing talking points in the subject and also sprinkles in her own experience.

@firstlast-wg2on Жыл бұрын

@@neemnoa303 I’ve literally never met anyone who claims that contrapoints aligns with them being “into philosophy”, and if those people are, it’s not contrapoints’ fault for their misunderstanding of her content and what philosophy is. I can’t help but feel you didn’t like a couple videos and took it personally.

@jacobs.4348 Жыл бұрын

@@neemnoa303philosophytube is genuinely really good though. Idk what problem you’d have with her.

@bengarvin1859 Жыл бұрын

So glad to see Levy becoming mainstream, such a funny and real guy. I highly recommend everyone to pick up chess and enjoy his content

@rosiefay7283 Жыл бұрын

Levy's been mainstream on KZfaq for years with his channel GothamChess.

@PartialObserver Жыл бұрын

@@rosiefay7283 He meant, outside of "chess youtube".

@sam_9228 Жыл бұрын

He has more than 1 Million subscribers 💀

@milesluther1003 Жыл бұрын

i love how he goes "yeah, i solved it" so confidently lmao

@tonyrosetti2738 Жыл бұрын

I think a better way to put the value of Knight vs Bishop is that their value depends on the board state and positioning. Closed boards favor Knights, open boards favor Bishops. A piece that is well positioned is worth more than a poorly positioned piece.

@alfredomariasammartino7728 Жыл бұрын

Levy: "I'm not very good at analogies" Also Levy in GTE and How to loose at chess: *makes crazy comparisons and analogies nobody would ever think abt*

@flyingrice420 Жыл бұрын

right lmao most of gte’s commentary is analogies

@alfredomariasammartino7728 Жыл бұрын

@Edwardian23 "I was just threatening to slap you, but you drove off a cliff amd set yourself on fire" was one that really got me laughing non-stop for a good five minutes

@urbainleverrier1 Жыл бұрын

bro really said that after he uttered the words "He can squeeze water out of a rock in many positions"

@Noodlyk18 Жыл бұрын

When worlds collide, I never thought I'd see Contrapoints and Gothamchess interact. Did a double take when I heard her name.

@pabloromansantero9941 Жыл бұрын

yes!

@volodyadykun6490 Жыл бұрын

they have been wired

@ziwuri Жыл бұрын

@Bill Gates Reading Mein Kamf Give her some wine and have Levy tell an ableist joke and it's the collaboration of the century

@h0wnr681 Жыл бұрын

My heart is warmed, it's a Christmas miracle!

@neothepenguin1257 Жыл бұрын

Same! And she mentioned theory. Cant be a coincidence hehe

@gian562 8 ай бұрын

Never seen levy so calm

@neily3208 6 ай бұрын

good video! very informative. would love another episode with him!

@Dharloth Жыл бұрын

Levy teaching Contrapoints chess would be something I'd watch for days.

@aaronmoreno655 Жыл бұрын

The crossover we didn't knew we need

@unikracoon1913 Жыл бұрын

That was a plot twist if a life time

@Yivia Жыл бұрын

I thought I was going crazy when I heard Contrapoints!!

@csarmii Жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@undeniablySomeGuy Жыл бұрын

@@Yivia bro same i was like @contra points ??? and i switched tabs to make sure it was really her account

@Youssef8B Жыл бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="875">14:35</a> the way he simply said "yeah I solved it." Before he even finish the question is hilarious😂

@nathanmermilliod3135 Жыл бұрын

lol yeah no discredit to levy but that puzzle is famous so he’s probably seen it multiple times before and remembered the correct move.

@andeolevain Жыл бұрын

@@nathanmermilliod3135 True. But at his level, he would probably solve it just as fast anyway. Watching strong players solve puzzles of that level is pretty fun, they always spot the solution at a single glance. I don't think you could design a mate in 2 problem in such a way that a master needs more than 5 seconds to solve it.

@denny141196 Жыл бұрын

@@andeolevain I’ve seen one where the first move appears to blunder a bishop 7 different ways, all of which lead to mate on the next move. Agree that it’d be super rare though

@Hello-jh1rq Жыл бұрын

@@andeolevain These puzzles in the video, yea he would solve very quickly. But there are some mate in 2 problems that are very hard that would definitely take more than 5 seconds

@Dylan-tf4bv Жыл бұрын

I'm 1500 rated and it took me the same amount of time as Levy

@user-vi5gs6ih6j Жыл бұрын

A bishop can control more squares but a knight's offensive/defensive capability can be seemingly impossible to counter at times. Only another knight can move like a knight.

@CHESSKITCHEN 7 ай бұрын

I love that Levy reads the hashtags along with tweet lol

@imperialmarchinhumanbowels5726 Жыл бұрын

My face when Contrapoints is randomly among the people asking. Also, if one can say that Bobby Fischer is the best due to the sheer, but short dominance, then one can say it about Morphy, and Bobby Fischer agreed with that and considered Morphy's lead over contemporaries higher than his own.

@omegarodent765 Жыл бұрын

It's so bizarre to see Levy acting professionally after you watch his streams.

@heyitsmeanon8451 9 ай бұрын

This was my first intro to Levy, my mind was blown when I saw the streams for the first time.

@OddlyAnimated1203 8 ай бұрын

Why, what happens in his streams??

@luongmaihunggia 8 ай бұрын

@@OddlyAnimated1203he's an entertainer. And entertainers act in weird ways to entertain people.

@OddlyAnimated1203 8 ай бұрын

@@luongmaihunggia Ahhh, alright I get it now. Thanks for the explanation.

@enigman2789 8 ай бұрын

@@OddlyAnimated1203 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gKeIkpCov862fX0.html

@Girl95szia 10 ай бұрын

ContraPoints Natalie being interested in chess is just made my day a little bit.

@doubl0dave Жыл бұрын

So well articulated - easy to see why he's the leading KZfaqr on chess.

@bhawanishankar4199 Жыл бұрын

This guy is really good, he should start his own youtube channel.

@Denortion Жыл бұрын

bro he already has its GothamChess its the pinned comment

@tijnmaassen5152 Жыл бұрын

@@Denortion youmissedthejoke...

@Flightkitten Жыл бұрын

@@Denortion r/wooosh

@Denortion Жыл бұрын

@@tijnmaassen5152 No way I'm just supposed to assume it's a joke he literally didn't express that in anyway 💀👍

@Denortion Жыл бұрын

@the CAT Like you're one to talk, playing roblox 👏

@chrishansen6910 Жыл бұрын

seeing him almost burst out laughing when talking about vibration cheat devices was great

@ohtug Жыл бұрын

“in a shoe or…. elsewhere” hehehehe

@Pizzafan622 Жыл бұрын

@@elvisidedevbo what?

@Geoff69420 Жыл бұрын

🍑🔌

@Rad-Dude63andathird Жыл бұрын

@BLVCK CVT It's a reference to an actual story. Easily butthurt I guess.

@ingolf82 11 ай бұрын

I was always impressed by great chess players like Garry Kasparov. He was invited to come to my country in the early 90s I think it was. he then played vs the Faroese Chess national team. He played all 8 players at once in a quick/speed chess match. so all 8 players sat at their tables and Garry would walk around moving pieces as the timer ran down. Since it is quick/speed chess, there is no "check", if you don't notice your king is in danger, you lose. He won 7 of the matches and the last one was a draw with a 5-minute clock. I wonder what the stupidest move is called. By that, I mean, that white starts with the pawn to F3, black then moves the pawn to E5 and then white moves the pawn to G4. This is the silliest move anyone can do in Chess because that is checkmate in 2 moves for black when they move the queen to H4. I'm sure this white opening has a name, what is it called?

@ycrem0n 11 ай бұрын

Fool’s mate

@wyattreynolds1394 11 ай бұрын

I feel like the best way to improve quickly as a starter is to watch a good bit of chess and try to implement that in your games and study openings and not just ph I have to put these here because levy told me to no figure out the purpose of the opening or defense

@michaelpajaro5153 Жыл бұрын

I'm not a chess fan but this guy did a really good job giving brief, thorough, and interesting answers. I learned lots of things for questions I never thought to ask.

@maxdriever7668 Жыл бұрын

On his channel he has a lot of instructive videos (and a lot of not-so-instructive videos lol). Highly recommend

@koloblican11763 Жыл бұрын

You can follow him on Twitch too

@Shazbut-he3ne Жыл бұрын

This guy is great. I'm not really into chess but I watched the whole video because he explained everything so well

@williamh.8603 Жыл бұрын

If you want other content by you'll learn so much and actually get way more into chess than you think you will. I didn't used to be and then I started watching him and between his instructional content and just down right funny content you can find something you'll like that he creates. I would recommend giving him a shot cause he explains just as well on his channel!

@christyler6234 Жыл бұрын

Go check out his “How to Lose at Chess” playlist, instructive yet funny reviews of beginner games. The guy honestly takes his content seriously so it really is worth while.

@surajramakrishnan7119 Жыл бұрын

Woww I have never seen Levy so calm...

@srexod167 8 ай бұрын

about the checkmate thing, in my language it is literally sah matt too and it felt so good hearing levy say it lmao

@hand587 Жыл бұрын

Levy has been on fire lately. Two major publications asking for his chess opinions and the chessboxing commentary... just, wow.

@MonsieurExist Жыл бұрын

It’s crazy how insane a tabletop game can get with only 32 total pieces

@kushary Жыл бұрын

Even with only seven pieces left, the game is still crazy.

@puppypuppybobbin Жыл бұрын

@@kusharyThe computer says it’s solved. In some amount of time to think.

@kushary Жыл бұрын

@@puppypuppybobbin Yeah I know. Even then, the game is still super complicated.

@rowanespeverda4120 Жыл бұрын

Warhammer 40k has entered the chat

@hindu_naruto Жыл бұрын

Levy was the one who got me into chess

@riskysway2542 Жыл бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="805">13:25</a> sarcifices....THE ROOOOOOOOK

@johnchessant3012 Жыл бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="260">4:20</a> ContraPoints!

@fridayknight5040 Жыл бұрын

Contrapoints and GothamChess is such a crazy crossover

@Updog89 Жыл бұрын

Omg I love it!!!!!

@Pedro_Larroza Жыл бұрын

I mean, she can already play the piano beautifully, on top of being a brilliant Philosophy Communicator, essayist, drag queen extraordinaire, talented comedienne... Now she wants to excel in chess too? Isn't that... like... rude?

@GuitarBloodlines Жыл бұрын

@@Pedro_Larroza literally none of what you have said is true 😂also, he would never excel in chess

@Pedro_Larroza Жыл бұрын

@@GuitarBloodlines You must be right, I mean... I'm not the one monitoring mentions of her under random, scarcely voted comments in videos completely unrelated to her range...

@countinfinity776 Жыл бұрын

@@Pedro_Larroza You have extremely low standards if you think a generic blue/red bad philosophy youtuber is somehow a brilliant communicator, no comments the rest since those are really your opinion, which is simply bad.

@sledjenkins5 Жыл бұрын

I run into that last scenario a lot more than I should because I forget to develop pieces after castling (on either side)

@Assassinew Жыл бұрын

"people have had vibrating device in their shoe or elsewhere" had me dying laughing.

@mariea.7349 Жыл бұрын

Already learned something in the first 30 seconds. In German, the word for checkmate is "Schachmatt" which is pronounced very similar to the Persian way. Schach is also the name of chess in German, i.e. the king's game, although it's not the title of royalty here.

@chefandmusician9170 Жыл бұрын

Chess should be more popular

@memento6160 Жыл бұрын

Same goes for Scandinavian countries :)

@The0Stroy Жыл бұрын

Same for Poland - szach mat.

@SaarphireTTV Жыл бұрын

scrolled down to find this comment. the "Zugzwang" really surprised me, lmao Looks like a word, that has no real 1:1 translation

@NeonBonesGuy Жыл бұрын

In romanian it's șahmat

@curtmack Жыл бұрын

Fun trivia about rare chess moves: In 2019, KZfaqr Tom7 analyzed the lichess match database and determined that that the rarest fate for any piece in the game is for white's F-pawn to die on A7. In all the games analyzed, this occurred after the pawn promoted, but A7 is diagonally aligned with F2, so it is technically possible - if extraordinarily unlikely - for the F-pawn to reach that square as a pawn, using five captures.

@lonestarr1490 Жыл бұрын

But then, because of symmetry, it should be equally as unlikely for the C-pawn to die on H7, shouldn't it?

@curtmack Жыл бұрын

Not at all, because the board isn't symmetric. The F-pawn rarely moves too far afield in the midgame because it's dedicated to defending the king after castling, while the C-pawn is much more likely to move.

@lonestarr1490 Жыл бұрын

@@curtmack Ah, I see. Thanks for the explanation.

@pavlestojanovic270 Жыл бұрын

@@curtmack But wouldn't that make f more likely than c? Because you're probably gonna play either c4 or c3 making c2 takes d3 (the first necessary move for it to go to h7) impossible, whereas the f pawn is much more likely to stay still and you'll at least have f2 takes e3 at some point. Honestly I wouldn't be surprised if the c pawn even getting to h7 has never even happened.

@lawnmower69 11 ай бұрын

why is he so well-spoken and articulate

@JF-wn2yb Жыл бұрын

I'm not a chess player and I still found this wonderful and entertaining

@pepineros4681 Жыл бұрын

That sums up Levy’s entire channel perfectly.

@mightyleonard7600 Жыл бұрын

You should get into it then. It’s fun and it’s a really good mental trainer in my opinion. You will start off slow but you have to get through it. Good luck.

@AnderisZ Жыл бұрын

@@mightyleonard7600 dude don't push it..

@mayeenmdtasin8584 Жыл бұрын

I remember Levy at 100K subs. Look at him now. Truly the world's best chess teacher.

@lewismaddock1654 Жыл бұрын

World's best Chess teacher? I wouldn't call him that, although Chessly is pretty great, and credit where it's due. But he's the chess world biggest entertainer and spokes person, gateway. And he's the best at what he does.

@mayeenmdtasin8584 Жыл бұрын

@@lewismaddock1654 I initially found him as a teacher that's why I said it. As off now I guess yeah. Chess entertainer is what you would call him.

@crisa5013 Жыл бұрын

Ok who Am I fighting today in the name of Danya “The sensei” Naroditsky? Jk levy is awesome.

@a1ex114 11 ай бұрын

Is it me or levy sounds way more chill in this video than his own ones

@zachi2fox246 Жыл бұрын

i loved watching a deep dive on the deep blue match.

@grant9855 Жыл бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="170">2:50</a> "Vibrating devices in their shoe or 'elsewhere'" We all know exactly what he was thinking in that moment

@Linkzcap Жыл бұрын

I love the way this guy explains chess. He's clearly thought about and helped a lot of people learn chess before and had super sticky explanations for everything seemingly off the top of his head.

@PianoKwanMan 7 ай бұрын

The beauty of checkmate scenarios is that the oppo must move.

@trillonaire166 Жыл бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="129">2:09</a> I really like what he said there

@crab230 Жыл бұрын

"Vibrating devices in their shoes or elsewhere." I see you Levy.

@ben6256 Жыл бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="175">2:55</a> Other places, lol

@lithuanianinbound589 Жыл бұрын

proceeded by a little giggle

@Kyuuwai 7 ай бұрын

Hikaru: *_" This isn't a good move either "_*

@vladislavshevchenko634 8 ай бұрын

In the last tournament the best opening turned out to be Philidore defense (not sure how to write in English) the person who played it lost 0 games out of 3 where he used it in and he overall didn't lose a single game and have drawn 1 in that tournament.

@ex2895 Жыл бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="172">2:52</a> that little giggle spoke a thousand words

@tapiohka Жыл бұрын

we all thought of the same thing lol

@duduzeiras Жыл бұрын

i'm so happy seeing levy reaching places man, it's just so heartwarming ily levy

@yb3604 Жыл бұрын

great video! good vibes and plenty of info ^_^

@kakao1132 11 ай бұрын

i love how levy says szach mat <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="29">00:29</a> we use it in polish

@joshualevan Жыл бұрын

Somethings important to note about castling are: - you forefit your right to castle if either your king or the rook you wish to castle with have moved. - You cannot castle if the king's path crosses a check

@doodlesyoru2108 11 ай бұрын

You also cannot castle to get out of check.

@garrylarry890 11 ай бұрын

You also cannot castle into check.

@joshualevan 11 ай бұрын

@@garrylarry890 yes, which would cross with a check, wouldn't it.

@kaja3932 11 ай бұрын

if you promote a pawn on the e file into a rook, you cannot castle using that rook.

@Mel00000w 11 ай бұрын

@@kaja3932how would you castle vertically anyway + nobody would promote to rook

@thewalkingcrow8946 Жыл бұрын

Odd that he didn't mention that castling historically wasn't always a recognized legal move. It's relatively new to the game as an international standard, though we are approaching the time when it's been around for half the lifetime of what could be called modern chess despite the lack of a consistent rule set across the globe until just the past couple of centuries. There were a lot of variations to it that weren't standardized until "recent" times.

@iMissNaturalSelection Жыл бұрын

Very informative, not odd considering it wasn't a question he was asked, but informative nonetheless

@pawacoteng Жыл бұрын

En passant is also not an OG legal capture, but makes sense once you realize that initially moving a pawn 2 squares was also not an OG legal move.

@LoudWaffle Жыл бұрын

Real oldschool chess players remember when the Queen could only move one space diagonally.

@absoultethings4213 Жыл бұрын

@@LoudWaffle advisor gang