And he sacrificed... The childhood!

7:11 when he mentioned his parents arguing my vid cut to an ad of an orphanage asking for donations 💀

Hikaru : Fabiano needs to learn how the knight moves Vidit: Hikaru needs to learn how the knight moves

Next video titles: "HE DID WHAT?!?!?!" "HIKARU PLAYS LIKE MAGNUS?!?!?!" "HE NEEDS TO BE STOPPED!!!!!!!!" "It's Over." (Love the recaps though!)

Free Palestine ❤️

"And Alireza Firouzja is not allowed to ever get up and walk again." I almost die laughing 😂😂😂

I would love it if Alireza showed up tomorrow wearing a pair of ultra cushy new balances

Levi so confused by alireza he forgot to ”THE ROOK”

Levy do the thug shake

1:00 Alireza vs Nepo 13:25 Vaishali Rameshbabu vs Tan Zhongyi 15:45 Vidit vs Hikaru 22:15 Lei Tingjie vs Salimova Nurgyul 24:25 Anna Muzychuk vs Aleksandra Goryachkina 27:05 Nijat Abasov vs Fabi 30:55 Humpy Koneru vs Kateryna Lagno 32:30 Gukesh vs Prag

We need to teach Levy the story of the Three Little Pigs

7:12 Levy had a trauma flashback lmfao

People refuse to give Ian credit for his game. It's all luck, it's an angel. Man has been constantly pulling off -crazy defenses and few are giving him credit.

NEPO LOSING TO GUKESH: DRAW NEPO LOSING TO HIKARU: DRAW NEPO LOSING TO PRAGG: DRAW NEPO LOSING TO FIROUJZA: DRAW NEPO MAINTAINS HIS LEAD...

It seems that Nepo just gets blessed, Fabiano and Hikaru gets cursed somehow

The mother and prosciutto line was absolutely golden

Levy 😂😂Alireza is not allowed to walk, thats crazy

7:15 you good levy? lmao

Levy never fails to stare into my soul at the start of the video

5:44 bro insults us in a very calm way

Alireza just has one very simple plan, and his simple plan is to advance over here like the terminator. Ian Connor better watch out.

Can we all just agree that Levy Nakamura is going too far?

Tan zhongyi is so gangster. nepo has been winning for a while and he doesn't really attack a lot and mostly just draws. Zhongyi on the other hand shows up and plays the sicilian. Gangster

I just got an ad about taxes that had the voiceover "IRS e-file is open!" and my first thought was "what the hell why is the IRS using chess language"

11:04 shoegate

Hikaru roasted Fabi like he should learn how to move knights... Now I guess Hikaru has to learn basic tactics

Honestly I though the title would be : “Noooooooo! Hikaruuuuuuu!” Edit) I mean Gotham titled one of his videos “Hikaruuuu yes!” So… I mean half of the video we already know how the plot of the video is going to be

The boots are too loud and he always walking around

Thank you for the coverage levy, no one else is as entertaining as you

'He lost' He = Gothamchess, what's new

Thanks for the video and daily update on the candidates:)

The knight is doing A KNIGHT JOB.

The UFC references always hit different

I really like how Nepo plays,and how he saves a losing position!

This guy helps Hikaru build his main character symptom

"Some of you have never been in first place" savage gotham

Levy saying what he would do in Alirezas position is like Michael from the Wire saying what he would do if he were Marlo

The Holloway knockout was crazy tho!

Chess commentary and bringing up Max Holloways masterclass fight last night. Gotta love Levy

I had like a year pause of chess, but this recaps are making me come back. They are so entertaining.

The chief arbiter said that he asked firouza to walk more quietly because his shoes were loud and distracting and he had received a complaint. So yeah I think it was reasonable.

Coach Levyy during the candidates: Magnus out Hikaru in

Get out of here was personal

glad to see you enjoyed 300. what a night of fights

That Italian joke is just killing me😂😂😂

It is always wild being here watching the top player battle, and being able to see with hindsite the best moves. We all would play way worse, but we can see the moment games are decided

initially i thought max was gonna get ran through.. but gaethje flatlining at the buzzer was almost heart wrenching

Here, I copy and pasted the whole story of the three little pigs for Levy Once upon a time there was an old mother pig who had three little pigs and not enough food to feed them. So when they were old enough, she sent them out into the world to seek their fortunes. The first little pig was very lazy. He didn't want to work at all and he built his house out of straw. The second little pig worked a little bit harder but he was somewhat lazy too and he built his house out of sticks. Then, they sang and danced and played together the rest of the day. The third little pig worked hard all day and built his house with bricks. It was a sturdy house complete with a fine fireplace and chimney. It looked like it could withstand the strongest winds. The next day, a wolf happened to pass by the lane where the three little pigs lived; and he saw the straw house, and he smelled the pig inside. He thought the pig would make a mighty fine meal and his mouth began to water. So he knocked on the door and said: *Little pig! Little pig! Let me in! Let me in!* But the little pig saw the wolf's big paws through the keyhole, so he answered back: *No! No! No! Not by the hairs on my chinny chin chin!* Then the wolf showed his teeth and said: *Then I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house down.* So he huffed and he puffed and he blew the house down! The wolf opened his jaws very wide and bit down as hard as he could, but the first little pig escaped and ran away to hide with the second little pig. The wolf continued down the lane and he passed by the second house made of sticks; and he saw the house, and he smelled the pigs inside, and his mouth began to water as he thought about the fine dinner they would make. So he knocked on the door and said: *Little pigs! Little pigs! Let me in! Let me in!* But the little pigs saw the wolf's pointy ears through the keyhole, so they answered back: *No! No! No! Not by the hairs on our chinny chin chin!* So the wolf showed his teeth and said: *Then I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house down!* So he huffed and he puffed and he blew the house down! The wolf was greedy and he tried to catch both pigs at once, but he was too greedy and got neither! His big jaws clamped down on nothing but air and the two little pigs scrambled away as fast as their little hooves would carry them. The wolf chased them down the lane and he almost caught them. But they made it to the brick house and slammed the door closed before the wolf could catch them. The three little pigs they were very frightened, they knew the wolf wanted to eat them. And that was very, very true. The wolf hadn't eaten all day and he had worked up a large appetite chasing the pigs around and now he could smell all three of them inside and he knew that the three little pigs would make a lovely feast. So the wolf knocked on the door and said: *Little pigs! Little pigs! Let me in! Let me in!* But the little pigs saw the wolf's narrow eyes through the keyhole, so they answered back: *No! No! No! Not by the hairs on our chinny chin chin!* So the wolf showed his teeth and said: *Then I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house down.* Well! he huffed and he puffed. He puffed and he huffed. And he huffed, huffed, and he puffed, puffed; but he could not blow the house down. At last, he was so out of breath that he couldn't huff and he couldn't puff anymore. So he stopped to rest and thought a bit. But this was too much. The wolf danced about with rage and swore he would come down the chimney and eat up the little pig for his supper. But while he was climbing on to the roof the little pig made up a blazing fire and put on a big pot full of water to boil. Then, just as the wolf was coming down the chimney, the little piggy pulled off the lid, and plop! in fell the wolf into the scalding water. So the little piggy put on the cover again, boiled the wolf up, and the three little pigs ate him for supper. That.... had a diferent ending than I remember as a kid 0_0

Max KO was insane!!

And at this point vidit sacrificed the rooooooooooooooookkkk😅😅

Hi Levy, thank you for making these awesome videos about the tournament! You've truly reinvigorated my interest in chess with your crazy commentary, which has made me remember some positions way easier. I've noticed that your videos when they come up in my timeline will take priority over my usual youtubers, so keep up the great work my man! Also, Levy never fails to amaze me and himself.

Levy really tries to put nobody in his titles.

Gotham explains the womens games so fast so we dont exit is soooooo funny 😂😂

Levi never fails to completely ignore Ian and Gukesh

If an official told me to stop walking around, I'd immediately take my pants off. You cross the line, I cross the line.

Max Holloway reference from levy I love it

I now feel bad for levy not having a childhood and now not getting gm or getting to the candidates he never fails to fail

11:00 trading a bishop for a knight in a closed game. really? even me doesn't do that.

I loved the brief shoutout to Max Holloway and the UFC event haha. That was insane

Vidit : Show me what you got. Vidit will be dark knight for candidate

Orginal title : He lost

When did Harry Potter start doing chess recaps?

He went wrong when he allowed the pawn to be blocked by the queen

1minutes into the video, i already know levy will mention the Holloway fight

for future reference: He Lost.

I think I know why gotham is getting good views on these tournament videos Because they are epic Not just the tournament but Levy's energy and explanation too

Elite max holloway reference.. and yes that was incredible

"an earthquake outside". Hahaha god forbids it comes in without knocking the door first!! 😅

levy never fails to change the title multiple times

Levy never fails to make good content

0:17 FINALLY A PLAYLIST THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

Tan Zhongyi out here yanking hall passes

Stoping kids from saying he fell off

Didn’t Nero’s clock literally break a few games ago giving his opponent 5-10 minutes extra to think, and he didn’t complain on Twitter about it.

kinda crazy that almost 50% of Vidits points came from winning against Hikaru. Thats how much 2 wins mean.

At this point it looks like Vidit has become Hikaru's kryptonite along with Magnus!!

Alireza Firouzja is the Natsu Dragneel of chess, i mean, as the opponents get stronger and tougher he becomes stronger. My man did not win a single game but (almost) destroyed Ian

Still not a gm

Hey Levy, really been enjoying the breakdowns. The games don't line up well with my timezone, so It's nice to have you go through them. Thanks man, keep up the great work, quality content as always!!

Ian defensive ability is insane. Ali just can’t except he couldn’t break through his fortress

Hikaru chokes hard when there is pressure

for every like you will do one pushup

Levy got the most anger issues💀💀💀

Not you trauma dumping randomly at 7:02 😂😂... then proceeded normally... love it

Gotham’s thumbnails are getting worser every day 😔✌️

0 seconds and 0 views?? bro fell off 😢😢😢

Love all your content so much Gotham! You think after the Candidates you continue how to win at chess

"I wouldnt have done that" thank you Mr IM for move suggestions in a candidates

At last our long national nightmare is over (the time between the matches ending and Gotham posting the recap)

I like that you often explain the meaning of every move of a variation instead of just showing a long computer line that I, a dingus, won't ever understand anyway. Helps understand the analysis a lot!

listened to my parents argue... same Levi, same

Another great recap! I'm actually learning a lot from these games for my own playing. Possible moves and ways of attacking that seem like blunders but are actually trades or near trades. Anyway, thank you!

Love this recap, Levy seems really chill today. Also what an insane tournament

Queen's Gambit Declined: Gotham Variation. It has a name now

Dude the max Holloway comment thanks for keeping those in for us mma fans. Max rlly out on another level out there

"That heart probably requires some sort of surgery." Bro speaking the fact.

Hikaru is having such a tough run

I've been watching for over a year, I'd love to see some of your games in tournaments and your explanations of your own thoughts/plans win or lose. 👍 Your caro kann is what got me started and now I am practicing the ponziani and its kept me above 900, I was 3 points away from 1000! Thanks.

Love the videos Levy but if you see this could you increase the volume of ur vids? I live in a noisy area and can't hear too well even at max volume. Thanks again and really appreciate these recaps and how fast you're getting them out.