I Hate Playing GothamChess.

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Жыл бұрын

This was the final game I played against @GothamChess when I was in NYC. I wanted to play a solid opening against him, but after seeing what he played I couldn't resist going for my favorite gambit. Let me know in the comments down below what you thought about the game!
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@bug_catcher Жыл бұрын

Pia always has the nicest ways to say a move is terrible

@GCTACOBATMAN Жыл бұрын

Okay. Now that I heard it this time I'm like, yeah, she's a brutal sweetheart. 😂

@1polyron1 Жыл бұрын

@@GCTACOBATMAN the passive aggressive approach, works every time I'm not mad, just disappointed :(

@Dae-Ying-Kim12345 Жыл бұрын

* 0:00 do anyone else see how "peaceful" of gothem when he shakes hands , lolll ... *

@Gadzinisko Жыл бұрын

@@davidjames149 A regular GM even, non-W.

@samayahone3497 Жыл бұрын

@streamx3m Pia is Anna's mum, she's a grandmaster

@Checkmate_Edits Жыл бұрын

Ms. Pia literally knows how to say "you blundered and your move is terrible" in the nicest way possible.

@Valdagast Жыл бұрын

_Why, I can smile, and murder whiles I smile._

@Checkmate_Edits Жыл бұрын

@streamx3m anna's mom 💀

@toriless Жыл бұрын

except Anna never played it either.

@ThatGuy-nv7cx Жыл бұрын

@@torilessshe was reaching for it and clearly thinking about it. Or did you think levy just read her mind? If she wasn’t thinking about going h4 then she wouldn’t have acted like that when her mom said it was a bad move

@kendanzan8088 Жыл бұрын

Why does “you blundered and your move is terrible” have to be the default tho? maybe Pia’s way of speaking is the default and ppl are just negative lmao

@watermelonfriut6250 Жыл бұрын

Anna: chooses the worst move in the history of chess Pia: I would have played that slightly differently

@Zraknul Жыл бұрын

You picked a piece on the right half of the board though.

@MistaOppritunity Жыл бұрын

"Now see I would have moved one of the pieces on the board that I was playing on, but it appears that Anna has accidentally moved a piece on another game in progress."

@Kyle_Riel 11 ай бұрын

Levy is soooo boring and uptight and such a drag. This was a chore to watch because of him. It's just a friendly game, bro. How about relax and smile a bit?

@ajcon3874 9 ай бұрын

@@MistaOppritunityWhoa, she’s not Andrea Botez.

@ArminHaba 3 ай бұрын

was the move actually that bad though? the engine did not see it that way

@judsongordy8872 Жыл бұрын

I love how Pia always finds the nicest ways to tell Anna when she makes a bad move lol

@colonelsanders5278 Жыл бұрын

Play me chess

@ndiyabucaphukelaubusobakho1732 Жыл бұрын

And then there's her dad who just calls her 500 rated

@judsongordy8872 Жыл бұрын

@@ndiyabucaphukelaubusobakho1732 Lol in his defense she played very poorly that game. Anna's parents definitely have very different personalities though. I feel like Anna takes after her dad more

@Dae-Ying-Kim12345 Жыл бұрын

* 2:49 kingside gambit , it is 80% like viena in the book can find. *

@judsongordy8872 Жыл бұрын

@streamx3m Pia is Anna’s mom and she is a grandmaster

@Fergus316 Жыл бұрын

Levy's grumpiness is matched by Anna's cheeriness In the end, Levy beat Anna at chess, while Anna made Levy slightly more cheerful.

@shamsheed1726 9 ай бұрын

That’s a win win

@SirVampyr Жыл бұрын

Levy: "It's a bad move, right?" Pia: "I would've played differently." - Exactly xD

@NaN_000 Жыл бұрын

Look at her she likes him. Most of the time her hand was touching and moving her hair if you have girlfriend like that you can see she does this too

@duesexmachina6570 Жыл бұрын

@@NaN_000 Bro is stupid 💔

@umershaikh7179 4 ай бұрын

@@NaN_000 i think she's just nervous man...

@RandomJeevanYT Ай бұрын

obviously her mother didn't want to make her feel bad🤣😅

@CreamusG Жыл бұрын

"I wanted to play solid chess!" Welcome to a sub 1200 chess player's most uttered phrase.

@Randomsyrianfella Жыл бұрын

Any concept of solid chess is out of the window once the Dutch is on the board 💀

@TheMayDog Жыл бұрын

"I wanted to play chess!" - Me. Welcome to a sub-500 chess player's most uttered phrase.

@macdonaldnnadi Жыл бұрын

I’m 1700 and still say this. If I don’t see e or d pawn, all hope is lost

@jamesfling8823 Жыл бұрын

"What's solid chess?" - 700 elo

@Chess_universe2 Жыл бұрын

@@macdonaldnnadi😂ya me 2

@davidmvenegas Жыл бұрын

"Are you going to checkmate me? How?" *White bar drops to zero*

@GreenCatDragon Жыл бұрын

anna and levy have sibling rivalry vibes. There's this friendly competition with genuine respect. Anna is excited to play and Levy is excited to see what anna does and it looks like both players are having fun and enjoying their time

@rahulbansal2 Жыл бұрын

Levy is the older brother who absolutely dominates

@GreenCatDragon Жыл бұрын

@@rahulbansal2 he's the big bro that makes u feel like u have a chance the entire game just to pull the final blow at the last second

@Kiki-qh7xk Жыл бұрын

Actually I felt Levy was super bored

@Videokingpappap Жыл бұрын

Anna wants a bit of step bro levy

@GreenCatDragon Жыл бұрын

@@Kiki-qh7xk levy is a master of openings, anna is a master of tactics. Levy spends his initial time finding all the strongest positions, Anna spends her initial time making the board as chaotic as possible and constantly shift the power positions to new squares. Levy is strongest at the beginning and anna's tactics resolve in the endgame. I think Levy plays in a way that challenges anna just enough to make her a better player

@dennis0138 Жыл бұрын

I'm a simple man I see Levy in a thumbnail I click

@NovaRedBaron Жыл бұрын

Anna and Levy are true ambassadors to the game of chess. They both present Chess in a manner that encourages people to learn the game and improve.

@HIFI1965 Жыл бұрын

Both of you add so much JOY to the game.... well almost as much as Pia !! At any rate, the ability to communicate that joy is a special talent, in many ways as deep - or perhaps even more valuable - than the pure talent of the grandmasters we all admire.

@Barbutt Жыл бұрын

Anna and Levy are so social and good natured. Calm banter, fidgeting about, etc. I love it! Plus we get a bit of well played chess from both!

@TrainingWithKona Жыл бұрын

Love both of them individually. Love both together. The crossovers on youtube just never stop being entertaining.

@kc_switchitup8530 Жыл бұрын

Levy has truly inspired me to completely give up chess after saying he was bad 😭Thanks Levy!

@jaydenmcloughlin7378 Жыл бұрын

he’s going to quit chess eventually i think because he doesn’t feel he is improving

@kc_switchitup8530 Жыл бұрын

@@jaydenmcloughlin7378 Personally I don't see that happening any time in the foreseeable future. Whether or not he's improving, all the time he's spending on chess is definitely giving his bank account a material advantage. As long as the funds flow in, there wouldn't be a real reason to stop. That's just how I see it though.

@HallidayASR Жыл бұрын

@@jaydenmcloughlin7378 Are you crazy? Improving is not everything in chess, he already said he is not going for the GM title so that is not a concern. At his current level he can continue to create chess content and grow his brand indefinitely.

@jaymike3302 Жыл бұрын

For most of us, I don't think spending 5 hours per day for 2 years is worth it to become good at chess. Just think if we spent a fraction of that time in the gym or something.

@benraber2793 Жыл бұрын

@@jaydenmcloughlin7378 he literally wrote a book i don’t think he’s quitting anytime soon

@cedricrickdelsol9767 Жыл бұрын

0:23 I thought he was talking about the Bongcloud and I was Like "YEEEESSS!"

@crxh22honda37 Жыл бұрын

I like when your mom is doing commentary on your game. But I'm not on twitch often. Bring those videos to KZfaq. She does a really good job

@ggvv6533 Жыл бұрын

Which is easier U goin to Twitch or her bring it to utube

@fdm698 Ай бұрын

I always get sibling energy when you two play or just interact with each other. We definitely need more content of you together. In my opinion the two most likeable chess content creators out there :)

@chosenlink2 Жыл бұрын

I love Anna's positive attitude! It always brightens my day, win or loose.

@aidenorielly4556 Жыл бұрын

The true impressive move was Pia saying a move is terrible in the nicest way possible.

@TekMoliGy 6 ай бұрын

its super helpful having that online chess board at teh top of the screen. i like to pause and think it through what i'd do before they move each time

@Tx66 Жыл бұрын

That pawn slide back and forth was something else 😂

@toriless Жыл бұрын

A Dina move.

@RandomParkShots Жыл бұрын

What else would you expect from the magician

@lukebrennan5780 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, both. Such nice people and an enjoyable game. Pia roasting Anna for her poor move :-) that was amusing.

@se_eikeboom6891 Жыл бұрын

Both Anna and levy have loveable characters, very fun to see you two play

@italixgaming915 Жыл бұрын

Pia's diplomatic language is epic ^^ Pia strongly hating a move: "I would've played differently"

@pulli23 Жыл бұрын

Wasn't that about the whole game up to that point?

@exdejesus Жыл бұрын

The fun in Anna's games has nothing to do with whether she wins or loses! It's all about what a delightful person Anna is!

@timphillips1218 11 ай бұрын

That’s the truth, her parents definitely raised her well and love her.

@toforgetisagem8145 Жыл бұрын

I so much want Anna to win more and get her rating up but in the other hand I want her to just go back to the park and play for fun. She blows the dust off a game that bogged down in politics and seriously miserable players. Her enthusiasm and joy must be bringing more people to the game. Even if she never gets grand master she is a super enthusiastic chess educator and that can't be bad. But I want her to be a master chess player and super educator!

@ciri151 9 ай бұрын

I started playing a week ago because of her. Now I'm addicted.

@smoorej Жыл бұрын

Levy: “Dont do it, it’s a terrible move” Pia: “I would have played it differently”

@XiagraBalls Жыл бұрын

Love the way Levy just slid that Rook across to pin your Q. Class.

@Princess_Narii Жыл бұрын

They should these things clockless and just make moves naturally. So not taking ages to plan everything out, but that would make more entertaining battles in these skirmishes. I get that a clock is important in matches but when playing your friends or family just dont clock

@technorge5527 Жыл бұрын

levy just wanna make anna cry

@jr6132 Жыл бұрын

Sigma

@Zoruk_ Жыл бұрын

Grindset

@jedh116 Жыл бұрын

I love how the spent a minute playing the opening

@thomascee Жыл бұрын

More more! Such fun to see my two favorite chess players play!

@RafaelGonzalez88888 Жыл бұрын

levy seems so much serious here than in his videos.. i wonder if he just respects pia too much to bully her daughter or levy´s wife gets jelous and he is under threat

@Halibut86 7 ай бұрын

Ouch, looked in trouble 5 moves in just from the time situation.

@premo_sk8 Жыл бұрын

That was a solid move at the end Levy🔥🔥🔥❤️😊

@kwamebrownofficial 7 ай бұрын

Anna, your openings and early transition to the mid game looks really really great, but you always end up getting distracted towards the end game. haha! hope you can work it out together with your excitement and enthusiastic nature.

@jameslovell4977 Жыл бұрын

Please more of this. I love Levi, I think he is going to be the best someday once he gains confidence in himself.

@sebu1301 Жыл бұрын

Best at chess or best chess-related content creator? Arguably he's already one of those, but it's impossible to be both

@susbedo9258 Жыл бұрын

Hikaru says Levy has potential but he has to change his mindset and take more risks when player against higher level opponents to improve and have a chance to further grow to have any chance to reach GM level. Unfortunately, Levy lacks confidence in himself.

@samayahone3497 Жыл бұрын

Levy*

@Blinkers2007GameDev Жыл бұрын

@@susbedo9258 when did Hikaru say that

@maynardewm 11 ай бұрын

@@susbedo9258 Levy said when he plays against GMs and they play a move he doesn’t expect (or he thought was bad), he starts second guessing. “Well a GM played it, it must be a good move, what am I missing?” I think that mindset is really what trips him up. He starts to second guess what he technically knows is the right response instead of just looking for the best response.

@santoshk1983 Жыл бұрын

"I am not Hikaru", said with such palpable pain... 😛

@ariadnepyanfar1048 9 ай бұрын

It may be much harder to play good chess while talking, but I love these social games when two people who love chess talk it out while playing. I hope there is an Anna deconstruction of this chess match to explain when she messed up according to the machine, and went from a strong position to a very bad one.

@michaelgermishuizen-li4qo Жыл бұрын

I was actually rooting for you to win this time Anna.. Maybe Nc3 is slightly better than exf5..but thanks for making think about this for both sides.. I almost never face 2.e4 when I dutch it.. I gotta try 2... d5 making holes everywhere in my position but enticing my aggressive opponent into thinking I'm a partner lol😂

@crowkraehenfrau2604 Жыл бұрын

"Anna plays her best chess when she is talking!" Just a thought...aaaand I love your channel Anna because you do not only teach chess very well, you also like people. Some chessplayers don't.

@egm5278 2 ай бұрын

anna is like a golden retriever and levy like a black cat

@jaredjacoby4621 Жыл бұрын

Levy: But I don't know if it's good Narrator: It was good

@tbone121974 Жыл бұрын

I'd like to see a game with more time on the clock.

@gearnblanston6205 Жыл бұрын

I love Anna's Swedish accent! "Make good meeoovs" and "play some solid Chass". etc...awesome. I very much envy multilanguage speakers...

@yoda_in_pyjamas574 Жыл бұрын

These games were so good!!!! Such good content!

@ponseltangan5477 Жыл бұрын

Barlog defence, where hikaru lost his first game to board 4

@dans0886 Жыл бұрын

Like how their enthusiasm is inversely proportional to their position on the board.

@joqiii3 Жыл бұрын

I wish I knew for sure but I think White castling to King side is like going to a coffin! I lose on that side a LOT!

@makmooo3003 Жыл бұрын

Levy with the clean fade I see you ma boi!!

@WhiteThunder121 Жыл бұрын

Bg5, surely one of the legal moves of all time.

@BSquaredHD 5 ай бұрын

Interested how no one talked about levy and how his language towards himself is so self deprecating. I like him, he’d be up with Hikaru if he had more confidence and gave positive self affirmation

@hulkslayer626 Жыл бұрын

Really wished you two would have played that out for content 😝

@codesymphony Жыл бұрын

it's wholesome to see a higher elo player coaching their opponent as they're playing against them. magnus did the same thing against anna

@stuartmitchell6991 Жыл бұрын

Love your games with Levy❤

@GuitarSlayer136 Жыл бұрын

I really like the energy in these.

@frankgoodnight7131 Жыл бұрын

oh my...he knows he's already won...the confidence..unbelievable. the game just started in 4 moves.!!

@theuseraccountname 9 ай бұрын

IM Levy plays a -6 move for black that pins the queen to their king, and allows him to clear house on Anna's pieces. "I don't know if this is any good".

@rashid2038 Жыл бұрын

I would love to see a follow up of thes game 🤔

@Philiopantheon82 Жыл бұрын

Levy is not just a chess streaming legend, an entertainer, a brilliant chess analyst, He is also a gentleman.

@frogcrusader Жыл бұрын

1:43 he said it, he's hikaru now

@jaymike3302 Жыл бұрын

I hate how the time ALWAYS runs out...right when it starts getting interesting.

@josephstephen645 Жыл бұрын

The ways he's like I'm so bad makes me feel so bad😭😭

@THEFLASH-xb3yg Жыл бұрын

Pleasee someone explain why levy didn΄t take the free pawn by going f4 at the beginning of the match

@thechuckberryfan98 6 ай бұрын

I love your mum though, she’s funny. She said “I’d have played a different move.” 😅 I think this video was my intro to GothamChess. He turns out to be hilarious and highly knowledgeable. So Anna, you are well connected 😊

@brianmcbride6766 Жыл бұрын

I LOVE HOW SHE FLEXED THAT GAME AND RATING

@willylc6056 9 ай бұрын

oh woah that ending tactic was beautiful that rook pin on the queen and queen lost fking nice gothamchess that was cool :D

@MaximTuleyko 9 ай бұрын

What brand of chess they play on? I mean the board, the pieces. Just looking for some nice and heavy pieces, smooth board for myself. Can somebody recommend a manufacturer of a chess game?

@emilnuritdinov6922 Жыл бұрын

I like Anna's "hmm" so much! Sometimes, I watch her games just for it! 😊

@hamburber5084 8 ай бұрын

Does anyone know what chess pieces they are using?

@kirbyrock5 Ай бұрын

It always makes me sad when games go to time

@liviousgameplay1755 9 ай бұрын

“I wanna go Levi style” “Thats a bad move” I like how he associates his style with “stupid stuff.”

@sebarozt 16 күн бұрын

And here are my 2 favourite KZfaqrs playing chess against each others.

@tamlornlyon1059 9 ай бұрын

"i wanna go levy style" "its a bad move"

@AaronGiffordOfficial Жыл бұрын

levy sounds fed up

@3nough229 Жыл бұрын

one minute thinking of a second move. Now I feel like a pro even tho im new to chess.

@noahpancakes6507 Жыл бұрын

i like levy a lot more when hes playing chess rather than talking about it lmao he seems so humble playing chess, but when he talks about oh boy lmao i love levy as a chess influencer player though he really is the goat

@MaxIronsThird Жыл бұрын

he doesn't have any confidence in his ability to play chess, bc he comapres himself to Super GMs, but he's actually a chess teacher, so he knows really well how to explain for us lower rated noobs.

@noahpancakes6507 Жыл бұрын

@@MaxIronsThird lol more like talk shit to us lower rated lmaoo i mean im just talking crap tbh you cant deny levy is the goat even if his mental state isnt there yet hes still unbelievable he just talks to much crap lol

@noahpancakes6507 Жыл бұрын

@@MaxIronsThird like example he did a video about a 3 year old chess prodigy and at one point he goes most of you wouldnt have even seen that but this kids 3 itd take you years of training to understand that move" and while i get it, plus it adds entertainer value why he has 3.5 mil subs but it comes off wrong sometimes when he says things like that

@3khoDance Жыл бұрын

*Anna* Noo! I wanted to play solid chess *Gotham* it’s a good opening. It’s a good opening. *Eval Bar* Kekw

@thewargod129 Жыл бұрын

These guys would make a great couple tbh

@thechuckberryfan98 6 ай бұрын

This good content. I don’t want to see you lose, but at least the challenge is entertaining and therefore educational too. GothamChess has some good moves.

@manuelmed98 Жыл бұрын

It's so special seeing Levy being silent lol it's not often that we see him that way, for obvious content creation related reasons, of course

@jasoj4918 Жыл бұрын

And Rozman strikes again!

@OsirisAusar9 Жыл бұрын

Hey where did she get that set from I had one with the pieces for about 20 I need another it died on me a while back

@brandonpeniuk Жыл бұрын

Anna, I need help. I have been playing chess since 2017. I have been attending the chess club since October 2022. Before my attendance, I wasn't playing very good chess, so I feel that I've wasted my time. I went from 650 up to 840. Since then I dropped to 550 over a month. Im not sure what I am doing wrong. I am following the basic fundamentals like castling, trying to take the 4 middle squares, dispersing my pieces on the board and leaving the queen until later on in the game. I feel like I have chess blindness. What do I do?

@shawn7753 Жыл бұрын

how? I feel like practice or watching KZfaqrs can help. After I watched gothamchess for some time, I went from 800 to 1500 rating effortlessly.

@cancelseeker Жыл бұрын

@@shawn7753 chess just has a different set of skills that doesn't come easy to everyone. I can't get past 500 and I've been trying on and off for about a year. I'm not good at pattern recognition. For sure you can get better but maybe I'm just not passionate enough to take chess lessons. But I'm super smart in a lot of other stuff and still take online courses for fun. For some reason I just suck at chess

@Argster101 Жыл бұрын

Improving tactics and gaining basic knowledge of the openings I play has helped me gain 500 rating points over the past two months

@Argster101 Жыл бұрын

500-1000

@bengt1881 Жыл бұрын

I am honestly confused on how this is possible. I climbed from 600 to 1200 now pushing 1300 in like 6 months and I feel like I can definetily keep climbing. Watch YT vids, I usually talk to myself aloud when I want to play super solidly because then I can hear if my plans are bullshit or not. Look for what your oponent wants to do and either play to stop your oponent or play safely around their plan creating counterplay. Analyse your games and try to remember patterns so that you can see what went wrong and remember it for future matches. This is some tips from a scrub but still might help

@nicolabuys3378 Жыл бұрын

"I feel the bishop belongs there" ... That comment was hilarious! lol

@kirillzakharov7336 Жыл бұрын

Damn Levy just having a field day with all that trolling

@reaper7910 6 ай бұрын

5:38 and he sacrificed... the ROOOOOOOOKKKKKKKK

@darlingtonjonesimagery9247 Жыл бұрын

Anna you were doing so well!!

@beanstable Жыл бұрын

“its a good opening”, the eval bar: lol

@jrhenry24 Жыл бұрын

My two favorite youtubes personalities

@steelydon3928 3 ай бұрын

I love Levy's self deprication. He's a character.

@elestudiantemaestro 3 ай бұрын

I love how Levy gets cocky but when he plays a GM gets so nervous haha

@mateocuellar4680 11 ай бұрын

Dude I feel so bad for Levy. He always tries to act un-phased but it effects him so much when he makes mistakes.

@Some1NamedPlays Жыл бұрын

6:05 "I just played this very confidently, but I don't know if it's any good"

@westcoaststacker569 Жыл бұрын

Was screaming "time Anna" the whole game.

@justiziabelle Жыл бұрын

i could never play blitz, in 3 minutes i would lose on time after making 3 moves 😄

@nobody-mr6hq Жыл бұрын

Levy doesn't care about his rating because, once he resigned when his opponent asked him kindly XD

@agooglyminotaur169 Жыл бұрын

My deepest wish in the universe is to be able to ask "Pia, was that a good move?" and have an answer.

@Tcuczikeh Жыл бұрын

"I'm bad at every format" Proceeds to demolish her defence