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Рік томуLevy 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!
Check out Levy's UKposts channel: / @gothamchess
Director: Lisandro Perez-Rey
Director of Photography: Charlie Jordan
Editor: Chris Davies
Expert: Levy Rozman
Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Brandon White
Production Manager: Eric Martinez
Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila
Camera Operator: Corey Eisenstein
Audio: Brett Van Deusen
Production Assistant: Patrick Sargent
Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen
Assistant Editor: Andy Morell
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@GothamChess Рік тому
Thank you WIRED! Hope you all enjoyed the episode 😊
@davidoj4326 Рік тому
Hahaha i did bro you're great
@mukasadulex2955 Рік тому
Second comment
@patrickedwards2078 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
Amazing job man!!!
@dambro1823 Рік тому
On fire lately my guy.
@ZuiVeemo Рік тому
Twitter: How do I get GM? Levy: I guide others to a treasure I cannot possess
@incognito1783 Рік тому
I need this comment to blow up.
@xl000 Рік тому
he reached IM then plateaued. There is no going up for him, his brain is just not able to do it.
@aaronjosephs2560 Рік тому
@@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 Рік тому
@@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 Рік тому
oh that's mean. that's mean spirited.
@WallScreamer Рік тому
That little smile at 2:54 when he said "...or elsewhere." He wasn't going to say it, but he was thinking it. We all were.
@friendmaker9210 Рік тому
First thing I thought!
@zed.lmaooo Рік тому
"...butt, uh..."
@beppvis Рік тому
lol
@Lnxtc_ Рік тому
hans
@pacoalsal Рік тому
The smile speaks for itself
@abhiplayz2933 Рік тому
2:04 "Magnus has an incredible stamina. He will go on for 5, 6, 7 hours." is a statement easily taken out of context.
@YourLocalMiguel 9 місяців тому
Ayo?
@arthurmont-morency5027 9 місяців тому
"And squeeze water out of stone at many of his positions"
@titangames6888 9 місяців тому
lmao
@pablo506 8 місяців тому
@@arthurmont-morency5027 "he has extremely good instincts and end game technique"
@mynamejeff4642 8 місяців тому
@@pablo506"he has massive co..."
@sugawarakoshi4260 Рік тому
when levy was talking about cheating and said “or elsewhere” bro that smile he knew exactly what he was doing
@felix_bbx1146 Рік тому
I was looking for this comment
@kieancoba7661 Рік тому
lmfaoooo exactly
@sparkislost Рік тому
LMAO I DIDNT THINK HE WOULD GO THERE
@salockingaming6246 Рік тому
Beat me to it lmao
@innocentrage1 Рік тому
What what in the rook
@hwoarangthedoorbell Рік тому
“[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 Рік тому
That joke really filled me with pleasure
@mullarky2288 Рік тому
@@amitthehuman Nice one 😂
@coltonpeterson7543 Рік тому
"backdoor" reference
@MegaIznadSvega Рік тому
heh, backdoor.
@taserrr Рік тому
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.
@MeboDotExe Рік тому
it’s so weird seeing levy so calmly talk about chess after so much of him calling people bozos in funny accents
@frockk Рік тому
"Oh you're schewpid"
@petromax5534 3 місяці тому
"And he sacrifices, the ROOOKK"
@qpoo0qp Рік тому
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 Рік тому
Levy may not be GM level in Chess as a player, but as a teacher, he's unmatched.
@Literally___Me Рік тому
Bro got brilliant moves in speech
@cheesewithuhhh Рік тому
Yeah
@LiveWatched 9 місяців тому
good editors bro..
@mantosh56 9 місяців тому
@@LiveWatched lol since when did editors became proficient speakers or chess players 😅
@TS6815 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
😂😂
@Call_Upon_YAH Рік тому
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 Рік тому
i feel you man
@jamroll3841 Рік тому
@@Call_Upon_YAH bot
@tom-ez1np Рік тому
@@Call_Upon_YAH God isn't real lol
@fuego1811 Рік тому
This recent recognition and inclusion of Levy in other big channels truly brings a smile on my face
@trevorjamesconsideracion1982 Рік тому
He’s like everywhere nowadays. Man must be so busy the past few weeks.
@colonelsanders5278 Рік тому
Same
@davidmikan7925 Рік тому
@@trevorjamesconsideracion1982 Besides here, the commentating and the chessboxing commentating, did I miss something else?
@HeavenlySkyFriday Рік тому
@@davidmikan7925 Lex Fridman’s podcast
@chrisgould5907 Рік тому
@@davidmikan7925there was a video by WIRED about cheating in chess
@bob24735 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
The lag is annoying tho, and I always get bad matchups
@buycraft911miner2 Рік тому
@George G. matchups remain a good excuse though
@DespOIcito Рік тому
@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 Рік тому
Tate follower I see
@lsandjs9793 11 місяців тому
Did u always have this philosophy or are u saying what Tate said lol
@witmoreluke 10 місяців тому
Lol love that Contrapoints had a question about "theory" 🤣 props to whoever chose that question, it's very on-brand
@williamkeohane9964 Рік тому
So proud of Levy for the traction he’s gained in the chess community!
@AluminumTiki Рік тому
HAHAHAHA NERD
@bigboggabinks8466 Рік тому
@@AluminumTiki @Philip J. Fry Bro your last name is fry 💀
@chrisadmaley Рік тому
@@bigboggabinks8466 its a fictional character XD
@lemontiger7189 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
@@lemontiger7189 you should probably go tell him that get pin of shame 💀
@reothered Рік тому
Levy solving the puzzles before he finishes his sentence is so funny to me
@theforumspecter6680 Рік тому
He finished it before he even opened his mouth 😂
@Jimanfi2304 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
@@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 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
@@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.
@gustavoalfaro1245 8 місяців тому
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 місяців тому
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.
@TheYousif Рік тому
Fun fact: Shah is usually head of the village or a king, while "mat" translates to died, so checkmate means "your king is dead"
@manuupadhyay1635 Рік тому
"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 Рік тому
Squeeze WHAT? 😶🌫
@Jotizs Рік тому
@@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 Рік тому
AYO 😳
@Hamedak Рік тому
lmao this is so funny🤣 How does he know!
@Jotizs Рік тому
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.
@Ckdude100 Рік тому
Proud of Levy. He’s branching out
@DannerBanks Рік тому
Sorry mate, that's adult Harry Potter.
@Counter-Intuitive Рік тому
Why are Jews so good at Chess?
@theedinghamfam1533 Рік тому
ayo?! 🧐😏🥴🤨📸📷📸
@aminabdullah6376 Рік тому
@@DannerBanks the resemblance
@zakl940 Рік тому
@@Counter-Intuitive there’s a few different cultural factors that contribute to it, it’s like asking ‘why are Russians so good at chess’
@ismiregalichkochdasjetztso3232 9 місяців тому
Quite fun to see @ContraPoints randomly asking a chess question.
@artemis3120 7 місяців тому
Seriously, I was listening in the background then heard Levy say "At Contrapoints asks..." like hol' up, what??
@dundermifflin3847 Рік тому
I like how he's not a grandmaster, but he's more iconic than most grandmasters.
@rj.lacida 9 місяців тому
He's like Naruto. A genin-ranked shinobi, but more wholesome than any of the ninjas in Konoha hahaha.
@mrsillytacos 9 місяців тому
Yeah he has more subs than Magnus 💀
@boblybob74 8 місяців тому
@@amazinggamerx1they said iconic not best
@fireyfan25 7 місяців тому
He should be a Honorary GM
@sirthisisawendys811 5 місяців тому
I never paid much attention and I always thought that he was a GM till now
@ducc9816 Рік тому
2:50 "Or elsewhere," Levy said with the faintest chuckle.
@Tugu420 Рік тому
Like how he had to remain professional when saying it
@Idkwhattoputhere...306 Рік тому
@@Tugu420Almost made me spit something
@IMVoxerus Рік тому
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 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
"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 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
@@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.
@chriszhang1660 8 місяців тому
Levy: chess openings are named after places or people *Hikaru: allow me to introduce… THE BONGCLOUD*
@Yggdrasil42 11 днів тому
Anna Cramling: "The Cow"
@RileyLastname 10 місяців тому
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 місяців тому
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 місяців тому
@@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 місяців тому
@@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).
@tsugikugo3318 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
He's just very awkward and "self-conscious", and thinks very little of himself
@chrisdawson1776 Рік тому
@@thesynergisticcomposer6718🤓
@laszlobandi6456 Рік тому
after 2 hours of googling and hours of editing...
@notechb0ss2.05 Рік тому
@@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.
@Joey-nt4xr Рік тому
This guy was a great commentator in the chess boxing event
@seblewongeltima3101 Рік тому
so you didnt know him before?
@brent4674 Рік тому
@@seblewongeltima3101 issa joke i think
@_ion04 Рік тому
@@seblewongeltima3101 i mean, if they didn't what's wrong with that? Just means more people are learning about levy.
@Quixan Рік тому
@@brent4674 I mean… it’s not a *joke*, he did an excellent job commentating Ludwig’s chess boxing event.
@a_single_white_female Рік тому
There has been more than one chess boxing event in history.
@jmanj3917 Рік тому
10:30 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 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
@@fos1451 agree, but still I think knight> because only the knight can do it
@Ezzy1331_ 10 місяців тому
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 місяців тому
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 місяців тому
the bishop can threaten far more squares than the knight
@UltiMac223 8 місяців тому
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.
@missemilita7 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
As simple as a game like chess is to play, you soon discover it is incredibly complex as you go.
@mohitwanjare7951 Рік тому
@@AdderTude and when you start playing, then there is no coming back. welcome, you are addicted.
@onatsakall6918 Рік тому
@@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 Рік тому
woah thats so deep
@jozokrstanovic9040 Рік тому
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.
@johnnymerchant Рік тому
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 Рік тому
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.
@ClawedAsh Рік тому
@@Call_Upon_YAH Not Christian, but you're a perfect example of why people hate Christians
@cassiusmorton7172 Рік тому
Today’s stare was exceptional, almost no blinks at all 10/10
@bogdancoman91 Рік тому
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.
@chess Рік тому
LOVE THIS! Spreading the joy of chess! 💚
@saifeee871 Рік тому
Cringe
@DanielMEron-ph4pm Рік тому
@@saifeee871 Your comment was cringe.
@ege4311 Рік тому
@@saifeee871 eyo shut up
@hunghung79 Рік тому
whooo!
@biem7091 Рік тому
chess
@bub5842 Рік тому
Dude the fact that Levy is everywhere now is so dope. Well deserved
@IntrusiveThot420 Рік тому
100%, though I shed a tear when he basically said "morphy is a false idol"
@nomathic7672 Рік тому
I'd much rather see Daniel Naroditsky than Levy in pretty much every possible scenario.
@sankeethganeswaran3024 Рік тому
@@nomathic7672 i wouldnt
@nomathic7672 Рік тому
@@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.
@Arkan-10 Рік тому
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 💀
@Marmots4reFun 8 місяців тому
Nice, thoughtful and calm delivery; professional production. Well done!
@TomJones-tx7pb Рік тому
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 Рік тому
Nice story! That's typical, about to get kicked out then they realised the positive attention.
@improvingguitarist1595 Рік тому
@@benedictineonchessable lmao
@TomJones-tx7pb Рік тому
@@akera300 Paul Buswell?
@awesomebeast7509 Рік тому
@@TomJones-tx7pbPaul Swellbush
@flizzycat Рік тому
What was his name?
@batmanuk1810 Рік тому
So happy for Levy to be the one who answers these questions on Wired! Well deserved.
@danielcodina3519 Рік тому
😮😮
@ryantwitter343 Рік тому
Jew privileges
@literalgarbage8014 Рік тому
@@ryantwitter343 Say what now?
@ryantwitter343 Рік тому
@@literalgarbage8014 Jewish privilege. Often falsely disguised as white privilege.
@stevemattero1471 Рік тому
@@ryantwitter343 prejudice isn't funny
@CharleyBlumer17 11 місяців тому
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
@RebeccaLoran Рік тому
Love this! So eloquently explained.
@Yannick999993 Рік тому
Levy is legit carrying the chess community on his own, crazy.
@gasper1325 Рік тому
ikr i got into chess because of him
@VitorRodrigues-sn3wt Рік тому
Seriously? Forgot about Hikaru, Magnus, Botez chicks...
@smaragdchaos Рік тому
@@VitorRodrigues-sn3wt Tbh Agadmator and thechesswebsite are the OG carries
@kanavkohli794 Рік тому
@@smaragdchaos nop
@smaragdchaos Рік тому
@@kanavkohli794 I take it you weren't there before the chess boom in 2020. Thechesswebsite and agadmator absolutely carried the chess scene
@TheLoxely Рік тому
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 Рік тому
He (through the magic of the YT algorithm) brought me back to chess after 25 years.
@ryan_raus Рік тому
Right? This plus commentating Ludwig’s chess boxing event, he’s getting a lot of great exposure
@aminabdullah6376 Рік тому
@@michaeljay7949 cool
@Call_Upon_YAH Рік тому
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.
@ingolf82 11 місяців тому
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 місяців тому
Fool’s mate
@exdejesus 7 місяців тому
What a great video! You know so much about chess, and you express it really understandably!
@alaxeverything4143 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
We all know what match he’s talking about 😏
@Eagul Рік тому
Never seen Levy be this well-behaved haha
@usedtobejosh_dinkshotst_t575 Рік тому
lMaO fr fr dude
@MeltedHugo Рік тому
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 Рік тому
@@MeltedHugoomg did he actually say that??
@a2v338 Рік тому
completely agree!
@tonyrosetti2738 Рік тому
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.
@nakedjoystick1679 11 місяців тому
The "yeah, I solved it" made me chuckle 😄
@Mason-lr5dz Рік тому
The intersection of WIRED, GothamChess, and ContraPoints is absolutely wild
@hazarincesu Рік тому
@@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 Рік тому
@@neemnoa303 True, early content was amazing, then Contra kinda went of the rails.
@sunyl5724 Рік тому
@@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 Рік тому
@@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 Рік тому
@@neemnoa303philosophytube is genuinely really good though. Idk what problem you’d have with her.
@bengarvin1859 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
Levy's been mainstream on UKposts for years with his channel GothamChess.
@PartialObserver Рік тому
@@rosiefay7283 He meant, outside of "chess youtube".
@sam_9228 Рік тому
He has more than 1 Million subscribers 💀
@riskysway2542 Рік тому
13:25 sarcifices....THE ROOOOOOOOK
@alfredomariasammartino7728 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
right lmao most of gte’s commentary is analogies
@alfredomariasammartino7728 Рік тому
@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 Рік тому
bro really said that after he uttered the words "He can squeeze water out of a rock in many positions"
@Noodlyk18 Рік тому
When worlds collide, I never thought I'd see Contrapoints and Gothamchess interact. Did a double take when I heard her name.
@pabloromansantero9941 Рік тому
yes!
@volodyadykun6490 Рік тому
they have been wired
@ziwuri Рік тому
@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 Рік тому
My heart is warmed, it's a Christmas miracle!
@neothepenguin1257 Рік тому
Same! And she mentioned theory. Cant be a coincidence hehe
@neily3208 5 місяців тому
good video! very informative. would love another episode with him!
@mikey22355 8 місяців тому
Wow, so cool to see levy on the video to listen to the chess pro answer some questions
@Dharloth Рік тому
Levy teaching Contrapoints chess would be something I'd watch for days.
@aaronmoreno655 Рік тому
The crossover we didn't knew we need
@unikracoon1913 Рік тому
That was a plot twist if a life time
@Yivia Рік тому
I thought I was going crazy when I heard Contrapoints!!
@csarmii Рік тому
Absolutely
@undeniablySomeGuy Рік тому
@@Yivia bro same i was like @contra points ??? and i switched tabs to make sure it was really her account
@chrishansen6910 Рік тому
seeing him almost burst out laughing when talking about vibration cheat devices was great
@ohtug Рік тому
“in a shoe or…. elsewhere” hehehehe
@Pizzafan622 Рік тому
@@elvisidedevbo what?
@Geoff69420 Рік тому
🍑🔌
@Rad-Dude63andathird Рік тому
@BLVCK CVT It's a reference to an actual story. Easily butthurt I guess.
@Assassinew Рік тому
"people have had vibrating device in their shoe or elsewhere" had me dying laughing.
@Girl95szia 10 місяців тому
ContraPoints Natalie being interested in chess is just made my day a little bit.
@Youssef8B Рік тому
14:35 the way he simply said "yeah I solved it." Before he even finish the question is hilarious😂
@nathanmermilliod3135 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
@@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 Рік тому
@@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 Рік тому
@@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 Рік тому
I'm 1500 rated and it took me the same amount of time as Levy
@mariea.7349 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
Chess should be more popular
@memento6160 Рік тому
Same goes for Scandinavian countries :)
@The0Stroy Рік тому
Same for Poland - szach mat.
@SaarphireTTV Рік тому
scrolled down to find this comment. the "Zugzwang" really surprised me, lmao Looks like a word, that has no real 1:1 translation
@NeonBonesGuy Рік тому
In romanian it's șahmat
@user-vi5gs6ih6j Рік тому
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.
@wyattreynolds1394 11 місяців тому
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
@Shazbut-he3ne Рік тому
This guy is great. I'm not really into chess but I watched the whole video because he explained everything so well
@williamh.8603 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
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.
@michaelpajaro5153 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
On his channel he has a lot of instructive videos (and a lot of not-so-instructive videos lol). Highly recommend
@koloblican11763 Рік тому
You can follow him on Twitch too
@sledjenkins5 Рік тому
I run into that last scenario a lot more than I should because I forget to develop pieces after castling (on either side)
@CHESSKITCHEN 7 місяців тому
I love that Levy reads the hashtags along with tweet lol
@omegarodent765 Рік тому
It's so bizarre to see Levy acting professionally after you watch his streams.
@heyitsmeanon8451 9 місяців тому
This was my first intro to Levy, my mind was blown when I saw the streams for the first time.
@OddlyAnimated1203 8 місяців тому
Why, what happens in his streams??
@luongmaihunggia 8 місяців тому
@@OddlyAnimated1203he's an entertainer. And entertainers act in weird ways to entertain people.
@OddlyAnimated1203 8 місяців тому
@@luongmaihunggia Ahhh, alright I get it now. Thanks for the explanation.
@enigman2789 7 місяців тому
@@OddlyAnimated1203 ukposts.info/have/v-deo/gnGJk2OukZ6Drn0.html
@imperialmarchinhumanbowels5726 Рік тому
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.
@milesluther1003 Рік тому
i love how he goes "yeah, i solved it" so confidently lmao
@srexod167 8 місяців тому
about the checkmate thing, in my language it is literally sah matt too and it felt so good hearing levy say it lmao
@hand587 Рік тому
Levy has been on fire lately. Two major publications asking for his chess opinions and the chessboxing commentary... just, wow.
@bhawanishankar4199 Рік тому
This guy is really good, he should start his own youtube channel.
@Denortion Рік тому
bro he already has its GothamChess its the pinned comment
@tijnmaassen5152 Рік тому
@@Denortion youmissedthejoke...
@Flightkitten Рік тому
@@Denortion r/wooosh
@Denortion Рік тому
@@tijnmaassen5152 No way I'm just supposed to assume it's a joke he literally didn't express that in anyway 💀👍
@Denortion Рік тому
@the CAT Like you're one to talk, playing roblox 👏
@trillonaire166 Рік тому
2:09 I really like what he said there
@surajramakrishnan7119 Рік тому
Woww I have never seen Levy so calm...
@MonsieurExist Рік тому
It’s crazy how insane a tabletop game can get with only 32 total pieces
@kushary Рік тому
Even with only seven pieces left, the game is still crazy.
@puppypuppybobbin Рік тому
@@kusharyThe computer says it’s solved. In some amount of time to think.
@kushary Рік тому
@@puppypuppybobbin Yeah I know. Even then, the game is still super complicated.
@rowanespeverda4120 Рік тому
Warhammer 40k has entered the chat
@johnchessant3012 Рік тому
4:20 ContraPoints!
@zachrodan7543 9 місяців тому
6:11 I think they are occasionally named after other things... the bongcloud comes to mind
@gian562 7 місяців тому
Never seen levy so calm
@curtmack Рік тому
Fun trivia about rare chess moves: In 2019, UKpostsr 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 Рік тому
But then, because of symmetry, it should be equally as unlikely for the C-pawn to die on H7, shouldn't it?
@curtmack Рік тому
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 Рік тому
@@curtmack Ah, I see. Thanks for the explanation.
@pavlestojanovic270 Рік тому
@@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.
@JF-wn2yb Рік тому
I'm not a chess player and I still found this wonderful and entertaining
@pepineros4681 Рік тому
That sums up Levy’s entire channel perfectly.
@mightyleonard7600 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
@@mightyleonard7600 dude don't push it..
@sebastianzarek7056 9 місяців тому
Once on a weird chess competition I was matched up against a total beginner, he didn't knew you could castle, so after I castled he did the same - Using a BISHOP instead of Rook. That play made my day 1000%
@Bad_Wolf_Media Рік тому
10:06 I haven't played in a while, but when I did (I still wasn't very good), the knight was always a blind spot for me, both offensively and defensively. The comments Mr. Rozman made here honestly make me feel a lot better about that.
@Linkzcap Рік тому
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.
@xcoder1122 Рік тому
It's funny how different names can be. In German, the knight is named "Springer", which means jumper and the bishop is named "Läufer", which means runner. The rook is just named "Turm" which simple means tower and a pawn is named "Bauer", which literally means farmer. Only king and queen are named the same.
@RogerLackman 9 місяців тому
Fascinating! Thanks for sharing.
@bettercalldelta 8 місяців тому
More useless facts: In Ukrainian, the names for pieces are like this (obviously translated back to English): The pawn is "soldier" The knight is "horse" The rook is "tower" The bishop is "elephant" King and queen are still king and queen
@xcoder1122 8 місяців тому
@@bettercalldelta The bishop is "elephant"? Who came up with that name? 😅 That's probably the last thing that would come to my mind when I see that figure.
@bettercalldelta 8 місяців тому
@@xcoder1122 idk who named it like that, all the other names make sense but the bishop doesn't
@stevencleere4912 9 місяців тому
4:28 love the ContraPoints appearance
@ben6256 Рік тому
2:55 Other places, lol
@lithuanianinbound589 Рік тому
proceeded by a little giggle
@thewalkingcrow8946 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
Very informative, not odd considering it wasn't a question he was asked, but informative nonetheless
@pawacoteng Рік тому
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 Рік тому
Real oldschool chess players remember when the Queen could only move one space diagonally.
@absoultethings4213 Рік тому
@@LoudWaffle advisor gang
@hindu_naruto Рік тому
Levy was the one who got me into chess
@skeletonofwisdom2922 Рік тому
3:00 Levi goes back to being Levi. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@fridayknight5040 Рік тому
Contrapoints and GothamChess is such a crazy crossover
@Updog89 Рік тому
Omg I love it!!!!!
@Pedro_Larroza Рік тому
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 Рік тому
@@Pedro_Larroza literally none of what you have said is true 😂also, he would never excel in chess
@Pedro_Larroza Рік тому
@@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 Рік тому
@@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.
@mayeenmdtasin8584 Рік тому
I remember Levy at 100K subs. Look at him now. Truly the world's best chess teacher.
@lewismaddock1654 Рік тому
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 Рік тому
@@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 Рік тому
Ok who Am I fighting today in the name of Danya “The sensei” Naroditsky? Jk levy is awesome.
@zachi2fox246 Рік тому
i loved watching a deep dive on the deep blue match.
@jackhiggins9354 6 місяців тому
2:50 I could hear the restraint as he tried not to mention Hans Niemann and where “elsewhere” means 😂
@joshualevan Рік тому
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 місяців тому
You also cannot castle to get out of check.
@garrylarry890 11 місяців тому
You also cannot castle into check.
@joshualevan 11 місяців тому
@@garrylarry890 yes, which would cross with a check, wouldn't it.
@kaja3932 10 місяців тому
if you promote a pawn on the e file into a rook, you cannot castle using that rook.
@Mel00000w 10 місяців тому
@@kaja3932how would you castle vertically anyway + nobody would promote to rook
@mathgeniuszach Рік тому
12:10 I find it funny that Levy emphasizes the king moving only 2 squares, and yet the Twitter response changes it to "several" for no reason at all
@doubl0dave Рік тому
So well articulated - easy to see why he's the leading UKpostsr on chess.
@kakao1132 11 місяців тому
i love how levy says szach mat 00:29 we use it in polish
@crab230 Рік тому
"Vibrating devices in their shoes or elsewhere." I see you Levy.
@adhityain Рік тому
Wired Chess Support episode 1 was Garry Kasparov. Wired Chess Support episode 2: Levy Rozman. GOAT in my book.
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