All jokes aside, the ability to memorize an entire chess board without seeing it, plan moves ahead AND casually chat with the opponent... is quite something.
@@PP1969GR not all IM’s can do that there have even been some GM’s to say playing blindfolded is something they can’t do but a lot of players of that level probably can but it’s still very impressive
Once you reach the rank of international Master, ELO above 2400, it is kind of expected that you can do at least one game at a time like this. Anna's mother could do the same.
@@plumber1337 not really; at that point in the game, levy was in his prep zone. that's why he automatically knew that she made a poor move. up to a certain point, he knew what the best moves are and how to punish the bad moves
I love that when he plays Hikaru, he just gets so humbled and stuff but playing against Anna is like a walk in the damn park. Shows you how good an IM is still.
@@wularry1298 Even before that Levy has said that the thing holding him back from becoming GM is the fact the he gets nervous playing GMs and ends up not playing well
The fact that he shows little to no struggle playing blindfolded is incredible. It really shows the talent he has, and even some grandmasters, although lower rated grandmasters, struggle in this situation
@@ExplosiveTN123 Well maybe in a normal chess situation, but they may not be better at remembering all of the peices and where they are at on the board.
The fact that these advanced players can see the board blindfolded like this is just something that never stops to amaze me. Especially when Levy sees the knight move forking the king and queen INSTANTLY. Bravo my man!
@Jack Of the box It is. You said that simply not seeing the handshake is proof that the blindfold is real. So, in my example, simply playing the 2nd best move is proof that the fair play is real. I use the exact same words and same concept and just switched the topic from blindfolding and handshakes to best moves and fair play. Edit: By the way, I'm not saying at all that gothamchess was cheating or was not using the blindfold correctly, and I very much believe so he was playing fair. My comment was made to prove you wrong. It was not to get attention because I'm lonely and has no friends or some GARBAGE like that, so @randomcommenter2000 (not actual username) dont just budge in randomly and say some stupid crap like that.
I love how Pia is smiling at her daughter the whole time as she watches her play, probably holding back on telling her what to do and enjoying watching her figure things out. So adorable.
smiling at her daughter the whole time as she watches her play, She tried to offer more than worm eyes dude , he daughter felt it and did her best to avoid it.
i love you gotham you’ve made my year for the last few years. you got me out of a depression and into a healthy mindset. you’re my favorite youtuber ever.
My respect for Levy has just multiplied. Playing blindfolded has always been to me the hardest skill in chess, as I can't make the right move without a blindfold, much less keep track of all the pieces on the board.
In her prime, yes, Pia will possibly beat Levy playing blinfolded. Today,, his elo diference is ¿100 points? so let´s say that the result would be uncertain...
I don't what amazes me more, the fact the levi can memorize and play like this and chat making jokes, or the fact that the eyes and the reactions blend so perfectly
The thing I love is that Pia only ever seems happy for Anna and to share in her Anna's disappointment and never seems disappointed in Anna herself :-)!
There are lots of tragic stories of children failing their parents. Then again, there are lots of heartwarming stories of children taking over their parents work successfully. Anna already did succeed because she is one of the most listened to chess teachers, her being better than 99% of all chess players AND being smart about how to use new media being the reasons. That's a lot like Levy, too
15:13 for anyone who's interested this endgame is the exact same one that Daniel Naroditsky showed to Andrea Botez in one his lessons (the video was called "Master Endgame chess stratgies ft Andrea Botez" chapter four). The winning idea was to play Qe2+ (instead of Levy's Qa8+) and then after Kg1 (Kh3 Qg4+ Kh2 Qg3#) Kg3! and white can't defend the mate on f2.
@@Zeref_ft_rylles No, Black was never winning in the endgame. White missed a winning chance with Qe2+ setting up the inevitable mating pattern. Qa8+ made the position equal after the miss.
Anna’s mom just smiling thinking to herself how terrible all of their moves were. Her blissful smile disguises it well, but deep down inside she’s disgusted that she has to play Levy’s horrible moves
This is because different areas of the brain are engaged into these 2 activities. I'm only around 1300 rating, but can also visualize a board with pieces on it and play a game in my head, all while watching a YT video and reading comments. I think anyone can do this, at least for a short period of time. But once the game gets complicated, I do tent to "get lost" and loose track of some pieces. To be able to do this flawlessly for 15+ minutes, like Levy does here.. yeah, that's hard, I can't do that. Probably just comes with years of training and experience.
Levy and Anna are SOOOO awesome together. I love how much fun you have together, how friendly you are together, how much you respect each other. These are awesome!!!
When I was growing up my dad would teach me as much about chess as he could. Now, years later, I am able to teach him using what I learn from you. Watching your channel has completed the circle.
The blindfold is something else, the music, Levy with an absurd amount of head movement, and then Anna tells Pia to give her the advantage. This is some good shit!
Fun Fact: The Endgame was actually exactly the same tactic, as the fourth Endgame puzzle in Danya´s recent "Master Endgame Chess Strategies ft. Andrea Botez | GM Daniel Naroditsky" With all these details like not going Kf3 at 15:24 because black will promote with check And at 15:46 having Qe2. If Kh3 then M2 to with Qg4 Qg3 and if Kg1 there is just Kg3!! by white leaving no possible move but giving up the queen
I usually feel pretty stupid just watching Levy's commentary, but watching him play blind like this takes it to a new level. Stunningly impressive and humbling.
Even Anna went sneaky sometimes but in this game blindfolded Levy is still having a great performance and that game is spectacular nice job both of you.
I’ve no idea how anyone can play blindfolded in one game. Then when you see someone play several games at once blindfolded it’s like seeing a real superpower.
It's crazy how the pawn ending is so similar to one of Danya' s recent videos on Pro Chess League endgames where I believe Sam Sevian missed this idea with like 2 secs left. Instead of Qa8+ Levy should have played Qe2+ Kg1 Kg3! If Qe2+ Kh3 Qg4+ Kh2 Qg3#. Pretty spooky how its the exact same position.
This is a really enjoyable series. Would love to see more content playing against other creators/chess pros in this format. This is coming from a guy who hasn't played chess officially in over 15 years, but is trying to light that spark again. Keep it up!
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All jokes aside, the ability to memorize an entire chess board without seeing it, plan moves ahead AND casually chat with the opponent... is quite something.
all players in that level can do that
@@PP1969GR sure, that doesn't make it not impressive though 🙂
Yup very
@@PP1969GR not all IM’s can do that there have even been some GM’s to say playing blindfolded is something they can’t do but a lot of players of that level probably can but it’s still very impressive
Once you reach the rank of international Master, ELO above 2400, it is kind of expected that you can do at least one game at a time like this.
Anna's mother could do the same.
Anna - plays any move
Gotham - that doesn't work
It’s like what Hikaru did to levy
My assumption is that he calculates at least 4 layers deep of at least 4 possible moves.
But that's only an assumption.
@@TheTrueMega damn 😂😂
@@plumber1337 not really; at that point in the game, levy was in his prep zone. that's why he automatically knew that she made a poor move. up to a certain point, he knew what the best moves are and how to punish the bad moves
@@vladmarcu3536
Anna - doesn't play a move
Gotham: that doesn't work
I love how he uses that same blindfold basically everytime lol
It's amazing
I think it is even more amazing that he wears a different blindfold for the thumbnail. Is pepe not thumbnail-worthy? :D
@@1Nikkl so true, I wish he would
HEHEHEHA
Yes, and not only during chess btw.
Because it has a pinhole camera
Anna: *thinks*
Levy: dont do it
Probably the funniest comment in the comment section you definitely deserve
more like
and anna knew she fudged up
😂😂😂
Levy: Let me tell me what your best move is
Anna: No
Levy: Its queen d7
He knew that by saying that she would not play it
@@briceparent593 kinda genius
Either way it's disrespectful that he said anything after asking.
@@leigel3You should study humor.
@@enesm.k.b3919 Well you obviously don't know me.
Todays stare was a 10/10. I don’t know how he managed to not blink for almost 20 minutes
yeah its actually crazy man
He was completely consecrate on game
yeah it’s so crazy
He had a blind fold on
(edit: i said this on purpose to get whooshed)
@@not_omegatrius Bro missed the joke
Levy’s stare has turned from staring into your soul into Yoda on steroids 😂
😂😂
Even while blindfolded, the stare is impressive.
@someuser.Yes I do.
Pin of shame for the "Levi" 💀
Only missing the ears
We need to see Levy's live reaction to when he realised he had way more than 9 seconds left
The title is his reaction lol
was waiting for that ;)
He sacrificed… HIS PERCEPTION OF TIME
yeah he's kinda really fucking stupid for that
@@NoBatteriesLOL this is funny
I love that when he plays Hikaru, he just gets so humbled and stuff but playing against Anna is like a walk in the damn park. Shows you how good an IM is still.
Of course an IM for Super GM is a dumb kid who grabbed a chess piece for the first time in his life.
Yeah chess power scaling is Insane.
To be fair Levy is pretty close to be a GM. One of the reasons he's not a GM rn is that he gets nervious against GMs.
@@peterp2195 he isn't focusing on OTB games. He has played too many blitz games online and developed some habits which are not good for OTB.
@@wularry1298 Even before that Levy has said that the thing holding him back from becoming GM is the fact the he gets nervous playing GMs and ends up not playing well
I DIDN'T MEAN IT
Hello, first btw
0 likes 😂
Wow my first and the last time in this channel and i saw your comment
Wait what are you doing with 19 likes and 3 replies? 😂
What the hell is she doing with 33likes
The fact that he shows little to no struggle playing blindfolded is incredible. It really shows the talent he has, and even some grandmasters, although lower rated grandmasters, struggle in this situation
Grandmasters are better than him
@@ExplosiveTN123 that is true but not all grandmasters are able to play well blindfolded
@@ExplosiveTN123 Well maybe in a normal chess situation, but they may not be better at remembering all of the peices and where they are at on the board.
Hee played three simultaneous games blind folded as well and only missed one or two piece positions, it’s such a mind blowing skill
Nah all gms can do this easily
Levi using subtitles with capitals just shows he understands his viewers have the attention span of a squirrel
@Oprator is the serial killer the fbi is looking for
Brilliant comment
this comment is so good it should get pinned
Bro's intro really be edited like a VTuber clip LOL
Sorry I was only able to read half the comment because it wasn’t capitalised
Anna: You have 9 seconds left
Levy after seeing he had over a minute left: *_picks up the chair_* Now let's start really beating my opponents
😭😭😭
it's funny cause he actually can't see
The King is gonna yeet the Queen
it's literally his fault though
@@ethandenaro1221For not being able to see the time? For agreeing to a blindfold game? How is it his fault?
The fact that these advanced players can see the board blindfolded like this is just something that never stops to amaze me. Especially when Levy sees the knight move forking the king and queen INSTANTLY. Bravo my man!
I love that Anna’s mom could crush both of them but she still just sits silently while they play.
pia's voice is more relaxing than a sleeping pill, but will destoy ya regardless lol. i love this!
Nah, Pia couldn't crush Levy in a blitz game. She could win some games but definitely not all
Anna's mom would not crush Levy
True crushing is an understatement. She destroys him. She was the third female grand Master in the world
@@martijnvandewetering5952 currently Pia doesn't crush levy
I love how Anna wanted to shake Levy's hand to accept the draw, but he didn't see it. That's some proof the blindfold is real
But you can just purposely not do the handshake? It's like saying that a person is not cheating if they play the 2nd best move 1 time.
@Jack Of the box It is. You said that simply not seeing the handshake is proof that the blindfold is real. So, in my example, simply playing the 2nd best move is proof that the fair play is real. I use the exact same words and same concept and just switched the topic from blindfolding and handshakes to best moves and fair play.
Edit: By the way, I'm not saying at all that gothamchess was cheating or was not using the blindfold correctly, and I very much believe so he was playing fair. My comment was made to prove you wrong. It was not to get attention because I'm lonely and has no friends or some GARBAGE like that, so @randomcommenter2000 (not actual username) dont just budge in randomly and say some stupid crap like that.
No levy just passed the test
@@b_ru bro you lonely? Got no friends? Lmao -randomcommenter2000
@@ReXoRofc yeah pretty much every tiktok comment section
I really wanted to see levy’s reaction when he realised he had more time
Edit - thanks for so many likes . I never got so many likes :)
I don’t think he did until he took his blindfold off but yea I’d definitely like to know what he did😂🤣
me too
I love how Pia is smiling at her daughter the whole time as she watches her play, probably holding back on telling her what to do and enjoying watching her figure things out. So adorable.
smiling at her daughter the whole time as she watches her play, She tried to offer more than worm eyes dude , he daughter felt it and did her best to avoid it.
“Im just a spectator”
-The Blindfolded Participant
Lol
This is very impressive. Unfortunate that Anna said 9 seconds that felt unfair even though it was not on purpose I assume.
I like that the strongest player at the table was being quiet and just moving pieces
i love you gotham you’ve made my year for the last few years. you got me out of a depression and into a healthy mindset. you’re my favorite youtuber ever.
He made my last three years feel like one year which is the best three years you’d ever wish for one years worth of years.
Pin of shame
This deserves the pin of WHOLESOME:)
@@yeaman9844 yes you are a bot you literally write this under every video 1000 times 💀💀
@@theLuBuofmen bruh
Doing chess while your GM mother is watching is probably very stressful, Anna still did great tho
She's quite used to it I imagine. Pia comes on stream pretty often
dude...its her mom
It is her mom what 😭
She probably played with her mom hundreds of times
she blundered a queen king fork how did she do great.
4:31 "I'm simply a spectator" - A player in a match, BLINDFOLDED
Her mother is like "oh Anna these are terrible moves"
I was waiting for Levy’s reaction once he realized he had enough time to beat her easily and he got a draw because of his thinking about time
My respect for Levy has just multiplied. Playing blindfolded has always been to me the hardest skill in chess, as I can't make the right move without a blindfold, much less keep track of all the pieces on the board.
I love this trio. Pia is so calm and stoic and Anna is so opposite. Levy is Levy. Helps when you have a GM Mother and Father
I love the way that Annas mom like gracefully taps the timer and always knows exactly where to move the pieces
Yk she can see where e4 or d3 is or whatever other position is
Pia's eyebrows at 11:46 when Anna misses the mate
@@thedrummersden6651 She's not mad, just disappointed.
when anna said " im gonna go for a pawn avalanche" levy blundered that he could say "you cant stop and avalanche with a horse" LOL
He sacrificed... THE JOOOOKE!
That blindfold made the video so much funnier. 1:59 even delivered a second stare
I love when the strongest player is just moving the pieces. Because they never say anything but their face says it all
@@lordnorden5856 I now wonder what about pia blindfolded vs levy
In her prime, yes, Pia will possibly beat Levy playing blinfolded. Today,, his elo diference is ¿100 points? so let´s say that the result would be uncertain...
How cute is the way Pia presses the timer on the clock...so delicately as if shes scared it would hurt the button :)
I like to imagine that Mrs. Cramling is just silently judging both of their moves while smiling
"You can hang out with Anna but you have to blindfolded and you aren't allowed to touch any pieces." It's like my life in a nutshell.
💀💀
Cringe
and her mother will watch you 100% of the time
LMAO
Found the incel with the most degenerate comment history of the decade
I would really love to see a game between Levy and Pia
After remembering Pia against her husband, and Levy against Alexandra Kosteniuk i'm not so sure if i would love to see Levy getting crushed again.
ruclips.net/video/-FW0wt8422c/видео.html
here we go.
5 days later they delivered lol
Pia destroyed him easily, lmao
she didnt destroy him
And it happened!
this dynamic is beautiful, and i'd love to see more videos with Anna and Pia. the silent commentary from Pia in the background is spectacular
"Silent commentary" is a great term and Pia was definitely providing a ton
I don't what amazes me more, the fact the levi can memorize and play like this and chat making jokes, or the fact that the eyes and the reactions blend so perfectly
Her mom so politely presses the timer i love it so much
I'm not sure if it's funny or sad when Anna apologizes to her GM parents, whenever she assumes they are disappointed in her games.
Susan Polgar, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Hou Yifan?
Seems pretty lighthearted to me
The thing I love is that Pia only ever seems happy for Anna and to share in her Anna's disappointment and never seems disappointed in Anna herself :-)!
There are lots of tragic stories of children failing their parents. Then again, there are lots of heartwarming stories of children taking over their parents work successfully. Anna already did succeed because she is one of the most listened to chess teachers, her being better than 99% of all chess players AND being smart about how to use new media being the reasons. That's a lot like Levy, too
15:13 for anyone who's interested this endgame is the exact same one that Daniel Naroditsky showed to Andrea Botez in one his lessons (the video was called "Master Endgame chess stratgies ft Andrea Botez" chapter four). The winning idea was to play Qe2+ (instead of Levy's Qa8+) and then after Kg1 (Kh3 Qg4+ Kh2 Qg3#) Kg3! and white can't defend the mate on f2.
Yes! You just beat me to it. It's incredible how useful his lessons are, since these situations covered can arise in real games (as seen here).
I wonder if he would have seen it without the blindfold
Probably would have seen it if he didn’t think he had no time lol
Sorry so black was winning?
@@Zeref_ft_rylles No, Black was never winning in the endgame. White missed a winning chance with Qe2+ setting up the inevitable mating pattern. Qa8+ made the position equal after the miss.
Levi with this blindfold is like a sleep paralysis demon
Anna’s mom just smiling thinking to herself how terrible all of their moves were. Her blissful smile disguises it well, but deep down inside she’s disgusted that she has to play Levy’s horrible moves
Because she's just that kind of lady right?
I dont think a comment could be more wrong
Acting like you're some 2000 elo guy
i like how anna went for a handshake while levy sat there looking really relived
Fun to see Anna’s mom smiling and just being the strongest player, at least was
16:42 Anna tried to handshake Levy but he couldn't see oooof
It's insane how he keeps talking and makes jokes while not seeing the board is absolutely insane
This is because different areas of the brain are engaged into these 2 activities. I'm only around 1300 rating, but can also visualize a board with pieces on it and play a game in my head, all while watching a YT video and reading comments. I think anyone can do this, at least for a short period of time. But once the game gets complicated, I do tent to "get lost" and loose track of some pieces. To be able to do this flawlessly for 15+ minutes, like Levy does here.. yeah, that's hard, I can't do that. Probably just comes with years of training and experience.
As a 1400 I can go firm what the first reply said is not bs
I'll bet Mama Cramling has never broken a single chess clock in her life.
Levy and Anna are SOOOO awesome together. I love how much fun you have together, how friendly you are together, how much you respect each other. These are awesome!!!
Anna apologising to her mum for her style of play is the cutest thing! :D
Also, it's just the top engine line in this position ;)
I had a feeling that if she wants to play it enough that she's willing to apologize to her mom, then maybe she should focus on that style…
Incredible from the mom being the grand master, the music, the shirt, the frog blindfold, the laughs
King-queen fork while blindfolded is impressive. That alone shows that Gotham is the real deal.
This is so fun. I bet more collabs in Chess community would be even more fun :D Imagine Hikaru + Anna + Gotham some pajama Chess party!
U have 5 second left
Gotham : start to blunder every move 🤣
2:25: Proof that Gotham is everywhere, and can read your mind.
Pia Cramling thinking "I can beat both of them blindfolded!"
this man is the reason chess is where it is today
I'd say The Queen's Gambit combined with quarantine helped, too. But yes, Levy is a huge part of it.
yeah after like 5 other things but yeah
@@zachhaywood1564ep the queens gambit was hugeee so many people started learning chess
@@stardustie not more than 3 other factors come to my mind. what do you think of?
@@friedsushii_ GM Hikaru is also a big part of it too.
0:40 i love how levys just like "stop fucking talking"
I can't even keep track of all the pieces when I can see the board.
Anna's mother looks like she knew the whole game before the game even started like hikaru but 100 times better
Me going crazy cause levy didn’t take with EN PASSANT at 2:43
Levy's Blindfold mask takes his stare to whole another level. Full 17 minutes of nonstop big-eyed stare
I love how gently Pia presses the button
''my king will now kill your horse with his bare hands it is actually very gruesome'' lmfao
When I was growing up my dad would teach me as much about chess as he could. Now, years later, I am able to teach him using what I learn from you. Watching your channel has completed the circle.
Imagine if you didn’t speak English well at 3:10, and you’re just like “why would he ask if she can see?”
I have no idea how you guys are able to play blindfolded ... hats off Levy
“Do you see now cause I don’t see” 😂 I love than everyone was smiling after that
The blindfold is something else, the music, Levy with an absurd amount of head movement, and then Anna tells Pia to give her the advantage. This is some good shit!
Anna Cramling is literally the purest person ever (besides Eric) there is no way she sheats
She may not sheat but she may be cheating
but maybe she cheats
"sheats"?
Maybe she's not getting enough fiber
@@EdiblePlutonium Ah, I see, he meant "shits"!
The mom is having so much fun, God bless her and her family
That blindfold is legendary. Makes me laugh every single time haha
"i don't know if i'm happy, i still can't tell" resonated with me
does anyone else remember the endgame at 15:06 from danya's endgame video?
kinda feels nice actually seeing this again
"I'm simply a spectator."
- Levy says, blindfolded 😂
Today's stare was short but staring deep into your soul. Its definitely 9.5/10
Wdym it was one of the longest stares we’ve had
This is a bot comment no way it ain’t I saw the same wording for the last 8 videos
2:47 EN PASSANT WAS FORCED THERE
Fun Fact: The Endgame was actually exactly the same tactic, as the fourth Endgame puzzle in Danya´s recent "Master Endgame Chess Strategies ft. Andrea Botez | GM Daniel Naroditsky"
With all these details like not going Kf3 at 15:24 because black will promote with check
And at 15:46 having Qe2. If Kh3 then M2 to with Qg4 Qg3 and if Kg1 there is just Kg3!! by white leaving no possible move but giving up the queen
so that Levi is not distracted by Anna's beauty, he prefers to play blindfolded. But he still couldn't win.
Can we appreciate the happiness he brings to us "Anna Cramling cheated." rip
@@yeaman9844 No it isnt
@YeaMan it definitely isn't
@YeaMan And I aay it's trash, shut ut. knob
How did she cheat though ?
@@schwarzauge4909 because she said king g8 instead of king g1
A certified levy classic
@YeaMan ratio
@YeaMan L+
@YeaMan not even your song lmao
I love Pia's face throughout the match.
12:02 I love how my 500 ELO braincells came up with the idea HAHA
Animal crossing music with goofy Pepe playing chess goes hard
i am currently really sick at the moment. an Anna cramling and gotham colab was all i needed it seems
Pia's reaction at 8:27 when Anna went for g7 was priceless. She saw the moves which Anna didn't.
The fact that levy didn't play en passant on 2:40 :(
I usually feel pretty stupid just watching Levy's commentary, but watching him play blind like this takes it to a new level. Stunningly impressive and humbling.
Levy just looking at us like a frog on drugs staring into our soul. 🤣
16:55 Anna i May be 600 elo but i am not that dumb, please.
even blindfolded hes unstoppable
Even Anna went sneaky sometimes but in this game blindfolded Levy is still having a great performance and that game is spectacular nice job both of you.
I’ve no idea how anyone can play blindfolded in one game. Then when you see someone play several games at once blindfolded it’s like seeing a real superpower.
Being cheated, blind and robbing some seconds from your clock. You are on whole different league Levy.
i love how on 8:02 Gia being a player herself instinctively went to move the queen somewhere without levy telling her where😂
Levi said he was going to move his queen, Pia was just waiting for the square
Not just *a* player, by FIDE rating she's the strongest player there (and the only GM there).
Half way through, amazing content really. More chilled out than your usual content, very refreshing. Very interesting game to for a beginner as myself
ROOK TO B6!!!
Does that suit his style better?
It's crazy how the pawn ending is so similar to one of Danya' s recent videos on Pro Chess League endgames where I believe Sam Sevian missed this idea with like 2 secs left. Instead of Qa8+ Levy should have played Qe2+ Kg1 Kg3! If Qe2+ Kh3 Qg4+ Kh2 Qg3#. Pretty spooky how its the exact same position.
It's really funny that it's the exact position. Just this once, I would have actually been able to find the win here.
This is a really enjoyable series. Would love to see more content playing against other creators/chess pros in this format. This is coming from a guy who hasn't played chess officially in over 15 years, but is trying to light that spark again. Keep it up!
12:28 You blew it all by yourself Anna. You both announced the move, AND actually MADE the move. You are most definitely royally forked.