Its so interesting getting into the minds of an actual good chess player. He's out here making 10 move calculations while im out there taking a free pawn which blunders M1. It just shows how good someone can get at anything.
Yes, this content that Levy is making is sooooooo underrated; not for the fact that levy is trying to push for GM but for the fact that it is just so instructional and really shows the difference between amateurs and professionals
It is said that we learn more from our mistakes than any other means. Chess is no exception. Having watched your channel (and especially the recap videos) for the best part of a year now it is clear to see the growth in your game and thought processes. Experiences like this one will, in future matches, transform the positions into wins rather than draws and losses. The brutal aspect of all of this is that you are sharing it with the world - and that is no easy thing to do. Having said this - all kudos to you for doing so as there is always something there for us to learn as well. As an educator I really appreciate the time, thought, effort and preparation you put into each and every one of these videos - although not currently an active player myself I enjoy the mental exercise that comes with each 'lesson' that you present us with. All the very best for the rest of the tournament and thank you for the lessons!
In my native language, there is a proverb: 'I do not give the bird from my hand for the bird on the fence.' So, the draw was enough good choice, in this case.
Wow. In portuguese theres a very similar one. It sounds like "Better one bird on my hands than two birds flying." The guys always make jokes with "better one boob on my hands than two in the bra." lol
Suggested topic for future video: Games by the person who was OLDEST when first awarded the GM title (whoever that was). Your core demographic is young, probably, but the youngest GM has become almost a cliche, and given your current campaign, many of us oldsters identify with your efforts to improve after having been away from the game for a spell. Once you reach your goal, it will have been a GREATER accomplishment than had you earned the title earlier!
Before last change of the FIDE rule to become a GM, when a GM title was something serious many players get the title when "old". Since 1990 the number of GMs have almost triple and with the nowdays rules is relatively easy to get the title. even more considering that +2200 players number have increased exponentially and then is easier to get ELO point and organizing a GM's eligible turnement
@@blender_wiki The total number of FIDE rated players has gone up much more than 3x since 1990 though. Just looking at a single number in a vacuum isn't really a good way to compare the relative ease of gaining the title.
I recall looking this up some time ago. There are two categories (excluding honorary titles): winners of the world senior chess championships, if they didn't already have the title, and players who earned it the normal way. Spirit of the question is who made it the normal way and at what age. Answer may be Valery Grechikhin at age 60. This is not an easy thing to research though. There is also Igor Ivanov but that was a semi-honorary given shortly before he died. In all cases these were strong professional players, arguably GM strength for decades, who never got the title for a variety of reasons. None were adult hobbiests who happened to develop to GM strength. Notable contemporary example is Ben Finegold at age 43. For years there was a running joke that he was perpetually the strongest IM in the world.
@@blender_wiki Oh yeah, a GM title is nothing serious. That's why you have one, right? *Right?* Having a GM title means you are literally in the 99.9997 percentile of chess player skill. It means out of the 600 million people that play chess regularly, you are in the top *1.7 thousand.* Out of one million chess players, three people ever become good enough to become GMs. You would lose 1000/1000 games to a GM, so I suggest you stop being a gatekeeping snob when you aren't even near the skill level of these people.
"This stupid game!!" Well played!! Applying pressure for the entire game right to the end against an equal rated opponent who dug in and played well. No shame in not seeing a potential win 12 moves out with less than 30 seconds on the clock. Rook end games are treacherous!! Great recap!!
Vary well playied from both plays even tho you lost rateing in a wining position I dont think anyone other then maybe like 2600+ gms are seeing a win their with 30s seconds on the clock its smarter to just take the draw and not risk either A making a mistake in the end game or the more rare case accidently flagging that kid has a future in chess for Im and maybe gm if he dedicates to it
I watch these recaps everyday and ngl it makes my day. I've been following levy for about a year now and have been subbed to him for a while now. By far he is my favorite streamers. Watched almost all his videos and never got disappointed. Don't beat yourself so much cuz you make mistakes. There's thousands of people (*cough cough me*) that blunders their queen on move 3. Good luck for your next rounds and your future!
I was looking for some stuff about Vlado as he is the only person except Berczes that is better in rating. In the Internet they say that he loves to play English and King's Indian Attack. In this tournament he controlled white pieces twice and he played Reti two times. In this tournament he faced only d4 as Black. He went for Nimzo Indian once and he defended with the e pawn in two remaining games. With white pieces he plays: English (A15, A16, A17), King's Indian (E60, E62, E64, E69), Reti System A04, Queen's Gambit Declined with D30, D31, D38, Grunfeld with D70, D76, D78, And as Black Sicilian with B23, B46, B84, B91, B95, King's Indian Attack A07, Semi slav D45, English A11, A15
@Levy , Thank you for sharing your games and experience with us. More often than not instinct is pattern recognition that is in the subconscious because you have seen it before but are having trouble bringing it to the conscious as concrete recognition. Play through that winning endgame position 5 or 10 times and program it. That way when you have a similar middle game position, you will recognize that you can force a winning end game. Wishing you the best.
I like the little "...and I win! He he!" bits. We all like to pretend we understand what Gotham is talking about, but we're just looking for the second season of Queen's Gambit.
I think the only way to avoid situations like this is to try to be better at time management. It's easy for me to say that of course when Levy is calculating so many lines so many moves in advance that I wouldn't actually be able to even see. But if he managed to get such a close end game and had an extra two or three minutes it could have made the difference here.
Thanks a lot Levy! With your videos I learned a lot that every opponent is hard, and not every game can be beautiful. I got closer to chess and I enjoy your videos a lot!
I mean, even if you didn't manage to win, this was actually a very good game and you managed to create a lot of practical problems for your opponent. Endgames are just sometimes super complex even for super gms. For example, in the grand prix Hikaru vs. Levon rapid section there were a lot of missed opportunities.
200 Elo less than me: I Win 20 Elo nore than me: I lose Anything else: I mostly draw. I'm 1000 ppints below Gotham, but him and I aren't that different!
you don't train much, and hardly play in tournaments, so you miss moves like Qe6, and you are not familiar enough with endgames like R v 2p. you cant do guess-the-elo of 600 rated players and expect to play like a GM. it just doesn't work like that
You kinda got a bad attitude
Honestly though…
PIN OF SHAME
fart
@@himanshukuril950 Nope gotham is just exposing himself.
These ”Pins of shames” are really getting more and more wholesome each time :D
Its so interesting getting into the minds of an actual good chess player. He's out here making 10 move calculations while im out there taking a free pawn which blunders M1. It just shows how good someone can get at anything.
Pretty sure that’s most of us in the community
Well if the free pawn is taken with en passant…
@@thebishopchess Then its a must
Yes, this content that Levy is making is sooooooo underrated; not for the fact that levy is trying to push for GM but for the fact that it is just so instructional and really shows the difference between amateurs and professionals
@@thebishopchess that's forced
You can see Levy’s confidence level rising with each recap, he’s trusting his instincts and performing well because of it
The knight
@@niranjannair3633 …is inferior to the bishop
@@thebishopchess ..when half the pawns have been exchanged and there are pawns on both sides of the board
@@thebishopchess but da horsey is tricky
well that's because his strength lies in blitz. blitz relies on instinct and experience more than calculation compared to classical and rapid
It is said that we learn more from our mistakes than any other means. Chess is no exception. Having watched your channel (and especially the recap videos) for the best part of a year now it is clear to see the growth in your game and thought processes. Experiences like this one will, in future matches, transform the positions into wins rather than draws and losses. The brutal aspect of all of this is that you are sharing it with the world - and that is no easy thing to do. Having said this - all kudos to you for doing so as there is always something there for us to learn as well. As an educator I really appreciate the time, thought, effort and preparation you put into each and every one of these videos - although not currently an active player myself I enjoy the mental exercise that comes with each 'lesson' that you present us with. All the very best for the rest of the tournament and thank you for the lessons!
This deserves a pin.
In my native language, there is a proverb: 'I do not give the bird from my hand for the bird on the fence.' So, the draw was enough good choice, in this case.
Wow. In portuguese theres a very similar one. It sounds like "Better one bird on my hands than two birds flying." The guys always make jokes with "better one boob on my hands than two in the bra." lol
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
And of course there's also the English speaking version: "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."
lol how is that good?
edit: ohhh i thought you meant flipping off (the bird) TO a bird. nvm.
Watching this live was wild! Lucy did a great job hosting the stream. What a heartbreaking finish! Still killing it levy love the recaps
Spoiler
The vod is sub only Sadge
@@vitriolveio don’t read comments before watching the video?? Lol
@@lukehenry9743 It was the top comment that showed up automatically on the screen. I don’t know why RUclips still has that as a thing
I am surprised you didn’t think of that before replying since it is such an obvious reason
Suggested topic for future video: Games by the person who was OLDEST when first awarded the GM title (whoever that was). Your core demographic is young, probably, but the youngest GM has become almost a cliche, and given your current campaign, many of us oldsters identify with your efforts to improve after having been away from the game for a spell. Once you reach your goal, it will have been a GREATER accomplishment than had you earned the title earlier!
Before last change of the FIDE rule to become a GM, when a GM title was something serious many players get the title when "old". Since 1990 the number of GMs have almost triple and with the nowdays rules is relatively easy to get the title. even more considering that +2200 players number have increased exponentially and then is easier to get ELO point and organizing a GM's eligible turnement
@@blender_wiki The total number of FIDE rated players has gone up much more than 3x since 1990 though. Just looking at a single number in a vacuum isn't really a good way to compare the relative ease of gaining the title.
@@blender_wiki just because there are more players who are close or even who get it doesn't make it easier
I recall looking this up some time ago. There are two categories (excluding honorary titles): winners of the world senior chess championships, if they didn't already have the title, and players who earned it the normal way. Spirit of the question is who made it the normal way and at what age. Answer may be Valery Grechikhin at age 60. This is not an easy thing to research though. There is also Igor Ivanov but that was a semi-honorary given shortly before he died. In all cases these were strong professional players, arguably GM strength for decades, who never got the title for a variety of reasons. None were adult hobbiests who happened to develop to GM strength.
Notable contemporary example is Ben Finegold at age 43. For years there was a running joke that he was perpetually the strongest IM in the world.
@@blender_wiki Oh yeah, a GM title is nothing serious. That's why you have one, right? *Right?* Having a GM title means you are literally in the 99.9997 percentile of chess player skill. It means out of the 600 million people that play chess regularly, you are in the top *1.7 thousand.* Out of one million chess players, three people ever become good enough to become GMs. You would lose 1000/1000 games to a GM, so I suggest you stop being a gatekeeping snob when you aren't even near the skill level of these people.
Even GM's could screw up the rook vs two pawns endgame with more time than Levy had . Levy should be encouraged by this effort .
Great recap. Keep it up. Do not be disappointed. There is still lots of round left and you can win all of them
19:05 instead of instant queening, rook down to c6 - check - rook a6 ... but i know: it was just theoretical :)
Excellent performance, don't overthink it, Bro. We all rooting for you!!!!!
This games are really wild, along with providing some tips for us in the future. Keep it up levy!
"This stupid game!!" Well played!! Applying pressure for the entire game right to the end against an equal rated opponent who dug in and played well. No shame in not seeing a potential win 12 moves out with less than 30 seconds on the clock. Rook end games are treacherous!! Great recap!!
great moves by both Chasin Nico and you. good luck for future games
Vary well playied from both plays even tho you lost rateing in a wining position I dont think anyone other then maybe like 2600+ gms are seeing a win their with 30s seconds on the clock its smarter to just take the draw and not risk either A making a mistake in the end game or the more rare case accidently flagging that kid has a future in chess for Im and maybe gm if he dedicates to it
"I narrowed my repertoire to three choices. Each leading to another 20."
I watch these recaps everyday and ngl it makes my day. I've been following levy for about a year now and have been subbed to him for a while now. By far he is my favorite streamers. Watched almost all his videos and never got disappointed. Don't beat yourself so much cuz you make mistakes. There's thousands of people (*cough cough me*) that blunders their queen on move 3. Good luck for your next rounds and your future!
Wow, blundering queen on move 3 requires quite some dedication to the task
@@shubhdavishwal was about a year ago. Now I blunder it on move 10😉
I was looking for some stuff about Vlado as he is the only person except Berczes that is better in rating. In the Internet they say that he loves to play English and King's Indian Attack. In this tournament he controlled white pieces twice and he played Reti two times. In this tournament he faced only d4 as Black. He went for Nimzo Indian once and he defended with the e pawn in two remaining games. With white pieces he plays: English (A15, A16, A17), King's Indian (E60, E62, E64, E69), Reti System A04, Queen's Gambit Declined with D30, D31, D38, Grunfeld with D70, D76, D78, And as Black Sicilian with B23, B46, B84, B91, B95, King's Indian Attack A07, Semi slav D45, English A11, A15
Shoutout to Levy for playing such interesting games
No boring e4e5, 15-20 move draws, or 25 moves of theory like we get in half of the GM games
3:03 "Gameplay, outplay him"
Literally Chess.
Levy. You just asked the same question three times....
I Love Gotham’s Upload Schedule
Don’t pressure yourself to win every time just for the recaps, take the draw when you think playing on is too risky.
confidence is SKYROCKETING
Tournament recaps are my favorite. You seem much looser - win or lose, whatever you’re doing, it’s working
"And that's why I'm me and Magnus is Magnus." I'm only slightly over halfway through the video, and I think that that is flat out my favorite moment.
These thumb nails are unreal man, cinematic yet often distorted and mind bending, can’t get enough of em mate.
I won that position against Sf8 with 28 sec without Increment btw
Keep the confidence on going Levi
16:36 He is not gonna do that. He is gonna go here and..............what did u say what did u say.....?🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Levy confidence just rises his rating like +300 and endurance
its like it makes him better
21:10 Stockfish dont thing in this position but looks in its table base...
Lesson learned, Levy. The next time you get in this endgame situation, you're gonna obliterate your opponent. Love you.
KEEP IT UP LEVY!!! You got this!
These titles make me so anxious
7:28
Best moment of the recap.
Stockfish says +M40. Feel good?
Still wish the April fools joke was real
at 6:31
This game is so savage that u don t even know u are winning when u are winning.
Fascinating end game, Levy.
loving the recaps!
He gonna “what” you levy? 😂 😂 😂
What were you gonna say lmao 🤣
LOVE THIS ATTITUDE CHANGE FROM YOU definitely seeing a difference
It's okay Levy
Took preworkout getting ready for boxing work. I saw the notification and now I'm vibrating on my couch while watching chess
summary of the recap: I'm trying
Keep up the great vids, Levy!
Feel you bud. Two weeks ago I couldn’t lose. This week I can’t win. I will hate this game FOREVER.
16:35 "he's gonna go here and fu.. fork me"
Levy rozman,2022
I thought of h5, but I didn’t see the proper conversions. Shows the level difference, knows something is there vs being able to do something about it
@Levy , Thank you for sharing your games and experience with us. More often than not instinct is pattern recognition that is in the subconscious because you have seen it before but are having trouble bringing it to the conscious as concrete recognition. Play through that winning endgame position 5 or 10 times and program it. That way when you have a similar middle game position, you will recognize that you can force a winning end game. Wishing you the best.
I do think making a draw was the most practical decision in that position with time pressure...
You sir, could be Giri!
@@yzfool6639 LOL
I like the little "...and I win! He he!" bits. We all like to pretend we understand what Gotham is talking about, but we're just looking for the second season of Queen's Gambit.
It seems to me like youre really improving and so is your competition, which is a win for chess and everybody
From Italy:
Happy Easter Sunday
In that winning endgame with the king cut off which wasn’t played, could the king have escaped the rook cut off with f7 g6 etc before pawn pushes f5 ?
In low time conditions, it is the right decision. You should try to maintain a better time advantage.
he's trying just as much as Hikaru doesn't care
Guessing another loss.
The only loss here is your braincells, they're fewer every second
Scumbag engines out here laughing at us when we don’t see 17 or more moves ahead
Hindsight is 20/20 - imagine if you had given it a shot and lost, then you’d be even more upset with yourself.
dont worry. it happens
Thanks for the recap. Very interesting as always to watch you talk about your thought process and emotions
Its hilarious that every position is a complicated position even on move 5
All my love and support from 🇦🇷, you are having a very good performance in this tournament
Lol i just finished round 3 recap and this popped up, thanks levy
Perfect timing
LOVE MULTI EPISODE DAYS LFGGGG
Happy Passover Levy! Take care
Very neat study of R and pawn endgame.
Had you told me that you were facing Nico, I would’ve told you Nico means cat in Japanese.
as someone who's done way too much chessable, i shouted nc3 at the screen after g6. love that line as white
I think the only way to avoid situations like this is to try to be better at time management. It's easy for me to say that of course when Levy is calculating so many lines so many moves in advance that I wouldn't actually be able to even see. But if he managed to get such a close end game and had an extra two or three minutes it could have made the difference here.
Thanks a lot Levy! With your videos I learned a lot that every opponent is hard, and not every game can be beautiful. I got closer to chess and I enjoy your videos a lot!
In Germany its 5:30 in the Morning but i want to watch your recap 👍
Hey Levy, this tournament and your recaps are really exciting. Keep it up :)
Heart break man.
i do not think one can kick
yourself for missing that one move too deep or too shallow. well played Levy.... human decisions to be made. keep it up.
I was watching that live with the computer screaming +3 lol
‘Tis an oh well let’s move on. Hung in there!👍
so dont be down on time kids.
I mean, even if you didn't manage to win, this was actually a very good game and you managed to create a lot of practical problems for your opponent. Endgames are just sometimes super complex even for super gms. For example, in the grand prix Hikaru vs. Levon rapid section there were a lot of missed opportunities.
IS GAMORA? IS GAMORA? IS GAMORA?
Great endgame lecture, thanx Levy!
that's a tough pill to swallow
200 Elo less than me: I Win
20 Elo nore than me: I lose
Anything else: I mostly draw. I'm 1000 ppints below Gotham, but him and I aren't that different!
Levi instead of doing all the back and forth trying to find the perfect amount of solidness and attackness play the Benoni
Gotta love me some recaps. They are just so good!
Your spidy-sense is becoming viable for sure!
Can't wait for round 5 recap, y'all about to see levy blow an FM off the board
commentations to tweak algorithmics
Levy needs to buy Eric Rosen's London course so he can eventually earn that IM title.
Heeyyyyy perfect timing! Just finished watching Cramling's update on her tournament!
because because because
Benoni is forced win with the best computers from the future
Love the recaps :)
Gameplan: there's no gameplan lol
definitely not a draw to be ashamed of mate, keep it up
Good luck Levy
you don't train much, and hardly play in tournaments, so you miss moves like Qe6, and you are not familiar enough with endgames like R v 2p.
you cant do guess-the-elo of 600 rated players and expect to play like a GM. it just doesn't work like that