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This interview single handedly destroyed any shred of sympathy I had for Hans Neimann previously. I thought he came off as somewhat reasonable in the interview with Danya, but this just came off as… manic.
Right? I came into that interview thinking he had received some unfair treatment (by far less than he claims, but still I felt his suspension was unwarranted, etc.) and I went out thinking he deserved it for his attitutde alone.
it was the opposite for me. i watched the levy interview first and viewed hans as unhinged, but the danya interview was more human and softened my opinion of him which is my current opinion of him. humans are dynamic and can be two things at once.
Narcissism was unchecked. The t shirt could be found as a joke if he cracked a smile or made a clearly intentional effort at being a heel. "The chess speaks for itself" would have been a fun catchphrase. But nah he just self-obsessed and feels that the power gained by a corporate chess overlord is personally oppressing his fame.
I can't wait for hans niemann reacts to levy reacts to levy interviews hans niemann. Seriously though I really respect how calm and professional you were in this interview.
@@Lunachess Kramnik had a little episode earlier this year just going at hikaru and other reputable chess players, accusing them of cheating using "statistical analysis"
Hans had some valid points about how Chesscom monopolizing the Chess world gives it outsize influence to control who is allowed to succeed, but he did it by centering the conversation around himself, which just made him sound super narcissistic and pretentious. He's obviously still upset about what happened but he would earn a lot more favour from fans if he didn't personalize the issue so much and instead focused on how the Chess world can improve.
Yeah. Unfortunately selfish people make discussing legitimate concerns very difficult, because they make it about themselves instead of about improving something important. Then it becomes a case of fearing that a message of progress is more about supporting an asshole than it is about progress.
From the moment he insulted you with that 100k coaching offer calling you a depressed international master, I became uninterested in whatever he had to say next. But then, i got happy with the way chess spoke for itself
What blows my mind is that after the smoke cleared Hans had a clear path to completely win over the public and instead he decided to play the heel. Just wild.
Hans is the kind of character who can't make friends with anyone, so after a while he starts leaning into it and claiming it's a deliberate persona. He was certainly playing up for the camera in the interview, but not in a calculated way, just a socially inept way.
That's actually a very interesting thought that I think may have some validity: That Hans might intentionally be playing the bad guy for the cameras in order to get more viewership, bring drama, hype things up, etc. That could very well be what is happening since he apparently was one way outside the interview, and then turned it up during. That interview made him look bad, like the villain actually, and it's possible that could've been what he was going for. Before he may have been unaccepting of that role, trying to prove his innocence, insecure about things, but then he might've realized he's more popular when he's just the "Chess bad guy". Which if that's the case, I gotta respect it, takes a lot of courage to embrace something like that.
@@mapsgillnet6762true bro gothams fans are so basic, they are all like band kids just the same old and unfunny jokes. There is a reason I always go into full screen when I watch gothams vids so I don’t have to see this annoying bs in the comments.
@@CorvusDaSpooky This isn't just Gotham's fans. This is any large RUclipsrs' fan base who are below the age of 15 and are exposed to the internet chronically at a very young age.
I did lose some respect for Hans in that interview... I genuinely want to root for the guy, but going after people for not blindly accepting that he's 100% legit despite his history of cheating just makes that really hard. I think Levy's coverage has been super fair, maybe even overly generous at times, so to hear Hans saying "you're a media puppet" etc was very disappointing, and a bit cringe.
Bro decided to follow the grifter playbook. The only people that talk about puppets, the media, and conspiracy theories are people that want an agreeable audience that doesn’t question them. Hans has never had sympathy from me, but I respect that you try to do it, but even if everything against him was unfair, he doesn’t make it easy to like him. Just a whiney brat!
Honestly the fact he offered you a course for a hundred grand after you beat him was the most idiotic thing I’ve seen someone do. My guess is he was still furious at himself and tried to get something back at you, or couldn’t handle the bitter defeat.
@@ImaNPCman I was more referring to his attitude being all wrong. Hans putting a figure like that in front of a camera on a course aimed at improving the chess of the person who beat you is just brash. He should stop talking about how good he is, and spend the saved oxygen on getting better himself.
@@citywitt3202 Hans' attitude is his own. He is a matter of fact kinda guy who was calling it how it is. He called Levi a propagandist for the company he works for. Well, guess what? So am I. So are you. So is everyone who has a jawb. What he should have maybe asked Hans was what harm has come of it? Has it made chess better or worse? Whatever Hans replied with, he could have said 'Look, I have helped coach millions of new chess players that were never even around in the past. I like to think I have been a benefit to chess, wouldn't you agree or disagree? And explain your answer.' You just take the matter of factness of his argument and turn it around on him. Instead I feel like he played into Han's portrayal of being a propagandist, and sort of tried to defend himself on those grounds, instead of being like 'even if I was, so what?'. I watched the videos about Hans during the Magnus scandal and i thought Levi was pretty fair to him. As for my personal opinion, I don't think Hans cheated, however... I watched some post game interview with Hans about another chess game he played and i felt he was unable to explain anything correctly about his game, also appearing to confuse the commentator - and he absolutely refused to comment on the Magnus one (infamously?) saying "The chess speaks for itself." Magnus' suspicions, plus Hans' inability to discuss chess matches make me think 'is it possible?' (Note: I'm not a chess expert by any stretch, and may have incorrectly interpreted such interviews) Like if I was a GM chess cheater, for example... I would have a pager stuffed up my behind. And my friend at home would be watching the game live, with an evaluation bar set up, with a chess explorer program running. Everytime I made a bad move on the evaluation bar, I'd get one buzz. Everytime the evaluation bar went in my favor, I'd get two buzzes. That alone is all a GM would really need to win a match. It isn't that hard. You can get even more advanced with more secret buzz codes, but really it is just an example.
As an interviewer, there's going to be people who come at you with guns blazing, when you don't expect it. It is part of the job, and I think you're going to be better prepared next time.
Dude has 5 million subs and casually pulls up a hastily formatted Google doc outline with an extra bullet. Meanwhile other RUclipsrs at a fraction of the subscribers have massively produced videos. What a flex.
Levy, have been a fan since queens gambit. Something about your videos chills me out, brightens my day, and makes me want to play more chess. Thanks man.
I distinctly remember watching Hans vs Magnus hoping Hans would miraculously pull thru and win. But after watching the interview with you and Hans, I was thoroughly pleased with the tournaments outcome
Something I don't think I've seen anyone say: there was a moment where Levy asked Hans if he's ever said that he was sorry for what he did, and Hans literally contorted around the topic like his whole life depended on it. And I believe if you feel truly sorry for something that you've done, it doesn't matter how many times you may have apologized, you will not have an issue saying the words "I'm sorry" if you truly mean them. You might say "I've said it many times before, but I am sorry for what I did", or you might even be mad that people keep expecting you to apologize... but you'll say it because you mean it. Hans is only sorry that he got caught and that his career (at least in his eyes) suffered from it. He is NOT sorry for cheating, and it shows in his dogged refusal to acknowledge or take responsibility for his actions. He SAYS that he's suffered enough for it, and that could be true, but he does not seem to be capable of admitting he was or could ever be wrong. And that's an absolutely insufferable attitude to have.
@@andrewwilson9123 believe it was this one. Although I didn't think it was genuine. The behavior panel concluded he's not lying about not cheating Magnus OTB, but one analyst thought Hans had in the past cheated at OTB, just not in the Magnus game.
@@lovetosteer And what I'm saying is that someone who responds to such questions by evading and saying "I've apologized before" is someone whom I'd immediately distrust. Just because it literally costs you nothing to apologize (again, if you've already done it before), and refusing to do it shows some level of pride, immaturity, and narcissism I just can't connect with on a personal level. It would've taken him 2 seconds to apologize again during Levy's interview... but the pride was too strong and he would rather yap for 45 minutes about how great he is and how everyone else was wrong, than say "yeah I cheated in the past, and I'm sorry. Could we move on?".
@@AdrianVM19 one only needs to apologize once. Just because everyone in the world didn't hear it doesn't mean he has to keep doing it. People who can't let go of the past because they profit from it are the ones to apologize.
Hans just has a big narcissistic personality trait, that's all. He wants to be looked at and feared, and he doesn't care about anything but his image. He always tries to make himself look better and more grandiose in public, either by saying he's the best at everything (the strongest in chess, the most polite guy on the tour, etc), or by reducing and degrading others in a way or another. Because he has a huge ego, he feels constantly threatened and attacked by whoever could diminish his public image. We can see it just by the way he wishes Hikaru could only just watch him win his chess games and be triggered by it. Well, he just thinks that this would be Hikaru's nightmare because in reality it's his own nightmare. He wishes to humiliate Hikaru and that he suffers from this, but it's only a reflection of the fact that he, Hans Niemann, is the one that would suffer of such a thing. He's afraid of and triggered by anything or anyone that could negatively affect the grandiose appearance he desperately tries to maintain as his public image. That's also why he'll never admit his wrongs/errors and say he's either a victim or a guy who made an error on purpose. Like when he lost to Levy and he couldn't handle this loss against a guy ("a little insect" I'm sure he thought) who is supposed to choke, so he eventually said it was "a gift" he gave Levy.
THIS. This is it. And I can't understand why they say he was humbled in the interview after the losses, because he wasn't humble. He was just changing his tone, but saying the same things and demonstrating all his narcissism and his grandiose appearance. Even after being crush, because he can't accept it. Because that is his personality. And in a few months, a year, he will change what happened, distort the reality -again-, and said it was nothing. Even something to make him look good, even great.
I will just comment on the glass box idea quickly as I have been a long term E-Sports fan. This has been standard practice in StarCraft 2 tournaments for a while and most of the pros have been fairly outspoken about the fact that the glass box does not provide sufficient sound insulation to prevent the information leak. One player does something unexpected instead of hearing the crowd emote loudly they just hear it quietly, but it still gives the player the same queue to protect their assets and scout for the incoming attack.
Even though you aren't a GM yet, I see you as the best chess player and chess content creator ever, I hope I can one day face you or smth like that well😅
@@sobik33302 if you are asking me how many years does it take I really don't have a good answer to that because if you look at people's account there are players that get to 2000 in a year or 2 and some even after playing for 5+ years don't reach 2000. It took me a while like a while to get to 2000 rapid. I didn't study like crazy for openings. So maybe if you do you can get to 2000 much faster than me. I recommend you watch the 'building habits' series from chessbrah by GM hambelton. If you are a beginner watch from the beginning or like a 1000 skip the 'for beginners part ' and go straight to 1200+ which I believe is part 4 of the series (I could be wrong). He teaches how to respond to common openings, attacks, early queen attacks, pawn pushes, end games, weak squares and a lot more. Don't feel bad or ashamed to re-watch the series again and again because if you do you'll solidify the fundamentals. Last but not least what 'I think' helped me to get to 2000 is these 2 opening I'd play whenever I can. 1. Vienna opening/gambit and 2. Caro kann. Granted I don't win all the time but I have like 60% win rate with them. Also what helped me was expirence. I noticed over the years that my rating was slowly but surely was increasing. Looking back I saw that I was slowly making less blunders and got to a point where I wouldn't blunder a piece anymore and would only blunder tactics or get bad positions at most. Also Do Not resign if you blundered a piece, depending on the position it's really not easy for the opposition to defend/convert. Keep playing and you'll be surprised by the amount of games you'll win cuz you didn't resign because you blundered a piece or something. I had position where it was mate in 7 or 8 for my opponent and naturally they didn't find the right ideas, got into to trouble and blundered all the advantage away / lost on time / blundered due to time pressure. That's all I can say good luck on your journey and remember to play as much as you can because I am pretty sure that'll help you most to get to 2000.
Honestly Levy I really respect you man. You seem like a genuinely nice guy. I've met some famous people who just... aren't the best people. Thanks for staying down to earth.
I got into chess during Covid with Queens Gambit and then kinda fell off. RUclips recommended me the SCC and I watched it and it was great. Got me into it again. Played like 100 games since then and bought your book during this video. Also a huge watch enthusiast and definitely agree. Formula 1 has an official timekeeper, why doesn't chess!
Levy: during Hans interview there were more cameras cause of some secret project I cant talk about. Also Levy: Yeah Netflix announced a documental on the cheating scandal of Hans and Magnus. You dont need to be a genius to tie up things 😅
Yall kids just found out this word and now literally put this in every single comment. Miss those times when chess individuals were a little more mature
I think after the speed chess tour, we really saw which kind of animal hans is. As soon he's in his comfort zone, he acts as a Bobby Fisher wannabe and shows and pretends he's a kind of genious (with all the respect for the legend), just note the way he imitates his voice and the way of speaking. When he's out of his comfort zone he changes his tone, humbles himself and acts as Hans Niemann. P.S.: Kudos to Levi that didn't fail to hans coward attacks
You really shouldn't be commenting on whether or not someone else is a genius when you can't spell it. And Hans IS a genius at Chess. Trying to act like he isn't is literal stupidity lmfao.
@@MrDoctorFog False equivalence fallacies and ad hominem just make you look even dumber lmfao. The inability to defend your opinion should tell you your opinion isn't logical.
So glad that you brought up wrestling at 9:40. I was getting big Kayfabe vibes during his entire interview. It totally detracted from the reasonable points of grievance he has.
Future: hans niemann reacts to levy reacts to hans niemann Levy reacts to hans niemann reacts to levy reacts to hans niemann Hikaru reacts to Levy reacts to hans niemann reacts to levy reacts to hans niemann Levy reacts to Hikaru reacts to Levy reacts to hans niemann reacts to levy reacts to hans niemann Hans Neiman reacts to Levy reacts to Hikaru reacts to Levy reacts to hans niemann reacts to levy reacts to hans niemann This goes on till new chess controversy
What about the episode when Levy offered his commentator seat (and mike) to Hans during the Magnus vs Alireza final? Things seemed a lot more normal then.
Darth Hans made an IMPORTANT point in that interview. About chess streamers promoting GAMBLING. I was hoping you were going to address this issue here. But you didnt.
@@tristananastos7311 there is truth to this. Its like many people can have a drink on the weekend and not become an alcoholic. But some do, and some people who gamble become gambling addicts. They are the ones who provide a lot of the income to the gambling industry.
Magnus didn't need to say anything after all, he makes you hate him just by opening his mouth. Kudos to you Levy for sticking to your questions and holding your ground despite how uncomfortable you seemed, it was a powerful image
I thought the interview was genuinely one of the best pieces of content the chess world has ever produced. Absolutely solidified Hans as the heel from here to kingdom come
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maybe i will huh
@@MrOOFSky are you gay?
Ngl that probably will be first youtube sponsor that I will click on it and it is actually interesting
Honestly, levy was very mature and didnt let hans get into his head.
Levy's a pretty chill, mature and logical dude. One of the reasons why he's my favourite chess content creator.
It’s cuz levy is an adult and Hans is basically still a child lol
Well yeah our man Levy is a man. Hans is a boy.
@@rdlegends3988 agree 💯
agree 100%
Bro is milking himself 💀💀
Literally my first thought lmao
I do that a lot too, what r we talking about?
Wait what
Ohh yeah ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
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Next video: Levy reacting to levy’s reaction of levy’s interview with Hans Niemann
"I covered my interview of Hans Niemann"
Levy should react to every other top player's reaction to that interview lol
Needs Hikaru and Magnus inserted into the title for no reason.
We need to make this top comment to make it happen
The flight reacts days was like that 😂
Levy beats hans on titled Tuesday is still one of the greatest games of all time IMO
maybe hans should pay Levy the 200k for coaching 💀
Nope buddy.
He also beat fabi
Doesnt mean much
Maybe Hans should stop putting things up his !!
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This interview single handedly destroyed any shred of sympathy I had for Hans Neimann previously. I thought he came off as somewhat reasonable in the interview with Danya, but this just came off as… manic.
Right? I came into that interview thinking he had received some unfair treatment (by far less than he claims, but still I felt his suspension was unwarranted, etc.) and I went out thinking he deserved it for his attitutde alone.
it was the opposite for me. i watched the levy interview first and viewed hans as unhinged, but the danya interview was more human and softened my opinion of him which is my current opinion of him. humans are dynamic and can be two things at once.
Narcissism was unchecked. The t shirt could be found as a joke if he cracked a smile or made a clearly intentional effort at being a heel. "The chess speaks for itself" would have been a fun catchphrase. But nah he just self-obsessed and feels that the power gained by a corporate chess overlord is personally oppressing his fame.
I was literally starting to root for him then he made me go right back to hating his guts
I'm pretty sure Niemann has some serious psychological issues
I can't wait for hans niemann reacts to levy reacts to levy interviews hans niemann.
Seriously though I really respect how calm and professional you were in this interview.
Kramnik as Hans’ Life Coach tells me everything that I need to know 😭😭
Sorry can u explain to me why everyone say this? 😭 I'm new to dramas
@@Lunachess Kramnik had a little episode earlier this year just going at hikaru and other reputable chess players, accusing them of cheating using "statistical analysis"
@@godnmaste so how is he coach of hans. hans is accused of cheating and lramnik hate cheaters. explain plz
@@prajwalbharambe343 That's exactly the Irony.
@@Eis_ ohhhh..... lol 😆. nice pfp btw
The way you handled yourself during this interview was genuinely inspiring. Well done, Levy!
Nice suit
Bro did nothing special 💀
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U look like gentleman
Levi never fails to react to himself
I can't wait for his reaction to this video
Having the audacity to call him Levi 😅
@@usibistro Facts😂😂
Chess player and titan slayer😅😅
I'm glad he is evaluating this interview. It's interesting
no magnus
no hikaru
just playing with himself
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That one magnus clip
Masturbation.
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Hans had some valid points about how Chesscom monopolizing the Chess world gives it outsize influence to control who is allowed to succeed, but he did it by centering the conversation around himself, which just made him sound super narcissistic and pretentious. He's obviously still upset about what happened but he would earn a lot more favour from fans if he didn't personalize the issue so much and instead focused on how the Chess world can improve.
tons of people play on lichess too as far as i understand
Yeah. Unfortunately selfish people make discussing legitimate concerns very difficult, because they make it about themselves instead of about improving something important. Then it becomes a case of fearing that a message of progress is more about supporting an asshole than it is about progress.
Lichess?
@@shuttlecrossing7084 yup the way life works at all levels man. kind of like a fibonacci sequence of bullshit across every single multitude of life
personalize the issue? he got lambasted as a cheating scoundrel for a year straight, are this daft?
From the moment he insulted you with that 100k coaching offer calling you a depressed international master, I became uninterested in whatever he had to say next. But then, i got happy with the way chess spoke for itself
What blows my mind is that after the smoke cleared Hans had a clear path to completely win over the public and instead he decided to play the heel. Just wild.
Hans is the kind of character who can't make friends with anyone, so after a while he starts leaning into it and claiming it's a deliberate persona. He was certainly playing up for the camera in the interview, but not in a calculated way, just a socially inept way.
That's actually a very interesting thought that I think may have some validity: That Hans might intentionally be playing the bad guy for the cameras in order to get more viewership, bring drama, hype things up, etc. That could very well be what is happening since he apparently was one way outside the interview, and then turned it up during. That interview made him look bad, like the villain actually, and it's possible that could've been what he was going for.
Before he may have been unaccepting of that role, trying to prove his innocence, insecure about things, but then he might've realized he's more popular when he's just the "Chess bad guy". Which if that's the case, I gotta respect it, takes a lot of courage to embrace something like that.
Don't worry Levy. Maybe one day Kramnik will accuse you of cheating too. That accomplishment is even more prestigious than the GM title
At the rate he's accusing I'm not sure the accomplishment will be worth much.
It's like accusing people of steroids when they have a good physique but they're really natural. It's the highest of compliments.
They said there was no title above GM
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Thanks man
Thanks for the life changing information 🙏
❌Milking Magnus🚫
✅Milking Himself✅
Milking the incessant and overused "milking" comment
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@@mapsgillnet6762true bro gothams fans are so basic, they are all like band kids just the same old and unfunny jokes. There is a reason I always go into full screen when I watch gothams vids so I don’t have to see this annoying bs in the comments.
@@CorvusDaSpooky This isn't just Gotham's fans. This is any large RUclipsrs' fan base who are below the age of 15 and are exposed to the internet chronically at a very young age.
Levy is really underselling how rediculous this interview was. Please go watch it yourself if you have the time, I promise you won't be disappointed
I did lose some respect for Hans in that interview... I genuinely want to root for the guy, but going after people for not blindly accepting that he's 100% legit despite his history of cheating just makes that really hard. I think Levy's coverage has been super fair, maybe even overly generous at times, so to hear Hans saying "you're a media puppet" etc was very disappointing, and a bit cringe.
Same here. I was changing my mind after the Naroditzky interview, but Levy's interview solidified that Hans just has no class.
Bro decided to follow the grifter playbook. The only people that talk about puppets, the media, and conspiracy theories are people that want an agreeable audience that doesn’t question them.
Hans has never had sympathy from me, but I respect that you try to do it, but even if everything against him was unfair, he doesn’t make it easy to like him.
Just a whiney brat!
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Depressed International Master 5 mins in still hits 😂
The secret project has to be the Netflix documentary on Magnus and Hans
that's what i thought by the end of the vid
That would be cool.will bring more people into chess
Literally my first thought. Honestly Netflix has taken its time.
Honestly the fact he offered you a course for a hundred grand after you beat him was the most idiotic thing I’ve seen someone do. My guess is he was still furious at himself and tried to get something back at you, or couldn’t handle the bitter defeat.
Yeah, but Hans is a GM. Just because he lost one game, doesn't mean he can't coach that same person to become a GM as well.
@@ImaNPCman I was more referring to his attitude being all wrong. Hans putting a figure like that in front of a camera on a course aimed at improving the chess of the person who beat you is just brash. He should stop talking about how good he is, and spend the saved oxygen on getting better himself.
@@citywitt3202 Hans' attitude is his own. He is a matter of fact kinda guy who was calling it how it is.
He called Levi a propagandist for the company he works for. Well, guess what? So am I. So are you. So is everyone who has a jawb.
What he should have maybe asked Hans was what harm has come of it? Has it made chess better or worse?
Whatever Hans replied with, he could have said 'Look, I have helped coach millions of new chess players that were never even around in the past. I like to think I have been a benefit to chess, wouldn't you agree or disagree? And explain your answer.'
You just take the matter of factness of his argument and turn it around on him.
Instead I feel like he played into Han's portrayal of being a propagandist, and sort of tried to defend himself on those grounds, instead of being like 'even if I was, so what?'.
I watched the videos about Hans during the Magnus scandal and i thought Levi was pretty fair to him.
As for my personal opinion, I don't think Hans cheated, however...
I watched some post game interview with Hans about another chess game he played and i felt he was unable to explain anything correctly about his game, also appearing to confuse the commentator - and he absolutely refused to comment on the Magnus one (infamously?) saying "The chess speaks for itself."
Magnus' suspicions, plus Hans' inability to discuss chess matches make me think 'is it possible?'
(Note: I'm not a chess expert by any stretch, and may have incorrectly interpreted such interviews)
Like if I was a GM chess cheater, for example... I would have a pager stuffed up my behind. And my friend at home would be watching the game live, with an evaluation bar set up, with a chess explorer program running.
Everytime I made a bad move on the evaluation bar, I'd get one buzz.
Everytime the evaluation bar went in my favor, I'd get two buzzes.
That alone is all a GM would really need to win a match. It isn't that hard. You can get even more advanced with more secret buzz codes, but really it is just an example.
HANS: one day hikaru will retire and he has to see me lose tournament after tournament
As an interviewer, there's going to be people who come at you with guns blazing, when you don't expect it. It is part of the job, and I think you're going to be better prepared next time.
Who else needs a Levy v Hans chess boxing match in their lives?
Please 😂 🙏
Yesss💥
We need levy to see this comment 😂
No
Dude has 5 million subs and casually pulls up a hastily formatted Google doc outline with an extra bullet. Meanwhile other RUclipsrs at a fraction of the subscribers have massively produced videos. What a flex.
He does an entire 20 minute video with 1 or 2 cuts 99% of the time (excluding ads), it's impressive really
i keep forgetting he has 5 mil, my brain is sick in the one mil era
Quality Content > Quality Production
Dude, weird Office skillz flex.
personality matters. Plus hes super handsome
really nice to hear some personal insights sometimes between all the great chess content!
Levy, have been a fan since queens gambit. Something about your videos chills me out, brightens my day, and makes me want to play more chess. Thanks man.
I liked this view on the interview from your perspective. Keeping it professional but still sharing your honest opinion.
I think "fascinating" is one of Levi's favorite words
I 10000% prefer this style of video where you just sit and talk to the camera. I hope you make more like this
I distinctly remember watching Hans vs Magnus hoping Hans would miraculously pull thru and win. But after watching the interview with you and Hans, I was thoroughly pleased with the tournaments outcome
Something I don't think I've seen anyone say: there was a moment where Levy asked Hans if he's ever said that he was sorry for what he did, and Hans literally contorted around the topic like his whole life depended on it. And I believe if you feel truly sorry for something that you've done, it doesn't matter how many times you may have apologized, you will not have an issue saying the words "I'm sorry" if you truly mean them. You might say "I've said it many times before, but I am sorry for what I did", or you might even be mad that people keep expecting you to apologize... but you'll say it because you mean it.
Hans is only sorry that he got caught and that his career (at least in his eyes) suffered from it. He is NOT sorry for cheating, and it shows in his dogged refusal to acknowledge or take responsibility for his actions. He SAYS that he's suffered enough for it, and that could be true, but he does not seem to be capable of admitting he was or could ever be wrong. And that's an absolutely insufferable attitude to have.
He has apologized in an interview.
@@lovetosteer Link?
@@andrewwilson9123 believe it was this one. Although I didn't think it was genuine. The behavior panel concluded he's not lying about not cheating Magnus OTB, but one analyst thought Hans had in the past cheated at OTB, just not in the Magnus game.
@@lovetosteer And what I'm saying is that someone who responds to such questions by evading and saying "I've apologized before" is someone whom I'd immediately distrust.
Just because it literally costs you nothing to apologize (again, if you've already done it before), and refusing to do it shows some level of pride, immaturity, and narcissism I just can't connect with on a personal level.
It would've taken him 2 seconds to apologize again during Levy's interview... but the pride was too strong and he would rather yap for 45 minutes about how great he is and how everyone else was wrong, than say "yeah I cheated in the past, and I'm sorry. Could we move on?".
@@AdrianVM19 one only needs to apologize once. Just because everyone in the world didn't hear it doesn't mean he has to keep doing it. People who can't let go of the past because they profit from it are the ones to apologize.
Hans just has a big narcissistic personality trait, that's all. He wants to be looked at and feared, and he doesn't care about anything but his image.
He always tries to make himself look better and more grandiose in public, either by saying he's the best at everything (the strongest in chess, the most polite guy on the tour, etc), or by reducing and degrading others in a way or another. Because he has a huge ego, he feels constantly threatened and attacked by whoever could diminish his public image.
We can see it just by the way he wishes Hikaru could only just watch him win his chess games and be triggered by it. Well, he just thinks that this would be Hikaru's nightmare because in reality it's his own nightmare. He wishes to humiliate Hikaru and that he suffers from this, but it's only a reflection of the fact that he, Hans Niemann, is the one that would suffer of such a thing.
He's afraid of and triggered by anything or anyone that could negatively affect the grandiose appearance he desperately tries to maintain as his public image. That's also why he'll never admit his wrongs/errors and say he's either a victim or a guy who made an error on purpose. Like when he lost to Levy and he couldn't handle this loss against a guy ("a little insect" I'm sure he thought) who is supposed to choke, so he eventually said it was "a gift" he gave Levy.
You nailed it
yes he needs to sit down with a psych and let them tell him this
THIS. This is it. And I can't understand why they say he was humbled in the interview after the losses, because he wasn't humble. He was just changing his tone, but saying the same things and demonstrating all his narcissism and his grandiose appearance. Even after being crush, because he can't accept it. Because that is his personality. And in a few months, a year, he will change what happened, distort the reality -again-, and said it was nothing. Even something to make him look good, even great.
Spot on. It's important to understand that he'll never change either
I will just comment on the glass box idea quickly as I have been a long term E-Sports fan.
This has been standard practice in StarCraft 2 tournaments for a while and most of the pros have been fairly outspoken about the fact that the glass box does not provide sufficient sound insulation to prevent the information leak.
One player does something unexpected instead of hearing the crowd emote loudly they just hear it quietly, but it still gives the player the same queue to protect their assets and scout for the incoming attack.
creating content out of nowhere… Levy is truly a wizard
Ah yes,the Christopher nolan classic, Milkception
This levy guy seems to know what he’s talking about
Thank you for your content Levy, you get me through depression with your videos :)
Even though you aren't a GM yet, I see you as the best chess player and chess content creator ever, I hope I can one day face you or smth like that well😅
Theres a quote quite fitting for Hans in that interview. "If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit"
"a motivated Hikaru" sounds an awful lot like "a motivated BJ Penn"
People forget man...
Sick vlog bro, I didn't watch it, but I fast forwarded through it real quick
We got levy milking magnus
Hikaru milking levy
and finally gothamchess milking levy
@@sobik33302 1800 to 1850ish blitz really didn't improve 💀😭 however rapid I went as high as 2070 and bullet 2100+ if those matters.
@@sobik33302 if you are asking me how many years does it take I really don't have a good answer to that because if you look at people's account there are players that get to 2000 in a year or 2 and some even after playing for 5+ years don't reach 2000. It took me a while like a while to get to 2000 rapid. I didn't study like crazy for openings. So maybe if you do you can get to 2000 much faster than me. I recommend you watch the 'building habits' series from chessbrah by GM hambelton. If you are a beginner watch from the beginning or like a 1000 skip the 'for beginners part ' and go straight to 1200+ which I believe is part 4 of the series (I could be wrong). He teaches how to respond to common openings, attacks, early queen attacks, pawn pushes, end games, weak squares and a lot more. Don't feel bad or ashamed to re-watch the series again and again because if you do you'll solidify the fundamentals. Last but not least what 'I think' helped me to get to 2000 is these 2 opening I'd play whenever I can. 1. Vienna opening/gambit and 2. Caro kann. Granted I don't win all the time but I have like 60% win rate with them. Also what helped me was expirence. I noticed over the years that my rating was slowly but surely was increasing. Looking back I saw that I was slowly making less blunders and got to a point where I wouldn't blunder a piece anymore and would only blunder tactics or get bad positions at most. Also Do Not resign if you blundered a piece, depending on the position it's really not easy for the opposition to defend/convert. Keep playing and you'll be surprised by the amount of games you'll win cuz you didn't resign because you blundered a piece or something. I had position where it was mate in 7 or 8 for my opponent and naturally they didn't find the right ideas, got into to trouble and blundered all the advantage away / lost on time / blundered due to time pressure. That's all I can say good luck on your journey and remember to play as much as you can because I am pretty sure that'll help you most to get to 2000.
Honestly Levy I really respect you man. You seem like a genuinely nice guy. I've met some famous people who just... aren't the best people. Thanks for staying down to earth.
Brah, you handled Hans VERY well. Frikking impossible dealing with someone like that in that situation. You did amazingly well.
Dude what 😂😂 hans was just trying to make it entertaining. Would you have started crying Lil fragile boy???
Enjoyed hearing more about this!
You handled it like you handle chess. Respectfully and elegantly.
everything aside, ur ability to to convey ur thoughts so well is something i have not seen in other chess players
Ever got the feeling Hikaru threw the match to Alireza on purpose, just so he could face Hans and remind everyone who’s boss?
I thought so too, he had to humble hans eventually😂
I got into chess during Covid with Queens Gambit and then kinda fell off. RUclips recommended me the SCC and I watched it and it was great. Got me into it again. Played like 100 games since then and bought your book during this video. Also a huge watch enthusiast and definitely agree. Formula 1 has an official timekeeper, why doesn't chess!
Next video: Reacting to Myself Reacting to Myself interviewing Hans Niemman
We go levy reacting to his reaction before GTA 6
Hikaru's literally 2800+ classical and consistently top 2 in the world in blitz FIDE. wtf Kramnik talking about?
Secret project? Sounds like it's for the Netflix show.
we are all earlier then bots and pins of shame 😮
Not only that, but during the speed chess recap I recall someone on Gothams account tried to keep us in check for chat - much props!
meant to say levy, because chat was toxic as all heck!
chess truly spoke for itself
so Hans put on a show for the Netflix doc, got it
Levy: during Hans interview there were more cameras cause of some secret project I cant talk about.
Also Levy: Yeah Netflix announced a documental on the cheating scandal of Hans and Magnus.
You dont need to be a genius to tie up things 😅
This is the cannon event that has taught levy the ultimate ways of not letting your opponent get to you
GothamChess reacts to Levy interviewing Hans
good to know the update about the training camp offer
Levy speaks for himself
Hans Niemann is making chess spicy again
Release a GTE episode ALREADY
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This was a very insightful video thank you
This video was recorded 2 DAYS AGO!!+!!!
The Hans tide raises all boats.
Levy milking his own video, where he milks Hans for content, for content is crazy and completely on brand.
Mans is about chess and his money/platform I respect it highly
Bro he wasn't milking hans, he was doing an interview, what are you 12?
me when I make a joke on the internet
Yall kids just found out this word and now literally put this in every single comment. Miss those times when chess individuals were a little more mature
I think after the speed chess tour, we really saw which kind of animal hans is. As soon he's in his comfort zone, he acts as a Bobby Fisher wannabe and shows and pretends he's a kind of genious (with all the respect for the legend), just note the way he imitates his voice and the way of speaking. When he's out of his comfort zone he changes his tone, humbles himself and acts as Hans Niemann.
P.S.: Kudos to Levi that didn't fail to hans coward attacks
You really shouldn't be commenting on whether or not someone else is a genius when you can't spell it.
And Hans IS a genius at Chess. Trying to act like he isn't is literal stupidity lmfao.
@@redtube8667 I know what the pain is in being a fan of the cringest chess player all over the time but don't get hurt, it's life.
@@MrDoctorFog False equivalence fallacies and ad hominem just make you look even dumber lmfao. The inability to defend your opinion should tell you your opinion isn't logical.
@@MrDoctorFog I shouldn't have to tell you "I don't like Hans so he's not a genius" is LITERAL stupidity.
Woah, now it will for sure be a surprise when Levy reacts to this again in 2 weeks
Wow, really hyped about the 80k sponsor ♥️ Keep them as a sponsor in future videos :)
Milk never reacts to fail Levy
Levy reacting to gothamchess gadd dayum never thought I’d see the day this would happen
0:23 you’re welcome.
2:41 post-sponsor glaze
Underrated comment
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I edged to this comment
Hahahahahahah good one
So glad that you brought up wrestling at 9:40. I was getting big Kayfabe vibes during his entire interview. It totally detracted from the reasonable points of grievance he has.
0:12 I was a commentator, I was a media puppeteer 😂
The secret project is probably the documentary about the whole chess cheating scandal
Bro ran out of magnus content and started milking himself
Amen to the watch sponsor. I've been asking that question since the 90s
Future: hans niemann reacts to levy reacts to hans niemann
Levy reacts to
hans niemann reacts to levy reacts to hans niemann
Hikaru reacts to Levy reacts to
hans niemann reacts to levy reacts to hans niemann
Levy reacts to Hikaru reacts to Levy reacts to hans niemann reacts to levy reacts to hans niemann
Hans Neiman reacts to Levy reacts to Hikaru reacts to Levy reacts to hans niemann reacts to levy reacts to hans niemann
This goes on till new chess controversy
That interview is golden !
Levy asking Hans "What are we?" was not on my 2024 bingo card
And on that day, not a single lie was uttered from the mouth of the best Hans Niemman
Long live, King! 👑
Inception: I want Hikaru reacting to Hans reacting to GothamChess's reaction to the Hans Niemann Interview🤣
What about the episode when Levy offered his commentator seat (and mike) to Hans during the Magnus vs Alireza final? Things seemed a lot more normal then.
Darth Hans made an IMPORTANT point in that interview.
About chess streamers promoting GAMBLING.
I was hoping you were going to address this issue here. But you didnt.
Gambling isn’t the problem, it’s the people who gamble.
@@tristananastos7311 there is truth to this. Its like many people can have a drink on the weekend and not become an alcoholic. But some do, and some people who gamble become gambling addicts. They are the ones who provide a lot of the income to the gambling industry.
More videos like this please! :)
Wonder if Levey is a Led Zeppelin fan "if It keeps on raining the levee is gonna break" or whatever robert plant said
Magnus didn't need to say anything after all, he makes you hate him just by opening his mouth. Kudos to you Levy for sticking to your questions and holding your ground despite how uncomfortable you seemed, it was a powerful image
No one has asked him what made him stop cheating
Hans could afford to appreciate the tactful people in his life
21:10 'the chess world will be less INTERESTING without Hikaru.' looks like gotham took the kramnik coaching after all
Video ive been waiting for!!
0:01 Levi starts speaking
Thanks, i already came to this
Thank you for your service
I thought the interview was genuinely one of the best pieces of content the chess world has ever produced. Absolutely solidified Hans as the heel from here to kingdom come
we got Levy reacting to Levy before GTA 6