Did GothamChess And Nijat Just Become Best Friends?! 

Nijat is soo likeable. A pure gentleman.

Yoo the rooook from abasov was so cute 😂

He's such a calm soul.

bro chill asf

Abasov seems like a really nice and cool person.

THE ROOOOOK. Abasov is a Gotham enjoyer, amazing

the way Levi conducts his interviews is soo much better than anyone else doing this, and the players seem to like the conversation more lol

Abasov is a very likeable well spoken guy.

I didn’t realize how cool Abasov is

Can't believe the guy in the candidates is only "the top 5 or top 10" from his country He is such a deserved wildcard

After Mamedyarov and Radjabov it is very nice to see another Azerbaijani chess player in candidates.

When I think chess GM, I think Morphy, Fischer, Alekhine... some dark, tortured genius. It seems like chess grandmasters today are so wholesome and healthy. Except for Hans Neimann of course, he's from the old evil genius chess school I think.

hope he will win some games and return to the main competition. Good luck with Nepo!

9:35 Nijat politely casting some shade on Levi's story lol

Levy, you are a great interviewer! Sympathetic and Articulate, even official FIDE interviewers lack these qualities.

Abasov is obviously the smartest guy in the tournament. He’s playing at the candidates even though he took time off to go to college. Wow!

He seems really down to earth, I really like it!

I wasn’t sure about this guy when he qualified, but I kinda like him now. Seems like a very nice guy and has given a good fight in every game so far in the tournament.

Man tore an ACL and still plays its tough to handle with an injury. Also he was a GM at 15 so he deserves to be there

Nijat is such a likable and soft spoken man.

Such a wholesome guy. amazing

When Abasov told Levy "We are masters in chess.." I got so hyped.

abasov was so smart and kind, looking forward to seeing more from him

I think I have a new favourite chess player

THE ROOOOOOOOOKKKKKK🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 1:41

Levy is on a mission to milk all the GMs💀

Finally a GM who is a good talker

Man is sooo calm!

I didn't know a lot about Abasov before this tournament, and this interview and his games have been eye opening to how amazing of a person he is. I wish him nothing but the best in his entire life, what a gem!

These interviews are making it so much more enjoyable to watch the candidates. Nice to get to know the personalities etc

Levy is such a humble person, its just fantastic that he does so well...

I liked this interview a lot. He seems like such a pleasant guy!

GM Nijat is so sweet and adorable so i followed his IG lol

Very happy to see this series of interviews with the players. It makes it so much better to root for them and enjoy their games once you can associate their personalities with their names. Nidat was just a name to me before this but now I am genuinely intrigued to follow him more after seeing how pleasing and likeable he is in real life. Kudos to Levy for continuing to bring top level chess content to us.

I don't know if he'll succeed as a candidate but I suspect he'll succeed as a person. He seems like a very well rounded person (unlike Magnus or Nepo).

I’m rooting for him but he needs some more experience in high level competitions his opponents are veterans of events like these. Love from Turkiye!

very cool guy this Nijat, rooting for him to win some games

Super cool and chill dude, great interview!

He gives strong Aronian energy, very chill guy

Great interview. While Abasov has had some tough losses, I've been a great fan of his games. His Queen endgame with Gukesh was amazing.

My man Levy representing all the way..... Respect bro

immensely likable plus a sense of humor on par plus English is so good.. no wonder, Levi will make anybody likable plus...

Nijat is so sweet, great man

Didn't know he is such a cool guy

what a great guy he is

we need more Levy on big tournaments, his interviews on the Candidates are definitely one of the best chess players interviews I've seen

Bro I want him to do well in the canadites.

Very likable

Abasov is a phenomenon player definitely has potential to be 2730. But for now he's straight up outclassed in the candidates. I He's not winning the candidates. but I hope he comes back stronger

Chill dude, cool accent af

he seems like a nice guy

very likeable person and also strong chess player, hope he gets better physically and ruins the tournament for some.

Nijat never fails to THE ROOOOOOOK.

I couldn't wait for Alireza's video, but I jumped to watch this! Nijat was hilarious! 😂

After Fabi and Nepo, I've liked this the most compared to Levy's interviews with the other candidates

Such a gentleman, love from india

was wondering if levy would interview him. interesting to hear from an underdog of the tourney

Cool guy 😊 and good luck with the games Nijat 🙂

The roooookkk

Amazing guy ❤

Such a nice and funny person.

Why are we still getting amazed at how calm and mature these guys are? Are we expecting professional chess players to be immature and flamboyant?

all the respect to him after 10 rounds fighting those monsters. Almost beating Hikaru, defending against Nepo. Would be awesome to see him win one game

1:41 Nijat also is the fan of THE ROOK!!!

Damn. He torn his ACL and recovery is still ongoing

Good luck with Nepo ❤

For everyone is like "he is so chill", remember that edibles are legal in Canada

Underdog competitors don't get the respect they deserve, but good on Levy to do this interview with Nijat. He qualified under Magnus' withdrawal, I get it, but he held his own with some good draws. He doesn't need to win to impress anyone, here. Even if he keeps drawing, it's a decent payday :)

Levy pinning top GMs for an interview

Loved this guy

8:30 Abasov casually revealing he's immortal

I might have a new favourite chess player

Man is in the candidates with a torn ACL 😮😢

Nice guy!

Brilliant Forrest Gump reference!!

Abasov is charming and a gentleman! "I tried to move my rook too far" 😂

Abasov is the Man of The Tournament !

The rooook😂😂😂😂❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Nijat going THE ROOOK lool

did he?

Abosov is such a cool guy I have found out from a few interviews. he's making my list of favorite chess players.

Before Levy mentioned the gym I could tell Abasov goes cuz his non broken leg is musclular as heck

I love gotham

Interview gukesh next please

To be able to prep for and play in the candidates in his condition is very hard and personally for me ... very sad to see. Just for once think that it is your once in a lifetime oppurtunity and it was met with such utter unluckiness, it's really heartbreaking, tournament ruining much. As if his leg's condition wasn't enough, FIDE surely would have gone above and beyond in inspecting him especially, because rumors about him were circulating in the air, which consequently must have caused even more distress, discomfort and psychological pain, maybe even physical pain to him. I wholeheartedly wish that he scores well in his first candidates tournament, and if not him, at least his subordinate player Salimova Nurgyul does, so we would see the smile on his face widen. Love you Abasov!

But the camera pan 1:21 😂

I just wanna be friends with him☺

the rooooooooooooooook

Crazy in every Interview there is an Elefant in the room xD

I'm def a nijat fan lol love this guy

2:46 run forest run!!

Dude this Abasov guy is so funny

Why are some of these interviews on this channel instead of Levy's channel?

When is Vishy's itv? ❤❤❤❤

Gotham never fails to milk

Looking forward to the Alireza Interview…you can’t just put a YT short out there and leave us hanging 😢

I am also graduate in Economics 😊

And he sacrificed… THE LEEEG

what happened to radjabov and Memediyarov?

Got a fan out of me.