GM GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Levy: he’s not making the best moves Also Levy: he played at 98% accuracy

It’s really nice that you post your own commentary so quickly. I really appreciate that, and it completes the “360” view of the game after viewing other perspectives like your coach’es or some random GM on YT.

I'm convinced that every road to gm episodes must include "GM" and a few exclamation marks in the title

Levy, just wanted to say, we all believe that you can make it to a GM. Keep that work up.

Watched live with Coach. Almost saved it, damn! First loss with white was going to happen, now that it has, we just check it off and keep moving forward toward GM. You got it boss, we rooting for you and love the recaps.

Another great video Levy. Watching a non-super elite GM beat you actually resembles the chess that a few of us are almost capable of pulling off. Watching Hikaru rule out 8 lines in a 2 minute think is just like a carnival side show. This is actually helpful.

0:14 levy makes a tactical noise with his mouth

17:17 His friends be like: He moved a pawn only 1 square, must be COOKING 🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥

10:40 To be fair, b4 is a really, really mind-boggling move, because it's not flashy, it's difficult to find, it looks weird, but it has a profound effect on the position.

There was a comment on Hikarus recap with a guy saying king f2 is not that hard to find...Hikaru himself called it "not living in reality" and I absolutely agree....thats an insane move to spot and play in an important game.

20:00 c4 had profound implications allowing the Bishop to come in behind and give check. That's a GM move.

Keep your head up, you still played strong and had a comeback. I like how you can be critical and positive at the same time. Even if some haters don't want to see it, We see your progress. Keep moving forward !

1:07 its easy to forget levy is a chess genius who can recall positions from like 5 years ago, and it shocks me every time lmao

Surprises me how Levy has became a GM about 67 different times by now.

I finally got to catch one live, it was great to see you thinking in your element. You can tell that Levy 2.0 is in the driver's seat, even from difficult positions. 🤙

Tough loss but you got this Mr. Gotham. Not all of us are dumb enough to think you're gonna win every game and be gm in a few months, we love to see you compete against gm's and push yourself especially at a ELO disadvantage!

Hey man, I’ve been following you since you were below 10,000 subs. I knew even then that you would bring something truly special to the chess world. Keep the momentum going, we’re all behind you!

Spoiler blocker 🎈🎈🎈

All time stamps: 00:00 video starts 30:06 video ends

We making it to gm with this one

One of the rare moments that when Levy puts GM in the title, he is actually not clickbaiting. Wow, just wow.

The road to GM sounds like the highway to hell. Except you can exit when you wish.

the way you really dive into the thought processes that lead you to make mistakes is amazing content. im a chess idiot but its nice to go through the mistake with you because i understant (to a degree) not just the chess youre playing, but the emotional roller coaster that goes into trying to be very good at anything

Watched the game live. Heart wrenching defeat. But you’ll bounce back. Your Road to GM series inspired me to try playing chess. As an adult I’ve always felt I was too old to start playing, but that’s just not true. I’m not very good, but my puzzle rating just broke 1,700 yesterday. Keep up the good work!

This was the first stream I ever caught live and contrary to what I expected, I'm actually more excited to hear the recap, not less. I was using it before as my news source for updates but I still want to hear Levy's thoughts

I love your content. Especially this series. Thank you so much for sharing this and for putting your heart and soul into it. I feel like I'm there with you. Keep giving it your all man for all of us that can't do it for one reason or another

It was fun to watch and I really enjoyed Coach Neiksans' commentary. Best of luck with the rest of the tournament!

Your headspace is spot on right now. You played a great game but didn't get the result you were looking for. Staying positive and focused, I think you will end up with a solid result in this tournament and either way its just good to see the confidence and upbeat attitude. Good luck today!

By far this is my favorite video in this series not because you lost but because you took the lose and moved on and made sure you don’t repeat the same mistakes👍

Levy clearly has the potential to become a GM. Unfortunate loss, but still motivation to keep improving.

Keep going buddy, we believe in you and you are very much an inspiration. Thank you for the video.

Love your mindset.. u can’t win every game you play and there were a ton of learnable moments in this game. Keep ur head up bro

I heard a quote the other day that is now one of my favorites: "Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn"

It’s such a privilege and a pleasure to watch your videos. Both your play and commentary, thank you!

Levy you were so close!! You will win the next!

This was a wild ride! Love seeing your thought process during the games. Makes me feel like I'm right there with ya! 💥 Keep grinding, you're an inspiration for all of us trying to level up! 🏆

Watched your coach's coverage last night, and enjoyed hearing your thoughts to compare. Good come back from a difficult position, a shame the final plan didn't work out. Still lots of games to go. All the best to you.

1:28 he’s kinda right wtf

Tough luck, Levy. All the best with the other rounds. Side note: Levy's commentary in this video shows how cracked grand masters are. Having the title is no joke. And levy you will get it.

16:05 - Levy makes me uncomfortable.

Hey Gotham. Great game. All of us are either winning or learning. Never losing.

I think this was one of the most instructive games on this playlist so far. The game may have been lost, but not all was lost!

Haven’t watched Levy in a minute, clicked on this video now and I’m glad to see the deathstare into my soul at the start of the videos is still a tradition

As you mentioned " I have a bad Knight " My first thought was g4, sac a pawn to play Ng3, so f5 square is waiting, but that is risky! But when you show Kf2, the point I got is Ng1, Nf3, Nh4 looking for Nf5, the Bg2 needs no improvement on the diag. it is already pressureing the d5-pawn! Good Luck in the upcoming Rounds! Fight back!

Levy come on become a grandmaster quickly I can't wait to see GM levy full support to you let's goo

Levy's taking this loss very well. Well played. Can't wait to see you be GM.

I was awake until 3 am to see you win, unfortunately didn't happened, but lesson learned. Good luck for round 2. Greetings from Portugal 😊

Lesson learned, best wishes for the rest of the tournament! Thanks for posting.

Well done Levy Really tough tournament ahead of you Coach did say that you have really strong opponents don't worry you'll bounce back Love from SA bro❤🎉

b4 is pretty nice, you kind of think there's no way of preventing c5 but there's a very straightforward way actually

Honestly watching this game live I thought the same stuff I was thinking wow we're heading to a good start honestly the game was very helpful for me to learn from too because I recently adopted the c4 opening I really hope this tournament will go well for Levy and I have no doubt that he can be a GM ❤️

We will NOT get GM Levy before gta 6

Very instructive on the importance of calculations and asking the question what can my opponent do to me? Thanks for sharing.

Even if it’s a lost, you still played held on til the end and learned some key lessons. I love this Levy 2.0. Get that GM Norm! You got this!

Watched live! It was crazy, when black moves his rook I was jumping... Couldn't believe how precise he was otherwise

00:01 What a boss, thanks levy for making my day better

Chin up Levy! Love the humility! Rooting for you to make GM!!!

i just really hope that if gotham ever makes an english course, itll be on chessable as well and as high-level as possible because i kinda like a bunch of the lines ive already seen in his videos

Love watching your journey

Hi guys, I bought the book written but levy. It was insanely good, but i don't know why Levy didn't cover topics like rare opening like the mcdonnel one, which is rlly good.

At 17:18 I thought levy was saying he only has 2 friends 😂

30 min just to watch you lose at the end was diabolical thinking you were going to win the game!!

Keep at it, Levi. Forget, focus and fight brother. You got this!!!

I feel like chess is like golf. You think you have it sussed and then you get humbled quickly... I love both of these sports so i guess im a sucker for punishment. Keep up the good work Levy. Enjoy ya content 👏

It looks like you managed to improve from a weakness of yours in this game and are rightfully proud, even if you lost in the end. Gathering your nerves back together and not giving the game away after a mistake will absolutely pay off in future, even if it didn't get you a draw here.

Levy and his Coach are both educational. I like the pairing

Bro you did very well but i wasn't understanding what were you doing with the rook . Any way good luck next time

U better get that GM title or I'm flying across the globe to steal your glasses

There's a reason why Ben Feingold has the meme "C4 = explosive."

I want to see a dedicated video on why you should give up the bishop pair for doubled pawns in this position. I'm garbage at chess, but I don't see where it's better, considering that you have to spend a bunch of moves to trade out the middle to get any attack. Overall well fought though!

Original Title: GM GAME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Watched Neiksans' recap last night. Pretty cool to compare what he thought you were thinking vs what you recall thinking.

How has he not reached 100000000 views yet? Gotham you had a great run though

All i can hear is Finegold swearing “F4!???” My gotttt”

This was a sick game to watch, really impressive equalisation. Need to work out the mental recovery for after you equalize, but otherwise fantastic chess.

Your a champ!! you'll get there - we believe in you

I like not knowing if you won or lost when you do these reviews. So good on you!

Levy finds a new title . GM game

Head up Levy, you still played well against 98%. 1.0 would have panicked, you gave yourself every chance. Its been awesome to see you improve and get your vibe back, I'm convinced you're going to keep improving and learning.

congratulations on the performance and thank you for the recap. did you know that your live have significantly more viewers than Sinquefield Cup..congratulations for that too !! we have no doubt that you will successfully achieve the norms. do not fear and endorse the status. also, if you are eligible, we take for granted that you will participate in the rapid & blitz open tournament in nyc. work hard and harder and keep it up GM to be. and thank you for everything you do for the chess community and the positive vibes. greetings.

Man I watched this live and the chat was full of like 3 spammers the entire time. Still, the game was enjoyable to watch especially as Levy was finding only moves during the mid-end games

Your mind set is excellent!!!! This is why levy 2.0 will be a GM

Omg the thumbnails actually tell us what the tournament is, that’s so hype

I wrote earlier, but after more thought I have to say that it was a great observation of some things we mortals do in a game. There's the "I had a plan, but then ...", the "I played this and then realized ... (...c4)" and "I equalized, so I thought it was my turn to play offense", etc. Most any good player will have done these common things and recognizes it. What to do about it? Learn. We aren't always going to see all the moves. Top GMs do it better. The observers and even the GM coach didn't see ...c4. The range of plans was challenging because they were quite different. The idea of playing offense was perhaps most out of line since the Black king was NEVER in any danger. Personally, I'd have not played the pawns that way, but I can see your points (backed up by the engine). I think the net is that an incorrect view of Black's king safety shaped a lot of the decisions. Just keeping the good Bb2 to build on was a good option, whereas in a blitz game (common territory for the development of many of our ideas) the immediate damage at f6 had to be done. History shows its value. The oddity that is b3-b4 (at several times) relates to control of space, and clearly that wasn't high on Levy's list of things to do. But, that would have helped restrain Black a lot.

coach said the idea was to get the knight to f5, not to challenge the diagonal. Might me mistaken, just how I remember it from the live feed

It's nice you said about Djurabek that he is strong GM. I can't remember if you ever said about anyone "week GM"

I feel there was un underestimation of the threat from the queen side for black, because of a focus on attack on the kings side by Levi. The clue that there was a threat is when Djurabek allowed the disruption of his defence. He might have also felt that Levy is not the best at changing tack, and might be blindsided.

I am Very confident that you will become a GM soon!

Tough loss Levy. I watched the whole game stream and was screaming Kf2 Ng1. Shake it off and crush the next one!!!

Someone needs to let Levy know that white's allowed to move D and E pawns past rank 3 in the first 20 moves.

“I have two friends”

It was a very tough mid game. His moves were very hard to read and it showed how earlier he planned it with how quick he was playing,

Hi Levy, I found your channel a few months ago. Ever since then I've been binge watching your videos and before I found you I was 600 elo rapid but now I'm almost 1100.

I do love the range of voice that your mic pics up, but wish you'd add a second pop filter over it to dampen those S'es.

"There is a schism in the universe..." TOOL MENTIONED!!!!

Bro awakened his sharingan in the thumbnail

I don’t believe in you Levy Rozman (in a very respectful and polite way)

Levy , do not ever give up you're doing so well GO GM LEVY!!!!!!!!(BRO THERE ARE GMS PLAYING WORST THEN YOU)

its actually kind of great that you're no longer taking losses badly , and your wife supporting and motivating you is astronomically beautiful... we also support and believe in you GM Levy , we'll be with you all the way . get those norms , make yourself proud , make your wife proud and also make your fans proud . gg's