HIGHEST CHESS ELO EVER 

Seriously, you should try the Vienna. For free. Go crush people: bit.ly/3HX7Jvf

9/10 opening face there, a surprise opening for sure that probably threw people's prep out of the window as to what to expect in a GothamChess video opening

Levy on the rise! 🔥

Levy's staring into our soul has evolved to... whatever that face was

0:00 levi pulling off the sigma face perfectly... like a sigma

Hearing Levy say "The rook" after a pause in such calm voice feels so... unusual and new

It feels so odd hearing levy say "the rook" so calmly

Arriving 2 minutes late like Magnus, beating the opponent promoting to a knight and then getting your peak ELO in the same game is absolutely astounding, that's a well deserved peak. And then, I'm here, trying to not blunder my queen on every move and not shit my pants. Great content.

I appreciate these videos where Levy is just proud of himself. Easy to forget sometimes under all that doubt and self-deprecation is a world-class chess talent.

you know levy already wins when he sacrifices, "THE ROOOOOK"

The fact that you promoted to a knight with 8 seconds left in the game is a boss move. When I have 8 seconds left in the game, I can't even think about where I'm moving my king let alone thinking of how to disrespectfully checkmate my opponent with a knight because they refused to resign.

The 1 minute vs 3 game was impressive and seeing levy calculate like that really tells you how good he actually is

Now we hoping he gets GM

Alright now it’s evident Levy is aware we see him staring into our soul at the start of every video

Levy, you are the biggest reason I am getting back into chess, and you’re single handedly getting thousands more interested. It’s no coincidence that your Chanel is booming as well as general interest in chess.

"Do not speak badly of yourself, for the warrior that is inside you hears your words and is lessened by them." - me every time Levy says "i'm a terrible chess player"

Sometimes I forget just how good levy is because of how down to earth he presents himself. That rook sacrifice was incredible

My therapist: You need to stop focusing on GM Levy, it doesn't exist, it can't hurt you GM Levy:

"I started with a Vienna gambit" Enough said, we already know Levy won 😂

Congrats Levy!!! I know your chess journey has been anxiety inducing for you but just know that you’re a boss and a lot of us appreciate everything you do irrelevant of titles or Elo.

I think we are so used to perceive you as an entertainer that we tend to ignore how good you are at the game. I'm glad you are getting more confident, those were really amazing games, keep it up!

BRO THE SPLIT SECOND IN THE BEGINNING 💀

30 seconds in and Levy is already spitting bars

16:58 This is what I call a Hikaru moment RANDOM ARROWS EVERYWHERE

I love how he mentioned the "and he sacrifices THE ROOOOOOK!" meme. It made me happy.

the second of gotham staring at the camera before every video.. i love it

that face at the start is why i continue to watch you. and congrats man!

"You don't resign, I'm gonna promote to a knight" -Levy, 2023.

Out of nowhere I found your channel and I love it! I’m so bad at chess but I still manage to try and break down every situation in your videos but not my own situations when I play

Grind to the GM title again Gotham!

Honestly, what you're describing - that you got better after "brain fog", makes sense to me. I think that when you're training your mind in some discipline, whether it be chess, a musical instrument, etc., sometimes it's beneficial to take a pretty long break from practice in order to let your brain delete bad habits. It seems kinda paradoxical, but I believe it's true.

Not only did he promote his knights, but he also promoted the sacrifice of his ROOOOOOKS!

Dude congrats on your success. I'm a new fan and I wish you the very best going forward. You're an excellent player and you should be proud of your expertise on chess regardless of your Elo. That's to say nothing of your great personality and humor. Thank you for all you do, as I can already feel myself improving drastically in the game because of you.

Delicious content for me to get through my work shift, thank you

It´s so cool to see how far Levy has come.

The thing I watched over and over again was the sacrifice of “THE ROOOOOOOOOOOK!”

i love that gotham was rizzing the camera at the start

Promoting to a Horse is definitely a gigachad move! Also THE ROOOOK!! Loved the vid and Congrats Levy! (Just saw the last part LMAOO!)

I just recently got into chess and you were probably the biggest reason. You really make it so fun and approachable. I'm glad to see you reaching new heights in both chess and RU-vid. Thanks for sharing your passion! Hoping for a great year for you!

I discovered you through shorts so definitely keep on going with those shorts

"THA ROOOUK!" -Levy

Its very nice to see the channel grow through more social media expansions, good going Levy!

“There are very few things that feel better than winning a lot of chess games in a row and crossing your peak” Perfectly quoted 👌

Well deserved Levy! After retiring from competitive chess you've stayed very competitive with yourself!

Wow, so proud of you Levy! The first game is unreal.

Congrats for the peak! Shame you couldn't hold it longer, but it's still a great achievement. Great games. I don't know how others feel about it, but if you had stretched the video time out to about twice the length, adding a little more opening and endgame theory, I'd've still watched it all the way through and probably enjoyed it even more.

I recently came across GothamChess and I am really loving this… I can’t stop listening and watching… the opening with the ladies and gentlemen is so catchy and just generally hooks me… I’m just interested in what he says…. The random tangents he goes on make it real and honestly I love them a lot… they’re so from the heart… and help my adhd brain focus on the chess And obviously the chess… this really motivated me to pick up chess again (I suck but that’s why I’m watching: to l e a r n) I really appreciate the content to its fullest! keep it up Levy! (:

I feel like such a one night stand once levy ends it with the “now get out of here” 😂💔

That last game against Meri was absolutely beautiful. Love that. I love when I can win a game from seemingly being doomed like that.

13:59 I was so happy I spotted the knight fork. That happiness was quickly smashed when Levy pointed out that the bishop guards e7. I'm bad

Gotham I’d love to say thank you cos I’ve also reached my lifetime peak Elo 1457 crazy to think I was 600 this time last year 😅 Edit: Thanks guys for the support and let’s all keep grinding🤝

"You don't resign, I'm gonna promote to a knight" lol

those little spots on your wall (nails that once held up a picture maybe?) always make me think i got something on my monitor lol

9:23 this is pure gold right here folks. When he didn't say it the first time i seriously felt something messing but oh man he really knows how to entertain.

I love how levy did a sigma face for a split second in the opening of the video, it made my life happy and solved all my problems now I feel that sigma is coming inside of me, thank you ❤

That little pause at the beginning with that face was incredible

It blows my mind how entertaining a chess video can be

sometimes i forget how good levy is tbh. this was amazing!!

Levy is on that chess grind! Congrats

"You don't resign, I'm going to promote to a knight." That should be on a shirt

"THE ROOK" i love that

Rip to all those who were expecting him to scream "THE ROOOK" in the first game.

Damn! Gotham, you played so well!! Hope your recent ELO upgrade inspires you to continue tournament play. Love your videos. I watch all of your RU-vid content (to the end), and my ELO and I both thank you. ❤

He sacrificed THE ROOK hahahahha love it as always

"I sacrificed the rook" - He sad calmly

A few days ago, GothamChess predicted that he would get 10M subs by the end of 2023. He used a linear model, taking two points, finding the first degree polynomial that fit them, then plugging in when the end of 2023 is (377 days later) (also, he should have said 9.1M). I don't think a linear model is appropriate for predicting subscriber count as a function of time because growth slows with time. I decided to fit a logarithmic function to include the two points given and came up with a prediction of around 3.5M subs (really around 3.54M) subs at the end of 2023. The model isn't perfect, as it doesn't take "chess booms", short periods of exponential growth, into account, but with the information given, that's the best guess available. s(t)=ln(2.2*10^6)/ln(41.7183)*ln(29.7183+t) is the function I came up with. s(t) is a subs on day t. s(377) is approximately 3.54M. Remember how I said this model is not perfect. It predicts that GothamChess will reach 10M subs in approximately 63000 years. A bit pessimistic, but given the information it's the best I can do. The linear model is currently out performing the logarithmic one, but I think the logarithmic one will be more accurate in the long run. Fun project either way. Note: 41.7183 and 29.7183 are approximations because I was not skilled enough nor did I have the patience, to solve b^(11/10)-b=12 for b by hand. If anyone can solve that analytically, I would love to know how. Edit: I got curious and wanted to check how my function was doing , and I found that I somehow wrote it incorrectly. The numbers I get when I copy an paste what's written above into demos are orders of magnitude too small. I shouldn't be too surprised at this, especially considering I've likely sustained several untreated concussions due to doing math, but it goes without saying that I am a dumbass. Hey past me, where did you put your notes? Oh that's right, you can't respond because your memory has been reduced to a mediocre, incorrect, unnecessary post on the internet, that will effectively do nothing but remind your future self of his inadequacy. You have damned me to self loathing, and I deserve it because you once existed.

14:19 The Magnus entrance

no one has to resign, you can always play to the end.

'And then he sacrificed, THE ROOOOK!!'

The 0:00 face, and then the twist ending. Levy, your comedic delivery is on point!

meanwhile me: still stuck on 1034 elo

He sacrifices THEEE ROOOOOOK -GothamChess

I've seen the first game everywhere man. Well played.

I watched this live(game 1), and I still remember "THEEEEEEEEE ROOOOOOOOOOOK" after the game ended :)

I hadnt noticed the sudden increase in subscribers (been busy, sawry), but congrats man. Absolutely love your recaps of high level games, they are a big reason of my re-interest in chess. You deserve the support, keep up the good work!!! In blitz too :)

Wow, that first game is insane

you know its a good game when he says "and then he sacrifices THE ROOOK!!!!!"

So happy for you! In the last three days I improved my ELO by about 200 points:) Couldn't be happier!

Nice one man. You are raising your own elo and everyone else's. I have been watching your videos the last couple of weeks and really improved my game. I have started noticing other players play wasted moves and am now beginning to capitalise on that. Before I only knew how to move the pieces and used by own logic to play. Once you start to understand the theory of the game, it makes a big difference. I'm only an 1100 now but I feel I have the tools to raise, just need to get used to using them. One piece of advice I'd give to others on a similar level or lower than me, is just play around with the knowledge you gain from studying the game. I saw my elo drop when I started to implement my learning, but once I practiced with it, I have started to see it climb again.

The Sigma Gotham opening, defense, variation and game.

Your my favorite RU-vidr; keep uploading that content man!

Love you Gotham 😂 you really make my days better

“Self love is good, and I deserve a lot of self love!”

The stylish knight checkmate really made me laugh!

Congrats. Great to see you still improving. Easy to underhype GC’s chess skills because we’re so spoilt to see the super GMs these days. Levy is a fine player

Congratulations, keep it up Levy! :)

Levy: you should never resign. Also Levy: if you don’t resign, I’ll disrespect you with style points.

Levy has singlehandedly made me love chess in a matter of days

Hey ! its so cool to see you improve so much on every level of your chess. I just hit 1620 1 or 2 days ago and it was my peak so far. I dropped to 1598 after tho 😿 Love your vids continue like you do please

Congrats Gothamchess! We are proud of you

The SBMM really kicked in after that streak 😂

that thing when you lose tons after new peak happens to me ALL THE TIME, even when i dont hit a new peak

18:34 "i put my rook on a dark square so i can't never lose it" 18:40 rook on a white square. you rock Levy.. i laughed a lot with that one.

Omg daddy Gotham uploaded

Rook to the king “I can’t let you get close”

bro rizzed us up

I'm 16 and thanks to @GathamChess I was confident enough and had enough knowledge to play a really good old guy today on the streets of Mexico. I didn't win, but all I could hear in my head was GothamChess coaching me. Thank you GathamChess.

Hello.

Lmao that knight promotion checkmate was beautiful

Well played man, happy for you