I Challenged A World Champion 

It’s like a first time in a while when I see Hikaru actually emotionally involved not just sitting relaxed and destroying everyone

Alternative title: Super GM watches as IM forgets his clock is running

6.5/12.5 against a GM is no joke. Props Levy and props to Alexandra.

I want to be such a legend that I can smile like her when my opponents find such a nice mate.

No matter how harsh he speaks sometimes, you can clearly see that Levy is a good guy.

Without the internet we would NEVER get to see chess gods explaining themselves to mere mortals. What a great time to be alive.

Main lesson: time management is very important.

I distintcly remember Hikaru criticizing your, as stated, "dubious openings"

14:36 "destroys my entire career here " LOL

lol I love how honest Levy was in the beginning

*sees title* Hmm, Levy playing himself?

His blunder: "Oh no! I pushed the wrong pawn after a long and well fought game!" My blunder: "Crap, I forgot my queen was hanging... And I hadn't even moved it yet..." Lol, awesome vid though

I bet this guy cannot win against the true champion Levy Rozman

The story of :"She kept stomping my face with her foot, yet i managed to get a good bite on the ankle! Yey me! xD" love the positive attitude despite the loss mate! Keep going!

15:39 "This guy is so bad, I can beat him with whatever I want" - literally every opponent who plays me

Levy gets me hyped for Gm matches while I’m chilling at 500 elo lol

"Oh, Levy...." --GM Hikaru Nakamura.

Don't be ashamed of your loses, they got you where you are today and you actually beat a GM wich is more then can be said about most people.

I just wanna see the letters GM next Levy’s name

After the mate her smile just tells me:"Ah, finally... That doofus."

"I even castled bravely." 😂

15:33 i don’t exactly know what this is, maybe mouse slip or sign of disrespect 😂😂 im dead

Oh my god, where is the content warning! This doesn't have age restriction! Think of the kids, man, before exposing them to such brutality.

Her attacks are so fast and fierce. Rapid fire jabs

Like how his new york accent slowly gets more noticable as the tension rises

Dude you have a PERFECT personality for what you do on RU-vid man. I gotta say, I believe your humility will come before the honor of you becoming a GM. You are humble dude and that’s why we love watching you. Also you are extremely gifted and you’re good enough to do this. You’re right in your own assessment about time spent playing competitive games. So understand you’re good enough and with the work you can win more than lose but, either way you’re a champion already in our books. Look at your career. You have the best players in the world wanting to be your friend. Think about that for a second. You made it man. And..... in a world where the internet makes things like chess more “pop culture esk” you’re one of the most famous chess players in the world lol. So get into a rap video with Hikaru or something.

It is fascinating how even when you are loosing you try to be instructive as possible,thumbs up!!

There's a beauty in her a game. Even when she was losing she stayed focused, sharp, was always maneuvering for attacking chances. Reminded me of how Magnus plays and wins from losing or drawn positions.

Levy relating to us by explaining how nervous he was is super wholesome.

This was such a good video! Entertaining and educational - lovely to see you so humble and respectful. You teach us chess but also good sportsmanship!

As a Gotham fan, this was like watching your dad get in a fight and take the worst of it. Got a few good licks in, but some things you just can't unsee.

Im so early that alireza firouzja is being pushed to play in Tata Steel 2021

I love his spirit here given that objectively he had his ass handed to him. Really cool video. I may never be good enough to play any of these players but anyone who’s played chess can relate to the regrets and thoughts of “if only I had...”

We're all rooting for ya man, hope to see you become a gm one day and if not I know you'll accomplish great things regardless. Thanks for all your help these last few months, not only are you an inspiration but someone I look up to💪 Good luck out there man!!

Kind woman I spoke with her every time she answered my questions

Enjoyed the match and the recap! And someday I’d be really happy to hear that you got your GM!!

ah what a match that was, well done on taking a quite a few rounds :)

Some very nice and instructive tactics you found in the bullet portion! Fun video!

love the honesty and putting yourself out there for us all to learn. what you have experienced is the "food chain"

best video I've seen from him. Nice tactics and entertaining throughout.

Excellent education, great choice of games to show us! I love the clip where Alexandra grants your play a huge smile, :)

Outstanding. Really interesting to watch these games. Thank you for sharing this with us.

Fantastic video and fantastic match. Can’t wait for the follow up.

This is the best video you have ever uploaded. This was epic bro! For real that high energy and the obvious love of the game was invigorating. Preesh

Fantastic video. Loved the ending. No drawn out boring outro. Just a sick mic drop.

I'm so glad you reached out to NL and I was able to find your channel from the chess collab because I've been immensely enjoying your videos while rediscovering the game of chess and learning a lot in the process. You're the man.

Really enjoyed it live. Thanks for doing it.

Love Levy's vids. No intro, no bullshit just straight into the vid. THANK U LEVY

Nice video levy I have seen it completely until the end. Very nice

Seriously brilliant moves Levy... can't wait for the sequel !

Really like these competitive series against other streamers! Looking forward for more.

Greatly appreciated your passion for the game my friend. Thanks for sharing!

You're so instructive man. You deserve the best of the best Levy!

Great job Levi! We are all so proud of you and we thank you for how entertaining you’ve made chess.

"There might be a sequel coming" right at the end.. Oh boiii,, lettsss goooo

Great Video Levy, always love your work entertains and educates. Thank you so much :)

Awesome Levy looking forward to the sequel

Congratulations. You have played against the right Alexandra.

She is so good! Would love to see more of her! It's lovely how much you respect and acknowledged her :)

That was really entertaining 🤣, Alexandre just damn smart , this whipping will improve your game greatly , many lessons 🙂

Good effort Levy, love the content, she is a super strong player! You definitely improved as the match went on!

Levi you won't believe that i was thinking about your last match in the night around 1 AM for your "oh no my knight" position and this is a very unique and rare position where it is geomatrically impossible for the knight to neither capture the passed pawn nor creating any blocked . Well done in thinking about such move against her and in such tens situation

Levy: Pause the video Me out loud: "Queen b8" Levy two seconds later: "Queen b8" Me being a 1400: :D

Good luck in your competitive chess, Levy. We're rooting for you

i would love more vids like this

That was a beautiful match, and very interesting analysis. :) Props to Alexandra, she was impressive; and props to you too for hanging in there and getting some nice wins. And a draw!

I watched this live and it was an amazing match. Good luck with your training.

17:18 Im actually pretty proud that Alexandra was smiling

I was hoping you will win there) It was a really cool match anyway. Thanks for videos, Levy

You taught me I can play better chess, this definitely applies to you too! Keep it up, stay super confident and rock it on twitch, here on YT and on the chessboard man! Good luck! much love and esteem for you!

one of my favorite recent videos you made. please make more. what event is that?

I would love to see you become a GM. Can you make a series about that? I started to play chess after years, because of you. I love your channel! Keep up the great work!

A great match and a wonderful, respectful and honest video - it's so important to be a good sport and give props to your opponents. It must have been an honor to play a world champion, and still receive such a respectable result. Well done Levy!

I binge watch so many Gotham's videos that now he feels like a friend of mine 😂

Can't wait for your match against Rosen. I hope this pounding you took from Kostenuk helped sharpen you up. Rooting for you buddy. By the way, I'm sad you didn't analyze your A3 sicilian game xD. I kind of feel bad though bringing it up now lol.

Awesome and intense video, learned so much from this

Best video you ever made right here! well done man.

great video Levy i didn't watch the games live but this recap is awesome everyone involved had a lot of fun right? it's a win for all, us viewers included

Wow! I've never seen a display on how strong Alexandra is, and fast too. So good at destroying and inflicting weaknesses on board.

That speech at the end was emotional

Acknowledging shortcomings without fear is at the heart of any self-improvement. Great video, thanks for sharing from a 519 ELO who wants to improve!

Levy well done! Doesn’t matter about result, main thing is that you showed a good fight on the board. Congratulations

thanks for sharing Levy. You did very well. And I appreciate your humility

Levy I tried chess and it's one of the most beautiful games in existence but I have far too much anxiety to actually play and your attitude alone is enough for me to keep tuning into these videos and your streams. Don't ever stop doing what you're doing and being who you are, you're teaching a lot more than just chess and I wanted to personally thank you. I hope this reaches you well. You're a good shit (and I say that with all my heart)

Those final few seconds were downright beautiful and inspiring. Still hoping for GMGotham sometime in the future!

i expect eric to say he saw this, in the post Levy vs Eric match interview

17:30 what a beautiful mate. My god dude so creative. That a boy Levy! Lets go!

Hi from Argentina Levy! Keep up the good content!

I like these types of videos as much as your life or your teaching videos. This is good stuff.

Levy: There might be a sequel coming... Me: Danya?

Very impressive Levy. Keep at it.

i really enjoy videos like this that show that he is not a sore loser, and can compliment people that beat him.

Love your videos. It has inspired me to start playing again after 47 years Thanx

I would like to see a sequel!

you sure never fail to brighten my day thanks for these nice videos :) Im not that good at chess though I still enjoy watching your videos! Carry on doing such a great job!

You know you're a GM when you can smile when you get checkmated =')

Notifications are kind of clutch

extreme knowledge sharing here. love it!

You will get your GM norm, I believe in you! Great content! Cheers from Portugal 🇵🇹🇵🇹