I'm done with this. 

Clean your room u lizard boy .

"Social media made y'all way too comfortable with disrespecting people and not getting punched in the face for it" -_Mike Tyson_

Chat is absolutely awful. Not your fault but mad props to you for speaking up.

Thank you levy for speaking up about this, the Internet really made people comfortable with insulting others without repercussions

Mad respect for calling out those people in the beginning. You're also spot on with the fact that the reason most people aren't capable of basic empathy is because most people like that aren't smart enough to even engage with basic abstract thinking.

As a guy with a daughter that's starting to enjoy chess... thank you! The world needs more people in your influential position to speak out like this! I'll be buying a course shortly in support.

Mad respect to Levy for calling them out. Kudos.

As a female chess player who watches your videos, I just want to thank you for addressing this topic and tell you that you are one of the main reasons that I love chess. Also, my respect for you (which was already incredibly high) just skyrocketed. Good luck on your road to becoming a grandmaster.

Good on Levy for calling out the disgusting comments on the livestream. People need to be better

Kudos to Levy for calling out the adolescent, pre-pubescent idiocy of the chat. It is impossible to overstate just how disastrous social media has been for an entire generation. Instead of keeping their mouths shut and actually learning something, they feel empowered to say whatever they want, protected by the anonymity of the internet. They want attention and don’t care his they get it. Frankly, it’s pathetic.

I've 28F and started playing chess when I was 10. My first chess competition, age 13, I got accused of only being there to distract boys by an adult man. I was a shy kid. I didn't draw attention to myself (and even if I did, I was a child, and that shouldn't matter). It wasn't light hearted either, it was an accusation. I've had men in chess clubs straight up sexually assault me more than once. The sexual harassment happens at almost every club I've ever been to. I've been met with people who won't play me, who get pissed if they lose to me, and who do not think I have anything of value to add to discussions about chess at every single club I've ever been to. All of them. Sexism in chess is a huge huge problem and a lot of people think it's not because they don't see or experience it because they aren't women. There is so much progress that needs to be made in attitudes towards women in chess and elsewhere in the world, and the only way that happens is by men calling out other men when they see bad behavior. It should not be normal to see people talking about women this way. People who do so deserve to be called out, shunned, or even outright kicked from the group if they cannot get it together. Thank you Levy for taking the lead here and calling this behavior out in such a direct, no nonsense way. I've honestly never heard a man stand up for women in chess like you did here and that is so valuable to me and also to the people who look up to you who are participating in that behavior. If you ever see this, thank you and you gained a fan for life ❤️

Great respect to Levy for calling out misogyny and general abuse on the internet - good man!

Massive respect Levi. I'm so happy you called this shit out. We need more people with audiences willing to call out BS when they see it.

Big props to Levy for spending five minutes calling out those reprobates! True class right there!

I remember schools teaching us, "Don't post anything you wouldn't want your grandmother reading." Elementary school me thought that was a silly, stupid, and extreme sentiment for goody two shoes. Now I realize just how right it was. Professionalism above all else.

Im glad the biggest chess RU-vidr is willing to stand up against the misogyny and bullshit women see in chess.

Massive W on Levy's behalf for talking about this and standing up for women!

Please tell your coach that he's doing a tremendous job with the live coverage. Incredibly insightful.

As a female chess player myself I had to click off of the livestream when live because I was offended by the comments on your opponent. Those people are idiots who wrote those comments. Your opponent was very skilled and should not get any hate for just playing chess.

Boss intro. I grew up with 5 sisters and have watched them go through this at various stages in their lives. I can’t stand the idea of it being the same for my daughter. Much respect for calling it out brother❤

Hi Gotham. I don't think I've ever commented on one of your videos before, but I'm a long time viewer. I often recommend you to a lot of newer chess players (not necessarily to learn about chess, but rather to develop and grow their passion and love for the game and the community). You are a wonderful influence and entertaining individual. I'd just like to thank you for the first five minutes of this video. I was watching another youtube video recently where during the game, a woman played an incredible, beautiful move which essentially won the game on the spot. And like a gangster (as you would say), she played it, got up from the board, and walked away to grab something to drink. I immediately had to scroll to the comments to see what people had to say because I felt like it was an awesome moment. To my delight, I found out many/most of the comments were timestamping when it had happened and I thought I had found comraderie with my fellow chess players. That was short lived, however, as to my dismay they were all timestamping the moment due to her butt being in view for half of a second as she stood up. It's absolutely disgusting and it's absolutely the reason why fewer women play chess. Just two days ago I was teaching a new player how to play chess. The next day, his brother was making fun of him for being "beaten by a girl", as if gender has anything to do with chess ability. Luckily I am a strong enough player to put him in his place when the brother came to challenge me as well, but comments like these show that there is still very much in the way of bigotry in the world. I can only hope the newest generation of chess players can be more accepting and respectful.

I don't comment. I am an old man. I just sit back and enjoy your content. I do my part, and you do yours. Today, however, I am compelled to give you an, 'At-a-boy.' You handled the comment issue with no ambiguity and grace. Well done, Levy. By the way, you enunciate so well that I watch your posts on 1.5 speed and catch every syllable.

I feel like a student and Levy is the teacher saying “In my 40 years of teaching…” and I’m kind of scared.

I met Levy today. reading chat ever made me feel second hand embarrassment like never before. Kudos Levy, see u at 9:30 tomorrow!

Wow, seeing Levy talking about equality in the stern manner that he did really made me respect him so much more than I did before. Not seen this side of him and I'm honestly so happy to see him commend his live stream chat's behavior, it's something that's very rarely seen in a public way like this

3:22 Gotham Chess W speech moment

Very honorable of Levy to educate the internet, who would have thought

I have never really understood the bias against and exclusion of women in chess. In my second chess tournament ever I lost to a girl who was the same age as me but obviously a lot stronger, being a 1600 elo player while I was only 1300 at the time. I thought nothing of it as she was obviously stronger than me, and probably even a little underrated. Chess is one of the most beautiful combinations of art and skill, and should be welcoming to all people.

I'm glad that rather than ignoring the comments Levy condemns those who ruined the livestream for everyone. The disrespect shown to his opponent and, through insinuations, Levy's wife were beyond disgusting.

@Gotham Levi I sat my 7 year old daughter down to watch this intro to show her that even though it WILL happen to her in life, there will always be people fighting for her as well.

Spot on Levy. I really appreciate you calling this out.

Levy, I want to commend you for taking a strong stand today. Your message about respect, especially towards women, is so important and shows the true character behind the content you create. It's not just about the chess-it's about the community and the values you promote every day. Thank you for speaking up and for always striving to make this space better for everyone. Proud to support a creator who values respect and positivity as much as you do.

thank you for speaking up for women in chess and in general, seeing it live was a little demotivating but seeing you directly adress this makes me honestly happy! ❤

Very good Levy, totally agree with you. Respect is fundamental over all! Good luck and blessings from Puerto Rico

DAMN! I loved this. Deep, deep respect for not permitting vile behavior. We need more people like you to build a proper society! Thanks!

Thank you for starting the video this way. We need more of this open/honest talk. It's absolutely insane that being kind, supportive, and uplifting to people needs to be defended.

Levy never fails to respect women!!

I basically never comment on videos, but I wanted to make an exception for this. Respect for standing up and speaking out. Great creator, great chess player, great person. Thanks!

omg, you can tell hes still pissed off at those comments throughout the entire video. Proves hes legit imo

- Speaks up on misogyny - Recaps his game - Refuses to elaborate - Gains respect from women and men alike - tells us buy his Caro-Kann course - Tells us to 'get out of [here]' jokes aside, Lucy is a LUCKY woman.

OMG your opening to this video was AWESOME! Respect dude, this is what real courage looks like folks.

Massive respect Levy for calling that stuff out! You're a legend, good luck in the rest of the tournament!

it hurts that this still needs to be said. Im a teenager and very sorry for others behaving like this. Big respect for you for calling that out

Thanks Levy. I have a 14-month-old daughter and I'd love to share this game with her one day, and I'm also terrified about how girls and women are treated in chess. We need your voice, and probably a lot more voices, speaking out.

Well said, Levy. This is one thing that people need to understand. Insulting anyone online and getting away with it without any consequences has made people way too comfortable. It's not about gender anymore. It's about anyone. People think it is funny to throw mud on anyone's face and then calling it a joke. Sick mentality. Pathetic behaviour.

That is one of the best refutations of poor behaviour I've seen in a long time. Well done for not sugar coating. Good luck with the tournament

People have been disrespectful to female chess players for too long, good on you for speaking out about it

Levy went on a rant and we all love it.

Love to see Levy standing up for his opponent like that

Props to Levy for that intro, way to use your platform

Glad I didnt read those comments. As a woman playing chess I can say: thank you for the first few moments of the video. Sadly that is the reality of women playing chess.

Levy might not be a grandmother by title, but he will always be my grandmother

Dear Levy, I am a 42 years old chess player from IRAN. I like your videos and in these three days, I was watching your games. You are doing an expensive job by trying to be a GM. I appreciate you and I really wish the best for you. I am a lecturer in Biophysics in Tehran university and yesterday I did not go to my class and did not teach, only to have time to watch your games live. Go on and know that there are many people in the world that know the cost of your work. I apologize you and all who read this comment for probable grammar mistakes in my writing. Best regards from Tehran, IRAN.

As a women, thank you for lecturing the kids about being respectful towards women. Thanks for making this a safe space for women chess players. As the kids say, W Levi.

It's funny that I see people that spam and say mean things on livestream but here they are like "yeah levy tell them" anyway respect to levy for trying to end this madness

Well done for calling out the sexism. Disgusting behaviour. Well done Levy, thank you 🙏❤️

I am proud of u Levy for addressing the problem from the live chat. as a teenager i was really feeling awkward while I was on the stream. Again thank you man.Love you man hope u win the next game.🇮🇹 is with u

Wow, thank you for calling this out. It's not "woke" to be a decent human being. Loving the Levy 2.0 chess content all around.

I was not expecting a 5 minute rant on sexism in the chess community, but I'm here for it

Don’t think I’ve left a comment on your video before but I felt like I had to now. Thanks for speaking up and taking a stand! Sadly, just like in a lot of online chats/comments/reactions, a vocal minority always ruins things for other people.

THANKS LEVY for adressing the absolutely disgusting messages in your live stream chat today

major respect for speaking up, you really shouldn't have to. its really disgusting

He starts talking at 0:01

Props to levy for bringing more attention to the trolls. Nothing stops trolls more than calling them out.

Thanks for speaking up about this. As a female, I have realized that I just can't look at chats or comments when it's content surrounding a female playing chess. It's truly disgusting and a shame because I want to see more people like me playing chess and not excluded or harassed over a factor she can't control. Thank you!

he’s done with this

Glad you adressed the comments Levy. You are great man!

Thank u Levy for pointing out the rude comments, you are the best

Finally someone adresses the issue in youtube livestreams Thank you Levy

Hey Levy, Jarocka is pronounced as "Yarotska". C in Polish sounds more or less like "ts" in "lets" . You've done well anyway :) btw. huge respect for your message today. It's a cancer of our society to disrespect women on daily basis.... huge part of "lads culture" unfortunately.

My man is fuming more about people being assholes to his opponent rather than him not winning the game. The gigachad.

People are way too stupid to realise that hiding behind their screen, writing mean comments for a 2 second dopamine rush, doesn't make them better, smarter or cooler. Lots of respect for calling them out directly, probably the most educational moment in their lives squeezed in 2-3 minutes! ❤

Total lack of empathy online makes me sad. A streamer I liked when I was younger killed himself because of online comments. For a few days everyone is like “we have to be better” but as time goes on nothing changes

You are awesome, Levy. Thank you. No matter where this series leads.. you are a grandmaster in human being.

Can't believe people do not understand how something can be hurtful

holy what an absolutely based rant at the begginning. I love you Levy

The internet is the worst. Anonymity has given people the access and capability to show their true selves. And God its ugly.

Thanks for always being so respectful and commanding that we show respect in turn to the people who have worked their lives to be in the place where they’re on the same stage as you. Win or lose, they’ve earned the right to be treated with way more respect than the average internet hooligan treats them with

I love your reaction to this. Not getting demoralized and being positive. This was a very tough game. Your coach is incredible. You keep going bro!

thank you for speaking up about this, disrespect of women is genuinely an epidemic all over the internet but i’ve noticed it especially in the online chess world.

I don't open the live chat. On anything. Ever.

You know it's bad when Gotham gets serious in a game recap

Good on you for calling out idiots.

Newfound respect for you my dude. Fuck yeah. Use this platform. There is no room for hatred and intolerance in chess (or anywhere for that matter). Gay, woman, trans, straight, white, muslim, it doesn't matter. Respect humanity. Love you dude, keep it up 🎉💯

I'm proud of everything you addressed from beginning to end. I could see old Levy being discouraged by the tournament performance. It seems like you are holding strong, and it's good to see.

The bar for civility is so low my man felt the need to praise people for just behaving with basic human decency. Weird times. Ps: I don't subscribe to the "teens be teens" idea. As a teacher, I've seen teens being the most polite, empathetic beings on earth as much as I've seen teens behave like inconsequential jerks. So, if you're a jerk, that's just it. There's no justifying that.

Thank you for speaking out, man. Everyday I'm more of a fan of you

The women that you’ve played would absolutely steamroll any of the people in the comments talking all that shit too

Really well said Levy. This happens throughout life in general. My wife is a highly educated and enormously experienced Senior Manager and the men are very rude/demeaning toward her. She has saved so of their butts and they are still ignorant. You really hit the nail on the head man, thank you and look out for your wifey because sadly she will face it as well.

Chat was terrible earlier and it's just heartbreaking to see. It's surreal how people can just say the wildest thing publicly on the internet and not get any consequences from it. Thank you so much for speaking up about it Levy, hopefully people can actually learn from the things you've said. These ppl are disgusting and I truly hope this is not how they behave irl because that'll be concerning.

Levy, good on you for addressing the chats, very well worded. Would it be possible to make the livestreams members only? I know it takes the livestreams away from a lot of people with ill intent.

The YT livestream needs a mod.

My man straight telling it like it is! Good man and way to stand up and draw the line! GM Levi!

Hi Levi, I am playing chess since i am 5 years old. Thank you for Standing up for us. I personally experienced Bad Treatment Like that too and it is really great that you pointed that Out!

Huge respect for first 5min, I still read comments here and I doubt you managed to reach out to these kids, so many toxic and dumb comments...

"levy never fails to_" "bros gonna quit_" "hikaru premoved the recap_" "levy is gonna be grandmother_" Either children or bot ahh comments. It's getting old yall ngl, probably at least say something useful once. It seems like almost all of these top comments are never interested in chess at all and just watches levy because of his funny commentary and not really the content itself which is just sad EDIT: I am NOT referring to Levy's response about the chat's behavior on stream, I'm more on talking about the nature of his comment section. Completely unrelated, just my thoughts.

Think some guys are angry that girls have the same hobbies and interests as them but still don't want to talk to them

Thank you speaking out, you truly are the face of chess for all of us!

I totaly agree with Levy about the comments and the live chat stuff, people are really mean, and they don’t even think what they’re saying and what their words could affect the people that they’re talking about, I understand if they are young and stuff and yeah they are not that mature, look I am not that mature too and I also am young, but I know people have feelings and just saying these things on the internet doesn’t make them not bad as saying them in real life to their faces. I understand he’s sometimes making jokes and being close to his followers, it’s nice of him, we also maybe can make jokes respectfully, but let just remember everyone has feelings, and being constantly bullied and critisized by people is not healty for anyone even if their job is constanly involved with this stuff. I know you are probably used to it and don’t care as much, but just remember that there are your subs like me that believe in you, and hope you the best, although I’ve never comented before. I wish the best for you and don’t forget to take care, even if you never see this comment. Can’t wait to see you become a GM!. Go Levy!!

Preach it, brother.