Interview with Levy Rozman | FIDE Candidates 

It took Levy exactly one question, 23 seconds into the interview, to bring up Magnus. Record breaker.

Levy never fails to insert Magnus in every video, even if it's not on his channel

Didn't know Levy was playing Fide Candidates

I thought for a moment this was a meme. Like Levy interviewing Rozman, but no. It's true

It’s easy to talk trash about Levy, but it was his videos that got me and my 4 yr old into chess.. and I’ll always be grateful for that.

This looks like a schedule interview but what we don’t know is that levy just randomly sat down and refused to go away.

It's so great for Levy to interview a small channel like FIDE chess! They have a bright future ahead and I hope this exposure helps them out :D

From interviewing to being interviewed, Levi has come a long way

Levi never fails to break into FIDE....

He looks like Leon Trotsky.

Levy never fails to give a interview

Chessboxing was what really got me into chess. I have always been a big sports fan but seeing an athletic sport like boxing and what I would call a finesse sport like chess combined really made me interested in chess. And I went to Levy's channel and his clear passion for chess really hooked me on the sport and I have been bad at it ever since

"Before I met my wife I didn't take advice well that's why I'm not a grandmaster"that is why I love you Levy

4:28 As someone that leaves a lot of RU-vid comments... Yeah, that checks out.

I was surprised that Rozman wanted to play Capablanca. Given his own style of play, I was expecting some of the flashier players. 😊

Interviewer became the interviewed. Now we just need Charlize to interview Sagar and we'll finally come full circle.

best advise I ever got from Levy. PP on the PP

I am 41 years old and have been super, incredibly interested in Chess the last couple years. I need to play more but Gotham has inspired me to learn and be more in touch with the current form of the game. Love it and him. I learned when I was 6 and have always hovered around 1300, but I love watching top, mid and low level chess because there is always something to learn.

Levy is probably the 2nd most famous chess player of our generation

Less than 30% US viewership surprised me

It was a brave move for FIDE to interview Levy. I gotta respect that given the minefield they laid for themselves.

I was waiting for them to start playing

The recaps are the only way I'd follow a classical game. Levy has made top-level chess accessible to me.

Great interview Levy!

I really enjoyed this

Always a delight to listen Levy, thanks FIDE

To make interesting, FIDE can organise online chess tournament with top 100 rated players on one side and open to all on other side, just like call centre, top rated players can pick each game in queue and play... Like 3 games per open user as 5 mins game, 24x7 for one month... Those who win can move up get chance to play higher rated players... This way, you can find talent, who were not suppressed by financial/power influences... Also fans can connect with top players

People r underestimating Ian. I believe he will win a 3rd and maybe this time clinch the title. He has a lot of grit to keep going despite losing championship twice.

Damn those are some fine legs! Levy is looking sharp today!

For a second I thought Levy was a candidate lol

When will Chess 2 will be launched FIDE?

I thought i was a dull person until I saw the host

Love to see Levy on the channel! Great interview.

what about agadmator?

ah yes, my favorite to win candidates 2024!

Levy's taste in shoes is 20 times better than taste in barbers

With the separated live games without commentary plus this interview this channel is goated

His insight about the cool perspective of chess is so true i myself started playing in late 2019 quit playing in 2021 my rating is around 2050 in rapid the reason was the same as stated by gotham because after a certain rating chess demands time and your emotional energy which i dont think an average is ok with of course i love chess but now is just watch all the major tournaments on youtube

I really miss this version of levy on his main channel

I feel like classical chess with a long time control is more like art. You would never watch somebody draw a painting for 6 hours but seeing the result is very nice. And for chess we have a nice game we can talk about. And ig you wouldn't see art like this in tv either

Eye rolls are professional

Fantastic interview

Chess has this peculiar quality where it's like watching a mathematician do math. It might be interesting,, but what they do feels so difficult, and if the proof goes on and on (Fermat's Last Theorem, for example), it can be a slog. When you see a sport like tennis, you don't have to play to admire the physical prowess on display. They hit shots you can't and you can see it. In chess, often one tiny mistake can cause a total change in the game, and yet people don't play well enough to see this happening. You have to be quite good at chess and still you'll miss things because these are the top players in the world.

Really good questions - not a common appearance in the world of chess interviews.

Great to se Levy here, he has done more for chess than most candidates combined👏🏼

Ohh this was soo good. Please get Sagar too.

Levy has a great understanding of the chess world. Hats off.

Levy stop rolling ur eyes and make eye contact😂😂

I´m 17 and play since 6 ys old. After the nepo-Magnus world championship, i got into chess , and i discover Levy. I never watched more videos of a single youtuber in my life

Geat!

Tania should be the interviewer We want Caruana interview part 2

Levy never fails to mention (why) he is not a Grandmaster

Nice chairs!

Levy 🤝💪

You got 1million subs in 40 days doesn't mean they started playing during that period, they probably found your channel at that point of time when they were already playing.

I thought he was interviewing himself

Good interview Always good to hear Levy speak what’s on his mind he’s never at a loss for words to his Credit

For me: 1-Candidates 2-World Championship 3-World Cup

I never thought I would see an Ambassador chess set on a big chess channel. I have one and I consider it a bit .... mediocre. Should I change my opinion?

What is the name of the interviewer

13:40

Fun to see him on both sides of these interviews.

I paused the video when Levy was thinking whom (in history) he would like to play. I guessed he would say Fischer or Morphy; but not because they were American.

That is an Uno reverse card

Bro has that Hikaru rizz

Levy is kool guy.

Interview Starts: 0:00 Levy: mAgnus? 0:23

Bro never fails to milk magnus

How to tell if Levy is being kidnapped: _Levy being kidnapped:_ *doesn't talk about Magnus* _Levy being fine:_ *talks about Magnus*

Was expecting Levy to be the interviewer. Had to re-read the title. Caught me by surprise lol

I’ve never heard of bot mittens

Who is this?

When the interviewer gets interviewed

FIDE Candidates, and why is he interviewed?

Levy saying Hikaru is a favorite is just a lie. Everyone knows Nepo is the strongest but the desire on the majority is an youg indian to take the spot on World Championship. As a Brazilian I’m cheering for Pragg all the way!

I’m glad I’m one of the people who started watching Levy when the spike came in .. arguably the best content creator in RU-vid for me!! And the best thing about it, is that not everyone can say “It could’ve been me” .. the guy is actually good at chess .. and can entertain & never fails to provide quality content!! 🫶🏽🫶🏽

Who is this beautiful host

The first answer Levy gave was the correct answer to what develops people’s interest in chess, but he withdrew that statement. When Magnus plays, people watch the game.

Bro thinks he's on the team💀

Poor Levy, he won't hear the end of this for months. Why would FIDE do this? 😅

I think Levy has done more to spread chess than any other person in the world, and it’s good to see FIDE actually recognising that

Honestly though I'm jealous of that fit.

When broadcasting chess games I think there should be no live evaluation bar and the commentators shouldn't use chess engines as well. I think it kinda takes away the magic of the game, also it disconnects the players from the audience (because they don't have the same information) and in the worst case makes them look stupid ("he didn't find the best move") although they are the best players in the world. It also basically predicts the future so it can spoiler the outcome of a game ("this would have been the only winning move and he didn't find it"). Would love to here other opinions on this.

Such a shy interview. Was levy tired or just not interested or what ?

What's the interviewer name? She is good!

Real Candidate !!

14:31 Biggest american IM mentions biggest Indian IM, Sagar shah proud students here for a reason 😤

This woman sound south african can anyone tell me who she is?

Fide CONFRONTS Levy Rozman

Interesting! I think perhaps as we keep commentating games, hosting high-stakes events, and … yes… rapid games. We could see a resurgence!

Nice kicks, lady

Omg. The look on her face when Levy mentions dog poop on shoes.

What's up with his eyes?

levy's shoes are big

Serious question, why is chess not in the Olympics?

12:50 wait what?!

Where he said he's just kidding ends the actual, true response!

That's a Senator chess set. Thanks Amazon!

Charlize looks damn

anyone knows the girls insta?