The Man Who Invented Chess 

Funny that in 1990 Kasparov said Vishy won't last long. It has been 20 years since Kasparov retired and Vishy is still top 10.

"Beware of an old man in a profession where men usually die young."

The Kidnappers are so nice to let him record.

Vishy is like one of those badass old people from shonen anime. Technically past his prime but still clapping young upstarts like it´s nothing

Vishy is my favorite modern champion. He can play all the games - closed, quiet positions; open, attacking games; grinding endgames... A truly complete player. And he's pure class in every situation. If you don't like Vishy Anand you don't like chess!

We just not going to mention the time remaining on the clock in that first game? 72 minutes for Vishy versus 4 for Hikaru. Incredible.

Indian Chess History is divided as Before Vishy and After Vishy 🔥

Levy never fails to pretend he is not the kidnapper

Vishy is such a badass, he’s done so much for chess producing and army of gm’s from India growing chess and expanding minds. Yet he still beats everyone, he’s like the most wise old master in any show that still can’t be beaten. Thank you for covering these games 😻

Vasyl Ivanchuk is also 54 years old. Both these guys are legends!

At least the kidnappers let him record

Without watching, I can say with confidence that Gotham absolutely did not put Magnus in this video

Also shoutout to Michael Adams! Who recently wont the London chess classic over Hans, Gukesh, tabatabei, Vituigov... While being the reigning senior world champion in chess.

And yet he still doesn't have the Bharat Ratna award. Utterly disgraceful. I'm so sorry to Vishy sir on behalf of all Indians.

Studying endgames is probably the most important skill you'll need to learn if you want to be really good at chess

vishy is just regularly re-entering the TOP 10 every once in a while. it's nuts.

I'm 50, and I'll tell you that being 50 is exhausting. I'm tired all the time, I can't focus for as long as I'd like and oh shit there is no way I could play classical chess nearly as good as I could in my 20s.

This guy is a strict vegetarian and doesn't smoke or drink.

21:15 AYY FORRR caught me completely unguarded lmao

The way Levy is truly admiring Vishy is so wholesome. ❤

Levy wins a brilliancy prize for being an American and saying "football" instead of "soccer"

bro, vishy had 1hr and 12min at the end of the game and Hikaru had 4min 💀💀

If I told you that in 1987 when Anand won the Indian National Championship in Tumkur, where I was one of the organizers, we literally had this 17yr kid sitting in one of the hotel rooms (Woodlands) and then later remembering every friendly game that was going on and offering suggestions and comments on the same, you would not believe me. Ask Vishy himself. He would attest.

The old title: FIVE TIME WORLD CHESS CHAMPION!! The new title: HE INVENTED CHESS!!

Vishy is a chess player has 54 years old but he sitll so good.

Vishi's been banging left and right since the 80's. That's why hes on top still. He even gave the royal gambit to my mother from what Ive been told.

I was one of those people. It was great meeting you Levy!

The man was top when there was no computer . The man is sitting with the top bunch even today! That is something incredible.

vishy is true inspiration for any chess lover ! sadly none of his contemporaries active now. missed those days of 90s with era of engineless chess with players like gary..topalov..ivanchuk ..vishy etc 👌

He won his world junior in 1987! Nearly 40 years later, he is still going!!

Noone noticed vishy’s time spent in 1st game

More surprised that Levy completed video without mentioning Magnus than about Vishy winning games at this age😂

12:18 trying not to mention magni

I'm so damn proud and happy for Vishy Anand that he's still competing and playing absolutely insane games & cool video Levy ✌️

Held captive and no magnus... what kind of Levy is this

Levy never fails to be acoustic

It’s time for the usual top 3 goat conversation to become a top 4 conversation. Viahy’s unnatural longevity and longtime influence and shaping of the game has earned him that imo

Levy never fails to get kidnapped

0:00 ahh the usual death stare into my soul

The chess originally started from India India has immense talented players of chess..Pragg is also gonna be a Legend

When you realise sir Vishy Anand didn't even take half of his time in the first game whereas Hikaru has only 5mins left on his clock💀

Levy is the #1 hype man that a chess player needs! 😄

wow, levy still retains his ego even after being kidnapped

Levy never fails to invent chess while being kidnapped

You posted a part of it in the shorts... That was quite good 🙂

Classical Chess is the most respected and so so difficult because it needs such stamina.

Vishy, the phenomenal legend! To say that Magnus is the GOAT, he has to prove himself with similar or better performance than Vishy at 54 of his age.

Dude did you see the clock at the end of the first game

Look at the time in the first game!!!Very impressive to pull for an old player to pull it off against a blitz God like hikaru💪

Korchnoi was also insane in his old age. Potentially the best player to never get the championship.

Levy idk if you’ll see this but, thank you for the Scandinavian Defence course, I’ve just used the free part but that has helped me a lot, I’ve climbed from 800 to 880 in blitz and 1100 to 1190 just playing the the scandi and the London, people at this level don’t really know what to do against the Scandi so it gives me quite a good position after the opening. Cannot get the whole course😢 but the free sample is good enough for my level to progress, again Thanks!!

I learned how to get good at chess from this man! Great videos-great tips :D

😂 Vishy Crushed Opponents like Wesley Dubov MVL Duda in Tournaments This Man Is Absolute Class 🗿

"The Man Who Invented Chess"

Hey Gotham, really like the Layout out on this video with the players names on the left and the chess board more centered. Please use it more

can't really remember another video that Gotham devoted to Vishy Anand like from the Chess History playlist. been hoping he does one eventually

I'm 23 and can relate to the ol back pain, etc. Makes you wonder how we survive till 70/80 or so

vishy is like rayleigh of one piece.

I thought Levy was talking about himself when he captioned "5 times world champion"

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 *👴 Gotham feels old at 28 compared to top players, highlighting Anand's remarkable 5-time championship run at 54* 01:08 *♟️ Overview of Anand's breathtaking recent games vs Candidates players Nakamura and Abasov* 02:17 *🃏 Detailed analysis of Anand defending stubbornly from Nakamura's unusual Four Knights opening * 12:18 *🔥 Breakdown of Anand's rare Bishop e2 move vs Abasov, trading into an imbalanced middlegame* 19:12 *👑 Anand's strategic pawn majority led to winning Abasov's pawns methodically* 24:25 *🔮 Anand's Bishop e2 idea targeted c5 pawn, allowing the pawn advantage* 25:31 *🐐 Appreciation for Anand's longevity, outplaying opponents decades his junior* Made with HARPA AI

Man who invented chess:❌ Man who became famous because of chess: ✅

Still he is enjoying to play chess..❤

Great video Levy I appreciate the smart explanation recap rather than exaggerated gestures and dumbing yourself down to reach the audience. This felt like a video you made two years ago which I think were so much better. I wasn't a sub then but I've watched them. I'm just saying you've made a lil money screw the doing what the stats say works all the time. Thanks

Both fascinating and deep games. I find your surveys of master games (historical or otherwise) most instructive. The second game in this video was particularly inspiring. More of those please! BTW, I don't think 54 is old by any stretch. I am 69 and a reasonably strong club player: I also play a weekly match with an 83 year old, very strong club player, and we have reasonably respectable games... It would be great to have more games by 'old' players reviewed on your channel, especially by Smyslov and Korchnoi, neither of whom ever seemed to 'retire'!

Every play that is made is connected to the endgame: "Capablanca"

When I saw the thumbnail, I immediately knew the champion was the guy on the left.

The video didnt load yet but if there will be Magnus i will send Levy his own book

Hey Levy! Could you please make a video about Kasparov? Maybe like a historical video or something, or his Chess960 games?

In the first game it just shows his skill even more with hikaru only having 4:18 on the clock and vishy having a hour and 12 minutes on the clock

Levi to his kidnappers: someone call an ambulance, but not for me!!!

Ah yes, finally a video about John Chess.

Anyone else notice how much time Vishy had on the clock at the end of his game against Hikaru?

About time you made a video about John Chess

0:23 bro I'm 18 and my back hurts a lot 😂(does that mean I'm old??)

levy never fails to record the kidnappers

ngl these games were really beautiful.. but also that mate in 7 the computer showed was ruthless goddamn

Gotham never fails to title the video to 9999 Elo to 5 time world champ to he invented chess

levi this video was really made well i mean when hyped while calm that shit is satisfying

21:40 "everybody a man untill pawns start rolling"

Levy never stop uploading

For future reference: the first title is - The Man Who Invented Chess

The intro hit me hard. I'm old. I started playing chess at 32, 2 years ago! I love the game, and I'm still learning a lot everyday. For that, I Thank you Levy! A lot of the stuff I have learn is from your videos.

We gotta hire security guards for Levy Rozman

I am a big fan of Anand, but the legend in this regard is Tal, I guess.

the fact that this was uploaded the same time vishy visited our chess tournament in guyana is crzy

The first title was something like"5 or five world chess championship"

Thank you for sharing. Great games. Learned new theories. 😊

Levy never fails to be an old grandpa that's constantly being kidnapped

11:50 And look at the time Hikaru spent! Vishy was up A FULL HOUR LOL.

Maaan I wish Fischer random was more common than regular chess

Wow. He’s back being kidnapped again!

levy never fails to be bold

I saw the backdrop and was curious if people were gonna revive the kidnapping joke. That would be a strong yes.

if we talk about old guys playing chess u absolutly have to show games of Viktoer Kortschnoi when he was older. What an absolute legend!

Gotham didn't even mention the time difference in that first game. That's nuts

levy never fails to help me sweep march 2nds jeopardy category entitled “chess pains”

The fact that hikaru plays the 4 knights already classifies hum as a hufflepuff

I knew levy wasn’t himself lately! Levy never would have uploaded mid content for a week. I’m glad his captures are allowing him to at least make videos against his will.

Absolutely beautiful game. Vishy is a legend.

plus he drew against hikaru AND with the black pieces which is impressive