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Have you considered a sports psychologist? Top athletes have recommended them in the past, and if your greatest weakness is nerves, might be worth your time. We're all rooting for you, Levy!
Please like so he can see!
This could be a good suggestion. I wonder if there are any who specialize in chess or anything similar. With how high level top players currently are and the rise in awareness of the importance of proper training/coaching staff in all competitions it wouldn't surprise me!
Dr.K interview maybe? I'd love to see it
Sports Psychology really works!
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One thing I've noticed when you reviewed the Candidates games versus your games: Whenever you viewed the candidates games and Nepo, Nakamura, Fabi, etc. didn't play the best move, you'd often say "That's impossible to find" or "Easy move to make with the engine but difficult to make in the game" In your games you look at the engine and go "I don't know why I didn't play that" or "that's what separates me from being GM." Don't doubt yourself! You have the strength of a Grandmaster, don't use the engine to get imposter syndrome. You got this Levy!
Nah you've got to have the negative mindset to be GM
He isn't GM strength yet but he's not too far off. A year or two of dedicated studying and he could make it.
@@Axiomatic75 Hikaru said he has the strength and preparation but isn't still there mentally
Nice therapy dude
@@marcelthiel1 I hope Hikaru is right
honestly bro you’re taking these losses really well, way better than your last tournament. you’re really analyzing what you can change in your game rather than beating yourself up and calling yourself stupid.
Age old saying: when you win, you’re not as good as you think, when you lose, you’re not as bad as you think
Hi Levy - I’m 65 and have been playing since aged 5 and stagnated somewhat. Your streams and book have brought chess back to life for me - thank you so much.
Nice, I'm a new chess player, I am very motivated to become GM one day
@@THEULTIMATECHESSMASTER882Good luck on your journey, keep pushing even when you doubt you can make it
You can do it!
Im gonna be completely original and actually be happy for him good luck on your dream of being a GM
Yeahhhh im really rooting for him, i know he can get to the title sooner or later
im wishing him bad luck to nullify your good luck wishes
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seriously - no matter what, why wouldn't you root for someone to do well? i don't understand the hate lol
Regardless of the trolls, the vast majority of us support you. We want you to be GM because we know you want to be one. You've contributed more to the chess world than basically anyone already. Do what makes you happy, we're just gladly along for the ride.
Absolutely. Levi addressed this especially well at 8:48 in the video
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And still some of them just do that for the meme, and they'll still be happy for GM Levy
If anything it helps him with more comments
Your video announcing going back to competitive chess was honestly super inspiring, I looked into some local tournaments and have my first one in a couple weeks! I’ve single handedly learned so much from your channel and I’ve been practicing so much more on my own, I’ve seen the results! Keep pushing, I can’t wait till I see the video titles “IM OFFICIALLY A GM”
very punny (don't know if this was intentional. The IM officially a GM is what I'm talking about)
Amazing to see you take on this journey once more. Even though we’re in completely different leagues, I feel I can relate a lot to your feelings of nervousness when playing higher level opponents and trying to improve at chess nearing 30 (I’m turning 30 in September, currently around 1450 and want to try and get to 2000 before 30). I’ve bought some of your courses recently and will be practicing my openings and middle games as well as my time management as that gets worse when I try to consider the best move for too long. One thing that you’ve said in one of your videos that makes me laugh but also helps is “When you’re trying to get to a certain rating in chess, you have to kinda disrespect that rating”. Which I’ve taken in as “Be more secure in your abilities, try your best, and you’ll get there”; and I definitely believe you’ll make it to GM. Excited to see what you’ll show us over the coming months/years!
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8:33 Next time, play titled Tuesday with a tape on the name and ELO of your opponent
This this this, so much this! Levy plays so much better when it's just "somebody" not "somebody higher rated for sure."
i approve of this message
It won't work cos hikaru is a streamer. It'll show hikaru is streaming
I mean, it will help him in tourney, but not in his real games. So overall its a bad idea.
@@ossucoolchamp2401 Good point. Maybe he can do it for one Title Tuesday just for a confidence boost of some kind?
Levy：(move his pawn to E4 in the first move) Hikaru ：I will wreck his chess career just like he beat kids in chess
Is hikaru real? I thought he was stockfish
@@AhtiPovey Hikaru : I am using stockfish , I AM THE STOCKFISH ! A guy opens his board analysis and found a blunder, and you think that of me? ? No ! I AM THE ONE WHO ROOKS !
Hikari saw mate.
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Kids actually beat him at chess
Literally anything you post related to your GM journey, I will gladly watch. I would also definitely sign up to a patreon of in depth breakdowns; thats actually exactly what ive been hoping for....Dont underestimate yourself, Levy. I know 30 is "old" for Chess, but you seem sharper than ever to me when your nerves arent getting the best of you.
This is hands down my favorite type of content that you do. I'm excited to see this journey, no matter the destination, and I'm rooting for you all the way!
The reason Episode 1 was received better than any candidates recap is because we love youuuuu!!!!!! Your personality, your humility, your comedy (not to mention your chess). Everyone is pulling for you and as you know, the haters are just insecure losers who need to hurt somebody to feel better about themselves. I agreed with Hikaru when he said the challenge for you will be the psychology, I can see that. This is easy to say and hard to do, but if you feel your confidence shaking, just remember how loved you are by your fans. You GO Levy!
He beat Hikaru , not on the chess board.
Watch this be the top comment Anyways, if you're reading this, have a lovely day/night ❤️
Using the chess board*
Bro it's impossible on the board for levy!
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omg pls do vlogs of your tournaments!! love to see your expirence and thoughts before and after tournaments as they happen!!
honestly Levy this series is amazing. the self deprication alongside the analysis and thought process is fantastic! hope the best for you mate and im backing you for the GM title!
9:15 , this part of hikaru's mindset is one of my biggest takeaways. Move quickly and synergize your pieces, everytime i see hikaru in a losing situation or wanting to apply time pressure he synergizes his pieces and hunts tactics for different spatial and angular advantages. I also think if you turn off seeing other players and looked to crush everyone you play, you're already GM level. I enjoy this kind of chess. 50s of thinking mean youre losing lmao, great game
Either that or you're have a critical decision to make, or you're trying to finish off the game with a nice little combination
There's definitely GMs worse than Levy at blitz, but probably not any new GMs. But the GM title is from classical chess, where Levy is not quite GM strength
One thing that might help your nerves, Levy, is trying to remember that even the top players have to see the moves. Think back to the Candidates when all these players missed the best moves. Your opponents have to beat you too, and you didn't become an International Master by being bad at chess. Just like they have an aura around them, so do you and if you can tap into that your opponents will have to deal with the same nerves you do.
The thing is he is more like that of a kid's trainer than a GM contestant these days, GMs are not coaches , they still are learners . Kids these days become GM at the age of 14 and then top GMs at the age of 20 and the reason is that they learn every day and practice more . Levy if wants to become a GM then he has to leave streaming and focus on real learning . All the GMs do streaming after they become GMs.
True enough. That's another side of the equation that would need to be tackled. But right now his biggest struggle is mental.
@@manasuniyal2897 Hikaru is arguable playing his best chess in his life right now, he just came second in candidates, hes still the #1 rated bullet player in the world and the #2 blitz player in the world only behind Magnus, and he is sitll streaming quite often, and along with that, even during the candidates, which due to the formatting take a ton of studying (all chess tournaments do of course, but the candidates are a two round round robbin which makes studying incredibly difficult since you have so little time), he was releasing analysis videos of his own games, it is possible to become a GM while streaming. You can make the claim that you have to become a GM first, but Hikaru is playing chess a level above most super GMs, which is a whole level above GM itself, so it is certainly possible to become a GM as a streamer.
Been following for a while, bought your course some time ago. I even went to chess spots when visiting New York hoping to get lucky to see a video being made. keep it up!!!
Dude, so much good luck! Been watching your videos constantly for a few months, picked up my own chess. As a noob though. I hope you make it man, really do..!
Let me disagree with you: you DO need to think you need to beat hikaru, because if you train to beat hikaru, regardless if you succeed or not, everyone else will be easy. When i was managing a top 3 team in the world, i was making the defense play against double the number of attackers. The argument was: if you train against this, a real game will be a piece of cake. Good luck, buddy. You are doing awesome.
What team/sport brother?
yeah what sport??
@@Ace-sr6of e-sport team in the 2000s.
One of the best pieces of advice that I ever received was "There is no light without darkness, there is no success without failure." I'm happy to see Levy playing, learning, and executing the lessons from there on. Good luck bro!
Very interesting start to this series. Good luck on the journey Levy, we're rooting for you!
“I believe in you levy!” Button
Really dude?
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@@deepsonmainali9798 👍🏾 thanks
While title Tuesday is great and facing off against GMs is great content for the road to GM, I think there are better videos to be made for this journey. Would enjoy seeing you break down your studying habits. How many days of the week do you practice and for how long each day? How much time is spent on doing puzzles, analyzing openings and analyzing games. I would love to see a video covering these topics! Would also love to see you layout a timeline of goals to hit to help you reach your GM goal! (I think bullet and blitz games should be secondary content for this journey, given that you will play less accurate with the time crunch, while showing us the slower methodical training would be more interesting given the context of road to GM.) Good luck on your journey, hope you’re successful!
You know Hikaru’s first thought was “Damn this is going to be a Gotham video”
He has already done his own analysis. Considering that Levy has more subscribers, Hikaru farms more views from Levy than the other way around.
They both make KZhead Chess content. Hikaru probably just said capture my good side.
More $ for both of them. I’m sure your snarky comments don’t bother either of them…
lol, yes!
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Hey Levy, I got my first Brilliant move in a game a couple days ago! A lot of that was from lessons in your videos about understanding opponents attacks and when they don't actually have one. Thanks for the content!
I had slowed down on chess and was just following your recaps. Your new push has inspired me to practice chess again and aim to push from 1000 to 1200 elo. Thanks for the years of great content!
I watched Hikaru recap. While he may have been harsh I don’t think anyone wants Levy to make GM more than Hikaru
it's very tough to share one's struggles like this - that shows a deep level of self-awareness and courage. all of us are rooting for you to become GM, and will follow each and every part of your journey, whether it's good or bad. even if you don't end up achieving your goal, it's very motivating to see you aim for something high and work for it, it's a learning moment for me at least. good luck in your journey!
I am really excited and happy for your GM journey, I am sure you will reach there , I always wanted you to be a GM. I started playing chess 7 months ago i learnt all my openings from you and now i almost watch all you daily videos it really helped me get into the chess space and i am really happy that i did so and your influnce played a really major part in it. Thank you levy for being such a fun and warm person. Good Luck ❤ GM GothamChess INCOMING, Lets Gooo
I'm excited about seeing you go down this road. I think you have the skills for sure!
stockfish saying "ROOK E6!!!" Levy: no stockfish: "ok thats fine. KNIGHT F6 AND THEN ROOK E6" is the most stockfish thing ever
You HAVE to stop saying you’re scared when playing top GMs. You lost before you start. I know you know this but seriously, Hikaru is a human just like us
Not exactly tbh, cuz hes a frickin beast, but having all of this in ur mind before u start the game definitely means u already lost the game for sure.
@@Chess845 Yes exactly actually, don't get me wrong, Hikaru is absolutely mind-blowingly great at chess, but he is still human, like Levy, its just he has a completely different mindframe and more experience, but as a competitor it all starts with not idolizing anyone, even guys like Magnus or Hikaru are just as human as anyone else, guys like Anish have commented for example that Magnus has the edge over everyone else not so much because of his skill difference, Caruana for example proved to be his equal in classical, but because they fear him.
@xfKYZacTri you do genuinely sound like a fanboy, but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt, nevertheless your assessment falls terribly short aswell, for one, the age difference is a massive factor specially in world championship play where stamina is maybe the biggest factor, an in prime or close to prime state Magnus was going to win 9/10 times just on that factor alone, second. Yes Magnus is better in shorter time controls than Caruana, that does not disprove the fact he proved his equal on classical, third, Magnus actually trailed against Karjakin, so his performances have not been particularly dominant against players that don't fear him in classical, fourth his last performance is not really good evidence since even ding liren managed to beat Nepomniachti who is extremely prone to collapse, so yes, Magnus might be objectively better across the board, but the major difference between him and the rest of the top 10 is mostly psicological
@@gerardgagyes he is human but so is any top #3 professional athlete who can dominate 99 percent of people who play the game. An GM vs a IM is like an NFL player playing against a college person. Yes they are both human but that one human is almost better in nearly every measurable way.
@@BigJohnM yes, and no one is denying that. but you're missing the point, you don't get to the level that Magnus, Hikaru, or in other sports MJ or Nadal have reached by having the mentality that someone else is simply unbeatable and unreachable, and Levy won't get to be the best version of himself as a chess player if he has the mentality that Hikaru is simply superhuman, he has to get to the point mentally where he realizes that they are both just human, and that, unlikely as it might be in statistical terms, he can beat him, the real crux of the situation is about stopping the self imposed limitation that someone is simply to good to be reached, as a competitor you cannot have that kind of mentality at all
I absolutely love watching games of you when you have skin in the game. It has so much more soul to it. I love seeing you lose and win and it sucks when you take the loses so bad afterwards. Some of the best content I've seen on youtube was watching games where you didnt win. Please keep at it and try to enjoy it! You're already a successful person. Don't let the fear of failure manipulate you into thinking otherwise.
Yes! Behind the scenes! I want to know how “it’s” done! I love so much that you are doing this and it is inspiring to me and I am sure to many others to continue to strive! \m/
It shouldn't surprise you that episode one of Road to GM did better than the candidates - there are lots of channels for chess, but we are here for you. Excited for this next push for GM, I was there for the first one and I'll be here for this one.
I'm turning 55 this year and trying to get better at Chess. Don't feel bad about almost being 30. Keep working. You'll get there.
I can beat you
@@AgeOfBonnets probably.
Loving this series and have full faith that you can get GM. Wishing you all the luck!
Naroditsky does some very interesting GM puzzle solving colabs which are super instructive and help to not give away any openning knowledge, haven't seen you guys in the same screen in a while but definetely top 3 chess content creators imo
I've been on the training grind for climbing mount everest for the last 6 months or so and you starting your quest for GM again has my motivation surging. Good luck!
Very good that you're standing your ground on some of these moves. Hikaru really likes to hear himself talk sometimes
Ah so this is the comment that the bot stole
@@gunnersg2700 Which bot?
@@erik4177 Guess it got removed over the past few days
Love your channel bro. I am a new subscriber and you have started motivating me to dive into the chess world! Keep it up and GM is inevitable with your awareness and intelligence
New to youtube I see. Welcome to THE videos platform. While this platform may be filled with colours and flowers, within lie the dark and the rude. So, stay safe.....I guess.
love to see you back on the chess grind, any training and behind the scenes stuff would be really interesting I think
We gonna have gm Gotham before gta 6 💀
Levy decides to become a GM. And life throws him a hikaru
Dude I am so glad you've come back to trying, I really hope you get there eventually! Levy for the GM ❤
just keep posting your journey my man :) you got this! super hyped
loving this series - raw honesty is awesome,. inspiring dude
Bro never thought we wouldn’t notice that “gotham” is from the movie and the comics Batman💀
could've said it 4 years ago
Bruh, it's more than a movie it's from the comics too
@@OhWaker ik I’m not four
Maybe he likes gothic architecture.
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We're rooting for ya - nothing like a comeback story. Having been there myself in many ways - it takes a lot to maintain a top score - but to come back from failure takes that special lil gleam in one's eye. You've got what it takes. Now it's just a question of choosing the journey yknow? Or at least, letting it choose you!
I'm so excited to see the great things you can accomplish. Best of luck, Levy. You deserve the success coming your way and we're all proud of you
“In September, he was white…” Ok then…
omg karen you can't just say people were white
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I'm super excited that you are back on the grind!... also what a nice shout out to chesstempo great site , I mean I've heard more than 1 interview where young titled players were like .. "yeah I just did tactics on Chesstempo and got to 2200"
Honestly, I really like hearing someone much better at chess than me struggling with some of the same stuff that I and many others do, like time management, nerves, and just making dumb mistakes in winning positions. But it's not just that, it's that these are being presented not as eternal flaws, but as issues that will be worked out and improved in time. It's honestly motivating, and I really like that.
Wow levi, this is some serious growth. Really rooting for you friend.
Brazil: *gets mentioned in any way whatsoever* Brazilians: today we begin our fight for the comments section
It didn't happen today though. I'm brazilian by the way, our people are weird sometimes. Please don't mind it
Loving the honesty and hard work!
You got this dude!! Routing for you! Love your book dude.
Hikaru is like the rival in this series and magnus carles is the final boss.
Leave my grandma alone, Batman!
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hope he leaves ur grandma alone😥
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The night is darkest just before the dawn. And I promise you, the dawn is coming.
I am rooting for you Levy! Keep these videos coming. I want to see you successfully becoming a GM.
Super proud of you ! Started watching couple of years ago and always wanted to see you go on this journey. I think this journey is a filler episode but it’s one of the ones you can’t miss, amazing Arc
Step 3: Beating Drunk Magnus while singing Danger Levels!
Hikaru in his review was talking like you didn't get a 2.7+ position on him and made him think for nearly a minute in blitz.
He played a6 and Qd5
those are good games from you against so strong players. keep going, you got this Levy
Great energy man. You going for GM is definitely something to get behind! Don't forget to remain playful :) Also don't be too hard on yourself for losing blitz games. Thinking versus overthinking depends on the time control, not only the thought. Gotta let blitz be sacrificed for longer game training
Levy being happy to make Hikaru think for 54 seconds Hikaru is just eating cereal
Levy never fails to milk hikaru
GM stands for Gothamchess Milks Hikaru
GROSSS DUDE
Levy is already a GM. Grandmaster Milker.
@@OhWaker thats GMM
@@no_name4796nah frrr
keep up the good work mate, is see the potentional in you
It's courageous of you to be so vulnerable so publicly. I hate feeling like I'm bad at things, especially in front of people.
Road to GM. But you'll always be GM, in our hearts🔥🔝
Bro what is this facemoji ahh comment 💀
Good luck with your goal Levy! You mention getting trained by a GM, but have you considered asking someone you know like Hikaru to play like an hour or two of continuous blitz games - obviously you might lose 15 in a row or whatever, but also it might help take some of the novelty away, and help with the nerves a bit - by the fifth game or whatever you'll just be playing chess rather than 'a super GM' and it might help afterwards as well. And at worst it might be good content?
I am so exited to see your journey start! Good luck Levy
Your videos inspired me to start playing chess again and its been really fun(ive played over 700 games in 2 months) cant wait for when you become gm
Hikaru: I have already uploaded the video . Levy: My perspective is needed.
i think we forgot levi is an international master..
Who's Levi?
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@@pastashack3517same question I had.
@@pastashack3517 levi ackerman
Was waiting for episode 2, keep it up Levy!
I support you Levy! I'm excited to follow your progress
Levy never fails to become a GM
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I love your determination man, keep it up!!!
you got this levy !! rooting for you !!
4:06 “he just dominated me” 😫🥵💀
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Damnnnn
bro ur weird
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DO A CHESS HISTORY VIDEO PLEASE
what we want is just more of this, you trying your best for something you really want
Keeping pushing mate. I was stuck on a plateau around 900, I was getting ELO anxiety in rated games. You inspired me to break 1000 finally. I know you'll make GM!! Thank you!!
Hikaru wants to roast Levy, to do that, HE SACRIFICES THE GAME!
Levi never fails
more videos on this series pleeeaaase !
I love this journey because it involves your personality
That 3AM motivation isnt temporary..
Bro is back with the cow business
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You’ve been my must watch daily content for 18 months now. Love this fresh perspective and focus for you!
You've got this Levy!
Everyone who want behind the scenes 👇
Behind the scenes stuff would be awesome!
A behind-the-scenes would be really cool to see! How does he learn and prepare for tournament?
Levy Always fails beat Hikaru