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stop handshining hikaru's balls
Pin of shame 😂
Shin of pame
😂😂 trin of claim, cut brinda plunny fro
LATE Pin of Shame 😂😂😂😂
Pin of shame
Vidit is first name, Santosh is name of his father, Gujarathi is the surname. So Vidit Santosh Gujrati is the full name of the player. That is how people in Maharashtra state of India (where Vidit is from) are named.
Thanks ❤
Do girls inherit the father's name too?
@@XerxesGammon200no, they get mom's
@@XerxesGammon200yes but theres now a like new trend where they put the mothers name as well along with the fathers name
@@XerxesGammon200Sometimes people also just keep their mother's name due to unfortunate circumstances like the fathers demise or divorce. This is not mandatory but done sometimes
Levy: *Sneezes* "Oh my goodness, I'm allergic to endgames" 🤣🤣
Relatable
@@parsphere6357 Abasov agrees
@22:11 bless you Levy
POV magnus
I LOLed
If Nepo plays his best at the candidates, Alireza plays his worst chess at the candidates
It's because Alireza got his hype because of his creativity and tactics as well as positional understanding. In the candidates almost all of those factors can be nullified by the huge amounts of preparation done by the players. And it seems like prep isn't Alireza's forte.
@@ZaheerHussain-wo2enBut Nepo got first place in both of the last candidates, so he’s 2/2 and currently tied as a leader. I wouldn’t put him in second place like that
@@ZaheerHussain-wo2ennepo is incredibly talented at a young age, even dare i say more talented than magnus. he just wasnt as focused on chess on his teenage years compared to his peers
Good
@@fumuso I remember Magnus saying it himself. He was asked to rate players purely by talent and gave Ian the first place.
+0.4 eval being “completely lost” for black (11:50) shows how good top players are at chess; down at my elo, being down 1.5 is usually fine
At 1000 elo someone could have 6+ and then hangs back rank mate
I believe the evaluation was worse with a deeper engine
You're like 1200?
@@Socio-Perspectiveor it's speed chess, but I would argue that eval isn't the whole story. Like, gms being +7 means that if they make one inaccuracy, they're done, but if I'm +7, that means my opponent is raging rn
Evaluation doesn't tell the whole story. Sometimes evaluation is even but you need a series of ultra precise moves to hold which the engine can find and that's why it evaluates position as even but from human perspective it's nearly lost.
Levy hasn’t lost a single game in the candidates EVER! Good job Levy!!! 😁
Oh that’s easy, I’ve NEVER lost to magnus
@@Phymacss I can destroy magnus with a fish
@zekdopa591 i don't even need a fancy fish, it can be a stock fish
@@zekdopa591I can destroy magnus with a torch
Also not a GM go figure!
1:12 Gukesh vs Hikaru 8:07 Vidit vs Alireza 15:38 Vaishali vs Kateryna 19:06 Humpy vs Lei Tingjie 22:40 Nepo vs Fabi 25:30 Nurgyul vs Aleksandra 28:38 Anna vs Tan Zhongyi 31:54 Prag vs Nijat
Ur a legend
Hero
Keep this guide going. A huge help.
@@westertam2398 Sure thing
You guys should vote for the game of the day. Mine is the one between Zhongyi and Anna.
The candidates inspire me to play chess every year. Then I realize I’ve lost 200 elo after two weeks. Then I quit again. Repeat
real
I do this, but instead of quitting, I just play bots
@@kashem425I loose even to bots and that's even more frustrating because they play the same opening again and again and still beat me
@@deveshgarg7974 yeah that’s ok. That’s why you analyze that game and find out why you lost and what the computer says the best way to defend. Then try again. I used to get demolished from the lowest bot all the time until I started using some training wheels to learn some basics.
the good part is: at some point you won't lose 200 elo every time the bad part is: because you are already down to 100
About the Vidit game, Levy says "the clock didn't play a big role in this game" but it's really only partially true. Vidit REALLY took his time and it really looked like he was heading himself into time trouble. The only reason Alireza didn't resign much earlier is because he pushed Vidit to time trouble by playing faster than usual to make him blunder. Otherwise the position is truely hopeless by the time he's down an exchange, and if not for the clock he'd resign immediatly Also, Alireza's time usage in the early parts of the game was quite unwise. He played Bd7 very quickly, and same goes for Qb6, both of which are mistakes. So in fact, this is one of the only games where the clock was interesting and played a big role.
True. At one point i think around the move 12, Vidit had reached 58 minutes on his clock while Alireza with his Shervani had ~1 Hr 40 minutes. Position wise vidit was winning but time wise he was not, at that point he had 99.5% accuracy i believe while Alireza had 87.5%
Yup as soon as vidit hit the 40move mark and got the 30mins , alireza resigned.. only ally alireza had was vidit’s clock .
@@marksman6803 Also, Alireza was about to lose his rook for a pawn
13:41 Yeah he did say that at the start, but Levy does mention the clock and goes through what you said.
Nepo is the definition of the "I'm not done yet"
Interesting
Nepo is the definition of "scared of Fabi"
Ding: Well, I am certainly rooting for Nepo!
@@u.v.s.5583ccp might not let Ding play
Why is that??? @@panicbuyflax3461
I learned how to play chess last month. I've since then played 1k games. I'm obsessed. I've watched all of these recaps. I find that you commentate the competition the best. I don't think I'd be as in love with this game if I didn't feel the hype you provide. Thanks!
Welcome to the Hell
@@nikunjsharma6043😂😂
i love your commentary Levy, you are what got me into chess and how i hope a great future in chess for the both of us.
Magnus said Alireza got next and he has buckled under that pressure since then
Alireza had strong couple of tournaments which propelled his rating couple of years ago. I always though his general level is around 2750 (basically where all new generation if upcoming top players is), not 2800. and then he stopped playing, maintaining 2800, and when he restarted, he is dropping to where his real level is.
@@dmitripogosian5084 That's only a 50 point difference. Not a big deal. 2700+ is enough to win the candidates. He doesn't really focus or try that hard in this tournament. That's his problem.
He's always too nervous
It was so sad to see him play yesterday. The way it transpired. Poor kid, just 20 or so. I hope he gets a win today. Not for anything else, but just bring some relief for him.
That's just bullshit, it's the freaking candidates, if you don't give your best here, no point in playing chess professionally@@thesquid1187
Sad to see Alireza fall, he's one of my favorite players to watch and one of the players I was rooting for alongside Hikaru and Fabi; hopefully he pops off in the second half of the tournament and has a decent result at the end even if he doesn't win
Your videos have me hooked l. Went 32 years not realizing how gangster chess is. I watched a random video of yours a week or two ago and have been playing/ studying/ watching your videos daily. Thank you for your content!
god that Tan Zhong Yi game is insanely brutal what a weapon she is
12:13 That was a sick MMA reference, now you got my hype for UFC 300 even more haha
In southern part of India generally intials are instead of surnames/lastname for example D. Gukesh, D here is his father's name which is Dommaraju and person's first name is gukesh In northern part of India surnames/lastnames are used like samay raina Here samay is person's first name and raina is his lastname ( in northern India surnames are generally taken from father) In some parts of India middle names are also used in the case of North Indian it might be their father's name and in the case of South Indian it might be their first name and sometimes it might be completely different In some part of North east india mother's surname is taken instead of father India is a widely diverse country 🙃🙃
I think with Gukesh (and Humpy) Dommaraju (and Koneru) are their place names and not their father's names Also a lot of North-East India do not have surnames at all... Like the Mizo cricket player Zothanzuala
I watch these videos in full! Always interesting to keep up to date on these competitions! I love watching chess tournaments but i have generally a hard time watching more then 1 bord at the time. So i tend to pick 1 game and stick to that. Usually a bit after the opening to see what looks most interesting. So having gotham just explain all the other interesting bits and bobs from the tournament is amazing!!!
Recaps of all these awesome tournaments is some of my favorite content you produce!!
"Hitting the gym" -Vidit during his interview
For future reference, Levy had a title at upload time.
Thanks that helped a lot
No way
Indian names do not follow a standard convention. Yes , first name ,last name is pretty standard. But south indian names are different: Father's Name, First name. For example Vishy Anand's son's name is Anand Akhil. Vidith is first name, lastname format.
Thank you so much
@@dongleramwrong comment?
levy do the thug shake
Pin of glory
gime the thug shakr dud
Was that a snakethug reference?
the what
@@samsaauce he aint even pinned bruh
I love seeing Levy's interview because it really shows how much work he has done to shape this persona on camera. He really brings it for the use games.
Always look forward to your coverage of these matches, thanks Sensei.
Magnus predicted that Vidit would do poorly
Now we know why Magnus want to play Alireza. Remember?
Aaand vidit is equal with hiki who is most likely tp win according to magnus
@@rakhatthenut3815Magnus put Hikaru and Caruana on most likely
@@jamie49868 Yea... because he was 2800 showed no sign of slowing down before he went to fashion
@@jamie49868the year Magnus said this. Firodjza with 2802 rating
seems that they always bring their best against Hikaru.
Loving these recaps!
I love these recaps, I can't really sit around and watch the games for multiple hours but these highest level games are so great to have broken down and Levy always does a fantastic job making it interesting
Levy never fails to put an overwhelming amount of exclamation points in his video title
Are you 12 years old? 😅
7:41, Levy played you like a fiddle.
@boterhammetpindakaashagelslag if he was he'd probably like the !!!!!
I love the recaps I always do of any tournament
Hi Levy, I've played chess on and off my whole life but recently had an "awakening" and have taken a loving to it. I bought your book and watch your videos every day, and I've gotten a lot better but have more to go. Thank you for your excellent content and support of the chess community
Respect for Hikaru for swinging for the fences
o7
22:12 "I'm allergic to endgames" :D!
Thank you for recaps Simply the best
Wow, how to make this an exciting watch. Great job Levy.
Now i figured out that BBC Is big black center
bishop beats cnight
Big black cock
🗿
2 mins in and no magnus Levy fell off
Just bought your book. Excited to see if I’ll get better and by how much
I watch the candidates live, but I love to see the recaps
Original title: ITS OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!
copy cat literally and ur pfp agrees
90000000
Does he change the titles? 🤔
Yes he does @@emmanuelokungbowa
finally someone gets the number of exclams right
19 seconds, no likes gotham really fell off just like ding liren
There was no need for that😂 😂 😂
I predict pin of shame!
ong.
Pin of shame premoved???
FOOOOUUULL 💀💀💀
great video as always i really enjoy it i can always relax and watch those amzing games not much more to say hopefully you never stop making those videos
Thanks Levy enjoyed your Recaps those last two woman’s games were Great Pragg stepping to his Business against Abasov was nice to see as well proud of my dude Gukesh he gets to play Alireza tomorrow looking forward to that Slumps happen I hate when people start saying a lot of negative things because a player struggles there are reasons for everything pressure one of them Great Recap Thanks
For science - can you title the next video “candidates round 7” or something similar. I find it fascinating that the algo favors catchy titles and thumbnails and the possibility that humans are more likely to click it. But you mentioned your watch time being high. People who clicked because they were intrigued likely wouldn’t stick around after realizing it wasn’t some spicy drama.
He did that last year for the champ match and they all did poorly
Levy is actually a master of titles and thumbnails, never have i seen and levy video and said, "Ah this is boring might watch it later".
He literally said at the start of this video that the average time people watch is 20 minutes, which is insanely good, so clearly it works and people definitely stick around. He titled the video as candidate in the previous ones and it all did poorly Honestly what he should have done is make a playlist everytime he did something like this. Thanksfully he did for this candidate, but not for the previous one (though there are viewers who make the public playlist that you can still search)
But why does title being correct matter so much?
He’s done it before and they don’t perform. The science is there. People are significantly more likely to click on something flashy
!!!!!!!!!!!!!, thirteen exclamation marks. I wonder, is this calculated for maximum baiting? Or it's perhaps some kind of numerological superstition, a way to curse a particular player? I wonder, should I stop trying to follow Super Grand Master chess play after a day of heavy mental load?
Brilliant move!!
I remember seeing predictions for Candidates and no one had mentioned Gukesh who has now risen as knight destroying everything!
I want to watch a full stream but I can't that's why I watch your videos to be updated what's happening in candidates 2024 thanks levy a lot
Levy: *Sneezes* "Oh my goodness, I'm allergic to endgames." Bro, same that's why I play gambits.
I recently learned that Vishy's given name is Anand. I always thought Anand was his surname, but his surname is actually Viswanathan.
Last game looks like they both rolled the dice and thats the way it fell❤😊
levy never fails to do random things
levys never fails
Levy never
...fails to call out 12 year old commenters
Levy
Levy always fails
@@anunoriginaljoke5870 Levy
Appreciations for levy to give us such a great recaps daily
We say "first name" and "last name", but really what they are is "given name" and "family name"/"surname". The comma format standardizes the order. So the family name comes first, followed by the given name. This is the case regardless of the language/culture of origin for the name. Usually, the comma is there to indicate that the order has been reversed from how they usually say/write it. But sometimes people use the comma incorrectly. For example, Arjun Erigaisi is listed as "Erigaisi Arjun" in the FIDE database. Erigaisi is his family name, so it comes first. But there is no comma, which suggests he would normally refer to himself as "Erigaisi Arjun", putting his family name first. (The same rules apply to Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa and Rameshbabu Vaishali, although the FIDE database seems to get the order wrong.) On the other hand, Magnus Carlsen is listed as "Carlsen, Magnus" in the FIDE database. Carlsen is his family name, so it comes first. The comma indicates that when he refers to himself, he would say the reverse - "Magnus Carlsen". Usually, cultures which put the family name first will refer to each person by their family name to be respectful, and only by their given name if you're personally quite close. Depending on the culture, there may also be an exception for circumstances where multiple members of the same family are present, but often you distinguish family members by titles similar to Mr. and Mrs. However, those familiar with international and internet culture are generally understanding of the differing norms, and will not be upset if you refer to them by their given name.
Lavi never fails to change title of video 10 times in first 10 seconds
Who is Lavi
@@GothamChesslavi
@@GothamChess i guess that is the brother of Levi, Livi, Lovi e Luvi
L A V I
@@GothamChessLavi Gooseman?
Another high quality video Levy, keep up the good work 👍
Your videos have helped me improve my chess, Levy.
9:30 Common sounds of me blundering my queen
Justice served for Wesley
levy! im pleased to say that I am qualified to answer this question (7:40). Vidith is the first name. Santosh is his dad's name aka the middle name, and Gujrathi is the last name/family name. fun fact- Gujrathi translates to "from Gujarat" which is the westernmost state of India and it also translates to "Gujarati" which is the language spoken in the state Gujarat.
The best part about his videos is it's such a laidback and chill vibe that it plays just as good in background as it does when you fully pay attention
The thing about the Alireza Game is that it looks like he messed up his preparation, Ne5 is the main line to my knowledge
Isn't it normal to not play the main line? I guess it depends how good the alternative lines are
The clock did play a major role in the Vidit v Alireza game, imo. Vidit once again took up a lot of time in the opening.
Poor Wesley 😭
During this event, as a European, I'm always glad when I wake up and see a video of you Levi. Even tough I have little understanding of chess (elo 700) I feel like I understand every move they make due to your comments. Keep up the good work!
There's actually several different ways that names can work in India, and it is (mostly) dependent on where in India you are from. Vidit, Pragg, and Gukesh actually have three completely different name formats despite the fact that all three of them are from India. In the case of Vidit, his full name is Vidit Santosh Gujrathi. Of the three of them, Vidit's is the closest to the Western style naming convention, but it's not exactly the same. Vidit is his given name, and Gujrathi is his surname, but Santosh isn't a "middle name" in the Western sense. It's a patroym - which means he inherited the name of his father. Santosh is his father's given name, so it became his patronym. Pragg's full name is Rameshbabu Praggnanandaa. His sister's full name is Rameshbabu Vaishali. In both cases, Rameshbabu is not their family name, but is instead a patroym - Rameshbabu is the name of Pragg and Vaishali's father, so the two of them inherited the name. The two of them actually don't have a surname at all. This is common in Tamil Nadu - the state that Vaishali and Pragg are from. Fun fact: Anand is also from Tamil Nadu, so his name follows the same convention. "Anand" is his given name, and "Viswanathan" was the name of his father. Finally, Gukesh's full name is Dommaraju Gukesh. Unlike all of the other Indians, he doesn't have a patronym. Dommaraju is his family name, and Gukesh is his given name. Since it's ordered family name first, and given name last, this can be pretty roughly equated to the way Chinese names are formatted.
Alireza gets his karma for trying to finess Wesley
Can you give me context?
Alireza went on a last minute tournament to accumulate enough points to qualify for the candidates. Turns out even of youre party was the one who made the tournament for obvious purpose. It still counts. And wesley so was pushed out by alireza
would've been more fun to watch Wesley play
@@meltonalisbo2864in fact the tournament contrived to obtain ratings for firouzja did not count, & it didn't matter - he entered a different tournament and won Don't sit on your rating like an egg expecting to hatch a qualification spot, folks. So was really pursuing the circuit qualification btw, which didn't pan out - the rating was a fallback. Alas, Firouzja was busy playing chess.
Shocking that a tournament named “Alirezas race to the candidates” did not count 😂
Here's what Wikipedia says about Indian names: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_name Long story short, it seems to vary. Vidit is his given name and Gujrathi is his surname, Praggnanandhaa and Vaishali are their gives names and Rameshbabu their patronym, and Gukesh is his given name and Dommaraju his surname.
Yea South India and northern India, has vastly different traditions. The only thing common is tasty food
@@That_Useless_Bucketthe only thing common is food and way to worship
Your coverage is good
These recaps are really good
Levy, you are brilliant for the work you put in just to bring chess to a level everyone can understand
Gotham: This is biggest chess event of 2024 Also Gotham: The winner of this will play in the World Chess Championship later in 2024
This is bigger than- more games!
levy never fails to mention how levy never fails to do random things
Just would like to say thank you for broadening my knowledge of chess opening names
7:55 Indian names are said just like Americans .. its Vidit gujrathi ( first name - surname )
Then why is the comma necessary?
Not in South India: Viswanathan (Father's name) Anand (first name)
It's about preference. Some people do.... some don't.
@@vikramkrishnan6414 weird considering praggnanadhaa rameshbabu is how his name is stated which is same combination as vidit
That's true in Maharashtra but not in Tamil Nadu. India is big and diverse.
Hikaru Gukesh vs Nakamura was my favourite one
😂🤗
I've just recently got into chess and I just bought your book
W
The Candidates Tournament never fails to include Levy in their videos
7:44 Levy never fails to call out 12 year old KZhead commentors.
Levy never fails to clickbait me into watching the full video.
Wow the Goryachkina game was very instructive. What a Gameeee!
Levy: Chess needs a World Expo, sort of an internal olympics where individuals and/or teams compete in different formats for a longer period of time. it would be a good way to get that idea of chess into the olympics started too ;-]
They had the chance to invite Wesley So but they chose to invite the winner of the Rouen championship...
it’s not an invitational, they qualified through different paths
Jumping up & down in the home stretch shouting "I've won!" HOW DARE YOU PLAY RATED GAMES
@@FenceThis yes and Firouzja qualified by winning the Rouen championship
@@WordsByJordan no, there wasn’t a path called ‘winner of the Rouen Championship’
@@WordsByJordanthats misinformation
"Ladies and gentlemen" always be the first ever words from Levy every time he posts new video. You should say "boys and girls"
"The fabi and nepo game was insane!" Draw proposed on the third move.
22:14 alergic to endgame with with selling endgame master class💀🙏
The original title is "ITS OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Chair.
🪑
I like how at 4:49 gotham, praises the innacuracy, while hikaru thought it was an inaccuracy
I think I don't watch this because I like chess, because about how Levy tells the story. Really good commentary!
the first title "ITS OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Levy never fails to do random things
"He didn't actually get up and punch him..." Best chess commentary I've ever seen!
Didn't Firouzja pull some crap and displace So to even qualify? Seems Karma is catching up.
Naw, he tried to, but FIDE didn't count the very shady tournament that was organized for him. He ended up gaining the rating through legitimate open tournaments.
@@Kasparovwannabefide counts it but Aliresa drew a game and lost a rating point
@@Kasparovwannabe It does not change the Karma thing. He attempted it, that's enough.
Levi never fails to do random things 7:43
Time played a big role in vidit’s game .. alireza actually didn’t resign because he was trying to flag vidit although he was positionally busted …. As soon as vidit got the 30minutes on move 40 , alireza resigned with the rook and queen on 6-7th file with the pawn just about to get to the 8th square .. Only ally firouza has was vidit’s clock in that game .
imagine this comment as something that shames levy
"We grant you the rank of a master, but we do not grant you the rank of a grandmaster" (Mace Windu) "How can you do this? How can I be world's greatest chess streamer and not be a grandmaster?"
Imagine this comment as a savage reply
And imagine this comment as pin of shame
It's not over until I win
Levy i LOVE ur MMA analogy, i dont have a single friend who is watching MMA so im kinda lonely in this and u are the one who make me feel im not lonely : )