My FIRST Tournament Chess Game & Notebook...

While moving recently, I came across my old chess notation, and decided to share a history of my chess 'career' with all of you. Let me know if you enjoy videos like this, I'd be happy to make more in the future. Links below :)

0:00 Introduction
1:35 FIRST TOURNAMENT GAME EVER
2:56 7-Year Old Gotham (1100)
9:54 10-Year Old Gotham (1600)

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[ChampionJan]

Yo the joy on his face when he's talking about Baby Gotham is so wholesome. I was expecting to get sarcastic and sassy Levy and got sweet and wholesome Levy instead 😂

[sprasle]

Me before watching this video: "I think I'm pretty good at this game"
Me now: "Oh boy I'd lose to a 7 year old"

[rakithkodikara]

It all started when I was born at a very young age...

[ConradCraft]

"Oooh baby Gotham, what did you dooo!" Dude... We need a monthly baby Gotham video bro. This is so entertaining!

[luckycorn]

I love how genuinely happy he is to share his life of chess and his. Childhood 😊😊

[arrowblast]

„Basically plsying for fun.“

Rating goes up by 100 points

[kornelparoczai]

"At this point I'm nine and I'm 1600" bruh I'm 20 and I can't beat the 1600 computer

[NathanHeaver]

yes do more that was hilarious especially
when you discovered that baby Gotham found a move
you didn't.

[originalkhawk]

7 year old Levi played 69 games with a % score of 69%, and at that point a legend was born

[yesme]

The mosquito definitely offered a draw

[ninadelatorre]

I love how the opponent is called "villain"

[Xplayer]

Baby Levy: Does literally anything

IM Levy: "WHAT AM I DOING?"

[nod_jawk]

When you've just missed a mosquito, don't look where he was just before you clapped.
They have great acceleration (in fact when they fly they are just cruising).
Look either near the floor (moths do that a lot : stop flapping their wings to let them fall and therefore change their height very quickly to escape the predators that eyes are high - or maybe they just are in shock by the air movement of the clapping, little boom for us but quite a bomb for them) or at the opposite side of the room.
Yeah, several years of my student's room experience here. I turned an irritating recurring mosquito chase into a scientific experiment just for fun ^^

[llinoscarpe]

7:30 I bet you saw the fork after your move and thought, once he missed it now I HAVE to move my king, normal for low elo players to tunnel like that (I know bc i do it constantly)

[maizanassime]

''I just couldn't write well back then i wasn't very good at that yet'' -a 1600 ten yrs old chess player

[Nova-xjrm]

This is really great, very fascinating to see how you still have the notes for the games

[JunctionWatcher]

Yes to more of these please. It’s great to see you reminisce like this. I really enjoyed your genuine reactions to your own games. Great stuff.

Also very instructive that you’re analysing lower rated games.

[elchyot]

Im watching this "thinking wow how can he be so brilliant and so dumb in the same game", and the he reminds me he was 7 and i suddenly remember that at that age i couldnt even play monopoly let alone prevent knight forks in chess

[KT]

I absolutely love these videos of you going back over your “Baby Gotham” chess years. It shows not just your mad chess skills at such a tender age, but also more of your amazing personality. You’re incredibly talented (and it’s even better that you’re also a really good dude)!!! I’m so glad I found your channel!🙏🏼☺️🤗

[kimnowell]

I know it's been a while, but you did ask to let you know if we'd like to see more. I'd love a few more of these trips down memory lane. I feel like I learned a bit from the games, but they weren't so high level that I needed my hand held to get there.