I Beat The Bad Boy Of Chess, Hans Niemann

This is Road to GM Episode 18.

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[martyshwaartz]

The side by side of Hans raging while Levy sat there with that shit eating grin was hilarious

[ZitaGenovese]

Hans: "You took everything from me"

Levy: "I don't even know who you are"

[pikachuofficial]

"Its not the Levy I know"
sounds so much like an anime moment when the antagonist starts to realise the true powers of the main character lmao

[paulabichakra]

Ironically it's the super GM that was anxious playing Levy

[Ponchik-mduq]

Bro is going through the whole main character arc:

1- Tries his hardest to achieve an objective and gets better and better at it. However every time he fells short and the distance between his dream and reality ever seems larger by the day.

2- Tired and frustrated he leaves the scene to lurk in the shadows. Now he has become ordinary, your average guy you see on the average street. He may have mastered his craft but needs to master his mind.

3- Comes out from his slumber and destroys every established side character. This, is the start of his redemption arc.

4- SACRIFICE THE ROOK B1!

[olivialambert]

I love how Hans was melting down about this video coming, but the video was actually very respectful and generous to Hans. Things like "hyping up his audience" for laughing at Levy and his abilities, excusing Hans' mistakes, just everything Hans' stream wasn't. I'm sure Hans wasn't actually as mean spirited as the stream across, the compliments of Levy finding positions disguised to keep Hans' bad boy persona, but it's still a pretty amazing contrast of what Hans was expecting and what Levy actually made.

[HansNiemannChess]

Good Game Levy. Good luck on your journey to Grandmaster, I'll be following along.

[vijaykv]

Helo Mr. Levy Rozman...
I just wanted to say that I recently got interested into chess and I really wanted to learn it. But the tutorial videos that I saw was so confusing that I thought chess was not for me...but then I saw your video " how to play chess for ultimate beginners " which helped me a lot. Now I am watching your videos one by one and I hope one day I will also become an expert.
You are an excellent teacher...and I just wanted to express my gratitude...
Thank-you so much ❤
Ok Bye 🎉

[sub.consciousnz]

I love how 'high road' this is from Levy. Hikaru jumped on the opportunity to stick the knife in. Hans couldn't keep himself from insulting Levy for half of the game.

Levy - yo Hans is better than me, but I beat him fair and square and I am stoked about it.

[johnhart]

He needs to start putting the footage of his reaction when he finds out who he's playing at the end of the recaps.

[jjtt]

Hans called Kramnik, Kramnik can't wait to initiate his procedure on you, Levi

[GiganticPawUnit]

It's fascinating to see Hans's whole "Levy, you're supposed to choke! This is not Levy Rozman!" reaction. He's thrown off because he expects Levy to make certain mistakes based on his past performance, while Levy's recent training (and the effects of hiding his opponents' identity) have mitigated Levy's weaknesses in terms of his reactions and stress levels. And like Hans said after the game, he played worse because he thought about how embarrassing it would be to lose to Levy . It really shows the importance of temperament and mental game in chess, how it can be as important as knowledge, calculation, reaction time, etc.

[AriGonzalez]

I´m so happy for you Levy! I´ve been watching you since 2021 or so and I remebered how hard was for you mentally to play chess against stronger players. It´s so nice to see you becoming more confident, but more than that, sharing and documentig your journey with us. I never miss your videos. Greeintgs from Chile

[kartiktola]

Even hikaru recapped this 😂 he is like a proud older brother at this point

[cz]

I highly recommend everyone go watch Hans' stream during this game. It's hilarious. When Levy plays the brilliant move, Hans freaks out and goes "WHO THE F*** AM I PLAYING?!"

[atesyuksel]

15:29 “ WHAT!? WHO AM I PLAYING?? THIS IS RIDICULOUS! THIS IS NOT LEVY ):<“

[ptastydactyl]

Congrats bro! I honestly didn't believe this was real at first when I watched the side by side upload somebody did yesterday. Hans was so shook from the get he psych'd himself out and you just played solid. You were so calm while he was losing it! Definitely my highlight of yesterday. Nice work keep it up!

[tomriley]

I love this series, it's a small insight into a level of chess that I'm almost certain never to get to (along with the gentle mocking for my lack of knowledge) but aside from that the psychological side of everything and watching Levy slowly gain in confidence and self belief is extremely relatable for everyone I think. Well done!

[epicnachobrawlstars]

Levy: “no more chess”
Also levy 1 day later:

[dfreitaspa]

Congratulations Levy, it is inspiring to see your development as you keep pushing yourself