I'm taking a break.

Road to GM episode 50.

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[jonathanp]

Pia Cramling will absolutely destroy you in classical. She is an extremely strong player.

[ConClasher]

Glad the break isn’t too long. The push for GM realistically can’t be a short one and taking breaks between tournaments is healthy

[sudowtf]

This is just a set-up for Levy’s return to his return to professional chess. A double return. Bro is playing chess with the You Tube algorithm now too💀

[AarushiSingh]

the strength it takes to publicize your goal and explain the entire process of what you went through losing it is enormous. I really cant explain how much I am rooting for him at this point. I hope he takes all the rest he needs and then maybe we will see him happier and emotionally, mentally and physically healthier one again.

[GinezLippert]

It's a natural phenomenon in sports where you enter the black tunnel. Getting a rest is a very good decision. You need to win games to get your confidence back and try to play online vs GMs maybe you win and get your confidence a little bit back

[PortugalCR]

“Let him cook, then sac the rook”
-Ghandi

[nideeshthecuboy]

Its good that Levy knows when to slow down and take it easy because its very easy to get carried away with tough losses like these and play more tournaments out of frustration. This is the difference between levy 1.0 and levy 2.0. Anyway, Rooting for you levy! We all know that you'll make it someday, its just a matter of when.

Much love!

[Pixelarator]

We can see levy's back head and the camera on the mirror

[RILDIGITAL]

I understand the pain of losing a game, especially when it adds to a string of losses, but these challenges will ultimately shape you into a stronger player.

[DinaBelenkaya]

Levy, don’t give up!! Take some rest, recharge and come to U.S. Masters in Charlotte, we got Fabi playing!!

[timgehrsitz]

I think the road to GM series is your most compelling stuff. I think focusing on that and taking a break from content for a bit might be good for you

[ShieldAre]

It is interesting that in almost all these games, Levy has several moments where he is basically winning, and then he randomly throws it away for seemingly no reason. The fundamentals are there. His mind was just in knots for some reason, which made him consistently make the wrong decisions at critical points.

[eientakara]

I think comment reading is negatively affecting you more than you realize. As a subscriber of 4 years now, I get that you "revel" in the negativity from your haters but that's not really what I'm seeing here ngl. Sure you going back and forth roasting and getting roasted on twitch is funny and all but that's just you being in a moment during a non serious period. But actually paying attention and reading hate comments alone will definitely have some sort of bad effect on your mental and what not. Why not just pre record some videos and not get involved with the channel during tournaments? I'm sure Lucy can upload for you during that time. I'm totally yapping here but I just want you to succeed man, we all do. Just hope you can get back into your groove after the break. Love from the fans who have some semblance of intelligence.

[ashwink]

His back of head movements in the mirror are cracking me up, I don't know why 🤣

[sbtrywr]

As someone with "just" 2100 Elo I can say that smth like this has happened to me very often. Whenever I have a good tournament and then lose the first round in my next one, I perform incredibly bad. Because after a good tournament it feels like I'm undefeatable, I'm in great shape and nothing can ever stop me. And then losing the first round kinda flips a Switch, almost like a pushback into reality. Going from "Damn, I'm at my peak performance" to "Damn, I'm actually defeatable" in just a few hours is a psychological and emotional rollercoaster that is very hard to handle. Because in the next few games I always remember the first round and the fact that I lost and that leads to self-doubts. Am I evaluating this correctly, am I good enough for my opponent, am I even worth 2100, these are all questions that subconsciously appear in my head and they also influence my moves. It's like playing with fear but without even realizing it. And looking at the development of your Tournament, smth similar might have happened here. Good thing is that this is always gone is my next tournament because with enough time, this emotional state of subconscious inner fear can and will reset. So keep going Levy, you got this!

[transparenty]

Taking a break could probably be a brilliant move as you take time to rest and recover. The journey isnt over until its over.

[dylzp]

Hey Levy just a suggestion, and I mean this with all sincerity.

You should genuinely consider not doing as much content when you’re playing your classical tournaments trying to chase the GM title. I know you want to do as much as you can for your followers and fans but I think the road to GM is a very serious one that requires your absolute and undivided attention. You should let your coach do any recaps for you (you can tell him your thoughts at key moments) if you want to do recaps after your road to GM classical games and then you can rest more and recover more without so much stress.

Just a suggestion. As a follower and fan I want to see you succeed and get that GM title but I don’t think that it will happen while you’re under so much heavy stress with everything else you’ve got going on.

Wish you all the best of luck in your journey to GM Levy!

[smartestprimate]

Kobe and Jordan didn't win championships every year. They knew how to step back and work on their game, mental and technical, when they got beat. You got this.

[ajrussell]

Just a possible thought but doesn't seem like an accident that your worst tournaments are home tournaments in the same way that some office workers struggle to work from home. Traveling to focus solely on the tournament at hand may have contributed to your nice performances and thought clarity in other events.

[DanseAndreas]

I'm a blackbelt in brazilian jiu jitsu. Often times when I've had periods of a lot of learning, e.g. new neaurons are being connected, I often tend to do and feel a lot worse. The reason being two-fold: 1. I try new things that I haven't quite mastered yet, 2. I understand more, so I have new standards for my sparring, and that changes my behaviour.

In short, often times before leveling up I suck a lot. Could be a helpfull heuristic, maybe.