The Most Famous Chess Game Of All Time

You should make a series where you and Eric Rosen train a beginner each for a while and make them duel when you both think they’re ready

"most famous" that's cap when Moist Jesus vs xQc exists

Imagine playing a game of chess in 1858 and being 163 years later in gotham youtube video.
Best feeling ever if i had to guess

“People have made a career off hanging a queen.” - coldest Levy like of all time

Gotham makes chess sound like one of the most exciting sports to watch. It’s honestly incredible

random IM accuses duke karl and paul morphy of "degenerate behavior" chess drama continues

Somewhere, eric rosen yells: oh no, my queen!

"It's a bad move, but yk some people have made a career on it and they have got a gambit named after them for it"
IM Levy Rozman, 2021

“Qxb7 is a butcher’s move, but Morphy wasn’t a butcher, he was an artist”

old chess games with Levy's commentary and explaination are better than watching some movies nowadays

8:05
"some people have made a career on it, and they've got a gambit named after them for it."
LMAOOOO

This game is one of many reasons why Paul Morphy is my favorite player of all time, it’s very tactical and intelligent but also has the dashing heroic play of the romantic era of chess. Morphy was a modern chess genius without any modern theory. It is daunting to imagine what he could have done in this era with all the information he would have at his fingertips

Imagine playing a game and I mean any game, not just chess. Then 163 years later have fans creating more fans by showcasing that game. Truly immortal.

If you were interested, give this a like, more people will see.
Opera's used to be a social event back in the day. In contrast with today's theatre, where everyone is quiet, they used to talk and drink and laugh, and the music was often barely audible, more like playing in the background, so I can imagine playing a chess game at the opera was very normal

Paul Morphy just wanted to be in a GothamChess RUclips video

8:40 In shogi(which is basically crazyhouse chess but the pieces move differently), there is a legit opening where you just cocoon your king. The whole point of it is to counter attack when your opponent overextends.

You have to realize that, during Morphy's time, there were no music devices for listening to music while playing a game or other activities, so it kind of makes sense to play chess at a live music venue, and opera was the predominant type of music during this era.

Paul Morphy went soo deep into different lines that he managed to get into a Gotham chess video 163 years later

"Paul Morphy was an artist, not a butcher." ~agadmator

McDonnell versus De La Bourdonnais, Match 4 (16), London 1834- This is apparently Kasparov's favorite game and beautiful checkmate

8:00 best Botez shade

You're a good dude, and I appreciate you. I took up chess in middle age and doubt if I'll ever get above 1800, but I do get some of its subtleties. It's like sculpture. The better you are the more you reveal.

Paul Morphy: Rd8#
Duke Karl / Count Isouard: and they ask you how you are and you just have to say that you're fine when you're not really fine...

GOTHAM: I WILL FEATURE A PAUL MORPHY GAME TODY
ALSO GOTHAM: I WILL ROAST AN WFM FROM TEXAS WHO LIVES IN NYC RIGHT NOW AT 8:10 TIME SPANE

The beauty of this match is not just the flashy check mate, but also the fact that the opponent did not even realize that check mate till the very last move.
I remembered someone who played agaisnt Paul once said: "I lost the game during mid game and can't even understood what I did wrong in the opening."
Ofc, Paul Morphy was advanced hundred of years of chess theory.

"Paul Morphy is not a scientist , He is an artist"

The way you explain the games is so amazing and entertaining! I really loved the explanation and fun remarks from the "What if I take" question hahaha

Actually got the check mate a couple of moves before, I'm proud of myself

I wonder if playing during the opera in the 1850s was the equivalent of listening to music while you play today

YES! *_Finally,_* someone told me I'm worth at least more than a rook!

Nobody tells a chess story as good as you my friend. I just discovered you and I am totally a fan now. You are seriously talented as a story teller and teacher regardless of your rating ( which is astronomical enough on its own.) I will definitely subscribe on your website doon!

Ohhhh so THATS why it's called the "Opera Mate." It was first famously played by a famous player in an Opera

does anyone else love how gotham says 'cocoon'? it's just wonderful

The Eloquence and Clarity of your lessons over this particular medium just keep getting better. This video is flawless and very informative. Thank you!

I bet levy became a bit emotional when he said " I mean who doesn't need a supporting cast right?"
@12:32

The "philidor defence", also known as both the KID and the Dragon sicilian when I try to play without contacts when I first wake up...

Once AT&T finally introduces their unlimited time travel plan, Gotham can finally text all these historical GMs and get us the real answers

That Botez Gambit reference was personal Attacc

I refuse to believe a human can upload this regularly, gotham is stockfish confirmed

8:02 personal attack to Alex 😂😂

First game I have memorised. Came to youtube looking to see if GothamChess had made a video on the opera game...and he just made one 3 days ago! What a legend

Playing a game of chess during the opera is like playing angry birds in the cinema.

2:28 don't worry, the error is within the 5%, at least all the Engineers are happy

that casual reference to Botez Gambit tho

Amazing video!
Even though this is not a complete lesson about chess concepts, the visualization and the explanation(Why they are bad) of movements and then introducing the concept("Fundamental" rules) are very instructive and fun to watch.
Keep up the good job.
(:

Ty for posting these historical games. They’re educational and commentary is helpful for beginners

The geometry of this game is so satisfying, what a classic

When levy ask the audience a question like a teacher, and you guessed correctly (and out loud), it was a massive dopamine rush.

I would love to be someone who could play one of the best chess games ever and then just sit back to chill watching the opera

8:10 Levy roasting,cooking,serving a very popular chess channel of two sissters 😂

Loved this game and your commentary.
I know one of my main weaknesses is tunnel vision/failure to see the whole board. I love how Morphy could seemingly see every tactical line and its development all at once.
So I think studying Morphy’s games could help me a lot. And if anyone wants to create a series of Paul Morphy’s greatest hits videos, I’m here for that. 😉

Would you play chess in movie theater if in 143 years your game gets analyzed by gothamchess?

Something ironic: In the immortal game most pieces realized their mortality

it's nice to have a little music in the background with your chess game.

8:00 "It's a bad move, some ppl made a career on it" - LOL #BotezGambit :))

Levy please make a video on the castle checkmate Paul Morphy game! It was a brilliant game

0:51 ah yes e form

Ah I see, the famous and instantly winning Botez Gambit 8:05

"You're allowed to lose your queen... Some people got a gambit named after them for it." Cough, Botez, cough.

I visited this channel in lockdown and I have seen every single video of this channel.Thanks for making my lockdown still amazing as I'm getting addicted to chess.

8:09 Noice

8:05 SHOTS FIRED AT THE BOTEZ SISTERS

To recap why Morphy did not play Qxb7, "this is a butcher's move, Paul Morphy was not a butcher, he was an artist"

The only game I've memorized. He was so brilliant. It's amazing how a Chess master from so long ago can inspire awe considering the progress of the game since and in this highly technological era. His opposition in this game were amateurs but the way he won the game is one for the ages.

5:28 You mentioned the king twice

“First, then, Paul Morphy was never so passionately fond, so inordinately devoted to chess as is generally believed. An intimate acquaintance and long observation enable us to state this positively. His only devotion to the game, if it may be so termed, lay in his ambition to meet and to defeat the best players and great masters of this country and of Europe. He felt his enormous strength, and never, for a moment, doubted the outcome. Indeed, before his first departure for Europe he privately and modestly, yet with perfect confidence, predicted to us his certain success, and when he returned he expressed the conviction that he had played poorly, rashly; that none of his opponents should have done so well as they did against him. But, this one ambition satisfied, he appeared to have lost nearly all interest in the game.” - Charles de Maurian

I closed my eyes at 12:37 and heard Kasparov.

Botez call out was the best thing ever 😂😂

1:51 My comment's going to probably get lost in the sauce but at the time playing chess at the opera would've been perfectly acceptable!
Prior to the 1876 Bayreuth festival, operas, concerts, ballets, etc. were seen as fun social events where drinking, eating, and talking to neighbors all were considered acceptable behavior. Chess, of course, would fall into that same category of social and mostly ignorable behavior. Richard Wagner demanded a higher standard of audience etiquette at his operas at Bayreuth and This sentiment was echoed by Gustav Mahler which carried into the future of modern film audiences who you would probably slap if they were talking to each other during a movie.

The Botez gambit reference @ 8min was chefs kiss.

I was so happy I found the checkmate at the end, all thanks to you Levy. My mantra is checks,captures and attacks and you are my messiah 🙏

I watch this game over and over and never get sick of it. Your commentary is great.
😎👍

The conclusion actually is: Duke Karl and his count are bozos and P morphy is P morphy

Great game. Love learning about chess history, as a newbie I find it so fascinating how literally centuries old games are still being reviewed and analyzed to this day. Only in chess!

Day 3 of asking Levy to cover the Nimzo-Larsen opening.

You explained the king of games "CHESS" in such a beautiful and easy way...technical and tactical things look so easy and brilliant...all the best to your channels....really nice

I thought this was about MoistCr1tikal before I saw the thumbnail

I like these longer analyses of single games

Day 65 of translating the title in Italian: "La più famosa partita di scacchi di tutti i tempi".

I love the reference to the Botez Gambit

Morphy at age 21: I can play chess brilliantly!
Me at 21: y i missed mate in 1?!

i love when levy points to the camera asking for the best move! most people (like me) dont have the initiative to figure it out without prompt!

Damn, Paul Morphy really got weird with that knight sack

11:11
An ontop of that rook h7 is discovered check, takes a pawn, and attacks a rook

#suggestion Steinitz vs von Bardeleben, Hastings 1895 would be Pog

Hahahaahahah "what's more worth than a rook - a king, a queen and you, you are more worth than a rook" that's gold dude

I have been trying to appreciate "The Evergreen game" but I can't comprehend what makes it a chess book classic. Feel like covering it in a video?

What I like so much about Levy is that English isn't my first language but I can hear and understand every word he says without caption or subtitle coz he speaks perfectly fluent

Sorry, but this is dated. The most famous chess game is now the double bong cloud. (I don't care that yall are mad at hikaru rn, that was still great)

8:03 "Its a bad move, but... yknow, some people have made a career on it and have, yknow, a gambit named after them for it"

That dig on Botez's tho 😂

I'd love more Morphy games

levy, i love ur videos, thanks for making me start playing chess again after so many years

“In this position, you would retreat your bishop, and that is why you are you and Paul Morphy is Paul Morphy.”
A random 2600 rated IM who can’t become a GM because of his existential crisis level anxiety whenever he plays GMs.

Have a good day, stranger.
Edit: Whoa this blew up fast

Super instructional! Can you do a video on the Nimzo Indian?

He made me feel so good when he said "you're worth more than a rook." Thanks Gotham, I needed that today. Just keep doing your thing, it's great stuff you put out.

4:39 Levy does the "praise the sun"

Day 7 of translating Levy's title to German:"Die berühmteste Schachpartie aller Zeiten"