ROAD TO GM: EPISODE 1!

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Levy got that 3 AM motivation

Hikaru: “Mentally, you’re not quite there.” Levy: “And I took that personally…”

"i believe in you" button

"They're not better than me!" is the most relatable chess thought other than "I'm trash, why do I even do this?"

Hell. Fucking. Yeah.

23:06 Something that gets taught to high level athletes is to never think in negatives. Your brain doesn't know what "don't" means. If you think "don't mess this up" you're going to think of all the ways you could mess it up. If I tell you "don't think about giraffes," you're going to think about giraffes, whether you want to or not. Instead, say "I need to clutch this," or something to that effect. "Make sure I win." and you'll think of all the ways you can win

"They had one opponent, Me, I had 2, them and myself" Making me reevaluate how I approach competition. Thank you

Can't wait for Levy shouting "THE ROOOOK" in the candidates

"I am coming back to competitive over the board play" LETS FUCKING GOO!!!!!

I know I’m only one of thousands of people commenting here but I hope you see this and know that we’re all rooting for you so hard.

"My opponents frequently play one person, which is me. I frequently two people, my opponent and myself". These words honestly hit close to home, and I understand how you feel levy. The road to grandmaster is and has been challenging for you, but that doesn't mean it's impossible. With your honorable courage, I hope you know that you can make it against all odds. If you can't make it to GM, then that's perfectly fine too. Even though you probably won't read this, I hope you know that your journey, though treacherous, is possible! What you do expresses who you are, and you doing such a task is truly inspiring and expresses your maturity as a person. Have a good day :)

Bruh we want you to become a GM sooooo badly. You deserve it. The chess community owes you a debt of gratitude for your education and entertainment. All the best!!!

Hikaru said he had a chance at GM and Levy really took that to heart. LOL

Love this for you!! I got a little emotional as I'm 30 next year and I've been looking at some of my 'life goals' and trying to battle that voice that says it's too late. Wishing you all the luck in the world, looking forward to the journey! ✨

I been following you since 2020 man. Bought your book. Learned a lot from you and continuing to do so. I was very sad as a fan of yours when you quit, but I knew you'd continue to be a great content creator. Needless to say...SO glad to hear you are returning to competitive chess. I, and we, all believe in your journey. Keep killin' it Levy.

In a hundred years, ppl will remember 3 things about chess: - 11th of May 1997: Deep Blue beats Kasparov - 20th of July 2022: Magnus Carlsen forfeits his WC title - 23rd of April 2024: LEVY ROZMAN IS BACK! In all honesty man, this is great news. Its such a pleasure for us, your viewers, to be with you on this journey. I hope you can enjoy it as well and remember you are never alone. 5 million ppl will always root for you no matter what happens. And you have a great wife and doggo:)

he realised what hikaru was saying on why he isn't a gm and is improving on it, massive respect.

Glad to see you coming back to the GM grind! Your tournament recap videos were great. Even though the grind might take years, it will be worth it. You can do it. Good luck!

You got this. Sounds like you have the right mind set. Only thing I would say is on your list “What will be different (I hope)” take that I hope part off, don’t give yourself the out. It’s a weird psychological thing that seeing that there is an out can hold you back and you can point to the fact that you had the out the entire time. Seriously I can’t wait to call you Grand Master, you’ve earned it and deserve the title.