Do Random People In NY Recognize GothamChess?

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  • čas pƙidĂĄn 3. 11. 2022
  • Danny Rensch and Levy Rozman hit the streets of New York City to ask the public if they recognize @GothamChess or can guess who he is!
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Komentáƙe • 944

  • @mTSOULI
    @mTSOULI Pƙed rokem +9198

    Petition for levy to learn a magic trick đŸŽ© đŸȘ„

  • @TheChessNeck
    @TheChessNeck Pƙed rokem +10079

    Levy just standing there not knowing what to do makes this even funnier

    • @Manu2k
      @Manu2k Pƙed rokem +124

      yeah, i can see myself doing random shit just not to be a wood there :))

    • @albertchatigny2223
      @albertchatigny2223 Pƙed rokem +31

      If you’ve never seen “Billy on the Street” please check it out. All sorts of famous people are in a very similar but more chaotic and wacky version of this complete with full on chasing people up and down the streets of New York.

    • @gideonturner8716
      @gideonturner8716 Pƙed rokem +66

      He should've just stood there with the same blank expression he has at the beginning of all his videos.

    • @sijenkai3928
      @sijenkai3928 Pƙed rokem +2

      @@gideonturner8716 hahahahahaha

    • @mxtrem3
      @mxtrem3 Pƙed rokem +9

      Lmao absolutely looks like a magician

  • @shuaibsaleem569
    @shuaibsaleem569 Pƙed rokem +2603

    Levy just standing around awkwardly is the best part😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @SizzlingSquiggle
      @SizzlingSquiggle Pƙed rokem +41

      He didn't know what to do with himself. And every time someone says "I have no idea who you are", it's quite awkward for him... Still a fun video though!

  • @d_dave7200
    @d_dave7200 Pƙed rokem +5251

    Lol. This was pretty funny. The casualness of people who recognize Levy kind of says a lot about Levy's personality. He's a guy you'd feel completely relaxed meeting.

    • @deltaone2837
      @deltaone2837 Pƙed rokem +110

      Yeah, from all the people I follow on Yt or any social media, he's the only one I would fee confortable saying hi.

    • @JosephDT
      @JosephDT Pƙed rokem +334

      it says more about NY than Levy. They would see Barack Obama walking around and would do the same thing. They do not give a shit

    • @davidcarr9772
      @davidcarr9772 Pƙed rokem

      I couldn't give a flying feck about the most arrogant and boring streamer in chess.
      Never gonna make GM.
      Full of himself!!

    • @d_dave7200
      @d_dave7200 Pƙed rokem +13

      @@davidcarr9772 Point on the doll where Levy hurt you.

    • @Gush27
      @Gush27 Pƙed rokem

      New Yorkers don’t care about seeing famous people

  • @glebpalamarchuk9087
    @glebpalamarchuk9087 Pƙed rokem +413

    3:00 Dollar gambit declined, Rozman variation

    • @ZeNiki1729
      @ZeNiki1729 Pƙed rokem +1

      BrođŸ€ŁđŸ€ŁđŸ€ŁđŸ€Ł

    • @larsswig912
      @larsswig912 Pƙed rokem +16

      came back to get it again variation

    • @sofxriee
      @sofxriee Pƙed rokem

      Ima create a new gambit lmaoo

    • @michaellloyd9914
      @michaellloyd9914 Pƙed rokem

      Can I Have A Dollar Gambit

  • @me2468
    @me2468 Pƙed rokem +1821

    The 4th guy acts so chill like Levy is his friend and they talk everyday or something

    • @bjarneschmalbach1524
      @bjarneschmalbach1524 Pƙed rokem +120

      Seriously...
      It's not easy to excite me or get any reaction from me.
      But if I randomly see Levy and Danny Rensch on my street...đŸ€Ż
      Probably an everyday occurence for New Yorkers

    • @andreweaton6363
      @andreweaton6363 Pƙed rokem +94

      It's probably a breath of fresh air when people treat you like a fellow human rather than some legend

    • @AntonioGee
      @AntonioGee Pƙed rokem +14

      Almost as if Levy said the same thing 0:54

    • @nathan9901
      @nathan9901 Pƙed rokem +1

      @@andreweaton6363 probably yeah

  • @obscurity3027
    @obscurity3027 Pƙed rokem +3106

    Danny over here facing a 100 million dollar defamation lawsuit, and he’s completely ignoring it and interviewing randos with Levi. Love it.

    • @veni1
      @veni1 Pƙed rokem +361

      he probably had a big laugh seeing that lmao, obviously hans is crazy and his lawsuit is laughable, no world where that gets to court

    • @kochyyyy
      @kochyyyy Pƙed rokem +8

      maybe this was recorded before it

    • @chrisiver8506
      @chrisiver8506 Pƙed rokem +58

      Yeah because the lawsuit is a joke

    • @jeffypwnzu
      @jeffypwnzu Pƙed rokem +11

      This isn’t ignoring it lol this is good for dannys image nothing is a coincidence

    • @zeustha
      @zeustha Pƙed rokem +56

      @Joy Absolutely not, there's proof dude has cheated in online tournaments with prize money at line. Do you research sheep

  • @SeanSullyy
    @SeanSullyy Pƙed rokem +617

    0:34 “yeah, of course, levy”. 😂

    • @thecus8282
      @thecus8282 Pƙed rokem +198

      said it like he was his neighbour or sth

    • @meemtiem1273
      @meemtiem1273 Pƙed rokem +143

      Walked past without a glance

    • @wadabid6165
      @wadabid6165 Pƙed rokem +15

      I would've asked for pics at least like bro he has 3 million subscribers and hes just standing there, i cant walk past them like that😂

    • @user-ud5wt4rh9e
      @user-ud5wt4rh9e Pƙed rokem +14

      It's New York every 3rd person is a celebrity

  • @abraham7140
    @abraham7140 Pƙed rokem +2106

    Danny is actually a really good host for this kinda thing

    • @ItsAsparageese
      @ItsAsparageese Pƙed rokem +63

      Yeah dude got the charisma & the vibe for the public stuff for sure

    • @jonbayuga3238
      @jonbayuga3238 Pƙed rokem +3

      You just noticed? Like lol.. it is like saying wow magnus is really good at chess

    • @ItsAsparageese
      @ItsAsparageese Pƙed rokem +10

      @@jonbayuga3238 To be fair, a lot of us who were even already down the chess rabbit hole have only paid more attention to chesscom's content recently since the youtube algo started blowing up chess stuff post-drama đŸ€·

    • @Mike-jz9hr
      @Mike-jz9hr Pƙed rokem +6

      Funny af honestly. Not everyone can pull this sort of thing off.

    • @manuelignacioarturoocaranz1185
      @manuelignacioarturoocaranz1185 Pƙed rokem +9

      He is better than people that host for a living. I would definitely hire him for a hosting role

  • @JD-xw3tj
    @JD-xw3tj Pƙed rokem +963

    I don't know whose idea it was to make Levy awkwardly stand there in the streets of NYC while you ask random people if they know him but I LOVE IT

    • @haroldi.6450
      @haroldi.6450 Pƙed rokem +2

      Ahhaahha

    • @jimbach3159
      @jimbach3159 Pƙed rokem +2

      😂

    • @phen-themoogle7651
      @phen-themoogle7651 Pƙed rokem +6

      Hahah yeah it’s really interesting, I love these real life survey experiments.

    • @romasissues
      @romasissues Pƙed rokem +2

      loll i love this comment

    • @johnhonai4601
      @johnhonai4601 Pƙed rokem

      Instead he could have held a photo of Levi and stood there asking 'Do you know who is in the photo'. Even then people will give negative comments.

  • @BadBrucey
    @BadBrucey Pƙed rokem +1400

    I love how people who even know it's Levy don't really want to talk with him 😂

    • @jestfullgremblim8002
      @jestfullgremblim8002 Pƙed rokem +47

      Yeah it's awesome

    • @JustinBlazzzee
      @JustinBlazzzee Pƙed rokem +147

      I wouldn’t either. I’m not into bothering famous people.

    • @dougdadolphin1007
      @dougdadolphin1007 Pƙed rokem +298

      @@JustinBlazzzee I mean they're standing on the street approaching people with a mic. It's not really bothering if they're initiating.

    • @JustinBlazzzee
      @JustinBlazzzee Pƙed rokem +54

      @@dougdadolphin1007 True. If anything they are bothering the regular people just walking. Lol

    • @Jafar_maher
      @Jafar_maher Pƙed rokem +30

      @@JustinBlazzzee jeez u get bothered by the slightest things

  • @2k7u
    @2k7u Pƙed rokem +603

    To be honest he does kinda look like a magician lmao

    • @nicholasdonachie2615
      @nicholasdonachie2615 Pƙed rokem +28

      a wizard

    • @chrism1503
      @chrism1503 Pƙed rokem +19

      He does! He looks like he should be asking THEM for a dollar - so he can rip it in half and it turns into a $20.

    • @colinpetersen1173
      @colinpetersen1173 Pƙed rokem +4

      He looks both like *a magician* and *the magician* Antonio Esfandiari 😄

    • @scummyfish
      @scummyfish Pƙed 7 měsĂ­ci +1

      Because of that bright blue shirt.

  • @NicholasMocha
    @NicholasMocha Pƙed rokem +920

    Why was everyone who knew him so uninterested. I would have got a photo AT LEAST😂

  • @kraned946
    @kraned946 Pƙed rokem +101

    4:23 lmao the guy walking in the background is legit an npc

  • @taffles7498
    @taffles7498 Pƙed rokem +20

    0:41 lmao bro was more surprised about the 2 dollars than meeting them

  • @matejatadic1274
    @matejatadic1274 Pƙed rokem +331

    Levy just being so uncomfortable and not knowing what to do is soo funny 😂😂😂

  • @samaelblack8107
    @samaelblack8107 Pƙed rokem +352

    I'd want to stop and hang out with y'all, unless Levy told me to "get out of here."

    • @chrismoustakis4500
      @chrismoustakis4500 Pƙed rokem +37

      I always found the "get out of here" he says very heartwarming and nice idk

    • @samaelblack8107
      @samaelblack8107 Pƙed rokem +5

      Being from Texas, and autistic, that was not my original feeling. I've since come to see it more that way, though. I'd love to hear Levy's take on the phrase.

  • @FutureAbe
    @FutureAbe Pƙed rokem +303

    Very impressed everybody knew him as Levy and not just GothamChess

  • @mouhiazeck
    @mouhiazeck Pƙed rokem +18

    0:48 those were two solid handshakes

  • @nicolasvillafan
    @nicolasvillafan Pƙed rokem +136

    Levy is so humble, I love it.

  • @samirbhandari9615
    @samirbhandari9615 Pƙed rokem +99

    That jogging guy is the one who entertained me 😂

  • @kaslon05
    @kaslon05 Pƙed rokem +72

    Yeah this guys a magician for sure
    He makes horses, castles and even kings and queens disappear

  • @Searchiety
    @Searchiety Pƙed rokem +28

    Levy standing like a kid whose parents left him outside a supermarket while they do the shopping

  • @reis8934
    @reis8934 Pƙed rokem +61

    Legends say that old guy is still running

  • @gabrielcomer5230
    @gabrielcomer5230 Pƙed rokem +23

    1:30 Dude stunned Danny and Levy, so good

  • @chessyt4553
    @chessyt4553 Pƙed rokem +911

    now Gotham is going to shift from chess to comedy 😂😂😂
    Megician also đŸ§žâ€â™‚ïž

    • @arkbeetlegaming
      @arkbeetlegaming Pƙed rokem +32

      GothamChess --> GothamComedy

    • @libertas12
      @libertas12 Pƙed rokem +17

      and magic

    • @veni1
      @veni1 Pƙed rokem +27

      I mean, he honestly is a comedian more than a chess player, be honest you watch him cuz he's funny not for the chess. It's like people who know chess will click his videos but stay for the comedy

    • @akorthouwer
      @akorthouwer Pƙed rokem +3

      @@libertas12 and designing clothes probably

    • @PeerlessScarred01
      @PeerlessScarred01 Pƙed rokem +1

      A magician comedian

  • @ramachandra776
    @ramachandra776 Pƙed rokem +166

    We need more videos like these . Levy the actor , comedian and magician 🙂 . Danny "i see the chess in you" đŸ€Ł .

  • @dion4670
    @dion4670 Pƙed rokem +30

    Levy magic trick be like...
    _Suddenly losing from a mate in one position_

  • @Kezleg
    @Kezleg Pƙed rokem +32

    “I see the chess in you!!” that made me laugh out loud đŸ€ŁđŸ€Ł

  • @G0LDSNAKE
    @G0LDSNAKE Pƙed rokem +41

    1:00 I love how well behaved that dog is.

  • @kaganchess
    @kaganchess Pƙed rokem +34

    Now i actually realize that levy looks like a magician...

  • @8lb6ozbabyjsus
    @8lb6ozbabyjsus Pƙed rokem +127

    Please do this more often! Probably only have like a few that actually would stand out but it was fun

  • @anivibes7466
    @anivibes7466 Pƙed rokem +47

    Please do this with Hikaru HAHAHAHA I would love to see those guesses

  • @moritzm2213
    @moritzm2213 Pƙed rokem +61

    Love how excited danny gets everytime he meets someone who even knows the slightest thing about chess

  • @DavidBranson42
    @DavidBranson42 Pƙed rokem +14

    I love Levy's normal content, but seeing him with people is even better. He's quick and funny and very good at connecting with people, even random strangers.

    • @Intergouvernementalisation
      @Intergouvernementalisation Pƙed rokem

      He's the most awkward person ever, wdym good at connecting with people đŸ€Ł

    • @DavidBranson42
      @DavidBranson42 Pƙed rokem

      @@Intergouvernementalisation It's an awkward situation, but it seems to me like Levy is very good at setting the awkwardness aside to engage with people.

    • @Dadaadad268
      @Dadaadad268 Pƙed 11 měsĂ­ci

      Clearly watching a different video

  • @Abhishek-fe3zs
    @Abhishek-fe3zs Pƙed rokem +325

    This was so fun. Please do more videos like this.

  • @Uberrima.Fides.
    @Uberrima.Fides. Pƙed rokem +63

    "I see the chess in you!" Haha -- nice, Danny!

  • @user-zc7ol7fq4v
    @user-zc7ol7fq4v Pƙed rokem +12

    1:43 he said everything he knows😂😂

  • @pohorex6834
    @pohorex6834 Pƙed rokem +4

    The first guy to recognize just planning on walking by is so awesome, that’s how people should be around celebrities, rather than fawning over them

  • @natvanrooyen
    @natvanrooyen Pƙed rokem +27

    You owe the first guy who recognised Danny $9 as you later asked if they could guess you for $10

  • @onlyapawn4371
    @onlyapawn4371 Pƙed rokem +41

    I really wanted the jogging guy to shout "catch you later Levi" on his way past at the end when they said they were going.

  • @amirshlomolavan
    @amirshlomolavan Pƙed rokem +3

    "I'm also a comedian"
    By that, he means that he just screams rook very hard and it's somehow funny. That and the spazing he does when he sees a blunder

  • @azfar_ahmed
    @azfar_ahmed Pƙed rokem +3

    " I see the chess in you "
    - Danny Rensch
    2022

  • @Ai.Clipss.
    @Ai.Clipss. Pƙed rokem +48

    Please do more of those kinds of videos, they are just hilarious lmao.

  • @Siacourage
    @Siacourage Pƙed rokem +11

    "I see the chess in you" 😂 Best line ever.

  • @Kimdk87
    @Kimdk87 Pƙed rokem +67

    I think there is hope for the world when random people actually know chess players! And some of them also know Levy which is COOL too!

  • @boostige2685
    @boostige2685 Pƙed rokem +23

    I will forever think of Levy as a magician. It is a total magician vibe with the glasses, goatee, and blue shirt.

  • @iRiVs
    @iRiVs Pƙed rokem +5

    The most famous GothamChess's magic trick is to make his own ROOOOOCK disappear 😂

  • @LDLefebvre
    @LDLefebvre Pƙed rokem +6

    2:27 That's Hans' trick right there hahha

  • @ryanxharris
    @ryanxharris Pƙed rokem +5

    It’s so weird seeing people meet famous people and not ask for a picture

    • @gentlemann1580
      @gentlemann1580 Pƙed 11 měsĂ­ci +1

      Maybe seeing celebs in NY is kinda normal

  • @VercingetorixGaming
    @VercingetorixGaming Pƙed rokem +6

    for Levi every “no” was actually like being a stabbed by a spear in the heart

  • @LudwigvanBeethoven2
    @LudwigvanBeethoven2 Pƙed rokem +5

    "Do you know who this is"
    "Yeah its levy"
    [Proceeds to not look at levy for even a second]

  • @_snth6710
    @_snth6710 Pƙed rokem +4

    dude the fact that new yorkers just casually see famous people and dont freak out is hilarious

  • @SATISFYZZ
    @SATISFYZZ Pƙed rokem +17

    Finally this is a video that should’ve been out a while ago 😅

  • @KingErnst16
    @KingErnst16 Pƙed rokem +2

    bro was flabbergasted over 2 dollars

  • @Redacted_Ruler
    @Redacted_Ruler Pƙed rokem +2

    I like that everyone refers to him has Levy.

  • @sliceoflife5812
    @sliceoflife5812 Pƙed rokem +7

    Levy: What should I wear?
    Danny: Haa you know, just something casual.
    Levy:

  • @ritikakela
    @ritikakela Pƙed rokem +12

    This duo is so precious 😭✹

  • @chandramoulimukherjee6653
    @chandramoulimukherjee6653 Pƙed rokem +1

    3:09 "I see the chess in you." Sounds like something a mad man in the streets of NY would scream.

  • @ilovepotstickers
    @ilovepotstickers Pƙed rokem +2

    And then magnus walks by

  • @renurenu6850
    @renurenu6850 Pƙed rokem +7

    This is the coolest Levy video of all time. Damn. He looks goddamn Gotham.

  • @TheChessNeck
    @TheChessNeck Pƙed rokem +4

    Hilarious. Would love to see more funny skits like this

  • @anuragy00799
    @anuragy00799 Pƙed měsĂ­cem +1

    That old guy is absolute unit

  • @harshitpurohit2416
    @harshitpurohit2416 Pƙed rokem +11

    Levy is the guy who doesn't know what to do with his hands so he hides them in his pocket. Very relatable.

  • @lostsoul2184
    @lostsoul2184 Pƙed rokem +7

    2:08 I'm sorry to be the one breakin it to you , you ain't

  • @xIPsychox
    @xIPsychox Pƙed rokem +3

    it really shows that people know him from youtube but really do not care to get to know him in real life
    love that

  • @mofurqon
    @mofurqon Pƙed rokem +2

    Need more content like this

  • @h.b.1285
    @h.b.1285 Pƙed rokem +1

    This way more fun than I expected.

  • @tuckergymnest0
    @tuckergymnest0 Pƙed rokem +5

    3:29 a Levy stare in the wild.

  • @brantnuttall
    @brantnuttall Pƙed rokem +6

    2:03 what an insult! lol

  • @shreyash643
    @shreyash643 Pƙed rokem +1

    "I always wanted to meet you"
    Proceed to walk off like he doesn't even care

  • @kamranabbasi6757
    @kamranabbasi6757 Pƙed rokem

    Keep videos like this comming,
    Enjoyed this

  • @ItsAsparageese
    @ItsAsparageese Pƙed rokem +3

    Guitar man wanted that dollar fr lol 😂 the dedication & clever guessing, he earned it

  • @duck_is_lord
    @duck_is_lord Pƙed rokem +3

    Legends say the health insurance guy is still waiting for Project Runway to release a video with Levy in it

  • @rahulchavhan6568
    @rahulchavhan6568 Pƙed rokem +2

    More videos like this we want

  • @Iammoist
    @Iammoist Pƙed rokem +1

    we want more videos like this !!!!!

  • @nicholasoombash7520
    @nicholasoombash7520 Pƙed rokem +3

    I like how the people who knew levy were chill. Wasn’t going crazy just all professional the way it should be

  • @niccolovocaturo8464
    @niccolovocaturo8464 Pƙed rokem +7

    Levy gives out such a Daniel Radcliffe energy its crazy to witness, the exact same kind of aura

  • @alexweitz
    @alexweitz Pƙed rokem

    I actually appreciate seeing people not lose their shit over famous people they see.,

  • @CMX431
    @CMX431 Pƙed rokem +3

    It's not the shirt, it's because he looks like Daniel Radcliffe's cousin.

  • @WarsmithGoz
    @WarsmithGoz Pƙed rokem +5

    I love this kind of content. Keep it up!

  • @tubesgp
    @tubesgp Pƙed rokem +5

    I love how after the discussion at the start levy for the entire time stands there with his hands in his pockets and gets shocked when someone guesses them

  • @katkisedpikslid
    @katkisedpikslid Pƙed rokem +1

    Wow, more of this type of content please

  • @eulermachado3968
    @eulermachado3968 Pƙed rokem

    More of these videos PLEEEASSEEEEE

  • @hrzalmay3920
    @hrzalmay3920 Pƙed rokem +4

    Levy is doing comedy with his own chess

  • @milknoreos716
    @milknoreos716 Pƙed rokem +8

    I mean, he does looks like a magician or a comedian if I don't know Levy

  • @iloveowner4334
    @iloveowner4334 Pƙed 6 měsĂ­ci

    They all were so shy đŸ„Č

  • @TheQuicksilver115
    @TheQuicksilver115 Pƙed rokem +2

    Rofl this was a great concept, Danny is actually hilarious

  • @cagnusmarlsen
    @cagnusmarlsen Pƙed rokem +5

    The guy is probably still lapping around the block in 2032

  • @peschi79
    @peschi79 Pƙed rokem +4

    These videos are great, Danny is a riot.

  • @cheetos3040
    @cheetos3040 Pƙed rokem +1

    Love that guy. He's the best chess personality on the internet

  • @mashedpotato9628
    @mashedpotato9628 Pƙed rokem +2

    Now this is gold content!!!

  • @lukesmith8279
    @lukesmith8279 Pƙed rokem +3

    Random guy "who's that?" ME "I recognize that silhouette anywhere, Levy Rozman"!

  • @khant4514
    @khant4514 Pƙed rokem +2

    levy : comedian and magician

  • @icarusflying1814
    @icarusflying1814 Pƙed rokem +2

    Bloody love the young guy who asked if he was serious about $2. What a grounded young man.

  • @sahock3903
    @sahock3903 Pƙed rokem +4

    Now this is the high quality content we need more of

  • @ibyzrulez
    @ibyzrulez Pƙed rokem +17

    This was acc a hilarious video

  • @moritzm2213
    @moritzm2213 Pƙed rokem

    Could watch these videos all day

  • @irene8348
    @irene8348 Pƙed rokem +2

    Levy looks so nervous lmao

  • @zeerax94
    @zeerax94 Pƙed rokem +3

    Levy is a magician! So often he makes THE ROOOK disappear