Gotham Chess Twitter (2024)

FAQs

Why is GothamChess not Grandmaster? ›

His highest ELO was 'only' 2421, so he has never been near to the required 2500 ELO. So the reason he isn't a GM is that he is not strong enough.

Family and ethnicity. Rozman has a younger brother named Leo. He met his wife Lucy in November 2015.

He is currently rated 2370 Elo, and at his peak he was 2421 Elo rated.

He currently holds the title of international master and has beaten many strong players, including legendary GM Peter Svidler during one of Chess.com's Titled Tuesday events.

Levy (McGarden) Redfox is the wife of Gajeel Redfox and the mother of Laurence Redfox.

Levy McGarden is the love interest of Jet, Droy and Gajeel Redfox in Fairy Tail.

Readers seeking private instruction can contact Levy Rozman via his Chess.com profile (@gothamchess) and can find other skilled coaches at Chess.com/coaches.

Who is the best chess player in the world? ›

Do not rush your opponent by saying “hurry up!,” “go!,” “move!” or anything similar. After your game, be a good winner or loser. Either way, thank your opponent for a good game with a handshake. If you win, do not celebrate in front of your opponent, nor belittle your opponent.

Tell me about yourself/your work experience

“Tell me about yourself” is often the opening question for most interviews and can be one of the most important.

Always ask your self “Why did my opponent make his move?”, “If my opponent had another move what would it be?” and “What changed about the position?”. Then you can start looking for candidate moves and eventually come up with the best move. For more about thought process, see this blog post.

In the same week that the chess world lost a great in Viktor Korchnoi, the world's weakest Grandmaster Herman Suradiradja (cover and top) also passed away, aged 69.

Garry Kimovich Kasparov (born Garik Kimovich Weinstein on 13 April 1963) is a Russian chess grandmaster, former World Chess Champion (1985–2000), political activist and writer. His peak FIDE chess rating of 2851, achieved in 1999, was the highest recorded until being surpassed by Magnus Carlsen in 2013.

Sagar Shah: Levy, congratulations! You recently played in the 1000GM 2024 IM Invitational 2024 and finished first with a score of 8 out of 9. You performed at 2581 which is very close to a GM norm… Levy Rozman: Luckily, I knew going in that I couldn't make a GM norm, so it wasn't a surprise.