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b'IM Levy Rozman is a 24 year-old, New York-based chess streamer, Chess.com announcer and instructor. Levy has quickly found an audience online due to his ability to explain chess in a humorous and accessible way. In our conversation, we talk about the origins of Levy\\u2019s announcing career, his chess ambitions, and about the fast-changing world of Twitch chess streaming in 2020.\\xa0\\n\\nPlease read on for lots more details, and timestamps. Embedded hyperlinks can be found on the podcast website here:\\n\\nhttps://www.perpetualchesspod.com/new-blog/2020/6/2/episode-180-im-levy-rozman\\n\\n0:00- We dive right into a discussion of the ways that chess coverage on Twitch has been making news recently. This includes the continued ascension of GM Hikaru Nakamura\\u2019s popular Twitch channel\\n\\nMentioned: GM Ben Finegold, Chessbae94, Alexandra Botez, GM Daniel Naroditsky\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n6:45- Levy traces the origins of his popular Twitch channel, Gotham Chess.\\xa0\\n\\nMentioned: IM Eric Rosen, IM Alex Ostrovskiy, Alexis Parades, Brooklyn Castle, Baruch College,\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n15:00- Friend and Patreon supporter of the podcast, Chris Wainscott, asks Levy about whether he plans to pursue the Grandmaster title.\\xa0\\n\\nMentioned: Chess.com\\u2019s\\xa0 I am not a GM tournament\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n23:00- What are\\xa0 Levy\\u2019s goals for his Twitch channel? What recommendations would he give to others thinking of getting into Twitch streaming?\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n28:00- The Magnus Touch by Magnus Carlsen is still on sale at Chessable.com. Get it here:\\n\\nhttps://www.chessable.com/the-magnus-touch-chess-strategy/course/39478/\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n29:00- Levy tells the story of how he got his start as an announcer for Chess.com.\\n\\nMentioned: GM Robert Hess, GM Daniel Naroditsky, IM Danny Rensch, Levy\\u2019s Recap of one of Magnus\\u2019 Recent Blitz Games,\\xa0 Mr. Dodgy\\u2019s compilation of GM Magnus Carlsen\\u2019s recent Twitch stream, GM Peter Leko, GM Alexander Grischuk, GM Anish Giri, GM Fabiano Caruana, GM Jan Gustafsson\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n35:00- Chris Wainscott asks Levy about the status of his amusing chess show, Post Mortem.\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n39:00- We also dive into a recent controversy involving Chess.com and Chess24.com, and the way that the sites broadcast events that are sponsored by their competitors.\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n44:30- Levy answers another question from the Patreon mailbag, and gives some advice to a newer player who is having trouble avoiding blunders.\\xa0\\n\\nMentioned: You can buy Levy\\u2019s opening repertoire course here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf-75djkXcEvJns9wvhony5bItA8Bv_f63lLUyXmvMPlCfIRg/viewform\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n51:00- A related question has to do with how a newer player should be using Chessbase.\\xa0\\n\\nMentioned: The London System, The King\\u2019s Indian Attack\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n59:00- Levy fields a few fun questions from Twitter, and tells the story of why he got kicked out of legendary GM Arthur Yusupov\\u2019s chess camp as a kid.\\xa0\\n\\nMentioned: International Chess Academy, Sam Copeland\\u2019s interview with Levy Rozman, Greg Shahade, IM Teddy Coleman, Jen Shahade, IM John Bartholomew, IM Alex Ostrovskiy\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\nThanks to Levy for coming on the show. Here is how you can keep up with him:\\n\\nTwitch:https://www.twitch.tv/gothamchess\\n\\nYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQHX6ViZmPsWiYSFAyS0a3Q\\n\\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/GothamChess?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\nIf you would like to help support Perpetual Chess, you can do so here.\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'