Defeat GothamChess, Banned Indonesian Chess Account!

Besides being played offline, now the game of Chess can be enjoyed by others online. One of the most popular chess gaming platforms, Chess.com has recently drawn quite a bit of controversy. The reason is, a chess account from Indonesia has been banned after defeating a YouTuber GothamChess.

In order for you to understand more about this problem, please read the following article to the end.

Chronology of Blocking Indonesian Chess Accounts by GothamChess Fans

https://twitter.com/jarvisbudana/status/1366977496730595331

Through a tweet shared by a Twitter user, he showed a screenshot of the chronology of the banning of a chess account from Indonesia. In the post, he mentioned that the Indonesian player met GothamChess, a chess YouTuber from the United States.

>My father plays Chess Online at Chess.com >Meet Gotham Chess >He’s an International Master with ELO 2400 >…
Posted by Ali Akbar on Tuesday, March 2, 2021

According to available information, initially Ali Akbar’s father played Chess Online at Chess.com. At that time, he accidentally met Gotham Chess who is an International Master with ELO 2400. Not only that, GothamChess is a YouTuber with 700,000 Subscribers.

Interestingly, the match was apparently broadcast via Twitch and was watched by thousands of people. Surprisingly, Ali Akbar’s father managed to win this match. Unfortunately, this victory for chess players from Indonesia made fans from GothamChess go berserk.

Fans accused Ali’s father of cheating. As a result, his father’s account was reported in bulk and they could no longer access it. According to Ali, his own father is a former chess player who has participated in many tournaments. However, he is now retired and playing online.

Just for information, Ali Akbar has also agreed if it is held rematch. For those of you who are curious about the game, please visit the following link. For video evidence, you can also see it via this link.

Who is GothamChess?

GothamChess or Levy Rozman is a chess player born in Brooklyn, New York. Levy started playing chess at the age of 6 and entered her first tournament at the age of 7. GothamChess only achieved Master National in 2011 through the US Chess Federation, FIDE Master in 2016, and International Master in 2018.

Levy frequently broadcasts his matches via Twitch as well as YouTube. He is one of the top 6 chess channels on YouTube. In 2017, Levy collaborated with Chess.com and often commented on events such as PogChamps and the 2020 Candidates Tournament.

Until now, Ali Akbar is still trying to recover the account from his father. Hopefully this problem can be resolved soon and both parties find a bright spot.