16 Year Old Ruthless Russian Master STUNS GM Hikaru! FM Ruthless Robert vs GM Hikaru Nakamura

[@cardboardu6019]

He flew home from berlin, played the rapid chess championship, and then went and played at coffee chess because it was his last chance before moving back to florida. Definitely a coffee chess legend

[@QLEK99]

How can people hate on this guy, honestly?

[@chrliebrggns6673]

At 11:00, Black Rook f8 × f6 pawn ??! Instead of black a5 pawn. Black rook at g7 unprotected.

[@cardboardu6019]

@@QLEK99 He's not perfect he has made mistakes but I think some of the hate has been over the top at times. He fired Chessbae after the Eric Hansen stuff, and that's the main thing that situation called for I think other than just the apology.

[@adrianbanhao7977]

Why is he moving back to Florida?

[@cardboardu6019]

@@adrianbanhao7977 He owns a nice house there and he paid it off. I think LA just was never a permanent thing.

[@colkestrel]

Plays young FM and still gives him 5 to 1. What a great super GM.

[@sausage4mash]

and plays a line he knows will be madness

[@nwesterbeckmaster]

Hikaru told Coffee Chess that, unless he's playing a GM, he doesn't need to know the other players rating.

[@nonfiction876]

Sorry but even IM he would destroy 5:1 easily, even a lot of lower GMs

[@tom4115]

@@nonfiction876 Online for sure but even OTB?

[@sylvesteruchia5263]

Last young GM he played Hikaru gave some kid 9-0.

[@riovuki4423]

Guy offered a draw even though he would have flagged Hikaru. Thats gentleman right there.

[@dinobursic8877]

Wanted to say the same thing 😁 A soon as they agreed to a draw i paused the video and went through conments to see who already wrote it. Now back to the analize 💪

[@josephjoestar4633]

Flagging in 5min vs 1min? Bad taste

[@ramen9561]

I guess he wants a clean victory

[@riovuki4423]

@@josephjoestar4633 Bad taste? It's all part of the game. Hikaru agreed to it. It's like saying winning a football match 1-0 after scoring a penalty is a bad sportsmanship.

[@AKhan0372]

@@riovuki4423 The end position is dead draw. He could have flagged Hikaru but it would be meaningless as it's not a rated game. They are playing for fun. If it were not a dead draw, he would have flagged him

[@daltonmekis]

Knowing that Hikaru did that with the jet lag, the tournament earlier, and hours of chess AND 5 to 1 odds, is… insane. He is a legend

[@nwesterbeckmaster]

5 to 1 against a future FIDE Master

[@AKhan0372]

@@nwesterbeckmaster future FM? He is already a FM. A future GM is highly likely given his age. He is 16.

[@unskeptable]

This kid is strong. Probably FM level or more

[@antonhelsgaun]

@@eh7602 bruh hikaru is going by on 20%

[@mikeshurk]

@@eh7602 he was getting more oxygen than all of them? Damn that mask must be filled with pure oxygen

[@coryCuc]

6:21 I love how just seconds after the finish of the game, Hikaru analyzes the guy's moves and helps him out by giving him some advice lol.

[@TSfish94]

That’s one thing that’s super cool about watching hikaru. Normally the grandmaster stereotype is portrayed as a stoic arrogant person but hikaru is so chill and humble giving his opponents the upmost respect no matter rank or age.

[@HansDelbruck53]

@@TSfish94 It's utmost respect, not "upmost".

[@fayskelley]

@@TSfish94 Classy. One reason I like watching him.

[@Antmanwald0423]

Hikaru’s memory of what happened in the game is sick. That kid is great himself.

[@joulupukki1607]

These chess guys are unbelievable magnus once said he remember hundreds of games start to finish

[@cl1489]

@@joulupukki1607 lmfao try tens of thousands. Not hundreds.

[@ExtremeClashing]

@@cl1489tens of thousands ?😂 stop it

[@thomasrad5202]

@@ExtremeClashingyes? not just Magnus, in fact it is very common at the super GM level, they only need to see a game once to memorize it. Simply because the way they are experiencing the game is nothing like you and I. There are many examples where Hikaru can solve a very difficult puzzle before a 1200-1500 rated player can even conceptualize where the pieces are on the board. This is because the way his mind is storing the information is extremely efficient and it is necessary for the level of calculation they are doing. Super GMs can take in the whole board state at once with a glance. Chess boards to Magnus or Hikaru are like letters or symbol are to us. They just see it and know what it means. Tactics or patterns are like words (a combination of letters.) A game is like a sentence or a paragraph for them. This analogy isn't perfect, but it can help better understand how they can process and memorize so much. It is all encoded somewhere in their brains. They know and have seen basically every pattern possible already, a chess game is just a series of those patterns. So in short, if we were to try to do this it would be extremely gruelling and borderline impossible, but that is because we don't have the necessary mental framework or experience needed. Brains are very malleable and can be trained to do amazing things if there is a need. I believe memorizing games like this is just second nature to them, this ability is just a natural consequence of what it means to be that good at the game. There are levels to this

[@fruitymario3742]

If Hikaru started giving me advice, I'd be like "Bruh, I don't even remember the position from 3 moves ago. This literally means nothing to me."

[@TruthHurtsFAFO]

5:1 time odds against a 2400 good lord…Hikaru is just insanely good

[@ryanamburgy2791]

He would have lost

[@kochevar99]

@@ryanamburgy2791 he got to a dead drawn endgame, hence the draw offer, with a 2400 rated player with those odds. If you can’t be impressed by that you’re playing yourself.

[@ryanamburgy2791]

@@kochevar99 they only drew because he was nice naka had a second on his clock

[@ryanamburgy2791]

@@noahwurtz9921 still it means that 5/1 odds is NOT good enough for a 2400, not even close

[@kochevar99]

@@ryanamburgy2791 it is close though. If Naka had 30 seconds more, he wouldn’t be in that exact position with 30 more seconds on his clock. That’s not how chess works. And they’re playing with no increment.

[@Saudigoat123]

0:50 The way he looked to the left made me think he's looking at the board 😂😂😂

[@zen8704]

The board was in his head so you’re not wrong lol

[@dimkadimon]

10 seconds to go and Hikaru still makes like 20 moves! Amazing speed.

[@albertkelly7129]

Probably the most epic showdown this channel has seen. Awesome

[@spiffaz]

Hikaru moving pieces out of the way around 4:45 is like a low-key flex, prepping for battle.

[@David-qn9wu]

Absolutely stunning! The levels, that end game gave me goosebumps. Thanks again Brian for all that you do we appreciate you 🙏❤️

[@Britishwisdom]

yeah respect to Brian I've been hooked for years great stuff guys 😁. 3 years and counting GG

[@RaymondBCrisp]

Without a doubt, the best game I've seen on the channel.

[@monairbrown]

I burned some calories watching that! Awesome game. Hikaru is not human.

[@teddygee7859]

😂😂

[@Brandon-9]

XD

[@christopherclubb9167]

He is human, but the legends say that Stockfish is his real father

[@nickster3008]

I’m 55 and boy I wish I leaned chess as a boy. I only learned basics as a teenager and then never played it again. Now with the internet I’m seeing such incredible brains at work.. Humans are such amazing people and to see a game like that of competitive skills is remarkable. Again I just wish I new so many moves that you would accumulate over a lifetime. Beautiful stuff GM”s

[@rockmyworldmusic]

Fun fact, if you change your playback settings to half speed, this game is still super fast! 😆😆 I had to pause 3 times to understand the position.

[@godsdisciple2904]

Haha exactly so insane

[@pugsnhogz]

You understood the position? Drinks on me m8 lol

[@samuelreese6303]

Right!

[@TiptronicSS]

Quarter speed was the speed I could properly follow what was going on 😅😂

[@geethuvarghese9103]

Ha! That's cool.. I even had to take screen shots to get into the position deeply after the game got over.. N pause I did 5/6 times. ❤

[@tarben8665]

What a great attacking play. Hikaru was like.... What the hell!

[@TooManyChoices1]

2:13 lol 😂

[@deaonlineid23]

Miss click

[@jeffploetner]

@@TooManyChoices1 why didn’t king take bishop there?

[@thomaswei1867]

@@jeffploetner awkward Position with 3 possible checks, i didnt count it through but maybe its actually force mate too

[@filipinaspeopleandculture2786]

Hikaru is such a fine act that one can't help but admire the guy. He is so humble and respectful. Kudos to the young Russian Master for offering a draw.

[@IrishPizzaMan]

Love it when Hikaru stops by!!!

[@misteri-1085]

Thank you, Brian. Been watching for years now. Joining Patreon again. I love you guys. The world needs more chess. Thank you and the crew for all that you do. R.I.P. Big Tex. I noticed that he always liked to castle opposite of his opponent. I looked forward to meeting you all very fine chess enthusiasts.

[@TooManyChoices1]

I saw Hikaru’s clock break 30 seconds and went to get popcorn and a beer as I knew it would be an epic finish!! 2:13 Hikaru “🧐” Hikaru was so confused as to why he didn’t take the bishop it cost Hikaru like 3 extra seconds 🤪 5:37 (clock at 7.7s) Hikaru making 3 moves in 1 second😜!

[@crispy1691]

Do you know why he didn't take it, I see the knight and queen checks but no real danger.

[@Feverish6969]

@@crispy1691 I'm also curious. Looked like the knight on F6 was pinned and the queen couldn't threaten mate because it would leave the knight hanging

[@nofloco3175]

@@Feverish6969 Looks like hikaru would just win back the dark square bishop with a knight check

[@kaidoChess]

3:24 Hikaru moved so fast dude knew Hikaru already calculated 25 moves on that line

[@halfmoonbardo550]

Just when I thought Hikaru was out … He pulls me back in!!

[@alexhickey-grant6894]

Just this one time I'll let u ask me about my affairs

[@SilencedButNotForgotten]

The kid smashed Hikaru in the opening, damn. Too bad for the huge blunders.

[@arkline9937]

@May you have peace i don't understand why a lot of you guys think that Hikaru did sooo great to get a draw, even tho it was just blunder, white lost the game playing one bad move. And what is this "to get a draw in the end, at best" how can you be so unrespectful, it just sounds like nonsense for me

[@jjtamayo1614]

That teenager is insane I hope he goes far

[@alexk798]

That was an EPIC fight!!! Awesome to watch Hikaru play these games.

[@gtzaskar6353]

This is why this is my favorite chess channel.

[@vincenzo6503]

Wow, the best game so far in the coffechess! That boy is something

[@TheChessGiant]

Didn't expect to see GMHikaru barely hanging on for his life!

[@michaelcarrig627]

Hikaru is a demonstration of how you can have a completely different impact through chess. Of course he has a team working on preparation and does a ton of research. But instead of dedicating his time entirely to his own tournament success, he has dedicated it to chess itself.

[@dujesimic6647]

When your opponent looks away, then u know you're on to something.... Hehe

[@abb8972]

Just wow!! The most entertaining game so far in this channel

[@kayasper6081]

Fantastic, and only one minute on Hikaru's clock, what an incredible high level of chess! I am 53 now, played chess all my life and have not reached more than a lousy 1600 rating. Magic...

[@kennysmith8348]

I wish i was 1600 i cant even get to 1000

[@irishjay9485]

@@kennysmith8348 same hardstuck 850

[@lucax2300]

It's cool to see the future of chess showing up at events like this.

[@ilyaibrahimovic9842]

He could have flagged Hikaru; the physical act of moving pieces would have run his clock out. He was gentlemanly to accept a draw

[@TooManyChoices1]

At 5 to 1 odds it seems only fair …

[@jurjenvanderhoek316]

@@mercipolitely1634 No, they were both moving the pieces with the same speed, and that guy could have easily maintained to do that for another 1,3 seconds (time on Hikaru's clock) while he still had 24,5 seconds

[@KD0LRG]

Solid 2400. Would like to see a 5-5 match between the two!

[@christhompson9140]

A 5-5 match with a non-jetlagged, awake Hikaru would be a complete annihilation.

[@KD0LRG]

@@christhompson9140 True but I would still like to see it

[@chanddd2]

if he can only draw in 5-1 game, he would get absolutely destroyed in the 5-5

[@MyEmp123]

@@chanddd2 hikaru had 0.9 seconds when offered a draw. This was out of symathy, hikaru lost here badly.

[@michaelandrew83]

@@MyEmp123 you have no idea what you are talking about. Hikaru forced a dead drawn end game in under 58 seconds to a 2400 rated player who had 5 minutes with the white pieces. You dont know how hard that is.

[@Slyfox1775]

And he was depriving himself of oxygen!

[@frkk6933]

Directly from the paint shop...

[@peterjohnjimenez]

Love seeing Hikaru playing regularly here

[@domtremb5650]

The first to ever draw against Hikaru but again 5 for 1 min ahaha

[@hypercubemaster2729]

He technically could have flagged him, but chose to be a good sportsman.

[@AKhan0372]

In one of the videos FM Duck also drew once against Hikaru.

[@domtremb5650]

@@AKhan0372 that's true I completely forgot!

[@spirokaci]

I can't realise which order is given first to Hikaru's brain. To move the piece, or to reach for the clock? And this whole story take's place in less than a second. Beautiful!

[@01PeterK]

That was intense!

[@scottrodolico5009]

Hikaru is back baby

[@theTeflonDon1]

Dude he had hikaru mad couple times what a great game from the Russian

[@advancednutritioninc908]

I don't see being disappointed with your position as being MAD, I see mad where you show verbally and hand gestures and visible anger! I didn't see any of that. I saw stress knowing he was in a battle knowing he was in 5:1 time battle with a good 2400 player! I saw him moving at exceptional speeds and moving dead pieces away quickly so he could hit the clock quickly. What did you see that you know he was MAD?

[@theTeflonDon1]

@@advancednutritioninc908 he hung a pawn at 415 and another at 455. He then hung a knight at 530 and started shaking his head in disgust.

[@advancednutritioninc908]

@@theTeflonDon1 - thanks for the informative reply. You might be right. we might just be talking semantics! All i saw was him not being happy with his play or position - which i have seen occasionally before. What i felt was because - he flew home from berlin, played the rapid chess championship, and then went and played at coffee chess he was just tired and played at a lower level than he was used to.

[@theTeflonDon1]

@@advancednutritioninc908 he played really well, its nothing against hikaru. Most chess gms are perfectionist and would cringe at games we would probably be very proud of.

[@ernestyunardi7454]

@@theTeflonDon1 yup, if i play like him, i would be so proud. But for him, i can hear him say “so bad guys.. i play so bad..”

[@JoshuaBlackmon-pf6xf]

It was a draw , but hikaru was down 3 seconds.

[@andrewhoffman2960]

@4:55 With about 15s on the clock Hikaru moves the pieces he's already taken out of his way, savage.

[@Helloiswhat]

Epic. Thank you, Brian. Best chess channel on KZbin!

[@thomasrad5202]

the moment bro looked away at 0:52 to calculate (just like Hikaru often does) I knew we were going to have a good game

[@fuadkattan6622]

Hikaru would blow him out of the water with normal time control its not even close.

[@samsungmaverick]

watching from 2023, still really heart pounding!!! damnnn!!!! really love chess!

[@chesse812]

Awesome game was on the edge of my seat.

[@lukas6610]

When youre analysing a game and ask me to find the move i feel like im watching dora the explorer. Screaming the wrong answer at my screen and then you reply enthousiastically haha

[@hughpenner5051]

I love that he offered that draw.

[@juhkamizato]

Super amazing game! I was holding my breath in the final second.

[@intlspy1401]

Imagine wearing an N95 still 😂😂

[@nathanholland7754]

A true gentleman, he knew he could’ve won if not for king D4 and didn’t want to just accept a time victory.

[@IlakuSoKingg]

Beating a soon to be GM in 1 minute while he has 5 minutes is insane hikaru is underated

[@keytothegate68]

Giving 5 to 1 to 2400 insane. I've seen Hikaru play and win against 2500 IMs at 5:1 but this guy was playing to win. Congrats. to both players for playing clean to the end w/o knocking over pieces etc..

[@penknight8532]

Hikaru looks at it like a 6-minute game as he thinks on the opponent's time.

[@JoesGreatIdea]

Go to 5:52 and watch it at half speed and it’s still 10x as fast as any chess I’ve ever played.

[@hadoct1315]

Doesn’t matter where the chess game is there is always someone there contractually obligated to cough

[@pratikthakur769]

amazing minds on work ....respect

[@seinundzeiten]

best game on coffee chess so far

[@organizeandrise1728]

When you allow a handicap you’re admitting defeat before the match has started.

[@matthewmulherm6951]

Spends 40 seconds on the move. Narrator: without hesitation snaps off the piece sacrafice

[@gmstampabay777]

I love how the guy with a mask 😷 has a person coughing behind him lmao 🐑

[@jurjenvanderhoek316]

That is good for his immune system. I was actually surprised to see that mask, because it is common knowledge that masks do not stop viral infections at all, and are actually quite unhealthy. Apparently, intelligence is a relative concept.

[@theTeflonDon1]

This was one of the coolest games ive ever seen

[@gladiatorgaming5582]

Wow. He almost had him. Epic game!

[@GingerBalls420Bro]

Only because of time

[@coryCuc]

@@GingerBalls420Bro Duh. Everyone can read a clock.

[@TheCrimsonSky7]

that intense action music at the end lmao XD

[@vitabcdefghijklmno]

great music approaching the finale...kudos for a good sportsmanship from the young russian.

[@kejith1004]

I can't believe no one made a joke Bane joke like "Are you not entertained?"

[@Awaken2Ascend]

It was so nice of that kid to leave the job site to play a game of chess with Hikaru. Hope he wasn't fired.

[@pelegmoshe9358]

Love the music kicking in! Beautiful game!

[@justinarnold1981]

That was downright brilliant. What a great game!

[@lshadowSFX]

He really must love chess over absolutely everything else.

[@jsschrstsprstr]

4:55 tactical relocation of the taken pieces so they don't get in the way

[@christianherzog76]

Insane game guys 😱👏

[@robadagamers]

The amount of calculations that super GMs do in fractions of seconds is unreal. I sometimes struggle to believe they are humans.

[@sckirbyc1]

I was born in the chessness... molded by it

[@hideentity1518]

Just wow. Appreciated for both.

[@Daniel_Bello_]

This game was great!

[@bobgeorges]

Give him 16 masks!

[@abeerali1121]

Iam a big fan of hikaru but this was the first time I did lose this game to this dude … just epic ❤

[@toothyfangface1583]

The soundtrack makes these games way too intense and suspenseful and it is a thrill, lol

[@mvpembiid8052]

That omg after he accepted the gambit fit perfectly 😂

[@amjoshuaf]

He must spray farmer’s fields in his spare time

[@PokePullHits]

The fear of Oxygen is realllll

[@dmitrysozinov2391]

Wow, it was such an emotional match!

[@nikolastankovic3414]

U are right mate, this boy is something else, something special for real! I will flag Hikaru if i have opportunity before he blink. 😉

[@danielezekielsmith674]

Awesome watching this again.

[@_215Juice]

my god. this was so fucking intense

[@KeanuPitt]

Walks up thinking he looks like bane but he really just has a jockstrap on his face

[@AdamObr]

So I guess this is why chess is indeed called a sport, huh...much respect!

[@Zfast4y0u]

nowdays even thinking is sport....

[@WayeBot]

Incredibly exciting chess match, and thank you for sharing.

[@frkk6933]

Hikaru must be stinky as hell! 😂

[@robertoreyes2503]

5 to 1 is not fair to Hikaru for a player of Robert's caliber

[@yzfool6639]

It is, apparently. It's also incredible.

[@jurjenvanderhoek316]

@@yzfool6639 Hikaru was actually losing on time, and that guy offered him a draw out of respect.

[@maulikgajjar5545]

What a game. Best till yet on channel.

[@dartskihutch4033]

Sick mask bro, wear an N95 next time, you never know!

[@MuhammadIqbal-dp2es]

Welcome back Hikaru

[@yanz_77]

More Hikaru videos please 😁

[@nomer440]

Man came for demolition