A Polish Opening Lesson from Hikaru, Trapped in Poland

Hikaru, being trapped in Poland in quarantine, gives us all the gift of a Polish Opening Lesson.
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[@factscom8752]

This guy doing his first KZbin video and has 1Million subs me doing my first video no subs no views😂😂😂😔😔😔

[@WeCube1898]

He could be a great 2nd

[@lucioyuen]

this gives me zoom class vibes and I love it 😂

[@sirenadoret1510]

Like just for the title

[@kheireddineattala1281]

Rare footage of HIkaru being depraved of his normal ressources and therfore turning temporarily into Levy

[@ChessMasterNate]

I assume you mean: deprived.

[@Skystrike70]

Or Naroditzky

[@niewadidos]

There is literaly almost every possible polish stereotype in the thumbnail and I love it. Have a nice day everyone!

[@Pablo187er]

Brakuje nosacza ;(

[@seife41]

But Bayern is the king of Brezeln and sauerkraut ...

[@konusRTV]

pretzel is not polish, like not at all

[@varmint87]

Didn’t have any perogies either

[@Seaker71]

im waiting for video with gambit sandomierski

[@bobstacle098]

"Who's your chess coach?" Hikaru Nakamura.

[@RaptureReady2025]

This is amazing!!! GM Hikaru generously giving a FREE openings lesson! Much gratitude!! 😀

[@Leptus87]

Polish Vodka Żubrówka Biała in thumbnail made my day! If Hikaru tasted that, He knows that it has power, but in taste is preety disgusting! Cheers Hikaru!

[@lpolityk]

It is one of the cheapest, so you should not expect much of it. ;)

[@jawe48]

If Hikaru would taste Vodka Żubrówka he will not get coronavirus at all pozdro z fartem

[@catandfishfc]

We always pay our friend a few zwoty to eat the blade of the grass in the bottle. It has given him all the vodka power in the world.

[@AYstrength]

The polish arc just keeps on giving lmao

[@theoneonly8472]

Hikaru really said, trapped in Poland? Sounds like free content.

[@Patrick462]

Hikaru: "I'd like to say I had that planned from the start, but my rook just happened to be on e1". Me: "Yes, you are learning the ways of my 700 brethren"

[@adiggator]

great video as always 👏 we don't do pretzels tho 🇵🇱

[@seife41]

thank you, because we do

[@varmint87]

Perogie?

[@filipkogut8533]

@@varmint87 pierogi* edit: I like how someone liked my comment, and then somebody else disliked it xD apparently there are people that dislike the correct spelling.

[@TheM.F.]

@@filipkogut8533 I don't care how you spell them, just make sure you cook them properly lmao

[@filipkogut8533]

@@TheM.F. I'm not your cook.

[@vivianebajjani]

I love these types of videos. Keep it up Hikaru you are a legend!

[@lpolityk]

Internet in Poland is actually very good, I don't know where Hikaru is in Warsaw. I am almost sure, if he asked, someone could grab him the good LTE or even 5G modem.

[@captainzork6109]

How do you pronounce your first name? Is that actually an L or a W??

[@seife41]

why not just cable? thats much better

[@serdynaxs6991]

@@captainzork6109 its like W in work

[@lpolityk]

@@seife41 yeah, it is, until you have no option. I presume, that he stays in hotel or private apartment. So, if he already complains, it must be slow and crappy or there isn't one. Mobile coverage can be also bad. There is no sure until we check where he stays and I don't want to know. He has right to privacy, like all of us.

[@jetischimalajuf]

@@captainzork6109 it's like "W". Same like you spell it in words like winter, with, what, but it's not like who, wrong or wreckage. Type it into google translate and let it pronounce it. That is the easiest way to find it out.

[@mejkla1056]

If I’m polish, do I have to always play that opening?

[@Hesselaer]

Yes

[@michaelangelo2192]

Yes

[@baguettaroshish3507]

Yes just like the Italian, sicilian, ruy Lopez, English and French

[@sumting_wong_witya1029]

Yes, and it's not even that bad for you. I am Indian so I am forced to play king's Indian whenever someone plays the English, giving them early advantage. It sucks and I will probably never reach 1200.

[@michaelangelo2192]

@@sumting_wong_witya1029 This a joke? King's Indian is great!

[@michamotyka648]

Now everyone will be playing 1. b4, thanks Hikaru.

[@filip6004]

We kidnapped you, rozumiesz? You are our hostage now, rozumiesz to?

[@foxy3.o891]

Again early. Opening video yay now hikaru is better than gothamvhess

[@foxy3.o891]

You know what.. I am going to play this opening for all my next fide tournaments. (Rated from 1000 to 1500) only not with high rated

[@tickeshwarbabu2741]

what's ur fide rating :)

[@prabhureubenthomas6052]

@@tickeshwarbabu2741 we found him bois

[@foxy3.o891]

Will reply to u@sahil when I become a 2600. ( 2_3 years )

[@foxy3.o891]

Also I changed my mind. Going to play this with everyone

[@tickeshwarbabu2741]

@@foxy3.o891 so it means u r around 2000 fide ok...

[@pianodna-james3147]

KZbin be like: 2 comments but no comments 17 likes but *15 views*

[@testtest2015]

And people who are First: two

[@marjoriegarcia9495]

Hikaru when he finds mate in 67: "this should be winning"

[@BrodieOT7]

Why always when it’s 1 in the morning for me

[@alanrosario4624]

Sorry your stuck I'm use the develop polish opening

[@SiggiTheHopper2]

Noooooo, you're making my niche opening of the past 9 years popular!

[@RC-rj7nn]

Dang! Hikaru could be a really good instructor/mentor in chess. He can explain in depth and give you lots of possibilities. And he doesn't boring to death.

[@tygrysgargantuiczny9144]

The scheme of kidnapping Hikaru is working flawlessly. I think we could exchange him with US only for a package of Caruana and Wesley So. He is such a precious asset (great chess player and streamer) which we improsoned in Marriott Tower in Warsaw 😏👹👻

[@Defox721]

„Polish Sauerkraut“ and a Brezel on the thumbnail? Whoever edited that must’ve been high on crack or joking

[@collegewifi5024]

13:56 Legendary Wooden Shield 🛡!!! xqcL

[@jonahs9972]

man, we really need this type of video for other openings too! hope you are recovering well, hikaru-sensei!

[@heyyyjay5155]

@13:56 the wooden shield has become a household chess term, it seems

[@the_bottomfragger]

Great video resulting from unfortunate circumstances. Hope you're doing well, all the best! Interesting how much your speaking style changes when recording something like this, I like it though. Also editor: bavaria and poland is not the same lmao

[@justinlewtp]

I've been actively playing polish opening and now there goes all my prep lolol

[@animantus4293]

I haven't watched yet, but just felt obliged to proclaim that Polska gurom.

[@lpolityk]

I appreciate it very much. Just to be correct, it's "górą".

[@ashersimmon5771]

i love this. Hikaru teaching me an awesome unpopular opening!!!

[@lukaszsiema3643]

Should have asked anyone who is polish about the thumbnail, great video anyway!

[@krystianpilch956]

Funny, how elements from the southern Poland prevail in the thumbnail :) it's so representative of Poland, it seems.

[@jaskiniamestwa]

Hikariusz Nakamurski.

[@Skystrike70]

I asked for a Polish opening game in twitch chat a few days ago, so happy that you ended up playing it in this extremely instructive video! I think the format where you show the opening from White's perspective despite playing black makes you explain both sides really really well.

[@mksk20]

Szczęść Boże wszystkim

[@Leptus87]

Szczęść Boże, ratuj się kto może! :-)

[@colaalsdu2960]

The thumbnail is misleading, pretzels and Lederhosen are part of Bavarian, not polish culture

[@aka-kk]

The 3am uploads hit

[@muhammadputra915]

why hikaru looks like he is doing a presentation

[@polishplayer115]

The best opening in the world. Change my mind ;)

[@plammber]

xD

[@Yellowshirtmann]

13:56 ah yes Xqc would be proud of the legendary wooden shield mention.

[@jacekkowalski1850]

The thumbnail looks like you were stuck in southern Poland instead of Warsaw xd

[@quandledingle1774]

Nice i hope you get well soon

[@Seaker71]

GAMBIT SANDOMIERSKI

[@cadetsparklez3300]

you are forgetting to upgrade your\knights to hussars

[@ElverGalarga-wy8zx]

Hikagod being the goat again, he is the only one who play chess and want to watch the whole thing

[@vikuna44]

Omg im also in poland omg hikaru very good

[@vikuna44]

Yes. I sink so.

[@grzesiek7358]

Editor missed two very important things. One is pierogi and second is kiełbasa.

[@Foxerski]

dokładnie tak

[@maxvanwitzenburg9957]

Just used this opening against my best friend over the board and won my first game against him after six losses. He was impressed but also crushed. Thanks for the tips Hikaru!

[@TraumaIsGood]

Magnus vs hikaru had me😂👌

[@IGNAPERALTA]

Saludos desde Argentina 🇦🇷 Hikaru que bueno ver tus vídeos , fue increíble cuando estuviste con Reydama y el Rubius.

[@Ko-sako]

I love the thumbnail lie it is really funny and stereotypical but I'm kinda dissapointed that pope was not included.

[@Foxerski]

tę miniaturkę chyba jakiś ślązak zrobił xD 4/7 elementów jest typowo kulturą śląska i niczego innego

[@HikaruNakamura123]

@@Foxerski potwierdzam sam się zgłosił i zaproponował

[@inexistence1691]

Will you continue your rampage in the Agadmator tournament from Poland too? It starts in 4 days

[@th3Cov3rt]

I took the woooooooooooock ..........to poland

[@yoshimitsu4989]

POLSKA

[@Meeky815]

I’m most comfortable playing the polish opening. Feel like the goal is to keep from your opponents pony coming out, If the pony escapes, start trading and be active. Just don’t leave your rook hanging!

[@amitkumargupta-]

hope youre recovering well hikaru! tc

[@David-ez1fp]

*David Attenborough voice* "... and here we see a wild hikaru, but in an unusual predicament. Whereas most hikaru's stream on twitch to flex their large chess muscles by pummeling plebs, this hikaru has resorted to flexing by info dumping on an obscure opening. Of course flexing is the norm for hikaru's, but this form is more reminiscent of the hikaru's cousin, the levy. The hikaru acting in this levy-like manner is due to it being capped at knees in terms of streaming ability; if the hikaru does not obtain a steady ability to stream soon, it will morph into its cousin irreversibly. Alternatively, it could morph into the danya, a true cross between the flex style of hikaru and levy." Why did I waste 5 mins writing this

[@youleq3968]

Polska gurom!!!

[@TheAngelOfDeath01]

You should ask Witcher Geralt to play chess... but be careful; Geralt had never even heard of Gwent before picking up that deck of cards at the inn in White Orchard, and from there on after everything is history, as the saying goes. He defeated every Gwent player known to man! ;-)

[@Passer7by]

There is only one Polish opening and it's called "Gambit Sandomierski"

[@furox7777]

Variation: Father Matthew Defence

[@lordwilksy]

Do you think the polish is stronger than the nimzo Larsen? Obviously depends on who is moving the pieces of course. Stay healthy too!

[@tomaszduda6756]

What did you like about the city of Warsaw? And what did you not like? What surprised you in this city? Have you visited this city for tourists?

[@krzysztofwrobel5796]

lol, wtf is this this thumbnail? Great job! Cheers from Poland, i'm trapped here as well.

[@vishnulavudya3160]

Hikaru is the best teacher

[@merhoumdyaa8389]

What a great idea!!! We wish you'll continue on this

[@fiutnami]

This Witcher hahahahahaha Great thumbnail I appreciate. Good luck with any Ł Ś Ć Ą Ę Ź Ż

[@gmanGman12007]

Lol, wtf you were doing in Poland bro? :D Eating pierogis and drinking vodka?

[@ricardods6843]

4:01 that is all computer based theory, believe it or not. He was supposed to take the knight after the bishop goes to e7 though and then do the setup

[@CHESSavenue]

Polish Opening: Kucharkowski-Meybohm Gambit Stockfish 14 vs Stockfish 14.1 😀

[@David_7171]

Who will be released first, Nakamura or Djokovic ?

[@ronylee11]

i stayed till the very end! thanks for the lesson!

[@rvoros]

rule: in any position any move will make the eval bar move against you :D

[@williamjoyner2175]

This is an awesome opening video. I would love to see more for other openings!

[@szanar8422]

Please Hikaru cover the Sandomierz gambit

[@Max-oi6op]

Lmao as soon as b4 is played white goes from a +0.4 advantage to a -0.4 .

[@batrongordeg]

Pozdrawiam z Polski! Translation: greetings from Poland;

[@Lukasek_Grubasek]

As a polish man I approve the thumbnail

[@aznpholyfe6693]

hey hikaru hope you are doing good bro and heres to you and me having a better year than the last

[@wojciechsawicki4733]

I wish Hikaru was stuck in Poland more often

[@AcidBathX_YOLO]

keep making these kind of videos Hikaru , I love this style of video from you.

[@RaptureReady2025]

Absolutely!!! 👏👏👏

[@sacheinsaravanakumar7437]

I have a video request can you teach us the bongcloud?

[@david-rt4cm]

one must make a video on the birds opening....yesyes...

[@aniaanna5145]

GM teaches Polish Opening in hope of the following variation: Closed in Poland-Polish opening- Vroom to US. Greetings from Warsaw btw.

[@kapryslosu1]

According to Polish law, you have probably 2 days left, as long as you went through it asymptomatically. A government quote about the infected: "Isolation, in turn, is the isolation of people with a positive test result. Isolation is referred to a family doctor (GPC). Isolation will take place 10 days from the date of the first positive test result. If symptoms of infection have occurred, isolation should be completed in 3 days without fever and without signs of respiratory infection, but not earlier than 13 days from the day of onset of symptoms. " P.S. The computer translated.

[@konyyyyyyyyy]

żubrówka biała XDDDDDD accurate thumnbail

[@fhaillant]

THIS IS GREAT!! thanks Hikaru.

[@germanfan6481]

The video zoomed on his forehead so I can see the chess board lol

[@varmint87]

I have family in pszow. Say hi to them for me lol

[@KostandisO3os]

im a simple man... i see Geralt in thumbnail, i insta click

[@বাংলারসুর-জ৬ঢ]

I love his icy sea board,gonna buy it soon.

[@plammber]

Covid gambit traps Hikaru in Poland

[@piotrkotecki6069]

Mister Hikaru, if You're still in Poland is it Capitol? Till when are U? Is a possibility meeting U in next few days?

[@temukaxd2037]

O Kurwa

[@cadetsparklez3300]

remember, only cottage cheese, no cheddar and potato

[@trashboat5270]

This video looks like one of my video reporting.

[@SebanLuster]

im totally not here because im from poland

[@cordobes]

I played three games with 1. B4 after watching this. Two losses, one lucky draw.

[@Philson]

Yay KZbin!