A Series of Unfortunate Choices

Candidates Day 2, April 5, 2024, Hikaru vs Vidit
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[@erkankemalozcan]

Only strong men smile after defeat and tell where they went wrong

[@SachaAlary]

Im suprised how strong hikaru is mentaly after his defeat.

[@mrlion9719]

Unless chess speaks for itself

[@Ayeswariyapalani]

hikaru never loses his recap makes him enough money 😊

[@yassini2567]

🤓🤓🤓

[@pablo.viedma]

I think Hikaru has grown a lot not only as a player but as a person. This man knows how capable he is and most important how good he can play the game of chess. I hope he has he's comeback. Lesgooooo

[@Jay-gj1rl]

Humble. Excellent display of character and emotional well being.

[@raymondsublett3108]

@Ekrem_Imaro weird, Magnus just wins 😆

[@lostblue5651]

very humble saying he wasnt there, his calc was bad today for no reason and other excuses...

[@razjml]

​@@lostblue5651​He's right though. He considered Qe4, the best human move, but instead retreated his bishop and practically lost on the spot. (No reason to doubt this either, as he didn't even mention f3, the top computer move.) And even then he didn't realize how bad his position was. So bad choices and bad awareness of his positional strength. What do you want him to say, that he's not a very good chess player and will undoubtedly continue to lose?

[@thebiglebrowski3695]

Humble? It is his sheer arrogance that makes him believe he can be competitive while treating candidates as "just content". Hikaru is many things but humble is not one of them.

[@Jay-gj1rl]

@@thebiglebrowski3695 I don't know Hikaru any farther than the person he puts forward online. There are many examples online of him admitting he knows he's not the best, that he isn't as concerned about being competitive as he used to be, and the dude just posted his own loss for 2.2M subscribers. And you think one of the objectively best players in the world is arrogant for thinking he's competitive? Ok.

[@ianstopher9111]

"I'm doing my best to set up the pieces during the game, so I don't have to waste time afterwards doing it" Bravo!

[@HateJoel]

Cmon hikaru we win these!

[@jmaycock]

I laughed out loud 😂

[@wl4dymir]

It's Finegold's joke...

[@abrackas1]

@@jmaycockme too

[@Scientist93]

Frankly, ridiculous!

[@wheelz114]

Your humility in defeat and being able to critique yourself harshly while enjoying it all the same is inspiring sir. Majority of people would be like "That MF just got lucky." The fact you gave props to your opponent first and foremost is admirable. You are a beast and you will bounce back next round. Go get em

[@yidiandianpang]

Great content!

[@lostblue5651]

lol what? every top level GM always act with real class, which is not what hikaru showed here... saying he wasnt there, his calc was bad today for no reason and other excuses are not admirable

[@kunalsingh4418]

​@@lostblue5651those r not excuses, but critique. Although I agree that most top gm critique themselves very well and are pretty objective in defeat. Must be a necessary thing to reach the top levels in chess.

[@seife41]

@@lostblue5651 stupid?

[@einenmomentnoch1976]

@@lostblue5651which is likely to be true? What else do you want him to say? That he’s a bad chess player?

[@JerjisChessChannel]

Ngl i didnt expect you to record a video after such a tough game. Big props for still providing the content 🙌

[@raymondsublett3108]

@JerjisChessChannel Magnus would have never lost to Vidit, especially in classical.

[@SachaAlary]

@@raymondsublett3108shut up

[@utetennisfan5458]

@raymondsublett3108 what does Magnus have to do with the comment you replied to?

[@wabdih]

he's pretty consistent about posting after losses. He did it last candidates too

[@pubggamerpro4650]

​@@utetennisfan5458yeah 👍

[@cordellmajors5725]

Bro think he’s in the candidates or sumin 💀

[@gffg387]

I'm not the biggest fan of Hikaru, but I said this last Candidates and I say again. This is by far the best chess content of all time. Imagine one of the best players (one of the favorites) from the time of Fischer, Karpov, Kasparov, etc, making a step by step recap of the games they played, saying all what was going in his mind at the board. I don't think this has ever happened in any sport. Thanks, Hikaru. And good luck on the rest of the tournament.

[@BarnesGannon]

I was thinking the same thing. People will find these videos decades from now. Quite amazing.

[@culguyrox]

Hikaru is nowhere close to Fischer and Kasparov though.

[@Unknown-jt1jo]

@@culguyrox Sure he is. It's hard to compare him to Fischer, because that's a different era, but compare him to the current highest-rated player (Carlsen). He's pretty close to him in terms of rating.

[@mintchevvv1834]

Stop waffling his nuts

[@aliensconfirmed3498]

​@@Unknown-jt1jo Ratings don't tell the whole story. Do you know magnus and hikaru 1v1 score.

[@sada0101]

15:03 "i'm doing my best to set up the board so that i dont have to waste time doing it after the game" 😂. I don't know if i played a match at the highest level of a game and lost i'll be making jokes about it after an hour. This shows resiliency and will help one perform at their best level in the next game. Because its just impossible to not lose occasionally at something if you are gonna do it long enough to be great at. Managing losses is what separates the goats from the greats. Looking forward to the next matches 🔥🔥

[@user-qv2if3wq9u]

Bro will pull up like Messi at the 2022 world cup

[@daniel-om9de]

Argentina was also on a very long streak of no losses

[@miless1134]

Hopefully Hikaru gets a rigged candidates win like Argentina did with the most penalties in WC history

[@user-qv2if3wq9u]

@@miless1134 Penaldo fan

[@Worldsportstalk24]

@@miless1134cry

[@nachogamer4212]

​@@user-qv2if3wq9ua sad penaldo fan

[@XerxesGammon200]

This was just a wake up call. Hikaru can win this!

[@andresstadelmann7583]

Yeah this is only gonna kickstart Hikaru to beast mode

[@saliq889]

Let's goo Hikaru ❤

[@tommytowerr]

He was losing against Fabiano too and he got out because he managed to make him go into time trouble. This is the second wake up call, how many he needs?

[@C4pp3r]

But why was Fabiano in time trouble though? I think Hikarus approach with using the no increment rule worked out very well. Especially considering he played against white and one of the strongest players in the tournament.

[@seife41]

@@tommytowerr two

[@tylerdurden0203]

My man lost a crucial match yet has the guts to face defeat with humility and praise his opponent and accept and learn from his mistakes

[@SPQR_14]

I watched the game live and it was shameful how many Hikaru haters were in the chat just gloating and mocking him for losing... I don't know what is wrong with people or why they hate Hikaru so much, but it was very sad to see.

[@Unknown-jt1jo]

@@SPQR_14 Hikaru used to be a legitimately polarizing figure in chess. He was rather unpleasant, abrasive, etc. He's gotten better over time, but some people still remember his persona from a few years back.

[@rishavbhattacharya2843]

True gentleman for a reason!

[@SPQR_14]

@@Unknown-jt1jo I've been following Hikaru for many years, I'm not sure what you are referring to honestly.

[@andresstadelmann7583]

"Played by many great players including myself" is the kind of flex I could only dream of having

[@eduardosci1909]

hahahhaha

[@Flashyfinancier]

I prefer that than false modesty

[@timepass4783]

Ikrr 😂

[@Unknown-jt1jo]

I don't think he necessarily intended to flex. I think he wanted to say something like "Played by many great players, and which I have also played." He's fully aware that he's a great player, of course, but he usually doesn't come out and say it outright.

[@andresstadelmann7583]

@@Unknown-jt1jo I'm just saying that I would like to be able to say it, not that he was flexing

[@MaheshK523]

We'll get back tomorrow for sure Hikaru. Good luck! 💪

[@marouaneraki8443]

This aged like milk

[@disguisedai9868]

Your dedication to these recaps is just awesome.

[@WlyChess]

Thank you for an honest, insightful, and gracious recap. Good luck in the rest of the tournament!

[@GR8_____]

I could never face a camera, let alone recording a video, after losing a game ,and about that same game.MAD RESPECT to you,Hikaru.

[@gknkrnkjgjugjrgjrng]

cry more

[@christosmous3140]

Dear KZbin today’s game was unfortunate

[@aminzqrti7672]

The tournament is long Hikaru! I’m sure you’re gonna make it💪💪💪

[@kristianfagerstrom7011]

"Not trying to make excuses, but when I played F4 I simply didn't see Vidits next move" -I have never heard "I didn't see it" used as an excuse in chess ever, only as a resigned answer to the question "why did/didn't you play "x"" in a postgame interview. Great analysis!

[@whitedog510]

For what it’s worth, Judit really enjoyed the Kf2 move.

[@user-lw7cw8rp2s]

Where is she commentating?

[@diogovale1281]

Being able to do a recap after a loss, with white, in round 2 of the candidates just shows HUGE character and mental health. Congratulations, hikaru, you truly deserve it 👏👏👏👏

[@badnamebro]

Yes KZbin is where you get mental health

[@HenryFabianGT]

This is actually brilliant. Making these recaps after a loss helps not only to consolidate the learnings from the mistakes, but is quite therapeutic too. Goodspeed, Hikaru 📈

[@akshaychavan9884]

You are very humble and I liked how you walked through how you were thinking since your first move....good luck for ur rest of tourny

[@samarthsavanur2901]

omg. you are awresome Hikaru. Shout out to you. So nicely you said "Good game" to Vidit after game and on top of that, you came for viewers and then gave us your thought process and helping us all with the analysis. Thanks a lot. Cheers. All the best for the rest of the tournament.

[@ApeX-lr8cg]

keep your head up and keep doing your thing brother

[@karanjain5938]

Man he is so resilent! Coming back to your place and making a recap video after a devastating loss in the biggest tournament of the sport, commendable seems like a such a small word for this! As always super inspiring fellow, all the very best Hikaru!

[@noslowerdna]

Has to be good therapy for processing!

[@guitarcovers5437]

Saying he deserved the win and you deserved the loss shows the kind of man you are! Win or lose stay humble.

[@ImBatman408]

15:15 Hikaru calculated beyond the game lol 😂

[@talisb7883]

Thank you for analyzing this tough game with such good spirits.

[@Amay5]

Massive respect for still posting a recap after a tough game. You got this Hikaru ❤

[@r3apxer]

So sorry about your early loss; watching it live was gut-wrenching. I know you will bounce back with some spectacular performances to come!

[@Tadej_Pogacar]

Great Recap, Didn't expect him to record one after this game but great show of character. Lots of big wins to come in this tournament, Hikaru!

[@vitaliimakarov6181]

I love how Hikaru makes jokes after such tough loss. Hope you will recover and return stronger

[@flytoheights1]

I’m super impressed and learning how to take a loss. Super impressed. Hikaru is dropping so many wisdom and a couple jokes too. ❤

[@stevencox8771]

Really enjoyed your interview on Gotham Chess pre Candidates. I wish you well going forward. People would do well to watch how you carry yourself and emulate that.

[@sandropat]

Thank you very much for the honest recap. There are still many rounds to be played! Wishing you all the best for a prompt recovery, starting tomorrow!

[@too-many-phils]

thanks for the video hikaru, you're a beast

[@star23191]

Better to lose one game in a landslide than to narrowly lose a couple... still a long tournament to go and time to come back!

[@jaimeandresriascossalas9441]

We admire you either in winning or losing! Thanks for this very illustrative video!

[@setujain3058]

Amazing how you still came and explained your thought process after such a tough game. Just amazing! Thankyou

[@MinecraftWorlddevjuneja]

Love to watch your positivity and rooting for you ahead in candidates

[@DineshRajnalkar0321]

I love how the whole game summarizes to a very basic chess tip : " *Always develop your minor pieces in opening* "😂

[@lchakrapani]

Good recap, Hikaru and all the best, today and for the rest of the tournament! Big fan and love the fact that you recap all important games, regardless of the result. Great character and stuff of champions!

[@music-zv6je]

awesome video. massive props for finding time and energy to still record after many gruelling hours of playing and preparing!

[@ShubhamKumar-ex3nk]

it's crazy how deep these guys calculate. Hikaru is literally pointing all the moves Anand pointed in commentary.

[@moatef1886]

I like Anand's commentary style because of his non-reliance on the engine lines. And being such an elite player himself with decades of experience, Anand is showing you the human aspect of what these players are probably actually thinking about instead of some optimal lines with no insight. Anand's commentary is great and his strength at this age is inspiring.

[@hadi9270]

Even your mistakes are legendary to me Mr champion ❤ Hikura Championura

[@user-ko5hs2yh5m]

Thanks for the recap and keep up your positive attitude. You are one of the greatest. Good luck with the rest of the tournament!

[@jmaycock]

Great review Hikaru. Really appreciated it. Good luck in the next rounds

[@user-xn6sy5dj5e]

please not quit chess

[@ayowtf690]

Bro didn't even change his shirt, that's the level of his dedication

[@emanuelvaldovinos9904]

Love the attitude Hikaru, props for the recap. Sending you comeback vibes.

[@rsr22.3]

Wasn’t your best day today but honestly this recap is inspiring and shows humility. All the best for the rest of the tournament- may the best man win! 🥇

[@Kuribohdudalala]

Still cheering you on regardless Hikaru!

[@aqeelhussian7316]

Keep going, King We all support you❤

[@n6663]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts and observations and allowing us all to benefit and learn. Many/most others would not find/make the time to do this. Good luck in your upcoming games

[@manAfrica]

Hikaru you are absolute class, the way you handled this loss is exceptional. Candidates are a marathon and not a sprint, YOU GOT THIS HIKARU💯

[@TeeOffJokers]

You got this next game Hikaru!!! Try the botez gambit!!!

[@sarthakrathor1416]

Acceptance of failure is the biggest motivation Being an indian happy with vidit's win ....but sad at the same time because of the lose of one of my favourite chess player ❤

[@R41d1]

I love the insights of you thoughts. Explains a lot. Wish you all the best, the rest of the tournament.

[@phanindrakumar3221]

Hikaru still have the energy and smile on his face even after loosing a game...mannn u will be inspiration for all of us... Long way to go champ do well in next rounds🎉

[@JusticeGuardians]

He prepped the bishop sacrifice move. It was very nice.

[@yashtiwari117]

Damn! That was an annihilation. Want you to come back stronger throwing punches.

[@gwilfl1]

Keeping the vibe positive after a loss is crucial and still shouting team Hikaru whether win loss or draw. I'll be tuned in for every round, keep up the fight champ Vidit was very grateful for your praise on his gameplay in an interview He did, mad respect

[@sanjaygaming2263]

Hikaru you inspire me bruv! This video is the real definition for accept the reality and work hard for the next process. Wishing you all the very best for the candidates.

[@WanderingSignal]

I think there was a time were you would have been devastated but you're taking in much better than I thought. Good on you Hikaru, keep up the good attitude

[@harounyasine8679]

Bro please take things seriously and win this for us. For a person that literaly watches only your videos on yt, it will mean the world.

[@christophermclin1509]

bro i want to see it too but its gonna be risky playing exciting chess. and that’s what he says he wants to do. he just wants to have fun

[@christophermclin1509]

gonna be some good content tho and if hes on his game he can still pull it off

[@RohankrishnaB]

bro get a life, I mean you can support him. But also in your life there should be more meaningful things that should mean world to you

[@FindTheHiddenMessage]

@@christophermclin1509lmfao, exciting chess is his excuse for if he loses a game. He got completely outplayed and crushed in 20 moves by Vidit. Keep crying and keep coping lil bro.

[@harounyasine8679]

@@RohankrishnaB 'mean the world' was a metaphor. We use that a lot in my native language. English is my 3rd language so I didn't know that a single phrase could say a lot about someone's life. I will not use it again.

[@kirkmason7079]

FIDE chess is showing the games without commentary. Very enjoyable. I followed every move in your game 2. I’m not. High elo. Yet I questioned a few moves you made bishop was one. On the recap you explained the reason. Which made me feel good for catching it and your explanation. Better game tomorrow. I’ll be watching. As Capablanca once said “The great players are always lucky.” With that said, Good Luck.

[@bodhisatwachatterjee3238]

This is great - please keep making these amazing videos Hikaru! You'll bounce back stronger in the next few rounds!

[@HenryFabianGT]

"When you don't develop your pieces, bad things happen". - Nakamura, H. 2024

[@Unknown-jt1jo]

Thanks for adding the year! Sometimes I forget what year it is.

[@HenryFabianGT]

@@Unknown-jt1jo You are welcome.

[@Alisoflyyy]

Was completely shocked and lil heartbroken when i watched the round recap on Agad’s channel that Hikaru lost on white cuz I’m rooting hard for him. Still hopeful that our fav streamer could pull it off! You got this, Hikaru! A lot of people are rooting for you. ❤

[@Dev-ue8jv]

Pure act of class! Much love and good luck for next rounds!!

[@danieljunior7821]

Memorable that you made the recap! Good luck!!!!

[@dragontheultra4578]

huge respect to hikaru. being able to come out practically unscaved from such a loss is hard to do, and im glad to see that youre still in good spirits :)

[@riddheishseth8030]

Indian here. Was startled when I saw this result- was thinking Vidit would squeese a dry draw or something esp considering history of Berlin Def. Props to you for handling loss well and streaming good content on it, good luck on remaining rounds. Pre tourney I pegged you as favourite, and bet with my friend you will score 8.5/14 or more. I still think you will, good luck mate.

[@tor13128]

imo, the nerves will kick in for everyone eventually so i expect everyone to make a mistake as well later on. the question is whether hikaru's early mistake will help him, or whether hikaru will also make another mistake later. since it's still so early, this loss could be a good thing, a bad thing, or nothing much at all.

[@MRUNKNOWN-mw3of]

Anyway why you guys want any other country to win the candidates being an Indian

[@juliuscaesar564]

​@@MRUNKNOWN-mw3of Because people are allowed to like other players depending on their styles. Country has nothing to with it, chess is no longer a patriotic sport as it was 3 decades ago, where it was an extension of geopolitics

[@riddheishseth8030]

So here I am, post Candidates. Hikaru did score 8.5/14 exactly, and ended in a 3 way tie. Gukesh D from India won... To be fair I was, pre-tourney, thinking him and Pragg would be top half, Hikaru win, with Gukesh/Pragg/Fabi making top 4 in any order. Rest being close, and there being far more draws than results. Nepo shocked me with his dominance for bulk of Candidates. As an Indian and also a Gukesh fan, I am thrilled and hope he is the next World Champion, but I do feel for Hikaru. This aside, the 2 Vs- Vidit and Vaishali in Women's- had a lot of matches that were non-draws and even their draws were cliffhangers, so Indians did their job being entertainers in Candidates 2024. Vaishali R, now a GM, was insane, losing 4 and winning 5 in a row, in a 9 match no-draw streak to take tied 2nd !

[@Xrace9649]

Love your positive attitude. It’ll only go up from here. I’ll be rooting for you in the upcoming games!

[@matveygalchenko1]

Amazing dedication by Hikaru still posting recaps after a tough game. Let’s go Hikaru!

[@badnamebro]

Man your horsey just got high and wonderd off

[@StoicPrince1674]

Hikaru, did you forget your queen-side developement at home?

[@Matzahfiend]

My brother I watched the match live, I felt that moment. Thank you for sticking it out as long as you did and still being your pleasant self. I'm still pulling for you to win!

[@HawksNLionsFan_1200]

insane game by vidit...

[@user-rj1lc7gh6y]

by Leela

[@user-rj1lc7gh6y]

Thats why Fischer Random is the future... This game was a perfect display of the begining of the end of classical chess... This prep was nasty

[@stefanruijsch8805]

If this had been a draw results because of the Berlin opening, your comment wouldve at least made some sense. But to type this after such a decisive and exciting game, is just weird. If it was the end of classical chess, it wouldve been a draw.

[@mayukhbaidya569]

@@stefanruijsch8805 exactly

[@stanleyw5410]

Let’s go, man! Watching all your games live and rooting for you!

[@enzofrancescoli6407]

Great content! You're doing a great contribution to chess. Big lesson here, after a defeat, analyze it, learn, smile and go on. Best of luck for the tournament Hikaru! Greetings from Spain

[@badnamebro]

Oh boy chat on chess 24 was mad at you today. 'Content is king'?. Content killed your king bro

[@swarnavasadhukhan7827]

Even after such a big loss, you were able to bring in some humor in the analysis. I expected a serious analysis video. It's so inspiring to see how you manage everything. All the best for today

[@user-ou5hc7es7r]

Setting the pieces to its original squares is nice line spoken by Hikaru...! Sometimes draw is better than trying to win the game from nowhere...! Best of Luck to all Candidate players ! Hopefully we all see good chess from you all...!

[@davidchico9574]

Love this chess content. To see what Hikaru was considering along the way is epic.

[@lebirdking]

Such a humble recap. With wicked sense of humor (most of my pieces are in starting positions). Must have been hard to do. But you did it with the best sportsmanship. Kudos.

[@VishalSingh-cj9dm]

You got the nuts man you are the greatest one in the game addressing our own mistakes is the sign of greatness🙌

[@anshulsushil88]

I was not expecting you to be smiling and doing this video. That too hours after losing in one of the most important turnament of yours. Hats off. You earned yourself a fan!

[@jorgealainroldanarboleda8475]

Thank you man for the resume, the tournament just started, you are so talent, Let's go for the next one. 💪💪💪

[@chessandmathguy]

Thanks for posting this Hikaru! You're a great sport and truly humble considering you're statistically one of the best players to have walked the planet!

[@laali_puppy]

What a sporting commentary, amazing guy! Hope you bounce back very strongly!

[@kacywilliams1]

I love the positive attitude! You're a joy to watch and you've got millions of fans rooting for you. You've got this.

[@yggdrasil9039]

Amazing analysis and insights on all the lines thanks

[@MyKingBee1]

Watching you in Tournaments is always entertaining, I watched you not win three in a row in Berlin Grand Prix and it was worth it in the end.

[@xXBelal]

you got this Hikaru, we all love you and we want to see you the next champ. do it for us, and we love your facial expressions during the games we can tell what its goin in your mind we know you very well, try to give us a wink during a wining game, we love you and keep going, show them who is the master

[@Top10Travel257]

@GMhikaru pleaseee don't feel sorry about this loss cause you're still the best in our hearts... Only the bests play like you do with your resilience!!!! You have time to come back ❤ be strong!! We love you

[@jam199716]

That was a rough game but everybody has off days. Major respect for playing in the highest level tournament and then giving a breakdown of each game after. Very impressive! Good luck in the tournament

[@ISlandyute11]

Just had a really unfortunate tournament, where I made similar mistakes and had similar struggles in calculation (at a far lower level) so this was an extremely interesting watch to see that it happens to top players too.