Alireza Firouzja vs Hikaru Nakamura | Battle of World no.2s | World Rapid 2021

[@wtswts374]

No commentators, perfect camera angle, provide 2d board. It's all perfect. Thanks Chessbase india. The best so far 👍🏻

[@hellostranger2012]

Spotted Amruta fixing camera

[@Thatsweat]

I think commentators are important unless you are a GM and knows what going on or else u need commentators to explain

[@wtswts374]

@@Thatsweat it's important when they study the matches and make other videos after the tournament like agadmator. If you prefer with commentators it's up to you but i dont 😀

[@wtswts374]

@@Thatsweat and fyi i was talking abt appreciating the live games. Chess is not like football 😀

[@Kakarotkamehameha]

@@wtswts374 yeah i do agree

[@iAPX432]

The better part is at 9:52 when these two incredible fighters are respectfully discussing their ideas about the position and the play. It's very friendly and respectful. They are chess masters.

[@cardboardu6019]

Yeah Alireza has been on Hikaru's stream, they are friendly

[@blank2426]

Fighters? 🤣

[@iAPX432]

@@blank2426 yes, chess players are partners and fighters at the same time.

[@blank2426]

@@iAPX432 what they fights lol

[@luftim]

who won?

[@groovybuddha667]

The editor is spot on, he displayed the digital board as sharp as Ali played e4!

[@rafbuelens4908]

1: Coughs in hand. 2: Shakes opponent's hand. Blundered omikron on the first move.

[@PS-wz9fc]

You believe in that mild virus BS

[@say-cred]

@@PS-wz9fc Lol true.

[@kingbalor5919]

I thought I was the only one notice that lol.

[@JoeARedHawk275]

@@PS-wz9fc Bruh y’all can’t take a joke… although your comment makes no sense either. Omicron is most definitely real but it is mild compared to other variants, unless you mean BS as in that this particularly variant isn’t very dangerous (and not that the virus is a hoax or something)

[@ruffyistderhammer5860]

@@JoeARedHawk275 Yes

[@badjaeaux]

Alireza: "Why did you not move there and win?" Hikaru: "Why did you not move there and win?" Alireza: "Why did you ask same question?" Hikaru: "Why did you ask same question?" Alireza: "Ok, draw?" Hikaru: "Ok, draw?" Alireza: "Ok, i drink water." Hikaru: "Ok, i write 'draw' first."

[@scuffedmarshmello9334]

You can tell Hikaru was already sick struggling to keep his cough in, had tea I think at table and everything. Hope he gets better soon, sucks he had to withdraw.

[@walordo]

he cough on his hand to bless Alireza with the Corona

[@codyamrhein8965]

@@walordo hahaha oh my goodness haha

[@JoeARedHawk275]

@@walordo Lol

[@jacejac9093]

@@walordo hahahahahah

[@DarkWizardGG]

@@walordo Your comment is so AMAZING! LMFAO lol 😆

[@chinmay6249]

Chessbase's video quality is improving and angles are improving as well. Well done!

[@udarajayawardena2018]

9:50 Hikaru's Face Expressions before they shake hands 😂

[@andrewb378]

@@azurnxo2134 Hikaru forced a draw in a winning position and Alireza's last move was basically admitting it. Hikaru was pretty please about it based on his face

[@UmarKhan-os8wt]

Assume this is a very intelligent comment.

[@UmarKhan-os8wt]

@@JaiSriRam119 ?

[@hulkboy2084]

That is just brilliant!

[@MrGodofcar]

No

[@vibhormaloo7296]

Hikaru’s expressions when they shake hands at the end. 😂

[@MrMAiel]

they're both shaking their heads XD, classic hikaru and firouzja

[@mcgee6177]

Hope hikaru didn't get alireza sick. Looks like hikaru coughed into the same hand that used to shake hands.

[@mcgee6177]

@David Stadium HeightsLOL uh what? He coughed into his hand then shook hands with ali and he has covid. What exactly does that have to do with being a sheep and thinking for myself??

[@joverlydelacosta]

@David Stadium Heights you're the sad one though.

[@joverlydelacosta]

@David Stadium Heights you're great at making baseless assumptions.

[@tha5289]

Perfect angle, no commentators, Thank you!

[@freeWizard]

Hikaru sipping Tea and Gfuel is the perfect example of taking the Juicers, "here here there there and its a draw you guys. Its a draw" 😂😅

[@hunterwallace2910]

I love the G-Fuel cup that Hikaru brought to the table. What a Legend.

[@antthehckyplayer]

great choice imo for chess otb. i think that was the only time i ever complimented hikaru

[@freeWizard]

Thank you for Hikaru game for once 😅 I was waiting for this. Also Would love to watch Magnus vs. Hikaru! Pls!

[@exasperatedfarrago2444]

It's so good to see Naka playing in the OTB events he should play OTB events more often. They seem to be incomplete without him.

[@istg5619]

*Sergey Karjakin's wife enters the chat* 🤣

[@exasperatedfarrago2444]

@@istg5619 Sorry i didn't get it. Can you explain the context?

[@BritishProudnShit]

He just literally doesn't care

[@exasperatedfarrago2444]

@@BritishProudnShit I wish it was remotely as funny as you think it is.

[@BritishProudnShit]

@@exasperatedfarrago2444 if only I remotely cared about what you think.

[@alphaandomegaministry2718]

Hikaru brings such on-screen presence to the chess board. No wonder Sarin keeps glancing at him when they play. Trying to suss out what exquisite chess computations he's currently running through.

[@SevenFootPelican]

I appreciate them talking after matches... I wish the younger top GMs would do more of that. I notice they tend not to

[@gusto8585]

They do but it's thru text

[@saishekhar5847]

It's always great fun to watch hikaru Nakamura expressions 😀😀

[@ieorlich]

Imagine if Hikaru brings out some paper arrows↙⬇⬅↕ to visualize the ''takes''😂

[@jahnnlopez9957]

How do they know they offered a draw?? It felt like they both automatically new and just read each others minds?????

[@radicalxg8282]

GM's mind fuckery

[@ieorlich]

because of the position. No need to talk or see each other neither. Just the handshake. That's all.

[@manankapkar2515]

Ig alireza whispered draw neear end

[@nuralyne2725]

Wajah Hikaru nakamura mengingat kan saya ketika dulu kuliah, menunggu seorang dosen.. sekalinya ketemu mimik wajahnya itu sungguh amat mirip seperti nakamura... kayak dikejar waktu tapi tetap easy going , dan itupun ngga lebih dari 3 menit ceoet banget end semuanya tepat sasaran... Melongo ,😶... tpi ituya nasihat beliau persis seperti seorang yg mengayomi

[@baagrooves]

That start was a Virus transmission 101. Cough, shake the hand, and touch the nose.

[@treehugger3615]

The one that should be worried is Naka. He is older and a bit overweight.

[@rarararaar18]

I'm just a beginner so bear with me, I can't understand two things: 1. I don't understand why Nakamura at 5:14 moved that pawn to C4 and let Firouzja take his queen 2. Why did they end the game with a draw ? Couldn't Nakamura just take his king to E8 and continue to play even though they were both about to run out of time? Thanks in advance for helping

[@caLLLendar]

Nakamura repeatedly coughs into his hands (and touches chess pieces) Firouzja shook Nakamura's hand, touched his face, and put his finger in his mouth. I thought that pro chess players would be reminded to cough into their elbows.

[@SmigGames]

TRUE!

[@walterremigio3150]

Elbow is still dangerous they should be able to cough into their ass!

[@SmigGames]

@@walterremigio3150 I'd pay to see that!

[@siddharthsajjive3768]

@@walterremigio3150 You caught me off guard😂

[@user-ce4lc3si7g]

I like how Nakamura thinks about a move, turning away from the board

[@outerdimension7276]

Imagine how better player Hikaru would be if he don't spend half of his clock time thinking about how he looks on camera.

[@caspian1358]

My favourite two players ❤❤

[@superbadlucker9579]

0:36 that face lol

[@Allurkslol]

Nice pfp. Hyouka is a great anime.

[@preetipandey3994]

Great coverage 👍👍

[@spamerspamov2212]

Awesome vid dude!

[@BryanLeconte]

What happened at the end?

[@kabloom6776]

Alireza gives me the antagonist of chess energy.

[@tunaficiency]

Hikaru is now world no 1 in blitz after Magnus lost 60 rating points who’d of thought it , the next world championships Magnus may be the underdog in the rapid tiebreak ( or it could just be a blip )

[@stephaned3072]

Whats his rank in classic?

[@tunaficiency]

I think maybe the title refers to hikaru being a former world no. 2 in classical ( he’s no longer rated in classical because he’s just doing streaming now )

[@edicere1745]

@@tunaficiency Hikaru is world #2 in rapid which is what they're playing,

[@dannyfreshiiplays]

How do they determine its a draw because they brought out their hands together...

[@prateek2849]

@@JaiSriRam119 read the question again

[@anoymous7274]

@@prateek2849 It's The Answer Only Bro

[@prateek2849]

@@anoymous7274 I kinda understood that he asked about how the players decide to a draw and put their hands out together, instead of determining the result of the game by a viewer 🤔

[@slink66]

🍿

[@1tphsaviour1]

All chess GM have power of telepathy, it's how they visualize the board too, so they just ask each other without speaking

[@sslelgamal5206]

Hikaru coughs in his hand and then performs handshake 🤣👌 Make Covid great again!

[@izraisreal2172]

no cry

[@mika274]

And He is the one not playing classical chess because of covid

[@miguelcalabuig4872]

He has tested positive

[@mick1433]

It is happening. Start delayed due to covid.

[@marshmelows]

I can see why Fabiano Caruana is *very* annoyed by Hikaru's body language during games 😂

[@mathewdanforth]

Video Starts- Hikaru Coughs into his hand, and then immediately shakes Alireza's Hand. Alireza then uses the same hand to touch his face/nose. Match begins.

[@thiswilldestroy1]

I’m somewhat new to chess and just started watching these videos. What constitutes a draw in this case? Does one opponent just decide to call it a draw because they will just keep shuffling pieces around the board with no end in sight? I’m sorry if this is an ignorant comment. I just want to learn more about this beautiful game. 😊

[@vick7848]

Was wondering the same thing. Looks like they both knew at the same time too

[@MrPepGominola]

There are chess positions that are known to be a draw unless one of the players makes a massive blunder which is not going to happen between top level players. This is one of such positions. Material is limited and balanced and there are not weaknesses on either camp. It is such a simple position to play that any of the two players could easily fend off any attack the other may launch.

[@MrPepGominola]

@@vick7848 White had the advantage for most if the game but Hikaru managed to defend well. At the moment they agreed to a draw white advantage had evaporated. The position was equal and with no chances to complicate the game by either player.

[@virtualpilgrim8645]

Basically, they got sick of playing the game, so they quit together.

[@mr.atheist8848]

@@MrPepGominola great answer

[@DEN102344]

Sacrificed development for major omikron advantage

[@zombitroid84]

3:02 if …g6 then Bxc6 bxc6 dxe5 gxh5 e6 qe7 bxf4 nf6 and white is slightly better. Very complicated for alireza to see all that in a rapid game!

[@kelvinadimas8851]

But hikaru still up a knight

[@SmartOez]

That was a winning position for Ali Reza.

[@lucho2868]

0:01 Hikaru coughes in his right hand. 0:05 R.H. handshake 0:08 Alireza touches nose with that hand. From 0:09 and on: they move pieces that the other player has to remove manually from the board move by move. And this is why OTB chess should be played with masks and gloves EVEN WITHOUT A VIRUS epidemic. Humans are nasty. Naka and Ali are normal humans doing their best, this is not their fault they are very professional individuals.

[@frost3954]

🤓

[@Glendragon]

0:46 he does more than just briefly touch his nose. Here his palm touches his lips if not more and he rests his hand like this for most of the match

[@lucho2868]

I know they did more; I just wanted to point that all this is unavoidable up to some point since in 9 seconds they did enough to spread it.

[@lucho2868]

@John Brower I don't know if he knew, 🤷‍♂️

[@quaezi3836]

@@lucho2868 Virgin

[@josefzhu7737]

pretty sure that Alireza will be positive after this game...

[@18greens18fairways]

Coughing in your hand and then offering to shake the opponent's hand with the same hand two seconds later is bad practice.

[@JoeARedHawk275]

@John Brower He tested negative for covid-19 before the games, I don’t get why you would accuse him of purposefully infecting people

[@ruffyistderhammer5860]

@John Brower omfg you're incredible

[@SmigGames]

@John Brower I believe the handshakes are mandatory, but he should cough into his elbow, in the very least. The hard part is building that habit, but then it becomes automatic.

[@EOh-ew2qf]

@John Brower my god calm down

[@AfrikanGod1]

Awesome angle , defenitely the best display to watch the game!

[@julesvillega]

I love how they talked in the end.

[@KolonelGraff]

A. FIROUZJA is the best. I wish in near future he 'll b world champion. Greetings from KOSOVA!

[@v.....k.....channel5182]

Mother promise.. I don't know about end... Why he stopped that game...After rook move, what will happen.. Please replay me friends 😍😍

[@dimasbagaskara9085]

Sometimes I forgot Hikaru is world no. 2 rapid

[@kratosxthanos]

And no.1 in blitz

[@Tysongaming92]

No.1 is Magnus 😅

[@SavantGardeEX]

@@Tysongaming92 Not anymore 😂😂😂😂

[@priyanshchess4836]

@@SavantGardeEX he is again 🤣🤣

[@Thatsweat]

@@priyanshchess4836 he’s not again

[@bazda]

Hikaru positive today... cough into his hand at 0:01 and afterwards shaking Firouzja hand 😁

[@sorooshrahimi]

And then het got positive result of covid test and didnt play against dubuv

[@bobhope7648]

I think I'd rather have covid than face the mighty dubov

[@yourstruly5374]

Coughing in your hand and then shaking with it right after is just nasty, he knew he wasn't feeling well.

[@Sa-So]

Beware of hikaru he is coughing😥😥

[@boywonder6659]

How do tell who wins or are they always draws?

[@GuiltyGearRockYou]

who won? or was it a draw?

[@farisabufarha531]

anyone explain how it ended pls

[@yasinshaban3925]

Thank you di May ❤❤💗

[@dna982]

Very good video, many thanks

[@jerrysyahputra1732]

Who's win

[@ujasthaker]

9:06 hikaru coughing firouza gone

[@Nosceteipsum166]

Hikaru coffing and then shaking hands immediatelly lmao.

[@samuellambert8919]

First minute is like CC of my game. Probably everyones game

[@cecilebaboo7328]

9:54 alireza spreading omicron all over the world

[@bhootankit9230]

What is the result of the game.....

[@areyyyyyyy]

Hikaru literally coughed in his hand and then offered a hand shake... I mean.... Commoooooon bruuu 😂😂😂

[@jurrgames309]

Forgive me if i see this wrong, at 7:00. Hikaru moved the King to f6. Was Knight b4 not a better move? Attacking the bishop and pawn together, while at the same time still pinning the bishop with the rook on d8.

[@James-mp1yf]

Because after Nb4, pawn to a7, Nxd5, then white will take with Rxd5 to force black to either choose the pawn or the Rook.

[@jurrgames309]

@@James-mp1yf Ahh yes, i see now! Thanks for the explanation!

[@spirou2012]

@@James-mp1yf this variation goes into a drawn rook endgame, so you think hikaru wanted to win in this position?

[@James-mp1yf]

I would say white had more chances if he did this. In the end, as someone mentioned, Rc3 by white made whites chances for winning go down. Black seemed to be more defensive and it ended up drawn in the end. But yeah, good game to watch in any case.

[@Allurkslol]

Thats what I was thinking. Glad I realized why this was bad.

[@radenbagusrinangku4369]

Hikaru forgot to bring his coffee cup and the bottle of drinking water was full of amusing amusing GM Hikaru Nakamura

[@GbawlZ]

Covid cough in hand---> hand shake--->Firouzja head in hands. I wouldn't have thought anything of it prior to covid.

[@min8knowledge165]

3:17 why not pawn g6.. isn't the knight trapped.

[@goodlife6508]

Lmao all the COVID jokes and it turns out they were true ! Hope all will be okay .

[@peorakef]

ouch, alireza caught it

[@gastoncito4598]

And the winner is?

[@nahumode10023]

min 07:04 nakamura Hxb4 wased the best move right?

[@kelvinadimas8851]

Bishop will cover pawn, and pawn start running

[@v10ass]

Hikaru face change from depress to happy in 0.01s 9:50

[@faisalqu1]

I love both players, I love this game…

[@strahan321]

at 7:11 why did black not go knight to D4 ? King in check, free bishop?

[@rggndfw]

rook takes knight, pawn takes rook, pawn to a7.The bishop will always control the queening square.

[@akashagarwal5003]

or If at 7.11 black Knight go to b4 than what happened..?

[@hoodie6305]

Camera angle and 2d board 👌👌

[@fedeuribito]

Hikaru was playing sick too danger

[@synbiozz1235]

who won i dont understand

[@sEYbaStIeNS]

Why did they stop? I don't get it

[@Farrukhsiyar159]

*"Alireza is the next champion"* -Magnus

[@nicholaspilkiewicz9871]

I think naka tested positive the day after this game.

[@RolandEHay]

Hikaru should be tested with that cough!!!

[@martinpaddle]

I'm sure they test there

[@lelonmusk4836]

This aged well...

[@martinpaddle]

@@lelonmusk4836 haha, was just going to say that

[@AndresGarcia-yf1wl]

4:50 when both realize various moves after that a pawn was hanging

[@aryadevpadhi6335]

Who won?

[@arash5657]

who won??

[@_s_l]

2:42 i have no clue about the position after f5

[@dennystreet2454]

So, who won this game?

[@margoulin81]

At 1'53 : wasn't Qd3 the best move ?

[@_s_l]

Then Nxe5

[@narimansadeghi9121]

Who won?!

[@UzumakiNaruto_0]

Can someone tell from where I see overall standing

[@anonimo9537]

07:04 HORSE in B4

[@julianagostinelli9208]

The little chats at the end

[@juanovs2563]

The position is a... is a draw chat

[@GauravKumar-vv9mq]

I sometimes blunder my king but that doesn't stop me from playing chess. ;)

[@lawrencetavagwisa3615]

9:37 😂😂😂

[@Thefakisgoinon]

Coughs in hand, proceeds to handshake.

[@josealejandrotorrejon6586]

3:06 Why didn't Hikaru play g6?

[@ronerikrivero3187]

Pawn pinned if takes queen gone

[@RAVIKUMAR-jv4dc]

Perfect video ..nice to watch ..

[@johnkicks1198]

Notis hikaura already coughing here. Tested positive for covid shortly after

[@BizKit167]

I didn't understand who won? Or it was a draw?

[@codingcondensed7705]

More 2d boards like this pls.