Beating a 400 Player: Step by Step

Hikaru explains every idea in a 10 minute game Step by Step: How to Get Here in a game with a very strong 400 rated player.
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[@4dtoaster819]

I had always struggled a lot with the endgame. But I feel more confident after learning the 6 knight mating pattern.

[@kevinklassen4328]

I was previously only confident with the 7 knight mating pattern, but this video has given me great guidance. Also I know now something about spongy stuff with nosebleeds.

[@adityaprabhaveanbalagan5496]

For me, I'm the opposite. My openings are quite bad but my endgames are quite good

[@kena1101]

@@adityaprabhaveanbalagan5496 i see you were already aware of the 6 knight mating pattern

[@shreyansh_karnwal]

Omfg god guys stop it😂

[@joshuabuena8049]

A man of culture only need 6 knights. And perhaps a cup of tea. Jolly good video, bravo.

[@selinguler4329]

Corrected title: Hikaru tortures little 400 elo players with 6 ponies.

[@briancornielle2991]

This have to be illegal honestly xD

[@brucewillards37]

Corrected corrected title: Beating a 400: Hoof by Hoof

[@novatwinkle7252]

Mane 6

[@deathcat0022]

Optional title: Chess god torments a noob chess player by stampeding them to death with horses.

[@psychicspy1234]

@@deathcat0022 he wasnt noob, for. 300+ player he played excellent.. probably this was his smurf account and he is solid 1400

[@joshw8868]

Elo: He’s been thinking for a while, maybe I’ve got him on the ropes Hikaru: yeah so I put a sponge up my nose…

[@Luccc83]

underrated comment

[@sanamite]

@@Luccc83 i don't get it

[@sawqs94]

@@sanamite watch from 1:45

[@lotsagrapes]

@@Luccc83 Offer off-street

[@lotsagrapes]

What did I mean

[@MegaClank]

You know at some point the opponent was like, “I was gonna resign, but now I’m curious to see what he’s doing with all these knights”

[@ShihammeDarc]

300s don't resign (I was one last month)

[@spicenight5634]

@@ShihammeDarc oh yeah. Newer lower level players don’t often resign because at any point the game could change at that level haha

[@youraverageweeb3823]

@@spicenight5634 fr I was thinking oh fk why did I play that, and then they blundered all their pieces, I got so mindblowned

[@jayure1346]

As a 2000 I don’t resign never resign chase you never know what can happen even at this level

[@randomorange6807]

He probably thought he could draw on 50 moves

[@Shantykoff]

Ah, the 6 Knight pattern, also known as Mongolian Gambit

[@user-tj9nn1pb3j]

It's a good one

[@rosalind1635]

Lol

[@LaPtaVerdad]

XD

[@mysterymatt4761]

why did i search that up.

[@NameName-yw4vr]

@@mysterymatt4761 you should absolutely search that up, in fact it was inspired after the great horse-riding skills of the mongolians and as you can see from hikaru's mating net, the horses absolutely rain hell upon the enemy's king which shows the extreme potential of the gambit while it having very low amount of theory absolutely recommend

[@QuickQuips]

I love how he offered a draw at one point.

[@hobbithawes2142]

That's such a goober move

[@mahmoudkchaou1799]

@@hobbithawes2142 that was the best move

[@cogrider6716]

It's really disrespectful honestly

[@arandomperson3117]

@@mahmoudkchaou1799 you forgot to switch accounts

[@mahmoudkchaou1799]

@@arandomperson3117 what do you mean

[@felixmerz6229]

Can't believe my eyes, that 400 played incredible. I'm 1300 and I've had worse games in the last three hours than that man played right there.

[@descendency]

0% chance that person is 368 for long.

[@aryansapra1905]

@@descendency I checked that guy's profile, he's 813 in blitz

[@Amoeby]

@@aryansapra1905 it should sound like he is strong but it's still 3 digits

[@shamrock4452]

@@aryansapra1905 what’s his name on chess?

[@pilotavery]

@@shamrock4452 shabalababobalabadingdong

[@alrineusaldore6764]

How to beat a 400 player Step 1: Play safe and for development Step 2: Get 6 (hopefully 7) knights on the board Step 3: ??? Step 4: Checkmate

[@Zatarra69]

Always hoping for 7 knights

[@newcoolgamer200]

You can actually do it with five knights but it’s way more efficient with 7

[@newcoolgamer200]

I’m still trying to get 8

[@newcoolgamer200]

Wait I just realized it’s possible to get 10 but that would be incredibly hard

[@texugo_branco]

@@newcoolgamer200 theres only 8 pawns you can't get 10 knights

[@joesach6719]

hikaru: alright guys im gonna try to break this one down and explain each of my moves precedes to make like 15 premoves in the endgame while talking about something random

[@nishitd]

Me, at the beginning: cool, I'll learn something here Me, at the end: I guess I learned a bit about FIDE politics.

[@enviidakid]

lmfaoooo i was looking for this ... because i was definitely :'( by the end

[@Luffy_wastaken]

Oh c'mon you guys, it's obvious you guys

[@Ziggerath]

This is a solid example of why I think levy is a better chess KZbinr. On top of being entertaining and charismatic, levy always stays on topic and actually knows how to teach. I usually only watch Hikaru not for anything quality or entertainment but just to watch a top chess player.

[@Ziggerath]

Just finished video and wow this commentary absolutely sucks nuts 💀 the light play was interesting at least

[@rileyvonbevern4652]

What a knightmare!

[@ianmusix6878]

good one

[@greg-ot4qp]

stop.

[@adamyates598]

lollllllllllllll

[@legueu]

Danny Rensch second account spotted!

[@guythatdoesthings4935]

🚪 👈there’s the door

[@UnicycleIdiot]

That 400 player played incredibly well, and this Nakamura guy has potential too.

[@lightrobotCoromon]

Yeah that 6 Knight mate was pretty impressive,He could be half decent

[@kudzem]

Every chess book : You can’t force checkmate with knights only Hikaru : Hold my TAKES-TAKES-TAKES

[@shanathered5910]

two knights can't, but three can

[@ZDTF]

​@@shanathered5910hey Pretty lady!

[@FireSharkAttack]

For those who are wondering: the person that hikaru played's score is now around 1200, so yes they have improved quite a bit since they played hikaru.

[@ottomanpapyrus9365]

Daymm

[@prawtism]

@@muhdsiddiq7753 you can see their username

[@user-wc3rt6wf6h]

Эта партия научила его ,, монгольскому гамбиту" из-за этого его рейтинг сильно вырос

[@imjonathan6745]

400 to 1200 is not "quite a bit" moron

[@felicityc]

seems like they sort of stagnated. they're still playin tho. nice to see improvement

[@Tideman11]

Honestly, that was a very strong peformance by a 368 rated player. He made a couple of good moves and didn't hang too much. I would crush most 400 rated players in a much more brutal way and I am only rated 900 in blitz.

[@fedem8229]

500 elo difference is huge, obviously you would win most of the time

[@courageouscuber9278]

@@fedem8229 Yeah but he preformed very well. Better than most 500s who would hang their queen 20 times in a game.

[@psychicspy1234]

The beginners are the most dangerous😀

[@neko6803]

@@psychicspy1234 because they will come up with agressive ideas very early. "I used to attack because thats the only thing i knew - Now i attack because its the thing that works best"

[@NIKENKO]

ye, that guy is definitely not a 400, probably just new account, i would guess atleast 800 for him. He was just playing solid moves and that by itself crushes every 400, since 400s just blunder everything

[@zululu1448]

It's nice how he encourages and congratulates his opponent at the end for the good game. Hikaru is such a great guy, so humble..

[@Egroj.]

Hahaha you made my day, you are so funny ty.

[@doodleblah8275]

I don’t care. I literally don’t care.

[@bourhinorc1421]

@@doodleblah8275 wow nobody cares about your comment either, its reciprocal congrats!

[@jakenotgettingmylastname835]

Bourhinorc I care

[@doodleblah8275]

@@bourhinorc1421 i was quoting hikaru to show he is not humble

[@TristanWeijermars]

Even though Nakamura won this game with less than a percent of his attention and even made it more difficult for himself than his opponent could, he did not verbally burn his opponent to the ground but instead chose to praise the good moves and give him/her some encouragement. I like that.

[@kevinklassen4328]

I do too. But come on, how fragile would your ego have to be to bash a 400 level player.

[@TristanWeijermars]

@@kevinklassen4328 I agree, but I am sure there are plenty of (lesser) players who would, especially online.

[@noob_69]

yeah right he is a cool guy untill his opponent beats him

[@yneshAshanti]

@@noob_69 this was the comment I was looking for 😂

[@brychaus9059]

Yeah he's a good winner. Some people forget it's possible to be a sore winner almost as easily as a sore loser.

[@orionfire1947]

That person played really well, honestly. Especially for their rating. I hope they go far.

[@valjohnson7112]

there is no chance that is their actual rating. its another smurf keeping his rating low so that he can crush beginner players.

[@orionfire1947]

wow, way to remain positive. Take that somewhere else.

[@Joemels]

@@orionfire1947 he’s right though. I dropped down to 400 and it was much more difficult then the 600-900 range. People Smurf…

[@orionfire1947]

All assumptions but based on what exactly? Why cant they just do well? Why does it always have to be something its not? Check yourselves at minimum and question this thought process or you yourself will never improve.

[@Joemels]

@@orionfire1947 based on personal experience playing people of that rating and around that rating. “Why does it always have to be something it’s not”… this is an observation based on our own experiences. Don’t know where the always comes in that you were talking about since this is our only interaction. You’re saying some pseudo deep shit a 15 year old would say. What is your opinion based off of? Why are you invalidating our experiences?

[@legueu]

Step by Step is a great idea for a series.

[@Luper1billion]

They can make them day by day

[@hellfullart]

It is very nice to see a GM as Hikaru, paying so close attention and eplaining the game thoroughly to players with such a low rating. One can say tht this is very instructive.

[@Xyyyyyz1492]

He's literally talking about random shit throughout.

[@joshea7861]

He pre-moved 10 steps ahead for the entire middle and end games while talking about FIDE politics concerning Magnus and Wesley. I'm not saying it wasn't instructive but he was doing none of the explanation and close attention to detail your comment suggests.

[@brndzx7602]

There should be a game mode where the pieces look like a different one (e.g. knight looks like rook, queen looks like king etc) and call it “camouflage”. Openings would be easy but it could get confusing mid-end game.

[@ardeleanion4435]

Take your pill and go to sleep.

[@itsdifficulttocreateaperfe9850]

@@ardeleanion4435 Why tho? I don't take my pills too and I'm fine

[@brndzx7602]

@@ardeleanion4435 lmao wdym

[@johndeaux8815]

This but the pawns are identical to the piece behind them

[@Jonahappleby]

Imagine how confused the 400 Elo was when Hikaru promoted all his pawns into knights

[@huseyinklc5924]

“Something’s wrong, I can feel it”

[@mathskafunda4383]

@@skettycat0409 First of all, that was a subscriber. And secondly, it's a "he" not a "she".

[@csquaredgaming]

That is one of the best 400 rated players I've ever seen wow.

[@loveminecraft4077]

poor guy requested a draw

[@FrogToadBug]

5:27 Hikaru is a chess genius and just average intelligence in every other way other than geometric pattern recognition and I love it.

[@allengainzmma]

The dude that got mated with 7 knights should have everyone’s respect for not resigning lol he must be a chill guy.

[@mysterymatt4761]

the moment i realised it wasnt clickbait-

[@Tideman11]

@1:51 "What material was used for the nose bleed?" My brain thinking of chess pieces. 🤔 You don't stick a bishop in your nose for fun.

[@denizyigit3636]

400 elo guy: Just chilling Hikaru: Starts drawing arrows 400 elo guy: *Starts sweating*

[@joshea7861]

you can't see your opponents arrows though

[@thatoneguyhehe8510]

yes knights

[@frostifi9397]

This helped me out alot thank you 🙏

[@elijahcohen9304]

Elo: I’m fighting for my life. Hikaru: I think phlegm starts with ph.

[@Kiralucy]

Good video but should be longer. Also yeah that 300 played better then some people ive face in 1000 - 1100

[@Egroj.]

Check Daniel Naroditsky youtube channel for real master classes or Gothamchess.

[@blueleafy7167]

I started chess yesterday, I chose beginner since I know how the peices move and I am stablizing at 300-400 rating. I usually make like 2-6 blunders per game lol

[@slushie3061]

how's the progress?

[@terrencechess1695]

have you gotten a title yet?

[@HilbertXVI]

You beat magnus yet?

[@lolvondgf]

​@@HilbertXVI lmao

[@elisabethsun7059]

@@HilbertXVI XD

[@Alex2K]

Wholesome GM is wholesome

[@robertbrandywine]

This guy is playing more like a 900 than a 368.

[@MarianoGrande1]

Cool, learned another useful checkmate pattern

[@vale_s]

pls do more of those! thanks

[@mrlou_st]

I like this content approach, not for me at the start but surely in the future we'll have a pretty supergm subtle educational content

[@psychicspy1234]

You should add the date when this was live on twitch

[@thetopgtube]

Some kings put a horse in a box. Some horses put a king in a box.

[@nightactive7088]

I Like how Humble He was at the end. He actually encouraged that Player. And yes it was a good Game.

[@chadsquidward7228]

The conversations are all around the board but hey, i love it!

[@sanamite]

Strong 400 elo player

[@dazey856]

He’s showing the talent they’re hiding down there

[@Lusc1nt]

The great wall of Juan

[@vittolostoriografo4058]

Good one

[@_RDMPTN]

I must add the 6 knight mating pattern to my arsonal. Great tutorial.

[@gabbie25]

hikaru doesn't stop talking to think, it's pretty funny how he takes this opponent so easily

[@-SpaceWizard-]

the 6 knight mating pattern i use in every endgame its probably the best mating pattern i found so far

[@93MrJoshua]

U are inspiring wish u all luck in this world. Thank you for showing me such a great game. It really changes my life and I’m a bit addicted actually 😂❤

[@user-dx8jm3ih7b]

please more of these game for beginners and teaching!

[@adamhorn5080]

Hikaru with the positivity after ending the mans life with 6 horses, lmao. We love you.

[@userjk7]

Now everytime a 400 ELO opponent plays too good for his rating, I'll be like "That's gotta be Hikaru again"

[@houndz3152]

Hikaru is like the biggest chess troll but is very casual about it

[@PopArtificer]

Daniel Naroditsky: Masterclass speedrun. Hikaru Nakamura: Hold my bobbing head!

[@davidritz94]

When I saw the thumbnail I thought it was an odds game

[@znasty838]

It's nice to know when my opponents are taking forever to play, its actually Hikaru just talking to chat

[@jeffryejeffrye]

Playing my grandpa I once took all his pieces exept his king, got ten bishops, and then mated him.

[@skettycat0409]

my grandpa doesn't even know how to play lol

[@davidsantiago7808]

You shouldnt bully a poor old man who has dementia like that

[@jeffryejeffrye]

@@davidsantiago7808 He doesn’t. He’s just really bad at chess. So was I at the time.

[@malenkas3]

Are there more of these kind of videos where Hikaru actively explains what's going on? Majority of videos it's quite difficult to understand wtf is going on and he premoves 74 moves when his engine tells his it's unavoidable mate Edit: nvm, even this game wasn't it

[@tomiokagiyuu1730]

Very nice videos GMHikaru ! ( People who play chess on insane level inspire me. To play it and forget about become a master as well )

[@robertstefan6971]

I like how hikaru is showing a miriad of opening ideas in the beggining, if only the 360 player knew who he was up against. That was funny to see, oh and the 20 move premoves are the icing on the cacke

[@naveen5126]

the 400 elo madlad actually lasted through the middlegame with hikaru, and that is impressive enough in my opinion

[@FocusBeam]

Hikaru out here with the horses like Genghis Pawn

[@hgservices5572]

Hikaru is a gift to society - sharing his chess brilliance as an act of charity to the world thank you

[@chrisgood9715]

@@tabularasa9576 look first you have nasty farts and you know it. Secondly, a gift isn’t always materialistic. Knowledge can be a gift too. Einstein gave the human race or should I say, society, many gifts. Hikaru is the Einstein of chess in this analogy, sharing his knowledge of chess with anyone who’s willing to listen and learn.

[@over-_-dozegaming5081]

@@chrisgood9715 while making lots of money, Einstein didn't.

[@hgservices5572]

Lol money is a reward when gained by honest means and is merely the representation of proof of what one has done for his fellow man. If you mow someone’s lawn and wish to exchange your labor for another good or service the proof that you had done something for your fellow man is represented in coin . Hikaru earns money because it is his reward and proof that he has shared his knowledge and creativity with his fellow man. Money is not evil , the love of it is. Man should receive and enjoy the fruits of his labor , it does not prove greed or disprove the act of sharing one’s gift or gifts

[@Desir04]

The title: how to beat 400 elo The video : how to bully 400 elo

[@MrRop-yp3wt]

bro this is toture i woulda just resigned

[@Supware]

This was unbelievable play for a 400

[@unknownpandemic2577]

More of THIS please SENPAI Hikaru, we need to learn how to play chess from legends of the game like you and Danya. You have so much to offer us MASTER

[@lightlysal]

When you watch too much anime

[@sumamurthy2166]

@@lightlysal lol

[@michael8815]

ewww

[@shah_dar1330]

Weirdo

[@flappyfloppy3048]

Weeb

[@trunghungpham9414]

“You only hung a knight and some pawns.” Me: The last time a hung a pawn I got checkmated :vv

[@thekarrot9887]

I was instantly hooked by that thumbnail tho

[@nyennestils5339]

Why does every game come down to 6 knights v a king? I feel like I see this endgame every day.

[@debmalyachakrabortybigmhs4121]

Alternative title: GM destroys 400 rated with 6 knights and that poor guy now hates chess.

[@bvega2168]

Love how hikaru is a humble player with great sportsmanship

[@Justk1Drauhl]

i would've started crying at the sheer amount of disrespect

[@PieInTheSky9]

Great series, please do more of these.

[@LambdaPsi]

Origin of a villain

[@metaphoria3]

Still got the ultimate compliment

[@abegboss4236]

The other playe : let's play with my low ELO account and bully someone hehehehahaha Also him later : wtf bro! that's illegal 😭

[@rjntchapz6997]

😂😂

[@DanielLopez-vk4tl]

Saludos Maestro desde Quílmes Buenos Aires Argentina! ! !

[@Dylan_Devine]

The draw offer made me laugh, I feel bad because he didn't know who he was playing against.

[@lordespion8789]

That 400 guy: Damn the opponent must be a gm or something.

[@Juhinvr]

I'm not scared of any horror games, the only thing i'm scared of is only having a king and 7 knights chasing me, while my resign button won't work

[@therealtrollmaster1382]

I know this is old but if anyone sees this, at 8:12 is knight c7 not a free rook? If the rook is moved then a fork between the king and other rook by knight e6 still wins a rook right?

[@AdrianStalker]

You are right. The opponent could push the pawn attacking hikaru rook but he would just move and then fork after black rook moves. I can't see a way out for black. His best option seems just let the knight take and after rook takes knight he would "control" the a file

[@kytong954]

Seems like such a nice guy

[@itWaf]

Cheers, love, the cavalry is here!

[@ZucchiZ]

Hikaru: his king is in a box Me: I wouldn't even know my king was in a box

[@walshar2705]

this is basically 14 minuts of Hikaru going too hard on a level 400 that just wants to play chess

[@adam4105]

Great toutorial!

[@willatour1016]

Why not watch the full video first than comment that

[@orescik6224]

@@willatour1016 why not

[@beastxfort7080]

someone trying to play normal chess : hikaru with 6 knights : *die*

[@kelzage]

It took 6 knights and 1 Hikaru to overwhelm this 400 gigachad

[@teenspirit1]

I love how he praised satish for hanging just a couple of pawns and minor pieces so wholesome

[@jayfeezal8773]

The opponent really said, "Let him cook!"

[@joshuabuena8049]

Regular people need 7 knights. A man of culture only need 6.

[@relics1454]

I just heard a dude who mated someone with 6 Knights say "You Played Great!"

[@justine5880]

His opponent: You think you can make me bored and resign

[@Savethepandabears]

Never watching this guy's videos again not even four minutes into his video and I've already seen six ads

[@MrE517]

The Forth Eorlingas Checkmate

[@Sex_Defender]

I was always wondering how to beat these damn 400s, it seems I just d only need to fill my board with knights. I’m also sure queens are weak only being able to cover horizontal and diagonal

[@fakof6231]

I also make horses 4 the lols if the opponent don't have the seasons to resign.

[@silentj976]

300 elo's POV: Hikaru premoving every pawns in the end game

[@RyKingTheRy]

Scholar mate: did you forgot I exist?

[@gigabytetrash6304]

0:51 opponent waiting 1 minute for hikaru to explain everything: 🗿