Best Chess Moments Of 2022

Here are the best clips and moments from another amazing year of chess! Featuring Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, GothamChess, Daniel Naroditsky, and more of your favorite players!
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[@chess]

What was your favorite moment of 2022?

[@vinod.9290]

13:34

[@cordialement4383]

8:30 by far 😂

[@ultraemmit1063]

when chess inflation caused the servers to crash

[@kirillzakharov7336]

Nepo and Hikaru facial expressions during the Candidates

[@jaydensammarco420]

thank andrew tate for that

[@airex347]

8:30 bro ding is like that one kid who no one talks to and he gets the highest score in the finals

[@Navigatorzoro_]

Lol it's look like you just rejected a girl without saying anything.

[@Yoshi-hb1hm]

nice pfp bro

[@odokawa1]

ding looks like mob from mob psycho

[@solus2074]

and he's champion baby

[@nguyendoan2705]

now he is the champion :)

[@cristirusisoru7461]

10:00 the fact that hansen waited 5 secs bcuz of bornik's daughter is whole some

[@caxacar8901]

Hanson equalise time ne acsuenye wants a challenge, he doesn't know that a kid passed by

[@Daniel-pj7di]

⁠​⁠@@caxacar8901i mean he smiled so he probly saw the kid

[@TheWizardsOfOz]

The best chess moment of 2022 was when chess exploded and chess got a lot more attention globally.

[@Wheelinski]

I was like “wow, such an interest in chess lately..”

[@Malc277]

I’m not a Tate fan, but I would argue he is partly responsible for the resurgence in popularity.

[@tommy_noble]

Queens gambit came out in 2020

[@Learnean]

@@Malc277 Nah. He has been around for a long time now, but it started exploding at the end of last year. And into this year even more so. No one is talking about Tate.

[@cheeseboi2104]

@@Malc277 Nah m

[@tylerlittleton4719]

Hikaru’s face reactions are 30% of the highlights😂

[@indogen-z2872]

6:25 this made my day 😂😂😂😭

[@nikhilpimple3337]

8:29 this was the best moment for me

[@tofaa3668]

Ending the year off with magnus's hair taking over the world. Beautiful

[@Justaplebxd1998]

0:04 literally everyone when magnus play a4/h4

[@themastermind3214]

Ding just running away slowly is so awesome. 😂

[@LoffysDomain]

9:30 fair play

[@carlomaster1o596]

The greatest moment for chess is when you say you play chess to a stranger and they dont immediately think youre a nerd that stays at home for days. I mean theyre right but at least they dont think of it first

[@tateshow0210]

8:41 he premoved in real life

[@erezsolomon3838]

2:27 "...meanwhile, the white rooks harassing this black queen"

[@NihinduAngana]

that ending was gold!!

[@LieoneilThePopcat]

7:05 "You could see him breathe"

[@ts4DARKop]

Much needed video for chess community

[@Gigalink07]

Hikaru always has the most expressive face ever since he was younger till now😂

[@TheMarksT]

Great compilation of great moments! Thanks!

[@nesicvojin]

8:05 Here Wesley thought that he could castle while he was in check because he wouldn't be moving his king (fisher random) but sadly it's against the rules

[@kirillzakharov7336]

its funny how Levy and Danya both refer to the "chat" as if it's some sort of an entertaining animal

[@ivanzegarra9765]

Well “chat” is French for “cat”

[@kirillzakharov7336]

@@ivanzegarra9765 il y a une question. Est-ce qu'ils savent où non? the question is though, do they know that?

[@fujiapple9675]

Magnus vs. Hikaru in the SCC was amazing! Absolutely thrilling!

[@cheesebean-hq3dv]

what a move, my personal fav when magnus got two queens, and dang hikaru's face

[@josephsweeney3198]

0:57 Levy blunders THE ROOOOOOOOOOK

[@sainidinesh]

It's Nemo who blundered

[@zacharywoloszynski4258]

No he didnt

[@josephsweeney3198]

meant to see Nemo. my b

[@Checkmate_Edits]

Awesome year for chess, but 2023 is already looking exciting!

[@2007_Nissan_pathfinder]

Cool anyways here’s the recipe for brownies: * * Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a metal 9x9 pan with parchment paper. * Pour melted butter into a large mixing bowl. Whisk in sugar by hand until smooth, 30 seconds. * Add in eggs and vanilla extract. Whisk 1 minute. * Whisk in melted chocolate until combined and smooth. * Use a rubber spatula to stir in flour, cocoa powder, and salt until just combined. Stir in whole chocolate chips. * Pour into prepared pan and smooth out. * Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Let cool in pan 30 minutes before slicing.

[@idontknowwhattowritehere.8361]

So Random, I love it!

[@AshutoshSingh-gs6bz]

Thank you. Nothing better than watching chess games on a calm winter night with hot brownies along.

[@prasaddixit5231]

What is the video about and what u are speaking

[@martear]

This video is gold.

[@kaigankaigankaigan3905]

So much to cherish from year 2022.. mine was when I played with IM Eric Rosen and GM Hammer

[@los1wochos]

Magnus and Hikaru, lmao. Hikarus faces and Magnus just being Magnus. This is a good timeline for chess.

[@JFrost2124]

Magnus with big hair and other GM's expression definitely got me there 😆😆

[@zara_mov]

glad to see dubov here as well :)

[@ahmedsitnic4105]

Whaaaat.. no mention of Hans Magnus situation? No mention of Magnus vs Rapport blitz game, arguably the most memorable blitz game that will go down in history and the game of which Magnus himself said it is the most fun game he has played in years??

[@JaymesCKelly]

that's chess24 mate

[@vro6661]

​@@JaymesCKelly 😂

[@tinsimatovic1486]

0:54 Naroditsky screams because of the blunder but a few weeks ago I saw him playing rapid and blundered a queen lol

[@bliss6417]

Hey man, we've all been there.

[@wewindowsforfree]

0:54 lol reference

[@theodoremartin9966]

Yes, I like seeing you play the bots, with deep analysis.

[@kickingkenno]

Not going to lie that ending made me laugh harder than I have for a long time, whoever thought that up needs a raise

[@plywoodcarjohnson5412]

Best upload! Ding!

[@zachevardsanmiguel315]

Love the fact that Levy blundered, not sacrifice

[@moist_beans3283]

When Frank activated the sizzling defense

[@___thatguy___]

The words speak for themselves

[@itzyuzuruclips]

Now that's a rewind

[@opside231]

Seems like 2023 will be an even better year

[@tminusfivetwu]

Mangelic Magnus hair FTW

[@nico2080]

Nepo hasn't the same smile after presse conference game 12 at Astana 😂

[@nedzhatincherkezov8285]

Lmao final clip was epic.

[@tzvirubin9708]

Danya is the man of the year.

[@vro6661]

😂

[@Corteum]

Ding needs to get some etiquette going. His etiquette rating is only 1500 😂

[@demianschultz3749]

That was great, but the hair part was a blast

[@AndersLarss]

When Magnus came late and won

[@rajiv2516]

magnus growing is hair i i laughed

[@voidgaming8698]

That stare!

[@MynameisS_A]

Bruh too good 😂

[@WeatherGuruOSRS]

Looks like a big moment was forgotten :)

[@Hardik_Sahu]

The best chess moment was everytime someone used Magnus for a thumbnail

[@demianschultz3749]

Bing thinks, "there you go with the standard speech again", and he just leaves haha

[@akshathkumar9135]

best moments for one side and worst moments for the other lol

[@ARP199]

The fact that my twitch username appeared in the best moment of chess makes me happy 😊

[@adebowalefestus8527]

2022 Candidates was one of the best with hikaru’s Vibes🔥

[@vijaysarathy7572]

8:28 ding is dinging 🔥

[@rabbimiah3202]

2022 is the year i was connected to chees most of my time. literally i was there in each n every single moment of the video. 2023 yh im kinda out from chess losing interest by time.

[@Karol___]

I made it. I'm in best chess moments of 2022. In the crowd watching that hair grow.

[@mazin685]

I don't want Carlisen to retire, the Classic, or anything

[@satyamsharma-ng9dq]

He’s not retiring just giving up his throne he will probably play in the candidates next year

[@thesnackbandit]

@@satyamsharma-ng9dqDoubt it, but he is quite mercurial so we never know.

[@mdibrar2935]

Albreki finna be here

[@Rabarbaraaa]

NOOO THE HAIR IM DYING

[@steveurso9717]

Ding is a gigachad

[@harjassingh403]

24 karat 50 pound trophy that may or not be accurate 😂😂😂 levyy mann😂

[@chickenofdarknes3403]

I notice you didn’t put in an videos of Hans 👀👀👀

[@cryptedz9860]

Levy is cold goddamn

[@alexandersong5753]

11:43 can someone explain why Hikaru won here? Magnus is clearly ahead, there's no stalemate and they both have plenty of time?

[@robertdominicceasarsalvill2221]

So I thought rhe same tho!

[@robertdominicceasarsalvill2221]

Read all through the comments, the explanation is there. I cant explain much for you mb

[@atha5469]

There is an overall timer for the tournament : Hikaru had enough time to just wait until the end before Magnus could equalize the score

[@walterwhite210]

Nakamura ha 14.5 points

[@dylanmashiki3280]

Lol that's dirty from levy

[@JasonMomos]

8:30 Ice Cold.

[@Yusuf-the-wanderer]

can someone explain the blunder here and what is wrong with white move 7:29

[@personfromgermany]

The Magnus hair

[@Mati-zc2ym]

Magnus hair and likes growing fast like coronavirus cases

[@merxellus1456]

6:13 how in the worrrrlllld do GM’s looks at a chess board pieces for 1femtosecond and shook their head with..” nahh.. gameover” I even have trouble analysing a chess board on Screen. Its crazy how fast their brain analyse

[@takyc7883]

More of these lmao, love to see Eric Hansen the sportsman getting credit as well!

[@Is_Orangutan]

0:55 At this moment his sacrificed… THE ROO- oh nvm that’s just a blunder

[@abhinavshankar414]

Magnus announcing that he won't play the wcc and that the next one will be ding vs nepo didn't even make it in the recap

[@mamatheshkumar5711]

try to bring minister. hail the lord!

[@allanturmaine5496]

Alpha! Hans Nieman has escaped! Recruit a team of chess players with attitude! It's chessin' time! *all the pieces on the board form one super piece, and battle Hans Nieman, who goes back to Space Japan for another 27 years, until he hungers again*

[@xdjldd7832]

13:44 funny how i didnt remember seeing hair thats strange

[@elementsofphysicalreality]

Magnus just wanted to finish the mate even though he lost to Hikaru on time.

[@DiCelloPiano]

These are great, but why did you kill Mittens? :)

[@jordancool4853]

Hikaru was not impressed by that bongcloud.

[@cartman2dk]

love the memes. so fucking niche.

[@officialafaqahmad]

Can someone please explain 7:25 case? I don't see any blunders or unfair castle (yea sorry I know I'm bad at chess)

[@Justinsalehtv]

When Nepo crushed the candidates and then proceeded to get clapped by Magnus in the Championship

[@thesnackbandit]

What?

[@theabraham3653]

8:30

[@idalhicisneros9173]

I once beated chippy once

[@lordbendtner9328]

Why is there Antonio Gramsci in the thumbnail

[@shanetheshane9253]

What's wrong with f4 opening?

[@thatguycalledjesse]

Wesley So deserved to win the CGC

[@petezapseternity8187]

Please bring back Mittens, it was a demon but deep inside everyone loved it

[@spicywings374]

3:34 bruh levy

[@dominikudovicic3573]

Where is Hans Niemann?

[@Ramel34]

Somebody explain why Hikaru and my man in the white shirt was walking by making faces like that 🤣🤣🤣🤣. I need the link to the full video ASAP was his teammate losing or something??

[@kashay4415]

Why was Hikaru so tilted when Duda played the Bongcloud lmao

[@hunterwashere6242]

Ego

[@macchiavelli199x]

​@@hunterwashere6242 wtf?? Why does everything about Hiki has to be related to EGO 😂 Even Magnus, Ian, Kasparov all have ego, and it's justified. I believe even Ding, Levon, Fabi etc have it they're just better at hiding it cause there's NO way you could be top players if you don't have a bit of an arrogance.

[@macchiavelli199x]

Pretty sure he actually expected a lot from Duda cause it was a big money tourney so it's a no joke and Duda could at least clap him back. From what I've seen, he could play along with trash openings but only in fitting circumstances

[@chess_org]

And the new year started with me. Meow 🐱

[@Hagurmert]

What happened to your profile picture? Where is the mittens that we saw before?

[@CeRz]

the faces hikaru was making at 6:20 was just pure disgust.

[@UC3SHADESURVIVAL]

I... Can't git gud