Wesley So demolishes Hikaru Nakamura with instructive play in the Queen's Gambit Declined

[@cuteflower1011]

2 pawn sacrifices during end game. Wesley got nerves of steel and stayed focus. Wow 🥰

[@samsung5688]

Wesley simply didn't want to catch glimpse of Hikaru's weird expressions. What a game... Loved it. And as always Sagar Shah rocks with his Tony Greig-like commentary in end game keeping audience on the edge of their seats.

[@MyOneFiftiethOfADollar]

We also don’t care much about your weird reaction to Hikaru’s weird expressions

[@nimatedAdventures]

weird hikaru fan

[@mdmarcaassport]

Weird stuff is what the person right to H3 has in his mouth. Any one know what it is? #weird#is#relative

[@Not-You-Tuber]

This is not a game, just an art made by these two extremely talented creative artists.. ChessArt OP..👌👌

[@arunsolo1984]

❤

[@Not-You-Tuber]

@@MyOneFiftiethOfADollar According to Britannica Dictionary Art means "something that is created with imagination and skill and that is beautiful or that expresses important ideas or feelings".. This game shows how beautiful the chess imagination is.. How beautiful the chess skills are.. How two world class players express their ideas.. Hope you are getting my point..

[@Not-You-Tuber]

@@MyOneFiftiethOfADollar This is basic communication style.. Here my definition "This is not a game" sentence has been used to portray something bigger than the game.. Just like "It is not water, in fact it is our life".. According to my understanding "art" word is perfectly used here.. But yes you can differ according to your understanding of "art".. As a single word can describe different expressions..

[@MyOneFiftiethOfADollar]

@@Not-You-Tuber “This is basic communication style” makes it OK to assert that the King of all games is NOT a game. Your claim that art is bigger than chess just means that you like the nebulous notion of art as much as chess players like the concreteness and fairness of chess. In your world most anything can be labeled as “art”. Even your handle NotKZbinr shows how distorted your sense of language is as you freely use KZbin while claiming you don’t. No doubt very far to the left on political spectrum. I am happy that art makes you happy

[@Joseph-xi5bt]

I farted.. pardon..

[@johncerminaro4549]

GM Wesley So just keeps improving w/each new season. His positional judgement is becoming truly stunning. A future World Champion no doubt.

[@Houtenaar]

Love how you explain what is happening with every move. I learned alot while watching!

[@HeyYoEusebios]

agree

[@JohnKuhles1966]

9:12 why not white Pawn G3 G4 defending Rook and attacking F5 (that is pinned) 3 times! ...

[@jamesbyerly766]

Yeah this helps for sure

[@UnknownString123]

@@JohnKuhles1966 I think black can just ignore because you would win a pawn but then how do you prevent the passed pawn from queening?

[@rayvnas1699]

Aw

[@TheMrBennito]

I have been mistaken, thinking that So is a great player with solidity as his largest asset. Those pawn sacrifices have surprised me, now I estimate him to be even better than I thought he is.

[@JackBlack-i6k]

GM So's speed games are beginning to look like Bobby Fischer's---his use of the full board w/a single pawn up vs the great USA GM Nakamura. A spectacular endgame sac victory by Wesley So! Great post!! Great commentary!!!

[@Sam-ru7tk]

0:19 hikaru made face like he had constipation 😂😂

[@tidzej5400]

Or trying to do sigma male XD

[@MikeButch]

Hikaru is the human embodiment of a twitch emote

[@shohag9973]

Really fantastic game

[@MyOneFiftiethOfADollar]

Thx for the clarification. All this time had thought he was the Martian embodiment

[@strangethif6274]

😊😅😊😊

[@zacharysherry2910]

Got that Jack Nicholson grin to frown talent

[@kirtdulay2444]

This is what i like Wesley, hes strong trap moves. sacrificing but it gives him chances on winning.

[@aps8511]

0:25 Hikaru trying to get feel of the environment 😂😂

[@KingElrosTarMinyatur]

That was so funny

[@bharatlakshakar6195]

Where is my queen moment 🤣🤣🤣

[@Mikegeb4545]

And bang!!! What was that noise?? 😂😂

[@JohnOwenBanks]

I never tire of seeing this game! Wesley So uses all themes in this game & defeats Nakamura w/2 brilliant endgame sacs. But notice So's concentration vs Nakamura's Vaudevillian facial expressions, looking everywhere, except the board. Bravo Wesley!

[@alphaandomegaministry2718]

Wow the way Wesley broke through a seemingly impregnable fortress! Amazing.

[@JohnOwenBanks]

GM Wesley So is America's No.1 chess champion & he's getting better & better! Wow what endgame play...

[@phjab1281]

But He's A Filipino Migrating In USA Coz He's Not Supporting By Philippine Government That's Why USA Support Him . . .

[@TON-ws9og]

Loved the commentary - great energy - and great game

[@justgotluckygodspeed9878]

Nice commentary..in my opinion,it's just like wesley is listening on you before he make a move..More Power!

[@danielcarpinteyro4818]

These two are at the same time warriors and poets. So inspiring to witness their battles.

[@vinaykrishna2977]

It's just a coincidence, but I loved it when Hikaru moved his king to the center black square, just accepting the defeat involuntarily 😅 (PS: For anyone who don't know, it's customary to place kings in that colored squares which won the game at the end of it.)

[@kramhonj9044]

Hikaru plays like a machine, move like computer, expression like A.I. robot

[@PiyushSharma-gi6vi]

Gets defeated like a human 😅

[@valnovanoth]

15:03 black bishop AKA "Wesley Snipes"

[@foolmenow00]

After the final check...if Kc3, attacking rook...rxf4 pawn attacking bishop while rook is hanging!! Rook can't slide over to protect the bishop from black pawn covering the square on f2!

[@MyOneFiftiethOfADollar]

Excellent. The commentator appears to be almost the same strength as the competitors! Very instructive regarding the value of the principle of two weaknesses and the virtue of patience

[@ChrisM-qo1jc]

No he just needs to watch the game ahead of time then use stockfish to analyze

[@helium69]

@@ChrisM-qo1jc he is gm bruhh he knows all the moves

[@parthasharma5290]

​@@helium69he's not gm

[@ryanarcelgalendez5504]

The commentator is very knowledgeable as well.

[@11fandom29]

Sagar Shah is the best thing to happen to the game in recent years.

[@peterangel9233]

Wow thats a genius move by wesley so

[@jmgonzales7701]

Cant believe we lost weasly so due to incompetence of our government.

[@rajasekhar9801]

wow what a finish

[@arturoabesamis5094]

Unbelievable pawn sacrifice of wesley so!

[@rap3208]

Man! Loved your analysis/explanations.

[@KrizbyYT]

That endgame was insane.

[@lexsoft3969]

At 15:00, instead of Rb3, I think Wesley could play Bc4, threatening checkmate with Rd3+#. Now, if : 1. Rd1 a1=M+ 2. Rxa1 Rd3+#

[@dmproduction1384]

But white has a defensive resources with Be4, then the ending will be the same. White will sacrifice his rook because the black e pawn can go through.

[@mystoriestelugu]

Hikaru expressions 🤣 😆 😂

[@poemsoflove_]

I hate his face

[@light-water]

The double pawn sacrifice was completely divine. He defends his queening pawn with the bishop, so he can eventually play rook b1 after a check from rxb4.

[@AK-sb3iy]

0:26 Hikaru sees it's coming and the farts 😀

[@davidgezz2362]

“And let’s get it cracking” 😂 goated

[@jackson32]

The best chess commentator on youtube. Strong player too.

[@LorenzoMaragoni]

Amazing game and amazing commentary!

[@sawanmandalia1]

At 9.13 isn't pawn move from G3 to G4 a good move? Or it has some consequences which I have missed?

[@junodavad8126]

Same question

[@gabrielcouto9997]

A doubt: when they hold hands (apart from a tie), how do we know who won and who lost?

[@MrHuddo]

Often if one player offers their hand first they're resigning. However, if they both sort of look at each other than shake hands it's almost always a draw agreement. No concrete rules in the way the hands are shaken, more of a tacit understanding that the position is a draw.

[@dkant4511]

It's also obvious especially whenever Hikaru loses

[@GuitarGuy190]

When it's a draw, one person usually offers it. So you can look out for someone's lips moving if they're the one offering the draw. The opponent usually nods in this case. If it's a resignation, the person who is losing will usually offer up their hand first.

[@manqobamagawu225]

Oftentimes the first player to offer a hand is resigning Although this is just a formality Every move is actually recorded,,so even if there's no handshake It's always known who lost

[@UnknownString123]

Apart from body language showing the difference between giving up or agreement, it's mostly about the position. These high level players are aware of the state at all times, so if an offer is made in a losing position, it's understood as a resignation. Likewise, if the position is equal and the game is not progressing, it's clearly a draw.

[@reynan8907]

Hikaru's facial expressions. 🤣

[@theunknown21329]

h3 was incredible!

[@hermannortiz2707]

Ufff, que hermosura de juego...es todo.

[@jdubs604]

Those sacrifices were unworldly. Wow!!!!

[@enriqueramos842]

He wasnt checking around at with a minute left.......No more ego at the end!!!😂

[@Philson]

Awww... Wesley took off their marriage ring. No love for Hikaru? :(

[@Philson]

Hikaru so distracted during the game too.

[@rap3208]

I was wondering about that, I even thought he was trying to do a mind game on Hikaru but probably not. But I was really thinking that it is a dangerous habit to take off his ring, one day he might forget to take it when he leabes the table.

[@ihatesmurfs84]

@@Philson wym distracted 🤣

[@neil.musique]

4:25 is bishop to h3 a good move? newbie here..

[@fezan173]

Exact 90 moves!

[@petersiegfriedkrug]

such a great game. Thank you very much

[@juangabin1693]

Wesley ha jugado muy bien.

[@akashs163]

Wesley so very good game play

[@namanchaudhary9903]

What a pawn sac, crazy endgame!

[@TristenTaylorMD]

Commentary was goated

[@afaf4356]

0:20 Hikaru's remake of the "Yao Meme"

[@AmanSharma-om8cn]

Sigma male face

[@chessworks5124]

Always fun watching hikaru lose😂😂

[@chessworks5124]

@@MyOneFiftiethOfADollar biggest loser's are the strongest people

[@akash3478]

Wesley's King was on a drunk rampage

[@peacefulmatthias5206]

3:27 Looks like that table is almost collapsing

[@ArnoldKiprono-zo4jl]

Hikaru is the calmest man in the chess world

[@gilean6179]

Beautiful commentary.

[@hartmut-a9dt]

that wobbly table would drive my crazy!

[@HeyYoEusebios]

ANG GALING MO WESLEY SO

[@MissMailer]

Wesley plays like Karpov here!

[@israelquimson831]

I demand to tata steel chess India....To let the commentator join the tournament...I guess he can win the championship😂

[@TheNarratorworld]

14:33, Hikaru could have captured the pown with king. Right. Please explain me

[@GAngeles15]

Then black rook captures b pawn and would have an advantage in position - b column will be open for the black pawn to advance along with continuous checks from rook and bishop that would strengthen black's position with a possible mate in a couple of moves

[@AmanSharma-om8cn]

Rook captures b4 pawn...king is in check so white can't capture black pawn A2 with rook

[@santhoshyours11]

@@GAngeles15

[@narutodragon3545]

After tenth step, that is fifth step of Wesley, how is Qa4 check and take on bishop in the nest step? Can anyone explain?

[@kobe51]

I wonder how much of that ending did Wesley see in advance?

[@foolmenow00]

HBO (back in the day)...had boxing commentators who...had nothing on this round/move by round/move guy! Somebody needs to hire this chessnut fool for future matches. This guy had me hanging on the freaking edge of the board and my seat! Yes, I'm embarrassed to say this.

[@jasonbatester5784]

Wesley's 2 Balls, I mean Pawn Sac! Godly mode! Man have balls of steel to do that at end game vs Hikaru aka God of Blitz! 😅 nice game and as usual it's bec. of Sagar's commentary.

[@user-bp6eh7en1v]

Brilliant chess and brilliant commentator!

[@asenciondivinagracia8881]

the risk of being so familiar with each other ... So and Hikaru . Play often for training

[@vishalpatel6969]

at last, if king moves to c3 to attack on rook; how black proceed to win rook or win? i cant think plz help by giving lines

[@culprit6099]

@ 9:17 can any one tell why dod hikaru not play pawn to G4

[@jerryhawkins7466]

Wesley will just push a3. If hikaru plays gxf5, Wesley's king will just capture the rook. In case hikaru plays Bxf5, white will just capture it with his bishop. Then if hikaru captures with a pawn, same scenario as ive stated above. And if hikaru captures the bishop via a rook. Then, wesley will just push the pawn to a2. Even if hikaru didn't capture with a rook and decide to prevent the pawn from promoting. At the end, wesley still has a major advantage having two major pieces.

[@jaydadlani1525]

9:18 hikaru missed a good move ig instead of rook h1 we can push pawn to g4 black will rook f6 then white king e5 then black rook can give check but we have f4 square for king so we can win a pawn basically

[@davidhaloho1447]

And about a3?

[@jaydadlani1525]

@@davidhaloho1447 i missed a3 can't push pawn a3 is queening then thanks for telling a3👍🏻

[@RelixAMV]

So like was king to c3 not a good response? He could’ve also taken his rook if bishop decided to take

[@mamangmondero5338]

Look at the face reaxtion of Hikaru, Hes so funny guys,,hahha, at the start, Hes one of the best GM Chess Pro,👍❤️🥰😅

[@heydude4630]

HIKARU SEEING THINGS THAT CANT BE SEEN BY ORDINARY HUMANS.. WHAT A LEGEND

[@RAYNDONPEASADO]

This is a mate not a resignation...

[@peter1112211]

Every time Hikaru lifts his elbows the table flexes. How, at the Tata STEEL Championship could they supply such a flimsy board? It is very distracting for viewers, but I cant imagine how it affectted the players.

[@gomcse]

I noticed that too. It would drive me crazy....

[@Ajoi1995]

Corruption at it’s finest

[@psijicassassin7166]

Proudly made in India

[@JohnKuhles1966]

9:12 why not white Pawn G3 G4 defending Rook and attacking F5 (that is pinned) 3 times!

[@aldreiso9755]

Proud cousin here from philippines

[@TawandaGodfrey]

I hate it when Hikaru losses he's such a good player man

[@NishantSatyam]

Are these plastics tables? they moving up and down.

[@subhashpravin3503]

White Bishop e1 should take Black Knight c4,!!! 5:38

[@markritchie8874]

Damn Wesley's good!

[@abhisheksn3918]

Before queen exchange, why doesn’t white queen take out c6 pawn ?

[@lagiyamauchi]

I would have been so tilted if I was hikaru

[@andrewworrall4302]

Love the accent and commentary

[@frankiehouse2364]

God bless you Wesley So! John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

[@onlysahil]

Why they both are not writing moves on some paper?

[@Shahrukh_shaikh9]

Everyone is first until they refresh

[@munkhuuboldbold7563]

W so is amazing. He beated titan.

[@officercrown]

Why This Commentator Isn't World Champ Himself I Dont Know 😊

[@kunal_thakur_03]

3.32/15.32 in this time nakamora can easily thanks bishops instead of taking pawn

[@lorenzoparrinello7756]

Wesley So's cat is thé Best....❤

[@israelquimson831]

Whoaahhhhh......Nice Wesley!!!!

[@francisclemente3855]

Take note that these two players are of Asian origins 🤩.

[@startipstutorialsph2746]

King can capture the tower a fair trade

[@rebeltvr6046]

Sagar Shah rocks

[@ashwanikain]

We want Hikaru Emoji 🤩😁

[@RomeoBaclayun]

Naunsa mana si nakamura na hiwe man nawong? Kalibangon na siya?

[@mohdowais1514]

After the final check why can't hikaru play king c3 so that when so captures hikaru's rook with his bishop then hikaru can capture so's rook with his king?

[@nomanjee79]

I had the same question

[@xpact83]

Because they think ten moves in advance after the exchange of rooks so will just put his bishop to c4 while hikaru's king is in b4. So's pawn in e3 would be queening and hikaru's bishop wont be able to do anything other than capturing that pawn which is protected by so's bishop. Same thing black will win. It is just prolonging the inevitable.

[@honorionocon9237]

Then rf4 and both rook and bishop are hanging .

[@clinkzcreativity3880]

howz that check mate he still have chances dont he