18 Year Old Genius Plays Evans Gambit on GM Hikaru! Novice Noah vs GM Hikaru

[@42cpulaski]

Hikaru is a super computer. He knows all the lines and can tell when something isn't right in terms of specific move order, etc. It's crazy, but really cool to watch.

[@lebronjamesharden3958]

can't fathom why this guy struggles against Magnus

[@tallman862713]

@@lebronjamesharden3958 because theres always a monster after another...maybe?

[@Kebabbing]

@@tallman862713 Well, it's not the case for Magnus

[@justalazyguy.0_0]

@@Kebabbing so magnus doesn’t loose any game?

[@Kebabbing]

@@justalazyguy.0_0 Overall? No He wins way more than he loses against anyone So yea, it's pretty safe to say he is the bigger fish

[@johncee853]

Seems like only yesterday that Noah was a little kid. Still my favorite along with Carlini! Almost forgot...we can't thank Naka enough for continuing to come back for more! Thanks a billion Hikaru!!!

[@matto8129]

Hikaru is a class act. He's so good on coffee chess. It's great when someone with his skills takes time to promote the sport.

[@gaugebuker2812]

I really hope Hikaru keeps visiting coffee chess these videos are so awesome

[@yonosenada1773]

Every time I see these collaborations with Hikaru I click the video faster than the speed of light. Practically made a hole on my screen. Cheers!

[@austenblumkaitis9024]

ahahah same bro the content is so good

[@StranglerSix]

Still not as fast as Hikaru's premoves 😔

[@jamesdelb6885]

Great games! Great commentary! It's amazing how Hikaru comes down to play with you guys there. Thanks for sharing and thanks for the amazing games with Super GM Hikaru!

[@Philson]

10:00 No it's not alright. Hahah. Yeah, that was a critical move.

[@cimok91]

yeah they put much pressure on Noah. He was really great on first game, but yeah because of Hikaru's blunder also take part on his success (great game even he lose).

[@Hester_prynne]

really awesome for those who have seen noah grow both in chess and in physical appearance

[@godsdisciple2904]

Hikaru is a Legit Monster in Chess

[@brianpeck4035]

When the enemy is at the castle, it's dangerous to send the queen off on a lonely errand.

[@bestmusicever2550]

Time goes by and Noah is a man now, His opponent of the first game is a brilliant kid.

[@koboboa5949]

what?

[@bestmusicever2550]

@@koboboa5949 just supposed Noah is the right man with white hair.

[@wZem]

​@@bestmusicever2550 You mean the guy who clearly says his name is Henry at 00:30 is Noah? Then what is the name of the kid who says his name is Noah?

[@bestmusicever2550]

@@wZem it was just to smile a bit. Just an attempt, don't worry.

[@ozymandias707ozy7]

I smiled. :)

[@andrewhamm2800]

Looking back at this a year later.....man what a good game...the first game. Noah knows some really fun lines!!!

[@rockmyworldmusic]

B4 is on the board. Agad would be proud!

[@antonisventouris4677]

Best comment

[@longdongbongchong]

Agad is a fish.

[@alexx9252]

best part is hikaru still plays with only 1 min timer lmao

[@DavidGalan777]

Mike was there, he should've been giving lessons.

[@geometricart7851]

btw 6:24 starts Hikaru game. When he did bxc5 I was like noooo he can check you first and take the knight and then the bishop!

[@michaelreed2787]

9:15 yes the critical weakness on b3. A significant factor in the game

[@JackOfAllTrades0404]

The backseat drivers are killing me. It’s like they’re expecting praise from Hikaru for stating the obvious instead of more likely pissing him off

[@defenseagainststalking]

Hikaru here's their trash talk with about as much fear as if they were rooting for him.

[@LilLittleSmalls]

I can hear Agadmator somewhere saying "that's the good stuff"

[@perserventia]

@4:01 black should have pushed queens pawn up instead of removing, again, his queen. Pawn by rook.

[@zumbaladin]

Noah's previous game against Hikaru was more impressive, that bishop blunder (with the successive rook taking knight with check) was the end of the game. I remember when Noah was a real novice, and now a few years later he's playing the 19th world chess player. Long live Coffee Chess community!

[@paulgoogol2652]

When he was new I felt like he was just putting up a show hiding his real strength. His game against Kai was my favorite on this channel. He kept offering pieces like no tomorrow playing cat and mouse. He may be 2500 or sth on Lichess.

[@williamko4751]

19? I thought Hikaro is the world champion twice.

[@pct4to]

@@williamko4751 he’s 19th in classical 2nd in rapid and blitz

[@jamescarpenter855]

@@pct4to 1st in speed he's won the past 2 or 3 years in a row

[@pct4to]

@@jamescarpenter855 i meant rating wise, and every time magnus has played an scc against hikaru magnus won

[@eizendragon5141]

That was a funny hold your horses moment for that attempt bishop takes 🤣

[@martincalvillo3210]

I'm new to chess and i don't see the HUGE issue. Is it just hikaru noticing the really bad move and not allowing him to do it to make the game more enjoyable between the two. Again completely new to chess still trying to learn.

[@eizendragon5141]

@@martincalvillo3210 yup yup, noah almost throw away his bishop for a pawn. If hikaru let it happen, he will be up a piece thats why he stopped it

[@jonathanlin969]

@@martincalvillo3210 Saccing the bishop like that on f7 is a common idea in the Evans Gambit, but not when Black has a knight on d8 watching that pawn...

[@RaptureReady2025]

Hikaru “No it’s not alright” lol 😂

[@bashdamonkey]

Noah wasn't checking his phone notifications when playing Hikaru

[@immortalwombat33]

What would be a better move? "Yes..." I like the "Yes" as it makes me feel like I found the move even though I rarely do 😁

[@paulgoogol2652]

Noah is a very talented player but the engine doesn't tell the truth about his position against Nakamura who had all the pressure, open lines and perfect control over d3. It's a miracle the engine says black advantage is small but from a humans point white looked like losing.

[@reikishinami174]

Carlini/Brooklyn Dave vs GM Hikaru damn i want them to have showdown so bad

[@kennethwoods6525]

Nerves. He played so well the last game, expectations were too high.

[@Jorg05111980]

Exactly my thought, didn't think played that great. Example: the useless king move back and forth

[@user-ov2kx8ql5i]

Someone plays evan's gambit. Agad: i felt a disturbance in the force

[@zklakay8509]

dang, now Hikaru became the hidden raid boss in coffe chess

[@sherlockhobbes423]

Hikaru be like “It’s not alright” 😂😂 9:55

[@AshokKumar-dx4zz]

Noah smile kill me 😘😘😘😘😘

[@princegupta4815]

Cheers for Noah🤩🤩

[@bronzachampionwr1418]

I love how is Boston mike staring at the game. He look like the old style bodyguard of cosanostra

[@traceyaragon8228]

Can someone explain to me why he cant take the pawn after the knight took the queen after the queen trade?

[@randomgeographer4410]

It's funny to see how the trash talker man tries to help everyone win against Hikaru.

[@kitsimmonds.344]

I can tell he also plays a lot of poker from the way he fiddles with the taken pieces in front of him.

[@TheWimmse]

At 6:19 the prequel ends, can someome explain to me why the kid won? Beginnen here, dont See why the rook is defended

[@turovartiainen]

This is exactly how I play the Evans Gambit. Blitz until b4, and then start to wonder why all the KZbin videos made it look so easy for white.

[@rejiobey1414]

Can someone please explain 6:51 to me? What’s wrong with Bf7?

[@mechanicalmind07]

"What are you doing?" He's playing against fucking Hikaru!

[@გიორგისუბელიანი]

4:38 Knight B5 is not there best move for whites?

[@jimlucca2528]

Damn I wish I had gone down to where they play at when I lived in LA!

[@micmuc1000]

It feels like it's been ages since I've seen Noah on this channel! Great to see him again. Is it me, or is Noah looking like a young Bruce Lee! I am seriously not being racist here, as I am a minority myself and a big fan of Bruce Lee. Please let his new nickname be the Chess Dragon 🐲. We all know he's not a novice!

[@YouAreSoMadRN]

For sure he’s a poker player lol. You play with your chips to focus away from your facial expressions and to annoy/impress other players with your shuffling. He’s doing the same to chess players to reduce their focus haha

[@ezduzit201]

What happens when they say what are you doing ?? 6:50

[@olewutzhizface5691]

That Hoobastank dude is pretty good

[@synbiozz1235]

I'm starting to play chess and i want to understand why at 6:08 the old guy is losing??

[@notspaso6644]

He has only two legal moves, which are Kxg2 (king takes rook) and Kh1 (moving the king to the corner), after both Noah can play Qxh3 (Queen takes the pawn in front of the rook). If Kh1 was played Qxh3 it's just mate, if Kxg2 was played Qxh3 would've been a check and the only legal move was Kg1, but then Qh2 or Qh1 are both mate.

[@WhisperMTG]

Someone go call agamator! We have the evans gambit on the table

[@diamonddust6249]

Mike Boston behind watchs his students playing chess.. 👍

[@glm8245]

Hikaru is a legend we need more coffee ☕☕☕☕

[@kishin4960]

Why is knight to H7 a bad move at 1:33?

[@tommyhansen7600]

Is that tani in the background around 8 min?

[@danjameslapera5449]

What happened at 6:50. I’m confused

[@chupapimunanyo2596]

He could’ve won it at least on time, hadn’t he traded his pieces and instead kept the attack going. The evans gambit is so insanely complex that I believe with good preparation on it you can beat an unprepared gm on time with timeodds like that

[@anthonyanderson4980]

When does Hikaru play THE Chedi Knight?

[@Bobbyxy781227]

Nicely done Noah . ,👍 Need more duck life

[@Reem-yh7uw]

Nice to see novice again , he is my favorite player

[@squashie7968]

Genuine question. What happened at 6:51

[@teddysantoso7223]

At 9;46 of this video, instead of Bishop C5 after Hikaru moved his Knight to C5: Noah should move His own Bishop to G5 so The white Bishop still guarding the white Knight at D2 at the same time attacking Hikaru's Rook at D8. If the Black Rook of Hikaru moved away then Noah can move his own Rook from A1 to D1 so the white Knight can go elsewhere Then the game would continue depending on where Hikaru moved his pieces.

[@jpetersen46321]

This is really cool.

[@pxndaa4889]

what did he do wrong at 6:50

[@Maltebyte2]

sorry to ask but what was he doing! 6:50 ?

[@lilsminingco4682]

8:06 sorry no ceiling to look at

[@DiegoHernandez-be3ic]

6:48 what?? Sb knows?

[@BUDDAz1g]

Can someone explain the "what are you doing?" Moment

[@bobbygoff95]

It was a bad move cause he woulda sacrificed a bishop for pawn. It was an almost blunder. He even realized it himself and was quickly retracted even as they were all saying: What are you doing?

[@nafnist]

I'm confident Noah will beat Hikaru one day. He could've won last time.

[@clem9808]

Problem of this kid is he's inconsistent plays really well at first then goes passive the second,but he'll get there I hope.

[@istg5619]

with or without time odd? 😂

[@nafnist]

@@istg5619 when Hikaru have minutes, he will just "takes, takes, takes, takes" then "takes, takes" and "looks winning". Would be unfair.

[@DarthVader-wk9sd]

@@nafnist You are only confident Noah could beat Hikaru with time odds, that's not really a win then is it?

[@psychicspy1234]

He cannot beat Hikaru,but he will become a great player.

[@flyingfinn-m6v]

What hapend in 6:50? Didn´t get it😅

[@havegoodgame]

6:50 Bxf7 very bad move.

[@vtig9411]

He should have played that move first. If king takes then it’s a free queen

[@klefdnb]

I don't get why taking on Bxf6 and Hikaru said: what? It was possible, losing a piece but why did he give him the option to take back?

[@davidbassa4249]

Why do they look like a "Before & After" picture?

[@roverdover4449]

In the first game, how was the rook (giving check) being protected? It seems it could have just been taken by the white king? Edit. Oh I think I see, next move is black queen to A6...

[@Toshineko]

Evans Gambit, one of if not THE best gambit ever!

[@johncee853]

I like the Albin Counter Gambit. It usually throws people off! I'm a 1450-1550ish player and I beat a uscf 1690 with it...twice! Best wins of my life.

[@ClaudioBOsorio]

-No chat chat, look look , the position was over, takes takes takes check check takes mate in 2. You see why he had no options Yeah I had little time it's true

[@alvarooo45]

What's the size of the board? 42x42? And the pieces?

[@FlukyChannel]

What are you doing?!😭😂

[@pauldeck4500]

I saw the Rd2 tactic!

[@odinniereece4096]

Dude played the evans gambit then decided to trade off most of the material😭😭😭😭

[@dabssssallday3111]

Noah Mercy 😂

[@IllumTheMessage]

Thanks for the Evan's. Chess bliss.

[@Sifo_Dyas]

Constructive criticism for the analysis parts. We can see from the evaluation bar when a particular move causes a dramatic change. The analysis always goes to the move and asks what would be a better move. I'd often like to see, when it isn't an obvious blunder, why the move was so bad in the first place, not just what is better. That c3 move in the first game looked harmless.

[@pinktoebeans]

C3 was bad because it’s too slow

[@briankarcher8338]

There's a reason why white's Queen-side Knight developed late and the A rook never took part in the game. That's why C3 was a bad move.

[@abanoubattalla8205]

it is hard to gambit a pawn against a GM . you gambit a pawn for a quick development but after the game got equalized you left with a pawn down. a pawn is a pawn for GMs.

[@Zeldasouls]

That isn’t really what happened in the game though, hikaru gave the pawn back but it cost Noah his pawn structure. Noah had some isolated weak pawns and difficulty with development due to the structure

[@sonipolakian4256]

Nice video 👍👍👍

[@kimchikin94minmin]

Ches community is just so chill

[@stevefletcher52]

Didn't recognize Noah with his new look.

[@karlomagnoguadalupe4843]

11:58 I would cover that annoying diagonal hahaha

[@danielcooper5698]

8:05 XRP XRP XRP XRP

[@zoltanberekmeri3330]

Hikaru The BEST speed chess player. 2. Magnus

[@harcherboy]

hikaru is a literal robot, how can he calculate that fast???

[@partycat2921]

Carl is such a fanboy of Hikaru.

[@rizafaisalrahman6536]

I will feel nervous too

[@AllDone-d9c]

What was the problem at 6:50? I'm a noob

[@ScorpionKing1980]

Loosing a piece for NOTHING is a problem. That move just gives the bishop away.

[@MASTERY1992]

Carlini, scratch your head 🤣🤣

[@yanz_77]

More hikaru content pls

[@goutvols103]

As a novice here, what was wrong with Noah's bishop move?

[@mhandle5679]

Yes, i would like to know also.

[@pgtips2]

He loses a full piece because the rook takes the Knight with check so nothing can't save his Bishop

[@1Blantdaddy]

What is Noah's rating? He is probably my favorite and very good

[@ym276]

He's nearly 2300 fide I think, so basically a fide master. 2300 fire is around 2500 online

[@lukinhalsm]

What happened in 6:50?

[@Jesus1096GD]

He made a joke.

[@Hester_prynne]

wow ive never heard duck talk so much in his games

[@TheFakeaccount2001]

First off, thanks for the great content! Just a thought: I think you guys should show the game that you advertise in the title first. I'd probably keep watching after but instead I just skip to the end and never go back. Also, I've noticed I become more reluctant to click on your videos. I think dailydoseofinternet got this really right.

[@karlomagnoguadalupe4843]

9:44 my favorite move of the game haha, saw this one coming.

[@samusaran13372]

No you didn’t.

[@karlomagnoguadalupe4843]

@@samusaran13372 .