Ding and Nepo Trading Blows

[@yourfavouritebgm9982]

The 0.5 second serious look of Hikaru before saying welcome back everyone always makes me laugh

[@GMHikaru]

At some point soon, I'll scowl for 5 seconds before I start just to confuse everyone.

[@tylerkay825]

You have to scowl into a wholesome "welcome back" for maximum confusion

[@A1937CX]

@@GMHikaru Oh God, please do it

[@pcube69]

​@@GMHikaru nobody cares💀

[@ycee8629]

it looks like he is trolling lmao

[@rajamfarrelxii1153]

I love how Hikaru says that the idea is very simple and proceeds to explain different lines with a tactical sequence 9 moves ahead

[@mintie_]

I watched this live but im always here for hikarus recaps, theyre all so great haha

[@LumiSuomi]

Yeah i follow them live, watch Gotham's and Hikaru's videos, and run stockfish on each position just to see if they make the best move lol

[@flydos4400]

7:25 briefly a pig appeared 🐖

[@soupbonej]

The pig snort at 7:27 lol

[@SuperRinneganChannel]

I heard that 7:26 😂😂😂😂 that was a goblin snort

[@sylvesteruchia5263]

23:56 "I think it's very likely that Nepo is gonna win the match. I know that if Ding wins tomorrow I know you're all gonna laugh at me" We are laughing at you today Hikaru 😶😂.

[@josephboronka1734]

Don't count Ding out yet .. he can strike back

[@soultacer2723]

10:25 Hikaru: "Black can actually play this move Bxd4" Stockfish: "Well actually, no" (e5 by white for those wondering, reopening the checkmate threat)

[@daarom3472]

I actually managed to find it without the engine! Black either loses a free bishop or gets checkmated.

[@williamrobert9898]

Hikaru just played it to show that the knight can not capture the bishop afterwards and Stockfish confirms it

[@omerdvir1709]

@@williamrobert9898 he said you could play that and screwed up by not looking at that aspect

[@williamrobert9898]

@Omer Dvir Levy does the same thing, it's not a screw up 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@infinitytoinfinitysquaredb7836]

Ian's knight at the end is a monster: it protects all of his 3 remaining pawns; it attacks 2 of Ding's pawns and the bishop; and it can be used for a mating attack or to defend against pawn pushes.

[@reachacrosstheisle5978]

7:27 haha! That was a pretty unique sound 😁

[@Wargasm54]

When Hikaru says “this is really simple” it’s never really simple😂.

[@TyHarding8]

7:26 not the pig snort 😭

[@ivanor1520]

The oink lmaoo 7:26

[@prodigythegamer9952]

Is no one going to talk about that oink at 7:27 😂

[@neerajchauhan3790]

That welcome back everyone is always so happy and energetic 💕

[@nunosousa5366]

7:26 pawn to H5 (oink) or pawn to C4

[@DonaldJTrumpRoadto2024]

real

[@dinou912]

7:27 what is that !!! 😂

[@thatguitardad]

It’s proving to be an exciting match, which is all we could ask for. Nice work

[@calvincalvin3132]

7:27 what was that snort lmfao

[@kaspertrollberg1051]

Best Thumbnail ever 😂 Love the Blues Brothers

[@GMHikaru]

So glad you liked it. Someimes I'm afraid no one will get the reference -- the editor

[@Morill128]

Hikaru's cheering "welcome back everyone" is now the gold standard like Levi's stares

[@darkages9507]

Blues Brothers is one of my all time favorite movies. Kudos to the editor.

[@AnCoSt1]

7:27 LMAO

[@PROTOSSDOTA]

19:02 Hikaru thanks a lot for comment about "?" mark! Now I know why almost every my move marked same and can explain it to my friends.

[@ruthxk7844]

"Once again, this is not financial advice"🤣

[@AmazingDigger]

7:26 is the golden moment guys ❤

[@biankakoettlitz6979]

I really love the headline and thumbnail 😃

[@simonetozzi7912]

Great recap, with a thorough analysis and a smooth pace. Way to go! :)

[@od1sseas663]

If Hikaru didn't blunder against Ding, it would have been him going against Nepo. That's so sad. I'm sure you would have destroyed Nepo.

[@УгљешаМиленковић]

Ian soloes him in classic

[@alon3304]

If Hikaru won the candidates this match would have actually been interesting

[@JimmyBoosterCrate]

Hikaru playing the World Championship and making a recap after each game would have been legendary

[@joseluizcarvalhosilva8055]

you're actually just children

[@ostranrose]

As hikaru says, that's life

[@ManuelMagnifico]

You should be there Hikaru, even if u dont care

[@psychwolf7590]

Literally

[@shashankprashar6604]

Let's be honest if hikaru was to qualify magnus wouldn't have given up the title😂

[@eh_epic9633]

wow, imgaine hikaru on the commentray team along with danya and anish, would be amazing!!

[@nameless7191]

Hahaha funny oink on 7:27😊

[@thePot_]

7:27 lol ^^

[@Krautkopf8]

Did anybody else notice the pig sound at 7:27?

[@waliodysseus8881]

7:26 - 7:28 snort :D

[@sagestseeker]

Thank you. I’ve been waiting for your recap. Didn’t want to watch Dina before your analysis.

[@JohnS-il1dr]

Thank you for not spoiling the result.

[@andreworlowski2296]

Thanks Hikaru for the spectacular efforts in your recaps as always

[@steve_yu]

Man, if the Candidates had just gone a little bit differently, this man would have been facing off against Nepo.

[@vincelopez756]

Crazy thought, innit? Shame he lost to Ding in the final round.

[@arightscepter]

That thumbnail is just great. Players on a mission from Magnus.

[@guywithalltheanswers6942]

Never thought I would be watching a recap of a chess championship match but Hikaru is simply so damn good at communicating and has such speed that he make it insanely interesting.

[@nicetomeetyou6827]

Hikaru being fast in chess and uploading the analysis 🙃

[@Bigswordenergy-b7u]

I can't with these thumbnails they always make me pause and laugh when I see them

[@stephaniemroin]

When Nepo is not playing like Temponiatchi, he's very strong ;)

[@kibeyesteak]

Welcome back everyone! Really made my day everytime I jump into the action! :D

[@biankakoettlitz6979]

Especially with his play noonday 😍

[@Ale-nx8cs]

Best thumbnails on the platform gj!

[@johnmurphy5428]

Hikaru and Mato, two chess channels at both ends of my spectrum, and little else in the middle.

[@nehcrow]

you got to react to the press conference, a certain streamer was mentioned ;)

[@iAndrewMontanai]

He did. Watch his latest KZbin short

[@vladig2835]

What's better than Hikaru recapping games........ Hikaru recapping his own games.

[@tomtsu5923]

Great recap Hikaru!

[@RC-qf3mp]

Better to trade blows than to blow trades.

[@ousmanedhnon8565]

Yoooo that welcome is so cheerful 😂

[@xDevaX0r]

Thank you Hikaru for sharing your great chess knowledge with us in these recaps!

[@alucard555]

Ian was playing blitz match lmao 💀

[@vincelopez756]

It's called opening preparation.

[@elroyjacobs8126]

Geeze! The thumbnail is on point. 😂🤣

[@shashankprashar6604]

Ian played fastly so that Ding thinks he had a solid prep while we know how badly the same strategy worked against magnus

[@ferdimarpaul0424]

You’re over analyzing the game. Now i’m lost

[@aeryth77]

Hikaru’s commentary is something else bcos it’s coming from the future world champion

[@historian2]

GM Hikaru gives us the most thorough analysis. Thanks a lot!

[@Saiganesh2108]

Hikaru will be world classical, blitz and rapid champion in 2025

[@JohnS-il1dr]

More likely Streamer of the Year 2025

[@lumko1492]

Honestly I love these recaps because all I wanna hear is Hikarus analysis

[@darensweeney5925]

Can't help but think Hikaru would beat either of these guys in a championship match.

[@noobiechessjxwyspl]

w WELCOME BACK EVERYONE IS BACK YES!! ngl kinda wanted ding to win

[@CopiarPegarCoder]

Gracias GmNakamura Exelente análisis

[@kaidoChess]

Blues brothers ep

[@rbra_]

another nice match and recap

[@aviralarpan7350]

Where does he do the live analysis When i saw on twitch he was offline

[@potzysk2]

On Kick. He streams there more than on Twitch.

[@ifixfridges7792]

Sad Ding and confident Nepo. Crazy match

[@benforsythe7179]

Did yall notice the pig-like hikaru snort at 7 mins and 28 seconds

[@goktrenks]

that eval bar at some points was really inconsistent w/ Naka's comentary, I wonder if it was considering another position than the one shown in the board?

[@oraz.]

It's on a low depth

[@v.a.r._.u.n_17]

I love hikaru's WELCOME BACK EVERYONE with a smily face😆😊😊...

[@arha3654]

@ 1:46 after bishop to G4 would queen to D3 be a okay position for white?

[@madshamanstudios]

Thank you Hikaru! Awesome!

[@h.k3260]

Blues brooos as a vid cover, bro whos youre editor, fiiire

[@whereami3362]

10:26 Hikaru, black can’t capture the pawn because of pawn e5. Silly gm

[@owentan6322]

Did you just snort on 7:27?

[@dembuginz719]

7:27 Happens to me a lot Edit: Was reffering to the sound Hikaru made.

[@sampan04]

That thumbnail is golden

[@lelaihoang8722]

at 10:32 after you played Bd4 the bar raises too high for white. Is there any good move for white at this time?

[@potzysk2]

e5 wins

[@bjorngillefalk8965]

Real chess wisdom at warp speed.

[@vonolemaxle3040]

Have seen all the renowned YT chess channel recaps. No disrespect to agad and Levy, but Naka and C-squared are just objectively better educationally. You can learn and pick up some bits of how top GMs calculates and their insights as to what other moves could've been played. I actually thought Ding played really well even when he moved the knight to protect the d5 square. It is a very human move and quite logical if not for Nepo countering it with a pawn push. That move was simple yet so brutal.

[@Bbdu75yg]

I think the true winner of this match is ding’s photographer

[@Socrates...]

Love you Hikaru. Thank you teacher for this great lesson

[@jenishkhadka4205]

I was waiting for your video

[@audiobibliotekara]

Hikaru have the best thumbnails.

[@damiankwasniowski9185]

You spelt Ding Liren wrong in the description,,,

[@13universalsoldier]

I have to always pause n watch what the Genius has to say

[@vectorix]

bro nepo literally doesnt care ok

[@Aleksandar_Lukic]

Just saw Eric's video on how you denied his draw offer 15 times. Very bad sportsmanship man.

[@Jack-xs3wt]

Nah the blues brothers thumbnail is crazy who came up wit that

[@don6148]

Hi Hikaru, how come there are more decisive games compare to Magnus’s previous world championship matches? Thanks

[@josephboronka1734]

Nepo making " nervous" moves , too fast at times ..and when Ding plays calm and collected , he can spot the weakness

[@ralfnuggs165]

It’s weird I’ve been learning about the marshal/anti and now these top guys going through it Spanish and everything. It always happens like that for me

[@yeetub]

bro thought he was hikaru 💀

[@doesntmatter6835]

Let's see the recap. Go ding with the white pieces tomorrow. Sucks ding with his terrible bishup and nepo monster night that's what made the game in my opinion watched the hole game so let's see what what naka perspective is on it

[@MrDuck49]

Smile rating at the start of the video 8/10

[@pettym3]

good in depth analysis

[@factorychip]

Please no spoilers in the title. I don't think this is a crazy ask.

[@lucmermans37]

Masterchef streamer analyzes world chess championship game

[@SilencedButNotForgotten]

Nepo is the God of speed hahaha

[@csnoopy]

Doing a gothamchess pause at the start I see