Doing 2000s Dirty With No Queen | Botez Gambit Speedrun Part 31

[@justarandomanimegirlpassin5341]

''a knight and pawn is worth lot more than a queen here'' must be nice to be a super GM

[@llSlackingOffll]

Hikaru just says things to talk

[@HYPERWATER]

@@llSlackingOffll Better than a guy that text things to bitch

[@JoshuaAnthonyYT]

@@llSlackingOffll don't we all?

[@llSlackingOffll]

@@JoshuaAnthonyYT if the only reason you’re speaking is just to speak then stop

[@noThankyou-g5c]

@@llSlackingOffll then why are you talking?

[@ogarciaz14]

Without a Queen, he can beat people who can beat me without a Queen

[@danielprytz]

dude why is this so true😭

[@keymasta3260]

And imagine what a beast is Stockfish 14 who propably can beat Hikaru without a Queen

[@Adrian-kb9uw]

that means you will never beat him even with 2 queens!

[@ym276]

@@keymasta3260 I hope you are joking right? I can beat Stockfish 14 with piece odds and Hikaru has drawn against Stockfish with pawn odds. You seem new to chess

[@utkarshkaniyar6210]

😂

[@YoMamasLlama22]

Him: “yeah this is already winning for me” Me: “the game literally just started”

[@ma5ticore]

This is what playing against Hikaru is. You start a game and immediately begin to lose.

[@Dave.Mustaine.Is.Genius]

@@ma5ticore ye cannot even imagine the case with Dragon 3 or Stockfish 8 or upwards, or Komodo or Leelachess0 or Alphaz0..... Ye DON'T INTEND to start game with them, and ye still somehow manage to pull a lose.

[@KTegoshi]

this is insane. when i started watching this when he was playing against 1200’s i thought to myself “id never lose a queen up against hikaru”. now seeing him destroy 2000-2100 has made me realise, yes. he would absolutely still destroy me at 2100-2200

[@lajogunshola1685]

to be fair, he isn't giving up a whole queen anymore - now it is more like queen for minor and pawn or queen for 2 minors etc. 2100 is tough.

[@BigAlS4]

According to the principles of ELO rating you can calculate the odds of a player like Hikaru winning against the avg 1200 player. He would have a roughly 0.999999964 win rate. Against a 2100 player, he would have a 0.987739137 win rate. It's still surpising that he's doing this well against 2000 rated players.

[@utkarshkaniyar6210]

@@BigAlS4 it’s not as accurate at the extremes of the elo system, the very highest and lowest rated players

[@aoyuki1409]

@@lajogunshola1685 even in chess, double standards apply because Queens can trade for minors /j

[@lordvaltasar4646]

when the opponent is the only one with a queen, their queen can only trade badly, this is genius

[@christopherfreeman2858]

unless it trades for 2 rooks or a couple minor pieces and a promising position. 99.9% of the time, hikaru won't let that happen.

[@lordvaltasar4646]

@@christopherfreeman2858 we all know that's the true trick, just be hikaru it's that simple

[@ploopybear]

now only they can blunder their queen. genius

[@ericgilmore5949]

can't blunder your queen if you don't even have a queen to blunder. Think about it

[@RomansBookReport]

I love the banter. "I'm down a queen, but it's no big deal." "I'm so bad at chess."

[@falseteller468]

2000+ without queen? Are u kidding? And what about the 1st game? This guy is insane

[@lukanatsauri296]

insert PIPI bot

[@h3lblad3]

This is what happens when you dedicate your life to something.

[@h3lblad3]

@@tusharmuraliold, I'm a couple years younger than Haru and I feel the same way. I've never in my life felt like I had the ability to dedicate myself to anything. I didn't even have an idea for "what you want to be when you grow up" in school.

[@michaeldavis6993]

4:50 "I'm down a queen but it's not a big deal." - GmHikaru. April 17, 2022.

[@nathansalyer]

"I'm actually in trouble here, I really need to focus" *types in chat*

[@elijahgooley385]

Idk if you read this Hikaru, but thank you for this kind of content. Knowing that you can win down a queen stops me from rage quitting and I'm winning a lot more just from not giving up. Coming up with winning ideas in a losing position is an artform that I truly appreciate, even if its just fun and games for you. It is for me too.

[@_A-B_]

The perfect comment doesn't exist:

[@elijahgooley385]

@@_A-B_ Depends who is reading it. Honestly just genuine gratitude for feeling better about myself. cuz im selfish. Which is why i comment on anything. Or why anybody does anything. So in a comment, life is perfect. Only our perceptions are imperfect.

[@leech6776]

I guess,chess is the first game you feel difficult to play

[@elijahgooley385]

@@leech6776 idk marbles is pretty hard

[@leech6776]

@@elijahgooley385 Your right 🗻

[@jimmycoombs1791]

The Botez sisters should be the final boss of this speed run.

[@JayTheYTGuy]

That’s funny considering their ratings are around this level aha

[@briankarcher8338]

Problem there is they'll probably blunder their queen first and ruin the speedrun.

[@Venomous_Network]

How did they achieve popularity? Being female is enough I guess

[@lucas_1963]

@@Venomous_Network what

[@joshbrucks]

@@Venomous_Network being attractive females

[@RipGrantDJ]

I just want to say I am rated 1700 and I was up a queen exchange on Stockfish 10 I would expect to easily grind out a victory. What he is doing in these games is absolutely masterful and inspiring, These videos have made me stop resigning when I am down ! I just think of Hikaru winning these games from behind!

[@ironeagle4274]

When Hikaru blunders his queen, he does it intentionally. However when I blunder my queen, I do it accidentally. This is one of the many differences between our chess abilities.

[@Guitarrob83]

fascinating

[@oki5297]

most wondrous, johnny kinsey

[@FugginDogg]

Brain dead comment

[@quentind1924]

Knowing the best way to blunder a queen isnt a great ability :P

[@adraim91]

Yes, I my game is also contrasted to Hikarus in that way.

[@paolocostaimori]

Sugestion: Botez Sisters Gambit speedrun: sac a queen, promote and then sac another queen

[@se7989]

Ladies and gentlemen, for the low, low price of “studying chess for your entire life until you’re 30”, you can also beat 2100 players down a queen

[@victorkaranja155]

He is a millionaire and he is paid for what he loves doing

[@ocatazzip124]

Yes doesnt mean he hasnt spent 30 years of his life on a board game and talking trash like it all so easy😂😊

[@ym276]

2400s as well

[@justalazyguy.0_0]

@@ocatazzip124 you missed the whole point

[@maxkho00]

Except most of those 2100s he beats down a queen have been playing for their whole lives as well lol.

[@ArchaicClay]

This series has been so educational for me since it is so position based and he talks through each position.

[@fahrulahyan]

This has to be the most instructive speedrun

[@tacticalchunder1207]

Nah, Danya has the most instructive speed runs by far. These are entertaining though.

[@whoelix]

@@tacticalchunder1207 agree

[@vanshsrivastava01]

Debatable, playing down a queen means finding only moves in terms of Stockfish. If you can beat 1500 down a queen it's equivalent to beating 2000 with. Queen and these taught more about endgames and positional play because tactics are the easy part , understanding of position and ideas are tough@tacticalchunder1207

[@FD-mz1id]

Always amazes me how this guy can talk about anything while completely shredding enemies that try their best. And his 3 minutes feel like my 1 hour. Like he stretches every second to like a minute

[@Putzbert]

5:20 "Now I trap the bishop and now you resign, son!" savage xD 😂👍

[@aaroncioe9587]

Hikaru: down a queen Also Hikaru: we win the pawn on e5 and now we win the game

[@MasterInHD]

I remember people saying that I (a 1700) should be able to beat Hikaru up a queen. Of course, all of those people were 400s because they don’t know the levels to chess.

[@TV-mj9ct]

Hikaru in Botez Gambit Speedrun: Hikaru in 2050 - So far I’m not in trouble in any of these games… its so weird Hikaru later in 3200 - So far I’m not in trouble in any of these games… it’s so weird

[@Patbossa]

🤣🤣🤣

[@justalazyguy.0_0]

Underrated

[@tomwilkins6479]

If his opponents knew what was happening, he'd max out around 2000. With the element of surprise I can see him pushing 2300 due to the psychological mindfork advantage.

[@ThatGuy-yk9qp]

ITS IN THE ACCOUNT NAME

[@tomwilkins6479]

@@ThatGuy-yk9qp I'm guessing that most of them don't know they're playing against the highest rated blitz player on planet Earth. Maybe they suspect a smurf or a troll but I doubt they understand the true gravity of the situation.

[@ym276]

He's already past 2400

[@tomwilkins6479]

@@ym276 Really? What's the lag time between him playing these games and the games being uploaded?

[@tonyliu9493]

@@tomwilkins6479 He actually reached 2400 nearly two weeks ago iirc

[@DiaryOfaCell]

When Hikaru starts losing every game it’ll be fine, because he literally doesn’t care.

[@rahilmalhotra001]

4:07 Thats just savage

[@The-hd2ir]

the number of times this man has answered when he will stop the speedrun

[@justalazyguy.0_0]

Atleast over time in every video

[@theplaylistpsycho]

Cant help with infrequent viewers, kudos to Hikaru's patience i guess.

[@michael8815]

also the levy question comes up every 10mins

[@jasonhe5578]

6:53 trading down sounds simple but kinda hard when Hikaru is closing everything down. An IM could definitely do it though

[@ihatehiphopcultureandsosho6317]

When you think about it, people play much differently when they go up a queen. Hikaru takes advantage of the people that don't trade down immediately, making them feel immense pressure to convert a winning position, and they ultimately blunder 😆.

[@clintoruss153]

That's how good this guy is to be able to beat 2100 players without a queen, fxking insane

[@Patbossa]

5:40 🤣🤣🤣 he is such a nice guy and said no xD

[@nbrasington]

I LOVE THESE ONES! THANK YOU HIKARU FOR THE GREAT CONTENT!

[@jacoblin0820]

Queen found overvalued for centuries after this speedrun.

[@linogarcia4319]

My favorite speed run so far! >2000 and still crushing his opponents. Insane!

[@arkabanerjee1091]

You didn't even have to break a sweat, not because it's weird, because you are the GOAT.

[@Eggy79]

You forgot Magnus owns him.

[@joshuaalvarezcarrera7962]

Sometimes i forget how bad I am, but then I see Hikaru beating a 500 higher rated player than me without a queen and I remembered it

[@ZigZagPower]

0:06 it’s a classic what now? 😳

[@ploopybear]

😳

[@JoeARedHawk275]

😳

[@alexdotdash7731]

These games are like a masterclass in how to attack. It’s crazy how much Hikaru can improve and make an attack without a queen.

[@Miggus7362]

Man havent watched hikaru in over year but the guy still has it. What a player

[@jramtheman6694]

“Again I’m down a queen but it’s not a big deal”

[@cyrusvanbeethoven4626]

16:25 Dude called Car-Jackin a "Mow-Ron." 🤣

[@CynicallyAndrew]

Thanks for the great content, Hikaru! Your videos make my days better :)

[@KennethDuda]

4:07 "Let's see if this works" --- pre-moves mate in 6... what a flex

[@joonpak]

I always lose when I have a queen so maybe I should adopt this strategy?

[@dhruvryansingh861]

Hikaru does not know about his patience, but when he loses it the devil shivers

[@cardboardu6019]

This OhNoMyBotezGambit guy is going to be the 8th candidate at this rate

[@pepperleg]

Hikaru I hate to get all Canadian on you but the flying V formation is the other way around -- you lead with the center player first, the tip of the V, and have the two sets of wings behind you. It's more like a flying A in the end. Please think before you speak

[@jacobejameson]

Gonna line up a checkmate pattern… a very dirty checkmate pattern… very dirty, now it’s a classic Zig-Zag. I died 😂

[@Lusc1nt]

Still theory

[@christopher19894]

The Mighty Ducks "flying-V" reference was classic. Go 90's!

[@APerson-14]

Hikaru: Oh no my botez Gambit Me: Oh no my botez Blunder

[@rulingrohan]

10:40 lol he misses the bishop pathway 3 times in a row

[@ExpertAtThat]

Lol I didnt realize that, nice catch

[@jacobpeters5458]

@@ExpertAtThat you didn't see the three arrows that showed up?

[@justalazyguy.0_0]

This was hikaru preparing for from 2019 Can't wait to see botez gambit in candidates

[@xekind]

@GMHikaru I like the new 90's style title sequence. Now you just need a laugh track.

[@r0yce]

I wonder how many players jumped off a bridge after such losses.

[@BlindBishop]

These professional players are just incredible

[@arkabanerjee1091]

10:41 3 time arrow draw fail

[@LorimaRBG]

It seems easy grinding without Queen 👑 😃 Good entertainment, enjoyed!

[@laeb08]

Nonchalantly crushing 2000s....

[@geesuehah5280]

How good some people are at chess makes me want to cry. Hikaru, I love you, but you make me want to cry.

[@kenadams2109]

"I'm down a queen which is not a big deal against them." ~ Hikaru can trash talk real goof

[@berstuck]

It's wild to see Hikaru's evaluation bar change in real time.

[@Toma-621]

I feel like a big reason for you still winning is people being afraid to trade their queen for a lesser piece. They want to keep their queen on the board since you don’t have yours, even if trading it for a rook or a well placed knight/bishop would solidify their advantage

[@michaelh6611]

Love watching these, Hikaru is starting to sound pretty arrogant tho😂

[@clyptos2705]

17:06 Hikaru said "shice" and it sounded like the german word for shit "scheiße", which is exactly spoken like he did

[@cokomairena]

Because that’s what he said 🤣

[@milordchess]

Very good GM Nakamura remembering a little of the chess literature of the time of the players considered the strongest in his country. Very cool to show the absolute advantages of neutralizing and blocking with pawn structures. Dynamic and static plays over pawn tensions, breaks columns (rupture), exchange of pieces and materials, keeping pieces overloaded with excellent structure and pawn chains, defensive patterns and pawn fortitude to protect the king, or applied trigonometric parameters. That's why few FIDE titles and chess professionals manage to reach and remain among the best in the world. Congratulations GM Hikaru an exceptional skill. 🙄🤔👊

[@45heisman]

Wait does anybody end up wlling Hikaru that there is indeed a reboot already out. It's pretty charming

[@The504medic]

Best chess video into

[@BurhanAijaz]

the way he says , i m just winning is next level 💯

[@jonathanbaxter5821]

Hikaru beating 2100s shows he would beat Alexandra with her own gambit. Chad.

[@hamidrezakabirsoltani3402]

If impressive was a series, this is exactly what it would be

[@kylebroussard5952]

Hikaru is basically a chess computer

[@josephpowers7155]

Hikaru, love your content [your bong cloud runs are hilarious] don't know if I will ever encounter you on the board but either way, I've enjoyed your sunny spirit and will see you in the next world. If you encounter me in the future and I do not remember you, please don't take it personally. Parkinsons will make my brain rewind some of the greatest hits. Have a good 1

[@manilovefrogs__8842]

Ur ballin homie 💪🏾

[@steveaustinbsr3468]

You do not need to win Levy without a full queen, you can play against him with this gambit where you trade queen for knight or bishop

[@Explodingrock11]

Ily, keep up the good work ❤️

[@ShubhamShubhra]

love you man, you are amazing.

[@Pose005]

This the real training arc to win the WCC

[@justalazyguy.0_0]

"I am down a queen but its not a big deal" Gm hikaru

[@JoshuaRoss2]

My theory is his opponents keep freaking out because it’s Hikaru and the pressure gets to them

[@jonathanbaxter5821]

Hikaru just sets them a lot of problems which they can’t solve under time pressure. Try playing stockfish from the kinds of positions Hikaru’s opponents have after the Q sac in these games. Unless you are master level, you’ll probably lose.

[@Take_Bake]

Переживал за нашего казаха, а он выиграл у Хикару 13:20

[@TheFastFreddy]

I am laughing at this so hard and I don't know why 🤣 🤣 🤣

[@colecotten26]

My guy said lets lock the king in jail forever lol

[@Microverse1]

Hikaru's chess is decent but I'm here for the Mighty Ducks references.

[@ex0duzz]

He's got an intro and song now? When did Hikaru do that? Looks like an intro to some 90s tv drama show lol

[@josiahkerr1623]

???? But he already beat Levy down a queen 5:40

[@shanehorner2858]

He should do a bongcloud + Botez gambit speedrun, problem is what to name it. Bongtez gambit? Botezcloud?

[@sycariummoonshine7134]

Oh it was over already? I think I could've watched this for hours...

[@nomer440]

Because of this series I often play against Stockfish with queen odds. It's really not easy

[@marcelmattern7722]

Against Stockfish even a 1500 should win this.

[@jonathanbaxter5821]

@@marcelmattern7722 try it from the positions Hikaru gets. You’ll find it not so easy.

[@marcelmattern7722]

@@jonathanbaxter5821 im 2300+ Its really easy to win this because engines dont avoid trades and doing in losing postion many horrible moves.

[@jonathanbaxter5821]

@@marcelmattern7722 2300+ fine. Not 1500.

[@_A-B_]

First game seem like white was the one who sacced the queen for the piece. Easy, effortlessness

[@rustylawnmower5822]

That intro is crazy

[@scorpionz44]

how does he make this look like he's playing 1200s

[@iansmith3698]

awesome chess but seriously what is the music, is it on spotify?

[@krall26krall]

I’m 1500 and lose every other game. Dudes ridiculous

[@johnkevinvillanueva1319]

I like this series

[@jagoag6247]

Botez Gambit? that girl is delusional!

[@michaelsdenney]

Rooting for Hikaru in the candidates !

[@ムンクミン]

Love your vids ♥️

[@mysterymatt4761]

*casually closes a blind while beating a 2k+*

[@akattom]

cant wait for the candidates

[@praisetheloaf636]

Is there any link to this lofi playlist?

[@WatermanViolinStudio]

So is this speedrun done? Aka are there going to be anymore youtube videos on it? How much higher did he get? (I know he literally did it quite a while ago)

[@zackf3688]

Naka can make 3000 in the Bongcloud but I'm doubtful he will with the Botez Gambit. It's one thing to beat masters in a worse position its another thing to beat them in a dead lost position.