For Jobava London Fans: A Must Watch Hikaru Nakamura Game!

[@thomasb9225]

all this positional play and mindblowing tactics in a 3 minute game - these guys are true chess monsters

[@cerberusarvizu3924]

Very instructive. Appreciate your explanations on alternative moves.

[@banzaiburger]

Today is my birthday and this was a nice surprise, thank you. Would definitely love to see your take on Firouzja's handling of the position as black.

[@chessdawg]

Happy birthday, Banzaiburger!

[@kennethwoods6525]

🎵🎂🥳🎉👍🎵

[@exoplanet11]

Thanks. I'm moving from standard London to Jobava so very helpful!

[@wonky1k]

Love the Jobava london content, i thought the london was lame until i learned this system!

[@tameemjan1]

Im sure u r below 2000 since you think london is boring n jobaava system is good

[@RevuloMed]

10:54 Although Qxb6 is a very flashy move, isn't Qe8 the classiest checkmate in one?

[@pianowhizz]

No: black Queen can move to F8 to block it.

[@kiwicit0]

Great game! As you said, instructional.

[@uPenguin]

I'd love to see the Firouzja game, I have been playing the Jobava London for over a year now after originally learning it from Ginger GM, and I keep learning new lines all the time, really fun opening!

[@andresbolado5398]

I really enjoy your concise and informative commentary. Keep it up! As a matter of interest may I prevail upon you to disclose your chess rating? Also can you recommend a london type system for Black. Would that be the Sicilian? I look forward to your reply. Andrés.

[@chessdawg]

I am 2150 over-the-board, 2350 online. The closest system to the London for black is probably the slav, The London is essentially a slav reversed up a tempo. There really isn't anything against e4. Although, a lot of London players like to play the Caro-Kann.

[@MUNNOT]

This was very nice

[@Darko1.0]

That was stunning.

[@riveroflifeministry8299]

I saw Bxe6, but didn't like Re8, Qxb5, Rxe6, which seemed to lose a piece - once it was on the board then I could see that the knight would fall, but I failed to see that from the earlier position.

[@chessdawg]

My guess is that Hikaru probably saw this intuitively.

[@reconnaisance]

Why again was Qxd6 not the same fork if white plays c5?

[@reconnaisance]

After white forks it with c5 is the next move Qe5 threatening the capture of the rook plus hindering Pxb6? If so, it’s nice to show this variation since it’s the critical move of the game.

[@chessdawg]

c5 does still win here. But, as Reckon described, it is not as clean as the game.

[@deloford]

Beautiful ❤

[@Bestmovechess]

Very beautyful

[@chefjamesmuhammad2256]

Queen to E8 checkmate

[@zachmorgan6982]

Yea...that was filthy

[@tameemjan1]

Hey dawg sup

[@jaekn]

I've heard pronunciations of Fianchetto (pronounced, fee-anketto) ranging from FeeanCHEETo, FeeanCHETO, Feeankeeto, and now FYANketto.

[@beatdown_kai1534]

bro sound like an ai

[@gregsmoluch9859]

Black king can go F8 instead resigning ? seems liek white should win this game