MORE CHESS DRAMA?? Kramnik Bullies Danya and Nepo Thinks Hikaru CHEATS!?!?!

[@charchitthakur7364]

I hate to say it but you are just being a little bit too ignorant now, don't let your history with kramnik cloud your judgement, just watch the investigation with an open mind, it is pretty convincing at the very least, all his suspicions seem genuine

[@chaseela4739]

You don’t know Danya very well @charchitthakur7364, he’d never cheat.

[@abhimanyubharade2318]

Pin of shame!

[@djcammykooma]

@@charchitthakur7364 Kramnik #12 world, HIKARU #2. Listen to your elder lil boy

[@gindotes491]

You mean those random BS is pretty convincing? 😂😂😂 What are you a kid?

[@vinayakasrivardhan5107]

@@djcammykooma you're wrong too, the same argument can be used b/w Danya and Kramnik but it doesn't work that way.

[@maxshouman]

Vlad the Implier. I read this somewhere and died laughing

[@TonyGawk]

I read this as well and it killed me, I think I saw it on Kramniks own video accusing Danya

[@skrt_cobain95]

Awesome

[@newil_yovac]

I was laughing like an Old Witch Granny in the bathroom and scared everybody in my house 😭! This shit was so funny 😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@douggieharrison6913]

Good on you for not commenting as if it was your original joke like everyone else 😂

[@lwalker7870]

I'm actually wheezing 😭

[@atheistbushman]

I can see that Daniel Naroditsky is really hurt by these accusations. Hikaru is correct that Daniel's attempts to defend himself just emboldens Kramnik, typical behavior from a sociopathic bully. Kramnik seems to pick on people by random and then lashes onto them if they take the bait. He obviously takes sadistic pleasure from tactics like "I am just asking questions", "do you still beat your wife?"

[@douggieharrison6913]

I assume he's hurt cause he met him as a child and idolized him

[@wooshbait36]

He is just asking questions. I don't know why you are all against Kramnik. He is doing good for chess by exposing cheaters. It's the right thing to do.

[@addiart577]

​@@wooshbait36 Extremely loaded and manipulative questions. He's really not a good influence on chess

[@lukedeng6386]

@@wooshbait36 I'm just asking questions, but refuses answers

[@atheistbushman]

@@wooshbait36 I get the impression that you have not followed Kramnik's behavior closely

[@BClevs]

Danya's responses are really tough to watch. You can tell he's distressed, outraged, takes it very seriously, and is trying to handle it professionally. I really feel for him.

[@thomasthorstensson9998]

Exacto. He was distressed in the video where he showed his computer setup. Better: tell Kramnik to f-k off.

[@shadowside8433]

Like a lot of people who live at the extremes, no amount of evidence will convince them. It just becomes like a conspiracy theory, with a life of it's own. As a result, Danya shoudn't even try to prove he isn't cheating - you just can't convince people on the margins.

[@obscurelines]

He's still a young fella, hard to have someone trying to shame you publicly.

[@Neelinmact]

He shoudl go bonkers on kramnik , I don’t care if he was the world champion , he deserves the harsh words thrown right at his face ,,

[@JLTrentium]

Danya is learning the tough lesson that you can't win an argument against a delusional paranoid...

[@kromydas5063]

and you cant win arguments against krammik supporters either apparently... hmmmmm I'm noticing a pattern here

[@Will.Kosh.]

@@kromydas5063W take

[@artful1967]

add to that "entitled socipath"

[@AndrewBeveridge461]

Kudos to Hikaru for saying it bluntly and not being afraid to drop the rare and well-timed Hikaru f-bomb.

[@BodiBada]

Because kramnik accused him too lol

[@domcastrobluefool]

Im smelling racism amongst some accusations. Is it just me?

[@kashem425]

Funny thing is, we can do the EXACT SAME THING right back to Kramnik. We are not accusing, just asking questions. Why vlad why do you need to use the bathroom so often when playing OTB. We demand answers with video proof he’s using the bathroom and ONLY the bathroom, and no cellphones. Please stop the lies Vlad.

[@essaysandmore]

Unfortunately, he’s gonna have to migrate away from youtube if he intends to refute the allegations uh I mean questions.

[@theKashConnoisseur]

Why is Vlad's OTB performance so much higher than his online performance? Very suspicious, yes? His use of the Berlin Defense is unnaturally strong, no GMs can naturally find those moves, but they are the top engine moves. I'm not making accusations, I'm simply asking questions. Ah, here in his 2006 WCC match, you can clearly see the engine moves, yes? Just asking questions...

[@Tocinos]

Because he's an old man with organ failure

[@russellhammond371]

@@theKashConnoisseur I know, right? When he stretched 2 times in one hour that one time? No possible reason for that unless he's signaling someone. And don't get me started on him coughing during a game. He claimed to be sick, but I didn't see any signed affidavits submitted to the arbiters about it. Very suspicious.

[@russellhammond371]

@@Tocinos Think both of his most important organs failed, above and below.

[@prathamshah228]

yeah Kramnik definitely lost my respect for so blatantly going after such prominent players who have absolutely nothing to gain from cheating

[@manmohan1730]

everyone have many things to gain from cheating!

[@aoebb5021]

Kirill Shevchenko

[@percybyssheshelly]

If Kramnik is still married to that French woman she needs to reign him in. He’s making a fool of himself.

[@russellhammond371]

@@aoebb5021 Difference being very strong evidence, witness testimony, etc. vs a loose quilt of assumptions and circumstantial observations.

[@_egghead]

@@manmohan1730examples?

[@ankanpal]

19:28 Nepo accusing Gukesh of cheating?That's it, I have lost all respect for Nepo. Just leave Gukesh alone, dude. So happy that Ding defeated Nepo in the match!

[@winfredj9820]

because he is indian. 🤦‍♂

[@AlexanderTheGreat871]

Bengalee?

[@anuraglamichhane1733]

Nepo clearly insinuated Gukesh was cheating on the CSquared podcast with Fabi He said: 1) Gukesh doesn't explain variations but says, "I tried my best" which is similar to Hans' 'chess speaks for itself. 2) He said Pragg and Arjun are talented, pragg positional and Arjun dynamic and resourceful, "But Gukesh I don't know yeah...what type he is, we'll have to see" 3) He said Gukesh never had a worse position throughout the candidates which is surprising and interesting.kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZmbqZx9gM6DjrMsi=eWrwoQFN2Hd_DoaC

[@ajitkaliya]

Nepo is jealous of gukesh. He just can't accept that 18 year old is going to be world champion while he may never become world champion.

[@japaneseger]

@@ajitkaliya Gukesh is never going to be world champion man.. 1 Billion People and not 1 World Champ Contender.. failed country

[@bruce2953]

It's sad cos many people don't realise that going after Kramnik means going after a large part of the Russian chess community which includes top GMs (Nepo included). Danya is fluent in Russian and is able to keep up with the ongoing Russian consensus. Kramnik still has a large amount Russian supporters who i presume still play. Not addressing these allegations when accused also means that you automatically get a horde of accusations and suspicions. When word is passed on the ground by the horde, the narrative is easily lost and Danya can easily lose his reputation amongst those who are not up to date Hikaru is at the top in terms of chess and popularity. He can say fuck Kramnik and we cheer. But it's not the same for Danya. Danya is an active coach with many young students. He's doing this to defend his morals and principles and I only have the utmost respect for his bravery and character

[@queenvrook]

Except that Danya has never done anything for which he should have to defend his reputation, it's the accusers who are malicious

[@Bruh-bk6yo]

For real, my ass died laughing when in the previous video about "Nepo supporting Kramnik", the comments instantly turned from "Kramnik is an old douchebag" to "of course russian players are butthurt, I expected nothing less from slaves", I mean, ughhh...😂

[@ZombieLincoln666]

Russians love being the enemy

[@FocusBeam]

Ok, we do the procedure.

[@BortSamsung]

Oof, what a move...what a move.

[@cyanidecologne9018]

His boi Neimann puts the pro in prostate, but everyone else is cheating and thats bad

[@FighterMan06]

@@BortSamsung It would never cross my mind!

[@dgmullin1]

@@FighterMan06 I mean vat is zis? No, it's perfectly clear.

[@snatchinyopeople]

first, I block....

[@OliverSA_]

Ian" i am better than hikaru OTB" Hikaru " ok , lets do the procedure"

[@Raul-pg1pf]

what

[@DHHFanatic]

From being a legend who defeated Kasparov with great play to the current Kramnik . Its just sad .

[@artursverza]

It's just very sad to see. 😢

[@foraminutethere23]

He's still super strong too! I can kind of get why he is so paranoid to lose to non 2700s but a decline happens to all of us eventually.

[@Gazmanaust]

Not the first and won’t be the last chess player to lose their marbles in their later years

[@Sweet_Lovely_Old_Grandpa]

He is salty he isn't the world champion anymore, as he thinks he should be the only world champion.

[@ramanahveljeyaseelan5406]

@@Sweet_Lovely_Old_Grandpa Bro whatr, he hasn;t been the world champion for like 20+ years, there's no way he's still salty about it lmoa.

[@danfradenburgh7455]

That extra computer is for Danya to watch Kramnik's mom's onlyfans.

[@skrt_cobain95]

Ya dig

[@manmohan1730]

he should use it after TT

[@agentraydg839]

Thats wild!

[@LuisAlonsoVillalobos]

I really hope Kramnik scroll and stops to read your comment 🤯

[@jai.shri.rasputin]

Yep I forgot her @. I think it was @VladyMary or @MrsKumnik

[@lukedeng6386]

the thing with vlad is, he never apologize to the people wrongly accuse, and pretend like nothing happend. While parades when he catches one

[@Lan_Yanjing]

When did Hikaru apologize to Hans?

[@lukedeng6386]

@@Lan_Yanjing when Vlad apologize to the 400 people he wrongly accused

[@ThorfinnBus]

Hans is a cheater mf ​@@Lan_Yanjing

[@martinrios6242]

@@Lan_Yanjing the thing is hans not only was acused of cheating but he also was and still is a very problematic figure, he cheated at a young age, ofc that doesnt have to aply to the new hands but HE DID IT, now, we are accusing one of the fastest bullet gm in the world for LOOKING AT A WALL, very diferent things

[@K2KK-f7q]

Exactly! I wish he had handled these things delicately. He and Nepo accuse a lot of people of cheating without substantial proof.

[@patrickstar1164]

So Nepo, a guy who can't beat Magnus in the world championship tournament, can't beat Ding Liren, lost the latest candidate to 17 years old Gukesh, says "I'm even with Magnus." While Hikaru clearly states that Magnus is the goat and hikaru himself is not close to him. Just compare and choose your side...

[@AerialAce-o3o]

He's lost it... 😂

[@mmello6160]

To be fair, Magnus and him have play a dogshit game to the championship, all super gm have say it's the worse championship chess have ever done, maybe it was his best and Magnus was in a bad mood and he's like "yeah we are on part" lol

[@lucianoscelza853]

@@mmello6160 there's a psychological impact on both sides that just doesn't happen if it's not them playing each other. They respect each other's chess.

[@CrackGolden]

A lot of people hate Hikaru but he is one of the only people who actually speaks up against injustices in Chess. Everyone else is letting Danya and other players Kramnik accuses get thrown under the bus.

[@Lan_Yanjing]

Didn't he say Hans cheated OTB with no evidence? Quite hypocritical, no?

[@ThorfinnBus]

​@@Lan_Yanjing And do you have proof Hans didnt? At least Hans interview is BS as hell. I have something to tell. You have 0 arguments.

[@noble8605]

​@@Lan_Yanjingdid you watch the video?

[@Lan_Yanjing]

@@ThorfinnBus So, guilty until proven innocent? What's the difference between you saying that and then Kramnik saying prove me he didn't cheat. All you're going by was Hans sounding sus while Kramnik says Danya was looking around which was sus. My proof of Hans not cheating is that there's no evidence of him cheating, lol.

[@Lan_Yanjing]

@@noble8605 Yes, I'm just pointing out the hypocrisy which people still do today. How can people support the witch hunt against Hans, but when It's their favorite content creator or player it's an issue now.

[@brennanshrider65]

There's a specific reason for 2:1 score. It's called +100 ELO. Even a 100 difference leads to 67% win rate, that's how insane ELO is.

[@ingerasulffs]

I'll nitpick and say that it's the other way around. 67% win rate leads to +100 ELO.

[@Annuisance]

@@ingerasulffs I'm going to assume i'm missing something here because now to me it implies Nepo lost all those matches on purpose to give Hikaru those extra ELO points? Sorry, text never gives the full context that speech does but it just looked funny to me. Also, please no, don't play victim here. I am not accusing, only asking questions!!!!1!11eleven!! 😁

[@gior987]

@@Annuisance it's not your elo that determines your win rate. It's your win rate that determines your elo

[@theDelinquenC]

Nepo played Magnus and Mangus literally resigned from the world championship because he played that bad and it was that uninteresting for Magnus.

[@quesoquesadila6094]

Rq, imagine resigning from a game and then the entire world saying your opponent sucked. Carlson is probably the only person in chess that could pull that off lol

[@1994mrmysteryman]

​@@quesoquesadila6094 He didn't resign from the game. He won the championship and then resigned from competing for future titles.

[@boil6798]

Massive respect to you Super GM Hikaru! This kindergarten backstage chess BS has to be addressed. Stick in pro chess for a while, don't let these f**kers get to you. You are above this nonsense and you are magnificent player. Stay strong brother! Greetings from Croatia, your true fan, Sasha

[@wokeesg]

where was this support for 19yo Hans when CURRENT top 2 players in the world tried to destoy him?

[@brunovarela2064]

@@wokeesghans had cheated many times! Just like an ex convict will always suffer from the deeds of his past! So will Hans. Its not apples to apples

[@natalieieie]

Danya's recent commentating job for me solidified how genuinely good he is at chess (not that I needed any proof).

[@VladieShark]

My guess is that Kramnik cheated quite a lot in his life, and this is just his way of obfuscating real attempts to out cheaters. I don't think it's a coincidence that he and Hans became allies.

[@trmm763]

A bit of a stretch - why don't you argue the facts rather than talking out of your arse.

[@twigs3293]

@@trmm763toilet scandal 2006???

[@stalehuman7585]

@@trmm763kramnik should do the same

[@theKashConnoisseur]

Habitual liars always assume everyone is lying to them, because that's all they know. I wonder if it's the same for habitual cheaters...

[@AndresMonge2100]

​@@theKashConnoisseurSome people project onto others what they are or what they have done, perhaps Kramnik is of the second type

[@envy5944]

“Cheating delusion is a mental way to cope with the fact that you are an inferior chess player."

[@Scholarpasta]

"the chess speaks for itself🤓" ass comment

[@Viewer13128]

17:55 Nepo gets exposed for pretending he's equal to Magnus. 20:38 FIDE says Nepo has a habit of accusing so much they can't take him seriously. (I'm starting to think if maybe Nepo is the one who influenced Kramnik and manipulated Kramnik to be the spokesperson while he pretends to support Kramnik from behind.) 24:29 Nepo lied about his stats against Hikaru. Nepo is like the biggest accuser but the difference is he always talks behind ppl's backs. There's actually a chance Nepo infected Kramnik with paranoia and got lucky that Kramnik went crazy. At first we were disappointed asking why Nepo made tweets supporting Kramnik in the background, but now with this information, we should start thinking how sneaky Nepo really was. Potentially, Kramnik is the old fool/tool, Nepo is the mastermind. I'm imagining Nepo with his fake stats thinking "I deserve to cheat against Hikaru." Anyway, if Nepo suddenly starts doing better online, he has the highest suspicion to me and he caused it.

[@lucianoscelza853]

I think there exists a fake notion that these people are far smarter and far better prepared than they actually are just because they move tiny pieces in a 8x8 grid. They are idiots, and they are immature pricks. Don't think too much of it, in the sense of adding depth where there most probably isn't.

[@censhu7068]

apparently if you're too good but not russian then you're totally cheating

[@Aeistheticism]

Danya is part Russian. That is the irony.

[@ВладЛадыгин-э2д]

He accuses russians just as much as non-russians. Please, let's not make it political

[@petrmatejka4945]

Or Magnus, he is untouchable even for him

[@gior987]

@@ВладЛадыгин-э2д get out of Ukraine you "apolitical" PoS

[@lzchrnnk]

@@Aeistheticism he is part Ukrainian, dude

[@AnkhArcRod]

Thinking more about this, Nepo not losing games in losing position is also suspicious. Look how he collapsed in both the world championship matches. That is preposterous and not a fair comparison you say. And what part of any of Nepo's accusations are not preposterous? This dude even accused Gukesh. I am waiting for him to accuse Caruana. That would be the best. From here on out, my favorite clip is that tremoring hand of Nepo's when he was losing against Ding. He deserves nothing less.

[@zigzag321go]

Well, obvious Magnus cheats as well, right? There's no way he could be that good at endgames otherwise. /s

[@theKashConnoisseur]

The guilty dog barks the loudest, which really calls into question Kramnik's 50+ toilet visits during the 2006 WCC. I'm sure it's just a coincidence that he ended up coaching the only GM that's admitted to cheating multiple times in both competitive and friendly games. Usually it wouldn't be very fair to take unproven allegations very seriously, but between Kramnik's behavior and his blocking of any comments mentioning Toiletgate, I think we should really examine him closer.

[@prcbras]

I remember he also accused team Ding of stealing his sleeping pills during the world championship lolll

[@Scholarpasta]

​@@theKashConnoisseurI imagine he seeing Hans one day and going like "the chosen one, the predestined warrior that shall inherit my Toilet Style"

[@81chimi]

18:48 “it’s your own fault that you are inadequate”. Game over

[@Badissweet]

Someone needs to put Kramnik in his place. Hikaru go get em

[@herwordskill1783]

Big respect to Hikaru for sticking up for Danya!

[@cerebralassassin147]

Ask Hikaru did he find bc8 interesting in 4 seconds? This fraud will forever be 2nd to Magnus

[@Badissweet]

@@cerebralassassin147 and you'll forever be nowhere close to Hikaru. Second to Magnus is an achievement Bozo. Only few can ever achieve that.

[@cerebralassassin147]

@@Badissweet Kramnik is something that your idol will never be. A world champion

[@petrmatejka4945]

​@@cerebralassassin147 and an absolute clown for whole community

[@rishabh2mgupta787]

At least someone has guts to say the truth . Accusing Danny of cheating seriously .he is one of the nicest person

[@AerialAce-o3o]

Kramnik is ruining people's livelihood. Streamers like Danya rely heavily on their reputation to maintain audience support and kramnik is doing his best to destroy that reputation.

[@Devjoshi112]

Accusing gukesh of cheating otb in candidates is wild... Indian chess audience is calm and maybe let nepo slide away but if it somehow reaches the non chess audience nepo will feel more than hell on social media

[@ognjenljuboja995]

Pajeets will go wild on him

[@RanjithSethu_findmehere]

Exactly, the guys who doesn't know abc of chess will come and burn them online. These guys don't know that

[@Nobody-xe7si]

He would literally be crying on internet next day . Indians are wild on internet .. nepo is salty cuz he won 2 candidates , he was last Challenger but never had World champion title in his career , and even during this candidates he played good chess and was leading whole tournament but didn't end up winning .. 😂 he just couldn't accept that he lost it

[@nikhil0876]

Timestamps ?

[@Devjoshi112]

​@@nikhil087619:25

[@KaninTuzi]

People used to feel a sense of respect and compassion for Nepo for losing the WC, but now there are none of those feelings left

[@CYRUS_1407]

I was one of them and I'm happy he lost

[@Joe-og6br]

It's just a matter of time until Magnus is accused of cheating.

[@theKashConnoisseur]

Just wait until Kramnik finds that one video of Magnus streaming where one of his friends in the background blurts out a move in the middle of a game. "Ah, you see? He is obviously cheating, there's always someone else in the room giving him the moves. It's obvious, yes? Now we do the procedure."

[@ronald3836]

@@theKashConnoisseur That video certainly was not a good look for Magnus. He could not really help hearing the move that someone blurted, but he should make sure that his environment is free of such blurters.

[@theKashConnoisseur]

@@ronald3836 Why? It's a casual game played on a live stream, and nobody questions for even a second whether Magnus could find such a move (it would be quite shocking if he hadn't already found it before the blurter). Making an issue out of such things just speaks to some people's lack of chess knowledge. During competitive games, obviously the background friends are not present.

[@nikhildawani2913]

​@@ronald3836bro That was a casual match and Magnus literally found that in 0 1 sec after he heard that means he would have found out in max 2 sec extra,magnus has done many streams where his friends are sitting beside him but do you seriously think best player in history of chess would take help from some other Gms??that is utter nonsense

[@nikhildawani2913]

Not possible ,no one can do that

[@a.j.leclair5426]

Does it drive anyone else crazy that those things behing Nepos head arent centered? Like those horned decorative pieces?

[@essaysandmore]

If they were centered, he’d look like an ox.

[@a.j.leclair5426]

@@essaysandmore lmao 🤣😂

[@99bskr]

no, I'm not OCD

[@RaimundoPAM]

Kramnik made a good buck with Jospem. Now he is trying to make some more with Danya. Pure marketing.

[@pizzaf]

1:07 lol just what we wanted

[@suitcasemurphy1220]

“Crying Russians” great pop band name. 😂

[@Ibethepappy]

Bro - I couldn’t imagine having someone try and belittle my life’s work. Any reaction is the correct reaction, Hikaru. So much respect for you and how you’re handling this whole thing. The chess speaks for itself, my brother. You are one of the absolutes in chess. 💪🏻

[@FacelessVoidDota13]

To be honest, if i was a top player and Kramnik said why are you looking here or there, i would answer that i have a naked picture of someone very close to him, and by looking at it i get inspired to play better.

[@trueskyte]

Kramnik: "What are you looking at?" Player: "Your mom."

[@Scholarpasta]

Do you mean... Hans Niemann?

[@manifestyourlife6]

Kramnik is going full Bobby Fischer mental breakdown. 😳😳

[@ronald3836]

That still needs a few more ingredients...

[@seantobin6988]

He is at least on GM Salov level now...

[@IcuTapIcu]

Don't compare them Bobby fischer's situation was better than kramnik

[@90sK1dFOr3v3r]

Here we go with the bs comparison. Not even in the same ballpark. Kramnik is just a nut

[@russellhammond371]

@@ronald3836 He'll be swearing about some ethnicity or another any day now, just watch.

[@Unodonha]

Kramnik accused David Navara, the purest soul in chess world. This guy is crazy

[@albertosapori5977]

"The purest soul in chess world". 😂😂😂😂 There are a lot of cheaters in chess world. Wake up!

[@percyweasley9301]

​@@albertosapori5977You need to wake up from your hate and dululu. Kramnik is the cheater, it's clear more and more..

[@bien8323]

​@@albertosapori5977 Did the og comment say cheaters didn't exist?

[@AlRask-j3b]

Hikaru, I can explain why it's mostly Russians who "spread the cheating lies and hysteria ". It's not 100% true. It's one main Russian channel - Levitov Chess - who is Kramnik's facilitator based on old personal relationship between him and Kramnik. Right now it has 100,000 audience AND more than half consider Kramnik crazy old neighbor and make fun of the clown. Levitov however pushes the "non-accusations" and this way can stay on top of hype. All the high rank Chesscom visitors who tried to reason with them including Danya have been mistaken thinking that their reason and logic works there. Nope. It works while they are there. In a few days the author reverts to lies and "non-accusations" like nothing happened

[@MrBackend]

You’re not completely wrong, but Levitov himself said that he does not agree that Hikaru is cheating, not sure about Danya. He gives him platform sure, but that’s his job.

[@huykabum]

@@MrBackendLevitov interviewed Danya, I don’t think he supports Kramnik in this situation. Also, recently Ilya Levitov and Kramnik had a huge argument, Kramnik even insulted Levitov. They are ok now ofc, but in fact. Levitov was suspicious about Jospem for sure, and some others, like Russian IM Matvey Galchenko.

[@AlRask-j3b]

@@MrBackend That's the thing - with one side of the mouth he says one thing then exact the opposite louder. Danya is a good example: all was nice and dandy while he was at the show, then 2 days ago, after Kramnik's vicious attack, Levitov goes: "yea-a, he stumbled down while explaining why he picked this exact move and (!) he does look once in a while somewhere else". That's what they both do: they don't directly accuse you, they conduct Special Accusation Operation

[@sleepyjoe9386]

In any situation just blame Russians. Kramnik is the same Russian and Danya.

[@banditbrah]

Russians are also just notorious for cheating, it must be a cultural thing in which they value winning over integrity. There are plenty of examples of this outside of chess, the two biggest probably being the Olympics and online gaming in general.

[@russellhammond371]

Last I heard Nepo was giving excuses for why Christopher Yoo battering a woman at the St. Louis Chess Club shouldn't get you banned from the club. Who honestly cares what Nepo thinks? He'll always be Magnus' pet anyway.

[@ytpanda398]

Whilst this is definitely not good, let's not exaggerate and say Yoo battered someone. In the technical sense yes, but there is no need to use more extreme language than is appropriate. I still think he should be at the very least suspended

[@System.Error.]

5:39 editor didn’t beep that 😂

[@amirmorsh]

I initially thought Kramnik had a point when he started calling out cheaters some time ago, but it has now escalated into complete paranoia and a witch hunt. Even if cheating is an issue, this approach is not the solution. It feels more like bullying, and it's damaging both chess and the enjoyment of the game.

[@Sonic_Boom_25]

You do not have to put up the cyberbullying from Kramnik ever. Kramnik is digusting and you do not deserve any of this toxicity and hatred. Keep on being yourself and I will support you as a person no matter what decisions you make Hikaru.

[@sahilbhardwaj441]

I remember Ian saying something similar about Gukesh on C squared. Just because he said he wasn't devastaed about the time scramble loss against Alireza probably means cheating. Ian proving all the Russian stereotypes when it comes to chess.

[@lollycopter]

Yep, Nepo said something along the lines of "maybe the organisers should have paid attention to my prediction" - alluding to his complaints about Gukesh. Why else would a player need to make "predictions" to the tournament organiser? Was he not expecting to win?

[@MetalGlennSolid]

The idea that Danya felt the need to stream surrounded by a Radio Shack's worth of inventory is fucking insane. I really do feel for the guy because this very clearly got to him and his mental health.

[@RogerBranch]

Man, Hikaru really took Vlad and Nepo behind the woodshed here for a well-deserved pommelling!

[@hamzakiyani9613]

At the start of the video: Hikaru: who the f**k thinks he is? Bullsh*t. At the end of the video: Hikaru: Young players will kick nepo's you know what. 😂😂😂😂 I like the way Hikaru went from 100 to 0. People avoid cursing at the start but do at the end but Hikaru got tamer 😂😂😂😂

[@dragoezcurra]

I empathize with Kramnik''s children. Imagine seeing your father a 49 year old man behaving like a coocoo on twitter like that. Must be so embarasing.

[@Scholarpasta]

Embarrassing? I would be crying for the old man damnnn

[@Bai_Su_Zhen]

Ding has claimed Nepo's soul lol

[@eliasseoane7663]

I used to like Nepo, such a nice guy. Little did I know that he could have such shitty behaviour.

[@floretion]

"Show it now- we demand it!" Reminds me of when Dirk Diggler demanded they immediately start the scene because "he was ready now".

[@ChessBuddy016]

It’s like nepo and kramnik are both 10 year old boys who can’t handle losing. Only difference is they use adult words and don’t just say I lost and cry.

[@pbandre9773]

"you're not adequate" 💀

[@HarshSinghRajput-t4h]

I think Hikaru should drop a dedicated "Disstrack" so that this beef becoming more interesting.

[@DJ_CMU]

Hikaru is a real one, so much love and respect for this man. Chess needs a leader who is willing to say what needs to be heard, and right now, it seems like Hikaru is the only one. Keep up the great work brotha

[@le6637]

The only way to solve this is the chess boxing match Hikaru vs Nepo

[@davidc5191]

Note that Svidler (if it's really him) says at 1:30 "я против этой войны" which is "I am against this war." Kramnik's paranoia is Fischer-llike.

[@justafriend13]

I don't understand why it's so hard for these top players to realize that blitz and classical require different skills. Furthermore, Hikaru has crossed the 2800 threshold in classical. Ian Nepomniatchi has not. From that alone, even someone who wasn't a chess player would easily assume Hikaru is the better player.

[@artursverza]

Please don't let these idiots affect your life, your career, that's exactly what they are trying to achieve, they don't deserve it.

[@solcharms]

Kramnik; the judge, the prosecutor, and the expert witness all in one.

[@kms5656]

Thank you for this Hikaru. Its about time someone legitimate finally truly spoke up.

[@BrauschS01]

At this point the false accusations of cheating in chess seem to be a bigger problem than people actually cheating

[@TheTrueJesusChrist]

Crazy. Everyone lied about Hans to Hikaru and nobody sees the correlation to today. The false accusations are bad for chess, props to hikaru for admitting he fell for information from false trust

[@kaidoChess]

5:37 when you literally don’t care beyond not caring 😂

[@josecintron85]

This reminds me of the Salem Witch Hunts.Also remember he is from the old Soviet Union where you are guilty until you prove that you are innocent, in contrast to the way it works in the US where you are innocent until you are proven guilty. In his eyes it is up to the accused to prove that they are innocent.

[@willyzaikin4001]

I watch a lot of chess content in Russian. There is a generally negative opinion of Hikaru of the elite Russian content creators, but most of the fans are really respectful. However Kramnik, respectfully , went completely bananas.

[@lLydakk]

Never seen this side of Hikaru, honestly fantanstic

[@964746568]

My bias made me think GM's were very smart people but it is just as anything else, they are very specialized in one topic, stupidity is as common in chess as in any other field.

[@ProcrastinatingGM]

5:37 i LOVE WHEN HIKARU CUSSES LMAOAOAO

[@NMBrayanAmaya]

Awesome to see you support danya kramnik has really lost his mind go hikaru!

[@kthemindreader6985]

Kramnik probably thinks he is a former World Chess Champion

[@antcif]

The real treat of this video was Nepo thinking he’s even remotely on the same level as Magnus. Hey Nepo, how’s that world champion title?

[@adityajha7207]

He actually didn't talk about Magnus. That's Hikaru spreading narratives

[@ozll9898]

I watched the original clip. He literally said Magnus is better than him hahaha that's Hikaru completely lying with or without listening

[@MC-ep8cu]

​@@adityajha7207yes he did he said he was on par with all the top players

[@adityajha7207]

@@MC-ep8cu he named them too dubov.mvl n a few if you open your eyes..not that I like his cryptic style of accusing people but beliving either of Hikaru or Ian is just naive and gullible

[@adityajha7207]

​@@MC-ep8cuhe mentioned the names dubov mvl and a few if you had ears

[@JK_176]

Kramnik is like that one grandpa in your family who is a victim of a romance scam

[@michaelhaywood3106]

Kramnik should be ignored.

[@paul4292]

True they give him to much attention

[@jaredseecharran4548]

Thank you! Voices lose their power when nobody listens

[@theKashConnoisseur]

The problem is, Kramnik still enjoys a lot of respect for his world championship victories and his high level in the game. He's done significant work with the Indian chess community, helping multiple up and coming GMs increase their level. Not to mention he's quite the chess star in Russia and many former combloc countries. Between India and the Russian-speaking world, that's a pretty large number of fans who will proceed to harass Danya on his social media even if he blocks Kramnik.

[@samplaysyt5370]

@theKashConnoisseur I'm Indian and I have not seen anyone support Kramnik in his claims and I doubt anyone will harass danya. It's true Kramnik done a lot for Indian chess but it will all be in the past if he continues to do what he's doing. It's a lot easier to lose respect than to gain it

[@theKashConnoisseur]

@@samplaysyt5370 Look at the pinned comment, friend. It's definitely not ALL Indians, and I'm sorry if I accidentally insinuated as much. Still, with the population of the country, even a small percentage is a lot of voices.

[@Allahisthegreatest132]

Grandpa forgot to take his medicine again

[@Apparition-hl1vv]

Vlad rlly supporting the supporting the stereotype of the crazy chess player

[@petercormack2859]

Somebody has to teach Kramnik how to take a screenshot

[@branislavmlynka5357]

got banned on kramniks twitter for saying he might have a bit of paranoia

[@Lan_Yanjing]

you mean blocked?

[@theKashConnoisseur]

The procedure!

[@ThatOneWeirdGal]

Hikaru premoves his arguments against Nepo before he starts talking LMAO

[@K2KK-f7q]

I agree that there shouldn't be any cheating in Chess, or anywhere else for that matter. Although, The way Kramnik goes about things is quite distasteful. Furthermore, He advocates fair play when he himself has played from someone else's account (from what I have heard). It seems that the only way to silence him is either to play him or block him.

[@hoomanmohimani3221]

Is this the most professional in depth "I'm just too good" video ever?

[@hari7368]

chess is getting crazyy. even if it is bad for chess in one way, I feel it also boosts competitive spirit in the game. buckle up guys for upcoming tournaments where these guys participate.

[@theKashConnoisseur]

I think this is one of those rare instances where bad publicity IS bad publicity. Rather than creating a bunch of drama and excitement behind the board, all of this has only served to call the character of chess players and chess tournament organizers into question. Especially when the claims of up to 50% of Titled Tuesday players being "suspected" of cheating do nothing but bolster Kramnik's daily accusations.

[@proman84]

7:00 In fairness to Ian, he was the World Rapid runner up in 2021. He was also the runner up of both the Frankfurt/Mainz World Rapid Chess Championship and ACP World Rapid Cup.

[@nocapguy9831]

i think this is the first time hikaru actually cleared hans name props to him for admitting that

[@MainUkraine]

Dude even though I'm a runner not a fighter I'd beat the shit outta Ian if I was Hikaru 😂

[@aodhhanswtor7252]

Kramnik you putz. The more crap you demand to see, the more camera devices you demand, the more computers are needed to provide graphics processing. Everyone should just ignore anything he throws out on social media. Him and Nepo can go play in the Russian snow together.

[@goonerboy93]

"who do you think you are I am" 😂

[@kiitc]

Bro really went after Gukesh 19:29

[@agentraydg839]

Ikr! I was like "leave that young man alone!"

[@strakk]

I find it really funny how in most recent times people have been waking up to the fact that GMs can be just as stupid as anyone, Kramnik may be a legend of the game but his brain has been bruised so much because he keeps doing "the procedure"

[@nick8666-l5d]

Russians casting doubt for the sake of causing chaos... sounds familiar?

[@zigzag321go]

No, totally not at all. I've never seen anything that fits this *ahem* box(ing) *ahem*

[@theKashConnoisseur]

The cold war never ended.

[@AerialAce-o3o]

@@theKashConnoisseur Truly

[@gunesanacak9452]

aside all kramnik does not understand the burden off proof.Danya is not the one who is responsible to prove he did not cheat kramnik is the one who needs some acctual evidence

[@WastedWay]

You know, there is a quote from Jonathan Swift that is perfectly apt for this situation: "[y]ou cannot reason a person out of a position he did not reason himself into in the first place."

[@martinpaddle]

The stat at 25:00 still indicates that there is a 2:1 ratio of wins for Hikaru (even if it's not 200 wins and 100 losses, it's exactly the same ratio)

[@djcammykooma]

Kramnik lowkey 1800

[@blbl126]

What utter idiocy.

[@theKashConnoisseur]

2700 ELO in chess, 500 ELO in statistics, -1100 ELO in public relations.

[@michigan53105]

Kramnik < levy

[@spikeyfish]

This is what happens when old people are on social media for too long

[@thomasengle1686]

Nice Pete Weber quote in there

[@Jason_Laster]

Yes! I thought the same thing😅

[@lollycopter]

Wait where?? I love bowling but missed it.

[@Jason_Laster]

​@@lollycopter 1:41

[@jensjensen5231]

Danial looks so heard broken when he talks about it, glad to see you have this reaction.

[@devjyoti5614]

Ian actually finished in 2nd 3 times in world rapid chess championship.

[@VtubersClips]

All of those times Magnus won?

[@devjyoti5614]

@@VtubersClips magnus,nodirbek,mameyadarov(spelling mistake probably)

[@Goblonium]

No wonder he has also gone crazy, I would go mad being second in this many World Championships.

[@devjyoti5614]

@@Goblonium seems very logical