Blindfolded by the Wife!! The Bots Fight Back!!

Hikaru and his lovely wife WGM Atousa Pourkashiyan @WGMAtousa played some blindfold chess vs the holiday bots. Enjoy and please sub to her youtube and follow her twitch at / wgmatousa
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[@armchairspaceexplorer]

Atousa: Even 1 ELO is important. Hikaru: You could be right... [thinks harder] Yes, you're definitely right. Bot: !Great. That is the only husband move in this position. Well done.

[@himmyneutron3560]

Underrated comment

[@gama1123]

lolololol

[@4kelochess99]

very creative and funny

[@mhead81]

he should change nickname to husband and do review after game

[@kakatzion0022]

computer: *makes move* Hikaru: "Logical."

[@FatimaYbanez-w4b]

2 things why this video is good : 1. for todaaaaaays video is back 2. Hikaru having a collab with his wife

[@SWISS-1337]

Wow, that's his wife? Not just winning at chess, winning at life.

[@theinvisibleman-e8v]

Unlike you bruh.

[@sujjalpaikaray1107]

​@theinvisibleman-e8v unlike all of us

[@olonore]

Probably impressed her with his moves

[@Ps_10_10]

she's persian

[@wcryesnow]

@@Ps_10_10 yeah?

[@lee_and_bev]

Hikaru: 1800 and 1850 is the same Wife: No, it's not Hikaru: Maybe you are right

[@thebirdhasbeencharged]

giving frustrated beater energy

[@robnauta6470]

Brilliant move

[@oloyeoluwadara1895]

Double exclam!!

[@plat6667]

He’s practicing his “Yes, dear.”

[@hide2dan]

Almost blundered!

[@swartmusic]

Her arrows while he's talking are on point

[@minepayphone8691]

WGM of course

[@kofi3124]

Made for each other...

[@RedCnMn]

"The synchronized attack! - no matter what the enemy does, every move is a blunder"

[@George_Bland]

Clearly their minds are in sync!

[@swartmusic]

@@minepayphone8691 yea but still, it's nice to see her pointing out arrows and directions when 2 secs later hikaru makes the same comment, as George Bland said, they are in sync

[@Tremaine26]

Blindfold chess is magic. I can't believe he can tell stories while remembering all the pieces 🤯

[@ffffe-e3k]

My friend is 1900 . He always plays blindfold because unfortunately he is blind.

[@pininja4981]

​@@ffffe-e3kyes but thats different. As someone blindfolded you are not used to being blind. A blind person is used to it. Their imagination is a lot stronger and their other senses are a lot better that the average person. They can basically have a 1080p board in their head with 60fps lmao. I mean as a blind person you automatically develop that strong mental power

[@PahEz]

@@pininja4981 Please stop. It is the same. God bless you though

[@midwatchcowboy]

I feel robbed. She is not wearing the elf hat.

[@damianoledda5497]

Watching Hikaru daily streaming and having fun talking about any nonsense with the chat sometimes makes me forget how strong and smart he actually is at this damn game. Just astonishing how he played, a different breed.

[@randymartin1269]

Yeah it's crazy how easy it is to take Hikaru for granted, I think especially because he is so critical to his own play, always talking his position down so you think he is always struggling (and maybe he is, yet always comes up with the W), but at the end of the day, he is one of the very top players of the entire chess world.

[@mikearance]

You two are now my new favourite duo!

[@juliakurnia8716]

20:59 classic Hikaru moment 😂

[@Bulls79]

Wow

[@CanariasCanariass]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@kokonut5704]

Bro started yapping

[@liz_fitnnes]

Every time i see this guy i realise how dumb i am

[@Tuggspeedman0z]

He is world no. 3. You don't have to feel bad seeing hikaru. He is just build different

[@pierre-alexandreclement7831]

nhaaa! chess is very hard it is what it is

[@murtaza386]

You’re not dumb, he’s just a genius

[@kostailijev7489]

No, not at all. Chess is just chess, and requires intensive study at a very young age!

[@kostailijev7489]

​@@murtaza386Most GMs are just bright, not brilliant, and rarely geniuses!

[@bandersaleh]

I love how she drew arrows explaining everything that was happening in the game

[@ramachandra776]

"Blindfolded by the wife" - the editor is truly having fun with the titles . Almost as much as Hikaru and his wife . Er, playing the bots , that is . 😊

[@paddedcave]

Revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night" - for everyone who still can’t figure out what Elton John says in the next line, and for whatever reason never looked it up.

[@ILikeTrees221]

@@paddedcave?

[@pipipipipipipipip]

@@ILikeTrees221 probably watching this video in a playlist

[@nameless1069]

Premoving a checkmate blindfolded is crazy to me

[@r0yce]

Go practice checkmate patterns then.

[@Akif-Faisal]

Bro. He is a grandmaster for years. He is already better at blindfolded. Of course he will premove. It is his entire plan.

[@nameless1069]

@Akif-Faisal I know, I didn't say it's crazy to him, I said it's crazy to me

[@balthazarbeutelwolf9097]

From my perspective [I'm a 1900], the trickiest part was the 2R vs Q endgame, because it is so easy to hang a rook through a fork or drop one of those isolated pawns.

[@inlovewithi]

This is the second time that I watch Hikaru playing blind fold chess with his wife, and I just love how after every move he tells like a detailed fact about the position. I know he does that when he's playing regular, but there's something different him blind folded with his wife there.

[@Philopantheon82]

"Even though you were blinded folded, you were looking at the ceiling" Atousa

[@guinnes125]

If Hikaru and her getting a child, I expect nothing less than an ultra GM!

[@minepayphone8691]

he is not gonna encourage his child to be grandmaster and stuff,it depends what his child passion but ofcourse he will teach his child chess.

[@mohdarwaz6252]

If hikaru and magnus have a child 💀🤣

[@gamingf6421]

Ultra streamer for sure😅

[@boterhammetpindakaashagelslag]

Probably able to play chess before being able to walk 😅

[@johnhonai4601]

Anna Cramling is the child of two Grand Masters.

[@chriszhang1660]

2:25 Kramnik: “He can’t even play Ruy Lopez, interesting.”

[@JerrySuneagle]

Hikaru is a lucky man. His wife seems as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside. And what a lovely smile she has!

[@neko-chan6145]

this was a fun series. great interactions between you two

[@skorasioony-yn2zk]

7:22 Bro is promoving while being blindfolded lol

[@0dn99]

Bro thinks he’s hikaru

[@Kingomegared]

Your wife could probably beat Hans.....in a fist fight.

[@seranoschinken3689]

In every kind of fight!

[@aiiiiiiiiii]

more vids with atousa! she’s lovely

[@ash9788]

Great couples, Have a great one Hiki. آتوسا خیلی خوشحالم که اوضاعت خوبه، امیدوارم اونجا جات خوب باشه و از ته قلبت احساس خوشبختی کنی. 🌹

[@aminzqrti7672]

Atousa is amazing! Very smart and funny… I hope, we are getting more videos with her here😊

[@jburrito75]

Just wait until he blindfolds his wife...

[@ipurelike]

juicer D to the G

[@zhangyic]

That’s a one week to the couch right there

[@chriszhang1660]

That’s membership only content

[@XIAXU._TV]

@@chriszhang1660 LMAOOOOOOOO

[@geraldtan3880]

​@@chriszhang1660onlyfans?

[@ninjaasmoke]

3:16 damn she already knew his move all the way back from his first game. turu love

[@agentraydg839]

That was great chess collab with your wife, Hikaru! Happy holidays you two! 🎄

[@navedhasan9722]

I never felt so dumb ... he is beating bots 2250 without looking at the board

[@minepayphone8691]

we all same bro.he just geniuses not like us😂😂😂😂

[@Zeth_Craft]

@@minepayphone8691 He has good 3 Dimensional awareness. You can develop that as well by imagining Shapes, what he's doing is imagining a lot of shapes And ofc It will take time to reach his level of thinking ,besides he was a chess prodigy

[@yeetsin560]

you realize he can beat damn gms blindfolded lol

[@wgd3812]

Tbh it seems to gms and especially super gms that a blindfold really changes nothing​@@yeetsin560

[@chriszhang1660]

23:43 plot twist: he was talking about the blindfold

[@civilifier]

my notification: Blind folded by wife!! hikaru

[@Anurag_SB]

3:48 That sarcastic laughter could get you into trouble Hikaru 😂😂

[@max_b3345]

she looks so proud of her husband

[@akshayakshayv5559]

"My wife".... that's something i thought i would never hear this guy say💀I did not see that coming

[@FraggyStyles]

It’s frightening how you can remember the whole board, the move order etc.. really impressive

[@TomskaITW]

I've been looking forward to this video, love the content!

[@tejasjain73]

"1800 Is same as 1850 for Hikaru " Because Hikaru is rates 2820 and mag 2882

[@MainUkraine]

Dude if I saw Hikaru coming out of my chimney with a santa hat that would scare me more than anything 😂

[@yahrna]

Happy Christmas to the both of you and the team! Thanks for all the fun videos this year and good luck for the world rapid and blitz.

[@Musix4me-Clarinet]

*Ah!* The pleasure of taking the blindfold off and seeing you won the game...and Atousa is next to you. I hope Hikaru always appreciates that.

[@Aman__Verma397]

Bro is one of the best player since past decade...a successful streamer...maybe a good trader too...and cherry on top such a beautiful wife...he really won in life

[@halfpessimist]

Hikaru beating 2250 elo bots blinded folded, meanwhile I'm getting beaten by 1800-2000 elo bots eyes open like I don't know how to move some pieces in chess.

[@nevergonnagiveyouup71491]

plot twist: hikaru has stockfish on the blindfold

[@dgmullin1]

Love the collabs with Atousa! Maybe some games against subs / random people would be fun too!

[@Movman82]

Her arrow explanations are so helpful

[@JBfromFL]

Hikaru! I hope you have a wonderful Christmas and holiday season! I love your channel. I learn so much from watching your chess videos I have improved a lot even though I've only been watching for a few months now.

[@riyaadrhoda3990]

Hikaru is a lucky guy. Nice to see one of the strongest chess couples in the world having fun. How about Hikaru blindfolding his wife next time?

[@uniquenessltd1239]

😉😉😉

[@abracadabra16234]

Shit, I gotta buy the Orange-Black subscription again 😂😂

[@danielprytz]

Membership only content P. S I stole this comment

[@riyaadrhoda3990]

@danielprytz no problem. Thanks for informing though.

[@KerygmaLIVE]

great video. Really enjoyed watching this. Happy Holidays to both of you.

[@mayi4403]

Wow!!! First time seeing his wife on the channel. I knew he was married because I simply Googled his biography before but I’ve never heard her talk so this was nice.

[@vipgiowastaken]

22:52 Her reaction every time hikaru went for a queen move instead of the king lol

[@suductivepancake4572]

Always appreciate the extra step Hikaru take to be educational

[@patrickdevlin8553]

Atousa's highlighting skills are great. (Or the editor?) Either way, I like it

[@SwitzerlandCommenter]

Your wife and you best duo in chess..🔥The video look so funny,love from France Hikaru!❤

[@FunJoyTV]

Pawn structure ✅ Pawn Chain 🔥

[@priyankbisht6229]

hikaru the only thing left is to beat these bots while sleep walking.

[@AYMChess]

Bro Can See Stockfish Even With The Blindfolded😂

[@ehsfrac]

Great content! For a player that wants to improve (like me) this is great. You get the concepts in a very instructive way.

[@ctlee104]

Video starting with Hikaru getting bodied by his wife really shows he's just like us

[@dimitrikorsakov2570]

More videos with Atousa, please.

[@Bahimo3154]

This is my favourite Chess format content so far

[@Katatopianos]

Hikaru you are a lucky man to have found such a lovely woman as your wife!

[@dominictynan2080]

Travis and Taylor vibes! But far superior Elo!!!!!

[@Drumaier]

Hikaru be more courteous with your wife bro, she is super kind and good looking, don't give it for granted that she will stay with you just because you are the guy who thinks he is Hikaru.

[@Bakkeld1Sila-Chess]

I think it would be interesting to see how high with the bots you could go without messing up too much.

[@SirenaWomanWarrior]

“You are right, wife.” These words Hikaru lol

[@antonsworldofvideos8096]

What a great and fun format. I love these videos. Hope you do many more of them.

[@TimeLordThe10th]

Simply outstanding. We need more and more of this ❤❤

[@funfun-r9x]

good job Hikaru, Thanks I enjoyed a lot 😄

[@denzelmartin6201]

Me:800 elo takes 20 days to beat penguin with polish. Hikaru: beats with blindfold casually in one try for a streaming paycheck.

[@krishankaushal8422]

I can understand seeing the board in ur head and playing the moves every time u hear it. Which is still ridiculously impressive. But to be able to keep the board in ur head and talk about other things to an audience is just insane

[@nickperez1577]

Good looking couple! Merry Christmas Hikaru! Hope you have a Blessed one my brother!

[@ConradsK9Academy]

bro did the intro blindfolded XD

[@arsen_ask]

a few moments later........ and we finally saw the one Hikaru loves more than chess. Happy New Year.

[@amirhosseinetemad3094]

22:59 GIGACHAD

[@InotsukeInotsuke]

Best wifey, the hikaru quote pops up to my head. For the best last longing marriage is to agree with her.

[@harshpalsingh1145]

I always thought that Hikaru is gonna die alone. But I am glad that he found his match.

[@Franky2shoes647]

You two would be a reality show hit. So unique.

[@adarkol1575]

man i love seeing you two togethr

[@joshuawoodford7525]

Asking super GM you know this isn't the fastest way to mate up a queen 👑 lol

[@HamsterTown1]

The Penguin bot was my biggest bot win. It doesn't really mean anything to y'all, but it was awesome for me. 🤷

[@MrOmagaG]

An 1800 is food for Hikaru an 1850 is very slightly tougher food for Hikaru, so it's not worth mentioning :D

[@LuciusHesperius]

The way Atousa looks at him ❤

[@CODBEASTMN]

Attempt a blindfolded double disambiguation with your wife

[@OwainTD]

Collab with partner, same Hikaru: “Welcome back, everyone! For today’s video…” 😂❤

[@LD-dt1sk]

20:59 this is going in hikaru highlights for sure

[@steelmongoose4956]

When the blindfold comes out at my place, it’s not for chess.

[@zoro113]

LOVE THE WIFE VIDS PLEASE WE NEED MORE

[@sgc3594]

wow, Hikaru slows down in speed when his wife is around. Should have her around more often .

[@Hiroshana360_]

After promote Queen, hikaru : check 😩... Got me dying. I can't beat this shit while open eyes 😩

[@CoffeeAndSteel]

Ivana : Do you know how we keep warm in Russia? Austin : I can guess, baby. Ivana : We play chess. Austin : I guessed wrong.

[@scottpatrick8645]

Nine months from now she'll give birth to an actual pawn.

[@NMBrayanAmaya]

a very magical chess christmas! merry x-mas!

[@taylorstauffer900]

Beeen trying to beat this bot for days. Hikaru beats it blindfolded without even trying 😑😑😑

[@chriszhang1660]

1:00 bro blunders before the first move 1:03 wife punishes bro’s blunder 1:08 bro blunders again 1:18 wife punishes again

[@lyncdakid]

Hikaruuuuuuu with the only queen he’d never sacrifice!!!🙈

[@Open-oc6rs]

Bruh their kid is going to be an Ultra GM

[@dylanmckee7755]

Bad ass how u beat last bot 😂 insane. W Hikaru

[@tens0r884]

"blindfolded by the Wife" is wild editor

[@g-down9748]

1:06 that’s the most amount of teeth I have ever seen in a smile dyam