Why Stockfish HATES Hikaru...

[@Soulkeep]

We need a new fide rule that states "when players reach king vs king position isn't a draw, they have to beat up each other until one surrender".

[@Rick_McDick]

While each staying more than an arms reach apart

[@qwertywarrior]

Breaking News: GM Hikaru Nakamura found doing one arm pushups in local martial arts dojo, in anticipation of having to resolve a draw the "hard way".

[@samdriever7668]

@@qwertywarrior arm wrestle to settle draws

[@andrew_owens7680]

And in 960, they get to choose their weapons.

[@Orbrun]

It's called chess boxing

[@gkristof6504]

Plot twist: Stockfish hates Hikaru because he glued it to his sailing.

[@jadenhamer1581]

True

[@whenthingsfly4283]

Do u mean ceiling rather than sailing? Autocorrect moment perhaps :P

[@gkristof6504]

@@whenthingsfly4283 lmaoo truee i can't speak English 😪

[@jamesp6376]

@@gkristof6504 it’s okay. I’m American. Most of us speak 0.8 languages.

[@ironracer6124]

@@jamesp6376 your not wrong

[@bahand.9140]

Before watching this I was a fan of Stockfish but now I’m a whole new air conditioner

[@dennismwenda6078]

Nice, when it was first said

[@gnochhuos645]

Damn bro you got the whole squad laughing 😐😐😐😐

[@moonlink8207]

😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐

[@Hattori_Hanzō_侍]

You got me laughing actually, have a nice day

[@noise2see664]

Yeah same funny one

[@AngelNearDestruction]

I love that first game, it reminds of how many times ben finegold explains that aronian is like an unstoppable force. He's always saying how it sucks to play aronian because even if you are better than him, he always plays the first 20 moves instantly, and if he doesn't it's because you're losing and he's calculating a win. The psychological aspect is big, after 20 moves of instant prep it's like, even if there isn't a time advantage how do you play a guy that just knows everything already, you have to like know something he doesn't or discover something mid game. Then you have magnus, who is basically aronians brain with hikarus skill. Magnus knows it all already and he's better lol.

[@louisedgewick107]

Just insane play, I don’t even know how I’d feel if my opponent just blitzed most moves at such a tournament.

[@ironeagle4274]

Magnus does lose from time to time, but he has an incredible average performance level in tournaments. In fact, the reason why Magnus Carlsen is a legendary chess player pertains to the fact that he dominates the performance charts/rankings of all types including move accuracy, win percentage, elo, etc.

[@AngelNearDestruction]

@@ironeagle4274 what makes him special is that he isn't just a chess genius like Murphy and Fischer, he also has an eidetic memory. His memory isn't perfect, but his eidetic memory allows him to spend less time prepping individual positions and allows him not to repeat mistakes often. While magnus has repeated mistakes before, particularly in time trouble and in faster time formats, once he makes a mistake and figures out why it's a mistake he will almost never forget that position or analysis. Magnus is the closest thing you can get to Leela Alpha and other learning CPUs in a human. If he was just a genius he wouldn't be any better than Hikaru, and if he just had his memory he could likely be a lower level GM but likely wouldn't have even bothered. But since he has both he excels. His eidetic memory isn't as accurate as when he was a child but his ability to understand and retain information that is seemingly trivial is mindboggling.

[@lucasng4712]

@@AngelNearDestruction Eidetic memory is nonexistent

[@lucasng4712]

@@AngelNearDestruction This is just a lot of Magnus clock blowing

[@donkeyking475]

Hikaru shares this one special move, chess engines HATE him.

[@scyb3r189]

He literally doesn’t care

[@brbdrunkontea]

@@scyb3r189 r/woooooooooooooooooooooooooowoooooooooooooooooooooooooowoooooooooooooooooooooooooowoooooooooooooooooooooooooowoooooooooooooooooooooooooowoooooooooooooooooooooooooowoooooooooooooooooooooooooowoooooooooooooooooooooooooowoooooooooooooooooooooooooowoooooooooooooooooooooooooowoooooooooooooooooooooooooowoooooooooooooooooooooooooosh

[@jaideepshekhar4621]

@@scyb3r189 He literally doesn't care which is why he sends his troll army to bully anyone who dares beat him. Such a toxic loser.

[@carlhedegaard7791]

I am a 950 rated player - and yet I still understand the main points you are making. You are a brilliant at forwarding complex chess strategy - even so that lower rated players can get something out of it. -EZ to tell you have great humour too. A true pleasure to watch/learn from your videos. Keep up the good work! -mad respect from 🇩🇰

[@jacobwalker8730]

I spent the last couple hours sitting around just waiting for this recap to hit - BLESS

[@bootyshake5043]

Damn. How boring is your life

[@zacharymichener4687]

@@bootyshake5043 you're here scrolling KZbin comments

[@bootyshake5043]

@@zacharymichener4687 It was the top comment. And you are here trying to defend someone you don't know.

[@ironeagle4274]

@@bootyshake5043 People like you are just trolls looking for attention and likes. Grow up and stop taking childish pot shots at a random guy that you’ve never met.

[@coreydowns5947]

@@ironeagle4274 he was spittin facts bro if you spend hours a day waiting for a 30 min chess recap, your life is boring. No offense

[@Squatsheldon]

Stockfish is the most toxic player in the chess community.

[@z-a-t-i]

Pretty sure they’re using engine

[@Fdragon1337]

Lmaooooo

[@Hakabas01]

report em for cheating

[@Rain_venuses]

Report stockfish for basically being toxic/using cheats such as engine which is illegal :)

[@adimark42]

@@z-a-t-i r/whosshhh

[@abellematheux7632]

There is something incredibly badass about these tournaments with so many chess celebrities.

[@infernalflamezz7480]

Love the vowel reduction in the name of Oparin pronouncing it like Aparin. Just learned it during Russian classes but what do you know? Levy teaches me as well!!

[@andyyang3029]

That's what I was always taught, but then Siberian accent threw me off lol because some of them pronounce all Os like 'Oh'

[@yuyah7413]

yeah but the dogs can't really fly unless they breathe onto the other java classes for their IQ equallity

[@timothytruman123]

Fuck Russia make them as poor North Korea do it us

[@andrerodrigues2877]

Who tf learns Russian now?

[@infernalflamezz7480]

@@andrerodrigues2877 yea seems kinda messed up I know but I started a few weeks before Russia started the war

[@barefootalien]

Oh my... "He's pushing and pushing, he keeps pushing, and at some point, the white king is gonna start coming..." I laughed quite loudly. xD

[@anonymousentity5106]

Wait when did he say this?😂

[@barefootalien]

@@anonymousentity5106 Heh, re-watching, it wasn't as many "pushings" but still pretty funny. A bit after 7:08

[@Lead-lx8qx]

Lmao.

[@roniromero1313]

I’m devouring all the chess content I can from you, I love when you pause n ask to find the move to checkmate/cause havoc. I’ve had good intuition in chess, but now I’m starting to see more. Finding the lines from the blunders. I love it

[@Taquilou]

Im french and the way you said Toulouse the first time was close to perfect (not second time) quite impressed

[@graefus]

Now even stockfish hates Hikaru? How can that man make enemies out of everyone amazes me.

[@vincentstone7272]

?

[@sudhanshumahajan1582]

Levy for thumbnail stockfish can be represented by supermarket pic of fish in stock 😂😂

[@NotElusivePanda]

2:17 the reason the bishop move is so powerful is because you’d have to give you your queen. If king steps up to e2 the black plays e3 check and the king is over exposed and will soon lead to mate or a significant amount of material loss

[@ponkiepopz]

Which piece goes to e3 and check?

[@juanchotazo4197]

Its queen e4 mate

[@j.21]

hikaru actually does care to explain it in his video

[@haleysettembre]

201st day of translating Levy's titles into Neapolitan: "P ché stockfish odij Hikaru"

[@bluedonkey180]

No this is your first day

[@haleysettembre]

@@bluedonkey180 ... you serious?

[@ralfwright]

@blue donkey . Not sure if it's his 201st day (looks like it though)but it's definitely NOT his first day

[@aydenzinter2849]

@@bluedonkey180 I've read his comment every day for basically all 200 days, rip the guy that would translate to Russian tho, :(

[@jamest5014]

Can someone explain what this is all about, I see it on loads of his videos, am I missing something, it seems kind of weird

[@Tootsiepop201]

Hi Levy! This will be a longer one, but I wanted to let you know. I've never been interested in chess, but on a whim I decided to see figure out how to actually play the game. Your 10 minute chess openings showed me a whole new world of chess and I got hooked on your humor and information in a game I've never considered besides as a sore spot for something I was truly terrible at. My daughter would try to grab the chess pieces off the screen when we'd watch you at nap time and I've watched nearly every video you've uploaded since. This was a year and a half ago. I'm now trying to teach my son chess, but I'm horrible at retaining information so I STILL only barely know how to play, though my husband is now worse than I am. So I just bought your beginner and intermediate courses (using code "twenty" I'm glad that's still up.) All this to say, thank you for enriching my life so much and showing me a great way to bond with my 7 year old and enjoy that time with him. You're the GOAT.

[@ninjapapaye6239]

That's nearly perfectly how you say Toulouse, the french city haha I was shocked

[@84longedo]

I remember it also in an old Monthy Python sketch... very funny.

[@Venelin_Georgiev]

Finally my fav youtuber uploaded a video :)

[@ok-ms3ke]

It’s about time

[@yessirski3854]

Unnecessary dickriding

[@tcsprynce5748]

Had a game similar to the Dubov game recently. Ended up with a massive kingside attack. One of my favorite games I’ve played

[@Mati-zc2ym]

and then your attack was just an illusion and you hang a queen after

[@tcsprynce5748]

@@Mati-zc2ym lmaooo that’s what usually happens unfortunately 😂

[@seany9519]

Lol okay 800

[@anphoneron]

Before watching this I was a Stockfish, now I'm an air conditioner fan. Chessmate.

[@nicholasmiller7146]

Another reason why hikaru is hated by stockfish is because he thinks of moves that even stockfish doesn’t think of for it usually looks outrageous but works

[@blorblin]

That Yu-Gi-Oh reference is why I love your videos, Levy.

[@toivotoivo8380]

32:26 White resigns in winning position

[@HeDDesign]

30:31 Yes Levy I'm still here. I was washing the dishes watching you😜

[@jyujohnson2360]

I hope Levon wins a candidates spot

[@ryanamburgy2791]

whoever gets through the group with levon and naka will be the second spot besides rapport most likely.

[@kyn-nex6705]

5:11 How the hell does Levy knows about Toulouse ??? 😂🤣🤣 This is actually great (I'm french btw 😅)

[@brentsarbon2551]

20:07 wesley's jokes are endless

[@TheLlexm]

I love so much when Levy suddenly switches his pronunciation: "Esipenko and Григорий Опарин"

[@abrahamlauseng832]

Levy’s recaps are epic. Thanks for all of your great content!

[@drookthedrake9802]

"Too experimental" me after every loss at 700 ELO

[@azdeb5054]

Levy knowing Toulouse, impressive

[@MichaelDavis-zf6nt]

Well let's hope that it's early enough that Hikaru can make a comeback since everybody just wants to draw every game he might get his opportunities if he attacks.

[@mlgtactics9911]

He's just an amateur player, what can he do?

[@adamya1639]

@@mlgtactics9911 calling a 2750 super GM a amateur. Which fucking crack do you smoke my dear idiot.

[@joelbaptista9725]

A chess streamer making an analogy with yu-gi-oh! , that's the real king of games

[@dfuchs10000]

Funny thing: In the first leg Keymer was actually preparing for his finals. Now he is free to play.

[@brianjohnston7466]

I don’t really comment often if ever on videos. Just wanted to give you a shout out Levy. When you ask if we are still here, I’m always still here. Thank you sir for your contribution to my life. It is meaningful in a way you may never understand but I do truly wish you and everyone else to experience. Much love

[@kier_q]

32:26 "white resigns" WHAT A PLOT TWIST!

[@milanmilacic9311]

Levon is such a legend When he plays he really plays

[@slanesd]

15:00 Door opening sound effect

[@harshitrawat811]

I came back to chess after 3 months to see hikaru get destroyed by levon. Not sure how i feel about that.

[@cym0ril57]

I love when Levy name a french city correctly and correct it wrongly :-) I love your Grand Prix video, you make them so epic!

[@louiscedeno5845]

Thanks for covering every single game. Perfect. I don’t have time to watch every single game so I appreciate a 30 minute recap.

[@BlueReaper6561]

4:33 Levy is a man of culture too

[@maximussaktish]

So sad hikaru lost, it seems unlikely he could comeback but still rooting for him

[@manangupta1902]

he will have his chance with the white pieces to take revenge. not the end of the world, losing against levon with black

[@rodrigoathayde1488]

If hikaru is sad, we are happy

[@x0cx102]

@@rodrigoathayde1488 you're a sad person

[@alexh3160]

@@manangupta1902 I don't think people understand how strong levon is

[@aluminiumknight4038]

@@rodrigoathayde1488 you gonna cry a lot then.

[@aarondsouza7435]

Me doing my homework while listening to levy Levy : LOOK AT THIS!!

[@alinevennemann1904]

"You can use the time stamps to jump around." You got me there. 😉

[@peanutbutter9778]

It's rare I don't watch the entire video. They're very entertaining and informative :)

[@WilliamJonesChess]

Checkmate in 3 after Bishop to b4 check at 2:15

[@nonsense8079]

I thought there was a checkmate there too. Did they really miss it though or are we missing something?

[@JoaoVitor-qy3ze]

It would be mate if the white knight went to c7 straight away, but Bc4 defends white's king against Bb4

[@aaro9781]

b4 is guarded by the knight on d5

[@aaro9781]

@@nonsense8079 look at my previous comment

[@WilliamJonesChess]

@@nonsense8079 After Bishop b4 check White has to play Queen d2 But if white plays King e2, then Queen takes e4 is mate. We did not miss anything. If White played Nc7+, then our variation can happen. But White, Levon Aronian, played Bishop to f4 instead.

[@joelapps]

Levy the content machine 🔥

[@tomasvergara19]

Please put the Evaluation Var!! Love the video :)

[@Lord7979]

Sucks that Hikaru and Levon are in the same group they both deserve to make playoffs. Looks like Levon is gonna come out ahead this time though

[@TheMichiganFishHunter]

Silmans Endgame Course. Lucena and Philidor

[@messi9991]

Levon prepping that game, well, well done for him. But chess engines turn this into a memory exercise.

[@topherharrison8042]

Levon with his Millennium Eye

[@ITalk9283]

he forgot that the king was moved

it was never a fortress, neverthless

[@kkd691]

These stockfish ones are always interesting

[@redcoon100]

Keymer actually just finished his final exam last week^^

[@SeekerAIart]

Toulouse pronounced To Lose, no joke! love the content, keep it up!

[@esquiro_cody]

7:25 You're welcome xD

[@MLSaini-kk4lr]

Levo takes the revenge of final loose.

[@ebonilha]

very poetic that we got two theoretical rook-pawn endgames with both a drawing and a winning position. Also, Levon is the guy.

[@justalazyguy.0_0]

I would start crying if my opponent blitz out 20 moves

[@emmettdja]

32:24 and white resigns HUUHhh??!!

[@Al-gv5uw]

One time i thought people were my friends in high school but then I learned they all used my last name to refer to me

[@sebastiandierks7919]

5:11 Toulouse (the French city) is actually pronounced as "too loose" in English xD never noticed.

[@vexuria]

i like the random yugioh references, adds passion to already passionate commentary

[@VladimirPutin-wt5yh]

Aronian is walking encyclopedia. I just can't describe it more softly. Literally stockhuman

[@pranshukrishna5105]

Hikaru defended very well

[@ProudMuluri]

Been waiting for this

[@steveaustinbsr3468]

Because Hikaru is just like Stockfish, but human.

[@bluedonkey180]

No he’s worse

[@paulinemansour9383]

IM STILL WITH YA 30 MIN IN POGGERS great recap

[@justaguy6100]

Rapport is having a heck of a year so far. Kudos. So is Pragg though.

[@PoeticMistakes]

"that went just un.... black didn't do anything about it" my man frantically searched for and then gave up on uncontested

[@derekbenn4620]

Man can’t hikaru get a break

[@ModernEphemera]

30:28 Still with you!

[@furiozall430]

bishop b4 checkmate at 2,29 after quenn e4

[@almightyhydra]

Thanks for the recap Levy.

[@Speedster___]

Let’s hope Hikaru gets candidate spot would love to see that level of competition

[@L3nLu]

If he gets one in Berlin he said he will give his spot to Ding Liren

[@tcsprynce5748]

@@L3nLu last I heard he said he’d consider it, did something change recently?

[@James-vc1kc]

@@L3nLu this was before Karjakin got booted. As long as Ding Liren retains his rating and plays a certain amount of games within the next two months I think, he will take Karjakin’s spot

[@silkthread7248]

If Ding doesn’t play 26 more games, Levon will get the spot. It’s unlikely Ding will get those games in so Levon is probably guaranteed a spot.

[@user-ls9go6hg3l]

I was seeing this game live and I was thinking how tf is this equal

[@fencserx9423]

I love preparation battles

[@kiasmorningstar]

I’m with you…go on.

[@PlatypusLLC]

Damn it man! I wanted Hikaru to pull through

[@amonechoes9181]

Levy is simply the best. No other comments

[@areedkhalid6549]

@@Roadrunnerfr 🤣

[@ryanamburgy2791]

best at what

[@liilianalopez1155]

I’m really happy to see this variation of the queen’s gambit at such a high level. It is by far the most instructive game I’ve seen to date Update: Anti-nimzo main line goes hard as well. Damn, am I getting better that I kind of understand what’s going on? Lol

[@michaelreddy6234]

I’m still with you 30 minutes in. I always am.

[@ritamdutta5860]

4:34 was that an unexpected Beyblade reference?

[@OverExposedFilmz]

Speed running pin of shame

[@renehenriksen1735]

Levy to his audience: " - You´re great. You´re worth more than a queen." One among the audience: " - I know what I want and I want it now. I want you!"

[@sajiprabhath9835]

Hikarus back

[@brimmed]

i just had three brilliant moves in a bullet game. i have nobody to share this with so sadly have to post it here

[@seanpass5789]

Hi Levy! I'm new to the channel and love your "Guess the Elo" series. I was wondering how to submit a game?

[@Md-ht3cg]

You have to be a member of the discord and/or twitch community. That's usually the only way

[@Milomite1]

I was not expecting to get spoiled in Yugioh today... I've only finished the first season

[@Illidandavid]

Let it be said, at least I really appreciate the Pegasus reference. Good stuff Levy! + Pegasus gets bonked at around episode 25ish of a 226 episode show, so it barely qualifies as a spoiler.

[@TrevorSR]

7:25 I wonder if he thought about this...

[@taimaishu99]

25:24 is that resign not premature? I don't see the losing line exactly

[@GioABida]

Levy, you're incredible!

[@Limbomber]

10/10 title I had no intention of clicking this video otherwise

[@ogluqqychess4452]

i expect anyone watching to be able to tell me the timestamp of when I asked if they were still there. btw your timestamp is 30:30