Greetings From Stockfish! || Firouzja vs Nakamura || FIDE Candidates (2022) R3

Download Mproov and Improve Your Chess Today! app.mproov.me/AgadKZbin1
Follow MprooV on Twitter / mproovapp Have a great day :)
Thumby photo by FIDE
Firouzja, Alireza (2793) - Nakamura, Hikaru (2760)
FIDE Candidates Tournament (chess24.com) [3] 2022.06.19
Nimzo-Indian Defense
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 d5 7.Bg5 dxc4 8.Qxc4 b6 9.Rd1 Ba6 10.Qa4 h6 11.Bh4 Qe7 12.Nf3 Rd8 13.Qc2 c5 14.e4 Bxf1 15.Rxf1 g5 16.Nxg5 hxg5 17.Bxg5 Nc6 18.Qc1 Rxd4 19.Rxd4 Nxd4 20.Qf4 Nc2+ 21.Kd1 Qd7+ 22.Kxc2 Qa4+ 23.Kb1 Qxe4+ 24.Qxe4 Nxe4 25.Bf4 Nf6 26.h4 Nd5 27.Bd2 f5 28.g3 Kf7 29.f3 Rh8 30.Bg5 c4 31.g4 b5 32.Rd1 fxg4 33.fxg4 a5 34.h5 Rg8 35.Rf1+ Ke8 36.h6 Rf8 37.Rxf8+ Kxf8 38.Bd8 a4 39.g5 Kf7 40.h7 Kg7 41.g6 c3 42.bxc3 Nxc3+ 43.Kc2 Nd5 44.Bg5 e5 45.Kd2 Kh8 46.Ke1 b4 47.axb4 a3 48.Bc1 Nxb4 49.Kd2 Nd5 50.Bxa3 Nf4 51.Bb2 Nxg6 52.Bxe5+ Nxe5 53.Kc3 Kxh7
00:00 Hello Everyone!
00:19 Game Starts!
03:30 Completely New Game!
13:50 Pause The Video!
16:30 Pause The Video 2!
20:50 It Was In This Position
22:45 Contributions
The 2022 FIDE Candidates Tournament is an 8-player double round-robin that will decide Magnus Carlsen's challenger for the 2023 World Championship match, or, if Magnus decides not to play the match, the two players who will battle it out for the title. There is also a €48,000 top prize at stake. The venue is the Palacio de Santoña, Madrid, from June 17th to July 4th. If players tie for 1st place there will be a playoff on July 5th. No draw offers are allowed before Black's 40th move.
The players get 2 hours for 40 moves, then 1 hour for the next 20 moves, then 15 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment only from move 61. A playoff will feature two 15+10 rapid games followed, if needed, by two 3+2 blitz games. If still tied the players will keep playing single blitz games until one of them wins. If more than two players tie for 1st there will be a mini round-robin. Official website: worldchampionshipcycle.fide.com
Check out agadmator's merch here teespring.com/stores/agadmato...
teespring.com/design-with-a-s...
Mailbox where you can send stuff:
Antonio Radić
AGADMATOR d.o.o.
Franje Tuđmana 12
Croatia
48260 Križevci
p.s. this is not my home address :)
Contact me: [e-mail] or [e-mail]
Download agadmator chess clock for iOS here apps.apple.com/us/app/agadmat...
Download agadmator chess clock for Android here play.google.com/store/apps/de...
Video created by OBS
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
If you realllly enjoy my content, you're welcome to support me and my channel with a small donation via PayPal or Crypto.
Link to PayPal donation www.paypal.me/agadmator
Maiar Wallet @agadmator or join me here get.maiar.com/referral/pv0mam...
BTC address bc1qckd3ut0hqyymzv33eus97ld8klj02xhk2kcwld
BCH address qzmfclyn69hqhjslls40r7r0dsttwe3tcsl946w4fr
LTC address Laarf1RmvCpLt2BcSwC1PBLG3hRC4HjBrz
NANO nano_1h1kgfaq88t1btwadqzx73rbha5hwbb88sxmfns851kwj8hnosdj51w388xx
Monero 4AdvvqmC4xhPyyRSAEDxTTAoXdxAtX2Py6b8Eh4EQzBLGbgo5rY5Khcap1x76JrDJH87yibAE9b6TPwTsvBAiFFCLtM8Be7
For any other currency address, contact me via [e-mail]
Check out some of the books I enjoy www.amazon.com/ideas/amzn1.ac...
Check out ALL my videos here • You Snooze, You Lose |...
Facebook: / agadmatoryoutube
Twitter: / agadmator
Instagram: / agadmator
Lichess: lichess.org/@/agadmator
Chess.com: agadmator
League of Legends: agadmator (EUNE, my friend is using my EUWE account for a couple of years now)
Blizzard: agadmator #2992
Join our Discord Server here / discord
#youareawesome "Watch me without ads on your Amazon devices (bit.ly/Agadmator_Amazon) and Roku TV (bit.ly/Agadmator_Roku)

[@shashank22]

Incredible endgame defense by Hikaru, who blitzed out a sequence of only moves to stun Alireza's brilliant opening prep!

[@victornweze7230]

It was amazing to watch. He was blitzing out machine moves with 10 minutes on the clock.

[@S1lvermoon]

He spent the last long thinking time he had with the time trouble he had then he just moved instantaneously as if he already see this entire draw endgame turning the clock situation on alireza and saved the situation it was amazing

[@adnan4688]

This is where all that time playing blitz and bullet helped him 🤣. Naka spend 3/4 of his life playing 3 or 1min games.

[@nicbentulan]

Play the opening like Caruana, the middlegame like Firouzja and the endgame like Nakamura. Candidates 2022 version of what I saw before: Play the opening like Caruana, the middlegame like Dubov and the endgame like Carlsen. Of course the original is: Play the opening like a book, the middlegame like a magician and the endgame like a machine. Of course in #9LX it's just Play the opening like So, the middlegame like So and the endgame like So. #saynoto2900

[@KvS1248]

True

[@dyBBelyBTASTIC]

Hikaru is not getting enough credit for this game. He faced an absolutly hellish atk, that he managed to simplify down to a thematicly understandable endgame. As soon as time control was reached and C4-C3 was played you could see that Hikaru was in his element, he knew this endgame by its tactical elements and thus knew it was a draw. What a game.

[@fxstreamer238]

lol he was lost at endgame alireza missed a win!

[@teodorul9280]

@@fxstreamer238 he didn't miss anything dear 600 with stockfish.

[@dr.johnson5189]

@@teodorul9280 Haha

[@P.sherman45]

@@fxstreamer238 why are u spamming this reply on every comment ? I miss chess in good old days when 90% of chess players were OTB players. Now you only see stupid people who haven't seen a chees piece in real life and comment stupid things using a low depth engine.

[@baboytablo5735]

@@fxstreamer238 you can say this exact same thing to practically any player at any given time. It is like a statement that is to idiotic to even say.

[@GyroO7]

This is the definition of a perfect game perfect attack against a perfect defence the caveat here was that hikaru had to play at stockfish level to achieve this draw

[@thesbrking8090]

No Hikaru Played Past Stockfish,He found the draw b4 Stockfish did.He played At Godly Level

[@edymarkonthego4096]

Watch hikamura’s channel you’ll find the answer how to win a move on white by moving the bishop.

[@Tod_oMal]

Indeed Naka defended masterfully.

[@victordeluca7360]

Did he look at the ceiling during the game though?

[@strategicsage7694]

Both agadmator and hikaru have pointed out moves that could have been improved. It was outstanding to be sure, but definitely not perfect.

[@fisher00769]

Alireza prepared a long engine line but Hikaru literally doesn't care.

[@jamesknapp64]

Streamer life

[@hishamab7855]

😂😂

[@paks3440]

@@jamesknapp64 🤣

[@cleiru7859]

He doesn't care chat.

[@kmdsubs3148]

I would have named this video "Stockfish vs Stockfish" ... Firouzja's incredible opening/middlegame prep and Hikaru's incredible endgame defense. But "greeting's from stockfish" work's as well, great game.

[@alpha007org]

When Engines play against each other, openings are prearranged, so they actually start playing after move 5,6,7, depends on what opening was selected. So I would give the tile "Stockfish vs Stockfish". It's funny and conveys the point better IMO.

[@davidhale8034]

Hardly.

[@fxstreamer238]

lol he was lost at endgame alireza missed a win

[@MRBONES-xo1ku]

@@fxstreamer238 lost where,at the deepest depth engine it was a draw lol

[@ndnd7614]

@@fxstreamer238 he was never lost in the endgame, he made an inaccuracy but it was not losing

[@Vincent-qp8vd]

Hikaru showed that he belong.he literally walked into Alireza's preparation and came back alive ,that's impressive

[@davidcopson5800]

Indeed.

[@colin8007]

@@nononsensegames strange logic from Vincent, or absurd analogy from you?

[@vercot7000]

@@nononsensegames That analogy makes no sense. This game is the equivalent of getting chased by an entire police squad and escaping

[@vercot7000]

@@nononsensegames I don't know how you are supposed to avoid prep? Nakamura blundered after firouzja was out of prep

[@soulsbourne]

@@nononsensegames you. Clearly don't know how chess works ... When you have the white pieces you narrate the game and you can out prepare your opponent so well with engine moves, you can leave opponent with only one good move every move... So for simple people just imagine you are going to an isolated grocery store in a huge fully open playground only to hear a gunshot past your face...you don't know who's shooting or where he's shooting from... And you have only one path/route to escape that's unknown , out of the infinite twists and turns in your route you take to dodge the bullets , only ONE will ensure you don't get hit .. now RUN... That's more like how this game was ... It was a TOM CRUISE MISSION IMPOSSIBLE level Escape for the less knowledgable

[@blasserreiter]

Something that only the people who watch the stream will have known is that Hikaru was away from the board almost the whole time after C3 and while the commentators together were struggling to find good moves for hikaru, he pretty much blitzed out all those only moves by going away and coming back and going away again. It was a masterclass of endgames from hikaru today

[@plushcap3320]

and he said later that during that time while away from the board he was thinking about his plans for the rest day... just wow :D

[@smaklilu90]

even when he is on the board the best moves he makes are the ones he make after staring at the wall looking away for 20 seconds :)

[@ramachandra776]

Hikaru played like an engine in the endgame . But kudos to Alireza as well to surprise Hikaru in a line which Hikaru had held comfortably with black against very strong super GMs including Magnus . Alireza is proving he is not going to be a pushover and Hikaru matched him move for move .

[@LegendaryGauntlet]

Yeah that was a really exciting match where about every move in the endgame for Hikaru was an immediate loss but just one move that ended in a draw, and to the amazement of everyone (incl. commentators who were stunned) he blitzed engine moves. You could even see the smile and sense of wonder in Alireza's eyes at the end after this excellent game. Both players were at their top level there. Alireza showing a lot of realized potential there - hoping he'll get to play Magnus in the end ;)

[@gmansplit]

"Alireza is proving he is not going to be a pushover" Well I'd certainly hope not when he's the current third-highest-rated player in the world

[@LegendaryGauntlet]

@@gmansplit He's only 18y old, it's not only about his chess skills, this tournament will be a test to his endurance and mental preparation. He'll be facing the best of the best in very long classical games, we'll see how he holds up the pressure. I really hope he makes it, this would make an epic face-off with Magnus.

[@gmansplit]

@@fxstreamer238 Where? Lichess' analysis board shows no such missed win.

[@sollertia_]

@@gmansplit it's a troll

[@adedotunomidiji1997]

This is the video I've been expecting. Naka's Nd5 was such a blessing

[@strooomon]

Knowing to get the knight there early, brilliant.

[@andrujo]

timestamp? please

[@PaperGrape]

10:28

[@andrujo]

@@PaperGrape thanks

[@malinkapetrovich7924]

i’ve been following the whole game and i really do think after this crazy defense from Hikaru that if he put his effort in preparing and generally being a Classical Player, he has the enough talent to compete with Magnus. He basically played vs Stockfish for so long and was down so much time but coldly used Alireza’s time to calculate. This guy is ridiculously good and i think sometimes we don’t even estimate him as we should do

[@ayushmaurya1912]

he has losing score of 14-1 against magnus.

[@charlieamorris04]

@@ayushmaurya1912 He said he has the talent to compete against magnus

[@malinkapetrovich7924]

Of course,because Magnus is a perfect mixture of talent and hardwork. Probably Magnus would still be better than Hikaru,But i believe that if Hikaru had a discipline and was a Hardworking classical player,he would be the best match for magnus by far

[@bigk1017]

@@charlieamorris04 he doesn't.

[@dayimshah3730]

@@ayushmaurya1912 Do you know Hkaru's score against Vishi? 8-2 in classical. Does than mean hikaru is a much better player than vishi? Sometimes scores don't tell the whole story bro there are other factors involved

[@nkosimbobo2436]

What a defense from Hikaru👏👏👏

[@fxstreamer238]

lol he was lost at endgame alireza missed a win .. jesus people are stupid

[@briant1745]

This is like watching an engine fight itself The attack is devastating but the defense is stalwart and unforgiving

[@schroederluck7984]

Was rooting for Ali to get the W in the end, but I'm thoroughly impressed how Hikaru held this position

[@davidcopson5800]

Me too.

[@tubax926]

Yeah it's impressive how he drew against stockfish in an open position, just wow

[@viedeciel]

Yep

[@fxstreamer238]

lol he was lost at endgame alireza missed a win..

[@noahsvirsky9962]

@@fxstreamer238 it was never lost, the position was never more than +1 after stockfish picks up depth, the biggest "miss" by alireza was trading the rook on f8, which lowered the eval from +1 to like +.8. They both played almost perfectly, there just wasn't anything to play for in the end.

[@nedmerrill5705]

This was an amazing game. One thing about Hikaru: he has faith in the positions he gets out of the Nimzo. This game will serve to reinforce that faith.

[@queenvrook]

I got here first! And never been more impressed with Naka than this game!

[@davidcopson5800]

Absolutely. And at last someone who is first who doesn't just type "First"!

[@halfhouse5760]

Well done by both players! That was an impressive defense by Hikaru. And a very creative opening by Alireza.

[@ivel17]

This game reminded me of Capablanca vs Marshall, where Capablanca walked straight into famous and well prepared Marshall Attack without knowing anything about it, but managed to survive by playing the only right moves and win (sadly Hikaru didn't, but his play is still very impressive)

[@ishimoto1597]

It's funny that capa won that game but now no strong players as white will allow the marshall, ever, it's too strong

[@billyjoethethird8436]

Ding Liren vs Fabiano Caruana in the 2020 candidates was similar to the Marshall game where Ding walked into Caruana's prep and won.

[@Tod_oMal]

That game showed Capa's world class indeed. Masterfully.

[@Aetherius88]

The reason Capa didn't know about the "Marshall Attack" was because the first time Marshall ever employed it was against Capa in the game you're refering to. That was an amazing game^^

[@1001011011010]

Imagine planning for so long and having all this theory/prep to display for the first time in known history against your opponent, and then losing anyway. Capablanca really must have been quite the player!

[@houtansadeghi]

Hikaru must have planted a microchip in his head communicating to stock fish. He always finds all the best moves.

[@baboytablo5735]

that is why he stood up and started walking back and forth. He was looking for the best signal.

[@randomsircle]

@@baboytablo5735 yes. If and only If Fide allows him to wear his pineapple shirt That has the stockfish attached He would be winning all the games.

[@vivekheer6369]

He was missing his ceiling😂

[@tonybarfridge4369]

He's already memorised the top stockfish response in every position, but he uses the time in evaluating for himself and thinking ahead

[@jayk8772]

that was an amazing game and extremely impressed how Hikaru worked his way out of that end game for a draw.

[@2199SPUDMAN]

A couple of things that Agadmator didn't mention: After white's Qf4, Naka clearly realized he was in deep trouble. The lesson I got from watching what he did was to 1) first envision what kind of position was best for returning the piece (he had to, else the attack was too strong) 2) then find the best tactical sequence for doing so. Had Naka selected the wrong approach, he would likely have lost. Anchoring the knight at d5 was the key. Keeping the pawn at e6 to protect the knight was critical to that plan, otherwise black could not comfortably advance his queenside. Lots of good lessons on active defending of critical positions in this game. Bravo Naka!!

[@ejsampana426]

Agad didnt mention those things because they are pretty obvious

[@2199SPUDMAN]

@@ejsampana426 Not really... Agad actually mentioned pushing e6-e5 at one point, which is mistake. In fact, the strategic importance of anchoring the knight at d5 with the e-pawn isn't obvious to weaker players: it was worth pointing out.

[@vijaykumar18081993]

Strange: I saw all the possibilities of the future. Hikaru: How many did you see? Strange: 14000605 Hikaru: How many did I drew? Strange: Only one And he goes on to play the only line

[@boto8886]

Hicaru shows how strong knowing the endgame is! Incredible finding all the non losing moves.

[@omprakashbaruah9425]

Poetry from Naka.... Beautiful piece of Art.

[@jayasinghrathod8683]

Well deserved praise for Alireza for preparation and challenging hikaru in his own type of game. But Hikaru deserves more praise for incredible defending. Finding top engine moves again and again , while being low on time and against such a prepared oppositon🙌

[@AllPRO786]

He a blitz player this is his element. Alireza is for the future. He’ll be whipping Hikaru of the floor in the couple of years.

[@teodorul9280]

Well, no shit hikaru is like 16 years older than him

[@jayasinghrathod8683]

@@AllPRO786 Meanwhile hikaroo whipped Alireza in return game , without any blitz elements. #Appreciate

[@simonkotchou9644]

Absolutely ridiculous prep. Reminds me of Giri vs Nepo 2020 candidates where nepo had to face 30 moves against stockfish

[@dilejjja]

Worst prep to face was Caruana - MVL in last Candidates... That was just scary... Some 25 moves blitzed out by Fabi.

[@vercot7000]

@@dilejjja Yes! What can man do against such Caruana preparation!

[@B_a_s_t_e_r_b_i_n_e]

Yes, another one is Sarana vs Magnus, 2019. Damn, super GMs literally engine theyself

[@dilejjja]

@@B_a_s_t_e_r_b_i_n_e don't know about that one, I'll have to check it.

[@srdjanstrkic6458]

Remember the game of Ding vs Fabi where Ding basically crushes stockfish? Agad covered that game 2 years ago i think

[@josephpeeler5434]

Alireza had time and computers for his opening prep. Hikaru had to find very difficult only moves over the board under time pressure. This was the most impressive defensive game I have seen in quite awhile.

[@siddhantk4985]

I was waiting for you to upload your review of this game.. 🎉 Thank you .

[@COCxFarmerKing]

Amazing preparation by Firouzja and brilliant defense by Hikaru. One of my favorite drawn games I’ve ever seen

[@feliscorax]

Yeah, but draws are killing chess. Apparently.

[@xezbeth1821]

Spoiler

[@COCxFarmerKing]

@@xezbeth1821 why would you look at the comments if you didn’t want any spoilers lol

[@zhu05107]

Dude that analysis was deep - congrats on navigating the lines and keeping it (just about) understandable for my wee head x

[@keizan5132]

This tournament has been a wild ride, and it's only round 3!

[@mohamedamine-fo6lm]

Indeed i felt something special when i saw Nakamura's picture laughing. Welcome back!

[@disco_sugar_g]

Your expansion of this game was as cool as the game itself. Super Thanks !

[@armagaan007]

You know, I once heard Hikaru say in an interview, "I believe I defend pretty well." The man wasn't kidding. 🔥🌚

[@sbosboniso7036]

This is the game I was waiting for 🔥

[@Nathan17B]

Hikaru played this defense like a Spartan. The attack by Firouzja was exhausting.

[@davidcopson5800]

This was intense on the live stream. Full respect to Nakamura for saving this. Very instructive game.

[@fxstreamer238]

lol he was lost at endgame alireza missed a win !!

[@davidcopson5800]

@@fxstreamer238 Ref Lasker and Bronstein: chess is a battle of wills, not being able to calculate like a machine. Outcome = draw. Three cheers for Nakamura!

[@noahsvirsky9962]

@@fxstreamer238 no he wasn't

[@jimmytwotimes802]

Crazy how deep Firouzja’s prep is.

[@SuperCristian1231]

Most of us would 100% blunder that endgame. Alireza with that brilliant opening prep, and Hikaru defended beyond perfection! 16 only-moves in a row, amazing display of skill.

[@davynn2311]

Great analysis as always

[@mortezashafiee3071]

Commentators cheating with AI couldn't find a winning move for Alireza because Naka amazingly found the absolute best moves but still there are people that think Magnus would win this! Or Alireza has not enough experience! It's ridiculous! I believe both players were amazing in this game.

[@rodolfo6reyes640]

I guess the only thing Alireza could’ve done better was to spend less time in the endgame. That way he would’ve put more time pressure on Hikaru, cause this way Hiky just used Alirezas time to find the defensive lines. I still think Hiky would’ve defended tho.

[@noahsvirsky9962]

@@rodolfo6reyes640 I'm pretty sure by the time alireza was starting to think, it was because he was desperately trying to find a win, and I think hikaru had already figured out it was a draw by that point

[@honourabledoctoredwinmoria3126]

My brother said that Hikaru himself found a line that might have won for Firouzja if he avoided the rook trade, and then made a particular series of moves, because the line Nakamura calculated at the time in that eventuality would not have held. But with perfect play, it still might have. And if Firouzja had done that, Nakamura still had it figured out for the next two moves, so he would have made time control.

[@sleepyman5663]

watched the match live and was wating to see it again with your commentry.

[@davidcopson5800]

Same with me.

[@matrixmatrix6099]

It was a very good match,and what a excellent defense by Hikaru...

[@2199SPUDMAN]

And the spectators showered the board with🍍🍍🍍🍍 😀 Incredible defense by Nakamura.

[@RobertSmith-bn3zw]

ty agad. i watched the live feed until they got down to 2 middle pieces each and then left it waiting for this video, ty

[@Kei1youtube]

just came over from hikaru’s pov and that line in 8:37 was amazing. I’d assume agad used the engine during that line but hikaru calculated it perfectly

[@emopplrock1]

This is one of the best entertainment video of agadmator I’ve seen. Game was so good and bro explains it so perfectly

[@ajs3147]

At the end of the day, when the theory is put to rest, this was a fun game as a player and fan of chess.

[@jopeDE]

What a brilliant game

[@xethnyrrow]

Watched most of this live and was amazed that Hikaru was under and hour with Alireza having almost his entire 2 hours left. The only bad thing about the prep was playing in to Hikaru's strength. Excellent game all around.

[@Dagoldenshizzle]

Taking down Alireza's dad's team prep like a boss.

[@timothysmith8047]

I love how his little doggo is sometimes sleeping in the background

[@Fake_Snail]

Thank you for analyse!

[@NikhilSenan]

Crazy game. Thanks for the analysis Agadmator.

[@BANKO007]

Definitely the most exciting game of the tournament so far. Amazing.

[@fuadasyari6600]

One of the most exciting game The other is ding vs nepo

[@kevinwellwrought2024]

Memorising an opening with all its diverse variations up to move 21 just proves what a brilliant memory Alireza has! This boy’s memory is better than Einstein!

[@rickharold7884]

That was a great draw. Battle until no material left and only blood on the board. Love it.

[@khann2159]

Really tough to beat Hikaru. He is always full of defensive resources

[@thetruth1842]

what a defense against an impresive prep

[@woodysmith2681]

Hikaru figured out the end-game before Stockfish. How scary is that?

[@ayushmaurya1912]

only weak chesscom engine was not able to detect that lichess engines were 0.0 long before.

[@Amir-gu4qp]

Hikaru held on for his life like an animal cornered

[@alexismendiola189]

the title should have been "the great escape" by Mr. Hikaru... hope everyone is having an excellent weekend so far; saludos de México everybody, stay safe and take care!

[@ndnd7614]

He basically drew stockfish

[@arares7233]

Finally some action in the candidates i really enjoyed watching this game

[@jembodo]

"You have to go all the way around, but in the end, you will reach your destination." That hit me hard.

[@PaperGrape]

Stunning

[@erichoffmann8515]

Cheers to Naka 🥂 that is the advantage of playing so many Blitz games 🎯

[@michaelsdenney]

What a game, the white attack looked so strong.

[@Amer1kop]

My children will be watching this year’s analysis by Agadmator with the same romanticism I felt watching the 1959 Candidates, thanks Antonio!

[@purvishdholakia7369]

The starting explanation of Antonio went completely above the head 🤣

[@markobaric1667]

remarkable time managment by Hikaru great game

[@akmd114379]

Fantastic game, Hikaru and Firuzja are back in form.

[@sailorjerry3720]

Wow! Just...wow! Probably the most interesting drawn game I've ever seen.

[@earthwormsim8068]

That game was worth waiting all day to watch!

[@einarinn1462]

10:42 Hikaru attempting the ultimate Grandmaster trick of doing 2x moves in a row

[@Shadenir]

Wow. Absolutely amazing game.

[@christianhennessey1191]

These guys are superstars....if i owned Sky, i'd snap up Agad. Perhaps Saudi will buy chess next.

[@jamesknapp64]

Well Saudi's where going to host the world Blitz and Rapid. But there not allowing Isreal there caused FIDE to move it.

[@414aliha]

funny thing is i didn't see any commentator today to mention the alternative plan for firoizja to win the game even by picking the stockfish suggestions but Judit plogar was saying yea alireza is still inexperienced for this contest .. i mean come on ... u cheat with the computer and u still cannot say how he should have played ..

[@honourabledoctoredwinmoria3126]

I mean it's no secret that Polar is not in her prime. Of course, she would lose to Nakamura now. But she is a chess coach and a former olympic team captain who was herself playing in supertounaments of this caliber, so she knows about raw talent and lack of experience.

[@mortezashafiee3071]

Agad, thanks for your amazing content... And I really hope that Alireza will win the tournament as he is so talented I think everyone who loves Chess in Iran prays for his victory.

[@seekzugzwangful]

Alireza makes every game spicy ... Love his style... 💙

[@AllPRO786]

He’ll be a future champ. He got it all. Just needs refining.

[@adharshraghavan2893]

It's amazing that alireza prepared this at home and still couldn't get through hikaru's over the board prep that he did in a matter of minutes.

[@judeikwu5704]

Saying how much time they had left at well placed intervals added awesome tension to the video. Good storytelling

[@davidgeale8880]

12:42 classic agadmator, deadpan. great stuff as always.

[@zekeslavens]

I like to compare the crypto top donation to current prices. I hope Agad cashed out early 😅

[@marcelsugani254]

Incredible defense by Hikaru. Obviously, he inspires us to become a truly great chess player either in attacking or defensive position.

[@arkinul2993]

best title in a long time

[@dannyhardesty3692]

One of the nicest endgames I have seen.

[@SillyCyclist29]

Love the new pic of Hikaru! (Please God Magnus next ;) )

[@fourtime7]

Watch this live and this was a treat.

[@yardietov]

Thanks!

[@paolocostaimori]

Firouzja show he can be WC one day. Buy he still lacks some experience, which is normal giving his age. He should pay Nakamura for the defense lesson, this can help Firouzja to improve a lot.

[@youssefashraf3439]

beautiful game!

[@jawadsaleh9971]

Super game wow

[@katalysis]

I think after Qc2, Hikaru probably said, "Hmm I think that move is slightly dubious. I just have to prove it."

[@andrew_owens7680]

What a beast! I haven't had a lot to be proud of as an American lately, but this put a smile on my face.

[@reddeckwins8696]

Best chess channel

[@ukennaluckyman2274]

Gonna be 🤯

[@rsyalom]

where did your new videos do. I am awaiting the recap and standings after round 3.

[@grcfalcon]

After Qc2 Hiharu entered the minefield that Firouzia prepared for him. Only by carefully moving through, he managed to get out of this in one piece (or maybe two).

[@k.safavi7842]

wondeful game!

[@katalysis]

Hikaru should just bring a computer mouse and put it on the table when he plays OTB. Maybe one with a pineapple sticker on it or something.

[@rickelmonoggin]

Amazing game. I think this is the proof that Hikaru is at the Candidates as a serious contender, not just to make YT videos.