GUKESH AND ARJUN!! ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!

[@acharyaashis342]

Half a century back, in early seventies I remember reading an article in a Bengali magazine written by a sports journalist (forgot the name). In that article he wondered whether India will ever be able to produce a GM. There was clear skepticism, and frustration in his writing. We have come a long way since then! We have 85 GMs!. And, both our men's and women's team are Olympic Champion! Feels so good!

[@loudpurr]

* Olympiad champion

[@EternalBlaze10]

We have invented chess . It's about time we let the inventors be the dominators too

[@acharyaashis342]

@@loudpurr Oh! yes! But same thing!

[@abhisheksreekumar3510]

No it's not same. Fide organizes chess Olympiad not Olympic commitee ​@@acharyaashis342

[@nahIdwin99.99]

i wish the same happens in the summer olympics

[@ShivanshTiwari]

India wins double gold! Couldn’t be more happier! Total domination!

[@35utsavavardhana83]

Well women gold kind of was a complimentary medal only would have been great if we won in presence of top Chinese team, pretty sure china would have won it if their top 4 female players had played in the tournament. Nevertheless a great achievement for us.

[@Sagar_Rajput2005]

I love domination

[@STRAIGHT_SCROLL]

​@@35utsavavardhana83 if and but don't apply in sports, win is a win, nobody told them to not play their main players. Stop downgrading this win

[@lordblanck7923]

Wtf is that logic 😂 isnt that the case with every team, if they played good then they would have win ​@35utsavavardhana83

[@therash09]

@@35utsavavardhana83 इस हिसाब से तो हिकारु नहीं खेला और रूस नहीं खेला। तो क्या आपके हिसाब से ओपन की जीत भी फ़र्ज़ी है?

[@atulbesra822]

Hikaru, I am impressed with your knowledge of Indian chess history. You are right, India had no chess culture to speak of till 1970s. Manual Aaron who became an international master in 1961 was the only International master in India till 1978. Vishwanathan Anand, son of a Railway Engineer, showed flair for chess and spent his formative years in Philippines, then a chess powerhouse of Asia and home to Eugine Torre the only grand master from Asia. Anand became Indian national champion at the age of 15 and kept setting new marks every passing day. The fact that the first GM of India also became world Champion and inspired generations of Indians into chess is something that could not have been imagined even by the most optimistic Indian chess fan. As an Indian chess fan, I have seen India becoming from a one IM nation to a double goldmedal winner in chess Olympiad. An Indian is also likely to be crowned world champion. All that is such a nice feeling for someone like me who has seen it all for the last 50 years.

[@shubhamshreyashkr4238]

Wonderful comment Sir🙂

[@NEO-v7r]

Can you simplify One IM nation to Double Gold winner in cricketing terms?

[@asimmishra2764]

​@@NEO-v7r To lose against every other team in the 1970s, to win 1983WC( Vishy became first GM) and now we are ruling world cricket and playing our best in every other ICC tournament and not losing a single test series in home soil for almost 10 years now 👏👏

[@NEO-v7r]

@@asimmishra2764 Thanks 🙏🏻

[@pradpat8688]

@@asimmishra2764 Cricket is world's #1 gambling game played by third world former slave countries (India, Pakistan, Afghanistan...) and their former masters (England, Australia..). Cricket world cup itself is a joke played by these handful third world countries and their masters. Cricket is an absolute unpredictable game popular with satta players, betters and gambling dons. Just don't compare this sh i t game with chess.

[@abhimanyubharade2318]

Hikaru's recaps faster than Arjun's play today

[@srvgaming6588]

He loves fast

[@Psr-sp6so]

well he is the bullet champion XD

[@engr.songjihyo2022]

And still cant reach 2800 HAHAHAHA

[@abictor3312]

Very soon boy​@@engr.songjihyo2022

[@spystrixx3840]

What's there to laugh? ​@@engr.songjihyo2022

[@MrAdarsh5]

From India having it's first grandmaster Vishy to having today an army of Grandmaster Prodigies, All credit goes to vishy and little champs!!

[@Sugarman96]

Vishy must be insanely proud, he paved the way for all of them.

[@FEARLESS01234]

Don't forget sagar shah

[@abhinavgupta5802]

vishy sir just thought if there's no GM from india then I am going to make army of GM from india

[@MagicSmoke11]

It's Vishy's Devils❤

[@ritambujdubey8290]

@@FEARLESS01234 you're joking right? Comparing the contributions of Vishy with anyone else is unfair.

[@Farazitivity]

Hikaru: Gukesh has been playing like an engine Kramnik: That's what I've been saying 😂

[@Xinnie_The_Flu]

Don't give him more ideas.😂

[@harshrajbasant]

Thats it. Lets do the procedure.

[@8421brijesh]

So we need to do the procedure?

[@chakreshsingh]

😂😂

[@anshchessandgaming3865]

Hikaru being 2x faster than levi

[@SushantPandey-xb9fd]

Agad was faster

[@madchessySingh]

@@SushantPandey-xb9fd yes I came here after watching agad video😂😂😂

[@vvBoost]

Yea levy is so tired, you can see it under his eyes. Dude needs to sleep

[@Optimum-100]

😂😂

[@mananvishwa8875]

chessbase india fastest

[@praful4383]

Gukesh and Arjun Divya and vantika 🔥🔥🔥 superb performance to win gold from both section

[@AshKetchum021]

*Vantika

[@Shaswatabasu]

Divya special... She won on demand... And The two little boys champs just took the souls of their opponents...

[@yuvrajsingh_4109]

We won 4 gold?

[@FunFootball75]

are you praful zaveri sir?

[@just-me-bruh-69420]

@@yuvrajsingh_4109 2*

[@berkay3587]

Faster than light

[@kabirsingh5502]

Viswanathan Anand is the reason why I played chess as a board game in my childhood with my family and I was good at it. I've won like multiple school competitions even without learning a thing about chess during that time. Now that after 2020 and so much exposure of chess. I learned so much theory by just watching videos and understood the complexity of chess. I was playing this game for fun & games, just like many other Indian were and this is all cause of Viswanathan Anand and he get all the credit for making chess so popular that now we have the best players from India and more to come in next few years.

[@raghumanda2tanush496]

Yes, may i know ur fide rating?

[@adityarangarajan3948]

Ngl, got me a little emotional hearing Hikaru's tribute to Anand. When the Indian/State governments felicitate the players who won the Olympiad (and rightfully so), I hope there is an acknowledgement of Vishy, a true trailblazer and legend, in whose footsteps these kids are following.

[@ams_designer_18]

You speak very kind of Vishy and Indian chess . Thanks Hikaru , but you know you are India's fav streamer and blitz player .

[@nikhildawani2913]

NO I have conducted survey people know and love Magnus way more than crybaby hikaru

[@akshaychaurasiya1309]

He wants more subscribers, and if a foreigner praises Indians then Indians go crazy. He doesn't care about Vishy, it's all to get more engagement and subscribers

[@Psr-sp6so]

@@akshaychaurasiya1309 regardless if he is talking truth its better to watch him than other utubers like japanese kohoi or food review and other reaction channels. He is talking to the point and one can't denegrade him for trying to gather much audience

[@apoorv219]

​@@akshaychaurasiya1309he has always praised vishy sir and in many videos he had recognised vishy sir for his greatness like he did at the end of this video, he was a kid when he used to watch anand vs Kasparov wc, he has told it many times on his streams, he has grown up watching and admiring anand, he respects him a lot, man don't say anything out of prejudice when you don't know the context

[@skarvinvivian6895]

​@@akshaychaurasiya1309 That's not actually true. He barely makes anything from Indian fans due to the low CPM. He makes a living through streaming for American fans. He actually is a genuinely nice guy and he appreciates this new generation Indian players and respects Anand's role in the rise of chess in India.

[@jramkumarpatnaik2877]

Arjun crosses Fabiano in live ratings. Insane

[@therealchemistry-2000]

Hikaru does not shy away from praising the performance of gukesh and arjun even though he is a USA player ... Got my respect 💯🔥🔥

[@MrEpic6996]

*Does not

[@AshishSingh-c7y9p]

Hesitate in place of shy 😅​@@MrEpic6996

[@oriondx72]

yea didnt wanna play in it either didnt wanna lose rating points!

[@butchcat1194]

Gukesh and Arjun : do bhai dono tabahi 🫡

[@divyamrathi299]

*Vishwanathan Anand* - *Father of Indian Chess*

[@themarksman1]

You are absolutely right! Vishy started WACA to replicate in India what Botvinik did in USSR.

[@sanjaygaming2263]

Hikaru as an Indian I’m immensely proud of the team , but I legit wanted to see you at the Olympiad ❤️, nevertheless we respect your opinion and we wish you the best for all upcoming tournaments. Your love for the game is simply incredible like it is pretty evident even when you lose you still make recaps for the fans ❤️ we can only repay you with the support and love ❤️ you’re the best naka ❤️

[@patogordo1385]

Why Naka didn’t participate?

[@oliverkim6610]

​​@@patogordo1385 He's already won the olympiad and played many times. He would have had to take a lot of time off from youtube and streaming. Also, the US team offers $8000 per player if they win and other countries offer more

[@itzyuzuruclips]

Definitely would've been close with hikaru in team

[@patogordo1385]

@@oliverkim6610 I see. Thanks for replying and taking the time to explain.

[@thebcwonder4850]

@@patogordo1385 Hikaru has said he's only interested in events that help him get to the Candidates/WC.

[@username_PK]

"Historic GOLD for Team India at Chess Olympiad 2024! Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa, Arjun, Vidit, Hari, Divya, Vantika, Harika, Tania, and Vaishali - you've made India proud! Your chess excellence is truly remarkable!"

[@hakamjubien443]

Love you hikaru❤

[@patogordo1385]

Everybody loves hikaras

[@Ittodor]

​@@patogordo1385even hans does

[@kingsolo6241]

So does Kramnik

[@invincible4055]

And here he won the hearts of 1.4 billion people by admitting the level of game by Indians and not stealing credit by pity reasons ;)

[@AKumar-co7oe]

hikaru is adopted son of a sri Lankan, he is more desi than we realize

[@shubhansingh04]

@@AKumar-co7oe he's not adopted, his biological father left him, so his mother remarried.

[@AKumar-co7oe]

@@shubhansingh04 i mean point still stands that he understands post colonial sentiment

[@InViRagooon]

Guki and arjun are in form of their life 🔥 credit to the vidit also he also played really well

[@Haxerous]

Yeah Vidit was also a contender for Gold on board 4 until the last round.

[@Velvet-ni6pu]

And credit to Pragg for holding on Board 2 against all the best teams despite not being in the best form - that's very impressive he only had 1 loss. We are so used to him winning that this performance feels subpar from him but he delivered on the role given to him.

[@krillin7876]

​@@Velvet-ni6puand his draw against Sindarov from disadvantage. Had he lost that game, it was a loss for India against Uzbekistan

[@drbharatbhushantelang3039]

India's loss in only match in the enrire tournament was Pragnanandha losing against Wesley So. Otherwise India managed to win or hold all other games. Such a dominant team India was this time...

[@govinddas7876]

Vishy's vision becoming a reality is truly amazing to see. I doubt even he imagined it to be this soon though

[@prabhuar1989]

Wow.. Hikaru admitting why Gukesh deserves to be the championship challenger shows his character and sportsmanship.. HUGE RESPECT TO HIKARU !!

[@yune1000]

Btw, Gukesh is 9 out of 10, not 10 out of 11, he sat out in the first round.

[@nishantsingh7278]

Pragg went from defending losing position to a win...🎉

[@amazingVideozs]

Expert explanation by one of greatest GM Hikaru is just mesmerizing.. he can tell all options at such speed.. need to watch in slow motion to follow at times.. Thanks 4 content

[@RahulGupthan]

Witness the future of chess unfold right here! 💥 Gukesh vs. Arjun - a world championship glimpse.

[@ranaarjun10]

Gukesh proving Candidated wasnt a fluke...

[@napster2482]

As an Indian my respect for Hikaru increased more..

[@Gonergrat]

For not playing?

[@napster2482]

@@Gonergrat No. For how he appreciated Indian team and said they deserved it despite Wesley’s statement.

[@RobertOppenheimer-o5k]

India 🇮🇳 is an amazing team truly the Best in the world. We see meteoric rise of India in every aspect. We should now start respecting India in every aspect. Economy, Human Intelligence , Democracy, strong power very hard to reckon with.

[@susovanghosh3535]

Thanks for your appreciation

[@karna6634]

and sanitation

[@sadguy5635]

Yo you really had to add " human intelligence" , really ? Are you sure about that . Because that IS not even a thing to consider.

[@tuktukkkkkk]

@@karna6634 if u stay away from India then sanitation issue will never exist.

[@devsharma6556]

"India is the new Soviet Union" - Hikaru 😂

[@Darkseid47]

No we are not that socialist 😂

[@akshatchoudhary938]

Double gold and 4 individual gold medals!! Absolute domination

[@sudarshanachakra3.022]

Remember in 2022 when GUKeSH lost to Nodirbek and was almost in tears , Hikaru was laughing in his reaction . Glad that GUKeSH has buried those demons and won this in style

[@thevindicator1220]

As an Indian I feel Hikaru is too humble, his presence in the Olympiad would definitely have been very impactful.

[@arnavgovil861]

bro is faster than the speed of light

[@rafaelaragonlanda6443]

"you fork the King the rook and the knight. The knight?!" 🤣🤣

[@Vbio-m5q]

24:45 ❤ this Hikaru and you're 💯 right. All this was made possible due to Vishy

[@himangshudeka4169]

petition to chanage gukesh's name to karan so that we can call them karan arjun of indian chess😎

[@FEARLESS01234]

Gukesh literally mean conqueror of the world in Sanskrit, his mother told this in previous interview when he was just 9

[@idrinkgoatblood]

​@@FEARLESS01234 🤔🤔

[@SushilKumar-h2g]

Cringe

[@yashtiwari117]

Hikaru is my fav chess streamer hands down. The depth with which he can explain concepts for average players(despite being a SuperGM himself) has helped me become better at Chess.

[@rahilmalhotra001]

Gotta love Hikaru! 24:25!!

[@helloworld20202]

I believe Ding is trying to deceive Gukesh by playing like a 2650, maybe he doesn't want to leak his prep. Gukesh shouldn't let his guard down, Nepo was favorite as well but see what happened.

[@starman923]

I also hv the same feeling I think DL is deliberately plying low and reserving his best for the defence of his title.

[@commentwarrior]

Gukesh is not a fool tho

[@starman923]

@@commentwarrior who said he was a fool. We are only saying that he needs2b very careful

[@fentasticlife22]

What a performance by Indian Teams🔥🔥🔥😍😍

[@Haneoxgwodbsownd]

Bro got freezed for first 2 sec of video 😂 Btw India is dominating Chess world again 💀 Ding is surely freaked out after this olympiad

[@rcb_reddit]

Ding was a fluke winner. It will be nearly impossible for him to defend his title. He has to be very very LUCKY

[@peacemaker-pc]

@@rcb_reddit You shouldn't say fluke dude , ding "was" the strongest guy next to magnus , but he didn't receive his win against nepo well. He would have been fine if he had won the title against magnus (which surely seems impossible)

[@sachinmesta4238]

Appreciate you Nakamura-san for talking about Vishy, yes, he inspired generations to get into chess, he does not get the credit that is due to him but yes, he is reason why players like Gukesh Arjun and Pragg got such support. Chess has become very popular.

[@abdoby8139]

Real geeker about you hikaru from tunisia ❤

[@nileshsinha2295]

I knew Hikaru would certainly address the Wesley So comment and he has done it here with such grace. You're a true champion man.

[@swapnilgedam2881]

The legend @GMHikaru, big fan from India. Now we need chess revolution in India

[@ZnikitaZ]

India is the new USSR of I am happy we are passing the torch to them❤🇮🇳🇷🇺 I hope Gukesh wins the championship this year

[@kunalsinghal1247]

Well USSR has won too many titles to count 😅. India has just started so we cannot say India is new USSR yet 😊.

[@HyperSpace588]

"You can't stop an avalanche with a horse" - GM Levy Rozman

[@shardulkedar6689]

Amazing!! Never in my wildest dreams I thought i would see this day as an Indian chess follower...Very happy!! Kudos to all others teams as well... let's goo🎉, bring on the world chess championship 🏆🤜💯

[@TraeFittz]

@11:55 Gukesh will def knock Ding off. And Ding will never be Champ again..

[@Xinnie_The_Flu]

Man I love Hikaru such a wholesome dude.😊❤

[@Haneoxgwodbsownd]

0:18 looking to Finish out in style..it feels so cool 🥶

[@HarshRaj-px9se]

Legendaregaisi, Gukesh of Demolishon

[@Kingjulien0420]

Decision of Vishy to pursue chess professionally really had an immeasurable impact on lifes of so many chess lovers. Thank for the shoutout.

[@WGMAtousa]

Congratulations to Indian Teams for their incredible performance! 🎉

[@jaihind7687]

I love the chess community overall. Positive vibes. grandmasters like hikaru aren't shy of praises

[@arpanmalhi8342]

If hikaru was playing usa will definitely win a silver.

[@Creator0369]

Yeah 😂😂😂😂

[@rahulpanda5699]

Brothers of destruction

[@blas_de_lezo7375]

Love Hikaru's dedication to explaining not only the game but the historical significance of this olympiad. One for the ages.

[@Minhlodicdasher]

Game end Hikaru:"In today'sssss video"

[@adarshthegreat6779]

Carefree Hikaru- incredibly fast in Playing style, giving recaps and speaking

[@AngryBelz]

Best sentences out of context "India is new Soviet Union" H. Nakamura

[@ramr5089]

Manuel Aaron sowed the seed by creating the Tal chess club in Madras (it helped Vishy grow), 5 time world champion Vishy Anand built the basement by inspiring and mentoring the current pack who built the top by winning the Chess Olympiad. Vishy Anand gave the Chess Olympiad Gold Cup to India and it was very apt to see him giving the cup to the Indian team.

[@Psr-sp6so]

As always its great to hear from GM Hikaru, entertaining, knowledge and to the point talk with no bs, keep it up

[@Horizon24129]

as a indian i wanted hikaru to show up in chess olympiad we will get to see more good games

[@dom321bar]

Hikaru is true sports man. Love his candid analysis and amazing review. No wonder he is the favorite chess streamer of most of the top Indian Chess prodigies

[@adityashahi8184]

Kramnik's karma 😂😂 (India👑👑 )

[@SivaramakrishnanA-r4j]

Kramnik was coach for Gukesh,Pragg and Vaishali in school…,

[@ayushsinha3561]

Hikaru has given a new meaning to bbc - "The big black center"

[@paspa07]

USA will buy Gukesh and Eragaisi to strengthen their mercenary squad of the immigrants they hate so much in their politics 😂

[@pratyushshukla8693]

Hikaru is the fastest man alive⚡ His editor is 2nd

[@anirudhkashyap23]

Gukesh has improved so much in the past year, he can be the next person who dominates in classical chess

[@pandu2749]

10:50 Gukesh scored 9/10, He didn't play first match

[@VivekSingh-ts1ec]

Thank you Hikaru for all the positivity. ❤

[@ashutoshakkole2064]

12:18 noted Means gukesh is going to win world chess championship

[@Cumocumono]

We love you hikaru. One of my favourite person.

[@cambridgesimplified4258]

BBC:Big Black Center ~Nakamura 2k24

[@Maverick_Panda]

Thank you for giving Anand the credit he truely deserves at the end.

[@hhll6442]

Have a shot whenever hikaru says 'big black center'

[@minhdh6885]

Gukesh gaining 30 elo points is insane🔥. Man is going to crush Ding for sure.

[@AryanDevkota500]

Finally Arjun in thumbnail. This finally made me Believe, Arjun will be new clickbait.

[@sreesub]

Best game reviews around. Most of them just show what engines tell and humans dont think like engines.

[@darkdevil2605]

See this is why hikaru is so loved cuz he can be happy for others improvement and achievements and applauds players and their performances unlike someone ( procedure ) who just accuses a team because they are winning .

[@ayushpattanaik29]

Gukesh is on 35 games unbeaten streak...🔥🔥

[@jcfgykjtdk]

Magnus is over 💀

[@choudhary5037]

Nope

[@webiii]

Nope

[@morverous]

come on man dont underestimate magnus

[@zepar6076]

Why would Hikaru like this comment. Salty 😂

[@Zivaslavic]

​@@zepar6076😂😂

[@jasonbarnwell4680]

Wesley was right you definitely would’ve helped the team, but it was really gracious of you to give India all of the credit and say that they would have one gold either way it was an amazing performance! Like always love the videos Hikaru!

[@devadathans5506]

Vishy's legacy!

[@jayshah8383]

Hikaru is pretty modest when he says even if he plays there was a high chance India would have still gotten gold. I would like to say, it would definitely be more difficult.

[@techfanatic9283]

Best Coverage of the 2024 Olympiad Thank you GM HN!

[@hiddencuber2250]

Levi: Why do you make recaps before me? Are you trying to overtake me? Hikaru: That wasn't intentional. I just pre moved it.

[@abhinavkumar6054]

We want Bharat Ratna for Vishwanathan Anand Sir🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@factscheck4450]

if Hikaru OP was there in olympiad we would have seen many expression memes

[@Flyhr]

Gukesh and Arjun are going to hit 2800 Classical soon, that is a huge feat

[@ANUJ-SINGH_75]

Thanks for commending indian team. Warriors respect warriors

[@JackSparrow-tm7uv]

Do Bhai...Dono Tabahii

[@webiii]

Hikaru pre moved this video🙇‍♂️

[@TajinderSingh1330]

Gukesh is going to be world's youngest chess champion in 2024

[@deeperanddeeper]

...and, when it happens, it is difficult to imagine how it will ever be beaten.

[@deejkeithanmusic]

India is about to dominate chess for the foreseeable future.