Hans Destroys Hikaru With Double Brilliancy

Hans Niemann Destroys Hikaru Nakamura With Double Brilliancy in this blitz chess game played on chess.com in August 2022
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[@SavantGardeEX]

It wasnt a "random" online blitz game. It was the tiebreak in the semis of the rapid chess championship last year and hans beat him

[@epicchess2021]

Ah apologies didn’t realise that! I’ll pin this comment

[@ashtonk4h19]

Hans is just a cheater as far as anyone who isn't completely consumed by the chess world is concerned. Any victory he claims is meaningless.

[@maggot1234]

butthurt hikaru bootlicker spotted@@ashtonk4h19

[@benYaakov]

​@@ashtonk4h19The investigation committee found no evidence.

[@Joshwaheazo]

Pretty sure he was cheating in 2022. I think he's telling the truth over the board though, and I thinks he's since stopped online too.

[@ZakBurki]

I’ve moved permanently from Gotham to Epic Chess, mainly because James has a better tempo of delivery for the matches and just gets to the point. Good stuff mate. Please keep it going!

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks a lot really appreciate it!

[@louismuller8724]

There's that, plus you're laughing your head off in between.

[@1717jlafl]

The beads speak for themselves.

[@jeremywright5036]

Hans worked his asse off for this victory

[@traviss7740]

buzzed* his asse off

[@justcrap3703]

@@traviss7740 When you're so gay that that's exactly what you see in everything. Mom should have aborted you.

[@preparedsurvivalist2245]

Must be a pain in the butt to lose to Hans. While for him its more like a subtle vibration.

[@Frozkadurrr]

😂😂

[@adka9473]

you are so funny. wow that's so good how'd you come up with it

[@al87221]

@@adka9473its a rich area

[@MrrPinnyD]

Cope

[@thegorn]

Rumor has it Hikaru is still doing laps of his computer saying "I just lost my mind"

[@epicchess2021]

😂

[@cryptonite8495]

As Niemann would say if asked about the consecutive brilliancies, "They speak for themselves."

[@blaze1148]

....so he will never make any brilliant move in his life without artificial help 😆

[@cryptonite8495]

That's going a bit far. For one thing, he has played some brilliant OTB games. His online history will always haunt him, but in this game even Hikaru, who has a nose for shenanigans, blamed himself for not foreseeing and blocking these !! moves. He made no hints about anything funny.@@blaze1148

[@ashtonk4h19]

@@blaze1148 It's the inevitable fate of anyone who gets caught cheating, yeah.

[@blaze1148]

@@ashtonk4h19 hahaha....ok lol.

[@zizhdizzabagus456]

And then couldn't explain any of he his moves and what was behind them

[@KOKOPIKOSS]

They dont call him the Machine for no reason

[@unfixablegop]

Niemann has epic online accuracy.

[@RedboRF]

gotta feel those beads, deep

[@parthsavyasachi9348]

There is a complain button too. People should use it if they are so sure of someone's cheating 😊😊

[@scottekoontz]

@@RedboRF We get it. Beads. So funny. I laughed until I stopped.

[@rafaelrocha5626]

@@scottekoontzare you a cheater too?

[@scottekoontz]

@@rafaelrocha5626 You use beads?

[@bpmachete]

The tongue device was buzzing all over the place.

[@user-dj7mb6bq2k]

This is the man who made brilliant moves online while he was being crushed on the board by a 2000 players .. guss what " he is a cheater " lol

[@kevinwellwrought2024]

This stockfish is such a phenomenon!

[@scottekoontz]

Hikaru is pretty good, but he's probably not using StockFish. So you have proof he is? If so, how is he doing it?

[@kevinwellwrought2024]

@@scottekoontz did you read the title at all? Is it about Hikaru? Use your eyes!

[@scottekoontz]

@@kevinwellwrought2024 Did you read the title? "Hans Destroys Hikaru With Double Brilliancy" Seriously, use your eyes and brain net time. Did you see that there are two names? No? OK, there it is again: "Hans Destroys Hikaru With Double Brilliancy" So you claim that one is using StockFish. NEAT!

[@louismuller8724]

Sarcasm being the lowest form of wit went OVER his head.

[@worthyourtime6550]

Hans is in his villain arc and its perfect

[@blue_red_screen]

I think hikaru lost his mind

[@kewkabe]

Brilliant moves start at 5:08

[@uduehdjztyfjrdjciv2160]

brilliant game from stockfish

[@j-mastaflashrizzledizzle5824]

I like that he’s embraced the unapologetic villain

[@jamess3159]

He hasn't this game is old b4 the villain role came into play. Still a cheater

[@ExecutionSommaire]

Brilliancy is Hans' bead and butter

[@usptact]

It was when Hikaru didn’t know yet that chess speaks for itself. Hans was about to teach him that.

[@mejeff7478]

hans is a dirty cheater lmao

[@jadonplox]

@@mejeff7478 bro this is blitz and he was moving instantly on so many moves.. especially the crucial ones..

[@mejeff7478]

ya but in general hes a dirty little cheater and cheated for many years@@jadonplox

[@mejeff7478]

bro you know it takes like 3 seconds to use an engine yeh? he could EASILY have cheated lmao@@jadonplox

[@mejeff7478]

in fact he BLATENTLY cheated lmao@@jadonplox

[@found_at_midnight]

"IQP for short".... I'll never forget this gem.

[@MardasFoodsJunction]

😅😂

[@shu6037]

he didn't become bitter he became beader

[@tomarintomarin9520]

You think you are funny? you are

[@makkarapoikax1100]

Hans had pretty strong vibes in that time, no wonder his battery started run out

[@scottekoontz]

I get it. Battery. Funny.

[@Andrey.Balandin]

​@@scottekoontzI didn't get it, until I read your comment, thanks! 😂

[@cs6064]

@@scottekoontzChill with the Niemann meat riding. You’re replying to every slightly negative/joke comment about niemann

[@scottekoontz]

@@cs6064 You still Hikaru meat riding? Hilarious to watch you guys meat riding septic players while I defend logic for all players. Meat riding is probably on your Prager U certificate.

[@cs6064]

@@scottekoontz I'm not defending anyone, just stating the fact that you're sliding up and down on Niemanns hard meat with force

[@donrane]

Strange game, Hikaru had no idea what hit him and Niemann had no idea what was going on too....just moving the pieces as he is told.

[@BalDevVD]

A faint buzzing sound can be heard in the distance

[@lander.96]

Man... this was reallly good.

[@bobvilla4383]

Hans plays like a mini super computer that can fit in a hole 🕳️

[@skyduster1190]

its crazy how magnus recently destroy some guy with a high rating of 2900+ almost 3000 18-1 , losing once to vlundering his queen. Yet hans niemann have the same 2900 elo level record yet have such a high win against top players like hikaru/magnus and he also admitted to cheating in the "past" . That's what he dares to admit too. I'm pretty sure this guy cheats alot and his butt is actually a charger.

[@proboscideank.7069]

Some say Hikaru is still searching for his mind to this day.

[@KFC-rl9wr]

hikaru is a snake for milking that beads story

[@blaze1148]

This is why I love watching Hans play - it is either utter brilliancy or tragedy 😃

[@n1te]

Yeah, depends whether stockfish is on or off :)

[@blaze1148]

@@n1te ....so Hans always cheats....whether he actually does or not....he must be a really awful player always relying on engines all the time....never been proved btw....word of advice dude.... _get a life_ .

[@n1te]

@@blaze1148 I understand you, but he brought it onto himself with his online actions in the past and with extremely suspicious, low level analysis after OTB games. Because he was a caught cheater online, he's never going to clear his name completely. I hope other people learn from his mistakes. The reputation of a person is one of the most important things.

[@jefftaylor1186]

Yeah he’s like Mikhail Tal without the alcoholism, smoking, or general likability

[@blaze1148]

@@n1te He has never cheated OTB which is extremely difficult to do btw....people only found out about him using _artificial help_ when he admitted using it when he was alot younger....if only all chess players were this honest and transparent.

[@jasmint6703]

I hear Hikaru lost his mind. That's what I hear.

[@BrightHlongwane-hu3je]

The chess speaks for itself.

[@StephenBrennanGuitar]

This one is bad. Once Hiks Queen takes up that position the pieces do seem to move rather stockfishy on Niemanns side. That funny rook check leading to the static queen is so seeable but maybe not 4 moves ahead.... However QG5 was very seeable - that's very uncharacteristic of Hikaru

[@wznzgq1354]

is it possible to make those animations of moving pieces on chess.com? or this is only in this video?

[@epicchess2021]

yeah you can make GIFs there of games

[@zelandakhniteblade5436]

Interestingly, Hikaru had the position after 15. Nd4 back in 2020 and lost then too, in that case against Roman Lovkov, a 2419 IM, after 15...Bb8. In fact, black has an incredible record from this variation generally, regardless of whether it is reached from the Reti, English or Tarrasch. The only high-level win I can find for white comes from Oparin - Navara, in which Grigoriy played 15. h3 but that was just a straight up blunder rather than white getting any advantage. I would humbly suggest to Hikaru that he should perhaps switch his repertoire around a little in this line, particularly against opponents who are likely to prep against him.

[@epicchess2021]

Oh thanks a lot really interesting!

[@Alphamikefoxtrot5]

Great analysis 👍🏽👍🏽

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks a lot

[@compton7833]

Niemann is my favorite GM in the world. His attitude and gameplay are brilliant !

[@justsayin8676]

Cheating is not brilliant

[@compton7833]

@@justsayin8676 Imagine Assuming and Accusing. You're clearly jealous that you'll never reach the level of Niemann. You're probably not even GM yet

[@bradspaugh9827]

Stockfish concurs

[@cdunne1620]

@@compton7833he’s probably not even 1000 player 😂

[@NicolasGodon]

I like the fact that it's implied but never spoke how both Hans move are "machine perfect" and unrealistic. Well done

[@scottekoontz]

Same as when Hikaru's moves are machine perfect and unrealistic. Plus when Magnus does it. No wait, they get a pass and it becomes a brilliant move!

[@supremespanker]

it's implied? not in this video, Epic Chess is clearly just geeking out over Hans play in this game.

[@davidp5262]

@@scottekoontzyes because both Magnus and Hikaru are super GMs who have proven their brilliance for decades.

[@scottekoontz]

@@davidp5262 Ah yes. Therefore Hans is cheating and Magnus and Hikaru are never cheating. "Proven brilliance" is reserved for those two, but Hans can never have brilliant moves because he has yet to "prove" himself. So when Magnus makes a brilliant move, it's clearly because he made a brilliant move. When Hans does so, it's clearly because he used an engine (in blitz, and OTB games of course because it's so easy) and we cannot assume Hans makes brilliant moves. I see how we get to the point where Hans can never prove his brilliance. Good show.

[@MrLegrosalo]

@@scottekoontz Gans was caught cheating not the other two, how could you ever trust him ?

[@marcel2711]

nice win stockfish! :D

[@soakedbearrd]

Looks like a Fischer like series of events

[@nicholaskissoon4094]

Say no more, speaks for itself

[@quebono100]

beautiful game

[@kaldrazadrim]

Rare to see Hikaru smoked on tactics

[@jamesblond5884]

Stockfish was proud 😂

[@RR-qf9re]

Amazing how some can beat top players online regularly but so rarely over the board…🤔…how can this be explained

[@scottekoontz]

Hikaru Defeats Hans Niemann With 4 Brilliant Moves!

[@uduehdjztyfjrdjciv2160]

stockfish explain it

[@umbrellaeater]

You mean how he beat Magnus Carlson over the board?

[@mrpwp7814]

This can be explained by frequency. they play more games over time online than in person. If they play that many games over the board you'd see the same results. Statistics and ratings are able to fairly predict the over all outcomes over time.

[@RR-qf9re]

@@umbrellaeater I do believe that game was probably legit and Magnus just got into his own head because he already knows Hans cheats…but that was one game the guy cheats he admitted to it so I don’t see why there is pushback from people we know he cheats because he admitted to it

[@daviddurbin7682]

Shows that anyone can miss a tactical shot

[@johnwest7993]

Amazing! Hans is human Stockfish!

[@Johnnigelgarcia]

I have this strange nagging feeling that Hikaru just lost his mind.

[@polokucoch8112]

Man... hans' accuracy was almost perfect for a lot of his games back then... What happened to him?

[@blexxy5861]

He crushed Hikaru a couple days ago.

[@scottekoontz]

What happened is that he maintains about the same Elo.

[@polokucoch8112]

@@scottekoontz That's what I'm trying to say. His accuracy is different than last year.

[@polokucoch8112]

@@blexxy5861 Yeah. I'm just talking about his accuracy. Not whether he is winning games or not. His accuracy was really good a year ago before all this fiasco that he's gone through this year.

[@scottekoontz]

@@polokucoch8112 His accuracy is the same as last year. What happened? He maintained his Elo. Golly, seems like something you should look into. Are you making things up then pretending it is true?

[@maxhart8814]

The chess spoke for itself

[@kimex5164]

That was a sharp attack. Wp

[@112233JORDAN]

Hans did just beat him again recently

[@elmerfrejoles98]

That's the real blitz game, anyone can make any blunder.

[@KvS1248]

with double engine

[@barnabasastrofengia5345]

The problem is that you never know when Hans will cheat, or is cheating 🤔 Most likely Hans will cheat whenever he can get away with it if he is in positional trouble. In truth, you can really never truly trust Hans 😔 … especially when Hans plays online.

[@anomaly3215]

the bigger problem is people like you let your fear control you and choose to be pessimistic

[@colbushi]

It's not hard to be pessimistic when Hans loses to players Hikaru will destroy with ease, and Hans destroys players that the best have trouble beating. Makes you wonder, nobody else in the world does that.@@anomaly3215

[@JesusSavesSouls]

@@anomaly3215 pessimistic or realistic?

[@samuelhakansson6680]

That's the thing, players at this level don't need to cheat for every move. If they can cheat once or twice during a critical position, that is all they need to become almost unstoppable.

[@kitsune090]

Yes, I agree Noobs can never trust, since they don't even understand the game... play minecraft instead... it's more trustworthy!

[@howard5992]

He lost his mind....

[@danielmclean3733]

Niemann thinks he looks intense, but he looks like he’s pushing a poop too hard.

[@mammamia770]

Just for your reference, my rating is 400 points below Hans and sometimes I find these 5-movers in bullet. What's scary is sometimes my bullet opponents find them, and they're rated 600 points below me!

[@joebidenreal181]

Chess speaks for itself

[@cedric7936]

Hans... Or the computer

[@meathead919]

Two players suspected of cheating going against eachother. Great!

[@lammatt]

No one is suspicious of hikaru besides that crazy Russian

[@mejeff7478]

except hans 100% is a cheater

[@u.v.s.5583]

And this is why Hans will play Candidates and Hikaru won't! Oh, wait....

[@sid5537]

I saw the tactics and I am only 1000 blitz. But don't forget that you were just told that there is a tactic. Anyway it seems like Hikaru was smoking something like what the fridge

[@edinsonsanchez5591]

Interesting game

[@charlesdowthomson]

Hans isn't bad for a player almost six feet tall...

[@andrejg3086]

Hans probably cheated

[@scottekoontz]

Most likely Hikaru cheated.

[@blaze1148]

...and your Mom probably cheated.

[@justsayin8676]

@@scottekoontz put down the crack pipe

[@scottekoontz]

@@justsayin8676 But golly, it is soooooo easy to cheat, but then again, only Hans is clever enough to pull it off. No possible way any other player is cheating, but certainly Hans is cheating. -- Man with crack pipe

[@justsayin8676]

@@scottekoontz Cheating by Hans is an established fact. Cheating by Hikaru is click bait.

[@lennyvlaminov9480]

Fantastic by Hans🎉

[@jarlardo]

Why would he ever cheat if he is capable of this level of play? Doesn't add up.

[@blaze1148]

....people think he isn't that good a player unless he cheats....these people are obviously stupid.

[@Trabsol]

There have been cases of super GMs cheating before. Hans is not the first. They cheat because they are human, they panick, they feel stress, etc.

[@dudidosch]

He was young. I’ve never cheated, but I get it anyway. Why not try it just to see what happens?

[@jarlardo]

@xahst he has not admitted to cheat since he was 16. Do you think he has cheated after that?

[@ashtonk4h19]

@@jarlardo Once a cheater....

[@hosseinowj9001]

They speak for themselves, and I don't understand a single word

[@matthewclark7955]

Crazy how accurate hans specifically was online back then

[@scottekoontz]

More crazy how accurate Magnus was back then. Guess they all cheat.

[@Ksgggg]

​@@scottekoontzmagnus has many games with accuracy of 99% offline as well. I guess you can't say the same for the cheaters.

[@123duelist]

​@scottekoontz You can give Magnus Carlsen a chess position and ask him what game it was in and he'd tell you who played that game and when. Magnus has played 3 blindfolded average players blindfolded and won all three games. Magnus has more than proven that he doesn't cheat...

[@tonyfortune346]

I love seeing Hans do well. I really have high hopes for him. Hes a polarizing character and that's exactly what we need in top level chess. The second coming of the great Bobby Fischer

[@GautamSheth]

N🤖emann saw in 10 seconds what hikaru didn't see in a minute

[@lammatt]

Interesting. - Vladiscrazy Kramnik

[@r.i.a.n.63]

Gentlemen, defend your ladies.

[@JS_Precision]

Yeah not suspect at all. How do you trust someone who admitted to cheating several times in the past? Plus a 98 % performance against a top 3 player like Hikaru? Not even Magnus does that. Hans is a great player but if he were as brilliant as he likes to portray himself he probably wouldn't have needed to cheat before.

[@scottekoontz]

Yes, you have all the proof you need. Don;t worry about the same or better accuracy of other players, because... well just don't worry about them. No proof is proof sometimes.

[@ashtonk4h19]

We don't need to prove anything. Hans is already a disgusting, horrid cheater in the eyes of the majority. The people who are forgiving of him are also the people who cheat themselves.

[@jordanmagers5854]

Stockfish says in in Obi-Wan Kenobi voice "Hans use the beads"

[@scottekoontz]

Did Stockfish really do that? NEAT! Was is speaking through Hikaru? These are great comments. How does Stockfish do that?

[@jordanmagers5854]

@scottekoontz through simple translations of binary code via vibrations of the sphincter I'd imagine 😆

[@lluhu]

Lance Armstrong, Novak Djokovic, Hans Niemman…all like winning more than they like their own sport.

[@seven0929]

Holy shit, the queen was the one who got a discovered check!

[@kryhard]

Hans the Beaders

[@HedgeFundOfOne]

This loss may have something to do with Hikaru's compulsive bitterness toward Hans.

[@kiber1981]

Congratulations

[@segercliffhanger]

It is so clean, so clean-cut. Also, I think that many players, and even Nakamura as proven here, often still underestimate the power of that very clear style of Niemann, which I feel is really born from a love for the game of perception and deception that is so much part of chess. Thanks for putting that back into memory. Hans, sweep them up!

[@n1te]

A guy who keeps blundering in his post game analysis cannot pull off elite level games like this. No way he's clean.

[@scottekoontz]

@@n1te Well then, you done solved it. We will now decide all games on the post-game analysis. Do we get a panel of judges to decide who analyzed the game best? Maybe if it's a tie we let these judges decide the game. Odd how you pretend all of his post-game analysis is bad. Did you watch one and think all were like it?

[@mrjekarpa]

@@n1tebro, no way you are clean

[@blaze1148]

@@n1te Where is your evidence Einstein....

[@fernandomonarca570]

ask to hikaru, if that was engine

[@TaylorFade]

Oh... so before we *knew* he was cheating. Got it

[@scottekoontz]

Hikaru did not cheat, but he simply lost.

[@saeadborji1464]

Rad8 is very sus. These moves are characteristic of engines . Humans pick candid moves based on 2 things: principles and calculations. Usually the principle leads the calculations, that is, a principled move prompts further analysis. There is no principle behind Rad8 and the calculations are beyond human capacity.

[@scottekoontz]

Rad8 is pretty much the same as the principled Rfd8, and the only difference seems to be that Hikaru decided to skewer the Queen to the d8 Rook later. Nothing at all sus about placing a rook opposite the opponents queen.

[@fbruvik]

A-beads! You all know it.

[@dj2875]

hans revenge of a sith :D

[@JamesWilson01]

Fish speaks for itself! 😂 Great game and analysis, cheers.

[@chesneytube1]

Topic for debate: is Hans evil. Case for: just look at him.

[@rg-cb2wd]

I think Hikaru lost his mind in the end?

[@dankrocka64]

So... Don't take the knight...

[@giuseppegalardi697]

Nieman uses engines. No fun here

[@quebono100]

How do you know?

[@blaze1148]

twit

[@gaivsvalerivs5818]

It's fun to see him cheat

[@scottekoontz]

Magnus has better accuracy ratings. Are you still implying that Magnus cheats?

[@quebono100]

@@scottekoontz What do you mean? It was a game between Hans and Hikaru.

[@foodini666]

wonder what chess engine hans was using for this game

[@JonPais]

none

[@bernardm2528]

Foodini. Obviously you don't understand chess. Hans is a genius.

[@D4rkSoc3r3r]

​@@bernardm2528ahahahahahahahhajahahaha The cheaterr ia a genius

[@RedboRF]

The Beads Deep engine

[@bernardm2528]

​@@D4rkSoc3r3rWhere has it been proved he cheated in grandmaster chess? Was alleged, but unproven. Try to get into the real world.

[@raphael2966]

Hans is the GOAT

[@robertrodes1546]

Hanstock Niemannfish is most certainly the GOAT.

[@raphael2966]

@@robertrodes1546 That's what the salty Magnus meatriders say

[@YourDaddysBelt69]

glad he got outplayed.

[@KudaFamily]

The (bzzzzz) chess (bzzzzz) speaks for itself (bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz)

[@tomaslambermont4393]

I don't understand why to mention the "accuracy" here. Straightforward logic moves, one beautiful tactical shot, and one basic 2000elo tactical followup shot.

[@epicchess2021]

yeah was a strong game

[@nonacesool]

thats a pain in the ass

[@Erick-lo7gu]

Engine duel

[@GoonOfFortune]

Buzzboy is back

[@jangeertbruggink7040]

98% accurate, seems like you need the new patch