Hikaru has completely lost his mind

[@LordMayonnaise]

Sorry chessbrah, but Hikaru exposed you. He knows you and Eric feel like he took everything from you. But news flash Chessbrah, the world belongs to the strong, and NOBODY is stronger than the Sensei himself, GM Hikaru Nakamura. You are on the wrong side of history. You and your minions wont be able to bully Hikaru and the Hikaruites any longer. Next year, when Hikaru enters his prime, he will return and crush stinky-reza fart-rouzja. It will be like the phoenix rising from the ashes. Stay salty chessbrah, your tears only fuel the indominable samurai spirit HAHAHA L

[@Chessecutioner]

what the heck are you evening talking about?

[@paintba11]

Standby for confirmation. His channel losing views is the evidence you'll ignore.

[@timcannon5384]

Hikaruites have been persecuted by Chessbrah for too long, and I, for one, am glad we are talking about this now

[@LordMayonnaise]

@@paintba11 AHAHAHA Hikaru is about to pass GothamChess for the most subs on all of youtube and you think you can stop him?

[@arsalali69]

Looks like you watch too much anime

[@itachi4634]

Alireza literally made him care

[@Shadowfeather-sb4vc]

Bruh you act as if you never ever have been frustrated and lashed out on someone else.

[@literallysweden]

@@Shadowfeather-sb4vcno he doesn’t

[@nhatnamdao2916]

😂😂😂

[@willywonka6487]

@@literallysweden he has a long history of doing so, and on camera. you recent fanboys on his channel only see his curated side

[@literallysweden]

@@willywonka6487 No he doesn’t as in he(the person who made the initial comment) does not act like he’s never been frustrated and lashed out. If anyone is the “fanboy” it’s the person who I was disagreeing with.

[@Scholarofonecandle]

Hikaru made no sense saying Alireza wasn’t tired cause he was playing well. The whole point of the break was that he wouldn’t be as tired😂

[@TylerWx]

Yeah, also from the way he said it that would mean that the break made no difference. If he wasn't tired prior to the break then the break didn't matter.

[@kemal6039]

Also it wasn't a problem while he was in the lead. He only started bitching about it when he lost 5 games in a row lmao

[@BobWhoosta1]

@@TylerWx It makes a mental difference. Hikaru's only problem here( aside from being childish about it) is that he agreed to something and then complained about it. If he didn't want Alireza to have a break then he should have said so earlier.

[@trollf3]

And it's absolute nonsense. Firudji was willing to forfeit the match initially because he was so tired

[@lemarkexyz2931]

​​@@kemal60396* and would've lost more if he himself had not taken a break by throwing a tantrum

[@thetree1994]

The only person working to cancel Hikaru Nakamura is Hikaru Nakamura.

[@Chris.M]

Yes, he has a double personality. There is a reason that nobody liked him before 2015. He went a long way recently, but he can't leave behind his old traits.

[@DocM94]

​@@Chris.MI don't think he went a long way at all. He simply realized after he started streaming that putting on a fake persona was more beneficial to his brand. But there is only so much fakeing he can do when his core personality Is toxic. From time to time it just comes out who he really is.

[@Corteum]

Only he's entitled to do that, too. lol

[@arnanshu7174]

I like watching him lose...Now i know why Magnus said this

[@floydsequeira1019]

​@@DocM94true don't get me wrong I like his content but you can't deny he is a toxic sore loser.

[@pramanverma6209]

Been a fan of chessbrah for about a decade now. Aman has been nothing but professional on every chesscom stream in relation to Hikaru despite their differences. Still Hikaru shows his poor character and manages to be more and more delusional. How can he act like a victim when he's been the perpetrator all these years is beyond me. Hopefully he matures

[@LFSPharaoh]

Hikarus immaturity and snide arrogant attitude is the gift that keeps on giving.

[@avaught20]

Keep hoping, won’t ever happen. I imagine it would be difficult to find someone as unliked by his peers as Hikaru is.

[@DocHudson420]

@@avaught20 Seems pretty liked and is still better than everyone hating

[@P.sherman45]

on the commentary matter, I love aman, danya, robert, they are awesome and NEVER biased in their commentary.

[@baseket2ball12]

@@DocHudson420 Oh, do you know Hikaru’s peers? He’s liked by little kids who watch his streams

[@starboiklem8381]

" I would have won if i was 16 years younger " Alireza would have been 4 so that's true, that was hilarious 😂

[@chrisb.heckons637]

i think he meant if he was like 20. Basically, alireza age rn but like a rebundle would be "ok so what?" and honestly it really is hypocritical of Hikaru. As a "fan" i am disappointed. I already knew and saw the old clips about him but this is just total bs...just straight up rage quitting after 6 consecutive loses...its like he forgot he has adopted people himself REALLY hope he address this and MAKES AN APOLOGY

[@erolgoldberg3126]

Wow you really missed the point

[@starboiklem8381]

@@chrisb.heckons637 hikaru obviously has narcissistic tendencies so not really surprised personally

[@tolkienfan1972]

Lol

[@foraminutethere23]

​@@starboiklem8381I don't think narcissist, I think tism tendencies

[@ralphdenver8174]

Every time I start to think Hikaru is an alright guy, he Hikarus again. Last time was his dismissive, arrogant attitude in the team chess battles, then he sorta rehabbed his image in my mind during the Candidates. Now, here he goes again. I don't know him personally, but he really comes across as a jerk.

[@eufrosniad994]

All streamers are likely highly narcissistic. The entire job is largely hinged upon one thinking of oneself as special enough that others should follow and watch what you stream.

[@daviskane7904]

Same, he’s incredibly immature person. Great chess player, L human.

[@quibble9003]

@@eufrosniad994 nobody in chess is even close to hikaru level

[@nugsnothugs]

Weird take considering Magnus is better in every format and the last format Hikaru was arguably the best in is where he just got crushed by Ali Reza

[@Life-Sky]

Hikaru also promoted gambling to children on kick

[@GregJ22]

I've followed Nakamura since he was a little boy on ICC in 2002. He's always been like this. If things dont go his way, we see who he truly is.

[@StrandedKnight84]

Same. I started following Hikaru on ICC in 2003. His behavior was awful. I chalked it down to him being a teenager, but 20+ years later, he still hasn't changed much.

[@Momus2024]

dude..the guy is mentally ill...and i have been saying it since his ICC says

[@AlwaysForgets]

Bro has everything in life, two careers he excels at (chess and streaming), loving wife, financial wealth, spiritual fulfiment, fans from all over the world, I think he is doing more than fine being "who he truly is".

[@andresv.8880]

For sure Hikaru has horrible moments, but let's not be blind haters and pretend he hasn't being gracious in defeat in the last few years

[@ravecrab]

@@AlwaysForgets People with spiritual fulfilment aren't filled with petty rage like this at such minor setbacks.

[@JB_inks]

Hikaru has always been a bad loser and a hypocrite. There's nothing new here.

[@agooglyminotaur169]

Nakamura v. Kramnik when??

[@jixxah5224]

What do you mean a bad loser? His reason was justifiable, Alireza came from lower bracket and shouldn't rest this is a punishment and that should reward upper bracket in which hikaru was but Alireza made an excuse and threatened to not play and he got his rest which shouldn't have been allowed. Typical french behaviour

[@JB_inks]

@@jixxah5224 I have no idea what you've been smoking, dude, but I hope it was good

[@JB_inks]

@@agooglyminotaur169 interesting

[@mschmidtz3099]

​@@JB_inks i think he smoking hikaru juicer😂

[@justchessminiatures1167]

According to Ben Finegold, the only award Boris Spassky has never won is the Hikaru Nakamura Sportmanship award.

[@shumbuk4383]

i'm too uninitiated to know if this is a reference or inspiring originality..but I'm laughing!

[@Eagerlearner278]

What the heck.. From where boris spasky came in the conversation hhahahaha. This is so funny.. The randomness hahahaha

[@madcasterblaster6942]

@@Eagerlearner278probably because Spassky is the chillest Chad that has ever existed out of all the world champions.

[@MislavIvkovic-sx8vd]

​@@Eagerlearner278Boris Spaski was a Great gentlemen this ass fooling around with 1000 and when he lose whole world is against him😂😂😂

[@NewUser000NewUser]

Ngl,I can't watch that dude, if the chat is on,he'll spend half of the vid arguing with chat

[@ClassicPass_]

Ahhh the Classic 15th annual Hikaru Nakamura sportsmanship award... first handed out by Benjamin Finegold in 2015 😅

[@The94Beanie]

Frankly, terrible!!

[@P.sherman45]

i just checked reddit videos, hikaru said on stream and alireza could hear it he said who the fuck you think you are. imagine a 40 year-old guy saying this to a 20 year old guy what a disgrace, alireza was shocked and just said why is he disrespecting. in other videos from the deleted stream hikaru called alireza's entire family "crazies" and implied that alireza is crying like a little bitch he also said chessbruh tried to cancel him which in reallity was the other way around how hikaru is not banned or punished for this ?

[@Melio160]

it was long overdue, it was calm for way too long

[@Samy-j9h]

​@@P.sherman45 I don't think he should be banned for that because it's really much even for a a pressed man child like him but it should be brought up to the organizers and the the sheeps who are always riding him publicly

[@Dottor_J]

Ben imitating Hikaru "not" caring is one of my favorite chess clips of all time

[@jacoblewis6616]

Interesting how history has been rewritten in Hikaru's mind. Obviously hes just mad about losing and going on a typical rant, but from my memory it was hikaru and chessbae, who put 2 strikes on the chessbrah channel, not the other way around

[@missycalimba]

Not taking sides but Hikaru was clearly referencing the fight video of him and Eric posted on the Chessbrah channel.

[@jacoblewis6616]

@@missycalimba chessbae is that you?

[@tommy39438]

Eric is a class act and was kind enough to not properly hurt him in the fight. Shame, Hikaru has the attitude of a spoilt little manchild who would benefit from getting his little batch ass kicked.

[@mkronos02]

@@missycalimba that video was never on the chessbrah channel, it is still on youtube though

[@NarrativeCMBSports]

Hikaru is still upset that he got out wrestled by Eric lmao

[@trollf3]

what other outcome would there be if someone 5 feet tried to fight someone 20% taller than him?

[@tolkienfan1972]

Lol

[@stating.D.obvious]

​@@trollf3well hikki started then might as well find the out come, fuck around and find out

[@perrub]

If Hikaru wasn't drunk he wouldn't even try to fight Eric.

[@coulombs465]

Eric doesn't look like he would be that good at wrestling, but he is so much more athletic than small hiki that it doesn't matter.

[@SchweppesLemonIsGodTier]

Narcissists cannot handle losing. Hikaru is the biggest narcissist in the top GMs by far.

[@slendy1641]

and that's saying A LOT because Magnus admits he's a narcissist openly.

[@quibble9003]

@@slendy1641 i wouldnt call anybody that admits it a narcissist

[@cordial]

@@slendy1641 that kinda makes him less of a narcissist i.e. being aware you are is half the fight.

[@droyal18able]

Perhaps the others just keep it more private

[@bernie4366]

Kramnik is much worse.

[@leluminent]

People who've been playing chess way before covid know who Hikaru really is. As Eric once said, everyone has an Hikaru story. I know he's very talented but I wish someone more deserving had benefited the most from the boom.

[@paxconsciente3352]

he was streaming before it was cool, most top level chess pros coulda done the same but were already rich or just socially retarded and could never make it work. hikarus A social behavior is what makes his stream special and what makes him so good at it.

[@juankplaysmusic]

Let's be grateful Magnus (and now Alireza, Pragg) exist in order to humble him.

[@ThorfinnBus]

He is deserving for his Play. What to do? The ideal human being doesn't exist. I won't say he doesn't deserve just because he is horribly bad at character. I know I'm looking like defending him. But face it that's the reality.

[@Nokaflai]

@@ThorfinnBus we expect a bit more from people with a rolemodel position

[@end.olives]

​@@Nokaflaihe doesnt work at role-modeling, he plays chess. What did you expect, the times are new, people love this stuff. Nothing fun about two dudes in suits being silent for 4 hours getting up and leaving, besides thats not how people really act.

[@abhinavshankar414]

Good to see Hikaru going back to the good old salty bitter Hikii. Idk how people see this behaviour and still idolise him.

[@cortaisfashion5106]

I would get so sad if toxic Hikaru disappeared. Toxic Hikaru is a drama machine. Without him, I wouldn't have these majestic videos

[@mkronos02]

i preferred the old authentic hikaru, it was actually entertaining to see a super gm get ultra tilted. His polished persona is boring, inauthentic and repetitive, i don't get how anyone can actually watch that shit

[@goku445]

People love Cristiano Ronaldo so I'm not surprised.

[@WarriorsFan-ob3rt]

People idolize his amazing chess ability, not his personality. It’s the same with a lot of athletes. Great at what they do but not so great people.

[@_adeniyi_]

Maybe because some of his fans understands that we are all flawed as humans. We just know how to hide it more than the other.

[@sigurdh.s8320]

Every couple months, Hikaru reminds me to root against him when he plays

[@NickMaovich]

fr, that's what I do for 4 years since I discovered him in 2020

[@confucianismdaoism1586]

There's a reason MOST of elite chess players DON'T LIKE HIM!

[@lampad4549]

They are probably all hypocrites like hikaru

[@TheWestExcuseGenerator-qu9fh]

Not hans at least who has more balls ​@@lampad4549

[@batcrow6224]

During the bullet stream people were both saying that you were biased for Hikaru and that you were biased towards Alireza. If both sides thinking you are biased towards the other then you probably are in the perfect spot between the two.

[@MatsMatsuo]

i only saw comments of people saying he was biased towards Hikaru, which is completely mind boggling. Bok was acting a little bit like Hikaru fanboy but i personally don't care, it was watchable.

[@strek45]

​@@MatsMatsuoI was one of them lol. I was probably too focused on Bok glazing Hikaru I blurred their commentating together. Apologies to Aman ❤️

[@P.sherman45]

the bias towards hikaru made sense since he was the main character and the favourite player to win but when alireza started taking the lead they changed their commentary. it was all OK for me

[@vercot7000]

@@strek45 I don't know what you want from a match between Nakamura and someone else in bullet. Them to say, "Oh Actually this is going to be a really close match" lmao

[@strek45]

@@vercot7000 alireza is a two time bullet champion? Hello? "Someone else" lmao

[@filipgasic2642]

Hikaru is just mad he's forever stuck behind Magnus

[@GKB.38]

behind me you mean

[@admiral9107]

What Magnus doing here?

[@KeCasgrimola]

i think hes been spanked enough times to where hes accepted that

[@Colby_0-3_IRL_and_title_fights]

You know Magnus enjoyed watching Hikaru have another breakdown

[@tux1968]

I used to watch Hikaru play, many years ago on ICC before Magnus burst on the scene. He often casually commented that he'd be world champion one day. It must really bother him that it didn't happen.

[@ryanfleming1040]

but he literally doesn't care guys

[@U0EN0]

yet he still reciting 2021. been 3 years cant let it go, still living in his dome.

[@TheArtmatician]

Hikaru is the kind of player that when losing says "I didn't want to win anyway, I literally don't care"

[@MatsMatsuo]

His biggest dream is to become World Champion just to say he doesn't care, and that his competitors lost to a "Retired" chess player, former streamer. And I hope he never achieves it.

[@mattrobinson3947]

Chess bruh lives in this guys head rent free. He does care

[@ggt8194]

​@@U0EN0 What happened in 2021? What did the chessbrahs do that pissed Hikaru?

[@JaceGGD]

Hikaru is such an interesting mind. So insanely good at a game like chess, but underneath is just a literal child. Unique.

[@chess960]

just egotistical, self-absorbed and entitled. I don’t think it’s that rare among people who rise to the top of their field

[@leafyconcern]

agreed

[@vik24oct1991]

He is cristiano ronaldo of chess world.

[@Red_Belly]

​​@@vik24oct1991 Hikaru has not achieved nearly enough in chess to be compared to Ronaldo. he's a great player but all he's ever really done is won the US Championship a few times. Ronaldo has actually won tons of the most prestigious awards and championships in all of football. it's really no comparison.

[@StrandedKnight84]

It's not as unique as you think.

[@Moxadonis]

Remember when Hikaru lost the streamer award to Levi? "You look at Levi, you look at Botez, or people of that sort, they're never gonna win anything when it comes to chess". Hikaru's a sweetheart.

[@da0ud]

Neither will he hahah

[@JL-mf7ok]

When he said Levy's never gonna be a GM. Bruh, if he thinks bad of someone, he don't need to say it, it's not helping

[@strikeshot35]

and they are not

[@ThorfinnBus]

​@@da0ud he did whats your point? That was the only reason he could say such things. But that's horrible to say that.

[@vercot7000]

@@da0ud He's won plenty in chess. Stick to insulting his character

[@ippimerawr]

Hikaru the type of guy to fake his own death and write a suicide note blaming people who held him accountable for his assholeness.

[@Kruiser008]

Aman is a true professional and the Chessbrahs don't get the respect they deserve for being the OG chess streamers. Don't let Hikaru bully you guys, and Aman keep doing what you're doing because you're one of the best commentators out there.

[@SilverArr0w]

He could have argued respectfully. Him saying "who the tf do you think you are" was so rude. He also called him and his family crazy and made fun of his candidates performance just to downplay his win. Such a sore loser.

[@blacktigershearthstoneadve6905]

Being rude does not mean being wrong.

[@akinium8197]

​@@blacktigershearthstoneadve6905When you talk trash, and can't handle a fair game then defo you are wrong! This happened back in 2021 where Alireza did win, same drama!

[@SilverArr0w]

@@blacktigershearthstoneadve6905 He was wrong for that. Bc he was the one who agreed to 20 min. additional break.

[@blacktigershearthstoneadve6905]

@@SilverArr0w I see people quickly forget some stuff, like Alireza arranging a fixed tournament to get himself into candidates. He absolutely does these things on propose and there always something happens around him. Most of this stuff just does not reach general public. As for Hikaru's agreement - it means nothing. You don't have much time to properly think and react in such cases and just play along to don't stir too much trouble. Then later regret it, when you have time to think it through. It does not mean that it was fair play from Alireza's side even if opponent agreed. It is basically a trap. If you disagree from the start, then "you are a crybaby like Kramnik", if you disagree later, then "but you agreed to it yourself" and if you just ate it, then the trick was successful and will be used again against someone else. Someone has to stop it, right? Even if it means being rude.

[@trickstarz2769]

@@blacktigershearthstoneadve6905The fixed tournament didnt matter in the end. Stop being a delusional hikaru fanboy. Unreal NPC

[@OmarFaruk-i9]

Now I understand why Magnus always roots against Hikaru.

[@ernestodelgato930]

Hikaru has the emotional intelligence of a drunk 2 year old

[@sparksdrinker5650]

You should probably stop giving alcohol to your toddler bro

[@cactus_szn6341]

😂😂😂😂​@@sparksdrinker5650

[@garagavia]

You should not underestimate a 2 year old

[@sliceserve234]

@@sparksdrinker5650 oh spark, so witty, so funny, you really add a lot to youtube comments (not).

[@KarlMarxBR700]

@@sparksdrinker5650 tell that to Hikaru's stepdad

[@coulombs465]

"I literally don't even care" -Hiki while he is crying

[@saadati]

It was very unfair to Alireza (or any opponent of Hikaru) to play against Hikaru on the same day. Alireza had to play 5 brutal rounds which was too much. Him asking for a longer break was fair. Ideally his match against Hikaru should have been played the next day.

[@davidbarnett8617]

Ideally, the match should have started when it was scheduled. It was VERY unfair to Hikaru. Changing the rules in the middle of a tournament is completely unprofessional.

[@dnbmania]

Yeah rules are rules for a reason. hikaru earned it by not losing ​@@davidbarnett8617

[@TheArtmatician]

​​@@davidbarnett8617 Ok, but what difference do 20 minutes make for Hikaru?

[@Middz0845]

@@TheArtmaticianhe wanted to take advantage of Reza being tired, which would have been a decent advantage for him. I get that side of it but throwing shade at the Brahs wasn’t chill, like get over it you’re an adult

[@davidbarnett8617]

@@TheArtmatician If you take part in a competitive, high stakes event, you prepare to begin at the published, scheduled time. Your entire mindset is to begin at the prescribed time A change, especially to help a whiny crybaby will definitely affect play, which is exactly what happened. This is not an offhand game by friends.

[@bobesfanchi]

Imaging Hikaru when he is the same age as Kramnik. He will be lashing out at anything that moves.

[@mirafnan9617]

Hikaru going into his own Kramnik arc....

[@swaghettiyolognese8177]

Nah Hikaru has been an ass for a long time now

[@vik24oct1991]

Kramnik has actually been a world champion unlike hikaru who has never been in a championship match.

[@dw96969]

​@@vik24oct1991classical OTB champion, this tournament was neither. So great of you to drag that here

[@PrincessLuna-vw5iv]

Kramnik is a legend who has a point but is mislead. Crybaby Hikaru is neither of those

[@dw96969]

Legend in OTB classical chess, this event was neither. Mr. Legend sucks at online events, he has only half the requirements: chess, but no mouse skills and online time management. Hikaru is 4 time champion of this tournament and legend in online chess. Now you can sure rant about how online chess isn't a real chess and cheterfest 😂

[@arashvesfahani4430]

Hikaru: “ Who TF do you think you are?” Alireza on X : “ Bullet god”😂

[@jasminerex]

😂😂😂

[@moizkhan1950]

To be fiar, Alireza does not tweet, his brother handles his account.

[@ryanveguilla2997]

Hikaru becomes more insufferable every time he opens his mouth

[@sub-harmonik]

? what are you talking about he's been the exact same way since he was 16 Of course most of the time he's fine but he is obviously less objective/principled than the average person in situations that involve him

[@ryanveguilla2997]

@@sub-harmonik I know all about Hilary’s history believe me. He just still shrinks in my estimation every time I see or hear him

[@w花b]

​@@ryanveguilla2997Hikaru Clinton??

[@nimatedAdventures]

for today's video...😁

[@aleksandervadla9881]

Hikaru is alot more similar to Kramnik than he realizes

[@FlamingFalconMan]

You don’t understand you see. Hans has a history of cheating. How could it possibly be the same thing whatsoever. /s

[@GrubHuncher]

And Hans Niemann. But Niemann doesn't put on a front and pretend to be someone he isn't.

[@ThorfinnBus]

​​@@FlamingFalconManwhere did Hans come from? He said Kramnik and it's true Hikaru is so horrible at attitude

[@ThorfinnBus]

​@@GrubHuncher still that's also just disgusting. And also btw it's weird how you people think Hikaru putting on a fake attitude is wrong to do. Then you want him to show his attitude everyday? The former is better. So just stop posting this non sense.

[@GrubHuncher]

@@ThorfinnBus Yes I would rather have a person show their true personality

[@Sandel99456]

Let me say this: I got banned on chess subreddit 4 months ago for expressing my view about what a joke Hikaru is

[@zacharysherry2910]

Free speech is easier to ban in a digital age where "banning" means just pressing a button. It's ridiculous.

[@andresv.8880]

And?

[@snickle1980]

Post it here. Lets see why you got banned =)

[@SmartDumbNerdyCool]

Hikaru is a diva protected by the structures of the chess hierarchy

[@mountains_beaches98]

Honestly, I've been following both Hikaru and Chessbrahs for a long time, I know that Chessbrahs channel, at one point was almost close to getting closed because of the strikes from Hikaru’s team. I don't know how the rivalry began but I never cared much about these and followed them for the love of chess and their content creation. But in BCC against Alireza, even though the game was delayed by Alireza, Hikaru chose to ignore it and started the match. When he was consecutively losing the matches, he started throwing tantrums about how the delay affected him and how could Alireza delay the match, any professional player, be it Magnus or Nihal or Danya, would never blame their losses in this manner, especially because Hikaru wouldn't have complained this had he won those matches. He later accepted the fact that he is getting older and his bullet openings are dubious against 2700 players like Alireza. He even said that he’d change the strategy in game 2, but Alireza with his bullet strength prevailed in the end by fair means. The fact that Hikaru lost his cool just because he was losing the games was so unsportsmanship-like. Him throwing the shade at Aman after the match shocked me, just because you have an audience who agrees on everything you say doesn't mean that you can disrespect them like that. I've watched a clip of their Zoom recording and while he was losing cool and using F word against Alireza, Alireza kept calm like a gentleman. I’m sorry for any Hikaru fans who might get upset with this, but this is what I’ve observed. I like Hikaru, his style of games, his capabilities, and they way he carries himself during OTB tournaments, but this is not sportsmanship behaviour.

[@Juskinen]

"What year is it?" "Hikaru acted like a sperg and berated his opponent who crushed him" "Do you have any idea how little that narrows it down?"

[@kwhd559]

Hikaru should publicly apologize to the Chessbrah's and Aman specifically, but I wouldn't hold my breath on that.

[@brandonmeyers6490]

Why. He doesnt like them. Okay… is that a crime

[@danielward7008]

There's absolutely no chance of that happening.😂

[@iconoclasticphilosophy5641]

He should poop on Aman

[@pj2345-v4x]

@@brandonmeyers6490 No? Good job ignoring the entire video.

[@tolkienfan1972]

​@@brandonmeyers6490he's lied about them

[@sutto3]

This explained a lot to me…I’ve started watching lots of chess in the last six months and mostly I find the main streamers informative and enjoyable. For some reason I just can’t stand Hikaru - it’s like he’s always trying to be nice but he’s not really. He’s a false personality and will eventually be exposed

[@chriskeith5742]

Welcome back everyone! Today we'll be talking about how I melted down at the bullet championship.

[@Nyxyz999]

😂😂😂

[@-iq9mj]

I am he,KAREN and i really really Literally don't care!

[@kaszaspeter77]

How could commentary effect Hikaru's game? Does he hear the commentary while playing? Or does he just feel the negative waves?

[@Lannrr]

Really did confuse me when he said that. I know he’s had a problem with Eric but never heard a thing out of his mouth about you. And I knew he’d done multiple interviews with y. So strange.

[@barte4215]

Nah hikaru insulted aman many times

[@jakusthekingpakus1]

Everyone has a Hikaru story

[@850t5m]

Hikaru must be drinking the same shit kramnick is into these days.

[@daemonsoadfan]

doesn't seem to be the same shit. It's probably shit, but another kind

[@palemustang7185]

He's always been on the same shit

[@ThorfinnBus]

​@@daemonsoadfanit's the same. Stop defending Kramnik. Both made absolutely senseless comments

[@daemonsoadfan]

@@ThorfinnBus i never defended kramnik xD just said the shit he was on was different

[@oldskoolsurvivor]

Hikaru really is pathetic.

[@LpSC2online]

Crazy, how low can this guy sink?

[@The94Beanie]

The hikaru nakamura sportsmanship award. It has been a while since i've heard this classic 😂😂😂

[@khainguyen4924]

I got into chess at the end of 2020, and I was blown away by Hikaru as a phenomenon. An elite player who streams regularly and is eloquent, Hikaru is a joy to watch for a chess fan. But then I slowly find out more things about him, his tweet about being the one who has to stop Magnus, insulting John Bartholomew, cursing other GMs, fighting Eric, etc. I give Hikaru the benefit of the doubt, and keep on following him. And then the incident with you guys, and he also tried to cause beef with Fabi and Christian when reacting to their podcast, promoting a crypto gambling site, and now this. Time and time again, Hikaru provides plenty of examples of him being immature, vain, and manipulative. I hope that people remember these things.

[@vlaer81]

it was all clear about him after what he sent to Kramnik. Amazing chess player, but a piece of sh$$ as a human

[@titodaddy7]

I lost all respect for hikaru, when a fellow LoL streamer, Tyler1 started to grind chess and improve at the game. Hikaru dissed Tyler1 and he said he would plateau at 1200. With Tyler1 now impressively rated at 1900, Hikaru backed down and essentially said it was easier to rank up in chess than it was then. Which is true, but it feels wrong to dismiss tyler1’s efforts as such.

[@DocHudson420]

99 percent of people said he wouldn't get that high. Who cares

[@zb5775]

The kid is most likely cheating. No one progresses that fast. It's so easy to cheat on online games: just boot a mirror game on your phone, while playing on the laptop or desktop. That is, you don't need a fancy set-up. Also, no need to consult Stockfish. Even your basic chess app plays around 3000+ elo, so you will crush more sub-2000s.

[@ruinedking2893]

​@@zb5775Nah Man just built different

[@thecalculatedcreativecoder1428]

​@@zb5775It is 100% possible with how much Tyler has grinded. I got to 2000 elo a little after about 2 years of playing. Tyler has already played 8k rapid games on his acct. I've played 4k after 3 years. Keep in mind, 2000 online is not very good at chess, 2000 Fide is decent. People make it like reaching 2000 online is impossible when its really not. If you just play a few games a day you can ger their pretty easily.

[@Heresyvids]

This is what happens to most adults trying to improve by just grinding games. Very reasonable to expect same happen to Tyler. Man is just build different.

[@NMBrayanAmaya]

It's a bit sad to hear those comments from hikaru but nontheless congrats to alireza!

[@Sunsetjanice]

Differences between a professional and a child.

[@3lit3Sp34k3rHy8rid]

I love that in the 2021 BCC quarters interview hikaru says "Alireza is the most dangerous player... assuming he gets through" prophetic

[@water8773]

Alireza even adopting Hikaru was a real possibility. I wanted to give Hikaru a benefit of a doubt that he was complaining about laggs or buggs or something but i didn’t thought he was that scared of getting adopted.

[@juankplaysmusic]

The adoption was inminent, as Hikaru was already beyond tilted.

[@charlescleivin]

Gotham chess bias towards Hikaru is apparent when he speaks about anything regardless of what he is doing if its big in the chess world but will not say a word about the whole Hikaru thing and ignore like its not even happening. What a joke.

[@ankitjain2347]

Hikaru might be a great chess player, but his behaviors have always comes across as that of a terrible human being..... And that's how sadly most of us would remember him

[@truthboom]

Hikaru switching between Id, ego and superego at the same time

[@shaleenrandheliya4452]

I sense psychology student😂

[@WarriorsFan-ob3rt]

Nice one

[@Art.20Abs.4GG]

​@@shaleenrandheliya4452 In Germany, Freud is 10th, 11th class grammar school stuff 😵‍💫

[@Aegloo2K]

@@Art.20Abs.4GGis that why you had to prove your ego over his

[@shaleenrandheliya4452]

I studied it in my med school man that too in final year😂

[@MadnessMotive-1428AZ]

One of the most incredible temper tantrums I've ever seen!

[@SilverArr0w]

Such a fake person. Saying "who tf do you think you are?" is so rude.

[@nuagor]

It's easy to be classy when things are going your way, but someone actually deserves respect if they can handle it with dignity when things don't go their way. And if you get heated and say some mean things, go back and apologize. The powerful should especially be careful when they are throwing shade at the weak. With great power comes great responsibility. Appreciate your professionalism, Aman, and wish you all the best in your chess career. All the best to Hikaru too; he's so talented and accomplished; hopefully he can have a mindset to improve, come back stronger and to build others up.

[@Curtains1337]

Hikaru has been insulated from the outside world through chess and his step-dad for years. It wasnt really real adult behavior from hikaru.

[@davidbarnett8617]

I played his stepdad before Hikaru was born! Tournament in CO in 1984.

[@oraz.]

What's with these weirdly person psych projections.

[@oraz.]

What's with these ultra person psych projections?

[@JPSenpai]

Why couldn't someone who is a better human being been gifted with Hikaru's talent instead of him, life isn't fair.

[@Victor-ji1rz]

God gave hikaru immense powers and then made Magnus to torture him

[@varunvenkatesh2169]

This is one of the most stupid comments I’ve seen 😂 It’s not just talent which has got him this far. There’s countless hours of work put into it. Chess is the one sport where you cannot succeed unless you put in the grind.

[@goku445]

@@Victor-ji1rz is that power or is that a curse?

[@OwenTan2]

​@@varunvenkatesh2169 actually almost all things in life does.

[@sliceserve234]

@@varunvenkatesh2169 well I think your comment is stupid. Gee, people who are succesful work hard? Thanks for the news flash. The point here is what a complete creep Hik has always been.

[@rozieristhere6651]

to be fair though if hikaru would have not allowed the longer break and then won, people would have complained and and perhaps even questioned the value of his win. So which ever way he would have decided it would not go well for him... But of course his reaction might not be the best.

[@SajinKomamura-cp2zu]

Watched the stream, I'd hardly call what he did 'losing his mind'. He was irritated even before the match began and that snowballed into what happened. Of course, not an ideal reaction, but what's life without some salt :)

[@karimguled2923]

i used to always support hikaru against magnus cause imma underdog kinda guy, but im glad magnus is the goat now and humbles him. I cant even imagine how hikaru would act if he was in magnus' shoes.

[@AKhan0372]

Let's not forget that Magnus cried like a loser when he lost to Hans Neiman and falsely accused him of cheating in an OTB game (players were scanned for metal and were on cameras the entire game) where no proof of cheating exists (and even the game was subpar).

[@musictomyshears]

​@@AKhan0372that's one event - not a pattern of behaviour. You could write a dissertation on Hikaru's crash outs.

[@AKhan0372]

@@musictomyshears It was the most pathetic behavior in the history of chess world champions, where a world champion, after losing a game, tried to destroy the chess career of a 19-year-old kid. Nothing could be more pathetic or disgusting than that.

[@kevinwellwrought2024]

Alireza crushed Hikaru so hard that he cried out in insult!!!

[@Goatz99]

Full vod is also somewhere on the Reddit bcc posts if you want to see the whole match. Starts at around 5 hours in.

[@Wargasm54]

It’s on Hans’ channel

[@jackson8624]

"Hikaru has completely lost his mind" this is poetic because Hikaru said exactly same thing about Kramnik. :D

[@le_gus001]

Hikaru already lost me in the time of the Hans case. You don't need to have maxed out empathy to see that he has a really big ego which becomes more and more destructive. What a shame.

[@ExcellsNT]

I really like Hikaru but i've never actually seen him lose gracefully.

[@raylopez99]

What did that great Italian American eggball coach Vincent Lombardi (not to be confused with GM Bill Lombardy) say? "Show me a good loser and I'll show you a loser".

[@invisobill2125]

He’s lost gracefully to Magnus many times. Against others that he is supposed to beat; not so much

[@cho4d]

you've also never met him. to quote ben finegold "how can a little girl hate hikaru so much she punches him in the face? that's easy, she met him"

[@Johnmonoky]

That David August Boiler Room set is insane.

[@toddgrafton4070]

Saw that one too.

[@masonstryker4213]

If Alireza was lying about being tired, what would the 20 minute break even do for him?

[@mikeovic11]

Trying to tilt Hikaru by putting extra pressure beforehand + making an excuse if he lost.

[@renatozeru]

People who follow chess for a long time very much know who Hikaru really is. I don't really get how this guy got so big. Shows that people don't really care about character.

[@rozsagabor4616]

At this point the whole chess community should make a public announcement that nobody gives a damn if Hikaru talks sh*t about other people or behaving toxic, this is just an unnecessary stress for a ton of people who is involved in any way.

[@bernie4366]

I think we pretty much have already.

[@MatsMatsuo]

This is hapenning already, feels bad for Danny for having to deal with a literal child, but its unfortunately necessary for business.

[@bernie4366]

@@MatsMatsuo Danny is a cringy hanger-on who rides Hikaru's coat tails at every opportunity.

[@MatsMatsuo]

@@bernie4366 he has too play this character for business reasons, Hikaru is just way to profitable. Idk he likes it, but it is what it is

[@MrJzM]

What I love about the Hikaru Nakamura Sportsmanship Award™ is that unlike other most other awards that exist, the Hikaru Nakamura Sportsmanship Award™ is only ever won by Hikaru, and all the other chess youtubers just take turns giving it to him

[@peterviglietta4207]

bro talked for 28 mins and i still dont know what exactly happened

[@brianspiller9034]

I think it’s insane that Chessbrah is still under 1 million yet Hikaru is 2 or 3 million subs (can’t remember) he does come across as a baby sometimes, I appreciate his insane chess ability and he does have a decent sense of humor…just imagine if he had Levy’s personality to go along with the chess. 😮

[@resunz185]

For a person whose main job is a “streamer”, he seems awfully insecure and complains a lot about his performance when it comes to chess. It almost sounds like his main job is a professional chess player 🤔

[@nabanitasaha7941]

Loosing is actually mental exhaustment in chess.. But i think magnus is very calm and doesn't want to overreact if he loses.. He also loses to nodirbek and pragg twice or thrice in recent tournaments.. Frustration is always going to happen but he handled it nicely..

[@ffmedic11_chess67]

Hikky Literally doesn't care. Literally 🙄🙄🙄

[@SatiaroSanchez]

It is shameful that only this one (big) chess channel has so far covered Hikaru's shitty behaviour against Alireza. Gothamchess/Levy is to afraid to piss off Hikaru, the female chess youtubers apparently to. Good job chessbrah, you are the only ones who showed some cojones so far

[@lunardestruction]

Hikaru: telling the truth is trying to cancel me bro should be a politician for sure

[@AbolfazlMalekpour]

who's surprised? Hikaru has always been a bad loser and a hypocrite. There's nothing new here.

[@chessentials4261]

Thanks for making this video! For reference - make sure to include the clips in the video in the futute - adds a lot to credibility, especially for those who didn’t fully follow the situation.

[@kdiigx]

So Hikaru can strike it?

[@chessentials4261]

@@kdiigx I don’t think you have any legal right to strike clips up to certain duration (10 seconds) or so, no? Especially if they are within the context of a response video of sorts. Would be extremely hypocritical given that Hikaru reacts to content on a regular basis. But I may be wrong about how copyright strike system works.

[@kdiigx]

@@chessentials4261 unfortunately, commentary is allowed, and SHOULD be okay, it’s not always the case. You can still strike it and cause a channel a lot of issues over something they’re allowed to do. The copyright system is broken badly on KZbin and it’s constantly abused. I believe Hikaru has done it before to this channel too.

[@chessentials4261]

@@kdiigx I recall it was over some clips of him they included, but wasnt sure about the duration. Was very petty, just not sure if it is different if you include his entire commentary of the game, or a 10 sec clip. Whether in the case of latter you can even make a claim to begin with.

[@andersonzl13]

Hikaru literally tried to delete chessbrah channel in the past, no point in taking risks

[@ashwathraj5021]

You have a lot of good points, and I agree that Hikaru's behavior is completely inappropriate. But how is reading from the reddit thread and titling a video "Hikaru has completely lost his mind" maintaining professionalism?

[@AM_-wg1hj]

I thought someone matures after Marriage

[@dafeac]

I do remember when you had to interview him in the middle of the copystrike, so professional, I even thought you were not going to bother this time, but I get you just had to!

[@dafeac]

Also Vlad thought he was easily getting the Hikaru sportmanship award, not so fast is going to be close!

[@mrwho995]

I don't think the persona he has during streaming is fake. I think he's tried to become a less shitty person the last few years and has genuinely made progress. Sad to see him regress as much as this. He should privately reach out to you and Alireza to apologise.

[@aleladebiri]

That's the point though, if he's "regressing" this much the instant he suffers a humbling defeat, he had never actually made progress.

[@GLOKD]

I watched your and Bok's commentary. I sensed absolutely no bias or saltiness in your comments about Hikaru during the match at all. If anything you were giving Hikaru additional respect in saying how unusual it was to see him lose several games in a row. You were damage-limiting his obvious tilt, for the most part.

[@cwjalexx]

The only resolution I see is in a chessbrah v hikaru chess boxing match. Make it happen.

[@raylopez99]

Mismatch. Aman has a mean punch. Like the boxer Butterbean, he touches you once and down you go.

[@raylopez99]

Also I forget who Hikaru once tried to box at a party when he was drunk... somebody can look it up.

[@carnivalism1042]

I'm saying this as a fan of Hikaru, although I do love this channel too. I've never really seen the brahs ever become biased in their comments during the tournaments. And I've always wondered that, besides the obvious fact that they need to be professionals because this is a job for them. But they can always just try to avoid the exact time that the hosts/commentators will be interviewing Hikaru. Never really forgotten all the recent dramas between the two parties, so I tend to regularly think about said issues whenever I see them (the brahs and Hikaru) on the same screen. I agree with Aman on this one, they've never shown bias because it felt like they are always really amazed by how Hikaru plays when he's performing excellently, and are equally critical when Hikaru messes up.

[@phosphor6472]

We are about to enter another drama era.

[@ThorfinnBus]

I mean as a Hikaru fan for only about 2 years(not knowing he had so much arrogant character but knew almost all GMs hated him), its kind of heartbreaking to see so many people saying he is really arrogant and badmouthing😓 and its true. Really sad. I would have been angry if I didnt know him before, but now 😢

[@code.r]

Not just this but he called Alireza a "little bitch". This guy is peoples role model? Like seriously? Everytime I feel Hikaru can't go any cheaper, he proves me wrong.

[@sub-harmonik]

he's not my role model but he's entertaining and good at chess

[@Nyxyz999]

​@@sub-harmonikhe's also good at disrespecting people

[@ChessJourneyman]

Ahh yes, for all that publicity coaching how to fake it, Hikaru shows the world his true colors yet again. Props to Aman for being gentlemanly.

[@ItIsYouAreNotYour]

Maybe being him for halloween was the breaking point haha.

[@Yash42189]

man i was just kinda starting to warm up to hikaru.. thinking he became cool. wtf...

[@rossevers]

Hikaru was so disrespectful to Ali, his family, you guys, it was bad

[@sean919191]

Hikaru starting to use that Kramnik logic…