Hikaru is Ready for Candidates!

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Abasov, Nijat (2641) - Nakamura, Hikaru (2788)
Schachbundesliga 23/24 (Germany) [11.25] D30 2024.02.25
D30 Queen's gambit declined
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 a6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.Bxe7 Qxe7 6.Nbd2 Nf6 7.g3 c5 8.dxc5 O-O 9.Bg2 d4 10.Nxd4 Rd8 11.N4b3 a5 12.a4 Nfd7 13.O-O Nxc5 14.Nxc5 Qxc5 15.Ne4 Qc7 16.Qc2 Na6 17.Rfd1 Bd7 18.Ng5 f5 19.e4 h6 20.Nf3 fxe4 21.Qxe4 Nc5 22.Qc2 Bc6 23.Re1 Bxf3 24.Bxf3 Rd4 25.Rad1 Rad8 26.Rxd4 Rxd4 27.Re3 Qd7 28.Bh5 Rd3 29.Qe2 b6 30.Bg6 Rxe3 31.Qxe3 Qd1+ 32.Kg2 Qg4 33.Bd3 Qd1 34.Be2 Qxa4 35.Qe5 Kh7 36.Qd6 Qb3 37.Qd2 e5 38.Bg4 Qxc4 39.Bf5+ g6 40.Bb1 Qd4 41.Qe2 e4 42.h4 h5 43.f3 e3 44.f4 Qd2 45.Kf3 Nb3 46.Qxe3 Nd4+ 47.Ke4 Qxb2 48.Kd5 Nf5 49.Bxf5 Qb5+ 50.Kd6 Qxf5 51.Qe7+ Kg8 52.Qe5 Qf8+ 53.Kc6 Qc5+ 54.Kd7 a4 55.g4 hxg4 56.h5 Qf8 57.hxg6 Qg7+ 58.Kd8 Qxg6 59.f5 Qg5+ 60.Ke8 g3 61.Qe6+ Kh7 62.f6 g2 63.f7 Qb5+ 64.Kd8 g1=Q 65.f8=Q Qd4+ 66.Kc7 Qbc5+ 67.Qxc5 Qxc5+ 68.Kb7 a3 69.Qf6 b5
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[@anthonysellers6455]

“Even at the grandmaster level it’s very very hard to get into a mindset of being a computer because you’re just not” - Agad 2024

[@nickrony7307]

?!?!?!?! my fav channel!! I was just about to open agad on another tab

[@hemda57]

Kk ji​@@nickrony7307

[@ithinkthonkthunk5333]

My favorite “it kind of is but not really” Agad

[@user-gr3tg2yk6o]

16:41 Resigned in move 69... With 4 queen surrounding you on the board, 69 is definitely the way to go

[@Heisl.]

“..so very nice..”

[@burimsaliji23]

That's a 138 right there 😅

[@grantdillon3420]

Or perhaps simply a 0 😉@@burimsaliji23

[@devoteeofgeorgesmiley7184]

Unless 4 queen be Ruskie working girl.

[@nickcifarelli8887]

I see what you did there. :D

[@mirzasalkic2617]

since Hikaru took a break, we forgot how strong he is. 5 only-moves in this endgame? crazy

[@danielward7008]

Hikaru is more used to bullying weak players in blitz than playing strong players in classical, so I wouldn't rate his chances here.

[@sortehuse]

Hikaru is very strong for at content creator playing chess in his spare time 🙂

[@socializard1]

Hikaru still rated #3 in the world according to fide

[@umetcalf]

@@danielward7008bro lol he literally beat Fabiano in classical twice and is Changing is style of play to surprise his opponents.

[@danielward7008]

@@umetcalf Let's see how he does against Pragg and Alireza.

[@stevenmitchellproductions8572]

Kramnik: very interesting statistics from this match.

[@manasuniyal2897]

He will just write a casua lbog about it . .

[@sortehuse]

If you.make only good moves "Ahh, you are cheating. If you make a bad move "Ahh, you made a bad move just so it seems like you aren't cheating" He will get you no matter what 🙂

[@dessertstorm7476]

@@sortehuse no, sorry. It goes 1. block, 2. report, 3. check accuracy. Over 90% means cheating. Move on.

[@michaelmassaro4375]

@@dessertstorm7476Block than ‘the Procedure’ 😅

[@nicbentulan]

Hikaru cheated Levon in 2016 candidates. That was OTB where there was security. Why wouldn't Hikaru cheat online where there's little to no security? That's more plausible than Hans' case: Hans cheated online and then all of a sudden Hans is expected to cheat OTB when there's so much security. Lol. --- Well to me personally someone's previous history of cheating is irrelevant as to whether or not I think they're cheating now - the only thing I care about is the tournament's level of security: If I were in the white house ( NUoCQ5A4w-A ) then I wouldn't care if, say, Ismail Haniyeh or whomever was there are as long as they were thoroughly checked. But if you really want to compare online to OTB, then be consistent.

[@paul-juniorblack6151]

I found Ka6 but I did not find any other move this whole video. I will not be pursuing Chess professionally😂😂😂

[@uovocosmico]

Hikaru said that he forgot his prep so he made a mistake during the opening

[@dessertstorm7476]

HE'S ALWAYS FULL OF EXCUSES!!!

[@LukeLongboneOfficial]

Hikaru is a STREAMER first, chess player second. As he says himself. 😃

[@jaimeduncan6167]

@@dessertstorm7476 I don't know, why will he give an excuse when he won?

[@dessertstorm7476]

I messed up - excuse I forgot my prep - excuse I wasn't good enough - excuse He's the champion of excuses

[@dcreaper2943]

@@dessertstorm7476Stating facts isn’t an excuse.

[@DarkKnightIndia]

You shouldn't say sorry brother, I think most of us want to see all the extra lines even if it is a blitz game, only a moron wouldn't want that. You are best as always, keep up the good work. Love ❤️

[@lukemarks3281]

Game felt like a waste of time to me honestly. It's hardly proof of any preparedness by Hikaru, and doesn't inspire any confidence in Abasov. There was no brilliancy, only a handful of inaccuracies. Bring back the sagas.

[@worsethanjoerogan8061]

Especially for people like me who won't see any of those alternative lines if I'm not shown

[@ericshinn6737]

Subscriber from Toronto here - great hearing you say the city's name more on the channel now as the candidates tournament approaches! FYI since you always strive for increased vast knowledge and accuracy, the top engine recommendation for local pronunciation is "Tron-oh"

[@rhwing5095]

"Churono"

[@francoisplouffe1783]

Trawna

[@sortehuse]

Definition of super GM: If you can play objectively bad moves against GM opponents just to throw them out of their preparation and get away with it.

[@LukeLongboneOfficial]

Best definition I’ve heard. Simply hitting 2,800 doesn’t mean what it used to as we can find several formerly 2,800 players who are now struggling to beat 2,300-2,600 rated opponents.

[@kbeeps141]

Nijat is still young and certainly has the potential to fly high in time to come, but at this point he really needs to learn to choose his battles first. One doesn't simply go all out against the greats of this generation (i.e. trying out unsound novelties against Anand and overpushing against Hikaru instead of settling for a draw) and expect them to crumble that easily. I'd say keep your head down, keep your prep to yourself, play solidly and try to get a few draws first (you'll still gain rating anw). Save your secret novelties for the Candidates, put your best foot forward there and your time will come. Slow and steady.

[@abhaychaurasia1900]

Damn! "Good luck finding that" feels personal :)

[@ravinamastor]

"its very hard to get into the mindset of being a computer because... your not" wises words ever lol i love it.

[@welp...]

you're

[@physics223]

This was another positional masterpiece by Hikaru. Just seeing that throwing the two connected passed pawns with a queen trade would still leave him with the initiative to queen the last pawn in the game means that he saw through the next 10 moves perfectly. Nijat can't be cavalier in the Candidates: those super-GMs are a shiver of sharks.

[@yancarlo2390]

Nice polite roast of Nijat 😂

[@user-xc4xh8ry1l]

Thank You for Your Help.

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Nice Game pretty evenly played the difference for Black couple pawns at the end Hikaru is a Beast

[@NoteSmoking]

7:14 could someone explain what knight to e4 would look like? Putting pressure on the queen and also the pawn in front of the king.

[@NassUnass]

Bishop to f5 and you take the horsie for free

[@jesterlead]

In classical games is it possible to add the time stamps of the moves? I always find it intriguing on which moves the top players spend their time on....

[@advaitvagupta3180]

Best presented 💯

[@malinkifox2011]

What time control is this game? No info on your videos anywhere :( :( :(

[@danieln6563]

What a complex and amazing game by these two. Just imagine if Nijat found the Ka6!

[@awriter1214]

"It was in this position, on move 69 that Nijat Abasov resigned the game, as there's nothing more to be done here" Casually adds "So, very nice!"

[@hummingfrog]

Interestingly, if you look at the game on a certain popular chess web site that KZbin won't allow me to name even obliquely because the name looks like a link, the engine does think that 67...Qxc5+ is a mistake, but it still sees a -1.04 advantage for Black rather than a "dead draw". I let the local Stockfish 11 Lite engine run to depth 50 on my PC and it said -3.29. What engine are you looking at?

[@theemeraldprogamer731]

I have loved this game 😊

[@mirzasalkic2617]

magnus would squeeze that draw with Ka6, just like he did that ridiculous Knight hunt with Alireza

[@colegieseking5136]

Gambiting against a Catalan setup is such an uno reverse. As a Catalan player I’d be so unnerved if somebody gambitted in the opening against me.

[@davidanderson_surrey_bc]

The sorrier agadmator is about showing extra lines, the happier we are for seeing them.

[@mitchellwilson4873]

#suggestion Nodirbek's game against Kamsky in the Bundesliga!

[@aaronchan1088]

Qb5+ had to come first as g1=Q allows f8=N+ leading to a win for white. Great heads up play by naka.

[@kovy689]

If you look closely, you can see Lebron traveled.

[@kingweeez6821]

Is there anyway to be a spectator as a random at these live events

[@dinofx35]

You gotta push that P

[@Shiningfreak98]

Its too bad that Canada is so large, its nice to have the tournament here, but its not as if it is right next door :(

[@barryfisher4734]

Hukaru reviewed the game and said he forgot the move order and screwed up and thoght he was in bad situation but the he felt Nijat made a couple of slips and then he said in the endgame Hikaru slipped and gave Nijat a way to draw but Nijt missed the chance.

[@jonathancauley5345]

It’s hard finding all correct moves in a whole sitting. There’s only a few players (grandmasters) that can do that. One of which is Magnus himself.

[@gigisha88]

great game. I think magnus would have found that move.

[@PrometheanRising]

If Hikaru became the next WC that would be insane.

[@rochfati2732]

Well, it seems he is not prepared 😅

[@PaulSchober]

I think this is Hikaru's year.

[@nopoint2427]

ready to disappoint

[@user-dq2uo6gg1t]

Thought so

[@gigagamingacademy]

It all comes down to b4!

[@differentstyleguy1520]

When will Ding play Magnus in classical?

[@TheMarksT]

Good job Hikaru!

[@notAYUSHGAMING]

" Nakamura Nakamura poo po po poo " this is lyrics of a very specific song only true og's know this

[@radhasinghal7176]

#suggestion sir plz show Anand vs hikaru

[@khann2159]

Sometimes I have a hard time believing that bishops have higher value than knights

[@HamsterTown1]

Damn, I thought it was A7 and got so excited when he said A.... hahahaha So close, but there is certainly no professional chess in my future 😂

[@RemigioMatheus]

brutally outplayed him 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@gopalbhakat4896]

I see Ian winning the candidates and become world champion beating Ding

[@RicoTorre-qv4oi]

I want what you're smoking to be seeing these things in broad daylight.

[@jaimeduncan6167]

I hope not, Fabbi for the win. He is the stronger player and by far less pedantic.

[@skunclep1938]

Ian chokes the big games.

[@EricMaheu]

Hikaru is ready to play Nihal in the candidates would be a more logical title as with this quality of play he would lose against stronger opponents.

[@dessertstorm7476]

yeah he's not prepping hard enough or he's just got old

[@seya_2]

I agree with you. But when he's preparing for candidates it'll be much more intense than Bundesliga. He only came to play this tournament because Mamedyarov asked him to. Hikaru almost took the place of Ding if he didn't lose his last and very important game. A well prepared Hikaru is dangerous. 😊

[@drewpocernich2540]

I actually saw ka6 as a candidate move, but I didn’t think it would work.

[@DemoniqueLewis]

That streamer guy should consider becoming a professional. He does so well on his channel.😂

[@usujason]

Very nice 😂

[@soumyajitroy5239]

No hate Kudos to Nijat for qualifying for the candidates but he is probably the weakest player in the last 10 years of candidates. My point is you can't really say Hikaru is prepared for candidates by beating a player like Abasov , he drew against Vishy and Bluebaum. Bluebaum is at a slight higher skill ceiling than Nijat (irrespective of what happened at World Cup). I am sure all the super gms like Naka are obviously very much prepared irrespective of their current form since candidates is a different kind of tournament, there is a mental shift always. Anyways hopefully Nijat also performs well , surely he can upset in the candidates P.S - Also extremely sorry , I was in a different mood then.😂. It's just my opinion please don't take it seriously

[@cocrush8470]

The video is uploaded 9 mins ago. I really hope you're a woman, or what you are saying here sounds too ill-driven or resentful, moody, too emotional for it to come from a man 😂

[@vaibhavsharma2700]

I think Nakamura will end up on the bottom third of the table

[@vishnu2407]

You have a right to your opinion and people have the right to respond to your opinion with their own, the way they want.

[@barry_allen321]

Ding is the weakest world champion in history so it makes sense.

[@eseokpongete8468]

"Unpopular opinion"

[@burimsaliji23]

He tried 😔 I think he just wanted to show that he can take down hikaru ,these guys are all awesome chess players 🙂

[@chipthequinn]

Hikaru smart.

[@vikasgajbhiye7313]

Poor Nijat❤

[@luismaldonado5836]

Hikaru offered a draw but Njat rejected

[@tamdoduc]

Move count: 66, 67, 68 and 69

[@Pablo-bl7nu]

2nd Attempt king a6 14.10 3 seconds in lol.

[@sanidacounsellour5159]

Hikaruuuuuu is a beast

[@garyhughes1936]

Are you sure that was the only winning move? How about Q to d5 check, B blocks and then Q x B. Never mind, K x P.

[@junaydjaved6776]

I found Nb6🥳🕺

[@devoteeofgeorgesmiley7184]

Hikaru is beast.

[@amun1040]

I really hope anyone but Hikaru wins the Candidates. He will be so annoying as a WC :D

[@thomaskember4628]

Queen and pawn endings are the worst part of chess. They are just too difficult for humans.

[@toddbowles8201]

It’s been a long time since we had a Hikaru. Glad he’s back.

[@daviddurbin7682]

😮

[@josephbloggss7286]

Hi y'all!

[@JoaquinStubbs-ur4mk]

The engine preferred the endgame for white, but Abasov just gave up a pawn for no reason with Bg4, pretty mid game

[@lioneldiehl9673]

"you can check the king to infinity" agadmator

[@nsyln]

Nijat is too much in a hurry in trying to win his positions. He plays like every game is a blitz game.

[@chewygaming1]

For the algorithm.

[@nicbentulan]

2nd: What's it like in a parallel universe where 9LX is standard chess, and Garry really is Garry chess? 1 - People are praising Wesley So, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Bobby Fischer & Anatoly Karpov. Agadmator & Levy are talking about Wesley & Nepo all day long. 2 - Garry really is Garry chess here. Switch Bobby & Garry dates of birth. (Bobby's last name here is probably Nemenyi.) Meanwhile Garry Kasparov invented something strange called 'chess1' aka 'Kasparov Deterministic' where you have only 1 SP. Garry quits the 1975 classical WCC Vs Anatoly Karpov, is arrested in Russia (instead of Japan), immigrates to Iceland and dies in 2008. 1975 is not a big loss. In fact, it's better because Bobby Fischer takes over. 1978 is Bobby vs Anatoly match of the century in Baguio, the Philippines! Idk what happens in 1981, but then 1984 Eugene Torre wins the candidates and faces Anatoly/Bobby! In 1976, I guess Eugene still beats Anatoly. Either Anatoly or Bobby. (Trivia: In our world, Eugene almost beat Bobby in 1992.) 3 - Bobby is still alive in 2024. Bobby, Anatoly, Sergey Karjakin, Wesley, Nepo are on Lex Fridman's podcast while Magnus, Garry & Hikaru aren't. 4 - In the 2019 inaugural world Kasparov Deterministic chess championship (WKDCC), Magnus beats Wesley in 3 classical chess1 games in a row in but no one cares. Fabi is still the top 4 in the 2019 world chess1 championship but the top3 is now Liren. Nepo has never played a chess1 game, just as in our world Liren has never played a recorded 9LX game before 2024Feb. 5 - Wesley/Nepo doesn't quit the 2023 classical WCC. Nepo/Wesley wins 2022 candidates and no one cares about Liren. Wesley So Vs Ian Nepomniachtchi is the biggest rivalry in chess, far exceeding as well as succeeding the next biggest rivalry Bobby Fischer vs Anatoly Karpov, like Better Call Saul to Breaking Bad. Wesley, & Nepo are both considered GOATs along with Bobby & Anatoly. There's no distinction between GOAT & MTOAT. There's a slight bias towards Wesley because Wesley is Bobby's nephew. 6 - Chess' popularity in the Philippines & Norway are inverted. 6a In our world, Bobby had radio interviews in the Philippines. In this world, Garry has radio interviews in Norway. 6b Then Prospero Pichay Jr is imprisoned and the Philippine chess federation is free from corruption. But Wesley is still American. Huhuhu. Oh, in this reality, Magnus' parents are evil and then Magnus gets adopted by religious parents who are friends of Garry, so it's like Magnus is Garry's nephew. The 2019 WKDCC is still like a pseudo - Bobby vs Garry, and it's billed as battle of thei nephews. 7 - But still no one actually really cares about chess1 because no one wants to have a headache over studying the same boring SP again and again. Also its top players Magnus & Garry are still cheaters. But well ok maybe in rapid & blitz chess1 is picking up. (Same as our world. Fiiiine Magnus is right about keeping regular chess for rapid & blitz.) So there's still a 2022 rapid world chess1 championship, half a century after the 1972 REGULAR match of the century. This time Hans Niemann wins beating Hikaru Nakamura on tiebreaks. This time Hikaru accuses Hans, but Hans still sues both Hikaru & Magnus. Ches***m is not sued and is just as good as lichess. Hans is still considered the next Bobby Fischer / Anatoly Karpov while Wesley & Nepo are still considered the current Bobby / Anatoly. 8 - In 2024Feb, FIDE still cancel their 2024 WKDCC, but Wesley & Nepo host a rapid chess1 championship but don't invite Magnus & Liren. Hans isn't a cheater but has still has beef with St Louis Chess Club and so doesn't play that due to scheduling conflicts, but Magnus & Hans are still going to eventually defend the, resp, classical & rapid world chess1 championships. 9 - In general, chess doesn't have that many cheaters, cheating incidents, baseless accusations, etc and has very little corruption, discrimination, treason, politics, etc. FIDE is hailed as 1 of the cleanest sports/gaming organisations. Chess is an olympic sport. Bobby/Anatoly are FIDE officials. 10 - Tiebreaks are settled by armageddon w/ auction rather than lower time controls, so Sergey & Fabi still lose to Wesley/Nepo in resp 2016 & 2018. But no one calls for change of tiebreaks to rapid time controls. Lol. Also, pre-arranged draws are so rare. 11 - Sergey isn't banned because Sergey only privately supports Putin because chess doesn't make people go insane unless they the players want to stick to 1 SP only, like Garry. 12 - Actually here, Bobby has very neutral feminist enlightened political views and is a true patriotic Jew & American ( in politics in addition to still being such a patriot in chess ) while respectfully criticising both US & Israel along side condemning Osama bin Laden / Al-Qaeda & Ismail Haniyeh / Hamas. So Bobby is still against Iraq invasion. 13 - Most importantly, no one cares about Garry, Magnus, Hikaru or Liren. Specifically, in this world, they care less about them as compared to Wesley, Nepo, Bobby & Anatoly in our world. 14 - Paradise. --- Ok back to reality: --- PLEASE agad it's been 4 months! 2023 USCC - Atousa almost beat Carissa Yip, the eventual winner! Carissa was losing most of the game. Atousa just blundered in the end. It's Hikaru's (rapid WFRCC) WIFE vs Wesley's (classical WFRCC) GIRLFRIEND. #suggestion #womeninchess #uschesschamps #uschess #uschesschamp #uscc

[@nickdaley7826]

what’s it like in a parallel universe where you don’t comment

[@stevejones799]

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@agpaok0704]

I think the reason Hikaru did that with pawns in the start, is because he mentions how boring it is many times to play classical games, especially vs white, that can almost always force draws if you go with theory. I already feel that candidates will be 90% draws, except we see something like Caruana vs Alireza. I really wanna see these two play vs each other.

[@danielward7008]

Modern chess is too dynamic to be 90% draws.

[@dessertstorm7476]

in his own video he said he forgot his prep

[@agpaok0704]

@@dessertstorm7476 I just mentioned what is his attitude generally, for classical games. And preparation can be new moves out of theory too.

[@davidgriffiths7696]

With a weak champion, this could be Hikaru’s chance. But with the powerful new group of computer trained young players knocking on the door, it may already be too late. Time to resign to the next generation.

[@colin8007]

time to resign? they gotta earn it, for their sake and for the future of the game

[@sumanghosh9709]

❤️from India🇮🇳

[@randomd_dued_45690]

Nijat doesnt seem candidate material honestly. His world cup seems to be a fluke. Time will tell.

[@majdalsaegh8134]

This is the first video ever that im 32 seconds late to and it says no views

[@blasserreiter]

A weak candidates tournament to challenge the weakest ever world champion

[@BillHimmel]

Ding might be a weak WC, but I see no weakness in the candidates!

[@anilbista7445]

​@@BillHimmel candidates is one of the stacked one this time

[@noplays2480]

Weak candidates? All but nijat are very strong what you on about

[@danielward7008]

Magnus fanboy.

[@CrispyKorn]

Tell that to Euwe

[@nicbentulan]

3rd: Hans Niemann = next Bobby Fischer - Wesley So = current Bobby Fischer - Bobby Fischer's ghost = old Bobby Fischer - Beth Harmon = Bobby Fischer in another universe Each of these 4 'is a prodigy, had a rather dark childhood and is American'. Speaking of Wesley So Hikaru's (the rapid WFRCC) wife almost beat Wesley So's (the classical WFRCC) girlfriend! 2023 USCC - Indeed Carissa Yip won and thanked Wesley So as her secret second in the 2023 USCC closing ceremony speech. But in Carissa vs Atousa, Carissa was losing most of the game. Atousa just blundered in the end. move 54 for black is an 8-move equality puzzle it's so sharp [Variant "From Position"] [FEN "1Q5k/3r1rn1/p3N3/Pp1p2P1/1q2p3/1B2R2P/5P2/6K1 b"] 1... Kh7 2. g6+ Kxg6 3. Rg3+ Kf6 4. Nxg7 Rxg7 5. Qf4+ Ke6 6. Qh6+ Kf5 7. Rxg7 Rxg7+ 8. Qxg7 Qxb3 PS xcdhgq #suggestion #womeninchess #uschesschamps #uschess #uschesschamp #uscc

[@football_ix_lovee]

Hikaru or Alireza will win the Candidates

[@1660varun]

Why not Fabi and nepo ?😢

[@noplays2480]

You do know players like prag, fabi and nepo are playing in the camdidates, right? Hikaru has lost all previous candidate tournaments he has played, don't be so so certain

[@1660varun]

@@noplays2480 now I'm uncertain bcoz of prodigies like gukesh, alireza and pragg... Sometimes their performance is great

[@noplays2480]

​@@1660varungood point, it will be really interesting to see how these prodigies perform in the candidates, the games will be stunning either way im sure

[@gyulailevi]

Fabi?

[@nicbentulan]

Hikaru cheated Levon in 2016 candidates. That was OTB where there was security. Why wouldn't Hikaru cheat online where there's little to no security? That's more plausible than Hans' case: Hans cheated online and then all of a sudden Hans is expected to cheat OTB when there's so much security. Lol. --- Well to me personally someone's previous history of cheating is irrelevant as to whether or not I think they're cheating now - the only thing I care about is the tournament's level of security: If I were in the white house ( NUoCQ5A4w-A ) then I wouldn't care if, say, Ismail Haniyeh or whomever was there are as long as they were thoroughly checked. But if you really want to compare online to OTB, then be consistent.

[@qdlaty23]

I don't know why, I just don't like Hikaru.

[@brandon7733]

I used to not like him either. These days though his speedruns are the best out there.

[@KennedyMister95]

There are lots of things to dislike, I respect him for his huge talent in chess, but as a person I can't stand him

[@danielward7008]

His ego is huge, so I can understand why a lot of people don't like him.

[@dessertstorm7476]

don't get how anyone can like Hans. He's such a turd some guys you just don't like, it's fine to not like people. What annoys me is when people make comments like "I hate him, he's so full of excuses" and the whole video is him just saying he messed up and is terrible at chess. Thats the opposite of excuses.

[@S0CD0C]

He’s definitely been a jerk at times. But I look at the best in the world in any field and they’re almost all jerks sometimes. Some are media polished at an early age and some are just raw and it can be off putting. Hikaru isn’t different from any other elite competitor.

[@TomTom-rh5gk]

Hikaru is the People's Champion.

[@nicbentulan]

people's champions usually don't cheat. Hikaru cheated Levon in 2016 candidates. That was OTB where there was security. Why wouldn't Hikaru cheat online where there's little to no security? That's more plausible than Hans' case: Hans cheated online and then all of a sudden Hans is expected to cheat OTB when there's so much security. Lol. --- Well to me personally someone's previous history of cheating is irrelevant as to whether or not I think they're cheating now - the only thing I care about is the tournament's level of security: If I were in the white house ( NUoCQ5A4w-A ) then I wouldn't care if, say, Ismail Haniyeh or whomever was there are as long as they were thoroughly checked. But if you really want to compare online to OTB, then be consistent.

[@TomTom-rh5gk]

@@nicbentulan Ali didn't follow the rules and he was the People's Champion You are as candy ass elitist and you don't know anything about people. You are lying about Hikaru using a computer. He didn't cheat. He made a mistake that he rectified. He didn't break any rules. You said "But if you really want to compare online to OTB, then be consistent." You are delusional and raving like a mad man. I never said anything like that. If you have a problem with Hikaru take it up. I am not his keeper

[@TomTom-rh5gk]

@@nicbentulan Ali didn't follow the rules and he was the People's Champion You are as candy ass elitist and you don't know anything about people. You are lying about Hikaru using a computer. He didn't cheat. He made a mistake that he rectified. He didn't break any rules. You said "But if you really want to compare online to OTB, then be consistent." You are delusional and raving like a mad man. I never said anything like that. If you have a problem with Hikaru take it up. I am not his keeper

[@TomTom-rh5gk]

@@nicbentulan Ali didn't follow the rules and he was the People's Champion. You are a candy-ass elitist who knows nothing about people. You are lying about Hikaru using a computer too. He didn't cheat. He made a mistake that he rectified. He didn't break any rules. You said "But if you really want to compare online to OTB, then be consistent." You are delusional and raving like a madman. I never said anything like that. If you have a problem with Hikaru take it up with him. I am not his keeper.

[@TomTom-rh5gk]

@tulan You are lying about Hikaru using a computer to cheat. He didn't cheat. He made a mistake that he rectified. He didn't break any rules.

[@walterfristoe4643]

I'm extremely jealous of youngsters today who are learning to play chess! When I was young and learning to play, I had no such channel as this to help me learn the game. If I'd had something like this, I think I would have been a much better player much earlier in my life. I don't even play much anymore, because I'm somewhat shut-in, so I really enjoy keeping up with chess on your channel. Thank you for the great job you do keeping us old guys apprised of the wonderful chess being played these days! ♟️ 🖖