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[@dignity5333]

This man is analyzing memes like they are high lvl content, POG.

[@snickle1980]

So basically guys...chat, listen. Basically....

[@bait5257]

@@snickle1980 Bruh

[@thatsroughbuddy1407]

@@snickle1980 he does say basically a lot... like a LOT

[@jamarcusbonquaviustoiletro8520]

hes trying to decode the memes

[@jacobjolliffe9169]

*Pog

[@fritothedemon6647]

Hikaru understood and laughed at the genie meme and then just *un-understood* it. I've never seen that happen before...

[@edansw]

Hikaru: "my parents are not typical Asians; you could do whatever you like." Well, it's less of an issue when you'd like to become a GM at 15yo

[@amrahmed7856]

Youngest GM in American history. Doesn't get better than that for Asian parents

[@hussaingodhrawala9554]

ikr

[@torduc22]

I mean the fact that his parents let him venture into chess at all in the first place (instead of thinking this was a waste of his time from studying to become a doctor/lawyer) was probably what he was referring to. And even when professionals and other adults urge the parents to invest in the kid so they can become better at the particular craft (chess in this case), lots of asian parents may have opted out and declared otherwise.

[@hussaingodhrawala9554]

@@torduc22 Well I'm asian too, indian, and my parents let me play chess. But then again they think it's a waste of time.

[@alexieishere]

@Jignesh Gupta He was the youngest US GM at the time he achieved it

[@rickycorona3839]

Me: ‘blunders my queen’ Oopsies Hikaru: ‘blows out opponent’ so so sloppy I’m playing terrible chess rn I’m embarrassed

[@aymansakib3225]

Well I read that completely wrong.

[@richiesoedjito9463]

poor choice of words

[@colatf2]

Yes, but you’re not a chess grand master

[@pigcraftassassin4869]

@@CasuallyAsian ikr

[@V_098]

Your choice of words-

[@liamstewart8008]

When he didn’t understand why chat couldn’t see John Cena

[@shrankai7285]

Liam Stewart Why is that the case?

[@liamstewart8008]

@@shrankai7285 cause John Cena’s catchphrase is you can’t see me.

[@urmomma2688]

Wait, John Cena was in this video?

[@liamstewart8008]

@@urmomma2688 I heard Hikaru talk about him but I never saw him so...

[@Sleepy-mi2zi]

Timestamp on where John cena appeared?

[@shashwatsarawagi3538]

Pause at 1:36, there's a guy who said "KZbin can't see my name", and he was right 😂😂😂 i laughed too hard.

[@RockerGo24]

AYYY YOOOO WHAT how is that possible?

[@meeeshroom]

@@RockerGo24The name is black and the background is too

[@RockerGo24]

@@meeeshroom Ohhh thanks

[@uyklak2008]

Thats me HAHAHAHAA

[@dalog9194]

@@meeeshroom I thought hikaru's editor blocked it out lmao😂

[@duploriegel]

Imagine people in a 100 years are studying the Bongcloud opening

[@evanjohnson4559]

Title: Hikaru laughs at everything Also Hikaru: “I don’t understand”

[@raffe7889]

Hikaru's chat while he explains something on a chess board is the most hilarious thing ive ever seen

[@lordeddardstark9124]

4:25 The meme wasn't that funny, but I laughed because he laughed.

[@avidrandomer]

Chess is arguably the first E-sport, they used to play games via telegraph in the 1800s.

[@Alolyn]

This is Hikaru’s true power He cannot only see many moves beyond us, but he can see the unseeable

[@stevelebovski7789]

8:46 why didnt they hug????

[@kkTeaz]

o7

[@胡高平]

"there are 4 rules" the fourth is "no saying stop bullying levy's play"

[@subhodeeeep]

4:19 so did it mean that "everybody watching us play chess" started running? and that's why it's just a blank page? Edit: What? John Cena? Where?

[@user-vk2cd9qw7i]

idk maybe his obs bugged or something.

[@flavioryu5922]

Yea i think so. Whats up with john cena? What does he have to do with this

[@ifeanyiogbennaya7773]

@@flavioryu5922 where is he, I can't see him in this video

[@xeyn2549]

Someone commented: I aint cena thing

[@Dorddis]

10:54 people will study the bong cloud as a legit opening then.

[@RandomMusik]

5:49 you can't see him his time is now

[@finnvictorsson]

Hikaru's laugh is so humbling and joyous

[@shuaibahammed7293]

Hikaru can't identify the place as he can't see the ceiling in the photo

[@dunkleosteus430]

It's funny watching Hikaru's chat realizing that Magnus's first name is Sven.

[@something3867]

0:35 this man looks like the kid from up

[@akshat.jaiswal]

Tru

[@Sooyush]

Hikaru playing chess: 10000 IQ Hikaru watching memes: 10000 IQx0

[@bruhbruh7597]

man has a 232 rating in understanding memes

[@pixlechris2478]

always take the candy! just remember to share it with your friend.

[@Plaxer02]

Dota 2 TI8-9 OG, Team Spirit TI10, TI1 NaVi, TI3 Alliance Run, TI6 Digital Chaos, TI 7 Liquid Lower Bracket Run... i don't think people will remember it for ages, but its nothing people won't care about anymore in the near future. But people will remember it for at least a decade or even longer. TI is to big to easily be forgotten. But yeah i agree, besides the OG Stuff in 2018-19 most of the people don't know what else has happened. So yeah for the majority its true, but also only a few people will remember chess Games from like a century ago, and those are the fully committed Chess Players and not the Average Chess Player. This is true for every sport though.

[@bashdamonkey]

1:36 his hair is identical 🤣

[@izs6946]

1:36 John Cena in the chat!! Thought we wouldn't notice, but we did ;)

[@mephistopheles858]

6:29 the reason why tone is important 😂😂😂

[@clashcanada8845]

How can you be a super grandmaster but not understand that 4 is greater than 3

[@EclipsaMyrtenaster]

I love Hikaru's chat on the John Cena and the next one jesus christ HAHHAHAHAHA

[@chriszhang1660]

100 years after people will still talk about BONGCLOUD

[@Ridlay_]

The meme from the thumbnail is AMAZING! Now that’s my kind of humor.

[@theegod2141]

*Hikaru proceeds to remember childhood photo by checking the tie and the suit he was wearing* Meanwhile me”forgets whats my current age is”

[@DecentxR]

Why does the John Cena on the left looks like Carlson yawning😭

[@ryderhopsup573]

5:15 wait what, hikaru can see john cena?

[@scwawyman6391]

hikaru will probably be the best geoguessr player ever if he tried

[@YouMax_13]

"No one will care about the 2019 League's Final" Me with a friend remembering when G2 almost beats FPP in 2019

[@Viewer2812]

People will be studying the games of Hikaru and Magnus in the future. Especially today's epic Bongcloud draw.

[@yiuqwfj]

Some memes are harder than chess puzzles!

[@12-343]

The Dota 2 community is still looking back at moments like the 6 million dollar echo slam, what makes you think that won’t be around in 100 years?

[@salatieljyrustumanan4929]

Hikaru can see John Cena. He IS ABOVE average human intellect

[@-karter-4556]

Him not understanding any of the memes is funnier than the memes themselves

[@SanskarPatil-zq4vx]

i love how kids friendly channels are there like gothamchess and hikaru

[@gmarikbraun6460]

He is the kid from up 100%

[@direstorm7324]

I actually wonder how chess will look in 100 years after it has been completely solved

[@DaGaJbmKojJe]

"Best chess players must be extremely intelligent" Meanwhile Hikaru: 5:57

[@bradytheis6390]

My man is a 3100 player and can’t understand a Reddit post

[@beangorl7005]

For mobas like League of Legends there's actually a lot you can learn from reviewing high level play to learn how they play certain matchups etc. However, because League is constantly updated, strategies that are relevant in one season might end up useless in the next so you don't end up watching games from "100 years ago" as much

[@wroogny]

*Chess super grandmaster struggles to solve jinn meme*

[@statikverse]

Hikaru's gotta be acting like he's not getting these jokes for content

[@Noah-sm1ze]

was surprised top esports earnings was chess and cod until I remembered there was no International for dota this year...

[@Whales1992]

You've also got to remember that this is earnings they make out of tournaments and such. E-sports players get salaries, endorsements/sponsorship, streaming etc. And have very low costs as they live in large houses meant for the teams, where all expenses are covered for.

[@Whales1992]

My point being that, there's actually a lot more behind the scenes than it initially seems.

[@olliollioxinfree]

Titleling and thumbnails god-tier.

[@Genard66]

I agree on Hikaru about the 100 year later argument but I don't 100 percent agree because some "moments" in the e-sport is really extraordinary to watch e.g. DotA - the play, EVO 37th moment, etc. These are some viewing pleasures just like in sports. Everyone knows the Maradona's hand of god. Ofcourse it wont be relevant most of them but some of them will.

[@George-sc4yh]

You've hardly aged. Are you a Time Lord?

[@CoM_tE]

Yes

[@theconandog]

yes

[@twistedsector]

yes

[@a_person_a]

Yes

[@swady1089]

Yes

[@kushaal201]

Yes

[@Nick-ij5nt]

10:52 but it doesn't really make sense to call chess an 'esport' since it's still a board game that you can play irl. I would just say it's a 'sport' not an 'esport'.

[@randomyoutubehandle1]

Title has levels to it

[@thehumanpractice2985]

E-sports will be very popular for a long time if the internet doesn't suddenly die or something. I don know about CoD, but in other online games such as LoL, competitive play is very popular historically. And there are many games that are 'legendary', setting the bar for the future. It happens in chess and it happens in league and I'm sure it happens in a lot of games. Professional players shape the game in a sense. What will happen to chess though? Maybe some balance changes, who knows.

[@ym276]

Better games are always coming out and e-sports are temporary whereas chess hasn't changed for hundreds of years yet the popularity has never decreased

[@Breeelax]

9:30 ONE YEAR no international :D suddenly chess players are top 10 earning in esports.

[@Lizik]

hikaru laughing is wholesome

[@thetomicatable4987]

Oh nice my meme is the first one!

[@viktorlnt7835]

"nobody even cares now" is my favorite comment at the end

[@TheBen1202]

I mean people do care about esports finals, just none have been around long enough for us to analyse in that way. Take for instance TI3 finals, probably the best dota games ever played and people analyse that all the time. That's naming just one, and that was 2013.

[@Cyphlix]

Hikaru makes wholesome content.

[@ethan13clarke42]

Hikaru's chat is legendary

[@KaninTuzi]

Magnus is just the highest earner in prize money. Highest earner overall will be a whole other list.

[@fx4d]

"this pole with these leaves..." Do you mean a plant?

[@jamesnoles1219]

phil gordon's "point" at the end is irrelevant. the idea of the op was that magnus carlsen is #1 in terms of esport rankings and chess is considered an esport. Not the idea of "chess isnt an esport so magnus shouldnt be #1"

[@buckets3628]

1000 likes 0 dislikes goat shit right here

[@ZombieWonderWeapon]

I want to apply for the position to sit on a discord call with Hikaru and explain all the jokes

[@jaijoshi7954]

The kid at 0:47 looks smart. He should start playing chess.

[@equi9317]

@ДАНЫШПАН why not both

[@DreiChessNerd]

HIKARU WAS REALLY CUTE ( JUICER )

[@Chizzle69420]

I'm torn as to whether Hikaru just can't understand memes or if he's a mastermind at trolling chat. My salt levels were definitely rising

[@michaelaine14]

same hair lol

[@MrBealvie]

seeing hikaru confused is so funny lol

[@shivkampani158]

This dude is dense. Watching him go through memes is painful.

[@tigolbitties8008]

Does that top 10 escorts players list not count Dota 2 players?!

[@yarredpel9779]

So, did anyone see that face Hikaru was talking about?

[@Piotr_Tokarz]

So chess is now sport and e-sport at the same time?

[@Supernichtpatrick]

You are saying that LoL, DOTA and so on will be forgotten in 100 years, but people will still talk about/play chess. I think that is a little narrow minded, we don't know yet which esport will stick. Chess stood the test of time till now, but I would assume there were a lot of games that were created equally at the time that nobody is talking about anymore. Just my two cent, don't underestimate the future fame that e-sport players will have.

[@Loxu69]

9:25 misleading, doesn't take contracts into account es4tag is making like 44k a month on C9, device just signed a million dollar deal with NiP, stuff like that. Also I bet money people will care about ELEAGUE Boston 2018 (CSGO) for a long long time, counter strike has already proven the test of time I don't see why it can't last.

[@mnm1273]

It says quite clearly it is about prize money earnings. It's not misleading at all

[@Loxu69]

@@mnm1273 Its misleading because it makes it seem like chess players are the highest paid when they aren't really even close

[@Yash-ql7vn]

I know the editor makes good thumbnails but why is this one blank?

[@ayubsherif5898]

Not gonna lie, your chess portion of your brain is intruding on your meme intuition side

[@gouverneur2001]

He's right, you're not supposed to take the candy. It's not the winning move.

[@DonSofiani]

dude sometimes I think I'm smarter than him, yet I doubt it, so lemme explain, im joking now. ofc i don't doubt it!

[@saf4433]

@@DonSofiani you actually might be, not in chess but in another field. Being a genius doesn't mean someone is good at everything, just certain things. Some people are musical geniuses but probably aren't good at art, some people are good at math but that doesn't mean they're good at literature. Hikaru is a chess genius but you might possibly be better at him in something else, most probably memes

[@LoisoPondohva]

@@saf4433 Hikaru is like a gamer who puts 10 points in strength but 1 in agility. He definitely put all his meme stat points into chess.

[@NecDraws]

@@LoisoPondohva best analogy ever

[@edoardocamerlengo132]

Hikaru: premoves whole games, sees 30 moves ahead, world best blitz player Still Hikaru: "haha this meme... wait i don't get it"

[@heroricspiritfreinen38]

Magnus Carlsen is the world's best blitz player. Hikaru says it himself. Please give credit where credit is due. Hikaru is the second best at best.

[@ym276]

@@heroricspiritfreinen38 Well he's no.1 in the fide rankings and online ratings so I don't see what's wrong with that statement

[@aluminiumknight4038]

@@ym276 magnus is the current blitz champion

[@dinokoenoko7842]

Best and #1 rated is a big difference. Magnus was 3 times longer blitz #1 than hikaru,also magnus had a peak rating of blitz at 2970 ish whereas hikarus peak is 2905 or smth, just because magnus had 1 bad tournament(saint louis rapid and blitz 2019, he lost like 50 elo on rapid and blitz each) el magnus would be #1 in blitz also

[@ym276]

@@dinokoenoko7842 I'm pretty sure Naka was 2943 at some point and also ratings are the best indication of someone's current strength. Yes, Magnus might be better but in online blitz, especially non-increment blitz, most people agree that Naka is better. He beat Magnus in the recent StLouis blitz and has done much better than Magnus in the armageddon blitz matches during the champion's chess tour

[@cap6op]

"yeah yeah yeah" - the only thing i understood from Hikaru-Magnus dialogue

[@ubermensch826]

5:40 hikaru laughs hysterically at meme "this one's good though..." 6:05 "...wait i don't understand..."

[@itismethatguy]

Lol

[@fruze8478]

Lol

[@karacter3369]

Its like he read "bullying" and died of laughter

[@motoquasi]

"Pole with leaves" AKA a plant.

[@JackPorter]

*fake plant

[@vukostrav7137]

Legend says hikaru is still trying to find out what is the 4th rule

[@IncredibleEtableBaby]

Jokes go over Hikaru’s head so much

[@stewartzayat7526]

And that's why we love him

[@emeraldbuilder8830]

He’s not programmed to find those funny yet

[@_Nomen_Nescio_]

its what he sees when he looks at ceiling. cloud of memes flying thru his room

[@afterfall8133]

Well mostly because his whole life is focus on dedicating on Chess competition so basically he doesn't have time to browse meme, and sometimes a mind of analytical person couldn't comprehend simple things outside their main profesion

[@IncredibleEtableBaby]

@@afterfall8133 I mean it’s just because he’s probably a little on the spectrum

[@calusmageimer8359]

2 things in esports are eternal: 1. Chess 2. Faker Zed Outplay

[@kcmcenter9364]

Who is Zed ?

[@andreaa334]

@@kcmcenter9364 champion in league of legends

[@duruldavrasl5748]

@@kcmcenter9364 a proffesional lol e-sport player Faker made an outstanding play years ago in the video game League of Legends with the champion Zed. The play was so good it is even talked these days

[@johnuferbach9166]

Also Starcraft Broodwar and Age of Empires 2^^

[@justawarlord]

olaf boost never played counterstrike but i know of that play

[@nyarlathotep.mythos]

Hikaru: Masters one of the most difficult brain games of all humanity. Also Hikaru: Sees meme, laughs out loud, and then goes “Wait, I don’t get it.”

[@stevenboelke6661]

reverse the patrick meme and that's Hikaru playing chess vs. Hikaru looking at memes

[@Mooshimoca]

bruh how is he one of the best chess players and cant understand a single meme lmfao

[@flavioryu5922]

You need to be A LOT on the internet to understand memes

[@maitreshifu12]

1:29 we dont say B+ it’s « bishop check »

[@marvelnerd574]

Im O+

[@kkTeaz]

a7xb8=N#?

[@josezarate9614]

I hope hikaru gets to a million soon he deserves it

[@artyzn]

I hope Hikaru becomes a GM soon, he deserves it

[@paolenthangsingson4562]

I wish Hikaru gets to beat Nakamura very soon!

[@riceoni9369]

I hope Hikaru gets to join TSM one day that would be cool

[@elleviathan9261]

@@artyzn Yeah ikr, it'd be really amazing if one day he earns GM title

[@elleviathan9261]

@@paolenthangsingson4562 Yeah ikr, that'd be awesome!

[@jolypoly6743]

Hikaru uses more brainpower to understand his subreddit than compared to chess

[@johnuferbach9166]

Thats how it goes when a neural network is confronted with input it's not trained for... it produces garbage outputs^^

[@kas_18ontop]

Hikaru: "I fear no one, but that thing *mate in one* it scares me"

[@elleviathan9261]

It scares me as well heh

[@ilovememes_4824]

Imagine living in a constant state of r/whoooosh

[@loonie1x]

its hilarious that he actually puts more effort into understanding memes than chess