Hikaru Nakamura Answers - Gukesh, Nihal Or Pragg, who will reach 2800 first?

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[@marriagecausesdivorce7540]

This aged well. Candidates 2024

[@imfuture7543]

Yeah... So true. But the next two rounds are gonna be epic

[@Chintu-bm7pz]

And guess what? Gukesh won!!🥺

[@theelemental5128]

@@imfuture7543 which rounds?

[@imfuture7543]

@@theelemental5128 last two. But now Gukesh won.

[@kudzem]

Wow did he reach 2800 already?

[@ComplexityUnleashed]

He calculated Gukesh would win the candidates, bro is playing 5D chess 💀.

[@Raj-gq6du]

Bro is ahead of 5 parallel universe

[@dzungphan2665]

He gave Gukesh the ticket personally as well. Hikaru had the chance but couldn’t win.

[@ankitbishnoi4470]

​@@dzungphan2665 lol 🤣 hikaru barely manages to beat vidit

[@dzungphan2665]

@@ankitbishnoi4470 Vidit is true MVP of Indian chess this event he single handedly ended World Champion Hikaru.

[@sayanchoudhury3190]

​@@dzungphan2665It was a dead draw from the beginning....Hikaru himself told ,if he tried something risky it could have backfired pretty badly ...so he played his best keeping pieces on the board waiting for an opportunity but couldn't find any till the end.

[@positive_vibes2003]

Hikaru just predicted the future 🤧

[@Random-ir9lz]

He’s just pre moving the future

[@soumithreddy8044]

Interviewer asks Magnus the same question. Magnus : I don't know any Indian players below 2800 tho

[@itsbadvibes6504]

hahah that's very kind of him to say I've definitely been under the radar for a long time

[@cvg4725]

There exists no player under 2800 except himself

[@estes1022]

Yeah, thats why Hikaru said Gukesh Would

[@evilcortexff]

​@@cvg4725everyone is under 2800 except Magnus.Are you high or something?

[@readingmemesandcomments4699]

​@@evilcortexffit was sarcastic dude .

[@leoyao7598]

Man Gukesh is leading the candidates rn damn

[@henrique__5677]

Champion

[@sevayhuseyn8616]

......watching the candidates , you were right Hikaru

[@HASHI_]

Prag is definitely future champion

[@harmansohal413]

alireza

[@alokrajsingh4033]

​@@harmansohal413 he is not indian

[@harmansohal413]

@@alokrajsingh4033 we are talking about world champion world champion can be from any country

[@alokrajsingh4033]

@@harmansohal413 then pragg , nihal , d gukesh , arjun erigasis

[@harmansohal413]

@@alokrajsingh4033 yes bro they all are great i hope next world champion is from india just saying alireza is also a great player 2800 elo at the age of 17

[@jayeshchandra6490]

Gukesh - Prag - Arjun will lead until new champ enters the arena

[@Badissweet]

Why is no one mentioning vidit. Isn't he a junior player?

[@nexesses1548]

@@Badissweet​​⁠vidit is 29? No that’s definitely far from what people consider junior. Elite youngsters are Prag, Gukesh, Abdusattorov, the oldest among the “youngsters” are Erigaisi and Alireza who are 20. Yeah Vidit is literally as old as Anish giri… by that logic rapport, Duda, Dubov etc are all juniors. Go 1 to 2 years older and Ding, Fabi and Wesley so are also included xD

[@ClarkPotter]

And Abdusattorov.

[@loLler781229]

What happened to Nihal, by the way?

[@K.S_20087]

​@@loLler781229he is bullet player

[@AbipMahat]

Hikaru premoved gukesh😂

[@Samus_Norfair]

Aged very well

[@KillerZeli]

The take that aged like a fine wine.

[@adammaly6182]

This aged well

[@TimeEnergyConsciousness]

Trust me, Gukesh won't rest till he reaches "The Top"

[@prxxxx6]

you right

[@shucklesors]

no one needs to trust you about anything - you are nobody and nothing lmao

[@teradynamic5116]

Like all other chess masters sleep 24×7

[@animezoneamv9116]

​​@@teradynamic5116Its just a way of telling he will surely reach the top. Hope you get it

[@thegamerthatnoonewanted2621]

Neither will pragg.

[@ishantkoirala7136]

Pov:Pragg defeated hikaru😂

[@dibyashdeka8919]

Well hikaru did a blunder in the endgame, of the 3rd game the first 2 were draws. Though Pragg did good with one piece up the entire game but hikaru could have equalised it at that point.

[@kjzdv5044]

doesnt mean pragg is better than gukesh

[@305killer]

so?

[@ashishpatil4975]

@@kjzdv5044 he became no 1 indian chess player few days ago

[@superseondelight]

​@@ashishpatil4975Pragg is older tho

[@IvanPovshednyi1712]

Bro was not wrong. (who here after the Candidates)

[@Hector-Truth_Finder]

Pragg at the FIDE WORLD CUP 2023: Hold my Beer mate 🍺 😂

[@soulsbourne]

He was talking about white style is best suited ...

[@superseondelight]

Gukesh is way ahead ngl

[@goldeneye8643]

In the end he lost to magnus, like gukesh lost in semis, gukesh had tough competition in semis, that's fact

[@name6771]

Well we saw their performances in the candidates,I guess hikaru knows more about chess than you huh?

[@arnavrawat9864]

What pragmatic answer.

[@neil_XXX]

praggmatic

[@onkara4363]

Aged like fine wine 🍷 Gukesh becomes the youngest world champion contender at age of 17 🔥

[@shahzod6151]

Having Nodirbek from my country is a flex ngl, uzbek sila hehe 😇🇺🇿

[@nurmuhammadnuriddinov2720]

yeah man. It is nice to hear they mention your compatriot

[@rahmatillorahmonov7146]

Bekzod aka bla😀😀🤣

[@Aniket.Mishra18]

What now in norway chess 😂

[@GustavoMunoz]

Hikaru knows better. This aged well. Let's wait for Gukesh to demolish Liren and get 2800.

[@kartikarora3173]

Magnus always underestimated gukesh and put pragg 1st as he was his teammate during tata chess, while hikaru was always keen on observing everyone in those tournaments

[@RanjhaSinghGrewal]

Hikaru is a feeling. Love from India to Master NAKAMURA.

[@ClockBestEvent]

I would say pragnana

[@notwithstanding02]

Hikaru literally premoved that

[@sskgrs]

Gukesh plays attacking style of chess and wins more than draws compared to the other 2 and has the best chance.

[@geert574]

Nobody, the next Magnus is yet to appear

[@free_palestine786]

Alireza?

[@lowercasehorse2363]

Magnus and kasparov arnt the only 2800s

[@awad5579]

​@@lowercasehorse2363 hikarus also been 2800 no?

[@lowercasehorse2363]

@@awad5579 yes

[@gaurango_o1891]

So is Vishy

[@user-zc5cy3hi1e]

Nodirbek Abdusattorov

[@doctorcrazy279]

He's Uzbek

[@bendover-bv5yp]

We overhype our players tbh and term them as next world champions like it’s a piece of cake

[@rankingresearchdata]

Pragg reached final and 1st day draw

[@vikassaini7485]

Yes, it is not a piece of cake. But Gukesh has won the candidates. So he may be the next world champion.

[@vip.in_06]

Hello brother, how are u 😂😎

[@usernamenotfound200]

Yes, next world champion

[@susbedo9258]

Hikaru is rarely wrong and he will never sugarcoat his thoughts. That's what makes so many people appreciate Hikaru's content

[@shobhittiwari6548]

He was this close to say "no one"

[@arnavrawat9864]

It should be like that. 2800 is a very exclusive club, that's the truth

[@toziassmitt]

@@arnavrawat9864elo inflation creep will mean that in 20 years time, it won’t be so exclusive. That’s just an inherent flaw with elo. Although, at that point, there may be a 2900 club, or a 2850+ club lol

[@Lamcuyp572L]

@@toziassmittdo you think any human can reach the 2900 level? 2800 is an exception only a few people reached it and maintained it for a long time

[@toziassmitt]

@@Lamcuyp572L yes, absolitely players will reach 2900. They’ll reach 3,000, 4,000, 5,000, 6,000 if given enough centuries lol. It won’t matter, because everyone receives the inflation. That’s an inherent flaw of the elo system. Even if everyone stayed at the exact same level as they are now, due to new players joining the game, elo inflates artificially. It’s one of the known and understood critiques of the elo system. Basically every new player “adds” elo to the system, and over a long enough time span, the majority of that added elo will end up shared between the top 1,000 players. As long as new players are consistently joining your system, the elo will always inflate upwards and upwards. A 2900 player in 15 years might be exactly equivalent to a 2800 player today, or a 2750, or even a 2700 if inflation is strong. That’s why saying that Mikhail Tal reached 2705 isn’t really a true reflection of his level- today he might be 2750, possibly even higher. Elo is a great system for comparison of players who are alive and playing today, but going backwards or looking forwards decades and centuries, it has big flaws. The inflation only stops if elo stops being added to the system- so it only stops if people playing the game slows down, for example. But then obviously, that would mean the sport of chess is in a bad state lol

[@nossenkanter]

"Most likely to stream roll me and win a World Championship." - Naka 🤡

[@jaimeduncan6167]

The only one that evaluated correctly.

[@neetaspirant_suraj]

Gukesh is new grandmaster of World 🌎

[@emfsadik5123]

Arjun left the chat.

[@ananyamaity5566]

Hikaru premoved this one too

[@NoNameOrLife]

Hikaru premoved the future

[@gautamrajsingh2408]

Vidit be like: 🥲

[@hindustanimapper]

This aged well, I think..

[@kevindsilva659]

Ur comment did age well tho

[@user-km6kv1jf7e]

it aged very well, hes not semi-finalist

[@nishamarkose9966]

​@@user-km6kv1jf7eit fidnt age very well, pragg isnt even top 5 in tata steel

[@-IGRIS-]

​@@user-km6kv1jf7e this also aged well now he finalist XD

[@Yash-sx9wp]

When a one mark question is asked for 10 marks

[@federalbureauofinvestigati5549]

I love nodirbek

[@Kazuha0910]

I mean Vishy’s peak rating in 2011 was like 2800.

[@Kazuha0910]

He isn’t a junior though

[@KingGowdy]

Pragg after winning silver medal in worldcup. Hold my Medal mate....😂

[@pokesam4659]

Gukesh chandrashekar😂

[@funtimese5oq]

He analysed everyone's future game and predicted that gukesh will be on top

[@shrirangbondale2263]

"blindfold me, i still have the most vision" this line was made for HIKARU

[@adomaskuzinas2137]

Who else on a Gukesh binge after candidates 2024?

[@bhavikyadav2934]

He basically tried to say 'none' and I think its correct because 2800 is way too high

[@jessejonathan523]

He is now top 15 in world ranking just about to hit 2750! So 2800 is also possible!

[@LaziestHQ]

I hope it is all 4 it will be heart breaking if they dont.

[@jessejonathan523]

@@LaziestHQ They can definitely reach there but can't stay there.

[@Ap-st7xk]

​@@jessejonathan523 already 13, 3 place at classical Norway chess tournament 🐐

[@prathmeshbankar]

Hikaru reached 2800 after the age of 26-27 Gukesh, Pragg are still very young so it might be possible

[@rahmatillorahmonov7146]

Nodirbek is a talent.

[@kiwicool4477]

HIKARU NAKAMURA

[@reubenanthony2120]

praggg in final now

[@youknowmeok]

Random kid from south india with weird name: what is love baby dont hurt dont hurt me

[@rog33ful]

Hikaru is someone who actually gives the complete answer. Not just the yes or no. His observation skills are pretty unmatched.

[@arvindgarimella3316]

Started being a gukesh believer after this comment from hikaru

[@SilencedButNotForgotten]

Gukesh is on a tear lately.

[@maajool]

Hikaru premoved gukesh

[@KirubanithiKiruba-vo6ih]

In Fide swiss tournament in London Fabiano caruana purposely lost against Hikaru Nakamura because Fabiano already qualified for Candidates matches so those qualified for Candidates matches should not be included in Swiss tournament

[@susbedo9258]

Hikaru premoved his prediction 😅

[@ghanshyampandya8725]

Where is vidit😮

[@Chase8888]

He is young 😂 he is already 2800 too

[@kickdogseal]

Spot on lol

[@mvsigrist]

Nordibek , Sindarov, (from Uzbe) plus Gukesh, Prag, Erigaise, Nihal...all of them will has a great potential to reach 2800...all very young and high rated

[@n00btutorialss]

Hikaru looks like Ryotsu from Kochikame

[@jeremyo168]

Great prediction!

[@holdmybeer123]

Translation: Naka doesn't think any of the juniors has what it takes to stay in 2800. I agree with him, it is too soon to tell

[@arwithranadheer1067]

I think it will be pragg for sure note these word

[@Nikks.b11]

Did you hear the name Arjun ergaisi😈

[@Mary-ux7uh]

Arjun is good only in shorter time control .he saying about classical.yeah gukesh playing style best among them

[@esports5076]

I'm sure hikaru has heard his name and can judge properly more than you can ever know about the game.

[@usernamenotfound200]

Arjun, gukesh, prag all three have the potential to reach 2800

[@evensaj]

Not there yet but soon

[@Avery-fe7yy]

Nihal has the most potential in my opinion

[@NavoTheTrueGod]

no shut up avery

[@BGMI_MOD]

I don't this nihal has more than arjun or gukesh in classical

[@nishamarkose9966]

​@@BGMI_MODnihals mainly good in faster time controls like bullet and ultra bullet,he would destroy the others in this and maybe blitz to but he is not as good in rapid and classical as the others

[@AnkhArcRod]

Got that one right!

[@vijaysenger5611]

Gukesh and Arjun are best

[@pradeepu1266]

Pragg defeated this guy in 2023 😂😂😂

[@vedicarya7]

🤡 clown sneaking in chess community without knowing anything. Gukesh is now rated no 1 in india and in World cup he had to face magnus in quarter finals that's why he got eliminated, magnus also told that his most interesting match was against Gukesh not against prag

[@superseondelight]

Hikaru can literally destroy pragg in bullet and blitz.

[@nishamarkose9966]

And rapid and classical, 1win dosent mean anything, hikaru is an elite top 5 player​@@superseondelight

[@superseondelight]

@@nishamarkose9966 Agreed

[@inumidunoyenuga5333]

Gukesh won the Candidates!

[@mysteryGuySaysHi]

is VD in the list?

[@vivekverma3328]

Gukesh op

[@Jeyserhatesyou]

Premoved the entire 2024 candidates

[@sobitnabiev1073]

Nodirbek from Uzbekistan . Not from India .

[@PseudoProphet]

2800 is still far away for him. May take a couple of years.

[@-Bloodthirsty]

1 would say 1 year but let's see

[@PseudoProphet]

@@-Bloodthirsty true. Gukesh doesn't lose very oftern that's why it's easier for him to climb the elo.

[@josephsuruiz]

Now, Gukesh will fight for the World Chess Championship. Nice one.

[@jramkumarpatnaik2877]

Judit polgar said the same thing

[@rontungol1383]

And Gukesh is the one to pass vishy !

[@SangathyaShetty]

I think its arjun

[@Dhruv_YT-dn9jy]

here after a few months, gukesh is india no 1, 2750 right now, meanwhile pragg arjun dominating aswell

[@PradhanmantriBruhh]

Bro thinks he's hikaru

[@vanshsrivastava01]

Senior, -Vishy STOCKFISH Anand

[@ArvindKumar-um6ph]

pragg op

[@levi7581]

Pragg will be scary...

[@MagnusCarlsen64]

I never said that.

[@srvk123srvk]

Gukesh 👍

[@xevloxblack]

Magnus's child🗿

[@RealOxygen30]

Yes 🗿🗿

[@julianrodriguez757]

Es difícil parece jugar en el equipo contrario

[@littlebitanarchy]

pragg is great but u guys keep forgeting that gukesh is n°1 indian player atm

[@dontpingme900]

Bro premoved again

[@zaheenop2007]

Pragg Also Deserves It

[@KarlisKampenuss]

Prag

[@maximiliangreycavestany2196]

Pragg

[@alphaXenon]

I want to be a GM... may be not today but one day

[@khalilabushahin418]

Then stop day dreaming and start learning and training

[@alphaXenon]

@@khalilabushahin418 training bro ....

[@alphaXenon]

@@khalilabushahin418 am I trying to give my best..

[@khalilabushahin418]

@@alphaXenon good luck...see you in 20 years (hopefully)

[@sanjanasawant9244]

​@@alphaXenon All the very best for it!!!!! I hope that you achieve your goal!👍👍👍👍😁

[@anshrajjput]

Bro premoved gukesh's win

[@rebelarmy6995]

It will be nihal

[@anindyaganguly5243]

King Guki ❤❤

[@madhusarda7998]

so fabi picked arjun, hikaru picked gukesh, magnus gonna pick pragg then?

[@3rr0r-404.]

Fabi tryna be edgy 😂

[@yawchangsaulang304]

What now?

[@MrUdayright]

Prag for sure...

[@freespeech515]

2800 is for people who like to draw the game