Hikaru Nakamura Battles Against Magnus Carlsen's Speed

[@Robert_DeVille]

Turns up late, wanders over, take his jacket off, has an OCD moment & sorts the pieces out & after losing a big chunk of time, outplays Hikaru with the black pieces. What a monster!

[@buksss64]

He wasnt sorting. He was giving a handshake to all of the pieces

[@dichlorosilane]

damn thanks for spoiling the whole vid, asshole

[@MyOneFiftiethOfADollar]

Not an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder moment. Magnus does that every game. Care to share your apparent first hand knowledge of OCD?

[@jooobus]

@@MyOneFiftiethOfADollarI think it was a joke man

[@wozzaaa]

@@MyOneFiftiethOfADollaryou tell ‘em bro

[@SongofIceandTea]

wtf man, Carlsen came late and looks like drunk thor from Avengers Endgame and giving Nakamura almost 30 seconds head start and still wins, he really flexing that he is the best in the world by far.

[@hamadxRL]

Frfr

[@liljackypaper]

I don't think anyone could do the job Danya does commentating these matches. Just incredible

[@SupWhazuup]

I thought he was auctioning off the chess pieces :D

[@kraymer82]

It s actually @blitzstream who used this soccer style of commentaries for chess first (in french though) not danya. Rendons a César..

[@liljackypaper]

@@tysontakayushi8394 Who said it was live? He made it incredibly entertaining. Made a blitz game sound like the world cup.

[@Badi_life]

Sagar Shah ❤️🔥

[@peterjames232]

@@Badi_life yea Sagar is awesome!

[@wishiwassleeping8382]

Knowing how insanely skilled Hikaru is just further clarifies how much better Magnus is than everyone else.

[@quincy0362]

Except for Alisher. 😜

[@wishiwassleeping8382]

@@MyOneFiftiethOfADollar your completely unwarranted rudeness clarifies your need to get a life

[@adoyer04]

​@@MyOneFiftiethOfADollarwhats his native language? i speak 4 languages btw.

[@keinbockaufknock7090]

His still better. ​@@quincy0362

[@OHG_Fawx]

Hikaru is quite literally Vegeta to Carlsen's Goku. He's an amazing player with true mastery of the game, but there's always that one guy...

[@ChessPlease]

This is absolutely my favourite way to engage with high level chess. Blitz time control, some gentle editing and world class commentary. Love this format!

[@yoosf1010101010]

Nikamura is a donkey who never gets tired of losing to Carsen 😂

[@AgnaktoreX]

The commentary feels so fluent and natural I love it :D And what a game, love it how Magnus squeezed so much out of this position

[@cgrant9673]

♟️ Chess is a dead god Caissa🌹🌚👍 Rest in the good news 🌹 okay bye

[@s1dew1nd3r4]

how is rook A1 check unstoppable at the end? doesnt the king have a couple of moves either side of the pawn which is in F2?

[@owiyn6604]

@@s1dew1nd3r4​​⁠i believe it is because the pawn on b2 can promote and white has to sac their rook to get rid of it, leaving white with nothing but their king

[@fallenangel2971]

⁠@@s1dew1nd3r4​​⁠If the king goes to E2 magnus can promote the b pawn with a discovered check which loses the game for Hikaru and if Hikaru goes to g2 magnus promotes the f pawn forcing Hikaru to capture which just leads back to the A1 check from the rook

[@fronze1369]

The simultaneous head scratch at 5:27 was super nutty

[@mudassardesignspace]

Good observation

[@moahammad1mohammad]

When both anime characters hit each other at the same time and both kneel from the damage at the same time

[@manveersingh85]

​@@moahammad1mohammadcan imagine it

[@MohamedZashim.R]

Its like contagious yawn psychology...if you doubt someone is watching or observing you making a fake yawn will also make the observer yawn and we can confirm he is observing.

[@franciscorrp]

Even touching the pieces at the same time.

[@propagandaBreaker]

I don't know if we can really measure how extraordinary Carlsen is. He pulls an incredible defense from the time the night is trapped. There are at least 10 reusable ideas in what he does. And manage to win. That is just magic

[@pablourosa1443]

And his position was worse when Nb3 happened

[@MyOneFiftiethOfADollar]

Would you list a few of the 10 reusable ideas? Thx

[@Andrewthestagehand]

I saw a game where it was Hikaru blowing it, as opposed to Magnus playing well.

[@propagandaBreaker]

​@@MyOneFiftiethOfADollar I am far from being an expert in this but I would say: - when H tries to trap with f4, instead of taking I would do, he advance the pawn on e4 and diminish the space of the king (this same pawn is going to be useful in the end and will be part of a mate net) - the rook attack the pawn on h4 and bang C both push f5 protecting e4 and cutting the rook from the attack on h5 - repulse the rook by attacking it with the king - the knight sacrifice to move the rook from one side of the board to the other and win back the pawn he lost and advance his....that's crazy to find this. - the activity of the black king is just crazy it threaten mate so that being a piece down is not even felt in the position. Now there are 2 weaknesses and C is going to pin the bishop (making H a piece down virtually so that the material is kinda equal) - now that the bishop + king cannot protect the pawn, C eat them back and a third thread (the first two are pawn promotion on the second file + back rank mate with the king) is born the 2 connected passed pawns. - C does not eat the f4 (do you recall this f4 pawn?) white pawn that is now a protection for the black king (this is just genius) - the bishop is tied until the end and even when H threaten it with the rook he cannot leave the first rank because C can promote with a discovered check I don't know about the other that are looking but I have the impression of a snake slowly choking its prey, that ability to play on 3 threat in parallel and make them progress in symbiotic fashion is just art.

[@MyOneFiftiethOfADollar]

Why do you feel the need to “measure” how extraordinary he is? It’s obvious the measure of your love for him is astronomical.

[@nossenkanter]

"It's a lot harder without a mouse." - Naka

[@jaabbbb]

He needed his arrows and his takes takes

[@boity-fromthemilkygalaxy2504]

​@@jaabbbb😂😂😂

[@MarvinTabingo-lp4yz]

I think its harder if u misplace ur house🤣

[@mesutodegaard4043]

kkkkkkkk

[@human7491]

@MarvinTabingo-lp4yz Ya mean castle

[@Epaul_215]

Magnus’ end game is so clinical. Never any wasted moves

[@peterkerkelov]

What a game and what a wonderful commentator Daniel is!

[@YEM_]

That was one of the most exciting chess matches I've ever seen

[@Boricua2026]

So who won??

[@Khalifa.ilyass]

@@Boricua2026 carlsen

[@cityzens634]

Daniel who?

[@s1dew1nd3r4]

how is rook A1 check unstoppable at the end? doesnt the king have a couple of moves either side of the pawn which is in F2?

[@Entheos84]

5:24 Epic sync moment

[@KorbladeGaming]

Hikaru definitely has a dart board with Magnus face on it

[@michaelngosa6423]

🤣😂😅

[@nigahiga878]

incredible commentary, very engaging

[@benpeterious7018]

5:27 what a move!

[@wilgotz4633]

They are connected

[@deeeeeeps]

The only thing better than Magnus's save was Daniels commentary. What a legend.

[@MarvinTabingo-lp4yz]

A blunder for a blunder gg

[@LanaLee1984]

It was like a commentary of a football game :)

[@basg7489]

10:52 wow both players premoved handshakes that we couldn’t even see

[@udaykumarthakur777]

😅

[@TheWizardsOfOz]

Hikaru and Magnus were really cooking this game.

[@geert574]

'triggering Hikaru' is what Magnus writes down as occupation

[@michaelngosa6423]

GOAT COMMENT🤣😂

[@emmanueletim3029]

😂😂😂

[@AisenYtub]

8:50 9:42 they both move so fast, the camera failed to capture it

[@imdanielmartinez]

its like goku fighting freeza hahaha

[@jaabbbb]

They premoved those last few second of the clip

[@TheMeefmaster]

@@jaabbbbincorrect. Past 2500 rating you must move the pieces with your mind.

[@charlyg.2831]

So much haki

[@publicaccount1589]

Nakamura is literally a living emoji with his facial expressions

[@yannd.8256]

Thats racist

[@publicaccount1589]

why@@yannd.8256

[@ericv8093]

@@yannd.8256 having facial expressions is racist? nice. 99,9% of the world are racists.

[@fanndx]

​@@ericv8093Apparently that person also doesn't understand how countdown works

[@shtshot6215]

​@@yannd.8256go away woke

[@BigBossIsBack]

Hikaru didn't even really blunder, just slowly got outplayed by Magnus

[@teongreen5254]

Magnus is so nice giving Hikaru 30 extra seconds. What a guy :)

[@eliasvonbrille]

That's such a savage bm. Especially considering that Hikaru is the better player in Blitz. That disrespect must have pissed him off a bit 😂

[@Kriddle1229]

@@eliasvonbrille Hikaru is the better player in *online* blitz. Magnus is still a better over the board blitz player.

[@merlinkavindu9799]

@@Kriddle1229 what's hikaru's head to head online blitz record vs magnus?

[@lichade2008]

It’s a tactic to get into the players head.

[@jordanyankowski5662]

@@eliasvonbrille magnus has more world championship blitz titles than Hikaru. Hikaru just great on the computer.

[@lucasdeschenes1145]

He smoked hikaru out of a terrible position in the most casual way making it look easy. Ouch

[@daidybearthepolarbear2851]

only magnus could win a rook endgame down a minor peice against hikaru

[@s1dew1nd3r4]

i still cant quite grasp how it was check mate though until it IS actually check mate? Magnus pawn was there for the taking - magnus then promotes other pawn to queen, hikaru is in check has to move - magnus then takes hikarus rook with his queen, then its a squabble to the ultimate end?

[@pretty-white-lamb]

​@@s1dew1nd3r4Yes it ends up with Carlsen having at least King-Rook or King-Queen vs Nakamura's King, which both players know is a certain win for Carlsen, hence Nakamura resigns the game.

[@justrandomguy694]

@@s1dew1nd3r4 gm's are not like u noob who clowning arround only with king left wanting to draw like coward they surrend cause they have pride

[@justrandomguy694]

@@s1dew1nd3r4 cause gm are not like u noob who are clowning arraound with only king left

[@justrandomguy694]

@@s1dew1nd3r4only noob who didn't surrend with only king left

[@davidhunternyc1]

Wow, I barely understand chess but listening to your commentary about why a move was strong or weak was amazing. I learned more about chess than I have in my whole life.

[@nathancampbell5167]

I love the commentary! A measly 1200 and i feel like i can follow the game completely with Daniels words. You are doing great things for chess Daniel!

[@ImBarryScottCSS]

Poor Hikaru, that endgame was absolutely disgusting.

[@NextLevelHardstylez]

This was one the best commentaries in chess i've ever heard! Even though this is probably a voice over, it's so on point in every aspect.

[@richardleiva00]

nah i think it’s live

[@bensalhaomar7935]

It is live !

[@whatughbeast495]

Daniels commentary is so good, its makes the match that much more entertaining to watch!

[@YusufZetro]

5:56 the stare on the ceiling and now this

[@eufrosniad994]

5:25, the moment we came to know that Magnus and Hikaru are drift compatible...

[@Ander-2]

😂

[@Moosy1x]

Idk if Magnus is showing up late on purpose, but it’s brilliant to say the least. There is an old story about the legendary swordsman Miyamoto Musashi, about how he would often show up to his duels late and disheveled. This would anger his opponents and would gain him an instant advantage over his opponents. His oppenents would be completely flustered, and the duel hadnt even started yet. Absolutely genius He never lost a duel

[@donsilverson9927]

You read greenes book ?

[@Moosy1x]

@@donsilverson9927 laws of power? yeah a long time ago

[@donsilverson9927]

@@Moosy1x When you i read your comment I remember that story from that book.

[@cinemalover2009]

Of course carlsen was late😅

[@davidmigineishvili3431]

it is called magnus late opening

[@peolfpetler8500]

​@@davidmigineishvili3431it's called mind games.

[@daidybearthepolarbear2851]

the carlsen gambit

[@ILoveMaths07]

I wonder if he has ADHD as I do. I'm also always late.

[@drdickinson5910]

the mind games are real

[@spasegeek9214]

What's interesting is the story of the author of the famed "Five Rings". Lived to be twice the age of average samurai. Become a Pacificist monk. One sword fight he showed up so late it infuriated his opponent and caused his opponent to lose

[@ShadowK0ng]

Typical psychological play. Last April an FM had a dirtier version: Calling the arbiter on me for coughing (I was polite , handkerchief , elbow the works..) Ended up getting in my head the fucker. My theory is he saw I had taken down an IM last round and decided to take radical measures. I'm wiser now, thanks

[@DGH1]

Miyamoto Musashi showed up very late in a duel, then won the duel, later on another duel was scheduled and his opponent had prepared an ambush due to expecting a late arrival. This time however Musashi arrived very early, and ambushed them before they were ready and won yet again.

[@MyOneFiftiethOfADollar]

Interesting to you, but off topic. Player showing late to blitz game does so at their own peril. Very few chess players would be offended by such an action that would increase their chances of winning money.

[@MyOneFiftiethOfADollar]

@@ShadowK0ngif you were being considerate with your coughing, your opponent had no basis for calling the arbiter and should have been penalized. If somebody calls the police or emergency service for unnecessary or frivolous reasons, they can be legally prosecuted. Summoning the arbiter as your opponent did can be viewed similarly. I believe there have been instances of tournament players being warned for accusing opponent of cheating when they were not.

[@eufrosniad994]

@@ShadowK0ngWell, in this day and age, depending on where you were located, you could have been dragged out for quarantine or fined for spreading disease :D

[@Hunt3rNeoZ]

5:25 both imitates a gesture to communicate the next step to "game", what a sketch

[@eranbernstein7972]

Crazy game and great commentary

[@adiruthraj2247]

Literally nobody can beat Danya when it comes to commentating. Makes these games so much better with his commentary

[@johnbowman3630]

Yeah, because others can do it as fast, but not nearly as accurately on account of Danya is probably a top 10 bullet player in the world

[@anonymooh]

Thank you Danya for making the game understandable to us mere mortals with your amazing commentary

[@SamuelPearlman]

Danya's commentary is so quick I had to reduce to 75% speed!

[@Rebecca-asdf]

Bro fr 😭 like i like chess, but i ain’t that good or quick to follow lollll

[@TheMarksT]

What a battle!! Exciting commentary as usual from Daniel, too!

[@NimerionTech]

Magnus humiliated Hikaru so much, he teleported away from his seat.

[@TulkasMight]

4:43 sums up Carlsens mood this entire match.

[@DBCOOPER888]

That's his mood his entire life.

[@bajulybs9021]

5:26 Mirroring the opponent😂😂

[@ajkorras]

That was intense. Seems impossible to find good moves without time. Unless you are Magnus..

[@TheFunnBinn]

Narodytski!!!! GREAT commenting! This is the first time I’ve heard this F1-style commentary on a chess game. Really well done - entertaining!! :)

[@scootyang2311]

Magnus is playing against Hikaru and that final blow out was crazy, even more when against Hikaru.

[@ThePathseeker]

These two brains just had more calculations done than mine in my life so far ..

[@bradgeving]

Naroditsky is the commentary equivalent of the cameraman out-running the racers

[@underratedcritic1983]

I feel bad for Hikaru. His opponent made him wait. Then he was winning, only to get clutched at the end.

[@M82-i3p]

Top Chess players in the world 1. Magnus Carlson 2. Late Magnus Carlson 3. Shirtless Magnus Carlson

[@Ropistm]

Commentator explaining even the feelings and emotions.... appreciate it❤

[@Andrewthestagehand]

Hikaru completely blew it. Got greedy instead of just leaving the knight on the edge of the board. He should have just immediately gone for it instead of giving magnus a way out.

[@briangervais5962]

Passed pawns pressing near a king are worth more than an exchange.

[@EliasOwnage95]

Always appreciate me some Naroditsky commentary!

[@FMFvideos]

5:26 synchronization successful

[@abrarfaiaz1898]

What a play by magnus. Incredible!!!

[@marcroyer5507]

i have no clue whats happening here but the commentator is ridiculously good...he makes me want to watch more chess

[@McLKeith]

Chess announced like a boxing match.

[@faint8256]

Magnus and Hikaru are like the Messi and Ronaldo of chess

[@bossman4112]

It’s crazy that danya can commentate this well and play matches at the standard of hikaru and magnus in blitz/bullet online atleast

[@JURITO1000]

Only with increment tho,without it he is losing all the time against them

[@tibi7133]

​@@JURITO1000 It's actually the opposite

[@Ander-2]

@@tibi7133 Daniel definitely didn't win last bullet chess championship

[@bossman4112]

Tbh either way it’s impressive prolly only ones that can even touch 3200 blitz nowadays are Nihal, hikaru,magnus,and Danya

[@cvzphotography]

The most impressive part about this video is the announcer. Dude knows his stuff.

[@rojka01]

Magz a monster, but gotta love the excitement that Danya’s added to this crazy game!

[@sanghoonlee5171]

The first 30 seconds were entirely spent for psychological warfare.

[@StranglerSix]

Danya should really start commentary classes on Chess, if he hasn't yet.

[@MyOneFiftiethOfADollar]

Doubt he would waste his time with leading a class since the money he makes off his own incisive and entertaining commentary is quite significant.

[@sirobellino]

You gotta be at that level of chess playing

[@wellstone1897]

For those of you who don't know. That late arrival was his first move. That is the Miamoto Musashi's technique! Which is quite interesting considering Nakamura is the one from Japan. His hair style say it all.

[@soloark7430]

Great game but please make the board bigger

[@daverowe1081]

the quick zoom in on Nakamura's "hmmmm" face when Danya said "he could even take back the knight with the King" was just a hilarious moment and proof of why Danya is the best at this xD

[@CKHunt2]

I am thoroughly convinced that Hikaru has way too much respect for Magnus. No way he should not have won that game with all of those winning positions

[@nowifi8063]

With how salty he gets when he loses, I doubt it tbh

[@MrKveite1]

Magnus is mentally much stronger, that's all there is to it.....

[@s1dew1nd3r4]

how is rook A1 check unstoppable at the end? someone please explain? the next move is hikarus so he would take magnus pawn on F2, then Hikaru would surely move pawn to B1 to queen, hikaru then in check so moves king - magnus then takes hikarus rook then its a squabble to the end? surely its not OVER until its OVER?

[@shivamtab2533]

Magnus looks more Japanese than hikaru💀

[@BelegaerTheGreat]

Nobody talking how Magnus is turning into a real viking.

[@x-Musashi-x]

The way Magnus traps whites dark squares bishop was genius. He knew towards the middle game that there was a pathway to put the dark square bishop out of play, which would require him to put his knight at risk at the edge of the board

[@Pazaluz]

He's turning into a wizard! Even makes time to cast spells on his pieces before making his first move.

[@umloiro3219]

lol

[@alri1054]

No wonder Magnus said in the interview that classical chess is boring

[@leejianrong151]

With the intensity of the game and the commentary this could very well have been a boxing match

[@Floiv4]

great commentary as always from the best commentator in chess

[@xandorswift5139]

The speed in which these GMs started acting is evident in how the camera couldn't keep up.

[@mohawksniper79]

Carlsen is late on purpose because it allows his opponent to get into his own head. It should be an automatic forfeit if both players are not at the board for the start

[@vibovitold]

there's often some tolerance margin, like 15 minutes in classical games. this being said, i agree it's disrespectful of Carlsen to come late so often. obviously it's a flex, and he's undeniably got the skills to back it up, but it's still not a classy type of flex. did Kasparov or Anand do this at their peak? no, it would be unthinkable, because it's simply rude, and it was beneath them: they were simply winning games. it feels to be in even poorer taste when Carlsen doesn't do it against world class opponents like Nakamura, but "mere" 2500s (in which case he really doesn't need to prove anything, it's more about rubbing it in their faces)

[@MorbiusBlueBalls]

​@@vibovitoldbro you're commenting under a video where where he's literally doing this with world class opponent. with 30 more seconds than hikaru. it's not rude when you're flexing in front of greatest chess players in the world

[@GnHguy]

@@MorbiusBlueBalls true

[@Taiostpeace]

4:44 Magnus to Host : Why don't you come and play 😑. Look like you know more than me 😂

[@tytshiamala9329]

AND MAGNUS SACRIFICES HIS TIME!!!

[@jakelattuga365]

We need more commentary like this in chess

[@jkurtzz]

That was insane

[@FutureAbe]

Jesus, that was brutal. When Magnus made his king an active piece AND started utilising Hikaru’s own pawn against him.. Genius

[@user-ez7ls2du9c]

Can you make the digital board a bit smaller next time? I cant really see Magnus's chair well here, obviously tahts much more important

[@SP-ik6cc]

☝️ average redditor

[@AdHocAtom]

What annoys me most is I can't even process watching it as fast as they're playing it.

[@Trez1238]

why did the edit out the ending with the handshake and magnus smiling at the end

[@Kjeesle]

As much as I admire these two men, I also have to admit that behind each GM, there is a team of dedicated chess masters working hard to make these individuals become who they are today.

[@rishanthad]

Best commentator by far

[@sage7807]

Love naroditsky's commentary!

[@jean-philippedo3928]

Is this an old event ?

[@TripnotizeVM]

Few months

[@valiantwarrior1988]

Yea a while ago

[@CharetteOfficial]

At 5:26 they both start moving the same way and touching their head at the same exact time.. mirror.

[@eufrosniad994]

It was in that moment that they achieved perfect synchronization. Future Jaeger pilot team right there 🙃

[@Thesuperthinker]

Coming late on blizt game and still win the game 😅

[@Shoujo_Anime_]

still more of a hikaru fan, tho i like carlsen as well but hikaru has such a chill vibe

[@johnwalker9614]

Magnus needs to stop showing up late. It's honestly just childish and disrespectful. I like Magnus but I lose respect for him when he does this.

[@soichirohonda267]

This is just cool

[@QwertyCanada]

Once again Magnus longer hands helped him with the clock, not fair.

[@Chocobrr]

Magnus be lookin like a viking who just slaughtered 45 men out in the battlefield

[@h20kdanny]

Daniels commentary is top tier. So much of the commentary out there where they are watching the eval bars is mind numbing and not very insightful. This commentary lends itself well to bad players like me on youtube as well, since we can pause and take time to understand. Thanks Danya

[@Jacob32905]

Magnus is just an animal. Never even gave the white bishop a chance to see daylight the entire game.

[@xandorswift5139]

Hikaru's defeat got off-screened. *Insert "nah I'd win".