Hikaru Nakamura's Immortal Game!

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Follow MprooV on Twitter / mproovapp #agadmator Boris Gelfand vs Hikaru Nakamura
"I Am the One Who Naks" (game of the day Mar-14-2014)
World Team Championship (2010), Bursa TUR, rd 5, Jan-09
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation. Modern System (E97)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Nd2 Ne8 10. b4 f5 11. c5 Nf6 12. f3 f4 13. Nc4 g5 14. a4 Ng6 15. Ba3 Rf7 16. b5 dc5 17. Bc5 h5 18. a5 g4 19. b6 g3 20. Kh1 Bf8 21. d6 ab6 22. Bg1 Nh4 23. Re1 Ng2 24. dc7 Ne1 25. Qe1 g2 26. Kg2 Rg7 27. Kh1 Bh3 28. Bf1 Qd3 29. Ne5 Bf1 30. Qf1 Qc3 31. Rc1 Qe5 32. c8Q Rc8 33. Rc8 Qe6
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[@andreasstocker8301]

"take my queen"."no"."take my queen"."no"."take my queen"."no"."take my queen"."no"."take my queen"."i resign".

[@anbee8127]

Dangerous queen... eh 😜

[@gonzalo4658]

HAHAHAHA weeell said

[@RubyPiec]

"take my queen"."stop"."take my queen"."no"."take my queen"."i quit"

[@priyeshgavande401]

"Oh no my queen"

[@parahydroxycarbaldehyde]

Lolz😂

[@billyjob4032]

When i sacrifice my queen its usually by accident

[@bryanlangley5337]

Yeah me too. And I don't usually get anything for it. So maybe "sacrifice" is too generous a word....

[@shereefmohammedgamaleldin468]

Is that you botez?

[@zulfanalfarizi1851]

I even sacrifice my king.

[@buk1733]

My opponents usually don’t take my queens because they assume i wouldn’t just give it up so they don’t even consider it

[@burhancityreal]

and it usually followed with the simple thought "i'm fucking stupid"

[@kyriakosstavridis9100]

"The engine doesn't really like this knight to h4 move but, like I always say... ahh, I don't really care what the engine likes .. I like the move" Gosh I just love agadmator more and more every single day

[@gonzalo4658]

Kyriakos Stavridis hahahaha

[@alexanderhough9175]

You’re gay since you responded to that comment but , cool

[@MrCompassionate01]

@@gonzalo4658 I love your name

[@ManMan23016]

Same bro

[@Hephaestus_God]

When I see games from GM's it makes sense to me every move they make and why, but when I play a game my brain goes to mush and I forget that a knight can move sideways or something dumb.

[@hughmongusfeline3452]

Too real

[@pucek365]

Yea, it's kind of crazy, isn't it? :P

[@priyeshgavande401]

It's mostly because agadmator is that good at explaining. Try looking up a pgn of a good game going through it. It's even more complicated and confusing

[@onimawasashinderu7275]

Exactly 😂😂😂

[@raz9800]

i never get why people don't know that the knight can move backwords or sideways, i mean it's not a pawn

[@AYstrength]

Gotta be one of the sharpest king's indian lines i have seen in my life. Ill make to sure to remember it for blitz

[@agadmator]

+Adrian Yefremov It is a good one to know by heart, yes :)

[@griffisme4833]

It is a really fun one to learn, the only issue is it is so widespread it would never work in an actual match. In addition to that, most of the moves made were inaccuracies which makes it even more uncommon.

[@xeanthomas5231]

@@griffisme4833 A computer's analysis is completely irrelevant here. Nakamura clearly had a plan many moves before Gelfand.

[@griffisme4833]

@@xeanthomas5231 What the hell are you talking about? dxc7 doesn't require a computer to see how bad of a move it is. I'm not throwing shade at Hikaru, he is my favorite player, I'm just saying Gelfand made a fatal error that allowed this beauty of a game to exist.

[@madhuvennampalli6663]

Also ask your opponent to makes exact moves

[@lichbanelb]

This man has mastered the Botez Gambit

[@TrifsLeo]

This made me laugh. Thank you

[@albertcamus929]

@@TrifsLeo You're welcome.

[@detectivemarkseven]

Thats not the botez gambit. Botez gambit has no compensation and plan. :D

[@gabe2349]

@@detectivemarkseven so in reality, he’s incredibly bad at the Botez Gambit.

[@Gabriel-sd1oh]

he mastered it so much it is not a botez gambit anymore

[@iliaslangas7547]

First time in history that the Botez gambit got declined so many times in a row

[@lichbanelb]

Should be called the Naka gambit now

[@Ghanemq8]

Only simps accept the botez gambit, which usually leads to them getting mated.

[@allenwu1149]

@@Ghanemq8 If simps get mated, do they become chads?

[@AliMohamed-fu5lc]

hehe i wouldnt mind getting mated ;)

[@Kernel15]

Botez gambit implies questionable compensation though :P

[@HeartlandTuber]

Watching this again, had to chuckle: "This if probably not one of Gelfand's favorite games." Understatement of the year.

[@ln9296]

That indeed was a good line.

[@curiouscat9]

Of course, it must be frustrating when you have the opportunity to capture your opponent's queen _with a pawn promotion_ which brings you another queen of your own, but you can't take it.

[@lawdogwales5921]

LOL.

[@lordmatthewanunnahybrid1356]

LOL one of the most fascinating games I've ever seen. Great analysis and perfect title for the game.

[@MATTierial]

This is honestly the coolest game of chess ever played.

[@besmart1360]

"The bullet demon" plays a very instructive and combinated game. One of your best videos on your channel Antonio

[@agadmator]

+Pozdircã Petru Thanks Petru, it's an amazing game, I enjoyed making a video of it

[@dmaster20ify]

Yow. This must be one Hikaru's immortal games. Expecting to see this on Chess Scholastic Centre, Chesswebsite, Will Stewart online Chess lessons, King's Crusher, Chess Network; you know!

[@ldeans5620]

Very impressive. Both players are so far beyond me and beyond most of the people who crush me. It's humbling.

[@xyon9090]

Yep, leagues beyond us and our opponents. Just noticed, we both are named "Dean".

[@elijahgoverdun5704]

Dean Natuno No shit

[@MrCompassionate01]

Yeah I kept being like "wait, why can't he capture the queen?" because I'm a peasant

[@Dawson.Wright]

The one commonality between 700 and grandmaster chess: the botez gambit and the botez gambit declined

[@NerdyGam3r]

Well is a 700 player even able to play the Botez Gambit successfully ?

[@xoire9754]

@@NerdyGam3r They're very good at playing it successfully, actually.

[@solomahoneboy4090]

This is a video I keep watching again and again every once in a while. What a game, made better by his awesome commentary.

[@matthewharriman4267]

I like his early videos like these more than his current vids. They seem more natural, and fun. When he said, he was pissed for putting his bishop on g1, i lost it. So original.

[@hirozensarutobi470]

If i am the white.. I cannot sleep for 2nights after this game.. Really murder

[@icysharpsmormor6473]

I got a stroke from reading this

[@curiouscat9]

5:52 "... now trying to give up the Queen this way". For some reason, I laughed harder than I expected. With agadmator's deadpan tone, it sounded like Hikaru was desperately trying to get rid of the Queen. Then at 6:39 goes on to try for the 4th time to get rid of the Queen and still couldn't. I almost died laughing. 😂

[@marvinpereirajr.1593]

Couldn't stop laughing! I would have flipped the board! 😁

[@darbyfrickey470]

One of the coolest games I’ve seen

[@japeking1]

What is so good is how quick you are.... thank you.... its a bit like watching a good football match. No hope of matching the skills on display but enjoyment at seeing just what the great practicioners are capable of.

[@mohammadaminsarabi6207]

The queen: stop offering me to this guy

[@gonzalo4658]

mohammad amin sarabi HAHAHAH 🥺

[@RubyPiec]

@@gonzalo4658 I love how you just laugh and then comes a pleading face

[@pbbdmedia]

2 years ago, still loving the commentary. King got stuck.

[@dmorgan0628]

Hopefully the chess federation will bring you on board to commentate for them soon! I love your comtent and am a new chess player.

[@MyLife-og2kr]

Great game with a great name. Hikaru's Immortal, or truly Hikaru's Immortal Queen. That was a brilliant play.

[@shadebinder9969]

I'd rather have a immortal king tbh

[@xMMMLK]

Love to watch your videos. I really enjoy it and find it relaxing.

[@agadmator]

+mmmelek Thanks. Glad to hear it :)

[@RavenToe]

Definitely worthy of a brilliancy prize! A true masterpiece thanks for showing this game agadmator! That Qd3!! I wanted to sac my Rook on g1 there to get control of the dark squares. I don't think I would've found Naka's move :

[@loluoresegun5844]

Control of the dark squares isn't the same as threatening mate.

[@ferrocabral]

Very nice gam! And very nice commentary. Actually a funny game. That bishop on g1 must have been the subject of many nightmares to Boris! Thank you for sharing...

[@jitu7146]

Agad - i thought too myself man this guy really has STYLE and the guy is HIKARU NAKAMURA

[@mladenmatic731]

Neverovatna partija, sve pohvale i za tvoj rad i trud!

[@tombee2646]

Nakamura is the King of Rapid/Bullet Chess ! So delighted to see his strategies and tactics here. This is a great video. Thanks for sharing :-)

[@faraonlatino]

wow! What a fantastic game, it ranks among the top 10 games of all time in my opinion

[@GuanTones]

this is probably hikarus best game ever

[@feelzthedon994]

Lmao. I can't stop laughing at how ballsy Hikaru played this out. 😂😂😂

[@thematuregamer2027]

I just got back into the game after not playing for a few years. Great choices for games. You're right, the style the truly great players have is amazing !!!

[@AngeloGene]

Just watched Hikaru's video nd played this positio as white against Levy. This was a blast from the past.

[@TheMarksT]

Yeah, an amazing, awesome game indeed vs super strong! Great game. Thx.

[@arrowghost]

I came back to check out Hikaru's immortal queen, it's so beautiful and brave. It'll be cool if you would one day remaster it to 60fps.

[@JohnWbechtel2]

Never seen such a game. Amazing. I have a lot more respect for Nakamura now

[@rahulsrinivas3224]

Watching this in 2020. Have to say Agadmator has improved so much. He has come a long way!!

[@damirstojnic758]

A beauty! Reminds me of 2 simmilar games: Adams vs. Torre and Ftacnik vs. Cvitan

[@misternoodle1236]

I can't say that I like Nakamura much as a person, but I must admit that this game is likely one of my favorite games of chess.

[@synergetic4d]

Who came back here again after Sunday April 11 2021 video? I remember when this video first made!

[@johnaustin5471]

Great commentary, agadmator, on a great game!! Glad I subscribed!!

[@jamesd6389]

Wow one of my favorite games of all time. Amazing!

[@ronaldobernardo5865]

What a good channel with lots of good games. Thanks for your explanations, this is fun to watch!

[@mustafakaanertan3458]

"This dude has style"...

[@ginomalgas4247]

Had to come back for this game before the Hikaru vs Son game...damn this was a.great game...😅

[@dmaster20ify]

Bomboclat! Teach you guys about Jamaican bad words; but this man, this annotator is just excellent. He just uses some simple language to bring across some powerful tactical concepts. Check out [6:50]. "I am sure Gelfand must be really pissed that he put his bishop on g1!"

[@dmaster20ify]

Yow agadmator! Whole some likes! Whole dem yah!

[@Rozq]

Best game I have seen in a long time. Also, great to see so many hits on your vids Antonio. Nice job!!

[@alexanderp195]

wow. this was AMAZing!!! brilliant mind Hikaru)! love him)

[@juliatruchsess1019]

A wonderful game. Also fun to go back and see the shy, hesitant Antonio of just a few years ago :)

[@MikeCobweb]

Truly the most fitting title for this game 👌🏻

[@gfweis]

Fascinating game & great presentation (as usual). Thanks!

[@deepayanbardhan911]

@3:31 "Haru" 😂😂😂😂

[@nazekaj2849]

I wonder how it would've played out if Gelfand played Qe2 @6:00 instead of Ne5. Does the same effect, pressures Nakamura's queen and protects f3, but also gives him the option to use his rook to capture Nakamura's Bg1 cap. It's also an "Immortal Queen" of his own, cause it'd be guarded by the c3 Knight and would also protect the knight that would be at c4 from a capture. Could've saved him a rook and and knight in the end.

[@neat2014]

Not really if you play Qe2 Hikaru has Qxc3 winning the knight and attacking the Rook on a1

[@dpraveen1729]

What a extraordinary game u brought it to us ....

[@shaya568]

Great game , enjoying your vidz antonio you are fun to watch

[@agadmator]

+Shay A Thanks Shay :)

[@mikechambers9129]

Thanks for this video. Naka is definitely gutsy.

[@Balznn]

This was by the far the best chess game I’ve ever watched ...

[@arturbelov7284]

One of my favorite games on your channel, excellent!

[@mobiusloop339]

One of my fav games. Nakamura is a BEAST

[@charlesmorris9700]

great job. really enjoyed it! keep the good work up antonio

[@animeshsingh3123]

Who's coming from Agad's Hikaru vs Wesley video 👀

[@DeCamJ]

really fun game to watch. thx for posting.

[@parthjoshi7324]

Queen :- Dont stop me now cause im havin such a good time i dont wanna stop at all.

[@nishantkumar-mx5mv]

awesome game man. Truly the queen is immortal.

[@krisss42]

I come from the Hikaru-Wesley video 🎉

[@aka620]

same lol😁

[@zackthangkhiew9530]

Man, that is one thirsty queen! Pun intended. Superb chess player I've ever seen..

[@ethanchen3998]

omg this is by far my favorite game yet 4 queen sacrifice in a row and all of them had to be denied

[@nikital5913]

I would hardly be able to resist a templation to take the queen in one of those moments....:D

[@javohirakram213]

Beautiful game. Thanks for sharing this

[@0wenfox]

Amazing game. Good fun! 💗💛💚

[@pranaadisapoetra6937]

Wow just found this video. Sure the dude has style. Awesome game.

[@realAamirShahzad]

June 2020... anyone after the podcast?

[@avivshvitzky2459]

which podcast?

[@paulcamerino233]

Yeah wat podcast?

[@realAamirShahzad]

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[@paulcamerino233]

@@realAamirShahzad thanks!

[@janikoskela5781]

Enjoyable game, thanks!

[@nolanpham7009]

This probably isn't one of Gelfand's favorite games. -Agadmator 2017

[@contactdavidfair]

Great game, it's what I hope for when I play Kings Indian D, right before I lose

[@monopixel5569]

This game is just beautiful

[@tuvshinbayarmandakh7035]

Hikaru: Oh, no (my queen) Also Hikaru: Anyways.

[@wbotti]

amazing game!! never seen so many queen offers... 'poison queen' i guess

[@kellamyoshikage286]

I don't know if it can be called a queen "sacrifice" if the only way to prolong the game at all is to refuse it. No matter where the queen was placed or what was attacking it, Gelfand had 0 option but to ignore it. It has more in common with a Zwichenzug. Especially the last attempted sacrifice, that just struck me as a tactic to win a piece. And, well, it did, and the game. That being said, mad props to the f8 Bishop nullifying any checks that could come from taking the queen.

[@sofooraadam1617]

he was "sacrificing" the queen

[@AngeloGene]

I think Hikaru was sacrificing the Queen. It's just up to Gelfand if he's willing to take an offer. There's a chess meme where you should be scared when your opponent is a GM sacrificing the Queen. That basically means you probably lost the game already, even when you don't take it. It's just a matter of how you want to lose the game.

[@cageygutman7027]

"This probably isn't one of Geland's favourate games"...

[@advancednutritioninc908]

Excellent Game - Thanks!!

[@MainNexus]

7:39 In this move black should move the knight to capture e4 pawn if f3 pawn capture knight then queen capture pawn is check and white has only way is use queen to block and the queen capture queen is checkmate

[@connormatthies8735]

completely agree, i think he would have seen the result and not captured tho. still winning for black either way

[@mr.popohere1645]

Nxe4 is a blunder because of Qc4+, Rf7, and you lose the knight with fxe4

[@MainNexus]

Mr. Popohere if queen capture knight then Qg5 is a strong move because it also attack the bishop

[@juela2092]

the problem is that after Qc4+ black king has no good squares. ...Kh8 is impossible bc of Rxf8+, while ...Kh7 means that Qxe4 comes with check and therefore forces a trade of queens. while if black blocks with ...Rf7 then the rook is no longer on the g file so your ...Qg5 idea is no longer possible.

[@juela2092]

however, a different way to implement this idea could be to play ...b5 immediately, taking away the c4 square from the white queen [or rook] and therefore now threatening ...Nxe5 (or other related attacking moves). white's queen is the only piece that can defend e5, ...Qg5 may become a big threat as white's queen cant defend all the squares by itself and the c8 rook may not be able to come to the defense in time. (as was said white never has to recapture on e5, but losing the e5 pawn makes the f6 pawn weaker and i think whites position quickly crumbles if the e5 pawn falls). this attack looks very strong and should def be winning for black who is up a piece anyway, ofc the approach taken in the game is much easier to just get the two connected passed pawns and there was no reason to make a winning position more complicated

[@farhadsharp]

I like your videos and I watch them all. Please at the beginning of every game tell us either the game is a blitz game or a normal game(time control ) this way a begginer like me would know what openings and which styles are suitable for blitz or normal games.

[@agadmator]

If I don't say anything, it's a normal game. If it's a blitz game, I always mention it :)

[@farhadsharp]

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[@therbeeo5364]

Pure magic

[@LJLMETAL]

Great game! Nakamura was probably thinking, "Take my Queen. I dare you!"

[@louisvuittondonvg9040]

Naka said this is the game he is most proud of over his entire career

[@louiswalker5080]

Great video, as always. There’s just one thing that would have made it even better. Flipping the board so we could see the game from Black’s point of view. Surely this isn’t a problem?!

[@semihkiziltan]

The best game ever that Nakamura has played

[@kaustubhmanipushpkunj8462]

I thought that they were going to push those pawns the whole day until they didn’t had 9 queens 😂😂😂

[@parthjoshi7324]

She's a killer queen!

[@rinacc5757]

This is such a weird game he allowed a pawn to capture the queen because then he can checkmate with another pawn.

[@stedated]

I think that the dog from you is the best chessdogg around their haha

[@12jswilson]

In the final position, the rook is hanging, the A pawn is hanging and also the E pawn is hanging because if Nxe4 fxe4 then Qxe4 leads to checkmate

[@bolarefaat5569]

3:25 light bishop to h3 and finishing the game much easier!

[@shereefmohammedgamaleldin468]

Why can't he just take it with the pawn?

[@0KevinsVideoDumpster0]

@@shereefmohammedgamaleldin468 Black pawn to G2 checkmate.

[@pa2tea]

@@0KevinsVideoDumpster0 h2xg3 stops that mate

[@pa2tea]

@@0KevinsVideoDumpster0 h2 became a free space, after h2xg3 bxg2 Kh2

[@leadnitrate2194]

@@pa2tea h pawn doesn't capture anything though. The bishop goes to h3. gxh3, g2#. When did the h-pawn move?

[@maxlisk80]

Amazing game. Really reminds me of the immortal losing game by Bronstein. Luckily Hikaru fared better here.

[@jasimalhanafi2655]

Wow !!! Very nice game 💙

[@GarrBear314]

my favorite game I've ever seen