Hikaru Nakamura vs. Magnus Carlsen | Full Match | Bullet Chess Championship 2023 | EPIC Grand Final

Two Titans of Chess Face off with Hikaru Nakamura and Magnus Carlsen in the Grand Finals of The Bullet Chess Championship 2023.
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[@adamleblanc5294]

The fact the Hikaru is streaming and live commentating on a championship match against Magnus is bonkers!

[@lizethbejarano4111]

Probably that gives him comfidency so its even something good

[@LeoAr37]

@@lizethbejarano4111 And focus

[@ohboi9578]

And it somehow works in favor of him. He feels way way less pressure

[@javadsamadi3028]

Qqq

[@FeeLikesChriZ]

Hikaru wasn't streaming. He was offline on twitch the whole time. I think he just commentated the tournament to upload it.

[@Luccc83]

Magnus is so classy praising Hikaru in that interview... real sportman

[@krixxusjg7452]

Yes he really is

[@LarsRicken329]

He never considered him a match for him

[@TrumpForPrison2023]

Commentators said multiple times they'd ask what Magnus was listening to, and still forgot to ask him... I was genuinely interested.

[@sore_forey9259]

@@TrumpForPrison2023sandstorm

[@smashergrilla954]

Why Hikaru deserves every praise

[@Jotaro-o]

I'm a Hikaru fan and was rooting for him, but at the same time Magnus is such a wholesome guy who fought so hard to get this far so I can't help but feel for him. What a great tournament and players.

[@haroldcruz8550]

The fact that Magnus got this close is impressive. Hikaru had always been the better Bullet Chess player between the two.

[@johncombo]

@@haroldcruz8550 Check the bullet portion of the last speed chess championship.

[@RobPires]

Magnus fought so hard to get this far????

[@Sarah-A97]

@@RobPires Yes, got a problem with that??

[@RobPires]

@@Sarah-A97 i am trembling with fear here.

[@Kamuibbx]

Man I don't believe these two are humans anymore, wtf is that level

[@user-yp8gg7gw2n]

Super Saiyan

[@lucid_2701]

how did hikaru get better with age. his form is great

[@duydatyds]

Hours and hours playing online chess, of course. You will get good if you do something over and over again. Beside, being a super GM definitely help a lot.

[@Kei-rt4ug]

The psycological effect or mental of Hikaru now that just literally does not care, play for fun and always streamers first.

[@ndnd7614]

@@Jk-qx7gmit does. Hikaru chess improved every since he stopped caring that much about tournaments because he got another source of income.

[@Kei-rt4ug]

@@Jk-qx7gm Of course he cares, he just does not care as much as he did when he was young, now being a streamer is his first priority.

[@marsh089]

@@Jk-qx7gmhow would you know for a fact😂😂. Just lying at this point

[@tianruixiao9239]

Such an epic match, and the interviews at the end were both really good, Hikaru again showing mental fortitude and I agree his nonchalance aided his chess. Magnus also just looked like he enjoyed this match

[@rastafarianbarbarian6766]

Hey just wanna know where exactly are you watching the interviews? This video just ends abruptly for me before the interviews begin, maybe they edited it later. Could you recheck at the end and comment if they are there?

[@tianruixiao9239]

@@rastafarianbarbarian6766 It was in the full stream, unfortunately I can't link it.

[@JimmyBoosterCrate]

@@tianruixiao9239 Other links get deleted, but KZbin links still work

[@notsofriendlyneighborcat6030]

May i know why people are saying hikaru is more unbothered now? I dont really understand

[@tianruixiao9239]

@@notsofriendlyneighborcat6030 It's mostly him saying he considers himself a streamer more than a professional chess player and how that helped him cope psychologically.

[@zhandanning8503]

Hikaru's expressions lol, it's him talking to twitch chat explaining to us monkeys wtf is going on on the board

[@Morphysince94]

no body doubts that 😂

[@TheMark21-sz6uw]

The overtime was epic. Great match!

[@nossenkanter]

"If you can't beat him, flag him with your clicking skills." - Full time streamer Naka

[@hjdhbcfjjb]

Cope harder

[@Morphysince94]

​@@hjdhbcfjjbWhy cope?? Magnus is the greatest Winner of all time Hiki lives under his shadow 1 to 3 down in SCC, his blitz rating on chesscom got fkn SHATTERED BY Magnus's 3372 rating 😂 , Magnus wins CHAMPIONS CHESS TOUR, while Hiki was on the verge of getting thrown out winning 2 out of 7 matches. Cope??? You're joking too much 😂

[@RajeshSingh-rt4rx]

@@Morphysince94 3400

[@hero303-gameplayindonesia8]

​@@Morphysince94brother it's not that deep calm down

[@elementsofphysicalreality]

What an ending. Similar to Ding beating Nepo. Obvious repetition turned into a win by a quick blunder in time control. Congrats Hikaru.

[@briansilva3765]

The speed on these matches is just at another level, even when these two play against other GMs on Bullet they still take some time to think, here I blink and half of the board is gone, not only they are going all out, you also feel like they are somewhat in sync, truly the greatest duo in chess.

[@tator9798]

Idk why but for some reason it felt like Hikaru today was alwyas in control of the match, even with that final close score. He was chilling on stream and dropped some games when he got sleep in font of the wheel, but never felt on a hurry. Meanwhile, yesterday against Fijrouza was a real struggle for him, and he even had an actual breakdown when the match was over.

[@aery3854]

I knooow, however I think it was bcos when he was up against firouzja, they started his clock without him being at his seat yet and that tilted him a bit he kept mentioning it

[@wesleyb1458]

That match with Alireza yesterday was the greatest bullet match like Simon said he had ever seen

[@haroldcruz8550]

Magnus greatest strength is the end game but it requires calculation something you can't do that much on Bullet Chess, the fact that he made this far is impressive and the reason why he is the world's number 1 overall.

[@RMF49]

He was in control most of the match, but watch the last 5 games (one regulation and 4 OT) with the score tied. Hikaru was totally lost in the first 4 and well down in the last game. Hikaru drew the 1st then went 3-1. His resiliency in bad positions is incredible.

[@teefan]

yeah I have the same feeling watching that live. He seems to be relaxing, and always in control, comparing to when playing with Alizera, he kept saying he can't find a move... Always felt that he was very confident when playing that match with Magnus.

[@joeyharrington1863]

What an effort by Magnus to come back and force OT! A very entertaining match, even though I barely understood what was going on

[@nyern]

losing seems to spark carlsen's passion for the game more than winning

[@themeteor8529]

It's 2 in the morning, me and my insomnia staring at the chessboard... The ultimate bullet face off!

[@SayedMishkaturRahman]

13:00

[@c15733]

Expected nothing less for 2 of the best!

[@grievous5243]

Danny and Robert with another masterclass commentary. GGs Magnus really pushed Hikaru to his full potential this is Chess at it's peak 👏

[@xiof1312]

Along with Kasparov vs Karpov, these are the most iconic rivals in chess.

[@joykenn9772]

I hope Hikaru can someday win the WCC. Or at least face Magnus in one. It'll be great to see

[@mulajatshungu2859]

​@@joykenn9772that's right on the money

[@redeyexxx1841]

​@@joykenn9772I wouldn't necessarily call them rivals apart from some bullet and Blitz. Magnus accolades is just too much compared to Hikaru for them to be rivals.

[@M7md_n29er]

​​​@@redeyexxx1841 we aren't comparing the accolades or their history, we are just saying since pandemic hikaru is the only guy who can keep with carlsen and give him a run for his money. Which is what the fans want, we want more players to step up and give interesting matches against magnus.

[@LoLenthusiastsince2012]

​@@jesusrios1313 only in bullet, not in blitz

[@arthurrtang9670]

Great run from Magnus, just came up a bit short when it mattered. Still put up a great fight against Hikaru.

[@vodoinstolotorgoku3035]

I wouldn't say there's a big gap in skill between the two, but nakamura has put so much effort into bullet and it pays off

[@kyokitagawa7977]

There is a big gap even Magnus admitted that in bullet

[@wasifchowdhury2004]

@@kyokitagawa7977 Only in bullet though

[@bashy8466]

@@kyokitagawa7977the score was so close how is that a big gap

[@MasterInHD]

@@bashy8466 Naka has won every single BCC except one (Alireza won one) and has won in all 3 that Magnus has played. Naka is also slightly better in Blitz and he has the most SCCs as well.

[@bashy8466]

@@MasterInHD there have only been 3 BCC. and Magnus has won 6 blitz championships since 2012 compared to nakas 0

[@david_kaloi]

Hikaru facing magnus n the finals while streaming lol gotta luv that guy

[@bulelanibotman]

this has to be the best chess match of the year, even after the world championship!

[@EccentricBjj]

41:21 Magnus with the Hikaru impersonation

[@quantum0151]

😂😂😂

[@arielzabatecuizon5147]

Hikaru is like Son Gokou, became super saiyan as he gets age.

[@ricardoespinoza8700]

Congrats to Hikaru!!! A World Champion Class player. Definetly a well deserved Victory!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@michaelscott9040]

Holy crap this was truly epic.

[@AmitSharma-nh7yu]

How fast and accurately they are playing 😮

[@Jacob32905]

That second game how these dudes calculate the tactics so quickly is insanity.

[@silviopergreffi4467]

Hikaru, Magnus, Danny and Robert are the Fabulous Four of Chess

[@adiedits8027]

Hikaru is a world championship away from solidifying himself as an absolute legend of chess

[@whateverittakes1673]

He may never win a proper classical or even rapid/blitz title but I can say with certainty he is definitely the second most gifted player of his generation and the second richest from chess related work. All well deserved. Debatable if he is top 4 of classical but theres no one with the speed and quality he has at short time controls. Boss player, may never win a big title tho.

[@TTech321]

He's an absolute streaming chess legend already, I love his KZbin content cause I don't have time to watch stream.s

[@emanuellucin]

He doesn't win a classical, maybe top 50 in chess history

[@Macca15]

@@emanuellucin He literally just won Norway Chess.

[@rg7535]

He is a bullet chess legend. He'll never be a classic chess legend.

[@regzzuse280]

Guys what is your best rating, either rapid, blitz or bullet. Could you share your highest rating, I'm really interested. Mine is around 1700.

[@UltraInstinctGoku69]

I am 830 rapid,been gaining a lot in these summer months

[@libertas12]

Whyyyy?

[@regzzuse280]

@@libertas12 Just in case if the FBI asks me.

[@Uffareel]

On ICC where the real OG's played in the 90's three was lightning (2080 got it over 2000 then never played again ) blitz ( 2250) and standard ( 2333) . Fisher used to log on anonymously and mop GM's up . He toyed with Nigel Short 8-0 in lightning and played the bongcloud in all the games .

[@Uffareel]

I just play classical now and I'll play rapid on occasion and blitz just for fun . Bullet is garbage chess where your opponent is the clock not your opponent

[@misfortune5091]

a legendary match between 2 titans

[@baka1984]

This was a tournament for the viewers more than anyone else.

[@Werdna12345]

Come for the chess. Stay for the Nickel back references

[@Turkey936]

I cant even watch this as fast as they can play it. Shows how many levels there are to this game 😂

[@epicjen]

Watching at 2x speed because I'm supposed to be asleep and it's just insanely fast XD Also omg the Nickelback stuff was great

[@glenndonbayno3879]

Wow ❤❤❤ Chess Titans Magnus Vs Hikaru Congratulations The Great Hikaru🎉🎉🎉

[@tantricsurfer]

Thanks to both Robert and Danny to make such a difficult but very meaningful comments

[@haganenorenkinjitsuji4159]

Sorry I didn't get what happened on 37:51, can someone explain to me? Why Nakamura won?

[@kunzat4198]

Magnus regisn cause he premove wrong

[@ananya8201]

18:21 hikaru casually boppin' his head while playing magnus is so elite

[@myworlddream]

What a game Magnus endgame so good Just keep flagging🎉 Congratulations hikaru

[@izio1111]

The name Magnus Carlsen sounds like the name of some emperor or like some grand wizard

[@kobz2862]

I like how these two have a Vegeta&Son Goku vibe. They know there are no stronger mfs in this game than them and only a match between them is something that gives them adrenaline

[@TheGiggles0]

Congrats Hikaru for the win🎉

[@broken1394]

Data vs Spock.

[@jasonyoungblood9359]

I love the nickelback puns. Best commentators ever!

[@azzurama]

what a game, exciting tournament

[@SoyRaulEVM]

this was amazing.

[@realmheart3751]

Match was very close.. So I don't understand what magnus is saying?

[@geometricart7851]

these guys play better bullet than I play standard.

[@nxxxx9601]

Commenting this is so nuts, the moment you comment on a position it already changed 😂

[@emanuellucin]

it's beautiful to see magnus, he's already won everything, and he still respects hikaru.

[@Diego14SU]

Not true, Carlsen still hasn't won anything in bullet chess tournaments.

[@emanuellucin]

@@Diego14SU in geral

[@wasifchowdhury2004]

@@Diego14SU That's cuz he only played one

[@Morphysince94]

​@@Diego14SU🤡

[@mickwous2795]

Magnus is better at classical but to me personally, i find it way more impressive to be so good at such quick chess

[@davidmilana8185]

Magnus is better at classical , rapid , blitz , and most forms of bullet this form of bullet really suits Hikaru as it is 1+0 so mouse speed will play a factor more

[@ongeeargos3621]

Hikaru breaks MC winning streak!!! The kryptonite!

[@JimmyBoosterCrate]

Magnus lost to Alireza. It's Hikaru who had the unbroken winning streak.

[@ongeeargos3621]

@@JimmyBoosterCrate I wasn’t talking about that, I was talking about MC winning all the tournaments he was in until now!

[@TheRiquelmeONE]

El Classico never dissapoints

[@lazarjeftic6612]

To me they are goats

[@ernesto8290]

Bahhhh motherfkas

[@jedinxf7]

what a freaking epic. no more exciting matchup in bullet

[@jesuscruz836]

Hikaru vs Magnus--legendary

[@cablestick]

Phenomenal can't even keep up!

[@gargamel3393]

Some will think I have this backwards, but watching bullet chess is painfully boring.

[@asagoldsmith3328]

Yeah it's more of a spectacle it's basically impossible for anyone who's not a top player to analyze anything for themselves at that speed

[@rexsidot]

Bullet Game so so sick game.

[@chrisk1180]

The Nickelback references were smoooth😂

[@zigghiggs]

What a series

[@Ggcccccffff]

i love magnus fans, hikaru makes a video about magnus losing he is hating, hikaru makes a video about magnus winning he wants to be him, hikaru beats magnus and he is new to the bullet championship like he hasn't played thousands of bullet games

[@NovelTuber]

Hikaru a streamer, he just vibing and picking up the opportunities to get more views like every other KZbinr, he literally doesn't care why u so mad

[@Morphysince94]

Atleast these two commentators can read the Eval bar like everyone else 😂😂😂

[@Toph.Beifong.]

Chess sure would be boring without these two. Ding and Nepo was exiciting but wouldnt care for a repeat tbh

[@matthewporcel5431]

Can’t find any chess in FanDuel

[@AradHatamian]

I just dont get it didnt alireza beat magnus in the semi final?then why hikaru is facing magnus??

[@johncombo]

It was double elimination bracket, if you lose once, u get one more chance to get to the finals by beating everyone else.

[@JimmyBoosterCrate]

Alireza lost to Hikaru in the winners' finals and so was sent to the losers' finals. There he played Magnus again, and Magnus won, granting him a shot at Hikaru in the grand final. To win the whole event, Magnus would have had to beat Hikaru in two matches, because Hikaru, being undefeated, still had his "extra life".

[@AradHatamian]

@@JimmyBoosterCrate tnx my man

[@AradHatamian]

@@johncombo tnx dude

[@vanjahruska5661]

Its sometimes called the "repassage" rule and it is used in pool (billiards) as well.

[@user-ee5eb7ku4j]

Hikaru: I'll sacrifice my queen Magnus: hmm, I will allow him to sacrifice his queen Hikaru: hmmmmmmm, I will allow him to allow me to sacrifice my queen Magnus: hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, I will take the queen which he allowed me to allow him to sacrifice

[@mdzaidshaikh1863]

I need some strong vocabulary to comment something like that

[@chromakey84]

Their heads get bigger every time I see them

[@DevinB779]

Wondering why magnus didn't move his rook to e1 to stop Hikaru from getting a queen at 9:21 Magnus had a garaunteed queen, could sacrifice a rook to make the odds more in his favor But idk, I'm a low level chess player, but his choice didn't make much sense to me

[@mdzaidshaikh1863]

Because it's bullet.

[@PanchoVillaGang]

Legends Salud From 🇲🇽

[@jazzytrumpet12]

Can your description please actually describe things like the competition, rules, and background? That would be great.

[@xavierpierre1676]

wow hikaru is so good at bullet

[@FreedomFighter2112]

Hikaru is the greatest of all-time

[@AmanKumar-wh8tk]

🤣🤣😂

[@maxd3480]

47:39 Rook B2!

[@emiliojacinto3855]

Hikaru the bong legend.

[@dynamight8853]

Bro thinks he's Hikaru

[@knoxtsgamer186]

Its truly a Insane Epic Battle between the Two Legends: Magnus VS Hikaru Congrats Hikaru 🎉🎉 for the Final Win.

[@ronaldcastillo414]

"Never go full nickleback" lmao Danny every once in a while has some good lines (but usually just cringe lol)

[@emildobranszky3656]

Not bullet?

[@1984WillC]

I don't want to scroll down because I don't want to know who won yet.

[@JamesRuga]

NickleMura Vs. CarlBack 😅

[@badjaeaux]

no shame for magnus at all folks 🙏 congratulations miyamoto musashi

[@palebluedot8733]

Let the engine run for 30 seconds at least on each move for better Eval bar accuracy.

[@We-are-god]

You wouldn't want to do that for a bullet game.

[@wasifchowdhury2004]

then the game ends on move 2

[@palebluedot8733]

It's supposed to be a joke...

[@We-are-god]

@@palebluedot8733you got me lol

[@MatiasKoistinen09]

magnus is playing hikaru!!! quick come!

[@javiermendez9672]

XD

[@ernestyunardi7454]

Comingg

[@Tresorthas]

Stop the flagging, give 1s increment!

[@nickbh15]

I feel like the regular cats in Dragonball z watching the goku fight because I can’t even see or comprehend wtf is happening 😭

[@silverlining4085]

Not for me. I don't know what's going on.

[@broformation6530]

What's with the intense hate against hikaru in the comments lol

[@krishnatripathi9576]

CURSE DANNY FOR CURSING MAGNUS

[@ellendegenerate98]

Magnus was already tired when he played Hikaru though so it's not fair. finals should be another day.

[@lhorddrake5602]

Meat rider 😂😂

[@johncombo]

@@lhorddrake5602 If you wanna ignore facts, maybe its you who is meat riding 😂

[@lhorddrake5602]

@@johncombo Magnus clearly lost bro, Hikaru is just better when it comes to speed 😂. Yeah Magnus is better overall, but not in terms of speed

[@johncombo]

@@lhorddrake5602 Magnus beat hikaru in both bullet and 3 mins portions in the last speed chess championship fyi so that proves he can be faster than hikaru. What happened today is unfortunatelly more of a scam than anything else because magnus, or who ever would end up in the loser bracket, had to first win 2 matches in a row to clear the bracket and then immediatelly play the 3rd match. It was 1 match per day in the winners bracket. Only a moron cant see the problem 😂

[@lhorddrake5602]

@@johncombo He lost bro, accept it and move on 😭

[@DonChepes1]

Idk if anyone has notice but Hikaru only beats Magnus in online things but when they verse each other in face to face magnus mops hikaru

[@crissycabrera6134]

Ok I confess. I had to slow down the video to 0.5 playback speed 🥵

[@Diego14SU]

2ez for Hikaru

[@rajathjain6672]

I thought Magnus was knocked out after he lost against Firouzja, can someone please explain the format ?

[@hjdhbcfjjb]

I was wondering the same thing

[@tafeahmed1432]

Its a Double elimination format so every player has 2 lives if you lose you go to the loser’s bracket and try to go back to the Grand Final after losing to alireza magnus played danya (who lost to hikaru in the semifinals) he won against him and then played alireza again (who lost to hikaru in the winner’s final) and Magnus won against him as well that’s how he came back to the final to play hikaru who hasn’t lost a match against anyone

[@dexio8601]

​@@tafeahmed1432Terrible format, Naka who won every game has to play someone in the final of the winners then the grand final which makes no sense, since he is playing someone who has already lost atleast once.

[@tafeahmed1432]

@@dexio8601 Naka had 2 lives as well so for example if he lost to Magnus in the grand finals he will have another chance against him

[@EV0ACE]

Bullet Nickel Back Chess

[@decave]

When I watch two of the best chess players in the world go head to head playing some of the most complex bullet games ever, what I definitely want from the commentators is to spend 15 minutes making cringe jokes about Nickelback.

[@galkanftw]

Not a fan of this format to me it's not chess it's like some mod of Chess.

[@M.D.L.]

I don’t consider a bullet chess is a chess. Chess is a game of thinking and enjoying it. The bullet chess is like Brazilian street football (soccer). And the real chess like the classic real football (soccer)