Hikaru Reviews Hikaru's First Stream Ever on his Third Stream Anniversary

[@furaylulay9206]

4:13 "He is like looking down at his phone the whole time" now hikaru looked at the ceiling the whole time instead of his phone he is getting smarter on hiding his stockfish

[@crispychickennuggets9092]

Stockfish is noob. Fucking rekt him in Valorant

[@hutchmusician]

My favourite hiding place is in the bottom of his coffee cup.

[@christopherpatronejr.8243]

@@hutchmusician 🤣

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

"Worse than watching xQc" I like how he can afford to roast xQc since they're friends

[@crypto2633]

He took a free pawn

[@AngeloGene]

You're here too? xD

[@fractal_mind562]

I think he just says stuff when he's flustered sometimes, it's a bit of a shitty thing to say regardless, if he'd said "it's like watching some xQc moves" that's a lighter way of joking, but "this is Worse than watching xQc" feels deep ! 😂 That's like saying watching xQc play chess is ALWAYS unbearable, as opposed to he makes occasional rookie moves ! It's more a reflection of how he feels about xQc than a reflection of xQcs chess.

[@eivmordeguzman1197]

@@fractal_mind562 ok boomer

[@abundantmankid2239]

@@fractal_mind562 😂😂😂😂LITTY BRUH

[@ashi9142]

When Hikaru met Nakamura.

[@euler2149]

Aashi nice

[@disguisedjoe8643]

They didn’t draw a game though

[@BobbyFischer64]

@Chroma r/wooosh

[@juijani4445]

@Chroma Don't you watch Agadmator's best moments?? It refers to that.

[@starboiklem8381]

@Chroma uno reversed

[@DarthPlaguais1]

wow, back in 2017 Hikaru sounded like Magnus sounds in his streams now xD

[@niklass1137]

i think magnus (and hikaru back then) just didnt really care about streaming

[@ArchesBro]

@@niklass1137 I think it is moreso the lack of interaction and stimulation. Maybe Hikaru gets energy from chat

[@hutchmusician]

niklass I feel like Magnus doesn’t care about streaming or online play or respect the value they have in the modern world. Hikaru’s always been an avid online player, but was just new to streaming and a little shy, I think.

[@jamesr2936]

@@hutchmusician Magnus doesnt care about online play? Lol he crushed Naka in all the tournaments this year online and in the Speed Chess Championships of 2017-18

[@snickle1980]

@@jamesr2936 Maybe I can clarify. Carlson gives the impression that he isn't very involved with the "online world and culture" in other words....Which makes sense. Mr Carlson is a busy man and not everyone gets sucked into the twitch/KZbin world. on top of that, Carlson might not have the personality to be a streamer. He's a tad reserved. "Now all we need to do is find out...who asked." 😀

[@josiasmayo7203]

I was expecting Hikaru to say "I was so bad at that time, i mean , i was only 2901"

[@pasqualecipolletta6494]

Btw hikaru in 2017 Is stronger than hikaru now

[@TornadoGod1]

@@pasqualecipolletta6494 in classical maybe, but not in blitz and rapid I don't think

[@chrisiver8506]

The ratings were way lower back then above 2600, then 100s of strong GMs and IMs inflated the ratings.

[@juijani4445]

All ratings aside, but with age comes wisdom :)

[@jeffkaplan6284]

Devam Jani yes but chess skills go down with age

[@shubhamsingla9614]

That gelled hair tho

[@haisek.sasaki9617]

Hikaru looks younger now lmao

[@imm0rt544]

I love how he was so stiff and shy back then, now he's so open and carefree. What a journey it has been

[@JumpyMudkip]

It’s great to see Hikaru enjoying himself in twitch, keep it up man

[@EIIlast2791]

Yeah, it’s so weird that he reacted to this because I was imagining him reacting to an old video and the reason I thought it would be interesting at the time is because well he seems a lot sadder in comparison to now and now he’s reacting to one of his old videos and picking up on the same thing lol. Just so no one thinks Im lying I watched a video yesterday? Maybe two days ago and it was him playing against 13 year old Nihal sarin, it’s on this channel but all in all it’s really nice to see hikaru enjoying himself more.

[@aadibansal764]

13:35 the sync!

[@fopeprancis3207]

Aadi bansal the delay makes it even better

[@cyrilogana4204]

"Blink twice if you are in danger" kind of stuff lol

[@Lars-ce4rd]

Hikaru 4 years from now: *watching Hikaru watching Hikaru's first stream ever* "Wow. This guy has no idea what he's talking about, the proper analysis here would be ..b6,Qd3 Nd5, Qe4 Qf7, f5 Ne3, fxe6 Qxe6,Bd3 Rf7,Qh7+ Kf8, Rxf7+ Qxf7, Bc4 Nxc4, Rf1 Qxf1+, Kxf1 Re8,Qg6 Rxe5,Qxa6 and white obviously has a much better position here"

[@YaSabiamos]

😂😂😂😂

[@EIIlast2791]

Nicola D'Amico what evidence have you seen of him getting worse?

[@kennymuliamin2631]

@Nicola D'Amico Yes so worse he just defeated World Champion

[@daramurphy7193]

It’s time.

[@mro234]

This guy is nikaru hakamura

[@coleabrahams9331]

Well done Einstein

[@spoppyboi6427]

​@@coleabrahams9331

[@pramodnayak1834]

No he is NAKARU HIKAMURA

[@thatoneguy9582]

Hikamaru

[@nyckid9002]

It’s really interesting how his streaming personality has evolved over 3+ years. Really really cool.

[@ashokpanda7814]

"Hikaru manages to find his long lost brother in the stream"

[@geometricart7851]

you realize he really does have a brother right?

[@vuxigeck5281]

Man, I started following somewhere around mid-2018. It's amazing to see how much he's changed and improved since his first stream. Started off as a No Clue Andy and now he's a 5Head Warlord, an entertaining and fun icon for Twitch chess. Amazing. Love ya, Hikaru; happy 3 years! Here's to many more. :D

[@hansmahr8627]

I preferred his old content. Less polished but at least it was all chess, the thing he's best at. But it seems I'm in the minority because the actual chess stuff seems to get less views than his reaction videos.

[@adamsmith4559]

@@hansmahr8627 I could not agree more!

[@cedricleeakadominic]

@@hansmahr8627 gotta keep reeling the folks in

[@nickhopwood3232]

13:35 both hikarus evaluate the position with a similar head nod

[@sharduldeshpande059]

Lmao

[@sanchitsharma1769]

🤣

[@chickenmane3319]

When I watch hikarus old videos he always seems more on tilt and madder I'm glad now and days he seems a lot happier and brighter.

[@darthvein3]

"This is worse than watching XQC!" Its funny watching hikaru trash talking himself lol.

[@vcnm2960]

That's a kamikaze by word lol

[@narms4425]

Well at least he goes out while also getting a kill

[@quill444]

It's very difficult to play at a 3200 level without a crooked picture hanging on the wall. - j q t -

[@jinkstacks4830]

Narms Martyrdom

[@sukhvirb999]

Old Hikaru looks like he’s done with life😂

[@DudeWithAFork]

With that 45 million in the bank I would be too!

[@spoppyboi6427]

old as in young

[@mad_23]

He's so confused with his past self😂

[@phen-themoogle7651]

I noticed your happiness level improved the more you streamed and I watched you from the beginning

[@parman01]

From talking about chess strategy and thought process behind moves to listening to music, focusing more on chat than on the game and trash talking opponents. That's a proper evolution of streamer..

[@tcsprynce5748]

Yo happy for your success man! Hope there’s more to come. You’ve done a HUGE thing for chess and should be proud. Keep going! I’ve always found chess streams hard to watch because in the past when I tried to get into it around 3 years ago it was usually a super old dude that would end up doing deep analysis on every move without really saying why he was doing the things he was doing. Now my game has improved immensely. In a week I went from 400 level puzzles to 1300. I’m loving the direction you and other streamers are taking chess

[@StevenSenjaya]

10:36 Hikaru roasting himself is the best thing ever 🤣

[@orochiokada]

2017 Hikaru seems older.

[@firapuroki]

The future says : uu, thats a bad move. The past confirms it. : yeah.. . 13:43

[@something636-rr]

Hikaru improved on every aspect

[@cynidhino9414]

Well, not Classical chess.

[@musical_lolu4811]

@@cynidhino9414 ...is dying.

[@VWWTraveller]

Visual not , he was looking more like a man in the past.

[@coleabrahams9331]

@AJ He needs a lot of work to be done on his endgame technique

[@EIIlast2791]

The Leo why do you say that?

[@valentinrafael9201]

Hikaru talking about himself like he's watching a Hikaru from an alternate reality. Lol

[@geometricart7851]

the only thing better than watching naka stream is watching naka watch naka stream chess. I like when Naka disagrees with himself.

[@gesus44]

Hikaru ripping the shit out of himself is what I needed today.

[@disguisedjoe8643]

13:34 Hikaru, 2 years apart, same old reaction

[@u140550]

I love how he is critiquing himself, but I think this shows how far you’ve come.

[@mjjustnazmeer1806]

You? He?

[@keanu9173]

@@mjjustnazmeer1806 ?

[@user-hy7cq9vi4h]

@@keanu9173 op used different forms of pronouns... it's confusing

[@aresthemachine5544]

ً op addresses the readers first, then directly addresses Hikaru.

[@paulmorphy6314]

But hikaru was stronger in 2017 though...

[@keitogamingyt2764]

Now Hikaru can see how he improved so much

[@lorieas]

More like Hikaru views when he first bought stockfish on his ceiling

[@harryh2185]

We miss the hedgehog hair 🦔

[@maiguelguti6818]

7:46 "This is worst than watching xQc" xD

[@LoldemortII]

Damn, Hikaru changed a lot over his twitch carreer

[@dpistons149]

Life lol

[@feed5750]

Hikaru watches Diego Maradona play chess.

[@Sebartak]

You looked like Vegeta in Dragon Ball GT.

[@robertalexanderiii6229]

not hikaru roasting nakamura

[@juijani4445]

"Learn something new everday. " That's genius!

[@MrMadass1997]

I love this channel uploading every day 🤙🏻 keep it up HN ✌🏻

[@eveothello]

2:05 the best motivation ever

[@EustachyTV]

Hikaru watching and roasting an older Hikaru

[@AdnuzzCrezz]

you mean younger ?????

[@blushydanny8765]

I think Younger is the correct term here.

[@EustachyTV]

@@blushydanny8765 Nope, he's clearly older in the video.

[@AdnuzzCrezz]

@@EustachyTV kekw no way

[@lh7128]

that hair went from zoomer to boomer real quick tho

[@Imrandela1920]

Hikaru watching Hikaru watching Hikaru watching...

[@inguh7041]

It's so hilarious watching Hikaru comment on Hikaru

[@Andrew-kh7rz]

well,he's improved from 2890ish to 3200 ish So this is why he think he's so bad ..probably

[@makuntizichi7148]

Back in the days when he didn't have stockfish on the ceiling

[@bajuenarm1799]

Finally the famous pineapple shirt

[@derekwan]

Upvote if you want to see Hikaru review this video 3 years later

[@jamesporter9492]

2017 hikaru lookin like ray william johnson

[@synesthete23]

10head analysis of the game I wonder how his opponent would feel

[@blarblablarblar]

the way he leans forward into that camera with his mouth slightly open makes him look thuggin

[@beka8123]

I wish chat was on the screen

[@nakulbam5067]

And I thought I was the only one who cringes watching old me photos/videos

[@cjchampion816]

i love the faces this guy makes so much hahahha i love you Hikaru

[@TheCatcat1212]

Damn that beard and hairstyle really put on an additional 10 years huh

[@ostrichious2042]

Pretty damn good quality for the first time streaming tho

[@marksguitar680]

Old hikaru is being scolded by hikaru

[@mikelz6936]

Favorite video so far.

[@maltivyas2325]

The video is not bad quality. Hikaru was too fast for 30fps🤣.

[@icefrogice5240]

More of old hikaru videos pls

[@shutup881]

He looks like the skateboard/cool kid that you wouldn't even think that he's good at chess. Let alone know how to play chess.

[@coleabrahams9331]

@Job Mundo You switched it around. You were supposed to say: “He looks like the skateboard/cool kid that you wouldn’t even think knows how to play chess let alone be good at it.”

[@loneranterism]

How Hikaru has grown in just 3 years?!! Good job

[@samuelmontescenhua8969]

Ver videos antiguos de ti mismo trae siempre la frase que te dices "¿Qué carajos estas haciendo amigo?" JAJAJA siempre es divertido *

[@sukhvirb999]

Hikaru was high ! 🐐

[@snickle1980]

I love that he wanted to see his old personality from his first stream , but ends up critiquing his own play.

[@xumier4246]

Hikaru before and after serving jail time

[@something623]

Hikaru obviously did not enjoying his.. 17:11 Guess we're wrong guys

[@JimmyBoosterCrate]

It's funny, because I did my first stream ever pretty much at the same time this was uploaded. I ended it after 5 minutes because it was lag hell.

[@donianoshow1128]

What an incredible individual...heart of gold...hikaru's humbleness is out of this world..

[@sahirde]

Uhhhh.... Hikaru?

[@dinokoenoko7842]

are you sure you talking about hikaru? LOL

[@larrytakesover8984]

he was tense back in the day

[@shiv_ring]

He had those Carlsen facial expressions, wtf?

[@francesconoce3056]

Hahaha Hikaru is so hard to himself , but you know what.....i think all champions are hard to themselfs and that is why they have great achievements . If you only compliment yourself you won't probably get anywhere . It is fun to watch tho 😉😁🇳🇱🙏

[@NEEKDADEEK]

Why does Hikaru look like that, so beautiful

[@vedanthbharadwaj3960]

When Hikaru will die, I'm pretty sure that in his next life he will be a pug

[@temototladze8253]

Wow third stream,way to go!

[@mcchannel8735]

Hikaru roasting himself even if he was 2nd in the world

[@musical_lolu4811]

Gosh, the contrast is striking.

[@8ytan]

You've improved so much as a streamer.

[@MrSilaman]

You've come a long way, very proud of you

[@jenchino1924]

Title of the video should have been "Hikaru Nakamura reacting and mocking on Nikaru Hakamura".

[@ashsh17]

Hikari pleaswe play on vidit and anish stream 🙏🙏

[@BongelaMnguni]

That dude should have been invited to pogchamps

[@paxielle]

Wow he's come a long way

[@bLiZcHaRgE]

Current Hikaru looks younger, I don't know why. 🤔

[@EvanChungBurner]

2017 hikaru looks like angry joe

[@Alexander_Tronstad]

Heh, Hikarus SOTD: Aventus

[@loneskum]

Max level enthusiasm

[@enisenzzah9400]

Happy Hikaru is best Hikaru :)

[@Aditya1057]

This was soooooo hilarious especially after queen premove.

[@eveothello]

7:55 my life's review every birthday

[@sylvanis5607]

Actually malding at himself LULW

[@animisha23]

Same old orange wall

[@willscott660]

Hikaru should do a room/housetour

[@vi0lence305]

How dare you to shave that beard!

[@onceapawnatime4121]

like the hair better from 2017 !!!

[@bravia67]

That Joe Papa and Valeant reference tho :D :D :D