Hikaru's Shares his Home Movies

Hikaru dug through his home movies and shared some from early days at chess tournaments including his step-dad FM Sunil Weeramantry and his brother Asuka Nakamura.
Thumbnail photo credit to Richard L. Harbus for The New York Times
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[@Mi-ht2co]

damn, these tapes are ANCIENT. Not even coughing was invented yet back then

[@peterpeek]

Lol

[@Sheenoharu]

5:00

[@kenkur27]

You want ancient? I remember when they SMOKED at chess tournaments. Lot more coughing then :)

[@PetherNortal1]

😭

[@thebarnave]

"he looks like me" ? "He is my step father" xD cracked me up

[@takotako3321]

Yep, that's Sunil Weeramantry, his stepfather and trainer. :D "Sunil Weeramantry (born 1951) is a Sri Lankan-born American chess player, trainer and chess author known for being the trainer of his stepson Hikaru Nakamura."

[@anelkaisgood2]

0:49 the trolling was totally over his head I suppose, ha. Either that or he actually was offended.

[@EpicDoggiez]

Shanen Ma idk why would he be offended?

[@anelkaisgood2]

EpicDoggiez agree. Didn’t mean that, I mean, he didn’t see the humour.

[@MA-vj7di]

someone exlpain what step father is cuz i come from indonesia lol

[@christopherrichmond1011]

This brings back such memories. The World Open in Philadelphia and analog clocks. I had the pleasure of playing (and drawing!) your stepfather in a NYC tournament in 1978.

[@karl9791]

What a memory. I hope you going well, sir.

[@naphbot134]

George Sander yikes

[@ahbarahad3203]

I HOPE YOU ARE IN GOOD HEALTH SIR

[@naphbot134]

George Sander let’s not be rude :)

[@naphbot134]

George Sander because your reply is yikes

[@r3x754]

I don't know why but i just find it so wholesome, when Hikaru is being so polite and the way he deals with stupid twitch chats

[@xvnbm]

You'll get used to it and you are able to pick sensible comments from the trash. He has been a professional player for a long time. I am sure he has heard similar stuff years before Twitch was created.

[@diethz6819]

Sometimes when it’s gets too much he puts on sub only mode in chat

[@sensorcato]

Hikaru and "so polite"?

[@quikee9195]

Hikaru becomes polite when he wears a bow tie.

[@jonathanamwoza1312]

Honestly it's something not enough streamers do. Don't feed the trolls and you promote a healthy community. Twitch can be really toxic.

[@julianzhang6067]

therapist: young hikaru isn't real. he can't hurt you young hikaru:

[@aadbaptista]

i legit read it like "the rapist" xd

[@mo7emedragab870]

Why? He looks adorable

[@yamikagevg7841]

"he cant checkmate you" better

[@gklnth187]

GG yo!

[@naphbot134]

Putiti the El Goblino gotchu?

[@ericpetersen8155]

“Before technology destroyed all of our lives” From your lips to Gods ears.

[@user-ks6vr7ty3s]

Anprime gang Anprime gang

[@manictiger]

@@Jordan-vf4up Before the dark times.

[@yarakharam5343]

@@Jordan-vf4up obesity epidemic came with technology because it started interfering with nightsleep which is highly linked to obesity

[@outkast978]

@@yarakharam5343 nah fam, the obesity explosion started in the 80's.

[@garnerthecube7524]

@@manictiger ..before the rebellion.

[@TheBlurayHacker]

This video sort of makes you realise the amount of hardwork him and his step dad must have put in for him to be the player he went on to be....

[@allahm-ast3mnlywlatstbdlny164]

Mashallah tbark Allah alhamudillah inshallah better astgfrallah

[@CeRz]

@@rubenhumbertoroquesalas2273 it is

[@daemorax21]

10:32 same hand mannerism lol also bow tie hikaru so cute

[@inlovewithi]

If the people in the video only knew that in 25 years 100s of thousands of people would be watching them on a device that's small enough to fit in their pocket. (The standard comment for very old videos of life back in the day..)

[@moonlightblue9196]

Its insane

[@mrao514]

I think Hikaru's Mom would have focussed more on Yound Hikaru had she known that he would be more famous than Old hikaru.

[@raulpower9577]

2:15 A wild young Ivanchuk appears in the background 😳 . With his stylish hat Such a Legend of the sport.

[@astroash]

DAMN I'd never have noticed him!

[@someoneelse293]

I still can't see him lol

[@raulpower9577]

@@someoneelse293 hahaha

[@jakeb.2990]

nah Ivanchuk was younger than this dude in 1995, and pretty slim at the time kind of a look-a-like of Ivanchuk about 12-15 years later

[@iiwi758]

@@someoneelse293 That's definitely not Chuk. I think OP is just joking. It looks a bit like him, though.

[@zvonimirbrekalo1291]

This video made history. The first time a twitch streamer shared a home video that wasn't a sex tape.

[@kieran1990able]

"I will never ever wear bowtie" ROFLMAO, the way he said its actually hilarious.

[@andrewptob]

I respect him for that. I've never liked bowties either! They look silly to me.

[@undinism69]

Yeah, you're excused as a kid cause it's usually not your choice! Or you can pull the young and dumb card!

[@aaaaaa7955]

@@estolee5485 10:00

[@porkspudz]

This is the first time in my entire life that I've seen rofl and lmao combined into one term

[@ScottHamiltonAU]

Wouldn't be a bad idea to add the pineapple shirt to that list.

[@undertale9867]

It’s so weird looking at a video like that from the 1990’s, just goes to show how much technology has improved in the last couple years

[@filipviljamaasvensson]

@@undertale9867 It's unreal. I mean a big movie from 99 on netflix looks like it's shot with a camera obscura

[@SteveNinetyski]

A couple is 2. The 90's are 21-30 years ago...just thought I'd let you know.

[@zyncxec3658]

Couple you mean 30 years

[@izaazrahmanakbar8512]

Decades

[@SteveNinetyski]

@@GEM4sta What a ridiculous pointless comeback.

[@atulmishra785]

That small kid showed some potential, too bad only the elder one was playing chess. I bet the younger one could be a great chess player someday

[@RufusShinra]

You're so silly ! that young one is actually Hikaru Nakamura ! the GM and host of this channel ... smh ... Kappa

[@SansFrancisco0]

@Quality Work hE iS OnLy JokInG smh tHis uNCiviAlizED pEoPLe

[@reanactresen3700]

@@SansFrancisco0 he wAs jOkiNgly WoOsHing

[@mathew2378]

This section is the definition of pure cringe lmao

[@ASHISHKUMARDPSG]

A

[@musical_lolu4811]

5:24 okay, so where's the word, is this the word? Not sure if this is an actual word so let's see, so...okay.

[@wompastompa3692]

You mean you haven't heard about the bird? A well a bird bird bird, bird is the word.

[@Ryanlol21]

okay so if i look at C what im looking for is an H around the-- okay so there is an H, so I thought that if there's an H I should have E-C-K-M-A-T-E, no? what am i missing here? it's hard to believe this isn't just CHECKMATE, right? what am i missing here you guys? what am i not seeing here? okay you know what, we're just gonna have to go for it chat. we're going for it. we're goi-- we're gonna just go for it okay chat?

[@pranavmathur9114]

I don't understand what you mean????

[@alastairpinto9744]

weilnayr thats really impressive lmao

[@chromso]

@@Ryanlol21 theres gonna be a couple "ok stop trolling you guys" in the middle as well

[@usherd369]

Good call on to not have the usual video opening, really adds to the sentimentality of the experience.

[@synesthete23]

I didn't notice that... nice touch

[@roopagayatripabolu8305]

5:57 - that is some dedication for crossword puzzles😄...I have so much to study even in this quarantine. I cry sometimes because I can't spend time on chess. 10:05 - " I will never wear a bow tie again"😂

[@rohansarangdhar8023]

Ohh the thumbnail is edited

[@miguelmiguelbcostasantos7897]

ikr

[@dayoldeggplant]

Pretty sure it's a real photo, just not a video.

[@octopushands6923]

W00000sh

[@that1pianist]

Damn I was watching just to see the thumbnail in action

[@zombieheart8312]

Yeah that’s called clickbait

[@synesthete23]

This is so cute. Thanks for sharing Hicki I'm sure you did your family proud since this time

[@nikital5913]

Those VHS records are so familiar to people of our generation) I am from Moscow, born in '89 and my family archives have hand camera records too))

[@Iloveyouverymuchkissandlove]

Like most people 😅

[@MisterSTLTHY]

Cool 🙌😃 Thanks for sharing the old home movies! 👍👍

[@bowrudder899]

Thanks for sharing this, Hikaru! This is awesome.

[@goldenkurlz]

Just Legos....he reduced my entire childhood to just Legos....

[@someoneelse293]

In Australia the plural for Lego is Lego fr lol

[@Vern01]

someone else same thing up here in canada

[@goldenkurlz]

@@someoneelse293 im pretty sure that's a global thing. I was just repeating what our beloved gm said 😁

[@joeschmoe7866]

@@goldenkurlz no its not

[@mr.salvadore1666]

“I am david attenbruh and this is a discovery of a life time here we see Gm hikaru in its youngest state. Notice how silence envelopes the room as this is a chess tournament. The analog clocks everywhere to time the moves and we see chess in its more primal state. Such an interesting film.” - david attenbruh

[@frightenedsoul]

Attenbruh! I’m dying! 😂

[@CoDWikiTMOI]

Hikaru this is awesome, I would love to see more old footage if you have any, and if you are comfortable showing it of course!

[@JohnVC]

I'm remember playing the 2003 Chicago Open and seeing young Hikaru there. There were so many heavy hitters in the open section and he was definitely one of the youngest.

[@Roy-jq5hr]

This is so cute 🥺 Just because the quality is not that great makes it even better. I love it ❤️

[@Josh-ux1vy]

Hey man... I started playing chess as a young lil’ stud just like yourself. I’ve been through three great chess sagas in my life: The first two were defined by vengeance, and I’ve just embarked on my third and final saga which shall be defined by conquering my greatest enemy: Self-loathing and doubt. I was introduced to you during my first saga, after I purchased 13 chess books at once from a local book store. Now (during this third story arc) I’ve been introduced to your stream. Much has changed in both my perception of myself and you... I like to think both have been for the better. Thanks for your great content!

[@georgeray649]

Congratulations Hikaru for your channel reaching 300k milestone. Wish you all success and many more to come.

[@Boorchess]

Very cool to see footage of the Adam's Mark and World Open. it was the chess mecca for US chess and many many memories for me and my father.

[@ahmedabdulwehab5665]

Thank you for sharing an interesting part of your life. Wishing you all the best!

[@jairreal6905]

Hikaru is my absolute favorite GM. Great skill but MOST of all is his sense of humor!!!! HILARIOUS!

[@cesper554]

Baby Hikaru was cute AF

[@allahm-ast3mnlywlatstbdlny164]

Mashallah tbark Allah alhamudillah inshallah better astgfrallah

[@cgy1]

Not just analog clocks but most of them were wind-up clocks too! Only a few fancy models were even battery-operated quartz clocks.

[@anishkautkar5081]

child hikaru looks like baby kung fu panda

[@amaybansal1053]

Hikaru age progression over the past 2 weeks: 50 years old (with beard) 20 years old (clean shaved) 30 years old (stubble) 7 years old

[@ignaciocontreras2625]

Gracias por compartir tus vídeos antiguos esto es oro molido para tus fans

[@PusuMera]

Holy crap my ears are dying from the high frequency crt tv sounds coming from somewhere

[@animielover5745]

Thats one of the best thing i like on Hikaru channel

[@dehanbadenhorst1398]

Hikaru looks cute with a bow tie

[@Trippze]

FBI OPEN UP

[@gumdrop3225]

Wow 300 thousand subscribers already congrats!

[@MrFreakHeavy]

The classic claustrophobic VHS videos. This is so nostalgic...

[@pranavmathur9114]

Honestly enjoying the shorter videos. It is better than the longer ones.

[@Bazhul]

The analog chess clocks are wonderful

[@AlexFoxVids]

Sunil was my chess coach in school :) great guy!

[@Jdotm]

5:23 for baby Hikaru.

[@joshrofrano3773]

It's amazing how little has changed; other than the analog clocks i'd say this was 2018... they still have those same yellow shirts.

[@CVince19]

Hikaru's beard grows faster than my elo on chess.

[@Trippze]

definitely the non-asian side of him doing that lol

[@mrdawson1237]

Happy 300k subscribers 🥳🥳

[@neilbradley9035]

It’s very sweet of him to share this.

[@captainobvs5898]

The thumbnail looks like the kid from up.

[@Trippze]

its based off him

[@PaulAllen8.30]

Hikaru with the same haircut from crosswords to super GM!

[@masonharris6648]

PogU Hikaru!

[@miguelpanta]

them analogue clocks were not ugly at all, bro

[@mavericksoul9739]

who knew that the little kid doing crosswords would be the best chess player in the US at some point. 😂

[@Alpha-gz6hk]

Best in the world

[@user-yi8mq1oe9g]

@@Alpha-gz6hk Sure Kapp

[@Alpha-gz6hk]

@@user-yi8mq1oe9g Joe whoe

[@TonyFalcon76]

Very nice of you to share those childhood moments

[@DramaticHuskyGohan]

Hikaru: Its a chess tournament. You cant talk. Audience: hold my cough!!

[@doormatcat]

Wholesome af

[@Kostly]

Wholesome AF.

[@dmisha5437]

Can you add chat somehow to twitch vods please? That would be so awesome!

[@Gloobster1350]

There’s even a perfect spot for it above his cam

[@robl4836]

I remember those clocks. I used to play for my town in 1975.

[@M1VEATSROCKS]

Congrats on 300k 🥳

[@liqritrs8391]

Clip one, borat sagdiyev is in the background if you look closely! 0:12

[@jesuscruz836]

Thanks for sharing

[@omeadpooladzandi9786]

Those chairs are so nostalgic

[@ccandantube]

Great great video. Proves that there is so much work needs to be done even if you are a genius. For some reason this is very ❤️ warming as well…

[@noahnee2309]

300K yay

[@BB_The_Impaler]

I was still picking my nose at that age and Minikaru is busting out word searches at a masters level chess tourny...

[@paulmpl7773]

Thats not young Hikaru, he didn’t stare up the ceiling while he was doing his word search!

[@oo-nx3cd]

Yes live is worth it.....

[@esaidecasas6500]

damm thats the year i was born

[@thecakeisalie8135]

Hikaru has his own special story that could be a netflix show alongside the Queen's Gambit

[@ZionPureinHeart]

Hikaru. You're awesome!

[@Davidcf1234]

Hikaru still got his babyface

[@quikee9195]

when he shaves

[@moritzpfurtscheller4248]

I wanna look that young when im his age !!

[@tfwthewhen]

home movies 😳

[@djokari23]

Wowwe it's amazing 😮😮😮

[@karim1029]

omg young hikaru acts exactly like hikaru does now

[@haggaisimon7748]

That's how the legend was born

[@sougatshome7075]

Analog is beautiful You take that back

[@ikmalt9851]

Lowkey wanted to see the twitch live comments

[@shawnlong4039]

I would say the reason there wasn't much coughing was because it was July (summertime, so it wasn't cold or flu season).

[@vincentL761]

The bow tie gambit

[@jeancesar5493]

I remember those days in one tournament I played all 3 nakamura

[@SumNutOnU2b]

I was at this tournament I think. So I'm looking at the whole thing trying to see if I'm in the video. Couldn't find myself, so probably not. But still kinda fun to try

[@ksenoforksenofor5201]

Didnt expect Mutahar to be in this video...

[@user-ks6vr7ty3s]

Lol yeah his step dad looks identical to him.

[@PossumMedic]

"If you talk you get kicked out" My kind of party! xD

[@agnidas5816]

I miss the old school chess clocks. Though the big flat button digital ones are much more practical

[@elijahlindsay1942]

0:32 "I think this is July 1st 1995" you don't say

[@MrCrystalm8]

could be 7th jan you twit

[@zack1140]

I really wanna give Hikaru a hug...

[@StrandidOnRevisIslnd]

Young hikaru is a fucking legend

[@ewoewo1113]

omg that's so fucking adorable 0_0

[@suzannell24]

Thumbnail pic is the best 😁

[@EnoVarma]

Those clocks are beautiful.

[@PrecisionCalc]

Apparantly everyone he knew became a chess Master

[@valdas7597]

Nice Pineapple T-Shirt you got there! :D I want one now!

[@randomyoutubechannelthatus5653]

lol xd

[@Kostly]

What happened? Hikaru became the Chess samurai.

[@redditbites7423]

Hikaru is the goat no cap

[@MrMadass1997]

Thats some Back to the futher shit 😂😂 I like it

[@gilleschezeau543]

4:14 Sammy from Scoobydoo playing behind Hikaru's brother

[@FunnyPianistUA]

Young beast.

[@ParallelComparison]

There were cell phones just without cameras