History of the rivalry between Hikaru Nakamura and Magnus Carlsen - EXPLAINED

Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura have been going at it for over a decade now, and this video explains the origin of their beef, and how it's turned out so far.
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#Chess
#HikaruNakamura
#MagnusCarlsen
Magnus Carlsen loses to Andrey Esipenko
0:00 Online Banter
0:19 Hikaru extremely dejected after a tough loss to Magnus
1:24 More Banter
1:32 Speed Chess Championship Results
1:38 Magnus wins the World Blitz Championship, beating Hikaru in the finals
2:50 Hikaru beats Magnus in Lindores Abbey Semis
3:42 Back and forth trolling with draws
5:14 St Louis Blitz, Hikaru beats Magnus
5:38 Final thoughts about each other
Hikaru Nakamura
Magnus Carlsen
Chess
Rivalries
GothamChess

[@SuhasPai]

Let me know what y'all want to watch next! If I use it, I'll shout you out for the idea :)

[@ricardf1857]

Click on the Subscribe Button, BUT DON'T SMASH IT OKAY?!

[@projectwheeler5598]

Good video, but a couple suggestions. Have the text slides a little longer because I felt I had to pause on each one or just commentate on those instead of having them as text slides, and try not self promoting with an alt by replying to unrelated comments. Great breakdown though

[@Eman-iw1rq]

Just subbed

[@williamreyes5159]

If you’re gonna make videos with large amounts of text in them give more time so we can actually read what you are saying otherwise good stuff dude

[@williamreyes5159]

Oh shit didn’t see that other guys comment

[@nikitakucherov5028]

Congrats on being awarded the most paused video ever created

[@pekileki83]

😂

[@sreehariv473]

True man

[@wrightjustin23]

Seriously, i’m not trying to speed read here 😂

[@mohamedeladl5697]

DUDE WON'T LET ME READ WTF MAN

[@serratedhumor8468]

Lol that .25 playback speed tho

[@wazy1852]

Man we can't read all that fast

[@dargon71020]

You just haven’t watched enough anime ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@GreatRusio]

@@dargon71020 lmao I was wondering why so many had trouble keeping up

[@vibovitold]

yeah. I get that it's about blitz, but still, looking at chess positions makes me switch into a slower mode of thinking, which makes it even harder. especially since I'm not a native English speakers (and I imagine this may be the case for a significant number of viewers).

[@At0mHeart]

As a wise man once said, "pause the video to find the winning move"

[@gunner9438]

WHO WATCHES ONE PIECE HERE??

[@austinlaverdure6348]

Showing up late without a shirt on wasn’t an accident lmao this might be the best rivalry in history

[@SuhasPai]

Ahhahaha

[@alitalhouni8408]

Miyamoto Musashi would be proud.

[@mohanpyaare597]

Magnus wanted to convey that how much important the match is for him against hikaru 😂😂😂😂 He don't respect him his chess at all he himself said it on stream.

[@benasselin798]

@@mohanpyaare597 yeah ur right..and its like hé was just finishing push ups..lol

[@bibidandelion8939]

Rivalry? C'mon , 20-1 is not rivalry

[@steven_90s]

Surprised you didn’t mention Magnus’ tweet from Aug 2020 when he won the World Chess Tour: “Sauron still good”

[@Eorzat]

Love him or hate him, you gotta admit that Magnus has a pretty good sense of humor.

[@steven_90s]

@@Eorzat Agreed. I'm a definitely a fan and I think it's good for chess to have players with personality and engage with other players and chess community outside of their games/tournaments. Anish Giri is great for humor and banter as well :)

[@Solaire_of_Astora13]

Also shows he remembers the joke, but is not salty about it. I'm very sure Hikaru laughed.

[@chillax9184]

@@Solaire_of_Astora13 actually Hikaru doesn't like the Sauron thing anymore. Because after that tweet it's almost always a disaster to him on their matchup

[@aesir1ases64]

Ok but have Magnus seen TLOR?? If not someone needs to say to that man find some 12 hours of free time and binge watch the extended version of the grestest trilogy ever!

[@1chaplain]

False. Hikaru didn't cry,he merely closed his eyes to see 5 mins into the future

[@Mazo_Qo]

@@steelsteez6118 He cried like a real man who doesnt fear emotions

[@TheLegendOptimus]

That was a forced mate in 1, why would you think he was calculating.

[@EliteSpark-tf7kw]

@@steelsteez6118 Imagine making fun of one of the best chess players in the world but hey, lets look at your accomplishments. You're one of the biggest assholes on youtube.

[@0A1630]

Lmao

[@d4kx639]

@@EliteSpark-tf7kw 😂🥶

[@stevenlin5436]

this video was made for bullet and blitz players xD

[@congdao3444]

show the classical head to head and see the rivalry

[@davidchandra8722]

@@congdao3444 i think you missed his point

[@congdao3444]

@@davidchandra8722 how so?

[@earthlord0901]

@@congdao3444 I think his point was that only blitz players are fast enough to read what was written in the video

[@davidchandra8722]

@@congdao3444 just like Kyle said

[@sleepingspiritc.a7742]

So why have you been struggling against your rival? Hikaru: yeah, so basically he's slightly better than me so I have to switch it up. Magnus: he's playing well...I think

[@fosoofkkkfkfkckd]

Magnus: Hikaru is decent

[@hannibalburgers477]

Everybody knows Hikaru's true rival is HikaruBot

[@adnantamzid6279]

😆😆😆 he literally cries while playing the bot.

[@observemudau]

LMFAO😂😂😂😂 nice one!

[@geez8780]

When Hikaru cried i felt that. It's really important to him.

[@comandantethorn9929]

yeah and you could tell that magnus kinda wanted to reach out but it couldve very easily been seen disrespectful since he is his opponent

[@elig2430]

Yeah and you could tell that Magnus wanted to give Hikaru a hug and kiss him on his forehead, but it could've easily seen as disrespectful since he's his opponent.

[@DripJambe]

@@elig2430 LMFAOOO

[@staypositive4358]

The god damn comments! hahaha

[@kei8791]

@@elig2430 I love this sm

[@Italian097]

I have to take my hat off to Hikaru. He has endured some of the worst losses, and potential wins turned draws in his career against Magnus, but he has never given up and battled back and moving forward. Some of those games my heart goes out to Nakamura.

[@Userfriendly116]

He has such a good mental and was so honest by crying in that loss against Carlsen

[@kartikeyatiwari2502]

What else was he supposed to do? Playing chess was his job lol. He isn't good for anything else

[@rajsub3884]

@@kartikeyatiwari2502 so what are u good at apart from writing trash

[@feelcollins4358]

@@rajsub3884 roasted that dude lol

[@johndotcue]

It's more of a friendly rivalry to be honest. They seem to throw banters at each other freely but both seem to respect each other. Also both guys are fucking legends in my eyes. Magnus being probably the greatest chess player ever while Hikaru is helping making the game more popular with his streams and constant online presence.

[@benswolo6008]

Hikaru generally is great at speed chess, he might be the bullet player of all time. Carlsen on the other hand is terrifying, he is a beast at everything.

[@randomdude4255]

Yeah Havent played chess since childhood and hikarus videos made me go back and restart learning it

[@larslosh5598]

I think its at least slightly more than a friendly rivalry. Nakamura seems to respond in a serious and negative tone when asked about some of Carlsens banter. Not how you would respond to a bit of friendly banter.

[@obi_wanshinobi]

Hikaru gave an interview where he basically said, They don’t hate each other. But they are rivals and when you’re that competitive it’s hard to be friendly.

[@zzz7903]

@@obi_wanshinobi Methinks Hikaru simply wants a hug from Magnus after a match

[@parthkdoshi]

5:37 should have been the thumbnail

[@vallabhramakanth3011]

Agree

[@lrvz7187]

If i remember correctly thats already a thumbnail of a video from hikaru's channel, i guess it wouldn't be polite to steal a thumbnail from other youtube video (if legal at all, no clue how youtube works)

[@SuhasPai]

@@lrvz7187 you're right!

[@JstChrxz32]

Magnus isn't the best chess player in the world everyone knows its Big Moist aka Charlie

[@numbdigger9552]

lol a man of culture i see...

[@hairyputter5363]

But Charlie's Throbbing Co¢k move can't win against xqcs Wooden Shield

[@addiart577]

@@hairyputter5363 well we saw that big moist won gm xqc with a 4 move checkmate in the biggest chess tournament of 2019. I'd say they are almost like Hikaru and Magnus.

[@fayasamd5204]

@@hairyputter5363 bing bang boom..

[@hairyputter5363]

@@addiart577 Yes certainly but the only difference is both of them are already beyond the human limits. So it'll be more fitting to say that Magnus and Naka are human parallel of GM XQC and GM Moist

[@jorgevillamizar9350]

Yea, Hikaru finally found his nitche with streaming. He’s undisputed #1 of the chess streamers, the people finally love him, and during his matches with Magnus he’s got a large crowd rooting for him.

[@BlitzWizard94]

So what? Carlsen still crushes him

[@Ebilbacon88]

BlitzWizard94?!! Yeah. As Carlsen does with everyone. Your point?

[@BlitzWizard94]

@@Ebilbacon88 that it doesnt matter that hikaru has lots of fans or has done better in 2020 cause no matter what carlsen stll crushes him

[@JS-hw9mf]

@@BlitzWizard94 at the end of the day Doesn’t matter if your on top if you have no fans

[@Pukukupu]

@@BlitzWizard94 He didn't say anything about magnus not crushing nakamura lol

[@BazzaBeeBenson]

Need to win the world speed reading championship before i watch this again

[@reiXku]

fortunately i mastered quick pausing technique after 7 years of intense training

[@sillybilly7590]

Don't blink, you'll miss 3 pages of essential lore

[@edgar4887]

Lore omg HAHSHA

[@favourfavier1735]

The writings are too fast

[@russelleustace2038]

Ever noticed how their side profiles look so similar

[@3DxPOD]

That's the secret to their success

[@lucasariel3133]

Cmon rivalry?Those two love each other they just are too shy to admit it

[@spurs_7798]

I really dont think so lol

[@VoltageCowboy]

We all know that Anish and Magnus are the ones in love.

[@mohanadbakain282]

Not even close, magnus enjoys stomping Hikaru's dreams. He's kind of a prick

[@leadnitrate2194]

Magnus only loves Giri

[@hieatus1039]

@@mohanadbakain282 so hes not supposed to win?

[@WaleedNaeem]

Just a suggestion please, the text needs to stay on screen for 2-3 more seconds for better readability

[@SuhasPai]

Yep, will do next video onwards, thanks for the suggestion!

[@flarebear5346]

@@SuhasPai a good trick is to time how long it takes you to read the text outloud and use that time

[@Antiquesization]

I was told to read any text three times. Because you already know what it says, where as the viewers don't.

[@SuhasPai]

@@Antiquesization @Flarebear Fair enough, thanks, that's super useful!

[@apptreeline]

@ricks mouth drip lmao

[@peoplecallmepeechez]

Man never with chess, but I do remeber wanting to beat a team so bad in lacrosse that I started crying. It sucks to have that much emotion invested into one game, for me ruins the experience. That's why I love watching hikarus streams, always smiling always having fun just playing a game

[@anezaruat2123]

Yessir lax

[@user-pl9yq3fc8u]

trueeee

[@elisabethsun7059]

Pressure is usually how I have breakthroughs in certain games (rhythm games especially), but in chess my accuracy dips when I panic.

[@harishthethird]

Magnus Carlsen is the World Blitz Championship 2019

[@joccie7113]

when youre so good youre not even the winner of the championship, you _are_ the championship

[@diogenescinico]

No shit, Sherlock

[@stevejob.417]

@@diogenescinico do you not get the joke

[@rajivkumarkale]

@@joccie7113 lol you made me laugh quite hard

[@bobing1752]

Well at that point it might be true. He's a championship.

[@iammole1629]

He may not be the world champion, but he’s still OUR champion 😭

[@davebern4238]

Yes, he’s our champion. 😀

[@pranavsingh6395]

Uhhh why the crying emoji tho

[@alex2005z]

Not really

[@popcream2082]

Ok mole

[@cruelworld1902]

@@pranavsingh6395 he needs a hug

[@siraf1234]

Ah yes, the curse of always being 2nd. I am all too familiar with that.

[@jadiellima8922]

Afro Samurai plot

[@stanleytime9193]

2nd? You act like he's Magnus' biggest rival. He's world no20

[@siraf1234]

@@stanleytime9193 He was 2nd in the world in his peak. Defeat after defeat to the same guy and youre gonna sink

[@stanleytime9193]

@@siraf1234 he *was* second in the world at one point. Not always second, him and Magnus are barely rivals at this point

[@siraf1234]

@@stanleytime9193 Technically, he is one of magnus biggest rivals in blitz and rapid since he placed consistently well in the magnus tour and such.

[@user-ov2kx8ql5i]

Cagnus Marlsen and Nikaru Hakamura. They're both Lovers. This is clearly fake. You can clearly see they want to hug each other

[@kaerkiu9815]

This comment is at 69 likes now and I am not giving the next one

[@teddanville6996]

Cagnus Malsen.... why did nobody think of that before.

[@adityakumbhar635]

@@kaerkiu9815 make it 169 now

[@kaerkiu9815]

@@adityakumbhar635 it actually is now :D

[@NotoriousKhamid]

Leaving it at 169 :)

[@konigstephan]

Most worthy effort but many layers left out in this quarrel, Hikaru's ''I'll crush him like a baby'' certainly being one of the most infamous.

[@mxtrem3]

to be honest, if you think about it. both can only actually get better by playing eachother . even if you train with coaches or others, they aren't really the same level as your rival is, it's always your rival who pushes you to next level.

[@kongesnok]

Harnessing the power of shounen anime.

[@elisabethsun7059]

@@kongesnokXD

[@cuntrolldenied7722]

No one can defeat Sauron except the Hobbit (aka Charlie)

[@marqfarland9733]

U serious?

[@emmalion1976]

@@FullCrupt-jq6gy look at his name lol. I think he likes driving planes

[@BallyBoy95]

Chayse, this actually helped explain a lot of the rivalry v. well. Great job!

[@alanbenlolo6912]

Wait, let me complete my speed reading class first

[@enesabdulla5872]

Well-covered. I clicked thinking it was gonna be some newcomer talking like an expert, not knowing the whole story, but it wasn't the case. Nice video!

[@SuhasPai]

Haha thanks!

[@cringeginge7663]

No, instead its the 2017 speed reading world champion

[@seams4186]

@@cringeginge7663 it's just a couple words dude

[@HoHo-oe1vd]

Magnus is not slightly better. He is a lot better. But I like them both ❤️

[@HappyCamper1206]

It sounded to me like specifically, Hikaru was talking about the parts of chess where he is the strongest Magnus Carlson is a little bit stronger. That also means that there are other parts of chess where Magnus might be a lot better where Hikaru might not be super strong. I don't think he was necessarily talking about their skill level overall.

[@neoqueto]

In blitz Magnus is slightly better. In traditional there is no contest.

[@chillax9184]

All time formats, Magnus dominates in this era. That's why he's back to back world classical, rapid, and blitz champion

[@Jonathan-ec9pp]

There's no actual rivalry. Magnus has won like 90% of the gamaes against Hikaru

[@mattsmith1039]

20-1, but the actual definition of rivalry is competition for superiority in the same field so although Magnus crushes Hikaru, it is quite literally a rivalry

[@JoeARedHawk275]

Damn the comments are old lmao. Maybe you know chess better now or maybe you still don’t know much, but it’s a lot more complex than you make it out to be. They have a rivalry.

[@seife41]

I hardly disagree that's not what a rivalry is about

[@balajivenkateswarar4111]

@@JoeARedHawk275 Newbies thinking they know something, it's always a sight to behold.

[@blueberryoatmeal4009]

Yeah, there is no real competition. It's not a shame on Hikaru or anything, Magnus is just on another level.

[@dariomartinez6358]

Chess players should be humble like tall, when he lost to Nezhmetdinov he said this is the best day of my life. If you loose to someone you should congratulate your opponent and show some class

[@aaaaa8489]

It depends, sometines been overconfidence is usefull to maintain dominance, everyone has their method to control they nerves

[@dariomartinez6358]

@@aaaaa8489 Be overconfidence can backfire really bad specially in chess I mean im pretty sure all of us chess players have had our asses handed to us by lower rated players cause we were sure we were gonna crush, Im just saying chess players should recognize and congratulate your opponents when they lose, it's is an education thing, it's showing you have class and that you can recognize greatness in your opponent, it's promoting sportmanship and honestly it is the right thing to do. You can be overconfident and event if you lose show some respect and education

[@ShadowShinobi108]

Who's "tall"?

[@kuhaku9635]

@@dariomartinez6358 bobby fischer is an arrogant guy,he think he's the best and he IS the best at his time. No one can beat him. What you're saying doesn't have proof to back it off.

[@anasqumhiyeh8631]

@@ShadowShinobi108 i think he meant by Mikhail Tal, the magician of riga

[@rooksman64]

rivalry? Magnus says he’s not one of his rivals...he said his rivals are Kramnik, Anand, and Aronian. He also said there are about five people in the world that understand chess better than Nakamura

[@valentinrafael9201]

Anand shouldn’t be his rival since he is almost twice his age. Caruana plays as good as Magnus in slow chess.

[@alenmujaric]

Where he said this?

[@KingofHades208]

Hikaru is so, so good at chess, like he is insane. But it’s just that Magnus exists.

[@caleblim6890]

This isn’t really a rivalry till they’re consistently dueling in finals like Federer/Nadal or Nadal/Djokovic, especially since Naka has yet to come close to challenging for World Champion. Naka is probably the best bullet player right now, and I’d call it level between Carlsen and Naka for blitz. It’s like if Zverev beat Federer/Nadal in Rome or Shanghai, but kept getting defeated in the big Opens. There’s talent, yes, but no rivalry if he isn’t a consistent threat to Carlsen over all time controls.

[@SuhasPai]

I guess so. But I'm basing it off the fact that both Magnus and Hikaru say that they'd like to play each other only in finals( rapid/blitz ). Even brackets are usually drawn like that, since Hikaru is rated #1 in blitz, and Magnus #2. And all throughout the Magnus Chess tour, it was always the premier match, Naka Vs Carlsen. So I'm just basing it off these facts. Classical is a completely different story though, it's not even close. And agreed with your point, it's pretty different from Rafa/Roger. In this era of chess, I don't think anyone's come close to giving Magnus a tough fight.

[@devinotero1798]

Sampras shits on them all

[@sergil13x]

@@devinotero1798 nice joke

[@sigurdh.s8320]

@@devinotero1798 Who??

[@mateusramos7805]

Loved the tennis references

[@GoodKnightChess]

This isn't just a copy and paste channel, You actually put effort into your content and it's great 👌🌀 hope to see you big someday, smashed the sub button so hard my phone almost broke... Lol💪.

[@SuhasPai]

Comments like this make my day Appreciate you fam!

[@scrumpymanjack]

Thanks for this. Only had to pause it 15 times to read the captions.

[@ss9392]

Lmfao the music makes it sound like mafia rivalry

[@user-pm7mt7ho9w]

People do love an underdog. Seriously, both of these guys are amazing and way better than I am at anything so props to both of them.

[@RevPerdueJosh]

Lol Inception’s “Old Man, Leap of Faith” scene is recommended next.

[@namassu]

Magnus is Sasuke and Hikaru is Naruto, thats why.

[@pzgamerch]

Hikaru is Naruto without 9tail I guess

[@heitorvileladeoliveiraapaz1463]

@ZE RO xqc is kurama

[@danielkarni5114]

@@heitorvileladeoliveiraapaz1463 xqc is tsunade dude

[@Ize19]

If you're looking for anime comparisons, Magnus as Toya Akira, and Hikaru as Shindo Hikaru is right there, just saying! Sasuke and Naruto work too, though, if you want.

[@melzz]

Nahh more like Goku and Vegetta

[@alexanderlattreuter5196]

2:15 Hikaru moving his Queen must be on 2x speed.

[@zf5656]

It's insane how fast he moves at times. There's a timer displayed, so we know it's not sped up.

[@ImTheCrew]

Shuas Pai- this is speed chess, not speed reading. I have to keep pausing to read the text. So frustrating... please slow down.

[@thesubhumancomedy]

Magnus after Naka's bongcloud opening against Xiong showed some love and respect. It also showed us some of Magnus' lovely humour.

[@mumbaikachallenge5526]

Thanks for the video!

[@pk-fi1ok]

If the screens with the titles would be even faster then there is no reason to put them in the video at all. Otherwise thanks for it.

[@SuhasPai]

Appreciate the critique :)

[@pk-fi1ok]

@@SuhasPai I love your answer. Thank you.

[@crazyex642]

@@SuhasPai yeah, I loved the video because it gave great and interesting context and insight into their thing, especially for someone just getting into Hikaru, but only after having to pause on the 1-3 frames of text.

[@SuhasPai]

@@crazyex642 yeah i hear y'all, will def make it a lil longer the next time! i didn't want half the video just to be text screens, so tried to balance it. appreciate the feedback man :)

[@deathrealm2211]

5:36 a true master piece

[@mohanadbakain282]

The last part with Magnus wasn't him saying nice things about Hikaru. He just said he was playing well when saying why he was getting into time trouble.

[@ostrichious2042]

well, he also could’ve said it was his own mistake and undermined hikarus play. he did not, and rather praised the play of his opponent

[@fayasamd5204]

3:33 that bald guy hates hikaru to the core..

[@aqeelraja4750]

😂he was mad disappointed to see the win for Hikaru.

[@fayasamd5204]

@@aqeelraja4750 exactly

[@smartmagis]

Thanks for the video. To make reading (and pausing to read) easier maybe consider making the fade in quicker so we don’t have to scrub so precisely to find a clear image of the text. Especially helpful for watching on phone where i double tap to quick scroll back and forwards. Thx!

[@SuhasPai]

Yo thanks a lot, really appreciate this, will def use this in my next video!

[@vengeance3914]

You are a legend if you didn't need to pause and rewind!

[@maximusinvictus8802]

The history of rivalry: Magnus wins, wins, wins, wins, wins, wins....

[@abarca1072]

Short and juicy, great video !

[@antipro8]

I like how the video is made in blitz style

[@JonHop1]

There really is no Rivalry here.. Magnus has always really been on another level

[@mandovid]

It is some rivalry only for Hikaru, he sees someone above him and wants to take him down... Magnus just reacts to whatever he says or does

[@frutzu7295]

You really think i can read this fast just because i play chess...

[@macnolds4145]

Great recap. Well done.

[@SuhasPai]

Appreciate it !

[@jacktripper8726]

Yo! Appreciate good video so much. New to following chess and this vid explains everything in 1 video.

[@russellhoughton2132]

Regardless of what they and ESPECIALLY what their fans say about each other, neither player can be called anything less than great. HIkaru is 2700+ and spend some time above 2800, while Magnus is 1 of only 2 people currently above 2800 (Yay, Firouzja) and the current world champion.

[@shubhendranathsingh9888]

I think Nakamura has changed a lot and magnus too. I don't think there is as much rivalry now.

[@silvervirio3642]

Why not? Its good for publicity, i would pay to watch rival match.

[@ariavachier-lagravech.6910]

People tend to forget that rivalry would improve each others and that the only people who knows you the most is your rival. Rivalry isn't simply about hating each others but it is also respecting one another's strength and that is what is happening between them.

[@hmp01]

@@ariavachier-lagravech.6910 fax

[@amonynous9041]

when text comes on I just snap a mental image, absorb it faster than the speed of light, everything comes to a still frame in slow motion, my heartbeat lowers in pitch, and in one single movement I expand through the entire universe, I have transcended space time continuum altogether.

[@crystalesia9372]

If you watched this video without a single pause, congratulation you have passed the first step to become a gm

[@user-ni2tp6ey6l]

I'm surprised by the amount of positive comments and nice things said about Hikaru here. I don't hate him or anything, but he's been exposed by multiple different chess personalities for being petty, manipulative and really rude to people, nevermind the fact that he has tried to deplatform people and infringe on their livelihoods multiple times, and that's just since he's started streaming. There's also that notorious clip of him attacking Eric Hansen too, which is a bit of a confirmation of his short temper. Magnus doesn't hate him, but he has no respect for him due to the many times he's been petty and unsportsmanlike towards him. Only reason he hasn't really retaliated in any non-memey way is because he knows with the position of power and authority he has, it would be unbecoming of him. Not trying to start a war or anything here with any Hikaru lovers, just encouraging people to look into him, as I probably don't have the full picture either.

[@tomatoisnotafruit5670]

turns out it was Hikaru who was Sauron

[@user-ni2tp6ey6l]

@@tomatoisnotafruit5670 I would say he's more like Saruman as he's someone who acts like he's good but ends up being evil. Sauron doesn't really hide his intentions

[@ankurdwivedi5023]

There is always an issue in esports where people are really good online cause they are more comfortable at their home but on a stage the nerves get to them, they cant perform tht well in front of audience, this is what makes a difference in the end, one who can control his nerves in front of crowd usually shines, i have noticed it in many esports

[@javiernava7051]

Through the bongcloud, peace has finally arrived

[@mrgenna96]

"Competition for the same objective or for superiority in the same field", this is the definition of the word "rivalry". There is no rivalry, no competition, Magnus is just 1000 leagues above Hikaru (except for Bullet, where they are evenly matched)

[@darth_sidius5311]

Listen suhas i liked the content and now I'm going to sub you. So bless you

[@scalpel5571]

Padhne ka time toh de.... Itna jaldi skip ho raha hai rewind pause krke padhna pad raha hai 😔

[@MrKingoverall]

I've never paused a vid so much

[@jabba7370]

Thats a nice handshake in the Thumbnail

[@arnaud78]

The writing is way, way too fast. Gotta consider your subscribers if you want to grow.

[@goodknyght4319]

You can pause

[@AlexanderNevermind888]

This is as much a rivalry as the Serena Williams-Maria Sharapova "rivalry". In other words, there is none. Magnus has consistently proven himself better.

[@igorbednarski8048]

...then how come Hikaru is higher rated than Magnus in both blitz and bullet chess ?

[@AlexanderNevermind888]

In online chess?? Sorry, but that doesn't mean much. I think people get a bit carried away with online chess ratings and their true meaning in terms of overall skill. Carlsen is the current blitz and rapid world champion. Hikaru plays more online than Magnus, so having a higher rating doesn't mean that he's a "rival". There are some FMs that have astronomical bullet ratings that are hundreds of points higher than GMs. Even higher than Carlsen's. Does that make them a possible contender for a World Chess Championship match? Nope. I have a friend with an OTB rating of about 1500. His bullet rating is around 2000-2100. This only tells me that he's quicker than most with his mouse and premoves. Not that he has extensive chess knowledge.

[@igorbednarski8048]

@@AlexanderNevermind888 they were never rivals in OTB chess, it's always been about blitz and right now Hikaru is #1 with a rating of 2900. > Since April 2020, Nakamura participated in the Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour with a prize pool of $1 million. He won the group stage of Magnus Carlsen Invitational and finished second behind Magnus Carlsen. He beat Carlsen in the semi-finals of Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge but finished second, losing to eventual champion Daniil Dubov in the final. Nakamura qualified for the Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals against Carlsen where he took his opponent to seven matches before drawing an armageddon tie breaker game as white, thus losing the match. The world champion praised Nakamura after the match, saying "he played a great match, he made it extremely difficult for me". >Nakamura won the Chess.com Speed Chess Championship in December. It was his third victory in the format. The site had promoted the knockout tournament by emphasizing a possible rematch of Nakamura and world champion Magnus Carlsen in the final. However, French grandmaster Maxime Vachier-Lagrave defeated Carlsen in their semi-final match, and as a result, earned a spot in the final against Nakamura. In the Speed Chess Championship final, Nakamura defeated Vachier-Lagrave by a score of 18.5-12.5. Nakamura's skill at bullet chess proved to be the deciding factor, as he beat Vachier-Lagrave 8-3 in the bullet section of the match. Previous to the final Nakamura had defeated grandmasters Haik Martirosyan 21-5, Vladimir Fedoseev 21.5-5.5, and Wesley So 13.5-12.5.

[@AlexanderNevermind888]

@@igorbednarski8048 I get what you're trying to point out, but I promise you...to Magnus, and probably to most top-level GMs, that online blitz rating has zero meaning. Caruana probably isn't even in the top 25 in blitz, (in fact, he admits that he's not strong in it), yet he's the 2nd highest rated player in the world behind Carlsen, and he's probably one of two or three players who are legitimate rivals to Magnus in terms of classical chess. I get that COVID has made chess a primarily online venue, but the real OTB/FIDE rating system is what really matters in terms of legitimacy to the real chess professionals. I'll bet cash money that those guys are all trying to compete against Magnus, not catch up to Hikaru's online rating.

[@igorbednarski8048]

@@AlexanderNevermind888 1. I am talking about official FIDE blitz rating. Hikaru is number 1 there and Carlsen is number 2 and the current world champion...so he does take it very seriously and definitely is one of the best blitz players in history, just like Nakamura. 2. Yes, Caruana is number 38 in blitz and this weakness cost him dearly, as had he been stronger in blitz he would be World Champion right now. He lost to Carlsen in the blitz tie-breaker instead. The current Tata Steel Masters tournament is just another example of why being strong in blitz is super important - as the players approach time control, games turn into blitz and usually the faster player prevails. Example 1 - Carlsen vs Firouzja on day 1. One dumb move under time pressure by Alireza and he turned a slight edge into a loss by forced checkmate. Example 2 - Caruana vs Duda. Caruana played a brilliant attacking game, one of the best in his career...but he failed to convert it into a win because Duda prevailed and kept his cool while Fabio was inaccurate under time pressure. Guess who is #6 in blitz and who is #38. 3. Why are there FIDE World Championships in blitz if this is such an unimportant discipline of chess? Why is the blitz rating displayed on all player's FIDE official profile alongside classical and rapid if all GM's ignore it?

[@mr.p1759]

For some reason when magnus said decent is such a way and then it being cut made laugh so hard

[@JamLead]

It feels like I'm playing hyper bullet as I watch this video.

[@lucassevilla4933]

I just like Magnus better, he’s way more humble, respectful, and of course, just better at chess

[@zf5656]

this has to be a joke, except he is better at chess, so not sure what you're doing.

[@victor440]

Me before watching chess on twitch: professional chess players are just a bunch of nerds Me after watching chess on twitch: professional chess players can sometimes be toxic gamers who talk trash and rage 😆

[@MrHaVko1]

Great video

[@luizhenriquematias4657]

I didnt knew much about chess so I was seeing those two hanging together in you tube I thought they were just pals.

[@RishabhSharma10225]

Great video. The abrupt ending is a bit weird though. I thought I misclicked to the next video.

[@SuhasPai]

Noted, thanks

[@cwjalexx]

I'm not sure 'rivalry' is the best word to use since most rivalries have both sides winning a fair amount of times...the carlen - nakamura record isn't anywhere near being even...it's carlsen dominating nakamura the majority of the time.

[@supahsmashbro]

Reading Magnus' response to Hikaru's "Sauron" joke at 0:15 and it's clear Magnus doesn't realize it wasn't an insult

[@tomatoisnotafruit5670]

but it is thou, Sauron is the villain, so basically Hikura said Magnus is the villian and Hikuru is the only one who can take him down. Even if the comparison doesn't fit, Hikuru is basically praising himself and saying he is the best, but he still never did defeat "Sauron" to this day.

[@supahsmashbro]

@@tomatoisnotafruit5670 ??? That's the biggest stretch I ever heard. An immense reach to interpret it as you did. That's like searching for any reason to be upset and offended here. You can not be fond of Hikaru, that's totally fair and I couldn't care less. I'm not a fan of either. But I have to say your comment here is ridiculous

[@Pablo360able]

“I'm faced with several situations where I think I'm gonna win, but I'm just getting faced by new problems, and, BEE-”

[@Aj-ch5kz]

The 2017 fisher random world championship which magnus won by 8-5 i think.

[@fedess3647]

did magnus end up winning losing or drawing that game where he was late?

[@andrewhunter6536]

I remember him loosing it but maybe coming first in the tournament it was in

[@SuhasPai]

Yep he lost, but tied with Wesley for the title

[@connorkzaley9077]

I'd cry too, man. So close.

[@patsat007]

Some feedback regarding the video editing - the frames in the beginning with the text transition too fast. You’re not giving us enough time to read it. We have to pause in order to read

[@chokoon21]

Imagine training for your whole life and the legendary world champion title is just an inch from reach but unfortunately blocked by this once-in-a-century prodigy Norwegian boi. If I was Hikaru, I would hire a gunman to go to wherever Magnus was living and order him to shoot me in the head.

[@jasverix]

What? Why has he never been on the other side of the board if he is so close? Why has Anand, Karjakin, Caruana and Nepo been the challengers? I like Nakamura, but he wss never so close to WC as you are assuming.

[@alvarobanegas5841]

“Your chess is insane.” Hikaru said, as he slipped his feminine hand into Magnus’s pants and smirked. “Are you trying to mate me?” protests Magnus, as Hikaru blushes, the boyish figure undressed before Magnus. “Weak tempo play, Hikaru.” The two kissed, deeply and passionately, and afterwards Magnus places his Rook into Hikaru’s open line.

[@Razorcarl]

WHYYYYYY??!?!?!?

[@Honest_Reaction]

Thanks man, i didn't know any of that

[@TheAffar369]

Pro tip on how much delay for text readability, read it 3 times, if you have enough time to read it all in that moment. That's the sweet spot.

[@EmperorThePro]

Not a rivalry. But the closest to it since no one else comes close.

[@stanleytime9193]

Hikaru is 20th in the world, 18 people come closer.

[@sirbarbwire8945]

@@stanleytime9193 in classical, he doesn't bother with classical anymore

[@stanleytime9193]

@@sirbarbwire8945 because he's not as good at it anymore. Rivalries are about classical chess, not speed chess. For example, Magnus doesn't take speed chess that seriously, he's lucky enough to be extremely talented. He cares about classical. Similarly, one of his *actual* rivals, Caruana, has spent 2020 preparing for his next OTB classical tournament

[@anshul9856]

​@@stanleytime9193 rankings don't decide rivalries. They're the most popular chess players, hence they're the biggest rivals its not that deep

[@stanleytime9193]

@@anshul9856 not really. fanbase wise, Radjabov and Giri come to mind

[@mark250k]

How can it be a rivalry when Magnus dominated Hikaru? I thought rivalries have even if not that close win-loss record between them.

[@lelsonmclel1207]

great stuff

[@moviesnight248]

Plot twist : Hikaru found a hack to make moves in his computer in his 2020 lockdown.

[@cincilloYT]

I love Hikaru's streams and I always follow him, but Magnus is on a whole different level

[@JonHop1]

HE is indeed... I never understood "rivalry" here... There never was one.. To have a real Rivalry, there needs to be actual much closer skill gap. I know Hikaru is awesome and one of the best, but that just shows how good Magnus is. In a league of his own

[@qgqsrg1]

@@JonHop1 rivalries can be one sided though.

[@blackwater7183]

"No rivalry" my ass. If he was so good how come he gets defeated every now and then?

[@melzz]

@@blackwater7183 even the best player can't always win or never been defeated, but you should see the head to head stat between Magnus vs Hikaru, just google it, the difference is too far, and even more far in classical format. 14 - 1, and 25 draws in classical format. Just because Hikaru beat Magnus once in classical, can you call him equal to Magnus?

[@kushalnitnaware]

Interesting

[@jamricsloe]

Until they play each other for a World Championship, there's no rivalry.