How I Beat Magnus | A Strong Start to 2022 FRWC Day 1

[@GMHikaru]

Thanks to everyone for your continued support. The FR World Champs will be broadcast on my twitch channel every day and I hope to make recaps after each day. Today I'd like to give special thanks to Athletic Greens for sponsoring today's video. Go to athleticgreens.com/gmhikaru to get started on your first purchase and receive a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D3+K2 and 5 travel packs. Thanks again - Hikaru

[@averybrooks2099]

Did you have beads to win? Come on we won't hold it against you :)

[@AvocadoTheBugCat]

i've literally never seen a video with a sponsor from hikaru's channel

[@StevenSenjaya]

@@AvocadoTheBugCat Right.. it was fascinating, I watched the whole sponsor part xD

[@EarlSmith2469]

HELL YEAH! HIKARU #1!!!!!!!!!!

[@almightyhydra]

Personally, I prefer vitamin D4. D3 is too passive, it blocks the light-squared bishop from developing. The Bongcloud vitamin is very important though.

[@simonprecheurllarena]

17:24 "As I realised to my horror" Proceeds to describe a 10 move long line where at the end a pawn is captured. MIND BLOWN. How can you imagine the board 10 moves in advance with limited time during a high stakes game? Absolut mad lad

[@top10genius70]

Well a robot with 250 elo thought 12 moves ahead of me so if a low level robot can do that I'm pretty sure hikaru can aswell

[@chicco5033]

@@top10genius70 the 250 bot played 10 random blunders, you blundered 10 times and you got randomly fucked. Look, I'm rated 500, 25 days into chess exactly and I never lost to the 250 bot I used to get the feel of the game. And I'm terribly bad.

[@top10genius70]

@@chicco5033 and I'm rated 1400 maybe I just suck huh

[@chicco5033]

@@top10genius70 well. That means they updated them to suck more knowing I signed up 🤣

[@justinlevy274]

its almost like he does this for a living

[@bryanrodriguezm.556]

the lack of enthusiasm Hikaru puts on his ads just makes them better

[@EliasX23]

@@Beingahumanbeing He clearly didn’t enjoy it 😂

[@finosuilleabhain7781]

@@EliasX23 Can only imagine how horrible it must be.

[@ashleynowlan6661]

@@finosuilleabhain7781 AG1 is actually really good. Not cheap… but good ha

[@finosuilleabhain7781]

@@ashleynowlan6661 Good to taste?

[@bongcloud]

because AG1 is Anish Giri"s company 😆

[@leslieducloux649]

"But fortunately, because I literally don't care, I was able to keep my wits about me and play logical moves." Classic!

[@GabrielleAmadeusMozart]

Sigma male mindset

[@michaelzusman8493]

Best line in the video

[@montague7996]

Fascinating to hear about the discussions between players. Keep up the good work. All the best.

[@aerialkiller5948]

Do they record the players' discussions during break? It'd be super insightful

[@TheHare]

Great analysis. I agree with everything, and I'm only 12 seconds in.

[@edwinv710]

There are indeed many strong players. Great analysis

[@yelowasian2019]

he beat magnus so therefore hes right

[@junocchi7]

one if the analysis of all time

[@Habdabi]

Yeah that's an inaccurate move

[@piyushagrawal964]

Weakling🦄

[@BigMitz]

"And of course, players like myself" -Hikaru Nakamura, Top chess streamer and #1 in Bullet chess

[@elijahmitchell-hopmeier182]

He's not #1, but he is still really close to that. Magnus is still better than him at bullet.

[@santhoshkrishna763]

@@elijahmitchell-hopmeier182 he is #1 in bullet

[@feelcollins4358]

@@elijahmitchell-hopmeier182 magnus' beads don't work in bullet

[@gabrieldiniz3970]

@@zilla5749 sheesh

[@deeno9631]

@@elijahmitchell-hopmeier182 u smokin smtg

[@johnbarnesNnaptown]

There are millions and millions possible moves and Naka is determined to show as many as he can.

[@whateverybodyknowswebuiltt3785]

If you beat magnus....u would remember ever breath u would take... all top level players in the world will admit that they can barely see how much better magnus is...

[@Caleb-zu1pk]

@@whateverybodyknowswebuiltt3785 “barely see how much better magnus is” do you mean they say he isn’t far better. Or are you saying they don’t know

[@w花b]

@@whateverybodyknowswebuiltt3785 and then you get accused of not playing fairly

[@Rocket-qg5jw]

I love how he analyzes the games in a depth that’s helpful to both a 1000 and a 2000

[@ShadowK0ng]

How would you know? Are you both a 1000 and a 2000?,, Or is it just your opinion?

[@victor6010]

24:31 the smile speaks for itself 😂😂

[@willowdrakon]

Cute

[@mTSOULI]

Congrats hikaru! Keep the good work 👏

[@abidalmars3275]

3:43 "Which Magnus found without any computer assistance"... The comment speaks for itself 😂

[@patrickparadise7]

That ad read was a thing of beauty lol. The music and Hikaru going "pretty good... pretty good" along with the face is brilliant

[@Will-cd1zn]

These guys chess IQ and ability to look so far into the game blows my mind no matter how many times I watch them. Amazing match.

[@victorsilvapacheco9630]

Fisher Random is the real savior of chess. Chess was becoming a Memory game rather than a Strategy game. Bobby Fischer is saving chess even after his demise

[@wolfgangdevries127]

You have no clue about chess.

[@hjdhbcfjjb]

@@wolfgangdevries127 says the 1400

[@stevemattero1471]

Idk... duck chess is getting pretty popular

[@kpNov23]

​@@wolfgangdevries127 you dont. face it you're black, you're continuously struggling to catch up from theory

[@PrivateJoker0119]

@@wolfgangdevries127 he's not wrong

[@Gallanter]

15:22 “I thought I was in a lot of trouble, but fortunately I literally don’t care”.

[@ieorlich]

The brain and hand misconnection Magnus mentioned, it's kind of true. It happened to me last night playing online. It's some kind of visualizing the future position and forget about the actual present, so you end moving the wrong piece in this time present.

[@andreasumbach]

It's not just "kind of" true, it happens all the time. In german, there's even a word for it. It's "Fingerfehler", when don't make the move you want to play, but the one you're thinking about (usually the next move down the line). It happens at all levels too, obviously. To prevent that from happening, coaches used to tell the kids to "write down your move on the score sheet first, then play it", but sadly, that's not allowed anymore (except in special situations like when you're claiming there's a repetition).

[@Pablo360able]

I do this all the time. And I play daily chess so it's extra embarrassing. I spend thirty minutes calculating ten different variations only to play a move that's supposed to happen three turns later in the critical line.

[@tagbon]

The part I liked the best is when Hikaru flew his little plane to Iceland. Didn't even know he had a pilot licence.

[@vladimirgeorgiev4590]

Fischer Random is the real game, requiring pure talent, not preparation and stuff like that! Congrats and hope you will win this championship. I definetely believe you are top 3 natural talents for last 15 years, so it wouldnt be a surprise for me at all. Keep going!

[@hjdhbcfjjb]

I agree. Fischer was right. This is the future of chess.

[@djconnel]

What i love about these videos is they highlight the incredible depth of analysis which goes into key moves, even in the case of the first game, black's first move. Watching outsiders see only the result, and in many cases the observation is "that seems reasonable", not recognizing other "reasonable looking" moves could go very wrong. Congrats to Hikaru on the incredible match and I wish him luck against Federov, who is clearly a formidable opponent, and after beating Magnus it would be tempting to try and relax a bit.

[@vonolemaxle3040]

Thx for the analysis! Hoping you'll win this entire thing, Naka!

[@chakaula8642]

I did enjoy it (as always)... very instructive; your analysis helps me see deeper! Thank you. Aloha from Quartzsite AZ

[@andrewr8144]

Awesome win! I saw it live on your KZbin channel, and I couldn't believe he blundered! Hikaru's defense was amazing.

[@brbcrew9957]

I love the honestly with the analysis...well done naka

[@Sympanet]

Very smooth ad transition

[@asd42075]

This recap was made so shortly after the match was over. Props to Hikaru for the grind!!!

[@juanflores-zy6kj]

I’ve been wanting to see a breakdown like this. Thank you, good luck.

[@eliasvonbrille]

There is no way Magnus directly blundered a clean Rook. He must have had the Blackout of his Life.

[@Reggaetonforever2]

Great to see that after e5 black is not lost, 960 chess is beautiful. Magnus playing g5 was a fantastic start for the game.

[@mrtotallynotclickbait2544]

Damn Hikaru adding recap ads to help pay for his lawyers

[@NMBrayanAmaya]

A new 960 champion is on the rise

[@XcutAngel]

2:55 "pretty good" well that does it guys, I gotta buy.

[@kushmic]

"just tryna get the Big Black Center" -hikaru 12:57

[@monkerud2108]

Cool to see you do reviews of events again :D really like these

[@hrobertb]

Really enjoyed your review of the game! Congratulations! I'm sure you were ecstatic :D

[@kilte90]

im a magnus fan, but this was great play Hikaru. showing why he is one of the best chess players i the world.

[@malegros19]

Congrats for the good start! Tomorrow we are going fishing...

[@tomtsu5923]

Nice work Hikaru!

[@Callipygous1975]

Hikaru, thank you for this glimpse at the inside story.

[@mikeelijah3784]

Magnus is my favourite (both of you are) player because i love greatness. However, I’m so happy you beat him and that your playing well.

[@saharaliake8970]

15:27 "fortunately because I literally don't care" 😂

[@whatever_it_takes6691]

Fischer Random is the future of chess

[@karankaran1997]

Duck chess is the future

[@ClarkPotter]

Agreed. I'm looking forward to the day where it's the default mode of play, as opposed to Chess1 that's the god damn same every game.

[@gonzalosaizgonzalo9117]

Great first day. Good luck in the next ones hikaru.

[@michaelsmith3069]

What a satisfying experience it must be for you guys to have those debates amongst only yourselves.

[@DyoLilith]

Μπράβο σου! Great analysis btw! Φιλιά απο Ελλάδα και πάντα επιτυχίες! Hikaru vs Magnus is just amazing stuff... 😍😘🤗👏👏

[@dataplet01]

that 1. b3 g5 opening was incredible

[@Tyler-os3mc]

I would pay to listen to the conversations between the players about these positions in the break room

[@nicksnyder98]

Gg champ gl with the next days!

[@sarmadkhan9638]

Absolutely Madness by King of calculations

[@stevechowder3896]

Congrats Hikaru!!!!

[@TheIkaist]

After praising everyone else's intro.. And "Players like myself" so humble

[@doncar9]

Great work, om and off the board I wish I were as lucky as Hikaru.

[@GreatUSTreasureHunt]

Congrats on the win, saw it live! Great play.

[@gabb05]

i love how naka is just hacking his mind with the "idgaf" mentality to play his best chess

[@coulie27]

Great stuff, love how well you guys play dynamic unprepared chess. Cheers 🍻

[@epistemologicaldespair68]

You have an AG1 sponsorship, you've officially made it!!

[@joaoalbuquerque8918]

Great stuff!!

[@case6189]

AG actually looks pretty legit first AD I’ve seen I’ll actually buy :)

[@OFBCyclingWorld]

Great recap, well done. Keep winning

[@aaronbrumley8937]

Good job buddy I love watching your content and your games are awesome keep up the good work

[@ifixfridges7792]

Great recap!! Thanks for posting!

[@wolflink9000]

I'm surprised magnus broke 1200 with that blunder lol

[@occultsymbols]

Magnus cared too much

[@tamir8501]

When you think about a future position so deeply you forgot about the present... classic

[@juliocadavid6640]

There are worst blunders by him and others, it is still something human, to blunder. Magnus needs a bit more time to play, he was constantly looking for thr board that shows when they get the 5 extra minutes

[@doncar9]

Blunders are all there , waiting to be made.

[@juliocadavid6640]

@@doncar9 im very polite so i dont like to make them wait. Always be gentleman

[@galaturka]

Beaten the world champion, still respectful on and off the board 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@jiggs8073]

Hikaru's cadence and mannerisms when he does these recaps are so memeable

[@ShawnThomasVarghese]

The professionalism he brings to these recaps is unmatched, props @GMHikaru

[@hunterwolfe6295]

keep it up. your developing well and don't let anything falter you

[@jonathang4996]

I liked that smile at the end Hikaru 😁😁😁

[@drasticwillb]

13:47 Hikaru keeps us in perspective. That move should have cost him the game, but shouldn't cost him his life.

[@tendonoentiendo3809]

Yo the editor for the still shots of the GMs went wild with those head proportions 😂. It was subtle on some but full on megamind on the others.

[@theophilevictoria5592]

Hikaru: the idea is very simple... Also hikaru: *explains 4 different 7 to 10 move long lines behind why he moved his piece* Me, a meer mortal: yeah i get it

[@highjim7778]

this format of chess is far more exciting.

[@kurokazuki6288]

The plan is, indeed, very simple.

[@stianaandal1488]

Hikaru always has the best analysis

[@vikinglou4260]

Wow, congrats!

[@thangvitanh]

Always amusing to hear super GMs quote Pogchamps games like some immortal games.

[@thecombatengineer7069]

Good luck mate!

[@joostruijtvander7857]

Go for it, Hikaru!

[@isoentro10]

loved the ad. And congratulations for the win.

[@NeurosGenesis]

The edit of Hikaru holding the AG1 in the ad at 2:40 is fucking hilarious. Never change editors, haha.

[@Berosta]

Hikaru does a sponsorship with a 2010 back ground music, Which Nakamura universe am I at?

[@DaBigBrozer]

The one where he beats Magnus in a world championship game

[@babapur3255]

@@DaBigBrozer 😅

[@anthonygross1963]

He blundered a rook in a better position. You got a gift.

[@hunterhunter5998]

that's the nature of chess. an amateur blunder can ruin an otherwise high level game

[@thisisandy9814]

Your Explanation is on point.

[@sada0101]

Forget the play, did you say "thank you so much elmagneto for the 1 match gift sub"?

[@frogiwthoutahat]

ive waited so long for this finale doesnt disappoint

[@lolk6111]

2:53 Me when my friend's mom cooks my least favorite food

[@NotTheMaestro]

It was great to watch but so painful for Magnus. Amazing counterplay from Hikaru though, Rb3 cutting off the queen was a really sneaky move

[@Flirmy]

you checkmated my adblock.

[@ryhthelegend3106]

good games hikaru! well played (and, you had good luck w/ that blunder)

[@johntumai827]

Amazing breakdown as always, best in the world Hikaru

[@kcharlesws]

Amazing work Hikaru!

[@Kiwi-zz8ri]

How have I not been subscribed this whole time 😤 (couple months)

[@topsy8701]

Opening g5 move was spectacular

[@dpend]

I wouldn’t be surprised if Fischer Random becomes the standard for competitive chess eventually. It kinda seems like all these pre-calculated lines memorized take a lot of the spirit out of the game

[@isaactakeuchimusic]

I've definitely considered this. Honestly I think its a lot more interesting.

[@zarron221]

Bring it Home Naka! Shalom ani

[@JM-vz6ok]

The most impressive part about this is how you managed to hide your beads.

[@tired5]

Hikaru is the greatest thing to ever happen to chess. No he isn't the greatest player ever but he is its greatest asset.

[@stianaandal1488]

Hikaru and Magnus

[@paulgraf5746]

Tbh he probably is the greatest online chess player ever.

[@stianaandal1488]

@@paulgraf5746 Magnus has better result in the best online tournaments?

[@drizz7830]

@@stianaandal1488 definitely not lol

[@stianaandal1488]

@@drizz7830 ?

[@SonySingh-bh7xb]

The analysis speaks for itself

[@Ligatmarping]

Congrats!

[@madshamanstudios]

Incredible analysis and insights. You can quote me on this: Hikaru may not be the best chess player in the world, but he is the best chess player in the world.

[@alexis-dylan]

Let’s go Hikaru!