How Strong Is Nihal Sarin, Actually?

Nihal Sarin plays the Sept 16 Bullet Brawl and gives Hikaru the chance to evaluate his bullet skill
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[@martinthomas620]

I remember playing Nihal when he was 6 or 7 in a local competition here in Kerala, India. Its so crazy that little kid is playing hikaru and hikaru has a whole video dedicated to him.... wishing both these guys good luck❤

[@thetechiedoc]

❤

[@Eyarn592]

Haa evide nokkiyalum oru malayali kaanum 😂❤

[@randomgeographer4410]

Talking about geography, it would be really interesting to see a battle between Nihal and Praggnanandha. Interestingly, they are both from Southern India from different neighbouring states. Nihal is from Kerala and Pragg is from Tamil Nadu. They are almost the same age 18 and 19, and both are rising stars of chess.

[@alas.i.am.]

⁠@@randomgeographer4410gukesh, vishy are both from tamil nadu. arjun erigaisi is from telangana. all south indian states. though vidit gujrathi is from maharashtra.

[@amkai2928]

​​@@alas.i.am.north India is Worst. They never contribute to India rather they make Country Worst. South are making Proud. And states like Maharashtra which is neither Part of North or South are Developing in Field of Technology and Business alongwith Finance.

[@milesreynolds4943]

Such an interesting format to single in on your performance against a single opponent during the brawl

[@chesswithbenu]

Nihal is a gem 💎 I have seen young Nihal in a tournament in Kerala taking walks after putting his older stronger opponent in pressure. It was a great sight to eye watching whole crowd watching and wondering how this little kid could be this talented and cute ☺️❤️. I came across his interviews recently and was really surprised to see how humble and grounded Nihal is compared to his peers. Biggest fan of Nihal ❣️

[@randomgeographer4410]

This doesn't proove that Nihal is weak. This shows how goddamn good actually Hikaru is.

[@booyahhhhhhhhhh4463]

Agreed

[@BxkedBeanz]

nice spoiling mate.

[@GoofyAhOklahoma]

How would the best blitz/bullet player in the world making an entire video dedicated to one kid prove he is weak?

[@randomgeographer4410]

@@GoofyAhOklahoma His not a kid for chess. He is 19. Physical parameters including the age actually doesn't really matter in chess as long as you are between 18 and 50 or even more. Recently, for example, another Indian player Praggnanandha, who is also from Southern India like Nihal, beat Hikaru on a tournament that was held just recently. Praggnanandha is only 18 years old.

[@GoofyAhOklahoma]

@@randomgeographer4410 He may legally be an adult, but the brain doesn't finish developing until 25. For chess, he's basically a kid.

[@spokitive]

"Iam not actually sure what i am doing this game I am kind of just moving aimlessly" he just described how i played chess all my life hahahahaha

[@Sora_cloudd]

Nihal actually making Hikaru try is insane. One is a super gm and another a young star

[@shrikrishnasingh1106]

Nihal also a super gm

[@anivibes7466]

Whenever I think he can't impress me again, he destroyed a 3175 😂 Definitely most feared bullet player lol

[@Dhruvient]

nihal had 15 game streak!! WOWW

[@abhitiwari5346]

Maybe that caught Hikaru's attention

[@arightscepter]

wait 'til next week for a streak

[@muudus_tv]

56 games undefeated. World record for Next 10 years.. hands down.

[@davide6679]

I love Sarin super attacking style

[@Nick-pl8st]

The technique in the first game was *chef kiss* 🤌

[@Randomly_Random99]

Watching him play, it looks like the peaces are flying across the board.

[@mittumohanan]

...the big guns of chess meets....yeah we are summoned 🔥🔥

[@nathangrabias8045]

Future hikaru incoming

[@markmaz-sk7su]

Was hoping for Nihal vs Hikaru matchup in this years SCC. Hopefully, next time.

[@kamalofdeka]

Me too

[@xxx333mmm]

when

[@kamalofdeka]

@@xxx333mmm Next time when SSC happens

[@plottwistaftercredits3144]

Please post the whole bullet brawl

[@avivdan5217]

Hikaru never fails to impress me 😅😅😅

[@shrinivas105]

He just beat Nakamura and claimed first prize in TT

[@skinnysmile9937]

Lmao he won 56 games in a row including defeating you in his way

[@jackshi]

50 in a row. 56 in a row of wins and draws.

[@varunn7301]

53 wins and 3 draws @@jackshi

[@NotaFrom99]

I could probably take him in a fig- wait you mean in chess, nvm I’m not qualified to judge

[@lavanyapareek]

Hikaru thinks bro is Hikaru

[@simbaleena]

what is your puzzle survival best

[@StevenSenjaya]

Awesome play from Mr. "I'm so bad at chess" 👍

[@laqshyamukerjee3840]

bro is streming while this relesed

[@GigaJaz]

My mother is friends with Nihal’s mother. Even though he’s not like Hikaru, he’s seen as a child prodigy in Thrissur (a city in Kerala) and Kerala (a state in India)

[@rayclay2]

many try many fail. Hikaru 2024~!

[@SaikikResearch]

Pretty good for 3 months old

[@sverrikarason3307]

i played nihal when he visited my school and he was good then but now he is grand master

[@bikramhazarika6060]

Nihal mathches hikaru speed just amazint

[@soumyajitroy5239]

Nihal was even streaming I believe 😅

[@iambrianlevy]

It's so fast!

[@armtwister]

Nihal is from my hometown Thrissur in Kerala ,India.

[@emmanuelbaezcarventines8417]

And the King of Blitz remains on his throne… At least for now!

[@RealityCheck1]

Is Bodhana stronger than him?

[@dannygjk]

Depends, which hardware is he using?

[@1970DAH]

I heard he can bench press 100kg.

[@bildungsproletariat]

Thats his warmup

[@jayure1346]

Why reply twice

[@jayure1346]

Why reply twice

[@HimanshuKumar-mw7pw]

How can i watch this full bullet brawl...

[@xurles4311]

1:00 couldn't he just put queen e1 and eat the castle when it was check same time or am i missing something

[@turbokaivuri8390]

​@@SoupSailoryou mean rxd8?

[@xurles4311]

what is it@@turbokaivuri8390

[@the98thcent]

Only thing is after Qe1+ Kh2 Qxa5 there's Rxd1 discovered check Qxc3 QxQ RxQ Rd7 =/=

[@mattmcclelland6523]

After Qe1 Kh2 Qxa5, white has a discovered check with Rxd8, then after the king moves white can grab the other rook and is up a rook

[@the98thcent]

​@@mattmcclelland6523which is why instead of moving the king white blocks with Qc3 in my line above

[@SoB_626]

2:16 Kb1 b4.

[@denyel5214]

He can easyli deadlift 200lbs.

[@ogandreyka]

I mean that's not really impressive bro

[@ujjwalsharma2703]

Its obvious Nihal always looks upto Hikaru ... No Doubts he learnt from the best

[@johane.turbib.8108]

Ya still the best ever

[@MohitSharma-th4qt]

I dont know why the top-bullet super GM player felt the need to flex on a 19 year old, but whatever😆

[@LaziestHQ]

I mean i like that hikau is mean but nihal is also a supergm now.

[@incredulous-]

Are you new here We all know he is toxic

[@GLOBETROTTER2024]

Nihal❤Hikaru❤❤

[@guy-who-read-manga]

Good night guys 🥱

[@sonusharma-rf9sm]

this has to be of superhuman stuff

[@chessAspirer]

Nihal isn't weak. Hikaru is much much strong.

[@barbiecute1510]

bro thinks he is Hikaru but he is notttt!

[@urlhasnorizz]

Bro's Hikaru

[@christopherhjort519]

Of course i blundered as usual...haha, yea ok Carlsen blunders less as the only one, well some days...

[@GenAIWithNandakishor]

mallu daaaa. pever varatte

[@randomgeographer4410]

Nihal used to play under Chilean flag. Why did he change his affiliation?

[@stockmeat]

He is in world vacation

[@bhanubhattarai13]

Hikaru particularly picked games where only he won. The thing about Hikaru is that he doesn't accept defeat. He always has an excuse to make. Everybody loses when they make mistakes.

[@YashvardhanMemoryTricks]

Lies of P sucks.

[@user-os7ht4nk9m]

sui?

[@jeromemartel3916]

He doesn't seems strong to me. He can barely lift 50lbs.

[@SoumodeepChatterjeeIITD-dl6so]

😂😂😂

[@bmno.4565]

Back to watch after that BS Kramnik accusation

[@HimanshuKumar-mw7pw]

Not more you, yet....

[@Kyle-ys3cv]

Is Hikaru Nakamura good at playing chess?

[@ngc5195]

No

[@user-rv5uh5un7v]

Naah

[@Shivemm]

Although he is a streamer,still he can play some good chess

[@essaysandmore]

He's decent.

[@infinitytoinfinitysquaredb7836]

Define "good."

[@zero5886]

Im 260lbs tho

[@Kraterlandschaft]

He's pretty good for a 5 year old tbh

[@toziassmitt]

He is not 5

[@Kraterlandschaft]

@@toziassmitt He can't even walk.

[@darkcap6265]

He has not even said his first word yet.@@toziassmitt

[@Kraterlandschaft]

@@toziassmitt He's not even a glimmer in his father's eyes yet.

[@toziassmitt]

@@Kraterlandschaft wrong

[@Adnan_487editz]

Hello

[@dirtyharry7012]

i am here

[@markmorgan5982]

1st??

[@yogi2543]

He's pretty good for a 12 year old tbh

[@arijitkulkarni]

He's 19 lmao

[@yogi.m5620]

Hey stop smoking with my name

[@wolflink9000]

He's probably not quite as good as Hans "The Future GOAT" Niemann

[@rhysjones4250]

I can easily outlift him in the gym... not strong at all.

[@Car-uk8gd]

He's weak compared to good GMs

[@richardlobo88]

He's good.

[@Car-uk8gd]

@@richardlobo88 not vs top 40

[@richardlobo88]

@@Car-uk8gd he's in top 40 in classical.

[@Car-uk8gd]

@@richardlobo88 he's like 43 or 44 so the top 40 are better. Let's see if he will get under 41 but still my point is he's not that great compared to the super GM below rank like 31 and never will attain that elite 15

[@richardlobo88]

@@Car-uk8gd none of us is Nostradamus, he's still a kid, give him time.

[@russskidmore6893]

I dunno , looks like he could lift maybe like 125lbs at most.

[@danicule8671]

Stop playing chess and start using your brain, actually?