Is 90 Even Possible in Puzzle Rush?

Hikaru goes for 90 in puzzle rush survival, attempting to get his highest ever score.
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[@matteos.3438]

hikaru “not rushing” is still faster than i could ever hope to play chess in my life

[@taylorg8509]

I can only play 3 min or 1 min I have a hard time slowing down to think My dad is opposite he will think 5 mins to make a move

[@agusc5117]

Always shoot for the stars my dude

[@unknownalsounknown4238]

@@taylorg8509 you can only play 3min/1min chess? damn I easily spend 2-3 minutes per move , sometimes 4 in a 15+10 game(which are the only games I play)

[@taylorg8509]

@@unknownalsounknown4238 doesnt the thinking bother you Waiting is just unbearable Like meditation to me seems impossible Why would i do nothing for 5 mins? The only way i could meditate was if i had a podcast to listen too But my dads like you and i respect that too Calculated calm doesnt speak as much as i do Patience and learning to not speak a lot and listen are great qualities not evryone can manage

[@umermunir6314]

@@taylorg8509 Exactly like seeing the clock tick near me makes me think I have no time and I must make a move in 20 to 30 sec max even though I’m in a 15 or 10 min match. That’s why I play chess to slowly increase my patience. Now I even take 1 min to make a move sometimes and if you try you can slowly but surely be able to make calm decisions as well

[@shonakduggal3855]

Me: gets a 30 in puzzle rush "I'm the greatest genuis of this generation" Hikaru: "hold my juicer"

[@ezramarler9470]

I got 25 and imma 1200. What’s your ranking?

[@isum9674]

i got 16 and 900

[@JuicyJoey]

I was able to get to 16 I’m a 900, I also don’t pay for anything so I can only do 1 puzzle rush per day

[@sikethatsthewrongnumber9278]

im 1664 but i dont even play puzzle rush lmao

[@le_gus001]

I'm stuck at 29 :(

[@Drunken_Sailor1]

His mouse flicks while making the arrows are more precise than my aim in cs:go

[@darklightmaxi8045]

He should really play some fps it would be funny to see him destroying his enemies

[@Simagosk]

2d aim tho, not 3d

[@randomguy8520]

@@Simagosk osu gamer

[@ekiM2K]

@@randomguy8520 click the juicers

[@mysteryman3237]

@@ekiM2K hold the juicer and spin the juicer

[@Die_goo]

Hikaru: here here here here takes takes check here here takes takes here and mate Nonono that's too easy

[@watashiwashendesu2752]

I love how he is explaining how to win even tho he is completely aware that no one understands it

[@victororozco4240]

I do like it when he does that. I don't always get what he's saying but I surely get amazed every single time he explains what he's planning to do.

[@rjjhh443]

We get motivated as well and our mood becomes good and we win more games because of that

[@ScottyP_OG]

wouldnt be a very good stream if he just sat there silently for nearly 2 hours just playing chess

[@darianbell9614]

When he explains it i'm like "ah yes that makes perfect sense" but I'd never be able to come to the conclusion myself on the higher level puzzles.

[@aymuhspunj]

Id argue a quarter of his audience does completely understand everything and might even be thinking like him.

[@stealthyshadow567]

Best part is when he goes “oh my god I’m an idiot” and calculates 15 moves into the future while drawing 50 arrows

[@hthrhthr]

Hikaru: Its too easy! Me: trying to understand if the arrow he drew is from the white queen or blacks queen

[@tatenelson8439]

I was waiting for this exact comment

[@dinogrbovic5602]

@@tatenelson8439 liwaaaslsalwl2o

[@LuisAntonio-sk5co]

no. 85 was actually crazy, accessing his memories of a book to figure out the right move and going on a hunch (and his knowledge of the game) for king h2. wow! Also, no. 90 is pretty funny, Hikaru saying he's super confident and closing his eyes before the moves. lol

[@ameykadam5195]

Can someone explain what the hell does king h2 do?!!

[@michaelzhang6098]

@@ameykadam5195 maybe make room for rook g2?

[@hadalio]

​@@ameykadam5195 really late reply but kh2 is the only move that "works." if the king moves anywhere on the 3rd row then the rook will attack with check, creating a queen and winning white's rook. if Kf2 then that allows Rh1 with the same outcome, allowing black to create a queen and win the rook. "but why can't white take the pawn after Rh1?" because then there's a pin with Rxc2 Rh2+ Ke3 Rxc2, winning the rook. if you move the rook anywhere else, you either let the king free to attack the pawns or break the pin on the pawn, creating a draw g5 doesn't work because then after the black rook moves and white takes the pawn, the king can't move up to protect it fast enough from being captured. h7+ doesn't work because the king can hide behind the pawn and it gives black a tempo allowing him to take the pawn on the next move because the rook can't move back to defend it in time.

[@Gingnose]

​@@hadalio yep this is some famous sequence of endgame, if u know come in handy

[@ryanvoccio4530]

Hikaru: “I don’t understand” Also Hikaru: Understands

[@meamme99]

"dont want to go too fast make sure I don't blunder" me every time I'm about to take what I think is a free piece just in case

[@JooJingleTHISISLEGIT]

and then after you take you realize it was a blunder the whole time

[@BrandonBB4]

Doc help, I keep having dreams of Hikaru spouting chess calculations at me.

[@isum9674]

congrats on the heart

[@jacobpeters5458]

Doctor's advice: "Remove your ceiling"

[@dombromflump627]

He’s like 9 moves in the future saying “this feels too easy”

[@souptime7518]

someday hikaru will overtake the world and no one could fight him for the throne because he has the power of time. you thought he blundered but he actually unlocked the ability to premove irl.

[@luponio456]

“I didn’t even see f3 at all” Me a 400 rated player who saw that: I’m the master now

[@dandymcgee]

Watching Hikaru calculate out loud is one of the greatest privileges and pleasures of all time. Thanks so much for making this kind of high level educational content!

[@DUMMYDOLL]

Im 3000 blitz and gm at 19 and I appreciate your comment.

[@sudharshanpalaniyappan5187]

Title: is 90 even possible in puzzle rush? Alireza: yes

[@henrybullough2822]

Hikaru: Is 90 possible? Firouzja weeks ago: 100

[@domo7927]

He did it with his brother, I am pretty sure hikaru would have done better than him if he had some help also

[@anotherrandomdude2221]

Andrew reached 103 tho if we consider puzzle storm the same as puzzle rush

[@tristwasdead]

@Papa Papa ?

[@mathlegendno12]

@@anotherrandomdude2221 It isn’t, totally different levels from different websites

[@-ChrisD]

@Papa Papa Are you ok? What's up with you? Speak

[@hachi2207]

Me : missing a backrank checkmate Hikaru : So if i move this juicer here it will go bing bang boom after 17 moves

[@fathulmubarak5404]

00:00 "am i stupid?am i stupid?let's see" How adorable that, when smart guy say he's stupid🗿

[@phoonbug]

He actually has barely above average IQ. He's just very good at memory and pattern recognition, but overall he's not much smarter than you, me, or the next guy.

[@lorenquarles1586]

He's so humble too🥶

[@benburch]

when you listen to him talk about literally anything other than chess he really doesnt seem very intelligent at all

[@masashah2778]

@@phoonbug pattern recognition and memory are what they use to measure IQ, so he probably does have a high IQ. I do believe that intelligence is way more complicated than IQ though. In my opinion, intelligence is very complicated, and trying to quantify it is unproductive.

[@phoonbug]

@@masashah2778 his iq is 102. Like I said, barely above average.

[@jacksonschuck1869]

44:15 “Am I stupid?” Proceeds to calculate 15 moves in two seconds

[@DUMMYDOLL]

Im 3000 blitz and gm at 19 and I appreciate your comment.

[@Ajaylix]

Hikaru: "This is too easy" Literally everyone else: "🤯"

[@mariusschatz7431]

"The computer doesnt know what hes talking about" is the funniest quote lmao XD

[@DUMMYDOLL]

Im 3000 blitz and gm at 19 and I appreciate your comment.

[@glossyorange]

Sick thumbnails

[@7sedma]

ye

[@lachie9175]

agreed

[@azueri9187]

Me solving a 170 puzzle before hikaru explains it: “WHOS THE GRANDMASTER NOW?”

[@DUMMYDOLL]

Im 3000 blitz and gm at 19 and I appreciate your comment.

[@balthazarulbrich8546]

hikaru next year: iS 500 EVeN pOSsIBle???

[@annonymous6827]

In all seriousness, he may go for 100

[@balthazarulbrich8546]

@@annonymous6827 yea, think so one day

[@manuchorod]

@@annonymous6827 he did 117 the other day. Full video on his second channel

[@annonymous6827]

@@manuchorod oh damn

[@TheRealFastMarcus]

watching hikaru think through 10 different 8+ move tactics on puzzle 87 was absolutely an incredible insight into the mind of a GM considering just 1 move.

[@skylerhill9581]

Love your videos! Congratulations on the high puzzle rush scores!

[@flyingfloridian]

Legend has it, he’s still going.

[@rjjhh443]

112

[@DUMMYDOLL]

991

[@ethanwells1230]

“the computer doesn’t know what it’s talking about in this case but thankyou” 😂😂😂

[@DUMMYDOLL]

Im 3000 blitz and gm at 19 and I appreciate your comment.

[@a_wild_Kirillian]

10:30 Hikaru blocking with a non-existent knight which he just took is hilarious =)

[@DUMMYDOLL]

Im 3000 blitz and gm at 19 and I appreciate your comment.

[@deezman4206]

@@DUMMYDOLL cap

[@suluguni]

Yeah i mentioned it too, but then i understand, that he just switched variations too fast. When he said black have block with a bishop he saw its a check and dropped variation with Qxd5. So Rb7+ Nb6 was a legit calculation

[@kupkumral2793]

That's the kind of videos we expect from this channel. It's either meme video, puzzle rush record video, or tournament video

[@chals39]

Hikaru's new unreleased song preview 31:27 - So takes. Let's go with King f2, Rook f8, King e1, And the king escapes.

[@dionel1388]

The 'So' pertaining to Wesley

[@milence123]

yay a new great video :D keep up the great work Hikaru

[@MrGreenBeanBeenBeanin]

Am I stupid, Am I stupid chat? Am I literally stupid, no. Am I stupid no im not ok.

[@therealcathuman3789]

I wonder how many of these are brilliant

[@MrDannyg77]

Umm wait. Does it go on? How far did he get? I’m confused.

[@alexanderlattreuter5196]

Me: Gets 50 and thinks that i am as good as a gm Hikaru: Yeah easy claps 90

[@duneasd4976]

15:55 Me when I’m trying to solve over 1500 puzzles 😅

[@jasonsun94]

Well it is possible cause Alireza hit one hundred before

[@tunaozsoyy]

Am I stupid? Chat?

[@PrincessTrunksBriefs]

Every time he's like takes, takes, takes and here i'm just sitting here like "WHAT THE F*** ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT!?!!"

[@DUMMYDOLL]

Im 3000 blitz and gm at 19 and I appreciate your comment.

[@marekhorvath8701]

Hikaru is probably ashamed of his 94th puzzle

[@MarcusZenus]

my mental capacity go to zero, from the start to 12mins of the video.

[@MichaelSmith-xj1dx]

Highest rated chess player "wait am I stupid"

[@atlasboratok9954]

Hikaru: trusts his instincts and gets all the questions right Me:trusts my instincts and gets the world record for the dumbest chess player ever

[@DUMMYDOLL]

Im 3000 blitz and gm at 19 and I appreciate your comment.

[@lillegitimate]

on a 4000 rated question "no... something isn't right this is feeling too easy."

[@boskly8368]

Nobody: Hikaru: this seems too easy

[@masoomshafi7406]

Alireza laughing in 100

[@bachtung26]

this is a part of a vid call:"I,ve never Been This Deep Before"right?

[@mab_8731]

Hikaru talking to himself for 1 hour

[@bigpac93333]

i’m just laughing at how crazy he is

[@sylwesterurbanski3613]

This is so entertaining to watch

[@godines123]

there is one hater with the bell activated

[@asmolbean9300]

Puzzle rush is the hardest shit. My brain just does backflips. Maybe i shouldn't drink wine while doing it to be fair.

[@scuff3d_a.i.m.448]

23:26 guys can someone tell me why h7, Kf8, h8 into a queen is wrong

[@angelasenov6173]

Lol, why did the video cut so randomly ? Did he lose and rage on 93

[@yevhen.nahirniak]

Alireza: look how it works

[@joelk3187]

That last puzzle was so incredibly simple.

[@DUMMYDOLL]

Im 3000 blitz and gm at 19 and I appreciate your comment.

[@ComplexOri]

Amazing work!

[@raembes]

Me when I solve the first puzzle: 1:36

[@aest882]

firouzja be like: yes

[@PolrisTired]

My lower rated friends watching me play chess: wow he's so good Me: "Maybe I'm stupid.. am I stupid? _Am I stupid?_ Maybe I'm stupid, let's see.."

[@frame-perfectadskip9159]

"Is this difficult?" - Hikaru on 89

[@julienlamelas]

The praying mantis. It’s fiiiiiiine Christian

[@theivclanftw]

Anybody know the song name at 9:00 minutes in? such chill vibes

[@Murilo_P]

Martin Luther Malcolm X (Instrumental)

[@JhonathanGois]

I was falling asleep when Hikaru called me at 47:30

[@ShabazzTBL]

“I know it’s Kh2 I just don’t know why it is.” How does one tap into that power? If I was receiving 4000 level tactics from the ether I wouldn’t really care about the why I’d just thankfully take the advice. If the ether is listening now that I’d be much more grateful than Hikaru. I would never question your leading. I beg you for your blessing.

[@buildingwhisper]

that's called intuition... your intuition can be right or wrong.. but the better you are at thinking consciously and analytically, the more accurate the intuition will be

[@satrancy1888]

21:22 ı think rc6 and you have to play with Your king kg8 and rc7 it is winning if you play rc6 rd1 rxc7 rook goes any square and rf7 check and h7

[@joshuachristianjauw7394]

This is what i see in puzzle 81 as 1100 player 1.Qe5+ Nxe5 2.Rxe7+ Kb6 3.Rxe8 Rxe8 4.xe5

[@satrancy1888]

4:29 why not bxd5 rxd5 and bxe7 and kini goes b file bxb4 and maybe it is better than qf4 because maybe my Queen can come to a3

[@austinbao]

Didn't Alireza get to 100 ???

[@kishorshah3042]

I was thinking the same thing lol. I was literally watching live when he got it.

[@josephwinland9525]

Hikaru: ok here here here here and that’s winning. Meanwhile me: um here? Yes! I made it to the fourth puzzle new record!

[@DUMMYDOLL]

Im 3000 blitz and gm at 19 and I appreciate your comment.

[@bobbybobman3073]

I'd like to point out he's solved a 3937 elo puzzle ... He's rated what like 2800 ish, sounds like my whopping 1500 puzzles rating ... Means I should be more like a 350 elo player, great way to inspire confidence.

[@DUMMYDOLL]

Im 3000 blitz and gm at 19 and I appreciate your comment.

[@sevayhuseyn8616]

Fourth ....or something

[@piotrbugaj5179]

96 1/4 is a world high jump record in inches. Can You beat it in puzzles?

[@masterj5175]

These thumbnails lol

[@xtr4ps]

TSM FTX GM HIKARU NAKAMURA

[@hammad5028]

13:25 “I would take on d5 so it must be wrong” lol

[@sethmanning6813]

Hikaru is so good at chess

[@kupyochannel4861]

Hikaru really knows how to entertain viewers.. i found him one if not the most interesting and funniest streamer in the world..

[@diegoedward751]

27:31 i laughed way too hard

[@kevinhernandez5653]

1:13 when I saw f3 and he didn’t... I’m basically a GM now 🥱

[@smokey1183]

Waffle house has found its new host.

[@HabiasaDeveloper]

He's looking so rich with that furniture at background. Other videos, he's like a grandpa outplaying kids in an old apartment lol

[@KenKaneki-oy3kb]

ME: *"Totally understands Hikaru's analyzation"* Chess is too easy. Im a genius. Also Me: "*Blunders a queen on a 900 match*"

[@justinwatts-dinkelman4250]

I can now officially say that I have solved a 4000 puzzle

[@DUMMYDOLL]

Im 3000 blitz and gm at 19 and I appreciate your comment.

[@Pizzahutbaby]

I almost solved a 3500 puzzle and I feel pretty good about it.

[@DUMMYDOLL]

Im 3000 blitz and gm at 19 and I appreciate your comment.

[@andrewolivetreemixing]

19:00 I remember watching this live and having NO IDEA how Kh2 was a move

[@constantineshaman3336]

8:06 oh fuck, i once reached position like this one, but white rook was on b4, not b6.

[@deniz5155]

bro I thought 50 was good..

[@clashplaya8638]

Hasn’t Benjamin Bok done it? Or am I dumb?

[@dylanjeffries7823]

When was this recorded? I live near LA and a couple days ago I also got a gas leak alert (which I had never seen before)

[@Fippe_]

1:01:53 wasn't kxh2 obvious? If you are gonna move the King

[@grahampawar]

Meanwhile Ali Reza has passed 100 😂😂😂

[@koukouchi7]

56:08 I'm clearly dissapointed of @GMHikaru on the 88th puzzle ! A beginner would have figure out the solution easily : just gobble all the pawns ! :D

[@DUMMYDOLL]

Im 3000 blitz and gm at 19 and I appreciate your comment.

[@ragnarok1055]

ayo hikaru u good at chess and chemistry too hahahaahahaha 1:00:00 C6H2

[@judsongordy8872]

At some point do the puzzles stop going up by 50?

[@Redstoner34526]

any number is probably possible for that guy with a 65000 puzzle rating

[@jplays8934]

3800? More like 800, I solved that am I am 700 and something in puzzles

[@fujster]

Why do we even watch this if we can't digest the puzzle at all

[@userjk7]

24:44 Hikaru correcting Stockfish is crazy 😂