Learn the King's Indian Defense with Hikaru

Hikaru continues his series of teaching openings using subscriber games.
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[@kevinpostillon8846]

This is not just any video it's done by one of the or 'the' leading expert on this opening. Thanks for giving it to the community and the internet for posterity.

[@michaelthevariety]

W comment

[@justarandomanimegirlpassin5341]

Yeah he is an expert with this really cool, the only time i would ever watch an opening video other than sensei ofc

[@krakenwave1078]

Pin of respect

[@1dgram]

My guess is that people will still be watching this video 50 years from now, which may be longer than KZbin itself lasts.

[@brbcrew9957]

Pin of shame

[@littlestewart]

The man who is known for the king Indian, is teaching it to us. Exactly what we wanted

[@justkeating8399]

I hope young and new chess players really appreciate what they are being freely given. Daily access to a GM of your caliber is insane. That’d be like Kasparov or Fischer streaming daily chess content when I was a kid. The only daily chess content that we got when I was a kid was the daily chess puzzle in the newspaper.

[@huguito8607]

​@@tusharmuraliold technically he is is as good as Magnus, is just that when they are playing at their best, Magnus finds the extremely small edge he has and wins the game (only in slow games). There is no way Magnus can give better advice (or viceversa) to a 2k player than Hikaru, on that front I would say that even Hikaru has the upper hand as he understand better that kind of players. Anyway, not even Hikaru or Magnus or Aronian, I will go and say that even someone like Narodistky is better at explaining GM strategy to us mortals and that information has even more value to 99.99% of chess players.

[@Mojoemojow]

I’m amazed he hasn’t been offered to do a masterclass cuz these are advanced lessons with rationale

[@1degenerate]

@@tusharmuraliold no it isn’t

[@huguito8607]

@@tusharmuraliold I also disagree. Hikaru is at the level of any chess player that ever played the game. I mean, he reached 2800, he stoped as he found a career on streaming, and that is when he started being the fastest player.

[@justkeating8399]

@@tusharmuraliold my comparison was centered on content and availability. Basically you can insert ANY GM’s name you want from yesteryear and put his or her name in my original comment and it would be relevant bc the Chess content available today litterally didn’t exist 35 years ago when I learned how to play. I just stated 2 Chess GM’s names who I thought the entire comment section would know who I was referring to. There was no comparison in game quality; but rather the simple fact that this sort of content even exists.

[@thecodology2827]

We must appreciate how he takes out his time for teaching us openings to learn 😊😊

[@ajcon3874]

yeah I’ve always needed something against d4 since Caro is a e4 opening and I don’t like d5 because I’m lazy and don’t feel like learning Queen’s Gambit theory.

[@TheLadyBlerd]

Probably one of my favorite things about Hikaru's teaching style is how he explains why certain moves/tactics are strong vs weak vs what was played *and* how to think through calculations. Great video!!!

[@williamflanagan5788]

15:08 Good to see the legend "Ben from the Dover Cliffs in England" featured in this video🤣

[@CasualAviationEnthusiast]

I always wanted to learn the Kings Indian Defence! Thank you for your time!

[@mrsilly6155]

Although my 1000 rated brain can't keep up with a lot of Hikaru's analysis I love how he doesn't shy away from explaining more basic principles and simple moves in among, so there's always something useful I can take away that isn't completely over my head. 👍👍👍

[@sterilepickle544]

I thought I was the only one 🤯

[@emperorsascharoni9577]

Noticed that too. Even with simple pins he plays the moves showing the capture if the pin is broken so even complete beginners can follow.

[@drewbrew6187]

He is a terrible teacher. Pretty good player though

[@rushikesh2320]

​@@drewbrew61871700 here, this video is immensely valuable to me. He explained everything that popped up in my head

[@chrisclements6336]

Hikaru and Levy are basically my virtual chess coaches at this point, pretty lucky to live in this day and age.. I'm at the stage Hikaru's explanation makes perfect sense as he explains it, but as I sit down and play I don't "see" it but that's a start !

[@skellyboi62]

I sac the queen for a pawn 😒🍷

[@amantranz]

What's your rating now?

[@chrisclements6336]

@@amantranz I'm stuck at 1650 +/-

[@amantranz]

Oh great man. I'm in 1000 still. It sucks.

[@Ihate_rice]

@@amantranz what your rating now?

[@bhuvan2591]

30:13 haha thought you could be sneaky hikaru!

[@OdetoLRC]

Hikaru: “This is for intermediate players, and now lets go full speed” 😅

[@liammarkey6933]

I really appreciate how complex hikaru gets with these teaching videos!! Really opens up a whole other dimension on the board

[@IntegralFusion]

Ben from the Dover cliffs :) that made me smile, very smoothly dealt with ;) Also great content, thanks

[@turtlethuggin]

The fact that you're sharing this is freaking amazing

[@ruthxk7844]

Awesome, Hikaru!! Gonna watch right now, rooting for it :D ++please create a playlist with all your opening videos!! They are so good they will become reference :')

[@random.randint]

Hikaru sensei for the win again! 👉🏻👈🏻

[@thetramp123]

Ben... from the Dover cliffs >_>

[@robinthomsoncomposer]

I learnt so much from this video. Had to slow it down to .75 as his grace speaks so damn fast

[@mrolivernone4040]

kings indian pretty much work for everything, doesnt matter what ur opponent plays, you can always use kings indian

[@dolbitnormalno8294]

0:41 i thought those were the years the game was played

[@jefftaylor1186]

I think it’s neat that he points out what I figured out on my own. I’m not good enough to win with the Grunfeld defense.

[@Low_Marine]

THIS IS ABSOLUTE GOLD!! for anyone wanting to play the KID this is prolly the best video to understand the basic principles. And you have the best KID player in the world explaining it to you so that does'nt hurt much too.

[@dandymcgee]

"And you'll never lose this, even against myself." 🤣🤣🤣🤣 As if any of us will ever get to a bishop-up endgame against Hikaru.

[@emdornblaser]

At minute 4:13 you say the queen isn’’t doing anything “even though we have a right triangle”-> what do you mean by this? I find how you describe chess to be super different- you describe it almost exclusively as visual pattern recognition.. another example was the comparison of the accelerated dragon to Draco the constellation. So learning to see the game visually would be super helpful, but i don’t get the connection between the visual and the connected theme/strategy in the right triangle example.

[@Lucifer-xt9zy]

Ben for Dover😂✨ gold

[@RanVEERGaMing4454]

How that "WELCOME" sound so satisfying 😁

[@thenamesjames6543]

This is amazing. Thank you hikaru for this absolute treat. I hope to see many more kings Indians in the future!

[@runr7715]

Hikaru thank you for allowing me to take a picture with you. Unlike Magnus he didn’t let me

[@dimerandomguy]

Hikaru is the only person that I would let trade mark the "welcome back everyone".

[@dewvvvvy]

hikaru teaching kid gotta be the most powerful thinggg

[@mikejameson7678]

NOOO. I JUST FUCKING LEARNED THIS. Now it will be everywhere and everyone will have counters.

[@hafdoon05]

LOL

[@sinott1]

Watching such a video is amazing. We live in a era that allow us to have the best chess player of our time to give us a chess lesson completely for free

[@Aaliyah7777]

0:00 The face at the "welcome back everyone" 😂😂

[@plasmashock4599]

Welcome back everyone

[@Zeieraoh]

that queen tip is pretty nice, its also cool trying to make every piece immortal xD

[@bryannacaldwellsoccer]

Thank you for the video. These review/instructional analysis are really great!

[@TheCr0c]

Kings Indian has been my favorite opening for a while and this video has been long awaited for me, awesome

[@stanmarchtv]

Bless you Hikaru😂😂. Glad to see you keep it real and I hope to see many more great opening lessons from you! ♥️ It is truly the best content any beginner player could ask for. Bonus points for entertainment, simple editing ( shout out to the editor ♥️) and the legendary "WELCOME BACK EVERYONE"!😊 Thank you Hikaru and thank you Hikaru's team as well!♥️

[@se_eikeboom6891]

Beautiful name

[@deoxy251]

Npc

[@OrangeChrist4272]

I've started playing the King's Indian Defense. It can lead to some interesting games. Still not up to par with it yet, but from the lines that I have seen so far, it can result in some interesting matches.

[@zac6683]

Tysm ive been looking for a good kings indian video for ages

[@SpectreOps]

This guide is great for when my opponent makes logical moves… sadly, this is a bit of a rarity lol. I’m almost at 900 ELO rn, with about 80% winrate. This opening is amazing but I often get put into messy positions by my opponent when they over extend their pieces in an attempt to pressure

[@lannaburgos3424]

lol i was just looking for an opening vid. hikaru really sees into the future

[@alexwiththeglasses]

Infrequent watcher just because I’m not into faster time control stuff, but so happy I saw this - wonderful explanations throughout. Beginner me will be looking over all of the “learn with Hikaru” videos at a slower speed and pausing to digest🙏

[@lockdowndb4863]

If you really want to see him give instructive advice on the non speed chess games, watch his analysis and game review playlist. Very inciteful breakdown of high quality games

[@أَڤِيرَليِن]

That’s really cool!! Thegreat man himself teaches you the opening of a murderer!

[@sharthakghosh970]

After playing loads of King's Indian games, I have realized that you can mess up very quickly. This lesson was really good.

[@colegieseking5136]

15:45 Incorrect by Hikaru. In the exchange caro-kann there are also instances where it is sound to develop the knight to the edge of the board.

[@swathirao4422]

Very incredible opening

[@arnoldoalonso4005]

Learning how to play the King Indian Position. Very solid.

[@belsayshootingground]

The speed of the teaching highlights his knowledge of the game.

[@ryanboyd4770]

Learning a year later. Cheers 👍👍

[@artanand1]

Hikaru i just wanna say dont worry about the chess streaming award , just keep doing what you do and the award will be guaranteed in the future , no one from the nominated is even close to your chess knowledge . I enjoy watching your videos and i learnd so much from you . Thank you have a nice day

[@keepthemusicguyz]

Me following Hikaru lessons: Oh yes, perfect. Oh that's nice. Okay understood. Crystal clear Me playing real-game: *Blunder on move 3*

[@waleedranjha5402]

Ben from dover😂

[@gaymerman3420]

every time I hear kings Indian I think of the beautiful game against Wesley so when Hikaru got 6 brilliant moves in a row

[@thomasgrabowski2202]

Hikaru is awesome. Wow. What an incredible depiction of such an old yet timeless game :P !

[@Navigatorzoro_]

I requested hikaru on tomorrow video to make video about kings Indian defense video and he made the video 😍

[@muhammadsair3598]

I am here for the Welcome Back, everyone 🤣🤣

[@glorp-uz8sw]

This and the caro kann are my best defenses as black, im happy to say hikaru has taught me how to be a monster with the KID defense

[@Im0nlyHuman]

I’m calling it now, this will be KZbin Evergreen

[@TonyAube]

Can you teach how to crush the king Indians defence

[@asmarop5541]

12:32

[@bridgenoob]

Are you going to make a playlist off all these opening vids

[@GMHikaru]

Yes, there is an openings playlist! HN

[@MrJtin69]

Hikaru you are the real best streamer levy has what it takes to become GM but went to get the bag instead makes sense he make more money selling content to fans. But having an actual elite Grand Master sharing his knowledge with us will mean more in history hikaru you are an inspiration and a legend of the game and a true top3 all time ! For me its gary 3rd you 2nd and magnus 1st but in blitz or bullet you are far ahead of everyone but for Gary being 3rd its for his 20 year reign but also his first lost ever came against a computer

[@colourzeus4740]

24:04

[@SonicManiaGamer]

This was very informative

[@mridulp57506]

Bro didn't even watch the full video yet..it's been just 4 mins since out 🤣🤣🤣

[@SonicManiaGamer]

I play it at 2 x speed

[@SonicManiaGamer]

And I skip a lot

[@mridulp57506]

Wow 💀

[@nohalfmeasures6]

R.I.P. Ben Dover

[@padmapriyana.r6515]

sir your are the one goats of chess plz create videos on kings indian defence of all varitions

[@alya_leaf]

my guy got the slick back hair that used 1 bottle of gel

[@TreeCamper]

Awesome thanks 👍. Who cares if Levy says king's Indian is bad

[@lakbayanngkaalaman934]

Very Brilliant!

[@itz_arif5031]

Levy stare is scarier, 8/10

[@prithvisinghpanwar6609]

Hikaru Stole My Hairstyle

[@RC-rj7nn]

Hikaru is one of the best of the best of playing the King's Indian. It's fun studying his games!

[@firstlast3946]

Red Bull says gives you wing. But naka do teleportation. Bad advertisement for naka.!!!! How energetic are you everytime. İncredible.

[@cptn_n_cola]

In Cleveland we call it the “Kings Guardian”

[@wanderer0013]

You sir are by far the most entertaining chess player of this era.

[@praveenalane4331]

Hikaru mentioning those games as good games gives me a lot of strength as I think am at that level (1200)

[@rossphillipgerard]

Thanks for posting

[@thecodology2827]

Hikaru sensei 💯❤️‍🔥

[@troykengu9761]

Mans looks like a Kingpins public figgur trying to explain why cocain isn't that bad

[@joshuatemplado2578]

Hikaru GOAT 🐐 🛐🛐🛐

[@nick_fuqua]

In the end game with baby yoda, I think they were mostly treating it as a rook + king end game to avoid stalemate. I do the same thing because I can keep my queen a safe distance and don’t accidentally stalemate 😅

[@ClubAcademiadeAjedrezVinadelMa]

Mr Ben (thinks 2 seconds) from Dover, England lol

[@juha32]

thank you really much for explaning this defense! now i can finally beat my grandpa with this!

[@Blandge]

First video I've ever seen on this channel where hikaru isn't on stream

[@vplay2619]

Thanks hikaru for this

[@jaekn]

Learning chess with Hikaru is like learning tree felling from a chainsaw.

[@fragnuke]

Who's here after seeing his game with Weasley on Gotham's channel ?

[@nerderspree]

Hikaru's teaching method: you can do this because of this, you can't do this because of this, you can do this because of this, you can't do this because of this. Enjoy.

[@MSW780]

Something i dont understand is that the knight completely blocks the bishop so its kinda useless for most of the game

[@scotttillinghast9665]

If learning on bullet were a thing.

[@jacobmcdevitt5849]

Fantastic video! Hope for more KID!!!

[@kaminoyami30]

editor cutting of hikaru a bit in the beginning there lmao 😂

[@WorldStuff-1]

Great video!

[@jack4l815]

This is pure gold

[@ProKen-MLBB]

27:10 😂😂😂

[@pepijnvanbreemen1112]

thank you so much for this

[@Gremlin4165]

I finally made it to a Hikaru video!!! Definitely need to learn how to checkmate with a king and a queen 😅

[@brandont4355]

The key is to keep your queen a knight’s move away from the king at all times until their king is in the corner

[@fangiscool1]

Make more of these. There's not much relatively short, instructional chess content. Danya's videos take a whole evening to watch and Levy just talks about memorizing openings to get an advantage instead, you know, actual chess fundamentals

[@Arndinius]

Nice format