Magnus Carlsen on Hikaru Nakamura: "This Guy Is Just A BEAST"

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[@alphalance9408]

I respect them both a lot. Props to Magnus for complimenting Hikaru so much❤

[@mhreinhardt]

And Firouzja!

[@Bismarck-S]

I think you mean Hickeroo

[@javiermendez9672]

They are besties silly

[@Katatopianos]

I absolutely agree. Magnus being so humble is really refreshing.

[@kaidoChess]

100% agree

[@soxnation1000]

"My main strength, I think, which is also his main strength, is that we're simply better at chess than the others" 😁

[@Blinknone]

He has a way of being modest while also pointing out how much better he is.. lmao.

[@turbo8628]

I knew there was a secret to their success!

[@mikemck4796]

Great insight there

[@SupaSaiyanGoku]

He's not wrong

[@DekritGampamole]

He didn't have the choice to say something else, it is the fact.

[@cationr]

From “Decent” to “This guy is a beast”. We need Hikaru’s reaction of this lol

[@xmetax]

Hikaru laughed hard at 1:22 ( On his KICK stream )

[@tor13128]

@@xmetax i hope it's uploaded to youtube so i can watch

[@praenidd]

@@xmetax well that is true

[@nischay4760]

Pretty sure the "decent" was in context of rapid or classical

[@pierrotzzz]

​@nischay4760 I would say he has improved in classical too in the recent years, given his candidate performance (almost became a challenger)

[@figoprovenza9513]

"Our strength is simply being better than the others" 😂

[@spectator5709]

That's a good strength to have 😂

[@PaulAndersonENG]

Respect to both!

[@PreetisGupta]

118 likes and no comment, lemme change it

[@arnhav6090]

@@PreetisGuptashut up, due to comments like this your father left

[@KarlMarxBR700]

Hikaru is always praising Magnus and showing him absolute respect. I'm happy to see the respect is mutual, both of them are my idols

[@CosyBrew]

Hikaru is nothing but disrespectful laughs at people's blunders and said in a very recent video that he likes to see Magnus do badly.

[@juliocadavid6640]

@@CosyBrew To like magnus doing badly means he actually respects magnus level. Because magnus at his best is something none can compete with, so if magnus doesn't do well, that means the field has a chance and im being hella serious

[@Gabrielnfs]

@@CosyBrew Competitor in top level likes to see the best competitor in the field do badly, more news at 12.

[@ryanrech107]

@@CosyBrewhe literally always says good things about magnus in interviews

[@CosyBrew]

@@Gabrielnfs He was talking about even when he's not playing him. He generally likes to see him lose. Your obviously new to the game, he's the dirtiest of players and a scumbag of a person. Incredible that he has such support now.

[@PhilL30tard0]

Damn Hikaru is world nr 2 in classical, world nr 3, in blitz and world nr 1 in bullet i have a feeling that this professional streamer has some kinda talent for chess

[@raymondsublett3108]

@wosmnbxhhesppxpepeqqqwwwwwpq magnus still would shit on him any other format

[@javiermendez9672]

Hiky

[@lol-gb5vt]

seems like a decent player

[@geoff7727]

Seems like he has a chance to go full pro one day

[@worker-wf2em]

He literally doesn’t care about any of that

[@Mehoyboi]

him and hikaru are a match i will never stop watching.. no matter the format.

[@irvandipawangsa3609]

Hikaru = Magnus is truly the GOAT. Magnus = Hikaru is just a beast. Us = Both of you rule chess right now.

[@PierroTheJester]

Both statements are true.

[@airbender9593]

I rather be in Magnus’s position. ;)

[@derbarenschander7737]

​@@airbender9593i rather be in hikarus position

[@spiralni]

1st and 2nd of the world!!

[@end.olives]

-50 IQ reading this

[@marcusfossa6695]

Its insane how humble Magnus is.

[@javiermendez9672]

Friendship comes first

[@roberto9270]

​@@javiermendez9672they aren't friends

[@nico5733]

​@@roberto9270sure they are. They spent the flight home from iceland together. Why would they if they hated each other.

[@roberto9270]

@@nico5733 Hikaru and Magnus talked about it a lot of times already. They are in good terms, but they aren't friends.

[@nico5733]

@@roberto9270 that seems pretty friendly to me. That they dont brunch is clear.

[@debopamroy56]

This is legitimately the highest praise I have ever heard him give

[@kolaas2006]

It's interesting that twice he says "he is better than...(pause)... me". Almost like it's a sentence he so rarerly says that it takes time for his brain to check 'is this correct? AmI really saying this?'.

[@pantelismat4352]

@@kolaas2006 don't overthink it lol

[@DemiGod999]

@@pantelismat4352 he made it sound like anime😂

[@vonolemaxle3040]

Magnus and Nakamura, simply the top two wolves in a pack a wild dogs. SCC 2023 is gonna be wild for sure.

[@Sebastian-xr3ko]

I spent my remaining 10 brain cells watching that match up, I'm exhausted 😂

[@Goatz99]

Don’t pretend like you knew what was going on, 800 rated noob watching eval

[@changeyouryoutubechannelna1434]

1200 in the replies so mad for what lmao

[@07Lightless]

Yeah it’s seriously impressive how they can continue playing those last couple games. The stamina is incredible!

[@lol-gb5vt]

2000 here, no need to hate we all suck at chess, we're just ants watching giraffes do their thing. :)

[@magon3831]

​@@michaelmorgan8621get good

[@Nature_Dog]

Inspiring to see hikarus grind get him to the level he’s at with leaving this much of an impression on the goat 🔥 same for alireza

[@professorcool2731]

He does not grind. He does not care

[@joshuarogers378]

Must feel good for Hikaru to be complimented by the best of all time!

[@kolaas2006]

He's doing naked cartwheels to celebrate this.

[@pommedemer1922]

@@kolaas2006 thats a really funny response

[@pantelismat4352]

@@kolaas2006 thats a really funny response

[@zI-Meta-Iz]

​@@kolaas2006thats a really funny response

[@quentinAxe]

@@kolaas2006that’s a really funny response

[@grownupgaming]

Magnus showed Hikaru the love there! respect!

[@kkakdugiman]

Hikaru is a beast, Magnus is a wild animal! Respect to the animals!

[@noidegsegom4091]

💀

[@hachiman8802]

💀

[@Lol-qy1dy]

☠️

[@pierrotzzz]

💀

[@thebirdhasbeencharged]

Alireza is rabid dog 💀

[@beereaucrat3233]

If Magnus never wins another game, he is still the all-around greatest ever, but in 1 minute bullet, Nakamura is in a class all by himself.

[@alanunaiomen3486]

It's actually insane that the got better with age. He's like 35 or what? Most players are already in declining mode for a couple of years, but Hikaru just seems to get better.

[@andrewbradley3305]

@@alanunaiomen3486Nah fam he used to be even better that’s the crazy part. Hikaru barely plays bullet anymore. Hikaru is this good not even in his prome

[@jaconova]

I think Magnus is genuinely excited to find real oppposition. Must be lonely and boring to be that good at chess, so finding a worthy rival (even if its just in the bullet format) must be great motivation for Carlsen.

[@andresv.8880]

So you missed when Hikaru beat Carlsen in the last SCC, or when Hikaru beat Carlsen in the last Fisher random WC, or when Hikaru and Carlsen had their epic 7 day Final on some chess24 tournament, or how Hikaru always is close to Magnus in the rapid and blitz WCs, or how they were always the top rated blitz and rapid players for over a decade? Are you dense?

[@karlhungus5436]

​@@andresv.8880come on. Magzy is just in chill mode

[@alanunaiomen3486]

@@andresv.8880 Truth is, over the board, even in blitz and bullet, Magnus dominated Hikaru for many years. I think now Hikaru is a little bit better at blitz and bullet, online at least.

[@CosyBrew]

@@andresv.8880 How many world titles has Hikaru? Just curious. I believe Magnus has 6 blitz 4 rapid and 5 world championships. How many has the great Hikaru? I'm sure it's something similar, right?

[@andresv.8880]

@@alanunaiomen3486 I'm aware, but hikaru has made it close, especially the last few years, in faster time controls. Not just now in bullet

[@danielasema9560]

seeing Danya, Alireza, Naka and Magnus in the same tourney was EPIC!

[@sufiserious798]

Daniel - D Alireza - A Magnus - M Nakamura - N DAMN

[@plasmatr]

​@@sufiserious798nice 😂

[@aleksk4151]

hahahaha

[@-andreiDNA]

Needs Hans Niemann

[@fluffcrunchmini4572]

"Very Simply. We're better at Chess than the others." - The guy is a boss

[@SciMajor1]

It's nice to see Magnus having a great time and being so gracious...

[@luigimanzelli3786]

"my main strenght and his main strenght is that we're simply better at chess that the others" i love how Magnus talks, so funny even tho it's unintentional.

[@PeteQuad]

I always felt that this was true with them. Others can sometimes be better at prep, memorization, staying cool, or even discipline during long calculations, but these two have some better intuition and tactical sight than the others. Magnus above all but it does seem to be Hikaru's strength also, hence the win in Fischer.

[@Overlordsen]

@@PeteQuad Im just not sure if beeing better at tactics and intuition is neccassarily the main skill that is required for "beeing better at chess than the others". I feel like one thing that magnus and hikaru both might also be better at than other super gms is going for the right plan in technical end game positions.

[@elementsofphysicalreality]

Hikaru had a few missed wins. But then he had a few saves. I think Magnus raged halfway and needed a break. Hikaru plays focused chess for a long period of time and talking to his chat helps him vent and clear his mind.

[@Shujinanime]

talking to chat whilst playing bullet is a bit harder which is why everybody else besides hikaru wasn't streaming. Hikaru is just built different

[@tor13128]

actually hikaru said it's harder to talk while playing but he has to do it as a streamer. other players also say it's harder to talk and play at the top level.

[@valiantwarrior1988]

@@Shujinanime no but Hikaru isn't talking much on his streams he focuses more on the match and rarely replies to comments after a match is near its end (easy end)

[@ondrejlukas326]

​@@Shujinanimelol ofc because that's how it works 🤣

[@PeteQuad]

​@@valiantwarrior1988he can't be reading comments during a match lol. That would be cheating

[@atrocity9398]

From "decent" to "beast" Edit: battle of these 2 Titans again, but this time its their supporters arguing underneath in my replies

[@coreosad2261]

You're comparing a prime Magnus talking about him in general, vs an old Magnus talking about him in Bullet.

[@pfc226]

Old Magnus?😅

[@vercot7000]

@@coreosad2261 2015 magnus (when he called him decent) was the opposite of "prime". You're new to chess lol

[@mwashin7996]

@@vercot7000 Hikaru has always been good at bullet though

[@jiggs8073]

Hikaru is older than Magnus and prime Hikaru was even stronger at Bullet

[@laurenceaustinc]

Loved watching the post match interviews. Couldn’t help but smile hearing both of them giving high praise to each other. Fantastic and fun match to watch live 🔥 love both players, and congrats to Hikaru! 🏆

[@babstra55]

I think this is first time ever that I've seen magnus lose and not think he played really really badly.

[@llllKyonllll]

I honestly think that’s because normally he knows he is the better player and ‘shouldn’t have lost’, while here he truly feels Hikaru is better then him at bullet.

[@tor13128]

Magnus has the ability to win against Hikaru, but Hikaru is just overall the more dominant bullet player. We can see that by how easily Hikaru dispatched Alireza. But even more cemented by Magnus's comments on how Hikaru's level at bullet just surprised him at seeing moves/tactics with speed.

[@johncombo]

I dont wanna take anything from Hikaru, cause i agree with what you're saying...and here goes the but, there is one thing that puts this in a little bit different perspective while not really changing the reality you discribed. Its the fact that while Hikaru pretty much plays bullet all the time, thats what he does. Magnus on the other hand plays bullet rarely as far as we know. And bullet is very much about practice. When u really think about it, Magnus shouldnt be as good as he is. I dont think people realize it.

[@GbawlZ]

@@johncombo Also using that theory, Danya should be the best because he has twice the games in bullet that Hikaru does. It's not always the case that games played = higher skill. You can see that Magnus's general chess skills propel him to the top of the pack in bullet with only around 1,500 games, but there is one player who bested him. It's entirely possible that Hikaru is simply the best in the world at bullet and Magnus is the best in the world at the other formats, which I think is the case.

[@sabiotiopablo5787]

@@GbawlZ not really. youre comparing pears to apples on your first point. His point is carlsen has the potential to overtake hikaru in bullet given that he doesnt practice much and can start doing so, while hikaru should be kinda peak given how much he plays. I do agree with your 2nd point though

[@PeteQuad]

Hikaru plays mostly blitz, not bullet. Lately he has played more bullet probably because he knew this was coming up. He plays more than Magnus maybe but saying that it's his main thing is incorrect. He also plays a little classical sometimes. He is #2 in the world right now.

[@dexio8601]

​​​@@sabiotiopablo5787How is he going to overtake him? He is basically maxed out already, he has played enough bullet over the years to know how to play, Magnus has won multiple titled Arenas at 1'0, has played over 1000 games against Daniel on Lichess, Naka is just a little better at bullet, and has proved it over the years with multiple opponents. Carlsen isn't overtaking Naka. Naka is just naturally better at bullet, he was dominant evem at ICC so many years ago.

[@matthis8888]

Heavy praise right there thats sportsmanship!

[@seya_2]

The thing with Magnus, Alireza and Hikaru is they're fast but they're also incredibly accurate. For example take Tang, Bortnyk, Danya they're fast as hell. But they're not as much as accurate as the other three. That's why Magnus, Alireza and Hikaru always has the edge. That's why 2800+ players are considered to be in a different league compared to 2400-2600 GM's

[@kasparov9944]

Well said, and not just accuracy, openings, strategy and spotting difficult tactics....and speed.

[@ondrejlukas326]

In 30 seconds and less Tang would crush them all tho 🤣

[@meerbakhtiar3426]

@@ondrejlukas326 maybe tang crushes magnus and hikaru in hyperbullet but no doubt that hikaru and magnus can easily adopt tang in bullet, blitz, rapid and classical !!

[@ondrejlukas326]

@@meerbakhtiar3426 never said otherwise

[@declaredjeans7555]

Are you nyx_potatoooo?

[@KingCobra1013]

Both are very strong players and are really analytical in difficult situations. We all respect them a lot!

[@davidhale8034]

I blooming love this interview. How can you not love this guy, and Hikaru.

[@clairecelestin8437]

I love this interview. That's a champion attitude right there- being able to celebrate your competitors like that elevates chess and strengthens the community.

[@Dnlrmrez]

He's just honest at whatever cost. Be it for assessing his own strength even if it might sound boastful but also for assessing others. I like it.

[@BolBeats217]

it takes one to know one both on a level of their own

[@Dougie-ex1ov]

Chess is just so wholesome. Love both these guys.

[@loaytarek135]

It was very close but hikaru came on top this time who the heck knows who will be next time

[@nubianpwr]

Such a straight shooter, and with such grace... hall mark of a true champion😎 We can all learn from Magnus and Hikaru that greatness can be shared✌🏾

[@PerfectSense77]

It's crazy to see Magnus give Hikaru massive props like this. He does NOT do this unless is 100% deserved so you know it means a lot.

[@mattsmith1440]

I liked the fact that he didn't make excuses, and praised the other guy's play.

[@DJeMo]

Humble while being a beast too, he had his chances later when Hikaru seemed to lose the grip he had, that Queen that magnus didn't move back seemed to hand it back to Hikaru but magnus was still outrageous to pull back the lead and make a game of it and nearly win it a couple of moves away... Great game, Hikaru just got that speed battle experience dialed more

[@tennesseeheckler3014]

I get strong Miyomoto Musashi vibes from Magnus. He seems excited that Hikaru has become a worthy opponent. I have a feeling their rivalry is about to get epic.

[@kaidoChess]

Incredible interview

[@Jackjohnjay]

I’ve watched this 5 times. It’s just so impressive. Congrats hikaru.

[@hermaeusmora424]

This is probably the highest praise anyone could ever expect from the legend magnus.

[@TheFakeNewsFrog]

The fact that he’s just like “Can’t beat me or Hikaru? Sounds like a skill issue. Get good kid!” is fuckin’ true, but funny🤣

[@balalejo950103]

So nice words from Magnus, wow, what a pleasure.

[@geir8849]

Hikaru is a tactical genius.

[@JuanLopez-vf3lc]

Amazing to be able to watch this 2 beasts!!!! Amazing magnus GOAT in so many ways

[@teetamalangi635]

Good to see Magnus giving props to Hikaru.

[@tr.j4079]

What a gentlemen. Good interview.

[@Ty94797]

Hikaru is a legend at bullet chess, probably one of the greatest of all time in this field

[@applehead2004mj]

why one of? he is the greatest in the bullet

[@RMichaelHimself]

Blitz too I’d argue. He may not have the highest number of “meaningful” titles in Blitz (I believe Magnus is ahead in this regard?)… but the people know Hikaru’s the king of the speed chess format *in general* - be it Blitz *OR* bullet. And I believe his utter dominance of the online speed chess scene to be a testament to that. Just look at his overall dominance and win rate in events like Arena Kings and Titled Tuesday. It’s just absurd. 50 years from now people will talk about how in the early days of these tournaments, there was a guy named Hikaru who came in 1st place in nearly 50% of the events he played in.

[@sauravgarg7193]

@zilla5749 magnus have highest he has almost 3000 or something please check your facts

[@sauravgarg7193]

i am a huge hikaru fan this is just about facts and not hate

[@anjanieko702]

@@sauravgarg7193you are clueless indian

[@DuncanEduardo]

Hikaru has played much more bullet and blitz than anyone else. He plays countless games daily. It's like what we do by auto-breathing all day every day. After many years doing this, you will develop so much pattern recognition and recall so many tactics. Such a short time frame is almost not chess any more. Not even an increment.

[@JohnDuthie]

Magnus is humble af

[@chrisdallaire2668]

Love to see the good sportsmanship!

[@ricardotsm]

Hikaru is always saying that Magnus is probably the GOAT, so I think that Magnus doesnt care to praise Hikaru too. And I really enjoy seeing how they treat each other so well these days. Fans should start doing the same. Magnus said something interesting at the end. Hikaru would be the favourite anyway, but i think that the finals could be tomorrow. I mean, beat Danya, Alireza and Hikaru TWICE in a short period of time? Insane

[@soxnation1000]

Agreed. That must be exhausting to play 3 straight bullet matches in a row.

[@dankeman5266]

my goat so humble ❤❤❤

[@jonatasorto]

Very high praise 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@williampapadopoulos8145]

What is the difference between bullet chess and blitz chess? Is it the length of time for the game? Like 1:00-1:00 time odds instead of either 3:00-3:00 or 5:00-5:00?

[@Ligatmarping]

Wow it's great to see him recognizing Hikaru that way.

[@iiREYteoii]

Yeah beastkaru nakamura

[@lashermelquiades7965]

That beast compliment must have made Hikaru more happy than winning this tournament. He already won this more than once before and other people can also win BCC in the future but being praised by Magnus is a one in a lifetime thing.

[@TillThenPlease]

Massive props to Magnus for giving Hikaru some praise!

[@matkodoris9099]

Over the years, Magnus never complimented Hikaru the way he did today.

[@3rdEarlRussell]

He has complimented him a lot in the oast too. At the end of the speed chess championship he also called him a beast and talked about how Hikaru is the only player that comes close and also during the world championship in blitz, he has an interview where he says Hikaru is the strongest opponent he has in blitz. He also retweeted the messi ronaldo photo of them playing chess (a hikaru-magnus game) and called the photo: the second greates rivalry mimicking the greatest.

[@prahastasamiaji6446]

Love this interview... Magnus being honest here

[@rafajero-8904]

Hikaru is simply the Magnus of bullets. Its amazing

[@Mousam_in.]

*1:58*

[@DarkChess01]

Respect to both

[@CryptoKeeper36]

Love how honest these two are about each other. Hikaru has said many many times that Magnus is the best chess player in the world/

[@fahmimansor]

You both are superhuman. I watched the games and like 'dafuq is going on'.

[@ernestyunardi7454]

I can’t wait for SCC 2023..

[@chessbeantube]

High praise from the guy who replied 'I am him' when asked to describe chess in 3 words!

[@Shan-jg4nd]

Why can’t the fans just learn a bit from the amount of respect they have for each other

[@sorsdeus]

I think Magnus is very pleased that someone can compete and even beat him

[@mashedpotato9628]

Can't wait Hikaru to react to this!!

[@john-toregundersen2655]

I wish that Fide could find a way to change the WC format to include the different formats to win the WC in chess. This is also what Magnus wish if he should join the competition again, to make it more interesting like he say himself.

[@TheRMMFilms]

too humble

[@ahmetyavuzkaymak5975]

Both are inhumanly talented

[@sebastianalarcon1204]

Samurai Magnus is way wiser, hence we can appreciate his peace of mind.

[@shashank1146]

I'm happy for hikaru but this video just broke my heart!

[@jayantabiswas6798]

Magnus winning our hearts

[@raforsomething]

“[Our main strength] is that we’re simply better at chess than the others.” He isn’t lying tho😂

[@jessemsalhi5539]

I think magnus, too, did amazingly coming back from a 5 games gap ! I don't think hikaru is "that much better" because the score was 17-15 in extra rounds ! But he was definitely so good to be able to beat the man , the goat the magnus !

[@luisfelipesalas8533]

They are both beasts

[@emanuellucin]

Magnus look young with this hair ❤

[@cokomairena]

A decent beast

[@bulelanibotman]

you see what GOATs do, they give credit where credit is due

[@imaginary-unit]

This comfortably puts, Hikaru, into one of the best of all time slots.

[@JamesTCope225]

"I'm glad I didn't get blown out" as the 5x FIDE World Champion credit pops up in the corner 😂

[@prabhatchhetri9112]

Hikaru's main weapon against magnus is his speed with accuracy but coming to game with higher time , magnus is the goat

[@Skelldr]

Magnus knows when he’s been beaten fair and square

[@kobenade]

Magnus beat Danya and Alireza back to back then almost beat Hikaru shortly after. This man is otherworldly.

[@Bismarck-S]

Man still finds a way to cope malding

[@professorcool2731]

Voooope😮😅😊

[@Philippecastro427]

Hikaru's doing that in his sleep.

[@professorcool2731]

Magnus is like the plastic bags littering Plymouth beach: washed up XD XD I literally don't care

[@kobenade]

@@professorcool2731 still Hikaru could barely survive a '"washed" version of Magnus only winning by 2 games. Just shows how much more of a beast Magnus is.

[@rnbPGTV]

Hikaru came a long way from just being a decent to a beast 🤙🏼🔥 . Well that's quite impressive for a youtuber

[@kosmox]

Magnus „It’s hard to say.. „ Carslen

[@sungodnika_9]

hikaru and Magnus reminds me of ROGER AND WB

[@seanleo3464]

“We are just simply better than the others” 😂 🤣 at least he’s not lying.

[@The_Loathsome]

Both these guys are absolute monsters. Much respect for the humility of Magnus.

[@user-rv6wc7xv5t]

I can’t stop smiling

[@imnotfound]

3:59 what a gigachad 🐐🗿

[@GroovyCODM]

If Magnus plays more bullet next year the story might be different, but still Hikaru san is a Juggernaut in Bullet