Magnus finally Streams and Runs Into Hikaru in Titled Tuesday

[@kyleness12]

The idea of Hikaru bobbing his head vibing while this is happening is hilarious to me

[@TaylorWeston]

A casual "and we get the win"

[@ezeekwheel]

@@TaylorWeston"on to the next one"

[@mehmetefek8123]

"let's keep going"

[@dondatrader5609]

@@ezeekwheel 😂😂😂

[@yousuck6222]

'take the juicer'

[@deetrixreed8961]

Glad to see Magnus not taking it all so seriously. For real. I like seeing him smile and have some fun.

[@isaacorlich]

I think he takes all this online tournaments just for the fun. You can see a clearly different approach when he is competing on a serious OTB Tournament. I mean, he is the World Champ of everything. (except Random)

[@oliver-04]

@@isaacorlich except the fact that he was 2 and a half minutes late to a game

[@alancosta4760]

Yeah he's 5 time world champion why will care for an online joke tournament?

[@casmar2042]

@@oliver-04 That doesn't mean he wasn't taking the tournament seriously, he got stuck in traffic so it's not entirely his fault

[@ropolopo6243]

i think magnus has made it clear that hikaru doesn’t like suck ups like you he clearly played his best chess to back to bobby fischers death place you backstabbing rat

[@cedrics7374]

Never saw Magnus react so much, he’s really trying to make it more enjoyable to watch

[@Flyhr]

I think Magnus now see's Hikaru as a legitimate threat and gets some slight nerves facing him now. Very rare for the World Champion to have an opponent he that he can see as an equal.

[@ascend4252]

i doubt it

[@goshogosho8331]

@@Flyhr highly doubt that

[@Flyhr]

@@goshogosho8331 In Blitz even Magnus will admit that Hikaru is his equal

[@raffimolero64]

@@Flyhr i think hikaru is decent

[@vaishakhgk9811]

I don't think anyone else will play 1. a3 against Magnus

[@u.v.s.5583]

Shockingly deviating from the classical Bongcloud line

[@AzureAlliance31]

Gotta save the good prep for higher stakes games

[@Mooonn69699]

I can!

[@JunkBondTrader]

I'll play a fucking M52 against him.

[@dwightd.eisenhower2031]

Yeah it’s crazy that he went for the doungabongo maneuver instead of the aroobabob gambit. Now he can get square-reversed in a counter-gambit on his left center

[@grantbowlesconover521]

"I'm trying to improve my streamer rating"

[@thebishanmethod]

Yeah I caught that 😂 hilarious

[@masonlazy2740]

Playing for content 😂

[@Mark-bb9qx]

if you watch at .25 you can see that magnus clicked the queen at the precise moment his mouse was on the adjacent square. missed it by a millimeter

[@grufgoinHAHAHA]

well I did check it its 7:54 and he clicked WITHIN the bounderies of the squere so I dont know....unlucky I guess

[@Mark-bb9qx]

@@grufgoinHAHAHA its not. you can hear the click when his mouse is off the square

[@-_Nuke_-]

He had zero time left so that doesn't matter

[@frogaroach]

@@-_Nuke_-there is increment

[@iiREYteoii]

better hand wins i guess...

[@grownupgaming]

Hikaru and Magnus, both speed kings. one is better w/ mouse, other w/ hands.

[@FMFvideos]

which one is better with the foot?

[@arthuuuuuuu]

@@FMFvideos Probably Magnus, since he likes playing football

[@dandydaikon5029]

@@arthuuuuuuu hikaru just looks like he has better toe action tho

[@MOGILEX]

@@dandydaikon5029 agreed

[@digbick3818]

Magnus is really good with his hands 😮

[@SeunDr]

If the world champion can review his loss, who are you not to review yours?

[@jf5-mars334]

not the world champion ...

[@jaytheunique1937]

@@jf5-mars334 he definitely is

[@QK_Engineer]

@@jf5-mars334 ._.

[@sunondo8671]

​@@jf5-mars334 😂😅👌very nice one

[@julianbello8376]

Someone not paying for unlimited game reviews... I review when I can

[@cloudtheavegner1000]

Magnus: I was hoping for Duda. Hikaru: And I took that personally.

[@Football_Advanced]

He’s saying that he thinks hikaru is better than Duda so he didn’t want to play him 🤦‍♂️

[@cloudtheavegner1000]

@@Football_Advanced whoosh

[@Football_Advanced]

@@cloudtheavegner1000 huh

[@ToTheNines87368]

@@cloudtheavegner1000 that’s not how you whoosh

[@HilbertXVI]

@@ToTheNines87368 Whoosh

[@DesXboy]

although I understand 1% of whats really happening IDK I get so excited when hikaru and magnus fight each other

[@JunkBondTrader]

lol I petition we start calling games of chess "chess fights" instead of matches.

[@hdgaiqnwknz6032]

use me as no button

[@dwightd.eisenhower2031]

@@hdgaiqnwknz6032 no

[@Iyzdor]

Hikaru’s style vs Magnus makes for really interesting game plays.

[@SavageWorkouts]

Reminds me of Neo v Morpheus

[@catpineconekit3490]

i like how magnus usually explains the idea(s) behind certain moves

[@Frank7489]

Great game. Magnus allowing the queen sac for the content was def the right choice

[@tauseefahmad2554]

Magnus's streams are actually so relaxing to watch

[@loopular1]

Me too. He does actually engage with his audience in his own Magnus way. And takes the trolling in the way it is intended….just a harmless joke.

[@rene4913]

Where does he stream

[@palebluedot8733]

Where do u watch him stream?

[@yahya-yl3rd]

@@rene4913 m.twitch.tv/maskenissen

[@yahya-yl3rd]

@@palebluedot8733 m.twitch.tv/maskenissen

[@butterbengel6279]

"Ok, you're playing Magnus. Keep your cool and give it all you got!" * a3 *

[@jpworowski]

Now we need to see Magnus playing Mittens.

[@Thelivingparadox]

Rip Mittines😂

[@JiN-on6fl]

YES!

[@alphalance9408]

Probably just a draw 😅

[@nico5733]

@@alphalance9408 yeah hikaru drew it aswell. But he played pretty fast. I feel like if magnus plays mittens like classical he could win.

[@DerSuperoldie]

@@nico5733 well hikaru abused the bots weakness like you can abuse most Computers. You clogg the position and start shuffling your rooks for a certain time until the computer makes a 'bad' pawn break. I myself wouldn't be able to pull that off but the technique is quite cheesy and doesn't really show ones actual chess strength

[@emmnttvideogamemusic6021]

Love seeing Magnus so chill and having so much fun :)

[@destiny_02]

That's hikaru bro

[@lutimstrickshots9253]

1.a3? THE DISRESPECT!

[@kdevelopergw]

This is Levy's course btw

[@WuhSuhDood]

Wow Magnus is A LOT better at streaming now. I love the chess dialogue

[@BrewYourMeade]

Two geniuses giving each other a good time

[@sinisaradulovic6942]

Ayooo

[@TwoTwoFourSix]

gheyyyy

[@ghillieninja4596]

@@sinisaradulovic6942 dawg💀

[@ImEverythingYouCrave]

phrasing

[@kiritoZ12]

Hear me out...

[@zeNUKEify]

“Not a bad pairing for content” lmao

[@JustAPokemonCommentingOnVideos]

hikaru's time management is actually so insane man ; his internet got F'd up for 10 seconds otherwise this would have been an easy flag anyways

[@JimmyBoosterCrate]

This is not the same game Hikaru lost internet in.

[@chessaficionado]

@Santa claus Not the same game, they have the same score on that game, they're both either 6.0 or 6.5 on that game.

[@opps5259]

Stop the cap it’s not the same game

[@opps5259]

@Santa claus Naaah it’s not

[@MorphysinceC.E]

@Santa claus that was a draw genius!!!

[@manujayat]

384K views within few hours! Magnus & Hikaru effect on chess is insane.

[@Mike_Baldwin]

Notice how Magnus has absolutely no problem at all "losing" to a player the caliber of Hikaru?

[@brianbuckman6908]

Why “losing”

[@D4ng404]

@@brianbuckman6908 If we uphold that Neimann cheated, then Magnus didn’t “lose”.

[@orton4357]

it's just casual game, if it would have been tournament then it's something different

[@Eis_]

@@brianbuckman6908 Some people don't consider losing on time as an actual loss. But hey, its Blitz, not Classical. So time is definitely part of the game there.

[@brianbuckman6908]

@@D4ng404 he didn’t play Nieman here tho

[@2199SPUDMAN]

Magnus: "Oh well ..., I'm still World Champion of Everything." 😁

[@perfstaas7188]

No he is NOT.. Hes chesscarier is ower. Now he well tray to milk the kow(hes name) as long as he can. He has lost millions in monye from hes firm.

[@sessas5457]

@@perfstaas7188 tf are you saying you dumbass loser

[@perfstaas7188]

@@sessas5457 I gett so glad when people like you talk about things you dont now. Reed more from whats happening IN the contry that the man is living LOLOLOL. Before you can do that you have to learn the how to speak and read the ? So are you from Norway? If yes the say so LOLOLOL

[@perfstaas7188]

@@MagicMikey1 I dont care. I am wery glad i am NOT M. Carlsen.

[@redcap2771]

@@perfstaas7188 or are you?

[@Mr.dontPlay79]

It's wild watching Magnus grow up from a child prodigy to watching him drunk check mating people with his pawns lol 😆

[@mrblobfish24]

in the wise words of magnus "A speedy rat is more dangerous than a normal one"

[@GeekGames73]

"I take your knight, sir... no, I don't. He's got swindles. I take this. And then he's got this. Annoying!" Love him.

[@SyenPie]

Can someone explain why he couldn't take the knight there?

[@ejsampana426]

@@SyenPie He could, but it looks dangerous because of the rook on the g-file

[@feelcollins4358]

This is the reason why Magnus calls Hikaru an annoying player, the most persistent guy he faces 😂

[@jannik207]

@@SyenPie If he takes the knight Hikaru has Rg6+ Kc7 Rg7+. Thats a huge problem for Magnus because after Kb6 Hikaru can take the knight on b4 with check.

[@じゅげむ-s6b]

time stamp? and for some reason when I try to find this clip on the internet, it's gone, like I can't google "I take your knight sir", no relevant results show up

[@lyubomirkaradzhov165]

Normal people - what is the best move ? Magnus - what is the best content ?

[@Pasan34]

Two professional streamers going at it. Love it.

[@evolutionsfake]

I'm not a Chess person, but I've seen Hikaru streams and now Magnus, and I've got to say I look up to Magnus purely because of his character.

[@zacharysherry2910]

I avoid Hikaru's stream for the same reason

[@alyoshakaramazov8469]

Great game! You two are the best show in town. It’s like watching the Lakers play the Celtics 40 years ago!

[@natelicious_money170]

Who cares abt basketball soccers better

[@halisselamozmen5658]

​@@natelicious_money170 You have only 1 like, therefore only 1 person agrees with you, who is you.

[@luqman7970]

@@natelicious_money170 celtics vs lakers for bball is like brazil vs italy for footy

[@bill5922]

​@@natelicious_money170soccer = most boring sport

[@colten7525]

​@@bill5922Nah it's extremely fun, but Americans hate it unfortunately. Coming from an American

[@worker-wf2em]

The next logical step is for Magnus and Hikaru to colaberate on a streaming project. Imagine the numbers then!

[@trevorbrzycki6628]

He was confused but he grabbed the piece with time, it ran out while he was moving the mouse before he tried to place it, which is why the app did not allow the move to complete.

[@trevorbrzycki6628]

Actually I see he did mis-timed the click to pick up the piece. Even so it looked like he would have run out of time before it was placed.

[@halfizep]

i cant be the only one who read it as tilted tuesday

[@stenboss1816]

I always tought it was "Tilted" until your comment.

[@modelchunk6258]

Glad I’m not alone

[@thegorn]

You're almost the only one

[@Nephelangelo]

I only just today discovered it wasn’t actually called Tilted Tuesday.

[@Brazz27]

He pretty quick with the compliments too, they respect each other so much and that makes for great content..! And when Magnus is enjoying himself like that, I just love watching him

[@cardking5191]

**Gets paired with Hikaru** "Why do I hear boss music??"

[@alexf7484]

That was really cool to watch. I'm a real amateur and I couldn't see most of your moves coming but it was beautiful to watch.

[@mmtnn]

theyre best friends in my heart

[@sebastianr4937]

literally only their fans have beef with each other, irl they are good friends

[@adieuuuu]

@@sebastianr4937 They are not good friends. What are you talking about 😂

[@sebastianr4937]

@@adieuuuu theyre not best friends but clearly they can get along 💀 you have no friends or what?

[@ilikefrogs4291]

@@sebastianr4937 a good chunk of the top level do not like hikaru (and frankly i don't know how people watch his streams unmuted) but he plays very good chess and is rightfully respected.

[@sebastianr4937]

@@ilikefrogs4291 yeah i dont like him either, very annoyinh

[@silacedisuza2018]

Hey at 3:50 why black rook can't capture the knight straight up?

[@imharsh6]

Bishop is defending

[@vajarr2785]

​@@imharsh6 i'm sure, he mean after the bishop take black knight

[@Halb138]

magnus says, that bishop c5 would follow after rxf4

[@theg35]

1:07 "h6 or h5, who knows?" Well if you don't, nobody does Magnus

[@OfficialSuperMKG]

Stockfish knows

[@loopular1]

I find it really wholesome when ever Magnus says ‘oh boy’. Like he is actually human! I know it’s random weird thing to think but that’s just what feel when ever says that

[@EternalHappElements]

"Im trying to improve my stream rating here." What a good sport

[@iamLoveRobert]

This was so wonderful to watch, thank you!!

[@thirtyone8607]

“Really bad game but we still get the win, let’s move on”

[@jotnar6346]

battle of the giants

[@Jn1spion]

hello brother

[@jotnar6346]

@@Jn1spion hi brother, we will soon rise

[@some__random__guy]

It is I, a faceless brother

[@tisamary9788]

@@some__random__guy No you are just dome random guy

[@feyisolaadejokun8013]

What is that L shape move he did with the rook to take the bishop and the queen at the same time? Right around min 3:01

[@Max-eh3gj]

It’s a pre move

[@lukarus4998]

It's a pre move. He didn't take a bishop, only a queen

[@peniszdentgaming6060]

its a premove

[@feyisolaadejokun8013]

Wow, thank you all for replying. Got it, I just started learning seriously/intently. Love the community!

[@nidasarts981]

It's called the rook-turns-into-horse-midgame move A move only magnus is allowed to play

[@cretudavid8622]

The hoodie is the perfect match for the pants when he was late at blitz game.

[@thibautrichert1516]

Any reasons for not playing rook takes the knight at 04:01 ? taking the bishop with the queen for getting forked afterwards looses a pieces instead ... Did I miss something obvious ?

[@CaseHitsBills]

I was thinking the same and it hurts my head

[@KiraAsakura14]

I love how they look up to each other as a streamer and GM.

[@userisssbusyyy2300]

6:13 isnt there a fork? Knight from e5 to d7 ?

[@EAOO]

Pretty sure rook just checks

[@mszdz1158]

Can anyone explain why at 4:09 Carlsen doesn't take the knight on F4 but instead sacks the rook? Hikaru is +3 after the line that magnus played.

[@antiminx]

It was a fork

[@mszdz1158]

@Some Dude wow okay. this is insane "intuition"

[@xc9034]

Me watching enthusiastic while don’t knowing anything about chess, am trying to learn tho

[@JunkBondTrader]

all you need to know is get your Queen out there ASAP.

[@spacet1me]

Love Magnus and Hikaru content, I like seeing this side of Magnus more

[@Unpug]

This was very entertaining

[@fourwindsmedia]

Great game. Good fun for those of us who love chess, but are not SO good at it. Thanks champ

[@lukefollett3423]

What if Hikaru was watching the stream listening to Magnus's moves he's announcing.

[@Russellbeta]

Aw man, sux it had to end on a mouseslip. Bonus points for going for content though and allowing the queen sac.

[@gabriel-uc1uz]

That's not what a mouseslip is, he flagged.

[@Russellbeta]

@@gabriel-uc1uz he flagged because he mouseslipped.

[@KemosabeTBC]

@@Russellbeta He would have flagged either way, the time would run out before he dropped the Queen on the destination

[@Lindastyle]

At 3:00 min how can he get that queen with his tower while there is still a piece in the way? What kind of sorcery is this?

[@jayzo3920]

??

[@ladislaocapule4834]

4:08 can someone explain to me why Magnus couldn't take the knight in c6?

[@hunterzonnenberg865]

bxc5

[@davidoconnor1773]

@@hunterzonnenberg865 But he hangs a pawn regardless by not taking the knight (Ng3), and runs into a fork of his queen/rook, which is what transpired

[@ipogop2934]

3:58 4:08 missed chance

[@ksham.]

I'm confused. What knight on c6? I don't see a knight on c6 at 4:08. In fact, I don't see any knights being under attack at 4:08.

[@Nephelangelo]

They mean the knight on F4. Magnus could have moved his rook out of danger by taking the knight. Looks like blitz tunnel vision to me, he must have thought it was guarded.

[@solidturtle6910]

yo can we talk about magnus' opening? thats probably one of the most comfortable opening ive ever seen

[@andrewcrane5105]

Magnus becoming a great streamer for real, what can't this guy do? He also just won a big poker tournament as of late FYI

[@nolikeygsomnipresence270]

At 6:12, can anyone please explain why Magnus didn't go for the fork at e2?

[@HawkOfGP]

It wasn't a real fork because Hikaru has rook G8 check, or he could force a trade of his rooks for the queen with rook E1 and win easily with three extra pawns.

[@nolikeygsomnipresence270]

@@HawkOfGP Thank you!

[@IAmSplate]

Where does Magnus stream? I have never been able to find him

[@kond5000]

maskinissen on twitch

[@gariknahapetyan4546]

4:05 was Rc4 (taking knight) bad move? Or why he didn't played that?

[@ybab-j]

6:50 was the move that blew my personal mind

[@SpontaneityJD]

your personal?

[@kdevelopergw]

why? It's clearly threatening mate by taking the rook if you take the knight

[@the98thcent]

@@kdevelopergw I know Carlsen said he can't take due to swindles, but I'm drawing a complete blank too.

[@the98thcent]

@@kdevelopergw Okay Carlsen clarifies that after Kxd6 Rb6+ the king can't escape to b6 because of Rxb4 - amazing move by Hikaru

[@SouhaibDjenane]

i take your knight sir .. no i dont .. then lets take this .. oh but he has this. - spoken like a true chess champion

[@jayzo3920]

2:39 what’s he do rook of fate ?

[@DrBrownGaming-zp3ov]

umm i am sorry but i have never seen the elephant to be moved 2 twice at 3:00 could somebody explain me how and what it is thank you

[@carlosdelatorre4304]

he just predicted his next turn

[@davidoconnor1773]

3:58 any reason why he did not go Rxf4 and take the knight instead of running into the fork? You hang a pawn on c5, compared to losing a pawn and rook

[@JB_46]

thought the same was looking for answers in the comments pls someone enlighten me

[@Couladin]

after Rxf4 and Bxc5 Magnus is forced to trade his most active piece or weaken his pawn structure after going e4. I could be completely wrong though.

[@ipogop2934]

Queen can taked his nakamura bishop

[@drewpizmo]

First time I’ve ever seen Magnus lose against Hikaru

[@mitchell7818]

Why did I think the title was going to say Tilted Towers 🤦‍♂

[@matthewaaa5138]

Cuz we’re OG 🫵

[@harikrishna.methari]

The eval bar stayed still at 0.0.

[@dududududu6019]

Shout out for Magnito to stream!

[@inthelight4671]

top 2 blitz players by a very significant margin, these two are always a sight to see

[@Michaelaoao]

10:02 how fast he could calculate that line is mindblowing

[@joshandollyplays1049]

I honestly think one of the reasons magnus is so good is because his head is so clear, he doesnt get shook up by things he just remains calm, trusts the process and does what needs to be done.

[@BenjaminK18335]

just seeing a queen sac is too much for me

[@aizuddineismail]

When Magnus says "Which as we all know..." @ 0:46 was he using royal 'we'?

[@FakeExotic]

I laughed too hard seeing hikaru play a3

[@Hachiko814]

I can only imagine Hikaru jamming to some music and reading his chat the entire time he is facing Magnus.

[@goofin6360]

Magnus: ‘As we all know is a much more dangerous route’ Me who doesnt understand whats going on: 😀

[@keeponrockin85]

I don't understand the rook move at 3:00 Was it 2 seperate moves? It was so fast looked like one move over and up?

[@david_kaloi]

I feel like Hikaru beats magnus online but magnus beats Hikaru n person

[@Nephelangelo]

Hikaru may be a little more accustomed to staring at a computer board than Magnus.

[@david_kaloi]

@@Nephelangelo idk... I feel like the pressure gets to Hikaru n person... magnus beat a guy w 30 sec left n person... how many gm u know that can pull that off?? Hikaru thinks better n his own space which is y I feel like he beats magnus 6 out 10 online and magnus beats him 6 out of 10 n person

[@Nephelangelo]

I think that’s probably true as well.

[@markrobertson3054]

In online on chess24 magnus beat him often This game magnus was better just mouse

[@Pedro-op6zj]

@@markrobertson3054 keep coping LMAO

[@raghii]

Gotham do u have any italian tournament ?

[@Inlinesk8rr]

The Magnus and Hikaru rivalry has enough attention and respect to lead a new way forward in organized OTT chess. Should they make a plan and keep the interest high I bet many strong players will follow the leaders. Hopefully part of Magnus's 1 year hiatus is to plan the future of high integrity OTT play.

[@digital_gravity]

OTT?

[@Inlinesk8rr]

@@digital_gravity If you take interest enough in Chess to follow its leaders and terminology then I encourage you as the game does to be your own problem solver and find the answers by searching. Short for "over the table"😉

[@digital_gravity]

@@Inlinesk8rr 🤡

[@Inlinesk8rr]

@@digital_gravity well... you can take that bit of wisdom or always be at a disadvantage and risk being offended at the answers you get.

[@simonn8312]

Isn’t OTB for over the board more common or am I mixing sth up?

[@harvo5788]

at 6:13 couldnt magnus haved forked the rooks w knight? can someone explain to my noob brain why not best move?

[@billylalruatkima4363]

Knight check and rook pin the knight will follow up i think

[@mario_gabriel]

I'm also a noob but I think it's because then white goes Re1 and the black Knight can't capture the other rook, if he captures then white goes Knight to D6 check and black loses the Queen.

[@mazeppa1231]

It's not really a true fork. Rook can check the king, and then the other rook can get out of the knight's way.

[@nosociallife3738]

Hikaru planted a virus in his mouse

[@Nephelangelo]

4:00 Why didn’t Magnus just take the knight on F4 with his rook?

[@4grammaton]

It would allow Bxc5, followed by b4, anchoring the Bishop on an extremely dominant square where it can't be challenged by any pawns. Magnus would have to trade it for the knight, which is his only good piece, or alternatively his other rook. That's how I see it at least.

[@guitarest452452]

Hikaru was trolling with that opening

[@UnknownUnknown-cd4hh]

Magnus should create a Smurf account for fun and see how many win streaks he’ll win.

[@JohnRolfes]

Can someone explain to me how the Nc2 check at 6:12 is a better move than the rook fork Ne2??

[@mrsir7023]

I asked the same but I think hikaru can escape the fork checking with Rb1

[@justahuman6825]

4:08 why not Rf4 ?

[@hermaeusmora424]

Plugged it into analysis. Apparently Queen takes bishop is better than rook takes knight. When I took the knight the eval dropped by ~ 2 points. After rook takes knight, bishop takes pawn and over the next 10--20 moves your defense in front of your king falls apart.

[@justahuman6825]

@@hermaeusmora424 thank you

[@kallebanan1924]

He explains that ... Rxf4, Bxc5 looks "extremely unappetizing"

[@justahuman6825]

@@kallebanan1924 *gordon ramsey

[@kallebanan1924]

@@justahuman6825 It's fucking raww

[@Pompadourius]

I aspire to one day reach Magnus' level of critical analysis and casual brushing off even during frustrating losses.

[@willsenior2500]

There’s parts of this video where Magnus sounds Irish…

[@amartyavarma2838]

"What is the best content?" - Magnus asking the important questions

[@chanelname969]

I could sense Magnus' fear in his voice.. Weird.. I guess he felt like he is an underdog cause he's a newbie in streaming world.. He forgot that he is the GOAT in chess..

[@a_drunk_carry371]

I mean Hikaru just beat him in a $100k speed chess tourney recently. Magnus is the mastermind and unstoppable in long duration but Hikaru takes matches from him here.

[@h.h.h.9307]

@@a_drunk_carry371 I mean magnus 6 time world blitz Championship. Hikaru 0

[@h.h.h.9307]

@@johndoe39322 yeah but realistically speaking noone of these super GMs really care too much about online chess. And winning blitz chess online often also requires quick mouse speed which in my books has nothing to do with good chess skills.

[@johndoe39322]

@@h.h.h.9307 That is completely fair. But what I think people forget is that Naka completely outplayed magnus for almost the first half of the final match.

[@tritonus162]

​@@johndoe39322 And Magnus has a superior track record with Hikaru. Hikaru is amazing with a mouse, Magnus is superior OTB.

[@crockpot6955]

Hikaru with the anderssen opening was so disrespectful lmao

[@kineahora8736]

Magnus is fun! I like watching both Hikaru and Magnus -and the respect they have for each other is cool…

[@JunkBondTrader]

lol "it wouldn't let me move", the timer clearly ran out before he clicked :p

[@Llama_Z]

i want to see these two play each other while drunk

[@eightyoutube11]

Well, Magnus is Northern European . He has probably played hikaru drunk more times then you know