MAGNUS vs HIKARU: INCREDIBLE FINAL MATCH!!!!!!

[@cwadlow]

It’s honestly impressive that Levy has so much self-confidence for a guy that was so clearly bullied in school growing up

[@sushilkafle452]

shin of pame

[@HotNThreshYT]

Shameeee

[@sagnikchatterjee8221]

Bro really woke up and chose to embarrass himself over this shameful comment

[@Prodigy365]

Can't believe levy checks his videos every hour to see how much views it gets

[@Alistant]

Pame of Shin

[@amedits1205]

Let’s appreciate Hikaru and Magnus continuing their rivalry just to help Levy grow his channel

[@jamesjacob21]

Rather support Levy get rich than salty Hikaru. Plus he's a better recapper anyways

[@silversalmon9909]

@@jamesjacob21 stay mad lol

[@geoff7727]

​@@jamesjacob21why you got so much hate bro😂

[@kabuky1256]

These comments are getting annoying

[@dylanspence1842]

@@jamesjacob21they’re both great at recaps hikaru is much more knowledgeable tho. Average triple elo comment

[@TheSillyMuffin]

One of the games they played was 161 moves long, and Magnus played at 98.1 and Hikaru at 99.3 Unbelievable

[@v380riMz]

No fucking way. 161 moves 99.3? 161 moves and I’m probably like -200 accuracy🤣.

[@weeooh1]

The amazing thing is that these are speed chess matches and not classical.

[@adifferentusername999]

@@v380riMz 161 moves actually results in higher accuracy, because most of the time it's just a drawn ending played on for a long time, with a lot of high-accuracy moves

[@cirjeex6412]

@@v380riMz😂 i blunder a piece or two every game and then curse myself for being stupid. These guys are insane!

[@rohangeorge712]

that makes sense actually. if ur a gm who knows the game, with less pieces in the endgame, accurate moves are easier to find. @@adifferentusername999

[@cariasphoto]

“Comes back with the shirt change gambit” was an awesome line😂

[@ahmedfarag2265]

it killed me

[@lordoftheflies17]

i litterally came to replies to see if someone commented about it, it had me fucking laughing so hard LMAO

[@Jaggster24]

The energy levy employs when narrating games is captivating. I watched all 33 minutes and it felt like 5

[@Divinetots]

We need all games

[@Lieutenantdamn]

the involuntary sneeze with the quick "I'm allergic to bad moves" was goated.

[@MrVovansim]

Gotham: I'm allergic to bad moves Magnus: and I took that personally

[@cameronmiddleton9332]

My personal favourite joke was the Shirt Gambit

[@SabakuNoGaara2023]

I thought the same 😆

[@LordNNero]

​@@cameronmiddleton9332 yeah! That was funny! XD

[@CodeHiiro]

@@cameronmiddleton9332 my first name is also Cameron, coincidence??

[@ludacrisbutler]

tied going into bullet, whole thing coming down to the last game, last game ending in a double rook sacrifice for the win. this match was amazing

[@NoBatteriesLOL]

True. It being tied going into 1+1 proved who was better at speed chess on that day

[@Dylan-ge6dn]

And mate in 11 moves? Magnus saw that even though the mate in 11 included two rook sacrifices. Wild stuff

[@NoBatteriesLOL]

@@Dylan-ge6dn not exactly, Magnus said he knew he had at least a Perpetual draw after the first rook sac

[@jiivai500]

I thought the title was exaggerated but wow, this was probably the best chess series to be played. Props to Magnus for offering a draw at the end to allow a final score of 13.5-12.5 instead of 14-12, because that is truly how close this series was.

[@chrisdawson1776]

Maidenless geek! Touch grass! Stop watching ((chesss)) videos!

[@Christina-bl4cv]

the double rook sacrifice was wild. crazy good stuff.

[@rmamon2554]

Throw yourself into the dirt, the Master has spoken, hail to the King. I am off for words.

[@boogie8586]

​@@rmamon2554 bazinga monotropism reluctantly enticing the mentally taxed. All is love in warfare and death. Spontaneous

[@chess]

ICONIC

[@georgefarag7251]

Fr

[@redfrostgaming4056]

Frfr

[@Tanmay231]

Fr

[@KaptnJolly]

Rf

[@olly2126]

Ror feal

[@solanumtuberosums]

MAGNUS in title - Gets many clicks HIKARU in title - Gets many clicks Levy's brain: MAGNUS HIKARU MAGNUS HIKARU MAGNUS HIKARU MAGNUS HIKARU

[@mikefun7482]

!!!!!

[@ar_greyheart471]

Big Brain move

[@Astrals7k]

bro already changed it

[@NoBatteriesLOL]

The brilliant moves during their match were fantastic

[@jshooa4840]

@@Astrals7kthe discord chose the name.

[@ngkhanggg]

the craziest thing about this match is the fact that hikaru and magnus's average accuracies are 89.9% and 90% respectively lmao. truly the best duo

[@StyloRodriguez]

Yea They both played a game with 99 accuracy and went like 3850 Elo stockfish 3 games in a row

[@Gabriel-ns2cn]

And there is that huge game that Magnus lost with 98%, these guys are completely insane

[@user-ee1lo1il3f]

even crazier that this 90% is magnus' lowest average accuracy of all his matches this event lol

[@johnmcauliffe8824]

Crazy for a bullet match, it's a great time to be a chess fan with two, possibly 3, players who are so amazing and head and shoulders above the competition.

[@teoryan-castillo8510]

tink its cause hikaru makes the games harder for him @@user-ee1lo1il3f

[@justkeeplaughin714]

MAGNUS SHIRT CHANGE GAMBIT IS UNSTOPPABLE!

[@KDNXZ135]

Chess♟️

[@messistl]

His sense of fashion speaks for itself

[@FiryaFYI]

He also ate a banana buff

[@Diury]

banana

[@aramuradyan305]

His Shirt sponsored by a Norwegian government 😂

[@michaeloconnor6724]

I almost never comment, but this has been one of the best chess review videos I've ever seen. Great job my guy, very entertaining, and the level of play astounding of course.

[@Hu1tziil]

12:08 When you realize it took Hikaru more than a minute to find that you know it had to be an insane play

[@warpingtoaster7972]

Props to Levy for giving Hikaru and Magnus honorary GM titles

[@abdullahiftikhar6599]

Hmm

[@MrUndertaker316]

Magnus' double rook sacrifice was such a thing of beauty and craziness combined lmao, I almost jumped out of my seat. That's why he's the GOAT.

[@Raluable]

Gotham has been really brilliant with his titles lately Edit: Levy, STOP CHANGING TITLES!

[@JESTAYT]

Real

[@Xeropium]

he changed the title

[@Xeropium]

MAGNUS HIKARU MAGNUS HIKARU MAGNUS HIKARU MAGNUS HIKARU MAGNUS HIKARU was better

[@AhmadAmr98]

When this comment hits a lot of likes, edit it to say: "STOP CHANGING TITLES!!!!"

[@khalidbadawi8216]

i guess this one doesnt need a title, just write Hikaru or magnus and u get the ass views levy seeks

[@schwim69]

What an incredible set. The gloves were off. Magnus finishing that final brutal scramble by offering a draw was a sign of massive respect.

[@xdman2956]

THE combo (covered 12:00 - 13:00) really makes me say hikaru is the puzzle G O A T so good

[@noone-ld7pt]

Well technically he is actually not even close to being the puzzle GOAT, Ray Robson holds that title without a doubt. I think he is a 4 time consecutive puzzle world champion now, and he has outperformed Hikaru several times. Hikaru obviously crushes him in actual games but when it comes to pure puzzle solving Hikaru doesn't stand a chance.

[@Domaplast]

levy knew he was going to get to shout "the roooook!" twice in the finale of the video and the hype was palpable for all 33 min.

[@mega4360]

magnus v hikaru has gotta be one of the best chess rivalries ever they both respect each other so much. Every match that they play against each other end up being amazing games

[@pputnam100]

Unless it's classical chess (real chess), in which case it's really one sided..

[@bogisimonsen471]

After the final Hikaru was asked about the rivalrie he sayed that there rrealy wasen´t one because Magnus had a very good score against him. Ok after the pandemic his score against Magnus had improved

[@ShadowPlays-c2y]

in classical,Its one sided tho

[@burnstick1380]

karpov v kasparov wasn't bad

[@crushedscouter9522]

Lol there is no rivalry

[@LENGFUEL]

That final game was GORGEOUS holy shit

[@QuentinPoverino]

Magnus is like the villain of the saga who' s never truly defeated (also, I get why he's bored by classical chess)

[@TahreaGarnett]

What are you on about, he lost the last one😅😅

[@sriracha9729]

Yeah but he literally wins over 60-70% of the tournaments he is in. That's crazy considering there are at least 10 people playing...

[@TahreaGarnett]

@@sriracha9729 that has nothing to do with what he said

[@noone-ld7pt]

​@@TahreaGarnett I guess he means that he is never truly defeated... Like literally what he said. He may lose a game, or a tournament or even a match, but he is never truly defeated because he comes back with a vengance and wins it back!

[@TahreaGarnett]

@@noone-ld7pt bruh... okay. So it could be anyone who are capable of winning a tournament after a loss then?

[@rajrajeshwarpagare158]

Magnus humbly offering a draw after having a mate in 5 in the last game

[@Duck-fq9hl]

Magnus and Hikaru are truly the humans of all time

[@jensonang1113]

W pfp

[@socratease4645]

Bold statement. The humans in the universe too.

[@jordanmcmorris5248]

Truly one of the video titles ever posted

[@waryinzero]

huh

[@deadliersheep7697]

🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖 moment

[@Budha3773]

Levy’s recaps might be the best videos on his channel. I always look forward to them during events

[@chrisdawson1776]

Maidenless geek! Touch grass! Stop watching ((chesss)) videos!

[@nickfifa1362]

Levy is transforming a simple chess game into an action movie!! Number one chess channel for a reason!!!

[@edheff]

@keithherron2705that’s why you would be pumped about it. Cause it’s insane that a human being was capable of finding that. I need at least three of me with an eval bar to find that

[@CodeHiiro]

@keithherron2705fr thought, that makes it extremely insane though how they managed to find it

[@devingougeon306]

​​@@edheffyea, that's like one of those computer moves where at first you don't get what it's even trying to do, but then several moves into the sequence you think to yourself how the hell anybody would even see that as a possibility!! Definitely crazy as hell.

[@pakisosehlabo3386]

I began watching Levy during the Chess World Cup 23'. The guy is a commentary genius, and I watch his videos from start to finish, with much love from South Africa. Keep at it Levy! Great content.

[@masterchief5603]

Wow, the amount of energy delivered in this recap is astounding! Keep up gr8 content levy!

[@amelgeddon.]

This is so ridicolous. You can't script this stuff. WHAT A MATCH. WHAT A RECAP. A PURE MASTERPIECE ‼

[@Gavinisthebes]

WHAT AN INSANE MATCH we couldn’t ask anything better from these 2 kings

[@shmit1273]

viste un video de 30 min en 2 min?

[@bailey2649]

We could ask for a boxing match 😂

[@stoopid69421]

2 kings make a draw tho

[@NoBatteriesLOL]

2 kings? Nah 3 kings including Levy

[@EnanInoa]

​@@shmit1273seguro no te entendió jajaj

[@markhenry9934]

Levy is so entertaining. Love watching his videos.

[@MarcInCanada]

Yes, brilliantly entertaining, bringing to life the Masters of this game

[@KoryNWF]

“Are you not entertained!?” Nice Gladiator quote at the end. 😂

[@calebjohnson9740]

How does Magnus find a tactic like that in BULLET. Unbelievable. The greatest ever

[@herpothefoul9606]

its so nice of magnus to not quit chess to continue levy’s youtube channel edit: can we reach 1k likes?

[@Chris-cx6wl]

Only 202 likes. Feels bad man

[@khlifaalmsafri5311]

The beautiful thing about this match : it’s not like one guy plunder a piece and the other takes advantage, those guys are finding brilliant moves and crushing each other

[@flatbread42]

Fun fact: Magnus has beat Hikaru by one in the bullet portion both years, the difference is how the bullet portion started

[@ReadySetGoPictures]

2:20: "Hikaru double banging that pawn in the center, opens it up with ED"

[@Ryanmuniverse]

Levy ty for what you bring to chess. The energy and enthusiasm you show for these videos is appreciated

[@Ayush-zs3kf]

Let's appreciate levy for making chess look so engaging and stressful and full of emotions.. it's not that eazy as he makes it look..👏 9:33 Yeah, you didn't need to mention we know that..

[@vijayterian]

Very true

[@lieyoh]

gotham never fails to avoid clickbait at all costs

[@Kayn_.]

Actually though, for once it was accurate

[@Subuzy]

Godzilla had a f*ing stroke trying to understand the grammar and died

[@Chilli_Tea]

These two really bring out the best in each other

[@nerminsejdinovic2440]

Can we agree that this the greatest SCC finale and an amazing commentary by our dear Levy

[@toaster7254]

22:58 I love how you just casually threw that in, "the bishop can't take the rook, cause black would play rook takes kingg"

[@IAmThatIAmsolosurfavoriteverse]

This man is obsessed when Magnus so much as breathes in a chess game and I wouldn’t blame him

[@ming2371]

Just like football fans react to Messi and Ronaldo, it's the same for magnus and Hikaru in chess

[@jamesjacob21]

Lets be real , Magnus gets the most clcks and makes the most money for Levy and his channel. Hes open about this and generally tries to make a genuine product for his viewers

[@dankake]

Its a chess channel. What did you expect?

[@The_savvy_Lynx]

Game 10 is just insane. Finding this queen sac combination on 20 seconds left. Hikaru power.

[@The_Lightless]

No the last game is the most insane. Hikaru about to mate and then blunders away the game to a double rook sacrifice

[@franepoljak9605]

@@The_Lightless You can't really call that a blunder

[@The_savvy_Lynx]

@@The_Lightless hadn't seen that at that point. If I don't comment immediately I will forget :D Both of those games were magnificient in their own right!

[@The_Lightless]

@@franepoljak9605 he was winning and then lost the game from 1 bad move that’s the definition of a blunder

[@TSpoon823]

People can say what they want about the title, but having watched much of the match, it's actually completely accurate 😂

[@christophermendoza6936]

“You best believe this man was bobbing his head” 😂😂😂😂 The Hikaru special

[@ShauryaGhanty]

The "I'm allergic to bad moves" is the greatest improv of all time

[@lucho_lucero]

I dunno what enjoyed more. If the match itself or the recap from Levy. Omg, what an energy! The Levy I met is back!

[@anastasiadudette706]

In this video we saw: levy turn into an elephant, Magnus take off his shirt, hikaru play en passant and Levy trying to pronounce the weirdest opening names in existence

[@shayanmukherjee9672]

That match was extraordinary. And to think that Magnus and Hikaru are paired for the first round of the AI Cup in a few days!!!

[@chrisdawson1776]

Maidenless geek! Touch grass! Stop watching ((chesss)) videos!

[@soupe2000]

Nakamura just solving 3000elo chess puzzles in the rush of a 20sec speedchess game just shows how much of a machine he is

[@ByrenBo]

“I don’t know, Stockfish is a scumbag” 8:45 😂

[@MemprikoI]

21:37 shirt change gambit💀

[@mahfuzali643]

These 2 are so out of this world. Unexplainable genius

[@Mahdi_Amine]

8:58 bro went rap god after that Best chess commentary indeed

[@Yooitsmewoop]

13:38 you wont regret😂

[@marka.6879]

Seeing a mate in 11 in which you sacrifice both rooks, while playing speed chess is incredible

[@lennyternil336]

We *must* Thank Mr. Gothamchess A.K.A Levy Rizzman for putting all his hard work inside us 🤤

[@ar_greyheart471]

📸

[@Hakaimono]

...

[@lennyternil336]

@@Hakaimono 👏😎

[@Onthatileseate123]

21:45 shirt change gambit 🤣🤣🤣

[@nielshaentjens5758]

18:30 The best timed sneeze I’ve ever seen in my life 🤧

[@samuelecastellano2817]

21:32 "Magnus Carlsen with the shirt change gambit"

[@robertaponte8800]

The “ Philly Shell like Sean Strickland” comment was gold @ 10:50 was gold

[@anonymustarrasque3550]

I love how specific and informative Levy's thumbnails are!

[@frankmielke5472]

Two ingenious players deserve an ingenious commentary and they got it thanks to Levy.

[@jacquesduranceau8762]

The knight deflection and queen sacrifice was done with less than 30 seconds left! He didn't just see it; he saw it in seconds.

[@dashvash5440]

Excellent recap. Absolutely my favorite content. Would love to see a bit more coverage of players like MVL, Pragg, Rapport, Danya (for speed chess), etc. I know it's a bunch of work but maybe once a month a recap on some of the old and upcoming guard from your older recaps.

[@das_schnitzel]

These videos are literally why I started to play. I'm not very good, but you really got me into it with your way to make moving pieces on a board seem like the best thing in the world.

[@erikpeterson1870]

Mannn… I was really rooting for Hikaru and he ALMOST had it.

[@youtubecensoringcomments7427]

I was rooting for magnus and he got him... ONCE MORE. A classic

[@dessertstorm7476]

its about time magnus won this event after hikaru dominated him in it for so long

[@youtubecensoringcomments7427]

@@dessertstorm7476 actually the score is 3-1 for magnus. No brain no memory

[@dessertstorm7476]

@@youtubecensoringcomments7427 I'm counting the times magnus didnt even get to the final against him, which seems logical, or didn't even enter out of pure fear

[@xuankienta3246]

​@@dessertstorm7476keep saying fear, Magnus wont care because he has completed chess and 3-1 against Hikaru bruh

[@termo8834]

Your color commentary is out of this world brilliant, Mr. Rozman! I thoroughly enjoyed the whole thing! BRAVO! 🎉

[@repasiv]

Wow, incredible. And how great of sportsmanship it was to offer a draw in the final game. Really acknowledging Hikaru.

[@troll9061]

Yeah Magnus could’ve won, but he is just so kind

[@surlucero5039]

My favorite commentary of ALL your videos Levi. Love your closing comment and the reverence for game.

[@CarmenSanata]

I found myself smiling from the amazing strategies and even more amazing commentary. Absolutely brilliant for the culture, Levy :)

[@3khoDance]

Insane! In this position the sacrifice… BOTH ROOOOOOKS! 🗿

[@tomscholz9122]

Levy becoming a true master in beautifully channeling that nose candy energy ❄

[@abhishekmasur4885]

22:23 that's what she said

[@DreamingwithD]

😭😭😭

[@ChandraShekhar-zx6cx]

24:14 I didn't know gotham had part time job of being Santa Claus😂😂

[@Erix963]

26:49 "💿💿" -Levy "Gotham" Rozman 2023

[@vgs2276]

Me:how is it possible magnus is losing Levi:no

[@faznaz7455]

The two goats of speed chess going head to head never fails to impress!

[@mincusco3]

Magnus with the double Rook sacrifice just for Levy was super sweet of him

[@kevenpecorello8327]

“First lead of the match” in a soft voice followed by “OH YEAH” in a raspy deep voice made me chuckle

[@mlpb]

When Levy started doing the no-hands weaving bro, imagining Hikaru doing that is hilarious. Levy IS THE BEST chess commentator.

[@mbc-xe8rb]

Saw the games, watched other recaps; but here I experienced the soul of the Speed Chess Championship 2023! Thank you! 🙂

[@McRawrzee]

Great video. I've been showing my grandkids this video since 1979

[@nel007]

Levy's commentary skills are legendary. It's as if I am watching a football match.

[@ITSjustWOOL]

I barely play chess, and I still watch. You could commentate on a paint drying competition, and make it engaging. You've a really impressive skill!

[@AdrianInasalFavorite]

30:00 I love that dynamite strike with a lil pause!

[@Agrantar]

Ayy, great video Levy, good job with this one. It must be difficult to keep things fresh uploading as often as you do, so you know. Pat on the back. Good job. Thanks for uploading all of this amazing chess and goofy jokes for us bro

[@JEilonwyn]

I am VERY entertained. Wow that was some EPIC chess. And some STELLAR commentary❤

[@nicolas395]

How could you not watch at least 15 mins with commentary like that? Bravo man. Entertaining as hell

[@chessgains8075]

Im 10 minutes in this is hard to watch he rambles about so much other stuff than the chess

[@JF123456789654]

1:35 Instead of bringing the second rook Hikaru could check the King with the other rook forcing checkmate. the commentators mentioned that in the stream

[@jeremymatthews3441]

I had to click off of this video around 9 minutes in to learn how to disassemble a ford escape transmission but IM BACK TO PROVE A POINT😂

[@1Bobobo]

Magnus Hikaru, truly the player of all time

[@rayriley1334]

Hands down the best chess commentator ever. Keep the great content coming.

[@vincenzorapisardi6372]

MAG + HIK actually really makes MAGHIK

[@CodeHiiro]

maghik in the making

[@DeadPool-cp9ly]

"I'm the ELEPHANT in the room" - Gotham chess

[@jazzy7689]

"Philly shell Sean Strickland" -- underrated commentary