Magnus vs Wesley Final with Hikaru, Alireza and Levy commentary

[@AppleMak2010]

I actually met Hikaru in Batumi Georgia a few years ago with my son who is interested in chess. Although he had just lost a game he was a total gentlemen and an inspiration. We even got a picture. If you read this Hikaru, total respect man!

[@speeddemon2901]

Who is hakiru... Lol but anyways you are so lucky or I guess well planned to meet hikaru... After all luck is not a factor

[@AppleMak2010]

@@speeddemon2901 Hahaha. "fat finger syndrome"! I'll edit it out.

[@DrQuyetNguyen]

Xx

[@arieldante3991]

i guess Im asking randomly but does someone know a tool to log back into an instagram account?? I stupidly forgot my account password. I would love any tips you can offer me.

[@elibrecken3851]

@Ariel Dante Instablaster ;)

[@Ich54311]

Levy: Haha do you wanna know what the top engine move is? Hikaru/Alireza: h4

[@johnbluz675]

Time stamp?????

[@dwighthighpoints6143]

@@johnbluz675 9:50

[@analuizafelixdesouza6336]

@@johnbluz675 9:34

[@xzjulius]

@@johnbluz675 9:38

[@damienrubensson2211]

LMAO... I love how that backfired on Levy. He was expecting Naka/Ali to be surprised by the h4 answer just to hear both of them nonchalantly reply "h4"

[@leobarlach]

I like how Levy feels like we usually feel in his videos.

[@razen4758]

he is a nonsense and insecure little billy guy.

[@BiggLesane]

Alireza is such a polite and shy kid.

[@VanGruuv]

reminds me of myself when i was younger, just... you know... minus being a chess genius.

[@BiggLesane]

@@VanGruuv exactly 🤣

[@imnottushiro9539]

Still young, thats why:)

[@jermainerodgers]

Pogi kid

[@Roosyer]

Isn’t that the same dweeb who was complaining about Magnus “speaking Norwegian loudly” during the last two seconds of their blitz game? If it’s the same kid then he’s a very sore loser

[@TreyShawn42]

You guys should do more of these, watching the best, speculate the best, in a laid-back format, is just the greatest.

[@antoniocarlosmansoldo129]

Hikaru Nakamura deserves respect as an established chess player, which we all know and admire. Above all, applause and admiration for the support of the young Iranian Alireza Firouzja, who has sad family history and dramas and yet has enormous natural talent. It gives pride to see attitudes like that.

[@jermainerodgers]

He needs to win the next tour

[@hatoriterry8198]

Antonio Carlos Mansoldo please update me of Nakamura and Firouzja tournament wins for the last 5 years.

[@jermainerodgers]

@@hatoriterry8198 hikaru 2019 us chess champion. And 3x speed chess champion

[@hatoriterry8198]

Adelaide Corpuz I see,, look like Naka’s talent is declining. Anyway it is Wesley’s era when he became WC. Just officially get that title, Wesley has nothing to prove when it comes to Magnus.

[@alijalalzadeh745]

@@hatoriterry8198 what do you mean by saying BECAME WC ? Magnus is the world champion

[@siaosi8769]

mannnn Alireza is so respectable. i truly hope he becomes WCC one day

[@hardikdahiya2026]

Obviously he will be

[@chazmichels4280]

Oh he will. Let's not forget he's only 17 now lol. So he still hasn't reached his prime.

[@LolLol-fi2tx]

I hope too but also hope that magnus is WCC for 10 more years. 😉😉

[@jermainerodgers]

Yes. But im rooting for magnus vs wesley in WC.

[@JohnDoe-vv3id]

@@hardikdahiya2026 ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooook dude

[@Userslmr]

Yeah, Magnus needs to go to some fjords for a meditation session. Very happy for Wesley, such a down-to-earth and solid player, well deserved.

[@waqqashanafi]

Coming #2 is really good too.

[@soakedbearrd]

Alireza: yeah yeah

[@thatguy580]

For sure

[@marcusfreeweb]

I love it, yeah, yeah, yeah!

[@uzard3860]

Of course

[@dnelubk859]

Beside battling with chess giants, he should study english and french, and get to adapt to a new life in a new country when he is just seventeen. And all these things are happening under spotlights. I think he is doing very well ...

[@omniyambot9876]

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

[@noone-qu5ec]

I love the small talk in between games. It's like an interview of some sorts. I now learned that ding liren studied law. That there was a 37 page contract before the champions chess tour tournament that has a really vague clause which can be used to sue you.

[@rogansayson]

Haha.

[@hirukashiro5995]

Time stamp?

[@analuizafelixdesouza6336]

@@hirukashiro5995 around 39:00 (the contract part)

[@zambot264]

2 super gems nice

[@classxi-a9428]

@Manuel Mendoza LMAO

[@lordgiftmorales3609]

Levy:hikaru, are you also commentating from pogchamps today? Hikaru: this is more important. Alireza:Laughs. Me:laughs out of existence

[@horniiboi]

1:21:58 wooden shield pog

[@johndotcue]

2 Super GMs commentating is always the best. You get to see how they think in each position and it's always interesting.

[@NeesyPlaysGuitar]

8:00 best moment in the whole video honestly, Hikaru and Alireza react perfectly!

[@darkshadowsXtreme]

"that's insane" "yeah, that's insane" lol

[@damienrubensson2211]

LMAO.. I bet he was calculating those moves for the last minute or two hoping to impress naka/ali but they both didn't even bat an eye, unimpressed with Levy once again..

[@waqqashanafi]

I really enjoy watching Hikaru analyze games. It's really underrated.

[@randomshadow4620]

1:18:33 I just want to put this time stamp. I love replaying this 1 minute of the video. Lmao. Levy became a super gm here😂

[@nicbentulan]

XD

[@serred9452]

Is really show at the end of the day Magnus is really just a human. He blunder just like any human being, but honestly he bad performance is probably because he is just tired.

[@alternateimmaster2213]

Can you explain how he is tired when it's a new day?

[@serred9452]

@@alternateimmaster2213 from the post-intreview after this match he looks kinda done

[@AR-dr1sb]

@@alternateimmaster2213 look up how much calories chess players burn during tournaments

[@salman_3833]

@@alternateimmaster2213 you never got tired of school, your job or anything that goes on for a long time? everyone needs a break

[@chillax9184]

I think when they say burnout is him playing all top tournaments consecutively. He's on straight tournaments last year from his tour then playing also OTB tournaments ahahaha

[@prahladpai4952]

Love hikarus expression when listening to others.

[@Philson]

2 candidates here

[@michaelsorochev1357]

Hikaru: anything Alireza: yeah

[@nicbentulan]

38:20 i've been clicking around to see where Alireza speaks. i finally found a part!

[@DanDan-vq7bc]

Maybe that’s when your ears started working

[@pbezunartea]

This is gold! Having two super-GMs as Levy says as commentators is really amazing! Thank you Hikaru!

[@hgalve99]

Magnus throwing games doesn't matter when you read this :(

[@imnottushiro9539]

I wonder, how far Alireza would be now, if he had started at the age of 5 and not 9...with big support (like Magnus).

[@jermainerodgers]

He needs to win big tournaments first. But im sure hes a future WC

[@speeddemon2901]

It's not about being the youngest grand master... But sure alireza will crush magnus sooner or later

[@hatoriterry8198]

Dhritiman Nandi yeah, could it be. Happens now to Magnus ,now beaten by wesley, but 3 years ago, he’s invincible.

[@blogattacker]

It wouldn't make such a difference, he is already 1750 with 17 years, give him three more years of theory and he will be above 1800 easily

[@hikmatalhajjar7640]

Both Hikaru and Alireza are very respectable. Hikaru is my favorite chess player...

[@Ayatron34]

Magnus playing for a quick draw with white was unsavoury.

[@aaronramtulla8573]

Magnus was burned out man :/

[@gaboelexo]

so was so :)

[@sriracha9729]

@@gaboelexo Not really... I agree both played same number of tournaments, but Wesley managed the load very well.

[@adangarcia7962]

Excuses, excuses.

[@drixcek9782]

He’s obv not as good as he used to be, but is stil definitely one of the strongest players in the game in every single one

[@pct4to]

@@sriracha9729 yea they were just saying that because these magnus fanboys are always coming up with excuses so it’s only fair to say the same thing for so

[@7cmhg840]

Nice combination of chess players and levy

[@monpapega533]

KZbin missed all of Hikaru's hot take before alireza came lol lol..

[@ym276]

What was he saying?

[@gabriella7140]

What did he say?

[@justno984]

???

[@chopinfanclub6672]

So glad Wesley won

[@serred9452]

He deserved it yeah

[@snehakar746]

Hikaru and Levy trying hard to get alireza to switch federations

[@KarlMarxBR700]

I love Alireza

[@CoeGenshinImpact]

Yess. But please volume up the audio sir

[@Thatbo2599]

18:33

[@dantemarcos1410]

Smagnus needs a short vacation maybe😅

[@fidetrainer]

I did not understand (neither did Firo, not sure about L even though he said OK) Naka's reply in the first couple of minutes about "hiding secrets", he said in the old days Kramnik kept a novelty for a rainy day and Topalov spoiled it, whereas now .. now what?

[@theWebWizrd]

The story was more of an interesting tangent that illustrated the basic idea that Levy was presenting, maybe to subtly explain for those who didn't understand the question. Hikaru's actual reply was that he supposedly believe that these days you play so much chess online and with computers that new ideas are exposed so quickly there's no point in hiding them.

[@fidetrainer]

@@theWebWizrd you sure about this? Because he threw in there a "you play the move" or something as well as a "you want to keep secrets, sure", and got me utterly butterly confused. I'd say generally Naka lives in a permanent War Theater, applies cyberwarfare principles and is one of the last people I'd expect to give away secrets. Was the idea that so many (fast) games are played that someone has probably played your secret move?

[@WmozartAYT]

Alireza please stream and teach us about your great style

[@revan4o]

Alright let's clear this one out, because it bugs me everytime i hear it: Veselin Topalov - Веселин Топалов the hit in Veselin falls on the "i" V e s e l "i" n ! And then in Topalov is on the "a" T o p "a" l o v ВеселИн ТопАлов! Its Veselin not vaseline ffs Hikaru and your pronouns man

[@lupuspark8344]

Ogres are like onions

[@liamkoloke8746]

Why the current Tata Steel champ didn't participate in this tournament?

[@speeddemon2901]

Well it's a Invitational event

[@kieran1990able]

Smashing tables, smashing stuff and now probably smashing girlfriend, poor maggy

[@jerryj9284]

is magnus doing an ibuypower throw?

[@MHScald]

So is not a scrub though

[@westsidecourtesy9949]

Yea yeah

[@noone-qu5ec]

Was the contract that bad?

[@noone-qu5ec]

Because other GMs agreed to it.

[@AnHonestDoubter]

Levy needs to talk less so we can hear what the superGM's have to say. 19:45 Levy: "Uh oh! ... uh oh! ... uh oh! ... uh oh!" All while Hikaru and Alireza are trying to provide detailed commentary. :|

[@Frandahab]

Relax bro

[@AnHonestDoubter]

@@Frandahab I'm perfectly calm, Dude.

[@Frandahab]

@@AnHonestDoubter nah ya really aren't. But it's ok, I'm sure Hikaru will read your comment in his second channel and tell Levy that he should talk less, so expect an improvement.

[@AnHonestDoubter]

@@Frandahab Calmer than you are.

[@Frandahab]

@@AnHonestDoubter again, you really aren't

[@ulycelgab]

Let face it. Even Magnus admitted that he is losing his grip to being vulnerable. It's not that Magnus will be lording over Chess for longer time. Wesley is the best chance if Fabi isn't up to the task this WCC candidate. But another years older and waiting would spell uncertain for Wesley assuming the World champion title. USCF need to develop more young stateside talents and fast!

[@chillax9184]

We're talking about classical in world chess championship. I adore Wesley but Fabiano is the most solid one out there for Magnus when it comes to classical. He just falls short in lower time controls compared to Magnus.

[@ulycelgab]

@@chillax9184 My point actually. The reason USCF should rely most in developing in grown chess talent! No disrespect to Wesley Rapid conquest and Chess360 mastery, Fabi's Classical game virtuosity that always fell short on time and Hikaru's Mercurial Speed chess supremacy. US should invigorate chess game in every state.

[@hatoriterry8198]

When the times come , you all be thanking Wesley.

[@saxy1player]

Hikaru and Alireza are there for chess commentary, Levy is just trying to be a funny memester ...

[@gregmccomas4671]

99

[@captainhiroshi]

Hikaru and Alireza they both look akward.

[@derektv3012]

pog

[@cesper554]

Im a fan of Hikaru, but I’m sorry, does it seem to anyone else that Hikaru is always a little TOO eager and over-the-top when pointing out Magnus’ poor play? I know Hikaru repeats himself ALOT when making a point, but during this stream it kinda rubbed me the wrong way to hear him go on and on and on about Magnus, making faces of pure disgust after a bad move, saying things like “Something is seriously seriously wrong. I mean, this is just unacceptable. What even was that move?! That was terrible.” It just feels like he’s getting in kicks while Magnus is down. It goes beyond objective commentary, stems from some place else...

[@serred9452]

I think that is fair take, Hikaru does considered Magnus to be his archnemesis I guess

[@manmohan1730]

who cares I'm Mangus's fan I don't give a damn about Hikaru!

[@OneDerscoreOneder]

Out of context sure, but this is basically just how he acts always. Like... literally always. With himself, with a 600 rated player, with levy, literally just how he acts.

[@rissjddiswkfjdie6467]

Yh but thats his thoughts

[@soakedbearrd]

@@OneDerscoreOneder yep, 100% true.

[@aryank8662]

4th

[@gregmccomas4671]

Œ

[@ethanhunt964]

🤣 levy thinks he's equal to hikaru and alireza... comedy piece

[@shura4365]

He does not...

[@grahamhill2277]

man I'm subbed to levy but jeez he is just the worst

[@Roosyer]

He thinks he’s a comedian lol

[@grahamhill2277]

@@Roosyer lmao exactly