Magnus Wins CRAZY Chess Blitz Match vs. Hikaru at Norway Chess!

[@yujirohanma7086]

Hikaru is so good he saw 60 moves ahead and lost when he made that first move.

[@MrMoneyBagz_International]

He shoulda forfeited

[@cutiepiecatloveallanimals6602]

Hikaru’s head shake as the clocks start, him realizing he has just lost

[@growstrong]

😂

[@elijahrose7913]

Almost funny

[@rj23032]

are you kidding?

[@hippidieblooblah]

​@rj23032 do you really gotta ask if he's joking? Are you joking? Lol

[@Aikicyoaz]

@@steelsteez6118 he is not a professional chess player, ye is a streamer.

[@JSSTyger]

Hikaru--6 great moves, 32 best moves, 88.0% accuracy Magnus--6 great moves, 41 best moves, 90.4% accuracy

[@ck3837]

Your mom -- great ass

[@kizana]

thanks cockfish

[@santiagokurti]

​@@kizana 💀🤤

[@peolfpetler8500]

Props to Magnus, but Hikaru choked, he had a winning position. Magnus showed how much more he is accurate then rest of the players when it comes to end games.

[@monkeyyyy131]

@@santiagokurti what the hel

[@giga_J.wrld100]

Magnus Carlson acting like the main character. He walked in late and set up those piece like he knew he was going to win. 😂😂😂

[@Azazelmorrow]

Ngl but it's because he is the main character lmfao

[@yeagerist_14]

he IS the main character tho

[@sfx_bot916]

Bro he IS the main character 💀

[@thedeveIoper]

Magnus did a quick save before he walked in

[@0123-g3n]

​@@steelsteez6118 really

[@callmeandoru2627]

The four best chess player of all time 1. Magnus Carlsen 2. Drunk Magnus Carlsen 3. Sleeping Magnus Carlsen 4. Late Magnus Carlsen

[@SpontaneityJD]

I would put late Magnus as number 2.

[@timothyelicada2630]

5. Caveman Magnus Carlsen

[@JSSTyger]

5. Samurai Magnus Carlsen

[@urbaneplanner]

Also blindfolded Magnus

[@kevinexline5392]

@@SpontaneityJD yeah Late Magnus Carlsen is an absolute menace

[@galacticpooper9718]

Magnus out here with the time gambit

[@sandas1]

HAHAHSHA

[@david_eldios_]

google en clock

[@anibalraymundo6155]

wouldn't be surprised if that was his strat.

[@kaganchess]

nakamura didnt want to start the clock before magnus sit but thr arbiter did

[@jasmeetsingh3396]

Lmao

[@mikewar5078]

Listening to GMs so confident talk about what they think is right just to be blown away at what these two are doing really shows what level they really are playing at.

[@user-ee1lo1il3f]

can also tell from how judit said e2 Rb1 and david said that was a direct win... Rxa2 (what magnus did) gave -6 whereas e2+ is -2.66.

[@youtubecensoringcomments7427]

Those women qre not gms

[@maaikevreugdemaker9210]

Well not taking the pawn was quite obvious to me while they were like oh it's free.. but yeah you're right nevertheless!

[@milithdheerasekara6957]

@@youtubecensoringcomments7427 judit polgar was a super GM ...

[@youtubecensoringcomments7427]

@@milithdheerasekara6957 cool story not the ones commentating

[@jisooya7878]

Magnus adjusts his pieces no matter if he is winning or losing, that's some class

[@Callusny]

It’s just your typical OCD

[@ICUDR]

I love how the announcers try to anticipate their next moves and get it completely wrong 😂 These guys are top of their class for a reason. they don’t think like regular people.

[@joddle23]

i think the commentators are all making reasonable suggestions, they all spotted multiple alternative wins or good moves for carlsen. except for jovanka houska, david howell and judit polgar are both former 2700+ players

[@lollaughs8848]

Hikaru - The kid who studies 24/7 but gets a B+ Magnus - The kid who never studies and falls asleep in class but gets an A+ and beats everyone 💀💀💀

[@enjoykenny]

the kid who "never studies" turns out to have studied the most

[@darthskixx2263]

Hikaru is one of the best 5 chess players in the world, that's like an A+++, and they both committed their lives to chess and learned their whole lives nothing but that :D

[@lexoll.]

@@darthskixx2263 its a joke my friend. You must be fun at parties

[@marxemmanoel8377]

@@lexoll. lkkkkkkkkkkkk

[@vitabcdefghijklmno]

Hikaru is a great chess player. It’s just unfortunate that he plays in the same era as Magnus.

[@camporosso]

Hikaru was livid at the end! I can totally feel him. What a painful defeat.

[@thomasp.crenshaw185]

It was pathetic though, Hikaru didnt utilise the bishop v pawn play he had in the end. White could have gone a pawn up by taking the black bishop on F3 and sinking the check, but he strategically let it go. THe knight became trapped and G5 and F4 were left open for Magnus to attack.

[@thomasp.crenshaw185]

@Luffy Eh? He had Knight F4 to Bishop G7 and totally botched it. These are moves that amateurs don't miss. Perhaps if you are so senstive then confine yourself to other levels. These guys are world champions and so shou;ldnt be making these errors. I saw the move straight away.

[@CHAK4TSI]

@@thomasp.crenshaw185 lemme know when you beat him in a match

[@israeliairstrikeonyourhous2068]

@@thomasp.crenshaw185 lmao he would crush you

[@israeliairstrikeonyourhous2068]

@@thomasp.crenshaw185 speaking like you’d actually do something to hikaru on the board. It’s easy to armchair quarterback when watching vs playing the actual game. Spoken like a basement dwelling goblin.

[@blackjackandmore6774]

It’s fascinating how much confidence these guys have with each move Great game

[@JaideepSinghGhuman]

That cold hand shake at the end gave me chills.

[@TropikShadeProductions]

when the king is surrounded by two of its pawns in the open board it becomes this invincible walking piece.

[@elias941225]

Exact same movement at 5:24, pull back, touch hair, touch pieces and back to focus on the board

[@briankeane2300]

hahah

[@markn.7914]

I think Magnus realised and deliberately stopped leaning in lmao

[@aspirin02]

L'oreal. Coz he's worth it. 😂

[@aldikurniawan8483]

😂

[@sagittarius5466]

Lmao 😂

[@RyanHarris77]

Hikaru isn’t shocked lol. Magnus does this shit all the time.

[@Notorious224]

not shocked but clearly upset at the end. He got little bro'd with almost 30 second headstart and still lost

[@youtubeaddict487]

@@Notorious224hikaru is akward upset to lose to magnus

[@lexoll.]

@@Notorious224 magnus was down more than a minute at 1 point too lmao

[@antonioalvarez4780]

Hikaru going streamer first, Magnus relinquishing the World Championship title. Both players playing for the love for the game ❤.

[@fav_clips]

Magnus is those guy who squeeze water from a stone ,he is capable to escape from severe conditions that made him awesome❤

[@SharpshooterXO]

This game was drawing blood from a rock. Damn

[@zheineeeee]

@@steelsteez6118💀

[@cjmorphy]

alpha zero in humane form ! ^_^ v long live the king magnus! ;-)

[@SwayamKrishnaartsandcrafts]

hikaru blundered thats why magnus got the advantage hikaru became too greedy for the pawns and forgot about blacks connected pawns

[@FraserSmith-n2x]

Magnus once killed two stones with one bird while playing chess

[@justsomeguywithagoatee8337]

0:15 Hikaru "Damn, it's mate in 57..."

[@krogan3760]

Magnus just trying to demonstrate that the timers in Blitz are way to long 😆

[@martinsauer5311]

That’s the case if you already calculated the first 15 moves before even starting the game .. but not for the average player

[@Twiiik]

Such an exiting game! And what a play by Magnus! 💪💪

[@justsomeguywithagoatee8337]

exciting?

[@sagittarius5466]

@@justsomeguywithagoatee8337 yes?

[@gladiriliandi]

Magnus the king of endgames. what a game!

[@iamh95]

If this was an anime, a viking and samurai bacckground would appear.

[@urbaneplanner]

Crazy how the little board disappears around 9:11, just when you most need it to follow along!

[@KamleshSingh-ol2dm]

Bro maybe a plane interrupted.

[@peternielsen8601]

Yes, they are really retarded.

[@lexoll.]

@@KamleshSingh-ol2dm too soon bro

[@MA-jy4et]

Magnus arrives late: hold my timer

[@kevinwellwrought2024]

Time and time again Magnus has proven his endgame wizardry.

[@sobiru5189]

5:24 Great minds think (and act) alike

[@pepethefrog6837]

Hahaha

[@manuelrodrigues5996]

Magnus looking like a viking of chess

[@austintrummel1945]

unbelievable. Hikaru has to have nightmares about this man

[@cvoko]

Hikaru actually said long times ago that he had a nightmare about Magnus

[@elijahrose7913]

This is evidence that Magnus is the best chess player ever.

[@wZem]

Being the number 1 rated player isn't enough evidence?

[@originsmaster8140]

@@wZem or not defending out of boredom because he doesn’t feel challenged, giving up 1.2 million in the process?

[@kevinexline5392]

@@originsmaster8140 and no disrespect to Ding whatsoever, but Magnus has already crushed Ian before and would’ve again. Those blunders and mistakes Ian made against Ding would’ve been severely punished by Magnus.

[@originsmaster8140]

@@kevinexline5392 Magnus absolutely obliterated Ian. It was very rough for him as incredible of a player as Ian is. I think now that he gave up the title he will try to play for it again. It would be cool to see him face off against Ding, though I think it would have the same outcome as with Ian. Ding also made too many mistakes and had trouble with time management. Ding is one of my favorite players ever but there is no doubt in my mind that Ding would be suffering against Magnus. And I really think all of this speaks volumes to the level that Magnus is on. Just simply outclasses even grandmasters in the top 5 of the world.

[@peternielsen8601]

Better than Bobby?

[@toba5878]

magnus is so bored atm he even give someone as hikaru time odds - kek XD

[@aspirin02]

Lol yeah. Good point. He actually challenges himself that way. And yet

[@ph-sos3493]

How they look: Hikaru (regular office worker) versus Carlsen (a drunk rigger who woke-up late)

[@CactusClai]

Turning up late against the fastest player in the world then taking 20 more seconds to adjust the pieces then going on to beat him on time. That’s a violation!

[@humanbeing33]

5:23 dudes are so in sync they move at the same time.

[@dragonore2009]

Not to be that guy, but I actually enjoy Magnus frustrating Hikaru. I say that being fans of both, but it's just so darn funny.

[@MohamedAli-dz1yo]

i think because it is such a human reaction, in an analytical game.

[@Mikegeb4545]

Magnus using psycho trick... When he Arrives late, the opponent thinks at least I have few seconds advantage that means if I get into time scramble, I have a chance to win. Apperntly opponent puts himself in a lot of stress contemplating this. Magnus waits until the tension builds up and break his opponent in the end game. This trick works all the time 😂

[@hocineben6203]

10:20 hikaru's crying out for help 🤣🤣🤣

[@hasanimtiaz300]

Hikaru bot: No comment. Move please.

[@aro327]

At least Hikaru didn’t cry this time.

[@binks2413]

I am fascinated with watching high level chess matches.

[@KartikeyaDutta]

Magnus predicted the future. A wizard.

[@Bugato123]

I love how Magnus set up the board for the next game.

[@originsmaster8140]

Bro Magnus’ smirk at the end is so fucking funny. He was almost taunting Hikaru.

[@hide2dan]

And he’s helping to arrange the pieces after the game 😂 🎉

[@dexteretoy]

magnus is so damn accurate on endgames, literally found all the best moves

[@user-ib4356]

hikaru out here realising he lost before the first move was even played

[@abhigyandas629]

Hikaru still doesn't care.He shaked his hand hurriedly as he had to go back after the game

[@fuckyoutube4398]

"Didn't care" If you don't know he's still angry about that game you don't know Hikaru. He shook the hand hurriedly because he was disgusted with blundering a win (having a +2 stockfish evaluation in end game should be a certain win or at worse draw at this level).

[@breakdancerQ]

Doesn't care? He was frustrated as F with his loss obviously

[@civilbro5800]

It’s supposed to be a joke y’all. Smh

[@justsomeguywithagoatee8337]

@@civilbro5800 No, it wasn't. A joke has to be somewhat funny. There was no punchline to what Indian Abhigyan said. He was being serious.

[@civilbro5800]

@@justsomeguywithagoatee8337 lmao, don’t clown urself. “Still doesn’t care” was the joke where hikaru is known for saying this line all the time.

[@themomorain]

I like Hikaru a lot. Just the fact that he didn’t start the clock himself and was not amused that it was started by the assistant. What a great match it looked really good for both at times. The level is insane I could not win against either of them even if they had one minute time and I had as much time as I wanted to have. This is nuts.

[@Keyosu]

30s lead and adjusts his pieces before starting 💀 this man is cold

[@MrMoneyBagz_International]

🥶🥶🥶

[@martingab2556]

The disrespect of not showing up on time😭😭

[@alphgeek]

Hikaru brought his karate game to a dirty wrestle fight.

[@derrickcarson]

Thumbnail got Magnus looking like Tyrion Lannister.

[@Spiderfv1]

5:24 the perfect timing on the hard thinking

[@melzz]

Win or lose in the end Magnus always tidy up the board, what a gentleman

[@melzz]

@@annabelsmith7970 another Magnus hater? 😂

[@Notorious224]

@@annabelsmith7970 you don't lose anything if your opponent arrives late. Hikaru had a 30-second headstart which is huge in top-level blitz and still lost

[@lexoll.]

@@annabelsmith7970 he is the best player who ever existed. I dont think anyone can tell Magnus how to act/play

[@RetroGamingSwedenMusic]

@@lexoll. So the best car racer in the world should not behave in traffic because he is the best racer? Your logic fails me.

[@lexoll.]

@@RetroGamingSwedenMusic i never said normal rules don't apply to people who are the best in the world, you are twisting my words. Time control is part of the game of chess and he is the best in the world so who is anyone to tell him he cant sacrifice some time to gain a psychological advantage. Not following the rules in normal traffic is illegal and waiting to make your first move is not illegal.

[@nsxdarin]

next: Magnus doesn't even show up and wins

[@MrMoneyBagz_International]

Just amazing

[@dowaliby1]

Sometimes I wonder if Magnus's pattern of being late is intentional, in order to psyche out his opponents, or whether he just has a genuinely hard time waking up or getting himself ready and on time for the matches. Anyway, the time disadvantages this puts himself in hardly seem to matter.

[@MSupreme7]

Drugs are one hell of a drug

[@lexoll.]

@@MSupreme7 this is the first time ive heard about this. Are there actually theories about this?

[@dowaliby1]

@@MSupreme7 Oh yes. That's how I increased my ELO 400 points in the last two months. Lots of drugs, alcohol and study. Just kidding. I didn't study that much.

[@mrty22]

Of course he learned this from his mentor. There's a video when he was a kid waiting at the table.

[@MrMoneyBagz_International]

This wasn't a chess game this was psychology training

[@mbdeephousevibessa]

Piece adjusting Magnus is the GOAT

[@ethanfloro6934]

what's up with the thumbnail lmao

[@zalimsuryagaming3986]

First move- Humiliate the opponent

[@al_28]

That's a amazing game

[@OhDearBabajan]

It’s these king, few pawn, 1 rook, 1 something else end games that are the most intense, especially when there aren’t many seconds left on the clock.

[@oaaas]

I think this Magnus guy is future world championship

[@chrism3790]

Magnus squeezing water from a rock, as usual. Damn.

[@yugiohfanatic1964]

Always good to see Hikaru rage

[@Excomrade]

💀💀

[@thefinaldispatch]

I cannot believe how good these guys are. I’m 1200 on a good day. Just insane

[@nise8531]

Magnus has the most uncomfortable seating ever

[@SoyElGatoVolador23]

I like how the commentators 😂make suggestions as they know better than any of these two 😂

[@GetterRay]

That smug look on Magnus' face at the end kek

[@JohnBojorquez]

Imagine being able to defeat piseed off Hikaru Nakamura WITH time handicap, only Magnus bro

[@nurhidayat8507]

Magnus is just too good

[@DuckFace.]

Thank you very much for making us know who won in the video title before watching.

[@a02endless15]

He could have adjusted his chair for comfort . But I’m sure he didn’t think he was gonna be there long .

[@Eli-kp3pf]

Magnus stayed to reset the board, Hikaru left as soon as he shook his hand

[@rubensiman8749]

This take me back when Hikaru said magnus kept getting lucky, I wonder what luck was involve here ! Lol

[@jennifers6055]

Magnus is just lucky he's so incredible. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jasonyoungblood9359]

This is totally a sport. I can't stop watching

[@undersample]

Magnus comes late, adjusts the knight on g8 twice before starting the game, only to move it to f6 the next move 😂

[@prithvikrishna2252]

Magnus : Sits and handshakes his pawns Hikaru : Ah not again the handshake gambit.

[@hendogstudios1645]

Incredible game

[@noobster172]

you know its over when magnus starts to sit straight

[@Alessandro90933]

He has always been a bete noire for Hikaru.

[@yendhukule]

Loosing position to winning position 💪🏻🔥🔥 magnus made magic 🔥🔥 miracle 🔥🔥

[@gunasekaranp1241]

This is the match, that proves why magnus is the GOAT

[@ph-sos3493]

Hikaru shaking his head (I can't believe I just lost from this drunk-late guy...)

[@Alchemist_dream]

when you pay attention to eval bar you see how good is magnus at end game .

[@crypastesomemore8348]

“Kinda shocked”. No, he wasn’t- he was mildly annoyed.

[@ChrisKornerz]

its insane how mentally fucked Hikaru is against Magnus. Surely, with such a winning position and being probably the best blitz player in the world he wins this game. I think the fact that he even took time to think on the move dxe6+, which is such a natural move, makes it look like he gets in his own head specifically against Magnus. Im sure Magnus showing up late adds its own mental stacks as well.

[@Niko20251]

magnus himself said people fear him and hikaru agreed with this on his stream

[@lexoll.]

I agree with everything except when you said Hikaru is the best blitz player in the world. He is 2nd only to Magnus.

[@issamlvl2552]

@@lexoll. if just hikaru play magnus in a blitz game without knowing that's magnus he would beat him .. hikaru's problem against magnus is the unnececery fear

[@L-ho4qi]

This is peak mental exellence at play here. Super exciting times!

[@MrTaubenfeld]

5:16 - 5:25 that's how gm's think! they are thinking like crazy until both little brain speak (move and touch your head) at the same time 😂😂

[@napnap609]

The switching of the camera angle from the main shot being somewhat level with the board and with digital view in the center, then to the close up overhead without the digital view was really frustrating and hard to keep oneself oriented. Lost all perspective each time it did that. It was dizzying.

[@slimreaper4385]

Top 5 "I'm him" performances of all time

[@leenra]

2 knight Sacrifice is just GrandMaster Style

[@bigiladro]

Magnus new look, ready to steal Di caprio role for ravenant 2

[@soycarlosalexis]

Magnus' face 10:33 😂🤣

[@doriangoodwin3108]

switching the cameras during the heat of the game is disorienting when ur trying to follow every move by the second

[@apzn1170]

Magnus's magic.

[@KidJV]

can someone explain why guys are late for matches? especially magnus?

[@melzz]

It’s his gambit, he learned it from kasparov😂

[@elvino2000]

They played so many hundreds of games in their life sometimes something unexpected happens or they just forgot the time and then they are late. Are you always on time for everything you do?

[@KidJV]

@@elvino2000 yes.. i respect others time and my time..

[@user-yz6ho8fx8j]

​@@KidJVi do as well but there are enough people who dont

[@urbaneplanner]

I’d interpret it the way the commentators do - as a “power move” that gives up precious time but establishes a certain psychological dominance or at least rattles the opponent

[@bim360]

and he smilingly arrange the pieces at the end.

[@milahundepensiontaastrup-v9806]

FIDE Rating list July 2024 : 1. Magnus 🇳🇴 2. Late Magnus 🇳🇴 3. Drunk Magnus 🇳🇴

[@Wipez]

5:24 THAT SYNC THOUGH

[@reviewriot]

Hikaru played like the guys who just exit the app instead of resigning