Hikaru and Sam Shankland on Carlsen Nepo Game 8

[@harryh2185]

13:08 & 22:46 Super GMs at work 16:16 & 1:04:22 On match strategy for Nepo 28:24 Garry had 230 files on the Berlin endgame in 2001 😮 20:30 & 26:31 Magnus has not lost as black in the Spanish in the last 6 years in classical time controls 1:00:40 b5 was played ... 1:13:09 How could Magnus lose a world championship match? - Never mind. Just bookmarking my favorite discussions 😄

[@andresv.8880]

Please, bookmark more for those of us who can't watch the whole thing

[@linlex901]

Haha Hikaru's reaction on Ian's Blunder 1:00:43

[@ColdAndBrew]

So and Bok were fun, and had great analysis, but Shankland was really fun to listen to especially between moves when you guys were just talking about the state of chess and other topics.

[@cretinismoinallitsphases7346]

were

[@ColdAndBrew]

@@cretinismoinallitsphases7346 stupid auto correct

[@knarf4083]

How I would love to be in the realm where being called a 2300 player is the ultimate put down !

[@WeCube1898]

Team USA Members really seems to be a close knit, those guys despite being rivals are great friends. Hoping that Levon would feel well , they are a great bunch and if they could rally and support each other most likely the next Challenger would come from their ranks. Wesley and Fabi would provide classical long game challenge. Dominguez-Perez and Levon are very creative, calm and solid. Jeffrey Xiong,Danya and Hikaru are beasts in shorter time control. Darius, Sam and Sevian are aggressive and known as wildcard. Hans Niemann and Awonder Liang provides youthful energy. Gata Kamsky, Varuzhan and Yasser Seirawan could provide valuable wisdom. With great patrons like the Sinquefeld's and Buffet's , If Team USA would get their act together and the players play consistently and elevate their play they could be a Force to reckon with.

[@akasmokey9908]

The depth of knowledge that GMs have of moves and positioning of past games is amazing!

[@kene3431]

my thought exactly... they can remember game moves from round 3 in a tourney 6 years ago. I can't even remember what day of the week it is.

[@TheAngelOfDeath01]

Saw a video with David Howell and Magnus Carlsen, and Magnus could tell the position even as David was putting up the freaking pieces!! -_-

[@derekbaker4763]

It's awesome to think humans have put this much effort into a board game....

[@TheAngelOfDeath01]

@Davies Njuguna It is one of those jobs where practice makes perfect.

[@kene3431]

@mudpro Yeah, comparing ourselves as casual players to pros who do it for a living is apples and oranges. Regardless, it is still impressive and requires a natural ability to recall. It's amazing really. In the chess world I'm just a mediocre to very average player. In the "real world" I'm pretty good compared to others who just know how to play. High School JV vs. NFL really.

[@shrayanmajumder7517]

The conversation with Sam was very enjoyable

[@gripitandripit]

03:08:25 My guess this is not the first time Hikaru has seen a big thumb appear out of the blue on his stream. XD

[@matthewtelles4809]

1:03:30 "I can't imagine Ian missed Queen a3, he has to have some kind of idea."

[@adamleckius2253]

This is really where Hikaru shines, in actual serious chess talk and not fooling around, making drama and imitating e-sport streamers. (And yes, I know he makes tons of money and as such I of course understand that's why he's going down that path.) He is still one of the greatest players of our time, in blitz obviously but it's still very fascinating to hear him talk about classical (even though he's probably not in shape himself to play that format).

[@adamleckius2253]

And - it's of course fantastic that he's covering the WCC and thereby opening the doors to real chess for his many young viewers (and not just bongcloud bullet he he)

[@rpg_haven]

While I agree, he's good at fooling around and streaming, too. He's getting older, and he likely knows he peaked in classical, so he made the smart move to shift into streaming. Good on him. Chess needs dudes like him who are more involved in the community. It'll help chess grow.

[@Gush27]

He’s still pretty decent in classical

[@regal8442]

@@adamleckius2253 Aged poorly

[@mehdi7209]

@@adamleckius2253 aged like milk

[@alternateimmaster2213]

The conversation with Sam and Big Hikki was so insightful, thanks!

[@mikecantreed]

Shankland has a knack for explaining chess concepts

[@tbhideciaintshowingup]

interesting to see the convo about who will unseat magnus

[@chillax9184]

Time?

[@dhruvyadav7715]

58:33 man hikaru is so bad luck 😂

[@KancerKowboy]

Great coverage and nice analysis of the interview at the end

[@drayprescot43]

Note to self... Just resign when you see your opponent repeatedly looking at the ceiling while thinking...

[@rpg_haven]

Sam was great. Nice commentary.

[@amorphous_man]

Sams brilliance is so underrated! Would love to see more hikaru and sam.

[@harryh2185]

Please invite Sam for one more commentary if possible.

[@geir-arneroos845]

Magnus said he was tired and played Qe1 as something simple after not "being able to calculate the other lines good enough" or similar. After all he only needed a draw.

[@davidh.8798]

Shankland was great in this vid.

[@samidtaek_]

Took a minute to realize that both of them were US Champions

[@eduardciuca217]

Shankly ridiculous !

[@jaasonjones4419]

Go Ben!

[@WeCube1898]

I think it would take a champion to defeat a champion.

[@SyrUS85]

Wasn’t best to go back with the rook to H8 and then advance the pawn to g6, then king to to G7 and connect the rooks

[@TheSynthros]

This is going to sound a little crazy, I’m not an aspiring chess player. I don’t play chess but even though this conversation is completely over my head I love it. Something about chess, maybe Hikaru’s style. I don’t normally spend a lot of time listening to content over my head. Weird.

[@ردودالافعال]

Sam used tonwork with Magnus, and has a great respect for Naka

[@kevingray4980]

2:21:30 Judging by his performance in the '22 Candidates, Fabi needs a sports psychologist worse than Nepo.

People are saying fabi will beat magnus is delusional, they just played 5 months ago and magnus won , magnus was 2835 fabi 2832 and now magnus 2855 fabi 2790ish for alireza, he has never beaten magnus in any time format including classical OTB ( he lost to caruana recently, hes not winning against 2800+ )

[@klajdimyrtaj5052]

Of all of the superGMs now alireza has the most chances of defeating Magnus, losing to Caruana doesn't mean anything as long as your performance is +2800 , anyway likely Magnus will crush the next candidate also, it would take more than 2 years to dethrone magnus

@@klajdimyrtaj5052 He lost to magnus 2 months ago in norway chess he defeatde 2600 players, when he faced people like caruana nepo magnus ding etc, he lost. magnus vs alireza is 4-0 in classical and the games are not old, they are recent

[@klajdimyrtaj5052]

@ doesn't mean anything if he has lost, If the rating is 2800 it means alireza is the toughest opponent for Magnus, the ratings doesn't lie, especially for young players that can only improve, beating 2600 might be harder than drawing +2750s, actually alireza has beaten a lot of super GMs recently,

[@klajdimyrtaj5052]

@over 14 games a 2770 player can not beat a 2850 player, very very unlikely, only Caruana had a chance but Caruana was +2830 at the time

@@klajdimyrtaj5052 Ratings do lie my friend. Nakamura once 2816 but he was NEVER a threat to magnus, you guys are overhyping alireza, he is 2680 in rapid

[@deepayanbardhan911]

People looking for content please look at the press conference at the end :-D

[@pierQRzt180]

amazing tidbits, great content. Analyzing the game is great but giving perspective on many things around chess is great too.

[@elementaltamago1297]

After 10 Qe1+ Qe7, white would like to play 11 f4, but then black responds 0-0-0, with an equal position. Instead, white first plays 10 Qe1+ Qe7 11 a3! Now white wants to play Bb4 with a small but clear advantage. If black wishes to avoid this, he must play ...b6, but then since 0-0-0 is no longer practical for black, white continues with 12 f4! 0-0 13 Qf2, with a large advantage for white.

[@lifeinabox1]

Loved seeing Sam!

[@TheRealAudioDidact]

Is Ben Finegold better than Nepo?

[@nilanshur]

Nope

[@jorgenunez6926]

Finegold is a GM. Nepo is a Super GM. So of course our protagonist Ben Finegold is better.

[@TheRealAudioDidact]

@@jorgenunez6926 le chuckle. I bet Ben would have seen pawn c6 and not blundered.

[@TheLincolnrailsplitt]

Shankland isn't impressed by Magnus. Does he think he has a shot?🤭

[@user-cl6sr4co1s]

03:08:25 lmao

[@pedrostamattis6268]

Normal. Anand perdeu uma partida em 6 lances quando já era GM.

[@RanjeetKumar-nf7pv]

1:15:00

[@bernardoalbano1816]

Hikaru sure seems rusty on classical chess

[@Gush27]

Lol

[@jamesl6839]

lets go

[@chopinfanclub6672]

GMC

[@ak.5620]

Hi

[@haggaisimon7748]

Naka missed US open, Grand Swiss. Maybe he wasn't ready yet, just simple like that and he found an excuse? Otherwise, why lose part of his chess life, opportunities to rise.

[@sevayhuseyn8616]

I think he's making enough money from streaming and peripheral revenue such that he can ignore tournaments if there are any organizational issues . He seems to be playing for the love of the game , he's way more relaxed , he's performances in the tournaments he has played have been pretty great with the exception of the meltwater finals

[@UclaChris1]

Look at these two. Wow. A major move happens and all they can talk about is themselves, here’s some advice. Tune into a different broadcast.

[@some______guy]

This is a huge problem in most chess broadcasts. The lesser GM's in studio only want to appear smart and does not stop talking. Like here.

[@vocorvocorvocor]

@@some______guy lesser gm’s?

[@Stefan0v1]

@@vocorvocorvocor I think he's referring to the guys that are not Super Gm's.

[@jacobjorgenson9285]

Not a major move, a dumb move

[@UclaChris1]

@@jacobjorgenson9285 a major move.

[@XerxesGammon200]

4911

[@adrianprundaru9777]

Early

[@juanchavez9921]

Primwro

[@pannenkoekspek]

I know one thing. Hikaru won't be the one defeating Magnus. Guy is getting worse in chess every month.

[@TransparentEclipse]

random but ok

[@cardscook7721]

ok ratio then

[@claudiopalmeri8882]

I mean yeah, as much of a meme it is, now that he streams he really doesn't care about it hahahahah

[@Rohanifed]

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