Nakamura's Knockouts: Elite Blitz Chess Battles

Hikaru Nakamura plays a four-hour blitz chess marathon against some of the best players on Chess.com including young GM Alireza Firouzja, GM Daniel Naroditsky, and some anonymous but highly rated grandmasters!
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[@arasvardanyan3708]

1:54:28 was like alireza's immortal lol

[@excalibur1716]

wow

[@jamalbabali2356]

thanks bro

[@raza3017]

Thanks dude! Only came to watch that after agadmator's video!

[@theotherjoedimaggio]

i'm here a year later, and its STILL an amazing game. it really could be

[@viperianace9157]

And Nakamura does not even applaud the stunning attack; just grumbles and moves on.

[@TwelfthRoot2]

I really like how Firouzja has developed the last couple years. The kid’s attacking can be very creative. He goes for it and I respect that ✊

[@chessandmusicwithoskiez6241]

Now he number 2 rated in the world 😂

[@greatmnn99]

And that kid cross 2800 classical ,bam !!!!!!!!!

[@johnbryan44]

Agadmator brought me here

[@elangovv.]

+1

[@Bezesaltcheck]

John Bryan same

[@jimytrujillochuquihuaccha9047]

Same, man

[@RahulRathod-rx2ez]

Cool

[@av8tion]

1:59:00 Nakamura is up 2 rooks but down a king...

[@jandom9008]

Hahaha

[@GtLukero]

That sac after sac by Alireza was pure filth.

[@blackphantom2307]

YESSSSSSS this made my whole week haha I live for these Hikaru. Thank you for another knockouts video!

[@bashirabdel-fattah9499]

Firouzja came up with a really nice sequence at 1:47:58. Quite creative and visually appealing.

[@amigosXcorrespondenc]

I bet my ass the other 2 anonymous players are Naroditsky too.

[@Matheus180ify]

Hikaru, I suggest that in the next videos put the bar of openings, to know which variant you use. Thanks.

[@johangamb]

Volume mixing totally messed up. All these twitch donations etc far too loud compared to Naka's commentary...

[@andreaswodok1522]

Terrible sound

[@peopleofaction3144]

About time Hikaru:D . Best upload from the Titan.

[@swapnilorkey]

2:46:06 blunders by both sides.

[@Jonny_Haas]

Hikaru: I wouldn't hang out with Firouzja.. Firouzja: Hikaru is my sparring lol...

[@TheUltimateSay]

I’m here two years later to witness Alireza’s immortal

[@TheHipHopVlog]

Glad your back, Naka!

[@Fmily]

4:01:48 That bishop turned into a turkey there, gobble gobble! lol

[@greatpretender83]

Hikaru please advise me of a great chess teacher.

[@damned1313]

Justin Naoki who?

[@Aeradill]

also curious, who?

[@peopleofaction3144]

Whooooo?????

[@AndreSilva-mq9vn]

I think he forgot the question mark at the end

[@colethomson7267]

The english is strong with this one

[@alphaomega3633]

Ah, so he doesn't wanna trade? Well then, I'm gonna force you, "Tough luck". You are so savage lol. Chess god

[@falperes8754]

Seems like the bamboo stick has no effect against Hikaru. Feels bad for Eric

[@peopleofaction3144]

Damn right

[@CombatLegsVIDS]

Markets are crazy right now

[@jamesletellier5818]

The intro music sounds like the intro to a kids show.

[@rugvedcomments]

Well, he is playing kids

[@StefanReich]

Kids who are 2800-rated GMs

[@mcpartridgeboy]

1 Dislike, now now eric sour grapes

[@tomewall8982]

Premove swindle at 1:54

[@ausar3852]

Legend returns!!

[@rodrigomoraes6035]

legend is carlsen !

[@viggoGodisgreat]

9:06 how did he find that? It’s so stupid that you can’t draw arrows by default anymore

[@Phurngirathaana]

Who's Coldplace?

[@rugvedcomments]

GM Antarctica

[@alexanderprime8205]

He should do cooking video; I will copy his diet for higher elo

[@syedazeem9633]

finally after long time... cheers... naka naka naka 😁

[@eXoCAE]

could someone recommend a book for tactics?

[@robertoschinelli2147]

32:37 Bishop takes a1 is wrong?

[@raymond04calitri]

Yea why not... mate in 21

[@TwelfthRoot2]

It’s been a while since I’ve watched a naka stream. I’m only 22 mins in and I forgot how casually insane he is. Jesus. 😳

[@morelrenaud2339]

Long time no see!

[@joshcolbert4682]

this is great

[@Всвоёмуме-э8ъ]

сыграйте дебют Эльшада )

[@demonraiser112]

46:49 Bxa5?

[@megamanchili10v55]

Hikaru Nakamura vs sotck fish épicas batallas >:3

[@toddboboz7894]

NOW you're a believer in crypto! lol

[@МихаилДеревнин-ш1л]

Накамура охуенен, но, после Магнуса)

[@greenline396]

3k rating? 😂

[@gokawi]

U look like manny pacquiao

[@abhisekkumar3080]

is anyone know why hikaru dont participate in lichess title arena

[@lewperez]

might be the simple reason that he's being sponsored by chess.com and not lichess.

[@ivankalas5195]

Ju

[@swapnilorkey]

2:55:32 :)

[@ravishraj7319]

Grab your paapcaaarns....Nakamura is here. 🍥🍥

[@trollmallow924]

First

[@AndrewCarterBaker]

Is that Hikaru's internal dialogue we're being treated to? Is that a constant for him? Hikaru at breakfast: "Let's see, I could have eggs, bacon, juice, and toast...eat, eat, drink, eat. Or eat, eat, eat, drink. Or I could just have cereal if I wanna. But I don't wanna."

[@z17seattle]

What if there was a camera that followed him around while he objectively judged and critiqued anything and anyone in his everyday life. I think that would be very popular.

[@mwangikimani3970]

Tells you the inherent complexity of chess, the ambiguity of many middle-game positions, and the many options a grandmaster weighs even in a super-blitz game.

[@NormCantoral]

I love how he views those situations. it should be a meme for him. the way Naka does this, "maybe I could play xyz, or maybe not, I'll see what he does" is a constant theme in all of his vids.

[@AndrewCarterBaker]

@@mwangikimani3970 I was more referring to the inherent complexity of breakfast...

[@omariokhattbi7397]

I love you men

[@monnomestpersonne9394]

2:52:34 when you act as if you're not angry XD

[@avinashsorab5026]

that mouse would have been dead if that was chessbrah eric :D

[@miladibrahim1068]

1:54:14 what a trick 😂

[@arasvardanyan3708]

These kids are too good

[@geoffhuang2438]

2:04:35 my man Nakamura is on high alert now lol

[@x0cx102]

wait what happened here

[@joaoalexandre4966]

1:54:15 LOL

[@TwelfthRoot2]

1:54:16 did firouzja join chessbrah to pick up that dirtiness? And the look on naka’s face is pure disgust lol. It’ll be a couple games to get over that one. Just don’t tilt!

[@flippert0]

Just a warning that you never can make an unsafe premove. Of course white's Ra3 is not enforced, but Firouzja was correctly reckoning Hikaru was premoving Rxg3

[@TwelfthRoot2]

1:44:35 possibly the most ridiculous draw I’ve ever seen lol. It was a good laugh though.

[@x0cx102]

Reminds me of the Berlin queen draw. Funnily enough was played a lot in early 2021

[@abhisekkumar3080]

alirouja becoming stronger day by day giving tough competition to hikaru

[@abhisekkumar3080]

i remember the day when alirouja hardly makes draw with hikaru now he is giving him tough competition

[@jeweljoseph3671]

@@abhisekkumar3080 Could you tell what his win ratio against Hikaru was back then?

[@inducedbycoffee]

2:00:41 reminiscing about the previous games lost position while playing another game LOL

[@viperianace9157]

Justified given that his opponent had just played an immortal blitz game with one of the greatest sacrificial attacks ever.

[@parththakkar9383]

35:02 Hikaru considers 5 candidate moves in 15 seconds!!

[@peristiloperis7789]

The true golden age of chess is now, guys.

[@takatotakasui8307]

Hell yeah.

[@yadasampatidasa8690]

Every generation thinks like that, and it is never true, neither in sports, philosophy nor science :-) In 250 years people will see us, just like we are seeing the people from 1768. And they will think the same.

[@devanshrathore9112]

@@yadasampatidasa8690 why do you have om as your profile picture

[@religionofpeace1304]

Have you seen the world championship?😂

[@nasipkismet2436]

01:54:21 Ali Reza's immortal.

[@aeizn1012]

3:35:00 if anyone ever sees this, could u explain why Bxc5 for white wasnt good? It looks like just a free pawn to me

[@ajayarvind357]

Bxc5 is met with bxc5 and the bishop on d2 protects the knight

[@cesarfile]

I love watching Hikaru playing the Knockouts. For some reason his internet never bails on him when he is losing. Almost like he must finish every single game.

[@strikelighting9546]

Great guy,great player.Love ya work dude.

[@mwangikimani3970]

@1:05:30 Hikaru begins a sequence of moves to gain King activity and eventually opposition in a Rook & pawn ending... brilliant stuff given that he is playing with seconds on the clock. Amazing stuff!!

[@jakeswagerson9941]

Another banger hikaru

[@georgederleres8489]

"Just gonna go for a draw here... let's see..." (Wins 80% of draws)

[@dariskulic6433]

I subscribed you I come from Bosnia and Herzegovina

[@tothepintodurrrow2425]

I read this with russian accent!

[@dbslices]

1:51:27 knight discover check picks queen

[@Fishy1020HD]

how do you not have more subs

[@abhishekshah11]

Because no house music w/ chess.

[@ChRiyad]

@Davies Njuguna he means you have a small peepee

[@liviuchircu]

Epic beginning: he was already singing & dancing with Bf6+, forking the King and rook. Then: "Oh... just Rd5, huh?"

[@vp4744]

It's funny how Eric Hansen's in Naka's mind even when they're not playing each other.

[@takatotakasui8307]

Naka, pls turn down your chess sounds. The capture sound is annoyingly loud. Great chess, great show, as always.

[@ikkirow6583]

NAKAS BACK!

[@johnbrashear3190]

There's lots to be sad about in the modern world, but at least we can watch the top chess players in the world stream.

[@TheMarksT]

Maybe 'talk to the hand' because I don't do requests -- from the original Terminator.

[@oussamahannache5762]

Hikaru can see a hanging pawn in a 15 moves variation but he can't see a button in front of him

[@chrisiver8506]

so assuming he's American, and he's not Fabi, Naka, or So.... Shankland?

[@swapnilorkey]

3:11:25 shit

[@siavashs1925]

1:59:20 till 1:59:40 HIkaru blunders 4 times lol. that was hilarious.

[@Orion-zq8jf]

Playing on but still thinking about the moves in previous game lol

[@ivankalas5195]

N

[@christopheringram568]

I wish you could see the look I get from my wife when she finds out that Hikaru is streaming.

[@sGenalol]

Can you please play some rapid chess, like at least a couple

[@DanielGRaa]

Long in nVidia went good for you.

[@et4able]

Thanks for more streaming, Naka!

[@Drogba402]

3:08:17 he could have played Bf2 Be1 right??

[@pepeesquivel5105]

I've been waiting for Nakamura's Knockouts

[@xfilesmanson]

Eric Vs MVL in bullet

[@z17seattle]

Fuck pigeons

[@Hellishcookie]

yikes on the $NVDA ~19:00

[@nineinchsails7702]

"OH HE'S GOT ROOK D4!! AAAHH SH*T!!!!!"😂😂😂😂😂

[@backyard282]

I don't get Hikaru's openings in blitz: with white he just plays b3 and start trading pieces, and with black either a boring Berlin, or some hippo looking structure. Why doesn't he play Sicilian? And e4 with white?

[@axelwengrud6790]

Terrible

[@sourandbitter3062]

1:59:35 bordel de merde. What about f3...

[@johain5712]

F3 - Nh3+ - Kg2 - Qe2

[@mikesiegenthaler4224]

Where is your magic drink then hikaru ;]

[@walterparker2641]

Eric (chessbrah) Hansen got surprised by this person in a recent upload, but - Naka annihilated them...I wonder who it really is...this - "NowayJosey character?

[@piotrekkowalski7433]

2600 gm

[@marga_dewa]

And Wala! Its game over

[@AnalysisChess]

knocking

[@BrividoCarlo]

Terrible! Haha great stream as always!

[@vagabond7684]

Schooling GM's since a long time now 😎🔥

[@11pupona]

nice naka!! we missed you...

[@Logkee]

Hikaru IS the best

[@piotrekkowalski7433]

Monster is back

[@LionHGH]

Waiting for this!! Ty Naka

[@thomasnguyen1453]

Naka a scrub now