Nakamuras Knockouts: Targetting 2900

GM Hikaru Nakamura takes on multiple grandmasters including Daniil Dubov, Yaroslav Zherebukh, and Yasser Seirawan in his latest stream as he tries to climb back to the heights of a 2900 blitz rating!
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[@AJPE87]

Hikaru improvising moves he is not certain if they are the correct ones, against 2600+ players... Still wins. Me making a carefully planned move against a 1500 dude... I get checkmated in the following move.

[@pallav5833]

I can grab a bag of Doritos if i want to. I don't know if i want to though... Uhhmmm If i go grab it i'll probably get Dorito dust all over myself and gain some weight but at the same time i have Kleenex and a gym downstairs if that occurs, but i don't necessarily want to. I could also just ignore the whole idea and make a fruit salad, although that isn't horribly exciting either. Meh, i'll go for the Doritos i don't see why not. You only live once as the saying goes.

[@BeatsByClover]

Don't do it

[@FPSCroatia]

Martin Nietzsche Ill eat doritos 5 more times and if someone donates ill make a salad this isnt what i wanted but oh well*

[@mwangikimani3970]

If you spent as much time studying chess as you did this little prose you'd probably be a GM, just maybe, probably, maybe.

[@emilhelich654]

elite watch this in 360

[@DJJOHN92]

"With a handle like 'Cruel-Yaro' it's time for me to be cruel to him, and just... punish him now" - 1:42:57 Classic Naka quote

[@coosoorlog]

Dude it's already S01E07!? We're not worthy!

[@Proculopsis]

Naka scratching his Knackers at 2:44:45 LOL Really enjoying the knockout series, thanks for presenting these.

[@skeletormaster7365]

Proculopsis HAHAHAHA

[@fourwindsmedia]

I am really enjoying these videos. Amazing to watch. Thanks HN

[@ea2763]

This is great stuff. Really appreciate it Hikaru. Thanks

[@geerrooo]

1:46:07 That difference between normal and grandmaster chess player

[@willianbueno7293]

loving these videos tks hikaru

[@victorha9923]

these Naka videos are hypnotic and soothing

[@luckystrke]

love these

[@bbartlow0307]

Incredible! What a treat to see Nakamura articulate his thinking process.

[@tomsmith4452]

1:48:27 - round 4 ... FIGHT!!! 1:48:50- round 4 ... FIGHT , FIGHT, FIGHT !!!!! :)))

[@coosoorlog]

I was sure it was mortal kombat :D

[@lepredator189]

The wave of nostalgia rushing through my head!

[@lepredator189]

Yeah it was MK (1, 2, 3, trilogy, 4, etc)... Liu Kang was my favorite

[@freequentflier8225]

Nope, that was a reference to Street Fighter.

[@Hoobyj]

Mortal Kombat and Sf both began their fights with the word "fight" :p

[@Effivera]

Didn't know Hikaru is such a nice, down to earth, likeable guy!! Very instructive series as well. 👏😎

[@shunanddanwitace1]

incredible how accurately he can anticipate his opponents moves

[@AgentSmith911]

Please upload in HD

[@user-hd1pq7ob9y]

How to list to play and when will be the next video?

[@tommessig2060]

wow, naka you destroyed it tonight

[@ApplepieFTW]

360p - why

[@rohullahafghan4773]

when is the next time when hikaru plays live , every time i am to late for it.?? chess.com can you give some info ??

[@atomicpiano]

I'm 24 years old and got into Chess about a year and a half ago. It's honestly the hardest game in the world. You really have to start playing when you're a little kid if you want to be any good at it.

[@warrenebuffett63]

if you don't clean your mouse for a while these stains are building up on it, adding extra grip

[@abolfazlnazemi529]

PLEASE make HD videos 360 is so bad take's all the fun out of watching this video

[@ItzTheFury]

Lol Naka with the GoT spoilers xD

[@janek73]

Naka is very nice guy !

[@wrathofpunjabi]

Nakamura used to explain a lot more, and I like the older Nakamura knockouts.

[@Siki95ZM]

Come on! Make it at least in 720p!

[@nikkunayar1164]

Unreal how often he calls his opponent's moves.

[@gaurishbaliga3723]

This video is not monetized WOW!!!these are some of the NOT SELFISH type of guys

[@AartSnikkelbaard03]

Gaurish Baliga well, probably paid by chess.com and then there's donations. That's not to say he doesn't deserve the coin. You don't get where he is without putting in the work.

[@gaurishbaliga3723]

AartSnikkelbaard03 I know that.Im just telling if they were selfish they would monetize the video and try to get every extra penny but they didn't do you see it right!

[@AartSnikkelbaard03]

Gaurish Baliga it doesn't have to do anything with being selfish or not selfish. It's just the business model that works for them. They produce premium content trying to get people to become paid subscribers ans get access to even more content. This kind of video in a way IS the advertisement. Monetising it would probably lower the reach of the video.

[@udai414]

Can anyone tell me how much were the total amount of donations in this stream?

[@MeMe-fb1hi]

Great confidence!

[@DenisGrigorov]

At 37:55, Naka is all, "In fact, he is just getting mated in 1. So, um, that was not a perfect play by Duhless" lol.

[@z17seattle]

Most of us will never get sick of these, thanks 100 billion!

[@Uiru11]

That was weird. That was very weird.

[@AndreSantos-mg8wu]

i want to see a run up through the rankings from nakamura starting from scratch .. just him beating up on regular non titled players...

[@theofilaktosfed9093]

Hey guys...does anyone know when Naka is coming to Greece or if he already came??? I will appreciate if u answer me

[@anthonyjordan5443]

My favorite blitz player...

[@andrewj.2516]

Anthony Jordan same

[@roottruthseeker]

lol look like he stroked out when he had to play king e6

[@keepingupwiththecichlids]

Duhless: Handled.

[@chrisnenshati7400]

i could live 5 life times and i still would not be able to compete at this mans level. Truly a legend of epic proportions

[@DavenH]

"that was not perfect play from Duhless..." hah

[@joseguedes1421]

What is Seirawan's username on Chess.com?

[@coosoorlog]

what was that hound vs savage reference there? "I'd rather be a hound than a savage"

[@nondairy4817]

I'm guessing it's in reference to the fact that he's described as a barbarian on a chess personality quiz kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6OxYmmZaKmHsKc

[@loopular1]

Wow! Talk about making it look easy!!

[@kdub9198]

"They are who we thought they were....and we let em.off the hook!!!"...haha great reference... I like this guy :)

[@mwangikimani3970]

If Danil Dubov took one big Naka-whooping, feel bad for the guy.

[@bowiesinspace7152]

good to see grandmasters dropping their queen too. There is hope yet!

[@BeatsByClover]

Does it ever get boring winning all the time?

[@Woltato]

There's no argument, Streetfighter 2 on snes is possibly the greatest game ever.

[@rodneybrown2364]

Don't worry about it brother! That wall color is the shit. I love orange.

[@MeMe-fb1hi]

It is this crucial moments when we see your deep strategy!How deep is it?Infinite or 5400 metres below the obvious!

[@Seannahimana]

Aha know I finally see what he wants to do.

[@MeMe-fb1hi]

Great consciousness!

[@motifgaming2080]

Cmon 360p?? What's up with the quality?

[@jens009]

it's Tuesday!

[@z17seattle]

Please do one in Athens!!

[@russdeez2073]

Bless you! (For that sneeze at 3:01:19)

[@marcin4144]

360p in 2k17 ...

[@BeatsByClover]

Hey hikaru, do you mind if i call you hikeelo

[@aliveli-hq6zk]

make it 144p please

[@DanParkMusic]

hikaru looks stoned

[@DJJOHN92]

26:38 - Is Naka hanging rook in the corner? Or does he have Qxc4 with huge attack?

[@lepredator189]

It's not about any silly 'huge attack'. It was just a forced exchange 'sacrifice', since he needed to cover mate on d8. Bad position for Naka, but won on time.

[@lepredator189]

Oops, I take that back. There seemed to be your huge attack after ...Ra8 Qa8 Qc4+ Rd3 Nd3 etc.

[@BeatsByClover]

2:08:32 "I'm a pretty simple person" So the rest of us are all fools?

[@romarcabiedes4512]

Hikaru what player are you d4 or e4

[@z17seattle]

Romar Cabiedes watch the video?? Lmao

[@yusufcaglar8372]

cool haircut

[@mortimerklein6510]

Naka you blundered that rook on a8 26:56 or so. Neither of you seen it, makes me feel better seeing both you elite players miss this!

[@BeatsByClover]

There not all robots lol

[@JeremyFallowfield]

Then Qxc4, and black is more than ok

[@mortimerklein6510]

Jeremy Fallowfield should have checked before typing. Pretty obvious.

[@lepredator189]

Next time, take GMs' 'blunders' on faith until proven otherwise.

[@lepredator189]

...the 'otherwise' here being they were indeed blunders.

[@udai414]

buy a gaming mouse and a gaming mousepad hikaru!! You will become a monster!!!

[@brysonbarnett5770]

I have seen this before! Somehow, this is not the right video. What happened?

[@StefanReich]

Time travel for sure

[@MrTravisShafer]

(Targeting)

[@polonc5]

They should play with increment. This flagging thing doesn't make sense (especially to watch). Otherwise excellent show!

[@vktesla]

Can someone just save me some time and let me know/time stamp it at the points where he loses and cries?

[@martinet1985]

no such thing happened

[@vktesla]

:(

[@giuliocerbai9647]

Knight d5ight!

[@literally.anything___97]

Waddup guys! its ya boi, NAKA. Back again with another episodeof NAKA KNOCKOUTS! if you like this video, make sure you smash that like button below and MAKE SURE TO SUBSCIRBE!!!

[@mastikhor91]

i luv me some Nakamuras Knockouts

[@ronror]

26:41 why cant white play Qxa8?

[@UbikRP]

2:17:13 Is Qh7 not Check Mate?

[@JeremyFallowfield]

No ...Kxg5

[@UbikRP]

Thanks. Silly me.

[@droceretik]

Perhaps players below 1800 (like me) are better not to try to analyse Nakamura's games as 999 times out of 1,000 you will have missed something.

[@jashepoon]

that was impressively played by you

[@ricardoguzman114]

Anybody who doesn't like the color of your background has something against tomatoes.

[@MeMe-fb1hi]

scuse me,above the obvious!

[@fallaciouswanderer8269]

chess.com should fix lag issues.

[@lepredator189]

Like for real!

[@garysharp8871]

Will you ever become the world chess champion?

[@marekzawal1744]

Maybe take and take and take and take and take or something...;)

[@mattperri3825]

anyone else watch at 0.5?

[@DJJOHN92]

Naka sneeze button: 3:01:18

[@inducedbycoffee]

plural of computer mouses is mouses. it's a rare exception lol

[@coosoorlog]

good observation! it seems to me that when words gain new meanings or when their original meanings are "extended", a non-nstandard conjugation often drops. shine, shone, shone, except when you make something shiny; then it's shine, shined, shined. dig, dug, dug, except when it means you like something; then its digged. and so on :). can't think of another example with plurals, though.

[@loluoresegun5844]

Basic linguistics.

[@quazzydiscman]

Ibrahim Chalhoub gotta love that he let us inspect his mouse though...

[@TheClassicWorld]

Pretty sure 'mice' is most correct.

[@TheClassicWorld]

You can use either but 'mice' is used the most and is best. I plan on sticking to proper English.

[@musatebi486]

nice to put it in 360p i cant even read the opponent's name. i am not even sure this guy is naka.

[@guillaume6373]

15:57 bc4?

[@lepredator189]

Bc4 Nd5. Hence the text move Bxf7 (but which forced ...Qxf7).

[@4466svenjohnpetrucci]

no soup for you hahhahaahhahahaahhaa

[@vicvil6812]

Danny, edit these videos. So much dead time.

[@Brunorola]

Nah.

[@soumonism]

TIL The best online blitz- and bulletplayer uses a crappy mouse.

[@sonphan739]

The 4th game was terrible. Hikaru was winning then he almost lost, if not for time.

[@spurriousgod]

www.twitch.tv/videos/169044941 so you can see the chat replay

[@siskarahmadani5691]

I really want to hear Hikaru talk in Japanese :D

[@slankysniffer9408]

Let's see first Carlsen reaching 2900 then think about it what GM Nakamura thinks 🤔

[@slankysniffer9408]

Valentin Derdic I am saying in FIDE RATINGS

[@kevnation5556]

Magnus has played about 60 total games on chess.com, whereas Hikaru has played over 5000 games. Hikaru has also won 80% of his games, whereas Magnus has only won 67% of his games.

[@slankysniffer9408]

Valentin Derdic No

[@slankysniffer9408]

Valentin Derdic His current fide rating is only 2822

[@XowntXihqX]

his fide is 2826. the highest he's been is 2882

[@slankysniffer9408]

Haha

[@sylviohache3467]

Did someone realy asked him if his hand cramps from playing online chess? Its not a real videogame...

[@MeMe-fb1hi]

hey man,

[@unskeptable]

26:18 Didnt he hang his Queen there ? :p

[@gaurishbaliga3723]

unskeptable yes he did

[@lepredator189]

White was in check.

[@unskeptable]

Oh yeah whoops

[@MeMe-fb1hi]

I like your voila! ha!you have it good!you have everything you want in life!You can just play grandmasters whenever you want!WOW!