Speed Chess Championship 2023 SF | Hikaru v MVL | 5-Time SCC Champ Eyes Another Final Spot !coinbase

[@jzkramer]

This new guy Kassa seems to be a top commentator straight out of the blocks. He also complements Danya for his eloquence, tactical nous and the use of metaphors.

[@misteratoz]

Agreed. Really enjoyed his commentary!

[@melzz]

I like Danya Hess duo

[@GEM4sta]

@@melzz Clearly the best duo, but Kassa is doing fine. I don't really understand why Danya Hess don't do every game but maybe they don't want to, or probably it's to keep from paying them very much as they are replaceable

[@lukewestfall1689]

Yes! Excellent commentary from Kassa. Clear, accurate, quick, witty.

[@kaybest9607]

Just made this comment. Made watching very interesting

[@gautam-narula]

Great match and props to MVL for giving Hikaru such a tough fight

[@Anthony-nd6vk]

Gotta love these spoilers up top. Is there some way this cannot happen? While a nice comment, it ruins everything for those of us who didn’t watch live or watch already.

[@lukiibetschart6124]

How bout you finally realise that 90% of the people comment after theyve watched the video. And stop crying about it if you do the opposite

[@Zoruk_]

​@@Anthony-nd6vkyeah, NOT READING THE COMMENTS BEFORE WATCHING THE STREAM

[@howard8438]

​​@@Anthony-nd6vkyeah I know right, I don't open comments for this reason so why does KZbin put the spoiler comment where you can't avoid it!

[@dsrguru]

​@@Anthony-nd6vk At first I thought you meant the title of the video. How could a comment be a spoiler? Comments are for people to discuss the video *that they've watched*

[@mightyafk198]

I was rooting for Maxiiiiime but congrats to Naka Awesome to see this match with such great comments thanks all for this show

[@srkbhayo]

Naka always wins scc, nothing to watch here

[@flame0154]

@@srkbhayo he's lost 2/3 scc finals he's played against magnus, and won last year's final by a point, so I'd say the final is definitely something to watch

[@justinchance-squires115]

@@srkbhayo Down 3-1 to Magnus. Did you cry yourself to sleep when Hikaru lost? LMFAO. Next time, don't be an idiot lil bro.

[@salamdara2303]

Mvl looks like a cartel leader, playing from his secret house.

[@aaronchan1088]

MVL's only shot was to have a HUGE lead of 7+ pts entering the bullet segment. all naka had to do was to keep it close, knowing he would crush MVL in the bullet segment

[@grobertoac2430]

Maybe a lead of 3 or 4 would have been enough for Maxime. I believe Maxime got crushed in bullet as soon as he lost faith. When MVL is confident, he can be so dangerous. I think MVL gave up mentally when he lost the first match and lost his lead

[@penguins647]

He didnt even know watch his expression while playing against mvl he was also scared

[@das6109]

I think 3 point lead would have given him decent chances. He was clearly psyched out by playing Hikaru in bullet. He lost virtually every bullet game while basically never getting into a time scramble, because he got into bad positions while he still had tons of time on the clock. And despite that happening over and over he didn't change course. I think nerves were a huge factor. Also in the interview he basically confirmed he was mentally out of the game when he didn't have a big lead before bullet, and probably had fully given up on winning once Hikaru was up 1 in bullet. You can't win like that. I'm wondering if MVL has better mentality vs Magnus and Wesley has better mentality vs Hikaru. Because Hikaru Wesley games have always been pretty close compared to what we saw this tournament.

[@anonymustarrasque3550]

Yeesh! Hikaru is insanely good.

[@sammy_trix]

Respect for MVL and Wesley So. I really feel sad for them. They just have to beat the best players and the stumbling block on the hill. It's not yet the end, they will be back and it's gonna be a great and exciting year to have it in 2024.

[@sjoert]

@3:52:44 the silence after the mate was magical

[@tanyapaes781]

2:52:44 daniel ate smthg..its all on his mouth😂

[@dar2984]

Great commentary by Kassa and Danya

[@dar2984]

@@tanyapaes781 Danya is his nickname.

[@dar2984]

@@tanyapaes781 yep

[@ABWIP]

Magnus seams to be in form these days, Friday might be not so close as anticipated..

[@yigitkabaday3179]

He needs to be in his best shape to keep up with Hikaru anyway, especially in bullet where Hikaru is considered the favourite against anyone. Magnus is obviously the strongest player (probably ever?) in slower time formats but in blitz and bullet i think they are about equal, with Hikaru having a slight edge in bullet.

[@agenzmain6146]

Nah, usually magnus' will win against weaker opponents by a huge margin as compared to hikaru as hikaru seems to play far more risky kinda style with obscure openings. But if you think magnus has the edge going in to the final, you are just wrong. i would say it's 60:40 in favor of hikaru, but if hikaru wins, the score will be relatively close, but if magnus wins, the gap might be larger. I am predicting a 15-12 for hikaru

[@KappaMan123]

@@yigitkabaday3179blitz magnus is heavily favored. He’s the multiple time blitz world champion for a reason…

[@lasyx9786]

Last year Magnus got more points against Hikaru in the bullet section.

[@Bobo-Vieri]

​@@yigitkabaday3179Magnus is better then Hikaru in Blitz, in bullet is 50-50.

[@amity4600]

Mvl fought well but once they entered bullet he was dominated

[@VeridicusMaximus]

#1 and #2 in final - Gee what a surprise!

[@1Plebeian]

Kassa did a great job commenting. Usually Danya carries the casting and I was worried.

[@Arkady-Chernobrovkin]

MVL🔥🔥🔥

[@DarkDragonSlayer]

He lost lel

[@Car-uk8gd]

THE FRENCHMAN WITH 3 NAMES is a GOAT too he beat hikaru in blitz

[@amanAMAN01]

Respect for MVL

[@magnussofabianonakamura7846]

if Hikaru wins again no doubt he's the online chess god

[@dexio8601]

Beating Carlsen again would cement Naka's online legacy....

[@lock3202]

"If"

[@harnageaa]

I fear this year, it's 60-40 in magnus favor. Idk what's with magnus but he's on a godly level these last mathes ._. I want naka to win, x_x but holy F if he play like he did today, he gonna get adopted.

[@dexio8601]

@@harnageaa Yeah Carlsen looks really strong and Naka maybe a bit less than the last SCC so it will be close, and have Magnus this time, psychology plays a big part and I think Carlsen is a little intimidated by Naka online, that could come into play and his level may drop a bit like last time...if Naka can beat Carlsen again given his current form it would be amazing...

[@StyloRodriguez]

Hikaru destroyed in bullet

[@syahrilal-ghifari823]

He is a monster

[@muhammedsinanemlik6981]

Training over for Magnus and Hikaru

[@its_moka9868]

Hikaru vs carlsen damn

[@14-Peaks]

Great match and props to MVL

[@Arkady-Chernobrovkin]

Great match, great comments!

[@runningz8]

MVL is good in blitz and rapid but playing bullet with Hikaru is too tough for him.Btw this is a really good game.

[@aaronchan1088]

once naka kicked it into overdrive, MVL had no chance. as expected, magnus vs naka in the finals.

[@enzo3851]

very very good prep MVL , cant wait for magnus to clear that emoji from Hikaru.

[@hl1921]

Danya’s sound/cam seems really delayed during the interview lol

[@-Rea1Karma]

How many hours left to final?

[@arifahriahmads5317]

Hikaru at bullet is so fast af

[@egoi6421]

When is the final?

[@HermesRafanan]

Naka beats Carlsen in the Finals the Bullet Segment will be the Decider...I believe Naka is Quicker and more accurate than Carlsen in Bullet Chess...Looking Forward to a Great Finals👏👍

[@flame0154]

Don't know about that, Carlsen beat him in both the 3+1 and 1+1 sections in last years final (Nakamura won because he got a strong lead in 5+1)

[@dexio8601]

​@@flame0154I think he's referring to the recent bullet championship that Naka won over Carlsen, that was 1'0, a bit different to 1'1...

[@flame0154]

@@dexio8601They said that Naka is "quicker and more accurate at bullet", which is not so clear in general and certainly not clear in the format relevant to the SCC i.e. 1+1 as you say

[@lane9234]

Hikaru wins without headphones even!

[@arthursproject150]

Cant believe the guy who won is a streamer

[@roque2084]

Any one please break down the move at 45mins for us mere mortals. 🙏

[@mindin2941]

Why are there so many moves missing in the endgame? Why is it scrambled?

[@TanishqMishra_IIT-R]

Maxime was winning the whole game, then bullet came💀

[@enzo3851]

he is good at bullet, he have 0% chance in world championship with 6hours game.

[@lukaswolek7294]

@@enzo3851What are you trying to say? Maxime is bad at classical?

[@PilsburyDoughboyEsquire-lu9ij]

Hikaru won the 10+1?🤷

[@HunterTracks]

I'm not sure I would classify being one point up as "winning the whole game".

[@TanishqMishra_IIT-R]

@@lukaswolek7294 He meant Hikaru is good at bullet, but will lose in longer time controls.

[@daw764]

Superb Commentary!

[@joedawson4592]

Hikaru should have had his headphones on, think the hat wasn’t doing the job

[@kaybest9607]

Kassa is very good at this. Bigs up

[@deeeeeeps]

That delay is very awkward in the interviews.

[@AcVinicious]

oh im thrilled to see the faces hikaru is gonna make when he faces magnus xDDD hahahahaha

[@djl881]

Magnus vs hikaru Thattttt s a final

[@ROMKAUL]

Dani's advert promoting AG1 is cringer than his commentary! 😂

[@fragneeljellal5445]

Naka is probably the one who need to beat "the boss". LMAO

[@notanyone8034]

So where is that Owen guy who was constantly commenting hikari is overrated? Damn you sucker😂😂

[@batonifer]

He defeats the frenchman with three names xD

[@Rising_Sunz]

How many times korey going to use prophylactic 😂😂😂

[@priyanshpatel2363]

What time is Hikaru vs Magnus?

[@cocaco6939]

Dommage pour cette fois

[@tannerkirk2929]

Why is Hikaru wearing a Canucks hat?

[@raymondsublett3108]

Magnus bout to destroy hikaru.

[@IndraQy]

HE IS BEASTT!!! In bullet chest

[@uniquemariano7233]

Carlsen seems in top form, this is a killing revenge🤣

[@hi9313]

It’s telling that bullet performance correlates with overall strength so significantly

[@mugiwara179]

well it's speed chess tourn afterall

[@00bean00]

What does that mean?

[@Phurngirathaana]

No Andrew Tang or Naroditsky have no chance of competing against 2700+ players in classical Nihal Sarin is almost impossible to beat in classical but he isn't even 2700+ but in bullet he's among the best There's not a clear correlation

[@RAM-fh5ec]

Let's go HIKARUUUU!

[@MaxIronsThird]

Game9 was crazy

[@InspiringVibesVideos]

naka is very good at bullet!

[@nikolaidebrey4960]

Miss your stream kassa heart❤

[@Leprofdesinnoh]

Yeah the bullet section is way too long for this format. If you're better in bullet you can basically win the match down 5 points. It literally invalidates the 3 previous hours of blitz because in the end it all comes down to bullet.

[@wellif8800]

It is the “speed” chess championship after all.

[@wellif8800]

Also you’re just wrong because they played 9 games of 5 minute blitz, 9 of 3 minute blitz and 10 of bullet. So it’a not even imbalances

[@3rdEarlRussell]

Bullet section is just 30 min, rest of the match is blitz (roughly 4 hours of blitz) so that in the end it evens out in terms of # of matches. Regardless, MVL only had 1 point lead in the blitz section.

[@Leprofdesinnoh]

@@3rdEarlRussell My point is : you make the match about blitz for three straight hours but it all comes down to bullet. Even commentators knows it 'Oh well the match is tight but watch out for that bullet section !' Nobody plays bullet IRL. Hikaru is pretty much the only guy who made it its speciality so we know who's gonna win before the match even begins. So what's the point in watching the whole thing ? Tell me the results of the bullet section and I'll tell you who won the match.

[@sevenstarofheaven]

@@Leprofdesinnoh finally someone with logic

[@maheshvg2626]

It will be Magnus game if hikaru doesnt win 5+1 or 3+1 because against magnus cant win bullet one sided like he did against mvl.

[@maheshvg2626]

@@shahariarshahed2175 sry i meant 'against magnus'

[@blizyon30fps86]

Other way around. If hikaru can survive the blitz portion he should win the bullet segment he’s been on demon time in bullet for the past 2 months

[@theoooo85]

MVL is better at blitz. Winning only in bullet doesn't mean much tbh

[@paulochon9047]

I agree

[@blizyon30fps86]

That’s like me saying hikaru better in bullet. Winning at blitz don’t mean much. Cope argument

[@paulochon9047]

@@blizyon30fps86 I think the point is that bullet is fun but maybe not as much "real chess" that blitz or rapid, for exemple fide doesn't held any bullet competition. You cannot have a fide rating in Bullet. But no disrepect to hikaru. He indeed is a monster in bullet and even in blitz to be fair he is a very good player no matter what. We just think blitz is maybe more relevant as a chess discipline :) Maybe less intuition and more calculation

[@blizyon30fps86]

@@paulochon9047 hikaru was literally down one point. Go to any other match and yes they’ve played before and hikaru dog walks in blitz. That still doesn’t make much sense

[@paulochon9047]

@@blizyon30fps86 They do play before, I know, and "dog walks" is not the proper expression to describe the situation. Maxime is no joke in blitz, he is was fide blitz world champion.

[@relic940]

Chess Daddys yum ;)

[@Anonymoususer-ni5dj]

Amount of ego is unfathomable

[@zachattackbyoung]

4:15:30, unless you’re referring to MVL

[@alexbenzie6585]

U mad bro

[@JCHR74]

It's not unfathomable because it's true. Naka is shown to be a true GOAT in speed chess and Magnus is GOAT in chess in general. It's not a moral crime to sometimes assess yourself that you are just better than your peers at times.

[@menace202]

Chess players are so boring. Let a winner be proud of his accomplishments.

[@chutchut442]

Spoiler block!

[@meruemo776]

Rapid and blitz was 50-50. But damn, when it comes to blitz like only magnus can fight hikaru

[@Bigswordenergy-b7u]

The current predictions at the start of the bullet segment were SAVAGE. How disrespectful is it that your opponent with a score handicap is STILL favored over you before the start. But I guess it's not really if they are accurate

[@THR3E9]

Let's gooooo Hikaru!!

[@Chessgame1]

great

[@luisedgarmorenotellez7462]

Solo veo videos en Español.

[@Chessgame1]

nice

[@acynthus3587]

Man French fans of MVL were just awful and toxic as hell in chat, I had to leave because of how disgusting they were being. It's just like in other sports where they're so loyal that they give no respect. Maybe it's a cultural issue.

[@DarkDragonSlayer]

Thank god hikaru defeated maxime. HikaruW

[@j.s9896]

Magnus Carlsen

[@Dpk_YT]

Hikaru got trashed in rapid and blitz shows.. How strong mvl is..

[@colin8007]

are you ok my man? there is no rapid format (5+1 is blitz), and Hikaru won that round one point ahead of MVL. MVL was decisive in 3+1. no one got trashed (until round 3)

[@menace202]

You just called 5+1 rapid...

[@armandsusen6277]

Who the heck is naka

[@seanpatrickjerometalaverpa947]

five-time U.S Chess Champion, and the reigning World Fischer Random Chess Champion.

[@slouchysenpai1970]

​@seanpatrickjerometalaverpa947 I think he meant to call him "hikaru" not naka

[@mindin2941]

Really. Just try looking at their actual full names and think about it

[@mindin2941]

@@slouchysenpai1970it is a nickname

[@cheesemaster245]

Not happy with Hikaru prolonging games. Just like he did against Magnus in the final last year. But give it up for Hikaru! He was the best.

[@paulwoll1748]

That is part of the strategy with the format. Kudos to him.

[@BlinkPls]

Why would you not use time to your advantage? You realize every professional team of every professional sport does this when possible, right?

[@menace202]

Magnus did the same thing versus Danya in bullet chess. Time is a resource.

[@_A-B_]

Broooooo

[@HATBAHATBA]

I'm glad he got wrecked by Magnus. I hate his pathetic time wasting strategies

[@Kingomegared]

Praise the Lord Jesus Christ

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[@alexpetrovich85]

Game is Solved. P=NP Checkm8 ♔👑

[@alexpetrovich85]

Release my Brother, now. Else...

[@3rdEarlRussell]

there’s no proof that P=NP

[@slyck_supracotra7136]

waaaoooow, great match, great (best) commentators🫡🫡🫡🙆🙆🙆🙆 looking forward to magnus-hikaru, gonna be awesome

[@battyjr]

When is it?

[@redwanurrahaman8644]

When is final?