The Man Who Quit Classical || Nakamura vs Grischuk || Berlin FIDE Grand Prix (2022)

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(A) Nakamura, Hikaru (2736) - (A) Grischuk, Alexander (2764)
All Pools | Berlin FIDE Grand Prix (chess24.com) [5] 2022.02.09
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Be3 e5 7.d5 Na6 8.h4 Nc5 9.Qc2 c6 10.h5 cxd5 11.cxd5 Qa5 12.h6 Bh8 13.f3 Bd7 14.Rb1 Na4 15.Qd2 Nxc3 16.bxc3 Qc7 17.g4 Bc8 18.Nh3 Nd7 19.Nf2 Bf6 20.O-O Be7 21.Kh2 Nc5 22.Nd3 b6 23.Nxc5 bxc5 24.f4 exf4 25.Bxf4 Bd7 26.c4 Rab8 27.Qc3 f6 28.Rb3 Rb6 29.g5 Rf7 30.Bc1 Qd8 31.Bb2 Qf8 32.Kg2 Bd8 33.Qf3 Bc8 34.Qe3 Rxb3 35.axb3 fxg5 36.Qc3 Rxf1 37.Qh8+ Kf7 38.Qxh7+ Ke8 39.Qxg6+ Ke7 40.Qxg5+ Rf6 41.h7 Kd7 42.Qg8
The Berlin FIDE Grand Prix is the 16-player first of three legs of the 24-player 2022 FIDE Grand Prix that qualifies two players to the Candidates Tournament. Each player competes in two of the three tournaments, with the 16 players divided into four groups who play a double round-robin. The group winners advance to a knockout. Tiebreaks at any stage are played on the following day. Players can earn a maximum of 13 points for winning a leg.
Players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes to the end of the game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one. In case of a tie a 15+10 two-game match is played. If still tied, a 3+2 two-game match follows and then, if needed, an Armageddon game, where White has 5 minutes to Black's 4, but a draw counts as a win for Black. If more than two players are tied a round-robin tiebreak is played. Official website: worldchess.com
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10:39 It Was In This Position
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[@NicoDavid]

hikaru looks like he is going to drop the hottest country album.

[@mr.s6661]

So true tho

[@dco1019]

And grishuk looks like hes going to buy one

[@dre4mz749]

LMAO

[@eizendragon5141]

Contesting kenny rogers 🤣

[@patricknotstar176]

Tangina bat ka nandito?

[@AdamAli-wp5io]

The bravest H pawn in chess history! Unstoppable beast! And to see Grischuck not care about Hikaru pushing the h pawn right at the start

[@anwarsaber6184]

The H pawn won the game for Hikaru for the second time .. he also won against Esipenko by pushing the H pawn to h6 🤣🤣

[@Yusuf_K7]

All in the spirit of Alpha Zero.

[@a_masquerade4485]

That’s Harry for you!

[@PargusAuriga]

Yeah, Grischuck seems not to take this H pawn seriously enough

[@shafiqmastro8951]

This is not the bravest h pawn, anand vs lautier 1997, biel chess festival, that's the bravest h pawn.

[@marklondon9004]

Chess tutor: 'Don't push Pawns from in front of the King, especially if the Queens are still on the board. Good players will punish you.' Hikaru: Hold my beer...

[@individuotipo]

Hold my redbull

[@tomosborne4702]

@@individuotipo G fuel

[@junaydjaved6776]

@@tomosborne4702 Hold my Juicers

[@philipduffy6581]

Hikaru played them moves like a computer would.

[@incognito_incognito]

The pawn push reminds me of that one game by alphazero against stockfish.

[@andioable8308]

How agad is reading the contributions, they sound like they are just the most standard names on earth, is the best part

[@iqm4574]

Lol

[@BlazeSLK]

I’d like to thank god for making me an atheist

[@BozoTheBear]

@@BlazeSLK so would i!

[@Rayden440]

A few months ago there was a madlad who kept donating with the name "myself for making excellent videos" or something like that. Agad reading "I would like to thank myself for making excellent videos" out loud with a straight face was the best thing

[@pakasokoste]

Once, someone wished him merry Christmas in Spanish. Agad thought that that was his real name and then thanked Feliz Navidad for the contribution to his channel. Lmao.

[@kafkaesquee521]

Mfs really said he was washed in classical, lol.

[@real2606]

Hikaru was always an absolute beast at classical. At one point he was number two in the world with an elo of 2816. For big parts of his career he was at the 2780 range. 700s calling him washed are pathetic indeed.

[@gabe2349]

@@real2606 not just 700s, Karjakin also basically called him washed

[@Striker-xx5cu]

@@gabe2349 he didnt call him washed he called him inactive which was 100% a true fact according to fide itself, please dont spread misinformation for the sake of hate, thnx.

[@jerrywbrice]

Me: Instantly spotted the winning move Also me: just watched the game as it was played live :D

[@ToDDHeaDD]

All that matters is that you found it! Noone asks how and why! :D

[@philipsaoud244]

I found the winning move but I had to check to make sure it was better than b4.

[@prajwalbharambe343]

@@markdavis7397 lmao I was so disappointed and he says just joking.

[@nyztan0]

Hikaru REALLY played a masterful game here in my opinion, Grischuk defended as well as any human could do it seems like, some hyper-focus next level play by Nakamura

[@cakewalk4602]

i made your like count 69. i hope it stays the same ;-;

[@tron1007r]

Agreed. Everything was done perfectly by white.

[@DidierPilon]

You got me with the fake king move. I was screaming “come one, what’s wrong with h7!” in my head.

[@pedrorengel9603]

T'were a thing of beauty.

[@Jk-ki7tr]

the first pause the video moment i've ever succeeded in finding. so proud haha

[@comebackfailed6350]

I have almost 90% success of finding the "pause the video" moment but this is the first I succeed on finding the continuation

[@philnic]

@@comebackfailed6350 wowww your elo must be in the double digits at LEAST

[@comebackfailed6350]

@@philnic arent we all?

[@PT84]

People just think Hikaru as an online personality good for only drama and memes. They forget he was world number 2 at one point in his career.

[@nyztan0]

he's very underated in classical (by people), the dream WCC would be Carlsen vs Nakamura before it is too late, I think it would be a hell of a clash.

[@pedrorengel9603]

Scary son of a bitch I'll tell you what.

[@g-1393]

These noobs joined chess after 2020 .. lol they don't know shit about chess ...

[@stevo7220]

@@nyztan0 Best and most competitive WC probably to Magnus as if they draw in Classical portion in Rapid or even Blitz its everyone's game Hikaru without a doubt the only player to challenge Magnus in the faster controls aswell as Wesley or Ding ..

[@Exayevie]

To be fair, it's the life he chose

[@O_Lee69]

Grischuk burnt a lot of time in the beginning because his favourite time format is 0+30.

[@alternateimmaster2213]

Lol

[@gmansplit]

Actually, Hikaru has 3.5 points to Esipenko's 3 points, so all he needs to win group A is a draw (or win) against Esipenko tomorrow.

[@LK25278]

What happens when you win a group

[@1101150]

Semi finals

[@atahualpaarias1840]

Which colour is he playing as?

[@danielerazo2611]

@@atahualpaarias1840 black

[@gmansplit]

@@atahualpaarias1840 Black

[@devinpittman3853]

Just wanted to say here that my chess has become so much better, and of late, much more dynamic in my attacking style because of your videos and breakdowns. There are many games where I'm winning and can easily close out, but then I hear your voice in my head say "yes you could play that, but that's a butcher's move, and not one in the style of the great attacker [insert Morphy, Fisher, Dubov, Magnus, etc etc]" and that challenge of creating games with some flare has made chess that much more enjoyable for me. So thank you for that!

[@BryanN4]

My man right here knows his stuff... You, Devin, are not a butcher, you're an artist ;)

[@mugiwara-no-luffy]

agreed. I literally hear Agad's voice in my head when I'm playing chess. especially "captures captures," "connecting the rooks," and "bishops slicing across the board"

[@MrSupernova111]

Hilarious! I've been seeing these same type of posts online for about 5 years. Improvement always happens quickly at the lower levels.

[@BlazeSLK]

@@mugiwara-no-luffy “Don’t move your queen somewhere weird”

[@primary_magic1227]

@@mugiwara-no-luffy The bishop pair is now fully operational

[@dimitriosdoulgeris4659]

Plot twist: Hikaru left classical chess for 2 years to study it 40 hours per day to participate in a tournament which grants the winner a place in the next candidates where he's gonna face Magnus and crush him. And in the first two games they both gonna play the bongcloud as it's just hilarious.

[@marijanantakli2516]

🤯

[@brahimbenouda5281]

nah 40 hours per day isn't enough to beat the world champion

[@081_rohit8]

Crushing is a big word here my friend.14 to 1 in classical don't forget

[@gazd4812]

are you saying Hikaru is really from another world... one that takes longer than 40 hours to complete a rotation? :)

[@vuongnh0607l]

Lingling 40hours

[@Mikesco10]

Hikaru is 0.5 ahead of esipenko all he needs is a draw tomorrow

[@michaelscott5653]

AND Hikaru already beat Esipenko, so even if they were tied, Hikaru would still lead him on tie breaks.

[@joshualogan6655]

I am pretty sure if Esipenko beats Hikaru its not over.

[@westcoast9387]

@@michaelscott5653 no way to tie tho

[@mihtas4304]

Ye but if Esipenko beats him he's out

[@kaizo_tv]

@@mihtas4304 big if

[@michaelmatt9752]

Hikaru is not making an amazing come back. He just came back. Amazing stuff from him.

[@TraumaTizedLOL1]

good to see him shut his haters up after quitting classical for 2 years.

[@robertr7923]

@@TraumaTizedLOL1 he's not hated for his skills. He's a former 2800 club member. Everyone knows he is an extremely strong player. Not even his haters deny that. He is hated because he is literally an asshole. There are many many stories about just how much of an hypocrite asshole he is.

[@dr.bluesfield3629]

@@robertr7923 ok, but who gives a damn when it comes to applaudable chess skills? Nobody is forced to spend the afternoon with him. Bobby Fischer was also quite an a..hole but he's still absolutely adored by many for his playing ability.

[@anonymoususer69]

@@robertr7923 I see a ton of people online demean his skill in classical for whatever reason. I find it quite silly

[@johannchin6431]

@@anonymoususer69 whatever reason could be that he didn't have classical experience for more than 2 years, making his rating inaccurate

[@RaynmanPlays]

This reminds me of something TheWarOwl talked about when learning to play the violin. He'd start out playing a piece slower than normal, then he'd play it at normal speed, then he'd play it faster until he could play it perfectly at twice the normal speed. After that, playing it at normal speed was trivial.

[@vijaygarv]

Woke up to another solid vid as usual from Agadmator.

[@azopalinc]

Damn that was fast! Love your work

[@DaDaRacingChannel]

Excellent Sir, as always!

[@alexdotdash7731]

When watching live, I am glad I noticed the bishop c1, b2 manuever. There is a lot to take from Hikaru and Grischuk games, but Hikaru’s execution in this one was very nice. Great video!

[@raymondhmuifoo11]

I love them both. Great game! Great analysis!

[@ShahulHameed-im4yd]

Everyone thinks Hikaru hates Magnus or jealous of him..But he said in the post match interview that he thinks Magnus will be the greatest chess player ever which shows his sportsmanship quality

[@s3eriousbl9ck26]

That's the Magnus fans that aren't really chess fans. Many of them are NPCs

[@kafkaesquee521]

No one with a working brain thinks Hikaru hates Magnus lol. There is no one who compliments Magnus more than Naka.

[@calendar9136]

Everyone knows Magnus will be the greatest chess player ever if he isn't already, there is nothing special in that statement

[@joshualogan6655]

@@s3eriousbl9ck26 Dumb comment.

[@alternateimmaster2213]

@@joshualogan6655 case in point

[@austinwheeler3665]

Y’all really be pushing it with these contributions

[@tom7]

You really got me with kh1!

[@myst3ry_g3n3ral]

10:11 That caught me so hard XD I literally got a heart attack

[@philipstrange60]

Crazy Hikaru! It'd be great to see him play more classical!

[@cardboardu6019]

You are correct that tomorrow decides the group, but Hikaru is up a half point so he does move on with a draw as well.

[@Arya_Ashti]

11:38 “i’d like to thank the hooded knight god for making me an atheist” did i hear that right?😂

[@ni1ight]

You have great sense of humor, it's worth of kings! :)

[@ZemHamwi]

those contribution names are getting more and more creative

[@anthonysellers6455]

I really hope Hikaru makes it into the candidate’s tournament next go

[@imperatoresarchitecture6191]

;))))))))))))

[@mr.rachetphilanthrophist601]

No

[@yuyah7413]

@@mr.rachetphilanthrophist601 ok

[@angelespinal5390]

He said that if he wins one spot he would give it to ding liren

[@matheolucic]

On 7:22 and after Agads comment on the king-walk I had to see how much of the video is still there to see. Incredible content on the channel.

[@shashank22]

What an absolute gem of an attack by Hikaru, vintage style!

[@pedrorengel9603]

Thumbnail for the ages. Most excellent.

[@armynyus9123]

approaching an age where I begin to think about certain statements, carved into certain stones... "...as there is nothing more to be done here" has made it into my personal top 3.

[@benjamindavidson4033]

How about, "And in this position..."

[@DrinkWater713]

How fitting that a video titled "The Man Who Quit Classical" has a quote by Fischer

[@TalEl59]

I think thats the idea. Agad has a lot of depth to him. (Not to mention both Hikaru and Fischer are Americans!)

[@pazjone]

My nomination for game of the year. That final position is poetry.

[@ghassanhamadneh4034]

It sounds Hikaru really wants to see Ding in the candidates tournament, so impressive so far

[@rachebrother5349]

Honestly, these porn bots are all over YT. You would expect youtube to be able to ban them given they are always the same message, but appearently they are busy removing the dislike button.... Not taking away from the video though, great job!

[@ghassanhamadneh4034]

@@rachebrother5349 Forget about it its not a big deal

[@Meander_]

@@rachebrother5349 Can't ban every single one of them when they keep making new accounts

[@filozofwielki1121]

C'mon you can easily check every comment for certain key words

[@ghassanhamadneh4034]

@@filozofwielki1121 yes they can but I think his point was after they banned them they will come up with new accounts so we will always keep seeing such these ads

[@khann2159]

That white bishop smacking black's position on this diagonal reminded me of the game Petrosian - Spassky

[@duaflip]

i got trolled so hard when he said "for those of you who just want to enjoy the show, it is king to..."

[@AayushD]

Would be wild to have him in the candidates.

[@imperatoresarchitecture6191]

:)))))))))))))))))

[@occultsymbols]

@@imperatoresarchitecture6191 :((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((

[@luisalonso959]

If he takes alireza out in the candidates his chanel is going explote with views.

[@KemosabeTBC]

@@luisalonso959 I'd say he has a very decent chance to get to the candidates. A low chance to win the candidates. And almost no chance to beat Magnus if he wins the candidates.

[@Thatsweat]

Magnus would retire if Hikaru beats him lol

[@JoeeyTheeKangaroo]

The Kings Indian Defence. An opening where historically Black attacks on the Kingside and white attacks on the queenside.... Unless Hikaru has the white pieces then someone is being attacked on the Kingside.

[@snehilmalav6262]

Agad is from the future proven !

[@adriensebbane]

Hikaru Nakamura is impressive ! I enjoy seeing him playing such good games !

[@CoopMauKona]

Hikaru: I'm not retired. I just didn't play over the board because of COVID. Chess World: Hikaru is retired and a lazy streamer now. He's afraid of classical chess. He doesn't take chess seriously. Not even ranked anymore. Reality: Hikaru leading his group with 1 match to go which is a pretty difficult overall group.

[@None-zv2qk]

He stopped playing quite a while before covid I think

[@mouadalr6924]

@@None-zv2qk not true, He played the US championship right before that

[@None-zv2qk]

@@mouadalr6924 wasn't the US championships like a year before covid?

[@anwarsaber6184]

i'm gonna say that this is the strongest group in my opinion .. Grischuk isn't in his best form but crushing him like that is something impressive .. as he's a master of the king's indian Def .. also Esipenko is gonna be a top 10 very soon and Hikaru just won with a great tactic . Hikaru has a big chance to go to the candidates .. but it's gonna be so hard with Levon and So playing incredibly well

[@CoopMauKona]

@@None-zv2qk Hikaru saying not retired in Jan 2021 cites Covid. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmbUpaxjg5Vpnas Hikaru saying not retired in November 2021 cites Covid.kzbin.info/www/bejne/raeUYmBshMmfhdk People are just mad he can monetize himself in new ways and create new fans, all while still being a top player in all formats.

[@qbeeert]

I was waiting for Medo until it jumped in the couch at 0:59

[@mitchellvalmonte2937]

Wow that's the good stuff 👏 👌 👍

[@johncerminaro4549]

Another masterpiece by Hikaru! Bravo, champ!

[@andylee3114]

Hikaru is on fire! Looking forward to tomorrow's game.

[@mihuuuu]

that bishop c1 and the king side steps on the middle game, wow pure class what a beautiful attack

[@johnbrennan8611]

Danya's commentary was great today. Def enjoy learning from him.

[@iforgot383]

I love how everyone was talking shit about him being washed up and only able to play online chess.

[@cappadaan]

No one was saying that, you are just copying other comments

[@colin8007]

@@cappadaan you haven't been paying attention

[@claptonmbano5579]

It's called the Averbakh variation, maybe in tribute to the oldest Grandmaster... Thank you, Agadmator for keeping us updated even as his 100th birthday was only 2 days back. Class

[@bsed_mathematics_senokarlh3549]

That's an adorable pet you got there behind you🥰

[@kaashmonee]

agad is singlehandedly preserving my will to live with the frequency of his uploads

[@playfulpottery6399]

Hikaru will be taking juicers through out the tournament

[@dominiquelaurain6427]

Averbakh system ? As I was taught and as I play OTB this line as White : it is Bg5 (not directly Be3). The main idea for White is that White can long castle or short castle. It is also hindering Black e5 previously. The dark square bishop goes to e3 after h6 attacking bishop in g5.

[@KevinFu5100]

That contribution read made my brain hurt; because I was so used to that line being said in the middle; not the end of the video. Thanks to whoever did that, lmao

[@atedejong5620]

impressive!!

[@orilachman8853]

I’m glad Hikaru has returned, so far his games have been full of action and excitement!

[@davidwhite2949]

Great to see Hikaru doing so well in classical chess. He seems like a personal friend because of his streaming channel

[@mikeerdosiii6010]

No doubt. He, GM Daniel N. & Antonio here are all great chess minds.

[@johnbrennan8611]

Looks like "Sorry About That In This Position Feel Free To Pause The Video" in the donations drew a mustache on Tal LMAO 🤣

[@rickharold7884]

Awesome

[@xethnyrrow]

Hikaru having an amazing tournament. I'd love to see him win the candidates and see if Magnus would wimp out then. Though I really want to see Levon take this tournament and be able to look forward to his matches against Alireza in the candidates.

[@young_dan_kee]

Man that game was so clean

[@krzysztofkolodziejczyk4335]

Reports of Nakamura chess death are greatly exaggerated

[@Nickunparalleled]

Microwave was in spectacular form on Hikaru's stream.

[@Chodestick]

It was in this position that Agadmator uploaded a video

[@gustavgoodstuff9027]

Holy smoly that thumbnail killed me. I’m actually dead right now

[@CaptnCondor]

“It was move 26 and he was probably under 10 minutes, probably”

[@ryan-wc7wv]

Well, that was crazy

[@onehandfencer3912]

beautiful game played by Hikaru

[@azzaamekk5264]

I mean although he pretends like he doesn’t care obviously he works the hardest behind the scenes

[@julianroday4679]

@Complexus Well for once=he didnt even enter titled tuesday if he just having fun=he will enter that event like Grischuk

[@giovannicorno1247]

Hikaru is doing really well, showing is talent and good mood.

[@BkieeM]

Props to grischuk for playing a tactic the opponent mastered. Thats the level chess is at right now insanee game GGs to both of them

[@kuba7968]

Decent game by our decent player. For real, it is really good game. Congratulations

[@Idn5244]

If he gets at top 10 it would be one of the best comeback in chess history

[@starshipx1282]

Naka is a legend

[@lindanib541]

That thumbnail is beautiful

[@619Gotenks]

This man is absolutely fearless

[@DRAHS]

Possible to put the tournament and maybe the round somewhere on the video?

[@kcthomas8392]

Ever since his near-defeat to Ding Liren, Hikaru has been on top of his game. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger!

[@pedrorengel9603]

What an amazing game.

[@joshua397]

That's the Gligoric system! Bg5 is Averbakh's line.

[@omerazulay3198]

People forget he was number 2 at clasical at one point

[@squareroots6003]

That bishop on b2 is the real mvp

[@wesleyparish5797]

10:16 can someone explain why Rh6 isn’t a good move here? I’m not a chess whiz so I’m sure there’s an explanation, I just can’t see it. To me it seems like it would end up with white up a pawn, but probably still playable for black? Thanks!

[@MrSupernova111]

Nice game by Hikaroo!

[@nanangs1077]

I think, Sasha was very tempted to know the destiny of h pawn. But somehow Hikaru showed brilliant attack supported by a very powerful h pawn at h6 square. What a nice game from Hikaru. 👍👍👍

[@pectenmaximus231]

Epic thumbnail

[@kafkaesquee521]

Hate him or love him, there is no one in the Profesional scene more entertaining.

[@ericv00]

I don't hate Hikaru. I hate his fan base. Kidding. I don't "hate" them, but they are very very annoying.

[@alternateimmaster2213]

@@ericv00 magnus' fans are equally or even more annoying tbh

[@ericv00]

@@alternateimmaster2213 Well, this is kind of a can of worms, but I think it is interesting to clear up the difference as I see it. Most Magnus fans seem to be a fan of 'the current best player', not necessarily fans of Magnus, per se. While Hikaru fans seem to be more fans of his style of personality within the chess world. Seems to be the difference between 'sports' fans and 'twitch streamer' fans. And no, I don't think one is less annoying than the other.

[@feelcollins4358]

@@ericv00 being a fan who worships "the current best player" is more annoying than fans who simply likes a player's playstyle, the elitist mindset that everyone else is trash if they're not #1 is similar to that of an extremist religion

[@tabularasa9576]

Hahha entertaining..???!! Hahahah

[@agastyakumarsingh2358]

hi agadmator #suggetion if you get time between the grand prix tournament then please cover the game between chris van de loo and m hesslings in 1983 it has a very interesting turnaround throught the entire game

[@mukmin01]

Those donor names have been improving from time to time

[@georgejenkinson8927]

Wow. I think Hikarus bullet skills gives him a natural aggression in classical. This game was warfare from white start to finish

[@elgonzo5]

😆 was that a senior high school photo or what! Lol 😂

[@af2000gt]

Everytime i see him play i expect Botez Gambit Speedrun Part 14.

[@kafkaesquee521]

Hikaru has half a point more than Esipenko, a draw guarantees him first position, Esipenko is in must win territory. You got that wrong :)

[@the_bottomfragger]

11:36 these donos are getting better every time

[@abelchess8430]

Naka rising from grave saying "As you can see i am not DEAD".

[@TalEl59]

He never yielded!

[@viveksankarram402]

Hikaru has given us so many great games in king's Indian defense..🔥 I would love if it's one day renamed as "Hikaru defense" 👻