The Return of MITTENS!!

[@Zeabox]

“You never win a game when you resign” -Hikaru 2023

[@darrellspencer1809]

Wisdom for the ages.

[@westonharby165]

Let's be clear on that

[@Szachybyskawiczne]

"You never win a game when you resign" Tartakower in original...

[@thetransferaccount4586]

at 6:12

[@tyrone-dh6iy]

i mean that is pretty obvious, not all that smart esp from a supposed grandmaster

[@iamrudy835]

I love how Hikaru explaining the situation and I still don't know WTF is going on in that situation

[@saarimsamgaming9511]

300 likes and no comments? Let me fix that

[@fancen]

@@saarimsamgaming9511 hush

[@Ovyron]

Yeah, I was like "wait, isn't this a draw? How is he going to win this?" And then Hikaru moved his rook, and I realized he had an extra rook. My WTF moment!

[@abdulwasay5790]

Hikarus energy in the opening is so addictive and i love it.

[@ProbablyGlow]

bro became gothamchess

[@darkclouds717]

​@@EatingWaffles no

[@IshowSongNames]

@@EatingWaffles no

[@Keyboard-sm1fm]

@@EatingWaffles no

[@lopzinc]

@@EatingWaffles no

[@cvoko]

I'll never forget the pain that i felt when i was playing against Mittens

[@T.Sh-Youtube]

Is it bad if the game review tells u that mittens was 92% correct and u were 83% considering that i have been playing just for a month chess only 40 games and i am rated 680 Elo ?

[@____.111]

@@T.Sh-KZbin in how many moves?

[@JustinRed624]

When I saw the 1 elo mittens had I thought it would just be a fun little chess bot, can't believe I was so wrong

[@gabrielbarros493]

Why? Were you expecting to beat it?

[@cvoko]

@@gabrielbarros493bro I thought he was easy to beat cuz of 1 elo, i felt so disappointed when i losed to 1 elo cat in 20 moves

[@АлександрФедянин-р2л]

28:59 - "I can't play f6 cause that's a Botez gambit" I'm just dying

[@masamoto-sama8992]

that was hilarious

[@danielbrooks9728]

i was bout to comment it too

[@thebcwonder4850]

Does the Botez Gambit not work against bots?

[@Mike_359]

​@@thebcwonder4850 f6 blunders the queen in one move with Qxh3. He's just poking fun at one of the Botez sisters, but I'm not sure of the reference lol

[@kefekefe20]

the fact he remembers anishes moves and can just predict the lines

[@xBerlingoo]

And that's how Chess simply works

[@kefekefe20]

@@xBerlingoo sadly i don't remember the lines i played in my last game

[@Apple_Beshy]

@@kefekefe20 Then you are still not good enough if you can't remember the line you played 💀

[@danielmagee8637]

@@Apple_Beshy there is no good enough

[@moono1475]

I love how he explains every move, it helps me to get more skills 😺

[@wyntter_S]

Next mittens?

[@DestructionRadiant]

@@wyntter_She gone

[@thechessgoat]

That last game against Anish Mittens was🔥🔥

[@theuhhperson7745]

3:12 As I was in the kitchen preparing myself a delight I heard Hikaru sacrifice the rook with all his might, I sprinted through, stumbled and tumbled to my computer I heard him talking like a tutor. And with my lightning finger, I rewinded and was caught on the hook, for Hikaru himself sacrificed THE ROOK!

[@oligertipjetri4077]

Nice work ChatGPT

[@theuhhperson7745]

@@oligertipjetri4077 Dude, that wasnt chatgpt try it My poem skills are so good were they cause a riot.

[@silentrobot7014]

​@@oligertipjetri4077 yeah it has to much detail

[@YourAverageAmerican345]

No I saw a video of someone asking chatgpt to make a poem of levy sacrificing the rook

[@theuhhperson7745]

@@silentrobot7014 YALL CAN ASK CHATGPT, ALSO THANKS FOR THE COMPLIMENT

[@nirvaanjain9610]

Oh guys he can’t fork at 9:26 the two rooks because mittens can just take Hikarus room with check then Hilary will recapture, and then mittens can protect his rook. Hope this helps!

[@thefellowheirs]

Thank you

[@FantasyFantasy934]

Obviously

[@x1ceCored_]

I was about to coment that but then I thought a little

[@zacuddin3821]

Cursed Anish is a cat boy *furry*

[@todaycuber9115]

as a member of the furry community having a cat boy bf is a perfect situation 😂

[@jesuszamarron6349]

Hikaru pin this😮

[@gtALIEN]

​@@todaycuber9115 keep yourself safe!

[@ibottomfrag420]

Certified boy kisser

[@niplob]

@@gtALIEN ur comment sounded like a threat💀🚓🚓🚓

[@zarkmuckerberg4945]

Hikaru strategically shifting his pieces across the board is just beautiful to watch

[@Tx66]

12:01 is a roller coaster of emotion

[@albertbustien4454]

3:20 Hikaru: "maybe knight f5" Also Hikaru: *puts arrow from h4 to g5*

[@theogleisner3871]

Hahahaha literally wtf I cant believe that just happened. Thats crazy bro

[@teamofwizards2255]

Me: Mom I want levy Mom:We have levy at home Levy at home: 3:13

[@ArederQ]

Dude..

[@kanyewestlover199]

💀

[@pscyking]

Holy shit that's hilarious

[@alenjaison4681]

Lmaoooo

[@tylerhamilton9056]

Hikaru in an untimed game against a cat: "I don't wanna spend too much time here"

[@gregorymorse8423]

The closed position technique was masterfully executed. Hikaru has special strategies against engines and though others might get lucky in a blind spot, he methodically out plays these lofty opponents. My feeling is he preps for everything far beyond appreciated. Even his speedruns. True chess professional. Heroic content.

[@thirteenx4606]

shut up george

[@colegieseking5136]

Hikaru is so freaking good at playing closed positions. He brutalized the bot in that last game.

[@dsaewqqweasd1775]

true, I remember him playing a game vs komodo in a closed position like this and I think he won

[@nirmalshah9947]

Although he's a GM, Hikaru's ability to analyze every single move, in-depth, to the 't', is absolutely awe-inspiring. Truly inspirational and can be learnt a lot by the first game alone

[@farishakim6759]

What do u mean by 'Although'?

[@nirmalshah9947]

@@farishakim6759 I meant, being a GM it's expected out of him but he's brilliant. Poorly worded, I guess 😄

[@farishakim6759]

@@nirmalshah9947 nah..you're good..just want to confirm

[@THEpicND]

What amazes me, is not the fact that he considers and calculates these moves, but the speed at which he can come to a decision. Really impressive

[@nirmalshah9947]

@@THEpicND Not only years and years of practice but he's a natural. It takes a lot to not only reach this level of play but more to beat someone like him

[@billjones8950]

Hikaru is such a genius. What’s crazy tho is Hikaru always ends up worse after a mittens move that he deems incorrect. Which just goes to show you how deep a chess bot can calculate

[@Broomtwo]

That was a really interesting last game, with the very closed position. Seems like with no obvious options for the bot, Hikaru's human ability to have a long strategy like that is simply superior to what this bot could figure out.

[@jensino]

Anish is the perfect CEO. He got Mittens back! What a brilliant idea. 😂

[@Patrick462]

Plot Twist: It's actually Mittens who is the CEO, Anish is just an empty suit, an actor hired to play a role to disguise Mittens' true intentions. Until it's too late!

[@jensino]

@@Patrick462 That makes perfect sense. 😎🤣

[@areedkhalid6549]

​@@Patrick462 ok boomer

[@TheBoxField]

Hikaru, You must be crazy energetic in your childhood, you have unmatched energy!

[@sushantkatare555]

People who think they are big brain at 9:07 knight fork it losses on the spot because u dont want a rook exchange

[@arnavgautam4055]

damn I thought the same, thinking its winning

[@Javohir691]

Big brain

[@teddylegroux1298]

Why tho? You keep a pawn advantage and either a rook or a knight, that's a winning or draw position no?

[@DantheV]

​@@teddylegroux1298 after the knight fork the rook on f8 can take hikaru's rook with check

[@gan.3308]

A determined stare, showing your resolve to keep this trend going. The start of a great adventure. 9/10.

[@cabina51]

10/10

[@gregorymorse8423]

I'm a simple man. I see an annoying Gotham enjoyer on Hikaru video comments. I dislike.

[@gan.3308]

@@gregorymorse8423 should stop being a beta and enjoy both probably lmao

[@gregorymorse8423]

@Gan. I enjoy both. But weird inside jokes crossing over is annoying and cringe. So sn alpha like me has come to set things straight

[@gan.3308]

@@gregorymorse8423 just sounds like you're not funny to me

[@hafizsaboory8740]

Hikaru:😐😑😶 Hikaru when he say welcome back:😄😄😃

[@jamesduggan7200]

Good for you, Hikaru, for finally finding someone or something against whom you can play a game of chess for fun.

[@MuscleBandit]

Hikaru as a 600 I can't describe how much I wish I knew what I was doing even a quarter as much as you do, watching you deal with these bots boggles the mind! Please send prayers for my poor little puzzle brain! Pleasure to watch as always sir.

[@grafzhl]

The switch from Hikaru in KZbin mode to Hikaru in Twitch mode happens at around 3:32

[@pickleloverTilldeath]

this is why I never forget that this man is a mind boggly insane player at the game of chess and way more than one of my hiperfixations to watch on KZbin bc watching this high as shit im perplexed rn😭

[@pecrack3876]

Hikaru sacrificing the rook with all his energy HAHA

[@parsimoniousdialog]

Big Kakaru reveals going on in the Starcraft "Metaverse."

[@TRIDENTGAMINGCBYTZ]

Hikaru is legitimately such a fun person to watch

[@SwoLe93]

That Botez Gambit remark had never dying 😂😂

[@sushicooking]

how you can be this good at chess is unbeliveable crazy

[@australiam0299]

video idea get a 500 rated player (may or maynot be me) in a call with u, and when u make a move, they ask how tf u thought of it and the process behind it. all that jazz

[@stormlettuce]

NOOOOO the return of mittens, time for pain, gain and the weirdest games

[@SUBA_V]

I love how all the chess players I watched speak so clear. I never have to use subtitles

[@GLOKD]

Hikaru's raw calculation is absolutely insane.

[@thecanedoge973]

funny part rubbing his hands happy 25:47

[@aeKai73]

I'm curious and also terrified if Hikaru Mittens actually exist

[@mohammedhasanpatka7014]

9:39 missed a fork 🥲🥲

[@heyhowyoudoin]

Beautiful last game Hikaru and nice video overall, 9.8/10

[@Rat_Cheesaball_Jr]

Nobody: Literally nobody: Hikaru: DEEEEZ KNIGHTS

[@gio77777]

Hello hikaru I know your probably never gonna see this but just in case thanks so much , because of you and magnus i recently got into chess and i am really enjoying it ! Really like the way you play and your funny it s always fun watching your videos continue like this 👍👍

[@saswath7243]

Also wasn’t there a fork by the knight at 9:50, I think it’s a good move since It is a fork between the two black rooks

[@StaleM8-]

The rook can be taken forcing you to move the king and only having a knight against a rook.

[@cose3541]

3:12 "sacrifice the rook!"

[@213beatz5]

3:10 absolutely legendary

[@finnkas7796]

Hikaru is a wizard. No debate.

[@pijsn9502]

OK THERE ARE SOM MANY COMMENTS ON A FORK AT 9:10 IF KNIGHT D7, ROOK TAKES F3, KING TAKES F3 AND IT IS A ROOK VS KNIGHT ENDGAME WHICH IS A WIN FOR MITTENS.

[@brawldude2656]

The energy is so different when hikaru is making a video

[@-vnas965]

10:42 Nd7 fork

[@pedroakjr2371]

the king just walking by the entire board, having a good time on the last game.

[@johno378]

"I'm sorry if I'm thinking really long and hard here..." Bruh that's why I watch

[@zeppelinbtd6788]

Hikaru has like 3 different personalities: 1) Interview Hikaru 2) KZbin Hikaru 3) Stream Hikaru

[@AKH-alexanderskaplahaeuser]

You played so well, great video!

[@CloudsPC-jh5ql]

Hikaru = GOAT

[@ΧρηστοςΒουκλης]

Didn't he miss a fork on rooks at 9:31?

[@spyfromtf2981]

@@ΧρηστοςΒουκλης it will be a trade

[@CloudsPC-jh5ql]

@@ΧρηστοςΒουκλης yeah it was a trade not a fork and plus it wouldn't be a good position for hikaru

[@miracle8258]

I love when he explain every move

[@travisphilp8215]

9:20 why wouldn’t forking the rooks work? Yea I’m low ELO it’s a genuine question 😢😅

[@sushantkatare555]

Knight moves he just take the rook below it and its just a rook trade and rook vs knight is a losing endgame

[@abdoelkout2718]

EXACTLY! AND TWICE!! 10:17 "Hikaru: what could the miracle possibly be?" IT IS FORKING THE ROOKS DAMNIT! I'm low elo as well, I guess this is the most we can come up with 😂

[@PhoenixCanDraw]

bcz there is rook f3 check,then king has to take and then the bot can move the other rook to safety

[@frederikjn]

Mittens rook on F8 would simply take Hikarus rook on F3. The king would have to take it, and mittens could just move the rook on C5. Then it would be a knight vs a rook, clearly losing for Hikaru.

[@Not_BobYT]

"Meow" -Mittens

[@yousefgad6379]

Not saying I know better but at 9:22 there was a fork of the rooks. Knight D7, Rook F3 check, King F3, and then its black to play whilst white has pressure on the black rook on c5. After black moves (anywhere, wouldn't matter), the Knight can go to B6 and help or sacrifice itself for the pawns

[@veerbatra2727]

Was looking for this comment 😂 is there a reason why that's a bad move?

[@AUBEP2]

They can trade rooks with a check- after knight d7 there is rxf3+ (check), forcing a trade. After the rook on e5 can move away and obviously the rook will beet the knight in the endgame.

[@yousefgad6379]

​@@AUBEP2 My bad, didnt notice he only has 1 rook. My fault

[@yousefgad6379]

​@@veerbatra2727 ​ My bad, didnt notice he only has 1 rook. My fault. Its a bad move cause its a knight vs rook endgame and rook would obv win

[@levyfishman455]

3:20 hikaru saying the rooook doesn’t feel the same as when levy says it

[@dany9007]

Hikaru...I affronted Anish Mittens myself and it destroyed me however i was beating but he stalemated me so a draw is better of something! :)

[@dany9007]

10:36 Kd7 if rook takes the rook on f3 you take back the rook with the king and u are winning tho?

[@vanshshah23]

@@dany9007 link of ur game?

[@xletr]

@@dany9007 The best I can think of is Nd7, Re3+, Kg2, Rxf2+, Kxf2, Rb3, Ke1, he wins the b2 pawn and promotion --> b4, axb4, a3, Nd3, Rb1+

[@dorothywiggins1371]

Really like these videos where you calculate the lines out loud, very instructional

[@GMHikaru]

The only big drawback is that in a "game" mode I can't show the analysis of what I am saying ala all the "fork" comments.

[@greenstrawberrygaming]

@@GMHikaru I'm 580 and i figured out it was a bad move the moment i saw that your rook can be taken with check and you'll end up in a knight vs rook. Of course im bad but i even saw that

[@Eznid]

Not being a native English speaker, at first it was harder for me to follow Hikaru, but once I got used to it he's become my favorite even better than Levy, and whether he slows down for us to follow him better or I became more attuned to his speech, in any case his content is very educational and entertaining. 👍

[@TurinTuramber]

You can change the playback speed 👌

[@areedkhalid6549]

​@@TurinTuramber 💀

[@hermionegranger7849]

How tf do people live their lives without learning English

[@Arathreas]

@@hermionegranger7849 by not living in an english speaking country. I know that is a poor excuse, just do it and so many new possibilities open up.

[@rodriguez4809]

@@hermionegranger7849 most do live happily.

[@ortonrandy1438]

that confidence as soon as the posittion closed in the last game

[@matrix88918]

9:17 you overlooked a fork with your horse. (knight to d7)

[@Anup_sk23]

No he didn't

[@matrix88918]

@@Anup_sk23 d7 then the towers are forked right?

[@matrix88918]

@@Anup_sk23 they are literally forked.

[@Anup_sk23]

@@matrix88918 sigh are you blind the knight is pinned to the rook if knight moves Rook takes rook by also putting the king under the check after kings takes other rook just escapes after which it will be a rook vs knight endgame

[@theorbization]

Considering how good these bots are and how well hikaru still does you realise the level of this top gm business

[@irongorilla_6927]

9:20 hikaru missed a rook fork with knight

[@Callitea]

Kid iQ -1 use ur brain kid

[@obi-wankenobi1254]

Mittens: *breathes* Hikaru: “after this I’m loosing”

[@thecanedoge973]

30:16 crazy

[@iamaweirdpawpatrol8283]

Just in case you are wondering nd7 does not work because rxf3+

[@shivamsangale-z5y]

9:20 bruh Nd7 was a brilliant move as u got 2 forks and u were winning a rook on ur next move but u missed that😐

[@ahmedoumed4775]

9:16 How did he not see knight to d7!!

[@ahmedoumed4775]

@@SAGE0536AGN okay, now i see Thanks bro

[@jvetter713]

Listening to you calculate is beyond amazing.

[@TechnoL33T]

Your stream of thought is so satisfyingly refined!

[@Bloxy_Crafter]

9:08 yu shuld ve forked da roks

[@pijsn9502]

Basically if Knight D7, rook takes F3 check, King takes F3, a rook vs Knight endgame is a win for mittens.

[@AzZulski]

Stare good stare nice i approve

[@ldwamwda4465]

such a great way of explaining, its so mesmorising! also missed a fork 10:13

[@adarsh601]

This is so useful the way he explains everything wow

[@tejoisten601]

for people who dont understand why didnt Hikaru forked the rooks at 9:00 : Anish would take f3 and now Hikaru cannot stop the pawns from promoting on a1 or b1 (it is probably a blunder)

[@2oxz]

There was also another fork at 9:47

[@rodriguez4809]

dont know why you're overlooking promotions or anything. its just wasnt a fork in the first place and thats it. black trades the rook with check and moves other rook and its rook vs knight ggs.

[@PascalWalleye]

Sacking the rook and it being the best move at that moment is so was funny to me

[@kivogns7881]

9:36 / 34:03 hikaru you can pla the bishep to d7 you can get one rock

[@carsoni3]

At 9:15 why doesn’t ND7 work for the rook fork? Even if mittens responds with RxF3 and then king takes, doesn’t Hikaru win a tempo since mittens has to move his rook on C5?

[@sereneyeti3680]

I would love to know as well.

[@kiroyehezkel]

@@sereneyeti3680 nvm, didn’t see the pawn guarding the king but the knight is a slow piece, the rook will take the A and B pawn and mittens will essentially have 2 passed pawns

[@sereneyeti3680]

@@kiroyehezkel That makes sense. Thanks for explaining!

[@bobw7076]

The stare in the beginning of the video shows how hikaru was angry at mittens the angry looking cat

[@daralfar]

I don’t know if this is a good move or not but at 9:21 knight fork the two rooks

[@patriciarovero7460]

i love when he said im goona sacrifice a rook like gottam chess

[@imranbeciri9791]

bro became gotham chess (gotham chess always stares at the camera at the begining of every of his videos)

[@KuczyKuczy]

3:15 AND HIKARU SACRIFICED THE ROOOK

[@RandomShadow23]

every video in the intro Hikaru needs a moment to get into character

[@kn1_]

i love how he waited a second when thw video started because it looked like gotham chess

[@dylanjfrank28]

The way he thinks through moves and processes is amazing

[@LordErebus]

Hikaru doing his best levy impression on sacrificing THE ROOK

[@boomdringer5227]

29:00 "That's a Botez Gambit" 😵

[@danmayo3070]

9:09 I was so pissed off bcuz I'm not rlly a good chess player but I wanted hikaru to do that fork WHSHAHHAHAGHAA

[@szalonydoktor]

Your calculations are mind blowing 😶 You are a legend Hikaru!

[@fahimsharuk433]

Hikaru is exhausted and said “If it doesn’t win the game, I don’t know what the chess is” 😂 , on Hikaru mind, yup fuels are empty now cmon drink the juice 😂

[@ajs5137]

"Probably I should not have sacrificed the rooks" -Levi's Villain Origin Story

[@elliott4369]

10:12 look at that beautiful knight fork on the rooks😖

[@3Nesh212]

Hikaru waited For thissss dayy** To Take Revenge on Mittens!!