WAS MAGNUS EVER IN DOUBT???

[@conquerersyt8928]

Defeated Nepo to become 5 time World Champion. Defeated Nepo to become 5 time CCT Champion.

[@Ineedgoodfriends]

Poor nepo 😢

[@suvrajyotipatra7834]

​​@@Ineedgoodfriendsborn in wrong time(Magnus era).... So no chance

[@consolastv2380]

So that means that Magnus will retire of CCT?

[@Emperor01_]

Nepo is like neymar born in wrong era

[@Nafim-kv6rg]

​​@@consolastv2380Pretty close,CCT will retire now?(Im not joking esports world cup or whatever is going to happen instead of cct)?

[@annisa_alfarazdaq]

magnus won? oh no, I'm surprised.

[@PatKuenig]

It's been known to happen

[@System.Error.]

you again

[@PatKuenig]

@@System.Error. no

[@lilhaxxor]

😂

[@NJDJ1986]

your comment is snt pinned but youre still top comment

[@bangalorenishanth5777]

Correction from video: Hikaru mentions that Magnus has won the Champions Chess Tour two years in a row, but actually, he has won this tourney for five consecutive times. There have only been five editions of the Champions Chess Tour, all of which have been won by Magnus! GOAT!!

[@rat2244]

That 2 second pause in the very beginning was hikaru swallowing his pride knowing he has to glaze magnus again

[@alexobed4252]

Nah. That's old Hikaru. New (improved) Hikaru is on board the Magnus train now. He gives him his due flowers.

[@potatoman80085]

@@alexobed4252 Nah, he only learned to hide it behind a happy facade to maintain his streamer image which is his main source of income.

[@insre2.093]

🤭🤭so rude

[@arnanshu7174]

i mean it's normal human behaviour

[@one_turtle8957]

​@@potatoman80085keeping a job can change a guy for the better ig, as long as he aint rude on cam or directly to other people its probably okay

[@ricksongracie7374]

Magnus definitely checks Hikarus recaps. I know you're in here Magnus!

[@ziyanma9833]

He might not check comments though🤔

[@bbrokkentube8022]

I bet he will one day or the another 😅

[@Wafers10]

this Magnus dude looks like he could potentially become a grandmaster

[@keyahore9364]

Fr he looks like he can be undisputed 17th times champion🤔

[@carlblim]

Magnus bagging $200k quicker than any OF model!

[@ThvonS]

...but paying 90% norwegian tax

[@MrKveite1]

@@ThvonS 90% Norwegian tax doesent exist.

[@viktorjaakkola200]

@@ThvonS I don't know about the tax, but they have good health care and education system

[@parinishtathirumavalvan7178]

What a weird thing to say

[@ndnd7614]

@@MrKveite1Magnus is moving to Spain because he hates Norway’s taxes.

[@kzclan1lumi836]

Chessworld should have a price called "Strongest Magnus challenger" so that people register in competitions where he plays and don't always come out empty handed.

[@3434game]

"Strongest Magnus Challenger" Yeah it's called the world chess championship

[@honestloz]

Magnus is different class. Nepo has been playing great during this tournament, but Magnus made him look like a club player. A master class performance by Magnus 👏 👏 👏

[@meisterl0]

Its crazy cause Nepo beat the only player Magnus lost to in the entire bracket of this finals.

[@BarnabyG]

Wow, Magnus was on form today (at least closer to being on form than any other point this CCT)

[@juliocadavid6640]

Magnus is different, he played not at his best and still dominated 😅

[@freebee8221]

Its incredible that he is STILL winning on this level against the absolutely best opponents that the world has to offer. He doesnt even seem to be slowing down. I mean how many tournaments has he won this year alone

[@schlechtgut8349]

​@@freebee8221it wouldn't be this way in classical. Still impressive

[@ewisnote3441]

​@@schlechtgut8349 i mean there are serious questions to be asked if that would have been because of Magnus not being bothered to prep properly anymore rather than any form of decreased ability

[@kunalsingh4418]

​@@freebee822113-14 I think. Almost every tournament he played he won. And all of these were super tournaments.

[@karacha]

Magnus is Jordan, Nepo is the equivalent of the Utah Jazz team.

[@adrianbacchus2870]

you mean LeBron

[@Ovyron]

@@adrianbacchus2870 Nah, the difference between Jordan and the rest was so immense the comparison is appropriate. I recently learned that Jordan was the best defender of his era, so even if you forbidden him from scoring your team would still win the game. So in a mano a mano match between LeBron at his best and Jordan at his best, Jordan would win because of his defensive abilities, of all things.

[@adrianbacchus2870]

@Ovyron Magnus Carlsen mirrors LeBron James more than Michael Jordan due to their versatility, adaptability, and longevity. Both dominate through consistency and mastery of all aspects of their fields-LeBron as an all-around player and Magnus as a flexible, strategic chess champion. Like LeBron, Magnus thrives on methodical precision and endurance, focusing on sustained excellence and expanding the global reach of their domains, unlike Jordan's flashier, aggressive dominance.

[@karacha]

@@adrianbacchus2870 My original comment was more about Nepo, than Magnus. This guy is a great player, but every time he manages to climb to the top, he runs into Magnus. It's the Stockton-Malone curse.

[@SENPAI00000-q]

At this point, just give the man his trophy and prize money just by participating

[@levanth560]

At least Nepo got his "World Championship Match" since Magnus really is the best player in the world.

[@Ksgggg]

He never deserved in world Championship anyways. Useless final.

[@dimitrispanouris]

He destroyed Nepo as if he were playing a 1200 player...

[@Ksgggg]

That's what expected from nepo. He never in his dream can defeat magnus. I would prefer some young players to do the job instead

[@GamerAveraged-rc6dn]

You can only beat Magnus once by a strong player but you can't beat him twice 😔

[@RizawanAnsaari]

​​@@GamerAveraged-rc6dn pragg have beaten him multiple times in classic

[@jonathangarcia273]

​@@RizawanAnsaarilike 2 times? 😂😂

[@gustiumaro4291]

How many pragg beat magnus in classic match? 😂 count about magnus kick his ass too​@@RizawanAnsaari

[@canle7973]

The end game is where players are all out of preparation, and it is when we see players' true chess capability.

[@_sayan_roy_]

That's not true. Middlegame is also where a lot of chess is being shown, not just endgame. Magnus has a lot of better fundamentals and chess concepts along with his hours of studyings of endgames and that's why he is so much better than the next person in it. He is strong in middlegame too but there are others who are close to him. This is why there are different styles in chess. Magnus employs positional improvements style in middlegame which is a chess capability in and of itself, where he wants to just make it to the endgame with a playable or a slightly winnable position because he knows he is that good and that much better than his opponent in it and often times, it proves to be true. He grinds it. There are other players who have good tactics and try to get it a highly winnable position in middlegame only and that is a chess capability in and of itself.

[@sthnahiyan]

Magnesium Calcium IS A FIVE-TIME CCT CHAMP 🖐️ The highest-rated player in history continues his Champions Chess Tour dominance by defending his title against Ian Nepomniachtchi! 🐐

[@agentraydg839]

And Magnus proves that he is still the GOAT in chess. Great job Hikaru & Levy recapping Magnus & Ian's games today.

[@RuffLife2018]

This is his 5th YEAR in a row, not the second. Lmao Magnus is the 🐐

[@divyanshukumardubey9494]

"that's the nature playing against magnus most of the time"

[@TorSiiK]

idk why i love when hikaru glaze magnus

[@NatashaReid-q8v]

"welcome back everyone to todaaaaaay's video" I love Hikaru when he does that

[@lukaszblek3152]

Bro recapped faster than Nepo can blunder

[@_sayan_roy_]

​​If Nepo cared more to learn from the recent WCC than be sulkily tweeting against it while also peddling cheating accusations against one of the players, Gukesh (keep in mind he did the same against Hikaru behind both of their backs), he'd have known more of this position which Gukesh and Ding played. Magnus talked about it, appreciated it and learnt it and used it in his own way in the very last game. The difference is clear.

[@JonasReichert1992]

The look into the camera after mentioning the Botez Gambit 😂

[@x144x]

The Botez Gambit leading directly to a loss 🤣

[@KONSTANTINOS-qh8zc]

My favorite part

[@Menotti-y2p]

hikaru the intro wasn’t dominant enough

[@Menotti-y2p]

tooodaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyss

[@goranbandic9387]

Was thinking about the same

[@SpidermanCommenter14]

''Welcome back everyone,today in video" never get's old!😂😂😂

[@AL-ts6iv]

You literally typed it out wrong. How do you do that?

[@klaus3724]

I might be wrong but I think Magnus won all the tournaments he played this year

[@rohangaming7126]

Hikaru on his way to take Levi's job

[@duskor805]

No more Magnus "affect" we want Hikaru "attack."

[@BelleonyAnneCheese]

Ian must be super pissed that he wasn't at this last World Chess Championship.

[@_little_champion_om_]

The best analysist of chess games -Gm Hikaru nakamura

[@Someone._.775]

1:50 botez gambit 😭

[@hako9393]

«Botez gambit and resign on the spot» -Hikaru

[@somedude2966]

510 in five minutes, hikaru is falling "boff"

[@anatoli2002]

Nepo is one of the best players in history, but he plays in the same era as Magnus. Good game today

[@Ksgggg]

He is an avg player.

[@Nafim-kv6rg]

​@@KsggggTell me how many average player won candidates twice

[@Ksgggg]

@@Nafim-kv6rg how many times he qualified for candidates??? Only once where he got lucky

[@Nafim-kv6rg]

@@Ksgggg Yeah sure "lucky"

[@Stockfish-u3g]

Magnus has played this final almost as well as I have, I mean, Stockfish.

[@노인욱]

you told one lie😂

[@Stockfish-u3g]

@@노인욱 The truth is no. I am an artificial intelligence that does not tell lies.

[@nickus51]

​@@Stockfish-u3g Except stockfish is an engine and not an artificial intelligence.

[@Stockfish-u3g]

@@nickus51 Are you sure? Stockfish is an engine and an artificial intelligence as well.

[@nickus51]

@@Stockfish-u3g Yes I am sure. I work with AI systems. Stockfish is an engine with main focus on algorithmic approach and uses algorithms like Alpha-Beta pruning etc. That is not an AI.

[@zzzzZZ011]

I’m not feeling that energy in TODAYYSSSSSS VIDEOOOOO

[@nathanesau1]

Game 1 was very exciting in the endgame

[@bipolarminddroppings]

I feel like the lower rated player should start the match with white, to make up for the fact they're worse players. Especially when playing against Magnus, it's just not fair to let him start with white, the match is over from move 1.

[@aaronchan1088]

The outcome was never in doubt entering the finals

[@erzsebetszanto7414]

Beautiful recap, congratulations Magnus for winning

[@tofusauce]

That "todays video" was pretty reserved

[@VS-is9yb]

5:20 after 1. . . Nc4 2. Bxc4 dc 3. Qb4 Rxd1+ 4. Rxd1 c3 5. ba c2 6. Rc1 ba the black passed pawn on c2 seems very dangerous to me. But I'm 2000, maybe what's dangerous for me is no issue for Magnus.

[@justafriend13]

Hikaru, you should have been doing the live commentary. You're the only person who can get into the heads of other super gm's.

[@KONSTANTINOS-qh8zc]

Nepo is so unlucky. Fell into the best player ever in finals. Normally he would have been world champion.

[@StephenG-qq8ss]

28:35 for the second time in a row? Try for the 5th time in a row. 5 out of 5

[@aaronbarlow4376]

Playing an endgame against Magnus must be nerve-wracking.

[@sly_lock]

"Here you're probably thinking..." ...No.. No, I wasn't actually.

[@idsnow]

Your recaps are wonderful, Hikaru.

[@miloscurcic8408]

he wasn't in doubt after i saw the title. may want to reduce spoiler alert.

[@FatimaYbanez-w4b]

i mean its expected that magnus will win anyway

[@potatoman80085]

Would be nice to display the current score when covering multi game matches like these.

[@Philopantheon82]

They are still celebrating ffs Hikaru!!!!How you doing this mate??? Respect

[@Lionhearted626]

I appreciate Ian being here to play for us.

[@Kane-ib5sn]

Hikaru is explaining everything in sequence for all to see...but, when you're that advanced at chess, it's another language...

[@jibbajabba311]

Where were you Hikaru? You were the best chance to beat Mag.

[@gokuvegeta9500]

And these Endians think that their Gukesh can beat Magnus. Maybe he could in 1 game out of 10 but remaining 9 would either be a steamroll by Magnus or draws

[@koenigsegg77]

It’s not about chess, it is mental. Ian would have won his winning endgame positions, even if the opponent was a good computer..

[@imeprezime1285]

Sauron was rentless 😢

[@brucenowmen6955]

5 heads power overwhelming

[@pirate.96]

watched live but should confirm with Hikaru 😂😂😂😂

[@junglemankey]

Ian had him in the third round tho! All he had to do was win two consecutive games easy

[@derekbaker4763]

Gukesh owes magnus lifetime of payments. If magnus didn't step away, gukesh wouldn't have been able to play the worst wcc the game has ever seen in blunderking ding.

[@DavidBrown-vd6qr]

Calling Ding the worse wc is a pretty ridiculous take. Especially considering Gukesh only won by a single point.

[@shivajoshi6012]

No "todayyyyssssss" video 😢

[@PranjalShukla-im9zb]

The speed 🙏

[@ChessMarkstheSpot]

It's a shame that Magnus won't return to get his World Chess Championship back. Magnus vs. Gukesh would be amazing.

[@consolastv2380]

This kind of tournament are the reason… Magnus is bored of playing long matches that he knows that will end in a draw. If you could watch, in this tournament, the majority of the matches ended in victory, that is the difference. Magnus like Fisher, is bored of playing a lot of theory, for that reason he has been playing Fisher’s chess in classical the mostly of the time.

[@EhtesamUddinPrince]

​@@consolastv2380Definitely the reason, sucks to see him practically retired from the WCC tho. It would have been great to see him obliterate Gukesh to humble the Indian Magnus haters.

[@consolastv2380]

@@EhtesamUddinPrince He already did that with Magnus 2-0 Anand 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@luckycro6897]

Where did "toddaayyyyzz video" go" 😞

[@VS-is9yb]

25:41 "...Magnus Carlsen, his one great weakness is that he does miss checkmates IN ONE, checkmates IN TWO from time to time..." WTF. I mean, I had a Slavin's problem book for beginners and I didn't make a single mistake in exercises from the book for checkmates in 1 or 2. But the crucial difference between me and Magnus is, I can't reach the positions where I can mate in 1 or 2 but he reaches them. Without this little annoying issue, I would be a World champion too...

[@SuryasnataMishra]

Magnus doing Magnus things !!!

[@nkosana808]

20:29 you can't say roooook like levi😢

[@oriondx72]

They gotta win more games this only favors magnus! Instead of 2.5 its 3.5. hardly fair why doesnt magnus face stockfish and see good he really is oh yea thats right he would get crushed!

[@nikhildawani2913]

stockfish is 3500 what are you even saying??

[@Sojourner88]

So Magnus' weakness is that he can sometimes miss a mate in 1 or mate in 2... which means you are hoping for a blunder.

[@muhammadhaflyfarizasyraq4354]

Never get bored pr hikaru videos, i’ve subs since 4 years ago

[@ngare.k]

Am I the only one who's curious about the breakdown between Alireza and Ian? Yet to see it on any channel, and Levy happened to simply brush over it.

[@zhyklo]

Hikaru's barber is nefarious giving him that cut

[@igorklimczak1938]

what? what's wrong with it

[@matthewjamesguillen7163]

looks like someone cut a square at the front lmao

[@NonSensewithnosense]

Goatest of goat 🐐

[@nikherder9565]

5th year in a row* he is the GOAT after all

[@brattyneet1571]

C'mon, Naka. You have to get back in the mix and give us a blockbuster. You on the commentary is not enough 😂

[@OneGodHand]

i cant not like the video, after 0:05 the stare and the todaaaaaaaayyys videoooo

[@declaredjeans7555]

Didn't nepo have some harsh criticism for Ding during the WC, just to lose in brutal fashion in the same opening against Magnus, in game 6?😆

[@leqitnoel4210]

Well its a big difference between gukesh and Magnus. Gukesh ist not even top 5

[@parinishtathirumavalvan7178]

@@leqitnoel4210isn’t Gukesh the 5th, after Erigasi?

[@tehjargonz0r]

i'm confused about 1:03 isn't it only a Vienna Gambit if white plays f4?? like wouldn't (1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 4. f4) be the Vienna Gambit? I'm a fairly newer player so I might be wrong

[@peripheryrider8278]

Why are you not competing?

[@Ploeppsel]

I'm certain Hikaru was already out

[@melzz]

He doesn’t have enough cct points to be in top 8

[@Viewer13128]

AS EXPECTED ...from Nepo

[@roberthorvat9347]

We are shocked!!!

[@user-q7e4nbd5mjki8frj]

Wow. Are you Magnus Carlsen in disguise? Can I have another game?

[@YoonEcorn]

TODAYS!!! VIDEO 💪 thank you it’s a better Saturday!

[@otoshi1010]

CCT = Carlsen's Chess Tournament. Of course he wins along with every other tournament he plays.

[@SpidermanCommenter14]

Nice video Hikaru..Your content is amazing,love from France!❤

[@YOU-tu8nu]

looking fresh and clean ✨

[@decadtreis]

welcome back everyone

[@mr.k1611]

I bet 100k on magnus to win. 1.25 odds. Which made me 25k...lol

[@edgarsmith9102]

Great recap, thank you!

[@Rx_68Medic]

Fantastic games, what a performance!

[@bclaudew3]

slacking on todayyyyyyyyssssssssssssssssss video lately

[@1ArmeenS]

bring back the old intros

[@chrisjasondomingo8345]

Keep going Hikaru, hopefully you try the WCC and win for US

[@lachlanitis2311]

57k views so far, not bad. Hikaru wants some of that prize money in views 🤑

[@debrascott8775]

I really like Magnus, but watching matches he is in is boring, the outcome is in no doubt.

[@kelvinxg6754]

for "TADAY" but not "TO DAAAAAAAAAAAYS" :(

[@ViratSen22]

hikaru why do you look like Uncle Roger ?😂