When HIKARU challenged NEPO for the FIRST TIME….

#kramnik #anishgiri #chess #alirezafiroujza #blowup #grandmaster #algorithm #bobbyfischer #mikhailtal #magnuscarlsen #hikarunakamura #hikaru #gmhikaru #iannepomniachtchi #nepo

[@DribbleDriveDaily]

The amount of facial expressions from both players 😂😂😂

[@aethie]

Hikaru annoyed about drawing a winning position, while I manage to lose half the winning positions I get into

[@knightking4412]

why are u comparing ur self to hikaru

[@aethie]

@@knightking4412 cuz I can? What do you want me to say here, apologize and say the likes of me shouldn't dare to put himself in the same sentence with the legendary Hikaru? Also.. I'm clearly complimenting Hikaru here... I'm suggesting he rarely loses winning positions while I often do

[@ChimeMemeh]

@@aethie i also struggle bro and i am 2000 elo rapid and blitz

[@joeyblogsy]

@@ChimeMemeha 2000 struggling? Well I’ll be… (and I’m not being sarcastic btw)

[@abuthahirumarhathab4201]

​@@aethie 🗿. Nice reply to internet goofballs

[@light-water]

Watching these GMs play at a young age seems almost dreamlike

[@propagandacritic5511]

It's really cool. Nepo was so young there! What happened? Too many cheeseburgers.

[@Fiakosorio]

9:35 Nepo "DRAW?!" Hikaru "No.... Wait.... I think TAKES TAKES TAKES Rook takes Queen g3 Takes here here check, takes here.... Finally " Nepo "DRAW?" Hikaru "Yep"

[@BangApipComeback]

😂

[@Yash42189]

wow this was so much fun to watch! love nakamura's fighting spirit, but the eventual understanding of the inevitableness of draw. also nepo's funny faces and smiles haven't changed at all

[@rileyyost4959]

I love nepos silly faced!

[@battosai5311]

Damn nepo has always been a beast defender

[@Poons-sv7bx]

LOL Hikaru declining the draw 9:39

[@jonasjirman8111]

0:42 Hikaru is searching for mouse😂

[@ponchokastillo3125]

He took the pawn I though same, in other games he does that 😂

[@Skirmish_Master]

he didn't have computer back then

[@Tyrantofthewind]

Only thing Hikaru hates more than bad chess is bad chess played by him. I think most Hikaru videos have at least one, "What am I doing? I was better, but I messed it up" said in a tone of absolute disgust.

[@BobbyRunout_TheEverydayWorld]

Nepo at 0:31 - "??? how do you not know the next 10 moves?"

[@thomashullot9422]

Nb3 is also playable.

[@Johnoooh]

I love nepo's upside down smiley face expression, hasn't changed a bit.

[@nossenkanter]

"In DOTA there are no draws, you should try it sometime." - Nepo to Naka

[@purnabharvada1158]

Nepo kinda looks cute here, now he's chubby.

[@Leotheboyyy]

Nepo kinda hela damn fine

[@buktomsin]

Nepo was fat now he's obese. You sound like you're from America with all that nice bs talk

[@2sleepy2silly]

he's still cute ngl

[@sarfarazsarkar-uz4gr]

he is still cute but that time he was young so maybe he was +4 or 5 that time

[@michaelblankenau6598]

More like morbidly obese .

[@paulhan7770]

These two top players are the funniest and most entertaining I think.

[@nanayaw6911]

The battle of facial expressions

[@zsoltcsaplar6596]

Emotional rollercoaster from both sides

[@BolsaMB]

That noises in bacground at the end omg wtf organizers

[@wilson9102]

Felt bad hikaru missed the idea of trading the rooks off and then pushing for the queen side victory

[@optimalbrand]

masonic handshake from both

[@kratostomatoes8587]

Ah yes, the Russian and Japanese members of the Scottish Secret Society. Of course!

[@optimalbrand]

@@kratostomatoes8587 masonry exists in every country. Everyone should know this

[@dante0817]

Hikaru is cheating, he sees the analysis on the screen 😅.

[@charliegarcia6677]

Lmao, young nepo still a savage. Hikaru like, are you kidding let’s go. Nepo like bro it’s a draw just accept it

[@audayudanta1373]

Crazy to think nepo never touch 2800 rating

[@jonathangarcia273]

Was close, like 2795

[@blueryder3]

kinda hard to think when there is a electric saw in the playing hall.

[@timbaldwin6283]

They were renovating the west entrance. The jackhammers in the 4th round were a bit much.

[@chriswilson1968]

Nepo put on a lot of weight

[@ironmiketeam4689]

When Hikaru declined the Draw, Nepo should slap him in the face and said Wake up 😂

[@ifrmin5021]

Seriously, there are people coming here to watch the chess ??? I'm focusing on their faces lmao

[@kipatado8634]

Are you gay?😂

[@alessandrorigobello7551]

the most interesting thing is the probably Cammarata Chess Table.

[@derekdarko5253]

Nepo siendo una bestia defensiva desde tiempos inmemoriales, lo demostro también contra Caruana en el candidatos 2024

[@user-nonamenooo]

Agree

[@klatchabobby]

6:20, what did Hikaru miss about Rxe5? I'm sitting here completely baffled by this. If Qxe5, you trade the queens and play Bc8 instantly, top line of the engines, saw this in seconds. If you take with the pawn, the queen can go wherever she wants, e4, c5, b6, completely winning, threatening everything

[@masterofskills76]

I was thinking of that. I kept saying,"Take the rook!!!" while watching this.....he kept pinning the rook but didn't take

[@luatala8008]

Shows why nepo will never be no1 player he doesn’t have the nerves. Naka psyched him out and as soon as nepo thought he was slightly better he offered naka a draw.

[@АминатМаллаева-ь6е]

Салам. Алейкум всем любителям шахмат

[@roysondsa2971]

Bro how come they get every move as best , excellent or good and i already have 4-5 inaccuracies in first 20 moves😭😭

[@merxellus1456]

Yea its crazyyyy how most of GM games are dead even til the endgame.. So freakin crazy if u really think about it, they have the eval bar in their head, one slight move and u can see them saying "oh this is winning!" Or viceversa

[@alessandrorigobello7551]

he has the board in front of him but he feels more comfortable to watch the monitor. obviously. these guy has spent a hemilifelong on videogames. because he can see the post production editing even live😂😂😂...

[@alamgirhossain9583]

Excellent,boss nepo

[@kongrothana7983]

9:07 bro Nepo moved too quickly if he thinks a bit he will beat Hikaru 100%

[@ifrmin5021]

The game starts at 9:23 btw 🤣🤣

[@ambarharale9133]

Nepo looks like Danya

[@vitojanav7644]

That was intense

[@j.thomas1420]

Time management was awful for both of them at that time.

[@imlauragr]

Nepo so cuute

[@pranavnatu618]

Nepo looks like Keanu Reeves

[@mariachaudhry4608]

How old that match is ? Nepo looks like a baby

[@DENNISADLER]

Два бесспорно главных актёра из шахматной элиты 2000-15х-20-х....

[@ondrejnemec5231]

INSANOTY. SUCH INSANOTY. :xD

[@ManojNaik-gk2lb]

Nepo reminds me of ashish chanchlani

[@Mreza15]

Nepo was too cute🥰

[@TylerDurden-up8hz]

Hikaru decepcionado de si mismo 😂

[@Leoscacchi08]

Wow! How old are they there?

[@mooserrchess]

Hikaru was 23 and Ian was 20 I’m pretty sure

[@jaber-gaming-99]

What year?

[@craftykev]

Nepo had hair

[@gustavob.gonzalez1489]

Arreee

[@Gerardo78680]

Mamon

[@insanestuff9470]

Annoyed watching 😂

[@nft3]

bad-mannered boy

[@contan_go]

i love chess

[@AlexanderTheGreat871]

thats the cold war right there

[@lockalhost]

06:42 Hikaru missed "d7!!", where you give a Rook for free temporarily, but then d7 wins a tempo on an overloaded black Queen, with pawn promotion imminent (in short: d7 is a hidden, multi-purpose move, which actually achieves A LOT of things!). Even if black tries to blockade the pawn, they lose back both Rook and Bishop while the d7 pawn is protected by the white Bishop. Completely winning for white... Hikaru knew the attack should work, and was mad at himself for not spending a few more seconds trying to spot the idea.

[@jiangchuYT]

Did you mean "d6!!"?

[@somerandomdudee3380]

@@jiangchuYT cxd6 bxe4 d7

[@lockalhost]

@@jiangchuYT No, the sequence was something like: cxd6 Bxe4, then d7 !!

[@jiangchuYT]

@@lockalhost I was confused when I read your post which started with "Hikaru missed "d7!!"" Thank you for the clarification.

[@lockalhost]

@@jiangchuYT That was the whole point, to make you calculate 2 moves. See? You missed it just like Hikaru did :)

[@DENNISADLER]

Один всю жизнь качает головой и смотрит в небеса, другой постоянно насмехается. Именно поэтому (в т.ч. это показал 2024) они не чемпионы. Вы представояете, чтобы так Ботвинник, к примеру, качал головой!? One spends his whole life shaking his head and looking at the sky, while the other is constantly mocking. That's why (including as shown in 2024) they are not champions. Can you imagine Botvinnik shaking his head like that, for example!? एक पूरी ज़िन्दगी सिर हिलाता रहता है और आसमान की तरफ़ देखता रहता है, जबकि दूसरा लगातार मज़ाक उड़ाता रहता है। इसी कारण (2024 ने भी यह दिखाया) वे चैंपियन नहीं हैं। क्या आप सोच सकते हैं कि उदाहरण के लिए बोटविननिक इस तरह सिर हिलाता!? Einer schüttelt sein ganzes Leben lang den Kopf und schaut in den Himmel, während der andere ständig spottet. Deshalb (auch das hat 2024 gezeigt) sind sie keine Champions. Können Sie sich vorstellen, dass Botvinnik zum Beispiel so den Kopf schüttelt!?

[@rileyyost4959]

When I play chess, I shake my head not to mock my opponent but to use it more like a "what am I doing?", and I think it's the same case here.

[@omarabukharoob9313]

9:41 declining a draw offer in a position where only black can play for the win is wild

[@enkaperson]

nepo is beast. offering a draw when the position is exactly balanced.

[@BobbyRunout_TheEverydayWorld]

When & where is this from?

[@mooserrchess]

World blitz championship 2010 in Moscow

[@BobbyRunout_TheEverydayWorld]

@@mooserrchess Thanks. Cool video, thanks for the upload. It's interesting to see how little their mannerisms have changed in almost 15 years.

[@rinatkunafeev2520]

@@mooserrchess I recognized it from the sounds of construction in the background 😂

[@light-water]

Should have prepped pawn push with bf3, saw that mistake after a second think

[@salahsoliman5752]

They look so much younger, gold!