When Hikaru Ended Kramnik's STREAK!!

[@Oldlard]

I found Kramnik’s streak to be very interesting.

[@MrAries1066]

😂

[@CleverMonkey-jd3du]

Hikaru agrees 1:40

[@1970DAH]

Everyone should find this streak interesting.

[@wiewat231]

This is... interesting

[@TheJbull40]

🤣

[@Asendra01]

Hikaru is really rubbing salt into the wound and I love it

[@Aashikamagar07]

Which Hikaru should😂

[@Kevinandrews-k7u]

no one thinks ur funny@@Aashikamagar07

[@just4fun607]

bro think he is hikaru he even under promote

[@big_darkside2716]

1:40 "So Kramnik undefeated, VERY INTERESTING" .... I'm dead 🤣🤣🤣

[@victorhahs3798]

He said it so nonchalantly too

[@ArtofWar40k]

Kramnik's 64 game win streak is very interesting indeed.

[@BrennenChua]

Unbeaten, not win. But yes, very interesting.. 🤔

[@zhyklo]

how many bathroom breaks did he take in those 64 games

[@Benevolent_sociopath]

what th- I just watched the Aeldar masterclass and popped over to check out the chess drama, didn't expect to see you guys here 😅 John said he plays some chess, is this John? 😄

[@inemanja]

Well, World Chess Champion, unlike the streamer

[@nuhoudekdsz]

​@@inemanjawell, just like the streamer, kramnik was accused of being 'suspicious' by a former world champion 😂😂😂and that's during otb wcc match btw

[@TheXLAXLimpLungs]

"This also goes to show that even world champions can make serious mistakes" God the passive-aggressive salt is what I live for at this point in chess.

[@whosaidiwantedahandle]

People are never going to let Kramnik live this down. And I love it.

[@patogordo1385]

He needs to pay with his own embarrassment and for tying to hurt hikaras rep

[@Jock-pl8ey]

He's too deep in the ego trap to ever feel embarrassment @@patogordo1385

[@Ray-ru3pc]

yes because if you suck online you adapt and grow, you don’t accuse everyone of cheating and then threaten to sue when people call you silly

[@Squatsheldon]

Nobody has this figured out. Hickeroo the shrew has repeatedly been a sour loser and claimed cheating. He LOST the lawsuit against Hans Niemann who Kramnik is now coaching. This is all a publicity stunt taking advantage of Hickeroo and his hypocrisy. Meanwhile, Hans has crushed both Zagreb and the London Classic and Hickeroo is too much of a lemon to reference it.

[@miorioff]

Same 😂

[@Azerty42069]

1:39 "SO KRAMNIK UNDEFEATED VERY INTERESTING " Ahah I see what you did there

[@oliversampson8835]

Hikaru really out here dropping bomb after bomb these last couple days. 😂😂 Bro hes dead already.

[@LukeMakii]

Kramnik with the reputation gambit

[@victorhahs3798]

That’s actually a pretty good one

[@SpookyBoson]

And Hikaru responds with reputation gambit accepted, literally does not care line

[@ronanski11]

@@SpookyBoson lmaaaooo

[@Dtownpunk77]

Lol

[@victorhahs3798]

@@SpookyBoson😂

[@JJarv213]

Now we know where Kramnik's grudge started.

[@gappedtoto1663]

This is the greatest troll chess video of all time. Thank you Hikaru for this masterpiece of a game and an equally masterful recap.

[@FreqElite]

Man, the timing of this video with respect to the news right now is downright delicious!! Go on Hikaru…..

[@ueieowiw]

Wait what's the news?

[@waluigi43]

Didn't Hikaru accuse many GM's of cheating?

[@MorningNapalm]

We need a statistician to calculate the relative probabilities of Hikaru's 45.5/46 and Kramnik's 64-game unbeaten streaks. As an aside, is it possible that Kramnik held a grudge against Hikaru ever since this game?

[@11.15.M]

I was thinking the exact same question you are asking

[@BrennenChua]

I'll do a few simplifications to make it fit in a comment. For naka, let's discard the draw and say 45 wins / 45 games against opponents - 350. At - 350, score chances = 92% So a 92% chance event to happen 45 consecutive times is at 0.92^45, which results in a 2.3% chance of happening. For VK, since it's unbeaten which includes draws, these are the assumptions, which are generous. 15% win 80% draw 5% lose. So to not lose = 95%. So 64 consecutive 95% is at 3.8%. In the overall scheme of things, HNs run is almost guaranteed to happen given the number of games played. As an example, put in 2 red marbles and 98 blue marbles in a bag. The chances of getting red is 2%. But if I ask you to draw from that bag (returning the ball after every draw), I wouldn't bet against you drawing a red ball if you'd draw 500x. In fact it's harder not to draw a red ball during that 500 attempts run.

[@Muyen462]

@@BrennenChuayour calculation is quite wrong since hikaru’s wins are not independent events since he was streaking the same players for many games

[@hahahasan]

​​@@Muyen462this consideration would just make the final conclusion even stronger, that this is really really not that weird of an occurrence for hikaru Edit: he'll probably get bigger streaks in the future

[@ramanahveljeyaseelan5406]

​@@BrennenChuaundeafted is basically no loses.

[@hitmanaj-j6h]

You know it's a good Hikaru video when Hikaru is in the video

[@johnodell8692]

Hikaru in a Hikaru video? Interesting...

[@RMF49]

Interesting… Is that allowed?

[@tens0r884]

its a statistical anomaly for sure that Hikaru is in *100%* of Hikaru videos

[@msqway11]

hikaru never fails to be in a good hikaru video when he's in a good hikaru video

[@Nub_Fish]

“… is interesting” is the evolution of “…speaks for itself” and I’m all for it

[@piecebeapawnuian1810]

Very entertaining to see the young Grand Master Hikaru Nakamura defeat the former world champion Vladimir Kramnick in such an interesting game featuring an underpromotion to a knight that would eventually win the game! This win also ended a very suspect 64 game unbeaten streak for Vladimir. How is it he was able to score on so many consecutive games against so many highly rated Grand Masters? Seems statistically impossible to me. I'm not a professional statistician but I do play chess quite a bit.

[@Abdullahkhan-bh3pt]

broooo i’m dying

[@Nosceteipsum166]

Dude beat Kramnik with a horse promotion and it was not even for memes.

[@milesreynolds4943]

Kramnik gave hikaru a very lucrative christmas present... such a nice guy 😅

[@xxxxxxxxxxxx_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Hikaru rolling in the cash of Kramnik's tears.

[@powergi3996]

Kramnik dug his own grave. We will be happy to remind him until he uses said grave.

[@RMF49]

Kramnik still has knightmares about this game.

[@SavageWorkouts]

Kramnik streak is "very interesting" got me lol 😂💀

[@Chris-zh6ft]

Kramnik the Titanic, just sailing along until he spots the Hikaru iceberg... Hmmm, that tiny bit of ice looks interesting... I'll have a crack at trying to break through it... How's that going for you now Dipstick?

[@agooglyminotaur169]

Such interesting and statistical play from Hikaru.

[@MrAries1066]

We should look into this more 😅

[@Chy_Man]

“Overly optimistic” 😭😭😭😭 bro called Kramnik arrogant in such a roundabout way 😭

[@infinitytoinfinitysquaredb7836]

If Kramnik is jealous that Hikaru is getting rich by streaming, then milking his bizarre accusation for content must really drive him CrAzY. 😂

[@2112justinv]

"kramnik undefeated, very interesting." LOL

[@Ken-we4os]

At this point, Hikaru should be thanking Kramnik for the accusations. It's given him lots of content

[@xxxxxxxxxxxx_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Yeah Hikaru just came off a really nice run of views for his overseas tournaments and his views were dropping when this hot bag of drama goodness landed in his lap. Hikaru laughing all the way to the bank!

[@lekshmysankar5443]

Tru tru but he did get disrespected

[@Qudbfjdbfjdj]

Kramnik did not accuse Hikaru. He's said it several times

[@xxxxxxxxxxxx_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

@@Qudbfjdbfjdj LOL wut? Kramnik legit accused him. And then like a pussy tried to pretend he didn;t

[@prenticeanyonywright]

​@@Qudbfjdbfjdjyes he did

[@SpinningSandwich]

"Kramnik undefeated, very interesting." 😂😂😂

[@Geoarc_1440]

That’s actually a really cool endgame with 2 knights and a bishop vs an opposite colored bishop. Pretty technical stuff

[@bigolboomerbelly4348]

Very interesting

[@RMF49]

We’d all go nuts trying to win that.

[@bluedragon_rl]

@@RMF49 Would most likely 50 move rule if no one offered a draw.

[@bclaudew3]

proud of you for playing for the team!! woulda been happy for you to get a individual gold too. when is the next olympiad? who would be on it? fabi, you, so, dominguez? danya as alternate lol

[@marcelk6354]

1:40 was such a stab in kramnik’s direction! Love it😂❤

[@carlsanders7824]

Kramnik should receive a "Chess Content Creator of the Year" award.

[@BurhanAijaz]

"Hikaru used beads for this game" -Vladmir Kramnik

[@captain_av]

And it was in this position that Kramnik resigned.

[@ambidextrouslamia9635]

That under-promotion to a knight was insane !!!

[@aaronz1326]

Hikaru ending Kramnik's streak would be reason enough to show this, but it's actually a really cool game in its own right, especially the ending.

[@orenawaerenyeager]

6:14 Hikaru plays knight to b1 declining draw. Kramnik: Interesting.

[@Tugg_on_a_segway101]

"welcome baaaaack eeverryyyyyoneeee" -Hikaru Nakamura 2023

[@DobroSC2]

17:06 OMG! I imagine Kramniks face at that moment.... and probably "crowds go wind!"

[@eivindhanssen2200]

Also, you got my fully respect Hikaru. Keep up the great work!

[@justinbouchard]

the first two minutes of this are unreal 🤣

[@ForstHeld]

"Kramink undefeated very intersting" lmao

[@Archeops24]

The doping test in the end lmaoo 🤣

[@billhaus]

“Kramnik undefeated, very interesting”; troll level infinity.

[@atomisten]

damn no wonder kramnik is so mad. he is holding a grudge for 10+ years after this beatdown. nice job.

[@gabrielmora6144]

That damn smile at the end. Hikaru is absolutely milking this and I'm all for it.

[@justafriend13]

What makes Hikaru the best youtuber/streamer is that he knows what the rest of us can't see. Thanks for consistently giving the best analysis!

[@Joe-og6br]

He makes chess seem easy.

[@dannyshaw4057]

It's great to just choose a game completely at random from your long career and talk us through it. It is a very good win and great explanations. For me the ending is really interesting, in my head I think a minor piece is a huge advantage, and then I paused the video and looked at the board, and really did not know how I would continue! Going away now to do some exercises with knights and bishops!

[@cliffordclark4048]

Hikaru has been putting on a masterclass while showing how to properly handle unfounded accusations.

[@Joe-og6br]

Early on Hikaru made it clear he had the platform to do it and he's not disappointed. 😂

[@Raul--m-1]

"11 years, still hurts." -Kramnik

[@dlm7952]

Hikaru at the start of every video: 😐😄

[@ItsAllAboutGuitar]

I'm not sure if the game is better or the roast of Kramnik. Both very good.

[@xekind]

Mating with K + N + N + B vs K + B is a fantastically humiliating end to an interesting 64 game streak by Vladmir "toilet-gate" Kramnik.

[@peuthi]

Underpromotion to knight and victory: this does warrant eternal hatred. 😂

[@zenbronzed]

Dude, the quiet underpromotion to a knight. Madre deus, so brilliant. Only winning move.

[@erickdawg7860]

We have found the motive for defame hit job which backfired spectacularly 🤣

[@mk9326]

The Hikaru speaks for itself

[@moustafa_1994]

"kramnik undeafed , very interesting" 😂😂😂

[@jsho12]

64 game unbeaten streak?!?! Against the best in the world? Interesting. Really interesting.

[@Paul-wd8pr]

This game streaks for it self

[@ssj994]

13:35 after bishop to f4, its “uh oh spaghetti-o time” 😂😂😂

[@SolarMusicZ]

Hikaru sounds more and more like a teacher the longer he creates content

[@asenchi]

The level of trolling in this video is impressive. Meta levels of trolling, well done.

[@RangerKs0adandchess]

@6:35 - "Since we're overrated and outmatched on every singe board." Lol

[@MannyMuskets]

A 64 game win streak against some of the world's strongest players?.. interesting

[@RpgplayersInc]

I'm pretty sure this is the moment Kramnik just started to hate Hikaru, and this whole thing is literally just a grudge that's never gone away. Sore loser.

[@tiramin]

Worth to mention Kramnik played on even when mate was unstoppable because there was still the chance, as briefly demonstrated, that he could lure Hikaru into a stalemate trap. If a move that looks natural and winning is a stalemate blunder, it's worth baiting it. He resigned only when Hikaru avoided the stalemate trap.

[@alandoan1640]

Hikaru never fails to stare at you in the beginning.

[@MattJoko]

I´m a fan. I also know a thing or two about audio. If you have mic closer and lower gain a bit you will get much better quality (less roomy). Adding an audio compressor with a vocal setting will also help a dynamic speaker like Hikaru. /m

[@Hamshrocks]

18:25 Notice how the evaluation goes from 2.2 to 43! Insane! That's what I call the Hikaru effect!

[@wonderwind2716]

The endgame is so tricky. bishop+2 knight vs biship+pawn, although is a theoretical win, seems to be much more complex than knight+bishop mate. Hard to imagine how to win this by myself.

[@DailyIntellectShorts]

"Kramnik undefeated. Very Interesting" ahahahahahhahahahhahahahahah

[@jacobwilbers9852]

Kramnik should analyze his 64 game wining streak in the olmpiad that sounds much more significant.

[@ggmylife1672]

I’m mind blown how good Hikarus memory is to play back the replay for us

[@slevinkelevra1980ify]

"Kramnik undefeated... Very interesting." 😂 GG Hikaru

[@sk8rboiigankedyobihh474]

Kramnik getting his 2012 flashbacks 😂😭

[@hiddencuber2250]

Not just streak. Kramnik tried to shake Hikaru's chess career. But Hikaru ended Kramnik's whole life. Still on it

[@magurio1877]

very instructive set of matte patterns with the knights. Beautiful game.

[@9Shiro0o]

The fact that you had to take a doping test back then is just a complete overkill of the story 🤣

[@Luca-yb4sh]

I find very interesting that Kramnik was on a 64 game unbeaten streak and now has a problem with a 46 game streak. If you just know the basics of data analysis, it's obvious that such perfect mirroring can't be a mere coincidence.

[@wzzl611]

Its getting personal, i love it!

[@thebirdhasbeencharged]

This started because Kramnik was jealous of Naka making that sweet content revenue as most GMs are but he ended up giving him even more content LMAO

[@qs2668]

Kramnik: "... and I took that personally"

[@georgepantzikis7988]

There are currently 1809 living Grandmasters according to the FIDE database. The world population is approximately 8075843478. That means there is a 0.0000224% probability of Kramnik being one of those Grandmasters, which of course means that there is a 99.9999776% chance that he is not a Grandmaster. Very interesting. 🤔

[@lLydakk]

Need more of your impactful games like this love it

[@jason7147]

“Kramnick undefeated, very interesting..” 😊

[@johntumai827]

Good match to review 😛

[@linguarumperitus]

64 game streak?!! Interesting....

[@PTFajarBerkarya]

Vladimir kramnik : "The machine work really good right now" hahaha

[@vickmackey24]

Hikaru is squeezing Kramnik for every bit of content and views that he can. 🤭

[@abraxasnl]

"Kramnik undefeated, very interesting" :) You trolllollolol

[@johnfrankster3244]

“Kramnik undefeated, very interesting” 🤣🤣🤣.

[@ghostcatgaming13]

Maybe this is the start of Kramnik villain arc against Hikaru 😂

[@tufol33k78]

"Kramnik undefeated, very interesting" xDDD

[@esquireputmoves663]

Showing this game now after the kramnik controversy, you're petty Hikaru. I like it. 😂

[@johnwest7993]

Veeeerrry interesting! Before this is all over, Kramnik will wish he'd spent the time to get a HS education.

[@mtzano]

"Kramnik undefeated... very interesting" 😂

[@dandymcgee]

There are sooo many interesting moments in this game. Honestly it deserves to be studied as one of the chess classics IMO.

[@ernestyunardi7454]

So this is the origin story of the drama. Hikaru stopping kramnik’s streak.

[@luatala8008]

Sort of reminds me of the game where Fischer comes in a minute before the deadline and his opponent couldn’t adjust to having to actually now play and lost when naka declined the 3 fold repetition from a inferior position forcing kramnik to play on.