HIKARU VS MAGNUS: WILDEST. GAME. EVER!

Hikaru Nakamura and Magnus Carlsen give chess fans a game for the ages as a WILD back and forth ensues in time trouble for Magnus!
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[@ramachandra776]

This was an awesome display of their strengths . Magnus showed that he can bamboozle his opponents even when he has a lost position but Hikaru countered by showing he could flag anyone including Magnus in an equal position .

[@polasoliman3955]

So that’s Hikaru’s strength? Lmao

[@polasoliman3955]

Dude is without a Queen falling into prep down 5 mins and the other guy’s best shot is flagging lol what a rivalry 🙃

[@lukerobertson5222]

@@polasoliman3955Hikaru is a better player in my opinion. Just overall.

[@lukerobertson5222]

I think Hikaru’s strength is playing high accuracy quickly and getting into complicated positions where he can out calculate his opponents. Flagging is just a result of his opponents getting outplayed and them needing to think.

[@DarkUser5856]

​@@polasoliman3955 it's part of chess lmao. Idk why you're so pressed about it, it's not like you can do any better than hikaru did against the greatest chess player of all time.

[@anirudhgovada2753]

Waiting for Hikaru's recap with the 'welcome back everyone' any moment now!

[@wimhof420]

Hikaru gets extremely chuffed when he wins, cant contain his smile and I wouldnt have it any other way.

[@Feds_the_Freds]

to todaaaaays video

[@movdqa]

.... Todaaaaaay's video! ...

[@EE-iy9rq]

Hey now lol 😂

[@darthrevan6861]

​​@@wimhof420Bruhuhu he's happy when he wins

[@MahnK]

Magnus came back without a queen. Bro proved why he's #1

[@awishisaheartyourdreammake9222]

Not necessarily a queen just an exchange. Only a point of material

[@baunaco]

hikaru just blundered

[@lgsus3652]

Hikaru blunder, literally all the time he was winnig

[@isaacorlich]

@@awishisaheartyourdreammake9222 huh? The Queen literally isn't on the board buddy. That's playing and coming back without a Queen. It's not about the points. It's a bout the piece and its power over the board.

[@andrereds7159]

Proved he lost..

[@TizzTv]

Hikaru watching that clock like a hawk lmao

[@matthewliu6987]

Bro snitched immediately when it hit 0:00, no hate though I'd have done the same. Still sad to see such an amazing comeback by Magnus go to waste though. Would've been an all-time comeback win.

[@SamoKamnik]

these two are geniuses but what i liked the most in a long time was seeing them both smile in the end! its how anything should end

[@lil----lil]

Kramnik has left the chat...

[@adflicto1]

xD

[@awekeningbro1207]

interesting

[@playza6780]

You got to love how they both got super upset with themselves on how they played but then said whatever after the game with a smile remembering its just a fun game between these two masters

[@andis9076]

Magnus also pull UNO reverse but Hikaru has another UNO card on his sleeve as well.

[@SandbagX]

Magnus tried playing his UNO reverse card, but HIKARU ALREADY PLAYED THE LAST CARD!

[@ven8107]

@@SandbagX wtf are you two talking about

[@Hintz6]

Being alive to witness these two battling head to head through their primes is such a treat. It’s the Chess equivalent of Ronaldo/Messi. I’m glad Magnus has decided to continue his career on his own terms and Hikaru is peaking. We’re simply lucky to be able to watch this rivalry as it unfolds.

[@toufiquefr_]

i don’t see nothing..even tho Hikaru beats Magnus at rare occasions in classical,the gap is huge in my opinion

[@S4lN32]

​@@toufiquefr_ that's why assh0lz have opinions too

[@ConnorWood-i5x]

magnus is clearly better

[@arneshpal7702]

​@@ConnorWood-i5xmessi is clearly better, what's your point?

[@saelaird]

I love that even the very best player, the greatest of all time, pauses to replace the pieces on the board at the end.

[@vt13vish78]

Pineapple guy lost his significant advantage but was able to flag him anyway.

[@rajeshwariPill]

Crazy how everyone is butt licking Magnus but not appreciating Hikaru awesome play

[@yikes3336]

bro he came back without a queen against a GM ( u try that) obvs that's gonna get some praise

[@the_lava_wielder6996]

@@yikes3336 He played natural moves.

[@yikes3336]

@@the_lava_wielder6996 like I said, u try to come back w no queen against a 2800 and get back to me

[@toufiquefr_]

@@the_lava_wielder6996He made a comeback only because he’s Magnus hes the GOAT..But Yes Its not that easy to do such stuff..Hikarus growth in classical from these recent months is rapid and brilliant.

[@lukerobertson5222]

@@yikes3336he had compensation, some say a pawn one square from promoting is worth a rook or even a queen also Magnus had a rook and knight supporting it and more pieces.

[@ahmedmohsen656]

Hikaru vs cagnus marlsen what a game !!!!!!!!

[@sanjivanmohanty4084]

OhmedMahsen

[@BigMitz]

Explosion of a game

[@Lordzen3052]

Hikaru was winning the game most of the time, also he used his time perfectly. Well deserved win, I never knew you can beat Carlsen in armageddon!

[@hossainzunaid3960]

it was just memorized line

[@Lordzen3052]

@@hossainzunaid3960 Yes so what?

[@Lordzen3052]

Hikaru deserved the win today because he was winning most of the time, Also he was +4 which was a resignable position but yeah it's magnus he will use his "Magnus-effect". Hikaru's accuracy was more better than magnus and magnus was using too much of his time. If you think losing on time isn't one of the parts of the game, then you should give each player's unlimited amount of time.

[@peacockmusicpage]

That's where classical chess comes in lol.

[@max_mittler]

getting flagged on time is the worst feeling when you're winning

[@AbviiXBL]

Magnus wasn't winning.

[@omniyambot9876]

winning?

[@zaidquadri8630]

He was winning. He can force a draw with the knight rook. and forcing draw means black wins in this mode.

[@310Fro]

​@@AbviiXBLhe's not wrong tho, the position is dead draw and both players know it. Magnus only needs to draw to win.

[@sakshameditzz1164]

Hikraru after the game flys faster than my sister money

[@bkenny5761]

Can someone explain to me at 14:18 why Hikaru doesn't just take the knight with his queen, and instead trades by going for pawn?

[@bkenny5761]

Nvm now that I play I get it 😂

[@starwarsbunker]

It's always in Hikaru's head. Every single time. He will never beat Magnus until he doesn't know he's playing Magnus.

[@Chan_0907]

THE GOATS

[@gem_gamer_bs]

Hikaru just didn't want to win him in poor condition

[@deputyvillageidiot]

Kramnik did the procedure to both of them. They were both approximately 93% accurate.

[@orenawaerenyeager]

Serious dominantion by Hikaru for more than 80% of the video Insane comeback my Magnus Carlsen Funny ending because Magnus flagged

[@NJDJ1986]

I was supposed to be watching Hikaru vs Magnus super early before Gotham uploads but it looks like he already has one right now!

[@MemoryDestiny]

The ending is one of the best I've seen hahaha What a match lmao

[@francine214]

despite of loosing the game , magnus still managed to put back the pieces into the board. thats the real goat!!

[@lenloving]

@13:40 g3, "human move" is where my heart stopped. Magnus' pd2 forced Hikaru to look for a tough line that would avoid giving the game back to Magnus!

[@shark-fin]

I thought winner should arrange the table back?

[@sparkylite]

Only clock could have saved Hikaru😂😂😂😂

[@chrisomattic1111]

Battle between two champions

[@WeiserThanbud]

Kramnik did the procedures on both of th3m

[@daveminion6209]

Well, turns out Magnus is human after all, lol.

[@coldheart3775]

so this is like how hikaru premoved his opening on the actual board game!

[@Lmclean89]

classic hikaru relying on flagging instead of closing a game

[@eathancosten-holland9206]

can someone smarter than me explain why hikaru didnt take the rook on D4 with his queen at 14:18 please

[@doniilhamnullah6399]

Because there will be royal fork with Knight to e2 and that position can make more chance of carlsen to win in that position

[@Risky_moverino]

or he could have just moved on with his queening, king to f2 after the fork could have prevented

[@mvgiant]

Minute 16 29, you know Hikaru is happy

[@MelbourneChessCoach]

I love the game anaylsis key, with the blue and orange arrows :)

[@thepoofication]

Incredible, these guys are monsters. When Freddi Krueger has nightmares it starts with "weeelcome back everybody, in todaaays video" and Nakamura making his signature grin :D

[@NikhilGarg2776]

14:08 This is what we call the Magnus Effect, bro was ~5 min up in time, in a completely winning position, still got brainfucked 😂😂

[@shouriscazuxianz]

This is the first time i've watched a live match of chess and this being the first is VERY entertaining

[@jatojo]

Fantastic game. I’ve tried to watch some of the classical matches but two hours on the clock is a snooze fest. The future of chess is the time pressure.

[@S4lN32]

It doesn't get better than this. What a game. There aren't no other 2 players that can bring such greatness on a chessboard. Magnus = GOAT 1 Hikaru = GOAT 2

[@marcelolira7234]

Let's do the procedure

[@Dav3thetruth]

That was a great win. The material time won.

[@mortezaghahremani7182]

Until getting the Magnus queen, Hikaru played in Tal-ish manner. The game of this mellinum so far!

[@davidchang9228]

What a game! Very entertaining Armageddon game by the top players in the world. So many twists and turns… First Magnus fell for the poisoned central pawn trap leading to a losing position. Then Hikaru being distracted by the black knight and central passed pawn failed to find the winning continuation, and shockingly returned the queen plus material advantage leading to a possible drawn endgame (win for Magnus). During the complicated fracas, Magnus failed to watch the clock ending up losing on time. 😂

[@Hansu6]

3:05 he said what

[@kileddy436]

Damn shame

[@imgnryvansh]

I knew hikaru will throw, but flagging was unexpected 😂😂😂😂

[@gregorio87]

Damn, what a game. I could feel Magnus' frustration at the end, ha.

[@grievous5243]

Hikaru vs Magnus a tale as old as time another great match to watch

[@Hascienda27]

That was beautifully rough to watch jeez 😂

[@umpaspalho]

Hikaru dominou lindamente

[@andreguerra0331]

Does anybody know why Hikaru did not order the pieces with Magnus when he finished? *I do not know much about chess

[@Bomb6A9Head]

the commentators are distracting the focus from the competitors. dont show them all the time

[@johnwest7993]

Hikaru!!! Magnus is still the best chess player in the world, but that doesn't mean he can always beat Hikaru, not by a longshot.

[@tharunreddy7302]

Almost always, yes

[@nft3]

This is blitz, not the actual chess. It's still 14:1 for Magnus.

[@nft3]

@@anjanieko702 Not even that. He's still significantly worse than Magnus, even in blitz.

[@Ghkgyyfghbffeghfcde]

​​@@anjanieko702 0 blitz championship won cope

[@tjson2842]

Hikaru Is the Goat of online chess.

[@HarshvardhanDhapola]

Why did white queen take pawn d2 and not rook d4 at the end?

[@lilsnap2357]

couldn't hikaru not just take the rock with the queen here 14:16

[@nefando7777]

consider KnightE2 after that movement

[@jermaineperera1955]

@@nefando7777 its a check

[@Nyg293]

Hakiru did see the Rook move. y’all just didn’t see his move he eats Magnus Queen with his Queen if Magnus Pawn Promotes

[@Josuke8Man]

Hikaru say nah I'd win 😂

[@Chess2700us]

Hikaru is the 1st blitz chess

[@Crazy-Ish]

They are both pretty good. I wonder how they'd do against pros

[@johnwest7993]

Kramnik finds it 'interesting'.

[@cosmos37060]

Cant wait for levys title today

[@WilliamFeehan-os6rm]

He won

[@noahmaas1670]

@@WilliamFeehan-os6rm And then only 47 exclamation marks.

[@ygfred]

Bro wtf!! Magnus had 3 seconds then suddenly 0 ??

[@badboyphmusic]

If man getting old your hand become heavy to punch the clock.

[@brbcrew9957]

Decent game by Hikaru

[@Heroball299]

I knew Hikaru would screw it up

[@toufiquefr_]

he didn’t screw it up mate,its easy for you to say..Its not that easy sitting against Magnus and doing such stuff..Magnus is Magnus, he’s built different..Hes the best player of all time and you know why dont you?

[@aarongutierrez7705]

Can someone explain why 14:24 Hikaru takes with Queen and not rook? To me it looks like he gave up the stronger piece for no reason

[@mikebest7945]

Why is the game over? White could still move

[@FirstLast-zy6wv]

Mute the tone. Much, much better.

[@-rwann]

i dont understand hikaru always manages to blunder i dont know how

[@mvgiant]

16 35 see the respect to Hikaru from Magnus

[@JJN603]

hikaru couldve taken his rook at 14:21 and ended the game just saying

[@thelolbucher]

yo commentator are not able to analyse game anymore without AI ? it's kinda sad

[@Shadows-987]

After this frustration, Magnus maintains his title on the podium of the 1st World Champion in chess games ♟️

[@danychetran9942]

Did Magnus win or lose, I don't get it

[@MasterInHD]

Magnus lost, Hikaru won

[@31redorange08]

Why do you even watch chess?

[@Lordzen3052]

These guys just watch chess to see who's winning, and will probably fanboy one of them

[@danychetran9942]

@@MasterInHD cheers 🍻

[@g-1393]

These commentators like riding magnus too much

[@ballskin]

gee, i wonder why

[@albert3796]

Still Magnus is the GOAT, Hikaru needs to be brought back via reincarnation many times and still might not surpass what Magnus has achieved in 30 years :)))

[@AwsomeAbsol25]

Lol hikaru dead lost in any normal format, like magnus started down 3 minutes. He just had to have 10 more seconds pn the clock and he could have pulled it out every time

[@MrBeeastFan]

I thought Magnus no longer competes?

[@footballverse5535]

Just advantage of white pieces and time.

[@ghostguynzl7893]

Why did hikaru trade queen for rook

[@raghavnt]

14.4 some one plz tell me...black could give a check and make a queen ,,why he didnt played that move

[@KumarM11012]

14:10

[@Allgood4312]

I am suffering from this emotion throughout my life. You take everything from me I won't mind but you tell md I am deserving better or can do better at something but sucks thrn K get inyo maniac mode .

[@zdenavesnican3673]

Which sicilian is the best

[@truckersforfreedom4535]

yeah i had games like these ones

[@lushikuderh3721]

How did hikaru miss king f1 I don’t understand how that is even possible it’s such a an obvious move to make….

[@nickandrews2255]

Gosh I hate how people commentate this chess like just watch the frocking game please cheers it’s all just words for what we see right front of us cheers all the best especially that guy that gets super loud with other videos who I hear or feel like is Indian cheers all the best you probably know who I take the about like the way he says MAGNUS

[@sagemachina]

Hikaru is a G

[@Monarch-Rainman.]

I want my view back!

[@oflex1735]

So who won? I’m confused.

[@brad_marispini]

Magnus ran out of time

[@MzeeMoja1]

So who won

[@sam_c95]

Hikaru won the game on time because Magnus's clock ran out

[@basilharrison3071]

Bad vid! Cuts Ana off mid sentence in final remarks!!

[@sergioav7278]

Can someome explain to me why did Magnus lose? I'm unfamiliar with chess rules, tournaments rules and such, so I have no idea what happened at the end of the match.

[@Empathic]

he ran out of time

[@sergioav7278]

@@Empathic What do you mean? I saw him getting 2 seconds per move repeatedly. Does he have a limited number of moves where he won't get 2 seconds again?

[@Empathic]

@@sergioav7278 Yes that's correct however you only get that 2 seconds after you move your piece and then tap the chess clock to let your opponent start their turn. at 16:16 you can see that Magnus' time drops to 0:00 and there was a little flash on the top right corner of the clock, that means he did not tap the clock fast enough and ran out.

[@sergioav7278]

@Empathic Ok, I analysed that part but it looks like less than 2 seconds to me. I'll check with Resolve to make sure, maybe I'm off for a tiny bit. Edit: Alright, I confirmed it with Davinci Resolve. Magnus's turn took 1 second and a bit less than 700 milliseconds, so in my opinion, the clock needs to be checked.

[@ТамерланБектрумов-и2г]

Finally, Hikaru won Magnus in classical 🎉

[@aqa195]

This technically wasn't classical

[@3rdEarlRussell]

This was an armageddon game, it’s rapid not classical.

[@ifbfmto9338]

This wasn’t classical

[@MatheusStefano]

Their classical rating don’t even change with that game, it’s not classical, check on liverating website

[@emanuellucin]

It's not classical

[@cialasiladze6968]

I would win

[@Monkey_Luffy01]

🤡

[@bestdocincanada6620]

With Hans support then maybe

[@clatzeo]

Congrats on your confidence, but which side you taking?

[@alinagrybauskiene2591]

Magnus

[@magicalweapon3673]

He is a legend 😎😎😎