Hikaru Nakamura Battles Against Magnus Carlsen's Speed

At Norway Chess 2023, we saw a battle of the titans as Hikaru Nakamura and Magnus Carlsen took to the board in the Blitz portion and went toe-to-toe til Magnus' Speed just completely took over.
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[@old_seadog]

Turns up late, wanders over, take his jacket off, has an OCD moment & sorts the pieces out & after losing a big chunk of time, outplays Hikaru with the black pieces. What a monster!

[@carlochie3892]

He wasnt sorting. He was giving a handshake to all of the pieces

[@dichlorosilane]

damn thanks for spoiling the whole vid, asshole

[@MyOneFiftiethOfADollar]

Not an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder moment. Magnus does that every game. Care to share your apparent first hand knowledge of OCD?

[@jooobus]

@@MyOneFiftiethOfADollarI think it was a joke man

[@wozzaaa]

@@MyOneFiftiethOfADollaryou tell ‘em bro

[@liljackypaper]

I don't think anyone could do the job Danya does commentating these matches. Just incredible

[@SupWhazuup]

I thought he was auctioning off the chess pieces :D

[@kraymer82]

It s actually @blitzstream who used this soccer style of commentaries for chess first (in french though) not danya. Rendons a César..

[@liljackypaper]

@@tysontakayushi8394 Who said it was live? He made it incredibly entertaining. Made a blitz game sound like the world cup.

[@Badi_life]

Sagar Shah ❤️🔥

[@peterjames232]

@@Badi_life yea Sagar is awesome!

[@wishiwassleeping8382]

Knowing how insanely skilled Hikaru is just further clarifies how much better Magnus is than everyone else.

[@quincy0362]

Except for Alisher. 😜

[@wishiwassleeping8382]

@@MyOneFiftiethOfADollar your completely unwarranted rudeness clarifies your need to get a life

[@adoyer04]

​@@MyOneFiftiethOfADollarwhats his native language? i speak 4 languages btw.

[@avytheresa]

​@quincy0362 Well, because he is uzbek 😮

[@keinbockaufknock7090]

His still better. ​@@quincy0362

[@TheDarkKnightRacist]

wtf man, Carlsen came late and looks like drunk thor from Avengers Endgame and giving Nakamura almost 30 seconds head start and still wins, he really flexing that he is the best in the world by far.

[@ChessPlease]

This is absolutely my favourite way to engage with high level chess. Blitz time control, some gentle editing and world class commentary. Love this format!

[@yoosf1010101010]

Nikamura is a donkey who never gets tired of losing to Carsen 😂

[@fronze1369]

The simultaneous head scratch at 5:27 was super nutty

[@mudassardesignspace]

Good observation

[@moahammad1mohammad]

When both anime characters hit each other at the same time and both kneel from the damage at the same time

[@manveersingh85]

​@@moahammad1mohammadcan imagine it

[@mohamedzashim.r6401]

Its like contagious yawn psychology...if you doubt someone is watching or observing you making a fake yawn will also make the observer yawn and we can confirm he is observing.

[@franciscorrp]

Even touching the pieces at the same time.

[@nossenkanter]

"It's a lot harder without a mouse." - Naka

[@jaabb4553]

He needed his arrows and his takes takes

[@boity-fromthemilkygalaxy2504]

​@@jaabb4553😂😂😂

[@MarvinTabingo-lp4yz]

I think its harder if u misplace ur house🤣

[@BloodyEducation]

​@@MarvinTabingo-lp4yz😂

[@mesutodegaard4043]

kkkkkkkk

[@peterkerkelov]

What a game and what a wonderful commentator Daniel is!

[@YEM_]

That was one of the most exciting chess matches I've ever seen

[@Boricua2026]

So who won??

[@Khalifa.ilyass]

@@Boricua2026 carlsen

[@cityzens634]

Daniel who?

[@s1dew1nd3r4]

how is rook A1 check unstoppable at the end? doesnt the king have a couple of moves either side of the pawn which is in F2?

[@AgnaktoreX]

The commentary feels so fluent and natural I love it :D And what a game, love it how Magnus squeezed so much out of this position

[@cgrant9673]

♟️ Chess is a dead god Caissa🌹🌚👍 Rest in the good news 🌹 okay bye

[@s1dew1nd3r4]

how is rook A1 check unstoppable at the end? doesnt the king have a couple of moves either side of the pawn which is in F2?

[@owiyn6604]

@@s1dew1nd3r4​​⁠i believe it is because the pawn on b2 can promote and white has to sac their rook to get rid of it, leaving white with nothing but their king

[@fallenangel2971]

⁠@@s1dew1nd3r4​​⁠If the king goes to E2 magnus can promote the b pawn with a discovered check which loses the game for Hikaru and if Hikaru goes to g2 magnus promotes the f pawn forcing Hikaru to capture which just leads back to the A1 check from the rook

[@propagandaBreaker]

I don't know if we can really measure how extraordinary Carlsen is. He pulls an incredible defense from the time the night is trapped. There are at least 10 reusable ideas in what he does. And manage to win. That is just magic

[@pablourosa1443]

And his position was worse when Nb3 happened

[@MyOneFiftiethOfADollar]

Would you list a few of the 10 reusable ideas? Thx

[@user-he3ek4sy3i]

I saw a game where it was Hikaru blowing it, as opposed to Magnus playing well.

[@propagandaBreaker]

​@@MyOneFiftiethOfADollar I am far from being an expert in this but I would say: - when H tries to trap with f4, instead of taking I would do, he advance the pawn on e4 and diminish the space of the king (this same pawn is going to be useful in the end and will be part of a mate net) - the rook attack the pawn on h4 and bang C both push f5 protecting e4 and cutting the rook from the attack on h5 - repulse the rook by attacking it with the king - the knight sacrifice to move the rook from one side of the board to the other and win back the pawn he lost and advance his....that's crazy to find this. - the activity of the black king is just crazy it threaten mate so that being a piece down is not even felt in the position. Now there are 2 weaknesses and C is going to pin the bishop (making H a piece down virtually so that the material is kinda equal) - now that the bishop + king cannot protect the pawn, C eat them back and a third thread (the first two are pawn promotion on the second file + back rank mate with the king) is born the 2 connected passed pawns. - C does not eat the f4 (do you recall this f4 pawn?) white pawn that is now a protection for the black king (this is just genius) - the bishop is tied until the end and even when H threaten it with the rook he cannot leave the first rank because C can promote with a discovered check I don't know about the other that are looking but I have the impression of a snake slowly choking its prey, that ability to play on 3 threat in parallel and make them progress in symbiotic fashion is just art.

[@MyOneFiftiethOfADollar]

Why do you feel the need to “measure” how extraordinary he is? It’s obvious the measure of your love for him is astronomical.

[@nigahiga878]

incredible commentary, very engaging

[@benpeterious7018]

5:27 what a move!

[@wilgotz4633]

They are connected

[@publicaccount1589]

Nakamura is literally a living emoji with his facial expressions

[@yannd.8256]

Thats racist

[@publicaccount1589]

why@@yannd.8256

[@ericv8093]

@@yannd.8256 having facial expressions is racist? nice. 99,9% of the world are racists.

[@itsFnD]

​@@ericv8093Apparently that person also doesn't understand how countdown works

[@shtshot6215]

​@@yannd.8256go away woke

[@kappacea8111]

5:24 Epic sync moment

[@TheWizardsOfOz]

Hikaru and Magnus were really cooking this game.

[@teongreen5254]

Magnus is so nice giving Hikaru 30 extra seconds. What a guy :)

[@eliasvonbrille]

That's such a savage bm. Especially considering that Hikaru is the better player in Blitz. That disrespect must have pissed him off a bit 😂

[@Kriddle1229]

@@eliasvonbrille Hikaru is the better player in *online* blitz. Magnus is still a better over the board blitz player.

[@merlinkavindu9799]

@@Kriddle1229 what's hikaru's head to head online blitz record vs magnus?

[@lichade2008]

It’s a tactic to get into the players head.

[@jordanyankowski5662]

@@eliasvonbrille magnus has more world championship blitz titles than Hikaru. Hikaru just great on the computer.

[@geert574]

'triggering Hikaru' is what Magnus writes down as occupation

[@michaelngosa6423]

GOAT COMMENT🤣😂

[@daidybearthepolarbear2851]

only magnus could win a rook endgame down a minor peice against hikaru

[@s1dew1nd3r4]

i still cant quite grasp how it was check mate though until it IS actually check mate? Magnus pawn was there for the taking - magnus then promotes other pawn to queen, hikaru is in check has to move - magnus then takes hikarus rook with his queen, then its a squabble to the ultimate end?

[@pretty-white-lamb]

​@@s1dew1nd3r4Yes it ends up with Carlsen having at least King-Rook or King-Queen vs Nakamura's King, which both players know is a certain win for Carlsen, hence Nakamura resigns the game.

[@everything_usmnt5300]

Magnus’ end game is so clinical. Never any wasted moves

[@cinemalover2009]

Of course carlsen was late😅

[@davidmigineishvili3431]

it is called magnus late opening

[@peolfpetler8500]

​@@davidmigineishvili3431it's called mind games.

[@daidybearthepolarbear2851]

the carlsen gambit

[@ILoveMaths07]

I wonder if he has ADHD as I do. I'm also always late.

[@drdickinson5910]

the mind games are real

[@deeeeeeps]

The only thing better than Magnus's save was Daniels commentary. What a legend.

[@MarvinTabingo-lp4yz]

A blunder for a blunder gg

[@LanaLee1984]

It was like a commentary of a football game :)

[@whatughbeast495]

Daniels commentary is so good, its makes the match that much more entertaining to watch!

[@basg7489]

10:52 wow both players premoved handshakes that we couldn’t even see

[@udaykumarthakur777]

😅

[@NextLevelHardstylez]

This was one the best commentaries in chess i've ever heard! Even though this is probably a voice over, it's so on point in every aspect.

[@richardleiva00]

nah i think it’s live

[@bensalhaomar7935]

It is live !

[@davidhunternyc1]

Wow, I barely understand chess but listening to your commentary about why a move was strong or weak was amazing. I learned more about chess than I have in my whole life.

[@KoreyJensen]

Hikaru definitely has a dart board with Magnus face on it

[@michaelngosa6423]

🤣😂😅

[@AisenYtub]

8:50 9:42 they both move so fast, the camera failed to capture it

[@imdanielmartinez]

its like goku fighting freeza hahaha

[@jaabb4553]

They premoved those last few second of the clip

[@TheMeefmaster]

@@jaabb4553incorrect. Past 2500 rating you must move the pieces with your mind.

[@charlyg.2831]

So much haki

[@lucasdeschenes1145]

He smoked hikaru out of a terrible position in the most casual way making it look easy. Ouch

[@eranbernstein7972]

Crazy game and great commentary

[@TheMarksT]

What a battle!! Exciting commentary as usual from Daniel, too!

[@nathancampbell5167]

I love the commentary! A measly 1200 and i feel like i can follow the game completely with Daniels words. You are doing great things for chess Daniel!

[@SamuelPearlman]

Danya's commentary is so quick I had to reduce to 75% speed!

[@hoyelaja]

Thank you Danya for making the game understandable to us mere mortals with your amazing commentary

[@eufrosniad994]

5:25, the moment we came to know that Magnus and Hikaru are drift compatible...

[@Ander-2]

😂

[@spasegeek9214]

What's interesting is the story of the author of the famed "Five Rings". Lived to be twice the age of average samurai. Become a Pacificist monk. One sword fight he showed up so late it infuriated his opponent and caused his opponent to lose

[@ShadowK0ng]

Typical psychological play. Last April an FM had a dirtier version: Calling the arbiter on me for coughing (I was polite , handkerchief , elbow the works..) Ended up getting in my head the fucker. My theory is he saw I had taken down an IM last round and decided to take radical measures. I'm wiser now, thanks

[@DGH1]

Miyamoto Musashi showed up very late in a duel, then won the duel, later on another duel was scheduled and his opponent had prepared an ambush due to expecting a late arrival. This time however Musashi arrived very early, and ambushed them before they were ready and won yet again.

[@MyOneFiftiethOfADollar]

Interesting to you, but off topic. Player showing late to blitz game does so at their own peril. Very few chess players would be offended by such an action that would increase their chances of winning money.

[@MyOneFiftiethOfADollar]

@@ShadowK0ngif you were being considerate with your coughing, your opponent had no basis for calling the arbiter and should have been penalized. If somebody calls the police or emergency service for unnecessary or frivolous reasons, they can be legally prosecuted. Summoning the arbiter as your opponent did can be viewed similarly. I believe there have been instances of tournament players being warned for accusing opponent of cheating when they were not.

[@eufrosniad994]

@@ShadowK0ngWell, in this day and age, depending on where you were located, you could have been dragged out for quarantine or fined for spreading disease :D

[@Floiv4]

great commentary as always from the best commentator in chess

[@bradgeving]

Naroditsky is the commentary equivalent of the cameraman out-running the racers

[@rojka01]

Magz a monster, but gotta love the excitement that Danya’s added to this crazy game!

[@adiruthraj2247]

Literally nobody can beat Danya when it comes to commentating. Makes these games so much better with his commentary

[@johnbowman3630]

Yeah, because others can do it as fast, but not nearly as accurately on account of Danya is probably a top 10 bullet player in the world

[@ajkorras]

That was intense. Seems impossible to find good moves without time. Unless you are Magnus..

[@sunnysparkles4729]

How he turned it around under that time pressure 👏

[@xedwyn6244]

I love these post commentaries by Danya, probably my favourite chess commentator period

[@Trez1238]

why did the edit out the ending with the handshake and magnus smiling at the end

[@TheFunnBinn]

Narodytski!!!! GREAT commenting! This is the first time I’ve heard this F1-style commentary on a chess game. Really well done - entertaining!! :)

[@jkurtzz]

That was insane

[@leejianrong151]

With the intensity of the game and the commentary this could very well have been a boxing match

[@BigBossIsBack]

Hikaru didn't even really blunder, just slowly got outplayed by Magnus

[@paulmorphy6187]

Great commentary! shame the end of the video where Hikaru resigns was cut off...

[@abrarfaiaz1898]

What a play by magnus. Incredible!!!

[@Ronal-H-Mihawk]

This is like war.

[@214gold]

Idk if Magnus is showing up late on purpose, but it’s brilliant to say the least. There is an old story about the legendary swordsman Miyamoto Musashi, about how he would often show up to his duels late and disheveled. This would anger his opponents and would gain him an instant advantage over his opponents. His oppenents would be completely flustered, and the duel hadnt even started yet. Absolutely genius He never lost a duel

[@donsilverson9927]

You read greenes book ?

[@214gold]

@@donsilverson9927 laws of power? yeah a long time ago

[@donsilverson9927]

@@214gold When you i read your comment I remember that story from that book.

[@EliasOwnage95]

Always appreciate me some Naroditsky commentary!

[@bajulybs9021]

5:26 Mirroring the opponent😂😂

[@asifshaheedniloy]

Two of the bests to do in this generation 👑

[@scootyang2311]

Magnus is playing against Hikaru and that final blow out was crazy, even more when against Hikaru.

[@MaradonaZC]

Master class commentary right here 👏

[@flippert0]

Came for the chess, stayed for the commentary

[@TulkasMight]

4:43 sums up Carlsens mood this entire match.

[@DBCOOPER888]

That's his mood his entire life.

[@StranglerSix]

Danya should really start commentary classes on Chess, if he hasn't yet.

[@MyOneFiftiethOfADollar]

Doubt he would waste his time with leading a class since the money he makes off his own incisive and entertaining commentary is quite significant.

[@sirobellino]

You gotta be at that level of chess playing

[@ImBarryScottCSS]

Poor Hikaru, that endgame was absolutely disgusting.

[@joswinprince9474]

He’s in his own class

[@McLKeith]

Chess announced like a boxing match.

[@edgarlebig2994]

Les blitz Naka vs Magnus sont toujours légendaires.

[@fernandowanderley8269]

How did he win that?? That was insane

[@soloark7430]

Great game but please make the board bigger

[@user-he3ek4sy3i]

Hikaru completely blew it. Got greedy instead of just leaving the knight on the edge of the board. He should have just immediately gone for it instead of giving magnus a way out.

[@NimerionTech]

Magnus humiliated Hikaru so much, he teleported away from his seat.

[@royjack5311]

beard mode magnus is a beast

[@YusufZetro]

5:56 the stare on the ceiling and now this

[@hiddenindeeznutz]

what a game! learning a lot

[@abrahamkakooza8152]

Hikaru disappeared like a ghost

[@CKHunt2]

I am thoroughly convinced that Hikaru has way too much respect for Magnus. No way he should not have won that game with all of those winning positions

[@nowifi8063]

With how salty he gets when he loses, I doubt it tbh

[@MrKveite1]

Magnus is mentally much stronger, that's all there is to it.....

[@AcVinicious]

this guy is just on a whole anothe lvl.

[@drdickinson5910]

Danya got me on the edge of my seat lol

[@bucketboydee4727]

How you let bro show up late and beat you by time 😂

[@thisisastranger]

Magnus’s King : I will do it myself 👑

[@markinmkn]

Best commentator ever seen Daniel is a beast!!

[@glennclapp2537]

Fantastic commentary

[@mustifreezy]

Commentating 100/100 realy enjoyable nice work

[@h20kdanny]

Daniels commentary is top tier. So much of the commentary out there where they are watching the eval bars is mind numbing and not very insightful. This commentary lends itself well to bad players like me on youtube as well, since we can pause and take time to understand. Thanks Danya

[@tytshiamala9329]

AND MAGNUS SACRIFICES HIS TIME!!!

[@tigerjaxkson5731]

Every magnus game I peep he pulling up late lol

[@rishanthad]

Best commentator by far

[@bossman4112]

It’s crazy that danya can commentate this well and play matches at the standard of hikaru and magnus in blitz/bullet online atleast

[@JURITO1000]

Only with increment tho,without it he is losing all the time against them

[@tibi7133]

​@@JURITO1000 It's actually the opposite

[@Ander-2]

@@tibi7133 Daniel definitely didn't win last bullet chess championship

[@bossman4112]

Tbh either way it’s impressive prolly only ones that can even touch 3200 blitz nowadays are Nihal, hikaru,magnus,and Danya

[@ninja4O5]

Magnus is just flexing at this point

[@QwertyCanada]

Once again Magnus longer hands helped him with the clock, not fair.

[@mohawksniper79]

Carlsen is late on purpose because it allows his opponent to get into his own head. It should be an automatic forfeit if both players are not at the board for the start

[@vibovitold]

there's often some tolerance margin, like 15 minutes in classical games. this being said, i agree it's disrespectful of Carlsen to come late so often. obviously it's a flex, and he's undeniably got the skills to back it up, but it's still not a classy type of flex. did Kasparov or Anand do this at their peak? no, it would be unthinkable, because it's simply rude, and it was beneath them: they were simply winning games. it feels to be in even poorer taste when Carlsen doesn't do it against world class opponents like Nakamura, but "mere" 2500s (in which case he really doesn't need to prove anything, it's more about rubbing it in their faces)

[@MorbiusBlueBalls]

​@@vibovitoldbro you're commenting under a video where where he's literally doing this with world class opponent. with 30 more seconds than hikaru. it's not rude when you're flexing in front of greatest chess players in the world

[@GnHguy]

@@MorbiusBlueBalls true

[@harrisonedokpayi3647]

Magnus's games are sweeter than honey!

[@Jacob32905]

Magnus is just an animal. Never even gave the white bishop a chance to see daylight the entire game.

[@ro9737]

GM Danya commentating is top tier

[@kurtisthompson2270]

What a beast

[@kingstorm7188]

Killer instinct mag

[@Chocobrr]

Magnus be lookin like a viking who just slaughtered 45 men out in the battlefield

[@stosseee4354]

Can someone explain why the timer keeps going back up?

[@thel4dtankman185]

5:25 they both emoted 🤣

[@user-zn4ph4xb6q]

Hikaru and his facial expressions

[@briangervais5962]

Passed pawns pressing near a king are worth more than an exchange.

[@chessatreyu3601]

I hope i can do my work at my office like Magnus playin chess!

[@_GandalfTheGrey_]

Hikaru must be so haunted by never being able to beat magnus in tournament play

[@medaminefarhat8648]

any link or PGN ?