Who is the greatest chess player of all time? | Hikaru Nakamura and Lex Fridman
Вставка
- Опубліковано 16 жов 2022
- Lex Fridman Podcast full episode: • Hikaru Nakamura: Chess...
Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
- Mizzen+Main: mizzenandmain.com and use code LEX to get $35 off
- InsideTracker: insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off
- NetSuite: netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour
- SimpliSafe: simplisafe.com/lex
GUEST BIO:
Hikaru Nakamura is a chess super grandmaster and is currently the #1 ranked blitz chess player in the world. He is also one of the top chess streamers on Twitch and UA-cam.
PODCAST INFO:
Podcast website: lexfridman.com/podcast
Apple Podcasts: apple.co/2lwqZIr
Spotify: spoti.fi/2nEwCF8
RSS: lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/
Full episodes playlist: • Lex Fridman Podcast
Clips playlist: • Lex Fridman Podcast Clips
SOCIAL:
- Twitter: / lexfridman
- LinkedIn: / lexfridman
- Facebook: / lexfridman
- Instagram: / lexfridman
- Medium: / lexfridman
- Reddit: / lexfridman
- Support on Patreon: / lexfridman - Наука та технологія
Full podcast episode: ua-cam.com/video/oJNvxYEcVAY/v-deo.html
Lex Fridman podcast channel: ua-cam.com/users/lexfridman
Guest bio: Hikaru Nakamura is a chess super grandmaster and is currently the #1 ranked blitz chess player in the world. He is also one of the top chess streamers on Twitch and UA-cam.
Hikaru speaks truth about everyone except himself. Because he dont know. :)
Magnus is #1 at endgame ALL TIME. Nobody can beat him in endgame historically.
It's amazing how Hikaru answered all the questions so fast without blundering.
Yes, great clarity!
He premoved this answer 100%
well he made a clear blunder about boby , yes boby did quite early but he was too good for his age, boby is the biggest margin between a player and all other players in the history , relatively he reached the peake elo in history for a long time and some research labs declared that his elo at his time 2785 is almost near 2900 for this time
@@abdelerahmanekhaldi6228that’s not a blunder.
such pun
Hikaru’s greatest chess strength is that he literally doesn’t even care
He only pretends not to care.
Doesnt care about what?
@@petuphiri4002 of course he cares, but I think he has very good perspective on life and doesn’t let losses ruin his life
@@karatechap555 it’s a meme that people started in his stream cuz he says that saying a lot of “I literally don’t even care”
would be a really funny comment, problem is I literally do not care
The respect hikaru has for magnus is truly immense.
Have you seen magnus play?
It's not really just respect he's spitting facts. From a pure strength point of view Magnus is the best. Kasparov/Tal the most brilliant.
@@Shipdacheese What's the difference between strength and brilliance in terms of chess?
@@FlameableMusic Good question. To me it means neither Tal, Kasparov, Fischer or Morphy in their prime can take on the current version of Magnus Carlsen, let alone in his prime. It has to do mostly with computing power, Magnus and others, benefitted a lot from chess engines. Brilliance is a number of superb games called 'Immortal', by Morphy, Fischer and Kasparov. Unfortunately, due to the chess engines, brilliant has been losing its meaning in chess, due to the fact nobody quite knows now if a 'brilliant' move or line is brilliant because of one's brilliancy or it was brilliant because it was studied with a powerful engine.
@@FlameableMusic I will give an example...Kasparov has a game where he has a move that's not seen even by the engine today, let alone back then when engines were way weaker. That's brilliant! Tal had a reputation of sacrificing everything, every piece, for a powerful attack, as a result he has a number of absolutely stunning 'Immortal' games. Etc...
Hikaru said he just makes sure the move is not a blunder and then plays it. That's the same strategy I employ before immediately blundering.
Same.
😂😂😂 that’s my signature move
nailed it 😂
“They won’t expect this!”
*Checkmates me next move*
😂
Love that Lex is giving the great game of chess plenty of attention. Kasparov, Botez sisters, Magnus, Levy, Hikaru - brilliant !
Has to get finegold on next
Botez? Wtf
@@bartholomewlyons I mean he’s not wrong. They certainly play chess.
I'm waiting for Agadmator
@@bartholomewlyons Well, the game is more than just the game, so to speak. They are chess creators and they are a notable voice in the space. If you wanted to only hear from top players, and only hear about top level chess theory, then you would probably get the same comments over and over. There's a whole universe of human experience that comes from the game. If you don't care about that then you can just interview the developers of Stockfish and be done with it!
Hikaru has to be one of the best blitz player ever, even if he's not in the conversation for classic.
I literally don't even care.
@@figsaregood mkay
@@figsaregood who cares that you don't care?
His up there with Magnus for sure. Even though Magnus has more trophies (1st places) in blitz than Hikaru I still think Hikaru can match him. It's like he over things against Magnus starts doubting himself. Anyways at least for me in blitz Hikaru and Magnus are 50-50.
for bullet, 1-0, hes the absolute goat.. but for say 3-2 magnus is better
Lex and all his chess clips legit has got me back into playing chess and watching chess content.
Fischer hands down. One fact which is not mentioned often enough. It took twenty years before anyone reached Fischer's rating of 2785. TWENTY YEARS! And Fischer quit at age 29!
Paul Morphy had a similar problem. He was just ahead of his time. Poor guy had no one on his level, no one to learn from or train against. No super GMs or chess engines to find his weaknesses and make him better. Dude gave even the strongest players piece odds and still they struggled against him.
Hikaru was so genuine and honest with his sight.. well he is one of the best player now adays can see who is the best by calculating players moves and strenght.. he surely can see who is the best ‘Magnus has no weakness he said’ totally agree
When Hikaru talked so highly of himself I genuinely don’t take it as him having an ego I think that’s his honest objective look at it which is so fascinating. It’s also hard to argue against the borderline indisputable blitz goat
Yeah the people who think he's boosting his ego are just haters. I think it could be interesting if Lex Friedman started asking grandmasters about the gameplay, playstyle, strengths, and weaknesses of other gms.
The thing is.. He might be pushing his own ego but he isn't exaggerating and keeps it short. He is convinced of himself about his chess skills and there is nothing wrong with that in his case. If you're between the best, you have to think like that. CR7 does it, Michadl Jordan has done it. Even Michael Jackson.
@@Kidoss11 The thing is he also states that he is nowhere near the being in the conversation of being one of the greatest and he doesn't even think he is one of the greatest to never play for the World Championship. It isn't who driven because of how honest he is about his weaknesses as a chess player.
I think a level of ego is justified when you are literally the number 1 in a particular field.
Yeah destroyed strong GM with a3 🔥
Another great chess guest! We need Danya Naroditsky next!
Agreed, Naroditsky can articulate his thoughts very clearly which would translate well in a podcast. The one thing is that a lot of non chess players aren’t going to know him and perhaps won’t appreciate just how good he is.
Danya is amazing and i think Eric Hansen would be great too.
+1
Seconded!!!!!
Absolutely! Love Danya!
I'd love a game between a 19th centruy player vs a blitz player. It'd be so funny to see the 19th century player investing hours for a move and Nakamura just moving instantly after that, perplexing the opponent
It will be more like a classical game between Magnus and Stockfish (with blitz control)
😂
Cabablanca might beat him with equal blitz time
@@gamma9141If Magnus gets hours per move and stockfish only allowed 2-3 min to think for the whole game as the comment suggests, would be interesting.
@@Morphysince94 Stockfish stomps dude, Stockfish is so strong if you let it process for 2mins, maybe 2 nano seconds or something, it would be hard even then if it has a pre built knowledge base.
Good one. Thanks. Must watch the whole thing. Nakamura is interesting to listen to. More so than some other chess grandmasters that I have heard speak about stuff. He's also great for game analyses and recaps. He's also one of my favorite chess UA-camrs.
if you don't play chess, it's hard to comprehend just how high the skill ceiling is for this game and how good these top grandmasters are.
Interesting that you say ceiling
Id call it situational awareness more than anything.
I don’t even know chess but if I was even remotely close to the level of Hikaru, I don’t know how I could prevent that from getting into my mind even if subconsciously. I like his ability to be comfortable with the fact that it doesn’t have to be about him in that conversation. This is why I believe in competition sportsmanship also contributes to greatness.
I think it's probably because he has played against magnus and he's seen what magnus is capable of in action. Imagine training your entire life, become a grand master, then lose multiple times to this guy.
Magnus 86 - Nakamura 37 and 105 draws (Currently total all games including exhibition matches)
@@leinardesteves3987 tbf my ego would be massive if i beat who i consider the goat 37 time and drawed 107 times
@@kriaz9916 exactly. And besides you gotta be extremely great to even come close to beating magnus and he did it multiple times
Magnus' only weaknesses are those of the vibrating type
Playing relaxed is key on those final seconds without increment. If you know you are better than your opponent in serious time pressure you'll just be more calmed and confident when it really matters. I would say Magnus and Firouzja are up there with Hikaru when it comes to making these split second decisions.
Always cool to listen to Hikaru. Great player and individual in the chess scene.
Hikaru: "I just don't blunder"
Also Hikaru: "OMG, I just blundered, chat, did I blunder? is that a blunder? am I insane? I just blundered, chat..."
That intuition that Nakamura talks has been proposed as a neuronal mechanism. I would suggest to check the "Somatic Marker Hypothesis" by Antonio Damasio (Great neuroscientist). Bassically, experience and knowledge play a critical role in later on becoming "fast computations" that are felt bodily as "something is good, or something is wrong" facilitating fast decision making without in depth evaluation.
Thank you for typing this out.
The feel he describes at the end is the result of mastering your craft.
I love how he doesn’t give vague answers like “the chess speaks for itself.”
Please have some respect for the player who invented the Anal Beads Gambit.
tbf in that instance the chess did speak for itself *wink* *wink*
Man, him talking about blitz games really brought it home - players of today are playing thousands of online games against thousands of other high-ranking players. I wonder what the ELO of someone like Hikaru would be with his current knowledge base if he was playing 50 years ago when very few people got the chance to play each other.
You can make the oppesite argument.
Where would the greats of old would be with thousnds of games played?
This comment makes no sense at all
@@TribalWarsRDA Only to you 🤣
@@TribalWarsRDA It makes perfect sense. Your reading comprehension is just shit lol
@@FiryaFYI if I wanted to make that argument, I would have.
For Fischer, I think you have to make a distinction between "greatest chess career" and "greatest chess mind". Fischer obviously can't win the career, because it was too short and he wasn't tested over a long period. But in terms of sheer brilliance at his peak, he has to be in the conversation against other chess minds at their peak. Bring all the greats into a tournament, at the height of their powers. Who wins? We'll never know, but you have to think Fischer has a good chance.
Well it wouldn't be fair. Today's guys study yesterday's guy's matches. It's just not a thing that can be calculated.
A Mike Tyson of chess of sorts
Agree. Bobby was a ridiculous freak, making basically engine moves before there were decent engines.
Agreed. You could argue that he was the most naturally gifted player of all time, without the help of computers and extensive opening theory.
Chad Summerchild Morphy was way ahead of his time, but it was a really long time ago. I don't think saying he would lose against random 2400 players nowadays is too much of an exaggeration, people nowadays have so much more knowledge about openings that I think it would be almost insurmountable. Or maybe let's say 2500 (GM territory) if it seems more fair to you
It's great that he's able to give the audience a peak into how he sees the game. Not everyone has the ability to do that.
Hikaru is the Jimmy Hendrix of chess. No superiority complex. Not the most technically sound (tho close to). Amazing ability to innovate and be spontaneous.
Another way of looking at it - considering that the level in different sports tend to increase over time and those that come later have advantages that the earlier ones don't - is which player was furthest ahead of their nearest challengers during their time. There's that, there's ELO rating, there's longevity, there's influence on those who come after. It's a question which requires a criteria.
Fischer was probably the greatest talent of all time because he was so much better than his contemporaries and he did it entirely on his own. He probably was the best in the world long before he actually won the world championship in 1971. He won 20 games in a row against the best players in the world leading up to the championship match against Spassky and then he beat Spassky 7-2-11. He probably could have remained world champion for many years if he hadn’t quit chess after gaining the championship but he had some serious psychological issues. It’s a real shame because he was a supreme chess super-genius, far and away the best player of his era.
That's what im trying to say, i think the sentence "greatest player in history" is vague and obscure, leaving no room for pure chess intuition and genius, you can easily become a master or even a grandmaster nowadays compared to earlier eras of chess by simply following the lines suggested by modern chess engines, i admire people like Tal, capablanca and alekhine regardless of their achievements or the period of their prevailance.
@@void7366 Right. Chess theory has developed at lot since Fischer’s day and computers have made human grandmasters look like babies.
@@void7366 You can only fairly compare players to their contemporaries. By that standard, Fischer was way ahead of anyone else in his time.
Only Fischer
Also Fischer may be the best play level of all time relatively speaking as similarly Morphy.
I love how Hikaru isn’t afraid to call it exactly how he sees it
great questions! really good interview
His evaluation of his own blitz capability is too modest. He can often coach the opponent after the match (and sometimes during the match), so he is NOT just operating on instinct. He is also superior in theory and analysis.
Hikaru's greatest strength is that he's an extremely accurate intuitive player with lightning fast calculation ability.
Very interesting to hear these chess players talk about feel. I think the unconscious mind is much more powerful than the conscious. We aim to tap into this by building up experience, training the unconscious.
I feel the unconsious mind is the part of your brain that already tells you the answer before you have time to format it into words.
A feeling is far faster than a thought consisting out of words.
I also have a feeling that you notice these two functions of the brain cooperating more closely when the answer you seek consists out of 1 word.
That 1 word almost pops out like a feeling, an intuition.
Anyway, I'm in no way an expert, these are just my own thoughts on the matter lol.
Nice and interesting subject to brainstorm about though!
They are also at such a high level that when he is asked “what do you see” and Hikaru just says it’s the feel, but it’s more than that to us normal humans. He has 10 arrows going in his head of why he’s not blundering anything else in that split second but it’s just natural to them. We normal humans would call still that calculating lol
feeling is faster than thinking
there is more differend board state in chess than stars in universe. In GO there is even more.
It can be formalized I’m sure
Of all the clips this one is simply the best
Hikaru is a stud. I love the candid honesty and humility. He is awesome at chess but still keeps it real.
WooOOoOoOoOo.... Someone has a crush on Hikaru!
@@steelsteez6118 Aaaand someone has an extra chromosome. Nice pumpkin emoji, queef.
Hikaru is a humble guy. He makes great comments about Fisher and other OG 🐐’s . Magnus is my pick but I may be in the league of those that observe the current 🐐 and ignore the post 🐐’s.
Yessssss Hikaru on the podcast OMGGGGGG
Lex man, you got me into chess. Big thanks for that!
That "feel" is maybe a natural sense of balance combined with experience at seeing the position conceptually. They say Tal quite often saw a sacrifice immediately.
I totally agree with the statement : you build upon the giants from the past.
I am not sure, but I have a strong feeling that Magnus Carlsen on his peak (probably didn't reach it yet) would beat any prior champion on its peak, because he actually STUDIED them, and they could not possibly study him (not to mention the engines).
I don't know if that's fair, but taking that into account, I don't care how many world championships someone prior to Magnus could have defended. For me, the best player would be the one that would win more times against each other, and we can have a strong case it would be Magnus.
Magnus is almost certainly the best of all time but I still think Kasparov take the title of greatest of all time
@@aimboat709 ... I don't get the difference between "best of all time" and "greatest of all time".
Could you elaborate?
@@danielmartinmonge4054 best of all time is if you are to play any player from any time period you should win, simply put it means you are the strongest player. greatest of all time is you are the most accomplished and dominant player. Actual strength is irrelevant when talking about the greatest of all time what matters is relative strength. a good example of this would be Paul morphy, he has an argument for greatest of all time but would likely lose to every current gm without taking a single game.
@@aimboat709 interesting distinction. I had never heard it before, and it actually makes sense. Thx for elaborating!
@@aimboat709 Fischer probably had the largest gulf from his contemporaries when he left the game in the early 70’s. Probably the highest peak but his lack of longevity perhaps excludes him from the GOAT title. But if he grew up in the engine era and benefited from the extensive chess theories of today, he would challenge Carlsen.
I feel like any time I say Hikaru’s name from now on, I’m going to say it like Lex says it at 5:30
😂
How is so much of the person & mic in focus and the background still blurry? Is that all done in lens?
I can draw a Pararel to Starcraft 2 , computer game.
Much like chess it is rather well defined Strategically , people play various "openings" , "mid games" and "end games"... that rarely change.
AT highest level we call it "game sense". You can predict Damage , Track Enemy army Trough fog of war , you feel when Enemy wepons get upgraded through experience and internalizing this "feeling".
In perticular End Game is more about the "Sense" , because everyone is running out of resources , You can't make the same moves as you would in mid game , you have to be more concious of your movements and Efficiency becomes king as you slowly run out of Resources and Units.
A lot of players get LOST in the end game, because they get to end game much less , than Pro players. They don't have the same sense , they feel limited and confused.
Brood war.
Hikaru really did become more humble after they removed half of his both arms.
Lex is simply fantastic. He asks insightful questions and lets the guests answer. And of course, love Hikaru.
7:11 Yep it must be like playing a piano concerto. Insanely difficult things just have to morph into intuition.
Hikaru may not be the highest elo, or even have the best W/L ratio, but i will say he has a top 5 mind in the game of chess and i say that simply based off his mindset of being a permanent student of the game. Love the way he constantly studies every player and the game in general.
I've noticed a lot clips about chess in recent weeks, is chess to Lex what bow hunting is to Joe Rogan? 😁
There was a bit of a cheating scandal recently, I think that's why.
@@nkxseal8398 jumping on that hype 😄
DMT to Joe Rogan
@@ChauncyCharm Have you ever tried Elk meat?
Magnus' interview was before the cheating scandal started, though after the candidates and his decision to not defend the title.
But Lex also interviewed Kasparov a few years ago.
I can't listen to a full ep of either guy in one go, but this is a great clip
So humble, not the best obviously but he's definatly in the conversation for one of the best ever.
It seemed for many years Hikaru no matter how good he was had a Magnus complex and always lost to Magnus but since he got over that hurdle and started to win against him he has become another player full of comfidence and are now clearly one of the best.
i am like a gm that can see instantly what is the best move, and then i see that it was a blunder. My brain works the same way, just don't have the accuracy.
Bobby played some ridiculously accurate games in the pre-engine era… he’s in the conversation to be sure. But I like Magnus-he just is the best.
I'd love to see Lex do an episode with Anish Giri.
Lex - Describe your thought process
Hikaru - chess speaks for itself
Hikaru is refreshingly articulate & especially ego-free… ruling himself out of the GOAT conversation
Hikaru regardles sof what anybody says is my GOAT. He brought so much attention to chess and his impact is huge. Hikaru is humble and is a student of the game through and through. Even over the years playing against other powerhouses hes still down to earth.
An apt description of intuition.. the move “feels” right. With combos catch is seeing the follow up! Hikaru excels at spotting killer tactical shots & put away follow ups
Hikaru is a great story teller! wished he could also talk about his weaknesses
You have to look back at the history and the shows that he’s been on regarding Bobby Fisher. He explained it very clearly. He was the best and there was nobody better. Anybody that was better he would challenge them and win
His humility is an example to all. Amazing man
Did you call Hikaru Nakamura humble?
I don’t know what you smoke but that must be amazing
@@IZn0g0uDatAll thanks nice internet person! x
I am hoping that you're serious and not sarcastic. I advise you to read up a bit more on Nakamura. He's definitely very good at chess, very popular in streaming, but definitely not humble.
Yep I meant it seriously, he comes across very well in this video.
@@patrickfitzgerald927 Good for him, he has been able to craft a humble image for the newer chess fans.
I kinda hoped Lex would open topic of greatest speed chess player of all time. And maybe even bullet, blitz and rapid separately.
I remember Naka (smallville)when he was a youngster on the ICC seemed like a good kid
I really like Hikaru. I started randomly listening to his youtube channel and really enjoy it.
Watch his games against street hustlers
Even Karpov is ahead of Fisher, people forget how good he was and how long he was world champion, also his games against Kasparov were always very very close, and most of the ones he lost were due to Kasparov's much better team. For me, Magnus is definitely the GOAT.
Lol not even close. Karpov never accomplished anything near as difficult as what Fischer did
@@crushedscouter9522 So what did Fisher accomplish that Karpov didn't?
@@chewi8560 facing the Soviets solo, according to the engines Bobby made the most accurate moves of all time. People like to think he chickened out, but he most certainly did not. He was just as difficult when he faced Spassky, he was no different against Karpov
Bobby also exerted to most influence in chess compared to any other player. He literally won the US championship with an 11-0 score, unheard of even today, he beat some of the best international GM's with scores 6-0 (also hasn't been accomplished to this day).
@@fred7408 I'm not undermining Fisher's achievements, he was definitely one of the greatest players ever but only proved it shortly, and having an 11-0 win at the US championships was not so difficult at that time since the US hardly had any good players then, also Fisher did not have the most accurate moves (he might have had it if you take a certain period of games but that doesn't count) and regarding your influence argument, the most influential player ever was by far Kasparov.
Intuition is flow state. When the mind and the intellect are integrated and together when they become single pointed with no otherness except the task hand that’s when intuition flows. Intuition can’t be learnt but can be developed. People think intuition is developed through repeated practice. But that in accurate. Repeated practice only makes it easier to integrate the mind and intellect and reach flow state but repeated practice doesn’t lead to intuition
I'd guess that the number of games played helps with quicker pattern recognition and that leads to less thought needed - so better at blitz. Like "muscle memory" for physical acts.
Hikaru is so humble
I will newer understand why Naka take the draw against Nepo in candidates tournament really he still have a chance to get to finals
Now you need to get Ben Finegold lol
I’d say Hikaru is the bullet GOAT tho. I’m always in awe of how good he is in that time control. If he enters a bullet tournament, he’s coming in first or second.
1:06 What about Jose Raul Capablanca? He‘s definitely up there
Hikaru Nakamura, some level of humility, I already like him! I'm gonna watch the whole podcast later today. ☀😎
It’s a recent development in Hikaru!
Lol he has none
Definitely recent development. I used to watch his streaks but his ego was too big for me. He says a lot of things that are kind of dickish. But he has been changing as of late.
@@micahclawrence He literally started this by saying he doesn't belong in the conversation of the "greatest", even the "greatest who never won the big show" despite being the highest elo Blitz player in the world and even then mentioned Magnus may be as good or better than him at the single reason why he's the highest elo Blitz player the world. There's humility and there's false humility, and it seems you want him to pretend to be worse than he is.
@@sammysoseOFFICIAL I've only been playing a year, was Hikaru not chill before? He always seemed pretty cool whenever I saw his videos, a bit blunt sometimes but I've liked watching him
Hikaru is a very good blitz player. One of the all-time greats -but he crumbles under pressure. When he is playing for fun, or in titled Tuesdays, and he isn't nervous, you can see how good he is.
But Magnus is just another beast. Complete player -and like he says himself: He is the best in the world at evaluating games, knowing when he needs to find critical moves. And that is often what sets him apart.
That, and of course how insanely good he is at endgames, making traps.
Not that he tries to find critical moves he starts doubting himself and that is the main problem. Magnus has been his problem like forever. Every Carlsens move in some tight spots semms difficult for him to find (he starts overthinking) even though he could find the best move 99 out 100 times. It's unfortunate that he crumbles like that for me at least he is right there with Magnus in blitz games.
This 2x speed is a gift for us when listening to Lex ask questions. So sloooow
A modest man and a true champion, Hikaru.
That's very generous of Hikaru.
Hikaru is becoming the ambassador of chess. I know Carlsen is the best but his people skill bring more people to chess
Hikaru and Levy are definitely bringing people in. Hikaru has 2 million subs and Levy 4 million. Which for chess is ridiculous.
the "feel" is not to be underestimated...huge intelligence at play, much faster than calculation...feel includes calculation & more
Hikaru just described disaster mitigation. Which is also what made Michael Jordan the GoAT
You gotta put Fischer up there because the dude was embroiled in the biggest chess warfare in history - on a level involving differing regimes that created the deepest rift in geopolitics. He basically fought singlehandedly against the most impenetrable monolith in the world of chess. Garry was a product of the very system Fischer disassembled - and that's the exact reason Kasparov played the role of renegade, because Fischer defined what it is to be a renegade.
Fischer didn't disassemble anything, he read the Russian chess journals and was so immersed in Russian that he was basically an expat Soviet. He was touted as "the best" by the capitalist propaganda machine. Karpov would have defeated Fischer resoundingly, which is why Fischer didn't play.
@@annaclarafenyo8185 Ok - a valid perspective I suppose.
@@annaclarafenyo8185 Well he did disassemble Russian dominance up until that point. And yes, to beat the enemy he needed to learn the enemy. It’s a common myth that he was scared to play Karpov hence why he left the game. Fisher had many other demons. It’s complete conjecture to say he would have lost resoundingly.
@@seanking1775 Carlson > Anand > Kasparov > Karpov > Fischer. Kasparov was already two steps above Fischer. Fischer was truly great, but he didn't have the same ideas as later players. Kasparov was a far better player in the same style.
@@annaclarafenyo8185 He had no other players ranked as high as him, making it much more difficult to raise his ELO, and it was TWENTY YEARS before someone had a higher ELO, You are an ass-clown.
Hikaru so humble. He's defnitely in the top 10 for me.
Hikaru: I can't put it in words
Lex: Okay but do it
Actually . . . I've heard Nakamura put it into words: "pattern recognition".
The closed captions are hilarious.
I love the chess content and have started playing
Danya’s next up!
Bobby Fisher in 1972 peaking in 1982 vs the chess robot.
Impressive guy with reasonable thoughts!
Respect! 👍
It's strange that Karpov is never mentioned in this discussions any more. It's clear that he is number three after Carlsen and Kasparov.
Above Bobby?
Probably bc people undervalue the defensive masters.
It's not clear that he is number 3, but he is often given less attention/consideration than he probably deserves.
@@ahmadrezamoradpour9194 Definitely above Bobby. Karpov was World Champion for 10 years, on top of spending the 3rd longest time as highest rated player only behind Carlsen and Kasparov. Karpov also holds the record for most tournament wins; he finished first in around 160 events.
Agree.
I’m just gunna castle
Two of my favorite online personalities
Lexs' voice sounds like the guy that guy who analyzes jazz songs on radio shows
Apparently the greatest chess player of all time was that B from Netflix The Queens Gambit
Why doesn't Vishy ever enter the conversation about GOATs in Chess?
Vishy is definitely in top 5 of all time 🙏but not top 3
I think the main reason is,he never dominated classical chess,(he's actually arguably no 2 in Rapid and Blitz all time, considering the insane amount of tournaments he won,also rapid and blitz championship multiple times),but he never dominated like Magnus or Garry or Fischer
Cuz he just isn’t the best ever…
I think when discussing the best chess player we should also be looking at who has flipped the board the best.
I have a question, how many mice do they go through a year?
Can you pls interview Hans Niemann the Hero in chess :?
No need the cheating speaks for itself
I'm a very casual chess observer but one thing I can tell you for certain is that I value creativity over anything else, and Bobby Fischer had that in spades.
I would say you can definitely make the case for Bobby. If he had come up today, and had the interest in retaining his title, I still think he would be dominant. Any era. He never had engines to work with either
He had a chance to dominate the world in his era but he decided to quit so no case for quitters
I’m glad Hikaru mentioned Levon