Imagine thinking you played a move that made Hikaru really think for a minute but then you watch it later and realize he was just talking about ancient history and barely noticing the game.
so glad to see this nakamura fellow progress past the 500 elo mark, its been so amazing to see him grow across the years, maybe one day he will be the next hikaru
Imagine thinking your opponent is taking time trying figure out your latest clever move when in reality he’s explaining to thousands of people how you’re f**king up.
Hikaru I just wanted to say it was a joy watching you at the chess cup even though I know it didn't go the way you wanted. some very good chess on display
It's insane how Hikaru is single-handedly changing the way the average chess player plays chess, given modern times and the access we have to all of his content and teachings. It's amazing.
I have this invention that will change everything. It's round like a watermelon and rolls, and you can put a frame on it and carry loads across distance. It's amazing.
Beginner moves pawn forward on turn 5 Hikaru "see this is the problem, he pushes the wrong pawn and now he's gonna lose the game" Me as a 600 rated player "😢"
I like how Hikaru has these games so comfortably under control that he can stop in the middle of the game for 30 seconds to look something up on the internet.
I started watching Hikaru just trying to learn a little bit about chess & I remember thinking: "This guy seems pretty good!" Not knowing he is considered one of the best chess players on the planet. 😂 Very humble & down to earth. I love this dude.
hikaru im 2000 and the trick at 46:35 with splitting the rooks blew my mind i cant believe ive never seen/thought of that thanks so much for making these videos with the pinnacle of speed chess’ insight
I’m not that high rated, but still as a 1400 I’ve been in that situation a few times and scratched my head trying to figure out how to mate, and now it will definitely stick with me!
Nice! 0:13 Spanish opening 3:07 Black against modern opening 8:12 Scotch opening 14:23 Scotch opening 22:00 Caro kann defense 28:15 Standard spanish to 4 knights 33:34 ??? 40:32 Advance french 46:40 Scotch opening 50:00 Scotch opening 52:53 Classic gucci piano 40:32 Advance French 50:00 Scotch Opening
as a former 500 who recently hit 1000 i can say the opening really changed alot for me. simply being able to know certain openings at an elementary level and knowing their potential strengths made my games a lot easier. A lot of people at my ELO can be beaten by simply countering their opening, then they get kind of stuck
Player against Hikaru: "OH! IVE GOT HIM NOW HE IS TAKING SO LONG TO MAKE A MOVE!! " *Hikaru busy looking into a social media post talking to chat knowing he already won*
actually he didn t, he explained right before that if i recall right, that he doesn t wanna end it right away to make it more educational, right when he explained it too
13:46 I know exacly what are you talking about . Hannibal was a Cartheginian general who fought many wars against Rome . I know this because I'm in fact a Carthaginian man or Tunisian 🇹🇳 as modern name and the fact that you just mentioned our historical background just shocked me but at the same time made me feel proud of our history and civilization. Thank you
I love chess. It's an incredible game. Sadly, I suck so bad. I've probably played 10 12 thousands games and I still blunder 2 or 3 times a game. Just can't seem to add up the moves. Still love it and will still continue to play.
I'm impressed with your classics knowledge, Hikaru. I nearly topped my country in classics in my last year of high school. I loved it, and I love the classics references on Brooklyn99:"Wunsch, if you're here, who's guarding Hades?" My favorite story is when Xerxes I has his men lash the sea with chains and red-hot pokers to punish it for destroying his pontoon bridge. Oh, boy. So many good stories. Poor Dido, throwing herself on the pyre. Great video by the way. I always end up embarrassing myself with the Scotch, so I love this demonstration.
12:00 - “It’s taking my opponent a minute to respond to my bishop d7, he must be squirming from that move!” my opponent: when a lot of people think of hannibal, they think of hannibal lector but I’m talking about the great general from the punic wars …
This is so informative wow. I always wanted to know how the pros saw the game and you’re literally sharing everything with us on a very simple educational basis. Thank you for giving back
The way you essentially ripped the door off his little king bunker when you wanted that diagonal battery was terrifying lmao. The knight couldnt save him, the queen couldnt stop it, i think there was a rook at one point that got destroyed. It was brutal
It's so nice to hear that you were more of a history guy than a mathematics guy. I assumed everyone who is good at chess is good at maths, as we call it in the UK. I suck at maths, so it's inspiring.
Thoroughly appreciate this from Hikaru! I was just thinking that I wish I could find some game play step by step thought process from a GM and low and behold Hikaru has done so! Most excellent narration, exactly what I was looking for! I am just getting into chess and find this to be very helpful as well as entertaining. Props to the Mr. Nakamura!
Thank you for the educational content. As a casual player I find it instructive to have your thoughts behind the game play. Much appreciated and, again, thank you for the content 👊
Great video. I love when someone points out a move you could of made that was better you can deduce in 1 second or less they were correct, move on nd keep teaching without feeling threatened
I completely agree with what Hikaru says about Gotham. His older videos got me to 1100, but I don’t really learn anything from his new videos. At this point it’s more for entertainment
Opponent barely touch a piece Hikaru: I am gonna illustrate why you shouldn't play this kind of setup and he is probably be getting into a lot of trouble.
Is anyone else as impressed as I am ? His masterminding of Chess is even beyond what i would have imagined in the wildest fantasy fiction. I cannot even follow his ideas, none. He does not even look at the board and spend most of his time replying to questions. He is a genius and it feels so impressive to see how fast he thinks. Nothing i imagined prepared me to this. Not even fiction sci fi.
Thank you GM Hikaru 😊 Always a pleasure looking at how simple and logical you play chess. I tried to imagine a group of people when i played chess to try and explain to them all my moves too but i failed miserably. Yeah i thought i was Hikaru for a brief moment in time 😂😅
Opponent: plays 3rd move
Hikaru: “and now they’ve lost the game”
Fr 😂
yeah... lol
This comment had me in tears laughing
i was about to comment this actually
JJAJA
Imagine thinking you played a move that made Hikaru really think for a minute but then you watch it later and realize he was just talking about ancient history and barely noticing the game.
lmao
Same
How does world number two draw against an 1800 player😮
😊😊х😊
and eating....xD
-Hikaru explaining every step
-Hikaru proceeds to premove mate in 3
alr im not the type of person that goes how does this comment not have any comments let me fix that, but 1k likes and no comments is insane
Second
@@rxuledits ur litteraly that type of person now
@@JohnDoe-JohnDoe give ur mum her phone back
@@rxuledits it ain't even that insane bro
so glad to see this nakamura fellow progress past the 500 elo mark, its been so amazing to see him grow across the years, maybe one day he will be the next hikaru
bro is this real was he at the time around 500 elo
@cameronl1859 ye
@@HopefulOrange yeah this is 100% real
@@DetectiveConan990v3it’s crazy to look back at those crazy times and reminisce
Indeed, time flies
I was doubtful if Hikaru could beat a 500, but apparently he has the capabality.
Barely though
Spoiler alert!
but does he know how to play an English system though?
yes, with some engine assistance
As a 500, I can confirm that Hikaru wouldn't be able to beat me
Amazing content, thank you so much!
this is actually a really good review about how to punish bad openings. This is definitely something I need a lot of work on
Yeah i hate these b3 openings
yeah you’ve been bad and need to be punished 😮
@@sadigovyo wat
Imagine thinking your opponent is taking time trying figure out your latest clever move when in reality he’s explaining to thousands of people how you’re f**king up.
That's me fr
@cj5273 it's not you
Lol millions now. Well they got a feature at least
Finally! I’ve been playing chess for years and the 500s always get me
Only thing you need to beat a 500 is the ability to play chess for more than 2 weeks and a functioning brain
@@GardenChesswell that's not nice
@@GardenChessI tend to need a chessboard as well, but I guess you’re just that much better than me!
@@GardenChess Just out of curiosity, should a functioning brain be able to understand humor?
I hope Youre joking, I started playing chess one year and a half ago, and im already 1850 Blitz, Bullet and Rapid
Such a useful video, I love how he talked through every move and gave explanations. Way more valuable than any lesson you can pay for.
Hikaru I just wanted to say it was a joy watching you at the chess cup even though I know it didn't go the way you wanted. some very good chess on display
This was very nice of you bro. You seem like a genunely cool dude lol
Agree
It's insane how Hikaru is single-handedly changing the way the average chess player plays chess, given modern times and the access we have to all of his content and teachings. It's amazing.
I have this invention that will change everything. It's round like a watermelon and rolls, and you can put a frame on it and carry loads across distance. It's amazing.
It’s stupid crazy. That’s like if Lebron taught basketball while in the NBA to recreational players in the YMCA.
@@Astroqualiathe wheel?
When I listen to Hikaru everything makes so much sense and I see more moves, but when I play it's as if I look at the chessboard under water. 😅😂
Narrate your own games... time and place could make things awkward, but the narration makes can make you more analytical.
@@zombieninjapitbull3856 thanks for the tip. 👍
🤣🤣🤣🤣
You got me there... 🤣🤣
This is my weakness as well like I know I'm dumb but dang am I really THIS dumb?😂
Instructions unclear got scholars mated by a 500.
You mean fool’s mate? 😂
@@thesilentpearl8575isn’t fool’s mate the 2 move one
@@cloud5464 yeah
😂😂😂
Beginner moves pawn forward on turn 5
Hikaru "see this is the problem, he pushes the wrong pawn and now he's gonna lose the game"
Me as a 600 rated player "😢"
True
a beginner moved his pawn to wrong place and this is how he loses his kidneys
"WAIT HE PLAYS AT 6AM?!?!?! >:c"
"Just do it?"
*visibly disgusted at the thought of getting up at 5am to cover chess at 6am*
Hey hikaru, It would also be helpful if you could tell us what the opponent should be doing to get in proper shape again.
this is very helpful for chess fans, I wish hikaru wud do this more often, the more complex games are understood by only by very high ranked players
yeah most viewers are trash (me) to mid
Thank you for your inspiration. One of the best players in the world missing mate in 1 right after talking about it gives me the confidence I need 😅
This is way above my head. Need a tutorial on how to beat a 200 please thanks
fr lol
If you just play chess like 10x a day for 3 months you’ll easily crush 200’s
I really like this series man. Very informative and inspiring.
I like how Hikaru has these games so comfortably under control that he can stop in the middle of the game for 30 seconds to look something up on the internet.
this is so helpful, straight to the point explanations. thanks GM!
I like how Hikaru is surprised the 1700 is playing much better than the 700.
I started watching Hikaru just trying to learn a little bit about chess & I remember thinking:
"This guy seems pretty good!"
Not knowing he is considered one of the best chess players on the planet. 😂
Very humble & down to earth. I love this dude.
hikaru im 2000 and the trick at 46:35 with splitting the rooks blew my mind i cant believe ive never seen/thought of that thanks so much for making these videos with the pinnacle of speed chess’ insight
I’m not that high rated, but still as a 1400 I’ve been in that situation a few times and scratched my head trying to figure out how to mate, and now it will definitely stick with me!
I love how confident Hikaru is just chilling beating everyone while eating a sandwich 🥪 lol 😂
He's always like this in online
@@pri012 Or he's focused because another super GM is on his level giving him a challenging game.
Nice!
0:13 Spanish opening
3:07 Black against modern opening
8:12 Scotch opening
14:23 Scotch opening
22:00 Caro kann defense
28:15 Standard spanish to 4 knights
33:34 ???
40:32 Advance french
46:40 Scotch opening
50:00 Scotch opening
52:53 Classic gucci piano
40:32 Advance French
50:00 Scotch Opening
1st one is scoth and you missed sicilian
21:30 The confidence to offer Hikaru a draw from a lost position. 😆
Same thing I was thinking. The absolute audacity to even propose a draw when he is losing that badly lol
I feel think this is good advice for me (1300), never mind a 500 lol. For 500's the main thing is just like don't lose all your pieces.
as a former 500 who recently hit 1000 i can say the opening really changed alot for me. simply being able to know certain openings at an elementary level and knowing their potential strengths made my games a lot easier. A lot of people at my ELO can be beaten by simply countering their opening, then they get kind of stuck
one of the goats is back at it! helping people who are struggling at 500+ is awesome as now i can show my friends this ❤ thank you very much !
0:06 "Since it's 5.0, I have plenty of time to think."
God damn, what a flex. I am sweating even with regular 10 minute games.
Oponent: Concentrates as much as he can
Hikaru: 'eating and trashtalking while premoving all the game'
This was an excellent series of tutorials. Amazing insights. I learned several things from each game.
“There’s nothing he can do here rather than lose” - NAKAMURA, Hikaru
Player against Hikaru: "OH! IVE GOT HIM NOW HE IS TAKING SO LONG TO MAKE A MOVE!! " *Hikaru busy looking into a social media post talking to chat knowing he already won*
39:46 Hikaru missed mate in one. He explained it prior to this, but then didn't do it.
Yeah also noticed this, very funny
He sacrificed.... THE CHECKMATE!!!!!!!!
Not only that…I think he also missed the black’s queen may capture the light square bishop at b6 when Bb7 was played?
It couldn't cuz the queen was protecting.@@joker-j7591
actually he didn t, he explained right before that if i recall right, that he doesn t wanna end it right away to make it more educational, right when he explained it too
Thanks!
the way he just premoved that checkmate at the beginning, holy shit, goes to show what a level GMs are really at compared to a 500
21:33 this dude really offered a draw TWICE like he's not gettin his ass whooped 🤣
Hahaha yeah I noticed I was looking for a comment like yours, when I saw the draw offer I was like...it's not a draw my G, you're losing hard :D
this is so helpful, straight to the point explanations. thanks GM!. You’re the best GM Hikaru, thank you for your time..
13:46
I know exacly what are you talking about . Hannibal was a Cartheginian general who fought many wars against Rome . I know this because I'm in fact a Carthaginian man or Tunisian 🇹🇳 as modern name and the fact that you just mentioned our historical background just shocked me but at the same time made me feel proud of our history and civilization. Thank you
4:51
Him:daammn he's thinking a lot for this move, he's in trouble and he don't know what to do
Hikaru:eating
0:05 "Since it's 5/0 I've got plenty of time to think."
Clearly opens up second window with stockfish to find out best way to counter E4
I love chess. It's an incredible game. Sadly, I suck so bad. I've probably played 10 12 thousands games and I still blunder 2 or 3 times a game. Just can't seem to add up the moves. Still love it and will still continue to play.
That would be normal amounts. Unless youre like an IM
What time control are you playing? Are you analyzing your games?
Play longer time controls and resist the urge to just bust out moves. You will easily cross 1000-1200
Read opening theory and do more puzzles, helped me a lot
Chess knowledge is not your problem, it's focus and patience or maybe chess is simply not for you.
I'm impressed with your classics knowledge, Hikaru. I nearly topped my country in classics in my last year of high school. I loved it, and I love the classics references on Brooklyn99:"Wunsch, if you're here, who's guarding Hades?" My favorite story is when Xerxes I has his men lash the sea with chains and red-hot pokers to punish it for destroying his pontoon bridge. Oh, boy. So many good stories. Poor Dido, throwing herself on the pyre. Great video by the way. I always end up embarrassing myself with the Scotch, so I love this demonstration.
Beautiful , perfection. I need this series to continue until 2300 elo Hikaru. It is very interesting and educational to watch
42:40 You are going fast, but we can go back, slow the video, etc... Great video, man.
I’ve been stuck in the 100’s and every time I try to play with using my fundamentals I get put against players that immediately push out the queen
I love the speed with which you pick up on their mistakes finding mates.
12:00 - “It’s taking my opponent a minute to respond to my bishop d7, he must be squirming from that move!”
my opponent: when a lot of people think of hannibal, they think of hannibal lector but I’m talking about the great general from the punic wars …
This is so informative wow. I always wanted to know how the pros saw the game and you’re literally sharing everything with us on a very simple educational basis. Thank you for giving back
Thank you for this. This is the best series.
The way you essentially ripped the door off his little king bunker when you wanted that diagonal battery was terrifying lmao. The knight couldnt save him, the queen couldnt stop it, i think there was a rook at one point that got destroyed. It was brutal
Imagine being on the other side, 1750 being crushed by a 500, emotional damage bruh
He played the same 1700 two times 😭
*500 elo WHAT A JOOKE😂*
It was their last words before being murdered
Probably a much higher rated player on a newer account or one he doesn’t play rated games on that much.
4:51 i thought he was going to say this is good or something but i was dead wrong lmao
You know, watching Hikaru go into endgames just one pawn up against ~500s gave me a lot of hope for my own game lol
That guy defo had a higher rapid rating than blitz
It's so nice to hear that you were more of a history guy than a mathematics guy. I assumed everyone who is good at chess is good at maths, as we call it in the UK. I suck at maths, so it's inspiring.
I'm good at maths , sucks in chess🤣
@@Avrage_student I'm good at neither 😑
..and after fewer than 10 moves, Hikaru is completely winning.
The random noob resigns, because there is nothing left to do?
Thoroughly appreciate this from Hikaru! I was just thinking that I wish I could find some game play step by step thought process from a GM and low and behold Hikaru has done so! Most excellent narration, exactly what I was looking for! I am just getting into chess and find this to be very helpful as well as entertaining. Props to the Mr. Nakamura!
You don’t crush a 500 as much as the 500 crushes itself
I love that Hikaru just speaks his mind and doesn't try to appease everyone by being fake. TY Hikaru!
the only satisfying line was "OK lets keep going"
Most definitely just gained a sub, I’m new to the chess world and I like how he breaks down every move
exactly what i needed - trying to get to 600 by the end of the summer, at 550 now
Did you get it?
bruh just play the game at that elo you really just need to play more
Yeah bro play more
Thank you for the educational content. As a casual player I find it instructive to have your thoughts behind the game play. Much appreciated and, again, thank you for the content 👊
39:49 pause the video here and find the move hikaru missed that wins the game on the spot while I give you a couple of seconds
Qg2# lol he pointed it out that "if he takes with knight it's mate in 1" then he didn't do it
Chat reminded him at 41:25
Congratulations to those of you who found the mate, you are very good at solving Hikaru puzzles.
0:06 "plenty of time to think"
Hikaru turns his head away from the screen.😂
39:51 Hikaru misses checkmate, Q-G2
I was looking for this comment
@@VagabondQ8me too
39:26 he literally said if he takes with the knight theres Qg2 mate, he saw it but he didn't do it 🤔
Great video. I love when someone points out a move you could of made that was better you can deduce in 1 second or less they were correct, move on nd keep teaching without feeling threatened
Me being rated 498 💀
Real
bat
I started playing chess around when this video was published - this will be a time stamp for me.
How's it going?
I completely agree with what Hikaru says about Gotham. His older videos got me to 1100, but I don’t really learn anything from his new videos. At this point it’s more for entertainment
Me when playing a 1700: "Time for the fight of my life."
Hikaru when playing 1700: "Hold on let me stomp and then play my subs."
50:47 plz tell him it's not what he thinking about
Do you have a playlist of your music? It’s always so chill and euphoric at the same time. I’d really love to have it
It's actually kind of true. I stopped watching Levy except for championship recaps. I learn a lot more from you and Danya.
yeah Hikaru is obviously thousands of times better, but imo levy is a better teacher.
"My dog steps on the bee"
Hikaru - shows concern - "Ouch!!"
RFK Jr 2024
Always love your background music. Would love if you had some public Spotify playlists we can listen to while we work
Jesus loves you and accepting him into your life will get you to heaven
i dont know a lot about chess, but there's something relaxing about watching your videos
21:33 The guy offered a draw in that completely lost position, HAHAHA!
'He has nothing he can do here other than lose' 14:05...Wow what a potential chess player lol
Wow, I learned so much hearing all the thought process! thank you master!
Great Video, Hikaru! Really Helpful 👏
Opponent barely touch a piece
Hikaru: I am gonna illustrate why you shouldn't play this kind of setup and he is probably be getting into a lot of trouble.
Great content. Being a 500-600 player, this kind of thing is super helpful.
"My dog stepped on a bee"
"Ouch that must be bad" 😔
Gotham: crazy move
Hikaru: he lost
Appreciate the video man.. Been very helpful! Thank you
Thank you for this educational lesson, Hikaru. I love your content so much!
Love that a top GM plays with us plebs. Thank you! ✌🏽
Thank you for the lessons, makes sense and helped me improve a ton!
Is anyone else as impressed as I am ? His masterminding of Chess is even beyond what i would have imagined in the wildest fantasy fiction. I cannot even follow his ideas, none. He does not even look at the board and spend most of his time replying to questions. He is a genius and it feels so impressive to see how fast he thinks. Nothing i imagined prepared me to this. Not even fiction sci fi.
It's memorization very little creativity
Thank you GM Hikaru 😊
Always a pleasure looking at how simple and logical you play chess. I tried to imagine a group of people when i played chess to try and explain to them all my moves too but i failed miserably. Yeah i thought i was Hikaru for a brief moment in time 😂😅
I lolled at "my dog stepped on a bee” when Hikaru did the face without even knowing what it was about.
Great video. Would be good if you also gave recommendations on what the opponent should play to try and save themselves
Oponent after playing a move: Hikaru must be thinking about this move
Hikaru: I hated math growing up
You’re the man! You’re so great it’s incredible and fun to watch!