Apologies to everyone for the poor sound quality. The recording yesterday was fine so I immediately dove right into this one without checking the settings and apparently the microphone lost its mind. Nonetheless, I hope you guys enjoy the video and everything will be back to normal tomorrow. -HN
This might be the best example of "amazing quality content cancelling out bad sound" thank for you for your coherent content, you keep getting better and better at explaining to us dummies.
Hikaru, thanks for all the content. My 8 year old son looks forward to me sharing your updates with him, and even though he's still a beginner he's always interested in seeing your positions. Thank you sir!!
Other GMs: “I thankfully recalled a variation from a study I conducted on the 2012 Tata Steel opening match.” Hikaru: “So there was this Netflix show I watched a few years ago…”
Hikaru and Magnus are magnets. Hikaru always being very positive and magnus roasting strongly, negatively. They always find a way back together. (You can see Hikaru being happy after the W against So at 00:01 and it seems he recorded this directly after winning)
By the time I think of two possible moves, this man has looked 10 moves into the future, evaluated some of the best choices, demonstrated them to the audience, and explained how they would affect his chances of a win or draw
It's so crazy that even during a day when hikaru is objectively in comparatively "poor form" for himself, he still manages to beat WESLEY SO in Armageddon with the Black pieces with a near 7 minute disadvantage, to go on to play MAGNUS CARLSEN. I know the stats may go against this statement, but Hikaru really is the best Rapid and Blitz player to my eyes.
That was a wild Armageddon game. Seeing aggressive sacrifices and castle blocking in a high level game was fantastic. So good, amazing what this tournament has brought. Double Elim is perfect
Thanks Hikaru. Good luck against Magnus; you're going to need it. Then again, Magnus will need some luck against you as well. Someone once commented to Lee Trevino, the amazing golfer., "You got lucky on that shot." Lee Trevino replied, "You're right, though it seems the more I practice, the luckier I get."
@@lughan7872 Indeed it is not so clear wether or not she had stockfisch. Moreover the computer say that there is counter-play, but white should not take the queen with the pawn, but move Qd4 to keep his advantage. (if white take pawn then it is big advantage for black and easy draw, and nice advantage but for the computer it not a 100% guaranteed win for black). Here is the FEN code of the position if you want : 2r1k2r/p3bppp/8/3p4/2bQ4/q1N1B3/1PP2PPP/2KR3R b - - 1 2
Out of the chess streamers/players, you talk the fastest. This is really good for us because we can absorb so much in a limited time. You can think fast in chess but you also can think of what to say really fast. No ums and no stutters. Your speaking has improved so much and I just think you are the best chess streamer providing high quality content. Definitely a big fan of your games and your recaps.
At 20:00 - the commentators of the match actually brought up this queen sacrifice that leads to a forced draw! It was a very cool line for them to talk about.
Hey Hikaru, just wanted to say "thank you very much". I was trying to get better at chess by watching your videos and now thanks to you, my lifelong hearing problems have all passed away. It seems I was living with massive ear wax for almost 20 years and they all melted away as soon as I started watching this video. I didn't get better at chess though, still 1200. But yeah, thanks man.
Tania found the queen sacrifice draw variation during the live stream. I'm 100% sure Wesley saw that and that's why he moved the knight instead of castling queen side.
Very interesting game. Also very interesting how the mistake at 2:50 affects the calculation at 10:57. Crazy how the smallest thing can affect the whole game later on
You can tell that Hikaru is still high on dopamine from the W today, and you can feel it in his energy and fast speech pattern, and of course, his voice inflections. GL tomorrow!
Apologies to everyone for the poor sound quality. The recording yesterday was fine so I immediately dove right into this one without checking the settings and apparently the microphone lost its mind. Nonetheless, I hope you guys enjoy the video and everything will be back to normal tomorrow. -HN
Good luck tomorrow!!!
Thanks for the Xbox 360 mic quality
No problem. You're out of your home studio. Understandable.
this lookedlike a meme with that sound
We love whatever the f u do , you're explanation is so much of a high quality you wouldn't even care about the stupid mic
Waking up and immediately getting rewarded with some Hikaru earrape is the best thing
Yes, beauty to my years indeed.
Real
Same but opposite lol
Gonna sleep in a few
Hikaru vs Magnus is happening again!!
Hi bro
the eternal battle of stalemates
t1
As it should
Thank you for spoiling the ending 🤣 this was the top comment when I clicked the video
This might be the best example of "amazing quality content cancelling out bad sound" thank for you for your coherent content, you keep getting better and better at explaining to us dummies.
Agadmator: Hikaru destroyed the scotch, well prepared by Hikaru, genius
Hikaru: I forgot the opening on move 3
Yeah 🤣🤣
It's like the nerd who keeps saying he didn't study but gets an A
Hikaru, thanks for all the content. My 8 year old son looks forward to me sharing your updates with him, and even though he's still a beginner he's always interested in seeing your positions. Thank you sir!!
Hikaru vs magnus two times in a single tournament What a time to be alive
Mmm, nah. Judgmental piece of shit
Could be 3 times technically.
@@mikemck4796 WILL be
Last interview finished at 20:08. The half an hour long recap went out at 21:01. What a true legend
lmao how is this possible?
Congrats my dude! My ears are bleeding but great game!
Agadmator: Beautiful pawn sacrifice idea from Hikaru, clearly he has prepped this line well.
Hikaru: I really didn’t want to play down a pawn 😂
Hikaru constantly peaking the mic is actually hilarious and hype
Other GMs: “I thankfully recalled a variation from a study I conducted on the 2012 Tata Steel opening match.”
Hikaru: “So there was this Netflix show I watched a few years ago…”
Don't sleep on Imposters, it is a great show!
Hikaru and Magnus are magnets.
Hikaru always being very positive and magnus roasting strongly, negatively. They always find a way back together.
(You can see Hikaru being happy after the W against So at 00:01 and it seems he recorded this directly after winning)
WELCOME BACK EVERYONE!!
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🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
20:30 "Mind you, this is losing... but this was my plan." Can relate!
The Mic 💀
Me almost dozing off at 1am.
Hikaru: *WELCOME BACK EVERYONE!!!11!11!!*
8:52 beautiful rhyming
Hikaru! You're the most interesting and entertaining chess player out there hands down
He describes the first match like he turned up to the game drunk and somehow survived
that very well be the case 😂
By the time I think of two possible moves, this man has looked 10 moves into the future, evaluated some of the best choices, demonstrated them to the audience, and explained how they would affect his chances of a win or draw
hikaru really got that microphone from ohio 💀☠💀
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It's so crazy that even during a day when hikaru is objectively in comparatively "poor form" for himself, he still manages to beat WESLEY SO in Armageddon with the Black pieces with a near 7 minute disadvantage, to go on to play MAGNUS CARLSEN. I know the stats may go against this statement, but Hikaru really is the best Rapid and Blitz player to my eyes.
That opening phrase shattered my ear drums lmao
"Maybe the computer's just smoking something."
- Hikaru 2023 (16:46)
Hikaru's sweet smile laughing at himself when saying "whether I win... wheter I lose... I will be back tomorrow!" like a movie narrator :')
Hikaru: The reasoning behind this move is very simple
Gives long complicated explanation with 5-7 moves
Me: obviously
That was a wild Armageddon game. Seeing aggressive sacrifices and castle blocking in a high level game was fantastic. So good, amazing what this tournament has brought. Double Elim is perfect
The end game explanation makes melts my brain lmao. Good luck tomorrow I’ll be tuned in!
Got jumpscared at the beginning. HOLY MOTHER. MY HEART.
The armageddon shows how to win by making unpleasant and unclear position to opponent. Very instructive.
Bros trying to deafen us 💀
Today's stare was 10/10. Great job Hikaru
Bruh
beofre blows upppp
PetTheHikaru for that stare
One of the best weeks for chess ever!
“wELCoMe BaCK EVeryonE”
all luv hikaru & more blessings goodluck in the grand final!!
It is really fascinating that GMs also blunders* which looks random moves for newbies
Another classic final between the 2 greatest rapid & blitz players in the world. May the best win tomorrow
The first couple of seconds of this video can be the definition of happiness.
You don't find every day a final boss explaining to you in detail his work :))
20:00 Kinda crazy how Tania found this move on live commentary
Man this quality is great inf/10
14:46 “roughly 70% of games are drawn”
me with a 7% draw rate, 47 win and 46 loss 🗿
Love the energy! We are all routing for you! 💪
Keep this microphone, and incrementally decrease stream quality until it is nothing but pixels and white noise. 🤣
LMFAO THE EARRAPE hikaru is such a troll
He sacrificed…. THE MIIIIICCCCCC
Love that he went for a second draw not because it would be better for him, but better content.
Draws for the content. In one of the most competitive events on the planet. Legendary.
10/10 mic quality, bringing me back to the early 2000s
That intro had me dead 💀
and deaf
You definitely checkmated my ear in this one
1:13 - me whenever I play chess
😂😂😂😂the mic is hilarious. The commentary mixed with the mic is superb
Thanks Hikaru. Good luck against Magnus; you're going to need it. Then again, Magnus will need some luck against you as well. Someone once commented to Lee Trevino, the amazing golfer., "You got lucky on that shot." Lee Trevino replied, "You're right, though it seems the more I practice, the luckier I get."
I love the audio, don't change it
Took it to Armageddon where he only needed a draw to advance but with much less time. Won anyway. Legend.
I like how Hikaru just screamed “The imposters”
Magic, that was a great last game. Best of all, we get to see another set of match's between the titans... Now that is content!
jesus that opening LMAO
Love those videos where you explain the moves to lower level people. Will always like and comment, because you deserve it.
Sounds like what I would expect a HikaruBotGPT to sound
WISH BOTH OF YOU GUYS THE BEST OF LUCK TOMORROW!!! im kinda new in the chess scheme so its pretty exciting to see things like this happen!
20:00 one of the commentators saw that sequence in the live stream
I suspect she had access to Stockfisch.
@@pifdemestre7066 possibly but her uncertainty of whether it was mate or not made me think otherwise
@@lughan7872 Indeed it is not so clear wether or not she had stockfisch. Moreover the computer say that there is counter-play, but white should not take the queen with the pawn, but move Qd4 to keep his advantage.
(if white take pawn then it is big advantage for black and easy draw, and nice advantage but for the computer it not a 100% guaranteed win for black).
Here is the FEN code of the position if you want : 2r1k2r/p3bppp/8/3p4/2bQ4/q1N1B3/1PP2PPP/2KR3R b - - 1 2
Out of the chess streamers/players, you talk the fastest. This is really good for us because we can absorb so much in a limited time. You can think fast in chess but you also can think of what to say really fast. No ums and no stutters. Your speaking has improved so much and I just think you are the best chess streamer providing high quality content. Definitely a big fan of your games and your recaps.
It’s the mattress up against the wall that really brings this whole video together.
Love the content Hikaru keep crushing it
Let’s gooo hikaru, you got this final tomorrow💪🏻
Very nice video! I loved getting my eardrums blown out of my ears in the beginning
Evidently some setting changed between yesterday and today. The volume was fine for skype but apparently not obs. -HN
Stop crying, the content he provides is still gold even if it was in 360p lol
Go get the win hikaru! You can do it!
Well now I have to buy a new laptop because my speakers are broken. Thanks a lot Hikaru.
bro the sound bruv it is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo funny bruva i lov it lol
5Head IT ERTS MI EARS LAD. WIND YA SPEAK DOWN M8 5Head
Such a treasure having these breakdowns. Thanks!
I had my volume high and wasn't ready for that intro
Hikaru backdrop a take-out bag, a St patrickday hat and a matress
At 20:00 - the commentators of the match actually brought up this queen sacrifice that leads to a forced draw! It was a very cool line for them to talk about.
"maybe the computer's just smoking something" 😂
Hikaru breaks down chess like John Madden would break down football games. He just needs the x's and o's
3:53 you to keep playing and going forward, there's no going backwards
Thank you for cleaning my ears with the intro, very grateful for that. :)
Another great match by 2 fantastic players. Congrats Hikaru!
Congrats for what? For losing again? Looser Hikaru
I love how Hikaru doesn't give a fck about what Stockfish is saying. 16:45 "Maybe the computer is smoking something" lmao
Take all your power and energy u got this hikaru 🔥
Yes I enjoyed it, congrats again especially for the strategy of draw + armagedon playing on your strengths👍
Great win! The last few minutes of that Armageddon game were intense.
Hey Hikaru, just wanted to say "thank you very much".
I was trying to get better at chess by watching your videos and now thanks to you, my lifelong hearing problems have all passed away. It seems I was living with massive ear wax for almost 20 years and they all melted away as soon as I started watching this video.
I didn't get better at chess though, still 1200. But yeah, thanks man.
I love these recaps soo damn much
0:00 *inhales* WEL--
Dude with my horrendous humor, this quality is hilarious to me and I feel both shame and pride in it
Be sure to rest up, Hikaru. You got this! 🎉
Good luck tomorrow Hikaru! I hope both you and Magnus bring your A games.
All the best for tomorrow for your game with Magnus !!!
This one turned all the way up to 11
Wasn’t expecting that loud start
AND HE SACRIFICES MY EARSS!!!
Tania found the queen sacrifice draw variation during the live stream. I'm 100% sure Wesley saw that and that's why he moved the knight instead of castling queen side.
Bro Thinks He’s Hikaru
What an absolute legend making videos in the middle of the tournament.
Hikaru is such a good teacher and explainer. Really considerate with his words.
I didn't know how much I needed cooked mic Hikaru until now.
Muting the commentator enhanced the experience.
Very interesting game. Also very interesting how the mistake at 2:50 affects the calculation at 10:57. Crazy how the smallest thing can affect the whole game later on
Nice thumbnail hahaha MAMA SAID KNOCK U OUTTT,u know having to knock him out twice,very very clever
You can tell that Hikaru is still high on dopamine from the W today, and you can feel it in his energy and fast speech pattern, and of course, his voice inflections.
GL tomorrow!
or the hangover from last night...which resulted him in being in "poor form"😂