You didn't realize that he use a visual trick to remember that? All the position look like a chess board. He don't need to remember all the numbers, just visualize pieces and a chess board. For me, it's more impressive to see him playing a whole chess game blindfolded than that. It's very very hard (probably impossible) for a human to remember all those number, that's why we use trick like that. It's the exact same in exams at school by remember the first letter of every important word, or the sentence to remember all the planets etc etc
@@XxKidnoffxX visual trick probably isnt the best word for it, hes making an order of moves in his head, not necessarily seeing them, and it is never as easy as just visualizing. not to mention it isnt an 8x8 board like chess. id also assume blindfolded chess is different, as he has done that multiple times and most if not all chess games follow a pattern of playable moves allowing him to figure it out himself. although his experience has without a doubt helped him develop his brain for this kind of memorization
@@dexorne9753 of course 'visual trick' is not the best word, i'm not even english... But by visualising a chess board, it's a lot more easy than all the numbers. For exemple, at work sometime I need to memorize 7 numbers. Everyone can of course, but I can memorize 3 or 4 x 7 numbers easy, because I just have to remember the picture of all the numbers and not all the numbers alone. It's just trick like a other to remember. I know I have a good visual memory, so I can use it. And it's the case for most of the people, but not everyone know it or use the 'Trick' correctly. Here, it's very similar to a 8x8 board and we clearly hear him imagine a whole game with the order of moves. It's a good trick for him and of course, I couldn't use that.
@@XxKidnoffxX"impossible "oh really? I did it in 11 minutes, WITH NUMBERS, since I have not memorized the chess board. You vastly underestimate the human brains ability to memorize things. Fyi i didn't memorize those numbers line by line by the way, because that would be too easy.
Not very impressive. You aren't supposed to spend 10+min on one set of numbers lol. I've gone to 22 then got bored but if you spend 10min on each I'm pretty sure a lot of slightly above average people can get 30 ez
I wonder how much his performance would drop if he couldn't put the numbers on a chess board. Like, if instead of a grid, the numbers were in a circle or even a straight line.
Pretty sure that would be the case for everyone. Theres a reason why you play match pairs with the cards in a grid pattern, and not just randomly all over the table.
@@jort93z That's not how my family played it. You just smooth out the deck of cards until none are overlapping. That's not to say I've never played _match pairs_ in a grid formation. Just saying it's not universal.
Yeah is so weird, i was a fan of Hikaru way before twitch, never knew how he was tho. I thought it was this aggressive super player that was gonna frick Magnus over.
Actually it isnt testing the photographic memory. Having a photographic memory describes the ability to remember many details of a situation at a glance. This ability is symbolized by the term "photographic", as it could be explained as if you were storing an image in your head. But he just repeats the sequence until it is anchored in his short-term memory. Still very good tho!
@@askill8695 I know that there is no such thing as a photographic memory in the sense of actually storing images in the brain. But what is colloquially referred as photographic memory, the ability to quickly grasp small details for example, exists.
Despite I`m a memory athlete and know some tricks too, I was impressed by your feats anyway! What do you think about sending this challenge to Magnus? I would be glad to see this memory battle.
Engineering doesn't require memory at all. Engineering requires problem solving skills. Also it's different from the pattern recognition in chess. So if you're good at chess, it doesn't mean you're good at engineering. Engineering requires you to be proficient in Calculus 1 & 2, Discrete Mathematics, Probability and statistics (depending on your stream). For all of my engineering tests I have score 90+ without memorising a single word because I had practised problems once. Neuroscience shows eidetic memory doesn't exist, if you take the board away from a chess player he is as good as any normal person.
Nelson Dellis uses memory techniques to memorise decks of cards and long numbers but that doesn't help him in this test. Hikaru used his ability to visualise chess squares in his head to score really well here
19 seems like a shitty score really. Even xQc got 26 or sth like that.8 I'm pretty sure there are plenty of people who can score more than Hikky. I have a decent memory I will definitely try this test
I didn’t realize he had such insane memory. Must help with Chess (or he developed the skill from playing it), so I guess it makes sense. It’s still insane to me though that someone has the ability to do that.
Chat while he memorizes: this is so boring bruh Chat that doesn't know about human benchmark when he goes 5head and clears the level: yooo wtf this is crazyyy
I’ve seen them create a “mountain climbing” diagnostic to rate the climber in a controlled environment which they test endurance, grip strength, problem solving, and in a range of difficulty. Something similar for these brilliant minds would an awesome viewing.
I feel like this test would be a more accurate representation of intelligence if there was a time limit. Still, Hikaru memorizing 30 squares in about 10 minutes is better than probably almost everyone.
All I do is look at a set of numbers I want to remember and then close my eyes and imagine the pattern and once i can do it with eyes closed I then look at the board to see the next few numbers I want to add onto the numbers i memorized. Rinse and repeat you will remember insanely high
I got 16 for this which is an ok score, I had to create patterns, 1-4 might make a pattern, 5-9 etc so instead of remembering each number 1-16 I was only remembering 4 patterns
Bishop takes bishop, pawn takes back, queen e7 check ( forcing the king into the corner ), then u sacriface the queen on e8 with check, the only way to stop this is taking back with the other queen wich leads to checkmate with ur rook on e8
I used a similar technique reaching around 23 or smthn.. then I got too bored and quit I'd use shapes and even chess pieces movements to link numbers together
![โฮ่ง! (SUGOI) - LYKN [ OFFICIAL MV ]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/nFp4zjAARFs/mqdefault.jpg)
When you overclock hikaru, he actually starts mining bitcoin.
Strong
Malaysian government: *breathes heavily*
it's overclock but this joke is genius. Very funny
This is one of the best comments i ve read this month
Lmfao
I can't be the only one that want to see other chess GM's try to do this?
Andrew Tang is really good
Yeah we need a theory master testing
yes AG
Good idea
You are not, im sure there's one thats even better
Mom: "go play with the neighbours kid"
The neighbours kid:
Hikaru: "twenty one"...
TwEnTy OnE
me: "hi"
the neighbors kid: "212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121"
g3 g3 g3 g3 g3
me: mom!!
Holy hell I laughed hard at this
My man has YEARS of opening theory saved in his brain, 30 moves is a cakewalk for him
it's only 15 moves
@@GeekProdigyGuy 30 plies then
a cakewalk? he spent like 10 minutes on that one lol
@@bebzon8941 he is reading chat while doing it
I would say it's a cakewalk for him for sure
You're comparing long-term memory with short-term memory. They aren't the same thing.
WTF, this isn't even on the statistics, that's how good it is.
its because he didnt have an account, so it doesnt save it publicly i believe
@@Alvah707 no it isn't
he took 10 minutes on that last one everyone can get even more score if you spend more time memorizing
@@RAiNfORAiNbOW show me a result of you getting even 20 spend as much time as you want.
@@stonkka5363 i got 24, it isn't that difficult
19:15 are you allowed to advertise another esports team in such a big manner?
UNDERRATED LMAO
this comment is underrated
This comment is overrated
JK ITS UNDERRATED xd
HAHAHA I thought you were for real until I checked what was at 19:15 ...Well done 😌
sounds like hikaru recalling chess positions from 11 years ago
He probably can do that also
@@grievous5243 he can recall games from when he was 10 Magnus 8
elon musk naming his kids
lol yes
dont give him ideas
Yes, the deranged technocrat!
Imagine thinking it was Elons idea considering his wife changed her name to 'c' years ago (the symbol for the speed of light)
LMFAOO
2:25 Someone said "Looks Drawish" and I almost spit out my drink 🤣
"He's the only one understanding what he's saying." What a solid point twitch chat
You didn't realize that he use a visual trick to remember that? All the position look like a chess board. He don't need to remember all the numbers, just visualize pieces and a chess board. For me, it's more impressive to see him playing a whole chess game blindfolded than that.
It's very very hard (probably impossible) for a human to remember all those number, that's why we use trick like that. It's the exact same in exams at school by remember the first letter of every important word, or the sentence to remember all the planets etc etc
@@XxKidnoffxX I did realize that. My point was when he was droning off, it just sound like gibberish even if you are skilled in chess.
@@XxKidnoffxX visual trick probably isnt the best word for it, hes making an order of moves in his head, not necessarily seeing them, and it is never as easy as just visualizing. not to mention it isnt an 8x8 board like chess. id also assume blindfolded chess is different, as he has done that multiple times and most if not all chess games follow a pattern of playable moves allowing him to figure it out himself. although his experience has without a doubt helped him develop his brain for this kind of memorization
@@dexorne9753 of course 'visual trick' is not the best word, i'm not even english... But by visualising a chess board, it's a lot more easy than all the numbers. For exemple, at work sometime I need to memorize 7 numbers. Everyone can of course, but I can memorize 3 or 4 x 7 numbers easy, because I just have to remember the picture of all the numbers and not all the numbers alone. It's just trick like a other to remember. I know I have a good visual memory, so I can use it. And it's the case for most of the people, but not everyone know it or use the 'Trick' correctly.
Here, it's very similar to a 8x8 board and we clearly hear him imagine a whole game with the order of moves. It's a good trick for him and of course, I couldn't use that.
@@XxKidnoffxX"impossible "oh really? I did it in 11 minutes, WITH NUMBERS, since I have not memorized the chess board.
You vastly underestimate the human brains ability to memorize things.
Fyi i didn't memorize those numbers line by line by the way, because that would be too easy.
That's so impressive. I wonder if he ever forgets if he already used shampoo during a shower. I know I do.
he probably doesn't,
😂😂😂
You can actually forget that twice. Don't ask how I know.
Our midns enter a hypnotic state in the shower is the reason that happens
Not very impressive. You aren't supposed to spend 10+min on one set of numbers lol. I've gone to 22 then got bored but if you spend 10min on each I'm pretty sure a lot of slightly above average people can get 30 ez
I am very disappointed that Hikaru said "21" 18 times instead of 21 times
I'm ******* livid.
@@GMHikaruClips XD
It happens
we all proud that you counted tho ^^
@@GMHikaruClips lmfao
I wonder how much his performance would drop if he couldn't put the numbers on a chess board. Like, if instead of a grid, the numbers were in a circle or even a straight line.
Pretty sure that would be the case for everyone. Theres a reason why you play match pairs with the cards in a grid pattern, and not just randomly all over the table.
@@jort93z I wonder how it would affect chimps though.
As 21 Savage would say, “A Lot.”
@@jort93z That's not how my family played it. You just smooth out the deck of cards until none are overlapping. That's not to say I've never played _match pairs_ in a grid formation. Just saying it's not universal.
@@1970DAH I think it's universal though, or i guess "generally played" is the correct way to call it. You guys just play it more interestingly.
0:00 When the college bar bouncer asks how old I am as a freshman
Something, anything : *exists*
Hikaru : is that chess?
The last time I was this early, Hikaru was talking about not liking the variational approach during xQc and Cr1tikal.
Moments before disaster
Imagine traveling 5 years into the past and showing your former self the first 2 minutes of this video and asking, isn’t this great??? What a world 😆
5 years ago I was captain of my chess club and would love this.
@@michaelnonamehere9003 just commenting on how entertainment has changed these days with streaming and really specific interests
Yeah is so weird, i was a fan of Hikaru way before twitch, never knew how he was tho. I thought it was this aggressive super player that was gonna frick Magnus over.
I almost peed my pants when I saw someone in chat saying: Chimpanzee Resigns
Lol thanks for sharing. Thats funny
I like how he says “right?” and looks up at the camera, and I’m like: “yeah, totally.”
So powerful.
as a GM of Whack-a-mole I can see a future national champion here.
Underrated comment right here, man 😂
Lol man that's great
Title before he changes it: Hikaru Benchnarks His Photographic Memory
Still the same
7:12 someone knows
@@Sploooshen lol
@@mateocastellanos6996 lol
Still same.
Actually it isnt testing the photographic memory. Having a photographic memory describes the ability to remember many details of a situation at a glance. This ability is symbolized by the term "photographic", as it could be explained as if you were storing an image in your head. But he just repeats the sequence until it is anchored in his short-term memory. Still very good tho!
Yep, Hikaru was creating picture in his head, while people with photographic memory would have it in their head from start.
There is no photographic memory
@@askill8695 I know that there is no such thing as a photographic memory in the sense of actually storing images in the brain. But what is colloquially referred as photographic memory, the ability to quickly grasp small details for example, exists.
@@noah_comic5630 got it
It`s true, but nobody has proven to have a true photographic memory yet.
Benchnark lmao you can remember everything except how to spell benchmark
@Utsav Joshi no it is. And Hikaru can’t do it, that’s it, cry more, fanboy.
@@ice_wall_offcom1175 you realize his editor makes these titles right lol
@@ice_wall_offcom1175 wtf is up with the hate id be surprised if he uploads his YT videos himself
@@ice_wall_offcom1175 I mean it’s his editor that runs his TH-cam channel lmao
@@ice_wall_offcom1175
Apparently both grammar and syntax are irrelevant based on the structure of your comment.
Where are the earlier levels? I wanna see him breeze through the start too!
On his livestream ig
Vox?
Check his vods
Magnus: *d e c e n t*
Despite I`m a memory athlete and know some tricks too, I was impressed by your feats anyway! What do you think about sending this challenge to Magnus? I would be glad to see this memory battle.
0:00 intro to every 21 savage song ever
i finally understand the extent of how difficult the level 70 puzzles are.
Hikaru is like a real life x-man, this ability could be used for so many fields of life & engineering etc…
Still his frame of reference is chess..
Chess, he has been playing his all life..
Engineering doesn't require memory at all. Engineering requires problem solving skills. Also it's different from the pattern recognition in chess. So if you're good at chess, it doesn't mean you're good at engineering. Engineering requires you to be proficient in Calculus 1 & 2, Discrete Mathematics, Probability and statistics (depending on your stream). For all of my engineering tests I have score 90+ without memorising a single word because I had practised problems once. Neuroscience shows eidetic memory doesn't exist, if you take the board away from a chess player he is as good as any normal person.
@@vedkorla300 what is the paper showing eidetic memory does not exist?
"chess board is forever his photographic skill,lmao no wonder he's good at this"
20:30 MEANS THAT IS THE BEST SCORE EVER AND HONESTLY SUPER SICK! aMAZING!!!
Lol no. People probably had the idea to cheat by just taking a photo.
Hikaru casually destroying 4x memory champion Nelson Dellis in this test by a ton, WTF?!?
Nelson Dellis uses memory techniques to memorise decks of cards and long numbers but that doesn't help him in this test. Hikaru used his ability to visualise chess squares in his head to score really well here
How much did he score?
@@0bada905 19, I've just checked it
dont know how much time he took though
19 seems like a shitty score really. Even xQc got 26 or sth like that.8 I'm pretty sure there are plenty of people who can score more than Hikky. I have a decent memory I will definitely try this test
@@bebzon8941 Lmao, even I scored over a 20 in 1st attempt
When you’re 500 elo and have to ladder mate in 7 seconds
Very cool to have seen this live. Glad you uploaded too!
absolutely incredible 👍
I didn’t realize he had such insane memory. Must help with Chess (or he developed the skill from playing it), so I guess it makes sense. It’s still insane to me though that someone has the ability to do that.
@@largeformatprinter1946 Depends on the person, and your own personal skill with that
This is literally the school’s dream student
There's got to be a lot of people taking screenshots and throwing off the percentile but he still is in top 100 percent impressive
I think the chimps have got us beat in this if even Hikaru needs so much prep to get these right
Chess of GM's were enough to make me confuse and now this
My neurones have killed themselves
Chat while he memorizes: this is so boring bruh
Chat that doesn't know about human benchmark when he goes 5head and clears the level: yooo wtf this is crazyyy
The chat is priceless, one guy said "looks drawish" 🤣🤣🤣
Me: Study in silence
My friend: …
And i Look at a Board for 30mins and still blunder a Queen
Chimps been real quiet since this dropped 👀
I’ve seen them create a “mountain climbing” diagnostic to rate the climber in a controlled environment which they test endurance, grip strength, problem solving, and in a range of difficulty. Something similar for these brilliant minds would an awesome viewing.
Link? :o
I don't know why but i am very happy and thankful to be alive in this era, at the same time that hikaru exists
Watching him really make me happy
Computers are so much better than humans on this working memory test.
thats like the guy you dont wanna go to for info caus hes gonna tax you, the benchnark
Psychologist : please memorize this pattern
Hikaru : (Chess coordinate noises*)
I started dying when he took out the "Big knights"
I feel like this test would be a more accurate representation of intelligence if there was a time limit. Still, Hikaru memorizing 30 squares in about 10 minutes is better than probably almost everyone.
Google gonna ditch all the ram sticks and hire Hikaru instead.
0:02 Drake on every new single he releases
Thank you for posting this evening if it tanks views
That’s great and all but could he do it on a cold rainy night in Stoke?
Underrated comment
it is still not photographic memory, but it is still very very impresive.
This is really impressive, but the way he is doing this isn't via photographic memory.
its but he uses chess photographic memory that he creates in his head to remember.
@Jayden Tan i see
Yeah photographic memory doesn't actually memorise the numbers. They take a mental photo and literally read it off their memory
Photographic memory in the sense you define it doesnt exist. No one can take a picture of those number with their eyes.
when you have average iq but world record memory:
maybe chess only requires good memory, not high iq
Hikaru talking in Morse code = his queen is trapped send help!
I am proud to say I managed to memorize this along with Hikaru.
You beast. All of it?
I reached level 30 in 1 hour and 4 minutes
Yeah i think this test really shows pretty well one of the most important traits of highlevel chess players
"G2, A1, [pulls up phone], [takes photo of the screen], H6, E3, [pulls up the photo he just took], A6,..."
Benchnarks
chimp be like - bro you are more made like chimpanzee than me!!
Benchnarks is the best form of gathering information
Probably a lot, but I'd imagine he still be like 98th percentile. His score of 30 is just so outrageously out there
@@D4n21 it makes sense if you think about it. Genius level memory... Genius level chess ability...
Unreleased footage of Magnus playing blindfolded bullet
Omg i love seing the twitch chat hahahahaha
Twitch chat from Hikaru stream is the hilarious Chat ever😂😂😭😂
Ah yes, theory
"Praise the Lord"
Chimpanzees be looking at hikaru like "how??"
My brain is still recovering from this stream
Sameee
All I do is look at a set of numbers I want to remember and then close my eyes and imagine the pattern and once i can do it with eyes closed I then look at the board to see the next few numbers I want to add onto the numbers i memorized. Rinse and repeat you will remember insanely high
He's an excellent driver
I got 16 for this which is an ok score, I had to create patterns, 1-4 might make a pattern, 5-9 etc so instead of remembering each number 1-16 I was only remembering 4 patterns
can you tell me the name of this game
@@hamzabuhh1404 its called the chimp test on a site called humanbenchmark
Bro bbc made a documentary 9 years ago about a chimp playing this memory game, no wonder what happened to that chimp.
Imagine him on standardized testing!
0:01 and I thought, 7 is the upper limit 😁
That's a nice memory palace
"go play chess and talk less" holy shit there's really no place in the internet where you can do something and not have someone rain on your parade.
Bishop takes bishop, pawn takes back, queen e7 check ( forcing the king into the corner ), then u sacriface the queen on e8 with check, the only way to stop this is taking back with the other queen wich leads to checkmate with ur rook on e8
Probably closer to total recall
Before the Exam :- 15:12 🤔
During the Exam :- 18:42 😂
"It wasn't pretty but we got the dub."
Next video: Hikaru reverses sha256 to get some extra juice
After that it started to rain somewhere
this feels like we've found the golden nugget of truth.
how?
Meanwhile I can't even remember what day it is.
Imagine losing contract with tsm for saying outloud repeatedly G2 😂
Brilliant enough to do all that, then he thinks that 100.0% is somehow less than full marks because it has the point zero at the end. Shocking!
That seems like a lot of work just to devolve back to a chimp.
Benchnakura
I used a similar technique reaching around 23 or smthn.. then I got too bored and quit
I'd use shapes and even chess pieces movements to link numbers together
Hikaru the memory wizard ✨
I Want An Official Statement... " I am Officially NOT HUMAN. " ...... You cant possibly be human....
I don't think that's how photographic memory works.
and then we have people who just can take a 1 sec to look at all this numbers and get it done right.
sounds like a horse race but its amazing
I could do upto 20 i thought it was impressive before watching this.