Danya + Aman commentary was so awesome! Hilarious combo. Danya has been such a joy to have here because he can genuinely and consistently keep up with a lot of the lines players are thinking about, and the practical implications on the position. I'd be completely lost without his commentary. It's a treat we have someone so well spoken who happens to be a top 10 (or better) player in the format. Was awesome for this match to be a nail biter too. Chess fans just keep winning :3
I wouldn't say top 10 more top 50 or top 100, but he is quicker than most of them at seeing crazy lines. And he is such good commentator overall. A SCC final without Danya isn't the same.
And Aman I'd say is his equal. He's not so fast at understanding exactly what the players are thinking but he's exceptional at breaking down very positional amd strategic concepts to weaker players. Weaker players of course being almost everybody watching the final. He's also just hilarious.
@@CuddyaPol Hmm you're absolutely right, good correction. When I said top 10 I was thinking in terms of 1+0, not SCC format where he would be much much lower (though of course still great). But the reason he's probably so good at 1+0 is he's like like lightning at spotting tactics and short term plans, so he catches stuff and decisions I would have 0 chance of figuring out without engine analysis and explaining practical decisions. It also means when he sees the 'right' move he might not have played he can understand the goal behind it almost immediately, like being given the first move in a puzzle. It's so much better than watching people primarily react to an eval bar and read continuations off the engine. This also helps understand what is a blunder and what isn't (-2.5 for a punishment that is nearly impossible to find in the time format is close to meaningless, and tons of theoretical draws fall apart with +1 increment). And he doesn't just catch these things, he has a really good way of presenting that info concisely, but simply enough for bad players like me.
@@user-svqmbiv I love Aman's personality. I think it's hard to get as much out edge wise when Danya is always pointing out continuations and such, but I always like what Aman adds. Just in terms of SCC format the ability to tackle the positional and strategic overview in anything besides pretty general terms kinda gets lost especially whenever players live on increment. I definitely appreciate his commentary though, that's why I mentioned the duo.
considering that hikaru has said danya is one of the fastest tacticians in the world and best blitz players, i'm gonna go out on a limb and say he is in fact top 10 and your assessment and opinion is absolutely worthless.@@CuddyaPol
@@gerryteiglandeide9902 So dumb. There is obvious mate in X for that position, he (magnus) eats that kind of puzzle/tactic for breakfast, also in case you 1,4k elo are not aware, 10 sec is a lot for them. He obviously sees it. Magnus's reaction is my reaction reading your reply : 4:19:30
i kept replaying that part and could not stop laughing. hilarious. i’m curious if Danya meant to say “unfortunately” or he was deadpan trolling Hikaru lol
I sure hope so lol. You think he would have caught him self and apologized on air that he misspoke. Danya is very calculated and well spoken in what he says online…
@@Siatkowkarzadzi not alone with the opinion kiddo it's well known how much of a laugh the commentators are in the professional chess community, you doxed yourself ;)
@@therealgoatcheese1 Well then I agree there should be a "raw game" stream for pros. Nevertheless, commentary is for the 99,9% of (amateur) viewers who can therefore follow the game to some extent. So you're quite "alone" in this scale 😛 And I don't see why Danya or Hess would be laughed at. Are they, and if so - why?
I’ve been watching these two amazing players, for more than a decade. They eventually turned out to be my two favorite players, and when they face each other I don’t care who wins. But I gotta admit that I become a tad happier when Magnus wins.
At the start of the 3+1 segment, when Magnus was losing game after game, I think even the most devoted Magnus fans started doubting about his chances. But he proved again that he's capable of turning things around. And he did. Really a shame to all Hikaru fanatics (can't call them fans), who insulted Magnus throughout the match. Congrats to Magnus and props to Hikaru for a great fight!
I saw just as many magnus fanatics throughout it too, insulting Hikaru for playing time. Clearly, you have a biased opinion. Try in the future to look at both perspectives, where both players have fanatical fans.
Both fandoms have shit fans. It's intrinsic to all sports. People don't like seeing their team/player losing so instead of enjoying greatness they belittle amazing competition.
@@zachburkett6973 I take issue with the time thing but not with any misguided notion of chivalry or whatever. Hikaru is doing what he needs to do to win and that’s totally legit, but I wish it didn’t deny us more games that we could have seen. With that said, you’ll never hear me insult naka over that. He’s an all-time great and a class act to boot, and the time thing does increase his chances of winning. It just has that unfortunate side effect, which I don’t love.
"A bishop and a b-pawn will never do a man harm." -Daniel Naroditsky "A clean capture makes a soft pillow." -Daniel Naroditsky "A passed pawn is music on a journey." -Daniel Naroditsky "A knight that does not know how to keep house throws out more with a teaspoon than a bishop with a shovel." -Daniel Naroditsky
Danya and Aman were on fire with their funny comments today - the Magnus hater impressions, the quips about airports and flights, the analogies that increasingly got unhinged - 10/10 commentary
@4:39:58 - did anyone else notice Magnus' sly smile and the glint in his eye when he was quoting Hans Niemann? I didn't see anyone in the comments mentioning this.
@@Bobo-Vieri I mean I'm just talking about this online 3+1 just because Hikaru played 1000's of titled Tuesday. I actually think it's even. In OTB Blitz it's Magnus definitely.
It is a bad strategy to waste time in early segments because the score can change. As happened here. If you are up in the last segment with just just some games to come then it is good to waste time.
@@romanmueller3479 No. Even though scores change often, you're more likely to win the overall match at any point where you're also in the lead, meaning that as a percentage chance to win the match, you'd do best literally milking the shit out of every single game as long as you're in the lead, from the first game to the last. That being said, it would look kind of silly, but gamesmanship wise, it would obviously be the better choice.
Not really, the last game was definitely lost actually, so even with extra game Hikaru would lost at least a point. It’s just bad blunders otb rather than strategical blunder
Yea, stay mad and keep crying lil bro. "he missed the win" lmfao. Imagine if everytime someone was winning a game, they won... then the moment you even get a 1 pawn advantage the game should end right? The point of chess is to find the best moves, Hikaru just isn't as good. Keep crying. Magnus in 2024 has just won his last 5 tournaments in a row btw. Keep crying lil bro. @@kluxsz
This was a great match. Props to Magnus Carlsen for once again showing why he's the best in the world now (a comeback after a 3 point deficit is huge) and kudos to Hikaru Nakamura for showing once again that he can go blow for blow against the best in the world.
51:02 is sooo funny. Hikaru going Ba6 accompanied by "yea, that's what's up"-stare down on Magnus (you see his eyes shifting to the other screen, where I assume he has Magnus), just to discover when he looks back at the board that he actually lost a piece. Hilarious
Magnus' greatest feat in this match was his ability to refresh himself up after Hikaru's monster onslaught in 3+1. Most players would just crumple after receiving a beating like that.
Absolutely true, we have seen it playing out like that 90% of the time on SCC. Especially against Hikaru, is game over if you're down by 3 points to him
the best part of all this was all toxic, loud hikaru fanboys going from loud obnoxious when hikaru was leading, to a quiet little library when magnus clawed it back. 10/10 experience
SCC has really grown into the premiere event in the chess world, surpassing even the world title in terms of prestige. I'd argue the SCC winner is more endeared by fans, as the dominant player in the most watched form of chess today: online speed chess.
He sure seemed happier when he lost the bullet championship against Naka and even complimented him a lot stating he is much better at bullet than he is (without increment ofc, with increment they're both on par with each other)
@@Sam-pt3qt I think he felt he did well in 1+0 and despite that was still lucky to only lose by 1. Given how many games Hikaru had the advantage which became draws (or which Hikaru drew) I understand why Magnus would feel outclassed despite losing by just 1 point. By contrast in SCC Carlsen held wider gaps over other players and seemed to catch absolutely everything vs Wesley specifically. He has a really dominant decade of experience in World Blitz tournaments so I think he feels he should win SCC handedly and is disappointed to not do so with a solid lead. So for him he felt he overperformed in 1+0 and underperformed SCC. That's what is determining how happy he is with the result.
"I should win most of the time" - Magnus Carlsen "The fact that i can compete with one of the 2 top players of all time makes me happy" - Hikaru Nakamura both so on point
@@gerryteiglandeide9902what are you talking about ? In 2017 and 2018 magnus crushed hikaru in SCC with great gaps , magnus wasnt in his day today , if he was in the form of Wesley's match , he would beat Hikaru with a bigger gab (Hikaru is still the 2nd best player after magnus tho , and a great player , but magnus is just better )
hikaru was in his best form today , thats the best match he played this year i would say. but magnus wasnt really in his form , he blundered alot , watch magnus vs hikaru on the board in grand tournments and you would know what i mean , magnus just has the advantage the who game and he usually beat him 2-0 just like everyone else , even in bullet on the board , magnus is on another level@@lhorddrake5602
@@lhorddrake5602 I don't think Hikaru ever crushed Magnus with big gaps in speed formats. I think Magnus is pretty spot on with the assessment. He feels on a good day he outclasses Hikaru in SCC (based on Blitz world championships and how badly he's gapped other top players in the last two SCCs this seems likely). He also felt Hikaru completely outclassed him in the 1+0 bullet tournament recently and Magnus was nothing but complimentary to Hikaru there basically saying Hikaru was just exceptionally better at the format. Both the bullet championship and today's SCC ended with just a margin of 1 win, but Magnus obviously feels neither result tells the real story. He thinks he underperformed in SCC and was lucky to lose by just one in 1+0. From what I've seen this feels like a pretty fair assessment
the chess community in general is just fine. A couple of bad apples just ruin the bunch. It's just adolescent boys in puberty for the most part, they deserve a break as well from time to time :)
This is just the culture on the internet it’s not just the chess community TH-cam live chat in general is a cesspool of hate comments it just comes with being the best and having eyes on you
Hikaru bleeding out the clock in the 3+1 may be a “completely legitimate strategy” as Naroditsky says but the problem with the strategy is you put yourself under a lot of pressure to do well in your strong segment. On a deeper level it’s a submissive strategy, refusing to play except on the terms that you prefer, which shows weakness, and that was reflected in the bullet segment. A lesser player might have been thrown off but I think at that point Magnus knew he made it right back into Naka’s head.
This rivalry between these two is reminiscent to the great rivalry between Nadal and Djokovic in tennis. The competitive spirit and intensity they bring out is only matched by the Tennis greats
I think chess is the only sport where the commentary is just op. I have to listen to these dudes and watch their analysis board instead of just watching the damn game itself.
After 2 games, the Lakers would be leading the series 2-0. Following a 29 points performance in Game 2, Kobe was asked during his postgame presser why he looked unhappy. His response? “What’s there to be happy about? Job’s not finished. Job finished? No, I don’t think so.”
At 19 seconds Magnus won the game. He was watching the clock and just needed to check Hikaru twice to add 2 seconds to his clock so he could run the main clock to zero. What a game.
@t45tt4tr Looks like I didn’t understand the clocks. I thought when the main clock ended the game ended. But I was wrong. They just don’t play another game. 4:19:09 is what I was referring to but I was wrong. I just checked, their individual clocks were still running. So they could have continued to play if they wanted to but Magnus offered a draw right after the main clock went to zero since he was going to win in a couple moves.
Hikaru's humility when he himself said it wasn't a rivalry with Magnus - claiming that it is always one-sided -- Magnus being greater than him. But man, people know he was Magnus' archenemy. Both great. Hats off to Hikaru's humbleness.
Hikaru when thinking back on SCC vs Magnus: 5 titles vs 3 titles Magnus when thinking back on SCC vs Hikaru: Head to head against Hikaru 3 wins vs 1 loss
No one said it was his fault, but it doesn’t change the fact that in SCC match ups Carlsen leads Nakamura 3-1. Just because A beat B and B beat C does not imply A beat C, chess wins are not transitive lol
@@blue_red_screen LOL, that doesn't matter, there's such a thing called "form" in every sport and even in chess, like today, Magnus wasn't in form as still won cause he's the GOAT. Pragg destroyed hikaru 2-0 in rapid in fide world cup? is Pragg better than Hikaru? no... he isn't, sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. If chess worked like that, then there would be a new best chess player every day. Only thing that matters is the head to head. Every super GM has beaten every other super GM, so saying, "this guy lost to that guy, and I beat the guy he lost too so that means I'm better" means nothing cause he can lose the next 10 games to that guy. In head to head, it's 3-1 Magnus, that's all that matters. Either this or u actually think pragg is better than Hikaru then I know you're an idiot.
Hikaru and Magnus are definitely the favourites. But, I was hoping Alireza to be in the semifinals. Alireza losing to Wesley was so unexpected. It would've been amazing to see Magnus going up against Alireza.
As both a Magnus and Hikaru fan, i love these finals and any matchups between these two giants. Always a pleasure to see. The only bad thing is the amount of toxic Magnus fanatics and Hikaru fanatics that never stop throwing dirt at each other and the players instead of enjoying the pleasure of watching this sport at it's best level. It's so sad.
4:29:10 somehow magnus eyebrow tells me he wants to brag but the game is actually close haha. also how do chess player condition themselves? they say they're no in the right condition
from his description, I don't think magnus actually saw the mate in the final position. he was too relieved after a nearly lost game to find a forced draw (and match win) to even look for what would normally be a simple puzzle position for him. exciting game to be sure. also amazing to see how both players crushed every other competitor in their brackets
Are you joking, magnus saw the mate when he sac the rooks and hikaru was the one who offered a draw only to show that he lost the match by a single point.
Hikaru is just a loser,he lets the time run instead of draw as he has leading point,he always scared of magnus😂 he is kind of playing mind games instead of chess,thats not the true spirit of a fighter who always wants a battle to prove himself.
Not to resign in order to reach the next segment is just outright unfair. Not everything that is allowed by the rules and thus ligitimate is fair play. But I honestly did not expect fair play.
@@prenticeanyonywright otb bullet is insane. Magnus beats hikaru in every time control but otb bullet when it comes to face to face. Magnus will eliminate hikaru in Toronto in a few days.
Were you living under a rock? He won the world blitz & rapid championships, meltwater champions chess tour (and almost every event in the tour), and several other tournaments.
@@queencool710 most people assume that if magnus doesnt win nearly every tournament, then he is sort of falling off. Even i think that at times, and its not voluntarily. We're so used to magnus winning everything
a point i never heard mentioned about all the ruy lopez stuff as that both realized spontaneiously that by far R-L is THE most familiar to fans, even a 1500 like me as able to follow along quite far, maybe even 10-12 moves
Danya + Aman commentary was so awesome! Hilarious combo.
Danya has been such a joy to have here because he can genuinely and consistently keep up with a lot of the lines players are thinking about, and the practical implications on the position. I'd be completely lost without his commentary. It's a treat we have someone so well spoken who happens to be a top 10 (or better) player in the format. Was awesome for this match to be a nail biter too. Chess fans just keep winning :3
I wouldn't say top 10 more top 50 or top 100, but he is quicker than most of them at seeing crazy lines. And he is such good commentator overall. A SCC final without Danya isn't the same.
And Aman I'd say is his equal. He's not so fast at understanding exactly what the players are thinking but he's exceptional at breaking down very positional amd strategic concepts to weaker players. Weaker players of course being almost everybody watching the final. He's also just hilarious.
@@CuddyaPol Hmm you're absolutely right, good correction. When I said top 10 I was thinking in terms of 1+0, not SCC format where he would be much much lower (though of course still great). But the reason he's probably so good at 1+0 is he's like like lightning at spotting tactics and short term plans, so he catches stuff and decisions I would have 0 chance of figuring out without engine analysis and explaining practical decisions. It also means when he sees the 'right' move he might not have played he can understand the goal behind it almost immediately, like being given the first move in a puzzle. It's so much better than watching people primarily react to an eval bar and read continuations off the engine.
This also helps understand what is a blunder and what isn't (-2.5 for a punishment that is nearly impossible to find in the time format is close to meaningless, and tons of theoretical draws fall apart with +1 increment). And he doesn't just catch these things, he has a really good way of presenting that info concisely, but simply enough for bad players like me.
@@user-svqmbiv I love Aman's personality. I think it's hard to get as much out edge wise when Danya is always pointing out continuations and such, but I always like what Aman adds. Just in terms of SCC format the ability to tackle the positional and strategic overview in anything besides pretty general terms kinda gets lost especially whenever players live on increment. I definitely appreciate his commentary though, that's why I mentioned the duo.
considering that hikaru has said danya is one of the fastest tacticians in the world and best blitz players, i'm gonna go out on a limb and say he is in fact top 10 and your assessment and opinion is absolutely worthless.@@CuddyaPol
never had boring match with magnus vs hikaru match. Last year, carlsen got beaten by 1 points, and this year he won also by 1 points. Great Game!
point*
should have been 2 points. I dont know why magnus offer draw in the last game there after what he's been through to win this tour
@@gerryteiglandeide9902 So dumb. There is obvious mate in X for that position, he (magnus) eats that kind of puzzle/tactic for breakfast, also in case you 1,4k elo are not aware, 10 sec is a lot for them. He obviously sees it.
Magnus's reaction is my reaction reading your reply : 4:19:30
@@ee-vk7ishe did that because last time magnus lost with one point so he wanted to win with one
@gerryteiglandeide9902 its literally mate in 1 you halfwit. He isnt gonna mouseslip shit
4:44:57 Hikaru's reaction to Danya saying "fortunately he came up short" 😂
LMAO thats hilarious I didn't notice that.
Felt like a freudian slip from Danya, maybe?
@@mattyb808 he obviously just misspoke.
i kept replaying that part and could not stop laughing. hilarious. i’m curious if Danya meant to say “unfortunately” or he was deadpan trolling Hikaru lol
I sure hope so lol. You think he would have caught him self and apologized on air that he misspoke. Danya is very calculated and well spoken in what he says online…
We are in a golden age of chess commentators thanks guys. Thrilling match today.
I was literally thinking how bad chess commentators are. I would love some of whatever you are smoking
@@therealgoatcheese1 You seem to be alone with this opinion, maybe you're the one inhaling something i.e. your neighbors smoke? 😂
@@Siatkowkarzadzi not alone with the opinion kiddo it's well known how much of a laugh the commentators are in the professional chess community, you doxed yourself ;)
@@therealgoatcheese1 Well then I agree there should be a "raw game" stream for pros. Nevertheless, commentary is for the 99,9% of (amateur) viewers who can therefore follow the game to some extent. So you're quite "alone" in this scale 😛
And I don't see why Danya or Hess would be laughed at. Are they, and if so - why?
@@Siatkowkarzadzi they are not, he's trolling. Danya and Aman are amazing commentators
I’ve been watching these two amazing players, for more than a decade. They eventually turned out to be my two favorite players, and when they face each other I don’t care who wins. But I gotta admit that I become a tad happier when Magnus wins.
They both are so casual to others until they meet each other. Very rare to see that.
Two of my favorites ever. Magnus and hikaru were fun too.
Magnus over the last 2 months has won every event he's played besides the bcc and he finished second in that
At the start of the 3+1 segment, when Magnus was losing game after game, I think even the most devoted Magnus fans started doubting about his chances. But he proved again that he's capable of turning things around. And he did. Really a shame to all Hikaru fanatics (can't call them fans), who insulted Magnus throughout the match. Congrats to Magnus and props to Hikaru for a great fight!
I really doubted Magnus for that stretch. Hikaru is insanely good, the momentum was all his, and anybody can have a bad match.
I saw just as many magnus fanatics throughout it too, insulting Hikaru for playing time. Clearly, you have a biased opinion. Try in the future to look at both perspectives, where both players have fanatical fans.
Both fandoms have shit fans. It's intrinsic to all sports. People don't like seeing their team/player losing so instead of enjoying greatness they belittle amazing competition.
@@zachburkett6973 I couldn't agree more, both players have some fanatic fans. let them throw shit at each other. And let the adults talk real chess.
@@zachburkett6973 I take issue with the time thing but not with any misguided notion of chivalry or whatever. Hikaru is doing what he needs to do to win and that’s totally legit, but I wish it didn’t deny us more games that we could have seen.
With that said, you’ll never hear me insult naka over that. He’s an all-time great and a class act to boot, and the time thing does increase his chances of winning. It just has that unfortunate side effect, which I don’t love.
Im not a big fan of Magnus or Hikaru but they are so much better than the rest of the field that the SCC should be 14 matches between just them.
So you are a big fan who then ?
@@Lol-qy1dyprobably neimann
@@noobguy4376 whose that?? Is he 2700+ GM ?
@@Lol-qy1dyhis buttplug guy
@@Lol-qy1dyno 3000+ GM
The last game was absolutely insane! Magnus found that double rook sacrifice within seconds 🤯
"A bishop and a b-pawn will never do a man harm."
-Daniel Naroditsky
"A clean capture makes a soft pillow."
-Daniel Naroditsky
"A passed pawn is music on a journey."
-Daniel Naroditsky
"A knight that does not know how to keep house throws out more with a teaspoon than a bishop with a shovel."
-Daniel Naroditsky
Thank you sir
Chess poetry
Daniel is by far the best chess commentator
100th like :)
This was the People’s Championship - and will be again next year!
The 'El Clasico' if you will
Danya and Aman were on fire with their funny comments today - the Magnus hater impressions, the quips about airports and flights, the analogies that increasingly got unhinged - 10/10 commentary
Their chemistry is really amazing. I specially love how Aman enjoy the lines and sequences thrown by Danya, half learning, half in awe.
Yeah Danya in the best chess commentator in the world imo…
Yep best duo by far!
@4:39:58 - did anyone else notice Magnus' sly smile and the glint in his eye when he was quoting Hans Niemann? I didn't see anyone in the comments mentioning this.
You can't have a Magnus without a Hikaru. They're just the best matchup to watch!
For online speed chess event actually.
For OTB classical, rapid, Blitz it's always magnus.
Only 3+1, 1+1 probably Hikaru is better or even.
@@redeyexxx1841Magnus is better in Blitz, in bullet is 50-50
How are you gonna have a #1 if you don’t have #2?
@@Bobo-Vieri I mean I'm just talking about this online 3+1 just because Hikaru played 1000's of titled Tuesday. I actually think it's even.
In OTB Blitz it's Magnus definitely.
@@redeyexxx1841Magnus is better at 3+1
What a time to be alive, to be able to witness two of the best to ever do it. Congratulations to Magnus and Hikaru, that was amazing
4:18:10 "I'm keeping the kings on the board" - sure, great strategic decision :D
Hikaru milked the clock to a loss this year, what a legend
nah just missed the win in the final game. the time he milked wouldnt have been enough if he lost that game anyway
It is a bad strategy to waste time in early segments because the score can change. As happened here. If you are up in the last segment with just just some games to come then it is good to waste time.
@@romanmueller3479 No. Even though scores change often, you're more likely to win the overall match at any point where you're also in the lead, meaning that as a percentage chance to win the match, you'd do best literally milking the shit out of every single game as long as you're in the lead, from the first game to the last.
That being said, it would look kind of silly, but gamesmanship wise, it would obviously be the better choice.
Not really, the last game was definitely lost actually, so even with extra game Hikaru would lost at least a point. It’s just bad blunders otb rather than strategical blunder
Yea, stay mad and keep crying lil bro. "he missed the win" lmfao. Imagine if everytime someone was winning a game, they won... then the moment you even get a 1 pawn advantage the game should end right? The point of chess is to find the best moves, Hikaru just isn't as good. Keep crying. Magnus in 2024 has just won his last 5 tournaments in a row btw. Keep crying lil bro. @@kluxsz
This was a great match. Props to Magnus Carlsen for once again showing why he's the best in the world now (a comeback after a 3 point deficit is huge) and kudos to Hikaru Nakamura for showing once again that he can go blow for blow against the best in the world.
51:02 is sooo funny. Hikaru going Ba6 accompanied by "yea, that's what's up"-stare down on Magnus (you see his eyes shifting to the other screen, where I assume he has Magnus), just to discover when he looks back at the board that he actually lost a piece. Hilarious
Last game was crazy, cant believe hikaru didnt find the mate to take it to extra time
the chemestry that these 2 bring is amazing. Loved it!
Magnus' greatest feat in this match was his ability to refresh himself up after Hikaru's monster onslaught in 3+1. Most players would just crumple after receiving a beating like that.
Absolutely true, we have seen it playing out like that 90% of the time on SCC. Especially against Hikaru, is game over if you're down by 3 points to him
What a great speech from Hikaru👏 What a respect to Magnus
the best part of all this was all toxic, loud hikaru fanboys going from loud obnoxious when hikaru was leading, to a quiet little library when magnus clawed it back. 10/10 experience
To be fair his 2m subscribers are probably 90 percent 12-14 year olds.
Yup. Don't take fanbois seriously from either side.
Yes, not like Magnus fanboys who are so wholesome and well spoken🙃
@@tator9798 idiots on both sides, hikaru has much more.
Both fanbases were insufferable in the chat
Great commentary! Danya + Aman are a fantastic duo!!
SCC has really grown into the premiere event in the chess world, surpassing even the world title in terms of prestige. I'd argue the SCC winner is more endeared by fans, as the dominant player in the most watched form of chess today: online speed chess.
that was incredible. both players were amazing and the whole match was so intense.
3:00:15 i know he lost the match, but the way hikaru looked at magnus through the camera here was totally badass
Hikaru is toxic as hell
Magnus with the clutch Shirt Gambit
Magnus won on a bad day. Not happy he did not crush Naka! He is only happy with big wins, not small wins! Crazy attitude.
He sure seemed happier when he lost the bullet championship against Naka and even complimented him a lot stating he is much better at bullet than he is (without increment ofc, with increment they're both on par with each other)
@@Sam-pt3qt I think he felt he did well in 1+0 and despite that was still lucky to only lose by 1. Given how many games Hikaru had the advantage which became draws (or which Hikaru drew) I understand why Magnus would feel outclassed despite losing by just 1 point.
By contrast in SCC Carlsen held wider gaps over other players and seemed to catch absolutely everything vs Wesley specifically. He has a really dominant decade of experience in World Blitz tournaments so I think he feels he should win SCC handedly and is disappointed to not do so with a solid lead. So for him he felt he overperformed in 1+0 and underperformed SCC. That's what is determining how happy he is with the result.
sick to see a match like this between the 2 greatest speed chess players ever. wonderfull games
Bobby Fischer was already same level or close in blitz games imagine if today
No, he wasn't. Magnus or Hikaru would beat him comfortably.
@@phoenix007ism nah not comfortably
@@phoenix007ism and more than 3200 if studied stockfish
I love hikaru, but magnus is special
"I should win most of the time" - Magnus Carlsen
"The fact that i can compete with one of the 2 top players of all time makes me happy" - Hikaru Nakamura
both so on point
Magnus wasn't feeling well, so his words were obviously a bit dissatisfying
Hes man enough to admit his failure tho
He’s being honest. He SHOULD win most of the time. He’s the GOAT. And the current best player in the world.
both are absolutely right
Remember the time when magnus used to beat hikaru like 20-10 something like that but hikaru has improved really great.
@@gerryteiglandeide9902what are you talking about ? In 2017 and 2018 magnus crushed hikaru in SCC with great gaps , magnus wasnt in his day today , if he was in the form of Wesley's match , he would beat Hikaru with a bigger gab
(Hikaru is still the 2nd best player after magnus tho , and a great player , but magnus is just better )
Real life and online is different setup mouse speed skills, still scores of crushing 20 to 8 if overboard
@@felopateer-n9y Highly doubt that brother. The same could also be said about hikaru too
hikaru was in his best form today , thats the best match he played this year i would say. but magnus wasnt really in his form , he blundered alot , watch magnus vs hikaru on the board in grand tournments and you would know what i mean , magnus just has the advantage the who game and he usually beat him 2-0 just like everyone else , even in bullet on the board , magnus is on another level@@lhorddrake5602
@@lhorddrake5602 I don't think Hikaru ever crushed Magnus with big gaps in speed formats.
I think Magnus is pretty spot on with the assessment. He feels on a good day he outclasses Hikaru in SCC (based on Blitz world championships and how badly he's gapped other top players in the last two SCCs this seems likely). He also felt Hikaru completely outclassed him in the 1+0 bullet tournament recently and Magnus was nothing but complimentary to Hikaru there basically saying Hikaru was just exceptionally better at the format. Both the bullet championship and today's SCC ended with just a margin of 1 win, but Magnus obviously feels neither result tells the real story. He thinks he underperformed in SCC and was lucky to lose by just one in 1+0. From what I've seen this feels like a pretty fair assessment
awesome match from these two. shame the chat was so toxic, or should i say the chess community in general
the chess community in general is just fine. A couple of bad apples just ruin the bunch. It's just adolescent boys in puberty for the most part, they deserve a break as well from time to time :)
“boys will be boys” is a terrible, enabling attitude. old enough to act better is more like it.
@@queencool710 what did these boys do that was so bad?
It might be worth finding out who I'm sticking my head out for 😅
This is just the culture on the internet it’s not just the chess community TH-cam live chat in general is a cesspool of hate comments it just comes with being the best and having eyes on you
I think I was one of them. Anyways, Hikaru is trash cuz Magnus is the GOAT
Hikaru started milking clock too early. Serves right that it came to bite him back.
Thank you to both competitors! That was amazing!
Hikaru bleeding out the clock in the 3+1 may be a “completely legitimate strategy” as Naroditsky says but the problem with the strategy is you put yourself under a lot of pressure to do well in your strong segment. On a deeper level it’s a submissive strategy, refusing to play except on the terms that you prefer, which shows weakness, and that was reflected in the bullet segment. A lesser player might have been thrown off but I think at that point Magnus knew he made it right back into Naka’s head.
Shrewd assessment.
Fantastic presentation of the tournament. Special mention for Danya who was there throughout. Great stuff to watch.
This rivalry between these two is reminiscent to the great rivalry between Nadal and Djokovic in tennis. The competitive spirit and intensity they bring out is only matched by the Tennis greats
I think chess is the only sport where the commentary is just op. I have to listen to these dudes and watch their analysis board instead of just watching the damn game itself.
Magnus beating the big bad of chess restores all my faith in the world
Magnus and Hikaru are amazing on this tournament. I've watched the whole game and it was fun even it is a 4hrs game.
After 2 games, the Lakers would be leading the series 2-0. Following a 29 points performance in Game 2, Kobe was asked during his postgame presser why he looked unhappy. His response?
“What’s there to be happy about? Job’s not finished. Job finished? No, I don’t think so.”
At 19 seconds Magnus won the game. He was watching the clock and just needed to check Hikaru twice to add 2 seconds to his clock so he could run the main clock to zero.
What a game.
When?
@t45tt4tr Looks like I didn’t understand the clocks. I thought when the main clock ended the game ended. But I was wrong. They just don’t play another game. 4:19:09 is what I was referring to but I was wrong. I just checked, their individual clocks were still running. So they could have continued to play if they wanted to but Magnus offered a draw right after the main clock went to zero since he was going to win in a couple moves.
Commentary was amazing, great job guys!
Magnus is the GOAT
hikaru calling people in the chat " morons " ... true class!
that final position with white saccing two rooks for Mate should 1000% be a puzzle, that's an insane mate
Magnus move like engine !! Double exlemetion mark 👌🔥
Lol Magnus throwing the Hans quote in his interview
The final boss of chess won
Magnus -The final boss of Chess👑
Hikaru's humility when he himself said it wasn't a rivalry with Magnus - claiming that it is always one-sided -- Magnus being greater than him.
But man, people know he was Magnus' archenemy.
Both great.
Hats off to Hikaru's humbleness.
Hikaru when thinking back on SCC vs Magnus: 5 titles vs 3 titles
Magnus when thinking back on SCC vs Hikaru: Head to head against Hikaru 3 wins vs 1 loss
Really 3-2 to carlsen because mvl beat him and then lost to nakamura
@@blue_red_screenThey didn't play eachother, so nah that doesnt' count
@@viccycav nakamura reached the final. Not his fault carlsen lost to mvl
No one said it was his fault, but it doesn’t change the fact that in SCC match ups Carlsen leads Nakamura 3-1. Just because A beat B and B beat C does not imply A beat C, chess wins are not transitive lol
@@blue_red_screen LOL, that doesn't matter, there's such a thing called "form" in every sport and even in chess, like today, Magnus wasn't in form as still won cause he's the GOAT. Pragg destroyed hikaru 2-0 in rapid in fide world cup? is Pragg better than Hikaru? no... he isn't, sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. If chess worked like that, then there would be a new best chess player every day. Only thing that matters is the head to head. Every super GM has beaten every other super GM, so saying, "this guy lost to that guy, and I beat the guy he lost too so that means I'm better" means nothing cause he can lose the next 10 games to that guy. In head to head, it's 3-1 Magnus, that's all that matters. Either this or u actually think pragg is better than Hikaru then I know you're an idiot.
Magnus is not satisfied until he dominates and crushes all.
I guess Naka burning time really backfired in the end
this is the match what every chess fan was waiting for
Hikaru and Magnus are definitely the favourites. But, I was hoping Alireza to be in the semifinals. Alireza losing to Wesley was so unexpected. It would've been amazing to see Magnus going up against Alireza.
Wesley used his experience and needed some luck to win against Alireza. Magnus vs firouzja would have been more interesting than the Wesley vs Magnus.
Magnus Carlsen x Hikaru Nakamura is always a great fight 👏
4:44:56
What did danya say ? 😂😂
Hikaru vs Magnus is always exciting to watch.
😂😂 Hikaru idea to lose time.. At the end cost him only
😂😂😂😂
Kind of, or maybe Hikaru would be 5 points down if he hadn't run out the clock
I love Hikarus facial expressions, no words spoken but it feels like i can understand everything hes thinking haha
As both a Magnus and Hikaru fan, i love these finals and any matchups between these two giants. Always a pleasure to see. The only bad thing is the amount of toxic Magnus fanatics and Hikaru fanatics that never stop throwing dirt at each other and the players instead of enjoying the pleasure of watching this sport at it's best level. It's so sad.
Dude it’s harmless banter, who honestly cares. Watch the game, not the chat…
@@mattyb808 Or watch after the broadcast like me and avoid seeing any of it
Magnus don’t need to run the clock to beat that clown 😂 my goat
It’s like Superman vs The Flash
This is crazy: both these guys are so good
I know right! And Magnus and Hikaru did ok too. 🙃
4:29:10 somehow magnus eyebrow tells me he wants to brag but the game is actually close haha. also how do chess player condition themselves? they say they're no in the right condition
If you really play chess you'll know what he is talking about. Even just in unrated online games you can sense it.
@@iamh95 well I don't play that much thats why im asking...
@@jjmmat133I think it’s because Magnus lost some drawn endgames which you normally wouldn’t see if he’s in best shape
From 4:02:00 till the end... insanity
from his description, I don't think magnus actually saw the mate in the final position. he was too relieved after a nearly lost game to find a forced draw (and match win) to even look for what would normally be a simple puzzle position for him.
exciting game to be sure. also amazing to see how both players crushed every other competitor in their brackets
Are you joking, magnus saw the mate when he sac the rooks and hikaru was the one who offered a draw only to show that he lost the match by a single point.
2:52:20 magnus with the rare angry face followed by a laugh
Epic. One of the best matches ever.
Hikaru is just a loser,he lets the time run instead of draw as he has leading point,he always scared of magnus😂 he is kind of playing mind games instead of chess,thats not the true spirit of a fighter who always wants a battle to prove himself.
The results speak for itself lmao
SCC is the most entertaining and toughest championship in chess world, both magnus and Hikaru are 100 motivated to win it.
Toughest? Lmao
Great game, however the whole letting time run out is something that goes against “good sportsmanship”. 3:21:46
I love how magnus is not satisfied with a one point win, instead he wants to butcher Hikaru, just like he butchered Wesley.
They really do bring the best out in each other ❤
but magnus is not on the best shape ?
1:01:44 pause 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
As a Hikaru fan I am really happy on the legendary achievement of Hikaru and respect to Magnus ❤❤❤
These 2 are the best duo of commentators ever
2:29:29 the best part
Thanks I was looking for this part
Not to resign in order to reach the next segment is just outright unfair. Not everything that is allowed by the rules and thus ligitimate is fair play. But I honestly did not expect fair play.
This FINAL beats GAME OF THRONES Serial
Magnus is basically saying "I'm not in tip-top shape but I'd still beat the best speed chess player in his own game"
*2nd best speed chess player
@@queencool710Seems even to me (online speed chess ofc not OTB).
OTB chess Magnus is 🐐
@redeyexxx1841 wonder why that is 🤔 . He dismantles hikaru otb but on PC hikaru is a monster. Interesting
@@raymondsublett3108it's the time control not the pc. He bests magnus at otb bullet too. Magnus beats him at rapid nearly everytime
@@prenticeanyonywright otb bullet is insane. Magnus beats hikaru in every time control but otb bullet when it comes to face to face. Magnus will eliminate hikaru in Toronto in a few days.
chill mr.noriditsky, I assure you that god is perfectly able to figure out how to play chess
Starts at 30:39
Shirt speak for itself
At 3:00:12 , why didn’t he move Black king to C6 ? ? Sorry i’m new to chess btw
10/10 commentary best duo
I saw this live. Amazing battle! Congrats to both players for an amazing performance!
In the interview Magnus was avoiding to promote SCC.
I like how Hikaru turns into a Neandertal after his 6. point
Hikaru thinks he is Hikaru
Last year magnus could find no motivation to try to win classical or speed this year he refocused and dominated again
Were you living under a rock? He won the world blitz & rapid championships, meltwater champions chess tour (and almost every event in the tour), and several other tournaments.
@@queencool710 most people assume that if magnus doesnt win nearly every tournament, then he is sort of falling off. Even i think that at times, and its not voluntarily. We're so used to magnus winning everything
I think Danya & Aman are a great tandem, but this match needed Danya & Hess, the best combo.
a point i never heard mentioned about all the ruy lopez stuff as that both realized spontaneiously that by far R-L is THE most familiar to fans, even a 1500 like me as able to follow along quite far, maybe even 10-12 moves
Lol imagine thinking thay they had an aorta of care regarding what "the fans wanted". No man, those conspiracy theories arent it