Hikaru's focus is razor sharp. He has a good sense of humour. As he speaks, it looks like he's playing Bullet Chess. We love him for his daily analysis of games on his channel and those expressions on his face even when he is on the losing side. ❤
Man, Hikaru’s such a different guy these days. It’s wonderful to see how all his hard work has panned out into success on the board, in business and in life. Good for you, Mr Nakamura.
It must be exhausting playing for so long at 100% brain power to be swarmed by a crowd expecting pictures and signatures as you leave. I'm glad most of them kept it polite though
Hikaru knows the way things are set up by FIDE that you can never own the World Championship. The World Championship owns you. It's why Magnus Carlsen is through with it. IMHO it's why Hikaru doesn't care. He will play to win today because that's what he does. He respects and loves chess. A hundred years from now chess players will remember him even if he never becomes WCC.
@@120rikeshlawoju8 Hikky is playing against nepo with black next game, winning there I think secures a spot in the tie break because he's playing after that against gukesh with white and he's not losing that for sure unless you're vidit, and if this series ended up in a tie break, I think everyone just assumed that Hikaru would win because we know how much of a monster he is when it comes to shorter time control.
lol knowing your opponents move 1 a minute earlier is literally pointless. Hikaru has 2 hours, I am sure he can spend a min time to think on his own clock after Prag plays his first move. Relax and stop whining.
6:31 makes me happy to see an old man who obviously watches and likes hikaru asking for his signature. i thought he had mostly young fans :D
Chess community is so wholesome I feel relaxed after watching these interviews and how players interact with people after the game
Nice to be patient with the fans. Go Hikaru!!
After all, they are paying him...
hikaru really very humble with fans
Hikaru is back in form which means now he'll show why magnus said its hikaru's best chance.
Where or when did Magnus say this?
Interview where he made predictions
@@dylanmiller8456 in an interview with howell
th-cam.com/video/v0gYaXRq3SM/w-d-xo.html
No he said that because he isn't competing himself xD.
@@KouwMC TRUE!!
That opening was surely a surprise for Pragg. Highly unlikely that he had any prep for that. Great game by Hikaru.
Seeing that little kid excited to meet hikaru after the game was so cute
Hikaru's focus is razor sharp. He has a good sense of humour. As he speaks, it looks like he's playing Bullet Chess. We love him for his daily analysis of games on his channel and those expressions on his face even when he is on the losing side. ❤
5:53 hikaru is looking at sagar;s camera 😂😂😂😂
Lol
Yeah he kept looking then realized it's the wrong one 😂😂😂
?? blunder lolz
Bro blundered
Awesome seeing Hikaru's stepfather beaming in the background
😭😭🙏🏻🙏🏻nah bro calm downn
@@arsenic9750😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣
wth I thought it was his real father!
@@TuxikCE noooo😂
Pense que era un guardia
Twitch chat and his wife have changed hikaru for the absolute best. His chill attitude is the best
Hikaru is a very popular guy and a wonderfully gifted GM. I hope he keeps on bringing nasty surprises to the chess board. Laugh.
Thank you so much Sagar, for these wonderful videos
I love these interviews/behind the scenes videos!
Man, Hikaru’s such a different guy these days. It’s wonderful to see how all his hard work has panned out into success on the board, in business and in life. Good for you, Mr Nakamura.
security guy makes a great job staying in the picture at all times
played crazy long game and so patience and smiley with fans. It can't be easy, we appreciate it
I love your interviews. Rooting for Hikaru. Greetings from Germany
What a good guy Hiraku is.
I liked that he cares so much about his audience! That speaks a lot about his character in real life.
he is very nice with the fans, tries to smile in every of their pictures👍
It's gotta be hard knowing you gotta get back home to do a recap and just getting swamped with people. man kudos to hikaru!
Much respect to Hikaru for taking all those photos and signing all the chess boards. It must get tiring after a while
hes so nice against all the fans and not just the kids, props to him
This was a nice slice of Hikaru's life on the periphery of the tournament hall.
Hikaru! You need to be World 🏆!
he has soooo many fans !!!!
I like the way he took the picture with this lady, respecting his wife and not touching her at all, but still very nice. I love Hikaru. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Hikaru bringing the smile for every fan photo! Legend
he looks pretty confident
Suddenly i understand why i respect chess so much. The people who play chess restore my faith in sane humans.
there are more impoartant things in life-hikaru💛💛💛💛💛💛
If not an Indian, I would love to see Hikaru winning the candidates
hijaru might b a bit indian
He's Asian
We are all Indian on the inside
Im fine with anyone winning but Nepo. Nothing against him but I would like to see someone else against Ding. Nepo is probably going to win now 😂
I want gukesh to win or hikaru
Doesnt win at chess but bro is winning at life.
I would love it for either of hikaru or gukesh to take the tournament ❤
He definitely calculated all the lines and possibilities before marrying her 😊
Hikaru. Literally the best
I wonder if we will send a higher percentage of decisive games along with the more varied openings
always taking time for the fans, great promotor of chess
OMG ..He is so humble …(doesn’t look like so on his recaps especially with his serious and dominating voice …)
Atousa is the real deal
Atta boy naka
I can tell he has bright future in chess
Hikaru has a lot of fans
he sacrifices his rook every night
wow he is like a super-star
Pretty sure given time even the Can Can will become an opening in Tours 🤣🤣
Oh wow didn’t know he was married until now
All people love hikaru
Love adds strength.
Damn...he's like a rock star or a star athlete...lol.
Nice person
Hikaru no go! The Anime in real life.
It must be exhausting playing for so long at 100% brain power to be swarmed by a crowd expecting pictures and signatures as you leave. I'm glad most of them kept it polite though
The caption with thumbnail is misleading.
Bro already premoved what to say😂
That nice smile earlier as he walked out the door eventually became a sour grin 🤣. What's wrong with people? Leave him alone.
How long have they known each other?
Bro asked Hikaru how his wife is a support to him lol
and the answer is beautiful (nothing revolutionary, but very sweet)
Hikaru knows the way things are set up by FIDE that you can never own the World Championship. The World Championship owns you. It's why Magnus Carlsen is through with it. IMHO it's why Hikaru doesn't care. He will play to win today because that's what he does. He respects and loves chess. A hundred years from now chess players will remember him even if he never becomes WCC.
hikaru needs to beat nepo on saturday and we probably wins the candidates
Is that all he needs? Doesn't he have to win against Gukesh too?
@@120rikeshlawoju8 Hikky is playing against nepo with black next game, winning there I think secures a spot in the tie break because he's playing after that against gukesh with white and he's not losing that for sure unless you're vidit, and if this series ended up in a tie break, I think everyone just assumed that Hikaru would win because we know how much of a monster he is when it comes to shorter time control.
The wife is beatiful
oh, is it cold in canada? it's almost summer, here in vancouver
Lol you would know ifs its cold in canada then 😂😂
@@be4st856 i do.
i was laughing at the REST OF CANADA, who are still
NECK DEEP IN SNOW
That's adorable
nice guy❤❤❤❤
Hikaru ist the new Lionel Messi
Why talking in slow motion 😅
Yeah bluffs and dubious moves and prep still work with humans. Thankfully. Not so with Alphazero and Stockfish :)
To all Hikaru haters, watch til the very end.
stream 2 Title Tuesday, play Candidates, interviews and then a TH-cam recap. bruh
Hikaru is not so gracious then. I won’t be so bothered when I see Magnus beat him in future.
isnt gothamchess his wife?
Atousa is also a GM.
She is? Wowww I didn’t even know that! Thanks for sharing that! 1:21
@@susansuarez343 she is a WGM not a GM
@@WISDOM-F4Ok cool but you know it was FunnyPianistUA that said she was a GM so you can let that person know.
@@susansuarez343 bro u cant trust everything your hear... and just spread it forward as it was the truth smh
I hope Hikaru wins.
sagar bhai op
hikaru is married? 🤔
To a hottie
to me yes
Ah Evgeny Bareev - brings back memories - played and beat him in a junior tournament in Leningrad back in 1982! - how time flies lol
Go Nada
I thought Hikaru was married to Levy of Gotham chess
no, it’s the other way around
Whaaaaat? Hikaru is not gay???
He loves Magnus
👍🏻
Some random guy, completely unaware of who hikaru is: why is there a japanese idol here?
Idols cringy as hell
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hes married?!!?
Yes
It is not fair treatment towards pragg..revealing move 1minute before start…ridiculous
lol knowing your opponents move 1 a minute earlier is literally pointless. Hikaru has 2 hours, I am sure he can spend a min time to think on his own clock after Prag plays his first move. Relax and stop whining.
😏
"Atiusa"??? What the heck kinda name is Atousa"?