Love the Botez gambit speedrun! Insane how you pull out these wins. Also, lol'd at "Chess is a very tough game, maybe you think you could do better, but I don't think you could"
Finesse. I dont think anyone else on the planet can finesse their way to victory like Hikaru. The constant time pressure and always having a solid plan while mixing defense and offense. Even Magnus gave him a hats off for his bullet championship match against him. We are watching the top master bedazzle us with perfection of their craft. Even the near losses are thrilling and amazing. This is a rare ability and content we are ever so fortunate to be witnessing.
While I understand your enthusiasm for Hikaru's skills in chess, it's important to approach the topic with a critical lens. While Hikaru Nakamura is undoubtedly a talented player, it's essential to recognize that the world of chess is filled with numerous exceptional players who have also achieved remarkable victories. Claiming that Hikaru is the only individual on the planet capable of "finessing their way to victory" is an overstatement. Chess is a game that has seen many great players throughout history, each with their unique strengths and strategies. It is unfair to disregard the accomplishments and abilities of other grandmasters who have made significant contributions to the game. Furthermore, while Hikaru's performances may be impressive, it is subjective to claim that they are a rare ability or perfection of craft. Chess is a game of immense complexity, and even the top players experience losses and make mistakes. It is the nature of the game and the competitive environment. Lastly, it's important to remember that personal opinions and admiration should be balanced with a critical analysis of the game and its players. While it's exciting to witness thrilling matches, it's equally important to appreciate the diversity and depth of talent within the chess community. In conclusion, it is crucial to maintain a balanced perspective when discussing the achievements of any chess player, including Hikaru Nakamura, and acknowledge the broader context of the game.
@joshinon6980 I'm talking about bullet and queen sacrifices. Don't go off context. It's an opinion and we are all entitled to our own. Objectivity is particularly difficult in judging skills, and laying out a proper methodology in this comments section is simply absurd.
bro knew he was gonna win at 10:50 even after his opponent queened and he just had a knight and some pawns.... absolutely mad. You're so damn good its incredible
@@casper14301 Oh? Are you stockfish, Clown? Many negative 6 positions aren't easy for humans to win, especially in a blitz or bullet game. You don't understand the position at all.
@@davidgatheral792what you don’t see, because of the pre-moves, is that after R8a2, the king was forced to move to Kc3 so R1c1 is # because the white king’s retreat squares are covered by the c5 pawn. In the video, it looks like white’s king was still on c2 when he moved his rook to c1, but by the time his pre-move was “processed”, the king had already moved to c3.
He would never do that because he gets money winning them. But it would be a cool challenge to see how well he can do. But really it would be very hard since many titled players would be too strong
obv hikaru because if it wasnt game on time he has basically infinite time to analyze every move and the difference in play style isnt as high on higher elo.
Can you PLEASE go to coffee chess and botez gambit against the guys please haha. Would that be possible 1min, sac the queen and you play 1min vs 5 min?
Wow so rude. I don't think Hikaru "steals" anyone's content . He is completely different person, he's just so talented and original in what he does. Unlike Lqc.
In the game that ends at 7:00 , he says that he played: 'Bishop to E2 which was a bad move'. But no bishop is ever on E2 that entire game. What move is he talking about, where it started to go wrong?
Yeah i Saw that too, he also misses another 2 Queen forks later which 1 of them saw afterwards. He have a bit of problem forking the Queen in bullet xd
This joke just simply doesn't work here. Booooooo! 0 likes btw and you were one of the first commenters. Not to mention I've seen this same joke in almost every comment section of every video ever! Be original
@@the_invincible8494 For the same reason you don't continue to talk to a spam phone call. Because the person he was playing wasn't actually a person. You hang up.
It's possible. I have seen Hikaru lose hundreds of fair games ... amazing games. I have seen him lose to amateurs because of a blunder. Again, fair games. However - These cheated games have patterns and "tells" that are so obvious to experienced players, but they are burnt to the stake if cheating is ever mentioned. So players have to remain quiet. And the cheaters just sit at home thinking they are outsmarting everyone, when they merely just annoying everyone. The main tells - They (or the computer in this case) don't play the obvious move which is even more winning than the secondary move they play, because they don't want to win too fast. Blunder in the beginning? They won't take it. When they are up, they play at a much lower level... but in a way that doesn't make sense for natural play. It looks like someone playing at the top level while trying to obfuscate what they are doing. Also - in blitz - They let you come after them, but they will always have a correct answer immediately. Humans, however, will hesitate for a millisecond longer if you start playing on the other side of the board. Hikaru was playing all over the board and the moves times were essentially the same. You can know the ideas your opponent might play, but not nesaccerily in what order. With humans, we can play very fast but you will also sense hesitation (hesitation that feels correctly parsed) when the position changes significantly. Playing at a high level and blundering in a complex position makes sense - and is how humans play. However, strangling your opponent into a dead lost position, then playing strange waiting moves (when there are clear winning ideas) in the latter part of the game, then only going for an insane combo kill when there is 20 seconds left that looks suspiciously pre-moved (because the position has been so juiced) is one of many ways that humans with engines play. Kinda funny how your profile picture looks like the exact source image for the tiger drawing background on the guys chess profile page (same angle of the tiger and expression). Strange, but I'll chalk it up to coincidence. You a brother of his? Parent? Seems like he is just a kid from his appearance in this thread.
I'm curious how long it takes for Hikaru to "erase" the habit of playing poorly (Queen Sacrifice) from his memory. The subconscious brain takes some time to un-learn such behaviors, even when they are done on-purpose (and maybe doing such poor moves on-purpose is even more difficult to eradicate from the brain). This is obviously something that he has learned how to switch ON and OFF, but it still will take the human brain some time to acclimate after such exercises. My guess is that he never plays such games as these the day before an important event. I'm curious if he has ever noticed any bad side effects from "playing poorly" even (or especially when) with intent. - j q t -
I think this is an interesting take, but the only deliberately bad move is the sac itself, and other than that he is certainly banking on really sound chess principles paired with otherworldly accuracy.. The sac also comes with pretty intense shock value that throws people entirely off their own preparation.. opening theory can be great for the intermediates because their first few moves are essentially good positions curated by grandmasters, but fending for yourself, trusted to create some winning position out of thin air within a minute, vs hikaru, lol, they don’t stand a chance
great play there man fr.. he will probably get close to 3000 on this speedrun so you really overperformed there.. beating the #1 bullet player even with queen odds is an insane feat for a 2300
Me casually watching Hikaru destroying people with twice my elo: Ah yes trash
💯
Literally 10x my elo 🤣
@@JayD73only 10x? You Garry Kasparov or something?
@@JacobWillian-u4u They are 10x my elo because I’m 200
@@JacobWillian-u4uah yes Garry kasparov, the infamous 220 elo rated player
"I said back to basics and then I sac'd my queen for a pawn." By far the best Hikaru quote ever.
That's amazing. Sacrificing the queen while playing against 22 hundreds rating and still winning. Sir Hikaru, I am taking off my hat.
You forgot to add the part where he's just vibing and talking to chat during it all
I could bet 22 hundreds as well, 100 elo is not very strong.
@@dsm3759703 you get an updoot for that one sir
Love the Botez gambit speedrun! Insane how you pull out these wins. Also, lol'd at "Chess is a very tough game, maybe you think you could do better, but I don't think you could"
Everybody: en passant
Hikaru: an peasant
Finesse. I dont think anyone else on the planet can finesse their way to victory like Hikaru. The constant time pressure and always having a solid plan while mixing defense and offense. Even Magnus gave him a hats off for his bullet championship match against him. We are watching the top master bedazzle us with perfection of their craft. Even the near losses are thrilling and amazing. This is a rare ability and content we are ever so fortunate to be witnessing.
How much are comment bots now? "Finesse. I dont think anyone else..." Geeze. There's no way a real person wrote this.
While I understand your enthusiasm for Hikaru's skills in chess, it's important to approach the topic with a critical lens. While Hikaru Nakamura is undoubtedly a talented player, it's essential to recognize that the world of chess is filled with numerous exceptional players who have also achieved remarkable victories.
Claiming that Hikaru is the only individual on the planet capable of "finessing their way to victory" is an overstatement. Chess is a game that has seen many great players throughout history, each with their unique strengths and strategies. It is unfair to disregard the accomplishments and abilities of other grandmasters who have made significant contributions to the game.
Furthermore, while Hikaru's performances may be impressive, it is subjective to claim that they are a rare ability or perfection of craft. Chess is a game of immense complexity, and even the top players experience losses and make mistakes. It is the nature of the game and the competitive environment.
Lastly, it's important to remember that personal opinions and admiration should be balanced with a critical analysis of the game and its players. While it's exciting to witness thrilling matches, it's equally important to appreciate the diversity and depth of talent within the chess community.
In conclusion, it is crucial to maintain a balanced perspective when discussing the achievements of any chess player, including Hikaru Nakamura, and acknowledge the broader context of the game.
@joshinon6980 I'm talking about bullet and queen sacrifices. Don't go off context. It's an opinion and we are all entitled to our own. Objectivity is particularly difficult in judging skills, and laying out a proper methodology in this comments section is simply absurd.
@@joshinon6980 Chat GPT much? 😂
When your only viable strategy is to stop him from sacking his queen.
yeah hahahahah and then losing
bro knew he was gonna win at 10:50 even after his opponent queened and he just had a knight and some pawns.... absolutely mad. You're so damn good its incredible
That's not impressive at all to win that ending against someone 900 points weaker. The ending is no where near as losing as you think it is.
ok, magnus.@@mychessvideos61
@@mychessvideos61After Hikaru played h5 it's -6. Not losing at all...
@@casper14301 Oh? Are you stockfish, Clown? Many negative 6 positions aren't easy for humans to win, especially in a blitz or bullet game. You don't understand the position at all.
@@mychessvideos61ah you’re one of those
7:42 you've missed free knight
wow nice catch, I guess out of hundreds of comments you were the only one paying attention :D
5:20 “gg better luck next time” 😂
It wasn't checkmate though. KxR and Hikaru loses. Or am I missing something?????????????????????
@@davidgatheral792what you don’t see, because of the pre-moves, is that after R8a2, the king was forced to move to Kc3 so R1c1 is # because the white king’s retreat squares are covered by the c5 pawn.
In the video, it looks like white’s king was still on c2 when he moved his rook to c1, but by the time his pre-move was “processed”, the king had already moved to c3.
11:10 When you saw knight D6 in realtime and Hikaru missed it 😎😎😎
I'd love to see Hikaru try this on a Titles Tuesday or similar event.
He would never do that because he gets money winning them.
But it would be a cool challenge to see how well he can do. But really it would be very hard since many titled players would be too strong
@@wsemenskehe's not playing Title Tuesday for the money. The problem is that he will win one game out of 11.
You know you’re in trouble when Hikaru looks at his ceiling
5:17 gg better luck next time lmao
Hikaru casually taking down 2200s like a Tuesday
One of his worst played bullet videos but he just completely dominates anyways. Oh lord have mercy on these kids
I honestly can't with these intros anymore 😂 too good!
This speedrun has been so fun
Who would win: Stockfish playing Botez gambit vs Hikaru?
obv hikaru because if it wasnt game on time he has basically infinite time to analyze every move and the difference in play style isnt as high on higher elo.
i think i figured out hikaru's strat......he plays a defense wall and waits for the opponent to make a mistake
His other strat is insane speed. Sometimes he still has over 30 seconds down a queen against 2200+!! That’s pretty insane
Your saying it if it an easy thing to defend without queen
This is only for the Botez gambit. He doesn't play like that otherwise
Nothing beats the intro of the Blitz speedrun series
hikaru saying lets get back to basics before queen sack for a pawn against 2300's is quite possibly the greatest thing in chess history. lol
2:17 intro
Imagine being a chess streamer and your arch nemesis is a guy trying to sack his queen back
Speedrun videos are always interesting
22:49 destroyed in literally 3 seconds XD
This is the best thing I ever seen ob TH-cam.
22:49 why did he just absolutely throw there? Rf2
2400 with a botez gambit is insane
He's insane.
Im stuck in 1800...1860. I cannot understand how the hell this is possible
Can you PLEASE go to coffee chess and botez gambit against the guys please haha. Would that be possible 1min, sac the queen and you play 1min vs 5 min?
You know he's scary at it, Im 1500 bullet and he destroys 2200s too, glad we didn't cross paths
Hikaru can you do 5 minute excersize breaks every hour or so? I'm concerned about you getting blood clots sitting still for over 6 hours daily
Wake up babe, new Botez Gambit speedrun video
17:06 that’s what she said
hikaru is like XQC of chess
What an insult to Hikaru
@@skyflores9827 with what Hikaru did to Chess Brah Eric Hansen, maybe not an insult.
Wow so rude. I don't think Hikaru "steals" anyone's content . He is completely different person, he's just so talented and original in what he does. Unlike Lqc.
I used to enjoy levy’s videos, but I have joined the Hikaru fan base. Way better.
honestly if I was 2300 and getting beat like this id be so upset lol like doesnt even make it better that it's hikaru
In the game that ends at 7:00 , he says that he played: 'Bishop to E2 which was a bad move'. But no bishop is ever on E2 that entire game. What move is he talking about, where it started to go wrong?
I caught that too I think the bad move that game was the pawn move that opened up the bishop's scope
Your goal rating should be surpassing @Botez highest rating.
2400 in less than 7hr. Nice
10:39 missed a queen fork😮
I just saw that as well hahaha
Yeah i Saw that too, he also misses another 2 Queen forks later which 1 of them saw afterwards.
He have a bit of problem forking the Queen in bullet xd
As a speedrun, I can confirm that 2200s are trying to stop me.
This joke just simply doesn't work here. Booooooo! 0 likes btw and you were one of the first commenters. Not to mention I've seen this same joke in almost every comment section of every video ever! Be original
Also the titles is "when the 2200s try to stop (YOUR) speedrun" not (A) speedrun
😐
7:00 why did he resign?
It was an obvious bot (aka cheater).
@@CardenFilms then why did he resign?
@@the_invincible8494 For the same reason you don't continue to talk to a spam phone call. Because the person he was playing wasn't actually a person. You hang up.
@@CardenFilmsor Hikaru blundered and the guy just played well
It's possible. I have seen Hikaru lose hundreds of fair games ... amazing games. I have seen him lose to amateurs because of a blunder. Again, fair games. However - These cheated games have patterns and "tells" that are so obvious to experienced players, but they are burnt to the stake if cheating is ever mentioned. So players have to remain quiet. And the cheaters just sit at home thinking they are outsmarting everyone, when they merely just annoying everyone. The main tells - They (or the computer in this case) don't play the obvious move which is even more winning than the secondary move they play, because they don't want to win too fast. Blunder in the beginning? They won't take it. When they are up, they play at a much lower level... but in a way that doesn't make sense for natural play. It looks like someone playing at the top level while trying to obfuscate what they are doing. Also - in blitz - They let you come after them, but they will always have a correct answer immediately. Humans, however, will hesitate for a millisecond longer if you start playing on the other side of the board. Hikaru was playing all over the board and the moves times were essentially the same. You can know the ideas your opponent might play, but not nesaccerily in what order. With humans, we can play very fast but you will also sense hesitation (hesitation that feels correctly parsed) when the position changes significantly. Playing at a high level and blundering in a complex position makes sense - and is how humans play. However, strangling your opponent into a dead lost position, then playing strange waiting moves (when there are clear winning ideas) in the latter part of the game, then only going for an insane combo kill when there is 20 seconds left that looks suspiciously pre-moved (because the position has been so juiced) is one of many ways that humans with engines play. Kinda funny how your profile picture looks like the exact source image for the tiger drawing background on the guys chess profile page (same angle of the tiger and expression). Strange, but I'll chalk it up to coincidence. You a brother of his? Parent? Seems like he is just a kid from his appearance in this thread.
Boggles the mind
can we just take a moment to appreciate hikaru’s thumbnails
Best speedrun of all time. Should redo in different formats
Oh snap is Hikaru a swiftie? Very nice!
5:26 opponent lost 37 Elo?
New content suggestion: Try disrespect speed run with 1.f3
The intro Is Preetty cool. Is it an AI creation?
Insane 💯
He lost almost all the games, they must all be using engine haha
finally the quality vids r back i feel like u fell off ever sense kick but u finally fixed ur cam quality where u been?
I'm curious how long it takes for Hikaru to "erase" the habit of playing poorly (Queen Sacrifice) from his memory. The subconscious brain takes some time to un-learn such behaviors, even when they are done on-purpose (and maybe doing such poor moves on-purpose is even more difficult to eradicate from the brain). This is obviously something that he has learned how to switch ON and OFF, but it still will take the human brain some time to acclimate after such exercises. My guess is that he never plays such games as these the day before an important event. I'm curious if he has ever noticed any bad side effects from "playing poorly" even (or especially when) with intent. - j q t -
I think this is an interesting take, but the only deliberately bad move is the sac itself, and other than that he is certainly banking on really sound chess principles paired with otherworldly accuracy..
The sac also comes with pretty intense shock value that throws people entirely off their own preparation.. opening theory can be great for the intermediates because their first few moves are essentially good positions curated by grandmasters, but fending for yourself, trusted to create some winning position out of thin air within a minute, vs hikaru, lol, they don’t stand a chance
copypasta. I think these runs actually help his game
Hikaru HOW
Hey does anyone know the name of the jazzy intro song? I would actually listen to it🔥
I was the one that beat him. That game actually made my day.
thats awesome dude fr i hope to be good enough to convert in bullet a queen up vs hikaru one day, thats pretty insane
Good stuff
No you weren’t
@@jessetrueba9578 What do you want me to do to prove it lol
great play there man fr.. he will probably get close to 3000 on this speedrun so you really overperformed there.. beating the #1 bullet player even with queen odds is an insane feat for a 2300
Playlist idea. Levy plays your first 10 moves. Start at Levys rating in that time category.
no one cares about incel levy
@@jackblack704 wow. And people say the internet is toxic.
Chess most complex game 😢
So, hikaru could be GM without queen?
Anyone else think hikaru is one of the unintentionally hilarious people alive? Every video I just be cracking TF up 😂😂😂😂 homies too funny
No one can stop Hikaru
magnus
@@shulmpino5505 for bullet....I think Hikaru may be the best in the world. Anything longer and I bet on Magnus.
@@dsm3759703 maybe but probably not for long anyway
Best in the 🌎
Hikaru makes it look so easy xd
Whats the intro song?
This videos are way too short
bro has personal issues with his queen 💀
Intro quite hard 😬
I wander What is the point of making those speedruns???
challenge yourself and see how high you can go
Not to be disrespectful but he makes 2300s look like 1300s. I know, because I am a 1300 haha
hi hikaru
annacBruh
This is not a Chess.
I am wayyy better at chess then hikaru (JOKING IM TRASH)
I’m not
@@GardenChessI’m 2300 rapid let’s play and see who is trash😂
Hikaru is numba 1 you dont need to tell you're joking 😅
Nice fly fishing cast. Attention trout are delicious.
7th
1st
These intros are getting wild 😂