Botez Sisters VS BLINDFOLDED GM Hikaru Nakamura Blitz Match

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  • @supazio
    @supazio 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20950

    "He's blind Hikaru, he's not full energy Hikaru"
    lol talkin about GMs like they're super saiyans

    • @Jah_Berl
      @Jah_Berl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +704

      Lol it's true though

    • @nothisispatrick6832
      @nothisispatrick6832 4 ปีที่แล้ว +796

      They are super saiyans though

    • @JoicSeth
      @JoicSeth 4 ปีที่แล้ว +293

      _they are super sayans tho_

    • @unknownintroovert
      @unknownintroovert 4 ปีที่แล้ว +117

      Can he beat Goku though!??!!!

    • @N8Bakka
      @N8Bakka 4 ปีที่แล้ว +474

      ZrEX Of course he could. I don’t think goku even knows how to play chess.

  • @lcunash8093
    @lcunash8093 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26391

    Did they really think they’d have a chance against the man magnus called “decent”?

    • @benjaminhaley5189
      @benjaminhaley5189 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2365

      Hikaru admitted that Andrea played very well though
      Edit: He's a super GM you morons of course he should beat Andrea, even blindfolded. I'm saying it's nice he gave her a fair compliment.

    • @danielchaves650
      @danielchaves650 3 ปีที่แล้ว +618

      @@benjaminhaley5189 so? He was still blindfolded lmao

    • @Rohit-hk6nd
      @Rohit-hk6nd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +230

      @@benjaminhaley5189 lol it's almost done by every one that they appreciate the other person

    • @user-ov2kx8ql5i
      @user-ov2kx8ql5i 3 ปีที่แล้ว +121

      Magnus got sniped and wrecked by a berserk giri lulw

    • @adityakrishnamalhotra1
      @adityakrishnamalhotra1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Bro this just hurts 😭

  • @gerryendersen4718
    @gerryendersen4718 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6176

    Alternate title: Hikaru mercilessly mates two sisters while blindfolded

    • @charanjit4940
      @charanjit4940 3 ปีที่แล้ว +184

      Underrated comment 😂😂😂

    • @SayMyNaamee
      @SayMyNaamee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      lol

    • @pratikchandraIC
      @pratikchandraIC 2 ปีที่แล้ว +204

      you mean, checkmates, right? 🙄

    • @technodrone3260
      @technodrone3260 2 ปีที่แล้ว +129

      Why this sounds like a double meaning joke... 😐

    • @adibulus
      @adibulus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +274

      @@technodrone3260 because it is...

  • @geeth.k.official1605
    @geeth.k.official1605 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1657

    Two GMs can literally play chess without even a board and all the pieces ....

    • @monkebrainedfish3130
      @monkebrainedfish3130 2 ปีที่แล้ว +240

      Yup they just play chess with words while casually in a conversation

    • @JuneJuIyAugust
      @JuneJuIyAugust 2 ปีที่แล้ว +372

      I can just imagine two Gm’s walking around in a park with coffee and are just saying random moves while people next to them are confused

    • @bubness1587
      @bubness1587 2 ปีที่แล้ว +170

      I think whats crazier is Hikaru saying in the past that all super GM's should be able to play 10 blindfolded games at a time so not only can they play chess without a board they could probably play multiple games against each other all at the same time lol

    • @amoldivo
      @amoldivo ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Talking about internet lol 🤣 they live in the world of chess! 🙈😗

    • @terskataneli6457
      @terskataneli6457 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      When you play enough chess you can imagine the board and all the pieces in your mind without even having fotographic memory nor being a gm in the first place

  • @Lightt17
    @Lightt17 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16683

    He's blindfolded yet I still know he's looking at the ceiling lmao

    • @yaasdpalala4492
      @yaasdpalala4492 4 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      thats cause nakamura a cheater, dubov and carlsen are better

    • @johnnypiquel2295
      @johnnypiquel2295 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1315

      @@yaasdpalala4492 looking up = engine lmao

    • @dredd3319
      @dredd3319 4 ปีที่แล้ว +479

      @@yaasdpalala4492 mald

    • @SaladDongs
      @SaladDongs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@yaasdpalala4492 Yes. What of it?

    • @Mystery-ln2cp
      @Mystery-ln2cp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +380

      @@yaasdpalala4492 how is looking at the ceiling cheating? if he cheats by seeing the board how is it cheating?? is it because the girls are bad? I don't see the correlation

  • @DrAldobaglio
    @DrAldobaglio 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8482

    The Botez sisters working through paralyzing, crippling anxiety. Hikaru making a grocery list.

    • @shrekthing5981
      @shrekthing5981 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Wat

    • @ilyaibrahimovic9842
      @ilyaibrahimovic9842 3 ปีที่แล้ว +196

      Reminiscent of the comment one of his viewers made after playing a game with him, something like "omg I rewatched the game and the whole time he's just ordering nuts" (because he literally was. Macademias, almonds, etc.)

    • @amided3816
      @amided3816 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@ilyaibrahimovic9842 wow

    • @johnherriot6056
      @johnherriot6056 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah I know the feeling of anxiety playing against much better rated players (she was playing so defensively)

    • @ethanburnell1985
      @ethanburnell1985 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      A truly underrated comment

  • @praveenrawat6574
    @praveenrawat6574 3 ปีที่แล้ว +469

    How they forgot to blindfold his third eye

    • @jordanotieno8765
      @jordanotieno8765 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      You can't blindfold the byakugan(you watched naruto right😂😂)

    • @iamronaldo7764
      @iamronaldo7764 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jordanotieno8765 wtf is naruta

    • @imjonathan6745
      @imjonathan6745 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ahh yes pewdiepie the best youtuber

  • @George_Francis
    @George_Francis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Hikaru: Blindfolded
    Also Hikaru: I Can see why it's a bad move

  • @TerrileSimio
    @TerrileSimio 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18760

    Hikaru's girlfriend: How was your night?
    Hikaru: meeeeh, two girls were playing with me, blinfolded

    • @erlindaalba1682
      @erlindaalba1682 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1682

      Hikaru is an active GM. He has no love life :D.

    • @anuragsahu6752
      @anuragsahu6752 3 ปีที่แล้ว +374

      Just a joke
      Don't take it as jerk

    • @angeljohncano7610
      @angeljohncano7610 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2022

      I mate with two sisters blindfolded

    • @aloknathsingh4647
      @aloknathsingh4647 3 ปีที่แล้ว +846

      and they screamed too loud, while one of them also wanted to cry

    • @RoaringOrange
      @RoaringOrange 3 ปีที่แล้ว +307

      Would be even funnier, if he mated them blindfolded

  • @ethand.5937
    @ethand.5937 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16554

    I love how Hikaru looks up when he’s thinking, even while blindfolded; as if the Krabby Patty secret formula is written up there and it enables him to checkmate every game

    • @TV-dk6wl
      @TV-dk6wl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      Never seen a comment 1k+likes without a reply

    • @PlumingerNylon
      @PlumingerNylon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +252

      So you ruined it?

    • @nippo7459
      @nippo7459 3 ปีที่แล้ว +184

      @@PlumingerNylon he has a troll face profile picture what did you expect

    • @Panic_Pickle
      @Panic_Pickle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      Gamm his face is clearly tilted too far to the side to see the screen, plus those masks don’t leave nearly enough of a gap. Looking up when thinking is a neurological thing, most everyone does it.

    • @hwago123
      @hwago123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      He has a monitor on the ceiling

  • @novaclymax3206
    @novaclymax3206 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    She’s putting all her effort into the game while Hikaru is just thinking about how she’d make a bad saleswoman 😂

  • @kaiwang2924
    @kaiwang2924 2 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    The most amazing thing, is how Hikaru remembered TIME, for both his, and his opponents.

  • @dbmi007
    @dbmi007 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14622

    If you didn't know, the 2 bulges on hikarus blindfold are for 2 tiny screens, one with the game being played and the other for the engine.

    • @ohhohhoo
      @ohhohhoo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +662

      Pfp checks out

    • @resir9807
      @resir9807 4 ปีที่แล้ว +142

      Genius

    • @urdunibnpeter7276
      @urdunibnpeter7276 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      so HW wasnt blind at all ??? i dont get it …. or could he only smh see 1 move atm

    • @ohhohhoo
      @ohhohhoo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +608

      @@urdunibnpeter7276 ????????????

    • @ajaxtrees7751
      @ajaxtrees7751 4 ปีที่แล้ว +674

      Shaitan the comment was taking the piss, of course he was blindfolded

  • @Siacourage
    @Siacourage 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21301

    So blind Hikaru is "only" 2400. LOL

    • @DarkSeaFriend
      @DarkSeaFriend 4 ปีที่แล้ว +575

      I wish I was 2400 in blitz. Only 1700 :(

    • @GODDAMIZJoseph
      @GODDAMIZJoseph 4 ปีที่แล้ว +416

      @sf2explus man keep going, just started playing chess a few weeks ago and now I'm at 2100. Been on a rampage for Ruy Lopez opening variations videos and Sicillian Defence, as well as doing puzzles. Just do that everyday and you'll improve drastically.

    • @bigassmf1923
      @bigassmf1923 4 ปีที่แล้ว +279

      @@GODDAMIZJoseph What you been playing only few weeks ? and you're already 2100 what site do you play on ? that's pretty impressive btw

    • @cristianyahirninaorellana3449
      @cristianyahirninaorellana3449 4 ปีที่แล้ว +417

      @@GODDAMIZJoseph You're making things that even the world champion didn't do wow.

    • @whorod8895
      @whorod8895 4 ปีที่แล้ว +520

      Pussy slYer 68 why are you lying? You can’t hit 2100 in a few weeks.

  • @Celtic4Leaf
    @Celtic4Leaf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    14:00 Her face in the backround while her friend makes the move is too perfect haha made my day!

    • @Humma_Kavula
      @Humma_Kavula 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      That's her sister lol

  • @dexwastaken1259
    @dexwastaken1259 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    hikaru looking at the ceiling is the literal equivalent to playing against an engine

  • @joaofelipesiqueira21
    @joaofelipesiqueira21 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10696

    Crazy he can talk normally and even thank chat, all while keeping a perfect image of the board and his opponents next moves

    • @jstn3633
      @jstn3633 3 ปีที่แล้ว +263

      Dude havent you seen Carlsen do this while playing 3 people?

    • @joaofelipesiqueira21
      @joaofelipesiqueira21 3 ปีที่แล้ว +634

      @@jstn3633 I have seen him do this with way more than 3 people, but like I said its crazy that he keeps this level of focus while talking to chat and having to think about things outside the board

    • @solutions4u92
      @solutions4u92 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Lol u guys not seen vidit from india

    • @fnvo876
      @fnvo876 3 ปีที่แล้ว +169

      @@solutions4u92 bc india is trash

    • @stoart4743
      @stoart4743 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@fnvo876 true

  • @glenndunn7884
    @glenndunn7884 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9913

    I wonder if this guy walks around thinking why is everyone so stupid

    • @LionHGH
      @LionHGH 4 ปีที่แล้ว +159

      Lmfaooooooo

    • @Thesasquatchsad
      @Thesasquatchsad 4 ปีที่แล้ว +429

      102 iq Pepelaugh. There’s a clip of him taking the iq test

    • @vietnamtactical
      @vietnamtactical 4 ปีที่แล้ว +570

      Nahh hikarus pretty chill

    • @Buckheimer
      @Buckheimer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +713

      Knwing how to play chess doesnt suddenly equals smart right? Like do ppl expect these chess players can become engineers or doctors overnight or wht? Maybe Im just a hater but still Im just sayin. And I love watching Hikaru play too.

    • @kizikiw1
      @kizikiw1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +866

      @@Buckheimer Being one of the top chess players in the world would probably make you smarter than most ordinary people and no one said with his smarts he could become a doctor or engineer. Also, the comment the guy said about him being smarter was clearly a joke.

  • @akhutoYaro000
    @akhutoYaro000 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Bro is so advanced they need to Blind him out 💀

  • @RaphaelPargger
    @RaphaelPargger ปีที่แล้ว +127

    Blind chess is utterly unimaginable for me. How tf would anyone do this?
    This is a feat of great skill.
    I'm happy if i dont hang my queen in the line of a bishop at the other end of the board.

    • @drawingwithbocah
      @drawingwithbocah ปีที่แล้ว +1

      RIGHT?! It is so fascinating
      But I can see how it is actually quite doable, I used to help my brother training when he was younger and at the moment I played chess quite often and some strange power born from tha was that: I can predict the chess pieces up until 5-8 steps and I can see how a GM can play blind chess
      I can't make prediction anymore tho 🤣

    • @ScreenTheSun-mr9zm
      @ScreenTheSun-mr9zm ปีที่แล้ว

      Man how did I went from 1150 bout to hit 1200 to fucking 800 what the hell is wrong with me

  • @arcitejack
    @arcitejack 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4029

    Is there a bigger compliment from Naka than, “ this opening is very professional” ?

    • @baileysoper246
      @baileysoper246 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Ask Ludwig

    • @0scarWalsh
      @0scarWalsh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +232

      @@baileysoper246 "better than xqc"

    • @ianonrust5766
      @ianonrust5766 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Yeah he gives out compliments pretty commonly so yeah there is definitely a bigger compliment

    • @lusteraliaszero
      @lusteraliaszero 4 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      considering she's a pro it's arguably insulting if anythign

    • @arcitejack
      @arcitejack 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      actually you raise a good point I didnt think of. Its an underhanded compliment.

  • @TheRealCabe
    @TheRealCabe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5553

    Ah, the famous two girls one GM video. Gotta say, from all the hype I expected much worse.

    • @Paulosbclima
      @Paulosbclima 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      HAHAHAH

    • @jimzimmer2048
      @jimzimmer2048 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Dark Place or much better they should of took it to the next level

    • @Dunnbar
      @Dunnbar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +111

      damn homie, I can't believe I read something this blatantly degenerate lol seriously took me to a dark place, good job, accurate username.

    • @luczakj8053
      @luczakj8053 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lmao good one

    • @unvergebeneid
      @unvergebeneid 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      He still made them eat shit though ;)

  • @brandodamnbro
    @brandodamnbro 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    That reaction at the end is why I'm now subscribed to this channel 🤣 the amount of stress it must be, fighting a 2400 hikaru

    • @blitzwarzone342
      @blitzwarzone342 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yea it was this video that got me to sub too...lol

  • @sebflo4137
    @sebflo4137 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Whoever was controlling Hikarus pieces def moved to save time for him at the end 😂

  • @TheTingleMeister
    @TheTingleMeister 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3219

    "He's blind Hikaru, not full energy Hikaru."
    Hah, you wouldn't even believe it but this isn't even Hikaru's final form. He can go even further beyond.

    • @muhtasimmahin5057
      @muhtasimmahin5057 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Looks like you are watching too much Fragon ball😅😆

    • @miloshake2967
      @miloshake2967 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      He's final form when he fights magnus carlsen on a chess india tournament

    • @AntonioSerranoMx91
      @AntonioSerranoMx91 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Fullpower Blitz Hikaru can actually CRUSH Magnus.

    • @maroccoman9101
      @maroccoman9101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Antonio Serrano realisticly no

    • @maroccoman9101
      @maroccoman9101 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Killer Whale last time i checked, magnus beat Hikaru to become the blitz champ last year

  • @coledoebele9102
    @coledoebele9102 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5414

    16:30 Ah I see you are using the grandmaster XQC famous bing bang move

    • @lj_sweet7279
      @lj_sweet7279 4 ปีที่แล้ว +313

      Lmaoo I saw that and instantly thought of that pepega

    • @Raphanial
      @Raphanial 4 ปีที่แล้ว +208

      GM Felix "Schnozer" Lengyel the 4.6K ELO Warlord Pharaoh u mean?

    • @stinkypoo1597
      @stinkypoo1597 4 ปีที่แล้ว +96

      @@Raphanial 4.6k rated GAMING COLUSSUS SCHNOZE KING BING BANG BONG POW

    • @syedthefunnyguy7570
      @syedthefunnyguy7570 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      what the hell is that?

    • @OmniKoneko
      @OmniKoneko 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@ZhaozhengHan She's prolly a tier 3 sub lol

  • @alrc
    @alrc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    So cute that Alex screams for Andrea too. I know my siblings would just laugh at me

  • @st4ndby
    @st4ndby ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Its so sweet how the siblings keep motivating each other.

  • @snap9342
    @snap9342 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4265

    A blindfolded man and 2 girls, i think im on the wrong side of the internet here.

    • @rajatsinha2872
      @rajatsinha2872 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Haha

    • @matthewviramontes3131
      @matthewviramontes3131 4 ปีที่แล้ว +203

      ...or perhaps you're on the *right* side. 😏

    • @GaunerHoch3
      @GaunerHoch3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +115

      ... or you have copied the top comment

    • @SimonSaysSimon
      @SimonSaysSimon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      you have at least been on the wrong side of the internet

    • @truffulatree9879
      @truffulatree9879 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Copied comment from Hikaru's vid...

  • @j3tto
    @j3tto 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2325

    i was so confused how hikaru knew where to move until i realized the moves were given to him thru the headphones

    • @slipperylatex872
      @slipperylatex872 3 ปีที่แล้ว +426

      knowing where to move is harder then you think, keeping track of the where your pieces are, and their pieces, and strategizing how to win the game moves ahead, and talking to someone, and thanking chat at the same time

    • @JoshTruff
      @JoshTruff 3 ปีที่แล้ว +167

      @@slipperylatex872 Yeah but knowing where to move without getting the opponents moves read to you would be next level magic.

    • @yashpermalla3494
      @yashpermalla3494 3 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      @@JoshTruff I doubt anyone can predict moves that well lol

    • @luke7503
      @luke7503 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@yashpermalla3494 he could probably beat most of us like that 😂

    • @baumann9551
      @baumann9551 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      @@luke7503 I think I would be harder actually because we make a lot of stupid unpredictable moves and a lot of professionals don’t so it would be easier to know what was going on

  • @redscorpion9325
    @redscorpion9325 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The ending 😂that was close 1 but he’s quick in the matter of 1 sec or less when he calls out the moves

  • @cassandra2843
    @cassandra2843 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    He’s pulling a queens gambit every time he looks up at the ceiling

  • @markwhat619
    @markwhat619 4 ปีที่แล้ว +736

    I can’t even make it to my garage blindfolded

    • @treyt7914
      @treyt7914 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      If you walked to your garage a million times over years and years then doing it blindfolded would be a lot simpler, not easy but a lot simpler than if you had never walked there before.

    • @omarzioui4766
      @omarzioui4766 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Treyden Tallent no shit

    • @unvergebeneid
      @unvergebeneid 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Do you have a lot of experience with that though? What's happening in your garage, exactly? ;)

    • @yungboomer6467
      @yungboomer6467 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@omarzioui4766 if you would realize, he was comparing the two. think of this. Hikaru has played so many chess games that he can see the boards in his head and has memorized patterns and sequences in the game.

    • @ablueairheadablueairhead3215
      @ablueairheadablueairhead3215 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Daily reminder ACAB.

  • @ninonkimel9414
    @ninonkimel9414 3 ปีที่แล้ว +793

    Only 2400
    Me who’s 300: 👁👄👁

    • @masterham3120
      @masterham3120 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      You must be new

    • @isaacwheeler3086
      @isaacwheeler3086 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      You’ll get better

    • @Its_Asmo
      @Its_Asmo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@masterham3120 ikr, I'm a turbochad experienced 800 player, poor poor 300s

    • @masterham3120
      @masterham3120 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Its_Asmo loool

    • @euriio5018
      @euriio5018 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      *cries in 500*

  • @RBurnerAcc
    @RBurnerAcc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    No chance, Hikaru is legit chess himself, he remembers every line, square, piece, retaliation effort, and or counter ect in chess, while showing why he's the Samurai Blitz king, blindfolded 💀

  • @ResearchForMyself
    @ResearchForMyself 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I LOVE getting right into the action zero intro. Phenomenal!!

  • @HJDSimon
    @HJDSimon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +682

    You know it's ridiculous when you're impressed someone almost beat someone who's blindfolded.....Hikaru is just insane, but great effort by Andrea

    • @MelindaGreen
      @MelindaGreen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      My chess success was a draw against a GM in a simul

    • @niagra898
      @niagra898 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      She’s the hot Botez so even sweeter crushing her.

  • @darthgoldfish1094
    @darthgoldfish1094 3 ปีที่แล้ว +439

    Hikaru: "Very professional opening"
    Also Hikaru: "Eww"

  • @seetheandbreak
    @seetheandbreak ปีที่แล้ว +7

    9:40 this is so sweet

  • @chennaionlychennai7872
    @chennaionlychennai7872 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Alex was actually happy inside that Andrea also lost 😂

  • @rabirabi924
    @rabirabi924 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1264

    7:27 it's OK you don't need the bishop really made my day 😂😂😂

    • @aziznblues19
      @aziznblues19 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      hahahahahahaha

    • @r7diego
      @r7diego 4 ปีที่แล้ว +110

      hahaha, she is so positive, "keep fighting, keep fighting"

    • @BotezLive
      @BotezLive  4 ปีที่แล้ว +398

      unfortunately she was wrong 😂😂😂

    • @rabirabi924
      @rabirabi924 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@BotezLive Your sister is so funny you're lucky to have her.

    • @aziznblues19
      @aziznblues19 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      @rabi rabi Actually both of them are so funny and they are lucky to have each other 🖤.

  • @ELVIS1975T
    @ELVIS1975T 3 ปีที่แล้ว +464

    Everyone is impressed with the GM but this is easy casual work for GMs. I’m impressed with the little sister. She was going toe to toe until time out.

    • @jozkomrkvicka7607
      @jozkomrkvicka7607 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Its like reading or making calculation in head. Everyone manage it if he spends enough time as a child.

    • @factChecker01
      @factChecker01 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Did she run out of time or blunder the queen? I guess you're right, she ran out of time. I wish they showed at least a second more so we could see it easier.

    • @familiasosa6379
      @familiasosa6379 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jozkomrkvicka7607 how did he know the moves that they were making though

    • @taryth.
      @taryth. ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@familiasosa6379 he has a 2nd person reading and playing the moves. At the last second, that guy kind of did his own thing, letting Botez get a promotion because there wasnt enough time to relay the moves.

  • @abdogrammar
    @abdogrammar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    7:46
    Alex : I can't believe I blundered like that
    Andrea : I'm so happy 😂😂

    • @robertakerman3570
      @robertakerman3570 ปีที่แล้ว

      ARrrgh. I can tie My shoes blindfolded(does that count?)

  • @patch1459
    @patch1459 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like how they are talking eachother through while not telling them what to do

  • @inter3684
    @inter3684 4 ปีที่แล้ว +468

    float like a Nakamura, scream like a Botez

    • @ts4gv
      @ts4gv 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      AbdulKerim yes

  • @keithandrade1087
    @keithandrade1087 4 ปีที่แล้ว +958

    Thumbnail is on point. Oh wait, this is chess?!!

    • @slickbuyers
      @slickbuyers 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      You are op

    • @pankajgwalani3597
      @pankajgwalani3597 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Gaand faad hasa dia Bhai ne🤣

    • @Rex-yb2nc
      @Rex-yb2nc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Wrong site

    • @snigajesemedio
      @snigajesemedio 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Best comment I ever read, I swear

    • @angelpopcorn428
      @angelpopcorn428 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You are literally the best

  • @Yuvi_vlogs321
    @Yuvi_vlogs321 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Lovely watching you guys playing..
    I'm watching blindfold for the first time in my life..
    That's seems interesting..
    ❤️❤️Two heart for Hikaru Nakamura and Alexandra Botiz

  • @dougfoster445
    @dougfoster445 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I truly think that Hikaru's neurons burned a pathway in the shape of a chess board in his brain.

  • @dragonshadowstorm
    @dragonshadowstorm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1915

    I know nothing about chess but the second girl has such a soothing voice.

    • @1trickwootang
      @1trickwootang 4 ปีที่แล้ว +854

      Sorry sir you dropped this
      "Simp Card"

    • @dragonshadowstorm
      @dragonshadowstorm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +675

      @@1trickwootang Oh wow, I thought I lost it. She does have a soothing voice though.

    • @garlicpepper1334
      @garlicpepper1334 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      FBI! Open up!!

    • @Zephhi
      @Zephhi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +152

      @@garlicpepper1334 She's 18

    • @juancit4254
      @juancit4254 4 ปีที่แล้ว +476

      garlic pepper it doesn’t mean he wants to fuck her or something

  • @zeezmusic7245
    @zeezmusic7245 4 ปีที่แล้ว +309

    Little Botez played so good.

    • @BotezLive
      @BotezLive  4 ปีที่แล้ว +178

      She really did

  • @thawekpl
    @thawekpl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    / Alex plays /
    Andrea: asks something
    Alex: DON'T DISTRACT ME, DON'T DISTRACT ME
    / Andrea plays /
    Alex literally speaking every 15 secs. 🤣

  • @Incepter.
    @Incepter. ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I can't believe Hikaru has the free time to relentlessly destroy the Botez sisters while BEING blindfolding in Chess.

  • @Trendlines_mc
    @Trendlines_mc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +602

    17:37 don't get flagged by a blind man Andrea😂

    • @alejandrozunigaavila2398
      @alejandrozunigaavila2398 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Dude its freaking hikaru nakamura.

    • @WCamden
      @WCamden 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@alejandrozunigaavila2398 she still threw that

    • @mihaibuta2427
      @mihaibuta2427 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I m pretty sure it s spelled Andreea

  • @ETHANGELIST
    @ETHANGELIST 3 ปีที่แล้ว +774

    The second girl did amazingly well. She actually had mate in 6 at 18:16. Hikaru made a couple of blindfolded pre-move blunders. The engine says she was ahead the majority of the game

    • @allahm-ast3mnlywlatstbdlny164
      @allahm-ast3mnlywlatstbdlny164 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Mashallah tbark Allah alhamudillah inshallah better astgfrallah

    • @bezwin235
      @bezwin235 3 ปีที่แล้ว +99

      But to not lose while blindfolded and losing the whole game is also a testament to how good he is

    • @vivvpprof
      @vivvpprof 3 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      Hahaha, yes she had a mate once she promoted, that's no discovery, my friend xD The thing is they both had 1-2 seconds left.

    • @ASLUHLUHCE
      @ASLUHLUHCE 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@allahm-ast3mnlywlatstbdlny164 lol did you just make that account so can randomly comment those

    • @alialahmad4329
      @alialahmad4329 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@bezwin235 he iis a freaking gm dude

  • @DataRadar
    @DataRadar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Blindfolded master mates two nervous sisters

  • @insouciantFox
    @insouciantFox 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    0:22 "Who plays the Catalan?"
    Magnus during WCC: *looks away surreptitiously*

  • @Furrnox
    @Furrnox 4 ปีที่แล้ว +448

    Tbf the dude playing for Hikaru took over at the end so Hikaru wouldn't lose on time.

    • @shedirihan7378
      @shedirihan7378 4 ปีที่แล้ว +104

      No he told him the moves in advance to win time

    • @shedirihan7378
      @shedirihan7378 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      oh there might be some extra steps there

    • @imightbebiased9311
      @imightbebiased9311 4 ปีที่แล้ว +228

      If you look at Hikaru's version of the stream, he thanks the dude for saving him with some quick work in the end game.

    • @WolxLure
      @WolxLure 4 ปีที่แล้ว +145

      Tbf he's playing with a fucking blindfold lol

    • @joelcoll4034
      @joelcoll4034 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Hikaru should have said: just do random preplays

  • @backinX
    @backinX 3 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    Do they all stare at the ceiling? Asking for a redheaded friend.

  • @peacefulambiences7935
    @peacefulambiences7935 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    hikaru had another computer screen directly below his feet so he could peak down and see through the little gap of his blindfold

  • @0Woei
    @0Woei 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Those last 20 moves and hesitations of Andrea got me screaming to my screen like OMFGGG 😱😅👍🏽

  • @dark_colour5204
    @dark_colour5204 3 ปีที่แล้ว +148

    It is so impressive that he memorized the whole board and every move that they would do it is so cool

    • @kprathamesh3564
      @kprathamesh3564 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Also they play on 3 boards at a time, search it

    • @dark_colour5204
      @dark_colour5204 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@kprathamesh3564 really omg that is a true grandmaster

    • @kprathamesh3564
      @kprathamesh3564 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@dark_colour5204 nearly all grand masters do that😅.
      Search for vidit gujrathi blind folded vs botes.

    • @caralho5237
      @caralho5237 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      when you dedicate your life to a sport, you learn to do this kind of stuff

    • @prafulyadav661
      @prafulyadav661 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@caralho5237 that's dumb

  • @tlotpwist2250
    @tlotpwist2250 4 ปีที่แล้ว +190

    Alex is so competitive haha. Even when andrea was playing she had second hand nervousness

  • @MA-qz1sd
    @MA-qz1sd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I wanna see a video of Hikaru playing another super-GM both blindfold.

  • @testicleesthegreat3475
    @testicleesthegreat3475 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    They’re sisters?! Well damn. I guess I learn how to do this chess thing.

  • @Jdrunnin
    @Jdrunnin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Really came down to the wire on time there. Very fun couple of games, it is crazy to see people so good at chess they can visualize the whole board

  • @oliverboii7034
    @oliverboii7034 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    My mans closes his eyes to see the board better; they never had a chance.

  • @sakibtanvir3083
    @sakibtanvir3083 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Hikaru tries to stare at the ceiling even when he is blindfolded

  • @DungeonProtoss
    @DungeonProtoss 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Man making both sisters screaming at the end while being blindfolded. 😅

  • @ThatGuyErazo
    @ThatGuyErazo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    16:30
    "Ah, I see you are a *woman* of culture as well."

  • @ryankyungsoocho4291
    @ryankyungsoocho4291 4 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    I can’t with the thumbnail LMFAO

  • @Maskenken
    @Maskenken 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The faces Alexandra makes in the end of Andreas game are amazing.

  • @dutiot2326
    @dutiot2326 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The blind fold is for him not to simp on them.

  • @skidm0
    @skidm0 4 ปีที่แล้ว +527

    And for my next move... C2 getting Andrea’s number

    • @LEXeroma
      @LEXeroma 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      we lost chat

  • @AbhishekKumar-uu4uj
    @AbhishekKumar-uu4uj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +411

    18:38 Then cry like a grandmaster

  • @chessking2
    @chessking2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    hikaru: yeah uh i mated two girls blindfolded.....and they were like screaming.....

  • @brucehighcock4568
    @brucehighcock4568 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The speed at the end of the game with which he calculates is freakishly outstanding.

  • @tonybebb72
    @tonybebb72 4 ปีที่แล้ว +140

    "Naka! What is best in life?"
    "TO CRUSH YOUR ENEMIES, SEE THEM DRIVEN BEFORE YOU, AND TO HEAR THE LAMENTATIONS OF THE WOMEN."

    • @user-njyzcip
      @user-njyzcip 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      "Except you can't see because you're blindfolded"

  • @dynamoislive3835
    @dynamoislive3835 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    18:16 that scream is real.

  • @_zz__Z
    @_zz__Z 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That was entertaining, well played by the both of you!!

  • @jayDClo
    @jayDClo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hikaru wearing a literal blindfold: Obviously I see the reason it’s a bad move.

  • @jriley-tv1on
    @jriley-tv1on 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Little sister's smile in the background after she blundered the bishop/backrankmate threat, lol

  • @reallifenpcs5807
    @reallifenpcs5807 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    The way he plays makes me think those are some fancy minimalistic VR glasses

  • @NaffiaYT
    @NaffiaYT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    1:20 when hikaru goes “euwhh” to your move

  • @vishybreh
    @vishybreh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I can’t remember a password I made a day ago. This amount of memory is crazy

  • @benjamincai2637
    @benjamincai2637 4 ปีที่แล้ว +114

    I think telling Andrea how much time was left makes her more nervous than your dad talking lol.

  • @russellthorburn9297
    @russellthorburn9297 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Me 5 seconds after move 1. "Crap, I forget. Did you move D4 or E4?".

  • @huangsiyuan
    @huangsiyuan ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Plot twist: Hikaru already moved all his pieces into checkmate position before he blindfolded himself

  • @almightygus
    @almightygus 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    They both played very well. The nervous factor must have been enormous

  • @alexav6110
    @alexav6110 4 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    "Who plays the catalan?" I DO... Hikaru I DO

    • @Mothwater
      @Mothwater 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah that hurt 😭

  • @themastema1189
    @themastema1189 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Saw it first on Hikaru few days ago just got thi on my suggetions decided to watch again cause it as truely entertaining! Here's another sub and a like!

  • @ngel0
    @ngel0 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I find it cute how Alex wiped it off 18:30 it shows raw emotions, chess is an emotionally charged game particularly on the last seconds of any blitz game

  • @sdn40
    @sdn40 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Everyone is so afraid and it leads to never playing on his side of the board.

  • @karma7789
    @karma7789 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Was the blindfold helping him keeping his calm? I CANNOT....man, he's so good

  • @babylongate
    @babylongate 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    7:26 lol it's so hilarious , girl in the background saying hey listen you don't need the bishop you don't need the bishop aaaahahahahaha

  • @jonjonnyjonathan
    @jonjonnyjonathan 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    you know its time watch "Queens Gambit" again when you're suddenly bombarded with chess videos again

  • @thomas_the_cat
    @thomas_the_cat ปีที่แล้ว

    super gm brains just work different when playing chess man... they have that internal chessboard going on... i remember magnus also played against multiple boards at the same time while not looking

  • @TheClanFollows
    @TheClanFollows 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    When she pushed the pawn to protect d4 from e3 and he said eugh I felt that

    • @lakejizzio7777
      @lakejizzio7777 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I didn't get why did he say "eugh" Im only 1200

  • @MoneyMac18
    @MoneyMac18 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I like how serious Alexandra takes both matches.

  • @therockdwarfmockdwarf1476
    @therockdwarfmockdwarf1476 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    14:47 lol blind yet still looking at the ceiling

  • @Br0ckLesn4r
    @Br0ckLesn4r ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Now this was a great collab