Hikaru misses every pop culture reference, and Finegold literally speaks only in pop culture references. A match made in heaven

@jeltje50

3 жыл бұрын

It's funny how the old guy is less out of touch than Hikaru

@crispynoodles703

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeltje50 The “old guy” who watches family guy.

@jeltje50

3 жыл бұрын

@@crispynoodles703 what?

@lightlysal

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeltje50 Lmao ikr

@traplover6357

3 жыл бұрын

@@crispynoodles703 family guy is old lol

Finegold: speaks Hikaru: actually thats true

@Leo-tf3rw

3 жыл бұрын

@Kyle Riel they mend their relationships and is moving forward positively 💙

@MaxRaldin

3 жыл бұрын

But the truth hurts ;;(

@hiuisvok8483

3 жыл бұрын

Levi: speaks Hikaru: splish splash your opinion is trash

@armyguy196

3 жыл бұрын

@@hiuisvok8483 Gordonramsay meme.jpg

@abooodwa7sh

3 жыл бұрын

Lol so true 😂

As someone who loves both Finegold and Nakamura and always felt a little sad that they didn't get along, this is wholesome beyond my words.

@neobitPL

3 жыл бұрын

Completely agree.

@mostafatajgardoon6743

3 жыл бұрын

I love ben and hikaru😂 and i didnt care about the issue that happened i guess they are grown gm's playing with horses😂 (just kidding) happy to see both.🍻

@wooshbait36

3 жыл бұрын

Well Hikaru got exposed for being a toxic bully, it's hard for him to get a collab with anyone but Finebroze

@joeysung311

3 жыл бұрын

@@wooshbait36 how

@Markski

3 жыл бұрын

@@joeysung311 read his name

This is like seeing Batman and Joker playing chess happily together

@randomguyontheinternet801

3 жыл бұрын

The question is who is batman and who is joker

@loctran5220

3 жыл бұрын

@@randomguyontheinternet801 honestly, they can be both

@cupass6179

3 жыл бұрын

@@loctran5220 shrodinger's batman

@executionsquad3926

3 жыл бұрын

hehe

@Cnut_the_grape

3 жыл бұрын

Gothamchess rn: 👁️👄👁️

“and everyone lived happily ever after”.

@ListenToJef

3 жыл бұрын

NICE

@warpatato

3 жыл бұрын

the end

@JustAnotherCommenter

3 жыл бұрын

Umm

Next up: Luke Skywalker does a fundraiser with Emperor Palpatine.

@adamjamesleach5039

3 жыл бұрын

Time to ditch the star wars references dude.

@txrrtle9387

3 жыл бұрын

@@adamjamesleach5039 I find your lack of faith disturbing

@adamjamesleach5039

3 жыл бұрын

@@txrrtle9387 I understand, people are easily disturbed when it comes to their beloved star wars.

@YXalr

3 жыл бұрын

@@adamjamesleach5039 Don't be a negative Nelly. No one likes a negative Nelly.

@adamjamesleach5039

3 жыл бұрын

@@YXalr I'll stand up to the star wars mob all i like :)

Not gonna lie i did not expect that Collab

@chuck3463

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it happened tho, maybe soon we get a chessbrah collab and they finally end that beef too

@xDMrGarrison

3 жыл бұрын

I'm very happy to see this :)

@mf1110

3 жыл бұрын

I knew this would happen. Came to me right after my fifth straight win against Stockfish.

@alexismiller2349

3 жыл бұрын

@@mf1110 wat

@luisalonso959

3 жыл бұрын

Ben: I'm just saying shut up and play chess. Also ben: yeahhhhiiii I'm doing a collab with hikaru .

Finegold is pure comedy.

@IntotheLloyd

3 жыл бұрын

I love Finegold’s sense of humor. I’d love to grab a beer with him :)

@priyabratamallick9230

3 жыл бұрын

Watch "Trash Talking Chess Feud: Finegold Vs Williams" if you have not. The best ever chess trash talk imo. Even Agadmator made a comment on the video.

@DuckyVanya

3 жыл бұрын

​@@priyabratamallick9230 Hey, the term is "trash talking", like shit talking. Not trying to undermine you, just I can tell from your name that you're not native English so it might be a useful thing for you to learn.

@philipalexandrou8325

3 жыл бұрын

@@DuckyVanya r u American? Because as a brit I hear shit talking a lot more than trash talking

@julianfrederick9082

3 жыл бұрын

He’s got some funny opinions that’s for sure.

Both deserve the Hikaru sportsmanship award for this.

@jenstrumentals.9004

3 жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAA!

@Davidvp

3 жыл бұрын

It should be a real thing, given to the dirtiest flag of the year or something

With all the controversy these two had this is a good move to settle things

@goku445

3 жыл бұрын

what's the drama?

@parthibhayat

3 жыл бұрын

Hikaru(or at least chessbae his manager) copy striking Eric Hansen

@microwavecoffee

3 жыл бұрын

Finegold roasted him so hard after the copystrike thing. Really surprised this collab exists.

@andrewbradley3305

3 жыл бұрын

@@microwavecoffee Yea the Hikaru they made him out to be would not be so easy to forgive attacks that mean

@megahades8296

3 жыл бұрын

they used to be friends why would they let something stupid get in the way

hikaru nakamura redemption arc. but good to see y'all finally made up. I heard y'all were friends back in the day

@MrDeath5300

3 жыл бұрын

Finegold was friends with his stepfather and he was Hikaru's second for a while too if I'm not mistaken

@bruhxyz

3 жыл бұрын

second what

@dbossstha

3 жыл бұрын

@@bruhxyz second of grandmaster means something like trainer or coach, they help them in opening preparations and things

@crowstar9069

3 жыл бұрын

He needs to get one of those tyler1 tees with the word REFORMED

@sayansingha8474

3 жыл бұрын

here for it!

Didn't see that coming) But I'm very happy that it's happened😊

@zoulzopan

3 жыл бұрын

Same I thought they hated eachother

@nerevarchthn6860

3 жыл бұрын

@@zoulzopan ben just as many gms dont like hikarus bad sportsmanship

@andresv.8880

3 жыл бұрын

@@nerevarchthn6860 in the past though

@noxus7462

3 жыл бұрын

@@zoulzopan idk if they do or don’t but out of everyone in the scene, Ben knows Hikaru the best. He’s literally seen Hikaru grow up, he even attended Hikaru’s parents wedding before Hikaru was conceived

@nerevarchthn6860

3 жыл бұрын

@@andresv.8880 still to today if you watch their matches

Just so everyone knows. They’ve known each other personally for decades.

@mikionorton2236

3 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure many people know. Just feels weird that they are in a collab after the drama

@artemischen4086

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikionorton2236 same

@Sun_Seeker

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikionorton2236 There was no drama. There is just people like you that like to make “drama” out of everything

I'm so happy to see Nakamura presenting us with the comedy of Ben Finegold

@julianfrederick9082

3 жыл бұрын

A comedy of errors.

@tenkkutn

3 жыл бұрын

@@julianfrederick9082 now, that is a good one! is that a burn that I smell?

@sammythemc

3 жыл бұрын

Same! I was really bummed when Ben missed out on the Pogchamps gravy train, he's got a big personality that I think the Twitch crowd could really get into with a little more familiarity

@tenkkutn

3 жыл бұрын

@Coolhand850 he's pretty funny if you like dad humor, but it's an opinion so....

@binnieb173

3 жыл бұрын

@@tenkkutn IS the comedy in watching him beg and milk his supporters for money every 3 minutes? Other than that the only real comedy was watching Hikaru uncomfortably smiling while listening to Ben.

From watching this video we know that QVC is not subbing to either of them

@Christoff070

3 жыл бұрын

QvC my favourite Twitch streamer

@starman3533

3 жыл бұрын

I love CVV

@mikionorton2236

3 жыл бұрын

Yo I love x

@dtoskar

3 жыл бұрын

xqc? pvc? qvc? dvd? lte? 123? abc?

@imafraidjumitebeeinnagang3886

3 жыл бұрын

Xyz indeed is a legend

Damn I've never seen benjie properly before, he seems so nice

Is he gonna mention the Hikaru Nakamura sportsmanship award xd

@bolapolinobolin7348

3 жыл бұрын

@Sisto Mosqueda it's a joke that Mr finegold does a lot. Mocking Mr Nakamura.

@JustMe-xm2gq

3 жыл бұрын

I suggest Sascha126 gets it hahaha.

Happy to see Hikaru and Ben friendly with each other again!! It’s good for chess!

This is great to see. Thank you both for putting ego's aside and attempting to make amends.

More subs battles please! I really enjoyed it.

Two of the most genuinely opinionated and interesting GMs out there! Thanks guys for doing this crossover!

It's so nice seeing these two interact despite the bad blood between them. Enjoyed this video thoroughly :)

Been waiting for this!

Sub battles are so fun to watch, love the commentary through the ranks.

Glad to see these two GM's getting along.

The Suspencer really made the game suspenseful there

i've been looking forward to this since weeks! And it's even better than I hoped it would be.

Yay that was really exciting! I loved watching Ben thank subs for an hour straight!!

my god, starting at 26:12 is the hardest I've laughed in years. just couldn't breathe for a couple minutes.

@Youzz1430

3 жыл бұрын

Uh oh, checkmark didn't get noticed

@northmd

3 жыл бұрын

@@Youzz1430 LOL

Edit below. Man i feel bad for Thaddeus1973. Ben went out of his way to say that he was a top supporter/donator of his channel. Then got absolutely demolished by a cheater. His movements were way too precise for a 1500 and for those curious that is what hikaru meant when he told Ben he would "look into it" Edit: The man i accused of cheating has replied to this comment verifying he was in fact playing fairly. My apologies to him, i hope this helps clear it up for others.

@alvarTV1991

3 жыл бұрын

That guy is a 1878 in Bullet with about 800 Matches, not really sure if he Cheated... + ~1800 Blitz Games.

@warrensmith481

3 жыл бұрын

@@alvarTV1991 pretty sure he did, they even black out his name and give the win back to Thaddeus They say not gonna talk about it on stream, but Hikaru even says "Its pretty clear cut" right as they changed scoreboard.

@otk1262

3 жыл бұрын

@@warrensmith481 chesscom verified I didn't cheat, otherwise my acc would be banned

@binnieb173

3 жыл бұрын

@@otk1262 Were you the player? I was wondering, sometimes people just play into my best lines and it can look like you are cheating... I sort of wondered if that's what happened to you?

@otk1262

3 жыл бұрын

@@binnieb173 yes I played the match. Well, I'm playing the ruy lopez quit often and the opening was common theory, that's why I had these positions so many times.

Very glad both of these two have got past the inflated drama. Love them both and their content glad they came together to do this. They should definitely do this type of content again. Happy they're playful and having an all around good time.

People feeling this like wholesome sometimes feel a bit odd, they know eachother a lot, they can fight and have a chat playing chess, is normal human behaviour, just speaking facts and hanging our, sometimes the internet can be a bit too much bipolar. Get real people, this shit happends everyday

@duncanrobertson6472

3 жыл бұрын

Very few internet drama arcs end in collab videos. I don’t think it’s wrong to be pleasantly surprised with this one.

@juannunez4436

3 жыл бұрын

@@duncanrobertson6472 i was actually trying to get a point into real life, in which it happends a lot

Wow, great to see you guys together again. Clear chemistry, history, and mutual respect between you two. Great to see. You should collab more.

I'm so confused. I take a week off twitch and this happens!? Has hell frozen over?

@ShabazzTBL

3 жыл бұрын

Twice, in fact.

We need way more of this.

Good to see my two favs actually burying the hatchet and moving on. Two awesome guys

I love this collab. Even if they aren't best friends the fact that they made this content is awesome.

Hikaru when playing magnus: This feels too perfect

Made me happy to see this collaboration lol, never expected it

Haha I was just thinking the other day that I missed Ben Finegold commentary... And here it is. Nice!

OMG a collab I thought would never happen with Ben Finegold always casually roasting Hikaru and Hikaru in turn saying stuff about him. This is new territory.

@muradsaleh4826

3 жыл бұрын

"and hikaru in turn saying stuff about him" ugh that was so forced. bro literally never says a word about Ben and Ben roasts him every stream😂

The duo we didn’t know we needed

So when are Eric and Hikaru doing their make up tutorial? Lol

@BrokenNoah

3 жыл бұрын

Personally I'm waiting for their hot tub stream

@chromso

3 жыл бұрын

@@BrokenNoah nah bro im waiting for the MMA chess boxing rematch on apr 30th.

@kingunderthemountain8143

3 жыл бұрын

Eric needs to grow up first lol

@lags9220

3 жыл бұрын

@@kingunderthemountain8143 they both need to though.

@BRONZE_OFFICIAL

3 жыл бұрын

@@kingunderthemountain8143 They both need to.

I love the moments of cautious optimism followed by outbursts of shock, desperation, and hilarity.

At the end of the day, we're all here for the chess

Hikaru, i just want you to know that even with all the drama and all your history being revealed on youtube and all the beef you have with the chess community, i like your content and i wish you'll continue to be a better person

@Prodigeris

3 жыл бұрын

That’s a very mature thing to say.

@ExtrusionXDesigns

3 жыл бұрын

what eh fuyck

@aleksandarnedeljkovic8104

3 жыл бұрын

Shouldn't we all be better person than we are?

@pjoazure

3 жыл бұрын

I watch chess for chess. Hope everyone involved in the drama is just satisfied now.

@aleksandarnedeljkovic8104

3 жыл бұрын

@@pjoazure Oh you just wait for it.

This is so fine, it’s golden. Always rooting for the Hika hikaroo 🎶

This was an awesome stream

I love how hikaru acts like Ben's donations are impressive lol

@arnav9192

3 жыл бұрын

They are impressive. A 1-2k viewer a stream is an amazing achievement in general and benjie is doing very well and beyond that

@tripalon3

3 жыл бұрын

Because Ben is showing they are impressive to him

@kekwe3088

3 жыл бұрын

"damn Ben, you really don't get alot of donations, do you?" would have been alot better, yes

@sammythemc

3 жыл бұрын

I don't think it's an act, I think he's proud he's able to bring those subs to Ben with their collaboration. Being able to help people feels awesome

@periodic98

3 жыл бұрын

@@arnav9192 Ben usually gets 3-5k tho,maybe he’s dipped recently tho

Sub battles should either start or end with the two team leaders playing each other

@Johnwilliams-th9hq

3 жыл бұрын

There is like 2k elo difference.

@harixxt

3 жыл бұрын

@@Johnwilliams-th9hq This is really late, but Finegold ist still a GM so 2600ish, so Hikaru is maybe 300 points higher, not 2000

@ezeposada1276

3 жыл бұрын

@@harixxt Let's say there's a 400 points difference, that's like 90% chance of hikaru winning, right?

@harixxt

3 жыл бұрын

@@ezeposada1276 I'd say on any singular game, Finegold can win of course, even if not suuper likely. But over several games Hikaru would obviously win most of them.

this is great to see. i wanna see more

Such a great format with you two.

WHAAAAAAAT? Ben and Hikaru together?? I thought I will only see them together when they are about to kill each other. MoistCritical must be scratching his balls and wandering .. What the Fuk just happened !!!!!!!!!!

@LetsKillCats

3 жыл бұрын

Could you explain? Im out of the loop x)

@starboiklem8381

3 жыл бұрын

@@LetsKillCats watch moistcriticals video about chess elitism

@eoghain5021

3 жыл бұрын

@@starboiklem8381 That video is completely irrelevant and also wrong, so much has happened since then

@arkos1179

3 жыл бұрын

@@eoghain5021 that video was made by a guy who got into chess for a few weeks, what do you expect. He has to make a sequel or just straight up say sorry

@moralesrichmondrovic5348

3 жыл бұрын

@@arkos1179 im kinda surprised that charlie never touched the hikaru chess drama

Unexpected but I can tell this will be an enjoyable watch

My man says let me thank some people and then doesn't mute lmao, this was great

Haha! what is this, some kind of Cold War chess where you battle by proxy? I love it.

Happy to see more friendships and less hate. Keep this up guys♥️

Guess being mocked live on the candidates commentary did wonders for Hikaru's redemption arc😂😂

@kekwe3088

3 жыл бұрын

Where, who?

@AureliusAurelius

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah which day? And time stamp?

@paulmousel7624

3 жыл бұрын

he learned how to care

@srijanmishra9823

3 жыл бұрын

@@kekwe3088 David Howell during Nepo Vs Grischuk. Just type 'Magnus Carlsen cares, literally' in the KZread search bar.

@kekwe3088

3 жыл бұрын

@@srijanmishra9823 oh that one, thought somebody lashed out more

Good timing, been going through some of Ben's courses recently. For how much of a "villain" he was he's a damn fine chess player.

I'm just happy to see them playing and communicating again

And then they lived happily ever after...♥️

Hikaru never gonna understand ben's sarcasm ever. He can't get to that level lol

@xdericisblue4393

3 жыл бұрын

Never thought a serial killer watched hikaru

This makes me happy. I hope they'll continue to be casual with each other.. friends even.

really happy to see my two favorite content creators in one place!!

so Ben just wanted Naka for himself all along aww

waiting for hikaru and chessbrah sub battle :P

@quearaeoquazhkn3728

3 жыл бұрын

that would be something

@mf1110

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it would be fun watching brah subs develop all pieces, castle, put rooks in the middle, play h3 and then making random pawn moves the rest of the game.

@arvd227

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe after a few months or years when things might be different between them... But there's a good chance it'll happen. They're both big names in the Chess streaming community

Ben reminds me of a teacher I knew in high school. He was also a chess master, and he loved playing blitz with everyone. He was always cracking jokes. Very fun person to be around.

Was awesome to see two of my favourite chess channels collaborate.

5:10 when the checkmate pop up doesn’t appears

Hikaru made the best move by collabing with finegold.

That is a crossover I never expected.

This was amazing, ty

19:08 Hikaru's face when R Kelly is mentioned lol

Now, Eric hansen vs hikaru nakamura - Sub Battle

Props to you both. Big fan of this.

Go Ben and Hikaru! I loved this crossover! Ben is pure comedy and this end the chessdrama.

Love seeing Hikaru and Ben squash the beef

@peanutbutter8482

3 жыл бұрын

Only Hikaru, Ben's a vegetarian

@InvalidFingerprint

3 жыл бұрын

@@peanutbutter8482 INCORRECT! Ben is a vegan, obviously frankly

Is this an alternate timeline?!

So nice to see these two together trying to be polite

So good. These guys need a prime time sitcom. Great chemistry.

Ben makes Hikaru smile while watching bad chess. This is a good thing.

I have never seen Ben dressed this well. I mean, he’s wearing a collared shirt

Thought these guys hated each other, hella glad to see them put down the drama because this worked out really well, man.

This was great!

I see a lot of comments saying Ben is riding hikaru like he accused hikaru of riding xQc, but I have all the reasons to believe it's team hikaru who reached out... Ben was banned in all hikaru platforms and right now, more than Ben needing a couple hundred more subs, it's hikaru who needs the cleansing of his image..

@Stanky_Foot

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed

But yes, penguins do have knees! A penguin's leg is composed of a short femur, knee, tibia and fibula. The upper leg bones are not visible as they are covered in feathers giving penguins a very short legged appearance.

@aleksandarnedeljkovic8104

3 жыл бұрын

You sure?

@ezeposada1276

3 жыл бұрын

@@aleksandarnedeljkovic8104 sam o'nella never lied to me before (and apparently never will lol)

The collaboration no one knew they needed

Nice to see you two on a stream together now :-) well done!

@GMHikaru

3 жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoyed it! :)

@DanneJaha

3 жыл бұрын

@@GMHikaru Very much :-) Both to see lower and higher rated players than me play (1200), and to have you both comment on it. Usually watch your streams live and gotham/bens recorded :-). Keep it up!

Imagine if politicians conducted themselves like this

I swear to god, Ben sounds exactly like Michael's son Jimmy in GTA 5.

@crypto2633

3 жыл бұрын

BRUH

More of this please

That's awsome that they can put drama behind them and focus on their love for the game

Hikaru vs _Sack of Sunshine_

It’s beautiful how a mutual love of money can bring people together 🥰.

@isaactakeuchimusic

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@Emily-pd2hi

Жыл бұрын

This is a very underrated comment. I implore people to give it more likes.

A wholesome turn of events

never expected this collab to happen

I'm not even involved... why do I feel awkward

@PrivateJoker0119

3 жыл бұрын

lol me too

Wholesome!

Good to see you don't actually hate each other as much as Ben pretends you do.

Collab we needed