Hello Everyone, I just wanted to let you all know that the rest of the ScrubStomping Speedrun will be on More GM Hikaru. We had too many videos to release at once and we decided to finish the speedrun over there. Part 6 and 7 are up over there. Part 6 is kzread.info/dash/bejne/c3Wbx7RvqLq5mNo.html - don't forget to drop a sub over there as once we're at 50K subs on More GM Hikaru I'll do a speedrun with eyetracker to 3200 - that's always been a request and I'm hoping I get to do it for everyone. Thanks for all the support!

@stockfish2866

3 жыл бұрын

Oh my god I am your fan Especially your premoves

@inemanja

3 жыл бұрын

Hello Everyone to you too!

@Coco-qz7fn

2 жыл бұрын

IIf these guys are scrubs i'm trash..lol

@gregorm1178

11 ай бұрын

​@@stockfish2866 l0

@upplsuckimcool16

5 күн бұрын

Not being able to calculate things while driving is a known human limitation, you should look it up, it's actually pretty interesting and strange.

"I can't do blindfold chess while driving" i dont think i can drive with a blindfold either

@descendency

3 жыл бұрын

I'm so sad Levi missed that. That was a pro-level of deadpan from Hikaru.

@shamalamadingleberry7203

3 жыл бұрын

@@descendency He meant he just can't visualize a game of chess and drive at the same time. Not actually doing blindfolded chess

@petermuno1235

3 жыл бұрын

monkaSteer

@gabiblack

3 жыл бұрын

@@shamalamadingleberry7203 it's a joke dum dum

@shamalamadingleberry7203

3 жыл бұрын

@@gabiblack it honestly isn't. Hikaru was serious about not being able to do chess in his head while doing tasks such as driving, missing levy's implication completely.

I like how Hikaru still looks up or to the side to calculate even if his blindfolded..

@cosmosDiv

3 жыл бұрын

really good example for heuristics

@jasperkra-caskey2048

3 жыл бұрын

Engine on his blindfold that only activates if he looks up

@Trathien-

3 жыл бұрын

@@jasperkra-caskey2048 the ONLY logical conclusion

@AydenA

3 жыл бұрын

it's actually a common tactic for humans in general. Looking up does some science stuff to our brain and we remember better basically.

@MincraftPwnzer

3 жыл бұрын

You mean to tell me GMs dont actually see the pieces on the ceiling?

Hikaru’s victim blunders: “oh, I didn’t see that move!” Hikaru: “dont worry, I didn’t either”

@nishantkeni447

4 ай бұрын

I like how you called him a victim 😂😂😂😂 tho at the same time its an honour to be playing against these legends

Such precision on the ending of the 1st game. When he explained Re7 instead of Qf7... Daaang! That's why he's a SuperGM

@emilianofernandez7399

3 жыл бұрын

How tf did he calculated all that in a second?

@EisonDoesEverything

3 жыл бұрын

@@emilianofernandez7399 past experience

@benyzamora9773

3 жыл бұрын

You forget that Bishop e6, Rook takes Bishop and check, King d6

@MrGreenBeanBeenBeanin

3 жыл бұрын

Countless hours of studying books of opening and positions combined with constant chess since the age of like 5. Couldn't be me.

@gilangramanda3643

3 жыл бұрын

He saw clearer than me on 500 mg of caffeine

Hikaru or Levi: "How did I not see that?" Everyone else: ...

@jkingenglish

Жыл бұрын

@nope8247

Жыл бұрын

@@jkingenglish just dabs🤣🤣

@Heisenberg_962

Жыл бұрын

Underrated

Hiraku could prolly premove a whole game blindfolded

@kr3xy140

3 жыл бұрын

That would be a nice new gamemode

@connorrose3283

3 жыл бұрын

"Hiraku" Dollarstore Hikaru

@andreerfabbro

3 жыл бұрын

playing black: 1. e4 ... ok i won

@gamelogic2235

3 жыл бұрын

I feel like he did that during his first game lol

@darkultron4856

3 жыл бұрын

before his oppooentn even moved

My best strategy For white: Queen’s gambit For black: Sicilian For blindfold: Botez gambit

@xeraphyx7903

3 жыл бұрын

a gambit is not a set or fixed thing. it is a situation based trap for your opponent to fall in. you must have multiple gambits and attacks up your sleeve ready for any scenario. and if the opponent does not fall for it, it is up to your skill and experience tow in.

@mickrobertson7782

3 жыл бұрын

@@xeraphyx7903 Somehow I get the feeling you don't know what a Botez Gambit is

@dhruviyer7743

3 жыл бұрын

@@xeraphyx7903 r/woooooosh

@EJS-jj8py

3 жыл бұрын

@@jamesl.8853 exactly

@batrongordeg

2 жыл бұрын

@@xeraphyx7903 Botez gambit is blundering the Queen.

Hikaru: *looks up at the ceiling with a blindfold* Levy: *wears glasses with a blindfold* Nothing wrong here I guess.

@egaotamagao

3 жыл бұрын

Nothing can stop hikaru to see to stockfish ceiling

@helenaborovcak6495

Жыл бұрын

I mean it just feels weird not wearing glasses and it would be hella wrong to be still with head and blindfolded while thinking

@noobiechessjxwyspl

10 ай бұрын

It’s so he can’t see clearer

@afj810

9 ай бұрын

look at ceiling is more blood to brain and glasses are like google glass and have stockfish built in

Hikaru: played more like a 1600 than a 1200 Levi: *calls a 1300 a 300*

@Vesdus

5 ай бұрын

To be fair, he played like a 300.

19:05 Hikaru counting material blindfolded blows my mind

@Nmc01236

3 жыл бұрын

Came to comment this, realized I was 4 months too late, liked your comment

@deathmeter7243

Жыл бұрын

@@Nmc01236 1 yr ago… yo u still play chess?

@Nmc01236

Жыл бұрын

@@deathmeter7243 lol, yeah, every now and then

@warlord212

Жыл бұрын

​@@Nmc01236 2 yrs ago do you still play chess

@Nmc01236

Жыл бұрын

@@warlord212 yessir

27:28 Levy: I‘ve played like multiple masters who can‘t visualize. Hikaru: What? Me who can‘t win against 1000s: Wow, what a noob

6:38 blew my damn mind

@artemis477

3 жыл бұрын

How? I saw it too.

@kyen2390

3 жыл бұрын

@@artemis477 pretty sure u didnt have a blindfold on nor did you set it up

@artemis477

3 жыл бұрын

@@kyen2390 no I didn't have a blindfold on but I'm sure I would have been able to see it anyway. It's visualising the board in your head instead of right in front of you, which makes it similar, just more difficult to concentrate

@zaxgn

3 жыл бұрын

@@artemis477 that's the point bruh

@karlcossaboon7072

3 жыл бұрын

@@artemis477 cuz we are normal people not chess gods lmao also good job for seeing that

'Actually levy you are wrong' has to be one of hikarus favorite sentences

“Better to be white than black” 57:16 hikaru nakamura, 2020 😂

@nickdawg1014

3 жыл бұрын

Canceled

@KelpyJee

3 жыл бұрын

This joke was so foul 😂😭

@hyalinduelist2527

3 жыл бұрын

Chat:"cmonbruh"

@Jartran72

3 жыл бұрын

He is not wrong.

@eliaskjrbo8142

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jartran72 Touché

Hikaru: Shows where he thinks Levy will move by hovering the piece or drawing arrows Levy: Makes a different move Me, who has no idea what the difference is between the moves or what they accomplish: "Lmao what an idiot"

@evahelie7207

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@Trathien-

3 жыл бұрын

The difference between the moves is that they are made by different pieces Hope this helps ☺️

@shiro298

3 жыл бұрын

@@Trathien- That isn't always the case :)

@matthewsharp1357

3 жыл бұрын

@@Trathien- not only that. but also they go to different places.

@Tyler-bp4md

3 жыл бұрын

@@shiro298 do the pieces not remain the same throughout? like you could track the moves back to the starting position and see that its the kingside knight for example.

At 41:45 blindfolded Hikaru corrects Levy holy shit

@howardlam6181

Жыл бұрын

And blindfolded Levy corrects Hikaru on the "forced checkmate"

48:09 “We should just sit at a table without the board and pieces and just say the moves” Proceeds to laugh in high IQ

@AlanGonzalez-ev6ur

Жыл бұрын

Hes 101 iq

@deathmeter7243

Жыл бұрын

@@AlanGonzalez-ev6ur That’s average. To be exact that’s 1 above average.

@geetarijal3007

Жыл бұрын

​@@AlanGonzalez-ev6ur this guy thought iq was capped at a 100😂😂😂

@tugzplays

Жыл бұрын

Bros actually right he’s 102

@forsenstunlocked5967

9 ай бұрын

@@deathmeter7243100 iq isn’t average, it’s slightly above average. I couldn’t find an exact figure but I’m pretty sure the average iq is somewhere between 95-100 worldwide

Hikaru: "I cannot do blindfold chess when I'm driving" Let's pause on this for a moment. I'm surprised Levy didn't jump on it.

@7cpm293

Жыл бұрын

Proves chess players are smart in chess only

@planetsheen1020

Жыл бұрын

@@7cpm293 I don't understand the joke, do you guys think he means actually having a blindfold on while he's driving?

@7cpm293

Жыл бұрын

@@planetsheen1020 when you drive with a blindfold you will crash

@Andy.3

Жыл бұрын

@@7cpm293 you do know that blindfold chess doesn't require you to have a blindfold right? 😂. It just means that you can't see the pieces

@7cpm293

Жыл бұрын

@@Andy.3 ok

Hikaru randomly pissing himself laughing is hilarious

13:24 When you see mate in 1 but it's actually a botez gambit

I love how hikaru just laughs at random things lmao

29:57 Eric Rosen would be proud of that Oscar worthy performance

This blindfolded guy is really good, he should play in tournaments...

@ahcryz2543

3 жыл бұрын

S U P E R GM

@gc-wb5xy

3 жыл бұрын

@@ahcryz2543 hikaru is a grandmaster and levy is im

@ahcryz2543

3 жыл бұрын

@@gc-wb5xy Hikaru Is super grandmaster, none bringed levy in

@gc-wb5xy

3 жыл бұрын

@@ahcryz2543 what's super gm I thought gm is the highest title

@ahcryz2543

3 жыл бұрын

@@gc-wb5xy Grandmaster that reached 2700+ rating.

28:54 the problem with blind war (or whatever we'd call it) is that you'd have to give lists of where pieces are whenever a move gives new information.

56:16 out of context is hilarious

52:50 Hikaru trolling Levy lmao

52:48 hilarious hikaru troll

@jys5219

3 жыл бұрын

How many of you view my content ONLY on youtube?

Blindfolded chess always kills me...in a good way. I feel really confident until e4 is played on the first move and then it's too nerve racking. 👍

This is insane. Like 6:32. Just insane how good Hikaru is even blindfolded. Its crazy. And Levy is like "wtf" meanwhile :D

KingslayerHD is reconsidering life right now

Hikaru says "yeah, yes, yes, yeah" lot cause he's pre moving levy's statements

Did he say he cant do blindfold chess while driving 💀

@betsegg

3 жыл бұрын

Well can you?

@analuizafelixdesouza6336

3 жыл бұрын

Only like a thousand times

When Hikaru put his blind fold on again and Levy was putting his on... I was thinking, this is about to be epic!

The pre-move mate in Hikaru’s first game is pure genius! It just made me laugh so loud.

@roro4787

Жыл бұрын

I do it all the time no big deal

@fruitygranulizer540

Жыл бұрын

@@roro4787 good for you mr. grandmaster

I always love seeing Hikaru and Levi's collaborations, they have good dynamics

That blows my mind that hikaru saw two different mates and instantaneously understood one was forced and went with that one so he could premove

56:32 Hikaru: 1.D4 Gotham: 2.Bishop...

22:38 Hikaru, after sac'ing a bunch of pawns for dubious, if at all existent, compensation, and still winning due to his opponent blundering 2 pieces, an exchange, and a *queen*, all almost consecutively: "I thought that guy was a 2000" All 2000s everywhere: "Am I a joke to you"

@davidramirezrodriguez3373

3 жыл бұрын

Well, yeah

@gustavopinedaxd

Жыл бұрын

the queen was probably on purpose as a trick hoping his blindfolded opponent didn't see anything, and since it's a 5 min game the fork exchange blunder is understandable +2000s are trash

@pen_g_win1027

Жыл бұрын

Anyone 300+ higher rated seems like a chess god until you reach that level and realize how not perfect it is

I'm the guy at 44:42, that was such a pleasure :)

@kyota9712

3 жыл бұрын

Congrats man

@gunnarscherman1563

3 жыл бұрын

Good game my dude, you played very well

@000PontusLoeksFan000

3 жыл бұрын

Wow!! What an honor that would be!! I look forward to seeing the game!!

@germaincasse

3 жыл бұрын

@@000PontusLoeksFan000 Hikaru said I was really good 👉👈

@kelvinmulungu

3 жыл бұрын

@@germaincasse the pointy shy hands are never not cute

very interesting to hear them talking about queen's gambit 2 years after it came out, knowing that it had such a big impact on chess

Amazing! It's very relaxing to see you playing blindfolded - you both speed it a bit down, and gives more time to internalize... now I feel I wanna learn to play blindfolded chess...

Shoutout to ludwig for buying high and selling low lmaoooo

Levy : "The Gidens Widen Hagen Gambit" Hikaru : "The Wat??" Levy : "a b c d" Hikaru : " Oh yea yea i know that one" timestamp : 18:00

a ruling just came in guys hikaru is officially considered a chess engine and is banned from pro play. Man this new tech just keeps getting crazier and crazier.

Who misses Hikaru and Levy collabs?

@vexztrinnity

7 ай бұрын

mi

@ermmwhatdatuna

5 ай бұрын

me 😭😭

oh I love their collab so much I hope they will do this again even though it's unlikely

Hikaru: The only time I cant do blindfold chess is when I'm driving. Levy: Hikaru: The only time I cant do blindfold chess is when I'm driving. Levy:

@user-rh6pi1qo4w

3 жыл бұрын

Time stamp?

@gm2407

3 жыл бұрын

@20:30 says it once, gets no response plays the game, says it in a different way, then still gets no response.

Hikaru chuckling at Levy's blindfold is cracking me up 🤪

10:50 I legit can't stop laughing, lmao 😅

9:23 best sponsorship shoutout ever. Them other streamers should learn from this

The title should be: Hikaru reads mind of Gothamchess.

I just watched this entire thing and I don’t regret a second of it

Hearing Hikaru ask "have you heard of that show 'The Queen's Gambit'?" and then levy talking about how the trailer seemed accurate, but he's not sure about the correlation of substance abuse and chess is so fucking wild months later, knowing that they've both talked about how good the show was, and how much it boosted the chess boom even more. That was a really crazy moment

@DaisyZhangAI

Жыл бұрын

Yup, I’m thinking the same thing in 2022!

it's actually funny when Levy said "queen h takes f3 check" because it's rare when you have 2 queens and you need to specify which queen to move

You guys are my favorite two chess players. Y'all are both hilarious lol so glad I found your channels.

I always love seeing Hikaru and Levi's collaborations, they have good dynamics. 19:05 Hikaru counting material blindfolded blows my mind.

41:30 Hikaru is like stfu levy I’m check mating him

That forced mate calculation at the end of game 1 was awesome.. When you can see that sequence that quickly, you can even play on 5 boards blindfolded.. big fan of Naka the speed demon!!

I would like to see a game where both Hikaru and another GM play against each other blindfolded

Loved this series, we want more of this!!

levy: i hit 2988 yesterday ! hikaru: *unimpressed* mhm

See I don't see why people dislike Levy so much. He's just very honest, and he's even more critical of himself so it's not like he's being hypocritical

I love the dynamic between these two! I think _this_ is what is bringing chess back into the spotlight.

sekiro thumbnail 👀

@moofta7219

3 жыл бұрын

I thought nobody would notice

Blindfold Everyone: Hikaru: Sleep Mask Levy Rozman: Fantasy Night Club Mask

I love how they absolutely humiliated the second guy

I like how Hikaru is trying to premove the levy''s move

How good do you have to be to be sad about not finding the optimal premove mating sequence

Not being able to visualise is a known thing, some people literally do not have the ability to see images in their head.

I've never thought I'd seen a long footage of people playing chess blindfolded

The most epic moment of all time is when Levy asks Hikaru if he had already seen that new show called Queen's Gambit. That was the beginning of an epoch

"silence is deadly"

I really want to see a blindfolded tournament now

This is quite interesting.. For some reason.. i learned something. Levi is strong because he learns to play the game, basically studying the game like a book. memorizing all those stuffs and all.. Hikaru on the other hand.. is something else. He made some unorthodox moves, and.. i dont know what to call it, other than talented genius.

@gustavopinedaxd

Жыл бұрын

the reason is hikaru likes to bully weaker opponents by playing objectively bad openings and lines and tricks sometimes since he's stronger he'll win

@alejandroseal3513

11 ай бұрын

@@gustavopinedaxd pov magnus with the kings march playing GMs

@alonsoACR

8 ай бұрын

​@@gustavopinedaxdHikaru once mentioned in a stream that he likes to get off preparation or book chess quickly so he gets to play "true chess" with his opponent. Magnus does the same sometimes. Part of the reason Bobby Fischer actually went insane was that he thought that chess was devolving into who can memorize the most openings and lines, instead of pure skill. So I'd say it's that. Hikaru wants to go his own way, making up an entirely new opening every time as soon as he can

Hikaru- “I can’t play blind chess when I am driving.”

I laughed too much at the Ludwig catching the stray at 9:30

19:04 when you count pawns blindfolded... you must be dreaming pawns at night.

Amazing stuff by Hikaru, but damn that 1200 in game 1 was really good. Props to him as well

1:43 kudos to him for not playing en passant

"Can't do blindfold chess whilst driving..." Well you done well driving while blindfolded let alone trying to play chess as well.

Come for the Sekiro thumbnail, stay for the God level play POG.

im fully fouced in my 3rd day on chess still e575. while he just blinded and performs like gm just wow amazing player

This guy still premoves even blindfolded

1:05:44 when you want to try new stuff with your gf

Seeing hikaru laugh so hard that he had to move off camera 😂

This was really fun, Hikaru was crackin up the whole time and it's also amazing to see this guys play blindfolded chess

What a great hour of pure entertainment. Loved it.

is anyone gonna talk about how well the 1200 played

@connerfinch2744

3 жыл бұрын

I know right, im like 1330 and that dude would smoke me

Nice to see Naka and Batman playing blindfold chess.

But the van geet actually has some interesting lines, it’s just similar to the alekhines defence and Mexican defence where the is lots of slow manoeuvres to create and target weaknesses. Also you can’t really call the reti an opening. It’s like calling e4 an opening. There is so many lines that come from it, all with different names. There’s the kings Indian attack, the potato, lots of transpositions into d4 openings along with the c4, the classical variation with b3, the old Indian attack with d3, a transposition into the tennis on gambit with e4, the prisoner gambit, and e3 looking to play c4 later. The list goes on. To classify the reti as its own opening is absurd

My guy even premoves blindfolded, meanwhile I'm out there hanging my queen 50% of my games

6:36 watch levis face XD hes like "im not blind howd he see that so fast

The first game was insane

6:37 Me: "Yea this is complicated there might be a checkm.." Hikaru: 6:38

Levy's eye covering is really quite fun

Yeah good games Levy and especially that one you were talking about! Great job, quite impressive. Ggs Hikaru of course . Lots of fun too! Thx.

oh my god, this is so impressive? being able to keep track of 32 pieces, each with unique moves, across 64 squares, visualizing every move, remembering every piece's position, being able to still see the best moves to checkmate someone?? like holy shit . theyre on a whole other level of chess i'm speechless

Hikaru so busy laughing poor lev falling behind in time😂

do a speedrun where you play openings from A01 to D99 in order