"He made a move and nothing changed" My level of game with the ladies.

@jmackpa30

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@worldalternate

3 жыл бұрын

Well at least it's not "He made a move and it got worse". Which is what happened to me.

@user-jv8mw5xg1r

3 жыл бұрын

“He blundered his queen”

@legueu

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-jv8mw5xg1r Well played

@homecactus

3 жыл бұрын

for me its: "he made a move and she thought he was gay"

“I’m an idiot” says the man who just won blindfolded in fog of war

Opponent: *does moves Hikaru literally can’t see* Hikaru: ”yeah I know exactly where his pieces are”

@EEEEEEEE

Жыл бұрын

E‎ ‎ ‎

Doing this blindfolded is insane

@zachariahstovall1744

3 жыл бұрын

super GM life, I bet all GM's could place in memory competitions

@ElitePwny

3 жыл бұрын

@@zachariahstovall1744 q Dr

@zachariahstovall1744

3 жыл бұрын

@@kys9611 yeah what's it called the 10,000 hour rule?

@thesavantart8480

3 жыл бұрын

@@zachariahstovall1744 They could participate in a memory competition but they would be destroyed.

@zachariahstovall1744

3 жыл бұрын

@@thesavantart8480 what if the competition was memorizing the board position of a thousand games of chess?

My brain hurts just because of trying to know how it might look like in Hikarus head

@severed6s

3 жыл бұрын

it probably looks like the ceiling

@AmishMicrowave

3 жыл бұрын

Imagine a chess board with pieces, thank me later.

@jamiemonroe4144

3 жыл бұрын

@@AmishMicrowave The problem is maintaining an accurate record of where yours and the enemy pieces are over the course of multiple turns. Not everyone has the ability to see things so clearly in their mind like that. I can imagine it might come with lots of experience, if you don't have that ability already, but if you're going about life thinking everyone has memory like that then you're sorely mistaken.

@MenloMarseilles

3 жыл бұрын

[insert beth harmon joke here]

@alex2005z

3 жыл бұрын

@@jamiemonroe4144 not everyone, but probably every GM

1:30 Even blindfolded Hikaru can see the stockfish on the ceiling.

@gavinjenkins899

3 жыл бұрын

it's inside his mask too duh

"His bishop moved but you don't know where" Oh, so this is literally D&D now

@j_c_h8651

3 жыл бұрын

Gabriel Klenner Roll for Perception

@tomjanning2710

3 жыл бұрын

@@j_c_h8651 13+3 so 16

@Movman82

3 жыл бұрын

@@tomjanning2710 You see the Bishop sprinting out of town holding 3 boxes of jelly filled donuts.

@polishxaviour4162

3 жыл бұрын

@@Movman82 with a frying pan called a dryng pan

So what's next? 4 player fog of war blindfolded?

@TacticalSocks

3 жыл бұрын

WAYTOOFALLKARU

@frosty129

3 жыл бұрын

yes, with chess960 opening and crazy house dropping captured pieces with ultrabullet time.

@eduardoqueiroz3331

3 жыл бұрын

Garbage opening speedrun 4 player fog of war simultaneous

@severed6s

3 жыл бұрын

with pushups in between each game

@eduardoqueiroz3331

3 жыл бұрын

@@severed6s without the Queen of course

imagine you are testing this new feature of game mode and your first game is against Hikaru Nakamura

@athiefinthenight6894

Жыл бұрын

lmao

@EEEEEEEE

Жыл бұрын

E‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎

Levy: Literally Anything Hikaru: ooooh oooh ooh ooooh oohk

@FisicaCiencia

3 жыл бұрын

JAJAJAJAJA OMG

@g0desq

2 ай бұрын

chat i literally don't care chat

Everyone knows you gotta send ur initial pawn to scout the enemy's buildorder.

@warpatato

3 жыл бұрын

Then you see your opponent going for the bongcloud build order

@JanischMaximilian

3 жыл бұрын

Yo what is that profile pic??

@TrifectaMonkey

3 жыл бұрын

Everyone knows you send your scout forward after you find your home resources.

@giovannidevaldivia3447

3 жыл бұрын

Well if fighting protoss check corners for cannon cheese

@Annie-mk5nm

3 жыл бұрын

And if fighting terran to check for barracks cheese

Jesus this is like being doubly blind

@imagoodieboy7790

10 ай бұрын

So now I imagined a blind person plays fog of war chess while blindfolded💀

Hikaru: "Oh of course!" Me: "Now I understand what's going on, I just need to go through the black door!"

@anon3600

3 жыл бұрын

if I hadn't randomly gotten recommended that video a week or 2 ago, I probably wouldn't know what your talking about lol

@sketchie251

3 жыл бұрын

XRA will never not be funny

@brokenbutler12

3 жыл бұрын

@@anon3600 I don’t get the reference, please explain

@anon3600

3 жыл бұрын

@@brokenbutler12 look up renegade angel “do you believe in god”

@TheKingOfClowns

Жыл бұрын

What's with all the XRA references in chess videos

9:12 - yep you can castle out of "check" because check doesn't exist in this variant. It's actually an essential resource in some of the Fog of War strategies that your opponent can use

@altervisi7748

Жыл бұрын

He knew this, the reason Hikaru was confused was he thought that there was a bishop on f8, and knight on a5 (it was the other way around). Bishop on f8 would block a castle as its between the rook and the king.

@thegoodgeneral

Жыл бұрын

@@altervisi7748 yeah but Levy didn't say "you see the king." He just said "whether it's a check or not I don't know."

It's like a more advanced form of Battleship.

I love how this reminds me of those old text adventure games. > move pawn to e4 You see nothing. > move bishop to c4 You see a pawn on f7. A small key lies on the ground nearby. > take key You win! Checkmate.

@g0desq

2 ай бұрын

FRR i just got a lot of nostalgia

16:16 - I've never heard the castling sound. I think it's probably a bug because you're not supposed to get that information. Definitely a decisive bug

@jonasprein3787

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe in Hikarus game they heard it because he was seeing (No pun intended) the King and Levy didn't

@thegoodgeneral

Жыл бұрын

Fog doesn't stop you from hearing, just from seeing clearly.

GM(10:51just won the game blindfolded): I'm an idiot. Me: I want to be that kind of idiot too 😂😂😂

Alright. Now do blindfold, fog of war, 960 chess

@Teckiels24

3 жыл бұрын

4-player

@basesixty6739

3 жыл бұрын

4 player ,blind folded ,fog of war, 960, atomic,XXL chess

@dxqth

3 жыл бұрын

Blindfold, Hyperbullet, Fog of War, 960 chess, 4 player

@myman8656

2 жыл бұрын

İ think hardest one would be blinfolded, fog of war, 5d, chess with 4 player ( if its possible because i can not totally figure it out how it would be) and i think that would be unplayable you can only make just random moves

They knew more about the position than I did and they were blindfolded

Teacher: What is the 15th letter of the alphabet? Me: 8:14

@shcottam

3 жыл бұрын

Got me good

@hebt9mlk

3 жыл бұрын

Underrated comment😂😂😂

@anthonyvo9790

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@jackrudolf1745

3 жыл бұрын

This comment is stupid but I love it.

@ploopybear

3 жыл бұрын

Teacher: incorrect, the answer is not um

1:27 Hikaru tried to play the Evans gambit

@victorsilvapacheco9630

3 жыл бұрын

The mighty gambit

@rushunnhfernandes

3 жыл бұрын

Agadmator would be proud

@dymoster

3 жыл бұрын

@@rushunnhfernandes can’t disagree with a guy with the same pic

@rushunnhfernandes

3 жыл бұрын

@@dymoster okay 😅 we're both too lazy to put a custom pic

hikaru: *blindfolded²* also hikaru: "can I get fancy here? can I get really fancy- I think I'm gonna get fancy "

These thumbnails are only getting better

The number of "oohhs" around 8:20, its over 9000

HOW!? I can barely follow a normal game of FOW, I can't even imagine the mental discipline required to play this format blindfolded...let alone actually win. Good job boys. : )

@winstonchurchill7822

Жыл бұрын

actually since the blindfolded normal chess is technically like a FULL fog of war where you have to memorize all the piece locations, FOG blindfolded doesnt make that big of a difference.

@colten7525

Жыл бұрын

@@winstonchurchill7822 Normal blindfold you know where every piece is as long as you can memorize it because you're told the move. FOW blindfold is even harder because you don't know the other moves at all.

this is like "oh you shot me in the eye? let me gouge the other one to make it a fair fight"

This is how drunk people play chess just no fog lol

This is the battlefield of ‘nam we all had to walk through blindfolded to get to school back in my day.

@vincentgrass6531

3 жыл бұрын

Wait, but you are russian..

@AyanSharma-dv1yr

3 жыл бұрын

@@vincentgrass6531 he was Russian black ops

I can't even play normal chess...

It's weird the way people think when they're on the spot in front of a camera. "Oh no, someone might be sniping my stream. Maybe coded audio will stop them from looking at all of my pieces."

@taryth.

3 жыл бұрын

They might just be listening to the audio. Since the blindfolded person needs to say all his moves, you can just listen and focus on your own screen. Also, as spectators, we view the board as the most important part, while the players are mostly in their heads.

Fog of war but you can hear whether the opponent castled or just moved the king normally (8:49)

Keep up the good work hikaru, enjoying the content on your streams and yt. much love.

It sounds like a text adventure game. "You enter a room and see a pawn on D5"

Watching Hikaru playing Chess is amazing.. But this type of stuff is just mind boggling! You sir, are a pleasure to watch. I suck at chess, and most of the time I don't understand absolutely nothing that you are saying, but it feels so good to watch one of the best there is in the world. Thanks for being so kind and enjoyable. Best of Luck! 🙏❤️🍀

This is the type of content I subscribed for, holy shit

8:20 oh train

@Justchillin145

3 жыл бұрын

I laughed out loud at that

@TheElrylas

3 жыл бұрын

that should have been the intro of the video, i'm disappointed

Brain so big he had too blind himself twice too make it a fair fight

this variant seems like it would be a blast to play. im excited for this

When bae pretends you hit the right spot 8:14

@archiestriker7251

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

8:05 "You said a WHAT on A7?.... Oh... Ohh....oooohh. ooh! OOOOOH!!!" :)

like not seeing ur opponent's pieces wasnt enough

Your conversation makes it seem like you are playing D&D: chess edition

my gf broke up with me about 30 minutes and the only thing I can do is try to take my mind off of it by watching Hikaru. I suck at chess and at being in a relationship and I just wanna thank Hikaru for always being there for others. I’ve never wanted to not live so much until now and watching Hikaru is helping me a least try to pass some time. hopefully i’ll be able to sleep soon, too much on my mind right now

@gh-ev9vi

3 жыл бұрын

Just wait it out bro, shit gets better

@JordanMetroidManiac

3 жыл бұрын

Hang in there!! I broke up recently too, and it gets better after some time

@nichm7318

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Gib, I don't want to presume that I know how you feel and say "hehe aw yeah I get u". But hell yeah, distracting your mind with the logic of a game like chess, especially from a GM, and from Hikaru at that -- it's helped many, for many different reasons. Distract yourself for long as you need, keep well, and if you wanna have a match or chat, DM me. I'm a trashy 1k bullet player that just wins by cheese, so whomping me should feel good. :P

@JeremyMayDDS

3 жыл бұрын

Got divorced 5 mo ago. Watched a ton of Hikaru and helped a lot. It does get a lot easier. Lots of fish in the sea brother!

@SexOverThePhone1

3 жыл бұрын

Stay strong, man!

when i saw this in my recommended i thought it was some kinda joke. apparently i just didn’t know how blindfolded works

when hikaru said Ooooooooh ooooh ohohoh oh it was hilarious

How in the fuck is this even possible...this has to be one of the most talented things iv ever seen in my life

Levy: Huh his bishop moved but you don't know where Trick: Fog of war baby

Can't even imagine visualising this well, I struggle seeing all the pieces

Next video: playing chess blind... while blindfolded... while playing fog of war... while juggling... okay that's all I've got

I just realize u can go back and forth and your opponent wouldn't even suspect lmao

0:00 The Last Samurai. One of my most favorite movie of all time

Fog of war is already insane. But playing it blind fold is insane².

Imagine a chessboard that made a different sound for each piece, and that sound being slightly modified based on the square it moved to. Blind people could instantly know where a piece was.

A level of thinking I can’t comprehend.

This isn't your everyday blindness. This is ADVANCED BLINDNESS

“We’re doing this blindfolded mode, blindfolded”

10:51 - yeah Be7 and Bf8 is probably a better strategic move in Fog of War, but when you're playing a provisional player, they'll typically keep a bishop or queen on a5 to have ideas of taking on d4 and if you take back with your c-pawn on c3 then there's a chance your king is still on e1 and they can take it and win the game. There's a TON of cheapos out of the opening like this one

And yet he still looks at the ceiling

i was expecting him to use the blindfolded chess pieces but this is still very impressive

10:07 why is he not telling. If he is sniping, can he not basically see that?

@aezrithferova6675

3 жыл бұрын

They were basically saying their moves out loud and saying what they can see and take. If he was sniping, he wouldn't have really needed to watch the stream, he could've just listened to it out of tab to see which pieces are in danger.

@maxithewoowoo

3 жыл бұрын

@@aezrithferova6675 I feel like if somebody is going to be an dick and streamsnipe, they would just keep the tab open on the side anyways

@aezrithferova6675

3 жыл бұрын

@@maxithewoowoo Thats true, Im only saying that levy might have did what he did in case the situation I described happened. I agree with what you said, but its better to be safe than sorry.

Levy is such a good squire

levy: what's the 15th letter of the alphabet? hikaru: 8:14

This is just very very very super GM stuff

remember, when you don't know what to do. "just castle"

This was really insane

The thumbnail is like ancient god of war wiping the whole army in one swing

This is madness

levy cant see even after movin pawns for 6 moves straight😂🌪

Haha the last samurai thumbnail is gold

Blindfold, fog of war, all premove

“Can I still see f7?” No, Hikaru, you can’t see anything, that’s the point of the blindfold.

Ok we’re just getting flexed on at this point.

I think at 14:14 the white pawn moves forward 2 squares which if blacks pawn was on the adjacent square would allow for an en passant, and that because of this when the queens pawn moves forward it sees an empty square lit up behind the pawn revealing that the pawn was moved by 2 the previous turn.

Fun fact: Castling has it's own sound effect, so you can tell when your opponent is castling.

what a thumbnail

this is actually, the last samurai...

4 player fog of war chess, and 5d fog of war chess

Next step: Blindfolded 5D Chess with Fog of War

Next up: both sides are blindfolded and get no info about opponent's move. The board also makes no color changes or notification sound when moves are made.

@rizkyekaputra9960

3 жыл бұрын

The sound is essential otherwise you move without turns. You want brutal lets get brutal, both blinded, fog of war, 4 player chess, and 5D chess with timetravel multidimension

@profanemagic5671

3 жыл бұрын

What you described is a different game. It's called "bowling".

When life is not on the difficulty you want !

Its like blind chess but 2X harder

the thumbnail is gold.

Castling out of check. That’s new

I was also worried about the king

The thumbnail is diamond

Watching while blindfolded

8:20 ooooooooooooooooo

I can’t wait for fog of war chess but blindfolded and the pieces are invisible

It makes sense that you can castle out of check in this format (in almost all situations) - opponent doesn't have the knowledge that you know you are in check - like you could not see the checking piece - the only case you could be forbidden to do so is when when you are being checked by a piece that you see and you also see a piece that sees your piece that sees the checking piece.

I believe you only hear castling when you can see it in this variant. If they castle behind the fog, you hear nothing.

I think you can only hear the castle if you see the king and it moves

Hikaru is INSANE

i thought he was playing against levy i was like "wait so is this sorta modified normal blindfolded chess?"

Basically visualisation and memory training

actually the thumbnail looksss so awesome

Truly amazing

The thumbnails for almost all of these videos are made by very cultured people

this variation benefits from getting your qeen out erly to get more info.

Blindfolded beast Timur Gareyev is looking for you 😎