Was great catching up, Hikaru :)

@reyhansheik1347

Ай бұрын

It was indeed fun to watch this

@NicholasAndreu011

Ай бұрын

Indeed

@shawn7753

Ай бұрын

Very entertaining to have an interview before an important tournament, similar to the Mango interview.

@shawn7753

Ай бұрын

Pin of shame

@shawn7753

Ай бұрын

Gotham, when will you cover the GRENKE Chess open + classic? Are you going to interview players like Dina in the candidates.

It's quite hilarious that Levy kidnapped Hikaru for content.

@zeno9439

Ай бұрын

Is that your idol in your profile pic?

@trixsisdead

Ай бұрын

@@zeno9439 it looks like my gread grandad 😀

@SpecOps140

Ай бұрын

​@@zeno9439Its definitely mine. Great Lad

@zeno9439

Ай бұрын

@@SpecOps140 bet. Get that rap outta your playlist thrn

@SpecOps140

Ай бұрын

@@zeno9439 Wow, you immediately went to stalk me. Look at you with nothing productive to do 😭

Bro thinks he’s Hikaru

@TrashAnyway

Ай бұрын

Which one?

@samayahone3497

Ай бұрын

​@@TrashAnyway both

@lolsharma456

Ай бұрын

​@@TrashAnyway Both of them

@Nitidus

Ай бұрын

​@@TrashAnywayHikaru

@TactfulWaggle

Ай бұрын

@@TrashAnyway the couch

Hikarus got this! We're rooting for you!

@liljackypaper

Ай бұрын

After Fabi that is

@ronnylandsverk5037

Ай бұрын

Wow, you're right

@6lackhat

Ай бұрын

we worship you Hikaru ! Bring this Home 🙏

Hikaru never fails to split KZread content with Levi Rozeman.

@boxofcans461

Ай бұрын

Rose man 🌹

@harshagarwal7162

Ай бұрын

Rizzman*

@JohnBrecko

Ай бұрын

It's Levy

@em4six348

Ай бұрын

​@@JohnBreckois it??

@JohnBrecko

Ай бұрын

@@em4six348 yes.. wait. was that on purpose? I'm sorry.

Rooting for you, Hikaru! Hoping you make it all the way.

@KvS1248

Ай бұрын

Next world champ!

I loved that Levy kept both simple questions and your private matters away from the conversation. Rooting so bad for you to become a challenger. Greetings from Colombia!

Best of luck man, you inspire us all! This is going to be a great ride, we're rooting for you!

200 elo Sushi recommendations: opening: California roll Midgame: philly roll, rainbow roll or spicy tuna roll if you want to sacrifice the Rrrrrooooooo...... Endgame: Salmon Sashimi

@MaxIronsThird

Ай бұрын

ebi roll plus octopus sashimi

You guys NEED to get a podcast. Very enjoyable every time you talk.

2:36 bro casually insulted his fans

@antoniodambray

Ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

17:20 “200 sushi Elo”

@aoliya107

Ай бұрын

Hearing him saying that out of context made me straight up burst (with laughter)

@13:00 I've always liked Hikaru, but he starts talking here about selflessly giving back towards future bright chess players, (even sponsoring them himself) and I couldn't respect him more for that if I tried. Hats off to you, Hikaru.

@josemiguelbuenoguerra5890

Ай бұрын

What ia the name of the kid he haa helped?

@GMHikaru

Ай бұрын

Andy Woodward -- the editor

@soundman3394

Ай бұрын

@@GMHikaru Yo Hikaru ur a legend for that!

@everythingisexciting683

Ай бұрын

​@soundman3394 the editor said it

Rooting for you naka ❤best of luck

This is so fun to see - good luck to our favourite streamer in the candidates! 🍍🌻🍍🌻

Really engaging content. Thanks guys. Good luck Hikaru

These two together tickles my funny bone in a pleasurable way😊

@martinhh763

Ай бұрын

Um what

@Shrkx_

Ай бұрын

@@martinhh763 uh

@marianoyalour

Ай бұрын

🤨📸

@ItsDeveloper_

Ай бұрын

Hikaru approves.

@shatterstar8747

Ай бұрын

​@@ItsDeveloper_ his editor u mean

its like listening in to two friends chatting, love it, like the good old times. good luck hikaru that world champion title is in your reach!!

Omg Hikaru’s answer about loving chess was such an honest answer and by the way the reason I love chess again it’s because of you two! So keep doing what you are doing! And good luck in the candidates

So stoked for your match tomorrow... If you can hold a draw as black tomorrow or even push for more against Fabi will be a great start

@martinhh763

Ай бұрын

It will be a gioco piano italian with complex maneuvering where hikaru times the d5 break perfectly and holds a confortable draw

@milesreynolds4943

Ай бұрын

@@martinhh763 Yeah could be... I'm hoping for a Ruy Lopez/morphy

feels like sneaking up on a one on one conversation, very well captured I'm always interested in hearing both of these amazing people talk

great to hear about your career. you made chess more fun to watch having someone to cheer for because you have made a connection with your audience

Loved this style of content, I’d love to see this with all the top players

Great interview by both of you! Love both of your channels and content. Good luck in the Candidates Hikaru! And love the Barry Sanders shout. Go Lions!

Really great interview from both sides. Awesome questions and awesome answers. Love a genuine Levy/Hikaru collab.

This is an amazing interview. I just want to keep listening and hearing that’s unique stories from hikaru. Good luck in the candidates ❤

Thank you for part 2 gentlemen!!!! A wonderful conversation! ❤❤❤❤❤

Love these 2!

Loving this collab, finally building bridges

All the streaming content gives us amazing insight into the world of chess. Thanks Hikaru and Levy

rooting for you mate Never Back Down !!

Great interview, gl in the tournament Hikaru

Great interview, guys! Now where's the 8 hour long podcast with both of you rambling on about everything from kinds of sushi to weather patterns in Florida or whatever? I would defenitely listen to it :D

Nice interview. Hikaru is always so fun to watch.

Good luck Hikaru looking forward to meet you in Toronto.

Barry Sanders didn’t retire at age 36 or 37, he retired at 31 in his prime. He was 2 years younger than Magnus is now. Barry did amazing things with very little support around him. In that way, I think Hikaru would agree Barry is more like Bobby Fischer since Bobby’s accomplishments are even more astounding given that he had nowhere near the support structure of the Russian government chess juggernaut when he beat Spassky.

@kidnicky7489

Ай бұрын

I mean he had an amazing year in 97 but can you really say he was "in his prime" at 31. IDK. Football is not chess...

OMG. I can watch these 2 gentlemen talk about chess and life all day, everyday. I hope this becomes a regular thing, a weekly podcast perhaps. Love it guys! Thanks!

Thank you so much for the content. Great responses great questions it was really a delight to listen to. Thank you.

That was such a nice talk; I really enjoyed it :)

I just love it when Levy and Hikaru collaborate! Great interview!

Best of luck to you Hikaru! I'm rooting for you at the Candidates!!! ❤ you got me into chess; you're the chess GOAT.

Just wanted to mention that Barry Sanders retired at age 31 not 36 or 37 as mentioned by Hikaru. A very young age with just over 1,400 yards shy of the all time rushing record.

Been following your games since 90s ICC "starwars" and "smallville" are what inspired me to play blitz and now 100000 games and 22 years later still looking after you Hikaru. Go be a champ. Just go do it like Nike told you to.

@Nitidus

Ай бұрын

Star Wars? Ist that some nickname for a chess thing or do you mean the actual game they played on-board the Millennium Falcon?

@whateverittakes1673

Ай бұрын

@@Nitidus IT was Hikaru's old handle on ICC or at least one of them. People were gathering to watch him since he was a kid. Crazy bullet and blitz games with everyone and crazy trash talk. Those games are still out there online somewhere.

I love how grandmasters show their insane memory. Busting out details of the scores on old games is crazy detail recall

Thanks to you both for sharing this encounter. I like you quite a bit more than I formerly did after viewing it. And wish you well in the Candidates.

Great video Hikaru and Levy ❤

Keep going we're cheering for you. Bring it home our hearts with you champ.

Looking forward to the Candidates with you in it Hikaru! So excited and glad you are playing. Let's see a Hikaru World champ!

Good luck for candidates rooting for you

Good luck Hikaru!!!! Hoping for the Dutch v Fabi

I really do appreciate that it's not about ego or fame for you - you just wanna be honest - be yourself - play chess - have fun - live life! Just super chill. That's what makes me a fan and a follower!

Pretty cool of Hikaru to take time from his candidates prep to interview Levy for us!

One of the better videos I have watched recently.

You are actually a good coach, I learned the London System from you, and your explanations were for me better than those of other chess youtubers I watch. I would wish you would make more tutoring videos.

Tiger Woods is also a cautionary tale in many aspects.

@g3n3r1c6

Ай бұрын

Can you provide context to this? I'm not too knowledgeable on golf.

@ravecrab

Ай бұрын

​@@g3n3r1c6He cheated on his wife and his personal life fell apart, and also he physically ruined his own body with injuries.

@g3n3r1c6

Ай бұрын

@ravecrab ah, that's... pretty bad. The extent of my knowledge was the Tiger Woods was basically the goat of golf, but I didn't know he threw it away like that.

@PhilipStraughn

Ай бұрын

Yeah, he kept having to have surgery because his swing was so violent and hard on his body.

i’m new to the chess scene and got into it because of these two legends. This is your Tiger’s 2019 Masters chance. Go in there with that Sunday Red confidence. Get it brotha 🤜🏽

Love Tennis as well. Was great to hear him talk about Agassi's book.

Love the Barry Sanders reference - my favorite too!

11:53 that "other topic" was levy, for sure, hahahahah

Just such a nice guy GMHikaru!

My two favorite chess streamers!!!

Sending best of luck and vibes for candidates. I think Hikaru takes this tourney home

Best of luck (and skill!) in the tournament, Hikaru :)

Some of my favorite videos on youtube are the two are you having subscriber battles😂

Hikaru will be remembered for both chess games and legendary content! All the chess memes you’ve created with your community has made your channel very special to me and probably many others ! Two legends of content right there ❤️

Hikaru you are great not only as GM but also as content streamer. I love your content and wish you good luck in Candidates.

Great vid, nice to see you together!

Love this content!

Hey Hikaru, All the Best for Candidates!! I hope this will be a very very good tournament for you!!

I was just looking for the part 2

Best of luck Hikaru. You are my inspiration and we are rooting for you

We're rooting for you Hikaru!! Best of luck for the candidates. Don't stress yourself too much, we all believe in you! ❤

0:00 Hikaru contemplating an obscure line he played 13 years ago

Levy not knowing Barry Sanders was very upsetting

@Detroit0903

Ай бұрын

I'm a lions fan. How do you think that makes me feel... 😂

@martinhh763

Ай бұрын

Bro not everyone cares about that sport you know

@arcaneben9171

Ай бұрын

Fake football

@zackfleisig7932

Ай бұрын

Hikaru also got his retirement age wrong.

@davidanderson5830

Ай бұрын

I only know about Barry Sanders because of Backyard Football (Humongous Entertainment)

I really hope Hikaru will win candidates, it’s time for some serious world champion, no hard feelings Ding.

The double breaker was 17 at TPC. one of the greatest par 3s in all of golf.

Good luck Hikaru. I'm rooting for you

Can't wait to see all the new Hikaru memes come from the candidates coming up GL!

Love from South Africa❤ Hikaru my World Champ

The tennis explains the calves

Good luck, Hikaru!

Great interview. The audio was mixed pretty silent but otherwise good work.

Hikaru my 9 year old son and I are rooting for you at Candidates! Good luck sir!!

Master of defense. Hikaru you've got this. Go all the way. All the best ❤️

I first heard the name Hikaru Nakamura more than 20 years ago and I've been a fan ever since. Go win this, bring it back home, we love you!

Rooting for you Hikaru, you got this!

I think it’s really cool that y’all split this content across both your channels. Class acts.

Actually fun watching these two talk life.

Waiting for the recaps of the ultimate triumph at the end of the tourney!

All the best in the Candidates!

Wishing you the best Hikaru !!!

Good colab!

Go Hikaru, we are cheering for you!

All the best for the Candidates speed demon👍

Hikaru rooting for your victory in the candidates!

Anytime we get Gotham X Hikaru it’s a banger ! Give the fans what we need!

EPIC CONFRONTATION

I am happy to see a more mature Hikaru. I have known him since he was really young and played him all the time both on ICC and over the board. I am pretty sure he could be a great coach for younger players or even an assistant for other top levels in the future but I don't think he will choose that path.

Who's ready for a Tennis game - Hikaru vs. Magnus ?

@badnamebro

Ай бұрын

Im ready bro u watching?

@badnamebro

Ай бұрын

Too many tables why

Fading into obscurity is an underrated goal