Incredible endgame defense by Hikaru, who blitzed out a sequence of only moves to stun Alireza's brilliant opening prep!

@victornweze7230

2 жыл бұрын

It was amazing to watch. He was blitzing out machine moves with 10 minutes on the clock.

@S1lvermoon

2 жыл бұрын

He spent the last long thinking time he had with the time trouble he had then he just moved instantaneously as if he already see this entire draw endgame turning the clock situation on alireza and saved the situation it was amazing

@adnan4688

2 жыл бұрын

This is where all that time playing blitz and bullet helped him 🤣. Naka spend 3/4 of his life playing 3 or 1min games.

@nicbentulan

2 жыл бұрын

Play the opening like Caruana, the middlegame like Firouzja and the endgame like Nakamura. Candidates 2022 version of what I saw before: Play the opening like Caruana, the middlegame like Dubov and the endgame like Carlsen. Of course the original is: Play the opening like a book, the middlegame like a magician and the endgame like a machine. Of course in #9LX it's just Play the opening like So, the middlegame like So and the endgame like So. #saynoto2900

@KvS1248

2 жыл бұрын

True

Hikaru is not getting enough credit for this game. He faced an absolutly hellish atk, that he managed to simplify down to a thematicly understandable endgame. As soon as time control was reached and C4-C3 was played you could see that Hikaru was in his element, he knew this endgame by its tactical elements and thus knew it was a draw. What a game.

@fxstreamer238

2 жыл бұрын

lol he was lost at endgame alireza missed a win!

@teodorul9280

2 жыл бұрын

@@fxstreamer238 he didn't miss anything dear 600 with stockfish.

@dr.johnson5189

2 жыл бұрын

@@teodorul9280 Haha

@P.sherman45

2 жыл бұрын

@@fxstreamer238 why are u spamming this reply on every comment ? I miss chess in good old days when 90% of chess players were OTB players. Now you only see stupid people who haven't seen a chees piece in real life and comment stupid things using a low depth engine.

@baboytablo5735

2 жыл бұрын

@@fxstreamer238 you can say this exact same thing to practically any player at any given time. It is like a statement that is to idiotic to even say.

This is the definition of a perfect game perfect attack against a perfect defence the caveat here was that hikaru had to play at stockfish level to achieve this draw

@thesbrking8090

2 жыл бұрын

No Hikaru Played Past Stockfish,He found the draw b4 Stockfish did.He played At Godly Level

@edymarkonthego4096

2 жыл бұрын

Watch hikamura’s channel you’ll find the answer how to win a move on white by moving the bishop.

@Tod_oMal

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed Naka defended masterfully.

@victordeluca7360

2 жыл бұрын

Did he look at the ceiling during the game though?

@strategicsage7694

2 жыл бұрын

Both agadmator and hikaru have pointed out moves that could have been improved. It was outstanding to be sure, but definitely not perfect.

Alireza prepared a long engine line but Hikaru literally doesn't care.

@jamesknapp64

2 жыл бұрын

Streamer life

@hishamab7855

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@paks3440

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamesknapp64 🤣

@cleiru7859

2 жыл бұрын

He doesn't care chat.

I would have named this video "Stockfish vs Stockfish" ... Firouzja's incredible opening/middlegame prep and Hikaru's incredible endgame defense. But "greeting's from stockfish" work's as well, great game.

@alpha007org

2 жыл бұрын

When Engines play against each other, openings are prearranged, so they actually start playing after move 5,6,7, depends on what opening was selected. So I would give the tile "Stockfish vs Stockfish". It's funny and conveys the point better IMO.

@davidhale8034

2 жыл бұрын

Hardly.

@fxstreamer238

2 жыл бұрын

lol he was lost at endgame alireza missed a win

@MRBONES-xo1ku

2 жыл бұрын

@@fxstreamer238 lost where,at the deepest depth engine it was a draw lol

@ndnd7614

2 жыл бұрын

@@fxstreamer238 he was never lost in the endgame, he made an inaccuracy but it was not losing

Hikaru played like an engine in the endgame . But kudos to Alireza as well to surprise Hikaru in a line which Hikaru had held comfortably with black against very strong super GMs including Magnus . Alireza is proving he is not going to be a pushover and Hikaru matched him move for move .

@LegendaryGauntlet

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah that was a really exciting match where about every move in the endgame for Hikaru was an immediate loss but just one move that ended in a draw, and to the amazement of everyone (incl. commentators who were stunned) he blitzed engine moves. You could even see the smile and sense of wonder in Alireza's eyes at the end after this excellent game. Both players were at their top level there. Alireza showing a lot of realized potential there - hoping he'll get to play Magnus in the end ;)

@gmansplit

2 жыл бұрын

"Alireza is proving he is not going to be a pushover" Well I'd certainly hope not when he's the current third-highest-rated player in the world

@LegendaryGauntlet

2 жыл бұрын

@@gmansplit He's only 18y old, it's not only about his chess skills, this tournament will be a test to his endurance and mental preparation. He'll be facing the best of the best in very long classical games, we'll see how he holds up the pressure. I really hope he makes it, this would make an epic face-off with Magnus.

@gmansplit

2 жыл бұрын

@@fxstreamer238 Where? Lichess' analysis board shows no such missed win.

@sollertia_

2 жыл бұрын

@@gmansplit it's a troll

Something that only the people who watch the stream will have known is that Hikaru was away from the board almost the whole time after C3 and while the commentators together were struggling to find good moves for hikaru, he pretty much blitzed out all those only moves by going away and coming back and going away again. It was a masterclass of endgames from hikaru today

@plushcap3320

2 жыл бұрын

and he said later that during that time while away from the board he was thinking about his plans for the rest day... just wow :D

@smaklilu90

2 жыл бұрын

even when he is on the board the best moves he makes are the ones he make after staring at the wall looking away for 20 seconds :)

Hikaru showed that he belong.he literally walked into Alireza's preparation and came back alive ,that's impressive

@davidcopson5800

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed.

@colin8007

2 жыл бұрын

@@nononsensegames strange logic from Vincent, or absurd analogy from you?

@vercot7000

2 жыл бұрын

@@nononsensegames That analogy makes no sense. This game is the equivalent of getting chased by an entire police squad and escaping

@vercot7000

2 жыл бұрын

@@nononsensegames I don't know how you are supposed to avoid prep? Nakamura blundered after firouzja was out of prep

@soulsbourne

2 жыл бұрын

@@nononsensegames you. Clearly don't know how chess works ... When you have the white pieces you narrate the game and you can out prepare your opponent so well with engine moves, you can leave opponent with only one good move every move... So for simple people just imagine you are going to an isolated grocery store in a huge fully open playground only to hear a gunshot past your face...you don't know who's shooting or where he's shooting from... And you have only one path/route to escape that's unknown , out of the infinite twists and turns in your route you take to dodge the bullets , only ONE will ensure you don't get hit .. now RUN... That's more like how this game was ... It was a TOM CRUISE MISSION IMPOSSIBLE level Escape for the less knowledgable

i’ve been following the whole game and i really do think after this crazy defense from Hikaru that if he put his effort in preparing and generally being a Classical Player, he has the enough talent to compete with Magnus. He basically played vs Stockfish for so long and was down so much time but coldly used Alireza’s time to calculate. This guy is ridiculously good and i think sometimes we don’t even estimate him as we should do

@ayushmaurya1912

2 жыл бұрын

he has losing score of 14-1 against magnus.

@charlieamorris04

2 жыл бұрын

@@ayushmaurya1912 He said he has the talent to compete against magnus

@malinkapetrovich7924

2 жыл бұрын

Of course,because Magnus is a perfect mixture of talent and hardwork. Probably Magnus would still be better than Hikaru,But i believe that if Hikaru had a discipline and was a Hardworking classical player,he would be the best match for magnus by far

@bigk1017

2 жыл бұрын

@@charlieamorris04 he doesn't.

@dayimshah3730

2 жыл бұрын

@@ayushmaurya1912 Do you know Hkaru's score against Vishi? 8-2 in classical. Does than mean hikaru is a much better player than vishi? Sometimes scores don't tell the whole story bro there are other factors involved

This is the video I've been expecting. Naka's Nd5 was such a blessing

@strooomon

2 жыл бұрын

Knowing to get the knight there early, brilliant.

@andrujo

2 жыл бұрын

timestamp? please

@PaperGrape

2 жыл бұрын

10:28

@andrujo

2 жыл бұрын

@@PaperGrape thanks

This is like watching an engine fight itself The attack is devastating but the defense is stalwart and unforgiving

This was an amazing game. One thing about Hikaru: he has faith in the positions he gets out of the Nimzo. This game will serve to reinforce that faith.

Was rooting for Ali to get the W in the end, but I'm thoroughly impressed how Hikaru held this position

@davidcopson5800

2 жыл бұрын

Me too.

@tubax926

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's impressive how he drew against stockfish in an open position, just wow

@viedeciel

2 жыл бұрын

Yep

@fxstreamer238

2 жыл бұрын

lol he was lost at endgame alireza missed a win..

@noahsvirsky9962

2 жыл бұрын

@@fxstreamer238 it was never lost, the position was never more than +1 after stockfish picks up depth, the biggest "miss" by alireza was trading the rook on f8, which lowered the eval from +1 to like +.8. They both played almost perfectly, there just wasn't anything to play for in the end.

Strange: I saw all the possibilities of the future. Hikaru: How many did you see? Strange: 14000605 Hikaru: How many did I drew? Strange: Only one And he goes on to play the only line

What a defense from Hikaru👏👏👏

@fxstreamer238

2 жыл бұрын

lol he was lost at endgame alireza missed a win .. jesus people are stupid

Well done by both players! That was an impressive defense by Hikaru. And a very creative opening by Alireza.

that was an amazing game and extremely impressed how Hikaru worked his way out of that end game for a draw.

Hicaru shows how strong knowing the endgame is! Incredible finding all the non losing moves.

A couple of things that Agadmator didn't mention: After white's Qf4, Naka clearly realized he was in deep trouble. The lesson I got from watching what he did was to 1) first envision what kind of position was best for returning the piece (he had to, else the attack was too strong) 2) then find the best tactical sequence for doing so. Had Naka selected the wrong approach, he would likely have lost. Anchoring the knight at d5 was the key. Keeping the pawn at e6 to protect the knight was critical to that plan, otherwise black could not comfortably advance his queenside. Lots of good lessons on active defending of critical positions in this game. Bravo Naka!!

@ejsampana426

2 жыл бұрын

Agad didnt mention those things because they are pretty obvious

@2199SPUDMAN

2 жыл бұрын

@@ejsampana426 Not really... Agad actually mentioned pushing e6-e5 at one point, which is mistake. In fact, the strategic importance of anchoring the knight at d5 with the e-pawn isn't obvious to weaker players: it was worth pointing out.

Hikaru must have planted a microchip in his head communicating to stock fish. He always finds all the best moves.

@baboytablo5735

2 жыл бұрын

that is why he stood up and started walking back and forth. He was looking for the best signal.

@randomsircle

2 жыл бұрын

@@baboytablo5735 yes. If and only If Fide allows him to wear his pineapple shirt That has the stockfish attached He would be winning all the games.

@vivekheer6369

2 жыл бұрын

He was missing his ceiling😂

@tonybarfridge4369

2 жыл бұрын

He's already memorised the top stockfish response in every position, but he uses the time in evaluating for himself and thinking ahead

I got here first! And never been more impressed with Naka than this game!

@davidcopson5800

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. And at last someone who is first who doesn't just type "First"!

This game reminded me of Capablanca vs Marshall, where Capablanca walked straight into famous and well prepared Marshall Attack without knowing anything about it, but managed to survive by playing the only right moves and win (sadly Hikaru didn't, but his play is still very impressive)

@ishimoto1597

2 жыл бұрын

It's funny that capa won that game but now no strong players as white will allow the marshall, ever, it's too strong

@billyjoethethird8436

2 жыл бұрын

Ding Liren vs Fabiano Caruana in the 2020 candidates was similar to the Marshall game where Ding walked into Caruana's prep and won.

@Tod_oMal

2 жыл бұрын

That game showed Capa's world class indeed. Masterfully.

@Aetherius88

2 жыл бұрын

The reason Capa didn't know about the "Marshall Attack" was because the first time Marshall ever employed it was against Capa in the game you're refering to. That was an amazing game^^

@1001011011010

2 жыл бұрын

Imagine planning for so long and having all this theory/prep to display for the first time in known history against your opponent, and then losing anyway. Capablanca really must have been quite the player!

Alireza had time and computers for his opening prep. Hikaru had to find very difficult only moves over the board under time pressure. This was the most impressive defensive game I have seen in quite awhile.

Absolutely ridiculous prep. Reminds me of Giri vs Nepo 2020 candidates where nepo had to face 30 moves against stockfish

@dilejjja

2 жыл бұрын

Worst prep to face was Caruana - MVL in last Candidates... That was just scary... Some 25 moves blitzed out by Fabi.

@vercot7000

2 жыл бұрын

@@dilejjja Yes! What can man do against such Caruana preparation!

@B_a_s_t_e_r_b_i_n_e

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, another one is Sarana vs Magnus, 2019. Damn, super GMs literally engine theyself

@dilejjja

2 жыл бұрын

@@B_a_s_t_e_r_b_i_n_e don't know about that one, I'll have to check it.

@srdjanstrkic6458

2 жыл бұрын

Remember the game of Ding vs Fabi where Ding basically crushes stockfish? Agad covered that game 2 years ago i think

Indeed i felt something special when i saw Nakamura's picture laughing. Welcome back!

This tournament has been a wild ride, and it's only round 3!

Well deserved praise for Alireza for preparation and challenging hikaru in his own type of game. But Hikaru deserves more praise for incredible defending. Finding top engine moves again and again , while being low on time and against such a prepared oppositon🙌

@AllPRO786

2 жыл бұрын

He a blitz player this is his element. Alireza is for the future. He’ll be whipping Hikaru of the floor in the couple of years.

@teodorul9280

2 жыл бұрын

Well, no shit hikaru is like 16 years older than him

@jayasinghrathod8683

Жыл бұрын

@@AllPRO786 Meanwhile hikaroo whipped Alireza in return game , without any blitz elements. #Appreciate

Poetry from Naka.... Beautiful piece of Art.

Amazing preparation by Firouzja and brilliant defense by Hikaru. One of my favorite drawn games I’ve ever seen

@feliscorax

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but draws are killing chess. Apparently.

@xezbeth1821

2 жыл бұрын

Spoiler

@COCxFarmerKing

2 жыл бұрын

@@xezbeth1821 why would you look at the comments if you didn’t want any spoilers lol

You know, I once heard Hikaru say in an interview, "I believe I defend pretty well." The man wasn't kidding. 🔥🌚

I was waiting for you to upload your review of this game.. 🎉 Thank you .

Dude that analysis was deep - congrats on navigating the lines and keeping it (just about) understandable for my wee head x

Your expansion of this game was as cool as the game itself. Super Thanks !

Crazy how deep Firouzja’s prep is.

Hikaru played this defense like a Spartan. The attack by Firouzja was exhausting.

At the end of the day, when the theory is put to rest, this was a fun game as a player and fan of chess.

just came over from hikaru’s pov and that line in 8:37 was amazing. I’d assume agad used the engine during that line but hikaru calculated it perfectly

Most of us would 100% blunder that endgame. Alireza with that brilliant opening prep, and Hikaru defended beyond perfection! 16 only-moves in a row, amazing display of skill.

And the spectators showered the board with🍍🍍🍍🍍 😀 Incredible defense by Nakamura.

This was intense on the live stream. Full respect to Nakamura for saving this. Very instructive game.

@fxstreamer238

2 жыл бұрын

lol he was lost at endgame alireza missed a win !!

@davidcopson5800

2 жыл бұрын

@@fxstreamer238 Ref Lasker and Bronstein: chess is a battle of wills, not being able to calculate like a machine. Outcome = draw. Three cheers for Nakamura!

@noahsvirsky9962

2 жыл бұрын

@@fxstreamer238 no he wasn't

What a beast! I haven't had a lot to be proud of as an American lately, but this put a smile on my face.

That was a great draw. Battle until no material left and only blood on the board. Love it.

Great analysis as always

This is the game I was waiting for 🔥

Memorising an opening with all its diverse variations up to move 21 just proves what a brilliant memory Alireza has! This boy’s memory is better than Einstein!

Commentators cheating with AI couldn't find a winning move for Alireza because Naka amazingly found the absolute best moves but still there are people that think Magnus would win this! Or Alireza has not enough experience! It's ridiculous! I believe both players were amazing in this game.

@rodolfo6reyes640

2 жыл бұрын

I guess the only thing Alireza could’ve done better was to spend less time in the endgame. That way he would’ve put more time pressure on Hikaru, cause this way Hiky just used Alirezas time to find the defensive lines. I still think Hiky would’ve defended tho.

@noahsvirsky9962

2 жыл бұрын

@@rodolfo6reyes640 I'm pretty sure by the time alireza was starting to think, it was because he was desperately trying to find a win, and I think hikaru had already figured out it was a draw by that point

@honourabledoctoredwinmoria3126

2 жыл бұрын

My brother said that Hikaru himself found a line that might have won for Firouzja if he avoided the rook trade, and then made a particular series of moves, because the line Nakamura calculated at the time in that eventuality would not have held. But with perfect play, it still might have. And if Firouzja had done that, Nakamura still had it figured out for the next two moves, so he would have made time control.

Really tough to beat Hikaru. He is always full of defensive resources

ty agad. i watched the live feed until they got down to 2 middle pieces each and then left it waiting for this video, ty

Taking down Alireza's dad's team prep like a boss.

the title should have been "the great escape" by Mr. Hikaru... hope everyone is having an excellent weekend so far; saludos de México everybody, stay safe and take care!

@ndnd7614

2 жыл бұрын

He basically drew stockfish

what a defense against an impresive prep

What a brilliant game

watched the match live and was wating to see it again with your commentry.

@davidcopson5800

2 жыл бұрын

Same with me.

It was a very good match,and what a excellent defense by Hikaru...

I love how his little doggo is sometimes sleeping in the background

Thank you for analyse!

This is one of the best entertainment video of agadmator I’ve seen. Game was so good and bro explains it so perfectly

My children will be watching this year’s analysis by Agadmator with the same romanticism I felt watching the 1959 Candidates, thanks Antonio!

Crazy game. Thanks for the analysis Agadmator.

Cheers to Naka 🥂 that is the advantage of playing so many Blitz games 🎯

Hikaru held on for his life like an animal cornered

funny thing is i didn't see any commentator today to mention the alternative plan for firoizja to win the game even by picking the stockfish suggestions but Judit plogar was saying yea alireza is still inexperienced for this contest .. i mean come on ... u cheat with the computer and u still cannot say how he should have played ..

@honourabledoctoredwinmoria3126

2 жыл бұрын

I mean it's no secret that Polar is not in her prime. Of course, she would lose to Nakamura now. But she is a chess coach and a former olympic team captain who was herself playing in supertounaments of this caliber, so she knows about raw talent and lack of experience.

Watched most of this live and was amazed that Hikaru was under and hour with Alireza having almost his entire 2 hours left. The only bad thing about the prep was playing in to Hikaru's strength. Excellent game all around.

Amazing game. I think this is the proof that Hikaru is at the Candidates as a serious contender, not just to make YT videos.

Finally some action in the candidates i really enjoyed watching this game

12:42 classic agadmator, deadpan. great stuff as always.

Definitely the most exciting game of the tournament so far. Amazing.

@fuadasyari6600

2 жыл бұрын

One of the most exciting game The other is ding vs nepo

10:42 Hikaru attempting the ultimate Grandmaster trick of doing 2x moves in a row

What a game, the white attack looked so strong.

I like to compare the crypto top donation to current prices. I hope Agad cashed out early 😅

The starting explanation of Antonio went completely above the head 🤣

Agad, thanks for your amazing content... And I really hope that Alireza will win the tournament as he is so talented I think everyone who loves Chess in Iran prays for his victory.

That game was worth waiting all day to watch!

These guys are superstars....if i owned Sky, i'd snap up Agad. Perhaps Saudi will buy chess next.

@jamesknapp64

2 жыл бұрын

Well Saudi's where going to host the world Blitz and Rapid. But there not allowing Isreal there caused FIDE to move it.

Stunning

Saying how much time they had left at well placed intervals added awesome tension to the video. Good storytelling

Fantastic game, Hikaru and Firuzja are back in form.

Watch this live and this was a treat.

Hikaru figured out the end-game before Stockfish. How scary is that?

@ayushmaurya1912

2 жыл бұрын

only weak chesscom engine was not able to detect that lichess engines were 0.0 long before.

Thanks!

Wow. Absolutely amazing game.

Hikaru should just bring a computer mouse and put it on the table when he plays OTB. Maybe one with a pineapple sticker on it or something.

Wow! Just...wow! Probably the most interesting drawn game I've ever seen.

Alireza makes every game spicy ... Love his style... 💙

@AllPRO786

2 жыл бұрын

He’ll be a future champ. He got it all. Just needs refining.

"You have to go all the way around, but in the end, you will reach your destination." That hit me hard.

It's amazing that alireza prepared this at home and still couldn't get through hikaru's over the board prep that he did in a matter of minutes.

One of the nicest endgames I have seen.

best title in a long time

I saw a game you did 4 years ago….you look and sound so much better….!

Very nice game and thanks from iraq and god job Alireza

beautiful game!

Super game wow

Firouzja show he can be WC one day. Buy he still lacks some experience, which is normal giving his age. He should pay Nakamura for the defense lesson, this can help Firouzja to improve a lot.

Move 25: Bishop f4 response was to move the knight back to f6. The correct move was to move was d5. This threatens the bishops scope and range throughout the rest of the game. It also makes white have to watch the fork.

What an incredible game

remarkable time managment by Hikaru great game

wondeful game!

Streaming must be a sound foundation for the candidates.

Thank you

Where did agd studied so much opening variations? Pls tell me🙏