Here are the timestamps. Please check out our sponsors to support this podcast. 0:00 - Introduction & sponsor mentions: - Mizzen+Main: mizzenandmain.com and use code LEX to get $35 off - InsideTracker: insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off - NetSuite: netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour - SimpliSafe: simplisafe.com/lex 1:41 - A private game vs Magnus Carlsen 9:29 - Chess openings 25:42 - Mental preparation 34:22 - Chess tactics 44:45 - Solving chess 50:26 - Aggression and ego 55:11 - Hans Niemann cheating scandal 1:05:03 - How to cheat in chess 1:19:26 - Greatest chess player of all time 1:29:43 - Hikaru's immortal game 1:42:08 - Paul Morphy 1:43:52 - World Chess Championship 1:46:41 - Magnus Carlsen 1:50:16 - Sergey Karjakin 1:52:43 - Beauty of chess 1:59:38 - Day in the life 2:14:16 - Streaming 2:28:56 - Taking risks 2:34:25 - Depression 2:39:14 - Advice for young people 2:46:34 - Love

@RocketGator05

Жыл бұрын

Please interview Scott Ritter for info on the situation in Ukraine 🙏

@Shoresy-

Жыл бұрын

No time stamp called “I literally don’t care” ? My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined

@Mehlmanmedical

Жыл бұрын

Lex, please get Benjamin Cowen on your podcast. He's huge on crypto and has done interviews with Michael Saylor. Many of us here would love that interview.

@jpalioto1

Жыл бұрын

I feel confident speaking on behalf of the engine on why it plays moves like h4: “I win more when I do that.” Neural nets are super simple beasts. There is no deep wisdom. So glad you’ve plugged into chess as a topic. 😊

@Metso-ateco

Жыл бұрын

You getting hanz nieman on???

It was a pleasure meeting you and thank you so much for taking the time to focus so much on chess in the past few months! I hope people can draw some inspiration or enjoyment from all of these amazing podcasts.

@hellolol5388

Жыл бұрын

L + Ratio

@BeatsByClover

Жыл бұрын

BONG CLOUD

@hyperruliad

Жыл бұрын

❤

@nightsyrkahcum

Жыл бұрын

thanks Hikaru!

@Noblenote0

Жыл бұрын

eric hansen pumped you full of alberta oil 🥊🥊🥊

We need a recap of that secret match

@adityasuthar

Жыл бұрын

That's your job Levy. Do it please!!

@videojournals4926

Жыл бұрын

Hehe heh. Gotham!

@johnpavlidis2689

Жыл бұрын

I was here before this comment blew up!

@gdawg3964

Жыл бұрын

hey man love your vids, recently got into chess because of you

@TheMitchyevans

Жыл бұрын

Where could we watch a passionate breakdown of that?

Hikaru is joking around but i remember not long ago, in a Titled Tuesday Tournament, dude said "i'm tired and i don't want to calculate, ima just sac my queen" and won the game. I was flabbergasted LOL

@peaceidk6497

Жыл бұрын

really daaaamn

@sarcastaball

Жыл бұрын

Prove it

@slythespacecat

Жыл бұрын

@@sarcastaball kzread.info/dash/bejne/aZuk3Nufmre_eJM.html 7:33:00

@user-pl9yq3fc8u

Жыл бұрын

@@sarcastaball ?

@jeremykothe2847

Жыл бұрын

@@sarcastaball He's done that so many times... Watch his stream.

Hikaru is so open and transparent, there’s a braveness to this that makes me so impressed with him.

@grassCrow

Жыл бұрын

Its not brave ... he just incessantly blabbers ... those are the things that can get you involved in a lawsuit

@TravisLong95

Жыл бұрын

@@grassCrow you’re the only hater in this entire thread lmao. Give it up.

@nNiceDreamsMadeTrue

Жыл бұрын

@@grassCrow one time is enough

@mn8931

Жыл бұрын

@@grassCrow What a sad life you got, going around attacking someone who doesn’t know you and who doesn’t impact your life whatsoever. Miserable scum of a life you have, I feel sad for you

@arnavrawat9864

Жыл бұрын

Not to be a hater, but i think his persona is very PR ready. He isn't genuine when it comes to the actual stuff. He didn't tell anything about the chessbrah drama did he? He didn't say i did a very bad thing, or that things went bad there were mistakes on both sides. I can give him some space because it's difficult to admit fault, but at the same time those things become your demons

I'm absolutely loving all the love for chess, Lex! 💚

@hellolol5388

Жыл бұрын

Release the cheater list

@parthk5513

Жыл бұрын

Oh boy you will love this podcast.

@walterwhite5689

Жыл бұрын

Unban Hans,or else Albequrque will see the blue stuff again.

@stayclashy3433

Жыл бұрын

👍

@ttopiass

Жыл бұрын

wow the Chess devs

My dude, I never really was a podcast kinda guy, but since I found yours recently i can't stop listening to episode after episode... thank you so much for doing this!

@ngomusoqwabe4684

Жыл бұрын

Pods are crazy. Had the addiction for 2 yrs

@wedontexist369

Жыл бұрын

Check out Joe Rogan’s podcast for a lot more entertaining conversations - Lex is my go-too for intellectual stimulation haha.

@tguthrie6

10 ай бұрын

@@wedontexist369 his old ones were the shit. nowdays its ok.. i still listen to them though haha

@ollybears7797

9 ай бұрын

@@wedontexist369 rogan fell off the deep end since 2020

This is a gem of an interview. Enjoyed every minute of it.

Magnus, the Botez sisters, Gotham, and now Hikaru! This is great... love the chess coverage, man.

@raylopez99

Жыл бұрын

So do I.

@mostinho7

Жыл бұрын

I thought this was Asian Jim

@amigosXcorrespondenc

Жыл бұрын

Would love to have Eric Hansen here too :)

@cavejohnson4054

Жыл бұрын

Now do Hans Niemann, GOAT

@aaahtex902

Жыл бұрын

Magnus, Hikaru & the Botez sisters!

You may not get as many views in these podcasts but the fact you are promoting the chess community will always be appreciated by those who truly care ...thank you lex

@ItIsYouAreNotYour

Жыл бұрын

So like 11 people?

@ehlava

Жыл бұрын

I dont even play chess and I have watched them all

@freeWizard

Жыл бұрын

wth? I think these will get more views, lol

@KancerKowboy

Жыл бұрын

Yeah these will age well over the years. Had he done these about a year ago they probably go viral back then. It was nuts during that boom after Queen's Gambit.

Hikaru made me follow chess during the pandemic. A great communicator

It seems I'm a little late to the party, but I was driving last night listening to this conversation and I heard Hikaru mention something that I deeply resonated with. I don't remember the exact wording or timestamp, but he said something to the effect of the rewarding feeling to have all these cultural, generational, and backstory differences, but at the same time be on equal footing when it comes to the love of chess. I am in a very similar boat when it comes to my passion of choice, cornhole(bag toss, whatever your region calls it). I am a professional cornhole athlete with the American Cornhole League, but that is besides the point. At the highest level of the game, there are 256 people that get to have the title of Professional, with another 64 or so that are in the Pro Development Cup. While there is a pronounced racial skew, not bias, within this small population, it is amazing to see the different walks of life that everyone comes from. From college students like myself, up to cheese factory workers in their 50's to 70's, and all the way down to 12 and 13 year old phenoms who can outplay anyone, but still haven't even hit the point of working a standard job. Passion and love are wonderful things. They bring wisdom for us all to share with one another, and bring everyone closer day by day. Wonderful conversation. I'll be sure to catch more of them in the future.

Magnus, Gotham, and now Hikaru. The past month or so has been a treat

@vivekkaushik9508

Жыл бұрын

All started with botez sisters.

@BarrettKillz

Жыл бұрын

It sucked if you’re not into board games like me.

@GrantValdes

Жыл бұрын

Feels unreal. I just started playing.

@CrimsonKingl2

Жыл бұрын

@@BarrettKillz It's not just about a "board game" it's about game theory, strategy and rational thinking.

@davidchandra8722

Жыл бұрын

Agadmator next

You can really notice how much more fluently Hikaru expresses his thoughts when he is in an active conversation instead of multitasking chess playing, chat reading and talking by himself during the streams. A brilliant man!

@YSFmemories

Жыл бұрын

you you you you can chat, yes chat, yes, you can really, you can really notice, you can really notice chat, how much more fluently chat, yes chat, much more fluently chat, Hikaru expresses his thoughts chat

@infinitytoinfinitysquaredb7836

Жыл бұрын

...while playing troll openings like the Bong Cloud against IM's and still winning. 😁

@YogSoth

Жыл бұрын

He is a brilliant chess player, and he is better at chess than I will ever be at anything in my life- so nothing but props and respect to him. But I think one of the things fascinating about Hikaru is that he isn’t a genius. He comes across as just a normal dude. He’s not particularly articulate, and doesn’t seem to be very insightful overall. He is easily the most relatable super GM I’ve heard.

@chrisk1180

Жыл бұрын

@@YogSoth man is clearly a genius if you watch him play

@skitzcunt4213

Жыл бұрын

@Yodel Odelstein... bruh he was a master player by age 10... of course he is a genius he was a child prodigy...

My respect for Hikaru increased 100x after this interview. He gives a really balanced and humble perspective on a lot of these questions. Awesome conversation.

@sk-sm9sh

11 ай бұрын

Extremely well articulated as well.

@tguthrie6

10 ай бұрын

He seems like a cool guy to hang out and chat with.

@dcQ23

7 ай бұрын

The king of fair and balanced awesome sauce.

Lex asked the best questions possible to make this a fantastic interview. And HN answered each question candidly and gave insight into the chess mind.

This conversation has made me realize a small part of why I enjoy Hikaru in this age of chess. He is the top dog in blitz and with chess evolving with AI blitz keeps it the most "human" as possible with its demand for quick response and planning.

@JayzsMr

Жыл бұрын

I agree , I think the only way to keep chess human and exiting is in shorter time formats

Lex has embarked on this journey because he wants to beat hard mode on his chess app

@tomgriffiths6558

Жыл бұрын

Nelson got stomped after this series of pods 💯

@vignesh6654

Жыл бұрын

Bead it if you can't beat it

@chriskallenberger1258

Жыл бұрын

Lex wants to play genius chess cause he a Russian...me hit a world class slider cause I'm a yank. It's in your bones. Magnus is a freaking monster. Love Lex!

@anthonymoses3697

Жыл бұрын

@Bob Bobson LMAO

@syoudipta

Жыл бұрын

Is that like the AI has two kings or something?

I love Hikaru, because not many top in the world, (even all time) share so willingly their thought process and their strategy. He is a people's champion.

@grassCrow

Жыл бұрын

I've seen his stream ... he seems to me to be an incessant blabber ...

@andrewr8144

Жыл бұрын

@@grassCrow Most people watch to learn what he's thinking when he's playing and to here new. So, yeah, he talks a lot.

@antmanmax1

Жыл бұрын

@@grassCrow new to Twitch, eh?

@grandmarquee

Жыл бұрын

I like Ana and Levy too.

@Eru0910

Жыл бұрын

@@antmanmax1 ?

What makes Hikaru so interesting is his ability to be so articulate, honest, and objective of himself and the others around him. His ability to do that is better than almost everyone else I have seen.

@yogi30303

Жыл бұрын

Yup, nicely said.

@DRINOMAN

8 ай бұрын

best from the chess world most def. I agree with you

@freeEnd_

4 ай бұрын

Hikaru for the president!

@batscientist150

Ай бұрын

You nailed it!

@invisobill2125

Ай бұрын

It’s easy for him to be frank and honest because the only person better than him is Magnus which is an easy pill for everyone to accept at this point 😂

One thing has always been apparent, Hikaru is a supremely sensitive human being. What a kind hearted genius of a man. Amazing interview Lex. Truly.

So nice to see Hikaru here, he is really well spoken

@grassCrow

Жыл бұрын

An incessant blabber mouth that is well spoken. LOL

@badcornflakes6374

Жыл бұрын

@@grassCrow You ended your comment with "LOL". Your comment is now considered irrelevant.

@freeEnd_

4 ай бұрын

​@@badcornflakes6374why did you bury him alive?

Hikaru is a great person to have conversation with. He speaks quickly and provides interesting info and insights. Great episode.

@jonathanbush6197

Жыл бұрын

And he didn't interrupt Lex, which Garry Kasparov would do in interviews.

@infinitytoinfinitysquaredb7836

Жыл бұрын

@@jonathanbush6197 Kasparov is rather excitable. 😆

@dovke5305

Жыл бұрын

Tiesa

THANK YOU FOR THIS!! He's so engaging, good-humoured and kind; well on his way to becoming the greatest living "chess ambassador" of our generation. This interview is a treat!

@Day24.

10 ай бұрын

Lp

Of all the chess episodes here, this is by far my favorite.

Unreal Lex. We've got jobs, bro. You can't keep putting out such good content, we have stuff to do 😅

@iam1smiley1

Жыл бұрын

Listen while you work on your house 🎶

@brianjanson3498

Жыл бұрын

LOL. Too true. But I have to make time. This is far better than Netflix.

@ex0duzz

Жыл бұрын

Get a job where you can listen to podcast with one headphone. It's what I do while working, it's great for certain monotonous tasks that don't require intense concentration or focus

@ycmat7537

Жыл бұрын

Faaaxxxxxxxx😂

These guests are amazing. Thank you for doing what you do, Lex. Much love 💕

I've followed the career of Hikaru Nakamura since he first he first came on the scene. I remember when he all but disappeared, I suppose when he was in college, and remember being thrilled when he returned. It's almost impossible to believe he is now in his mid thirties, but I'm grateful for all the years of great chess and entertainment he's provided. Thank you Hikaru.

@skitzcunt4213

Жыл бұрын

me too i used to watch him play on icc under the handle "smallville"... good times

Fantastic interview: great questions and great chemistry. I love how open and articulate Hikaru is

I love how Lex got a free lesson in the najdorf from Hikaru. That's super special, he's lucky.

@jordansullivan232

Жыл бұрын

We all got a free lesson hehe

@SerLaama

Жыл бұрын

He didn't? Naka said some very widely known and basic things about the Najdorf...

1:27:45 "I just don't blunder. I just dont blunder at the end of the day" ~ Hikaru Love the way he said that lmao

Hikaru is such a great guest as well! (calm, collected, attentive, passionate)

Cool dude. Down to earth, funny, brilliant, and still very competitive. Who wouldn't want to go out and have a beer with. His biography is fascinating. Amazing interview, and count me as a fan.

I’m really glad that lex was so caught up to the memes, makes the whole podcast more enjoyable

Lex, you are getting good at asking hard questions. Thank you for the effort you put into improving that part of you.

As an immense chess passionate and huge admirer of GM Nakamura, this interview and all the informations it contains is pure gold to me. Thank you so much.

Not sure why, but this is one of the most enjoyable interviews I've watched.

the chess podcasts have been fantastic, great to see Hikaru on!

Two of my worlds COLLIDING & culminating in such a fantastic podcast! A real journey of self discovery, self awareness while having this extraordinary talent. Bravo Hikaru & bravo Lex! 🙏🏾☀️🥳🎉💫🌍

This is absolutely magnificent 👏👏👏 I've followed Hikaru on many occasions, and yet this is still a tremendous interview.

Halfway through this episode, but wow! The amount of inspiration and motivation I'm collecting off of him. Truly a humble genius, the people's champion. I wish to be like such a man, Hikaru Nakamura. So smart and lovable. 👏🏽

Great Great guest Lex. The podcast is ageing like fine wine.

"It's 50/50 between blitz, rapid, and classic chess" -Hikaru Genius

Keep the chess content coming, Lex. Really enjoying this.

loving Lex's chess phase! another great interview!

Dude I'm loving the chess rounds you're making

The one and only Chess personality I was wishing to see on your Podcast !! Thanks Lex for inviting Hikaru, such an insightful conversation. Really loved it!

@garymelnyk7910

9 ай бұрын

Chucky would be great too. He famously beat Kasparov at Linares in a brilliant game.

Thanks for your content, and thanks to Hikaru always wanted a long interview with him !

Thank you for this podcast. I love how you interview people. I am not even a big chess fan and I listened to it all. And your other chess related episodes made me want to watch the Queens Gambit .

What an excellent talk! Love Hikaru! He's super humble and inspiring!

Very good podcast. I’m high school I played a lot of chess but I never knew any chess players and I never looked up different strategies or anything like that. Years later I am not a huge chess enthusiast and am very involved with the community and a large part of that is because of Hikaru. And I love how appreciative he is. Chess is a wonderful game and I hope it continues to go up. It is very exciting and inspiring.

Hikaru has streamed so much he talks like a streamer in normal conversation.

@10splay

Жыл бұрын

Or the other way around

@Jeffrey_Tyler

Жыл бұрын

What does that even mean?

@10splay

Жыл бұрын

He talks casual and normal in stream because he’s such a natural

@DrDeuteron

Жыл бұрын

remember, he reaches for the mouse OTB

@Adi-qj6ci

Жыл бұрын

concerning how many likes your non sensical comment got

Big ups to Hikaru, Levy and Magnus for making it on this podcast, and Lex for bringing them on; allowing us to get an insight into the minds of these amazing players 💯💯 Definitely looking foward to more. Churr from NZ 🇳🇿

@Trentvucich

Жыл бұрын

Big ups from NZ!!

@Jilly74

Жыл бұрын

Aeee Chur Brada!! 🤙🏾🙌🏾🔥🔥

@domminney

Жыл бұрын

And the botez sisters. People seem to ignore their appearance.

@Jilly74

Жыл бұрын

How embarrassing, I even watched that podcast aswell and forgot 🤦🏿‍♂️ I think it's because I primarily watch Hikaru, Levy and Magnus on a daily basis as apposed to the Botez sisters, but thanks for reminding me brother 💯💯

@anthonymoses3697

Жыл бұрын

Please don't forget the Botez sisters

Great interview. In regards to changing the WC game format: I think that race to 8 with G/90 or even G/60 time control would result in much more dynamic top tier Chess. G/60 has always been my favorite tourney time control. But that is just my opinion.

@kurtilein3

Жыл бұрын

My idea would be to turn it around, i mean, the sequence of things. You play classical, when its a draw you play rapid, when its a draw you play blitz, when its a draw you play armageddon. That sucks. Just imagine reversing it. Armageddon first, then blitz which might make the armageddon result meaningless unless the blitz portion its drawn. Then you play rapid, which unless its drawn makes the armageddon and blitz results meaningless. Now the tiebreaks are done, and these have been fun, as each player had options to turn everything around. Now you go into the classical games, where one player can play for an outright win with the knowledge that an over all draw of the classical portion will be good enough. And the other player knows he has to win it outright, because he already lost the tiebreaks so a draw will be no good. As the tiebreaks are done and past, and you go into the classical section with pressure from game 1, it will feel much more like only the classical games make the outcome. The final deciding game will be a classical one. Does that make sense? Two issues with race to 8: If both players go from 7.5 to 8 with a draw, you still need tiebreaks. If the player to first reach 8 had one more game with white, that is just not fair, the other player needs another game with white so both have the same number of games with white. So again both players can reach 8, and you need tiebreaks. And again, playing the tiebreaks first can help with the painful feeling that rapid and blitz decided everything.

Hikaru is so well spoken, I don’t watch him as much as I watch other chess commentators but he is absolutely amazing to listen to.

You really bring out the best with these guests Lex. Very nice that you didn’t just ask about chess but you even went towards philosophy and even a bit of spirituality might I say with Hikaru. Very nice to hear and know that side of him

Hikaru is one of the most intelligent and impressive individuals I've ever seen! His memory is next level! Imagine if Rain Man was extremely talkative, coherent and had a personality. That's Hikaru!

@robdubent

Жыл бұрын

He’s good at chess. Sure, he’s intelligent in that sense. That’s about it.

@ghostproxy11

Жыл бұрын

@@robdubent no. he's gooder than good

@colorsofsound4782

Жыл бұрын

@@robdubent I think the comment was talking about memory if I'm not wrong?

@amosjohansen1

Жыл бұрын

Why dont you go marry him then? Boom, roasted😶

@bluecloud6437

Жыл бұрын

lmfao

This is an awesome niche that Lex is carving out. Loving these episodes.

29:57 Next minute exchange was hilarious. 'I imagine you in a dark room drinking and playing video games' had me bust a gut.

These chess interviews are fantastic! Kudos to you Lex for taking on a series of interviews where you are by no means close to an expert on.

11:32 Hikaru pre-moving the reply to "can you teach me?"😂😂

@blarvo7467

Жыл бұрын

Premoved the Npc dialogue 😂

It is facinating to hear which fundamentals are playing out in Hikaru's mind when he is in the zone. Although there are very few who could truly experience the same intuition perhaps just this aspiration can affect our play!.

Didn’t know Hikaru is a history buff. Great content guys

2022 is a golden age for chess podcast. Love it.

Thanks a million lex. I follow you for a while and I really love chess and you have brought a lot of people. Really appreciate it.

The precise and assaying questions by Fridman. The clever and resourceful responses by Nakamura. Wonderful intellectual play.

definitely love the questions and answers from both. very inspiring.

Hikaru Nakamura is an awesome person. Great video !

@B21_raider

Жыл бұрын

He’s toxic af

These podcasts have inspired me to try and go for 1000 ELO before the end of the year

@ghostproxy11

Жыл бұрын

Don't stop there

@pandabearguy1

Жыл бұрын

My goal is 5000 blitz rating

@AdventureSam

Жыл бұрын

1000 elo is eassyyy lad you can do it no problem.

@Zevven

Жыл бұрын

1000 elo is a starting point, no? Just learn 2 popular openings well and start with long games and puzzles, then switch to 10 min and you'll do good

@Zevven

Жыл бұрын

@@pandabearguy1 well, no one did it before + you barely gain rating after reaching 3000 so...

I literally have checked your channel everyday for like 2 weeks for this

Thanks for this podcast!

Was waiting on the edge of my seat for the Hikaru podcast! I knew this was coming!!! Great content.

This was great. Hikaru is a legend. Respect

Well done yet again. Nice to get to know Hikaru better. I stumbled upon him during the latest chess boom myself.

“Are you a data scientist?” (smile at the camera).. lmao

The chess talk series :D Loving it

Just finished the Magnus and Levy interviews. Great timing on this one!

Lex I have so much respect for you interviewing my favorite chess players,Hikaru and Levy, whom I started following about a year ago. I loved you before but wow do I love you now Lex. Keep it up brother

Great interview as always Lex. Regarding ”Don't try" from Charles Buckowski tomb I think it relates to his poem "Go all the way” kinda in the opposite direction of "don't care too much". Kinda like Yoda: "Do or do not, there is no try".

I LOVE all of this chess content, Lex! Keep it up! ♟️

Regardless of the fact that Hikaru is one of the greatest to ever play the game, what makes him stand out to me is that he genuinely inspires others to take up chess. He did for me (he's def my favourite) and I'm sure he did with a lot of others. Thanks Lex for inviting him and for bringing more attention to chess recently

Amazing podcast, thoroughly enjoyed!

Im loving all the chess content recently!

Lex. These chess discussions remind me a lot of Fighting videogames, like Street Fighter. It’s a pure psychological game. A lot of interactions are about forcing your opponent into unfavorable guessing games, or how to minimize personal risk while conditioning your opponent into risky habits. Also, I think it is amazing that videogame designers/programmers (smart people) have not yet figured out how to make a computer fight in a way that replicates humans. Bots can be better than humans, but only because they cheat. Someone like Justin Wong or Sajam would be a great guest.

The best question we can all ask ourselves in order to improve at anything is "Why am I not doing well at X?". This particular character trait is a goldmine. Much respect Hikaru!

Absolutely amazing interview

Absolutely loving this, Lex you deliver everytime, asking amazing questions and Hikaru is a fantastic guest. Amazing insight, please keep it up! Seriously I live for these podcasts

Love how you are making your rounds through the chess royalty.

@33:00 to get better at a game... this was life goals forever for me since 1987. Videogames helped forge the algorythmic pattern creation in my mind, you learn a lot too from programming and studying and to compose algorythms with chess abilities improving in scale with those other related skills

Amazing interview Lex. Your questions were brilliant, short and to the point

You're on a hell of a role Lex - love it!

@Flashyfinancier

Жыл бұрын

*roll

@darwin94

Жыл бұрын

*rolex

@yipperdeyip

Жыл бұрын

Roly poly*

@infinitytoinfinitysquaredb7836

Жыл бұрын

The _role_ of a lifetime!

@Flashyfinancier

Жыл бұрын

@@infinitytoinfinitysquaredb7836 like a roll model

Oh wow i listened to all of it, it was great, good questions, divers, we got to know Hikaru better , love it :) keep it up, some love from Romania :)

I absolutely love this interview. Hikaru is so articulate and thoughtful in his responses that the time flew by and it has left me wanting to hear more.

@MSMNBC

8 ай бұрын

Like a Kardashian?

This is an excellent interview. I love the time and space you give the topic. You slow Hikaru down a bit so we can enjoy the genius (sometime he just speaks so fast on his own stuff it's tough to follow for me). He speaks in Blitz mode!!

The Lex Fridman Podcast has always been great, but happy to see it broadening to include the chess world. 😀

I AM SO STOKED THAT YOU LAUNCHED THIS RIGHT NOW! Thank you Lex! Excited to meet you one day!

Fantastic Lex, thanks! These long form discussion really hit the spot :)

Hikaru is so fun to listen to regarding chess / he is a strong personality and captivating to listen to

Love the chess interviews recently. I hope you interview Fabiano, as well.

1:07:07 - There’s a great video by Mike Boyd where he actually made the device in question that Hans supposedly used, same toy and everything lol, it has a small computer or arduino inside which vibrated according to the best chess move to play. It did not make a sound when closed up so no one could hear it. He didn’t put it where the sun don’t shine in the video, which I assume would be very difficult to find when entering a tournament setting anyway, but after putting it together and gluing the toy back up so it was just rubber on the outside, a metal detector (which again I assume they use at tournament’s) could not detect it in his hand passing right over it. He put it in his pocket, which of course is obvious, and again the metal detector did not pick it up. He ended up taping it to his lower leg/ankle, and then played a high rated chess player, one without the device in which he lost of course, but then one using the device, and he was being complimented on his moves and eventually won the game. The other player suspected something was fishy because of the first game they played, but he has absolutely no idea how or what he was doing to be able to pull it off. So I can easily imagine a situation in a tournament setting where you are high enough ranked where it would not draw suspicion to you, could easily pass through the metal detectors and pull something like this off.

@jepulis6674

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Magnus stopped playing WC after that device became public. Thats the big scandal.

@esteracyl9007

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@@jepulis6674 lol keep dreaming. You can clearly see that he doesn't need it and won't need it. Being ahead of everyone else in all time formats is more than enough to win you a lot. Plus, Magnus doesn't need to prove anything.

@esteracyl9007

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@@huxa7624 your comment is highly inappropriate. Besides, there's no point in using profanity when conversing.

@huxa7624

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@@esteracyl9007 🤦‍♂️