two virgins in suits discussing chess

@xavierbernard8514

Ай бұрын

Shin of pame

@nouribg172

Ай бұрын

Both married

@gunal3165

Ай бұрын

Bro succeeded in pin of shame speedrun😂

@martinhh763

Ай бұрын

This comment is hilarious well deserved pin

@thememer_gamerguy9638

Ай бұрын

Shin of phame

Hikaru premoved this entire conversation

@ImBarryScottCSS

Ай бұрын

A few blunders ofc.

@riffz6065

Ай бұрын

Underrated comment

@FLXNANDOGAMING

Ай бұрын

Gonna be top comment

@siriusletavernier889

Ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@CanariasCanariass

Ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂

Not even one minute and hikaru already spotted a blunder

@jakebunker4377

Ай бұрын

His bullet skills are insane

Original Title :- I confronted Hikaru Nakamura. Future Title :- I kidnapped Hikaru Nakamura.

@johnwest7993

Ай бұрын

:)

@ImBarryScottCSS

Ай бұрын

Pre release title: An Interview with Hikaru Nakamura

@Nestor__Makhno

Ай бұрын

The true prerelease title:- I edge to hikaru nakamura

@aikineo

Ай бұрын

Best Title: I got inside Hikaru Nakamura

@NJDJ1986

Ай бұрын

somewhere in the future: I confessed to Hikaru Nakamura.

“I feel nothing emotionally” -Hikaru Nakamura, 2024

@bigdoggetom6549

Ай бұрын

Literally don't care

@usibistro

Ай бұрын

Literal chess engine

@The-wu6uo

Ай бұрын

-Stockaru Leelamura.

@anjatellem4619

Ай бұрын

Not surprised 😂

@FluxXx7789

Ай бұрын

@@The-wu6uo lol

Seeing levy appreciating rising chess players melts my heart. This Hikaru guy seems good at chess, he has a bright future ahead

@TheOneAndOnlyCumGuzzler

Ай бұрын

very kind of Levy to include small streamer like Hikaru in his videos

@JamesMiller-lb3sk

Ай бұрын

Hikaru has been in chess for like 25 years

@tja4379

Ай бұрын

@@JamesMiller-lb3sk and now he finally gets the exposure he deserves, thanks to levy.

@Aaron-my9zy

Ай бұрын

@@JamesMiller-lb3sk yeah, it's called a bloody joke, my fren

@willc3421

Ай бұрын

@@JamesMiller-lb3sk who?

FINALLY!!! They can see each other face to face without a screen between them. The meet up we all wanted

@shawncarter7188

Ай бұрын

But didn't deserve

@merxellus1456

10 күн бұрын

They actually meet more often then u think

Levy never fails to give small chess players like Hikaru the spotlight. Good job!

@ChrisThe1

Ай бұрын

I heard he's actually a pretty famous streamer. Impressive he got this far in his hobby

@redjuggernaut5949

Ай бұрын

Small chess player? Haha He’s one of the best players in the world, and he has like over 2 million followers on YT lol

@romeylon4204

Ай бұрын

😊

@reaganlee6706

Ай бұрын

​@@redjuggernaut5949 r/whoosh

@FMN3095

Ай бұрын

@@redjuggernaut5949 yes he's still small he's like 5'5

Magnus never fails to include Hikaru in Levy's videos.

@cosmic_giant1523

Ай бұрын

I see what you did there 😂

@arhumm.7813

Ай бұрын

I had a stroke reading this i couldn't stop laughing🤣🤣🤣

@lordvoldemort1985

Ай бұрын

loooool

@hugueskir6203

Ай бұрын

A+

@walidayach8623

Ай бұрын

Magnus is the cameraman

bro explained his emotions in 3 min what a legend.

Can’t help but notice that Levy has gotten really good at this. Interviews, commentating, entertaining. All of it is pretty impressive.

@SnipeyGaming

Ай бұрын

I was gonna say this same thing. He is super goofy on streams and on yt but damn he knows how to clean up and can seriously interview, dudes a natural at it. And he's a great commentator

@ryansantos6785

Ай бұрын

@@SnipeyGaming facts

@kaspervercruysse5710

Ай бұрын

Yeah I thought so too, this is real good stuff. Probably helps that they are pretty good friends

@user-bi7ur9uc1n

Ай бұрын

Interview starts with Levy messing up with rating number. Then his first phrase: "I don't even know, where to begin". Levy has gotten really good with interviews, haha.

@thefourthperspective

Ай бұрын

He definitely has a gift, a great story teller too and the way he frames concepts. I think that far exceeds his already insane chess skills.

this is literally like 2 online friends finally meeting up after years

@heinzkup

Ай бұрын

friends, yeah exactly!

@humptydumpty9652

Ай бұрын

@@heinzkupthey dont like each other?

@benedict-4965

Ай бұрын

No it's not

@dishantithomas4198

Ай бұрын

​@@heinzkup LMAO I love how people pretend content creators are held at gun point

@restingsleep

Ай бұрын

right? finally theyre meeting hell yeah!!

You know there's something wrong when there's something wrong - Levy Nakamura

@Maongap

Ай бұрын

Bro blundered irl

@braidynchapman

24 күн бұрын

@@Maongap huh

What an honor for him to meet one of the best chess players of all time. Hikaru Is so lucky

@Kay-jg6tf

Ай бұрын

wow, this comment is soo original, i am shocked you wasn't pinned.

@drunkenhobo8020

Ай бұрын

The funny thing is, because he's an IM Levy is still in the top 4,000 players ever to play the game. Out of hundreds of millions, he's definitely one of the best.

@deanazcoolzi4382

Ай бұрын

hAHA memes are real

Really enjoy Levy's question line. It all feels very natural. Also the chessboard overlay to help explain what Hikaru is saying is really helpful.

@Bennysol

Ай бұрын

Almost like everyone here all watched the same video

@jason_sdm

Ай бұрын

@@Bennysolwhat are you trying to do here? because your comment makes no sense at all😂

Bro is sharply dressed to confront Hikaru. Love to see it.

“Confronted” gotta respect Levy’s clickbait game. It’s an art and he makes it look easy

A great interview needs two things: the guy who asks nice open questions without interrupting the interviewee and the interviewee to be talkative. This interview is outstanding. Thank you Gentlemen

@Goku17yen

Ай бұрын

fr

@juanlondono2317

Ай бұрын

Levy’s little nods to show Hikaru he’s listening and not interrupting are perfect

@HH-dy7xe

Ай бұрын

@@juanlondono2317yah tbh Levy is a great interviewer 😊

@dark_sunset

Ай бұрын

Awesome interview. I don't even play chess but sometimes casually watch it and I do agree this was a fantastic interview.

Im so proud he finally met the person he's been looking up to..im really proud of hikaru!!!

original title: I confronted Hikaru Nakamura Future title:

@pg_jem

Ай бұрын

He will find a way to include Magnus in the title.

@cobezhang2803

Ай бұрын

Bro is prefiring it

@Itisstillok

Ай бұрын

The Magnus Carlsen’s Nemesis Breaks Down CHESS!

@toaasted8995

Ай бұрын

@@pg_jem lmaooooooo

@kresimirbozic1976

Ай бұрын

Premoving ​@@cobezhang2803

Bro thinks he confronted Hikaru 💀

@javier_me2

Ай бұрын

Fr

@piethrower91

Ай бұрын

You clicked.

@auntypha5958

Ай бұрын

was definitely an intentional choice of words for clicks or algorithm things

@BunnyKhatri-pd8zm

Ай бұрын

Wtf?

@ItIsYouAreNotYour

Ай бұрын

Levy looks 6'6 here and Hicky looks 4'6.

Gotham blundered the intro

@MrDocninja

Ай бұрын

He‘s chosen a bad opening 😊

@to_HANDLE

Ай бұрын

​@@MrDocninjayes, this opening could have closed the King too much. This isn't lost for Levy just because King itself took care of the game.

Levy never fails to milk Magn- oh wait never mind.

@Vision-ky7ew

Ай бұрын

Magnum Ice-cream?

@szymonkaliszewski5137

Ай бұрын

"I confronted Magnus greatest rival"

@BrickCraftingAnimations1

Ай бұрын

Oh that's quite good

@kristianbasile7141

Ай бұрын

@@szymonkaliszewski5137 found the next title when he changes it :D

@sosa7k169

Ай бұрын

@@szymonkaliszewski5137Don’t let him see this😭😭

Now we need a Gotham X Hans and it will complete the trifecta of Gotham interviewing the people whom he clickbaits with the most 💀

@gunal3165

Ай бұрын

😂fr

@Johncornwell103

Ай бұрын

Oddly enough i think that interview would actually be very cordial and Hans actually gets to explain his side of the drama that surrounds him. That or troll event where hans and Gotham are just messing with each other in good spirits.

Levi, this is a really, really good video. It is also an incredible interview. I didn't (necessarily) expect you to get such deep and retrospective answers from Hikaru, but I'm glad you did. From some rando commenting on your video, I hope you feel proud of how well this went.

You've provided such a deep insight into the mental and emotional battle of a competitive chess player, where pressure and expectations can sometimes overshadow the enjoyment of the game itself.

It's really cool how he talks about Magnus being a kind of insurmountable wall with such honesty. I might be imagining things but I feel like his personality actually improved a lot, I sense more calm and kindness than a few years ago. He really has a new edge to his game as well. My gut says he might very well end up challenging Ding. Very curious what that would look like. Anyway (never thought I'd say this) I'm rooting for him! Hickey for World Champ!

@economicsjingle

Ай бұрын

I'm actually surprised that a top player like Hikaru would resign himself to that view of Magnus. I can't help but feel that his mentality is limiting him. A big reason why Magnus is able to maintain his dominance is that he has convinced himself that he is the best in the world.

you definitly need more interview videos. these are great

9:20 Imagine dedicating your life to a specific niche skill like chess. Practicing over and over. The discipline to (almost) never blunder a piece or a game. But no matter how hard you try, there's a guy out there who NO ONE has even a sliver of hope of beating because he is simply too good. The number 3 guy said that in the early candidates when he was working his hardest hoping to be world champion he started to realize that no one, not even himself, had any chance of beating. It's really crazy how dominate Carlson is/was.

@Johncornwell103

Ай бұрын

I wonder how much that actually removes the joy out of a game or sport for everyone. Like no matter how hard you try, there's that one person who is just going to being better than you or anyone else.

@ChocolateMilk..

Ай бұрын

There's no one named Carlson in the top 100.

@carlohildebrand6951

Ай бұрын

@@ChocolateMilk.. Yes there is he's called Mognus Carlson

@vercot7000

18 күн бұрын

@@Johncornwell103 I mean....isn't that true for anything? even jobs?

@Johncornwell103

18 күн бұрын

@@vercot7000 The whole point people play sports and games is to win and be better than your opponent. You don't play a game trying to lose most of the time. Imagine in your neighborhood there's someone who is even better than Michael Jordan at his peak who regularly asks you to play some one vs one games. Eventually playing basketball wouldn't be fun anymore because you always get beat no matter how hard you try.

ngl this is a fire interview 🤣, interviewer asks good questions and shuts up interviewee answers with in depth responses. with few if any interruptions. good work

I love these type of interviews. The friendship they have makes it feel like Hikaru answers questions more whole heartedly. I love it

Excellent interview, nice to see a player talking openly around internal thoughts and feelings rather than just chess notations and opening

I can’t believe Gotham finally met Hikaru! Congrats

@fedeeee8068

Ай бұрын

they talked something like 100 times, and i’m pretty sure he saw him at least at the champion chess tour finals

@willem6161

Ай бұрын

​@@fedeeee8068source? I dont think chess players know chess youtubers in general

@GMHikaru

Ай бұрын

We met back in 2019 in a world far, far away.

@JoeriBlomberg

Ай бұрын

@@willem6161 They have streamed together quite a bit in the past. It's very easy to find on KZread if you wanna check it out!

@gewinnersieger

Ай бұрын

@@willem6161they collaborated a bunch of times for videos a few years ago

Well done, nice interview ... I hope Hikaru does really well this time around.

Great interview. Good questions and transition from one question to the other. The conversation flows and yet there are no interruptions, Great job!

So glad to see you 2 back together! Makes me smile thinking about the collabs you did years ago! 😄

Hikaru is so open and honest

You'd never know these guys used to pull shenanigans together daily by how professionally this interview was done.

When I first read this title, I thought I had subscribed to Vladimir Kramnik.

@manansh4648

26 күн бұрын

😂😂😂

Super interesting to hear “Most top chess players definitely are not huge fans of chess” - not a perspective I’ve really considered before, but it makes sense. When you put in the time and effort to do something professionally, it’s going to feel like a job and not be that enjoyable. It’s still kind of sad though, but happy to see it’s not always the case.

Hikaru realizing his biggest weakness is how nervous he gets over the board and trying to remain calm this time

I missed this collab sm, brings me back to better times

My 2 favorite chess players talking, the best video ever!

Great video, love to see hikaru and levy discussing chess as always.

Levy never fails to include Hikaru in his videos.

@TheOneAndOnlyCumGuzzler

Ай бұрын

where magnus :(

@Levipaulsen

Ай бұрын

Except on this video it was clickbait

Good to see levy at the candidates... Good for popularity of the event... Hopefully fide also releases the interviews soon

@venkatrao161

Ай бұрын

Is he commentating?

Really good interview! Fascinating topics. Thanks to both of you for the discussion.

Levy’s interview skills have gotten so good! Great questions, good job letting them feel comfortable and speak.

His little grin says it all

this discussion is gonna be ranked as gm level conversation before levy

Bravo fantastic interview loved the questions and even more so the answers!

I really enjoyed this inside perspective into Hikaru's mind and his growth in chess up to this day. Really well done interview.

It’d be fantastic for the game if Hikaru won the candidates. The pineapple sponsorship alone would be massive. Big fruit has deep pockets.

Levy never fails to confront someone

I love the fact that you share the second part on his channel. How noble! And commercially sound....

Great interview - really enjoyed it.

'Confronted' definitely the wrong word....

@NelsenGChess

Ай бұрын

clickbait duh

Levy is a cake factory.

glad to see you two back together again!! like the good old days

Love the setup! Maybe next time try and relax a bit, it would be amazing to see you guys just have a conversation!❤ This felt a bit too much like a interview, but still love the contet!

I hope Levy can make him famous too like he did with Magnus guy

This is closest levy will ever get to becoming a grandmaster

levy : I CONFRONTED HIKARU NAKAMURA!!! hikaru : GOTHAMCHESS CONFRONTED ME!!

Love this video format

Original title was “I edged Hikaru Nakamura” in case anyone was wondering.

Did Hikaru forget the existence of fullstops💀

@freezy8593

21 күн бұрын

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Great to see Levy showcasing up and coming talent in chess.

Love this new direction for Levy, fantastic interview!

Why don't you give Hikaru a chance to speak?

@your_average_joe5781

Ай бұрын

He is a bit chatty 😂

I wanna see a Fabi vs. Hikaru world championship. Would be really cool if Magnus did commentary. How sweet would that be?

Wow, this is amazing content. Great interview!!!

Great interview. Great content

Bro confronted Hikaru about his oxygen addiction, very good job levi

Hikaru kept on saying in 2022 that he wasn't a professional player, and was playing nonchalantly and so was setting up an excuse for failure. It seems he's thinking differently now. I find watching Hikaru's streams the most instructive of any streamer. There are lots of non-master streamers who just rely on computer analysis and aren't very insightful except for repeating computer lines. In the case of Hikaru you see and hear the thinking and evaluations of a top player in the world. And when he says a computer suggests a move he doesn't understand, it just highlights how alien computer thinking is if a top player can't even understand some of their move recommendations.

So happy to see my hometown hosting so many high level chess tournaments lately! Hope you all enjoy your stay here in Toronto 🤗

Holy moley this was an excellent interview.

I feel like Nakamura hasnt been given his flowers yet,the man is a gem for chess

@juliocadavid6640

Ай бұрын

I can agree

@PPdabest

Ай бұрын

I disagree. The man has a toxic personality. Got a little better the last few years but I would never call him a gem for chess.

@thebiglebrowski3695

Ай бұрын

​@PPdabest Exactly this. Even now the facade slips every now and then and his real personality escapes.

@vercot7000

18 күн бұрын

@@thebiglebrowski3695 Oh no! he said mean things to people when they suck at chess! who cares

The internet breaking with this irl collab 🔥🔥

Your stream low Elo tournaments with Anna was my favorite era of chess

Loved the interview ❤

You know theres something wrong when Levy doesnt clickbait with Magnus

@justahuman5342

Ай бұрын

You know there is something wrong when you don’t comment on a video

@knighter1209

Ай бұрын

@@justahuman5342 i would much prefer that tbh. all these people trying to be justin y are just cringe.

For late people the previous title was"I prepared for candidates with Hikaru nakamua"

I hope Gotham uploads recap videos for the candidates

Completely forgot chessable was a thing, going there immediately. That was the best quick ad for something i've ever seen.

16:50 Magnus: Motherfxck the big 3, hika it's just big me!

@princeantisocial

Ай бұрын

😂😂😂

I like this Hikaru guy

Thank you so much reminding me of the candidates games

What a nice interview. I love it

So sad he didn't look up and say "takes,takes,takes,takes..."

@Nagatacs

Ай бұрын

check,check,check,check,check,check,check,check,check,

@thunder.struck_kyloren

Ай бұрын

😂😂😂

Real gotham fans know Hikaru was Magnus before Magnus was Magnus

@Nafim-kv6rg

Ай бұрын

What do u mean

@siddhantchopra9416

Ай бұрын

@@Nafim-kv6rg yeah bro, you prolly new to the scene, actually how magnus is all over in the chess world and almost everyone in the world knows him, even those who dont play chess, well Hikaru was not that well known but he was the one with all the controversies and dramas, and basically the most well known "personality" in chess. Also, how Levy "glazes and milks" Magnus now, he used to do with hikaru, with sub battles and everything.

@Nafim-kv6rg

Ай бұрын

Ohh i see thanks mate

@hehehehaw6969

Ай бұрын

Abe lavde cool mat ban ""new to the scene ""​@@siddhantchopra9416

6:55 I still wouldn't be so sure about Ding Liren defending. There's always the possibility he could be in no state to play given what SC2 can do long term, and in combination with the concept of "saving face", he could still opt out of it at a late stage.

your interviews always deliver!

Legendary moment levy swapped magnus with hikaru

Mf's chilling and interviewing eachother

Great vid, nice to see you together!

Great interview, very insightful, some very nice sentiments shared

Hikaru at the beginning looks like he’s being held at gunpoint 😅

@ianstopher9111

Ай бұрын

Give the sign to the camera

He's never beaten me♟️

11:15 "Hey Wesley" got me crying 😂

I‘m happy to see you guys doing content together again, at least sometimes, you did come up together (as streamers!) during the bad years. and you offer different content. Not everything has to be a brutal fight for subscribers and monry, life can be good too