“Big shout out to the script writers” killed me 😂

@JhayzerBlade

Ай бұрын

how can you still type

@beereaucrat3233

Ай бұрын

He probably wasn't kidding.

@RaniaIsAwesome

Ай бұрын

Kramnik trying to figure out how to clip it for evidence in court.

@System.Error.

Ай бұрын

hikaru must win now… would be tough..

@morninglion27

Ай бұрын

@@beereaucrat3233 you think he would play the tournament if it was already fixed?

“Big shout out to the script writers” Kramnik: *heavy breathing*

@Tendomcgoobin

Ай бұрын

Lol

@oden2011

Ай бұрын

@@Tendomcgoobin i dont get it please explain

@006bloody

Ай бұрын

​@@oden2011 kramnik thinks everyone is cheating.

@morpheus24

Ай бұрын

It's a procedural show.

@Alex_Yt2..

Ай бұрын

I don't understand? I am not keeping up with chess drama

0:18 - A big shout out to the script writers 😂 1:09 - Prag Non Hahahaha 🤣🤣

@auroravuitton90

Ай бұрын

Is there any context to why is Prag Prag Non Hahaha?

@aseemsharan

Ай бұрын

@@auroravuitton90 i guess it's just an American not able to pronounce Indian names, and replaces with verbally comfortable alternatives 😄

@jafar2940

Ай бұрын

Haha I nearly died laughing… Prag hahaha,

@BattleslashX

Ай бұрын

Pragg Anand Hahahaha

@avalope

Ай бұрын

@@aseemsharanpretty sure he knows how to pronounce his name. It’s probably just to get ppl in the comments talkign about it

Magnus : Gukesh will do poorly Gukesh :

@ethergaming69

Ай бұрын

You should watch the video again 😅 you'll know what magnus actually mean

@Imrandela1920

Ай бұрын

​@@ethergaming69watched couple of times , he said he win some and loose more games, he admired him too. But a prediction can naver be perfect. Even Greatest of chess can be proven wrong, but Magnus would be more happy about it.😊

@OmateYayami

Ай бұрын

Gukesh was like hold my beer... cause I'm underaged.

@anubhavsachan88

Ай бұрын

@@OmateYayami 🤣

@alexandranicholle7458

Ай бұрын

guskesh will win 2024 cndidates!! look what he did to tata steel 2024💪🙏✌️

Honestly even though Hikaru drew and Gukesh won, today was pretty optimal for Hikaru. He got a quick draw and got a few extra hours to prepare for tomorrow. Gukesh had to play a long tiring game and that might affect his play tomorrow, even if it is by just a little. Hikaru has to play insane tomorrow. A draw is no different than a loss

@SachaAlary

Ай бұрын

So savage

@sarthakk6625

Ай бұрын

Few hrs won't be enough

@TillTheLightTakesUs

Ай бұрын

Good, he read it. So he knows. We can make him accountable tomorrow.

@alessandrodiaz9252

Ай бұрын

Sometimes playing for a draw is worse than playing for a win. Maybe Gukesh won't handle his 2-result situation. Good luck Naka!

@CodeAlpaca

Ай бұрын

@@TillTheLightTakesUs it's the editor lol, not actually hikaru

Tomorrow, Hikaru vs the final boss☠️💀

@gollumchess

Ай бұрын

Lol,Hikaru is the final boss. And Gukesh will beat him. ❤ Sorry Hikaru,You are my favourite but Country first. INDIA Jai Hind 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

@Trooper0729

Ай бұрын

Ding is the final boss

@gouravnagda6080

Ай бұрын

It's not a war or something doesn't matter whom you support It's your personal choice And mark my words gukesh can't beat hikaru with black pieces no matter how much prodigy he is and also hikaru won't go for draw this time so be ready for the results it can be unpredictable I am from India also Supporting hikaru for this candidates and even world championship Because he will retire after 3 to 4 years I wanna see him as world champion

@gollumchess

Ай бұрын

@@gouravnagda6080 Lol, Not cheering for your country means you maybe a good guy but Not Patriot. But I am,So I will support my folks first.

@goldentime1418

Ай бұрын

​@@gouravnagda6080only problem is Gukesh doesn't need a win . Hikaru needs to cook up an opening prep for the ages. Tomorrow is going to be interesting

i really like hikaru's recaps, especially when he throws in little jokes! (The "Praggnand ha ha ha ha" one was really funny)

This is my first tournament following! You got this!! I never knew chess was so alive and hype...

kramnik be destroying the ceiling

@marcdaniellecastro6496

Ай бұрын

Aliresza sold

@Thatbo2599

Ай бұрын

He live streamed his reactions to these games for like 3-4 hours maybe watch that before complaining about him.

@SujataSingh-tk5yh

Ай бұрын

?​@@marcdaniellecastro6496

@AfonsoCL

Ай бұрын

@@Thatbo2599 Nah, he deserves no respect at this point, only mockery.

@XyzAbc-mp1rw

Ай бұрын

@@AfonsoCL Why bro? did he run away with your gf?

This is why I've been a fan of yours since '07. You make the game exciting. It would be great to see you win and to become champion before you retire from professional chess, but regardless of the outcome tomorrow you are the man. I hope you win, and make the youngsters wait just a while longer for their shot. Good luck, Hikaru!

Rooting for you big fella. Love the content and glad you have a great shot to get to the show.

Your attitude, perspective, and outlook have been so great this tournament. Best of luck tomorrow!

"Praggnadhahahaha" will never fail to end me

@AthosRac

Ай бұрын

He did not fail BUT his positions was just bad and he just lost to FABI.

@seb5587

Ай бұрын

I find it disrespectful

@dandymcgee

Ай бұрын

@@seb5587 perfect then it's working as intended :D

@nebnos1509

Ай бұрын

@@seb5587cry about it, it’s fucking funny

@seinundzeiten

Ай бұрын

@@seb5587 yes it is a flippant comment

This dude is AWESOME! He’s playing in the candidates and making YU content

@charlies8282

Ай бұрын

We’re in an amazing time for sure. Watching some of the best ever and their own commentary

@patogordo1385

Ай бұрын

@@charlies8282true

@arungupta3838

Ай бұрын

I mean gukesh also writing his school exams along with the candidates

@donsimons9810

Ай бұрын

Kids go to school. who carea

@Wargasm54

Ай бұрын

And YT content 😂

As a new chess fan in "old age" and I am definetely rooting for you Hika! This is the first candidates tournament I ever watched and boy I enjoyed the live streams as much as I loved your recaps. Keep up your positive nature and your dedication as a content creator. And if you do not win - f*** it, I will stay tuned 🍿

Nepo got the lead early on and then started playing for draws thinking he’ll be comfortable at the top. That’s coming back to bite him.

@cakedupkevin

Ай бұрын

A few of those draws were also luck because his opponent blundered mating opportunities late in the match

@unknown-unknown69

Ай бұрын

​@cakedupkevin Nepo was never down that bad ( mating opportunities ) Show me one game that nepo was down advantage bigger than 3/4

@006bloody

Ай бұрын

​@@unknown-unknown69 russians will never win!! Hahaha! J/K!!!!

@42Dariel95

Ай бұрын

@@unknown-unknown69 In his game with Vidit, Vidit missed opportunities that could have led him to win the game

@andresv.8880

Ай бұрын

He was dead lost against pragg too

Recap before the other two games are finished is insane

@elevationmoto6208

Ай бұрын

How can he do it? Hardest working man in chess!

@LeFeeteur

Ай бұрын

Don't forget there is a delay between actual games and retransmission (something like 15 minutes).

@bhargav465

Ай бұрын

​​​@@LeFeeteurImagine this: You just finished a game after playing for hours, your chances of winning depends on how others play, next round starts in less than 24 hours, you are playing for win against the guy who is maintaining top spot from long time and might get 0.5 lead before entering last round, whoever wins this tournament gets a chance to be a world champion, you also need to study gukesh's matches to predict what he might come up with, pick an opening that makes gukesh think and spend time. And apart from all of this, you have to make a recap of game you just played 😂. They are doing a lot of things under pressure its not just what we see live

@onurboyar3345

Ай бұрын

​@@bhargav465 still you should not forget the 15 minutes delay 😂😂

@and_I_am_Life_the_fixer_of_all

Ай бұрын

nah, he is right, hikaru might as well just do the recap as soon as possible, make more money on the video then what winning the tournament is given out, and prepare asap for the game tmrw

Absolutely over the moon with how great the games are in the candidates. A bit Thank You to you, and all the players, for doing such a great job. While I'm hoping to see you make it to first, I think chess will benefit no matter who the day tips to, as it already has done by these outstanding performances.

Rooting for you. New to the online chess world, I was surprised a GM would have a KZread channel. It is very cool to listen to your analysis.

Hikaru you got this, never give up never surrender

@aaronchan1088

Ай бұрын

Those two losses to vidit is gonna haunt him for a long time.

@mitigamespro8757

Ай бұрын

@@aaronchan1088 if he loses i guess, if not then it won't matter xD

@kabirsingh5502

Ай бұрын

Never Surrender .. Just Give Up ?

@ok-ez1xl

Ай бұрын

​@@kabirsingh5502brother , u are in the wrong place, go somewhere else where your existence might mean something.

Win or Lose Hikaru you did an amazing job and were the most entertaining player, don't let the haters get to you!

@Haxerous

Ай бұрын

Naw most entertaining has to be Vidit. Absolute chaos with his decisive matches.

Love the recaps Hikaru! Your content is great and I enjoy how you explain your thinking throughout the game. Between you and Gotham, you guys do a great job bringing in more people to the chess community with your content.

Amazing clarity and recap. Well done!

The fact he didn't play the bong cloud on 4/20 proves he literally does care and is not playing for the content

@gamingtsunami524

Ай бұрын

I mean he is kind of playing for the content but he also wants to win

@whisan

Ай бұрын

🤣🤣

@uos1400

Ай бұрын

What is that with 4/20 and bongcloud?

@natasdabsi1138

Ай бұрын

@@uos1400 weed

@ilikebeingsmart

Ай бұрын

That would have been a good meme ngl

You were never in such a good position in the Candidates as you are right now. It's amazing. I am rooting hard for you tomorrow. Good luck, Hikaru!

@aaronchan1088

Ай бұрын

Unfortunately he MUST beat gukesh, which is unlikely. To think a mere 17 yr old kid is gonna challenge ding for the crown, and likely make history.

@Jiten-pm5lz

Ай бұрын

​@aaronchan1088 I wouldn't say it is unlikely. Remember Hikaru beat Gukesh the last time they played.... so Hikaru matches well with him. Also Hikaru won norwar chess in a similar position. Also he has white which comes with an advantage. Also gukesh has been shaky on the clock

@aaronchan1088

Ай бұрын

Those two losses to vidit were back breakers. Instead of leading by half a point, he's in a must win game against a mere 17 yr old kid. He drew against gukesh with black. Got that sinking feeling of deja vu, but we'll see.

@Jiten-pm5lz

Ай бұрын

@aaronchan1088 I agree with you however Hikaru said in this video tomorrow he is using all the prep and ability he has for a win as he is assuming he is in a must win against gukesh

@and_I_am_Life_the_fixer_of_all

Ай бұрын

@@aaronchan1088 hikaru is also with white this match and its a do or die, I feel like he'll take this till the very end.. also, if he draws, there's a chance fabiano beats nepo and wins... crazy

It's such fun following you throughout this tournament. I'll be watching today and supporting you. Support from Belgium! 💪💪💪

Super exciting, thanks for allowing us to take the ride with you. I don’t care what anyone says, it seems impossible not to root for you! I also really appreciate the openness of your mental state, and really believe and appreciate that you will not be absolutely crushed if you don’t pull it off. Literally at the absolutely highest level of chess, and it is legitimately a side job for you thanks to KZread, and twitch etc❤

Incredible how carefree Hikaru is even though his play shows he's been locked in. He truly is a professional

@TheRealBruceLouis

Ай бұрын

Well it's been said many times by Hikaru, but doing youtube like this and streaming has hugely contributed to his carefree nature in these high stress situations, as in his words he no longer has to worry about the finances anymore. Even if he didn't put that forward, I would still be going for that line of thinking too as to why he's so carefree.

"uh-oh spaghetti-o" 🤣🤣😂😂

This has been the most exciting candidates tournament I’ve ever seen. Great games, thanks for the recaps, and good luck tomorrow.

Win or lose, youve reignited my love of chess this tournament!

Hikaru give it your all brother..everything u can muster..i pray to god that u win..man it would be so nice to see u as the world champ

@zethyuen8859

Ай бұрын

Amen

Always laugh when you say Prags name, hilarious

@gamezz5715

Ай бұрын

No replies? Let me unfix that

@newsss2151

Ай бұрын

Only one reply? Let me unfix that

@spiritual_audiobooks

Ай бұрын

@@newsss2151 Only two replys? Let me unfix that.

I was in the Great Hall today and was in the balcony watching the last hour or so. Very cool! Hikaru looks exactly like he does in the videos btw. Classy dude.

This has been the best chess content over the past two years. Love the personal insight on the candidates

This is the first time I’m watching candidates and you are making it awesome!!! Good luck!!

This is getting suspicious, let’s do the procedure.

@brunacinotti3804

Ай бұрын

Okay report of course

@Top10Travel257

Ай бұрын

All this tournament is getting suspicious, let's do the procedure 😂

@peterers3

Ай бұрын

90. over 90. Imposssible. Lets do the procedure.

@Top10Travel257

Ай бұрын

I would never even consider all these moves in a "normal" game.... Let's do the procedure

@judenfisch

Ай бұрын

Lets just..... Press. Blocks​@@peterers3

Absolutely loving these recaps. It's just so fun to watch you play chess.

Thank you so much for the amazing recaps! Very much appreciated! Good luck for the final round!

"Welcome back everyone for todaaaaaaay's video!" never gets old

@shivaaamishra

Ай бұрын

He should be saying this in tournament....welcome back everyone for todaaaaaaays match against prag andan hahahahah

Thank you for making these recap videos. They have the best content of the whole candidates tourney for me.

good luck. great play so far, and continue playing great chess. cannot wait to see amazing chess from you!

Cheering for you so much, these candidates are SO MUCH FUN. Chess wasnt this fun for years, Hikaru, you play incredibly big part in that, thank you. Love you and wish you the best and fight like a lion for the win!

His co candidates are still currently playing and here he is making recap content and already uploaded video on youtube.🤣🤣🤣

You’re amazing hikaru, you’re a massive inspiration to my chess playing and i can’t imagine living in a world of chess without you.

Honestly massive props to you man. You've been so resilient and played SUCH good chess the entire tournament, no matter what happens tomorrow I couldn't be happier to be your fan!

Let's go, Hikaru!!!!!!! We are all rooting for you! You got this!

Hikaru, regardless of what happens tomorrow, this has been an amazing tournament! Good luck and have fun!

It would be so unbelievably amazing if he becomes world champion, his chances are so so good and were never better. We all believe in you GO HIKARU YOU CAN DO THIS

@sarthakk6625

Ай бұрын

Not anymore

@WarriorsFan-ob3rt

Ай бұрын

@@sarthakk6625If he wins he’s near guaranteed but loss or draw and he’s out

@sarthakk6625

Ай бұрын

@@WarriorsFan-ob3rt true enough decisive matches incoming

Good luck tomorrow champ!! Thanks for all these amazing recaps! I learned and enjoyed it more than 10 years at a chess club🙌🥇🫶

Cheering for you!!!! Congrats on putting yourself in a great position to win, and congrats on your continued success in your real job as a streamer

Thanks for the enormously valuable lessons you provide to. Good luck today in the final round!!

Good luck tomorrow, Hikaru!!! We believe in you! If you beat Gukesh, it will be insane. You really turned the tables in this Candidates Tournament

Hikaru, I believe in you! Can you imagine the history? First American champion since Fischer, Second official American champion, Third American champion ever (counting unofficial Morphy) and the route to do so requires a must win with white in round 14 of the candidates to pave the way to a match where he can beat the man who took his chance by beating him in a must win round 14 with white in the last candidates?! Stuff of legends. Become the legend. You can do it!

@thimobaumgartner8673

Ай бұрын

Fabiano also has a good chance if you want an american to win.

@philipmcniel4908

Ай бұрын

@@thimobaumgartner8673 IMO the classical portion of Fabi-Magnus (2008) was the best world championship match at least since I started following world championship matches in 2008. Sure, all of the games were drawn, but not a single one of them was a stale non-fighting draw; both sides found themselves in trouble and had to play resourcefully to avoid losing at times, and overall the fact that all the games were drawn was because both players played _really, really well_ and didn't quite make big enough mistakes to lose, not because they played safely. IMO it would've been much better if the match had been longer (e.g. a 24-game match) like many of the historic world championship matches. It would've given time for a just result to be revealed for the classical world championship. As is, it feels kind of like they said, "Eh, we don't want to have a long match like they used to, so let's just give the crown to the world rapid champion."

@bonkyabeans

Ай бұрын

Fabi and nepo only have a shot if they win and hikaru wins or draws. Then it goes to tie breaks between whichever 2 have 9 points.

@bonkyabeans

Ай бұрын

​@@philipmcniel49082018*

@lebannen6056

Ай бұрын

Also the first streamer world champion

I really like the explanation of the engine and differences between computer and human moves along the whole coverage of the candidates

Best of luck Hikaru, you got me back into the game after a long absence, really enjoy watching your videos

Hikaru you will shine and win tomorrow for sure! You got this! We all are rooting for you!

Good luck tomorrow Hikaru! You got this!

Thank you for the recaps. Glad you're trying to enjoy yourself. I'll be rooting for you tomorrow!

This is so awesome to have a streamer be playing so well and provide same day recap from the candidates tournament. Good luck Hikaru!

Coming down to a tense finish. Best of Luck HIkaru!

Dude makes video right after the game ends! Legend!

Big fan! Win or lose this has been super entertaining. Good luck to you brother!

Good luck Hikaru! I hope you win the tournament!

Fan of Hikaru streams. Rooting for his success at the candidates tournament.

ty for the recaps

You deserve it! Go for it, we believe in you. Good luck! We’ll be following your match from Spain

1:12 - favourite mystical chess player "PragnanandHAHAHAHA'

@digocr

Ай бұрын

Unrespectful mocking at India player, and then “karma hits you later at some time”

Good luck tomorrow, warrior

Can't wait to see hikaru the world champion 🏆

It's very nice to see Hikaru pretty relaxed and pressure not affecting him for the final round. People are saying he didn't care but to me it's clear as a sunny afternoon that in the 1st half of tournament when he fudged up the aura of recaps was vastly different. It's very nice to see him feeling the positive momentum and with a real chance for the final success.

Very exciting tournament. Rooting for you to win it all!

Hikaru! You’ve got this! Keep pushing my friend, only a couple more steps 🌎

Gukesh just won. You have to beat him tommorrow.

You are doing very well, keeping yourself away from time pressure is key. Showing incredible foresight and patience. Just keep playing your chess, and keep reminding yourself that it doesn’t really matter to you either way, stay chill. You are enjoying yourself, win or lose you are enjoying yourself.

Thank you for the content! Good luck for the game today!

Half an important point. Good luck tomorow, Hikaru.Lots of love❤❤❤

The pragnahahaha always catches me off guard 😂

You made to the end -- well done, sir. Cheering for you & Fabi.

Looking forward to the final round. Good luck Hikaru!

Appreciate your content~ Good luck tomorrow. It's a big game. We're rooting for you! 🤙

Thank you for the recap ❤

Perfectly reasonable thinking behind today‘s game and what you went for. You got this Hikaru, show them who‘s the boss tomorrow 💪🏼

So happy for you - play well and enjoy round 14 ( and tie breakers to follow :) )

You got this Hikaru!

You did the right thing today to accept the draw, tomorrow last round you win and that's it. Good luck!

Thanking you for the recaps. Super interesting

What a great tournament so far! Good luck in Round 14.

Levy pointed out a little fun fact during commentary - the game did not actually end in a 3-fold repetition because in the first instance of the final position en passant was possible. Doesn't change the result of course, but interesting technicality

@NJ-ky9jm

Ай бұрын

You’re incorrect, it was a 3-fold. The commentators initially incorrectly thought that Hikaru had the opportunity to make the claim, but he didn’t because of the en passant option. Therefore it was claimed by Nepo on his turn and was the third iteration of the position. No draws by agreement before move 40.

@LuisGomez-hz1lq

Ай бұрын

@@NJ-ky9jm Great comment, many thanks for this simple but extremely useful explanation :-)

Great job Hikaru, this is a great situation for you. Rest, meditate, spend time with your wife.

What an amazing tournament. I can't believe you have the energy to do these video recaps, Hikaru. Absolutely incredible stuff. Good luck in your game against Gukesh! We know you literally don't care, but good luck anyway! It would be amazing to see you have your shot at the title against Ding.

Good luck tomorrow Hikaru. It’s been an exciting and fun tournament and your recaps have been great!

Good luck sir we are rooting for you

Thumbnail goes hard btw.

I knew you was going to say “oh oh spaghettio-time” with that hypothetical pin on your queen 😄

Thanks for explaining the game! In chat we didn't know if you got the moves mixed up! Super understandable and good luck tmrw agaisn't gukesh!!! You got this Hikaru!!!

Tomorrow gukesh vs hikaru gonna be a very difficult game for hikaru

@ronin7645

Ай бұрын

It'll be more difficult for Gukesh with the black piece imo.

@milesreynolds4943

Ай бұрын

Gukesh just has to trade it all down

@defaultusername1145

Ай бұрын

@@ronin7645Gukesh only needs a draw to stay in the tournament while that result eliminates hikaru

@morninglion27

Ай бұрын

he either wins it all or he over extends like the world cup match against prag

@kanjarize

Ай бұрын

Keep hoping for that lindus Hikaru is gonna crush that lindu boy

Wow Hikaru is so amazing I would lose to him in 2 moves even though that has never happened to me before he would go 1. h4 and I would resign I hope you win the tournament Hikaru!

Been rooting for you, good luck!!

That "Praggnanadha-hahahahahhaha always make me burst😅