Wow. Thanks for this incredible video! It's mind blowing to look back on everything. You guys really pulled out some OG history and clips here. There's a ton of good and there's a bit of bad. I feel badly that the only clips of the Botez sisters make them seem like enemies. We all got really busy with the chess boom, and we weren't communicating as well as we should have been and there were some small issues. We all realized we just needed to sit down and talk to each other, and our relationship is now stronger than ever. They are doing a great job representing chess on Twitch, and I have nothing but respect for both Alex and Andrea and all they've accomplished.

@wanderingbishop

3 жыл бұрын

The Story of the Botez Sisters when?

@lizzosfatlmfao3597

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for what you do man. Keep up the good work!

@BotezLive

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for saying that! We're really proud for your success so far and really appreciate you going out of your way to say this.

@steezio777

3 жыл бұрын

Tysm for bringing the chess hype 🙌

@Leroni

3 жыл бұрын

This is so wholesome

Great piece as usual, guys!

@linusdohrn703

3 жыл бұрын

Sheesh

@vanillaplays6571

3 жыл бұрын

Welp that punny

@sleepycat9882

3 жыл бұрын

Yoo it's him

@toopro67

3 жыл бұрын

Pog

@matti3333

3 жыл бұрын

Lichess is better

The "introduced to the game by older brother" meta also runs in chess apparently

@ameame32

3 жыл бұрын

Its funny coz my cousin (who I call my big brother) also introduced me chess

@badoodstv2353

3 жыл бұрын

@Pulzanicus pulzanic for Magnus Carlsen it was his father.

@mudfightmaster4275

3 жыл бұрын

the chosen one signs

@Hummabubba

3 жыл бұрын

Lmfaooo

@inc0gnito590

3 жыл бұрын

First step to be good at a game is to get an older sibling.... meanwhile me the only child:😔

The golden “i don’t wanna overthink this” clip is the sole reason i love hikaru

@chrisiver8506

3 жыл бұрын

What makes it even better is he's only 5 moves into the game LUL

@soakedbearrd

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah that made me laugh when he just castles after all of that.

*Everybody Gangsta* Until Hikaru moves the King on the 2nd move

@iamjustice2877

3 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, the Bongcloud Wasn't expecting an Inside Joke here lol

@AngeloGene

3 жыл бұрын

Bingcloud! 👍😂

@user-bb4km1uj3o

3 жыл бұрын

This guy bongclouds

@OnamazuKuuran

3 жыл бұрын

Get money get money get money

@normi1504

3 жыл бұрын

Where's that music coming from?

I'm a chess master from Greece. I have had an interesting interaction with Hikaru. And by interesting I mean getting destroyed by him in a simultaneous exhibition along with 9 more people in Bulgaria while the dude was barely 20 years old.

@tutorialsimulator

3 жыл бұрын

😯😯😯

@calebvanlalrinngama9712

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣

@user-kun2147

3 жыл бұрын

What a monster!

@movecount

3 жыл бұрын

If it makes you feel any better, I'd get destroyed by you if we were to play right now.

@smmshoe

3 жыл бұрын

I played Jozarov and got crushed like a bug

"as you can see, Hikaru sacrificed his king in round 1 so he can checkmate on move 42 in round 3. Truly amazing"

@badoodstv2353

3 жыл бұрын

The ''Kings Gambit''

@abdhulhackul2620

3 жыл бұрын

@@badoodstv2353 why are you being racist

@shill2920

3 жыл бұрын

@@abdhulhackul2620 they edited the comment lmao

@mihirbiswas8884

3 жыл бұрын

@@shill2920 what did he say?

@shill2920

3 жыл бұрын

@@mihirbiswas8884 I don't know but judging by the other comment accusing them of being racist and the editing sign they changed their comment to be something not offensive at all eh who cares its a youtube comment section anyways

Bong cloud opening is still the best opening in chess history.

@4twenny

3 жыл бұрын

facts

@badoodstv2353

3 жыл бұрын

true

@horniiboi

3 жыл бұрын

f3 g4 would like to speak with you

@trocustar3450

3 жыл бұрын

Fax

@trocustar3450

3 жыл бұрын

1.e4 e5 2. Ke2

" ITS THE WOODEN SHIELD. " - The Juicer, disciple of Hikaru.

@ThatOneGuyWhoTalks2Much

3 жыл бұрын

The Juicer is no match for Jesus and his throbber's mate.

@adamnaqiuddin7786

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

4:48 wow they cut out carlsens "decent".

@gwynnfox9767

2 жыл бұрын

haha. i know right. they shouldnt have

@flortrupp

2 жыл бұрын

comparing a human with a god wouldnt be fair ;)

@maxkho00

2 жыл бұрын

@@flortrupp I'd love for this "god" to play Hikaru in no-increment Blitz or Bullet. I can assure you this "god" would promptly gain human form :)

Somewhere, Hikaru must be whispering: "but the king's gambit is a bad chess opening, why are they using that as title"

@bed693

3 жыл бұрын

It isnt bad its just gives up whites advantage but gets an aggressive double edged position

@sub-harmonik

3 жыл бұрын

I feel like the king's gambit kinda represents hikaru's chess personality, even tho he doesn't play it too often. it can be pretty tricky too, especially at relatively lower elos

@GeneticallyEngineeredCatgirls

3 жыл бұрын

@@bed693 According to Stockfish engine and Lichess database King's gambit is -0.5 on move 2, having 1.7% of playrate after 1...e5, raising the lose rate from 21% to 37% on average - these are some terrible stats for very high level classical games, the only way to play this is as a surprise being confident of your preparation over your opponent's.

@7cmhg840

3 жыл бұрын

True, I have like 100% winrate against the kings gambit lmao

@Happylink75

3 жыл бұрын

Queens gambit Ftw

One of the streamers that inspired me greatly. So entertaining and yet very educational. Don't think other GMs can get as high as him on Bong Cloud speedrun.

@zklakay8509

3 жыл бұрын

fact edit: ternyata sedulur ada yg suka bongcloud anjirr wkwkwkwkwk

@mifshima8653

3 жыл бұрын

anjang bang abe disini ugha

@anselpierson5193

3 жыл бұрын

@@mifshima8653 fheji anghu guru madaha supa lulop

@kapii9857

3 жыл бұрын

Wah ada bang abe

@nandanabhaktikhaer4543

3 жыл бұрын

lah ada bang abe

when you're smurfing in chess

@badoodstv2353

3 жыл бұрын

He has like a million speedruns of blitz or bullet to 3000

@herculet

3 жыл бұрын

funny story, he met charlie randomly during one of his smurfing speedrun lol (while both are streaming as well, i believe the chance is super super slim)

@Notsiphen

3 жыл бұрын

Charlie wasn’t streaming

@Notsiphen

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah that’s what I was talking about I was just telling caesar that Charlie wasn’t streaming while getting slammed by hikaru

@nicklawlor5257

3 жыл бұрын

that's not smurfing

"i can also trade and take and take, and if takes i take and if takes takes takes, queen e2, queen h4, g3, knight g3, check, c6, queen b7, knight h1, king there, i don’t know whats going on I’m just going to castle, i don’t want to think too much"

as a chess player imo it's safe to say he's helped the chess community in so many ways. Truly an amazing man

Before watching: I bet the ben finegold "d**krider" clip is in here After the first minute: Yep

@y8fpe

3 жыл бұрын

Ben Finegold comes across as a wanker

@THEZWOBB

3 жыл бұрын

@@y8fpe That might have something to do with him really being a wanker

@abrahamimmanuel2568

3 жыл бұрын

The probabillity of that showing up is equivalent to the probability of simple falling awp clip showing up in other vids

@228_anakagungngurahwibisan6

3 жыл бұрын

@@abrahamimmanuel2568 or that faker zed 1v1 clip

"Chess is no different than Tic-Tac-Toe" Shiro - No Game No Life

@standuser4206

3 жыл бұрын

No Season 2 No Life

@professionalloser.

3 жыл бұрын

very nice still finding ngnl references in 2021

@nanashizz

3 жыл бұрын

God Speed

@rammus4293

3 жыл бұрын

There were too much pedo incest vibes in the anime

@glassofmilk7923

3 жыл бұрын

@@rammus4293 OK.

10:46 A normal person like MAGNUS CARLSEN lmao

@mochiisntbad6762

3 жыл бұрын

His definition of a normal theoretical physicist is Einstein

@ghiaccio1384

3 жыл бұрын

@@mochiisntbad6762 And His Normal Basketball Player - Michael Jordan

@Kelvinllovejr

3 жыл бұрын

@@ghiaccio1384 yeah I mean your average player like Air Jordan haha. Not trying to go into the greats or anything

@alex2005z

3 жыл бұрын

Wait, I thought Magnus was a Fantasy Football pro player

grandma approved

@FayeTheNerd

3 жыл бұрын

Can I have some cookies please

@oklemonn

3 жыл бұрын

me too

@neilpatil3438

3 жыл бұрын

Me too

@adeptness9615

3 жыл бұрын

@love is trash bich need cash eh no disrespect or else we won’t get our appetizer of apple pie

@adeptness9615

3 жыл бұрын

@love is trash bich need cash ahh I see. Dw grandma prob has her meat pie ready by like 12 I’d say

Hikaru is 100% the biggest and main reason why chess is becoming more and more popular. If he’s grabbing people like me to pay attention and suddenly find intrigue in learning a game I had absolutely no thought of trying to learn to get good at then there’s probably a million other people who actually know something about chess that Hikaru is really helping grow the game

4:50 I like how they removed Magnus Carlsen calling him decent

yo why did they make the botez sisters look so mean, them and hikaru are in good graces

@alternateimmaster2213

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah look at the pinned comment

@arafatzahan2082

3 жыл бұрын

they are actually pretty mean

@kissthefish2188

3 жыл бұрын

and hikaru isnt just portrayed as the bad guy like the opening says, he is the bad guy. look at him now, abusing DMCA to hurt his twitch and youtube rivals. he might've rescinded it, but i still think those who were striked by him should pursue it legally.

@ffhdyedq

2 жыл бұрын

@@kissthefish2188 wdym by abusing DMCA?

@randompotato8105

2 жыл бұрын

@@kissthefish2188 what are u talking about i have no idea

yo honestly, the team behind these documentaries is fucking wild. These are literally the reason im subbed to this channel I dont even watch Esports

@LaBandaRoja9

3 жыл бұрын

Same. I’ve seen a bunch of “the story of..” for csgo, r6, and other esports that I’ve never watched, and they’re all interesting af

@guidefordummies9173

3 жыл бұрын

Trueeee

@sebdot_

3 жыл бұрын

@nezunish-898

3 жыл бұрын

This type of documentary is the type that you can't find on tv.

@planetkc

3 жыл бұрын

Except the Mika Daime videos, they are a bunch of simps.

Only reason he wins is because the best move is on the ceiling smh

@aintijustthecutest3863

3 жыл бұрын

Figures why Beth Harmon kept looking at the ceiling on Queen's Gambit.

@arlissven1555

3 жыл бұрын

he got stockfish on his ceiling

@Dragon82657

3 жыл бұрын

@@arlissven1555 So does Beth Harmon

Hikaru is legit, the only reason I'm taking my time to play chess. No matter what other people say, I will always respect and thank him for continuing to not only inspire me to play chess, but also others to do the same.

I like how on the part where the GMs are describing Nakamura with 1 word they cut the part where Magnus said "decent" lol

Imagine if chess was invented today, queen is to op, nerf knight, the map is unbalanced 😂😂

@jayjaylates5749

3 жыл бұрын

Chess is too perfect for a game.. So that's why we have openings like Sicilian, French, etc. so no need to update the traditional setting.

@SiddharthBhandari_official

3 жыл бұрын

@@jayjaylates5749 are you secretly Hikaru??

@alex2005z

3 жыл бұрын

There are videos on meme chess updates. FIDE had an april fools one too, to remove draws

@jayjaylates5749

3 жыл бұрын

@@SiddharthBhandari_official Lol no. Basic understanding of the game. No meta, no balance, just pure game like Poker, Scrabble, etc.

@pennywise69

2 жыл бұрын

Underated 🤣🤣

The clip of Hikaru going thru a series of moves and thrn just castles always has me dying

Really have been waiting for this!!

The last time I was this early Hiko still played cs

@Alexander-iq6bc

3 жыл бұрын

INHUMAN REACTIONS!

I haven’t even finished the intro yet and I’m already smiling :). Love it!

Imagine playing an ancient game, so big brain, but also so approachable. And not wanting your game to flourish because "you mingle with the masses". I've not been much in Hikaru's streams, but the clips and highlights show him as such a genuine guy who loves both chess and his community. That's a guy you wanna hang out with, and play games with, even if he stomps you all the way down to bedrock. He's just a cool dude.

@alexhooper6625

3 жыл бұрын

Hikaru's done some odds games and things with interviewers (like the one lady from the news crew they showed) and has thrashed them, without a major piece like the queen. It's kinda fun to watch them freak out at the end when he does.

He is the man that got me into chess, in my eyes hikaru is greater than other chess players, be it magnus Or any other and it's not only about gameplay, his personality, the way he talks, the way he interacts with his audience is just lovable to me, and of course, his godly skills is just cherry on top.

2:30 is the most melodramatic shit ever. 1500 years of chess and him playing with streamers is what shook it up the most 😂

Have been waiting for this so long. TY

*Nah FACEIT is better for online chess.....128 tick servers.*

@LipColt

3 жыл бұрын

Bullet chess players: real shit

@zyor7020

3 жыл бұрын

lol

@adamismail2883

3 жыл бұрын

If you really think about it CSGO is just chess with dysfunctional pieces

They removed the part where Magnus Carlsen calls him decent lol

Everyone else on the internet was playing checkers, Hikaru was playing chess.

I've been waiting for this at this channel, finally🤩

Awesome video. I loved Queens Gambit, one of my favorite shows in the last year. Of course when I was a child my dad loved chess, so I tried playing. Even came to the school to play against other talented kids, learning I wasn't good at all and stopped playing lol. I do have a love for the game and would have a lot better understanding today than I did as a kid. Thanks for the info, I love learning about people like this.

that meme of math appearing around a person's face describes hikaru's entire existence perfectly and tbh every other GM out there too

At 5:00 they cut Magnus quote “decent” about Hikaru

@trocustar3450

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@totalhysteria

3 жыл бұрын

lol bullet, unpredictable, weird, sharp, wild, aggressive, tricky. You could use the same words to describe Adam Lanza 😂

@Blight1

3 жыл бұрын

Sucks too because decent was the best comment, not because because Magnus meant Hikaru is only "decent" but to joke about their rivalry. Hikaru (and recently Wesley So) are the only people that really compete with Magnus in speed chess at this point.

Love that you guys are covering this!

12:27 he wasn't actually playing Magnus in that clip xD

@yonandojohan751

3 жыл бұрын

Pure meme 🤣

@yashs9502

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I think they should have actually clear it that it was a meme without context I find it a bit disrespectful

@RandoSando

3 жыл бұрын

The way they showed that without context kind of portrayed Hikaru a bit off. Just.. clarify the clip man.. smh

3 жыл бұрын

yeah so toxic and people think hikaru is chess god

@jfan3049

3 жыл бұрын

@ this is just a clip of hikaru looking at memes in his subreddit, nothing toxic about it. This channel using it out of context is a little disrespectful but thats it

After this video I started playing chess and it’s one of the few things that really engage me, and I haven’t lost a chess game yet out of 15 games

9:57 Incomimg Mate in 1 while encouraging the opponent, Hikaru you are a beast😂

Wasn't expecting this! keep it up man. You deserve respect

Hope to see more videos presented in this way. I really enjoyed the format.

He’s done such a fantastic job of making Chess so much more accessible and mainstream, love this guy

In the words of magnus carlsen ehmmpfm *"decent"*

Dude I watch u alot in the past few years and never knew any of this stuff bro ur a legend

Good video and professional as always!

12:27 what you didn't show there is that hikaru premoved that entire game, that's why he was laughing, not just because he won

@pet3r387

3 жыл бұрын

That was edited btw not a real game.

@Nexpeon

3 жыл бұрын

@@pet3r387 it wasn’t a real game against magnus however it was a real game against mizkif, to which he said to him “I premoved all those moves so I already planned them” he wasn’t saying it to chat but mizkif

@Nexpeon

3 жыл бұрын

@Anna Svidler Hikaru could actually probably win against magnus, he’s done it before.

@Nexpeon

3 жыл бұрын

@Anna Svidler the way you said it would be he hasn’t one against him once as you said “Hikaru can’t win against magnus”

@Cowtymsmiesznego

3 жыл бұрын

@Anna Svidler Hikaru won full matches and tournaments against Magnus in the past. Yes, Magnus is better in every format (maybe except bullet where it's really close) - but he's definitely beatable. As for that clip, pre-moving the entire game like that is impossible regardless of who's playing. It being Hikaru vs Magnus with borrowed clips makes it funny (and highlights their not-so-dead-serious rivalry), but it's completely obvious that it's fake.

You know Hikaru made it when he's featured on an esports channel

@gameguy1389

3 жыл бұрын

for me, he made it a long time ago. when he got a title at age 10 then at age 15. sure its mediocre at international level but for us normal guys those recognitions at a local level is huge enough.

@gameguy1389

3 жыл бұрын

no hate. u just make it sound like life is meaningless until only at youtube famous level. 😂

@dappy8116

3 жыл бұрын

I mean he's already made it when he was a lot younger. But I guess in terms of the internet sides of chess he most definitely did

@totalhysteria

3 жыл бұрын

I guess you could say he made it in terms of fame and succees outside the chess bubble.

@divagaciones1628

3 жыл бұрын

Well isn't chess basically an esport now?

Guys, you are doing an incredible job upping your production values. Been watching for a few years now - pretty great to see your progression from few couple guys talking CS:GO (my main watch) to expanding into other esports and gaming topics. Keep it up!

I knew chess can be so nice and amazing video man :]

I'm sure it's not only me that anticipates the Magnus "decent" burn clip.... Lol

I love his presence on creating content online where most chess players don’t give back to the community like that. We do owe a lot to him and all that he does.

hikaru is such a chill dude. i respect him so much and wish him the best in his career

I was just watching this guy before this upload. What a great man.

The "villain" of chess chose the "villain" of Twitch as his protege.

Last time I came this early, my second child was born.

@Linosek279

3 жыл бұрын

This implies two very specific things, and I don’t like either of them

@blankness8

3 жыл бұрын

@@Linosek279 I'm really stupid lol, can you explain the two? Ik one (pretty obvious) but cannot for the life of me figure out the other one

@Linosek279

3 жыл бұрын

@@blankness8 Pregnancy sex

@Linosek279

3 жыл бұрын

@@blankness8 VERY late pregnancy sex

@blankness8

3 жыл бұрын

@@Linosek279 ahhhhhhh...thank you.

Great video for a legend like Hikaru. It is good that chess is regaining popularity and interest.

When the shot of Old Mill Station and Pearson Airport remind you this is a Canadian channel... Keep up the great work, fellow Canucks!

"There's no time for fun and games." *uses the Bongcloud in official tournaments.*

Even the score has a Hikaru story

Omg i have been waiting for this

I’ve been waiting for this one

Looking from the outside in, it just seems like Hikaru is the villain you don't want to win, but ends up winning. And in my eyes, he doesn't seem like a villain at all.

IMO, all that money talk from Benjamin is actually just pure envy

@thonk7611

3 жыл бұрын

i havent seen the context, but ben talks in 42069% sarcasm so im not sure

@optimchs1

3 жыл бұрын

@@thonk7611 I'm actually quite a fan of finegold, but he's rather well known to be a bit of a chess elitist and snob. If you watch his streams he's kinda got that salty old man demeanor haha

@soakedbearrd

3 жыл бұрын

@@thonk7611 yeah that’s true, he extremely sarcastic and actually pretty funny, but I can only take him in doses.

@factory_enslavement

3 жыл бұрын

I'm 100% sure that you never watched him You only saw the Critikal video regarding him

@edwinwongso4257

2 жыл бұрын

I mean, Ben was right

Oh yes!!! I've been waiting so long for this upload ;)

He's doing great work, sharing his passion with people that aren't professionally in chess.

I think he did more for chess then anyone ever has. As far as Intriguing people to play. He is a legend

4:49 THEY REMOVE DECENT FROM Carlsen

what i like about his content is that he is not just some random stranger. he's a super gm, one of the best out there. No better way to introduce the game than to have the skills to back it up. imo.

Really good quality vid!

"I don't know what's going on i'm just going to castle." LOL Man I love this guy.

And it is in this video that theScore esports fails to account for agadmator as a major influential force in bringing chess back into the limelight, particularly online

@ten_cents

3 жыл бұрын

Obviously a lot of people helped in bringing back chess. This is just to center then documentary around the focus point, which is Hikaru.

@ThePikeOfDestiny

3 жыл бұрын

it is the story of hikaru and what he contributed to, not the whole story of the chess renaissance, that would probably have to be quite a lot longer than 15 minutes

@pumaxDace

3 жыл бұрын

i love agadmator but come on you cant compare him to hikaru

@chessmasters9012

3 жыл бұрын

@@pumaxDace why? agadmator had a much bigger influence

This should be a long-term hit series like queen's gambit!💯🔥

Waiting for this story to come!

It's good to see Chess getting all the recognition that it deserves

Where's the "decent" by Magnus Carlsen.

This is MUCH better than the usual Twitch drama vids. Good job team!

I only found out about this guy few weeks ago. Now i play chess daily. Such an inspiring video. 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

Whoever thought of that title is a genius, nice job

0:57 is the best moment in this entire video.

what a wholesome video

Great video, I didn't even realize that I had hit the end before the thanks for watching message came up.

I was waiting they pulled Hikaru's knee injury, then he was given chess board by his brother.

Wow, I wasn't expecting A Story Of a Chess God...

@isakkarlstrm1419

3 жыл бұрын

He is No chess god at all

@conut1391

Жыл бұрын

@@ym276 he won scc

Finally! Thank you!

didn't expect chess to be covered by this channel :D

*Bongcloud opening intensifies*

i love hikaru he actually explains the moves in the way that i myself as a non chess person can understand what's happening

a few seconds in, and im in love with the editing

love that outro !

I hope we get the Story of the Botez Sisters next

If i ever play Hikaru (i won’t) and he gives me a "free pawn" I ain’t taking it.

What decent documentary

I hope the chess hype doesnt stop as fast as it began