2010 World Blitz Championship: Nakamura Vs. Andreikin 

Half a point goes to Andreikin for accepting the Muzio.

Best Videography..the maker of the video should put a video course on youtube on how to make chess videos, This is fantastic compared to so many other crappily shot live chess videos. It's showing the clock+ faces+board+2nd board diagram all at the same time....all while the original board is at perfect angle. A++++

Okay I just gotta comment on the layout of this video and say thank you. Great being able to see the game being played with a good view of the board. I wish there were more chess videos like this on youtube.

I love how Nakamura glares at Andreikin after he initiates the King's Gambit as if to say, "Yeah, I just did that...what are you going to do about it?" :P

Andreikin resigned. He did not lose on time. In the final position he is losing his bishop with a hopeless endgame. Thanks for watching!

Love how Naka looks up before pushing 2.f4. Ain't no going back. He's probably the only Super GM with balls enough to play the King's Gambit...let alone the Muzio line. Insane confidence!

Видео из молодости. Великолепно.

I love the Nakamura openings!

Great video,very clear on every aspect.love how Nakamura is so sure abt what he is doing,he just looks so confident and calm.

positional>materials

2 pieces down and the confidence and composure to the find those amazing moves are unbelievable that is why Naka is one of my favorites

this was such a great chess game from both sides- not playing boring chess. Given up the knight so early by naka was amazing.

This is the best produced / made chess video I've ever seen. Brilliant combination of viewing the players as well as the graphic of the board behind them. I wish every blitz video were like this. Please make more!

this is the game i've been waiting to see for a long time. ty for posting.

Really cool format, thanks for posting!

Thank you for this video! Well done!

absolutely love how they show the board over the players as they play. makes it fantastic to watch I wish other blitz videos were made this well

I've been watching so many chess videos lately, this one is by far one of the best.

awesome video you created. best way to see the game!

Really good footage of the game itself, Maculey you have done it again!

very good upload, thank you

thank you for your video

More like this please. Best chess coverage production I've seen so far :)

Great video!

Excellent video!!!!!

i wish all the World Blitz Tournament Videos like this they have board on the top of the video so people can clearly view their moves!! cheers mate

thank you very much! specially for the good quallity and the chess board! very rare to see. keep it up please

Naka plays the KI and wins! Thanks for the video. The best I have seen. Shows the players and the moves. The best of both worlds. I will be looking for more of your videos in the future.

Beautifully made! Also great muzio gambit from naka!

thanks for sharing, your video is excellent because we can follow the moves very well. The game of Nakamura is amazing

Macauley, you're the man! Great video my friend. Your editing with the music and subtle captions is fine craftsmanship. I especially liked how you incorporated the computer chess board onto the screen to follow along more easily. Many thanks!

I wish more GMs would play the king's gambit these days. It's always exciting for us fans to watch.

i really liked how you had that music come in right at the end when naka started the winning combination. very well done.

I wish all these blitz games were presented this well. The camera work, picture and virtual board were perfect.

very nice video! congrats and thanks!

Excellent video, that's the best way to view a blitz, or any chess match for that matter. Very hard to keep track without the graphic board to help. Kudos!

Thanks for showing the 2d board! Makes this much easier to digest at a glance.

THIS is how chess should be played at the high levels. Computers can only tell you so much. Over the board it's an entirely different game.

very well done video!

Great upload! I love how you cover these games with the small board. Nice work. That young gun wasn't prepared for that line. Anytime you have a weak uncastled king with the d,e pawns ready to clear the center- against a GM...better luck next time.

I started loving chess 3 years ago watching this video.Simply amazing

This is so freaking well done.

It's the Muzio Gambit, and it's a lot of fun. With so much pressure on f7 early on into the game, Black can fall int so many traps, many of which involving fantastic sacrifices. There was a lovely game between Shirov and Lapinski in 1990 that is definitely something to behold.

I really liked the music right there at the end. Great game

one of the best blitz chess videos ever made.....be proud of yourself macauley............pls try for some more

Muzio's gambit in GM practice, awesome!

This is extreme excitement and tension, the kind of genius that makes most of us so in awe of players of Nakamura's caliber!

Thanks for the video. I am studying all the kings gambit games I can. This was a good game. You can tell once a player is out of theory because they have to start thinking instead of just memorization lol.

super legit game i like how both players reacted great game and post!

Been patiently waiting for someone to play the King's Gambit against me in a tournament. It will be a satisfying victory

Naka sacrificed his knight to keep it rotating with hand and think like Einstein

what a game!! loved the knight sac in the opening. seems to make it very easy for white to put black under constant pressure - at least when naka plays that :P great filming too!

Amazing game!

Fantastic combination

The Double Muzio!!!! Very nice gambit that makes for an exciting game.

Great to see one of the great variations of classical chess being used in a modern day tournament (albeit blitz) by one of the world's best.

Love Love Love The King's Gambit

I can't believe Andreikin didn't know 6... Qf6. Amazing.

Brillante Manera de usar el gambito Muzio por parte de Nakamura, un grande...

Very nice!

anyway GM Nakamura looks like he already knew that he would win after Andreikin accepted the gambit... Great videos!! live action with those great mini boards on middle... you got yourself a subscriber

Super excellent play by GM Nakamura! He perfectly maintained his positional advantage after piece sacrifice.

Impressive number of HUGE blunders by Andreikin during this match ! :o)

@davidkaufmann16 - This video was edited in Final Cut Pro, with the board animation composited from a PGN file loaded in ChessBase 10. But there are many other options, of course.

its been a long time i miss chess since highsschool i wish i was back on that

That music playing in the latest dramatic seconds was Perfect...Very nice idea. Thanks for this gr8 vid. U Mirin´ ?! ;-)

nice video.

Beautiful Tension: Soundtrack Pro this the song

Its amazing how the player on the left goes back in his head for each situation that appears on the board.

You are correct, thank you for pointing it out. Don't know how I missed that.

I like how you can see Nakamura just kind of go "...okay, I'm going for it" right before he pushes the King's Gambit pawn.

Naka calmly plays Nd5. What a set of balls...

These guys are so good

Great game!!

@00bikeboy i believe its because if the camera is directly overhead the pieces can be hard to tell apart because the perspective makes them all look like circles.

Yes! Finally someone who is brave enough to play the King's Gambit again! When did I see the last King's Gambit game by grandmasters? I don't even remember.

very nice play by Naka

The strangest game i have ever seen. Absolutely WOW.

Sadly here on youtube too many people are quick to moan about nakas so-called "antics" at the table. For me he's like a breath of fresh air because he always takes risks and plays to win come what may. Iv'e stopped going to chess tournaments due to the huge amount of boring draws. But if naka is there then if i can i attend as i'm sure to see fireworks. At this moment in time (april 2014) he's 7th in the world. (No small feat in itself). If only the top players below and above him would drop their fear of losing and play riskier chess like naka i think chess as a sport would have at least double the popularity it has now . . .

Yes, i didnt thought about the check, thx for the answer

amazing naka!

very nice game.

Thanks Maccauley.. great video. Board players. One small comment is it possible to show the clock somewhere??

yes i agree and to top that put it on t,v here in america but of course it must be live

So sick

Great game.

very cool game by Naka all the way through

@MsJiggleman - Oddly enough, clock times are not routinely recorded in the record of a game played in chess databases. The simplest way would be to use an additional camera, but I agree that would be an improvement.

Good video, thank you :) What's the song played at the beginning?

It is the Kings gambit...great opening :-)

Disfruto con el gambito

this video, help me to practice to my game tomorrow

This is where i became a hardcore fan of hikaru's blitz chess playing ability

The kings gambit makes very exciting chess :)

This is how all chess videos should be made with the 2d board visible so we can follow the game.

HOLY CRAP WHAT AN OPENING BY NAKAMURA!!!!

@diodoubled agreed, live footage + the easy to follow cartoon board!

It was an excellent idea to put a 2D board on the video. It would be even better to also see the clocks!

You can tell Naka is on tilt when he plays the King's Gambit.

@renumeratedfrog I play chess, and experience has taught me that when the pieces aren't straight and centralized on the squares, it can sometimes cause one to miss tactics and simple combinations.