Hikaru is such an utterly brilliant player and if you have watched his livestreams he just sees so much so quickly and has such an insanely deep understanding of the game. It's honestly hard to understand how anybody can beat a guy like him even in a single game (especially blitz which is where he is strongest), much less crush him over and over in blitz. Carlsen is ridiculous
Carlsen is equal or superior to Nakamura in speed and calculating. Nakamura thinks out loud for his audience, Carlsen just plays and doesn't talk much.
So much better! Much better practically speaking, with the addition of the separate analysis board, but also letting Eric do more technical analysis and Danny leading the general commentary this time is a much better dynamic than before. Well done :-)
I found what happened at exactly 1:45:51 a great metaphor to explain the strength and understanding of chess of the two players and two commentators involved. As soon as Hikaru plays Bh4, 1. The engine bar starts fluctuating. At the same time Magnus makes a surprised face and sits back. 2. A second later The engine bar shows ++ for white, and Magnus' face contorts knowing intuitively something is wrong. Meanwhile, Naka thinks he's okay and Eric and Danny are confused. 3. Two seconds later Magnus' figures out everything and plays his move Nxd6. He already knows the end by now. 4. Naka only realizes his mistakes two moves later when he plays Kb8. Eric and Danny are still 'figuring it out'. 5. Finally after Magnus plays Nb6, that's when Danny and Eric realize what's happening. By this time Naka knows it's his doom already and Magnus is probably thinking about what song he should listen to next.
I’m old and my passed mother, a chess fanatic who loved going to tournaments told me how she was lucky enough to be at San Remo in 1930 as a 17yr old with my grandmother also a chess enthusiast and they watched Alekhine play at that tournament. It was held in the towns main casino. He crushed the field, with just 2 draws out of 16 games(!!). They were also staying in the same hotel as the players and after a days playing in the tournament itself she said that most evenings Alekhine was in the crowded hotel lobby playing casual speed chess with a clock in front of about a hundred spectators and guests against the other masters and apart from the add draw he kept on winning effortlessly. Along with the crowd of onlookers all the masters were amazed and were laughing at his effortless play and she said his speed was amazing and he rarely took longer than a couple of seconds a move other than taking the odd sip of wine while playing. When Alekhine retired to his room she said that a group of masters at the bar were talking about Alekhine’s magical middle game , and the way the pieces and pawns in his hands were like magical puppets. And they kept on and on about his magical middle game play that had the power to leave well established opening theoretical paths at any moment. And of course they talked about his epic clash 3 years earlier with capablanca .They all agreed that Alekhine was clearly on “another level”. My mother said that when she and my grandmother were in the lobby not once was Alekhine ever in any difficulty during those speed chess battles whereas here, even Magnus agrees he was often in inferior positions despite coming back to win them. What a shame Alekhine and Magnus were never to meet. I think Alekhine with his style of complicating and complicating and complicating backed up with deadly accuracy until his opponents cracked would have prevailed because although Magnus would have the latest opening theory, Alekhine’s magical middle game and his “magical puppets “ (his pieces and pawns) would eventually triumph.
please try to publish more impartial contents for Chess, not just succup videos of some specific players. potray the game as it is don't mislead don't succup like gothamchess, please..
@@davide4607 another way to put it is that, when racing against Usain Bolt, you have a winning position if you get a head start. Doesn't mean it's likely you will win.
DigitalShaolin - history shows us all time and time again that the only winning positions are when your opponent resigns or you take their king in checkmate ... every other position is inertia...I’ve never enjoyed commentators stating a position is winning for a player before they’ve won.
Garry Bobby Phogeson I don't know what Superman you've been watching/reading but he has overwhelmingly been written to be purely a jock that swings his fists around. He is not the genius that Batman is. He is physically fast - not mentally fast.
Danny is the guy that attract the newbies to chess with his silliness. Eric is the guy that keeps you here because he has the chess ability that interests the more advanced players.
I feel like game commentary of bullet is pretty hard to pull off usefully, aside from spotting tactics really quick. I think they should have given up on the "shout outs" to subscribers during that phase though since in the time it took to say thanks to a couple new subscribers they cut off commentary to a very nice finishing tactic by Magnus in one of the games (3:43:26 Rxe5 was a very nice move, if Rxe5 Nf6+ Kh8 Rd8+) and I had to pause the video to see it and work it out because they were talking about twitch subscribers. Not enough time in 1+1 for that stuff. Otherwise I thought it was pretty well balanced tbh, often the token IM who is their to explain stuff to somewhat lower rated players can be obnoxious but I don't think it's the case here.
Nakamura is an incredible player, but Magnus was unearthly invincible in bullet today. Naka's struggle against Magnus is starting to remind me a lot of how it was between Roger Federer and Andy Roddick in tennis in the early and mid 2000s. I used to get the sense that if it weren't for Federer, Roddick would have been just as relatively dominant over the rest of the field... which is kind of the same thing I feel about Naka in bullet.
Think of him like the Magnus Carlsen or Garry Kasparov of tennis. There was a long period of time where he was nigh unbeatable in almost every style of the game (except one, and he eventually won in that type of tennis, too.) Andy Roddick was a player who, unfortunately for him, specialized in the exact same thing Roger did, at the exact same time. Roddick was better than anyone except Roger on grass courts. That's how I feel about Nakamura versus literally everyone in bullet except Magnus Carlsen.
Wow just wow. Magnus just getting more dominant every game. Two of the very best. Can't wait for the rematch. Btw Danny and Eric, you guys were awesome on the commentary. Would love to see you guys go over some of the games/ positions of this match and breakdown moves and tactics that you guys saw that we lay people diddent. Thanks again for all the great content.
Agree with everything said, just that THIS is the rematch! Carlsen also beat him handedly in the 2016, so technically he's the undisputed speed chess champion. Which may explain why he elected not to take part in 2018.
how is naka the best speed chess player when the final score for 1+1 had a way bigger gap than any of the other time increments played? geez, naka fans are in such denial
Even though this is a few years old right now. To me this is the main rivalry in chess. At least right now. And these rivalries in many ways define eras. These guys have been at each other for a long time going now. I'm glad we have a healthy, great rivalry in chess here in 2021.
What a difference 3 years makes. Here Carlsen is listening to music and bopping along while totally crushing Hikaru (meaning he is not even focusing 100%). Then I watch MVL take out a very frustrated and desperate Carlsen in 2020 finals and then Hikaru crush MVL in bullet.
ygg drasil I think he can only dissassemble "lesser" players. Can't do that to top 15-10 in the world especially magnus. And anyone in the top 10 could do that as well.
I have to say, I REALLY appreciate the fact that Danny's commentating on the games, instead of all kinds of other stuff, like in previous videos. I feel like Danny's gotten better at focusing on the chess itself. Thanks Danny!
April 2019 and commentators on chess.com are still suggesting Carlsen wouldn't beat Naka at 1/0. I guess we'll never know seeing as Carlsen seems to either not be invited or chose not to play the recent 1/0 tournament they held. After watching Carlsen playing 1/0 on lichess tournaments I have little doubt he would beat Naka. He knows how to use the clock and how to time scramble, and he's just a better player than Naka, regardless of time controls.
1:46:17 amazing comeback by Magnus. I couldn't figure out why he didn''t attack the kingside earlier on with doubled rooks and queen but the queenside attack won the game. Wow!
These videos are so instructive. Both grandmasters giving the reasons for moves and plans as each game progresses. Also right from the openings I’m learning what move order is in vogue and indeed what opening replies are best. Then there are the fascinating endgames. Watching ALL these videos leading up to this final is about 30 hours of wonderful chess. My amateur level has increased and keeps increasing due to my understanding of the MIDDLE GAME which these wonderful videos teach. Great stuff.
@@firstviewer9167 Yeah, but overall he was probably much stronger in 2017. That's why the match score here is so dramatically in his favor. A couple years ago Magnus got asked what his favorite chess player was and he said 'me a few years ago' lol.
At 34:38 the winning move is Rxd3 winning the queen with the continuing line given by Stockfish 10: 17...Rxd318.Kxe3Bb419.Ne2Bxc320.bxc3Be6 or losing a pawn and exchanging Queens with 17...Rxd318.Rxe3Bxd419.Qd3Qe520.Qa3Be621.Ke2Bxe322.Qxe3Kf623.Qxe5+Kxe5.
Magnus is doing what Fischer was doing 50 years ago. Other GMs watching their games don't comprehend many of their winning moves. It reminds me of Bobby's Nxd7+ game against Petrosian where the Russians were hootin' and hollering so joyously until it became obvious to all that only Bobby knew the best move. These days Carlsen is doing the same thing to his " equals ".
Yup...and the other top players all have 'Carlsen Fear' (to various degrees) just like they all had 'Fischer Fear' back then...they all know he's top dog, they've known it for at least 10 years now
For those who are crying about increment chess is not about flagging your opponent but making good moves and this increment had been the reason why we have seen so many decisive matches till the end, otherwise it would have been a flagging contest rather than chess match. So, the increment is good for chess and it's not good for Hikaru fans.
2nd best chess ive ever watched. First was the one where Magnus showed up an hour late to the bullet tourney, beserked every round, and almost finished first if not for time restraint. Most unbelievable performance ive ever witnessed, #inhuman.
Commentary got a bit silly in the 1/1 bullet. Come on guys, focus on the game, there were some amazing moves made, I know you can't comment on everything in 1 minute bullet, but there were some key things happening that you needed to comment upon.
Overall this format is very much improved on previous attempts to stream live chess, but it would be also good to have some discrete box in the corner showing the current games played, won, lost and drawn, and games remaining so we can keep tabs on the larger situation.
Nice job Eric & Daniel...Magnus showed why he's the Champion and Hikaru reminded me of Boris Spassky by making an occasional gaff after beautiful play. I'm sure he's more determined than ever to win over Magnus, maybe next time.
I come back and watch this match twice a week since it this video was released and I can tell I’ve memorized your comments, but their moves are another thing ...
Everybody in top 50 can take a game from Carlsen every now and then, but no one can take him in a match - apparently in ANY time control. Naka's reputation in bullet is a hyped up hoax after this match. In classical OTB chess Carlsen has stayed above 2800 since November 2009. Everybody else drop back down. I don't see anyone taking the title as the world's best for the next 5 or 8 years. I am not biased towards anyone in particular. I just love great chess. Pure results and statistics tell me where to look.
Stefan Holbek yeah! Carlsen never seems to play too bad. Sometimes due to some factors he performs bad but i don't see magnus loosing his title for next few years. Unless he hangs his queen which is..... 😂
Carlsen may lose his title this year, but he'll still be the best chess player overall. His classical game haa tanked a fair bit since his best 2014 days. Im hoping he can play classical like he once did. Get back over 2850.
Currently it's 2834. It's been a while since anybody else was even close. I don't think Carlsen has lost his touch or anything. Maybe the others have caught up a bit and he doesn't convert quite as much as before, which is great for the game in general, but the main difference is stability. Carlsen just stays up there while the others fluctuate.
Maybe you're right: I was a bit harsh. Naka is absolutely a phenomenon. I just heard the expressions like "the best bullet player in the world" or "the bullet king" etc. It sounds a little "hollow" to my ear by now.
Apparently Hikaru was playing in front of an audience of 100+ people in South Africa. Maybe if he had been in his home by himself he would have done a little better... Still, Magnus is just too strong, too fast, too consistent.
I really don't get the miserable trash talk. These are 2 of the finest human blitz players on Earth. And thanks to the internet, the players, and chess.com, we are spoilt rotten. And then some arm chair critics who would be busted in no time by these cats, spits it back at them. The level of chess played was awesome. A true joy to watch!
2:23:11 Rook takes G2, King takes G2, Bishop C6 forking the King and the Rook --> Magnus would be up a piece in the endgame Edit: 2:32:41 "I was like: for sure I'm missing something because these guys don't miss free pieces with 45 seconds" :^ )
25:40 the ONLY reason Magnus agreed to a draw there was pure boredom. He was up by 100 seconds, he could have won on time easily if he had the patience.
