Hikaru Nakamura Plays the KING'S GAMBIT Opening vs. Magnus Carlsen in 2023 Norway Chess 

these two are comedy gold, theyve reached the point where trolling the other one is more important than winning the games

Only the third time Magnus ever faced a King's Gambit professionally

Magnus Carlsen really doesn't waste any time, huh? He immediately uploads the game to his channel for the rest of us to watch after his tense match against Hikaru.

Win or Lose it doesn't matter, if you play King's Gabmit, you're respected.

He makes it look so easy. Gets me every time

They know each other so well nothing has to be said after the game. Mutual respect.

You've got to respect Hikaru for that

I love both of these guys!

Why do so many people comment on these videos not understand the situation happening. These 2 have played so many times the opening choice isn't about disrespect, there is no way Hikaru thinks he will walk over Magnus, it is about surprising them and making them think and waste time. Even a meta bad opening can be good in low time formats if the opponent can be made to think. Hikaru needed the win and tried an off beat opening and it didn't work. That's high level chess. (And yes I know this opening is well understood but it is not played often at their level and he tried and well yeah he failed as would all of us verses the GOAT)

Other than world championship matches, Hikaru vs Magnus matches are such an occasion!

Great to see those two playing, fighting and above all respecting each other.

KG was considered unsound opening already 80 years ago. Keres played it against Alekhine in 1942 Salzburg second round game. He needed to win in order to win the tournament, hoped to surprise World Champion. Well, he failed. Alekhine kept his cool, kept his extra pawn until very end and converted it to win. Sure, from time to time it had some surprise elements notably Fischer fell into this hellhole against Spassky. Spassky knew KG traps and lines better and totally destroyed young Fischer position in 29 moves. Bobby was furious because before the game he had said something not flattering about stupid players who still are trying to surprise his opponents with KG and after the painful loss he felt like an idiot. Spassky was generally considered as gentleman in chess but when he had a chance, he humiliated his opponent on chess board viciously..

I would like to see the digital board stay in the center of the screen. The players don't need to take up the center. Hard to see the game like that.

Watching these games is so exciting. And the cherry on top is having this amazing trio commenting especially Judith ❤

Judit has such amazing insight.

The fact that Magnus sees everything Hikaru sees and is creating multiple things Hikaru can't see ...

I play Bishop C4 also instead of NF3 after the pawn sack. If you do that though it changes to Morphy Gambit variation. Computer puts it at something like -1.3, but it is fun for white if you study it.

I was there watching the game irl 😀

What a monsters they are for developing this opening and reaching middlegame equaly

Judit Polgar, is one of the best chess players altogether 🥺

I am glad to see this game that I missed, and I got schooled as black against the king's gambit surprise once OTB. So time to learn something.

1 million subscribers Congrats

This is a battle of the greatest minds in our current times. So inspiring ❤❤❤

Yes, the King's Gambit is awesome! I play it all the time and it bumped my elo up a bit.

Congrats on a million subs magnus

1 Million 🎉🎉 congrats

I love this kind of content 🔥☺

They play titled tuesdays as friends but here as complete strangers. No smile or anything.

I'm 600 elo so correct me if this is a gross mistake, but 08:20 Bxa2 would just fall into b3 and the black knight wouldn't be able to defend on b4 because of the white bishop on d2 so why would they mention that move?

Nice to see Magnus playing some attacking chess.

I still don't know how to buy Pure Norway Water. Come on, marketing.

Magnus appears to hold the voodoo sign over Hikaru at the moment.

Magnus playing Against King's gambit after 20 years👏

Hikaru plays the king's gambit 😳🤔 This I absolutely must see.

I love how magnus namedrops himself in the title

KGA is a brilliant piece of past and present chess - kudos - to Naka and Magnus for giving us a lesson in history

Blud thought he could troll opening the 🐐😹😹

Hats off to Hikaru for playing King's Gambit against the King

I rarely see hikaru being played by the king's gaambit

Why did they blitz the classical into a draw? I think everyone was waiting for that match-up

When Hikaru played f4 after e4? I thought nooooooooo and was immediately reminded of an interview with bobby fisher way back he said something like "out of the sickbed of the king's gambit" I never knew why he said that until I tried it... Oh woe is he who plays the Sickbed of the Kings gambit, especially against Magnus.. lol

Hikaru got snookered in the end lol

Magnificent Carlsen

Magus mate 🤤

David said "from the world champion". 😏

Magnus ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Looks like magnus will be lover 2840 after this tournament

Sabo Pasha's best student🎉❤

Magnus was thinking about the 3rd move but did not remember best by Bobby Fischer: 3. ... d6! Now the white knight can't go to e5 as seen here.

Goat.

What are the fuss about the king’s opening Someone explain

12:36 Nxd3 would be cool

You cannot see the game towards the end on a phone :/

sabo paşa daha fazla eski maçlardan atsan ve türkçe altyazı eklesen daha iyi olur SEVİLİYOSUN

Hi Magnus

Why no one is talking about the a2 pawn!!

Omg hikaru is Carsen baby all day 😮

Naka should have responded to queen taking the f6 knight with simply knight c3. That is what Paul Morphy would have done.

Hikaru gains more as a streamer by playing this opening than he loses as a chess player by doing so.

And sabo sacrifes his channel for magnus's 1 million sub

Very Romantic.

I wonder if these 2 will ever b best friends lol

showing one more time who is the boss

yess!!!

Sabo 1m hayirli olsun

These chess masters are stupid good!😅

Kings Gambit - Losed by Hikaru and the we saw London System in WCC - won by Ding We are waiting for Hikaru to do the Queens Gambit - W or L

Magnus: after 1. e4 e5 2. f4!? exf4 Nf3, why didn't you play d5?

Wish I could see what was going on in the final 2 minutes. Thanks norway

Why make the board a side bar at the end. Grrrr

Why didn't queen takes bishop on 15:24 ..

No sabía que Franco Escamilla era GM y comentaba 👍😂

3min vorsprung und wirst trotzdem geshittet

DO i play for content chat? Do i play for content? Ok screw it, letz play the kings gambit against MaGnUs chat!

Since you get 3 points for a classical win and if you win the Armageddon you only win half a point hikaru did this for content.

Hikaru fucked around and found out lmao

We couldn't see the opening sad

the camera change is so annoying! The animation is better than the camera view.

Not 1800-century . 1900-century with players like Morphy .

🐐🐐🐐

Judit Polgar is the most talented player in here 🤩

Hikaru very brave respect love your style 👏

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however Hikaru may try , He simply isn't a match for Magnus.

All Hikaru can do is to make an impression of a great joke/troll of the game. He will never catch up MC

"fan" comments at the bottom are so obnoxious. I thought chess community were more well spoken

Why would hikaru do that...

Was Magnus late today😂

King gambit 😅😅

Magnus and his sweety..

1m subs

Magnus--90.0% accuracy, 1 brilliant move, 1 great move Hikaru--82.5% accuracy, 2 great moves

Hate it when the caster makes the game about them 🙄

Please explain why Hikaru could didn't just take the rook with Bishop e2. Magnus just gave his rook away it looks like?

No room for chess streamers, only for real chess players

First❤

They just like Ronaldo And Messi....The Goats

Decent 😂

I’m American but I’ve always preferred Magnus over any Americans he plays in the big leagues :) I’ve enjoyed watching Naka sometimes buts he’s always kinda rubbed me the wrong way.

nice try by GM Hikaru Nakamura. 🙄🤔😥