Hikaru Puts Down Money vs South African Chess Hustler 

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To hold his own against Naka for as long as he did is worthy honour.

But that African player is actually a very good player himself. He probably knows who Hikaru is at that level

The speed after the queen trade is insane! Wonderfully played by both sides!

Holy crap! Chess hustler put up a better endgame defense in a OTB time scramble against Hikaru than 95+% of the professional chess players 😂.

Did you notice? Hikaru only took his own money.

2:47 "I don't like this", "why, who are you?" lmao.

That hustler was pretty good taking the gm to end game like that

There's no way you know chess that well and don't know Hikaru. This guy deserves his credit for taking the challenge. He even put money on beating Hikaru for content, that's actually insane.

Amateur? man, that South African guy is amazing!

Who was this South African hustler? He's awesome but nobody cares to mention it. Yes Nakamura beat him but Nakamura is a human blitz AI machine only equaled by two other GM's in the world.

2:46 - I don't like this - Why? Who are you? LOL I'm dying

I dont know why, I've watched a ton of hikaru games, but wayching him play on a board like this makes me realize just how scary he must be to face. Literally like a human computer who makes perfect moves in an instant.

Very impresiive. But I was most impressed by Nakamura reaching for the new queen after the promotion it`s like it was on his mind all the game and the piece just materialised in his hand.

It's hard to believe how fast Naka plays.

Naka took the money that he put in bet, the other player doesn't lose money (min 4:27) and won a big experience with a god of blitz chess!!

That last moment when nakamura pockets the money...😂

I don’t like this

There had to be a time handicap if they were tied on time at the end. At no point did Hikaru spend more than a second on any move, while his opponent stopped to think for a few seconds many times.

He is just having a good time and being generous. I would like to play a game against Naka for five bucks.

Hustler estimated rating? He did not seem terrible, I know terrible.. I am terrible.

Guy 1: “I don’t like this” Guy 2: “Why? Who are you?”

My fav part was 2:29 Where he's all "shhh, don't talk anything" 😂😂😂

Last half of that match looked straight out of an anime lol

No disgrace to lose to a superGM. He played solidly and I doubt he knew exactly who he was up against.

POV: Someone doesn't like your food "I dont like your food" "Why? Who are you?"

My country man held his own i thank him for representing us this way

Great to see Naka hanging out with fans, this was awesome to watch

Trying to hustle Hikaru at chess is like trying to beat the devil at the casino

Hikaru put the bigger bill down initially but took the smaller bill, kind man

Actually Hikaru put in R100 and at the end took the other R10 for winning. So the loser won R90. A clever way of being kind.

Hikaru destroyed the "I don't like this guy". It's fascinating to see hikaru spotting all the tactics for both sides within a second

the bet: Hikaru gets his money if he wins Hustler get hikaru's money if he wins

3:45 and onward is Everyman for himself lmaooooo

"Can't catch these hands!" - Hikaru, Probably

"I don't like this" "Why who r u?"

Hikaru basically put down a $5 and took a $.50 when he won. Goat

Holy sh*t, hustler was no joke! That was a knock down flat out brawl.

Omg! Those hustlers should be in Olympiad. A good dog fight at the end. Great game by both.

His name is Johannes Mabusela an International Master he's not an amateur

99 percent noise 1 percent chess

Hikaru didn't give him the money he left it for the next game,he did however give the guy 10/1 odds as he put down R100 note and the other guy R10 note.

I would not be able to play with all that noise. That’s a skill in itself.

4:00 Doesn't Hikaru get the pawn stolen from D5 (should be on E5 but was pushed to D5 by his opponent). Or am I missing something?

That speed in the end was savage

Amazing effort versus the best blitz player in the world

The hustler did an insane job of keeping up.

When the chess game so lit the pieces are falling over when they make moves

i loved when that one guy said "i dont like this" after almost every move in mid game

African Chess Hustler skilled for sure!GM or not hard to say. But Nakamura on another level.

Everyone is saying how he stayed with Naka but he was slowly strangled right out of the opening. By around move, 13(?) (1:11) a3 .... Rc8 and Naka is bearing down on his c-file that he can open at his discretion, while White's K & Q are right in the line of fire. Blacks centralized Bishops bear down on the g8-a2 and f8-a3 diagonals. You can just see the queenside pawn storm coming down those c-b files, even though a computer probably can't; it is an intuitive attack, which favors Naka. White tries to counter on the K-side but his queen is tied up across the board in defense. By around move 18 Qa4 (2:14) is a slight blunder and it all falls apart. Very instructive game.

Hikaru should fire his travel agent.

the pain in the voice "I don't like this... I don't like this...!" 😆 Thats me talking to myself in every chess game! 😂

the king action at 3:55 :')

' Are you on facebook? I don't LIKE this ' . Comedy gold

props to the hustler too, he was strong

Hikaru was like I am the captain now

Hikaru was the hustler in this scenario lol

Betting on yourself winning in chess is not gambling, but a profession if your name is hikaru.

No one is mentioning he had time odds

He put his king in the wrong space when it toppled over taking a pawn..

Naka really strong really damn fast! Kudos GM’ hukaru

1:47 "I don't like this" Response: "you unlike it"

Incredible game by both. Their speed is amazing. Hikaru missed a fork at 3:54 to capture the rook but I could only tell going through the game slowly. That South African played great! Cool that Hikaru went and played there!

the man who kept saying i dont like this💀

I love all the noise and excitement around them, no idea how they focus but amazing atmosphere

would be very disrespectful if Naka don't take their money. They all are warrior, ready for consequences.

3:34 Dude thought his knight was a rook

Nakamura is enjoying himself with that smile.

That smile when he grabbed the money hahaha nice one idol Hikaru

That's big money for us. 5 bucks he put on the line

here are some chess tactics that you may have missed: 3:31 Ne2 flips, knocks the rook, and comes back. This is a deadly maneuver all chess players should master.

the African guy has an amazing resistance in endgame.

I hope someone caught that guy ringing the bells and rung his bell with a good right hook.

The guy from S. Africa was really good but Hikaru is on another level.

This clearly isn't Hikaru... He didn't premove the mate in 30

Hikaru took his opponents money and left his own, it means he is ready to face anyone who want to challenge him.

DOES NAKAMURA KNO DA WAE?

He made it to an endgame with Hikaru. He blundered his rook and lost too many pawns to get there, but he lasted longer than most would

Madness begins at 3:45

The speed at the end, my son plays like that too. Except he's 4 and none of his moves are legal, but it all looks the same to me.

That queen fork at the end was nasty! I hope he didn't lose too much money :(

2:47 “I don’t like this” “why who are you?” 😂

Beautiful game from Hikaru taking a dry looking game and capitalizing on his opponent's lack of king safety to destroy his pawn structure, then win his pawns, then simplify down into a winning endgame.

4:15 that was beautiful

this speed is amazing, had a hard time keeping cause they was knocking shit over the whole time

4:02 looks like the hustler put his king on the wrong square after capturing

He put in 100 for the bet but when he won he only took the 10 that the other person put in

he put 5.5$ (blue bill 100 rand) and took 0.5$ (green bill 10 rand)

Naka is a cool man I like him

Wow the people in the background are incapable of shutting up.

15 people didn't like this.

We all knew the winner before the first move. South African held up pretty well

Naka says, !!Easy money!!

hikaru entertained for a whole minute

That bell ringing though. Damn such a noisy environment. Being able to even think during that is impressive itself.

*Hikaru* : sacks his own bishop *South african guy* : ''I don't like this''

At 1:33 Hikaru actually blundered his bishop. After white moves knight f-5, black moves rook b-8 leaving his bishop on d-6 hung. He immediately sees his mistake and after white fails to capitalize on it, exchanges on his next move. Could’ve been a very different game . . .

That was fun to watch. He actually did well considering he was up against one of the best players in the world.

Naku is like: wtf am I doing here?