@@istg5619 What love/hate? Never heard Magnus talk about him. Called him decent once. Nor has there ever been a big rivalry between them. What hate/love relationship are you talking about?
It's good seeing Hikaru being at peace. Good for him. It is ironic that when winning meant everything to him, he couldn't win. But now that it isn't everything, he is winning. I hope him the best.
@@plesno6165 i think its not as important to him as it was before. He has a good income now without these kind of tournaments so its not like his life depends on it now.
I didn't say it doesn't mean a lot to him. He wouldn't be playing if it didn't. But by his own admission at one time it meant everything. He has "mellowed" with age and he has come to terms that winning isn't everything. But I will also say this, The more he wins the greater that old feeling returns. Become old and you will know what I am talking about.
@@plesno6165 have you ever heard about the term motivation, with time players lose the motivation to grind their hardest. Just hear it from magnus about how much motivation has played a role in his wc defense. Naka was the strongest in 2015-2016, he was giving his best and was trying to earn himself fame, gratification and money. But now naka is one of the most popular and rich chess players. He is happy streaming, it earns him his livelihood and he does not need to compromise on his personal life by spending half the year travelling. Naka though motivated does not share the same burning desire to win which he did back in 2016 and 2018, he is just playing here just to prove a point to the chess snobs that he is still capable enough to compete with the best in the world.
@@plesno6165 dude u have to think a bit. he means in the past when he needed to win vs now when he is filthy rich from streaming. he doesn't actually mean winning is meaningless to him now. he means he doesn't have the same hunger, need, and desire to win now compared to before.
Hikaru's comment about not losing a game is interesting to me. I've often thought that he does better in elimination style vs. round robin or swiss tournaments, because whether or not he progresses is entirely up to him and his opponent. He could technically be successful if he only beat each player once (with the rest drawing), whereas he often finds himself lacking the necessary points in other formats because he simply does not win enough (too many draws, despite no losses). Perhaps he doesn't take enough risk?
what I really find interesting is who he said that he hates to lose to … 🤔 that doesnt make any sense was this a self-naka prophecy about this event final 🤔
Often in life, you tend to achieve success by not trying so hard or being too result oriented (If it's meant to be, right?) -- Got a feeling Hikaru will go to Candidates this time!
@Dina Belenkaia what I love about these interviews is that you keep them fresh. you are obviously a WGM and strong chess player, but you understand we the audience need more than Qh8+ followed by Qh7+ post game analysis. The Valentine's day questions are perfect. Now we can compare Dubov's answer sand Hikaru's answers and decide !?, !, or !! that's something where Stockfish cannot help. I cannot wait for Round 6 post game interviews !!
Magnus is world champ but Nakamura seems to be leading the way in chess entertainment and the world of chess enjoyment in general. I wish Dina would ask him what and who he's been connecting to for inspiration these days.
@@bobkreme2175 having that editor is def a plus but even without him hikaru would probably be near the top in chess entertainment. Hes a perfect middleground of skill and accessibility to amateur players. Hes just enjoyable to watch and makes it go further than just playing good chess moves on stream.
he means the need/desire to win in the past compared to now where he doesn't need to win cause he's filthy rich from streaming. ofc he still prefers to win, but he means the desperation is gone.
@@Viewer13128 I actually think now he wants to win more than ever, yes he doesn’t have his income on the line, but he definitely has his pride, in the past 2 years everyone was saying hikaru is terrible at classical and if he ever played classical again he’s going to be washed by IM’s, so he had to prove that he can compete on the top level. If he actually cares more about streaming he would’ve played titled Tuesday yesterday.
@@Abdulrahman-kq2nw if i summarize what u just said, now it's pride, past was pride and desperation. basically it's what i said. he still wants to win, but in the past he was way more desperate. now it's just pride on the side cause he has $50 million net worth according to google. it is very easy to believe that he was way more stressed about winning in the past because winning now just lets him laugh at haters. that's totally different feeling from trying to stay afloat in your only career.
@@Viewer13128 Actually I think this tournament is way more important in Hikaru’s chess career than any other tournament probably. That is because if he performed terribly in the tournament and let’s say lost 3 out off 6 games then his classical chess career is practically done, people were already in doubt if he can longer perform in classical and now it’s proven that he can’t so neither tournaments will give him a chance nor the audience. Don’t forget that his other income stream is attached to this so if he lost credibility in classical he could easily lose it online as people don’t look at him as this super GM anymore. Do you think mark Zuckerberg isn’t stressed about facebook stock crashing because he’s a billionaire? It’s not about the money it never was and by the way hikaru is NOT WORTH 50 million or even close to that.
@@Abdulrahman-kq2nw the question is if he is more desperate now vs then though. the things you listed for "now" is more like correlation, whereas back then his income and career hinged on the wins. If the "now" was actually more important than the "past", then Hikaru should've declined the invitation according to your reasoning, since it only invites ruin to his current career. or to use a chess analogy, in the past, there was only 1 move. Currently, there are so many moves that Hikaru doesn't mind taking a risk (accepting the invitation), because he is much more comfortable and settled now compared to the past. and building on your reasoning, if Hikaru has had no experience for so long, and all this invitation does is ruin his entire new career, if he cared, why did he excitedly jump into it looking like he's got no stress while saying the others are so stressed? Hikaru is a pretty bad liar if u recall how he tried to fake his reaction to his drunk fight. he can't act this well for sure. the way he is smiling at the opponents' pressure while he accepts the invitation with a grin, he can't act that well imo. he only accepted it cause it is less stressful compared to the past.
The interviewer is such a discovery, she found a way to make her questions and presentation thereof so entertaining, provoking and refreshing, without making them rude. She is such a talent for this.
WGM Belankaya is a competent chess player and interviewer. But I can't stand watching at her face any more because I'm falling in love at an age I should not! 😅🥰
@@mindanalyzer8302 lol 😆 yeah, very cute indeed. Well, I have a very slight edge since I opened the game 😁 By the way we're almost same age, I'll be 49 next July. Good luck!
he says that he doesnt like losing to Leinier (as if he doesnt think much of him). Strange that he says that because they havent played each other that much after all … 🤷🏻♂️ … but he will have his wishes in the final, and Leinier will destroy him , so he can really repeat what he said ps: mark my words 😉
I feel like mvl had the same effect as hikaru. He was a surprise to the candidates tournament and really played well. Maybe(big speculation) hikaru is kinda having the same effect. No classical in the last 2 years so he is fresh and maybe people don't know what his ideas would be
All the bishops, knights, rooks move exactly the same on online tournaments too. Chess is chess.You can't devalue them. Just the time controls can be something to talk about.
guys I don't think Hikaru is gonna do well in this tournament because he mostly plays online chess which is a totally different game from over the board chess. Online chess you're holding a mouse, real life chess you have to pick up and hold individual chess pieces. The movement of the hand and individual fingers to grasp a chess piece and then maneuver it to the right square on a real life wooden board is going to be difficult on top of strategizing what move to make. I remember purchasing something online for in-store pickup but when I went to the store I couldn't tell what I bought because it was in 3D as opposed to on-screen. Store clerks had to calm me down when I started chewing on the counter and shrieking I was so disoriented. I hope he draws a few games at least.
