Magnus and Hikaru Face Off In A Historic Battle 

What a gorgeous palace to play in, feels very medival

This is actually the best way to play a game at top level. One need deep level of knowledge.

I love that we can hear the players' post-game dialogue at the board for once. In this case it really tied the game's narrative together for the viewers, because they were discussing their perspectives on the decisive move of the game. It was even more hype that the opponent had found the move for the player who misplayed it, implying Magnus's analysis was completely dominant on both sides of the board. We would have missed all of this without the post-game dialogue. Another thing I love: this format. We often like to compare players across generations, and there's so much speculation involved. Placing them into the exact same board position and comparing the quality of their moves from there is a super interesting way to connect the generations. Location is beautiful too. Production was nice, and the games were easy to follow. Jan and Danya work fantastic together.

0:07 hikaru browsing the menu at a vegan restaurant

There wasn't any wall above hikaru for him to calculate, so his accuracy dropped.

Kasparov : thats why I avoided those lines.

The scenery kind of reminded me of Meruem’s castle, and him playing against Komugi

Morocco is such a beautiful country😍 I always enjoy it when visiting 💕✈️

I feel very honored to see two of the best chess players play in one of my fav cities ❤🇲🇦

I believe this is the location where they filmed the ''Assemble the army'' scene in Kingdom of Heaven

Hikaru accuracy drops 1000% vs magnus

LOL, based on context, my brain read Capablanca instead of Casablanca for the first day or so. 😂

Woa, this is a way to talk with the players of the past! Very interesting Tourney!

37:40 discussing answers after an exam

The clickbait title wasn’t clickbait enough. That was awesome. The queen sac was the cherry on top.

very nice win by Magnus! that was great rivalry with Hikaru & Magnus! GG!

I like Magnuses symphatetic frown at 37:29 as he saw Hikaru frowning :-)

Always love watching Magnus vs. Hikaru playing in person

Would be cool if the live board could keep up with game 🤦‍♂️

How to join this match??

Sometimes you talk too much. It’s irritating. There’s a lot of power in being quiet. Talk about the game. Engage in commentary. But you don’t have to talk about every little thing like this 2 hour stuff and 10 second stuff. You don’t have to fill every second with talk.

What why are they not using the clock to stop time ???

How is Anand still so competitive? Dude's older than chess itself! 😆

Hikaru looked disgusted in the end

Owning hikaru as usual

Hikaru looks smarter then possible. Just not his stars.

man, hikaru looks like he's sweating.

That location is actually beautiful woah

Been looking for this

welcome to Morocco guys 😊

Hold on, did the eval bar just sky rocket up for white at 34:51??

What's a date of this game?

Welcome to Morocco, one of the best and most vibrant destinations in the world, offering rich cultural heritage, diverse landscapes, and a unique blend of traditions.

I wish they would stay more in tune with the live moves rather than speculation

Yea tough match. Hey wanna grab some lunch?

34:20 “what’s the meaning of life”

Kasparov and Karpov game was draw. But of course they had more time on clock and that was W CH game, more important, so they played more cautiously

Is this the elderly chess League ?

Magnus making a great move on move one. what a Chad move

What are the ratings of the commentators

Why is Bassem Amin here? Who decides who goes to these things?

lol, I thought it was bughouse at first.

Who won?

So whats going on here? Was this a fun match? Starting at that kasparov game position

The tiles look fascinating

Welcome to 🇲🇦 ❤️❤️❤️

Hikaru always reacting like a RU-vidr

Can someone explain what happens at 34:50 the evaluation bar goes in Hikaru’s favour massively for a brief moment?

magnus rearranging naka's pieces at the end

making a repitition after a handful of moves in an event of this format is perhaps the lamest thing I've ever seen in chess. incredibly disappointed in bassem

What's this game called?

Welcome to morocco ❤

Great game that never would have happened if nobody stuck their neck out!

Fischer random 960 appears more challenging. This is too much of a stretch I think. The creative opening play is skirted.

Welcome to Morocco ❤🇲🇦

Why did no one tell me ,i live in Casablanca 😢 i could’ve met them

do they really need three cameramen constantly taking pictures in addition to the several video camera angles? it surely must be distracting for the players to have that old man shifting his 50 pound camera setup 5 feet away

Typical Hikaru sportsmanship: "it's easier for black to play" after he lost with white... LOL!

Lembram muito o meu começo

Welcome to Morocco guys, I can't believe that these guys went to my hometown while I am exploring China's streets

what happened to the eval bar at 34:51

Reallly great palace

hikaru just overthought

I think a lot of us just love seeing Naka get clapped by the superior player.

Magnus and Hikaru seem to excel at the most exciting chess formats. Giving players four hours to think is just not fun to watch. That's why I love watching shorter formats, and if they're online then even better

Bro wtf

Gustafsson has negative charisma and makes massive over-statements such as "QE7 is forced" only for Magnus to play a different move. Lucky Lord Danya is there to salvage it.

Who won??

good match

Magnus is best and greatest of all time

Bf3 fabulous!

IN MOROCCO WOW

Love this so much

... ... JL33.

Who want to fight bullet with me?

Didnt magnus he retire

MOROCCO is the best🇲🇦♥️🇲🇦👍

Morocco my country 🇲🇦 ❤

Mr7ba bik 3dna a5ay magnus doz t3cha

Epik😊

Could you guys not talk?

Cofee chess hikaru, sluurrrpp emm yummy

Firsttt

CSK

This kind of competition cannot be called a historic competition, it is just a performance activity for self-entertainment, a grand and formal and meaningless activity. If the sponsor really wants to promote the development of local chess in Morocco, he can give the money for this competition to the local children of Morocco for ten years!

wtf is this tournament

Hikaru is actual trash

Magnus noob

Dumb idea, and the game can never be rated with a forced opening.

Hikaru is trash stop inviting him

GM Gustafsson didn't appreciate all the nices jokes by Danya🥲