The King's Gambit: The Story of Hikaru

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Hikaru Nakamura is a man of many accomplishments.
He drew the chess world’s attention to the United States by winning trophy after trophy throughout his career.
In 2003, he became a record-breaking grand master. He plays one of the most challenging games in the world at breakneck speeds.
And, most recently, Hikaru breathed new life into a game that has existed for nearly 1,500 years, by playing chess with some of the biggest streamers on the planet.
This is the story of Hikaru.
Written by: Alina Sotula (@ASotula)
Narrated & Edited by: Sebastien Martin-Schultz (@Seb_dot)
Produced by: Miles Hackett (@miles_hackett)
Thumbnail by: Brandon Mistele
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@GMHikaru 3 года назад

Wow. Thanks for this incredible video! It's mind blowing to look back on everything. You guys really pulled out some OG history and clips here. There's a ton of good and there's a bit of bad. I feel badly that the only clips of the Botez sisters make them seem like enemies. We all got really busy with the chess boom, and we weren't communicating as well as we should have been and there were some small issues. We all realized we just needed to sit down and talk to each other, and our relationship is now stronger than ever. They are doing a great job representing chess on Twitch, and I have nothing but respect for both Alex and Andrea and all they've accomplished.

@wanderingbishop 3 года назад

The Story of the Botez Sisters when?

@lizzosfatlmfao3597 3 года назад

Thanks for what you do man. Keep up the good work!

@BotezLive 3 года назад

Thanks for saying that! We're really proud for your success so far and really appreciate you going out of your way to say this.

@steezio777 3 года назад

Tysm for bringing the chess hype 🙌

@Leroni 3 года назад

This is so wholesome

@supreetsahu1964 3 года назад

The "introduced to the game by older brother" meta also runs in chess apparently

@ameame32 3 года назад

Its funny coz my cousin (who I call my big brother) also introduced me chess

@badoodstv2353 3 года назад

@Pulzanicus pulzanic for Magnus Carlsen it was his father.

@mudfightmaster4275 3 года назад

the chosen one signs

@Hummabubba 3 года назад

Lmfaooo

@inc0gnito590 3 года назад

First step to be good at a game is to get an older sibling.... meanwhile me the only child:😔

@Vasu_Bhatnagar 3 года назад

The golden “i don’t wanna overthink this” clip is the sole reason i love hikaru

@chrisiver8506 3 года назад

What makes it even better is he's only 5 moves into the game LUL

@soakedbearrd 3 года назад

Yeah that made me laugh when he just castles after all of that.

@chess 3 года назад

Great piece as usual, guys!

@linusdohrn703 3 года назад

Sheesh

@vanillaplays6571 3 года назад

Welp that punny

@sleepycat9882 3 года назад

Yoo it's him

@toopro67 3 года назад

Pog

@matti3333 3 года назад

Lichess is better

@duchi882 3 года назад

*Everybody Gangsta* Until Hikaru moves the King on the 2nd move

@iamjustice2877 3 года назад

Ah yes, the Bongcloud Wasn't expecting an Inside Joke here lol

@AngeloGene 3 года назад

Bingcloud! 👍😂

@user-bb4km1uj3o 3 года назад

This guy bongclouds

@OnamazuKuuran 3 года назад

Get money get money get money

@normi1504 3 года назад

Where's that music coming from?

@samuelramos772 3 года назад

Bong cloud opening is still the best opening in chess history.

@ProsperityPulses 3 года назад

facts

@badoodstv2353 3 года назад

true

@horniiboi 3 года назад

f3 g4 would like to speak with you

@trocustar3450 3 года назад

Fax

@trocustar3450 3 года назад

1.e4 e5 2. Ke2

@AArthreus 3 года назад

" ITS THE WOODEN SHIELD. " - The Juicer, disciple of Hikaru.

@ThatOneGuyWhoTalks2Much 3 года назад

The Juicer is no match for Jesus and his throbber's mate.

@adamnaqiuddin7786 3 года назад

😂😂😂

@panosts6178 3 года назад

I'm a chess master from Greece. I have had an interesting interaction with Hikaru. And by interesting I mean getting destroyed by him in a simultaneous exhibition along with 9 more people in Bulgaria while the dude was barely 20 years old.

@tutorialsimulator 3 года назад

😯😯😯

@calebvanlalrinngama9712 3 года назад

🤣🤣

@user-kun2147 3 года назад

What a monster!

@movecount 3 года назад

If it makes you feel any better, I'd get destroyed by you if we were to play right now.

@smmshoe 3 года назад

I played Jozarov and got crushed like a bug

@maskingtape9828 3 года назад

"as you can see, Hikaru sacrificed his king in round 1 so he can checkmate on move 42 in round 3. Truly amazing"

@badoodstv2353 3 года назад

The ''Kings Gambit''

@abdhulhackul2620 3 года назад

@@badoodstv2353 why are you being racist

@shill2920 3 года назад

@@abdhulhackul2620 they edited the comment lmao

@mihirbiswas8884 3 года назад

@@shill2920 what did he say?

@shill2920 3 года назад

@@mihirbiswas8884 I don't know but judging by the other comment accusing them of being racist and the editing sign they changed their comment to be something not offensive at all eh who cares its a youtube comment section anyways

@patrikmobil4197 3 года назад

4:48 wow they cut out carlsens "decent".

@gwynnfox9767 2 года назад

haha. i know right. they shouldnt have

@flortrupp 2 года назад

comparing a human with a god wouldnt be fair ;)

@maxkho00 2 года назад

@@flortrupp I'd love for this "god" to play Hikaru in no-increment Blitz or Bullet. I can assure you this "god" would promptly gain human form :)

@abecascade 3 года назад

One of the streamers that inspired me greatly. So entertaining and yet very educational. Don't think other GMs can get as high as him on Bong Cloud speedrun.

@zklakay8509 3 года назад

fact edit: ternyata sedulur ada yg suka bongcloud anjirr wkwkwkwkwk

@mifshima8653 3 года назад

anjang bang abe disini ugha

@anselpierson5193 3 года назад

@@mifshima8653 fheji anghu guru madaha supa lulop

@kapii9857 3 года назад

Wah ada bang abe

@nandanabhaktikhaer4543 3 года назад

lah ada bang abe

@PrivateJoker0119 3 года назад

Somewhere, Hikaru must be whispering: "but the king's gambit is a bad chess opening, why are they using that as title"

@bed693 3 года назад

It isnt bad its just gives up whites advantage but gets an aggressive double edged position

@sub-harmonik 3 года назад

I feel like the king's gambit kinda represents hikaru's chess personality, even tho he doesn't play it too often. it can be pretty tricky too, especially at relatively lower elos

@GeneticallyEngineeredCatgirls 3 года назад

@@bed693 According to Stockfish engine and Lichess database King's gambit is -0.5 on move 2, having 1.7% of playrate after 1...e5, raising the lose rate from 21% to 37% on average - these are some terrible stats for very high level classical games, the only way to play this is as a surprise being confident of your preparation over your opponent's.

@7cmhg840 3 года назад

True, I have like 100% winrate against the kings gambit lmao

@Happylink75 3 года назад

Queens gambit Ftw

@ceePx 3 года назад

when you're smurfing in chess

@badoodstv2353 3 года назад

He has like a million speedruns of blitz or bullet to 3000

@herculet 3 года назад

funny story, he met charlie randomly during one of his smurfing speedrun lol (while both are streaming as well, i believe the chance is super super slim)

@Notsiphen 3 года назад

Charlie wasn’t streaming

@Notsiphen 3 года назад

Yeah that’s what I was talking about I was just telling caesar that Charlie wasn’t streaming while getting slammed by hikaru

@nicklawlor5257 3 года назад

that's not smurfing

@reiisee 3 года назад

10:46 A normal person like MAGNUS CARLSEN lmao

@mochiisntbad6762 3 года назад

His definition of a normal theoretical physicist is Einstein

@ghiaccio1384 3 года назад

@@mochiisntbad6762 And His Normal Basketball Player - Michael Jordan

@Kelvinllovejr 3 года назад

@@ghiaccio1384 yeah I mean your average player like Air Jordan haha. Not trying to go into the greats or anything

@alex2005z 2 года назад

Wait, I thought Magnus was a Fantasy Football pro player

@alexs5368 3 года назад

Before watching: I bet the ben finegold "d**krider" clip is in here After the first minute: Yep

@y8fpe 3 года назад

Ben Finegold comes across as a wanker

@THEZWOBB 3 года назад

@@y8fpe That might have something to do with him really being a wanker

@abrahamimmanuel2568 3 года назад

The probabillity of that showing up is equivalent to the probability of simple falling awp clip showing up in other vids

@228_anakagungngurahwibisan6 3 года назад

@@abrahamimmanuel2568 or that faker zed 1v1 clip

@grandmaashley 3 года назад

grandma approved

@FayeTheNerd 3 года назад

Can I have some cookies please

@oklemonn 3 года назад

me too

@neilpatil3438 3 года назад

Me too

@adeptness9615 3 года назад

@love is trash bich need cash eh no disrespect or else we won’t get our appetizer of apple pie

@adeptness9615 3 года назад

@love is trash bich need cash ahh I see. Dw grandma prob has her meat pie ready by like 12 I’d say

@glassofmilk7923 3 года назад

"Chess is no different than Tic-Tac-Toe" Shiro - No Game No Life

@standuser4206 3 года назад

No Season 2 No Life

@professionalloser. 3 года назад

very nice still finding ngnl references in 2021

@nanashizz 3 года назад

God Speed

@rammus4293 3 года назад

There were too much pedo incest vibes in the anime

@glassofmilk7923 3 года назад

@@rammus4293 OK.

@kingtoad5329 3 года назад

"i can also trade and take and take, and if takes i take and if takes takes takes, queen e2, queen h4, g3, knight g3, check, c6, queen b7, knight h1, king there, i don’t know whats going on I’m just going to castle, i don’t want to think too much"

@johnnyhan6671 3 года назад

as a chess player imo it's safe to say he's helped the chess community in so many ways. Truly an amazing man

@EmmyAKAMilo 3 года назад

yo why did they make the botez sisters look so mean, them and hikaru are in good graces

@alternateimmaster2213 3 года назад

Yeah look at the pinned comment

@arafatzahan2082 3 года назад

they are actually pretty mean

@kissthefish2188 3 года назад

and hikaru isnt just portrayed as the bad guy like the opening says, he is the bad guy. look at him now, abusing DMCA to hurt his twitch and youtube rivals. he might've rescinded it, but i still think those who were striked by him should pursue it legally.

@ffhdyedq 2 года назад

@@kissthefish2188 wdym by abusing DMCA?

@randompotato8105 2 года назад

@@kissthefish2188 what are u talking about i have no idea

@needy3535 3 года назад

yo honestly, the team behind these documentaries is fucking wild. These are literally the reason im subbed to this channel I dont even watch Esports

@LaBandaRoja9 3 года назад

Same. I’ve seen a bunch of “the story of..” for csgo, r6, and other esports that I’ve never watched, and they’re all interesting af

@guidefordummies9173 3 года назад

Trueeee

@sebdot_ 3 года назад

@nezunish-898 3 года назад

This type of documentary is the type that you can't find on tv.

@planetkc 3 года назад

Except the Mika Daime videos, they are a bunch of simps.

@tyrannosaurusgaming6260 3 года назад

4:50 I like how they removed Magnus Carlsen calling him decent

@danieltrew5944 3 года назад

Only reason he wins is because the best move is on the ceiling smh

@aintijustthecutest3863 3 года назад

Figures why Beth Harmon kept looking at the ceiling on Queen's Gambit.

@arlissven1555 3 года назад

he got stockfish on his ceiling

@Dragon82657 3 года назад

@@arlissven1555 So does Beth Harmon

@shaunbang 3 года назад

Hikaru is 100% the biggest and main reason why chess is becoming more and more popular. If he’s grabbing people like me to pay attention and suddenly find intrigue in learning a game I had absolutely no thought of trying to learn to get good at then there’s probably a million other people who actually know something about chess that Hikaru is really helping grow the game

@two7k328 3 года назад

Imagine if chess was invented today, queen is to op, nerf knight, the map is unbalanced 😂😂

@jayjaylates5749 3 года назад

Chess is too perfect for a game.. So that's why we have openings like Sicilian, French, etc. so no need to update the traditional setting.

@SiddharthBhandari_official 3 года назад

@@jayjaylates5749 are you secretly Hikaru??

@alex2005z 2 года назад

There are videos on meme chess updates. FIDE had an april fools one too, to remove draws

@jayjaylates5749 2 года назад

@@SiddharthBhandari_official Lol no. Basic understanding of the game. No meta, no balance, just pure game like Poker, Scrabble, etc.

@pennywise69 2 года назад

Underated 🤣🤣

@historyinsight3928 3 года назад

I like how on the part where the GMs are describing Nakamura with 1 word they cut the part where Magnus said "decent" lol

@Yes-kb5yv 3 года назад

Hikaru is legit, the only reason I'm taking my time to play chess. No matter what other people say, I will always respect and thank him for continuing to not only inspire me to play chess, but also others to do the same.

@manterloger9913 3 года назад

The last time I was this early Hiko still played cs

@Alexander-iq6bc 3 года назад

INHUMAN REACTIONS!

@queensforever7498 Год назад

The clip of Hikaru going thru a series of moves and thrn just castles always has me dying

@geniusforlife3932 3 года назад

Really have been waiting for this!!

@rodrigodonascimentonunes3739 3 года назад

At 5:00 they cut Magnus quote “decent” about Hikaru

@trocustar3450 3 года назад

Yes

@totalhysteria 3 года назад

lol bullet, unpredictable, weird, sharp, wild, aggressive, tricky. You could use the same words to describe Adam Lanza 😂

@Blight1 3 года назад

Sucks too because decent was the best comment, not because because Magnus meant Hikaru is only "decent" but to joke about their rivalry. Hikaru (and recently Wesley So) are the only people that really compete with Magnus in speed chess at this point.

@akashdeb5201 3 года назад

*Nah FACEIT is better for online chess.....128 tick servers.*

@LipColt 3 года назад

Bullet chess players: real shit

@zyor7020 3 года назад

lol

@adamismail2883 3 года назад

If you really think about it CSGO is just chess with dysfunctional pieces

@isbilen1000 3 года назад

Imagine playing an ancient game, so big brain, but also so approachable. And not wanting your game to flourish because "you mingle with the masses". I've not been much in Hikaru's streams, but the clips and highlights show him as such a genuine guy who loves both chess and his community. That's a guy you wanna hang out with, and play games with, even if he stomps you all the way down to bedrock. He's just a cool dude.

@alexhooper6625 3 года назад

Hikaru's done some odds games and things with interviewers (like the one lady from the news crew they showed) and has thrashed them, without a major piece like the queen. It's kinda fun to watch them freak out at the end when he does.

@admin7958 3 года назад

Everyone else on the internet was playing checkers, Hikaru was playing chess.

@DefinitelyNotaRower 3 года назад

12:27 he wasn't actually playing Magnus in that clip xD

@yonandojohan751 3 года назад

Pure meme 🤣

@yashs9502 3 года назад

Yeah I think they should have actually clear it that it was a meme without context I find it a bit disrespectful

@RandoSando 3 года назад

The way they showed that without context kind of portrayed Hikaru a bit off. Just.. clarify the clip man.. smh

3 года назад

yeah so toxic and people think hikaru is chess god

@jfan3049 3 года назад

@ this is just a clip of hikaru looking at memes in his subreddit, nothing toxic about it. This channel using it out of context is a little disrespectful but thats it

@dumme5146 3 года назад

I haven’t even finished the intro yet and I’m already smiling :). Love it!

@mayankpm9417 3 года назад

They removed the part where Magnus Carlsen calls him decent lol

@opash5246 Год назад

He is the man that got me into chess, in my eyes hikaru is greater than other chess players, be it magnus Or any other and it's not only about gameplay, his personality, the way he talks, the way he interacts with his audience is just lovable to me, and of course, his godly skills is just cherry on top.

@nickc3213 3 года назад

Awesome video. I loved Queens Gambit, one of my favorite shows in the last year. Of course when I was a child my dad loved chess, so I tried playing. Even came to the school to play against other talented kids, learning I wasn't good at all and stopped playing lol. I do have a love for the game and would have a lot better understanding today than I did as a kid. Thanks for the info, I love learning about people like this.

@StephenSweat 3 года назад

Guys, you are doing an incredible job upping your production values. Been watching for a few years now - pretty great to see your progression from few couple guys talking CS:GO (my main watch) to expanding into other esports and gaming topics. Keep it up!

@plasmakitten4261 3 года назад

that meme of math appearing around a person's face describes hikaru's entire existence perfectly and tbh every other GM out there too

@jerichobenamer5446 3 года назад

I've been waiting for this at this channel, finally🤩

@elielhedberg6515 3 года назад

Have been waiting for this so long. TY

@WuvPain Год назад

2:30 is the most melodramatic shit ever. 1500 years of chess and him playing with streamers is what shook it up the most 😂

@ethanarcher8239 3 года назад

After this video I started playing chess and it’s one of the few things that really engage me, and I haven’t lost a chess game yet out of 15 games

@argonaut8560 3 года назад

In the words of magnus carlsen ehmmpfm *"decent"*

@Dredgno 3 года назад

Love that you guys are covering this!

@eRusty95 3 года назад

Hope to see more videos presented in this way. I really enjoyed the format.

@andrewbreeden4027 3 года назад

He’s done such a fantastic job of making Chess so much more accessible and mainstream, love this guy

@botondlipka4665 3 года назад

12:27 what you didn't show there is that hikaru premoved that entire game, that's why he was laughing, not just because he won

@pet3r387 3 года назад

That was edited btw not a real game.

@Nexpeon 3 года назад

@@pet3r387 it wasn’t a real game against magnus however it was a real game against mizkif, to which he said to him “I premoved all those moves so I already planned them” he wasn’t saying it to chat but mizkif

@Nexpeon 3 года назад

@Anna Svidler Hikaru could actually probably win against magnus, he’s done it before.

@Nexpeon 3 года назад

@Anna Svidler the way you said it would be he hasn’t one against him once as you said “Hikaru can’t win against magnus”

@Cowtymsmiesznego 3 года назад

@Anna Svidler Hikaru won full matches and tournaments against Magnus in the past. Yes, Magnus is better in every format (maybe except bullet where it's really close) - but he's definitely beatable. As for that clip, pre-moving the entire game like that is impossible regardless of who's playing. It being Hikaru vs Magnus with borrowed clips makes it funny (and highlights their not-so-dead-serious rivalry), but it's completely obvious that it's fake.

@kabirjain9831 3 года назад

Wasn't expecting this! keep it up man. You deserve respect

@charliep726 2 года назад

Dude I watch u alot in the past few years and never knew any of this stuff bro ur a legend

@isabellam1936 Год назад

I love his presence on creating content online where most chess players don’t give back to the community like that. We do owe a lot to him and all that he does.

@kairegelean7551 3 года назад

You know Hikaru made it when he's featured on an esports channel

@gameguy1389 3 года назад

for me, he made it a long time ago. when he got a title at age 10 then at age 15. sure its mediocre at international level but for us normal guys those recognitions at a local level is huge enough.

@gameguy1389 3 года назад

no hate. u just make it sound like life is meaningless until only at youtube famous level. 😂

@dappy8116 3 года назад

I mean he's already made it when he was a lot younger. But I guess in terms of the internet sides of chess he most definitely did

@totalhysteria 3 года назад

I guess you could say he made it in terms of fame and succees outside the chess bubble.

@divagaciones1628 3 года назад

Well isn't chess basically an esport now?

@xPqnda Год назад

hikaru is such a chill dude. i respect him so much and wish him the best in his career

@MrEstebandido51 3 года назад

Good video and professional as always!

@ImperialBeachStoner 3 года назад

Last time I came this early, my second child was born.

@Linosek279 3 года назад

This implies two very specific things, and I don’t like either of them

@blankness8 3 года назад

@@Linosek279 I'm really stupid lol, can you explain the two? Ik one (pretty obvious) but cannot for the life of me figure out the other one

@Linosek279 3 года назад

@@blankness8 Pregnancy sex

@Linosek279 3 года назад

@@blankness8 VERY late pregnancy sex

@blankness8 3 года назад

@@Linosek279 ahhhhhhh...thank you.

@detectivechipotle 2 года назад

Looking from the outside in, it just seems like Hikaru is the villain you don't want to win, but ends up winning. And in my eyes, he doesn't seem like a villain at all.

@orfeas2244 3 года назад

Even the score has a Hikaru story

@KiraAsakura14 3 года назад

"There's no time for fun and games." *uses the Bongcloud in official tournaments.*

@erois6190 3 года назад

The "villain" of chess chose the "villain" of Twitch as his protege.

@eddiewawa 3 года назад

I'm sure it's not only me that anticipates the Magnus "decent" burn clip.... Lol

@jinku77 3 года назад

Great video for a legend like Hikaru. It is good that chess is regaining popularity and interest.

@joshuastephen9283 3 года назад

When the shot of Old Mill Station and Pearson Airport remind you this is a Canadian channel... Keep up the great work, fellow Canucks!

@bigchunk1 3 года назад

"I don't know what's going on i'm just going to castle." LOL Man I love this guy.

@yaknightooo5544 3 года назад

4:49 THEY REMOVE DECENT FROM Carlsen

@SDZ675 3 года назад

He's doing great work, sharing his passion with people that aren't professionally in chess.

@carljoshuadeveza702 3 года назад

I was just watching this guy before this upload. What a great man.

@alexg3041 3 года назад

9:57 Incomimg Mate in 1 while encouraging the opponent, Hikaru you are a beast😂

@crovax17 2 года назад

I think he did more for chess then anyone ever has. As far as Intriguing people to play. He is a legend

@Hollowdude15 Год назад

I knew chess can be so nice and amazing video man :]

@JacobA666 3 года назад

Oh yes!!! I've been waiting so long for this upload ;)

@AeroLMS 3 года назад

It's good to see Chess getting all the recognition that it deserves

@ardanpermana9536 3 года назад

IMO, all that money talk from Benjamin is actually just pure envy

@thonk7611 3 года назад

i havent seen the context, but ben talks in 42069% sarcasm so im not sure

@optimchs1 3 года назад

@@thonk7611 I'm actually quite a fan of finegold, but he's rather well known to be a bit of a chess elitist and snob. If you watch his streams he's kinda got that salty old man demeanor haha

@soakedbearrd 3 года назад

@@thonk7611 yeah that’s true, he extremely sarcastic and actually pretty funny, but I can only take him in doses.

@factory_enslavement 2 года назад

I'm 100% sure that you never watched him You only saw the Critikal video regarding him

@edwinwongso4257 2 года назад

I mean, Ben was right

@ajmercado4128 3 года назад

what i like about his content is that he is not just some random stranger. he's a super gm, one of the best out there. No better way to introduce the game than to have the skills to back it up. imo.

@jeezus1677 3 года назад

This should be a long-term hit series like queen's gambit!💯🔥

@renz7910 3 года назад

Where's the "decent" by Magnus Carlsen.

@dmdm232323 3 года назад

And it is in this video that theScore esports fails to account for agadmator as a major influential force in bringing chess back into the limelight, particularly online

@ten_cents 3 года назад

Obviously a lot of people helped in bringing back chess. This is just to center then documentary around the focus point, which is Hikaru.

@ThePikeOfDestiny 3 года назад

it is the story of hikaru and what he contributed to, not the whole story of the chess renaissance, that would probably have to be quite a lot longer than 15 minutes

@pumaxDace 3 года назад

i love agadmator but come on you cant compare him to hikaru

@chessmasters9012 3 года назад

@@pumaxDace why? agadmator had a much bigger influence

@Twisty245 3 года назад

Omg i have been waiting for this

@kevn6557 3 года назад

I’ve been waiting for this one

@Narfu1 3 года назад

Whoever thought of that title is a genius, nice job

@milotarik9208 3 года назад

I was waiting they pulled Hikaru's knee injury, then he was given chess board by his brother.

@Servaaa1337 3 года назад

Really good quality vid!

@dalocus3116 3 года назад

I only found out about this guy few weeks ago. Now i play chess daily. Such an inspiring video. 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

@joshuachan1731 2 года назад

0:57 is the best moment in this entire video.

@stormbrix7877 3 года назад

*Bongcloud opening intensifies*

@jmannUSMC 3 года назад

This is MUCH better than the usual Twitch drama vids. Good job team!

@dweamer3626 3 года назад

Waiting for this story to come!

@vamu6272 3 года назад

Wow, I wasn't expecting A Story Of a Chess God...

@isakkarlstrm1419 3 года назад

He is No chess god at all

@conut1391 Год назад

@@ym276 he won scc

@keyshaoksanto 3 года назад

Weebs (including me): "Hikaru is socialized cheerfull version of Souya Touji"

@resonance4789 3 года назад

Chess is finally being recognized! I hope you can cover Kasparov and Ivanchuk!

@fadhilyudistira8819 3 года назад

didn't expect chess to be covered by this channel :D

@arfank199 3 года назад

I hope we get the Story of the Botez Sisters next

@andrew4462 3 года назад

Why is there a random dramatic coronavirus clip spliced in? Mb. I didn't finish the video before I went to the comment section. But neither did all the people who upvoted this.

@gavindiaz1 3 года назад

I guess because the initial chess boom can be attributed to everyone having to quarantine

@JusRed23 3 года назад

A large reason of 2020 Chess popularity on Twitch was because people were looking for games to play together in quarantine. Other games like Fall Guys and Among Us also had these instances of timing where it's hard to say if they would've seen the same success outside of the pandemic.

@ShaunInce123 3 года назад

Like the others said, the game blew up during quarantine.

@frozenthrone1060 3 года назад

isn't it because of Queen's Gambit? I'm pretty sure if there is no Queen's Gambit or show related to chess last year it wouldn't have been this successful.