The most interesting thing is that these two have played each other so many times so they know what the other is probably going to do but there is when the mind games come into play. very interesting

Finally perfect presentation 1) Big enough board for us to see 2) Panning across the player's faces and expressions 3) Nice commentary 4) And most importantly NOT FUCKING UP THE BOARD It took decades for us to have all 4 of these OBVIOUS principles of chess presentation, in the same video, I don't know how to feel...

I like how Magnus makes faces like he's losing even when he's dominating

Hikaru: i will predict his move Magnus: i will predict his move Both have been predicting every prediction they have by predicting their moves.

Absolutely superb analysis from the commentator lad at 11mins. Thanks for that

Magnus' walk is soo funny ahah

The one announcer talking about the stolen Pokémon card selling for “millions” 🧢🧢🧢

I feel lucky to have the privilege of watching these fellas play.

Best chess commentary I've ever heard

These two are amazing

Nakamura has lots of fans at my club, we have annotated his games since he went to Mexico to play Karjakin.

I hope they would increase the size of the board relative to the space that the focus camera is taking.

A talk about collecting napkins is very crucial for the most crucial phase of the middlegame

Nice sponsor in the background-FTX!

Magnus slay when he walks 49:15

"that card was was even rarer then yours which sold for millions" 13:45 Weird flex

Wow that was rough I like both of these players

maybe make the board - larger part of the screen and their video small one..?

Really good comments and fun by the way. Bravo

11:05 move 14 or 13. Could black move QF7, BE7, QG6, BH3 white pawn can’t capture cause queen would check. QG2 Was that a miss or easily defendable.

06:30 I don't think he's trying to remember a pattern, I think he's just playing a few possible lines in his head if he commits to making a move.

@GothamChess would love to see a review of this game!

I think making the chess board screen should be the biggest and main screen on the video. The actual game is the most fun part of the video not the facial expressions of the players! Let the game shine and make the board the star!

strange question, does this tournament count as "over the board" ranking?

this is it guys

i love the commentary team

I like this format !

@ 38:28 newbie here, getting that black pawn sideways to g3 when there’s nothing in there? Is that allowed?

why does nakamura's time keep jumping back to around 50 seconds after he gets below a minute? is there something that i dont know about that rewards a fast move with more time?

At 48:48 The reason black can't just advance his pawn and king and force white to give up his rook for the pawn is that black has to move both his pawn and his king, while white just has to move his king, black was just one tempo away from drawing.

Great commentary! this is how it's done, great job guys

why he didn't capture the rook on b6 at the end game with the c5 pone , would't that lead to a draw?

Anyone know where I can get the PGN for this game?

Masterful endgame. I couldn't find those winning moves 🤔

though i find the commentary endearing, talking about collecting stamps while the greatest chess minds of a generation duke it out is so out of place lol.

I like the mnemonic memory technique.

Very Karpovian play by Magnus

Loving Nakamura’s face journey. 36:39 He visibly grimaces and shakes his head LOL

Who won?

what do you guys think of the commentary? I for one cannot follow the game if the people didn't mention what is happening. I can't see it that fast. you know what i mean?

Norwegians indeed can hold a good chess show. Easy, understandable and prime commentary.

The phrase "Wesley So is maybe hoping his countryman, Nakamura, can do him a favor by defeating Magnus" brings me more joy than I can express. Wesley So was born in the Philippines. Hikaru Nakamura was born in Japan. But they're *both Americans.* Thats why they're counteymen. I love how diverse this country is, being a nation originally formed by and for immigrants and refugees. Which is not to say that we haven't had our share of racism and intolerance; I am under no delusions that this country is perfect. Obtaining entry and citizenship is probably harder now than it has ever been in history, and that saddens me a great deal because our racist and xenophobic voters and politicians are basically trying to codify racism into law, but I have faith that most Americans do not agree with those positions. As a descendant of German and Irish families, I believe that the majority of Americans would still welcome the tired, the poor and the huddled masses, yearning to breathe free. The racists and xenophobes are the exception to the rule, not the rule itself. ❤✌️

Typical Hikaru, analysing the board somewhere in the ceiling

At 34:00 howcome hik took pawn with his knight instead of taking mags knight with his rook?

So cool how the comentator gets so happy sharing the "mind palace" from Sherlock Holmes ☺ 1:09

Try muting the video.

So. If you move a piece under 10 seconds you get time added? I don’t get it. Can someone explain the time being added?

How did magnus win there are still moves left for nakamura?

I didn't get it the black king can still protect the pawn at the end and be draw ??

09:00 you can click a piece and click the destination... Dragging pieces is just asking to blunder

48:43 - why does he resign? if BK D4 , WR C4 and it would be a draw..

FTX oh how times have changed

At 48- why can’t black slide his rook left, Force white to slide his rook down, then black take white rook with the pawn?

In the end game, why didn't Hikaru play rook G7 and either trade rooks or force magnus to move his rook thus freeing the king?

Had to watch this with the sound off

are chess tournaments all done on computer now - no actual physical pieces?

Wow he made him work

I like the way Magnus celebrates his victory.

@38:32 what is that

why are the cameras bigger than the actual game? the part everyone wants to see is just shoved in the corner lol

WHY DID THE BLACK PAWN TAKE THE BLACK KNIGHT @ 33:50 ISH?

Loved the Beth Harmon reference.

Nakamura’s stomping series has finally hit a roadblock 😂

is mugzy listening to music in his headphones?

Does anyone notice how their eyes are so close together? Does it give them some major visual advantage like an owl?

What are your thoughts on 14:17, Queen to g5?

.why do they play on a computer?

Jovanka Houska "Everyone can own a palace. A mind palace."

Can anyone tell me why he traded queens instead of taking that free pawn with his knight that would then be covered by his Queen?

24:00 did Hikaru premove that pawn take?

Chess is now a game of memorization instead of in game decisions

Each one tryin' to catch the other off guard/preparation! Too much dependence on memory/theory... Fischer was right about chess, and FischerRandom is the closest thing to a solution.

Commentary is diabolical

Dude, the commentators' banter is absolutely adorable 🥺 one of them collects napkins guys :')

the most interesting thing about this was the part about pokemon cards

draw?

almost feels like watching e-sports :D

Why didn't nakamura draw at the end ?

26:43 Bf7?

Can someone explain why they don´t play with a real board? only because of corona?

Why it's not a draw? About honor?

Bro what are they talking about collecting napkins for

Why do you publish a 720 quality video two decades into the 21st century? Too weak, too (s)low

Tbh I dont really play chess but I’ve been pretty much playing out the best moves they did and they could’ve made some better choices

At 24:00 I'm pretty sure Magnus could have taken that backwards pawn on d6. Even if the black bishop took the pawn on b3, Magnus still would be able to take the black knight on d7. I guess I understand why he didn't take, he was afraid of the compensation that black gets by taking the a4 and c2 pawns for the knight, that's logical. There's also another line you got to consider. If you take the pawn on d6, then black could go rg6 and Magnus would have to go Qc7 and the black bishop would take the pawn on h3 and Magnus would be in a uncomfortable situation. That's the line he was probably worried about. The computer thinks that white's winning if he took the pawn, but with the amount of time left on the board, Magnus decided to make a flexible move and just go Qe3, that's a wise decision. I hope this was a helpful analysis for other people who were asking the same question.

They some how look like each other

I love the big image of Magnus and the tiny chessboard on the left

Mayfair is the number 1 in uk monopoly, park lane is 2nd

At 38:30. How did pawn take pawn?

Why was this game settled? Can't the black king protect the pawn?

13:27 Sounds like someone got the classic Blastoise for Charizard swindle lol.

The board should be larger than looking at the players...

38:29 how did the black pawn capture the white pawn? What?🤷‍♂️

Magnus almost walking like an old man at the end. Not really, sitting for that long causes that kind of walk.

Holy shit the natterings. Mute this video. So much better!

Why is the board so small. This is annoying

why not a real board tho?

1:40 yes ma'am!..all praise to the most high!

No Pokemon card has ever sold for $million+. The most expensive was $420,000. Also condition matters a lot, so even if they had the same card. If it's not in the same condition (highly unlikely), it wouldn't sell for nearly the same price.

always in these presentations they make the MAIN chess board very small, and everything else much bigger. makes sense, right??? NOT. make the main board bigger and everything else smaller - ffs !