Pin - If you win against Nepo im getting a Pineapple tattoo

Kramnik frantically building a giant fishing pole to catch Stockfish

0:27 - Rameshbabu Praggnand-Hahaha 😂

There’s nothing more gangster than taking a super GM out of prep on move 3 and immediately standing up because you know it.

Bro made a video even before Nepo-Vidit game ends 💀

vidit doing everything in his power to not allow hikaru to be world champion😭💀

"fossilized like all the people in Pompeii 2000 years ago" 💀💀💀

Approximately 6 months ago, I was browsing KZfaq without knowing absolutely anything about the world of Chess, so I got a video of you against Magnus Carlsen. I saw it and I was very surprised at how the person who made the video analyzed the plays and more than said that you 2 are the best in the world in the last decade. I was impressed by the way you Hikaru calculate the plays and more that they said that you are the king of the "blitz", I began to watch your blitz games and I was shocked when I saw that in 1 second you made the best possible decision, and I was more surprised when in a blitz or bullet tournament, I don't remember. I saw that you were champion against Magnus. At that moment my head exploded and I started playing chess all day, and currently all day I have in my head chess plays of games that I play. I just have to tell you that you are my idol and you are the person who made me fall in love with chess. I'm from Mexico and I speak Spanish and Middle English, but that doesn't stop me from missing any of your games, or yours, I'm at work but sideways watching your games live in the World Cup. I don't miss the analysis you do even with subtitles automatically generated by KZfaq hahaha. Good luck and lose or win this tournament you are my idol and for me you are the best in the world

This man beat Prag, started thinking immediately about the video title, and posted the video as the LIVESTREAM IS STILL GOING!!!

Never in a million years would i expect to see an RRR thumbnail in a chess video 🤣

Round 13 vs Ian with black, Round 14 vs Gukesh with white and Fabi plays Ian with white, these last 2 rounds will be absolute cinema

Vidit truly is the kryponite for hikaru. beating hikaru 2 times, and losing a winning match against the top guy ,when everyone thought hikaru finally joined the no. 1 rankings.

The one time we finally root for Vidit after what he's done to Hikaru, he blunders a winning position then is unable to hold Ian to a draw, then loses placing Ian +0.5 ahead of the tournament. Truly unfortunate...

Congratulations Hikaru!! Truly rooting for you in this candidates and i hope you will continue to marke the tournament as exciting as it is! You go man

Vidit snagged a loss from the jaws of victory 😢

He would be pissed if he knew what vidit just did

For those that do not know, the thumbnail picture is from an Oscar-winning Indian song named 'Natu-Natu' from the Indian move RRR. I'm not sure why Hikaru used this reference other than the fact that Prag is Indian. Cool to see, though. Did not expect it.

Wow, that Vidit loss was baffling today! Two winning positions blundered and he avoided a clear drawing line at the end. I get it, he’s trying to up his points and the nerves are there, but he played way too gutsy at the end.

The thumbnail got me again

You've got the most wins out of anyone this tournament. Win or lose, you've done yourself proud!

Hikaru, you should have called the arbiter over when you had the connect-four.

"and the juicer will stop the wide peepos" spoken like a true GM....

11:18 Anybody not named Magnus Carlsen 🤣

Playing in a candidates tournament, and a big time online tournament, and doing recaps. I'm tempted to use the adjective "superhuman". Good luck, Maestro.

Big win today. You've got the hardest pairings now. Alireza, Gukesh, and the sole leader Nepo himself. Good luck Hikaru.

What a fun game to watch. It looked and felt so different than all the other games so far this candidates, it was awesome to watch. I also love how after the queens came off so early, certain commentators were presuming there would be a pretty quick draw made, but they did not understand the master plan and the prep :)

Been following your content since before the pandemic when you were about 300k subscriptions..it’s really nice to see the community grow and your channel have more people , I pray you win the candidates even though you don’t care ..but it will really makes us happy and we are all rooting for you …much love from Nigeria 🇳🇬 ❤

Hikaru has the wife buff now

Let's go Champ, congrats on the 69th tilted Tuesday victory along with the win today. So much momentum built up I don't see anyone stopping you.... We're going to Disney World!!!

You're dedication to content is amazing. Appreciate all the work and your play. Congrats on the win today.

15:36 THAT'S WILD! DO IT AGAIN🤣

Congrats on Titled Tuesday win - looking forward to watching it.

Huge win. Congrats to you. Very well played!

Don't underestimate Gukesh, He won't be an easy opponent. I am just waiting for that legendary title and thumbnail you will post after becoming WC. Love from India.

What a game! Was up on my toes watching till the end, gotta say props for finding everything so fast. Amazing prep, great time management and flawless ending blow. Truly a masterpiece, thank you for this. Lets go for that victory, you definetely can do it! I feel like most of the field is exhausted and does not have that much prep as you do, meanwhile you look rested and interested. Cheering from Czech Republic!

What a beautiful win! Well played good sir, I was fist pumping the air! Super happy for you and well deserved you got this!

I am on this train since long long ago. And I won't step down. You can do it Hikaru! I am happy everytime I see the notification of the match as a win for you.

It's delightful to see you discussing (much of) your thinking and strategy during this important event. Not many people, in any sport, publicly disclose their thoughts and plans as competitions progress.

1:26 just causally watering the plants lol

THE TITLE, I CAN'T 😂😂😂

Grats on the positivity!! And thanks for the recaps and the wonderful content =)

Hikaru, your youtube videos and recaps of tournament matches have become one of my favorite parts of my day, and are a big part of why I and many others continue to love chess. I’m genuinely so grateful you continue to make content like this, you deserve the world 🫶🏽

It’s so incredible to get an insight into a competitors mind during the contest. This is some of the best content I’ve ever seen. Thanks a bunch Hikaru and good luck on the rest of the tournament

It’s actually crazy how much contribution QXC has in chess 😂 the man really expanded chess dictionary 😂 Hikaru super glad for you!! Keep going!!!!

Welcome back for another Hikaru recap !!! Hikaru you are built different !! Tittle Tuesday was just a warmup afterall! Congrats!!!!

Let's GO Hikaru, ceiling stockfish is proud of you

Amazed you have so much energy to post video reviews of your games during the tournament. I know you have described yourself as “streamer first” and this clearly shows that. Keep up the good work.

What absolute DOMINATING performance, Love your analysis as per usual Hikaru good luck in your next match :)

What a Win!! Lets get that candidates win Hikaru🎉🎉

0:28 Rameshbabu pragnanadha ha ha 😂

You are making this candidates very entertaining to watch. Great come back, thank you!

That forcing sequence with fossils is brutal and amazing. You had to see all the variations 5 moves in advance, great stuff, Hikaru really was sharp!

Hey naka, congrats on your win! I’ve been rooting for you for years and I hope the last 3 rounds work out well for you. Sorry about all the hate that came your way the other day.

Some really inspiring chess. Keep it up. Keep focus on playing good moves and having a good time.

This is a great example of where not only can you miss the 'optimal' engine move, you can sometimes even see the optimal move and choose not to play it because of actual human reasons. In this game Hikaru chooses a theoretically weaker move because it keeps his moves simple and Pragg's moves complicated. Remember the engine best move is determined in a vacuum of no time pressure, it is not necessarily the best move for a human to play if the reason that it's theoretically strong is that it leads to an extremely complicated strategy requiring lots of thinking time that you may not have.

Great win. Congrats. Win again Ian, and Gukesh, and go for Glory.

Hikaru we all believe in you, keep fighting and keep a cool mindset

Great Win Hikaru. Haha Vidit is making it hard for you to win lol. You are very much in it. Keep playing your best chess, enjoy the games. Take it a game at a time and hopefully you end up high up ❤.

you're the goat, its so nice seeing you play in a tournament like that

Loved that post game interview with Hikaru and Pragg. It was like a collab. So awesome.

Love how Hikaru bounced back from early losses to place 2nd in candidates. Would be interesting to see him in the championship!

Hikaru is in BEAST MODE!!!💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽,just have fun and just play chess TEAM HIKARU

Awesome prep as black. Pragg under crazy pressure.

Great Game Hikaru it’s very interesting how you explain the decisions for your moves and the thoughts going through your mind as you are actually playing fantastic you are up there with the leaders in this Tournament Good luck in Round 12 Hope to see more Brilliant Chess and Great Tactics

such beautiful win! go hikaru!

You are an example of a determined man hope you the best hikaru

Gratz on the win and keep the momentum

Great game today hikaru and good luck with the rest of your games!

Hikaru Nakamura=Half man- Half amazing

Ian vs Vidit just finished and Hikaru already uploaded

CONGRATS MATE! good luck in the following games

I'm truly rooting for Hikaru to emerge victorious in this tournament. Just imagine the wealth of insights we'll gain from watching more recaps, delving into the precise strategies and meticulous preparation involved in navigating the world championship match. My gratitude goes out to the incredible chess player, Hikaru, for the thrilling journey he's taking us on.

Can you please bring back the Bongcloud music intro. I don’t care if the video isn’t about Bongcloud games, it was just your best video intro by 69 orders of magnustude

Wait till we see Hikarus face when he sees , Ian just won against Vidit !!!!

We are very proud of you Hikaru!! keep the momentum going!

i cant describe my joy when i saw you play bd5+ and then h5 during live stream, it was as if im playing and i was soo happy for you hikaru..we truly love you. good luck

"Praggnanand-ha ha" -Hikaru 2024

That's the hikaru we know

Thanks so much for doing these recaps! It’s so much fun to see your thoughts win or lose!

Go Hikar! I hope the best for you for the remaining 3 rounds. I support you 100%.

Vidit, losing a winning position so bad. Hikaru did amazing though, what a game and opening.

That picture from the movie RRR because its a Bollywood movie is hilarious. Honestly its the reason I want Hikaru to win the Candidates tournament first and then the world Championship! Lets go Hikaru! 🍍 🍍 🍍 🍍🍍 🍍 🍍 🍍

Great victory, very insightful recap! Go, Hikaru, go! Win that tournament, please! The chess world is yearning for a world championship match with your participation and your recap videos ... One side note: Imagine some time-travelling chess master from 50 years ago watching this video. I would love to see his confused face being introduced to kebabs, juicers, bastions, pepos, bongclouds, wooden shields, classic fossils, classic connect fours ... :-)

That D5 and H5 sequence find was so impressive, really made me impressed!

Vidit beat Hikaru today yet again KEKW

You can just tell from his intro on which days he's won😂. Lets go Hikaru, rooting for you!

The game panned out well. I was watching for a while in bits and I couldn’t really tell which way things would go, but I saw you had slight time advantage. One thing I will say is that I observed good patience from both of you. So that was one of my main takeaways. Well done for getting the win. You are now within the respectable range. If it works out in the end then the entire run was good is how I will see it. As the pressure and the excitement mount, I will say, remember your routine along the way so that you continue as you have begun.

Knew you had it in ya Nakamura! Win this thing.

Vidit straight up ruining the candidates bro

Fantastic play Hikaru...well done!

Incredible! Your insight on your game immediately after playing it, is unprecedented. I've been a fan for years. I hope you win! You are the most talented of all players in the candidates in my mind. People will disagree but everyone is entitled to their opinion..cheers!

Hikaru: I'm experienced now, professional. Fortress' been broke, been flagged down a couple of times, I'm bad! Been solving puzzles. I done something new for this match. I done checkmate while castling. That's right. I have checkmated while castling. I done en-passant checkmate. I done blindfold games, thrown stockfish in jail. That's bad! Only last week I jousted against a knight, sieged a rook, Excommunicated a bishop! I'm so mean I make openings close! Bad, fast! Fast! Fast! Last night I found a checkmate in 40, hit the clock and was in the podium before the tournament started.

The best move was a bong cloud?.... Amazing.

This was such an exciting game, way to go Hikaru!

Bro premade the video even before the game started, what a legend

@GMHikaru Rooting for you all the way! I believe you can do this. You control your own destiny now!

So many nuggets if tactical wisdom here! Thank you and congrats!!!

It will be fun to watch tie breakers between mepo and hikaru. Hikaru will be the favourite in faster time controla obviously but i think nepo is also very underrated nepo has quite a few world blitz and rapid podium finishes.

God, amazing commentary. Love the Bongcloud, Wooden Shield.. all these meme references. Makes you realize that the engine kind of gets thrown out the window. You have to play the game and the clock is ticking. Very interesting stuff.

Your time management was really good this game, very impressive showing!