Botez Sisters VS BLINDFOLDED GM Hikaru Nakamura Blitz Match

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  • @supazio
    @supazio 4 года назад +21299

    "He's blind Hikaru, he's not full energy Hikaru"
    lol talkin about GMs like they're super saiyans

    • @Jah_Berl
      @Jah_Berl 4 года назад +716

      Lol it's true though

    • @nothisispatrick6832
      @nothisispatrick6832 4 года назад +815

      They are super saiyans though

    • @JoicSeth
      @JoicSeth 4 года назад +296

      _they are super sayans tho_

    • @unknownintroovert
      @unknownintroovert 4 года назад +118

      Can he beat Goku though!??!!!

    • @N8Bakka
      @N8Bakka 4 года назад +477

      ZrEX Of course he could. I don’t think goku even knows how to play chess.

  • @lcunash8093
    @lcunash8093 4 года назад +26861

    Did they really think they’d have a chance against the man magnus called “decent”?

    • @benjaminhaley5189
      @benjaminhaley5189 4 года назад +2427

      Hikaru admitted that Andrea played very well though
      Edit: He's a super GM you morons of course he should beat Andrea, even blindfolded. I'm saying it's nice he gave her a fair compliment.

    • @danielchaves650
      @danielchaves650 4 года назад +622

      @@benjaminhaley5189 so? He was still blindfolded lmao

    • @Rohit-hk6nd
      @Rohit-hk6nd 4 года назад +235

      @@benjaminhaley5189 lol it's almost done by every one that they appreciate the other person

    • @user-ov2kx8ql5i
      @user-ov2kx8ql5i 4 года назад +124

      Magnus got sniped and wrecked by a berserk giri lulw

    • @adityakrishnamalhotra1
      @adityakrishnamalhotra1 4 года назад +27

      Bro this just hurts 😭

  • @geeth.k.official1605
    @geeth.k.official1605 3 года назад +1923

    Two GMs can literally play chess without even a board and all the pieces ....

    • @monkebrainedfish3130
      @monkebrainedfish3130 3 года назад +272

      Yup they just play chess with words while casually in a conversation

    • @JuneJuIyAugust
      @JuneJuIyAugust 3 года назад +409

      I can just imagine two Gm’s walking around in a park with coffee and are just saying random moves while people next to them are confused

    • @bubness1587
      @bubness1587 2 года назад +190

      I think whats crazier is Hikaru saying in the past that all super GM's should be able to play 10 blindfolded games at a time so not only can they play chess without a board they could probably play multiple games against each other all at the same time lol

    • @amoldivo
      @amoldivo 2 года назад +9

      Talking about internet lol 🤣 they live in the world of chess! 🙈😗

    • @terskataneli6457
      @terskataneli6457 2 года назад +16

      When you play enough chess you can imagine the board and all the pieces in your mind without even having fotographic memory nor being a gm in the first place

  • @DrAldobaglio
    @DrAldobaglio 4 года назад +8645

    The Botez sisters working through paralyzing, crippling anxiety. Hikaru making a grocery list.

    • @shrekthing5981
      @shrekthing5981 4 года назад +16

      Wat

    • @ilyaibrahimovic9842
      @ilyaibrahimovic9842 4 года назад +200

      Reminiscent of the comment one of his viewers made after playing a game with him, something like "omg I rewatched the game and the whole time he's just ordering nuts" (because he literally was. Macademias, almonds, etc.)

    • @amided3816
      @amided3816 4 года назад +7

      @@ilyaibrahimovic9842 wow

    • @johnherriot6056
      @johnherriot6056 3 года назад +4

      Yeah I know the feeling of anxiety playing against much better rated players (she was playing so defensively)

    • @ethanburnell1985
      @ethanburnell1985 3 года назад +3

      A truly underrated comment

  • @ethand.5937
    @ethand.5937 4 года назад +16621

    I love how Hikaru looks up when he’s thinking, even while blindfolded; as if the Krabby Patty secret formula is written up there and it enables him to checkmate every game

    • @TV-dk6wl
      @TV-dk6wl 4 года назад +63

      Never seen a comment 1k+likes without a reply

    • @PlumingerNylon
      @PlumingerNylon 4 года назад +251

      So you ruined it?

    • @nippo7459
      @nippo7459 4 года назад +184

      @@PlumingerNylon he has a troll face profile picture what did you expect

    • @Panic_Pickle
      @Panic_Pickle 4 года назад +59

      Gamm his face is clearly tilted too far to the side to see the screen, plus those masks don’t leave nearly enough of a gap. Looking up when thinking is a neurological thing, most everyone does it.

    • @hwago123
      @hwago123 4 года назад +16

      He has a monitor on the ceiling

  • @gerryendersen4718
    @gerryendersen4718 4 года назад +6370

    Alternate title: Hikaru mercilessly mates two sisters while blindfolded

    • @charanjit4940
      @charanjit4940 3 года назад +191

      Underrated comment 😂😂😂

    • @SayMyNaamee
      @SayMyNaamee 3 года назад +18

      lol

    • @pratikchandraIC
      @pratikchandraIC 3 года назад +208

      you mean, checkmates, right? 🙄

    • @technodrone3260
      @technodrone3260 3 года назад +138

      Why this sounds like a double meaning joke... 😐

    • @adibulus
      @adibulus 3 года назад +283

      @@technodrone3260 because it is...

  • @joaofelipesiqueira21
    @joaofelipesiqueira21 4 года назад +10762

    Crazy he can talk normally and even thank chat, all while keeping a perfect image of the board and his opponents next moves

    • @jstn3633
      @jstn3633 4 года назад +265

      Dude havent you seen Carlsen do this while playing 3 people?

    • @joaofelipesiqueira21
      @joaofelipesiqueira21 4 года назад +638

      @@jstn3633 I have seen him do this with way more than 3 people, but like I said its crazy that he keeps this level of focus while talking to chat and having to think about things outside the board

    • @solutions4u92
      @solutions4u92 4 года назад +26

      Lol u guys not seen vidit from india

    • @fnvo876
      @fnvo876 4 года назад +168

      @@solutions4u92 bc india is trash

    • @stoart4743
      @stoart4743 4 года назад +36

      @@fnvo876 true

  • @Lightt17
    @Lightt17 4 года назад +16769

    He's blindfolded yet I still know he's looking at the ceiling lmao

    • @yaasdpalala4492
      @yaasdpalala4492 4 года назад +71

      thats cause nakamura a cheater, dubov and carlsen are better

    • @johnnypiquel2295
      @johnnypiquel2295 4 года назад +1326

      @@yaasdpalala4492 looking up = engine lmao

    • @hsrtshtr
      @hsrtshtr 4 года назад +480

      @@yaasdpalala4492 mald

    • @SaladDongs
      @SaladDongs 4 года назад +28

      @@yaasdpalala4492 Yes. What of it?

    • @MysteryDustful
      @MysteryDustful 4 года назад +380

      @@yaasdpalala4492 how is looking at the ceiling cheating? if he cheats by seeing the board how is it cheating?? is it because the girls are bad? I don't see the correlation

  • @praveenrawat6574
    @praveenrawat6574 4 года назад +530

    How they forgot to blindfold his third eye

    • @jordanotieno8765
      @jordanotieno8765 4 года назад +15

      You can't blindfold the byakugan(you watched naruto right😂😂)

    • @iamronaldo7764
      @iamronaldo7764 3 года назад +3

      @@jordanotieno8765 wtf is naruta

    • @imjonathan6745
      @imjonathan6745 3 года назад +1

      Ahh yes pewdiepie the best youtuber

  • @dbmi007
    @dbmi007 4 года назад +14735

    If you didn't know, the 2 bulges on hikarus blindfold are for 2 tiny screens, one with the game being played and the other for the engine.

    • @ohhohhoo
      @ohhohhoo 4 года назад +667

      Pfp checks out

    • @resir9807
      @resir9807 4 года назад +149

      Genius

    • @urdunibnpeter7276
      @urdunibnpeter7276 4 года назад +62

      so HW wasnt blind at all ??? i dont get it …. or could he only smh see 1 move atm

    • @ohhohhoo
      @ohhohhoo 4 года назад +612

      @@urdunibnpeter7276 ????????????

    • @ajaxtrees7751
      @ajaxtrees7751 4 года назад +677

      Shaitan the comment was taking the piss, of course he was blindfolded

  • @TerrileSimio
    @TerrileSimio 4 года назад +18890

    Hikaru's girlfriend: How was your night?
    Hikaru: meeeeh, two girls were playing with me, blinfolded

    • @erlindaalba1682
      @erlindaalba1682 4 года назад +1699

      Hikaru is an active GM. He has no love life :D.

    • @anuragsahu6752
      @anuragsahu6752 4 года назад +379

      Just a joke
      Don't take it as jerk

    • @angeljohncano7610
      @angeljohncano7610 4 года назад +2031

      I mate with two sisters blindfolded

    • @aloknathsingh4647
      @aloknathsingh4647 4 года назад +847

      and they screamed too loud, while one of them also wanted to cry

    • @RoaringOrange
      @RoaringOrange 4 года назад +308

      Would be even funnier, if he mated them blindfolded

  • @George_Francis
    @George_Francis 3 года назад +89

    Hikaru: Blindfolded
    Also Hikaru: I Can see why it's a bad move

  • @Siacourage
    @Siacourage 4 года назад +21316

    So blind Hikaru is "only" 2400. LOL

    • @DarkSeaFriend
      @DarkSeaFriend 4 года назад +576

      I wish I was 2400 in blitz. Only 1700 :(

    • @GODDAMIZJoseph
      @GODDAMIZJoseph 4 года назад +417

      @sf2explus man keep going, just started playing chess a few weeks ago and now I'm at 2100. Been on a rampage for Ruy Lopez opening variations videos and Sicillian Defence, as well as doing puzzles. Just do that everyday and you'll improve drastically.

    • @bigassmf1923
      @bigassmf1923 4 года назад +277

      @@GODDAMIZJoseph What you been playing only few weeks ? and you're already 2100 what site do you play on ? that's pretty impressive btw

    • @cristianyahirninaorellana3449
      @cristianyahirninaorellana3449 4 года назад +415

      @@GODDAMIZJoseph You're making things that even the world champion didn't do wow.

    • @whorod8895
      @whorod8895 4 года назад +518

      Pussy slYer 68 why are you lying? You can’t hit 2100 in a few weeks.

  • @arcitejack
    @arcitejack 4 года назад +4054

    Is there a bigger compliment from Naka than, “ this opening is very professional” ?

    • @baileysoper246
      @baileysoper246 4 года назад +45

      Ask Ludwig

    • @0scarWalsh
      @0scarWalsh 4 года назад +234

      @@baileysoper246 "better than xqc"

    • @ianonrust5766
      @ianonrust5766 4 года назад +17

      Yeah he gives out compliments pretty commonly so yeah there is definitely a bigger compliment

    • @lusteraliaszero
      @lusteraliaszero 4 года назад +93

      considering she's a pro it's arguably insulting if anythign

    • @arcitejack
      @arcitejack 4 года назад +13

      actually you raise a good point I didnt think of. Its an underhanded compliment.

  • @kaiwang2924
    @kaiwang2924 3 года назад +93

    The most amazing thing, is how Hikaru remembered TIME, for both his, and his opponents.

  • @glenndunn7884
    @glenndunn7884 4 года назад +9951

    I wonder if this guy walks around thinking why is everyone so stupid

    • @LionHGH
      @LionHGH 4 года назад +159

      Lmfaooooooo

    • @Thesasquatchsad
      @Thesasquatchsad 4 года назад +430

      102 iq Pepelaugh. There’s a clip of him taking the iq test

    • @vietnamtactical
      @vietnamtactical 4 года назад +568

      Nahh hikarus pretty chill

    • @Buckheimer
      @Buckheimer 4 года назад +715

      Knwing how to play chess doesnt suddenly equals smart right? Like do ppl expect these chess players can become engineers or doctors overnight or wht? Maybe Im just a hater but still Im just sayin. And I love watching Hikaru play too.

    • @kizikiw1
      @kizikiw1 4 года назад +866

      @@Buckheimer Being one of the top chess players in the world would probably make you smarter than most ordinary people and no one said with his smarts he could become a doctor or engineer. Also, the comment the guy said about him being smarter was clearly a joke.

  • @TheTingleMeister
    @TheTingleMeister 4 года назад +3227

    "He's blind Hikaru, not full energy Hikaru."
    Hah, you wouldn't even believe it but this isn't even Hikaru's final form. He can go even further beyond.

    • @muhtasimmahin5057
      @muhtasimmahin5057 4 года назад +15

      Looks like you are watching too much Fragon ball😅😆

    • @miloshake2967
      @miloshake2967 4 года назад +41

      He's final form when he fights magnus carlsen on a chess india tournament

    • @AntonioSerranoMx91
      @AntonioSerranoMx91 4 года назад +12

      Fullpower Blitz Hikaru can actually CRUSH Magnus.

    • @eenne2
      @eenne2 4 года назад +1

      Antonio Serrano realisticly no

    • @eenne2
      @eenne2 4 года назад

      @Killer Whale last time i checked, magnus beat Hikaru to become the blitz champ last year

  • @dexwastaken1259
    @dexwastaken1259 4 года назад +35

    hikaru looking at the ceiling is the literal equivalent to playing against an engine

  • @j3tto
    @j3tto 4 года назад +2334

    i was so confused how hikaru knew where to move until i realized the moves were given to him thru the headphones

    • @slipperylatex872
      @slipperylatex872 4 года назад +426

      knowing where to move is harder then you think, keeping track of the where your pieces are, and their pieces, and strategizing how to win the game moves ahead, and talking to someone, and thanking chat at the same time

    • @JoshTruff
      @JoshTruff 4 года назад +167

      @@slipperylatex872 Yeah but knowing where to move without getting the opponents moves read to you would be next level magic.

    • @yashpermalla3494
      @yashpermalla3494 4 года назад +74

      @@JoshTruff I doubt anyone can predict moves that well lol

    • @luke7503
      @luke7503 4 года назад +30

      @@yashpermalla3494 he could probably beat most of us like that 😂

    • @baumann9551
      @baumann9551 4 года назад +43

      @@luke7503 I think I would be harder actually because we make a lot of stupid unpredictable moves and a lot of professionals don’t so it would be easier to know what was going on

  • @TheRealCabe
    @TheRealCabe 4 года назад +5553

    Ah, the famous two girls one GM video. Gotta say, from all the hype I expected much worse.

    • @Paulosbclima
      @Paulosbclima 4 года назад +48

      HAHAHAH

    • @jimzimmer2048
      @jimzimmer2048 4 года назад +13

      Dark Place or much better they should of took it to the next level

    • @Dunnbar
      @Dunnbar 4 года назад +112

      damn homie, I can't believe I read something this blatantly degenerate lol seriously took me to a dark place, good job, accurate username.

    • @luczakj8053
      @luczakj8053 4 года назад +2

      Lmao good one

    • @unvergebeneid
      @unvergebeneid 4 года назад +18

      He still made them eat shit though ;)

  • @WillyMacShow
    @WillyMacShow 3 года назад +2

    Bruh I have 20/20 vision and I still can’t see the board lol

  • @snap9342
    @snap9342 4 года назад +4269

    A blindfolded man and 2 girls, i think im on the wrong side of the internet here.

  • @coledoebele9102
    @coledoebele9102 4 года назад +5415

    16:30 Ah I see you are using the grandmaster XQC famous bing bang move

    • @lj_sweet7279
      @lj_sweet7279 4 года назад +312

      Lmaoo I saw that and instantly thought of that pepega

    • @Raphanial
      @Raphanial 4 года назад +207

      GM Felix "Schnozer" Lengyel the 4.6K ELO Warlord Pharaoh u mean?

    • @siasdasdas54241
      @siasdasdas54241 4 года назад +95

      @@Raphanial 4.6k rated GAMING COLUSSUS SCHNOZE KING BING BANG BONG POW

    • @syedthefunnyguy7570
      @syedthefunnyguy7570 4 года назад +3

      what the hell is that?

    • @OmniKoneko
      @OmniKoneko 4 года назад +14

      @@ZhaozhengHan She's prolly a tier 3 sub lol

  • @Celtic4Leaf
    @Celtic4Leaf 3 года назад +93

    14:00 Her face in the backround while her friend makes the move is too perfect haha made my day!

  • @markwhat619
    @markwhat619 4 года назад +740

    I can’t even make it to my garage blindfolded

    • @treyt7914
      @treyt7914 4 года назад +19

      If you walked to your garage a million times over years and years then doing it blindfolded would be a lot simpler, not easy but a lot simpler than if you had never walked there before.

    • @omarzioui4766
      @omarzioui4766 4 года назад +13

      Treyden Tallent no shit

    • @unvergebeneid
      @unvergebeneid 4 года назад +1

      Do you have a lot of experience with that though? What's happening in your garage, exactly? ;)

    • @yungboomer6467
      @yungboomer6467 4 года назад +2

      @@omarzioui4766 if you would realize, he was comparing the two. think of this. Hikaru has played so many chess games that he can see the boards in his head and has memorized patterns and sequences in the game.

    • @ablueairheadablueairhead3215
      @ablueairheadablueairhead3215 3 года назад

      Daily reminder ACAB.

  • @HJDSimon
    @HJDSimon 4 года назад +686

    You know it's ridiculous when you're impressed someone almost beat someone who's blindfolded.....Hikaru is just insane, but great effort by Andrea

    • @MelindaGreen
      @MelindaGreen 2 года назад +5

      My chess success was a draw against a GM in a simul

    • @niagra898
      @niagra898 2 года назад

      She’s the hot Botez so even sweeter crushing her.

  • @DataRadar
    @DataRadar 3 года назад +50

    Blindfolded master mates two nervous sisters

  • @ETHANGELIST
    @ETHANGELIST 4 года назад +775

    The second girl did amazingly well. She actually had mate in 6 at 18:16. Hikaru made a couple of blindfolded pre-move blunders. The engine says she was ahead the majority of the game

    • @allahm-ast3mnlywlatstbdlny164
      @allahm-ast3mnlywlatstbdlny164 4 года назад +18

      Mashallah tbark Allah alhamudillah inshallah better astgfrallah

    • @bezwin235
      @bezwin235 4 года назад +99

      But to not lose while blindfolded and losing the whole game is also a testament to how good he is

    • @vivvpprof
      @vivvpprof 4 года назад +73

      Hahaha, yes she had a mate once she promoted, that's no discovery, my friend xD The thing is they both had 1-2 seconds left.

    • @ASLUHLUHC3
      @ASLUHLUHC3 4 года назад +17

      @@allahm-ast3mnlywlatstbdlny164 lol did you just make that account so can randomly comment those

    • @lordedard
      @lordedard 4 года назад +3

      @@bezwin235 he iis a freaking gm dude

  • @ELVIS1975T
    @ELVIS1975T 4 года назад +466

    Everyone is impressed with the GM but this is easy casual work for GMs. I’m impressed with the little sister. She was going toe to toe until time out.

    • @jozkomrkvicka7607
      @jozkomrkvicka7607 2 года назад +6

      Its like reading or making calculation in head. Everyone manage it if he spends enough time as a child.

    • @NotTheSharpestKnife-mh
      @NotTheSharpestKnife-mh 2 года назад +35

      Did she run out of time or blunder the queen? I guess you're right, she ran out of time. I wish they showed at least a second more so we could see it easier.

    • @familiasosa6379
      @familiasosa6379 2 года назад +1

      @@jozkomrkvicka7607 how did he know the moves that they were making though

    • @taryth.
      @taryth. 2 года назад +13

      @@familiasosa6379 he has a 2nd person reading and playing the moves. At the last second, that guy kind of did his own thing, letting Botez get a promotion because there wasnt enough time to relay the moves.

  • @brandodamnbro
    @brandodamnbro 4 года назад +22

    That reaction at the end is why I'm now subscribed to this channel 🤣 the amount of stress it must be, fighting a 2400 hikaru

    • @blitzwarzone342
      @blitzwarzone342 3 года назад

      Yea it was this video that got me to sub too...lol

  • @darthgoldfish1094
    @darthgoldfish1094 4 года назад +445

    Hikaru: "Very professional opening"
    Also Hikaru: "Eww"

  • @FlukyChannel
    @FlukyChannel 4 года назад +958

    Thumbnail is on point. Oh wait, this is chess?!!

  • @RBurnerAcc
    @RBurnerAcc 2 года назад +12

    No chance, Hikaru is legit chess himself, he remembers every line, square, piece, retaliation effort, and or counter ect in chess, while showing why he's the Samurai Blitz king, blindfolded 💀

  • @inter3684
    @inter3684 4 года назад +467

    float like a Nakamura, scream like a Botez

    • @ts4gv
      @ts4gv 4 года назад

      AbdulKerim yes

  • @dragonshadowstorm
    @dragonshadowstorm 4 года назад +1915

    I know nothing about chess but the second girl has such a soothing voice.

    • @1trickwootang
      @1trickwootang 4 года назад +851

      Sorry sir you dropped this
      "Simp Card"

    • @dragonshadowstorm
      @dragonshadowstorm 4 года назад +675

      @@1trickwootang Oh wow, I thought I lost it. She does have a soothing voice though.

    • @garlicpepper1334
      @garlicpepper1334 4 года назад +15

      FBI! Open up!!

    • @Zephhi
      @Zephhi 4 года назад +151

      @@garlicpepper1334 She's 18

    • @juancit4254
      @juancit4254 4 года назад +474

      garlic pepper it doesn’t mean he wants to fuck her or something

  • @PutinOnTheRitz
    @PutinOnTheRitz 2 года назад +129

    Blind chess is utterly unimaginable for me. How tf would anyone do this?
    This is a feat of great skill.
    I'm happy if i dont hang my queen in the line of a bishop at the other end of the board.

    • @drawingwithbocah
      @drawingwithbocah 2 года назад +1

      RIGHT?! It is so fascinating
      But I can see how it is actually quite doable, I used to help my brother training when he was younger and at the moment I played chess quite often and some strange power born from tha was that: I can predict the chess pieces up until 5-8 steps and I can see how a GM can play blind chess
      I can't make prediction anymore tho 🤣

    • @CastASpellー
      @CastASpellー Год назад

      Man how did I went from 1150 bout to hit 1200 to fucking 800 what the hell is wrong with me

  • @dark_colour5204
    @dark_colour5204 4 года назад +147

    It is so impressive that he memorized the whole board and every move that they would do it is so cool

    • @kprathamesh3564
      @kprathamesh3564 4 года назад +2

      Also they play on 3 boards at a time, search it

    • @dark_colour5204
      @dark_colour5204 4 года назад +2

      @@kprathamesh3564 really omg that is a true grandmaster

    • @kprathamesh3564
      @kprathamesh3564 4 года назад +6

      @@dark_colour5204 nearly all grand masters do that😅.
      Search for vidit gujrathi blind folded vs botes.

    • @caralho5237
      @caralho5237 3 года назад +2

      when you dedicate your life to a sport, you learn to do this kind of stuff

    • @eiyp3
      @eiyp3 2 года назад

      @@caralho5237 that's dumb

  • @rabirabi924
    @rabirabi924 4 года назад +1265

    7:27 it's OK you don't need the bishop really made my day 😂😂😂

    • @aziznblues19
      @aziznblues19 4 года назад +15

      hahahahahahaha

    • @r7diego
      @r7diego 4 года назад +112

      hahaha, she is so positive, "keep fighting, keep fighting"

    • @BotezLive
      @BotezLive  4 года назад +399

      unfortunately she was wrong 😂😂😂

    • @rabirabi924
      @rabirabi924 4 года назад +33

      @@BotezLive Your sister is so funny you're lucky to have her.

    • @aziznblues19
      @aziznblues19 4 года назад +33

      @rabi rabi Actually both of them are so funny and they are lucky to have each other 🖤.

  • @Incepter.
    @Incepter. Год назад +7

    I can't believe Hikaru has the free time to relentlessly destroy the Botez sisters while BEING blindfolding in Chess.

  • @Furrnox
    @Furrnox 4 года назад +450

    Tbf the dude playing for Hikaru took over at the end so Hikaru wouldn't lose on time.

    • @shedirihan7378
      @shedirihan7378 4 года назад +104

      No he told him the moves in advance to win time

    • @shedirihan7378
      @shedirihan7378 4 года назад +12

      oh there might be some extra steps there

    • @imightbebiased9311
      @imightbebiased9311 4 года назад +228

      If you look at Hikaru's version of the stream, he thanks the dude for saving him with some quick work in the end game.

    • @WolxLure
      @WolxLure 4 года назад +144

      Tbf he's playing with a fucking blindfold lol

    • @joelcoll4034
      @joelcoll4034 4 года назад +7

      Hikaru should have said: just do random preplays

  • @zeezmusic7245
    @zeezmusic7245 4 года назад +313

    Little Botez played so good.

  • @akhutoYaro000
    @akhutoYaro000 2 года назад +5

    Bro is so advanced they need to Blind him out 💀

  • @backinX
    @backinX 4 года назад +89

    Do they all stare at the ceiling? Asking for a redheaded friend.

  • @tlotpwist2250
    @tlotpwist2250 4 года назад +191

    Alex is so competitive haha. Even when andrea was playing she had second hand nervousness

  • @alrc
    @alrc 3 года назад +9

    So cute that Alex screams for Andrea too. I know my siblings would just laugh at me

  • @ninonkimel9414
    @ninonkimel9414 4 года назад +793

    Only 2400
    Me who’s 300: 👁👄👁

    • @masterham3120
      @masterham3120 4 года назад +13

      You must be new

    • @isaacwheeler3086
      @isaacwheeler3086 4 года назад +7

      You’ll get better

    • @Its_Asmo
      @Its_Asmo 4 года назад +8

      @@masterham3120 ikr, I'm a turbochad experienced 800 player, poor poor 300s

    • @masterham3120
      @masterham3120 4 года назад +3

      @@Its_Asmo loool

    • @euriio5018
      @euriio5018 4 года назад +1

      *cries in 500*

  • @Trendlines_mc
    @Trendlines_mc 4 года назад +599

    17:37 don't get flagged by a blind man Andrea😂

    • @alejandrozunigaavila2398
      @alejandrozunigaavila2398 4 года назад +28

      Dude its freaking hikaru nakamura.

    • @WCamden
      @WCamden 4 года назад

      @@alejandrozunigaavila2398 she still threw that

    • @mihaibuta2427
      @mihaibuta2427 4 года назад

      I m pretty sure it s spelled Andreea

  • @sebflo4137
    @sebflo4137 4 года назад +7

    Whoever was controlling Hikarus pieces def moved to save time for him at the end 😂

  • @ThatGuyErazo
    @ThatGuyErazo 4 года назад +77

    16:30
    "Ah, I see you are a *woman* of culture as well."

  • @oliverboii7034
    @oliverboii7034 4 года назад +23

    My mans closes his eyes to see the board better; they never had a chance.

  • @seetheandbreak
    @seetheandbreak 2 года назад +7

    9:40 this is so sweet

  • @ryankyungsoocho4291
    @ryankyungsoocho4291 4 года назад +77

    I can’t with the thumbnail LMFAO

  • @dynamoislive3835
    @dynamoislive3835 4 года назад +58

    18:16 that scream is real.

    • @Ressuu
      @Ressuu 8 часов назад

      But what happened there? Did she just run out of time?

  • @cassandra2843
    @cassandra2843 4 года назад +22

    He’s pulling a queens gambit every time he looks up at the ceiling

  • @tonybebb72
    @tonybebb72 4 года назад +140

    "Naka! What is best in life?"
    "TO CRUSH YOUR ENEMIES, SEE THEM DRIVEN BEFORE YOU, AND TO HEAR THE LAMENTATIONS OF THE WOMEN."

    • @user-njyzcip
      @user-njyzcip 4 года назад

      "Except you can't see because you're blindfolded"

  • @skidm0
    @skidm0 4 года назад +526

    And for my next move... C2 getting Andrea’s number

    • @LEXeroma
      @LEXeroma 4 года назад +37

      we lost chat

  • @novaclymax3206
    @novaclymax3206 2 года назад +37

    She’s putting all her effort into the game while Hikaru is just thinking about how she’d make a bad saleswoman 😂

  • @AbhishekKumar-uu4uj
    @AbhishekKumar-uu4uj 4 года назад +416

    18:38 Then cry like a grandmaster

  • @BotezLive
    @BotezLive  4 года назад +178

    Thanks for the fun games! Support Hikaru at: www.twitch.tv/gmhikaru

    • @Lolwutdesu9000
      @Lolwutdesu9000 3 года назад +1

      Lmao you guys suck. Did you really think you had a chance against Hikaru? Lol go back to play hustlers in the park.

    • @richardricardo802
      @richardricardo802 3 года назад +5

      @@Lolwutdesu9000 Are you still alive or did you finally do what was better for everyone?

    • @memezor1
      @memezor1 2 года назад +5

      what's up, (with rizz)

    • @AfricanLionBat
      @AfricanLionBat Год назад

      Your voice is so damn cute. Great job both of you.

    • @seper159
      @seper159 Год назад

      just so you know, Andrea didn't lose, Hikaru wasn't calling moves when u flagged

  • @chennaionlychennai7872
    @chennaionlychennai7872 3 года назад +9

    Alex was actually happy inside that Andrea also lost 😂

  • @Jdrunnin
    @Jdrunnin 4 года назад +10

    Really came down to the wire on time there. Very fun couple of games, it is crazy to see people so good at chess they can visualize the whole board

  • @benjamincai2637
    @benjamincai2637 4 года назад +114

    I think telling Andrea how much time was left makes her more nervous than your dad talking lol.

  • @dougfoster445
    @dougfoster445 2 года назад +4

    I truly think that Hikaru's neurons burned a pathway in the shape of a chess board in his brain.

  • @reallifenpcs5807
    @reallifenpcs5807 4 года назад +18

    The way he plays makes me think those are some fancy minimalistic VR glasses

  • @menpower1
    @menpower1 4 года назад +180

    You missed Hikaru's comment on the quality of the games ;)

    • @Paddyspalace
      @Paddyspalace 4 года назад +7

      what did he say?

    • @casewhite5048
      @casewhite5048 4 года назад +177

      @@Paddyspalace once he knew he was playing andrea he said yeah she played much better then her sister

    • @1Invinc
      @1Invinc 4 года назад +3

      OOOUUUUUFFFFF

  • @cavepotato7630
    @cavepotato7630 2 года назад +1

    Hikaru is taking a nap and thinking about what to eat for dinner

  • @alexav6110
    @alexav6110 4 года назад +85

    "Who plays the catalan?" I DO... Hikaru I DO

    • @Mothwater
      @Mothwater 4 года назад +1

      Yeah that hurt 😭

  • @jriley-tv1on
    @jriley-tv1on 4 года назад +52

    Little sister's smile in the background after she blundered the bishop/backrankmate threat, lol

  • @thomasfrick5413
    @thomasfrick5413 Год назад +1

    He said she would not make a good poker player... she literally won over $31,000 in poker tournaments

  • @babylongate
    @babylongate 4 года назад +17

    7:26 lol it's so hilarious , girl in the background saying hey listen you don't need the bishop you don't need the bishop aaaahahahahaha

  • @TheClanFollows
    @TheClanFollows 4 года назад +20

    When she pushed the pawn to protect d4 from e3 and he said eugh I felt that

    • @lakejizzio7777
      @lakejizzio7777 3 года назад

      I didn't get why did he say "eugh" Im only 1200

  • @spotlighter4801
    @spotlighter4801 2 года назад +2

    Thumbnail artists getting wild

  • @russellthorburn9297
    @russellthorburn9297 4 года назад +19

    Me 5 seconds after move 1. "Crap, I forget. Did you move D4 or E4?".

  • @rush3l981
    @rush3l981 4 года назад +26

    I love how she is motivating Andrea from the behind💓 wish I could have a sister like her

  • @abdogrammar
    @abdogrammar 2 года назад +7

    7:46
    Alex : I can't believe I blundered like that
    Andrea : I'm so happy 😂😂

    • @robertakerman3570
      @robertakerman3570 2 года назад

      ARrrgh. I can tie My shoes blindfolded(does that count?)

  • @miketran01
    @miketran01 4 года назад +160

    what a great skill to master... visually seeing the board blind!

    • @otherwords1375
      @otherwords1375 4 года назад +85

      Many GMs can recount and analyze their games, nearly in full, after playing them. Your recall is sharpened when the memory isn't just a messy array of data but a set of organized patterns, whose structure you're intimately familiar with. It's the difference between remembering a sentence in a language you speak and a sentence in a language you don't speak at all.

    • @willyzh1106
      @willyzh1106 4 года назад +29

      Even with blindfold on he immediately "saw" Alexandra's blunder, I thought that was pretty cool.

    • @jasonrepa
      @jasonrepa 4 года назад +16

      Playing blindfold isn't that difficult. Getting a rating over 2700 is much more challenging.

    • @estyak8780
      @estyak8780 4 года назад +11

      @@jasonrepa and Nakamura is 2900 in Blitz.

    • @12jswilson
      @12jswilson 4 года назад +2

      I'm around 1500 USCF strength and I can do okay blindfold against people on Lichess that are 5-600 points lower rated than me. It's not that hard

  • @MisterShine1912
    @MisterShine1912 4 года назад +19

    To see the world champion still beats this monster in his full power
    *is just amazing*

    • @nopa9478
      @nopa9478 4 года назад +1

      what monster

    • @UitBlinkertje_
      @UitBlinkertje_ 4 года назад +1

      @@nopa9478 He's referring to Hikaru.

  • @st4ndby
    @st4ndby 2 года назад +3

    Its so sweet how the siblings keep motivating each other.

  • @hocinesalaheddine6401
    @hocinesalaheddine6401 4 года назад +45

    never sacrifice queen vs a stronger opponent

    • @paulinhosasuke11
      @paulinhosasuke11 4 года назад +1

      GM Lupi against Carlsen don't look soo precise hahahah

    • @f4b1nho29
      @f4b1nho29 4 года назад

      @@paulinhosasuke11 Lupi? Kskskskks

    • @priyajain2254
      @priyajain2254 4 года назад

      It's supi actually 😂😂

  • @MoneyMac18
    @MoneyMac18 4 года назад +24

    I like how serious Alexandra takes both matches.

  • @JonahMV
    @JonahMV 4 года назад +6

    The blind fold is for him not to simp on them.

  • @karma7789
    @karma7789 4 года назад +4

    Was the blindfold helping him keeping his calm? I CANNOT....man, he's so good

  • @MatheusLB2009
    @MatheusLB2009 4 года назад +37

    Andrea's match was toe-for-toe, i think she was cool headed and that helped

    • @quill444
      @quill444 4 года назад +14

      Andrea looks deeper into many positions lately, and she also senses danger at a few hundred points over her rating. And I have to give Alexandra and her family much credit for keeping Andrea so involved in playing Chess, as only a year ago it seemed like she might be losing interest. Both sisters have so much potential, and they work well together. Some of the comments are clearly by people who are new to Chess, which is great for the game to have more followers. Playing blindfolded is not "magic" as some seem to think, as many top Grandmasters can play an entire game without a board, and some (for example on the metro in Moscow) occasionally do! These top players "see" the position while blindfolded about ten times more clearly than I do with both eyes wide open! It's always a great skill to see it demonstrated, and Nakamura is remarkable at knowing just where EACH of his remaining pieces are placed. In longer games, it's easy to "lose sight" of a piece that not only you cannot see, but especially one that hasn't moved in a long while. - j q t -

    • @bigboobies2647
      @bigboobies2647 4 года назад +2

      @@quill444 One could say that these very intelligent and talented ladies would be better off losing interest in chess. Seems like they spend too much time playing chess, or generally speaking, that chess-related stuff is too much of their world. They should be off doing much more important stuff in the world. Didn't the older sister, Alexandra, graduate from Stanford? She should be off doing so much more impactful stuff in the world, like being a freaking research scientist or something.
      Of course, I obviously don't know in more detail what the rest of their personal and professional worlds look like beyond their chess streaming, but I do hope they maximize their potential, since although chess is a beautiful game, it is ultimately just a board-game.

    • @kh2freek
      @kh2freek 4 года назад +44

      @@bigboobies2647 I say that you would be better off losing interest in their videos if that is how you feel. Chess is a professional sport and they can make a living off it.

    • @hunterfisher8445
      @hunterfisher8445 4 года назад +2

      lmao ok @@bigboobies2647

    • @Mothwater
      @Mothwater 4 года назад +8

      Big Boobies Alexandra Botez holds the title of Woman FIDE Master. You sound extremely condescending about something you obviously know little about. They have built successful careers from sponsorships, tournament winnings, and streaming/RUclips revenue.

  • @vishybreh
    @vishybreh 4 года назад +4

    I can’t remember a password I made a day ago. This amount of memory is crazy

  • @peguelosapo
    @peguelosapo 4 года назад +6

    So hikaru just played with 2 sisters blindfolded while they were screaming, i hope hikaru´s couple doesnt get mad.

  • @Alex-wh8xr
    @Alex-wh8xr 4 года назад +7

    I like how hikauru is viscerally disgusted by a slightly off move

  • @Sydneyinfoclips
    @Sydneyinfoclips 4 года назад +6

    Lovely watching you guys playing..
    I'm watching blindfold for the first time in my life..
    That's seems interesting..
    ❤️❤️Two heart for Hikaru Nakamura and Alexandra Botiz

  • @fsflip3111
    @fsflip3111 4 года назад +19

    how does he keep track of everything so well in his head??

    • @JokeinParis
      @JokeinParis 4 года назад +4

      He mentalize / visualize the chessboard on his head

    • @sawyerbenedict1492
      @sawyerbenedict1492 4 года назад +2

      @@JokeinParis did he know their moves or was he guessing

    • @Edo_Ginting
      @Edo_Ginting 4 года назад

      @@sawyerbenedict1492 Someone is telling him their moves, so audio only

  • @nmbp5482
    @nmbp5482 4 года назад +39

    My eyes open, music on, chess streams on... Stuck in 1.4k

    • @SaladDongs
      @SaladDongs 4 года назад +6

      My brother you made it to 4 digits LOL

  • @huangsiyuan
    @huangsiyuan 2 года назад +1

    Plot twist: Hikaru already moved all his pieces into checkmate position before he blindfolded himself

  • @lek0754
    @lek0754 4 года назад +31

    This Hikaru guy is really good maybe he should go pro

  • @sloppyjoes7
    @sloppyjoes7 4 года назад +65

    Andrea always sounds like she's losing her voice.

  • @ngel0
    @ngel0 Год назад +1

    I find it cute how Alex wiped it off 18:30 it shows raw emotions, chess is an emotionally charged game particularly on the last seconds of any blitz game

  • @insouciantFox
    @insouciantFox 2 года назад +3

    0:22 "Who plays the Catalan?"
    Magnus during WCC: *looks away surreptitiously*

  • @SimranjeetSingh-eh4bc
    @SimranjeetSingh-eh4bc 4 года назад +50

    When you realise "I don't believe in psychology" is just a good philosophy

  • @Dhirallin
    @Dhirallin 3 года назад +1

    Hikaru "premove knight to f6, premove knight to e4, premove d4, premove d5"

  • @Trisander
    @Trisander 4 года назад +19

    He had the entire board memorized in every turn like komugi

  • @sakibtanvir3083
    @sakibtanvir3083 3 года назад +5

    Hikaru tries to stare at the ceiling even when he is blindfolded

  • @peacefulambiences7935
    @peacefulambiences7935 2 года назад +1

    hikaru had another computer screen directly below his feet so he could peak down and see through the little gap of his blindfold

  • @oslafoirausuebutuoy5457
    @oslafoirausuebutuoy5457 4 года назад +31

    18:19 My ears exploded.