2800 Grandmaster vs. 2400 ELO: The Difference

How GMHikaru (Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura) thinks and analyzes positions versus GothamChess, International Master Levy Rozman.

0:00 Intro
0:53 Position 1
8:46 Position 2
13:41 Position 3
20:55 Position 4

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[RiseofAzazel]

Levy, hit me up if you need a hand taking on Hikaru on an even footing, our combined 2800 elo should be a match for him.

[JaydenBlackwell]

me looking at a puzzle for 2 minutes, trying to move a piece

*realising i'm in check*

[hueneygareis]

Just imagine how many things happen at Hikarus´s head when he is in a tournament completely tryharding and he spends 20+ minutes in a position.

[_MrMoney]

Hikaru: explains the move
Levy's head: _"just smile, nod and pray it wasn't a question"_

[MaxxDW]

"3 words and I'm yours."
Hikaru: Triple fork spotted.

[Hakabas]

noob puzzle: find the winning line
GM puzzle: find the line that holds 0.0

[mosheackman]

Plot twist: Levy is doing these "challenges" with GMs to try to trick them into training him for his return to competitive chess later this year

[noobmaster]

Interesting to see how a 2400 IM appears to be terrible at chess when he'd smack down 99% of the population. Hikaru is just in a different tier.

[gavin]

Author of the book: “Grandmasters cried solving these.”

Hikaru: “It’s come to my attention that you don’t know who I am.”

[GKSTR]

This is the equivalent of Gotham holding the flashlight while Hikaru fixes the car 😂

[GranthLord]

Hey Levy, I recently found out about your channel. I don't even know if you're going to see this or not but your personality and how you explain things is the single reason that made me come back to not only playing chess, but also learning chess theory. Thank you for simply existing and making videos.
I wish you great fortune and health.

[Vizerm]

i knew Hikaru was amazing with him being ranked #2 and all, but him explaining a position to an international master as if he's talking to a child is insane.

[daemonsoadfan]

"I'm trying not to flex" - man who is definitely flexing

[RGBY-tvhg]

I'm 900 and though c5 looked decent, I expect my GM title within 3 to 4 business days. See you in the finals Hikaru

[tazmenroach]

This still blows my mind. Seeing levy beat three people at once blindfolded with ease, being able to recite whole games back from memory, guessing players elo’s and very quickly analyzing games and just overall all of the crazy shit I see Levy do makes me think it’s hard to be any better than this but yet somehow I’m continuously amazed by Hikaru somehow making Levy look like he has no idea what he’s doing. It’s unfathomable how insanely good some of these guys are at the game of chess and I have so much respect for them all.

[akiraliu]

Levi: see 4 moves ahead.
Hikaru: see 10 moves ahead.
Me: Let me sac my queen first.

[noodle]

levy rozman wakes up each day and chooses to make the world a better place

[davividal]

Hikaru: "I'm not sure if my calculations are correct"
Levy: "That is... the top engine line"

LOL!!!!

[anthonygilden]

Me pausing the video: I think I see the move
Levy and Hikaru: that is the dumbest move you could possibly come up with

[rickelmonoggin]

The positive thing I draw from this is that Hikaru didn't have to calculate that many moves ahead to get the right answer. I'm always thinking you need to be able to calculate about 10 moves to get it right. Main difference between Levi and Hikaru was that Hikaru calculated a move until he found a problem with it, then tried something else. Levi, if he found a problem, kept on trying to fix it.