Hikaru tricks Anish with the Botez Gambit

[xrlylyl]

On hikaru’s side: “ ok chat im going to sacrafice the queen for content oh he premoved hahaha”

[eipie]

Now that there's a game featuring Botez Gambit declined between grandmasters, it's officially theory!

[bustin]

Anish: I appreciated that

Narrator: *"He did not, in fact, appreciate that"*

[IAM-]

Hikaru: Should we gambit the queen for the memes?
Hikaru: *Makes move*
Anish: He was stream sniping
Hikaru: HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH he pre-moved

[paxielle]

this golden moment would have never been possible in over the board chess, just too good

[piztolice]

"It is funny" but deep inside, you and me, we both know what it truly means

[rngr]

Hikaru: "I don't usually use gambits because they don't work against the higher players"
Also hikaru: *it's gambit time 😎*

[uwoowoayaya]

"Oh, okay chat, he dirty tricked me, he dirty tricked me, chat, but I don't care, I don't care, I literally don't care, chat, it's fun, chat, it's fun, I like that, chat"

[jamestjw]

I guess Hikaru did get the content he was looking for :D

[karolpasternak]

This really shows the subtle differences between playing opponents in person as opposed to playing online

[Dynamicdous]

"maybe he sacrificed a queen in some pathetic way"

"maybe he sac'd his queen in some pathetic way" LMAO

[sucersdungeon]

Well he did in fact sac for content. Just not in the way he perhaps expected

[balcoz]

And here on move 20 we have the botez gambit... botez gambit declined and it was in this position that Anish giri lost all respect for Hikaru

[kouwins]

I like the fact that he's so mad there are tears in his eyes.

[swagatata]

says "it's funny" 5 times. inside : raage

[gabriella]

Imagine premoving against a premove god.

[raveoliraveoli]

"he has a STrong bishop, now he doesn't have it" ROTFL

[NickMaovich]

This is not so good without Hikaru's POV)

[praveensharma]

Didn't understand it a year reached love with it now