Rey Enigma vs Hikaru!!

Hikaru checks out the Rey Enigma vs Karpov sensation and then the legend, Rey Enigma shows up in chat to play!!

Original content and Rey's channel:
Rey Enigma vs. Anatoly Karpov, Spain's Got Talent.

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[ReyEnigma]

Thanks a lot for the games! Definitely my ELO is an enigma 😜

[mranonymous]

Rey doesn't even need chess board, he can play on his face.

[evilrslade]

Karpov looked like he actually enjoyed the entrance. Fairplay to him, it's not often a superGM get a rockstar entrance in front of a huge audience.

[Alkis]

Hikaru: There is no way he is a GM
*Hikaru draws with Rey*
Hikaru: You know what? I think he is a GM. He's gottta be, right?

[dayoldeggplant]

Love how the judges are fake shocked like they understand anything going on lol

[maxpineda]

Rey Enigma usually plays that kind of Colle System because if he would play his most used openings people could recognise him. That’s why he made that opening election, because it is very characteristic of Rey Enigma’s character.

[ArtRodriguez]

No matter how good or bad is Rey Enimga. The only important thing is that Chess is becoming more popular (at least here in Spain) because of him :)

[losnyappy]

I am a Spanish Rey Enigma follower since long time, the reason why he uses that opening is because he wanted to use one single system during his anonymous matches (the Colle system) to not be able to be recognized by his openings/elo rating, this thing alone makes this matchup godly difficult.

[helmutalexanderrubiowilson]

im glad that a character like rey Enigma appears in the scene to make chess more popular he is a great player too i hope he continues improving his game

[gavinbobbish]

With this and the game vs Misha, i'm convinced that Karpov just materializes and faces anyone who dare to play chess on TV

[landsdelacruz]

"Karpov's arthritis cost him this game." Killed me

[LoonHandles]

Hikaru-“No he can’t be a GM his tactical awareness need work”

-Enigma starts his opening

Hikaru-“ no he can definitely be a GM”

[vic_nin]

The opening he uses is the Colle system, which is his signature opening. He can't play his usual openings for identity reasons.
Also, his identity was at stake in the Karpov's match. So I bet that influenced his playstyle, and that is why he went for the flag in a completely lost position.

Rey Enigma does a lot for chess here in Spain, and I am glad he is getting some recognition now. Thank you Hikaru for making this video :)

[EduSodap]

Karpov is lowkey the real TV chess talent, always delivering viral chess content like its nothing

[maurodarken]

Thing to take in count:

a) Rey Enigma uses the Colle system as part of his disguise. He used to think that Colle System was slow and only useful in low elo level, but when created his alter ego, rey enigma started to use the colle system as a signature.
b) Because of that and the fact that he prepared the match against a 2300, he didn't prepare anything against karpov. Probably that's the reason cos he sticked to his colle system anyway, despite Karpov is the positional master.

[JoakimBjornander]

Shock in the Chess World: The Champion Magnus Carlsen said he will only defend his title against Rey Enigma

[rorykeegan]

Whatever his rating, I love the surreal Spanish humour around making him a star ... Well done for playing him, good for chess ...

[byroncascante]

Rey Enigma is: A mysterious guy, nobody knows who he is, he goes to Madrid and gives a lot of money to anyone who can beat him, he never lost in the city, defeated the spanish female national champ, wins tournaments like it's nothing, super funny and charismatic.
Spain Got Talent: he bet his idenity to that judge playing blinded, randomly was kind of good.
The guy started just some months ago this journey and he has accomplished a lot. I've never seen someone raising that fast in socialmedia. But we know one think 'bout him, he had and important job at marketing.

[pullt]

I see the constant (over)use of the Colle as having many purposes. Enigma gets to bank time in the opening which is what ended up saving him against Karpov. He also gets to obfuscate his actual strength, as shown against Hikaru. It also allows Enigma to help hide his identity as the "real" player would be less rigid .

[oo-sama]

No one :
Me counting how many times hikaru said he is beetwen 2300 and 2375