A Series of Unfortunate Choices

Candidates Day 2, April 5, 2024, Hikaru vs Vidit
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[special_Jm]

Only strong men smile after defeat and tell where they went wrong

[ianstopher]

"I'm doing my best to set up the pieces during the game, so I don't have to waste time afterwards doing it"
Bravo!

[Jay-gjrl]

Humble. Excellent display of character and emotional well being.

[wheelz]

Your humility in defeat and being able to critique yourself harshly while enjoying it all the same is inspiring sir. Majority of people would be like "That MF just got lucky." The fact you gave props to your opponent first and foremost is admirable. You are a beast and you will bounce back next round. Go get em

[JerjisChessChannel]

Ngl i didnt expect you to record a video after such a tough game. Big props for still providing the content 🙌

[gffg]

I'm not the biggest fan of Hikaru, but I said this last Candidates and I say again. This is by far the best chess content of all time. Imagine one of the best players (one of the favorites) from the time of Fischer, Karpov, Kasparov, etc, making a step by step recap of the games they played, saying all what was going in his mind at the board.

I don't think this has ever happened in any sport.

Thanks, Hikaru. And good luck on the rest of the tournament.

[XerxesGammon]

This was just a wake up call. Hikaru can win this!

[tylerdurden]

My man lost a crucial match yet has the guts to face defeat with humility and praise his opponent and accept and learn from his mistakes

[AhmedCheikh-zp]

Bro will pull up like Messi at the 2022 world cup

[sada]

15:03 "i'm doing my best to set up the board so that i dont have to waste time doing it after the game" 😂.
I don't know if i played a match at the highest level of a game and lost i'll be making jokes about it after an hour. This shows resiliency and will help one perform at their best level in the next game. Because its just impossible to not lose occasionally at something if you are gonna do it long enough to be great at. Managing losses is what separates the goats from the greats. Looking forward to the next matches 🔥🔥

[disguisedai]

Your dedication to these recaps is just awesome.

[andresstadelmann]

"Played by many great players including myself" is the kind of flex I could only dream of having

[MaheshK]

We'll get back tomorrow for sure Hikaru. Good luck! 💪

[HenryFabianGT]

This is actually brilliant.

Making these recaps after a loss helps not only to consolidate the learnings from the mistakes, but is quite therapeutic too.

Goodspeed, Hikaru 📈

[cordellmajors]

Bro think he’s in the candidates or sumin 💀

[BobbyRunout_ClassicalChessC]

Thank you for an honest, insightful, and gracious recap. Good luck in the rest of the tournament!

[christosmous]

Dear YouTube today’s game was unfortunate

[GR_____]

I could never face a camera, let alone recording a video, after losing a game, and about that same game.MAD RESPECT to you, Hikaru.

[aminzqrti]

The tournament is long Hikaru! I’m sure you’re gonna make it💪💪💪

[kristianfagerstrom]

"Not trying to make excuses, but when I played F4 I simply didn't see Vidits next move"
-I have never heard "I didn't see it" used as an excuse in chess ever, only as a resigned answer to the question "why did/didn't you play "x"" in a postgame interview.
Great analysis!