Is Hikaru Retiring From Chess?

This was filmed April 3, 2024, in Toronto, Canada.

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    My ratings going up just by listening to this

    Best chess duo yall gotta collab more

    No disrespect to Hikaru, but I'm sure he realizes that Stockfish can play at way higher than he or Magnus are at. He said that kids playing against him have given him them a lot of experience and I'm sure that is true to an extent, but not nearly as much as playing against Stockfish at GM level or above over and over and over does. Playing against AI has made everyone better. That is why everyone is so much better nowadays. Its not an elitist sport anymore anybody can train against a GM. That is good news for the general population and bad news for the bourgeois rich kids who think they are smarter than everyone by birthright.

    Kramnik is unfortunately spiralling down the Bobby Fisher pathway

    Magnus listening this was like “Fuck the big 3 it’s just big me”

    Kramnik played under an alt because he missed playing chess w/o the pressure of it possibly becoming a funny video the next day

    Hikaru is a real one for that answer for Levy on GM

    Hikaru is so amazingly well spoken and has amazing insight into life and the world of chess. Wonderful interview!

    I played against some younger players. What a contribution.

    hikaru made a good run at the candidates though didnt win it.

    Did you ask him about Tales from the GrandMasters 😂

    Some of the weird side of Levy's audience would love to see that thumbnail

    Drake, Kendrick and J Cole? Nah it’s Magnus, Hikaru and Gotham 👑

    You two guys are really a blessing for chess. Keep on going 🤘👍

    Edit: as a German i can say that Vincent Keymer is becoming sort of popular here. He already has been special guest in one of the biggest tv sport shows where usually football is featured mainly. If you ever happen to meet him please try and interview him, he is a very friendly and well spoken young man.

    Hikaru is such a good interviewee — very well spoken and interesting inputs

    Didn't ask the most important question when are you going to do sub battles again?

    Good that the window was in focus, I almost missed the water drops on it )

    I think that if Hikaru or Magnus played on a random account they would actually score worse and not better because people would be less scared of them.

    U cannot be a grandmaster because your a moron

    Hey numbnuts do u offer chess lessons

    Cool, now ask him about shilling to predatory gambling corporations in front of his underrage audience in your next interview

    Levy, you're really good at interviewing. You press for answers in a cool way and ask good questions. Well done! Hikaru always seems pretty open and willing to share information.

    Why did Levi put his phone behind the couch pillow? 19:00

    But Levi Magnus and Hikaru ARE the chess gods!!!! 😂

    3 Heavyweights in chess world Magnus, Hikaru and Levi?! 🙂

    i am thankful for both your and hikaru’s channels for getting me back into following chess. i watched the whole candidates this year for the first time. i was excited to root for familiar players that i got to know through your channels. keep up the good work

    I liked the interview, but HK saying @31:15 that only he and Levy are the only two making chess content "day after day" — and LR's list of chess content creators @35:33 — and not mention the Chessbrahs… WTF? Hansen's experience of chess + university + streaming was the same a LR's, but years earlier and still continuing.

    I think Hikaru qualify himself as a streamer who play chess

    Hikaru started talking and I needed to like the video.
    It's Hikaru talking stuff with Gotham! Amazing!

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