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00:00 Intro
1. Pirc Defense 1:03
2. Polish Opening 3:34
3. Ponziani Opening 4:47
4. Portuguese Opening 6:47
5. Queen’s Gambit 8:41
6. Réti Opening 11:11
7. Ruy Lopez 12:25
8. Scandinavian Defense 14:08
9. Scotch Game 15:50
10. Sicilian Defense 16:47
11. Sicilian Defense, Dragon Variation 18:10
12. Slav Defense 20:20
13. Sicilian Defense, Smith-Morra Gambit 21:26
14. Sodium Attack 23:52
15. Stonewall Attack 25:57
16. French Defense, Tarrasch Variation 27:25
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Hikaru not putting the queen’s gambit is legendary is wild, Gotham is right 100%
PETROV OVER QUEENS GAMBIT
Queens Gambit is from white’s perspective Hikaru
No wonder chat lost their mind at Queen’s Gambit
Chat wrecked Hikaru on Queen’s Gambit
Chat knows better than Hikaru
Queen’s Gambit is the second best white opening yet it’s in Unbreakable, makes no sense
He really didn’t put the polish in garbagw even with the evaluation
You left out my sweet baby owens defense
Where’s the Vienna System?
Why does Hikaru always "kinda agree"
when pirc is dubious – counts this for modern defense aswell?
Still cannot understand why Ru Paul (QG) isn't at legendary… that IS a famous and legendary opening… well, maybe finally reached the status by a certain Netflix series but nonetheless…
Why is the Evans gambit missing
Timestamps for each opening:
1. Pirc Defense 1:03
2. Polish Opening 3:34
3. Ponziani Opening 4:47
4. Portuguese Opening 6:47
5. Queen's Gambit 8:41
6. Réti Opening 11:11
7. Ruy Lopez 12:25
8. Scandinavian Defense 14:08
9. Scotch Game 15:50
10. Sicilian Defense 16:47
11. Sicilian Defense, Dragon Variation 18:10
12. Slav Defense 20:20
13. Sicilian Defense, Smith-Morra Gambit 21:26
14. Sodium Attack 23:52
15. Stonewall Attack 25:57
16. French Defense, Tarrasch Variation 27:25
Scandinavian Defense has only gotten Worse with the invention of the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Variant
I play sodium lol
8:56 yeah you are right Hikaru Rook to f3 is a good move
BONG CLOU BETTER THAN QUEEN'S GAMBIT🙃
RIP fellow modern defense players 1…, g6
Did Hikaru say that CA's infrastructure is better than FL? And it's better because CA pays high taxes? Why is everyone wanting to move from CA? Do they like paying high taxes?
There is one error, bong cloud should be at the top of legendary
No St. George's defense. Tony Miles is rolling in his grave (may he rest in peace).
Is Hikaru nuts about the comparison between Florida and California ? He is a patzer when it comes to comparing states. Wow.
Levy: does video about fried liver is good
Levy and hicaru in the video: It's trash haha
Where is Nimzo Indian?
Good video
Its an abomination that the Evans Gambit isnt here
Best part was when he implied CA has better infrastructure than FL 🤣
I dun understand why the Italian is unbreakable but Giucco Piano is garbage..
Where's the Evan's Gambit?
What did they say about Scandi? 🤬😡
Why is a black guy in a wig under the queens gambit is that a joke or something?
the nimzo? the sveshnikov? the bogo? kalashnikov?vienna?blackmar diemer?
Calling it the polish not the orangutan deserves a “really bro”?
This tier list is bacicly:
Legendary
Unbreakable
Legit
Really, bro?
Garbage
And separately
Tricks only openings
Ludwig played the ponziani “and I believe he messed up pretty badly” ok it was definitely Ludwig
Queens gambit < Bongcloud
That speedrun really got to you
Where is the Nimzo Indian defence???
Hikaru: I play this all the time
Levy: It’s Legit, no higher
I hate to ask but on all three videos nobody mentioned queens Indian. Is it just a bad opening?
Vienna?
25:53
Diamond opening, eh? Lol
GM Openings to Consider
Legendary:
Ruy Lopez
Najdorf
Berlin Defense
Gruenfeld
King’s Indian Defense
Bongcloud (/hj)
Unbreakable:
Sicillian Defense
Petrov
Queen’s Gambit
Marshall Attack
Italian
Catalan
English
Nimzo-Larsen Attack
Tarrasch French
Why Nobody talks about Zukertort Variation?
I don't think Levy knows that the symbol for sodium is Na (as you play Na3), or maybe he just didn't notice it
How did you miss the Chigorin for Black? Morozevich and Richard Raport both have had success with it. Lower level legit?
gaming
2:24 For such a great chess player the California idea would be a terrible move.
I don't watch Hikaru that often, is he always like this? With the interrupting himself and getting stuck on minor things that he can't move on from until he says it exactly right?
I'm kinda impressed he does so well as a streamer at this point, like I know he's good at chess but damn, bro literally can't talk.