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King d7 leaves Hikaru with his hands on his head

Carlsen's move against Abhimanyu Mishra supplies the standout Short in GMHikaru's fifteen-upload week.

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Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

Hikaru ISN'T HUMAN - LESS THAN 2 SECONDS TO SEE MAGNUS BLUNDER

What did you think?

Hikaru Nakamura names the move he cannot quite believe before the clip switches to the board: "Magnus blundered? Don't tell me he played King d7."

Then come the hands on his head and repeated expressions of disbelief. The digital board confirms that Magnus Carlsen has moved his king from e7 to d7 against Abhimanyu Mishra, with the move marked as a blunder. It is a tiny burst of chess commentary, but it leaves a substantial puzzle for viewers: several are trying to work out the tactic that Hikaru spots so quickly. One walks through a knight move and a possible pawn defense, without finding the answer.

That Short is the most watched of GMHikaru's new uploads, approaching half a million views. It also carries the strongest daily momentum on the channel, with another Carlsen-focused upload, "MAGNUS SINKS BELOW 2800?!?!?", close behind. The latter's title poses a rating question, rather than giving us a result to declare.

Across fifteen uploads, the week also brought group-stage coverage of the Total Chess World Galactic Championship Tour, featuring Carlsen, Anish Giri, Arjun Erigaisi and others. A sixth installment of the Dr. Disrespect Speedrun Encore supplied a different register, taking the series through the 600-rated players.

The channel added roughly 10,000 subscribers over the week, while its daily views are close to their usual level. Among nearby streaming channels, Duke Dennis is having an unusually busy day and Nadeshot a quieter one. GMHikaru's own week accumulated about fifteen million views, with a single disbelieving reaction giving it its most memorable moment.

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What viewers say

I'm still looking at it and I can't see the tactic super GMs are truly insane. I saw knight h5 but then just pawn to f6 blocks the dark squred bishop and the light squared bishop is still protected by the king... I don't get it XD.
@Bravo578See it on YouTube
Craziest part is that hikaru kept magnus's position in his head
@Redstone_bSee it on YouTube
bro reacted like he blundered😂
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