Hikaru Nakamura and Ian Nepomniachtchi faced off in the 2024 SCC Quarterfinal. Magnus Carlsen gave Ian a 5% win probability. And this is a 2-Time Candidate winner we're talking about, World #5. Ian started the match off strong, proving all the critiques wrong...until Hikaru changed his shirt.

Yeah, I don't know why Magnus and Hikaru keep changing shirts mid-match, but clearly, this was a secret ancient gambit that Ian wasn't prepared for.

Thanks for watching!

00:00 - Magnus' 5% Probability
00:22 - Ian dominates 5+1
00:45 - Game 1: Losing position, but it's Hikaru...
03:22 - Game 2: Casual Brilliancies
04:14 - Game 3: More sick moves
05:15 - Game 4: Brilliant Bullet moves
05:45 - Game 5: Wins without thinking...
06:50 - Game 6: Casual knight sac to win pawn endgame
08:02 - Hikaru's Final Thoughts

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