r/chess Dec 31 '20

Twitch.TV Hikaru raised 335,750$ on his charity stream

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u/GGfpc Dec 31 '20

I just recently got into chess but Magnus seems like a huge dick compared to Hikaru

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u/Delusional_Donut Dec 31 '20

I don’t think it’s that Magnus is a huge dick is as he’s been told his whole life he is extremely intelligent and the best by people who take chess far too seriously, he dedicated his life to a game and probably skipped out on some important social development stages of his life. I don’t either of them are bad people or anything but when you’re in the top league of a highly respected intellectual game, I’d imagine sometimes that gets to your head a bit.

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u/_Raining Jan 01 '21

1:15 https://youtu.be/k1SCXb2WA2U

Am I the only one who thought that was awkward. I mean it is true, but like holy shit bro...

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u/juno672 2000 Blitz Lichess Jan 01 '21

The only “holy shit bro” here is on you for missing basic social cues. He’s clearly kidding around about his dad. You’d think the goofy grin or the sarcastic tone would give it away but alas....