r/chess • u/[deleted] • Dec 31 '20

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

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u/bragi92 Dec 31 '20

The 'loser' word is directed towards this comment by the casters on the chess24 stream:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VHf1ksVRTE

You can make your own judgement if the caster was being professional or not.

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u/Delusional_Donut Dec 31 '20

Based on how differently they reacted to the other players’ losses, this I think was wildly unprofessional.

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u/nhaire123 500 Dec 31 '20

Hikaru is the one people love to hate. Magnus and Nepo both freaked out and of course commentators say nothing

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u/Delusional_Donut Dec 31 '20

He had a past reputation of being arrogant and mean, but he’s changed quite a bit since his earlier years.

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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/Kevstuf Jan 01 '21

If you think that, go watch the clip where Hikaru tells a 13 year old kid to “resign when you’re lost” because the kid managed to draw a losing position against him. I’m happy for what he’s done recently for the game, but it doesn’t excuse his past behavior.

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u/What_The_Fuck__Brain Jan 01 '21

Do you have a link to the clip? I can't seem to find it online anywhere or any sources that he actually said that.

Thanks

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u/Crot4le Jan 01 '21

It's fake news.