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[@Gyan49485](/creator/twitter/Gyan49485)
"Moral of the story: Judge players by what they have won not Elo ratings. When Hikaru "supposedly number 2" Nakamura finishes his career all he will have is a Grand Prix a Tata Steel a Norway Chess and a bunch of Mickey Mouse Gibraltar Opens and US Championships. 3/3"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Gyan49485/status/1979452755975770456) [@Gyan49485](/creator/x/Gyan49485) 2025-10-18T07:41Z XXX followers, XXX engagements


"Considering only FIDE events and 2700+ rated classical and mixed events. Hikaru has won X Grand Prix leg on tie breaks lost another leg on tie breaks - won that overall series X Tata Steel X Norway Chess. Won mixed format events like X GCT finale and X American Cup. 1/2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Gyan49485/status/1975593578396328065) [@Gyan49485](/creator/x/Gyan49485) 2025-10-07T16:06Z XXX followers, 5638 engagements


"Gukesh has won X WC match X Candidates X individual top board Olympiad Golds X Chennai GM. Joint 1st in classical but lost on tie-breaks in X Tata Steel X WR Masters X GCT Romania. Gukesh is half as old as Hikaru and already has better classical elite tournament CV. 2/2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Gyan49485/status/1975593580870963452) [@Gyan49485](/creator/x/Gyan49485) 2025-10-07T16:06Z XXX followers, 1109 engagements


""Bastardisation" - Love the term. And the chess world is obsessed with it. That's why I am thankful for Tata Steel. In a world obsessed with innovation they are the most followed event outside of FIDE events while staying true to their traditional core. Long live Tata Steel"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Gyan49485/status/1978754415373819943) [@Gyan49485](/creator/x/Gyan49485) 2025-10-16T09:26Z XXX followers, XXX engagements


"It's funny how "The true test of chess skill" always always aligns with Magnus' latest business/commercial interest. Each of his business interests are short lived anyway because he manages to bankrupt them and moves on to his next venture. 2/2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Gyan49485/status/1978874118662689017) [@Gyan49485](/creator/x/Gyan49485) 2025-10-16T17:22Z XXX followers, XXX engagements


"@Firu_2005 @JCigan Magnus was playing all the champions chess tour events and yet the event went bankrupt. Magnus was playing Freestyle and it went bankrupt. Magnus world championship matches have had least prize money in 21st century. Every business Magnus has touched has bombed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Gyan49485/status/1979068781197693228) [@Gyan49485](/creator/x/Gyan49485) 2025-10-17T06:15Z XXX followers, XX engagements


"A couple of years back online speed chess was the future. A year back Classical Freestyle was the real measure of a player's skill. Then Rapid Freestyle. Then Rapid Freestyle played in front of a live audience. Now it's this mish-mash of formats. 1/2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Gyan49485/status/1978874116531982413) [@Gyan49485](/creator/x/Gyan49485) 2025-10-16T17:22Z XXX followers, 6179 engagements


"@JCigan @Firu_2005 X. Speed chess championship is the only chesscom tournament that works. They have closed down around 10-12 other tournaments shows that online speed chess is loss making and not spectator friendly. X. Even the Nepo vs Ding match had more viewers than world rapid and Blitz"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Gyan49485/status/1979066627019743407) [@Gyan49485](/creator/x/Gyan49485) 2025-10-17T06:07Z XXX followers, XXX engagements


"@JCigan @Firu_2005 X. Tata Steel is consistently the top 2-3 most watched event every yearwith or without Magnus. X. Even when Magnus is playing the classical ones get more viewership than Rapid and Blitz. eg Norway Chess gets more viewership than GCT Rapid and Blitz both of which Magnus plays"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Gyan49485/status/1979067064485843022) [@Gyan49485](/creator/x/Gyan49485) 2025-10-17T06:08Z XXX followers, XXX engagements


"@kaushik0803 Le Quang Liem - World Blitz champion 2013. Hikaru has never won World Cup Candidates Grand Swiss World Rapid and Blitz basically has won nothing of note. I know people will point XXX world championship but unrated events don't count"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Gyan49485/status/1979245585720103261) [@Gyan49485](/creator/x/Gyan49485) 2025-10-17T17:58Z XXX followers, 1061 engagements


"Sergey Karjakin took Magnus to tie breaks in WC match won X candidates finished 2nd in X others won X world cup 2nd in one 3rd in X others. Won Russian championships when they were strong. Excellent in Olympiads for Ukraine and Russia winning team and individual Golds. 1/3"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Gyan49485/status/1979452749269103087) [@Gyan49485](/creator/x/Gyan49485) 2025-10-18T07:41Z XXX followers, 1107 engagements


"Won World Rapid and Blitz titles. Won Tal Memorial Norway Chess Dortmund Corus (Tata Steel) other super tournaments. Karjakin's peak rating may be 2788 but has a better CV than all players of Magnus and Aronian generation except those X Fabiano and Ding. 2/3"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Gyan49485/status/1979452751643054270) [@Gyan49485](/creator/x/Gyan49485) 2025-10-18T07:41Z XXX followers, XXX engagements


"Hikaru has always been saltiest and most toxic top chess player. The new fans don't have an idea about true Hikaru. He has tried to mask his toxicity to further his career as streamer but every once in a while that mask slips off and his true nature is revealed for all to see"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Gyan49485/status/1980330672947622328) [@Gyan49485](/creator/x/Gyan49485) 2025-10-20T17:49Z XXX followers, XXX engagements


"World Championship match Olympiad Candidates World Cup Tata Steel Grand Swiss Norway Chess World Rapid and Blitz The only events that matter. Online unrated events are worthless"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Gyan49485/status/1979956376261857593) [@Gyan49485](/creator/x/Gyan49485) 2025-10-19T17:02Z XXX followers, XXX engagements