GMHikaru is, as the name implies, achess grandmaster. Because of this, it comes as no surprise that he is able to think tactically at a very quick pace, but a recent clip of him burning through a game ofMinesweeperis leaving some viewers speechless.

Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain aside fromworld champion, and Hikaru has the honor of being the youngest American to attain the title as he was only 15 when he was awarded it. Hikaru streams frequently now, and has shown his viewers that chess isn’t where his prowess ends.

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For those that may not be familiar with the game, playingMinesweeperrequires players to think tactically and recognize patterns. The number in a revealed square shows how many bombs are adjacent to it, and using this information players must reveal all squares without accidentally clicking on a bomb.

The clip is certainly impressive, as Hikaru moves and thinks at a pace much faster than any unpracticed hand would be able to. Perhaps the most awe inspiring part is towards the end, as the streamer begins talking about other, stream-related things while still maintaining the same speed in the game. It is at this point that it becomes clear he isn’t really thinking about what he’s doing, but rather noticing patterns and acting accordingly. This isvery similar to chess, as players need to memorize tons of different patterns, strategies, and counterplays. By the end of the game, he clears the board in 207 seconds.

It’s worth noting that this isn’t a world record speed or anything like that, as many in the comments of the post point out. With a bit more practice and dedication, players are able to get these times as low as 120 seconds or less, and theworld record speedrunis actually an insane 31.133 seconds. This is less a celebration of Hikaru’s insane Minesweeper skills and more an expression of surprise that someone who many fans previously did not know was interested in the game would be so skilled at it at a moment’s notice.

As mentioned earlier, this is no doubt a result of his prowess at chess. Both games essentially boil down to pattern recognition, so agrandmaster of chessought to be rather good at that. There are some techniques which Hikaru could use to lower his clear time even more, such as double clicking or not placing flags, but the community seems split on which of these is objectively the best.