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Description

Hikaru Nakamura is a chess super grandmaster and is currently the #1 ranked blitz chess player in the world. He is also one of the top chess streamers on Twitch and YouTube. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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  EPISODE LINKS:
  Hikaru’s Twitch: https://twitch.tv/gmhikaru
  Hikaru’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/GMHikaru
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  Hikaru’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/gmhikaru
  Hikaru’s Website: https://hikarunakamura.com
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  OUTLINE:
  Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
  (00:00) - Introduction
  (06:59) - A private game vs Magnus Carlsen
  (14:47) - Chess openings
  (30:59) - Mental preparation
  (39:40) - Chess tactics
  (50:03) - Solving chess
  (55:43) - Aggression and ego
  (1:00:28) - Hans Niemann cheating scandal
  (1:10:21) - How to cheat in chess
  (1:24:44) - Greatest chess player of all time
  (1:35:00) - Hikaru’s immortal game
  (1:47:26) - Paul Morphy
  (1:49:10) - World Chess Championship
  (1:51:59) - Magnus Carlsen
  (1:55:33) - Sergey Karjakin
  (1:58:00) - Beauty of chess
  (2:04:55) - Day in the life
  (2:19:34) - Streaming
  (2:34:13) - Taking risks
  (2:39:42) - Depression
  (2:44:31) - Advice for young people
  (2:51:51) - Love

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