Hikaru Nakamura: Chess, Magnus, Kasparov, and the Psychology of Greatness | Lex Fridman Podcast #330

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
Hikaru’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/GMHikaru
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Hikaru’s Website: https://hikarunakamura.com
Macauley Peterson’s video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=tGXvcQP6VPo

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OUTLINE:
0:00 – Introduction
1:41 – A private game vs Magnus Carlsen
9:29 – Chess openings
25:42 – Mental preparation
34:22 – Chess tactics
44:45 – Solving chess
50:26 – Aggression and ego
55:11 – Hans Niemann cheating scandal
1:05:03 – How to cheat in chess
1:19:26 – Greatest chess player of all time
1:29:43 – Hikaru’s immortal game
1:42:08 – Paul Morphy
1:43:52 – World Chess Championship
1:46:41 – Magnus Carlsen
1:50:16 – Sergey Karjakin
1:52:43 – Beauty of chess
1:59:38 – Day in the life
2:14:16 – Streaming
2:28:56 – Taking risks
2:34:25 – Depression
2:39:14 – Advice for young people
2:46:34 – Love

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