Hikaru Nakamura | Carlsen's Decision, Training with Kasparov, New Generation | C-Squared E004

GM Hikaru Nakamura joins the C-Squared crew for an in depth discussion about his life as a chess professional, his early prodigious years, the intensity of working with Garry Kasparov, and many more. Enjoy!

This episode was filmed on 9.13.2022 .

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Fabi and Hikaru's first encounter : https://www.365chess.com/game.php?gid...

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0:00 - Intro
1:02 - Ultimate Moves
3:20 - Hikaru’s chess beginnings
9:07 - Ambition
11:49 - Insanity Tournament
12:57 - Hikaru and Fabi discuss meeting for the first time and NY Masters
14:00 - Hikaru tells us about his chess heroes and working with Garry Kasparov
18:56 - Hikaru speaks on finding his chess path
20:05 - “Why were you considering quitting chess?”
21:54 - The next generation of players
27:10 - Calcification, changing up your style
36:31 - The Candidates
38:36 - Getting serious about streaming
43:14 - Internet trolls and burnout
48:00 - Chess during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic
50:14 - “Streaming, it changed everything.”
53:07 - High pressure on high steaks tournaments
58:22 - Magnus giving up the title
1:02:06 - What’s the best way to decide the world champion?
1:04:55 - Online chess takeover and sponsors
1:09:29 - Hikaru vs Magnus
1:12:49 - Pushing to 2750
1:18:16 - Players to watch
1:20:03 - Hikaru wants to know how the guys are enjoying making the podcast + outro