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Lex Fridman PodcastHikaru Nakamura: Chess, Magnus, Kasparov, and the Psychology of Greatness | Lex Fridman Podcast #330
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EPISODE INFO
- Released
- October 17, 2022
- Duration
- 2h 48m
- Channel
- Lex Fridman Podcast
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EPISODE 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 Hikaru's Twitter: https://twitter.com/GMHikaru Hikaru's Instagram: https://instagram.com/gmhikaru Hikaru's Website: https://hikarunakamura.com Macauley Peterson's video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=tGXvcQP6VPo PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 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 SOCIAL:
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Lex Fridman
hostHikaru Nakamura
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EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Lex Fridman Podcast, featuring Lex Fridman and Hikaru Nakamura, Hikaru Nakamura: Chess, Magnus, Kasparov, and the Psychology of Greatness | Lex Fridman Podcast #330 explores Hikaru on Magnus, mastery, mistakes, and modern chess’s evolution Hikaru Nakamura and Lex Fridman explore what makes Magnus Carlsen great, how one legendary 40‑game blitz session in 2010 reshaped Hikaru’s career, and how psychology and confidence define elite chess. They dig into openings like the Berlin and the Najdorf to show how engines changed modern preparation and risk-taking. Hikaru reflects on streaming, financial insecurity as a pro, cheating controversies, and why he now plays with far less pressure. Throughout, he frames chess as both a brutal mental sport and a global community that taught him about resilience, ego, and joy.
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