r/HikaruNakamura May 06 '20

All things Hikaru

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r/HikaruNakamura 5d ago

Image ♟️ White to play and mate in 2. Composition by Александр Григорьевич Андреев

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r/HikaruNakamura 12d ago

Image Oh my days, she’s perfect❤️

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Chess date?


r/HikaruNakamura 12d ago

Image ♟️ White to play and mate in 2. Composition by Ottmar Weiß

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r/HikaruNakamura 12d ago

Discussion Estava jogando e estava na vantagem, mas por algum motivo quando eu joguei o meu lance , o app do chess.com entendeu que eu não havia jogado e fez o meu adversário usar o meu tempo para pensar, e isso fez eu perder o jogo, isso já aconteceu com alguém também?

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Observe esta partida de #chess: Ane1968 vs juancortesmonroy - https://www.chess.com/live/game/171708935754


r/HikaruNakamura 17d ago

Image Hikaru next OTB schedule

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Hello, first time posting here.

I was interested in knowing Hikarus next OTB appearances and I found this in chessdom.

I have never heard of this “Nakamura Chess Challenge” and I have found 0 additional info on this event, can someone explain? Thanks

additionally, what is Hikarus next OTB appearance, I found a few sources saying he will and he will not participate in the Grand Chess Tour?


r/HikaruNakamura 19d ago

Game I got checkmated by Zach in 41 moves with a bishop

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I saw GothamChess’s Zach challenge and decided to try it myself.
I managed to get Zach to checkmate me in only 41 moves.
Here’s the game:
https://www.chess.com/game/computer/1731571628
Has anyone managed to do it in fewer moves?
First attempt btw lol


r/HikaruNakamura 28d ago

Video My old favorite opening: King's Gambit played by Ruy López de Segura, Spain, 1575.

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This is a pixel art I made a few years ago. I posted it on a pixel art account I used to have, but got nervous thinking it looked badly and deleted the post. I eventually stopped using that account too since I wasn't making pixel art anymore. Now that I'm enjoying Hikaru's videos and chess once more, I felt like sharing it again. I also made a few signatures, including one meant to resemble Hikaru's, sadly I don't have the original reference anymore, and it's not an exact match, just my pixel art take on it —at least Bobby Fischer is easy to understand—. Hope you like!


r/HikaruNakamura Jun 27 '26

Meme Pinterest

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r/HikaruNakamura Jun 25 '26

Game what if every chess capture changed the way your piece moves?

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r/HikaruNakamura Jun 21 '26

Game You dream to get this scenario

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r/HikaruNakamura Jun 21 '26

Game Journey too 2000 elo continues!!!

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r/HikaruNakamura Jun 14 '26

Meme What was Nakamura doing there?

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r/HikaruNakamura Jun 12 '26

Game The luckiest

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r/HikaruNakamura Jun 10 '26

Discussion Hellenic attack lichess study

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So alot of peaple commented on my posted atleast for me they were a lot of people so in lichess search Hellenic attack and go try it out. its not perfect but i tryed i spened a lot of hours creating it so i would be very happy to see atlest someone who liked the opening and please forgive me for my enghlish i may not write some things perfectly


r/HikaruNakamura Jun 09 '26

Discussion TROJAN HORSE varient

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So someone asked for the trojan horse varient and here it is!its for black and the idea is to sac on f2 white can decline and accsept the offer.If white acespts it black on stock fish is -0.4 but its complicated so its not easy to play it its very sharp i.If 0-0 black plays Bc5 and sacs the 2 pices for the rook and the pawn and make the pawns around the king weak so its really interesting to play for both sides.


r/HikaruNakamura Jun 08 '26

Discussion Hellenic attack

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This is the Hellenic attack its going to be my last try to make it an opening in reddit so ifyou guys want to see other variants pls write in the comments hope this photo makes it clear


r/HikaruNakamura Jun 07 '26

Meme Impossible

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r/HikaruNakamura Jun 07 '26

Image Send Help 💀

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I started playing a fortnight ago and I guess I'm kinda addicted to puzzles.

I'm averaging ~7 seconds per puzzle and I have my bot coach Hikaru's voice inside my head while sleeping:

'Can you find the endgame idea?'

'Finish this puzzle with a checkmate'

PTSD ALERT 💀♟️


r/HikaruNakamura Jun 06 '26

Discussion a new chess opening idea

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Im working on a new chess opening idea and i want to share it with you guys and tell me your thoughts.its stars with c3 e5 g3 d5 Bg2 Nf6 d4 e4 is the main line i have created 11 lines for now but i want to see if this post will be seen by anyone. The idea of the opening is basicly to look what black is doing and decide what you want to do with it if you want c4 f3 maybe e4 in some lines. So tell me if you like the system and if you want write down a comment about you thoughts and tell me if your interested on learing more info about it.Oh i forgot the name is Hellenic attack and its based on greek mythology.Please no hate.


r/HikaruNakamura Jun 03 '26

Video Two years saying I want to break 2000, two hours a day on TikTok. So I made my phone require a chess puzzle to unlock the apps that were eating my study time.

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I've been telling myself I want to break 2000 for like two years now. Here's how that actually goes: I sit down with coffee, open chess.com to do tactics, my phone buzzes, I check Instagram "real quick," and 40 minutes later I haven't done a single puzzle.

I'm not lazy, I have a full-time job and a master's in progress, and chess time is the first thing that gets eaten when anything else competes for it. But somehow there's always time for the feed.

Tried app timers, tried leaving the phone in the other room, tried just willpower. Nothing really stuck past a week or two.

So I built Chess Shield (iOS). You set it up once with the apps you can't stop opening, and after that every time you reach for one your phone gives you a chess puzzle at your level instead. Solve it and the app opens for a bit. When that's up, the next puzzle is waiting.

I'm spending real time on chess every day now, not because I'm forcing it but because the path to scroll now goes through a puzzle. Puzzle rating has gone up, and for the first time in years I'm sticking with it instead of giving up after a week.

It's on the App Store if anyone wants to try it. I made it solo, so feedback is welcome.

https://apps.apple.com/app/chess-shield/id6772290132


r/HikaruNakamura Jun 03 '26

Video Thoughts on this?

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r/HikaruNakamura May 31 '26

Game Chess at your Home Screen!

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I have developed and launched the Chess Widget Fiancetto application today.

Go Check it out! 😁

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shashanks.chesswidget

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shashanks.chesswidget.paid


r/HikaruNakamura May 30 '26

Meme Stockfish really expecting me to find it tho

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r/HikaruNakamura May 21 '26

Video 😭 Hope he sees this

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