Hikaru Nakamura
@GMHikaru
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Chess Professional Content Creator Business email: [email protected]
Fort Lauderdale/Los Angeles
Joined August 2009
On the way to Kazakhstan I was seated next to @FabianoCaruana. On the way out, this random fellow is next to me. @MagnusCarlsen
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It is truly unfathomable how this kid would come from a country with no chess culture and not only become World Champion, but inspire generations of Indian kids to push chess forward. The legend, @vishy64theking! Huge congratulations to India for winning the @ChessOlympiad!
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Huge congrats to @DGukesh and all of India and Indians everywhere. What a stellar accomplishment! .@vishy64theking I had forgotten to wish you a Happy Birthday but I have a feeling your feet won't be touching the ground for a month. What you have done is without precedent. 🏆.
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Meanwhile in Turkey. time to have coffee and play chess!
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As I reflect on this past year of my life, I can only express my gratitude and thanks to everyone for all the love and support.
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I'm very proud to announce the confirmed participants for #pogchamps3 presented by @grip6_ a @chesscom event. @MrBeastYT .@pokimanelol .@TSM_Myth .@xQc .@MoistCr1TiKaL .@LudwigAhgren .@Logic301 .@thecodemiko .@RealKidPoker .@MichelleKhare .and @rainnwilson.
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@MagnusCarlsen I know you don't know how the knight moves, I was hoping you didn't know how the pawn moves too!! 😆.
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I am glad that people seem to be enjoying my appearance in Squid Game 2.
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I gave it everything I had today. My only regrets is not taking a draw in the 3rd round of the day. Congrats to @MagnusCarlsen on his fantastic victories in both events.
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Is it a good thing or a bad thing if I get recognized by more people in Turkiye than in the US!?.
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Wasn't feeling well before the Rapid, told @FIDE_chess , got tested - was neg and I played. Needed to take a test today to fly tomorrow - it's positive. I cannot finish the tournament and now am worried for all my opponents. Will be seeing you on stream doing commentary, I guess.
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Happy Father's Day to someone who shaped me both as a person and a chess player.
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In light of today's events, should every chess player at the World Rapid tournament in New York City wear jeans tomorrow??.
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I may have lost the match today, but I'm no loser. During my twitch stream we raised $355,720 dollars for the @CARE charity. Kids will eat. People will be saved. That's a win in my book. Thanks for all the support! #chessisthebest.
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. @GothamChess was the coolest chess youtuber, but I am now convinced that @ReheSamay is by far and away the best. Hands down. ❤️.
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Congrats @MagnusCarlsen , well done. Thanks to everyone at @chess24 for the fantastic entertainment over the past four months. #impactchess.
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Such a beautiful trophy! I wish chess had trophies like this!
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Received this today in the mail. Thank you for all your support on hitting 1M on YouTube!
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Hey @BarackObama - I see @aoc on twitch tonight doing a promotion for voting and playing Among Us with some huge streamers. Any chance you'd be interested in a chess match to raise funds for the @joebiden Victory Fund and @actblue? Let me know, my dms are open!.
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The Doc tweeted that things are settled with twitch. guess he was wrong. See everyone in 3 days.
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They say that a piicture is worth 1000 words and this one makes my heart break.
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#QueensGambit is, without a doubt, the best portrayal of both the chess world and game that I have ever seen.
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It has been many years since I was in Ukraine, but to see what is happening now is heartbreaking. Stay strong 🇺🇦.
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This @USChess ChessLife cover is amazing. It's like Where's Waldo @xqc @fuslie @hutchinson @Voyboy @xChocoBars @LudwigAhgren @Sliker @MoistCr1TiKaL @BoxBox @Erobb221 @Yassuo @NateHillTV @nymnion @Forsen @Swiftor @Papaplatte Is this your first Chess Magazine Cover? #growthegame
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Seeing the World Rapid Championship go from 15 rounds to 13 was an oddity, but seeing these tiebreak rules for a "World Championship" is beyond laughable.
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1M followers on twitch. I owe @DanielRensch for the inspiration, @xQc for the big spring push, and @chesscom for the foundations. Thanks to @hiimmikelee for the representation and @TSM for being my squad. Finally thanks to @chessbae94 and @jaroniscaring for endless work.
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So @MagnusCarlsen calls #pogchamps3 on @chesscom a "good initiative." @lachesisq thinks it's "popcorn stuff is replacing and displacing any real chess content and this is just terrifying." Can both be true, just one? Neither? Discusss. Here's my opinion:
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It is so easy to take time for granted, but at the end all we want is more time. .
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Despite the chaos and COVID, I wanted to send huge congrats to @Vachier_Lagrave and Nodirbek for their wins in Blitz and Rapid. Some great chess was played this week. I hope everyone can travel home safely.
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I had a fantastic and intense chess lesson with @pokimanelol yesterday. 3+ hours!! I have high hopes for my new student! If you're new or someone you know is learning chess - we're releasing the lesson in parts because there's a lot to learn. Here's part 1
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Taking a break from work to chill in Dubai for a few days!
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Enjoying the holidays away from the insanity of the chess world!
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Life can be so short. Make sure to spend as much time as you can with family!
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Far off in the desert and away from the distractions of the modern world.
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Great matches today against @MagnusCarlsen, congrats on the win. It was a lot of fun playing competitive chess over the past 9 days.
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Vladimir appears to be referencing my record. is he really accusing me of cheating??? @LevitovChess. @lachesisq are you jumping on this accusation as well by tweeting this garbage??.
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Thanks for the meme @EverythingOOC! Streaming TT now on if you want to check out the Takes Takes Takes in person.
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Hey @xQc Can you scoot the king, please? Also hit me up for lessons, man. #pogchamps 2, maybe? Don't mind me dropping my hints here.
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Taking some time out to go see the famous historical landmarks of Berlin!
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@buzzindelhi @vishy64theking @ChessOlympiad @ArjunErigaisi @viditchess @rpraggnachess @HariChess @ChessbaseIndia Of course I know chess was invented in India. "Chess culture" refers to number of GMs aging to pass on skills to the younger generation. Some countries have hundreds of GMs over 50. Vishy inspired hundreds to become GMs in a country where 36 years ago there were none." No offense.
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It is truly disappointing that we live in an age where politics is no longer about honesty, integrity and standing up for what is right. Politics seems to be all about having dogmatic views and saying the other side is wrong on everything.
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Been thinking about how to help those in Ukraine - both @chesser_22 and @ben_finegold are pushing for a charity day and I'm in. I'm calling on the wider chess community to come forward to help. Hoping to do this on March 1 - first day back in Florida - 12 hour stream planned!.
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Fantastic news! Finally @TSM is building a full chess team and starting with WGM @qtcinderella . Welcome QT - I couldn't ask for a better teammate. When's team practice?.
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This image is from the site. Yes, it's what you believe. @MagnusCarlsen and I are playing a private classical match. If the chess community or some generous billionaire can come up with $1M US we will split the funds and release the PGNs. Any takers?
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I came up a little bit short today in the Chess Global Championship but credit to Wesley So for his consistent play. Winning 1/2 of the major events over the last two weeks is more than I could have expected as a mere streamer!.
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500K followers. First chess channel on twitch to get there. Thank you all so much!
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I didn't win today, but through my stream @care won. Thanks to @anna_chess and @gothamchess for their amazing commentary and fundraising. Congrats to @magnuscarlsen for a great battle. See you on stream tomorrow!
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I was honored to be on the receiving end of the first ever double bongcloud in a major tournament thanks to @MagnusCarlsen . Here's video evidence of the historical moment. #ChessChamps #ChessInSpace.
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Meanwhile. FIDE cannot setup private COVID testing for the hundreds of participants in the event, and everyone is stuck in a mile long line at a public testing facility. Hopefully nobody forfeits their 1st game today or misses a flight tomorrow.
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This is beyond what I ever thought possible. I'm so grateful for every single follower on twitch. It will be fun to see what happens over the coming months and to see how far we can push chess into the mainstream.
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What a milestone and a journey it's been. Thanks everyone for the 1M subscribers on Youtube!.
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Thanks for all the support through the #FIDEGrandPrix2022 here, on twitch, YouTube etc. Thanks to @LevAronian for the final battle - was a great match. Also thanks to @theworldchess for organizing a safe event. See you all soon for a short stream where I'll review some games.
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Out and about in the beautiful San Gabriel Mountains of California!
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So many things about this. Tomorrow is 9-11. This is @Kasparov63 and @vishy64theking in 1995 on top of the World Trade Center. I was there at age 7 and remember Game 10 and Ng5 by Kasparov. Tomorrow the #Chess9LX by St Louis Chess Club starts with Kasparov playing, and me. Wow.
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Hyped to announce the full @chesscom Pogchamps 2 Lineup of players including @xqc @Forsen @dogdog @itshafu @AustinOnTwitter @REALMizkif @ThorBjornsson_ @EasyWithAces @CallMeCarsonYT @tfblade @IWDominateLoL @cizzorz @WagaGaming @GripexJ @qtcinderella and @dpakman LESSSGOOOOOO!
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Wrapping up the Olympiad recaps and nothing but praise for both of India's teams dominating the event. @vishy64theking's legacy is secured!
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Apparently I can go back to sleep today instead of playing chess.
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Taking the day off after 60+ days of streaming. See everyone tomorrow!.
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