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Hikaru had to win on demand against Firouzja as he was 17th and had to finish in the top 8 today to qualify for KO. Here's the opening and here's Alireza mistake 22..Rf4? which leads to White to play and get a big advantage You can see it is a crazy position with kings on opposite sides and each player going for the attack. if you want to play through the winning variations annotated and the rest of the game, here's the link to my blog on chess.com https://www.chess.com/blog/thechesscorner64/hikaru-nakamura-beats-alireza-firouzja-in-tuesday-speed-championship if you want to replay the game itself with no comments, its here as well

the knight is under attack

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Hikaru played the Scandinavian with Qd8 and his key moves were 12..Ne8! and b5-b4 followed by c5-c4-c3. I should have tried f4-f5 and Qf4 at various points. his last move c2! ends the game as if I capture his knight, he promotes and i cannot prevent c2-c1=Q, therefore creation of a passed pawn was the central theme for Black. This was an 3 minutes blitz arena during his stream on Twich.

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Hello I got to play in Hikaru arena and lost against the superstar Hikaru himself. Lets go through the game, I am black and he played a Nf3,b3 system. It became interesting when super GM Hikaru played 20 Nc6!? if you look on the right, chess.com claims " looks like the game slipped through your fingers". Nice, but I don't think Hikaru was too concerned playing me with my 2283 rating or 1000 points less. But I did miss a very strong reply here which required very precise calculation Even before that, I missed a move which would have been hard to defend against. Hikaru captured on d4 with his knight fairly quickly-> Black to play in the next diagram, can you find the missed chance I had ? The game was still interesting but Hikaru played precisely and I did not. Here's the full replay with analysis

King's Indian Defense: Win on demand with Black. Hikaru Nakamura defeats Magnus Carlsen today. The Armageddon. White 5 minutes must win. Black 4 minutes must draw or win. Hikaru has Black as Magnus Carlsen takes the white side. Magnus goes for 1 d4, Hikaru switches to Nimzo-Indian and Magnus goes 4 a3 Saemisch Variation. In the end Hikaru wins again and I have added variations and comments within the replay Two rook endings in a row, but Hikaru grabbed extra pawns on the way. can Hikaru win 1 more set, he is 3-2 so far. each set =4 rapid games + if tie 2 blitz games + if tie again Armeggedon happening the following day. I think he can pull it off tomorrow. He is very well prepared in each game plus very good at fast time controls. $140k to the winner, no small potatoes. today was an incredible performance by Hikaru. PetTheHikaru. Go Hikaru. #Hikarunation #beatmagnus at his own tournament #monkaS

here's how. Carlsen tries the Berlin Defence, aka Berlin Wall Kramnik used against Kasparov in 2000. 1 e4 e5 2Nf3 Nc6 3Bb5 Nf6. Smartly, Hikaru does not take on c6 but plays the best anti-berlin move 4 d3. this is how he felt at the end Position 1 : position after 7 Qe2 Hikaru just played 7 Qe2! He hasn't committed his king to either side, and is asking Black, how do you continue ? Lets fast forward on Black's 11th move 11..Ne6 Position 2 white to play Magnus with Black is planning either 12..Nf4 or 12..Nd4 which will attack Whites king. He overlooked an important feature, White can take on e5. Hikaru played 12Ne5! Magnus thought e5 was indirectly protected. But 12..Nd4 13Nf7! Nxe2 14 Nxd8 and the knight on d8 is en prise but so is the knight on e2. White would be 2 pawns up. Magnus played 12..a5 but White replied 13 Qh5! Key position #3 after 17 Bc3 White has 3 pawns for a piece. Moreover, white threatens Qh8+ followed by Qh7+. White can castle queenside and play h4-h5. Black is busted. What to see the entire game ? replay below. Now, I hope Hikaru sees this post and this forum, active Hikaru nation here, beyond Twich Community he often talks about. Can one of you on Twich send him the link to this post and forum ? Note that in final position if Black plays 22..bc3 white would answer 23 0-0-0+ Ke7 24 Nd5+ and sadly Magnus would have to part with his queen to continue the game. White is 5 pawns up in final position, hence Hikaru big smile today. good opening prep using Caruana's game (keep in mind Caruana defeated Hikaru in 2016 in the candidates in the same opening except Hikaru was Black !)

can you guess what Nakamura and his well known second Kris LittleJohn prepared for this game ? Even if you use Stockfish or LeelaChessZero, you won't immediately find the idea. But the novelty worked in game 4 today. Here my rough analysis : Nakamura-Dubov Game 4 Magnus Chess Tour Finals what do you think of the preparation in the opening ? In the game, Dubov had to win so he refused to exchange queens which favored White. If it was game 1, I think Nakamura preparation was not to take on f6 but retreats with 16 Be3 and plays g2-g4 next after provoking h6. Dubov never had a chance in this game at all.

four key steps in game 3. Nakamura-Dubov Magnus Chess Tour Finals Position 1 : white to play Hikaru plays 17 b3 and after 17axb3 18 Qb3, White has a passed pawn. Shirov played 17 0-0 versus Dubov in Moscow 2019 and the game ended in a draw at move 20 Position 2 : white to play Here White could try 21 b7 but 21..Bh4 22g3 Bg5 is a messy position. Hikaru uncorked 31 Ne3! which is the star move of the game. Black loses the bishop pair and white will use his knight to jump to c4, then a5-c6 supporting the b-pawn. The knight on c4 is much stronger than the bishop in d8 Position 3: white to play Hikaru built a strong advantage. His pawn is on b7. How to go further? he played 38 Rdc1 renewing the Nc6 threat on which Dubov played 38..Bf4 attacking a rook. Position 4: white to play White played 40 Qxd8+ and you can replay the moves above. Full game replay here

hello. do you think you are good enough for a title? maybe the title of GM? possibly so. as you all know, or should know I am one of the top playeres on chess. yes, it is true. my rating may be 677 on blitz but thats because I only play unrated and study all day long. if you want to get the title of GM you need to beat me. good luck

Why is this the case? How long will it stay that way?

how come hikaru is so epic?

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Hikaru is in the mc chess tour final thanks to Anish Giri for beating Ding

Hey, I would like to study opening lines but I dont really know how. Do I have to look up games or is there some course or something that shows what line is winning? Thanks for the help

Hey guys I need some help studying openings. Most people don’t play book theory and play bad moves or just natural developing moves and opening courses/videos don’t teach you how to deal with these moves. I don’t want to go to an analysis board and input these moves myself because I want to understand the moves. Openings I am interested in: (White) English, Ruy Lopez, (Black) King’s Indian Defense, and how to play against Ruy Lopez and Italian Game as black (I like 1... e5 against 1.e4).

I just started learning chess. and i found that knowing openings really helps. I learned the london system from watching fuslies lessons with hikaru but dont know anything with the black. Help.