How to talk like Hikaru Nakamura - Chess Forums - Page 2

Dawinner1221

Mar 1, 2021

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#21

so smart!

KeSetoKaiba

Mar 1, 2021

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#22

KnightChecked wrote:

"Yeah, I should be winning here. If takes, takes, then takes takes takes, takes takes, takes check, Ke2 takes, takes takes takes takes, takes takes, takes takes takes, then takes takes, then if Ne7 then I sauce the diagonal, and his juicer is hanging, unless he takes, then takes takes takes, then I take ... *stares at ceiling* then takes takes, takes takes takes ... hmm.. it's pretty unclear. I think I'll just castle."

"I don't know if this is right, but whatever ..."

"I think I'm winning here ... *one move later* Ugh. I totally misplayed this. I'm not happy with my position at all."

+1 This is gold; best @Hikaru impression I've seen typed out in a while. As for voice impressions, I like many from @GothamChess (IM Levy Rozman) in this video (he also does Nakamura)...

DiogenesDue

Mar 1, 2021

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#23

KnightChecked wrote:

llama47 wrote:

Carlsen doesn't stream for instruction... but neither does Hikaru.

But if you find him entertaining, that's great.

I don't think Carlsen particularly likes teaching. Here's his "Rule of the Square" instructional video, which easily qualifies for the least enthusiastic instructional chess video I've ever seen:

It felt like a contract obligation. Lol.

That's hilarious...

"Today I will give you a little bit of secret...I don't know this rule."

llama47

Mar 1, 2021

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#24

lol Leko. I never noticed it's like he's always shouting.

He's really good at impersonations, that's impressive.

KeSetoKaiba

Mar 1, 2021

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#25

I saw that Carlsen video months ago - I could see how he didn't know this rule. To be fair, it isn't too difficult to calculate if the King can reach the pawn in time without knowing this rule. What I find impressive is that Carlsen went THIS long without knowing that concept by name so he was just playing these endgames off of calculation and intuition - that might be even more impressive!

but yeah it was kind of funny how he didn't even know it xD

KeSetoKaiba

Mar 1, 2021

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#26

llama47 wrote:

lol Leko. I never noticed it's like he's always shouting.

He's really good at impersonations, that's impressive.

agadmator impression is spot on too lol

Also notice Anish Giri's "training" ended in draw by stalemate xD

DiogenesDue

Mar 1, 2021

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#27

KnightChecked wrote:

Hikaru gets a lot of hate, for whatever reasons, but I find him quite entertaining to watch. And often instructive, to see the lines and tactics that he considers.

By contrast, whenever I watch Carlsen stream his games (Banter Blitz, for example), I find it a bit dry and boring (and not particularly instructive). Which is kind of disappointing.

Watch Naroditsky if you want instruction. Carlsen and Nakamura are a little too self-centered to be good teachers. A decent enough quality for individual achievement, but not for communicating ideas to others.

"Oh my lands..."

tacticspotter

Mar 1, 2021

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#28

“I don’t want to think too much here”

proceeds to draw 15 arrows

KeSetoKaiba

Mar 1, 2021

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#29

tacticspotter wrote:

“I don’t want to think too much here”

proceeds to draw 15 arrows

lol so true, but maybe that isn't "much" thinking for him... "much thinking" would be like 30 arrows and arrows overlapping arrows! xD

llama47

Mar 1, 2021

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#30

KeSetoKaiba wrote:

tacticspotter wrote:

“I don’t want to think too much here”

proceeds to draw 15 arrows

lol so true, but maybe that isn't "much" thinking for him... "much thinking" would be like 30 arrows and arrows overlapping arrows! xD

It was interesting seeing him take the chess personality test. One question was along the lines of "would you calculate or play by intuition?"

His answer was I'd calculate this, and this, and this... so yeah, my answer is I'd play by intuition.

I guess it's because at a high level you always calculate something... so to solve something by calculation means to solve it to the end... otherwise it's not "real" calculation I guess. In other words, seeing 10 moves ahead is just some preliminary checking... which as impressive as that might sound, also makes a lot of sense, because a 10 move variation in a blitz game is always going to contain some BS.

KnightChecked

Mar 1, 2021

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KeSetoKaiba wrote:

+1 This is gold; best @Hikaru impression I've seen typed out in a while. As for voice impressions, I like many from @GothamChess (IM Levy Rozman) in this video (he also does Nakamura)...

That video is awesome. His Leko and Giri impersonations had me laughing. They were all pretty excellent. Too bad he didn't do a Carlsen one, too.

Wurstzug

Mar 4, 2021

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#32

When I read those comments out loud, I almost lost my stomachxDxD Very nice post, thats Hikaru himself!!!!!!!!!!!

tacticspotter

Mar 4, 2021

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#33

“There’s a check,Ng6 Qg8,check check check check check check check check check check,is it a staircase?Yeah it is a staircase,check check check check check check and Nf8”

itisSHOWTIME

Mar 10, 2021

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#34

If anyone still reads this, please check out part 2!

BlindThief

Mar 12, 2021

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#35

How to talk like a chess streamer:

”takes, takes, takes, takes, castles, takes, takes, check, takes, takes, pin, takes, bongcloud.”

JackRoach

Mar 12, 2021

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#36

Takes Takes there there here there king here rook over there and then that sets a trap if he moves there then I win a pawn due to the pin.

If he does the right move then after takes takes there here I am slightly better.

JackRoach

Mar 12, 2021

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#37

All in one breath.

ShaanThebest

Mar 16, 2021

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#38

Open your mouth as big as you can

ShaanThebest

Mar 16, 2021

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#39

And laugh like a demon

hypermuddish

Mar 16, 2021

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#40

idk why i am laughing so hard rn