How good are the top GMs such as Hikaru Nakamura, really?

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j0kai
Calamity_Destroyer wrote:

If i played hikaru 1 million times would i win once?

Of course. Not only does your chance of winning go up the more games you play, but you'll also be getting increasingly stronger over the course of 1 million games, up to the point that you'd be at least at the level of a GM by the end of it. 

sndeww
IfIBounce wrote:
1NoobChesser wrote:
IfIBounce wrote:

I know I'm capable of some pretty nice moves myself, and when I'm playing my best, I've demonstrated I can execute game ending/changing tactics.

I don't play on this site often at all (as you can see) but on the site I do play on, I'm rated in the high teens. What chance would a 1750-1825 level player have of getting a couple games off Hikaru in a 10 game competition if they were playing at their peak?

Zero chance, sorry to say.

Hikaru is strong enough to stomp most Grandmasters (2500+ players) into dust.

A sub-2000 player would just get demolished beyond belief. Especially if we're talking "peak" Hikaru.

No, I was saying if I were playing at my peak and Hikaru was having a bad or average day.

an average day he would still destroy you lol. Even on some of his worst days he still fights against 3000s very well.

j0kai
IfIBounce wrote:
1NoobChesser wrote:
IfIBounce wrote:

I know I'm capable of some pretty nice moves myself, and when I'm playing my best, I've demonstrated I can execute game ending/changing tactics.

I don't play on this site often at all (as you can see) but on the site I do play on, I'm rated in the high teens. What chance would a 1750-1825 level player have of getting a couple games off Hikaru in a 10 game competition if they were playing at their peak?

Zero chance, sorry to say.

Hikaru is strong enough to stomp most Grandmasters (2500+ players) into dust.

A sub-2000 player would just get demolished beyond belief. Especially if we're talking "peak" Hikaru.

No, I was saying if I were playing at my peak and Hikaru was having a bad or average day.

An average or even bad day for a top 20 player is still FAR better than any peak 1800 level player. 

cattermelon8888

Dude, I've read the whole thread. This isn't you asking what kind of a chance you have against a top 20 in the world player. It's you childishly, immaturely, boosting your ego to unimaginable heights to try and convince YOURSELF that you're good enough to beat a top gm. Tone down your ego.