#330 – Hikaru Nakamura: Chess, Magnus, Kasparov, and the Psychology of Greatness

Hikaru Nakamura is a chess super grandmaster and is currently the #1 ranked blitz chess player in the world. He is also one of the top chess streamers on Twitch and YouTube. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Mizzen+Main: https://mizzenandmain.com and use code LEX to get $35 off – InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off – NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour – SimpliSafe: https://simplisafe.com/lex EPISODE LINKS: Hikaru’s Twitch: https://twitch.tv/gmhikaru Hikaru’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/GMHikaru Hikaru’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/GMHikaru Hikaru’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/gmhikaru Hikaru’s Website: https://hikarunakamura.com Macauley Peterson’s video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=tGXvcQP6VPo PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) – Introduction (06:59) – A private game vs Magnus Carlsen (14:47) – Chess openings (30:59) – Mental preparation (39:40) – Chess tactics (50:03) – Solving chess (55:43) – Aggression and ego (1:00:28) – Hans Niemann cheating scandal (1:10:21) – How to cheat in chess (1:24:44) – Greatest chess player of all time (1:35:00) – Hikaru’s immortal game (1:47:26) – Paul Morphy (1:49:10) – World Chess Championship (1:51:59) – Magnus Carlsen (1:55:33) – Sergey Karjakin (1:58:00) – Beauty of chess (2:04:55) – Day in the life (2:19:34) – Streaming (2:34:13) – Taking risks (2:39:42) – Depression (2:44:31) – Advice for young people (2:51:51) – Love