#330 – Hikaru Nakamura: Chess, Magnus, Kasparov, and the Psychology of Greatness
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Hikaru’s Website: <a href="https://hikarunakamura.com">https://hikarunakamura.com</a><br />
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<p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br />
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(00:00) – Introduction<br />
(06:59) – A private game vs Magnus Carlsen<br />
(14:47) – Chess openings<br />
(30:59) – Mental preparation<br />
(39:40) – Chess tactics<br />
(50:03) – Solving chess<br />
(55:43) – Aggression and ego<br />
(1:00:28) – Hans Niemann cheating scandal<br />
(1:10:21) – How to cheat in chess<br />
(1:24:44) – Greatest chess player of all time<br />
(1:35:00) – Hikaru’s immortal game<br />
(1:47:26) – Paul Morphy<br />
(1:49:10) – World Chess Championship<br />
(1:51:59) – Magnus Carlsen<br />
(1:55:33) – Sergey Karjakin<br />
(1:58:00) – Beauty of chess<br />
(2:04:55) – Day in the life<br />
(2:19:34) – Streaming<br />
(2:34:13) – Taking risks<br />
(2:39:42) – Depression<br />
(2:44:31) – Advice for young people<br />
(2:51:51) – Love</p>