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

Lex Fridman Podcast

Lex Fridman

Philosophy, Society & Culture, Science, Technology

4.7 • 13K Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2022

⏱️ 174 minutes

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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:

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0:00.0	The following is a conversation with Hikaro and the Kamora, a chess super-grandmaster.
0:05.3	He's one of the greatest chess players in the world, including currently being ranked
0:09.0	world number one in Blitz chess.
0:12.2	He's also one of the most popular chess streamers on Twitch and YouTube, which you should definitely
0:17.5	check out.
0:18.7	His channel's name on both is GM Hikaro.
0:23.5	And now a quick few second mention of each sponsor.
0:26.2	Check them out in the description.
0:27.2	It's the best way to support this podcast.
0:29.8	We got Ms. In a Main for Style, Inside Track of Biamond and Aring, Net Sweet for Business
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0:39.6	Choose wisely, my friends.
0:41.3	And now onto the full ad reads.
0:43.2	As always, no ads in the middle.
0:44.7	I try to make this interesting, but if you skip them, please still check out the sponsors.
0:49.4	I enjoy their stuff.
0:50.8	Maybe you will too.
0:53.4	This show is brought to you by Ms. In and Main.
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