GM Hikaru Nakamura Blitz Speedrun to 3000 | 1350 - 1485

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[@qrious5107]

He gets distracted by chess while talking with the audiences.

[@tylko4170]

e

[@piroman9350]

Lmao good one

[@mertdemirtas4919]

Time ticking for Hikaru... Players: I guess he is thinking. Hikaru : Na, i'm just reading chat.

[@quince537]

Lol

[@louiswoodward8937]

I was about to comment this only to see you beat me to it. The other guys have no idea lol. They're probably trying really hard bless 'em.

[@louayyahyaoui3616]

Nakamura is talking and not paying attention but he still finds a tactic every move

[@mistermonologue2442]

He is insane at puzzle rush

[@xaiano794]

he already saw it and is just waiting for them to play their move

[@citrus7487]

He's probably seeing 15 moves ahead out of 10 possible opponent moves without trying so... It's probably a walk in the park for him

[@louiswoodward8937]

it's crazy at this level it's just like reading a book to these guys. Like, it's just so plain and obvious to them.

[@ts4gv]

And it's not even small talk, really. He's talking about stocks, and intelligently too. Like, I'm learning a lot listening to him talk about stocks lmao.

[@charlesfromm6133]

As a 1500 blitz player, I watch this and I'm like, "am I really that bad?". Yes. Yes I am.

[@PhilL30tard0]

My best rating yet was 1860 but i think players below 2400 - 2500 are nowhere near a good player.

[@dan00b8]

@@EvilCMS also dont forget he got #1 at blitz in the world

[@frightenedsoul]

Count Grishnackh I don’t know. I think there is a lot of natural ability needed, not just hard work. I don’t think I’d ever become an elite chess player. I have good memorization skills, so I could possible get really far in learning lines and such, but I’m not a very visual person or learner, so I don’t think any amount of hard work could get me to this level of playing.

[@gdta1738]

@@frightenedsoul You seem to know alot about urself not many do that´s something

[@plackiplicki3531]

Will IV neuro-plasticity is a thing. These elite chess players spend ~4hours + a day playing chess ever single day ever since they’re like 7. That’s equivalent to 1 year of chess 24/7 playtime every 6 years. People are underestimating the results of long term hard work too much these days. It’s also the case that it doesn’t pay off in a visible way until you pass a certain threshold of time spent and skills honed - threshold that very few people cross, whether it’s in games, music instruments, or academia.

[@edukt90]

Did he mark that as a win or not?

[@johnmactavish1906]

Did he mark that as a win or not, you guys?

[@dagan5698]

did he mark that as a win or not?

[@BennyKonyoutube]

guys, did he mark that as a win or not?

[@LincherTailow]

Did he mark that as a win or not? Just making sure

[@kene3988]

yo, does anybody know if he actually marked that as a win or nah ?

[@deepaktiwari2531]

I want someone to love me as much as Hikaru loves to repeat himself. 😂🔥

[@piguy3144]

8:45

[@strongside4565]

Magnus makes $2mil per year and yet he uses a $40 setup when he does videos/streams for chess24.

[@ym276]

He doesn't make 2 million a year, his net worth is 8 million

[@strongside4565]

@@ym276 I'm going off what Naka said. It isn't unlikely, however. Net worth websites literally just guess based off public assets, and he wouldn't have been earning at such a high level until the last year or two.

[@Christoff070]

So, how does Hikaru make this much per year? He said he makes 224K. Im guessing some of that is through red bull. But I'm wondering how much of it is from tournament winnings, especially when you deduct global travel expenses, is chess at an IM or GM level profitable if you aren't sponsored?

[@strongside4565]

@@Christoff070 I would imagine most of his earnings are not from tourney winnings. Sponsors probably pay a good chunk of the bills. He said $50k was from a single tourney, but there aren't many with those kind of cash prizes. Maybe winning a large amount of smaller events would supplement his income. I'd have to guess Red Bull and potentially even Chess.com are the primary sources.

[@xaiano794]

@@Christoff070 licensing is usually the biggest earner - doing instructional videos, books etc. Sponsorship is another possibility.

[@ankithguzz]

Wow in 2019 he was getting just 2700 viewers. Now in less than 2 years he averages around 30, 000 to 50,000 viewers every stream! Amazing to see his growth :)

[@ashish19]

Thank you Covid-19!

[@Cedric1234_]

“I’m not gonna play him again I assume” ... September 2027 GM Hikaru Nakamura goes 0-1 to GM rjilyons after rjilyons gets a decisive opening advantage in the bongcloud (1.e4 ... 2. ke2!)

[@chessimprovements8592]

Hikaru calculates what he's saying. That's why he repeats it over and over

[@bryanmora6926]

8:50 that's me getting crushed jaja

[@AWWYEAHHHHHH]

Hikaru?

[@vojvodavukderaltejugoslave8161]

F

[@riccardorosso2795]

He is a monster

[@aba22125]

Hakaru te comó. Todavia juegas al ajedrez despues un año?

[@shadyelgewily8196]

gg

[@iski4317]

Very interesting to hear about the stocks. Also, very funny how Hikaru crushes people while not even paying attention.

[@12jswilson]

I mean, do you have to think much to win if you're playing against someone rated 1700 points below you? For most of us, they don't exist or are

[@hikaruno_]

@@12jswilson btw he just need to wait ppl to make errors or mistakes : his elo is where ppl use their imagination to win, they don't make such mistakes

[@tpfrecoil2837]

Nobody: Hikaru: Hey, you guys wanna talk about stocks on a chess stream?

[@haroonnaseer3735]

Hikaru: Tesla will be backrupt soon and won’t go over $500 per stock Tesla: at $1000.90 per stock today.

[@loremipsum7513]

See you at 2k tomorrow morning lol

[@KnightMirkoYo]

Was it ever over a thousand though? 600-ish today

[@whisper3856]

Petition to make the wins number change to “too many” when it gets above 300

[@gangastruz7190]

21:10 Tesla is going bankrupt, they will not get over 500$ share. 2020: Tesla Share over 900$

[@PhilL30tard0]

STONKS

[@Baldie818]

Over 1k this week 🤣

[@LearningLegendsHQ]

1.5k

[@520_metal]

pop

[@redolinu7497]

8:45 I believe it when he says he has 20 different things on his mind at the same time when he repeats the same question 5 times in rapid succession XD

[@jeffbezos3942]

Hikaru's new friend:"are you good in chess? " Hikaru:"Sometimes I play good sometimes I play bad, it's hard to say"

[@BattleslashX]

"I'm the guy with 2700 viewers... And rating."

[@freiheitzlyonu373]

This is absolutely masterpiece, i'm in love with Hikaru's streams!

[@Inbal_Feuchtwanger]

My guess would have been that Naka makes close to $500k a year. I suppose the endorsements for chess are probably pretty miniscule. Still $250k is nothing to scoff at. Especially when you enjoy your work. People suggesting to buy exotic cars just crack me up. People dont want to make money they just want to spend it. Its a mindset that keeps you broke.

[@robloxvids2233]

His car philosophy is strong. I've used the same philosophy. Cars in the 35k mileage range are the sweet spot for value. I pay cash and haven't had a car payment since 2006.

[@michaelgaffney3423]

@@robloxvids2233 Buying a used car is essentially giving away money, you are absolutely correct. Buying used cars is the way to go! New cars aren't worth it until you can pay in cash (by this I mean with no loans/debt)

[@robloxvids2233]

@@michaelgaffney3423 Even if you aren't financing, new cars are still overvalued. If you have decent wealth and liquidity then yeah it's not a big deal. But the average person has neither.

[@johndoberman4970]

"people dont wanna make money they just wanna spend it" uh yeah why tf would I make money if I'm not gonna spend it

[@aba22125]

@@johndoberman4970 You sound like a broke 9-5'er who's living the paycheck-to-paycheck life. If that suits you -- cool. What we're talking about here is rather than being an idiot with little wealth you have, we're after building real, lasting wealth: and if you spend like an idiot, that's hardly possible to achieve. And another point, I'm the happiest person around knowing I can buy stuff, having that option is enough to me. I don't really like actually spending money, as it gives no value to my life.

[@tuckerluna6366]

For those wondering about Tesla they went to $1500 and then did a five for one stock split so the price of one share became $300. They are now at around $700 after the spilt..... Hikaru was off

[@EXKRS00]

I love how he's trying to come up with ideas to talk about then expands it probably thinking "God when will this guy move a piece I'm bored already"

[@chrisk6397]

The Tesla comment aged well

[@shaloamnenja12yearsago29]

So he’s teaching me about my financial future and not chess. While he’s playing chess.

[@Cattail4546]

THE FIRST 15 SECONDS HAHAHHAH

[@vjn5270]

Great vid, appreciate your honesty and wisdom. Acura has my business in the car department. Affordable pseudo luxury.

[@kaylejad8633]

Acura is Honda. its the same company, just different name.

[@ramoonquen6403]

Very entertaining, playing chess and talking over matters of life should be an everyday pastime. This guy’s a great ambassador of chess.

[@snelleplanga3894]

I'M AT 1450 WHY DON'T MY OPPONENTS BLUNDER SCHOLARS MATE AGAINST ME

[@Martin-qb2mw]

because you aren't stressing them out by playing perfect chess all game. If you play someone as good as Hikaru eventually the pressure gets to you and blunder something ridiculous, but it's really Hikarus doing.

[@lucaslucas6207]

I think it's because hikaru plays instantly. That suggests to the other player to try to do the same. And they end up eating school mate

[@Martin-qb2mw]

@Bager that was the out odd one out. Usually they blundered mates in 20 moves. But I get what the original post was refering to now.

[@godmaxer]

How often do you try to scholars mate? Surely if you try it enough it'll work eventually

[@schachmatt1581]

Do you try it?

[@floyde9630]

This guy has a genuine/funny personality. Enjoy watching him.

[@ivartheboneless5745]

21:05 don’t believe in tesla Elon musk now: hold my beer 😂😂😂

[@mtomazza]

Damn it he is fast!! Very entertaining also!! Great great character, great channel 👍🏻

[@ethan2123]

"I don't think tesla's going anywhere near 500, I think they're going bankrupt" Tesla in 2021: $852

[@raducuvlad2187]

I think the only place in the world where a change of tyres costs 1k is USA. In Eastern Europe you can do this with 10 bucks. Idk, maybe they have golden tool and they give the car a "feet" massage there

[@NecumNaTo]

Or you can do it yourself for only an hour of time, and service geometry only once a year or two.

[@BenjaminKuruga]

The tires them selves, a full set, can range from $300 - $1200 for a full set, then people pay a $60 - $90 'labor' fee. Most of that money is simply the tires. I know of no places that charge $1000 to change a set of tires. Unless it's a fuckin Lambo.

[@ng4logic]

@@BenjaminKuruga yeah, in Europe it costa same pritty much if you buy 4 new tiers. Change only is cheap but tiers are most of the cost

[@Martin-qb2mw]

If you own a BMW you need to go to specialized shop and get specialized gear and it costs a fortune. You can't just waltz in to any random shop like you could if you had owned a cheap car. That's what he's talking about.

[@BenjaminKuruga]

@@Martin-qb2mw Yeah. BMW is infamous for it.

[@hamzahhamzahhamzah]

What time are your games live on twitch?

[@MiguelSanchez-mo6mp]

Hikaru you seem amazing! I didn’t know you liked stocks. Wish I could learn chess n sticks from you. My chess is so so and I recently made a bad option call on google and list 14k. Your amazing keep up the greatness!!

[@simonliebe7369]

I would love to know some of what music is being played? Sounds great! Did someone pick it up?

[@baykusreis]

Came for the chess plays stayed for the financial insights

[@X39280]

21:04 the didn't age so well

[@robertoletts8815]

Hey Hikaru love the channel, just wondering in minute 22:57 did you blunder your knight ? Or whats the idea

[@lilseen8418]

i saw a few games u played and i thought u are a very egoist person but watching your streams i see that u have a very nice personality and also u are calculating faster than my iphone 😂 keep up the good work

[@PastTime777]

Good advice about the car. I"m frugal as well. The fancy stuff people waste their money on boggles my mind.

[@Setixir]

People have different desires in life and some people want fancy things for whatever reason. You can call it stupid if you like, I feel the same way, but it's their money and if it makes them happy so be it I suppose.

[@Christoff070]

@@Setixir for sure, but a lambo is over the top unless your a mafia Lord. Insane costs of maintanence/fuel/repair, and you're always aware of it being stolen/damaged, so how can you really enjoy it?? I'd rather catch bus myself 😁

[@karim1485]

Hikaru, it‘s rj-Lyon. The city MVL comes from 😂

[@BadukTV]

“I don’t think it’s going anywhere past 500... its almost at 1000” checkmate@!

[@nathanbates9561]

Hikaru: just up a clean pawn here. Me: ... and a clean piece. Lol

[@supermarc]

When you're lvl 99 but go back to the tutorial

[@julianbastian6723]

Hikaru's that one nerd that you think is always serious but when you start talking to him he's gonna be your happy pill

[@119mars]

24:19 hikaruPog

[@hero9402]

well, well, well... see where Tesla is now Mister Hikaru

[@whisper3856]

I didn’t know that you where an investor until now, lol

[@Tom-xc8fd]

Just watched this and wow was he way off on his Tesla prediction. Not watching for stock advice but found that amusing.

[@whitemeteor6503]

I can't wait to the 30 minutes speedrun (or longrun). Forecast 2 weeks on stream

[@sudhanshusharma8103]

I think 30 min chess has a lot of engine cheaters in it that's why they prefer blitz or bullet...

[@LedGuitar1218]

I’d be honored to lose to naka. Hope I’m playing one day and learn later that I was beaten by one of the greats

[@TheGreatslyfer]

Your thumbnail is reminiscent of the current theme of Summer Rocket League :)

[@erikmedina289]

Lol, I thought the same

[@WonderWaageRadio]

That is some Beverly Hills 90210 sounding music you have there

[@JesusPerez-xf1rn]

Any recommendations on chess books? Been stuck at the 1100-1200 range for months and trying to improve my game

[@schachmatt1581]

Not a chess book, but to become better, check out the KZbin channel and chess courses of "Remote Chess Academy". Best chess teacher I've ever had

[@fabienbeeharry2806]

If you undestand french, the channel of blitzstream have many pedagogy video on every level ( 850, 1000, 1200, 1500, 1800 ) and it's very interesting. The channel has been temporaly closed but they will retablished soon ( he is a NM )

[@fabienbeeharry2806]

@@schachmatt1581 I will check that, thank you !

[@ndumisomtshali383]

I don't have a books to recommend but check out video lessons by gingerGM. Learn the London System and the Dutch. Review your games and you'll make it to 1500.

[@athma2758]

dat dat dat dat dat dats a good one, dats a good one, dats a good one

[@teenspirit1]

Chess: When stream snipers can't see your hand.

[@rhyshalaby2381]

Looking good Billy Ray. Feeling good Louis

[@yulifts1873]

It’s insane how little attention he pays to the game yet still comes out lightyears ahead of his opponents. Like his brain is literally processing a discussion to do with tax rebate and pensions while utterly annihilating some random scrub

[@emmanuelriri2787]

16:23😂 what's that opening with white?

[@pawegoebiowski1641]

Hikaru I love your mindset and you haha

[@FedericoBarbero00]

Daddy Hikaru is back

[@catlord69]

"Why do you repeat yourself so much ?" 8:46

[@pehlivan8129]

more than 5 times 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@self-righteousideologue9398]

I bought Cleanspark at 1.2 and it went to 41 at one point. Now it's around 28 again, but still a great buy

[@chessimprovements8592]

If Hikaru goes to rap battle I'll probably kill myself laughing 🤣

[@jacobmosovich]

Yknow modern chess is played with honor in mind which is to assume your own pieces do not backstab each other so what if chess allowed friendly fire? What sort of cool strategies could you make to win with friendly fire?

[@jolvet6752]

Crazy how he doubted Tesla hitting 500 and it hit almost 900

[@vladfifty-two8530]

He did actually give out roughly what he makes. Lol, the cyborg glitches.

[@Andres24104]

Hikaru: calculate? For what, I'm Hikaru, I have the chees in my mind. Hahaha

[@neigh1629]

Nakamura : Tesla is going bankrupt Tesla : Stonks 📈📈📈📈

[@dkim4703]

what song in 10:10-10:30???

[@srikantht2403]

Nice surprise to the players

[@aldolopez9564]

Hikaru talking about cars, words of wisdom.

[@mariowaldo]

Da miedo verlo jugar es demasiado predictivo y muy certero.

[@kONEzzer]

That tesla stock advice lolol

[@BeastStats]

Installed Twitch just to see your games live

[@coleclark6866]

looking back at tesla stock at 21:00 lol

[@tylerhansen5385]

A one-participant 401(k) that you set up as a self-employed individual is often better than a SEP-IRA. They have the same annual limit for "employer" contributions (25% of salary or 20% of earned income up to something like $56k), but the one-participant 401(k) ALSO lets you make an "employee" contribution of up to $19500 in addition to the employer contribution. If you're making enough money to max out your SEP-IRA at $56k or whatever then it doesn't make a difference, though.

[@Klaark]

8:50 jeez Hikaru.

[@jacobthompson2189]

New title “playing chess and talking about stocks”

[@eliacafasso5249]

Does anybody know the song at 19:35?

[@foodu6007]

Yeeee Hikaru knows Honda is a beauty of a car

[@issaccoltman6249]

20:47 TSLA is now at 1500.84

[@usmansheikh8327]

i became your fan buddy.

[@nazmimohamed9459]

6:05 Stuttering at its finest

[@bigztopanga7330]

21:06 tesla going to 500 a share? wish I could get it like that now

[@canhuctran7199]

love ya so much

[@sealtrain8252]

That was a cold take about Tesla

[@andrewdirrell7497]

Oh gosh... I have to check if I played with that nick 😁

[@rahuldev2785]

21:00 Hikaru was wrong. Tesla is 650 now.

[@hero9402]

lol yeah

[@valerian8953]

8:40 he would never guessed the future ^_^

[@matiaschristensen6721]

10:41 caballo a g4 jaque y te llevas gratis un alfil pero el tipo movió la torre alguien me explica porque?

[@sogirtanio]

Hikaru trash talking tesla and Louis Vuitton did not age well... Love his videos!

[@markkealy4417]

It's mad how long it took him to multiply 56,000 x 4, in comparison to how fast he can calculate in chess

[@stevelockheart7536]

what is the name of the background music ?

[@tebatso984]

Ahh trading places funnny movie, on the other hand gg

[@PS3paulio2000]

20:50 lmao funny how that proofed to be absolutely wrong

[@ioantamas9475]

Hikaru is great.

[@dilhumbug3963]

Does anyone know the song that starts at 26:52 because i cant stop searching for it

[@dilhumbug3963]

Google keeps refering to gaither vocal band but it doesnt have the same music like in the video HELP SOS RED FLAG

[@ghostapostle7225]

I'll Never Die - Daniel Gunnarsson