As you get stronger, you learn to maintain the position against higher rated players. This comes with experience. Hikaru Nakamura Read Quote
I’ve found for playing that it’s generally not a good thing to be drinking. Hikaru Nakamura Read Quote
The way I play is not like most people. The moves are more computeresque. They’re not the moves that most humans are going to play. Hikaru Nakamura Read Quote
If you talk to some of the older players, they definitely say they see beauty in certain games. In my case, there are certain times when I think, ‘Wow, that’s so amazing, chess is so full of ideas.’ But most of the time I tend to be much more pragmatic about it, as opposed to thinking about it as art or something exquisite. Hikaru Nakamura Read Quote
There are so many strong players that everything has to go right for you to win. Hikaru Nakamura Read Quote
It’s very encouraging that the game of chess is growing in the U.S. and is becoming more popular. Hikaru Nakamura Read Quote
The first championship in 2005 will always be the most special but winning this fifth one was by far my best performance because of the strength of the field. Hikaru Nakamura Read Quote
Definitely, some of the artistry and poetry has been lost in modern chess. It’s very rare that I play a game where I’m like, ‘Wow, this is really interesting. There were so many possibilities! It was such a rich game.’ Hikaru Nakamura Read Quote
