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Hikaru Nakamura
GM Hikaru Nakamura — five-time US Champion and world #2. Between the memes he's one of the most instructive players alive: his educational speedruns show exactly how a super-GM punishes each rating level's mistakes.
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4 Videos
Hikaru's Step By Step Guide To Chess
Professor Hikaru slows all the way down and teaches chess from scratch — how a world #2 thinks about every move, explained for beginners.
Beginner0–800Beginner Roadmap
SLOWKARU Steps Up to Intermediate Principles | Educational Speedrun
Hikaru plays intermediate-rated opponents and narrates every decision — the principles that separate 1200 from 1600, live.
Intermediate1000–1600Rating Climb
MASTER SLOWKARU Educational Speedrun — He Teaches You More Chess
The Slowkaru speedrun at master level: Hikaru dismantles strong players and explains the ideas most coaches can't even see.
Advanced1600–2400Rating Climb
Hikaru's Climbing the Rating Ladder
Hikaru climbs through every rating band, showing exactly what wins at each level and which habits to drop as you rise.
Advanced1400–2400Rating Climb