Hikaru Nakamura Teaches The Art of Chess Tactics | Master Chess 

"Then I quietly go here" *(Proceeds to calculate the energy output of a collapsing star)*

Alternate title: Hikaru draws a trillion arrows and his viewers pretend to understand

me watching Hikaru explaining: "wow, nice, as long as I follow the thought process, should be easy", me solving puzzles: "mate where?"

GM Mr.Hikaru Nakamura is the reason I play chess during my spare time. These are the takeaways I got from this video: 1. Before making a move, it’s very important to know what pieces are left on the board and where they’re currently positioned. 2. Before making a move, I must get a clear picture of what happens if I move a piece to a certain square. The goal is to make sure my king stays safe and I have a good approach to attacking my opponent’s king in hopes to get a checkmate to get the win. 3. Always be on the lookout for openings to threaten the opponent’s king 4. Never rush a move without a clear picture of what’s going on (not only is this a bad habit, it is the root cause of blunders). 5. Do not focus on just one area on the board. I have to know what’s going on on all sides of the entire board to know how to protect my king and attack my opponent’s king. Learning from Mr.Nakamura really helped me fix bad habits and improve as a chess player. Subscribing now.

I really hope this is the start of a series of chess lessons from Hikaru!

I love how hikaru pretends its a hard puzzle for us to understand better

Hikaru saw Kasparov’s MasterClass and was like “imma do that, but better”

I really enjoyed actually being walked through these puzzles. I understood it better than, "here, here, here, here, checkmate. Okay let's keep going"

Woah looks like a professional series!

Random nuggets that help you get better "I got some spaghetti just sort of to tide me over..." 🤣 Great video Hikaru!

I really appreciate people like Hikaru and Levy sharing their knowledge with us in such enjoyable and personable ways. Thank you for this and I look forward to more!

Nikaru Hakamura teaches chess

Despite what others may say, this has been very helpful so far for quick and reasonable thinking on my end of puzzles. Thanks Hikaru!

“I got some spaghetti” in the intro shouldn’t have made me laugh as much as it did

As a rather late learner primarily focusing on tactics I could use more of this ! Thanks

Everytime hikaru posts a long video i drop everything and click.

“Battles are won by strategy not tactics.”

In puzzle 47 Nd4 isn't winning because white has an extra tempo to move their king closer with Kd2 and stop black's pawn

this is, hands down, the best chess video on youtube!

The intro was perfect 🤣 I can just hear “Black wins no?”

Hi Hikaru. Please don't interpret this comment the wrong way. Hope you see it only as constructive criticism. I love your channel and it is extremely entertaining. You always have the best chess videos. However only from an educational perspective, this video to me is proof that your videos are more entertainment, rather than educational. Compared to some other chess youtube tutorials, you have a tendency to not look at things from the "beginners" perspective, instead labelling the moves as "straight forward"' etc. To me, this video was once again extremely entertaining, but not educational. I didn't really learn much from a teaching perspective as you moved through the puzzles using your own logic rather than thinking about what the student would be thinking in that moment. Once again you are amazing, just my two cents on "teaching". Have a great day :)

Intro is on point again! This man (the editor) never misses

He’s solving the puzzles before I even see all the pieces on the board 😵‍💫

Hikaru : here's my super GM tactics masterclass. chat : rook to 69 pepelaugh

Would love a puzzle solving show with you helping a rookie chess player through …

Legendary chess “Streamer” 😅 He calls himself a steamer but for me he’ll always be one of the best chess players in the world.

"eww Un peasant" says HIkaru like a Middle Ages Lord

Hikaru I'm curious to know what would be a best practice or way to remember the board. Or is that something that comes later after a certain ELO. Ty for ur time and sharing ur knowledge 😌

He solved some puzzels while staring at comments on the other screen the whole time 😆

More of this pls!!!

At 9:05 kg2 would also work as a first move im pretty sure

I'd like it if in future Master Classes you can explain how in the mid-game you target weak juicers. For me personally, i understand how to take...take...take, but this usually results in me hanging a queen.

I want to learn the art of playing the legendary "takes , takes , takes and win the game"

2:31 funny how my mind didn't register the hanging rook on a7. Not that it mattered here but sometimes it could; those long range backwards diagonal moves by the Queen (or Bishop) are difficult on the eyes yet Hikaru just sees the whole damn board regardless.

tactics I could'nt solve 4:33 5:05 5:48 5:59 7:48 9:15

Was praying on something like this! Thank you!!

does it teach the ways of takes, takes, takes, takes

Hikaru has gotten so strong that he already forgot how to be weak

The puzzles are always repetitive when it comes to checking the King with a queen and a turret and the enemy just throwing materials in to the check

Anybody else thought that this video will be an announcement from Hikaru that he join the masterclass series...

I like the way GM Hikaro teaches us tactics and tactical ideas .GM Hikaro is one of the best chess legends and has very tactical sharp mind .

Great intro!

In puzzles. I dont know if i have to checkmate or win a piece. 😆

Feeling proud of myself for understanding Hikaru loads more than i did a year ago. Thanks for the ride ❤️

This is the series I’ve been waiting for mate @gmhikaru

Guys, this is MasterChess and not MasterClass. MasterClass is trademarked already!

I don’t know why I watch this. I get so excited feeling I learned something. I assure you , I’m getting forked non stop by knights.

On puzzle 42 why cant you just go h7 checkmate?

“Thank you so much Tiger Woods for the sub.” -Naka

i can't even count the peaces that fast

Best editor in the business

Even watching this, I feel like King defense moves are the hardest kind of puzzles the ones where you have 3-4 choices and all but 1 result in a mating net.

That's going to upset the doubters 🤣🤣🤣

I love you Hikaru

"Time to study" *sees video* "Time to study this"

Thank you for these videos, more of this.

i find it can sometimes help when i quietly anticipate the next 86 consecutive and perfect moves of the game

You are a tactical beast

This intro can be used to show games too! Where the intros ending is 2.Ke2

Loved this one!

Please give your editor a raise! That intro was fire.

Amazing intro... really got me

Thanks for this, I appreciate it very much.

Yay! Hikaru slowing down to teach us chess tactics👍🏼

4:10 Hikaru did not get 'The Office' reference

This was so fun to watch

Excellent

Why is it I can solve chess puzzles like these with comparative ease but I'm 1500 on a good day? Ya, probably because I hate studying opening theory so I get myself in trouble that I can't get out of 9 out of 10 times against players who DO study opening theory. I rarely have more than 3 "book moves" to start a game. :-/

I'm not superstitious but I am a little stitious...

Funny how the best players in the world are terrible teachers. It goes for so many disciplines. Hikaru is no exception

It's the moment when you realize you just spent 41 minutes on a video and it passed like seconds for me

I want to see more Juicer Theory

Thank you Hikaru and the team for the content

Thank you good Sir! I, like many many many people really appreciate you taking the time to make vids like these and the others you make. To be able to have one of the greatest players alive, explain moves and strategies in chess in so much detail is awesome. There is many people I know and most likely many more worldwide that feel that you are going to be regarded as the best player on the planet before you stop playing competitive chess. It's only a matter of time in my mind. And all the social media things you do and things like going to play at Coffeechess will make you forever remembered in high regards. There will probably be a day where you no longer want to be in the public eye as much as you are now. I don't take it for granted. To be able to see and hear how you process the game of chess is greatly appreciated by myself and alot of others. I bet you $20 that you will be world champion within the next 10 years. I think you are easily one of the best in the world at the moment. And you will be the undisputed #1 in the world in the future. And possibly crack the top 10 ever. I hope you do. You definitely have the goods. Magnus is one of the best ever but I think he is not ahead of the rest of the pack as much as he used to be. The rest have evolved and Magnus has dropped a step. Just my opinion. Anyways, Cheers Sir!

Hikaru supremacy!!

Epic you are so good Hikaru

Why do you need to do a material count if it's checkmate in 1 move? I guess he means in general for most puzzles, but when you see checkmate in a split second the first think I would calculate is if it really is checkmate in 1 for a second until I'm sure, so I wouldn't spend time doing a material count in those situations.

It's rocket science to me.

Hikaru with another benger damn

People disliking this video like they can beat hikru

SIGN ME UP!

Which board and pieces does hikaru use

Jus take take take take take and win, instruction unclear, blunder queen on 5 move

...Until Magnus comes by and corrects the mistakes of Hikaru.

It is called a jumper

i love watching hikaru's videos in the background while i grind online poker

What happened to Bjergsen? Can't find anything about it.

What a nice intro omg

What is the browser he is using to play

King nakamura torches opponent before he kills you love from India 🇮🇳

Hikaru the Great!

You could put that music in the background of a fart joke and it would still sound profound.

Thank you for this, Hikaru! :)

"Double opps against the lone pony"

Every time I play chess, I lose.

The editor 🤣🤣🤣

he is good at calculating and tacticts and he is too fast why on earth he is not top 10 in classic chess

Thank you.

"En Peasant"

Dios te ama 🇨🇴🙏 bendiciones 🙏