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Hikaru Nakamura

Five-time US chess champion and streamer

How we know it's theirs

His 2021 r/AnarchyChess AMA, posted from this account, with verified flair

We retrieved 2 posts and 283 comments from u/GMHikaruNakamura, dated 2021 to 2022, most often in r/AnarchyChess and r/HikaruNakamura.

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A redditor wrote in r/AnarchyChess

On “I am 5 time US Chess Champion Hikaru Nakamura. AMA”

What is the en croissant thing everyone is talking about? I’m trying to get one of my world champion Norms soon.

u/GMHikaruNakamura replied

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It’s a special move that not many people talk about. If you stop by a French bakery on your way to the game, you can buy a croissant and legally bribe the arbiter with the pastry. You never know if they’ll accept, but if they do it’s called a win by “en croissant.” It’s harder to do in an online game: you need to use same day shipping.

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A redditor wrote in r/AnarchyChess

On “I am 5 time US Chess Champion Hikaru Nakamura. AMA”

Top 5 juicers

u/GMHikaruNakamura replied

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This is a tough one. On one hand, I literally don’t care. On the other, pawns should be at the top because they are the only piece that can take on passant. After that, it would probably follow with the king, since it is essential to the bong cloud. Then, knights are good for forks and smothered mates (but they’re only in the top 5 if they’ve been an under promotion). Beyond that, I literally don’t care.

A redditor wrote in r/AnarchyChess

On “Checkmate with just one bishop I pulled off the other day”

Woah, chess with portals will actually be really cool.

u/GMHikaruNakamura replied

My friend Garry Chess is already working on the new rules