Streaming now at kick.com/gmhikaru with Jon Ludvig Hammer and Fiona Steil-Antoni. Playing Fabiano Caruana 🌻🍍🌻 #FIDECandidates

En 2006 à l'Olympiade de Turin, Fiona Steil-Antoni obtenait la médaille d’or au 2e échiquier.
Mais une lassitude pour le jeu s’installe et elle décide d’aborder les #échecs sous un autre angle !
🎙️ Découvrez son interview dans le numéro d'avril d'Europe Échecs : europe-echecs.com/art/numero-d-a…

On the 17th of April 2024, I will attempt to break the Guiness World record for the longest Chess marathon in the heart of Times Square New York City for 58 hours without losing a game.
Doing this for the dreams of millions of children across Africa without access to education.

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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again… Chess is effing brutal!

Recap is up! youtu.be/918mUnQxedM
Also me questioning my choices... 👇🏼

Let's keep up the momentum! Today I play Gukesh D with black and as always Jon Ludvig Hammer and Fiona Steil-Antoni are calling the action. kick.com/gmhikaru 🌻🍍🌻 #FIDECandidates

What a wild game! Recap is up: youtube.com/watch?v=QA4Hye… Like, subscribe, share, comment while I pass out!! Thanks for all the support!!

Firouzja makes his move with under five seconds and immediately realizes he's lost just after!
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Today I have black vs the French Phenom Alireza Firouzja! Jon Ludvig Hammer and Fiona Steil-Antoni have the action at kick.com/gmhikaru. 🌻🍍🌻

Today I play Praggnanandhaa and as usual Jon Ludvig Hammer and Fiona Steil-Antoni call the action at kick.com/gmhikaru. #FIDECandidates Send 🌻🍍🌻!!

Final Grand Swiss vlog is finally out! 🚨 (Sorry about the delay - serious tech issues)
Edited by Dan and featuring Jovanka Houska David Howell Lennart Ootes Sagar Shah ChessBase India Vidit Gujrathi Vaishali Praggnanandhaa Anish Giri...
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cute moment Fiona Steil-Antoni captured in her new vlog, me getting a signature from Pia Cramling at the grand swiss last year! youtube.com/watch?v=IwiFlo…

Ok. Let's right this ship. Playing Nijat Abasov today and Jon Ludvig Hammer and Fiona Steil-Antoni will be handling commentary on kick.com/gmhikaru. I really appreciate so so many positive comments on youtube!! Keep sending energy! 🍍🌻🍍 #FIDECandidates

Day 1 was exciting, let's see how a game vs Vidit Gujrathi will go in #FIDECandidates . Watch now on kick.com/gmhikaru with Jon Ludvig Hammer and Fiona Steil-Antoni calling the action. As always, send all the energy 🌻🍍🌻

Lots of interesting openings and games in the first round! Having lived through the QGD/Petroff era, I don't take the variety for granted.

Highlight: Alireza-Pragg time scramble
Disappointment: Lagno accepting a draw in a much better position.

Tough first round today, but the content never ends!
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Ok. So it begins. I'm playing Fabiano Caruana with black today and you can watch this game and all the #FIDECandidates at kick.com/gmhikaru with Jon Ludvig Hammer and Fiona Steil-Antoni starting now. Tune in and don't forget your 🌻and 🍍emotes!

Sporting the Hikaru Nakamura beanie, surveying my amazing studio at Eldorado!

This will be home for the next three weeks as Fiona Steil-Antoni and I guide you through Hikaru's journey to the World Champion throne!

We start tomorrow: Caruana-Nakamura 20.45 at kick.com/gmhikaru

Following the example of Benko/Fischer, I've decided to give up my spot in the Candidates to GM Wesley So and Fiona Steil-Antoni and I will be covering his progress in the candidates in Toronto according to the attached schedule. I will, of course, be playing Titled Tuesday myself.…