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Re:Becoming a Chess Grandmaster by bluedino on Monday July 26, 2021 @03:47PM (#27964446)
Even an IM (International Master) is blown away by the waya GM (Grandmaster) thinks/analyzes. Levy does a video with Hikaru and he looks like an amateur in comparison.
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Re:Becoming a Chess Grandmaster by aoeusnth1 on Monday July 26, 2021 @04:01PM (#27964605)
To be fair to Levy, Hikaru is the best blitz player alive and one of the top 20 classical players. Hikaru is better than your typical grandmaster by about the same amount that a grandmaster is better than Levy (250 rating vs 150 rating points).
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Re:Becoming a Chess Grandmaster by paulddraper on Monday July 26, 2021 @03:53PM (#27964517)
I was trying find that video.

I think Hikaru plays him at rook+knight odds or something.

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Re:Becoming a Chess Grandmaster by starik36 on Monday July 26, 2021 @05:57PM (#27965998)
The video where they analyze tricky positions on their own and then compare notes is pretty illuminating. Hikaru's thought process is just different from an IM.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dQzTnvsNG4

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