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@Isak606X @NepoWorldChamp how dare he farm a 2800

@NepoWorldChamp Funny though that Naka would probably be something like 2770 without his games againts Fabi in the past 4 years

Caruana suffers a temporary 50-elo debuff when he faces Hikaru😭 Good win by TT Man though Sindarov’s pretty much won the tournament. I have him as the early favorite for the title

@payer_single @GrantTDM @chess24com fabi was happy for a draw from the opening lol

@GrantTDM @chess24com The position was equal. Fabi tried too hard to keep the game going. He shouldn't have assumed Hikaru would just collapse.

Is the Nakamura curse striking again for Caruana? Hikaru looks close to winning, which would mean Sindarov will have a 2-point lead! chess.com/events/2026-fi…

@float_party @JoshNoLook @chess24com oh no one bad tournemnt whihc isnt even over

@HNCHO7 @JoshNoLook @chess24com Just not this one!

Nakamura moves to 2/2 in the Washington Dulles Open, though young Khanim Ismayilova put up a tremendous fight playing on the 10-second increment! The next round starts soon: chess.com/events/2025-1s…

@backmarket idiotic customer service is telling me to ship a fire hazard yet seemingly unwilling to proivde compliant shipment. One of their agents told me should be ok to ship...... "should" what a joke ill be sueing the shit out of them if anything goes wrong

@OldManKill @stephenjanitor @chess24com Norway chess 3x the American cup twice, the grand swiss, grand prix, the candiates 2x. He literally played the best opponents nobody else faced an averge rating as hugh

@HNCHO7 @stephenjanitor @chess24com Playing against IMs 😂

Bluebaum and Nakamura both reach the halfway point of the #FIDECandidates without a win, but the frustration will be greatest for pre-tournament ratings favorite Hikaru!

@stephenjanitor @chess24com I gate when people chery pick one tournament to prove a point as if he hasn't gained rating every other time hes laked the last 5 years. So dishonest

@stephenjanitor @chess24com He also gained 80 points during a deflationary period... ur argument makes no sense

@bimbamzee @backmarket @BBCWatchdog If they covered every backmarket product failure theyde be swamped with work lol

@HNCHO7 @backmarket @BBCWatchdog @BBCWatchdog

@backmarket nice job carol advcing me to ship[ a fire hazrad, nice job stalling, nice job selling me a product that catches flames, telling me not to touch it but also provide pictures and once picures provided stalling for over a week.

@bimbamzee @backmarket @BBCWatchdog thankfully. they were like dont touch it but we need pics but dont retrieve it i had nothing intially so i just went back got pics. u think my life is worth that?😂😅

@HNCHO7 @backmarket @BBCWatchdog do you have pics?

@bimbamzee @backmarket @BBCWatchdog actual insanity lmao

@HNCHO7 @backmarket Regardless of what they do this isnt OK refunds arent even imrpotant when its a fire hazard. i wouldnt keep it and telling u to ship it is crazy work. @BBCWatchdog please look

@backmarket OK

@HNCHO7 We're so sorry to hear that! Please DM us so we can look into this for you.

@mesmoots NO!! mine blew up and they've been stalling for weeks

Backmarket les Mac c’est bien ?

@notfranchise he gained 4 rating points tru those tourments lets not ignore the 80 gained in top level events

Hikaru did all that for the rating spot just to give all his rating away

@allfootnotes @SaritaGupt78931 @notfranchise he gained 80 pts three years, world number 2 and consisnietly 2900 level since th epandmeic

@SaritaGupt78931 @notfranchise Talking about "potential" for a guy who is reaching retirement age

welp

@notfranchise you guys are so reactive why ignore the 10+ tourmenets before he played at a 2800 level

@_Playful_Cloud_ @Harryputtar98 he sacced 3 pawns so if u dont know the move its almost imposibble

@Harryputtar98 It is not as uncommon as people might think. Many players are taken out of book and still play the top moves. A top player like Hikaru should've found those. They're best of the best for a reason(he was?)

Ding liren once played a game vs hikaru in candidates , where hikaru was up 1 hour and trapped ding in a unknown convicted prep. Ding just found all top moves over the board and made the draw. Hikaru himself praised him after the game for this. Ding was a champion.

@CheckAllChecks @durarbayli getting destoryed otb? are u serious how dioes one rach top 2 all fomrats ogtb getting destroyed, gaining 80 pts in 3 years

@durarbayli I strongly disagree with you here. Also, I find it very interesting that he is the best titled Tuesday player ever but he is getting destroyed right and left OTB. Interesting.

Hikaru Nakamura appreciation post. He is getting way too much disrespect right now. I know he has always had haters because of how directly he speaks and because of some of his actions over the years. But I also think qualifying for the Candidates through those Mickey Mouse events rubbed a lot of chess fans the wrong way, and he is paying the price for that now. Honestly, I think if he had played Grand Swiss and a few more serious classical events in 2025, he would have come into this tournament in much better shape. I also think part of the issue is motivation. It feels like he wanted to play the Candidates mainly because it gave him a path to the World Championship, not because he loves classical chess at this point. And when you already seem half-detached from classical, it is very hard to show up to the toughest event in the world and perform at your best. Because he is having a bad event, everything he says is now being judged through the lens of losing. My feed is full of criticism. When Hikaru criticized the anti-cheating measures, I think he had a point. When he criticized his own team for missing 12...0-0, I think he had a point there, too. But once a player is losing, people stop listening to the argument and start attacking the person. That is exactly what is happening here. I am not even a big Hikaru fan. But people should remember who he is. He is a legendary player. His online chess over the last 20 years is unmatched. In classical chess, he crossed 2800 twice. Only 16 players in history have ever reached that level, and not all of them made it back after dropping below it. Hikaru did. Around 2020, when he became more of a streamer, a lot of people stopped taking him seriously as a top player. Then he came back in 2022 and proved again that he is exceptional. And beyond that, his work as a streamer has been huge for chess. He brought a massive number of new people into the game. He has also consistently brought attention to issues inside the chess world and forced conversations that others would rather avoid. You do not have to like Hikaru. I am not saying that. But the amount of disrespect he gets is absurd. He is one of the most important chess figures of his era.

@XisTheNewTwiter @HansMokeNiemann except its not reasonable. he said he had no issue with them but th delay is running experience for viewers (game was spoilt)

@HansMokeNiemann Can you stop writing reasonable tweets and go back to your villain arc ? Thanks

Historically, Hikaru Nakamura has made numerous public accusations against other players without consistently providing strong evidence or facing meaningful accountability. Now that stricter anti-cheating measures are being implemented, he appears to object to them. If he genuinely believes that over-the-board cheating is so difficult, it raises questions about why he made such serious allegations during events like the Sinquefield Cup.

@4k0n1u5 @aclownsclown yes tell him how to prepare as if he hasn't gained 80 points plating this way

@aclownsclown World no 2 when he realises chess requires coming up with moves over the board and not just blitzing out 30 moves of prep.

My brother in fucking Christ WHY DID YOU PLAY THAT LINE THEN