Find Practical Moves
Nakamura wins often combine objective strength with practical pressure. Look for moves that make the opponent's task harder.
Nakamura Games: Study Nakamura Games Move by Move
Study Nakamura games through interactive Guess the Move training. Play through Hikaru Nakamura's wins, practice tactical speed, practical pressure, and resourceful calculation, and track your score and accuracy.
Nakamura Games to Study
Choose a Nakamura game, play through the winning side's moves, and return here to review your score and accuracy. This table is built for players who want to study Nakamura games actively instead of replaying them passively.
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| Game | Event | Year | Moves | Played | Current move | Score | Correct | Accuracy | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hikaru Nakamura - John W Loyte 1-0 | US Open, Framingham, MA USA | 2001 | 30 | No | - | - | - | - | Start |
Gennadij Germanovich Sagalchik - Hikaru Nakamura 0-1 | American Continental, Buenos Aires ARG | 2003 | 37 | No | - | - | - | - | Start |
Hikaru Nakamura - Sergey Karjakin 1-0 | Karjakin - Nakamura Match, Cuernavaca MEX | 2004 | 55 | No | - | - | - | - | Start |
Michal Vladimirovich Krasenkow - Hikaru Nakamura 0-1 | Casino de Barcelona, Barcelona ESP | 2007 | 28 | No | - | - | - | - | Start |
Alexander Beliavsky - Hikaru Nakamura 0-1 | Rising Stars - Experience, Amsterdam NED | 2009 | 34 | No | - | - | - | - | Start |
Boris Gelfand - Hikaru Nakamura 0-1 | World Team Championship, Bursa TUR | 2010 | 33 | No | - | - | - | - | Start |
Hikaru Nakamura - Vladimir Kramnik 1-0 | Istanbul Olympiad, Istanbul TUR | 2012 | 80 | No | - | - | - | - | Start |
Wesley So - Hikaru Nakamura 0-1 | Sinquefield Cup, St Louis, MO USA | 2015 | 39 | No | - | - | - | - | Start |
Stay Tactically Sharp
Before choosing a quiet move, scan forcing lines. Nakamura's style rewards quick recognition of tactical chances.
Use Time-Pressure Habits
Train decisive candidate selection: identify threats, compare forcing moves, and choose a move you would trust in a real game.
How to Use This Page
For improvement
Study Nakamura games slowly. Write down your candidate moves, choose one move, and only then compare your decision with the game. The value comes from noticing why a great player preferred one plan over another.
For searchers
This page is a focused entry point for players looking for Nakamura games, ways to study Nakamura games, world champion game study, and online Guess the Move chess practice.
Nakamura Guess the Move FAQ
What are Nakamura Games on IgniteChess?
Nakamura Games are interactive Guess the Move lessons built from Hikaru Nakamura's games. Instead of replaying the moves passively, you study Nakamura games by choosing the move you think the player or winning side played.
How do I study Nakamura games with Guess the Move?
Choose a game from the table, calculate candidate moves before each turn, play your move on the board, and then compare it with the historical game move, engine feedback, score, and accuracy.
Can I track progress while I study Nakamura games?
Yes. The table shows completed games, resumable games, current move, score, correct moves, and accuracy when progress data is available.
Where can I start playing?
Start from the Nakamura games table above, or use the main Guess the Move trainer to choose a master game and begin move-by-move training.