Hikaru Nakamura

Because of the Internet, chess is not about your nationality or your background. Anyone can get good now.

— Hikaru Nakamura

There aren't really any 'American' grandmasters that are higher rated than me.

— Hikaru Nakamura

I get tired of the traveling.

— Hikaru Nakamura

When I was younger, I would look at a game with computers and still be fascinated by the possibilities.

— Hikaru Nakamura

The single most important thing in life is to believe in yourself regardless of what everyone else says.

— Hikaru Nakamura

I want to be ranked in the top 100 players. If I can achieve that, I'll think about the world championship.

— Hikaru Nakamura

I will say there have been occasional times - not when I'm playing, but when I'm studying - that I have found…

— Hikaru Nakamura

I've won the U.S. Championship. I've won a lot of tournaments.

— Hikaru Nakamura

Chess is a great game. It's a lot of fun, but sometimes you wonder what else is out there.

— Hikaru Nakamura

A lot of people see a future where you could make a living as a chess player.

— Hikaru Nakamura

Critical thinking is the most important factor with chess. As it is in life, you need to think before you make decisions.

— Hikaru Nakamura

It's interesting to find new things with the game. It's fun finding new positions, new openings and new strategies.

— Hikaru Nakamura

As you get stronger, you learn to maintain the position against higher rated players. This comes with experience.

— Hikaru Nakamura

If you talk to some of the older players, they definitely say they see beauty in certain games. In my case, there…

— Hikaru Nakamura

I'm into hiking and mountains and I follow hockey and basketball pretty avidly.

— Hikaru Nakamura

When you're 17 and 18 is when you get really good, and in college, you have to put the chess aside.

— Hikaru Nakamura

First, we are born in the same galaxy. Born of the same species. Our lifetimes overlap. The meetings between humans are so…

— Hikaru Nakamura

Everybody uses computers to train so much now that the first nine or 10 moves of a match are made without thinking.

— Hikaru Nakamura

The first championship in 2005 will always be the most special but winning this fifth one was by far my best performance…

— Hikaru Nakamura

It's easy to become angry, but when you get better, you channel your energy into the game.

— Hikaru Nakamura

I love the game. I love everything that it can do for people. It's not all about me.

— Hikaru Nakamura

It's good to win. Losses aren't good, and draws are O.K.

— Hikaru Nakamura

No matter how badly you play, unless you make a flat-out blunder, there's always going to be some narrow path to being…

— Hikaru Nakamura

I play different styles, and am very good at changing how I play.

— Hikaru Nakamura

In chess, everyone's accepted. That's what's great about it. You can be a little bit different. You can be an oddball.

— Hikaru Nakamura