Hikaru Nakamura

American GM

“I feel pretty good. It’s quite nice to shut up all the idiots who think I can’t play chess anymore. Even if I don’t win another game, I’ve proven I belong here. Overall, I’m very happy with this game.

Frankly, speaking of playing for first place, this tournament probably ended for me in the fourth round, when I lost to Wei Yi. So, it’s hard to be super negative about everything.

I think at this stage of my career, having played so many Candidates, you never know what’s going to happen, so I just try to take it day by day.”