“Doesn’t seem like the same person:” Hikaru delivers devastating verdict on world chess champion

Taking the opportunity to discuss their ongoing game in the “confessional booth,” Hikaru Nakamura voiced his concerns about the current classical world chess champion, Ding Liren—and his thoughts echoed the ongoing discussion about the Chinese player’s mental state elsewhere in the chess world.

The ongoing Norway Chess supertournament offers an interesting opportunity for players in the form of a “confessional booth” to let viewers into their thought process during the game. Unsurprisingly, Hikaru Nakamura is the player who makes use of this the most, and he did it again during his match with world champion Ding Liren.

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