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Hikaru Nakamura

Hikaru Nakamura's Blitz

Pre-made chess opening repertoire for Black

Built from Hikaru Nakamura's games. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Hikaru Nakamura.

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About this repertoire

A low theory repertoire based around the idea of playing 1…g6 against everything. Perfect if you want to avoid theory and just play chess.

What it looks like at your rating

Chessbook trims every repertoire to the moves opponents actually play at your level, so the same repertoire is a different size for a 1000 and a 2000. These numbers use the default coverage target of one game in 150; effectiveness and soundness are Chessbook's own scores, explained in the help pages.

Lichess rating Moves to learn Effectiveness Soundness
0-1000 44 45 / 100 46 / 100
1000-1200 48 36 / 100 45 / 100
1200-1400 51 33 / 100 42 / 100
1400-1600 57 34 / 100 41 / 100
1600-1800 62 37 / 100 39 / 100
1800-2000 74 38 / 100 39 / 100
2000-2200 91 40 / 100 38 / 100

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Questions about pre-made repertoires

Is Hikaru Nakamura's Blitz free?

Yes. Every pre-made repertoire on Chessbook is free to add. The free Starter plan holds up to 200 moves across your repertoires; Chessbook Pro removes the limit.

What happens when I add it?

The lines are copied into your own repertoire, trimmed to the positions that actually occur at your rating. From there you can edit any move, add lines from other sources, and drill everything with spaced repetition.

Can I combine it with my own Black openings?

Yes. A Chessbook repertoire is one tree per colour, so a pre-made repertoire sits alongside anything you add yourself and the coverage report treats them as one.

Train it with spaced repetition

Add the repertoire, set your rating, and Chessbook schedules every move until you never forget it.

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