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Hikaru Nakamura

Hikaru Nakamura's Blitz

Pre-made chess opening repertoire for White

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

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About this repertoire

Unconventional and even slightly dubious sidelines that get you a playable position and your opponent out of their comfort zone.

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 45 14 / 100 45 / 100
1000-1200 50 27 / 100 48 / 100
1200-1400 60 33 / 100 47 / 100
1400-1600 71 31 / 100 45 / 100
1600-1800 80 33 / 100 44 / 100
1800-2000 85 34 / 100 41 / 100
2000-2200 104 38 / 100 37 / 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 White 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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