When I watch the games of other super grandmasters, they also really like playing the Giuoco Piano, but they will also play the two knight defense every now and then. The Italian game in itself is very popular at the high level of chess, it can be compared to the Ruy Lopez. This opening is one of the two most popular replies to the Italian game. With the black pieces, Hikaru really likes playing the Giuoco Piano with the notation of 1. It is one of the most studied openings out there, Hikaru Nakamura himself must have invested a lot of time mastering this line.ĭue to the frequency of Ruy Lopez appearing in his games, I will take a guess that this is one of his favorite openings. In games that he really wants to win he will likely play the Ruy Lopez, there is just a higher likelihood. In his younger years he studied this line a lot, it may have stuck to his repertoire as he grew older. Hikaru plays a lot of weird openings when he is going casual, but if it is a serious game and he is playing white, you can bet that Ruy Lopez is about to be played. It is rare that he will not go for this if the game is serious. Other grandmasters will sometimes switch it up with an Italian game or a d4 line, Hikaru on the other hand prefers to just go for this line more than anything else. However, from what I notice with Nakamura, he plays this in almost every serious game. I initially didn’t want to include this opening on this list since almost every grandmaster plays the Ruy Lopez at the elite level. This is not a surprise, the Ruy Lopez is one of the most popular chess openings used in the higher level.
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