Christopher Hikaru Nakamura[1] (Japanese: 中村光, born December 9, 1987) is an American chess grandmaster, streamer, YouTuber, five-time U.S. Chess Champion, and the 2022 World Fischer …

Hikaru is universally recognized as one of the world's best “blitz” players and, arguably, the very best at "bullet" chess. He defeated the current world No. 1, GM Magnus Carlsen, in a four game match in …

Hikaru Nakamura is an American grandmaster and the most successful chess streamer in the world. Learn more about his chess achievements.

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At fifteen years and 79 days Hikaru Nakamura became the youngest American Grandmaster in history. Although that record has since been broken, his reign as a chess prodigy did not stop there.

Grandmaster in 2003 at the age of 15 years 2 months and 19 days, the youngest ever US grandmaster at the time until overtaken by Fabio Caruana and Ray Robson respectively. World U14 Champion …

Oct 20, 2024 · With more than four million followers across Twitch and YouTube, Hikaru Nakamura is, for many, the face of online chess.

1M Followers, 81 Following, 443 Posts - Hikaru Nakamura (@gmhikaru) on Instagram: "Professional Chessplayer and 5-Time US Chess Champion | Team Falcons Member twitch.tv/GMHikaru | …

Dec 22, 2025 · Hikaru Nakamura: I think studying 10 hours a day is nonsense. Someone who spends four hours a day, potentially, if they’re focusing on the right things, can be much more efficient.

Hikaru Nakamura is working to meet the requirement of playing enough classical games in 2025 to qualify for the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament by rating. The world number two recently entered …