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'''Hikaru Nakamura''' is the most popular streamer and commentator on [[chess]] in the world, and one of its finest players at [[speed chess]]. He is ranked #1 in [[blitz chess]]. Many consider him to be the greatest [[American]] chess player since [[Bobby Fischer]]. Nakamura, whose mother is American, immigrated from [[Japan]] to the [[United States]] at the age of 2. | '''Hikaru Nakamura''' is the most popular streamer and commentator on [[chess]] in the world, and one of its finest players at [[speed chess]]. He is ranked #1 in [[blitz chess]]. Many consider him to be the greatest [[American]] chess player since [[Bobby Fischer]]. Nakamura, whose mother is American, immigrated from [[Japan]] to the [[United States]] at the age of 2. | ||
| − | On October 30, 2022, Hikaru Nakamura won the world championship in the coveted [[Fischer Random Chess] format, after winning an armageddon tiebreaker.<ref>https://www.chess.com/news/view/wins-fischer-random-world-championship-final-hikaru-nakamura</ref> | + | In December 2022, Hikaru won his fifth straight world Speed Chess Championship, by defeating the reigning classical world chess champion [[Magnus Carlsen]].<ref>https://dotesports.com/chess/news/nakamura-wins-heavyweight-chess-class-against-carlsen-with-one-second-to-spare</ref> |
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| + | On October 30, 2022, Hikaru Nakamura won the world championship in the coveted [[Fischer Random Chess]] format, after winning an armageddon tiebreaker.<ref>https://www.chess.com/news/view/wins-fischer-random-world-championship-final-hikaru-nakamura</ref> | ||
Nakamura is also a leading defender of integrity in the game, against cheaters. Nakamura was an early defender of [[Magnus Carlsen]] as he stood against the [[chess cheating scandal]], and was subsequently victimized by a frivolous, harassing lawsuit as a result. | Nakamura is also a leading defender of integrity in the game, against cheaters. Nakamura was an early defender of [[Magnus Carlsen]] as he stood against the [[chess cheating scandal]], and was subsequently victimized by a frivolous, harassing lawsuit as a result. | ||
Revision as of 22:57, December 20, 2022
Hikaru Nakamura is the most popular streamer and commentator on chess in the world, and one of its finest players at speed chess. He is ranked #1 in blitz chess. Many consider him to be the greatest American chess player since Bobby Fischer. Nakamura, whose mother is American, immigrated from Japan to the United States at the age of 2.
In December 2022, Hikaru won his fifth straight world Speed Chess Championship, by defeating the reigning classical world chess champion Magnus Carlsen.[1]
On October 30, 2022, Hikaru Nakamura won the world championship in the coveted Fischer Random Chess format, after winning an armageddon tiebreaker.[2]
Nakamura is also a leading defender of integrity in the game, against cheaters. Nakamura was an early defender of Magnus Carlsen as he stood against the chess cheating scandal, and was subsequently victimized by a frivolous, harassing lawsuit as a result.
He is a 5-time United States chess champion, and led the U.S. team to win the gold medal at the 2016 Chess Olympiad. He became a grandmaster at a record-breaking age for an American of only 15 years old.
As of October 30, 2022, he ranks #6 worldwide in chess.[3]
As to his popularity on Twitch:
| “ | In March, when he first started streaming in earnest, an average of 2,000 people tuned in live to watch Nakamura. As quarantine intensified, that number jumped to 18,000. Now his fanbase has grown to 366,000 followers.[4] | ” |
On Facebook he has 229,000 followers.[5]
Tournament record
Nakamura defeated Wesley So by 13.5-12.5 in the 2020 Speed Chess Championship.[6]
References
- ↑ https://dotesports.com/chess/news/nakamura-wins-heavyweight-chess-class-against-carlsen-with-one-second-to-spare
- ↑ https://www.chess.com/news/view/wins-fischer-random-world-championship-final-hikaru-nakamura
- ↑ https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2016192
- ↑ https://www.wired.com/story/hikaru-nakamura-twitch-chess/
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/GMHikaru
- ↑ https://mb.com.ph/2020/12/10/wesley-so-falls-to-hikaru-nakamura-in-speed-chess-semis/