Hikaru Nakamura
Christopher Hikaru Nakamura (born December 9, 1987) is an American chess grandmaster, streamer, YouTuber, five-time U.S. Chess Champion, and the reigning World Fischer Random Chess Champion. A chess prodigy, he earned his grandmaster title at the age of 15, the youngest American at the time to do so. With a peak rating of 2816, Nakamura is the tenth-highest-rated player in history.
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Nakamura at the 2016 Chess Olympiad | ||||||||||
| Born | Christopher Hikaru Nakamura December 9, 1987 Hirakata, Japan | |||||||||
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| Alma mater | Dickinson College | |||||||||
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| Years active | 1998–present | |||||||||
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| Relatives | Sunil Weeramantry (stepfather) | |||||||||
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| Kanji | 中村 光 | |||||||||
| Hiragana | なかむら ひかる | |||||||||
| Katakana | ナカムラ・ヒカル | |||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||
| Title | Grandmaster (2003) | |||||||||
| FIDE rating | 2789 (April 2024) | |||||||||
| Peak rating | 2816 (October 2015) | |||||||||
| Ranking | No. 3 (April 2024) | |||||||||
| Peak ranking | No. 2 (October 2015) | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2015–present | |||||||||
| Followers | 1.9 million | |||||||||
Last updated: July 22, 2023 | ||||||||||
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| Years active | 2023–present | |||||||||
| Followers | 105.8 thousand | |||||||||
Last updated: April 5, 2024 | ||||||||||
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| Years active | 2017–present | |||||||||
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| Subscribers | 2.29 million | |||||||||
| Total views | 747.8 million | |||||||||
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Last updated: April 5, 2024 | ||||||||||
Nakamura has represented the United States at five Chess Olympiads, securing a team gold medal and two team bronze medals. In May 2014, when FIDE began publishing official rapid and blitz chess ratings, Nakamura ranked No. 1 in the world on both lists; he has remained at or near the No. 1 rank in rapid and blitz ever since.
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