He started playing chess when he was seven, coached by his stepfather, Sunil Weeramantry. When he was two years old, he and his mother and brother moved to the United States. He is the younger brother of Asuka Nakamura.

In July 2023, he married WGM Atousa Pourkashiyan.Ĭhristopher Hikaru Nakamura was born Decemin Hirakata in Osaka, Japan, to a Japanese father and an American mother. He was the world's second-ranked player as of October 2015. (born Dec-09-1987, 35 years old) Japan (federation/nationality United States of America)Īwarded the title of IM in 2001 and that of GM in 2003, Nakamura won the US Championship in 2004, 2009, 2012, 20. Search Sacrifice Explorer for Hikaru Nakamura 🏆 FIDE Grand Swiss A Erigaisi vs Nakamura (Nov-04-23) 1/2-1/2 Video link kibitz put Fredthebear in new century by fredthebearįighting Chess with Hikaru Nakamura by kenilworthianīook: Fighting Chess with Hikaru Nakamura by Baby HawkĢ020 The Corona Beer & Black Bears Matter Mo Ode by fredthebear Naka's Nook Mistook Fredthebear by fredthebear

are excluded from this statistic.įIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (2004)Ĭ Speed Chess Championship 2017/18 (2017) * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.Ģ134 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc.

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