American chess grandmaster and streamer (born 1987)
For the manga artist, see Hikaru Nakamura (artist).
Hikaru Nakamura
Nakamura at the 2016 Chess Olympiad
Born
Christopher Hikaru Nakamura
(1987-12-09) December 9, 1987 (age 36)
Hirakata, Japan
Citizenship
United States
Alma mater
Dickinson College
Occupations
Chess Grandmaster
Streamer
Author
Years active
1998–present
Spouse
Atousa Pourkashiyan
(m. 2023)
Relatives
Sunil Weeramantry (stepfather)
Japanese name
Kanji
中村 光
Hiragana
なかむら ひかる
Katakana
ナカムラ・ヒカル
Transcriptions
Romanization
Nakamura Hikaru
Chess career
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)
Twitch information
Channel
GMHikaru
Years active
2015–present
Followers
1.9 million
Last updated: April 23, 2024
Kick information
Channel
GMHikaru
Years active
2023–present
Followers
108.8 thousand
Last updated: April 23, 2024
YouTube information
Channel
GMHikaru
Years active
2017–present
Genres
Chess
Online chess
Subscribers
2.33 million[1]
Total views
760,722,256[1]
Creator Awards
100,000 subscribers
2020
1,000,000 subscribers
2021
Last updated: April 23, 2024
Christopher Hikaru Nakamura[2] (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.
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;[3] he has remained at or near the No. 1 rank in rapid and blitz ever since.[4][5]
^ ab"About GMHikaru". YouTube.
^Memorandum in Support of Defendant Christopher Hikaru Nakamura's Motion to Dismiss Archived December 9, 2022, at the Wayback Machine, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, December 7, 2022
^"FIDE Publishes Rapid and Blitz Rating Lists. Nakamura Heads Both". Chess-News. Archived from the original on May 19, 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
^"FIDE rating list comparison". Archived from the original on August 24, 2022. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
^"FIDE Publishes Rapid and Blitz Rating Lists. Nakamura Heads Both". Chess-News. Archived from the original on May 19, 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
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