Hikaru Nakamura
Christopher Hikaru Nakamura 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.
Tournaments won by Hikaru Nakamura
| Tournament | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Norway Chess | 2023 | Stavanger (Norway) |
| American Cup | 2023 | St. Louis (United States) |
| FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Championship 2022 | 2022 | Reykjavik (Iceland) |
| FIDE Grand Prix | 2022 | Berlin (Germany) |
| FIDE Grand Prix | 2019 | Moscow (Russia) |
| US Chess Championship | 2019 | St. Louis (United States) |
| London Chess Classic | 2018 | London (United Kingdom) |
| Gibraltar International Chess Festival | 2017 | Gibraltar (Gibraltar) |
| Zurich Chess Challenge | 2017 | Zurich (Switzerland) |
| Gibraltar International Chess Festival | 2016 | Gibraltar (Gibraltar) |
| Zurich Chess Challenge | 2016 | Zurich (Switzerland) |
| Gibraltar International Chess Festival | 2015 | Gibraltar (Gibraltar) |
| Millionaire Chess Open #2 | 2015 | Las Vegas (United States) |
| Zurich Chess Challenge | 2015 | Zurich (Switzerland) |
| FIDE Grand Prix | 2015 | Khanty-Mansiysk (Russia) |
| US Chess Championship | 2015 | St. Louis (United States) |
| London Chess Classic | 2013 | London (United Kingdom) |
| US Chess Championship | 2012 | St. Louis (United States) |
| Tata Steel tournament | 2011 | Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands) |
| World Open chess tournament | 2009 | Philadelphia (United States) |
| US Chess Championship | 2009 | St. Louis (United States) |
| Gibraltar International Chess Festival | 2008 | Gibraltar (Gibraltar) |
| World Open chess tournament | 2007 | Valley Forge (United States) |
| US Chess Championship | 2005 | San Diego (United States) |
Photo:
Lennart Ootes
Born: Wednesday, December 9, 1987