Hikaru Nakamura
American chess grandmaster and streamer
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| 2024 | Won more Chess.com Titled Tuesday blitz tournaments than any other player, earning the site's Titled Cup award, 4.5 points ahead of Magnus Carlsen. |
| 2024 | Won more Chess.com Titled Tuesday blitz tournaments than any other player, earning the site's Titled Cup award, 4.5 points ahead of Magnus Carlsen. |
| December 2024 | Participated in the World Rapid and Blitz Championships, finishing with modest results: 7.5/13 in rapid and 8.5/13 in blitz, ending well behind the leaders in both events. |
| December 2024 | Participated in the World Rapid and Blitz Championships, finishing with modest results: 7.5/13 in rapid and 8.5/13 in blitz, ending well behind the leaders in both events. |
| October 2024 | Played in the Global Chess League in London, representing the American Gambits team. Achieved a +2 record, including wins against top players like Alireza Firouzja, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, and Viswanathan Anand. Team finished fourth. |
| October 2024 | Competed in the Chess 9LX tournament at St. Louis Chess Club, finishing second with a 7/9 record in Fischer random chess. Narrowly missed first place after losing to tournament winner Fabiano Caruana. |
| October 2024 | Played in the Global Chess League in London, representing the American Gambits team. Achieved a +2 record, including wins against top players like Alireza Firouzja, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, and Viswanathan Anand. Team finished fourth. |
| October 2024 | Competed in the Chess 9LX tournament at St. Louis Chess Club, finishing second with a 7/9 record in Fischer random chess. Narrowly missed first place after losing to tournament winner Fabiano Caruana. |
| August 2024 | Competed in Chess.com's Speed Chess Championship, qualifying for in-person semifinals. Lost the semifinal to Alireza Firouzja but won the consolation match against Hans Niemann, taking third place. |
| August 2024 | Participated as a wild card in the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz tournament, finishing third overall. Compiled an even score in rapid and a positive score in blitz sections. |
| August 2024 | Competed in Chess.com's Speed Chess Championship, qualifying for in-person semifinals. Lost the semifinal to Alireza Firouzja but won the consolation match against Hans Niemann, taking third place. |
| August 2024 | Participated as a wild card in the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz tournament, finishing third overall. Compiled an even score in rapid and a positive score in blitz sections. |
| July 2024 | Participated in the online CrunchLabs Masters tournament, qualifying with a 7/9 score in the Swiss play-in. Achieved several victories but was eventually eliminated from the tournament. |
| July 2024 | Participated in the online CrunchLabs Masters tournament, qualifying with a 7/9 score in the Swiss play-in. Achieved several victories but was eventually eliminated from the tournament. |
| June 2024 | Won the Chess.com Bullet Chess Championship, defeating multiple grandmasters including Christopher Yoo, David Paravyan, Nihal Sarin, and Daniel Naroditsky. Ultimately lost the final to Alireza Firouzja. |
| June 2024 | Won the Chess.com Bullet Chess Championship, defeating multiple grandmasters including Christopher Yoo, David Paravyan, Nihal Sarin, and Daniel Naroditsky. Ultimately lost the final to Alireza Firouzja. |
| May 2024 | Competed in Norway Chess tournament, finishing second with 15½ points behind Magnus Carlsen's 17½. Demonstrated strong performance in classical games with a +2 record and competitive Armageddon playoffs. |
| May 2024 | Competed in Norway Chess tournament, finishing second with 15½ points behind Magnus Carlsen's 17½. Demonstrated strong performance in classical games with a +2 record and competitive Armageddon playoffs. |
| April 2024 | Participated in the Candidates Tournament 2024, initially struggling but later achieving a strong performance. Defeated Fabiano Caruana in the eighth round and secured a second-place finish with 8½/14 points, tied with Ian Nepomniachtchi and Gukesh D. |
| April 2024 | Participated in the Candidates Tournament 2024, initially struggling but later achieving a strong performance. Defeated Fabiano Caruana in the eighth round and secured a second-place finish with 8½/14 points, tied with Ian Nepomniachtchi and Gukesh D. |
| 2023 | Hikaru Nakamura married Atousa Pourkashiyan, a Woman Grandmaster. |
| 2023 | Hikaru Nakamura married Atousa Pourkashiyan, a Woman Grandmaster. |
| December 2023 | Played in the Champions Chess Tour Finals, finishing fifth in the eight-player field with a strong regular game record (+6−3=9) but poor Armageddon performance. |
| December 2023 | Played in the Champions Chess Tour Finals, finishing fifth in the eight-player field with a strong regular game record (+6−3=9) but poor Armageddon performance. |
| November 20 2023 | Responded to Vladimir Kramnik's insinuation of cheating with a public statement on Twitter, expressing disappointment with Ian Nepomniachtchi for reposting Kramnik's claims. |
| November 20 2023 | Responded to Vladimir Kramnik's insinuation of cheating with a public statement on Twitter, expressing disappointment with Ian Nepomniachtchi for reposting Kramnik's claims. |
| October 2023 | Finished second in the FIDE Grand Swiss 2023 with 8/11 points, qualifying for the Candidates Tournament 2024. |
| October 2023 | Finished second in the FIDE Grand Swiss 2023 with 8/11 points, qualifying for the Candidates Tournament 2024. |
| August 2023 | Participated in the Chess World Cup 2023 as second seed. Won early rounds against Karthik Venkataraman and Benjámin Gledura, but ultimately lost to R Praggnanandhaa on tiebreaks. |
| August 2023 | Participated in the Chess World Cup 2023 as second seed. Won early rounds against Karthik Venkataraman and Benjámin Gledura, but ultimately lost to R Praggnanandhaa on tiebreaks. |
| July 2023 | Won his fourth Bullet Chess Championship title, defeating Magnus Carlsen in the Grand Final match. |
| July 2023 | Won his fourth Bullet Chess Championship title, defeating Magnus Carlsen in the Grand Final match. |
| June 2023 | Won Norway Chess 2023 by beating Fabiano Caruana in the final round, finishing ½ points ahead. This performance resulted in him being ranked No. 2 in FIDE's July rankings for the first time since 2015. |
| June 2023 | Won Norway Chess 2023 by beating Fabiano Caruana in the final round, finishing ½ points ahead. This performance resulted in him being ranked No. 2 in FIDE's July rankings for the first time since 2015. |
| April 2023 | Won the Chessable Masters during the Champions Chess Tour, defeating Magnus Carlsen in the loser's bracket final and winning two matches against Fabiano Caruana in the grand final. |
| April 2023 | Won the Chessable Masters during the Champions Chess Tour, defeating Magnus Carlsen in the loser's bracket final and winning two matches against Fabiano Caruana in the grand final. |
| March 2023 | Secured his first over-the-board victory of the year at the American Cup, defeating GM Wesley So in the final. |
| March 2023 | Secured his first over-the-board victory of the year at the American Cup, defeating GM Wesley So in the final. |
| February 2023 | Finished as runner-up in the Airthings Masters, coming in second to Magnus Carlsen. |
| February 2023 | Finished as runner-up in the Airthings Masters, coming in second to Magnus Carlsen. |
| December 2022 | Won his fifth consecutive Speed Chess Championship, defeating Magnus Carlsen 14½ vs. 13½ in the final. |
| December 2022 | Won his fifth consecutive Speed Chess Championship, defeating Magnus Carlsen 14½ vs. 13½ in the final. |
| December 30 2022 | Finished as runner-up in the World Blitz Chess Championship with a score of 15/21, behind Magnus Carlsen. |
| December 30 2022 | Finished as runner-up in the World Blitz Chess Championship with a score of 15/21, behind Magnus Carlsen. |
| October 2022 | Won the second World Fischer Random Chess Championship, defeating Ian Nepomniachtchi in an armageddon match. |
| October 2022 | Won the second World Fischer Random Chess Championship, defeating Ian Nepomniachtchi in an armageddon match. |
| October 20 2022 | Became a defendant in a $100 million lawsuit filed by Hans Niemann related to the Carlsen-Niemann chess controversy. |
| October 20 2022 | Became a defendant in a $100 million lawsuit filed by Hans Niemann related to the Carlsen-Niemann chess controversy. |
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