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Hikaru Nakamura

1987 - Today

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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. Nakamura has represented the United States at seven Chess Olympiads (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018), securing a team gold medal and two team bronze medals, and participated in three Candidates Tournaments, finishing second in 2024 edition, fourth in 2022 edition, and seventh in the 2016 edition. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hikaru Nakamura is the 177th most popular chess player, the 1,516th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,491st in 2019) and the most popular Japanese Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Hikaru Nakamura ranks 177 out of 461. Before him are Florin Gheorghiu, Sergey Karjakin, Esteban Canal, Gennadi Sosonko, Klaus Junge, and Oleg Romanishin. After him are Giambattista Lolli, Boris Verlinsky, Lubomir Kavalek, Albin Planinc, Serafino Dubois, and Endre Steiner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Hikaru Nakamura ranks 93. Before him are Kangana Ranaut, Sebastian Giovinco, Luiz Adriano, Royston Drenthe, Mário Brandão da Silveira, and Moon Geun-young. After him are Joe Dempsie, Walter, Sara Errani, María Valverde, Jérémy Ménez, and Cynthia Erivo.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Hikaru Nakamura ranks 1,516 out of 6,245. Before him are Makoto Ikeda (1977), Hiromasa Tokioka (1974), Kenji Ito (1976), Ken Uehara (1909), Yasushi Mizusaki (1971), and Kiyohiko Azuma (1968). After him are Ken Akamatsu (1968), Tsubasa Adachi (2000), Hyde (1969), Mitsunori Yoshida (1962), Chiharu Igaya (1931), and Goichi Ishitani (1979).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In Japan

Among chess players born in Japan, Hikaru Nakamura ranks 1. After him are Yoshiharu Habu (1970).

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