Nakamura, Hikaru

contemporary era

Hikaru Nakamura is a five-time U.S. Champion, 2022 Fischer Random World Champion, and one of the most recognized chess players in the world thanks to his pioneering streaming career on Twitch. With a peak rating of 2816 and former world number-one rankings in both rapid and blitz, Nakamura combines elite over-the-board strength with an unmatched ability to bring chess to massive online audiences.

Total Games

9739

Wins

5514

Draws

2707

Losses

1518

56.6% wins27.8% draws15.6% losses

Most Played Openings

A05 - Zukertort Opening480A01 - Nimzo-Larsen Attack468B06 - Modern Defense424A06 - Zukertort Opening410A00 - Amar Opening358A40 - Zaire Defense285A04 - Zukertort Opening241D37 - Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack233C65 - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense222A45 - Canard Opening213

Most Faced Opponents

Carlsen,M405 gamesSo,W286 gamesCaruana,F271 gamesVachier Lagrave,M265 gamesAronian,L221 gamesFirouzja,Alireza214 gamesNepomniachtchi,I153 gamesGiri,A126 gamesDuda,J116 gamesMartinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo104 games

Featured Games

FCGFCG
1-0

Nakamura,Hi vs Svidler,P

Saint Louis Rapid 2021

2021

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FCGFCG
1-0

Nakamura,Hi vs Aronian,L

FIDE Grand Prix 3 Pool A

2022

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FCGFCG
1-0

Nakamura,Hi vs Gukesh,D

13th Norway Chess 2025

2025

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FCGFCG
1-0

Carlsen,M vs Nakamura,Hi

75th Tata Steel GpA

2013

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FCGFCG
1-0

Nakamura,Hi vs Giri,A

Tata Steel India Rapid

2019

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FCGFCG
0-1

Caruana,F vs Nakamura,Hi

Saint Louis Blitz 2018

2018

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FCGFCG
0-1

Mladenov, Plamen vs Nakamura, Hikaru

Wch U12

1999

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FCGFCG
1-0

Anand,V vs Nakamura,Hi

5th Zurich Opening Blitz

2016

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FCGFCG
0-1

Nakamura,Hi vs Caruana,F

Saint Louis Rapid 2022

2022

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FCGFCG
0-1

Nakamura,Hi vs So,W

8th London Classic 2016

2016

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Games (9739)

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Nakamura,Hi vs Timofeev,Arty
1-0
Titled Tue 14th Mar Early 2023 A00
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Nakamura,Hi
0-1
Titled Tue 14th Mar Late 2023 C75
Nakamura,Hi vs Dubov,Daniil
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 14th Mar Early 2023 A07
Matlakov,M vs Nakamura,Hi
1-0
Titled Tue 14th Mar Early 2023 A80
Nakamura,Hi vs Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son
1-0
Titled Tue 14th Mar Early 2023 A05
Smirnov,P vs Nakamura,Hi
0-1
Titled Tue 14th Mar Early 2023 B06
Urbina Perez,J vs Nakamura,Hi
0-1
Titled Tue 14th Mar Late 2023 B06
Nakamura,Hi vs Lenderman,A
1-0
Titled Tue 14th Mar Early 2023 A06
Krzyzanowski,M vs Nakamura,Hi
0-1
Titled Tue 7th Mar Late 2023 C46
Pinheiro,I vs Nakamura,Hi
0-1
Titled Tue 7th Mar Late 2023 A10
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Nakamura,Hi
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 7th Mar Late 2023 C72
Lewtak,Da vs Nakamura,Hi
0-1
Titled Tue 7th Mar Early 2023 B10
Nakamura,Hi vs Bortnyk,Mykola
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 7th Mar Late 2023 A07
Rastbod,Ali vs Nakamura,Hi
0-1
Titled Tue 7th Mar Late 2023 A27
Sjugirov,S vs Nakamura,Hi
0-1
Titled Tue 7th Mar Early 2023 C72
Bluebaum,M vs Nakamura,Hi
1-0
Titled Tue 7th Mar Early 2023 E46
Nakamura,Hi vs Mitrabha,G
1-0
Titled Tue 7th Mar Early 2023 A05
Shimanov,A vs Nakamura,Hi
0-1
Titled Tue 7th Mar Early 2023 B15
Nakamura,Hi vs Mahdavi,Reza
1-0
Titled Tue 7th Mar Early 2023 A05
Nakamura,Hi vs Oparin,G
1-0
Titled Tue 7th Mar Early 2023 A04
Fedoseev,Vl3 vs Nakamura,Hi
1-0
Titled Tue 7th Mar Early 2023 C75
Nakamura,Hi vs Fier,A
0-1
Titled Tue 7th Mar Late 2023 A05
Nakamura,Hi vs Narayanan,Sri
1-0
Titled Tue 7th Mar Early 2023 A07
Nakamura,Hi vs Timmermans,M
1-0
Titled Tue 7th Mar Late 2023 A05
Nakamura,Hi vs Bellissimo,Joseph F.
1-0
Titled Tue 7th Mar Late 2023 A05
Nakamura,Hi vs Vazquez,Guillermo
1-0
Titled Tue 7th Mar Late 2023 A07
Nakamura,Hi vs Kuzmin,Roman
1-0
Titled Tue 7th Mar Early 2023 A08
Sjugirov,S vs Nakamura,Hi
0-1
Titled Tue 7th Mar Late 2023 E11
Lou Yiping vs Nakamura,Hi
0-1
PRO League Prelim 2023 2023 E38
Ju,Wenjun vs Nakamura,Hi
0-1
PRO League Prelim 2023 2023 E11
Nakamura,Hi vs Xu,Yi
1-0
PRO League Prelim 2023 2023 C42
Nakamura,Hi vs Sztokbant,B
1-0
Titled Tue 28th Feb Late 2023 A04
Nakamura,Hi vs Vasquez Schroeder,R
1-0
Titled Tue 28th Feb Late 2023 A07
Karthik,Rajaa vs Nakamura,Hi
0-1
Titled Tue 28th Feb Early 2023 A09
Nakamura,Hi vs Demchenko,A
1-0
Titled Tue 28th Feb Early 2023 C28
Kozak,Adam vs Nakamura,Hi
0-1
Titled Tue 28th Feb Early 2023 A28
Tabatabaei,M vs Nakamura,Hi
0-1
Titled Tue 28th Feb Early 2023 A28
Matlakov,M vs Nakamura,Hi
1-0
Titled Tue 28th Feb Early 2023 A41
Nakamura,Hi vs Svane,R
1-0
Titled Tue 28th Feb Early 2023 B10
Averjanov,A vs Nakamura,Hi
0-1
Titled Tue 28th Feb Late 2023 A41
Nakamura,Hi vs Ohanyan,Emin
1-0
Titled Tue 28th Feb Early 2023 C27
Sarana,A vs Nakamura,Hi
0-1
Titled Tue 28th Feb Late 2023 A28
Lazavik,Denis vs Nakamura,Hi
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 28th Feb Early 2023 A41
Nakamura,Hi vs Indjic,A
1-0
Titled Tue 28th Feb Late 2023 C24
Rasulov,Vu vs Nakamura,Hi
0-1
Titled Tue 28th Feb Late 2023 A40
Nakamura,Hi vs Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo
1-0
Titled Tue 28th Feb Late 2023 C24
Nakamura,Hi vs Grigoriants,S RUS
1-0
Titled Tue 28th Feb Early 2023 C26
Svane,Frederik vs Nakamura,Hi
0-1
Titled Tue 28th Feb Late 2023 B70
Nakamura,Hi vs Mendez Fortes,E
1-0
Titled Tue 28th Feb Early 2023 A08
Robson,R vs Nakamura,Hi
0-1
PRO League Prelim 2023 2023 A15
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