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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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Shahaliyev,Ismayil vs Nakamura,Hi
1-0
Titled Tuesday 2nd Feb 2021 C70
Bluebaum,M vs Nakamura,Hi
0-1
Titled Tuesday 2nd Feb 2021 A40
Kozin,Y vs Nakamura,Hi
0-1
Titled Tuesday 2nd Feb 2021 B01
Nakamura,Hi vs Vachier Lagrave,M
1-0
Titled Tuesday 2nd Feb 2021 B11
Nakamura,Hi vs Juhasz,Kr
1-0
Titled Tuesday 2nd Feb 2021 B11
Andreikin,D vs Nakamura,Hi
0-1
Titled Tuesday 2nd Feb 2021 D37
Nakamura,Hi vs Miroshnik,Ekaterina
1-0
Titled Tuesday 2nd Feb 2021 A04
Hansen,Eric vs Nakamura,Hi
0-1
Titled Tuesday 2nd Feb 2021 C60
Nakamura,Hi vs Hansen,Eric
1-0
Titled Tuesday 26th Jan 2021 B42
Nakamura,Hi vs Tomashevsky,E
1-0
Titled Tuesday 26th Jan 2021 D11
Chigaev,M vs Nakamura,Hi
0-1
Titled Tuesday 26th Jan 2021 C50
Nakamura,Hi vs Terry,R
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 26th Jan 2021 A05
Nakamura,Hi vs Voit,Daria
1-0
Titled Tuesday 26th Jan 2021 A05
Nakamura,Hi vs Djordjevic,Vu
1-0
Titled Tuesday 26th Jan 2021 C03
Mekhitarian,K vs Nakamura,Hi
0-1
Titled Tuesday 26th Jan 2021 A09
Tabatabaei,M vs Nakamura,Hi
0-1
Titled Tuesday 26th Jan 2021 D02
Nakamura,Hi vs Ivic,Velimir
1-0
Titled Tuesday 26th Jan 2021 B30
Quparadze,G vs Nakamura,Hi
1-0
Titled Tuesday 26th Jan 2021 C70
Nakamura,Hi vs Svane,R
0-1
Titled Tuesday 19th Jan 2021 B10
Nakamura,Hi vs Khusnutdinov,R
1-0
Titled Tuesday 19th Jan 2021 C00
Bologan,V vs Nakamura,Hi
1-0
Titled Tuesday 19th Jan 2021 B06
Nakamura,Hi vs Baradaran,Arman
1-0
Titled Tuesday 19th Jan 2021 D30
David,Alexandru vs Nakamura,Hi
0-1
Titled Tuesday 19th Jan 2021 A40
Nakamura,Hi vs Shuvalova,Polina
1-0
Titled Tuesday 19th Jan 2021 A05
Durarbayli,V vs Nakamura,Hi
0-1
Titled Tuesday 19th Jan 2021 C58
Nakamura,Hi vs Hevia,A
1-0
Titled Tuesday 19th Jan 2021 C00
Kuzubov,Y vs Nakamura,Hi
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 12th Jan 2021 B06
Nakamura,Hi vs Lysyj,I
1-0
Titled Tuesday 12th Jan 2021 A05
Nakamura,Hi vs Sarana,A
0-1
Titled Tuesday 12th Jan 2021 B51
Samadov,Read vs Nakamura,Hi
0-1
Titled Tuesday 12th Jan 2021 A40
Oparin,G vs Nakamura,Hi
0-1
Titled Tuesday 12th Jan 2021 A40
Barria Zuniga,D vs Nakamura,Hi
0-1
Titled Tuesday 12th Jan 2021 D01
Nakamura,Hi vs Novikov,E
1-0
Titled Tuesday 12th Jan 2021 D02
Gavrilescu,David vs Nakamura,Hi
0-1
Titled Tuesday 12th Jan 2021 C53
Nakamura,Hi vs Vasquez Schroeder,R
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 12th Jan 2021 A04
Nakamura,Hi vs Shahade,G
1-0
Titled Tuesday 12th Jan 2021 A15
Nakamura,Hi vs Pichot,A
1-0
Titled Tuesday 12th Jan 2021 B40
Nakamura,Hi vs Palachev,P
0-1
Titled Tuesday 29th Dec 2020 A06
Nakamura,Hi vs Jenni,F
1-0
Titled Tuesday 29th Dec 2020 A05
Nitin,S vs Nakamura,Hi
0-1
Titled Tuesday 29th Dec 2020 B06
Nakamura,Hi vs Cardoso Cardoso,Jose Gabriel
0-1
Titled Tuesday 29th Dec 2020 A06
Karpeshov,O vs Nakamura,Hi
0-1
Titled Tuesday 29th Dec 2020 B06
Garcia Ramos,Daniel vs Nakamura,Hi
0-1
Titled Tuesday 29th Dec 2020 B06
Nakamura,Hi vs Przybylski,W
1-0
Titled Tuesday 29th Dec 2020 C65
Nakamura,Hi vs Anton Guijarro,D
1-0
Airthings Masters Prelim 2020 E04
Dubov,Daniil vs Nakamura,Hi
1/2-1/2
Airthings Masters Prelim 2020 E06
Nakamura,Hi vs Harikrishna,P
1/2-1/2
Airthings Masters Prelim 2020 B11
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Nakamura,Hi
1/2-1/2
Airthings Masters Prelim 2020 C50
Nakamura,Hi vs Lovkov,R
0-1
Titled Tuesday 22nd Dec 2020 A06
Nakamura,Hi vs Jacobson,Brandon
1-0
Titled Tuesday 22nd Dec 2020 A06
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