Hikaru Nakamura has been one of the world’s top players for well over a decade. He was clearly the top American player for much of that time and is now a key contributor to one of the strongest chess scenes in the world. He is a five-time U.S. champion, claiming the title in 2005, 2009, 2012, 2015, and 2019. Nakamura was also a participant in FIDE’s 2004 World Championship tournament and a candidate for the world championship in 2016. As of August 2020, he is the highest-rated blitz player in the world with a 2900 FIDE blitz rating. Source: Chess.com
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The best laid plans and all... The Recap is up. The numbers on twitch were huge today - thanks for the support. The comments and 💛have been overwhelming. Back to my day job tomorrow with good old Titled Tuesday!
It's the last game of the tournament and I'm playing the Chinese legend Ding Liren. Send energy... @fionchetta and @benjamin_bok with the commentary on http://twitch.tv/gmhikaru Raffling off some signed merch!! Please spam some 🌻🍍🌻!!
Well, the race for second place is keeping this exciting. The recap of my game vs @GM_JKDuda is up now. Thanks for the huge support, as always. Thanks to @GothamChess and @Anna_Chess for their hard work today - chat was thrilled to see the OG duo. Off to dinner... 🌻🍍🌻
Today I'm playing Duda at #FIDEcandidates and on http://twitch.tv/gmhikaru, there's a reunion of sorts. @Anna_Chess and @GothamChess are getting the band back together with some chess commentary and some raising funds for charity. They're the best in the business! 1/2
Thrilled to have the dynamic duo of @anna_chess and @gothamchess tomorrow for the penultimate day of the #FIDECandidates . Nostalgia abounds seeing them together on my channel as they were crucial in making tournament coverage work on gmhikaru. Welcome back Anna and Levy! 🍍
