The people behind the game
Hikaru Nakamura
An American grandmaster, five-time U.S. champion and winner of the 2022 World Fischer Random Championship.
- Born
- 1987
- Country connections
- United States
At the board
The games. The ideas.
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2010 · World Team Championship · Round 5
Nakamura’s kingside advance
A King’s Indian attack from the 2010 World Team Championship. Nakamura advances on the kingside while Gelfand counterattacks on the queenside.
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Complete move list 33 moves
The journey
A remarkable path.
Nakamura became a grandmaster at fifteen and has won five U.S. championships. He won the 2022 World Fischer Random Championship, a title in the Chess960 variant. That achievement is distinct from the classical world championship represented in the timeline. [1]
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On the world stage.
2022 · World Fischer Random champion
Fischer Random (Chess960) uses randomized starting positions. It is a separate championship from the standard-chess title.
Sources & credits
Biographical details and title records checked . Country connections describe the player’s career and background, rather than a live federation listing.
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