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![]() Nakamura at the 2016 Chess Olympiad | ||||||||||
Born | Christopher Hikaru Nakamura December 9, 1987 Hirakata, Japan | |||||||||
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Alma mater | Dickinson College | |||||||||
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Years active | 1998–present | |||||||||
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Relatives | Sunil Weeramantry (stepfather) | |||||||||
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Kanji | 中村 光 | |||||||||
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Country | United States | |||||||||
Title | Grandmaster (2003) | |||||||||
FIDE rating | 2802 (August 2024) | |||||||||
Peak rating | 2816 (October 2015) | |||||||||
Ranking | No. 2 (August 2024) | |||||||||
Peak ranking | No. 2 (October 2015) | |||||||||
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Years active | 2015–present | |||||||||
Followers | 1.9 million | |||||||||
Last updated: June 3, 2024 | ||||||||||
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Years active | 2017–present | |||||||||
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Subscribers | 2.45 million[1] | |||||||||
Total views | 823,333,718[1] | |||||||||
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Last updated: August 10, 2024 |
Christopher Hikaru Nakamura[2] (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 five Chess Olympiads, securing a team gold medal and two team bronze medals. In May 2014, when FIDE began publishing official rapid and blitz chess ratings, Nakamura ranked No. 1 in the world on both lists;[3] he has remained at or near the No. 1 rank in rapid and blitz ever since.[4][5]