Hikaru nakamura biography of barack

Hikaru Nakamura is the strongest American chessplayer since Bobby Fischer, and represents the US in the strongest tournaments in the World. Once upon a time, Hikaru tagged along to tournaments with his father, the popular coach and NM Sunil Weeramantry and whiz kid older brother Asuka. Quickly, Hikaru rose to the top, over-shadowing his talented brother. He became the youngest master in American history at 10, and the youngest American GM at 15 (breaking Bobby Fischer’s record).

Follow Nakamura's ranking at 2700chess.com. After winning the 2012 US Chess Championship, Hikaru reached #5 in the World for the first time and has since broken into the top two.

Hikaru once said in an interview “there is no point of taking draws.” He plays for blood, and because of this, he’s a chess sponsor’s dream.

As a young prodigy, Hikaru favored aggressive openings like the Sicilian Najdorf, 1.e4 and the King’