Hikaru Nakamura
GM
FIDE World Rank
3
age
36
age became grandmaster
15
residence
Naples, Florida
5 Time US Chess Champion, 2018 Grand Chess Tour Champion
Hikaru
FIDE ID # 2016192
US Chess ID # 12641216
Hikaru Nakamura is a five-time U.S. Champion and current World No. 3. He qualified for the 2024 Candidates after finishing clear second in the 2023 FIDE Grand Swiss with 8/11. In 2023 Nakamura also won the American Cup and Norway Chess super-tournament. After previously tying for third place in the 2022 FIDE Candidates, Nakamura narrowly missed out on participating in the 2023 World Championship match. With a peak FIDE rating of 2816, Nakamura holds the tenth highest rating in history.
Nakamura is one of the best speed chess players in the world. He is currently ranked #4 on the FIDE rapid list and #1 on the blitz list.
2024 Grand Chess Tour Winnings
$
| rank | tournament | points | prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz | 21 | $30,000 |
| Total | 21 | $30,000 |
| rank | tournament | points | prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz | 24 | $37,500 |
| Total | 24 | $37,500 |
| rank | tournament | points | prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| T-2 | Côte D’Ivoire Rapid & Blitz | 9 | $22,500 |
| 12 | Croatia Grand Chess Tour | 1 | $10,000 |
| 7 | Paris Rapid & Blitz | 4 | $7,500 |
| T-9 | Sinquefield Cup | 3.5 | $10,000 |
| 2 | Tata Steel Chess India Rapid & Blitz | 10 | $25,000 |
| Total | 27.5 | $75,000 |
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