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 tied as the tenth-highest-rated player in history.

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"Hikaru" (ヒカル, Hikaru?) is one of the characters in The Summer Hikaru Died, written and illustrated by Mokumokuren. “Something” appears in place of Hikaru, Yoshiki's childhood friend who went missing …

Hikaru Nakamura is an American grandmaster and the most successful chess streamer in the world. Learn more about his chess achievements.

Jul 11, 2025 · Produced by studio CygamesPictures, the new supernatural-horror-mystery anime The Summer Hikaru Died quickly gained attention following its premiere.

Hikaru is universally recognized as one of the world's best “blitz” players and, arguably, the very best at "bullet" chess. He defeated the current world No. 1, GM Magnus Carlsen, in a four game match in …

Jul 26, 2025 · Yoshiki and Hikaru's relationship makes great strides in The Summer Hikaru Died's latest episode, but doing so exposes the anime's flaws.

Hikaru is the highest rated player on the Internet Chess Club, with hundreds of other Grandmasters at his heels. He plays under the nickname, “Smallville”, his favorite T.V show.

Oct 20, 2024 · With more than four million followers across Twitch and YouTube, Hikaru Nakamura is, for many, the face of online chess.

Grandmaster in 2003 at the age of 15 years 2 months and 19 days, the youngest ever US grandmaster at the time until overtaken by Fabio Caruana and Ray Robson respectively. World U14 Champion …