One day in May, chess grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura was watching the last two moves of Felix “xQc” Lengyel’s online chess game. Ever-patient, Nakamura had been mentoring Lengyel, a top Twitch streamer ...

For someone ranked No. 2 in the world, playing competitive games of chess sits curiously low on grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura’s list of priorities. “I look at it as something to do to get away from ...

As far as chess tournaments go, the Louisiana State Championship and Iowa Open are not what you would describe as big-time events. The highest-ranked players from either event last year didn't even ...

Only Magnus Carlsen is ranked above Hikaru Nakamura Gregor Fischer/picture alliance via Getty Images Hikaru Nakamura did not wait around. After nearly five hours of moving chess pieces rapidly, he ...

Ahead of the Italian Grand Prix in Monza, Charles Leclerc and Chess Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura met in a high-stakes, first-of-its-kind showdown. Brought together by Chivas Regal, the two masters ...

American chess grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura threw his beaten opponent's king into the crowd after clinching a 5-0 win for the United States over India in Texas. Other leading players accused Nakamura ...

Pawn pushers at a couple of low-stakes chess tournaments in Iowa and Louisiana recently sat down at their boards only to discover a surprising competitor: one of the highest rated chess players ever ...

World No. 2 grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura faced criticism online after throwing Indian grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju's king-piece into the crowd during an exhibition match at Esports Stadium Arlington on ...

After a run that saw him defeat Alexey Sarana and Denis Lazavik in Group Stages and Arjun Erigaisi in Playoffs, Hikaru Nakamura lost his EWC 2026 Chess semifinal match to Lazavik (1.5-3.5). In the Bo6 ...

Nakamura has a large following on Twitch and is the number one Chess streamer on the Amazon-owned platform. By Trilby Beresford Associate Editor Professional Chess player and streamer Hikaru ...