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 ...

American GM Hikaru Nakamura is not part of the action at the fourth edition of the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Team Championships, which got underway in Hong Kong on Wednesday, 17 June, despite being ...

The attention of the chess world is fixed on one of its greatest tournaments, starting this week, with one man drawing plenty of attention for all the right reasons. The Candidates tournament is an ...

It all boils down to this: India's D Gukesh will win the 2024 FIDE Candidates if he beats Hikaru Nakamura in Round 14. PTI Photo via FIDE Never before has the FIDE Candidates seen such a situation: ...

The fifth-best chess player in the world brought out his queen on the third move. Today, on day two of a four-game chess exhibition between grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura and Komodo, the single strongest ...

Step inside a candid interview with Hikaru Nakamura as he shares insights, strategies, and surprising thoughts about the world of chess. From mindset to high-level play, discover what sets one of the ...

Magnus Carlsen hit an all-time low over the past one month after suffered four Classical defeats at Norway Chess, his home event, and as many on the trot at the World Rapid Team Championship in Hong ...

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 ...

At the U.S. Chess Championships under way in St. Louis, all eyes are on America's top-ranked player, and the favorite going into the tournament, Hikaru Nakamura. During the past decade, Nakamura has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For someone ranked No. 2 in the world, playing competitive games of chess sits curiously low on grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura’s list ...