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Hikaru Nakamura Showboats as Team USA Crushes India 5–0 at “Checkmate: USA vs India”

Hikaru Nakamura Showboats as Team USA Crushes India 5–0 at “Checkmate: USA vs India”

NM
October 5, 2025

Arlington, Texas — The stars and stripes ruled the board on Saturday night as Team USA swept Team India 5–0...

Why Did Hikaru Nakamura Not Participate in the 2025 U.S. Chess Championships?

Why Did Hikaru Nakamura Not Participate in the 2025 U.S. Chess Championships?

NM
September 11, 2025

When the fields for the 2025 U.S. Chess Championship and U.S. Women’s Championship were announced, one name stood out for...

Hikaru Nakamura Crushes the Field at the 70th Iowa Open Championship

Hikaru Nakamura Crushes the Field at the 70th Iowa Open Championship

NM
September 8, 2025

Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura has done it again. Just a week after sweeping the Louisiana State Championship, the American star claimed...

Hikaru Nakamura responds to critics: “I’m not farming for rating at state championships”

Hikaru Nakamura responds to critics: “I’m not farming for rating at state championships”

NM
September 7, 2025

When Hikaru Nakamura sat down in Iowa City for the first round of the 70th Iowa Open, the story wasn’t...

Controversy at FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss: Time Dispute Raises Questions Over Fair Play

Controversy at FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss: Time Dispute Raises Questions Over Fair Play

LR
September 7, 2025

The second round of the FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss 2025 was overshadowed by controversy after an unusual clock incident in...

Hikaru Nakamura Farming Minnows Again, This Time at Iowa Chess Championship

Hikaru Nakamura Farming Minnows Again, This Time at Iowa Chess Championship

NM
September 6, 2025

Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura once again shocked the American chess scene by entering a modest state-level tournament. This time it was...

14-Year-Old Erdogmus Missed Winning Chance Against World Champion Gukesh

14-Year-Old Erdogmus Missed Winning Chance Against World Champion Gukesh

XB
September 6, 2025

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan – Fourteen-year-old Yagiz Khan Erdogmus held world champion D. Gukesh to a draw in the second round of...

Suleymanli’s Stunning Queen Sacrifice Shocks Grand Swiss Round 1

Suleymanli’s Stunning Queen Sacrifice Shocks Grand Swiss Round 1

XB
September 5, 2025

In the opening round of the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijani grandmaster Aydin Suleymanli produced the kind...

Hikaru Nakamura Accused of “Farming” Ratings at Small Louisiana Tournament

Hikaru Nakamura Accused of “Farming” Ratings at Small Louisiana Tournament

LR
September 1, 2025

The Labor Day weekend tournament in New Orleans was supposed to be a quiet, regional affair. Ninety players, most rated...

Hikaru Nakamura Headlines 2025 Louisiana State Chess Championship

Hikaru Nakamura Headlines 2025 Louisiana State Chess Championship

LR
August 30, 2025

Labor Day weekend in New Orleans has taken on an unexpected spotlight in the chess world. The 2025 Louisiana State...