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Hikaru Nakamura

Hikaru Nakamura

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55 Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2651 6 1987

Why is this player so famous ?
I read about him in forums, in news, on sites.
I see strongest, younger players, he is not even a usual participant of superGMs' tournaments...so my question is:

Why is this player so famous ?

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He's American

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Originally posted by ericmittens
He's American
Not only that but he grew up here. Most 'American' GMs are actually immigrants.

Edit: His first published rating was 788 or something around there. After a couple of years something just clicked and he hasn't stopped improving.

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Qh5.

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http://www.thechessdrum.net/newsbriefs/2004/NB_Nakamura3.html
The above link gives 10 reasons.

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He was the youngest American ever to earn the GM title, and he's already won one US Championship. That'll earn you some fame.

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Originally posted by vipiu
55 Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2651 6 1987

Why is this player so famous ?
I read about him in forums, in news, on sites.
I see strongest, younger players, he is not even a usual participant of superGMs' tournaments...so my question is:

Why is this player so famous ?
He dominates playchess and ICC in bullet/blitz, has a gigantic opening repetoire, larger than the opening repetoire of any other top player, and fights hard. Additionally he was a US champion.

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watch him play blitz on playchess.com! Youll have to join to experiance his remarkable play. his blitz rating is better then most of the super gms. Also its rumored that Fischer plays there also under the name of Raffael. most of the worlds best gms play on that site ..its worth the 30.00 dollars to join.!

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I thought Raffael is supposed to be Kasparov haha... Oh well.

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Originally posted by Zander 88
I thought Raffael is supposed to be Kasparov haha... Oh well.
Whilst . . . . I thought it was supposed to be Kramnik!

That chessdrum article is excellent btw, that someone else posted above.

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