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Which year is "this year"? Joyous 01:32, Jun 4, 2004 (UTC)
Can we name some of the unorthodox openings he commonly uses? I'm curious.-- Sonjaaa 06:36, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
It's about time his photograph was updated, he is 26 years old now! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.76.179.125 ( talk) 20:08, 1 October 2014 (UTC)
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Also - can't a better photograph be found? He looks very young in the present one; it's not accurate as he is now 22. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.45.232.162 ( talk) 18:29, 17 January 2010 (UTC)
Whatever happened to his biological dad? Validbluew40 ( talk) 13:10, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
nakamura is among very few grandmasters who have won against chess engines or chess machines . rybka was crushed by nakamura this should be mensioned in this interseting article on nakamura .his strategic and alzebric math calculations also should be added to enwide the information abour naka the great. keep going naka. keep going wikipedia. [[user|user]
—Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.200.192.28 ( talk) 06:31, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
nakamura is among very few grandmasters who have won against chess engines or chess machines
Nonsense. -- 184.189.217.91 ( talk) 21:32, 24 July 2015 (UTC)
The sentence about his favorite piece was added by 71.58.124.75 October 22, 2006. This was the first of only three edits by the user and at least one of the others was vandalism. Therefore I'm removing the sentence because of WP:BLP, etc. Bubba73 (talk), 05:13, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
"Fischer never won a tournament ahead of the world champion. He was second in Santa Monica. Of course there were far fewer such events back then, and Fischer had several great tournament results like Stockholm 62, but it's interesting. Reuben Fine only equaled Keres on points at AVRO in 38. Then you have Marshall at Cambridge Springs in 1904 ahead of Lasker, though Tarrasch wasn't there. So unless you include Capablanca as an American player, I think you can go back to Pillsbury at Hastings 1895 for an American tournament victory on par with Nakamura's!" [1]
So Kasparov didn't say it was better than any of Fischer's wins (as the article incorrectly claims), he said that no American had won a tournament outright ahead of a World Champion since Marshall. He didn't say it was necessarily better than (say) the 1962 Interzonal, just that they weren't "on par". Also, IMHO, Kasparov's comments do not belong in the lead. I'll tidy this up if I get the time. Also, hopefully, other people will comment on Nakamura's win to give it more balance. (Great as the result was). Adpete ( talk) 02:04, 4 February 2011 (UTC)
Kasparov: "I think you can go back to Pillsbury at Hastings 1895 for an American tournament victory on par with Nakamura's!" That's pretty clear that Kasparov believes that Nakamura's tournament result was the best by an American since the 1895 event -- more than 100 years ago. The article as it stands is correct, since that quote (which you cited, btw) is clearly in the hyperlinked reference. Shotcallerballerballer ( talk) 17:37, 4 February 2011 (UTC)
Unacceptable to delete detail (it was streamlined as it was). The importance of such a tournament deserves the same amount of detail a tennis player would receive on wiki for winning a Grand Slam. Shotcallerballerballer ( talk) 13:26, 5 February 2011 (UTC)
Precise Kasparov quote included in appropriate section, which is supposed to be more detailed than the introductory sentences of the article. Given the historical significance of this tournament, for comparison's sake, the details regarding the strength of the field are essential for optimal context Shotcallerballerballer ( talk) 13:49, 5 February 2011 (UTC)
Should Nakamura's poker interest be mentioned? 75.173.83.184 ( talk) 23:55, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
This section really needs a global update. If it was even completely correct as of August 2011, it has only been selectively updated since then - e.g. adding his win against Anand in London but not his loss against Carlsen. 174.29.108.183 ( talk) 17:30, 8 January 2012 (UTC)
This article takes much text verbatim from http://hikarunakamura.com/about-hikaru/. Bongo matic 22:49, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
No, that website takes text verbatim from this wiki page...look to see which originated first!! Shotcallerballerballer ( talk) 06:50, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
The article claims Hikaru was born to a Carolyn Weeramantry. Carolyn later marries a Sunil Weeramantry. Is this a strange coincidence or an error in giving Hikaru's mother's maiden name? -- Abenr ( talk) 13:55, 2 October 2013 (UTC)
The lead and infobox report that Nakamura's top rating was 2816. That's not supported in the body of the article where it should mention how he achieved this in the 2015: 2800 rating and Grand Prix 2nd place section. At present that section ends with "It also propelled his rating to a career high of 2814, and he was at number 4 in the July 2015 world rankings." The 2814 rating is correct for July 2015 [2] but he then got to 2816 and #2 in the world in October 2015. [3] -- Marc Kupper| talk 20:30, 22 January 2016 (UTC)
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Aren't Japanese names typically written with the surname first? Shouldn't it be translated to Nakamura Hikaru in italics? See for example /info/en/?search=Shinsaku_Uesugi 185.31.142.251 ( talk) 07:49, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
In the game given at the Notable Games section, a double tilde (~~) is twice used. This is not explained at Algebraic notation (chess). What does it mean? Widsith ( talk) 12:18, 20 June 2019 (UTC)
I think some reference to his participation as coach and commentator in the pogchamps tournament should be mentioned Santiqwerty ( talk) 19:29, 16 June 2020 (UTC)
Him winning the Chess960 championship in 2009 and subsequently losing it to Carlsen in 2018, as well as his currently #1 position in the Blitz ratings should be mentioned in the lead, especially since the rapid and blitz positions mentioned in the article are over 5 years old now.
Maybe rapid and blitz rankings should be added to the infobox for chess players that are notably active in those categories? Jonas1015119 ( talk) 18:44, 26 June 2020 (UTC)
Hikaru Nakamura signed with the professional esports organisation known as Team SoloMid as part of their chess division.
He is listed as being part of their chess main roster on TSM's official website
here.
Perhaps this should be added to Hikaru's chess career or somewhere on this page?
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09:31, 23 September 2020 (UTC)
Confirmed on a stream today his first name is Christopher, though a better source may be needed. Darrenhusted ( talk) 21:05, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
I don't think the stream was publicly archived, only for subs. Maybe if he ends up putting it in a Youtube video. Darrenhusted ( talk) 16:32, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
When I was reading the article, I misread this sentence thinking that it meant that Nakamura played Obama:
“Before the 2020 United States presidential election, he challenged President Barack Obama to a game of chess to raise funds for the presidential nominee Joe Biden’s victory fund and ActBlue.[119]”
I wonder is that Nakamura just challenged Obama notable enough to be in the article. I’m a new editor so I have no idea what wikipedia conventions are, I just found it a little strange this was included in the article. Light rays from the sun ( talk) 00:58, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
@ AviationFreak and Joacom14: Is it right that we are specifically mentioning Twitch in the short description and in the lead paragraph? Isn't this promotional? Would it be better to just say "livestreamer" or "streamer" without mentioning the particular platform? I ask this, as someone who is not familiar with streaming. Bruce leverett ( talk) 23:18, 18 April 2021 (UTC)
A quick glance at the top 10 chess players Wikipedia pages shows that only Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand have notable games (others do have notable tournaments) sections and Anand is the only other one with a full chess annotation but also provides a reason as to why it's important. This Hikaru game should have a reason as why it is notable. List of notable chess games doesn't include it either (which may be the fault of that article).
I ask that either a reason for why it's notable be provided, it be replaced with another more notable game, it be replaced with a section similar to Carlsen's page, or replace it with a notable tournaments section. KieranStanley ( talk) 06:20, 19 April 2021 (UTC)
Article should mention Nakamura's result at [Candidates Tournament 2016]. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.61.14.171 ( talk) 09:23, 29 April 2021 (UTC)
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15:10, 29 April 2021 (UTC)@ CarbonatedCarbon: The "world record for the most bullet chess victories in the 1|0 format in an hour" doesn't look very meaningful. Is there any authority, or even any other entity, besides chess.com (which hosted the event) that recognizes this record? Was there any control on the strength (or lack thereof) of the opponents? Unless there are good answers to these questions we shouldn't be mentioning this "world record".
why is this in Category:High-importance chess articles and the talk page of Bassem Amin who is the best player of the whole continent of Africa and won against Hikaru more often than he lost, is in Category:Low-importance chess articles? I mean, without any doubt, Hikaru is better known, but I think given the distinctions Bassem has earned, he should not be "Low importance" when this is "High importance". (The main article has "C Class" - is that coherent ?)
Why no mention of Hans Niemann lawsuit? Anyhoo I added. Thewriter006 ( talk) 07:00, 1 November 2022 (UTC)
@ Thewriter006: Wikipedia has its own rules for what to mention in lead sentences (and lead paragraphs, etc.) and how to mention it. Do not look elsewhere, such as in stackexchange, for that sort of guidance. I'm looking at MOS:NATIONALITY, which says, "Ethnicity, religion, or sexuality should generally not be in the lead sentence unless relevant to the subject's notability. Similarly, neither previous nationalities or the country of birth should not be mentioned in the lead sentence unless relevant to the subject's notability." Of course, it's obviously necessary to mention the circumstances of his birth, parentage, and citizenship in the article, just not in the first sentence.
In general, you should spend some time reading the Manual of Style. I shouldn't nag, because I myself only read it when I'm looking for the answer to some question, such as whether to include "Japanese born" here. But, as interesting and helpful as stackexchange may be, reading it for Wikipedia work is just a waste of time.
What were you referring to in the edit summary when you said the "peak FIDE rating page"? [4] doesn't say anything about Hikaru's place of birth, nor does [5]. Bruce leverett ( talk) 21:51, 6 December 2022 (UTC)
In this article in chess.com, the memorandum by Nakamura's lawyers in support of his motion to dismiss Niemann's lawsuit is reproduced, and his full original name ("Christopher Hikaru Nakamura") is used in at least two places, including the first page and the last. It seems odd to cite this article in a footnote attached to his name, but I will do so if it's the correct way to support it. Bruce leverett ( talk) 00:31, 11 December 2022 (UTC)
User:Bruce leverett, I see you reverted my edit, however that is encyclopedic info and came from a reliable source, and such relationships are often covered in other bio articles. - Indefensible ( talk) 04:14, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
I think the way games are described is very confusing. For example,
Nakamura vs. Boris Gelfand, World Team Championship 2010, King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation (E97) 0–1
leads to the impression that Nakamura played White and lost the game. The next sentence
Nakamura leaves his queen able to be captured four times in this win
then leads readers to believe that he won it after all.
I had to follow the link to chessgames.com to work out what the result actually was. Nakamura won playing Black in this game so would normally be listed second. I've concluded provisionally that on Wikipedia the player who is the current topic is always listed first, but, since presumably only chess players and fans would be reading this section, it seems strange to go against general chess notational conventions. Wouldn't it be better to write
Boris Gelfand vs. Nakamura
If attention needs to be drawn to Nakamura, bolding would be another option:
Boris Gelfand vs. Nakamura
Ricklaman ( talk) 08:06, 15 July 2023 (UTC)
His infobox states that he was born as "Christopher Hikaru Nakamura". Apologies if this sounds ignorant: I know that his mother is American, but does that automatically mean that he is American-born, and if he is, does that mean his birth name is "Christopher Hikaru Nakamura" and not (only) 中村 光 (Nakamura Hikaru), even though he was born in Japan? CloudChooser11 ( talk) 05:27, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
In the information panel on the right side of the page, it gives Hikaru's rating, but it does not specify what time control. Should his Fide blitz and rapid ratings be included? What about his chess.com ratings, as blitz and bullet are predominantly played online. JohnGalt2024 ( talk) 18:04, 28 April 2024 (UTC)
According to FIDE, Nakamura's rating is 2594. However, it's being automatically populated as 2595, the second off-by-one I'm seeing today. Greenman ( talk) 10:49, 3 May 2024 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: not moved. withdrawn by nominator ( closed by non-admin page mover) ~~ AirshipJungleman29 ( talk) 18:14, 8 July 2024 (UTC)
– People call him Hikaru way more than his full name. Searching the name "Hikaru" into Google gives you results about the chess player instead of other people with the name. 48 JCL 15:07, 8 July 2024 (UTC)
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Which year is "this year"? Joyous 01:32, Jun 4, 2004 (UTC)
Can we name some of the unorthodox openings he commonly uses? I'm curious.-- Sonjaaa 06:36, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
It's about time his photograph was updated, he is 26 years old now! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.76.179.125 ( talk) 20:08, 1 October 2014 (UTC)
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Also - can't a better photograph be found? He looks very young in the present one; it's not accurate as he is now 22. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.45.232.162 ( talk) 18:29, 17 January 2010 (UTC)
Whatever happened to his biological dad? Validbluew40 ( talk) 13:10, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
nakamura is among very few grandmasters who have won against chess engines or chess machines . rybka was crushed by nakamura this should be mensioned in this interseting article on nakamura .his strategic and alzebric math calculations also should be added to enwide the information abour naka the great. keep going naka. keep going wikipedia. [[user|user]
—Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.200.192.28 ( talk) 06:31, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
nakamura is among very few grandmasters who have won against chess engines or chess machines
Nonsense. -- 184.189.217.91 ( talk) 21:32, 24 July 2015 (UTC)
The sentence about his favorite piece was added by 71.58.124.75 October 22, 2006. This was the first of only three edits by the user and at least one of the others was vandalism. Therefore I'm removing the sentence because of WP:BLP, etc. Bubba73 (talk), 05:13, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
"Fischer never won a tournament ahead of the world champion. He was second in Santa Monica. Of course there were far fewer such events back then, and Fischer had several great tournament results like Stockholm 62, but it's interesting. Reuben Fine only equaled Keres on points at AVRO in 38. Then you have Marshall at Cambridge Springs in 1904 ahead of Lasker, though Tarrasch wasn't there. So unless you include Capablanca as an American player, I think you can go back to Pillsbury at Hastings 1895 for an American tournament victory on par with Nakamura's!" [1]
So Kasparov didn't say it was better than any of Fischer's wins (as the article incorrectly claims), he said that no American had won a tournament outright ahead of a World Champion since Marshall. He didn't say it was necessarily better than (say) the 1962 Interzonal, just that they weren't "on par". Also, IMHO, Kasparov's comments do not belong in the lead. I'll tidy this up if I get the time. Also, hopefully, other people will comment on Nakamura's win to give it more balance. (Great as the result was). Adpete ( talk) 02:04, 4 February 2011 (UTC)
Kasparov: "I think you can go back to Pillsbury at Hastings 1895 for an American tournament victory on par with Nakamura's!" That's pretty clear that Kasparov believes that Nakamura's tournament result was the best by an American since the 1895 event -- more than 100 years ago. The article as it stands is correct, since that quote (which you cited, btw) is clearly in the hyperlinked reference. Shotcallerballerballer ( talk) 17:37, 4 February 2011 (UTC)
Unacceptable to delete detail (it was streamlined as it was). The importance of such a tournament deserves the same amount of detail a tennis player would receive on wiki for winning a Grand Slam. Shotcallerballerballer ( talk) 13:26, 5 February 2011 (UTC)
Precise Kasparov quote included in appropriate section, which is supposed to be more detailed than the introductory sentences of the article. Given the historical significance of this tournament, for comparison's sake, the details regarding the strength of the field are essential for optimal context Shotcallerballerballer ( talk) 13:49, 5 February 2011 (UTC)
Should Nakamura's poker interest be mentioned? 75.173.83.184 ( talk) 23:55, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
This section really needs a global update. If it was even completely correct as of August 2011, it has only been selectively updated since then - e.g. adding his win against Anand in London but not his loss against Carlsen. 174.29.108.183 ( talk) 17:30, 8 January 2012 (UTC)
This article takes much text verbatim from http://hikarunakamura.com/about-hikaru/. Bongo matic 22:49, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
No, that website takes text verbatim from this wiki page...look to see which originated first!! Shotcallerballerballer ( talk) 06:50, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
The article claims Hikaru was born to a Carolyn Weeramantry. Carolyn later marries a Sunil Weeramantry. Is this a strange coincidence or an error in giving Hikaru's mother's maiden name? -- Abenr ( talk) 13:55, 2 October 2013 (UTC)
The lead and infobox report that Nakamura's top rating was 2816. That's not supported in the body of the article where it should mention how he achieved this in the 2015: 2800 rating and Grand Prix 2nd place section. At present that section ends with "It also propelled his rating to a career high of 2814, and he was at number 4 in the July 2015 world rankings." The 2814 rating is correct for July 2015 [2] but he then got to 2816 and #2 in the world in October 2015. [3] -- Marc Kupper| talk 20:30, 22 January 2016 (UTC)
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Aren't Japanese names typically written with the surname first? Shouldn't it be translated to Nakamura Hikaru in italics? See for example /info/en/?search=Shinsaku_Uesugi 185.31.142.251 ( talk) 07:49, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
In the game given at the Notable Games section, a double tilde (~~) is twice used. This is not explained at Algebraic notation (chess). What does it mean? Widsith ( talk) 12:18, 20 June 2019 (UTC)
I think some reference to his participation as coach and commentator in the pogchamps tournament should be mentioned Santiqwerty ( talk) 19:29, 16 June 2020 (UTC)
Him winning the Chess960 championship in 2009 and subsequently losing it to Carlsen in 2018, as well as his currently #1 position in the Blitz ratings should be mentioned in the lead, especially since the rapid and blitz positions mentioned in the article are over 5 years old now.
Maybe rapid and blitz rankings should be added to the infobox for chess players that are notably active in those categories? Jonas1015119 ( talk) 18:44, 26 June 2020 (UTC)
Hikaru Nakamura signed with the professional esports organisation known as Team SoloMid as part of their chess division.
He is listed as being part of their chess main roster on TSM's official website
here.
Perhaps this should be added to Hikaru's chess career or somewhere on this page?
Mixsmirai (
talk)
09:31, 23 September 2020 (UTC)
Confirmed on a stream today his first name is Christopher, though a better source may be needed. Darrenhusted ( talk) 21:05, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
I don't think the stream was publicly archived, only for subs. Maybe if he ends up putting it in a Youtube video. Darrenhusted ( talk) 16:32, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
When I was reading the article, I misread this sentence thinking that it meant that Nakamura played Obama:
“Before the 2020 United States presidential election, he challenged President Barack Obama to a game of chess to raise funds for the presidential nominee Joe Biden’s victory fund and ActBlue.[119]”
I wonder is that Nakamura just challenged Obama notable enough to be in the article. I’m a new editor so I have no idea what wikipedia conventions are, I just found it a little strange this was included in the article. Light rays from the sun ( talk) 00:58, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
@ AviationFreak and Joacom14: Is it right that we are specifically mentioning Twitch in the short description and in the lead paragraph? Isn't this promotional? Would it be better to just say "livestreamer" or "streamer" without mentioning the particular platform? I ask this, as someone who is not familiar with streaming. Bruce leverett ( talk) 23:18, 18 April 2021 (UTC)
A quick glance at the top 10 chess players Wikipedia pages shows that only Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand have notable games (others do have notable tournaments) sections and Anand is the only other one with a full chess annotation but also provides a reason as to why it's important. This Hikaru game should have a reason as why it is notable. List of notable chess games doesn't include it either (which may be the fault of that article).
I ask that either a reason for why it's notable be provided, it be replaced with another more notable game, it be replaced with a section similar to Carlsen's page, or replace it with a notable tournaments section. KieranStanley ( talk) 06:20, 19 April 2021 (UTC)
Article should mention Nakamura's result at [Candidates Tournament 2016]. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.61.14.171 ( talk) 09:23, 29 April 2021 (UTC)
~~~~
) to produce a signature. Links need two brackets on each side, so that [[Candidates Tournament 2016]]
produces
Candidates Tournament 2016. —
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15:10, 29 April 2021 (UTC)@ CarbonatedCarbon: The "world record for the most bullet chess victories in the 1|0 format in an hour" doesn't look very meaningful. Is there any authority, or even any other entity, besides chess.com (which hosted the event) that recognizes this record? Was there any control on the strength (or lack thereof) of the opponents? Unless there are good answers to these questions we shouldn't be mentioning this "world record".
why is this in Category:High-importance chess articles and the talk page of Bassem Amin who is the best player of the whole continent of Africa and won against Hikaru more often than he lost, is in Category:Low-importance chess articles? I mean, without any doubt, Hikaru is better known, but I think given the distinctions Bassem has earned, he should not be "Low importance" when this is "High importance". (The main article has "C Class" - is that coherent ?)
Why no mention of Hans Niemann lawsuit? Anyhoo I added. Thewriter006 ( talk) 07:00, 1 November 2022 (UTC)
@ Thewriter006: Wikipedia has its own rules for what to mention in lead sentences (and lead paragraphs, etc.) and how to mention it. Do not look elsewhere, such as in stackexchange, for that sort of guidance. I'm looking at MOS:NATIONALITY, which says, "Ethnicity, religion, or sexuality should generally not be in the lead sentence unless relevant to the subject's notability. Similarly, neither previous nationalities or the country of birth should not be mentioned in the lead sentence unless relevant to the subject's notability." Of course, it's obviously necessary to mention the circumstances of his birth, parentage, and citizenship in the article, just not in the first sentence.
In general, you should spend some time reading the Manual of Style. I shouldn't nag, because I myself only read it when I'm looking for the answer to some question, such as whether to include "Japanese born" here. But, as interesting and helpful as stackexchange may be, reading it for Wikipedia work is just a waste of time.
What were you referring to in the edit summary when you said the "peak FIDE rating page"? [4] doesn't say anything about Hikaru's place of birth, nor does [5]. Bruce leverett ( talk) 21:51, 6 December 2022 (UTC)
In this article in chess.com, the memorandum by Nakamura's lawyers in support of his motion to dismiss Niemann's lawsuit is reproduced, and his full original name ("Christopher Hikaru Nakamura") is used in at least two places, including the first page and the last. It seems odd to cite this article in a footnote attached to his name, but I will do so if it's the correct way to support it. Bruce leverett ( talk) 00:31, 11 December 2022 (UTC)
User:Bruce leverett, I see you reverted my edit, however that is encyclopedic info and came from a reliable source, and such relationships are often covered in other bio articles. - Indefensible ( talk) 04:14, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
I think the way games are described is very confusing. For example,
Nakamura vs. Boris Gelfand, World Team Championship 2010, King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation (E97) 0–1
leads to the impression that Nakamura played White and lost the game. The next sentence
Nakamura leaves his queen able to be captured four times in this win
then leads readers to believe that he won it after all.
I had to follow the link to chessgames.com to work out what the result actually was. Nakamura won playing Black in this game so would normally be listed second. I've concluded provisionally that on Wikipedia the player who is the current topic is always listed first, but, since presumably only chess players and fans would be reading this section, it seems strange to go against general chess notational conventions. Wouldn't it be better to write
Boris Gelfand vs. Nakamura
If attention needs to be drawn to Nakamura, bolding would be another option:
Boris Gelfand vs. Nakamura
Ricklaman ( talk) 08:06, 15 July 2023 (UTC)
His infobox states that he was born as "Christopher Hikaru Nakamura". Apologies if this sounds ignorant: I know that his mother is American, but does that automatically mean that he is American-born, and if he is, does that mean his birth name is "Christopher Hikaru Nakamura" and not (only) 中村 光 (Nakamura Hikaru), even though he was born in Japan? CloudChooser11 ( talk) 05:27, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
In the information panel on the right side of the page, it gives Hikaru's rating, but it does not specify what time control. Should his Fide blitz and rapid ratings be included? What about his chess.com ratings, as blitz and bullet are predominantly played online. JohnGalt2024 ( talk) 18:04, 28 April 2024 (UTC)
According to FIDE, Nakamura's rating is 2594. However, it's being automatically populated as 2595, the second off-by-one I'm seeing today. Greenman ( talk) 10:49, 3 May 2024 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: not moved. withdrawn by nominator ( closed by non-admin page mover) ~~ AirshipJungleman29 ( talk) 18:14, 8 July 2024 (UTC)
– People call him Hikaru way more than his full name. Searching the name "Hikaru" into Google gives you results about the chess player instead of other people with the name. 48 JCL 15:07, 8 July 2024 (UTC)