Nakamura was born in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, to an American mother, Carolyn Merrow Nakamura, a classically trained musician and former public school teacher, and a … See more

In July 2002, Nakamura achieved 56th place at the 30th annual World Open tournament in Philadelphia.
In April 2004, Nakamura achieved a fourth-place finish … See more

Nakamura has set several "youngest-ever" records in U.S. chess history, including:
• Youngest to defeat an International Master in a USCF-rated game (10 years, 0 months); later … See more

Nakamura appeared as himself in season 5, episode 2, of the Showtime series Billions, which premiered May 10, 2020. Nakamura is also an active stock market investor. In April 2017, he appeared on Bloomberg Television to discuss the relationship … See more

At age 10, he became the youngest American to beat an International Master when he defeated Jay Bonin at the Marshall Chess Club. … See more

Nakamura is particularly skilled at rapid and blitz chess, a variety of time controls in which players have less than an hour to complete all or most of their moves. In August 2022, Nakamura was ranked No. 1 on both the FIDE blitz list and the FIDE rapid list. He is also … See more

Nakamura has played on the Internet Chess Club (ICC) (as "Capilanobridge"; formerly as "Smallville") and Playchess (as "Star Wars"). He … See more