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	Brudirect.com - Local News
		Nakamura had already beaten one Fischer milestone last year, when he became an American grandmaster at 15, eclipsing Fischer by a few months.
		Home-schooled by his mother, Nakamura told reporters that he was in no rush to follow Fisher's footsteps all the way to the world chess championship.
		While Fischer is one of his heroes, Nakamura does not see himself as cast from the same mould as the erratic genius who became a national icon after defeating Soviet world champion Boris Spassky in 1972.
	www.brudirect.com /DailyInfo/News/Archive/Dec04/091204/bb_sports03.htm (300 words)

	National Scholastic Chess Foundation Hikaru Nakamura earns final International Master Norm
		Hikaru reached the +2 mark with this nice win in the 7th round over the Latvian IM Viesturs Meijers (2483).
		Hikaru just sliced through the field, scoring 7.5 points out of 9 (six wins and three draws) against a field of adults with average FIDE ratings of 2341.
		Hikaru made National headlines in 1998 when he became the youngest USCF National Master ever at the age of only 10 years and 79 days.
	www.nscfchess.org /hikaru_norm3.htm (616 words)

	New York Masters
		Hikaru broke all American records when he became the youngest player ever to reach master status at 10 years and 2 months old.
		In the NY Master Action expect big things from Hikaru as he is an extremely skilled speed player.
		As of October 2004, Hikaru is ranked number 8 in the USA, and 83 in the World.
	www.newyorkmasters.com /players/HikaruNakamura.html (232 words)

	Hikaru Nakamura makes master at 10 years, 2 months (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Hikaru, who is only ten years and two months old but has already become a veteran Marshall Chess Club tournament competitor, achieved an official USCF rating of 2203 at the end of the February 26th tournament, making him the youngest player ever to earn a Master rating.
		Hikaru Nakamura and his similarly strong (and not much older) brother Asuka have one tremendous advantage.
		Here is more about Hikaru Nakamura and his older brother, Asuka Nakamura: Chess Scholar in the News.
	www.ishipress.com.cob-web.org:8888 /nakamura.htm (512 words)

	Print version (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Champion chess player Hikaru Nakamura won the U.S. Championships last year at age 17, the youngest player to win the title since Bobby Fischer, who won it at age 14 in 1957.
		Nakamura entered this year’s contest as the top seed in Group A. After losing two and playing to a draw in another, Nakamura won four games in a row to place fourth in Group A. He also took home the Bent Larsen Fighting Chess prize of $5,000 for showing the most spirited play.
		Nakamura was born in Japan, but moved to Ridgecrest when he was very young.
	www.ridgecrestca.com /articles/2006/03/14/news/news03.prt (237 words)

	The Kids Hall of Fame
		Hikaru Nakamura became the youngest Chess Master in US history, having learned the game only three years earlier.
		Hikaru first learned to play the game by watching his older brother, Asuka, compete against their stepfather, Sunil Weeramantry, America's leading scholastic chess teacher and trainer for over 20 years.
		Since Hikaru could visualize moves in his head, he was able to play chess no matter where he was or what he was doing.
	thekidshalloffame.com /CustomPage17.html (972 words)

	2005 US Chessmaster Championships (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Hikaru Nakamura was born on December 9, 1987, in Hirakata City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan and moved to the United States when he was two years old.
		Now 16 years old, Hikaru is already ranked among the world's elite players, and is currently the highest-rated player in the world at his age and under with a world rating of 2601 on the July 2004 list.
		Hikaru and his father – a professional chess trainer – recently gave a very interesting interview at the ChessCafe.com website.
	www.uschesschampionship.com.cob-web.org:8888 /news/006nakamura.htm (382 words)

	Northwest Asian Weekly
		To everyone's surprise, Hikaru scored a string of victories to dominate the scholastic tournament circuit, and soon he was aiming higher.
		Hikaru's opponents are best advised not to let his youthful looks — or youth, for that matter — fool them.
		Hikaru has been home-schooled by his mother since fifth grade, a decision that was originally based on his learning style, but now conveniently accommodates his playing schedule.
	www.nwasianweekly.com /editorial/moves.htm (976 words)

	National Scholastic Chess Foundation 1997 Chess Scholar in the News
		Hikaru is the younger brother of another chess star, eleven year old Asuka, and the stepson of chess coach (and author) Sunil Weeramantry.
		Hikaru was undaunted by Black's attack - he figured there wasn't enough attacking material, and it was just a matter of finding the right defensive moves.
		Hikaru was waiting for it, but Black saw it and took a draw by perpetual check.
	www.nscfchess.org /nscfhika.htm (979 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		US teenaged prodigy Hikaru Nakamura confirmed his status as one of the game?s rising stars by winning a marathon 100-move game against Swedish Hilarp Persson.
		Nakamura is generally flashy but against Persson his aggression was a bit restrained after the latter, playing fl, went for the French defence.
		The advance variation gave Nakamura a tangible edge in the middle game when Persson went for trading of pieces at the cost of a wrecked pawn structure.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1050419/asp/sports/story_4632969.asp (198 words)

	Chess Master, 10, Sets Record - New York Times
		HIKARU NAKAMURA, a 10-year-old fourth grader at Ridgeway School in White Plains, was recently recognized as the youngest chess master ever in the United States, earning a place for himself in the annals of chess history as well as in the pages of the Guinness Book of World Records.
		Hikaru's rating is 2,203, according to the United States Chess Federation.
		Weeramantry is the coach for both Hikaru and his older brother, Asuka, 12, who is also a chess champion and will represent the United States in an international youth tournament next month in Brazil.
	query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=9E03E3DF173DF931A25757C0A96E958260 (303 words)

	Pawns With King-Size Dreams; Boy, 10, Is Youngest Master, Vaulting Past His Brother - New York Times
		So everyone, it seems, wanted to talk to Hikaru and find out how a boy who began playing chess just three years ago increased his rating by a remarkable 159 points since December.
		Hikaru was encouraged by a big victory against the international master Jay Bonin on Dec. 31, which made him the youngest American player to beat an international master.
		Coincidentally, he got a copy of the Guinness Book of World Records at a school book fair and realized that he had until the middle of May to beat the current record and become the youngest master in the country.
	query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=9C00EFDB133DF932A25757C0A96E958260 (628 words)

	Japanese-born teen youngest US chess champ since Fischer - INQ7.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Hikaru Nakamura, a 16-year-old grandmaster, took the national title in San Diego on Monday, beating out Alex Stripunsky, 34, in two overtime matches.
		Home-schooled by his mother, Nakamura told reporters that he was in no rush to follow Fischer’s footsteps all the way to the world chess championship.
		Fischer is one of his heroes, Nakamura does not see himself as cast from the same mould as the erratic genius that became a national icon after defeating Soviet World Champion Boris Spassky in 1972.
	news.inq7.net /breaking/index.php?index=6&story_id=20634 (432 words)

	Grigory Serper vs Hikaru Nakamura (2004)
		Whatever it was, Nakamura ignored it and expanded on the queenside, eventually breaking through.
		It is sad that a supposedly strong GM like Serper would resort to this kind of game trying to sqeeze the draw as white but that is what he did.
		Nakamura almost got him but the ending was not to be.
	www.chessgames.com /perl/chessgame?gid=1324924 (691 words)

	ChessBase.com - Chess News - Hikaru Nakamura breaks Fischer's record
		Hikaru Nakamura earned his final GM norm at the Bermuda International Chess Festival, and since he has a rating of 2520 the title is certain.
		The latest wunderkind to follow in Fischer's footsteps is Hikaru Nakamura, 15, from the City of White Plains, New York.
		Nakamura started playing tournament chess in 1995 at the age of 7.
	www.chessbase.com /newsdetail.asp?newsid=800 (215 words)

	Susan Polgar Chess Blog: The Nakamura attack!
		Hikaru Nakamura is back big time by winning the 2006 National Chess Congress by the score of 5.5 - 0.5 ahead of MANY IMs and GMs:
		It is up to Nakamura to decide he wants to be a World Champion and frankly he hasn't made any real attempt to move beyond winning tournaments in the US.
		Nakamura is likely equal to Radjabov and more talented than Carlsen, or Karjakin.
	susanpolgar.blogspot.com /2006/11/nakamura-attack.html (1340 words)

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		Nakamura vs Fressinet, Wijk aan Zee 'B', 2004
		Nakamura vs L Bruzon, Wijk aan Zee 'B', 2004
		Nakamura vs Friso Nijboer, Wijk aan Zee, 2004
	www.wtharvey.com.cob-web.org:8888 /naka.html (129 words)

	US Chess Federation: (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Previously, Hikaru had set the mark for the youngest American master when he reached that milestone at the age of 10 years 22 months.
		Hikaru is the current U.S. Chess Champion, a laurel he attained at the age of sixteen.
		Nakamura=s style is distinguished by astonishing creativity and relentless determination.
	www.uschess.org.cob-web.org:8888 /news/press/uspr0522.php (699 words)

	US Championships Seattle 2003. Round 4
		Also getting in on the action is the 2001 US Junior Champion Hikaru Nakamura, 15, after Maurice Ashley's sacrificial assault spectacularly back-fired after he failed to spot the obvious defence.
		Nakamura, who holds the national record for being (at 10) the youngest American ever to earn the master title, puts himself up with the leaders and the chance to become the youngest winner of the title since Fischer.
		And, with two GM norms already under his belt, Nakamura could be in-line for a third and final norm to become the youngest American GM since Fischer.
	www.chesscenter.com /twic/event/chus2003/r4.html (440 words)

	ARNES News arhiv / - Hikaru Nakamura, age 13, becomes youngest International Chess Master eve (via CobWeb/3.1 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Hikaru Nakamura, age 13, has become the youngest International Master ever, breaking Bobby Fischer's old record by three months.
		Although it is doubtful that Hikaru will be able to keep up with the rapid subsequent improvement shown by Fischer, he is probably nearly as strong as Fischer was at the same age.
		Hikaru Nakamura was born in Kyoto, Japan, with a Japanese father and an American mother.
	www.arnes.si.cob-web.org:8888 /news/archive/si.rec.games.chess/msg00197.html (256 words)

	Ganguly beats Nakamura again
		The biggest casualties were Andrei Volokitin of Ukraine and Nakamura who were shown the exit door by Cao Sang of Hungary and Ganguly respectively.
		Nakamura went for a side line in the Italian game but got nothing as Ganguly maintained the balance coming into the middle game.
		Nakamura found temporary solace in the queen exchange and kept on trying for an elusive victory before he was finally pushed to the wall by the Indian.
	www.rediff.com /sports/2005/nov/29chess.htm (533 words)

	Bermuda Open 2002
		No problem for Hikaru, though, as he happily steamrolled his next two opponents to jump out to 5/6 and eventually achieving the GM Norm of 6/9.
		Leif defeated Nakamura, Vescovi and Socko to score the GM norm at 6/9, and tie for first in the event.
		Despite losing his games to Hikaru and Leif, Giovanni was able to rack up 6 points out of his 7 other games to take top honors.
	www.chesscenter.com /twic/event/bermop02/r2.html (1355 words)

	ChessLogic.com - Webzine
		Nakamura simply dominated every game including a smashing attack in the final round scoring a perfect 7-0.
		Hikaru Nakamura, a second grader playing up to help his Ridgeway Elementary team, was a perfect 5-0 and was one place above his older brother in tie-breaks.
		Hikaru fell to Cindy Tsai in the sixth round, but he would have better days to come.
	www.chesslogic.com /webzine.php3?rec=21 (483 words)

	US Chess Federation:
		He is currently the highest rated player in the world at 16 years and under with a FIDE rating of 2601 on the July 2004 rating list.
		Previously, Hikaru had set the mark for the youngest American master when he reached that milestone at the age of 10 years 2 ½ months.
		Hikaru earned the silver medal for the United States at the 2001 World Youth Championships in Oropesa, Spain.
	www.uschess.org /news/bio/nakamura.php (289 words)

	Youngest U.S. chess champ since Fischer - - MSNBC.com
		Hikaru Nakamura of White Plains, N.Y., won the $25,000 prize Monday after beating Alex Stripunsky, 34, of Rego Park, N.Y., in two overtime matches.
		Nakamura, who was born in Japan, was taught chess by his stepfather and began playing competitively at age 7.
		Nakamura became an American grandmaster last year, eclipsing by a few months Fischer’s record of attaining grandmaster status at age 15.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/6678414 (326 words)

	World Chess Network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Hikaru Nakamura turned 17 a week after capturing America's highest title in San Siego.
		Nakamura is America's greatest hope since Bobby Fischer.
		Nakamura was in big trouble after missing 16...Rxa2 17 Kb1 Ra5 but later saved the day with 39...Bb5!
	wcn.tentonhammer.com /print.php?sid=94 (298 words)

	The Daily Dirt Chess Blog: Nakamura Returns on Top
		Nakamura's FIDE rating is only 2640, a way long to go for 2700+ and compete in Chess Grand Slams.
		Hikaru and his stepfather (Sunil Weeramantry) had long talks about it, so I was told.
		Hikaru did not want to go to a school with a chess program.
	www.chessninja.com /dailydirt/2006/11/nakamura_returns_on_top.htm (7720 words)

	US Chess Federation Press Release #6 of 2003
		Hikaru Nakamura of White Plains, NY has broken the great Bobby Fischer’s record to become the youngest American Grandmaster (GM) ever.
		Nakamura earned his third and final GM norm by scoring 7 ½ -3 ½ (six wins, three draws and two loses) to finish in clear second place at the 2003 Bermuda International GM-B tournament, a category X, twelve player round robin held in Southampton, Bermuda, January 25 to February 5, 2003.
		The United States Chess Federation, founded in 1939, serves as the governing body for chess in the United States and is devoted to extending the role of chess in American society.
	www.uschess.org /news/press/uspr0306.html (407 words)

	A monumental mistake - Entertainment - The Washington Times, America's Newspaper (via ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		New York GM and former U.S. champion Hikaru Nakamura took a break from his freshman-year studies at Dickinson College to make an impressive return to the board at the 36th National Chess Congress, held over the Thanksgiving weekend in Philadelphia.
		Nakamura reeled off five wins before settling for a last-round draw against Georgia GM Zviad Izoria, finishing alone in first at 51/2-1/2 in the Premier section.
		Nakamura's most impressive game in Philadelphia came against red-hot IM Justin Sarkar, winner of a strong open tournament the week before.
	www.washtimes.com.cob-web.org:8888 /entertainment/20061201-084854-1755r.htm (512 words)

	ChessBase.com - Chess News - 16-year Hikaru is US Champion
		Hikaru Nakamura, a teenage ace from White Plains, NY, beat Alex Stripunsky for the US championship title and $25,000 in prize money.
		With that Hikaru became the youngest winner of the 159-year-old title since Bobby Fischer.The women's section was won by Rusudan Goletiani.
		Stripunsky and Nakamura tied for first on points and played a two-game playoff match to decide first prize.
	www.chessbase.com /newsdetail.asp?newsid=2067 (705 words)

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