As a global pandemic continues to determine a new normal, tens of thousands of viewers have been tuning in to watch people play chess on a livestreaming website called Twitch.tv. An American chess ...

For someone ranked No. 2 in the world, playing competitive games of chess sits curiously low on grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura’s list of priorities. “I look at it as something to do to get away from ...

One day in May, chess grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura was watching the last two moves of Felix “xQc” Lengyel’s online chess game. Ever-patient, Nakamura had been mentoring Lengyel, a top Twitch streamer ...

Hikaru Nakamura’s net worth in 2025: How a chess genius built a multi-million dollar empire online (Image Via Getty Imagn) Hikaru Nakamura is an American chess grandmaster, streamer, and YouTuber.

As far as chess tournaments go, the Louisiana State Championship and Iowa Open are not what you would describe as big-time events. The highest-ranked players from either event last year didn't even ...

Pawn pushers at a couple of low-stakes chess tournaments in Iowa and Louisiana recently sat down at their boards only to discover a surprising competitor: one of the highest rated chess players ever ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For someone ranked No. 2 in the world, playing competitive games of chess sits curiously low on grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura’s list ...