What is Hikaru Nakamura's FIDE rating?

Hikaru Nakamura's FIDE rating is 2792 standard, 2738 rapid, 2800 blitz, world #2. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Hikaru Nakamura's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Hikaru Nakamura played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 9,358 over-the-board games by Hikaru Nakamura (7,637 classical, 633 rapid, 1,118 blitz), with 57% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Hikaru Nakamura's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Hikaru Nakamura?

Open Hikaru Nakamura's free Chess Stalker report: opening repertoire with results per line as White and Black, recurring weaknesses and blunder patterns evaluated with Stockfish, and recent games. Then rehearse against the Twin Bot, which imitates Hikaru Nakamura's style, before facing them.

Hikaru Nakamura

World No. 2United Statesborn 1987FIDE ID 2016192

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

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2780 · Sep 2023

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2800Blitz

2792Classical

2738Rapid

2816peak, Oct 2015

9,358games

5,371wins, 57%

2,595draws, 28%

1,392losses, 15%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2816 · Oct 2015

Play style

before facing themWhat you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 93.8% average

High resilience (65%): Dangerous even when losing

Solid conversion: 90%

Very consistent (92%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.b3 as

(84% in 404 games)

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Their real openings, level & style

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Based on

9,358 games

Based on 9,358 games

Openings

9,358 gamesBased on 9,358 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

1.h3 d5 2.d4 ♞f61.h3 d5 2.d4 ♞f610 games, last played 3 years ago100.0%wins

1.g3 d5 2.♝g2 ♞f61.g3 d5 2.♝g2 ♞f614 games92.9%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 6,423 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 6,423 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

95.5%

Middlegame

93.2%

Endgame

95.1%

Clutch factor

+4%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

95%203g

EqualEqual position

96%228g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

91%69g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

22%

70 err

21%

68 err

17%

54 err

16%

51 err

15%

47 err

10%

33 err

Critical moment

Move 49 avg

1-15

16-25

15%

26-35

31%

36-45

46%

46+

46% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

99Errors mapped

f4 / c4Hotspot zone

Critical squares

1313 err

1111 err

f4/c4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors · Stockfish

#15

♝f6?? vs Galaktionov

Middlegame · OTB · 2026

#41

♜g4?? vs Ashraf

Middlegame · OTB · 2026

#45

♜e4?? vs Sarana

Endgame · OTB · 2026

#21

♞d4?? vs Lymar

Middlegame · OTB · 2026

#71

♜f3?? vs Aditya Mittal

Endgame · OTB · 2026

#44

♞c3?? vs Piorun

Endgame · OTB · 2026