Scouting report: Hikaru Nakamura (GM, USA)

9,488 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,787 classical, 1,516 rapid, 6,185 blitz): 58% wins, 28% draws, 15% losses. FIDE rating 2792 standard, 2738 rapid, 2800 blitz, world #2. 6,423 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.14 blunders per game.

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Hikaru Nakamura

TitleGrandmasterRankWorld No. 2FederationUnited StatesBorn1987FIDE ID2016192

Classical2792

Rapid2738

Blitz2800

Games9,488

W · D · LWon · Drawn · Lost58 / 28 / 15

Peak2816Oct 2015

Rating history

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Classical2792Rapid2738Blitz2800no games played

Accuracy by phase

95.5%Opening93.2%Middlegame95.1%Endgame

Clutch factor

Insufficient data

Play style

Elite accuracy: 93.8% average

High resilience (63%): Dangerous even when losing

Solid conversion: 87%

Very consistent (92%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.b3 as

(85% in 408 games)

Recent games

Dau Khuong Duy(2513)

1st 3-0 Thursday · 22 Oct 2026

0–1

Gelman, Alexander(2422)

1st 3-0 Thursday · 22 Oct 2026

0–1

Amirinasab, Abolfazl(2324)

1st 3-0 Thursday · 22 Oct 2026

½–½

Danylenko, Dmytro(2396)

1st 3-0 Thursday · 22 Oct 2026

1–0

Livaic, Leon(2541)

1st 3-0 Thursday · 22 Oct 2026

1–0

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Openings

4,791 games as White · scores 75.1%

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 games100.0%wins

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

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PROTime controls · Years · Events

9,488 games in scope

LineECOGamesLast playedWins · draws · lossesScorevs 75.1%

A00–A042,184—

74%1610

82.2%+7.1 pts

B20–B50528—

55%29%16

69.8%−5.3 pts

C60–C70292—

33%54%13

60.4%−14.7 pts

A10–A30285—

57%29%14

71.6%−3.5 pts

C20–C46274—

61%28%11

74.8%—

A45–E11227—

56%29%15

70.7%−4.4 pts

D30–E14185—

39%50%11

64.6%−10.5 pts

C00122—

63%27%10

76.6%—

Mistakes

Problematic pieces

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Critical moment

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Critical blunders

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Endgame statistics

1,151 endgames (57.6%) · force Opposite-Color Bishops (32%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

57.6%

1,151 / 2,000

B vs N Pref

52.4%·47.8%

prefers the bishop

PiecesTypeWin %games

Rook + Equal Minors

56%44%

77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

59%41%

79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)

49%50%

73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook

48%50%

72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors

56%44%

78.1%160g

Pure Pawn

36%50%14

60.6%109g

Rook + Equal Minors77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors78.1%160g

Pure Pawn60.6%109g

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Repertoire

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Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

4,791 games62%W26%D12%L

4,791games in this linewon 62%, drew 26%, lost 12%

Move

1. e4

1482—

53%33%14

69%

1. ♞f3

1455—

72%18%10

81%

1. d4

840—

49%37%14

68%

1. b3

408—

77%149

85%

1. c4

285—

57%29%14

72%

1. g3

108—

84%10

89%

1. a3

49—

78%1210

84%

1. h4

48—

77%1013

82%

1. h3

35—

91%9

96%

1. b4

24—

79%17

88%

1. g4

19—

68%1616

76%

1. f4

17—

53%29%18%

68%

1. e3

6—

83%17

92%

1. a4

6—

83%17

83%

1. ♞c3

3—

33%33%34%

50%

1. c3

2—

100%

0%

1. f3

2—

50%50%

50%

1. d3

1—

100%

100%

1. ♞h3

1—

100%

100%

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