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Roberto Lavieri wrote on Mon, Dec 27, 2004 03:53 PM UTC:
G.M. Hikaru Nakamura continues his meteoric ascense. His ELO has raised
2620 in the last official FIDE rank (Oct. 2004), but it is higher to the
present, let´s see the new rank to be released in January. This 16 years
old boy is the new U.S. Champion, and he has had impressive results in the
last months. Apart from being the new U.S.Champion, he has beated other
young prodigy, Sergei Karjakin, in the match played in Mexico this month.
The score: a contundent 4.5-1.5... Impresive, because Karjakin has had an
incredible performance in the last months too, including his brilliant
actuation in the Olympiads...


16-year Hikaru is US Champion
06.12.2004 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.

Roberto Lavieri wrote on Mon, Apr 25, 2005 01:22 PM UTC:
Timman and Sasikiran win Sigeman Chess Tournament

Nakamura scored 6/9 and got third place. The seemingly unnecessary loss to
Sasikiran proved decisive. Nakamura tried a fool´s mate against the number
two of India (of course, he does not succeed), and in the ends, in a draw
position, he sacrificed a Pawn without compensation (and without thinking
too much) trying to win, an incomprehensive move, and he was finally
beated. Sasirikan is a very strong player, and Nakamura can´t play in this
way against this class of players, if he wants good results.

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