After 12 rounds, Hikaru Nakamura is the clear leader, with 10 points. One point behind him are Anish Giri, Magnus Carlsen, Daniil Dubov, Haik Martirosyan and Richard Rapport

Hikaru Nakamura, the acknowledged master of the short time control game, almost lost his chance to compete for a place on the pedestal of the World Rapid Championship

On December 25th, the World Rapid and Blitz Championships will kick off in Almaty, Kazakhstan, with over 300 elite chess players from 50 countries gathering to compete from December 25th to 31st

GM Hikaru Nakamura has won fifth 2022 Speed Chess Championship, besting GM Magnus Carlsen in a thrilling match

GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda played the Bongcloud opening against GM Hikaru Nakamura at the Chesscom Global Championship 2022 and the American streamer was not happy