Place of Birth: Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Date of Birth: December 9, 1987
Ethnicity:
*father – Japanese
*mother – German, Swedish, other European
Hikaru Nakamura is a Japanese-American professional chess grandmaster, and streamer. He is a chess prodigy, and a five time United States champion.
Hikaru was born in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, to a Japanese father, Shuichi Nakamura, and an American mother, Carolyn Merrow, who is a teacher and classically trained musician. His family moved to the U.S. when he was two, living in White Plains, New York. Hikaru’s first name 光 means ‘light’ or ‘shine,’ and his surname 中村 means ‘middle village.’
Hikaru has said:
Fun fact of the day: I am 12.5% German, 12.5% Swedish, 50% Japanese and 25% mix of randomness!
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