Talk:Hikaru Nakamura

message: Which year is "this year"?  Joyous 01:32, Jun 4, 2004 (UTC)
Can we name some of the unorthodox openings he commonly uses? I'm curious.--Sonjaaa 06:36, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as start, and the rating on other projects was brought up to start class. BetacommandBot 06:58, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  WikiProject class rating

message: Whatever happened to his biological dad? Validbluew40 (talk) 13:10, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Biological father 

message: nakamura is among very few grandmasters who have won against chess engines or chess machines . rybka was crushed by nakamura this should be mensioned in this interseting article on nakamura .his strategic and alzebric math calculations also should be added to enwide the information abour naka the great.
keep going naka. keep going wikipedia.
[[user|user]
----  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.200.192.28 (talk) 06:31, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  nakamura x rybka shuld be there 

message: The sentence about his favorite piece was added by 71.58.124.75 October 22, 2006.  This was the first of only three edits by the user and at least one of the others was vandalism.  Therefore I'm removing the sentence because of WP:BLP, etc.  Bubba73 (talk), 05:13, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Favorite piece

message: "Fischer never won a tournament ahead of the world champion. He was second in Santa Monica. Of course there were far fewer such events back then, and Fischer had several great tournament results like Stockholm 62, but it's interesting. Reuben Fine only equaled Keres on points at AVRO in 38. Then you have Marshall at Cambridge Springs in 1904 ahead of Lasker, though Tarrasch wasn't there. So unless you include Capablanca as an American player, I think you can go back to Pillsbury at Hastings 1895 for an American tournament victory on par with Nakamura's!"
So Kasparov didn't say it was better than any of Fischer's wins (as the article incorrectly claims), he said that no American had won a tournament outright ahead of a World Champion since Marshall. He didn't say it was necessarily better than (say) the 1962 Interzonal, just that they weren't "on par". Also, IMHO, Kasparov's comments do not belong in the lead. I'll tidy this up if I get the time. Also, hopefully, other people will comment on Nakamura's win to give it more balance. (Great as the result was). Adpete (talk) 02:04, 4 February 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I guess my problem is it's all a bit Kasparov-and-Fischer-centric. I'd rather the lead just said that he won ahead of the top 4 in the world (since that's a fact, not anyone's opinion), and Kasparov was quoted in full in the body of the article, so people can make up their mind exactly what Kasparov said. I'm also not too happy about saying his live rating is 9 points below Fischer's peak, unless we can find a source saying that's notable. (Personally I think it's not notable, given ratings inflation). Adpete (talk) 06:29, 5 February 2011 (UTC)

text: I've tidied it up (it was rather out of control with a blow by blow description of the Wijk tournament) and put the full Kasparov quote in. I'm still not terribly happy with a simplification of Kasparov quote in the lead, but I've left the lead untouched for now. Adpete (talk) 10:17, 5 February 2011 (UTC)

text: In 5 years, who will freaking care what the score was after 12 rounds or whether he played a Kings Indian. Plus you deleted all my links and inserted WP:OR. It's destructive editors like you which drive me from Wikipedia. Adpete (talk) 01:05, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed -- this level of detail is unwarranted.  What we're seeing here is an example of WP:RECENT and perhaps WP:OWN by User:Shotcallerballerballer.  Let's establish some consensus on what to include.  I support the previous changes made by Adpete.  — Myasuda (talk) 02:01, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Kasparov's assessment of Nakamura's 2011 Wijk aan Zee result 

message: Should Nakamura's poker interest be mentioned?75.173.83.184 (talk) 23:55, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Poker 

message: This section really needs a global update. If it was even completely correct as of August 2011, it has only been selectively updated since then - e.g. adding his win against Anand in London but not his loss against Carlsen. 174.29.108.183 (talk) 17:30, 8 January 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: IMO this section is unncessary and too much work to maintain. What are the flags for anyway? Doesn't seem consistent with MOS:FLAG. MaxBrowne (talk) 13:53, 8 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Head-to-head record versus top players 

message: This article takes much text verbatim from http://hikarunakamura.com/about-hikaru/. Bongomatic 22:49, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: The page claims a copyright. Bongomatic 07:54, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: If that page is violating Creative Commons license, it can be listed at Wikipedia:CC-BY-SA Compliance. See Wikipedia:Mirrors and forks for more information. — Myasuda (talk) 13:04, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copyvio 

message: The article claims Hikaru was born to a Carolyn Weeramantry.  Carolyn later marries a Sunil Weeramantry.  Is this a strange coincidence or an error in giving Hikaru's mother's maiden name? --Abenr (talk) 13:55, 2 October 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I haven't found a source mentioning her birth surname, so I just provided this information. Toccata quarta (talk) 16:05, 2 October 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I have changed it to Merrow Nakamura (as she was named when she married Weeramantry). Weeramantry is obviously incorrect.--Batmacumba (talk) 11:44, 13 October 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mother's Maiden Name 

message: The lead and infobox report that Nakamura's top rating was 2816.  That's not supported in the body of the article where it should mention how he achieved this in the 2015: 2800 rating and Grand Prix 2nd place section.  At present that section ends with "It also propelled his rating to a career high of 2814, and he was at number 4 in the July 2015 world rankings." The 2814 rating is correct for July 2015 but he then got to 2816 and #2 in the world in October 2015. --Marc Kupper|talk 20:30, 22 January 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: I suppose it could be argued that 2814 was a career high at the time. That said, in general I think there's far too much "ratings geekery" in the article. I removed one of the more egregious examples but this modern obsession with ratings is not a trend wikipedia should encourage. MaxBrowne (talk) 22:46, 22 January 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  2816 rating 

message: Hello fellow Wikipedians,
I have just modified one external link on Hikaru Nakamura. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20110930232407/http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/twic637.html to http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/twic637.html
When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.
Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) 21:34, 3 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Hello fellow Wikipedians,
I have just modified 12 external links on Hikaru Nakamura. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20081006074152/http://chessvine.com/archives/64-GM-Hikaru-Nakamura-wins-the-Finet-Chess960-Open-Mainz.html to http://chessvine.com/archives/64-GM-Hikaru-Nakamura-wins-the-Finet-Chess960-Open-Mainz.html
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20111002231313/http://www.hikarunakamura.com/naka/main/Blog/tabid/57/EntryId/96/BN-Bank-Blitz-Recap.aspx to http://www.hikarunakamura.com/naka/main/Blog/tabid/57/EntryId/96/BN-Bank-Blitz-Recap.aspx
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20120318190117/http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/chessnews/events/world-team-championship-2010/nakamura-brilliancy-beats-gelfand to http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/chessnews/events/world-team-championship-2010/nakamura-brilliancy-beats-gelfand
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20121012175138/http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/chessnews/events/73rd-tata-steel-chess-tournament-2011/nakamura-half-point-lead-over-anand-could-have-been-more to http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/chessnews/events/73rd-tata-steel-chess-tournament-2011/nakamura-half-point-lead-over-anand-could-have-been-more
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20121012175431/http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/chessnews/events/73rd-tata-steel-chess-tournament-2011/nakamura-wins-tata-steel-tournament-in-wijk-aan-zee to http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/chessnews/events/73rd-tata-steel-chess-tournament-2011/nakamura-wins-tata-steel-tournament-in-wijk-aan-zee
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20121012223154/http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/chessnews/events/39th-dortmund-chess-meeting-2011 to http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/chessnews/events/39th-dortmund-chess-meeting-2011
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20111103140902/http://www.hikarunakamura.com/naka/main/Blog/tabid/57/EntryId/126/More-News.aspx to http://www.hikarunakamura.com/naka/main/Blog/tabid/57/EntryId/126/More-News.aspx
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20121005064223/http://results.chessolympiadistanbul.com/tnr77681.aspx?art=20&lan=1&flag=30&snr=5 to http://results.chessolympiadistanbul.com/tnr77681.aspx?art=20&lan=1&flag=30&snr=5
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20131027125610/http://euro2013.chessdom.com/results/pairings-r5-open/ to http://euro2013.chessdom.com/results/pairings-r5-open/
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20140922195359/http://www.zurich-cc.com/reports.html to http://www.zurich-cc.com/reports.html
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20111217181021/http://whychess.org/node/759 to http://whychess.org/node/759
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20100831040445/http://chess.liverating.org/toplist.php?pid=2016192&compact=1 to http://chess.liverating.org/toplist.php?pid=2016192&compact=1
When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.
Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) 05:13, 14 December 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Aren't Japanese names typically written with the surname first? Shouldn't it be translated to Nakamura Hikaru in italics? See for example https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinsaku_Uesugi
185.31.142.251 (talk) 07:49, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: I think in Japanese they treat him as a foreigner and write his name in katakana as "ヒカル・ナカムラ", rather than in kanji as "中村 光". See ja:ヒカル・ナカムラ. Compare with the Japanese manga artist with the same name: Hikaru Nakamura (artist) and ja:中村光_(漫画家). MaxBrowne (talk) 08:12, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Japanese Name 

message: In the game given at the Notable Games section, a double tilde (~~) is twice used. This is not explained at Algebraic notation (chess). What does it mean? Widsith (talk) 12:18, 20 June 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  ~~ 

message: I think some reference to his participation as coach and commentator in the pogchamps tournament should be mentioned Santiqwerty (talk) 19:29, 16 June 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pogchamps 

message: Him winning the Chess960 championship in 2009 and subsequently losing it to Carlsen in 2018, as well as his currently #1 position in the Blitz ratings should be mentioned in the lead, especially since the rapid and blitz positions mentioned in the article are over 5 years old now. 
Maybe rapid and blitz rankings should be added to the infobox for chess players that are notably active in those categories?
Jonas1015119 (talk) 18:44, 26 June 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for the suggestion, . Whenever you believe an article can be improved, please feel free to make the needed changes. Wikipedia is a wiki, so anyone can edit almost any article by simply following the Edit link at the top of a page or section. The Wikipedia community encourages you to be bold in updating pages. Don't worry too much about making honest mistakes—another person will likely find and correct any quickly and kindly let you know what they were. If you're not sure how to make a certain edit, feel free to ask me any questions here or on my talk page. Alternatively, you can check out how to edit a page, referencing for newcomers, or use the sandbox to try out your editing skills. Thanks again for you're diligence to improving Wikipedia and make information more freely available! —The Editor's Apprentice (talk) 23:08, 26 June 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Header 

message: Hikaru Nakamura signed with the professional esports organisation known as Team SoloMid as part of their chess division. 
He is listed as being part of their chess main roster on TSM's official website here. 
Perhaps this should be added to Hikaru's chess career or somewhere on this page? 
Mixsmirai (talk) 09:31, 23 September 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi  and thanks for the comment. This information is currently present in the article under the section Internet activity. — Bilorv (talk) 11:02, 23 September 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Singing with [[Team SoloMid]] 

message: Confirmed on a stream today his first name is Christopher, though a better source may be needed. Darrenhusted (talk) 21:05, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Better source needed indeed, particularly if this stream is not publicly archived (sources must be published). — Bilorv (talk) 23:39, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Would his chessgames.com profile be a reliable source for the name? Volteer1 (talk) 13:58, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
replies: text:  I would be surprised, but it's possible. How is the chessgames.com profile written? If it's by the site's community or it's automatically scraped from some such source then it's a hard no. If it's written by professionals and there's a corrections process then maybe. — Bilorv (talk) 14:25, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
replies: text:  Never mind, it does appear that chessgames.com biographies are user generated. Volteer1 (talk) 14:46, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
replies: text:  No worries, worth a suggestion and we've learned something about the site for next time. — Bilorv (talk) 15:14, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Birth Name 

message: When I was reading the article, I misread this sentence thinking that it meant that Nakamura played Obama:
“Before the 2020 United States presidential election, he challenged President Barack Obama to a game of chess to raise funds for the presidential nominee Joe Biden’s victory fund and ActBlue.[119]”
I wonder is that Nakamura just challenged Obama notable enough to be in the article. I’m a new editor so I have no idea what wikipedia conventions are, I just found it a little strange this was included in the article.
Light rays from the sun (talk) 00:58, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Welcome! Since the challenge was covered by a source with a whole article (as opposed to just a passing mention), this is probably notable enough to leave in the article. It may be worth noting that there was no game between them (as far as I know). AviationFreak💬 01:26, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
replies: text:  That makes sense, I can’t find a good source for there not being a game so I’ll just leave the article as it is. Light rays from the sun (talk) 01:34, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't see why any source would publish an article about a game not happening—challenges like this happen all the time and rarely manifest. I think we should remove the sentence. It's not really a weighty statement given that Obama never responded and the source Dot Esports might be reliable but as it's a specialist publication and there are so many notable events that did happen involving Hikaru (mostly professional tournaments, which get a lot of coverage even if this article doesn't cite it all) I'm not sure it alone shows due weight. — Bilorv (talk) 10:30, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Should the sentence about Obama be removed? 

message: Is it right that we are specifically mentioning Twitch in the short description and in the lead paragraph?  Isn't this promotional?  Would it be better to just say "livestreamer" or "streamer" without mentioning the particular platform?  I ask this, as someone who is not familiar with streaming.  Bruce leverett (talk) 23:18, 18 April 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't have an opinion on the short description, but I think it's fine in the lede. We refer to YouTubers as such, not as "videographers" (unless they make a significant amount of content for non-YouTube platforms). As Nakamura's main outlet is Twitch I think it's fine as-is. AviationFreak💬 23:25, 18 April 2021 (UTC)

text: I think it's fine to mention it in the lead (when not be specific when it doesn't cost any more words?), but in the short description I've removed it. "Japanese American chess player" is a short description of Nakamura. Adding anything more specific doesn't serve the purpose of being useful to mobile editors who aren't sure they have the right person, and makes it too long. And most coverage of Nakamura is not about the last three years of streaming. I have removed "content creator" from the lead as well—a rather vague phrase redundant here to "Twitch streamer". Either the "content" (I think the idea is YouTube, rather than say any courses he's done) is so important it needs to be spelled out in the first sentence (here it doesn't) or it's not worth vaguely alluding to in that sentence. — Bilorv (talk) 23:27, 18 April 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Twitch 

message: Article should mention Nakamura's result at [Candidates Tournament 2016]. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.61.14.171 (talk) 09:23, 29 April 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: In future, comments go in a new section (there should be a "New section" button at the top of your screen) and you should end them with four tildes (~~~~) to produce a signature. Links need two brackets on each side, so that Candidates Tournament 2016 produces Candidates Tournament 2016. — Bilorv (talk) 15:10, 29 April 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Candidates 2016

message: Why no mention of Hans Niemann lawsuit? Anyhoo I added. Thewriter006 (talk) 07:00, 1 November 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  This section speaks for itself. 

message: Wikipedia has its own rules for what to mention in lead sentences (and lead paragraphs, etc.) and how to mention it.  Do not look elsewhere, such as in stackexchange, for that sort of guidance.  I'm looking at MOS:NATIONALITY, which says, "Ethnicity, religion, or sexuality should generally not be in the lead sentence unless relevant to the subject's notability. Similarly, neither previous nationalities or the country of birth should not be mentioned in the lead sentence unless relevant to the subject's notability."  Of course, it's obviously necessary to mention the circumstances of his birth, parentage, and citizenship in the article, just not in the first sentence.
In general, you should spend some time reading the Manual of Style.  I shouldn't nag, because I myself only read it when I'm looking for the answer to some question, such as whether to include "Japanese born" here.  But, as interesting and helpful as stackexchange may be, reading it for Wikipedia work is just a waste of time.
What were you referring to in the edit summary when you said the "peak FIDE rating page"?   doesn't say anything about Hikaru's place of birth, nor does . Bruce leverett (talk) 21:51, 6 December 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: "peak FIDE rating page" undoubtedly refers to the wikipedia page :List of chess players by peak FIDE rating.  That page has its own problems, but it isn't really relevant to anything here.  Quale (talk) 04:48, 7 December 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: it says 'Highest-ranked Japanese-born player, reigning FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Champion (from 2022)' ? why does that page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_chess_players_by_peak_FIDE_rating say hikaru is japanese-born but hikaru's own page doesn't say hikaru is japanese-born? i think should be both say or neither say. Thewriter006 (talk) 08:14, 14 February 2023 (UTC)

text: it says 'Highest-ranked Japanese-born player, reigning FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Champion (from 2022)' ? why does that page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_chess_players_by_peak_FIDE_rating say hikaru is japanese-born but hikaru's own page doesn't say hikaru is japanese-born? i think should be both say or neither say. Thewriter006 (talk) 08:14, 14 February 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: What do you mean, "hikaru's own page doesn't say hikaru is japanese-born"?  It says so in the first sentence of the section on Early Life. Bruce leverett (talk) 14:32, 14 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nationality 

message: In this article in chess.com, the memorandum by Nakamura's lawyers in support of his motion to dismiss Niemann's lawsuit is reproduced, and his full original name ("Christopher Hikaru Nakamura") is used in at least two places, including the first page and the last.  It seems odd to cite this article in a footnote attached to his name, but I will do so if it's the correct way to support it. Bruce leverett (talk) 00:31, 11 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Birth name, again 

message: User:Bruce leverett, I see you reverted my edit, however that is encyclopedic info and came from a reliable source, and such relationships are often covered in other bio articles. - Indefensible (talk) 04:14, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: I would not consider "encyclopedic info" to include who is sleeping with whom.  We don't know where or how Leontxo Garcia got the information.  It could have changed by the time El Pais published the article.  It could easily change in the future, and when it does, we won't necessarily have a reliable source to tell us about it, so we will end up with an article that says Nakamura's girlfriend is X when his current girlfriend, or even his wife, is Y.  In the worst case, one or the other of the couple might consider it a defamatory rumor, and it would become a BLP problem.  I have heard that these considerations have been ignored in some other biography articles, but that's a problem for those articles. Bruce leverett (talk) 06:57, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: A noteworthy relationship is encyclopedic, it does not have to be sleeping together. Past history is still encyclopedic, it does not have to be a current relationship. Truth is that a reliable source reported an apparent fact which I plainly referenced in the article, it should not be considered defamatory or a problematic rumor. - Indefensible (talk) 18:27, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Personal life 

message: I think the way games are described is very confusing. For example,
Nakamura vs. Boris Gelfand, World Team Championship 2010, King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation (E97) 0–1
leads to the impression that Nakamura played White and lost the game. The next sentence
Nakamura leaves his queen able to be captured four times in this win
then leads readers to believe that he won it after all.
I had to follow the link to chessgames.com to work out what the result actually was. Nakamura won playing Black in this game so would normally be listed second. I've concluded provisionally that on Wikipedia the player who is the current topic is always listed first, but, since presumably only chess players and fans would be reading this section, it seems strange to go against general chess notational conventions. Wouldn't it be better to write
Boris Gelfand vs. Nakamura
If attention needs to be drawn to Nakamura, bolding would be another option:
Boris Gelfand vs. Nakamura
Ricklaman (talk) 08:06, 15 July 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: It’s just a mistake that the names are in the wrong order both in this game and the following game against Krasenkow. Bruce leverett (talk) 16:57, 15 July 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Format for describing chess games in the Notable Games section 

message: In the information panel on the right side of the page, it gives Hikaru's rating, but it does not specify what time control. Should his Fide blitz and rapid ratings be included? What about his chess.com ratings, as blitz and bullet are predominantly played online. JohnGalt2024 (talk) 18:04, 28 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  What Ratings Should be Included? 

message: According to FIDE, Nakamura's rating is 2594. However, it's being automatically populated as 2595, the second off-by-one I'm seeing today. Greenman (talk) 10:49, 3 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Incorrect rating