Apr-03-06 Kwesi : Any relation to Hikaru Nakamura ? Apr-03-06 iron maiden : They're brothers. For a while Asuka was one of America's most promising junior players, but he hasn't played much serious chess since his younger sibling got the grandmaster title. Aug-03-08 myschkin : . . .

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Jan-02-12 Xeroxx : doesn't play much Dec-20-12

OBIT : Checking Asuka's results in the K-12 Nationals on the USCF site, some of the statements in this biography are not accurate. First, his first national championship in 2002 was as a 1st grader, not a kindergartener. There was no kindergarten section in 2001, the year Asuka was a kindergartener. Also, Asuka's record in the K-12 Nationals was not 41-0. He did go 6-0 the first six K-12 Nationals in which he played, as a 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, and 7th grader. (He did not play in the 1996 tournament, when he was a 5th grader.) In 1999, when he was an 8th grader, he gave up a draw and finished in a 3-way tie for 1st. The following year, as a 9th grader, he finally lost a game and scored 4.5-1.5, finishing in a tie for 4th. His final first place finish came when he scored 5.5-0.5 as a 10th grader. As an 11th grader, he scored 4-2, finishing in a tie for 8th, and as a 12th grader he scored 5-2 and finished in a tie for 9th. In summary, his 41.5-0.5 record from the 1st through 8th grade is certainly amazing, but he did fade somewhat his last four years, scoring 19-6. Dec-20-12 Strongest Force : From his Wharton training he should know how to keep two sets of books. Mar-26-16 choosea : #nakamurabrothers