[Hwan Cho] This article discusses a 5 time American World Champion, Hikaru Nakamura who was able to spread the game of chess to other popular twitch streamers like XQC and mentor them in the game of chess. With the COVID-19 pandemic, Hikaru Nakamura was able to focus more on his stream and popularize the game of chess. Recently, there has even been a twitch competition called POGCHAMPS that was strictly on the game of chess.
Hikaru Nakamura is the top-ranked blitz chess player in the world—and his channel has seen a meteoric rise as he coaches streamers in the ancient game. In March, an average of 2,000 people tuned in live to watch Hikaru Nakamura on Twitch. His fanbase has since grown to 366,000 […]
