GM Hikaru Nakamura
Title: Grandmaster
Age: 36
Hikaru Nakamura is a five-time U.S. Champion and current World No. 3. He qualified for the 2024 Candidates after finishing clear second in the 2023 FIDE Grand Swiss with 8/11. In 2023 Nakamura also won the American Cup and Norway Chess super-tournament. After previously tying for third place in the 2022 FIDE Candidates, Nakamura narrowly missed out on participating in the 2023 World Championship match. With a peak FIDE rating of 2816, Nakamura holds the tenth highest rating in history.