Chess Champ Hikaru Nakamura: Next Bobby Fischer? : NPR

The 2012 U.S. Chess Championships are under way in St. Louis, and all eyes are on America's top-ranked player, Hikaru Nakamura. At the age of 24, he's believed to have the best chance of any American since Bobby Fischer to become No. 1 in the world. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Nakamura, the "game changer" of American chess.
The 2012 U.S. Chess Championships are under way in St. Louis, and all eyes are on America's top-ranked player, Hikaru Nakamura. At the age of 24, he's believed to have the best chance of any American since Bobby Fischer to become No. 1 in the world. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Nakamura, the game changer of American chess.

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Chess Champ Hikaru Nakamura: Next Bobby Fischer? : NPR

Chess Champ Hikaru Nakamura: Next Bobby Fischer? : NPR

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Chess Champ Hikaru Nakamura: Next Bobby Fischer? : NPR