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Checkmate! – Nakamura wins and Seattle kids learn chess

March 12, 2015 By Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Did you know that one of the best chess players in the world is American? Japanese American Hikaru Nakamura is known as a chess grandmaster at only 27 years of age. Nakamura’s success underscores the success and popularity the game of chess has among Asian Americans. Born in Japan, […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Asian Americans, Bobby Fischer, Checkmate Nakamura, Great Britain, India, Japanese American Hikaru Nakamura, Jason Cruz, Lake Washington, National Master Elliot Neff, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle Tacoma Eastside, Sri Lankan, Stanley Wong, United States Chess Federation, Vol 34 No 12 | March 14 - March 20

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