Hikaru Nakamura
publication date: Tuesday, October 13, 2020 (part of Fall 2020)
category: 
Competitions
clue: Trying to earn a living on Twitch during a pandemic must have been risky, but chess players are used to making a bold Gambit.
explanation: Chess grandmaster Nakamura has become a popular phenomenon on Twitch in 2020. more…
difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, and Erik Bates
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