Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura, the world’s number-two ranked chess player, continues his quest for the 2026 Candidates Chess Tournament by participating in yet another tournament. This time Nakamura appears in Canada, starting today Saturday October 11 at 10:30 EDT / 16:30 CEST
Live games and coverage from the Maritime Chess Championship (games) and Maritime Chess Festival (video) will be daily on Chessdom.com
Nakamura announced himself the participation the day before the event on Twitter/X, where he posted a photo from Vancouver with the note, “Where in the world is Hikaru?” Hans Niemann was immediately critical, saying, “The US Championship is about to begin, so naturally Hikaru goes to farm a Canadian weekend tournament. 10 grandmasters are on standby. Good luck.”
Live games and coverage from Nakamura’s road to Candidates will be daily on Chessdom. Scroll down for the live games, tweets, and more
Nakamura road to Candidates 2026 so far
09.01.2025 Hikaru Nakamura wins Louisiana State Chess in a bid for Candidates 2026 spot
09.06.2025 Hikaru Nakamura continues his quest for Candidates Chess 2026
09.06.2025 Hikaru Nakamura, “I will collect all US State Chess Championship Honorary Titles on my Road to the Candidates 2026”
09.07.2025 Iowa Chess Open Championship 2025 LIVE
09.08.2025 Hikaru Nakamura with 5,0/5 in Iowa on the road to Candidates Chess 2026
09.09.2025 Hans Niemann’s take on Nakamura’s Road to Candidates 2026
10.09.2025 Hikaru Nakamura, “There should be no rating spot, FIDE kept it for Carlsen”
29.09.2025 FIDE approves rating regulation change
