Death of Bruce's parents " Fear Doesn't need conquering. When he came back, his father cried tears of joy and hugged him.
When he was seven years old, he rowed his boat in the middle of a storm and it greatly frightened his father and Alfred.
He spent the whole day in the garden collecting rocks with his wagon, and when he was asked by Alfred what he was going to do with them Bruce told him "I'm gonna build a home for my wagon, a secret place, that only I know about". On his seventh birthday, about fifty kids came over to celebrate, but Bruce was off outside on his own, obsessed with the bright red wagon that his father gave him as a present. Whenever he gets sick, his mother would stay with him and read to him until he fell asleep. Bruce and his father had a yearly tradition of taking a hike, placing rocks at the top of a peak, and watching the sunrise in the morning. He and his father climbed a tree and ate oranges, while his mother sang to herself while building a fire. Bruce's parents celebrated his second birthday by going camping in a forest. It’s this carefree attitude that makes Nakamura even more dangerous and has many dreaming of a blockbuster World Championship match.Bruce was born to Thomas and Martha Wayne. “I really didn’t think I would ever get the chance after 2016.” “Even if I don’t win the tournament this time, I think probably the most important thing for me is just to have the chance to play good chess and do better than me at this level,” he said. In an interview with in April, Nakamura said he wanted the opportunity to play in the toughest chess tournament, something he didn’t think he would do a second time. With the experience on his side, he feels relaxed and not putting himself under pressure, he says. Nakamura played in the 2016 Candidates Tournament but struggled.Īfter losing games early in the tournament, the American never gave himself a chance to win. “When he went into Grand Prix nobody had any idea what to expect and some people complained that he even got a wild card,” said Rozman. Nakamura was not expected to qualify for the Candidates Tournament as the American appeared to be focused on his other chess projects.īut a wild card for this year’s Grand Prix, a qualifying tournament for the candidates, changed everything. Magnus Carlsen is the reigning world chess champion. “ able to play fast time controls, win 90 percent of the games he plays online, and just be a regular guy and talk to a live audience about anything and keep them interested and intrigued. “Of all the top 50 players in the world, he’s maybe one in three who have that ability,” Rozman said.
His ability to play chess with ease and grace that defies his difficulties, while being a likable and engaging character online, has drawn many to his appearance in the contestants. Nakamura was at the forefront of the surge in popularity, and his online content became a hit with new converts. The COVID-19 pandemic and the popularity of the Netflix show The Queen’s Gambit prompted many to take up the game for the first time. “For the chess world, it’s a best-case scenario.”Ĭhess has experienced a boom in popularity in recent years. “I think it would attract the most sponsorship, I think it would attract the most marketing, and I think it would be great for the chess world. “I think out of all the games that could happen, Magnus-Hikaru could be the biggest,” he told ABC Sport. The grandmaster has an impressive online presence and thousands of fans tune in to his live stream to see him beat the best in the world.Ĭhess personality and international champion Levy Rozman, who has built a successful online career under the GothamChess moniker, says Nakamura is an ideal challenger for Carlsen as the sport struggles for mainstream attention. Nakamura, a 34-year-old American, is possibly the best-known and most popular player among this year’s contestants. Hikaru Nakamura has a large following online.