Hikaru Nakamura Signs to Misfits Gaming, WME

In chess’s romantic period, strong players would only move a piece if an opponent could raise enough cash to make it worth their while. In the modern era, top players were funded by governments, clubs, wealthy benefactors, or a combination thereof, with a political, personal, or professional interest at stake. For a long time, this made sense for a sport like chess, whose traditionally glacial pace of esoteric intellectual gameplay wasn’t exactly a frenzy of spectacle for prospective sponsors.

GM Hikaru Nakamura annoyed after being flagged by GM Eric Hansen

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Hikaru's Chess Decathlon by Misfits Gaming

Hikaru Nakamura on X: I've always felt a bit of a misfit in the chess community and now, for my next big move, I join @misfitsGG. Looking forward to some amazing content.

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