Nakamura Shatters Record In Bullet Chess Speedrun Presented By Stella Artois

On Tuesday, June 1, GM Hikaru Nakamura broke the world record of most victories against unique opponents in one hour in the 1|0 bullet time control. He did so on Chess.com in the Bullet Chess Speedrun presented by Stella Artois. Nakamura defeated 52 opponents in the 60-minute timeframe. The previous record stood at 32 victories against different opponents. “It could have been 53, maybe 54,” said the new world record holder right after finishing. As he was live-streaming his play on his Twitch channel, Nakamura actually won every single game he played, which lasted 68.5 seconds on average. Always having a strong connection with his viewers in the chat, he phrased it as follows: “We actually won every single game and… that’s what happens.” The American speed demon at some point was playing for almost 22K concurrent viewers. Some fun prizes were given away during the matches, including Stella swag and a Stella chess set, and a custom, signed Stella chalice. A grand give-away featured on Nakamura’s Twitter. — Hikaru Nakamura (@GMHikaru) June 1, 2021 It was the first time that Stella Artois, a Belgian beer brand, worked with a chess streamer on Twitch. A Stella representative expressed gratitude and…
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