Hikaru Nakamura and Atousa Pourkashiyan just got married
Kelly Taylor
Hikaru Nakamura has recently enjoyed remarkable success at chess, but everything also seems to be going well off the board.
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Hikaru’s success on and off board
Hikaru Nakamura, also known as GMHikaru, a Super Grandmaster and well-known Twitch streamer, and Woman Grandmaster Atousa Pourkashiyan got married.
Atousa and Hikaru got married
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In 2000, when she was 11 years old, she made her national team debut for Iran. Since then, she has participated in nine Olympiads, six of them on a single boat.
Atousa’s national team debut
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She recently relocated to the United States and switched federations last December in order to represent the United States.
Atousa relocated to the U.S.
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Atousa shared a post regarding their wedding on her official Instagram page, which sparked a flood of congratulations from Hikaru's ardent supporters.
Atousa made the announcement
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One Twitter user made light of the couple's nuptials by pointing out how their total ELO (Chess) ratings will be very high.
Twitter users comment
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Although keeping a modest profile on social media, the couple has long been spotted out and about at chess competitions.
The couple were low-key
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35-year-old Iranian women's champion Pourkashiyan has won seven times.
Atousa has won seven times
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In June, Atousa went to Stavanger with her future spouse and competed in the open tournament that was held with the main Norway Chess Competition.
Atousa and Hikaru went to Stavanger
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Nakamura won the competition and recorded one of his biggest victories in recent memory, so it appears that the additional backing was a success.
Seemed like additional backing worked out
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