Checkmate! 40 questions with America's chess champion Hikaru Nakamura

    Motez Bishara, CNN

    Updated 1348 GMT (2148 HKT) August 24, 2015

    Chess Grandmasters Hikaru Nakamura (R) plays Rustam Kasimdzhanov in the World Chess London Grand Prix. Nakamura is currently the world No. 3 and became a chess grandmaster at the age of 15.
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    Chess Grandmasters Hikaru Nakamura (R) plays Rustam Kasimdzhanov in the World Chess London Grand Prix. Nakamura is currently the world No. 3 and became a chess grandmaster at the age of 15.
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    Sake is a Japanese wine made by fermenting rice. "I've found for playing, that it's generally not a good thing to be drinking," Nakamura says. "I will say there have been occasional times -- not when I'm playing, but when I'm studying -- that I have found a little bit of alcohol has been good for the creative process."
    Photos: Chess: Greats and grandmasters
    Sake is a Japanese wine made by fermenting rice. "I've found for playing, that it's generally not a good thing to be drinking," Nakamura says. "I will say there have been occasional times -- not when I'm playing, but when I'm studying -- that I have found a little bit of alcohol has been good for the creative process."
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    American chessplayer Bobby Fischer is considered one of the greatest of all time. His 1972 World Championship win against Boris Spassky has been dubbed "The Match of the Century." After the match, Fischer didn't play publicly for almost 20 years.
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