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InevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.net to games@hexbear.netEnglish · 12 days ago

Hikaru Nakamura is setting speed chess records at chess.com. He's at 3400 and he's playing right now.

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Hikaru Nakamura is setting speed chess records at chess.com. He's at 3400 and he's playing right now.

www.chess.com

InevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.net to games@hexbear.netEnglish · 12 days ago
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GM Hikaru Nakamura (Hikaru) - Chess Profile
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Discover the online chess profile of GM Hikaru Nakamura (Hikaru) at Chess.com. See their chess rating, follow their best games, and challenge them to play a game.
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    11 days ago

    honestly i think half the chess.com evaluation is in their domain. i mean how much did they pay to secure that?

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      11 days ago

      an eye watering sum presumably lol

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        11 days ago

        that’s a low bar for me honestly, anything above 50 dollars is eye watering in this economy

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          11 days ago

          https://www.chess.com/blog/erik/how-i-got-the-chess-com-domain-name

          TL;DR - I got the Chess.com domain name out of bankruptcy for $55,000 in 2005

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            yep my eyes are watering alright. but it must be worth a lot more nowadays i image it would be easily x10 or more.

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