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U.S. Chess Champion Hikaru’s Heat Map Shows Power of Tech Titans
Tech stocks are helping U.S. chess champion Hikaru Nakamura’s TipRanks investment portfolio today.
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According to Hikaru’s stock Heat Map today, it is the likes of Alphabet GOOGL +0.74% ▲ , Amazon AMZN +1.24% ▲ , and Shopify SHOP -0.20% ▼ , which are driving his performance in another day of uncertainty on U.S. markets.
Amazon – Hikaru bought 40 AMZN shares on September 16, 2025. It accounts for 7.57% of his overall holdings. He is sitting on a 9.77% loss, but today the stock is up just over 1%.
Google – Hikaru bought 40 GOOGL shares on September 16, 2025. It accounts for 10.62% of his overall holdings. He is sitting on a 17.6% gain. Today it is up 0.64%.
Shopify – Hikaru bought 53 SHOP shares on February 6, 2026. It accounts for 5.65% of his overall holdings. He is sitting on a 15.12% loss, but it is up over 1% today.
Overall, Hikaru’s portfolio has a total return of 2.8%. It is up 2.7% compared with the S&P 500. However, only 9 out of 18 transactions have made a profit.
Chess and Investing
Chess and stock market investing share a number of characteristics. The need for both long- and short-term strategies, thinking two or three steps ahead of the opposition, keeping your cool during periods of adversity, being able to adapt strategies, knowing the strengths and weaknesses of each piece/asset in your portfolio and continually learning from your mistakes and successes.
That is why we here at TipRanks are so excited to partner with and follow the investment strategies of Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura.
As part of our strategic partnership, we have built a Stream Portfolio. Fans of Hikaru can track and follow it in real time on his popular video channels and social media streams, but they’ll also be able to contribute ideas from the stream chat and help shape the overall holdings. Working with TipRanks’ award-winning investment tools, Hikaru is detailing his investment moves while demonstrating the platform. All content will include clear disclosures and does not constitute investment advice. Hikaru is, according to Chess.com, a five-time U.S. champion, claiming the title in 2005, 2009, 2012, 2015, and 2019. Nakamura was also a participant in FIDE’s 2004 World Championship tournament and a candidate for the world championship in both 2016 and 2022, qualifying for a third in 2024. He has over 2 million followers on Amazon-owned streaming platform Twitch.
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