17 May 2017
Hikaru Nakamura Received a Special Prize for His Hat-trick in Zurich
The ceremony took place at the RCF Chess Museum.
The ceremony took place at the RCF Chess Museum and was also attended by the repeated World Women’s Champion Hou Yifan. The prize was presented to Nakamura by Natalya Shevando. Hikaru thanked Natalya Shevando and Oleg Skvorstov for the reward and promised to try his best to win his favorite tournament for the forth time.
The honored guests took a tour of the RCF Chess Museum and the whole mansion on Gogolevsky Boulevard. The excursion was arranged by Dmitry Oleinikov, a candidate of historical sciences.
Photos by Vladimir Barsky