GM Hikaru Nakamura has had nice success on the chess board not too long ago, however every thing seems to work out off the board as effectively. The world number-two confirmed to Chess.com that he married WGM Atousa Pourkashiyan.

The chess world’s latest super-couple has put a hoop on it. At this time Pourkashiyan shared the picture from the marriage ceremony with over 10,000 followers on Instagram, the place congratulations are pouring in.

Particulars of the ceremony are usually not identified, however Nakamura additionally confirmed the information in a remark to a Reddit submit quoting American billionaire Warren Buffett.

As Warren would say, “Marry the fitting individual. I am severe about that. It can make extra distinction in your life. It can change your aspirations, all types of issues.”

35-year-old Pourkashiyan is a seven-time Iranian ladies’s champion. She made her debut for the Iranian nationwide staff as a 11-year-old in 2000, and has performed a complete of 9 Olympiads, six of them on board one. She moved to the U.S. just some years in the past and formally modified federations to symbolize the U.S. final December. Her present FIDE ranking is 2305, making her the eighth highest-rated lady within the nation.

The couple has saved a low profile on social media, however the two have been seen collectively throughout chess tournaments for some time. This June, Pourkashiyan joined her future husband in Stavanger, the place she performed within the open event operating alongside the primary Norway Chess occasion.

The added assist appears to have been a hit, as Nakamura gained the event and scored one in all his largest victories lately.

One other success got here final week, when the chess famous person gained the Bullet Chess Championship on Chess.com to clinch his fourth title. Nakamura is now headed  for the FIDE World Cup which begins in Baku, Azerbaijan on July 30. till August 21.

Chess.com needs Atousa and Hikaru a cheerful married life!