U.S. Chess Champion Dips Below the S&P as Tech Stock Picks Falter

It’s been a tough few weeks for investors and stock pickers, and U.S. Chess champion Hikaru Nakamura is now also feeling the pain in his TipRanks investment portfolio.

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Overall, Hikaru’s portfolio has a total return of minus 4.2%. It is down 0.9% compared with the S&P 500. Only 8 out of 18 transactions have made a profit.

Some of Hikaru’s tech stocks have been the worst performers.

• Robinhood (HOOD) – He bought 55 shares on September 16, 2025. It represents 3.47% of his overall holdings. He is sitting on a loss of 43.74%, hit by cryptocurrency weakness.
• Tesla (TSLA) – He bought 7 shares on September 16, 2025. It represents 2.42% of his overall holdings. He is sitting on a loss of 13.41% given vehicle delivery, FSD and competition fears.
• uniQure (QURE) – He bought 300 shares on November 3, 2025. It represents 4.24% of his overall holdings. He is sitting on a loss of 52.09% due to setbacks in its Huntington’s disease therapy.
• Shopify (SHOP) – He bought 53 shares on February 6, 2026. It represents 5.67% of his overall holdings. He is sitting on a loss of 20.52% over concerns over AI competition.

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 (AMZN)-owned streaming platform Twitch.