This Week in Birthdays: Nakamura, Anand, Antonius

US #1 Hikaru Nakamura, currently playing the London Chess Classic, turns 25 today

This week in chess and poker birthdays.  Happy birthday to all!

December 9 - December 15

Sunday, December 9:

• Hikaru Nakamura (Age 25, US GM, Current US Chess Champion, 2760)
• Ernesto Inarkiev (Age 27, Russian GM, 2693)
• Neil Channing (Age 45, English Poker Pro, 2008 Irish Poker Open Champion, #6 on England All Time Money List)

Monday, December 10:

• none

Jones & Anand, who played each other last Tuesday, share their birthday this Tuesday

Tuesday, December 11:

• Viswanathan Anand (Age 43, Indian GM, Current World Chess Champion, 2775)
• Gawain Jones (Age 25, English GM, Current British Chess Champion, 2644)

Wednesday, December 12:

• Brandon Adams (Age 34, US Poker Pro, 24th on the Stud All Time Money List)

Peter Eastgate, '08 World Champion, turns 27 on Thursday

Thursday, December 13:

• Peter Eastgate (Age 27, Danish Poker Pro, 2008 WSOP Main Event Champion)
• Patrik Antonius (Age 31, Finnish Poker Pro, widely regarded as one of the best cash game poker players in the world)

Friday, December 14:

• Victor Bologan (Age 41, Moldovan GM, Chess Author and Chessbase DVD contributor, 2681)
• Jan Timman (Age 61, Dutch GM, 1993 World Championship Candidate, 2570)