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Hikaru Nakamura under scanner after his recent antics Drama erupted at the exhibition chess event Checkmate: USA vs India on Saturday, as American Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura drew sharp criticism for throwing away the 19-year-old world champion D Gukesh’s king after the World No. 2’s win over the Indian Grandmaster. The incident came as the USA…
Hikaru Nakamura tossed D Gukesh’s king in the air after beating world champion. (Screengrab) Former world champion Vladimir Kramnik has made a scathing attack on world no. 2 Hikaru Nakamura after the American Grandmaster threw away 19-year-old world champion D Gukesh’s king in an exhibition event called Checkmate: USA vs India at Texas’ Esports Stadium…
Hikaru Nakamura took the king from Gukesh’s pieces and threw it to the crowd after defeating him (Screengrabs) The USA dominated the opening leg of the ‘Checkmate’ event, defeating India 5-0 in a high-voltage chess spectacle held in Arlington, but it was Hikaru Nakamura’s post-match gesture that stole the spotlight and divided opinion on social…
While Nakamura did ‘trigger’ the rule change, FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky explained that there were others too who were abusing the 400-point rule (Images via X/@chess24com & IANS) The world chess body, FIDE, has announced a major change to its rating system, set to come into effect from October 1. The reform directly impacts players…
