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Hikaru Nakamura threw D Gukesh’s king into the crowd after defeating him (Screengrabs/X) Hikaru Nakamura has defended his controversial act of tossing D Gukesh’s king into the crowd after defeating the Indian grandmaster in the exhibition event Checkmate: USA vs India. The incident sparked criticism on social media from fans and former players, with some…
Hikaru Nakamura took the king from D Gukesh’s pieces and threw it to the crowd after defeating him (Screengrabs) Magnus Carlsen‘s coach Peter Heine Nielsen has defended Hikaru Nakamura’s controversial action of throwing World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju’s king piece into the crowd. The incident occurred during an exhibition match called Checkmate: USA vs India in…
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…
