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'This makes chess look like a sporting event': Carlsen's coach backs Nakamura after king-toss incident against Gukesh
Fpsports • 14 days agoHikaru Nakamura’s act of tossing D Gukesh’s king into the crowd during Checkmate: USA vs India sparked controversy, drawing criticism from fans and experts. Magnus Carlsen's former coach has now defended Nakamura.
Legends meet again: Anand and Kasparov all set to renew their rivalry with thrilling showdown
Fpsports • 14 days agoViswanathan Anand and Garry Kasparov will reunite for a thrilling 12-game exhibition match in St. Louis as part of Clutch Chess: The Legends, starting October 8. Catch all the details about the format, prize money, live streaming, and schedule of the iconic showdown.
Nakamura explains controversial celebration vs chess world champion Gukesh: 'I was always gonna throw the King'
Fpsports • 14 days agoHikaru Nakamura hoped that the fans enjoyed him throwing D Gukesh’s king into the crowd after he defeated the teenage chess world champion in an exhibition event in Texas.
Gukesh potentially faces Arjun or Pragg in final as FIDE unveils pairings for upcoming World Cup in Goa
Fpsports • 14 days agoBesides the trio of D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi and R Praggnanandhaa, the upcoming FIDE World Cup – which takes place in the month of November in Goa – also features Divya Deshmukh, who had won the Women's World Cup recently and was handed a wildcard entry.
Gukesh does Gukesh things, calmly resets board after Hikaru's controversial gesture in 'Checkmate: USA vs India'
Fpsports • 15 days agoHikaru Nakamura celebrated his victory over D Gukesh in the final game of 'Checkmate: USA vs India' on Saturday by picking up his opponent's king and throwing it towards the crowd. Here's how the reigning Classical world champion responded...
Explained: Why Nakamura threw Gukesh’s king into the crowd at Checkmate: USA vs India
Fpsports • 15 days agoHikaru Nakamura caused a massive outrage after he threw D Gukesh’s king into the crowd after beating him at the Checkmate: USA vs India event.
‘Disrespect’ or drama? Hikaru Nakamura tossing Gukesh’s king sparks storm in chess world as old rivalries resurface
Ujwals • 15 days agoHikaru Nakamura decided to toss D Gukesh's king on instruction from the organisers but the 'disrespectful' act has sparked outrage on social media and old fault lines have resurfaced.
Hikaru slammed for throwing chess piece after beating Gukesh in 'Checkmate' event: 'What an arrogant clown'
Fpsports • 16 days agoHikaru Nakamura grabbed D Gukesh's King and tossed it into the crowd after beating the reigning Classical world champion in a bullet tie-breaker to help USA complete a 5-0 sweep of India in the exhibition event in Arlington, USA.
Nakamura celebrates win over Gukesh by throwing chess piece to fans as USA thrash India 5-0 in exhibition match
Fpsports • 16 days agoHikaru Nakamura turned into a showman after dismantling D Gukesh in the Checkmate: USA vs India exhibition chess match as the USA won 5-0 against India in Texas.
'Checkmate: USA vs India': All you need to know about exhibition event featuring Gukesh, Nakamura and other top stars
Fpsports • 16 days ago'Checkmate: USA vs India' is an exhibition chess event taking place in Texas, USA which will feature some of the top players from the two nations, including reigning world champion D Gukesh as well as world Nos 2 and 3 Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana.