Hikaru Nakamura shocked world champion D Gukesh. India lost 0-5 in the US in the first checkmate event, which took place in Arlington, USA. What Nakamura did after winning many eyebrows.
The exciting match saw both teams to create strong chances. But the Americans kept cool to sweep the tie. ̌India fought while playing with black pieces.
According to FIDE, Hikaru Nakamura is evaluated in 2 place. His Fide rating is 2816. Gukesh is the ruling world champion. Holds order number 11. Norwegian Magnus Carlsen is current number 1.
After victory, Hikaru Nakamura threw the Gukesh’s king into the crowd. The 37 -year -old American chess master played against his Indian counterpart at the age of 19.
“An adult man throws the king of his opponent, who has half of his age into the crowd. Really classy, hikar. Hate Magnus and Hikaru have just unbelievable for Indian Gukesh,” wrote Twitter (now X) and shared a video of the incident.
“Both teams were informed that theaters were encouraged and thrown by the king, knocked them down, etc. The crowd was fine. It happened that Hikaru won, and quite sure he even spoke/apologized behind the scenes and said it was for the show.”
“When the whole world is still cheering for you, even if you lose, it’s a sign you’ve already won,” Instagram was commented on, referring to the Indian Grand Master.
One user said, “Poor sports behavior Hikaru” while the other predicted, “He will soon regret it.”
“That’s quite a bold move! I wonder if it was a frustration or just a moment of intense energy. What do you think there is a boundary between a passionate game and an unsportsmanlike behavior in chess?” He came from the Twitter user.
“His celebration proves that Gukesh is a great player,” another social media user said.
D Gukesh vs Magnus Carlsen can be a moment
In June, during the 6th round of the Norwegian Chess 2025, the teenage Grand Master D Gukesh amazed Magnus Carlsen with a remarkable victory in the classic game. The loss left Carlsen visibly upset.
He bounced off the table before leaving, an unusual explosion for a quiet champion. The video quickly went by viral and the social media was flooded with memes and fans’ reactions.
“The rushings are actually very funny. I laughed for about 10 minutes,” said Gukesh Chessbase India when he chose Cat Meme as his favorite.
Watch a viral meme video, your favorite Gukesh, here:
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