Hikaru Nakamura crossed no line by lobbing D Gukesh’s king into crowd, but players must evaluate how far they’ll go to make chess ‘look like a sport’

His act has divided the chess world, the roundheads grimacing at his behaviour and the cavaliers defending him ...

‘I don’t really see the big deal’: Fabiano Caruana reacts to Hikaru Nakamura throwing D Gukesh’s king into crowd

Caruana also stressed that events like Checkmate and more serious tournaments like the Candidates as well as the World Championships can and should be allowed to co-exist.

Nakamura responds to criticism, tells Gukesh to dance to Bollywood song if he wins in India: 'He should start dancing'

Hikaru Nakamura has defended himself after tossing D Gukesh’s king into the crowd during the Checkmate: USA vs India ...