Magnus CarlsenCoach Peter Heine Nielsen has defended Hikaru Nakamura’s controversial action to throw away world champion Gukesh Dommaraju’s King. The incident occurred during an exhibition competition called Checkmate: United States VS India in Arlington, Texas.Former world champion Vladimir Kramnik and Fide Chief Executive Officer Emil Sutovsky were among those who criticized Nakamura’s signal after his victory over Gukesh.Nielsen responded to the video of the incident with the support of Nakamura’s actions: “There are many things that parent chess-guys like me find it difficult to accept. But at least we should agree that this chess looks like a sporting event. A teammate who acts like a teammate in sports. Players celebrate when they win. “The incident sparked anger among Indian fans, who saw it as disrespectful to both games and gukesh. When fans suggest there is a tendency for Indian players, Nielsen replied by highlighting his qualifications.Nielsen reminds his association’s critics with Indian chess: “I am with the big margins that mostly win the Indian chess coach.”Vladimir Kramnik expresses a strong rejection of Nakamura’s behavior on social media: “This is not only rough, but it is already a diagnosis of modern chess deterioration.”Kramnik criticized Nakamura in other posts: “There are players who show respect and mature men’s behavior, many leading players (Wesley So, Gukesh himself, and more). Encouraging for years -a year players known for their horrific behavior, intentional actions, damaging our game in my opinion.”Levy Rozman’s popular chess streamer, known as Gotham Chess, is part of the American team, offers the context of the incident.Rozman explained: “Without context, it will look like an unopened signal, but we are encouraged by the organizers to do it. I don’t know if Gukesh will do it. Hikaru spoke to Gukesh later and explained that everything was for the show and no disrespect.“This situation has created a split in the chess community, with some viewing it as entertainment and others see it as disrespecting the chess tradition.According to Rozman’s explanation, the signal was planned and encouraged by the event organizer as part of the entertainment aspect of the exhibition competition.
