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Hikaru Nakamura's controversial act of throwing Gukesh Dommaraju's king piece into the crowd during an exhibition match has divided the chess community. While some, like Magnus Carlsen's coach Peter Heine Nielsen and organizer Levy Rozman, defended it as an entertainment-driven, pre-planned gesture, others like Vladimir Kramnik condemned it as vulgar and damaging to the game.

World No.2 Hikaru Nakamura stoked controversy after beating India's D Gukesh in USA's Checkmate tournament. After his win, Hikaru picked up Gukesh's king and threw it into the crowd. Was it disrespectful, or was the drama done to grab eyeballs?