Magnus Carlsen’s coach Peter Heine Nielsen defends Hikaru Nakamura’s controversial action of throwing D Gukesh’s king

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.