India, Oct. 7 -- Hikaru Nakamura's celebration against D Gukesh during the Checkmate: USA vs. India exhibition event created controversy. The American GM checkmated Gukesh with his queen in the one-minute bullet game and then threw the Indian GM's king into the crowd in celebration.

It was a back rank checkmate from Hikaru, who also used a biship to cut off the escape square. The match began with draws in the 10-minute and five-minute games, and then Nakamura reigned supreme in the bullet game. In the final game, Gukesh had early advantage on the clock and also the evaluation bar was on his side. But Hikaru used his experience to fight back and ended up sealing an easy win, with Gukesh struggling on the clock.

Speaking to ChessBase Indi...