India, Oct. 6 -- World No. 2 grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura faced criticism online after throwing Indian grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju's king-piece into the crowd during an exhibition match at Esports Stadium Arlington on Saturday (October 4). The incident took place in front of over a thousand spectators and has sparked intense debate on social media about sportsmanship in chess.

The Nakamura vs. Gukesh game was the final match of the day, though India had already lost the series 4-0. The event began with Arjun Erigaisi, only the second Indian after Viswanathan Anand to cross 2800 Elo, losing to Fabiano Caruana. International Master Ethan Vaz was defeated by 14-year-old Tanitoluwa Adewumi, and Carissa Yip's win over Women's World Cup champi...