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Chess world split over piece-throwing celebration

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 1 min read 4 hours ago


World number two Hikaru Nakamura has beaten the current world champion Gukesh Dommaraju and thrown his king to the cheering crowd, prompting the chess world to debate whether it was showmanship or disrespect.
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