Although Gukesh has not commented on the incident, Nakamura has faced heavy criticism from Indian fans and a section of former players, terming the viral act as an insult to the opponent and the game.
Former world champion Vladimir Kramnik and current FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky were among the many who have harshly criticised Nakamura for his wild celebration.
D Gukesh has not won any title and after a long time, he has slipped out of the top 10 in world rankings.
After putting up a fierce fight against the American Grandmaster, Gukesh watched helplessly as Nakamura picked up a chess piece and flung it towards the audience applauding USA's victory over India.
In a video doing rounds on social media, hundreds of his schoolmates can be seen cheering and and waving Turkish flags as Gurel made his way to the school.
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway will skip the tournament, to be held in Chennai
In Round 8 on Friday, Gukesh will go up against Divya Deshmukh, the reigning FIDE Women's World Cup winner.
World champion D Gukesh's struggles continued as he slumped to a third straight defeat here on Thursday.
At the top of the table, Arjun Erigaisi had little trouble holding sole leader Parham Maghsoodloo of Iran.
Anand is not the only person who has responded to Nodirbek's widely shared statement. Gukesh, who was the target of the "unpopular opinion" in the first place, gave a classy response as well.
On a day when all the five games were drawn, Fabiano Caruana of the United States maintained his sole lead on 3.5 points.
Fabiano Caruana of the United States scored his second victory in as many days, defeating Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan.
With his second draw in as many days, Praggnanadhaa remained in the leading group of three players that now include Fabiano Caruana of United States.
Garry Kasparov and Anand Viswanathan last squared off in 2021 in the Croatia Rapid and Blitz competition at Zagreb where the Russian had emerged victorious.
D Gukesh played one of the testing variations and did not shy away from mainstream theory.
The players were eventually brought back to the hotel, but the tournament will begin a day later after a fresh round of safety checks.
Counting the opening day victories, the win against Carlsen late on Thursday was Gukesh's fifth consecutive triumph in the tournament and took him to 10 points out of a possible 12.
The viewership for Gukesh-Magnus faceoff surged on popular chess platforms with Chess.com recording 202,000 views in India and Chessbase India seeing 172,000 views.
The World number one slamming the board and losing to the one player the Norwegian thought he would not lose to has led to a lot of social media buzz around Norway Chess.
“The world championship doesn’t mean you are the best player in the world. I am conscious of the fact that I may be world champion and I am not the best player just yet. That’s the goal- to be the best player in the world and dominate the sport” - D Gukesh
D Gukesh, who beat Ding Liren to become world champion last year, sees no reason for division.
The 19-year-0ld Praggnanandhaa's win over Harikrishna was a master-class on defence and counter-attack.
D Gukesh displayed a mix of emotion and composure after realising his decade-long dream. Before celebrating his win, he adhered to his ritual of carefully arranging the chess pieces on the board while failing to hold back tears.
D Gukesh made history by becoming the youngest World Chess Champion at 18, defeating defending champion Ding Liren in the final Game 14 of the World Chess Championships. The match was tied at 6.5 points each after 13 intense games. Ding, playing with white, opened with a reverse Grunfeld, while Gukesh responded aggressively, creating an asymmetrical pawn structure. Despite Ding's attempts to set traps, Gukesh maintained his composure. The game progressed into a tense endgame, where Gukesh's persistence and time management outlasted Ding, who blundered under pressure, allowing Gukesh to secure the historic win and claim the title.
D. Gukesh vs Ding Liren: The 2024 World Chess Championship match will feature 14 classical games.