US EditionMagnus Carlsen Shushes Saudi Crowd After Roaring Support for Hikaru Nakamura at Esports World Cup in Riyadh
RIYADH PROVINCE, SAUDI ARABIA, AUG 1 – Magnus Carlsen won a closely contested best-of-six semi-final 4-3 against Hikaru Nakamura to reach the final of the Esports World Cup 2025.
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Magnus Carlsen shushes Saudi crowd after roaring support for Hikaru Nakamura at Esports World Cup in Riyadh
With the live audience heavily favouring the American Nakamura, who represents Saudi-based Esports organisation, team Falcon, Carlsen grew visibly frustrated and even went on to raise a finger to his lips, looking to silence the crowd.
Carlsen’s finger-on-lips gesture steals show as he beats Nakamura in thrilling semis at Esports World Cup: ‘It pissed me off’
Magnus Carlsen showcased some high-quality chess under time pressure to beat Hikaru Nakamura in the semi-finals of the Esports World Cup 2025 and hit back at the crowd celebrating the American GM with a stunning finger-on-lips gesture.
The Esports World Cup chess tournament has not failed to impress. The big event recently started its qualifiers, facing some of the world’s greatest masters for the right to be named champion. Yesterday an epic semifinal took place, in which we could see Norwegian Magnus Carlsen facing the American Hikaru Nakamura, in a game that reached the end.
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