Despite rare audience support for his opponent, Magnus Carlsen defeated Hikaru Nakamura in an armageddon tie-breaker during the chess semi-final at the 2025 eSports World Cup.
Supercomputer Leela Chess Zero (Lc0), playing with a one-rook handicap, defeated the world's second-ranked chess player, Hikaru Nakamura, 9.5-4.5 in a blitz chess match this morning, 1/7.