Hikaru Nakamura appears to be like ahead to assembly Samay Raina throughout Chess World Cup this 12 months: ‘It will be a whole lot of enjoyable’

American chess star and in style streamer Hikaru Nakamura can be amongst these in motion on the FIDE World Cup that can be going down in India later this 12 months, and is trying ahead to assembly controversial stand-up comedian Samay Raina throughout his journey.

In addition to being among the many nation’s most high comedians, Raina can be in style amongst chess circles for his work in serving to increase the game’s recognition in India in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic and past, primarily by means of his frequent collaborations with Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi and Worldwide Masters Tania Sachdev and Sagar Shah.

Nakamura and Raina have additionally appeared on movies and reside streams collectively, partaking in hilarious conversations whereas making enjoying a recreation of chess collectively. The 37-year-old American GM is but to satisfy Raina in particular person and is trying ahead to that interplay later this 12 months.

“It will be enjoyable to lastly meet Samay! I believe I haven’t met him but. I do know he’s within the US and he’s achieved some stuff (performing in rise up exhibits within the USA and UK). It will be a whole lot of enjoyable (to satisfy Samay).

“It’s wild to see — clearly I don’t comply with Indian tradition tremendous carefully — however initially of the pandemic he was form of a comic, form of recognized. And now he’s like a giant famous person! In every single place! It’s positively superb to see what he’s achieved with comedy and chess. Hopefully I’ll have an opportunity to satisfy him,” Nakamura advised advised ChessBase India on the ultimate day of the
Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour occasion in Weissenhaus, the place he completed fifth.

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Nonetheless, it stays to be seen whether or not Nakamura is conscious of the state of affairs that Raina at the moment finds himself in. Raina, who had received Season 2 of stand-up comedy competiton present Comicstaan, landed in hassle following controversial remarks by in style podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia on his on-line present India’s Received Latent, because of which a few First Data Studies (FIR) have been filed towards them.

The 27-year-old at the moment is within the USA and has been given time until 10 March by the Mumbai Police to look earlier than them and file his assertion.

The Chess World Cup has not been formally introduced by FIDE. The All India Chess Federation, nonetheless, have confirmed that the match will certainly be going down within the nation, although they’re but to substantiate a number metropolis.

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It will likely be the largest chess occasion going down in India for the reason that 2022 Chess Olympiad in Chennai, wherein the hosts had received bronze within the ‘Open’ in addition to the ‘Girls’ sections – their maiden medals in both class on the prestigious occasion.