Billings (USA), July 4: The international governing body for chess suspended former world champion Vladimir Kramnik for at least a year after he levelled unproven allegations of cheating against fellow players, including Daniel Naroditsky, who died last year at age 29.
Kramnik accused Naroditsky of cheating last year and continued to share suspicions on social media. Naroditsky, a prodigious chess player and American grandmaster who helped usher in the game’s online boom with educational YouTube videos and livestreams, denied the allegations.
The chess federation said Kramnik publicly alleged cheating without “adequate evidentiary support,” violating its rules against cyber bullying.
The federation said combating cheating was one of its priorities, but that allegations must be addressed through its procedures and supported by appropriate evidence. (AP)
