International chess federation sanctions Kramnik

Post by t0mpr1c3 » Fri, Jul 03, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC

adjejmxbdjdn wrote: post #17

Kramnik is an asshole and this action is far too little far too late. His actions have possibly already led to the loss of a life. At the same time, FIDE also needs to look back at the behavior of some of the most powerful people in the sport in the whole Hans saga. What Hans was put through was ridiculous even if all the allegations were true, given how many actions were simply the result of the most powerful player…

Post by WJW » Fri, Jul 03, 2026, 9:41 PM UTC

g42gregory wrote: post #41

adjejmxbdjdn wrote: post #17

Kramnik is an asshole and this action is far too little far too late. His actions have possibly already led to the loss of a life. At the same time, FIDE also needs to look back at the behavior of some of the most powerful people in the sport in the whole Hans saga. What Hans was put through was ridiculous even if all the allegations were true, given how many actions were simply the result of the most powerful player…

For those of us who have no idea who this guy is and what he said, what did he do? Did he say something unapproved?

Post by searealist » Fri, Jul 03, 2026, 9:51 PM UTC

WJW wrote: post #53

g42gregory wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

For those of us who have no idea who this guy is and what he said, what did he do? Did he say something unapproved?

Do you mean Kramnik or Hans Niemann? Kramnik ((ab)using his status as a former world champion) accused several other top level players to the point that one of them committed suicide. Niemann allegedly cheated (In my personal opinion as a decently rated but certainly not elite chess player, he probably did cheat in this particular game, though proof was never given and probably never will) at a high level chess tourn…

Post by jamespo » Fri, Jul 03, 2026, 10:06 PM UTC

searealist wrote: post #54

t0mpr1c3 wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hans admitted to cheating. It's no wonder his career suffered. Incidentally, he is also a complete asshole.

Sindorov, who won the candidates, and will be playing for the world championship, has also had accounts banned on chess.com for (presumably) cheating as a teenager. Do you think it would be ok if a large part of the chess world conspired to keep him out of tournaments. Do you think it would be ok if the world made jokes that he cheated using a sex toy? Do you think it would be ok for the largest youtube chess channel…

Post by [deleted] » Fri, Jul 03, 2026, 10:19 PM UTC

searealist wrote: post #55

WJW wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you mean Kramnik or Hans Niemann? Kramnik ((ab)using his status as a former world champion) accused several other top level players to the point that one of them committed suicide. Niemann allegedly cheated (In my personal opinion as a decently rated but certainly not elite chess player, he probably did cheat in this particular game, though proof was never given and probably never will) at a high level chess tourn…

> Kramnik ((ab)using his status as a former world champion) accused several other top level players to the point that one of them committed suicide. There is no evidence of suicide, and he had multiple drugs in his system when he died. > he probably did cheat in this particular game This is a fringe opinion at this point in time, even though it was obvious he did not cheat on day 1.